| Lineup | La Verne | PG - Donald Willis (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Lamar Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Louis Ritter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brandon Steel (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Ward (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Jesse Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Samuel Freeman (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Melvin Tabor (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Victor Hallenbeck (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Bruce Bergholz (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | California, Santa Cruz | Melvin Tabor inbounds the ball | 38-36 |
| Game Plan | La Verne | La Verne is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | California, Santa Cruz | Bruce Bergholz can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 38-36 |
| 19:43 | California, Santa Cruz | Victor Hallenbeck tips it home | 38-38 |
| 19:25 | La Verne | Louis Ritter knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Brandon Steel | 40-38 |
| 19:09 | California, Santa Cruz | Samuel Freeman buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jesse Baker | 40-41 |
| 19:04 | La Verne | A charge is called on Dennis Ward - foul #3 on Dennis Ward, team foul #1 | 40-41 |
| Subs | La Verne | Lamar Pritchett (C) Dennis Ward | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| 18:49 | California, Santa Cruz | Victor Hallenbeck scores on a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Jesse Baker | 40-43 |
| 18:33 | La Verne | Donald Willis is fouled on the floor by Jesse Baker - foul #2 on Jesse Baker, team foul #1 | 40-43 |
| 18:18 | La Verne | Lamar Roberts hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Brandon Steel | 43-43 |
| 17:56 | California, Santa Cruz | Samuel Freeman is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 43-43 |
| 17:47 | La Verne | Lamar Pritchett misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 43-43 |
| 17:45 | California, Santa Cruz | Melvin Tabor gets the rebound | 43-43 |
| 17:35 | California, Santa Cruz | Samuel Freeman comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 43-43 |
| 17:33 | California, Santa Cruz | Bruce Bergholz grabs the offensive board | 43-43 |
| 17:21 | California, Santa Cruz | Samuel Freeman is fouled on the floor by Lamar Roberts - foul #1 on Lamar Roberts, team foul #2 | 43-43 |
| Subs | La Verne | Frank Britten (PG), Ernie Evans (SF), John Fosberg (PF) Donald Willis, Louis Ritter, Brandon Steel | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Thomas Joly (SG), Kurt Chamberlain (SF), Darrel Bess (PF), Fredrick Lafave (C) Samuel Freeman, Melvin Tabor, Victor Hallenbeck, Bruce Bergholz | |
| 17:07 | California, Santa Cruz | Thomas Joly buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Fredrick Lafave | 43-46 |
| 16:47 | La Verne | Ernie Evans connects on the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Lamar Roberts | 45-46 |
| 16:24 | California, Santa Cruz | Darrel Bess banks in the layup set up by Jesse Baker | 45-48 |
| 16:10 | La Verne | Frank Britten hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-48 |
| 16:09 | La Verne | Ernie Evans can't tip it in | 45-48 |
| 16:08 | California, Santa Cruz | Jesse Baker gets the rebound | 45-48 |
| 15:53 | California, Santa Cruz | Ernie Evans steps in front of the Thomas Joly pass | 45-48 |
| Lineup | La Verne | PG - Frank Britten (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lamar Roberts (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ernie Evans (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. PF - John Fosberg (fresh) 10 pts. C - Lamar Pritchett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Jesse Baker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Joly (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kurt Chamberlain (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Darrel Bess (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Fredrick Lafave (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | La Verne | Lamar Roberts is fouled on the floor by Fredrick Lafave - foul #1 on Fredrick Lafave, team foul #2 | 45-48 |
| Subs | La Verne | Donald Willis (PG), Louis Ritter (SF), Brandon Steel (PF), Dennis Ward (C) Lamar Roberts, Ernie Evans, John Fosberg, Lamar Pritchett | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Samuel Freeman (SG), Melvin Tabor (SF), Ralph Prioleau (PF), Bruce Bergholz (C) Jesse Baker, Kurt Chamberlain, Darrel Bess, Fredrick Lafave | |
| 15:23 | La Verne | Louis Ritter's floater is tipped away by Bruce Bergholz | 45-48 |
| 15:21 | California, Santa Cruz | Bruce Bergholz snags the defensive board | 45-48 |
| 15:02 | California, Santa Cruz | Donald Willis steals the ball from Samuel Freeman | 45-48 |
| 14:59 | La Verne | Donald Willis hits the finger roll | 47-48 |
| 14:40 | California, Santa Cruz | Melvin Tabor misses the lay-in | 47-48 |
| 14:39 | La Verne | Louis Ritter pulls down the rebound | 47-48 |
| 14:18 | La Verne | Louis Ritter misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 47-48 |
| 14:17 | California, Santa Cruz | Bruce Bergholz gets the rebound | 47-48 |
| 14:06 | California, Santa Cruz | Samuel Freeman misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 47-48 |
| 14:05 | La Verne | Dennis Ward snags the defensive board | 47-48 |
| 13:41 | La Verne | Dennis Ward banks in the layup on a nice dish by Frank Britten | 49-48 |
| 13:26 | California, Santa Cruz | Samuel Freeman lays it up and in on a great pass from Thomas Joly | 49-50 |
| 13:05 | La Verne | Frank Britten misses short on a shot from the right side | 49-50 |
| 13:03 | California, Santa Cruz | Ralph Prioleau grabs the board | 49-50 |
| 12:56 | California, Santa Cruz | Melvin Tabor is fouled on the floor by Louis Ritter - foul #2 on Louis Ritter, team foul #3 | 49-50 |
| Subs | La Verne | Ernie Evans (PG), Lamar Roberts (SG), John Fosberg (PF), Lamar Pritchett (C) Donald Willis, Frank Britten, Brandon Steel, Dennis Ward | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Jesse Baker (PG), David Riffle (SG), Kurt Chamberlain (SF), Victor Hallenbeck (PF), Fredrick Lafave (C) Thomas Joly, Samuel Freeman, Melvin Tabor, Ralph Prioleau, Bruce Bergholz | |
| 12:51 | California, Santa Cruz | Victor Hallenbeck drills a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Jesse Baker and he's hacked by Ernie Evans - foul #1 on Ernie Evans, team foul #4 | 49-52 |
| Subs | La Verne | Mitchell Costello (SF) Louis Ritter | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| 12:51 | California, Santa Cruz | Victor Hallenbeck makes the free throw | 49-53 |
| 12:37 | La Verne | Mitchell Costello is whistled for a carry | 49-53 |
| 12:17 | California, Santa Cruz | Kurt Chamberlain is fouled on the floor by Mitchell Costello - foul #1 on Mitchell Costello, team foul #5 | 49-53 |
| 12:02 | California, Santa Cruz | Kurt Chamberlain comes up short on the floater from close range but the foul's on Mitchell Costello - foul #2 on Mitchell Costello, team foul #6 | 49-53 |
| 12:02 | California, Santa Cruz | Kurt Chamberlain makes the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 12:02 | California, Santa Cruz | Kurt Chamberlain misses the 2nd free throw | 49-54 |
| 12:02 | La Verne | Lamar Roberts grabs the board | 49-54 |
| 11:58 | La Verne | Mitchell Costello knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Ernie Evans | 51-54 |
| 11:52 | California, Santa Cruz | David Riffle misses the easy layup | 51-54 |
| 11:50 | La Verne | Ernie Evans grabs the board | 51-54 |
| Lineup | La Verne | PG - Ernie Evans (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Lamar Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mitchell Costello (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Fosberg (fresh) 10 pts. C - Lamar Pritchett (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Jesse Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Riffle (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Kurt Chamberlain (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Victor Hallenbeck (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. C - Fredrick Lafave (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:28 | La Verne | Mitchell Costello makes the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Ernie Evans | 53-54 |
| 11:09 | California, Santa Cruz | David Riffle blows the layup | 53-54 |
| 11:08 | La Verne | Lamar Pritchett grabs the board | 53-54 |
| 10:44 | La Verne | Mitchell Costello comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Kurt Chamberlain - foul #1 on Kurt Chamberlain, team foul #3 | 53-54 |
| Subs | La Verne | Michael Albarran (PG), Louis Ritter (SF), Brandon Steel (PF), Dennis Ward (C) Ernie Evans, Lamar Roberts, John Fosberg, Lamar Pritchett | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Samuel Freeman (SG), Melvin Tabor (SF), Ralph Prioleau (PF), Bruce Bergholz (C) David Riffle, Kurt Chamberlain, Victor Hallenbeck, Fredrick Lafave | |
| 10:44 | La Verne | Mitchell Costello makes the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 10:44 | La Verne | Mitchell Costello makes the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 10:19 | California, Santa Cruz | Jesse Baker makes the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Samuel Freeman | 55-56 |
| 10:00 | La Verne | Mitchell Costello misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-56 |
| 09:58 | La Verne | Dennis Ward tips it home | 57-56 |
| 09:47 | California, Santa Cruz | Samuel Freeman knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Jesse Baker | 57-59 |
| 09:23 | La Verne | Michael Albarran clanks a 3 from the left corner | 57-59 |
| 09:21 | California, Santa Cruz | The rebound goes to Bruce Bergholz | 57-59 |
| 09:06 | California, Santa Cruz | Samuel Freeman can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-59 |
| 09:05 | La Verne | The rebound goes to Dennis Ward | 57-59 |
| 09:01 | La Verne | Michael Albarran misses long on a runner from the right block | 57-59 |
| 09:00 | California, Santa Cruz | Bruce Bergholz pulls down the rebound | 57-59 |
| 08:41 | California, Santa Cruz | Melvin Tabor knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Samuel Freeman | 57-61 |
| 08:39 | La Verne | Jesse Baker picks off the pass by Michael Albarran in the backcourt | 57-61 |
| 08:21 | California, Santa Cruz | Samuel Freeman misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-61 |
| 08:20 | La Verne | Dennis Ward grabs the board | 57-61 |
| 08:14 | La Verne | Louis Ritter misses short on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Ralph Prioleau - foul #4 on Ralph Prioleau, team foul #4 | 57-61 |
| Subs | La Verne | Donald Willis (PG), Lamar Roberts (SG), Lamar Pritchett (PF), Frank Britten (C) Michael Albarran, Mitchell Costello, Brandon Steel, Dennis Ward | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Thomas Joly (PG), David Riffle (SG), Kurt Chamberlain (SF), Victor Hallenbeck (PF), Fredrick Lafave (C) Jesse Baker, Samuel Freeman, Melvin Tabor, Ralph Prioleau, Bruce Bergholz | |
| 08:14 | La Verne | Louis Ritter makes the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 08:14 | La Verne | Louis Ritter makes the 2nd free throw | 59-61 |
| 07:59 | California, Santa Cruz | Lamar Roberts is called for the reach on Thomas Joly - foul #2 on Lamar Roberts, team foul #7 | 59-61 |
| Subs | La Verne | Ernie Evans (SF) Louis Ritter | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| 07:59 | California, Santa Cruz | Thomas Joly makes the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 07:59 | California, Santa Cruz | Thomas Joly makes the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| 07:43 | La Verne | Donald Willis misses short on a floater from the right wing | 59-63 |
| 07:41 | La Verne | Lamar Pritchett pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-63 |
| Lineup | La Verne | PG - Donald Willis (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - Lamar Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ernie Evans (fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. PF - Lamar Pritchett (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Frank Britten (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Thomas Joly (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Riffle (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Kurt Chamberlain (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Victor Hallenbeck (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. C - Fredrick Lafave (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:29 | La Verne | Donald Willis scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Ernie Evans | 62-63 |
| 07:11 | California, Santa Cruz | David Riffle can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Donald Willis - foul #3 on Donald Willis, team foul #8 | 62-63 |
| Subs | La Verne | Dennis Ward (C) Frank Britten | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Bruce Bergholz (C) Fredrick Lafave | |
| 07:11 | California, Santa Cruz | David Riffle misses the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 07:11 | California, Santa Cruz | David Riffle misses the 2nd free throw | 62-63 |
| 07:11 | La Verne | Dennis Ward pulls down the rebound | 62-63 |
| 06:59 | La Verne | Lamar Roberts misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away but he's fouled by Thomas Joly - foul #1 on Thomas Joly, team foul #5 | 62-63 |
| Subs | La Verne | Louis Ritter (SF) Ernie Evans | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Samuel Freeman (SG) David Riffle | |
| 06:59 | La Verne | Lamar Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 63-63 |
| 06:59 | La Verne | Lamar Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 64-63 |
| 06:59 | La Verne | Lamar Roberts makes the 3rd free throw | 65-63 |
| 06:39 | California, Santa Cruz | Samuel Freeman hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Victor Hallenbeck | 65-66 |
| 06:15 | La Verne | Donald Willis hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 65-66 |
| 06:13 | California, Santa Cruz | Kurt Chamberlain grabs the defensive rebound | 65-66 |
| 05:55 | California, Santa Cruz | Bruce Bergholz comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 65-66 |
| 05:53 | California, Santa Cruz | The offensive rebound goes to Victor Hallenbeck | 65-66 |
| 05:38 | California, Santa Cruz | Thomas Joly loses the dribble to Lamar Pritchett | 65-66 |
| 05:19 | La Verne | Louis Ritter misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-66 |
| 05:18 | California, Santa Cruz | Victor Hallenbeck gets the rebound | 65-66 |
| 05:18 | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-66 |
| Subs | La Verne | Brandon Steel (PF) Lamar Pritchett | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Jesse Baker (PG), Melvin Tabor (SF), Ralph Prioleau (PF) Thomas Joly, Kurt Chamberlain, Victor Hallenbeck | |
| 05:03 | California, Santa Cruz | Bruce Bergholz loses the ball out of bounds | 65-66 |
| 04:46 | La Verne | Lamar Roberts is fouled on the floor by Bruce Bergholz - foul #1 on Bruce Bergholz, team foul #6 | 65-66 |
| Subs | La Verne | Frank Britten (PG) Donald Willis | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| 04:22 | La Verne | Brandon Steel misses the fadeaway in the lane | 65-66 |
| 04:21 | California, Santa Cruz | The rebound goes to Bruce Bergholz | 65-66 |
| 04:04 | California, Santa Cruz | Dennis Ward swats the short shot by Ralph Prioleau | 65-66 |
| 04:03 | La Verne | The rebound goes to Dennis Ward | 65-66 |
| 03:40 | La Verne | Brandon Steel's pass is intercepted by Samuel Freeman | 65-66 |
| Lineup | La Verne | PG - Frank Britten (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lamar Roberts (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Louis Ritter (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brandon Steel (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Ward (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Jesse Baker (fresh) 4 pts. 9 ast. 3 stl. SG - Samuel Freeman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Melvin Tabor (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Ralph Prioleau (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Bruce Bergholz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:20 | California, Santa Cruz | Jesse Baker misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Brandon Steel - foul #3 on Brandon Steel, team foul #9 | 65-66 |
| Subs | La Verne | Donald Willis (PG), Ernie Evans (SF), Lamar Pritchett (C) Frank Britten, Louis Ritter, Dennis Ward | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Thomas Joly (SG), Victor Hallenbeck (C) Samuel Freeman, Bruce Bergholz | |
| 03:20 | California, Santa Cruz | Jesse Baker makes the 1st free throw | 65-67 |
| 03:20 | California, Santa Cruz | Jesse Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 65-68 |
| 03:06 | La Verne | Lamar Pritchett scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Lamar Roberts | 68-68 |
| 02:50 | California, Santa Cruz | Ralph Prioleau misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 68-68 |
| 02:49 | La Verne | Ernie Evans grabs the defensive rebound | 68-68 |
| 02:49 | La Verne | La Verne calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-68 |
| Subs | La Verne | Louis Ritter (SF), Dennis Ward (C) Ernie Evans, Lamar Pritchett | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Samuel Freeman (SG), Bruce Bergholz (C) Thomas Joly, Victor Hallenbeck | |
| 02:25 | La Verne | Samuel Freeman picks off the pass by Donald Willis | 68-68 |
| 02:00 | California, Santa Cruz | Bruce Bergholz knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Melvin Tabor | 68-70 |
| 01:41 | La Verne | Dennis Ward steps out of bounds on the baseline | 68-70 |
| 01:17 | California, Santa Cruz | Lamar Roberts steals the ball from Melvin Tabor | 68-70 |
| 01:04 | La Verne | Melvin Tabor steals it from Dennis Ward | 68-70 |
| 01:01 | California, Santa Cruz | Melvin Tabor hits the finger roll | 68-72 |
| Game Plan | La Verne | La Verne is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:47 | La Verne | Brandon Steel connects on the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Donald Willis | 70-72 |
| Game Plan | La Verne | La Verne is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:22 | California, Santa Cruz | Melvin Tabor blows the layup | 70-72 |
| 00:20 | California, Santa Cruz | Samuel Freeman hits the follow up shot | 70-74 |
| Game Plan | La Verne | La Verne is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:14 | La Verne | Lamar Roberts misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 70-74 |
| 00:12 | La Verne | Louis Ritter grabs the offensive board | 70-74 |
| 00:08 | La Verne | Samuel Freeman is called for the reach on Lamar Roberts - foul #2 on Samuel Freeman, team foul #7 | 70-74 |
| 00:08 | La Verne | Lamar Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 71-74 |
| 00:08 | La Verne | Lamar Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 72-74 |
| Game Plan | La Verne | La Verne is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:07 | California, Santa Cruz | Donald Willis is called for the reach on Jesse Baker in the backcourt - foul #4 on Donald Willis, team foul #10 | 72-74 |
| 00:07 | California, Santa Cruz | Jesse Baker misses the 1st free throw | 72-74 |
| 00:07 | California, Santa Cruz | Jesse Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 72-74 |
| 00:07 | La Verne | The rebound goes to Dennis Ward | 72-74 |
| 00:07 | La Verne | La Verne calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-74 |
| Game Plan | La Verne | La Verne is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:01 | La Verne | Lamar Roberts misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 72-74 |
| 00:00 | California, Santa Cruz | Bruce Bergholz snags the defensive board | 72-74 |