| Lineup | Cal | PG - Julian Williams (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Daniel Alexander (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Glenn Murphy (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Daniel Pappas (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Gloria (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - David Smith (fresh) SG - Alan Binder (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Hanes (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Thomas McCaskey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Clyde Matthews (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Clemson | Mark Hanes inbounds the ball | 23-13 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Clemson | Mark Hanes makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from David Smith | 23-16 |
| 19:23 | Cal | Daniel Alexander comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 23-16 |
| 19:21 | Cal | Robert Gloria tips it back up and in | 25-16 |
| 19:05 | Clemson | Alan Binder evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-19 |
| 18:43 | Cal | Daniel Alexander comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-19 |
| 18:41 | Clemson | David Smith grabs the board | 25-19 |
| 18:23 | Clemson | Thomas McCaskey travels with the ball | 25-19 |
| 18:08 | Cal | Robert Gloria misses short on a jumper in the paint | 25-19 |
| 18:06 | Cal | Daniel Alexander hits the follow up shot | 27-19 |
| 17:53 | Clemson | Alan Binder evades the doubleteam and hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Mark Hanes | 27-21 |
| 17:24 | Cal | Robert Gloria hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Julian Williams and he's fouled by Clyde Matthews - foul #2 on Clyde Matthews, team foul #1 | 29-21 |
| 17:24 | Cal | Robert Gloria makes the free throw | 30-21 |
| 17:04 | Clemson | Thomas McCaskey misses short on a floater from the left side | 30-21 |
| 17:02 | Clemson | Clyde Matthews tips it home | 30-23 |
| 16:33 | Cal | Glenn Murphy misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 30-23 |
| 16:32 | Cal | Daniel Alexander tips it home | 32-23 |
| 16:12 | Clemson | Clyde Matthews lays it up and in | 32-25 |
| 16:07 | Cal | Mark Hanes is called for the reach on Glenn Murphy - foul #2 on Mark Hanes, team foul #2 | 32-25 |
| Subs | Cal | Clifford Goggin (PG), Warren Harris (SG), Arthur Mitchell (PF), Rocky Russo (C) Julian Williams, Daniel Alexander, Daniel Pappas, Robert Gloria | |
| Subs | Clemson | John Richardson (PG), Felipe Guzman (SG), Raymond Jones (SF), Kwayera Aho (PF), Ricky Johnson (C) David Smith, Alan Binder, Mark Hanes, Thomas McCaskey, Clyde Matthews | |
| 15:50 | Cal | Warren Harris hits a fadeaway from the right side set up by Rocky Russo | 34-25 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Clifford Goggin (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Warren Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Glenn Murphy (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Arthur Mitchell (fresh) C - Rocky Russo (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - John Richardson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Felipe Guzman (fresh) SF - Raymond Jones (fresh) PF - Kwayera Aho (fresh) C - Ricky Johnson (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Clemson | Felipe Guzman misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-25 |
| 15:33 | Cal | Rocky Russo gets the rebound | 34-25 |
| 15:04 | Cal | Kwayera Aho takes the ball from Rocky Russo | 34-25 |
| 14:44 | Clemson | Raymond Jones misses the jump hook from the baseline | 34-25 |
| 14:42 | Cal | The rebound goes to Glenn Murphy | 34-25 |
| 14:16 | Cal | Arthur Mitchell is fouled on the floor by Kwayera Aho - foul #2 on Kwayera Aho, team foul #3 | 34-25 |
| Subs | Cal | Julian Williams (PG), Daniel Alexander (SG), Daniel Pappas (PF), Robert Gloria (C) Clifford Goggin, Warren Harris, Glenn Murphy, Rocky Russo | |
| Subs | Clemson | David Smith (PG), Alan Binder (SG), Mark Hanes (SF), Thomas McCaskey (PF), Clyde Matthews (C) John Richardson, Felipe Guzman, Raymond Jones, Kwayera Aho, Ricky Johnson | |
| 13:55 | Cal | Robert Gloria buries a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Arthur Mitchell | 36-25 |
| 13:45 | Clemson | Daniel Pappas steals the ball from David Smith | 36-25 |
| 13:38 | Cal | Julian Williams misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-25 |
| 13:37 | Cal | Daniel Alexander grabs the offensive board | 36-25 |
| 13:21 | Cal | Robert Gloria misses badly on a floater in the paint | 36-25 |
| 13:20 | Clemson | David Smith gets the rebound | 36-25 |
| 13:05 | Clemson | Alan Binder can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-25 |
| 13:03 | Cal | Robert Gloria snags the defensive board | 36-25 |
| 12:41 | Cal | Daniel Alexander hits the finger roll set up by Julian Williams | 38-25 |
| 12:28 | Clemson | Clyde Matthews knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Alan Binder | 38-27 |
| 12:08 | Cal | Robert Gloria connects on the fadeaway from the right block | 40-27 |
| 11:51 | Clemson | Alan Binder is hacked by Robert Gloria - foul #2 on Robert Gloria, team foul #1 | 40-27 |
| Subs | Cal | Clifford Goggin (PG), Glenn Murphy (SF), Rocky Russo (C) Julian Williams, Arthur Mitchell, Robert Gloria | |
| Subs | Clemson | John Richardson (SF) Mark Hanes | |
| 11:37 | Clemson | David Smith misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Clifford Goggin - foul #1 on Clifford Goggin, team foul #2 | 40-27 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Kwayera Aho (C) Clyde Matthews | |
| 11:37 | Clemson | David Smith makes the 1st free throw | 40-28 |
| 11:37 | Clemson | David Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 40-29 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Clifford Goggin (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Daniel Alexander (fresh) 18 pts. SF - Glenn Murphy (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Daniel Pappas (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Rocky Russo (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - David Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alan Binder (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Richardson (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Thomas McCaskey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kwayera Aho (fresh) | |
| 11:08 | Cal | Glenn Murphy can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Alan Binder - foul #2 on Alan Binder, team foul #4 | 40-29 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Ricky Johnson (C) Thomas McCaskey | |
| 11:08 | Cal | Glenn Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 41-29 |
| 11:08 | Cal | Glenn Murphy misses the 2nd free throw | 41-29 |
| 11:08 | Clemson | Kwayera Aho snags the defensive board | 41-29 |
| 11:01 | Clemson | Alan Binder makes the 3 from straight away set up by David Smith | 41-32 |
| 10:34 | Cal | Glenn Murphy connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Clifford Goggin | 43-32 |
| 10:09 | Clemson | Rocky Russo is called for the reach on Ricky Johnson - foul #2 on Rocky Russo, team foul #3 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Cal | Julian Williams (PG), Warren Harris (SG), Robert Gloria (C) Clifford Goggin, Daniel Alexander, Rocky Russo | |
| Subs | Clemson | Felipe Guzman (SG), Mark Hanes (SF), Clyde Matthews (C) David Smith, Alan Binder, Ricky Johnson | |
| 09:59 | Clemson | Clyde Matthews can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-32 |
| 09:58 | Cal | Julian Williams gets the rebound | 43-32 |
| 09:36 | Cal | Robert Gloria is fouled on the floor by Clyde Matthews - foul #3 on Clyde Matthews, team foul #5 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Cal | Arthur Mitchell (PF) Daniel Pappas | |
| Subs | Clemson | Thomas McCaskey (PF) Kwayera Aho | |
| 09:17 | Cal | Glenn Murphy buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Julian Williams | 46-32 |
| 08:59 | Clemson | Felipe Guzman makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Thomas McCaskey | 46-35 |
| 08:36 | Cal | Glenn Murphy buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Julian Williams | 49-35 |
| 08:20 | Clemson | A charge is called on Mark Hanes - foul #3 on Mark Hanes, team foul #6 | 49-35 |
| Subs | Cal | Daniel Alexander (SF) Glenn Murphy | |
| Subs | Clemson | David Smith (PG), Alan Binder (SG) Felipe Guzman, Mark Hanes | |
| 08:02 | Cal | Warren Harris misses long on a floater from the left wing | 49-35 |
| 08:00 | Clemson | Clyde Matthews grabs the board | 49-35 |
| 07:39 | Clemson | Warren Harris steps in front of the Alan Binder pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 49-35 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Julian Williams (fairly fresh) 7 ast. SG - Warren Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Alexander (fresh) 18 pts. PF - Arthur Mitchell (fairly fresh) C - Robert Gloria (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - David Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alan Binder (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Richardson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Thomas McCaskey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Clyde Matthews (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:18 | Cal | Daniel Alexander misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 49-35 |
| 07:17 | Clemson | Thomas McCaskey grabs the defensive rebound | 49-35 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:59 | Clemson | David Smith connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Thomas McCaskey | 49-38 |
| 06:38 | Cal | Warren Harris misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Thomas McCaskey - foul #2 on Thomas McCaskey, team foul #7 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Cal | Clifford Goggin (PG), Glenn Murphy (SF), Daniel Pappas (PF), Rocky Russo (C) Julian Williams, Daniel Alexander, Arthur Mitchell, Robert Gloria | |
| Subs | Clemson | Mark Hanes (SF), Kwayera Aho (PF), Ricky Johnson (C) John Richardson, Thomas McCaskey, Clyde Matthews | |
| 06:38 | Cal | Warren Harris misses the 1st free throw | 49-38 |
| 06:38 | Cal | Warren Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 49-38 |
| 06:38 | Clemson | Ricky Johnson gets the rebound | 49-38 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:22 | Clemson | Alan Binder is hacked by Warren Harris - foul #2 on Warren Harris, team foul #4 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Cal | Daniel Alexander (SG) Warren Harris | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 06:09 | Clemson | Alan Binder evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-38 |
| 06:07 | Cal | Clifford Goggin grabs the defensive rebound | 49-38 |
| 05:44 | Cal | Ricky Johnson swats the short shot by Daniel Alexander | 49-38 |
| 05:42 | Clemson | Ricky Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 49-38 |
| 05:37 | Clemson | Alan Binder shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 49-38 |
| 05:35 | Clemson | Ricky Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 49-38 |
| 05:18 | Clemson | Alan Binder misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 49-38 |
| 05:17 | Cal | Rocky Russo pulls down the rebound | 49-38 |
| 04:53 | Cal | Daniel Alexander is whistled for traveling | 49-38 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Clemson | John Richardson (SG), Thomas McCaskey (PF), Clyde Matthews (C) Alan Binder, Kwayera Aho, Ricky Johnson | |
| 04:29 | Clemson | Clyde Matthews can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 49-38 |
| 04:27 | Cal | Daniel Pappas snags the defensive board | 49-38 |
| 04:16 | Cal | Glenn Murphy scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 51-38 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:02 | Clemson | Clyde Matthews misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Rocky Russo - foul #3 on Rocky Russo, team foul #5 | 51-38 |
| Subs | Cal | Warren Harris (SG), Arthur Mitchell (SF) Daniel Alexander, Glenn Murphy | |
| Subs | Clemson | Felipe Guzman (SG), Raymond Jones (SF), Kwayera Aho (PF) David Smith, Mark Hanes, Thomas McCaskey | |
| 04:02 | Clemson | Clyde Matthews makes the 1st free throw | 51-39 |
| 04:02 | Clemson | Clyde Matthews makes the 2nd free throw | 51-40 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:45 | Cal | Rocky Russo hits a jumpshot from the right wing | 53-40 |
| 03:33 | Clemson | Arthur Mitchell takes the ball from Raymond Jones | 53-40 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Clifford Goggin (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Warren Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Mitchell (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Daniel Pappas (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Rocky Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - John Richardson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Felipe Guzman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Raymond Jones (fresh) PF - Kwayera Aho (fresh) C - Clyde Matthews (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:12 | Cal | Warren Harris connects on the jumpshot from the right side | 55-40 |
| 02:46 | Clemson | Kwayera Aho lays it up and in and the foul's on Clifford Goggin - foul #2 on Clifford Goggin, team foul #6 | 55-42 |
| Subs | Cal | James Howard (PG), Glenn Murphy (SF) Clifford Goggin, Daniel Pappas | |
| Subs | Clemson | Ricky Johnson (C) Clyde Matthews | |
| 02:46 | Clemson | Kwayera Aho misses the free throw | 55-42 |
| 02:46 | Cal | Rocky Russo snags the defensive board | 55-42 |
| 02:23 | Cal | Arthur Mitchell loses the dribble to John Richardson | 55-42 |
| 02:18 | Clemson | John Richardson banks in the layup | 55-44 |
| 02:02 | Cal | Rocky Russo buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by James Howard | 57-44 |
| 01:43 | Clemson | Ricky Johnson misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-44 |
| 01:42 | Clemson | Raymond Jones tips it but misses | 57-44 |
| 01:41 | Cal | Rocky Russo grabs the board | 57-44 |
| 01:14 | Cal | Rocky Russo misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Ricky Johnson - foul #1 on Ricky Johnson, team foul #8 | 57-44 |
| Subs | Cal | Clifford Goggin (PG), Daniel Pappas (PF) James Howard, Glenn Murphy | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 01:14 | Cal | Rocky Russo makes the 1st free throw | 58-44 |
| 01:14 | Cal | Rocky Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 59-44 |
| 00:46 | Clemson | Felipe Guzman double dribbles | 59-44 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Cal | The jump hook by Warren Harris is blocked by Ricky Johnson | 59-44 |
| 00:20 | Clemson | Ricky Johnson grabs the board | 59-44 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:14 | Clemson | Felipe Guzman clanks a 3 from the right corner | 59-44 |
| 00:12 | Clemson | Raymond Jones tips it in | 59-46 |
| 00:00 | Cal | Clifford Goggin runs out the clock | 59-46 |