| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Richard Seavey (fresh) SG - Herbert Marson (fresh) SF - Ray Pippen (fresh) PF - Jimmie Chacon (fresh) C - Loren Laursen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Wallace Werts (fresh) SG - Robert Williams (fresh) SF - Rodney Pinkston (fresh) PF - Harold Carini (fresh) C - Ray Chambers (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cal | Harold Carini wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Cal | Wallace Werts drills a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Robert Williams | 0-2 |
| 19:18 | Arizona | Jimmie Chacon knocks in the driving attempt from the left block | 2-2 |
| 19:14 | Cal | Rodney Pinkston knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Harold Carini | 2-5 |
| 18:56 | Arizona | Herbert Marson misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 2-5 |
| 18:55 | Cal | Harold Carini grabs the board | 2-5 |
| 18:49 | Cal | Harold Carini travels with the ball | 2-5 |
| 18:30 | Arizona | Herbert Marson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 2-5 |
| 18:29 | Arizona | Ray Pippen pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-5 |
| 18:05 | Arizona | Herbert Marson is hacked by Robert Williams - foul #1 on Robert Williams, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| 17:46 | Arizona | Herbert Marson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-5 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Cal | Michael Stark (PG), Rob Falls (SG), Kevin Bowers (SF), Mike Wedel (PF), Shane Schwalenberg (C) Wallace Werts, Robert Williams, Rodney Pinkston, Harold Carini, Ray Chambers | |
| 17:31 | Cal | Mike Wedel's pass is intercepted by Ray Pippen | 2-5 |
| 17:28 | Arizona | Ray Pippen slams it home | 4-5 |
| 17:19 | Cal | Rob Falls drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 4-8 |
| 16:59 | Arizona | Ray Pippen can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 4-8 |
| 16:57 | Cal | Shane Schwalenberg grabs the defensive rebound | 4-8 |
| 16:49 | Cal | Shane Schwalenberg knocks in the runner from the left block | 4-10 |
| 16:25 | Arizona | Loren Laursen knocks in the fadeaway near the basket and the foul's on Michael Stark - foul #1 on Michael Stark, team foul #2 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Cal | Wallace Werts (SG), Roger Campbell (SF), Harold Carini (PF), Ray Chambers (C) Rob Falls, Kevin Bowers, Mike Wedel, Shane Schwalenberg | |
| 16:25 | Arizona | Loren Laursen misses the free throw | 6-10 |
| 16:25 | Cal | Roger Campbell gets the rebound | 6-10 |
| 16:16 | Cal | Roger Campbell is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Roger Campbell, team foul #3 | 6-10 |
| 15:50 | Arizona | Richard Seavey clanks a jump hook from close range | 6-10 |
| 15:48 | Cal | Harold Carini gets the rebound | 6-10 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Richard Seavey (fresh) SG - Herbert Marson (fairly fresh) SF - Ray Pippen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jimmie Chacon (fresh) 2 pts. C - Loren Laursen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Michael Stark (fresh) SG - Wallace Werts (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Roger Campbell (fresh) PF - Harold Carini (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ray Chambers (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Cal | Roger Campbell misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Loren Laursen - foul #1 on Loren Laursen, team foul #1 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Arizona | Douglas England (SG), Robert Short (SF), Michael Fowler (PF), Maurice Douglass (C) Herbert Marson, Ray Pippen, Jimmie Chacon, Loren Laursen | |
| Subs | Cal | Robert Williams (SG), Mike Wedel (PF) Michael Stark, Harold Carini | |
| 15:32 | Cal | Roger Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 6-11 |
| 15:32 | Cal | Roger Campbell misses the 2nd free throw | 6-11 |
| 15:32 | Arizona | Michael Fowler grabs the defensive rebound | 6-11 |
| 15:18 | Arizona | Michael Fowler hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 6-11 |
| 15:16 | Arizona | Maurice Douglass tips it in | 8-11 |
| 14:52 | Cal | Wallace Werts scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Mike Wedel | 8-14 |
| 14:32 | Arizona | Michael Fowler is hacked by Mike Wedel - foul #1 on Mike Wedel, team foul #4 | 8-14 |
| Subs | Arizona | Ray Pippen (SF) Richard Seavey | |
| Subs | Cal | Michael Stark (PG), Rodney Pinkston (SF), Harold Carini (PF) Robert Williams, Roger Campbell, Mike Wedel | |
| 14:16 | Arizona | Robert Short hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 8-14 |
| 14:15 | Cal | Harold Carini grabs the defensive rebound | 8-14 |
| 14:00 | Cal | Wallace Werts connects on the 3 from the left wing | 8-17 |
| 13:40 | Arizona | Ray Pippen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-17 |
| Subs | Arizona | Herbert Marson (PG), Jimmie Chacon (PF), Loren Laursen (C) Robert Short, Michael Fowler, Maurice Douglass | |
| Subs | Cal | Robert Williams (SG), Kevin Bowers (SF) Michael Stark, Rodney Pinkston | |
| 13:17 | Cal | Ray Chambers comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 8-17 |
| 13:16 | Arizona | Jimmie Chacon grabs the defensive rebound | 8-17 |
| 12:57 | Arizona | Douglas England's pass is intercepted by Ray Chambers | 8-17 |
| 12:43 | Cal | Ray Chambers misses short on a runner from the right block | 8-17 |
| 12:41 | Arizona | Herbert Marson snags the defensive board | 8-17 |
| 12:34 | Arizona | Wallace Werts steals it from Douglas England | 8-17 |
| 12:31 | Cal | Robert Williams blows the dunk | 8-17 |
| 12:29 | Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Ray Chambers | 8-17 |
| 12:17 | Cal | Jimmie Chacon is called for the reach on Robert Williams - foul #1 on Jimmie Chacon, team foul #2 | 8-17 |
| Subs | Arizona | Richard Seavey (PG), Robert Short (SF) Douglas England, Ray Pippen | |
| Subs | Cal | Michael Stark (PG), Rob Falls (SG), Rodney Pinkston (SF), Mike Wedel (PF), Shane Schwalenberg (C) Wallace Werts, Robert Williams, Kevin Bowers, Harold Carini, Ray Chambers | |
| 11:59 | Cal | Michael Stark misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 8-17 |
| 11:57 | Cal | Shane Schwalenberg tips it in | 8-19 |
| 11:30 | Arizona | Loren Laursen is fouled on the floor by Shane Schwalenberg - foul #1 on Shane Schwalenberg, team foul #5 | 8-19 |
| Subs | Arizona | Michael Fowler (C) Loren Laursen | |
| Subs | Cal | Wallace Werts (PG), Robert Williams (SG), Roger Campbell (SF), Harold Carini (PF), Ray Chambers (C) Michael Stark, Rob Falls, Rodney Pinkston, Mike Wedel, Shane Schwalenberg | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Richard Seavey (fresh) SG - Herbert Marson (fresh) SF - Robert Short (fresh) PF - Jimmie Chacon (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Fowler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Wallace Werts (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Robert Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Roger Campbell (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Harold Carini (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ray Chambers (fresh) | |
| 11:10 | Arizona | Richard Seavey misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 8-19 |
| 11:08 | Cal | Roger Campbell gets the rebound | 8-19 |
| 10:54 | Cal | Robert Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-19 |
| Subs | Arizona | Douglas England (SG), Ray Pippen (SF) Herbert Marson, Robert Short | |
| Subs | Cal | Rodney Pinkston (SF) Roger Campbell | |
| 10:38 | Arizona | Ray Pippen buries a shot from the baseline | 10-19 |
| 10:32 | Cal | Douglas England is called for the reach on Robert Williams - foul #1 on Douglas England, team foul #3 | 10-19 |
| Subs | Arizona | Loren Laursen (C) Jimmie Chacon | |
| Subs | Cal | Michael Stark (PG), Kevin Bowers (SF) Robert Williams, Rodney Pinkston | |
| 10:10 | Cal | Harold Carini misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 10-19 |
| 10:08 | Arizona | Douglas England gets the rebound | 10-19 |
| 09:53 | Arizona | Wallace Werts steals the ball from Richard Seavey | 10-19 |
| 09:47 | Cal | Ray Chambers misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 10-19 |
| 09:46 | Arizona | Douglas England grabs the board | 10-19 |
| 09:17 | Arizona | Michael Fowler makes the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Douglas England | 12-19 |
| 09:05 | Cal | The short jumper by Michael Stark is denied by Ray Pippen | 12-19 |
| 09:03 | Arizona | Richard Seavey gets the rebound | 12-19 |
| 08:42 | Arizona | Michael Fowler misses long on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Michael Stark - foul #2 on Michael Stark, team foul #6 | 12-19 |
| Subs | Arizona | Herbert Marson (PG), Robert Short (SF), Jimmie Chacon (PF) Richard Seavey, Ray Pippen, Loren Laursen | |
| Subs | Cal | Robert Williams (SG), Rodney Pinkston (SF), Mike Wedel (PF), Shane Schwalenberg (C) Michael Stark, Kevin Bowers, Harold Carini, Ray Chambers | |
| 08:42 | Arizona | Michael Fowler makes the 1st free throw | 13-19 |
| 08:42 | Arizona | Michael Fowler makes the 2nd free throw | 14-19 |
| 08:23 | Cal | Mike Wedel is fouled on the floor by Jimmie Chacon - foul #2 on Jimmie Chacon, team foul #4 | 14-19 |
| Subs | Arizona | Maurice Douglass (C) Jimmie Chacon | |
| Subs | Cal | Ray Chambers (PF) Mike Wedel | |
| 08:05 | Cal | Ray Chambers scores on a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Wallace Werts and he's fouled by Robert Short - foul #1 on Robert Short, team foul #5 | 14-21 |
| Subs | Arizona | Richard Seavey (PG), Loren Laursen (C) Douglas England, Michael Fowler | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 08:05 | Cal | Ray Chambers makes the free throw | 14-22 |
| 07:36 | Arizona | Richard Seavey double dribbles | 14-22 |
| Subs | Arizona | Ray Pippen (SF) Robert Short | |
| Subs | Cal | Rob Falls (PG), Harold Carini (PF) Wallace Werts, Ray Chambers | |
| 07:14 | Cal | Robert Williams misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 14-22 |
| 07:13 | Arizona | Maurice Douglass grabs the defensive rebound | 14-22 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Richard Seavey (fresh) SG - Herbert Marson (fresh) SF - Ray Pippen (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Maurice Douglass (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Loren Laursen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Rob Falls (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Rodney Pinkston (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Harold Carini (fresh) 3 reb. C - Shane Schwalenberg (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Arizona | Richard Seavey comes up short on the jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Rob Falls - foul #1 on Rob Falls, team foul #7 | 14-22 |
| Subs | Arizona | Douglas England (SF) Loren Laursen | |
| Subs | Cal | Wallace Werts (PG), Roger Campbell (SF), Ray Chambers (C) Rob Falls, Rodney Pinkston, Shane Schwalenberg | |
| 07:08 | Arizona | Richard Seavey makes the 1st free throw | 15-22 |
| 07:08 | Arizona | Richard Seavey makes the 2nd free throw | 16-22 |
| 06:56 | Cal | Wallace Werts hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 16-22 |
| 06:54 | Cal | Ray Chambers snags the offensive board | 16-22 |
| 06:33 | Cal | Roger Campbell's fadeaway is rejected by Maurice Douglass | 16-22 |
| 06:31 | Arizona | Maurice Douglass grabs the board | 16-22 |
| 06:07 | Arizona | Douglas England drills a jumper in the lane | 18-22 |
| 05:49 | Cal | Harold Carini hits a jumper from the left wing and the foul's on Ray Pippen - foul #1 on Ray Pippen, team foul #6 | 18-24 |
| Subs | Arizona | Robert Short (SG), Jimmie Chacon (PF), Loren Laursen (C) Richard Seavey, Herbert Marson, Maurice Douglass | |
| Subs | Cal | Rob Falls (SG), Rodney Pinkston (SF), Shane Schwalenberg (C) Robert Williams, Roger Campbell, Ray Chambers | |
| 05:49 | Cal | Harold Carini misses the free throw | 18-24 |
| 05:49 | Arizona | Jimmie Chacon pulls down the rebound | 18-24 |
| 05:22 | Arizona | Douglas England loses the ball out of bounds | 18-24 |
| Subs | Arizona | Richard Seavey (PG) Ray Pippen | |
| Subs | Cal | Mike Wedel (PF), Ray Chambers (C) Harold Carini, Shane Schwalenberg | |
| 05:15 | Cal | Robert Short is called for the reach on Wallace Werts - foul #2 on Robert Short, team foul #7 | 18-24 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Cal | Robert Williams (SG) Rob Falls | |
| 05:15 | Cal | Wallace Werts makes the 1st free throw | 18-25 |
| 05:15 | Cal | Wallace Werts misses the 2nd free throw | 18-25 |
| 05:15 | Arizona | Jimmie Chacon snags the defensive board | 18-25 |
| 04:58 | Arizona | Douglas England is hacked by Robert Williams - foul #2 on Robert Williams, team foul #8 | 18-25 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Cal | Rob Falls (SG), Roger Campbell (SF) Robert Williams, Rodney Pinkston | |
| 04:58 | Arizona | Douglas England makes the 1st free throw | 19-25 |
| 04:58 | Arizona | Douglas England makes the 2nd free throw | 20-25 |
| 04:45 | Cal | Douglas England steals it from Roger Campbell | 20-25 |
| 04:26 | Arizona | Loren Laursen is hacked by Ray Chambers - foul #1 on Ray Chambers, team foul #9 | 20-25 |
| Subs | Arizona | Herbert Marson (PG), Ray Pippen (SF) Richard Seavey, Douglas England | |
| Subs | Cal | Rodney Pinkston (SF), Harold Carini (PF) Roger Campbell, Mike Wedel | |
| 04:26 | Arizona | Loren Laursen makes the 1st free throw | 21-25 |
| 04:26 | Arizona | Loren Laursen makes the 2nd free throw | 22-25 |
| 04:02 | Cal | Rob Falls knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Harold Carini and he's hacked by Loren Laursen - foul #2 on Loren Laursen, team foul #8 | 22-28 |
| Subs | Arizona | Michael Fowler (C) Loren Laursen | |
| Subs | Cal | Kevin Bowers (SF) Rodney Pinkston | |
| 04:02 | Cal | Rob Falls misses the free throw | 22-28 |
| 04:02 | Arizona | Michael Fowler snags the defensive board | 22-28 |
| 03:38 | Arizona | Jimmie Chacon is hacked by Kevin Bowers - foul #1 on Kevin Bowers, team foul #10 | 22-28 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Cal | Michael Stark (PG), Robert Williams (SG), Rodney Pinkston (SF), Mike Wedel (PF), Shane Schwalenberg (C) Wallace Werts, Rob Falls, Kevin Bowers, Harold Carini, Ray Chambers | |
| 03:38 | Arizona | Jimmie Chacon misses the 1st free throw | 22-28 |
| 03:38 | Arizona | Jimmie Chacon misses the 2nd free throw | 22-28 |
| 03:38 | Arizona | Michael Fowler grabs the offensive rebound | 22-28 |
| 03:26 | Arizona | Jimmie Chacon hits a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Ray Pippen and the foul's on Mike Wedel - foul #2 on Mike Wedel, team foul #11 | 24-28 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Cal | Roger Campbell (SF), Harold Carini (PF), Ray Chambers (C) Rodney Pinkston, Mike Wedel, Shane Schwalenberg | |
| 03:26 | Arizona | Jimmie Chacon misses the free throw | 24-28 |
| 03:26 | Cal | Ray Chambers snags the defensive board | 24-28 |
| 03:02 | Cal | Harold Carini drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 24-30 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Herbert Marson (fresh) SG - Robert Short (fresh) SF - Ray Pippen (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jimmie Chacon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Fowler (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Michael Stark (fresh) SG - Robert Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Roger Campbell (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold Carini (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ray Chambers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:41 | Arizona | Ray Pippen is hacked by Michael Stark - foul #3 on Michael Stark, team foul #12 | 24-30 |
| Subs | Arizona | Richard Seavey (PG), Loren Laursen (C) Robert Short, Jimmie Chacon | |
| Subs | Cal | Wallace Werts (PG), Rodney Pinkston (SF), Mike Wedel (PF), Shane Schwalenberg (C) Michael Stark, Roger Campbell, Harold Carini, Ray Chambers | |
| 02:41 | Arizona | Ray Pippen misses the 1st free throw | 24-30 |
| 02:41 | Arizona | Ray Pippen makes the 2nd free throw | 25-30 |
| 02:19 | Cal | Rodney Pinkston scores on a jumper from the left side | 25-32 |
| 02:17 | Arizona | Richard Seavey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-32 |
| Subs | Arizona | Douglas England (SF) Ray Pippen | |
| Subs | Cal | Kevin Bowers (SF), Harold Carini (PF), Ray Chambers (C) Rodney Pinkston, Mike Wedel, Shane Schwalenberg | |
| 01:56 | Cal | Ray Chambers misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Loren Laursen - foul #3 on Loren Laursen, team foul #9 | 25-32 |
| Subs | Arizona | Maurice Douglass (C) Loren Laursen | |
| Subs | Cal | Rob Falls (SG), Rodney Pinkston (SF) Robert Williams, Kevin Bowers | |
| 01:56 | Cal | Ray Chambers makes the 1st free throw | 25-33 |
| 01:56 | Cal | Ray Chambers makes the 2nd free throw | 25-34 |
| 01:31 | Arizona | Michael Fowler buries a fadeaway from the baseline | 27-34 |
| 01:16 | Cal | Richard Seavey steals it from Wallace Werts out of a doubleteam | 27-34 |
| 00:49 | Arizona | Douglas England clanks a shot in the lane | 27-34 |
| 00:47 | Arizona | Michael Fowler tips it in | 29-34 |
| 00:29 | Cal | Rodney Pinkston buries a jumpshot from the right wing | 29-36 |
| 00:00 | Arizona | Michael Fowler connects on the jumper from just outside the lane | 31-36 |