| Lineup | Cal | PG - Michael Bruce (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Keith Metcalf (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carl Cheever (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Scott Batie (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lyle Cronin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - James Brinton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Strauser (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Boyes (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dikembe Akuchie (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Eugene Bartz (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cal | Carl Cheever inbounds the ball | 21-26 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:34 | Cal | Lyle Cronin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-26 |
| 19:11 | UCLA | Eugene Bartz clanks a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Lyle Cronin - foul #2 on Lyle Cronin, team foul #1 | 21-26 |
| 19:11 | UCLA | Eugene Bartz misses the 1st free throw | 21-26 |
| 19:11 | UCLA | Eugene Bartz makes the 2nd free throw | 21-27 |
| 18:54 | Cal | Scott Batie is called for traveling | 21-27 |
| 18:40 | UCLA | Gary Strauser loses the dribble to Scott Batie | 21-27 |
| 18:11 | Cal | Michael Bruce knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 23-27 |
| 17:49 | UCLA | James Brinton clanks a shot from the free throw line | 23-27 |
| 17:48 | Cal | Carl Cheever snags the defensive board | 23-27 |
| 17:19 | Cal | Keith Metcalf clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 23-27 |
| 17:18 | Cal | Lyle Cronin hits the follow up shot | 25-27 |
| 17:13 | UCLA | Keith Metcalf steals the ball from James Brinton in the backcourt | 25-27 |
| 17:00 | Cal | Carl Cheever knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-27 |
| 16:42 | UCLA | Dikembe Akuchie connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by James Brinton | 28-30 |
| 16:37 | Cal | James Brinton is called for the reach on Michael Bruce in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Brinton, team foul #1 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Cal | George Kober (PG), Gary Gable (SG), Leslie White (PF), Mickey Zeuner (C) Michael Bruce, Keith Metcalf, Scott Batie, Lyle Cronin | |
| Subs | UCLA | Robert Manley (PG), Devon Smedley (SG), Jesus Souza (PF), Jose Orozco (C) James Brinton, Gary Strauser, Dikembe Akuchie, Eugene Bartz | |
| 16:17 | Cal | Carl Cheever clanks a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by John Boyes - foul #2 on John Boyes, team foul #2 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Marko Bogdanski (SF) John Boyes | |
| 16:17 | Cal | Carl Cheever makes the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 16:17 | Cal | Carl Cheever misses the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 16:17 | UCLA | Jose Orozco pulls down the rebound | 29-30 |
| 15:54 | UCLA | George Kober steals the ball from Jose Orozco | 29-30 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - George Kober (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Gable (fresh) SF - Carl Cheever (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Leslie White (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mickey Zeuner (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Robert Manley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Devon Smedley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Marko Bogdanski (fresh) PF - Jesus Souza (fresh) C - Jose Orozco (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:31 | Cal | Mickey Zeuner slams it home | 31-30 |
| 15:11 | UCLA | Robert Manley hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 31-30 |
| 15:09 | Cal | Mickey Zeuner grabs the defensive rebound | 31-30 |
| 14:49 | Cal | George Kober hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-30 |
| 14:47 | UCLA | Marko Bogdanski snags the defensive board | 31-30 |
| 14:30 | UCLA | Gary Gable is called for the reach on Devon Smedley - foul #2 on Gary Gable, team foul #2 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Cal | Michael Bruce (PG), Keith Metcalf (SF), Lyle Cronin (PF) George Kober, Carl Cheever, Leslie White | |
| Subs | UCLA | James Brinton (PG), Gary Strauser (SG), John Boyes (SF), Dikembe Akuchie (PF), Eugene Bartz (C) Robert Manley, Devon Smedley, Marko Bogdanski, Jesus Souza, Jose Orozco | |
| 14:17 | UCLA | Lyle Cronin denies the turnaround by James Brinton | 31-30 |
| 14:16 | Cal | Mickey Zeuner gets the rebound | 31-30 |
| 13:58 | Cal | Michael Bruce's pass is intercepted by Gary Strauser | 31-30 |
| 13:42 | UCLA | Eugene Bartz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-30 |
| Subs | Cal | George Kober (SG), Scott Batie (PF) Gary Gable, Mickey Zeuner | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 13:13 | Cal | George Kober double dribbles | 31-30 |
| 12:54 | UCLA | Dikembe Akuchie makes the contested fadeaway from the right wing set up by James Brinton | 31-32 |
| 12:49 | Cal | Keith Metcalf is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 31-32 |
| 12:29 | UCLA | Gary Strauser misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 31-32 |
| 12:28 | UCLA | Dikembe Akuchie can't tip it in | 31-32 |
| 12:26 | UCLA | Gary Strauser grabs the offensive board | 31-32 |
| 12:09 | UCLA | Gary Strauser hits a wide open jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from James Brinton | 31-34 |
| 11:48 | Cal | George Kober clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 31-34 |
| 11:47 | UCLA | Gary Strauser pulls down the rebound | 31-34 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Michael Bruce (fresh) 5 pts. SG - George Kober (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Keith Metcalf (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Scott Batie (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lyle Cronin (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - James Brinton (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gary Strauser (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Boyes (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dikembe Akuchie (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. C - Eugene Bartz (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:28 | UCLA | Eugene Bartz misses long on a floater in the lane | 31-34 |
| 11:26 | Cal | Keith Metcalf grabs the board | 31-34 |
| 11:13 | Cal | Michael Bruce is hacked by Eugene Bartz - foul #1 on Eugene Bartz, team foul #3 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Cal | Gary Gable (SG), Carl Cheever (SF), Leslie White (PF), Mickey Zeuner (C) Michael Bruce, Keith Metcalf, Scott Batie, Lyle Cronin | |
| Subs | UCLA | Robert Manley (PG), Devon Smedley (SG), Jesus Souza (PF), Jose Orozco (C) James Brinton, Gary Strauser, Dikembe Akuchie, Eugene Bartz | |
| 11:03 | Cal | Mickey Zeuner hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the free throw line | 31-34 |
| 11:01 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Jesus Souza | 31-34 |
| 10:43 | UCLA | John Boyes misses short on a jumper in the paint | 31-34 |
| 10:41 | Cal | Gary Gable grabs the board | 31-34 |
| 10:21 | Cal | Gary Gable misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-34 |
| 10:20 | Cal | Carl Cheever grabs the offensive board | 31-34 |
| 10:03 | Cal | Mickey Zeuner misses long on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Jose Orozco - foul #1 on Jose Orozco, team foul #4 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Cal | Michael Bruce (PG), Keith Metcalf (SG) George Kober, Gary Gable | |
| Subs | UCLA | Gary Strauser (SG), Marko Bogdanski (SF), Dikembe Akuchie (PF), Eugene Bartz (C) Devon Smedley, John Boyes, Jesus Souza, Jose Orozco | |
| 10:03 | Cal | Mickey Zeuner makes the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 10:03 | Cal | Mickey Zeuner makes the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 09:46 | UCLA | Dikembe Akuchie is called for traveling | 33-34 |
| Subs | Cal | Lyle Cronin (PF) Leslie White | |
| Subs | UCLA | James Brinton (PG) Robert Manley | |
| 09:22 | Cal | Keith Metcalf's pass is intercepted by Eugene Bartz | 33-34 |
| 09:10 | UCLA | Gary Strauser hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 33-34 |
| 09:08 | Cal | The rebound goes to Lyle Cronin | 33-34 |
| 08:43 | Cal | Keith Metcalf comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 33-34 |
| 08:41 | Cal | Lyle Cronin tips it but misses | 33-34 |
| 08:39 | UCLA | Marko Bogdanski snags the defensive board | 33-34 |
| 08:15 | UCLA | James Brinton is whistled for traveling | 33-34 |
| Subs | Cal | Gary Gable (SG), Scott Batie (PF) Carl Cheever, Mickey Zeuner | |
| Subs | UCLA | Robert Manley (PG), Devon Smedley (SG), John Boyes (SF), Jesus Souza (PF), Jose Orozco (C) James Brinton, Gary Strauser, Marko Bogdanski, Dikembe Akuchie, Eugene Bartz | |
| 07:53 | Cal | Michael Bruce hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-34 |
| 07:52 | UCLA | Devon Smedley grabs the defensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 07:47 | UCLA | John Boyes misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 33-34 |
| 07:46 | Cal | The rebound goes to Scott Batie | 33-34 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Michael Bruce (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Gary Gable (fresh) SF - Keith Metcalf (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Scott Batie (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lyle Cronin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Robert Manley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Devon Smedley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Boyes (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jesus Souza (fresh) C - Jose Orozco (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:38 | Cal | Gary Gable misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-34 |
| 07:37 | Cal | Michael Bruce can't tip it in | 33-34 |
| 07:35 | UCLA | Devon Smedley grabs the board | 33-34 |
| 07:19 | UCLA | Michael Bruce steals it from Jose Orozco | 33-34 |
| 07:14 | Cal | Michael Bruce banks in the layup | 35-34 |
| 06:52 | UCLA | John Boyes knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Jesus Souza | 35-37 |
| 06:28 | Cal | Lyle Cronin travels with the ball | 35-37 |
| Subs | Cal | George Kober (PG), Carl Cheever (SF), Mickey Zeuner (C) Michael Bruce, Keith Metcalf, Lyle Cronin | |
| Subs | UCLA | James Brinton (PG), Gary Strauser (SG), Dikembe Akuchie (PF), Eugene Bartz (C) Robert Manley, Devon Smedley, Jesus Souza, Jose Orozco | |
| 06:00 | UCLA | Gary Strauser can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 35-37 |
| 05:58 | Cal | Scott Batie gets the rebound | 35-37 |
| 05:34 | Cal | Scott Batie can't connect on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Eugene Bartz - foul #2 on Eugene Bartz, team foul #5 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Cal | Keith Metcalf (SG) Gary Gable | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 05:34 | Cal | Scott Batie makes the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 05:34 | Cal | Scott Batie misses the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 05:34 | Cal | Carl Cheever grabs the offensive board | 36-37 |
| 05:10 | Cal | Dikembe Akuchie steals the ball from Mickey Zeuner | 36-37 |
| 04:53 | UCLA | Gary Strauser can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-37 |
| 04:52 | UCLA | James Brinton can't tip it in | 36-37 |
| 04:50 | Cal | Keith Metcalf gets the rebound | 36-37 |
| 04:26 | Cal | George Kober blows the layup | 36-37 |
| 04:25 | Cal | Keith Metcalf tips it in | 38-37 |
| 04:09 | UCLA | Gary Strauser loses the dribble to Keith Metcalf | 38-37 |
| 03:40 | Cal | Mickey Zeuner hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-37 |
| 03:39 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Dikembe Akuchie | 38-37 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - George Kober (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Keith Metcalf (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Carl Cheever (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Scott Batie (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Mickey Zeuner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - James Brinton (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gary Strauser (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Boyes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Dikembe Akuchie (fresh) 10 pts. 3 stl. C - Eugene Bartz (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:25 | UCLA | Gary Strauser scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Dikembe Akuchie and he's fouled by Scott Batie - foul #3 on Scott Batie, team foul #3 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Cal | Gary Gable (SG), Michael Bruce (SF), Lyle Cronin (PF), Leslie White (C) Keith Metcalf, Carl Cheever, Scott Batie, Mickey Zeuner | |
| Subs | UCLA | Robert Manley (PG), Marko Bogdanski (SF), Jesus Souza (PF), Jose Orozco (C) James Brinton, John Boyes, Dikembe Akuchie, Eugene Bartz | |
| 03:25 | UCLA | Gary Strauser makes the free throw | 38-40 |
| 03:03 | Cal | Lyle Cronin misses short on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Jesus Souza - foul #1 on Jesus Souza, team foul #6 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Devon Smedley (SG) Gary Strauser | |
| 03:03 | Cal | Lyle Cronin misses the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 03:03 | Cal | Lyle Cronin makes the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 02:52 | UCLA | Gary Gable steps in front of the Marko Bogdanski pass | 39-40 |
| 02:48 | Cal | Gary Gable lays it in | 41-40 |
| 02:48 | UCLA | UCLA calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 41-40 |
| Subs | Cal | Carl Cheever (SF), Mickey Zeuner (C) George Kober, Leslie White | |
| Subs | UCLA | James Brinton (PG), Gary Strauser (SG), John Boyes (SF), Dikembe Akuchie (PF), Eugene Bartz (C) Robert Manley, Devon Smedley, Marko Bogdanski, Jesus Souza, Jose Orozco | |
| 02:30 | UCLA | James Brinton connects on the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Gary Strauser | 41-42 |
| 02:30 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 41-42 |
| Subs | Cal | Keith Metcalf (SG) Gary Gable | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 02:07 | Cal | Mickey Zeuner makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Michael Bruce | 44-42 |
| 01:53 | UCLA | Dikembe Akuchie is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #1 on Dikembe Akuchie, team foul #7 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Cal | Scott Batie (PF) Mickey Zeuner | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 01:27 | Cal | Michael Bruce hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 44-42 |
| 01:26 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Gary Strauser | 44-42 |
| 01:15 | UCLA | Scott Batie steals it from James Brinton | 44-42 |
| 00:47 | Cal | Gary Strauser is called for the reach on Keith Metcalf - foul #1 on Gary Strauser, team foul #8 | 44-42 |
| 00:47 | Cal | Keith Metcalf misses the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 00:47 | UCLA | Eugene Bartz gets the rebound | 44-42 |
| 00:18 | UCLA | Dikembe Akuchie shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Keith Metcalf - foul #2 on Keith Metcalf, team foul #4 | 44-42 |
| 00:18 | UCLA | Dikembe Akuchie makes the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 00:18 | UCLA | Dikembe Akuchie makes the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:04 | Cal | Carl Cheever misses the shot from the right side but he's fouled by John Boyes - foul #3 on John Boyes, team foul #9 | 44-44 |
| 00:04 | Cal | Carl Cheever makes the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 00:04 | Cal | Carl Cheever makes the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 00:04 | UCLA | UCLA calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-44 |
| 00:00 | UCLA | Gary Strauser clanks a halfcourt shot | 46-44 |