| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Raymond Keith (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Ned Ratcliff (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nelson Dale (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frederick Epps (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Ronald Moody (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Patrick Marion (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rodney Delp (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jason Arnott (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Mitch Maughan (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cal | Rodney Delp inbounds the ball | 25-23 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:34 | Cal | Frederick Epps blocks the short jumper by Jason Arnott | 25-23 |
| 19:33 | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff pulls down the rebound | 25-23 |
| 19:11 | Washington State | Frederick Epps drills a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ned Ratcliff | 27-23 |
| 18:42 | Cal | Jason Arnott's layup is rejected by Dikembe Ali | 27-23 |
| 18:41 | Washington State | Nelson Dale snags the defensive board | 27-23 |
| 18:37 | Washington State | Nelson Dale makes the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Dikembe Ali | 29-23 |
| 18:20 | Cal | Mitch Maughan misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Nelson Dale - foul #1 on Nelson Dale, team foul #1 | 29-23 |
| 18:20 | Cal | Mitch Maughan makes the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 18:20 | Cal | Mitch Maughan misses the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 18:20 | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff gets the rebound | 29-24 |
| 17:55 | Washington State | Nelson Dale is hacked by Rodney Delp - foul #3 on Rodney Delp, team foul #1 | 29-24 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Cal | Patrick Beery (SF) Rodney Delp | |
| 17:39 | Washington State | Frederick Epps is whistled for traveling | 29-24 |
| 17:10 | Cal | Ronald Moody is fouled on the floor by Ned Ratcliff - foul #1 on Ned Ratcliff, team foul #2 | 29-24 |
| Subs | Washington State | Merrill Smith (PG), Paul Vesey (SG), Enoch Truskowski (C) Raymond Keith, Ned Ratcliff, Dikembe Ali | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 16:46 | Cal | Patrick Marion buries a jumper from the free throw line and he's hacked by Paul Vesey - foul #2 on Paul Vesey, team foul #3 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Washington State | William Reddy (C) Frederick Epps | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 16:46 | Cal | Patrick Marion makes the free throw | 29-27 |
| 16:28 | Washington State | Nelson Dale can't connect on a shot from the right side | 29-27 |
| 16:27 | Cal | Mitch Maughan pulls down the rebound | 29-27 |
| 16:23 | Cal | Ronald Moody loses the dribble to Paul Vesey | 29-27 |
| 16:09 | Washington State | Nelson Dale scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 31-27 |
| 15:50 | Cal | Jason Arnott makes the jumpshot from the right side | 31-29 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Merrill Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Vesey (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Nelson Dale (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Enoch Truskowski (fresh) 3 pts. C - William Reddy (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Ronald Moody (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Patrick Marion (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Beery (fresh) PF - Jason Arnott (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Mitch Maughan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Washington State | Ronald Moody picks off the pass by Merrill Smith in the backcourt | 31-29 |
| 15:37 | Cal | Patrick Marion's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-29 |
| Subs | Washington State | Raymond Keith (PG), Ned Ratcliff (SG), Robert Jones (SF), Frederick Epps (PF), Dikembe Ali (C) Merrill Smith, Paul Vesey, Nelson Dale, Enoch Truskowski, William Reddy | |
| Subs | Cal | Rodney Delp (SF) Patrick Beery | |
| 15:30 | Washington State | Dikembe Ali hits a turnaround near the basket set up by Raymond Keith and he's fouled by Patrick Marion - foul #1 on Patrick Marion, team foul #2 | 33-29 |
| 15:30 | Washington State | Dikembe Ali misses the free throw | 33-29 |
| 15:30 | Cal | Jason Arnott gets the rebound | 33-29 |
| 15:05 | Cal | Mitch Maughan drills a jumpshot from the free throw line | 33-31 |
| 14:45 | Washington State | Frederick Epps misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Jason Arnott - foul #3 on Jason Arnott, team foul #3 | 33-31 |
| 14:45 | Washington State | Frederick Epps makes the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 14:45 | Washington State | Frederick Epps makes the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 14:29 | Cal | Jason Arnott lays it up and in | 35-33 |
| 14:10 | Washington State | Raymond Keith is hacked by Ronald Moody - foul #2 on Ronald Moody, team foul #4 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Washington State | Merrill Smith (PG), Nelson Dale (SF) Raymond Keith, Robert Jones | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 13:50 | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 35-33 |
| 13:49 | Cal | Jason Arnott gets the rebound | 35-33 |
| 13:27 | Cal | Merrill Smith takes the ball from Rodney Delp | 35-33 |
| 13:06 | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-33 |
| 13:05 | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff gets the offensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 12:43 | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff blows the dunk but the foul's on Patrick Marion - foul #2 on Patrick Marion, team foul #5 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Washington State | Raymond Keith (PG), Enoch Truskowski (PF), William Reddy (C) Merrill Smith, Frederick Epps, Dikembe Ali | |
| Subs | Cal | Elliot Croy (SG) Patrick Marion | |
| 12:43 | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff misses the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 12:43 | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff makes the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 12:18 | Cal | Jason Arnott can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 36-33 |
| 12:16 | Washington State | Nelson Dale snags the defensive board | 36-33 |
| 11:50 | Washington State | Nelson Dale hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Rodney Delp - foul #4 on Rodney Delp, team foul #6 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Washington State | Paul Vesey (SG) Ned Ratcliff | |
| Subs | Cal | Patrick Beery (SF) Rodney Delp | |
| 11:50 | Washington State | Nelson Dale misses the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 11:50 | Washington State | Nelson Dale misses the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 11:50 | Cal | Jason Arnott grabs the defensive rebound | 36-33 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Raymond Keith (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Paul Vesey (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Nelson Dale (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Enoch Truskowski (fresh) 3 pts. C - William Reddy (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Ronald Moody (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Elliot Croy (fresh) SF - Patrick Beery (fresh) PF - Jason Arnott (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Mitch Maughan (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Cal | Jason Arnott connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronald Moody and he's hacked by Enoch Truskowski - foul #1 on Enoch Truskowski, team foul #4 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Washington State | Robert Jones (SF) Nelson Dale | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 11:29 | Cal | Jason Arnott misses the free throw | 36-35 |
| 11:29 | Washington State | Enoch Truskowski gets the rebound | 36-35 |
| 11:02 | Washington State | Enoch Truskowski is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Enoch Truskowski, team foul #5 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Washington State | Frederick Epps (PF) William Reddy | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 10:45 | Cal | Mitch Maughan banks in the layup set up by Ronald Moody | 36-37 |
| 10:31 | Washington State | Jason Arnott steals it from Robert Jones | 36-37 |
| 10:13 | Cal | Ronald Moody is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Ronald Moody, team foul #7 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Washington State | Merrill Smith (PG), Nelson Dale (SF), Dikembe Ali (C) Raymond Keith, Robert Jones, Enoch Truskowski | |
| Subs | Cal | Patrick Marion (PG) Ronald Moody | |
| 09:52 | Washington State | Paul Vesey is called for a charge - foul #3 on Paul Vesey, team foul #6 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff (SG) Paul Vesey | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 09:23 | Cal | The short jumper by Mitch Maughan is denied by Dikembe Ali | 36-37 |
| 09:21 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Ned Ratcliff | 36-37 |
| 09:16 | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff hits a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Merrill Smith | 38-37 |
| 08:54 | Cal | Mitch Maughan hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 38-37 |
| 08:52 | Cal | Patrick Beery grabs the offensive board | 38-37 |
| 08:45 | Cal | Elliot Croy is hacked by Dikembe Ali - foul #1 on Dikembe Ali, team foul #7 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Washington State | Enoch Truskowski (PF) Frederick Epps | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 08:45 | Cal | Elliot Croy misses the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 08:45 | Washington State | Nelson Dale grabs the board | 38-37 |
| 08:30 | Washington State | Enoch Truskowski makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Nelson Dale | 41-37 |
| 08:04 | Cal | The jump hook by Mitch Maughan is blocked by Enoch Truskowski | 41-37 |
| 08:02 | Cal | Elliot Croy grabs the offensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 07:40 | Cal | Elliot Croy misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 41-37 |
| 07:38 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Ned Ratcliff | 41-37 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Merrill Smith (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ned Ratcliff (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nelson Dale (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Enoch Truskowski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. C - Dikembe Ali (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Elliot Croy (fairly fresh) SG - Patrick Marion (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Beery (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jason Arnott (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Mitch Maughan (tiring) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff is fouled on the floor by Patrick Marion - foul #3 on Patrick Marion, team foul #8 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Washington State | Raymond Keith (PG), Robert Jones (SF), Frederick Epps (PF) Merrill Smith, Nelson Dale, Dikembe Ali | |
| Subs | Cal | Ronald Moody (PG), Rodney Delp (SF) Elliot Croy, Patrick Beery | |
| 07:13 | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff makes the 1st free throw | 42-37 |
| 07:13 | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff misses the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 07:13 | Washington State | Robert Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-37 |
| 06:53 | Washington State | Patrick Marion is called for the reach on Ned Ratcliff - foul #4 on Patrick Marion, team foul #9 | 42-37 |
| 06:53 | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff misses the 1st free throw | 42-37 |
| 06:53 | Cal | Jason Arnott grabs the board | 42-37 |
| 06:35 | Cal | Jason Arnott clanks a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Raymond Keith - foul #2 on Raymond Keith, team foul #8 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Washington State | Paul Vesey (SG) Ned Ratcliff | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 06:35 | Cal | Jason Arnott misses the 1st free throw | 42-37 |
| 06:35 | Cal | Jason Arnott makes the 2nd free throw | 42-38 |
| 06:11 | Washington State | Frederick Epps clanks a shot from the left block | 42-38 |
| 06:10 | Washington State | Robert Jones tips it in | 44-38 |
| 05:48 | Cal | Mitch Maughan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-38 |
| Subs | Washington State | Nelson Dale (SF), William Reddy (C) Robert Jones, Enoch Truskowski | |
| Subs | Cal | Elliot Croy (SG), James Lee (C) Patrick Marion, Mitch Maughan | |
| 05:23 | Washington State | Raymond Keith hits a 3 from the right corner | 47-38 |
| 04:54 | Cal | Jason Arnott is hacked by Frederick Epps - foul #2 on Frederick Epps, team foul #9 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Washington State | Dikembe Ali (C) William Reddy | |
| Subs | Cal | Mitch Maughan (C) James Lee | |
| 04:54 | Cal | Jason Arnott misses the 1st free throw | 47-38 |
| 04:54 | Cal | Jason Arnott pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-38 |
| 04:37 | Cal | Rodney Delp misses short on a jumper from close range | 47-38 |
| 04:35 | Cal | Rodney Delp tips it home | 47-40 |
| 04:06 | Washington State | Frederick Epps hits the finger roll on a great pass from Raymond Keith | 49-40 |
| 03:37 | Cal | Mitch Maughan drills a jumper in the lane | 49-42 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Raymond Keith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Paul Vesey (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Nelson Dale (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Frederick Epps (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Ronald Moody (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Elliot Croy (fresh) SF - Rodney Delp (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. PF - Jason Arnott (tired) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Mitch Maughan (tiring) 15 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Washington State | Raymond Keith misses the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Jason Arnott - foul #4 on Jason Arnott, team foul #10 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff (SG), Robert Jones (SF), Enoch Truskowski (PF), William Reddy (C) Paul Vesey, Nelson Dale, Frederick Epps, Dikembe Ali | |
| Subs | Cal | James Lee (C) Jason Arnott | |
| 03:15 | Washington State | Raymond Keith makes the 1st free throw | 50-42 |
| 03:15 | Washington State | Raymond Keith makes the 2nd free throw | 51-42 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 02:54 | Cal | Elliot Croy misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 51-42 |
| 02:53 | Washington State | William Reddy grabs the defensive rebound | 51-42 |
| 02:53 | Washington State | Washington State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-42 |
| Subs | Washington State | Merrill Smith (PG), Nelson Dale (SF), Dikembe Ali (C) Raymond Keith, Robert Jones, William Reddy | |
| Subs | Cal | Patrick Marion (SG) Elliot Croy | |
| 02:26 | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff misses the shot from the right side | 51-42 |
| 02:24 | Cal | James Lee gets the rebound | 51-42 |
| 01:55 | Cal | Mitch Maughan is open and buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Ronald Moody | 51-44 |
| 01:55 | Washington State | Washington State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 51-44 |
| Subs | Washington State | Raymond Keith (PG), Frederick Epps (PF) Merrill Smith, Enoch Truskowski | |
| Subs | Cal | Jason Arnott (PF) James Lee | |
| 01:33 | Washington State | Dikembe Ali misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Mitch Maughan - foul #2 on Mitch Maughan, team foul #11 | 51-44 |
| 01:33 | Washington State | Dikembe Ali makes the 1st free throw | 52-44 |
| 01:33 | Washington State | Dikembe Ali makes the 2nd free throw | 53-44 |
| 01:10 | Cal | Frederick Epps is called for the reach on Jason Arnott - foul #3 on Frederick Epps, team foul #10 | 53-44 |
| 01:10 | Cal | Jason Arnott makes the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 01:10 | Cal | Jason Arnott makes the 2nd free throw | 53-46 |
| 00:45 | Washington State | Nelson Dale misses the easy layup | 53-46 |
| 00:44 | Cal | Jason Arnott gets the rebound | 53-46 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:38 | Cal | Ronald Moody can't connect on a shot from the right block | 53-46 |
| 00:37 | Washington State | Nelson Dale pulls down the rebound | 53-46 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| 00:36 | Washington State | Nelson Dale is hacked by Patrick Marion in the backcourt - foul #5 on Patrick Marion, team foul #12 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Washington State | Paul Vesey (SG), Robert Jones (PF) Ned Ratcliff, Dikembe Ali | |
| Subs | Cal | Elliot Croy (SG) Patrick Marion | |
| 00:36 | Washington State | Nelson Dale makes the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 00:36 | Washington State | Nelson Dale makes the 2nd free throw | 55-46 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| 00:29 | Cal | Ronald Moody clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-46 |
| 00:28 | Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Rodney Delp | 55-46 |
| 00:24 | Cal | Ronald Moody hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-49 |
| 00:24 | Washington State | Washington State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 55-49 |
| Subs | Washington State | Enoch Truskowski (PF) Robert Jones | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 00:21 | Washington State | Ronald Moody is called for the reach on Raymond Keith in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ronald Moody, team foul #13 | 55-49 |
| 00:21 | Washington State | Raymond Keith makes the 1st free throw | 56-49 |
| 00:21 | Washington State | Raymond Keith misses the 2nd free throw | 56-49 |
| 00:21 | Washington State | Enoch Truskowski gets the offensive rebound | 56-49 |
| 00:19 | Washington State | Enoch Truskowski is fouled on the floor by Ronald Moody - foul #5 on Ronald Moody, team foul #14 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Washington State | Robert Jones (SF) Nelson Dale | |
| Subs | Cal | Patrick Beery (SG) Ronald Moody | |
| 00:19 | Washington State | Enoch Truskowski makes the 1st free throw | 57-49 |
| 00:19 | Washington State | Enoch Truskowski misses the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| 00:19 | Cal | The rebound goes to Jason Arnott | 57-49 |
| 00:19 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-49 |
| 00:14 | Cal | Mitch Maughan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-49 |
| Subs | Washington State | Dikembe Ali (C) Enoch Truskowski | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 00:13 | Washington State | Patrick Beery is called for the reach on Paul Vesey in the backcourt - foul #1 on Patrick Beery, team foul #15 | 57-49 |
| 00:13 | Washington State | Paul Vesey makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 00:13 | Washington State | Paul Vesey misses the 2nd free throw | 58-49 |
| 00:13 | Cal | Jason Arnott grabs the defensive rebound | 58-49 |
| 00:09 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-49 |
| Subs | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff (SG), Nelson Dale (SF) Paul Vesey, Robert Jones | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 00:07 | Cal | Elliot Croy comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-49 |
| 00:05 | Washington State | Dikembe Ali gets the rebound | 58-49 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:00 | Washington State | Raymond Keith runs out the clock | 58-49 |