| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Lester Pardue (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Norbert Bierman (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Claude Nieves (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Leonard Dickinson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | California Tech. | PG - Kenneth Laird (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Melvin Severson (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Craig Smith (fresh) PF - Steve Brown (fresh) 4 pts. C - Clay Knepper (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | California, Santa Cruz | Claude Nieves inbounds the ball | 34-40 |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | California Tech. | California Tech. is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | California, Santa Cruz | Norbert Bierman clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-40 |
| 19:42 | California Tech. | Clay Knepper pulls down the rebound | 34-40 |
| 19:37 | California Tech. | Melvin Severson comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 34-40 |
| 19:35 | California, Santa Cruz | The rebound goes to Leonard Dickinson | 34-40 |
| 19:31 | California, Santa Cruz | Craig Smith picks off the pass by Leonard Dickinson | 34-40 |
| 19:13 | California Tech. | Clay Knepper can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Leonard Dickinson - foul #1 on Leonard Dickinson, team foul #1 | 34-40 |
| 19:13 | California Tech. | Clay Knepper makes the 1st free throw | 34-41 |
| 19:13 | California Tech. | Clay Knepper makes the 2nd free throw | 34-42 |
| 19:11 | California, Santa Cruz | Lester Pardue is hacked by Kenneth Laird in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kenneth Laird, team foul #1 | 34-42 |
| 19:05 | California, Santa Cruz | Lester Pardue clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Steve Brown - foul #1 on Steve Brown, team foul #2 | 34-42 |
| 19:05 | California, Santa Cruz | Lester Pardue makes the 1st free throw | 35-42 |
| 19:05 | California, Santa Cruz | Lester Pardue makes the 2nd free throw | 36-42 |
| 18:45 | California Tech. | Craig Smith is fouled on the floor by Claude Nieves - foul #1 on Claude Nieves, team foul #2 | 36-42 |
| 18:25 | California Tech. | Melvin Severson misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-42 |
| 18:24 | California, Santa Cruz | Leonard Dickinson grabs the defensive rebound | 36-42 |
| 18:03 | California, Santa Cruz | Christopher Edwards can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Steve Brown - foul #2 on Steve Brown, team foul #3 | 36-42 |
| 18:03 | California, Santa Cruz | Christopher Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 37-42 |
| 18:03 | California, Santa Cruz | Christopher Edwards misses the 2nd free throw | 37-42 |
| 18:03 | California Tech. | Clay Knepper grabs the board | 37-42 |
| 17:44 | California Tech. | Clay Knepper misses the lay-in | 37-42 |
| 17:43 | California, Santa Cruz | Claude Nieves snags the defensive board | 37-42 |
| 17:37 | California, Santa Cruz | Norbert Bierman misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 37-42 |
| 17:35 | California Tech. | Craig Smith snags the defensive board | 37-42 |
| 17:30 | California Tech. | Craig Smith lays it up and in and he's fouled by Norbert Bierman - foul #3 on Norbert Bierman, team foul #3 | 37-44 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Jerry Keith (PG), Danny Morningstar (SG), Robbie Graves (C) Lester Pardue, Norbert Bierman, Leonard Dickinson | |
| Subs | California Tech. | James Eatman (PF), Jason Woodruff (C) Steve Brown, Clay Knepper | |
| 17:30 | California Tech. | Craig Smith misses the free throw | 37-44 |
| 17:30 | California, Santa Cruz | Robbie Graves grabs the board | 37-44 |
| 17:12 | California, Santa Cruz | Claude Nieves hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 37-44 |
| 17:11 | California, Santa Cruz | Christopher Edwards pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-44 |
| 17:05 | California, Santa Cruz | Claude Nieves makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Jerry Keith | 40-44 |
| 16:52 | California Tech. | James Eatman comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Christopher Edwards - foul #3 on Christopher Edwards, team foul #4 | 40-44 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Raymond Ramsey (PG), William Gilliam (PF) Claude Nieves, Christopher Edwards | |
| Subs | California Tech. | Joseph Lovern (PG), Kevin Bailey (SG), Danny Williams (SF) Kenneth Laird, Melvin Severson, Craig Smith | |
| 16:52 | California Tech. | James Eatman misses the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 16:52 | California Tech. | James Eatman makes the 2nd free throw | 40-45 |
| 16:29 | California, Santa Cruz | Kevin Bailey steals it from Danny Morningstar | 40-45 |
| 16:11 | California Tech. | Jason Woodruff buries a jumper from the right side set up by Kevin Bailey | 40-47 |
| 15:52 | California, Santa Cruz | William Gilliam connects on the jump hook in the paint set up by Danny Morningstar | 42-47 |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Raymond Ramsey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jerry Keith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Danny Morningstar (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Gilliam (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robbie Graves (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | California Tech. | PG - Joseph Lovern (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin Bailey (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Danny Williams (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Eatman (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jason Woodruff (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:37 | California Tech. | Kevin Bailey hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-47 |
| 15:35 | California, Santa Cruz | Robbie Graves grabs the board | 42-47 |
| 15:11 | California, Santa Cruz | Kevin Bailey is called for the reach on Jerry Keith - foul #3 on Kevin Bailey, team foul #4 | 42-47 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Lester Pardue (PG), Norbert Bierman (SG), Claude Nieves (SF), Christopher Edwards (PF), Leonard Dickinson (C) Raymond Ramsey, Jerry Keith, Danny Morningstar, William Gilliam, Robbie Graves | |
| Subs | California Tech. | Kenneth Laird (PG), Melvin Severson (SG), Steve Brown (PF), Clay Knepper (C) Joseph Lovern, Danny Williams, James Eatman, Jason Woodruff | |
| 14:56 | California, Santa Cruz | Norbert Bierman misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-47 |
| 14:55 | California Tech. | Clay Knepper snags the defensive board | 42-47 |
| 14:37 | California Tech. | Norbert Bierman is called for the reach on Melvin Severson - foul #4 on Norbert Bierman, team foul #5 | 42-47 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Jesse Mohan (SG) Norbert Bierman | |
| Subs | California Tech. | Craig Smith (SF) Kevin Bailey | |
| 14:22 | California Tech. | Claude Nieves steals the ball from Craig Smith | 42-47 |
| 14:19 | California, Santa Cruz | Jesse Mohan hits the finger roll set up by Claude Nieves | 44-47 |
| 14:02 | California Tech. | Craig Smith is hacked by Leonard Dickinson - foul #2 on Leonard Dickinson, team foul #6 | 44-47 |
| 13:37 | California Tech. | Melvin Severson buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Craig Smith | 44-50 |
| 13:29 | California, Santa Cruz | Leonard Dickinson travels with the ball | 44-50 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| Subs | California Tech. | James Eatman (PF) Steve Brown | |
| 13:15 | California Tech. | Claude Nieves steals it from James Eatman | 44-50 |
| 12:47 | California, Santa Cruz | Lester Pardue hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Christopher Edwards | 47-50 |
| 12:32 | California Tech. | Clay Knepper loses the ball out of bounds | 47-50 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Jerry Keith (SG), Danny Morningstar (SF), Robbie Graves (C) Lester Pardue, Claude Nieves, Leonard Dickinson | |
| Subs | California Tech. | Joseph Lovern (PG), Kevin Bailey (SF), Jason Woodruff (C) Kenneth Laird, Craig Smith, Clay Knepper | |
| 12:19 | California, Santa Cruz | Jerry Keith hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-50 |
| 12:14 | California Tech. | Christopher Edwards picks off the pass by Joseph Lovern | 50-50 |
| 11:51 | California, Santa Cruz | Jerry Keith comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Jason Woodruff - foul #2 on Jason Woodruff, team foul #5 | 50-50 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Raymond Ramsey (PG), William Gilliam (PF) Jesse Mohan, Christopher Edwards | |
| Subs | California Tech. | Danny Williams (SF), Steve Brown (PF) Melvin Severson, James Eatman | |
| 11:51 | California, Santa Cruz | Jerry Keith makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 11:51 | California, Santa Cruz | Jerry Keith makes the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Raymond Ramsey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jerry Keith (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Danny Morningstar (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Gilliam (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robbie Graves (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | California Tech. | PG - Joseph Lovern (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin Bailey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Danny Williams (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Steve Brown (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jason Woodruff (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:28 | California Tech. | William Gilliam swats the layup by Kevin Bailey | 52-50 |
| 11:27 | California, Santa Cruz | William Gilliam grabs the board | 52-50 |
| 11:18 | California, Santa Cruz | William Gilliam comes up short on the floater from the right block but the foul's on Steve Brown - foul #3 on Steve Brown, team foul #6 | 52-50 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Lester Pardue (PG), Leonard Dickinson (C) Raymond Ramsey, Robbie Graves | |
| Subs | California Tech. | Kenneth Laird (PG), Craig Smith (SF), Clay Knepper (C) Joseph Lovern, Danny Williams, Jason Woodruff | |
| 11:18 | California, Santa Cruz | William Gilliam makes the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 11:18 | California, Santa Cruz | William Gilliam misses the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 11:18 | California Tech. | Clay Knepper grabs the defensive rebound | 53-50 |
| 11:00 | California Tech. | Craig Smith's layup is rejected by Danny Morningstar | 53-50 |
| 10:59 | California, Santa Cruz | The rebound goes to William Gilliam | 53-50 |
| 10:38 | California, Santa Cruz | Jerry Keith hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 53-50 |
| 10:37 | California, Santa Cruz | Leonard Dickinson gets the offensive rebound | 53-50 |
| 10:24 | California, Santa Cruz | Lester Pardue misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-50 |
| 10:23 | California Tech. | Clay Knepper grabs the board | 53-50 |
| 10:18 | California Tech. | Kevin Bailey buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Kenneth Laird | 53-53 |
| 10:03 | California, Santa Cruz | William Gilliam can't finish the layup | 53-53 |
| 10:01 | California Tech. | Craig Smith gets the rebound | 53-53 |
| 09:57 | California Tech. | Clay Knepper is hacked by Leonard Dickinson - foul #3 on Leonard Dickinson, team foul #7 | 53-53 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Jesse Mohan (PG), Claude Nieves (SF), Christopher Edwards (PF), Robbie Graves (C) Lester Pardue, Danny Morningstar, William Gilliam, Leonard Dickinson | |
| Subs | California Tech. | Melvin Severson (SG), Danny Williams (SF), James Eatman (PF) Kevin Bailey, Craig Smith, Steve Brown | |
| 09:57 | California Tech. | Clay Knepper makes the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 09:57 | California Tech. | Clay Knepper misses the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 09:57 | California, Santa Cruz | Christopher Edwards grabs the board | 53-54 |
| 09:41 | California, Santa Cruz | Christopher Edwards misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 53-54 |
| 09:40 | California Tech. | The rebound goes to Clay Knepper | 53-54 |
| 09:38 | California Tech. | Kenneth Laird is hacked by Jesse Mohan in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jesse Mohan, team foul #8 | 53-54 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Raymond Ramsey (PG) Jesse Mohan | |
| Subs | California Tech. | Jason Woodruff (C) Clay Knepper | |
| 09:38 | California Tech. | Kenneth Laird misses the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 09:38 | California, Santa Cruz | Robbie Graves gets the rebound | 53-54 |
| 09:22 | California, Santa Cruz | Robbie Graves can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-54 |
| 09:20 | California Tech. | James Eatman grabs the board | 53-54 |
| 09:14 | California Tech. | Jason Woodruff misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-54 |
| 09:13 | California, Santa Cruz | Claude Nieves snags the defensive board | 53-54 |
| 09:03 | California, Santa Cruz | Raymond Ramsey hits a floater from the right side on a great pass from Jerry Keith | 55-54 |
| 08:51 | California Tech. | James Eatman comes up short on the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Christopher Edwards - foul #4 on Christopher Edwards, team foul #9 | 55-54 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Lester Pardue (PG), Danny Morningstar (SG), William Gilliam (PF), Leonard Dickinson (C) Raymond Ramsey, Jerry Keith, Christopher Edwards, Robbie Graves | |
| Subs | California Tech. | Joseph Lovern (PG), Kevin Bailey (SF) Kenneth Laird, Danny Williams | |
| 08:51 | California Tech. | James Eatman makes the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 08:51 | California Tech. | James Eatman makes the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 08:41 | California, Santa Cruz | William Gilliam throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-56 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| Subs | California Tech. | Craig Smith (SF), Sheldon Reese (C) Kevin Bailey, James Eatman | |
| 08:34 | California Tech. | Craig Smith knocks in the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Sheldon Reese | 55-58 |
| 08:16 | California, Santa Cruz | Danny Morningstar comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 55-58 |
| 08:15 | California, Santa Cruz | The offensive rebound goes to Leonard Dickinson | 55-58 |
| 08:02 | California, Santa Cruz | Lester Pardue's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-58 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| Subs | California Tech. | Steve Brown (PF), Clay Knepper (C) Jason Woodruff, Sheldon Reese | |
| 07:39 | California Tech. | Melvin Severson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-58 |
| 07:37 | California Tech. | Steve Brown grabs the offensive board | 55-58 |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Lester Pardue (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Danny Morningstar (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Claude Nieves (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Gilliam (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Leonard Dickinson (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | California Tech. | PG - Joseph Lovern (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Melvin Severson (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Craig Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steve Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Clay Knepper (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:25 | California Tech. | Craig Smith is fouled on the floor by Claude Nieves - foul #2 on Claude Nieves, team foul #10 | 55-58 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Jesse Mohan (PG), Norbert Bierman (SG), Christopher Edwards (PF), Robbie Graves (C) Lester Pardue, Claude Nieves, William Gilliam, Leonard Dickinson | |
| Subs | California Tech. | | |
| 07:25 | California Tech. | Craig Smith makes the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 07:25 | California Tech. | Craig Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| 07:10 | California, Santa Cruz | Melvin Severson is called for the reach on Jesse Mohan - foul #2 on Melvin Severson, team foul #7 | 55-60 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Jerry Keith (PG) Danny Morningstar | |
| Subs | California Tech. | Kenneth Laird (PG), Kevin Bailey (SF) Joseph Lovern, Craig Smith | |
| 07:10 | California, Santa Cruz | Jesse Mohan makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 07:10 | California, Santa Cruz | Jesse Mohan makes the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| 06:54 | California Tech. | Melvin Severson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-60 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| Subs | California Tech. | Danny Williams (SF) Melvin Severson | |
| 06:26 | California, Santa Cruz | Norbert Bierman hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Jesse Mohan | 60-60 |
| 06:01 | California Tech. | Danny Williams comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-60 |
| 06:00 | California, Santa Cruz | Robbie Graves pulls down the rebound | 60-60 |
| 05:42 | California, Santa Cruz | Christopher Edwards knocks in the jumper near the basket set up by Jerry Keith | 62-60 |
| 05:36 | California Tech. | Clay Knepper is fouled on the floor by Robbie Graves - foul #1 on Robbie Graves, team foul #11 | 62-60 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Lester Pardue (PG), Claude Nieves (SF), Leonard Dickinson (C) Jerry Keith, Jesse Mohan, Robbie Graves | |
| Subs | California Tech. | Melvin Severson (SG), Craig Smith (SF), James Eatman (PF) Kevin Bailey, Danny Williams, Steve Brown | |
| 05:36 | California Tech. | Clay Knepper misses the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 05:36 | California Tech. | Clay Knepper misses the 2nd free throw | 62-60 |
| 05:36 | California, Santa Cruz | Christopher Edwards grabs the board | 62-60 |
| 05:22 | California, Santa Cruz | James Eatman swats the short shot by Claude Nieves | 62-60 |
| 05:21 | California, Santa Cruz | Christopher Edwards misses the tip | 62-60 |
| 05:19 | California, Santa Cruz | Claude Nieves tips it home | 64-60 |
| 04:56 | California Tech. | James Eatman makes the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Melvin Severson | 64-62 |
| 04:31 | California, Santa Cruz | Leonard Dickinson loses the dribble to James Eatman | 64-62 |
| 04:11 | California Tech. | Craig Smith misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Claude Nieves - foul #3 on Claude Nieves, team foul #12 | 64-62 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Jesse Mohan (SG), William Gilliam (PF) Norbert Bierman, Christopher Edwards | |
| Subs | California Tech. | Joseph Lovern (PG), Jason Woodruff (C) Kenneth Laird, Clay Knepper | |
| 04:11 | California Tech. | Craig Smith makes the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 04:11 | California Tech. | Craig Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 64-64 |
| 03:59 | California, Santa Cruz | Lester Pardue connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Claude Nieves | 66-64 |
| 03:53 | California Tech. | Craig Smith scores on a driving attempt in the paint | 66-66 |
| 03:47 | California, Santa Cruz | Craig Smith is called for the reach on Lester Pardue - foul #1 on Craig Smith, team foul #8 | 66-66 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| Subs | California Tech. | Kevin Bailey (SF) Craig Smith | |
| 03:47 | California, Santa Cruz | Lester Pardue makes the 1st free throw | 67-66 |
| 03:47 | California, Santa Cruz | Lester Pardue misses the 2nd free throw | 67-66 |
| 03:47 | California Tech. | The rebound goes to Kevin Bailey | 67-66 |
| 03:31 | California Tech. | Joseph Lovern misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 67-66 |
| 03:29 | California, Santa Cruz | William Gilliam pulls down the rebound | 67-66 |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Lester Pardue (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jesse Mohan (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Claude Nieves (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - William Gilliam (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Leonard Dickinson (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | California Tech. | PG - Joseph Lovern (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Melvin Severson (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kevin Bailey (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Eatman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. C - Jason Woodruff (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:18 | California, Santa Cruz | Melvin Severson is called for the reach on Lester Pardue - foul #3 on Melvin Severson, team foul #9 | 67-66 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Robbie Graves (C) Leonard Dickinson | |
| Subs | California Tech. | Sheldon Reese (C) James Eatman | |
| 03:18 | California, Santa Cruz | Lester Pardue makes the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 03:18 | California, Santa Cruz | Lester Pardue misses the 2nd free throw | 68-66 |
| 03:18 | California Tech. | Jason Woodruff pulls down the rebound | 68-66 |
| 02:56 | California Tech. | Kevin Bailey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-66 |
| 02:55 | California Tech. | Jason Woodruff pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-66 |
| 02:55 | California Tech. | California Tech. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-66 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Norbert Bierman (SG), Christopher Edwards (PF), Leonard Dickinson (C) Jesse Mohan, William Gilliam, Robbie Graves | |
| Subs | California Tech. | Kenneth Laird (PG), Craig Smith (SF), Steve Brown (PF) Joseph Lovern, Kevin Bailey, Sheldon Reese | |
| 02:42 | California Tech. | Craig Smith misses the easy layup | 68-66 |
| 02:40 | California, Santa Cruz | Leonard Dickinson grabs the defensive rebound | 68-66 |
| 02:35 | California, Santa Cruz | Lester Pardue can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 68-66 |
| 02:33 | California, Santa Cruz | Leonard Dickinson can't tip it in | 68-66 |
| 02:32 | California Tech. | Kenneth Laird pulls down the rebound | 68-66 |
| 02:12 | California Tech. | Melvin Severson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 68-66 |
| 02:11 | California, Santa Cruz | The rebound goes to Leonard Dickinson | 68-66 |
| 01:53 | California, Santa Cruz | Christopher Edwards misses short on a floater from the left wing | 68-66 |
| 01:52 | California Tech. | Steve Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 68-66 |
| 01:48 | California Tech. | Kenneth Laird knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Steve Brown | 68-69 |
| 01:35 | California, Santa Cruz | Leonard Dickinson's layup is rejected by Jason Woodruff | 68-69 |
| 01:34 | California Tech. | Craig Smith grabs the board | 68-69 |
| 01:30 | California Tech. | Melvin Severson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 68-69 |
| 01:28 | California, Santa Cruz | Christopher Edwards pulls down the rebound | 68-69 |
| 01:03 | California, Santa Cruz | Lester Pardue hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Norbert Bierman | 71-69 |
| 00:48 | California Tech. | Craig Smith comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 71-69 |
| 00:47 | California, Santa Cruz | Claude Nieves grabs the defensive rebound | 71-69 |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | California Tech. | California Tech. is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:22 | California, Santa Cruz | Christopher Edwards buries a shot in the paint set up by Lester Pardue | 73-69 |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | California Tech. | California Tech. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:18 | California Tech. | Kenneth Laird's pass is intercepted by Lester Pardue in the backcourt | 73-69 |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | California Tech. | California Tech. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:15 | California, Santa Cruz | Melvin Severson is called for the reach on Claude Nieves - foul #4 on Melvin Severson, team foul #10 | 73-69 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Jesse Mohan (PG), William Gilliam (PF) Lester Pardue, Christopher Edwards | |
| Subs | California Tech. | Clay Knepper (C) Jason Woodruff | |
| 00:15 | California, Santa Cruz | Claude Nieves makes the 1st free throw | 74-69 |
| 00:15 | California, Santa Cruz | Claude Nieves misses the 2nd free throw | 74-69 |
| 00:15 | California Tech. | Clay Knepper gets the rebound | 74-69 |
| 00:08 | California Tech. | Melvin Severson connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Steve Brown | 74-72 |
| 00:08 | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-72 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Lester Pardue (PG), Christopher Edwards (PF) Jesse Mohan, William Gilliam | |
| Subs | California Tech. | | |
| 00:06 | California, Santa Cruz | Kenneth Laird is called for the reach on Claude Nieves in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kenneth Laird, team foul #11 | 74-72 |
| 00:06 | California, Santa Cruz | Claude Nieves makes the 1st free throw | 75-72 |
| 00:06 | California, Santa Cruz | Claude Nieves makes the 2nd free throw | 76-72 |
| 00:01 | California Tech. | Steve Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 76-72 |
| 00:00 | California, Santa Cruz | Leonard Dickinson grabs the defensive rebound | 76-72 |