| Lineup | Cal | PG - Edward Cross (fresh) SG - Claude Walker (fresh) SF - Bryan Snell (fresh) PF - Michael Jefferson (fresh) C - Mladen Zuck (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Clifford Wood (fresh) SG - Benjamin Carlyle (fresh) SF - Gregory Botts (fresh) PF - Santos Sandoval (fresh) C - Scott McDermott (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cal | Mladen Zuck wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:55 | Cal | Edward Cross is hacked by Clifford Wood in the backcourt - foul #1 on Clifford Wood, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Cal | Claude Walker misses the shot from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Marquette | Gregory Botts grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Marquette | Claude Walker steps in front of the Clifford Wood pass | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Cal | Claude Walker hits the finger roll | 2-0 |
| 18:56 | Marquette | Benjamin Carlyle is hacked by Michael Jefferson - foul #1 on Michael Jefferson, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:41 | Marquette | Clifford Wood clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:39 | Marquette | Santos Sandoval tips it home | 2-2 |
| 18:19 | Cal | Mladen Zuck is by himself and knocks in the shot in the paint | 4-2 |
| 18:02 | Marquette | Gregory Botts travels with the ball | 4-2 |
| 17:37 | Cal | Bryan Snell clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 4-2 |
| 17:35 | Marquette | Santos Sandoval grabs the board | 4-2 |
| 17:31 | Marquette | Clifford Wood evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater near the basket | 4-2 |
| 17:30 | Cal | The rebound goes to Michael Jefferson | 4-2 |
| 17:08 | Cal | Bryan Snell misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 4-2 |
| 17:07 | Cal | Edward Cross misses the tip | 4-2 |
| 17:06 | Cal | Michael Jefferson tips it home | 6-2 |
| 17:02 | Marquette | Benjamin Carlyle makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Clifford Wood and the foul's on Mladen Zuck - foul #1 on Mladen Zuck, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Cal | Gary Hulsey (SF) Bryan Snell | |
| Subs | Marquette | Lee Beegle (PG), Harry Stewart (SF), Justin Nau (PF), Richard Groom (C) Clifford Wood, Gregory Botts, Santos Sandoval, Scott McDermott | |
| 17:02 | Marquette | Benjamin Carlyle makes the free throw | 6-5 |
| 16:48 | Cal | Edward Cross is hacked by Benjamin Carlyle - foul #1 on Benjamin Carlyle, team foul #2 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Jeffrey Gordon (SG) Benjamin Carlyle | |
| 16:35 | Cal | Claude Walker makes the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Gary Hulsey | 8-5 |
| 16:12 | Marquette | Richard Groom blows the dunk | 8-5 |
| 16:10 | Cal | The rebound goes to Gary Hulsey | 8-5 |
| 16:04 | Cal | Jeffrey Gordon picks off the pass by Claude Walker in the backcourt | 8-5 |
| 16:03 | Marquette | Harry Stewart lays it in set up by Jeffrey Gordon | 8-7 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Edward Cross (tiring) SG - Claude Walker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Gary Hulsey (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Michael Jefferson (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mladen Zuck (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Lee Beegle (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Gordon (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Harry Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Justin Nau (fresh) C - Richard Groom (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Cal | Claude Walker misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 8-7 |
| 15:32 | Marquette | Jeffrey Gordon grabs the defensive rebound | 8-7 |
| 15:09 | Marquette | Harry Stewart hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Jeffrey Gordon | 8-9 |
| 14:53 | Cal | Mladen Zuck scores on a driving attempt from close range | 10-9 |
| 14:33 | Marquette | Harry Stewart evades the doubleteam and hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Justin Nau | 10-11 |
| 14:29 | Cal | Gary Hulsey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 10-11 |
| Subs | Cal | James Scott (PG), Bryan Snell (SF), Billy Stern (PF), John Hills (C) Edward Cross, Gary Hulsey, Michael Jefferson, Mladen Zuck | |
| Subs | Marquette | Clifford Wood (PG), Benjamin Carlyle (SG), Gregory Botts (SF), Santos Sandoval (PF), Scott McDermott (C) Lee Beegle, Jeffrey Gordon, Harry Stewart, Justin Nau, Richard Groom | |
| 14:09 | Marquette | Scott McDermott misses the floater from the right wing | 10-11 |
| 14:08 | Marquette | Santos Sandoval snags the offensive board | 10-11 |
| 13:45 | Marquette | Benjamin Carlyle scores on a floater in the lane set up by Clifford Wood | 10-13 |
| 13:17 | Cal | John Hills hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Scott McDermott - foul #1 on Scott McDermott, team foul #3 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Cal | Mladen Smitreski (SF) Bryan Snell | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 13:17 | Cal | John Hills makes the 1st free throw | 11-13 |
| 13:17 | Cal | John Hills misses the 2nd free throw | 11-13 |
| 13:17 | Marquette | Santos Sandoval grabs the board | 11-13 |
| 12:57 | Marquette | Benjamin Carlyle is fouled on the floor by Claude Walker - foul #1 on Claude Walker, team foul #3 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Cal | Gary Hulsey (SF), Mladen Zuck (C) James Scott, Billy Stern | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 12:45 | Marquette | Clifford Wood's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-13 |
| Subs | Cal | Michael Jefferson (PF) John Hills | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 12:17 | Cal | Claude Walker hits a jumper from the left wing | 13-13 |
| 11:56 | Marquette | Scott McDermott blows the layup | 13-13 |
| 11:55 | Cal | Mladen Zuck grabs the board | 13-13 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Claude Walker (tired) 6 pts. SG - Mladen Smitreski (fresh) SF - Gary Hulsey (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Michael Jefferson (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mladen Zuck (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Clifford Wood (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Benjamin Carlyle (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gregory Botts (fairly fresh) PF - Santos Sandoval (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Scott McDermott (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:28 | Cal | Mladen Zuck hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Santos Sandoval - foul #1 on Santos Sandoval, team foul #4 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Cal | James Scott (PG), Bryan Snell (SF), Billy Stern (PF) Claude Walker, Gary Hulsey, Michael Jefferson | |
| Subs | Marquette | Lee Beegle (PG), Harry Stewart (SF), Richard Groom (C) Clifford Wood, Gregory Botts, Scott McDermott | |
| 11:28 | Cal | Mladen Zuck misses the 1st free throw | 13-13 |
| 11:28 | Cal | Mladen Zuck makes the 2nd free throw | 14-13 |
| 11:07 | Marquette | Bryan Snell steps in front of the Richard Groom pass | 14-13 |
| 11:03 | Cal | Bryan Snell lays it in | 16-13 |
| 10:34 | Marquette | Lee Beegle buries a shot in the paint | 16-15 |
| 10:11 | Cal | Mladen Smitreski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-15 |
| Subs | Cal | Edward Cross (PG), Gary Hulsey (SF), Michael Jefferson (PF), John Hills (C) James Scott, Mladen Smitreski, Billy Stern, Mladen Zuck | |
| Subs | Marquette | Jeffrey Gordon (SG), Justin Nau (PF), Scott McDermott (C) Benjamin Carlyle, Santos Sandoval, Richard Groom | |
| 09:48 | Marquette | Harry Stewart is hacked by Gary Hulsey - foul #1 on Gary Hulsey, team foul #4 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Cal | Claude Walker (SG) Bryan Snell | |
| Subs | Marquette | Clifford Wood (PG) Lee Beegle | |
| 09:43 | Marquette | Scott McDermott misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 16-15 |
| 09:41 | Marquette | Harry Stewart misses the tip | 16-15 |
| 09:40 | Cal | Claude Walker grabs the board | 16-15 |
| 09:18 | Cal | Gary Hulsey misses short on an open shot from the free throw line | 16-15 |
| 09:16 | Marquette | Jeffrey Gordon gets the rebound | 16-15 |
| 09:12 | Marquette | Harry Stewart double dribbles | 16-15 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Benjamin Carlyle (SG), Gregory Botts (SF), Santos Sandoval (PF) Jeffrey Gordon, Harry Stewart, Justin Nau | |
| 08:49 | Cal | John Hills buries a jumper in the paint set up by Claude Walker | 18-15 |
| 08:43 | Marquette | Gregory Botts lays it in on a great pass from Clifford Wood | 18-17 |
| 08:41 | Cal | Claude Walker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 18-17 |
| Subs | Cal | James Scott (SG), Bryan Snell (SF), Billy Stern (PF) Claude Walker, Gary Hulsey, Michael Jefferson | |
| Subs | Marquette | Lee Beegle (PG), Richard Groom (C) Clifford Wood, Scott McDermott | |
| 08:23 | Marquette | Lee Beegle misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 18-17 |
| 08:22 | Cal | The rebound goes to Billy Stern | 18-17 |
| 08:04 | Cal | Bryan Snell is fouled on the floor by Gregory Botts - foul #1 on Gregory Botts, team foul #5 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Cal | Mladen Smitreski (SG), Mladen Zuck (C) Edward Cross, John Hills | |
| Subs | Marquette | Harry Stewart (SG) Benjamin Carlyle | |
| 07:44 | Cal | Bryan Snell scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 21-17 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - James Scott (fresh) SG - Mladen Smitreski (fresh) SF - Bryan Snell (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Billy Stern (fairly fresh) C - Mladen Zuck (tiring) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Lee Beegle (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Harry Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gregory Botts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Santos Sandoval (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Groom (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:38 | Marquette | Harry Stewart buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Lee Beegle | 21-20 |
| 07:13 | Cal | Mladen Zuck throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-20 |
| Subs | Cal | Edward Cross (PG), Gary Hulsey (SF), Michael Jefferson (PF) James Scott, Bryan Snell, Billy Stern | |
| Subs | Marquette | Clifford Wood (PG), Jeffrey Gordon (SG), Justin Nau (PF), Scott McDermott (C) Lee Beegle, Harry Stewart, Santos Sandoval, Richard Groom | |
| 07:00 | Marquette | Clifford Wood misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 21-20 |
| 06:59 | Cal | The rebound goes to Michael Jefferson | 21-20 |
| 06:56 | Cal | Justin Nau picks off the pass by Gary Hulsey in the backcourt | 21-20 |
| 06:37 | Marquette | Scott McDermott is hacked by Mladen Zuck - foul #2 on Mladen Zuck, team foul #5 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Cal | Claude Walker (SG), John Hills (C) Mladen Smitreski, Mladen Zuck | |
| Subs | Marquette | Harry Stewart (SF) Gregory Botts | |
| 06:20 | Marquette | Jeffrey Gordon travels with the ball | 21-20 |
| 05:58 | Cal | Claude Walker misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Jeffrey Gordon - foul #1 on Jeffrey Gordon, team foul #6 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Benjamin Carlyle (SG), Santos Sandoval (PF), Richard Groom (C) Jeffrey Gordon, Justin Nau, Scott McDermott | |
| 05:58 | Cal | Claude Walker misses the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 05:58 | Cal | Claude Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 22-20 |
| 05:32 | Marquette | Richard Groom lays it in on a great pass from Clifford Wood and he's hacked by Michael Jefferson - foul #2 on Michael Jefferson, team foul #6 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Cal | James Scott (PG), Bryan Snell (SF), Billy Stern (PF) Edward Cross, Gary Hulsey, Michael Jefferson | |
| Subs | Marquette | Lee Beegle (SG), Gregory Botts (SF) Benjamin Carlyle, Harry Stewart | |
| 05:32 | Marquette | Richard Groom misses the free throw | 22-22 |
| 05:32 | Cal | John Hills snags the defensive board | 22-22 |
| 05:10 | Cal | Claude Walker misses short on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Richard Groom - foul #1 on Richard Groom, team foul #7 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Benjamin Carlyle (SG), Scott McDermott (C) Clifford Wood, Richard Groom | |
| 05:10 | Cal | Claude Walker misses the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 05:10 | Cal | Claude Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 04:46 | Marquette | Santos Sandoval can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Claude Walker - foul #2 on Claude Walker, team foul #7 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Cal | Mladen Smitreski (SG) Claude Walker | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 04:46 | Marquette | Santos Sandoval makes the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 04:46 | Marquette | Santos Sandoval makes the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 04:44 | Cal | Mladen Smitreski throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-24 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Justin Nau (PF) Santos Sandoval | |
| 04:36 | Marquette | Lee Beegle is hacked by Bryan Snell - foul #1 on Bryan Snell, team foul #8 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Harry Stewart (SF) Gregory Botts | |
| 04:36 | Marquette | Lee Beegle makes the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 04:36 | Marquette | Lee Beegle makes the 2nd free throw | 23-26 |
| 04:10 | Cal | Bryan Snell drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Mladen Smitreski | 26-26 |
| 03:50 | Marquette | Benjamin Carlyle misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on James Scott - foul #1 on James Scott, team foul #9 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Cal | Edward Cross (PG), Gary Hulsey (SF), Michael Jefferson (PF), Mladen Zuck (C) James Scott, Bryan Snell, Billy Stern, John Hills | |
| Subs | Marquette | Clifford Wood (PG), Gregory Botts (PF), Richard Groom (C) Lee Beegle, Justin Nau, Scott McDermott | |
| 03:50 | Marquette | Benjamin Carlyle makes the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 03:50 | Marquette | Benjamin Carlyle makes the 2nd free throw | 26-28 |
| 03:36 | Cal | Gregory Botts steps in front of the Michael Jefferson pass | 26-28 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Edward Cross (tiring) SG - Mladen Smitreski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gary Hulsey (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Michael Jefferson (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Mladen Zuck (tiring) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Clifford Wood (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Benjamin Carlyle (tiring) 7 pts. SF - Harry Stewart (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Gregory Botts (tiring) 2 pts. C - Richard Groom (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:11 | Marquette | Harry Stewart works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-28 |
| 03:09 | Cal | Mladen Zuck gets the rebound | 26-28 |
| 02:46 | Cal | Edward Cross hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway near the basket | 26-28 |
| 02:44 | Cal | Mladen Zuck tips it back up and in | 28-28 |
| 02:24 | Marquette | Edward Cross steals the ball from Richard Groom | 28-28 |
| 02:21 | Cal | Edward Cross hits the finger roll | 30-28 |
| 02:07 | Marquette | Benjamin Carlyle is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Benjamin Carlyle, team foul #8 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Cal | Claude Walker (SG), Billy Stern (PF) Mladen Smitreski, Michael Jefferson | |
| Subs | Marquette | Lee Beegle (PG), Jeffrey Gordon (SG), Santos Sandoval (PF), Scott McDermott (C) Clifford Wood, Benjamin Carlyle, Harry Stewart, Richard Groom | |
| 01:42 | Cal | Billy Stern clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 30-28 |
| 01:40 | Marquette | Santos Sandoval grabs the board | 30-28 |
| 01:35 | Marquette | Jeffrey Gordon connects on the floater from the left block on a great pass from Lee Beegle | 30-30 |
| 01:08 | Cal | Gregory Botts blocks the short jumper by Mladen Zuck | 30-30 |
| 01:07 | Marquette | Scott McDermott grabs the board | 30-30 |
| 01:02 | Marquette | Gregory Botts clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 30-30 |
| 01:00 | Marquette | Gregory Botts hits the follow up shot | 30-32 |
| 00:46 | Cal | Mladen Zuck's pass is intercepted by Scott McDermott | 30-32 |
| 00:42 | Marquette | Jeffrey Gordon misses badly on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Mladen Zuck - foul #3 on Mladen Zuck, team foul #10 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Cal | James Scott (PG), Bryan Snell (SF), Michael Jefferson (PF), John Hills (C) Edward Cross, Gary Hulsey, Billy Stern, Mladen Zuck | |
| Subs | Marquette | Clifford Wood (PG), Harry Stewart (SF), Justin Nau (PF), Richard Groom (C) Lee Beegle, Gregory Botts, Santos Sandoval, Scott McDermott | |
| 00:42 | Marquette | Jeffrey Gordon makes the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 00:42 | Marquette | Jeffrey Gordon makes the 2nd free throw | 30-34 |
| 00:28 | Cal | Claude Walker scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by James Scott | 32-34 |
| 00:04 | Marquette | Clifford Wood splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 32-34 |
| 00:02 | Cal | The rebound goes to Michael Jefferson | 32-34 |
| 00:00 | Cal | Michael Jefferson misses long on a fullcourt shot | 32-34 |