| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Carroll Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Billy Pinkard (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Shaul (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Carter (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Eric Sieben (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Daniel Andrews (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rodney Pinkston (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Bowers (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ed Walters (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Dikembe Masudi (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arizona State | Donald Shaul inbounds the ball | 34-32 |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Arizona State | Richard Carter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Ed Walters - foul #2 on Ed Walters, team foul #1 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| Subs | Cal | Cheslav Zuehlsdorff (C) Ed Walters | |
| 19:40 | Arizona State | Richard Carter makes the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 19:40 | Arizona State | Richard Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 19:40 | Arizona State | Richard Carter makes the 3rd free throw | 37-32 |
| 19:27 | Cal | Rodney Pinkston scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-35 |
| 19:09 | Arizona State | Eric Sieben can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 37-35 |
| 19:07 | Cal | Daniel Andrews grabs the defensive rebound | 37-35 |
| 18:53 | Cal | Rodney Pinkston is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 37-35 |
| 18:52 | Arizona State | Richard Carter pulls down the rebound | 37-35 |
| 18:39 | Arizona State | Richard Carter scores on a runner near the basket set up by Donald Shaul | 39-35 |
| 18:23 | Cal | Cheslav Zuehlsdorff misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 39-35 |
| 18:22 | Arizona State | Richard Carter pulls down the rebound | 39-35 |
| 18:03 | Arizona State | Dikembe Masudi swats the shot by Billy Pinkard | 39-35 |
| 18:02 | Cal | Dikembe Masudi gets the rebound | 39-35 |
| 17:40 | Cal | Cheslav Zuehlsdorff clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-35 |
| 17:38 | Arizona State | Richard Carter pulls down the rebound | 39-35 |
| 17:32 | Arizona State | Billy Pinkard connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line and he's hacked by Kevin Bowers - foul #1 on Kevin Bowers, team foul #2 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Mark Robinson (C) Eric Sieben | |
| Subs | Cal | Ed Walters (PF) Kevin Bowers | |
| 17:32 | Arizona State | Billy Pinkard makes the free throw | 42-35 |
| 17:15 | Cal | Cheslav Zuehlsdorff knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Daniel Andrews | 42-37 |
| 16:57 | Arizona State | Mark Robinson can't throw it down | 42-37 |
| 16:56 | Arizona State | Mark Robinson grabs the offensive rebound | 42-37 |
| 16:44 | Arizona State | Richard Carter can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Ed Walters - foul #3 on Ed Walters, team foul #3 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Rodger Phillips (SG), Frank Vidrio (SF) Billy Pinkard, Donald Shaul | |
| Subs | Cal | Thomas Doyle (SG), Kevin Bowers (SF), Robert Walker (C) Daniel Andrews, Cheslav Zuehlsdorff, Ed Walters | |
| 16:44 | Arizona State | Richard Carter makes the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 16:44 | Arizona State | Richard Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 44-37 |
| 16:42 | Cal | Carroll Smith is called for the reach on Rodney Pinkston in the backcourt - foul #3 on Carroll Smith, team foul #1 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Arizona State | James Hilliard (PG) Carroll Smith | |
| Subs | Cal | Cheslav Zuehlsdorff (SF) Kevin Bowers | |
| 16:29 | Cal | Cheslav Zuehlsdorff misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 44-37 |
| 16:27 | Arizona State | Rodger Phillips snags the defensive board | 44-37 |
| 16:08 | Arizona State | Richard Carter misses the runner from the left block | 44-37 |
| 16:06 | Cal | Thomas Doyle grabs the defensive rebound | 44-37 |
| 15:43 | Cal | Dikembe Masudi lays it in | 44-39 |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - James Hilliard (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Rodger Phillips (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Frank Vidrio (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Richard Carter (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. C - Mark Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Rodney Pinkston (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Doyle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Cheslav Zuehlsdorff (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Masudi (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Walker (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:34 | Arizona State | James Hilliard scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 46-39 |
| 15:17 | Cal | Thomas Doyle can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-39 |
| 15:15 | Cal | Dikembe Masudi gets the offensive rebound | 46-39 |
| 14:51 | Cal | Robert Walker is hacked by Mark Robinson - foul #2 on Mark Robinson, team foul #2 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Carroll Smith (PG), Billy Pinkard (SG), Donald Shaul (SF), Eric Sieben (C) James Hilliard, Rodger Phillips, Frank Vidrio, Mark Robinson | |
| Subs | Cal | Daniel Andrews (PG), Kevin Bowers (SF), Ed Walters (PF) Thomas Doyle, Cheslav Zuehlsdorff, Robert Walker | |
| 14:37 | Cal | Daniel Andrews misses the easy layup | 46-39 |
| 14:35 | Arizona State | Eric Sieben pulls down the rebound | 46-39 |
| 14:18 | Arizona State | Carroll Smith makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Billy Pinkard | 49-39 |
| 14:13 | Cal | Rodney Pinkston makes the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Daniel Andrews | 49-41 |
| 13:55 | Arizona State | Richard Carter makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Donald Shaul | 52-41 |
| 13:40 | Cal | Richard Carter picks off the pass by Kevin Bowers | 52-41 |
| 13:23 | Arizona State | Daniel Andrews is called for the reach on Carroll Smith - foul #2 on Daniel Andrews, team foul #4 | 52-41 |
| 13:07 | Arizona State | Carroll Smith hits a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Eric Sieben | 54-41 |
| 12:43 | Cal | Ed Walters hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 54-41 |
| 12:41 | Arizona State | Eric Sieben snags the defensive board | 54-41 |
| 12:24 | Arizona State | Carroll Smith drills a turnaround in the lane | 56-41 |
| 12:12 | Cal | Ed Walters clanks a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Richard Carter - foul #3 on Richard Carter, team foul #3 | 56-41 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Frank Vidrio (SF), Mark Robinson (C) Donald Shaul, Eric Sieben | |
| Subs | Cal | Cheslav Zuehlsdorff (SF), Robert Walker (C) Kevin Bowers, Dikembe Masudi | |
| 12:12 | Cal | Ed Walters makes the 1st free throw | 56-42 |
| 12:12 | Cal | Ed Walters makes the 2nd free throw | 56-43 |
| 11:49 | Arizona State | Billy Pinkard misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 56-43 |
| 11:47 | Cal | Cheslav Zuehlsdorff gets the rebound | 56-43 |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Carroll Smith (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Billy Pinkard (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Frank Vidrio (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Richard Carter (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Mark Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Daniel Andrews (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Rodney Pinkston (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cheslav Zuehlsdorff (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ed Walters (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Walker (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:23 | Cal | Cheslav Zuehlsdorff misses badly on a floater from close range but the foul's on Frank Vidrio - foul #3 on Frank Vidrio, team foul #4 | 56-43 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Rodger Phillips (SG), Michael Fisher (PF) Billy Pinkard, Richard Carter | |
| Subs | Cal | Dikembe Masudi (C) Robert Walker | |
| 11:23 | Cal | Cheslav Zuehlsdorff misses the 1st free throw | 56-43 |
| 11:23 | Cal | Cheslav Zuehlsdorff makes the 2nd free throw | 56-44 |
| 11:09 | Arizona State | Frank Vidrio misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 56-44 |
| 11:07 | Arizona State | Frank Vidrio gets the offensive rebound | 56-44 |
| 11:02 | Arizona State | Michael Fisher can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Ed Walters - foul #4 on Ed Walters, team foul #5 | 56-44 |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| Subs | Cal | Thomas Doyle (SG), Kevin Bowers (SF), Robert Walker (C) Daniel Andrews, Cheslav Zuehlsdorff, Ed Walters | |
| 11:02 | Arizona State | Michael Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 57-44 |
| 11:02 | Arizona State | Michael Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 58-44 |
| 10:45 | Cal | Rodney Pinkston drills a floater from the left side | 58-46 |
| 10:38 | Arizona State | Carroll Smith misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-46 |
| 10:37 | Arizona State | Frank Vidrio tips it home | 60-46 |
| 10:10 | Cal | Thomas Doyle clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-46 |
| 10:08 | Arizona State | Mark Robinson snags the defensive board | 60-46 |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 10:02 | Arizona State | Rodger Phillips is whistled for traveling | 60-46 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Billy Pinkard (SG), Donald Shaul (SF), Richard Carter (PF), Eric Sieben (C) Rodger Phillips, Frank Vidrio, Michael Fisher, Mark Robinson | |
| Subs | Cal | Daniel Andrews (PG) Thomas Doyle | |
| 09:41 | Cal | Daniel Andrews hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Rodney Pinkston and he's fouled by Carroll Smith - foul #4 on Carroll Smith, team foul #5 | 60-48 |
| Subs | Arizona State | James Hilliard (PG) Carroll Smith | |
| Subs | Cal | Cheslav Zuehlsdorff (C) Robert Walker | |
| 09:41 | Cal | Daniel Andrews misses the free throw | 60-48 |
| 09:41 | Arizona State | Eric Sieben pulls down the rebound | 60-48 |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 09:22 | Arizona State | Cheslav Zuehlsdorff steals it from James Hilliard | 60-48 |
| 09:02 | Cal | Dikembe Masudi is whistled for traveling | 60-48 |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| Subs | Cal | Robert Walker (C) Cheslav Zuehlsdorff | |
| 08:53 | Arizona State | James Hilliard scores on a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Eric Sieben and he's hacked by Rodney Pinkston - foul #3 on Rodney Pinkston, team foul #6 | 62-48 |
| 08:53 | Arizona State | James Hilliard makes the free throw | 63-48 |
| 08:36 | Cal | Dikembe Masudi's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-48 |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| Subs | Cal | Cheslav Zuehlsdorff (SF) Kevin Bowers | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:12 | Arizona State | Richard Carter comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-48 |
| 08:10 | Arizona State | Eric Sieben misses the tip | 63-48 |
| 08:08 | Cal | Cheslav Zuehlsdorff grabs the defensive rebound | 63-48 |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 07:57 | Cal | Robert Walker comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-48 |
| 07:56 | Cal | Rodney Pinkston grabs the offensive rebound | 63-48 |
| 07:45 | Cal | Daniel Andrews makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-51 |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - James Hilliard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Billy Pinkard (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donald Shaul (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Carter (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Eric Sieben (fresh) 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Daniel Andrews (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Rodney Pinkston (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Cheslav Zuehlsdorff (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dikembe Masudi (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Walker (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:37 | Arizona State | James Hilliard can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Walker - foul #2 on Robert Walker, team foul #7 | 63-51 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Rodger Phillips (SG), Mark Robinson (C) Billy Pinkard, Eric Sieben | |
| Subs | Cal | Thomas Doyle (SG), Kevin Bowers (SF), Ed Walters (PF) Daniel Andrews, Cheslav Zuehlsdorff, Robert Walker | |
| 07:37 | Arizona State | James Hilliard misses the 1st free throw | 63-51 |
| 07:37 | Arizona State | James Hilliard makes the 2nd free throw | 64-51 |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 07:15 | Cal | Ed Walters makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-54 |
| 07:01 | Arizona State | Richard Carter misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 64-54 |
| 07:00 | Arizona State | Donald Shaul snags the offensive board | 64-54 |
| 06:46 | Arizona State | Donald Shaul is whistled for a carry | 64-54 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Carroll Smith (PG), Frank Vidrio (SF), Michael Fisher (PF) James Hilliard, Donald Shaul, Richard Carter | |
| Subs | Cal | Daniel Andrews (PG), Robert Walker (C) Thomas Doyle, Dikembe Masudi | |
| 06:31 | Cal | Mark Robinson takes the ball from Daniel Andrews | 64-54 |
| 06:18 | Arizona State | Carroll Smith works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Frank Vidrio | 67-54 |
| 05:51 | Cal | Ed Walters is called for a moving pick - foul #5 on Ed Walters, team foul #8 | 67-54 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Billy Pinkard (SG), Richard Carter (PF), Eric Sieben (C) Rodger Phillips, Michael Fisher, Mark Robinson | |
| Subs | Cal | Dikembe Masudi (PF), Cheslav Zuehlsdorff (C) Ed Walters, Robert Walker | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:26 | Arizona State | Billy Pinkard is fouled on the floor by Rodney Pinkston - foul #4 on Rodney Pinkston, team foul #9 | 67-54 |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| Subs | Cal | Robert Walker (C) Kevin Bowers | |
| 05:26 | Arizona State | Billy Pinkard makes the 1st free throw | 68-54 |
| 05:26 | Arizona State | Billy Pinkard makes the 2nd free throw | 69-54 |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:18 | Cal | Robert Walker misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 69-54 |
| 05:16 | Arizona State | Richard Carter grabs the board | 69-54 |
| 04:51 | Arizona State | Richard Carter is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Masudi - foul #2 on Dikembe Masudi, team foul #10 | 69-54 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Donald Shaul (SF) Frank Vidrio | |
| Subs | Cal | Thomas Doyle (SG), Kevin Bowers (SF) Daniel Andrews, Robert Walker | |
| 04:51 | Arizona State | Richard Carter makes the 1st free throw | 70-54 |
| 04:51 | Arizona State | Richard Carter misses the 2nd free throw | 70-54 |
| 04:51 | Cal | Dikembe Masudi grabs the board | 70-54 |
| 04:29 | Cal | Kevin Bowers misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 70-54 |
| 04:28 | Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Bowers | 70-54 |
| 04:14 | Cal | Cheslav Zuehlsdorff's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-54 |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| Subs | Cal | Daniel Andrews (PG), Robert Walker (C) Thomas Doyle, Cheslav Zuehlsdorff | |
| 03:50 | Arizona State | Carroll Smith misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 70-54 |
| 03:48 | Cal | Kevin Bowers gets the rebound | 70-54 |
| 03:39 | Cal | Eric Sieben denies the turnaround by Robert Walker | 70-54 |
| 03:38 | Cal | Dikembe Masudi grabs the offensive board | 70-54 |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Carroll Smith (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Billy Pinkard (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donald Shaul (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Richard Carter (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Eric Sieben (fresh) 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Daniel Andrews (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Rodney Pinkston (tired) 11 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Kevin Bowers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Masudi (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Walker (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:21 | Cal | Robert Walker is open and buries a 3 from the left corner | 70-57 |
| 02:52 | Arizona State | Carroll Smith buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Billy Pinkard | 73-57 |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:35 | Cal | Eric Sieben blocks the short jumper by Robert Walker | 73-57 |
| 02:33 | Cal | Robert Walker grabs the offensive board | 73-57 |
| 02:15 | Cal | Daniel Andrews hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 73-57 |
| 02:14 | Arizona State | Donald Shaul grabs the board | 73-57 |
| 02:08 | Arizona State | Eric Sieben travels with the ball | 73-57 |
| Subs | Arizona State | James Hilliard (PG), Rodger Phillips (SG), Frank Vidrio (SF), Michael Fisher (PF), Mark Robinson (C) Carroll Smith, Billy Pinkard, Donald Shaul, Richard Carter, Eric Sieben | |
| Subs | Cal | William Hollander (PG), Thomas Doyle (SG), Cheslav Zuehlsdorff (SF) Daniel Andrews, Rodney Pinkston, Kevin Bowers | |
| 02:00 | Cal | Cheslav Zuehlsdorff comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 73-57 |
| 01:59 | Arizona State | Frank Vidrio pulls down the rebound | 73-57 |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:38 | Arizona State | Rodger Phillips comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 73-57 |
| 01:37 | Cal | The rebound goes to Robert Walker | 73-57 |
| 01:28 | Cal | James Hilliard picks off the pass by Robert Walker | 73-57 |
| 01:23 | Arizona State | James Hilliard hits the finger roll | 75-57 |
| 01:04 | Cal | William Hollander loses the dribble to Michael Fisher | 75-57 |
| 00:41 | Arizona State | Rodger Phillips buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Frank Vidrio | 78-57 |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Cal | Thomas Doyle can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 78-57 |
| 00:33 | Arizona State | Frank Vidrio gets the rebound | 78-57 |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:09 | Arizona State | James Hilliard buries a shot in the paint on a great pass from Michael Fisher | 80-57 |
| 00:03 | Cal | Cheslav Zuehlsdorff clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 80-57 |
| 00:02 | Cal | Dikembe Masudi grabs the offensive board | 80-57 |
| 00:00 | Cal | The clock runs out | 80-57 |