| Lineup | Houston | PG - Frank Gaskins (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Aleksandar Slavinski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - George Collins (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Dwain Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Carpenter (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - John Charpentier (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Keith Metcalf (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jamie Rice (fresh) PF - Andre Giordano (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - William Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | George Collins inbounds the ball | 31-34 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:58 | Houston | Frank Gaskins is fouled in the backcourt by John Charpentier - foul #2 on John Charpentier, team foul #1 | 31-34 |
| 19:40 | Houston | Gary Carpenter is whistled for a carry | 31-34 |
| 19:26 | Cal | John Charpentier hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-34 |
| 19:24 | Cal | Jamie Rice grabs the offensive rebound | 31-34 |
| 19:00 | Cal | George Collins picks off the pass by Keith Metcalf | 31-34 |
| 18:57 | Houston | Aleksandar Slavinski lays it up and in set up by George Collins | 33-34 |
| 18:39 | Cal | Jamie Rice clanks a jumper from the left side | 33-34 |
| 18:38 | Houston | George Collins pulls down the rebound | 33-34 |
| 18:13 | Houston | Frank Gaskins misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 33-34 |
| 18:11 | Cal | Andre Giordano snags the defensive board | 33-34 |
| 17:53 | Cal | Andre Giordano knocks in the fadeaway in the lane set up by John Charpentier | 33-36 |
| 17:41 | Houston | Dwain Williams comes up short on the shot from the right side | 33-36 |
| 17:40 | Cal | William Thomas snags the defensive board | 33-36 |
| 17:14 | Cal | Andre Giordano banks in the layup set up by Jamie Rice and he's fouled by Dwain Williams - foul #2 on Dwain Williams, team foul #1 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Houston | Tracy Alers (SG), Arlie Bowlby (PF) Aleksandar Slavinski, Dwain Williams | |
| Subs | Cal | Robert Bentley (SG), Larry Phillips (SF), Paul Kirk (C) Keith Metcalf, Jamie Rice, William Thomas | |
| 17:14 | Cal | Andre Giordano makes the free throw | 33-39 |
| 16:46 | Houston | Frank Gaskins can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-39 |
| 16:45 | Cal | Andre Giordano grabs the board | 33-39 |
| 16:28 | Cal | Robert Bentley drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Larry Phillips | 33-42 |
| 16:00 | Houston | John Charpentier doubles Gary Carpenter and is called for the reach - foul #3 on John Charpentier, team foul #2 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Houston | Aleksandar Slavinski (SG), Dwain Williams (PF) Tracy Alers, Arlie Bowlby | |
| Subs | Cal | Keith Metcalf (SG), Jamie Rice (SF), William Thomas (C) Robert Bentley, Andre Giordano, Paul Kirk | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Frank Gaskins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Aleksandar Slavinski (fresh) 4 pts. SF - George Collins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dwain Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Carpenter (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - John Charpentier (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Keith Metcalf (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jamie Rice (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Larry Phillips (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - William Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Houston | Gary Carpenter is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 33-42 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Cal | Robert Bentley (PG) John Charpentier | |
| 15:29 | Cal | Larry Phillips makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Keith Metcalf | 33-44 |
| 15:07 | Houston | George Collins buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Frank Gaskins | 35-44 |
| 14:46 | Cal | Jamie Rice hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Keith Metcalf and the foul's on Aleksandar Slavinski - foul #2 on Aleksandar Slavinski, team foul #2 | 35-46 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Cal | John Charpentier (PG), Andre Giordano (PF) Robert Bentley, Larry Phillips | |
| 14:46 | Cal | Jamie Rice misses the free throw | 35-46 |
| 14:46 | Houston | Gary Carpenter snags the defensive board | 35-46 |
| 14:32 | Houston | Gary Carpenter is alone and drills a jumper in the paint | 37-46 |
| 14:08 | Cal | Keith Metcalf is hacked by Aleksandar Slavinski - foul #3 on Aleksandar Slavinski, team foul #3 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Houston | Tracy Alers (SG), Arlie Bowlby (PF) Aleksandar Slavinski, Dwain Williams | |
| Subs | Cal | Robert Bentley (SG), Wayne Tyksinski (SF), Paul Kirk (C) Keith Metcalf, Jamie Rice, William Thomas | |
| 13:56 | Cal | Paul Kirk drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from John Charpentier | 37-49 |
| 13:27 | Houston | Wayne Tyksinski is called for the reach on Tracy Alers - foul #1 on Wayne Tyksinski, team foul #3 | 37-49 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Cal | Larry Phillips (SF) Wayne Tyksinski | |
| 13:08 | Houston | George Collins is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on George Collins, team foul #4 | 37-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Howard Kirk (PF) Gary Carpenter | |
| Subs | Cal | Jamie Rice (SF) Larry Phillips | |
| 12:50 | Cal | Jamie Rice is hacked by Tracy Alers - foul #1 on Tracy Alers, team foul #5 | 37-49 |
| Subs | Houston | John Ayres (SF), Dwain Williams (PF) George Collins, Howard Kirk | |
| Subs | Cal | Keith Metcalf (SG) Robert Bentley | |
| 12:32 | Cal | Paul Kirk travels with the ball | 37-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Aleksandar Slavinski (SG) Tracy Alers | |
| Subs | Cal | Larry Phillips (PF), William Thomas (C) Andre Giordano, Paul Kirk | |
| 12:13 | Houston | William Thomas steps in front of the Dwain Williams pass | 37-49 |
| 12:03 | Cal | Larry Phillips is hacked by Dwain Williams - foul #3 on Dwain Williams, team foul #6 | 37-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Tracy Alers (PG), Gary Carpenter (C) Frank Gaskins, Arlie Bowlby | |
| Subs | Cal | Robert Bentley (PG) John Charpentier | |
| 11:52 | Cal | Keith Metcalf comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-49 |
| 11:51 | Cal | Robert Bentley tips it in | 37-51 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Tracy Alers (fresh) SG - Aleksandar Slavinski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Ayres (fresh) PF - Dwain Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Gary Carpenter (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Robert Bentley (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Keith Metcalf (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jamie Rice (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Phillips (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - William Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 11:37 | Houston | Gary Carpenter evades the doubleteam but misses long on a turnaround from close range | 37-51 |
| 11:35 | Cal | William Thomas grabs the board | 37-51 |
| 11:07 | Cal | Larry Phillips hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 37-51 |
| 11:05 | Houston | Gary Carpenter grabs the defensive rebound | 37-51 |
| 10:49 | Houston | Gary Carpenter shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 37-51 |
| 10:48 | Houston | John Ayres tips it home | 39-51 |
| 10:40 | Cal | Keith Metcalf is whistled for a carry | 39-51 |
| Subs | Houston | Frank Gaskins (PG), George Collins (SF), Arlie Bowlby (PF) Aleksandar Slavinski, John Ayres, Dwain Williams | |
| Subs | Cal | John Charpentier (PG), Andre Giordano (PF), Paul Kirk (C) Keith Metcalf, Jamie Rice, William Thomas | |
| 10:20 | Houston | George Collins is called for traveling | 39-51 |
| Subs | Houston | Howard Kirk (PF) Gary Carpenter | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 10:04 | Cal | John Charpentier misses badly on a floater from the right side | 39-51 |
| 10:03 | Houston | Arlie Bowlby pulls down the rebound | 39-51 |
| 09:43 | Houston | Frank Gaskins hits a jumper from the right wing | 41-51 |
| 09:33 | Cal | Robert Bentley misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-51 |
| 09:31 | Cal | John Charpentier grabs the offensive rebound | 41-51 |
| 09:20 | Cal | Andre Giordano misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Howard Kirk - foul #1 on Howard Kirk, team foul #7 | 41-51 |
| Subs | Houston | Aleksandar Slavinski (SG) Tracy Alers | |
| Subs | Cal | Wayne Tyksinski (SF), William Thomas (C) Larry Phillips, Paul Kirk | |
| 09:20 | Cal | Andre Giordano makes the 1st free throw | 41-52 |
| 09:20 | Cal | Andre Giordano makes the 2nd free throw | 41-53 |
| 09:04 | Houston | George Collins splits the doubleteam and buries a shot from the free throw line | 43-53 |
| 08:49 | Cal | John Charpentier is hacked by Frank Gaskins - foul #3 on Frank Gaskins, team foul #8 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Houston | Dwain Williams (PF), Gary Carpenter (C) Howard Kirk, Arlie Bowlby | |
| Subs | Cal | Keith Metcalf (SG), Jamie Rice (SF) Robert Bentley, Wayne Tyksinski | |
| 08:49 | Cal | John Charpentier makes the 1st free throw | 43-54 |
| 08:49 | Cal | John Charpentier misses the 2nd free throw | 43-54 |
| 08:49 | Houston | Gary Carpenter grabs the board | 43-54 |
| 08:36 | Houston | Gary Carpenter misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 43-54 |
| 08:35 | Cal | Jamie Rice pulls down the rebound | 43-54 |
| 08:19 | Cal | Frank Gaskins steals it from Jamie Rice | 43-54 |
| 08:09 | Houston | Gary Carpenter clanks a floater in the paint but he's fouled by William Thomas - foul #2 on William Thomas, team foul #4 | 43-54 |
| 08:09 | Houston | Gary Carpenter makes the 1st free throw | 44-54 |
| 08:09 | Houston | Gary Carpenter makes the 2nd free throw | 45-54 |
| 08:02 | Cal | Keith Metcalf's floater is knocked away by Gary Carpenter | 45-54 |
| 08:01 | Cal | William Thomas grabs the offensive rebound | 45-54 |
| 07:48 | Cal | Keith Metcalf misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 45-54 |
| 07:46 | Houston | Dwain Williams grabs the board | 45-54 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Frank Gaskins (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Aleksandar Slavinski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - George Collins (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Dwain Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Gary Carpenter (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - John Charpentier (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Keith Metcalf (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jamie Rice (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andre Giordano (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - William Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:27 | Houston | Dwain Williams comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 45-54 |
| 07:26 | Cal | John Charpentier gets the rebound | 45-54 |
| 07:08 | Cal | Andre Giordano misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 45-54 |
| 07:06 | Houston | Dwain Williams grabs the board | 45-54 |
| 06:47 | Houston | 3 seconds is called on George Collins | 45-54 |
| Subs | Houston | Tracy Alers (PG), Ricky Kelly (SG), John Ayres (SF), Arlie Bowlby (PF) Frank Gaskins, Aleksandar Slavinski, George Collins, Dwain Williams | |
| Subs | Cal | Robert Bentley (SG), Wayne Tyksinski (SF), Larry Phillips (PF), Paul Kirk (C) Keith Metcalf, Jamie Rice, Andre Giordano, William Thomas | |
| 06:32 | Cal | Paul Kirk makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Bentley | 45-57 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:10 | Houston | Gary Carpenter is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 45-57 |
| 06:08 | Houston | Gary Carpenter hits the follow up shot | 47-57 |
| 05:40 | Cal | Wayne Tyksinski scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Bentley | 47-60 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:24 | Houston | Ricky Kelly misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-60 |
| 05:23 | Cal | The rebound goes to Wayne Tyksinski | 47-60 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:02 | Cal | John Charpentier is hacked by John Ayres - foul #1 on John Ayres, team foul #9 | 47-60 |
| Subs | Houston | Frank Gaskins (PG), Aleksandar Slavinski (SG), George Collins (SF), Dwain Williams (PF), Howard Kirk (C) Tracy Alers, Ricky Kelly, John Ayres, Arlie Bowlby, Gary Carpenter | |
| Subs | Cal | Keith Metcalf (SG), Jamie Rice (SF), Andre Giordano (PF) Robert Bentley, Wayne Tyksinski, Larry Phillips | |
| 05:02 | Cal | John Charpentier makes the 1st free throw | 47-61 |
| 05:02 | Cal | John Charpentier makes the 2nd free throw | 47-62 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:42 | Houston | Paul Kirk blocks the short jumper by George Collins | 47-62 |
| 04:41 | Cal | Keith Metcalf snags the defensive board | 47-62 |
| 04:19 | Cal | Keith Metcalf misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-62 |
| 04:18 | Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Kirk | 47-62 |
| 04:02 | Cal | Paul Kirk misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 47-62 |
| 04:01 | Cal | Jamie Rice snags the offensive board | 47-62 |
| 03:39 | Cal | John Charpentier connects on the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Andre Giordano | 47-64 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Frank Gaskins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Aleksandar Slavinski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - George Collins (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Dwain Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Howard Kirk (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - John Charpentier (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Keith Metcalf (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jamie Rice (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Andre Giordano (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Paul Kirk (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:27 | Houston | Frank Gaskins is hacked by John Charpentier - foul #4 on John Charpentier, team foul #5 | 47-64 |
| Subs | Houston | Tracy Alers (PG), Ricky Kelly (SG), John Ayres (SF), Arlie Bowlby (C) Frank Gaskins, Aleksandar Slavinski, George Collins, Dwain Williams | |
| Subs | Cal | Robert Bentley (PG), David Robbins (SG), Wayne Tyksinski (SF), Larry Phillips (PF), Mickey Zeuner (C) John Charpentier, Keith Metcalf, Jamie Rice, Andre Giordano, Paul Kirk | |
| 03:20 | Houston | Ricky Kelly is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Ricky Kelly, team foul #10 | 47-64 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:58 | Cal | David Robbins buries a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Robert Bentley | 47-66 |
| 02:41 | Houston | Ricky Kelly hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-66 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:26 | Cal | Wayne Tyksinski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-66 |
| Subs | Houston | Roy Aiken (PF) Howard Kirk | |
| Subs | Cal | Paul Kirk (C) Mickey Zeuner | |
| 02:12 | Houston | Ricky Kelly connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-66 |
| 01:58 | Cal | Paul Kirk buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Wayne Tyksinski and the foul's on Roy Aiken - foul #1 on Roy Aiken, team foul #11 | 53-68 |
| Subs | Houston | Howard Kirk (PF) Roy Aiken | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 01:58 | Cal | Paul Kirk makes the free throw | 53-69 |
| 01:39 | Houston | Ricky Kelly misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-69 |
| 01:37 | Houston | Howard Kirk gets the offensive rebound | 53-69 |
| 01:23 | Houston | Ricky Kelly can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-69 |
| 01:21 | Cal | Larry Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 53-69 |
| 01:15 | Cal | Larry Phillips connects on the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Paul Kirk | 53-71 |
| 00:57 | Houston | Arlie Bowlby throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-71 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Cal | Paul Kirk blows the dunk | 53-71 |
| 00:32 | Houston | Arlie Bowlby pulls down the rebound | 53-71 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Houston | Ricky Kelly buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Tracy Alers | 56-71 |
| 00:00 | Cal | Robert Bentley runs out the clock | 56-71 |