| Lineup | California Tech. | PG - David Hornick (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Slover (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Thomas Brown (fresh) PF - Ernest Motyka (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jack McNamara (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Mary's (MN) | PG - David Rich (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Anthony Province (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mark Murphy (fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. PF - Kenneth Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Watts (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. Mary's (MN) | Mark Murphy inbounds the ball | 44-41 |
| Game Plan | California Tech. | California Tech. is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Mary's (MN) | St. Mary's (MN) is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:39 | St. Mary's (MN) | Mark Murphy misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 44-41 |
| 19:38 | St. Mary's (MN) | Kenneth Fisher tips it in | 44-43 |
| 19:36 | California Tech. | David Hornick throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-43 |
| 19:31 | St. Mary's (MN) | David Rich travels with the ball | 44-43 |
| 19:26 | California Tech. | Anthony Slover is hacked by David Rich in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Rich, team foul #1 | 44-43 |
| Subs | California Tech. | | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Benjamin Henry (PG) David Rich | |
| 19:07 | California Tech. | David Hornick's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Fisher | 44-43 |
| 19:03 | St. Mary's (MN) | Mark Murphy's pass is intercepted by David Hornick | 44-43 |
| 18:36 | California Tech. | David Hornick hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 44-43 |
| 18:35 | St. Mary's (MN) | Michael Watts grabs the defensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 18:29 | St. Mary's (MN) | David Hornick steals it from Mark Murphy | 44-43 |
| 18:26 | California Tech. | Thomas Brown banks in the layup on a nice dish by David Hornick | 46-43 |
| 18:07 | St. Mary's (MN) | Mark Murphy comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Ernest Motyka - foul #1 on Ernest Motyka, team foul #1 | 46-43 |
| Subs | California Tech. | Jimoh Ali (PG), Jason Paden (SG), Moshe Brilowski (SF), Michael Gay (PF), Frank Beaudry (C) David Hornick, Anthony Slover, Thomas Brown, Ernest Motyka, Jack McNamara | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Fred Smith (SG), Ronald Minich (SF), Tom Simmons (PF), Emmett Delcastillo (C) Benjamin Henry, Anthony Province, Kenneth Fisher, Michael Watts | |
| 18:07 | St. Mary's (MN) | Mark Murphy misses the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 18:07 | St. Mary's (MN) | Mark Murphy misses the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 18:07 | California Tech. | Michael Gay grabs the board | 46-43 |
| 17:46 | California Tech. | Mark Murphy is called for the reach on Frank Beaudry - foul #2 on Mark Murphy, team foul #2 | 46-43 |
| Subs | California Tech. | | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | David Rich (PG) Mark Murphy | |
| 17:18 | California Tech. | Moshe Brilowski is alone and drills a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jason Paden | 48-43 |
| 17:07 | St. Mary's (MN) | Emmett Delcastillo clanks a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Frank Beaudry - foul #3 on Frank Beaudry, team foul #2 | 48-43 |
| Subs | California Tech. | David Hornick (PG), Anthony Slover (SG), Larry Allen (SF), Mark Hines (C) Jimoh Ali, Jason Paden, Moshe Brilowski, Frank Beaudry | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Anthony Province (SG), Mark Murphy (SF), Lawrence Hilbert (PF), Michael Watts (C) David Rich, Fred Smith, Ronald Minich, Tom Simmons | |
| 17:07 | St. Mary's (MN) | Emmett Delcastillo misses the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 17:07 | St. Mary's (MN) | Emmett Delcastillo makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 16:43 | California Tech. | Michael Gay hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 48-44 |
| 16:41 | St. Mary's (MN) | Lawrence Hilbert gets the rebound | 48-44 |
| 16:39 | St. Mary's (MN) | Emmett Delcastillo's pass is intercepted by Larry Allen in the backcourt | 48-44 |
| 16:37 | California Tech. | David Hornick lays it up and in on a nice dish by Larry Allen | 50-44 |
| 16:17 | St. Mary's (MN) | Mark Hines is called for the reach on Michael Watts - foul #1 on Mark Hines, team foul #3 | 50-44 |
| Subs | California Tech. | Thomas Brown (SF), Ernest Motyka (PF), Jack McNamara (C) Anthony Slover, Michael Gay, Mark Hines | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | David Rich (PG), Ronald Minich (SF), Kenneth Fisher (PF) Emmett Delcastillo, Mark Murphy, Lawrence Hilbert | |
| 16:10 | St. Mary's (MN) | Michael Watts hits a wide open jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by David Rich | 50-46 |
| 16:04 | California Tech. | David Hornick is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 50-46 |
| Subs | California Tech. | Jimoh Ali (PG), Jason Paden (SG) David Hornick, Larry Allen | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | | |
| 15:57 | St. Mary's (MN) | Jack McNamara denies the turnaround by Anthony Province | 50-46 |
| 15:56 | St. Mary's (MN) | Anthony Province tips it but misses | 50-46 |
| 15:54 | St. Mary's (MN) | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Province | 50-46 |
| Lineup | California Tech. | PG - Jimoh Ali (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Paden (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Brown (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Ernest Motyka (tiring) 2 pts. C - Jack McNamara (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Mary's (MN) | PG - David Rich (fresh) 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Anthony Province (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Ronald Minich (fairly fresh) PF - Kenneth Fisher (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Watts (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:47 | St. Mary's (MN) | Ronald Minich knocks in the jumper from close range on a nice dish by David Rich and he's hacked by Jimoh Ali - foul #2 on Jimoh Ali, team foul #4 | 50-48 |
| Subs | California Tech. | Moshe Brilowski (SF) Thomas Brown | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Benjamin Henry (PG), Gene Mercurio (SG) David Rich, Anthony Province | |
| 15:47 | St. Mary's (MN) | Ronald Minich makes the free throw | 50-49 |
| 15:29 | California Tech. | Moshe Brilowski is called for traveling | 50-49 |
| Subs | California Tech. | David Hornick (PG), Anthony Slover (SG), Frank Beaudry (C) Jimoh Ali, Jason Paden, Jack McNamara | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Mark Murphy (SF), Tom Simmons (PF) Ronald Minich, Kenneth Fisher | |
| 15:25 | St. Mary's (MN) | Gene Mercurio loses the dribble to David Hornick in the backcourt | 50-49 |
| 15:08 | California Tech. | Anthony Slover misses the jumper from the free throw line | 50-49 |
| 15:07 | St. Mary's (MN) | Tom Simmons grabs the board | 50-49 |
| 15:04 | St. Mary's (MN) | Gene Mercurio is fouled in the backcourt by Anthony Slover - foul #2 on Anthony Slover, team foul #5 | 50-49 |
| Subs | California Tech. | Mark Hines (PF) Ernest Motyka | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Fred Smith (SF), Emmett Delcastillo (C) Mark Murphy, Michael Watts | |
| 14:50 | St. Mary's (MN) | Gene Mercurio misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on David Hornick - foul #3 on David Hornick, team foul #6 | 50-49 |
| Subs | California Tech. | Jimoh Ali (PG), Larry Allen (SF) David Hornick, Moshe Brilowski | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Lawrence Hilbert (C) Emmett Delcastillo | |
| 14:50 | St. Mary's (MN) | Gene Mercurio makes the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 14:50 | St. Mary's (MN) | Gene Mercurio makes the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 14:48 | California Tech. | Larry Allen's pass is intercepted by Gene Mercurio in the backcourt | 50-51 |
| 14:43 | St. Mary's (MN) | Gene Mercurio misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the right wing | 50-51 |
| 14:41 | California Tech. | The rebound goes to Frank Beaudry | 50-51 |
| 14:21 | California Tech. | Jimoh Ali misses the wide open jump hook from the right block | 50-51 |
| 14:19 | California Tech. | Frank Beaudry tips it but misses | 50-51 |
| 14:17 | California Tech. | Frank Beaudry snags the offensive board | 50-51 |
| 13:55 | California Tech. | Jimoh Ali hits a fadeaway from the right side | 52-51 |
| 13:40 | St. Mary's (MN) | Gene Mercurio makes the shot from the free throw line set up by Fred Smith | 52-53 |
| 13:12 | California Tech. | Anthony Slover drills a fadeaway in the paint | 54-53 |
| 13:03 | St. Mary's (MN) | Gene Mercurio clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-53 |
| 13:01 | St. Mary's (MN) | Lawrence Hilbert grabs the offensive board | 54-53 |
| 12:50 | St. Mary's (MN) | Gene Mercurio hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-53 |
| 12:48 | St. Mary's (MN) | The offensive rebound goes to Tom Simmons | 54-53 |
| 12:37 | St. Mary's (MN) | Lawrence Hilbert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-53 |
| Subs | California Tech. | David Hornick (PG), Jason Paden (SG), Thomas Brown (SF), Michael Gay (PF), Jack McNamara (C) Jimoh Ali, Anthony Slover, Larry Allen, Mark Hines, Frank Beaudry | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Anthony Province (SG), Ronald Minich (SF), Kenneth Fisher (PF), Emmett Delcastillo (C) Benjamin Henry, Fred Smith, Tom Simmons, Lawrence Hilbert | |
| 12:09 | California Tech. | David Hornick loses the ball out of bounds | 54-53 |
| Subs | California Tech. | Moshe Brilowski (SF) Thomas Brown | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Mark Murphy (SF) Ronald Minich | |
| 12:07 | St. Mary's (MN) | Jack McNamara takes the ball from Gene Mercurio in the backcourt | 54-53 |
| 11:42 | California Tech. | Moshe Brilowski misses long on an open shot from the left side | 54-53 |
| 11:41 | California Tech. | Jack McNamara pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-53 |
| Lineup | California Tech. | PG - David Hornick (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Jason Paden (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Moshe Brilowski (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Michael Gay (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jack McNamara (tiring) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Mary's (MN) | PG - Gene Mercurio (tired) 16 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Anthony Province (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mark Murphy (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. PF - Kenneth Fisher (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Emmett Delcastillo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:23 | California Tech. | Michael Gay loses the dribble to Emmett Delcastillo | 54-53 |
| 10:59 | St. Mary's (MN) | Mark Murphy misses short on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Jason Paden - foul #1 on Jason Paden, team foul #7 | 54-53 |
| Subs | California Tech. | Thomas Brown (SF), Ernest Motyka (PF) Moshe Brilowski, Michael Gay | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Benjamin Henry (PG), Michael Watts (C) Gene Mercurio, Emmett Delcastillo | |
| 10:59 | St. Mary's (MN) | Mark Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 10:59 | St. Mary's (MN) | Mark Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 54-55 |
| 10:37 | California Tech. | Ernest Motyka misses badly on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Kenneth Fisher - foul #1 on Kenneth Fisher, team foul #3 | 54-55 |
| Subs | California Tech. | | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Ronald Minich (SF) Mark Murphy | |
| 10:37 | California Tech. | Ernest Motyka makes the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 10:37 | California Tech. | Ernest Motyka makes the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| 10:30 | St. Mary's (MN) | Anthony Province hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Benjamin Henry | 56-57 |
| 10:05 | California Tech. | Jason Paden's pass is intercepted by Ronald Minich | 56-57 |
| 10:00 | St. Mary's (MN) | Benjamin Henry comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Thomas Brown - foul #1 on Thomas Brown, team foul #8 | 56-57 |
| Subs | California Tech. | Jimoh Ali (PG), Anthony Slover (SG), Michael Gay (PF), Frank Beaudry (C) David Hornick, Jason Paden, Ernest Motyka, Jack McNamara | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Tom Simmons (PF) Kenneth Fisher | |
| 10:00 | St. Mary's (MN) | Benjamin Henry makes the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 10:00 | St. Mary's (MN) | Benjamin Henry misses the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| 10:00 | California Tech. | Frank Beaudry pulls down the rebound | 56-58 |
| 09:55 | California Tech. | Jimoh Ali is fouled in the backcourt by Benjamin Henry - foul #4 on Benjamin Henry, team foul #4 | 56-58 |
| Subs | California Tech. | Moshe Brilowski (SF) Thomas Brown | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Gene Mercurio (PG) Benjamin Henry | |
| 09:26 | California Tech. | Jimoh Ali banks in the layup | 58-58 |
| 09:06 | St. Mary's (MN) | Gene Mercurio misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-58 |
| 09:04 | California Tech. | Anthony Slover gets the rebound | 58-58 |
| 08:44 | California Tech. | Michael Gay can't connect on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Anthony Province - foul #1 on Anthony Province, team foul #5 | 58-58 |
| Subs | California Tech. | David Hornick (PG), Larry Allen (SG), Thomas Brown (SF), Mark Hines (C) Jimoh Ali, Anthony Slover, Moshe Brilowski, Frank Beaudry | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Fred Smith (SG), Mark Murphy (SF), Kenneth Fisher (PF), Emmett Delcastillo (C) Anthony Province, Ronald Minich, Tom Simmons, Michael Watts | |
| 08:44 | California Tech. | Michael Gay misses the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 08:44 | California Tech. | Michael Gay makes the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| 08:34 | St. Mary's (MN) | Mark Murphy is called for 10 seconds | 59-58 |
| Subs | California Tech. | Ernest Motyka (PF) Michael Gay | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | | |
| 08:12 | California Tech. | Thomas Brown is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Thomas Brown, team foul #9 | 59-58 |
| Subs | California Tech. | Jack McNamara (C) Mark Hines | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Lawrence Hilbert (PF) Kenneth Fisher | |
| 08:01 | St. Mary's (MN) | Emmett Delcastillo clanks a floater in the lane | 59-58 |
| 08:00 | California Tech. | Jack McNamara grabs the defensive rebound | 59-58 |
| 07:43 | California Tech. | Thomas Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-58 |
| 07:41 | St. Mary's (MN) | Emmett Delcastillo snags the defensive board | 59-58 |
| Lineup | California Tech. | PG - David Hornick (tired) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Larry Allen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Brown (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Ernest Motyka (tiring) 4 pts. C - Jack McNamara (tired) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Mary's (MN) | PG - Gene Mercurio (very tired) 16 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Fred Smith (tiring) SF - Mark Murphy (tiring) 16 pts. 2 stl. PF - Lawrence Hilbert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Emmett Delcastillo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:35 | St. Mary's (MN) | Emmett Delcastillo blows the layup | 59-58 |
| 07:34 | California Tech. | Larry Allen snags the defensive board | 59-58 |
| 07:05 | California Tech. | Mark Murphy denies the turnaround by David Hornick | 59-58 |
| 07:03 | St. Mary's (MN) | Emmett Delcastillo gets the rebound | 59-58 |
| 06:59 | St. Mary's (MN) | Fred Smith is hacked by Ernest Motyka - foul #2 on Ernest Motyka, team foul #10 | 59-58 |
| Subs | California Tech. | Jimoh Ali (PG), Jason Paden (SG), Moshe Brilowski (SF), Michael Gay (PF), Mark Hines (C) David Hornick, Larry Allen, Thomas Brown, Ernest Motyka, Jack McNamara | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | David Rich (PG), Kenneth Fisher (PF), Michael Watts (C) Gene Mercurio, Lawrence Hilbert, Emmett Delcastillo | |
| 06:59 | St. Mary's (MN) | Fred Smith makes the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 06:59 | St. Mary's (MN) | Fred Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 59-60 |
| 06:39 | California Tech. | Mark Hines is fouled on the floor by Mark Murphy - foul #3 on Mark Murphy, team foul #6 | 59-60 |
| Subs | California Tech. | | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Anthony Province (SG), Ronald Minich (SF) Fred Smith, Mark Murphy | |
| 06:21 | California Tech. | Michael Gay misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 59-60 |
| 06:19 | St. Mary's (MN) | Kenneth Fisher pulls down the rebound | 59-60 |
| 06:17 | St. Mary's (MN) | Anthony Province is hacked by Jason Paden in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jason Paden, team foul #11 | 59-60 |
| Subs | California Tech. | Frank Beaudry (C) Mark Hines | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Tom Simmons (PF) Kenneth Fisher | |
| 06:17 | St. Mary's (MN) | Anthony Province makes the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 06:17 | St. Mary's (MN) | Anthony Province makes the 2nd free throw | 59-62 |
| 06:06 | California Tech. | Jason Paden can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 59-62 |
| 06:04 | St. Mary's (MN) | Tom Simmons gets the rebound | 59-62 |
| 05:53 | St. Mary's (MN) | David Rich misses the floater from the left side | 59-62 |
| 05:51 | California Tech. | The rebound goes to Michael Gay | 59-62 |
| Game Plan | California Tech. | California Tech. is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Mary's (MN) | St. Mary's (MN) is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 05:47 | California Tech. | Jimoh Ali buries a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Jason Paden | 61-62 |
| 05:43 | St. Mary's (MN) | Anthony Province's pass is intercepted by Moshe Brilowski in the backcourt | 61-62 |
| 05:24 | California Tech. | Jimoh Ali lays it in uncontested | 63-62 |
| 05:19 | St. Mary's (MN) | David Rich is alone and drills a shot from the right side set up by Anthony Province | 63-64 |
| 05:01 | California Tech. | Jason Paden misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-64 |
| 04:59 | St. Mary's (MN) | The rebound goes to Michael Watts | 63-64 |
| 04:59 | St. Mary's (MN) | St. Mary's (MN) calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-64 |
| Subs | California Tech. | David Hornick (PG), Anthony Slover (SG), Larry Allen (SF), Ernest Motyka (PF), Mark Hines (C) Jimoh Ali, Jason Paden, Moshe Brilowski, Michael Gay, Frank Beaudry | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Mark Murphy (SF), Kenneth Fisher (PF), Emmett Delcastillo (C) Ronald Minich, Tom Simmons, Michael Watts | |
| 04:46 | St. Mary's (MN) | Mark Murphy is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-64 |
| 04:45 | California Tech. | Mark Hines snags the defensive board | 63-64 |
| 04:35 | California Tech. | David Hornick scores on a fadeaway from the left side | 65-64 |
| 04:31 | St. Mary's (MN) | Mark Murphy misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 65-64 |
| 04:29 | California Tech. | Mark Hines grabs the defensive rebound | 65-64 |
| Game Plan | California Tech. | California Tech. is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Mary's (MN) | St. Mary's (MN) is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:08 | California Tech. | Emmett Delcastillo steps in front of the Anthony Slover pass | 65-64 |
| 04:04 | St. Mary's (MN) | David Hornick is called for the reach on Kenneth Fisher in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Hornick, team foul #12 | 65-64 |
| Subs | California Tech. | Thomas Brown (SF), Michael Gay (PF), Jack McNamara (C) David Hornick, Ernest Motyka, Mark Hines | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Gene Mercurio (SG) Anthony Province | |
| 04:04 | St. Mary's (MN) | Kenneth Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 65-65 |
| 04:04 | St. Mary's (MN) | Kenneth Fisher misses the 2nd free throw | 65-65 |
| 04:04 | California Tech. | Michael Gay grabs the defensive rebound | 65-65 |
| 03:38 | California Tech. | Larry Allen scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Gay | 68-65 |
| Lineup | California Tech. | PG - Larry Allen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Anthony Slover (tiring) 8 pts. SF - Thomas Brown (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Michael Gay (tiring) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Jack McNamara (tiring) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Mary's (MN) | PG - David Rich (tiring) 2 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Gene Mercurio (tired) 16 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Mark Murphy (tiring) 16 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Kenneth Fisher (tired) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Emmett Delcastillo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:28 | St. Mary's (MN) | Kenneth Fisher is fouled on the floor by Michael Gay - foul #1 on Michael Gay, team foul #13 | 68-65 |
| Subs | California Tech. | David Hornick (PG) Larry Allen | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Fred Smith (SG), Michael Watts (C) Gene Mercurio, Emmett Delcastillo | |
| 03:28 | St. Mary's (MN) | Kenneth Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 03:28 | St. Mary's (MN) | Kenneth Fisher misses the 2nd free throw | 68-66 |
| 03:28 | California Tech. | Michael Gay gets the rebound | 68-66 |
| 02:59 | California Tech. | Thomas Brown misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Mark Murphy - foul #4 on Mark Murphy, team foul #7 | 68-66 |
| Subs | California Tech. | Jason Paden (SG), Ernest Motyka (PF), Mark Hines (C) Anthony Slover, Michael Gay, Jack McNamara | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Benjamin Henry (PG), Ronald Minich (SF), Lawrence Hilbert (PF) David Rich, Mark Murphy, Kenneth Fisher | |
| 02:59 | California Tech. | Thomas Brown makes the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 02:59 | California Tech. | Thomas Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 69-66 |
| 02:59 | California Tech. | Mark Hines gets the offensive rebound | 69-66 |
| 02:42 | California Tech. | Jason Paden clanks a 3 from the right corner | 69-66 |
| 02:41 | St. Mary's (MN) | Lawrence Hilbert snags the defensive board | 69-66 |
| 02:36 | St. Mary's (MN) | Benjamin Henry is hacked by Jason Paden - foul #3 on Jason Paden, team foul #14 | 69-66 |
| Subs | California Tech. | Moshe Brilowski (SF) Thomas Brown | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Gene Mercurio (SG), Emmett Delcastillo (C) Fred Smith, Michael Watts | |
| 02:36 | St. Mary's (MN) | Benjamin Henry makes the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 02:36 | St. Mary's (MN) | Benjamin Henry misses the 2nd free throw | 69-67 |
| 02:36 | California Tech. | Mark Hines pulls down the rebound | 69-67 |
| 02:12 | California Tech. | Mark Hines is fouled on the floor by Emmett Delcastillo - foul #2 on Emmett Delcastillo, team foul #8 | 69-67 |
| Subs | California Tech. | Larry Allen (PG), Anthony Slover (SG), Frank Beaudry (C) David Hornick, Jason Paden, Ernest Motyka | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | David Rich (PG), Mark Murphy (SF) Benjamin Henry, Ronald Minich | |
| 02:12 | California Tech. | Mark Hines makes the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 02:12 | California Tech. | Mark Hines makes the 2nd free throw | 71-67 |
| 02:10 | St. Mary's (MN) | Mark Murphy is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #5 on Mark Murphy, team foul #9 | 71-67 |
| Subs | California Tech. | | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Ronald Minich (SF) Mark Murphy | |
| 01:46 | California Tech. | Anthony Slover knocks in the runner in the paint set up by Larry Allen | 73-67 |
| Game Plan | California Tech. | California Tech. is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | St. Mary's (MN) | St. Mary's (MN) is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:43 | St. Mary's (MN) | David Rich throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 73-67 |
| Subs | California Tech. | David Hornick (PG), Thomas Brown (SF), Ernest Motyka (PF), Jack McNamara (C) Larry Allen, Moshe Brilowski, Mark Hines, Frank Beaudry | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Kenneth Fisher (PF), Michael Watts (C) Lawrence Hilbert, Emmett Delcastillo | |
| 01:24 | California Tech. | Thomas Brown hits a 3 from the left wing | 76-67 |
| 01:24 | St. Mary's (MN) | St. Mary's (MN) calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 76-67 |
| 01:00 | St. Mary's (MN) | Gene Mercurio misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 76-67 |
| 00:58 | St. Mary's (MN) | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Fisher | 76-67 |
| Game Plan | California Tech. | California Tech. is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | St. Mary's (MN) | St. Mary's (MN) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:54 | St. Mary's (MN) | David Rich misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 76-67 |
| 00:53 | California Tech. | Anthony Slover snags the defensive board | 76-67 |
| 00:53 | California Tech. | California Tech. calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 76-67 |
| Game Plan | California Tech. | California Tech. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | St. Mary's (MN) | St. Mary's (MN) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:51 | California Tech. | David Hornick is hacked by David Rich in the backcourt - foul #5 on David Rich, team foul #10 | 76-67 |
| Subs | California Tech. | Jimoh Ali (SG), Larry Allen (SF), Mark Hines (C) Anthony Slover, Thomas Brown, Jack McNamara | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Benjamin Henry (PG) David Rich | |
| 00:51 | California Tech. | David Hornick misses the 1st free throw | 76-67 |
| 00:51 | California Tech. | David Hornick makes the 2nd free throw | 77-67 |
| 00:46 | St. Mary's (MN) | Gene Mercurio clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 77-67 |
| 00:44 | St. Mary's (MN) | Ronald Minich grabs the offensive board | 77-67 |
| 00:41 | St. Mary's (MN) | Kenneth Fisher comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 77-67 |
| 00:40 | St. Mary's (MN) | Ronald Minich grabs the offensive board | 77-67 |
| 00:38 | St. Mary's (MN) | Ronald Minich comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ernest Motyka - foul #3 on Ernest Motyka, team foul #15 | 77-67 |
| Subs | California Tech. | Anthony Slover (SG), Thomas Brown (SF), Jack McNamara (C) Jimoh Ali, Larry Allen, Mark Hines | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | | |
| 00:38 | St. Mary's (MN) | Ronald Minich makes the 1st free throw | 77-68 |
| 00:38 | St. Mary's (MN) | Ronald Minich makes the 2nd free throw | 77-69 |
| 00:35 | California Tech. | David Hornick is fouled in the backcourt by Benjamin Henry - foul #5 on Benjamin Henry, team foul #11 | 77-69 |
| Subs | California Tech. | Jimoh Ali (SG), Larry Allen (SF), Mark Hines (C) Anthony Slover, Thomas Brown, Jack McNamara | |
| Subs | St. Mary's (MN) | Anthony Province (SG) Benjamin Henry | |
| 00:35 | California Tech. | David Hornick makes the 1st free throw | 78-69 |
| 00:35 | California Tech. | David Hornick makes the 2nd free throw | 79-69 |
| 00:27 | St. Mary's (MN) | Anthony Province's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 79-69 |
| Game Plan | California Tech. | California Tech. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | St. Mary's (MN) | St. Mary's (MN) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | California Tech. | David Hornick runs out the clock | 79-69 |