| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Wayne Waterman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Brown (fresh) PF - Terrell Ricketts (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Amezcua (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Wesleyan | PG - Earl Benes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Ingram (fresh) SF - Lawrence Richards (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jonathan Bashir (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Phillips (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Virginia Wesleyan | Lawrence Richards inbounds the ball | 34-13 |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Wesleyan | Virginia Wesleyan is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:57 | Virginia Wesleyan | James Taylor takes the ball from Lawrence Richards in the backcourt | 34-13 |
| 19:34 | California, Santa Cruz | James Taylor misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 34-13 |
| 19:33 | California, Santa Cruz | Wayne Waterman tips it in | 36-13 |
| 19:18 | Virginia Wesleyan | Lawrence Richards hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Jonathan Bashir | 36-16 |
| 18:54 | California, Santa Cruz | Wayne Waterman misses long on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Richard Ingram - foul #2 on Richard Ingram, team foul #1 | 36-16 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Richard Thomas (SG), Matthew Nolan (SF), Alex Chen (C) James Taylor, James Brown, Richard Amezcua | |
| Subs | Virginia Wesleyan | Timothy Markham (PF), Brett Norred (C) Jonathan Bashir, William Phillips | |
| 18:54 | California, Santa Cruz | Wayne Waterman misses the 1st free throw | 36-16 |
| 18:54 | California, Santa Cruz | Wayne Waterman makes the 2nd free throw | 37-16 |
| 18:50 | Virginia Wesleyan | Lawrence Richards is hacked by Wayne Waterman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Wayne Waterman, team foul #1 | 37-16 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Roderick Mayberry (PG) Wayne Waterman | |
| Subs | Virginia Wesleyan | | |
| 18:39 | Virginia Wesleyan | Richard Ingram is hacked by Richard Thomas - foul #2 on Richard Thomas, team foul #2 | 37-16 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Clarence Mitchel (PF) Terrell Ricketts | |
| Subs | Virginia Wesleyan | Robert Adams (PG), John Adams (SF) Earl Benes, Lawrence Richards | |
| 18:29 | Virginia Wesleyan | John Adams misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-16 |
| 18:27 | Virginia Wesleyan | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Markham | 37-16 |
| 18:12 | Virginia Wesleyan | Brett Norred misses the dunk attempt | 37-16 |
| 18:11 | California, Santa Cruz | Roderick Mayberry gets the rebound | 37-16 |
| 18:08 | California, Santa Cruz | Matthew Nolan loses the dribble to Richard Ingram in the backcourt | 37-16 |
| 17:51 | Virginia Wesleyan | Roderick Mayberry steals the ball from John Adams | 37-16 |
| 17:48 | California, Santa Cruz | Matthew Nolan misses the easy layup | 37-16 |
| 17:46 | Virginia Wesleyan | Richard Ingram pulls down the rebound | 37-16 |
| 17:34 | Virginia Wesleyan | Richard Ingram misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-16 |
| 17:33 | California, Santa Cruz | Roderick Mayberry grabs the defensive rebound | 37-16 |
| 17:12 | California, Santa Cruz | Richard Thomas misses the easy layup | 37-16 |
| 17:11 | Virginia Wesleyan | John Adams pulls down the rebound | 37-16 |
| 16:53 | Virginia Wesleyan | Timothy Markham buries a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Robert Adams | 37-18 |
| 16:43 | California, Santa Cruz | Richard Thomas is called for 10 seconds | 37-18 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Wayne Waterman (PG), James Taylor (SG), James Brown (SF), Terrell Ricketts (PF), Richard Amezcua (C) Roderick Mayberry, Richard Thomas, Matthew Nolan, Clarence Mitchel, Alex Chen | |
| Subs | Virginia Wesleyan | Earl Benes (PG), Lawrence Richards (SF), Jonathan Bashir (PF), William Phillips (C) Robert Adams, John Adams, Timothy Markham, Brett Norred | |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Wesleyan | Virginia Wesleyan is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 16:26 | Virginia Wesleyan | William Phillips hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Richard Amezcua - foul #3 on Richard Amezcua, team foul #3 | 37-18 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Joseph Cook (C) Richard Amezcua | |
| Subs | Virginia Wesleyan | | |
| 16:26 | Virginia Wesleyan | William Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 37-18 |
| 16:26 | Virginia Wesleyan | William Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 37-19 |
| 16:13 | California, Santa Cruz | James Taylor hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-19 |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Wesleyan | Virginia Wesleyan is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 16:10 | Virginia Wesleyan | Terrell Ricketts steals the ball from Earl Benes in the backcourt | 40-19 |
| 15:55 | California, Santa Cruz | James Brown hits a jumper in the lane set up by Wayne Waterman | 42-19 |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Wayne Waterman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Taylor (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - James Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terrell Ricketts (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Joseph Cook (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Wesleyan | PG - Earl Benes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Ingram (tiring) SF - Lawrence Richards (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jonathan Bashir (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Phillips (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:42 | Virginia Wesleyan | Jonathan Bashir is hacked by Terrell Ricketts - foul #1 on Terrell Ricketts, team foul #4 | 42-19 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Michael King (SF), Richard Amezcua (C) James Brown, Joseph Cook | |
| Subs | Virginia Wesleyan | Brett Norred (SG), Thomas Cutshall (PF), Clarence Johnson (C) Richard Ingram, Jonathan Bashir, William Phillips | |
| 15:30 | Virginia Wesleyan | Lawrence Richards can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 42-19 |
| 15:28 | Virginia Wesleyan | Thomas Cutshall tips it back up and in | 42-21 |
| 15:09 | California, Santa Cruz | Michael King is open and buries a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Wayne Waterman | 44-21 |
| 14:55 | Virginia Wesleyan | Lawrence Richards clanks a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by James Taylor - foul #1 on James Taylor, team foul #5 | 44-21 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | James Brown (SF) James Taylor | |
| Subs | Virginia Wesleyan | Richard Ingram (SG) Brett Norred | |
| 14:55 | Virginia Wesleyan | Lawrence Richards makes the 1st free throw | 44-22 |
| 14:55 | Virginia Wesleyan | Lawrence Richards misses the 2nd free throw | 44-22 |
| 14:55 | California, Santa Cruz | Richard Amezcua pulls down the rebound | 44-22 |
| 14:28 | California, Santa Cruz | Lawrence Richards takes the ball from Terrell Ricketts | 44-22 |
| 14:15 | Virginia Wesleyan | Richard Ingram connects on the open fadeaway from the free throw line | 44-24 |
| 13:58 | California, Santa Cruz | Michael King comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 44-24 |
| 13:56 | California, Santa Cruz | Michael King tips it but misses | 44-24 |
| 13:54 | Virginia Wesleyan | Earl Benes grabs the defensive rebound | 44-24 |
| 13:49 | Virginia Wesleyan | Earl Benes misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from the right side | 44-24 |
| 13:48 | California, Santa Cruz | The rebound goes to Richard Amezcua | 44-24 |
| 13:44 | California, Santa Cruz | Earl Benes is called for the reach on Wayne Waterman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Earl Benes, team foul #2 | 44-24 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Roderick Mayberry (PG), Richard Thomas (SG), Matthew Nolan (SF), Clarence Mitchel (PF), Joseph Cook (C) Wayne Waterman, Michael King, James Brown, Terrell Ricketts, Richard Amezcua | |
| Subs | Virginia Wesleyan | John Adams (SG), Jonathan Bashir (PF), William Phillips (C) Richard Ingram, Thomas Cutshall, Clarence Johnson | |
| 13:23 | California, Santa Cruz | Richard Thomas loses the dribble to Lawrence Richards | 44-24 |
| 13:14 | Virginia Wesleyan | Matthew Nolan is called for the reach on Lawrence Richards - foul #1 on Matthew Nolan, team foul #6 | 44-24 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| Subs | Virginia Wesleyan | Timothy Markham (SF) Lawrence Richards | |
| 13:01 | Virginia Wesleyan | Jonathan Bashir connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 44-26 |
| 12:59 | California, Santa Cruz | Roderick Mayberry is hacked by Earl Benes in the backcourt - foul #4 on Earl Benes, team foul #3 | 44-26 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| Subs | Virginia Wesleyan | Brett Norred (PG), Richard Ingram (SG) Earl Benes, John Adams | |
| 12:40 | California, Santa Cruz | Clarence Mitchel misses the lay-in | 44-26 |
| 12:39 | Virginia Wesleyan | William Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 44-26 |
| 12:34 | Virginia Wesleyan | Brett Norred misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 44-26 |
| 12:33 | California, Santa Cruz | Clarence Mitchel pulls down the rebound | 44-26 |
| 12:29 | California, Santa Cruz | Richard Thomas is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Ingram - foul #3 on Richard Ingram, team foul #4 | 44-26 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | James Taylor (SG), Terrell Ricketts (PF), Richard Amezcua (C) Richard Thomas, Clarence Mitchel, Joseph Cook | |
| Subs | Virginia Wesleyan | Robert Adams (PG), Lawrence Richards (SF), Clarence Johnson (C) Richard Ingram, Timothy Markham, William Phillips | |
| 12:05 | California, Santa Cruz | The jumper by Terrell Ricketts is denied by Clarence Johnson | 44-26 |
| 12:03 | Virginia Wesleyan | Clarence Johnson gets the rebound | 44-26 |
| 11:50 | Virginia Wesleyan | Clarence Johnson hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 44-26 |
| 11:49 | Virginia Wesleyan | Clarence Johnson tips it back up and in | 44-28 |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Roderick Mayberry (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Taylor (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Matthew Nolan (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Terrell Ricketts (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Amezcua (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Wesleyan | PG - Robert Adams (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brett Norred (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Richards (tiring) 7 pts. 4 stl. PF - Jonathan Bashir (tiring) 4 pts. C - Clarence Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:47 | California, Santa Cruz | Richard Amezcua is hacked by Clarence Johnson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Clarence Johnson, team foul #5 | 44-28 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Wayne Waterman (PG), James Brown (SF), Alex Chen (C) Roderick Mayberry, Matthew Nolan, Richard Amezcua | |
| Subs | Virginia Wesleyan | Richard Ingram (SG), Thomas Cutshall (C) Robert Adams, Clarence Johnson | |
| 11:32 | California, Santa Cruz | Alex Chen double dribbles | 44-28 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Richard Thomas (SG) James Taylor | |
| Subs | Virginia Wesleyan | John Adams (PG) Brett Norred | |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Wesleyan | Virginia Wesleyan is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 11:30 | Virginia Wesleyan | Richard Ingram's pass is intercepted by James Brown in the backcourt | 44-28 |
| 11:17 | California, Santa Cruz | Terrell Ricketts misses short on an open jumper in the lane | 44-28 |
| 11:16 | Virginia Wesleyan | Thomas Cutshall grabs the defensive rebound | 44-28 |
| 11:03 | Virginia Wesleyan | Lawrence Richards's pass is intercepted by Richard Thomas | 44-28 |
| 10:40 | California, Santa Cruz | The jump hook by Richard Thomas is blocked by Thomas Cutshall | 44-28 |
| 10:39 | Virginia Wesleyan | Jonathan Bashir grabs the board | 44-28 |
| 10:34 | Virginia Wesleyan | Richard Ingram is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Richard Ingram, team foul #6 | 44-28 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Roderick Mayberry (PG), James Taylor (SG), Matthew Nolan (SF), Clarence Mitchel (PF), Richard Amezcua (C) Wayne Waterman, Richard Thomas, James Brown, Terrell Ricketts, Alex Chen | |
| Subs | Virginia Wesleyan | Brett Norred (PG), Timothy Markham (SF), William Phillips (PF) Richard Ingram, Lawrence Richards, Jonathan Bashir | |
| 10:09 | California, Santa Cruz | James Taylor comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-28 |
| 10:07 | Virginia Wesleyan | Timothy Markham snags the defensive board | 44-28 |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Wesleyan | Virginia Wesleyan is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 09:52 | Virginia Wesleyan | Timothy Markham misses long on an open 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-28 |
| 09:51 | Virginia Wesleyan | Thomas Cutshall tips it home | 44-30 |
| 09:48 | California, Santa Cruz | Roderick Mayberry's pass is intercepted by Brett Norred in the backcourt | 44-30 |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Wesleyan | Virginia Wesleyan is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 09:37 | Virginia Wesleyan | Thomas Cutshall misses the wide open jumper from the right block | 44-30 |
| 09:36 | California, Santa Cruz | The rebound goes to Clarence Mitchel | 44-30 |
| 09:13 | California, Santa Cruz | James Taylor can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 44-30 |
| 09:11 | California, Santa Cruz | Clarence Mitchel tips it in | 46-30 |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Wesleyan | Virginia Wesleyan is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 08:59 | Virginia Wesleyan | Clarence Mitchel steals it from William Phillips | 46-30 |
| 08:36 | California, Santa Cruz | Roderick Mayberry is open and lays it up and in set up by Matthew Nolan | 48-30 |
| 08:22 | Virginia Wesleyan | Brett Norred connects on the open 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by William Phillips | 48-33 |
| 07:53 | California, Santa Cruz | Clarence Mitchel misses the lay-in | 48-33 |
| 07:51 | Virginia Wesleyan | John Adams gets the rebound | 48-33 |
| 07:51 | Virginia Wesleyan | Virginia Wesleyan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-33 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Wayne Waterman (PG), Richard Thomas (SG), Michael King (SF), Terrell Ricketts (PF), Alex Chen (C) Roderick Mayberry, James Taylor, Matthew Nolan, Clarence Mitchel, Richard Amezcua | |
| Subs | Virginia Wesleyan | Earl Benes (PG), Robert Adams (SG), Lawrence Richards (SF), Jonathan Bashir (PF), Clarence Johnson (C) Brett Norred, John Adams, Timothy Markham, William Phillips, Thomas Cutshall | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Wayne Waterman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Thomas (fresh) SF - Michael King (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Terrell Ricketts (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Alex Chen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Wesleyan | PG - Earl Benes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Robert Adams (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Richards (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 stl. PF - Jonathan Bashir (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Clarence Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:34 | Virginia Wesleyan | Earl Benes comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner but he's fouled by Wayne Waterman - foul #3 on Wayne Waterman, team foul #7 | 48-33 |
| 07:34 | Virginia Wesleyan | Earl Benes makes the 1st free throw | 48-34 |
| 07:34 | Virginia Wesleyan | Earl Benes makes the 2nd free throw | 48-35 |
| 07:34 | Virginia Wesleyan | Earl Benes makes the 3rd free throw | 48-36 |
| 07:32 | California, Santa Cruz | Richard Thomas throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-36 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | James Brown (SF) Wayne Waterman | |
| Subs | Virginia Wesleyan | | |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Wesleyan | Virginia Wesleyan is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 07:27 | Virginia Wesleyan | Lawrence Richards knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Earl Benes | 48-39 |
| 07:09 | California, Santa Cruz | A charge is called on Michael King - foul #1 on Michael King, team foul #8 | 48-39 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Joseph Cook (C) Alex Chen | |
| Subs | Virginia Wesleyan | | |
| 06:49 | Virginia Wesleyan | Earl Benes misses the wide open floater from the right block | 48-39 |
| 06:48 | Virginia Wesleyan | Clarence Johnson grabs the offensive board | 48-39 |
| 06:29 | Virginia Wesleyan | Robert Adams misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-39 |
| 06:28 | Virginia Wesleyan | Clarence Johnson can't tip it in | 48-39 |
| 06:27 | Virginia Wesleyan | Jonathan Bashir tips it in | 48-41 |
| 06:12 | California, Santa Cruz | Terrell Ricketts is open and buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Thomas | 50-41 |
| 06:09 | Virginia Wesleyan | Terrell Ricketts steals it from Earl Benes in the backcourt | 50-41 |
| 05:43 | California, Santa Cruz | Michael King drills a floater from the right side and he's fouled by Earl Benes - foul #5 on Earl Benes, team foul #7 | 52-41 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Wayne Waterman (PG), Matthew Nolan (SF), Alex Chen (C) Richard Thomas, James Brown, Joseph Cook | |
| Subs | Virginia Wesleyan | Brett Norred (PG), Richard Ingram (SG), William Phillips (PF) Earl Benes, Robert Adams, Jonathan Bashir | |
| 05:43 | California, Santa Cruz | Michael King makes the free throw | 53-41 |
| 05:22 | Virginia Wesleyan | Lawrence Richards's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-41 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Richard Thomas (SG) Michael King | |
| Subs | Virginia Wesleyan | | |
| 05:04 | California, Santa Cruz | Terrell Ricketts buries a floater from the left block set up by Matthew Nolan | 55-41 |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Wesleyan | Virginia Wesleyan is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:00 | Virginia Wesleyan | Richard Ingram is hacked by Alex Chen - foul #1 on Alex Chen, team foul #9 | 55-41 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Clarence Mitchel (PF) Terrell Ricketts | |
| Subs | Virginia Wesleyan | Thomas Cutshall (PF) William Phillips | |
| 05:00 | Virginia Wesleyan | Richard Ingram makes the 1st free throw | 55-42 |
| 05:00 | Virginia Wesleyan | Richard Ingram makes the 2nd free throw | 55-43 |
| 04:57 | California, Santa Cruz | Brett Norred is called for the reach on Wayne Waterman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brett Norred, team foul #8 | 55-43 |
| 04:57 | California, Santa Cruz | Wayne Waterman makes the 1st free throw | 56-43 |
| 04:57 | California, Santa Cruz | Wayne Waterman makes the 2nd free throw | 57-43 |
| 04:44 | Virginia Wesleyan | Brett Norred misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-43 |
| 04:42 | California, Santa Cruz | Clarence Mitchel grabs the board | 57-43 |
| 04:39 | California, Santa Cruz | Lawrence Richards picks off the pass by Wayne Waterman in the backcourt | 57-43 |
| 04:26 | Virginia Wesleyan | Brett Norred hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-46 |
| 04:23 | California, Santa Cruz | Richard Ingram is called for the reach on Richard Thomas in the backcourt - foul #5 on Richard Ingram, team foul #9 | 57-46 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | James Brown (SF), Richard Amezcua (C) Matthew Nolan, Alex Chen | |
| Subs | Virginia Wesleyan | John Adams (PG) Richard Ingram | |
| 04:23 | California, Santa Cruz | Richard Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 57-46 |
| 04:23 | Virginia Wesleyan | Clarence Johnson gets the rebound | 57-46 |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Wesleyan | Virginia Wesleyan is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:02 | Virginia Wesleyan | Brett Norred is hacked by Richard Thomas - foul #3 on Richard Thomas, team foul #10 | 57-46 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | James Taylor (SG), Terrell Ricketts (PF) Richard Thomas, Clarence Mitchel | |
| Subs | Virginia Wesleyan | Jonathan Bashir (PF), William Phillips (C) Thomas Cutshall, Clarence Johnson | |
| 04:02 | Virginia Wesleyan | Brett Norred makes the 1st free throw | 57-47 |
| 04:02 | Virginia Wesleyan | Brett Norred misses the 2nd free throw | 57-47 |
| 04:02 | California, Santa Cruz | Richard Amezcua grabs the board | 57-47 |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Wesleyan | Virginia Wesleyan is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:43 | California, Santa Cruz | James Taylor misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-47 |
| 03:41 | Virginia Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Brett Norred | 57-47 |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Wayne Waterman (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Taylor (tiring) 9 pts. SF - James Brown (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Terrell Ricketts (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Richard Amezcua (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Wesleyan | PG - Brett Norred (tired) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Adams (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Lawrence Richards (tired) 10 pts. 5 stl. PF - Jonathan Bashir (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - William Phillips (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Wesleyan | Virginia Wesleyan is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:37 | Virginia Wesleyan | John Adams comes up short on the jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Wayne Waterman - foul #4 on Wayne Waterman, team foul #11 | 57-47 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Roderick Mayberry (PG), Matthew Nolan (SF), Alex Chen (C) Wayne Waterman, James Brown, Richard Amezcua | |
| Subs | Virginia Wesleyan | Robert Adams (SG), Timothy Markham (SF) Brett Norred, Lawrence Richards | |
| 03:37 | Virginia Wesleyan | John Adams makes the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 03:37 | Virginia Wesleyan | John Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| 03:08 | California, Santa Cruz | James Taylor scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Roderick Mayberry | 60-49 |
| 03:06 | Virginia Wesleyan | Robert Adams throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-49 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Joseph Cook (C) Alex Chen | |
| Subs | Virginia Wesleyan | Thomas Cutshall (PF), Clarence Johnson (C) Jonathan Bashir, William Phillips | |
| 02:46 | California, Santa Cruz | James Taylor connects on the shot from the right side | 62-49 |
| 02:31 | Virginia Wesleyan | Timothy Markham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-49 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Wayne Waterman (PG), Richard Thomas (SG), James Brown (SF), Clarence Mitchel (PF), Richard Amezcua (C) Roderick Mayberry, James Taylor, Matthew Nolan, Terrell Ricketts, Joseph Cook | |
| Subs | Virginia Wesleyan | Brett Norred (PG), William Phillips (C) Robert Adams, Clarence Johnson | |
| 02:10 | California, Santa Cruz | Clarence Mitchel scores on a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Richard Thomas and he's hacked by Brett Norred - foul #2 on Brett Norred, team foul #10 | 64-49 |
| 02:10 | California, Santa Cruz | Clarence Mitchel makes the free throw | 65-49 |
| 01:55 | Virginia Wesleyan | John Adams clanks a 3 from the left corner | 65-49 |
| 01:53 | California, Santa Cruz | James Brown grabs the board | 65-49 |
| 01:29 | California, Santa Cruz | Richard Thomas misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 65-49 |
| 01:28 | California, Santa Cruz | Richard Amezcua snags the offensive board | 65-49 |
| 01:09 | California, Santa Cruz | Clarence Mitchel makes the fadeaway from the left block | 67-49 |
| 00:54 | Virginia Wesleyan | William Phillips misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 67-49 |
| 00:53 | Virginia Wesleyan | The offensive rebound goes to William Phillips | 67-49 |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Wesleyan | Virginia Wesleyan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Virginia Wesleyan | Timothy Markham buries a jumper from close range set up by John Adams and he's hacked by Richard Amezcua - foul #4 on Richard Amezcua, team foul #12 | 67-51 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | James Taylor (SG), Terrell Ricketts (PF) Richard Thomas, Clarence Mitchel | |
| Subs | Virginia Wesleyan | | |
| 00:51 | Virginia Wesleyan | Timothy Markham makes the free throw | 67-52 |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Wesleyan | Virginia Wesleyan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:27 | California, Santa Cruz | Terrell Ricketts hits a driving attempt near the basket | 69-52 |
| 00:21 | Virginia Wesleyan | John Adams comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 69-52 |
| 00:19 | California, Santa Cruz | The rebound goes to Terrell Ricketts | 69-52 |
| 00:00 | California, Santa Cruz | Wayne Waterman runs out the clock | 69-52 |