| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Francis Watkins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willie Byrum (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Justin Spalding (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Duane Coleman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Floyd Brooks (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Joseph Patel (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jessie Piercy (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rodney Gardner (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Norman Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - David Chase (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Cal | Rodney Gardner inbounds the ball | 33-37 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:36 | Cal | Rodney Gardner buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side and he's fouled by Justin Spalding - foul #1 on Justin Spalding, team foul #1 | 33-39 |
| 19:36 | Cal | Rodney Gardner makes the free throw | 33-40 |
| 19:20 | St. John's | Willie Byrum's floater is tipped away by David Chase | 33-40 |
| 19:18 | St. John's | Duane Coleman tips it home | 35-40 |
| 18:59 | Cal | Jessie Piercy can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-40 |
| 18:57 | Cal | Norman Taylor gets the offensive rebound | 35-40 |
| 18:45 | Cal | Duane Coleman steps in front of the Joseph Patel pass | 35-40 |
| 18:29 | St. John's | Willie Byrum misses the jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Jessie Piercy - foul #2 on Jessie Piercy, team foul #1 | 35-40 |
| 18:29 | St. John's | Willie Byrum makes the 1st free throw | 36-40 |
| 18:29 | St. John's | Willie Byrum misses the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 18:29 | St. John's | Francis Watkins grabs the offensive rebound | 36-40 |
| 18:18 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks misses the runner near the basket | 36-40 |
| 18:17 | Cal | Rodney Gardner gets the rebound | 36-40 |
| 18:09 | Cal | Jessie Piercy is fouled on the floor by Willie Byrum - foul #2 on Willie Byrum, team foul #2 | 36-40 |
| 18:00 | Cal | Jessie Piercy works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-40 |
| 17:58 | Cal | David Chase tips it home | 36-42 |
| 17:43 | St. John's | Justin Spalding misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 36-42 |
| 17:42 | St. John's | Duane Coleman hits the follow up shot | 38-42 |
| 17:29 | Cal | David Chase clanks a turnaround in the lane | 38-42 |
| 17:28 | St. John's | Justin Spalding grabs the defensive rebound | 38-42 |
| 17:11 | St. John's | Rodney Gardner picks off the pass by Justin Spalding | 38-42 |
| 16:59 | Cal | Joseph Patel lays it in on a nice dish by Jessie Piercy | 38-44 |
| 16:38 | St. John's | Willie Byrum buries a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Floyd Brooks | 40-44 |
| 16:17 | Cal | David Chase connects on the fadeaway from the left side set up by Jessie Piercy | 40-46 |
| 16:00 | St. John's | Justin Spalding drills a jump hook in the paint | 42-46 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Francis Watkins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willie Byrum (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Justin Spalding (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Duane Coleman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Floyd Brooks (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Joseph Patel (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jessie Piercy (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Rodney Gardner (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Norman Taylor (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - David Chase (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 15:40 | Cal | Joseph Patel connects on the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Jessie Piercy | 42-48 |
| 15:27 | St. John's | Willie Byrum is whistled for a carry | 42-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | William Taylor (PG), Harold Britton (SG), Leonard Starr (SF), Joseph Boyer (C) Francis Watkins, Willie Byrum, Justin Spalding, Floyd Brooks | |
| Subs | Cal | Amado Bruno (SF), Loren Allen (PF), Lyle Triche (C) Rodney Gardner, Norman Taylor, David Chase | |
| 15:06 | Cal | Loren Allen misses short on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Harold Britton - foul #2 on Harold Britton, team foul #3 | 42-48 |
| 15:06 | Cal | Loren Allen makes the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 15:06 | Cal | Loren Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| 14:51 | St. John's | Leonard Starr is whistled for traveling | 42-50 |
| 14:28 | Cal | Joseph Patel loses the ball out of bounds | 42-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cal | Stanley Mallory (SG) Joseph Patel | |
| 14:04 | St. John's | Lyle Triche steals it from Harold Britton | 42-50 |
| 13:55 | Cal | Loren Allen scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Stanley Mallory | 42-52 |
| 13:39 | St. John's | William Taylor is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on William Taylor, team foul #4 | 42-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | Floyd Brooks (C) Duane Coleman | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 13:30 | Cal | Stanley Mallory hits the finger roll on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Jessie Piercy and he's fouled by Floyd Brooks - foul #3 on Floyd Brooks, team foul #5 | 42-54 |
| 13:30 | Cal | Stanley Mallory misses the free throw | 42-54 |
| 13:30 | Cal | Loren Allen snags the offensive board | 42-54 |
| 13:16 | Cal | Stanley Mallory hits a floater from the left side set up by Amado Bruno | 42-56 |
| 12:59 | St. John's | William Taylor clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-56 |
| 12:58 | Cal | Loren Allen grabs the board | 42-56 |
| 12:49 | Cal | Loren Allen is open and lays it up and in set up by Jessie Piercy out of the doubleteam | 42-58 |
| 12:29 | St. John's | Leonard Starr misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-58 |
| 12:28 | Cal | Jessie Piercy grabs the board | 42-58 |
| 12:15 | Cal | William Taylor steps in front of the Amado Bruno pass | 42-58 |
| 12:01 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 42-58 |
| 11:59 | Cal | Stanley Mallory grabs the defensive rebound | 42-58 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - William Taylor (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Harold Britton (fairly fresh) SF - Leonard Starr (fairly fresh) PF - Joseph Boyer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Floyd Brooks (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Stanley Mallory (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SG - Jessie Piercy (tiring) 10 pts. 6 ast. SF - Amado Bruno (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Loren Allen (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Lyle Triche (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:47 | Cal | Amado Bruno hits a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Jessie Piercy and he's fouled by William Taylor - foul #2 on William Taylor, team foul #6 | 42-60 |
| Subs | St. John's | Francis Watkins (PG), Willie Byrum (SG), Justin Spalding (SF), Duane Coleman (PF) William Taylor, Harold Britton, Leonard Starr, Joseph Boyer | |
| Subs | Cal | Joseph Patel (PG), Luis Burruss (SG), Rodney Gardner (PF), David Chase (C) Stanley Mallory, Jessie Piercy, Loren Allen, Lyle Triche | |
| 11:47 | Cal | Amado Bruno makes the free throw | 42-61 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 11:31 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 42-61 |
| 11:29 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Willie Byrum | 42-61 |
| 11:12 | St. John's | Justin Spalding is fouled on the floor by Amado Bruno - foul #1 on Amado Bruno, team foul #2 | 42-61 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cal | Norman Taylor (PF) Amado Bruno | |
| 11:03 | St. John's | Willie Byrum clanks a jumper from the left block | 42-61 |
| 11:02 | St. John's | Justin Spalding grabs the offensive board | 42-61 |
| 10:46 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks blows the dunk | 42-61 |
| 10:44 | Cal | Norman Taylor pulls down the rebound | 42-61 |
| 10:26 | Cal | Duane Coleman swats the dunk try by Rodney Gardner | 42-61 |
| 10:24 | St. John's | Duane Coleman grabs the defensive rebound | 42-61 |
| 10:18 | St. John's | Duane Coleman lays it in | 44-61 |
| 09:58 | Cal | David Chase misses long on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Justin Spalding - foul #2 on Justin Spalding, team foul #7 | 44-61 |
| Subs | St. John's | David Kato (PG), Joseph Boyer (C) Francis Watkins, Floyd Brooks | |
| Subs | Cal | Jessie Piercy (SG), Loren Allen (SF) Luis Burruss, Rodney Gardner | |
| 09:58 | Cal | David Chase misses the 1st free throw | 44-61 |
| 09:58 | Cal | David Chase makes the 2nd free throw | 44-62 |
| 09:44 | St. John's | Justin Spalding is fouled on the floor by Loren Allen - foul #2 on Loren Allen, team foul #3 | 44-62 |
| Subs | St. John's | Leonard Starr (SF) Justin Spalding | |
| Subs | Cal | Stanley Mallory (PF) Norman Taylor | |
| 09:33 | St. John's | Leonard Starr misses long on a floater from the left side | 44-62 |
| 09:31 | St. John's | Joseph Boyer grabs the offensive rebound | 44-62 |
| 09:17 | St. John's | Leonard Starr scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-62 |
| 09:00 | Cal | Jessie Piercy comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 47-62 |
| 08:58 | Cal | Joseph Patel snags the offensive board | 47-62 |
| 08:38 | Cal | Joseph Patel scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Jessie Piercy | 47-64 |
| 08:28 | St. John's | Duane Coleman misses the jumper from the right block | 47-64 |
| 08:26 | Cal | Loren Allen pulls down the rebound | 47-64 |
| 08:13 | Cal | Joseph Boyer is called for the reach on Joseph Patel - foul #2 on Joseph Boyer, team foul #8 | 47-64 |
| Subs | St. John's | William Taylor (PG), Harold Britton (SG), Justin Spalding (SF), Floyd Brooks (C) David Kato, Willie Byrum, Leonard Starr, Joseph Boyer | |
| Subs | Cal | Rodney Gardner (SF), Norman Taylor (PF), Lyle Triche (C) Loren Allen, Stanley Mallory, David Chase | |
| 08:13 | Cal | Joseph Patel makes the 1st free throw | 47-65 |
| 08:13 | Cal | Joseph Patel makes the 2nd free throw | 47-66 |
| 08:01 | St. John's | Justin Spalding travels with the ball | 47-66 |
| Subs | St. John's | Francis Watkins (PG) Harold Britton | |
| Subs | Cal | Luis Burruss (SG) Joseph Patel | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Francis Watkins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Justin Spalding (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Duane Coleman (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Floyd Brooks (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Jessie Piercy (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 ast. SG - Luis Burruss (fresh) SF - Rodney Gardner (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Norman Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Lyle Triche (fresh) | |
| 07:44 | Cal | Rodney Gardner hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 47-66 |
| 07:43 | Cal | Lyle Triche tips it home | 47-68 |
| 07:36 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks scores on a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Francis Watkins and the foul's on Lyle Triche - foul #1 on Lyle Triche, team foul #4 | 49-68 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cal | Stanley Mallory (SG) Luis Burruss | |
| 07:36 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks misses the free throw | 49-68 |
| 07:36 | Cal | Lyle Triche grabs the defensive rebound | 49-68 |
| 07:13 | Cal | Rodney Gardner misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 49-68 |
| 07:11 | St. John's | Duane Coleman gets the rebound | 49-68 |
| 07:07 | St. John's | William Taylor connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 52-68 |
| 06:49 | Cal | Norman Taylor misses the dunk | 52-68 |
| 06:47 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks grabs the board | 52-68 |
| 06:42 | St. John's | William Taylor comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-68 |
| 06:41 | Cal | Lyle Triche gets the rebound | 52-68 |
| 06:25 | Cal | Floyd Brooks denies the turnaround by Norman Taylor | 52-68 |
| 06:23 | St. John's | Duane Coleman grabs the board | 52-68 |
| 06:18 | St. John's | Francis Watkins's pass is intercepted by Jessie Piercy | 52-68 |
| 06:07 | Cal | Rodney Gardner is wide open but clanks a jumper from the right wing | 52-68 |
| 06:06 | Cal | Lyle Triche tips it but misses | 52-68 |
| 06:05 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks snags the defensive board | 52-68 |
| 05:52 | St. John's | Lyle Triche is called for the reach on Justin Spalding - foul #2 on Lyle Triche, team foul #5 | 52-68 |
| Subs | St. John's | David Kato (PG), Harold Britton (SG), Leonard Starr (SF), Willie Byrum (PF), Joseph Boyer (C) Francis Watkins, William Taylor, Justin Spalding, Duane Coleman, Floyd Brooks | |
| Subs | Cal | Joseph Patel (PG), Luis Burruss (SG), Amado Bruno (SF), Loren Allen (PF), David Chase (C) Jessie Piercy, Stanley Mallory, Rodney Gardner, Norman Taylor, Lyle Triche | |
| 05:31 | St. John's | Willie Byrum hits a turnaround near the basket set up by David Kato and the foul's on Luis Burruss - foul #2 on Luis Burruss, team foul #6 | 54-68 |
| 05:31 | St. John's | Willie Byrum makes the free throw | 55-68 |
| 05:13 | Cal | David Chase buries a runner in the lane on a great pass from Joseph Patel and the foul's on Harold Britton - foul #3 on Harold Britton, team foul #9 | 55-70 |
| 05:13 | Cal | David Chase makes the free throw | 55-71 |
| 04:46 | St. John's | Harold Britton makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Leonard Starr | 58-71 |
| 04:29 | Cal | Joseph Patel can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 58-71 |
| 04:28 | St. John's | Leonard Starr grabs the board | 58-71 |
| 04:15 | St. John's | Willie Byrum misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 58-71 |
| 04:13 | Cal | Loren Allen grabs the board | 58-71 |
| 03:59 | Cal | Amado Bruno drills a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Luis Burruss and the foul's on Leonard Starr - foul #2 on Leonard Starr, team foul #10 | 58-73 |
| Subs | St. John's | William Taylor (PG), Floyd Brooks (C) David Kato, Joseph Boyer | |
| Subs | Cal | Jessie Piercy (SG), Lyle Triche (C) Luis Burruss, David Chase | |
| 03:59 | Cal | Amado Bruno makes the free throw | 58-74 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - William Taylor (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Harold Britton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Leonard Starr (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Willie Byrum (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Floyd Brooks (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Joseph Patel (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jessie Piercy (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 ast. SF - Amado Bruno (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Loren Allen (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. C - Lyle Triche (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:48 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks misses the dunk attempt | 58-74 |
| 03:47 | Cal | Lyle Triche grabs the board | 58-74 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:41 | Cal | Joseph Patel evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on William Taylor - foul #3 on William Taylor, team foul #11 | 58-74 |
| Subs | St. John's | Francis Watkins (PG) Harold Britton | |
| Subs | Cal | Rodney Gardner (SF) Amado Bruno | |
| 03:41 | Cal | Joseph Patel makes the 1st free throw | 58-75 |
| 03:41 | Cal | Joseph Patel makes the 2nd free throw | 58-76 |
| 03:22 | St. John's | Francis Watkins knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Willie Byrum | 61-76 |
| 03:01 | Cal | Jessie Piercy scores on a shot from the right side on a great pass from Joseph Patel | 61-78 |
| 02:54 | St. John's | Leonard Starr misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-78 |
| 02:52 | St. John's | Leonard Starr grabs the offensive rebound | 61-78 |
| 02:46 | St. John's | Leonard Starr comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-78 |
| 02:44 | St. John's | Francis Watkins can't tip it in | 61-78 |
| 02:42 | Cal | Loren Allen grabs the board | 61-78 |
| 02:21 | Cal | Joseph Patel drills a floater from the left wing | 61-80 |
| 02:07 | St. John's | Jessie Piercy steals the ball from Floyd Brooks | 61-80 |
| 01:39 | Cal | Jessie Piercy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-80 |
| 01:37 | Cal | Rodney Gardner hits the follow up shot | 61-82 |
| 01:22 | St. John's | William Taylor misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 61-82 |
| 01:21 | Cal | Rodney Gardner grabs the board | 61-82 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:57 | Cal | Floyd Brooks picks off the pass by Joseph Patel | 61-82 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:53 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks can't connect on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Joseph Patel - foul #3 on Joseph Patel, team foul #7 | 61-82 |
| Subs | St. John's | Harold Britton (SG), Joseph Boyer (PF) Francis Watkins, Willie Byrum | |
| Subs | Cal | Norman Taylor (PF), David Chase (C) Loren Allen, Lyle Triche | |
| 00:53 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 62-82 |
| 00:53 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 63-82 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:29 | Cal | Jessie Piercy hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 63-82 |
| 00:28 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks grabs the board | 63-82 |
| 00:23 | St. John's | Harold Britton clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 63-82 |
| 00:22 | Cal | Rodney Gardner grabs the board | 63-82 |
| 00:00 | Cal | Joseph Patel runs out the clock | 63-82 |