| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Daniel Serna (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Neuhaus (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jamie Moore (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eddie Herrington (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Travis Nunnally (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Kenneth Velarde (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Todd Schafer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Noel Gagne (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ronald Shelton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Woods (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | California, Santa Cruz | Jamie Moore inbounds the ball | 38-32 |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | California, Santa Cruz | Travis Nunnally is fouled on the floor by Donald Woods - foul #1 on Donald Woods, team foul #1 | 38-32 |
| 19:23 | California, Santa Cruz | Jamie Moore misses long on a floater from the baseline | 38-32 |
| 19:21 | California, Santa Cruz | Jamie Moore tips it but misses | 38-32 |
| 19:19 | Denison | Donald Woods grabs the board | 38-32 |
| 19:14 | Denison | Noel Gagne is called for traveling | 38-32 |
| 18:56 | California, Santa Cruz | Ronald Shelton steals the ball from Travis Nunnally | 38-32 |
| 18:35 | Denison | Kenneth Velarde drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Todd Schafer | 38-34 |
| 18:16 | California, Santa Cruz | Jamie Moore's floater is tipped away by Noel Gagne | 38-34 |
| 18:14 | California, Santa Cruz | Travis Nunnally gets the offensive rebound | 38-34 |
| 18:04 | California, Santa Cruz | Jamie Moore buries a jumper from the free throw line and the foul's on Todd Schafer - foul #2 on Todd Schafer, team foul #2 | 40-34 |
| 18:04 | California, Santa Cruz | Jamie Moore makes the free throw | 41-34 |
| 17:41 | Denison | Noel Gagne scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kenneth Velarde | 41-36 |
| 17:22 | California, Santa Cruz | Ronald Shelton denies the turnaround by Travis Nunnally | 41-36 |
| 17:20 | Denison | Noel Gagne pulls down the rebound | 41-36 |
| 17:16 | Denison | Todd Schafer is fouled on the floor by James Neuhaus - foul #2 on James Neuhaus, team foul #1 | 41-36 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Darren Dubois (SG), Kurt French (SF), James Jaramillo (PF) James Neuhaus, Jamie Moore, Eddie Herrington | |
| Subs | Denison | Brian Osterman (PF), Zachary Gale (C) Ronald Shelton, Donald Woods | |
| 17:11 | Denison | Noel Gagne scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Kenneth Velarde | 41-39 |
| 16:47 | California, Santa Cruz | Travis Nunnally clanks a 3 from the right wing | 41-39 |
| 16:45 | California, Santa Cruz | James Jaramillo pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 16:28 | California, Santa Cruz | Darren Dubois blows the dunk but he's fouled by Kenneth Velarde - foul #1 on Kenneth Velarde, team foul #3 | 41-39 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Gregory Cull (SG), Loren Buford (C) Daniel Serna, Travis Nunnally | |
| Subs | Denison | Robert Carter (PG), Rodney Lindley (SF), Christopher Slape (C) Kenneth Velarde, Todd Schafer, Noel Gagne | |
| 16:28 | California, Santa Cruz | Darren Dubois makes the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 16:28 | California, Santa Cruz | Darren Dubois makes the 2nd free throw | 43-39 |
| 16:20 | Denison | Christopher Slape can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-39 |
| 16:19 | Denison | Zachary Gale misses the tip | 43-39 |
| 16:17 | California, Santa Cruz | Loren Buford snags the defensive board | 43-39 |
| 16:04 | California, Santa Cruz | Kurt French knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Darren Dubois | 46-39 |
| 16:01 | Denison | Robert Carter double dribbles in the backcourt | 46-39 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | James Neuhaus (SG), Jamie Moore (SF), Eddie Herrington (PF) Gregory Cull, Kurt French, Loren Buford | |
| Subs | Denison | Ronald Shelton (PF) Christopher Slape | |
| 15:48 | California, Santa Cruz | Eddie Herrington buries a jumper near the basket | 48-39 |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Darren Dubois (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Neuhaus (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jamie Moore (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Eddie Herrington (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - James Jaramillo (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Robert Carter (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Brian Osterman (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Rodney Lindley (fresh) PF - Ronald Shelton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Zachary Gale (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Denison | Rodney Lindley clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-39 |
| 15:29 | California, Santa Cruz | Darren Dubois pulls down the rebound | 48-39 |
| 15:07 | California, Santa Cruz | Eddie Herrington can't finish the layup | 48-39 |
| 15:06 | Denison | The rebound goes to Zachary Gale | 48-39 |
| 14:59 | Denison | Ronald Shelton misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-39 |
| 14:57 | California, Santa Cruz | Jamie Moore gets the rebound | 48-39 |
| 14:35 | California, Santa Cruz | James Neuhaus clanks a 3 from straight away | 48-39 |
| 14:33 | Denison | Brian Osterman pulls down the rebound | 48-39 |
| 14:29 | Denison | Ronald Shelton can't connect on a floater from the left block | 48-39 |
| 14:28 | Denison | Rodney Lindley snags the offensive board | 48-39 |
| 14:20 | Denison | Brian Osterman misses the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by James Neuhaus - foul #3 on James Neuhaus, team foul #2 | 48-39 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Daniel Serna (PG), Kurt French (SF), Loren Buford (PF), Travis Nunnally (C) Darren Dubois, Jamie Moore, Eddie Herrington, James Jaramillo | |
| Subs | Denison | Kenneth Velarde (PG), Todd Schafer (SG), Noel Gagne (SF), Donald Woods (C) Robert Carter, Rodney Lindley, Ronald Shelton, Zachary Gale | |
| 14:20 | Denison | Brian Osterman makes the 1st free throw | 48-40 |
| 14:20 | Denison | Brian Osterman makes the 2nd free throw | 48-41 |
| 14:00 | California, Santa Cruz | Kenneth Velarde steps in front of the Travis Nunnally pass | 48-41 |
| 13:57 | Denison | Noel Gagne hits the finger roll set up by Kenneth Velarde | 48-43 |
| 13:40 | California, Santa Cruz | Kurt French hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Noel Gagne - foul #3 on Noel Gagne, team foul #4 | 48-43 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Gregory Cull (SG) James Neuhaus | |
| Subs | Denison | Christopher Slape (PF) Brian Osterman | |
| 13:40 | California, Santa Cruz | Kurt French makes the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 13:40 | California, Santa Cruz | Kurt French misses the 2nd free throw | 49-43 |
| 13:40 | California, Santa Cruz | The offensive rebound goes to Travis Nunnally | 49-43 |
| 13:21 | California, Santa Cruz | Kurt French's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Velarde | 49-43 |
| 13:07 | Denison | Noel Gagne hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 49-43 |
| 13:06 | California, Santa Cruz | Travis Nunnally grabs the board | 49-43 |
| 12:48 | California, Santa Cruz | Daniel Serna hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 49-43 |
| 12:46 | California, Santa Cruz | Travis Nunnally hits the follow up shot | 51-43 |
| 12:31 | Denison | Noel Gagne hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 51-43 |
| 12:30 | California, Santa Cruz | Loren Buford snags the defensive board | 51-43 |
| 12:11 | California, Santa Cruz | Daniel Serna hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Travis Nunnally | 54-43 |
| 12:02 | Denison | Donald Woods misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 54-43 |
| 12:00 | California, Santa Cruz | Travis Nunnally grabs the defensive rebound | 54-43 |
| 11:54 | California, Santa Cruz | Travis Nunnally makes the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Kurt French | 56-43 |
| 11:40 | Denison | Christopher Slape loses the dribble to Gregory Cull | 56-43 |
| 11:37 | California, Santa Cruz | Daniel Serna lays it in on a nice dish by Gregory Cull | 58-43 |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Daniel Serna (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gregory Cull (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kurt French (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Loren Buford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Travis Nunnally (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Kenneth Velarde (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Todd Schafer (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Noel Gagne (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Christopher Slape (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Woods (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Denison | Noel Gagne hits a jumper from close range on a great pass from Kenneth Velarde and he's fouled by Gregory Cull - foul #3 on Gregory Cull, team foul #3 | 58-45 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Darren Dubois (PG), James Neuhaus (SG), Jamie Moore (SF), Eddie Herrington (PF), James Jaramillo (C) Daniel Serna, Gregory Cull, Kurt French, Loren Buford, Travis Nunnally | |
| Subs | Denison | Robert Carter (PG), Brian Osterman (SG), Ronald Shelton (PF), Zachary Gale (C) Kenneth Velarde, Todd Schafer, Christopher Slape, Donald Woods | |
| 11:18 | Denison | Noel Gagne makes the free throw | 58-46 |
| 11:07 | California, Santa Cruz | James Neuhaus misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 58-46 |
| 11:05 | Denison | Robert Carter pulls down the rebound | 58-46 |
| 11:00 | Denison | Brian Osterman can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 58-46 |
| 10:59 | California, Santa Cruz | Jamie Moore gets the rebound | 58-46 |
| 10:47 | California, Santa Cruz | Darren Dubois drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Jamie Moore | 61-46 |
| 10:28 | Denison | Ronald Shelton misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-46 |
| 10:26 | California, Santa Cruz | Eddie Herrington grabs the board | 61-46 |
| 10:22 | California, Santa Cruz | James Neuhaus makes the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Darren Dubois | 63-46 |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:00 | Denison | Zachary Gale is called for traveling | 63-46 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Daniel Serna (PG), Travis Nunnally (C) Darren Dubois, James Jaramillo | |
| Subs | Denison | Kenneth Velarde (PG), Todd Schafer (SG) Robert Carter, Noel Gagne | |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:35 | California, Santa Cruz | James Neuhaus's pass is intercepted by Ronald Shelton | 63-46 |
| 09:24 | Denison | Eddie Herrington swats the shot by Todd Schafer | 63-46 |
| 09:22 | Denison | Zachary Gale gets the offensive rebound | 63-46 |
| 09:13 | Denison | Kenneth Velarde is hacked by Travis Nunnally - foul #2 on Travis Nunnally, team foul #4 | 63-46 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| Subs | Denison | Donald Woods (C) Zachary Gale | |
| 09:05 | Denison | Donald Woods double dribbles | 63-46 |
| 08:42 | California, Santa Cruz | Kenneth Velarde is called for the reach on Daniel Serna - foul #2 on Kenneth Velarde, team foul #5 | 63-46 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Darren Dubois (SG), Kurt French (SF), James Jaramillo (PF) James Neuhaus, Jamie Moore, Eddie Herrington | |
| Subs | Denison | Rodney Lindley (SF), Christopher Slape (PF) Brian Osterman, Ronald Shelton | |
| 08:24 | California, Santa Cruz | Kurt French is hacked by Christopher Slape - foul #1 on Christopher Slape, team foul #6 | 63-46 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| Subs | Denison | William Jefferson (SF) Todd Schafer | |
| 08:00 | California, Santa Cruz | Travis Nunnally lays it in on a nice dish by James Jaramillo | 65-46 |
| 07:41 | Denison | Rodney Lindley loses the ball out of bounds | 65-46 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | James Neuhaus (SG), Loren Buford (C) Daniel Serna, Travis Nunnally | |
| Subs | Denison | Robert Carter (PG), Noel Gagne (SF), Brian Osterman (PF), Zachary Gale (C) Kenneth Velarde, William Jefferson, Christopher Slape, Donald Woods | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Darren Dubois (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Neuhaus (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kurt French (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Jaramillo (fresh) 2 reb. C - Loren Buford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Robert Carter (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Rodney Lindley (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Noel Gagne (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Brian Osterman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Zachary Gale (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:16 | California, Santa Cruz | Kurt French misses the lay-in | 65-46 |
| 07:15 | Denison | Noel Gagne gets the rebound | 65-46 |
| 07:09 | Denison | Zachary Gale's layup is rejected by James Jaramillo | 65-46 |
| 07:07 | California, Santa Cruz | The rebound goes to James Jaramillo | 65-46 |
| 06:44 | California, Santa Cruz | Kurt French hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Darren Dubois and he's hacked by Robert Carter - foul #3 on Robert Carter, team foul #7 | 67-46 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Jamie Moore (SF), Eddie Herrington (PF) Darren Dubois, Loren Buford | |
| Subs | Denison | Kenneth Velarde (PG), Todd Schafer (SG), Ronald Shelton (PF) Robert Carter, Rodney Lindley, Brian Osterman | |
| 06:44 | California, Santa Cruz | Kurt French makes the free throw | 68-46 |
| 06:19 | Denison | Zachary Gale misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 68-46 |
| 06:18 | California, Santa Cruz | Eddie Herrington grabs the board | 68-46 |
| 05:51 | California, Santa Cruz | Kurt French lays it in on a nice dish by Eddie Herrington | 70-46 |
| 05:46 | Denison | Noel Gagne hits the finger roll set up by Todd Schafer | 70-48 |
| 05:38 | California, Santa Cruz | James Neuhaus misses short on a shot from the left side | 70-48 |
| 05:36 | California, Santa Cruz | Eddie Herrington grabs the offensive rebound | 70-48 |
| 05:13 | California, Santa Cruz | Eddie Herrington misses long on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Ronald Shelton - foul #3 on Ronald Shelton, team foul #8 | 70-48 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Darren Dubois (PG), Gregory Cull (SG), Loren Buford (SF), Ralph Lester (C) Kurt French, James Neuhaus, Jamie Moore, James Jaramillo | |
| Subs | Denison | Robert Carter (PG), Rodney Lindley (SG), William Jefferson (SF), Brian Osterman (PF), Christopher Slape (C) Kenneth Velarde, Todd Schafer, Noel Gagne, Ronald Shelton, Zachary Gale | |
| 05:13 | California, Santa Cruz | Eddie Herrington makes the 1st free throw | 71-48 |
| 05:13 | California, Santa Cruz | Eddie Herrington makes the 2nd free throw | 72-48 |
| 04:57 | Denison | Robert Carter is whistled for traveling | 72-48 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Kurt French (SF) Eddie Herrington | |
| Subs | Denison | | |
| 04:37 | California, Santa Cruz | Darren Dubois hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 72-48 |
| 04:36 | Denison | Christopher Slape gets the rebound | 72-48 |
| 04:19 | Denison | Gregory Cull is called for the reach on Rodney Lindley - foul #4 on Gregory Cull, team foul #5 | 72-48 |
| 04:12 | Denison | Christopher Slape misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 72-48 |
| 04:10 | Denison | Brian Osterman grabs the offensive rebound | 72-48 |
| 03:55 | Denison | Robert Carter can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 72-48 |
| 03:53 | Denison | The offensive rebound goes to William Jefferson | 72-48 |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:45 | Denison | Robert Carter buries a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Jefferson | 72-50 |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:20 | California, Santa Cruz | Rodney Lindley picks off the pass by Gregory Cull | 72-50 |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Darren Dubois (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gregory Cull (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Kurt French (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Loren Buford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ralph Lester (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denison | PG - Robert Carter (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Rodney Lindley (fresh) 2 reb. SF - William Jefferson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Osterman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Slape (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Denison | Brian Osterman misses long on a floater from the left wing | 72-50 |
| 03:13 | California, Santa Cruz | Loren Buford grabs the defensive rebound | 72-50 |
| 02:58 | California, Santa Cruz | Ralph Lester can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 72-50 |
| 02:56 | Denison | William Jefferson grabs the defensive rebound | 72-50 |
| 02:51 | Denison | Rodney Lindley misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 72-50 |
| 02:49 | California, Santa Cruz | Loren Buford grabs the board | 72-50 |
| 02:44 | California, Santa Cruz | Kurt French misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 72-50 |
| 02:43 | Denison | Robert Carter snags the defensive board | 72-50 |
| 02:27 | Denison | Robert Carter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 72-50 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | James Jaramillo (PF) Ralph Lester | |
| Subs | Denison | Albert Dull (PG), Zachary Gale (PF) Robert Carter, William Jefferson | |
| 02:04 | California, Santa Cruz | Gregory Cull's pass is intercepted by Albert Dull | 72-50 |
| 01:58 | Denison | Albert Dull is hacked by Kurt French - foul #2 on Kurt French, team foul #6 | 72-50 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| Subs | Denison | Robert Carter (PG) Albert Dull | |
| 01:45 | Denison | Brian Osterman blows the layup | 72-50 |
| 01:44 | Denison | Robert Carter tips it home | 72-52 |
| 01:18 | California, Santa Cruz | Robert Carter is called for the reach on Darren Dubois - foul #4 on Robert Carter, team foul #9 | 72-52 |
| 01:18 | California, Santa Cruz | Darren Dubois misses the 1st free throw | 72-52 |
| 01:18 | Denison | Zachary Gale grabs the board | 72-52 |
| 01:03 | Denison | Brian Osterman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 72-52 |
| 01:01 | Denison | Robert Carter grabs the offensive board | 72-52 |
| 00:49 | Denison | Robert Carter buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 72-55 |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:24 | California, Santa Cruz | Kurt French clanks a shot from the left wing | 72-55 |
| 00:23 | Denison | Zachary Gale gets the rebound | 72-55 |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denison | Denison is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Denison | Rodney Lindley knocks in the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Brian Osterman | 72-57 |
| 00:00 | California, Santa Cruz | Darren Dubois runs out the clock | 72-57 |