| Lineup | Whittier | PG - Brian Cooper (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Kenneth Dotson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Browning (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerry Allen (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - David Dreher (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Samuel Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Shawn Osterhout (fresh) SF - George Joseph (fresh) PF - Thomas Crowell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Wallace Edwards (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Whittier | Robert Browning inbounds the ball | 28-27 |
| Game Plan | Whittier | Whittier is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:46 | Whittier | Robert Browning can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 28-27 |
| 19:44 | Colorado | Wallace Edwards pulls down the rebound | 28-27 |
| 19:38 | Colorado | Wallace Edwards comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 28-27 |
| 19:37 | Colorado | Thomas Crowell grabs the offensive board | 28-27 |
| 19:16 | Colorado | Samuel Taylor misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-27 |
| 19:15 | Whittier | David Dreher grabs the defensive rebound | 28-27 |
| 18:46 | Whittier | Brian Cooper misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 28-27 |
| 18:45 | Whittier | Jerry Allen snags the offensive board | 28-27 |
| 18:28 | Whittier | Brian Cooper connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-27 |
| 18:10 | Colorado | Shawn Osterhout knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 31-29 |
| 17:51 | Whittier | Brian Cooper scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Kenneth Dotson | 34-29 |
| 17:37 | Colorado | Wallace Edwards misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 34-29 |
| 17:36 | Whittier | Brian Cooper gets the rebound | 34-29 |
| 17:34 | Whittier | Kenneth Dotson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-29 |
| Subs | Whittier | James Fleet (PG), George Amos (SG), Kim Hitt (SF), Arthur Rinehart (PF), Henry Cox (C) Brian Cooper, Kenneth Dotson, Robert Browning, Jerry Allen, David Dreher | |
| Subs | Colorado | Brian Beasley (PG), William Patchell (SF), Manuel Price (PF), Bernard Longoria (C) Samuel Taylor, George Joseph, Thomas Crowell, Wallace Edwards | |
| 17:21 | Colorado | Manuel Price misses the runner from the left block but he's fouled by Arthur Rinehart - foul #2 on Arthur Rinehart, team foul #1 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Whittier | Brian Cooper (PG) George Amos | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 17:21 | Colorado | Manuel Price makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 17:21 | Colorado | Manuel Price misses the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 17:21 | Whittier | Arthur Rinehart pulls down the rebound | 34-30 |
| 17:18 | Whittier | William Patchell takes the ball from Brian Cooper in the backcourt | 34-30 |
| 17:07 | Colorado | James Fleet is called for the reach on Manuel Price - foul #1 on James Fleet, team foul #2 | 34-30 |
| 17:00 | Colorado | Henry Cox steps in front of the William Patchell pass | 34-30 |
| 16:32 | Whittier | Brian Cooper is whistled for a carry | 34-30 |
| Subs | Whittier | George Amos (SG), Thomas Hutchinson (SF) Brian Cooper, Henry Cox | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 16:13 | Colorado | William Patchell misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 34-30 |
| 16:12 | Colorado | Manuel Price gets the offensive rebound | 34-30 |
| 15:53 | Colorado | Brian Beasley hits a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Shawn Osterhout | 34-32 |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - James Fleet (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - George Amos (fresh) SF - Thomas Hutchinson (fresh) PF - Kim Hitt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Arthur Rinehart (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Brian Beasley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shawn Osterhout (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Patchell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Manuel Price (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Bernard Longoria (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Whittier | Kim Hitt is whistled for traveling | 34-32 |
| Subs | Whittier | Brian Cooper (PG), Jerry Allen (PF), Henry Cox (C) George Amos, Thomas Hutchinson, Arthur Rinehart | |
| Subs | Colorado | Daniel Garrett (PG), Carlos Dale (SG), George Joseph (SF), Matt Wright (PF), Wallace Edwards (C) Brian Beasley, Shawn Osterhout, William Patchell, Manuel Price, Bernard Longoria | |
| 15:23 | Colorado | Carlos Dale is called for a charge - foul #4 on Carlos Dale, team foul #1 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Whittier | | |
| Subs | Colorado | Samuel Taylor (SG) Carlos Dale | |
| 15:10 | Whittier | Brian Cooper hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Fleet and the foul's on Wallace Edwards - foul #2 on Wallace Edwards, team foul #2 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Whittier | Thomas Hutchinson (SF), Arthur Rinehart (C) Jerry Allen, Henry Cox | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 15:10 | Whittier | Brian Cooper makes the free throw | 37-32 |
| 14:49 | Colorado | Arthur Rinehart steals it from Matt Wright | 37-32 |
| 14:44 | Whittier | James Fleet hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Samuel Taylor - foul #3 on Samuel Taylor, team foul #3 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Whittier | Jerry Allen (PF), Henry Cox (C) Thomas Hutchinson, Arthur Rinehart | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 14:44 | Whittier | James Fleet misses the 1st free throw | 37-32 |
| 14:44 | Whittier | James Fleet makes the 2nd free throw | 38-32 |
| 14:33 | Colorado | Samuel Taylor makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Daniel Garrett | 38-35 |
| 14:16 | Whittier | Brian Cooper misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-35 |
| 14:14 | Colorado | Matt Wright gets the rebound | 38-35 |
| 14:09 | Colorado | Daniel Garrett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-35 |
| Subs | Whittier | Thomas Hutchinson (SF), Arthur Rinehart (C) Jerry Allen, Henry Cox | |
| Subs | Colorado | Shawn Osterhout (SG), Brian Beasley (SF), Thomas Crowell (PF), Manuel Price (C) Samuel Taylor, George Joseph, Matt Wright, Wallace Edwards | |
| 13:40 | Whittier | Brian Beasley takes the ball from Arthur Rinehart | 38-35 |
| 13:22 | Colorado | Brian Beasley hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Thomas Hutchinson - foul #3 on Thomas Hutchinson, team foul #3 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Whittier | Jerry Allen (PF), Henry Cox (C) Thomas Hutchinson, Arthur Rinehart | |
| Subs | Colorado | William Patchell (SF) Daniel Garrett | |
| 13:22 | Colorado | Brian Beasley makes the 1st free throw | 38-36 |
| 13:22 | Colorado | Brian Beasley misses the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 13:22 | Whittier | James Fleet grabs the defensive rebound | 38-36 |
| 12:59 | Whittier | Jerry Allen hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Kim Hitt | 40-36 |
| 12:49 | Colorado | Shawn Osterhout drills a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by William Patchell | 40-38 |
| 12:25 | Whittier | Brian Cooper misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-38 |
| 12:24 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Thomas Crowell | 40-38 |
| 12:11 | Colorado | Manuel Price is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Manuel Price, team foul #4 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Whittier | Robert Browning (SF), Arthur Rinehart (PF), David Dreher (C) Kim Hitt, Jerry Allen, Henry Cox | |
| Subs | Colorado | Daniel Garrett (PG), Samuel Taylor (SG), George Joseph (SF), Matt Wright (PF), Wallace Edwards (C) Brian Beasley, Shawn Osterhout, William Patchell, Thomas Crowell, Manuel Price | |
| 11:51 | Whittier | Robert Browning connects on the fadeaway from the baseline | 42-38 |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - Brian Cooper (tiring) 21 pts. SG - James Fleet (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Browning (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Arthur Rinehart (fresh) 4 reb. C - David Dreher (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Daniel Garrett (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Samuel Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - George Joseph (fairly fresh) PF - Matt Wright (fresh) 4 reb. C - Wallace Edwards (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Colorado | Matt Wright scores on a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Daniel Garrett and he's hacked by Brian Cooper - foul #3 on Brian Cooper, team foul #4 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Whittier | George Amos (SG), Thomas Hutchinson (SF), Kim Hitt (C) James Fleet, Robert Browning, David Dreher | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 11:35 | Colorado | Matt Wright misses the free throw | 42-40 |
| 11:35 | Whittier | The rebound goes to Arthur Rinehart | 42-40 |
| 11:33 | Whittier | Brian Cooper is fouled in the backcourt by George Joseph - foul #1 on George Joseph, team foul #5 | 42-40 |
| 11:20 | Whittier | Thomas Hutchinson blows the layup | 42-40 |
| 11:18 | Whittier | Kim Hitt misses the tip | 42-40 |
| 11:16 | Whittier | Thomas Hutchinson tips it in | 44-40 |
| 11:02 | Colorado | Wallace Edwards makes the runner near the basket set up by Samuel Taylor and he's fouled by Arthur Rinehart - foul #3 on Arthur Rinehart, team foul #5 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Whittier | James Fleet (PG), Robert Browning (SF), Jerry Allen (PF), Henry Cox (C) Brian Cooper, Thomas Hutchinson, Arthur Rinehart, Kim Hitt | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 11:02 | Colorado | Wallace Edwards misses the free throw | 44-42 |
| 11:02 | Whittier | Jerry Allen gets the rebound | 44-42 |
| 10:37 | Whittier | Robert Browning hits a jump hook near the basket | 46-42 |
| 10:21 | Colorado | Wallace Edwards jams it | 46-44 |
| 09:52 | Whittier | James Fleet's pass is intercepted by George Joseph | 46-44 |
| 09:48 | Colorado | Samuel Taylor lays it up and in set up by George Joseph | 46-46 |
| 09:19 | Whittier | Wallace Edwards blocks the jumper by James Fleet | 46-46 |
| 09:18 | Colorado | Matt Wright pulls down the rebound | 46-46 |
| 09:03 | Colorado | Samuel Taylor is fouled on the floor by Henry Cox - foul #1 on Henry Cox, team foul #6 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Whittier | Brian Cooper (PG), Kenneth Dotson (SG), Kim Hitt (SF), Arthur Rinehart (PF), David Dreher (C) James Fleet, George Amos, Robert Browning, Jerry Allen, Henry Cox | |
| Subs | Colorado | Brian Beasley (PG), Shawn Osterhout (SG), William Patchell (SF), Thomas Crowell (PF), Manuel Price (C) Daniel Garrett, Samuel Taylor, George Joseph, Matt Wright, Wallace Edwards | |
| 08:41 | Colorado | Manuel Price misses long on a floater from the left side | 46-46 |
| 08:39 | Whittier | Kim Hitt pulls down the rebound | 46-46 |
| 08:21 | Whittier | Arthur Rinehart drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Brian Cooper | 48-46 |
| 08:04 | Colorado | William Patchell misses the floater from just outside the lane | 48-46 |
| 08:02 | Whittier | Brian Cooper snags the defensive board | 48-46 |
| 07:59 | Whittier | Shawn Osterhout steals it from Kim Hitt in the backcourt | 48-46 |
| 07:58 | Colorado | William Patchell hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Shawn Osterhout | 48-48 |
| 07:31 | Whittier | The jumper by Brian Cooper is denied by Thomas Crowell | 48-48 |
| 07:29 | Whittier | Kenneth Dotson tips it but misses | 48-48 |
| 07:27 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Manuel Price | 48-48 |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - Brian Cooper (tiring) 21 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Dotson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kim Hitt (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Arthur Rinehart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - David Dreher (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Brian Beasley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Shawn Osterhout (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Patchell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Crowell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Manuel Price (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Colorado | Manuel Price is called for a charge - foul #2 on Manuel Price, team foul #6 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Whittier | James Fleet (SG), Thomas Hutchinson (SF) Kenneth Dotson, David Dreher | |
| Subs | Colorado | Daniel Garrett (PG), Carlos Dale (SG), Bernard Longoria (C) Brian Beasley, Shawn Osterhout, Manuel Price | |
| 06:55 | Whittier | James Fleet drills a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Brian Cooper | 50-48 |
| 06:41 | Colorado | Arthur Rinehart swats the short shot by Daniel Garrett | 50-48 |
| 06:40 | Whittier | Arthur Rinehart pulls down the rebound | 50-48 |
| 06:12 | Whittier | James Fleet drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Brian Cooper | 52-48 |
| 05:56 | Colorado | Carlos Dale misses the easy layup | 52-48 |
| 05:54 | Whittier | The rebound goes to Arthur Rinehart | 52-48 |
| 05:37 | Whittier | Brian Cooper is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 54-48 |
| Game Plan | Whittier | Whittier is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 05:25 | Colorado | Bernard Longoria dunks the ball set up by Carlos Dale and he's fouled by Kim Hitt - foul #1 on Kim Hitt, team foul #7 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Whittier | George Amos (SG), Robert Browning (SF), Jerry Allen (PF), Henry Cox (C) James Fleet, Thomas Hutchinson, Arthur Rinehart, Kim Hitt | |
| Subs | Colorado | Brian Beasley (PG), Shawn Osterhout (SG), George Joseph (SF), Wallace Edwards (C) Daniel Garrett, Carlos Dale, William Patchell, Thomas Crowell | |
| 05:25 | Colorado | Bernard Longoria makes the free throw | 54-51 |
| 05:08 | Whittier | George Amos misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-51 |
| 05:06 | Colorado | Bernard Longoria pulls down the rebound | 54-51 |
| 04:53 | Colorado | Brian Beasley misses long on a runner from close range | 54-51 |
| 04:51 | Whittier | Jerry Allen snags the defensive board | 54-51 |
| 04:32 | Whittier | Brian Cooper is fouled on the floor by Brian Beasley - foul #1 on Brian Beasley, team foul #7 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Whittier | David Dreher (C) Henry Cox | |
| Subs | Colorado | Matt Wright (PF), Manuel Price (C) Bernard Longoria, Wallace Edwards | |
| 04:32 | Whittier | Brian Cooper misses the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 04:32 | Colorado | Manuel Price snags the defensive board | 54-51 |
| 04:24 | Colorado | Matt Wright scores on a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Manuel Price | 54-53 |
| 04:22 | Whittier | Shawn Osterhout steals the ball from Robert Browning in the backcourt | 54-53 |
| 04:21 | Colorado | Shawn Osterhout lays it in | 54-55 |
| 04:06 | Whittier | Brian Cooper can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 54-55 |
| 04:05 | Whittier | David Dreher hits the follow up shot | 56-55 |
| Game Plan | Whittier | Whittier is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:59 | Colorado | Brian Beasley is hacked by Brian Cooper - foul #4 on Brian Cooper, team foul #8 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Whittier | James Fleet (SG), Arthur Rinehart (SF), Henry Cox (PF), Kim Hitt (C) George Amos, Robert Browning, Jerry Allen, David Dreher | |
| Subs | Colorado | Samuel Taylor (PG), Carlos Dale (SG) Shawn Osterhout, George Joseph | |
| 03:59 | Colorado | Brian Beasley misses the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 03:59 | Whittier | Arthur Rinehart snags the defensive board | 56-55 |
| 03:37 | Whittier | Brian Cooper clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-55 |
| 03:36 | Whittier | Arthur Rinehart grabs the offensive board | 56-55 |
| 03:18 | Whittier | Arthur Rinehart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-55 |
| Subs | Whittier | Kenneth Dotson (SG), Robert Browning (SF), Jerry Allen (PF), David Dreher (C) James Fleet, Arthur Rinehart, Henry Cox, Kim Hitt | |
| Subs | Colorado | George Joseph (SF), Wallace Edwards (C) Brian Beasley, Matt Wright | |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - Brian Cooper (tired) 23 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Kenneth Dotson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Browning (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jerry Allen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - David Dreher (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Samuel Taylor (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Carlos Dale (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - George Joseph (tiring) 1 ast. PF - Manuel Price (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Wallace Edwards (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Colorado | Samuel Taylor buries a 3 from the left corner | 56-58 |
| 02:46 | Whittier | Brian Cooper comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 56-58 |
| 02:44 | Whittier | David Dreher grabs the offensive rebound | 56-58 |
| 02:21 | Whittier | Brian Cooper comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 56-58 |
| 02:20 | Colorado | Samuel Taylor gets the rebound | 56-58 |
| 02:20 | Colorado | Colorado calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-58 |
| Subs | Whittier | James Fleet (SG), Arthur Rinehart (SF), Henry Cox (PF), Kim Hitt (C) Kenneth Dotson, Robert Browning, Jerry Allen, David Dreher | |
| Subs | Colorado | Brian Beasley (PG), William Patchell (SF) Samuel Taylor, George Joseph | |
| 02:00 | Colorado | William Patchell hits a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Brian Beasley | 56-60 |
| 01:58 | Whittier | James Fleet is hacked by Carlos Dale in the backcourt - foul #5 on Carlos Dale, team foul #8 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Whittier | Kenneth Dotson (SG), Robert Browning (SF), Jerry Allen (PF), David Dreher (C) Brian Cooper, Arthur Rinehart, Henry Cox, Kim Hitt | |
| Subs | Colorado | Daniel Garrett (PG), Shawn Osterhout (SG), George Joseph (SF), Thomas Crowell (PF) Brian Beasley, Carlos Dale, William Patchell, Manuel Price | |
| 01:58 | Whittier | James Fleet makes the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 01:58 | Whittier | James Fleet makes the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 01:42 | Colorado | George Joseph's pass is intercepted by James Fleet | 58-60 |
| 01:39 | Whittier | James Fleet lays it up and in | 60-60 |
| 01:15 | Colorado | Wallace Edwards misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by David Dreher - foul #2 on David Dreher, team foul #9 | 60-60 |
| Subs | Whittier | Brian Cooper (PG) James Fleet | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 01:15 | Colorado | Wallace Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 60-61 |
| 01:15 | Colorado | Wallace Edwards misses the 2nd free throw | 60-61 |
| 01:15 | Whittier | Robert Browning snags the defensive board | 60-61 |
| 00:46 | Whittier | David Dreher loses the ball out of bounds | 60-61 |
| Game Plan | Whittier | Whittier is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Colorado | Thomas Crowell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 60-61 |
| 00:15 | Whittier | David Dreher grabs the defensive rebound | 60-61 |
| 00:12 | Whittier | Kenneth Dotson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-61 |
| Game Plan | Whittier | Whittier is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:10 | Colorado | Daniel Garrett is hacked by Jerry Allen - foul #2 on Jerry Allen, team foul #10 | 60-61 |
| 00:10 | Colorado | Daniel Garrett makes the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 00:10 | Colorado | Daniel Garrett misses the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| 00:10 | Whittier | Jerry Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 60-62 |
| 00:10 | Whittier | Whittier calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 60-62 |
| 00:05 | Whittier | Brian Cooper can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 60-62 |
| 00:03 | Whittier | Robert Browning snags the offensive board | 60-62 |
| Game Plan | Whittier | Whittier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:01 | Whittier | Thomas Crowell denies the turnaround by Robert Browning | 60-62 |
| 00:00 | Colorado | Thomas Crowell pulls down the rebound | 60-62 |