| Lineup | Cal | PG - Douglas Coots (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Overton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dennis Deleon (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mark Dozier (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Emerson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Rush (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Secor (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Mathews (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Danny Hayes (fresh) C - Carl Scott (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cal | Dennis Deleon inbounds the ball | 39-24 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Cal | George Overton drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Douglas Coots and he's fouled by Michael Secor - foul #2 on Michael Secor, team foul #1 | 41-24 |
| 19:39 | Cal | George Overton makes the free throw | 42-24 |
| 19:26 | Rutgers | Carl Scott can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 42-24 |
| 19:25 | Cal | George Overton grabs the defensive rebound | 42-24 |
| 19:23 | Cal | Douglas Coots loses the dribble to Michael Secor in the backcourt | 42-24 |
| 19:09 | Rutgers | Michael Secor is fouled on the floor by Thomas Emerson - foul #2 on Thomas Emerson, team foul #1 | 42-24 |
| 19:01 | Rutgers | George Overton steals it from Danny Hayes | 42-24 |
| 18:50 | Cal | John Rush steals it from Mark Dozier | 42-24 |
| 18:46 | Rutgers | John Rush blows the dunk | 42-24 |
| 18:45 | Cal | Dennis Deleon pulls down the rebound | 42-24 |
| 18:40 | Cal | Douglas Coots blows the layup but he's hacked by Anthony Mathews - foul #2 on Anthony Mathews, team foul #2 | 42-24 |
| 18:40 | Cal | Douglas Coots misses the 1st free throw | 42-24 |
| 18:40 | Cal | Douglas Coots makes the 2nd free throw | 43-24 |
| 18:25 | Rutgers | Michael Secor scores on a runner from close range | 43-26 |
| 18:05 | Cal | Dennis Deleon is hacked by Carl Scott - foul #2 on Carl Scott, team foul #3 | 43-26 |
| 17:50 | Cal | Danny Hayes picks off the pass by Thomas Emerson | 43-26 |
| 17:38 | Rutgers | John Rush clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-26 |
| 17:36 | Rutgers | Carl Scott snags the offensive board | 43-26 |
| 17:29 | Rutgers | Carl Scott hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Thomas Emerson - foul #3 on Thomas Emerson, team foul #2 | 43-26 |
| Subs | Cal | Eric Williams (C) Thomas Emerson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 17:29 | Rutgers | Carl Scott misses the 1st free throw | 43-26 |
| 17:29 | Rutgers | Carl Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 43-27 |
| 17:16 | Cal | Dennis Deleon misses the lay-in | 43-27 |
| 17:14 | Rutgers | Michael Secor pulls down the rebound | 43-27 |
| 17:11 | Rutgers | George Overton picks off the pass by John Rush in the backcourt | 43-27 |
| 17:00 | Cal | Mark Dozier slams it home set up by Douglas Coots | 45-27 |
| 16:37 | Rutgers | Danny Hayes misses the dunk but he's fouled by Mark Dozier - foul #2 on Mark Dozier, team foul #3 | 45-27 |
| Subs | Cal | Gregory Skurski (PG), Tim Smith (SG), Jerry Senger (SF) Douglas Coots, George Overton, Dennis Deleon | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Norman Walton (PG), Michael Hail (SF), Matthew Wiesner (C) John Rush, Anthony Mathews, Carl Scott | |
| 16:37 | Rutgers | Danny Hayes misses the 1st free throw | 45-27 |
| 16:37 | Rutgers | Danny Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 45-28 |
| 16:23 | Cal | Gregory Skurski comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 45-28 |
| 16:21 | Cal | Eric Williams tips it home | 47-28 |
| 16:02 | Rutgers | Michael Hail throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-28 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Grunewald (PF) Danny Hayes | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Gregory Skurski (fresh) SG - Tim Smith (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jerry Senger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Dozier (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Norman Walton (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Michael Secor (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Hail (fresh) PF - James Grunewald (fresh) C - Matthew Wiesner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Cal | Tim Smith is hacked by Michael Hail - foul #1 on Michael Hail, team foul #4 | 47-28 |
| Subs | Cal | Carlo Ramos (SF), Thomas Emerson (C) Gregory Skurski, Mark Dozier | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Matthew Lampe (PF) James Grunewald | |
| 15:24 | Cal | Matthew Lampe is called for the reach on Eric Williams - foul #4 on Matthew Lampe, team foul #5 | 47-28 |
| Subs | Cal | Douglas Coots (PG), George Overton (SG) Tim Smith, Jerry Senger | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Rush (PG), Anthony Mathews (SF), James Grunewald (PF), Carl Scott (C) Michael Secor, Michael Hail, Matthew Lampe, Matthew Wiesner | |
| 15:09 | Cal | George Overton buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-28 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 15:00 | Rutgers | James Grunewald scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-31 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 14:36 | Cal | George Overton is called for traveling | 50-31 |
| Subs | Cal | Dennis Deleon (PF) Eric Williams | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Secor (SG), Danny Hayes (PF) Norman Walton, James Grunewald | |
| 14:09 | Rutgers | John Rush drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Danny Hayes | 50-33 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 13:55 | Cal | Douglas Coots comes up short on the jumper from close range | 50-33 |
| 13:54 | Rutgers | Carl Scott pulls down the rebound | 50-33 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 13:41 | Rutgers | Carl Scott is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Carl Scott, team foul #6 | 50-33 |
| Subs | Cal | Tim Smith (PG), Mark Dozier (PF) Douglas Coots, Dennis Deleon | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Norman Walton (PG), Michael Hail (SF) John Rush, Anthony Mathews | |
| 13:20 | Cal | George Overton hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Tim Smith | 53-33 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 13:01 | Rutgers | Danny Hayes misses long on a shot in the paint | 53-33 |
| 12:59 | Cal | Mark Dozier grabs the board | 53-33 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 12:46 | Cal | Thomas Emerson misses the floater in the paint but he's hacked by Danny Hayes - foul #2 on Danny Hayes, team foul #7 | 53-33 |
| Subs | Cal | Douglas Coots (PG) George Overton | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Rush (PG), James Grunewald (PF), Matthew Wiesner (C) Michael Hail, Danny Hayes, Carl Scott | |
| 12:46 | Cal | Thomas Emerson misses the 1st free throw | 53-33 |
| 12:46 | Cal | Thomas Emerson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-33 |
| 12:32 | Rutgers | John Rush hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Secor | 54-36 |
| 12:07 | Cal | Mark Dozier misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 54-36 |
| 12:05 | Cal | Tim Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 54-36 |
| 11:49 | Cal | Mark Dozier scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Douglas Coots | 57-36 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Douglas Coots (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Tim Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carlo Ramos (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Mark Dozier (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Emerson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Rush (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Secor (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Norman Walton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Grunewald (fresh) 3 pts. C - Matthew Wiesner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Rutgers | Michael Secor can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Mark Dozier - foul #3 on Mark Dozier, team foul #4 | 57-36 |
| Subs | Cal | George Overton (SG), Dennis Deleon (SF), Eric Williams (C) Tim Smith, Carlo Ramos, Thomas Emerson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Anthony Mathews (SF), Danny Hayes (PF) Norman Walton, James Grunewald | |
| 11:34 | Rutgers | Michael Secor misses the 1st free throw | 57-36 |
| 11:34 | Rutgers | Michael Secor misses the 2nd free throw | 57-36 |
| 11:34 | Cal | Eric Williams gets the rebound | 57-36 |
| 11:10 | Cal | Douglas Coots makes the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Eric Williams | 59-36 |
| 10:55 | Rutgers | Danny Hayes banks in the layup on a great pass from Michael Secor | 59-38 |
| 10:30 | Cal | Eric Williams misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Matthew Wiesner - foul #2 on Matthew Wiesner, team foul #8 | 59-38 |
| Subs | Cal | Tim Smith (PG), Jerry Senger (SF) Douglas Coots, Mark Dozier | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Melvin Mayfield (PG), Michael Hail (SG), Carl Scott (C) John Rush, Michael Secor, Matthew Wiesner | |
| 10:30 | Cal | Eric Williams makes the 1st free throw | 60-38 |
| 10:30 | Cal | Eric Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 60-38 |
| 10:30 | Rutgers | Carl Scott pulls down the rebound | 60-38 |
| 10:12 | Rutgers | Michael Hail is whistled for traveling | 60-38 |
| Subs | Cal | Carlo Ramos (SF) Jerry Senger | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 09:50 | Cal | Dennis Deleon hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-38 |
| 09:35 | Rutgers | Eric Williams is called for the reach on Carl Scott - foul #2 on Eric Williams, team foul #5 | 63-38 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Norman Walton (PG), Michael Secor (SG) Melvin Mayfield, Michael Hail | |
| 09:14 | Rutgers | Norman Walton connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Danny Hayes | 63-41 |
| 08:45 | Cal | Dennis Deleon travels with the ball | 63-41 |
| Subs | Cal | Douglas Coots (PG), Mark Dozier (PF), Thomas Emerson (C) George Overton, Dennis Deleon, Eric Williams | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Rush (PG), James Grunewald (PF) Norman Walton, Danny Hayes | |
| 08:33 | Rutgers | Carl Scott misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-41 |
| 08:31 | Rutgers | John Rush pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-41 |
| 08:17 | Rutgers | Anthony Mathews can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 63-41 |
| 08:15 | Rutgers | Michael Secor tips it but misses | 63-41 |
| 08:13 | Cal | Mark Dozier gets the rebound | 63-41 |
| 07:55 | Cal | James Grunewald steals it from Tim Smith | 63-41 |
| 07:44 | Rutgers | Carl Scott can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 63-41 |
| 07:42 | Rutgers | Carl Scott misses the tip | 63-41 |
| 07:41 | Rutgers | Carl Scott tips it home | 63-43 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Douglas Coots (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SG - Tim Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carlo Ramos (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Mark Dozier (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Emerson (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Rush (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Secor (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Anthony Mathews (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Grunewald (fresh) 3 pts. C - Carl Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:14 | Cal | Douglas Coots throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-43 |
| Subs | Cal | George Overton (SG), Dennis Deleon (SF) Tim Smith, Carlo Ramos | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Norman Walton (SF), Matthew Lampe (PF), Matthew Wiesner (C) Anthony Mathews, James Grunewald, Carl Scott | |
| 07:06 | Rutgers | Norman Walton loses the ball out of bounds | 63-43 |
| 06:41 | Cal | Douglas Coots hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 63-43 |
| 06:39 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Matthew Wiesner | 63-43 |
| 06:31 | Rutgers | Michael Secor makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Norman Walton | 63-46 |
| 06:07 | Cal | Douglas Coots comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 63-46 |
| 06:05 | Cal | Dennis Deleon grabs the offensive board | 63-46 |
| 05:50 | Cal | Norman Walton picks off the pass by Dennis Deleon | 63-46 |
| 05:37 | Rutgers | Michael Secor knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 63-49 |
| 05:10 | Cal | George Overton is hacked by Michael Secor - foul #3 on Michael Secor, team foul #9 | 63-49 |
| Subs | Cal | Tim Smith (PG), Carlo Ramos (SF), Jerry Senger (PF), Eric Williams (C) Douglas Coots, Dennis Deleon, Mark Dozier, Thomas Emerson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Melvin Mayfield (SG), Anthony Mathews (SF), Carl Scott (C) John Rush, Michael Secor, Matthew Wiesner | |
| 05:10 | Cal | George Overton makes the 1st free throw | 64-49 |
| 05:10 | Cal | George Overton makes the 2nd free throw | 65-49 |
| 04:59 | Rutgers | Norman Walton can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 65-49 |
| 04:58 | Cal | Eric Williams grabs the board | 65-49 |
| 04:34 | Cal | George Overton misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-49 |
| 04:32 | Cal | Eric Williams grabs the offensive board | 65-49 |
| 04:13 | Cal | Tim Smith can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-49 |
| 04:11 | Cal | Jerry Senger tips it home | 67-49 |
| 04:03 | Rutgers | Matthew Lampe comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 67-49 |
| 04:02 | Rutgers | Carl Scott tips it back up and in | 67-51 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:43 | Cal | Tim Smith comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 67-51 |
| 03:42 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Anthony Mathews | 67-51 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Tim Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Overton (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Carlo Ramos (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Jerry Senger (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Norman Walton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Melvin Mayfield (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Mathews (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Matthew Lampe (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 pf. C - Carl Scott (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:36 | Rutgers | Tim Smith takes the ball from Norman Walton | 67-51 |
| 03:07 | Cal | George Overton misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 67-51 |
| 03:06 | Cal | Jerry Senger misses the tip | 67-51 |
| 03:05 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Melvin Mayfield | 67-51 |
| 02:59 | Rutgers | Norman Walton misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 67-51 |
| 02:57 | Cal | George Overton grabs the defensive rebound | 67-51 |
| 02:31 | Cal | Tim Smith comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 67-51 |
| 02:30 | Rutgers | Carl Scott grabs the board | 67-51 |
| 02:23 | Rutgers | Norman Walton connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 67-53 |
| 01:54 | Cal | George Overton knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Tim Smith | 69-53 |
| 01:25 | Rutgers | Carl Scott scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Norman Walton | 69-55 |
| 00:59 | Cal | Jerry Senger misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 69-55 |
| 00:57 | Rutgers | Carl Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 69-55 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Rutgers | Norman Walton misses the 3 from the left corner | 69-55 |
| 00:50 | Cal | Jerry Senger grabs the defensive rebound | 69-55 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Cal | Carlo Ramos hits a floater in the lane set up by Tim Smith | 71-55 |
| 00:18 | Rutgers | Norman Walton comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Carlo Ramos - foul #4 on Carlo Ramos, team foul #6 | 71-55 |
| Subs | Cal | Gregory Skurski (PG), Dennis Deleon (PF) George Overton, Carlo Ramos | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Hail (SF), Danny Hayes (PF), Matthew Wiesner (C) Anthony Mathews, Matthew Lampe, Carl Scott | |
| 00:18 | Rutgers | Norman Walton makes the 1st free throw | 71-56 |
| 00:18 | Rutgers | Norman Walton makes the 2nd free throw | 71-57 |
| 00:00 | Cal | Gregory Skurski runs out the clock | 71-57 |