| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Matthew Nolan (fresh) SG - William Strong (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Matthews (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Nathaniel Pick (fresh) 3 reb. C - Richard Amezcua (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Travis Nicely (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gary Himes (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Reginald Manning (fresh) 3 reb. PF - William Dorosky (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Lawrence Brown (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | California, Santa Cruz | David Matthews inbounds the ball | 29-28 |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:35 | California, Santa Cruz | Richard Amezcua misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 29-28 |
| 19:34 | Howard Payne | Gary Himes grabs the defensive rebound | 29-28 |
| 19:29 | Howard Payne | Gary Himes connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-31 |
| 19:12 | California, Santa Cruz | Richard Amezcua comes up short on the shot from the right side | 29-31 |
| 19:10 | California, Santa Cruz | The offensive rebound goes to William Strong | 29-31 |
| 18:55 | California, Santa Cruz | Richard Amezcua scores on a driving attempt from close range | 31-31 |
| 18:52 | Howard Payne | Gary Himes is hacked by William Strong in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Strong, team foul #1 | 31-31 |
| 18:33 | Howard Payne | Travis Nicely hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 31-31 |
| 18:32 | California, Santa Cruz | Nathaniel Pick snags the defensive board | 31-31 |
| 18:12 | California, Santa Cruz | Travis Nicely denies the turnaround by Richard Amezcua | 31-31 |
| 18:10 | California, Santa Cruz | Matthew Nolan pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-31 |
| 18:00 | California, Santa Cruz | Gary Himes is called for the reach on William Strong - foul #1 on Gary Himes, team foul #1 | 31-31 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Richard Thomas (PG), Shane Greene (SG), Phillip Propes (SF), Douglas Wallace (PF), Joseph Cook (C) Matthew Nolan, William Strong, David Matthews, Nathaniel Pick, Richard Amezcua | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | William Hines (PF), Billy Puleo (C) William Dorosky, Lawrence Brown | |
| 17:35 | California, Santa Cruz | Travis Nicely steps in front of the Douglas Wallace pass | 31-31 |
| 17:32 | Howard Payne | Reginald Manning hits the finger roll set up by Travis Nicely | 31-33 |
| 17:10 | California, Santa Cruz | Joseph Cook misses the dunk attempt | 31-33 |
| 17:08 | California, Santa Cruz | Douglas Wallace grabs the offensive board | 31-33 |
| 16:57 | California, Santa Cruz | Phillip Propes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-33 |
| 16:56 | California, Santa Cruz | Joseph Cook tips it back up and in | 33-33 |
| 16:40 | Howard Payne | Travis Nicely misses the lay-in | 33-33 |
| 16:39 | Howard Payne | William Hines tips it but misses | 33-33 |
| 16:38 | California, Santa Cruz | The rebound goes to Joseph Cook | 33-33 |
| 16:21 | California, Santa Cruz | Richard Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-33 |
| 16:19 | California, Santa Cruz | Joseph Cook tips it home | 35-33 |
| 16:08 | Howard Payne | Reginald Manning hits a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Travis Nicely | 35-35 |
| 15:42 | California, Santa Cruz | Joseph Cook drills a runner from the left block on a great pass from Richard Thomas | 37-35 |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Richard Thomas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Shane Greene (fairly fresh) SF - Phillip Propes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Douglas Wallace (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Joseph Cook (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Travis Nicely (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - Gary Himes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Reginald Manning (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Hines (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Billy Puleo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:23 | Howard Payne | Gary Himes misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-35 |
| 15:21 | California, Santa Cruz | The rebound goes to Joseph Cook | 37-35 |
| 14:57 | California, Santa Cruz | Joseph Cook comes up short on the shot from the left side | 37-35 |
| 14:55 | Howard Payne | Reginald Manning pulls down the rebound | 37-35 |
| 14:36 | Howard Payne | Billy Puleo misses the easy layup | 37-35 |
| 14:34 | Howard Payne | Billy Puleo gets the offensive rebound | 37-35 |
| 14:17 | Howard Payne | Reginald Manning connects on the jumper from close range set up by Billy Puleo and the foul's on Shane Greene - foul #1 on Shane Greene, team foul #2 | 37-37 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Wayne Waterman (PG), William Strong (SG), David Matthews (SF), Nathaniel Pick (PF), Richard Amezcua (C) Richard Thomas, Shane Greene, Phillip Propes, Douglas Wallace, Joseph Cook | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Samuel Winters (PG), Kevin Hooper (SF), William Dorosky (PF), Lawrence Brown (C) Travis Nicely, Gary Himes, William Hines, Billy Puleo | |
| 14:17 | Howard Payne | Reginald Manning misses the free throw | 37-37 |
| 14:17 | Howard Payne | William Dorosky grabs the offensive board | 37-37 |
| 14:04 | Howard Payne | William Dorosky is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Samuel Winters | 37-39 |
| 13:41 | California, Santa Cruz | Richard Amezcua scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Nathaniel Pick | 39-39 |
| 13:22 | Howard Payne | Reginald Manning misses the wide open jumper from the left block | 39-39 |
| 13:20 | California, Santa Cruz | Richard Amezcua pulls down the rebound | 39-39 |
| 12:52 | California, Santa Cruz | Wayne Waterman drills a turnaround in the lane set up by Nathaniel Pick and he's hacked by Samuel Winters - foul #1 on Samuel Winters, team foul #2 | 41-39 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Travis Nicely (PG) Reginald Manning | |
| 12:52 | California, Santa Cruz | Wayne Waterman makes the free throw | 42-39 |
| 12:38 | Howard Payne | William Dorosky double dribbles | 42-39 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Raymond Clyburn (PF) Nathaniel Pick | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| 12:18 | California, Santa Cruz | Travis Nicely picks off the pass by Wayne Waterman | 42-39 |
| 12:16 | Howard Payne | Wayne Waterman is called for the reach on Travis Nicely in the backcourt - foul #4 on Wayne Waterman, team foul #3 | 42-39 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Matthew Nolan (PG) Wayne Waterman | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Gary Himes (SG) Samuel Winters | |
| 11:58 | Howard Payne | William Dorosky banks in the layup on a great pass from Gary Himes | 42-41 |
| 11:42 | California, Santa Cruz | Richard Amezcua makes the floater in the paint set up by Matthew Nolan | 44-41 |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Matthew Nolan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Strong (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Matthews (fairly fresh) 2 stl. PF - Raymond Clyburn (fresh) C - Richard Amezcua (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Travis Nicely (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Himes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Hooper (fairly fresh) PF - William Dorosky (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Lawrence Brown (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:21 | Howard Payne | Richard Amezcua steps in front of the Lawrence Brown pass | 44-41 |
| 11:00 | California, Santa Cruz | Richard Amezcua is whistled for traveling | 44-41 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Richard Thomas (SG), Phillip Propes (SF), Nathaniel Pick (PF), Joseph Cook (C) William Strong, David Matthews, Raymond Clyburn, Richard Amezcua | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Samuel Winters (PG), Reginald Manning (SF), William Hines (PF), Billy Puleo (C) Travis Nicely, Kevin Hooper, William Dorosky, Lawrence Brown | |
| 10:45 | Howard Payne | A charge is called on Billy Puleo - foul #2 on Billy Puleo, team foul #3 | 44-41 |
| 10:24 | California, Santa Cruz | Joseph Cook knocks in the jump hook near the basket set up by Richard Thomas | 46-41 |
| 10:05 | Howard Payne | Samuel Winters misses the easy layup | 46-41 |
| 10:04 | California, Santa Cruz | Joseph Cook grabs the defensive rebound | 46-41 |
| 09:40 | California, Santa Cruz | Phillip Propes connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Matthew Nolan | 48-41 |
| 09:20 | Howard Payne | Reginald Manning misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 48-41 |
| 09:19 | Howard Payne | William Hines grabs the offensive rebound | 48-41 |
| 08:58 | Howard Payne | William Hines makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Billy Puleo and he's fouled by Nathaniel Pick - foul #2 on Nathaniel Pick, team foul #4 | 48-43 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Shane Greene (SG), David Matthews (SF), Douglas Wallace (PF), Richard Amezcua (C) Richard Thomas, Phillip Propes, Nathaniel Pick, Joseph Cook | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Travis Nicely (PG), William Dorosky (PF), Lawrence Brown (C) Samuel Winters, Reginald Manning, Billy Puleo | |
| 08:58 | Howard Payne | William Hines misses the free throw | 48-43 |
| 08:58 | California, Santa Cruz | The rebound goes to Douglas Wallace | 48-43 |
| 08:41 | California, Santa Cruz | Richard Amezcua clanks a runner near the basket but the foul's on Gary Himes - foul #2 on Gary Himes, team foul #4 | 48-43 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | William Strong (SG) Shane Greene | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Kevin Hooper (SF) William Hines | |
| 08:41 | California, Santa Cruz | Richard Amezcua misses the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 08:41 | California, Santa Cruz | Richard Amezcua makes the 2nd free throw | 49-43 |
| 08:23 | Howard Payne | Lawrence Brown misses short on a shot from the right wing | 49-43 |
| 08:21 | California, Santa Cruz | Douglas Wallace grabs the board | 49-43 |
| 08:15 | California, Santa Cruz | Richard Amezcua double dribbles | 49-43 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Samuel Winters (SG) Gary Himes | |
| 07:55 | Howard Payne | William Dorosky blows the dunk | 49-43 |
| 07:54 | Howard Payne | Kevin Hooper grabs the offensive rebound | 49-43 |
| 07:39 | Howard Payne | Samuel Winters hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on William Strong - foul #2 on William Strong, team foul #5 | 49-43 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Wayne Waterman (PG), Phillip Propes (SF) Matthew Nolan, David Matthews | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Billy Puleo (C) Lawrence Brown | |
| 07:39 | Howard Payne | Samuel Winters misses the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 07:39 | Howard Payne | Samuel Winters misses the 2nd free throw | 49-43 |
| 07:39 | California, Santa Cruz | The rebound goes to Phillip Propes | 49-43 |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Wayne Waterman (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. SG - William Strong (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Phillip Propes (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Douglas Wallace (fresh) 4 reb. C - Richard Amezcua (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Travis Nicely (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Samuel Winters (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Hooper (fairly fresh) PF - William Dorosky (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Billy Puleo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:21 | California, Santa Cruz | William Dorosky steals the ball from Phillip Propes | 49-43 |
| 07:00 | Howard Payne | Richard Amezcua is called for the reach on Billy Puleo - foul #1 on Richard Amezcua, team foul #6 | 49-43 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Richard Thomas (SG), Joseph Cook (PF), Raymond Clyburn (C) William Strong, Douglas Wallace, Richard Amezcua | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Gary Himes (SG), Reginald Manning (SF) Samuel Winters, Kevin Hooper | |
| 06:33 | Howard Payne | Gary Himes is hacked by Joseph Cook - foul #1 on Joseph Cook, team foul #7 | 49-43 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | William Hines (PF) William Dorosky | |
| 06:33 | Howard Payne | Gary Himes makes the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 06:33 | Howard Payne | Gary Himes makes the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 06:12 | California, Santa Cruz | Joseph Cook misses the jumper from the free throw line | 49-45 |
| 06:10 | Howard Payne | The rebound goes to William Hines | 49-45 |
| 05:49 | Howard Payne | Raymond Clyburn blocks the jumper by Reginald Manning | 49-45 |
| 05:47 | California, Santa Cruz | Raymond Clyburn pulls down the rebound | 49-45 |
| 05:29 | California, Santa Cruz | Gary Himes is called for the reach on Joseph Cook - foul #3 on Gary Himes, team foul #5 | 49-45 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | William Strong (SG), David Matthews (SF), Nathaniel Pick (PF), Richard Amezcua (C) Richard Thomas, Phillip Propes, Joseph Cook, Raymond Clyburn | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Samuel Winters (SG), Lawrence Brown (C) Gary Himes, Billy Puleo | |
| 05:02 | California, Santa Cruz | Richard Amezcua buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Wayne Waterman | 51-45 |
| 04:47 | Howard Payne | Samuel Winters drills a shot from the right wing on a great pass from William Hines | 51-47 |
| 04:31 | California, Santa Cruz | Wayne Waterman misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Travis Nicely - foul #2 on Travis Nicely, team foul #6 | 51-47 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Gary Himes (SG), Kevin Hooper (SF), William Dorosky (PF) Travis Nicely, Reginald Manning, William Hines | |
| 04:31 | California, Santa Cruz | Wayne Waterman makes the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 04:31 | California, Santa Cruz | Wayne Waterman misses the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 04:31 | Howard Payne | William Dorosky snags the defensive board | 52-47 |
| 04:08 | Howard Payne | Samuel Winters can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 52-47 |
| 04:06 | California, Santa Cruz | Wayne Waterman grabs the defensive rebound | 52-47 |
| 03:45 | California, Santa Cruz | Richard Amezcua can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Lawrence Brown - foul #3 on Lawrence Brown, team foul #7 | 52-47 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Matthew Nolan (PG), Richard Thomas (SG), Douglas Wallace (PF) Wayne Waterman, William Strong, Nathaniel Pick | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Travis Nicely (PG), Billy Puleo (C) Samuel Winters, Lawrence Brown | |
| 03:45 | California, Santa Cruz | Richard Amezcua makes the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 03:45 | California, Santa Cruz | Richard Amezcua makes the 2nd free throw | 54-47 |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Matthew Nolan (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Richard Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Matthews (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Douglas Wallace (fresh) 4 reb. C - Richard Amezcua (fresh) 18 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard Payne | PG - Travis Nicely (tiring) 10 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Himes (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kevin Hooper (fresh) PF - William Dorosky (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Billy Puleo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Howard Payne | Travis Nicely is alone and drills a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Kevin Hooper | 54-49 |
| 03:01 | California, Santa Cruz | Richard Thomas drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Matthew Nolan | 57-49 |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:58 | Howard Payne | Travis Nicely is called for traveling in the backcourt | 57-49 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Phillip Propes (SF), Joseph Cook (C) David Matthews, Richard Amezcua | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Reginald Manning (SF) Kevin Hooper | |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:39 | California, Santa Cruz | Matthew Nolan misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Gary Himes - foul #4 on Gary Himes, team foul #8 | 57-49 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Samuel Winters (SG), William Hines (PF) Gary Himes, William Dorosky | |
| 02:39 | California, Santa Cruz | Matthew Nolan makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 02:39 | California, Santa Cruz | Matthew Nolan misses the 2nd free throw | 58-49 |
| 02:39 | Howard Payne | Reginald Manning grabs the board | 58-49 |
| 02:39 | Howard Payne | Howard Payne calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-49 |
| 02:37 | Howard Payne | Reginald Manning is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Thomas - foul #2 on Richard Thomas, team foul #8 | 58-49 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Wayne Waterman (PG), William Strong (SG), David Matthews (SF), Nathaniel Pick (PF), Richard Amezcua (C) Matthew Nolan, Richard Thomas, Phillip Propes, Douglas Wallace, Joseph Cook | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Kevin Hooper (SF), Lawrence Brown (C) Travis Nicely, Billy Puleo | |
| 02:37 | Howard Payne | Reginald Manning makes the 1st free throw | 58-50 |
| 02:37 | Howard Payne | Reginald Manning makes the 2nd free throw | 58-51 |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:19 | California, Santa Cruz | Richard Amezcua jams it set up by Wayne Waterman | 60-51 |
| 02:11 | Howard Payne | Reginald Manning hits a wide open shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Kevin Hooper and he's fouled by William Strong - foul #3 on William Strong, team foul #9 | 60-53 |
| 02:11 | Howard Payne | Reginald Manning makes the free throw | 60-54 |
| 01:46 | California, Santa Cruz | Wayne Waterman scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by William Strong | 62-54 |
| 01:42 | Howard Payne | Howard Payne calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-54 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Travis Nicely (PG), Gary Himes (SG), William Dorosky (PF) Samuel Winters, Kevin Hooper, William Hines | |
| 01:28 | Howard Payne | Reginald Manning knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing | 62-56 |
| 01:03 | California, Santa Cruz | Gary Himes is called for the reach on William Strong - foul #5 on Gary Himes, team foul #9 | 62-56 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Samuel Winters (SG) Gary Himes | |
| 01:03 | California, Santa Cruz | William Strong makes the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 01:03 | California, Santa Cruz | William Strong makes the 2nd free throw | 64-56 |
| 00:49 | Howard Payne | Lawrence Brown is hacked by Richard Amezcua - foul #2 on Richard Amezcua, team foul #10 | 64-56 |
| 00:49 | Howard Payne | Lawrence Brown makes the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 00:49 | Howard Payne | Lawrence Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 64-58 |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:47 | California, Santa Cruz | Travis Nicely is called for the reach on Wayne Waterman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Travis Nicely, team foul #10 | 64-58 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Richard Thomas (SG), Phillip Propes (SF) William Strong, David Matthews | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| 00:47 | California, Santa Cruz | Wayne Waterman makes the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 00:47 | California, Santa Cruz | Wayne Waterman misses the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| 00:47 | Howard Payne | Lawrence Brown pulls down the rebound | 65-58 |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:44 | Howard Payne | Phillip Propes is called for the reach on Reginald Manning in the backcourt - foul #1 on Phillip Propes, team foul #11 | 65-58 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | William Strong (SG), David Matthews (SF) Richard Thomas, Phillip Propes | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| 00:44 | Howard Payne | Reginald Manning misses the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 00:44 | Howard Payne | Reginald Manning misses the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| 00:44 | California, Santa Cruz | Richard Amezcua gets the rebound | 65-58 |
| 00:42 | California, Santa Cruz | Richard Amezcua is hacked by Travis Nicely in the backcourt - foul #4 on Travis Nicely, team foul #11 | 65-58 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Richard Thomas (SG), Phillip Propes (SF) William Strong, David Matthews | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | | |
| 00:42 | California, Santa Cruz | Richard Amezcua makes the 1st free throw | 66-58 |
| 00:42 | California, Santa Cruz | Richard Amezcua misses the 2nd free throw | 66-58 |
| 00:42 | Howard Payne | William Dorosky grabs the board | 66-58 |
| 00:39 | Howard Payne | Travis Nicely throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-58 |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:36 | California, Santa Cruz | Samuel Winters is called for the reach on Richard Thomas - foul #2 on Samuel Winters, team foul #12 | 66-58 |
| 00:36 | California, Santa Cruz | Richard Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 66-58 |
| 00:36 | California, Santa Cruz | Richard Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 67-58 |
| 00:31 | Howard Payne | William Dorosky misses short on a 3 from straight away | 67-58 |
| 00:29 | California, Santa Cruz | Richard Thomas gets the rebound | 67-58 |
| 00:29 | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-58 |
| 00:26 | California, Santa Cruz | Phillip Propes is fouled in the backcourt by Samuel Winters - foul #3 on Samuel Winters, team foul #13 | 67-58 |
| 00:26 | California, Santa Cruz | Phillip Propes misses the 1st free throw | 67-58 |
| 00:26 | California, Santa Cruz | Phillip Propes makes the 2nd free throw | 68-58 |
| 00:20 | Howard Payne | Samuel Winters is fouled on the floor by Phillip Propes - foul #2 on Phillip Propes, team foul #12 | 68-58 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | William Strong (SG), David Matthews (SF) Richard Thomas, Phillip Propes | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Kevin Hooper (SF), William Hines (PF), Billy Puleo (C) Reginald Manning, William Dorosky, Lawrence Brown | |
| 00:20 | Howard Payne | Samuel Winters makes the 1st free throw | 68-59 |
| 00:20 | Howard Payne | Samuel Winters misses the 2nd free throw | 68-59 |
| 00:20 | California, Santa Cruz | Nathaniel Pick grabs the defensive rebound | 68-59 |
| 00:18 | California, Santa Cruz | Travis Nicely is called for the reach on Nathaniel Pick in the backcourt - foul #5 on Travis Nicely, team foul #14 | 68-59 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Richard Thomas (SG), Phillip Propes (SF) William Strong, David Matthews | |
| Subs | Howard Payne | Reginald Manning (SG), William Dorosky (PF), Lawrence Brown (C) Travis Nicely, William Hines, Billy Puleo | |
| 00:18 | California, Santa Cruz | Nathaniel Pick misses the 1st free throw | 68-59 |
| 00:18 | California, Santa Cruz | Nathaniel Pick makes the 2nd free throw | 69-59 |
| 00:11 | Howard Payne | Reginald Manning misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 69-59 |
| 00:09 | Howard Payne | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Hooper | 69-59 |
| 00:05 | Howard Payne | William Dorosky is open and scores on a fadeaway from the left block | 69-61 |
| 00:05 | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-61 |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard Payne | Howard Payne is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | California, Santa Cruz | Wayne Waterman runs out the clock | 69-61 |