| Lineup | Cal | PG - James Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Weldon Dunkel (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Oleg Synakowski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marlin Ryan (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Thomas Ehrhardt (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Phillip Kromer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gerald Palmer (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Wyant (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Marcucci (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - George Thompson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cal | Oleg Synakowski inbounds the ball | 18-16 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:33 | Cal | Thomas Ehrhardt misses the jumper in the lane | 18-16 |
| 19:32 | Vanderbilt | Gerald Palmer pulls down the rebound | 18-16 |
| 19:08 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Wyant is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 18-18 |
| 18:46 | Cal | Marlin Ryan hits a fadeaway in the lane | 20-18 |
| 18:18 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Ehrhardt swats the short shot by Thomas Wyant | 20-18 |
| 18:16 | Vanderbilt | Phillip Kromer hits the follow up shot | 20-20 |
| 17:49 | Cal | Marlin Ryan makes the shot near the basket | 22-20 |
| 17:21 | Vanderbilt | David Marcucci throws it down set up by Thomas Wyant | 22-22 |
| 16:58 | Cal | James Williams's pass is intercepted by Phillip Kromer | 22-22 |
| 16:55 | Vanderbilt | Phillip Kromer banks in the layup | 22-24 |
| 16:26 | Cal | James Williams is whistled for traveling | 22-24 |
| Subs | Cal | Brett Rodiguez (SG), Donald Gebhardt (PF), James Kemp (C) Weldon Dunkel, Marlin Ryan, Thomas Ehrhardt | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Terrance Wright (PF), Robert Britton (C) David Marcucci, George Thompson | |
| 16:08 | Vanderbilt | Terrance Wright banks in the layup set up by Phillip Kromer out of the doubleteam and he's hacked by James Williams - foul #3 on James Williams, team foul #1 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Cal | Scott Hargrove (PG) James Williams | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jeffrey McManaway (SG) Gerald Palmer | |
| 16:08 | Vanderbilt | Terrance Wright makes the free throw | 22-27 |
| 15:47 | Cal | Oleg Synakowski's floater is tipped away by Thomas Wyant | 22-27 |
| 15:46 | Cal | James Kemp gets the offensive rebound | 22-27 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Scott Hargrove (fresh) SG - Brett Rodiguez (fresh) SF - Oleg Synakowski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Gebhardt (fresh) 5 pts. C - James Kemp (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Phillip Kromer (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey McManaway (fresh) SF - Thomas Wyant (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Terrance Wright (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Britton (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Cal | Donald Gebhardt hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Terrance Wright - foul #1 on Terrance Wright, team foul #1 | 22-27 |
| Subs | Cal | Weldon Dunkel (PG), Marlin Ryan (PF) Scott Hargrove, Oleg Synakowski | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Joseph Schultz (PG), David Marcucci (PF), George Thompson (C) Phillip Kromer, Thomas Wyant, Robert Britton | |
| 15:25 | Cal | Donald Gebhardt misses the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 15:25 | Cal | Donald Gebhardt misses the 2nd free throw | 22-27 |
| 15:25 | Vanderbilt | George Thompson grabs the board | 22-27 |
| 14:56 | Vanderbilt | Terrance Wright misses the easy layup | 22-27 |
| 14:55 | Cal | James Kemp grabs the defensive rebound | 22-27 |
| 14:35 | Cal | Donald Gebhardt knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Brett Rodiguez | 24-27 |
| 14:11 | Vanderbilt | David Marcucci misses the lay-in but the foul's on Weldon Dunkel - foul #2 on Weldon Dunkel, team foul #2 | 24-27 |
| Subs | Cal | James Williams (PG), Oleg Synakowski (SF), Thomas Ehrhardt (C) Brett Rodiguez, Donald Gebhardt, James Kemp | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Phillip Kromer (PG), Gerald Palmer (SG), Thomas Wyant (SF) Joseph Schultz, Jeffrey McManaway, Terrance Wright | |
| 14:11 | Vanderbilt | David Marcucci makes the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 14:11 | Vanderbilt | David Marcucci makes the 2nd free throw | 24-29 |
| 13:51 | Cal | Oleg Synakowski buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 27-29 |
| 13:24 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Wyant misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-29 |
| 13:22 | Vanderbilt | George Thompson tips it back up and in | 27-31 |
| 13:04 | Cal | Weldon Dunkel misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-31 |
| 13:02 | Cal | Marlin Ryan tips it home | 29-31 |
| 12:45 | Vanderbilt | Gerald Palmer misses short on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Oleg Synakowski - foul #2 on Oleg Synakowski, team foul #3 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Cal | Brett Rodiguez (SG), James Kemp (C) Weldon Dunkel, Marlin Ryan | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Terrance Wright (PF), Robert Britton (C) David Marcucci, George Thompson | |
| 12:45 | Vanderbilt | Gerald Palmer misses the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 12:45 | Vanderbilt | Gerald Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 12:22 | Cal | James Kemp banks in the layup set up by Thomas Ehrhardt | 31-32 |
| 11:55 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Wyant misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Brett Rodiguez - foul #1 on Brett Rodiguez, team foul #4 | 31-32 |
| 11:55 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Wyant makes the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 11:55 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Wyant makes the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 11:31 | Cal | Brett Rodiguez hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 31-34 |
| 11:30 | Cal | Thomas Ehrhardt tips it but misses | 31-34 |
| 11:29 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Wyant grabs the defensive rebound | 31-34 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - James Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brett Rodiguez (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Oleg Synakowski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Ehrhardt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Kemp (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Phillip Kromer (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gerald Palmer (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Wyant (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terrance Wright (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Britton (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:07 | Vanderbilt | Gerald Palmer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-34 |
| 11:06 | Cal | Oleg Synakowski snags the defensive board | 31-34 |
| 10:41 | Cal | James Williams misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-34 |
| 10:39 | Cal | James Kemp grabs the offensive rebound | 31-34 |
| 10:22 | Cal | James Williams hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 31-34 |
| 10:20 | Vanderbilt | Terrance Wright gets the rebound | 31-34 |
| 09:51 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Wyant's pass is intercepted by Thomas Ehrhardt | 31-34 |
| 09:29 | Cal | James Kemp is fouled on the floor by Robert Britton - foul #3 on Robert Britton, team foul #2 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Cal | Weldon Dunkel (PG), Donald Gebhardt (SF), Marlin Ryan (PF) James Williams, Oleg Synakowski, Thomas Ehrhardt | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Joseph Schultz (PG), Jeffrey McManaway (SG), David Marcucci (PF), George Thompson (C) Phillip Kromer, Gerald Palmer, Thomas Wyant, Robert Britton | |
| 09:13 | Cal | Brett Rodiguez loses the dribble to Joseph Schultz | 31-34 |
| 08:53 | Vanderbilt | George Thompson loses the dribble to Weldon Dunkel | 31-34 |
| 08:49 | Cal | Brett Rodiguez can't finish the layup | 31-34 |
| 08:48 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to George Thompson | 31-34 |
| 08:33 | Vanderbilt | David Marcucci misses badly on a floater from the right side | 31-34 |
| 08:31 | Cal | Marlin Ryan snags the defensive board | 31-34 |
| 08:11 | Cal | James Kemp can't connect on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by George Thompson - foul #2 on George Thompson, team foul #3 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Cal | Scott Hargrove (PG), Oleg Synakowski (SF) Brett Rodiguez, Donald Gebhardt | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Phillip Kromer (PG), Thomas Wyant (SF) Joseph Schultz, Terrance Wright | |
| 08:11 | Cal | James Kemp makes the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 08:11 | Cal | James Kemp makes the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 07:42 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Wyant misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 33-34 |
| 07:40 | Cal | Scott Hargrove gets the rebound | 33-34 |
| 07:22 | Cal | James Kemp loses the ball out of bounds | 33-34 |
| Subs | Cal | James Williams (PG), Thomas Ehrhardt (C) Scott Hargrove, James Kemp | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Gerald Palmer (SG) Jeffrey McManaway | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - James Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Weldon Dunkel (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Oleg Synakowski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Marlin Ryan (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Thomas Ehrhardt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Phillip Kromer (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gerald Palmer (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Wyant (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Marcucci (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - George Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 06:53 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Wyant misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Oleg Synakowski - foul #3 on Oleg Synakowski, team foul #5 | 33-34 |
| 06:53 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Wyant makes the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 06:53 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Wyant makes the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 06:33 | Cal | James Williams is hacked by George Thompson - foul #3 on George Thompson, team foul #4 | 33-36 |
| 06:13 | Cal | James Williams connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Oleg Synakowski | 35-36 |
| 05:59 | Vanderbilt | Oleg Synakowski steps in front of the Phillip Kromer pass | 35-36 |
| 05:55 | Cal | James Williams banks in the layup on a nice dish by Oleg Synakowski | 37-36 |
| 05:32 | Vanderbilt | David Marcucci misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Thomas Ehrhardt - foul #1 on Thomas Ehrhardt, team foul #6 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Cal | Brett Rodiguez (SG), Donald Gebhardt (SF), James Kemp (C) Weldon Dunkel, Oleg Synakowski, Marlin Ryan | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Terrance Wright (SF), Robert Britton (C) Thomas Wyant, George Thompson | |
| 05:32 | Vanderbilt | David Marcucci makes the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 05:32 | Vanderbilt | David Marcucci makes the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 05:30 | Cal | James Williams is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 37-38 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Joseph Schultz (PG) David Marcucci | |
| 05:11 | Vanderbilt | Phillip Kromer comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-38 |
| 05:10 | Cal | The rebound goes to James Kemp | 37-38 |
| 04:49 | Cal | James Williams clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-38 |
| 04:47 | Vanderbilt | Robert Britton gets the rebound | 37-38 |
| 04:26 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Schultz misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-38 |
| 04:25 | Cal | Thomas Ehrhardt gets the rebound | 37-38 |
| 03:56 | Cal | James Kemp's fadeaway is rejected by Terrance Wright | 37-38 |
| 03:55 | Cal | James Kemp snags the offensive board | 37-38 |
| 03:33 | Cal | Donald Gebhardt can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 37-38 |
| 03:32 | Vanderbilt | Terrance Wright pulls down the rebound | 37-38 |
| 03:29 | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 37-38 |
| Subs | Cal | Weldon Dunkel (SG), Oleg Synakowski (SF), Marlin Ryan (PF) Brett Rodiguez, Donald Gebhardt, James Kemp | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Thomas Wyant (SF), David Marcucci (PF), George Thompson (C) Joseph Schultz, Terrance Wright, Robert Britton | |
| 03:11 | Vanderbilt | Phillip Kromer makes the shot from the left block set up by Gerald Palmer | 37-40 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - James Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Weldon Dunkel (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Oleg Synakowski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Marlin Ryan (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Thomas Ehrhardt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Phillip Kromer (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gerald Palmer (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Wyant (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Marcucci (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - George Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:50 | Cal | George Thompson steps in front of the Weldon Dunkel pass | 37-40 |
| 02:23 | Vanderbilt | Gerald Palmer connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-43 |
| 01:59 | Cal | Weldon Dunkel clanks a jumper from the left side | 37-43 |
| 01:57 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Wyant grabs the board | 37-43 |
| 01:43 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Ehrhardt blocks the short jumper by David Marcucci | 37-43 |
| 01:42 | Vanderbilt | Phillip Kromer hits the follow up shot | 37-45 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:28 | Cal | Thomas Ehrhardt throws it down and he's fouled by George Thompson - foul #4 on George Thompson, team foul #5 | 39-45 |
| 01:28 | Cal | Thomas Ehrhardt makes the free throw | 40-45 |
| 01:04 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Wyant is fouled on the floor by Oleg Synakowski - foul #4 on Oleg Synakowski, team foul #7 | 40-45 |
| 01:04 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Wyant makes the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 01:04 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Wyant makes the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 00:39 | Cal | Weldon Dunkel misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-47 |
| 00:37 | Vanderbilt | David Marcucci pulls down the rebound | 40-47 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Vanderbilt | James Williams is called for the reach on David Marcucci in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Williams, team foul #8 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jeffrey McManaway (SG) Gerald Palmer | |
| 00:34 | Vanderbilt | David Marcucci misses the 1st free throw | 40-47 |
| 00:34 | Cal | Marlin Ryan snags the defensive board | 40-47 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:29 | Cal | James Williams connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Thomas Ehrhardt | 43-47 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:26 | Vanderbilt | Jeffrey McManaway is fouled in the backcourt by James Williams - foul #5 on James Williams, team foul #9 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Cal | Brett Rodiguez (SG) James Williams | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Gerald Palmer (SG), Terrance Wright (PF) Phillip Kromer, David Marcucci | |
| 00:26 | Vanderbilt | Jeffrey McManaway makes the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 00:26 | Vanderbilt | Jeffrey McManaway makes the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:19 | Cal | Brett Rodiguez clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-49 |
| 00:17 | Vanderbilt | Terrance Wright snags the defensive board | 43-49 |
| 00:17 | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 43-49 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Phillip Kromer (PG) Gerald Palmer | |
| 00:14 | Vanderbilt | Jeffrey McManaway is fouled in the backcourt by Brett Rodiguez - foul #2 on Brett Rodiguez, team foul #10 | 43-49 |
| 00:14 | Vanderbilt | Jeffrey McManaway makes the 1st free throw | 43-50 |
| 00:14 | Vanderbilt | Jeffrey McManaway misses the 2nd free throw | 43-50 |
| 00:14 | Cal | The rebound goes to Oleg Synakowski | 43-50 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:07 | Cal | Marlin Ryan loses the ball out of bounds | 43-50 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Marcucci (PF) Terrance Wright | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Vanderbilt | Phillip Kromer runs out the clock | 43-50 |