| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Blaine Long (fresh) SG - David Mazzeo (fresh) SF - Kenneth Adams (fresh) PF - James Miura (fresh) C - Douglas Primus (fresh) | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Michael Moffett (fresh) SG - Michael Thomas (fresh) SF - Roy Marshall (fresh) PF - Kenneth Jordan (fresh) C - Ronald Fox (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Colorado | James Miura wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:58 | Colorado | Michael Moffett picks off the pass by Kenneth Adams in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:57 | California, Santa Cruz | Michael Thomas banks in the layup on a nice dish by Michael Moffett | 0-2 |
| 19:49 | Colorado | David Mazzeo knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Blaine Long | 2-2 |
| 19:38 | California, Santa Cruz | Douglas Primus picks off the pass by Michael Moffett | 2-2 |
| 19:13 | Colorado | Roy Marshall takes the ball from Kenneth Adams | 2-2 |
| 19:10 | California, Santa Cruz | Roy Marshall hits the finger roll | 2-4 |
| 19:08 | Colorado | Michael Moffett picks off the pass by David Mazzeo in the backcourt | 2-4 |
| 19:03 | California, Santa Cruz | Michael Thomas misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 2-4 |
| 19:01 | Colorado | The rebound goes to David Mazzeo | 2-4 |
| 18:59 | Colorado | Blaine Long is hacked by Michael Thomas in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Thomas, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 18:41 | Colorado | Douglas Primus misses short on an open fadeaway from close range | 2-4 |
| 18:40 | Colorado | Douglas Primus hits the follow up shot | 4-4 |
| 18:23 | California, Santa Cruz | Ronald Fox's layup is rejected by Douglas Primus | 4-4 |
| 18:21 | California, Santa Cruz | Roy Marshall tips it home | 4-6 |
| 17:54 | Colorado | Blaine Long is hacked by Roy Marshall - foul #1 on Roy Marshall, team foul #2 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Colorado | Gregory Stroman (PG), Clinton Walls (SG), Brian McCulloch (SF), Lester Shade (PF), Robert Jenkins (C) Blaine Long, David Mazzeo, Kenneth Adams, James Miura, Douglas Primus | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Nelson Phillips (PG), Daniel Dvorsky (SG), Michael Hsu (SF), Jesse Inman (PF), Andre Collins (C) Michael Moffett, Michael Thomas, Roy Marshall, Kenneth Jordan, Ronald Fox | |
| 17:31 | Colorado | Lester Shade clanks a jump hook from the right block | 4-6 |
| 17:29 | California, Santa Cruz | Michael Hsu pulls down the rebound | 4-6 |
| 17:07 | California, Santa Cruz | Nelson Phillips misses long on a floater from the right wing | 4-6 |
| 17:06 | Colorado | Lester Shade grabs the board | 4-6 |
| 16:43 | Colorado | Lester Shade banks in the layup on a nice dish by Gregory Stroman and the foul's on Daniel Dvorsky - foul #1 on Daniel Dvorsky, team foul #3 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Colorado | Christopher Pendergrass (C) Robert Jenkins | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Roy Marshall (SF), Edgar Robinson (PF), Ronald Fox (C) Michael Hsu, Jesse Inman, Andre Collins | |
| 16:43 | Colorado | Lester Shade misses the free throw | 6-6 |
| 16:43 | California, Santa Cruz | Ronald Fox gets the rebound | 6-6 |
| 16:33 | California, Santa Cruz | Ronald Fox's layup is rejected by Lester Shade | 6-6 |
| 16:32 | Colorado | Christopher Pendergrass snags the defensive board | 6-6 |
| 16:10 | Colorado | Brian McCulloch blows the wide open layup | 6-6 |
| 16:09 | California, Santa Cruz | Nelson Phillips snags the defensive board | 6-6 |
| 16:00 | California, Santa Cruz | Clinton Walls takes the ball from Ronald Fox | 6-6 |
| 15:57 | Colorado | Clinton Walls lays it in | 8-6 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Gregory Stroman (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Clinton Walls (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brian McCulloch (fairly fresh) PF - Lester Shade (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Pendergrass (fresh) | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Nelson Phillips (fairly fresh) SG - Daniel Dvorsky (fairly fresh) SF - Roy Marshall (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Edgar Robinson (fresh) C - Ronald Fox (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:38 | California, Santa Cruz | Roy Marshall comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 8-6 |
| 15:37 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Lester Shade | 8-6 |
| 15:17 | Colorado | Gregory Stroman misses badly on the uncontested shot from the right wing | 8-6 |
| 15:16 | Colorado | Brian McCulloch gets the offensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 14:59 | Colorado | Nelson Phillips picks off the pass by Christopher Pendergrass | 8-6 |
| 14:46 | California, Santa Cruz | Ronald Fox misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 8-6 |
| 14:45 | California, Santa Cruz | Ronald Fox grabs the offensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 14:28 | California, Santa Cruz | Ronald Fox is hacked by Christopher Pendergrass - foul #1 on Christopher Pendergrass, team foul #1 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Colorado | Blaine Long (PG), David Mazzeo (SG), Kenneth Adams (SF), James Miura (PF), Robert Jenkins (C) Gregory Stroman, Clinton Walls, Brian McCulloch, Lester Shade, Christopher Pendergrass | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Michael Moffett (PG), Michael Thomas (SG), Michael Hsu (SF), Jesse Inman (PF), Andre Collins (C) Nelson Phillips, Daniel Dvorsky, Roy Marshall, Edgar Robinson, Ronald Fox | |
| 14:18 | California, Santa Cruz | Kenneth Adams swats the layup by Michael Moffett | 8-6 |
| 14:17 | Colorado | James Miura pulls down the rebound | 8-6 |
| 14:00 | Colorado | Robert Jenkins knocks in the driving attempt in the lane | 10-6 |
| 13:55 | California, Santa Cruz | Michael Moffett blows the layup | 10-6 |
| 13:53 | California, Santa Cruz | Jesse Inman snags the offensive board | 10-6 |
| 13:45 | California, Santa Cruz | Michael Moffett buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 10-9 |
| 13:43 | Colorado | Robert Jenkins is hacked by Andre Collins in the backcourt - foul #1 on Andre Collins, team foul #4 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Colorado | Douglas Primus (C) Robert Jenkins | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Kenneth Jordan (PF) Jesse Inman | |
| 13:26 | Colorado | Blaine Long is hacked by Michael Moffett - foul #1 on Michael Moffett, team foul #5 | 10-9 |
| 13:10 | Colorado | Douglas Primus knocks in the fadeaway from close range set up by Blaine Long | 12-9 |
| 12:56 | California, Santa Cruz | Kenneth Adams is called for the reach on Michael Hsu - foul #1 on Kenneth Adams, team foul #2 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Edgar Robinson (C) Andre Collins | |
| 12:35 | California, Santa Cruz | Kenneth Jordan drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Thomas | 12-12 |
| 12:14 | Colorado | Kenneth Jordan blocks the jumper by James Miura | 12-12 |
| 12:13 | California, Santa Cruz | Kenneth Jordan grabs the board | 12-12 |
| 12:09 | California, Santa Cruz | Kenneth Adams picks off the pass by Michael Thomas | 12-12 |
| 12:04 | Colorado | David Mazzeo hits a jumper from the left wing | 14-12 |
| 11:55 | California, Santa Cruz | Michael Thomas drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Kenneth Jordan | 14-15 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Blaine Long (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Mazzeo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Kenneth Adams (tiring) PF - James Miura (tiring) C - Douglas Primus (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Michael Moffett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Thomas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Hsu (fairly fresh) PF - Kenneth Jordan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. C - Edgar Robinson (fresh) | |
| 11:48 | Colorado | Douglas Primus makes the turnaround from the baseline and he's fouled by Michael Thomas - foul #2 on Michael Thomas, team foul #6 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Daniel Dvorsky (SG), Roy Marshall (SF), Jesse Inman (PF), Ronald Fox (C) Michael Thomas, Michael Hsu, Kenneth Jordan, Edgar Robinson | |
| 11:48 | Colorado | Douglas Primus misses the free throw | 16-15 |
| 11:48 | California, Santa Cruz | Jesse Inman pulls down the rebound | 16-15 |
| 11:31 | California, Santa Cruz | Daniel Dvorsky drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael Moffett | 16-17 |
| 11:02 | Colorado | David Mazzeo is whistled for a carry | 16-17 |
| Subs | Colorado | Brian McCulloch (SF), Lester Shade (PF), Robert Jenkins (C) Kenneth Adams, James Miura, Douglas Primus | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| 10:39 | California, Santa Cruz | Ronald Fox clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 16-17 |
| 10:37 | Colorado | Lester Shade pulls down the rebound | 16-17 |
| 10:22 | Colorado | David Mazzeo knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Blaine Long | 19-17 |
| 10:04 | California, Santa Cruz | Robert Jenkins is called for the reach on Roy Marshall - foul #1 on Robert Jenkins, team foul #3 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Colorado | Gregory Stroman (PG), Clinton Walls (SG) Blaine Long, David Mazzeo | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Nelson Phillips (PG), Edgar Robinson (SF), Kenneth Jordan (PF), Andre Collins (C) Michael Moffett, Roy Marshall, Jesse Inman, Ronald Fox | |
| 09:59 | California, Santa Cruz | Daniel Dvorsky travels with the ball | 19-17 |
| Subs | Colorado | James Miura (PF) Lester Shade | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| 09:38 | Colorado | Brian McCulloch misses short on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Edgar Robinson - foul #1 on Edgar Robinson, team foul #7 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Colorado | Christopher Pendergrass (C) Robert Jenkins | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| 09:38 | Colorado | Brian McCulloch makes the 1st free throw | 20-17 |
| 09:38 | Colorado | Brian McCulloch misses the 2nd free throw | 20-17 |
| 09:38 | California, Santa Cruz | Edgar Robinson gets the rebound | 20-17 |
| 09:24 | California, Santa Cruz | Christopher Pendergrass swats the shot by Daniel Dvorsky | 20-17 |
| 09:23 | Colorado | Brian McCulloch pulls down the rebound | 20-17 |
| 09:21 | Colorado | Gregory Stroman is hacked by Kenneth Jordan in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kenneth Jordan, team foul #8 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Colorado | Kenneth Adams (SF) Brian McCulloch | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| 09:21 | Colorado | Gregory Stroman misses the 1st free throw | 20-17 |
| 09:21 | California, Santa Cruz | Andre Collins snags the defensive board | 20-17 |
| 09:04 | California, Santa Cruz | Kenneth Jordan comes up short on the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Kenneth Adams - foul #2 on Kenneth Adams, team foul #4 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Colorado | Brian McCulloch (SF), Lester Shade (PF) Kenneth Adams, James Miura | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Michael Hsu (SG) Daniel Dvorsky | |
| 09:04 | California, Santa Cruz | Kenneth Jordan misses the 1st free throw | 20-17 |
| 09:04 | California, Santa Cruz | Kenneth Jordan makes the 2nd free throw | 20-18 |
| 08:37 | Colorado | Edgar Robinson takes the ball from Brian McCulloch | 20-18 |
| 08:32 | California, Santa Cruz | Michael Hsu jams it on a nice dish by Edgar Robinson | 20-20 |
| 08:08 | Colorado | Christopher Pendergrass is wide open but clanks a runner in the lane | 20-20 |
| 08:07 | Colorado | Lester Shade pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-20 |
| 08:01 | Colorado | Lester Shade can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 20-20 |
| 08:00 | California, Santa Cruz | Andre Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 20-20 |
| 07:53 | California, Santa Cruz | Nelson Phillips misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 20-20 |
| 07:52 | California, Santa Cruz | Kenneth Jordan can't tip it in | 20-20 |
| 07:51 | California, Santa Cruz | Nelson Phillips pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-20 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Gregory Stroman (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Clinton Walls (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brian McCulloch (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lester Shade (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Pendergrass (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Nelson Phillips (fairly fresh) SG - Michael Hsu (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Edgar Robinson (fairly fresh) PF - Kenneth Jordan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. C - Andre Collins (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:36 | California, Santa Cruz | Kenneth Jordan misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 20-20 |
| 07:35 | Colorado | Brian McCulloch grabs the board | 20-20 |
| 07:11 | Colorado | Gregory Stroman misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 20-20 |
| 07:10 | California, Santa Cruz | The rebound goes to Michael Hsu | 20-20 |
| 07:04 | California, Santa Cruz | Nelson Phillips's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-20 |
| Subs | Colorado | Blaine Long (PG), David Mazzeo (SG), James Miura (PF), Douglas Primus (C) Gregory Stroman, Clinton Walls, Lester Shade, Christopher Pendergrass | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Michael Moffett (PG), Daniel Dvorsky (SG), Roy Marshall (SF), Jesse Inman (PF), Ronald Fox (C) Nelson Phillips, Michael Hsu, Edgar Robinson, Kenneth Jordan, Andre Collins | |
| 06:35 | Colorado | Brian McCulloch's pass is intercepted by Ronald Fox | 20-20 |
| 06:19 | California, Santa Cruz | Daniel Dvorsky hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Michael Moffett | 20-23 |
| 05:55 | Colorado | Blaine Long hits a runner near the basket | 22-23 |
| 05:46 | California, Santa Cruz | Jesse Inman knocks in the fadeaway from the left block set up by Daniel Dvorsky | 22-25 |
| 05:42 | Colorado | David Mazzeo is hacked by Daniel Dvorsky in the backcourt - foul #2 on Daniel Dvorsky, team foul #9 | 22-25 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Michael Hsu (SG), Kenneth Jordan (PF) Daniel Dvorsky, Jesse Inman | |
| 05:42 | Colorado | David Mazzeo makes the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 05:42 | Colorado | David Mazzeo makes the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 05:33 | California, Santa Cruz | Roy Marshall buries a fadeaway in the paint | 24-27 |
| 05:08 | Colorado | Ronald Fox swats the short shot by Douglas Primus | 24-27 |
| 05:06 | Colorado | The offensive rebound goes to Blaine Long | 24-27 |
| 04:44 | Colorado | Roy Marshall is called for the reach on Douglas Primus - foul #2 on Roy Marshall, team foul #10 | 24-27 |
| Subs | Colorado | Lester Shade (PF) James Miura | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Edgar Robinson (SF) Roy Marshall | |
| 04:44 | Colorado | Douglas Primus makes the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 04:44 | Colorado | Douglas Primus misses the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 04:44 | California, Santa Cruz | The rebound goes to Ronald Fox | 25-27 |
| 04:24 | California, Santa Cruz | Michael Moffett misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-27 |
| 04:23 | Colorado | Lester Shade grabs the defensive rebound | 25-27 |
| 04:19 | Colorado | Blaine Long's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-27 |
| Subs | Colorado | Gregory Stroman (PG), Clinton Walls (SG), Robert Jenkins (C) Blaine Long, David Mazzeo, Douglas Primus | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Nelson Phillips (SG) Michael Hsu | |
| 04:10 | California, Santa Cruz | Gregory Stroman takes the ball from Michael Moffett | 25-27 |
| 03:52 | Colorado | Lester Shade is whistled for traveling | 25-27 |
| Subs | Colorado | Kenneth Adams (SF) Brian McCulloch | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Michael Thomas (SG), Roy Marshall (SF) Michael Moffett, Kenneth Jordan | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Gregory Stroman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Clinton Walls (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kenneth Adams (fresh) PF - Lester Shade (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Nelson Phillips (fresh) SG - Michael Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roy Marshall (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Edgar Robinson (fresh) C - Ronald Fox (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:37 | California, Santa Cruz | Nelson Phillips misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-27 |
| 03:35 | Colorado | Lester Shade gets the rebound | 25-27 |
| 03:14 | Colorado | Gregory Stroman comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-27 |
| 03:12 | California, Santa Cruz | Ronald Fox gets the rebound | 25-27 |
| 03:00 | California, Santa Cruz | The jump hook by Nelson Phillips is blocked by Robert Jenkins | 25-27 |
| 02:59 | California, Santa Cruz | Ronald Fox grabs the offensive board | 25-27 |
| 02:51 | California, Santa Cruz | Ronald Fox misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-27 |
| 02:50 | Colorado | Gregory Stroman snags the defensive board | 25-27 |
| 02:34 | Colorado | Gregory Stroman makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Clinton Walls | 28-27 |
| 02:19 | California, Santa Cruz | Roy Marshall misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 28-27 |
| 02:17 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Lester Shade | 28-27 |
| 02:13 | Colorado | Michael Thomas picks off the pass by Clinton Walls in the backcourt | 28-27 |
| 02:09 | California, Santa Cruz | Nelson Phillips banks in the layup on a nice dish by Michael Thomas | 28-29 |
| 02:06 | Colorado | Robert Jenkins loses the dribble to Nelson Phillips in the backcourt | 28-29 |
| 01:55 | California, Santa Cruz | Nelson Phillips hits a jumpshot from the left side set up by Ronald Fox | 28-31 |
| 01:29 | Colorado | Gregory Stroman hits a fadeaway from the left side set up by Clinton Walls and he's hacked by Nelson Phillips - foul #1 on Nelson Phillips, team foul #11 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Colorado | David Mazzeo (SG), James Miura (PF), Douglas Primus (C) Clinton Walls, Lester Shade, Robert Jenkins | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Michael Moffett (PG), Daniel Dvorsky (SG), Michael Hsu (SF), Jesse Inman (PF), Andre Collins (C) Nelson Phillips, Michael Thomas, Roy Marshall, Edgar Robinson, Ronald Fox | |
| 01:29 | Colorado | Gregory Stroman makes the free throw | 31-31 |
| 01:18 | California, Santa Cruz | Jesse Inman loses the dribble to James Miura | 31-31 |
| 00:49 | Colorado | Michael Hsu steals the ball from Douglas Primus | 31-31 |
| 00:45 | California, Santa Cruz | Michael Hsu misses the lay-in | 31-31 |
| 00:44 | California, Santa Cruz | Jesse Inman grabs the offensive rebound | 31-31 |
| 00:32 | California, Santa Cruz | Daniel Dvorsky is called for a charge - foul #3 on Daniel Dvorsky, team foul #12 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Colorado | Blaine Long (PG) Gregory Stroman | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Michael Thomas (SG), Kenneth Jordan (PF) Daniel Dvorsky, Jesse Inman | |
| 00:04 | Colorado | Douglas Primus is hacked by Andre Collins - foul #2 on Andre Collins, team foul #13 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Roy Marshall (SF) Michael Hsu | |
| 00:04 | Colorado | Douglas Primus makes the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 00:04 | Colorado | Douglas Primus makes the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 00:00 | California, Santa Cruz | Roy Marshall hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 33-31 |