| Lineup | Wheaton | PG - Jeff Shipe (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bernard Price (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Larry Edwards (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Scott Lacey (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Timothy Jarmon (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Kevin Cannon (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Bouldin (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Jesse Murphy (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joseph Frith (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Matthew Robertson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Wheaton | Larry Edwards inbounds the ball | 36-28 |
| Game Plan | Wheaton | Wheaton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Wheaton | Jeff Shipe is fouled on the floor by Kevin Cannon - foul #2 on Kevin Cannon, team foul #1 | 36-28 |
| 19:25 | Wheaton | Larry Edwards misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-28 |
| 19:24 | California, Santa Cruz | Matthew Robertson gets the rebound | 36-28 |
| 19:07 | California, Santa Cruz | Joseph Frith's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Larry Edwards | 36-28 |
| 19:04 | Wheaton | Bernard Price misses the lay-in | 36-28 |
| 19:02 | California, Santa Cruz | Matthew Robertson grabs the defensive rebound | 36-28 |
| 18:46 | California, Santa Cruz | Jesse Murphy misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-28 |
| 18:44 | Wheaton | Scott Lacey grabs the board | 36-28 |
| 18:27 | Wheaton | Larry Edwards drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-28 |
| 18:19 | California, Santa Cruz | Joseph Frith can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 39-28 |
| 18:17 | California, Santa Cruz | Jesse Murphy grabs the offensive rebound | 39-28 |
| 17:53 | California, Santa Cruz | Jesse Murphy drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Kevin Cannon | 39-31 |
| 17:45 | Wheaton | Larry Edwards misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-31 |
| 17:43 | California, Santa Cruz | Joseph Frith grabs the board | 39-31 |
| 17:29 | California, Santa Cruz | Kevin Cannon comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-31 |
| 17:28 | California, Santa Cruz | Joseph Frith snags the offensive board | 39-31 |
| 17:10 | California, Santa Cruz | Eugene Bouldin comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Bernard Price - foul #2 on Bernard Price, team foul #1 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Wheaton | Larry Miles (PG), Jerry Caudell (SG), William Hanstein (SF), David Watt (PF), Claude Thompson (C) Jeff Shipe, Bernard Price, Larry Edwards, Scott Lacey, Timothy Jarmon | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Stanley Beal (PG) Kevin Cannon | |
| 17:10 | California, Santa Cruz | Eugene Bouldin makes the 1st free throw | 39-32 |
| 17:10 | California, Santa Cruz | Eugene Bouldin makes the 2nd free throw | 39-33 |
| 16:48 | Wheaton | Jerry Caudell hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 39-33 |
| 16:47 | Wheaton | David Watt tips it in | 41-33 |
| 16:22 | California, Santa Cruz | Matthew Robertson misses long on a floater in the paint | 41-33 |
| 16:20 | Wheaton | Claude Thompson pulls down the rebound | 41-33 |
| 16:03 | Wheaton | David Watt is hacked by Joseph Frith - foul #2 on Joseph Frith, team foul #2 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Wheaton | Bernard Price (SG) Jerry Caudell | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| 15:50 | Wheaton | David Watt misses short on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Joseph Frith - foul #3 on Joseph Frith, team foul #3 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Wheaton | Jeff Shipe (PG), Larry Edwards (SF), Timothy Jarmon (C) Larry Miles, William Hanstein, Claude Thompson | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Reginald Bass (SF) Jesse Murphy | |
| 15:50 | Wheaton | David Watt makes the 1st free throw | 42-33 |
| 15:50 | Wheaton | David Watt misses the 2nd free throw | 42-33 |
| 15:50 | California, Santa Cruz | Matthew Robertson grabs the defensive rebound | 42-33 |
| Lineup | Wheaton | PG - Jeff Shipe (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bernard Price (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Larry Edwards (fresh) 16 pts. 2 stl. PF - David Watt (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Jarmon (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Stanley Beal (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Eugene Bouldin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Reginald Bass (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Joseph Frith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Matthew Robertson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:32 | California, Santa Cruz | The short jumper by Joseph Frith is denied by David Watt | 42-33 |
| 15:31 | California, Santa Cruz | Stanley Beal pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-33 |
| 15:16 | California, Santa Cruz | Matthew Robertson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 42-33 |
| 15:15 | Wheaton | Larry Edwards pulls down the rebound | 42-33 |
| 14:51 | Wheaton | Bernard Price hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Jeff Shipe | 45-33 |
| 14:43 | California, Santa Cruz | Joseph Frith evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-33 |
| 14:41 | California, Santa Cruz | Matthew Robertson tips it home | 45-35 |
| 14:23 | Wheaton | Larry Edwards loses the ball out of bounds | 45-35 |
| Subs | Wheaton | William Hanstein (SF), Scott Lacey (PF), Claude Thompson (C) Larry Edwards, David Watt, Timothy Jarmon | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Kevin Cannon (SF) Joseph Frith | |
| 14:07 | California, Santa Cruz | Matthew Robertson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 45-35 |
| 14:06 | Wheaton | Scott Lacey snags the defensive board | 45-35 |
| 13:48 | Wheaton | William Hanstein lays it in | 47-35 |
| 13:24 | California, Santa Cruz | Kevin Cannon connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Eugene Bouldin | 47-38 |
| 13:19 | Wheaton | Jeff Shipe hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 47-38 |
| 13:17 | Wheaton | Claude Thompson snags the offensive board | 47-38 |
| 13:11 | Wheaton | Claude Thompson hits the finger roll | 49-38 |
| 12:56 | California, Santa Cruz | Eugene Bouldin scores on a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Reginald Bass | 49-40 |
| 12:51 | Wheaton | Jeff Shipe misses the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Stanley Beal - foul #2 on Stanley Beal, team foul #4 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Wheaton | Jerry Caudell (SG), Larry Edwards (SF), Timothy Jarmon (C) Bernard Price, William Hanstein, Claude Thompson | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Gilbert Bruch (SG), Jesse Murphy (SF), Joseph Frith (PF), Adrian Speller (C) Stanley Beal, Eugene Bouldin, Reginald Bass, Matthew Robertson | |
| 12:51 | Wheaton | Jeff Shipe makes the 1st free throw | 50-40 |
| 12:51 | Wheaton | Jeff Shipe makes the 2nd free throw | 51-40 |
| 12:36 | California, Santa Cruz | Kevin Cannon double dribbles | 51-40 |
| Subs | Wheaton | Larry Miles (PG) Jeff Shipe | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| 12:13 | Wheaton | Scott Lacey knocks in the fadeaway near the basket and he's hacked by Jesse Murphy - foul #2 on Jesse Murphy, team foul #5 | 53-40 |
| 12:13 | Wheaton | Scott Lacey makes the free throw | 54-40 |
| 11:52 | California, Santa Cruz | Kevin Cannon loses the dribble to Jerry Caudell | 54-40 |
| Lineup | Wheaton | PG - Larry Miles (fresh) SG - Jerry Caudell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Larry Edwards (fresh) 16 pts. 2 stl. PF - Scott Lacey (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Timothy Jarmon (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Kevin Cannon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gilbert Bruch (fresh) SF - Jesse Murphy (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Frith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Adrian Speller (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | Wheaton | Joseph Frith takes the ball from Larry Miles | 54-40 |
| 11:17 | California, Santa Cruz | Jesse Murphy shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 54-40 |
| 11:15 | California, Santa Cruz | Joseph Frith tips it back up and in | 54-42 |
| 11:02 | Wheaton | The jump hook by Scott Lacey is blocked by Jesse Murphy | 54-42 |
| 11:00 | California, Santa Cruz | The rebound goes to Kevin Cannon | 54-42 |
| 10:42 | California, Santa Cruz | Kevin Cannon comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-42 |
| 10:40 | Wheaton | Timothy Jarmon grabs the board | 54-42 |
| 10:26 | Wheaton | Jerry Caudell loses the ball out of bounds | 54-42 |
| Subs | Wheaton | Jeff Shipe (PG), Bernard Price (SG), William Hanstein (SF), David Watt (PF), Claude Thompson (C) Larry Miles, Jerry Caudell, Larry Edwards, Scott Lacey, Timothy Jarmon | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Stanley Beal (PG), Eugene Bouldin (SG), Reginald Bass (SF), Matthew Robertson (C) Kevin Cannon, Gilbert Bruch, Joseph Frith, Adrian Speller | |
| 10:17 | California, Santa Cruz | Matthew Robertson is denied on a layup by David Watt | 54-42 |
| 10:16 | Wheaton | David Watt snags the defensive board | 54-42 |
| 10:04 | Wheaton | Claude Thompson misses the dunk | 54-42 |
| 10:02 | Wheaton | William Hanstein hits the follow up shot | 56-42 |
| 09:44 | California, Santa Cruz | Jesse Murphy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-42 |
| 09:33 | Wheaton | Bernard Price buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by David Watt | 59-42 |
| Game Plan | Wheaton | Wheaton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:17 | California, Santa Cruz | Stanley Beal misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-42 |
| 09:16 | Wheaton | William Hanstein grabs the defensive rebound | 59-42 |
| Game Plan | Wheaton | Wheaton is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:00 | Wheaton | Stanley Beal is called for the reach on Jeff Shipe - foul #3 on Stanley Beal, team foul #6 | 59-42 |
| Subs | Wheaton | Larry Edwards (SF), Timothy Jarmon (C) William Hanstein, Claude Thompson | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Joseph Frith (PF) Jesse Murphy | |
| 08:35 | Wheaton | David Watt is hacked by Joseph Frith - foul #4 on Joseph Frith, team foul #7 | 59-42 |
| Subs | Wheaton | Larry Miles (PG) Jeff Shipe | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Jesse Murphy (PF) Joseph Frith | |
| 08:35 | Wheaton | David Watt makes the 1st free throw | 60-42 |
| 08:35 | Wheaton | David Watt makes the 2nd free throw | 61-42 |
| 08:18 | California, Santa Cruz | Reginald Bass misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 61-42 |
| 08:16 | Wheaton | Timothy Jarmon grabs the defensive rebound | 61-42 |
| 07:58 | Wheaton | David Watt drills a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Larry Miles | 63-42 |
| 07:51 | California, Santa Cruz | Eugene Bouldin connects on the fadeaway from the left wing | 63-44 |
| 07:47 | Wheaton | Larry Miles's pass is intercepted by Stanley Beal in the backcourt | 63-44 |
| Lineup | Wheaton | PG - Larry Miles (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bernard Price (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Larry Edwards (fresh) 16 pts. 2 stl. PF - David Watt (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Timothy Jarmon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Stanley Beal (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Eugene Bouldin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Reginald Bass (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Jesse Murphy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Robertson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:29 | California, Santa Cruz | Matthew Robertson can't throw it down against a doubleteam | 63-44 |
| 07:27 | Wheaton | Timothy Jarmon grabs the board | 63-44 |
| 07:09 | Wheaton | Bernard Price misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 63-44 |
| 07:08 | California, Santa Cruz | Matthew Robertson grabs the defensive rebound | 63-44 |
| 07:02 | California, Santa Cruz | Eugene Bouldin makes the jumper near the basket | 63-46 |
| 06:33 | Wheaton | Larry Edwards is hacked by Stanley Beal - foul #4 on Stanley Beal, team foul #8 | 63-46 |
| Subs | Wheaton | Jeff Shipe (PG), Jerry Caudell (SG), Scott Lacey (PF), Claude Thompson (C) Larry Miles, Bernard Price, David Watt, Timothy Jarmon | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Jamie Neal (PG), Gilbert Bruch (SG), Kevin Cannon (SF), Joseph Frith (PF), Adrian Speller (C) Stanley Beal, Eugene Bouldin, Reginald Bass, Jesse Murphy, Matthew Robertson | |
| 06:33 | Wheaton | Larry Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 64-46 |
| 06:33 | Wheaton | Larry Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 65-46 |
| 06:23 | California, Santa Cruz | Scott Lacey steals it from Joseph Frith out of a doubleteam | 65-46 |
| 06:07 | Wheaton | Scott Lacey misses the jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Joseph Frith - foul #5 on Joseph Frith, team foul #9 | 65-46 |
| Subs | Wheaton | William Hanstein (SF) Larry Edwards | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Jesse Murphy (PF) Joseph Frith | |
| 06:07 | Wheaton | Scott Lacey misses the 1st free throw | 65-46 |
| 06:07 | Wheaton | Scott Lacey misses the 2nd free throw | 65-46 |
| 06:07 | California, Santa Cruz | Adrian Speller gets the rebound | 65-46 |
| 06:02 | California, Santa Cruz | The jumper by Gilbert Bruch is denied by Claude Thompson | 65-46 |
| 06:00 | California, Santa Cruz | The offensive rebound goes to Jamie Neal | 65-46 |
| 05:42 | California, Santa Cruz | Jesse Murphy shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Kevin Cannon | 65-49 |
| 05:23 | Wheaton | Scott Lacey buries a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Jeff Shipe | 67-49 |
| 05:16 | California, Santa Cruz | Jamie Neal misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 67-49 |
| 05:14 | Wheaton | William Hanstein gets the rebound | 67-49 |
| 04:56 | Wheaton | Jeff Shipe knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Jerry Caudell | 69-49 |
| 04:41 | California, Santa Cruz | Adrian Speller lays it up and in | 69-51 |
| 04:17 | Wheaton | Claude Thompson drills a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Jerry Caudell and he's hacked by Adrian Speller - foul #1 on Adrian Speller, team foul #10 | 71-51 |
| Subs | Wheaton | Larry Miles (PG), David Watt (PF) Jeff Shipe, Scott Lacey | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Stanley Beal (PG), Reginald Bass (SF) Jamie Neal, Kevin Cannon | |
| 04:17 | Wheaton | Claude Thompson misses the free throw | 71-51 |
| 04:17 | California, Santa Cruz | The rebound goes to Adrian Speller | 71-51 |
| 04:00 | California, Santa Cruz | Jesse Murphy shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from straight away but he's hacked by David Watt - foul #2 on David Watt, team foul #2 | 71-51 |
| Subs | Wheaton | Robert Gutman (SG) Jerry Caudell | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Joseph Feliz (PG) Gilbert Bruch | |
| 04:00 | California, Santa Cruz | Jesse Murphy misses the 1st free throw | 71-51 |
| 04:00 | California, Santa Cruz | Jesse Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 71-52 |
| 04:00 | California, Santa Cruz | Jesse Murphy makes the 3rd free throw | 71-53 |
| Game Plan | Wheaton | Wheaton is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:31 | Wheaton | Larry Miles is hacked by Adrian Speller - foul #2 on Adrian Speller, team foul #11 | 71-53 |
| Subs | Wheaton | | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Jamie Neal (PG) Joseph Feliz | |
| 03:31 | Wheaton | Larry Miles makes the 1st free throw | 72-53 |
| 03:31 | Wheaton | Larry Miles makes the 2nd free throw | 73-53 |
| Lineup | Wheaton | PG - Larry Miles (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Gutman (fresh) SF - William Hanstein (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Watt (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Claude Thompson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Jamie Neal (fresh) SG - Stanley Beal (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Reginald Bass (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Jesse Murphy (tiring) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - Adrian Speller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:14 | California, Santa Cruz | Stanley Beal misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 73-53 |
| 03:12 | Wheaton | Claude Thompson pulls down the rebound | 73-53 |
| 02:51 | Wheaton | Claude Thompson is hacked by Jamie Neal - foul #1 on Jamie Neal, team foul #12 | 73-53 |
| Subs | Wheaton | Jerry Caudell (SG) Robert Gutman | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Gilbert Bruch (SG), Kevin Cannon (SF) Jamie Neal, Jesse Murphy | |
| 02:51 | Wheaton | Claude Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 74-53 |
| 02:51 | Wheaton | Claude Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 75-53 |
| 02:40 | California, Santa Cruz | Gilbert Bruch double dribbles | 75-53 |
| 02:13 | Wheaton | David Watt comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 75-53 |
| 02:12 | California, Santa Cruz | The rebound goes to Adrian Speller | 75-53 |
| 01:54 | California, Santa Cruz | Adrian Speller connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Gilbert Bruch | 75-56 |
| 01:28 | Wheaton | David Watt is fouled on the floor by Reginald Bass - foul #4 on Reginald Bass, team foul #13 | 75-56 |
| Subs | Wheaton | | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Jesse Murphy (PF) Kevin Cannon | |
| 01:28 | Wheaton | David Watt misses the 1st free throw | 75-56 |
| 01:28 | Wheaton | David Watt makes the 2nd free throw | 76-56 |
| 01:18 | California, Santa Cruz | Stanley Beal knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 76-59 |
| 00:54 | Wheaton | Jerry Caudell misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Adrian Speller - foul #3 on Adrian Speller, team foul #14 | 76-59 |
| 00:54 | Wheaton | Jerry Caudell makes the 1st free throw | 77-59 |
| 00:54 | Wheaton | Jerry Caudell makes the 2nd free throw | 78-59 |
| Game Plan | Wheaton | Wheaton is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:51 | California, Santa Cruz | Stanley Beal is called for traveling in the backcourt | 78-59 |
| Game Plan | Wheaton | Wheaton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Wheaton | Jerry Caudell buries a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Larry Miles and he's hacked by Stanley Beal - foul #5 on Stanley Beal, team foul #15 | 80-59 |
| Subs | Wheaton | | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Jamie Neal (PG) Stanley Beal | |
| 00:27 | Wheaton | Jerry Caudell makes the free throw | 81-59 |
| 00:23 | California, Santa Cruz | Jamie Neal's pass is intercepted by Claude Thompson | 81-59 |
| 00:00 | Wheaton | Larry Miles runs out the clock | 81-59 |