| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Lee Honda (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kristopher Brockberg (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Curtis Woodard (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jimmy Wallis (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Maggard (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Dustin Rhodes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Devine (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Casey Thompson (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Steven Keen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Ivory (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | California, Santa Cruz | Curtis Woodard inbounds the ball | 41-28 |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:43 | California, Santa Cruz | Richard Maggard misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-28 |
| 19:41 | California, Santa Cruz | Curtis Woodard pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-28 |
| 19:28 | California, Santa Cruz | Jimmy Wallis makes the floater from the left wing | 43-28 |
| 19:14 | Illinois Wesleyan | Casey Thompson clanks a 3 from straight away | 43-28 |
| 19:13 | Illinois Wesleyan | Anthony Ivory tips it back up and in | 43-30 |
| 19:00 | California, Santa Cruz | Jimmy Wallis hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 43-30 |
| 18:58 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dustin Rhodes snags the defensive board | 43-30 |
| 18:52 | Illinois Wesleyan | Curtis Woodard steals the ball from Anthony Ivory | 43-30 |
| 18:35 | California, Santa Cruz | Jimmy Wallis is fouled on the floor by Anthony Ivory - foul #2 on Anthony Ivory, team foul #1 | 43-30 |
| 18:20 | California, Santa Cruz | Dustin Rhodes steals the ball from Richard Maggard | 43-30 |
| 18:15 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dustin Rhodes misses the lay-in | 43-30 |
| 18:14 | California, Santa Cruz | Richard Maggard pulls down the rebound | 43-30 |
| 17:55 | California, Santa Cruz | Kristopher Brockberg drills a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Curtis Woodard | 45-30 |
| 17:27 | Illinois Wesleyan | Casey Thompson makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Steven Keen | 45-33 |
| 17:06 | California, Santa Cruz | Jimmy Wallis misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-33 |
| 17:05 | Illinois Wesleyan | Mark Devine gets the rebound | 45-33 |
| 16:41 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dustin Rhodes makes the fadeaway from the left side | 45-35 |
| 16:25 | California, Santa Cruz | Kristopher Brockberg throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-35 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Joseph Boehmer (PG), Jason Patterson (SG), David Ehrhart (SF), Dominic Ross (PF), Tyler Parker (C) Lee Honda, Kristopher Brockberg, Curtis Woodard, Jimmy Wallis, Richard Maggard | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Aaron Dewitt (PG), Edward Hughey (SG), Frederick Calabrese (SF), William Smith (PF), Bill Thomas (C) Dustin Rhodes, Mark Devine, Casey Thompson, Steven Keen, Anthony Ivory | |
| 16:13 | Illinois Wesleyan | Aaron Dewitt is fouled on the floor by Joseph Boehmer - foul #3 on Joseph Boehmer, team foul #1 | 45-35 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Brandon Stang (PG) Joseph Boehmer | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 15:54 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frederick Calabrese throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-35 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Joseph Boehmer (PG) Brandon Stang | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Joseph Boehmer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jason Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Ehrhart (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dominic Ross (fresh) C - Tyler Parker (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Aaron Dewitt (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Edward Hughey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Frederick Calabrese (fresh) PF - William Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Bill Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:32 | California, Santa Cruz | Dominic Ross misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 45-35 |
| 15:30 | Illinois Wesleyan | Edward Hughey grabs the defensive rebound | 45-35 |
| 15:15 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bill Thomas loses the ball out of bounds | 45-35 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Kristopher Brockberg (SG), Curtis Woodard (SF), Jimmy Wallis (PF) Jason Patterson, Dominic Ross, Tyler Parker | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Anthony Ivory (C) Bill Thomas | |
| 15:07 | California, Santa Cruz | William Smith is called for the reach on Jimmy Wallis - foul #2 on William Smith, team foul #2 | 45-35 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Lee Honda (PG) Joseph Boehmer | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Mark Devine (SG) Frederick Calabrese | |
| 15:02 | California, Santa Cruz | William Smith steals the ball from Lee Honda | 45-35 |
| 14:46 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jimmy Wallis swats the shot by Anthony Ivory | 45-35 |
| 14:44 | Illinois Wesleyan | Edward Hughey gets the offensive rebound | 45-35 |
| 14:23 | Illinois Wesleyan | Kristopher Brockberg steps in front of the Edward Hughey pass | 45-35 |
| 14:15 | California, Santa Cruz | Jimmy Wallis clanks a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by William Smith - foul #3 on William Smith, team foul #3 | 45-35 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Richard Maggard (C) David Ehrhart | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Dustin Rhodes (PG), Casey Thompson (SF), Steven Keen (PF) Aaron Dewitt, Edward Hughey, William Smith | |
| 14:15 | California, Santa Cruz | Jimmy Wallis misses the 1st free throw | 45-35 |
| 14:15 | California, Santa Cruz | Jimmy Wallis makes the 2nd free throw | 46-35 |
| 13:56 | Illinois Wesleyan | Steven Keen is whistled for traveling | 46-35 |
| 13:42 | California, Santa Cruz | Jimmy Wallis makes the driving attempt from the left block set up by Lee Honda | 48-35 |
| 13:26 | Illinois Wesleyan | Steven Keen scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-38 |
| 13:05 | California, Santa Cruz | Kristopher Brockberg comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-38 |
| 13:04 | Illinois Wesleyan | Anthony Ivory pulls down the rebound | 48-38 |
| 12:59 | Illinois Wesleyan | Anthony Ivory is fouled on the floor by Richard Maggard - foul #3 on Richard Maggard, team foul #2 | 48-38 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Joseph Boehmer (PG), Jason Patterson (SG), David Ehrhart (SF), Dominic Ross (PF) Lee Honda, Kristopher Brockberg, Curtis Woodard, Jimmy Wallis | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Edward Hughey (SG), William Smith (C) Mark Devine, Anthony Ivory | |
| 12:52 | Illinois Wesleyan | Jason Patterson is called for the reach on Edward Hughey - foul #1 on Jason Patterson, team foul #3 | 48-38 |
| 12:27 | Illinois Wesleyan | Steven Keen can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-38 |
| 12:26 | California, Santa Cruz | Richard Maggard gets the rebound | 48-38 |
| 12:06 | California, Santa Cruz | David Ehrhart can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 48-38 |
| 12:05 | California, Santa Cruz | David Ehrhart tips it but misses | 48-38 |
| 12:03 | California, Santa Cruz | Dominic Ross grabs the offensive rebound | 48-38 |
| 11:53 | California, Santa Cruz | Jason Patterson loses the ball out of bounds | 48-38 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Kristopher Brockberg (SG), Curtis Woodard (SF), Jimmy Wallis (PF) Jason Patterson, Dominic Ross, Richard Maggard | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Aaron Dewitt (PG), Frederick Calabrese (SF), Anthony Ivory (C) Dustin Rhodes, Casey Thompson, William Smith | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Joseph Boehmer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kristopher Brockberg (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Curtis Woodard (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jimmy Wallis (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - David Ehrhart (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Aaron Dewitt (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Edward Hughey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - Frederick Calabrese (fresh) PF - Steven Keen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Ivory (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frederick Calabrese clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-38 |
| 11:34 | California, Santa Cruz | David Ehrhart grabs the board | 48-38 |
| 11:29 | California, Santa Cruz | Curtis Woodard is fouled on the floor by Steven Keen - foul #2 on Steven Keen, team foul #4 | 48-38 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Lee Honda (PG) Joseph Boehmer | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Mark Devine (SG) Frederick Calabrese | |
| 11:10 | California, Santa Cruz | Jimmy Wallis misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Steven Keen - foul #3 on Steven Keen, team foul #5 | 48-38 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | William Smith (PF) Steven Keen | |
| 11:10 | California, Santa Cruz | Jimmy Wallis misses the 1st free throw | 48-38 |
| 11:10 | California, Santa Cruz | Jimmy Wallis makes the 2nd free throw | 49-38 |
| 10:54 | Illinois Wesleyan | Edward Hughey scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Aaron Dewitt | 49-40 |
| 10:35 | California, Santa Cruz | Kristopher Brockberg is hacked by Anthony Ivory - foul #3 on Anthony Ivory, team foul #6 | 49-40 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Richard Maggard (C) David Ehrhart | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Dustin Rhodes (PG) Aaron Dewitt | |
| 10:25 | California, Santa Cruz | Lee Honda blows the layup but the foul's on Edward Hughey - foul #1 on Edward Hughey, team foul #7 | 49-40 |
| 10:25 | California, Santa Cruz | Lee Honda makes the 1st free throw | 50-40 |
| 10:25 | California, Santa Cruz | Lee Honda makes the 2nd free throw | 51-40 |
| 10:01 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dustin Rhodes misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 51-40 |
| 10:00 | California, Santa Cruz | Jimmy Wallis grabs the board | 51-40 |
| 09:36 | California, Santa Cruz | Curtis Woodard can't connect on a floater near the basket | 51-40 |
| 09:34 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Smith pulls down the rebound | 51-40 |
| 09:24 | Illinois Wesleyan | Edward Hughey misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-40 |
| 09:22 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 51-40 |
| 09:09 | Illinois Wesleyan | Edward Hughey clanks a 3 from the right wing | 51-40 |
| 09:08 | California, Santa Cruz | Jimmy Wallis pulls down the rebound | 51-40 |
| 09:02 | California, Santa Cruz | Lee Honda banks in the layup on a nice dish by Curtis Woodard | 53-40 |
| 08:55 | Illinois Wesleyan | Anthony Ivory misses long on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Richard Maggard - foul #4 on Richard Maggard, team foul #4 | 53-40 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Joseph Boehmer (PG), Jason Patterson (SG), David Ehrhart (SF), Dominic Ross (PF), Tyler Parker (C) Lee Honda, Kristopher Brockberg, Curtis Woodard, Jimmy Wallis, Richard Maggard | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Frederick Calabrese (SG), Casey Thompson (SF), Steven Keen (PF) Mark Devine, Edward Hughey, William Smith | |
| 08:55 | Illinois Wesleyan | Anthony Ivory makes the 1st free throw | 53-41 |
| 08:55 | Illinois Wesleyan | Anthony Ivory makes the 2nd free throw | 53-42 |
| 08:32 | California, Santa Cruz | Jason Patterson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-42 |
| 08:30 | California, Santa Cruz | Dominic Ross gets the offensive rebound | 53-42 |
| 08:16 | California, Santa Cruz | David Ehrhart misses short on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Casey Thompson - foul #1 on Casey Thompson, team foul #8 | 53-42 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Aaron Dewitt (PG), Bill Thomas (C) Dustin Rhodes, Anthony Ivory | |
| 08:16 | California, Santa Cruz | David Ehrhart makes the 1st free throw | 54-42 |
| 08:16 | California, Santa Cruz | David Ehrhart makes the 2nd free throw | 55-42 |
| 07:58 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frederick Calabrese misses long on a floater from the left side | 55-42 |
| 07:57 | California, Santa Cruz | The rebound goes to David Ehrhart | 55-42 |
| 07:43 | California, Santa Cruz | Bill Thomas takes the ball from Dominic Ross | 55-42 |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Joseph Boehmer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jason Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Ehrhart (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Dominic Ross (fresh) 2 reb. C - Tyler Parker (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Aaron Dewitt (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Frederick Calabrese (fresh) SF - Casey Thompson (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Steven Keen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Bill Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:35 | Illinois Wesleyan | Casey Thompson's pass is intercepted by Joseph Boehmer | 55-42 |
| 07:22 | California, Santa Cruz | Joseph Boehmer misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 55-42 |
| 07:20 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bill Thomas gets the rebound | 55-42 |
| 07:00 | Illinois Wesleyan | Aaron Dewitt can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-42 |
| 06:58 | California, Santa Cruz | David Ehrhart gets the rebound | 55-42 |
| 06:45 | California, Santa Cruz | Joseph Boehmer scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Jason Patterson | 58-42 |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 06:37 | Illinois Wesleyan | The pull-up jumper by Bill Thomas is blocked by Tyler Parker | 58-42 |
| 06:36 | Illinois Wesleyan | Steven Keen snags the offensive board | 58-42 |
| 06:28 | Illinois Wesleyan | Aaron Dewitt hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Jason Patterson - foul #2 on Jason Patterson, team foul #5 | 58-42 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Lee Honda (PG), Kristopher Brockberg (SG), Curtis Woodard (SF), Jimmy Wallis (PF), Richard Maggard (C) Joseph Boehmer, Jason Patterson, David Ehrhart, Dominic Ross, Tyler Parker | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Mark Devine (SG), Anthony Ivory (C) Frederick Calabrese, Bill Thomas | |
| 06:28 | Illinois Wesleyan | Aaron Dewitt makes the 1st free throw | 58-43 |
| 06:28 | Illinois Wesleyan | Aaron Dewitt misses the 2nd free throw | 58-43 |
| 06:28 | California, Santa Cruz | Richard Maggard pulls down the rebound | 58-43 |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 06:15 | California, Santa Cruz | The jump hook by Jimmy Wallis is blocked by Anthony Ivory | 58-43 |
| 06:13 | Illinois Wesleyan | Anthony Ivory pulls down the rebound | 58-43 |
| 05:49 | Illinois Wesleyan | Mark Devine scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Steven Keen | 58-46 |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 05:32 | California, Santa Cruz | Richard Maggard misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-46 |
| 05:30 | Illinois Wesleyan | Anthony Ivory grabs the defensive rebound | 58-46 |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 05:25 | Illinois Wesleyan | Aaron Dewitt clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-46 |
| 05:23 | California, Santa Cruz | Curtis Woodard snags the defensive board | 58-46 |
| 04:59 | California, Santa Cruz | Kristopher Brockberg misses the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Mark Devine - foul #3 on Mark Devine, team foul #9 | 58-46 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Dustin Rhodes (PG), Edward Hughey (SF), William Smith (PF) Aaron Dewitt, Casey Thompson, Steven Keen | |
| 04:59 | California, Santa Cruz | Kristopher Brockberg misses the 1st free throw | 58-46 |
| 04:59 | California, Santa Cruz | Kristopher Brockberg makes the 2nd free throw | 59-46 |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:50 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Smith scores on a shot in the lane set up by Dustin Rhodes | 59-48 |
| 04:32 | California, Santa Cruz | Lee Honda misses the dunk | 59-48 |
| 04:30 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Anthony Ivory | 59-48 |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:25 | Illinois Wesleyan | Dustin Rhodes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-48 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Bill Thomas (C) Anthony Ivory | |
| 04:20 | California, Santa Cruz | Curtis Woodard blows the layup | 59-48 |
| 04:18 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bill Thomas gets the rebound | 59-48 |
| 04:13 | Illinois Wesleyan | Mark Devine is fouled on the floor by Kristopher Brockberg - foul #2 on Kristopher Brockberg, team foul #6 | 59-48 |
| 04:01 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Smith is hacked by Kristopher Brockberg - foul #3 on Kristopher Brockberg, team foul #7 | 59-48 |
| 04:01 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Smith makes the 1st free throw | 59-49 |
| 04:01 | Illinois Wesleyan | William Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 59-49 |
| 04:01 | California, Santa Cruz | Richard Maggard snags the defensive board | 59-49 |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:46 | California, Santa Cruz | Jimmy Wallis knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Kristopher Brockberg | 62-49 |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Lee Honda (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kristopher Brockberg (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Curtis Woodard (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jimmy Wallis (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Richard Maggard (fresh) 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois Wesleyan | PG - Dustin Rhodes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Devine (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Edward Hughey (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Bill Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Illinois Wesleyan | Mark Devine comes up short on the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Jimmy Wallis - foul #2 on Jimmy Wallis, team foul #8 | 62-49 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Joseph Boehmer (PG), David Ehrhart (C) Lee Honda, Richard Maggard | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Steven Keen (PF), Anthony Ivory (C) William Smith, Bill Thomas | |
| 03:29 | Illinois Wesleyan | Mark Devine makes the 1st free throw | 62-50 |
| 03:29 | Illinois Wesleyan | Mark Devine makes the 2nd free throw | 62-51 |
| 03:01 | California, Santa Cruz | Joseph Boehmer clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-51 |
| 02:59 | California, Santa Cruz | Curtis Woodard grabs the offensive board | 62-51 |
| 02:59 | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-51 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Lee Honda (PG), Richard Maggard (C) Joseph Boehmer, David Ehrhart | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Casey Thompson (SF) Edward Hughey | |
| 02:34 | California, Santa Cruz | Curtis Woodard misses the shot from the left block but he's fouled by Mark Devine - foul #4 on Mark Devine, team foul #10 | 62-51 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Joseph Boehmer (PG), Jason Patterson (SG), David Ehrhart (PF), Tyler Parker (C) Lee Honda, Kristopher Brockberg, Jimmy Wallis, Richard Maggard | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Aaron Dewitt (PG), Edward Hughey (SG), Frederick Calabrese (SF), William Smith (PF), Bill Thomas (C) Dustin Rhodes, Mark Devine, Casey Thompson, Steven Keen, Anthony Ivory | |
| 02:34 | California, Santa Cruz | Curtis Woodard makes the 1st free throw | 63-51 |
| 02:34 | California, Santa Cruz | Curtis Woodard makes the 2nd free throw | 64-51 |
| 02:21 | Illinois Wesleyan | Aaron Dewitt makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by William Smith | 64-54 |
| 02:21 | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-54 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Lee Honda (PG), Kristopher Brockberg (SG), Jimmy Wallis (PF), Richard Maggard (C) Joseph Boehmer, Jason Patterson, David Ehrhart, Tyler Parker | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Dustin Rhodes (PG), Mark Devine (SG), Casey Thompson (SF), Steven Keen (PF), Anthony Ivory (C) Aaron Dewitt, Edward Hughey, Frederick Calabrese, William Smith, Bill Thomas | |
| 02:06 | California, Santa Cruz | Kristopher Brockberg misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-54 |
| 02:05 | California, Santa Cruz | Richard Maggard grabs the offensive board | 64-54 |
| 01:44 | California, Santa Cruz | Kristopher Brockberg knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Curtis Woodard | 67-54 |
| 01:26 | Illinois Wesleyan | Steven Keen connects on the floater from close range set up by Mark Devine | 67-56 |
| 00:57 | California, Santa Cruz | Lee Honda connects on the runner in the paint on a great pass from Kristopher Brockberg and he's fouled by Dustin Rhodes - foul #3 on Dustin Rhodes, team foul #11 | 69-56 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Joseph Boehmer (SG), David Ehrhart (SF), Dominic Ross (PF), Tyler Parker (C) Kristopher Brockberg, Curtis Woodard, Jimmy Wallis, Richard Maggard | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | Aaron Dewitt (PG), Edward Hughey (SG), Frederick Calabrese (SF), William Smith (PF), Bill Thomas (C) Dustin Rhodes, Mark Devine, Casey Thompson, Steven Keen, Anthony Ivory | |
| 00:57 | California, Santa Cruz | Lee Honda makes the free throw | 70-56 |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Illinois Wesleyan | Frederick Calabrese misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 70-56 |
| 00:51 | California, Santa Cruz | David Ehrhart grabs the board | 70-56 |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:27 | California, Santa Cruz | Dominic Ross makes the jumper in the lane set up by David Ehrhart and the foul's on William Smith - foul #4 on William Smith, team foul #12 | 72-56 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Jason Patterson (SG) Lee Honda | |
| Subs | Illinois Wesleyan | | |
| 00:27 | California, Santa Cruz | Dominic Ross misses the free throw | 72-56 |
| 00:27 | Illinois Wesleyan | The rebound goes to William Smith | 72-56 |
| 00:21 | Illinois Wesleyan | Aaron Dewitt can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 72-56 |
| 00:20 | California, Santa Cruz | The rebound goes to David Ehrhart | 72-56 |
| 00:00 | California, Santa Cruz | Joseph Boehmer runs out the clock | 72-56 |