| Lineup | Cal | PG - Robert McCoskey (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marvin Yang (fresh) SF - James Dorn (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Bobby Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Randall Petillo (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Dennis Hurley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Tapia (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ronald Bastarache (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joel Davey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Jon Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache inbounds the ball | 32-34 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:50 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Joel Davey | 32-36 |
| 19:39 | Cal | James Dorn knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Marvin Yang | 34-36 |
| 19:28 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia is fouled on the floor by James Dorn - foul #3 on James Dorn, team foul #1 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Cal | Sekan Acri (SF) James Dorn | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 19:23 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia is fouled on the floor by Sekan Acri - foul #2 on Sekan Acri, team foul #2 | 34-36 |
| 19:06 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Marvin Yang - foul #2 on Marvin Yang, team foul #3 | 34-36 |
| 19:06 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 19:06 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 18:46 | Cal | Bobby Clark is hacked by Joel Davey - foul #3 on Joel Davey, team foul #1 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Cal | James Sullivan (PG) Robert McCoskey | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG), Scott Drees (SF), David Cork (PF), John Longwell (C) Dennis Hurley, Ronald Bastarache, Joel Davey, Jon Thomas | |
| 18:40 | Cal | Randall Petillo makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Marvin Yang | 36-38 |
| 18:33 | Northwestern | John Longwell clanks a 3 from the right wing | 36-38 |
| 18:32 | Cal | The rebound goes to Marvin Yang | 36-38 |
| 18:30 | Cal | James Sullivan throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-38 |
| Subs | Cal | Isaac Bradford (PF) Bobby Clark | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan (SF) Robert Tapia | |
| 18:20 | Northwestern | John Longwell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-38 |
| Subs | Cal | Robert McCoskey (PG) Marvin Yang | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 18:04 | Cal | Scott Drees takes the ball from Robert McCoskey | 36-38 |
| 18:00 | Northwestern | Scott Drees jams it | 36-40 |
| 17:46 | Cal | Isaac Bradford drills a runner from the baseline set up by Randall Petillo | 38-40 |
| 17:37 | Northwestern | Leonard Chung can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 38-40 |
| 17:36 | Cal | Isaac Bradford grabs the defensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 17:15 | Cal | Randall Petillo buries a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Isaac Bradford | 40-40 |
| 17:05 | Northwestern | Leonard Chung knocks in the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by David Cork | 40-42 |
| 16:45 | Cal | Robert McCoskey misses long on a runner from close range but the foul's on Leonard Chung - foul #3 on Leonard Chung, team foul #2 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Cal | Marvin Yang (SG), Bobby Clark (PF), Mervin Enochs (C) James Sullivan, Isaac Bradford, Randall Petillo | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley (PG), Robert Tapia (SG), Ronald Bastarache (SF), Jon Thomas (C) Leonard Chung, Eddie Sullivan, David Cork, John Longwell | |
| 16:45 | Cal | Robert McCoskey misses the 1st free throw | 40-42 |
| 16:45 | Cal | Robert McCoskey misses the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| 16:45 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache pulls down the rebound | 40-42 |
| 16:27 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Sekan Acri - foul #3 on Sekan Acri, team foul #4 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Cal | Isaac Bradford (SF) Sekan Acri | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 16:27 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 40-42 |
| 16:27 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 16:17 | Cal | Ronald Bastarache steals it from Marvin Yang | 40-43 |
| 16:07 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 40-43 |
| 16:06 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas tips it but misses | 40-43 |
| 16:04 | Cal | The rebound goes to Bobby Clark | 40-43 |
| 15:48 | Cal | Isaac Bradford misses badly on a floater from the right side | 40-43 |
| 15:46 | Cal | Isaac Bradford snags the offensive board | 40-43 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Robert McCoskey (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marvin Yang (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Isaac Bradford (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Bobby Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Mervin Enochs (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Dennis Hurley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Tapia (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ronald Bastarache (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Scott Drees (tiring) 11 pts. 2 stl. C - Jon Thomas (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Cal | Bobby Clark misses the easy layup | 40-43 |
| 15:31 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Ronald Bastarache | 40-43 |
| 15:26 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache connects on the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Scott Drees | 40-45 |
| 15:24 | Cal | Isaac Bradford is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #3 on Isaac Bradford, team foul #5 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Cal | James Dorn (SF), Randall Petillo (C) Isaac Bradford, Mervin Enochs | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas (PG), Joel Davey (PF), Andrew Stalvey (C) Dennis Hurley, Scott Drees, Jon Thomas | |
| 15:09 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas steps out of bounds on the sideline | 40-45 |
| 14:54 | Cal | James Dorn buries a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Randall Petillo | 42-45 |
| 14:47 | Northwestern | Joel Davey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-45 |
| Subs | Cal | James Sullivan (PG) Robert McCoskey | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG) Robert Tapia | |
| 14:28 | Cal | James Dorn misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 42-45 |
| 14:26 | Cal | Randall Petillo pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-45 |
| 14:11 | Cal | Bobby Clark misses the lay-in | 42-45 |
| 14:10 | Northwestern | Andrew Stalvey grabs the defensive rebound | 42-45 |
| 14:05 | Northwestern | Joel Davey loses the dribble to Bobby Clark | 42-45 |
| 13:36 | Cal | Randall Petillo blows the layup | 42-45 |
| 13:34 | Cal | James Dorn gets the offensive rebound | 42-45 |
| 13:21 | Cal | Marvin Yang misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 42-45 |
| 13:20 | Cal | Bobby Clark grabs the offensive board | 42-45 |
| 13:05 | Cal | Randall Petillo is open and scores on a floater from the left block on a great pass from Marvin Yang | 44-45 |
| 12:46 | Northwestern | Joel Davey misses the lay-in | 44-45 |
| 12:44 | Cal | Randall Petillo gets the rebound | 44-45 |
| 12:40 | Cal | Bobby Clark misses the easy layup | 44-45 |
| 12:39 | Northwestern | Andrew Stalvey grabs the board | 44-45 |
| 12:34 | Northwestern | Leonard Chung misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 44-45 |
| 12:32 | Northwestern | Joel Davey snags the offensive board | 44-45 |
| 12:22 | Northwestern | Joel Davey hits a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Leonard Chung | 44-47 |
| 12:19 | Cal | Ernest Thomas steals the ball from James Dorn in the backcourt | 44-47 |
| 12:17 | Northwestern | Leonard Chung banks in the layup on a nice dish by Ernest Thomas | 44-49 |
| 12:01 | Cal | Marvin Yang is fouled on the floor by Ernest Thomas - foul #4 on Ernest Thomas, team foul #3 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Cal | Robert McCoskey (SG), Sekan Acri (SF), Isaac Bradford (PF), Mervin Enochs (C) James Sullivan, Marvin Yang, Bobby Clark, Randall Petillo | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley (PG), Robert Tapia (SG), Eddie Sullivan (SF), David Cork (PF), Jon Thomas (C) Leonard Chung, Ernest Thomas, Ronald Bastarache, Joel Davey, Andrew Stalvey | |
| 11:48 | Cal | Isaac Bradford knocks in the runner near the basket set up by Mervin Enochs and he's hacked by Eddie Sullivan - foul #2 on Eddie Sullivan, team foul #4 | 46-49 |
| 11:48 | Cal | Isaac Bradford makes the free throw | 47-49 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - James Dorn (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SG - Robert McCoskey (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sekan Acri (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Isaac Bradford (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Mervin Enochs (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Dennis Hurley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Tapia (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eddie Sullivan (fresh) PF - David Cork (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jon Thomas (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 47-49 |
| 11:32 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas grabs the offensive rebound | 47-49 |
| 11:12 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia is hacked by Isaac Bradford - foul #4 on Isaac Bradford, team foul #6 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Cal | Bobby Clark (PF) Isaac Bradford | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Scott Drees (SF) Eddie Sullivan | |
| 11:00 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 47-49 |
| 10:58 | Cal | Mervin Enochs pulls down the rebound | 47-49 |
| 10:48 | Cal | Mervin Enochs drills a floater from close range | 49-49 |
| 10:34 | Northwestern | David Cork drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Dennis Hurley | 49-52 |
| 10:24 | Cal | James Dorn double dribbles | 49-52 |
| Subs | Cal | Marvin Yang (SG), Randall Petillo (C) Sekan Acri, Mervin Enochs | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan (SF), Joel Davey (PF), John Longwell (C) Scott Drees, David Cork, Jon Thomas | |
| 10:08 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley double dribbles | 49-52 |
| 09:50 | Cal | Marvin Yang is fouled on the floor by John Longwell - foul #1 on John Longwell, team foul #5 | 49-52 |
| 09:31 | Cal | James Dorn blows the dunk | 49-52 |
| 09:29 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia pulls down the rebound | 49-52 |
| 09:00 | Northwestern | John Longwell comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Randall Petillo - foul #2 on Randall Petillo, team foul #7 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Cal | James Sullivan (SG), Sekan Acri (SF) Robert McCoskey, Marvin Yang | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG), Ronald Bastarache (SF), Scott Drees (PF) Dennis Hurley, Eddie Sullivan, Joel Davey | |
| 09:00 | Northwestern | John Longwell misses the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 09:00 | Northwestern | John Longwell makes the 2nd free throw | 49-53 |
| 08:47 | Cal | James Dorn lays it up and in set up by Randall Petillo and he's fouled by John Longwell - foul #2 on John Longwell, team foul #6 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jon Thomas (C) John Longwell | |
| 08:47 | Cal | James Dorn makes the free throw | 52-53 |
| 08:24 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Tapia | 52-55 |
| 08:04 | Cal | James Dorn makes the wide open jumpshot from the left side | 54-55 |
| 07:46 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Scott Drees | 54-57 |
| 07:46 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-57 |
| Subs | Cal | Isaac Bradford (PF), Mervin Enochs (C) Bobby Clark, Randall Petillo | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas (SF), David Cork (PF) Robert Tapia, Ronald Bastarache | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - James Dorn (tiring) 13 pts. 3 pf. SG - James Sullivan (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Sekan Acri (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Isaac Bradford (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Mervin Enochs (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Leonard Chung (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Scott Drees (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SF - Ernest Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - David Cork (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jon Thomas (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Cal | Sekan Acri can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-57 |
| 07:26 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas grabs the board | 54-57 |
| 07:06 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-57 |
| 07:04 | Cal | Mervin Enochs gets the rebound | 54-57 |
| 06:58 | Cal | James Dorn makes the jumper from the left wing set up by James Sullivan | 56-57 |
| 06:51 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Leonard Chung | 56-59 |
| 06:36 | Cal | Isaac Bradford is denied on a layup by David Cork | 56-59 |
| 06:35 | Cal | James Dorn grabs the offensive board | 56-59 |
| 06:14 | Cal | James Dorn can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 56-59 |
| 06:13 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 56-59 |
| 06:08 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-59 |
| Subs | Cal | Robert McCoskey (PG), Marvin Yang (SG), Randall Petillo (C) James Dorn, James Sullivan, Mervin Enochs | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley (PG), Robert Tapia (SG), Eddie Sullivan (SF), Joel Davey (PF), John Longwell (C) Leonard Chung, Scott Drees, Ernest Thomas, David Cork, Jon Thomas | |
| 06:06 | Cal | Robert Tapia is called for the reach on Robert McCoskey in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Tapia, team foul #7 | 56-59 |
| 06:06 | Cal | Robert McCoskey makes the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 06:06 | Cal | Robert McCoskey makes the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| 05:45 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Eddie Sullivan | 58-61 |
| 05:41 | Cal | Eddie Sullivan takes the ball from Marvin Yang in the backcourt | 58-61 |
| 05:30 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 58-61 |
| 05:28 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-61 |
| 05:14 | Northwestern | Joel Davey is hacked by Randall Petillo - foul #3 on Randall Petillo, team foul #8 | 58-61 |
| Subs | Cal | James Dorn (SF) Sekan Acri | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 05:14 | Northwestern | Joel Davey makes the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 05:14 | Northwestern | Joel Davey makes the 2nd free throw | 58-63 |
| 04:53 | Cal | James Dorn drills a driving attempt in the paint | 60-63 |
| 04:33 | Northwestern | Joel Davey can't connect on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Isaac Bradford - foul #5 on Isaac Bradford, team foul #9 | 60-63 |
| Subs | Cal | Bobby Clark (PF) Isaac Bradford | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas (SG), Ronald Bastarache (SF), Andrew Stalvey (C) Robert Tapia, Eddie Sullivan, John Longwell | |
| 04:33 | Northwestern | Joel Davey makes the 1st free throw | 60-64 |
| 04:33 | Northwestern | Joel Davey misses the 2nd free throw | 60-64 |
| 04:33 | Cal | The rebound goes to James Dorn | 60-64 |
| 04:31 | Cal | James Dorn is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 60-64 |
| 04:24 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache misses the shot from the right side but he's fouled by James Dorn - foul #4 on James Dorn, team foul #10 | 60-64 |
| Subs | Cal | Mervin Enochs (C) Randall Petillo | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 04:24 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache makes the 1st free throw | 60-65 |
| 04:24 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache makes the 2nd free throw | 60-66 |
| 04:08 | Cal | James Dorn is hacked by Dennis Hurley - foul #3 on Dennis Hurley, team foul #8 | 60-66 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG), David Cork (C) Dennis Hurley, Andrew Stalvey | |
| 04:08 | Cal | James Dorn misses the 1st free throw | 60-66 |
| 04:08 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Joel Davey | 60-66 |
| 03:50 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-66 |
| Subs | Cal | James Sullivan (PG), Sekan Acri (SF) Robert McCoskey, James Dorn | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Scott Drees (SG) Ernest Thomas | |
| 03:48 | Cal | James Sullivan is hacked by Ronald Bastarache in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronald Bastarache, team foul #9 | 60-66 |
| 03:48 | Cal | James Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 03:48 | Cal | James Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 62-66 |
| 03:28 | Northwestern | Leonard Chung is called for 5 seconds | 62-66 |
| Subs | Cal | Randall Petillo (C) Mervin Enochs | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Andrew Stalvey (C) David Cork | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - James Sullivan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marvin Yang (tired) 3 ast. SF - Sekan Acri (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bobby Clark (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Randall Petillo (tired) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Leonard Chung (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Scott Drees (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Bastarache (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joel Davey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Andrew Stalvey (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Cal | Leonard Chung steps in front of the Sekan Acri pass in the backcourt | 62-66 |
| 03:24 | Northwestern | Scott Drees lays it up and in set up by Leonard Chung | 62-68 |
| 03:07 | Cal | Randall Petillo misses the wide open shot in the lane | 62-68 |
| 03:05 | Northwestern | Joel Davey pulls down the rebound | 62-68 |
| 03:00 | Northwestern | Scott Drees blows the layup | 62-68 |
| 02:58 | Cal | Randall Petillo grabs the defensive rebound | 62-68 |
| 02:56 | Cal | Scott Drees steals the ball from James Sullivan in the backcourt | 62-68 |
| 02:51 | Northwestern | Andrew Stalvey can't finish the layup | 62-68 |
| 02:49 | Northwestern | Scott Drees grabs the offensive rebound | 62-68 |
| 02:49 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-68 |
| Subs | Cal | Robert McCoskey (PG), James Dorn (SF), Mervin Enochs (C) Marvin Yang, Sekan Acri, Randall Petillo | |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Cork (PF), Jon Thomas (C) Joel Davey, Andrew Stalvey | |
| 02:33 | Northwestern | David Cork is called for traveling | 62-68 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas (SF) Ronald Bastarache | |
| 02:31 | Cal | James Sullivan is hacked by Scott Drees in the backcourt - foul #2 on Scott Drees, team foul #10 | 62-68 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Tapia (SG), Eddie Sullivan (SF) Leonard Chung, Scott Drees | |
| 02:31 | Cal | James Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 63-68 |
| 02:31 | Cal | James Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 64-68 |
| 02:10 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-68 |
| 02:09 | Cal | Bobby Clark grabs the board | 64-68 |
| 01:52 | Cal | Bobby Clark blows the layup but he's hacked by Robert Tapia - foul #4 on Robert Tapia, team foul #11 | 64-68 |
| Subs | Cal | Marvin Yang (SG), Randall Petillo (C) James Sullivan, Mervin Enochs | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley (PG), Ronald Bastarache (SF), Joel Davey (PF) Ernest Thomas, Eddie Sullivan, David Cork | |
| 01:52 | Cal | Bobby Clark makes the 1st free throw | 65-68 |
| 01:52 | Cal | Bobby Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 65-68 |
| 01:52 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 65-68 |
| 01:36 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 65-68 |
| 01:35 | Cal | Marvin Yang grabs the defensive rebound | 65-68 |
| 01:32 | Cal | Marvin Yang throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-68 |
| 01:11 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-68 |
| 01:09 | Cal | The rebound goes to Randall Petillo | 65-68 |
| 01:09 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-68 |
| 00:53 | Cal | Robert McCoskey misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 65-68 |
| 00:52 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Ronald Bastarache | 65-68 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:28 | Northwestern | Joel Davey lays it in | 65-70 |
| 00:28 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 65-70 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:22 | Cal | Marvin Yang makes the wide open 3 from the right wing set up by Robert McCoskey | 68-70 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:21 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia is fouled in the backcourt by Marvin Yang - foul #3 on Marvin Yang, team foul #11 | 68-70 |
| 00:21 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia misses the 1st free throw | 68-70 |
| 00:21 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia misses the 2nd free throw | 68-70 |
| 00:21 | Cal | Bobby Clark pulls down the rebound | 68-70 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:02 | Cal | Robert McCoskey hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 70-70 |
| 00:02 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-70 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia misses long on a halfcourt shot | 70-70 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Robert McCoskey (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marvin Yang (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Dorn (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Bobby Clark (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Randall Petillo (tiring) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Dennis Hurley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Tapia (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Ronald Bastarache (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joel Davey (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Jon Thomas (fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas wins the tip | 70-70 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:45 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 70-70 |
| 04:44 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas tips it back up and in | 70-72 |
| 04:18 | Cal | Randall Petillo misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 70-72 |
| 04:17 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache snags the defensive board | 70-72 |
| 04:10 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache's fadeaway is rejected by Randall Petillo | 70-72 |
| 04:09 | Cal | James Dorn grabs the board | 70-72 |
| 04:04 | Cal | Bobby Clark's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-72 |
| Subs | Cal | James Sullivan (SG), Sekan Acri (SF), Mervin Enochs (C) Robert McCoskey, Marvin Yang, Randall Petillo | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG) Dennis Hurley | |
| 03:47 | Northwestern | Leonard Chung is hacked by James Sullivan - foul #3 on James Sullivan, team foul #12 | 70-72 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Scott Drees (SG), Ernest Thomas (SF), David Cork (C) Robert Tapia, Ronald Bastarache, Jon Thomas | |
| 03:47 | Northwestern | Leonard Chung makes the 1st free throw | 70-73 |
| 03:47 | Northwestern | Leonard Chung makes the 2nd free throw | 70-74 |
| 03:25 | Cal | Sekan Acri's floater is tipped away by Joel Davey | 70-74 |
| 03:24 | Cal | Bobby Clark gets the offensive rebound | 70-74 |
| 03:06 | Cal | Bobby Clark is alone and drills a 3 from the right corner set up by James Dorn | 73-74 |
| 02:58 | Northwestern | David Cork misses the easy layup but he's hacked by James Dorn - foul #5 on James Dorn, team foul #13 | 73-74 |
| Subs | Cal | Marvin Yang (SG) James Dorn | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Longwell (C) Joel Davey | |
| 02:58 | Northwestern | David Cork misses the 1st free throw | 73-74 |
| 02:58 | Northwestern | David Cork makes the 2nd free throw | 73-75 |
| 02:53 | Cal | James Sullivan is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 73-75 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Tapia (SG), Ronald Bastarache (SF) Ernest Thomas, John Longwell | |
| 02:39 | Northwestern | Leonard Chung misses long on a jumper from the right block | 73-75 |
| 02:37 | Northwestern | Scott Drees gets the offensive rebound | 73-75 |
| 02:37 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-75 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley (PG), Jon Thomas (C) Leonard Chung, David Cork | |
| 02:21 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 73-75 |
| 02:19 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Tapia | 73-75 |
| 02:12 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 73-75 |
| 02:10 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Jon Thomas | 73-75 |
| 01:52 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia's pass is intercepted by Marvin Yang | 73-75 |
| 01:52 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 73-75 |
| Subs | Cal | Robert McCoskey (PG), Randall Petillo (C) James Sullivan, Mervin Enochs | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joel Davey (PF) Scott Drees | |
| 01:44 | Cal | Randall Petillo misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jon Thomas - foul #1 on Jon Thomas, team foul #12 | 73-75 |
| 01:44 | Cal | Randall Petillo makes the 1st free throw | 74-75 |
| 01:44 | Cal | Randall Petillo makes the 2nd free throw | 75-75 |
| 01:24 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 75-75 |
| 01:23 | Cal | Bobby Clark pulls down the rebound | 75-75 |
| 01:05 | Cal | Randall Petillo is hacked by Joel Davey - foul #4 on Joel Davey, team foul #13 | 75-75 |
| 01:05 | Cal | Randall Petillo misses the 1st free throw | 75-75 |
| 01:05 | Cal | Randall Petillo misses the 2nd free throw | 75-75 |
| 01:05 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache grabs the board | 75-75 |
| 00:52 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache lays it up and in set up by Jon Thomas | 75-77 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Robert McCoskey (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marvin Yang (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Sekan Acri (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bobby Clark (tiring) 10 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. C - Randall Petillo (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Dennis Hurley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Tapia (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Ronald Bastarache (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joel Davey (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Jon Thomas (fresh) 15 pts. 12 reb. | |
| 00:47 | Cal | Robert McCoskey blows the wide open layup | 75-77 |
| 00:46 | Cal | Randall Petillo pulls down the offensive rebound | 75-77 |
| 00:30 | Cal | Marvin Yang loses the dribble to Dennis Hurley | 75-77 |
| 00:27 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley throws it down | 75-79 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:23 | Cal | Bobby Clark is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 75-79 |
| 00:22 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache grabs the defensive rebound | 75-79 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:20 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache is fouled in the backcourt by Robert McCoskey - foul #2 on Robert McCoskey, team foul #14 | 75-79 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas (PG), Scott Drees (PF) Dennis Hurley, Joel Davey | |
| 00:20 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache makes the 1st free throw | 75-80 |
| 00:20 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache misses the 2nd free throw | 75-80 |
| 00:20 | Cal | Bobby Clark pulls down the rebound | 75-80 |
| 00:14 | Cal | Marvin Yang comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 75-80 |
| 00:12 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache pulls down the rebound | 75-80 |
| 00:12 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-80 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG), John Longwell (C) Ernest Thomas, Jon Thomas | |
| 00:09 | Northwestern | Marvin Yang is called for the reach on John Longwell in the backcourt - foul #4 on Marvin Yang, team foul #15 | 75-80 |
| 00:09 | Northwestern | John Longwell makes the 1st free throw | 75-81 |
| 00:09 | Northwestern | John Longwell makes the 2nd free throw | 75-82 |
| 00:03 | Cal | Sekan Acri makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Marvin Yang | 78-82 |
| 00:02 | Northwestern | John Longwell is hacked by Robert McCoskey in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert McCoskey, team foul #16 | 78-82 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas (PG) Leonard Chung | |
| 00:02 | Northwestern | John Longwell makes the 1st free throw | 78-83 |
| 00:02 | Northwestern | John Longwell makes the 2nd free throw | 78-84 |
| 00:00 | Cal | Robert McCoskey misses short on a halfcourt shot | 78-84 |