| Lineup | Cal | PG - William Scott (fresh) SG - James Scott (fresh) SF - Martin Nieves (fresh) PF - Mitch Maughan (fresh) C - Stanley Bryant (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Richard Howell (fresh) SG - Carter Foreman (fresh) SF - Thomas Mowrey (fresh) PF - Richard Lamere (fresh) C - Jerry Merchant (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cal | Stanley Bryant wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:32 | Cal | William Scott misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Cal | Mitch Maughan tips it home | 2-0 |
| 19:12 | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | Cal | Stanley Bryant gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:06 | Cal | William Scott hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 19:05 | Rutgers | Jerry Merchant grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:45 | Rutgers | Jerry Merchant hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:44 | Cal | William Scott snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:20 | Cal | William Scott's pass is intercepted by Richard Lamere | 2-0 |
| 18:03 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere blows the layup but he's hacked by Stanley Bryant - foul #1 on Stanley Bryant, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:03 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:03 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 17:40 | Cal | Mitch Maughan misses short on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Richard Lamere - foul #1 on Richard Lamere, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 17:40 | Cal | Mitch Maughan makes the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 17:40 | Cal | Mitch Maughan makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 17:18 | Rutgers | Richard Howell splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 4-2 |
| 17:17 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman tips it home | 4-4 |
| 16:59 | Cal | Mitch Maughan buries a floater from the right side set up by William Scott | 6-4 |
| 16:30 | Rutgers | William Scott steals it from Richard Howell out of a doubleteam | 6-4 |
| 16:07 | Cal | Martin Nieves misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 6-4 |
| 16:05 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere grabs the board | 6-4 |
| 15:50 | Rutgers | Jerry Merchant misses short on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by James Scott - foul #1 on James Scott, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Cal | Mladen Smitreski (SG), John Saine (SF), Robert Eubanks (PF), John Matsumura (C) James Scott, Martin Nieves, Mitch Maughan, Stanley Bryant | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Charles Walsh (SF) Thomas Mowrey | |
| 15:50 | Rutgers | Jerry Merchant makes the 1st free throw | 6-5 |
| 15:50 | Rutgers | Jerry Merchant misses the 2nd free throw | 6-5 |
| 15:50 | Cal | Robert Eubanks gets the rebound | 6-5 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - William Scott (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mladen Smitreski (fresh) SF - John Saine (fresh) PF - Robert Eubanks (fresh) C - John Matsumura (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Richard Howell (fresh) SG - Carter Foreman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Walsh (fresh) PF - Richard Lamere (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jerry Merchant (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:31 | Cal | John Matsumura misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 6-5 |
| 15:29 | Cal | Robert Eubanks grabs the offensive board | 6-5 |
| 15:13 | Cal | William Scott is fouled on the floor by Charles Walsh - foul #1 on Charles Walsh, team foul #2 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio (PG), Anthony Westbrook (PF), Harold Clancy (C) Richard Howell, Richard Lamere, Jerry Merchant | |
| 14:57 | Cal | William Scott throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-5 |
| 14:38 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by William Scott - foul #1 on William Scott, team foul #3 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Cal | James Scott (SG) John Saine | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey (SF) Charles Walsh | |
| 14:38 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman makes the 1st free throw | 6-6 |
| 14:38 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman makes the 2nd free throw | 6-7 |
| 14:28 | Cal | Mladen Smitreski clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 6-7 |
| 14:27 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman pulls down the rebound | 6-7 |
| 14:06 | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Alan Oliverio, team foul #3 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Howell (PG), Charles Walsh (SF), Richard Lamere (PF) Alan Oliverio, Carter Foreman, Anthony Westbrook | |
| 13:54 | Cal | James Scott misses the 3 from the left wing | 6-7 |
| 13:53 | Rutgers | Harold Clancy pulls down the rebound | 6-7 |
| 13:39 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere is fouled on the floor by Robert Eubanks - foul #1 on Robert Eubanks, team foul #4 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jerry Merchant (C) Harold Clancy | |
| 13:26 | Rutgers | Charles Walsh throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-7 |
| Subs | Cal | Stanley Bryant (PF) Robert Eubanks | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 13:02 | Cal | William Scott buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 9-7 |
| 12:55 | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 9-7 |
| 12:53 | Rutgers | Jerry Merchant tips it but misses | 9-7 |
| 12:52 | Cal | William Scott grabs the board | 9-7 |
| 12:37 | Cal | James Scott clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 9-7 |
| 12:35 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Richard Howell | 9-7 |
| 12:19 | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Howell | 9-10 |
| 12:04 | Cal | William Scott hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 9-10 |
| 12:02 | Cal | James Scott grabs the offensive rebound | 9-10 |
| 11:53 | Cal | James Scott can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 9-10 |
| 11:51 | Cal | Mladen Smitreski tips it back up and in | 11-10 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - William Scott (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Scott (fairly fresh) SF - Mladen Smitreski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stanley Bryant (fairly fresh) C - John Matsumura (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Richard Howell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Mowrey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charles Walsh (fresh) PF - Richard Lamere (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Jerry Merchant (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Rutgers | Jerry Merchant makes the shot in the lane and he's hacked by William Scott - foul #2 on William Scott, team foul #5 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Cal | Ronald Moody (PG), Martin Nieves (SF), Mitch Maughan (PF), Robert Eubanks (C) William Scott, Mladen Smitreski, Stanley Bryant, John Matsumura | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio (PG), Carter Foreman (SG), Curtis Lynn (SF), Anthony Westbrook (PF) Richard Howell, Thomas Mowrey, Charles Walsh, Richard Lamere | |
| 11:34 | Rutgers | Jerry Merchant makes the free throw | 11-13 |
| 11:28 | Cal | Ronald Moody is fouled in the backcourt by Alan Oliverio - foul #2 on Alan Oliverio, team foul #4 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Howell (PG), Harold Clancy (C) Alan Oliverio, Jerry Merchant | |
| 11:20 | Cal | Mitch Maughan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-13 |
| 11:00 | Rutgers | Harold Clancy lays it up and in on a great pass from Richard Howell out of a doubleteam | 11-15 |
| 10:51 | Cal | Mitch Maughan misses long on a floater from the baseline | 11-15 |
| 10:49 | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook grabs the board | 11-15 |
| 10:45 | Rutgers | Richard Howell is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 11-15 |
| 10:44 | Rutgers | Harold Clancy hits the follow up shot | 11-17 |
| 10:37 | Cal | Martin Nieves's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-17 |
| Subs | Cal | Mladen Smitreski (PG) James Scott | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 10:16 | Rutgers | Harold Clancy drills a jumper from the left block set up by Richard Howell | 11-19 |
| 09:58 | Cal | Mitch Maughan misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 11-19 |
| 09:57 | Cal | Ronald Moody pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-19 |
| 09:42 | Cal | Mitch Maughan can't finish the layup | 11-19 |
| 09:40 | Cal | Robert Eubanks tips it in | 13-19 |
| 09:15 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman's pass is intercepted by Ronald Moody | 13-19 |
| 09:05 | Cal | Mitch Maughan hits a shot in the paint | 15-19 |
| 08:57 | Rutgers | Harold Clancy clanks a shot from close range but he's hacked by Martin Nieves - foul #1 on Martin Nieves, team foul #6 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Cal | James Scott (SG), John Saine (SF), Stanley Bryant (PF), John Matsumura (C) Ronald Moody, Martin Nieves, Mitch Maughan, Robert Eubanks | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey (SG), Charles Walsh (SF), Richard Lamere (PF) Richard Howell, Curtis Lynn, Anthony Westbrook | |
| 08:57 | Rutgers | Harold Clancy makes the 1st free throw | 15-20 |
| 08:57 | Rutgers | Harold Clancy makes the 2nd free throw | 15-21 |
| 08:48 | Cal | Charles Walsh steps in front of the John Saine pass | 15-21 |
| 08:26 | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey misses the 3 from the right wing | 15-21 |
| 08:24 | Cal | John Saine gets the rebound | 15-21 |
| 08:09 | Cal | Mladen Smitreski is fouled on the floor by Carter Foreman - foul #1 on Carter Foreman, team foul #5 | 15-21 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Howell (PG), Jerry Merchant (C) Carter Foreman, Harold Clancy | |
| 07:55 | Cal | John Saine connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 18-21 |
| 07:42 | Rutgers | Charles Walsh is hacked by Stanley Bryant - foul #2 on Stanley Bryant, team foul #7 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Cal | Ronald Moody (PG), Robert Eubanks (PF) Mladen Smitreski, Stanley Bryant | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 07:42 | Rutgers | Charles Walsh makes the 1st free throw | 18-22 |
| 07:42 | Rutgers | Charles Walsh makes the 2nd free throw | 18-23 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Ronald Moody (fresh) SG - James Scott (fresh) SF - John Saine (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Eubanks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Matsumura (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Richard Howell (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Thomas Mowrey (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charles Walsh (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Lamere (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jerry Merchant (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Cal | James Scott throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-23 |
| 07:10 | Rutgers | Charles Walsh's pass is intercepted by John Saine | 18-23 |
| 07:06 | Cal | James Scott connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Eubanks | 21-23 |
| 06:57 | Rutgers | John Matsumura steals the ball from Charles Walsh | 21-23 |
| 06:43 | Cal | James Scott misses the jumper from the right wing | 21-23 |
| 06:41 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Jerry Merchant | 21-23 |
| 06:27 | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 21-23 |
| 06:26 | Cal | The rebound goes to John Saine | 21-23 |
| 06:05 | Cal | James Scott can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Thomas Mowrey - foul #1 on Thomas Mowrey, team foul #6 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Cal | Mladen Smitreski (PG), Martin Nieves (SF), Mitch Maughan (PF) Ronald Moody, John Saine, Robert Eubanks | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carter Foreman (SG), Curtis Lynn (SF), Anthony Westbrook (PF) Thomas Mowrey, Charles Walsh, Richard Lamere | |
| 06:05 | Cal | James Scott makes the 1st free throw | 22-23 |
| 06:05 | Cal | James Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 23-23 |
| 05:42 | Rutgers | Curtis Lynn travels with the ball | 23-23 |
| 05:23 | Cal | Martin Nieves scores on a floater from the right side set up by John Matsumura | 25-23 |
| 05:10 | Rutgers | Richard Howell drills a 3 from the left wing | 25-26 |
| 04:55 | Cal | Anthony Westbrook is called for the reach on Mitch Maughan - foul #1 on Anthony Westbrook, team foul #7 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Lamere (PF), Harold Clancy (C) Anthony Westbrook, Jerry Merchant | |
| 04:55 | Cal | Mitch Maughan makes the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 04:55 | Cal | Mitch Maughan makes the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 04:41 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman misses short on a jumper from the left block | 27-26 |
| 04:39 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Lamere | 27-26 |
| 04:19 | Rutgers | Richard Howell works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-26 |
| 04:17 | Cal | Mitch Maughan gets the rebound | 27-26 |
| 04:02 | Cal | Mitch Maughan scores on a floater near the basket set up by Martin Nieves | 29-26 |
| 03:47 | Rutgers | Harold Clancy is denied on a layup by John Matsumura | 29-26 |
| 03:45 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-26 |
| 03:26 | Rutgers | John Matsumura is called for the reach on Harold Clancy - foul #1 on John Matsumura, team foul #8 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Cal | William Scott (PG), Ronald Moody (SG), John Saine (SF), Robert Eubanks (PF), Stanley Bryant (C) Mladen Smitreski, James Scott, Martin Nieves, Mitch Maughan, John Matsumura | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio (PG), Thomas Mowrey (SG), Charles Walsh (SF) Richard Howell, Carter Foreman, Curtis Lynn | |
| 03:26 | Rutgers | Harold Clancy makes the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 03:26 | Rutgers | Harold Clancy makes the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - William Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Moody (fresh) SF - John Saine (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Eubanks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Stanley Bryant (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Alan Oliverio (fresh) SG - Thomas Mowrey (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charles Walsh (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Lamere (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Harold Clancy (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Cal | John Saine hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-28 |
| 03:07 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere grabs the board | 29-28 |
| 02:48 | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ronald Moody - foul #1 on Ronald Moody, team foul #9 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook (PF), Jerry Merchant (C) Richard Lamere, Harold Clancy | |
| 02:48 | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey makes the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 02:48 | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey makes the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 02:20 | Cal | William Scott misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 29-30 |
| 02:18 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Thomas Mowrey | 29-30 |
| 02:12 | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey comes up short on the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Ronald Moody - foul #2 on Ronald Moody, team foul #10 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Cal | Mladen Smitreski (SG) Ronald Moody | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carter Foreman (SG) Charles Walsh | |
| 02:12 | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey makes the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 02:12 | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey makes the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 01:58 | Cal | Mladen Smitreski is fouled on the floor by Anthony Westbrook - foul #2 on Anthony Westbrook, team foul #8 | 29-32 |
| 01:58 | Cal | Mladen Smitreski makes the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 01:58 | Cal | Mladen Smitreski makes the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 01:42 | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 31-32 |
| 01:41 | Cal | The rebound goes to John Saine | 31-32 |
| 01:25 | Cal | The jump hook by Mladen Smitreski is blocked by Jerry Merchant | 31-32 |
| 01:23 | Cal | William Scott grabs the offensive board | 31-32 |
| 01:04 | Cal | John Saine misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing but he's fouled by Alan Oliverio - foul #3 on Alan Oliverio, team foul #9 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Cal | Martin Nieves (SF) Robert Eubanks | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Charles Walsh (SF), Richard Lamere (PF) Alan Oliverio, Anthony Westbrook | |
| 01:04 | Cal | John Saine misses the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 01:04 | Cal | John Saine makes the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 01:04 | Cal | John Saine makes the 3rd free throw | 33-32 |
| 00:42 | Rutgers | Jerry Merchant misses the easy layup | 33-32 |
| 00:40 | Rutgers | Jerry Merchant gets the offensive rebound | 33-32 |
| 00:21 | Rutgers | Charles Walsh is fouled on the floor by John Saine - foul #1 on John Saine, team foul #11 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Cal | Mitch Maughan (PF), John Matsumura (C) John Saine, Stanley Bryant | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Howell (PG), Harold Clancy (C) Thomas Mowrey, Jerry Merchant | |
| 00:21 | Rutgers | Charles Walsh makes the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 00:21 | Rutgers | Charles Walsh misses the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 00:21 | Cal | Mitch Maughan grabs the board | 33-33 |
| 00:02 | Cal | Mitch Maughan can't throw it down | 33-33 |
| 00:01 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Harold Clancy | 33-33 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Harold Clancy misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 33-33 |