| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Francis Rogers (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Seth Burkhalter (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Mark Trotta (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steven Stout (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Kim Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Chuck Houghton (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Andre White (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Don Oxendine (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Bill Godoy (fresh) C - David McKinney (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cal | Don Oxendine inbounds the ball | 27-17 |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:34 | Cal | Chuck Houghton splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 27-17 |
| 19:33 | Cal | Don Oxendine tips it home | 27-19 |
| 19:18 | Stanford | Mark Trotta's pass is intercepted by Chuck Houghton | 27-19 |
| 19:14 | Cal | Chuck Houghton banks in the layup | 27-21 |
| 18:50 | Stanford | Steven Stout can't finish the layup | 27-21 |
| 18:48 | Cal | David McKinney snags the defensive board | 27-21 |
| 18:21 | Cal | Don Oxendine connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-24 |
| 18:05 | Stanford | Steven Stout drills a floater from the left block | 29-24 |
| 17:36 | Cal | Don Oxendine hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the free throw line | 29-24 |
| 17:35 | Stanford | Steven Stout pulls down the rebound | 29-24 |
| 17:30 | Stanford | Steven Stout misses the runner from the left block | 29-24 |
| 17:28 | Stanford | Steven Stout grabs the offensive board | 29-24 |
| 17:16 | Stanford | Kim Moore drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 31-24 |
| 16:47 | Cal | Andre White splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Francis Rogers - foul #3 on Francis Rogers, team foul #1 | 31-24 |
| Subs | Stanford | Paul Love (PG), Robert Kenyon (SF), Nicholas Jones (PF), John Pearson (C) Francis Rogers, Seth Burkhalter, Steven Stout, Kim Moore | |
| Subs | Cal | Andrew Landers (PF), Mark Hanson (C) Bill Godoy, David McKinney | |
| 16:47 | Cal | Andre White makes the 1st free throw | 31-25 |
| 16:47 | Cal | Andre White makes the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 16:21 | Stanford | Mark Trotta misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 31-26 |
| 16:19 | Cal | Mark Hanson gets the rebound | 31-26 |
| 15:51 | Cal | Andrew Landers makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Chuck Houghton | 31-28 |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Paul Love (fresh) SG - Mark Trotta (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Kenyon (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Nicholas Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. C - John Pearson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Chuck Houghton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Andre White (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Don Oxendine (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Andrew Landers (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Hanson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Stanford | Robert Kenyon misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 31-28 |
| 15:38 | Cal | Mark Hanson gets the rebound | 31-28 |
| 15:18 | Cal | Chuck Houghton connects on the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Andre White | 31-30 |
| 14:51 | Stanford | Robert Kenyon hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Mark Hanson - foul #2 on Mark Hanson, team foul #1 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Stanford | Francis Rogers (PG), Seth Burkhalter (SG), Steven Stout (PF), Kim Moore (C) Paul Love, Mark Trotta, Nicholas Jones, John Pearson | |
| Subs | Cal | Bill Godoy (PF), David McKinney (C) Andrew Landers, Mark Hanson | |
| 14:51 | Stanford | Robert Kenyon makes the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 14:51 | Stanford | Robert Kenyon makes the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| 14:25 | Cal | Andre White steps out of bounds on the sideline | 33-30 |
| 14:09 | Stanford | Bill Godoy steals the ball from Robert Kenyon | 33-30 |
| 13:45 | Cal | David McKinney misses long on a turnaround from close range | 33-30 |
| 13:44 | Stanford | Kim Moore gets the rebound | 33-30 |
| 13:17 | Stanford | Kim Moore scores on a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Steven Stout and he's hacked by Don Oxendine - foul #1 on Don Oxendine, team foul #2 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Stanford | Mark Trotta (SF) Robert Kenyon | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 13:17 | Stanford | Kim Moore misses the free throw | 35-30 |
| 13:17 | Cal | David McKinney snags the defensive board | 35-30 |
| 12:56 | Cal | David McKinney knocks in the jumper from the baseline and he's hacked by Kim Moore - foul #2 on Kim Moore, team foul #2 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| Subs | Cal | Anthony McQuage (SG) Chuck Houghton | |
| 12:56 | Cal | David McKinney makes the free throw | 35-33 |
| 12:39 | Stanford | Seth Burkhalter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-33 |
| 12:37 | Stanford | Steven Stout hits the follow up shot | 37-33 |
| 12:19 | Cal | David McKinney misses the easy layup | 37-33 |
| 12:18 | Cal | David McKinney tips it home | 37-35 |
| 11:54 | Stanford | Seth Burkhalter connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-35 |
| 11:38 | Cal | Anthony McQuage makes the jumper from the right wing | 40-37 |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Francis Rogers (fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Seth Burkhalter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Mark Trotta (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steven Stout (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Kim Moore (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Andre White (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony McQuage (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Don Oxendine (tiring) 10 pts. PF - Bill Godoy (fairly fresh) C - David McKinney (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Stanford | Mark Trotta misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Anthony McQuage - foul #1 on Anthony McQuage, team foul #3 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Stanford | Robert Kenyon (SF), Nicholas Jones (PF), John Pearson (C) Seth Burkhalter, Steven Stout, Kim Moore | |
| Subs | Cal | Chuck Houghton (PG), Robert Israelson (SF), Andrew Landers (PF), Mark Hanson (C) Anthony McQuage, Don Oxendine, Bill Godoy, David McKinney | |
| 11:24 | Stanford | Mark Trotta makes the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 11:24 | Stanford | Mark Trotta makes the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 10:59 | Cal | Robert Israelson drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Andre White | 42-39 |
| 10:42 | Stanford | John Pearson is hacked by Chuck Houghton - foul #2 on Chuck Houghton, team foul #4 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Stanford | Paul Love (PG), Seth Burkhalter (SG) Francis Rogers, Mark Trotta | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 10:31 | Stanford | John Pearson misses short on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Mark Hanson - foul #3 on Mark Hanson, team foul #5 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| Subs | Cal | Anthony McQuage (SG) Andre White | |
| 10:31 | Stanford | John Pearson makes the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 10:31 | Stanford | John Pearson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-39 |
| 10:07 | Cal | Andrew Landers can't connect on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Nicholas Jones - foul #1 on Nicholas Jones, team foul #3 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Stanford | Steven Stout (PF) Seth Burkhalter | |
| Subs | Cal | David McKinney (C) Mark Hanson | |
| 10:07 | Cal | Andrew Landers makes the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 10:07 | Cal | Andrew Landers makes the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 09:52 | Stanford | Steven Stout clanks a runner from close range but he's fouled by David McKinney - foul #3 on David McKinney, team foul #6 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Stanford | Kim Moore (C) John Pearson | |
| Subs | Cal | Don Oxendine (SF), Bill Godoy (PF) Robert Israelson, Andrew Landers | |
| 09:52 | Stanford | Steven Stout misses the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 09:52 | Stanford | Steven Stout misses the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 09:52 | Cal | David McKinney grabs the board | 44-41 |
| 09:38 | Cal | Don Oxendine misses short on a floater from the left wing | 44-41 |
| 09:36 | Cal | David McKinney tips it back up and in | 44-43 |
| 09:25 | Stanford | Kim Moore clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 44-43 |
| 09:23 | Cal | Bill Godoy grabs the board | 44-43 |
| 08:59 | Cal | Chuck Houghton shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Anthony McQuage | 44-45 |
| 08:48 | Stanford | Steven Stout misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Bill Godoy - foul #1 on Bill Godoy, team foul #7 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Stanford | Francis Rogers (PG), Seth Burkhalter (SG), Mark Trotta (SF) Nicholas Jones, Paul Love, Robert Kenyon | |
| Subs | Cal | Andre White (PG) Chuck Houghton | |
| 08:48 | Stanford | Steven Stout makes the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 08:48 | Stanford | Steven Stout makes the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 08:21 | Cal | Don Oxendine misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-45 |
| 08:20 | Stanford | The rebound goes to Kim Moore | 46-45 |
| 07:51 | Stanford | Bill Godoy swats the short shot by Kim Moore | 46-45 |
| 07:49 | Cal | David McKinney snags the defensive board | 46-45 |
| 07:23 | Cal | Andre White drills a fadeaway from the baseline | 46-47 |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Francis Rogers (fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Seth Burkhalter (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Mark Trotta (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Steven Stout (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Kim Moore (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Andre White (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony McQuage (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Don Oxendine (tiring) 10 pts. PF - Bill Godoy (fairly fresh) C - David McKinney (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 12 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:09 | Stanford | Kim Moore knocks in the shot in the paint set up by Francis Rogers | 48-47 |
| 06:41 | Cal | The short jumper by Bill Godoy is denied by Steven Stout | 48-47 |
| 06:39 | Stanford | Francis Rogers grabs the board | 48-47 |
| 06:12 | Stanford | Kim Moore can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 48-47 |
| 06:10 | Cal | David McKinney gets the rebound | 48-47 |
| 05:52 | Cal | Andre White splits the doubleteam and buries a floater from the left wing set up by Don Oxendine | 48-49 |
| 05:35 | Stanford | Mark Trotta misses long on a 3 from straight away | 48-49 |
| 05:33 | Stanford | Steven Stout gets the offensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 05:21 | Stanford | Kim Moore blows the layup | 48-49 |
| 05:20 | Cal | The rebound goes to Bill Godoy | 48-49 |
| 04:54 | Cal | Bill Godoy connects on the open floater from the right wing | 48-51 |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:44 | Stanford | Steven Stout hits the finger roll | 50-51 |
| 04:24 | Cal | Bill Godoy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-51 |
| Subs | Stanford | Paul Love (PG), Robert Kenyon (SF), Nicholas Jones (PF), John Pearson (C) Francis Rogers, Mark Trotta, Steven Stout, Kim Moore | |
| Subs | Cal | Chuck Houghton (PG), Robert Israelson (SF), Andrew Landers (PF), Mark Hanson (C) Anthony McQuage, Don Oxendine, Bill Godoy, David McKinney | |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:00 | Stanford | Seth Burkhalter scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Kenyon | 53-51 |
| 03:33 | Cal | Andre White makes the shot from the left side on a great pass from Chuck Houghton | 53-53 |
| 03:15 | Stanford | John Pearson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-53 |
| Subs | Stanford | Francis Rogers (PG) Seth Burkhalter | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Francis Rogers (fresh) 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Paul Love (fresh) SF - Robert Kenyon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Nicholas Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. C - John Pearson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Chuck Houghton (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Andre White (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Israelson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Andrew Landers (fresh) 4 pts. C - Mark Hanson (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:04 | Cal | Chuck Houghton is hacked by Paul Love - foul #1 on Paul Love, team foul #4 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Stanford | Mark Trotta (SG) Paul Love | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 02:40 | Cal | Chuck Houghton connects on the jump hook from the left block | 53-55 |
| 02:40 | Stanford | Stanford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-55 |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:22 | Stanford | Mark Trotta scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Kenyon | 56-55 |
| 02:22 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-55 |
| Subs | Stanford | Seth Burkhalter (SG), Steven Stout (PF), Kim Moore (C) Robert Kenyon, Nicholas Jones, John Pearson | |
| Subs | Cal | Don Oxendine (SF), Bill Godoy (PF), David McKinney (C) Robert Israelson, Andrew Landers, Mark Hanson | |
| 02:05 | Cal | Chuck Houghton is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 56-55 |
| 02:04 | Stanford | Seth Burkhalter pulls down the rebound | 56-55 |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:37 | Stanford | Steven Stout is fouled on the floor by Bill Godoy as he's doubleteamed - foul #2 on Bill Godoy, team foul #8 | 56-55 |
| 01:37 | Stanford | Steven Stout makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 01:37 | Stanford | Steven Stout makes the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:15 | Cal | Don Oxendine lays it in on a great pass from Andre White out of a doubleteam and he's hacked by Seth Burkhalter - foul #1 on Seth Burkhalter, team foul #5 | 58-57 |
| 01:15 | Cal | Don Oxendine makes the free throw | 58-58 |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:55 | Stanford | Mark Trotta misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-58 |
| 00:53 | Stanford | Kim Moore hits the follow up shot | 60-58 |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:29 | Cal | Steven Stout blocks the short jumper by Andre White | 60-58 |
| 00:28 | Stanford | Seth Burkhalter pulls down the rebound | 60-58 |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:27 | Stanford | Seth Burkhalter is hacked by Andre White in the backcourt - foul #3 on Andre White, team foul #9 | 60-58 |
| 00:27 | Stanford | Seth Burkhalter misses the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 00:27 | Cal | Bill Godoy gets the rebound | 60-58 |
| 00:14 | Cal | Andre White works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 60-58 |
| 00:12 | Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Don Oxendine | 60-58 |
| 00:10 | Cal | David McKinney clanks a shot in the paint | 60-58 |
| 00:08 | Stanford | The rebound goes to Seth Burkhalter | 60-58 |
| 00:07 | Stanford | Seth Burkhalter is fouled in the backcourt by Chuck Houghton - foul #3 on Chuck Houghton, team foul #10 | 60-58 |
| 00:07 | Stanford | Seth Burkhalter misses the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 00:07 | Stanford | Seth Burkhalter makes the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| 00:07 | Cal | Cal calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-58 |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:02 | Cal | Chuck Houghton comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-58 |
| 00:01 | Cal | Andre White snags the offensive board | 61-58 |
| 00:00 | Cal | The clock runs out | 61-58 |