| Lineup | Cal | PG - Alva Vilkoski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Alexander (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Glenn Murphy (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - August Bissonnette (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jesse Ellis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Paul Bruckner (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lewis Pleas (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Johnny Pantano (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Kresge (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe Price (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Cal | Glenn Murphy inbounds the ball | 27-26 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Cal | Alva Vilkoski scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Glenn Murphy | 30-26 |
| 19:26 | Vanderbilt | Joe Price's fadeaway is rejected by August Bissonnette | 30-26 |
| 19:25 | Cal | August Bissonnette grabs the defensive rebound | 30-26 |
| 19:06 | Cal | Glenn Murphy hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 30-26 |
| 19:04 | Cal | August Bissonnette can't tip it in | 30-26 |
| 19:02 | Vanderbilt | Johnny Pantano grabs the defensive rebound | 30-26 |
| 18:37 | Vanderbilt | Johnny Pantano connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-29 |
| 18:08 | Cal | Joe Price swats the short shot by August Bissonnette | 30-29 |
| 18:06 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Paul Bruckner | 30-29 |
| 17:40 | Vanderbilt | Johnny Pantano misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-29 |
| 17:38 | Cal | Glenn Murphy grabs the defensive rebound | 30-29 |
| 17:16 | Cal | Alva Vilkoski misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-29 |
| 17:15 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to David Kresge | 30-29 |
| 16:46 | Vanderbilt | Johnny Pantano misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 30-29 |
| 16:45 | Cal | Glenn Murphy snags the defensive board | 30-29 |
| 16:22 | Cal | August Bissonnette hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Paul Bruckner - foul #1 on Paul Bruckner, team foul #1 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Cal | Julian Williams (SG), Rocky Russo (C) Daniel Alexander, Jesse Ellis | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Charles Finch (SG), Clay Ripley (C) Lewis Pleas, Joe Price | |
| 16:22 | Cal | August Bissonnette makes the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 16:22 | Cal | August Bissonnette makes the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 16:05 | Vanderbilt | David Kresge misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-29 |
| 16:03 | Vanderbilt | Clay Ripley pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-29 |
| 15:44 | Vanderbilt | Alva Vilkoski takes the ball from David Kresge | 32-29 |
| 15:39 | Cal | Alva Vilkoski lays it up and in | 34-29 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Alva Vilkoski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Julian Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Glenn Murphy (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - August Bissonnette (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Rocky Russo (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Paul Bruckner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Finch (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Johnny Pantano (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Kresge (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Clay Ripley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:16 | Vanderbilt | Paul Bruckner misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by August Bissonnette - foul #1 on August Bissonnette, team foul #1 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Cal | Daniel Alexander (SG), Daniel Pappas (PF) Alva Vilkoski, August Bissonnette | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Lewis Pleas (SG) Charles Finch | |
| 15:16 | Vanderbilt | Paul Bruckner makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 15:16 | Vanderbilt | Paul Bruckner makes the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 14:58 | Cal | Julian Williams misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-31 |
| 14:57 | Vanderbilt | Johnny Pantano snags the defensive board | 34-31 |
| 14:28 | Vanderbilt | Paul Bruckner knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by David Kresge | 34-34 |
| 14:03 | Cal | Julian Williams scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-34 |
| 13:34 | Vanderbilt | Johnny Pantano can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-34 |
| 13:32 | Cal | Rocky Russo grabs the defensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 13:08 | Cal | Julian Williams misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-34 |
| 13:07 | Cal | Glenn Murphy tips it back up and in | 39-34 |
| 12:41 | Vanderbilt | David Kresge drills a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Paul Bruckner | 39-36 |
| 12:16 | Cal | Glenn Murphy is whistled for traveling | 39-36 |
| Subs | Cal | Alva Vilkoski (PG), August Bissonnette (PF), Jesse Ellis (C) Julian Williams, Daniel Pappas, Rocky Russo | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Charles Finch (SG), Kenneth Clinard (SF), Joe Price (C) Lewis Pleas, Johnny Pantano, Clay Ripley | |
| 11:56 | Vanderbilt | Glenn Murphy steps in front of the Charles Finch pass | 39-36 |
| 11:44 | Cal | Alva Vilkoski misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-36 |
| 11:42 | Vanderbilt | Charles Finch grabs the board | 39-36 |
| 11:40 | Vanderbilt | Paul Bruckner is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 39-36 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Timothy Pike (PF) David Kresge | |
| 11:24 | Cal | Kenneth Clinard takes the ball from August Bissonnette | 39-36 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Alva Vilkoski (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Alexander (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Glenn Murphy (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - August Bissonnette (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Jesse Ellis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Paul Bruckner (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Finch (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Clinard (fresh) PF - Timothy Pike (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joe Price (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:05 | Vanderbilt | Daniel Alexander steals the ball from Charles Finch | 39-36 |
| 11:02 | Cal | Daniel Alexander lays it up and in | 41-36 |
| 10:38 | Vanderbilt | Paul Bruckner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-36 |
| 10:36 | Cal | Jesse Ellis gets the rebound | 41-36 |
| 10:12 | Cal | August Bissonnette blows the dunk but the foul's on Kenneth Clinard - foul #2 on Kenneth Clinard, team foul #2 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Cal | Julian Williams (SF) Glenn Murphy | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Rose (PG), Lewis Pleas (SG), Johnny Pantano (SF), David Kresge (PF) Paul Bruckner, Charles Finch, Kenneth Clinard, Timothy Pike | |
| 10:12 | Cal | August Bissonnette makes the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 10:12 | Cal | August Bissonnette makes the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 09:46 | Vanderbilt | David Kresge hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-36 |
| 09:45 | Cal | Jesse Ellis grabs the board | 43-36 |
| 09:26 | Cal | Joe Price is called for the reach on Jesse Ellis - foul #1 on Joe Price, team foul #3 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Clay Ripley (C) Joe Price | |
| 09:09 | Cal | Julian Williams hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 43-36 |
| 09:08 | Vanderbilt | Clay Ripley snags the defensive board | 43-36 |
| 08:48 | Vanderbilt | David Kresge hits a floater from close range on a nice dish by Lewis Pleas | 43-38 |
| 08:19 | Cal | Alva Vilkoski makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Daniel Alexander | 46-38 |
| 07:57 | Vanderbilt | Johnny Pantano misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-38 |
| 07:55 | Vanderbilt | Clay Ripley grabs the offensive board | 46-38 |
| 07:39 | Vanderbilt | Lewis Pleas misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 46-38 |
| 07:37 | Cal | Jesse Ellis grabs the defensive rebound | 46-38 |
| 07:10 | Cal | Alva Vilkoski buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-38 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Alva Vilkoski (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Alexander (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Julian Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - August Bissonnette (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Jesse Ellis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - John Rose (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lewis Pleas (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Johnny Pantano (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Kresge (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Clay Ripley (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:57 | Vanderbilt | Lewis Pleas dunks the ball set up by John Rose | 49-40 |
| 06:28 | Cal | Daniel Alexander knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Jesse Ellis | 52-40 |
| 06:12 | Vanderbilt | August Bissonnette picks off the pass by Lewis Pleas | 52-40 |
| 06:02 | Cal | Jesse Ellis misses long on a runner in the paint | 52-40 |
| 06:01 | Vanderbilt | Johnny Pantano snags the defensive board | 52-40 |
| 05:59 | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-40 |
| Subs | Cal | Glenn Murphy (SF), Daniel Pappas (PF), Rocky Russo (C) Julian Williams, August Bissonnette, Jesse Ellis | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Paul Bruckner (PG), Kenneth Clinard (SF), Timothy Pike (PF), Joe Price (C) John Rose, Johnny Pantano, David Kresge, Clay Ripley | |
| 05:48 | Vanderbilt | Paul Bruckner is fouled on the floor by Alva Vilkoski - foul #3 on Alva Vilkoski, team foul #2 | 52-40 |
| 05:33 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Clinard loses the dribble to Daniel Alexander | 52-40 |
| 05:28 | Cal | Daniel Alexander hits the finger roll | 54-40 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:23 | Vanderbilt | Lewis Pleas can't connect on a shot from close range | 54-40 |
| 05:22 | Cal | Glenn Murphy pulls down the rebound | 54-40 |
| 05:17 | Cal | Glenn Murphy drills a shot from the baseline set up by Daniel Alexander and he's hacked by Timothy Pike - foul #1 on Timothy Pike, team foul #4 | 56-40 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Charles Finch (SG) Lewis Pleas | |
| 05:17 | Cal | Glenn Murphy misses the free throw | 56-40 |
| 05:17 | Vanderbilt | Timothy Pike grabs the board | 56-40 |
| 05:09 | Vanderbilt | Timothy Pike buries a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Finch | 56-42 |
| 04:41 | Cal | Alva Vilkoski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-42 |
| 04:39 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Clinard snags the defensive board | 56-42 |
| 04:17 | Vanderbilt | Paul Bruckner makes the 3 from straight away | 56-45 |
| 03:48 | Cal | Alva Vilkoski makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Daniel Pappas | 59-45 |
| 03:40 | Vanderbilt | Paul Bruckner hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 59-45 |
| 03:38 | Cal | Daniel Pappas gets the rebound | 59-45 |
| 03:19 | Cal | Glenn Murphy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-45 |
| 03:18 | Cal | Rocky Russo hits the follow up shot | 61-45 |
| 02:56 | Vanderbilt | Timothy Pike misses badly on a runner in the lane | 61-45 |
| 02:55 | Cal | Rocky Russo grabs the defensive rebound | 61-45 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Alva Vilkoski (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Daniel Alexander (tiring) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Glenn Murphy (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Daniel Pappas (fresh) C - Rocky Russo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Paul Bruckner (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Finch (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Clinard (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Timothy Pike (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe Price (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 02:35 | Cal | Daniel Alexander can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-45 |
| 02:33 | Vanderbilt | Timothy Pike grabs the board | 61-45 |
| 02:12 | Vanderbilt | Rocky Russo steals the ball from Timothy Pike | 61-45 |
| 01:43 | Cal | Alva Vilkoski scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Daniel Alexander | 64-45 |
| 01:26 | Vanderbilt | Joe Price comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 64-45 |
| 01:25 | Vanderbilt | The offensive rebound goes to Joe Price | 64-45 |
| 01:11 | Vanderbilt | Joe Price throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-45 |
| Subs | Cal | August Bissonnette (PF), Jesse Ellis (C) Daniel Pappas, Rocky Russo | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Lewis Pleas (SG), Johnny Pantano (SF), David Kresge (PF) Charles Finch, Kenneth Clinard, Timothy Pike | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 00:50 | Cal | Glenn Murphy's pass is intercepted by Lewis Pleas | 64-45 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 00:43 | Vanderbilt | Lewis Pleas connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Johnny Pantano and the foul's on Glenn Murphy - foul #2 on Glenn Murphy, team foul #3 | 64-47 |
| 00:43 | Vanderbilt | Lewis Pleas makes the free throw | 64-48 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 00:20 | Cal | Jesse Ellis can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 64-48 |
| 00:18 | Cal | August Bissonnette tips it in | 66-48 |
| 00:11 | Vanderbilt | David Kresge's layup is rejected by Glenn Murphy | 66-48 |
| 00:10 | Cal | August Bissonnette pulls down the rebound | 66-48 |
| 00:00 | Cal | Alva Vilkoski runs out the clock | 66-48 |