| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Richard Howell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Carter Foreman (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Thomas Mowrey (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jan Barry (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Clancy (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - James Trautman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Scott (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Martin Nieves (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mitch Maughan (fresh) 3 pts. C - Stanley Bryant (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cal | Martin Nieves inbounds the ball | 31-25 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:34 | Cal | William Scott comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-25 |
| 19:32 | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey gets the rebound | 31-25 |
| 19:27 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman travels with the ball | 31-25 |
| 18:58 | Cal | Martin Nieves's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-25 |
| 18:36 | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey's pass is intercepted by Martin Nieves | 31-25 |
| 18:33 | Cal | Martin Nieves lays it in | 31-27 |
| 18:06 | Rutgers | Stanley Bryant swats the short shot by Harold Clancy | 31-27 |
| 18:04 | Cal | Mitch Maughan grabs the defensive rebound | 31-27 |
| 17:51 | Cal | Mitch Maughan drills a runner from the right block on a great pass from James Trautman | 31-29 |
| 17:26 | Rutgers | Richard Howell makes the shot from the right wing | 33-29 |
| 16:58 | Cal | Martin Nieves misses short on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Thomas Mowrey - foul #1 on Thomas Mowrey, team foul #1 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook (PF) Jan Barry | |
| Subs | Cal | John Matsumura (C) Stanley Bryant | |
| 16:58 | Cal | Martin Nieves makes the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 16:58 | Cal | Martin Nieves misses the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| 16:58 | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook snags the defensive board | 33-30 |
| 16:34 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Richard Howell | 36-30 |
| 16:08 | Cal | James Trautman knocks in the shot from the right side on a nice dish by John Matsumura and he's hacked by Richard Howell - foul #1 on Richard Howell, team foul #2 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio (PG), Allen Ordonez (SG), Charles Walsh (SF) Richard Howell, Carter Foreman, Thomas Mowrey | |
| Subs | Cal | John Saine (SF) Martin Nieves | |
| 16:08 | Cal | James Trautman makes the free throw | 36-33 |
| 15:39 | Rutgers | Allen Ordonez misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 36-33 |
| 15:38 | Cal | John Matsumura grabs the defensive rebound | 36-33 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Alan Oliverio (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Allen Ordonez (fresh) SF - Charles Walsh (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Anthony Westbrook (fresh) C - Harold Clancy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - James Trautman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Scott (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Saine (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mitch Maughan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - John Matsumura (fresh) | |
| 15:22 | Cal | James Trautman knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from William Scott | 36-36 |
| 14:56 | Rutgers | Harold Clancy buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Alan Oliverio | 38-36 |
| 14:37 | Cal | John Saine is fouled on the floor by Allen Ordonez - foul #1 on Allen Ordonez, team foul #3 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Howell (PG), Carter Foreman (SG), Thomas Mowrey (SF), Jan Barry (PF) Alan Oliverio, Allen Ordonez, Charles Walsh, Harold Clancy | |
| Subs | Cal | Stanley Bryant (C) John Matsumura | |
| 14:21 | Cal | William Scott misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-36 |
| 14:19 | Cal | John Saine pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-36 |
| 13:59 | Cal | James Trautman scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-39 |
| 13:35 | Rutgers | William Scott is called for the reach on Thomas Mowrey - foul #3 on William Scott, team foul #1 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harold Clancy (C) Anthony Westbrook | |
| Subs | Cal | Martin Nieves (SF) Mitch Maughan | |
| 13:20 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-39 |
| 13:19 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Howell | 38-39 |
| 12:54 | Rutgers | Richard Howell buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Carter Foreman | 41-39 |
| 12:35 | Cal | James Trautman misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 41-39 |
| 12:33 | Rutgers | Jan Barry snags the defensive board | 41-39 |
| 12:04 | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-39 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Allen Ordonez (SG), Charles Walsh (SF), Anthony Westbrook (C) Carter Foreman, Thomas Mowrey, Harold Clancy | |
| Subs | Cal | Elliot Croy (SG), Robert Eubanks (PF), John Matsumura (C) William Scott, John Saine, Stanley Bryant | |
| 11:43 | Cal | Robert Eubanks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-39 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Cal | Ronald Moody (PG), Mitch Maughan (PF) James Trautman, Robert Eubanks | |
| 11:22 | Rutgers | Allen Ordonez is denied on a layup by John Matsumura | 41-39 |
| 11:21 | Rutgers | Jan Barry can't tip it in | 41-39 |
| 11:20 | Cal | John Matsumura grabs the defensive rebound | 41-39 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Richard Howell (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Allen Ordonez (fresh) SF - Charles Walsh (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jan Barry (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony Westbrook (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Ronald Moody (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Elliot Croy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Martin Nieves (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Mitch Maughan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - John Matsumura (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Cal | Ronald Moody is fouled on the floor by Richard Howell - foul #2 on Richard Howell, team foul #4 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harold Clancy (C) Jan Barry | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 10:56 | Cal | Elliot Croy can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Allen Ordonez - foul #2 on Allen Ordonez, team foul #5 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio (PG), Carter Foreman (SG), Thomas Mowrey (SF) Richard Howell, Allen Ordonez, Charles Walsh | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 10:56 | Cal | Elliot Croy makes the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 10:56 | Cal | Elliot Croy misses the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 10:56 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Harold Clancy | 41-40 |
| 10:34 | Rutgers | Harold Clancy buries a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Alan Oliverio | 43-40 |
| 10:14 | Cal | Harold Clancy steps in front of the Mitch Maughan pass | 43-40 |
| 09:51 | Rutgers | Harold Clancy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-40 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Howell (PG), Charles Walsh (PF) Alan Oliverio, Anthony Westbrook | |
| Subs | Cal | James Trautman (PG), William Scott (SG), John Saine (SF), Robert Eubanks (PF), Stanley Bryant (C) Ronald Moody, Elliot Croy, Martin Nieves, Mitch Maughan, John Matsumura | |
| 09:23 | Cal | The jump hook by James Trautman is blocked by Charles Walsh | 43-40 |
| 09:21 | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey snags the defensive board | 43-40 |
| 08:52 | Rutgers | Robert Eubanks is called for the reach on Carter Foreman - foul #1 on Robert Eubanks, team foul #2 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jan Barry (PF), Anthony Westbrook (C) Carter Foreman, Harold Clancy | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 08:35 | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Anthony Westbrook | 46-40 |
| 08:18 | Cal | Robert Eubanks buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by James Trautman and he's fouled by Charles Walsh - foul #2 on Charles Walsh, team foul #6 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Allen Ordonez (SG) Thomas Mowrey | |
| Subs | Cal | Elliot Croy (SF) John Saine | |
| 08:18 | Cal | Robert Eubanks makes the free throw | 46-43 |
| 07:56 | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Eubanks | 46-43 |
| 07:54 | Cal | Robert Eubanks gets the rebound | 46-43 |
| 07:27 | Cal | Stanley Bryant is fouled on the floor by Anthony Westbrook - foul #2 on Anthony Westbrook, team foul #7 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carter Foreman (SG), Harold Clancy (C) Allen Ordonez, Anthony Westbrook | |
| Subs | Cal | Mitch Maughan (PF) Robert Eubanks | |
| 07:27 | Cal | Stanley Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 07:27 | Cal | Stanley Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 07:04 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman is hacked by William Scott - foul #4 on William Scott, team foul #3 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio (PG), Thomas Mowrey (SF) Richard Howell, Charles Walsh | |
| Subs | Cal | John Saine (SF), John Matsumura (C) Elliot Croy, Stanley Bryant | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Alan Oliverio (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Carter Foreman (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Mowrey (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jan Barry (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Harold Clancy (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - James Trautman (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Scott (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - John Saine (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mitch Maughan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - John Matsumura (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 06:35 | Rutgers | Harold Clancy double dribbles | 46-45 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Cal | Martin Nieves (SG) William Scott | |
| 06:08 | Cal | The jump hook by Mitch Maughan is blocked by Jan Barry | 46-45 |
| 06:06 | Rutgers | Harold Clancy snags the defensive board | 46-45 |
| 05:43 | Rutgers | Harold Clancy is whistled for a carry | 46-45 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Howell (PG), Anthony Westbrook (PF) Alan Oliverio, Jan Barry | |
| Subs | Cal | Ronald Moody (PG) James Trautman | |
| 05:27 | Cal | John Saine is called for traveling | 46-45 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Cal | Elliot Croy (SG), Stanley Bryant (C) John Saine, John Matsumura | |
| 05:04 | Rutgers | Harold Clancy can't connect on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Stanley Bryant - foul #3 on Stanley Bryant, team foul #4 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Cal | William Scott (SG), Robert Eubanks (PF) Elliot Croy, Mitch Maughan | |
| 05:04 | Rutgers | Harold Clancy makes the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 05:04 | Rutgers | Harold Clancy makes the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 04:53 | Cal | Stanley Bryant's pass is intercepted by Harold Clancy | 48-45 |
| 04:31 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Richard Howell and he's hacked by Stanley Bryant - foul #4 on Stanley Bryant, team foul #5 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Charles Walsh (SF), Allen Ordonez (PF) Thomas Mowrey, Harold Clancy | |
| Subs | Cal | James Trautman (PG), Elliot Croy (SF) Ronald Moody, Martin Nieves | |
| 04:31 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman misses the free throw | 50-45 |
| 04:31 | Cal | Robert Eubanks gets the rebound | 50-45 |
| 04:08 | Cal | James Trautman misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-45 |
| 04:07 | Rutgers | Charles Walsh snags the defensive board | 50-45 |
| 03:46 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-45 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jan Barry (PF) Carter Foreman | |
| Subs | Cal | John Saine (SF), John Matsumura (C) Elliot Croy, Stanley Bryant | |
| 03:24 | Cal | James Trautman is hacked by Jan Barry - foul #2 on Jan Barry, team foul #8 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey (SG), Harold Clancy (C) Allen Ordonez, Anthony Westbrook | |
| Subs | Cal | Mitch Maughan (PF) Robert Eubanks | |
| 03:24 | Cal | James Trautman misses the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 03:24 | Rutgers | Harold Clancy pulls down the rebound | 50-45 |
| 02:58 | Rutgers | Richard Howell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 50-45 |
| 02:57 | Cal | John Matsumura gets the rebound | 50-45 |
| 02:57 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-45 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carter Foreman (SG) Charles Walsh | |
| Subs | Cal | Martin Nieves (SF), Stanley Bryant (C) John Saine, John Matsumura | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Richard Howell (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Carter Foreman (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Mowrey (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jan Barry (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Harold Clancy (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - James Trautman (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Scott (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Martin Nieves (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Mitch Maughan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Stanley Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 02:33 | Cal | James Trautman can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-45 |
| 02:32 | Rutgers | Harold Clancy grabs the board | 50-45 |
| 02:08 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman's floater is tipped away by Martin Nieves | 50-45 |
| 02:07 | Cal | Mitch Maughan grabs the defensive rebound | 50-45 |
| 01:45 | Cal | Martin Nieves scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from William Scott | 50-47 |
| 01:26 | Rutgers | Harold Clancy connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 52-47 |
| 01:03 | Cal | William Scott clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-47 |
| 01:02 | Rutgers | Harold Clancy pulls down the rebound | 52-47 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:58 | Rutgers | William Scott is called for the reach on Harold Clancy - foul #5 on William Scott, team foul #6 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook (PF) Jan Barry | |
| Subs | Cal | John Saine (SF) William Scott | |
| 00:56 | Rutgers | James Trautman is called for the reach on Thomas Mowrey - foul #2 on James Trautman, team foul #7 | 52-47 |
| 00:56 | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey makes the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 00:56 | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey misses the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 00:56 | Cal | Stanley Bryant grabs the board | 53-47 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:52 | Cal | Anthony Westbrook picks off the pass by John Saine | 53-47 |
| 00:50 | Rutgers | James Trautman is called for the reach on Harold Clancy in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Trautman, team foul #8 | 53-47 |
| 00:50 | Rutgers | Harold Clancy makes the 1st free throw | 54-47 |
| 00:50 | Rutgers | Harold Clancy makes the 2nd free throw | 55-47 |
| 00:43 | Cal | Harold Clancy is called for the reach on James Trautman - foul #1 on Harold Clancy, team foul #9 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jan Barry (PF) Anthony Westbrook | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 00:43 | Cal | James Trautman makes the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 00:43 | Cal | James Trautman makes the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| 00:40 | Rutgers | Richard Howell is fouled in the backcourt by James Trautman - foul #4 on James Trautman, team foul #9 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook (PF) Jan Barry | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 00:40 | Rutgers | Richard Howell makes the 1st free throw | 56-49 |
| 00:40 | Rutgers | Richard Howell makes the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| 00:33 | Cal | John Saine misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-49 |
| 00:31 | Rutgers | Harold Clancy gets the rebound | 57-49 |
| 00:29 | Rutgers | Harold Clancy is fouled in the backcourt by Martin Nieves - foul #1 on Martin Nieves, team foul #10 | 57-49 |
| 00:29 | Rutgers | Harold Clancy misses the 1st free throw | 57-49 |
| 00:29 | Rutgers | Harold Clancy misses the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| 00:29 | Cal | Mitch Maughan grabs the board | 57-49 |
| 00:23 | Cal | John Saine hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 57-49 |
| 00:22 | Cal | Mitch Maughan snags the offensive board | 57-49 |
| 00:20 | Cal | John Saine makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Martin Nieves | 57-52 |
| 00:19 | Rutgers | Richard Howell is hacked by James Trautman in the backcourt - foul #5 on James Trautman, team foul #11 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Charles Walsh (PF) Anthony Westbrook | |
| Subs | Cal | Ronald Moody (PG) James Trautman | |
| 00:19 | Rutgers | Richard Howell makes the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 00:19 | Rutgers | Richard Howell makes the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 00:17 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-52 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jan Barry (PF) Charles Walsh | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 00:13 | Cal | John Saine misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-52 |
| 00:12 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Jan Barry | 59-52 |
| 00:09 | Rutgers | Ronald Moody is called for the reach on Jan Barry in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronald Moody, team foul #12 | 59-52 |
| 00:09 | Rutgers | Jan Barry makes the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 00:09 | Rutgers | Jan Barry makes the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| 00:07 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 61-52 |
| 00:03 | Cal | Martin Nieves is fouled on the floor by Carter Foreman - foul #1 on Carter Foreman, team foul #10 | 61-52 |
| 00:03 | Cal | Martin Nieves makes the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 00:03 | Cal | Martin Nieves makes the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Richard Howell runs out the clock | 61-54 |