| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Robert Levinthal (fresh) SG - Eric Adams (fresh) SF - William Strong (fresh) PF - Lawrence Speed (fresh) C - Lewis Schantz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - Jay Gibson (fresh) SG - Earl Lasalle (fresh) SF - Vaughn Talarico (fresh) PF - Bobby Ikard (fresh) C - Richard Velasco (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Whittier | Richard Velasco wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Whittier | Whittier is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:43 | Whittier | Richard Velasco misses the jump hook in the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Whittier | Earl Lasalle tips it home | 0-2 |
| 19:20 | California, Santa Cruz | Eric Adams can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Earl Lasalle - foul #1 on Earl Lasalle, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:20 | California, Santa Cruz | Eric Adams makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:20 | California, Santa Cruz | Eric Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 19:02 | Whittier | Vaughn Talarico knocks in the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Earl Lasalle | 2-4 |
| 18:38 | California, Santa Cruz | William Strong scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 5-4 |
| 18:25 | Whittier | Bobby Ikard scores on a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Vaughn Talarico | 5-6 |
| 18:23 | California, Santa Cruz | Robert Levinthal is fouled in the backcourt by Jay Gibson - foul #1 on Jay Gibson, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| 18:09 | California, Santa Cruz | Eric Adams misses short on a runner from the left block | 5-6 |
| 18:08 | Whittier | Earl Lasalle grabs the defensive rebound | 5-6 |
| 17:56 | Whittier | Eric Adams takes the ball from Bobby Ikard | 5-6 |
| 17:30 | California, Santa Cruz | Lawrence Speed banks in the layup | 7-6 |
| 17:21 | Whittier | Jay Gibson misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 7-6 |
| 17:19 | California, Santa Cruz | Lewis Schantz grabs the defensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 16:57 | California, Santa Cruz | William Strong knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Eric Adams | 9-6 |
| 16:43 | Whittier | Bobby Ikard is hacked by Lawrence Speed - foul #1 on Lawrence Speed, team foul #1 | 9-6 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Shane Greene (PG), Victor Clark (SG), David Matthews (SF), Douglas Hoffman (PF), Douglas Wallace (C) Robert Levinthal, Eric Adams, William Strong, Lawrence Speed, Lewis Schantz | |
| Subs | Whittier | Francis Schroeder (PG), Damon Chanofsky (SG), John Scheel (SF), Richard Asberry (PF), Chris Kress (C) Jay Gibson, Earl Lasalle, Vaughn Talarico, Bobby Ikard, Richard Velasco | |
| 16:27 | Whittier | Damon Chanofsky hits a shot from the free throw line set up by Francis Schroeder and the foul's on Victor Clark - foul #1 on Victor Clark, team foul #2 | 9-8 |
| 16:27 | Whittier | Damon Chanofsky makes the free throw | 9-9 |
| 16:02 | California, Santa Cruz | Victor Clark can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 9-9 |
| 16:00 | Whittier | Richard Asberry grabs the board | 9-9 |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Shane Greene (fresh) SG - Victor Clark (fresh) SF - David Matthews (fresh) PF - Douglas Hoffman (fresh) C - Douglas Wallace (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - Francis Schroeder (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Damon Chanofsky (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Scheel (fresh) PF - Richard Asberry (fresh) C - Chris Kress (fresh) | |
| 15:57 | Whittier | David Matthews steps in front of the Damon Chanofsky pass in the backcourt | 9-9 |
| 15:55 | California, Santa Cruz | David Matthews can't finish the layup | 9-9 |
| 15:53 | Whittier | Richard Asberry snags the defensive board | 9-9 |
| 15:50 | Whittier | Shane Greene is called for the reach on Francis Schroeder in the backcourt - foul #1 on Shane Greene, team foul #3 | 9-9 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | William Strong (SF) David Matthews | |
| Subs | Whittier | | |
| 15:31 | Whittier | Damon Chanofsky clanks a jumper from the left side | 9-9 |
| 15:29 | Whittier | Chris Kress misses the tip | 9-9 |
| 15:27 | California, Santa Cruz | Shane Greene snags the defensive board | 9-9 |
| 15:02 | California, Santa Cruz | Shane Greene misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Francis Schroeder - foul #1 on Francis Schroeder, team foul #3 | 9-9 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Eric Adams (SG), Lawrence Speed (PF), Lewis Schantz (C) Victor Clark, Douglas Hoffman, Douglas Wallace | |
| Subs | Whittier | Jay Gibson (PG), Earl Lasalle (SG), Vaughn Talarico (SF), Bobby Ikard (PF) Francis Schroeder, Damon Chanofsky, John Scheel, Chris Kress | |
| 15:02 | California, Santa Cruz | Shane Greene misses the 1st free throw | 9-9 |
| 15:02 | California, Santa Cruz | Shane Greene misses the 2nd free throw | 9-9 |
| 15:02 | Whittier | Bobby Ikard grabs the defensive rebound | 9-9 |
| 14:44 | Whittier | Bobby Ikard clanks a jump hook from the left block | 9-9 |
| 14:42 | Whittier | Jay Gibson gets the offensive rebound | 9-9 |
| 14:28 | Whittier | Bobby Ikard is open but misses the lay-in | 9-9 |
| 14:27 | California, Santa Cruz | The rebound goes to Eric Adams | 9-9 |
| 14:05 | California, Santa Cruz | Jay Gibson steals it from Lawrence Speed | 9-9 |
| 14:01 | Whittier | Earl Lasalle misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 9-9 |
| 13:59 | California, Santa Cruz | Eric Adams grabs the board | 9-9 |
| 13:40 | California, Santa Cruz | Shane Greene misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Earl Lasalle - foul #2 on Earl Lasalle, team foul #4 | 9-9 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | David Matthews (SF), Douglas Hoffman (PF), Douglas Wallace (C) William Strong, Lawrence Speed, Lewis Schantz | |
| Subs | Whittier | Francis Schroeder (PG), Damon Chanofsky (SG), John Scheel (SF), Chris Kress (PF), Richard Velasco (C) Jay Gibson, Earl Lasalle, Vaughn Talarico, Bobby Ikard, Richard Asberry | |
| 13:40 | California, Santa Cruz | Shane Greene makes the 1st free throw | 10-9 |
| 13:40 | California, Santa Cruz | Shane Greene makes the 2nd free throw | 11-9 |
| 13:35 | Whittier | John Scheel throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 11-9 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Robert Levinthal (PG) Shane Greene | |
| Subs | Whittier | | |
| 13:07 | California, Santa Cruz | Douglas Wallace can't connect on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by John Scheel - foul #1 on John Scheel, team foul #5 | 11-9 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Victor Clark (SG) Eric Adams | |
| Subs | Whittier | | |
| 13:07 | California, Santa Cruz | Douglas Wallace misses the 1st free throw | 11-9 |
| 13:07 | California, Santa Cruz | Douglas Wallace misses the 2nd free throw | 11-9 |
| 13:07 | Whittier | Chris Kress gets the rebound | 11-9 |
| 13:02 | Whittier | Robert Levinthal picks off the pass by Francis Schroeder in the backcourt | 11-9 |
| 12:36 | California, Santa Cruz | Robert Levinthal clanks a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Richard Velasco - foul #1 on Richard Velasco, team foul #6 | 11-9 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Lawrence Speed (PF) Douglas Hoffman | |
| Subs | Whittier | Jay Gibson (PG), Vaughn Talarico (SF), Bobby Ikard (PF) Francis Schroeder, John Scheel, Chris Kress | |
| 12:36 | California, Santa Cruz | Robert Levinthal makes the 1st free throw | 12-9 |
| 12:36 | California, Santa Cruz | Robert Levinthal makes the 2nd free throw | 13-9 |
| 12:18 | Whittier | Bobby Ikard is open and buries a driving attempt near the basket | 13-11 |
| 12:12 | California, Santa Cruz | Robert Levinthal travels in the backcourt | 13-11 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Eric Adams (SG), William Strong (SF), Lewis Schantz (C) Victor Clark, David Matthews, Douglas Wallace | |
| Subs | Whittier | Jeffrey Bledsoe (SG) Damon Chanofsky | |
| 11:51 | Whittier | Eric Adams picks off the pass by Jay Gibson | 13-11 |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Robert Levinthal (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Eric Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Strong (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Lawrence Speed (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lewis Schantz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - Jay Gibson (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Bledsoe (fresh) SF - Vaughn Talarico (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bobby Ikard (fresh) 4 pts. C - Richard Velasco (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:22 | California, Santa Cruz | William Strong is hacked by Jeffrey Bledsoe - foul #1 on Jeffrey Bledsoe, team foul #7 | 13-11 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Shane Greene (PG), Douglas Hoffman (PF) Robert Levinthal, Lawrence Speed | |
| Subs | Whittier | Francis Schroeder (PG), John Scheel (SG), Richard Asberry (C) Jay Gibson, Vaughn Talarico, Richard Velasco | |
| 11:22 | California, Santa Cruz | William Strong makes the 1st free throw | 14-11 |
| 11:22 | California, Santa Cruz | William Strong makes the 2nd free throw | 15-11 |
| 11:02 | Whittier | Jeffrey Bledsoe misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 15-11 |
| 11:01 | Whittier | Richard Asberry snags the offensive board | 15-11 |
| 10:45 | Whittier | Jeffrey Bledsoe misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 15-11 |
| 10:44 | California, Santa Cruz | Shane Greene snags the defensive board | 15-11 |
| 10:37 | California, Santa Cruz | William Strong throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-11 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Victor Clark (SG), David Matthews (SF), Douglas Wallace (C) Eric Adams, William Strong, Lewis Schantz | |
| Subs | Whittier | Damon Chanofsky (SG), Chris Kress (C) Jeffrey Bledsoe, Bobby Ikard | |
| 10:34 | Whittier | Francis Schroeder travels in the backcourt | 15-11 |
| 10:13 | California, Santa Cruz | Damon Chanofsky is called for the reach on David Matthews - foul #1 on Damon Chanofsky, team foul #8 | 15-11 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Michael Dennison (PG), Lawrence Speed (PF) Shane Greene, Douglas Hoffman | |
| Subs | Whittier | Jay Gibson (PG), Vaughn Talarico (SF) Francis Schroeder, John Scheel | |
| 10:13 | California, Santa Cruz | David Matthews makes the 1st free throw | 16-11 |
| 10:13 | California, Santa Cruz | David Matthews misses the 2nd free throw | 16-11 |
| 10:13 | Whittier | The rebound goes to Richard Asberry | 16-11 |
| 09:52 | Whittier | Vaughn Talarico hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Jay Gibson | 16-14 |
| 09:23 | California, Santa Cruz | David Matthews connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Michael Dennison | 18-14 |
| 09:04 | Whittier | Chris Kress lays it in on a nice dish by Damon Chanofsky | 18-16 |
| 08:38 | California, Santa Cruz | Michael Dennison misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Damon Chanofsky - foul #2 on Damon Chanofsky, team foul #9 | 18-16 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Eric Adams (SG), William Strong (SF), Douglas Hoffman (PF), Lewis Schantz (C) Victor Clark, David Matthews, Lawrence Speed, Douglas Wallace | |
| Subs | Whittier | Francis Schroeder (PG), John Scheel (SG), Jeffrey Bledsoe (SF), Bobby Ikard (PF), Richard Velasco (C) Jay Gibson, Damon Chanofsky, Vaughn Talarico, Richard Asberry, Chris Kress | |
| 08:38 | California, Santa Cruz | Michael Dennison makes the 1st free throw | 19-16 |
| 08:38 | California, Santa Cruz | Michael Dennison misses the 2nd free throw | 19-16 |
| 08:38 | Whittier | Bobby Ikard grabs the defensive rebound | 19-16 |
| 08:12 | Whittier | Jeffrey Bledsoe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-16 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Robert Levinthal (PG) Michael Dennison | |
| Subs | Whittier | | |
| 07:54 | California, Santa Cruz | William Strong banks in the layup and he's hacked by John Scheel - foul #2 on John Scheel, team foul #10 | 21-16 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| Subs | Whittier | Vaughn Talarico (SF) John Scheel | |
| 07:54 | California, Santa Cruz | William Strong makes the free throw | 22-16 |
| 07:34 | Whittier | Jeffrey Bledsoe clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 22-16 |
| 07:33 | California, Santa Cruz | Douglas Hoffman grabs the defensive rebound | 22-16 |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Robert Levinthal (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Eric Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Strong (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Douglas Hoffman (fresh) C - Lewis Schantz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - Francis Schroeder (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Bledsoe (fresh) SF - Vaughn Talarico (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Bobby Ikard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Velasco (fresh) | |
| 07:16 | California, Santa Cruz | Douglas Hoffman comes up short on the floater in the lane | 22-16 |
| 07:14 | Whittier | Vaughn Talarico pulls down the rebound | 22-16 |
| 06:56 | Whittier | Bobby Ikard misses the jumper in the lane but the foul's on Robert Levinthal - foul #1 on Robert Levinthal, team foul #4 | 22-16 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Victor Clark (SG), Lawrence Speed (PF), Douglas Wallace (C) Eric Adams, Douglas Hoffman, Lewis Schantz | |
| Subs | Whittier | Jay Gibson (PG), Chris Kress (C) Francis Schroeder, Richard Velasco | |
| 06:56 | Whittier | Bobby Ikard makes the 1st free throw | 22-17 |
| 06:56 | Whittier | Bobby Ikard misses the 2nd free throw | 22-17 |
| 06:56 | California, Santa Cruz | The rebound goes to Douglas Wallace | 22-17 |
| 06:37 | California, Santa Cruz | William Strong lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Levinthal | 24-17 |
| 06:21 | Whittier | Bobby Ikard makes the shot in the lane set up by Jay Gibson | 24-19 |
| 06:03 | California, Santa Cruz | Victor Clark is hacked by Jay Gibson - foul #2 on Jay Gibson, team foul #11 | 24-19 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Shane Greene (PG), David Matthews (SF) Robert Levinthal, William Strong | |
| Subs | Whittier | Francis Schroeder (PG), Richard Asberry (PF) Jay Gibson, Bobby Ikard | |
| 06:03 | California, Santa Cruz | Victor Clark makes the 1st free throw | 25-19 |
| 06:03 | California, Santa Cruz | Victor Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 25-19 |
| 06:03 | Whittier | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Bledsoe | 25-19 |
| 05:48 | Whittier | Jeffrey Bledsoe scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-22 |
| 05:28 | California, Santa Cruz | Victor Clark comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-22 |
| 05:26 | California, Santa Cruz | David Matthews misses the tip | 25-22 |
| 05:25 | California, Santa Cruz | Douglas Wallace snags the offensive board | 25-22 |
| 05:02 | California, Santa Cruz | Douglas Wallace hits a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Shane Greene | 27-22 |
| 04:54 | Whittier | Vaughn Talarico comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-22 |
| 04:53 | California, Santa Cruz | Shane Greene pulls down the rebound | 27-22 |
| 04:48 | California, Santa Cruz | A charge is called on Victor Clark - foul #2 on Victor Clark, team foul #5 | 27-22 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Eric Adams (SG), William Strong (SF), Douglas Hoffman (PF), Lewis Schantz (C) Victor Clark, David Matthews, Lawrence Speed, Douglas Wallace | |
| Subs | Whittier | Bobby Ikard (PF), Richard Velasco (C) Richard Asberry, Chris Kress | |
| 04:45 | Whittier | Eric Adams picks off the pass by Francis Schroeder in the backcourt | 27-22 |
| 04:20 | California, Santa Cruz | Shane Greene scores on a jumper from the free throw line set up by Eric Adams | 29-22 |
| 04:10 | Whittier | Jeffrey Bledsoe hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 29-22 |
| 04:08 | California, Santa Cruz | Douglas Hoffman gets the rebound | 29-22 |
| 03:42 | California, Santa Cruz | Shane Greene hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 29-22 |
| 03:40 | Whittier | Richard Velasco gets the rebound | 29-22 |
| 03:38 | Whittier | Vaughn Talarico is hacked by Eric Adams in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eric Adams, team foul #6 | 29-22 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Robert Levinthal (PG), David Matthews (SF) Shane Greene, William Strong | |
| Subs | Whittier | Jay Gibson (PG), Earl Lasalle (SG), John Scheel (SF), Damon Chanofsky (PF), Richard Asberry (C) Francis Schroeder, Jeffrey Bledsoe, Vaughn Talarico, Bobby Ikard, Richard Velasco | |
| 03:25 | Whittier | Eric Adams takes the ball from John Scheel | 29-22 |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Robert Levinthal (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - David Matthews (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Douglas Hoffman (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lewis Schantz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - Jay Gibson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Earl Lasalle (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Scheel (fresh) PF - Damon Chanofsky (fresh) 3 pts. C - Richard Asberry (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 02:58 | California, Santa Cruz | Richard Asberry steps in front of the David Matthews pass | 29-22 |
| 02:35 | Whittier | Jay Gibson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Douglas Hoffman - foul #1 on Douglas Hoffman, team foul #7 | 29-22 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Victor Clark (SG), William Strong (SF), Lawrence Speed (PF), Douglas Wallace (C) Eric Adams, David Matthews, Douglas Hoffman, Lewis Schantz | |
| Subs | Whittier | Bobby Ikard (PF), Richard Velasco (C) John Scheel, Richard Asberry | |
| 02:35 | Whittier | Jay Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 29-23 |
| 02:35 | Whittier | Jay Gibson misses the 2nd free throw | 29-23 |
| 02:35 | Whittier | Richard Velasco pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-23 |
| 02:14 | Whittier | Damon Chanofsky loses the dribble to Victor Clark | 29-23 |
| 02:10 | California, Santa Cruz | Victor Clark lays it in | 31-23 |
| 01:49 | Whittier | Bobby Ikard scores on a jumper in the paint | 31-25 |
| 01:30 | California, Santa Cruz | Victor Clark misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner but the foul's on Jay Gibson - foul #3 on Jay Gibson, team foul #12 | 31-25 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Shane Greene (PG), Nathaniel Pick (PF) Robert Levinthal, Lawrence Speed | |
| Subs | Whittier | Francis Schroeder (PG), John Scheel (SF), Richard Asberry (C) Jay Gibson, Damon Chanofsky, Richard Velasco | |
| 01:30 | California, Santa Cruz | Victor Clark makes the 1st free throw | 32-25 |
| 01:30 | California, Santa Cruz | Victor Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 32-25 |
| 01:30 | California, Santa Cruz | Victor Clark misses the 3rd free throw | 32-25 |
| 01:30 | Whittier | Richard Asberry pulls down the rebound | 32-25 |
| 01:13 | Whittier | Bobby Ikard misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Nathaniel Pick - foul #1 on Nathaniel Pick, team foul #8 | 32-25 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Eric Adams (SG), David Matthews (SF) Victor Clark, William Strong | |
| Subs | Whittier | | |
| 01:13 | Whittier | Bobby Ikard makes the 1st free throw | 32-26 |
| 01:13 | Whittier | Bobby Ikard misses the 2nd free throw | 32-26 |
| 01:13 | California, Santa Cruz | Douglas Wallace gets the rebound | 32-26 |
| 01:03 | California, Santa Cruz | David Matthews is hacked by Richard Asberry - foul #1 on Richard Asberry, team foul #13 | 32-26 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| Subs | Whittier | Chris Kress (C) Bobby Ikard | |
| 01:03 | California, Santa Cruz | David Matthews misses the 1st free throw | 32-26 |
| 01:03 | California, Santa Cruz | David Matthews makes the 2nd free throw | 33-26 |
| 00:40 | Whittier | Francis Schroeder misses long on an open floater from the left wing | 33-26 |
| 00:39 | California, Santa Cruz | Shane Greene pulls down the rebound | 33-26 |
| 00:19 | California, Santa Cruz | Shane Greene scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Eric Adams and he's hacked by Francis Schroeder - foul #2 on Francis Schroeder, team foul #14 | 35-26 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | William Strong (SF), Lawrence Speed (PF), Lewis Schantz (C) David Matthews, Nathaniel Pick, Douglas Wallace | |
| Subs | Whittier | Vaughn Talarico (SF) Earl Lasalle | |
| 00:19 | California, Santa Cruz | Shane Greene makes the free throw | 36-26 |
| 00:03 | Whittier | Francis Schroeder misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-26 |
| 00:02 | California, Santa Cruz | Lewis Schantz grabs the defensive rebound | 36-26 |
| 00:00 | California, Santa Cruz | Lewis Schantz misses short on a fullcourt shot | 36-26 |