| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Nathan Mahaffey (fresh) SG - Lester Thrift (fresh) SF - Noel Fulford (fresh) PF - Horace Ancheta (fresh) C - Ryan Lindsay (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Michael Earls (fresh) SG - Leo Fenton (fresh) SF - David Flowers (fresh) PF - Filiberto Giordano (fresh) C - Gregory Waller (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cal | Filiberto Giordano wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:56 | Cal | Michael Earls's pass is intercepted by Horace Ancheta in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | UCLA | Ryan Lindsay splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway from the right block set up by Nathan Mahaffey | 2-0 |
| 19:44 | Cal | Nathan Mahaffey is called for the reach on Leo Fenton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Nathan Mahaffey, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:25 | Cal | Gregory Waller is hacked by Ryan Lindsay - foul #1 on Ryan Lindsay, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 19:05 | Cal | Filiberto Giordano banks in the layup | 2-2 |
| 19:00 | UCLA | Nathan Mahaffey hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the right side | 2-2 |
| 18:58 | UCLA | Noel Fulford tips it in | 4-2 |
| 18:56 | Cal | Leo Fenton throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 4-2 |
| 18:45 | UCLA | Nathan Mahaffey misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 4-2 |
| 18:44 | Cal | Michael Earls gets the rebound | 4-2 |
| 18:27 | Cal | David Flowers drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Earls | 4-4 |
| 18:20 | UCLA | Gregory Waller steals it from Ryan Lindsay | 4-4 |
| 17:54 | Cal | David Flowers clanks a runner near the basket | 4-4 |
| 17:52 | UCLA | Ryan Lindsay snags the defensive board | 4-4 |
| 17:32 | UCLA | Ryan Lindsay splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Filiberto Giordano - foul #1 on Filiberto Giordano, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| Subs | UCLA | Jackie Saavedra (SG), Adolph Strickland (PF) Lester Thrift, Horace Ancheta | |
| Subs | Cal | Malik Thompson (PG), Peter Davis (C) Michael Earls, Gregory Waller | |
| 17:32 | UCLA | Ryan Lindsay makes the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 17:32 | UCLA | Ryan Lindsay misses the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 17:32 | Cal | The rebound goes to Peter Davis | 5-4 |
| 17:06 | Cal | Filiberto Giordano comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 5-4 |
| 17:05 | Cal | Filiberto Giordano tips it in | 5-6 |
| 16:56 | UCLA | Ryan Lindsay splits the doubleteam and buries a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Jackie Saavedra | 7-6 |
| 16:40 | Cal | Filiberto Giordano can't throw it down but he's hacked by Jackie Saavedra - foul #1 on Jackie Saavedra, team foul #3 | 7-6 |
| Subs | UCLA | George Browner (C) Ryan Lindsay | |
| Subs | Cal | Harold Ingram (SF) David Flowers | |
| 16:40 | Cal | Filiberto Giordano makes the 1st free throw | 7-7 |
| 16:40 | Cal | Filiberto Giordano makes the 2nd free throw | 7-8 |
| 16:25 | UCLA | Peter Davis is called for the reach on Adolph Strickland - foul #1 on Peter Davis, team foul #2 | 7-8 |
| Subs | UCLA | Steven Mattson (SG) Nathan Mahaffey | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 16:14 | UCLA | Adolph Strickland knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Jackie Saavedra | 9-8 |
| 15:55 | Cal | Filiberto Giordano drills a turnaround from close range | 9-10 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Jackie Saavedra (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Steven Mattson (fresh) SF - Noel Fulford (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Adolph Strickland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - George Browner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Malik Thompson (fresh) SG - Leo Fenton (tiring) SF - Harold Ingram (fresh) PF - Filiberto Giordano (tiring) 8 pts. C - Peter Davis (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:45 | UCLA | Leo Fenton steals the ball from Adolph Strickland | 9-10 |
| 15:27 | Cal | Filiberto Giordano clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 9-10 |
| 15:26 | Cal | Leo Fenton tips it in | 9-12 |
| 15:17 | UCLA | Adolph Strickland is fouled on the floor by Filiberto Giordano - foul #2 on Filiberto Giordano, team foul #3 | 9-12 |
| Subs | UCLA | Nathan Mahaffey (PG), Lester Thrift (SG), Horace Ancheta (PF) Jackie Saavedra, Steven Mattson, Adolph Strickland | |
| Subs | Cal | Michael Earls (PG), Randolph Murphy (SG), David Flowers (SF), Howard Jenkins (PF) Malik Thompson, Leo Fenton, Harold Ingram, Filiberto Giordano | |
| 15:06 | UCLA | David Flowers steals it from Horace Ancheta out of a doubleteam | 9-12 |
| 14:44 | Cal | David Flowers throws it down | 9-14 |
| 14:36 | UCLA | Horace Ancheta clanks a jumper from the right wing | 9-14 |
| 14:34 | UCLA | Noel Fulford grabs the offensive rebound | 9-14 |
| 14:28 | UCLA | Horace Ancheta banks in the layup over the doubleteam on a nice dish by Nathan Mahaffey | 11-14 |
| 14:05 | Cal | David Flowers knocks in the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Howard Jenkins and he's fouled by Noel Fulford - foul #1 on Noel Fulford, team foul #4 | 11-16 |
| Subs | UCLA | Roy Nelson (PG), Sherman Petti (C) Nathan Mahaffey, George Browner | |
| Subs | Cal | Gregory Waller (C) Peter Davis | |
| 14:05 | Cal | David Flowers makes the free throw | 11-17 |
| 13:48 | UCLA | Sherman Petti is called for 3 seconds | 11-17 |
| Subs | UCLA | Jackie Saavedra (PG), Steven Mattson (SF) Roy Nelson, Noel Fulford | |
| Subs | Cal | Leo Fenton (SG), Harold Ingram (SF), Mark Mason (C) Randolph Murphy, David Flowers, Howard Jenkins | |
| 13:21 | Cal | Gregory Waller buries a shot from the right block on a great pass from Michael Earls | 11-19 |
| 13:03 | UCLA | Steven Mattson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 11-19 |
| 13:01 | UCLA | Steven Mattson snags the offensive board | 11-19 |
| 12:39 | UCLA | Steven Mattson knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Jackie Saavedra | 14-19 |
| 12:36 | Cal | Jackie Saavedra is called for the reach on Mark Mason in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jackie Saavedra, team foul #5 | 14-19 |
| Subs | UCLA | Roy Nelson (PG), Daniel Servantes (SF), Adolph Strickland (PF), Ryan Lindsay (C) Jackie Saavedra, Lester Thrift, Horace Ancheta, Sherman Petti | |
| Subs | Cal | Malik Thompson (PG), Randolph Murphy (SG), Howard Jenkins (PF) Michael Earls, Leo Fenton, Gregory Waller | |
| 12:17 | Cal | Harold Ingram scores on a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Malik Thompson | 14-21 |
| 11:58 | UCLA | Ryan Lindsay is called for a charge - foul #2 on Ryan Lindsay, team foul #6 | 14-21 |
| Subs | UCLA | Nathan Mahaffey (PG), Noel Fulford (SF), George Browner (C) Steven Mattson, Daniel Servantes, Ryan Lindsay | |
| Subs | Cal | David Flowers (SF), Peter Davis (C) Harold Ingram, Mark Mason | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Nathan Mahaffey (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Roy Nelson (fresh) SF - Noel Fulford (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Adolph Strickland (fresh) 2 pts. C - George Browner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Malik Thompson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Randolph Murphy (fresh) SF - David Flowers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Howard Jenkins (fresh) C - Peter Davis (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:43 | Cal | Malik Thompson can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 14-21 |
| 11:42 | Cal | Howard Jenkins tips it back up and in | 14-23 |
| 11:26 | UCLA | Adolph Strickland misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 14-23 |
| 11:24 | Cal | Howard Jenkins grabs the defensive rebound | 14-23 |
| 11:10 | Cal | Randolph Murphy is whistled for a carry | 14-23 |
| Subs | UCLA | Horace Ancheta (PF) Adolph Strickland | |
| Subs | Cal | Michael Earls (PG), Leo Fenton (SG), Gregory Waller (PF) Malik Thompson, Randolph Murphy, Howard Jenkins | |
| 10:54 | UCLA | Horace Ancheta is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Gregory Waller - foul #1 on Gregory Waller, team foul #4 | 14-23 |
| Subs | UCLA | Lester Thrift (SG), Sherman Petti (C) Roy Nelson, George Browner | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 10:54 | UCLA | Horace Ancheta misses the 1st free throw | 14-23 |
| 10:54 | UCLA | Horace Ancheta makes the 2nd free throw | 15-23 |
| 10:25 | Cal | David Flowers misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 15-23 |
| 10:23 | UCLA | Sherman Petti gets the rebound | 15-23 |
| 10:17 | UCLA | Nathan Mahaffey is hacked by Michael Earls - foul #1 on Michael Earls, team foul #5 | 15-23 |
| Subs | UCLA | Daniel Servantes (PG), Steven Mattson (SF) Nathan Mahaffey, Noel Fulford | |
| Subs | Cal | Harold Ingram (SF), Mark Mason (C) David Flowers, Peter Davis | |
| 10:09 | UCLA | Steven Mattson misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 15-23 |
| 10:07 | Cal | Leo Fenton grabs the defensive rebound | 15-23 |
| 09:46 | Cal | Leo Fenton drills a runner from close range set up by Michael Earls and he's hacked by Sherman Petti - foul #1 on Sherman Petti, team foul #7 | 15-25 |
| Subs | UCLA | Roy Nelson (PG), Adolph Strickland (PF), George Browner (C) Lester Thrift, Horace Ancheta, Sherman Petti | |
| Subs | Cal | Howard Jenkins (PF) Gregory Waller | |
| 09:46 | Cal | Leo Fenton makes the free throw | 15-26 |
| 09:28 | UCLA | Adolph Strickland hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 15-26 |
| 09:27 | Cal | Mark Mason pulls down the rebound | 15-26 |
| 09:06 | Cal | Leo Fenton misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 15-26 |
| 09:05 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Steven Mattson | 15-26 |
| 08:36 | UCLA | Steven Mattson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-26 |
| Subs | UCLA | Nathan Mahaffey (PG), Lester Thrift (SG), Noel Fulford (SF), Horace Ancheta (PF) Roy Nelson, Steven Mattson, Daniel Servantes, Adolph Strickland | |
| Subs | Cal | Malik Thompson (PG), Randolph Murphy (SG), David Flowers (SF), Gregory Waller (C) Michael Earls, Leo Fenton, Harold Ingram, Mark Mason | |
| 08:33 | Cal | Nathan Mahaffey steps in front of the Randolph Murphy pass in the backcourt | 15-26 |
| 08:21 | UCLA | Nathan Mahaffey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-26 |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| Subs | Cal | Peter Davis (C) Howard Jenkins | |
| 08:01 | Cal | David Flowers scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Gregory Waller | 15-28 |
| 07:49 | UCLA | George Browner clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Peter Davis - foul #2 on Peter Davis, team foul #6 | 15-28 |
| Subs | UCLA | Sherman Petti (PF) Horace Ancheta | |
| Subs | Cal | Howard Jenkins (PF) Peter Davis | |
| 07:49 | UCLA | George Browner misses the 1st free throw | 15-28 |
| 07:49 | UCLA | George Browner makes the 2nd free throw | 16-28 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Nathan Mahaffey (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Lester Thrift (fresh) SF - Noel Fulford (tired) 2 pts. PF - Sherman Petti (fresh) C - George Browner (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Malik Thompson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Randolph Murphy (fresh) SF - David Flowers (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Howard Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregory Waller (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:47 | Cal | Lester Thrift is called for the reach on Randolph Murphy in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lester Thrift, team foul #8 | 16-28 |
| Subs | UCLA | Horace Ancheta (PF) George Browner | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 07:47 | Cal | Randolph Murphy misses the 1st free throw | 16-28 |
| 07:47 | UCLA | Horace Ancheta snags the defensive board | 16-28 |
| 07:43 | UCLA | Nathan Mahaffey is hacked by Howard Jenkins - foul #1 on Howard Jenkins, team foul #7 | 16-28 |
| 07:43 | UCLA | Nathan Mahaffey makes the 1st free throw | 17-28 |
| 07:43 | UCLA | Nathan Mahaffey makes the 2nd free throw | 18-28 |
| 07:19 | Cal | Gregory Waller lays it up and in | 18-30 |
| 07:10 | UCLA | Nathan Mahaffey buries a runner near the basket on a great pass from Sherman Petti | 20-30 |
| 07:07 | Cal | Lester Thrift picks off the pass by David Flowers in the backcourt | 20-30 |
| 07:05 | UCLA | Noel Fulford lays it up and in on a great pass from Lester Thrift | 22-30 |
| 06:50 | Cal | Malik Thompson misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 22-30 |
| 06:48 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Noel Fulford | 22-30 |
| 06:41 | UCLA | Noel Fulford clanks a floater from the left side | 22-30 |
| 06:40 | Cal | Howard Jenkins snags the defensive board | 22-30 |
| 06:22 | Cal | Lester Thrift steals it from Randolph Murphy | 22-30 |
| 06:02 | UCLA | Horace Ancheta hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Gregory Waller - foul #2 on Gregory Waller, team foul #8 | 22-30 |
| Subs | UCLA | Roy Nelson (PG), Jackie Saavedra (SG), Steven Mattson (SF), Ryan Lindsay (C) Nathan Mahaffey, Lester Thrift, Noel Fulford, Sherman Petti | |
| Subs | Cal | Michael Earls (PG), Leo Fenton (SG), Harold Ingram (SF), Mark Mason (C) Malik Thompson, Randolph Murphy, David Flowers, Gregory Waller | |
| 06:02 | UCLA | Horace Ancheta makes the 1st free throw | 23-30 |
| 06:02 | UCLA | Horace Ancheta makes the 2nd free throw | 24-30 |
| 05:37 | Cal | Leo Fenton hits a shot from the left block | 24-32 |
| 05:28 | UCLA | Roy Nelson makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Steven Mattson | 27-32 |
| 05:01 | Cal | Leo Fenton is whistled for a carry | 27-32 |
| Subs | UCLA | Adolph Strickland (PF) Horace Ancheta | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 04:41 | UCLA | Ryan Lindsay is hacked by Howard Jenkins - foul #2 on Howard Jenkins, team foul #9 | 27-32 |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| Subs | Cal | Filiberto Giordano (PF) Howard Jenkins | |
| 04:41 | UCLA | Ryan Lindsay makes the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 04:41 | UCLA | Ryan Lindsay makes the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 04:22 | Cal | Harold Ingram loses the ball out of bounds | 29-32 |
| Subs | UCLA | Nathan Mahaffey (PG), Lester Thrift (SG), Daniel Servantes (SF), George Browner (C) Roy Nelson, Jackie Saavedra, Steven Mattson, Ryan Lindsay | |
| Subs | Cal | David Flowers (SF) Harold Ingram | |
| 04:12 | UCLA | Adolph Strickland's dunk attempt is rejected by Mark Mason | 29-32 |
| 04:11 | Cal | The rebound goes to Michael Earls | 29-32 |
| 03:48 | Cal | Michael Earls scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Mark Mason | 29-34 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Nathan Mahaffey (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lester Thrift (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Servantes (fresh) PF - Adolph Strickland (fresh) 2 pts. C - George Browner (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Michael Earls (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Leo Fenton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - David Flowers (tiring) 9 pts. PF - Filiberto Giordano (fresh) 8 pts. C - Mark Mason (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:35 | UCLA | Lester Thrift misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-34 |
| 03:33 | UCLA | Adolph Strickland misses the tip | 29-34 |
| 03:32 | Cal | Mark Mason snags the defensive board | 29-34 |
| 03:17 | Cal | Michael Earls's pass is intercepted by George Browner | 29-34 |
| 03:04 | UCLA | George Browner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-34 |
| Subs | UCLA | Roy Nelson (PG), Jackie Saavedra (SG), Steven Mattson (SF), Ryan Lindsay (C) Nathan Mahaffey, Lester Thrift, Daniel Servantes, Adolph Strickland | |
| Subs | Cal | Malik Thompson (PG), Randolph Murphy (SG), Harold Ingram (SF), Gregory Waller (C) Michael Earls, Leo Fenton, David Flowers, Mark Mason | |
| 03:02 | Cal | Randolph Murphy is hacked by George Browner in the backcourt - foul #1 on George Browner, team foul #9 | 29-34 |
| 03:02 | Cal | Randolph Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 29-35 |
| 03:02 | Cal | Randolph Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 29-36 |
| 02:45 | UCLA | Ryan Lindsay tries to split the doubleteam and is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Ryan Lindsay, team foul #10 | 29-36 |
| Subs | UCLA | Adolph Strickland (PF) Ryan Lindsay | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 02:22 | Cal | Filiberto Giordano misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Roy Nelson - foul #1 on Roy Nelson, team foul #11 | 29-36 |
| Subs | UCLA | Noel Fulford (SF), Sherman Petti (PF) Roy Nelson, Adolph Strickland | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 02:22 | Cal | Filiberto Giordano misses the 1st free throw | 29-36 |
| 02:22 | Cal | Filiberto Giordano makes the 2nd free throw | 29-37 |
| 02:08 | UCLA | Steven Mattson makes the shot from the baseline set up by Jackie Saavedra | 31-37 |
| 01:42 | Cal | Steven Mattson takes the ball from Randolph Murphy | 31-37 |
| 01:39 | UCLA | Steven Mattson hits the finger roll | 33-37 |
| 01:15 | Cal | Malik Thompson drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 33-39 |
| 00:55 | UCLA | Sherman Petti is hacked by Malik Thompson - foul #1 on Malik Thompson, team foul #10 | 33-39 |
| Subs | UCLA | Roy Nelson (PG), Lester Thrift (SG), Daniel Servantes (SF), Horace Ancheta (PF) Jackie Saavedra, Steven Mattson, Noel Fulford, George Browner | |
| Subs | Cal | Michael Earls (PG), Leo Fenton (SG), David Flowers (SF), Peter Davis (C) Malik Thompson, Randolph Murphy, Harold Ingram, Gregory Waller | |
| 00:55 | UCLA | Sherman Petti makes the 1st free throw | 34-39 |
| 00:55 | UCLA | Sherman Petti misses the 2nd free throw | 34-39 |
| 00:55 | Cal | Filiberto Giordano pulls down the rebound | 34-39 |
| 00:52 | Cal | Horace Ancheta picks off the pass by Michael Earls in the backcourt | 34-39 |
| 00:39 | UCLA | Horace Ancheta misses the layup against the doubleteam | 34-39 |
| 00:37 | UCLA | The offensive rebound goes to Sherman Petti | 34-39 |
| 00:26 | UCLA | Horace Ancheta buries a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Lester Thrift | 36-39 |
| 00:01 | Cal | Leo Fenton comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 36-39 |
| 00:00 | Cal | The clock runs out | 36-39 |