| Lineup | Occidental | PG - Keith Iorio (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregg Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jacob Hagen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bobby Penaloza (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Tim Scruggs (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - Charles Martines (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bernard McFadden (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Reginald Tubergen (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Young (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - David Darnell (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Occidental | Jacob Hagen inbounds the ball | 27-30 |
| Game Plan | Occidental | Occidental is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Whittier | Whittier is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Occidental | Bobby Penaloza clanks a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by George Young - foul #2 on George Young, team foul #1 | 27-30 |
| 19:45 | Occidental | Bobby Penaloza makes the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 19:45 | Occidental | Bobby Penaloza misses the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 19:45 | Whittier | George Young grabs the board | 28-30 |
| 19:33 | Whittier | David Darnell misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 28-30 |
| 19:31 | Occidental | The rebound goes to Jacob Hagen | 28-30 |
| 19:27 | Occidental | Gregg Taylor misses badly on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Reginald Tubergen - foul #3 on Reginald Tubergen, team foul #2 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Occidental | | |
| Subs | Whittier | Claude Zuwkowski (SF) Reginald Tubergen | |
| 19:27 | Occidental | Gregg Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 19:27 | Occidental | Gregg Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 19:04 | Whittier | Bernard McFadden connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Claude Zuwkowski | 30-33 |
| 18:54 | Occidental | Gregg Taylor misses the lay-in | 30-33 |
| 18:52 | Occidental | Bobby Penaloza tips it in | 32-33 |
| 18:28 | Whittier | Charles Martines hits a floater from the left side on a great pass from Claude Zuwkowski | 32-35 |
| 18:04 | Occidental | Tim Scruggs steps out of bounds on the sideline | 32-35 |
| 17:47 | Whittier | Claude Zuwkowski's layup is rejected by Bobby Penaloza | 32-35 |
| 17:46 | Occidental | Tim Scruggs grabs the board | 32-35 |
| 17:34 | Occidental | Jacob Hagen drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-35 |
| 17:08 | Whittier | David Darnell misses long on a jumper in the lane | 35-35 |
| 17:07 | Occidental | Bobby Penaloza gets the rebound | 35-35 |
| 16:48 | Occidental | David Darnell takes the ball from Jacob Hagen | 35-35 |
| 16:33 | Whittier | George Young is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on George Young, team foul #3 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Occidental | Ronald Spencer (SF), Larry Poniatoski (C) Jacob Hagen, Tim Scruggs | |
| Subs | Whittier | Jack Deal (PG), Alan Dowd (PF) Charles Martines, George Young | |
| 16:21 | Occidental | Gregg Taylor connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Ronald Spencer | 38-35 |
| 16:13 | Whittier | Alan Dowd makes the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Jack Deal | 38-37 |
| 15:57 | Occidental | Ronald Spencer hits a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Gregg Taylor | 40-37 |
| Lineup | Occidental | PG - Keith Iorio (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregg Taylor (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Spencer (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Bobby Penaloza (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Larry Poniatoski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - Jack Deal (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Bernard McFadden (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Claude Zuwkowski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alan Dowd (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - David Darnell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 15:39 | Whittier | Jack Deal can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-37 |
| 15:38 | Whittier | David Darnell misses the tip | 40-37 |
| 15:36 | Whittier | Alan Dowd pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-37 |
| 15:16 | Whittier | Larry Poniatoski is called for the reach on Alan Dowd - foul #3 on Larry Poniatoski, team foul #1 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Occidental | Eric Lotts (PG), Edward Yamasaki (SG), Brett Becker (PF) Keith Iorio, Gregg Taylor, Bobby Penaloza | |
| Subs | Whittier | Charles Martines (PG), Reginald Tubergen (SF), George Young (PF) Jack Deal, Bernard McFadden, David Darnell | |
| 15:08 | Whittier | Reginald Tubergen makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Claude Zuwkowski | 40-40 |
| 14:57 | Occidental | Larry Poniatoski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-40 |
| 14:56 | Whittier | Reginald Tubergen grabs the defensive rebound | 40-40 |
| 14:47 | Whittier | Alan Dowd comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Brett Becker - foul #1 on Brett Becker, team foul #2 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Occidental | Jacob Hagen (SF), Tim Scruggs (C) Brett Becker, Larry Poniatoski | |
| Subs | Whittier | John Fleishman (SG) Claude Zuwkowski | |
| 14:47 | Whittier | Alan Dowd makes the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 14:47 | Whittier | Alan Dowd makes the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| 14:44 | Occidental | Eric Lotts is fouled in the backcourt by John Fleishman - foul #1 on John Fleishman, team foul #4 | 40-42 |
| 14:32 | Occidental | Tim Scruggs connects on the driving attempt in the paint and the foul's on Alan Dowd - foul #2 on Alan Dowd, team foul #5 | 42-42 |
| 14:32 | Occidental | Tim Scruggs makes the free throw | 43-42 |
| 14:15 | Whittier | Charles Martines misses the shot from the left side but the foul's on Eric Lotts - foul #1 on Eric Lotts, team foul #3 | 43-42 |
| 14:15 | Whittier | Charles Martines misses the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 14:15 | Whittier | Charles Martines makes the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 13:55 | Occidental | Reginald Tubergen swats the short shot by Tim Scruggs | 43-43 |
| 13:54 | Occidental | Ronald Spencer hits the follow up shot | 45-43 |
| 13:39 | Whittier | Reginald Tubergen buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by George Young | 45-46 |
| 13:26 | Occidental | The jump hook by Tim Scruggs is blocked by Alan Dowd | 45-46 |
| 13:25 | Whittier | George Young grabs the board | 45-46 |
| 13:20 | Whittier | Charles Martines hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by John Fleishman | 45-48 |
| 13:15 | Occidental | Eric Lotts's layup is rejected by George Young | 45-48 |
| 13:14 | Occidental | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Spencer | 45-48 |
| 12:54 | Occidental | George Young swats the short shot by Tim Scruggs | 45-48 |
| 12:52 | Whittier | George Young snags the defensive board | 45-48 |
| 12:32 | Whittier | Eric Lotts is called for the reach on Reginald Tubergen - foul #2 on Eric Lotts, team foul #4 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Occidental | Keith Iorio (PG), Gregg Taylor (SG), Bobby Penaloza (PF), Larry Poniatoski (C) Edward Yamasaki, Jacob Hagen, Ronald Spencer, Tim Scruggs | |
| Subs | Whittier | Jack Deal (PG), Bernard McFadden (SG), Claude Zuwkowski (PF), David Darnell (C) Charles Martines, John Fleishman, George Young, Alan Dowd | |
| 12:10 | Whittier | Claude Zuwkowski can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Bobby Penaloza - foul #1 on Bobby Penaloza, team foul #5 | 45-48 |
| 12:10 | Whittier | Claude Zuwkowski makes the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 12:10 | Whittier | Claude Zuwkowski misses the 2nd free throw | 45-49 |
| 12:10 | Occidental | Larry Poniatoski gets the rebound | 45-49 |
| 11:54 | Occidental | Bobby Penaloza buries a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Eric Lotts | 47-49 |
| Lineup | Occidental | PG - Keith Iorio (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregg Taylor (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Lotts (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Bobby Penaloza (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Larry Poniatoski (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - Jack Deal (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Bernard McFadden (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Reginald Tubergen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Claude Zuwkowski (fresh) 3 pts. C - David Darnell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:36 | Whittier | Reginald Tubergen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-49 |
| 11:35 | Occidental | Larry Poniatoski snags the defensive board | 47-49 |
| 11:09 | Occidental | Gregg Taylor can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-49 |
| 11:08 | Whittier | The rebound goes to Bernard McFadden | 47-49 |
| 10:51 | Whittier | Gregg Taylor steps in front of the Bernard McFadden pass | 47-49 |
| 10:46 | Occidental | Gregg Taylor clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Claude Zuwkowski - foul #1 on Claude Zuwkowski, team foul #6 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Occidental | Jacob Hagen (SF), Tim Scruggs (C) Eric Lotts, Larry Poniatoski | |
| Subs | Whittier | Charles Martines (PG), George Young (PF) Jack Deal, Reginald Tubergen | |
| 10:46 | Occidental | Gregg Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 10:46 | Occidental | Gregg Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 47-49 |
| 10:46 | Whittier | George Young snags the defensive board | 47-49 |
| 10:23 | Whittier | Charles Martines misses the 3 from the right wing | 47-49 |
| 10:22 | Occidental | Tim Scruggs pulls down the rebound | 47-49 |
| 10:01 | Occidental | Bobby Penaloza hits a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Keith Iorio | 49-49 |
| 09:41 | Whittier | David Darnell misses the lay-in but the foul's on Tim Scruggs - foul #1 on Tim Scruggs, team foul #6 | 49-49 |
| 09:41 | Whittier | David Darnell misses the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 09:41 | Whittier | David Darnell makes the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 09:19 | Occidental | Jacob Hagen is hacked by David Darnell - foul #1 on David Darnell, team foul #7 | 49-50 |
| 09:19 | Occidental | Jacob Hagen makes the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 09:19 | Occidental | Jacob Hagen makes the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 09:05 | Whittier | George Young banks in the layup on a nice dish by Charles Martines and the foul's on Bobby Penaloza - foul #2 on Bobby Penaloza, team foul #7 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Occidental | Eric Lotts (PG) Keith Iorio | |
| Subs | Whittier | David Tucholski (SF) Bernard McFadden | |
| 09:05 | Whittier | George Young makes the free throw | 51-53 |
| 08:54 | Occidental | Eric Lotts can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 51-53 |
| 08:53 | Whittier | Charles Martines grabs the board | 51-53 |
| 08:50 | Whittier | Charles Martines double dribbles in the backcourt | 51-53 |
| Subs | Occidental | Edward Yamasaki (SG), Ronald Spencer (PF) Gregg Taylor, Bobby Penaloza | |
| Subs | Whittier | Reginald Tubergen (SF), Alan Dowd (C) David Tucholski, David Darnell | |
| 08:31 | Occidental | Ronald Spencer misses the lay-in | 51-53 |
| 08:30 | Whittier | Reginald Tubergen gets the rebound | 51-53 |
| 08:15 | Whittier | George Young can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-53 |
| 08:14 | Occidental | The rebound goes to Tim Scruggs | 51-53 |
| 08:00 | Occidental | Edward Yamasaki scores on a jumpshot from the left wing and he's fouled by Claude Zuwkowski - foul #2 on Claude Zuwkowski, team foul #8 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Occidental | Keith Iorio (PG), Bobby Penaloza (PF), Larry Poniatoski (C) Eric Lotts, Jacob Hagen, Tim Scruggs | |
| Subs | Whittier | Jack Deal (PG), Bernard McFadden (SG) Charles Martines, Claude Zuwkowski | |
| 08:00 | Occidental | Edward Yamasaki makes the free throw | 54-53 |
| 07:37 | Whittier | Jack Deal misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 54-53 |
| 07:36 | Occidental | Ronald Spencer snags the defensive board | 54-53 |
| Lineup | Occidental | PG - Keith Iorio (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Yamasaki (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ronald Spencer (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bobby Penaloza (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Larry Poniatoski (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - Jack Deal (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Bernard McFadden (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Reginald Tubergen (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - George Young (fresh) 8 pts. 11 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Alan Dowd (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Occidental | Bobby Penaloza's fadeaway is rejected by George Young | 54-53 |
| 07:17 | Occidental | Ronald Spencer grabs the offensive rebound | 54-53 |
| 06:53 | Occidental | Alan Dowd swats the dunk try by Bobby Penaloza | 54-53 |
| 06:51 | Occidental | Larry Poniatoski grabs the offensive rebound | 54-53 |
| 06:35 | Occidental | Larry Poniatoski buries a floater in the paint on a great pass from Ronald Spencer | 56-53 |
| 06:13 | Whittier | George Young can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 56-53 |
| 06:11 | Occidental | Larry Poniatoski pulls down the rebound | 56-53 |
| 05:54 | Occidental | Ronald Spencer jams it on a nice dish by Edward Yamasaki | 58-53 |
| 05:34 | Whittier | Jack Deal connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Reginald Tubergen | 58-56 |
| 05:34 | Occidental | Occidental calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-56 |
| Subs | Occidental | Gregg Taylor (SG), Jacob Hagen (SF), Tim Scruggs (C) Edward Yamasaki, Ronald Spencer, Larry Poniatoski | |
| Subs | Whittier | Charles Martines (PG), David Darnell (C) Jack Deal, Alan Dowd | |
| 05:19 | Occidental | Gregg Taylor knocks in the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Jacob Hagen | 60-56 |
| 04:58 | Whittier | Bobby Penaloza is called for the reach on George Young - foul #3 on Bobby Penaloza, team foul #8 | 60-56 |
| 04:58 | Whittier | George Young makes the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 04:58 | Whittier | George Young makes the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| 04:56 | Occidental | Keith Iorio's pass is intercepted by Charles Martines in the backcourt | 60-58 |
| 04:54 | Whittier | Bernard McFadden banks in the layup set up by Charles Martines | 60-60 |
| 04:40 | Occidental | Keith Iorio is whistled for a carry | 60-60 |
| Subs | Occidental | | |
| Subs | Whittier | Claude Zuwkowski (SF), Alan Dowd (PF) Reginald Tubergen, George Young | |
| 04:24 | Whittier | Gregg Taylor steals it from Alan Dowd | 60-60 |
| 04:21 | Occidental | Gregg Taylor can't finish the layup | 60-60 |
| 04:20 | Whittier | Claude Zuwkowski grabs the defensive rebound | 60-60 |
| 04:03 | Whittier | Claude Zuwkowski makes the floater near the basket on a great pass from Charles Martines | 60-62 |
| 03:43 | Occidental | Jacob Hagen lays it in | 62-62 |
| 03:24 | Whittier | Charles Martines's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-62 |
| Subs | Occidental | Eric Lotts (PG), Ronald Spencer (PF) Keith Iorio, Bobby Penaloza | |
| Subs | Whittier | Reginald Tubergen (SF), George Young (PF) Claude Zuwkowski, Alan Dowd | |
| Lineup | Occidental | PG - Eric Lotts (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gregg Taylor (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jacob Hagen (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ronald Spencer (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Tim Scruggs (fresh) 8 pts. 12 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - Charles Martines (fresh) 11 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bernard McFadden (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Reginald Tubergen (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - George Young (fresh) 10 pts. 11 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. C - David Darnell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 02:57 | Occidental | Ronald Spencer is fouled on the floor by Charles Martines - foul #2 on Charles Martines, team foul #9 | 62-62 |
| Subs | Occidental | | |
| Subs | Whittier | Claude Zuwkowski (SG) Bernard McFadden | |
| 02:57 | Occidental | Ronald Spencer makes the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 02:57 | Occidental | Ronald Spencer misses the 2nd free throw | 63-62 |
| 02:57 | Whittier | The rebound goes to David Darnell | 63-62 |
| 02:51 | Whittier | David Darnell connects on the driving attempt in the paint set up by Charles Martines | 63-64 |
| 02:51 | Occidental | Occidental calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-64 |
| Subs | Occidental | Keith Iorio (PG), Bobby Penaloza (PF) Eric Lotts, Ronald Spencer | |
| Subs | Whittier | Bernard McFadden (SG) Claude Zuwkowski | |
| 02:33 | Occidental | David Darnell swats the short shot by Tim Scruggs | 63-64 |
| 02:31 | Occidental | Bobby Penaloza tips it in | 65-64 |
| 02:14 | Whittier | Charles Martines is fouled on the floor by Keith Iorio - foul #1 on Keith Iorio, team foul #9 | 65-64 |
| 02:14 | Whittier | Charles Martines makes the 1st free throw | 65-65 |
| 02:14 | Whittier | Charles Martines makes the 2nd free throw | 65-66 |
| 01:57 | Occidental | Gregg Taylor hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Keith Iorio | 67-66 |
| 01:31 | Whittier | Reginald Tubergen clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 67-66 |
| 01:30 | Occidental | Tim Scruggs grabs the board | 67-66 |
| 01:15 | Occidental | Keith Iorio hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Gregg Taylor | 70-66 |
| 01:03 | Whittier | David Darnell misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 70-66 |
| 01:02 | Whittier | George Young grabs the offensive board | 70-66 |
| 00:51 | Whittier | Bernard McFadden hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 70-66 |
| 00:49 | Occidental | Tim Scruggs grabs the defensive rebound | 70-66 |
| Game Plan | Occidental | Occidental is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Whittier | Whittier is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:21 | Occidental | George Young is called for the reach on Bobby Penaloza - foul #4 on George Young, team foul #10 | 70-66 |
| 00:21 | Occidental | Bobby Penaloza makes the 1st free throw | 71-66 |
| 00:21 | Occidental | Bobby Penaloza misses the 2nd free throw | 71-66 |
| 00:21 | Whittier | George Young snags the defensive board | 71-66 |
| Game Plan | Occidental | Occidental is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Whittier | Whittier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:15 | Whittier | David Darnell is hacked by Tim Scruggs - foul #2 on Tim Scruggs, team foul #10 | 71-66 |
| 00:15 | Whittier | David Darnell makes the 1st free throw | 71-67 |
| 00:15 | Whittier | David Darnell makes the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| Game Plan | Occidental | Occidental is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Whittier | Whittier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:12 | Occidental | Keith Iorio is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Martines - foul #3 on Charles Martines, team foul #11 | 71-68 |
| Subs | Occidental | Larry Poniatoski (PF) Bobby Penaloza | |
| Subs | Whittier | | |
| 00:12 | Occidental | Keith Iorio makes the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 00:12 | Occidental | Keith Iorio makes the 2nd free throw | 73-68 |
| 00:07 | Whittier | Reginald Tubergen loses the dribble to Gregg Taylor | 73-68 |
| 00:04 | Occidental | Keith Iorio is hacked by Charles Martines in the backcourt - foul #4 on Charles Martines, team foul #12 | 73-68 |
| Subs | Occidental | Ronald Spencer (PF) Larry Poniatoski | |
| Subs | Whittier | | |
| 00:04 | Occidental | Keith Iorio makes the 1st free throw | 74-68 |
| 00:04 | Occidental | Keith Iorio makes the 2nd free throw | 75-68 |
| 00:00 | Whittier | Charles Martines misses the halfcourt shot | 75-68 |