| Lineup | Whittier | PG - William Johnson (fresh) SG - Manuel Wilkinson (fresh) SF - Rhett Ellis (fresh) PF - Donald Mahmood (fresh) C - Darrell Hebert (fresh) | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Chad Brown (fresh) SG - Lucien Romano (fresh) SF - Ronald Rall (fresh) PF - Ilia Buczkowski (fresh) C - Houston Palmer (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | California, Santa Cruz | Houston Palmer wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Whittier | Whittier is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:43 | California, Santa Cruz | Ronald Rall clanks a 3 from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Whittier | Donald Mahmood gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Whittier | Rhett Ellis misses the runner in the paint but he's hacked by Ronald Rall - foul #1 on Ronald Rall, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Whittier | Rhett Ellis misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Whittier | Rhett Ellis makes the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:12 | California, Santa Cruz | Ronald Rall misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 1-0 |
| 19:10 | California, Santa Cruz | Houston Palmer pulls down the offensive rebound | 1-0 |
| 19:01 | California, Santa Cruz | Ronald Rall makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Chad Brown | 1-3 |
| 18:36 | Whittier | Darrell Hebert buries a runner in the paint | 3-3 |
| 18:28 | California, Santa Cruz | Houston Palmer misses the floater from the right block but he's hacked by Darrell Hebert - foul #1 on Darrell Hebert, team foul #1 | 3-3 |
| 18:28 | California, Santa Cruz | Houston Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 3-4 |
| 18:28 | California, Santa Cruz | Houston Palmer misses the 2nd free throw | 3-4 |
| 18:28 | Whittier | Donald Mahmood pulls down the rebound | 3-4 |
| 17:59 | Whittier | The pull-up jumper by Manuel Wilkinson is blocked by Ronald Rall | 3-4 |
| 17:57 | California, Santa Cruz | Houston Palmer snags the defensive board | 3-4 |
| 17:50 | California, Santa Cruz | Ronald Rall makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Chad Brown | 3-7 |
| 17:29 | Whittier | Manuel Wilkinson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 3-7 |
| 17:27 | Whittier | Donald Mahmood tips it in | 5-7 |
| 17:07 | California, Santa Cruz | Ronald Rall is whistled for traveling | 5-7 |
| Subs | Whittier | | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Floyd McCrossen (C) Houston Palmer | |
| 16:38 | Whittier | Manuel Wilkinson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 5-7 |
| 16:36 | California, Santa Cruz | Ilia Buczkowski grabs the defensive rebound | 5-7 |
| 16:30 | California, Santa Cruz | Ronald Rall clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 5-7 |
| 16:28 | Whittier | The rebound goes to Darrell Hebert | 5-7 |
| 16:03 | Whittier | Rhett Ellis comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 5-7 |
| 16:01 | California, Santa Cruz | Chad Brown gets the rebound | 5-7 |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - William Johnson (fresh) SG - Manuel Wilkinson (fresh) SF - Rhett Ellis (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Donald Mahmood (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Darrell Hebert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Chad Brown (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Lucien Romano (fairly fresh) SF - Ronald Rall (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ilia Buczkowski (fairly fresh) C - Floyd McCrossen (fresh) | |
| 15:56 | California, Santa Cruz | Lucien Romano hits a floater from the left side | 5-9 |
| 15:41 | Whittier | Donald Mahmood misses badly on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Lucien Romano - foul #1 on Lucien Romano, team foul #2 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Whittier | James Lebron (SF), Garry Giesen (C) Rhett Ellis, Darrell Hebert | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Bryon Kirkman (PG), James Findley (SG), Jason Zinner (SF), John Dukes (PF), Houston Palmer (C) Chad Brown, Lucien Romano, Ronald Rall, Ilia Buczkowski, Floyd McCrossen | |
| 15:41 | Whittier | Donald Mahmood makes the 1st free throw | 6-9 |
| 15:41 | Whittier | Donald Mahmood misses the 2nd free throw | 6-9 |
| 15:41 | California, Santa Cruz | Houston Palmer gets the rebound | 6-9 |
| 15:27 | California, Santa Cruz | Jason Zinner scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by James Findley | 6-11 |
| 15:12 | Whittier | Garry Giesen is whistled for traveling | 6-11 |
| Subs | Whittier | Raymond Copeland (PG), Michael Smith (SG), James McCrady (C) William Johnson, Manuel Wilkinson, Donald Mahmood | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| 14:58 | California, Santa Cruz | James Findley is fouled on the floor by Garry Giesen - foul #1 on Garry Giesen, team foul #2 | 6-11 |
| 14:52 | California, Santa Cruz | Michael Smith is called for the reach on Jason Zinner - foul #1 on Michael Smith, team foul #3 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Whittier | Rhett Ellis (SF) James McCrady | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| 14:44 | California, Santa Cruz | John Dukes can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 6-11 |
| 14:43 | Whittier | James Lebron gets the rebound | 6-11 |
| 14:25 | Whittier | Michael Smith is hacked by Houston Palmer - foul #1 on Houston Palmer, team foul #3 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Whittier | | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Ilia Buczkowski (PF) John Dukes | |
| 14:05 | Whittier | Rhett Ellis can't finish the layup but the foul's on Ilia Buczkowski - foul #1 on Ilia Buczkowski, team foul #4 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Whittier | William Johnson (PG), Manuel Wilkinson (SG), Donald Mahmood (PF), Darrell Hebert (C) Raymond Copeland, Michael Smith, James Lebron, Garry Giesen | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Chad Brown (PG) Bryon Kirkman | |
| 14:05 | Whittier | Rhett Ellis makes the 1st free throw | 7-11 |
| 14:05 | Whittier | Rhett Ellis makes the 2nd free throw | 8-11 |
| 13:47 | California, Santa Cruz | Jason Zinner buries a driving attempt from the baseline | 8-13 |
| 13:31 | Whittier | William Johnson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 8-13 |
| 13:30 | Whittier | Darrell Hebert tips it back up and in | 10-13 |
| 13:11 | California, Santa Cruz | Jason Zinner clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 10-13 |
| 13:10 | Whittier | Donald Mahmood grabs the board | 10-13 |
| 12:52 | Whittier | Donald Mahmood hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 10-13 |
| 12:50 | Whittier | Darrell Hebert tips it back up and in | 12-13 |
| 12:43 | California, Santa Cruz | Jason Zinner misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 12-13 |
| 12:42 | Whittier | The rebound goes to Darrell Hebert | 12-13 |
| 12:17 | Whittier | Rhett Ellis hits a fadeaway from the baseline | 14-13 |
| 12:00 | California, Santa Cruz | Jason Zinner knocks in the floater from the left side set up by Houston Palmer | 14-15 |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - William Johnson (fairly fresh) SG - Manuel Wilkinson (fairly fresh) SF - Rhett Ellis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Donald Mahmood (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Darrell Hebert (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Chad Brown (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Findley (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jason Zinner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ilia Buczkowski (fresh) C - Houston Palmer (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Whittier | Darrell Hebert's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-15 |
| Subs | Whittier | Raymond Copeland (PG), Michael Smith (SG), James Lebron (SF), Garry Giesen (PF), James McCrady (C) William Johnson, Manuel Wilkinson, Rhett Ellis, Donald Mahmood, Darrell Hebert | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Bryon Kirkman (PG), Lucien Romano (SG), Ronald Rall (SF), John Dukes (PF), Floyd McCrossen (C) Chad Brown, James Findley, Jason Zinner, Ilia Buczkowski, Houston Palmer | |
| 11:27 | California, Santa Cruz | John Dukes misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 14-15 |
| 11:25 | California, Santa Cruz | Ronald Rall tips it home | 14-17 |
| 10:56 | Whittier | Michael Smith's floater is tipped away by John Dukes | 14-17 |
| 10:54 | Whittier | Garry Giesen gets the offensive rebound | 14-17 |
| 10:45 | Whittier | Michael Smith misses long on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Lucien Romano - foul #2 on Lucien Romano, team foul #5 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Whittier | | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Roy Middleton (SG), Ilia Buczkowski (PF) Lucien Romano, John Dukes | |
| 10:45 | Whittier | Michael Smith makes the 1st free throw | 15-17 |
| 10:45 | Whittier | Michael Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 16-17 |
| 10:30 | California, Santa Cruz | Ronald Rall misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 16-17 |
| 10:28 | Whittier | Garry Giesen snags the defensive board | 16-17 |
| 10:00 | Whittier | Michael Smith misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 16-17 |
| 09:59 | California, Santa Cruz | Ronald Rall grabs the defensive rebound | 16-17 |
| 09:55 | California, Santa Cruz | Bryon Kirkman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 16-17 |
| 09:53 | California, Santa Cruz | Ronald Rall misses the tip | 16-17 |
| 09:51 | Whittier | Garry Giesen pulls down the rebound | 16-17 |
| 09:28 | Whittier | Raymond Copeland's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-17 |
| Subs | Whittier | William Johnson (PG), Manuel Wilkinson (SG), Rhett Ellis (SF), Donald Mahmood (PF), Darrell Hebert (C) Raymond Copeland, Michael Smith, James Lebron, Garry Giesen, James McCrady | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Chad Brown (PG) Bryon Kirkman | |
| 09:17 | California, Santa Cruz | William Johnson is called for the reach on Ronald Rall - foul #1 on William Johnson, team foul #4 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Whittier | | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | James Findley (SG) Roy Middleton | |
| 09:04 | California, Santa Cruz | Ronald Rall can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 16-17 |
| 09:03 | Whittier | The rebound goes to Rhett Ellis | 16-17 |
| 08:43 | Whittier | Darrell Hebert's pass is intercepted by Chad Brown | 16-17 |
| 08:30 | California, Santa Cruz | Floyd McCrossen loses the ball out of bounds | 16-17 |
| Subs | Whittier | | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Jason Zinner (SF), John Dukes (PF), Houston Palmer (C) Ronald Rall, Ilia Buczkowski, Floyd McCrossen | |
| 08:28 | Whittier | James Findley takes the ball from William Johnson in the backcourt | 16-17 |
| 08:21 | California, Santa Cruz | Jason Zinner hits a 3 from the right corner | 16-20 |
| 08:04 | Whittier | Donald Mahmood is fouled on the floor by Chad Brown - foul #1 on Chad Brown, team foul #6 | 16-20 |
| 07:45 | Whittier | Darrell Hebert buries a runner in the lane on a great pass from William Johnson | 18-20 |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - William Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Manuel Wilkinson (fresh) SF - Rhett Ellis (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Donald Mahmood (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Darrell Hebert (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Chad Brown (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Findley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jason Zinner (fresh) 9 pts. PF - John Dukes (fresh) C - Houston Palmer (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:38 | California, Santa Cruz | Rhett Ellis steals the ball from Jason Zinner | 18-20 |
| 07:19 | Whittier | Rhett Ellis misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 18-20 |
| 07:17 | California, Santa Cruz | The rebound goes to Houston Palmer | 18-20 |
| 07:02 | California, Santa Cruz | John Dukes clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Donald Mahmood - foul #1 on Donald Mahmood, team foul #5 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Whittier | James Lebron (SF), Garry Giesen (C) Rhett Ellis, Darrell Hebert | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Roy Middleton (SG), Ronald Rall (SF) James Findley, Jason Zinner | |
| 07:02 | California, Santa Cruz | John Dukes makes the 1st free throw | 18-21 |
| 07:02 | California, Santa Cruz | John Dukes misses the 2nd free throw | 18-21 |
| 07:02 | Whittier | Garry Giesen grabs the defensive rebound | 18-21 |
| 06:38 | Whittier | Donald Mahmood can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 18-21 |
| 06:37 | California, Santa Cruz | John Dukes gets the rebound | 18-21 |
| 06:21 | California, Santa Cruz | Ronald Rall misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 18-21 |
| 06:19 | California, Santa Cruz | Houston Palmer grabs the offensive board | 18-21 |
| 06:02 | California, Santa Cruz | Roy Middleton comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 18-21 |
| 06:00 | Whittier | Donald Mahmood snags the defensive board | 18-21 |
| 05:49 | Whittier | William Johnson connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 21-21 |
| 05:33 | California, Santa Cruz | John Dukes is called for traveling | 21-21 |
| Subs | Whittier | Raymond Copeland (PG), Michael Smith (SG), Rhett Ellis (SF), Darrell Hebert (C) William Johnson, Manuel Wilkinson, Donald Mahmood, Garry Giesen | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Bryon Kirkman (PG), Lucien Romano (SG), Ilia Buczkowski (PF), Floyd McCrossen (C) Chad Brown, Roy Middleton, John Dukes, Houston Palmer | |
| 05:17 | Whittier | Darrell Hebert misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Floyd McCrossen - foul #1 on Floyd McCrossen, team foul #7 | 21-21 |
| 05:17 | Whittier | Darrell Hebert misses the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 05:17 | Whittier | Darrell Hebert misses the 2nd free throw | 21-21 |
| 05:17 | Whittier | The offensive rebound goes to Darrell Hebert | 21-21 |
| 04:57 | Whittier | Lucien Romano steals the ball from Rhett Ellis | 21-21 |
| 04:50 | California, Santa Cruz | Ilia Buczkowski is fouled on the floor by James Lebron - foul #1 on James Lebron, team foul #6 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Whittier | | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Jason Zinner (SF) Ronald Rall | |
| 04:45 | California, Santa Cruz | Lucien Romano's pass is intercepted by James Lebron | 21-21 |
| 04:23 | Whittier | Rhett Ellis scores on a floater in the lane | 23-21 |
| 04:08 | California, Santa Cruz | Jason Zinner misses the dunk but he's fouled by Darrell Hebert - foul #2 on Darrell Hebert, team foul #7 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Whittier | William Johnson (PG), Manuel Wilkinson (SG), Donald Mahmood (PF), Garry Giesen (C) Raymond Copeland, Michael Smith, James Lebron, Darrell Hebert | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Chad Brown (PG) Bryon Kirkman | |
| 04:08 | California, Santa Cruz | Jason Zinner makes the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 04:08 | California, Santa Cruz | Jason Zinner makes the 2nd free throw | 23-23 |
| 03:50 | Whittier | Rhett Ellis drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Manuel Wilkinson | 25-23 |
| 03:34 | California, Santa Cruz | Ilia Buczkowski is fouled on the floor by Donald Mahmood - foul #2 on Donald Mahmood, team foul #8 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Whittier | | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Ronald Rall (SF) Jason Zinner | |
| 03:34 | California, Santa Cruz | Ilia Buczkowski makes the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 03:34 | California, Santa Cruz | Ilia Buczkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - William Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Manuel Wilkinson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Rhett Ellis (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Donald Mahmood (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Garry Giesen (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Chad Brown (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Lucien Romano (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronald Rall (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Ilia Buczkowski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Floyd McCrossen (fresh) | |
| 03:05 | Whittier | William Johnson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 25-25 |
| 03:03 | Whittier | Donald Mahmood tips it home | 27-25 |
| 02:59 | California, Santa Cruz | Ronald Rall knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Chad Brown | 27-28 |
| 02:33 | Whittier | Rhett Ellis comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Ronald Rall - foul #2 on Ronald Rall, team foul #8 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Whittier | Darrell Hebert (C) Garry Giesen | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Bryon Kirkman (PG), James Findley (SG), Houston Palmer (C) Chad Brown, Lucien Romano, Floyd McCrossen | |
| 02:33 | Whittier | Rhett Ellis makes the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 02:33 | Whittier | Rhett Ellis makes the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 02:08 | California, Santa Cruz | Ronald Rall comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 29-28 |
| 02:07 | California, Santa Cruz | Houston Palmer gets the offensive rebound | 29-28 |
| 01:56 | California, Santa Cruz | Rhett Ellis steals it from Ronald Rall | 29-28 |
| 01:52 | Whittier | Manuel Wilkinson slams it home set up by Rhett Ellis | 31-28 |
| 01:43 | California, Santa Cruz | Houston Palmer misses the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Darrell Hebert - foul #3 on Darrell Hebert, team foul #9 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Whittier | Raymond Copeland (PG), Michael Smith (SG), James Lebron (SF), Garry Giesen (PF), James McCrady (C) William Johnson, Manuel Wilkinson, Rhett Ellis, Donald Mahmood, Darrell Hebert | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | John Dukes (PF) Ilia Buczkowski | |
| 01:43 | California, Santa Cruz | Houston Palmer misses the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 01:43 | California, Santa Cruz | Houston Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 01:17 | Whittier | Michael Smith misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-29 |
| 01:16 | California, Santa Cruz | Ronald Rall snags the defensive board | 31-29 |
| 00:57 | California, Santa Cruz | John Dukes scores on a turnaround in the paint set up by James Findley and he's fouled by Raymond Copeland - foul #1 on Raymond Copeland, team foul #10 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Whittier | | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Chad Brown (PG), Lucien Romano (SG), Jason Zinner (SF) Bryon Kirkman, James Findley, Ronald Rall | |
| 00:57 | California, Santa Cruz | John Dukes makes the free throw | 31-32 |
| 00:44 | Whittier | John Dukes is called for the reach on Garry Giesen - foul #1 on John Dukes, team foul #9 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Whittier | Donald Mahmood (PF) James McCrady | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Ilia Buczkowski (PF) John Dukes | |
| 00:44 | Whittier | Garry Giesen makes the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 00:44 | Whittier | Garry Giesen makes the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 00:31 | California, Santa Cruz | Jason Zinner scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Lucien Romano | 33-35 |
| 00:03 | Whittier | Donald Mahmood buries a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by James Lebron | 35-35 |
| 00:00 | California, Santa Cruz | Chad Brown comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 35-35 |