| Lineup | California Lutheran | PG - Richard Cannon (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Preston Muller (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Joshua Ransome (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ronnie Shortridge (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ralph Stearns (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Stevie Heath (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Coffey (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Philip Goff (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Paul Morano (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | California Lutheran | Joshua Ransome inbounds the ball | 34-34 |
| Game Plan | California Lutheran | California Lutheran is playing a flex 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) | |
| 19:41 | California Lutheran | The jump hook by Joshua Ransome is blocked by Philip Goff | 34-34 |
| 19:39 | California, Santa Cruz | Anthony Brown snags the defensive board | 34-34 |
| 19:30 | California, Santa Cruz | Anthony Brown misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-34 |
| 19:28 | California Lutheran | Joshua Ransome grabs the defensive rebound | 34-34 |
| 19:17 | California Lutheran | Joshua Ransome misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 34-34 |
| 19:16 | California, Santa Cruz | The rebound goes to Paul Morano | 34-34 |
| 19:03 | California, Santa Cruz | Anthony Brown misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 34-34 |
| 19:01 | California, Santa Cruz | Paul Morano pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-34 |
| 18:40 | California, Santa Cruz | Stevie Heath can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-34 |
| 18:39 | California Lutheran | The rebound goes to Ronnie Shortridge | 34-34 |
| 18:12 | California Lutheran | Anthony Brown is called for the reach on Richard Cannon - foul #3 on Anthony Brown, team foul #1 | 34-34 |
| Subs | California Lutheran | | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Dustin Bullock (PF) Anthony Brown | |
| 17:45 | California Lutheran | Ronnie Shortridge dunks the ball and he's hacked by Stevie Heath - foul #2 on Stevie Heath, team foul #2 | 36-34 |
| 17:45 | California Lutheran | Ronnie Shortridge misses the free throw | 36-34 |
| 17:45 | California, Santa Cruz | Dustin Bullock grabs the defensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 17:26 | California, Santa Cruz | Philip Goff hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Paul Morano | 36-37 |
| 17:08 | California Lutheran | The short jumper by Richard Cannon is denied by Paul Morano | 36-37 |
| 17:06 | California, Santa Cruz | Paul Morano snags the defensive board | 36-37 |
| 16:54 | California, Santa Cruz | Philip Goff knocks in the turnaround in the lane | 36-39 |
| 16:40 | California Lutheran | Ralph Stearns misses long on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Dustin Bullock - foul #1 on Dustin Bullock, team foul #3 | 36-39 |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Keith Hanson (PG), Timothy Warren (SG), Curtis Lind (SF), Carl Evans (PF) Richard Cannon, Preston Muller, Joshua Ransome, Ronnie Shortridge | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Marvin Fowler (PG), Paul Morley (SG), Ryan Mooney (SF) Stevie Heath, Jason Coffey, Philip Goff | |
| 16:40 | California Lutheran | Ralph Stearns makes the 1st free throw | 37-39 |
| 16:40 | California Lutheran | Ralph Stearns misses the 2nd free throw | 37-39 |
| 16:40 | California, Santa Cruz | Paul Morano snags the defensive board | 37-39 |
| 16:13 | California, Santa Cruz | Ryan Mooney blows the layup | 37-39 |
| 16:12 | California Lutheran | Carl Evans grabs the board | 37-39 |
| 16:05 | California Lutheran | Ralph Stearns buries a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Keith Hanson | 39-39 |
| Lineup | California Lutheran | PG - Keith Hanson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Warren (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Curtis Lind (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carl Evans (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Ralph Stearns (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Marvin Fowler (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Morley (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ryan Mooney (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dustin Bullock (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Morano (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 12 reb. | |
| 15:37 | California, Santa Cruz | Ryan Mooney can't connect on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Keith Hanson - foul #1 on Keith Hanson, team foul #1 | 39-39 |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Brian Noyes (C) Ralph Stearns | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Gerald Soares (SF), Anthony Brown (PF) Dustin Bullock, Paul Morano | |
| 15:37 | California, Santa Cruz | Ryan Mooney misses the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 15:37 | California, Santa Cruz | Ryan Mooney makes the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 15:18 | California Lutheran | Timothy Warren throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-40 |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Preston Muller (SG), Joshua Ransome (SF), Ronnie Shortridge (PF) Timothy Warren, Curtis Lind, Brian Noyes | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| 14:57 | California, Santa Cruz | Marvin Fowler can't finish the layup | 39-40 |
| 14:56 | California, Santa Cruz | Anthony Brown tips it home | 39-42 |
| 14:29 | California Lutheran | Carl Evans misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 39-42 |
| 14:27 | California Lutheran | Carl Evans snags the offensive board | 39-42 |
| 14:09 | California Lutheran | Ronnie Shortridge jams it on a nice dish by Preston Muller | 41-42 |
| 13:53 | California, Santa Cruz | Gerald Soares clanks a 3 from the right corner | 41-42 |
| 13:52 | California Lutheran | Ronnie Shortridge pulls down the rebound | 41-42 |
| 13:26 | California Lutheran | Ronnie Shortridge misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 41-42 |
| 13:24 | California Lutheran | Carl Evans hits the follow up shot | 43-42 |
| 13:09 | California, Santa Cruz | Paul Morley misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Joshua Ransome - foul #1 on Joshua Ransome, team foul #2 | 43-42 |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Richard Cannon (PG), Tony Davis (SG), Curtis Lind (SF), Timothy Warren (PF), Brian Noyes (C) Keith Hanson, Preston Muller, Joshua Ransome, Ronnie Shortridge, Carl Evans | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Stevie Heath (PG), Philip Goff (C) Marvin Fowler, Ryan Mooney | |
| 13:09 | California, Santa Cruz | Paul Morley misses the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 13:09 | California, Santa Cruz | Paul Morley misses the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 13:09 | California, Santa Cruz | Philip Goff grabs the offensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 12:53 | California, Santa Cruz | Stevie Heath can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 43-42 |
| 12:51 | California Lutheran | Curtis Lind grabs the defensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 12:36 | California Lutheran | Tony Davis knocks in the floater from the baseline | 45-42 |
| 12:07 | California, Santa Cruz | Philip Goff can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-42 |
| 12:05 | California Lutheran | Timothy Warren grabs the defensive rebound | 45-42 |
| 11:42 | California Lutheran | Richard Cannon misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-42 |
| 11:40 | California, Santa Cruz | Anthony Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 45-42 |
| Lineup | California Lutheran | PG - Richard Cannon (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tony Davis (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Curtis Lind (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Timothy Warren (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Noyes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Stevie Heath (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Morley (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Gerald Soares (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Anthony Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Philip Goff (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:16 | California, Santa Cruz | Paul Morley clanks a floater from the free throw line | 45-42 |
| 11:14 | California Lutheran | The rebound goes to Timothy Warren | 45-42 |
| 10:49 | California Lutheran | Brian Noyes can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 45-42 |
| 10:48 | California Lutheran | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Warren | 45-42 |
| 10:30 | California Lutheran | Curtis Lind misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-42 |
| 10:28 | California, Santa Cruz | Anthony Brown gets the rebound | 45-42 |
| 10:15 | California, Santa Cruz | Stevie Heath makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Paul Morley | 45-45 |
| 10:03 | California Lutheran | Curtis Lind clanks a 3 from the left wing | 45-45 |
| 10:02 | California, Santa Cruz | Philip Goff gets the rebound | 45-45 |
| 09:33 | California, Santa Cruz | Gerald Soares misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 45-45 |
| 09:32 | California, Santa Cruz | Anthony Brown snags the offensive board | 45-45 |
| 09:10 | California, Santa Cruz | Gerald Soares misses short on a jumper from the right side | 45-45 |
| 09:08 | California, Santa Cruz | Gerald Soares tips it back up and in | 45-47 |
| 08:48 | California Lutheran | Brian Noyes loses the dribble to Philip Goff | 45-47 |
| 08:28 | California, Santa Cruz | Paul Morley knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Stevie Heath | 45-50 |
| 08:03 | California Lutheran | The short jumper by Brian Noyes is denied by Gerald Soares | 45-50 |
| 08:01 | California, Santa Cruz | The rebound goes to Philip Goff | 45-50 |
| 07:49 | California, Santa Cruz | Anthony Brown misses the shot from just outside the lane | 45-50 |
| 07:47 | California Lutheran | Brian Noyes gets the rebound | 45-50 |
| 07:31 | California Lutheran | Anthony Brown steals it from Richard Cannon | 45-50 |
| Lineup | California Lutheran | PG - Richard Cannon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tony Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Curtis Lind (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Timothy Warren (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Noyes (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Stevie Heath (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Morley (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gerald Soares (tiring) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Anthony Brown (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - Philip Goff (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:16 | California, Santa Cruz | Gerald Soares misses the lay-in | 45-50 |
| 07:15 | California, Santa Cruz | Anthony Brown snags the offensive board | 45-50 |
| 06:55 | California, Santa Cruz | Richard Cannon blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Paul Morley | 45-50 |
| 06:54 | California Lutheran | The rebound goes to Curtis Lind | 45-50 |
| 06:32 | California Lutheran | Timothy Warren misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Anthony Brown - foul #4 on Anthony Brown, team foul #4 | 45-50 |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Keith Hanson (PG), Joshua Ransome (SF), Ronnie Shortridge (PF), Ralph Stearns (C) Richard Cannon, Tony Davis, Curtis Lind, Brian Noyes | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Marvin Fowler (PG), Jason Coffey (SG), Ryan Mooney (SF), Dustin Bullock (PF), Paul Morano (C) Stevie Heath, Paul Morley, Gerald Soares, Anthony Brown, Philip Goff | |
| 06:32 | California Lutheran | Timothy Warren makes the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 06:32 | California Lutheran | Timothy Warren makes the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| 06:07 | California, Santa Cruz | Ryan Mooney comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-50 |
| 06:06 | California Lutheran | Ronnie Shortridge pulls down the rebound | 47-50 |
| 05:43 | California Lutheran | Joshua Ransome is hacked by Ryan Mooney - foul #2 on Ryan Mooney, team foul #5 | 47-50 |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Preston Muller (SG) Timothy Warren | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| 05:28 | California Lutheran | Jason Coffey takes the ball from Joshua Ransome | 47-50 |
| 05:05 | California, Santa Cruz | Ronnie Shortridge steals it from Ryan Mooney | 47-50 |
| 05:03 | California Lutheran | Keith Hanson is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Keith Hanson, team foul #3 | 47-50 |
| 04:48 | California, Santa Cruz | Marvin Fowler misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-50 |
| 04:46 | California Lutheran | Joshua Ransome pulls down the rebound | 47-50 |
| 04:36 | California Lutheran | Keith Hanson makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Preston Muller | 49-50 |
| 04:19 | California, Santa Cruz | Marvin Fowler banks in the layup and he's hacked by Keith Hanson - foul #3 on Keith Hanson, team foul #4 | 49-52 |
| 04:19 | California, Santa Cruz | Marvin Fowler makes the free throw | 49-53 |
| 04:06 | California Lutheran | Joshua Ransome buries a shot from the left block on a great pass from Keith Hanson | 51-53 |
| 03:43 | California, Santa Cruz | Jason Coffey misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 51-53 |
| 03:42 | California, Santa Cruz | Paul Morano gets the offensive rebound | 51-53 |
| 03:37 | California, Santa Cruz | Dustin Bullock misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 51-53 |
| 03:35 | California Lutheran | The rebound goes to Joshua Ransome | 51-53 |
| Lineup | California Lutheran | PG - Keith Hanson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Preston Muller (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Ransome (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ronnie Shortridge (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Ralph Stearns (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Marvin Fowler (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Coffey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Ryan Mooney (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Dustin Bullock (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Morano (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 13 reb. | |
| 03:08 | California Lutheran | Ronnie Shortridge hits the finger roll set up by Preston Muller and he's hacked by Jason Coffey - foul #2 on Jason Coffey, team foul #6 | 53-53 |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Tony Davis (PG), Carl Evans (C) Keith Hanson, Ralph Stearns | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Stevie Heath (PG), Walter Woolfolk (SG), Gerald Soares (SF), Anthony Brown (PF) Marvin Fowler, Jason Coffey, Ryan Mooney, Dustin Bullock | |
| 03:08 | California Lutheran | Ronnie Shortridge makes the free throw | 54-53 |
| 02:55 | California, Santa Cruz | Stevie Heath hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but he's hacked by Carl Evans - foul #1 on Carl Evans, team foul #5 | 54-53 |
| Subs | California Lutheran | | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Philip Goff (PF) Anthony Brown | |
| 02:55 | California, Santa Cruz | Stevie Heath makes the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 02:55 | California, Santa Cruz | Stevie Heath makes the 2nd free throw | 54-55 |
| 02:53 | California Lutheran | California Lutheran calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-55 |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Richard Cannon (PG) Tony Davis | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Jason Coffey (SG) Walter Woolfolk | |
| 02:40 | California Lutheran | Carl Evans hits the finger roll set up by Ronnie Shortridge | 56-55 |
| 02:27 | California, Santa Cruz | Jason Coffey is called for traveling | 56-55 |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Ralph Stearns (C) Carl Evans | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| 02:17 | California Lutheran | Ronnie Shortridge slams it home | 58-55 |
| 02:13 | California, Santa Cruz | Stevie Heath misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Ralph Stearns - foul #1 on Ralph Stearns, team foul #6 | 58-55 |
| Subs | California Lutheran | | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Dustin Bullock (C) Paul Morano | |
| 02:13 | California, Santa Cruz | Stevie Heath makes the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 02:13 | California, Santa Cruz | Stevie Heath makes the 2nd free throw | 58-57 |
| 01:51 | California Lutheran | Preston Muller is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Preston Muller, team foul #7 | 58-57 |
| Subs | California Lutheran | | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Anthony Brown (PF), Paul Morano (C) Philip Goff, Dustin Bullock | |
| 01:32 | California, Santa Cruz | Paul Morano comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 58-57 |
| 01:30 | California Lutheran | The rebound goes to Preston Muller | 58-57 |
| 01:12 | California Lutheran | Richard Cannon clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 58-57 |
| 01:11 | California Lutheran | Ronnie Shortridge gets the offensive rebound | 58-57 |
| 00:57 | California Lutheran | Ralph Stearns throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-57 |
| 00:42 | California, Santa Cruz | Jason Coffey is fouled on the floor by Preston Muller - foul #3 on Preston Muller, team foul #8 | 58-57 |
| 00:42 | California, Santa Cruz | Jason Coffey misses the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 00:42 | California Lutheran | The rebound goes to Ralph Stearns | 58-57 |
| Game Plan | California Lutheran | California Lutheran is playing a spread offense (hold ball) 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) | |
| 00:18 | California Lutheran | Joshua Ransome buries a shot in the lane on a great pass from Richard Cannon and he's hacked by Gerald Soares - foul #4 on Gerald Soares, team foul #7 | 60-57 |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Timothy Warren (PF) Ronnie Shortridge | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| 00:18 | California Lutheran | Joshua Ransome makes the free throw | 61-57 |
| Game Plan | California Lutheran | California Lutheran is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:12 | California, Santa Cruz | Stevie Heath buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Anthony Brown | 61-60 |
| Game Plan | California Lutheran | California Lutheran is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:09 | California Lutheran | Preston Muller is fouled in the backcourt by Jason Coffey - foul #3 on Jason Coffey, team foul #8 | 61-60 |
| Subs | California Lutheran | Ronnie Shortridge (PF) Timothy Warren | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| 00:09 | California Lutheran | Preston Muller makes the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 00:09 | California Lutheran | Preston Muller makes the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| 00:09 | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 63-60 |
| Game Plan | California Lutheran | California Lutheran is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:01 | California, Santa Cruz | Stevie Heath comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-60 |
| 00:00 | California Lutheran | Preston Muller grabs the defensive rebound | 63-60 |