| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Timothy McGrath (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Bedard (fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. SF - Robert Squires (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bryan Thorne (fresh) 4 pts. C - Gene Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | California Lutheran | PG - Wayne Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Curtis Waite (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kevin Streetman (fresh) PF - Christopher Meador (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Clint Worcester (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Howard Payne | Robert Squires inbounds the ball | 35-40 |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | California Lutheran | California Lutheran is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Howard Payne | Gene Taylor knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Squires and he's hacked by Clint Worcester - foul #1 on Clint Worcester, team foul #1 | 37-40 |
| 19:45 | Howard Payne | Gene Taylor makes the free throw | 38-40 |
| 19:43 | California Lutheran | Kevin Streetman is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Squires - foul #3 on Robert Squires, team foul #1 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Erich Chen (SF) Robert Squires | |
| Subs | California Lutheran | | |
| 19:30 | California Lutheran | Curtis Waite is wide open but clanks a shot from the left wing | 38-40 |
| 19:29 | Howard Payne | Gene Taylor gets the rebound | 38-40 |
| 19:24 | Howard Payne | Timothy McGrath misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-40 |
| 19:22 | California Lutheran | Clint Worcester gets the rebound | 38-40 |
| 19:12 | California Lutheran | Kevin Streetman makes the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Wayne Williams and he's fouled by Erich Chen - foul #3 on Erich Chen, team foul #2 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Johnny Morris (SF), David Pavloski (PF) Erich Chen, Bryan Thorne | |
| Subs | California Lutheran | | |
| 19:12 | California Lutheran | Kevin Streetman misses the free throw | 38-42 |
| 19:12 | Howard Payne | David Pavloski snags the defensive board | 38-42 |
| 18:49 | Howard Payne | David Pavloski clanks a 3 from the right wing | 38-42 |
| 18:47 | Howard Payne | Gene Taylor grabs the offensive rebound | 38-42 |
| 18:35 | Howard Payne | Timothy McGrath can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing but the foul's on Clint Worcester - foul #2 on Clint Worcester, team foul #2 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Jason Upshaw (PG), Jerold Pons (C) Michael Bedard, Gene Taylor | |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Jeremy Miller (SG), Billy Hurd (PF) Curtis Waite, Christopher Meador | |
| 18:35 | Howard Payne | Timothy McGrath misses the 1st free throw | 38-42 |
| 18:35 | Howard Payne | Timothy McGrath misses the 2nd free throw | 38-42 |
| 18:35 | Howard Payne | Timothy McGrath makes the 3rd free throw | 39-42 |
| 18:32 | California Lutheran | Jeremy Miller loses the dribble to Jason Upshaw in the backcourt | 39-42 |
| 18:30 | Howard Payne | Jason Upshaw can't finish the layup | 39-42 |
| 18:28 | California Lutheran | Jeremy Miller grabs the board | 39-42 |
| 18:26 | California Lutheran | Johnny Morris is called for the reach on Kevin Streetman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Johnny Morris, team foul #3 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Michael Bedard (SG) Timothy McGrath | |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Tony Merkley (PG), Manuel Page (C) Wayne Williams, Clint Worcester | |
| 18:14 | California Lutheran | Manuel Page drills a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Billy Hurd | 39-44 |
| 17:57 | Howard Payne | Michael Bedard clanks a floater from the left side | 39-44 |
| 17:55 | California Lutheran | Billy Hurd gets the rebound | 39-44 |
| 17:37 | California Lutheran | Jeremy Miller hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 39-44 |
| 17:36 | California Lutheran | The offensive rebound goes to Manuel Page | 39-44 |
| 17:20 | California Lutheran | Manuel Page scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Tony Merkley | 39-46 |
| 17:03 | Howard Payne | Jerold Pons misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 39-46 |
| 17:01 | Howard Payne | Michael Bedard misses the tip | 39-46 |
| 16:59 | California Lutheran | Kevin Streetman pulls down the rebound | 39-46 |
| 16:31 | California Lutheran | Jeremy Miller loses the dribble to Jerold Pons | 39-46 |
| 16:12 | Howard Payne | Michael Bedard is denied on a dunk by Manuel Page | 39-46 |
| 16:11 | California Lutheran | Billy Hurd snags the defensive board | 39-46 |
| 16:08 | California Lutheran | Tony Merkley is fouled in the backcourt by Jason Upshaw - foul #1 on Jason Upshaw, team foul #4 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Timothy McGrath (SF), Bryan Thorne (PF), Gene Taylor (C) Johnny Morris, David Pavloski, Jerold Pons | |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Wayne Williams (PG), Curtis Waite (SG), Christopher Meador (PF), Clint Worcester (C) Tony Merkley, Jeremy Miller, Billy Hurd, Manuel Page | |
| 15:54 | California Lutheran | Clint Worcester misses badly on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Michael Bedard - foul #2 on Michael Bedard, team foul #5 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Aaron Driscoll (PG), Robert Squires (SF) Jason Upshaw, Michael Bedard | |
| Subs | California Lutheran | | |
| 15:54 | California Lutheran | Clint Worcester makes the 1st free throw | 39-47 |
| 15:54 | California Lutheran | Clint Worcester makes the 2nd free throw | 39-48 |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Aaron Driscoll (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Timothy McGrath (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Squires (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bryan Thorne (fresh) 4 pts. C - Gene Taylor (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | California Lutheran | PG - Wayne Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Curtis Waite (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kevin Streetman (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Meador (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Clint Worcester (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Howard Payne | Gene Taylor comes up short on the shot in the lane | 39-48 |
| 15:36 | Howard Payne | Timothy McGrath hits the follow up shot | 41-48 |
| 15:17 | California Lutheran | Curtis Waite misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-48 |
| 15:15 | Howard Payne | Bryan Thorne grabs the defensive rebound | 41-48 |
| 15:10 | Howard Payne | Timothy McGrath connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Aaron Driscoll | 43-48 |
| 14:45 | California Lutheran | Christopher Meador hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Curtis Waite | 43-50 |
| 14:32 | Howard Payne | Wayne Williams steals the ball from Timothy McGrath | 43-50 |
| 14:29 | California Lutheran | Christopher Meador hits the finger roll set up by Wayne Williams | 43-52 |
| 14:06 | Howard Payne | Bryan Thorne can't connect on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Christopher Meador - foul #1 on Christopher Meador, team foul #3 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Erich Chen (SG) Timothy McGrath | |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Johnny Walls (PG), Kevin West (SG), Billy Hurd (SF) Wayne Williams, Curtis Waite, Kevin Streetman | |
| 14:06 | Howard Payne | Bryan Thorne makes the 1st free throw | 44-52 |
| 14:06 | Howard Payne | Bryan Thorne makes the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| 13:54 | California Lutheran | Billy Hurd drills a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Kevin West and he's hacked by Robert Squires - foul #4 on Robert Squires, team foul #6 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Michael Bedard (SG) Robert Squires | |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Jeremy Miller (SG) Kevin West | |
| 13:54 | California Lutheran | Billy Hurd makes the free throw | 45-55 |
| 13:30 | Howard Payne | Erich Chen knocks in the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Aaron Driscoll and he's fouled by Billy Hurd - foul #2 on Billy Hurd, team foul #4 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Tony Merkley (PG) Johnny Walls | |
| 13:30 | Howard Payne | Erich Chen misses the free throw | 47-55 |
| 13:30 | California Lutheran | Christopher Meador snags the defensive board | 47-55 |
| 13:22 | California Lutheran | Tony Merkley misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the right corner | 47-55 |
| 13:21 | Howard Payne | Gene Taylor gets the rebound | 47-55 |
| 13:06 | Howard Payne | Michael Bedard buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Erich Chen | 50-55 |
| 12:46 | California Lutheran | Tony Merkley hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-55 |
| 12:44 | Howard Payne | The rebound goes to Michael Bedard | 50-55 |
| 12:30 | Howard Payne | Erich Chen can't finish the layup | 50-55 |
| 12:29 | California Lutheran | Billy Hurd snags the defensive board | 50-55 |
| 12:23 | California Lutheran | Tony Merkley makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Jeremy Miller | 50-58 |
| 12:01 | Howard Payne | Michael Bedard is hacked by Jeremy Miller - foul #1 on Jeremy Miller, team foul #5 | 50-58 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Jason Upshaw (PG), Timothy McGrath (SF), David Pavloski (PF), Jerold Pons (C) Aaron Driscoll, Erich Chen, Bryan Thorne, Gene Taylor | |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Wayne Williams (PG), Curtis Waite (SG), Manuel Page (PF) Tony Merkley, Jeremy Miller, Christopher Meador | |
| 11:38 | Howard Payne | Jerold Pons lays it up and in set up by Timothy McGrath and the foul's on Clint Worcester - foul #3 on Clint Worcester, team foul #6 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Kevin Streetman (SF) Clint Worcester | |
| 11:38 | Howard Payne | Jerold Pons misses the free throw | 52-58 |
| 11:38 | California Lutheran | The rebound goes to Billy Hurd | 52-58 |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Jason Upshaw (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Bedard (tiring) 7 pts. 3 stl. SF - Timothy McGrath (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Pavloski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jerold Pons (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | California Lutheran | PG - Wayne Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Curtis Waite (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Kevin Streetman (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Manuel Page (fresh) 10 pts. 2 blk. C - Billy Hurd (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:19 | California Lutheran | Kevin Streetman connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Curtis Waite | 52-60 |
| 11:12 | Howard Payne | Timothy McGrath buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jason Upshaw | 55-60 |
| 11:00 | California Lutheran | Kevin Streetman misses the runner in the lane | 55-60 |
| 10:58 | California Lutheran | Curtis Waite hits the follow up shot | 55-62 |
| 10:53 | Howard Payne | Michael Bedard blows the layup | 55-62 |
| 10:51 | Howard Payne | Jason Upshaw pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-62 |
| 10:37 | Howard Payne | Michael Bedard can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 55-62 |
| 10:35 | California Lutheran | Wayne Williams snags the defensive board | 55-62 |
| 10:32 | California Lutheran | Michael Bedard is called for the reach on Wayne Williams in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Bedard, team foul #7 | 55-62 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Aaron Driscoll (PG), Johnny Morris (SG) Jason Upshaw, Michael Bedard | |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Kevin West (SG), Christopher Meador (PF), Clint Worcester (C) Curtis Waite, Manuel Page, Billy Hurd | |
| 10:32 | California Lutheran | Wayne Williams makes the 1st free throw | 55-63 |
| 10:32 | California Lutheran | Wayne Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 55-64 |
| 10:14 | Howard Payne | Johnny Morris is hacked by Christopher Meador - foul #2 on Christopher Meador, team foul #7 | 55-64 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Johnny Walls (PG) Wayne Williams | |
| 10:14 | Howard Payne | Johnny Morris misses the 1st free throw | 55-64 |
| 10:14 | California Lutheran | Clint Worcester snags the defensive board | 55-64 |
| 10:12 | California Lutheran | Johnny Walls's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-64 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Erich Chen (SF) Jerold Pons | |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Tony Merkley (SF) Kevin Streetman | |
| 09:59 | Howard Payne | Johnny Morris drills a jumper from close range on a great pass from Aaron Driscoll | 57-64 |
| 09:52 | California Lutheran | Christopher Meador misses badly on the uncontested floater near the basket | 57-64 |
| 09:51 | California Lutheran | The offensive rebound goes to Clint Worcester | 57-64 |
| 09:39 | California Lutheran | Johnny Walls connects on the open 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Kevin West | 57-67 |
| 09:30 | Howard Payne | Kevin West steals the ball from David Pavloski | 57-67 |
| 09:13 | California Lutheran | Clint Worcester can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 57-67 |
| 09:11 | Howard Payne | Aaron Driscoll grabs the defensive rebound | 57-67 |
| 09:01 | Howard Payne | Aaron Driscoll misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 57-67 |
| 08:59 | California Lutheran | Christopher Meador gets the rebound | 57-67 |
| 08:56 | California Lutheran | Erich Chen steals it from Tony Merkley in the backcourt | 57-67 |
| 08:55 | Howard Payne | Aaron Driscoll misses the lay-in | 57-67 |
| 08:53 | Howard Payne | Johnny Morris gets the offensive rebound | 57-67 |
| 08:36 | Howard Payne | David Pavloski drills a shot in the lane on a great pass from Aaron Driscoll and he's hacked by Christopher Meador - foul #3 on Christopher Meador, team foul #8 | 59-67 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Jason Upshaw (PG), Michael Bedard (SG), Gene Taylor (C) Aaron Driscoll, Timothy McGrath, Johnny Morris | |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Wayne Williams (PG), Curtis Waite (SG), Jeremy Miller (SF), Manuel Page (PF), Billy Hurd (C) Johnny Walls, Kevin West, Tony Merkley, Christopher Meador, Clint Worcester | |
| 08:36 | Howard Payne | David Pavloski makes the free throw | 60-67 |
| 08:33 | California Lutheran | Jason Upshaw steps in front of the Manuel Page pass in the backcourt | 60-67 |
| 08:32 | Howard Payne | Michael Bedard lays it up and in on a great pass from Jason Upshaw | 62-67 |
| 08:30 | California Lutheran | Jeremy Miller loses the dribble to Michael Bedard in the backcourt | 62-67 |
| 08:29 | Howard Payne | Michael Bedard lays it in | 64-67 |
| 08:13 | California Lutheran | Wayne Williams misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the right wing | 64-67 |
| 08:11 | Howard Payne | Gene Taylor pulls down the rebound | 64-67 |
| 07:55 | Howard Payne | David Pavloski clanks a 3 from the left wing | 64-67 |
| 07:54 | California Lutheran | Billy Hurd grabs the board | 64-67 |
| 07:52 | California Lutheran | Curtis Waite's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-67 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Robert Squires (SF), Bryan Thorne (PF), Jerold Pons (C) Erich Chen, David Pavloski, Gene Taylor | |
| Subs | California Lutheran | | |
| 07:35 | Howard Payne | Jason Upshaw comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Curtis Waite - foul #1 on Curtis Waite, team foul #9 | 64-67 |
| 07:35 | Howard Payne | Jason Upshaw misses the 1st free throw | 64-67 |
| 07:35 | Howard Payne | Jason Upshaw misses the 2nd free throw | 64-67 |
| 07:35 | California Lutheran | Billy Hurd grabs the defensive rebound | 64-67 |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Jason Upshaw (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Bedard (tiring) 11 pts. 4 stl. 3 pf. SF - Robert Squires (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Bryan Thorne (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerold Pons (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | California Lutheran | PG - Wayne Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Curtis Waite (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeremy Miller (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Billy Hurd (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. C - Manuel Page (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 07:24 | California Lutheran | Manuel Page's pass is intercepted by Jerold Pons | 64-67 |
| 07:09 | Howard Payne | Robert Squires is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Miller - foul #2 on Jeremy Miller, team foul #10 | 64-67 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Aaron Driscoll (PG) Jason Upshaw | |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Kevin Streetman (SF), Clint Worcester (C) Jeremy Miller, Manuel Page | |
| 07:09 | Howard Payne | Robert Squires makes the 1st free throw | 65-67 |
| 07:09 | Howard Payne | Robert Squires makes the 2nd free throw | 66-67 |
| 07:07 | California Lutheran | Curtis Waite loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-67 |
| 06:54 | Howard Payne | Michael Bedard makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 68-67 |
| 06:26 | California Lutheran | Billy Hurd misses short on a jumper from the left block | 68-67 |
| 06:25 | California Lutheran | Billy Hurd pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-67 |
| 06:08 | California Lutheran | Robert Squires is called for the reach on Kevin Streetman - foul #5 on Robert Squires, team foul #8 | 68-67 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Timothy McGrath (SG), Erich Chen (SF), Gene Taylor (C) Michael Bedard, Robert Squires, Jerold Pons | |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Tony Merkley (PG), Kevin West (SG), Christopher Meador (PF) Wayne Williams, Curtis Waite, Clint Worcester | |
| 06:08 | California Lutheran | Kevin Streetman makes the 1st free throw | 68-68 |
| 06:08 | California Lutheran | Kevin Streetman misses the 2nd free throw | 68-68 |
| 06:08 | Howard Payne | Gene Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 68-68 |
| 05:57 | Howard Payne | Bryan Thorne clanks a turnaround from close range | 68-68 |
| 05:55 | California Lutheran | Kevin Streetman gets the rebound | 68-68 |
| 05:44 | California Lutheran | Tony Merkley steps out of bounds on the sideline | 68-68 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Johnny Morris (SG) Erich Chen | |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Johnny Walls (PG), Jeremy Miller (C) Kevin Streetman, Billy Hurd | |
| 05:27 | Howard Payne | Jeremy Miller swats the layup by Gene Taylor | 68-68 |
| 05:26 | Howard Payne | Gene Taylor misses the tip | 68-68 |
| 05:24 | California Lutheran | Jeremy Miller gets the rebound | 68-68 |
| 05:18 | California Lutheran | Christopher Meador scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Jeremy Miller | 68-70 |
| 05:16 | Howard Payne | Johnny Walls steals the ball from Aaron Driscoll in the backcourt | 68-70 |
| 05:15 | California Lutheran | Johnny Walls lays it in | 68-72 |
| 04:55 | Howard Payne | Bryan Thorne can't connect on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Johnny Walls - foul #1 on Johnny Walls, team foul #11 | 68-72 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Jason Upshaw (PG), Erich Chen (SG) Aaron Driscoll, Johnny Morris | |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Kevin Streetman (SF), Manuel Page (C) Kevin West, Tony Merkley | |
| 04:55 | Howard Payne | Bryan Thorne makes the 1st free throw | 69-72 |
| 04:55 | Howard Payne | Bryan Thorne makes the 2nd free throw | 70-72 |
| 04:36 | California Lutheran | Jeremy Miller is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 70-72 |
| 04:34 | California Lutheran | Kevin Streetman grabs the offensive rebound | 70-72 |
| 04:29 | California Lutheran | Jeremy Miller scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Christopher Meador | 70-74 |
| 04:07 | Howard Payne | Kevin Streetman takes the ball from Gene Taylor | 70-74 |
| 03:54 | California Lutheran | Kevin Streetman hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Johnny Walls | 70-76 |
| 03:54 | Howard Payne | Howard Payne calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-76 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Michael Bedard (SG), Johnny Morris (SF), David Pavloski (PF), Jerold Pons (C) Erich Chen, Timothy McGrath, Bryan Thorne, Gene Taylor | |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Kevin West (SG), Tony Merkley (SF), Billy Hurd (C) Jeremy Miller, Kevin Streetman, Christopher Meador | |
| 03:42 | Howard Payne | Jason Upshaw is fouled on the floor by Johnny Walls - foul #2 on Johnny Walls, team foul #12 | 70-76 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Clint Worcester (C) Johnny Walls | |
| 03:42 | Howard Payne | Jason Upshaw misses the 1st free throw | 70-76 |
| 03:42 | Howard Payne | Jason Upshaw misses the 2nd free throw | 70-76 |
| 03:42 | California Lutheran | Clint Worcester gets the rebound | 70-76 |
| 03:24 | California Lutheran | Billy Hurd loses the dribble to Jason Upshaw | 70-76 |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Jason Upshaw (fresh) 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Michael Bedard (tiring) 13 pts. 4 stl. 3 pf. SF - Johnny Morris (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Pavloski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Jerold Pons (tiring) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | California Lutheran | PG - Tony Merkley (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin West (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Billy Hurd (fresh) 9 pts. 11 reb. PF - Manuel Page (fresh) 10 pts. 2 blk. C - Clint Worcester (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:18 | Howard Payne | Kevin West is called for the reach on Michael Bedard - foul #2 on Kevin West, team foul #13 | 70-76 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Wayne Williams (PG), Curtis Waite (SG) Kevin West, Manuel Page | |
| 03:18 | Howard Payne | Michael Bedard makes the 1st free throw | 71-76 |
| 03:18 | Howard Payne | Michael Bedard makes the 2nd free throw | 72-76 |
| 03:03 | California Lutheran | Clint Worcester misses the lay-in | 72-76 |
| 03:01 | California Lutheran | Billy Hurd tips it back up and in | 72-78 |
| 02:58 | Howard Payne | Howard Payne calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 72-78 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Aaron Driscoll (PG), Erich Chen (SF) Jason Upshaw, Jerold Pons | |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Jeremy Miller (SF), Manuel Page (C) Tony Merkley, Clint Worcester | |
| 02:52 | Howard Payne | Aaron Driscoll comes up short on the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Wayne Williams - foul #2 on Wayne Williams, team foul #14 | 72-78 |
| 02:52 | Howard Payne | Aaron Driscoll misses the 1st free throw | 72-78 |
| 02:52 | Howard Payne | Aaron Driscoll makes the 2nd free throw | 73-78 |
| 02:46 | California Lutheran | California Lutheran calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-78 |
| 02:38 | California Lutheran | Manuel Page buries a floater from the right block set up by Wayne Williams | 73-80 |
| 02:11 | Howard Payne | Aaron Driscoll clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 73-80 |
| 02:10 | Howard Payne | Michael Bedard gets the offensive rebound | 73-80 |
| 01:47 | Howard Payne | Aaron Driscoll misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 73-80 |
| 01:46 | Howard Payne | Michael Bedard tips it but misses | 73-80 |
| 01:44 | California Lutheran | The rebound goes to Billy Hurd | 73-80 |
| 01:44 | California Lutheran | California Lutheran calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-80 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Timothy McGrath (SF), Bryan Thorne (PF), Gene Taylor (C) Erich Chen, David Pavloski, Johnny Morris | |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Kevin Streetman (SF), Christopher Meador (PF), Clint Worcester (C) Jeremy Miller, Billy Hurd, Manuel Page | |
| 01:29 | California Lutheran | Timothy McGrath is called for the reach on Curtis Waite - foul #2 on Timothy McGrath, team foul #9 | 73-80 |
| 01:29 | California Lutheran | Curtis Waite makes the 1st free throw | 73-81 |
| 01:29 | California Lutheran | Curtis Waite makes the 2nd free throw | 73-82 |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | California Lutheran | California Lutheran is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:13 | Howard Payne | Michael Bedard knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Aaron Driscoll | 76-82 |
| 00:48 | California Lutheran | Clint Worcester buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Christopher Meador | 76-84 |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | California Lutheran | California Lutheran is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Howard Payne | Wayne Williams steals it from Bryan Thorne | 76-84 |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | California Lutheran | California Lutheran is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:40 | California Lutheran | Curtis Waite is hacked by Aaron Driscoll in the backcourt - foul #4 on Aaron Driscoll, team foul #10 | 76-84 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Tony Merkley (PG), Billy Hurd (C) Wayne Williams, Clint Worcester | |
| 00:40 | California Lutheran | Curtis Waite makes the 1st free throw | 76-85 |
| 00:40 | California Lutheran | Curtis Waite makes the 2nd free throw | 76-86 |
| 00:32 | Howard Payne | Michael Bedard scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Aaron Driscoll | 78-86 |
| 00:32 | California Lutheran | California Lutheran calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 78-86 |
| 00:29 | California Lutheran | Kevin Streetman is hacked by Aaron Driscoll in the backcourt - foul #5 on Aaron Driscoll, team foul #11 | 78-86 |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Erich Chen (SF) Aaron Driscoll | |
| Subs | California Lutheran | | |
| 00:29 | California Lutheran | Kevin Streetman makes the 1st free throw | 78-87 |
| 00:29 | California Lutheran | Kevin Streetman makes the 2nd free throw | 78-88 |
| 00:23 | Howard Payne | Michael Bedard misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 78-88 |
| 00:22 | California Lutheran | Christopher Meador snags the defensive board | 78-88 |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | California Lutheran | California Lutheran is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | California Lutheran | Tony Merkley runs out the clock | 78-88 |