| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Wayne Heintzelman (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Ferguson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tony Overbeck (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Noble (fresh) 8 pts. C - William Federico (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | CSU, Eastbay | PG - George Shannon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rafael Sanders (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Matthew Martel (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Dennis Turner (fresh) C - George McBride (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | CSU, Eastbay | Matthew Martel inbounds the ball | 31-21 |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | CSU, Eastbay | CSU, Eastbay is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | CSU, Eastbay | Tony Overbeck denies the turnaround by Matthew Martel | 31-21 |
| 19:38 | California, Santa Cruz | Lawrence Noble grabs the board | 31-21 |
| 19:17 | California, Santa Cruz | Lawrence Noble scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Wayne Heintzelman | 33-21 |
| 19:02 | CSU, Eastbay | George Shannon knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Matthew Martel | 33-23 |
| 18:45 | California, Santa Cruz | George McBride steals the ball from Lawrence Noble | 33-23 |
| 18:16 | CSU, Eastbay | Dennis Turner clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-23 |
| 18:14 | CSU, Eastbay | George McBride hits the follow up shot | 33-25 |
| 17:46 | California, Santa Cruz | Wayne Heintzelman comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 33-25 |
| 17:44 | CSU, Eastbay | George McBride grabs the board | 33-25 |
| 17:23 | CSU, Eastbay | Matthew Martel knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Rafael Sanders | 33-28 |
| 16:54 | California, Santa Cruz | Paul Ferguson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-28 |
| 16:53 | California, Santa Cruz | William Federico tips it home | 35-28 |
| 16:43 | CSU, Eastbay | Rafael Sanders buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Matthew Martel | 35-31 |
| 16:16 | California, Santa Cruz | Lawrence Noble misses the floater from the right side | 35-31 |
| 16:14 | CSU, Eastbay | George Shannon grabs the defensive rebound | 35-31 |
| 16:08 | CSU, Eastbay | Wayne Heintzelman takes the ball from George McBride | 35-31 |
| 15:39 | California, Santa Cruz | Wayne Heintzelman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-31 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Michael Congdon (PG), Charles Holmes (SF), Eric Stevenson (PF), Jack Deakins (C) Wayne Heintzelman, Tony Overbeck, Lawrence Noble, William Federico | |
| Subs | CSU, Eastbay | Gregg McRavin (PG), Reginald Ross (SG), Scott Jones (SF), Louis Sokol (PF), Casey West (C) George Shannon, Rafael Sanders, Matthew Martel, Dennis Turner, George McBride | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Michael Congdon (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Paul Ferguson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Holmes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eric Stevenson (fresh) 1 pts. C - Jack Deakins (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | CSU, Eastbay | PG - Gregg McRavin (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Reginald Ross (fresh) SF - Scott Jones (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Louis Sokol (fresh) 2 reb. C - Casey West (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:21 | CSU, Eastbay | Gregg McRavin misses long on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Eric Stevenson - foul #1 on Eric Stevenson, team foul #1 | 35-31 |
| 15:21 | CSU, Eastbay | Gregg McRavin makes the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 15:21 | CSU, Eastbay | Gregg McRavin misses the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 15:21 | California, Santa Cruz | Jack Deakins grabs the defensive rebound | 35-32 |
| 14:56 | California, Santa Cruz | Charles Holmes misses long on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Scott Jones - foul #1 on Scott Jones, team foul #1 | 35-32 |
| 14:56 | California, Santa Cruz | Charles Holmes misses the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 14:56 | California, Santa Cruz | Charles Holmes misses the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 14:56 | California, Santa Cruz | Eric Stevenson grabs the offensive rebound | 35-32 |
| 14:34 | California, Santa Cruz | Charles Holmes is called for a charge - foul #2 on Charles Holmes, team foul #2 | 35-32 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| Subs | CSU, Eastbay | Dennis Turner (PF) Casey West | |
| 14:22 | CSU, Eastbay | Scott Jones hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 35-32 |
| 14:20 | CSU, Eastbay | Louis Sokol misses the tip | 35-32 |
| 14:18 | California, Santa Cruz | Charles Holmes gets the rebound | 35-32 |
| 13:49 | California, Santa Cruz | Paul Ferguson is fouled on the floor by Dennis Turner - foul #3 on Dennis Turner, team foul #2 | 35-32 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Tony Overbeck (SF) Charles Holmes | |
| Subs | CSU, Eastbay | George Shannon (PG), Rafael Sanders (SG) Reginald Ross, Scott Jones | |
| 13:21 | California, Santa Cruz | Paul Ferguson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-32 |
| 13:20 | CSU, Eastbay | Louis Sokol gets the rebound | 35-32 |
| 12:59 | CSU, Eastbay | George Shannon hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-32 |
| 12:57 | California, Santa Cruz | Jack Deakins pulls down the rebound | 35-32 |
| 12:35 | California, Santa Cruz | Eric Stevenson can't finish the layup | 35-32 |
| 12:34 | California, Santa Cruz | Eric Stevenson hits the follow up shot | 37-32 |
| 12:08 | CSU, Eastbay | George Shannon loses the dribble to Michael Congdon | 37-32 |
| 11:39 | California, Santa Cruz | Jack Deakins loses the dribble to George Shannon | 37-32 |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Michael Congdon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Paul Ferguson (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tony Overbeck (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Eric Stevenson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jack Deakins (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | CSU, Eastbay | PG - George Shannon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rafael Sanders (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregg McRavin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dennis Turner (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Louis Sokol (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:20 | CSU, Eastbay | George Shannon connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Dennis Turner | 37-35 |
| 10:51 | California, Santa Cruz | Gregg McRavin steals it from Tony Overbeck | 37-35 |
| 10:34 | CSU, Eastbay | Gregg McRavin misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 37-35 |
| 10:32 | California, Santa Cruz | Jack Deakins gets the rebound | 37-35 |
| 10:17 | California, Santa Cruz | Paul Ferguson is whistled for traveling | 37-35 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Wayne Heintzelman (PG), Larry Simpson (SG), Charles Holmes (SF), Lawrence Noble (PF), William Federico (C) Michael Congdon, Paul Ferguson, Tony Overbeck, Eric Stevenson, Jack Deakins | |
| Subs | CSU, Eastbay | Reginald Ross (PG), Scott Jones (SG), Matthew Martel (SF), Casey West (PF), George McBride (C) George Shannon, Rafael Sanders, Gregg McRavin, Dennis Turner, Louis Sokol | |
| 09:58 | CSU, Eastbay | Scott Jones can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by William Federico - foul #1 on William Federico, team foul #3 | 37-35 |
| 09:58 | CSU, Eastbay | Scott Jones misses the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 09:58 | CSU, Eastbay | Scott Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 09:29 | California, Santa Cruz | Lawrence Noble misses short on a jumper from close range | 37-36 |
| 09:28 | CSU, Eastbay | Casey West grabs the board | 37-36 |
| 09:20 | CSU, Eastbay | Wayne Heintzelman steals the ball from Matthew Martel | 37-36 |
| 09:08 | California, Santa Cruz | Charles Holmes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 37-36 |
| 09:06 | CSU, Eastbay | Scott Jones snags the defensive board | 37-36 |
| 08:58 | CSU, Eastbay | Scott Jones clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-36 |
| 08:56 | California, Santa Cruz | Lawrence Noble grabs the board | 37-36 |
| 08:31 | California, Santa Cruz | Lawrence Noble loses the dribble to George McBride | 37-36 |
| 08:03 | CSU, Eastbay | Wayne Heintzelman steps in front of the Reginald Ross pass | 37-36 |
| 07:41 | California, Santa Cruz | Reginald Ross is called for the reach on Wayne Heintzelman - foul #2 on Reginald Ross, team foul #3 | 37-36 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Tony Overbeck (SF), Jack Deakins (C) Charles Holmes, William Federico | |
| Subs | CSU, Eastbay | George Shannon (PG), Rafael Sanders (SG), Dennis Turner (PF) Reginald Ross, Scott Jones, Casey West | |
| 07:20 | California, Santa Cruz | Lawrence Noble buries a floater from the baseline | 39-36 |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Wayne Heintzelman (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Larry Simpson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Tony Overbeck (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Noble (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Jack Deakins (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | CSU, Eastbay | PG - George Shannon (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rafael Sanders (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Martel (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Dennis Turner (fresh) 3 pf. C - George McBride (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:09 | CSU, Eastbay | George McBride misses the jumpshot from the left side | 39-36 |
| 07:07 | California, Santa Cruz | Jack Deakins grabs the board | 39-36 |
| 06:48 | California, Santa Cruz | Wayne Heintzelman misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-36 |
| 06:46 | CSU, Eastbay | Dennis Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 39-36 |
| 06:35 | CSU, Eastbay | George McBride hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Jack Deakins - foul #2 on Jack Deakins, team foul #4 | 39-36 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Michael Congdon (PG), Paul Ferguson (SG), Eric Stevenson (PF), William Federico (C) Wayne Heintzelman, Larry Simpson, Lawrence Noble, Jack Deakins | |
| Subs | CSU, Eastbay | Gregg McRavin (SF) Matthew Martel | |
| 06:35 | CSU, Eastbay | George McBride makes the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 06:35 | CSU, Eastbay | George McBride makes the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 06:16 | California, Santa Cruz | Michael Congdon makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Tony Overbeck | 41-38 |
| 05:47 | CSU, Eastbay | Gregg McRavin knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by George Shannon | 41-40 |
| 05:31 | California, Santa Cruz | Paul Ferguson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-40 |
| 05:29 | California, Santa Cruz | Eric Stevenson gets the offensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 05:14 | California, Santa Cruz | Paul Ferguson scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-40 |
| 04:48 | CSU, Eastbay | George Shannon comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 44-40 |
| 04:46 | CSU, Eastbay | George McBride snags the offensive board | 44-40 |
| 04:38 | CSU, Eastbay | Rafael Sanders makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-43 |
| 04:14 | California, Santa Cruz | George McBride is called for the reach on William Federico - foul #1 on George McBride, team foul #4 | 44-43 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Wayne Heintzelman (PG), Larry Simpson (SG), Charles Holmes (SF), Lawrence Noble (PF), Jack Deakins (C) Michael Congdon, Paul Ferguson, Tony Overbeck, Eric Stevenson, William Federico | |
| Subs | CSU, Eastbay | Reginald Ross (SG), Matthew Martel (SF), Louis Sokol (C) George Shannon, Rafael Sanders, George McBride | |
| 03:49 | California, Santa Cruz | Lawrence Noble misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Louis Sokol - foul #1 on Louis Sokol, team foul #5 | 44-43 |
| 03:49 | California, Santa Cruz | Lawrence Noble makes the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 03:49 | California, Santa Cruz | Lawrence Noble misses the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 03:49 | CSU, Eastbay | Dennis Turner snags the defensive board | 45-43 |
| 03:27 | CSU, Eastbay | Dennis Turner hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Gregg McRavin | 45-46 |
| 03:00 | California, Santa Cruz | Lawrence Noble hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket but he's fouled by Reginald Ross - foul #3 on Reginald Ross, team foul #6 | 45-46 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Paul Ferguson (SG) Larry Simpson | |
| Subs | CSU, Eastbay | George Shannon (PG), Rafael Sanders (SG), Casey West (C) Gregg McRavin, Reginald Ross, Dennis Turner | |
| 03:00 | California, Santa Cruz | Lawrence Noble makes the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 03:00 | California, Santa Cruz | Lawrence Noble misses the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 03:00 | CSU, Eastbay | The rebound goes to Louis Sokol | 46-46 |
| 03:00 | CSU, Eastbay | CSU, Eastbay calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-46 |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Wayne Heintzelman (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Paul Ferguson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Holmes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lawrence Noble (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. C - Jack Deakins (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | CSU, Eastbay | PG - George Shannon (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rafael Sanders (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Martel (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Louis Sokol (fresh) 5 reb. C - Casey West (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:45 | CSU, Eastbay | Rafael Sanders drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from George Shannon | 46-49 |
| 02:45 | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-49 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Tony Overbeck (SF), William Federico (C) Charles Holmes, Jack Deakins | |
| Subs | CSU, Eastbay | Dennis Turner (PF), George McBride (C) Louis Sokol, Casey West | |
| 02:26 | California, Santa Cruz | William Federico misses the lay-in | 46-49 |
| 02:24 | CSU, Eastbay | Dennis Turner grabs the board | 46-49 |
| 02:16 | CSU, Eastbay | George Shannon double dribbles | 46-49 |
| 01:58 | California, Santa Cruz | Lawrence Noble drills a floater near the basket on a great pass from Wayne Heintzelman | 48-49 |
| 01:38 | CSU, Eastbay | Matthew Martel misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 48-49 |
| 01:37 | California, Santa Cruz | Lawrence Noble gets the rebound | 48-49 |
| 01:08 | California, Santa Cruz | William Federico banks in the layup on a great pass from Wayne Heintzelman | 50-49 |
| 01:02 | CSU, Eastbay | Paul Ferguson is called for the reach on Rafael Sanders - foul #2 on Paul Ferguson, team foul #5 | 50-49 |
| 00:44 | CSU, Eastbay | Dennis Turner misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 50-49 |
| 00:42 | California, Santa Cruz | Lawrence Noble pulls down the rebound | 50-49 |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | CSU, Eastbay | CSU, Eastbay is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:16 | California, Santa Cruz | Paul Ferguson misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 50-49 |
| 00:15 | CSU, Eastbay | Dennis Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 50-49 |
| 00:08 | CSU, Eastbay | George McBride hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 50-49 |
| 00:06 | California, Santa Cruz | Tony Overbeck grabs the board | 50-49 |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | CSU, Eastbay | CSU, Eastbay is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:04 | California, Santa Cruz | Tony Overbeck is fouled in the backcourt by George Shannon - foul #2 on George Shannon, team foul #7 | 50-49 |
| 00:04 | California, Santa Cruz | Tony Overbeck misses the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 00:04 | CSU, Eastbay | George McBride grabs the defensive rebound | 50-49 |
| 00:04 | CSU, Eastbay | CSU, Eastbay calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-49 |
| 00:00 | CSU, Eastbay | Matthew Martel comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 50-49 |