| Lineup | Cal | PG - Melvin Towe (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Felix McDugle (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Stephens (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Paul Kuehn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Buddy Torgerson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Wayne Hanley (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Frank Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Chartrand (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Lenahan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - William Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arizona State | Thomas Chartrand inbounds the ball | 38-36 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Arizona State | Thomas Chartrand clanks a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Steven Stephens - foul #1 on Steven Stephens, team foul #1 | 38-36 |
| 19:45 | Arizona State | Thomas Chartrand makes the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 19:45 | Arizona State | Thomas Chartrand makes the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 19:34 | Cal | Felix McDugle's pass is intercepted by Frank Brown | 38-38 |
| 19:31 | Arizona State | Wayne Hanley throws it down set up by Frank Brown | 38-40 |
| 19:17 | Cal | Melvin Towe misses badly on a floater from close range | 38-40 |
| 19:15 | Cal | Paul Kuehn grabs the offensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 19:01 | Cal | Steven Stephens comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-40 |
| 18:59 | Arizona State | Frank Brown snags the defensive board | 38-40 |
| 18:37 | Arizona State | David Lenahan misses long on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Steven Stephens - foul #2 on Steven Stephens, team foul #2 | 38-40 |
| 18:37 | Arizona State | David Lenahan makes the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 18:37 | Arizona State | David Lenahan misses the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 18:37 | Cal | Paul Kuehn gets the rebound | 38-41 |
| 18:20 | Cal | Steven Stephens misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-41 |
| 18:19 | Arizona State | Thomas Chartrand grabs the board | 38-41 |
| 18:05 | Arizona State | David Lenahan makes the floater from the left wing | 38-43 |
| 17:45 | Cal | David Lenahan is called for the reach on Paul Kuehn - foul #1 on David Lenahan, team foul #1 | 38-43 |
| 17:30 | Cal | William Lee steps in front of the Melvin Towe pass | 38-43 |
| 17:05 | Arizona State | Felix McDugle steals it from William Lee | 38-43 |
| 16:39 | Cal | Melvin Towe misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 38-43 |
| 16:37 | Cal | Buddy Torgerson tips it but misses | 38-43 |
| 16:35 | Cal | Paul Kuehn tips it home | 40-43 |
| 16:17 | Arizona State | Buddy Torgerson picks off the pass by Frank Brown | 40-43 |
| 15:54 | Cal | Felix McDugle misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 40-43 |
| 15:53 | Arizona State | William Lee snags the defensive board | 40-43 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Melvin Towe (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Felix McDugle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Stephens (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Paul Kuehn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Buddy Torgerson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Wayne Hanley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Brown (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Chartrand (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Lenahan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - William Lee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:38 | Arizona State | William Lee drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by David Lenahan | 40-46 |
| 15:27 | Cal | Felix McDugle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-46 |
| Subs | Cal | Paul Fielden (PG), Edmundo Gallo (SG), Gordon Thomas (SF), Gary Thompson (PF), Michael Washington (C) Melvin Towe, Felix McDugle, Steven Stephens, Paul Kuehn, Buddy Torgerson | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Stan White (PG), John Marshall (SG), Bryan Graves (SF), Andrew Mitcham (PF), Joe Cheeseman (C) Wayne Hanley, Frank Brown, Thomas Chartrand, David Lenahan, William Lee | |
| 15:06 | Arizona State | John Marshall misses short on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Michael Washington - foul #2 on Michael Washington, team foul #3 | 40-46 |
| 15:06 | Arizona State | John Marshall makes the 1st free throw | 40-47 |
| 15:06 | Arizona State | John Marshall makes the 2nd free throw | 40-48 |
| 14:51 | Cal | Michael Washington connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Paul Fielden | 42-48 |
| 14:25 | Arizona State | Bryan Graves misses the lay-in but the foul's on Michael Washington - foul #3 on Michael Washington, team foul #4 | 42-48 |
| 14:25 | Arizona State | Bryan Graves makes the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 14:25 | Arizona State | Bryan Graves makes the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| 14:15 | Cal | Edmundo Gallo clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 42-50 |
| 14:14 | Cal | Gordon Thomas tips it home | 44-50 |
| 13:56 | Arizona State | Michael Washington steals it from Bryan Graves | 44-50 |
| 13:51 | Cal | Michael Washington hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 44-50 |
| 13:50 | Arizona State | Joe Cheeseman pulls down the rebound | 44-50 |
| 13:29 | Arizona State | John Marshall comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-50 |
| 13:27 | Cal | Michael Washington pulls down the rebound | 44-50 |
| 13:03 | Cal | Gary Thompson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-50 |
| 13:01 | Arizona State | The rebound goes to Joe Cheeseman | 44-50 |
| 12:39 | Arizona State | Michael Washington picks off the pass by John Marshall | 44-50 |
| 12:15 | Cal | Gordon Thomas makes the 3 from the right wing | 47-50 |
| 12:09 | Arizona State | Joe Cheeseman hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Michael Washington - foul #4 on Michael Washington, team foul #5 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Cal | Melvin Towe (PG), Felix McDugle (SG), Steven Stephens (SF), Paul Kuehn (PF), Buddy Torgerson (C) Paul Fielden, Edmundo Gallo, Gordon Thomas, Gary Thompson, Michael Washington | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Wayne Hanley (PG), Frank Brown (SG), Thomas Chartrand (SF), David Lenahan (PF) Stan White, John Marshall, Bryan Graves, Andrew Mitcham | |
| 12:09 | Arizona State | Joe Cheeseman misses the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 12:09 | Arizona State | Joe Cheeseman makes the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 11:45 | Cal | Melvin Towe misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 47-51 |
| 11:43 | Arizona State | Thomas Chartrand gets the rebound | 47-51 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Melvin Towe (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Felix McDugle (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Stephens (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Paul Kuehn (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Buddy Torgerson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Wayne Hanley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Chartrand (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Lenahan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe Cheeseman (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Arizona State | Joe Cheeseman is hacked by Felix McDugle - foul #1 on Felix McDugle, team foul #6 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Arizona State | William Lee (C) Joe Cheeseman | |
| 11:07 | Arizona State | Thomas Chartrand scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Wayne Hanley | 47-53 |
| 10:56 | Cal | Paul Kuehn misses the 3 from the left corner | 47-53 |
| 10:55 | Arizona State | William Lee grabs the board | 47-53 |
| 10:31 | Arizona State | William Lee misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-53 |
| 10:29 | Arizona State | Wayne Hanley misses the tip | 47-53 |
| 10:27 | Cal | Paul Kuehn pulls down the rebound | 47-53 |
| 10:07 | Cal | Melvin Towe clanks a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Wayne Hanley - foul #3 on Wayne Hanley, team foul #2 | 47-53 |
| 10:07 | Cal | Melvin Towe makes the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 10:07 | Cal | Melvin Towe misses the 2nd free throw | 48-53 |
| 10:07 | Arizona State | William Lee pulls down the rebound | 48-53 |
| 09:42 | Arizona State | Wayne Hanley comes up short on the runner in the paint | 48-53 |
| 09:41 | Cal | Buddy Torgerson gets the rebound | 48-53 |
| 09:32 | Cal | Felix McDugle drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Steven Stephens | 51-53 |
| 09:18 | Arizona State | Frank Brown clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-53 |
| 09:16 | Cal | Melvin Towe grabs the defensive rebound | 51-53 |
| 09:10 | Cal | Melvin Towe misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 51-53 |
| 09:09 | Cal | Melvin Towe pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-53 |
| 08:59 | Cal | Paul Kuehn banks in the layup on a nice dish by Melvin Towe | 53-53 |
| 08:56 | Arizona State | Wayne Hanley is hacked by Melvin Towe in the backcourt - foul #2 on Melvin Towe, team foul #7 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Cal | Paul Fielden (PG), Edmundo Gallo (SG), Gordon Thomas (SF), Gary Thompson (PF) Melvin Towe, Felix McDugle, Steven Stephens, Paul Kuehn | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Stan White (SG), Bryan Graves (SF), Andrew Mitcham (PF) Frank Brown, Thomas Chartrand, David Lenahan | |
| 08:56 | Arizona State | Wayne Hanley makes the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 08:56 | Arizona State | Wayne Hanley makes the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 08:49 | Cal | Gary Thompson buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-55 |
| 08:27 | Arizona State | Wayne Hanley travels with the ball | 56-55 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Arizona State | John Marshall (SG), John Burford (PF) Wayne Hanley, William Lee | |
| 08:08 | Cal | Gary Thompson misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by John Marshall - foul #1 on John Marshall, team foul #3 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Cal | Paul Kuehn (PF) Buddy Torgerson | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Joe Cheeseman (C) John Burford | |
| 08:08 | Cal | Gary Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 08:08 | Cal | Gary Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 07:46 | Arizona State | John Marshall comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Gordon Thomas - foul #1 on Gordon Thomas, team foul #8 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Cal | Melvin Towe (PG), Steven Stephens (SF), Michael Washington (C) Edmundo Gallo, Gordon Thomas, Paul Kuehn | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Frank Brown (SG), Thomas Chartrand (SF) Stan White, Joe Cheeseman | |
| 07:46 | Arizona State | John Marshall makes the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 07:46 | Arizona State | John Marshall misses the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| 07:46 | Cal | Michael Washington gets the rebound | 57-56 |
| 07:39 | Cal | Melvin Towe misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-56 |
| 07:38 | Arizona State | Bryan Graves snags the defensive board | 57-56 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Melvin Towe (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Fielden (fresh) 5 ast. SF - Steven Stephens (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Gary Thompson (fresh) 11 pts. C - Michael Washington (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - John Marshall (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Chartrand (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. PF - Andrew Mitcham (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Bryan Graves (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:10 | Arizona State | Thomas Chartrand is fouled on the floor by Gary Thompson - foul #1 on Gary Thompson, team foul #9 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Cal | Felix McDugle (SG) Paul Fielden | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Wayne Hanley (PG), David Lenahan (PF), William Lee (C) John Marshall, Andrew Mitcham, Bryan Graves | |
| 07:10 | Arizona State | Thomas Chartrand makes the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 07:10 | Arizona State | Thomas Chartrand misses the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 07:10 | Cal | Gary Thompson grabs the board | 57-57 |
| 06:54 | Cal | Gary Thompson's floater is knocked away by David Lenahan | 57-57 |
| 06:52 | Cal | Gary Thompson can't tip it in | 57-57 |
| 06:51 | Arizona State | The rebound goes to Frank Brown | 57-57 |
| 06:43 | Arizona State | David Lenahan makes the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by William Lee | 57-59 |
| 06:39 | Cal | Melvin Towe misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 57-59 |
| 06:38 | Arizona State | William Lee grabs the board | 57-59 |
| 06:34 | Arizona State | Wayne Hanley is whistled for a carry | 57-59 |
| Subs | Cal | Paul Kuehn (PF) Michael Washington | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 06:32 | Cal | Melvin Towe loses the dribble to Wayne Hanley in the backcourt | 57-59 |
| 06:26 | Arizona State | Thomas Chartrand misses the floater near the basket but the foul's on Melvin Towe - foul #3 on Melvin Towe, team foul #10 | 57-59 |
| 06:26 | Arizona State | Thomas Chartrand makes the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 06:26 | Arizona State | Thomas Chartrand makes the 2nd free throw | 57-61 |
| 06:06 | Cal | Gary Thompson misses the 3 from the left corner | 57-61 |
| 06:05 | Cal | Gary Thompson gets the offensive rebound | 57-61 |
| 06:00 | Cal | Felix McDugle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-61 |
| 05:59 | Cal | Melvin Towe tips it in | 59-61 |
| 05:38 | Arizona State | Wayne Hanley misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-61 |
| 05:36 | Cal | Gary Thompson snags the defensive board | 59-61 |
| 05:30 | Cal | Paul Kuehn double dribbles | 59-61 |
| Subs | Cal | Paul Fielden (PG), Edmundo Gallo (SG), Gordon Thomas (SF), Buddy Torgerson (C) Melvin Towe, Felix McDugle, Steven Stephens, Gary Thompson | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Stan White (SG), Bryan Graves (SF), Andrew Mitcham (C) Frank Brown, Thomas Chartrand, William Lee | |
| 05:01 | Arizona State | Bryan Graves hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 59-61 |
| 05:00 | Cal | Paul Fielden grabs the defensive rebound | 59-61 |
| 04:47 | Cal | Paul Kuehn misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by David Lenahan - foul #2 on David Lenahan, team foul #4 | 59-61 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Arizona State | John Marshall (SG), Joe Cheeseman (C) Wayne Hanley, David Lenahan | |
| 04:47 | Cal | Paul Kuehn makes the 1st free throw | 60-61 |
| 04:47 | Cal | Paul Kuehn makes the 2nd free throw | 61-61 |
| 04:25 | Arizona State | Paul Fielden takes the ball from Stan White | 61-61 |
| 04:00 | Cal | Gordon Thomas connects on the runner from the left block set up by Paul Fielden and the foul's on Bryan Graves - foul #2 on Bryan Graves, team foul #5 | 63-61 |
| Subs | Cal | Melvin Towe (PG), Felix McDugle (SG), Gary Thompson (PF) Paul Fielden, Edmundo Gallo, Paul Kuehn | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Wayne Hanley (PG), Frank Brown (SG), Thomas Chartrand (SF), William Lee (C) Stan White, John Marshall, Bryan Graves, Joe Cheeseman | |
| 04:00 | Cal | Gordon Thomas makes the free throw | 64-61 |
| 03:47 | Arizona State | Frank Brown clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-61 |
| 03:46 | Cal | Gary Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 64-61 |
| 03:37 | Cal | Felix McDugle misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 64-61 |
| 03:36 | Cal | Melvin Towe snags the offensive board | 64-61 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Melvin Towe (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Felix McDugle (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gordon Thomas (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary Thompson (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Buddy Torgerson (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Wayne Hanley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Frank Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Chartrand (fresh) 19 pts. 5 reb. PF - Andrew Mitcham (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - William Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:18 | Cal | Buddy Torgerson double dribbles | 64-61 |
| Subs | Cal | Steven Stephens (SF), Michael Washington (C) Gordon Thomas, Buddy Torgerson | |
| Subs | Arizona State | David Lenahan (PF) Andrew Mitcham | |
| 03:00 | Arizona State | Frank Brown buries a runner from the left block set up by Wayne Hanley | 64-63 |
| 03:00 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-63 |
| Subs | Cal | Paul Kuehn (PF), Buddy Torgerson (C) Gary Thompson, Michael Washington | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 02:43 | Cal | Felix McDugle knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Paul Kuehn and the foul's on Frank Brown - foul #1 on Frank Brown, team foul #6 | 66-63 |
| 02:43 | Cal | Felix McDugle makes the free throw | 67-63 |
| 02:22 | Arizona State | William Lee hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Wayne Hanley | 67-66 |
| 02:03 | Cal | Buddy Torgerson misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 67-66 |
| 02:01 | Arizona State | Wayne Hanley grabs the defensive rebound | 67-66 |
| 01:52 | Arizona State | Frank Brown misses short on a floater from the right side | 67-66 |
| 01:51 | Cal | Melvin Towe snags the defensive board | 67-66 |
| 01:39 | Cal | Steven Stephens loses the dribble to Wayne Hanley | 67-66 |
| 01:13 | Arizona State | Frank Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-66 |
| 00:59 | Cal | Buddy Torgerson misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 67-66 |
| 00:57 | Arizona State | The rebound goes to David Lenahan | 67-66 |
| 00:37 | Arizona State | Wayne Hanley connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 67-69 |
| 00:19 | Cal | Melvin Towe comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 67-69 |
| 00:17 | Arizona State | Frank Brown pulls down the rebound | 67-69 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:14 | Arizona State | Frank Brown is hacked by Felix McDugle in the backcourt - foul #2 on Felix McDugle, team foul #11 | 67-69 |
| 00:14 | Arizona State | Frank Brown misses the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 00:14 | Arizona State | Frank Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 67-70 |
| 00:07 | Cal | Steven Stephens hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 67-70 |
| 00:06 | Arizona State | David Lenahan pulls down the rebound | 67-70 |
| 00:05 | Arizona State | David Lenahan is hacked by Melvin Towe in the backcourt - foul #4 on Melvin Towe, team foul #12 | 67-70 |
| 00:05 | Arizona State | David Lenahan makes the 1st free throw | 67-71 |
| 00:05 | Arizona State | David Lenahan misses the 2nd free throw | 67-71 |
| 00:05 | Cal | Buddy Torgerson snags the defensive board | 67-71 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Cal | Felix McDugle can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 67-71 |