| Lineup | Cal | PG - Luis Garcia (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clarence Cory (fresh) 4 ast. SF - William Lloyd (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Benny Karlinsky (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Lucas Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Reginald Tate (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kenneth Simmerman (fresh) SF - John Madsen (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Santos Deschamp (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Coomes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cal | William Lloyd inbounds the ball | 25-21 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Cal | Reginald Tate picks off the pass by William Lloyd | 25-21 |
| 19:37 | Virginia | John Madsen slams it home on a nice dish by Reginald Tate | 25-23 |
| 19:25 | Cal | William Lloyd steps out of bounds on the baseline | 25-23 |
| 19:02 | Virginia | Santos Deschamp's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-23 |
| 18:54 | Cal | William Lloyd misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 25-23 |
| 18:52 | Virginia | Reginald Tate grabs the board | 25-23 |
| 18:35 | Virginia | Lucas Williams steals the ball from Larry Coomes | 25-23 |
| 18:15 | Cal | William Lloyd is hacked by John Madsen - foul #2 on John Madsen, team foul #1 | 25-23 |
| 17:53 | Cal | William Lloyd lays it in set up by Luis Garcia | 27-23 |
| 17:49 | Virginia | Kenneth Simmerman is called for traveling | 27-23 |
| 17:29 | Cal | Clarence Cory works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 27-23 |
| 17:28 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Kenneth Simmerman | 27-23 |
| 17:08 | Virginia | Kenneth Simmerman is fouled on the floor by Lucas Williams - foul #2 on Lucas Williams, team foul #1 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Cal | Shawn McCallun (SF), Wilburn Lamarr (PF), Dennis Goodwin (C) William Lloyd, Benny Karlinsky, Lucas Williams | |
| Subs | Virginia | Larry St. John (SG), George Cleveland (C) Kenneth Simmerman, Larry Coomes | |
| 16:48 | Virginia | Luis Garcia steals the ball from George Cleveland | 27-23 |
| 16:45 | Cal | Luis Garcia lays it up and in | 29-23 |
| 16:20 | Virginia | Larry St. John misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-23 |
| 16:19 | Virginia | John Madsen tips it in | 29-25 |
| 15:59 | Cal | Luis Garcia clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-25 |
| 15:58 | Virginia | John Madsen grabs the defensive rebound | 29-25 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Luis Garcia (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Clarence Cory (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - Shawn McCallun (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Wilburn Lamarr (fresh) 3 pts. C - Dennis Goodwin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Reginald Tate (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry St. John (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Madsen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Santos Deschamp (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - George Cleveland (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Virginia | Santos Deschamp throws it down set up by Larry St. John and he's hacked by Shawn McCallun - foul #3 on Shawn McCallun, team foul #2 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Cal | Arnold Delarosa (SG), William Lloyd (SF), Benny Karlinsky (PF), Lucas Williams (C) Luis Garcia, Clarence Cory, Wilburn Lamarr, Dennis Goodwin | |
| Subs | Virginia | Daniel Deleon (PG), Kenneth Simmerman (SG), Max Foster (SF), Larry Coomes (C) Reginald Tate, Larry St. John, John Madsen, George Cleveland | |
| 15:32 | Virginia | Santos Deschamp makes the free throw | 29-28 |
| 15:18 | Cal | William Lloyd misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-28 |
| 15:16 | Cal | Benny Karlinsky misses the tip | 29-28 |
| 15:14 | Cal | Lucas Williams tips it back up and in | 31-28 |
| 14:45 | Virginia | Larry Coomes knocks in the jump hook near the basket and the foul's on Arnold Delarosa - foul #3 on Arnold Delarosa, team foul #3 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Timothy McClerkin (PF) Santos Deschamp | |
| 14:45 | Virginia | Larry Coomes makes the free throw | 31-31 |
| 14:25 | Cal | Timothy McClerkin is called for the reach on Shawn McCallun - foul #1 on Timothy McClerkin, team foul #2 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Virginia | John Madsen (SF) Max Foster | |
| 14:17 | Cal | Benny Karlinsky comes up short on the runner in the paint | 31-31 |
| 14:15 | Virginia | Kenneth Simmerman gets the rebound | 31-31 |
| 13:53 | Virginia | Arnold Delarosa steals it from Larry Coomes | 31-31 |
| 13:38 | Cal | Benny Karlinsky lays it up and in on a great pass from Shawn McCallun | 33-31 |
| 13:09 | Virginia | Kenneth Simmerman hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Daniel Deleon | 33-34 |
| 12:50 | Cal | Benny Karlinsky can't connect on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Timothy McClerkin - foul #2 on Timothy McClerkin, team foul #3 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Cal | Luis Garcia (PG), Clarence Cory (SG), Ruben Goodson (SF), Wilburn Lamarr (C) Shawn McCallun, Arnold Delarosa, William Lloyd, Lucas Williams | |
| Subs | Virginia | Reginald Tate (PG), Larry St. John (SG), George Cleveland (C) Daniel Deleon, Kenneth Simmerman, Larry Coomes | |
| 12:50 | Cal | Benny Karlinsky misses the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 12:50 | Cal | Benny Karlinsky makes the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 12:21 | Virginia | Timothy McClerkin scores on a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Reginald Tate | 34-36 |
| 12:04 | Cal | Benny Karlinsky clanks a jump hook in the lane | 34-36 |
| 12:02 | Cal | Benny Karlinsky can't tip it in | 34-36 |
| 12:01 | Cal | Wilburn Lamarr tips it in | 36-36 |
| 11:32 | Virginia | John Madsen makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Reginald Tate | 36-39 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Luis Garcia (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Clarence Cory (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Ruben Goodson (fresh) PF - Benny Karlinsky (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Wilburn Lamarr (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Reginald Tate (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry St. John (fresh) 3 ast. SF - John Madsen (fairly fresh) 13 pts. PF - Timothy McClerkin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - George Cleveland (fresh) | |
| 11:12 | Cal | Clarence Cory makes the shot from the right side and he's fouled by Timothy McClerkin - foul #3 on Timothy McClerkin, team foul #4 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Cal | Lucas Williams (C) Benny Karlinsky | |
| Subs | Virginia | Kenneth Simmerman (SG), Max Foster (SF), Santos Deschamp (PF), Larry Coomes (C) Larry St. John, John Madsen, Timothy McClerkin, George Cleveland | |
| 11:12 | Cal | Clarence Cory makes the free throw | 39-39 |
| 10:47 | Virginia | Santos Deschamp can't finish the layup | 39-39 |
| 10:45 | Virginia | Kenneth Simmerman grabs the offensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 10:27 | Virginia | Reginald Tate misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 39-39 |
| 10:25 | Virginia | Larry Coomes pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 10:04 | Virginia | Max Foster is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Max Foster, team foul #5 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Cal | William Lloyd (SF) Ruben Goodson | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 09:50 | Cal | Wilburn Lamarr shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-39 |
| 09:22 | Virginia | Reginald Tate scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Kenneth Simmerman | 41-42 |
| 09:09 | Cal | Clarence Cory clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-42 |
| 09:08 | Virginia | Santos Deschamp gets the rebound | 41-42 |
| 08:50 | Virginia | Max Foster misses the runner from close range but he's hacked by William Lloyd - foul #1 on William Lloyd, team foul #4 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Cal | Shawn McCallun (PG), Arnold Delarosa (SG), Ruben Goodson (SF) Luis Garcia, Clarence Cory, Wilburn Lamarr | |
| Subs | Virginia | Daniel Deleon (PG), Larry St. John (SG), George Cleveland (C) Reginald Tate, Kenneth Simmerman, Larry Coomes | |
| 08:50 | Virginia | Max Foster makes the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 08:50 | Virginia | Max Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 41-44 |
| 08:31 | Cal | William Lloyd scores on a fadeaway in the paint set up by Shawn McCallun | 43-44 |
| 08:12 | Virginia | George Cleveland can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 43-44 |
| 08:11 | Cal | Lucas Williams gets the rebound | 43-44 |
| 08:06 | Cal | Arnold Delarosa misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 43-44 |
| 08:05 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Larry St. John | 43-44 |
| 07:46 | Virginia | Daniel Deleon misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 43-44 |
| 07:45 | Cal | Shawn McCallun grabs the defensive rebound | 43-44 |
| 07:31 | Cal | Shawn McCallun hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but he's fouled by Daniel Deleon - foul #1 on Daniel Deleon, team foul #6 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Cal | Clarence Cory (PG), Benny Karlinsky (PF), Wilburn Lamarr (C) Ruben Goodson, William Lloyd, Lucas Williams | |
| Subs | Virginia | Reginald Tate (PG), John Madsen (SF), Timothy McClerkin (PF), Larry Coomes (C) Daniel Deleon, Max Foster, Santos Deschamp, George Cleveland | |
| 07:31 | Cal | Shawn McCallun misses the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 07:31 | Cal | Shawn McCallun makes the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Clarence Cory (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Arnold Delarosa (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Shawn McCallun (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Benny Karlinsky (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Wilburn Lamarr (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Reginald Tate (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry St. John (fresh) 3 ast. SF - John Madsen (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Timothy McClerkin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Larry Coomes (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:04 | Virginia | John Madsen is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 44-44 |
| 07:03 | Cal | Benny Karlinsky gets the rebound | 44-44 |
| 06:42 | Cal | Clarence Cory clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 44-44 |
| 06:41 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Reginald Tate | 44-44 |
| 06:22 | Virginia | Reginald Tate can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-44 |
| 06:20 | Cal | Wilburn Lamarr pulls down the rebound | 44-44 |
| 06:00 | Cal | Clarence Cory works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-44 |
| 05:58 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Larry Coomes | 44-44 |
| 05:32 | Virginia | Reginald Tate knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from John Madsen out of a doubleteam | 44-47 |
| 05:26 | Cal | Clarence Cory splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-47 |
| 05:26 | Virginia | Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-47 |
| Subs | Cal | Luis Garcia (PG), William Lloyd (SF), Lucas Williams (C) Arnold Delarosa, Shawn McCallun, Wilburn Lamarr | |
| Subs | Virginia | Kenneth Simmerman (SG), Santos Deschamp (PF) Larry St. John, Timothy McClerkin | |
| 04:58 | Virginia | John Madsen is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 47-47 |
| 04:57 | Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Simmerman | 47-47 |
| 04:37 | Virginia | Santos Deschamp is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Santos Deschamp, team foul #7 | 47-47 |
| 04:14 | Cal | Benny Karlinsky knocks in the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Clarence Cory | 49-47 |
| 03:55 | Virginia | John Madsen misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-47 |
| 03:54 | Cal | Lucas Williams snags the defensive board | 49-47 |
| 03:35 | Cal | William Lloyd makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Luis Garcia | 51-47 |
| 03:06 | Virginia | John Madsen shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the floater from the left side on a great pass from Kenneth Simmerman | 51-49 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Luis Garcia (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Clarence Cory (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - William Lloyd (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Benny Karlinsky (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Lucas Williams (fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Reginald Tate (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Simmerman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Madsen (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. PF - Santos Deschamp (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Larry Coomes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:52 | Cal | Benny Karlinsky misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 51-49 |
| 02:50 | Virginia | John Madsen pulls down the rebound | 51-49 |
| 02:31 | Virginia | Reginald Tate makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane and the foul's on William Lloyd - foul #2 on William Lloyd, team foul #5 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Cal | Arnold Delarosa (SG), Shawn McCallun (SF), Wilburn Lamarr (PF), Dennis Goodwin (C) Clarence Cory, William Lloyd, Benny Karlinsky, Lucas Williams | |
| Subs | Virginia | Larry St. John (SG), George Cleveland (C) Kenneth Simmerman, Larry Coomes | |
| 02:31 | Virginia | Reginald Tate misses the free throw | 51-51 |
| 02:31 | Cal | Dennis Goodwin pulls down the rebound | 51-51 |
| 02:31 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-51 |
| 02:14 | Cal | Dennis Goodwin can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 51-51 |
| 02:13 | Cal | Luis Garcia tips it back up and in | 53-51 |
| 02:13 | Virginia | Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 53-51 |
| Subs | Cal | Clarence Cory (SG), William Lloyd (SF), Benny Karlinsky (PF), Lucas Williams (C) Arnold Delarosa, Shawn McCallun, Wilburn Lamarr, Dennis Goodwin | |
| Subs | Virginia | Kenneth Simmerman (SG), Larry Coomes (C) Larry St. John, George Cleveland | |
| 01:56 | Virginia | Larry Coomes scores on a floater from close range set up by Reginald Tate | 53-53 |
| 01:36 | Cal | Benny Karlinsky makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-53 |
| 01:15 | Virginia | John Madsen clanks a 3 from straight away | 56-53 |
| 01:14 | Cal | Lucas Williams pulls down the rebound | 56-53 |
| 00:58 | Cal | Santos Deschamp is called for the reach on William Lloyd - foul #4 on Santos Deschamp, team foul #8 | 56-53 |
| 00:58 | Cal | William Lloyd misses the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 00:58 | Virginia | Larry Coomes gets the rebound | 56-53 |
| 00:45 | Virginia | John Madsen shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Reginald Tate | 56-56 |
| 00:29 | Cal | Clarence Cory evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 56-56 |
| 00:28 | Cal | William Lloyd tips it home | 58-56 |
| 00:06 | Virginia | John Madsen can't connect on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Clarence Cory - foul #2 on Clarence Cory, team foul #6 | 58-56 |
| 00:06 | Virginia | John Madsen makes the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 00:06 | Virginia | John Madsen makes the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 00:06 | Cal | Cal calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-58 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Cal | Luis Garcia is fouled on the floor by Reginald Tate - foul #1 on Reginald Tate, team foul #9 | 58-58 |
| 00:00 | Cal | Luis Garcia makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 00:00 | Cal | Luis Garcia makes the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |