| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - John Bui (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Thomas Bryant (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Henry Howell (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Donald Orem (fresh) 5 pts. C - Raymond Likens (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - Colin Eaglin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shane Coates (fresh) SF - David Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bruno Pollitt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Tyrone Lackey (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Whittier | David Jones inbounds the ball | 36-30 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Whittier | Whittier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Whittier | Colin Eaglin knocks in the runner in the lane on a great pass from Shane Coates and he's hacked by John Bui - foul #2 on John Bui, team foul #1 | 36-32 |
| 19:40 | Whittier | Colin Eaglin makes the free throw | 36-33 |
| 19:22 | Cal State Northridge | Donald Orem's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-33 |
| 18:59 | Whittier | Colin Eaglin is denied on a layup by Raymond Likens | 36-33 |
| 18:58 | Whittier | Bruno Pollitt gets the offensive rebound | 36-33 |
| 18:45 | Whittier | Shane Coates is hacked by Donald Orem - foul #2 on Donald Orem, team foul #2 | 36-33 |
| 18:33 | Whittier | Tyrone Lackey buries a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Bruno Pollitt | 36-35 |
| 18:18 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Bryant splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-35 |
| 18:16 | Whittier | Bruno Pollitt pulls down the rebound | 36-35 |
| 17:56 | Whittier | Tyrone Lackey buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Colin Eaglin | 36-37 |
| 17:38 | Cal State Northridge | Raymond Likens misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-37 |
| 17:36 | Whittier | David Jones grabs the board | 36-37 |
| 17:15 | Whittier | Colin Eaglin buries a jumper from the left wing | 36-39 |
| 17:01 | Cal State Northridge | Raymond Likens's fadeaway is rejected by Tyrone Lackey | 36-39 |
| 17:00 | Whittier | Bruno Pollitt grabs the board | 36-39 |
| 16:41 | Whittier | Colin Eaglin hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 36-39 |
| 16:39 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to Donald Orem | 36-39 |
| 16:34 | Cal State Northridge | Henry Howell misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 36-39 |
| 16:32 | Cal State Northridge | Donald Orem grabs the offensive board | 36-39 |
| 16:20 | Cal State Northridge | Donald Orem clanks a jumper near the basket | 36-39 |
| 16:18 | Whittier | The rebound goes to David Jones | 36-39 |
| 16:09 | Whittier | John Bui picks off the pass by Shane Coates | 36-39 |
| 16:05 | Cal State Northridge | John Bui lays it in | 38-39 |
| 15:53 | Whittier | Shane Coates steps out of bounds on the baseline | 38-39 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Norman Tracey (PG), Stanley Connally (SG), James Torre (SF), Steve Batista (PF), Ronald Elliott (C) John Bui, Thomas Bryant, Henry Howell, Donald Orem, Raymond Likens | |
| Subs | Whittier | Joseph Macdonald (SG), Stuart Cook (SF) Shane Coates, David Jones | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Norman Tracey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stanley Connally (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Torre (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steve Batista (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ronald Elliott (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - Colin Eaglin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joseph Macdonald (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stuart Cook (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bruno Pollitt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Tyrone Lackey (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:34 | Cal State Northridge | James Torre hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket but the foul's on Joseph Macdonald - foul #1 on Joseph Macdonald, team foul #1 | 38-39 |
| 15:34 | Cal State Northridge | James Torre makes the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 15:34 | Cal State Northridge | James Torre misses the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 15:34 | Whittier | The rebound goes to Tyrone Lackey | 39-39 |
| 15:18 | Whittier | Colin Eaglin is hacked by Steve Batista - foul #2 on Steve Batista, team foul #3 | 39-39 |
| 15:10 | Whittier | Joseph Macdonald hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Stanley Connally - foul #2 on Stanley Connally, team foul #4 | 39-39 |
| 15:10 | Whittier | Joseph Macdonald makes the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 15:10 | Whittier | Joseph Macdonald makes the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 14:57 | Cal State Northridge | Norman Tracey is fouled on the floor by Colin Eaglin - foul #2 on Colin Eaglin, team foul #2 | 39-41 |
| 14:42 | Cal State Northridge | Stanley Connally is hacked by Bruno Pollitt - foul #1 on Bruno Pollitt, team foul #3 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | John Bui (PG) Steve Batista | |
| Subs | Whittier | | |
| 14:37 | Cal State Northridge | Norman Tracey is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Joseph Macdonald - foul #2 on Joseph Macdonald, team foul #4 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | Whittier | David Jones (SF) Stuart Cook | |
| 14:37 | Cal State Northridge | Norman Tracey makes the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 14:37 | Cal State Northridge | Norman Tracey misses the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 14:37 | Whittier | Bruno Pollitt pulls down the rebound | 40-41 |
| 14:15 | Whittier | James Torre steals the ball from Joseph Macdonald | 40-41 |
| 13:53 | Cal State Northridge | John Bui evades the doubleteam and hits a shot from the left wing set up by Stanley Connally | 42-41 |
| 13:35 | Whittier | Norman Tracey steals it from Bruno Pollitt | 42-41 |
| 13:32 | Cal State Northridge | Stanley Connally lays it up and in on a nice dish by Norman Tracey | 44-41 |
| 13:05 | Whittier | Tyrone Lackey misses the dunk attempt | 44-41 |
| 13:03 | Cal State Northridge | Ronald Elliott gets the rebound | 44-41 |
| 12:49 | Cal State Northridge | John Bui shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 44-41 |
| 12:47 | Whittier | Tyrone Lackey snags the defensive board | 44-41 |
| 12:24 | Whittier | Bruno Pollitt is hacked by John Bui - foul #3 on John Bui, team foul #5 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Bryant (SG), Henry Howell (SF), Donald Orem (PF), Raymond Likens (C) Norman Tracey, Stanley Connally, Ronald Elliott, James Torre | |
| Subs | Whittier | Martin Quinn (PG), Shane Coates (SG), Stuart Cook (SF), Donnie Lockett (PF), Bob Roberts (C) Colin Eaglin, Joseph Macdonald, David Jones, Bruno Pollitt, Tyrone Lackey | |
| 12:08 | Whittier | Shane Coates misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 44-41 |
| 12:07 | Cal State Northridge | Henry Howell grabs the board | 44-41 |
| 11:49 | Cal State Northridge | Raymond Likens's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-41 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Johnny Fitzgerald (PG) John Bui | |
| Subs | Whittier | | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Johnny Fitzgerald (fresh) SG - Thomas Bryant (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Henry Howell (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Donald Orem (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Likens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - Martin Quinn (fresh) SG - Shane Coates (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stuart Cook (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donnie Lockett (fresh) C - Bob Roberts (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Whittier | Bob Roberts is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 44-41 |
| 11:03 | Cal State Northridge | Raymond Likens comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 44-41 |
| 11:01 | Whittier | Stuart Cook grabs the board | 44-41 |
| 10:45 | Whittier | Stuart Cook misses short on a shot from the right side | 44-41 |
| 10:43 | Cal State Northridge | Johnny Fitzgerald grabs the defensive rebound | 44-41 |
| 10:30 | Cal State Northridge | Henry Howell makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Raymond Likens | 47-41 |
| 10:18 | Whittier | Martin Quinn knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Shane Coates | 47-44 |
| 10:01 | Cal State Northridge | Johnny Fitzgerald buries a shot in the paint on a great pass from Thomas Bryant | 49-44 |
| 09:47 | Whittier | Stuart Cook loses the dribble to Johnny Fitzgerald | 49-44 |
| 09:33 | Cal State Northridge | Shane Coates takes the ball from Henry Howell | 49-44 |
| 09:13 | Whittier | Stuart Cook can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-44 |
| 09:12 | Whittier | Donnie Lockett tips it but misses | 49-44 |
| 09:10 | Cal State Northridge | Johnny Fitzgerald grabs the board | 49-44 |
| 08:59 | Cal State Northridge | Johnny Fitzgerald hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 49-44 |
| 08:58 | Cal State Northridge | Donald Orem hits the follow up shot | 51-44 |
| 08:48 | Whittier | Donnie Lockett misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 51-44 |
| 08:47 | Cal State Northridge | Donald Orem grabs the board | 51-44 |
| 08:39 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Bryant is called for traveling | 51-44 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | John Bui (PG), Norman Tracey (SG), Stanley Connally (SF), Ronald Elliott (PF), James Torre (C) Johnny Fitzgerald, Thomas Bryant, Henry Howell, Donald Orem, Raymond Likens | |
| Subs | Whittier | Colin Eaglin (PG), Joseph Macdonald (SG), David Jones (SF), Bruno Pollitt (PF), Tyrone Lackey (C) Martin Quinn, Shane Coates, Stuart Cook, Donnie Lockett, Bob Roberts | |
| 08:19 | Whittier | Tyrone Lackey drills a shot in the paint on a great pass from Colin Eaglin | 51-46 |
| 08:05 | Cal State Northridge | John Bui scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from James Torre | 54-46 |
| 07:47 | Whittier | David Jones comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-46 |
| 07:46 | Cal State Northridge | Norman Tracey snags the defensive board | 54-46 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - John Bui (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Norman Tracey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stanley Connally (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Ronald Elliott (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Torre (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - Colin Eaglin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Joseph Macdonald (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bruno Pollitt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Tyrone Lackey (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:40 | Cal State Northridge | Ronald Elliott drills a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from John Bui and the foul's on Joseph Macdonald - foul #3 on Joseph Macdonald, team foul #5 | 56-46 |
| 07:40 | Cal State Northridge | Ronald Elliott misses the free throw | 56-46 |
| 07:40 | Whittier | Bruno Pollitt grabs the defensive rebound | 56-46 |
| 07:26 | Whittier | Joseph Macdonald is whistled for a carry | 56-46 |
| 07:18 | Cal State Northridge | Stanley Connally hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Joseph Macdonald - foul #4 on Joseph Macdonald, team foul #6 | 56-46 |
| 07:18 | Cal State Northridge | Stanley Connally misses the 1st free throw | 56-46 |
| 07:18 | Cal State Northridge | Stanley Connally makes the 2nd free throw | 57-46 |
| 07:00 | Whittier | Joseph Macdonald hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by David Jones | 57-49 |
| 06:40 | Cal State Northridge | Stanley Connally misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-49 |
| 06:38 | Whittier | Bruno Pollitt pulls down the rebound | 57-49 |
| 06:32 | Whittier | David Jones misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-49 |
| 06:30 | Whittier | Bruno Pollitt tips it back up and in | 57-51 |
| 06:16 | Cal State Northridge | Stanley Connally scores on a floater from the right block on a great pass from John Bui | 59-51 |
| 06:00 | Whittier | Joseph Macdonald is fouled on the floor by Norman Tracey - foul #1 on Norman Tracey, team foul #6 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Bryant (SG), Henry Howell (SF), Donald Orem (PF) Norman Tracey, Ronald Elliott, James Torre | |
| Subs | Whittier | Shane Coates (SG) Joseph Macdonald | |
| 05:46 | Whittier | David Jones connects on the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Shane Coates | 59-53 |
| 05:29 | Cal State Northridge | Stanley Connally drills a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Bui | 61-53 |
| 05:09 | Whittier | David Jones is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on David Jones, team foul #7 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Norman Tracey (PG), Raymond Likens (C) John Bui, Stanley Connally | |
| Subs | Whittier | Stuart Cook (SF), Bob Roberts (C) David Jones, Tyrone Lackey | |
| 04:44 | Cal State Northridge | Henry Howell knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Norman Tracey | 64-53 |
| 04:26 | Whittier | Bob Roberts misses the runner from the left block but the foul's on Raymond Likens - foul #3 on Raymond Likens, team foul #7 | 64-53 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | James Torre (C) Raymond Likens | |
| Subs | Whittier | Donnie Lockett (PF) Bruno Pollitt | |
| 04:26 | Whittier | Bob Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 64-53 |
| 04:26 | Whittier | Bob Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 64-54 |
| 04:12 | Cal State Northridge | Donald Orem hits a wide open fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Thomas Bryant | 66-54 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Whittier | Whittier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:02 | Whittier | Donnie Lockett is hacked by Donald Orem - foul #3 on Donald Orem, team foul #8 | 66-54 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | John Bui (PG) Norman Tracey | |
| Subs | Whittier | Martin Quinn (PG), David Jones (SF), Tyrone Lackey (C) Colin Eaglin, Stuart Cook, Bob Roberts | |
| 04:02 | Whittier | Donnie Lockett makes the 1st free throw | 66-55 |
| 04:02 | Whittier | Donnie Lockett misses the 2nd free throw | 66-55 |
| 04:02 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to Henry Howell | 66-55 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Whittier | Whittier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:34 | Cal State Northridge | Donnie Lockett blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Thomas Bryant | 66-55 |
| 03:32 | Whittier | Tyrone Lackey grabs the board | 66-55 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - John Bui (fresh) 9 pts. 9 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Bryant (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Henry Howell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Orem (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - James Torre (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - Martin Quinn (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Shane Coates (fresh) 3 ast. SF - David Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donnie Lockett (fresh) 1 pts. C - Tyrone Lackey (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Whittier | Whittier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:27 | Whittier | Martin Quinn clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-55 |
| 03:26 | Cal State Northridge | Henry Howell gets the rebound | 66-55 |
| 03:00 | Cal State Northridge | James Torre misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 66-55 |
| 02:59 | Whittier | David Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 66-55 |
| 02:59 | Whittier | Whittier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-55 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Ronald Elliott (C) James Torre | |
| Subs | Whittier | Colin Eaglin (PG), Bruno Pollitt (PF) Martin Quinn, Donnie Lockett | |
| 02:39 | Whittier | Shane Coates misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 66-55 |
| 02:38 | Cal State Northridge | Donald Orem pulls down the rebound | 66-55 |
| 02:34 | Cal State Northridge | Donald Orem hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 66-55 |
| 02:32 | Cal State Northridge | Donald Orem pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-55 |
| 02:17 | Cal State Northridge | Ronald Elliott misses long on a floater in the lane | 66-55 |
| 02:15 | Whittier | The rebound goes to Bruno Pollitt | 66-55 |
| 02:03 | Whittier | Tyrone Lackey misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 66-55 |
| 02:02 | Cal State Northridge | Henry Howell snags the defensive board | 66-55 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Whittier | Whittier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 01:58 | Cal State Northridge | Colin Eaglin is called for the reach on John Bui - foul #3 on Colin Eaglin, team foul #8 | 66-55 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Norman Tracey (SG), Stanley Connally (SF), James Torre (C) Thomas Bryant, Henry Howell, Donald Orem | |
| Subs | Whittier | | |
| 01:58 | Cal State Northridge | John Bui makes the 1st free throw | 67-55 |
| 01:58 | Cal State Northridge | John Bui makes the 2nd free throw | 68-55 |
| 01:41 | Whittier | Colin Eaglin misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 68-55 |
| 01:39 | Whittier | Tyrone Lackey hits the follow up shot | 68-57 |
| 01:36 | Cal State Northridge | Stanley Connally is hacked by Shane Coates in the backcourt - foul #3 on Shane Coates, team foul #9 | 68-57 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Charles Segura (SG) John Bui | |
| Subs | Whittier | | |
| 01:36 | Cal State Northridge | Stanley Connally makes the 1st free throw | 69-57 |
| 01:36 | Cal State Northridge | Stanley Connally makes the 2nd free throw | 70-57 |
| 01:17 | Whittier | David Jones scores on a jumper from the free throw line set up by Tyrone Lackey | 70-59 |
| 01:16 | Cal State Northridge | Norman Tracey is hacked by Colin Eaglin in the backcourt - foul #4 on Colin Eaglin, team foul #10 | 70-59 |
| 01:16 | Cal State Northridge | Norman Tracey makes the 1st free throw | 71-59 |
| 01:16 | Cal State Northridge | Norman Tracey makes the 2nd free throw | 72-59 |
| 00:59 | Whittier | Tyrone Lackey scores on a shot from close range on a great pass from David Jones | 72-61 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Whittier | Whittier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:56 | Cal State Northridge | Colin Eaglin is called for the reach on Norman Tracey in the backcourt - foul #5 on Colin Eaglin, team foul #11 | 72-61 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | Whittier | Martin Quinn (PG) Colin Eaglin | |
| 00:56 | Cal State Northridge | Norman Tracey misses the 1st free throw | 72-61 |
| 00:56 | Cal State Northridge | Norman Tracey misses the 2nd free throw | 72-61 |
| 00:56 | Whittier | Tyrone Lackey snags the defensive board | 72-61 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Whittier | Whittier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Whittier | David Jones connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Shane Coates | 72-64 |
| 00:52 | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-64 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | John Bui (PG), Thomas Bryant (SG), Donald Orem (PF), Raymond Likens (C) Norman Tracey, Charles Segura, Ronald Elliott, James Torre | |
| Subs | Whittier | | |
| 00:51 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Bryant is fouled in the backcourt by Shane Coates - foul #4 on Shane Coates, team foul #12 | 72-64 |
| 00:51 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 73-64 |
| 00:51 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 74-64 |
| 00:44 | Whittier | David Jones misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 74-64 |
| 00:42 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Bryant grabs the board | 74-64 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Whittier | Whittier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Cal State Northridge | Donald Orem connects on the runner in the lane on a great pass from John Bui | 76-64 |
| 00:12 | Whittier | David Jones clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 76-64 |
| 00:10 | Cal State Northridge | Raymond Likens pulls down the rebound | 76-64 |
| 00:00 | Cal State Northridge | John Bui runs out the clock | 76-64 |