| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Ray Taylor (fresh) SG - Eric Adams (fresh) SF - Steve Seitz (fresh) PF - Lawrence Speed (fresh) C - Daniel Bishop (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Scott Cotten (fresh) SG - Kevin Stryker (fresh) SF - Danny Higginbotham (fresh) PF - Timothy Riddick (fresh) C - Gary Tomblin (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | California, Santa Cruz | Daniel Bishop wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:37 | California, Santa Cruz | Daniel Bishop can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Gary Tomblin - foul #1 on Gary Tomblin, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | California, Santa Cruz | Daniel Bishop makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:37 | California, Santa Cruz | Daniel Bishop misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:37 | Colorado | Timothy Riddick snags the defensive board | 1-0 |
| 19:13 | Colorado | Gary Tomblin can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Daniel Bishop - foul #1 on Daniel Bishop, team foul #1 | 1-0 |
| 19:13 | Colorado | Gary Tomblin makes the 1st free throw | 1-1 |
| 19:13 | Colorado | Gary Tomblin makes the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:56 | California, Santa Cruz | Daniel Bishop connects on the turnaround in the lane | 3-2 |
| 18:36 | Colorado | Scott Cotten is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Danny Higginbotham | 3-5 |
| 18:20 | California, Santa Cruz | Steve Seitz misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Danny Higginbotham - foul #1 on Danny Higginbotham, team foul #2 | 3-5 |
| 18:20 | California, Santa Cruz | Steve Seitz makes the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 18:20 | California, Santa Cruz | Steve Seitz makes the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:59 | Colorado | Scott Cotten can't connect on a shot from the right side | 5-5 |
| 17:58 | California, Santa Cruz | Ray Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 17:44 | California, Santa Cruz | Steve Seitz is hacked by Kevin Stryker - foul #1 on Kevin Stryker, team foul #3 | 5-5 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Neal Stephens (PG), Terrence Dryden (SF), James Peterson (C) Ray Taylor, Steve Seitz, Daniel Bishop | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 17:27 | California, Santa Cruz | Eric Adams knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Lawrence Speed | 8-5 |
| 17:05 | Colorado | Scott Cotten scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 8-8 |
| 16:45 | California, Santa Cruz | Eric Adams shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 8-8 |
| 16:44 | Colorado | Gary Tomblin snags the defensive board | 8-8 |
| 16:42 | Colorado | Kevin Stryker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-8 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Chad Reed (SG), Lewis Schantz (PF) Eric Adams, Lawrence Speed | |
| Subs | Colorado | George Love (SG), Clarence Boone (C) Kevin Stryker, Gary Tomblin | |
| 16:20 | California, Santa Cruz | James Peterson clanks a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Clarence Boone - foul #1 on Clarence Boone, team foul #4 | 8-8 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Ray Taylor (PG), Steve Seitz (SF) Neal Stephens, Terrence Dryden | |
| Subs | Colorado | Jimmy Parmelee (SG), Noel Carn (PF) Scott Cotten, Timothy Riddick | |
| 16:20 | California, Santa Cruz | James Peterson misses the 1st free throw | 8-8 |
| 16:20 | California, Santa Cruz | James Peterson misses the 2nd free throw | 8-8 |
| 16:20 | Colorado | Clarence Boone grabs the defensive rebound | 8-8 |
| 16:02 | Colorado | Danny Higginbotham drills a floater from the right block and he's hacked by Steve Seitz - foul #1 on Steve Seitz, team foul #2 | 8-10 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Daniel Bishop (C) James Peterson | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 16:02 | Colorado | Danny Higginbotham misses the free throw | 8-10 |
| 16:02 | California, Santa Cruz | Lewis Schantz pulls down the rebound | 8-10 |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Ray Taylor (fresh) SG - Chad Reed (fresh) SF - Steve Seitz (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lewis Schantz (fresh) C - Daniel Bishop (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - George Love (fresh) SG - Jimmy Parmelee (fresh) SF - Danny Higginbotham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Noel Carn (fresh) C - Clarence Boone (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | California, Santa Cruz | Daniel Bishop misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 8-10 |
| 15:34 | Colorado | Danny Higginbotham grabs the defensive rebound | 8-10 |
| 15:08 | Colorado | Clarence Boone misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 8-10 |
| 15:06 | California, Santa Cruz | Steve Seitz grabs the board | 8-10 |
| 15:01 | California, Santa Cruz | Chad Reed drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ray Taylor | 10-10 |
| 14:59 | Colorado | Steve Seitz picks off the pass by George Love in the backcourt | 10-10 |
| 14:49 | California, Santa Cruz | Lewis Schantz's floater is tipped away by Clarence Boone | 10-10 |
| 14:48 | Colorado | Jimmy Parmelee grabs the board | 10-10 |
| 14:19 | Colorado | George Love is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 10-10 |
| 14:18 | California, Santa Cruz | Lewis Schantz gets the rebound | 10-10 |
| 13:54 | California, Santa Cruz | Lewis Schantz buries a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Chad Reed and the foul's on Noel Carn - foul #1 on Noel Carn, team foul #5 | 12-10 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Neal Stephens (PG), Eric Adams (SG), Terrence Dryden (SF), James Peterson (C) Ray Taylor, Chad Reed, Steve Seitz, Daniel Bishop | |
| Subs | Colorado | Scott Cotten (PG), Kevin Stryker (SG), Timothy Riddick (PF), Gary Tomblin (C) George Love, Jimmy Parmelee, Noel Carn, Clarence Boone | |
| 13:54 | California, Santa Cruz | Lewis Schantz makes the free throw | 13-10 |
| 13:52 | Colorado | Scott Cotten is hacked by Terrence Dryden in the backcourt - foul #1 on Terrence Dryden, team foul #3 | 13-10 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Lawrence Speed (PF) Lewis Schantz | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 13:30 | Colorado | Kevin Stryker is fouled on the floor by Eric Adams - foul #1 on Eric Adams, team foul #4 | 13-10 |
| 13:11 | Colorado | Scott Cotten misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 13-10 |
| 13:09 | California, Santa Cruz | Eric Adams snags the defensive board | 13-10 |
| 12:48 | California, Santa Cruz | Lawrence Speed misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 13-10 |
| 12:46 | Colorado | Timothy Riddick grabs the board | 13-10 |
| 12:23 | Colorado | Gary Tomblin misses short on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by James Peterson - foul #1 on James Peterson, team foul #5 | 13-10 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Ray Taylor (PG), Randall Mitchem (SF), Daniel Bishop (C) Neal Stephens, Terrence Dryden, James Peterson | |
| Subs | Colorado | Robert Page (SF) Danny Higginbotham | |
| 12:23 | Colorado | Gary Tomblin misses the 1st free throw | 13-10 |
| 12:23 | Colorado | Gary Tomblin makes the 2nd free throw | 13-11 |
| 12:04 | California, Santa Cruz | Timothy Riddick picks off the pass by Eric Adams out of a doubleteam | 13-11 |
| 11:37 | Colorado | Gary Tomblin is by himself and knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Scott Cotten | 13-13 |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Ray Taylor (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eric Adams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Randall Mitchem (fresh) PF - Lawrence Speed (fairly fresh) C - Daniel Bishop (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Scott Cotten (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Stryker (fairly fresh) SF - Robert Page (fresh) PF - Timothy Riddick (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Gary Tomblin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:13 | California, Santa Cruz | Eric Adams works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Randall Mitchem | 16-13 |
| 11:05 | Colorado | Gary Tomblin misses the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Daniel Bishop - foul #2 on Daniel Bishop, team foul #6 | 16-13 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Neal Stephens (PG), Chad Reed (SG), Lewis Schantz (PF), Terrence Dryden (C) Ray Taylor, Eric Adams, Lawrence Speed, Daniel Bishop | |
| Subs | Colorado | George Love (PG), Jimmy Parmelee (SG), Noel Carn (PF) Scott Cotten, Kevin Stryker, Timothy Riddick | |
| 11:05 | Colorado | Gary Tomblin makes the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 11:05 | Colorado | Gary Tomblin misses the 2nd free throw | 16-14 |
| 11:05 | California, Santa Cruz | The rebound goes to Lewis Schantz | 16-14 |
| 10:40 | California, Santa Cruz | Neal Stephens is fouled on the floor by George Love - foul #1 on George Love, team foul #6 | 16-14 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Steve Seitz (SF), James Peterson (C) Randall Mitchem, Terrence Dryden | |
| Subs | Colorado | Danny Higginbotham (SF), Clarence Boone (C) Robert Page, Gary Tomblin | |
| 10:17 | California, Santa Cruz | Danny Higginbotham is called for the reach on James Peterson - foul #2 on Danny Higginbotham, team foul #7 | 16-14 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| Subs | Colorado | Robert Page (SF) Danny Higginbotham | |
| 10:17 | California, Santa Cruz | James Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 17-14 |
| 10:17 | California, Santa Cruz | James Peterson misses the 2nd free throw | 17-14 |
| 10:17 | Colorado | Clarence Boone snags the defensive board | 17-14 |
| 10:00 | Colorado | James Peterson takes the ball from Noel Carn | 17-14 |
| 09:45 | California, Santa Cruz | Lewis Schantz buries a shot near the basket on a great pass from Neal Stephens | 19-14 |
| 09:42 | Colorado | Lewis Schantz is called for the reach on George Love in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lewis Schantz, team foul #7 | 19-14 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Eric Adams (SG), Randall Mitchem (SF), Terrence Dryden (C) Neal Stephens, Steve Seitz, James Peterson | |
| Subs | Colorado | Scott Cotten (PG) Robert Page | |
| 09:42 | Colorado | George Love makes the 1st free throw | 19-15 |
| 09:42 | Colorado | George Love misses the 2nd free throw | 19-15 |
| 09:42 | California, Santa Cruz | Randall Mitchem grabs the board | 19-15 |
| 09:19 | California, Santa Cruz | Chad Reed misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 19-15 |
| 09:18 | California, Santa Cruz | Terrence Dryden pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-15 |
| 08:54 | California, Santa Cruz | Lewis Schantz can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Clarence Boone - foul #2 on Clarence Boone, team foul #8 | 19-15 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Ray Taylor (PG), Lawrence Speed (C) Chad Reed, Randall Mitchem | |
| Subs | Colorado | Kevin Stryker (SG), Timothy Riddick (PF), Gary Tomblin (C) Jimmy Parmelee, Noel Carn, Clarence Boone | |
| 08:54 | California, Santa Cruz | Lewis Schantz makes the 1st free throw | 20-15 |
| 08:54 | California, Santa Cruz | Lewis Schantz makes the 2nd free throw | 21-15 |
| 08:51 | Colorado | Scott Cotten is fouled in the backcourt by Ray Taylor - foul #1 on Ray Taylor, team foul #8 | 21-15 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | James Peterson (C) Lewis Schantz | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 08:51 | Colorado | Scott Cotten makes the 1st free throw | 21-16 |
| 08:51 | Colorado | Scott Cotten makes the 2nd free throw | 21-17 |
| 08:29 | California, Santa Cruz | Eric Adams can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 21-17 |
| 08:27 | Colorado | George Love grabs the defensive rebound | 21-17 |
| 08:10 | Colorado | Scott Cotten can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 21-17 |
| 08:09 | Colorado | George Love hits the follow up shot | 21-19 |
| 07:48 | California, Santa Cruz | James Peterson misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 21-19 |
| 07:46 | California, Santa Cruz | James Peterson tips it back up and in | 23-19 |
| 07:22 | Colorado | George Love misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 23-19 |
| 07:20 | Colorado | Timothy Riddick tips it in | 23-21 |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Ray Taylor (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eric Adams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Terrence Dryden (fairly fresh) PF - Lawrence Speed (fresh) C - James Peterson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Scott Cotten (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Stryker (fairly fresh) SF - George Love (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Timothy Riddick (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Tomblin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 06:54 | California, Santa Cruz | Lawrence Speed clanks a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Timothy Riddick - foul #1 on Timothy Riddick, team foul #9 | 23-21 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Neal Stephens (PG), Chad Reed (SG), Steve Seitz (SF), Lewis Schantz (PF) Ray Taylor, Eric Adams, Terrence Dryden, James Peterson | |
| Subs | Colorado | Jimmy Parmelee (SG), Robert Page (SF), Noel Carn (PF) Scott Cotten, Kevin Stryker, Timothy Riddick | |
| 06:54 | California, Santa Cruz | Lawrence Speed makes the 1st free throw | 24-21 |
| 06:54 | California, Santa Cruz | Lawrence Speed makes the 2nd free throw | 25-21 |
| 06:50 | Colorado | Lewis Schantz takes the ball from George Love in the backcourt | 25-21 |
| 06:32 | California, Santa Cruz | Lewis Schantz misses the jumper from the right side | 25-21 |
| 06:30 | Colorado | Jimmy Parmelee grabs the board | 25-21 |
| 06:12 | Colorado | Robert Page misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 25-21 |
| 06:11 | Colorado | Jimmy Parmelee hits the follow up shot | 25-23 |
| 05:50 | California, Santa Cruz | Lewis Schantz knocks in the jumper in the paint | 27-23 |
| 05:48 | Colorado | Lewis Schantz is called for the reach on George Love in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lewis Schantz, team foul #9 | 27-23 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | James Peterson (C) Lewis Schantz | |
| Subs | Colorado | Danny Higginbotham (SF), Clarence Boone (C) Robert Page, Gary Tomblin | |
| 05:48 | Colorado | George Love makes the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 05:48 | Colorado | George Love makes the 2nd free throw | 27-25 |
| 05:29 | California, Santa Cruz | Danny Higginbotham steals the ball from James Peterson | 27-25 |
| 05:24 | Colorado | Noel Carn throws it down set up by Danny Higginbotham | 27-27 |
| 05:02 | California, Santa Cruz | Lawrence Speed loses the dribble to Noel Carn | 27-27 |
| 04:38 | Colorado | Jimmy Parmelee's fadeaway is rejected by James Peterson | 27-27 |
| 04:36 | Colorado | Clarence Boone tips it home | 27-29 |
| 04:17 | California, Santa Cruz | Lawrence Speed's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-29 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Ray Taylor (PG), Eric Adams (SG), Randall Mitchem (SF) Neal Stephens, Chad Reed, Steve Seitz | |
| Subs | Colorado | Scott Cotten (PG), Kevin Stryker (SG), Timothy Riddick (PF) George Love, Jimmy Parmelee, Noel Carn | |
| 03:53 | Colorado | Clarence Boone loses the ball out of bounds | 27-29 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Lewis Schantz (PF), Daniel Bishop (C) Lawrence Speed, James Peterson | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 03:26 | California, Santa Cruz | Eric Adams works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 27-29 |
| 03:25 | California, Santa Cruz | Daniel Bishop misses the tip | 27-29 |
| 03:23 | Colorado | Timothy Riddick snags the defensive board | 27-29 |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Ray Taylor (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eric Adams (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Randall Mitchem (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Lewis Schantz (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Bishop (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Scott Cotten (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Stryker (fresh) SF - Danny Higginbotham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Timothy Riddick (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Clarence Boone (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Colorado | Scott Cotten hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 27-29 |
| 02:59 | California, Santa Cruz | Eric Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 27-29 |
| 02:34 | California, Santa Cruz | Timothy Riddick blocks the short jumper by Lewis Schantz | 27-29 |
| 02:32 | Colorado | Danny Higginbotham grabs the board | 27-29 |
| 02:08 | Colorado | Scott Cotten misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-29 |
| 02:06 | California, Santa Cruz | Daniel Bishop snags the defensive board | 27-29 |
| 01:37 | California, Santa Cruz | Lewis Schantz works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 27-29 |
| 01:35 | Colorado | Danny Higginbotham pulls down the rebound | 27-29 |
| 01:33 | Colorado | Eric Adams takes the ball from Scott Cotten in the backcourt | 27-29 |
| 01:14 | California, Santa Cruz | Daniel Bishop can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 27-29 |
| 01:13 | California, Santa Cruz | Lewis Schantz can't tip it in | 27-29 |
| 01:12 | California, Santa Cruz | Daniel Bishop tips it home | 29-29 |
| 01:06 | Colorado | Scott Cotten's pass is intercepted by Eric Adams in the backcourt | 29-29 |
| 01:05 | California, Santa Cruz | Ray Taylor lays it in on a great pass from Eric Adams | 31-29 |
| 00:44 | Colorado | Danny Higginbotham double dribbles | 31-29 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Neal Stephens (PG), Chad Reed (SG), Steve Seitz (SF), Lawrence Speed (PF), Terrence Dryden (C) Ray Taylor, Eric Adams, Randall Mitchem, Lewis Schantz, Daniel Bishop | |
| Subs | Colorado | George Love (PG), Jimmy Parmelee (SG), Noel Carn (PF), Gary Tomblin (C) Scott Cotten, Kevin Stryker, Timothy Riddick, Clarence Boone | |
| 00:25 | California, Santa Cruz | Steve Seitz misses badly on a floater from the right side | 31-29 |
| 00:23 | Colorado | Gary Tomblin snags the defensive board | 31-29 |
| 00:04 | Colorado | Danny Higginbotham hits a jumper from the left block set up by George Love | 31-31 |
| 00:00 | California, Santa Cruz | Neal Stephens misses short on a halfcourt shot | 31-31 |