| Lineup | Cal | PG - Matthew Nelson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Arnold Bray (fresh) SF - Donald Holt (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jeffrey Varnado (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Conrad Rhodes (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Richard Purdue (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Bolduc (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Ousley (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Bruce Steigerwald (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Frank (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Cal | Donald Holt inbounds the ball | 20-28 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Cal | Jeffrey Varnado can't connect on a shot in the lane | 20-28 |
| 19:38 | Stanford | The rebound goes to Bruce Steigerwald | 20-28 |
| 19:23 | Stanford | Bruce Steigerwald scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 20-30 |
| 19:04 | Cal | Donald Holt buries a 3 from straight away set up by Arnold Bray | 23-30 |
| 18:50 | Stanford | Richard Purdue makes the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Brian Bolduc | 23-32 |
| 18:27 | Cal | Arnold Bray misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-32 |
| 18:26 | Cal | Jeffrey Varnado pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-32 |
| 18:04 | Cal | Matthew Nelson hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Arnold Bray and he's fouled by Bruce Steigerwald - foul #1 on Bruce Steigerwald, team foul #1 | 25-32 |
| 18:04 | Cal | Matthew Nelson makes the free throw | 26-32 |
| 17:38 | Stanford | Robert Frank misses the easy layup | 26-32 |
| 17:37 | Stanford | James Ousley pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-32 |
| 17:13 | Stanford | Robert Frank's layup is rejected by Conrad Rhodes | 26-32 |
| 17:12 | Cal | Donald Holt grabs the defensive rebound | 26-32 |
| 16:50 | Cal | Conrad Rhodes is hacked by James Ousley - foul #1 on James Ousley, team foul #2 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Cal | Ricky Leonard (SG), Mark Lundgren (SF), Nathan Washington (PF), Alvin Ahlstrom (C) Matthew Nelson, Arnold Bray, Jeffrey Varnado, Conrad Rhodes | |
| Subs | Stanford | William Robinson (C) Robert Frank | |
| 16:29 | Cal | Ricky Leonard connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Donald Holt | 29-32 |
| 16:26 | Stanford | Richard Purdue is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 29-32 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Stanford | Edward Melton (C) Bruce Steigerwald | |
| 15:59 | Cal | Nathan Washington throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-32 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Donald Holt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ricky Leonard (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Lundgren (fresh) PF - Nathan Washington (fresh) 4 pts. C - Alvin Ahlstrom (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Richard Purdue (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Bolduc (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Ousley (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - William Robinson (fresh) C - Edward Melton (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:55 | Stanford | Richard Purdue loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-32 |
| 15:30 | Cal | James Ousley takes the ball from Alvin Ahlstrom | 29-32 |
| 15:07 | Stanford | Richard Purdue misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Donald Holt - foul #1 on Donald Holt, team foul #1 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Cal | Matthew Nelson (PG), Arnold Bray (SG), Jeffrey Varnado (PF), Conrad Rhodes (C) Ricky Leonard, Mark Lundgren, Nathan Washington, Alvin Ahlstrom | |
| Subs | Stanford | Bruce Steigerwald (SF), Robert Frank (C) James Ousley, Edward Melton | |
| 15:07 | Stanford | Richard Purdue misses the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 15:07 | Stanford | Richard Purdue makes the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 14:46 | Cal | William Robinson steps in front of the Conrad Rhodes pass | 29-33 |
| 14:20 | Stanford | Robert Frank can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Arnold Bray - foul #3 on Arnold Bray, team foul #2 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Stanford | William Ervin (PG) Richard Purdue | |
| 14:20 | Stanford | Robert Frank makes the 1st free throw | 29-34 |
| 14:20 | Stanford | Robert Frank makes the 2nd free throw | 29-35 |
| 14:03 | Cal | Matthew Nelson is hacked by William Ervin - foul #1 on William Ervin, team foul #3 | 29-35 |
| 13:35 | Cal | Matthew Nelson is called for traveling | 29-35 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Stanford | Richard Purdue (PG), Edward Melton (PF) William Ervin, William Robinson | |
| 13:17 | Stanford | Richard Purdue clanks a shot from the left wing | 29-35 |
| 13:16 | Cal | Matthew Nelson gets the rebound | 29-35 |
| 13:09 | Cal | Jeffrey Varnado misses short on a floater in the paint | 29-35 |
| 13:07 | Stanford | Bruce Steigerwald snags the defensive board | 29-35 |
| 12:48 | Stanford | Richard Purdue is hacked by Matthew Nelson - foul #3 on Matthew Nelson, team foul #3 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Cal | Nathan Washington (C) Conrad Rhodes | |
| Subs | Stanford | James Ousley (SF) Edward Melton | |
| 12:30 | Stanford | Brian Bolduc connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 29-37 |
| 12:01 | Cal | Arnold Bray hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 29-37 |
| 11:59 | Stanford | Bruce Steigerwald snags the defensive board | 29-37 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Matthew Nelson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Arnold Bray (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Donald Holt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jeffrey Varnado (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Nathan Washington (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Richard Purdue (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Bolduc (tiring) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Ousley (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Bruce Steigerwald (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Frank (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:39 | Stanford | Brian Bolduc misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-37 |
| 11:37 | Stanford | Robert Frank grabs the offensive rebound | 29-37 |
| 11:20 | Stanford | Brian Bolduc hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Arnold Bray - foul #4 on Arnold Bray, team foul #4 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Cal | Ricky Leonard (SG), Mark Lundgren (SF), Conrad Rhodes (PF) Matthew Nelson, Arnold Bray, Jeffrey Varnado | |
| Subs | Stanford | William Robinson (PF), Edward Melton (C) Bruce Steigerwald, Robert Frank | |
| 11:20 | Stanford | Brian Bolduc makes the 1st free throw | 29-38 |
| 11:20 | Stanford | Brian Bolduc makes the 2nd free throw | 29-39 |
| 10:56 | Cal | Nathan Washington connects on the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Ricky Leonard | 31-39 |
| 10:39 | Stanford | Brian Bolduc scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Ousley | 31-41 |
| 10:17 | Cal | Conrad Rhodes scores on a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Ricky Leonard | 33-41 |
| 10:15 | Stanford | Ricky Leonard is called for the reach on Richard Purdue in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ricky Leonard, team foul #5 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Stanford | William Ervin (PG), Chung Zheng (SG) Richard Purdue, Brian Bolduc | |
| 10:01 | Stanford | William Ervin can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Ricky Leonard - foul #2 on Ricky Leonard, team foul #6 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Stanford | Bruce Steigerwald (SF) James Ousley | |
| 10:01 | Stanford | William Ervin makes the 1st free throw | 33-42 |
| 10:01 | Stanford | William Ervin misses the 2nd free throw | 33-42 |
| 10:01 | Cal | Nathan Washington grabs the defensive rebound | 33-42 |
| 09:38 | Cal | Donald Holt misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-42 |
| 09:36 | Stanford | Bruce Steigerwald gets the rebound | 33-42 |
| 09:12 | Stanford | Bruce Steigerwald misses long on a runner from close range | 33-42 |
| 09:11 | Stanford | The offensive rebound goes to Bruce Steigerwald | 33-42 |
| 08:43 | Stanford | Bruce Steigerwald can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Ricky Leonard - foul #3 on Ricky Leonard, team foul #7 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Cal | Matthew Nelson (PG), Jeffrey Varnado (PF), Alvin Ahlstrom (C) Ricky Leonard, Conrad Rhodes, Nathan Washington | |
| Subs | Stanford | Richard Purdue (PG), James Ousley (SF), Robert Frank (C) Chung Zheng, William Robinson, Edward Melton | |
| 08:43 | Stanford | Bruce Steigerwald misses the 1st free throw | 33-42 |
| 08:43 | Stanford | Bruce Steigerwald misses the 2nd free throw | 33-42 |
| 08:43 | Cal | Alvin Ahlstrom grabs the defensive rebound | 33-42 |
| 08:23 | Cal | Mark Lundgren misses short on a shot from the left side | 33-42 |
| 08:21 | Stanford | Richard Purdue grabs the defensive rebound | 33-42 |
| 07:59 | Stanford | Robert Frank loses the dribble to Matthew Nelson | 33-42 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Matthew Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Holt (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Lundgren (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Varnado (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Alvin Ahlstrom (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Richard Purdue (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Ervin (fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Ousley (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Bruce Steigerwald (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. C - Robert Frank (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 07:35 | Cal | Jeffrey Varnado misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 33-42 |
| 07:33 | Stanford | Richard Purdue snags the defensive board | 33-42 |
| 07:16 | Stanford | Richard Purdue dunks the ball on a great pass from Bruce Steigerwald and he's hacked by Matthew Nelson - foul #4 on Matthew Nelson, team foul #8 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Cal | Arnold Bray (SG) Mark Lundgren | |
| Subs | Stanford | Brian Bolduc (SG), William Robinson (PF) William Ervin, Bruce Steigerwald | |
| 07:16 | Stanford | Richard Purdue makes the free throw | 33-45 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:53 | Cal | Alvin Ahlstrom can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 33-45 |
| 06:52 | Stanford | Richard Purdue pulls down the rebound | 33-45 |
| 06:33 | Stanford | Brian Bolduc can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 33-45 |
| 06:31 | Cal | Alvin Ahlstrom grabs the defensive rebound | 33-45 |
| 06:18 | Cal | Alvin Ahlstrom knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Arnold Bray | 35-45 |
| 06:00 | Stanford | Richard Purdue makes the floater from the right side set up by William Robinson | 35-47 |
| 05:39 | Cal | Donald Holt drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-47 |
| 05:13 | Stanford | Brian Bolduc misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-47 |
| 05:12 | Stanford | James Ousley tips it in | 38-49 |
| 05:04 | Cal | Arnold Bray comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 38-49 |
| 05:03 | Stanford | Robert Frank gets the rebound | 38-49 |
| 04:47 | Stanford | Matthew Nelson is called for the reach on Richard Purdue - foul #5 on Matthew Nelson, team foul #9 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Cal | Mark Lundgren (SF), Conrad Rhodes (PF), Nathan Washington (C) Matthew Nelson, Jeffrey Varnado, Alvin Ahlstrom | |
| Subs | Stanford | Bruce Steigerwald (SF), Edward Melton (C) James Ousley, Robert Frank | |
| 04:47 | Stanford | Richard Purdue makes the 1st free throw | 38-50 |
| 04:47 | Stanford | Richard Purdue misses the 2nd free throw | 38-50 |
| 04:47 | Cal | Conrad Rhodes grabs the defensive rebound | 38-50 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:25 | Cal | William Robinson steals the ball from Conrad Rhodes | 38-50 |
| 03:58 | Stanford | Nathan Washington steps in front of the Brian Bolduc pass | 38-50 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Donald Holt (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arnold Bray (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Mark Lundgren (fresh) PF - Conrad Rhodes (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Nathan Washington (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Richard Purdue (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Bolduc (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Bruce Steigerwald (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. PF - William Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 stl. C - Edward Melton (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:40 | Cal | Donald Holt makes the jumpshot from the right side | 40-50 |
| 03:13 | Stanford | Brian Bolduc comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 40-50 |
| 03:11 | Cal | The rebound goes to Arnold Bray | 40-50 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:06 | Cal | Mark Lundgren knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Conrad Rhodes | 43-50 |
| 02:54 | Stanford | Richard Purdue comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 43-50 |
| 02:53 | Stanford | Bruce Steigerwald tips it home | 43-52 |
| 02:53 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-52 |
| Subs | Cal | Jeffrey Varnado (PF) Nathan Washington | |
| Subs | Stanford | James Ousley (SF), Robert Frank (C) William Robinson, Edward Melton | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:29 | Cal | Arnold Bray knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Donald Holt | 45-52 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:12 | Stanford | Brian Bolduc connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 45-54 |
| 01:55 | Cal | Donald Holt can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 45-54 |
| 01:53 | Stanford | Richard Purdue grabs the board | 45-54 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:50 | Stanford | Richard Purdue is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Holt - foul #2 on Donald Holt, team foul #10 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Stanford | William Ervin (SG) Brian Bolduc | |
| 01:50 | Stanford | Richard Purdue makes the 1st free throw | 45-55 |
| 01:50 | Stanford | Richard Purdue makes the 2nd free throw | 45-56 |
| 01:40 | Cal | Mark Lundgren hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-56 |
| 01:38 | Stanford | Arnold Bray is called for the reach on William Ervin in the backcourt - foul #5 on Arnold Bray, team foul #11 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Cal | Ricky Leonard (SG) Arnold Bray | |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| 01:38 | Stanford | William Ervin makes the 1st free throw | 48-57 |
| 01:38 | Stanford | William Ervin makes the 2nd free throw | 48-58 |
| 01:26 | Cal | Ricky Leonard misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by William Ervin - foul #2 on William Ervin, team foul #4 | 48-58 |
| Subs | Cal | Robert Overton (SG), Nathan Washington (PF), Alvin Ahlstrom (C) Donald Holt, Jeffrey Varnado, Conrad Rhodes | |
| Subs | Stanford | Brian Bolduc (SG) William Ervin | |
| 01:26 | Cal | Ricky Leonard makes the 1st free throw | 49-58 |
| 01:26 | Cal | Ricky Leonard makes the 2nd free throw | 50-58 |
| 01:24 | Stanford | James Ousley is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Overton - foul #1 on Robert Overton, team foul #12 | 50-58 |
| Subs | Cal | Donald Holt (PG), Jeffrey Varnado (PF), Conrad Rhodes (C) Robert Overton, Nathan Washington, Alvin Ahlstrom | |
| Subs | Stanford | William Ervin (SG) Brian Bolduc | |
| 01:24 | Stanford | James Ousley makes the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 01:24 | Stanford | James Ousley makes the 2nd free throw | 50-60 |
| 01:03 | Cal | Mark Lundgren can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-60 |
| 01:01 | Stanford | The rebound goes to Bruce Steigerwald | 50-60 |
| 00:59 | Stanford | Bruce Steigerwald is hacked by Donald Holt in the backcourt - foul #3 on Donald Holt, team foul #13 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Cal | Robert Overton (SG), Nathan Washington (PF), Alvin Ahlstrom (C) Donald Holt, Jeffrey Varnado, Conrad Rhodes | |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| 00:59 | Stanford | Bruce Steigerwald makes the 1st free throw | 50-61 |
| 00:59 | Stanford | Bruce Steigerwald makes the 2nd free throw | 50-62 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:53 | Cal | Ricky Leonard misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 50-62 |
| 00:51 | Stanford | The rebound goes to Richard Purdue | 50-62 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:49 | Stanford | Richard Purdue is fouled in the backcourt by Ricky Leonard - foul #4 on Ricky Leonard, team foul #14 | 50-62 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Stanford | Brian Bolduc (SG) William Ervin | |
| 00:49 | Stanford | Richard Purdue makes the 1st free throw | 50-63 |
| 00:49 | Stanford | Richard Purdue misses the 2nd free throw | 50-63 |
| 00:49 | Cal | Nathan Washington pulls down the rebound | 50-63 |
| 00:43 | Cal | Nathan Washington misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Bruce Steigerwald - foul #2 on Bruce Steigerwald, team foul #5 | 50-63 |
| 00:43 | Cal | Nathan Washington misses the 1st free throw | 50-63 |
| 00:43 | Cal | Nathan Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 51-63 |
| 00:21 | Stanford | Robert Frank misses badly on a runner in the lane | 51-63 |
| 00:20 | Stanford | Bruce Steigerwald tips it home | 51-65 |
| 00:15 | Cal | Nathan Washington buries a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Mark Lundgren | 53-65 |
| 00:00 | Stanford | Richard Purdue runs out the clock | 53-65 |