| Lineup | Cal | PG - Michael Bruce (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Keith Metcalf (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Carl Cheever (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Batie (fresh) 3 reb. C - Lyle Cronin (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Marvin Cooper (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Dee Dyer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Howard Remmers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - James Clark (fresh) 4 reb. C - Randy Richter (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cal | Carl Cheever inbounds the ball | 23-27 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Cal | Scott Batie scores on a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Michael Bruce | 25-27 |
| 19:17 | TCU | Randy Richter misses long on a shot from the baseline | 25-27 |
| 19:16 | Cal | Lyle Cronin grabs the defensive rebound | 25-27 |
| 18:51 | Cal | Lyle Cronin misses the lay-in | 25-27 |
| 18:49 | TCU | Marvin Cooper gets the rebound | 25-27 |
| 18:30 | TCU | Michael Bruce takes the ball from Howard Remmers | 25-27 |
| 18:11 | Cal | Scott Batie is fouled on the floor by James Clark - foul #1 on James Clark, team foul #1 | 25-27 |
| 17:46 | Cal | Carl Cheever is whistled for traveling | 25-27 |
| Subs | Cal | Mickey Zeuner (C) Scott Batie | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 17:29 | TCU | Randy Richter hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Carl Cheever - foul #2 on Carl Cheever, team foul #1 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | TCU | James Matter (PF) James Clark | |
| 17:29 | TCU | Randy Richter makes the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 17:29 | TCU | Randy Richter makes the 2nd free throw | 25-29 |
| 17:04 | Cal | Keith Metcalf dunks the ball on a great pass from Carl Cheever and the foul's on Dee Dyer - foul #3 on Dee Dyer, team foul #2 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Cal | George Kober (PG), Gary Gable (SG), Scott Batie (PF) Michael Bruce, Carl Cheever, Lyle Cronin | |
| Subs | TCU | Scott McCrimmon (SG) Dee Dyer | |
| 17:04 | Cal | Keith Metcalf misses the free throw | 27-29 |
| 17:04 | TCU | Randy Richter pulls down the rebound | 27-29 |
| 16:50 | TCU | Gary Gable is called for the reach on Howard Remmers - foul #1 on Gary Gable, team foul #2 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Cal | Carl Cheever (SF) Keith Metcalf | |
| Subs | TCU | Dwight Brown (C) Randy Richter | |
| 16:45 | TCU | Marvin Cooper clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 27-29 |
| 16:43 | Cal | Mickey Zeuner gets the rebound | 27-29 |
| 16:21 | Cal | Scott Batie buries a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Mickey Zeuner | 29-29 |
| 16:08 | TCU | Scott McCrimmon makes the turnaround from the left block set up by Marvin Cooper | 29-31 |
| 15:53 | Cal | Scott Batie is fouled on the floor by James Matter - foul #1 on James Matter, team foul #3 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Cal | Michael Bruce (PG), Lyle Cronin (PF) George Kober, Scott Batie | |
| Subs | TCU | Robert Hoar (PG), Dee Dyer (SG), James Clark (SF), Samuel McGee (PF), Randy Richter (C) Marvin Cooper, Scott McCrimmon, Howard Remmers, James Matter, Dwight Brown | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Michael Bruce (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Gable (fresh) SF - Carl Cheever (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lyle Cronin (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Mickey Zeuner (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Robert Hoar (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dee Dyer (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Clark (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Samuel McGee (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - Randy Richter (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Cal | Mickey Zeuner double dribbles | 29-31 |
| Subs | Cal | Keith Metcalf (SF) Carl Cheever | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 15:27 | TCU | Dee Dyer misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-31 |
| 15:25 | Cal | Mickey Zeuner gets the rebound | 29-31 |
| 15:01 | Cal | Michael Bruce misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-31 |
| 15:00 | TCU | The rebound goes to Samuel McGee | 29-31 |
| 14:50 | TCU | Robert Hoar clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 29-31 |
| 14:48 | TCU | The offensive rebound goes to Samuel McGee | 29-31 |
| 14:32 | TCU | Dee Dyer loses the dribble to Mickey Zeuner | 29-31 |
| 14:05 | Cal | Keith Metcalf misses the lay-in | 29-31 |
| 14:04 | TCU | The rebound goes to James Clark | 29-31 |
| 13:39 | TCU | The short jumper by Randy Richter is denied by Lyle Cronin | 29-31 |
| 13:38 | TCU | James Clark misses the tip | 29-31 |
| 13:36 | TCU | Samuel McGee gets the offensive rebound | 29-31 |
| 13:15 | TCU | Dee Dyer hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 29-31 |
| 13:14 | TCU | The offensive rebound goes to Samuel McGee | 29-31 |
| 12:58 | TCU | Randy Richter knocks in the runner in the lane | 29-33 |
| 12:34 | Cal | Lyle Cronin drills a shot from the right block set up by Michael Bruce | 31-33 |
| 12:20 | TCU | The jump hook by Samuel McGee is blocked by Mickey Zeuner | 31-33 |
| 12:18 | Cal | Michael Bruce gets the rebound | 31-33 |
| 11:53 | Cal | Samuel McGee steps in front of the Gary Gable pass | 31-33 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Michael Bruce (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gary Gable (fairly fresh) SF - Keith Metcalf (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Lyle Cronin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Mickey Zeuner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Robert Hoar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dee Dyer (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Clark (fairly fresh) 6 reb. PF - Samuel McGee (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Randy Richter (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:31 | TCU | Robert Hoar misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 31-33 |
| 11:30 | Cal | Mickey Zeuner grabs the board | 31-33 |
| 11:15 | Cal | Michael Bruce can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 31-33 |
| 11:14 | TCU | Samuel McGee grabs the board | 31-33 |
| 11:04 | TCU | Robert Hoar is hacked by Lyle Cronin - foul #4 on Lyle Cronin, team foul #3 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Cal | George Kober (PG), Carl Cheever (SF), Scott Batie (PF), Leslie White (C) Michael Bruce, Gary Gable, Lyle Cronin, Mickey Zeuner | |
| Subs | TCU | Marvin Cooper (PG), Scott McCrimmon (SG), Howard Remmers (SF), James Matter (PF), Dwight Brown (C) Robert Hoar, Dee Dyer, James Clark, Samuel McGee, Randy Richter | |
| 10:53 | TCU | Marvin Cooper shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-33 |
| 10:52 | TCU | James Matter tips it home | 31-35 |
| 10:23 | Cal | George Kober misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 31-35 |
| 10:22 | TCU | The rebound goes to Marvin Cooper | 31-35 |
| 10:09 | TCU | Howard Remmers comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-35 |
| 10:07 | Cal | Leslie White snags the defensive board | 31-35 |
| 10:02 | Cal | Keith Metcalf loses the dribble to Dwight Brown | 31-35 |
| 09:53 | TCU | Scott McCrimmon loses the dribble to George Kober | 31-35 |
| 09:28 | Cal | Carl Cheever lays it up and in on a nice dish by George Kober | 33-35 |
| 09:15 | TCU | Marvin Cooper misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 33-35 |
| 09:13 | Cal | The rebound goes to Scott Batie | 33-35 |
| 08:50 | Cal | Carl Cheever misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 33-35 |
| 08:49 | TCU | James Matter gets the rebound | 33-35 |
| 08:32 | TCU | Scott McCrimmon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-35 |
| 08:30 | Cal | Scott Batie gets the rebound | 33-35 |
| 08:06 | Cal | Carl Cheever connects on the shot from the free throw line | 35-35 |
| 07:38 | TCU | Marvin Cooper connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-38 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - George Kober (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Keith Metcalf (tiring) 7 pts. SF - Carl Cheever (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Batie (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Leslie White (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Marvin Cooper (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott McCrimmon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Howard Remmers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - James Matter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Dwight Brown (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:10 | Cal | Carl Cheever hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Scott Batie | 38-38 |
| 06:48 | TCU | Howard Remmers scores on a shot from the left side on a great pass from Marvin Cooper and he's hacked by Carl Cheever - foul #3 on Carl Cheever, team foul #4 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Cal | Michael Bruce (PG), Gary Gable (SG), Lyle Cronin (PF), Mickey Zeuner (C) George Kober, Keith Metcalf, Scott Batie, Leslie White | |
| Subs | TCU | Robert Hoar (PG), Dee Dyer (SG), Samuel McGee (PF), Randy Richter (C) Marvin Cooper, Scott McCrimmon, James Matter, Dwight Brown | |
| 06:48 | TCU | Howard Remmers makes the free throw | 38-41 |
| 06:33 | Cal | Lyle Cronin hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 38-41 |
| 06:31 | TCU | Howard Remmers snags the defensive board | 38-41 |
| 06:13 | TCU | Robert Hoar buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Howard Remmers | 38-44 |
| 05:54 | Cal | Lyle Cronin's layup is rejected by Randy Richter | 38-44 |
| 05:52 | TCU | Samuel McGee snags the defensive board | 38-44 |
| 05:50 | TCU | Robert Hoar is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 38-44 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | TCU | James Clark (SF) Howard Remmers | |
| 05:25 | Cal | Michael Bruce throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-44 |
| Subs | Cal | George Kober (SG) Gary Gable | |
| Subs | TCU | Marvin Cooper (PG) Robert Hoar | |
| 05:14 | TCU | Marvin Cooper hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 38-44 |
| 05:13 | Cal | Lyle Cronin snags the defensive board | 38-44 |
| 05:00 | Cal | The jump hook by Carl Cheever is blocked by Samuel McGee | 38-44 |
| 04:59 | TCU | The rebound goes to James Clark | 38-44 |
| 04:44 | TCU | Marvin Cooper is hacked by Lyle Cronin - foul #5 on Lyle Cronin, team foul #5 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Cal | Scott Batie (PF) Lyle Cronin | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 04:24 | TCU | Dee Dyer misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 38-44 |
| 04:22 | Cal | Michael Bruce gets the rebound | 38-44 |
| 04:02 | Cal | Mickey Zeuner misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 38-44 |
| 04:00 | TCU | Dee Dyer grabs the board | 38-44 |
| 03:42 | TCU | Randy Richter misses short on an open jumper from the right side | 38-44 |
| 03:41 | TCU | The offensive rebound goes to Dee Dyer | 38-44 |
| 03:23 | TCU | Randy Richter is hacked by Mickey Zeuner - foul #3 on Mickey Zeuner, team foul #6 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Cal | Gary Gable (SG), Leslie White (C) Michael Bruce, Mickey Zeuner | |
| Subs | TCU | Scott McCrimmon (SG), Howard Remmers (SF), Dwight Brown (C) Dee Dyer, Samuel McGee, Randy Richter | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - George Kober (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Gable (fresh) SF - Carl Cheever (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Scott Batie (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Leslie White (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Marvin Cooper (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott McCrimmon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Howard Remmers (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - James Clark (fresh) 7 reb. C - Dwight Brown (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 03:05 | TCU | Marvin Cooper makes the contested 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Howard Remmers | 38-47 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:55 | Cal | Howard Remmers blocks the jumper by Gary Gable | 38-47 |
| 02:54 | Cal | Leslie White hits the follow up shot | 40-47 |
| 02:54 | TCU | TCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 40-47 |
| Subs | Cal | Michael Bruce (PG) George Kober | |
| Subs | TCU | Dee Dyer (SG), Samuel McGee (PF), Randy Richter (C) Scott McCrimmon, James Clark, Dwight Brown | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:37 | TCU | Dee Dyer knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Marvin Cooper | 40-50 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:17 | Cal | Howard Remmers steals it from Gary Gable | 40-50 |
| 02:14 | TCU | Dee Dyer lays it in on a great pass from Howard Remmers | 40-52 |
| 01:56 | Cal | Gary Gable scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-52 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:31 | TCU | Marvin Cooper splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-52 |
| 01:30 | Cal | Scott Batie pulls down the rebound | 43-52 |
| 01:30 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-52 |
| Subs | Cal | Keith Metcalf (SG), Mickey Zeuner (C) Gary Gable, Leslie White | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 01:18 | Cal | Keith Metcalf misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 43-52 |
| 01:17 | TCU | Randy Richter grabs the defensive rebound | 43-52 |
| 00:56 | TCU | Mickey Zeuner steals the ball from Samuel McGee | 43-52 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Cal | Keith Metcalf misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-52 |
| 00:50 | Cal | Carl Cheever grabs the offensive board | 43-52 |
| 00:48 | Cal | Keith Metcalf knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Michael Bruce | 46-52 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:45 | TCU | Keith Metcalf is called for the reach on Dee Dyer in the backcourt - foul #3 on Keith Metcalf, team foul #7 | 46-52 |
| 00:45 | TCU | Dee Dyer makes the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 00:45 | TCU | Dee Dyer misses the 2nd free throw | 46-53 |
| 00:45 | Cal | Scott Batie grabs the board | 46-53 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:38 | Cal | Scott Batie connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael Bruce and he's fouled by Dee Dyer - foul #4 on Dee Dyer, team foul #4 | 48-53 |
| 00:38 | Cal | Scott Batie misses the free throw | 48-53 |
| 00:38 | TCU | Randy Richter gets the rebound | 48-53 |
| 00:35 | TCU | Randy Richter is hacked by Keith Metcalf in the backcourt - foul #4 on Keith Metcalf, team foul #8 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | TCU | James Clark (PF) Samuel McGee | |
| 00:35 | TCU | Randy Richter makes the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 00:35 | TCU | Randy Richter misses the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| 00:35 | Cal | Scott Batie grabs the board | 48-54 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:31 | Cal | Keith Metcalf can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-54 |
| 00:30 | Cal | Carl Cheever pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-54 |
| 00:26 | Cal | Keith Metcalf can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-54 |
| 00:24 | Cal | Mickey Zeuner gets the offensive rebound | 48-54 |
| 00:22 | Cal | Keith Metcalf scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Michael Bruce | 51-54 |
| 00:21 | TCU | Dee Dyer is fouled in the backcourt by Keith Metcalf - foul #5 on Keith Metcalf, team foul #9 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Cal | Gary Gable (SG) Keith Metcalf | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 00:21 | TCU | Dee Dyer misses the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 00:21 | Cal | Scott Batie snags the defensive board | 51-54 |
| 00:21 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 51-54 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:07 | Cal | Gary Gable misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 51-54 |
| 00:06 | TCU | Howard Remmers snags the defensive board | 51-54 |
| 00:05 | TCU | Michael Bruce is called for the reach on Howard Remmers in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Bruce, team foul #10 | 51-54 |
| 00:05 | TCU | Howard Remmers misses the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 00:05 | TCU | Howard Remmers makes the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:02 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 51-55 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | TCU | Samuel McGee (PF) James Clark | |
| 00:00 | Cal | Samuel McGee blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Gary Gable | 51-55 |