| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Levi Demott (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Bondurant (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Mark Baron (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Holloway (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Duane Creasy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Robert Scott (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bobby Navarrette (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Stevens (fresh) PF - Christopher Samford (fresh) 2 pts. C - Leslie Kellogg (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cal | Frank Stevens inbounds the ball | 34-30 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:35 | Cal | Bobby Navarrette splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Bondurant - foul #2 on Robert Bondurant, team foul #1 | 34-30 |
| 19:35 | Cal | Bobby Navarrette makes the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 19:35 | Cal | Bobby Navarrette misses the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 19:35 | Alabama | Duane Creasy grabs the board | 34-31 |
| 19:11 | Alabama | Levi Demott works out of a doubleteam and scores on a floater from the right wing | 36-31 |
| 18:57 | Cal | Frank Stevens drills a driving attempt from close range set up by Leslie Kellogg and the foul's on Duane Creasy - foul #3 on Duane Creasy, team foul #2 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Alabama | Nicholas Crow (C) Duane Creasy | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 18:57 | Cal | Frank Stevens misses the free throw | 36-33 |
| 18:57 | Alabama | Mark Baron snags the defensive board | 36-33 |
| 18:29 | Alabama | James Holloway connects on the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Bondurant | 38-33 |
| 18:15 | Cal | Robert Scott evades the doubleteam but misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Levi Demott - foul #3 on Levi Demott, team foul #3 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Alabama | Brandon Anderson (PG) Levi Demott | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 18:15 | Cal | Robert Scott misses the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 18:15 | Cal | Robert Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 17:47 | Alabama | Christopher Samford is called for the reach on James Holloway - foul #1 on Christopher Samford, team foul #1 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Alabama | Bruno Addison (PF) James Holloway | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 17:27 | Alabama | Robert Scott steals the ball from Mark Baron | 38-34 |
| 17:24 | Cal | Robert Scott banks in the layup | 38-36 |
| 17:02 | Alabama | Brandon Anderson drills a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Mark Baron | 40-36 |
| 16:55 | Cal | Bobby Navarrette misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-36 |
| 16:53 | Alabama | Nicholas Crow grabs the defensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 16:30 | Alabama | Brandon Anderson misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 40-36 |
| 16:28 | Alabama | Bruno Addison pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 16:06 | Alabama | Christopher Samford steals it from Brandon Anderson | 40-36 |
| 15:46 | Cal | Frank Stevens connects on the open floater from the right block on a nice dish by Robert Scott | 40-38 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Brandon Anderson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Bondurant (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Mark Baron (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bruno Addison (fresh) C - Nicholas Crow (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Robert Scott (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bobby Navarrette (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Stevens (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Christopher Samford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Leslie Kellogg (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:19 | Alabama | Brandon Anderson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-38 |
| 15:18 | Cal | Frank Stevens pulls down the rebound | 40-38 |
| 15:13 | Cal | Robert Scott shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 40-38 |
| 15:11 | Cal | Leslie Kellogg can't tip it in | 40-38 |
| 15:10 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Robert Bondurant | 40-38 |
| 14:47 | Alabama | Mark Baron misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 40-38 |
| 14:45 | Cal | The rebound goes to Christopher Samford | 40-38 |
| 14:41 | Cal | Bobby Navarrette hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-38 |
| 14:40 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Mark Baron | 40-38 |
| 14:18 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant is hacked by Frank Stevens - foul #3 on Frank Stevens, team foul #2 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Alabama | Levi Demott (PG), Kenneth Merryman (SF), James Holloway (PF), Duane Creasy (C) Brandon Anderson, Mark Baron, Bruno Addison, Nicholas Crow | |
| Subs | Cal | Stanley King (SF) Frank Stevens | |
| 14:07 | Alabama | Levi Demott evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-38 |
| 14:05 | Cal | Christopher Samford gets the rebound | 40-38 |
| 13:50 | Cal | Robert Scott throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-38 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Cal | Melvin Gurrola (SG), Walter Thorp (PF), Mark Campbell (C) Bobby Navarrette, Christopher Samford, Leslie Kellogg | |
| 13:27 | Alabama | Levi Demott is hacked by Robert Scott - foul #2 on Robert Scott, team foul #3 | 40-38 |
| 13:13 | Alabama | James Holloway clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 40-38 |
| 13:12 | Cal | Walter Thorp grabs the defensive rebound | 40-38 |
| 13:00 | Cal | Mark Campbell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-38 |
| Subs | Alabama | Brandon Anderson (SG) Robert Bondurant | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 12:43 | Alabama | Levi Demott hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Mark Campbell - foul #2 on Mark Campbell, team foul #4 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Cal | Bobby Navarrette (SG), Leslie Kellogg (C) Melvin Gurrola, Mark Campbell | |
| 12:43 | Alabama | Levi Demott makes the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 12:43 | Alabama | Levi Demott misses the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 12:43 | Cal | The rebound goes to Leslie Kellogg | 41-38 |
| 12:17 | Cal | Robert Scott evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from the right side | 41-38 |
| 12:15 | Alabama | Duane Creasy gets the rebound | 41-38 |
| 11:50 | Alabama | Levi Demott is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-38 |
| Subs | Alabama | Mark Baron (SF), Nicholas Crow (PF) Kenneth Merryman, James Holloway | |
| Subs | Cal | Christopher Samford (PF) Walter Thorp | |
| 11:39 | Cal | Bobby Navarrette is hacked by Brandon Anderson - foul #2 on Brandon Anderson, team foul #4 | 41-38 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Levi Demott (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brandon Anderson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Baron (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nicholas Crow (fresh) 3 reb. C - Duane Creasy (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Robert Scott (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bobby Navarrette (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stanley King (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Christopher Samford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Leslie Kellogg (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Cal | Robert Scott shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from close range | 41-38 |
| 11:26 | Alabama | Duane Creasy gets the rebound | 41-38 |
| 11:04 | Alabama | Levi Demott is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-38 |
| 11:02 | Cal | Leslie Kellogg grabs the board | 41-38 |
| 10:53 | Cal | Leslie Kellogg is hacked by Levi Demott - foul #4 on Levi Demott, team foul #5 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Alabama | Kenneth Merryman (SG), Bruno Addison (PF) Levi Demott, Duane Creasy | |
| Subs | Cal | Kelvin Christianson (PG), Melvin Gurrola (SG), Frank Stevens (SF), Mark Campbell (C) Robert Scott, Bobby Navarrette, Stanley King, Leslie Kellogg | |
| 10:46 | Cal | Frank Stevens misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 41-38 |
| 10:45 | Cal | Mark Campbell misses the tip | 41-38 |
| 10:44 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Nicholas Crow | 41-38 |
| 10:28 | Alabama | Kenneth Merryman knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-38 |
| 10:14 | Cal | Christopher Samford clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Mark Baron - foul #1 on Mark Baron, team foul #6 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Alabama | James Holloway (PF) Bruno Addison | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 10:14 | Cal | Christopher Samford misses the 1st free throw | 44-38 |
| 10:14 | Cal | Christopher Samford makes the 2nd free throw | 44-39 |
| 10:12 | Alabama | Brandon Anderson is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 44-39 |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Bondurant (SG) Brandon Anderson | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 10:07 | Cal | Frank Stevens misses the floater from the left block | 44-39 |
| 10:06 | Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Campbell | 44-39 |
| 09:48 | Cal | Mark Baron is called for the reach on Frank Stevens - foul #2 on Mark Baron, team foul #7 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Alabama | Duane Creasy (C) Nicholas Crow | |
| Subs | Cal | Robert Scott (PG) Kelvin Christianson | |
| 09:48 | Cal | Frank Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 09:48 | Cal | Frank Stevens misses the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 09:48 | Alabama | James Holloway snags the defensive board | 44-40 |
| 09:31 | Alabama | Kenneth Merryman steps out of bounds on the sideline | 44-40 |
| Subs | Alabama | Brandon Anderson (PG) Robert Bondurant | |
| Subs | Cal | Bobby Navarrette (SG), Walter Thorp (PF), Leslie Kellogg (C) Melvin Gurrola, Christopher Samford, Mark Campbell | |
| 09:10 | Cal | Bobby Navarrette misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 44-40 |
| 09:08 | Alabama | Duane Creasy snags the defensive board | 44-40 |
| 08:39 | Alabama | Brandon Anderson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-40 |
| 08:37 | Alabama | Duane Creasy gets the offensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 08:09 | Alabama | Kenneth Merryman comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 44-40 |
| 08:08 | Alabama | Duane Creasy hits the follow up shot | 46-40 |
| 07:52 | Cal | Leslie Kellogg misses the wide open driving attempt in the lane | 46-40 |
| 07:50 | Cal | Leslie Kellogg grabs the offensive rebound | 46-40 |
| 07:42 | Cal | Leslie Kellogg misses long on a jumper from the left block | 46-40 |
| 07:40 | Cal | Walter Thorp gets the offensive rebound | 46-40 |
| 07:24 | Cal | Bobby Navarrette is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-40 |
| Subs | Alabama | Levi Demott (PG), Robert Bondurant (SG), Bruno Addison (PF), Nicholas Crow (C) Brandon Anderson, Kenneth Merryman, James Holloway, Duane Creasy | |
| Subs | Cal | Kelvin Christianson (PG), Melvin Gurrola (SG), Stanley King (SF), Christopher Samford (PF), Mark Campbell (C) Robert Scott, Bobby Navarrette, Frank Stevens, Walter Thorp, Leslie Kellogg | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Levi Demott (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Robert Bondurant (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Mark Baron (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bruno Addison (fresh) C - Nicholas Crow (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Kelvin Christianson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Melvin Gurrola (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Stanley King (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Christopher Samford (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Campbell (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 06:59 | Alabama | Levi Demott misses the 3 from the left corner | 46-40 |
| 06:57 | Cal | The rebound goes to Melvin Gurrola | 46-40 |
| 06:38 | Cal | Melvin Gurrola can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 46-40 |
| 06:37 | Alabama | Bruno Addison gets the rebound | 46-40 |
| 06:16 | Alabama | The short jumper by Levi Demott is denied by Mark Campbell | 46-40 |
| 06:14 | Alabama | Nicholas Crow tips it in | 48-40 |
| 06:10 | Cal | Levi Demott takes the ball from Kelvin Christianson | 48-40 |
| 06:05 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant misses the lay-in | 48-40 |
| 06:03 | Alabama | Levi Demott tips it back up and in | 50-40 |
| 05:52 | Cal | Christopher Samford buries a jumper from close range | 50-42 |
| 05:27 | Alabama | Levi Demott works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Mark Baron | 53-42 |
| 05:09 | Cal | Mark Campbell makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kelvin Christianson | 53-44 |
| 04:40 | Alabama | Mark Baron misses the dunk | 53-44 |
| 04:39 | Cal | Kelvin Christianson snags the defensive board | 53-44 |
| 04:39 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-44 |
| Subs | Alabama | Kenneth Merryman (SF), James Holloway (PF), Duane Creasy (C) Mark Baron, Bruno Addison, Nicholas Crow | |
| Subs | Cal | Robert Scott (PG), Bobby Navarrette (SG), Frank Stevens (SF), Leslie Kellogg (C) Kelvin Christianson, Melvin Gurrola, Stanley King, Mark Campbell | |
| 04:31 | Cal | Frank Stevens comes up short on the runner from the left block | 53-44 |
| 04:29 | Alabama | Levi Demott grabs the defensive rebound | 53-44 |
| 04:08 | Alabama | Leslie Kellogg swats the shot by Kenneth Merryman | 53-44 |
| 04:07 | Cal | Bobby Navarrette gets the rebound | 53-44 |
| 03:51 | Cal | Christopher Samford hits the finger roll | 53-46 |
| 03:27 | Alabama | James Holloway comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 53-46 |
| 03:25 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant snags the offensive board | 53-46 |
| 03:04 | Alabama | Levi Demott's floater is knocked away by Christopher Samford | 53-46 |
| 03:03 | Cal | Leslie Kellogg pulls down the rebound | 53-46 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Levi Demott (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Robert Bondurant (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. SF - Kenneth Merryman (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Holloway (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - Duane Creasy (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Robert Scott (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bobby Navarrette (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Stevens (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Christopher Samford (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Leslie Kellogg (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Cal | Robert Scott's pass is intercepted by Levi Demott in the backcourt | 53-46 |
| 03:00 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant lays it up and in on a great pass from Levi Demott | 55-46 |
| 02:40 | Cal | Christopher Samford's floater is tipped away by James Holloway | 55-46 |
| 02:39 | Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Bobby Navarrette | 55-46 |
| 02:29 | Cal | Leslie Kellogg is hacked by Duane Creasy - foul #4 on Duane Creasy, team foul #8 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Alabama | Brandon Anderson (SG), Mark Baron (SF) Robert Bondurant, Kenneth Merryman | |
| Subs | Cal | Walter Thorp (PF) Christopher Samford | |
| 02:29 | Cal | Leslie Kellogg misses the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 02:29 | Alabama | Mark Baron pulls down the rebound | 55-46 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:15 | Alabama | Brandon Anderson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-46 |
| 02:01 | Cal | Walter Thorp is hacked by Mark Baron - foul #3 on Mark Baron, team foul #9 | 58-46 |
| Subs | Alabama | Kenneth Merryman (SG), Bruno Addison (PF), Nicholas Crow (C) Levi Demott, James Holloway, Duane Creasy | |
| Subs | Cal | Stanley King (SF) Frank Stevens | |
| 02:01 | Cal | Walter Thorp misses the 1st free throw | 58-46 |
| 02:01 | Alabama | Nicholas Crow pulls down the rebound | 58-46 |
| 01:34 | Alabama | Kenneth Merryman is hacked by Walter Thorp - foul #2 on Walter Thorp, team foul #5 | 58-46 |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Bondurant (SG) Mark Baron | |
| Subs | Cal | Frank Stevens (SF), Christopher Samford (PF) Stanley King, Walter Thorp | |
| 01:08 | Alabama | Brandon Anderson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-46 |
| 01:06 | Cal | Frank Stevens grabs the board | 58-46 |
| 00:53 | Cal | Frank Stevens lays it up and in set up by Robert Scott | 58-48 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Alabama | Nicholas Crow is hacked by Robert Scott in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Scott, team foul #6 | 58-48 |
| 00:51 | Alabama | Nicholas Crow is fouled on the floor by Leslie Kellogg - foul #2 on Leslie Kellogg, team foul #7 | 58-48 |
| 00:51 | Alabama | Nicholas Crow makes the 1st free throw | 59-48 |
| 00:51 | Alabama | Nicholas Crow misses the 2nd free throw | 59-48 |
| 00:51 | Cal | Leslie Kellogg pulls down the rebound | 59-48 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Cal | Frank Stevens can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Bruno Addison - foul #3 on Bruno Addison, team foul #10 | 59-48 |
| 00:45 | Cal | Frank Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 59-49 |
| 00:45 | Cal | Frank Stevens misses the 2nd free throw | 59-49 |
| 00:45 | Alabama | Nicholas Crow grabs the board | 59-49 |
| 00:43 | Alabama | Robert Scott is called for the reach on Nicholas Crow in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Scott, team foul #8 | 59-49 |
| 00:43 | Alabama | Nicholas Crow makes the 1st free throw | 60-49 |
| 00:43 | Alabama | Nicholas Crow misses the 2nd free throw | 60-49 |
| 00:43 | Cal | Christopher Samford grabs the defensive rebound | 60-49 |
| 00:37 | Cal | Leslie Kellogg comes up short on the floater from the left side | 60-49 |
| 00:35 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Bruno Addison | 60-49 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Alabama | Kenneth Merryman makes the driving attempt from close range set up by Nicholas Crow | 62-49 |
| 00:09 | Cal | Christopher Samford is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Crow - foul #1 on Nicholas Crow, team foul #11 | 62-49 |
| 00:09 | Cal | Christopher Samford makes the 1st free throw | 62-50 |
| 00:09 | Cal | Christopher Samford makes the 2nd free throw | 62-51 |
| 00:00 | Alabama | Brandon Anderson runs out the clock | 62-51 |