| Lineup | Cal | PG - Maurice Howard (fresh) SG - William Mayo (fresh) SF - Raymond Danoski (fresh) PF - Kenneth Redmond (fresh) C - Leslie White (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Timothy Hartle (fresh) SG - Shawn Horne (fresh) SF - Otis Allen (fresh) PF - Edwin Mahoney (fresh) C - Bryan Wren (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Santa Clara | Bryan Wren wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:40 | Santa Clara | Raymond Danoski takes the ball from Timothy Hartle | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Cal | Kenneth Redmond connects on the open 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Maurice Howard | 3-0 |
| 18:47 | Santa Clara | Otis Allen misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 18:46 | Cal | Kenneth Redmond grabs the board | 3-0 |
| 18:41 | Cal | William Mayo comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 18:40 | Cal | Leslie White hits the follow up shot | 5-0 |
| 18:36 | Santa Clara | Maurice Howard picks off the pass by Timothy Hartle in the backcourt | 5-0 |
| 18:22 | Cal | Raymond Danoski makes the fadeaway in the lane set up by Maurice Howard | 7-0 |
| 18:17 | Santa Clara | Shawn Horne double dribbles | 7-0 |
| 17:59 | Cal | Leslie White clanks a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Shawn Horne - foul #1 on Shawn Horne, team foul #1 | 7-0 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kevin Harmon (PG), Rex Elliot (SF), Samuel John (PF), Edward Warnke (C) Timothy Hartle, Otis Allen, Edwin Mahoney, Bryan Wren | |
| 17:59 | Cal | Leslie White makes the 1st free throw | 8-0 |
| 17:59 | Cal | Leslie White makes the 2nd free throw | 9-0 |
| 17:44 | Santa Clara | Samuel John misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 9-0 |
| 17:43 | Cal | William Mayo snags the defensive board | 9-0 |
| 17:26 | Cal | Samuel John blocks the short jumper by William Mayo | 9-0 |
| 17:25 | Santa Clara | Edward Warnke gets the rebound | 9-0 |
| 17:14 | Santa Clara | Shawn Horne hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 9-0 |
| 17:12 | Cal | Kenneth Redmond grabs the defensive rebound | 9-0 |
| 17:08 | Cal | Maurice Howard can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 9-0 |
| 17:07 | Santa Clara | Rex Elliot grabs the defensive rebound | 9-0 |
| 16:47 | Santa Clara | Shawn Horne makes the jumper near the basket | 9-2 |
| 16:44 | Cal | Maurice Howard is hacked by Kevin Harmon in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kevin Harmon, team foul #2 | 9-2 |
| Subs | Cal | Matthew Leff (PG), Gary Gable (SG), Van Douglass (SF), William Bowman (PF), George Clark (C) Maurice Howard, William Mayo, Raymond Danoski, Kenneth Redmond, Leslie White | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Timothy Hartle (PG), Donald Newton (SG), Otis Allen (SF), Edwin Mahoney (PF), Bryan Wren (C) Kevin Harmon, Shawn Horne, Rex Elliot, Samuel John, Edward Warnke | |
| 16:31 | Cal | William Bowman can't finish the layup but the foul's on Donald Newton - foul #1 on Donald Newton, team foul #3 | 9-2 |
| 16:31 | Cal | William Bowman makes the 1st free throw | 10-2 |
| 16:31 | Cal | William Bowman misses the 2nd free throw | 10-2 |
| 16:31 | Santa Clara | Edwin Mahoney snags the defensive board | 10-2 |
| 16:12 | Santa Clara | Donald Newton misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 10-2 |
| 16:10 | Santa Clara | Edwin Mahoney gets the offensive rebound | 10-2 |
| 15:56 | Santa Clara | Otis Allen hits a shot from the right side on a great pass from Donald Newton | 10-4 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Matthew Leff (fresh) SG - Gary Gable (fresh) SF - Van Douglass (fresh) PF - William Bowman (fresh) 1 pts. C - George Clark (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Timothy Hartle (fresh) SG - Donald Newton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Otis Allen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edwin Mahoney (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Bryan Wren (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Cal | William Bowman misses long on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Edwin Mahoney - foul #1 on Edwin Mahoney, team foul #4 | 10-4 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Richard Doolittle (PG), Shawn Horne (SG) Timothy Hartle, Otis Allen | |
| 15:44 | Cal | William Bowman misses the 1st free throw | 10-4 |
| 15:44 | Cal | William Bowman makes the 2nd free throw | 11-4 |
| 15:27 | Santa Clara | Bryan Wren misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 11-4 |
| 15:25 | Santa Clara | Donald Newton gets the offensive rebound | 11-4 |
| 15:12 | Santa Clara | Shawn Horne blows the layup but he's hacked by Matthew Leff - foul #1 on Matthew Leff, team foul #1 | 11-4 |
| Subs | Cal | William Mayo (SG), Kenneth Redmond (PF), Leslie White (C) Gary Gable, William Bowman, George Clark | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kevin Harmon (PG), Rex Elliot (SF), Samuel John (C) Richard Doolittle, Donald Newton, Bryan Wren | |
| 15:12 | Santa Clara | Shawn Horne makes the 1st free throw | 11-5 |
| 15:12 | Santa Clara | Shawn Horne makes the 2nd free throw | 11-6 |
| 15:10 | Cal | Leslie White double dribbles in the backcourt | 11-6 |
| Subs | Cal | Kyle Frey (SG) Matthew Leff | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 14:56 | Santa Clara | Samuel John is whistled for a carry | 11-6 |
| Subs | Cal | Raymond Danoski (SF) Van Douglass | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 14:54 | Cal | Kevin Harmon is called for the reach on William Mayo in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kevin Harmon, team foul #5 | 11-6 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Richard Doolittle (PG) Kevin Harmon | |
| 14:35 | Cal | Kyle Frey is hacked by Samuel John - foul #1 on Samuel John, team foul #6 | 11-6 |
| Subs | Cal | Maurice Howard (PG) Kyle Frey | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Timothy Hartle (PG), Otis Allen (SF), Bryan Wren (C) Richard Doolittle, Rex Elliot, Edwin Mahoney | |
| 14:17 | Cal | Raymond Danoski hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Leslie White | 13-6 |
| 13:56 | Santa Clara | Samuel John knocks in the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Otis Allen | 13-8 |
| 13:41 | Cal | Raymond Danoski's floater is tipped away by Bryan Wren | 13-8 |
| 13:40 | Cal | Kenneth Redmond hits the follow up shot | 15-8 |
| 13:33 | Santa Clara | Leslie White blocks the jumper by Shawn Horne | 15-8 |
| 13:31 | Cal | William Mayo gets the rebound | 15-8 |
| 13:07 | Cal | William Mayo hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the left side | 15-8 |
| 13:05 | Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Raymond Danoski | 15-8 |
| 12:54 | Cal | Maurice Howard misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 15-8 |
| 12:52 | Cal | Leslie White hits the follow up shot | 17-8 |
| 12:37 | Santa Clara | Samuel John hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Raymond Danoski - foul #1 on Raymond Danoski, team foul #2 | 17-8 |
| Subs | Cal | Matthew Leff (PG), Gary Gable (SG), Van Douglass (SF), William Bowman (PF), George Clark (C) Maurice Howard, William Mayo, Raymond Danoski, Kenneth Redmond, Leslie White | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Richard Doolittle (PG), Rex Elliot (SG), Donald Newton (SF), Edward Warnke (C) Timothy Hartle, Shawn Horne, Otis Allen, Bryan Wren | |
| 12:37 | Santa Clara | Samuel John misses the 1st free throw | 17-8 |
| 12:37 | Santa Clara | Samuel John makes the 2nd free throw | 17-9 |
| 12:16 | Cal | William Bowman is alone and throws it down on a nice dish by Van Douglass | 19-9 |
| 11:58 | Santa Clara | Richard Doolittle buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Edward Warnke | 19-12 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Matthew Leff (fresh) SG - Gary Gable (fresh) SF - Van Douglass (fresh) PF - William Bowman (fresh) 4 pts. C - George Clark (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Richard Doolittle (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Rex Elliot (fresh) SF - Donald Newton (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Samuel John (tiring) 3 pts. C - Edward Warnke (fresh) | |
| 11:40 | Cal | Donald Newton steps in front of the Matthew Leff pass | 19-12 |
| 11:37 | Santa Clara | Donald Newton banks in the layup | 19-14 |
| 11:34 | Cal | Richard Doolittle is called for the reach on Matthew Leff in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Doolittle, team foul #7 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Edwin Mahoney (PF), Bryan Wren (C) Samuel John, Edward Warnke | |
| 11:34 | Cal | Matthew Leff misses the 1st free throw | 19-14 |
| 11:34 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Bryan Wren | 19-14 |
| 11:18 | Santa Clara | Donald Newton hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 19-17 |
| 10:59 | Cal | Matthew Leff misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 19-17 |
| 10:57 | Santa Clara | Rex Elliot grabs the defensive rebound | 19-17 |
| 10:47 | Santa Clara | Rex Elliot comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 19-17 |
| 10:45 | Cal | George Clark gets the rebound | 19-17 |
| 10:30 | Cal | Matthew Leff misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 19-17 |
| 10:29 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Bryan Wren | 19-17 |
| 10:12 | Santa Clara | Edwin Mahoney steps out of bounds on the sideline | 19-17 |
| Subs | Cal | Maurice Howard (PG), William Mayo (SG), Raymond Danoski (SF), Kenneth Redmond (PF), Leslie White (C) Matthew Leff, Gary Gable, Van Douglass, William Bowman, George Clark | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Timothy Hartle (PG), Shawn Horne (SG), Otis Allen (SF), Edward Warnke (C) Richard Doolittle, Rex Elliot, Donald Newton, Bryan Wren | |
| 10:05 | Cal | Leslie White makes the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Maurice Howard | 21-17 |
| 09:57 | Santa Clara | Edwin Mahoney misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 21-17 |
| 09:56 | Cal | William Mayo gets the rebound | 21-17 |
| 09:54 | Cal | William Mayo is fouled in the backcourt by Shawn Horne - foul #2 on Shawn Horne, team foul #8 | 21-17 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Rex Elliot (SG) Shawn Horne | |
| 09:54 | Cal | William Mayo makes the 1st free throw | 22-17 |
| 09:54 | Cal | William Mayo misses the 2nd free throw | 22-17 |
| 09:54 | Santa Clara | Edwin Mahoney gets the rebound | 22-17 |
| 09:42 | Santa Clara | Timothy Hartle misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 22-17 |
| 09:41 | Santa Clara | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Hartle | 22-17 |
| 09:16 | Santa Clara | Otis Allen misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 22-17 |
| 09:14 | Santa Clara | Rex Elliot hits the follow up shot | 22-19 |
| 08:51 | Cal | Rex Elliot is called for the reach on Leslie White - foul #1 on Rex Elliot, team foul #9 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Cal | Kyle Frey (SG), Van Douglass (SF), William Bowman (PF) William Mayo, Raymond Danoski, Kenneth Redmond | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Samuel John (C) Edward Warnke | |
| 08:51 | Cal | Leslie White makes the 1st free throw | 23-19 |
| 08:51 | Cal | Leslie White makes the 2nd free throw | 24-19 |
| 08:35 | Santa Clara | Otis Allen misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Van Douglass - foul #1 on Van Douglass, team foul #3 | 24-19 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Donald Newton (SG) Rex Elliot | |
| 08:35 | Santa Clara | Otis Allen makes the 1st free throw | 24-20 |
| 08:35 | Santa Clara | Otis Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 24-21 |
| 08:33 | Cal | Kyle Frey is called for traveling in the backcourt | 24-21 |
| Subs | Cal | Matthew Leff (PG) Maurice Howard | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 08:19 | Santa Clara | Edwin Mahoney comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 24-21 |
| 08:18 | Cal | Kyle Frey grabs the defensive rebound | 24-21 |
| 08:00 | Cal | The jump hook by Leslie White is blocked by Edwin Mahoney | 24-21 |
| 07:59 | Santa Clara | Otis Allen grabs the board | 24-21 |
| 07:52 | Santa Clara | Timothy Hartle buries a jumpshot from the free throw line | 24-23 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Matthew Leff (fresh) SG - Kyle Frey (fresh) SF - Van Douglass (fresh) PF - William Bowman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Leslie White (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Timothy Hartle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Donald Newton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Otis Allen (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Edwin Mahoney (tired) 3 reb. C - Samuel John (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| 07:32 | Cal | Van Douglass misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-23 |
| 07:30 | Cal | William Bowman pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-23 |
| 07:12 | Cal | William Bowman hits a wide open runner from close range | 26-23 |
| 06:51 | Santa Clara | Donald Newton misses the easy layup | 26-23 |
| 06:49 | Santa Clara | Edwin Mahoney pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-23 |
| 06:28 | Santa Clara | Donald Newton is hacked by Kyle Frey - foul #1 on Kyle Frey, team foul #4 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Cal | Maurice Howard (PG), Gary Gable (SG), William Mayo (SF), Kenneth Redmond (PF), George Clark (C) Matthew Leff, Kyle Frey, Van Douglass, William Bowman, Leslie White | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Richard Doolittle (PG), Rex Elliot (SG), Edward Warnke (PF), Bryan Wren (C) Timothy Hartle, Donald Newton, Edwin Mahoney, Samuel John | |
| 06:07 | Santa Clara | Richard Doolittle is hacked by George Clark - foul #1 on George Clark, team foul #5 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Cal | Raymond Danoski (SF) Gary Gable | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 05:55 | Santa Clara | Rex Elliot hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-23 |
| 05:53 | Cal | Raymond Danoski grabs the board | 26-23 |
| 05:30 | Cal | Rex Elliot is called for the reach on Maurice Howard - foul #2 on Rex Elliot, team foul #10 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Donald Newton (SG) Rex Elliot | |
| 05:30 | Cal | Maurice Howard makes the 1st free throw | 27-23 |
| 05:30 | Cal | Maurice Howard misses the 2nd free throw | 27-23 |
| 05:30 | Santa Clara | Donald Newton snags the defensive board | 27-23 |
| 05:04 | Santa Clara | Maurice Howard steals the ball from Edward Warnke | 27-23 |
| 05:01 | Cal | Kenneth Redmond hits the finger roll set up by Maurice Howard | 29-23 |
| 04:55 | Santa Clara | Richard Doolittle is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Doolittle, team foul #11 | 29-23 |
| Subs | Cal | Gary Gable (SG), Leslie White (C) Maurice Howard, George Clark | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Timothy Hartle (PG), Samuel John (PF) Richard Doolittle, Edward Warnke | |
| 04:40 | Cal | Timothy Hartle steals it from Raymond Danoski | 29-23 |
| 04:36 | Santa Clara | Otis Allen banks in the layup set up by Timothy Hartle | 29-25 |
| 04:23 | Cal | Leslie White is hacked by Samuel John - foul #2 on Samuel John, team foul #12 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Cal | Maurice Howard (PG), William Bowman (PF) William Mayo, Kenneth Redmond | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Edwin Mahoney (PF) Samuel John | |
| 04:23 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 29-25 |
| 04:23 | Cal | Leslie White misses the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 04:23 | Cal | Leslie White makes the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 04:12 | Santa Clara | Otis Allen misses badly on a floater from the left side | 30-25 |
| 04:11 | Cal | William Bowman grabs the defensive rebound | 30-25 |
| 04:09 | Cal | Gary Gable loses the dribble to Donald Newton in the backcourt | 30-25 |
| 03:55 | Santa Clara | The jump hook by Otis Allen is blocked by William Bowman | 30-25 |
| 03:53 | Cal | The rebound goes to William Bowman | 30-25 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Maurice Howard (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Gable (fresh) SF - Raymond Danoski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Bowman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Leslie White (tiring) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Timothy Hartle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Newton (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Otis Allen (tired) 6 pts. PF - Edwin Mahoney (tired) 4 reb. C - Bryan Wren (tired) 2 reb. | |
| 03:35 | Cal | Leslie White drills a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Gary Gable | 32-25 |
| 03:21 | Santa Clara | Timothy Hartle hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 32-25 |
| 03:19 | Cal | Raymond Danoski snags the defensive board | 32-25 |
| 03:03 | Cal | Raymond Danoski misses long on an open shot from the right block but the foul's on Otis Allen - foul #1 on Otis Allen, team foul #13 | 32-25 |
| Subs | Cal | William Mayo (PG), George Clark (C) Maurice Howard, Leslie White | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kevin Harmon (PG), Shawn Horne (SG), Rex Elliot (SF), Samuel John (PF), Edward Warnke (C) Timothy Hartle, Donald Newton, Otis Allen, Edwin Mahoney, Bryan Wren | |
| 03:03 | Cal | Raymond Danoski makes the 1st free throw | 33-25 |
| 03:03 | Cal | Raymond Danoski makes the 2nd free throw | 34-25 |
| 02:49 | Santa Clara | Edward Warnke is called for traveling | 34-25 |
| Subs | Cal | Matthew Leff (PG), Van Douglass (SF), Kenneth Redmond (PF) Gary Gable, Raymond Danoski, William Bowman | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 02:32 | Cal | William Mayo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Samuel John - foul #3 on Samuel John, team foul #14 | 34-25 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Edwin Mahoney (PF) Samuel John | |
| 02:32 | Cal | William Mayo misses the 1st free throw | 34-25 |
| 02:32 | Cal | William Mayo misses the 2nd free throw | 34-25 |
| 02:32 | Santa Clara | Rex Elliot grabs the defensive rebound | 34-25 |
| 02:19 | Santa Clara | Rex Elliot is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Rex Elliot, team foul #15 | 34-25 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Donald Newton (SF) Rex Elliot | |
| 02:17 | Cal | Matthew Leff is hacked by Edwin Mahoney in the backcourt - foul #2 on Edwin Mahoney, team foul #16 | 34-25 |
| 02:17 | Cal | Matthew Leff misses the 1st free throw | 34-25 |
| 02:17 | Cal | Matthew Leff misses the 2nd free throw | 34-25 |
| 02:17 | Santa Clara | Edwin Mahoney gets the rebound | 34-25 |
| 02:02 | Santa Clara | Donald Newton can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-25 |
| 02:01 | Santa Clara | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Warnke | 34-25 |
| 01:43 | Santa Clara | Edward Warnke misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 34-25 |
| 01:42 | Cal | Kenneth Redmond snags the defensive board | 34-25 |
| 01:37 | Cal | Matthew Leff is hacked by Kevin Harmon - foul #3 on Kevin Harmon, team foul #17 | 34-25 |
| Subs | Cal | William Bowman (PF), Leslie White (C) Kenneth Redmond, George Clark | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Richard Doolittle (PG), Bryan Wren (C) Kevin Harmon, Edward Warnke | |
| 01:37 | Cal | Matthew Leff makes the 1st free throw | 35-25 |
| 01:37 | Cal | Matthew Leff misses the 2nd free throw | 35-25 |
| 01:37 | Santa Clara | Shawn Horne grabs the defensive rebound | 35-25 |
| 01:24 | Santa Clara | Shawn Horne knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Richard Doolittle | 35-27 |
| 01:01 | Cal | Leslie White drills a jump hook from close range set up by Matthew Leff | 37-27 |
| 00:47 | Santa Clara | Donald Newton is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Donald Newton, team foul #18 | 37-27 |
| Subs | Cal | Maurice Howard (PG), Gary Gable (SG), Raymond Danoski (SF) Matthew Leff, William Mayo, Van Douglass | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Otis Allen (SF), Edward Warnke (PF) Donald Newton, Edwin Mahoney | |
| 00:26 | Cal | Maurice Howard drills a shot from the right wing set up by Raymond Danoski | 39-27 |
| 00:00 | Santa Clara | Bryan Wren connects on the floater from the left wing | 39-29 |