| Lineup | Cal | PG - Victor Haywood (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Ronald Czarkowski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Daniel Strand (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Stiefel (fresh) 3 reb. C - Carl Zinn (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Daniel Carter (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joseph Preston (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Paul Leet (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jerry Briones (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Boggess (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Cal | Daniel Strand inbounds the ball | 33-34 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:35 | Cal | Victor Haywood misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away but he's hacked by Joseph Preston - foul #1 on Joseph Preston, team foul #1 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Cal | Gene Morgan (SG) Ronald Czarkowski | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 19:35 | Cal | Victor Haywood makes the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 19:35 | Cal | Victor Haywood makes the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 19:35 | Cal | Victor Haywood makes the 3rd free throw | 36-34 |
| 19:11 | Arizona State | Paul Leet misses the shot from the right wing | 36-34 |
| 19:10 | Arizona State | Jerry Briones tips it in | 36-36 |
| 18:45 | Cal | Victor Haywood can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-36 |
| 18:43 | Cal | Joseph Stiefel snags the offensive board | 36-36 |
| 18:18 | Cal | Carl Zinn misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Joseph Boggess - foul #1 on Joseph Boggess, team foul #2 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Cal | Luther Baade (PG), Ronald Czarkowski (SG), Justin Vandoren (SF), Dwight Rhoads (PF) Victor Haywood, Gene Morgan, Daniel Strand, Joseph Stiefel | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 18:18 | Cal | Carl Zinn makes the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 18:18 | Cal | Carl Zinn makes the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 18:00 | Arizona State | Jerry Briones makes the floater in the paint on a great pass from Daniel Carter | 38-38 |
| 17:58 | Cal | Daniel Carter is called for the reach on Luther Baade in the backcourt - foul #3 on Daniel Carter, team foul #3 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Cal | Gustavo Greco (C) Carl Zinn | |
| Subs | Arizona State | John Harper (PG) Daniel Carter | |
| 17:40 | Cal | Jerry Briones steals it from Dwight Rhoads | 38-38 |
| 17:22 | Arizona State | Joseph Boggess connects on the jump hook near the basket set up by Paul Leet | 38-40 |
| 16:57 | Cal | Ronald Czarkowski makes the 3 from the left wing | 41-40 |
| 16:45 | Arizona State | Gustavo Greco swats the layup by Jerry Briones | 41-40 |
| 16:43 | Arizona State | Paul Leet tips it but misses | 41-40 |
| 16:42 | Cal | Ronald Czarkowski grabs the board | 41-40 |
| 16:13 | Cal | Gustavo Greco is fouled on the floor by Jerry Briones - foul #2 on Jerry Briones, team foul #4 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Cal | Victor Haywood (PG), Gene Morgan (SG), Daniel Strand (SF), Joseph Stiefel (PF), Carl Zinn (C) Luther Baade, Ronald Czarkowski, Justin Vandoren, Dwight Rhoads, Gustavo Greco | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Sean Adams (C) Joseph Boggess | |
| 15:53 | Cal | Victor Haywood connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Gene Morgan | 44-40 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Victor Haywood (fresh) 15 pts. SG - Gene Morgan (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Daniel Strand (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Stiefel (fresh) 4 reb. C - Carl Zinn (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - John Harper (fresh) SG - Joseph Preston (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Paul Leet (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jerry Briones (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Sean Adams (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Arizona State | Jerry Briones hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 44-40 |
| 15:33 | Cal | The rebound goes to Joseph Stiefel | 44-40 |
| 15:13 | Cal | Victor Haywood misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 44-40 |
| 15:11 | Cal | Joseph Stiefel grabs the offensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 14:48 | Cal | Carl Zinn misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 44-40 |
| 14:47 | Arizona State | John Harper snags the defensive board | 44-40 |
| 14:28 | Arizona State | Paul Leet clanks a shot from the free throw line | 44-40 |
| 14:27 | Cal | Daniel Strand gets the rebound | 44-40 |
| 14:05 | Cal | Carl Zinn can't connect on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Sean Adams - foul #1 on Sean Adams, team foul #5 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Cal | Ronald Czarkowski (SG), Dwight Rhoads (PF) Gene Morgan, Joseph Stiefel | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Daniel Carter (PG), Charles Leary (C) John Harper, Sean Adams | |
| 14:05 | Cal | Carl Zinn makes the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 14:05 | Cal | Carl Zinn misses the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 14:05 | Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Strand | 45-40 |
| 13:44 | Cal | Dwight Rhoads misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 45-40 |
| 13:42 | Arizona State | The rebound goes to Paul Leet | 45-40 |
| 13:40 | Arizona State | Daniel Carter is called for traveling in the backcourt | 45-40 |
| Subs | Cal | Luther Baade (PG), Gustavo Greco (C) Victor Haywood, Carl Zinn | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 13:23 | Cal | Daniel Strand knocks in the fadeaway from the right block set up by Luther Baade | 47-40 |
| 13:08 | Arizona State | Daniel Carter can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 47-40 |
| 13:07 | Cal | Luther Baade grabs the board | 47-40 |
| 12:42 | Cal | Ronald Czarkowski is called for traveling | 47-40 |
| Subs | Cal | Victor Haywood (PG), Joseph Stiefel (PF), Carl Zinn (C) Luther Baade, Dwight Rhoads, Gustavo Greco | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 12:22 | Arizona State | Joseph Preston scores on a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Paul Leet | 47-42 |
| 11:56 | Cal | Daniel Strand misses the dunk but he's fouled by Joseph Preston - foul #2 on Joseph Preston, team foul #6 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Cal | Paul Smith (SG) Ronald Czarkowski | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 11:56 | Cal | Daniel Strand makes the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 11:56 | Cal | Daniel Strand makes the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Victor Haywood (fresh) 15 pts. SG - Paul Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Daniel Strand (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Stiefel (fresh) 6 reb. C - Carl Zinn (fresh) 10 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Daniel Carter (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Preston (tiring) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Paul Leet (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jerry Briones (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Leary (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:42 | Arizona State | Joseph Stiefel is called for the reach on Joseph Preston - foul #3 on Joseph Stiefel, team foul #1 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Cal | Ronald Czarkowski (SG), Justin Vandoren (SF) Paul Smith, Daniel Strand | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 11:27 | Arizona State | Jerry Briones buries a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Paul Leet | 49-44 |
| 11:21 | Cal | Victor Haywood hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-44 |
| 11:20 | Arizona State | Charles Leary snags the defensive board | 49-44 |
| 11:02 | Arizona State | Charles Leary throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-44 |
| Subs | Cal | Gene Morgan (SG), Daniel Strand (SF), Dwight Rhoads (PF) Ronald Czarkowski, Justin Vandoren, Joseph Stiefel | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Joseph Boggess (C) Charles Leary | |
| 10:41 | Cal | Dwight Rhoads comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 49-44 |
| 10:39 | Arizona State | Joseph Boggess pulls down the rebound | 49-44 |
| 10:33 | Arizona State | Paul Leet buries a jumper in the paint set up by Joseph Preston | 49-46 |
| 10:17 | Cal | Carl Zinn loses the ball out of bounds | 49-46 |
| Subs | Cal | Luther Baade (PG), Ronald Czarkowski (SG), Justin Vandoren (SF), Joseph Stiefel (PF), Gustavo Greco (C) Victor Haywood, Gene Morgan, Daniel Strand, Dwight Rhoads, Carl Zinn | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 10:00 | Arizona State | Daniel Carter misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-46 |
| 09:59 | Arizona State | Joseph Boggess tips it back up and in | 49-48 |
| 09:36 | Cal | Justin Vandoren misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 49-48 |
| 09:34 | Arizona State | Jerry Briones gets the rebound | 49-48 |
| 09:29 | Arizona State | Paul Leet is hacked by Ronald Czarkowski - foul #3 on Ronald Czarkowski, team foul #2 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Cal | Victor Haywood (PG), Gene Morgan (SG), Daniel Strand (SF), Dwight Rhoads (PF), Carl Zinn (C) Luther Baade, Ronald Czarkowski, Justin Vandoren, Joseph Stiefel, Gustavo Greco | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Charles Leary (C) Joseph Boggess | |
| 09:16 | Arizona State | Gene Morgan steals the ball from Daniel Carter | 49-48 |
| 08:58 | Cal | Carl Zinn lays it up and in on a nice dish by Gene Morgan | 51-48 |
| 08:42 | Arizona State | Joseph Preston's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-48 |
| Subs | Cal | Ronald Czarkowski (SG), Joseph Stiefel (PF) Gene Morgan, Dwight Rhoads | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 08:25 | Cal | Victor Haywood knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Ronald Czarkowski | 54-48 |
| 08:07 | Arizona State | Charles Leary is hacked by Daniel Strand - foul #2 on Daniel Strand, team foul #3 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Cal | Luther Baade (PG) Victor Haywood | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 07:53 | Arizona State | Joseph Preston misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-48 |
| 07:52 | Cal | The rebound goes to Joseph Stiefel | 54-48 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Luther Baade (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Czarkowski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Daniel Strand (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Stiefel (fresh) 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Carl Zinn (fresh) 12 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Daniel Carter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Preston (tiring) 10 pts. 5 ast. SF - Paul Leet (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jerry Briones (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Leary (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:31 | Cal | Ronald Czarkowski can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-48 |
| 07:29 | Arizona State | Charles Leary grabs the defensive rebound | 54-48 |
| 07:00 | Arizona State | Daniel Carter drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 54-50 |
| 06:40 | Cal | Ronald Czarkowski is fouled on the floor by Joseph Preston - foul #3 on Joseph Preston, team foul #7 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Cal | Victor Haywood (PG), Justin Vandoren (SF), Dwight Rhoads (PF), Gustavo Greco (C) Luther Baade, Daniel Strand, Joseph Stiefel, Carl Zinn | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Sean Adams (PF), Joseph Boggess (C) Jerry Briones, Charles Leary | |
| 06:40 | Cal | Ronald Czarkowski makes the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 06:40 | Cal | Ronald Czarkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 56-50 |
| 06:25 | Arizona State | Joseph Preston comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-50 |
| 06:23 | Cal | Dwight Rhoads grabs the board | 56-50 |
| 05:55 | Cal | Dwight Rhoads misses long on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Sean Adams - foul #2 on Sean Adams, team foul #8 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Cal | Gene Morgan (SG), Daniel Strand (SF), Carl Zinn (C) Ronald Czarkowski, Justin Vandoren, Gustavo Greco | |
| Subs | Arizona State | James Patterson (SG), Dante Jackson (SF) Joseph Preston, Paul Leet | |
| 05:55 | Cal | Dwight Rhoads makes the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 05:55 | Cal | Dwight Rhoads makes the 2nd free throw | 58-50 |
| 05:47 | Arizona State | Sean Adams hits a fadeaway from the right block | 58-52 |
| 05:23 | Cal | Daniel Strand clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 58-52 |
| 05:22 | Arizona State | Joseph Boggess grabs the defensive rebound | 58-52 |
| 05:16 | Arizona State | James Patterson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-52 |
| 05:15 | Arizona State | Daniel Carter tips it home | 58-54 |
| 04:57 | Cal | Joseph Boggess swats the short shot by Daniel Strand | 58-54 |
| 04:56 | Arizona State | Dante Jackson grabs the board | 58-54 |
| 04:38 | Arizona State | Joseph Boggess's floater is tipped away by Dwight Rhoads | 58-54 |
| 04:36 | Cal | Daniel Strand gets the rebound | 58-54 |
| 04:14 | Cal | Daniel Strand misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 58-54 |
| 04:12 | Arizona State | Dante Jackson snags the defensive board | 58-54 |
| 04:09 | Arizona State | Arizona State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-54 |
| Subs | Cal | Ronald Czarkowski (SG), Justin Vandoren (SF), Joseph Stiefel (PF), Gustavo Greco (C) Gene Morgan, Daniel Strand, Dwight Rhoads, Carl Zinn | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Joseph Preston (SG), Paul Leet (SF), Jerry Briones (PF), Charles Leary (C) James Patterson, Dante Jackson, Sean Adams, Joseph Boggess | |
| 04:07 | Arizona State | Joseph Preston hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 58-54 |
| 04:06 | Cal | The rebound goes to Joseph Stiefel | 58-54 |
| 04:02 | Cal | Victor Haywood drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Ronald Czarkowski | 61-54 |
| 03:53 | Arizona State | Paul Leet hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Gustavo Greco - foul #1 on Gustavo Greco, team foul #4 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Cal | Luther Baade (PG), Gene Morgan (SG) Victor Haywood, Ronald Czarkowski | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 03:53 | Arizona State | Paul Leet makes the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 03:53 | Arizona State | Paul Leet makes the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| 03:36 | Cal | Luther Baade knocks in the floater from the right side set up by Gene Morgan | 63-56 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Luther Baade (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gene Morgan (fresh) 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Justin Vandoren (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Stiefel (fresh) 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Gustavo Greco (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Daniel Carter (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Preston (tiring) 10 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Paul Leet (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jerry Briones (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Leary (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:19 | Arizona State | Jerry Briones makes the jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by Joseph Stiefel - foul #4 on Joseph Stiefel, team foul #5 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Cal | Victor Haywood (PG), Ronald Czarkowski (SG), Daniel Strand (SF), Carl Zinn (C) Luther Baade, Gene Morgan, Justin Vandoren, Gustavo Greco | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 03:19 | Arizona State | Jerry Briones makes the free throw | 63-59 |
| 02:50 | Cal | Victor Haywood misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 63-59 |
| 02:48 | Arizona State | The rebound goes to Paul Leet | 63-59 |
| 02:30 | Arizona State | Jerry Briones knocks in the jump hook in the paint | 63-61 |
| 02:01 | Cal | Victor Haywood can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-61 |
| 02:00 | Arizona State | Charles Leary snags the defensive board | 63-61 |
| 01:34 | Arizona State | Paul Leet misses badly on a shot from the left side | 63-61 |
| 01:32 | Cal | Daniel Strand gets the rebound | 63-61 |
| 01:06 | Cal | Victor Haywood is fouled on the floor by Joseph Preston - foul #4 on Joseph Preston, team foul #9 | 63-61 |
| 01:06 | Cal | Victor Haywood misses the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 01:06 | Arizona State | Jerry Briones pulls down the rebound | 63-61 |
| 00:54 | Arizona State | Joseph Preston misses long on a jumper from the right side | 63-61 |
| 00:53 | Arizona State | Daniel Carter grabs the offensive rebound | 63-61 |
| 00:35 | Arizona State | Joseph Stiefel swats the short shot by Charles Leary | 63-61 |
| 00:33 | Arizona State | Jerry Briones gets the offensive rebound | 63-61 |
| 00:19 | Arizona State | Paul Leet makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Daniel Carter | 63-64 |
| 00:10 | Cal | The jump hook by Carl Zinn is blocked by Charles Leary | 63-64 |
| 00:09 | Arizona State | Paul Leet gets the rebound | 63-64 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:08 | Arizona State | Paul Leet is fouled in the backcourt by Victor Haywood - foul #2 on Victor Haywood, team foul #6 | 63-64 |
| 00:07 | Arizona State | Ronald Czarkowski is called for the reach on Joseph Preston - foul #4 on Ronald Czarkowski, team foul #7 | 63-64 |
| 00:07 | Arizona State | Joseph Preston misses the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 00:07 | Cal | Daniel Strand gets the rebound | 63-64 |
| 00:07 | Cal | Cal calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 63-64 |
| 00:01 | Cal | Victor Haywood misses badly on a floater from the left side | 63-64 |
| 00:00 | Cal | Joseph Stiefel grabs the offensive board | 63-64 |