| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Jonathan Hart (fresh) SG - Patrick Church (fresh) SF - Lewis Walker (fresh) PF - Frederic Wilson (fresh) C - Jon Aquilar (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Malik Thompson (fresh) SG - Randolph Murphy (fresh) SF - Harold Ingram (fresh) PF - Howard Jenkins (fresh) C - Gregory Waller (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cal | Gregory Waller wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:44 | Cal | Malik Thompson clanks a floater from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Cal | Harold Ingram pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Cal | Malik Thompson can't connect on a 3 from straight away but he's fouled by Jonathan Hart - foul #1 on Jonathan Hart, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Cal | Malik Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Cal | Malik Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:25 | Cal | Malik Thompson makes the 3rd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:15 | Louisiana State | Jon Aquilar scores on a jumper from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:51 | Cal | Randolph Murphy knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Malik Thompson | 2-5 |
| 18:38 | Louisiana State | Jonathan Hart misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 2-5 |
| 18:37 | Louisiana State | Jon Aquilar gets the offensive rebound | 2-5 |
| 18:23 | Louisiana State | Jonathan Hart misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 2-5 |
| 18:21 | Louisiana State | Lewis Walker tips it back up and in | 4-5 |
| 18:11 | Cal | Malik Thompson scores on a 3 from the right wing | 4-8 |
| 18:08 | Louisiana State | Jonathan Hart is hacked by Malik Thompson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Malik Thompson, team foul #1 | 4-8 |
| 18:01 | Louisiana State | Jon Aquilar is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 4-8 |
| 17:59 | Cal | The rebound goes to Gregory Waller | 4-8 |
| 17:41 | Cal | Howard Jenkins hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but the foul's on Frederic Wilson - foul #1 on Frederic Wilson, team foul #2 | 4-8 |
| 17:41 | Cal | Howard Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 4-9 |
| 17:41 | Cal | Howard Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 4-10 |
| 17:29 | Louisiana State | Lewis Walker is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 4-10 |
| 17:28 | Louisiana State | The offensive rebound goes to Lewis Walker | 4-10 |
| 17:15 | Louisiana State | Patrick Church makes the contested 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Jon Aquilar | 7-10 |
| 16:58 | Cal | Malik Thompson knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 7-13 |
| 16:45 | Louisiana State | Jon Aquilar's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-13 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Cal | Mark Mason (PF) Howard Jenkins | |
| 16:23 | Cal | Gregory Waller misses long on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Lewis Walker - foul #1 on Lewis Walker, team foul #3 | 7-13 |
| 16:23 | Cal | Gregory Waller makes the 1st free throw | 7-14 |
| 16:23 | Cal | Gregory Waller misses the 2nd free throw | 7-14 |
| 16:23 | Louisiana State | Frederic Wilson snags the defensive board | 7-14 |
| 16:08 | Louisiana State | Jonathan Hart makes the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Patrick Church and he's hacked by Randolph Murphy - foul #1 on Randolph Murphy, team foul #2 | 9-14 |
| 16:08 | Louisiana State | Jonathan Hart makes the free throw | 10-14 |
| 15:43 | Cal | Gregory Waller buries a driving attempt near the basket set up by Malik Thompson and the foul's on Jonathan Hart - foul #2 on Jonathan Hart, team foul #4 | 10-16 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Darin Adams (PG), John Smith (SG), David Washington (SF) Jonathan Hart, Patrick Church, Lewis Walker | |
| Subs | Cal | Howard Jenkins (PF) Mark Mason | |
| 15:43 | Cal | Gregory Waller makes the free throw | 10-17 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Darin Adams (fresh) SG - John Smith (fresh) SF - David Washington (fresh) PF - Frederic Wilson (fresh) C - Jon Aquilar (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Malik Thompson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Randolph Murphy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Harold Ingram (fairly fresh) PF - Howard Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gregory Waller (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:28 | Louisiana State | John Smith hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Darin Adams | 13-17 |
| 15:07 | Cal | Malik Thompson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 13-17 |
| 15:05 | Louisiana State | Jon Aquilar pulls down the rebound | 13-17 |
| 15:00 | Louisiana State | David Washington clanks a shot from the left block but the foul's on Harold Ingram - foul #1 on Harold Ingram, team foul #3 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | David Powell (PF), Edward Langenfeld (C) Frederic Wilson, Jon Aquilar | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 15:00 | Louisiana State | David Washington makes the 1st free throw | 14-17 |
| 15:00 | Louisiana State | David Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 15-17 |
| 14:31 | Cal | Harold Ingram hits a jump hook in the lane and he's fouled by David Powell - foul #1 on David Powell, team foul #5 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Patrick Church (SG), Lewis Walker (SF) John Smith, David Washington | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 14:31 | Cal | Harold Ingram makes the free throw | 15-20 |
| 14:21 | Louisiana State | Darin Adams is alone and drills a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Patrick Church | 17-20 |
| 13:57 | Cal | Malik Thompson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 17-20 |
| 13:56 | Louisiana State | Edward Langenfeld grabs the defensive rebound | 17-20 |
| 13:46 | Louisiana State | David Powell is fouled on the floor by Howard Jenkins - foul #1 on Howard Jenkins, team foul #4 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Frederic Wilson (PF), Jon Aquilar (C) David Powell, Edward Langenfeld | |
| Subs | Cal | Mark Mason (PF) Howard Jenkins | |
| 13:36 | Louisiana State | Lewis Walker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-20 |
| 13:10 | Cal | Harold Ingram throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-20 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Steve Norton (PG) Darin Adams | |
| Subs | Cal | Jim Thomas (PG), Robert Smith (C) Randolph Murphy, Gregory Waller | |
| 12:56 | Louisiana State | Jon Aquilar is fouled on the floor by Malik Thompson - foul #2 on Malik Thompson, team foul #5 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | John Smith (SG), David Washington (SF) Patrick Church, Lewis Walker | |
| Subs | Cal | Edward Bell (SG) Malik Thompson | |
| 12:48 | Louisiana State | Steve Norton drills a fadeaway from the left side | 19-20 |
| 12:32 | Cal | Jim Thomas can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 19-20 |
| 12:31 | Cal | Mark Mason grabs the offensive rebound | 19-20 |
| 12:13 | Cal | Robert Smith misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 19-20 |
| 12:11 | Louisiana State | Jon Aquilar grabs the defensive rebound | 19-20 |
| 11:51 | Louisiana State | David Washington hits a floater in the paint set up by John Smith | 21-20 |
| 11:29 | Cal | Jim Thomas misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 21-20 |
| 11:27 | Cal | Harold Ingram gets the offensive rebound | 21-20 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Steve Norton (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Washington (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Frederic Wilson (fairly fresh) C - Jon Aquilar (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Jim Thomas (fresh) SG - Edward Bell (fresh) SF - Harold Ingram (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Mason (fresh) C - Robert Smith (fresh) | |
| 11:10 | Cal | Robert Smith misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 21-20 |
| 11:08 | Louisiana State | Steve Norton pulls down the rebound | 21-20 |
| 10:54 | Louisiana State | John Smith misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-20 |
| 10:52 | Cal | The rebound goes to Robert Smith | 21-20 |
| 10:23 | Cal | Robert Smith is hacked by Jon Aquilar - foul #1 on Jon Aquilar, team foul #6 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Darin Adams (PG), Patrick Church (SG), Lewis Walker (SF), David Powell (PF), Edward Langenfeld (C) Steve Norton, John Smith, David Washington, Frederic Wilson, Jon Aquilar | |
| Subs | Cal | Randolph Murphy (SG), Howard Jenkins (PF), Gregory Waller (C) Edward Bell, Mark Mason, Robert Smith | |
| 10:05 | Cal | Gregory Waller misses short on a shot from the left side | 21-20 |
| 10:03 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Darin Adams | 21-20 |
| 09:50 | Louisiana State | Darin Adams comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 21-20 |
| 09:49 | Louisiana State | Edward Langenfeld misses the tip | 21-20 |
| 09:48 | Cal | Gregory Waller grabs the board | 21-20 |
| 09:27 | Cal | Jim Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-20 |
| 09:06 | Louisiana State | Darin Adams scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Lewis Walker | 23-20 |
| 08:45 | Cal | Randolph Murphy clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 23-20 |
| 08:44 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Edward Langenfeld | 23-20 |
| 08:34 | Louisiana State | Edward Langenfeld misses badly on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Harold Ingram - foul #2 on Harold Ingram, team foul #6 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Jon Aquilar (C) David Powell | |
| Subs | Cal | Edward Bell (PG), Mark Mason (PF) Jim Thomas, Harold Ingram | |
| 08:34 | Louisiana State | Edward Langenfeld makes the 1st free throw | 24-20 |
| 08:34 | Louisiana State | Edward Langenfeld makes the 2nd free throw | 25-20 |
| 08:05 | Cal | Gregory Waller clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 25-20 |
| 08:03 | Louisiana State | Lewis Walker pulls down the rebound | 25-20 |
| 07:48 | Louisiana State | Edward Langenfeld hits the finger roll on a great pass from Lewis Walker | 27-20 |
| 07:26 | Cal | Gregory Waller is whistled for traveling | 27-20 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Steve Norton (PG), John Smith (SG), David Washington (SF), Frederic Wilson (PF) Darin Adams, Patrick Church, Lewis Walker, Edward Langenfeld | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Steve Norton (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Washington (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Frederic Wilson (fresh) C - Jon Aquilar (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Edward Bell (fresh) SG - Randolph Murphy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Howard Jenkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Mason (fresh) C - Gregory Waller (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Louisiana State | John Smith is hacked by Edward Bell - foul #1 on Edward Bell, team foul #7 | 27-20 |
| 07:15 | Louisiana State | John Smith makes the 1st free throw | 28-20 |
| 07:15 | Louisiana State | John Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 29-20 |
| 06:55 | Cal | Edward Bell loses the dribble to Jon Aquilar | 29-20 |
| 06:42 | Louisiana State | John Smith drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Frederic Wilson | 31-20 |
| 06:22 | Cal | John Smith is called for the reach on Randolph Murphy - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #7 | 31-20 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Patrick Church (SG), Lewis Walker (SF) John Smith, David Washington | |
| Subs | Cal | Jim Thomas (PG), Robert Smith (C) Edward Bell, Mark Mason | |
| 06:22 | Cal | Randolph Murphy misses the 1st free throw | 31-20 |
| 06:22 | Louisiana State | Steve Norton pulls down the rebound | 31-20 |
| 06:06 | Louisiana State | Lewis Walker hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway in the paint | 31-20 |
| 06:05 | Cal | Howard Jenkins grabs the defensive rebound | 31-20 |
| 06:00 | Cal | Frederic Wilson blocks the short jumper by Howard Jenkins | 31-20 |
| 05:58 | Louisiana State | Frederic Wilson grabs the board | 31-20 |
| 05:44 | Louisiana State | Lewis Walker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-20 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Darin Adams (PG), David Powell (C) Steve Norton, Jon Aquilar | |
| Subs | Cal | Edward Bell (SF) Gregory Waller | |
| 05:25 | Cal | Randolph Murphy comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 31-20 |
| 05:23 | Louisiana State | Frederic Wilson gets the rebound | 31-20 |
| 04:55 | Louisiana State | Darin Adams travels with the ball | 31-20 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | John Smith (SG), David Washington (SF), Jon Aquilar (C) Patrick Church, Lewis Walker, David Powell | |
| Subs | Cal | Mark Mason (PF) Edward Bell | |
| 04:41 | Cal | Randolph Murphy scores on a jumpshot from the left wing | 31-22 |
| 04:37 | Louisiana State | Darin Adams misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-22 |
| 04:36 | Cal | The rebound goes to Howard Jenkins | 31-22 |
| 04:08 | Cal | Howard Jenkins comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 31-22 |
| 04:07 | Cal | Howard Jenkins grabs the offensive board | 31-22 |
| 03:57 | Cal | Randolph Murphy clanks a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Jon Aquilar - foul #2 on Jon Aquilar, team foul #8 | 31-22 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Jonathan Hart (PG), Patrick Church (SG), Lewis Walker (SF), David Powell (PF) Darin Adams, John Smith, David Washington, Frederic Wilson | |
| Subs | Cal | Malik Thompson (PG), Harold Ingram (SF), Gregory Waller (C) Jim Thomas, Howard Jenkins, Robert Smith | |
| 03:57 | Cal | Randolph Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 31-23 |
| 03:57 | Cal | Randolph Murphy misses the 2nd free throw | 31-23 |
| 03:57 | Louisiana State | David Powell snags the defensive board | 31-23 |
| 03:39 | Louisiana State | The jump hook by Patrick Church is blocked by Harold Ingram | 31-23 |
| 03:38 | Cal | Mark Mason grabs the board | 31-23 |
| 03:33 | Cal | Malik Thompson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-23 |
| 03:31 | Louisiana State | David Powell gets the rebound | 31-23 |
| 03:20 | Louisiana State | Patrick Church is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Randolph Murphy - foul #2 on Randolph Murphy, team foul #8 | 31-23 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Cal | Edward Bell (SG) Randolph Murphy | |
| 03:20 | Louisiana State | Patrick Church makes the 1st free throw | 32-23 |
| 03:20 | Louisiana State | Patrick Church misses the 2nd free throw | 32-23 |
| 03:20 | Cal | Mark Mason pulls down the rebound | 32-23 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Jonathan Hart (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Patrick Church (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lewis Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Powell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jon Aquilar (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Malik Thompson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Bell (fresh) SF - Harold Ingram (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Mason (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Gregory Waller (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:53 | Cal | David Powell is called for the reach on Gregory Waller - foul #2 on David Powell, team foul #9 | 32-23 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Edward Langenfeld (C) Jon Aquilar | |
| Subs | Cal | Howard Jenkins (PF) Mark Mason | |
| 02:53 | Cal | Gregory Waller misses the 1st free throw | 32-23 |
| 02:53 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Edward Langenfeld | 32-23 |
| 02:44 | Louisiana State | David Powell misses short on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Edward Bell - foul #2 on Edward Bell, team foul #9 | 32-23 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Frederic Wilson (PF) Edward Langenfeld | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 02:44 | Louisiana State | David Powell makes the 1st free throw | 33-23 |
| 02:44 | Louisiana State | David Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 34-23 |
| 02:29 | Cal | Harold Ingram hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-23 |
| 02:27 | Louisiana State | Frederic Wilson gets the rebound | 34-23 |
| 02:13 | Louisiana State | David Powell makes the runner from the left block on a great pass from Lewis Walker | 36-23 |
| 01:51 | Cal | Malik Thompson's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Frederic Wilson | 36-23 |
| 01:37 | Louisiana State | Frederic Wilson blows the layup over the doubleteam | 36-23 |
| 01:36 | Louisiana State | Frederic Wilson misses the tip | 36-23 |
| 01:34 | Cal | Gregory Waller gets the rebound | 36-23 |
| 01:11 | Cal | Malik Thompson makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Howard Jenkins | 36-26 |
| 00:48 | Louisiana State | David Powell makes the fadeaway in the paint set up by Jonathan Hart | 38-26 |
| 00:26 | Cal | Gregory Waller is fouled on the floor by David Powell - foul #3 on David Powell, team foul #10 | 38-26 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Darin Adams (PG), John Smith (SG), David Washington (SF), Edward Langenfeld (PF), Jon Aquilar (C) Jonathan Hart, Patrick Church, Lewis Walker, Frederic Wilson, David Powell | |
| Subs | Cal | Jim Thomas (PG), Mark Mason (PF) Edward Bell, Howard Jenkins | |
| 00:26 | Cal | Gregory Waller misses the 1st free throw | 38-26 |
| 00:26 | Cal | Gregory Waller makes the 2nd free throw | 38-27 |
| 00:02 | Louisiana State | Jon Aquilar connects on the jumper in the paint | 40-27 |
| 00:00 | Cal | Malik Thompson comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 40-27 |