| Lineup | UConn | PG - Robert Wooton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stanley Oliver (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Lurie (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steve Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - William Schuster (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Eric Carter (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Tom Engelbrecht (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Doyle Dorn (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Holmes (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Bill Runnels (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Douglas Lurie inbounds the ball | 24-23 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:31 | UConn | Douglas Lurie misses long on a jumper in the lane | 24-23 |
| 19:29 | UConn | Douglas Lurie gets the offensive rebound | 24-23 |
| 19:15 | UConn | Robert Wooton misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 24-23 |
| 19:13 | UConn | Steve Johnson snags the offensive board | 24-23 |
| 18:52 | UConn | Douglas Lurie's pass is intercepted by William Holmes | 24-23 |
| 18:39 | Cal | Doyle Dorn misses badly on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Steve Johnson - foul #1 on Steve Johnson, team foul #1 | 24-23 |
| 18:39 | Cal | Doyle Dorn misses the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 18:39 | Cal | Doyle Dorn makes the 2nd free throw | 24-24 |
| 18:17 | UConn | Douglas Lurie can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 24-24 |
| 18:15 | Cal | The rebound goes to Bill Runnels | 24-24 |
| 18:02 | Cal | William Holmes connects on the runner from the left block set up by Eric Carter and he's fouled by Stanley Oliver - foul #1 on Stanley Oliver, team foul #2 | 24-26 |
| 18:02 | Cal | William Holmes makes the free throw | 24-27 |
| 17:35 | UConn | Stanley Oliver connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-27 |
| 17:19 | Cal | Stanley Oliver knocks away the 3 by Eric Carter | 27-27 |
| 17:17 | UConn | Douglas Lurie snags the defensive board | 27-27 |
| 16:51 | UConn | Stanley Oliver makes the 3 from the left corner | 30-27 |
| 16:48 | Cal | Eric Carter travels in the backcourt | 30-27 |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Brown (PG), Nathan Reid (PF) Robert Wooton, Steve Johnson | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 16:20 | UConn | Richard Brown banks in the layup over the doubleteam set up by Stanley Oliver | 32-27 |
| 15:59 | Cal | Bill Runnels can't connect on a floater from the right block | 32-27 |
| 15:58 | Cal | Bill Runnels hits the follow up shot | 32-29 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Richard Brown (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Stanley Oliver (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Douglas Lurie (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Nathan Reid (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - William Schuster (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Eric Carter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tom Engelbrecht (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Doyle Dorn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Holmes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Bill Runnels (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:53 | UConn | Stanley Oliver is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Stanley Oliver, team foul #3 | 32-29 |
| Subs | UConn | James Bradley (SG), Michael Vaden (SF), Steve Johnson (PF) Stanley Oliver, Douglas Lurie, William Schuster | |
| Subs | Cal | Loren Fennell (SG), William Dooley (SF) Tom Engelbrecht, Doyle Dorn | |
| 15:46 | Cal | Eric Carter misses the lay-in but the foul's on Richard Brown - foul #2 on Richard Brown, team foul #4 | 32-29 |
| 15:46 | Cal | Eric Carter misses the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 15:46 | Cal | Eric Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| 15:41 | UConn | Richard Brown is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 32-30 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Wooton (PG) Michael Vaden | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 15:15 | Cal | Bill Runnels lays it up and in | 32-32 |
| 14:50 | UConn | Robert Wooton drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Steve Johnson | 35-32 |
| 14:24 | Cal | Eric Carter comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 35-32 |
| 14:23 | UConn | Steve Johnson pulls down the rebound | 35-32 |
| 13:54 | UConn | Robert Wooton misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 35-32 |
| 13:52 | Cal | The rebound goes to Bill Runnels | 35-32 |
| 13:25 | Cal | Eric Carter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-32 |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Jones (PG), Stanley Oliver (SG), Douglas Lurie (SF), William Schuster (C) Robert Wooton, James Bradley, Richard Brown, Nathan Reid | |
| Subs | Cal | Doyle Dorn (SF), Melvin Bentley (C) William Dooley, Bill Runnels | |
| 13:01 | UConn | Steve Johnson travels with the ball | 35-32 |
| 12:41 | Cal | Eric Carter clanks a jumper from the left block | 35-32 |
| 12:40 | UConn | William Schuster snags the defensive board | 35-32 |
| 12:28 | UConn | Douglas Lurie drills a driving attempt from the baseline | 37-32 |
| 12:00 | Cal | Steve Johnson steals the ball from Eric Carter | 37-32 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Richard Jones (fresh) SG - Stanley Oliver (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Douglas Lurie (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Steve Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - William Schuster (fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Eric Carter (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Loren Fennell (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Doyle Dorn (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Holmes (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Melvin Bentley (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:31 | UConn | Douglas Lurie throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-32 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Wooton (PG), Nathan Reid (PF) Richard Jones, Steve Johnson | |
| Subs | Cal | Tom Engelbrecht (PG), William Dooley (SG), Bill Runnels (C) Eric Carter, Loren Fennell, William Holmes | |
| 11:10 | Cal | Melvin Bentley misses the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by William Schuster - foul #2 on William Schuster, team foul #5 | 37-32 |
| 11:10 | Cal | Melvin Bentley misses the 1st free throw | 37-32 |
| 11:10 | Cal | Melvin Bentley makes the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| 10:52 | UConn | Douglas Lurie makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Wooton | 39-33 |
| 10:31 | Cal | Bill Runnels misses the fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on William Schuster - foul #3 on William Schuster, team foul #6 | 39-33 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Cal | Loren Fennell (SG), Kevin Walters (PF) Doyle Dorn, Melvin Bentley | |
| 10:31 | Cal | Bill Runnels makes the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 10:31 | Cal | Bill Runnels makes the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 10:14 | UConn | The jumper by Robert Wooton is denied by Bill Runnels | 39-35 |
| 10:13 | Cal | William Dooley snags the defensive board | 39-35 |
| 09:48 | Cal | Kevin Walters is fouled on the floor by Nathan Reid - foul #1 on Nathan Reid, team foul #7 | 39-35 |
| Subs | UConn | James Bradley (SG), Richard Brown (SF) Stanley Oliver, Douglas Lurie | |
| Subs | Cal | Eric Carter (PG), William Holmes (PF) Tom Engelbrecht, Bill Runnels | |
| 09:48 | Cal | Kevin Walters makes the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 09:48 | Cal | Kevin Walters misses the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| 09:48 | UConn | William Schuster grabs the defensive rebound | 39-36 |
| 09:25 | UConn | Nathan Reid connects on the floater near the basket on a great pass from Richard Brown | 41-36 |
| 09:01 | Cal | William Holmes misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 41-36 |
| 09:00 | UConn | James Bradley snags the defensive board | 41-36 |
| 08:31 | UConn | William Holmes is called for the reach on Nathan Reid - foul #2 on William Holmes, team foul #1 | 41-36 |
| Subs | UConn | Stanley Oliver (SG), Douglas Lurie (SF), Steve Johnson (PF) Robert Wooton, James Bradley, William Schuster | |
| Subs | Cal | Tom Engelbrecht (SG), Doyle Dorn (SF), Bill Runnels (C) Loren Fennell, William Dooley, Kevin Walters | |
| 08:13 | UConn | The jumper by Stanley Oliver is denied by Bill Runnels | 41-36 |
| 08:12 | Cal | Tom Engelbrecht gets the rebound | 41-36 |
| 07:59 | Cal | Bill Runnels is open and buries a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from William Holmes | 41-38 |
| 07:31 | UConn | Douglas Lurie makes the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Richard Brown | 43-38 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Richard Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stanley Oliver (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Douglas Lurie (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Steve Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Nathan Reid (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Eric Carter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tom Engelbrecht (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Doyle Dorn (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Holmes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Bill Runnels (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:04 | Cal | Eric Carter scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Doyle Dorn | 43-41 |
| 06:40 | UConn | Richard Brown shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-41 |
| 06:39 | Cal | Bill Runnels grabs the defensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 06:25 | Cal | Bill Runnels is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Bill Runnels, team foul #2 | 43-41 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Wooton (PG), William Schuster (C) Richard Brown, Nathan Reid | |
| Subs | Cal | Loren Fennell (SG), Melvin Bentley (PF), Kevin Walters (C) Eric Carter, William Holmes, Bill Runnels | |
| 05:56 | UConn | Douglas Lurie drills a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Robert Wooton | 45-41 |
| 05:47 | Cal | Melvin Bentley misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 45-41 |
| 05:46 | Cal | Kevin Walters tips it home | 45-43 |
| 05:28 | UConn | Steve Johnson misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Kevin Walters - foul #1 on Kevin Walters, team foul #3 | 45-43 |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Vaden (SF) Douglas Lurie | |
| Subs | Cal | William Dooley (SF) Doyle Dorn | |
| 05:28 | UConn | Steve Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 05:28 | UConn | Steve Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 05:28 | Cal | Melvin Bentley gets the rebound | 45-43 |
| 05:06 | Cal | Melvin Bentley connects on the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Tom Engelbrecht | 45-45 |
| 04:48 | UConn | Stanley Oliver can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 45-45 |
| 04:46 | UConn | William Schuster snags the offensive board | 45-45 |
| 04:22 | UConn | Robert Wooton makes the jumper from the right side set up by Steve Johnson | 47-45 |
| 04:03 | Cal | Michael Vaden takes the ball from William Dooley | 47-45 |
| 03:34 | UConn | Stanley Oliver misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 47-45 |
| 03:33 | Cal | Loren Fennell snags the defensive board | 47-45 |
| 03:33 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-45 |
| Subs | UConn | Douglas Lurie (SF), Nathan Reid (PF) Michael Vaden, Steve Johnson | |
| Subs | Cal | Eric Carter (PG), Doyle Dorn (SF), William Holmes (PF), Bill Runnels (C) Tom Engelbrecht, William Dooley, Melvin Bentley, Kevin Walters | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Robert Wooton (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stanley Oliver (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Douglas Lurie (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. PF - Nathan Reid (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - William Schuster (fresh) 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Eric Carter (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Loren Fennell (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Doyle Dorn (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Holmes (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Bill Runnels (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:15 | Cal | Loren Fennell makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-48 |
| 02:47 | UConn | Doyle Dorn steps in front of the Nathan Reid pass | 47-48 |
| 02:42 | Cal | Eric Carter misses the lay-in | 47-48 |
| 02:41 | UConn | Douglas Lurie gets the rebound | 47-48 |
| 02:18 | UConn | Stanley Oliver scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Douglas Lurie | 50-48 |
| 02:06 | Cal | William Holmes misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 50-48 |
| 02:04 | Cal | Bill Runnels can't tip it in | 50-48 |
| 02:03 | UConn | Douglas Lurie snags the defensive board | 50-48 |
| 01:48 | UConn | Robert Wooton hits a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Stanley Oliver | 52-48 |
| 01:31 | Cal | William Schuster steals it from Eric Carter | 52-48 |
| 01:09 | UConn | Nathan Reid can't finish the layup | 52-48 |
| 01:08 | Cal | The rebound goes to Doyle Dorn | 52-48 |
| 00:48 | Cal | Doyle Dorn can't throw it down | 52-48 |
| 00:46 | Cal | The offensive rebound goes to William Holmes | 52-48 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Cal | Stanley Oliver is called for the reach on Doyle Dorn - foul #3 on Stanley Oliver, team foul #8 | 52-48 |
| Subs | UConn | Steve Johnson (PF) Nathan Reid | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 00:31 | Cal | Doyle Dorn makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 00:31 | Cal | Doyle Dorn makes the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:28 | UConn | Loren Fennell is called for the reach on Stanley Oliver in the backcourt - foul #4 on Loren Fennell, team foul #4 | 52-50 |
| 00:25 | UConn | Stanley Oliver is fouled on the floor by Loren Fennell - foul #5 on Loren Fennell, team foul #5 | 52-50 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Cal | Tom Engelbrecht (SG) Loren Fennell | |
| 00:23 | UConn | Steve Johnson is hacked by Eric Carter - foul #2 on Eric Carter, team foul #6 | 52-50 |
| 00:20 | UConn | William Holmes is called for the reach on Stanley Oliver - foul #3 on William Holmes, team foul #7 | 52-50 |
| 00:20 | UConn | Stanley Oliver misses the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 00:20 | Cal | William Holmes grabs the defensive rebound | 52-50 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:01 | Cal | Bill Runnels scores on a floater in the lane | 52-52 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | UConn | Stanley Oliver comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 52-52 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Robert Wooton (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stanley Oliver (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Douglas Lurie (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. PF - Steve Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - William Schuster (fresh) 7 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Eric Carter (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tom Engelbrecht (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Doyle Dorn (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Holmes (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Bill Runnels (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 05:00 | Cal | Bill Runnels wins the tip | 52-52 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:43 | Cal | Bill Runnels lays it in on a great pass from Tom Engelbrecht | 52-54 |
| 04:28 | UConn | Douglas Lurie misses the easy layup but the foul's on Bill Runnels - foul #2 on Bill Runnels, team foul #8 | 52-54 |
| 04:28 | UConn | Douglas Lurie makes the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 04:28 | UConn | Douglas Lurie makes the 2nd free throw | 54-54 |
| 04:13 | Cal | Tom Engelbrecht evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Eric Carter | 54-57 |
| 03:54 | UConn | Steve Johnson comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 54-57 |
| 03:53 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Douglas Lurie | 54-57 |
| 03:35 | UConn | Douglas Lurie can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 54-57 |
| 03:34 | Cal | Bill Runnels pulls down the rebound | 54-57 |
| 03:11 | Cal | Bill Runnels clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 54-57 |
| 03:09 | Cal | The offensive rebound goes to William Holmes | 54-57 |
| 02:58 | Cal | William Holmes makes the shot from the right block set up by Eric Carter | 54-59 |
| 02:40 | UConn | Robert Wooton misses the shot from the left side | 54-59 |
| 02:38 | Cal | Bill Runnels grabs the board | 54-59 |
| 02:18 | Cal | Steve Johnson steps in front of the William Holmes pass | 54-59 |
| 01:56 | UConn | Robert Wooton clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-59 |
| 01:55 | Cal | Doyle Dorn grabs the defensive rebound | 54-59 |
| 01:32 | Cal | Tom Engelbrecht loses the dribble to William Schuster | 54-59 |
| 01:03 | UConn | William Schuster hits a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Wooton and he's hacked by William Holmes - foul #4 on William Holmes, team foul #9 | 56-59 |
| 01:03 | UConn | William Schuster makes the free throw | 57-59 |
| 00:46 | Cal | Eric Carter comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-59 |
| 00:45 | UConn | The rebound goes to William Schuster | 57-59 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Robert Wooton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stanley Oliver (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Douglas Lurie (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 9 reb. PF - Steve Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - William Schuster (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 4 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Eric Carter (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tom Engelbrecht (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Doyle Dorn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Holmes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. C - Bill Runnels (tiring) 14 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 00:16 | UConn | Robert Wooton throws it down on a nice dish by Douglas Lurie | 59-59 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:02 | Cal | Bill Runnels connects on the shot from the left side | 59-61 |
| 00:02 | UConn | UConn calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 5 full remaining) | 59-61 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | UConn | Douglas Lurie hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 59-61 |