| Lineup | Cal | PG - William Scott (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Scott (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Martin Nieves (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mitch Maughan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Stanley Bryant (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Johnny Summey (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Edward Reeder (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kenny Whitfield (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Martin Whatley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Flick (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cal | Martin Nieves inbounds the ball | 26-22 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:31 | Cal | William Scott clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-22 |
| 19:30 | Arizona State | The rebound goes to Martin Whatley | 26-22 |
| 19:01 | Arizona State | David Flick evades the doubleteam and hits a runner in the paint | 26-24 |
| 18:43 | Cal | William Scott misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-24 |
| 18:41 | Cal | Martin Nieves tips it in | 28-24 |
| 18:12 | Arizona State | Stanley Bryant denies the turnaround by David Flick | 28-24 |
| 18:10 | Arizona State | Martin Whatley tips it in | 28-26 |
| 17:45 | Cal | James Scott is fouled on the floor by Kenny Whitfield - foul #1 on Kenny Whitfield, team foul #1 | 28-26 |
| 17:16 | Cal | William Scott clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-26 |
| 17:15 | Cal | Martin Nieves hits the follow up shot | 30-26 |
| 16:48 | Arizona State | Martin Whatley can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 30-26 |
| 16:47 | Cal | Mitch Maughan grabs the defensive rebound | 30-26 |
| 16:26 | Cal | James Scott double dribbles | 30-26 |
| Subs | Cal | Mladen Smitreski (SF), John Matsumura (C) Martin Nieves, Stanley Bryant | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 15:57 | Arizona State | Mladen Smitreski steals the ball from David Flick | 30-26 |
| 15:54 | Cal | James Scott banks in the layup set up by Mladen Smitreski | 32-26 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - William Scott (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Scott (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mladen Smitreski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Mitch Maughan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - John Matsumura (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Johnny Summey (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Edward Reeder (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kenny Whitfield (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Martin Whatley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - David Flick (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Arizona State | Kenny Whitfield misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Mitch Maughan - foul #3 on Mitch Maughan, team foul #1 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Cal | John Saine (SF) James Scott | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Jeffrey Santillan (PG), Rufus Johnson (PF), James Paul (C) Johnny Summey, Martin Whatley, David Flick | |
| 15:27 | Arizona State | Kenny Whitfield misses the 1st free throw | 32-26 |
| 15:27 | Arizona State | Kenny Whitfield makes the 2nd free throw | 32-27 |
| 15:02 | Cal | James Paul swats the dunk try by Mitch Maughan | 32-27 |
| 15:01 | Arizona State | Kenny Whitfield snags the defensive board | 32-27 |
| 14:36 | Arizona State | Edward Reeder makes the contested 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Rufus Johnson | 32-30 |
| 14:10 | Cal | Mitch Maughan buries a fadeaway from close range set up by William Scott | 34-30 |
| 13:41 | Arizona State | Edward Reeder clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-30 |
| 13:40 | Arizona State | Rufus Johnson tips it back up and in | 34-32 |
| 13:12 | Cal | William Scott misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 34-32 |
| 13:10 | Arizona State | Kenny Whitfield pulls down the rebound | 34-32 |
| 12:50 | Arizona State | Rufus Johnson is fouled on the floor by Mitch Maughan - foul #4 on Mitch Maughan, team foul #2 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Cal | James Scott (SG), Martin Nieves (SF), Stanley Bryant (PF) Mladen Smitreski, John Saine, Mitch Maughan | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Johnny Summey (PG), Craig Lewis (SF), Martin Whatley (PF), David Flick (C) Edward Reeder, Kenny Whitfield, Rufus Johnson, James Paul | |
| 12:32 | Arizona State | David Flick makes the shot from the right wing set up by Craig Lewis | 34-34 |
| 12:03 | Cal | William Scott hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 34-34 |
| 12:02 | Arizona State | David Flick snags the defensive board | 34-34 |
| 11:37 | Arizona State | Craig Lewis knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Jeffrey Santillan and he's fouled by Stanley Bryant - foul #3 on Stanley Bryant, team foul #3 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Cal | Robert Eubanks (PF) John Matsumura | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 11:37 | Arizona State | Craig Lewis makes the free throw | 34-37 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - William Scott (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Scott (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Martin Nieves (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Eubanks (fresh) C - Stanley Bryant (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Johnny Summey (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jeffrey Santillan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Craig Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Martin Whatley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - David Flick (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Cal | Martin Nieves comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Craig Lewis - foul #1 on Craig Lewis, team foul #2 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Paul Theodore (SG), Kenny Whitfield (SF) Jeffrey Santillan, Craig Lewis | |
| 11:17 | Cal | Martin Nieves makes the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 11:17 | Cal | Martin Nieves misses the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 11:17 | Arizona State | David Flick snags the defensive board | 35-37 |
| 10:48 | Arizona State | Paul Theodore misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 35-37 |
| 10:46 | Cal | William Scott pulls down the rebound | 35-37 |
| 10:23 | Cal | Martin Nieves misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Johnny Summey - foul #1 on Johnny Summey, team foul #3 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Cal | Mladen Smitreski (PG), John Matsumura (C) William Scott, Robert Eubanks | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Edward Reeder (SG) Paul Theodore | |
| 10:23 | Cal | Martin Nieves makes the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 10:23 | Cal | Martin Nieves makes the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 09:59 | Arizona State | Kenny Whitfield comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 37-37 |
| 09:57 | Arizona State | David Flick gets the offensive rebound | 37-37 |
| 09:39 | Arizona State | Martin Nieves swats the short shot by David Flick | 37-37 |
| 09:37 | Arizona State | The offensive rebound goes to Johnny Summey | 37-37 |
| 09:21 | Arizona State | Johnny Summey comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-37 |
| 09:19 | Cal | John Matsumura gets the rebound | 37-37 |
| 09:05 | Cal | David Flick is called for the reach on John Matsumura - foul #1 on David Flick, team foul #4 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Cal | William Scott (PG), Robert Eubanks (PF) Martin Nieves, Stanley Bryant | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Rufus Johnson (C) David Flick | |
| 08:52 | Cal | Mladen Smitreski buries a shot from the right side on a great pass from John Matsumura | 39-37 |
| 08:34 | Arizona State | Kenny Whitfield is wide open but clanks a floater from the right block | 39-37 |
| 08:32 | Cal | John Matsumura pulls down the rebound | 39-37 |
| 08:05 | Cal | John Matsumura can't connect on a runner in the lane | 39-37 |
| 08:04 | Arizona State | The rebound goes to Rufus Johnson | 39-37 |
| 07:40 | Arizona State | Edward Reeder evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Scott - foul #1 on James Scott, team foul #4 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Cal | John Saine (SF), Mitch Maughan (PF) James Scott, John Matsumura | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Jeffrey Santillan (PG), David Flick (C) Johnny Summey, Martin Whatley | |
| 07:40 | Arizona State | Edward Reeder makes the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 07:40 | Arizona State | Edward Reeder makes the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 07:26 | Cal | Mladen Smitreski hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-39 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - William Scott (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mladen Smitreski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Saine (fresh) PF - Mitch Maughan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Robert Eubanks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Jeffrey Santillan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Reeder (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenny Whitfield (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Rufus Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - David Flick (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:02 | Arizona State | Kenny Whitfield hits a jumper from the right side on a great pass from David Flick | 41-41 |
| 06:44 | Cal | Mitch Maughan misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 41-41 |
| 06:42 | Cal | John Saine pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 06:13 | Cal | Mitch Maughan blows the layup | 41-41 |
| 06:11 | Arizona State | The rebound goes to David Flick | 41-41 |
| 05:45 | Arizona State | Rufus Johnson is fouled on the floor by Mitch Maughan - foul #5 on Mitch Maughan, team foul #5 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Cal | James Scott (SG), Martin Nieves (SF), Stanley Bryant (PF), John Matsumura (C) William Scott, John Saine, Mitch Maughan, Robert Eubanks | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Johnny Summey (PG), Craig Lewis (SF), Martin Whatley (PF) Edward Reeder, Kenny Whitfield, Rufus Johnson | |
| 05:29 | Arizona State | Johnny Summey makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-44 |
| 05:23 | Cal | Martin Nieves blows the layup | 41-44 |
| 05:21 | Cal | John Matsumura tips it home | 43-44 |
| 05:02 | Arizona State | Johnny Summey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-44 |
| Subs | Cal | Ronald Moody (PG) Mladen Smitreski | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 04:45 | Cal | Martin Nieves makes the floater from the free throw line | 45-44 |
| 04:16 | Arizona State | Martin Nieves steals it from Martin Whatley | 45-44 |
| 04:12 | Cal | Ronald Moody hits the finger roll set up by Martin Nieves | 47-44 |
| 04:10 | Arizona State | Arizona State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-44 |
| Subs | Cal | William Scott (PG) Ronald Moody | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Edward Reeder (SG), Kenny Whitfield (SF) Jeffrey Santillan, Craig Lewis | |
| 03:43 | Arizona State | Edward Reeder loses the dribble to Martin Nieves | 47-44 |
| 03:40 | Cal | William Scott banks in the layup set up by Martin Nieves | 49-44 |
| 03:14 | Arizona State | David Flick clanks a runner from the right block but the foul's on John Matsumura - foul #1 on John Matsumura, team foul #6 | 49-44 |
| 03:14 | Arizona State | David Flick makes the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 03:14 | Arizona State | David Flick makes the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - William Scott (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Scott (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Martin Nieves (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Stanley Bryant (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. C - John Matsumura (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Johnny Summey (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Edward Reeder (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenny Whitfield (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Martin Whatley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - David Flick (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 02:45 | Cal | James Scott scores on a 3 from the right corner | 52-46 |
| 02:18 | Arizona State | Edward Reeder connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Martin Whatley | 52-49 |
| 01:58 | Cal | William Scott is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on William Scott, team foul #7 | 52-49 |
| 01:38 | Arizona State | Johnny Summey misses short on a 3 from straight away | 52-49 |
| 01:37 | Arizona State | Martin Whatley hits the follow up shot | 52-51 |
| 01:14 | Cal | John Matsumura scores on a driving attempt in the lane set up by William Scott | 54-51 |
| 00:50 | Arizona State | Edward Reeder's pass is intercepted by Martin Nieves | 54-51 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Cal | James Scott hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Edward Reeder - foul #1 on Edward Reeder, team foul #5 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Cal | John Saine (PF) John Matsumura | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 00:30 | Cal | James Scott makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 00:30 | Cal | James Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Arizona State | Johnny Summey comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-51 |
| 00:24 | Cal | John Saine snags the defensive board | 56-51 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:21 | Cal | John Saine is fouled in the backcourt by Edward Reeder - foul #2 on Edward Reeder, team foul #6 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Cal | Robert Eubanks (C) Stanley Bryant | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 00:18 | Cal | James Scott is fouled on the floor by Martin Whatley - foul #2 on Martin Whatley, team foul #7 | 56-51 |
| 00:18 | Cal | James Scott misses the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 00:18 | Arizona State | David Flick grabs the defensive rebound | 56-51 |
| 00:12 | Arizona State | Kenny Whitfield is hacked by Martin Nieves - foul #1 on Martin Nieves, team foul #8 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Cal | Stanley Bryant (PF), John Matsumura (C) John Saine, Robert Eubanks | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 00:12 | Arizona State | Kenny Whitfield makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 00:12 | Arizona State | Kenny Whitfield makes the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 00:11 | Cal | Martin Nieves is fouled in the backcourt by Edward Reeder - foul #3 on Edward Reeder, team foul #8 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Cal | John Saine (PF) John Matsumura | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 00:11 | Cal | Martin Nieves makes the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 00:11 | Cal | Martin Nieves misses the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 00:11 | Arizona State | David Flick gets the rebound | 57-53 |
| 00:06 | Arizona State | Kenny Whitfield is hacked by Stanley Bryant - foul #4 on Stanley Bryant, team foul #9 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Cal | John Matsumura (C) John Saine | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 00:06 | Arizona State | Kenny Whitfield makes the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 00:06 | Arizona State | Kenny Whitfield makes the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 00:05 | Cal | James Scott is hacked by Johnny Summey in the backcourt - foul #2 on Johnny Summey, team foul #9 | 57-55 |
| 00:05 | Cal | James Scott makes the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 00:05 | Cal | James Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| 00:00 | Arizona State | Edward Reeder splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-55 |