| Lineup | UConn | PG - Don Garrett (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Marco Yazzie (fresh) SF - Zhu Tao (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Wendell Perdomo (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. C - Joe Boothby (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Roger Lyles (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Keith Lokken (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Andrew Pierce (fresh) PF - Harold Pickering (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Mervin Enochs (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Zhu Tao inbounds the ball | 29-26 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:43 | UConn | Zhu Tao hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner but he's hacked by Andrew Pierce - foul #1 on Andrew Pierce, team foul #1 | 29-26 |
| 19:43 | UConn | Zhu Tao makes the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 19:43 | UConn | Zhu Tao makes the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 19:43 | UConn | Zhu Tao makes the 3rd free throw | 32-26 |
| 19:23 | Cal | Harold Pickering misses the lay-in but the foul's on Joe Boothby - foul #4 on Joe Boothby, team foul #1 | 32-26 |
| Subs | UConn | Chris Gardner (C) Joe Boothby | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 19:23 | Cal | Harold Pickering makes the 1st free throw | 32-27 |
| 19:23 | Cal | Harold Pickering makes the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 18:55 | UConn | Zhu Tao misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 32-28 |
| 18:53 | Cal | Mervin Enochs grabs the board | 32-28 |
| 18:47 | Cal | Mervin Enochs's pass is intercepted by Wendell Perdomo | 32-28 |
| 18:18 | UConn | Don Garrett misses short on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Roger Lyles - foul #2 on Roger Lyles, team foul #2 | 32-28 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Cal | Gary Edwards (PF) Harold Pickering | |
| 18:18 | UConn | Don Garrett makes the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 18:18 | UConn | Don Garrett makes the 2nd free throw | 34-28 |
| 18:16 | Cal | Don Garrett steals it from Keith Lokken in the backcourt | 34-28 |
| 18:13 | UConn | Marco Yazzie banks in the layup on a great pass from Don Garrett | 36-28 |
| 17:59 | Cal | Roger Lyles hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Gary Edwards | 36-31 |
| 17:38 | UConn | Marco Yazzie is hacked by Roger Lyles - foul #3 on Roger Lyles, team foul #3 | 36-31 |
| Subs | UConn | Rene Costa (PG) Don Garrett | |
| Subs | Cal | Michael Harley (PG), James Sullivan (SG), Michael Pruitt (SF) Roger Lyles, Keith Lokken, Andrew Pierce | |
| 17:16 | UConn | Zhu Tao misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 36-31 |
| 17:14 | UConn | Marco Yazzie tips it but misses | 36-31 |
| 17:12 | Cal | Gary Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 36-31 |
| 16:49 | Cal | Mervin Enochs can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the right block | 36-31 |
| 16:47 | UConn | Rene Costa grabs the defensive rebound | 36-31 |
| 16:25 | UConn | Zhu Tao hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Marco Yazzie | 38-31 |
| 15:59 | Cal | Gary Edwards clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 38-31 |
| 15:58 | Cal | Michael Pruitt grabs the offensive board | 38-31 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Rene Costa (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Marco Yazzie (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Zhu Tao (tiring) 16 pts. 1 ast. PF - Wendell Perdomo (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. C - Chris Gardner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Michael Harley (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Sullivan (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Pruitt (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary Edwards (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Mervin Enochs (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Cal | Michael Harley buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Sullivan | 38-34 |
| 15:33 | UConn | Zhu Tao throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-34 |
| Subs | UConn | Don Garrett (PG), Dale Parson (SG), Mark McClammy (SF), Duane Boulay (PF) Rene Costa, Marco Yazzie, Zhu Tao, Wendell Perdomo | |
| Subs | Cal | Roger Lyles (PG), Keith Lokken (SG), Andrew Pierce (SF), Harold Pickering (PF) Michael Harley, James Sullivan, Michael Pruitt, Gary Edwards | |
| 15:11 | Cal | Roger Lyles is hacked by Mark McClammy - foul #2 on Mark McClammy, team foul #2 | 38-34 |
| 14:57 | Cal | Don Garrett steals it from Harold Pickering | 38-34 |
| 14:36 | UConn | Chris Gardner comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 38-34 |
| 14:34 | UConn | Don Garrett tips it back up and in | 40-34 |
| 14:29 | Cal | Roger Lyles throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-34 |
| Subs | UConn | Rene Costa (SG) Dale Parson | |
| Subs | Cal | Anthony Dean (C) Mervin Enochs | |
| 14:02 | UConn | Chris Gardner clanks a turnaround in the paint | 40-34 |
| 14:01 | Cal | Anthony Dean grabs the board | 40-34 |
| 13:56 | Cal | Roger Lyles misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-34 |
| 13:54 | UConn | Chris Gardner grabs the defensive rebound | 40-34 |
| 13:30 | UConn | Chris Gardner misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-34 |
| 13:29 | Cal | Keith Lokken snags the defensive board | 40-34 |
| 13:14 | Cal | Harold Pickering clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Mark McClammy - foul #3 on Mark McClammy, team foul #3 | 40-34 |
| Subs | UConn | Dale Parson (SG), Zhu Tao (SF), Wendell Perdomo (PF), Joe Boothby (C) Don Garrett, Mark McClammy, Duane Boulay, Chris Gardner | |
| Subs | Cal | Michael Harley (PG), James Sullivan (SG), Michael Pruitt (SF), Mervin Enochs (C) Roger Lyles, Keith Lokken, Andrew Pierce, Anthony Dean | |
| 13:14 | Cal | Harold Pickering misses the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 13:14 | Cal | Harold Pickering makes the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 12:52 | UConn | Zhu Tao hits the finger roll set up by Rene Costa and he's hacked by Michael Pruitt - foul #1 on Michael Pruitt, team foul #4 | 42-35 |
| Subs | UConn | Don Garrett (PG), Marco Yazzie (SG) Rene Costa, Dale Parson | |
| Subs | Cal | Gary Edwards (PF) Harold Pickering | |
| 12:52 | UConn | Zhu Tao misses the free throw | 42-35 |
| 12:52 | Cal | Michael Pruitt pulls down the rebound | 42-35 |
| 12:32 | Cal | James Sullivan is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 42-35 |
| 12:31 | Cal | Michael Pruitt tips it back up and in | 42-37 |
| 12:02 | UConn | Zhu Tao buries a jumper from the left wing set up by Don Garrett and he's fouled by Michael Pruitt - foul #2 on Michael Pruitt, team foul #5 | 44-37 |
| Subs | UConn | Rene Costa (PG), Dale Parson (SG) Don Garrett, Marco Yazzie | |
| Subs | Cal | Roger Lyles (PG), Keith Lokken (SG) Michael Harley, James Sullivan | |
| 12:02 | UConn | Zhu Tao makes the free throw | 45-37 |
| 11:45 | Cal | Keith Lokken misses the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Dale Parson - foul #2 on Dale Parson, team foul #4 | 45-37 |
| Subs | UConn | Mike Lanigan (SF) Zhu Tao | |
| Subs | Cal | Anthony Dean (C) Mervin Enochs | |
| 11:45 | Cal | Keith Lokken makes the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 11:45 | Cal | Keith Lokken misses the 2nd free throw | 45-38 |
| 11:45 | UConn | Joe Boothby pulls down the rebound | 45-38 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Rene Costa (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Dale Parson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mike Lanigan (fresh) PF - Wendell Perdomo (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. C - Joe Boothby (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Roger Lyles (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SG - Keith Lokken (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Michael Pruitt (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Gary Edwards (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Dean (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:22 | UConn | Wendell Perdomo blows the layup but he's hacked by Anthony Dean - foul #3 on Anthony Dean, team foul #6 | 45-38 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Cal | Andrew Pierce (SF) Michael Pruitt | |
| 11:22 | UConn | Wendell Perdomo misses the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 11:22 | UConn | Wendell Perdomo makes the 2nd free throw | 46-38 |
| 11:01 | Cal | Joe Boothby is called for the reach on Keith Lokken - foul #5 on Joe Boothby, team foul #5 | 46-38 |
| Subs | UConn | Marco Yazzie (SG), Duane Boulay (PF), Chris Gardner (C) Dale Parson, Wendell Perdomo, Joe Boothby | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 10:51 | Cal | Roger Lyles misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-38 |
| 10:49 | Cal | Andrew Pierce pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-38 |
| 10:38 | Cal | Roger Lyles clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 46-38 |
| 10:36 | UConn | Chris Gardner pulls down the rebound | 46-38 |
| 10:09 | UConn | Rene Costa is fouled on the floor by Roger Lyles - foul #4 on Roger Lyles, team foul #7 | 46-38 |
| Subs | UConn | Don Garrett (PG), Zhu Tao (SF) Marco Yazzie, Mike Lanigan | |
| Subs | Cal | Michael Harley (PG), James Sullivan (SG), Michael Pruitt (SF), Harold Pickering (PF), Mervin Enochs (C) Roger Lyles, Keith Lokken, Andrew Pierce, Gary Edwards, Anthony Dean | |
| 10:09 | UConn | Rene Costa makes the 1st free throw | 47-38 |
| 10:09 | UConn | Rene Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 48-38 |
| 09:56 | Cal | Michael Pruitt steps out of bounds on the sideline | 48-38 |
| Subs | UConn | Mark McClammy (SG), Wendell Perdomo (PF) Rene Costa, Duane Boulay | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 09:35 | UConn | Zhu Tao connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Don Garrett | 51-38 |
| 09:17 | Cal | Michael Pruitt misses the lay-in | 51-38 |
| 09:16 | UConn | Don Garrett snags the defensive board | 51-38 |
| 08:47 | UConn | Zhu Tao hits a floater from the right side set up by Mark McClammy | 53-38 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 08:25 | Cal | Harold Pickering's fadeaway is rejected by Chris Gardner | 53-38 |
| 08:24 | UConn | Don Garrett snags the defensive board | 53-38 |
| 08:00 | UConn | Chris Gardner is called for traveling | 53-38 |
| Subs | UConn | Rene Costa (PG), Marco Yazzie (SG), Mike Lanigan (SF), Duane Boulay (PF) Don Garrett, Mark McClammy, Zhu Tao, Chris Gardner | |
| Subs | Cal | Roger Lyles (PG), Keith Lokken (SG), Andrew Pierce (SF), Gary Edwards (PF), Anthony Dean (C) Michael Harley, James Sullivan, Michael Pruitt, Harold Pickering, Mervin Enochs | |
| 07:45 | Cal | Gary Edwards is wide open but clanks a 3 from the right wing | 53-38 |
| 07:43 | UConn | The rebound goes to Mike Lanigan | 53-38 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Rene Costa (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Marco Yazzie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mike Lanigan (fresh) PF - Duane Boulay (fresh) 3 reb. C - Wendell Perdomo (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Roger Lyles (fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. SG - Keith Lokken (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Andrew Pierce (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Gary Edwards (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Dean (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:37 | UConn | Rene Costa is hacked by Roger Lyles - foul #5 on Roger Lyles, team foul #8 | 53-38 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Cal | Michael Harley (PG) Roger Lyles | |
| 07:37 | UConn | Rene Costa makes the 1st free throw | 54-38 |
| 07:37 | UConn | Rene Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 55-38 |
| 07:35 | Cal | Anthony Dean is fouled in the backcourt by Wendell Perdomo - foul #2 on Wendell Perdomo, team foul #6 | 55-38 |
| 07:26 | Cal | Keith Lokken's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-38 |
| Subs | UConn | Chris Gardner (C) Wendell Perdomo | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 07:13 | UConn | Duane Boulay misses the floater from the right wing | 55-38 |
| 07:12 | Cal | Keith Lokken grabs the defensive rebound | 55-38 |
| 07:05 | Cal | Andrew Pierce misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 55-38 |
| 07:04 | UConn | Duane Boulay grabs the defensive rebound | 55-38 |
| 06:42 | UConn | Chris Gardner can't throw it down but he's fouled by Keith Lokken - foul #1 on Keith Lokken, team foul #9 | 55-38 |
| Subs | UConn | Don Garrett (PG) Rene Costa | |
| Subs | Cal | James Sullivan (PG), Mervin Enochs (C) Michael Harley, Anthony Dean | |
| 06:42 | UConn | Chris Gardner misses the 1st free throw | 55-38 |
| 06:42 | UConn | Chris Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 56-38 |
| 06:39 | Cal | Marco Yazzie picks off the pass by Andrew Pierce in the backcourt | 56-38 |
| 06:34 | UConn | Chris Gardner makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Don Garrett | 59-38 |
| 06:27 | Cal | James Sullivan comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-38 |
| 06:26 | UConn | Duane Boulay gets the rebound | 59-38 |
| 06:21 | UConn | Don Garrett clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 59-38 |
| 06:20 | Cal | Keith Lokken snags the defensive board | 59-38 |
| 06:17 | Cal | Keith Lokken is hacked by Duane Boulay in the backcourt - foul #1 on Duane Boulay, team foul #7 | 59-38 |
| Subs | UConn | Rene Costa (SG), Zhu Tao (SF), Wendell Perdomo (PF) Marco Yazzie, Mike Lanigan, Chris Gardner | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 06:17 | Cal | Keith Lokken misses the 1st free throw | 59-38 |
| 06:17 | Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Edwards | 59-38 |
| 06:08 | Cal | James Sullivan can't finish the layup | 59-38 |
| 06:06 | UConn | The rebound goes to Zhu Tao | 59-38 |
| 05:47 | UConn | Zhu Tao loses the dribble to Mervin Enochs | 59-38 |
| 05:34 | Cal | Wendell Perdomo steals the ball from Andrew Pierce | 59-38 |
| 05:06 | UConn | Zhu Tao hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Rene Costa | 62-38 |
| 04:45 | Cal | Keith Lokken comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-38 |
| 04:43 | UConn | Don Garrett grabs the board | 62-38 |
| 04:20 | UConn | Wendell Perdomo misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Gary Edwards - foul #3 on Gary Edwards, team foul #10 | 62-38 |
| Subs | UConn | Marco Yazzie (SG), Mark McClammy (SF), Chris Gardner (C) Rene Costa, Zhu Tao, Duane Boulay | |
| Subs | Cal | Michael Harley (PG), Michael Pruitt (SF), Anthony Dean (C) Keith Lokken, Andrew Pierce, Mervin Enochs | |
| 04:20 | UConn | Wendell Perdomo misses the 1st free throw | 62-38 |
| 04:20 | UConn | Wendell Perdomo makes the 2nd free throw | 63-38 |
| 04:02 | Cal | Michael Pruitt comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-38 |
| 04:01 | UConn | Chris Gardner snags the defensive board | 63-38 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:45 | UConn | Chris Gardner buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Marco Yazzie | 66-38 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Don Garrett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Marco Yazzie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark McClammy (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Wendell Perdomo (tired) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. C - Chris Gardner (tired) 16 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Michael Harley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Sullivan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Pruitt (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Gary Edwards (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Anthony Dean (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:27 | Cal | Anthony Dean misses the dunk | 66-38 |
| 03:26 | Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Edwards | 66-38 |
| 03:19 | Cal | Michael Pruitt misses long on an open jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Chris Gardner - foul #2 on Chris Gardner, team foul #8 | 66-38 |
| Subs | UConn | Dale Parson (SG), Duane Boulay (PF) Marco Yazzie, Wendell Perdomo | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 03:19 | Cal | Michael Pruitt makes the 1st free throw | 66-39 |
| 03:19 | Cal | Michael Pruitt makes the 2nd free throw | 66-40 |
| 02:55 | UConn | Chris Gardner drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Don Garrett | 68-40 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:53 | Cal | Don Garrett steals the ball from James Sullivan in the backcourt | 68-40 |
| 02:50 | UConn | Don Garrett banks in the layup | 70-40 |
| 02:43 | Cal | Michael Pruitt scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Gary Edwards | 70-43 |
| 02:18 | UConn | Chris Gardner misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 70-43 |
| 02:17 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Mark McClammy | 70-43 |
| 02:02 | UConn | Dale Parson is fouled on the floor by Anthony Dean - foul #4 on Anthony Dean, team foul #11 | 70-43 |
| Subs | UConn | Rene Costa (PG), Marco Yazzie (SG), Mike Lanigan (SF), Wendell Perdomo (PF) Don Garrett, Mark McClammy, Duane Boulay, Chris Gardner | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 02:02 | UConn | Dale Parson misses the 1st free throw | 70-43 |
| 02:02 | UConn | Dale Parson makes the 2nd free throw | 71-43 |
| 01:47 | Cal | Michael Pruitt is called for 3 seconds | 71-43 |
| Subs | UConn | Don Garrett (PG), Zhu Tao (SF), Chris Gardner (C) Rene Costa, Mike Lanigan, Dale Parson | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 01:32 | UConn | Don Garrett knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line and he's fouled by Anthony Dean - foul #5 on Anthony Dean, team foul #12 | 73-43 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Cal | Mervin Enochs (C) Anthony Dean | |
| 01:32 | UConn | Don Garrett makes the free throw | 74-43 |
| 01:13 | Cal | Mervin Enochs can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 74-43 |
| 01:12 | Cal | Michael Pruitt hits the follow up shot | 74-45 |
| 00:43 | UConn | Don Garrett can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 74-45 |
| 00:42 | UConn | Marco Yazzie grabs the offensive board | 74-45 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:20 | UConn | James Sullivan is called for the reach on Marco Yazzie - foul #1 on James Sullivan, team foul #13 | 74-45 |
| 00:20 | UConn | Marco Yazzie makes the 1st free throw | 75-45 |
| 00:20 | UConn | Marco Yazzie makes the 2nd free throw | 76-45 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Cal | Mervin Enochs buries a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Michael Pruitt and the foul's on Wendell Perdomo - foul #3 on Wendell Perdomo, team foul #9 | 76-47 |
| 00:15 | Cal | Mervin Enochs makes the free throw | 76-48 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Don Garrett runs out the clock | 76-48 |