| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Harold Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael O'Neal (fresh) SF - Arthur Banks (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Fleming (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Jessie Piercy (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stanley Mallory (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Norman Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Satter (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gilbert Seely (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Arthur Banks inbounds the ball | 28-29 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:41 | Pitt | Robert Fleming misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 28-29 |
| 19:39 | Cal | Jessie Piercy grabs the board | 28-29 |
| 19:24 | Cal | Norman Taylor works out of a doubleteam and scores on a shot in the paint on a great pass from Robert Satter | 28-31 |
| 18:57 | Pitt | Arthur Banks hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-31 |
| 18:50 | Cal | Jessie Piercy splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 31-31 |
| 18:48 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Harold Smith | 31-31 |
| 18:43 | Pitt | Arthur Banks scores on a shot from just outside the lane set up by Michael O'Neal | 33-31 |
| 18:24 | Cal | Jessie Piercy works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-31 |
| 18:22 | Pitt | Robert Fleming pulls down the rebound | 33-31 |
| 17:56 | Pitt | Arthur Banks comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-31 |
| 17:54 | Cal | Stanley Mallory grabs the board | 33-31 |
| 17:51 | Cal | Harold Smith is called for the reach on Jessie Piercy in the backcourt - foul #3 on Harold Smith, team foul #1 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Cal | Lyle Triche (C) Gilbert Seely | |
| 17:37 | Cal | Stanley Mallory's layup is rejected by Robert Fleming | 33-31 |
| 17:35 | Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Norman Taylor | 33-31 |
| 17:30 | Cal | Jessie Piercy makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-34 |
| 17:09 | Pitt | Robert Fleming misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-34 |
| 17:08 | Cal | The rebound goes to Jessie Piercy | 33-34 |
| 16:50 | Cal | Jessie Piercy drills a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Norman Taylor and he's fouled by Michael O'Neal - foul #2 on Michael O'Neal, team foul #2 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Pitt | Eddie Bates (SG), David Sauceda (SF), Charles Whitmer (C) Michael O'Neal, Arthur Banks, Robert Fleming | |
| Subs | Cal | Brady Renteria (SG), Gerald Roach (PF) Stanley Mallory, Robert Satter | |
| 16:50 | Cal | Jessie Piercy makes the free throw | 33-37 |
| 16:32 | Pitt | Harold Smith clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 33-37 |
| 16:31 | Pitt | Harold Smith grabs the offensive board | 33-37 |
| 16:15 | Pitt | Charles Whitmer buries a floater from the left side | 35-37 |
| 16:07 | Cal | Jessie Piercy is hacked by Joseph Phillips - foul #2 on Joseph Phillips, team foul #3 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Fleming (C) Joseph Phillips | |
| Subs | Cal | Gilbert Seely (C) Lyle Triche | |
| 15:53 | Cal | Jessie Piercy works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Norman Taylor | 35-40 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Harold Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eddie Bates (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Sauceda (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Charles Whitmer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Fleming (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Jessie Piercy (fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brady Renteria (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Norman Taylor (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gerald Roach (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gilbert Seely (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:29 | Pitt | Harold Smith misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Gilbert Seely - foul #1 on Gilbert Seely, team foul #1 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Pitt | Arthur Banks (SF) Robert Fleming | |
| Subs | Cal | Benjamin Buono (PG), Stanley Mallory (SG) Jessie Piercy, Brady Renteria | |
| 15:29 | Pitt | Harold Smith misses the 1st free throw | 35-40 |
| 15:29 | Pitt | Harold Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 15:15 | Cal | Eddie Bates steals it from Norman Taylor out of a doubleteam | 36-40 |
| 15:12 | Pitt | Harold Smith throws it down on a great pass from Eddie Bates | 38-40 |
| 14:50 | Cal | Stanley Mallory misses short on a 3 from straight away | 38-40 |
| 14:49 | Cal | Gilbert Seely grabs the offensive board | 38-40 |
| 14:38 | Cal | Stanley Mallory buries a shot near the basket set up by Norman Taylor out of the doubleteam and the foul's on David Sauceda - foul #1 on David Sauceda, team foul #4 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael O'Neal (SG), Robert Fleming (C) Harold Smith, Eddie Bates | |
| Subs | Cal | Jessie Piercy (PG), Robert Satter (PF), Lyle Triche (C) Benjamin Buono, Gerald Roach, Gilbert Seely | |
| 14:38 | Cal | Stanley Mallory makes the free throw | 38-43 |
| 14:16 | Pitt | David Sauceda hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-43 |
| 14:14 | Cal | Robert Satter pulls down the rebound | 38-43 |
| 14:08 | Cal | Norman Taylor splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 38-43 |
| 14:07 | Cal | Jessie Piercy tips it but misses | 38-43 |
| 14:05 | Pitt | Michael O'Neal grabs the board | 38-43 |
| 13:39 | Pitt | Arthur Banks misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 38-43 |
| 13:37 | Pitt | Robert Fleming tips it home | 40-43 |
| 13:28 | Cal | Stanley Mallory hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Michael O'Neal - foul #3 on Michael O'Neal, team foul #5 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Pitt | Eddie Bates (SF), Joseph Phillips (PF) Arthur Banks, Robert Fleming | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 13:28 | Cal | Stanley Mallory makes the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 13:28 | Cal | Stanley Mallory makes the 2nd free throw | 40-45 |
| 13:03 | Pitt | Joseph Phillips blows the layup | 40-45 |
| 13:01 | Cal | Robert Satter snags the defensive board | 40-45 |
| 12:56 | Cal | Stanley Mallory connects on the 3 from the right corner | 40-48 |
| 12:31 | Pitt | David Sauceda loses the dribble to Robert Satter | 40-48 |
| 12:23 | Cal | Norman Taylor shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Jessie Piercy and he's hacked by Eddie Bates - foul #3 on Eddie Bates, team foul #6 | 40-50 |
| Subs | Pitt | Harold Smith (PG) Michael O'Neal | |
| Subs | Cal | Benjamin Buono (PG), Brady Renteria (SG), Gerald Roach (PF), Gilbert Seely (C) Jessie Piercy, Stanley Mallory, Robert Satter, Lyle Triche | |
| 12:23 | Cal | Norman Taylor misses the free throw | 40-50 |
| 12:23 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Joseph Phillips | 40-50 |
| 12:02 | Pitt | Charles Whitmer clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 40-50 |
| 12:00 | Pitt | David Sauceda tips it in | 42-50 |
| 11:47 | Cal | Gilbert Seely's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-50 |
| Subs | Pitt | Arthur Banks (SF), Robert Fleming (C) Eddie Bates, Charles Whitmer | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Harold Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Sauceda (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Arthur Banks (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Fleming (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Benjamin Buono (fresh) SG - Brady Renteria (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Norman Taylor (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gerald Roach (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gilbert Seely (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:18 | Pitt | Gerald Roach swats the short shot by Robert Fleming | 42-50 |
| 11:17 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Fleming | 42-50 |
| 10:49 | Pitt | David Sauceda hits a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Arthur Banks | 44-50 |
| 10:42 | Cal | Benjamin Buono is whistled for a carry | 44-50 |
| Subs | Pitt | Charles Whitmer (PF) Joseph Phillips | |
| Subs | Cal | Jessie Piercy (PG), Stanley Mallory (SG), James Key (SF), Lyle Triche (C) Benjamin Buono, Brady Renteria, Norman Taylor, Gilbert Seely | |
| 10:22 | Pitt | Charles Whitmer scores on a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Harold Smith | 46-50 |
| 10:05 | Cal | Jessie Piercy shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-50 |
| 10:03 | Pitt | David Sauceda grabs the defensive rebound | 46-50 |
| 09:37 | Pitt | Robert Fleming scores on a shot from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Lyle Triche - foul #2 on Lyle Triche, team foul #2 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Pitt | Eddie Bates (PG), Michael O'Neal (SG) Harold Smith, David Sauceda | |
| Subs | Cal | Norman Taylor (SF), Robert Satter (PF) James Key, Gerald Roach | |
| 09:37 | Pitt | Robert Fleming makes the free throw | 49-50 |
| 09:21 | Cal | Stanley Mallory is called for 5 seconds | 49-50 |
| Subs | Pitt | Joseph Phillips (PF) Robert Fleming | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 09:03 | Pitt | Charles Whitmer is hacked by Lyle Triche - foul #3 on Lyle Triche, team foul #3 | 49-50 |
| 08:41 | Pitt | Arthur Banks knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Michael O'Neal | 52-50 |
| 08:14 | Cal | Robert Satter knocks in the floater in the lane on a great pass from Jessie Piercy out of a doubleteam | 52-52 |
| 07:45 | Pitt | Norman Taylor steps in front of the Charles Whitmer pass | 52-52 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Eddie Bates (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Michael O'Neal (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Arthur Banks (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Phillips (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Whitmer (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Jessie Piercy (fresh) 20 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stanley Mallory (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. SF - Norman Taylor (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Satter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Lyle Triche (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:29 | Cal | Jessie Piercy comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 52-52 |
| 07:28 | Cal | Lyle Triche tips it but misses | 52-52 |
| 07:26 | Cal | Stanley Mallory can't tip it in | 52-52 |
| 07:24 | Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Lyle Triche | 52-52 |
| 07:13 | Cal | Joseph Phillips steals the ball from Lyle Triche | 52-52 |
| 07:03 | Pitt | Charles Whitmer comes up short on the turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Lyle Triche - foul #4 on Lyle Triche, team foul #4 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Pitt | Harold Smith (PG), David Sauceda (SF), Robert Fleming (C) Michael O'Neal, Arthur Banks, Joseph Phillips | |
| Subs | Cal | Brady Renteria (SG), James Key (SF), Gerald Roach (PF), Gilbert Seely (C) Stanley Mallory, Norman Taylor, Robert Satter, Lyle Triche | |
| 07:03 | Pitt | Charles Whitmer makes the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 07:03 | Pitt | Charles Whitmer misses the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 07:03 | Cal | Jessie Piercy grabs the defensive rebound | 53-52 |
| 06:49 | Cal | James Key scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jessie Piercy | 53-55 |
| 06:20 | Pitt | The jump hook by Charles Whitmer is blocked by Gerald Roach | 53-55 |
| 06:19 | Cal | James Key snags the defensive board | 53-55 |
| 06:00 | Cal | Jessie Piercy splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-55 |
| 05:58 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Charles Whitmer | 53-55 |
| 05:31 | Pitt | Charles Whitmer connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Harold Smith | 55-55 |
| 05:15 | Cal | Jessie Piercy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-55 |
| 05:13 | Pitt | Charles Whitmer snags the defensive board | 55-55 |
| 05:07 | Pitt | Robert Fleming misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-55 |
| 05:06 | Pitt | David Sauceda tips it back up and in | 57-55 |
| 04:44 | Cal | Jessie Piercy splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 57-55 |
| 04:42 | Pitt | David Sauceda gets the rebound | 57-55 |
| 04:19 | Pitt | Robert Fleming comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-55 |
| 04:17 | Cal | The rebound goes to Gerald Roach | 57-55 |
| 04:17 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-55 |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael O'Neal (SG), Arthur Banks (SF), Joseph Phillips (PF) Eddie Bates, David Sauceda, Charles Whitmer | |
| Subs | Cal | Stanley Mallory (SG), Norman Taylor (SF), Robert Satter (PF) Brady Renteria, James Key, Gerald Roach | |
| 04:07 | Cal | Robert Fleming is called for the reach on Gilbert Seely - foul #2 on Robert Fleming, team foul #7 | 57-55 |
| 04:07 | Cal | Gilbert Seely misses the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 04:07 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Michael O'Neal | 57-55 |
| 03:44 | Pitt | Harold Smith is fouled on the floor by Robert Satter - foul #2 on Robert Satter, team foul #5 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Cal | Lyle Triche (C) Gilbert Seely | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Harold Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael O'Neal (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Arthur Banks (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Fleming (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Jessie Piercy (fresh) 20 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stanley Mallory (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. SF - Norman Taylor (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Satter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Lyle Triche (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:30 | Pitt | Robert Fleming comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-55 |
| 03:29 | Cal | The rebound goes to Stanley Mallory | 57-55 |
| 03:18 | Cal | Arthur Banks takes the ball from Jessie Piercy after a doubleteam | 57-55 |
| 02:57 | Pitt | Arthur Banks is called for traveling | 57-55 |
| Subs | Pitt | David Sauceda (C) Robert Fleming | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 02:48 | Cal | Norman Taylor makes the contested runner from the right block set up by Jessie Piercy | 57-57 |
| 02:26 | Pitt | Arthur Banks hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Phillips | 59-57 |
| 02:06 | Cal | Jessie Piercy evades the doubleteam but misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 59-57 |
| 02:04 | Pitt | Joseph Phillips gets the rebound | 59-57 |
| 01:43 | Pitt | Arthur Banks hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Harold Smith | 62-57 |
| 01:23 | Cal | Harold Smith is called for the reach on Jessie Piercy - foul #4 on Harold Smith, team foul #8 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Fleming (C) David Sauceda | |
| Subs | Cal | Gilbert Seely (C) Lyle Triche | |
| 01:23 | Cal | Jessie Piercy makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 01:23 | Cal | Jessie Piercy makes the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 01:09 | Pitt | Robert Fleming connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 65-59 |
| 00:51 | Cal | Norman Taylor misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 65-59 |
| 00:49 | Pitt | Joseph Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 65-59 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:28 | Pitt | Joseph Phillips misses short on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Robert Satter - foul #3 on Robert Satter, team foul #6 | 65-59 |
| Subs | Pitt | David Sauceda (PG) Harold Smith | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 00:28 | Pitt | Joseph Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 00:28 | Pitt | Joseph Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 66-59 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:22 | Cal | Jessie Piercy shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-59 |
| 00:21 | Cal | Stanley Mallory grabs the offensive rebound | 66-59 |
| 00:17 | Cal | Jessie Piercy drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Stanley Mallory | 66-62 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:15 | Pitt | Arthur Banks is hacked by Stanley Mallory in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stanley Mallory, team foul #7 | 66-62 |
| Subs | Pitt | Harold Smith (PG) Joseph Phillips | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 00:15 | Pitt | Arthur Banks misses the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 00:15 | Cal | The rebound goes to Gilbert Seely | 66-62 |
| 00:09 | Cal | Stanley Mallory misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 66-62 |
| 00:08 | Pitt | Harold Smith gets the rebound | 66-62 |
| 00:07 | Pitt | Jessie Piercy is called for the reach on Harold Smith in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jessie Piercy, team foul #8 | 66-62 |
| 00:07 | Pitt | Harold Smith makes the 1st free throw | 67-62 |
| 00:07 | Pitt | Harold Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 67-62 |
| 00:07 | Cal | The rebound goes to Gilbert Seely | 67-62 |
| 00:02 | Cal | Norman Taylor is hacked by Michael O'Neal - foul #4 on Michael O'Neal, team foul #9 | 67-62 |
| Subs | Pitt | Joseph Phillips (PF) David Sauceda | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 00:02 | Cal | Norman Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 00:02 | Cal | Norman Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Harold Smith runs out the clock | 67-64 |