| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Randall Tallent (fresh) SG - Todd Griffin (fresh) SF - Angel Arredondo (fresh) PF - George Hui (fresh) C - Eugene Witz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Jerry Moore (fresh) SG - Edward Andrews (fresh) SF - Dustin Lange (fresh) PF - Jason Eaddy (fresh) C - Charles Martini (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Eugene Witz wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:58 | St. John's | Randall Tallent is fouled in the backcourt by Edward Andrews - foul #1 on Edward Andrews, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo scores on a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Randall Tallent | 2-0 |
| 19:26 | Cal | Charles Martini throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 19:03 | St. John's | Todd Griffin clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:02 | Cal | Dustin Lange pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:50 | Cal | Edward Andrews misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:49 | Cal | Dustin Lange can't tip it in | 2-0 |
| 18:48 | Cal | Jerry Moore grabs the offensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:37 | Cal | Edward Andrews misses the jumper from the right block | 2-0 |
| 18:35 | St. John's | Eugene Witz pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:19 | St. John's | Todd Griffin scores on a shot from the left wing set up by Randall Tallent | 4-0 |
| 18:02 | Cal | Jason Eaddy's floater is tipped away by Eugene Witz | 4-0 |
| 18:00 | St. John's | Todd Griffin pulls down the rebound | 4-0 |
| 17:34 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 4-0 |
| 17:33 | Cal | Jason Eaddy grabs the defensive rebound | 4-0 |
| 17:08 | Cal | Jason Eaddy hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Dustin Lange | 4-3 |
| 17:04 | St. John's | Todd Griffin hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 7-3 |
| 16:49 | Cal | Edward Andrews buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Jerry Moore | 7-6 |
| 16:31 | St. John's | Todd Griffin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Edward Andrews - foul #2 on Edward Andrews, team foul #2 | 7-6 |
| Subs | St. John's | Lanny Mumford (PG), Chen Wang (SF), Bert Lagerberg (PF), Peter Terrazas (C) Randall Tallent, Angel Arredondo, George Hui, Eugene Witz | |
| Subs | Cal | Ryan Gill (SG), Steven Manna (PF) Edward Andrews, Jason Eaddy | |
| 16:31 | St. John's | Todd Griffin misses the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 16:31 | St. John's | Todd Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| 16:14 | Cal | Ryan Gill makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Jerry Moore | 8-9 |
| 15:54 | St. John's | Peter Terrazas's fadeaway is rejected by Steven Manna | 8-9 |
| 15:52 | Cal | Charles Martini grabs the board | 8-9 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Lanny Mumford (fresh) SG - Todd Griffin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Chen Wang (fresh) PF - Bert Lagerberg (fresh) C - Peter Terrazas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Jerry Moore (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ryan Gill (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dustin Lange (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Steven Manna (fresh) C - Charles Martini (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Cal | Charles Martini drills a floater in the paint | 8-11 |
| 15:18 | St. John's | Peter Terrazas is whistled for a carry | 8-11 |
| Subs | St. John's | Randall Tallent (PG), Angel Arredondo (SF), George Hui (PF), Eugene Witz (C) Lanny Mumford, Todd Griffin, Bert Lagerberg, Peter Terrazas | |
| Subs | Cal | Herbert Cotton (PG), Joseph Smith (SF), Jason Eaddy (PF) Jerry Moore, Dustin Lange, Charles Martini | |
| 15:01 | Cal | Steven Manna misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 8-11 |
| 15:00 | St. John's | Randall Tallent grabs the defensive rebound | 8-11 |
| 14:39 | St. John's | Randall Tallent travels with the ball | 8-11 |
| 14:35 | Cal | Herbert Cotton is hacked by Randall Tallent in the backcourt - foul #1 on Randall Tallent, team foul #1 | 8-11 |
| 14:17 | Cal | Herbert Cotton knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Joseph Smith | 8-14 |
| 13:56 | St. John's | George Hui loses the dribble to Joseph Smith | 8-14 |
| 13:53 | Cal | Ryan Gill hits the finger roll set up by Joseph Smith | 8-16 |
| 13:32 | St. John's | Chen Wang misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 8-16 |
| 13:31 | St. John's | Eugene Witz tips it but misses | 8-16 |
| 13:29 | St. John's | Eugene Witz tips it home | 10-16 |
| 13:22 | Cal | Joseph Smith scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Herbert Cotton | 10-18 |
| 13:10 | St. John's | Chen Wang makes the jump hook from close range | 12-18 |
| 12:49 | Cal | Joseph Smith hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 12-18 |
| 12:48 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo snags the defensive board | 12-18 |
| 12:42 | St. John's | Eugene Witz drills a jumper from the right block set up by Chen Wang | 14-18 |
| 12:27 | Cal | Eugene Witz denies the turnaround by Jason Eaddy | 14-18 |
| 12:26 | St. John's | Eugene Witz pulls down the rebound | 14-18 |
| 12:14 | St. John's | George Hui is fouled on the floor by Joseph Smith - foul #1 on Joseph Smith, team foul #3 | 14-18 |
| Subs | St. John's | Lanny Mumford (PG), Todd Griffin (SG), Peter Terrazas (SF), Bert Lagerberg (PF), Matthew Stoneking (C) Randall Tallent, Chen Wang, Angel Arredondo, George Hui, Eugene Witz | |
| Subs | Cal | Jerry Moore (PG), Dustin Lange (SF), Frank Cobb (PF), Charles Martini (C) Herbert Cotton, Joseph Smith, Jason Eaddy, Steven Manna | |
| 11:56 | St. John's | Todd Griffin is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Todd Griffin, team foul #2 | 14-18 |
| 11:42 | Cal | Jerry Moore is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Jerry Moore, team foul #4 | 14-18 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Lanny Mumford (fresh) SG - Todd Griffin (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Peter Terrazas (fresh) PF - Bert Lagerberg (fresh) C - Matthew Stoneking (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Jerry Moore (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ryan Gill (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dustin Lange (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Frank Cobb (fresh) C - Charles Martini (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:22 | St. John's | Peter Terrazas can't connect on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Dustin Lange - foul #1 on Dustin Lange, team foul #5 | 14-18 |
| 11:22 | St. John's | Peter Terrazas makes the 1st free throw | 15-18 |
| 11:22 | St. John's | Peter Terrazas misses the 2nd free throw | 15-18 |
| 11:22 | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg snags the offensive board | 15-18 |
| 10:58 | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg clanks a 3 from the left wing | 15-18 |
| 10:56 | St. John's | Matthew Stoneking tips it in | 17-18 |
| 10:41 | Cal | Jerry Moore makes the fadeaway from the left side set up by Frank Cobb | 17-20 |
| 10:33 | St. John's | Lanny Mumford buries a floater from just outside the lane set up by Peter Terrazas | 19-20 |
| 10:10 | Cal | Frank Cobb connects on the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Jerry Moore | 19-22 |
| 09:51 | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Frank Cobb - foul #1 on Frank Cobb, team foul #6 | 19-22 |
| Subs | St. John's | Randall Tallent (PG), Angel Arredondo (SF), Eugene Witz (C) Todd Griffin, Peter Terrazas, Matthew Stoneking | |
| Subs | Cal | Herbert Cotton (SG), Joseph Smith (C) Ryan Gill, Charles Martini | |
| 09:51 | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg makes the 1st free throw | 20-22 |
| 09:51 | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg misses the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| 09:51 | Cal | Frank Cobb grabs the defensive rebound | 20-22 |
| 09:29 | Cal | Jerry Moore misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 20-22 |
| 09:28 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo gets the rebound | 20-22 |
| 09:02 | St. John's | Frank Cobb picks off the pass by Angel Arredondo | 20-22 |
| 08:33 | Cal | Herbert Cotton clanks a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Bert Lagerberg - foul #1 on Bert Lagerberg, team foul #3 | 20-22 |
| Subs | St. John's | Todd Griffin (SG), George Hui (PF) Lanny Mumford, Bert Lagerberg | |
| Subs | Cal | Franklin Johnson (SF), Jason Eaddy (PF), Charles Martini (C) Jerry Moore, Dustin Lange, Frank Cobb | |
| 08:33 | Cal | Herbert Cotton makes the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 08:33 | Cal | Herbert Cotton makes the 2nd free throw | 20-24 |
| 08:21 | St. John's | Eugene Witz slams it home on a great pass from Randall Tallent | 22-24 |
| 08:01 | Cal | Jason Eaddy is denied on a layup by George Hui | 22-24 |
| 07:59 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo gets the rebound | 22-24 |
| 07:40 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 25-24 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Randall Tallent (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Todd Griffin (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Angel Arredondo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Hui (fresh) C - Eugene Witz (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Herbert Cotton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Franklin Johnson (fresh) PF - Jason Eaddy (fresh) 3 pts. C - Charles Martini (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:35 | Cal | Charles Martini's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-24 |
| Subs | St. John's | Peter Terrazas (C) Eugene Witz | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 07:27 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo misses short on a jump hook from close range | 25-24 |
| 07:26 | Cal | Jason Eaddy snags the defensive board | 25-24 |
| 07:21 | Cal | Herbert Cotton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-24 |
| 07:20 | Cal | Joseph Smith tips it home | 25-26 |
| 06:52 | St. John's | Todd Griffin misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 25-26 |
| 06:51 | St. John's | Randall Tallent tips it in | 27-26 |
| 06:35 | Cal | Herbert Cotton connects on the fadeaway from the left side | 27-28 |
| 06:14 | St. John's | George Hui is hacked by Jason Eaddy - foul #1 on Jason Eaddy, team foul #7 | 27-28 |
| Subs | St. John's | Lanny Mumford (PG), Chen Wang (SG), Eugene Witz (C) Randall Tallent, Todd Griffin, Angel Arredondo | |
| Subs | Cal | Jerry Moore (PG), Ryan Gill (SG), Dustin Lange (SF), Steven Manna (PF), Frank Cobb (C) Herbert Cotton, Joseph Smith, Franklin Johnson, Jason Eaddy, Charles Martini | |
| 06:14 | St. John's | George Hui makes the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 06:14 | St. John's | George Hui makes the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 06:02 | Cal | Ryan Gill clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 29-28 |
| 06:01 | St. John's | Eugene Witz snags the defensive board | 29-28 |
| 05:44 | St. John's | Ryan Gill picks off the pass by Lanny Mumford | 29-28 |
| 05:25 | Cal | Steven Manna misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-28 |
| 05:24 | Cal | Frank Cobb tips it but misses | 29-28 |
| 05:23 | Cal | Dustin Lange tips it but misses | 29-28 |
| 05:22 | St. John's | Chen Wang grabs the board | 29-28 |
| 05:16 | St. John's | Lanny Mumford hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Jerry Moore - foul #2 on Jerry Moore, team foul #8 | 29-28 |
| Subs | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg (PF) George Hui | |
| Subs | Cal | Joshua Thompson (PG) Jerry Moore | |
| 05:16 | St. John's | Lanny Mumford makes the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 05:16 | St. John's | Lanny Mumford makes the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 04:56 | Cal | Dustin Lange misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Peter Terrazas - foul #1 on Peter Terrazas, team foul #4 | 31-28 |
| Subs | St. John's | Randall Tallent (PG), Angel Arredondo (SF) Lanny Mumford, Peter Terrazas | |
| Subs | Cal | Jason Eaddy (PF) Frank Cobb | |
| 04:56 | Cal | Dustin Lange makes the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 04:56 | Cal | Dustin Lange misses the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 04:56 | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg grabs the defensive rebound | 31-29 |
| 04:38 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Angel Arredondo, team foul #5 | 31-29 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cal | Herbert Cotton (PG), Joseph Smith (SG) Joshua Thompson, Ryan Gill | |
| 04:21 | Cal | Joseph Smith misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-29 |
| 04:19 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Angel Arredondo | 31-29 |
| 04:05 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo misses the driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Joseph Smith - foul #2 on Joseph Smith, team foul #9 | 31-29 |
| Subs | St. John's | Todd Griffin (SG), George Hui (PF) Chen Wang, Eugene Witz | |
| Subs | Cal | Joshua Thompson (PG), Charles Martini (C) Joseph Smith, Steven Manna | |
| 04:05 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo makes the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 04:05 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo makes the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 03:54 | Cal | Jason Eaddy drills a jumper from the baseline and the foul's on Randall Tallent - foul #2 on Randall Tallent, team foul #6 | 33-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cal | Jerry Moore (PG), Edward Andrews (SG) Joshua Thompson, Herbert Cotton | |
| 03:54 | Cal | Jason Eaddy misses the free throw | 33-31 |
| 03:54 | St. John's | The rebound goes to George Hui | 33-31 |
| 03:36 | St. John's | Randall Tallent drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Todd Griffin | 35-31 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Randall Tallent (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Todd Griffin (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Angel Arredondo (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - George Hui (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bert Lagerberg (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Jerry Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Andrews (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dustin Lange (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jason Eaddy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Martini (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:15 | Cal | Dustin Lange comes up short on the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Randall Tallent - foul #3 on Randall Tallent, team foul #7 | 35-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | Lanny Mumford (PG), Chen Wang (SF) Randall Tallent, Angel Arredondo | |
| Subs | Cal | Frank Cobb (PF) Jason Eaddy | |
| 03:15 | Cal | Dustin Lange misses the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 03:15 | Cal | Dustin Lange misses the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 03:15 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Bert Lagerberg | 35-31 |
| 03:08 | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg double dribbles | 35-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | Peter Terrazas (C) Bert Lagerberg | |
| Subs | Cal | Joseph Smith (SF) Dustin Lange | |
| 02:50 | Cal | Charles Martini misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-31 |
| 02:49 | Cal | Edward Andrews hits the follow up shot | 35-33 |
| 02:28 | St. John's | Lanny Mumford knocks in the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Todd Griffin | 37-33 |
| 02:11 | Cal | Joseph Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | Angel Arredondo (SF), Eugene Witz (C) Todd Griffin, George Hui | |
| Subs | Cal | Steven Manna (PF) Charles Martini | |
| 01:55 | St. John's | Eugene Witz can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Joseph Smith - foul #3 on Joseph Smith, team foul #10 | 37-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | Henry Hill (SG), Bert Lagerberg (PF) Chen Wang, Peter Terrazas | |
| Subs | Cal | Dustin Lange (SF) Joseph Smith | |
| 01:55 | St. John's | Eugene Witz makes the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 01:55 | St. John's | Eugene Witz makes the 2nd free throw | 39-33 |
| 01:38 | Cal | Edward Andrews hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-33 |
| 01:36 | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg pulls down the rebound | 39-33 |
| 01:22 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo banks in the layup on a great pass from Lanny Mumford and the foul's on Jerry Moore - foul #3 on Jerry Moore, team foul #11 | 41-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Cal | Herbert Cotton (PG), Ryan Gill (SG), Jason Eaddy (PF) Jerry Moore, Edward Andrews, Frank Cobb | |
| 01:22 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo makes the free throw | 42-33 |
| 01:07 | Cal | Herbert Cotton is fouled on the floor by Eugene Witz - foul #1 on Eugene Witz, team foul #8 | 42-33 |
| 01:07 | Cal | Herbert Cotton makes the 1st free throw | 42-34 |
| 01:07 | Cal | Herbert Cotton makes the 2nd free throw | 42-35 |
| 00:48 | St. John's | Eugene Witz loses the dribble to Herbert Cotton | 42-35 |
| 00:42 | Cal | Ryan Gill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ernest Thomas (PG), Todd Griffin (SG), George Hui (PF) Lanny Mumford, Henry Hill, Bert Lagerberg | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 00:21 | St. John's | A charge is called on Eugene Witz - foul #2 on Eugene Witz, team foul #9 | 42-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | Chen Wang (SF) Angel Arredondo | |
| Subs | Cal | Edward Andrews (SG), Franklin Johnson (SF), Charles Martini (C) Ryan Gill, Dustin Lange, Steven Manna | |
| 00:01 | Cal | George Hui denies the turnaround by Charles Martini | 42-35 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Eugene Witz | 42-35 |