| Lineup | Cal | PG - Edward Cross (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Philip Jara (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Frederick (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Mladen Zuck (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Billy Stern (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Rodolfo Perez (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Samson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joe Griffith (fresh) PF - Marlon Leppert (fresh) C - Eric Cassano (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cal | James Frederick inbounds the ball | 19-32 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Cal | Mladen Zuck clanks a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Rodolfo Perez - foul #2 on Rodolfo Perez, team foul #1 | 19-32 |
| 19:41 | Cal | Mladen Zuck misses the 1st free throw | 19-32 |
| 19:41 | Cal | Mladen Zuck misses the 2nd free throw | 19-32 |
| 19:41 | Cal | Billy Stern snags the offensive board | 19-32 |
| 19:31 | Cal | James Frederick scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Edward Cross | 22-32 |
| 19:06 | Iowa State | Eric Cassano clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 22-32 |
| 19:04 | Cal | Philip Jara grabs the board | 22-32 |
| 18:40 | Cal | James Frederick hits a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Philip Jara | 24-32 |
| 18:17 | Iowa State | Eric Cassano misses the lay-in over the doubleteam but he's hacked by Mladen Zuck - foul #2 on Mladen Zuck, team foul #1 | 24-32 |
| 18:17 | Iowa State | Eric Cassano makes the 1st free throw | 24-33 |
| 18:17 | Iowa State | Eric Cassano makes the 2nd free throw | 24-34 |
| 17:56 | Cal | Philip Jara misses badly on a jumper from close range | 24-34 |
| 17:54 | Iowa State | Eric Cassano grabs the defensive rebound | 24-34 |
| 17:29 | Iowa State | Marlon Leppert misses the lay-in over the doubleteam | 24-34 |
| 17:28 | Iowa State | Eric Cassano tips it in | 24-36 |
| 17:02 | Cal | John Samson is called for the reach on Philip Jara - foul #1 on John Samson, team foul #2 | 24-36 |
| Subs | Cal | Bryan Snell (SG), Joe Sanders (C) Philip Jara, Billy Stern | |
| Subs | Iowa State | William Migues (SF), Zoran Schabowski (C) Joe Griffith, Eric Cassano | |
| 16:49 | Cal | Rodolfo Perez is called for the reach on Bryan Snell - foul #3 on Rodolfo Perez, team foul #3 | 24-36 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Roberto Costa (SG) Rodolfo Perez | |
| 16:39 | Cal | William Migues picks off the pass by Bryan Snell | 24-36 |
| 16:17 | Iowa State | Zoran Schabowski misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Joe Sanders - foul #1 on Joe Sanders, team foul #2 | 24-36 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Michael Gill (SF) Marlon Leppert | |
| 16:17 | Iowa State | Zoran Schabowski makes the 1st free throw | 24-37 |
| 16:17 | Iowa State | Zoran Schabowski misses the 2nd free throw | 24-37 |
| 16:17 | Iowa State | Michael Gill pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-37 |
| 15:55 | Iowa State | Roberto Costa drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 24-40 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Edward Cross (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryan Snell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Frederick (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Mladen Zuck (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe Sanders (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - John Samson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roberto Costa (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Gill (fresh) 2 reb. PF - William Migues (fresh) 8 pts. C - Zoran Schabowski (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Cal | Mladen Zuck throws it down set up by Bryan Snell | 26-40 |
| 15:13 | Iowa State | John Samson is whistled for traveling | 26-40 |
| Subs | Cal | Philip Jara (SG), Billy Stern (C) Bryan Snell, Joe Sanders | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Rodolfo Perez (PG), Joe Griffith (SF), Marlon Leppert (PF), Eric Cassano (C) John Samson, Michael Gill, William Migues, Zoran Schabowski | |
| 14:59 | Cal | James Frederick can't connect on a floater from the left side | 26-40 |
| 14:58 | Iowa State | Eric Cassano grabs the defensive rebound | 26-40 |
| 14:39 | Iowa State | Eric Cassano misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 26-40 |
| 14:37 | Cal | Philip Jara grabs the board | 26-40 |
| 14:18 | Cal | Mladen Zuck connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Philip Jara | 28-40 |
| 14:02 | Iowa State | Eric Cassano splits the doubleteam and buries a jumper in the paint | 28-42 |
| 13:48 | Cal | Mladen Zuck buries a shot from the right block | 30-42 |
| 13:24 | Iowa State | Rodolfo Perez misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-42 |
| 13:22 | Iowa State | Eric Cassano snags the offensive board | 30-42 |
| 13:02 | Iowa State | Marlon Leppert works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 30-42 |
| 13:00 | Iowa State | Eric Cassano misses the tip | 30-42 |
| 12:59 | Cal | Billy Stern grabs the board | 30-42 |
| 12:50 | Cal | James Frederick clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 30-42 |
| 12:48 | Cal | Mladen Zuck misses the tip | 30-42 |
| 12:47 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Joe Griffith | 30-42 |
| 12:29 | Iowa State | Eric Cassano throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-42 |
| Subs | Cal | Bryan Snell (SF), John Hills (PF), Joe Sanders (C) Edward Cross, Mladen Zuck, Billy Stern | |
| Subs | Iowa State | John Samson (SG), William Migues (PF) Roberto Costa, Marlon Leppert | |
| 12:11 | Cal | Rodolfo Perez is called for the reach on James Frederick - foul #4 on Rodolfo Perez, team foul #4 | 30-42 |
| Subs | Cal | Edward Cross (PG), Justin Lapointe (SF) James Frederick, Philip Jara | |
| Subs | Iowa State | David Wright (SG), Michael Gill (SF), Zoran Schabowski (C) Rodolfo Perez, Joe Griffith, Eric Cassano | |
| 11:55 | Cal | Edward Cross clanks a jump hook near the basket | 30-42 |
| 11:53 | Iowa State | William Migues grabs the defensive rebound | 30-42 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Edward Cross (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryan Snell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Justin Lapointe (fresh) PF - John Hills (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe Sanders (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - John Samson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Wright (fresh) SF - Michael Gill (fresh) 2 reb. PF - William Migues (fresh) 8 pts. C - Zoran Schabowski (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Iowa State | Zoran Schabowski misses badly on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Justin Lapointe - foul #1 on Justin Lapointe, team foul #3 | 30-42 |
| 11:28 | Iowa State | Zoran Schabowski makes the 1st free throw | 30-43 |
| 11:28 | Iowa State | Zoran Schabowski makes the 2nd free throw | 30-44 |
| 11:07 | Cal | John Hills drills a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Edward Cross | 32-44 |
| 10:41 | Iowa State | Michael Gill is hacked by Justin Lapointe - foul #2 on Justin Lapointe, team foul #4 | 32-44 |
| Subs | Cal | James Frederick (PG), Philip Jara (SG), Billy Stern (C) Edward Cross, Justin Lapointe, Joe Sanders | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Roberto Costa (SG), Joe Griffith (SF), Marlon Leppert (PF), Eric Cassano (C) David Wright, Michael Gill, William Migues, Zoran Schabowski | |
| 10:12 | Iowa State | Joe Griffith drills a jumper from the left wing | 32-46 |
| 10:01 | Cal | James Frederick hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 32-46 |
| 09:59 | Iowa State | Eric Cassano pulls down the rebound | 32-46 |
| 09:34 | Iowa State | Eric Cassano shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from the right side but he's fouled by John Hills - foul #2 on John Hills, team foul #5 | 32-46 |
| Subs | Cal | Edward Cross (PG), Joe Sanders (PF) Bryan Snell, John Hills | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 09:34 | Iowa State | Eric Cassano misses the 1st free throw | 32-46 |
| 09:34 | Iowa State | Eric Cassano misses the 2nd free throw | 32-46 |
| 09:34 | Cal | Billy Stern grabs the board | 32-46 |
| 09:16 | Cal | James Frederick hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-46 |
| 09:15 | Iowa State | Eric Cassano grabs the board | 32-46 |
| 08:53 | Iowa State | Marlon Leppert is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-46 |
| Subs | Cal | Mladen Zuck (PF) Billy Stern | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 08:36 | Cal | John Samson picks off the pass by James Frederick | 32-46 |
| 08:20 | Iowa State | James Frederick is called for the reach on Joe Griffith - foul #2 on James Frederick, team foul #6 | 32-46 |
| Subs | Cal | Bryan Snell (SG) Philip Jara | |
| Subs | Iowa State | William Migues (SF), Zoran Schabowski (C) Roberto Costa, Eric Cassano | |
| 08:03 | Iowa State | Marlon Leppert's fadeaway is rejected by Mladen Zuck | 32-46 |
| 08:01 | Iowa State | Zoran Schabowski hits the follow up shot | 32-48 |
| 07:42 | Cal | Mladen Zuck loses the dribble to Joe Griffith | 32-48 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Edward Cross (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bryan Snell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Frederick (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Mladen Zuck (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Joe Sanders (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - John Samson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joe Griffith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Migues (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Marlon Leppert (fresh) C - Zoran Schabowski (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Iowa State | Joe Griffith is called for traveling | 32-48 |
| Subs | Cal | Justin Lapointe (SF), John Hills (PF), Billy Stern (C) James Frederick, Mladen Zuck, Joe Sanders | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Rodolfo Perez (PG), David Wright (SG), Michael Gill (SF) John Samson, Joe Griffith, Marlon Leppert | |
| 07:01 | Cal | Justin Lapointe double dribbles | 32-48 |
| Subs | Cal | Philip Jara (SG) Justin Lapointe | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Roberto Costa (SG), Eric Cassano (C) David Wright, Michael Gill | |
| 06:43 | Iowa State | Eric Cassano is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from close range | 32-48 |
| 06:42 | Cal | Philip Jara pulls down the rebound | 32-48 |
| 06:20 | Cal | Bryan Snell buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by John Hills | 35-48 |
| 05:51 | Iowa State | Eric Cassano knocks in the jump hook from close range | 35-50 |
| 05:30 | Cal | John Hills drills a floater from the right side | 37-50 |
| 05:30 | Iowa State | Iowa State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 37-50 |
| Subs | Cal | James Frederick (PG), Mladen Zuck (PF) Edward Cross, John Hills | |
| Subs | Iowa State | John Samson (SG), Joe Griffith (SF), Marlon Leppert (PF) Roberto Costa, William Migues, Zoran Schabowski | |
| 05:02 | Iowa State | John Samson is hacked by Philip Jara - foul #1 on Philip Jara, team foul #7 | 37-50 |
| 05:02 | Iowa State | John Samson makes the 1st free throw | 37-51 |
| 05:02 | Iowa State | John Samson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-52 |
| 04:41 | Cal | James Frederick makes the shot from the left wing | 39-52 |
| 04:12 | Iowa State | John Samson is fouled on the floor by Bryan Snell - foul #2 on Bryan Snell, team foul #8 | 39-52 |
| Subs | Cal | Edward Cross (PG), Joe Sanders (C) Bryan Snell, Billy Stern | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 04:12 | Iowa State | John Samson makes the 1st free throw | 39-53 |
| 04:12 | Iowa State | John Samson makes the 2nd free throw | 39-54 |
| 03:46 | Cal | James Frederick is fouled on the floor by Rodolfo Perez - foul #5 on Rodolfo Perez, team foul #5 | 39-54 |
| Subs | Cal | Bryan Snell (PG), Gary Hulsey (SG), Justin Lapointe (SF), John Hills (PF) Edward Cross, Philip Jara, James Frederick, Mladen Zuck | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Roberto Costa (SG), Michael Gill (SF), William Migues (PF), Zoran Schabowski (C) Rodolfo Perez, Joe Griffith, Marlon Leppert, Eric Cassano | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:32 | Cal | John Hills can't finish the layup but he's fouled by William Migues - foul #1 on William Migues, team foul #6 | 39-54 |
| 03:32 | Cal | John Hills makes the 1st free throw | 40-54 |
| 03:32 | Cal | John Hills makes the 2nd free throw | 41-54 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Bryan Snell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Hulsey (fresh) SF - Justin Lapointe (fresh) PF - John Hills (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe Sanders (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - John Samson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Roberto Costa (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Gill (fresh) 2 reb. PF - William Migues (fresh) 8 pts. C - Zoran Schabowski (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Iowa State | Michael Gill is called for traveling | 41-54 |
| 02:53 | Cal | Gary Hulsey clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Roberto Costa - foul #1 on Roberto Costa, team foul #7 | 41-54 |
| 02:53 | Cal | Gary Hulsey makes the 1st free throw | 42-54 |
| 02:53 | Cal | Gary Hulsey makes the 2nd free throw | 43-54 |
| 02:35 | Iowa State | Zoran Schabowski clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 43-54 |
| 02:33 | Iowa State | Zoran Schabowski gets the offensive rebound | 43-54 |
| 02:10 | Iowa State | John Samson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 43-54 |
| 02:09 | Iowa State | Roberto Costa tips it in | 43-56 |
| 02:02 | Cal | Roberto Costa is called for the reach on Joe Sanders - foul #2 on Roberto Costa, team foul #8 | 43-56 |
| 02:02 | Cal | Joe Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 44-56 |
| 02:02 | Cal | Joe Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 45-56 |
| 01:37 | Iowa State | Roberto Costa's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-56 |
| 01:18 | Cal | Joe Sanders clanks a jump hook from the left block | 45-56 |
| 01:17 | Iowa State | Michael Gill grabs the board | 45-56 |
| 01:11 | Iowa State | Roberto Costa misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-56 |
| 01:10 | Cal | The rebound goes to John Hills | 45-56 |
| 01:03 | Cal | John Hills is whistled for traveling | 45-56 |
| 00:46 | Iowa State | Bryan Snell is called for the reach on John Samson - foul #3 on Bryan Snell, team foul #9 | 45-56 |
| 00:46 | Iowa State | John Samson makes the 1st free throw | 45-57 |
| 00:46 | Iowa State | John Samson misses the 2nd free throw | 45-57 |
| 00:46 | Cal | John Hills gets the rebound | 45-57 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:41 | Cal | John Hills comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 45-57 |
| 00:40 | Iowa State | Zoran Schabowski grabs the board | 45-57 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:11 | Iowa State | Gary Hulsey steals the ball from William Migues | 45-57 |
| 00:06 | Cal | Gary Hulsey lays it in | 47-57 |
| 00:00 | Iowa State | John Samson runs out the clock | 47-57 |