| Lineup | Defiance | PG - William Wood (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Francis Paige (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Bill Whatley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rod Vining (fresh) 11 pts. C - Steven Kirkpatrick (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | California Lutheran | PG - Wayne Williams (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Curtis Waite (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeremy Miller (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Manuel Page (fresh) 5 pts. C - Clint Worcester (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Defiance | Bill Whatley inbounds the ball | 35-32 |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | California Lutheran | California Lutheran is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Defiance | Francis Paige hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Curtis Waite - foul #2 on Curtis Waite, team foul #1 | 35-32 |
| 19:41 | Defiance | Francis Paige misses the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 19:41 | Defiance | Francis Paige misses the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 19:41 | California Lutheran | Manuel Page grabs the board | 35-32 |
| 19:26 | California Lutheran | Clint Worcester's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-32 |
| 19:10 | Defiance | Rod Vining misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-32 |
| 19:09 | California Lutheran | The rebound goes to Curtis Waite | 35-32 |
| 19:03 | California Lutheran | Manuel Page can't connect on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Rod Vining - foul #2 on Rod Vining, team foul #1 | 35-32 |
| 19:03 | California Lutheran | Manuel Page makes the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 19:03 | California Lutheran | Manuel Page makes the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 18:50 | Defiance | Francis Paige is fouled on the floor by Curtis Waite - foul #3 on Curtis Waite, team foul #2 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Tony Merkley (SG) Curtis Waite | |
| 18:32 | Defiance | Steven Kirkpatrick loses the dribble to Manuel Page | 35-34 |
| 18:18 | California Lutheran | Manuel Page misses the lay-in | 35-34 |
| 18:17 | California Lutheran | Manuel Page hits the follow up shot | 35-36 |
| 18:02 | Defiance | Rod Vining misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-36 |
| 18:01 | California Lutheran | Clint Worcester gets the rebound | 35-36 |
| 17:57 | California Lutheran | Tony Merkley misses the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Francis Paige - foul #1 on Francis Paige, team foul #2 | 35-36 |
| 17:57 | California Lutheran | Tony Merkley makes the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 17:57 | California Lutheran | Tony Merkley makes the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| 17:36 | Defiance | Steven Kirkpatrick comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 35-38 |
| 17:34 | Defiance | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Kirkpatrick | 35-38 |
| 17:09 | Defiance | William Wood buries a pull-up jumper from the left side | 37-38 |
| 16:51 | California Lutheran | Wayne Williams misses the lay-in | 37-38 |
| 16:49 | California Lutheran | Clint Worcester can't tip it in | 37-38 |
| 16:47 | Defiance | Rod Vining grabs the board | 37-38 |
| 16:34 | Defiance | William Wood comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-38 |
| 16:33 | California Lutheran | Manuel Page pulls down the rebound | 37-38 |
| 16:23 | California Lutheran | Jeremy Miller is fouled on the floor by Bill Whatley - foul #3 on Bill Whatley, team foul #3 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Defiance | Albert Downey (PG), Dominick Harris (SG), Elmer Bookmiller (SF), Robert Ceja (PF), Leon Wallace (C) William Wood, Francis Paige, Bill Whatley, Rod Vining, Steven Kirkpatrick | |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Johnny Walls (PG), Albert Dejean (SF), Charles Smith (PF) Wayne Williams, Jeremy Miller, Manuel Page | |
| 16:10 | California Lutheran | Clint Worcester buries a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Johnny Walls | 37-40 |
| 15:56 | Defiance | Albert Downey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-40 |
| 15:55 | Defiance | Robert Ceja snags the offensive board | 37-40 |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Albert Downey (fresh) SG - Dominick Harris (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Elmer Bookmiller (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Ceja (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Leon Wallace (fresh) | |
| Lineup | California Lutheran | PG - Johnny Walls (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Tony Merkley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Albert Dejean (fresh) PF - Charles Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Clint Worcester (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Defiance | Dominick Harris misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-40 |
| 15:40 | California Lutheran | Clint Worcester grabs the defensive rebound | 37-40 |
| 15:33 | California Lutheran | Clint Worcester can't connect on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Robert Ceja - foul #1 on Robert Ceja, team foul #4 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Curtis Waite (SG), Joshua Lawson (PF) Tony Merkley, Charles Smith | |
| 15:33 | California Lutheran | Clint Worcester makes the 1st free throw | 37-41 |
| 15:33 | California Lutheran | Clint Worcester makes the 2nd free throw | 37-42 |
| 15:12 | Defiance | Elmer Bookmiller is called for traveling | 37-42 |
| Subs | Defiance | William Wood (PG), Francis Paige (SG) Albert Downey, Leon Wallace | |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Charles Smith (C) Clint Worcester | |
| 14:56 | California Lutheran | Joshua Lawson misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-42 |
| 14:55 | California Lutheran | Albert Dejean grabs the offensive board | 37-42 |
| 14:39 | California Lutheran | Joshua Lawson clanks a shot from the free throw line | 37-42 |
| 14:37 | Defiance | Robert Ceja pulls down the rebound | 37-42 |
| 14:18 | Defiance | Charles Smith steps in front of the William Wood pass | 37-42 |
| 13:58 | California Lutheran | Curtis Waite hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-45 |
| 13:47 | Defiance | Dominick Harris blows the layup | 37-45 |
| 13:45 | California Lutheran | Joshua Lawson grabs the defensive rebound | 37-45 |
| 13:23 | California Lutheran | Joshua Lawson misses the jumper from the right side | 37-45 |
| 13:21 | Defiance | Robert Ceja grabs the defensive rebound | 37-45 |
| 13:01 | Defiance | Joshua Lawson is called for the reach on Francis Paige - foul #4 on Joshua Lawson, team foul #3 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Defiance | Albert Downey (PG), Bill Whatley (SF), Rod Vining (PF), Steven Kirkpatrick (C) William Wood, Elmer Bookmiller, Robert Ceja, Dominick Harris | |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Wayne Williams (PG), Jeremy Miller (SF), Manuel Page (PF), Clint Worcester (C) Johnny Walls, Albert Dejean, Joshua Lawson, Charles Smith | |
| 12:44 | Defiance | Francis Paige clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-45 |
| 12:42 | California Lutheran | Clint Worcester pulls down the rebound | 37-45 |
| 12:38 | California Lutheran | Jeremy Miller knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Wayne Williams | 37-48 |
| 12:24 | Defiance | Bill Whatley misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 37-48 |
| 12:23 | California Lutheran | Clint Worcester pulls down the rebound | 37-48 |
| 12:04 | California Lutheran | Manuel Page is fouled on the floor by Bill Whatley - foul #4 on Bill Whatley, team foul #5 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Defiance | William Wood (PG), Elmer Bookmiller (SF) Francis Paige, Bill Whatley | |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Tony Merkley (SG) Curtis Waite | |
| 11:54 | California Lutheran | Wayne Williams is fouled on the floor by William Wood - foul #1 on William Wood, team foul #6 | 37-48 |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - William Wood (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Albert Downey (fresh) SF - Elmer Bookmiller (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Rod Vining (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Kirkpatrick (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | California Lutheran | PG - Wayne Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tony Merkley (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jeremy Miller (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Manuel Page (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Clint Worcester (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 11:38 | California Lutheran | Albert Downey is called for the reach on Tony Merkley - foul #1 on Albert Downey, team foul #7 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Charles Smith (C) Clint Worcester | |
| 11:38 | California Lutheran | Tony Merkley makes the 1st free throw | 37-49 |
| 11:38 | California Lutheran | Tony Merkley makes the 2nd free throw | 37-50 |
| 11:16 | Defiance | Albert Downey knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by William Wood | 40-50 |
| 10:56 | California Lutheran | Jeremy Miller connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Wayne Williams | 40-53 |
| 10:39 | Defiance | Steven Kirkpatrick lays it in on a great pass from William Wood | 42-53 |
| 10:15 | California Lutheran | Tony Merkley connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Wayne Williams | 42-56 |
| 09:55 | Defiance | Albert Downey drills a runner from the baseline | 44-56 |
| 09:47 | California Lutheran | Jeremy Miller can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-56 |
| 09:46 | Defiance | Steven Kirkpatrick pulls down the rebound | 44-56 |
| 09:41 | Defiance | William Wood drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Albert Downey | 47-56 |
| 09:27 | California Lutheran | Charles Smith misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 47-56 |
| 09:25 | California Lutheran | Charles Smith tips it home | 47-58 |
| 09:06 | Defiance | William Wood is hacked by Wayne Williams - foul #1 on Wayne Williams, team foul #4 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Defiance | Nathaniel Bondurant (PG), Francis Paige (SG), Dominick Harris (SF), Robert Ceja (PF), Leon Wallace (C) William Wood, Albert Downey, Elmer Bookmiller, Rod Vining, Steven Kirkpatrick | |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Johnny Walls (PG), Curtis Waite (SG), Albert Dejean (PF), Clint Worcester (C) Wayne Williams, Tony Merkley, Manuel Page, Charles Smith | |
| 08:50 | Defiance | Dominick Harris double dribbles | 47-58 |
| 08:34 | California Lutheran | A charge is called on Jeremy Miller - foul #1 on Jeremy Miller, team foul #5 | 47-58 |
| 08:15 | Defiance | Clint Worcester is called for the reach on Robert Ceja - foul #3 on Clint Worcester, team foul #6 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Manuel Page (PF) Jeremy Miller | |
| 08:00 | Defiance | Nathaniel Bondurant misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 47-58 |
| 07:59 | California Lutheran | Clint Worcester snags the defensive board | 47-58 |
| 07:49 | California Lutheran | Curtis Waite connects on the shot from the right side on a great pass from Johnny Walls and the foul's on Nathaniel Bondurant - foul #1 on Nathaniel Bondurant, team foul #8 | 47-60 |
| Subs | Defiance | William Wood (PG), Bill Whatley (SF) Nathaniel Bondurant, Leon Wallace | |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Tony Merkley (SF), Joshua Lawson (PF) Albert Dejean, Manuel Page | |
| 07:49 | California Lutheran | Curtis Waite makes the free throw | 47-61 |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - William Wood (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Francis Paige (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Bill Whatley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - Robert Ceja (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Dominick Harris (fresh) 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | California Lutheran | PG - Johnny Walls (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Curtis Waite (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Tony Merkley (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Joshua Lawson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. C - Clint Worcester (fresh) 10 pts. 11 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:25 | Defiance | Dominick Harris knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by William Wood | 50-61 |
| 07:20 | California Lutheran | Curtis Waite comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-61 |
| 07:19 | California Lutheran | Clint Worcester gets the offensive rebound | 50-61 |
| 06:56 | California Lutheran | Johnny Walls connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Curtis Waite | 50-64 |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | California Lutheran | California Lutheran is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:36 | Defiance | Dominick Harris comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Clint Worcester - foul #4 on Clint Worcester, team foul #7 | 50-64 |
| Subs | Defiance | Rod Vining (PF) Robert Ceja | |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Wayne Williams (PG) Johnny Walls | |
| 06:36 | Defiance | Dominick Harris makes the 1st free throw | 51-64 |
| 06:36 | Defiance | Dominick Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 52-64 |
| 06:23 | California Lutheran | Joshua Lawson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-64 |
| Subs | Defiance | Steven Kirkpatrick (C) Dominick Harris | |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Charles Smith (C) Clint Worcester | |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | California Lutheran | California Lutheran is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:56 | Defiance | Bill Whatley's pass is intercepted by Joshua Lawson | 52-64 |
| 05:29 | California Lutheran | Charles Smith's pass is intercepted by Francis Paige | 52-64 |
| 05:07 | Defiance | Steven Kirkpatrick hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 54-64 |
| 04:58 | California Lutheran | Tony Merkley clanks a 3 from straight away | 54-64 |
| 04:56 | Defiance | Rod Vining snags the defensive board | 54-64 |
| 04:38 | Defiance | Francis Paige makes the jump hook from the left block set up by William Wood | 56-64 |
| 04:36 | California Lutheran | California Lutheran calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-64 |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Jeremy Miller (SF), Clint Worcester (C) Tony Merkley, Charles Smith | |
| 04:33 | California Lutheran | Jeremy Miller buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Wayne Williams | 56-67 |
| 04:07 | Defiance | Francis Paige clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 56-67 |
| 04:06 | California Lutheran | The rebound goes to Curtis Waite | 56-67 |
| 04:01 | California Lutheran | Curtis Waite connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Jeremy Miller | 56-70 |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | California Lutheran | California Lutheran is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | California Lutheran | California Lutheran is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:45 | Defiance | William Wood makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Rod Vining | 59-70 |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - William Wood (fresh) 13 pts. 7 ast. SG - Francis Paige (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Bill Whatley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - Rod Vining (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Kirkpatrick (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | California Lutheran | PG - Wayne Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Curtis Waite (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jeremy Miller (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joshua Lawson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. C - Clint Worcester (fresh) 10 pts. 12 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | California Lutheran | California Lutheran is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:26 | California Lutheran | Wayne Williams hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Curtis Waite | 59-73 |
| 03:06 | Defiance | Francis Paige is fouled on the floor by Joshua Lawson - foul #5 on Joshua Lawson, team foul #8 | 59-73 |
| Subs | Defiance | Albert Downey (PG), Elmer Bookmiller (SF), Dominick Harris (C) William Wood, Bill Whatley, Steven Kirkpatrick | |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Tony Merkley (SG), Manuel Page (PF) Curtis Waite, Joshua Lawson | |
| 03:06 | Defiance | Francis Paige makes the 1st free throw | 60-73 |
| 03:06 | Defiance | Francis Paige misses the 2nd free throw | 60-73 |
| 03:06 | California Lutheran | Manuel Page pulls down the rebound | 60-73 |
| 02:37 | California Lutheran | Wayne Williams is fouled on the floor by Albert Downey - foul #2 on Albert Downey, team foul #9 | 60-73 |
| Subs | Defiance | Robert Ceja (PF), Leon Wallace (C) Francis Paige, Rod Vining | |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Albert Dejean (SF), Charles Smith (C) Jeremy Miller, Clint Worcester | |
| 02:37 | California Lutheran | Wayne Williams makes the 1st free throw | 60-74 |
| 02:37 | California Lutheran | Wayne Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 60-75 |
| 02:30 | Defiance | Dominick Harris can't finish the layup | 60-75 |
| 02:28 | Defiance | Dominick Harris grabs the offensive rebound | 60-75 |
| 02:15 | Defiance | Elmer Bookmiller clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 60-75 |
| 02:13 | Defiance | Leon Wallace tips it but misses | 60-75 |
| 02:11 | California Lutheran | Manuel Page grabs the board | 60-75 |
| 01:55 | California Lutheran | Manuel Page can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 60-75 |
| 01:53 | Defiance | Elmer Bookmiller pulls down the rebound | 60-75 |
| 01:37 | Defiance | Albert Dejean steps in front of the Leon Wallace pass | 60-75 |
| 01:11 | California Lutheran | Manuel Page connects on the runner from close range set up by Tony Merkley | 60-77 |
| 00:49 | Defiance | Robert Ceja can't connect on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Charles Smith - foul #1 on Charles Smith, team foul #9 | 60-77 |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Johnny Walls (PG) Wayne Williams | |
| 00:49 | Defiance | Robert Ceja makes the 1st free throw | 61-77 |
| 00:49 | Defiance | Robert Ceja makes the 2nd free throw | 62-77 |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | California Lutheran | California Lutheran is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:26 | California Lutheran | Manuel Page lays it up and in | 62-79 |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | California Lutheran | California Lutheran is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Defiance | Albert Downey makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Ceja | 65-79 |
| 00:00 | California Lutheran | Johnny Walls runs out the clock | 65-79 |