| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Wayne Waterman (fresh) SG - Michael King (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Phillip Propes (fresh) PF - James Brown (fresh) C - Alex Chen (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Philip Holley (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Mark Gumm (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Reginald Manning (fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Hines (fresh) 2 blk. C - Lawrence Brown (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | California, Santa Cruz | Phillip Propes inbounds the ball | 24-20 |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:31 | California, Santa Cruz | Alex Chen hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 24-20 |
| 19:30 | California, Santa Cruz | Alex Chen tips it in | 26-20 |
| 19:07 | Howard Payne | Mark Gumm drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-23 |
| 18:52 | California, Santa Cruz | Alex Chen can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 26-23 |
| 18:51 | Howard Payne | Lawrence Brown gets the rebound | 26-23 |
| 18:44 | Howard Payne | Mark Gumm hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 26-23 |
| 18:43 | California, Santa Cruz | Alex Chen gets the rebound | 26-23 |
| 18:24 | California, Santa Cruz | Alex Chen knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael King | 28-23 |
| 17:55 | Howard Payne | Mark Gumm misses short on an open fadeaway from the left side | 28-23 |
| 17:53 | California, Santa Cruz | Alex Chen grabs the board | 28-23 |
| 17:48 | California, Santa Cruz | Michael King buries a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Alex Chen | 30-23 |
| 17:44 | Howard Payne | Phillip Propes is called for the reach on Reginald Manning in the backcourt - foul #2 on Phillip Propes, team foul #1 | 30-23 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | James Taylor (SG), Matthew Nolan (SF), Raymond Clyburn (PF), Richard Amezcua (C) Michael King, Phillip Propes, James Brown, Alex Chen | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Samuel Winters (SF), Kevin Hooper (PF), Billy Puleo (C) Reginald Manning, William Hines, Lawrence Brown | |
| 17:26 | Howard Payne | Samuel Winters can't connect on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Matthew Nolan - foul #1 on Matthew Nolan, team foul #2 | 30-23 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Roderick Mayberry (PG) Wayne Waterman | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| 17:26 | Howard Payne | Samuel Winters makes the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 17:26 | Howard Payne | Samuel Winters makes the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 17:02 | California, Santa Cruz | Roderick Mayberry blows the layup | 30-25 |
| 17:01 | Howard Payne | The rebound goes to Billy Puleo | 30-25 |
| 16:57 | Howard Payne | Samuel Winters throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-25 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Richard Mack (SG) Mark Gumm | |
| 16:37 | California, Santa Cruz | Roderick Mayberry can't throw it down | 30-25 |
| 16:36 | Howard Payne | Billy Puleo gets the rebound | 30-25 |
| 16:17 | Howard Payne | Philip Holley's layup is rejected by Richard Amezcua | 30-25 |
| 16:15 | California, Santa Cruz | Richard Amezcua pulls down the rebound | 30-25 |
| 15:57 | California, Santa Cruz | Roderick Mayberry's floater is knocked away by Billy Puleo | 30-25 |
| 15:56 | Howard Payne | Billy Puleo gets the rebound | 30-25 |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Roderick Mayberry (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Matthew Nolan (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Raymond Clyburn (fresh) C - Richard Amezcua (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Philip Holley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Richard Mack (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Samuel Winters (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kevin Hooper (fresh) C - Billy Puleo (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Howard Payne | Richard Mack makes the wide open fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Billy Puleo | 30-27 |
| 15:08 | California, Santa Cruz | James Taylor connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Matthew Nolan and he's fouled by Richard Mack - foul #3 on Richard Mack, team foul #1 | 32-27 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Wayne Waterman (PG), Phillip Propes (SF), James Brown (PF), Alex Chen (C) Roderick Mayberry, Matthew Nolan, Raymond Clyburn, Richard Amezcua | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Mark Gumm (SG), Reginald Manning (SF), William Hines (PF), Lawrence Brown (C) Philip Holley, Samuel Winters, Kevin Hooper, Billy Puleo | |
| 15:08 | California, Santa Cruz | James Taylor makes the free throw | 33-27 |
| 14:43 | Howard Payne | Mark Gumm hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-27 |
| 14:41 | Howard Payne | Lawrence Brown misses the tip | 33-27 |
| 14:39 | Howard Payne | Reginald Manning pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-27 |
| 14:11 | Howard Payne | Richard Mack makes the wide open 3 from the left wing set up by Reginald Manning | 33-30 |
| 13:52 | California, Santa Cruz | Alex Chen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-30 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Michael King (SG) James Taylor | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| 13:34 | Howard Payne | Mark Gumm misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-30 |
| 13:33 | California, Santa Cruz | Wayne Waterman grabs the defensive rebound | 33-30 |
| 13:21 | California, Santa Cruz | Alex Chen clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 33-30 |
| 13:19 | Howard Payne | William Hines grabs the board | 33-30 |
| 13:16 | Howard Payne | Mark Gumm loses the dribble to Wayne Waterman in the backcourt | 33-30 |
| 13:14 | California, Santa Cruz | Wayne Waterman lays it up and in | 35-30 |
| 12:50 | Howard Payne | Mark Gumm clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-30 |
| 12:49 | California, Santa Cruz | James Brown grabs the board | 35-30 |
| 12:22 | California, Santa Cruz | Wayne Waterman is fouled on the floor by Richard Mack - foul #4 on Richard Mack, team foul #2 | 35-30 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Roderick Mayberry (PG), Matthew Nolan (SF), Raymond Clyburn (PF), Richard Amezcua (C) Wayne Waterman, Phillip Propes, James Brown, Alex Chen | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Philip Holley (PG), Samuel Winters (SF), Kevin Hooper (PF), Billy Puleo (C) Richard Mack, Reginald Manning, William Hines, Lawrence Brown | |
| 12:06 | California, Santa Cruz | Roderick Mayberry buries a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Michael King | 37-30 |
| 11:40 | Howard Payne | Philip Holley misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the right side | 37-30 |
| 11:38 | Howard Payne | Kevin Hooper gets the offensive rebound | 37-30 |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Roderick Mayberry (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael King (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Nolan (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Raymond Clyburn (fresh) C - Richard Amezcua (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Philip Holley (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Mark Gumm (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel Winters (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kevin Hooper (fresh) 2 reb. C - Billy Puleo (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Howard Payne | Samuel Winters comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 37-30 |
| 11:20 | California, Santa Cruz | Matthew Nolan snags the defensive board | 37-30 |
| 11:02 | California, Santa Cruz | Roderick Mayberry can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 37-30 |
| 11:01 | California, Santa Cruz | Richard Amezcua pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-30 |
| 10:39 | California, Santa Cruz | Michael King can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 37-30 |
| 10:38 | Howard Payne | Billy Puleo pulls down the rebound | 37-30 |
| 10:17 | Howard Payne | Philip Holley scores on a jumper near the basket and the foul's on Roderick Mayberry - foul #1 on Roderick Mayberry, team foul #3 | 37-32 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Wayne Waterman (PG), James Taylor (SG), Phillip Propes (SF), James Brown (PF), Joseph Cook (C) Roderick Mayberry, Michael King, Matthew Nolan, Raymond Clyburn, Richard Amezcua | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Reginald Manning (SF), William Hines (PF), Lawrence Brown (C) Samuel Winters, Kevin Hooper, Billy Puleo | |
| 10:17 | Howard Payne | Philip Holley makes the free throw | 37-33 |
| 09:57 | California, Santa Cruz | James Taylor connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-33 |
| 09:34 | Howard Payne | Philip Holley scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by William Hines | 40-36 |
| 09:18 | California, Santa Cruz | James Taylor hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-36 |
| 09:16 | Howard Payne | William Hines grabs the board | 40-36 |
| 08:53 | Howard Payne | Joseph Cook is called for the reach on Philip Holley - foul #1 on Joseph Cook, team foul #4 | 40-36 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Richard Thomas (SG), Matthew Nolan (SF), Raymond Clyburn (PF), Alex Chen (C) James Taylor, Phillip Propes, James Brown, Joseph Cook | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Samuel Winters (PG), Billy Puleo (C) Philip Holley, Lawrence Brown | |
| 08:25 | Howard Payne | Mark Gumm is called for traveling | 40-36 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Philip Holley (PG), Kevin Hooper (PF) Reginald Manning, William Hines | |
| 08:04 | California, Santa Cruz | Matthew Nolan is hacked by Samuel Winters - foul #1 on Samuel Winters, team foul #3 | 40-36 |
| 07:44 | California, Santa Cruz | Alex Chen hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-36 |
| 07:43 | California, Santa Cruz | Alex Chen pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 07:15 | California, Santa Cruz | Alex Chen misses short on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Samuel Winters - foul #2 on Samuel Winters, team foul #4 | 40-36 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Roderick Mayberry (PG), Michael King (SG), Phillip Propes (SF), Joseph Cook (PF) Wayne Waterman, Richard Thomas, Matthew Nolan, Raymond Clyburn | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Richard Mack (SG), Reginald Manning (SF), Lawrence Brown (C) Philip Holley, Mark Gumm, Billy Puleo | |
| 07:15 | California, Santa Cruz | Alex Chen makes the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 07:15 | California, Santa Cruz | Alex Chen makes the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Roderick Mayberry (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael King (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Phillip Propes (fresh) PF - Joseph Cook (fresh) 4 reb. C - Alex Chen (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Samuel Winters (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Richard Mack (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Reginald Manning (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kevin Hooper (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lawrence Brown (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 06:51 | Howard Payne | Samuel Winters hits a wide open shot near the basket on a great pass from Lawrence Brown | 42-38 |
| 06:29 | California, Santa Cruz | Michael King misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 42-38 |
| 06:28 | Howard Payne | The rebound goes to Richard Mack | 42-38 |
| 06:07 | Howard Payne | Lawrence Brown is hacked by Alex Chen - foul #1 on Alex Chen, team foul #5 | 42-38 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | James Brown (PF), Richard Amezcua (C) Joseph Cook, Alex Chen | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Philip Holley (PG), William Hines (PF) Samuel Winters, Kevin Hooper | |
| 05:55 | Howard Payne | Richard Mack hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 42-38 |
| 05:53 | California, Santa Cruz | James Brown gets the rebound | 42-38 |
| 05:31 | California, Santa Cruz | Roderick Mayberry scores on a shot from the right wing | 44-38 |
| 05:02 | Howard Payne | Philip Holley misses the floater from the baseline | 44-38 |
| 05:01 | Howard Payne | Lawrence Brown tips it in | 44-40 |
| 04:38 | California, Santa Cruz | Michael King buries a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Roderick Mayberry | 46-40 |
| 04:16 | Howard Payne | Richard Mack can't connect on an uncontested jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Michael King - foul #2 on Michael King, team foul #6 | 46-40 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Wayne Waterman (PG), James Taylor (SG), Matthew Nolan (SF), Raymond Clyburn (PF) Roderick Mayberry, Michael King, Phillip Propes, James Brown | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Samuel Winters (SF), Billy Puleo (C) Reginald Manning, Lawrence Brown | |
| 04:16 | Howard Payne | Richard Mack misses the 1st free throw | 46-40 |
| 04:16 | Howard Payne | Richard Mack makes the 2nd free throw | 46-41 |
| 03:59 | California, Santa Cruz | James Taylor is called for traveling | 46-41 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Joseph Cook (C) Richard Amezcua | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Mark Gumm (SG) Richard Mack | |
| 03:45 | Howard Payne | William Hines makes the wide open jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Philip Holley | 46-43 |
| 03:25 | California, Santa Cruz | James Taylor misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-43 |
| 03:23 | Howard Payne | Billy Puleo gets the rebound | 46-43 |
| 02:58 | Howard Payne | Mark Gumm drills a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Samuel Winters and he's fouled by Wayne Waterman - foul #3 on Wayne Waterman, team foul #7 | 46-45 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | James Brown (PF), Alex Chen (C) Raymond Clyburn, Joseph Cook | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Richard Mack (PG), Kevin Hooper (PF) Philip Holley, William Hines | |
| 02:58 | Howard Payne | Mark Gumm misses the free throw | 46-45 |
| 02:58 | California, Santa Cruz | Alex Chen grabs the defensive rebound | 46-45 |
| 02:58 | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-45 |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Wayne Waterman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - James Taylor (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Matthew Nolan (fresh) 3 ast. PF - James Brown (fresh) 2 reb. C - Alex Chen (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Richard Mack (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Mark Gumm (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel Winters (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kevin Hooper (fresh) 2 reb. C - Billy Puleo (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 02:41 | California, Santa Cruz | Alex Chen misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 46-45 |
| 02:40 | California, Santa Cruz | Wayne Waterman hits the follow up shot | 48-45 |
| 02:40 | Howard Payne | Howard Payne calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-45 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Michael King (SG), Phillip Propes (SF) James Taylor, Matthew Nolan | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Philip Holley (PG), Reginald Manning (SF), William Hines (PF), Lawrence Brown (C) Richard Mack, Samuel Winters, Kevin Hooper, Billy Puleo | |
| 02:13 | Howard Payne | Philip Holley can't connect on an uncontested floater from the right side | 48-45 |
| 02:11 | California, Santa Cruz | James Brown pulls down the rebound | 48-45 |
| 01:49 | California, Santa Cruz | Alex Chen clanks a floater in the paint | 48-45 |
| 01:47 | California, Santa Cruz | Michael King tips it back up and in | 50-45 |
| 01:26 | Howard Payne | Mark Gumm is open and scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Lawrence Brown | 50-48 |
| 00:57 | California, Santa Cruz | Alex Chen hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by James Brown | 52-48 |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Howard Payne | Mark Gumm comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-48 |
| 00:48 | California, Santa Cruz | Phillip Propes grabs the board | 52-48 |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:46 | California, Santa Cruz | Philip Holley is called for the reach on Phillip Propes in the backcourt - foul #3 on Philip Holley, team foul #5 | 52-48 |
| 00:44 | California, Santa Cruz | Wayne Waterman is hacked by Philip Holley - foul #4 on Philip Holley, team foul #6 | 52-48 |
| 00:43 | California, Santa Cruz | Wayne Waterman is hacked by Reginald Manning - foul #1 on Reginald Manning, team foul #7 | 52-48 |
| 00:43 | California, Santa Cruz | Wayne Waterman makes the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 00:43 | California, Santa Cruz | Wayne Waterman makes the 2nd free throw | 54-48 |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Howard Payne | Philip Holley knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Lawrence Brown | 54-51 |
| 00:35 | California, Santa Cruz | Phillip Propes is fouled in the backcourt by Philip Holley - foul #5 on Philip Holley, team foul #8 | 54-51 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Roderick Mayberry (PG), James Taylor (SG) Wayne Waterman, Michael King | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Richard Mack (PG) Philip Holley | |
| 00:35 | California, Santa Cruz | Phillip Propes makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 00:35 | California, Santa Cruz | Phillip Propes makes the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 00:29 | Howard Payne | Mark Gumm is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Mark Gumm, team foul #9 | 56-51 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Wayne Waterman (PG) Roderick Mayberry | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| 00:28 | California, Santa Cruz | James Brown is hacked by Richard Mack in the backcourt - foul #5 on Richard Mack, team foul #10 | 56-51 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Samuel Winters (PG) Richard Mack | |
| 00:28 | California, Santa Cruz | James Brown makes the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 00:28 | California, Santa Cruz | James Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 00:28 | Howard Payne | Lawrence Brown snags the defensive board | 57-51 |
| 00:22 | Howard Payne | Mark Gumm loses the ball out of bounds | 57-51 |
| 00:20 | California, Santa Cruz | Wayne Waterman is fouled in the backcourt by Samuel Winters - foul #3 on Samuel Winters, team foul #11 | 57-51 |
| 00:20 | California, Santa Cruz | Wayne Waterman makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 00:20 | California, Santa Cruz | Wayne Waterman makes the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| 00:13 | Howard Payne | Mark Gumm connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Samuel Winters | 59-54 |
| 00:12 | California, Santa Cruz | Wayne Waterman is hacked by Samuel Winters in the backcourt - foul #4 on Samuel Winters, team foul #12 | 59-54 |
| 00:12 | California, Santa Cruz | Wayne Waterman makes the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 00:12 | California, Santa Cruz | Wayne Waterman makes the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 00:09 | Howard Payne | Samuel Winters is fouled in the backcourt by Phillip Propes - foul #3 on Phillip Propes, team foul #8 | 61-54 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Michael King (SG) James Taylor | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| 00:09 | Howard Payne | Samuel Winters makes the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 00:09 | Howard Payne | Samuel Winters misses the 2nd free throw | 61-55 |
| 00:09 | Howard Payne | William Hines snags the offensive board | 61-55 |
| 00:06 | Howard Payne | Mark Gumm hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Samuel Winters | 61-58 |
| 00:05 | California, Santa Cruz | Samuel Winters is called for the reach on Phillip Propes in the backcourt - foul #5 on Samuel Winters, team foul #13 | 61-58 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Roderick Mayberry (PG), James Taylor (SG) Wayne Waterman, Michael King | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Lawrence Gardner (PG) Samuel Winters | |
| 00:05 | California, Santa Cruz | Phillip Propes misses the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 00:05 | California, Santa Cruz | Phillip Propes misses the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| 00:05 | California, Santa Cruz | The offensive rebound goes to James Brown | 61-58 |
| 00:05 | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-58 |
| 00:04 | California, Santa Cruz | James Brown is hacked by William Hines - foul #2 on William Hines, team foul #14 | 61-58 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Michael King (PG) Roderick Mayberry | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| 00:04 | California, Santa Cruz | James Brown makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 00:04 | California, Santa Cruz | James Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 00:00 | Howard Payne | Mark Gumm misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 63-58 |