| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Chris Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mark Ward (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Rinehart (fresh) PF - Michael Young (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Elmer Quiles (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Joseph Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Hayes (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Matthew Heintzelman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Johnny Gayle (fresh) 4 pts. C - Mitchell Armstrong (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Colorado | Keith Rinehart inbounds the ball | 25-14 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Colorado | Michael Young is called for a charge - foul #1 on Michael Young, team foul #1 | 25-14 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | William McElhone (PG), Jeff Baumann (SF), Randall Tengan (PF) Joseph Wallace, Matthew Heintzelman, Johnny Gayle | |
| 19:24 | California, Santa Cruz | Randall Tengan knocks in the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Timothy Hayes and the foul's on Mark Ward - foul #1 on Mark Ward, team foul #2 | 25-16 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Steven Pratt (PG), James Avey (SF) William McElhone, Timothy Hayes | |
| 19:24 | California, Santa Cruz | Randall Tengan makes the free throw | 25-17 |
| 19:11 | Colorado | Michael Young misses the lay-in | 25-17 |
| 19:09 | Colorado | Michael Young tips it but misses | 25-17 |
| 19:07 | Colorado | Elmer Quiles pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-17 |
| 18:50 | Colorado | Mitchell Armstrong picks off the pass by Michael Young | 25-17 |
| 18:32 | California, Santa Cruz | Jeff Baumann knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Steven Pratt | 25-20 |
| 18:09 | Colorado | Chris Taylor misses the floater from the right wing | 25-20 |
| 18:08 | California, Santa Cruz | Mitchell Armstrong gets the rebound | 25-20 |
| 17:53 | California, Santa Cruz | Elmer Quiles blocks the short jumper by Mitchell Armstrong | 25-20 |
| 17:52 | Colorado | Keith Rinehart grabs the defensive rebound | 25-20 |
| 17:37 | Colorado | Chris Taylor makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Elmer Quiles | 27-20 |
| 17:08 | California, Santa Cruz | Elmer Quiles swats the short shot by James Avey | 27-20 |
| 17:07 | Colorado | Michael Young pulls down the rebound | 27-20 |
| 16:50 | Colorado | Chris Taylor can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 27-20 |
| 16:49 | California, Santa Cruz | Randall Tengan grabs the board | 27-20 |
| 16:25 | California, Santa Cruz | Randall Tengan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-20 |
| Subs | Colorado | William Thomas (C) Elmer Quiles | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Joseph Wallace (PG), Timothy Hayes (SG), Matthew Heintzelman (SF), Johnny Gayle (PF), Joseph Job (C) Steven Pratt, Jeff Baumann, James Avey, Randall Tengan, Mitchell Armstrong | |
| 16:06 | Colorado | Joseph Wallace is called for the reach on Chris Taylor - foul #2 on Joseph Wallace, team foul #1 | 27-20 |
| Subs | Colorado | Geoffrey Nawrocki (SF) Keith Rinehart | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | William McElhone (PG) Joseph Wallace | |
| 15:53 | Colorado | Michael Young is hacked by Timothy Hayes - foul #1 on Timothy Hayes, team foul #2 | 27-20 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Joseph Wallace (PG) Timothy Hayes | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Chris Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mark Ward (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Geoffrey Nawrocki (fresh) PF - Michael Young (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - William Thomas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Joseph Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William McElhone (fresh) SF - Matthew Heintzelman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Johnny Gayle (fresh) 4 pts. C - Joseph Job (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Colorado | Michael Young works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 27-20 |
| 15:25 | California, Santa Cruz | Joseph Job grabs the board | 27-20 |
| 15:03 | California, Santa Cruz | Joseph Wallace comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 27-20 |
| 15:02 | California, Santa Cruz | Joseph Job hits the follow up shot | 27-22 |
| 14:33 | Colorado | Chris Taylor clanks a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Joseph Wallace - foul #3 on Joseph Wallace, team foul #3 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Colorado | Keith Rinehart (SF), Elmer Quiles (C) Geoffrey Nawrocki, William Thomas | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Timothy Hayes (SG), Stanley McHorse (SF), Randall Tengan (PF) William McElhone, Matthew Heintzelman, Johnny Gayle | |
| 14:33 | Colorado | Chris Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 28-22 |
| 14:33 | Colorado | Chris Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 29-22 |
| 14:16 | California, Santa Cruz | Randall Tengan misses short on a runner in the lane | 29-22 |
| 14:15 | Colorado | Michael Young grabs the board | 29-22 |
| 13:48 | Colorado | Chris Taylor can't connect on a shot from the left side | 29-22 |
| 13:46 | Colorado | Michael Young snags the offensive board | 29-22 |
| 13:21 | Colorado | The short jumper by Chris Taylor is denied by Joseph Job | 29-22 |
| 13:19 | California, Santa Cruz | Stanley McHorse grabs the board | 29-22 |
| 12:52 | California, Santa Cruz | Timothy Hayes is fouled on the floor by Elmer Quiles - foul #1 on Elmer Quiles, team foul #3 | 29-22 |
| Subs | Colorado | Robert Hoskins (SG) Mark Ward | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | William McElhone (PG), Matthew Heintzelman (SF), Johnny Gayle (PF), Mitchell Armstrong (C) Joseph Wallace, Stanley McHorse, Randall Tengan, Joseph Job | |
| 12:34 | California, Santa Cruz | William McElhone misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 29-22 |
| 12:33 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Keith Rinehart | 29-22 |
| 12:04 | Colorado | Michael Young buries a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Elmer Quiles | 31-22 |
| 11:35 | California, Santa Cruz | William McElhone buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-25 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Chris Taylor (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Hoskins (fresh) SF - Keith Rinehart (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Michael Young (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Elmer Quiles (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - William McElhone (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Timothy Hayes (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Heintzelman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Johnny Gayle (fresh) 4 pts. C - Mitchell Armstrong (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:06 | Colorado | Chris Taylor makes the floater from the free throw line | 33-25 |
| 10:43 | California, Santa Cruz | Timothy Hayes misses long on a shot from close range but the foul's on Chris Taylor - foul #4 on Chris Taylor, team foul #4 | 33-25 |
| Subs | Colorado | Mark Ward (SG), Geoffrey Nawrocki (SF), William Thomas (C) Robert Hoskins, Keith Rinehart, Elmer Quiles | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Steven Pratt (PG), Stanley McHorse (SF), Joseph Job (C) William McElhone, Matthew Heintzelman, Mitchell Armstrong | |
| 10:43 | California, Santa Cruz | Timothy Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 33-26 |
| 10:43 | California, Santa Cruz | Timothy Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 33-27 |
| 10:18 | Colorado | Chris Taylor misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-27 |
| 10:16 | California, Santa Cruz | The rebound goes to Timothy Hayes | 33-27 |
| 09:54 | California, Santa Cruz | Timothy Hayes is whistled for a carry | 33-27 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Joseph Wallace (PG), William McElhone (SG), Matthew Heintzelman (SF), Randall Tengan (PF), Mitchell Armstrong (C) Steven Pratt, Timothy Hayes, Stanley McHorse, Johnny Gayle, Joseph Job | |
| 09:25 | Colorado | Mark Ward loses the dribble to Randall Tengan | 33-27 |
| 09:05 | California, Santa Cruz | William Thomas takes the ball from William McElhone | 33-27 |
| 08:59 | Colorado | Chris Taylor's pass is intercepted by Joseph Wallace in the backcourt | 33-27 |
| 08:37 | California, Santa Cruz | William McElhone scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Wallace | 33-29 |
| 08:11 | Colorado | Mark Ward can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-29 |
| 08:09 | Colorado | The offensive rebound goes to Chris Taylor | 33-29 |
| 07:50 | Colorado | Mark Ward can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 33-29 |
| 07:49 | Colorado | Michael Young can't tip it in | 33-29 |
| 07:48 | California, Santa Cruz | The rebound goes to Mitchell Armstrong | 33-29 |
| 07:21 | California, Santa Cruz | Joseph Wallace throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-29 |
| Subs | Colorado | Robert Anders (PG), Robert Hoskins (SG), Keith Rinehart (SF), Elmer Quiles (C) Chris Taylor, Mark Ward, Geoffrey Nawrocki, Michael Young | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Steven Pratt (PG), Jeff Baumann (SG), James Avey (SF), Johnny Gayle (PF), Joseph Job (C) Joseph Wallace, William McElhone, Matthew Heintzelman, Randall Tengan, Mitchell Armstrong | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Robert Anders (fresh) SG - Robert Hoskins (fresh) SF - Keith Rinehart (fresh) 3 reb. PF - William Thomas (fresh) C - Elmer Quiles (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Steven Pratt (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jeff Baumann (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Avey (fresh) PF - Johnny Gayle (fresh) 4 pts. C - Joseph Job (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 06:59 | Colorado | Elmer Quiles's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-29 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Stanley McHorse (SF) James Avey | |
| 06:30 | California, Santa Cruz | Joseph Job is whistled for traveling | 33-29 |
| Subs | Colorado | Chris Taylor (PG), Carlos Freed (PF) Robert Anders, William Thomas | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Timothy Hayes (SG), James Avey (SF) Jeff Baumann, Stanley McHorse | |
| 06:06 | Colorado | Chris Taylor makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Carlos Freed | 36-29 |
| 05:37 | California, Santa Cruz | James Avey knocks in the runner in the paint set up by Timothy Hayes | 36-31 |
| 05:22 | Colorado | Johnny Gayle takes the ball from Keith Rinehart | 36-31 |
| 04:59 | California, Santa Cruz | Johnny Gayle comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 36-31 |
| 04:58 | California, Santa Cruz | Johnny Gayle pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-31 |
| 04:39 | California, Santa Cruz | James Avey is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on James Avey, team foul #4 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Colorado | Mark Ward (SG), Michael Young (PF) Robert Hoskins, Carlos Freed | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Joseph Wallace (PG), Jeff Baumann (SG), Stanley McHorse (SF), Mitchell Armstrong (C) Steven Pratt, Timothy Hayes, James Avey, Joseph Job | |
| 04:15 | Colorado | Mark Ward makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 38-31 |
| 03:58 | California, Santa Cruz | Johnny Gayle can't connect on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Keith Rinehart - foul #1 on Keith Rinehart, team foul #5 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Matthew Heintzelman (C) Mitchell Armstrong | |
| 03:58 | California, Santa Cruz | Johnny Gayle makes the 1st free throw | 38-32 |
| 03:58 | California, Santa Cruz | Johnny Gayle makes the 2nd free throw | 38-33 |
| 03:38 | Colorado | Johnny Gayle picks off the pass by Chris Taylor | 38-33 |
| 03:10 | California, Santa Cruz | Johnny Gayle misses the shot from the left side | 38-33 |
| 03:09 | Colorado | Chris Taylor snags the defensive board | 38-33 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Chris Taylor (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Mark Ward (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Rinehart (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Michael Young (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Elmer Quiles (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Joseph Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jeff Baumann (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Stanley McHorse (fresh) PF - Johnny Gayle (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Matthew Heintzelman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:51 | Colorado | Chris Taylor clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-33 |
| 02:50 | California, Santa Cruz | Stanley McHorse gets the rebound | 38-33 |
| 02:25 | California, Santa Cruz | Joseph Wallace is fouled on the floor by Chris Taylor - foul #5 on Chris Taylor, team foul #6 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Colorado | Robert Anders (PG), Geoffrey Nawrocki (SF), William Thomas (C) Chris Taylor, Keith Rinehart, Elmer Quiles | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | William McElhone (PG), Timothy Hayes (SG), James Avey (SF), Randall Tengan (PF), Mitchell Armstrong (C) Joseph Wallace, Jeff Baumann, Stanley McHorse, Johnny Gayle, Matthew Heintzelman | |
| 02:07 | California, Santa Cruz | Randall Tengan misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 38-33 |
| 02:06 | Colorado | William Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 38-33 |
| 02:06 | Colorado | Colorado calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 38-33 |
| Subs | Colorado | Keith Rinehart (SF) Geoffrey Nawrocki | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Matthew Heintzelman (SF) James Avey | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 01:57 | Colorado | Mitchell Armstrong is called for the reach on Michael Young - foul #3 on Mitchell Armstrong, team foul #5 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Colorado | Donald Phillips (SF) Keith Rinehart | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Joseph Wallace (PG), Johnny Gayle (PF) William McElhone, Randall Tengan | |
| 01:54 | Colorado | Mark Ward is fouled on the floor by Matthew Heintzelman - foul #1 on Matthew Heintzelman, team foul #6 | 38-33 |
| 01:51 | Colorado | William Thomas is hacked by Timothy Hayes - foul #2 on Timothy Hayes, team foul #7 | 38-33 |
| 01:51 | Colorado | William Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 39-33 |
| 01:51 | Colorado | William Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 40-33 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 01:36 | California, Santa Cruz | Joseph Wallace's pass is intercepted by Donald Phillips | 40-33 |
| 01:31 | Colorado | Donald Phillips lays it up and in | 42-33 |
| 01:23 | California, Santa Cruz | Mitchell Armstrong misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on William Thomas - foul #1 on William Thomas, team foul #7 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Colorado | Keith Rinehart (SF), Elmer Quiles (C) Donald Phillips, William Thomas | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| 01:23 | California, Santa Cruz | Mitchell Armstrong misses the 1st free throw | 42-33 |
| 01:23 | California, Santa Cruz | Mitchell Armstrong makes the 2nd free throw | 42-34 |
| 01:22 | Colorado | Timothy Hayes is called for the reach on Mark Ward in the backcourt - foul #3 on Timothy Hayes, team foul #8 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Colorado | Donald Phillips (SF), William Thomas (C) Keith Rinehart, Elmer Quiles | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| 01:22 | Colorado | Mark Ward makes the 1st free throw | 43-34 |
| 01:22 | Colorado | Mark Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 44-34 |
| 01:05 | California, Santa Cruz | Mitchell Armstrong banks in the layup and he's fouled by William Thomas - foul #2 on William Thomas, team foul #8 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Colorado | Keith Rinehart (SF), Elmer Quiles (C) Donald Phillips, William Thomas | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| 01:05 | California, Santa Cruz | Mitchell Armstrong makes the free throw | 44-37 |
| 01:04 | Colorado | Joseph Wallace is called for the reach on Mark Ward in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joseph Wallace, team foul #9 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Colorado | Donald Phillips (SF), William Thomas (C) Keith Rinehart, Elmer Quiles | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| 01:04 | Colorado | Mark Ward makes the 1st free throw | 45-37 |
| 01:04 | Colorado | Mark Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 46-37 |
| 00:47 | California, Santa Cruz | Matthew Heintzelman is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Matthew Heintzelman, team foul #10 | 46-37 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:45 | Colorado | Mark Ward is hacked by Timothy Hayes in the backcourt - foul #4 on Timothy Hayes, team foul #11 | 46-37 |
| 00:45 | Colorado | Mark Ward makes the 1st free throw | 47-37 |
| 00:45 | Colorado | Mark Ward misses the 2nd free throw | 47-37 |
| 00:45 | Colorado | Michael Young grabs the offensive rebound | 47-37 |
| 00:43 | Colorado | Michael Young is fouled on the floor by Joseph Wallace - foul #5 on Joseph Wallace, team foul #12 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Jeff Baumann (SG) Joseph Wallace | |
| 00:43 | Colorado | Michael Young misses the 1st free throw | 47-37 |
| 00:43 | Colorado | Michael Young makes the 2nd free throw | 48-37 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:35 | California, Santa Cruz | Johnny Gayle clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 48-37 |
| 00:33 | Colorado | Michael Young gets the rebound | 48-37 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:08 | Colorado | Michael Young is hacked by Jeff Baumann - foul #2 on Jeff Baumann, team foul #13 | 48-37 |
| Subs | Colorado | Keith Rinehart (SF), Elmer Quiles (C) Donald Phillips, William Thomas | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| 00:08 | Colorado | Michael Young makes the 1st free throw | 49-37 |
| 00:08 | Colorado | Michael Young makes the 2nd free throw | 50-37 |
| 00:04 | California, Santa Cruz | Matthew Heintzelman misses the floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Elmer Quiles - foul #2 on Elmer Quiles, team foul #9 | 50-37 |
| 00:04 | California, Santa Cruz | Matthew Heintzelman misses the 1st free throw | 50-37 |
| 00:04 | California, Santa Cruz | Matthew Heintzelman makes the 2nd free throw | 50-38 |
| 00:00 | Colorado | Robert Anders runs out the clock | 50-38 |