| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Jerome Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ricky Winnett (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Messersmith (fresh) PF - Jason Torrence (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Lee Penney (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - Danny Brown (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Chuck Ramsey (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Andrew Leighty (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Fountain (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Fitzgerald (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Whittier | Andrew Leighty inbounds the ball | 33-22 |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Whittier | Whittier is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Whittier | Danny Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-22 |
| 19:27 | California, Santa Cruz | Christopher Messersmith misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 33-22 |
| 19:25 | Whittier | William Fountain snags the defensive board | 33-22 |
| 19:15 | Whittier | Danny Brown misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-22 |
| 19:14 | California, Santa Cruz | Lee Penney grabs the board | 33-22 |
| 18:58 | California, Santa Cruz | Christopher Messersmith makes the fadeaway near the basket | 35-22 |
| 18:44 | Whittier | Dennis Fitzgerald lays it up and in set up by Danny Brown | 35-24 |
| 18:17 | California, Santa Cruz | Ricky Winnett comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-24 |
| 18:15 | Whittier | The rebound goes to Andrew Leighty | 35-24 |
| 17:57 | Whittier | Ricky Winnett is called for the reach on Chuck Ramsey - foul #2 on Ricky Winnett, team foul #1 | 35-24 |
| 17:46 | Whittier | Dennis Fitzgerald drills a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by William Fountain | 35-26 |
| 17:25 | California, Santa Cruz | Andrew Leighty steals the ball from Jason Torrence | 35-26 |
| 17:13 | Whittier | William Fountain clanks a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Lee Penney - foul #2 on Lee Penney, team foul #2 | 35-26 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| Subs | Whittier | Thomas Daniell (C) Dennis Fitzgerald | |
| 17:13 | Whittier | William Fountain makes the 1st free throw | 35-27 |
| 17:13 | Whittier | William Fountain makes the 2nd free throw | 35-28 |
| 16:54 | California, Santa Cruz | Jerome Lee misses the floater from just outside the lane | 35-28 |
| 16:53 | Whittier | The rebound goes to William Fountain | 35-28 |
| 16:28 | Whittier | Chuck Ramsey misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 35-28 |
| 16:27 | California, Santa Cruz | Jerome Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 35-28 |
| 16:20 | California, Santa Cruz | Danny Brown steps in front of the Christopher Messersmith pass | 35-28 |
| 16:09 | Whittier | William Fountain misses the lay-in | 35-28 |
| 16:08 | Whittier | Chuck Ramsey tips it home | 35-30 |
| 15:48 | California, Santa Cruz | Christopher Messersmith misses long on a floater near the basket | 35-30 |
| 15:47 | Whittier | Thomas Daniell grabs the defensive rebound | 35-30 |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Jerome Lee (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ricky Winnett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Messersmith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jason Torrence (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Lee Penney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - Danny Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Chuck Ramsey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Leighty (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - William Fountain (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Daniell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Whittier | Thomas Daniell knocks in the floater in the paint | 35-32 |
| 15:18 | California, Santa Cruz | Jason Torrence misses the 3 from the left wing | 35-32 |
| 15:16 | Whittier | William Fountain grabs the board | 35-32 |
| 14:55 | Whittier | Danny Brown knocks in the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by William Fountain | 35-34 |
| 14:26 | California, Santa Cruz | Jerome Lee misses badly on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Danny Brown - foul #2 on Danny Brown, team foul #1 | 35-34 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Robert Riddell (SG), Jerry Blanding (SF), Dan Crosland (PF), Stephen Matheson (C) Ricky Winnett, Christopher Messersmith, Jason Torrence, Lee Penney | |
| Subs | Whittier | Michael Witt (PG), Daniel Starks (SG), John Edward (PF), Dennis Fitzgerald (C) Danny Brown, Chuck Ramsey, Andrew Leighty, William Fountain | |
| 14:26 | California, Santa Cruz | Jerome Lee makes the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 14:26 | California, Santa Cruz | Jerome Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 14:26 | Whittier | John Edward grabs the board | 36-34 |
| 14:06 | Whittier | Daniel Starks is fouled on the floor by Robert Riddell - foul #2 on Robert Riddell, team foul #3 | 36-34 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Tony Smith (PG) Jerome Lee | |
| Subs | Whittier | Stephen Lam (PF) Thomas Daniell | |
| 13:50 | Whittier | Michael Witt misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 36-34 |
| 13:48 | California, Santa Cruz | The rebound goes to Robert Riddell | 36-34 |
| 13:34 | California, Santa Cruz | Dan Crosland hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-34 |
| 13:32 | Whittier | Dennis Fitzgerald snags the defensive board | 36-34 |
| 13:06 | Whittier | Stephen Lam connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Witt | 36-37 |
| 12:58 | California, Santa Cruz | Jerry Blanding hits a floater from the free throw line set up by Dan Crosland and the foul's on John Edward - foul #1 on John Edward, team foul #2 | 38-37 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| Subs | Whittier | Andrew Leighty (SF), Thomas Daniell (PF) John Edward, Stephen Lam | |
| 12:58 | California, Santa Cruz | Jerry Blanding makes the free throw | 39-37 |
| 12:37 | Whittier | Dennis Fitzgerald misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 39-37 |
| 12:35 | California, Santa Cruz | The rebound goes to Robert Riddell | 39-37 |
| 12:17 | California, Santa Cruz | Stephen Matheson banks in the layup | 41-37 |
| 11:58 | Whittier | Daniel Starks knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 41-39 |
| 11:39 | California, Santa Cruz | Dan Crosland scores on a shot from the left side set up by Stephen Matheson | 43-39 |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Tony Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Riddell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jerry Blanding (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dan Crosland (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Matheson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - Michael Witt (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Daniel Starks (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Leighty (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Thomas Daniell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Fitzgerald (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Whittier | Dennis Fitzgerald hits the finger roll | 43-41 |
| 11:18 | California, Santa Cruz | Stephen Matheson misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-41 |
| 11:16 | California, Santa Cruz | Stephen Matheson grabs the offensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 10:55 | California, Santa Cruz | Jerry Blanding is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Jerry Blanding, team foul #4 | 43-41 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Jerome Lee (PG), Ricky Winnett (SG), Christopher Messersmith (SF), Jason Torrence (PF), Lee Penney (C) Tony Smith, Robert Riddell, Jerry Blanding, Dan Crosland, Stephen Matheson | |
| Subs | Whittier | Danny Brown (PG), Chuck Ramsey (SG), William Fountain (PF), John Edward (C) Michael Witt, Daniel Starks, Thomas Daniell, Dennis Fitzgerald | |
| 10:38 | Whittier | Danny Brown can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-41 |
| 10:36 | Whittier | Andrew Leighty grabs the offensive board | 43-41 |
| 10:23 | Whittier | John Edward misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-41 |
| 10:21 | California, Santa Cruz | Jerome Lee grabs the board | 43-41 |
| 10:02 | California, Santa Cruz | Jason Torrence can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 43-41 |
| 10:00 | California, Santa Cruz | Jerome Lee gets the offensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 09:45 | California, Santa Cruz | Jerome Lee scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Christopher Messersmith | 45-41 |
| 09:27 | Whittier | Andrew Leighty can't connect on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Jerome Lee - foul #3 on Jerome Lee, team foul #5 | 45-41 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| Subs | Whittier | Thomas Daniell (C) John Edward | |
| 09:27 | Whittier | Andrew Leighty makes the 1st free throw | 45-42 |
| 09:27 | Whittier | Andrew Leighty makes the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 09:14 | California, Santa Cruz | Jason Torrence hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-43 |
| 09:13 | California, Santa Cruz | Lee Penney misses the tip | 45-43 |
| 09:12 | Whittier | The rebound goes to William Fountain | 45-43 |
| 09:08 | Whittier | Andrew Leighty banks in the layup on a great pass from Danny Brown | 45-45 |
| 08:59 | California, Santa Cruz | Thomas Daniell is called for the reach on Lee Penney - foul #1 on Thomas Daniell, team foul #3 | 45-45 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| Subs | Whittier | Dennis Fitzgerald (C) Andrew Leighty | |
| 08:37 | California, Santa Cruz | Christopher Messersmith connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Jerome Lee | 48-45 |
| 08:26 | Whittier | Chuck Ramsey hits a turnaround from close range set up by Danny Brown | 48-47 |
| 08:10 | California, Santa Cruz | Jerome Lee's floater is knocked away by Dennis Fitzgerald | 48-47 |
| 08:09 | Whittier | Thomas Daniell grabs the defensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 07:48 | Whittier | William Fountain is hacked by Jerome Lee - foul #4 on Jerome Lee, team foul #6 | 48-47 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Tony Smith (PG), Robert Riddell (SG), Jerry Blanding (SF), Dan Crosland (PF), Stephen Matheson (C) Jerome Lee, Ricky Winnett, Christopher Messersmith, Jason Torrence, Lee Penney | |
| Subs | Whittier | Michael Witt (PG), Daniel Starks (SG) Danny Brown, Chuck Ramsey | |
| 07:25 | Whittier | William Fountain hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 48-47 |
| 07:24 | Whittier | Dennis Fitzgerald snags the offensive board | 48-47 |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Tony Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Riddell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jerry Blanding (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dan Crosland (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Matheson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - Michael Witt (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Daniel Starks (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Daniell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Fountain (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Dennis Fitzgerald (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:02 | Whittier | Tony Smith is called for the reach on William Fountain - foul #2 on Tony Smith, team foul #7 | 48-47 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| Subs | Whittier | Andrew Leighty (SF), John Edward (C) Thomas Daniell, Dennis Fitzgerald | |
| 07:02 | Whittier | William Fountain makes the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 07:02 | Whittier | William Fountain makes the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 06:47 | California, Santa Cruz | Robert Riddell knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Tony Smith | 50-49 |
| 06:30 | Whittier | Andrew Leighty misses the floater from the right block but the foul's on Jerry Blanding - foul #2 on Jerry Blanding, team foul #8 | 50-49 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Ricky Winnett (SG), Christopher Messersmith (SF), Jason Torrence (PF), Lee Penney (C) Robert Riddell, Jerry Blanding, Dan Crosland, Stephen Matheson | |
| Subs | Whittier | Danny Brown (PG), Chuck Ramsey (SG), Stephen Lam (C) Michael Witt, Daniel Starks, William Fountain | |
| 06:30 | Whittier | Andrew Leighty misses the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 06:30 | Whittier | Andrew Leighty makes the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 06:10 | California, Santa Cruz | Ricky Winnett hits a floater from the right block on a great pass from Christopher Messersmith | 52-50 |
| 05:55 | Whittier | Andrew Leighty makes the floater from the left block set up by John Edward | 52-52 |
| 05:34 | California, Santa Cruz | Lee Penney misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 52-52 |
| 05:33 | Whittier | Andrew Leighty gets the rebound | 52-52 |
| 05:09 | Whittier | Andrew Leighty drills a jump hook from the left block set up by Danny Brown and he's fouled by Lee Penney - foul #3 on Lee Penney, team foul #9 | 52-54 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Jerome Lee (PG) Tony Smith | |
| Subs | Whittier | Thomas Daniell (PF), Dennis Fitzgerald (C) John Edward, Stephen Lam | |
| 05:09 | Whittier | Andrew Leighty makes the free throw | 52-55 |
| 05:00 | California, Santa Cruz | Lee Penney comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 52-55 |
| 04:58 | Whittier | Thomas Daniell pulls down the rebound | 52-55 |
| 04:33 | Whittier | Lee Penney steals it from Dennis Fitzgerald | 52-55 |
| 04:25 | California, Santa Cruz | Lee Penney hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 52-55 |
| 04:23 | Whittier | Thomas Daniell pulls down the rebound | 52-55 |
| 04:06 | Whittier | Danny Brown is hacked by Jerome Lee - foul #5 on Jerome Lee, team foul #10 | 52-55 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Brian Jenkins (PG), Robert Riddell (SG), Jerry Blanding (SF), Dan Crosland (PF), Stephen Matheson (C) Jerome Lee, Ricky Winnett, Christopher Messersmith, Jason Torrence, Lee Penney | |
| Subs | Whittier | Michael Witt (SG), William Fountain (PF) Chuck Ramsey, Thomas Daniell | |
| 04:06 | Whittier | Danny Brown misses the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 04:06 | Whittier | Danny Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 04:06 | California, Santa Cruz | Dan Crosland snags the defensive board | 52-55 |
| 03:59 | California, Santa Cruz | Brian Jenkins is hacked by Michael Witt - foul #1 on Michael Witt, team foul #4 | 52-55 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Tony Smith (PG) Brian Jenkins | |
| Subs | Whittier | Daniel Starks (SG) Danny Brown | |
| 03:45 | California, Santa Cruz | Tony Smith knocks in the turnaround in the lane set up by Jerry Blanding | 54-55 |
| 03:33 | Whittier | Dan Crosland swats the layup by William Fountain | 54-55 |
| 03:31 | California, Santa Cruz | Stephen Matheson pulls down the rebound | 54-55 |
| 03:16 | California, Santa Cruz | Robert Riddell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-55 |
| 03:14 | California, Santa Cruz | Stephen Matheson tips it in | 56-55 |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Tony Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Riddell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jerry Blanding (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dan Crosland (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Stephen Matheson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - Michael Witt (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Daniel Starks (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Leighty (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. PF - William Fountain (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Dennis Fitzgerald (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:57 | Whittier | William Fountain drills a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Michael Witt | 56-57 |
| 02:57 | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-57 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Ricky Winnett (SG), Christopher Messersmith (SF), Jason Torrence (PF), Lee Penney (C) Robert Riddell, Jerry Blanding, Dan Crosland, Stephen Matheson | |
| Subs | Whittier | Danny Brown (PG), Chuck Ramsey (SG) Michael Witt, Daniel Starks | |
| 02:38 | California, Santa Cruz | Ricky Winnett drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Tony Smith | 59-57 |
| 02:11 | Whittier | Andrew Leighty blows the layup | 59-57 |
| 02:09 | Whittier | Dennis Fitzgerald snags the offensive board | 59-57 |
| 02:03 | Whittier | Chuck Ramsey lays it up and in on a nice dish by Danny Brown | 59-59 |
| 01:39 | California, Santa Cruz | Lee Penney scores on a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Ricky Winnett | 61-59 |
| 01:14 | Whittier | Andrew Leighty buries a shot from close range | 61-61 |
| 00:58 | California, Santa Cruz | Jason Torrence scores on a shot from the free throw line and he's hacked by Dennis Fitzgerald - foul #2 on Dennis Fitzgerald, team foul #5 | 63-61 |
| 00:58 | California, Santa Cruz | Jason Torrence makes the free throw | 64-61 |
| 00:48 | Whittier | Dennis Fitzgerald hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Lee Penney - foul #4 on Lee Penney, team foul #11 | 64-61 |
| 00:48 | Whittier | Dennis Fitzgerald makes the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 00:48 | Whittier | Dennis Fitzgerald misses the 2nd free throw | 64-62 |
| 00:48 | California, Santa Cruz | Jason Torrence snags the defensive board | 64-62 |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Whittier | Whittier is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:19 | California, Santa Cruz | Ricky Winnett hits the finger roll set up by Tony Smith and he's fouled by Danny Brown - foul #3 on Danny Brown, team foul #6 | 66-62 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Jerry Blanding (SF) Christopher Messersmith | |
| Subs | Whittier | | |
| 00:19 | California, Santa Cruz | Ricky Winnett makes the free throw | 67-62 |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Whittier | Whittier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:13 | Whittier | Danny Brown knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Andrew Leighty | 67-65 |
| 00:13 | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-65 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Christopher Messersmith (SF) Jerry Blanding | |
| Subs | Whittier | | |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Whittier | Whittier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:11 | California, Santa Cruz | Tony Smith is hacked by Danny Brown in the backcourt - foul #4 on Danny Brown, team foul #7 | 67-65 |
| 00:11 | California, Santa Cruz | Tony Smith misses the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 00:11 | Whittier | Dennis Fitzgerald gets the rebound | 67-65 |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Whittier | Whittier is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:04 | Whittier | The short jumper by Danny Brown is denied by Lee Penney | 67-65 |
| 00:03 | California, Santa Cruz | Lee Penney grabs the defensive rebound | 67-65 |
| 00:02 | California, Santa Cruz | Lee Penney is hacked by Danny Brown in the backcourt - foul #5 on Danny Brown, team foul #8 | 67-65 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| Subs | Whittier | Michael Witt (PG) Danny Brown | |
| 00:02 | California, Santa Cruz | Lee Penney makes the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 00:02 | California, Santa Cruz | Lee Penney makes the 2nd free throw | 69-65 |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Whittier | Whittier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Whittier | Andrew Leighty misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 69-65 |