| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Mark Burgoyne (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Melvin Shiner (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Chris Davis (fresh) PF - Richard Jefferson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Cleveland Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Eric Carter (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Loren Fennell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Dooley (fresh) PF - William Holmes (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Melvin Bentley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Colorado | Chris Davis inbounds the ball | 27-25 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Colorado | Cleveland Johnson makes the shot from the left block set up by Chris Davis | 29-25 |
| 19:33 | Cal | Eric Carter comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-25 |
| 19:31 | Colorado | Melvin Shiner snags the defensive board | 29-25 |
| 19:26 | Colorado | Mark Burgoyne is whistled for a carry | 29-25 |
| 19:08 | Cal | Richard Jefferson is called for the reach on William Holmes - foul #1 on Richard Jefferson, team foul #1 | 29-25 |
| 18:52 | Cal | Cleveland Johnson is called for the reach on Melvin Bentley - foul #3 on Cleveland Johnson, team foul #2 | 29-25 |
| 18:40 | Cal | Eric Carter knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Loren Fennell | 29-28 |
| 18:14 | Colorado | Richard Jefferson lays it in on a nice dish by Mark Burgoyne and he's fouled by William Holmes - foul #1 on William Holmes, team foul #1 | 31-28 |
| 18:14 | Colorado | Richard Jefferson makes the free throw | 32-28 |
| 17:49 | Cal | Cleveland Johnson swats the short shot by Eric Carter | 32-28 |
| 17:47 | Colorado | Cleveland Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 32-28 |
| 17:40 | Colorado | Chris Davis misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-28 |
| 17:39 | Cal | The rebound goes to Melvin Bentley | 32-28 |
| 17:14 | Cal | William Holmes jams it on a great pass from Melvin Bentley | 32-30 |
| 17:01 | Colorado | Eric Carter takes the ball from Chris Davis | 32-30 |
| 16:42 | Cal | William Holmes double dribbles | 32-30 |
| Subs | Colorado | Lewis Hatcher (SG), Gale Allen (PF), Blair Whitchurch (C) Melvin Shiner, Richard Jefferson, Cleveland Johnson | |
| Subs | Cal | Tom Engelbrecht (SG), Kevin Walters (C) William Dooley, Melvin Bentley | |
| 16:31 | Colorado | Mark Burgoyne misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-30 |
| 16:29 | Cal | William Holmes snags the defensive board | 32-30 |
| 16:17 | Cal | Eric Carter misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 32-30 |
| 16:15 | Colorado | Gale Allen pulls down the rebound | 32-30 |
| 15:49 | Colorado | Lewis Hatcher can't finish the layup | 32-30 |
| 15:48 | Colorado | Blair Whitchurch tips it in | 34-30 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Mark Burgoyne (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Lewis Hatcher (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chris Davis (fairly fresh) PF - Gale Allen (fresh) 4 reb. C - Blair Whitchurch (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Eric Carter (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tom Engelbrecht (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Loren Fennell (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - William Holmes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Kevin Walters (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Cal | Kevin Walters misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 34-30 |
| 15:29 | Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Carter | 34-30 |
| 15:18 | Cal | Eric Carter is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Eric Carter, team foul #2 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Colorado | Brandon Boucher (PG), Melvin Shiner (SG), John Wilkins (SF) Mark Burgoyne, Lewis Hatcher, Chris Davis | |
| Subs | Cal | Doyle Dorn (SF), Bill Runnels (C) Loren Fennell, Kevin Walters | |
| 15:04 | Colorado | Tom Engelbrecht picks off the pass by Brandon Boucher | 34-30 |
| 14:45 | Cal | Eric Carter misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 34-30 |
| 14:44 | Colorado | The rebound goes to John Wilkins | 34-30 |
| 14:20 | Colorado | The short jumper by Blair Whitchurch is denied by William Holmes | 34-30 |
| 14:18 | Cal | Eric Carter grabs the board | 34-30 |
| 13:58 | Cal | Tom Engelbrecht scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Eric Carter | 34-33 |
| 13:33 | Colorado | John Wilkins scores on a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Blair Whitchurch out of a doubleteam | 36-33 |
| 13:22 | Cal | Eric Carter misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-33 |
| 13:20 | Colorado | Gale Allen snags the defensive board | 36-33 |
| 13:06 | Colorado | John Wilkins travels with the ball | 36-33 |
| Subs | Colorado | Mark Burgoyne (PG), Lewis Hatcher (SG), Chris Davis (SF), Richard Jefferson (PF), Cleveland Johnson (C) Brandon Boucher, Melvin Shiner, John Wilkins, Gale Allen, Blair Whitchurch | |
| Subs | Cal | Loren Fennell (SG) Tom Engelbrecht | |
| 12:53 | Cal | Cleveland Johnson steals it from Bill Runnels | 36-33 |
| 12:38 | Colorado | Cleveland Johnson misses the jumper from the free throw line | 36-33 |
| 12:36 | Cal | William Holmes grabs the board | 36-33 |
| 12:07 | Cal | Loren Fennell connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 36-35 |
| 11:53 | Colorado | Lewis Hatcher is fouled on the floor by Loren Fennell - foul #2 on Loren Fennell, team foul #3 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Colorado | Melvin Shiner (SG) Lewis Hatcher | |
| Subs | Cal | Tom Engelbrecht (PG), William Dooley (SF) Eric Carter, Doyle Dorn | |
| 11:44 | Colorado | Mark Burgoyne buries a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Cleveland Johnson | 38-35 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Mark Burgoyne (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Melvin Shiner (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Chris Davis (fresh) PF - Richard Jefferson (fresh) 6 pts. C - Cleveland Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Tom Engelbrecht (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Loren Fennell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Dooley (fresh) PF - William Holmes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Bill Runnels (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:24 | Cal | William Holmes can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 38-35 |
| 11:22 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Chris Davis | 38-35 |
| 11:02 | Colorado | Cleveland Johnson comes up short on the floater near the basket | 38-35 |
| 11:01 | Cal | Loren Fennell snags the defensive board | 38-35 |
| 10:48 | Cal | William Holmes buries a turnaround in the lane | 38-37 |
| 10:33 | Colorado | Chris Davis's pass is intercepted by Loren Fennell | 38-37 |
| 10:29 | Cal | Loren Fennell makes the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from William Holmes | 38-39 |
| 10:13 | Colorado | Mark Burgoyne hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Melvin Shiner | 41-39 |
| 09:53 | Cal | Tom Engelbrecht steps out of bounds on the baseline | 41-39 |
| Subs | Colorado | Lewis Hatcher (SG), Gale Allen (PF), Blair Whitchurch (C) Melvin Shiner, Richard Jefferson, Cleveland Johnson | |
| Subs | Cal | Eric Carter (PG), Doyle Dorn (SF), Melvin Bentley (PF) Tom Engelbrecht, William Dooley, William Holmes | |
| 09:31 | Colorado | Doyle Dorn picks off the pass by Lewis Hatcher | 41-39 |
| 09:18 | Cal | Eric Carter buries a 3 from straight away set up by Loren Fennell | 41-42 |
| 09:07 | Colorado | Gale Allen jams it on a great pass from Mark Burgoyne | 43-42 |
| 08:53 | Cal | Bill Runnels misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 43-42 |
| 08:51 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Gale Allen | 43-42 |
| 08:30 | Colorado | Blair Whitchurch hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 43-42 |
| 08:29 | Colorado | Gale Allen gets the offensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 08:16 | Colorado | Mark Burgoyne comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 43-42 |
| 08:14 | Cal | Bill Runnels pulls down the rebound | 43-42 |
| 08:01 | Cal | Loren Fennell drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Eric Carter | 43-45 |
| 07:46 | Colorado | Blair Whitchurch scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Lewis Hatcher | 45-45 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Mark Burgoyne (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SG - Lewis Hatcher (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chris Davis (fairly fresh) PF - Gale Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Blair Whitchurch (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Eric Carter (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Loren Fennell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Doyle Dorn (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Melvin Bentley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bill Runnels (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:23 | Cal | Eric Carter scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 45-47 |
| 07:05 | Colorado | Blair Whitchurch misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Bill Runnels - foul #4 on Bill Runnels, team foul #4 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Colorado | Brandon Boucher (PG), Melvin Shiner (SG), John Wilkins (SF), Richard Jefferson (PF) Mark Burgoyne, Lewis Hatcher, Chris Davis, Gale Allen | |
| Subs | Cal | Tom Engelbrecht (SG), William Dooley (SF), William Holmes (PF), Kevin Walters (C) Loren Fennell, Doyle Dorn, Melvin Bentley, Bill Runnels | |
| 07:05 | Colorado | Blair Whitchurch makes the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 07:05 | Colorado | Blair Whitchurch misses the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 07:05 | Colorado | John Wilkins grabs the offensive rebound | 46-47 |
| 06:52 | Colorado | Blair Whitchurch lays it up and in on a nice dish by Brandon Boucher | 48-47 |
| 06:23 | Cal | Kevin Walters is hacked by Blair Whitchurch - foul #1 on Blair Whitchurch, team foul #3 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Colorado | Cleveland Johnson (C) Blair Whitchurch | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 06:05 | Cal | William Dooley misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 48-47 |
| 06:03 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Cleveland Johnson | 48-47 |
| 05:59 | Colorado | Cleveland Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-47 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Cal | Doyle Dorn (SF), Melvin Bentley (C) William Dooley, Kevin Walters | |
| 05:47 | Cal | Richard Jefferson swats the layup by William Holmes | 48-47 |
| 05:46 | Cal | William Holmes grabs the offensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 05:32 | Cal | Tom Engelbrecht hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Melvin Bentley | 48-50 |
| 05:18 | Colorado | Richard Jefferson can't connect on an uncontested jumper from just outside the lane | 48-50 |
| 05:16 | Colorado | John Wilkins tips it back up and in | 50-50 |
| 04:54 | Cal | Doyle Dorn is hacked by Cleveland Johnson - foul #4 on Cleveland Johnson, team foul #4 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Colorado | Mark Burgoyne (PG), Chris Davis (SF), Gale Allen (PF) Brandon Boucher, John Wilkins, Richard Jefferson | |
| Subs | Cal | Loren Fennell (SG) Eric Carter | |
| 04:41 | Cal | William Holmes misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Gale Allen - foul #2 on Gale Allen, team foul #5 | 50-50 |
| 04:41 | Cal | William Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 04:41 | Cal | William Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| 04:22 | Colorado | Cleveland Johnson misses badly on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Tom Engelbrecht - foul #2 on Tom Engelbrecht, team foul #5 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Cal | William Dooley (SF), Kevin Walters (C) Doyle Dorn, Melvin Bentley | |
| 04:22 | Colorado | Cleveland Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 04:22 | Colorado | Cleveland Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| 03:58 | Cal | Tom Engelbrecht hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 52-52 |
| 03:56 | Colorado | Cleveland Johnson gets the rebound | 52-52 |
| 03:51 | Colorado | Mark Burgoyne hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-52 |
| 03:50 | Cal | Kevin Walters pulls down the rebound | 52-52 |
| 03:34 | Cal | Tom Engelbrecht misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-52 |
| 03:32 | Colorado | Gale Allen grabs the board | 52-52 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Mark Burgoyne (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SG - Melvin Shiner (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Chris Davis (fresh) PF - Gale Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Cleveland Johnson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Tom Engelbrecht (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Loren Fennell (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Dooley (fresh) PF - William Holmes (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Kevin Walters (fresh) | |
| 03:27 | Colorado | Chris Davis clanks a shot from the free throw line | 52-52 |
| 03:25 | Colorado | The offensive rebound goes to Cleveland Johnson | 52-52 |
| 03:07 | Colorado | Cleveland Johnson's fadeaway is rejected by William Dooley | 52-52 |
| 03:06 | Cal | William Dooley gets the rebound | 52-52 |
| 02:44 | Cal | William Holmes misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 52-52 |
| 02:42 | Cal | Tom Engelbrecht grabs the offensive rebound | 52-52 |
| 02:42 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-52 |
| Subs | Colorado | Richard Jefferson (PF) Gale Allen | |
| Subs | Cal | Eric Carter (PG), Doyle Dorn (SF), Bill Runnels (C) Tom Engelbrecht, William Dooley, Kevin Walters | |
| 02:27 | Cal | Bill Runnels comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 52-52 |
| 02:26 | Colorado | Cleveland Johnson gets the rebound | 52-52 |
| 02:11 | Colorado | Richard Jefferson's layup is rejected by William Holmes | 52-52 |
| 02:10 | Colorado | Cleveland Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-52 |
| 01:56 | Colorado | Richard Jefferson clanks a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on William Holmes - foul #2 on William Holmes, team foul #6 | 52-52 |
| 01:56 | Colorado | Richard Jefferson misses the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 01:56 | Colorado | Richard Jefferson misses the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| 01:56 | Cal | William Holmes pulls down the rebound | 52-52 |
| 01:38 | Cal | Bill Runnels jams it set up by Eric Carter | 52-54 |
| 01:16 | Colorado | Richard Jefferson drills a shot from the baseline | 54-54 |
| 00:52 | Cal | William Holmes misses the easy layup | 54-54 |
| 00:51 | Colorado | Melvin Shiner pulls down the rebound | 54-54 |
| 00:47 | Colorado | Mark Burgoyne scores on a fadeaway near the basket and he's hacked by Eric Carter - foul #2 on Eric Carter, team foul #7 | 56-54 |
| 00:47 | Colorado | Mark Burgoyne makes the free throw | 57-54 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:27 | Cal | William Holmes comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Richard Jefferson - foul #2 on Richard Jefferson, team foul #6 | 57-54 |
| 00:27 | Cal | William Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 00:27 | Cal | William Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:26 | Colorado | Richard Jefferson is fouled in the backcourt by Eric Carter - foul #3 on Eric Carter, team foul #8 | 57-56 |
| 00:26 | Colorado | Richard Jefferson misses the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 00:26 | Colorado | Chris Davis grabs the offensive board | 57-56 |
| 00:24 | Colorado | Chris Davis is hacked by Doyle Dorn - foul #4 on Doyle Dorn, team foul #9 | 57-56 |
| 00:24 | Colorado | Chris Davis misses the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 00:24 | Cal | William Holmes gets the rebound | 57-56 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:13 | Cal | Bill Runnels lays it up and in set up by Eric Carter | 57-58 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:02 | Colorado | Cleveland Johnson misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 57-58 |
| 00:00 | Cal | Loren Fennell snags the defensive board | 57-58 |