| Lineup | Whittier | PG - Joseph Hamilton (fresh) SG - Elmer Henderson (fresh) SF - George Carey (fresh) PF - Carl Bodin (fresh) C - Carlos Herrera (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas Lutheran | PG - Irving Cogswell (fresh) SG - Mike Pittman (fresh) SF - Charlie Jenkins (fresh) PF - Phillip Dandridge (fresh) C - Herman Sullivan (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Whittier | Carlos Herrera wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Whittier | Whittier is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Lutheran | Texas Lutheran is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Whittier | Elmer Henderson connects on the jumper from the free throw line set up by Carl Bodin | 2-0 |
| 19:12 | Texas Lutheran | Irving Cogswell lays it up and in set up by Charlie Jenkins | 2-2 |
| 19:01 | Whittier | Irving Cogswell denies the turnaround by Joseph Hamilton | 2-2 |
| 19:00 | Whittier | George Carey grabs the offensive board | 2-2 |
| 18:42 | Whittier | Joseph Hamilton can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 2-2 |
| 18:40 | Texas Lutheran | The rebound goes to Mike Pittman | 2-2 |
| 18:18 | Texas Lutheran | Irving Cogswell drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Phillip Dandridge | 2-5 |
| 18:14 | Whittier | Joseph Hamilton is whistled for a carry | 2-5 |
| 17:50 | Texas Lutheran | Herman Sullivan buries a fadeaway from the right wing | 2-7 |
| 17:27 | Whittier | Elmer Henderson is fouled on the floor by Mike Pittman - foul #1 on Mike Pittman, team foul #1 | 2-7 |
| Subs | Whittier | | |
| Subs | Texas Lutheran | Troy Pender (PG), Randall Brooks (SG), Michael Kilian (SF), Melvin Garrison (PF), Danny Norenberg (C) Irving Cogswell, Mike Pittman, Charlie Jenkins, Phillip Dandridge, Herman Sullivan | |
| 17:10 | Whittier | Elmer Henderson hits a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Carl Bodin | 4-7 |
| 16:52 | Texas Lutheran | Randall Brooks hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 4-10 |
| 16:32 | Whittier | Carl Bodin misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 4-10 |
| 16:30 | Texas Lutheran | Troy Pender grabs the board | 4-10 |
| 16:11 | Texas Lutheran | Danny Norenberg is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Danny Norenberg, team foul #2 | 4-10 |
| Subs | Whittier | Bobby Parrish (PG), Willie Smith (PF) Joseph Hamilton, Carl Bodin | |
| Subs | Texas Lutheran | Irving Cogswell (PG), Mike Pittman (SG), Phillip Dandridge (PF), Herman Sullivan (C) Troy Pender, Michael Kilian, Melvin Garrison, Danny Norenberg | |
| 15:51 | Whittier | Carlos Herrera connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Bobby Parrish | 6-10 |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - Bobby Parrish (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Elmer Henderson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - George Carey (fairly fresh) PF - Willie Smith (fresh) C - Carlos Herrera (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Texas Lutheran | PG - Irving Cogswell (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Mike Pittman (fresh) SF - Randall Brooks (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Phillip Dandridge (fresh) C - Herman Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Texas Lutheran | Herman Sullivan blows the layup | 6-10 |
| 15:36 | Texas Lutheran | Phillip Dandridge grabs the offensive board | 6-10 |
| 15:25 | Texas Lutheran | Mike Pittman can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 6-10 |
| 15:24 | Whittier | The rebound goes to Elmer Henderson | 6-10 |
| 15:18 | Whittier | Bobby Parrish is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Bobby Parrish, team foul #1 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Whittier | Thomas Hudak (SG), Arthur Decker (SF), Timothy Trautman (C) Elmer Henderson, George Carey, Carlos Herrera | |
| Subs | Texas Lutheran | Charlie Jenkins (SF) Randall Brooks | |
| 14:49 | Texas Lutheran | Irving Cogswell comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 6-10 |
| 14:47 | Whittier | Willie Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 6-10 |
| 14:40 | Whittier | Timothy Trautman misses short on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Herman Sullivan - foul #1 on Herman Sullivan, team foul #3 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Whittier | Joseph Hamilton (PG), Carl Bodin (PF) Arthur Decker, Willie Smith | |
| Subs | Texas Lutheran | | |
| 14:40 | Whittier | Timothy Trautman makes the 1st free throw | 7-10 |
| 14:40 | Whittier | Timothy Trautman makes the 2nd free throw | 8-10 |
| 14:11 | Texas Lutheran | Charlie Jenkins clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 8-10 |
| 14:10 | Texas Lutheran | Mike Pittman misses the tip | 8-10 |
| 14:08 | Whittier | Joseph Hamilton snags the defensive board | 8-10 |
| 13:45 | Whittier | Joseph Hamilton drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Phillip Dandridge - foul #1 on Phillip Dandridge, team foul #4 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Whittier | Elmer Henderson (SG), George Carey (SF), Carlos Herrera (C) Bobby Parrish, Thomas Hudak, Timothy Trautman | |
| Subs | Texas Lutheran | Troy Pender (PG), Randall Brooks (SG) Irving Cogswell, Mike Pittman | |
| 13:45 | Whittier | Joseph Hamilton makes the free throw | 11-10 |
| 13:30 | Texas Lutheran | Carl Bodin is called for the reach on Phillip Dandridge - foul #1 on Carl Bodin, team foul #2 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Whittier | | |
| Subs | Texas Lutheran | Irving Cogswell (PG), Mike Pittman (SG) Troy Pender, Charlie Jenkins | |
| 13:16 | Texas Lutheran | Mike Pittman misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 11-10 |
| 13:15 | Texas Lutheran | Phillip Dandridge tips it in | 11-12 |
| 12:57 | Whittier | Elmer Henderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-12 |
| Subs | Whittier | | |
| Subs | Texas Lutheran | Charlie Jenkins (SF) Randall Brooks | |
| 12:31 | Texas Lutheran | Carl Bodin is called for the reach on Mike Pittman - foul #2 on Carl Bodin, team foul #3 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Whittier | Willie Smith (PF) Carl Bodin | |
| Subs | Texas Lutheran | Troy Pender (PG), Randall Brooks (SG), Melvin Garrison (PF), Danny Norenberg (C) Irving Cogswell, Mike Pittman, Phillip Dandridge, Herman Sullivan | |
| 12:07 | Texas Lutheran | Melvin Garrison comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 11-12 |
| 12:06 | Whittier | The rebound goes to Carlos Herrera | 11-12 |
| 11:59 | Whittier | Randall Brooks is called for the reach on Joseph Hamilton - foul #1 on Randall Brooks, team foul #5 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Whittier | Bobby Parrish (PG) Joseph Hamilton | |
| Subs | Texas Lutheran | Irving Cogswell (PG), Mike Pittman (SG), Phillip Dandridge (PF), Herman Sullivan (C) Troy Pender, Randall Brooks, Melvin Garrison, Danny Norenberg | |
| 11:38 | Whittier | Bobby Parrish loses the dribble to Irving Cogswell | 11-12 |
| 11:35 | Texas Lutheran | Irving Cogswell banks in the layup | 11-14 |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - Bobby Parrish (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Elmer Henderson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - George Carey (fresh) PF - Willie Smith (fresh) C - Carlos Herrera (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Texas Lutheran | PG - Irving Cogswell (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Mike Pittman (fresh) SF - Charlie Jenkins (fresh) PF - Phillip Dandridge (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Herman Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:18 | Whittier | Carlos Herrera drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from George Carey | 13-14 |
| 11:00 | Texas Lutheran | Charlie Jenkins is hacked by George Carey - foul #1 on George Carey, team foul #4 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Whittier | Thomas Hudak (SG), Arthur Decker (SF), Timothy Trautman (C) Elmer Henderson, George Carey, Carlos Herrera | |
| Subs | Texas Lutheran | Randall Brooks (SF) Charlie Jenkins | |
| 10:43 | Texas Lutheran | Mike Pittman can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 13-14 |
| 10:42 | Whittier | Willie Smith gets the rebound | 13-14 |
| 10:36 | Whittier | Willie Smith makes the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Thomas Hudak | 15-14 |
| 10:22 | Texas Lutheran | Irving Cogswell can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 15-14 |
| 10:20 | Whittier | Willie Smith snags the defensive board | 15-14 |
| 10:02 | Whittier | Thomas Hudak is fouled on the floor by Mike Pittman - foul #2 on Mike Pittman, team foul #6 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Whittier | Joseph Hamilton (PG), Elmer Henderson (SG) Thomas Hudak, Arthur Decker | |
| Subs | Texas Lutheran | Troy Pender (PG), Michael Kilian (SG), Charlie Jenkins (SF) Irving Cogswell, Mike Pittman, Randall Brooks | |
| 09:53 | Whittier | Elmer Henderson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Michael Kilian - foul #1 on Michael Kilian, team foul #7 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Whittier | | |
| Subs | Texas Lutheran | Irving Cogswell (PG), Melvin Garrison (PF), Danny Norenberg (C) Troy Pender, Phillip Dandridge, Herman Sullivan | |
| 09:53 | Whittier | Elmer Henderson makes the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 09:53 | Whittier | Elmer Henderson makes the 2nd free throw | 17-14 |
| 09:36 | Texas Lutheran | Michael Kilian misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 17-14 |
| 09:35 | Texas Lutheran | The offensive rebound goes to Danny Norenberg | 17-14 |
| 09:13 | Texas Lutheran | Danny Norenberg clanks a floater in the lane | 17-14 |
| 09:12 | Whittier | Willie Smith grabs the board | 17-14 |
| 08:54 | Whittier | Elmer Henderson hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Timothy Trautman | 20-14 |
| 08:25 | Texas Lutheran | Danny Norenberg hits the finger roll set up by Charlie Jenkins | 20-16 |
| 08:17 | Whittier | Willie Smith misses long on a runner in the paint | 20-16 |
| 08:15 | Texas Lutheran | The rebound goes to Irving Cogswell | 20-16 |
| 07:50 | Texas Lutheran | Irving Cogswell lays it in | 20-18 |
| 07:36 | Whittier | Elmer Henderson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 20-18 |
| 07:35 | Texas Lutheran | Danny Norenberg gets the rebound | 20-18 |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - Joseph Hamilton (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Elmer Henderson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Bobby Parrish (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Willie Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Trautman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Texas Lutheran | PG - Irving Cogswell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Michael Kilian (fresh) SF - Charlie Jenkins (fresh) PF - Melvin Garrison (fresh) C - Danny Norenberg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Texas Lutheran | Charlie Jenkins misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 20-18 |
| 07:28 | Whittier | Timothy Trautman grabs the defensive rebound | 20-18 |
| 07:14 | Whittier | Timothy Trautman can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 20-18 |
| 07:12 | Whittier | Willie Smith hits the follow up shot | 22-18 |
| 06:53 | Texas Lutheran | Danny Norenberg scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 22-21 |
| 06:30 | Whittier | Elmer Henderson makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Joseph Hamilton | 25-21 |
| 06:15 | Texas Lutheran | Irving Cogswell buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Kilian | 25-24 |
| 05:59 | Whittier | Timothy Trautman is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Timothy Trautman, team foul #5 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Whittier | Wilmer Lewis (PG), Thomas Hudak (SG), George Carey (SF), Arthur Decker (PF), Carlos Herrera (C) Joseph Hamilton, Elmer Henderson, Bobby Parrish, Willie Smith, Timothy Trautman | |
| Subs | Texas Lutheran | Troy Pender (PG), Randall Brooks (SG), Phillip Dandridge (PF), Herman Sullivan (C) Irving Cogswell, Charlie Jenkins, Melvin Garrison, Danny Norenberg | |
| 05:42 | Texas Lutheran | Michael Kilian can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 25-24 |
| 05:41 | Whittier | Carlos Herrera grabs the board | 25-24 |
| 05:21 | Whittier | Wilmer Lewis scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 27-24 |
| 05:00 | Texas Lutheran | Phillip Dandridge knocks in the runner from the baseline | 27-26 |
| 04:38 | Whittier | Arthur Decker double dribbles | 27-26 |
| Subs | Whittier | | |
| Subs | Texas Lutheran | Irving Cogswell (PG), Charlie Jenkins (SF) Troy Pender, Michael Kilian | |
| 04:18 | Texas Lutheran | Thomas Hudak is called for the reach on Randall Brooks - foul #1 on Thomas Hudak, team foul #6 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Whittier | Joseph Hamilton (PG) Wilmer Lewis | |
| Subs | Texas Lutheran | | |
| 04:08 | Texas Lutheran | Irving Cogswell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-26 |
| 03:43 | Whittier | George Carey drills a runner from the left block | 29-26 |
| 03:21 | Texas Lutheran | Herman Sullivan hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 29-26 |
| 03:19 | Whittier | George Carey snags the defensive board | 29-26 |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - Joseph Hamilton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Hudak (fresh) 1 ast. SF - George Carey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur Decker (fresh) C - Carlos Herrera (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Lutheran | PG - Irving Cogswell (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SG - Randall Brooks (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charlie Jenkins (fresh) PF - Phillip Dandridge (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Herman Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 02:59 | Whittier | Phillip Dandridge is called for the reach on George Carey - foul #2 on Phillip Dandridge, team foul #8 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Whittier | Elmer Henderson (SG), Carl Bodin (PF) Thomas Hudak, Arthur Decker | |
| Subs | Texas Lutheran | Mike Pittman (SG), Michael Kilian (SF) Randall Brooks, Charlie Jenkins | |
| 02:59 | Whittier | George Carey misses the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 02:59 | Texas Lutheran | Herman Sullivan snags the defensive board | 29-26 |
| 02:39 | Texas Lutheran | Herman Sullivan connects on the shot from the left block and the foul's on Joseph Hamilton - foul #1 on Joseph Hamilton, team foul #7 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Whittier | Bobby Parrish (SF), Timothy Trautman (C) George Carey, Carlos Herrera | |
| Subs | Texas Lutheran | Troy Pender (PG) Irving Cogswell | |
| 02:39 | Texas Lutheran | Herman Sullivan makes the free throw | 29-29 |
| 02:26 | Whittier | Elmer Henderson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-29 |
| 02:24 | Texas Lutheran | Michael Kilian grabs the board | 29-29 |
| 02:04 | Texas Lutheran | Phillip Dandridge's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-29 |
| Subs | Whittier | Thomas Hudak (SF), Willie Smith (C) Joseph Hamilton, Timothy Trautman | |
| Subs | Texas Lutheran | Irving Cogswell (PG), Charlie Jenkins (SF) Troy Pender, Michael Kilian | |
| 01:42 | Whittier | Willie Smith misses short on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Herman Sullivan - foul #2 on Herman Sullivan, team foul #9 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Whittier | | |
| Subs | Texas Lutheran | Randall Brooks (SF) Charlie Jenkins | |
| 01:42 | Whittier | Willie Smith makes the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 01:42 | Whittier | Willie Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 01:13 | Texas Lutheran | Herman Sullivan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-29 |
| Subs | Whittier | George Carey (SF), Carlos Herrera (C) Thomas Hudak, Willie Smith | |
| Subs | Texas Lutheran | Charlie Jenkins (SF) Randall Brooks | |
| 00:49 | Whittier | Irving Cogswell picks off the pass by George Carey | 31-29 |
| 00:33 | Texas Lutheran | Irving Cogswell loses the dribble to Elmer Henderson | 31-29 |
| 00:15 | Whittier | Bobby Parrish is fouled on the floor by Phillip Dandridge - foul #3 on Phillip Dandridge, team foul #10 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Whittier | | |
| Subs | Texas Lutheran | Randall Brooks (SF) Phillip Dandridge | |
| 00:15 | Whittier | Bobby Parrish makes the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 00:15 | Whittier | Bobby Parrish makes the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 00:00 | Texas Lutheran | Mike Pittman connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-32 |