| Lineup | Cal | PG - Edward Muller (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Carter (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Loren Fennell (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Allan Dale (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Bill Runnels (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Cheslav Zulauf (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Abdallah (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Clarence Williamson (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Victor Jones (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gary Reith (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Washington State | Clarence Williamson inbounds the ball | 37-31 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:53 | Washington State | Dikembe Abdallah travels with the ball | 37-31 |
| 19:30 | Cal | Allan Dale is called for traveling | 37-31 |
| 19:13 | Washington State | Gary Reith hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Cheslav Zulauf | 37-34 |
| 18:52 | Cal | Allan Dale clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-34 |
| 18:51 | Cal | Edward Muller gets the offensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 18:37 | Cal | Bill Runnels comes up short on the runner from the right block | 37-34 |
| 18:35 | Cal | Loren Fennell pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 18:12 | Cal | Eric Carter can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-34 |
| 18:11 | Washington State | Clarence Williamson gets the rebound | 37-34 |
| 18:00 | Washington State | Dikembe Abdallah makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Clarence Williamson | 37-37 |
| 17:42 | Cal | Eric Carter's pass is intercepted by Cheslav Zulauf | 37-37 |
| 17:40 | Washington State | Cheslav Zulauf is fouled in the backcourt by Edward Muller - foul #1 on Edward Muller, team foul #1 | 37-37 |
| 17:20 | Washington State | Bill Runnels steals the ball from Victor Jones | 37-37 |
| 17:04 | Cal | Allan Dale hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-37 |
| 17:02 | Cal | Eric Carter tips it back up and in | 39-37 |
| 16:49 | Washington State | Dikembe Abdallah hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Gary Reith | 39-39 |
| 16:25 | Cal | Allan Dale drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Edward Muller | 42-39 |
| 16:06 | Washington State | Cheslav Zulauf misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Edward Muller - foul #2 on Edward Muller, team foul #2 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Cal | Jerry Pruitt (PG), Ted Bash (SF), Patrick Wicklund (PF) Edward Muller, Loren Fennell, Allan Dale | |
| Subs | Washington State | Richard Wilbanks (SG), Boris Zellmann (SF), Clinton Shockley (PF), Harold Davis (C) Dikembe Abdallah, Clarence Williamson, Victor Jones, Gary Reith | |
| 16:06 | Washington State | Cheslav Zulauf misses the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 16:06 | Washington State | Cheslav Zulauf makes the 2nd free throw | 42-40 |
| 15:54 | Cal | Bill Runnels drills a shot from the right block | 44-40 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Jerry Pruitt (fresh) SG - Eric Carter (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ted Bash (fresh) PF - Patrick Wicklund (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Bill Runnels (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Cheslav Zulauf (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Wilbanks (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Boris Zellmann (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Clinton Shockley (fresh) 4 reb. C - Harold Davis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:41 | Washington State | Richard Wilbanks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-40 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Marcus Mullan (PG) Cheslav Zulauf | |
| 15:27 | Cal | Harold Davis steals the ball from Bill Runnels | 44-40 |
| 15:15 | Washington State | Ted Bash steals it from Richard Wilbanks | 44-40 |
| 14:49 | Cal | Bill Runnels drills a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Jerry Pruitt and he's fouled by Harold Davis - foul #2 on Harold Davis, team foul #1 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Cal | Edward Muller (PG), Loren Fennell (SF), Allan Dale (PF) Jerry Pruitt, Ted Bash, Patrick Wicklund | |
| Subs | Washington State | Cheslav Zulauf (PG), Dikembe Abdallah (SG), Gary Reith (C) Marcus Mullan, Richard Wilbanks, Harold Davis | |
| 14:49 | Cal | Bill Runnels makes the free throw | 47-40 |
| 14:38 | Washington State | Boris Zellmann is called for traveling | 47-40 |
| 14:09 | Cal | Edward Muller misses the driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Dikembe Abdallah - foul #3 on Dikembe Abdallah, team foul #2 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Cal | Tom Engelbrecht (SG), Patrick Wicklund (C) Eric Carter, Bill Runnels | |
| Subs | Washington State | Clarence Williamson (SF) Boris Zellmann | |
| 14:09 | Cal | Edward Muller makes the 1st free throw | 48-40 |
| 14:09 | Cal | Edward Muller makes the 2nd free throw | 49-40 |
| 13:58 | Washington State | Clinton Shockley comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Patrick Wicklund - foul #2 on Patrick Wicklund, team foul #3 | 49-40 |
| 13:58 | Washington State | Clinton Shockley makes the 1st free throw | 49-41 |
| 13:58 | Washington State | Clinton Shockley misses the 2nd free throw | 49-41 |
| 13:58 | Cal | Patrick Wicklund snags the defensive board | 49-41 |
| 13:34 | Cal | Edward Muller throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-41 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Victor Jones (PF) Clinton Shockley | |
| 13:16 | Washington State | Loren Fennell is called for the reach on Dikembe Abdallah - foul #3 on Loren Fennell, team foul #4 | 49-41 |
| 12:54 | Washington State | Dikembe Abdallah comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-41 |
| 12:53 | Cal | Patrick Wicklund pulls down the rebound | 49-41 |
| 12:43 | Cal | Patrick Wicklund comes up short on the jumper in the paint but the foul's on Victor Jones - foul #2 on Victor Jones, team foul #3 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Cal | Jerry Pruitt (PG), Eric Carter (SG), Bill Runnels (C) Edward Muller, Tom Engelbrecht, Allan Dale | |
| Subs | Washington State | Richard Wilbanks (PG), Boris Zellmann (SF) Cheslav Zulauf, Clarence Williamson | |
| 12:43 | Cal | Patrick Wicklund makes the 1st free throw | 50-41 |
| 12:43 | Cal | Patrick Wicklund makes the 2nd free throw | 51-41 |
| 12:26 | Washington State | Jerry Pruitt takes the ball from Gary Reith | 51-41 |
| 12:21 | Cal | Eric Carter banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jerry Pruitt | 53-41 |
| 12:07 | Washington State | Boris Zellmann is whistled for a carry | 53-41 |
| Subs | Cal | Ted Bash (SF) Loren Fennell | |
| Subs | Washington State | Marcus Mullan (PG) Dikembe Abdallah | |
| 11:47 | Cal | Victor Jones swats the short shot by Bill Runnels | 53-41 |
| 11:45 | Cal | Eric Carter gets the offensive rebound | 53-41 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Jerry Pruitt (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Eric Carter (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ted Bash (fresh) PF - Patrick Wicklund (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Bill Runnels (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Marcus Mullan (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Wilbanks (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Boris Zellmann (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Victor Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Gary Reith (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Cal | Jerry Pruitt misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 53-41 |
| 11:31 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Gary Reith | 53-41 |
| 11:26 | Washington State | Marcus Mullan is hacked by Eric Carter - foul #3 on Eric Carter, team foul #5 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Cal | Edward Muller (PG), Allan Dale (PF) Jerry Pruitt, Patrick Wicklund | |
| Subs | Washington State | Cheslav Zulauf (PG), Clarence Williamson (SF), Clinton Shockley (PF) Marcus Mullan, Boris Zellmann, Victor Jones | |
| 11:19 | Washington State | Clinton Shockley drills a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Clarence Williamson | 53-43 |
| 10:57 | Cal | Allan Dale misses short on a jumper in the paint | 53-43 |
| 10:56 | Washington State | Clarence Williamson snags the defensive board | 53-43 |
| 10:29 | Washington State | Cheslav Zulauf hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-43 |
| 10:28 | Cal | The rebound goes to Bill Runnels | 53-43 |
| 10:09 | Cal | Cheslav Zulauf steals it from Allan Dale | 53-43 |
| 10:06 | Washington State | Richard Wilbanks hits the finger roll on a great pass from Cheslav Zulauf | 53-45 |
| 09:45 | Cal | Allan Dale misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-45 |
| 09:44 | Washington State | Gary Reith snags the defensive board | 53-45 |
| 09:33 | Washington State | Clarence Williamson is hacked by Bill Runnels - foul #3 on Bill Runnels, team foul #6 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Cal | Tom Engelbrecht (SG), Loren Fennell (SF), Patrick Wicklund (PF), Kevin Walters (C) Eric Carter, Ted Bash, Allan Dale, Bill Runnels | |
| Subs | Washington State | Dikembe Abdallah (SG), Boris Zellmann (SF), Victor Jones (PF) Richard Wilbanks, Clarence Williamson, Gary Reith | |
| 09:20 | Washington State | Victor Jones makes the turnaround from close range | 53-47 |
| 08:56 | Cal | Loren Fennell clanks a floater from the right wing | 53-47 |
| 08:55 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Clinton Shockley | 53-47 |
| 08:44 | Washington State | Dikembe Abdallah is fouled on the floor by Loren Fennell - foul #4 on Loren Fennell, team foul #7 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Cal | Jerry Pruitt (PG), Ted Bash (SF), Allan Dale (PF) Edward Muller, Loren Fennell, Kevin Walters | |
| Subs | Washington State | Harold Davis (C) Clinton Shockley | |
| 08:44 | Washington State | Dikembe Abdallah makes the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 08:44 | Washington State | Dikembe Abdallah misses the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 08:44 | Cal | Patrick Wicklund gets the rebound | 53-48 |
| 08:24 | Cal | Tom Engelbrecht misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-48 |
| 08:22 | Washington State | Boris Zellmann grabs the defensive rebound | 53-48 |
| 08:04 | Washington State | Harold Davis loses the dribble to Ted Bash | 53-48 |
| 08:00 | Cal | Jerry Pruitt lays it up and in on a great pass from Ted Bash | 55-48 |
| 07:37 | Washington State | Boris Zellmann misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 55-48 |
| 07:36 | Washington State | Victor Jones tips it but misses | 55-48 |
| 07:34 | Cal | Patrick Wicklund pulls down the rebound | 55-48 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Jerry Pruitt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tom Engelbrecht (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ted Bash (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Allan Dale (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. C - Patrick Wicklund (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Cheslav Zulauf (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dikembe Abdallah (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SF - Boris Zellmann (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Victor Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - Harold Davis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:10 | Cal | Tom Engelbrecht is fouled on the floor by Harold Davis - foul #3 on Harold Davis, team foul #4 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Cal | Edward Muller (PG), Loren Fennell (SF), Kevin Walters (C) Jerry Pruitt, Ted Bash, Patrick Wicklund | |
| Subs | Washington State | Richard Wilbanks (PG), Clarence Williamson (SF), Clinton Shockley (PF), Gary Reith (C) Cheslav Zulauf, Boris Zellmann, Victor Jones, Harold Davis | |
| 06:48 | Cal | Allan Dale can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 55-48 |
| 06:46 | Washington State | Gary Reith grabs the defensive rebound | 55-48 |
| 06:29 | Washington State | Richard Wilbanks clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 55-48 |
| 06:28 | Cal | Kevin Walters gets the rebound | 55-48 |
| 06:07 | Cal | Edward Muller is fouled on the floor by Richard Wilbanks - foul #2 on Richard Wilbanks, team foul #5 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Cal | Eric Carter (SG), Bill Runnels (C) Tom Engelbrecht, Allan Dale | |
| Subs | Washington State | Cheslav Zulauf (PG), Victor Jones (PF) Dikembe Abdallah, Clinton Shockley | |
| 05:39 | Cal | Edward Muller is hacked by Richard Wilbanks - foul #3 on Richard Wilbanks, team foul #6 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Cal | Patrick Wicklund (PF) Kevin Walters | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 05:21 | Cal | Eric Carter makes the 3 from the left corner | 58-48 |
| 04:56 | Washington State | Gary Reith drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Wilbanks | 58-51 |
| 04:42 | Cal | Patrick Wicklund loses the dribble to Cheslav Zulauf | 58-51 |
| 04:37 | Washington State | Richard Wilbanks can't finish the layup | 58-51 |
| 04:36 | Washington State | Cheslav Zulauf grabs the offensive board | 58-51 |
| 04:26 | Washington State | The jump hook by Victor Jones is blocked by Patrick Wicklund | 58-51 |
| 04:25 | Cal | Eric Carter snags the defensive board | 58-51 |
| 03:58 | Cal | Bill Runnels comes up short on the shot from the left block | 58-51 |
| 03:56 | Cal | Loren Fennell grabs the offensive board | 58-51 |
| 03:41 | Cal | Patrick Wicklund is denied on a layup by Victor Jones | 58-51 |
| 03:40 | Washington State | Richard Wilbanks pulls down the rebound | 58-51 |
| 03:23 | Washington State | Gary Reith can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Bill Runnels - foul #4 on Bill Runnels, team foul #8 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Cal | Jerry Pruitt (PG), Tom Engelbrecht (SG), Ted Bash (SF), Allan Dale (PF), Kevin Walters (C) Edward Muller, Eric Carter, Loren Fennell, Patrick Wicklund, Bill Runnels | |
| Subs | Washington State | Marcus Mullan (PG), Dikembe Abdallah (SG), Boris Zellmann (SF), Clinton Shockley (PF) Cheslav Zulauf, Richard Wilbanks, Clarence Williamson, Victor Jones | |
| 03:23 | Washington State | Gary Reith makes the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 03:23 | Washington State | Gary Reith makes the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Jerry Pruitt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tom Engelbrecht (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ted Bash (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Allan Dale (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Walters (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Marcus Mullan (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dikembe Abdallah (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SF - Boris Zellmann (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Clinton Shockley (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary Reith (fresh) 19 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 02:57 | Cal | Allan Dale hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but the foul's on Dikembe Abdallah - foul #4 on Dikembe Abdallah, team foul #7 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Harold Davis (C) Gary Reith | |
| 02:57 | Cal | Allan Dale misses the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 02:57 | Cal | Allan Dale misses the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 02:57 | Cal | Ted Bash grabs the offensive board | 58-53 |
| 02:57 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-53 |
| 02:36 | Cal | Kevin Walters's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-53 |
| Subs | Cal | Edward Muller (PG), Eric Carter (SG), Loren Fennell (SF), Bill Runnels (C) Jerry Pruitt, Tom Engelbrecht, Ted Bash, Kevin Walters | |
| Subs | Washington State | Cheslav Zulauf (PG), Clarence Williamson (SF), Victor Jones (PF), Gary Reith (C) Marcus Mullan, Boris Zellmann, Clinton Shockley, Harold Davis | |
| 02:29 | Washington State | Gary Reith comes up short on the floater from the right block | 58-53 |
| 02:28 | Cal | The rebound goes to Eric Carter | 58-53 |
| 02:12 | Cal | Loren Fennell misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 58-53 |
| 02:11 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Dikembe Abdallah | 58-53 |
| 01:56 | Washington State | Clarence Williamson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-53 |
| 01:55 | Cal | The rebound goes to Edward Muller | 58-53 |
| 01:30 | Cal | Eric Carter drills a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Loren Fennell | 60-53 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:07 | Washington State | Clarence Williamson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-53 |
| 00:41 | Cal | Allan Dale dunks the ball on a nice dish by Edward Muller | 62-53 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Washington State | Dikembe Abdallah misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-53 |
| 00:33 | Cal | Loren Fennell snags the defensive board | 62-53 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Cal | Loren Fennell is hacked by Cheslav Zulauf in the backcourt - foul #1 on Cheslav Zulauf, team foul #8 | 62-53 |
| Subs | Cal | Tom Engelbrecht (SG) Eric Carter | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 00:32 | Cal | Loren Fennell makes the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 00:32 | Cal | Loren Fennell makes the 2nd free throw | 64-53 |
| 00:28 | Washington State | Dikembe Abdallah can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-53 |
| 00:26 | Cal | Loren Fennell snags the defensive board | 64-53 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Cal | Edward Muller runs out the clock | 64-53 |