| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Wayne Heintzelman (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Paul Ferguson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Tony Overbeck (fresh) PF - Lawrence Noble (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - William Federico (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | CMHMS | PG - Ray Horne (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roy Barlow (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Armstrong (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Dembowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - John Adkins (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | California, Santa Cruz | Tony Overbeck inbounds the ball | 18-29 |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | CMHMS | CMHMS is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:45 | California, Santa Cruz | Wayne Heintzelman hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Ferguson | 21-29 |
| 19:23 | CMHMS | Roy Barlow misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 21-29 |
| 19:22 | California, Santa Cruz | Tony Overbeck pulls down the rebound | 21-29 |
| 18:53 | California, Santa Cruz | William Federico misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Brian Dembowski - foul #1 on Brian Dembowski, team foul #1 | 21-29 |
| 18:53 | California, Santa Cruz | William Federico makes the 1st free throw | 22-29 |
| 18:53 | California, Santa Cruz | William Federico makes the 2nd free throw | 23-29 |
| 18:37 | CMHMS | Roy Barlow's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-29 |
| 18:08 | California, Santa Cruz | Lawrence Noble scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Wayne Heintzelman | 25-29 |
| 17:51 | CMHMS | Roy Barlow misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 25-29 |
| 17:50 | California, Santa Cruz | Tony Overbeck snags the defensive board | 25-29 |
| 17:21 | California, Santa Cruz | Wayne Heintzelman works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by George Armstrong - foul #1 on George Armstrong, team foul #2 | 25-29 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Eric Stevenson (PF), Jack Deakins (C) Lawrence Noble, William Federico | |
| Subs | CMHMS | Mark Lenihan (SF), Carl Smith (C) George Armstrong, John Adkins | |
| 17:21 | California, Santa Cruz | Wayne Heintzelman makes the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 17:21 | California, Santa Cruz | Wayne Heintzelman makes the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 16:59 | CMHMS | The short jumper by Roy Barlow is denied by Jack Deakins | 27-29 |
| 16:57 | California, Santa Cruz | Jack Deakins snags the defensive board | 27-29 |
| 16:38 | California, Santa Cruz | Ray Horne is called for the reach on Wayne Heintzelman - foul #1 on Ray Horne, team foul #3 | 27-29 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Michael Congdon (PG), Larry Simpson (SG), Ralph Richardson (SF) Wayne Heintzelman, Paul Ferguson, Tony Overbeck | |
| Subs | CMHMS | Lane Carroll (PG), Daniel Blom (SG), Glenn Walker (PF) Ray Horne, Roy Barlow, Brian Dembowski | |
| 16:23 | California, Santa Cruz | Michael Congdon is fouled on the floor by Lane Carroll - foul #1 on Lane Carroll, team foul #4 | 27-29 |
| 16:03 | California, Santa Cruz | Michael Congdon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-29 |
| 16:03 | CMHMS | The refs have stopped play. Lane Carroll is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 27-29 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | William Federico (C) Jack Deakins | |
| Subs | CMHMS | Ray Horne (PG), George Armstrong (SF), John Adkins (C) Lane Carroll, Mark Lenihan, Carl Smith | |
| 15:42 | CMHMS | Glenn Walker is hacked by Eric Stevenson - foul #1 on Eric Stevenson, team foul #1 | 27-29 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Charles Holmes (SF) Ralph Richardson | |
| Subs | CMHMS | Roy Barlow (SG), Brian Dembowski (PF) Daniel Blom, Glenn Walker | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Michael Congdon (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Larry Simpson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charles Holmes (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Eric Stevenson (fresh) C - William Federico (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | CMHMS | PG - Ray Horne (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roy Barlow (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Armstrong (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Dembowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - John Adkins (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:31 | CMHMS | George Armstrong scores on a shot from the left wing | 27-31 |
| 15:05 | California, Santa Cruz | Charles Holmes scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Larry Simpson | 29-31 |
| 14:48 | CMHMS | Ray Horne misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 29-31 |
| 14:47 | California, Santa Cruz | The rebound goes to Charles Holmes | 29-31 |
| 14:40 | California, Santa Cruz | Larry Simpson is hacked by Roy Barlow - foul #2 on Roy Barlow, team foul #5 | 29-31 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Wayne Heintzelman (PG), Paul Ferguson (SG), Tony Overbeck (SF), Lawrence Noble (PF) Michael Congdon, Larry Simpson, Charles Holmes, Eric Stevenson | |
| Subs | CMHMS | Daniel Blom (PG) Ray Horne | |
| 14:16 | California, Santa Cruz | Paul Ferguson is fouled on the floor by Brian Dembowski - foul #2 on Brian Dembowski, team foul #6 | 29-31 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| Subs | CMHMS | Carl Smith (C) John Adkins | |
| 13:50 | California, Santa Cruz | Paul Ferguson steps out of bounds on the baseline | 29-31 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Jack Deakins (C) William Federico | |
| Subs | CMHMS | Ray Horne (PG), Mark Lenihan (SF) Roy Barlow, George Armstrong | |
| 13:38 | CMHMS | Ray Horne is whistled for a carry | 29-31 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| Subs | CMHMS | Glenn Walker (PF) Brian Dembowski | |
| 13:26 | California, Santa Cruz | Paul Ferguson connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 32-31 |
| 13:09 | CMHMS | Glenn Walker hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Lawrence Noble - foul #1 on Lawrence Noble, team foul #2 | 32-31 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| Subs | CMHMS | John Adkins (C) Carl Smith | |
| 13:09 | CMHMS | Glenn Walker makes the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 13:09 | CMHMS | Glenn Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 13:09 | California, Santa Cruz | The rebound goes to Lawrence Noble | 32-32 |
| 12:46 | California, Santa Cruz | Lawrence Noble makes the jumper from just outside the lane | 34-32 |
| 12:22 | CMHMS | Glenn Walker buries a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Ray Horne | 34-34 |
| 11:53 | California, Santa Cruz | Wayne Heintzelman connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Paul Ferguson | 36-34 |
| 11:37 | CMHMS | Daniel Blom clanks a turnaround from close range | 36-34 |
| 11:35 | California, Santa Cruz | Lawrence Noble grabs the defensive rebound | 36-34 |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Wayne Heintzelman (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Ferguson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Tony Overbeck (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Lawrence Noble (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Jack Deakins (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | CMHMS | PG - Ray Horne (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Blom (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Mark Lenihan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Glenn Walker (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Adkins (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:07 | California, Santa Cruz | Wayne Heintzelman is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-34 |
| 11:05 | CMHMS | Glenn Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 10:44 | CMHMS | John Adkins is hacked by Jack Deakins - foul #1 on Jack Deakins, team foul #3 | 36-34 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Michael Congdon (PG), Larry Simpson (SG), Charles Holmes (SF), Eric Stevenson (PF), William Federico (C) Wayne Heintzelman, Paul Ferguson, Tony Overbeck, Lawrence Noble, Jack Deakins | |
| Subs | CMHMS | Lane Carroll (PG), Roy Barlow (SG), George Armstrong (SF), Brian Dembowski (PF), Carl Smith (C) Ray Horne, Daniel Blom, Mark Lenihan, Glenn Walker, John Adkins | |
| 10:25 | CMHMS | William Federico is called for the reach on Brian Dembowski - foul #1 on William Federico, team foul #4 | 36-34 |
| 10:18 | CMHMS | George Armstrong throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-34 |
| 10:02 | California, Santa Cruz | Larry Simpson is called for traveling | 36-34 |
| 09:42 | CMHMS | Roy Barlow banks in the layup and he's hacked by Larry Simpson - foul #1 on Larry Simpson, team foul #5 | 36-36 |
| 09:42 | CMHMS | Roy Barlow misses the free throw | 36-36 |
| 09:42 | CMHMS | George Armstrong pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-36 |
| 09:30 | CMHMS | Roy Barlow misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Eric Stevenson - foul #2 on Eric Stevenson, team foul #6 | 36-36 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| Subs | CMHMS | Ray Horne (PG) Lane Carroll | |
| 09:30 | CMHMS | Roy Barlow makes the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 09:30 | CMHMS | Roy Barlow makes the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 09:09 | California, Santa Cruz | Eric Stevenson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-38 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Wayne Heintzelman (PG), Tony Overbeck (SF) Michael Congdon, Charles Holmes | |
| Subs | CMHMS | John Adkins (C) Carl Smith | |
| 08:53 | CMHMS | William Federico swats the layup by George Armstrong | 36-38 |
| 08:52 | California, Santa Cruz | Larry Simpson grabs the board | 36-38 |
| 08:30 | California, Santa Cruz | William Federico's pass is intercepted by George Armstrong | 36-38 |
| 08:15 | CMHMS | Brian Dembowski buries a shot from the baseline | 36-40 |
| 07:54 | California, Santa Cruz | Larry Simpson banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Wayne Heintzelman | 38-40 |
| 07:37 | CMHMS | George Armstrong hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 38-40 |
| 07:35 | California, Santa Cruz | Eric Stevenson grabs the defensive rebound | 38-40 |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Wayne Heintzelman (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Simpson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tony Overbeck (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Eric Stevenson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - William Federico (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | CMHMS | PG - Ray Horne (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roy Barlow (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Armstrong (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brian Dembowski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - John Adkins (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:17 | California, Santa Cruz | William Federico can't throw it down | 38-40 |
| 07:15 | CMHMS | The rebound goes to Roy Barlow | 38-40 |
| 06:53 | CMHMS | Brian Dembowski can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Tony Overbeck - foul #3 on Tony Overbeck, team foul #7 | 38-40 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Michael Congdon (PG), Paul Ferguson (SG), Charles Holmes (SF), Lawrence Noble (PF), Jack Deakins (C) Wayne Heintzelman, Larry Simpson, Tony Overbeck, Eric Stevenson, William Federico | |
| Subs | CMHMS | Lane Carroll (PG), Daniel Blom (SG), Mark Lenihan (SF), Carl Smith (C) Ray Horne, Roy Barlow, George Armstrong, John Adkins | |
| 06:53 | CMHMS | Brian Dembowski misses the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 06:53 | CMHMS | Brian Dembowski misses the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| 06:53 | California, Santa Cruz | Lawrence Noble pulls down the rebound | 38-40 |
| 06:31 | California, Santa Cruz | Paul Ferguson is called for traveling | 38-40 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| Subs | CMHMS | Glenn Walker (PF) Brian Dembowski | |
| 06:18 | CMHMS | Glenn Walker travels with the ball | 38-40 |
| 05:55 | California, Santa Cruz | Lane Carroll takes the ball from Michael Congdon | 38-40 |
| 05:51 | CMHMS | Daniel Blom can't finish the layup | 38-40 |
| 05:50 | CMHMS | Carl Smith tips it home | 38-42 |
| 05:26 | California, Santa Cruz | Lawrence Noble misses the lay-in | 38-42 |
| 05:25 | CMHMS | Carl Smith gets the rebound | 38-42 |
| 05:20 | CMHMS | Daniel Blom loses the dribble to Jack Deakins | 38-42 |
| 04:52 | California, Santa Cruz | Michael Congdon connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jack Deakins | 40-42 |
| 04:52 | CMHMS | CMHMS calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 40-42 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Wayne Heintzelman (PG), Tony Overbeck (SF), William Federico (C) Michael Congdon, Charles Holmes, Jack Deakins | |
| Subs | CMHMS | Ray Horne (PG), Roy Barlow (SG), George Armstrong (SF), Brian Dembowski (PF), John Adkins (C) Lane Carroll, Daniel Blom, Mark Lenihan, Glenn Walker, Carl Smith | |
| 04:30 | CMHMS | Roy Barlow can't finish the layup | 40-42 |
| 04:28 | CMHMS | Brian Dembowski hits the follow up shot | 40-44 |
| 03:59 | California, Santa Cruz | George Armstrong swats the shot by William Federico | 40-44 |
| 03:57 | CMHMS | George Armstrong gets the rebound | 40-44 |
| 03:42 | CMHMS | Brian Dembowski hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 40-44 |
| 03:40 | CMHMS | Roy Barlow tips it back up and in | 40-46 |
| 03:16 | California, Santa Cruz | William Federico makes the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Lawrence Noble | 42-46 |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Wayne Heintzelman (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Ferguson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Tony Overbeck (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Lawrence Noble (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - William Federico (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | CMHMS | PG - Ray Horne (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roy Barlow (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Armstrong (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Brian Dembowski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - John Adkins (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:02 | CMHMS | Roy Barlow scores on a shot from the right side | 42-48 |
| 02:33 | California, Santa Cruz | Lawrence Noble misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 42-48 |
| 02:31 | CMHMS | George Armstrong pulls down the rebound | 42-48 |
| 02:25 | CMHMS | Brian Dembowski can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 42-48 |
| 02:24 | CMHMS | Roy Barlow can't tip it in | 42-48 |
| 02:22 | CMHMS | John Adkins snags the offensive board | 42-48 |
| 02:14 | CMHMS | Roy Barlow is fouled on the floor by Paul Ferguson - foul #3 on Paul Ferguson, team foul #8 | 42-48 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Eric Stevenson (PF) Lawrence Noble | |
| Subs | CMHMS | | |
| 02:14 | CMHMS | Roy Barlow makes the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 02:14 | CMHMS | Roy Barlow makes the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | CMHMS | CMHMS is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 01:54 | California, Santa Cruz | Paul Ferguson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-50 |
| 01:52 | CMHMS | Ray Horne gets the rebound | 42-50 |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | CMHMS | CMHMS is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 01:38 | CMHMS | George Armstrong misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 42-50 |
| 01:36 | California, Santa Cruz | Tony Overbeck grabs the defensive rebound | 42-50 |
| 01:30 | California, Santa Cruz | Brian Dembowski swats the short shot by Eric Stevenson | 42-50 |
| 01:29 | California, Santa Cruz | William Federico tips it back up and in | 44-50 |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | CMHMS | CMHMS is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 01:14 | CMHMS | Roy Barlow buries a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Ray Horne | 44-52 |
| 00:58 | California, Santa Cruz | John Adkins picks off the pass by Tony Overbeck | 44-52 |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | CMHMS | CMHMS is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:56 | CMHMS | Brian Dembowski is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Ferguson - foul #4 on Paul Ferguson, team foul #9 | 44-52 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Lawrence Noble (PF) Eric Stevenson | |
| Subs | CMHMS | | |
| 00:56 | CMHMS | Brian Dembowski makes the 1st free throw | 44-53 |
| 00:56 | CMHMS | Brian Dembowski makes the 2nd free throw | 44-54 |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | CMHMS | CMHMS is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:52 | California, Santa Cruz | Lawrence Noble hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 44-54 |
| 00:50 | California, Santa Cruz | The offensive rebound goes to Tony Overbeck | 44-54 |
| 00:48 | California, Santa Cruz | Paul Ferguson misses long on a 3 from straight away | 44-54 |
| 00:47 | CMHMS | John Adkins snags the defensive board | 44-54 |
| 00:45 | CMHMS | Paul Ferguson is called for the reach on John Adkins in the backcourt - foul #5 on Paul Ferguson, team foul #10 | 44-54 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Larry Simpson (SG) Paul Ferguson | |
| Subs | CMHMS | Lane Carroll (PG), Daniel Blom (SG), Mark Lenihan (SF), George Cahoon (PF) Ray Horne, Roy Barlow, George Armstrong, Brian Dembowski | |
| 00:45 | CMHMS | John Adkins makes the 1st free throw | 44-55 |
| 00:45 | CMHMS | John Adkins makes the 2nd free throw | 44-56 |
| 00:40 | California, Santa Cruz | Larry Simpson misses the jump hook from the left block | 44-56 |
| 00:39 | CMHMS | Mark Lenihan grabs the board | 44-56 |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | CMHMS | CMHMS is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:15 | CMHMS | Daniel Blom lays it up and in set up by Lane Carroll | 44-58 |
| 00:11 | California, Santa Cruz | Larry Simpson is whistled for a carry | 44-58 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| Subs | CMHMS | Glenn Walker (PF), Carl Smith (C) George Cahoon, John Adkins | |
| 00:00 | CMHMS | Lane Carroll runs out the clock | 44-58 |