| Lineup | Cal | PG - David Collins (fresh) 17 pts. SG - Randall Delapena (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Daniel Spivey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - William Ragan (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Millard Liggett (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Andrew Laforce (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ernie Robbins (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Terry Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Gerald Reaves (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Joe Kinney (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cal | Daniel Spivey inbounds the ball | 31-33 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:47 | Cal | David Collins connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Millard Liggett | 33-33 |
| 19:21 | Utah | Andrew Laforce hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-33 |
| 19:19 | Utah | Joe Kinney snags the offensive board | 33-33 |
| 19:01 | Utah | Terry Robinson loses the dribble to Randall Delapena | 33-33 |
| 18:46 | Cal | David Collins misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-33 |
| 18:44 | Utah | Joe Kinney grabs the defensive rebound | 33-33 |
| 18:38 | Utah | Gerald Reaves misses the easy layup | 33-33 |
| 18:36 | Utah | Joe Kinney gets the offensive rebound | 33-33 |
| 18:16 | Utah | Terry Robinson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-33 |
| 18:14 | Cal | David Collins gets the rebound | 33-33 |
| 18:06 | Cal | David Collins hits a floater from close range on a great pass from William Ragan | 35-33 |
| 17:49 | Utah | Gerald Reaves's pass is intercepted by William Ragan | 35-33 |
| 17:27 | Cal | Millard Liggett is called for traveling | 35-33 |
| Subs | Cal | James Pendergast (SG), Charles Matthews (C) Randall Delapena, Millard Liggett | |
| Subs | Utah | Thomas Schneider (PG), Dirk Granda (SF), James Nelson (PF), Zhong Xayavong (C) Andrew Laforce, Ernie Robbins, Gerald Reaves, Joe Kinney | |
| 17:07 | Utah | Terry Robinson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-33 |
| 17:05 | Cal | William Ragan snags the defensive board | 35-33 |
| 16:50 | Cal | David Collins misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Terry Robinson - foul #4 on Terry Robinson, team foul #1 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Utah | Andrew Laforce (PG), Patrick Albrecht (SG), Joe Kinney (C) Thomas Schneider, Terry Robinson, Zhong Xayavong | |
| 16:50 | Cal | David Collins makes the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 16:50 | Cal | David Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| 16:29 | Utah | Joe Kinney clanks a shot from the left side | 37-33 |
| 16:28 | Utah | Joe Kinney pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-33 |
| 16:12 | Utah | Andrew Laforce misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-33 |
| 16:10 | Utah | Joe Kinney hits the follow up shot | 37-35 |
| 16:06 | Cal | Dirk Granda takes the ball from David Collins | 37-35 |
| 16:00 | Utah | James Nelson is hacked by Charles Matthews - foul #3 on Charles Matthews, team foul #1 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Cal | Randall Delapena (SG), Millard Liggett (C) James Pendergast, Charles Matthews | |
| Subs | Utah | Ernie Robbins (SG), Zhong Xayavong (C) Patrick Albrecht, Joe Kinney | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - David Collins (fairly fresh) 23 pts. SG - Randall Delapena (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Daniel Spivey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - William Ragan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Millard Liggett (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Andrew Laforce (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ernie Robbins (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dirk Granda (fresh) 4 reb. PF - James Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Zhong Xayavong (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 15:49 | Utah | Dirk Granda misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 37-35 |
| 15:48 | Cal | The rebound goes to Millard Liggett | 37-35 |
| 15:42 | Cal | Randall Delapena's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-35 |
| 15:13 | Utah | Zhong Xayavong comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 37-35 |
| 15:12 | Utah | Andrew Laforce gets the offensive rebound | 37-35 |
| 14:43 | Utah | Andrew Laforce can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 37-35 |
| 14:41 | Cal | Randall Delapena snags the defensive board | 37-35 |
| 14:22 | Cal | Randall Delapena is hacked by Dirk Granda - foul #1 on Dirk Granda, team foul #2 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Cal | Charles Matthews (C) Millard Liggett | |
| Subs | Utah | Thomas Schneider (PG), Gerald Reaves (SF), Joe Kinney (C) Andrew Laforce, Dirk Granda, Zhong Xayavong | |
| 14:13 | Cal | Daniel Spivey buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-35 |
| 13:44 | Utah | Ernie Robbins buries a fadeaway from the right side | 40-37 |
| 13:24 | Cal | David Collins hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 40-37 |
| 13:22 | Utah | Gerald Reaves snags the defensive board | 40-37 |
| 13:02 | Utah | Ernie Robbins clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-37 |
| 13:00 | Cal | William Ragan gets the rebound | 40-37 |
| 12:54 | Cal | David Collins misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-37 |
| 12:52 | Utah | Joe Kinney grabs the board | 40-37 |
| 12:27 | Utah | James Nelson drills a floater from the right wing | 40-39 |
| 12:11 | Cal | David Collins makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-39 |
| 11:46 | Utah | Ernie Robbins can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-39 |
| 11:44 | Cal | Randall Delapena gets the rebound | 43-39 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - David Collins (tiring) 26 pts. SG - Randall Delapena (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Daniel Spivey (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - William Ragan (tiring) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Matthews (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Thomas Schneider (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ernie Robbins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gerald Reaves (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Nelson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Joe Kinney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Cal | Charles Matthews is fouled on the floor by James Nelson - foul #2 on James Nelson, team foul #3 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Cal | James Pendergast (SG), Mack Webber (SF), George Larson (PF), Millard Liggett (C) Randall Delapena, Daniel Spivey, William Ragan, Charles Matthews | |
| Subs | Utah | Andrew Laforce (PG), Patrick Albrecht (SG), Terry Robinson (SF), Zhong Xayavong (PF) Thomas Schneider, Ernie Robbins, Gerald Reaves, James Nelson | |
| 11:18 | Cal | James Pendergast is hacked by Patrick Albrecht - foul #1 on Patrick Albrecht, team foul #4 | 43-39 |
| 11:05 | Cal | David Collins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-39 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Utah | James Nelson (PF) Joe Kinney | |
| 10:38 | Utah | Zhong Xayavong makes the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Terry Robinson and he's hacked by Millard Liggett - foul #1 on Millard Liggett, team foul #2 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Utah | Ernie Robbins (SG), Joe Kinney (C) Patrick Albrecht, James Nelson | |
| 10:38 | Utah | Zhong Xayavong misses the free throw | 43-41 |
| 10:38 | Cal | Millard Liggett snags the defensive board | 43-41 |
| 10:25 | Cal | Millard Liggett misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Joe Kinney - foul #2 on Joe Kinney, team foul #5 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Cal | Daniel Spivey (SF) Mack Webber | |
| Subs | Utah | Gerald Reaves (PF) Zhong Xayavong | |
| 10:25 | Cal | Millard Liggett misses the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 10:25 | Cal | Millard Liggett makes the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 10:09 | Utah | Andrew Laforce comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-41 |
| 10:07 | Cal | Millard Liggett grabs the defensive rebound | 44-41 |
| 09:55 | Cal | David Collins misses short on a shot from the left side | 44-41 |
| 09:53 | Cal | Millard Liggett grabs the offensive board | 44-41 |
| 09:40 | Cal | David Collins hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 44-41 |
| 09:39 | Cal | George Larson tips it but misses | 44-41 |
| 09:37 | Utah | Joe Kinney grabs the board | 44-41 |
| 09:22 | Utah | Terry Robinson clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-41 |
| 09:21 | Cal | George Larson pulls down the rebound | 44-41 |
| 09:15 | Cal | George Larson's floater is tipped away by Joe Kinney | 44-41 |
| 09:13 | Utah | Andrew Laforce grabs the defensive rebound | 44-41 |
| 08:46 | Utah | Terry Robinson is hacked by Daniel Spivey - foul #2 on Daniel Spivey, team foul #3 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Cal | Randall Delapena (SG), William Ragan (PF), Charles Matthews (C) James Pendergast, George Larson, Millard Liggett | |
| Subs | Utah | Patrick Albrecht (SG), James Nelson (PF), Zhong Xayavong (C) Ernie Robbins, Gerald Reaves, Joe Kinney | |
| 08:24 | Utah | William Ragan is called for the reach on Patrick Albrecht - foul #1 on William Ragan, team foul #4 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Utah | Ernie Robbins (SG) Patrick Albrecht | |
| 08:24 | Cal | The refs have stopped play. Charles Matthews is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his shoulder. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 44-41 |
| Subs | Cal | Deshawn Washam (C) Charles Matthews | |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| 08:10 | Utah | Deshawn Washam steals the ball from James Nelson | 44-41 |
| 07:54 | Cal | Terry Robinson steps in front of the Randall Delapena pass | 44-41 |
| 07:51 | Utah | Ernie Robbins hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Terry Robinson | 44-43 |
| 07:38 | Cal | David Collins connects on the floater from the left wing | 46-43 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - David Collins (tiring) 28 pts. SG - Randall Delapena (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Daniel Spivey (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - William Ragan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Deshawn Washam (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Andrew Laforce (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ernie Robbins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Terry Robinson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. PF - James Nelson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Zhong Xayavong (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 07:10 | Utah | Terry Robinson is whistled for traveling | 46-43 |
| Subs | Cal | Jeffrey Warf (PG), James Pendergast (SG), George Larson (PF), Millard Liggett (C) David Collins, Randall Delapena, Daniel Spivey, Deshawn Washam | |
| Subs | Utah | Dirk Granda (SF), Gerald Reaves (PF), Joe Kinney (C) Ernie Robbins, James Nelson, Zhong Xayavong | |
| 07:01 | Cal | George Larson drills a runner from the right block set up by Jeffrey Warf | 48-43 |
| 06:36 | Utah | Terry Robinson's floater is tipped away by George Larson | 48-43 |
| 06:35 | Cal | Millard Liggett gets the rebound | 48-43 |
| 06:26 | Cal | George Larson loses the dribble to Dirk Granda | 48-43 |
| 06:22 | Utah | Andrew Laforce can't finish the layup | 48-43 |
| 06:21 | Utah | Terry Robinson grabs the offensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 06:05 | Utah | Gerald Reaves buries a jump hook in the lane | 48-45 |
| 05:50 | Cal | Millard Liggett hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 48-45 |
| 05:48 | Utah | Terry Robinson gets the rebound | 48-45 |
| 05:21 | Utah | Terry Robinson buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Andrew Laforce | 48-48 |
| 04:58 | Cal | Jeffrey Warf can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 48-48 |
| 04:57 | Cal | James Pendergast snags the offensive board | 48-48 |
| 04:57 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-48 |
| Subs | Cal | David Collins (PG), Randall Delapena (SG), Daniel Spivey (SF) Jeffrey Warf, James Pendergast, George Larson | |
| Subs | Utah | Thomas Schneider (PG), Ernie Robbins (SG), James Nelson (PF), Zhong Xayavong (C) Andrew Laforce, Dirk Granda, Gerald Reaves, Joe Kinney | |
| 04:46 | Cal | David Collins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-48 |
| 04:19 | Utah | Ernie Robbins hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Schneider | 48-51 |
| 03:56 | Cal | Millard Liggett misses the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Nelson - foul #3 on James Nelson, team foul #6 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Utah | Andrew Laforce (PG), Joe Kinney (C) Thomas Schneider, Zhong Xayavong | |
| 03:56 | Cal | Millard Liggett makes the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 03:56 | Cal | Millard Liggett makes the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 03:30 | Utah | Terry Robinson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-51 |
| 03:29 | Cal | David Collins grabs the board | 50-51 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - David Collins (tiring) 28 pts. SG - Randall Delapena (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Daniel Spivey (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - William Ragan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Millard Liggett (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Andrew Laforce (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ernie Robbins (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Terry Robinson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - James Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Joe Kinney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Cal | James Nelson is called for the reach on William Ragan - foul #4 on James Nelson, team foul #7 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Cal | George Larson (PF) Millard Liggett | |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| 03:15 | Cal | William Ragan makes the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 03:15 | Cal | William Ragan makes the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 03:10 | Utah | Andrew Laforce's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-51 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Utah | Gerald Reaves (PF) James Nelson | |
| 02:55 | Cal | Daniel Spivey hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 52-51 |
| 02:54 | Cal | George Larson tips it in | 54-51 |
| 02:40 | Utah | Gerald Reaves clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 54-51 |
| 02:39 | Cal | The rebound goes to Daniel Spivey | 54-51 |
| 02:26 | Cal | George Larson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Andrew Laforce - foul #2 on Andrew Laforce, team foul #8 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Cal | James Pendergast (SG), Deshawn Washam (C) Randall Delapena, William Ragan | |
| Subs | Utah | Thomas Schneider (PG), James Nelson (PF), Zhong Xayavong (C) Andrew Laforce, Gerald Reaves, Joe Kinney | |
| 02:26 | Cal | George Larson makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 02:26 | Cal | George Larson misses the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 02:26 | Utah | Zhong Xayavong gets the rebound | 55-51 |
| 02:18 | Utah | Ernie Robbins connects on the shot in the lane set up by Thomas Schneider | 55-53 |
| 02:18 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-53 |
| Subs | Cal | Randall Delapena (SG), William Ragan (PF), Millard Liggett (C) James Pendergast, George Larson, Deshawn Washam | |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| 02:06 | Cal | Terry Robinson picks off the pass by William Ragan | 55-53 |
| 02:00 | Utah | James Nelson makes the jump hook from close range set up by Thomas Schneider | 55-55 |
| 01:42 | Cal | David Collins misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 55-55 |
| 01:40 | Utah | Ernie Robbins pulls down the rebound | 55-55 |
| 01:16 | Utah | Zhong Xayavong misses short on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by David Collins - foul #2 on David Collins, team foul #5 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Utah | Andrew Laforce (PG), Gerald Reaves (PF) Thomas Schneider, James Nelson | |
| 01:16 | Utah | Zhong Xayavong makes the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 01:16 | Utah | Zhong Xayavong makes the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 01:03 | Cal | Randall Delapena's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-57 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Utah | Joe Kinney (C) Zhong Xayavong | |
| 01:01 | Utah | Andrew Laforce is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #3 on Andrew Laforce, team foul #9 | 55-57 |
| 00:54 | Cal | Daniel Spivey drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-57 |
| 00:35 | Utah | Joe Kinney is fouled on the floor by Millard Liggett - foul #2 on Millard Liggett, team foul #6 | 58-57 |
| 00:09 | Utah | Andrew Laforce is hacked by David Collins - foul #3 on David Collins, team foul #7 | 58-57 |
| 00:09 | Utah | Andrew Laforce makes the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 00:09 | Utah | Andrew Laforce makes the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| 00:09 | Cal | Cal calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-59 |
| 00:04 | Cal | David Collins drills a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Millard Liggett | 60-59 |
| 00:04 | Utah | Utah calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 60-59 |
| 00:00 | Utah | Andrew Laforce can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 60-59 |