| Lineup | Cal | PG - Alan Simkowitz (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Parker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Robert Mathews (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Brian Barboza (fresh) 3 reb. C - Dana Parker (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Octavio Costa (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Frank Hill (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Geoffrey Knapp (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Patrick Perry (fresh) 2 pts. C - Matthew Goldblatt (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Geoffrey Knapp inbounds the ball | 22-24 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:37 | St. John's | Matthew Goldblatt is called for traveling | 22-24 |
| 19:12 | Cal | David Parker misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 22-24 |
| 19:10 | St. John's | Patrick Perry pulls down the rebound | 22-24 |
| 18:41 | St. John's | Octavio Costa misses the shot from the right side | 22-24 |
| 18:40 | Cal | The rebound goes to Robert Mathews | 22-24 |
| 18:15 | Cal | Alan Simkowitz double dribbles | 22-24 |
| 17:52 | St. John's | Octavio Costa misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 22-24 |
| 17:51 | Cal | Dana Parker snags the defensive board | 22-24 |
| 17:23 | Cal | Alan Simkowitz scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by David Parker | 25-24 |
| 17:19 | St. John's | Octavio Costa misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 25-24 |
| 17:17 | St. John's | Patrick Perry tips it in | 25-26 |
| 16:48 | Cal | Dana Parker is fouled on the floor by Frank Hill - foul #1 on Frank Hill, team foul #1 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Cal | John Hunley (SG) Alan Simkowitz | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kirby Glaze (SF), Anthony Flynn (PF) Geoffrey Knapp, Patrick Perry | |
| 16:33 | Cal | Brian Barboza misses the jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Anthony Flynn - foul #1 on Anthony Flynn, team foul #2 | 25-26 |
| 16:33 | Cal | Brian Barboza misses the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 16:33 | Cal | Brian Barboza makes the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| 16:16 | St. John's | Kirby Glaze scores on a 3 from straight away | 26-29 |
| 15:53 | Cal | David Parker misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-29 |
| 15:52 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Anthony Flynn | 26-29 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - David Parker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SG - John Hunley (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Mathews (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Brian Barboza (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Dana Parker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Octavio Costa (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Frank Hill (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kirby Glaze (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Anthony Flynn (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Matthew Goldblatt (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 15:29 | St. John's | Octavio Costa buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line and he's hacked by David Parker - foul #1 on David Parker, team foul #1 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Cal | Paul Boman (C) Brian Barboza | |
| Subs | St. John's | Chuck Reeves (SG), Patrick Perry (PF), Bryan Curtis (C) Frank Hill, Kirby Glaze, Matthew Goldblatt | |
| 15:29 | St. John's | Octavio Costa makes the free throw | 26-32 |
| 15:02 | Cal | Paul Boman comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 26-32 |
| 15:00 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Anthony Flynn | 26-32 |
| 14:40 | St. John's | The jump hook by Anthony Flynn is blocked by Paul Boman | 26-32 |
| 14:39 | Cal | John Hunley snags the defensive board | 26-32 |
| 14:10 | Cal | Robert Mathews misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-32 |
| 14:09 | Cal | Robert Mathews snags the offensive board | 26-32 |
| 13:53 | Cal | John Hunley hits a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by David Parker and he's hacked by Chuck Reeves - foul #1 on Chuck Reeves, team foul #3 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Cal | Alan Simkowitz (PG) David Parker | |
| Subs | St. John's | Frank Hill (SG), Geoffrey Knapp (SF), Matthew Goldblatt (C) Chuck Reeves, Anthony Flynn, Bryan Curtis | |
| 13:53 | Cal | John Hunley makes the free throw | 29-32 |
| 13:24 | St. John's | Octavio Costa hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 29-32 |
| 13:22 | St. John's | Octavio Costa grabs the offensive rebound | 29-32 |
| 13:08 | St. John's | Octavio Costa knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 29-34 |
| 12:39 | Cal | Robert Mathews hits a jumper from the free throw line | 31-34 |
| 12:10 | St. John's | Dana Parker picks off the pass by Octavio Costa | 31-34 |
| 12:06 | Cal | Alan Simkowitz can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 31-34 |
| 12:05 | St. John's | Patrick Perry grabs the defensive rebound | 31-34 |
| 12:00 | St. John's | Octavio Costa drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Geoffrey Knapp | 31-37 |
| 11:40 | Cal | Patrick Perry swats the layup by Robert Mathews | 31-37 |
| 11:38 | St. John's | Geoffrey Knapp pulls down the rebound | 31-37 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Alan Simkowitz (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Hunley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Robert Mathews (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dana Parker (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Boman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Octavio Costa (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SG - Frank Hill (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Geoffrey Knapp (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Patrick Perry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Matthew Goldblatt (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 11:21 | St. John's | Patrick Perry blows the layup | 31-37 |
| 11:19 | St. John's | Patrick Perry pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-37 |
| 11:05 | St. John's | Octavio Costa hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-40 |
| 10:37 | Cal | Paul Boman's pass is intercepted by Matthew Goldblatt | 31-40 |
| 10:21 | St. John's | Patrick Perry is fouled on the floor by Dana Parker - foul #3 on Dana Parker, team foul #2 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Cal | David Parker (SG), Florencio Conti (SF), Brian Barboza (PF) John Hunley, Robert Mathews, Paul Boman | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kirby Glaze (SF), Anthony Flynn (PF), Bryan Curtis (C) Geoffrey Knapp, Patrick Perry, Matthew Goldblatt | |
| 10:10 | St. John's | Florencio Conti is called for the reach on Bryan Curtis - foul #1 on Florencio Conti, team foul #3 | 31-40 |
| 09:59 | St. John's | Octavio Costa misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 31-40 |
| 09:58 | Cal | Alan Simkowitz gets the rebound | 31-40 |
| 09:29 | Cal | Kirby Glaze steals the ball from David Parker | 31-40 |
| 09:04 | St. John's | Kirby Glaze is hacked by Alan Simkowitz - foul #1 on Alan Simkowitz, team foul #4 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Roman Howard (PG), Chuck Reeves (SG), Matthew Goldblatt (C) Octavio Costa, Frank Hill, Bryan Curtis | |
| 08:46 | St. John's | Chuck Reeves misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-40 |
| 08:45 | Cal | Alan Simkowitz gets the rebound | 31-40 |
| 08:20 | Cal | Brian Barboza hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-40 |
| 08:18 | Cal | David Parker grabs the offensive board | 31-40 |
| 07:57 | Cal | David Parker misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-40 |
| 07:55 | Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Barboza | 31-40 |
| 07:38 | Cal | Brian Barboza hits a driving attempt in the lane set up by Florencio Conti | 33-40 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Alan Simkowitz (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Parker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Florencio Conti (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Brian Barboza (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Dana Parker (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Roman Howard (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Chuck Reeves (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kirby Glaze (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Anthony Flynn (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Matthew Goldblatt (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 07:11 | St. John's | Brian Barboza picks off the pass by Roman Howard | 33-40 |
| 06:52 | Cal | Brian Barboza throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-40 |
| Subs | Cal | Dean Poling (SG), Robert Mathews (SF), Paul Boman (C) Alan Simkowitz, Florencio Conti, Dana Parker | |
| Subs | St. John's | Octavio Costa (PG), Frank Hill (SG), Geoffrey Knapp (SF), Patrick Perry (PF) Roman Howard, Chuck Reeves, Kirby Glaze, Anthony Flynn | |
| 06:28 | St. John's | Matthew Goldblatt misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 33-40 |
| 06:27 | Cal | The rebound goes to Paul Boman | 33-40 |
| 06:03 | Cal | Robert Mathews misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-40 |
| 06:02 | St. John's | Matthew Goldblatt pulls down the rebound | 33-40 |
| 05:39 | St. John's | Patrick Perry connects on the shot from the right block set up by Octavio Costa and he's hacked by Dean Poling - foul #1 on Dean Poling, team foul #5 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Cal | John Hunley (SG) Dean Poling | |
| Subs | St. John's | Bryan Curtis (C) Matthew Goldblatt | |
| 05:39 | St. John's | Patrick Perry makes the free throw | 33-43 |
| 05:14 | Cal | Robert Mathews knocks in the shot from the right side | 35-43 |
| 04:46 | St. John's | Frank Hill misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-43 |
| 04:45 | Cal | John Hunley gets the rebound | 35-43 |
| 04:31 | Cal | David Parker scores on a turnaround from the left block set up by John Hunley and the foul's on Octavio Costa - foul #3 on Octavio Costa, team foul #4 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Cal | Dana Parker (C) Paul Boman | |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Flynn (PF), Matthew Goldblatt (C) Patrick Perry, Bryan Curtis | |
| 04:31 | Cal | David Parker makes the free throw | 38-43 |
| 04:07 | St. John's | Matthew Goldblatt can't finish the layup | 38-43 |
| 04:06 | Cal | David Parker snags the defensive board | 38-43 |
| 03:46 | Cal | David Parker misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 38-43 |
| 03:44 | St. John's | Matthew Goldblatt grabs the board | 38-43 |
| 03:16 | St. John's | Octavio Costa hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 38-43 |
| 03:14 | St. John's | Geoffrey Knapp tips it back up and in | 38-45 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - David Parker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. SG - John Hunley (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Mathews (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brian Barboza (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Dana Parker (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Octavio Costa (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Frank Hill (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Geoffrey Knapp (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Flynn (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Matthew Goldblatt (fresh) 8 reb. | |
| 02:54 | Cal | David Parker knocks in the floater from close range on a great pass from John Hunley | 40-45 |
| 02:50 | St. John's | Frank Hill scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-48 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:30 | Cal | David Parker hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 40-48 |
| 02:28 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Anthony Flynn | 40-48 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:00 | St. John's | Frank Hill misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 40-48 |
| 01:59 | Cal | Brian Barboza pulls down the rebound | 40-48 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:38 | Cal | Brian Barboza clanks a jumper from the right side | 40-48 |
| 01:37 | St. John's | Frank Hill pulls down the rebound | 40-48 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:35 | St. John's | Frank Hill is fouled in the backcourt by David Parker - foul #2 on David Parker, team foul #6 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Cal | Alan Simkowitz (PG) John Hunley | |
| Subs | St. John's | Chuck Reeves (SG), Kirby Glaze (SF), Patrick Perry (PF) Frank Hill, Geoffrey Knapp, Anthony Flynn | |
| 01:34 | St. John's | Chuck Reeves is fouled on the floor by Dana Parker - foul #4 on Dana Parker, team foul #7 | 40-48 |
| 01:34 | St. John's | Chuck Reeves makes the 1st free throw | 40-49 |
| 01:34 | St. John's | Chuck Reeves misses the 2nd free throw | 40-49 |
| 01:34 | Cal | Brian Barboza grabs the board | 40-49 |
| 01:17 | Cal | Dana Parker misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 40-49 |
| 01:15 | Cal | Dana Parker grabs the offensive board | 40-49 |
| 01:05 | Cal | David Parker connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Alan Simkowitz | 42-49 |
| 01:05 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-49 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:02 | St. John's | Kirby Glaze is fouled in the backcourt by Alan Simkowitz - foul #2 on Alan Simkowitz, team foul #8 | 42-49 |
| 01:02 | St. John's | Kirby Glaze misses the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 01:02 | Cal | Dana Parker snags the defensive board | 42-49 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:53 | Cal | Dana Parker is whistled for traveling | 42-49 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:50 | St. John's | David Parker is called for the reach on Chuck Reeves in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Parker, team foul #9 | 42-49 |
| 00:50 | St. John's | Chuck Reeves makes the 1st free throw | 42-50 |
| 00:50 | St. John's | Chuck Reeves makes the 2nd free throw | 42-51 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:45 | Cal | Alan Simkowitz misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-51 |
| 00:44 | St. John's | Matthew Goldblatt gets the rebound | 42-51 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:43 | St. John's | Alan Simkowitz is called for the reach on Matthew Goldblatt in the backcourt - foul #3 on Alan Simkowitz, team foul #10 | 42-51 |
| 00:43 | St. John's | Matthew Goldblatt makes the 1st free throw | 42-52 |
| 00:43 | St. John's | Matthew Goldblatt misses the 2nd free throw | 42-52 |
| 00:43 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Perry | 42-52 |
| 00:42 | St. John's | Dana Parker is called for the reach on Patrick Perry - foul #5 on Dana Parker, team foul #11 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Cal | Paul Boman (C) Dana Parker | |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Flynn (SF), Bryan Curtis (C) Octavio Costa, Matthew Goldblatt | |
| 00:42 | St. John's | Patrick Perry makes the 1st free throw | 42-53 |
| 00:42 | St. John's | Patrick Perry misses the 2nd free throw | 42-53 |
| 00:42 | Cal | Paul Boman pulls down the rebound | 42-53 |
| 00:36 | Cal | Chuck Reeves steps in front of the Robert Mathews pass | 42-53 |
| 00:33 | St. John's | Kirby Glaze slams it home on a nice dish by Chuck Reeves | 42-55 |
| 00:27 | Cal | Alan Simkowitz loses the ball out of bounds | 42-55 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Roman Howard (PG) Patrick Perry | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Roman Howard runs out the clock | 42-55 |