| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Darrell Shryock (fresh) SG - David Burgess (fresh) SF - Barry Valentine (fresh) PF - Larry Lacusky (fresh) C - Ira Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Ashley Tate (fresh) SG - Samuel Freeman (fresh) SF - Darrel Bess (fresh) PF - Ralph Prioleau (fresh) C - Gregory Elizondo (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | California, Santa Cruz | Darrel Bess wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | California, Santa Cruz | Ralph Prioleau is whistled for a carry | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Colorado | Larry Lacusky buries a jump hook from close range and he's hacked by Ralph Prioleau - foul #1 on Ralph Prioleau, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:19 | Colorado | Larry Lacusky makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:04 | California, Santa Cruz | Samuel Freeman hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 3-3 |
| 18:47 | Colorado | David Burgess misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 3-3 |
| 18:46 | Colorado | Darrell Shryock grabs the offensive board | 3-3 |
| 18:31 | Colorado | Barry Valentine connects on the floater in the paint | 5-3 |
| 18:13 | California, Santa Cruz | Samuel Freeman misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Darrell Shryock - foul #1 on Darrell Shryock, team foul #1 | 5-3 |
| 18:13 | California, Santa Cruz | Samuel Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 18:13 | California, Santa Cruz | Samuel Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 18:02 | Colorado | Darrell Shryock is hacked by Ashley Tate - foul #1 on Ashley Tate, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| 17:51 | Colorado | David Burgess clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 5-5 |
| 17:50 | California, Santa Cruz | Gregory Elizondo grabs the board | 5-5 |
| 17:36 | California, Santa Cruz | Ralph Prioleau scores on a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Samuel Freeman | 5-7 |
| 17:31 | Colorado | Barry Valentine misses the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Darrel Bess - foul #1 on Darrel Bess, team foul #3 | 5-7 |
| 17:31 | Colorado | Barry Valentine misses the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 17:31 | Colorado | Barry Valentine misses the 2nd free throw | 5-7 |
| 17:31 | California, Santa Cruz | Ralph Prioleau gets the rebound | 5-7 |
| 17:14 | California, Santa Cruz | Samuel Freeman is called for traveling | 5-7 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Fredrick Lafave (C) Gregory Elizondo | |
| 16:59 | Colorado | Darrell Shryock clanks a 3 from the right wing | 5-7 |
| 16:58 | Colorado | Ira Williams misses the tip | 5-7 |
| 16:57 | California, Santa Cruz | The rebound goes to Fredrick Lafave | 5-7 |
| 16:43 | California, Santa Cruz | Darrel Bess scores on a fadeaway from the baseline and he's hacked by Barry Valentine - foul #1 on Barry Valentine, team foul #2 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Arthur Farris (PG), Howard Sylvain (SG), Jim Davis (C) Ashley Tate, Samuel Freeman, Ralph Prioleau | |
| 16:43 | California, Santa Cruz | Darrel Bess makes the free throw | 5-10 |
| 16:22 | Colorado | Ira Williams hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Darrell Shryock | 7-10 |
| 16:04 | California, Santa Cruz | Jim Davis hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Larry Lacusky - foul #1 on Larry Lacusky, team foul #3 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Colorado | Ray Britt (PG), Peter Penland (SF), Nicholas Williams (PF), John Seidl (C) Darrell Shryock, Barry Valentine, Larry Lacusky, Ira Williams | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Kurt Chamberlain (PG) Darrel Bess | |
| 16:04 | California, Santa Cruz | Jim Davis misses the 1st free throw | 7-10 |
| 16:04 | California, Santa Cruz | Jim Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 7-11 |
| 15:48 | Colorado | David Burgess connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Peter Penland | 10-11 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Ray Britt (fresh) SG - David Burgess (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Peter Penland (fresh) PF - Nicholas Williams (fresh) C - John Seidl (fresh) | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Kurt Chamberlain (fresh) SG - Arthur Farris (fresh) SF - Fredrick Lafave (fresh) PF - Howard Sylvain (fresh) C - Jim Davis (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:26 | California, Santa Cruz | Fredrick Lafave can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 10-11 |
| 15:24 | Colorado | David Burgess pulls down the rebound | 10-11 |
| 15:20 | Colorado | Ray Britt hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by David Burgess | 13-11 |
| 14:51 | California, Santa Cruz | Howard Sylvain misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 13-11 |
| 14:50 | Colorado | Nicholas Williams gets the rebound | 13-11 |
| 14:43 | Colorado | Nicholas Williams loses the ball out of bounds | 13-11 |
| Subs | Colorado | Darrell Shryock (PG), Barry Valentine (SF), Larry Lacusky (PF), Ira Williams (C) Ray Britt, David Burgess, Nicholas Williams, John Seidl | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Ashley Tate (PG), Samuel Freeman (SG), Ralph Prioleau (PF), Gregory Elizondo (C) Kurt Chamberlain, Arthur Farris, Howard Sylvain, Jim Davis | |
| 14:20 | California, Santa Cruz | Ashley Tate misses the lay-in | 13-11 |
| 14:19 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Barry Valentine | 13-11 |
| 14:13 | Colorado | Darrell Shryock makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 16-11 |
| 14:00 | California, Santa Cruz | Ralph Prioleau scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Ashley Tate | 16-14 |
| 13:35 | Colorado | Larry Lacusky connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Peter Penland | 18-14 |
| 13:15 | California, Santa Cruz | The jumper by Fredrick Lafave is denied by Barry Valentine | 18-14 |
| 13:13 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Barry Valentine | 18-14 |
| 12:57 | Colorado | Ira Williams double dribbles | 18-14 |
| Subs | Colorado | David Burgess (SG), Nicholas Williams (PF) Peter Penland, Barry Valentine | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Darrel Bess (SF) Fredrick Lafave | |
| 12:40 | California, Santa Cruz | Ashley Tate buries a turnaround near the basket | 18-16 |
| 12:18 | Colorado | Ira Williams connects on the floater from the left side | 20-16 |
| 11:59 | California, Santa Cruz | Samuel Freeman's floater is knocked away by Ira Williams | 20-16 |
| 11:57 | California, Santa Cruz | The offensive rebound goes to Darrel Bess | 20-16 |
| 11:43 | California, Santa Cruz | Gregory Elizondo misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 20-16 |
| 11:41 | California, Santa Cruz | Darrel Bess tips it but misses | 20-16 |
| 11:40 | Colorado | Ira Williams gets the rebound | 20-16 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Darrell Shryock (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Burgess (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Lacusky (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Nicholas Williams (fresh) C - Ira Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Ashley Tate (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Freeman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darrel Bess (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ralph Prioleau (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Gregory Elizondo (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:22 | Colorado | David Burgess is fouled on the floor by Samuel Freeman - foul #1 on Samuel Freeman, team foul #4 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Colorado | Ray Britt (PG), Barry Valentine (SF), John Seidl (C) Darrell Shryock, Larry Lacusky, Ira Williams | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Arthur Farris (PG), Howard Sylvain (SG), Fredrick Lafave (PF), Jim Davis (C) Ashley Tate, Samuel Freeman, Ralph Prioleau, Gregory Elizondo | |
| 11:08 | Colorado | A charge is called on David Burgess - foul #1 on David Burgess, team foul #4 | 20-16 |
| 10:54 | California, Santa Cruz | David Burgess steals the ball from Howard Sylvain | 20-16 |
| 10:49 | Colorado | Ray Britt's pass is intercepted by Arthur Farris | 20-16 |
| 10:33 | California, Santa Cruz | Arthur Farris buries a turnaround in the paint set up by Fredrick Lafave | 20-18 |
| 10:17 | Colorado | Nicholas Williams is fouled on the floor by Fredrick Lafave - foul #1 on Fredrick Lafave, team foul #5 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Colorado | Darrell Shryock (PG), Donald Rodgers (PF) Ray Britt, Nicholas Williams | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Kurt Chamberlain (PG) Darrel Bess | |
| 10:03 | Colorado | David Burgess connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Darrell Shryock | 23-18 |
| 09:46 | California, Santa Cruz | Kurt Chamberlain's pass is intercepted by Donald Rodgers | 23-18 |
| 09:31 | Colorado | John Seidl misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Jim Davis - foul #1 on Jim Davis, team foul #6 | 23-18 |
| Subs | Colorado | Ray Britt (SG), Peter Penland (SF), Larry Lacusky (PF) David Burgess, Barry Valentine, Donald Rodgers | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Ashley Tate (PG), Samuel Freeman (SG), Ralph Prioleau (PF) Kurt Chamberlain, Arthur Farris, Howard Sylvain | |
| 09:31 | Colorado | John Seidl misses the 1st free throw | 23-18 |
| 09:31 | Colorado | John Seidl misses the 2nd free throw | 23-18 |
| 09:31 | California, Santa Cruz | Ralph Prioleau snags the defensive board | 23-18 |
| 09:15 | California, Santa Cruz | John Seidl swats the layup by Jim Davis | 23-18 |
| 09:14 | Colorado | Ray Britt grabs the board | 23-18 |
| 09:08 | Colorado | The jump hook by Larry Lacusky is blocked by Ralph Prioleau | 23-18 |
| 09:06 | California, Santa Cruz | Ralph Prioleau gets the rebound | 23-18 |
| 08:45 | California, Santa Cruz | Jim Davis's fadeaway is rejected by John Seidl | 23-18 |
| 08:43 | California, Santa Cruz | The offensive rebound goes to Fredrick Lafave | 23-18 |
| 08:32 | California, Santa Cruz | Samuel Freeman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 23-18 |
| 08:31 | Colorado | John Seidl gets the rebound | 23-18 |
| 08:14 | Colorado | Darrell Shryock loses the dribble to Ashley Tate | 23-18 |
| 08:09 | California, Santa Cruz | Ashley Tate lays it up and in | 23-20 |
| 07:52 | Colorado | Samuel Freeman takes the ball from Larry Lacusky | 23-20 |
| 07:47 | California, Santa Cruz | Samuel Freeman jams it | 23-22 |
| 07:38 | Colorado | Ray Britt comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 23-22 |
| 07:37 | Colorado | Darrell Shryock tips it in | 25-22 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Darrell Shryock (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ray Britt (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Peter Penland (fresh) PF - Larry Lacusky (fresh) 5 pts. C - John Seidl (fairly fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Ashley Tate (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Freeman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fredrick Lafave (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ralph Prioleau (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jim Davis (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:24 | California, Santa Cruz | Fredrick Lafave makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Ashley Tate and the foul's on Darrell Shryock - foul #2 on Darrell Shryock, team foul #5 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Colorado | David Burgess (SG), Barry Valentine (SF), Ira Williams (C) Darrell Shryock, Peter Penland, John Seidl | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Arthur Farris (PG), Howard Sylvain (SG), Darrel Bess (SF), Gregory Elizondo (C) Ashley Tate, Samuel Freeman, Ralph Prioleau, Jim Davis | |
| 07:24 | California, Santa Cruz | Fredrick Lafave makes the free throw | 25-25 |
| 07:08 | Colorado | Ira Williams buries a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Ray Britt and the foul's on Gregory Elizondo - foul #1 on Gregory Elizondo, team foul #7 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Kurt Chamberlain (PG) Fredrick Lafave | |
| 07:08 | Colorado | Ira Williams misses the free throw | 27-25 |
| 07:08 | California, Santa Cruz | Gregory Elizondo pulls down the rebound | 27-25 |
| 07:01 | California, Santa Cruz | Darrel Bess is hacked by Barry Valentine - foul #2 on Barry Valentine, team foul #6 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Colorado | Nicholas Williams (PF) Barry Valentine | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| 06:45 | California, Santa Cruz | Arthur Farris comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-25 |
| 06:44 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Nicholas Williams | 27-25 |
| 06:38 | Colorado | Larry Lacusky banks in the layup on a nice dish by Ray Britt | 29-25 |
| 06:18 | California, Santa Cruz | The short jumper by Kurt Chamberlain is denied by Nicholas Williams | 29-25 |
| 06:17 | California, Santa Cruz | Gregory Elizondo misses the tip | 29-25 |
| 06:15 | Colorado | Ira Williams grabs the board | 29-25 |
| 05:57 | Colorado | David Burgess hits a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Larry Lacusky | 31-25 |
| 05:34 | California, Santa Cruz | Kurt Chamberlain is hacked by Ray Britt - foul #1 on Ray Britt, team foul #7 | 31-25 |
| Subs | Colorado | Peter Penland (SF) Larry Lacusky | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Samuel Freeman (SG), Ralph Prioleau (PF) Howard Sylvain, Gregory Elizondo | |
| 05:34 | California, Santa Cruz | Kurt Chamberlain misses the 1st free throw | 31-25 |
| 05:34 | Colorado | Ira Williams pulls down the rebound | 31-25 |
| 05:24 | Colorado | Ira Williams misses the runner from the baseline | 31-25 |
| 05:22 | California, Santa Cruz | The rebound goes to Samuel Freeman | 31-25 |
| 04:57 | California, Santa Cruz | Peter Penland steals the ball from Darrel Bess | 31-25 |
| 04:52 | Colorado | Nicholas Williams slams it home on a nice dish by Peter Penland | 33-25 |
| 04:35 | California, Santa Cruz | Arthur Farris comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-25 |
| 04:34 | California, Santa Cruz | Ralph Prioleau snags the offensive board | 33-25 |
| 04:18 | California, Santa Cruz | Ralph Prioleau misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Nicholas Williams - foul #1 on Nicholas Williams, team foul #8 | 33-25 |
| Subs | Colorado | David Olsen (SG), Donald Rodgers (PF), John Seidl (C) David Burgess, Nicholas Williams, Ira Williams | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Ashley Tate (PG), Fredrick Lafave (SF), Gregory Elizondo (C) Kurt Chamberlain, Darrel Bess, Arthur Farris | |
| 04:18 | California, Santa Cruz | Ralph Prioleau makes the 1st free throw | 33-26 |
| 04:18 | California, Santa Cruz | Ralph Prioleau makes the 2nd free throw | 33-27 |
| 03:53 | Colorado | Peter Penland buries a shot from the right wing set up by Ray Britt | 35-27 |
| 03:40 | California, Santa Cruz | David Olsen takes the ball from Fredrick Lafave | 35-27 |
| 03:35 | Colorado | Ray Britt banks in the layup on a great pass from David Olsen | 37-27 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Ray Britt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Olsen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Peter Penland (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Rodgers (fresh) C - John Seidl (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Ashley Tate (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Samuel Freeman (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fredrick Lafave (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ralph Prioleau (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Gregory Elizondo (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:30 | California, Santa Cruz | Fredrick Lafave comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 37-27 |
| 03:28 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Peter Penland | 37-27 |
| 03:08 | Colorado | John Seidl is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on John Seidl, team foul #9 | 37-27 |
| Subs | Colorado | Darrell Shryock (PG), David Burgess (SG), Barry Valentine (SF), Larry Lacusky (PF) Ray Britt, David Olsen, Peter Penland, Donald Rodgers | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Howard Sylvain (SG), Darrel Bess (SF), Jim Davis (C) Samuel Freeman, Ralph Prioleau, Gregory Elizondo | |
| 02:55 | California, Santa Cruz | Ashley Tate misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on John Seidl - foul #2 on John Seidl, team foul #10 | 37-27 |
| Subs | Colorado | Ira Williams (C) John Seidl | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| 02:55 | California, Santa Cruz | Ashley Tate makes the 1st free throw | 37-28 |
| 02:55 | California, Santa Cruz | Ashley Tate makes the 2nd free throw | 37-29 |
| 02:47 | Colorado | David Burgess makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Darrell Shryock | 40-29 |
| 02:32 | California, Santa Cruz | Ashley Tate's pass is intercepted by David Burgess | 40-29 |
| 02:11 | Colorado | Ira Williams misses the runner from the left block | 40-29 |
| 02:09 | California, Santa Cruz | Jim Davis snags the defensive board | 40-29 |
| 01:59 | California, Santa Cruz | Ashley Tate can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 40-29 |
| 01:58 | California, Santa Cruz | Ashley Tate tips it back up and in | 40-31 |
| 01:39 | Colorado | Larry Lacusky hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 40-31 |
| 01:38 | California, Santa Cruz | The rebound goes to Ashley Tate | 40-31 |
| 01:24 | California, Santa Cruz | Darrel Bess is whistled for a carry | 40-31 |
| Subs | Colorado | John Seidl (C) Ira Williams | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Arthur Farris (PG), Samuel Freeman (SG), Ralph Prioleau (PF), Gregory Elizondo (C) Ashley Tate, Darrel Bess, Fredrick Lafave, Jim Davis | |
| 01:04 | Colorado | Barry Valentine throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-31 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Kurt Chamberlain (PG) Howard Sylvain | |
| 00:46 | California, Santa Cruz | Kurt Chamberlain can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 40-31 |
| 00:45 | Colorado | Larry Lacusky pulls down the rebound | 40-31 |
| 00:31 | Colorado | Larry Lacusky is fouled on the floor by Ralph Prioleau - foul #2 on Ralph Prioleau, team foul #8 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Colorado | Peter Penland (SF) Barry Valentine | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Fredrick Lafave (SF) Kurt Chamberlain | |
| 00:31 | Colorado | Larry Lacusky makes the 1st free throw | 41-31 |
| 00:31 | Colorado | Larry Lacusky makes the 2nd free throw | 42-31 |
| 00:05 | California, Santa Cruz | Fredrick Lafave drills a 3 from the right wing | 42-34 |
| 00:01 | Colorado | Darrell Shryock hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-34 |
| 00:00 | California, Santa Cruz | The rebound goes to Fredrick Lafave | 42-34 |