| Lineup | Occidental | PG - Dick Chao (fresh) 4 pts. SG - John Giese (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ralph Alexander (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Victor Hill (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Philip Melton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Christopher Frisina (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christian Dunleavy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Brauer (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Michael Nettles (fresh) 9 pts. 2 blk. C - Philip Norton (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | California, Santa Cruz | David Brauer inbounds the ball | 33-34 |
| Game Plan | Occidental | Occidental is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:38 | California, Santa Cruz | Michael Nettles lays it up and in | 33-36 |
| 19:19 | Occidental | Ralph Alexander can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-36 |
| 19:17 | Occidental | Philip Melton tips it home | 35-36 |
| 18:49 | California, Santa Cruz | Philip Norton connects on the jumper from close range | 35-38 |
| 18:39 | Occidental | Ralph Alexander can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-38 |
| 18:38 | California, Santa Cruz | The rebound goes to Philip Norton | 35-38 |
| 18:19 | California, Santa Cruz | Michael Nettles's floater is tipped away by Victor Hill | 35-38 |
| 18:18 | California, Santa Cruz | Philip Norton pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 18:00 | California, Santa Cruz | Dick Chao takes the ball from David Brauer | 35-38 |
| 17:57 | Occidental | Dick Chao misses the lay-in | 35-38 |
| 17:55 | California, Santa Cruz | Philip Norton grabs the defensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 17:26 | California, Santa Cruz | Michael Nettles scores on a driving attempt near the basket | 35-40 |
| 17:16 | Occidental | Victor Hill double dribbles | 35-40 |
| Subs | Occidental | James Johnston (PG), Stanley Biggs (SG), Patrick Bowers (SF), Robert Daughtry (C) Dick Chao, John Giese, Ralph Alexander, Philip Melton | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Ryan Allis (SF) David Brauer | |
| 16:49 | California, Santa Cruz | Michael Nettles blows the layup but the foul's on Victor Hill - foul #1 on Victor Hill, team foul #1 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Occidental | | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Joseph Weathers (SG), Troy Humphrey (C) Christian Dunleavy, Philip Norton | |
| 16:49 | California, Santa Cruz | Michael Nettles makes the 1st free throw | 35-41 |
| 16:49 | California, Santa Cruz | Michael Nettles makes the 2nd free throw | 35-42 |
| 16:29 | Occidental | Victor Hill makes the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Stanley Biggs | 37-42 |
| 16:00 | California, Santa Cruz | Christopher Frisina blows the layup | 37-42 |
| 15:58 | Occidental | Robert Daughtry gets the rebound | 37-42 |
| Lineup | Occidental | PG - James Johnston (fresh) SG - Stanley Biggs (fresh) SF - Patrick Bowers (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Victor Hill (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Daughtry (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Christopher Frisina (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Weathers (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ryan Allis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Nettles (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 blk. C - Troy Humphrey (fresh) | |
| 15:50 | Occidental | Robert Daughtry misses the easy layup | 37-42 |
| 15:48 | California, Santa Cruz | Michael Nettles grabs the board | 37-42 |
| 15:33 | California, Santa Cruz | Michael Nettles is denied on a layup by Victor Hill | 37-42 |
| 15:31 | Occidental | The rebound goes to Victor Hill | 37-42 |
| 15:22 | Occidental | Robert Daughtry connects on the driving attempt from the left block | 39-42 |
| 15:02 | California, Santa Cruz | Michael Nettles misses badly on a floater in the lane | 39-42 |
| 15:00 | Occidental | Robert Daughtry snags the defensive board | 39-42 |
| 14:52 | Occidental | Patrick Bowers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-42 |
| Subs | Occidental | Dick Chao (PG), John Giese (SG), Ralph Alexander (SF) James Johnston, Stanley Biggs, Victor Hill | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Christian Dunleavy (SG), David Brauer (SF), Philip Norton (C) Christopher Frisina, Michael Nettles, Troy Humphrey | |
| 14:34 | California, Santa Cruz | Christian Dunleavy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-42 |
| 14:32 | California, Santa Cruz | Ryan Allis tips it in | 39-44 |
| 14:22 | Occidental | John Giese misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 39-44 |
| 14:21 | California, Santa Cruz | The rebound goes to Ryan Allis | 39-44 |
| 13:53 | California, Santa Cruz | Dick Chao steps in front of the Joseph Weathers pass | 39-44 |
| 13:50 | Occidental | Ralph Alexander lays it in on a great pass from Dick Chao | 41-44 |
| 13:35 | California, Santa Cruz | Robert Daughtry is called for the reach on David Brauer - foul #1 on Robert Daughtry, team foul #2 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Occidental | Victor Hill (PF), Philip Melton (C) Ralph Alexander, Robert Daughtry | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Walter Burgher (PG), Terrence Smith (PF) Joseph Weathers, Ryan Allis | |
| 13:13 | California, Santa Cruz | Walter Burgher is whistled for traveling | 41-44 |
| Subs | Occidental | Stanley Biggs (SG), Robert Daughtry (C) John Giese, Philip Melton | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Christopher Frisina (PG) Walter Burgher | |
| 12:56 | Occidental | Robert Daughtry loses the dribble to David Brauer | 41-44 |
| 12:37 | California, Santa Cruz | Christopher Frisina comes up short on the floater from the left side | 41-44 |
| 12:35 | Occidental | Stanley Biggs pulls down the rebound | 41-44 |
| 12:30 | Occidental | Patrick Bowers misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 41-44 |
| 12:28 | California, Santa Cruz | Christian Dunleavy grabs the board | 41-44 |
| 11:59 | California, Santa Cruz | Philip Norton misses short on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Stanley Biggs - foul #1 on Stanley Biggs, team foul #3 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Occidental | John Giese (SG), Ralph Alexander (SF), Philip Melton (C) Stanley Biggs, Victor Hill, Robert Daughtry | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Joseph Weathers (SG), Ryan Allis (SF), Michael Nettles (PF) Christian Dunleavy, David Brauer, Terrence Smith | |
| 11:59 | California, Santa Cruz | Philip Norton makes the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 11:59 | California, Santa Cruz | Philip Norton misses the 2nd free throw | 41-45 |
| 11:59 | Occidental | Patrick Bowers grabs the board | 41-45 |
| Lineup | Occidental | PG - Dick Chao (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Giese (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ralph Alexander (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Patrick Bowers (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Philip Melton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Christopher Frisina (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Weathers (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ryan Allis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Nettles (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Philip Norton (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Occidental | Dick Chao scores on a turnaround from the right block | 43-45 |
| 11:26 | California, Santa Cruz | John Giese takes the ball from Philip Norton | 43-45 |
| 11:10 | Occidental | Dick Chao makes the floater from the right wing | 45-45 |
| 10:48 | California, Santa Cruz | Christopher Frisina lays it up and in | 45-47 |
| 10:40 | Occidental | Ryan Allis takes the ball from Philip Melton | 45-47 |
| 10:21 | California, Santa Cruz | Michael Nettles can't connect on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Patrick Bowers - foul #2 on Patrick Bowers, team foul #4 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Occidental | James Johnston (PG), Victor Hill (PF), Robert Daughtry (C) Dick Chao, Ralph Alexander, Philip Melton | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Christian Dunleavy (SG), David Brauer (SF) Christopher Frisina, Philip Norton | |
| 10:21 | California, Santa Cruz | Michael Nettles misses the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 10:21 | California, Santa Cruz | Michael Nettles makes the 2nd free throw | 45-48 |
| 10:04 | Occidental | Victor Hill comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 45-48 |
| 10:03 | California, Santa Cruz | The rebound goes to Ryan Allis | 45-48 |
| 09:36 | California, Santa Cruz | David Brauer comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-48 |
| 09:34 | Occidental | Robert Daughtry pulls down the rebound | 45-48 |
| 09:28 | Occidental | James Johnston misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 45-48 |
| 09:27 | California, Santa Cruz | David Brauer grabs the board | 45-48 |
| 08:58 | California, Santa Cruz | David Brauer buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Christian Dunleavy and he's fouled by Patrick Bowers - foul #3 on Patrick Bowers, team foul #5 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Occidental | Dick Chao (PG), Stanley Biggs (SG), Ralph Alexander (SF) James Johnston, John Giese, Patrick Bowers | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Christopher Frisina (PG), Terrence Smith (PF), Troy Humphrey (C) Joseph Weathers, Michael Nettles, Ryan Allis | |
| 08:58 | California, Santa Cruz | David Brauer makes the free throw | 45-51 |
| 08:44 | Occidental | Stanley Biggs is hacked by Christian Dunleavy - foul #1 on Christian Dunleavy, team foul #1 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Occidental | Philip Melton (C) Robert Daughtry | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| 08:32 | Occidental | Troy Humphrey is called for the reach on Ralph Alexander - foul #3 on Troy Humphrey, team foul #2 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Occidental | James Johnston (SG), Robert Daughtry (C) Stanley Biggs, Philip Melton | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Jerry Tapley (SF) David Brauer | |
| 08:25 | Occidental | Jerry Tapley is called for the reach on Victor Hill - foul #1 on Jerry Tapley, team foul #3 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Occidental | Philip Melton (SF) James Johnston | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Philip Norton (C) Troy Humphrey | |
| 08:19 | Occidental | Robert Daughtry is fouled on the floor by Christian Dunleavy - foul #2 on Christian Dunleavy, team foul #4 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Occidental | James Johnston (SG) Philip Melton | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| 08:06 | Occidental | Victor Hill can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Terrence Smith - foul #1 on Terrence Smith, team foul #5 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Occidental | Stanley Biggs (SG), Philip Melton (C) James Johnston, Robert Daughtry | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Joseph Weathers (SF) Jerry Tapley | |
| 08:06 | Occidental | Victor Hill makes the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 08:06 | Occidental | Victor Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 07:41 | California, Santa Cruz | Victor Hill blocks the short jumper by Philip Norton | 47-51 |
| 07:40 | Occidental | Dick Chao grabs the defensive rebound | 47-51 |
| Lineup | Occidental | PG - Dick Chao (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stanley Biggs (fresh) SF - Ralph Alexander (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Victor Hill (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. C - Philip Melton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Christopher Frisina (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christian Dunleavy (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joseph Weathers (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Terrence Smith (fresh) C - Philip Norton (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Occidental | Ralph Alexander scores on a 3 from the right corner | 50-51 |
| 07:09 | California, Santa Cruz | Christian Dunleavy is hacked by Stanley Biggs - foul #2 on Stanley Biggs, team foul #6 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Occidental | John Giese (SG), Patrick Bowers (SF), Robert Daughtry (C) Stanley Biggs, Ralph Alexander, Philip Melton | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | David Brauer (SF), Michael Nettles (PF) Christian Dunleavy, Terrence Smith | |
| 06:44 | California, Santa Cruz | Joseph Weathers clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-51 |
| 06:43 | Occidental | Robert Daughtry grabs the defensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 06:31 | Occidental | Victor Hill misses badly on a jumper from close range | 50-51 |
| 06:30 | California, Santa Cruz | Christopher Frisina pulls down the rebound | 50-51 |
| 06:04 | California, Santa Cruz | Christopher Frisina scores on a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Michael Nettles | 50-53 |
| 05:48 | Occidental | Dick Chao can't connect on a shot from the left side | 50-53 |
| 05:47 | California, Santa Cruz | Philip Norton snags the defensive board | 50-53 |
| 05:42 | California, Santa Cruz | Christopher Frisina's fadeaway is rejected by Victor Hill | 50-53 |
| 05:41 | Occidental | The rebound goes to Victor Hill | 50-53 |
| 05:32 | Occidental | Robert Daughtry buries a driving attempt from the baseline and he's hacked by David Brauer - foul #1 on David Brauer, team foul #6 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Occidental | Ralph Alexander (PG), James Johnston (SG), Philip Melton (SF) Dick Chao, John Giese, Victor Hill | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Walter Burgher (PG), Christian Dunleavy (SG), Ryan Allis (C) Christopher Frisina, Joseph Weathers, Philip Norton | |
| 05:32 | Occidental | Robert Daughtry makes the free throw | 53-53 |
| 05:09 | California, Santa Cruz | Ryan Allis misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 53-53 |
| 05:07 | California, Santa Cruz | Michael Nettles misses the tip | 53-53 |
| 05:05 | California, Santa Cruz | Michael Nettles grabs the offensive board | 53-53 |
| 04:47 | California, Santa Cruz | Ryan Allis misses badly on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Robert Daughtry - foul #2 on Robert Daughtry, team foul #7 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Occidental | Dick Chao (PG), John Giese (SG), Victor Hill (PF) James Johnston, Philip Melton, Patrick Bowers | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Troy Humphrey (C) David Brauer | |
| 04:47 | California, Santa Cruz | Ryan Allis makes the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 04:47 | California, Santa Cruz | Ryan Allis misses the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 04:47 | Occidental | Victor Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 53-54 |
| 04:36 | Occidental | Dick Chao connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by John Giese | 55-54 |
| 04:10 | California, Santa Cruz | Dick Chao steals the ball from Troy Humphrey | 55-54 |
| 03:58 | Occidental | The short jumper by Victor Hill is denied by Troy Humphrey | 55-54 |
| 03:57 | Occidental | Ralph Alexander tips it back up and in | 57-54 |
| 03:41 | California, Santa Cruz | Ryan Allis buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Walter Burgher | 57-57 |
| Lineup | Occidental | PG - Dick Chao (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Giese (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Alexander (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Victor Hill (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 5 blk. C - Robert Daughtry (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Walter Burgher (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christian Dunleavy (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ryan Allis (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Nettles (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Troy Humphrey (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 03:24 | Occidental | John Giese's floater is tipped away by Michael Nettles | 57-57 |
| 03:23 | California, Santa Cruz | Walter Burgher snags the defensive board | 57-57 |
| 03:00 | California, Santa Cruz | Troy Humphrey loses the ball out of bounds | 57-57 |
| Subs | Occidental | James Johnston (PG), Stanley Biggs (SG), Patrick Bowers (SF), Philip Melton (PF) Dick Chao, John Giese, Ralph Alexander, Victor Hill | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Christopher Frisina (PG), Joseph Weathers (SG), David Brauer (SF), Philip Norton (C) Walter Burgher, Christian Dunleavy, Michael Nettles, Troy Humphrey | |
| 02:53 | Occidental | Patrick Bowers clanks a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by David Brauer - foul #2 on David Brauer, team foul #7 | 57-57 |
| 02:53 | Occidental | Patrick Bowers makes the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 02:53 | Occidental | Patrick Bowers makes the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 02:50 | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-57 |
| Subs | Occidental | | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Christian Dunleavy (SG) Joseph Weathers | |
| 02:24 | California, Santa Cruz | Christopher Frisina misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 59-57 |
| 02:23 | Occidental | Patrick Bowers snags the defensive board | 59-57 |
| 02:18 | Occidental | Stanley Biggs is fouled on the floor by Ryan Allis - foul #2 on Ryan Allis, team foul #8 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Occidental | Dick Chao (PG), Victor Hill (PF) James Johnston, Robert Daughtry | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Michael Nettles (PF) Ryan Allis | |
| 02:18 | Occidental | Stanley Biggs misses the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 02:18 | Occidental | Philip Melton gets the offensive rebound | 59-57 |
| 01:59 | Occidental | Philip Melton hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 59-57 |
| 01:57 | California, Santa Cruz | Philip Norton gets the rebound | 59-57 |
| 01:47 | California, Santa Cruz | Victor Hill swats the short shot by Michael Nettles | 59-57 |
| 01:46 | Occidental | Philip Melton grabs the defensive rebound | 59-57 |
| 01:24 | Occidental | Victor Hill hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 59-57 |
| 01:22 | California, Santa Cruz | Christian Dunleavy pulls down the rebound | 59-57 |
| 00:59 | California, Santa Cruz | Philip Norton drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from David Brauer | 59-59 |
| 00:42 | Occidental | Patrick Bowers is called for traveling | 59-59 |
| Subs | Occidental | John Giese (SG), Ralph Alexander (SF) Stanley Biggs, Patrick Bowers | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| Game Plan | Occidental | Occidental is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:13 | California, Santa Cruz | David Brauer is called for traveling | 59-59 |
| Game Plan | Occidental | Occidental is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:05 | Occidental | Victor Hill knocks in the runner from the right block on a great pass from Dick Chao | 61-59 |
| 00:05 | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-59 |
| Game Plan | Occidental | Occidental is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Occidental | Occidental is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:00 | California, Santa Cruz | Christian Dunleavy can't connect on a floater from the right block | 61-59 |