| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Duane Naugle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Peyton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Moore (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - John Criswell (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Wright (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Lester Pardue (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Norbert Bierman (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Claude Nieves (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Christopher Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Leonard Dickinson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | California, Santa Cruz | Claude Nieves inbounds the ball | 30-24 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:45 | California, Santa Cruz | Duane Naugle steals the ball from Claude Nieves | 30-24 |
| 19:24 | Colorado | Richard Moore misses the 3 from the left corner | 30-24 |
| 19:22 | California, Santa Cruz | Christopher Edwards snags the defensive board | 30-24 |
| 19:09 | California, Santa Cruz | Norbert Bierman misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 30-24 |
| 19:07 | Colorado | Paul Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 30-24 |
| 18:46 | Colorado | Ronald Peyton is fouled on the floor by Norbert Bierman - foul #2 on Norbert Bierman, team foul #1 | 30-24 |
| 18:32 | Colorado | John Criswell is fouled on the floor by Christopher Edwards - foul #2 on Christopher Edwards, team foul #2 | 30-24 |
| 18:15 | Colorado | John Criswell comes up short on the shot from the left block but the foul's on Lester Pardue - foul #1 on Lester Pardue, team foul #3 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Colorado | Cory Larkin (C) Paul Wright | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Jesse Mohan (SG) Norbert Bierman | |
| 18:15 | Colorado | John Criswell misses the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 18:15 | Colorado | John Criswell makes the 2nd free throw | 31-24 |
| 17:58 | California, Santa Cruz | Claude Nieves hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 31-24 |
| 17:56 | Colorado | John Criswell grabs the board | 31-24 |
| 17:32 | Colorado | Duane Naugle misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 31-24 |
| 17:30 | Colorado | Duane Naugle tips it in | 33-24 |
| 17:13 | California, Santa Cruz | Lester Pardue hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 33-26 |
| 16:54 | Colorado | Cory Larkin clanks a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Leonard Dickinson - foul #2 on Leonard Dickinson, team foul #4 | 33-26 |
| Subs | Colorado | Joseph Rupe (SG), Herman Sutton (PF) Ronald Peyton, John Criswell | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Norbert Bierman (SG), Danny Morningstar (SF), William Gilliam (PF), Robbie Graves (C) Lester Pardue, Claude Nieves, Christopher Edwards, Leonard Dickinson | |
| 16:54 | Colorado | Cory Larkin makes the 1st free throw | 34-26 |
| 16:54 | Colorado | Cory Larkin misses the 2nd free throw | 34-26 |
| 16:54 | California, Santa Cruz | William Gilliam grabs the board | 34-26 |
| 16:35 | California, Santa Cruz | Jesse Mohan misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 34-26 |
| 16:34 | Colorado | Duane Naugle pulls down the rebound | 34-26 |
| 16:16 | Colorado | Duane Naugle comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-26 |
| 16:14 | Colorado | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Rupe | 34-26 |
| 16:00 | Colorado | Herman Sutton blows the layup but he's fouled by William Gilliam - foul #1 on William Gilliam, team foul #5 | 34-26 |
| Subs | Colorado | Paul Wright (C) Cory Larkin | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Jerry Keith (PG) Jesse Mohan | |
| 16:00 | Colorado | Herman Sutton misses the 1st free throw | 34-26 |
| 16:00 | Colorado | Herman Sutton misses the 2nd free throw | 34-26 |
| 16:00 | Colorado | Paul Wright pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-26 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Duane Naugle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Joseph Rupe (fresh) SF - Richard Moore (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Herman Sutton (fresh) 2 reb. C - Paul Wright (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Jerry Keith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Norbert Bierman (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Morningstar (fresh) 3 reb. PF - William Gilliam (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robbie Graves (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:48 | Colorado | Joseph Rupe is hacked by Jerry Keith - foul #2 on Jerry Keith, team foul #6 | 34-26 |
| Subs | Colorado | Eric Furman (SF) Richard Moore | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| 15:22 | Colorado | Joseph Rupe drills a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Duane Naugle and he's hacked by Norbert Bierman - foul #3 on Norbert Bierman, team foul #7 | 36-26 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Raymond Ramsey (PG), Christopher Edwards (PF) Norbert Bierman, William Gilliam | |
| 15:22 | Colorado | Joseph Rupe makes the free throw | 37-26 |
| 15:04 | California, Santa Cruz | Jerry Keith can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-26 |
| 15:02 | Colorado | Herman Sutton grabs the board | 37-26 |
| 14:35 | Colorado | Herman Sutton can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 37-26 |
| 14:33 | Colorado | Paul Wright gets the offensive rebound | 37-26 |
| 14:18 | Colorado | Joseph Rupe lays it up and in and he's hacked by Christopher Edwards - foul #3 on Christopher Edwards, team foul #8 | 39-26 |
| Subs | Colorado | Nathan Stokes (PG), Richard Moore (SF), John Criswell (PF), Cory Larkin (C) Duane Naugle, Eric Furman, Herman Sutton, Paul Wright | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Lester Pardue (PG), Jesse Mohan (SG), Claude Nieves (SF), Leonard Dickinson (C) Raymond Ramsey, Jerry Keith, Danny Morningstar, Robbie Graves | |
| 14:18 | Colorado | Joseph Rupe makes the free throw | 40-26 |
| 14:03 | California, Santa Cruz | Jesse Mohan's pass is intercepted by Nathan Stokes | 40-26 |
| 13:34 | Colorado | Cory Larkin is hacked by Jesse Mohan - foul #3 on Jesse Mohan, team foul #9 | 40-26 |
| Subs | Colorado | Ronald Peyton (SG) Joseph Rupe | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Norbert Bierman (SG), William Gilliam (PF) Jesse Mohan, Christopher Edwards | |
| 13:34 | Colorado | Cory Larkin makes the 1st free throw | 41-26 |
| 13:34 | Colorado | Cory Larkin makes the 2nd free throw | 42-26 |
| 13:18 | California, Santa Cruz | Claude Nieves comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-26 |
| 13:16 | California, Santa Cruz | Leonard Dickinson tips it back up and in | 42-28 |
| 12:47 | Colorado | Ronald Peyton knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Nathan Stokes | 45-28 |
| 12:45 | California, Santa Cruz | Norbert Bierman is hacked by John Criswell in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Criswell, team foul #1 | 45-28 |
| Subs | Colorado | Duane Naugle (PG), Eric Furman (SF), Herman Sutton (PF), Paul Wright (C) Nathan Stokes, Richard Moore, John Criswell, Cory Larkin | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Jesse Mohan (PG), Robbie Graves (C) Lester Pardue, Leonard Dickinson | |
| 12:34 | California, Santa Cruz | William Gilliam's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-28 |
| 12:18 | Colorado | Duane Naugle misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-28 |
| 12:17 | Colorado | Eric Furman tips it in | 47-28 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 12:06 | California, Santa Cruz | Claude Nieves hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-28 |
| 12:05 | Colorado | Herman Sutton grabs the board | 47-28 |
| 11:50 | Colorado | Eric Furman misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Claude Nieves - foul #1 on Claude Nieves, team foul #10 | 47-28 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Jerry Keith (SG), Danny Morningstar (SF), Christopher Edwards (PF) Norbert Bierman, Claude Nieves, William Gilliam | |
| 11:50 | Colorado | Eric Furman misses the 1st free throw | 47-28 |
| 11:50 | Colorado | Eric Furman makes the 2nd free throw | 48-28 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Duane Naugle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ronald Peyton (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eric Furman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Herman Sutton (fresh) 4 reb. C - Paul Wright (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Jesse Mohan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jerry Keith (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Danny Morningstar (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Christopher Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Robbie Graves (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:30 | California, Santa Cruz | Robbie Graves can't connect on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Paul Wright - foul #1 on Paul Wright, team foul #2 | 48-28 |
| Subs | Colorado | Richard Moore (SF), John Criswell (PF) Eric Furman, Herman Sutton | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Lester Pardue (PG) Jerry Keith | |
| 11:30 | California, Santa Cruz | Robbie Graves makes the 1st free throw | 48-29 |
| 11:30 | California, Santa Cruz | Robbie Graves makes the 2nd free throw | 48-30 |
| 11:12 | Colorado | Duane Naugle connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by John Criswell | 50-30 |
| 11:09 | California, Santa Cruz | Paul Wright is called for the reach on Lester Pardue in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Wright, team foul #3 | 50-30 |
| Subs | Colorado | Nathan Stokes (PG), Joseph Rupe (SG), Cory Larkin (C) Duane Naugle, Ronald Peyton, Paul Wright | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Leonard Dickinson (C) Robbie Graves | |
| 10:57 | California, Santa Cruz | Leonard Dickinson scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-33 |
| 10:39 | Colorado | Cory Larkin is fouled on the floor by Leonard Dickinson - foul #3 on Leonard Dickinson, team foul #11 | 50-33 |
| 10:39 | Colorado | Cory Larkin makes the 1st free throw | 51-33 |
| 10:39 | Colorado | Cory Larkin makes the 2nd free throw | 52-33 |
| 10:14 | California, Santa Cruz | Danny Morningstar misses the wide open shot in the lane | 52-33 |
| 10:12 | Colorado | Cory Larkin pulls down the rebound | 52-33 |
| 09:44 | Colorado | Joseph Rupe scores on a floater in the paint on a great pass from Richard Moore | 54-33 |
| 09:41 | California, Santa Cruz | Jesse Mohan is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 54-33 |
| Subs | Colorado | Duane Naugle (PG), Ronald Peyton (SG), Eric Furman (SF), Herman Sutton (PF), Paul Wright (C) Nathan Stokes, Joseph Rupe, Richard Moore, John Criswell, Cory Larkin | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Jerry Keith (PG), Norbert Bierman (SG), Claude Nieves (SF), William Gilliam (PF) Lester Pardue, Jesse Mohan, Danny Morningstar, Christopher Edwards | |
| 09:25 | Colorado | Leonard Dickinson is called for the reach on Eric Furman - foul #4 on Leonard Dickinson, team foul #12 | 54-33 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Robbie Graves (C) Leonard Dickinson | |
| 09:25 | Colorado | Eric Furman misses the 1st free throw | 54-33 |
| 09:25 | Colorado | Eric Furman makes the 2nd free throw | 55-33 |
| 09:21 | California, Santa Cruz | Duane Naugle picks off the pass by Jerry Keith in the backcourt | 55-33 |
| 08:57 | Colorado | Eric Furman misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-33 |
| 08:55 | California, Santa Cruz | The rebound goes to Jerry Keith | 55-33 |
| 08:30 | California, Santa Cruz | Jerry Keith comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-33 |
| 08:28 | Colorado | Herman Sutton snags the defensive board | 55-33 |
| 08:02 | Colorado | Duane Naugle lays it in set up by Paul Wright | 57-33 |
| 07:58 | California, Santa Cruz | Ronald Peyton steals it from Jerry Keith in the backcourt | 57-33 |
| 07:33 | Colorado | Ronald Peyton clanks a 3 from the right corner | 57-33 |
| 07:32 | Colorado | Herman Sutton tips it back up and in | 59-33 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Duane Naugle (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Ronald Peyton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eric Furman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Herman Sutton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Paul Wright (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Jerry Keith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Norbert Bierman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Claude Nieves (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Gilliam (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robbie Graves (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:24 | California, Santa Cruz | Eric Furman swats the short shot by William Gilliam | 59-33 |
| 07:22 | Colorado | Duane Naugle pulls down the rebound | 59-33 |
| 06:53 | Colorado | Jerry Keith takes the ball from Eric Furman | 59-33 |
| 06:48 | California, Santa Cruz | Claude Nieves lays it up and in set up by Jerry Keith | 59-35 |
| 06:25 | Colorado | Ronald Peyton connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Herman Sutton | 62-35 |
| 06:08 | California, Santa Cruz | Norbert Bierman's fadeaway is rejected by Paul Wright | 62-35 |
| 06:06 | California, Santa Cruz | Claude Nieves grabs the offensive rebound | 62-35 |
| 05:48 | California, Santa Cruz | Claude Nieves drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Jerry Keith | 62-38 |
| 05:29 | Colorado | Herman Sutton misses long on a runner in the paint | 62-38 |
| 05:27 | California, Santa Cruz | William Gilliam gets the rebound | 62-38 |
| 05:20 | California, Santa Cruz | Norbert Bierman hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 62-38 |
| 05:18 | Colorado | Eric Furman snags the defensive board | 62-38 |
| 04:57 | Colorado | Herman Sutton travels with the ball | 62-38 |
| Subs | Colorado | Nathan Stokes (PG), Joseph Rupe (SG), Cory Larkin (C) Duane Naugle, Ronald Peyton, Paul Wright | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Raymond Ramsey (PG), Jesse Mohan (SG), Edward Buse (SF), Danny Morningstar (PF) Jerry Keith, Norbert Bierman, Claude Nieves, William Gilliam | |
| 04:49 | California, Santa Cruz | Edward Buse misses the wide open shot from the right side | 62-38 |
| 04:48 | California, Santa Cruz | Robbie Graves tips it in | 62-40 |
| 04:19 | Colorado | Cory Larkin knocks in the shot in the paint on a great pass from Nathan Stokes | 64-40 |
| 03:52 | California, Santa Cruz | Danny Morningstar connects on the runner near the basket and the foul's on Herman Sutton - foul #2 on Herman Sutton, team foul #4 | 64-42 |
| 03:52 | California, Santa Cruz | Danny Morningstar misses the free throw | 64-42 |
| 03:52 | California, Santa Cruz | Robbie Graves grabs the offensive board | 64-42 |
| 03:47 | California, Santa Cruz | Edward Buse can't connect on an uncontested floater from the right wing | 64-42 |
| 03:45 | California, Santa Cruz | Edward Buse grabs the offensive rebound | 64-42 |
| 03:27 | California, Santa Cruz | Danny Morningstar can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 64-42 |
| 03:25 | Colorado | Joseph Rupe snags the defensive board | 64-42 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Nathan Stokes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Rupe (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Eric Furman (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Herman Sutton (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Cory Larkin (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Raymond Ramsey (fresh) SG - Jesse Mohan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Edward Buse (fresh) PF - Danny Morningstar (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robbie Graves (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:10 | Colorado | Cory Larkin makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 66-42 |
| 03:06 | California, Santa Cruz | Jesse Mohan's pass is intercepted by Eric Furman in the backcourt | 66-42 |
| 02:37 | Colorado | Robbie Graves swats the short shot by Joseph Rupe | 66-42 |
| 02:36 | California, Santa Cruz | Jesse Mohan pulls down the rebound | 66-42 |
| 02:18 | California, Santa Cruz | Raymond Ramsey can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away but the foul's on Cory Larkin - foul #1 on Cory Larkin, team foul #5 | 66-42 |
| Subs | Colorado | Joseph Moore (SG) Joseph Rupe | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Jerry Keith (SG), William Gilliam (PF) Edward Buse, Danny Morningstar | |
| 02:18 | California, Santa Cruz | Raymond Ramsey makes the 1st free throw | 66-43 |
| 02:18 | California, Santa Cruz | Raymond Ramsey makes the 2nd free throw | 66-44 |
| 02:18 | California, Santa Cruz | Raymond Ramsey makes the 3rd free throw | 66-45 |
| 01:57 | Colorado | Eric Furman hits a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Cory Larkin and he's hacked by Jesse Mohan - foul #4 on Jesse Mohan, team foul #13 | 68-45 |
| Subs | Colorado | Joseph Rupe (SG) Joseph Moore | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Danny Morningstar (SF) Raymond Ramsey | |
| 01:57 | Colorado | Eric Furman misses the free throw | 68-45 |
| 01:57 | California, Santa Cruz | William Gilliam pulls down the rebound | 68-45 |
| 01:55 | California, Santa Cruz | Jesse Mohan throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 68-45 |
| 01:36 | Colorado | Cory Larkin knocks in the jumper from the left block | 70-45 |
| 01:28 | California, Santa Cruz | William Gilliam throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-45 |
| 01:10 | Colorado | Cory Larkin connects on the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Rupe | 72-45 |
| 01:06 | California, Santa Cruz | Nathan Stokes takes the ball from Jerry Keith in the backcourt | 72-45 |
| 01:04 | Colorado | Herman Sutton banks in the layup on a nice dish by Nathan Stokes | 74-45 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:57 | California, Santa Cruz | Jerry Keith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 74-45 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Colorado | Jerry Keith is called for the reach on Joseph Rupe - foul #3 on Jerry Keith, team foul #14 | 74-45 |
| 00:31 | Colorado | Joseph Rupe misses the 1st free throw | 74-45 |
| 00:31 | Colorado | Joseph Rupe misses the 2nd free throw | 74-45 |
| 00:31 | California, Santa Cruz | William Gilliam pulls down the rebound | 74-45 |
| 00:27 | California, Santa Cruz | Jesse Mohan knocks in the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Jerry Keith | 74-47 |
| 00:00 | Colorado | Nathan Stokes runs out the clock | 74-47 |