| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Larry Byrd (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Choquette (fresh) SF - Christopher Sawyer (fresh) PF - Jesse Falcone (fresh) C - Luis Stewart (fresh) | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Victor Clark (fresh) SG - Eric Adams (fresh) SF - Shane Greene (fresh) PF - James Peterson (fresh) C - Daniel Bishop (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | California, Santa Cruz | James Peterson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:57 | California, Santa Cruz | Christopher Sawyer steals the ball from Daniel Bishop in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:55 | Defiance | Christopher Sawyer blows the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:53 | Defiance | The offensive rebound goes to Luis Stewart | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Defiance | Jeffrey Choquette scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Christopher Sawyer | 3-0 |
| 19:20 | California, Santa Cruz | Victor Clark misses the lay-in | 3-0 |
| 19:18 | Defiance | Luis Stewart pulls down the rebound | 3-0 |
| 19:13 | Defiance | Christopher Sawyer misses the jumper from the left side | 3-0 |
| 19:11 | Defiance | Larry Byrd snags the offensive board | 3-0 |
| 19:06 | Defiance | Jeffrey Choquette can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 3-0 |
| 19:05 | California, Santa Cruz | Shane Greene pulls down the rebound | 3-0 |
| 19:03 | California, Santa Cruz | Daniel Bishop is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Daniel Bishop, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:48 | Defiance | Jeffrey Choquette is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Jeffrey Choquette, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:27 | California, Santa Cruz | Luis Stewart is called for the reach on Eric Adams - foul #1 on Luis Stewart, team foul #2 | 3-0 |
| 18:13 | California, Santa Cruz | Shane Greene hits a floater from the left wing set up by James Peterson | 3-2 |
| 17:52 | Defiance | Larry Byrd knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 6-2 |
| 17:27 | California, Santa Cruz | Eric Adams misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 6-2 |
| 17:25 | Defiance | The rebound goes to Luis Stewart | 6-2 |
| 17:01 | Defiance | Larry Byrd misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 6-2 |
| 17:00 | Defiance | Christopher Sawyer pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-2 |
| 16:43 | Defiance | Jesse Falcone misses the wide open 3pt attempt from straight away | 6-2 |
| 16:41 | California, Santa Cruz | Daniel Bishop grabs the board | 6-2 |
| 16:20 | California, Santa Cruz | Eric Adams is hacked by Jeffrey Choquette - foul #2 on Jeffrey Choquette, team foul #3 | 6-2 |
| Subs | Defiance | Scott Dotson (PG), Louis Robinson (SG), Jeremy Culberson (SF), Ronald Howell (PF), William Foreman (C) Larry Byrd, Jeffrey Choquette, Christopher Sawyer, Jesse Falcone, Luis Stewart | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Robert Levinthal (PG), William Strong (SG), David Matthews (SF), Lewis Schantz (PF), Douglas Hoffman (C) Victor Clark, Eric Adams, Shane Greene, James Peterson, Daniel Bishop | |
| 16:04 | California, Santa Cruz | William Strong blows the layup but the foul's on Louis Robinson - foul #1 on Louis Robinson, team foul #4 | 6-2 |
| 16:04 | California, Santa Cruz | William Strong misses the 1st free throw | 6-2 |
| 16:04 | California, Santa Cruz | William Strong makes the 2nd free throw | 6-3 |
| 15:46 | Defiance | Scott Dotson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 6-3 |
| 15:45 | California, Santa Cruz | Lewis Schantz grabs the board | 6-3 |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Scott Dotson (fresh) SG - Louis Robinson (fresh) SF - Jeremy Culberson (fresh) PF - Ronald Howell (fresh) C - William Foreman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Robert Levinthal (fresh) SG - William Strong (fresh) 1 pts. SF - David Matthews (fresh) PF - Lewis Schantz (fresh) C - Douglas Hoffman (fresh) | |
| 15:25 | California, Santa Cruz | William Strong hits a 3 from the right wing | 6-6 |
| 15:23 | Defiance | Scott Dotson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 6-6 |
| 14:58 | California, Santa Cruz | Lewis Schantz comes up short on the shot near the basket | 6-6 |
| 14:57 | Defiance | William Foreman grabs the board | 6-6 |
| 14:43 | Defiance | Scott Dotson is fouled on the floor by William Strong - foul #1 on William Strong, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Defiance | Larry Byrd (SG), Christopher Sawyer (SF), Thomas Collado (C) Louis Robinson, Jeremy Culberson, William Foreman | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Michael Dennison (SF), Lawrence Speed (PF) David Matthews, Lewis Schantz | |
| 14:30 | Defiance | Larry Byrd hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 6-6 |
| 14:28 | California, Santa Cruz | The rebound goes to Lawrence Speed | 6-6 |
| 14:11 | California, Santa Cruz | Ronald Howell steals the ball from Robert Levinthal | 6-6 |
| 13:59 | Defiance | Thomas Collado is alone and drills a floater near the basket on a great pass from Scott Dotson | 8-6 |
| 13:30 | California, Santa Cruz | William Strong misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 8-6 |
| 13:28 | Defiance | Christopher Sawyer pulls down the rebound | 8-6 |
| 13:11 | Defiance | Lawrence Speed steps in front of the Larry Byrd pass | 8-6 |
| 12:53 | California, Santa Cruz | William Strong is whistled for traveling | 8-6 |
| Subs | Defiance | Louis Robinson (SG), Jeremy Culberson (SF), Jesse Falcone (PF), Luis Stewart (C) Larry Byrd, Christopher Sawyer, Ronald Howell, Thomas Collado | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Victor Clark (PG), Eric Adams (SG), David Matthews (SF), Lewis Schantz (PF), Daniel Bishop (C) Robert Levinthal, William Strong, Michael Dennison, Lawrence Speed, Douglas Hoffman | |
| 12:48 | Defiance | David Matthews takes the ball from Scott Dotson in the backcourt | 8-6 |
| 12:34 | California, Santa Cruz | Daniel Bishop blows the dunk | 8-6 |
| 12:33 | California, Santa Cruz | Daniel Bishop can't tip it in | 8-6 |
| 12:31 | California, Santa Cruz | Daniel Bishop tips it back up and in | 8-8 |
| 12:13 | Defiance | Luis Stewart makes the floater from the baseline set up by Scott Dotson | 10-8 |
| 12:09 | California, Santa Cruz | Scott Dotson picks off the pass by Eric Adams in the backcourt | 10-8 |
| 11:56 | Defiance | Scott Dotson misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 10-8 |
| 11:55 | California, Santa Cruz | Lewis Schantz grabs the board | 10-8 |
| 11:41 | California, Santa Cruz | David Matthews hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 10-8 |
| 11:40 | Defiance | Luis Stewart snags the defensive board | 10-8 |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Scott Dotson (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Louis Robinson (fairly fresh) SF - Jeremy Culberson (fairly fresh) PF - Jesse Falcone (tiring) C - Luis Stewart (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Victor Clark (fairly fresh) SG - Eric Adams (tiring) SF - David Matthews (fairly fresh) PF - Lewis Schantz (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Daniel Bishop (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Defiance | Scott Dotson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-8 |
| Subs | Defiance | Larry Byrd (PG), Christopher Sawyer (SF), William Foreman (C) Scott Dotson, Louis Robinson, Luis Stewart | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Shane Greene (SF), Douglas Hoffman (C) David Matthews, Daniel Bishop | |
| 10:52 | California, Santa Cruz | Eric Adams loses the dribble to Jesse Falcone | 10-8 |
| 10:27 | Defiance | Christopher Sawyer hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Shane Greene - foul #1 on Shane Greene, team foul #3 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Defiance | Scott Dotson (PG), Thomas Collado (C) Jeremy Culberson, Jesse Falcone | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Michael Dennison (PG), William Strong (SG), Lawrence Speed (PF) Victor Clark, Eric Adams, Lewis Schantz | |
| 10:27 | Defiance | Christopher Sawyer makes the 1st free throw | 11-8 |
| 10:27 | Defiance | Christopher Sawyer makes the 2nd free throw | 12-8 |
| 10:09 | California, Santa Cruz | Shane Greene travels with the ball | 12-8 |
| Subs | Defiance | Ronald Howell (PF) William Foreman | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| 09:54 | Defiance | Thomas Collado's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-8 |
| Subs | Defiance | Louis Robinson (SG) Larry Byrd | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| 09:42 | California, Santa Cruz | Shane Greene misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Christopher Sawyer - foul #1 on Christopher Sawyer, team foul #5 | 12-8 |
| 09:42 | California, Santa Cruz | Shane Greene misses the 1st free throw | 12-8 |
| 09:42 | California, Santa Cruz | Shane Greene makes the 2nd free throw | 12-9 |
| 09:23 | Defiance | Christopher Sawyer is alone and drills a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Scott Dotson | 14-9 |
| 09:19 | California, Santa Cruz | Shane Greene is hacked by Louis Robinson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Louis Robinson, team foul #6 | 14-9 |
| Subs | Defiance | Larry Byrd (SG), Luis Stewart (C) Louis Robinson, Thomas Collado | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Victor Clark (PG), David Matthews (SF), James Peterson (PF), Daniel Bishop (C) Michael Dennison, Shane Greene, Lawrence Speed, Douglas Hoffman | |
| 09:09 | California, Santa Cruz | William Strong's fadeaway is rejected by Ronald Howell | 14-9 |
| 09:08 | California, Santa Cruz | Victor Clark tips it in | 14-11 |
| 09:05 | Defiance | Larry Byrd is fouled in the backcourt by James Peterson - foul #1 on James Peterson, team foul #4 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Defiance | Jeremy Culberson (SF), William Foreman (PF) Christopher Sawyer, Ronald Howell | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| 08:43 | Defiance | Luis Stewart double dribbles | 14-11 |
| Subs | Defiance | Jesse Falcone (PF) William Foreman | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Robert Levinthal (PG), Eric Adams (SG) Victor Clark, William Strong | |
| 08:40 | California, Santa Cruz | David Matthews is fouled in the backcourt by Jeremy Culberson - foul #1 on Jeremy Culberson, team foul #7 | 14-11 |
| 08:40 | California, Santa Cruz | David Matthews makes the 1st free throw | 14-12 |
| 08:40 | California, Santa Cruz | David Matthews makes the 2nd free throw | 14-13 |
| 08:16 | Defiance | Larry Byrd misses long on an open 3 pointer from the left wing | 14-13 |
| 08:14 | California, Santa Cruz | David Matthews grabs the board | 14-13 |
| 07:47 | California, Santa Cruz | Eric Adams misses the easy layup | 14-13 |
| 07:46 | Defiance | Jesse Falcone snags the defensive board | 14-13 |
| 07:33 | Defiance | Luis Stewart knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Jeremy Culberson and he's fouled by Daniel Bishop - foul #2 on Daniel Bishop, team foul #5 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Defiance | Christopher Sawyer (SF), Ronald Howell (PF) Jeremy Culberson, Jesse Falcone | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Victor Clark (PG), William Strong (SG), Michael Dennison (SF), Lawrence Speed (PF), Douglas Hoffman (C) Robert Levinthal, Eric Adams, David Matthews, James Peterson, Daniel Bishop | |
| 07:33 | Defiance | Luis Stewart makes the free throw | 17-13 |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Scott Dotson (tiring) 3 ast. SG - Larry Byrd (tired) 3 pts. SF - Christopher Sawyer (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ronald Howell (fairly fresh) C - Luis Stewart (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Victor Clark (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Strong (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Michael Dennison (fresh) PF - Lawrence Speed (fresh) C - Douglas Hoffman (tiring) | |
| 07:08 | California, Santa Cruz | Michael Dennison is whistled for a carry | 17-13 |
| 07:08 | Defiance | Defiance calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 17-13 |
| Subs | Defiance | William Foreman (PF), Thomas Collado (C) Ronald Howell, Luis Stewart | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Lewis Schantz (C) Douglas Hoffman | |
| 06:47 | Defiance | Thomas Collado is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Speed - foul #1 on Lawrence Speed, team foul #6 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Defiance | Jeremy Culberson (SG) Larry Byrd | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Shane Greene (SF) Victor Clark | |
| 06:36 | Defiance | Scott Dotson scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 19-13 |
| 06:07 | California, Santa Cruz | Lewis Schantz hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Michael Dennison | 19-15 |
| 05:53 | Defiance | Scott Dotson comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 19-15 |
| 05:52 | Defiance | Thomas Collado tips it in | 21-15 |
| 05:41 | California, Santa Cruz | William Strong clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by William Foreman - foul #1 on William Foreman, team foul #8 | 21-15 |
| Subs | Defiance | Larry Byrd (SG), Ronald Howell (PF), Luis Stewart (C) Jeremy Culberson, William Foreman, Thomas Collado | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Robert Levinthal (PG), Douglas Hoffman (C) Michael Dennison, Lawrence Speed | |
| 05:41 | California, Santa Cruz | William Strong makes the 1st free throw | 21-16 |
| 05:41 | California, Santa Cruz | William Strong makes the 2nd free throw | 21-17 |
| 05:22 | Defiance | Scott Dotson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 21-17 |
| 05:20 | Defiance | Ronald Howell pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-17 |
| 05:06 | Defiance | Christopher Sawyer misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 21-17 |
| 05:04 | California, Santa Cruz | Douglas Hoffman gets the rebound | 21-17 |
| 04:50 | California, Santa Cruz | William Strong hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Robert Levinthal | 21-19 |
| 04:33 | Defiance | Christopher Sawyer connects on the jumpshot from the right side set up by Scott Dotson | 23-19 |
| 04:12 | California, Santa Cruz | Larry Byrd is called for the reach on William Strong - foul #1 on Larry Byrd, team foul #9 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Defiance | Jeremy Culberson (SG), Jesse Falcone (PF), Thomas Collado (C) Scott Dotson, Ronald Howell, Luis Stewart | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Victor Clark (PG), David Matthews (SF), Lawrence Speed (PF) Robert Levinthal, Shane Greene, Lewis Schantz | |
| 04:12 | California, Santa Cruz | William Strong makes the 1st free throw | 23-20 |
| 04:12 | California, Santa Cruz | William Strong makes the 2nd free throw | 23-21 |
| 03:57 | Defiance | Lawrence Speed is called for the reach on Jesse Falcone - foul #2 on Lawrence Speed, team foul #7 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Defiance | Jeffrey Choquette (SG), Louis Robinson (SF) Jeremy Culberson, Christopher Sawyer | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Michael Dennison (SF), Daniel Bishop (C) William Strong, Douglas Hoffman | |
| 03:57 | Defiance | Jesse Falcone misses the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 03:57 | California, Santa Cruz | Lawrence Speed pulls down the rebound | 23-21 |
| 03:30 | California, Santa Cruz | Victor Clark misses short on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Larry Byrd - foul #2 on Larry Byrd, team foul #10 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Defiance | Scott Dotson (PG), William Foreman (C) Larry Byrd, Thomas Collado | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Eric Adams (SG) Michael Dennison | |
| 03:30 | California, Santa Cruz | Victor Clark misses the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 03:30 | California, Santa Cruz | Victor Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Scott Dotson (tired) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeffrey Choquette (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Louis Robinson (fresh) PF - Jesse Falcone (tiring) C - William Foreman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Victor Clark (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Eric Adams (fresh) SF - David Matthews (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lawrence Speed (fresh) 2 reb. C - Daniel Bishop (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Defiance | Jesse Falcone connects on the open 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Louis Robinson | 26-22 |
| 02:45 | California, Santa Cruz | Eric Adams misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 26-22 |
| 02:43 | California, Santa Cruz | Daniel Bishop grabs the offensive rebound | 26-22 |
| 02:22 | California, Santa Cruz | Victor Clark connects on the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Eric Adams | 26-24 |
| 02:20 | Defiance | Victor Clark picks off the pass by Scott Dotson in the backcourt | 26-24 |
| 02:16 | California, Santa Cruz | Victor Clark banks in the layup | 26-26 |
| 01:59 | Defiance | Scott Dotson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-26 |
| 01:58 | Defiance | Louis Robinson tips it in | 28-26 |
| 01:54 | California, Santa Cruz | Scott Dotson is called for the reach on Victor Clark in the backcourt - foul #1 on Scott Dotson, team foul #11 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Defiance | Larry Byrd (PG), Jeremy Culberson (SF), Ronald Howell (PF), Thomas Collado (C) Scott Dotson, Louis Robinson, Jesse Falcone, William Foreman | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Robert Levinthal (SG), Michael Dennison (SF), James Peterson (PF), Douglas Hoffman (C) Eric Adams, David Matthews, Lawrence Speed, Daniel Bishop | |
| 01:54 | California, Santa Cruz | Victor Clark makes the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 01:54 | California, Santa Cruz | Victor Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 28-28 |
| 01:52 | Defiance | Thomas Collado is fouled in the backcourt by Douglas Hoffman - foul #1 on Douglas Hoffman, team foul #8 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Eric Adams (SG) Victor Clark | |
| 01:52 | Defiance | Thomas Collado misses the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 01:52 | California, Santa Cruz | Michael Dennison grabs the defensive rebound | 28-28 |
| 01:50 | California, Santa Cruz | Robert Levinthal is hacked by Larry Byrd in the backcourt - foul #3 on Larry Byrd, team foul #12 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Defiance | Scott Dotson (PG) Larry Byrd | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| 01:50 | California, Santa Cruz | Robert Levinthal makes the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 01:50 | California, Santa Cruz | Robert Levinthal makes the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 01:26 | Defiance | Scott Dotson is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 28-30 |
| 01:25 | Defiance | Ronald Howell misses the tip | 28-30 |
| 01:24 | California, Santa Cruz | James Peterson grabs the board | 28-30 |
| 01:22 | California, Santa Cruz | Jeffrey Choquette is called for the reach on Eric Adams in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jeffrey Choquette, team foul #13 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Defiance | Louis Robinson (SG) Jeffrey Choquette | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| 01:22 | California, Santa Cruz | Eric Adams makes the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 01:22 | California, Santa Cruz | Eric Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 00:59 | Defiance | Ronald Howell misses the jumper from the left block | 28-32 |
| 00:58 | California, Santa Cruz | Douglas Hoffman pulls down the rebound | 28-32 |
| 00:54 | California, Santa Cruz | Robert Levinthal's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-32 |
| Subs | Defiance | Christopher Sawyer (SF), Luis Stewart (C) Jeremy Culberson, Thomas Collado | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Victor Clark (PG) Robert Levinthal | |
| 00:33 | Defiance | Luis Stewart is open but misses the lay-in | 28-32 |
| 00:32 | California, Santa Cruz | Eric Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 28-32 |
| 00:25 | California, Santa Cruz | Michael Dennison's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-32 |
| Subs | Defiance | Jesse Falcone (PF) Ronald Howell | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | William Strong (SG), Shane Greene (SF) Eric Adams, Michael Dennison | |
| 00:03 | Defiance | Luis Stewart's fadeaway is rejected by Shane Greene | 28-32 |
| 00:01 | California, Santa Cruz | William Strong pulls down the rebound | 28-32 |
| 00:00 | California, Santa Cruz | William Strong comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 28-32 |