| Lineup | Cal | PG - Edward Cross (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Philip Jara (fresh) SF - James Frederick (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Mladen Zuck (fresh) 7 pts. C - Billy Stern (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Joseph Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Elias Dibenedetto (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Norman Doss (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Hill (fresh) 5 pts. C - Thomas Burkholder (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Wake Forest | Norman Doss inbounds the ball | 28-36 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:46 | Wake Forest | Elias Dibenedetto buries a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Joseph Mitchell | 28-38 |
| 19:22 | Cal | Joseph Mitchell takes the ball from Philip Jara | 28-38 |
| 19:12 | Wake Forest | Thomas Burkholder is hacked by Mladen Zuck - foul #2 on Mladen Zuck, team foul #1 | 28-38 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Robert Butler (PG), Joel Lumpkins (SF), Valeri Zinzow (PF) Joseph Mitchell, Norman Doss, Robert Hill | |
| 19:04 | Wake Forest | Robert Butler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-38 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Robert Hill (PF) Valeri Zinzow | |
| 18:46 | Cal | James Frederick is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-38 |
| 18:44 | Cal | Mladen Zuck gets the offensive rebound | 28-38 |
| 18:28 | Cal | James Frederick splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Billy Stern | 31-38 |
| 18:09 | Wake Forest | Joel Lumpkins can't finish the layup | 31-38 |
| 18:08 | Cal | Edward Cross gets the rebound | 31-38 |
| 17:45 | Cal | Mladen Zuck misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 31-38 |
| 17:44 | Wake Forest | Thomas Burkholder gets the rebound | 31-38 |
| 17:29 | Wake Forest | Elias Dibenedetto hits a driving attempt near the basket | 31-40 |
| 17:09 | Cal | Mladen Zuck hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Thomas Burkholder - foul #3 on Thomas Burkholder, team foul #1 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Cal | Bryan Snell (SG), Joe Sanders (C) Philip Jara, Billy Stern | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Joseph Mitchell (PG), Norman Doss (SG), Valeri Zinzow (PF), Kenneth Gillenwater (C) Robert Butler, Elias Dibenedetto, Robert Hill, Thomas Burkholder | |
| 17:09 | Cal | Mladen Zuck makes the 1st free throw | 32-40 |
| 17:09 | Cal | Mladen Zuck makes the 2nd free throw | 33-40 |
| 16:57 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Gillenwater can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 33-40 |
| 16:56 | Cal | Mladen Zuck gets the rebound | 33-40 |
| 16:36 | Cal | Joe Sanders blows the layup but the foul's on Joseph Mitchell - foul #2 on Joseph Mitchell, team foul #2 | 33-40 |
| 16:36 | Cal | Joe Sanders misses the 1st free throw | 33-40 |
| 16:36 | Cal | Joe Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 34-40 |
| 16:24 | Wake Forest | Joel Lumpkins misses long on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Joe Sanders - foul #2 on Joe Sanders, team foul #2 | 34-40 |
| 16:24 | Wake Forest | Joel Lumpkins makes the 1st free throw | 34-41 |
| 16:24 | Wake Forest | Joel Lumpkins misses the 2nd free throw | 34-41 |
| 16:24 | Cal | James Frederick grabs the board | 34-41 |
| 16:09 | Cal | James Frederick's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-41 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Robert Hill (PF) Valeri Zinzow | |
| 15:52 | Wake Forest | Robert Hill can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 34-41 |
| 15:50 | Cal | Edward Cross grabs the defensive rebound | 34-41 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Edward Cross (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bryan Snell (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Frederick (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Mladen Zuck (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Joe Sanders (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Joseph Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Norman Doss (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Joel Lumpkins (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Hill (fresh) 5 pts. C - Kenneth Gillenwater (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Cal | Bryan Snell misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-41 |
| 15:31 | Wake Forest | Robert Hill pulls down the rebound | 34-41 |
| 15:21 | Wake Forest | Joel Lumpkins buries a runner near the basket on a great pass from Robert Hill out of a doubleteam | 34-43 |
| 15:07 | Cal | James Frederick misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-43 |
| 15:06 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Norman Doss | 34-43 |
| 14:45 | Wake Forest | Joe Sanders steals it from Kenneth Gillenwater | 34-43 |
| 14:20 | Cal | James Frederick evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Edward Cross | 37-43 |
| 14:02 | Wake Forest | Robert Hill evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 37-43 |
| 14:01 | Cal | Edward Cross snags the defensive board | 37-43 |
| 13:32 | Cal | Joe Sanders lays it in on a great pass from Bryan Snell | 39-43 |
| 13:16 | Wake Forest | The refs have stopped play. Robert Hill is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 39-43 |
| Subs | Cal | Philip Jara (SG), John Hills (PF), Billy Stern (C) Bryan Snell, Mladen Zuck, Joe Sanders | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Robert Butler (PG), Elias Dibenedetto (SG), Thomas Burkholder (C) Joseph Mitchell, Robert Hill, Kenneth Gillenwater | |
| 13:05 | Wake Forest | Norman Doss evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Philip Jara - foul #1 on Philip Jara, team foul #3 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Cal | Justin Lapointe (SF) James Frederick | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 13:05 | Wake Forest | Norman Doss makes the 1st free throw | 39-44 |
| 13:05 | Wake Forest | Norman Doss makes the 2nd free throw | 39-45 |
| 12:39 | Cal | The short jumper by John Hills is denied by Thomas Burkholder | 39-45 |
| 12:38 | Wake Forest | Norman Doss grabs the defensive rebound | 39-45 |
| 12:30 | Wake Forest | Norman Doss shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-45 |
| 12:29 | Cal | John Hills gets the rebound | 39-45 |
| 12:08 | Cal | Billy Stern knocks in the fadeaway from the right side | 41-45 |
| 11:56 | Wake Forest | Norman Doss makes the contested 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Butler | 41-48 |
| 11:43 | Cal | John Hills is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on John Hills, team foul #4 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Cal | James Frederick (SF), Mladen Zuck (PF) Justin Lapointe, John Hills | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Joseph Mitchell (PG), Valeri Zinzow (PF) Robert Butler, Norman Doss | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Edward Cross (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Philip Jara (fresh) SF - James Frederick (fairly fresh) 13 pts. PF - Mladen Zuck (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Billy Stern (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Joseph Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Elias Dibenedetto (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Joel Lumpkins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Valeri Zinzow (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Burkholder (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:24 | Wake Forest | Thomas Burkholder banks in the layup on a nice dish by Joseph Mitchell | 41-50 |
| 11:05 | Cal | James Frederick comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 41-50 |
| 11:03 | Cal | Mladen Zuck misses the tip | 41-50 |
| 11:01 | Wake Forest | Elias Dibenedetto snags the defensive board | 41-50 |
| 10:55 | Wake Forest | Joseph Mitchell is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Joseph Mitchell, team foul #3 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Cal | Bryan Snell (SF), Joe Sanders (PF) Edward Cross, Mladen Zuck | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Norman Doss (SG), Robert Hill (PF) Elias Dibenedetto, Valeri Zinzow | |
| 10:32 | Cal | Joe Sanders is whistled for traveling | 41-50 |
| Subs | Cal | Justin Lapointe (SF) Philip Jara | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Elias Dibenedetto (SG) Robert Hill | |
| 10:19 | Wake Forest | Justin Lapointe is called for the reach on Norman Doss - foul #1 on Justin Lapointe, team foul #5 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Cal | Edward Cross (PG) Justin Lapointe | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Robert Hill (PF) Elias Dibenedetto | |
| 10:04 | Wake Forest | Norman Doss hits a fadeaway from close range | 41-52 |
| 09:48 | Cal | Edward Cross can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 41-52 |
| 09:46 | Cal | Billy Stern tips it home | 43-52 |
| 09:36 | Wake Forest | Joel Lumpkins is hacked by James Frederick - foul #1 on James Frederick, team foul #6 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Robert Butler (PG), Elias Dibenedetto (SG), Kenneth Gillenwater (C) Joseph Mitchell, Robert Hill, Thomas Burkholder | |
| 09:27 | Wake Forest | Robert Butler's pass is intercepted by Edward Cross | 43-52 |
| 09:24 | Cal | James Frederick blows the layup | 43-52 |
| 09:23 | Wake Forest | Joel Lumpkins snags the defensive board | 43-52 |
| 09:08 | Wake Forest | Robert Butler clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 43-52 |
| 09:06 | Cal | The rebound goes to Joe Sanders | 43-52 |
| 08:45 | Cal | The jumper by Joe Sanders is denied by Joel Lumpkins | 43-52 |
| 08:44 | Cal | Billy Stern grabs the offensive board | 43-52 |
| 08:23 | Cal | James Frederick clanks a 3 from the right wing | 43-52 |
| 08:21 | Wake Forest | Elias Dibenedetto pulls down the rebound | 43-52 |
| 08:05 | Wake Forest | Elias Dibenedetto is fouled on the floor by Joe Sanders - foul #3 on Joe Sanders, team foul #7 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Cal | Philip Jara (SG), Justin Lapointe (SF), Mladen Zuck (PF) Bryan Snell, James Frederick, Joe Sanders | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Joseph Mitchell (PG), Robert Hill (PF), Thomas Burkholder (C) Robert Butler, Norman Doss, Kenneth Gillenwater | |
| 08:05 | Wake Forest | Elias Dibenedetto makes the 1st free throw | 43-53 |
| 08:05 | Wake Forest | Elias Dibenedetto misses the 2nd free throw | 43-53 |
| 08:05 | Cal | Billy Stern snags the defensive board | 43-53 |
| 07:44 | Cal | Edward Cross is fouled on the floor by Joseph Mitchell - foul #4 on Joseph Mitchell, team foul #4 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Cal | John Hills (PF) Billy Stern | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Norman Doss (SG) Elias Dibenedetto | |
| 07:24 | Cal | Mladen Zuck throws it down | 45-53 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Edward Cross (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Philip Jara (fresh) SF - Justin Lapointe (fresh) PF - John Hills (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Mladen Zuck (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Joseph Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Norman Doss (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. SF - Joel Lumpkins (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Robert Hill (fresh) 5 pts. C - Thomas Burkholder (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:07 | Wake Forest | Norman Doss knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Joseph Mitchell | 45-56 |
| 06:43 | Cal | Joseph Mitchell takes the ball from Mladen Zuck | 45-56 |
| 06:40 | Wake Forest | Joseph Mitchell banks in the layup | 45-58 |
| 06:24 | Cal | Mladen Zuck buries a fadeaway from the free throw line | 47-58 |
| 06:02 | Wake Forest | Thomas Burkholder can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 47-58 |
| 06:00 | Wake Forest | Robert Hill hits the follow up shot | 47-60 |
| 05:37 | Cal | Mladen Zuck clanks a jumper near the basket | 47-60 |
| 05:35 | Wake Forest | Joel Lumpkins grabs the board | 47-60 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:29 | Wake Forest | Norman Doss works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Joel Lumpkins | 47-63 |
| 05:16 | Cal | John Hills is hacked by Robert Hill - foul #2 on Robert Hill, team foul #5 | 47-63 |
| Subs | Cal | James Frederick (PG), Gary Hulsey (SG), Bryan Snell (SF), Joe Sanders (C) Edward Cross, Philip Jara, Justin Lapointe, Mladen Zuck | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Robert Butler (PG), Elias Dibenedetto (SG), Kenneth Gillenwater (C) Joseph Mitchell, Norman Doss, Thomas Burkholder | |
| 04:54 | Cal | James Frederick drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Joe Sanders | 50-63 |
| 04:31 | Wake Forest | Elias Dibenedetto loses the ball out of bounds | 50-63 |
| Subs | Cal | Billy Stern (C) John Hills | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Joseph Mitchell (PG), Norman Doss (SF), Thomas Burkholder (C) Robert Butler, Robert Hill, Kenneth Gillenwater | |
| 04:15 | Cal | Gary Hulsey is denied on a layup by Thomas Burkholder | 50-63 |
| 04:13 | Wake Forest | Norman Doss grabs the defensive rebound | 50-63 |
| 04:08 | Wake Forest | Elias Dibenedetto misses long on a floater from the left wing | 50-63 |
| 04:07 | Cal | Joe Sanders pulls down the rebound | 50-63 |
| 03:52 | Cal | Joe Sanders misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 50-63 |
| 03:51 | Wake Forest | Norman Doss gets the rebound | 50-63 |
| 03:29 | Wake Forest | Joel Lumpkins scores on a fadeaway from the right wing | 50-65 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:18 | Cal | Bryan Snell hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Gary Hulsey | 53-65 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - James Frederick (fairly fresh) 16 pts. SG - Gary Hulsey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bryan Snell (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. PF - Joe Sanders (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Billy Stern (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Joseph Mitchell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Elias Dibenedetto (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Norman Doss (fresh) 20 pts. 7 reb. PF - Joel Lumpkins (tired) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Burkholder (tiring) 6 pts. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:01 | Wake Forest | Thomas Burkholder can't throw it down | 53-65 |
| 02:59 | Cal | Billy Stern grabs the board | 53-65 |
| 02:59 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-65 |
| Subs | Cal | Philip Jara (SG), Mladen Zuck (PF) Gary Hulsey, Joe Sanders | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Robert Butler (PG), Robert Hill (PF), Kenneth Gillenwater (C) Joseph Mitchell, Norman Doss, Thomas Burkholder | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:44 | Cal | Mladen Zuck clanks a shot from the left side | 53-65 |
| 02:42 | Cal | Mladen Zuck hits the follow up shot | 55-65 |
| 02:26 | Wake Forest | Joel Lumpkins misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Billy Stern - foul #2 on Billy Stern, team foul #8 | 55-65 |
| Subs | Cal | Joe Sanders (C) Billy Stern | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Norman Doss (SG) Elias Dibenedetto | |
| 02:26 | Wake Forest | Joel Lumpkins makes the 1st free throw | 55-66 |
| 02:26 | Wake Forest | Joel Lumpkins makes the 2nd free throw | 55-67 |
| 02:09 | Cal | Joe Sanders misses the easy layup | 55-67 |
| 02:08 | Wake Forest | Norman Doss gets the rebound | 55-67 |
| 01:39 | Wake Forest | Norman Doss misses the fadeaway in the lane | 55-67 |
| 01:37 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Gillenwater tips it back up and in | 55-69 |
| 01:28 | Cal | Bryan Snell hits a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Frederick | 57-69 |
| 01:01 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Gillenwater is whistled for a carry | 57-69 |
| Subs | Cal | Gary Hulsey (SG), Justin Lapointe (SF), John Hills (PF) James Frederick, Philip Jara, Mladen Zuck | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Paul Barnes (SG), Valeri Zinzow (PF) Norman Doss, Robert Hill | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:56 | Cal | Bryan Snell misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 57-69 |
| 00:55 | Wake Forest | Joel Lumpkins pulls down the rebound | 57-69 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:26 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Gillenwater misses badly on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by John Hills - foul #5 on John Hills, team foul #9 | 57-69 |
| Subs | Cal | Billy Stern (C) John Hills | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 00:26 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Gillenwater misses the 1st free throw | 57-69 |
| 00:26 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Gillenwater makes the 2nd free throw | 57-70 |
| 00:18 | Cal | Joe Sanders misses long on a shot in the lane | 57-70 |
| 00:16 | Cal | Joe Sanders misses the tip | 57-70 |
| 00:15 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Gillenwater pulls down the rebound | 57-70 |
| 00:00 | Wake Forest | Robert Butler runs out the clock | 57-70 |