| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Clyde Oja (fresh) SG - William Hartt (fresh) SF - Henry Howell (fresh) PF - Charles Bourque (fresh) C - Frank Sheets (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - Joseph Macdonald (fresh) SG - Courtney Erwin (fresh) SF - Gary Dowell (fresh) PF - Hamidi Azim (fresh) C - Israel Day (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cal State Northridge | Charles Bourque wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Whittier | Whittier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Cal State Northridge | Clyde Oja hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Whittier | Hamidi Azim grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Whittier | Frank Sheets steals it from Courtney Erwin | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Cal State Northridge | Clyde Oja is fouled on the floor by Joseph Macdonald - foul #1 on Joseph Macdonald, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Cal State Northridge | Israel Day blocks the short jumper by Charles Bourque | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | Cal State Northridge | William Hartt grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:49 | Cal State Northridge | William Hartt drills a shot from the left block on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Charles Bourque | 2-0 |
| 18:28 | Whittier | Courtney Erwin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 18:12 | Cal State Northridge | Frank Sheets misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:11 | Cal State Northridge | Charles Bourque tips it home | 4-0 |
| 17:48 | Whittier | Courtney Erwin is fouled on the floor by Frank Sheets - foul #1 on Frank Sheets, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 17:37 | Whittier | Charles Bourque steals it from Israel Day | 4-0 |
| 17:26 | Cal State Northridge | Henry Howell loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 4-0 |
| 17:19 | Whittier | Courtney Erwin misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 4-0 |
| 17:18 | Cal State Northridge | Clyde Oja snags the defensive board | 4-0 |
| 16:58 | Cal State Northridge | Charles Bourque's fadeaway is rejected by Hamidi Azim | 4-0 |
| 16:57 | Cal State Northridge | Henry Howell can't tip it in | 4-0 |
| 16:55 | Whittier | Hamidi Azim grabs the defensive rebound | 4-0 |
| 16:35 | Whittier | Joseph Macdonald makes the runner from the left block set up by Courtney Erwin and he's hacked by Charles Bourque - foul #1 on Charles Bourque, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Robert Llanas (PG), Johnny Fitzgerald (SG) Clyde Oja, William Hartt | |
| Subs | Whittier | | |
| 16:35 | Whittier | Joseph Macdonald makes the free throw | 4-3 |
| 16:28 | Cal State Northridge | Henry Howell can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 4-3 |
| 16:27 | Whittier | The rebound goes to Israel Day | 4-3 |
| 16:01 | Whittier | Joseph Macdonald scores on a turnaround from close range and the foul's on Frank Sheets - foul #2 on Frank Sheets, team foul #3 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Steve Batista (SF), Bradley Wei (PF), Michael Timmons (C) Henry Howell, Charles Bourque, Frank Sheets | |
| Subs | Whittier | | |
| 16:01 | Whittier | Joseph Macdonald makes the free throw | 4-6 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Robert Llanas (fresh) SG - Johnny Fitzgerald (fresh) SF - Steve Batista (fresh) PF - Bradley Wei (fresh) C - Michael Timmons (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - Joseph Macdonald (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Courtney Erwin (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gary Dowell (fresh) PF - Hamidi Azim (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Israel Day (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Timmons comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 4-6 |
| 15:43 | Whittier | Courtney Erwin pulls down the rebound | 4-6 |
| 15:33 | Whittier | Gary Dowell knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Israel Day | 4-8 |
| 15:21 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Timmons misses badly on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Israel Day - foul #1 on Israel Day, team foul #2 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Clyde Oja (PG) Robert Llanas | |
| Subs | Whittier | Bobby Wisdom (PG), Clyde Stearn (SF) Joseph Macdonald, Gary Dowell | |
| 15:21 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Timmons makes the 1st free throw | 5-8 |
| 15:21 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Timmons makes the 2nd free throw | 6-8 |
| 14:58 | Whittier | Clyde Stearn misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 6-8 |
| 14:57 | Whittier | Israel Day gets the offensive rebound | 6-8 |
| 14:41 | Whittier | Hamidi Azim can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 6-8 |
| 14:39 | Whittier | Hamidi Azim tips it home | 6-10 |
| 14:19 | Cal State Northridge | Courtney Erwin is called for the reach on Clyde Oja - foul #1 on Courtney Erwin, team foul #3 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | William Hartt (SG), Henry Howell (SF), Charles Bourque (PF) Johnny Fitzgerald, Steve Batista, Michael Timmons | |
| Subs | Whittier | Gary Dowell (SF) Clyde Stearn | |
| 14:00 | Cal State Northridge | 3 seconds is called on Bradley Wei | 6-10 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | Whittier | Joseph Macdonald (PG) Bobby Wisdom | |
| 13:40 | Whittier | Courtney Erwin misses the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Bradley Wei - foul #1 on Bradley Wei, team foul #4 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Michael Timmons (C) Bradley Wei | |
| Subs | Whittier | | |
| 13:40 | Whittier | Courtney Erwin makes the 1st free throw | 6-11 |
| 13:40 | Whittier | Courtney Erwin misses the 2nd free throw | 6-11 |
| 13:40 | Cal State Northridge | Charles Bourque snags the defensive board | 6-11 |
| 13:25 | Cal State Northridge | Charles Bourque connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by William Hartt | 8-11 |
| 13:05 | Whittier | Gary Dowell hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Charles Bourque - foul #2 on Charles Bourque, team foul #5 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Robert Llanas (PG), Steve Batista (C) Clyde Oja, Charles Bourque | |
| Subs | Whittier | Michael Weber (C) Israel Day | |
| 13:05 | Whittier | Gary Dowell makes the 1st free throw | 8-12 |
| 13:05 | Whittier | Gary Dowell misses the 2nd free throw | 8-12 |
| 13:05 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to William Hartt | 8-12 |
| 12:52 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Llanas misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 8-12 |
| 12:50 | Cal State Northridge | Steve Batista snags the offensive board | 8-12 |
| 12:40 | Cal State Northridge | William Hartt hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 8-12 |
| 12:39 | Whittier | Hamidi Azim snags the defensive board | 8-12 |
| 12:22 | Whittier | Gary Dowell misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 8-12 |
| 12:20 | Cal State Northridge | Steve Batista grabs the board | 8-12 |
| 12:16 | Cal State Northridge | Henry Howell knocks in the fadeaway from the left block and he's hacked by Joseph Macdonald - foul #2 on Joseph Macdonald, team foul #4 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | Whittier | Bobby Wisdom (PG), Tommy Williams (SG), Clyde Stearn (SF), Earl Woolf (PF) Joseph Macdonald, Courtney Erwin, Gary Dowell, Hamidi Azim | |
| 12:16 | Cal State Northridge | Henry Howell misses the free throw | 10-12 |
| 12:16 | Whittier | Earl Woolf gets the rebound | 10-12 |
| 11:51 | Whittier | Earl Woolf lays it up and in on a nice dish by Bobby Wisdom | 10-14 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Robert Llanas (fresh) SG - William Hartt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Howell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Timmons (fresh) 2 pts. C - Steve Batista (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - Bobby Wisdom (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tommy Williams (fresh) SF - Clyde Stearn (fresh) PF - Earl Woolf (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Weber (fresh) | |
| 11:39 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Timmons is called for traveling | 10-14 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Clyde Oja (PG), Johnny Fitzgerald (SG), Colton Barker (SF), Bradley Wei (PF) Robert Llanas, William Hartt, Henry Howell, Michael Timmons | |
| Subs | Whittier | Israel Day (C) Michael Weber | |
| 11:21 | Whittier | The short jumper by Earl Woolf is denied by Colton Barker | 10-14 |
| 11:20 | Cal State Northridge | Steve Batista grabs the board | 10-14 |
| 11:18 | Cal State Northridge | Clyde Oja is fouled in the backcourt by Bobby Wisdom - foul #1 on Bobby Wisdom, team foul #5 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | Whittier | Gary Dowell (SF) Clyde Stearn | |
| 11:10 | Cal State Northridge | Israel Day blocks the short jumper by Colton Barker | 10-14 |
| 11:08 | Whittier | Israel Day pulls down the rebound | 10-14 |
| 10:45 | Whittier | Tommy Williams can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 10-14 |
| 10:44 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to Steve Batista | 10-14 |
| 10:30 | Cal State Northridge | Johnny Fitzgerald is hacked by Tommy Williams - foul #1 on Tommy Williams, team foul #6 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Henry Howell (SF), Michael Timmons (C) Colton Barker, Steve Batista | |
| Subs | Whittier | Courtney Erwin (SG), Hamidi Azim (PF) Tommy Williams, Earl Woolf | |
| 10:16 | Cal State Northridge | The short jumper by Bradley Wei is denied by Israel Day | 10-14 |
| 10:14 | Whittier | Israel Day snags the defensive board | 10-14 |
| 10:08 | Whittier | Israel Day buries a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Courtney Erwin and the foul's on Michael Timmons - foul #1 on Michael Timmons, team foul #6 | 10-16 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | William Hartt (SG) Johnny Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | Whittier | | |
| 10:08 | Whittier | Israel Day misses the free throw | 10-16 |
| 10:08 | Cal State Northridge | Bradley Wei snags the defensive board | 10-16 |
| 09:48 | Cal State Northridge | William Hartt can't connect on a runner from close range | 10-16 |
| 09:46 | Whittier | Courtney Erwin grabs the board | 10-16 |
| 09:24 | Whittier | Gary Dowell misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 10-16 |
| 09:22 | Cal State Northridge | William Hartt grabs the defensive rebound | 10-16 |
| 09:02 | Cal State Northridge | William Hartt misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Israel Day - foul #2 on Israel Day, team foul #7 | 10-16 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Robert Llanas (PG), Steve Batista (PF) Clyde Oja, Michael Timmons | |
| Subs | Whittier | Alfredo Conti (PG), Clyde Stearn (SF), Michael Weber (C) Bobby Wisdom, Gary Dowell, Israel Day | |
| 09:02 | Cal State Northridge | William Hartt makes the 1st free throw | 11-16 |
| 09:02 | Cal State Northridge | William Hartt misses the 2nd free throw | 11-16 |
| 09:02 | Whittier | Michael Weber grabs the board | 11-16 |
| 08:43 | Whittier | Hamidi Azim hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 11-16 |
| 08:42 | Whittier | Hamidi Azim grabs the offensive board | 11-16 |
| 08:29 | Whittier | Clyde Stearn misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Bradley Wei - foul #2 on Bradley Wei, team foul #7 | 11-16 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Johnny Fitzgerald (SG), Colton Barker (SF), Michael Timmons (C) William Hartt, Henry Howell, Bradley Wei | |
| Subs | Whittier | Tommy Williams (SG), Earl Woolf (PF) Courtney Erwin, Hamidi Azim | |
| 08:29 | Whittier | Clyde Stearn makes the 1st free throw | 11-17 |
| 08:29 | Whittier | Clyde Stearn makes the 2nd free throw | 11-18 |
| 08:11 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Llanas buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 14-18 |
| 07:55 | Whittier | Tommy Williams misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Steve Batista - foul #1 on Steve Batista, team foul #8 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | Whittier | Bobby Wisdom (PG), Gary Dowell (SF) Alfredo Conti, Clyde Stearn | |
| 07:55 | Whittier | Tommy Williams misses the 1st free throw | 14-18 |
| 07:55 | Whittier | Tommy Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 14-18 |
| 07:55 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Timmons grabs the board | 14-18 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Robert Llanas (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Johnny Fitzgerald (fresh) SF - Colton Barker (fresh) PF - Michael Timmons (fresh) 2 pts. C - Steve Batista (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - Bobby Wisdom (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tommy Williams (fresh) SF - Gary Dowell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Earl Woolf (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Weber (fresh) | |
| 07:34 | Cal State Northridge | Johnny Fitzgerald connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Steve Batista | 17-18 |
| 07:05 | Whittier | Bobby Wisdom hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 17-18 |
| 07:04 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Timmons snags the defensive board | 17-18 |
| 06:47 | Cal State Northridge | Steve Batista's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-18 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Clyde Oja (PG), William Hartt (SG), Henry Howell (SF) Robert Llanas, Johnny Fitzgerald, Colton Barker | |
| Subs | Whittier | Courtney Erwin (SG), Hamidi Azim (PF) Tommy Williams, Earl Woolf | |
| 06:21 | Whittier | Courtney Erwin hits the finger roll and he's hacked by William Hartt - foul #1 on William Hartt, team foul #9 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | Whittier | Alfredo Conti (PG), Earl Woolf (C) Bobby Wisdom, Michael Weber | |
| 06:21 | Whittier | Courtney Erwin makes the free throw | 17-21 |
| 06:10 | Cal State Northridge | William Hartt's pass is intercepted by Alfredo Conti | 17-21 |
| 05:50 | Whittier | Henry Howell steals the ball from Earl Woolf | 17-21 |
| 05:47 | Cal State Northridge | William Hartt lays it up and in set up by Henry Howell | 19-21 |
| 05:26 | Whittier | Alfredo Conti throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-21 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | Whittier | Bobby Wisdom (PG), Clyde Stearn (SF) Alfredo Conti, Gary Dowell | |
| 05:05 | Cal State Northridge | Hamidi Azim takes the ball from Steve Batista | 19-21 |
| 05:00 | Whittier | Bobby Wisdom connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Courtney Erwin | 19-24 |
| 04:56 | Cal State Northridge | Clyde Oja hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 19-24 |
| 04:54 | Cal State Northridge | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Timmons | 19-24 |
| 04:47 | Cal State Northridge | Clyde Oja drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Henry Howell | 22-24 |
| 04:39 | Whittier | Bobby Wisdom is hacked by Michael Timmons - foul #2 on Michael Timmons, team foul #10 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Johnny Fitzgerald (SG), Frank Sheets (C) William Hartt, Michael Timmons | |
| Subs | Whittier | Tommy Williams (SG), Michael Weber (C) Courtney Erwin, Earl Woolf | |
| 04:39 | Whittier | Bobby Wisdom misses the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 04:39 | Whittier | Bobby Wisdom makes the 2nd free throw | 22-25 |
| 04:27 | Cal State Northridge | Johnny Fitzgerald clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 22-25 |
| 04:26 | Whittier | Hamidi Azim snags the defensive board | 22-25 |
| 04:07 | Whittier | Frank Sheets steals it from Clyde Stearn | 22-25 |
| 03:46 | Cal State Northridge | Clyde Oja comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 22-25 |
| 03:44 | Whittier | Tommy Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 22-25 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Clyde Oja (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Johnny Fitzgerald (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Henry Howell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steve Batista (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Frank Sheets (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - Bobby Wisdom (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tommy Williams (fresh) SF - Clyde Stearn (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Hamidi Azim (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Weber (fresh) | |
| 03:28 | Whittier | Henry Howell steals the ball from Tommy Williams | 22-25 |
| 03:24 | Cal State Northridge | Henry Howell banks in the layup | 24-25 |
| 03:07 | Whittier | Hamidi Azim misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 24-25 |
| 03:05 | Cal State Northridge | Frank Sheets pulls down the rebound | 24-25 |
| 02:54 | Cal State Northridge | Johnny Fitzgerald loses the dribble to Michael Weber | 24-25 |
| 02:50 | Whittier | Bobby Wisdom can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-25 |
| 02:49 | Whittier | Michael Weber pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-25 |
| 02:34 | Whittier | Clyde Stearn comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 24-25 |
| 02:33 | Cal State Northridge | Henry Howell grabs the defensive rebound | 24-25 |
| 02:17 | Cal State Northridge | Clyde Stearn steals it from Frank Sheets | 24-25 |
| 01:58 | Whittier | Tommy Williams buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Clyde Stearn | 24-28 |
| 01:40 | Cal State Northridge | Frank Sheets clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Michael Weber - foul #1 on Michael Weber, team foul #8 | 24-28 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Robert Llanas (PG), William Hartt (SG), Colton Barker (SF), Charles Bourque (PF) Clyde Oja, Johnny Fitzgerald, Henry Howell, Steve Batista | |
| Subs | Whittier | Joseph Macdonald (PG), Courtney Erwin (SG), Gary Dowell (SF), Earl Woolf (PF), Israel Day (C) Bobby Wisdom, Tommy Williams, Clyde Stearn, Hamidi Azim, Michael Weber | |
| 01:40 | Cal State Northridge | Frank Sheets misses the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 01:40 | Cal State Northridge | Frank Sheets makes the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 01:14 | Whittier | Joseph Macdonald misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 25-28 |
| 01:13 | Whittier | Israel Day tips it but misses | 25-28 |
| 01:11 | Whittier | Israel Day grabs the offensive rebound | 25-28 |
| 00:54 | Whittier | Courtney Erwin misses short on a shot from the left block | 25-28 |
| 00:52 | Cal State Northridge | Charles Bourque gets the rebound | 25-28 |
| 00:36 | Cal State Northridge | Frank Sheets is fouled on the floor by Courtney Erwin - foul #2 on Courtney Erwin, team foul #9 | 25-28 |
| 00:36 | Cal State Northridge | Frank Sheets misses the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 00:36 | Whittier | Israel Day snags the defensive board | 25-28 |
| 00:13 | Whittier | Israel Day's fadeaway is rejected by Frank Sheets | 25-28 |
| 00:12 | Whittier | Courtney Erwin tips it home | 25-30 |
| 00:02 | Cal State Northridge | William Hartt hits the easy wide open finger roll | 27-30 |
| 00:00 | Whittier | Courtney Erwin clanks a fullcourt shot | 27-30 |