| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Richard Gee (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Burks (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Clint Moore (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Stephen Jennings (fresh) 4 reb. C - Kenny Gallagher (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - Charles Martines (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bernard McFadden (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Reginald Tubergen (fresh) 6 pts. PF - George Young (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Darnell (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 20:00 | California, Santa Cruz | Clint Moore inbounds the ball | 31-26 |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Whittier | Whittier is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:53 | California, Santa Cruz | Reginald Tubergen picks off the pass by Clint Moore | 31-26 |
| 19:36 | Whittier | Reginald Tubergen knocks in the jumper from the right wing | 31-28 |
| 19:23 | California, Santa Cruz | David Darnell steps in front of the Kenny Gallagher pass | 31-28 |
| 19:04 | Whittier | George Young is whistled for traveling | 31-28 |
| 18:47 | California, Santa Cruz | Andrew Burks misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Bernard McFadden - foul #2 on Bernard McFadden, team foul #1 | 31-28 |
| 18:47 | California, Santa Cruz | Andrew Burks makes the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 18:47 | California, Santa Cruz | Andrew Burks makes the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 18:18 | Whittier | Reginald Tubergen misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-28 |
| 18:16 | California, Santa Cruz | Stephen Jennings pulls down the rebound | 33-28 |
| 17:54 | California, Santa Cruz | Charles Martines is called for the reach on Andrew Burks - foul #2 on Charles Martines, team foul #2 | 33-28 |
| 17:36 | California, Santa Cruz | Andrew Burks hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Richard Gee | 36-28 |
| 17:13 | Whittier | David Darnell misses badly on a shot from the right side | 36-28 |
| 17:12 | Whittier | Charles Martines misses the tip | 36-28 |
| 17:11 | Whittier | Charles Martines grabs the offensive rebound | 36-28 |
| 17:05 | Whittier | Bernard McFadden throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-28 |
| 16:40 | California, Santa Cruz | Andrew Burks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-28 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Todd Ryan (PG), George McCutcheon (PF), Nathan Smith (C) Richard Gee, Stephen Jennings, Kenny Gallagher | |
| Subs | Whittier | Jack Deal (PG), Claude Zuwkowski (SF), Alan Dowd (PF) Charles Martines, Reginald Tubergen, George Young | |
| 16:20 | Whittier | Bernard McFadden misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 36-28 |
| 16:19 | California, Santa Cruz | George McCutcheon pulls down the rebound | 36-28 |
| 15:53 | California, Santa Cruz | Andrew Burks scores on a jumper from close range and the foul's on Alan Dowd - foul #1 on Alan Dowd, team foul #3 | 38-28 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Ryan Morillo (C) Clint Moore | |
| Subs | Whittier | John Fleishman (SG), David Tucholski (SF) Bernard McFadden, David Darnell | |
| 15:53 | California, Santa Cruz | Andrew Burks makes the free throw | 39-28 |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Todd Ryan (fresh) SG - Andrew Burks (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - George McCutcheon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nathan Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ryan Morillo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - Jack Deal (fresh) SG - John Fleishman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Tucholski (fresh) PF - Claude Zuwkowski (fresh) 2 reb. C - Alan Dowd (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Whittier | Claude Zuwkowski hits the finger roll | 39-30 |
| 15:15 | California, Santa Cruz | George McCutcheon can't connect on a floater near the basket | 39-30 |
| 15:14 | California, Santa Cruz | Todd Ryan grabs the offensive rebound | 39-30 |
| 14:50 | California, Santa Cruz | Andrew Burks buries a runner near the basket set up by Todd Ryan | 41-30 |
| 14:37 | Whittier | Jack Deal misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-30 |
| 14:35 | California, Santa Cruz | Ryan Morillo grabs the defensive rebound | 41-30 |
| 14:29 | California, Santa Cruz | George McCutcheon comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 41-30 |
| 14:28 | California, Santa Cruz | George McCutcheon tips it in | 43-30 |
| 14:18 | Whittier | Claude Zuwkowski banks in the layup set up by Alan Dowd and he's fouled by Nathan Smith - foul #2 on Nathan Smith, team foul #1 | 43-32 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Richard Gee (PG), Trevor Reinhardt (SG), Clint Moore (SF), Stephen Jennings (PF), Kenny Gallagher (C) Todd Ryan, Andrew Burks, George McCutcheon, Nathan Smith, Ryan Morillo | |
| Subs | Whittier | Charles Martines (PG), Reginald Tubergen (SF), George Young (PF), David Darnell (C) Jack Deal, John Fleishman, David Tucholski, Alan Dowd | |
| 14:18 | Whittier | Claude Zuwkowski makes the free throw | 43-33 |
| 13:49 | California, Santa Cruz | Trevor Reinhardt is fouled on the floor by George Young - foul #1 on George Young, team foul #4 | 43-33 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| Subs | Whittier | Bernard McFadden (SG) Claude Zuwkowski | |
| 13:25 | California, Santa Cruz | Trevor Reinhardt is called for traveling | 43-33 |
| 13:12 | Whittier | David Darnell's pass is intercepted by Clint Moore | 43-33 |
| 12:56 | California, Santa Cruz | Trevor Reinhardt banks in the layup on a nice dish by Richard Gee | 45-33 |
| 12:40 | Whittier | Reginald Tubergen works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Charles Martines | 45-36 |
| 12:19 | California, Santa Cruz | George Young is called for the reach on Richard Gee - foul #2 on George Young, team foul #5 | 45-36 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Andrew Burks (SG) Trevor Reinhardt | |
| Subs | Whittier | | |
| 11:56 | California, Santa Cruz | Kenny Gallagher can't finish the layup | 45-36 |
| 11:54 | Whittier | The rebound goes to David Darnell | 45-36 |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Richard Gee (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andrew Burks (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Clint Moore (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Stephen Jennings (fresh) 5 reb. C - Kenny Gallagher (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - Charles Martines (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bernard McFadden (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Reginald Tubergen (fresh) 11 pts. PF - George Young (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Darnell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:49 | Whittier | Charles Martines hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 45-36 |
| 11:47 | California, Santa Cruz | Kenny Gallagher gets the rebound | 45-36 |
| 11:40 | California, Santa Cruz | Andrew Burks can't connect on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Bernard McFadden - foul #3 on Bernard McFadden, team foul #6 | 45-36 |
| 11:40 | California, Santa Cruz | Andrew Burks misses the 1st free throw | 45-36 |
| 11:40 | California, Santa Cruz | Andrew Burks makes the 2nd free throw | 46-36 |
| 11:22 | Whittier | Reginald Tubergen is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-36 |
| 11:20 | California, Santa Cruz | The rebound goes to Kenny Gallagher | 46-36 |
| 10:57 | California, Santa Cruz | Richard Gee drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Kenny Gallagher | 49-36 |
| 10:39 | Whittier | Bernard McFadden knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Martines | 49-38 |
| 10:14 | California, Santa Cruz | Kenny Gallagher knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Clint Moore and the foul's on David Darnell - foul #1 on David Darnell, team foul #7 | 51-38 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Todd Ryan (PG), George McCutcheon (SF), Nathan Smith (PF) Richard Gee, Clint Moore, Stephen Jennings | |
| Subs | Whittier | Jack Deal (PG), John Fleishman (SG), David Tucholski (SF), Claude Zuwkowski (PF), Alan Dowd (C) Charles Martines, Bernard McFadden, Reginald Tubergen, George Young, David Darnell | |
| 10:14 | California, Santa Cruz | Kenny Gallagher makes the free throw | 52-38 |
| 09:53 | Whittier | Jack Deal drills a shot from the free throw line | 52-40 |
| 09:33 | California, Santa Cruz | Andrew Burks knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Todd Ryan | 55-40 |
| 09:16 | Whittier | Claude Zuwkowski is hacked by Andrew Burks - foul #2 on Andrew Burks, team foul #2 | 55-40 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Ryan Morillo (C) Kenny Gallagher | |
| Subs | Whittier | Bernard McFadden (SG) John Fleishman | |
| 09:03 | Whittier | Bernard McFadden is called for a charge - foul #4 on Bernard McFadden, team foul #8 | 55-40 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| Subs | Whittier | John Fleishman (SG) Bernard McFadden | |
| 08:35 | California, Santa Cruz | Todd Ryan buries a floater from the left side | 57-40 |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Whittier | Whittier is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 08:21 | Whittier | Jack Deal clanks a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Todd Ryan - foul #2 on Todd Ryan, team foul #3 | 57-40 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Richard Gee (PG), Trevor Reinhardt (SG), Clint Moore (SF), Stephen Jennings (PF) Todd Ryan, Andrew Burks, Nathan Smith, Ryan Morillo | |
| Subs | Whittier | Reginald Tubergen (SF), George Young (PF), David Darnell (C) John Fleishman, David Tucholski, Alan Dowd | |
| 08:21 | Whittier | Jack Deal misses the 1st free throw | 57-40 |
| 08:21 | Whittier | Jack Deal makes the 2nd free throw | 57-41 |
| 07:58 | California, Santa Cruz | Richard Gee comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-41 |
| 07:56 | Whittier | David Darnell grabs the defensive rebound | 57-41 |
| 07:42 | Whittier | The short jumper by David Darnell is denied by George McCutcheon | 57-41 |
| 07:40 | California, Santa Cruz | George McCutcheon grabs the board | 57-41 |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Richard Gee (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Trevor Reinhardt (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Clint Moore (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Stephen Jennings (fresh) 5 reb. C - George McCutcheon (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - Jack Deal (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Claude Zuwkowski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Reginald Tubergen (fresh) 11 pts. PF - George Young (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Darnell (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:34 | California, Santa Cruz | Clint Moore comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-41 |
| 07:33 | Whittier | Claude Zuwkowski grabs the board | 57-41 |
| 07:08 | Whittier | Claude Zuwkowski is fouled on the floor by Trevor Reinhardt - foul #1 on Trevor Reinhardt, team foul #4 | 57-41 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Andrew Burks (SG), Kenny Gallagher (C) Trevor Reinhardt, George McCutcheon | |
| Subs | Whittier | Charles Martines (PG), Bernard McFadden (SG) Jack Deal, Claude Zuwkowski | |
| 06:56 | Whittier | Charles Martines makes the shot from the left side on a great pass from Reginald Tubergen | 57-43 |
| 06:51 | California, Santa Cruz | Charles Martines is called for the reach on Richard Gee in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charles Martines, team foul #9 | 57-43 |
| 06:51 | California, Santa Cruz | Richard Gee makes the 1st free throw | 58-43 |
| 06:51 | California, Santa Cruz | Richard Gee makes the 2nd free throw | 59-43 |
| 06:31 | Whittier | David Darnell clanks a floater from the left block but the foul's on Richard Gee - foul #2 on Richard Gee, team foul #5 | 59-43 |
| 06:31 | Whittier | David Darnell makes the 1st free throw | 59-44 |
| 06:31 | Whittier | David Darnell makes the 2nd free throw | 59-45 |
| 06:08 | California, Santa Cruz | Clint Moore makes the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Richard Gee | 61-45 |
| 05:52 | Whittier | Bernard McFadden can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-45 |
| 05:51 | California, Santa Cruz | The rebound goes to Kenny Gallagher | 61-45 |
| 05:27 | California, Santa Cruz | Stephen Jennings banks in the layup and he's fouled by David Darnell - foul #2 on David Darnell, team foul #10 | 63-45 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Todd Ryan (PG) Richard Gee | |
| Subs | Whittier | David Tucholski (SF), Claude Zuwkowski (PF), Alan Dowd (C) Reginald Tubergen, George Young, David Darnell | |
| 05:27 | California, Santa Cruz | Stephen Jennings makes the free throw | 64-45 |
| 05:13 | Whittier | The pull-up jumper by David Tucholski is blocked by Kenny Gallagher | 64-45 |
| 05:12 | California, Santa Cruz | Andrew Burks gets the rebound | 64-45 |
| 05:01 | California, Santa Cruz | Clint Moore is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Clint Moore, team foul #6 | 64-45 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | George McCutcheon (SF), Nathan Smith (PF) Clint Moore, Stephen Jennings | |
| Subs | Whittier | | |
| 04:52 | Whittier | Charles Martines shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 64-45 |
| 04:51 | Whittier | David Tucholski tips it in | 64-47 |
| 04:45 | California, Santa Cruz | Todd Ryan is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 64-47 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Ryan Morillo (C) Kenny Gallagher | |
| Subs | Whittier | | |
| 04:34 | Whittier | Nathan Smith blocks the jumper by Charles Martines | 64-47 |
| 04:33 | California, Santa Cruz | Ryan Morillo pulls down the rebound | 64-47 |
| 04:11 | California, Santa Cruz | Nathan Smith banks in the layup set up by Andrew Burks and he's hacked by Claude Zuwkowski - foul #2 on Claude Zuwkowski, team foul #11 | 66-47 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Trevor Reinhardt (SG) Andrew Burks | |
| Subs | Whittier | Jack Deal (PG), John Fleishman (SG) Charles Martines, Bernard McFadden | |
| 04:11 | California, Santa Cruz | Nathan Smith makes the free throw | 67-47 |
| 03:50 | Whittier | David Tucholski misses the easy layup but he's fouled by George McCutcheon - foul #1 on George McCutcheon, team foul #7 | 67-47 |
| 03:50 | Whittier | David Tucholski makes the 1st free throw | 67-48 |
| 03:50 | Whittier | David Tucholski misses the 2nd free throw | 67-48 |
| 03:50 | California, Santa Cruz | Ryan Morillo grabs the board | 67-48 |
| 03:28 | California, Santa Cruz | Nathan Smith clanks a runner from the right block | 67-48 |
| 03:27 | Whittier | Alan Dowd snags the defensive board | 67-48 |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Todd Ryan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Trevor Reinhardt (fresh) 4 pts. SF - George McCutcheon (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Nathan Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Ryan Morillo (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - Jack Deal (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Fleishman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Tucholski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Claude Zuwkowski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Alan Dowd (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:18 | Whittier | Alan Dowd misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 67-48 |
| 03:17 | Whittier | John Fleishman tips it but misses | 67-48 |
| 03:15 | California, Santa Cruz | George McCutcheon pulls down the rebound | 67-48 |
| 03:00 | California, Santa Cruz | George McCutcheon connects on the driving attempt from the right block | 69-48 |
| 02:43 | Whittier | Alan Dowd knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line and the foul's on Ryan Morillo - foul #1 on Ryan Morillo, team foul #8 | 69-50 |
| 02:43 | Whittier | Alan Dowd misses the free throw | 69-50 |
| 02:43 | California, Santa Cruz | Ryan Morillo grabs the board | 69-50 |
| 02:23 | California, Santa Cruz | Todd Ryan misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 69-50 |
| 02:22 | Whittier | Alan Dowd grabs the defensive rebound | 69-50 |
| 02:11 | Whittier | Jack Deal is hacked by Todd Ryan - foul #3 on Todd Ryan, team foul #9 | 69-50 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Joseph Smith (PF) Ryan Morillo | |
| Subs | Whittier | Brian Clark (PG) David Tucholski | |
| 02:11 | Whittier | Jack Deal misses the 1st free throw | 69-50 |
| 02:11 | California, Santa Cruz | The rebound goes to Joseph Smith | 69-50 |
| 02:01 | California, Santa Cruz | George McCutcheon blows the dunk but the foul's on Brian Clark - foul #1 on Brian Clark, team foul #12 | 69-50 |
| 02:01 | California, Santa Cruz | George McCutcheon makes the 1st free throw | 70-50 |
| 02:01 | California, Santa Cruz | George McCutcheon makes the 2nd free throw | 71-50 |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Whittier | Whittier is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:43 | Whittier | John Fleishman can't connect on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Joseph Smith - foul #1 on Joseph Smith, team foul #10 | 71-50 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Ryan Morillo (C) Joseph Smith | |
| Subs | Whittier | David Tucholski (SF) Brian Clark | |
| 01:43 | Whittier | John Fleishman makes the 1st free throw | 71-51 |
| 01:43 | Whittier | John Fleishman makes the 2nd free throw | 71-52 |
| 01:18 | California, Santa Cruz | George McCutcheon misses the easy layup | 71-52 |
| 01:17 | Whittier | Claude Zuwkowski grabs the defensive rebound | 71-52 |
| 01:07 | Whittier | Jack Deal makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 71-55 |
| 00:49 | California, Santa Cruz | Claude Zuwkowski takes the ball from Nathan Smith | 71-55 |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Whittier | Whittier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Whittier | Ryan Morillo steps in front of the John Fleishman pass | 71-55 |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Whittier | Whittier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:14 | California, Santa Cruz | David Tucholski takes the ball from Trevor Reinhardt | 71-55 |
| 00:07 | Whittier | Claude Zuwkowski's fadeaway is rejected by Ryan Morillo | 71-55 |
| 00:05 | California, Santa Cruz | The rebound goes to Todd Ryan | 71-55 |
| 00:00 | California, Santa Cruz | Todd Ryan runs out the clock | 71-55 |