| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Marc Lawson (fresh) SG - Matthew Petersen (fresh) SF - Mark Edmonds (fresh) PF - James Tune (fresh) C - James Stone (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - Joshua Frye (fresh) SG - Stephen Wescott (fresh) SF - Larry Milam (fresh) PF - Marlin James (fresh) C - Blair Kendrick (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | California, Santa Cruz | James Stone wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Whittier | Whittier is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:33 | California, Santa Cruz | James Stone is whistled for a carry | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Whittier | Stephen Wescott's floater is tipped away by James Stone | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | Whittier | Joshua Frye tips it back up and in | 0-2 |
| 18:55 | California, Santa Cruz | Mark Edmonds can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 18:54 | California, Santa Cruz | The offensive rebound goes to James Stone | 0-2 |
| 18:33 | California, Santa Cruz | Matthew Petersen hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Marc Lawson | 2-2 |
| 18:26 | Whittier | Joshua Frye clanks a shot from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:25 | California, Santa Cruz | Mark Edmonds grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 18:05 | California, Santa Cruz | Matthew Petersen drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Marc Lawson | 5-2 |
| 17:46 | Whittier | Marlin James hits the finger roll | 5-4 |
| 17:29 | California, Santa Cruz | Mark Edmonds makes the runner in the lane | 7-4 |
| 17:15 | Whittier | Marc Lawson steps in front of the Stephen Wescott pass | 7-4 |
| 16:59 | California, Santa Cruz | Matthew Petersen misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 7-4 |
| 16:57 | California, Santa Cruz | Marc Lawson misses the tip | 7-4 |
| 16:55 | Whittier | Blair Kendrick grabs the board | 7-4 |
| 16:30 | Whittier | James Tune is called for the reach on Marlin James - foul #1 on James Tune, team foul #1 | 7-4 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Jason Eveland (SG) Matthew Petersen | |
| Subs | Whittier | | |
| 16:19 | Whittier | Blair Kendrick loses the dribble to Marc Lawson | 7-4 |
| 16:02 | California, Santa Cruz | James Tune travels with the ball | 7-4 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Tory Chapel (PF), William Johnson (C) James Tune, James Stone | |
| Subs | Whittier | | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Marc Lawson (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jason Eveland (fresh) SF - Mark Edmonds (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tory Chapel (fresh) C - William Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - Joshua Frye (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Stephen Wescott (fresh) SF - Larry Milam (fresh) PF - Marlin James (fresh) 2 pts. C - Blair Kendrick (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Whittier | Larry Milam misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Mark Edmonds - foul #1 on Mark Edmonds, team foul #2 | 7-4 |
| 15:47 | Whittier | Larry Milam makes the 1st free throw | 7-5 |
| 15:47 | Whittier | Larry Milam makes the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| 15:37 | California, Santa Cruz | Jason Eveland clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 7-6 |
| 15:35 | California, Santa Cruz | Mark Edmonds tips it back up and in | 9-6 |
| 15:13 | Whittier | Larry Milam makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Joshua Frye | 9-8 |
| 15:00 | California, Santa Cruz | Jason Eveland knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 12-8 |
| 14:57 | Whittier | Joshua Frye is fouled in the backcourt by Marc Lawson - foul #1 on Marc Lawson, team foul #3 | 12-8 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Matthew Petersen (SG), Anthony Roland (SF), James Tune (PF), James Stone (C) Marc Lawson, Mark Edmonds, Tory Chapel, William Johnson | |
| Subs | Whittier | Merlin McQuiller (SG), Adam Tucker (PF), Glenn Bell (C) Stephen Wescott, Marlin James, Blair Kendrick | |
| 14:45 | Whittier | Joshua Frye hits a floater from the left wing set up by Larry Milam | 12-10 |
| 14:34 | California, Santa Cruz | Anthony Roland connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by James Tune | 15-10 |
| 14:19 | Whittier | Adam Tucker knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Joshua Frye and the foul's on James Tune - foul #2 on James Tune, team foul #4 | 15-12 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | William Johnson (PF) James Tune | |
| Subs | Whittier | Christopher Garret (SG), Leonard Galusha (C) Joshua Frye, Larry Milam | |
| 14:19 | Whittier | Adam Tucker makes the free throw | 15-13 |
| 14:02 | California, Santa Cruz | Matthew Petersen is whistled for a carry | 15-13 |
| 13:40 | Whittier | Merlin McQuiller comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 15-13 |
| 13:38 | California, Santa Cruz | William Johnson grabs the board | 15-13 |
| 13:18 | California, Santa Cruz | James Stone comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 15-13 |
| 13:17 | Whittier | Adam Tucker snags the defensive board | 15-13 |
| 13:11 | Whittier | Glenn Bell clanks a shot in the paint but he's fouled by William Johnson - foul #1 on William Johnson, team foul #5 | 15-13 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Marc Lawson (PG), Mark Edmonds (SF), Tory Chapel (PF) Jason Eveland, Anthony Roland, James Stone | |
| Subs | Whittier | Joshua Frye (PG), Stephen Wescott (SG), Marlin James (PF), Blair Kendrick (C) Merlin McQuiller, Christopher Garret, Adam Tucker, Leonard Galusha | |
| 13:11 | Whittier | Glenn Bell makes the 1st free throw | 15-14 |
| 13:11 | Whittier | Glenn Bell misses the 2nd free throw | 15-14 |
| 13:11 | California, Santa Cruz | William Johnson snags the defensive board | 15-14 |
| 13:05 | California, Santa Cruz | Matthew Petersen scores on a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Marc Lawson | 17-14 |
| 12:46 | Whittier | Stephen Wescott misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 17-14 |
| 12:45 | Whittier | Glenn Bell tips it but misses | 17-14 |
| 12:43 | Whittier | The offensive rebound goes to Marlin James | 17-14 |
| 12:29 | Whittier | Joshua Frye is called for traveling | 17-14 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Darrell Jones (SG) Matthew Petersen | |
| Subs | Whittier | Larry Milam (SF) Glenn Bell | |
| 12:14 | California, Santa Cruz | Marc Lawson misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Joshua Frye - foul #1 on Joshua Frye, team foul #1 | 17-14 |
| 12:14 | California, Santa Cruz | Marc Lawson makes the 1st free throw | 18-14 |
| 12:14 | California, Santa Cruz | Marc Lawson makes the 2nd free throw | 19-14 |
| 12:01 | Whittier | Marlin James is hacked by Tory Chapel - foul #1 on Tory Chapel, team foul #6 | 19-14 |
| 11:43 | Whittier | Marlin James comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 19-14 |
| 11:41 | California, Santa Cruz | Tory Chapel pulls down the rebound | 19-14 |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Marc Lawson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Darrell Jones (fresh) SF - Mark Edmonds (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tory Chapel (fresh) C - William Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - Joshua Frye (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Wescott (fresh) SF - Larry Milam (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Marlin James (fresh) 2 pts. C - Blair Kendrick (fresh) | |
| 11:36 | California, Santa Cruz | Darrell Jones can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 19-14 |
| 11:35 | Whittier | The rebound goes to Larry Milam | 19-14 |
| 11:14 | Whittier | Marlin James misses short on a floater in the paint | 19-14 |
| 11:13 | California, Santa Cruz | Darrell Jones snags the defensive board | 19-14 |
| 11:10 | California, Santa Cruz | Joshua Frye picks off the pass by Marc Lawson in the backcourt | 19-14 |
| 11:02 | Whittier | Marlin James misses the 3 from the right corner | 19-14 |
| 11:01 | California, Santa Cruz | Mark Edmonds pulls down the rebound | 19-14 |
| 10:46 | California, Santa Cruz | William Johnson's layup is rejected by Marlin James | 19-14 |
| 10:45 | Whittier | Blair Kendrick grabs the defensive rebound | 19-14 |
| 10:32 | Whittier | Marc Lawson steals it from Stephen Wescott | 19-14 |
| 10:29 | California, Santa Cruz | Marc Lawson hits the finger roll | 21-14 |
| 10:13 | Whittier | Marlin James blows the layup but the foul's on Tory Chapel - foul #2 on Tory Chapel, team foul #7 | 21-14 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Jason Eveland (PG), Matthew Petersen (SG), Anthony Roland (SF), Melvin Napier (PF), James Stone (C) Marc Lawson, Darrell Jones, Mark Edmonds, Tory Chapel, William Johnson | |
| Subs | Whittier | Merlin McQuiller (PG), Christopher Garret (SG), Adam Tucker (C) Joshua Frye, Stephen Wescott, Blair Kendrick | |
| 10:13 | Whittier | Marlin James misses the 1st free throw | 21-14 |
| 10:13 | Whittier | Marlin James misses the 2nd free throw | 21-14 |
| 10:13 | California, Santa Cruz | The rebound goes to James Stone | 21-14 |
| 09:53 | California, Santa Cruz | Jason Eveland is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Jason Eveland, team foul #8 | 21-14 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| Subs | Whittier | Glenn Bell (C) Marlin James | |
| 09:34 | Whittier | Merlin McQuiller misses the runner from the left block but the foul's on Matthew Petersen - foul #1 on Matthew Petersen, team foul #9 | 21-14 |
| 09:34 | Whittier | Merlin McQuiller makes the 1st free throw | 21-15 |
| 09:34 | Whittier | Merlin McQuiller makes the 2nd free throw | 21-16 |
| 09:10 | California, Santa Cruz | Anthony Roland is whistled for traveling | 21-16 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Marc Lawson (PG), Mark Edmonds (SF) Jason Eveland, Anthony Roland | |
| Subs | Whittier | Joshua Frye (PG), Stephen Wescott (SG), Leonard Galusha (C) Merlin McQuiller, Christopher Garret, Larry Milam | |
| 08:50 | Whittier | Glenn Bell hits a shot in the paint on a great pass from Leonard Galusha | 21-18 |
| 08:28 | California, Santa Cruz | Mark Edmonds hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 23-18 |
| 08:16 | Whittier | Joshua Frye makes the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Adam Tucker | 23-20 |
| 07:51 | California, Santa Cruz | Matthew Petersen buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Marc Lawson | 25-20 |
| 07:39 | Whittier | Adam Tucker misses the jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Mark Edmonds - foul #2 on Mark Edmonds, team foul #10 | 25-20 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Darrell Jones (SG), Anthony Roland (SF), William Johnson (PF), Jason Eveland (C) Matthew Petersen, Mark Edmonds, Melvin Napier, James Stone | |
| Subs | Whittier | Merlin McQuiller (SG), Larry Milam (SF), Blair Kendrick (C) Stephen Wescott, Glenn Bell, Leonard Galusha | |
| 07:39 | Whittier | Adam Tucker makes the 1st free throw | 25-21 |
| 07:39 | Whittier | Adam Tucker misses the 2nd free throw | 25-21 |
| 07:39 | California, Santa Cruz | Jason Eveland grabs the board | 25-21 |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Marc Lawson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Darrell Jones (fresh) SF - Anthony Roland (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jason Eveland (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - Joshua Frye (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Merlin McQuiller (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Larry Milam (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Adam Tucker (fresh) 4 pts. C - Blair Kendrick (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:21 | California, Santa Cruz | Marc Lawson clanks a shot from the left side | 25-21 |
| 07:19 | Whittier | Larry Milam snags the defensive board | 25-21 |
| 06:59 | Whittier | Joshua Frye misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Marc Lawson - foul #2 on Marc Lawson, team foul #11 | 25-21 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | John Ector (PG) Marc Lawson | |
| Subs | Whittier | Marlin James (PF) Adam Tucker | |
| 06:59 | Whittier | Joshua Frye makes the 1st free throw | 25-22 |
| 06:59 | Whittier | Joshua Frye makes the 2nd free throw | 25-23 |
| 06:40 | California, Santa Cruz | Jason Eveland can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 25-23 |
| 06:38 | Whittier | The rebound goes to Marlin James | 25-23 |
| 06:15 | Whittier | Marlin James scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Joshua Frye | 25-25 |
| 05:51 | California, Santa Cruz | Jason Eveland clanks a 3 from the left wing | 25-25 |
| 05:50 | California, Santa Cruz | William Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 25-25 |
| 05:43 | California, Santa Cruz | Darrell Jones's pass is intercepted by Marlin James | 25-25 |
| 05:26 | Whittier | Blair Kendrick misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 25-25 |
| 05:25 | Whittier | Larry Milam grabs the offensive board | 25-25 |
| 05:18 | Whittier | Jason Eveland is called for the reach on Joshua Frye - foul #2 on Jason Eveland, team foul #12 | 25-25 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Matthew Petersen (SG), Melvin Napier (PF), James Stone (C) Darrell Jones, William Johnson, Jason Eveland | |
| Subs | Whittier | Stephen Wescott (SG), Adam Tucker (C) Merlin McQuiller, Blair Kendrick | |
| 05:18 | Whittier | Joshua Frye misses the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 05:18 | Whittier | Joshua Frye makes the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 05:02 | California, Santa Cruz | John Ector misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 25-26 |
| 05:00 | Whittier | Marlin James grabs the defensive rebound | 25-26 |
| 04:34 | Whittier | Adam Tucker connects on the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Joshua Frye | 25-28 |
| 04:17 | California, Santa Cruz | Matthew Petersen is hacked by Adam Tucker - foul #1 on Adam Tucker, team foul #2 | 25-28 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Darrell Jones (PG) John Ector | |
| Subs | Whittier | Raymond Franck (PG), Glenn Bell (PF), Leonard Galusha (C) Joshua Frye, Larry Milam, Marlin James | |
| 04:03 | California, Santa Cruz | Matthew Petersen is hacked by Leonard Galusha - foul #1 on Leonard Galusha, team foul #3 | 25-28 |
| 03:54 | California, Santa Cruz | Darrell Jones loses the dribble to Adam Tucker | 25-28 |
| 03:50 | Whittier | Adam Tucker lays it in | 25-30 |
| 03:35 | California, Santa Cruz | Anthony Roland buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Matthew Petersen | 28-30 |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Darrell Jones (fresh) SG - Matthew Petersen (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Roland (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Melvin Napier (fresh) C - James Stone (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - Raymond Franck (fresh) SG - Stephen Wescott (fresh) SF - Adam Tucker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Glenn Bell (fresh) 3 pts. C - Leonard Galusha (fresh) | |
| 03:21 | Whittier | Stephen Wescott hits a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Adam Tucker and he's fouled by Anthony Roland - foul #1 on Anthony Roland, team foul #13 | 28-32 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Marc Lawson (PG), Jason Eveland (SG), Mark Edmonds (SF), James Tune (PF) Darrell Jones, Matthew Petersen, Anthony Roland, Melvin Napier | |
| Subs | Whittier | Merlin McQuiller (PG), Jeffrey Albright (PF), Blair Kendrick (C) Raymond Franck, Adam Tucker, Leonard Galusha | |
| 03:21 | Whittier | Stephen Wescott misses the free throw | 28-32 |
| 03:21 | Whittier | Blair Kendrick pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-32 |
| 03:03 | Whittier | Merlin McQuiller scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Stephen Wescott | 28-35 |
| 02:40 | California, Santa Cruz | James Tune misses badly on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Jeffrey Albright - foul #1 on Jeffrey Albright, team foul #4 | 28-35 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | William Johnson (C) James Stone | |
| Subs | Whittier | Larry Milam (SF) Jeffrey Albright | |
| 02:40 | California, Santa Cruz | James Tune makes the 1st free throw | 29-35 |
| 02:40 | California, Santa Cruz | James Tune makes the 2nd free throw | 30-35 |
| 02:26 | Whittier | Larry Milam misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-35 |
| 02:24 | California, Santa Cruz | James Tune gets the rebound | 30-35 |
| 02:14 | California, Santa Cruz | Mark Edmonds's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-35 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| Subs | Whittier | Joshua Frye (PG), Marlin James (PF) Stephen Wescott, Glenn Bell | |
| 01:52 | Whittier | Larry Milam can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 30-35 |
| 01:51 | California, Santa Cruz | William Johnson gets the rebound | 30-35 |
| 01:49 | California, Santa Cruz | Marc Lawson is fouled in the backcourt by Joshua Frye - foul #2 on Joshua Frye, team foul #5 | 30-35 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Matthew Petersen (SG) Jason Eveland | |
| Subs | Whittier | Christopher Garret (SG) Merlin McQuiller | |
| 01:34 | California, Santa Cruz | Marlin James blocks the short jumper by Matthew Petersen | 30-35 |
| 01:32 | Whittier | Blair Kendrick pulls down the rebound | 30-35 |
| 01:11 | Whittier | Blair Kendrick makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Joshua Frye | 30-37 |
| 00:57 | California, Santa Cruz | Marc Lawson is fouled on the floor by Blair Kendrick - foul #1 on Blair Kendrick, team foul #6 | 30-37 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | James Stone (C) William Johnson | |
| Subs | Whittier | Stephen Wescott (SG), Adam Tucker (C) Christopher Garret, Blair Kendrick | |
| 00:42 | California, Santa Cruz | Marc Lawson is fouled on the floor by Marlin James - foul #1 on Marlin James, team foul #7 | 30-37 |
| 00:42 | California, Santa Cruz | Marc Lawson misses the 1st free throw | 30-37 |
| 00:42 | Whittier | Adam Tucker pulls down the rebound | 30-37 |
| 00:24 | Whittier | Adam Tucker blows the layup | 30-37 |
| 00:22 | California, Santa Cruz | The rebound goes to James Tune | 30-37 |
| 00:00 | California, Santa Cruz | James Stone double dribbles | 30-37 |