| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Daniel Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Arthur Powers (fresh) SF - William Gerdes (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ralph Trotter (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary Murphy (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Norris Lee (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gail Jefferson (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Lee Buckley (fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Verdugo (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Washington State | William Gerdes inbounds the ball | 26-40 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:31 | Washington State | Ralph Trotter splits the doubleteam but misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 26-40 |
| 19:30 | Cal | James Smith gets the rebound | 26-40 |
| 19:09 | Cal | Gail Jefferson makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Norris Lee | 26-43 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 18:48 | Washington State | Daniel Brown is hacked by James Smith - foul #3 on James Smith, team foul #1 | 26-43 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Cal | Claude Smith (PF) James Smith | |
| 18:36 | Washington State | Arthur Powers's floater is tipped away by Claude Smith | 26-43 |
| 18:35 | Cal | Claude Smith grabs the board | 26-43 |
| 18:31 | Cal | Lee Buckley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by William Gerdes - foul #3 on William Gerdes, team foul #1 | 26-43 |
| Subs | Washington State | James Randall (SF) William Gerdes | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 18:31 | Cal | Lee Buckley makes the 1st free throw | 26-44 |
| 18:31 | Cal | Lee Buckley makes the 2nd free throw | 26-45 |
| 18:14 | Washington State | Norris Lee steals the ball from Arthur Powers | 26-45 |
| 18:11 | Cal | Norris Lee lays it up and in | 26-47 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 17:57 | Washington State | Daniel Brown shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 26-47 |
| 17:55 | Cal | Claude Smith grabs the board | 26-47 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 17:28 | Cal | Claude Smith buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Gail Jefferson and he's hacked by Ralph Trotter - foul #2 on Ralph Trotter, team foul #2 | 26-49 |
| 17:28 | Cal | Claude Smith makes the free throw | 26-50 |
| 17:16 | Washington State | Daniel Brown evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-50 |
| 17:15 | Washington State | James Randall hits the follow up shot | 28-50 |
| 16:56 | Cal | Lee Buckley is hacked by James Randall - foul #1 on James Randall, team foul #3 | 28-50 |
| 16:44 | Cal | Steven Verdugo clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Gary Murphy - foul #2 on Gary Murphy, team foul #4 | 28-50 |
| 16:44 | Cal | Steven Verdugo misses the 1st free throw | 28-50 |
| 16:44 | Cal | Steven Verdugo misses the 2nd free throw | 28-50 |
| 16:44 | Washington State | Gary Murphy grabs the board | 28-50 |
| 16:35 | Washington State | Ralph Trotter splits the doubleteam and buries a driving attempt in the paint | 30-50 |
| 16:15 | Cal | Gail Jefferson scores on a shot from the left side set up by Claude Smith | 30-52 |
| 15:59 | Washington State | Gary Murphy's floater is tipped away by Steven Verdugo | 30-52 |
| 15:57 | Cal | Lee Buckley gets the rebound | 30-52 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Daniel Brown (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Arthur Powers (fairly fresh) SF - James Randall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ralph Trotter (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary Murphy (fairly fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Norris Lee (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gail Jefferson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lee Buckley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Claude Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Steven Verdugo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Cal | Lee Buckley knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side | 30-54 |
| 15:27 | Washington State | Daniel Brown shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 30-54 |
| 15:25 | Washington State | Ralph Trotter tips it home | 32-54 |
| 15:01 | Cal | Lee Buckley buries a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Steven Verdugo | 32-56 |
| 14:52 | Washington State | Steven Verdugo is called for the reach on Daniel Brown - foul #1 on Steven Verdugo, team foul #2 | 32-56 |
| Subs | Washington State | Leo Mueller (SG), Dikembe Arakawa (SF) Arthur Powers, James Randall | |
| Subs | Cal | James Smith (PF) Claude Smith | |
| 14:45 | Washington State | Daniel Brown drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Gary Murphy | 35-56 |
| 14:18 | Cal | James Smith misses long on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Dikembe Arakawa - foul #4 on Dikembe Arakawa, team foul #5 | 35-56 |
| Subs | Washington State | William Gerdes (SF) Dikembe Arakawa | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 14:18 | Cal | James Smith misses the 1st free throw | 35-56 |
| 14:18 | Cal | James Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 35-57 |
| 13:59 | Washington State | William Gerdes travels with the ball | 35-57 |
| 13:49 | Cal | Norris Lee knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Lee Buckley | 35-60 |
| 13:38 | Washington State | Daniel Brown banks in the layup over the doubleteam on a great pass from Leo Mueller | 37-60 |
| 13:15 | Cal | Norris Lee comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-60 |
| 13:14 | Washington State | Ralph Trotter gets the rebound | 37-60 |
| 12:57 | Washington State | Lee Buckley steals it from Daniel Brown out of a doubleteam | 37-60 |
| 12:54 | Cal | Gail Jefferson lays it in on a great pass from Lee Buckley | 37-62 |
| 12:50 | Washington State | Daniel Brown makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Ralph Trotter out of the doubleteam | 39-62 |
| 12:30 | Cal | Norris Lee can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 39-62 |
| 12:29 | Washington State | Gary Murphy grabs the board | 39-62 |
| 12:02 | Washington State | Daniel Brown shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from straight away | 42-62 |
| 11:33 | Cal | Lee Buckley clanks a shot from the right block | 42-62 |
| 11:32 | Washington State | Ralph Trotter grabs the defensive rebound | 42-62 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Daniel Brown (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. SG - Leo Mueller (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Gerdes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Ralph Trotter (tiring) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Gary Murphy (tiring) 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Norris Lee (tiring) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gail Jefferson (tiring) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lee Buckley (tiring) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Steven Verdugo (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Washington State | Daniel Brown comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 42-62 |
| 11:23 | Cal | James Smith snags the defensive board | 42-62 |
| 11:00 | Cal | Lee Buckley is hacked by William Gerdes - foul #4 on William Gerdes, team foul #6 | 42-62 |
| Subs | Washington State | Arthur Powers (SF) William Gerdes | |
| Subs | Cal | James Hutchinson (PG), Joey Nieto (SG), Ricky Dory (SF), Claude Smith (C) Norris Lee, Gail Jefferson, Lee Buckley, Steven Verdugo | |
| 10:44 | Cal | Joey Nieto knocks in the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Ricky Dory | 42-64 |
| 10:35 | Washington State | Daniel Brown misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-64 |
| 10:33 | Cal | Claude Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 42-64 |
| 10:05 | Cal | Joey Nieto makes the jumper from the left block set up by Ricky Dory | 42-66 |
| 09:42 | Washington State | Daniel Brown shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 42-66 |
| 09:40 | Cal | Joey Nieto grabs the defensive rebound | 42-66 |
| 09:13 | Cal | James Smith misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Ralph Trotter - foul #3 on Ralph Trotter, team foul #7 | 42-66 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Cal | Lee Buckley (SF) Ricky Dory | |
| 09:13 | Cal | James Smith misses the 1st free throw | 42-66 |
| 09:13 | Cal | James Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 42-67 |
| 09:01 | Washington State | Leo Mueller misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 42-67 |
| 09:00 | Cal | Lee Buckley gets the rebound | 42-67 |
| 08:41 | Cal | Leo Mueller steals it from Lee Buckley | 42-67 |
| 08:29 | Washington State | James Smith picks off the pass by Ralph Trotter | 42-67 |
| 08:02 | Cal | Lee Buckley misses the runner from the right block | 42-67 |
| 08:01 | Cal | James Smith gets the offensive rebound | 42-67 |
| 07:39 | Cal | Lee Buckley banks in the layup set up by Joey Nieto and he's fouled by Arthur Powers - foul #3 on Arthur Powers, team foul #8 | 42-69 |
| Subs | Washington State | Dikembe Arakawa (SF) Arthur Powers | |
| Subs | Cal | Norris Lee (PG), Gail Jefferson (SG), Steven Verdugo (C) James Hutchinson, Joey Nieto, Claude Smith | |
| 07:39 | Cal | Lee Buckley makes the free throw | 42-70 |
| 07:28 | Washington State | Daniel Brown is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 42-70 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Daniel Brown (tiring) 19 pts. 3 ast. SG - Leo Mueller (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dikembe Arakawa (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - Ralph Trotter (tired) 10 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Gary Murphy (tired) 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Norris Lee (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gail Jefferson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lee Buckley (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Smith (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Steven Verdugo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Cal | Norris Lee is hacked by Dikembe Arakawa - foul #5 on Dikembe Arakawa, team foul #9 | 42-70 |
| Subs | Washington State | Charles Logan (PG), William Gerdes (SF), James Randall (PF) Daniel Brown, Dikembe Arakawa, Ralph Trotter | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 07:16 | Cal | Norris Lee misses the 1st free throw | 42-70 |
| 07:16 | Washington State | Gary Murphy gets the rebound | 42-70 |
| 07:07 | Washington State | William Gerdes can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Lee Buckley - foul #2 on Lee Buckley, team foul #3 | 42-70 |
| 07:07 | Washington State | William Gerdes makes the 1st free throw | 43-70 |
| 07:07 | Washington State | William Gerdes makes the 2nd free throw | 44-70 |
| 06:45 | Cal | Norris Lee makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by James Smith | 44-73 |
| 06:29 | Washington State | Gary Murphy knocks in the turnaround in the lane | 46-73 |
| 06:03 | Cal | Steven Verdugo connects on the floater from just outside the lane set up by Gail Jefferson | 46-75 |
| 05:48 | Washington State | Charles Logan double dribbles | 46-75 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Cal | Ricky Dory (SF), Claude Smith (C) Lee Buckley, Steven Verdugo | |
| 05:24 | Cal | Norris Lee can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-75 |
| 05:22 | Cal | Claude Smith snags the offensive board | 46-75 |
| 05:09 | Cal | Gail Jefferson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-75 |
| 05:07 | Washington State | William Gerdes grabs the defensive rebound | 46-75 |
| 04:50 | Washington State | James Smith denies the turnaround by Leo Mueller | 46-75 |
| 04:48 | Cal | Norris Lee grabs the board | 46-75 |
| 04:30 | Cal | Gail Jefferson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Leo Mueller - foul #4 on Leo Mueller, team foul #10 | 46-75 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Cal | Lee Buckley (SF), Steven Verdugo (C) Ricky Dory, James Smith | |
| 04:30 | Cal | Gail Jefferson makes the 1st free throw | 46-76 |
| 04:30 | Cal | Gail Jefferson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-77 |
| 04:22 | Washington State | The jump hook by William Gerdes is blocked by Claude Smith | 46-77 |
| 04:21 | Cal | The rebound goes to Steven Verdugo | 46-77 |
| 04:03 | Cal | Steven Verdugo can't connect on a shot from the left side | 46-77 |
| 04:01 | Cal | Lee Buckley tips it home | 46-79 |
| 03:46 | Washington State | Leo Mueller misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-79 |
| 03:44 | Cal | The rebound goes to Norris Lee | 46-79 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:20 | Cal | Gail Jefferson misses the turnaround in the paint | 46-79 |
| 03:18 | Cal | Lee Buckley can't tip it in | 46-79 |
| 03:17 | Washington State | James Randall grabs the defensive rebound | 46-79 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Charles Logan (fairly fresh) SG - Leo Mueller (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - William Gerdes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. PF - James Randall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Murphy (very tired) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Norris Lee (tiring) 17 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gail Jefferson (tiring) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lee Buckley (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 5 reb. PF - Claude Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Steven Verdugo (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Washington State | Charles Logan misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 46-79 |
| 03:04 | Washington State | James Randall grabs the offensive rebound | 46-79 |
| 02:49 | Washington State | Claude Smith picks off the pass by Gary Murphy | 46-79 |
| 02:20 | Cal | Charles Logan is called for the reach on Norris Lee - foul #1 on Charles Logan, team foul #11 | 46-79 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Cal | Joey Nieto (SG), Ricky Dory (SF), James Smith (PF) Gail Jefferson, Lee Buckley, Claude Smith | |
| 02:20 | Cal | Norris Lee makes the 1st free throw | 46-80 |
| 02:20 | Cal | Norris Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 46-81 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:01 | Washington State | Steven Verdugo steals it from Gary Murphy | 46-81 |
| 01:35 | Cal | Steven Verdugo hits a driving attempt in the lane set up by Norris Lee | 46-83 |
| 01:30 | Washington State | William Gerdes can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-83 |
| 01:28 | Cal | Norris Lee pulls down the rebound | 46-83 |
| 00:59 | Cal | Norris Lee hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-83 |
| 00:58 | Cal | James Smith tips it home | 46-85 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Washington State | Charles Logan comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-85 |
| 00:48 | Cal | The rebound goes to Steven Verdugo | 46-85 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Cal | Steven Verdugo lays it in | 46-87 |
| 00:22 | Washington State | Leo Mueller misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-87 |
| 00:21 | Cal | Ricky Dory grabs the board | 46-87 |
| 00:00 | Cal | Norris Lee runs out the clock | 46-87 |