| Lineup | Cal | PG - Joseph Shaw (fresh) SG - Thomas Alexander (fresh) SF - Cris Maxim (fresh) PF - John Driggers (fresh) C - David Quinn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Adrian Jordan (fresh) SG - James Kendall (fresh) SF - Johnnie Stearns (fresh) PF - Frank Borgen (fresh) C - Vincent Dirks (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cal | David Quinn wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:48 | Cal | Thomas Alexander drills a floater from the baseline | 2-0 |
| 19:22 | UC Irvine | Frank Borgen is called for a charge - foul #1 on Frank Borgen, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:04 | Cal | David Quinn double dribbles | 2-0 |
| 18:41 | UC Irvine | James Kendall misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:40 | Cal | The rebound goes to Joseph Shaw | 2-0 |
| 18:33 | Cal | Vincent Dirks steps in front of the John Driggers pass | 2-0 |
| 18:09 | UC Irvine | Johnnie Stearns misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 18:08 | Cal | David Quinn grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:51 | Cal | David Quinn misses the lay-in | 2-0 |
| 17:50 | Cal | The offensive rebound goes to John Driggers | 2-0 |
| 17:30 | Cal | Thomas Alexander makes the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Joseph Shaw | 4-0 |
| 17:09 | UC Irvine | James Kendall drills a shot near the basket | 4-2 |
| 16:52 | Cal | Cris Maxim clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 4-2 |
| 16:50 | UC Irvine | Frank Borgen gets the rebound | 4-2 |
| 16:38 | UC Irvine | Vincent Dirks misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 4-2 |
| 16:36 | Cal | David Quinn gets the rebound | 4-2 |
| 16:32 | Cal | Johnnie Stearns is called for the reach on Thomas Alexander - foul #1 on Johnnie Stearns, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Cal | Dustin Ramm (PG), Lynn Willis (SG), Randal Wong (SF) Joseph Shaw, Thomas Alexander, Cris Maxim | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 16:17 | Cal | David Quinn hits a driving attempt from close range and the foul's on Vincent Dirks - foul #1 on Vincent Dirks, team foul #3 | 6-2 |
| Subs | Cal | Danny Carlisle (PF) John Driggers | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 16:17 | Cal | David Quinn makes the free throw | 7-2 |
| 16:02 | UC Irvine | Randal Wong blocks the short jumper by Frank Borgen | 7-2 |
| 16:00 | UC Irvine | Frank Borgen tips it home | 7-4 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Dustin Ramm (fresh) SG - Lynn Willis (fresh) SF - Randal Wong (fresh) PF - Danny Carlisle (fresh) C - David Quinn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Adrian Jordan (fresh) SG - James Kendall (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Johnnie Stearns (fresh) PF - Frank Borgen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Vincent Dirks (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Cal | Randal Wong buries a jumpshot from the free throw line | 9-4 |
| 15:18 | UC Irvine | James Kendall is called for traveling | 9-4 |
| Subs | Cal | Cris Maxim (SF), John Driggers (PF) Randal Wong, David Quinn | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | William Amico (PG), Thomas Kriner (SG), Keith Edmondson (SF), Robert Montgomery (PF), Mark Colvin (C) Adrian Jordan, James Kendall, Johnnie Stearns, Frank Borgen, Vincent Dirks | |
| 15:11 | Cal | Dustin Ramm misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 9-4 |
| 15:10 | Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Dustin Ramm | 9-4 |
| 14:54 | Cal | Cris Maxim misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 9-4 |
| 14:53 | UC Irvine | Mark Colvin gets the rebound | 9-4 |
| 14:28 | UC Irvine | Robert Montgomery misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by John Driggers - foul #1 on John Driggers, team foul #1 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Cal | Joseph Shaw (PG), Thomas Alexander (SG) Dustin Ramm, Lynn Willis | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 14:28 | UC Irvine | Robert Montgomery makes the 1st free throw | 9-5 |
| 14:28 | UC Irvine | Robert Montgomery misses the 2nd free throw | 9-5 |
| 14:28 | Cal | Thomas Alexander snags the defensive board | 9-5 |
| 14:14 | Cal | John Driggers lays it in set up by Thomas Alexander | 11-5 |
| 14:10 | UC Irvine | Mark Colvin misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 11-5 |
| 14:09 | UC Irvine | Thomas Kriner gets the offensive rebound | 11-5 |
| 13:58 | UC Irvine | Robert Montgomery comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 11-5 |
| 13:57 | UC Irvine | Keith Edmondson snags the offensive board | 11-5 |
| 13:36 | UC Irvine | Mark Colvin connects on the jumper from the left side | 11-7 |
| 13:21 | Cal | Thomas Alexander is hacked by Mark Colvin - foul #1 on Mark Colvin, team foul #4 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Cal | Lynn Willis (SF), David Quinn (C) Cris Maxim, Danny Carlisle | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Adrian Jordan (PG), James Kendall (SG), Johnnie Stearns (SF), Frank Borgen (PF), Vincent Dirks (C) William Amico, Thomas Kriner, Keith Edmondson, Robert Montgomery, Mark Colvin | |
| 13:08 | Cal | David Quinn misses the easy layup | 11-7 |
| 13:07 | UC Irvine | James Kendall gets the rebound | 11-7 |
| 12:55 | UC Irvine | Adrian Jordan scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Johnnie Stearns | 11-9 |
| 12:42 | Cal | Thomas Alexander misses the shot from just outside the lane | 11-9 |
| 12:41 | Cal | Lynn Willis misses the tip | 11-9 |
| 12:40 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Johnnie Stearns | 11-9 |
| 12:35 | UC Irvine | James Kendall hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Vincent Dirks | 11-11 |
| 12:20 | Cal | Vincent Dirks blocks the short jumper by David Quinn | 11-11 |
| 12:19 | UC Irvine | Johnnie Stearns snags the defensive board | 11-11 |
| 12:01 | UC Irvine | Lynn Willis is called for the reach on Adrian Jordan - foul #1 on Lynn Willis, team foul #2 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Cal | Dustin Ramm (PG), Cris Maxim (SF), Jean Robertson (PF) Joseph Shaw, Lynn Willis, John Driggers | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 11:42 | UC Irvine | Adrian Jordan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-11 |
| Subs | Cal | Randal Wong (SG), Danny Carlisle (PF) Thomas Alexander, Jean Robertson | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Dustin Ramm (fresh) SG - Randal Wong (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Cris Maxim (fresh) PF - Danny Carlisle (fresh) C - David Quinn (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Adrian Jordan (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Kendall (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Johnnie Stearns (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Frank Borgen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Vincent Dirks (fresh) | |
| 11:26 | Cal | Randal Wong knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Danny Carlisle | 13-11 |
| 11:24 | UC Irvine | Adrian Jordan is fouled in the backcourt by Randal Wong - foul #1 on Randal Wong, team foul #3 | 13-11 |
| 11:07 | UC Irvine | James Kendall is fouled on the floor by Randal Wong - foul #2 on Randal Wong, team foul #4 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Cal | Lynn Willis (SG) Randal Wong | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Robert Montgomery (C) Vincent Dirks | |
| 10:47 | UC Irvine | Adrian Jordan drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 13-13 |
| 10:35 | Cal | David Quinn banks in the layup | 15-13 |
| 10:13 | UC Irvine | James Kendall misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 15-13 |
| 10:11 | Cal | Dustin Ramm grabs the defensive rebound | 15-13 |
| 09:57 | Cal | Frank Borgen denies the turnaround by Dustin Ramm | 15-13 |
| 09:56 | Cal | Dustin Ramm pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-13 |
| 09:44 | Cal | David Quinn can't finish the layup | 15-13 |
| 09:42 | Cal | Lynn Willis grabs the offensive board | 15-13 |
| 09:25 | Cal | David Quinn misses badly on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Johnnie Stearns - foul #2 on Johnnie Stearns, team foul #5 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Cal | Joseph Shaw (PG), Thomas Alexander (SG), John Driggers (PF) Lynn Willis, Cris Maxim, Danny Carlisle | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | William Amico (PG), Thomas Kriner (SG), Keith Edmondson (SF), Vincent Dirks (C) Adrian Jordan, James Kendall, Johnnie Stearns, Frank Borgen | |
| 09:25 | Cal | David Quinn misses the 1st free throw | 15-13 |
| 09:25 | Cal | David Quinn misses the 2nd free throw | 15-13 |
| 09:25 | UC Irvine | Robert Montgomery pulls down the rebound | 15-13 |
| 09:17 | UC Irvine | William Amico makes the fadeaway from the left side and he's hacked by David Quinn - foul #1 on David Quinn, team foul #5 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Cal | Cris Maxim (SF), Jean Robertson (C) Dustin Ramm, David Quinn | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 09:17 | UC Irvine | William Amico makes the free throw | 15-16 |
| 09:01 | Cal | Thomas Alexander misses the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Keith Edmondson - foul #1 on Keith Edmondson, team foul #6 | 15-16 |
| 09:01 | Cal | Thomas Alexander misses the 1st free throw | 15-16 |
| 09:01 | Cal | Thomas Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 16-16 |
| 08:47 | UC Irvine | Robert Montgomery loses the dribble to Cris Maxim | 16-16 |
| 08:19 | Cal | Thomas Alexander makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 18-16 |
| 08:11 | UC Irvine | Keith Edmondson is whistled for traveling | 18-16 |
| Subs | Cal | Lynn Willis (SF) Cris Maxim | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Adrian Jordan (PG), Frank Borgen (PF) William Amico, Robert Montgomery | |
| 07:47 | Cal | Jean Robertson misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 18-16 |
| 07:46 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Thomas Kriner | 18-16 |
| 07:41 | UC Irvine | Adrian Jordan misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 18-16 |
| 07:40 | Cal | Thomas Alexander grabs the defensive rebound | 18-16 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Joseph Shaw (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Alexander (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lynn Willis (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Driggers (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jean Robertson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Adrian Jordan (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Thomas Kriner (fresh) SF - Keith Edmondson (fresh) PF - Frank Borgen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Vincent Dirks (fresh) | |
| 07:35 | Cal | Thomas Alexander connects on the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jean Robertson | 20-16 |
| 07:11 | UC Irvine | Adrian Jordan misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Joseph Shaw - foul #1 on Joseph Shaw, team foul #6 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Cal | David Quinn (C) Jean Robertson | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | James Kendall (SG) Keith Edmondson | |
| 07:11 | UC Irvine | Adrian Jordan misses the 1st free throw | 20-16 |
| 07:11 | UC Irvine | Adrian Jordan makes the 2nd free throw | 20-17 |
| 06:56 | Cal | John Driggers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-17 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Robert Montgomery (C) Vincent Dirks | |
| 06:34 | UC Irvine | Frank Borgen misses badly on a shot from close range | 20-17 |
| 06:32 | Cal | John Driggers grabs the defensive rebound | 20-17 |
| 06:06 | Cal | Lynn Willis hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Thomas Kriner - foul #1 on Thomas Kriner, team foul #7 | 22-17 |
| Subs | Cal | Dustin Ramm (PG), Cris Maxim (SF) Joseph Shaw, Thomas Alexander | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Keith Edmondson (SF) Adrian Jordan | |
| 06:06 | Cal | Lynn Willis makes the free throw | 23-17 |
| 05:51 | UC Irvine | Keith Edmondson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Cris Maxim - foul #1 on Cris Maxim, team foul #7 | 23-17 |
| Subs | Cal | Thomas Alexander (SG), Danny Carlisle (PF) Lynn Willis, John Driggers | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Vincent Dirks (C) Frank Borgen | |
| 05:51 | UC Irvine | Keith Edmondson makes the 1st free throw | 23-18 |
| 05:51 | UC Irvine | Keith Edmondson misses the 2nd free throw | 23-18 |
| 05:51 | Cal | Danny Carlisle grabs the defensive rebound | 23-18 |
| 05:40 | Cal | Dustin Ramm is hacked by Thomas Kriner - foul #2 on Thomas Kriner, team foul #8 | 23-18 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | William Amico (PG) Thomas Kriner | |
| 05:40 | Cal | Dustin Ramm misses the 1st free throw | 23-18 |
| 05:40 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to James Kendall | 23-18 |
| 05:24 | UC Irvine | Keith Edmondson misses short on a shot from the left side | 23-18 |
| 05:23 | UC Irvine | William Amico gets the offensive rebound | 23-18 |
| 05:11 | UC Irvine | William Amico hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Kendall | 23-20 |
| 05:02 | Cal | Danny Carlisle hits the finger roll | 25-20 |
| 04:44 | UC Irvine | Robert Montgomery comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 25-20 |
| 04:42 | Cal | The rebound goes to Cris Maxim | 25-20 |
| 04:30 | Cal | Dustin Ramm lays it in and the foul's on Keith Edmondson - foul #2 on Keith Edmondson, team foul #9 | 27-20 |
| Subs | Cal | Joseph Shaw (PG), John Driggers (PF) Thomas Alexander, Danny Carlisle | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Adrian Jordan (PG), Frank Borgen (PF) Keith Edmondson, Robert Montgomery | |
| 04:30 | Cal | Dustin Ramm misses the free throw | 27-20 |
| 04:30 | Cal | David Quinn pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-20 |
| 04:19 | Cal | Dustin Ramm blows the layup | 27-20 |
| 04:17 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Frank Borgen | 27-20 |
| 04:10 | UC Irvine | James Kendall misses short on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Dustin Ramm - foul #1 on Dustin Ramm, team foul #8 | 27-20 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Mark Colvin (C) Vincent Dirks | |
| 04:10 | UC Irvine | James Kendall misses the 1st free throw | 27-20 |
| 04:10 | UC Irvine | James Kendall misses the 2nd free throw | 27-20 |
| 04:10 | Cal | David Quinn grabs the board | 27-20 |
| 03:52 | Cal | John Driggers misses the jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Frank Borgen - foul #2 on Frank Borgen, team foul #10 | 27-20 |
| Subs | Cal | Lynn Willis (SG), Danny Carlisle (C) Cris Maxim, David Quinn | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Thomas Kriner (SG), Johnnie Stearns (SF) James Kendall, William Amico | |
| 03:52 | Cal | John Driggers makes the 1st free throw | 28-20 |
| 03:52 | Cal | John Driggers makes the 2nd free throw | 29-20 |
| 03:36 | UC Irvine | Frank Borgen buries a shot near the basket on a great pass from Adrian Jordan and the foul's on John Driggers - foul #2 on John Driggers, team foul #9 | 29-22 |
| 03:36 | UC Irvine | Frank Borgen makes the free throw | 29-23 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Joseph Shaw (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lynn Willis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Dustin Ramm (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Driggers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Danny Carlisle (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Adrian Jordan (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Kriner (fresh) SF - Johnnie Stearns (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Frank Borgen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Colvin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:19 | Cal | John Driggers misses the floater in the paint | 29-23 |
| 03:17 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Johnnie Stearns | 29-23 |
| 03:09 | UC Irvine | Johnnie Stearns clanks a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Dustin Ramm - foul #2 on Dustin Ramm, team foul #10 | 29-23 |
| Subs | Cal | Randal Wong (SF) Dustin Ramm | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 03:09 | UC Irvine | Johnnie Stearns makes the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 03:09 | UC Irvine | Johnnie Stearns misses the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 03:09 | Cal | The rebound goes to John Driggers | 29-24 |
| 02:59 | Cal | Randal Wong throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-24 |
| Subs | Cal | David Quinn (C) Danny Carlisle | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Vincent Dirks (C) Mark Colvin | |
| 02:41 | UC Irvine | Frank Borgen drills a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Johnnie Stearns | 29-26 |
| 02:24 | Cal | Joseph Shaw travels with the ball | 29-26 |
| Subs | Cal | Wesley Smith (PG), Thomas Alexander (SG), Cris Maxim (SF) Joseph Shaw, Lynn Willis, Randal Wong | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 02:16 | UC Irvine | Adrian Jordan misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-26 |
| 02:15 | Cal | David Quinn grabs the board | 29-26 |
| 02:08 | Cal | John Driggers misses the driving attempt from the left block | 29-26 |
| 02:07 | UC Irvine | Frank Borgen snags the defensive board | 29-26 |
| 01:52 | UC Irvine | Frank Borgen jams it | 29-28 |
| 01:47 | Cal | Wesley Smith misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 29-28 |
| 01:45 | Cal | John Driggers gets the offensive rebound | 29-28 |
| 01:30 | Cal | Thomas Alexander's pass is intercepted by Thomas Kriner | 29-28 |
| 01:12 | UC Irvine | Adrian Jordan is fouled on the floor by Wesley Smith - foul #1 on Wesley Smith, team foul #11 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Cal | Dustin Ramm (PG), Danny Carlisle (PF), Jean Robertson (C) Wesley Smith, John Driggers, David Quinn | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | James Kendall (SG), Robert Montgomery (PF), Mark Colvin (C) Johnnie Stearns, Frank Borgen, Vincent Dirks | |
| 01:12 | UC Irvine | Adrian Jordan makes the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 01:12 | UC Irvine | Adrian Jordan misses the 2nd free throw | 29-29 |
| 01:12 | Cal | Jean Robertson grabs the defensive rebound | 29-29 |
| 01:06 | Cal | Jean Robertson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-29 |
| 01:05 | UC Irvine | Adrian Jordan gets the rebound | 29-29 |
| 00:40 | UC Irvine | Thomas Kriner knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Adrian Jordan | 29-32 |
| 00:16 | Cal | Danny Carlisle's pass is intercepted by Adrian Jordan | 29-32 |
| 00:12 | UC Irvine | Adrian Jordan banks in the layup | 29-34 |
| 00:05 | Cal | Dustin Ramm loses the dribble to Adrian Jordan | 29-34 |
| 00:02 | UC Irvine | James Kendall hits the finger roll on a great pass from Adrian Jordan | 29-36 |
| 00:00 | Cal | Thomas Alexander clanks a fullcourt shot | 29-36 |