| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Ray Warren (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Ivan Radlinski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Hooper (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kelly O'Kerson (fresh) 8 pts. C - Timothy Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Gene Morgan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andrea Youngquist (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Czarkowski (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Carl Zinn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Eggenberg (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cal | Ronald Czarkowski inbounds the ball | 34-36 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:54 | Cal | Ray Warren steals the ball from Gene Morgan in the backcourt | 34-36 |
| 19:38 | Notre Dame | Timothy Johnson banks in the layup | 36-36 |
| 19:11 | Cal | Carl Zinn hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 36-36 |
| 19:10 | Cal | Kenneth Eggenberg gets the offensive rebound | 36-36 |
| 18:48 | Cal | Carl Zinn clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 36-36 |
| 18:46 | Cal | Kenneth Eggenberg gets the offensive rebound | 36-36 |
| 18:29 | Cal | Kenneth Eggenberg is fouled on the floor by Timothy Johnson - foul #1 on Timothy Johnson, team foul #1 | 36-36 |
| 18:10 | Cal | Gene Morgan is hacked by Ray Warren - foul #3 on Ray Warren, team foul #2 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brandon Inge (PG) Ray Warren | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 17:57 | Cal | Andrea Youngquist can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-36 |
| 17:56 | Notre Dame | James Hooper gets the rebound | 36-36 |
| 17:44 | Notre Dame | Kelly O'Kerson slams it home | 38-36 |
| 17:28 | Cal | Carl Zinn's pass is intercepted by Kelly O'Kerson | 38-36 |
| 17:10 | Notre Dame | Andrea Youngquist steals the ball from Kelly O'Kerson | 38-36 |
| 17:06 | Cal | Gene Morgan banks in the layup set up by Andrea Youngquist | 38-38 |
| 16:46 | Notre Dame | Ivan Radlinski comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-38 |
| 16:44 | Cal | Carl Zinn pulls down the rebound | 38-38 |
| 16:38 | Cal | Carl Zinn comes up short on the shot from the right block but he's fouled by Brandon Inge - foul #1 on Brandon Inge, team foul #3 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Andrew Johnson (PG), Brandon Green (SG), Frank Hollomon (PF), Andrew Combs (C) Ivan Radlinski, James Hooper, Kelly O'Kerson, Timothy Johnson | |
| Subs | Cal | Victor Haywood (PG), Luther Baade (SG), Daniel Strand (SF) Gene Morgan, Andrea Youngquist, Ronald Czarkowski | |
| 16:38 | Cal | Carl Zinn makes the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 16:38 | Cal | Carl Zinn misses the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 16:38 | Notre Dame | Brandon Inge pulls down the rebound | 38-39 |
| 16:26 | Notre Dame | Brandon Inge makes the 3 from straight away | 41-39 |
| 15:59 | Cal | Daniel Strand misses the shot in the lane | 41-39 |
| 15:58 | Notre Dame | Brandon Inge snags the defensive board | 41-39 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Andrew Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brandon Green (fresh) SF - Brandon Inge (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Frank Hollomon (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Andrew Combs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Victor Haywood (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Luther Baade (fresh) SF - Daniel Strand (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Zinn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Eggenberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Notre Dame | Daniel Strand steps in front of the Brandon Green pass | 41-39 |
| 15:45 | Cal | Victor Haywood hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 41-39 |
| 15:43 | Notre Dame | Frank Hollomon gets the rebound | 41-39 |
| 15:28 | Notre Dame | Brandon Inge hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-39 |
| 15:27 | Notre Dame | Frank Hollomon tips it back up and in | 43-39 |
| 15:06 | Cal | Carl Zinn hits the finger roll | 43-41 |
| 14:44 | Notre Dame | Brandon Green comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 43-41 |
| 14:42 | Cal | The rebound goes to Daniel Strand | 43-41 |
| 14:16 | Cal | Kenneth Eggenberg misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 43-41 |
| 14:14 | Cal | Kenneth Eggenberg can't tip it in | 43-41 |
| 14:13 | Cal | Kenneth Eggenberg tips it back up and in | 43-43 |
| 14:08 | Notre Dame | Brandon Inge can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-43 |
| 14:06 | Cal | Kenneth Eggenberg snags the defensive board | 43-43 |
| 13:42 | Cal | Carl Zinn knocks in the jumper from the right wing set up by Luther Baade | 43-45 |
| 13:19 | Notre Dame | Brandon Inge misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 43-45 |
| 13:17 | Notre Dame | Andrew Combs tips it in | 45-45 |
| 12:48 | Cal | Luther Baade misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Brandon Inge - foul #2 on Brandon Inge, team foul #4 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ray Warren (PG), Ivan Radlinski (SG), James Hooper (SF), Kelly O'Kerson (PF), Timothy Johnson (C) Andrew Johnson, Brandon Green, Brandon Inge, Frank Hollomon, Andrew Combs | |
| Subs | Cal | Andrea Youngquist (SG), Ronald Czarkowski (SF), Gustavo Greco (PF) Victor Haywood, Daniel Strand, Carl Zinn | |
| 12:48 | Cal | Luther Baade makes the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 12:48 | Cal | Luther Baade makes the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 12:31 | Notre Dame | Ivan Radlinski comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 45-47 |
| 12:30 | Notre Dame | Timothy Johnson hits the follow up shot | 47-47 |
| 12:08 | Cal | Andrea Youngquist knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side and he's hacked by James Hooper - foul #2 on James Hooper, team foul #5 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Cal | Gene Morgan (PG) Luther Baade | |
| 12:08 | Cal | Andrea Youngquist makes the free throw | 47-50 |
| 11:59 | Notre Dame | Timothy Johnson can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Kenneth Eggenberg - foul #3 on Kenneth Eggenberg, team foul #1 | 47-50 |
| 11:59 | Notre Dame | Timothy Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 11:59 | Notre Dame | Timothy Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-50 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Ray Warren (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Ivan Radlinski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Hooper (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kelly O'Kerson (fresh) 10 pts. C - Timothy Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Gene Morgan (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andrea Youngquist (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Czarkowski (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gustavo Greco (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Eggenberg (tiring) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:31 | Cal | Kenneth Eggenberg comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 48-50 |
| 11:29 | Notre Dame | Ray Warren pulls down the rebound | 48-50 |
| 11:08 | Notre Dame | James Hooper misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Andrea Youngquist - foul #1 on Andrea Youngquist, team foul #2 | 48-50 |
| 11:08 | Notre Dame | James Hooper makes the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 11:08 | Notre Dame | James Hooper makes the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 10:40 | Cal | Ronald Czarkowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-50 |
| 10:30 | Notre Dame | Kelly O'Kerson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-50 |
| 10:29 | Cal | Kenneth Eggenberg pulls down the rebound | 50-50 |
| 10:25 | Cal | Gene Morgan is hacked by Ray Warren - foul #4 on Ray Warren, team foul #6 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Francis Harris (PG), Frank Hollomon (C) Ray Warren, Timothy Johnson | |
| Subs | Cal | Daniel Strand (SF) Ronald Czarkowski | |
| 10:04 | Cal | Gene Morgan can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-50 |
| 10:03 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Kelly O'Kerson | 50-50 |
| 09:43 | Notre Dame | Frank Hollomon buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Francis Harris | 53-50 |
| 09:18 | Cal | Ivan Radlinski is called for the reach on Gene Morgan - foul #3 on Ivan Radlinski, team foul #7 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brandon Inge (PG), Brandon Green (SG), Andrew Combs (SF), Timothy Johnson (C) Francis Harris, Ivan Radlinski, James Hooper, Kelly O'Kerson | |
| Subs | Cal | Victor Haywood (SG), Ronald Czarkowski (SF), Carl Zinn (C) Andrea Youngquist, Daniel Strand, Kenneth Eggenberg | |
| 09:18 | Cal | Gene Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 09:18 | Cal | Gene Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 08:57 | Notre Dame | Frank Hollomon misses badly on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Gustavo Greco - foul #4 on Gustavo Greco, team foul #3 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Cal | Luther Baade (SG), Kenneth Eggenberg (C) Gene Morgan, Gustavo Greco | |
| 08:57 | Notre Dame | Frank Hollomon misses the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 08:57 | Notre Dame | Frank Hollomon misses the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 08:57 | Cal | Carl Zinn gets the rebound | 53-52 |
| 08:33 | Cal | Carl Zinn misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 53-52 |
| 08:31 | Notre Dame | Timothy Johnson pulls down the rebound | 53-52 |
| 08:11 | Notre Dame | Andrew Combs clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-52 |
| 08:10 | Cal | Carl Zinn grabs the board | 53-52 |
| 07:43 | Cal | Victor Haywood connects on the shot from the free throw line | 53-54 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Brandon Inge (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Brandon Green (fresh) SF - Andrew Combs (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Hollomon (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Timothy Johnson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Victor Haywood (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Luther Baade (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Czarkowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Carl Zinn (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Eggenberg (tiring) 4 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:30 | Notre Dame | Brandon Inge misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-54 |
| 07:28 | Notre Dame | Timothy Johnson misses the tip | 53-54 |
| 07:26 | Cal | Carl Zinn pulls down the rebound | 53-54 |
| 07:01 | Cal | Kenneth Eggenberg scores on a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Victor Haywood | 53-56 |
| 06:37 | Notre Dame | Brandon Green's layup is rejected by Kenneth Eggenberg | 53-56 |
| 06:35 | Notre Dame | Andrew Combs can't tip it in | 53-56 |
| 06:34 | Notre Dame | Brandon Inge misses the tip | 53-56 |
| 06:33 | Cal | Victor Haywood pulls down the rebound | 53-56 |
| 06:09 | Cal | Carl Zinn knocks in the floater near the basket on a great pass from Luther Baade | 53-58 |
| 05:52 | Notre Dame | Andrew Combs knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Frank Hollomon and the foul's on Ronald Czarkowski - foul #2 on Ronald Czarkowski, team foul #4 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ray Warren (PG), Ivan Radlinski (SG), James Hooper (SF), Kelly O'Kerson (PF) Brandon Inge, Brandon Green, Frank Hollomon, Timothy Johnson | |
| Subs | Cal | Gene Morgan (PG), Andrea Youngquist (SG), Daniel Strand (SF), Gustavo Greco (PF) Victor Haywood, Luther Baade, Ronald Czarkowski, Kenneth Eggenberg | |
| 05:52 | Notre Dame | Andrew Combs misses the free throw | 55-58 |
| 05:52 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Kelly O'Kerson | 55-58 |
| 05:33 | Notre Dame | James Hooper comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-58 |
| 05:31 | Notre Dame | Kelly O'Kerson misses the tip | 55-58 |
| 05:29 | Cal | Daniel Strand grabs the defensive rebound | 55-58 |
| 05:27 | Cal | Gene Morgan throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-58 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ryan Whitacre (C) Andrew Combs | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 05:08 | Notre Dame | Ivan Radlinski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-58 |
| 04:48 | Cal | Carl Zinn blows the layup | 55-58 |
| 04:47 | Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Carl Zinn | 55-58 |
| 04:35 | Cal | Andrea Youngquist buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Daniel Strand | 55-60 |
| 04:26 | Notre Dame | Ivan Radlinski hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by James Hooper | 58-60 |
| 04:19 | Cal | Andrea Youngquist misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 58-60 |
| 04:17 | Notre Dame | James Hooper pulls down the rebound | 58-60 |
| 04:01 | Notre Dame | James Hooper misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-60 |
| 03:59 | Cal | Carl Zinn grabs the board | 58-60 |
| 03:37 | Cal | Carl Zinn lays it in on a great pass from Gene Morgan and the foul's on Ivan Radlinski - foul #4 on Ivan Radlinski, team foul #8 | 58-62 |
| 03:37 | Cal | Carl Zinn misses the free throw | 58-62 |
| 03:37 | Cal | Gustavo Greco snags the offensive board | 58-62 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Ray Warren (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Ivan Radlinski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - James Hooper (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kelly O'Kerson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Ryan Whitacre (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Gene Morgan (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Andrea Youngquist (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Strand (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gustavo Greco (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Carl Zinn (tiring) 14 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Cal | Andrea Youngquist misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 58-62 |
| 03:18 | Notre Dame | Kelly O'Kerson gets the rebound | 58-62 |
| 03:08 | Notre Dame | James Hooper is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on James Hooper, team foul #9 | 58-62 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Andrew Johnson (PG), Brandon Green (SG), Brandon Inge (SF), Andrew Combs (PF), Timothy Johnson (C) Ray Warren, Ivan Radlinski, James Hooper, Kelly O'Kerson, Ryan Whitacre | |
| Subs | Cal | Victor Haywood (PG), Ronald Czarkowski (SF), Kenneth Eggenberg (C) Gene Morgan, Daniel Strand, Carl Zinn | |
| 02:39 | Cal | Victor Haywood scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Andrea Youngquist | 58-65 |
| 02:39 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-65 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ray Warren (PG), Ivan Radlinski (SG), James Hooper (SF), Kelly O'Kerson (PF) Andrew Johnson, Brandon Green, Brandon Inge, Andrew Combs | |
| Subs | Cal | Gene Morgan (PG) Victor Haywood | |
| 02:12 | Notre Dame | Ray Warren is fouled on the floor by Andrea Youngquist - foul #2 on Andrea Youngquist, team foul #5 | 58-65 |
| 01:57 | Notre Dame | Timothy Johnson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-65 |
| 01:55 | Cal | Gustavo Greco gets the rebound | 58-65 |
| 01:35 | Cal | Kenneth Eggenberg knocks in the fadeaway in the lane and he's fouled by Ivan Radlinski - foul #5 on Ivan Radlinski, team foul #10 | 58-67 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brandon Inge (SG) Ivan Radlinski | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 01:35 | Cal | Kenneth Eggenberg makes the free throw | 58-68 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 01:17 | Notre Dame | Brandon Inge buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Kelly O'Kerson | 61-68 |
| 00:49 | Cal | Andrea Youngquist hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-71 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:42 | Notre Dame | Timothy Johnson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-71 |
| 00:41 | Cal | Ronald Czarkowski snags the defensive board | 61-71 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame 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 (+5) | |
| 00:14 | Cal | Andrea Youngquist clanks a shot from the left side | 61-71 |
| 00:13 | Cal | Andrea Youngquist can't tip it in | 61-71 |
| 00:12 | Notre Dame | James Hooper gets the rebound | 61-71 |
| 00:08 | Notre Dame | Ray Warren lays it in on a nice dish by Timothy Johnson | 63-71 |
| 00:00 | Cal | Gene Morgan runs out the clock | 63-71 |