| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Keith Paulus (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Cleveland Manley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeffery Watkins (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jack Winkler (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Howard Stonge (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - Don Ramsey (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Brock Coston (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Clifford Day (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Richardson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Damon Clark (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | California, Santa Cruz | Jeffery Watkins inbounds the ball | 31-33 |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Whittier | Whittier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:38 | California, Santa Cruz | Jack Winkler connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Jeffery Watkins and he's hacked by Brock Coston - foul #2 on Brock Coston, team foul #1 | 33-33 |
| 19:38 | California, Santa Cruz | Jack Winkler makes the free throw | 34-33 |
| 19:15 | Whittier | The jump hook by Damon Clark is blocked by Howard Stonge | 34-33 |
| 19:14 | Whittier | Michael Richardson grabs the offensive board | 34-33 |
| 18:55 | Whittier | Clifford Day scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Michael Richardson | 34-35 |
| 18:40 | California, Santa Cruz | Jack Winkler's floater is tipped away by Damon Clark | 34-35 |
| 18:38 | Whittier | The rebound goes to Damon Clark | 34-35 |
| 18:32 | Whittier | Brock Coston misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-35 |
| 18:31 | California, Santa Cruz | Howard Stonge grabs the defensive rebound | 34-35 |
| 18:16 | California, Santa Cruz | Jack Winkler clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 34-35 |
| 18:15 | Whittier | The rebound goes to Clifford Day | 34-35 |
| 18:04 | Whittier | Clifford Day misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Cleveland Manley - foul #3 on Cleveland Manley, team foul #1 | 34-35 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Robert Gottfried (SG) Cleveland Manley | |
| Subs | Whittier | | |
| 18:04 | Whittier | Clifford Day makes the 1st free throw | 34-36 |
| 18:04 | Whittier | Clifford Day misses the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| 18:04 | California, Santa Cruz | The rebound goes to Howard Stonge | 34-36 |
| 17:48 | California, Santa Cruz | Brock Coston steals it from Robert Gottfried | 34-36 |
| 17:37 | Whittier | Michael Richardson can't finish the layup | 34-36 |
| 17:36 | Whittier | Damon Clark pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-36 |
| 17:20 | Whittier | Brock Coston misses the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Robert Gottfried - foul #1 on Robert Gottfried, team foul #2 | 34-36 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Mark Trumble (SF), Murray Dabrowski (PF) Jeffery Watkins, Jack Winkler | |
| Subs | Whittier | David Wilcinski (PG), Caleb Williams (SF), Stephen Grier (C) Don Ramsey, Clifford Day, Damon Clark | |
| 17:20 | Whittier | Brock Coston makes the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 17:20 | Whittier | Brock Coston makes the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 17:03 | California, Santa Cruz | Keith Paulus shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 34-38 |
| 17:02 | Whittier | Michael Richardson pulls down the rebound | 34-38 |
| 16:33 | Whittier | Caleb Williams is hacked by Mark Trumble - foul #1 on Mark Trumble, team foul #3 | 34-38 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | John Clark (PG), John Miller (C) Keith Paulus, Howard Stonge | |
| Subs | Whittier | Douglas Enlow (SG) Brock Coston | |
| 16:19 | Whittier | Murray Dabrowski swats the layup by Stephen Grier | 34-38 |
| 16:18 | Whittier | Douglas Enlow tips it home | 34-40 |
| 15:59 | California, Santa Cruz | Murray Dabrowski clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-40 |
| 15:58 | Whittier | Michael Richardson pulls down the rebound | 34-40 |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - John Clark (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Gottfried (fresh) SF - Mark Trumble (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Murray Dabrowski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - John Miller (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - David Wilcinski (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Douglas Enlow (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Caleb Williams (fresh) PF - Michael Richardson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Grier (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:53 | Whittier | Douglas Enlow drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by David Wilcinski | 34-43 |
| 15:39 | California, Santa Cruz | John Clark is whistled for a carry | 34-43 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Cleveland Manley (SG), Jeffery Watkins (SF), Jack Winkler (PF) Robert Gottfried, Murray Dabrowski, John Miller | |
| Subs | Whittier | Don Ramsey (PG), Henry Whiteley (SF), Damon Clark (C) David Wilcinski, Caleb Williams, Stephen Grier | |
| 15:27 | Whittier | Damon Clark misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 34-43 |
| 15:26 | California, Santa Cruz | Jeffery Watkins grabs the defensive rebound | 34-43 |
| 15:07 | California, Santa Cruz | Cleveland Manley makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeffery Watkins | 37-43 |
| 14:51 | Whittier | Jeffery Watkins steps in front of the Michael Richardson pass | 37-43 |
| 14:40 | California, Santa Cruz | Jeffery Watkins is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-43 |
| 14:38 | Whittier | Don Ramsey pulls down the rebound | 37-43 |
| 14:18 | Whittier | The short jumper by Don Ramsey is denied by Jack Winkler | 37-43 |
| 14:17 | California, Santa Cruz | Mark Trumble grabs the defensive rebound | 37-43 |
| 14:08 | California, Santa Cruz | John Clark misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 37-43 |
| 14:06 | Whittier | Damon Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 37-43 |
| 13:42 | Whittier | Don Ramsey comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by John Clark - foul #2 on John Clark, team foul #4 | 37-43 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Keith Paulus (PG), Murray Dabrowski (PF), Howard Stonge (C) John Clark, Jack Winkler, Mark Trumble | |
| Subs | Whittier | Brock Coston (SG), Ruben Gardner (PF) Douglas Enlow, Michael Richardson | |
| 13:42 | Whittier | Don Ramsey makes the 1st free throw | 37-44 |
| 13:42 | Whittier | Don Ramsey misses the 2nd free throw | 37-44 |
| 13:42 | California, Santa Cruz | Murray Dabrowski grabs the defensive rebound | 37-44 |
| 13:17 | California, Santa Cruz | Keith Paulus evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Howard Stonge | 40-44 |
| 13:01 | Whittier | Damon Clark connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Don Ramsey | 40-46 |
| 12:43 | California, Santa Cruz | Keith Paulus hits a floater from the baseline set up by Howard Stonge | 42-46 |
| 12:28 | Whittier | Brock Coston is hacked by Keith Paulus - foul #1 on Keith Paulus, team foul #5 | 42-46 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Robert Gottfried (SG), Jack Winkler (PF) Cleveland Manley, Jeffery Watkins | |
| Subs | Whittier | David Wilcinski (PG), Stephen Grier (C) Don Ramsey, Damon Clark | |
| 12:13 | Whittier | Brock Coston misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-46 |
| 12:12 | California, Santa Cruz | The rebound goes to Keith Paulus | 42-46 |
| 11:59 | California, Santa Cruz | Keith Paulus is hacked by David Wilcinski - foul #1 on David Wilcinski, team foul #2 | 42-46 |
| 11:49 | California, Santa Cruz | Murray Dabrowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-46 |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Keith Paulus (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Gottfried (fresh) SF - Murray Dabrowski (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jack Winkler (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Howard Stonge (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - David Wilcinski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brock Coston (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Henry Whiteley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ruben Gardner (fresh) 2 pts. C - Stephen Grier (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Whittier | Brock Coston connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-49 |
| 11:22 | California, Santa Cruz | Robert Gottfried hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 42-49 |
| 11:20 | California, Santa Cruz | Keith Paulus tips it in | 44-49 |
| 10:58 | Whittier | Henry Whiteley comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 44-49 |
| 10:56 | Whittier | Brock Coston snags the offensive board | 44-49 |
| 10:39 | Whittier | Brock Coston buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-52 |
| 10:21 | California, Santa Cruz | Jack Winkler connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 46-52 |
| 10:03 | Whittier | Jack Winkler steps in front of the Henry Whiteley pass | 46-52 |
| 09:46 | California, Santa Cruz | Robert Gottfried hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 46-52 |
| 09:44 | Whittier | Ruben Gardner gets the rebound | 46-52 |
| 09:24 | Whittier | Brock Coston hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 46-54 |
| 08:57 | California, Santa Cruz | Murray Dabrowski misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-54 |
| 08:55 | Whittier | The rebound goes to Brock Coston | 46-54 |
| 08:34 | Whittier | Henry Whiteley misses short on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Murray Dabrowski - foul #1 on Murray Dabrowski, team foul #6 | 46-54 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | John Clark (PG), Cleveland Manley (SG), Jeffery Watkins (SF), Mark Trumble (PF), John Miller (C) Keith Paulus, Robert Gottfried, Murray Dabrowski, Jack Winkler, Howard Stonge | |
| Subs | Whittier | Don Ramsey (PG), Douglas Enlow (SG), Michael Richardson (PF), Damon Clark (C) David Wilcinski, Brock Coston, Ruben Gardner, Stephen Grier | |
| 08:34 | Whittier | Henry Whiteley makes the 1st free throw | 46-55 |
| 08:34 | Whittier | Henry Whiteley misses the 2nd free throw | 46-55 |
| 08:34 | California, Santa Cruz | Mark Trumble snags the defensive board | 46-55 |
| 08:15 | California, Santa Cruz | The short jumper by John Miller is denied by Damon Clark | 46-55 |
| 08:14 | Whittier | Douglas Enlow grabs the board | 46-55 |
| 08:10 | Whittier | Don Ramsey is fouled in the backcourt by John Clark - foul #3 on John Clark, team foul #7 | 46-55 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| Subs | Whittier | Clifford Day (SF) Henry Whiteley | |
| 08:10 | Whittier | Don Ramsey makes the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 08:10 | Whittier | Don Ramsey misses the 2nd free throw | 46-56 |
| 08:10 | California, Santa Cruz | The rebound goes to Mark Trumble | 46-56 |
| 07:47 | California, Santa Cruz | Michael Richardson steps in front of the John Miller pass | 46-56 |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - John Clark (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Cleveland Manley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jeffery Watkins (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mark Trumble (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - John Miller (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - Don Ramsey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Douglas Enlow (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clifford Day (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael Richardson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Damon Clark (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:19 | Whittier | Don Ramsey misses short on a shot from the baseline | 46-56 |
| 07:18 | Whittier | Michael Richardson grabs the offensive board | 46-56 |
| 07:01 | Whittier | Don Ramsey banks in the layup on a nice dish by Douglas Enlow and the foul's on John Clark - foul #4 on John Clark, team foul #8 | 46-58 |
| 07:01 | Whittier | Don Ramsey makes the free throw | 46-59 |
| 06:35 | California, Santa Cruz | Mark Trumble drills a shot from the left block and he's hacked by Michael Richardson - foul #1 on Michael Richardson, team foul #3 | 48-59 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Keith Paulus (PG) John Clark | |
| Subs | Whittier | | |
| 06:35 | California, Santa Cruz | Mark Trumble makes the free throw | 49-59 |
| 06:17 | Whittier | Damon Clark comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 49-59 |
| 06:15 | California, Santa Cruz | John Miller pulls down the rebound | 49-59 |
| 06:09 | California, Santa Cruz | Jeffery Watkins knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Cleveland Manley | 52-59 |
| 05:57 | Whittier | Douglas Enlow misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-59 |
| 05:56 | California, Santa Cruz | Mark Trumble grabs the defensive rebound | 52-59 |
| 05:51 | California, Santa Cruz | Michael Richardson blocks the short jumper by Cleveland Manley | 52-59 |
| 05:50 | California, Santa Cruz | John Miller grabs the offensive board | 52-59 |
| 05:41 | California, Santa Cruz | Mark Trumble lays it up and in | 54-59 |
| 05:34 | Whittier | Mark Trumble is called for the reach on Michael Richardson - foul #2 on Mark Trumble, team foul #9 | 54-59 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Robert Gottfried (SG), Jack Winkler (PF), Howard Stonge (C) Cleveland Manley, Mark Trumble, John Miller | |
| Subs | Whittier | David Wilcinski (PG), Brock Coston (SG), Stephen Grier (C) Don Ramsey, Douglas Enlow, Damon Clark | |
| 05:34 | Whittier | Michael Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 05:34 | Whittier | Michael Richardson misses the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| 05:34 | California, Santa Cruz | Howard Stonge grabs the defensive rebound | 54-60 |
| 05:15 | California, Santa Cruz | Jack Winkler loses the dribble to David Wilcinski | 54-60 |
| 04:59 | Whittier | Michael Richardson misses long on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Jack Winkler - foul #3 on Jack Winkler, team foul #10 | 54-60 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Murray Dabrowski (SF) Jeffery Watkins | |
| Subs | Whittier | Caleb Williams (SF) Clifford Day | |
| 04:59 | Whittier | Michael Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 04:59 | Whittier | Michael Richardson misses the 2nd free throw | 54-61 |
| 04:59 | California, Santa Cruz | Howard Stonge snags the defensive board | 54-61 |
| 04:36 | California, Santa Cruz | Robert Gottfried makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 57-61 |
| 04:13 | Whittier | Brock Coston misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-61 |
| 04:11 | California, Santa Cruz | Jack Winkler pulls down the rebound | 57-61 |
| 03:45 | California, Santa Cruz | Keith Paulus lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert Gottfried and he's fouled by Stephen Grier - foul #2 on Stephen Grier, team foul #4 | 59-61 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Cleveland Manley (SG), Mark Trumble (SF) Robert Gottfried, Jack Winkler | |
| Subs | Whittier | Don Ramsey (PG), Henry Whiteley (SF), Ruben Gardner (PF), Damon Clark (C) David Wilcinski, Caleb Williams, Michael Richardson, Stephen Grier | |
| 03:45 | California, Santa Cruz | Keith Paulus makes the free throw | 60-61 |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Keith Paulus (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Cleveland Manley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mark Trumble (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Murray Dabrowski (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Howard Stonge (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - Don Ramsey (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brock Coston (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Henry Whiteley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ruben Gardner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Damon Clark (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:26 | Whittier | Henry Whiteley misses long on a jumper from close range | 60-61 |
| 03:25 | California, Santa Cruz | Cleveland Manley grabs the defensive rebound | 60-61 |
| 03:04 | California, Santa Cruz | Murray Dabrowski lays it up and in on a great pass from Mark Trumble | 62-61 |
| 02:42 | Whittier | Howard Stonge swats the shot by Damon Clark | 62-61 |
| 02:41 | California, Santa Cruz | The rebound goes to Howard Stonge | 62-61 |
| 02:41 | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-61 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Jeffery Watkins (SF), Jack Winkler (PF) Mark Trumble, Murray Dabrowski | |
| Subs | Whittier | Michael Richardson (PF) Ruben Gardner | |
| 02:31 | California, Santa Cruz | Cleveland Manley is fouled on the floor by Brock Coston - foul #3 on Brock Coston, team foul #5 | 62-61 |
| 02:15 | California, Santa Cruz | Jeffery Watkins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-61 |
| 02:14 | California, Santa Cruz | Howard Stonge tips it in | 64-61 |
| 01:55 | Whittier | Brock Coston misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 64-61 |
| 01:53 | California, Santa Cruz | Cleveland Manley grabs the defensive rebound | 64-61 |
| 01:34 | California, Santa Cruz | Jeffery Watkins makes the contested 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Cleveland Manley | 67-61 |
| 01:21 | Whittier | Brock Coston can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Cleveland Manley - foul #4 on Cleveland Manley, team foul #11 | 67-61 |
| 01:21 | Whittier | Brock Coston makes the 1st free throw | 67-62 |
| 01:21 | Whittier | Brock Coston makes the 2nd free throw | 67-63 |
| 01:04 | California, Santa Cruz | Howard Stonge misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 67-63 |
| 01:03 | Whittier | Michael Richardson gets the rebound | 67-63 |
| 00:59 | Whittier | Michael Richardson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-63 |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Whittier | Whittier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:33 | California, Santa Cruz | Cleveland Manley clanks a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Henry Whiteley - foul #4 on Henry Whiteley, team foul #6 | 67-63 |
| 00:33 | California, Santa Cruz | Cleveland Manley misses the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 00:33 | California, Santa Cruz | Cleveland Manley makes the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Whittier | Whittier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Whittier | Henry Whiteley hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 68-63 |
| 00:27 | California, Santa Cruz | Jack Winkler grabs the board | 68-63 |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Whittier | Whittier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:26 | California, Santa Cruz | Jack Winkler is fouled in the backcourt by Don Ramsey - foul #1 on Don Ramsey, team foul #7 | 68-63 |
| 00:26 | California, Santa Cruz | Jack Winkler misses the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:26 | California, Santa Cruz | Howard Stonge grabs the offensive rebound | 68-63 |
| 00:23 | California, Santa Cruz | Howard Stonge is hacked by Brock Coston - foul #4 on Brock Coston, team foul #8 | 68-63 |
| 00:23 | California, Santa Cruz | Howard Stonge makes the 1st free throw | 69-63 |
| 00:23 | California, Santa Cruz | Howard Stonge misses the 2nd free throw | 69-63 |
| 00:23 | Whittier | The rebound goes to Henry Whiteley | 69-63 |
| 00:16 | Whittier | Brock Coston buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Don Ramsey | 69-66 |
| 00:14 | California, Santa Cruz | Howard Stonge is fouled in the backcourt by Don Ramsey - foul #2 on Don Ramsey, team foul #9 | 69-66 |
| 00:14 | California, Santa Cruz | Howard Stonge misses the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 00:14 | Whittier | Michael Richardson gets the rebound | 69-66 |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Whittier | Whittier is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:07 | Whittier | Cleveland Manley picks off the pass by Brock Coston | 69-66 |
| 00:06 | California, Santa Cruz | Cleveland Manley is hacked by Brock Coston in the backcourt - foul #5 on Brock Coston, team foul #10 | 69-66 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| Subs | Whittier | Douglas Enlow (SG) Brock Coston | |
| 00:06 | California, Santa Cruz | Cleveland Manley misses the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 00:06 | California, Santa Cruz | Cleveland Manley makes the 2nd free throw | 70-66 |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Whittier | Whittier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Whittier | Douglas Enlow hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 70-69 |