| Lineup | Cal | PG - Robert Pearson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Dahlgren (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Bobby Woodall (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rafael Cost (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Alex Bannon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - James Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rodney Young (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Gilbert Grant (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Gary Caulkins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Edwards (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Cal | Bobby Woodall inbounds the ball | 35-37 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Cal | Robert Pearson scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jonathan Dahlgren | 37-37 |
| 19:29 | Wake Forest | John Edwards is fouled on the floor by Alex Bannon - foul #2 on Alex Bannon, team foul #1 | 37-37 |
| 19:16 | Wake Forest | Rodney Young knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Gilbert Grant | 37-40 |
| 18:52 | Cal | John Edwards swats the short shot by Rafael Cost | 37-40 |
| 18:51 | Cal | Alex Bannon tips it but misses | 37-40 |
| 18:50 | Wake Forest | Gary Caulkins snags the defensive board | 37-40 |
| 18:48 | Wake Forest | Jonathan Dahlgren is called for the reach on Rodney Young in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jonathan Dahlgren, team foul #2 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Cal | Jasper Brink (SG) Jonathan Dahlgren | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 18:35 | Wake Forest | Gilbert Grant drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Rodney Young | 37-43 |
| 18:15 | Cal | Robert Pearson knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Jasper Brink | 40-43 |
| 18:10 | Wake Forest | Gilbert Grant comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-43 |
| 18:09 | Wake Forest | Gary Caulkins pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-43 |
| 17:43 | Wake Forest | Rodney Young hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-43 |
| 17:42 | Cal | Alex Bannon grabs the defensive rebound | 40-43 |
| 17:19 | Cal | Rafael Cost clanks a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by John Edwards - foul #3 on John Edwards, team foul #1 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Cal | David Donald (PG), Jonathan Dahlgren (SG), Leonel Beverly (SF), Edward Johnson (C) Robert Pearson, Jasper Brink, Bobby Woodall, Alex Bannon | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Charles Logan (C) John Edwards | |
| 17:19 | Cal | Rafael Cost makes the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 17:19 | Cal | Rafael Cost makes the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 17:16 | Wake Forest | Rodney Young is called for traveling in the backcourt | 42-43 |
| Subs | Cal | Thomas Freeman (C) Rafael Cost | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 17:01 | Cal | Leonel Beverly drills a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by David Donald | 44-43 |
| 16:40 | Wake Forest | Gilbert Grant misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-43 |
| 16:38 | Cal | Thomas Freeman grabs the board | 44-43 |
| 16:20 | Cal | Edward Johnson is hacked by Gary Caulkins - foul #2 on Gary Caulkins, team foul #2 | 44-43 |
| 15:58 | Cal | The jump hook by Leonel Beverly is blocked by Charles Logan | 44-43 |
| 15:56 | Wake Forest | Gilbert Grant grabs the board | 44-43 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - David Donald (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jonathan Dahlgren (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Leonel Beverly (fresh) 9 pts. 3 stl. PF - Edward Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Freeman (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - James Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rodney Young (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gilbert Grant (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Caulkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Logan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Wake Forest | Rodney Young is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-46 |
| 15:13 | Cal | Edward Johnson buries a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Jonathan Dahlgren | 46-46 |
| 14:48 | Wake Forest | Gilbert Grant drills a 3 from the left corner | 46-49 |
| 14:35 | Cal | Leonel Beverly drills a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Thomas Freeman | 48-49 |
| 14:11 | Wake Forest | Gilbert Grant can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-49 |
| 14:09 | Cal | The rebound goes to Edward Johnson | 48-49 |
| 14:01 | Cal | Rodney Young is called for the reach on Jonathan Dahlgren - foul #1 on Rodney Young, team foul #3 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Cal | Robert Pearson (PG), Jasper Brink (SG), Bobby Woodall (SF), Rafael Cost (PF), Alex Bannon (C) David Donald, Jonathan Dahlgren, Leonel Beverly, Edward Johnson, Thomas Freeman | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | James Frazier (SG), Ronald Segura (SF), Herman Rickett (PF), John Edwards (C) Rodney Young, Gilbert Grant, Gary Caulkins, Charles Logan | |
| 13:45 | Cal | The short jumper by Rafael Cost is denied by Herman Rickett | 48-49 |
| 13:43 | Wake Forest | Herman Rickett snags the defensive board | 48-49 |
| 13:41 | Wake Forest | Robert Pearson picks off the pass by James Frazier in the backcourt | 48-49 |
| 13:40 | Cal | Bobby Woodall hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Pearson | 50-49 |
| 13:28 | Wake Forest | John Edwards hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Herman Rickett | 50-51 |
| 13:15 | Cal | Alex Bannon scores on a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Pearson | 52-51 |
| 12:56 | Wake Forest | James Frazier connects on the open 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronald Segura | 52-54 |
| 12:40 | Cal | Robert Pearson can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-54 |
| 12:39 | Wake Forest | Herman Rickett grabs the board | 52-54 |
| 12:23 | Wake Forest | Rafael Cost blocks the jumper by Ronald Segura | 52-54 |
| 12:22 | Cal | Robert Pearson grabs the defensive rebound | 52-54 |
| 12:05 | Cal | Rafael Cost connects on the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Jasper Brink | 54-54 |
| 11:48 | Wake Forest | John Edwards makes the floater from the right side | 54-56 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Robert Pearson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jasper Brink (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Bobby Woodall (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Rafael Cost (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. C - Alex Bannon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - James Smith (tired) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Frazier (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ronald Segura (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Herman Rickett (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - John Edwards (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:33 | Cal | Rafael Cost's floater is tipped away by John Edwards | 54-56 |
| 11:31 | Cal | Rafael Cost gets the offensive rebound | 54-56 |
| 11:24 | Cal | Alex Bannon is fouled on the floor by Herman Rickett - foul #2 on Herman Rickett, team foul #4 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Cal | Jonathan Dahlgren (SG), Peter Rothe (C) Jasper Brink, Alex Bannon | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Rodney Young (SG), Gilbert Grant (SF), Gary Caulkins (PF) James Smith, Ronald Segura, Herman Rickett | |
| 11:12 | Cal | Bobby Woodall comes up short on the shot from the right side | 54-56 |
| 11:11 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Gary Caulkins | 54-56 |
| 11:09 | Wake Forest | Gilbert Grant's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-56 |
| Subs | Cal | David Donald (SG), Leonel Beverly (SF), Edward Johnson (PF) Jonathan Dahlgren, Bobby Woodall, Rafael Cost | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 10:48 | Cal | Edward Johnson's pass is intercepted by Gary Caulkins | 54-56 |
| 10:41 | Wake Forest | Leonel Beverly takes the ball from Rodney Young | 54-56 |
| 10:17 | Cal | The short jumper by Edward Johnson is denied by Gilbert Grant | 54-56 |
| 10:16 | Wake Forest | Rodney Young grabs the defensive rebound | 54-56 |
| 09:58 | Wake Forest | Rodney Young's floater is knocked away by Peter Rothe | 54-56 |
| 09:56 | Cal | Edward Johnson pulls down the rebound | 54-56 |
| 09:35 | Cal | John Edwards blocks the short jumper by Leonel Beverly | 54-56 |
| 09:33 | Wake Forest | Gary Caulkins grabs the board | 54-56 |
| 09:25 | Wake Forest | Rodney Young misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-56 |
| 09:24 | Cal | Robert Pearson grabs the board | 54-56 |
| 09:03 | Cal | Robert Pearson drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 56-56 |
| 09:01 | Wake Forest | Robert Pearson picks off the pass by James Frazier in the backcourt | 56-56 |
| 08:43 | Cal | Edward Johnson misses the floater from the right wing | 56-56 |
| 08:41 | Cal | Edward Johnson tips it back up and in | 58-56 |
| 08:26 | Wake Forest | John Edwards misses short on an open shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Edward Johnson - foul #2 on Edward Johnson, team foul #3 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Cal | Jasper Brink (PG), Jonathan Dahlgren (SG), Bobby Woodall (SF), Rafael Cost (PF), Thomas Freeman (C) Robert Pearson, David Donald, Leonel Beverly, Edward Johnson, Peter Rothe | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | James Smith (PG), Ronald Segura (SF), Herman Rickett (PF) James Frazier, Gilbert Grant, Gary Caulkins | |
| 08:26 | Wake Forest | John Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 08:26 | Wake Forest | John Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 08:14 | Cal | Bobby Woodall drills a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jasper Brink and the foul's on Ronald Segura - foul #2 on Ronald Segura, team foul #5 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Charles Logan (C) John Edwards | |
| 08:14 | Cal | Bobby Woodall makes the free throw | 61-58 |
| 08:01 | Wake Forest | James Smith hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Rodney Young | 61-61 |
| 07:35 | Cal | Bobby Woodall hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jasper Brink | 63-61 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Jasper Brink (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Jonathan Dahlgren (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - Bobby Woodall (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Rafael Cost (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Freeman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - James Smith (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rodney Young (tiring) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Segura (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Herman Rickett (fresh) 3 reb. C - Charles Logan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Wake Forest | Rodney Young's pass is intercepted by Bobby Woodall in the backcourt | 63-61 |
| 07:15 | Cal | James Smith steals the ball from Jasper Brink | 63-61 |
| 06:58 | Wake Forest | James Smith hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-61 |
| 06:57 | Wake Forest | Rodney Young tips it home | 63-63 |
| 06:42 | Cal | The short jumper by Bobby Woodall is denied by Charles Logan | 63-63 |
| 06:41 | Wake Forest | Ronald Segura gets the rebound | 63-63 |
| 06:37 | Wake Forest | Rodney Young clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 63-63 |
| 06:36 | Cal | Thomas Freeman grabs the defensive rebound | 63-63 |
| 06:11 | Cal | Rafael Cost misses the jump hook near the basket | 63-63 |
| 06:09 | Wake Forest | Charles Logan grabs the defensive rebound | 63-63 |
| 06:07 | Wake Forest | Rodney Young loses the dribble to Bobby Woodall in the backcourt | 63-63 |
| 05:57 | Cal | Bobby Woodall misses long on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Charles Logan - foul #3 on Charles Logan, team foul #6 | 63-63 |
| Subs | Cal | Robert Pearson (PG), Alex Bannon (C) Jasper Brink, Thomas Freeman | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Gilbert Grant (SF), Boris Burakowski (PF), John Edwards (C) Ronald Segura, Herman Rickett, Charles Logan | |
| 05:57 | Cal | Bobby Woodall makes the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 05:57 | Cal | Bobby Woodall makes the 2nd free throw | 65-63 |
| 05:53 | Wake Forest | Robert Pearson picks off the pass by Gilbert Grant in the backcourt | 65-63 |
| 05:30 | Cal | John Edwards picks off the pass by Bobby Woodall | 65-63 |
| 05:01 | Wake Forest | Boris Burakowski's pass is intercepted by Robert Pearson | 65-63 |
| 04:48 | Cal | Rodney Young is called for the reach on Robert Pearson - foul #2 on Rodney Young, team foul #7 | 65-63 |
| Subs | Cal | David Donald (SG), Leonel Beverly (SF), Edward Johnson (PF) Jonathan Dahlgren, Bobby Woodall, Rafael Cost | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | James Frazier (SG), Gary Caulkins (PF) Rodney Young, John Edwards | |
| 04:48 | Cal | Robert Pearson makes the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 04:48 | Cal | Robert Pearson misses the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 04:48 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Boris Burakowski | 66-63 |
| 04:39 | Wake Forest | Gilbert Grant hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 66-63 |
| 04:37 | Cal | Alex Bannon grabs the board | 66-63 |
| 04:16 | Cal | David Donald drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 69-63 |
| 03:51 | Wake Forest | James Frazier hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 69-63 |
| 03:49 | Cal | Leonel Beverly grabs the board | 69-63 |
| 03:30 | Cal | Leonel Beverly clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Gary Caulkins - foul #3 on Gary Caulkins, team foul #8 | 69-63 |
| Subs | Cal | Jasper Brink (PG), Jonathan Dahlgren (SG), Peter Rothe (C) Robert Pearson, David Donald, Alex Bannon | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Rodney Young (SG), Ronald Segura (SF), John Edwards (C) James Smith, Gilbert Grant, Boris Burakowski | |
| 03:30 | Cal | Leonel Beverly misses the 1st free throw | 69-63 |
| 03:30 | Cal | Leonel Beverly makes the 2nd free throw | 70-63 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Jasper Brink (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Jonathan Dahlgren (tiring) 4 ast. SF - Leonel Beverly (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 4 stl. PF - Edward Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Peter Rothe (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - James Frazier (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Rodney Young (tired) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Segura (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Gary Caulkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - John Edwards (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 5 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:21 | Wake Forest | Rodney Young misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 70-63 |
| 03:20 | Wake Forest | The offensive rebound goes to John Edwards | 70-63 |
| 03:02 | Wake Forest | James Frazier hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 70-63 |
| 03:01 | Cal | Edward Johnson pulls down the rebound | 70-63 |
| 02:58 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-63 |
| Subs | Cal | David Donald (PG) Jonathan Dahlgren | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 02:44 | Cal | Leonel Beverly double dribbles | 70-63 |
| 02:37 | Wake Forest | Gary Caulkins misses the wide open shot from the left wing | 70-63 |
| 02:35 | Cal | The rebound goes to Jasper Brink | 70-63 |
| 02:07 | Cal | Leonel Beverly clanks a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Ronald Segura - foul #3 on Ronald Segura, team foul #9 | 70-63 |
| Subs | Cal | Robert Pearson (PG), Rafael Cost (PF), Alex Bannon (C) Jasper Brink, Edward Johnson, Peter Rothe | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | James Smith (PG), Gilbert Grant (SG) James Frazier, Rodney Young | |
| 02:07 | Cal | Leonel Beverly misses the 1st free throw | 70-63 |
| 02:07 | Cal | Leonel Beverly makes the 2nd free throw | 71-63 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:53 | Wake Forest | John Edwards misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Rafael Cost - foul #1 on Rafael Cost, team foul #4 | 71-63 |
| Subs | Cal | Jonathan Dahlgren (SG), Bobby Woodall (SF) David Donald, Leonel Beverly | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Rodney Young (SG) Ronald Segura | |
| 01:53 | Wake Forest | John Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 71-64 |
| 01:53 | Wake Forest | John Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 71-65 |
| 01:35 | Cal | Rafael Cost can't finish the layup | 71-65 |
| 01:33 | Cal | Alex Bannon gets the offensive rebound | 71-65 |
| 01:25 | Cal | Gary Caulkins swats the short shot by Rafael Cost | 71-65 |
| 01:24 | Cal | Bobby Woodall snags the offensive board | 71-65 |
| 01:03 | Cal | Rafael Cost scores on a turnaround in the lane and he's fouled by James Smith - foul #1 on James Smith, team foul #10 | 73-65 |
| 01:03 | Cal | Rafael Cost makes the free throw | 74-65 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:55 | Wake Forest | Gilbert Grant misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 74-65 |
| 00:53 | Wake Forest | The offensive rebound goes to John Edwards | 74-65 |
| 00:51 | Wake Forest | Gilbert Grant misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 74-65 |
| 00:49 | Wake Forest | Gary Caulkins snags the offensive board | 74-65 |
| 00:47 | Wake Forest | Alex Bannon is called for the reach on John Edwards - foul #3 on Alex Bannon, team foul #5 | 74-65 |
| 00:43 | Wake Forest | Bobby Woodall steals it from James Smith | 74-65 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:40 | Cal | Jonathan Dahlgren is fouled in the backcourt by James Smith - foul #2 on James Smith, team foul #11 | 74-65 |
| Subs | Cal | Peter Rothe (C) Alex Bannon | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 00:40 | Cal | Jonathan Dahlgren makes the 1st free throw | 75-65 |
| 00:40 | Cal | Jonathan Dahlgren misses the 2nd free throw | 75-65 |
| 00:40 | Wake Forest | Gary Caulkins gets the rebound | 75-65 |
| 00:32 | Wake Forest | Gary Caulkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 75-65 |
| Subs | Cal | David Donald (PG), Jasper Brink (SG), Leonel Beverly (SF), Edward Johnson (PF) Robert Pearson, Jonathan Dahlgren, Bobby Woodall, Rafael Cost | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:12 | Cal | James Smith is called for the reach on David Donald - foul #3 on James Smith, team foul #12 | 75-65 |
| Subs | Cal | Thomas Freeman (C) Peter Rothe | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 00:12 | Cal | David Donald makes the 1st free throw | 76-65 |
| 00:12 | Cal | David Donald makes the 2nd free throw | 77-65 |
| 00:05 | Wake Forest | Rodney Young can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 77-65 |
| 00:03 | Wake Forest | John Edwards misses the tip | 77-65 |
| 00:01 | Cal | Jasper Brink grabs the defensive rebound | 77-65 |
| 00:00 | Cal | Jasper Brink runs out the clock | 77-65 |