| Lineup | Cal | PG - William Scott (fresh) 8 pts. SG - James Scott (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Martin Nieves (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Stanley Bryant (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Matsumura (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Robert Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gan Hong (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. SF - Gene Greenhaw (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Luis Holmes (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Ira Collins (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cal | Martin Nieves inbounds the ball | 21-24 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Cal | James Scott hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 21-24 |
| 19:29 | Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Stanley Bryant | 21-24 |
| 19:13 | Cal | Martin Nieves misses the floater from the right side | 21-24 |
| 19:11 | Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Stanley Bryant | 21-24 |
| 18:49 | Cal | James Scott comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 21-24 |
| 18:47 | Arizona | Robert Johnson snags the defensive board | 21-24 |
| 18:44 | Arizona | Robert Johnson is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 21-24 |
| 18:22 | Cal | James Scott comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 21-24 |
| 18:21 | Arizona | Gene Greenhaw pulls down the rebound | 21-24 |
| 18:01 | Arizona | Robert Johnson is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to John Matsumura | 21-24 |
| 17:42 | Cal | John Matsumura hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Scott | 23-24 |
| 17:19 | Arizona | Luis Holmes's floater is tipped away by John Matsumura | 23-24 |
| 17:17 | Cal | Martin Nieves grabs the board | 23-24 |
| 16:48 | Cal | James Scott comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 23-24 |
| 16:47 | Cal | Martin Nieves grabs the offensive board | 23-24 |
| 16:28 | Cal | William Scott makes the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Scott | 25-24 |
| 16:23 | Arizona | Luis Holmes comes up short on the runner from the left block | 25-24 |
| 16:21 | Cal | William Scott gets the rebound | 25-24 |
| 16:15 | Cal | James Scott is hacked by Gan Hong - foul #1 on Gan Hong, team foul #1 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Cal | Mladen Smitreski (SF), John Saine (PF), Robert Eubanks (C) Martin Nieves, Stanley Bryant, John Matsumura | |
| Subs | Arizona | Clyde Thompson (SF), Raymond Moore (PF), Rick Sylvestre (C) Gene Greenhaw, Luis Holmes, Ira Collins | |
| 15:51 | Cal | William Scott misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 25-24 |
| 15:50 | Arizona | The rebound goes to Rick Sylvestre | 25-24 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - William Scott (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - James Scott (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mladen Smitreski (fresh) PF - John Saine (fresh) C - Robert Eubanks (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Robert Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gan Hong (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. SF - Clyde Thompson (fresh) PF - Raymond Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Rick Sylvestre (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:45 | Arizona | Robert Johnson evades the doubleteam and hits a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Gan Hong | 25-26 |
| 15:21 | Cal | James Scott hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line and the foul's on Gan Hong - foul #2 on Gan Hong, team foul #2 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Cal | Mitch Maughan (PF) John Saine | |
| Subs | Arizona | Eric Rader (SG), Luis Holmes (PF) Gan Hong, Raymond Moore | |
| 15:21 | Cal | James Scott makes the free throw | 28-26 |
| 14:55 | Arizona | Robert Johnson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 28-26 |
| 14:54 | Cal | Mitch Maughan grabs the board | 28-26 |
| 14:43 | Cal | Mitch Maughan misses short on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Clyde Thompson - foul #1 on Clyde Thompson, team foul #3 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Cal | John Saine (SF), John Matsumura (C) James Scott, Robert Eubanks | |
| Subs | Arizona | Gene Greenhaw (SF), Ira Collins (C) Robert Johnson, Rick Sylvestre | |
| 14:43 | Cal | Mitch Maughan misses the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 14:43 | Cal | Mitch Maughan makes the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 14:25 | Arizona | Luis Holmes lays it in on a great pass from Clyde Thompson | 29-28 |
| 14:09 | Cal | Mitch Maughan hits a shot from close range | 31-28 |
| 13:42 | Arizona | Luis Holmes banks in the layup | 31-30 |
| 13:13 | Cal | William Scott's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-30 |
| Subs | Cal | James Scott (SG), Martin Nieves (SF), Stanley Bryant (C) Mladen Smitreski, John Saine, John Matsumura | |
| Subs | Arizona | Robert Johnson (PG), Gan Hong (SG), Raymond Moore (PF) Clyde Thompson, Eric Rader, Luis Holmes | |
| 12:48 | Arizona | Raymond Moore can't finish the layup | 31-30 |
| 12:46 | Arizona | Gene Greenhaw tips it home | 31-32 |
| 12:28 | Cal | Mitch Maughan misses badly on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Robert Johnson - foul #1 on Robert Johnson, team foul #4 | 31-32 |
| 12:28 | Cal | Mitch Maughan misses the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 12:28 | Cal | Mitch Maughan makes the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 12:09 | Arizona | Robert Johnson makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Gan Hong | 32-35 |
| 11:43 | Cal | Martin Nieves can't finish the layup but the foul's on Gene Greenhaw - foul #1 on Gene Greenhaw, team foul #5 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Cal | Mladen Smitreski (PG) William Scott | |
| Subs | Arizona | Clyde Thompson (SF), Luis Holmes (PF), Rick Sylvestre (C) Gene Greenhaw, Raymond Moore, Ira Collins | |
| 11:43 | Cal | Martin Nieves misses the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 11:43 | Cal | Martin Nieves misses the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 11:43 | Arizona | Rick Sylvestre grabs the board | 32-35 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Mladen Smitreski (fresh) SG - James Scott (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Martin Nieves (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Mitch Maughan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Stanley Bryant (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Robert Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gan Hong (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. SF - Clyde Thompson (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Luis Holmes (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Rick Sylvestre (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Arizona | Robert Johnson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-35 |
| 11:17 | Cal | Mitch Maughan snags the defensive board | 32-35 |
| 10:59 | Cal | Mladen Smitreski misses short on a jumper from the left side | 32-35 |
| 10:57 | Arizona | Rick Sylvestre grabs the board | 32-35 |
| 10:28 | Arizona | Martin Nieves picks off the pass by Robert Johnson | 32-35 |
| 10:25 | Cal | Mladen Smitreski lays it in set up by Martin Nieves | 34-35 |
| 10:04 | Arizona | Mitch Maughan is called for the reach on Gan Hong - foul #4 on Mitch Maughan, team foul #1 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Cal | William Scott (PG), John Saine (SF), Robert Eubanks (PF), John Matsumura (C) James Scott, Martin Nieves, Mitch Maughan, Stanley Bryant | |
| Subs | Arizona | Gene Greenhaw (SF), Ira Collins (C) Clyde Thompson, Rick Sylvestre | |
| 09:39 | Arizona | Gan Hong drills a shot in the lane set up by Gene Greenhaw | 34-37 |
| 09:16 | Cal | Gene Greenhaw is called for the reach on John Matsumura - foul #2 on Gene Greenhaw, team foul #6 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Arizona | Eric Rader (SG) Gan Hong | |
| 08:51 | Cal | Eric Rader is called for the reach on William Scott - foul #2 on Eric Rader, team foul #7 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Cal | James Scott (SG) John Saine | |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| 08:51 | Cal | William Scott makes the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 08:51 | Cal | William Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 08:30 | Arizona | Luis Holmes buries a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Eric Rader and he's hacked by Robert Eubanks - foul #3 on Robert Eubanks, team foul #2 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Cal | Martin Nieves (SF), Stanley Bryant (PF) Mladen Smitreski, Robert Eubanks | |
| Subs | Arizona | Clyde Thompson (PG) Robert Johnson | |
| 08:30 | Arizona | Luis Holmes misses the free throw | 36-39 |
| 08:30 | Cal | John Matsumura gets the rebound | 36-39 |
| 08:06 | Cal | Martin Nieves can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Gene Greenhaw - foul #3 on Gene Greenhaw, team foul #8 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Arizona | Gan Hong (SG), Raymond Moore (PF) Eric Rader, Luis Holmes | |
| 08:06 | Cal | Martin Nieves makes the 1st free throw | 37-39 |
| 08:06 | Cal | Martin Nieves makes the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 07:37 | Arizona | Ira Collins hits the finger roll set up by Gan Hong | 38-41 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - William Scott (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SG - James Scott (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Martin Nieves (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Stanley Bryant (fresh) 5 reb. C - John Matsumura (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Clyde Thompson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gan Hong (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. SF - Gene Greenhaw (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Raymond Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ira Collins (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Cal | Ira Collins takes the ball from William Scott | 38-41 |
| 06:51 | Arizona | Gan Hong splits the doubleteam and buries a shot from the right block on a great pass from Clyde Thompson and he's fouled by James Scott - foul #2 on James Scott, team foul #3 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Cal | Mladen Smitreski (PG), John Saine (SF), Mitch Maughan (PF) William Scott, Martin Nieves, Stanley Bryant | |
| Subs | Arizona | Robert Johnson (PG), Luis Holmes (PF), Rick Sylvestre (C) Gene Greenhaw, Raymond Moore, Ira Collins | |
| 06:51 | Arizona | Gan Hong misses the free throw | 38-43 |
| 06:51 | Cal | The rebound goes to Mitch Maughan | 38-43 |
| 06:22 | Cal | John Matsumura can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 38-43 |
| 06:21 | Arizona | The rebound goes to Luis Holmes | 38-43 |
| 05:53 | Arizona | Rick Sylvestre scores on a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Clyde Thompson | 38-45 |
| 05:28 | Cal | Mladen Smitreski's fadeaway is rejected by Rick Sylvestre | 38-45 |
| 05:27 | Arizona | Rick Sylvestre gets the rebound | 38-45 |
| 05:21 | Arizona | Luis Holmes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-45 |
| Subs | Cal | William Scott (PG), Martin Nieves (SF), Stanley Bryant (C) James Scott, John Saine, John Matsumura | |
| Subs | Arizona | Eric Rader (SG), Gene Greenhaw (SF), Ira Collins (C) Gan Hong, Clyde Thompson, Rick Sylvestre | |
| 05:03 | Cal | Mitch Maughan clanks a runner near the basket | 38-45 |
| 05:02 | Arizona | Ira Collins pulls down the rebound | 38-45 |
| 04:37 | Arizona | Ira Collins scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Eric Rader | 38-47 |
| 04:16 | Cal | William Scott makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-47 |
| 04:09 | Arizona | Luis Holmes can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the left block | 41-47 |
| 04:07 | Arizona | Gene Greenhaw tips it in | 41-49 |
| 03:38 | Cal | Martin Nieves comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 41-49 |
| 03:37 | Arizona | Robert Johnson pulls down the rebound | 41-49 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - William Scott (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SG - Mladen Smitreski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Martin Nieves (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Mitch Maughan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Stanley Bryant (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Robert Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Rader (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Gene Greenhaw (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Luis Holmes (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Ira Collins (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Arizona | Gene Greenhaw's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-49 |
| Subs | Cal | James Scott (SG), John Saine (SF), Robert Eubanks (PF), John Matsumura (C) William Scott, Martin Nieves, Mitch Maughan, Stanley Bryant | |
| Subs | Arizona | Gan Hong (SG), Clyde Thompson (SF), Raymond Moore (PF) Eric Rader, Gene Greenhaw, Luis Holmes | |
| 02:55 | Cal | James Scott is whistled for traveling | 41-49 |
| 02:50 | Arizona | Arizona calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 41-49 |
| Subs | Cal | William Scott (PG), Martin Nieves (SF), Mitch Maughan (PF), Stanley Bryant (C) Mladen Smitreski, John Saine, Robert Eubanks, John Matsumura | |
| Subs | Arizona | Gene Greenhaw (SF), Luis Holmes (PF) Clyde Thompson, Raymond Moore | |
| 02:27 | Arizona | Robert Johnson knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Gene Greenhaw | 41-52 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:07 | Cal | Martin Nieves banks in the layup | 43-52 |
| 01:40 | Arizona | Ira Collins misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by James Scott - foul #3 on James Scott, team foul #4 | 43-52 |
| 01:40 | Arizona | Ira Collins makes the 1st free throw | 43-53 |
| 01:40 | Arizona | Ira Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 43-54 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:30 | Cal | Martin Nieves hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 45-54 |
| 01:05 | Arizona | Robert Johnson works out of a doubleteam and scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Gan Hong | 45-56 |
| 00:51 | Cal | Mitch Maughan misses the easy layup | 45-56 |
| 00:50 | Arizona | The rebound goes to Gan Hong | 45-56 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Arizona | Luis Holmes lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Gan Hong | 45-58 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:18 | Cal | Stanley Bryant clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Ira Collins - foul #2 on Ira Collins, team foul #9 | 45-58 |
| Subs | Cal | Mladen Smitreski (PG), Ronald Moody (SG), John Saine (SF), John Matsumura (C) William Scott, James Scott, Martin Nieves, Mitch Maughan | |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| 00:18 | Cal | Stanley Bryant misses the 1st free throw | 45-58 |
| 00:18 | Cal | Stanley Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 46-58 |
| 00:00 | Arizona | Robert Johnson runs out the clock | 46-58 |