| Lineup | Whittier | PG - Don Ramsey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brock Coston (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Henry Whiteley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Richardson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Damon Clark (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - John Clark (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Cleveland Manley (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jeffery Watkins (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jack Winkler (fresh) 4 pts. C - Mark Trumble (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | California, Santa Cruz | Jeffery Watkins inbounds the ball | 46-31 |
| Game Plan | Whittier | Whittier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:46 | California, Santa Cruz | John Clark makes the wide open jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Jeffery Watkins out of a doubleteam | 46-33 |
| 19:23 | Whittier | Michael Richardson lays it up and in on a great pass from Henry Whiteley | 48-33 |
| 19:07 | California, Santa Cruz | Mark Trumble is hacked by Damon Clark - foul #2 on Damon Clark, team foul #1 | 48-33 |
| 18:47 | California, Santa Cruz | Cleveland Manley makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-36 |
| 18:30 | Whittier | Brock Coston's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-36 |
| 18:11 | California, Santa Cruz | Jeffery Watkins makes the contested 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Mark Trumble | 48-39 |
| 18:02 | Whittier | Henry Whiteley's pass is intercepted by Jack Winkler | 48-39 |
| 17:34 | California, Santa Cruz | Jack Winkler is hacked by Michael Richardson - foul #3 on Michael Richardson, team foul #2 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Whittier | Ruben Gardner (PF) Michael Richardson | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Michael Lincoln (PG), Robert Gottfried (SG), John Miller (C) John Clark, Cleveland Manley, Mark Trumble | |
| 17:21 | California, Santa Cruz | Jack Winkler misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-39 |
| 17:19 | California, Santa Cruz | Jack Winkler grabs the offensive board | 48-39 |
| 17:06 | California, Santa Cruz | Michael Lincoln makes the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Gottfried and he's hacked by Don Ramsey - foul #3 on Don Ramsey, team foul #3 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Whittier | David Wilcinski (PG), Douglas Enlow (SG), Stephen Grier (C) Don Ramsey, Brock Coston, Damon Clark | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Murray Dabrowski (PF) Jack Winkler | |
| 17:06 | California, Santa Cruz | Michael Lincoln makes the free throw | 48-42 |
| 16:46 | Whittier | Henry Whiteley connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Douglas Enlow and the foul's on Michael Lincoln - foul #1 on Michael Lincoln, team foul #1 | 50-42 |
| 16:46 | Whittier | Henry Whiteley makes the free throw | 51-42 |
| 16:29 | California, Santa Cruz | Robert Gottfried's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-42 |
| Subs | Whittier | | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Cleveland Manley (SG), Mark Trumble (SF) Robert Gottfried, Jeffery Watkins | |
| 16:07 | Whittier | Murray Dabrowski swats the shot by Stephen Grier | 51-42 |
| 16:06 | California, Santa Cruz | John Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 51-42 |
| 15:58 | California, Santa Cruz | Douglas Enlow picks off the pass by John Miller | 51-42 |
| 15:55 | Whittier | David Wilcinski jams it on a nice dish by Douglas Enlow | 53-42 |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - David Wilcinski (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Enlow (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Henry Whiteley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ruben Gardner (fresh) C - Stephen Grier (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Michael Lincoln (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Cleveland Manley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Trumble (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Murray Dabrowski (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - John Miller (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:53 | California, Santa Cruz | Michael Lincoln throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-42 |
| Subs | Whittier | Don Ramsey (PG), Brock Coston (SG), Michael Richardson (PF), Damon Clark (C) David Wilcinski, Douglas Enlow, Ruben Gardner, Stephen Grier | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Keith Paulus (PG), Jack Winkler (PF), Howard Stonge (C) Michael Lincoln, Murray Dabrowski, John Miller | |
| 15:28 | Whittier | Don Ramsey misses the shot from the left side | 53-42 |
| 15:26 | California, Santa Cruz | Jack Winkler grabs the defensive rebound | 53-42 |
| 15:21 | California, Santa Cruz | Keith Paulus is hacked by Don Ramsey during a doubleteam - foul #4 on Don Ramsey, team foul #4 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Whittier | David Wilcinski (PG) Don Ramsey | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| 15:06 | California, Santa Cruz | Keith Paulus clanks a runner from close range but he's hacked by David Wilcinski - foul #3 on David Wilcinski, team foul #5 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Whittier | | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Robert Gottfried (SG), Jeffery Watkins (SF) Cleveland Manley, Mark Trumble | |
| 15:06 | California, Santa Cruz | Keith Paulus makes the 1st free throw | 53-43 |
| 15:06 | California, Santa Cruz | Keith Paulus makes the 2nd free throw | 53-44 |
| 14:45 | Whittier | Jeffery Watkins is called for the reach on Henry Whiteley - foul #3 on Jeffery Watkins, team foul #2 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Whittier | Clifford Day (SF) Henry Whiteley | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| 14:26 | Whittier | Brock Coston misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 53-44 |
| 14:24 | California, Santa Cruz | Howard Stonge pulls down the rebound | 53-44 |
| 14:11 | California, Santa Cruz | Jack Winkler comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 53-44 |
| 14:09 | California, Santa Cruz | Howard Stonge hits the follow up shot | 53-46 |
| 13:44 | Whittier | Damon Clark blows the layup | 53-46 |
| 13:43 | California, Santa Cruz | Jack Winkler grabs the board | 53-46 |
| 13:26 | California, Santa Cruz | Jack Winkler hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 53-46 |
| 13:24 | Whittier | The rebound goes to Damon Clark | 53-46 |
| 13:18 | Whittier | Damon Clark hits a fadeaway from the left wing and he's fouled by Howard Stonge - foul #4 on Howard Stonge, team foul #3 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Whittier | Douglas Enlow (SG), Henry Whiteley (SF) Brock Coston, Clifford Day | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Cleveland Manley (SG), Mark Trumble (SF), Murray Dabrowski (PF), John Miller (C) Robert Gottfried, Jeffery Watkins, Jack Winkler, Howard Stonge | |
| 13:18 | Whittier | Damon Clark makes the free throw | 56-46 |
| 13:09 | California, Santa Cruz | John Miller knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-49 |
| 12:55 | Whittier | David Wilcinski connects on the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Douglas Enlow | 58-49 |
| 12:40 | California, Santa Cruz | Douglas Enlow is called for the reach on Mark Trumble - foul #1 on Douglas Enlow, team foul #6 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Whittier | Stephen Grier (C) Damon Clark | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | John Clark (PG) Keith Paulus | |
| 12:25 | California, Santa Cruz | John Clark comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 58-49 |
| 12:23 | California, Santa Cruz | Mark Trumble hits the follow up shot | 58-51 |
| 12:06 | Whittier | David Wilcinski connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 60-51 |
| 11:49 | California, Santa Cruz | Cleveland Manley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-51 |
| Subs | Whittier | Caleb Williams (PG), Brock Coston (SG), Clifford Day (SF) David Wilcinski, Douglas Enlow, Henry Whiteley | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Keith Paulus (PG), Jeffery Watkins (SF) John Clark, Murray Dabrowski | |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - Caleb Williams (fresh) SG - Brock Coston (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Clifford Day (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Richardson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Stephen Grier (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Keith Paulus (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Cleveland Manley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffery Watkins (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Mark Trumble (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - John Miller (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Whittier | Clifford Day is whistled for traveling | 60-51 |
| Subs | Whittier | Ruben Gardner (PF) Michael Richardson | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Jack Winkler (PF) John Miller | |
| 11:20 | California, Santa Cruz | Jack Winkler misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Stephen Grier - foul #1 on Stephen Grier, team foul #7 | 60-51 |
| Subs | Whittier | | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Robert Gottfried (SG) Cleveland Manley | |
| 11:20 | California, Santa Cruz | Jack Winkler makes the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 11:20 | California, Santa Cruz | Jack Winkler makes the 2nd free throw | 60-53 |
| 10:52 | Whittier | Caleb Williams makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Brock Coston | 62-53 |
| 10:38 | California, Santa Cruz | Jack Winkler drills a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Keith Paulus | 62-55 |
| 10:20 | Whittier | Clifford Day misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jeffery Watkins - foul #4 on Jeffery Watkins, team foul #4 | 62-55 |
| Subs | Whittier | David Wilcinski (PG), Michael Richardson (PF), Damon Clark (C) Caleb Williams, Ruben Gardner, Stephen Grier | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Murray Dabrowski (SF), John Miller (C) Jeffery Watkins, Mark Trumble | |
| 10:20 | Whittier | Clifford Day makes the 1st free throw | 63-55 |
| 10:20 | Whittier | Clifford Day makes the 2nd free throw | 64-55 |
| 09:56 | California, Santa Cruz | Jack Winkler can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-55 |
| 09:54 | Whittier | Clifford Day pulls down the rebound | 64-55 |
| 09:42 | Whittier | Clifford Day jams it | 66-55 |
| 09:22 | California, Santa Cruz | Murray Dabrowski misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 66-55 |
| 09:21 | Whittier | Brock Coston grabs the board | 66-55 |
| 09:07 | Whittier | Brock Coston buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by David Wilcinski | 69-55 |
| 08:46 | California, Santa Cruz | Michael Richardson steals it from Jack Winkler | 69-55 |
| 08:36 | Whittier | Clifford Day misses long on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Robert Gottfried - foul #1 on Robert Gottfried, team foul #5 | 69-55 |
| Subs | Whittier | Douglas Enlow (SG), Ruben Gardner (PF) Brock Coston, Michael Richardson | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | John Clark (PG), Cleveland Manley (SG), Mark Trumble (SF) Keith Paulus, Robert Gottfried, Jack Winkler | |
| 08:36 | Whittier | Clifford Day makes the 1st free throw | 70-55 |
| 08:36 | Whittier | Clifford Day misses the 2nd free throw | 70-55 |
| 08:36 | California, Santa Cruz | The rebound goes to John Miller | 70-55 |
| Game Plan | Whittier | Whittier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:25 | California, Santa Cruz | David Wilcinski steals the ball from Mark Trumble | 70-55 |
| 08:20 | Whittier | David Wilcinski misses the easy layup | 70-55 |
| 08:18 | California, Santa Cruz | Mark Trumble snags the defensive board | 70-55 |
| 08:01 | California, Santa Cruz | Murray Dabrowski misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 70-55 |
| 08:00 | Whittier | Clifford Day pulls down the rebound | 70-55 |
| 07:37 | Whittier | Damon Clark's pass is intercepted by John Clark | 70-55 |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - David Wilcinski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Douglas Enlow (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Clifford Day (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ruben Gardner (fresh) C - Damon Clark (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - John Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cleveland Manley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Trumble (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Murray Dabrowski (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - John Miller (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:25 | California, Santa Cruz | Murray Dabrowski hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 70-55 |
| 07:23 | California, Santa Cruz | Mark Trumble hits the follow up shot | 70-57 |
| 06:59 | Whittier | Damon Clark can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 70-57 |
| 06:58 | Whittier | Clifford Day hits the follow up shot | 72-57 |
| 06:40 | California, Santa Cruz | Murray Dabrowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 72-57 |
| Subs | Whittier | Don Ramsey (PG), Brock Coston (SG), Henry Whiteley (SF), Michael Richardson (PF), Stephen Grier (C) David Wilcinski, Douglas Enlow, Clifford Day, Ruben Gardner, Damon Clark | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Keith Paulus (PG), Jeffery Watkins (SF), Jack Winkler (PF), Howard Stonge (C) John Clark, Mark Trumble, Murray Dabrowski, John Miller | |
| 06:28 | Whittier | Brock Coston makes the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Stephen Grier | 74-57 |
| 06:14 | California, Santa Cruz | Jack Winkler misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 74-57 |
| 06:13 | Whittier | The rebound goes to Stephen Grier | 74-57 |
| 06:02 | Whittier | Henry Whiteley misses long on a shot from the right wing | 74-57 |
| 06:00 | California, Santa Cruz | The rebound goes to Jack Winkler | 74-57 |
| 05:49 | California, Santa Cruz | Henry Whiteley steals it from Jack Winkler | 74-57 |
| 05:40 | Whittier | Henry Whiteley is hacked by Howard Stonge - foul #5 on Howard Stonge, team foul #6 | 74-57 |
| Subs | Whittier | | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Robert Gottfried (SG), Mark Trumble (C) Cleveland Manley, Howard Stonge | |
| 05:29 | Whittier | Brock Coston buries a floater near the basket and he's hacked by Mark Trumble - foul #1 on Mark Trumble, team foul #7 | 76-57 |
| 05:29 | Whittier | Brock Coston misses the free throw | 76-57 |
| 05:29 | California, Santa Cruz | Mark Trumble grabs the defensive rebound | 76-57 |
| 05:25 | California, Santa Cruz | Robert Gottfried is open but comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 76-57 |
| 05:23 | Whittier | The rebound goes to Henry Whiteley | 76-57 |
| 04:57 | Whittier | Brock Coston misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Jeffery Watkins - foul #5 on Jeffery Watkins, team foul #8 | 76-57 |
| Subs | Whittier | Ruben Gardner (PF) Michael Richardson | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Michael Lincoln (SG) Jeffery Watkins | |
| 04:57 | Whittier | Brock Coston misses the 1st free throw | 76-57 |
| 04:57 | Whittier | Brock Coston misses the 2nd free throw | 76-57 |
| 04:57 | California, Santa Cruz | The rebound goes to Mark Trumble | 76-57 |
| 04:39 | California, Santa Cruz | Mark Trumble's fadeaway is rejected by Stephen Grier | 76-57 |
| 04:38 | California, Santa Cruz | Robert Gottfried gets the offensive rebound | 76-57 |
| 04:28 | California, Santa Cruz | Keith Paulus misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 76-57 |
| 04:27 | Whittier | Stephen Grier snags the defensive board | 76-57 |
| 04:11 | Whittier | Don Ramsey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 76-57 |
| Subs | Whittier | Douglas Enlow (SG), Damon Clark (C) Brock Coston, Stephen Grier | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Murray Dabrowski (SF), John Miller (C) Michael Lincoln, Mark Trumble | |
| 03:57 | California, Santa Cruz | Keith Paulus connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 76-60 |
| Game Plan | Whittier | Whittier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:31 | Whittier | John Miller steps in front of the Damon Clark pass | 76-60 |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - Don Ramsey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Douglas Enlow (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Henry Whiteley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ruben Gardner (fresh) C - Damon Clark (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Keith Paulus (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Gottfried (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Murray Dabrowski (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jack Winkler (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - John Miller (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Whittier | Whittier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:15 | California, Santa Cruz | Murray Dabrowski scores on a jumper from the right block set up by Keith Paulus | 76-62 |
| 02:51 | Whittier | Don Ramsey knocks in the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Ruben Gardner | 78-62 |
| 02:36 | California, Santa Cruz | Jack Winkler comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 78-62 |
| 02:34 | Whittier | The rebound goes to Damon Clark | 78-62 |
| 02:16 | Whittier | Don Ramsey hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 78-62 |
| 02:14 | California, Santa Cruz | Murray Dabrowski gets the rebound | 78-62 |
| 02:07 | California, Santa Cruz | Jack Winkler is open but comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 78-62 |
| 02:05 | Whittier | Ruben Gardner gets the rebound | 78-62 |
| 02:01 | Whittier | Henry Whiteley blows the dunk | 78-62 |
| 02:00 | California, Santa Cruz | John Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 78-62 |
| 01:47 | California, Santa Cruz | Jack Winkler misses short on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Ruben Gardner - foul #1 on Ruben Gardner, team foul #8 | 78-62 |
| Subs | Whittier | Brock Coston (SG), Michael Richardson (PF) Douglas Enlow, Ruben Gardner | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | John Clark (PG), Mark Trumble (SF) Keith Paulus, Murray Dabrowski | |
| 01:47 | California, Santa Cruz | Jack Winkler makes the 1st free throw | 78-63 |
| 01:47 | California, Santa Cruz | Jack Winkler misses the 2nd free throw | 78-63 |
| 01:47 | Whittier | Damon Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 78-63 |
| 01:24 | Whittier | Damon Clark drills a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Brock Coston | 80-63 |
| 01:00 | California, Santa Cruz | Mark Trumble is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 80-63 |
| Subs | Whittier | | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Murray Dabrowski (PF) Jack Winkler | |
| Game Plan | Whittier | Whittier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Whittier | Damon Clark is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Damon Clark, team foul #9 | 80-63 |
| Game Plan | Whittier | Whittier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | California, Santa Cruz | Mark Trumble is hacked by Henry Whiteley - foul #1 on Henry Whiteley, team foul #10 | 80-63 |
| 00:30 | California, Santa Cruz | Mark Trumble makes the 1st free throw | 80-64 |
| 00:30 | California, Santa Cruz | Mark Trumble makes the 2nd free throw | 80-65 |
| 00:00 | Whittier | Don Ramsey runs out the clock | 80-65 |