| Lineup | Cal | PG - Edward Cross (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Philip Jara (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Frederick (fresh) 9 pts. PF - John Hills (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Billy Stern (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Kenneth Ben (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryant Bauch (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darrin Dodd (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Angel Moretti (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Carl Sizemore (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Cal | James Frederick inbounds the ball | 31-22 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:58 | Cal | Edward Cross's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-22 |
| 19:39 | Auburn | Billy Stern is called for the reach on Carl Sizemore - foul #3 on Billy Stern, team foul #1 | 31-22 |
| Subs | Cal | Joe Sanders (C) Billy Stern | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 19:24 | Auburn | Angel Moretti is open and scores on a runner near the basket set up by Kenneth Ben | 31-24 |
| 19:02 | Cal | James Frederick evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Edward Cross | 34-24 |
| 18:34 | Auburn | John Hills takes the ball from Bryant Bauch | 34-24 |
| 18:05 | Cal | James Frederick misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 34-24 |
| 18:04 | Cal | John Hills can't tip it in | 34-24 |
| 18:03 | Cal | Philip Jara tips it but misses | 34-24 |
| 18:01 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Darrin Dodd | 34-24 |
| 17:38 | Auburn | Carl Sizemore is open but misses the lay-in | 34-24 |
| 17:37 | Cal | John Hills grabs the board | 34-24 |
| 17:15 | Cal | Philip Jara is fouled on the floor by Carl Sizemore - foul #3 on Carl Sizemore, team foul #1 | 34-24 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Alex Stuber (C) Carl Sizemore | |
| 16:52 | Cal | Bryant Bauch is called for the reach on Philip Jara - foul #1 on Bryant Bauch, team foul #2 | 34-24 |
| Subs | Cal | Bryan Snell (SG) Philip Jara | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 16:32 | Cal | Darrin Dodd picks off the pass by Edward Cross | 34-24 |
| 16:28 | Auburn | Kenneth Ben throws it down set up by Darrin Dodd | 34-26 |
| 15:59 | Cal | James Frederick's dunk attempt is rejected by Alex Stuber | 34-26 |
| 15:58 | Cal | John Hills hits the follow up shot | 36-26 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Edward Cross (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bryan Snell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Frederick (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - John Hills (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Joe Sanders (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Kenneth Ben (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bryant Bauch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darrin Dodd (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Angel Moretti (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Alex Stuber (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Auburn | Bryant Bauch hits a wide open jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Kenneth Ben | 36-28 |
| 15:09 | Cal | Joe Sanders misses the floater from the left block but he's hacked by Alex Stuber - foul #1 on Alex Stuber, team foul #3 | 36-28 |
| Subs | Cal | Philip Jara (SG), Billy Stern (C) Bryan Snell, John Hills | |
| Subs | Auburn | Carl Sizemore (C) Alex Stuber | |
| 15:09 | Cal | Joe Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 37-28 |
| 15:09 | Cal | Joe Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 38-28 |
| 14:44 | Auburn | Philip Jara picks off the pass by Bryant Bauch | 38-28 |
| 14:41 | Cal | Philip Jara misses the lay-in | 38-28 |
| 14:39 | Auburn | Kenneth Ben grabs the defensive rebound | 38-28 |
| 14:20 | Auburn | Carl Sizemore is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Carl Sizemore, team foul #4 | 38-28 |
| Subs | Cal | Mladen Zuck (PF) Joe Sanders | |
| Subs | Auburn | Alex Stuber (C) Carl Sizemore | |
| 13:51 | Cal | James Frederick splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 38-28 |
| 13:49 | Auburn | Alex Stuber pulls down the rebound | 38-28 |
| 13:27 | Auburn | Darrin Dodd jams it | 38-30 |
| 12:58 | Cal | James Frederick travels with the ball | 38-30 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Antonia Bianchi (PF) Angel Moretti | |
| 12:34 | Auburn | Bryant Bauch's fadeaway is rejected by Mladen Zuck | 38-30 |
| 12:33 | Auburn | Kenneth Ben snags the offensive board | 38-30 |
| 12:11 | Auburn | Darrin Dodd works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-30 |
| 12:10 | Cal | Edward Cross snags the defensive board | 38-30 |
| 11:41 | Cal | Mladen Zuck misses short on a floater from the right side | 38-30 |
| 11:40 | Auburn | Darrin Dodd gets the rebound | 38-30 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Edward Cross (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Philip Jara (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - James Frederick (tiring) 12 pts. PF - Mladen Zuck (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Billy Stern (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Kenneth Ben (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bryant Bauch (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darrin Dodd (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Antonia Bianchi (fresh) 2 pts. C - Alex Stuber (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Auburn | Alex Stuber misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from just outside the lane | 38-30 |
| 11:24 | Auburn | Alex Stuber tips it but misses | 38-30 |
| 11:23 | Cal | The rebound goes to Mladen Zuck | 38-30 |
| 11:18 | Cal | James Frederick is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 38-30 |
| 11:17 | Auburn | Alex Stuber grabs the board | 38-30 |
| 10:53 | Auburn | Bryant Bauch knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Kenneth Ben | 38-33 |
| 10:42 | Cal | Philip Jara's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-33 |
| Subs | Cal | Bryan Snell (SG), Justin Lapointe (SF), Joe Sanders (C) Philip Jara, James Frederick, Billy Stern | |
| Subs | Auburn | Floyd Dickstein (SG), Angel Moretti (PF) Bryant Bauch, Darrin Dodd | |
| 10:25 | Auburn | Joe Sanders steals the ball from Angel Moretti | 38-33 |
| 09:56 | Cal | Mladen Zuck clanks a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Floyd Dickstein - foul #1 on Floyd Dickstein, team foul #5 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Robert Elliott (SG) Kenneth Ben | |
| 09:56 | Cal | Mladen Zuck makes the 1st free throw | 39-33 |
| 09:56 | Cal | Mladen Zuck makes the 2nd free throw | 40-33 |
| 09:37 | Auburn | Floyd Dickstein is denied on a layup by Mladen Zuck | 40-33 |
| 09:36 | Cal | The rebound goes to Edward Cross | 40-33 |
| 09:12 | Cal | Joe Sanders splits the doubleteam but misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 40-33 |
| 09:10 | Cal | Justin Lapointe misses the tip | 40-33 |
| 09:09 | Auburn | Antonia Bianchi grabs the defensive rebound | 40-33 |
| 08:51 | Auburn | Mladen Zuck is called for the reach on Antonia Bianchi - foul #4 on Mladen Zuck, team foul #2 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Cal | James Frederick (SF), John Hills (PF) Justin Lapointe, Mladen Zuck | |
| Subs | Auburn | Kenneth Ben (PG), Bryant Bauch (SG), Darrin Dodd (SF) Floyd Dickstein, Robert Elliott, Antonia Bianchi | |
| 08:32 | Auburn | Alex Stuber loses the dribble to Joe Sanders | 40-33 |
| 08:09 | Cal | James Frederick shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Darrin Dodd - foul #2 on Darrin Dodd, team foul #6 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Cal | Philip Jara (SG), Billy Stern (C) Edward Cross, Joe Sanders | |
| Subs | Auburn | Antonia Bianchi (PF) Angel Moretti | |
| 08:09 | Cal | James Frederick makes the 1st free throw | 41-33 |
| 08:09 | Cal | James Frederick makes the 2nd free throw | 42-33 |
| 07:44 | Auburn | Bryant Bauch hits a wide open 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Kenneth Ben | 42-36 |
| 07:26 | Cal | Philip Jara hits a jumper from the left side | 44-36 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - James Frederick (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SG - Philip Jara (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Bryan Snell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Hills (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Billy Stern (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Kenneth Ben (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Bryant Bauch (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darrin Dodd (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Antonia Bianchi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Alex Stuber (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 06:57 | Auburn | Antonia Bianchi double dribbles | 44-36 |
| Subs | Cal | Justin Lapointe (SF), Mladen Zuck (PF) Bryan Snell, John Hills | |
| Subs | Auburn | Carl Sizemore (C) Alex Stuber | |
| 06:33 | Cal | James Frederick is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 44-36 |
| Subs | Cal | Edward Cross (PG) James Frederick | |
| Subs | Auburn | Angel Moretti (PF) Antonia Bianchi | |
| 06:09 | Auburn | Angel Moretti misses the easy dunk attempt | 44-36 |
| 06:07 | Auburn | Angel Moretti tips it back up and in | 44-38 |
| 05:45 | Cal | Mladen Zuck hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Angel Moretti - foul #1 on Angel Moretti, team foul #7 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Cal | Joe Sanders (C) Billy Stern | |
| Subs | Auburn | Floyd Dickstein (PG), Robert Elliott (SG), Antonia Bianchi (SF) Kenneth Ben, Bryant Bauch, Darrin Dodd | |
| 05:45 | Cal | Mladen Zuck makes the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 05:45 | Cal | Mladen Zuck misses the 2nd free throw | 45-38 |
| 05:45 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Carl Sizemore | 45-38 |
| 05:16 | Auburn | The short jumper by Angel Moretti is denied by Joe Sanders | 45-38 |
| 05:14 | Cal | The rebound goes to Joe Sanders | 45-38 |
| 04:50 | Cal | Mladen Zuck lays it in | 47-38 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:43 | Auburn | Antonia Bianchi can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-38 |
| 04:41 | Cal | Mladen Zuck pulls down the rebound | 47-38 |
| 04:19 | Cal | Edward Cross is fouled on the floor by Antonia Bianchi - foul #1 on Antonia Bianchi, team foul #8 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Cal | Bryan Snell (SG), James Frederick (SF), John Hills (PF) Philip Jara, Justin Lapointe, Mladen Zuck | |
| Subs | Auburn | Kenneth Ben (PG), Bryant Bauch (SG), Darrin Dodd (SF) Floyd Dickstein, Robert Elliott, Angel Moretti | |
| 04:19 | Cal | Edward Cross makes the 1st free throw | 48-38 |
| 04:19 | Cal | Edward Cross makes the 2nd free throw | 49-38 |
| 03:57 | Auburn | Kenneth Ben is hacked by John Hills - foul #1 on John Hills, team foul #3 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Cal | Gary Hulsey (SG), Billy Stern (C) Edward Cross, Joe Sanders | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 03:49 | Auburn | Kenneth Ben scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 49-40 |
| 03:39 | Cal | James Frederick evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 49-40 |
| 03:38 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Antonia Bianchi | 49-40 |
| 03:34 | Auburn | Antonia Bianchi comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-40 |
| 03:32 | Cal | The rebound goes to Billy Stern | 49-40 |
| 03:09 | Cal | James Frederick shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-40 |
| 03:07 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Antonia Bianchi | 49-40 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - James Frederick (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SG - Gary Hulsey (fresh) SF - Bryan Snell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Hills (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Billy Stern (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Kenneth Ben (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Bryant Bauch (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darrin Dodd (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Antonia Bianchi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Carl Sizemore (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:02 | Auburn | Kenneth Ben misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 49-40 |
| 03:01 | Cal | Billy Stern grabs the defensive rebound | 49-40 |
| 02:57 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-40 |
| Subs | Cal | Philip Jara (SG), Mladen Zuck (PF) Gary Hulsey, John Hills | |
| Subs | Auburn | Angel Moretti (PF) Antonia Bianchi | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:37 | Cal | Mladen Zuck hits a floater in the lane on a great pass from James Frederick | 51-40 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:23 | Auburn | Carl Sizemore misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Billy Stern - foul #4 on Billy Stern, team foul #4 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Cal | Gary Hulsey (SG), Justin Lapointe (SF), John Hills (PF), Joe Sanders (C) James Frederick, Philip Jara, Mladen Zuck, Billy Stern | |
| Subs | Auburn | Floyd Dickstein (PG), Robert Elliott (SG), Antonia Bianchi (SF), Randy Quint (PF) Kenneth Ben, Bryant Bauch, Darrin Dodd, Angel Moretti | |
| 02:23 | Auburn | Carl Sizemore makes the 1st free throw | 51-41 |
| 02:23 | Auburn | Carl Sizemore makes the 2nd free throw | 51-42 |
| 02:21 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 51-42 |
| Subs | Cal | James Frederick (PG), Philip Jara (SG), Mladen Zuck (PF), Billy Stern (C) Gary Hulsey, Justin Lapointe, John Hills, Joe Sanders | |
| Subs | Auburn | Kenneth Ben (PG), Bryant Bauch (SG), Darrin Dodd (SF), Angel Moretti (PF) Floyd Dickstein, Robert Elliott, Antonia Bianchi, Randy Quint | |
| 02:08 | Cal | Mladen Zuck comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 51-42 |
| 02:06 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Carl Sizemore | 51-42 |
| 01:48 | Auburn | Mladen Zuck is called for the reach on Kenneth Ben - foul #5 on Mladen Zuck, team foul #5 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Cal | Edward Cross (PG), John Hills (PF) Bryan Snell, Mladen Zuck | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 01:28 | Auburn | Bryant Bauch misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-42 |
| 01:26 | Cal | Billy Stern gets the rebound | 51-42 |
| 01:20 | Cal | James Frederick makes the contested fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Philip Jara | 53-42 |
| 01:06 | Auburn | Kenneth Ben drills a 3 from the right wing | 53-45 |
| 00:38 | Cal | Edward Cross connects on the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from John Hills | 55-45 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Auburn | Carl Sizemore connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Darrin Dodd | 55-47 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Cal | James Frederick is hacked by Bryant Bauch in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bryant Bauch, team foul #9 | 55-47 |
| 00:31 | Cal | James Frederick misses the 1st free throw | 55-47 |
| 00:31 | Auburn | Angel Moretti snags the defensive board | 55-47 |
| 00:27 | Auburn | Bryant Bauch misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-47 |
| 00:26 | Cal | James Frederick gets the rebound | 55-47 |
| 00:24 | Cal | Bryant Bauch is called for the reach on James Frederick in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bryant Bauch, team foul #10 | 55-47 |
| 00:24 | Cal | James Frederick misses the 1st free throw | 55-47 |
| 00:24 | Cal | James Frederick makes the 2nd free throw | 56-47 |
| 00:17 | Auburn | Philip Jara picks off the pass by Kenneth Ben out of a doubleteam | 56-47 |
| 00:13 | Cal | Philip Jara banks in the layup | 58-47 |
| 00:07 | Auburn | Bryant Bauch can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-47 |
| 00:05 | Cal | Billy Stern grabs the defensive rebound | 58-47 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Cal | Edward Cross runs out the clock | 58-47 |