| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Richard Holmes (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. SG - Steve Girton (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Sherwood Max (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Urso (fresh) 3 pts. C - Eddie Dunn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Ngozi Akiyama (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jazon Sliwinski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Malcolm Rice (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Robert Watchman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - George Lundy (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Sherwood Max inbounds the ball | 26-28 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova 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 (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Villanova | Steve Girton misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 26-28 |
| 19:37 | Villanova | Robert Urso tips it in | 28-28 |
| 19:25 | Cal | Eddie Dunn takes the ball from Malcolm Rice | 28-28 |
| 18:58 | Villanova | Robert Urso misses the 3 from the left corner | 28-28 |
| 18:57 | Cal | Ngozi Akiyama grabs the board | 28-28 |
| 18:41 | Cal | Robert Watchman clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-28 |
| 18:39 | Cal | Malcolm Rice tips it but misses | 28-28 |
| 18:38 | Cal | Robert Watchman hits the follow up shot | 28-30 |
| 18:16 | Villanova | Eddie Dunn lays it in on a nice dish by Richard Holmes | 30-30 |
| 17:55 | Cal | Jazon Sliwinski makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by George Lundy | 30-33 |
| 17:37 | Villanova | Robert Urso misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 30-33 |
| 17:35 | Cal | Malcolm Rice pulls down the rebound | 30-33 |
| 17:25 | Cal | Jazon Sliwinski misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Steve Girton - foul #2 on Steve Girton, team foul #1 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Avallone (PG), Jerome Brumbaugh (SF), Donald Duckworth (PF), Ronald Maziarz (C) Richard Holmes, Sherwood Max, Robert Urso, Eddie Dunn | |
| Subs | Cal | Jackie Abell (SF), Walter Ambriz (PF), Alex Samaniego (C) Malcolm Rice, Robert Watchman, George Lundy | |
| 17:25 | Cal | Jazon Sliwinski makes the 1st free throw | 30-34 |
| 17:25 | Cal | Jazon Sliwinski makes the 2nd free throw | 30-35 |
| 17:17 | Villanova | Ronald Maziarz misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 30-35 |
| 17:16 | Cal | Walter Ambriz pulls down the rebound | 30-35 |
| 16:57 | Cal | Jazon Sliwinski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-35 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Cal | Carlos Huie (PG), Anthony Reinoso (SG) Ngozi Akiyama, Jazon Sliwinski | |
| 16:36 | Villanova | Steve Girton drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-35 |
| 16:17 | Cal | Jerome Brumbaugh steals the ball from Carlos Huie | 33-35 |
| 15:58 | Villanova | Robert Avallone misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-35 |
| 15:57 | Cal | Alex Samaniego grabs the board | 33-35 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Avallone (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Steve Girton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jerome Brumbaugh (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Duckworth (fresh) 7 pts. C - Ronald Maziarz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Carlos Huie (fresh) SG - Anthony Reinoso (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jackie Abell (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Walter Ambriz (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Alex Samaniego (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Cal | Alex Samaniego is fouled on the floor by Ronald Maziarz - foul #1 on Ronald Maziarz, team foul #2 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Villanova | Richard Holmes (PG), Sherwood Max (SF), Robert Urso (PF), Eddie Dunn (C) Steve Girton, Jerome Brumbaugh, Donald Duckworth, Ronald Maziarz | |
| Subs | Cal | Ngozi Akiyama (PG), Jazon Sliwinski (SG), Malcolm Rice (SF), Robert Watchman (PF), George Lundy (C) Carlos Huie, Anthony Reinoso, Jackie Abell, Walter Ambriz, Alex Samaniego | |
| 15:18 | Cal | Malcolm Rice misses long on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Sherwood Max - foul #1 on Sherwood Max, team foul #3 | 33-35 |
| 15:18 | Cal | Malcolm Rice misses the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 15:18 | Cal | Malcolm Rice makes the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 15:01 | Villanova | Sherwood Max misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-36 |
| 14:59 | Cal | Jazon Sliwinski grabs the defensive rebound | 33-36 |
| 14:38 | Cal | Malcolm Rice hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Sherwood Max - foul #2 on Sherwood Max, team foul #4 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Villanova | Jerome Brumbaugh (SG) Robert Avallone | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 14:38 | Cal | Malcolm Rice makes the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 14:38 | Cal | Malcolm Rice makes the 2nd free throw | 33-38 |
| 14:25 | Villanova | Malcolm Rice is called for the reach on Sherwood Max - foul #2 on Malcolm Rice, team foul #1 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Villanova | Donald Duckworth (SG) Sherwood Max | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 14:19 | Villanova | Richard Holmes clanks a 3 from straight away | 33-38 |
| 14:18 | Cal | Robert Watchman grabs the defensive rebound | 33-38 |
| 14:12 | Cal | Ngozi Akiyama is fouled on the floor by Donald Duckworth - foul #1 on Donald Duckworth, team foul #5 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Cal | Carlos Huie (PG) Ngozi Akiyama | |
| 13:58 | Cal | Malcolm Rice's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-38 |
| Subs | Villanova | Steve Girton (SG) Robert Urso | |
| Subs | Cal | Anthony Reinoso (SG), Jackie Abell (PF) Jazon Sliwinski, Robert Watchman | |
| 13:30 | Villanova | Richard Holmes makes the floater from the right wing set up by Jerome Brumbaugh and he's hacked by Jackie Abell - foul #3 on Jackie Abell, team foul #2 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Cal | Walter Ambriz (C) George Lundy | |
| 13:30 | Villanova | Richard Holmes makes the free throw | 36-38 |
| 13:14 | Cal | Malcolm Rice makes the jump hook from the left block | 36-40 |
| 13:02 | Villanova | Jerome Brumbaugh double dribbles | 36-40 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Avallone (PG), Sherwood Max (SF) Richard Holmes, Eddie Dunn | |
| Subs | Cal | Ngozi Akiyama (PG), Alex Samaniego (C) Anthony Reinoso, Malcolm Rice | |
| 12:49 | Cal | Walter Ambriz is fouled on the floor by Sherwood Max - foul #3 on Sherwood Max, team foul #6 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Urso (PF) Jerome Brumbaugh | |
| Subs | Cal | Jazon Sliwinski (SG), Robert Watchman (PF) Carlos Huie, Alex Samaniego | |
| 12:29 | Cal | Jackie Abell lays it up and in set up by Ngozi Akiyama | 36-42 |
| 12:16 | Villanova | Sherwood Max is fouled on the floor by Jackie Abell - foul #4 on Jackie Abell, team foul #3 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Cal | George Lundy (C) Jackie Abell | |
| 11:59 | Villanova | Robert Urso misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-42 |
| 11:57 | Cal | Ngozi Akiyama pulls down the rebound | 36-42 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Robert Avallone (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Steve Girton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Sherwood Max (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Urso (fresh) 5 pts. C - Donald Duckworth (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Ngozi Akiyama (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Jazon Sliwinski (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Walter Ambriz (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Watchman (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - George Lundy (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Cal | Robert Urso blocks the short jumper by Walter Ambriz | 36-42 |
| 11:35 | Cal | Ngozi Akiyama gets the offensive rebound | 36-42 |
| 11:16 | Cal | Jazon Sliwinski makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-45 |
| 10:47 | Villanova | Robert Urso hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 36-45 |
| 10:45 | Cal | Ngozi Akiyama gets the rebound | 36-45 |
| 10:30 | Cal | George Lundy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-45 |
| Subs | Villanova | Richard Holmes (PG), Jerome Brumbaugh (SF), Stephen Guimond (PF), Eddie Dunn (C) Robert Avallone, Sherwood Max, Robert Urso, Donald Duckworth | |
| Subs | Cal | Carlos Huie (PG), Anthony Reinoso (SG), Malcolm Rice (SF), Phillip Delaney (PF), Alex Samaniego (C) Ngozi Akiyama, Jazon Sliwinski, Walter Ambriz, Robert Watchman, George Lundy | |
| 10:13 | Villanova | Carlos Huie steals it from Steve Girton | 36-45 |
| 10:02 | Cal | Malcolm Rice comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 36-45 |
| 10:01 | Villanova | Stephen Guimond grabs the defensive rebound | 36-45 |
| 09:57 | Villanova | Steve Girton drills a runner from the baseline | 38-45 |
| 09:37 | Cal | Anthony Reinoso can't connect on a jumper from close range | 38-45 |
| 09:36 | Cal | Carlos Huie grabs the offensive board | 38-45 |
| 09:20 | Cal | Malcolm Rice can't finish the layup | 38-45 |
| 09:18 | Villanova | Steve Girton grabs the board | 38-45 |
| 09:03 | Villanova | Steve Girton makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-45 |
| 09:01 | Cal | Richard Holmes steals the ball from Carlos Huie in the backcourt | 41-45 |
| 08:44 | Villanova | Stephen Guimond connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Holmes | 43-45 |
| 08:28 | Cal | Alex Samaniego can't connect on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Eddie Dunn - foul #1 on Eddie Dunn, team foul #7 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Avallone (SG), Robert Urso (PF) Steve Girton, Stephen Guimond | |
| Subs | Cal | Ngozi Akiyama (PG), Jazon Sliwinski (SG), Robert Watchman (PF) Carlos Huie, Anthony Reinoso, Phillip Delaney | |
| 08:28 | Cal | Alex Samaniego misses the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 08:28 | Cal | Alex Samaniego misses the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 08:28 | Villanova | Eddie Dunn grabs the board | 43-45 |
| 08:03 | Villanova | Robert Watchman steals the ball from Jerome Brumbaugh | 43-45 |
| 07:45 | Cal | Ngozi Akiyama knocks in the fadeaway from close range set up by Malcolm Rice and the foul's on Richard Holmes - foul #1 on Richard Holmes, team foul #8 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Villanova | Sherwood Max (SF), Donald Duckworth (C) Jerome Brumbaugh, Eddie Dunn | |
| Subs | Cal | Jackie Abell (SF), George Lundy (C) Malcolm Rice, Alex Samaniego | |
| 07:45 | Cal | Ngozi Akiyama makes the free throw | 43-48 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Richard Holmes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Robert Avallone (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Sherwood Max (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Urso (fresh) 5 pts. C - Donald Duckworth (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Ngozi Akiyama (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jazon Sliwinski (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jackie Abell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Robert Watchman (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - George Lundy (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:42 | Villanova | Richard Holmes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-48 |
| 07:35 | Cal | Robert Watchman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-48 |
| 07:34 | Villanova | Donald Duckworth snags the defensive board | 43-48 |
| 07:15 | Villanova | Sherwood Max is fouled on the floor by Jackie Abell - foul #5 on Jackie Abell, team foul #4 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| Subs | Cal | Walter Ambriz (SF), Phillip Delaney (PF) Jackie Abell, Robert Watchman | |
| 07:03 | Villanova | Robert Avallone drills a floater near the basket | 45-48 |
| 06:46 | Cal | Jazon Sliwinski buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-51 |
| 06:29 | Villanova | Richard Holmes misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 45-51 |
| 06:27 | Villanova | Robert Urso misses the tip | 45-51 |
| 06:25 | Villanova | Robert Urso hits the follow up shot | 47-51 |
| 06:10 | Cal | Walter Ambriz misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 47-51 |
| 06:08 | Cal | Walter Ambriz gets the offensive rebound | 47-51 |
| 05:54 | Cal | Ngozi Akiyama hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Richard Holmes - foul #2 on Richard Holmes, team foul #9 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Villanova | Steve Girton (SG), Jerome Brumbaugh (SF), Eddie Dunn (C) Richard Holmes, Sherwood Max, Robert Urso | |
| Subs | Cal | Carlos Huie (SG), Malcolm Rice (SF), Robert Watchman (PF) Jazon Sliwinski, Walter Ambriz, Phillip Delaney | |
| 05:54 | Cal | Ngozi Akiyama misses the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 05:54 | Cal | Ngozi Akiyama makes the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| 05:42 | Villanova | Steve Girton clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-52 |
| 05:41 | Cal | Robert Watchman snags the defensive board | 47-52 |
| 05:30 | Cal | George Lundy can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 47-52 |
| 05:28 | Villanova | Eddie Dunn gets the rebound | 47-52 |
| 05:16 | Villanova | Malcolm Rice steps in front of the Donald Duckworth pass | 47-52 |
| 04:57 | Cal | Robert Watchman misses badly on a shot from the right side | 47-52 |
| 04:55 | Cal | Malcolm Rice tips it home | 47-54 |
| 04:35 | Villanova | Donald Duckworth is whistled for a carry | 47-54 |
| Subs | Villanova | Richard Holmes (PG), Stephen Guimond (PF) Robert Avallone, Donald Duckworth | |
| Subs | Cal | Jazon Sliwinski (SG), Walter Ambriz (C) Ngozi Akiyama, George Lundy | |
| 04:21 | Cal | Carlos Huie is hacked by Jerome Brumbaugh - foul #1 on Jerome Brumbaugh, team foul #10 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Villanova | Sherwood Max (SF) Jerome Brumbaugh | |
| Subs | Cal | Alex Samaniego (C) Robert Watchman | |
| 04:21 | Cal | Carlos Huie makes the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 04:21 | Cal | Carlos Huie makes the 2nd free throw | 47-56 |
| 04:07 | Villanova | Stephen Guimond drills a shot from the left block | 49-56 |
| 03:46 | Cal | Jazon Sliwinski misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 49-56 |
| 03:44 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Eddie Dunn | 49-56 |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Richard Holmes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Steve Girton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. SF - Sherwood Max (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Stephen Guimond (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Eddie Dunn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Carlos Huie (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Jazon Sliwinski (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Malcolm Rice (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Walter Ambriz (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Alex Samaniego (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Villanova | Sherwood Max steps out of bounds on the sideline | 49-56 |
| Subs | Villanova | Donald Duckworth (SG), Robert Urso (PF) Steve Girton, Stephen Guimond | |
| Subs | Cal | Phillip Delaney (PF) Malcolm Rice | |
| 03:07 | Cal | Jazon Sliwinski drills a shot from the right wing | 49-58 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:55 | Villanova | Robert Urso makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Sherwood Max | 52-58 |
| 02:55 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-58 |
| Subs | Villanova | Robert Avallone (PG), Jerome Brumbaugh (SG) Richard Holmes, Donald Duckworth | |
| Subs | Cal | Ngozi Akiyama (PG), Malcolm Rice (SF), Robert Watchman (PF), George Lundy (C) Carlos Huie, Walter Ambriz, Phillip Delaney, Alex Samaniego | |
| 02:44 | Cal | Malcolm Rice hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Watchman | 52-60 |
| 02:44 | Villanova | Villanova calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-60 |
| Subs | Villanova | Steve Girton (SG) Jerome Brumbaugh | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 02:29 | Villanova | Robert Urso scores on a fadeaway from the baseline and the foul's on George Lundy - foul #1 on George Lundy, team foul #5 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Villanova | Richard Holmes (PG) Robert Avallone | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 02:29 | Villanova | Robert Urso misses the free throw | 54-60 |
| 02:29 | Cal | Malcolm Rice grabs the defensive rebound | 54-60 |
| 02:11 | Cal | Jazon Sliwinski misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-60 |
| 02:10 | Villanova | Steve Girton grabs the board | 54-60 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova 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 (-1) | |
| 02:03 | Villanova | Robert Urso misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Watchman - foul #2 on Robert Watchman, team foul #6 | 54-60 |
| 02:03 | Villanova | Robert Urso makes the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 02:03 | Villanova | Robert Urso makes the 2nd free throw | 56-60 |
| 01:34 | Cal | Malcolm Rice drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Jazon Sliwinski | 56-62 |
| 01:27 | Villanova | Malcolm Rice is called for the reach on Sherwood Max - foul #3 on Malcolm Rice, team foul #7 | 56-62 |
| 01:27 | Villanova | Sherwood Max makes the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 01:27 | Villanova | Sherwood Max makes the 2nd free throw | 58-62 |
| 01:10 | Cal | Ngozi Akiyama can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-62 |
| 01:08 | Cal | George Lundy tips it in | 58-64 |
| 00:54 | Villanova | Eddie Dunn knocks in the runner in the paint | 60-64 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Cal | Robert Watchman misses short on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Robert Urso - foul #3 on Robert Urso, team foul #11 | 60-64 |
| 00:25 | Cal | Robert Watchman misses the 1st free throw | 60-64 |
| 00:25 | Cal | Robert Watchman makes the 2nd free throw | 60-65 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Villanova | Robert Urso double dribbles | 60-65 |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Cal | Ngozi Akiyama is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Holmes - foul #3 on Richard Holmes, team foul #12 | 60-65 |
| 00:18 | Cal | Ngozi Akiyama makes the 1st free throw | 60-66 |
| 00:18 | Cal | Ngozi Akiyama makes the 2nd free throw | 60-67 |
| 00:11 | Villanova | Robert Urso knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 63-67 |
| 00:10 | Cal | Robert Watchman is fouled in the backcourt by Steve Girton - foul #3 on Steve Girton, team foul #13 | 63-67 |
| 00:10 | Cal | Robert Watchman makes the 1st free throw | 63-68 |
| 00:10 | Cal | Robert Watchman makes the 2nd free throw | 63-69 |
| 00:04 | Villanova | Robert Urso misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-69 |
| 00:03 | Cal | Malcolm Rice gets the rebound | 63-69 |
| 00:00 | Cal | Malcolm Rice runs out the clock | 63-69 |