| Lineup | Cal | PG - Vincente Costa (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alva Vilkoski (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Johnnie Pederson (fresh) PF - Randy Palmer (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Linderman (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Willie Barnes (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Paul Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Burns (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Arizona | William Roberts inbounds the ball | 34-22 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (+4) | |
| 19:34 | Arizona | Paul Johnson knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by William Roberts and he's fouled by Alva Vilkoski - foul #1 on Alva Vilkoski, team foul #1 | 34-24 |
| 19:34 | Arizona | Paul Johnson makes the free throw | 34-25 |
| 19:17 | Cal | Vincente Costa misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 34-25 |
| 19:16 | Cal | Michael Linderman hits the follow up shot | 36-25 |
| 18:58 | Arizona | William Roberts makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by David Parker | 36-28 |
| 18:42 | Cal | Vincente Costa connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-28 |
| 18:21 | Arizona | Paul Johnson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 39-28 |
| 18:19 | Cal | Alva Vilkoski grabs the board | 39-28 |
| 18:14 | Cal | Vincente Costa evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-28 |
| 18:13 | Arizona | William Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 39-28 |
| 17:53 | Arizona | Vincente Costa steps in front of the Donald Burns pass | 39-28 |
| 17:50 | Cal | Randy Palmer lays it up and in on a great pass from Vincente Costa | 41-28 |
| 17:45 | Arizona | Willie Barnes hits a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Paul Johnson | 41-30 |
| 17:29 | Cal | Randy Palmer lays it in on a great pass from Alva Vilkoski | 43-30 |
| 17:10 | Arizona | Willie Barnes can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 43-30 |
| 17:08 | Cal | Randy Palmer snags the defensive board | 43-30 |
| 16:41 | Cal | Michael Linderman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-30 |
| Subs | Cal | Nwake Abdalla (SG), Kevin Hockaday (SF), James Gardiner (C) Alva Vilkoski, Johnnie Pederson, Michael Linderman | |
| Subs | Arizona | Charles Collins (PG), Jon Jones (SG), Manuel Esteves (SF), Jean Brewster (PF), Keith Zwick (C) Willie Barnes, Paul Johnson, William Roberts, David Parker, Donald Burns | |
| 16:24 | Arizona | Jon Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-30 |
| 16:23 | Arizona | The offensive rebound goes to Keith Zwick | 43-30 |
| 16:04 | Arizona | Charles Collins comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 43-30 |
| 16:02 | Cal | Kevin Hockaday gets the rebound | 43-30 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Vincente Costa (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Nwake Abdalla (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Kevin Hockaday (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Randy Palmer (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - James Gardiner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Charles Collins (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jon Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Manuel Esteves (fresh) PF - Jean Brewster (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Keith Zwick (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Cal | Nwake Abdalla misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-30 |
| 15:41 | Cal | James Gardiner grabs the offensive board | 43-30 |
| 15:24 | Cal | Nwake Abdalla misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-30 |
| 15:23 | Arizona | Keith Zwick gets the rebound | 43-30 |
| 15:05 | Arizona | Jean Brewster blows the dunk | 43-30 |
| 15:04 | Cal | James Gardiner snags the defensive board | 43-30 |
| 14:48 | Cal | Vincente Costa is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Vincente Costa, team foul #2 | 43-30 |
| Subs | Cal | Alva Vilkoski (SG), Johnnie Pederson (SF), Michael Linderman (C) Nwake Abdalla, Kevin Hockaday, James Gardiner | |
| Subs | Arizona | Willie Barnes (PG), Paul Johnson (SG), William Roberts (SF) Charles Collins, Jon Jones, Manuel Esteves | |
| 14:28 | Arizona | Willie Barnes buries a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from William Roberts | 43-32 |
| 14:09 | Cal | Vincente Costa hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-32 |
| 14:07 | Arizona | The rebound goes to William Roberts | 43-32 |
| 13:52 | Arizona | Paul Johnson drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Jean Brewster | 43-35 |
| 13:33 | Cal | Alva Vilkoski clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 43-35 |
| 13:31 | Arizona | Willie Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 43-35 |
| 13:06 | Arizona | Willie Barnes can't finish the layup | 43-35 |
| 13:04 | Arizona | Keith Zwick misses the tip | 43-35 |
| 13:02 | Cal | Michael Linderman grabs the board | 43-35 |
| 12:58 | Cal | Keith Zwick steals the ball from Johnnie Pederson | 43-35 |
| 12:34 | Arizona | Paul Johnson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Randy Palmer - foul #2 on Randy Palmer, team foul #3 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Cal | Nwake Abdalla (SG), August Bissonnette (PF), James Gardiner (C) Alva Vilkoski, Randy Palmer, Michael Linderman | |
| Subs | Arizona | Charles Collins (PG), David Parker (PF), Donald Burns (C) Willie Barnes, Jean Brewster, Keith Zwick | |
| 12:34 | Arizona | Paul Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 43-35 |
| 12:34 | Arizona | Paul Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 12:09 | Cal | Nwake Abdalla is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-36 |
| 12:08 | Cal | Johnnie Pederson snags the offensive board | 43-36 |
| 11:45 | Cal | Nwake Abdalla is whistled for traveling | 43-36 |
| Subs | Cal | Arnold Guinan (PG) Vincente Costa | |
| Subs | Arizona | Jon Jones (SG), Manuel Esteves (SF) Paul Johnson, William Roberts | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Arnold Guinan (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Nwake Abdalla (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Johnnie Pederson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - August Bissonnette (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Gardiner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Charles Collins (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jon Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Manuel Esteves (fresh) PF - David Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Burns (fresh) | |
| 11:29 | Arizona | David Parker double dribbles | 43-36 |
| Subs | Cal | Alva Vilkoski (SG), Kevin Hockaday (SF), Michael Linderman (C) Nwake Abdalla, Johnnie Pederson, James Gardiner | |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| 11:08 | Cal | Kevin Hockaday is hacked by Manuel Esteves - foul #2 on Manuel Esteves, team foul #1 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Cal | Randy Palmer (PF) August Bissonnette | |
| Subs | Arizona | Willie Barnes (PG) Charles Collins | |
| 10:44 | Cal | Randy Palmer is hacked by Donald Burns - foul #2 on Donald Burns, team foul #2 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Cal | Vincente Costa (PG) Arnold Guinan | |
| Subs | Arizona | Paul Johnson (SG), William Roberts (SF), Arnold Brown (C) Jon Jones, Manuel Esteves, Donald Burns | |
| 10:23 | Cal | Vincente Costa works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-36 |
| 10:02 | Arizona | William Roberts drills a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Willie Barnes | 46-38 |
| 09:39 | Cal | Randy Palmer hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 46-38 |
| 09:37 | Cal | Alva Vilkoski snags the offensive board | 46-38 |
| 09:11 | Cal | Kevin Hockaday is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Vincente Costa | 48-38 |
| 08:52 | Arizona | Willie Barnes is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Willie Barnes, team foul #3 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Cal | Nwake Abdalla (SG), Johnnie Pederson (SF), August Bissonnette (PF), James Gardiner (C) Alva Vilkoski, Kevin Hockaday, Randy Palmer, Michael Linderman | |
| Subs | Arizona | Charles Collins (PG), Jon Jones (SG), Manuel Esteves (SF), Jean Brewster (PF), Donald Burns (C) Willie Barnes, Paul Johnson, William Roberts, David Parker, Arnold Brown | |
| 08:31 | Cal | August Bissonnette throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-38 |
| 08:16 | Arizona | Manuel Esteves clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-38 |
| 08:14 | Cal | Nwake Abdalla snags the defensive board | 48-38 |
| 07:59 | Cal | Jon Jones picks off the pass by Nwake Abdalla | 48-38 |
| 07:43 | Arizona | Manuel Esteves buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Collins | 48-41 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Vincente Costa (tiring) 16 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Nwake Abdalla (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Johnnie Pederson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - August Bissonnette (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Gardiner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Charles Collins (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jon Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Manuel Esteves (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jean Brewster (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Burns (fresh) | |
| 07:25 | Cal | Vincente Costa works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Nwake Abdalla | 51-41 |
| 07:16 | Arizona | Jean Brewster is denied on a dunk by James Gardiner | 51-41 |
| 07:15 | Arizona | Jean Brewster grabs the offensive rebound | 51-41 |
| 07:05 | Arizona | Johnnie Pederson steals the ball from Donald Burns | 51-41 |
| 06:37 | Cal | Vincente Costa clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-41 |
| 06:36 | Arizona | The rebound goes to Jean Brewster | 51-41 |
| 06:30 | Arizona | Jean Brewster knocks in the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Manuel Esteves | 51-43 |
| 06:03 | Cal | Vincente Costa evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-43 |
| 06:02 | Cal | Johnnie Pederson tips it home | 53-43 |
| 05:57 | Arizona | Arizona calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-43 |
| Subs | Cal | Alva Vilkoski (SG), Randy Palmer (PF), Michael Linderman (C) Nwake Abdalla, August Bissonnette, James Gardiner | |
| Subs | Arizona | Willie Barnes (PG), Paul Johnson (SG), William Roberts (SF), David Parker (PF) Charles Collins, Jon Jones, Manuel Esteves, Donald Burns | |
| 05:43 | Arizona | Willie Barnes knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Jean Brewster | 53-45 |
| 05:24 | Cal | Vincente Costa can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-45 |
| 05:22 | Arizona | The rebound goes to William Roberts | 53-45 |
| 05:18 | Arizona | Paul Johnson comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 53-45 |
| 05:16 | Cal | Michael Linderman grabs the board | 53-45 |
| 05:11 | Cal | Randy Palmer hits the finger roll | 55-45 |
| 04:51 | Arizona | Jean Brewster buries a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Willie Barnes | 55-47 |
| 04:28 | Cal | Randy Palmer hits the finger roll on a great pass from Vincente Costa | 57-47 |
| 04:12 | Arizona | Willie Barnes can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 57-47 |
| 04:11 | Cal | Randy Palmer grabs the board | 57-47 |
| 03:53 | Cal | Vincente Costa misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-47 |
| 03:52 | Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Linderman | 57-47 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:31 | Cal | Randy Palmer misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by David Parker - foul #2 on David Parker, team foul #4 | 57-47 |
| Subs | Cal | Arnold Guinan (PG) Vincente Costa | |
| Subs | Arizona | Charles Collins (PG), Arnold Brown (PF), Donald Burns (C) Willie Barnes, David Parker, Jean Brewster | |
| 03:31 | Cal | Randy Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 58-47 |
| 03:31 | Cal | Randy Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 59-47 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Arnold Guinan (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Alva Vilkoski (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnnie Pederson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Randy Palmer (fresh) 18 pts. 7 reb. C - Michael Linderman (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Charles Collins (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Paul Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Roberts (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Arnold Brown (fresh) C - Donald Burns (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:20 | Arizona | Arnold Brown comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 59-47 |
| 03:19 | Arizona | William Roberts tips it in | 59-49 |
| 02:53 | Cal | Arnold Guinan comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-49 |
| 02:51 | Arizona | Donald Burns pulls down the rebound | 59-49 |
| 02:51 | Arizona | Arizona calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-49 |
| Subs | Cal | Vincente Costa (PG) Arnold Guinan | |
| Subs | Arizona | Willie Barnes (PG), David Parker (PF) Charles Collins, Arnold Brown | |
| 02:37 | Arizona | William Roberts is hacked by Johnnie Pederson - foul #1 on Johnnie Pederson, team foul #4 | 59-49 |
| 02:28 | Arizona | David Parker is hacked by Michael Linderman - foul #1 on Michael Linderman, team foul #5 | 59-49 |
| 02:12 | Arizona | Willie Barnes can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-49 |
| 02:11 | Cal | Johnnie Pederson pulls down the rebound | 59-49 |
| 01:50 | Cal | Vincente Costa misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-49 |
| 01:48 | Cal | Johnnie Pederson tips it but misses | 59-49 |
| 01:47 | Arizona | Donald Burns gets the rebound | 59-49 |
| 01:31 | Arizona | William Roberts makes the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Paul Johnson and he's hacked by Alva Vilkoski - foul #2 on Alva Vilkoski, team foul #6 | 59-51 |
| 01:31 | Arizona | William Roberts makes the free throw | 59-52 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| 01:29 | Cal | Paul Johnson is called for the reach on Randy Palmer in the backcourt - foul #1 on Paul Johnson, team foul #5 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Cal | Nwake Abdalla (SG) Alva Vilkoski | |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| 01:26 | Cal | Donald Burns is called for the reach on Nwake Abdalla - foul #3 on Donald Burns, team foul #6 | 59-52 |
| 01:24 | Cal | Nwake Abdalla is hacked by Paul Johnson - foul #2 on Paul Johnson, team foul #7 | 59-52 |
| 01:24 | Cal | Nwake Abdalla makes the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 01:24 | Cal | Nwake Abdalla makes the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| 01:11 | Arizona | Paul Johnson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-52 |
| 01:10 | Cal | Johnnie Pederson grabs the board | 61-52 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 01:08 | Cal | Willie Barnes is called for the reach on Johnnie Pederson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Willie Barnes, team foul #8 | 61-52 |
| 01:08 | Cal | Johnnie Pederson misses the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 01:08 | Arizona | David Parker gets the rebound | 61-52 |
| 00:51 | Arizona | Willie Barnes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-52 |
| 00:50 | Cal | Randy Palmer snags the defensive board | 61-52 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:48 | Cal | Randy Palmer is hacked by Willie Barnes in the backcourt - foul #3 on Willie Barnes, team foul #9 | 61-52 |
| 00:48 | Cal | Randy Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 62-52 |
| 00:48 | Cal | Randy Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 63-52 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:42 | Arizona | David Parker banks in the layup set up by Willie Barnes | 63-54 |
| 00:41 | Cal | Willie Barnes is called for the reach on Johnnie Pederson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Willie Barnes, team foul #10 | 63-54 |
| 00:41 | Cal | Johnnie Pederson makes the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 00:41 | Cal | Johnnie Pederson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-54 |
| 00:34 | Arizona | William Roberts misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 65-54 |
| 00:33 | Cal | Johnnie Pederson pulls down the rebound | 65-54 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:31 | Cal | William Roberts is called for the reach on Johnnie Pederson in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Roberts, team foul #11 | 65-54 |
| Subs | Cal | Alva Vilkoski (SG) Nwake Abdalla | |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| 00:31 | Cal | Johnnie Pederson makes the 1st free throw | 66-54 |
| 00:31 | Cal | Johnnie Pederson makes the 2nd free throw | 67-54 |
| 00:25 | Arizona | David Parker misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 67-54 |
| 00:24 | Cal | Randy Palmer gets the rebound | 67-54 |
| 00:00 | Cal | Vincente Costa runs out the clock | 67-54 |