| Lineup | Whittier | PG - Roy Wood (fresh) SG - Solomon Merritt (fresh) SF - Tommy Shaw (fresh) PF - Keith Dahle (fresh) C - Charles Blake (fresh) | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Martin Perkins (fresh) SG - Matthew Zboral (fresh) SF - Robert Brode (fresh) PF - Rickey Smith (fresh) C - Jim Lampert (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Whittier | Charles Blake wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Whittier | Whittier is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:50 | Whittier | Tommy Shaw hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 0-0 |
| 19:49 | Whittier | Keith Dahle gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Whittier | Charles Blake comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | California, Santa Cruz | Robert Brode pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | California, Santa Cruz | Matthew Zboral connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Jim Lampert | 0-3 |
| 19:05 | Whittier | Tommy Shaw is fouled on the floor by Robert Brode - foul #1 on Robert Brode, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:51 | Whittier | Tommy Shaw is hacked by Robert Brode - foul #2 on Robert Brode, team foul #2 | 0-3 |
| Subs | Whittier | | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Salvador Dominguez (SF) Robert Brode | |
| 18:31 | Whittier | Solomon Merritt misses the driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Matthew Zboral - foul #1 on Matthew Zboral, team foul #3 | 0-3 |
| 18:31 | Whittier | Solomon Merritt makes the 1st free throw | 1-3 |
| 18:31 | Whittier | Solomon Merritt makes the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:09 | California, Santa Cruz | Salvador Dominguez connects on the jump hook from the right block | 2-5 |
| 17:49 | Whittier | Solomon Merritt is whistled for a carry | 2-5 |
| 17:40 | California, Santa Cruz | Rickey Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 2-5 |
| 17:38 | California, Santa Cruz | Rickey Smith snags the offensive board | 2-5 |
| 17:29 | California, Santa Cruz | Matthew Zboral double dribbles | 2-5 |
| 17:00 | Whittier | Solomon Merritt misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-5 |
| 16:59 | California, Santa Cruz | Jim Lampert grabs the defensive rebound | 2-5 |
| 16:40 | California, Santa Cruz | Matthew Zboral is hacked by Charles Blake - foul #1 on Charles Blake, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| 16:24 | California, Santa Cruz | Rickey Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 2-5 |
| Subs | Whittier | Harold Miner (C) Charles Blake | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| 16:07 | Whittier | Matthew Zboral picks off the pass by Solomon Merritt | 2-5 |
| 16:02 | California, Santa Cruz | Martin Perkins hits the finger roll set up by Matthew Zboral | 2-7 |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - Roy Wood (fresh) SG - Solomon Merritt (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Tommy Shaw (fresh) PF - Keith Dahle (fresh) C - Harold Miner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Martin Perkins (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Matthew Zboral (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Salvador Dominguez (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rickey Smith (fresh) C - Jim Lampert (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Whittier | The pull-up jumper by Keith Dahle is blocked by Jim Lampert | 2-7 |
| 15:40 | California, Santa Cruz | The rebound goes to Salvador Dominguez | 2-7 |
| 15:35 | California, Santa Cruz | Martin Perkins is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Martin Perkins, team foul #4 | 2-7 |
| Subs | Whittier | Frank Kohlmeier (PG), John Craddock (SG), Keith Holloway (SF), Emmanuel Aponte (C) Roy Wood, Solomon Merritt, Tommy Shaw, Keith Dahle | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| 15:20 | Whittier | Emmanuel Aponte's layup is rejected by Rickey Smith | 2-7 |
| 15:18 | Whittier | Frank Kohlmeier grabs the offensive board | 2-7 |
| 15:02 | Whittier | Frank Kohlmeier can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 2-7 |
| 15:00 | California, Santa Cruz | Jim Lampert snags the defensive board | 2-7 |
| 14:53 | California, Santa Cruz | Martin Perkins hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Matthew Zboral | 2-10 |
| 14:42 | Whittier | Jim Lampert denies the turnaround by Emmanuel Aponte | 2-10 |
| 14:40 | Whittier | Frank Kohlmeier tips it home | 4-10 |
| 14:32 | California, Santa Cruz | Martin Perkins misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 4-10 |
| 14:31 | California, Santa Cruz | Martin Perkins can't tip it in | 4-10 |
| 14:29 | Whittier | Keith Holloway pulls down the rebound | 4-10 |
| 14:18 | Whittier | Salvador Dominguez is called for the reach on Keith Holloway - foul #1 on Salvador Dominguez, team foul #5 | 4-10 |
| Subs | Whittier | Roy Wood (PG), Solomon Merritt (SG), Tommy Shaw (SF), Keith Dahle (PF), Charles Blake (C) Frank Kohlmeier, John Craddock, Keith Holloway, Harold Miner, Emmanuel Aponte | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | William Cox (PG), Josh Earls (SG), Michael Cosentino (SF), Robert Devito (C) Martin Perkins, Matthew Zboral, Salvador Dominguez, Jim Lampert | |
| 14:00 | Whittier | Solomon Merritt drills a driving attempt from close range | 6-10 |
| 13:51 | California, Santa Cruz | Josh Earls misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 6-10 |
| 13:49 | Whittier | Keith Dahle snags the defensive board | 6-10 |
| 13:40 | Whittier | Tommy Shaw can't finish the layup | 6-10 |
| 13:39 | California, Santa Cruz | The rebound goes to Rickey Smith | 6-10 |
| 13:26 | California, Santa Cruz | Michael Cosentino connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 6-13 |
| 13:07 | Whittier | Solomon Merritt clanks a floater from the right side | 6-13 |
| 13:06 | California, Santa Cruz | Robert Devito pulls down the rebound | 6-13 |
| 12:59 | California, Santa Cruz | Robert Devito banks in the layup | 6-15 |
| 12:36 | Whittier | Charles Blake buries a shot from close range | 8-15 |
| 12:10 | California, Santa Cruz | Josh Earls connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by William Cox | 8-18 |
| 11:55 | Whittier | Roy Wood hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Rickey Smith - foul #1 on Rickey Smith, team foul #6 | 8-18 |
| Subs | Whittier | Frank Kohlmeier (SG), Keith Holloway (SF), Harold Miner (PF), Emmanuel Aponte (C) Solomon Merritt, Tommy Shaw, Keith Dahle, Charles Blake | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Martin Perkins (PG), Matthew Zboral (SG), Salvador Dominguez (SF), Jim Lampert (C) William Cox, Josh Earls, Michael Cosentino, Rickey Smith | |
| 11:55 | Whittier | Roy Wood makes the 1st free throw | 9-18 |
| 11:55 | Whittier | Roy Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 10-18 |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - Roy Wood (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Frank Kohlmeier (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Keith Holloway (fresh) PF - Harold Miner (fresh) C - Emmanuel Aponte (fresh) | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Martin Perkins (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Matthew Zboral (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Salvador Dominguez (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Devito (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jim Lampert (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:41 | California, Santa Cruz | Salvador Dominguez misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 10-18 |
| 11:40 | Whittier | Keith Holloway grabs the board | 10-18 |
| 11:22 | Whittier | Emmanuel Aponte connects on the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Frank Kohlmeier and he's fouled by Martin Perkins - foul #2 on Martin Perkins, team foul #7 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Whittier | John Craddock (SG) Roy Wood | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Josh Earls (PG), Michael Cosentino (SF) Martin Perkins, Robert Devito | |
| 11:22 | Whittier | Emmanuel Aponte misses the free throw | 12-18 |
| 11:22 | California, Santa Cruz | Michael Cosentino grabs the board | 12-18 |
| 11:18 | California, Santa Cruz | Michael Cosentino knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Matthew Zboral | 12-21 |
| 11:05 | Whittier | John Craddock knocks in the shot from close range | 14-21 |
| 10:48 | California, Santa Cruz | Matthew Zboral drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Josh Earls | 14-24 |
| 10:42 | Whittier | Keith Holloway misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 14-24 |
| 10:40 | California, Santa Cruz | Jim Lampert grabs the defensive rebound | 14-24 |
| 10:27 | California, Santa Cruz | Matthew Zboral clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 14-24 |
| 10:25 | California, Santa Cruz | Michael Cosentino tips it home | 14-26 |
| 10:02 | Whittier | Harold Miner misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 14-26 |
| 10:01 | California, Santa Cruz | Salvador Dominguez grabs the defensive rebound | 14-26 |
| 09:51 | California, Santa Cruz | Emmanuel Aponte is called for the reach on Matthew Zboral - foul #1 on Emmanuel Aponte, team foul #2 | 14-26 |
| Subs | Whittier | Solomon Merritt (SG), Tommy Shaw (SF), Keith Dahle (PF), Charles Blake (C) John Craddock, Keith Holloway, Emmanuel Aponte, Harold Miner | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Rickey Smith (PF) Jim Lampert | |
| 09:31 | California, Santa Cruz | Josh Earls hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Keith Dahle - foul #1 on Keith Dahle, team foul #3 | 14-26 |
| Subs | Whittier | Roy Wood (PG) Frank Kohlmeier | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Robert Devito (C) Michael Cosentino | |
| 09:31 | California, Santa Cruz | Josh Earls makes the 1st free throw | 14-27 |
| 09:31 | California, Santa Cruz | Josh Earls misses the 2nd free throw | 14-27 |
| 09:31 | Whittier | Charles Blake grabs the board | 14-27 |
| 09:16 | Whittier | Charles Blake is called for traveling | 14-27 |
| 08:58 | California, Santa Cruz | Rickey Smith makes the runner near the basket and he's hacked by Keith Dahle - foul #2 on Keith Dahle, team foul #4 | 14-29 |
| Subs | Whittier | Emmanuel Aponte (PF) Keith Dahle | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | William Cox (PG), James Jacobi (SF) Matthew Zboral, Salvador Dominguez | |
| 08:58 | California, Santa Cruz | Rickey Smith misses the free throw | 14-29 |
| 08:58 | Whittier | The rebound goes to Charles Blake | 14-29 |
| 08:42 | Whittier | Charles Blake hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Josh Earls - foul #1 on Josh Earls, team foul #8 | 14-29 |
| Subs | Whittier | Harold Miner (PF) Emmanuel Aponte | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Matthew Zboral (SG) Josh Earls | |
| 08:42 | Whittier | Charles Blake makes the 1st free throw | 15-29 |
| 08:42 | Whittier | Charles Blake makes the 2nd free throw | 16-29 |
| 08:23 | California, Santa Cruz | Matthew Zboral scores on a fadeaway from the left wing | 16-31 |
| 08:10 | Whittier | Solomon Merritt misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 16-31 |
| 08:08 | California, Santa Cruz | Rickey Smith snags the defensive board | 16-31 |
| 07:52 | California, Santa Cruz | James Jacobi makes the shot from the right side set up by William Cox and the foul's on Roy Wood - foul #1 on Roy Wood, team foul #5 | 16-33 |
| Subs | Whittier | Frank Kohlmeier (PG), Emmanuel Aponte (C) Roy Wood, Charles Blake | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Josh Earls (PG), Salvador Dominguez (SF), Jim Lampert (C) William Cox, Matthew Zboral, Robert Devito | |
| 07:52 | California, Santa Cruz | James Jacobi makes the free throw | 16-34 |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - Frank Kohlmeier (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Solomon Merritt (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Tommy Shaw (fresh) PF - Harold Miner (fresh) C - Emmanuel Aponte (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Josh Earls (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Jacobi (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Salvador Dominguez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rickey Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jim Lampert (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:28 | Whittier | James Jacobi is called for the reach on Solomon Merritt - foul #1 on James Jacobi, team foul #9 | 16-34 |
| Subs | Whittier | Keith Holloway (SF), Ryan Lucero (PF) Tommy Shaw, Harold Miner | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | William Cox (PG), Michael Cosentino (SF) James Jacobi, Rickey Smith | |
| 07:28 | Whittier | Solomon Merritt makes the 1st free throw | 17-34 |
| 07:28 | Whittier | Solomon Merritt makes the 2nd free throw | 18-34 |
| 07:10 | California, Santa Cruz | Salvador Dominguez connects on the turnaround in the paint | 18-36 |
| 07:08 | Whittier | William Cox is called for the reach on Frank Kohlmeier in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Cox, team foul #10 | 18-36 |
| Subs | Whittier | John Craddock (SG) Solomon Merritt | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| 07:08 | Whittier | Frank Kohlmeier misses the 1st free throw | 18-36 |
| 07:08 | Whittier | Frank Kohlmeier makes the 2nd free throw | 19-36 |
| 06:54 | California, Santa Cruz | Salvador Dominguez is whistled for traveling | 19-36 |
| 06:33 | Whittier | John Craddock misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Josh Earls - foul #2 on Josh Earls, team foul #11 | 19-36 |
| Subs | Whittier | Roy Wood (PG), Charles Blake (C) Frank Kohlmeier, Ryan Lucero | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Matthew Zboral (SG), Rickey Smith (PF) Josh Earls, Michael Cosentino | |
| 06:33 | Whittier | John Craddock makes the 1st free throw | 20-36 |
| 06:33 | Whittier | John Craddock misses the 2nd free throw | 20-36 |
| 06:33 | California, Santa Cruz | Jim Lampert gets the rebound | 20-36 |
| 06:14 | California, Santa Cruz | Salvador Dominguez misses the dunk but he's fouled by John Craddock - foul #1 on John Craddock, team foul #6 | 20-36 |
| Subs | Whittier | Tommy Shaw (SF) Keith Holloway | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Robert Devito (C) Jim Lampert | |
| 06:14 | California, Santa Cruz | Salvador Dominguez misses the 1st free throw | 20-36 |
| 06:14 | California, Santa Cruz | Salvador Dominguez makes the 2nd free throw | 20-37 |
| 05:58 | Whittier | Charles Blake throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-37 |
| Subs | Whittier | Solomon Merritt (SG), Harold Miner (PF) John Craddock, Emmanuel Aponte | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Michael Cosentino (SF) Salvador Dominguez | |
| 05:44 | California, Santa Cruz | Rickey Smith is fouled on the floor by Harold Miner - foul #1 on Harold Miner, team foul #7 | 20-37 |
| 05:44 | California, Santa Cruz | Rickey Smith makes the 1st free throw | 20-38 |
| 05:44 | California, Santa Cruz | Rickey Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 20-39 |
| 05:37 | Whittier | Tommy Shaw is whistled for a carry | 20-39 |
| 05:25 | California, Santa Cruz | Rickey Smith blows the layup | 20-39 |
| 05:24 | California, Santa Cruz | Rickey Smith gets the offensive rebound | 20-39 |
| 05:10 | California, Santa Cruz | William Cox is whistled for traveling | 20-39 |
| Subs | Whittier | Emmanuel Aponte (C) Charles Blake | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| 04:50 | Whittier | Solomon Merritt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-39 |
| Subs | Whittier | Frank Kohlmeier (PG), Keith Holloway (SF) Roy Wood, Tommy Shaw | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Salvador Dominguez (SF), Jim Lampert (C) Michael Cosentino, Robert Devito | |
| 04:29 | California, Santa Cruz | Solomon Merritt steps in front of the Salvador Dominguez pass | 20-39 |
| 04:09 | Whittier | Solomon Merritt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 20-39 |
| 04:07 | Whittier | Harold Miner gets the offensive rebound | 20-39 |
| 03:54 | Whittier | Frank Kohlmeier is hacked by William Cox - foul #2 on William Cox, team foul #12 | 20-39 |
| Subs | Whittier | Roy Wood (PG), Keith Dahle (PF) Solomon Merritt, Harold Miner | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Martin Perkins (PG), Josh Earls (SG), Robert Brode (SF) William Cox, Matthew Zboral, Rickey Smith | |
| 03:54 | Whittier | Frank Kohlmeier makes the 1st free throw | 21-39 |
| 03:54 | Whittier | Frank Kohlmeier makes the 2nd free throw | 22-39 |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - Roy Wood (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Frank Kohlmeier (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Holloway (fresh) PF - Keith Dahle (fresh) 2 reb. C - Emmanuel Aponte (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Martin Perkins (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Josh Earls (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Brode (fresh) PF - Salvador Dominguez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jim Lampert (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:34 | California, Santa Cruz | Josh Earls misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 22-39 |
| 03:32 | Whittier | The rebound goes to Keith Holloway | 22-39 |
| 03:28 | Whittier | Frank Kohlmeier misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 22-39 |
| 03:27 | California, Santa Cruz | The rebound goes to Martin Perkins | 22-39 |
| 03:22 | California, Santa Cruz | Martin Perkins hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Robert Brode | 22-42 |
| 03:10 | Whittier | Josh Earls picks off the pass by Frank Kohlmeier | 22-42 |
| 02:46 | California, Santa Cruz | Keith Holloway is called for the reach on Robert Brode - foul #1 on Keith Holloway, team foul #8 | 22-42 |
| Subs | Whittier | Tommy Shaw (SF), Charles Blake (C) Keith Holloway, Emmanuel Aponte | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Robert Devito (PF), Michael Cosentino (C) Salvador Dominguez, Jim Lampert | |
| 02:46 | California, Santa Cruz | Robert Brode makes the 1st free throw | 22-43 |
| 02:46 | California, Santa Cruz | Robert Brode makes the 2nd free throw | 22-44 |
| 02:28 | Whittier | Charles Blake misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 22-44 |
| 02:26 | California, Santa Cruz | Robert Brode gets the rebound | 22-44 |
| 02:15 | California, Santa Cruz | Martin Perkins is hacked by Charles Blake - foul #2 on Charles Blake, team foul #9 | 22-44 |
| Subs | Whittier | John Craddock (PG), Solomon Merritt (SG) Roy Wood, Frank Kohlmeier | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Matthew Zboral (SG), Rickey Smith (PF) Josh Earls, Michael Cosentino | |
| 02:15 | California, Santa Cruz | Martin Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 22-45 |
| 02:15 | California, Santa Cruz | Martin Perkins misses the 2nd free throw | 22-45 |
| 02:15 | Whittier | Keith Dahle snags the defensive board | 22-45 |
| 01:55 | Whittier | Keith Dahle drills a jump hook from the left block | 24-45 |
| 01:37 | California, Santa Cruz | Robert Brode comes up short on the shot in the lane | 24-45 |
| 01:36 | California, Santa Cruz | Robert Brode hits the follow up shot | 24-47 |
| 01:19 | Whittier | Keith Dahle is called for traveling | 24-47 |
| Subs | Whittier | | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Josh Earls (PG), Salvador Dominguez (C) Martin Perkins, Robert Devito | |
| 01:03 | California, Santa Cruz | Josh Earls hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Brode | 24-50 |
| 00:46 | Whittier | Keith Dahle lays it up and in and he's hacked by Rickey Smith - foul #2 on Rickey Smith, team foul #13 | 26-50 |
| Subs | Whittier | Roy Wood (PG) John Craddock | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Jim Lampert (C) Robert Brode | |
| 00:46 | Whittier | Keith Dahle makes the free throw | 27-50 |
| 00:32 | California, Santa Cruz | Salvador Dominguez can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 27-50 |
| 00:30 | Whittier | Charles Blake snags the defensive board | 27-50 |
| 00:00 | Whittier | Keith Dahle can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 27-50 |