| Lineup | La Verne | PG - Richard Lovette (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryan Fullwood (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Henry Morton (fresh) C - Joseph Wells (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Thomas | PG - Paul Mack (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Bailey (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Baker (fresh) PF - Harold Sweetman (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Clyde Selvidge (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. Thomas | Thomas Baker inbounds the ball | 36-34 |
| Game Plan | La Verne | La Verne is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Thomas | St. Thomas is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:37 | St. Thomas | Thomas Baker clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-34 |
| 19:36 | La Verne | Joseph Wells grabs the defensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 19:29 | La Verne | Bryan Fullwood misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-34 |
| 19:28 | La Verne | Joseph Smith hits the follow up shot | 38-34 |
| 19:09 | St. Thomas | Thomas Baker misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-34 |
| 19:07 | St. Thomas | Harold Sweetman grabs the offensive rebound | 38-34 |
| 18:55 | St. Thomas | Thomas Baker is hacked by Joseph Smith - foul #1 on Joseph Smith, team foul #1 | 38-34 |
| 18:32 | St. Thomas | Clyde Selvidge scores on a jumper from the left side and the foul's on Joseph Wells - foul #2 on Joseph Wells, team foul #2 | 38-36 |
| 18:32 | St. Thomas | Clyde Selvidge makes the free throw | 38-37 |
| 18:14 | La Verne | Thomas Baker steals the ball from Henry Morton | 38-37 |
| 17:53 | St. Thomas | Thomas Baker loses the dribble to Bryan Fullwood | 38-37 |
| 17:36 | La Verne | Henry Morton misses short on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Paul Mack - foul #2 on Paul Mack, team foul #1 | 38-37 |
| Subs | La Verne | Douglas Price (C) Joseph Wells | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | Paul Ary (PG) Paul Mack | |
| 17:36 | La Verne | Henry Morton makes the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 17:36 | La Verne | Henry Morton makes the 2nd free throw | 40-37 |
| 17:23 | St. Thomas | Thomas Baker hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 40-37 |
| 17:21 | St. Thomas | Clyde Selvidge tips it in | 40-39 |
| 17:10 | La Verne | Henry Morton is fouled on the floor by Harold Sweetman - foul #1 on Harold Sweetman, team foul #2 | 40-39 |
| Subs | La Verne | Brian Whitehead (PG), Norman Duong (SG), Don Skaggs (SF), Daniel Meyers (C) Richard Lovette, Bryan Fullwood, Joseph Smith, Henry Morton | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | Coleman Pusey (SF), William Smith (PF), Albert Allen (C) Thomas Baker, Harold Sweetman, Clyde Selvidge | |
| 16:53 | La Verne | Albert Allen blocks the jumper by Brian Whitehead | 40-39 |
| 16:51 | St. Thomas | Paul Ary grabs the board | 40-39 |
| 16:30 | St. Thomas | Paul Ary throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-39 |
| Subs | La Verne | | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | Paul Mack (PG), David Jones (SG) Paul Ary, Jerry Bailey | |
| 16:17 | La Verne | Norman Duong banks in the layup | 42-39 |
| 16:03 | St. Thomas | Paul Mack misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-39 |
| 16:01 | La Verne | The rebound goes to Don Skaggs | 42-39 |
| Lineup | La Verne | PG - Brian Whitehead (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Norman Duong (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Don Skaggs (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Douglas Price (fresh) 5 pts. C - Daniel Meyers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Thomas | PG - Paul Mack (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Jones (fresh) SF - Coleman Pusey (fresh) 1 ast. PF - William Smith (fresh) C - Albert Allen (fresh) | |
| 15:56 | La Verne | Don Skaggs lays it up and in set up by Brian Whitehead | 44-39 |
| 15:46 | St. Thomas | Brian Whitehead steps in front of the David Jones pass | 44-39 |
| 15:29 | La Verne | Brian Whitehead loses the ball out of bounds | 44-39 |
| Subs | La Verne | Richard Lovette (PG), Bryan Fullwood (SG), Joseph Smith (SF), Henry Morton (PF), Joseph Wells (C) Brian Whitehead, Norman Duong, Don Skaggs, Douglas Price, Daniel Meyers | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | Jerry Bailey (SG), Thomas Baker (SF), Harold Sweetman (PF), Clyde Selvidge (C) David Jones, Coleman Pusey, William Smith, Albert Allen | |
| 15:10 | St. Thomas | Henry Morton steps in front of the Harold Sweetman pass | 44-39 |
| 14:55 | La Verne | Thomas Baker picks off the pass by Bryan Fullwood | 44-39 |
| 14:41 | St. Thomas | Harold Sweetman is fouled on the floor by Richard Lovette - foul #1 on Richard Lovette, team foul #3 | 44-39 |
| Subs | La Verne | | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | Paul Ary (PG) Paul Mack | |
| 14:28 | St. Thomas | Thomas Baker makes the shot from the right wing | 44-41 |
| 13:59 | La Verne | Joseph Wells buries a driving attempt near the basket | 46-41 |
| 13:33 | St. Thomas | Thomas Baker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-41 |
| Subs | La Verne | Don Skaggs (PF), Douglas Price (C) Henry Morton, Joseph Wells | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | David Jones (SG), Coleman Pusey (SF) Jerry Bailey, Thomas Baker | |
| 13:19 | La Verne | Joseph Smith is called for traveling | 46-41 |
| Subs | La Verne | Norman Duong (SF) Joseph Smith | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | William Smith (PF), Albert Allen (C) Harold Sweetman, Clyde Selvidge | |
| 13:02 | St. Thomas | Paul Ary buries a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Coleman Pusey | 46-43 |
| 12:53 | La Verne | Douglas Price hits a jumper from the right block set up by Norman Duong | 48-43 |
| 12:39 | St. Thomas | Paul Ary misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-43 |
| 12:38 | La Verne | Bryan Fullwood grabs the defensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 12:16 | La Verne | Richard Lovette misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-43 |
| 12:14 | St. Thomas | Albert Allen pulls down the rebound | 48-43 |
| 11:58 | St. Thomas | Paul Ary can't connect on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Don Skaggs - foul #1 on Don Skaggs, team foul #4 | 48-43 |
| Subs | La Verne | Joseph Smith (SF), Henry Morton (PF), Joseph Wells (C) Richard Lovette, Bryan Fullwood, Douglas Price | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | Jerry Bailey (SG), Thomas Baker (SF), Harold Sweetman (PF), Clyde Selvidge (C) David Jones, Coleman Pusey, William Smith, Albert Allen | |
| 11:58 | St. Thomas | Paul Ary makes the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 11:58 | St. Thomas | Paul Ary makes the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| Lineup | La Verne | PG - Norman Duong (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Don Skaggs (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. SF - Joseph Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Henry Morton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Wells (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Thomas | PG - Paul Ary (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Bailey (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Harold Sweetman (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Clyde Selvidge (fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:48 | La Verne | Thomas Baker is called for the reach on Joseph Smith - foul #2 on Thomas Baker, team foul #3 | 48-45 |
| Subs | La Verne | | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | Paul Mack (PG) Paul Ary | |
| 11:37 | La Verne | Norman Duong scores on a jumpshot from the left side set up by Don Skaggs | 50-45 |
| 11:30 | St. Thomas | Thomas Baker knocks in the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Jerry Bailey | 50-47 |
| 11:10 | La Verne | Joseph Smith hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Wells | 53-47 |
| 10:55 | St. Thomas | Thomas Baker misses the 3 from the left wing | 53-47 |
| 10:54 | La Verne | Henry Morton gets the rebound | 53-47 |
| 10:30 | La Verne | Jerry Bailey steals it from Don Skaggs | 53-47 |
| 10:27 | St. Thomas | Jerry Bailey blows the layup | 53-47 |
| 10:25 | La Verne | Henry Morton grabs the defensive rebound | 53-47 |
| 10:19 | La Verne | Joseph Smith is hacked by Harold Sweetman - foul #2 on Harold Sweetman, team foul #4 | 53-47 |
| Subs | La Verne | Richard Lovette (PG), Bryan Fullwood (SG), Douglas Price (C) Norman Duong, Don Skaggs, Joseph Wells | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | Albert Allen (C) Clyde Selvidge | |
| 10:10 | La Verne | Douglas Price is whistled for a carry | 53-47 |
| Subs | La Verne | Brian Whitehead (SF) Joseph Smith | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | William Smith (PF) Harold Sweetman | |
| 09:49 | St. Thomas | Jerry Bailey knocks in the turnaround in the lane set up by Paul Mack | 53-49 |
| 09:27 | La Verne | Brian Whitehead misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-49 |
| 09:25 | La Verne | The offensive rebound goes to Bryan Fullwood | 53-49 |
| 09:04 | La Verne | Bryan Fullwood misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-49 |
| 09:02 | St. Thomas | Albert Allen pulls down the rebound | 53-49 |
| 08:45 | St. Thomas | Henry Morton steals the ball from Jerry Bailey | 53-49 |
| 08:21 | La Verne | Richard Lovette misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 53-49 |
| 08:20 | St. Thomas | Thomas Baker grabs the board | 53-49 |
| 07:59 | St. Thomas | William Smith drills a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Albert Allen | 53-51 |
| Lineup | La Verne | PG - Richard Lovette (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryan Fullwood (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brian Whitehead (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Henry Morton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Douglas Price (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Thomas | PG - Paul Mack (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Bailey (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Baker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - William Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Albert Allen (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:40 | La Verne | Albert Allen swats the short shot by Henry Morton | 53-51 |
| 07:39 | St. Thomas | Jerry Bailey snags the defensive board | 53-51 |
| 07:19 | St. Thomas | Thomas Baker buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Paul Mack | 53-54 |
| 07:08 | La Verne | Thomas Baker is called for the reach on Brian Whitehead - foul #3 on Thomas Baker, team foul #5 | 53-54 |
| Subs | La Verne | Kermit Callen (PG), Norman Duong (SG), Joseph Smith (SF), Don Skaggs (PF), Joseph Wells (C) Richard Lovette, Bryan Fullwood, Brian Whitehead, Henry Morton, Douglas Price | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | Paul Ary (PG), David Jones (SG), Coleman Pusey (SF), Harold Sweetman (PF), Clyde Selvidge (C) Paul Mack, Jerry Bailey, Thomas Baker, William Smith, Albert Allen | |
| 07:00 | La Verne | Joseph Smith connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Don Skaggs | 55-54 |
| 06:41 | St. Thomas | The short jumper by Clyde Selvidge is denied by Don Skaggs | 55-54 |
| 06:40 | St. Thomas | Clyde Selvidge gets the offensive rebound | 55-54 |
| 06:19 | St. Thomas | Harold Sweetman blows the layup | 55-54 |
| 06:18 | St. Thomas | Clyde Selvidge tips it home | 55-56 |
| 06:04 | La Verne | Joseph Wells scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 57-56 |
| 05:46 | St. Thomas | David Jones lays it up and in | 57-58 |
| 05:31 | La Verne | Don Skaggs comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Coleman Pusey - foul #3 on Coleman Pusey, team foul #6 | 57-58 |
| Subs | La Verne | Richard Lovette (PG), Bryan Fullwood (SG) Kermit Callen, Norman Duong | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | | |
| 05:31 | La Verne | Don Skaggs misses the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 05:31 | La Verne | Don Skaggs makes the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 05:18 | St. Thomas | Coleman Pusey loses the dribble to Bryan Fullwood | 58-58 |
| 05:03 | La Verne | Don Skaggs scores on a floater from close range on a great pass from Richard Lovette | 60-58 |
| 04:37 | St. Thomas | Coleman Pusey is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Coleman Pusey, team foul #7 | 60-58 |
| Subs | La Verne | Norman Duong (SF), Douglas Price (C) Joseph Smith, Joseph Wells | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | Jerry Bailey (SG), Joseph Leister (SF), William Smith (PF) David Jones, Coleman Pusey, Harold Sweetman | |
| 04:16 | La Verne | Norman Duong makes the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Richard Lovette | 62-58 |
| 03:48 | St. Thomas | William Smith lays it up and in on a nice dish by Paul Ary and he's fouled by Norman Duong - foul #2 on Norman Duong, team foul #5 | 62-60 |
| Subs | La Verne | Brian Whitehead (PG), Joseph Smith (SF), Henry Morton (PF) Richard Lovette, Bryan Fullwood, Don Skaggs | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | Paul Mack (PG), Thomas Baker (SF), Albert Allen (C) Paul Ary, Joseph Leister, Clyde Selvidge | |
| 03:48 | St. Thomas | William Smith makes the free throw | 62-61 |
| Lineup | La Verne | PG - Brian Whitehead (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Norman Duong (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Henry Morton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Douglas Price (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Thomas | PG - Paul Mack (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jerry Bailey (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Baker (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - William Smith (fresh) 5 pts. C - Albert Allen (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:36 | La Verne | Henry Morton connects on the floater from the left wing set up by Norman Duong and he's fouled by William Smith - foul #2 on William Smith, team foul #8 | 64-61 |
| Subs | La Verne | | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | Harold Sweetman (PF) William Smith | |
| 03:36 | La Verne | Henry Morton makes the free throw | 65-61 |
| 03:25 | St. Thomas | Jerry Bailey misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-61 |
| 03:24 | La Verne | The rebound goes to Douglas Price | 65-61 |
| 03:18 | La Verne | Douglas Price comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 65-61 |
| 03:17 | La Verne | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Smith | 65-61 |
| 03:07 | La Verne | Thomas Baker is called for the reach on Henry Morton - foul #4 on Thomas Baker, team foul #9 | 65-61 |
| Subs | La Verne | Joseph Wells (C) Douglas Price | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | | |
| 03:07 | La Verne | Henry Morton makes the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 03:07 | La Verne | Henry Morton makes the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 02:54 | St. Thomas | Paul Mack misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 67-61 |
| 02:53 | St. Thomas | Harold Sweetman grabs the offensive board | 67-61 |
| 02:48 | St. Thomas | Albert Allen hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 67-61 |
| 02:47 | La Verne | Henry Morton gets the rebound | 67-61 |
| 02:47 | La Verne | La Verne calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-61 |
| Subs | La Verne | Richard Lovette (PG), Bryan Fullwood (SG) Brian Whitehead, Norman Duong | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | Clyde Selvidge (C) Albert Allen | |
| 02:36 | La Verne | Henry Morton scores on a shot near the basket on a great pass from Richard Lovette and he's fouled by Harold Sweetman - foul #3 on Harold Sweetman, team foul #10 | 69-61 |
| 02:36 | La Verne | Henry Morton makes the free throw | 70-61 |
| Game Plan | La Verne | La Verne is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Thomas | St. Thomas is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:16 | St. Thomas | Paul Mack connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Jerry Bailey | 70-64 |
| 01:58 | La Verne | Richard Lovette comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 70-64 |
| 01:56 | St. Thomas | Harold Sweetman gets the rebound | 70-64 |
| Game Plan | La Verne | La Verne is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Thomas | St. Thomas is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:43 | St. Thomas | Clyde Selvidge loses the dribble to Henry Morton | 70-64 |
| 01:20 | La Verne | Richard Lovette comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Thomas Baker - foul #5 on Thomas Baker, team foul #11 | 70-64 |
| Subs | La Verne | | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | Coleman Pusey (SF) Thomas Baker | |
| 01:20 | La Verne | Richard Lovette makes the 1st free throw | 71-64 |
| 01:20 | La Verne | Richard Lovette makes the 2nd free throw | 72-64 |
| Game Plan | La Verne | La Verne is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Thomas | St. Thomas is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:56 | St. Thomas | Paul Mack hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 72-67 |
| Game Plan | La Verne | La Verne is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Thomas | St. Thomas is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | La Verne | Bryan Fullwood is hacked by Coleman Pusey - foul #5 on Coleman Pusey, team foul #12 | 72-67 |
| Subs | La Verne | Don Skaggs (PF) Henry Morton | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | William Smith (SF) Coleman Pusey | |
| 00:30 | La Verne | Bryan Fullwood makes the 1st free throw | 73-67 |
| 00:30 | La Verne | Bryan Fullwood makes the 2nd free throw | 74-67 |
| Game Plan | La Verne | La Verne is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Thomas | St. Thomas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:24 | St. Thomas | Paul Mack misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 74-67 |
| 00:23 | La Verne | Joseph Smith snags the defensive board | 74-67 |
| Game Plan | La Verne | La Verne is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Thomas | St. Thomas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:21 | La Verne | Joseph Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Mack - foul #3 on Paul Mack, team foul #13 | 74-67 |
| 00:21 | La Verne | Joseph Smith misses the 1st free throw | 74-67 |
| 00:21 | La Verne | Joseph Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 75-67 |
| Game Plan | La Verne | La Verne is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Thomas | St. Thomas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:13 | St. Thomas | William Smith misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 75-67 |
| 00:12 | La Verne | Bryan Fullwood grabs the defensive rebound | 75-67 |
| 00:09 | La Verne | Jerry Bailey is called for the reach on Bryan Fullwood in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jerry Bailey, team foul #14 | 75-67 |
| Subs | La Verne | Norman Duong (SF) Joseph Smith | |
| Subs | St. Thomas | | |
| 00:09 | La Verne | Bryan Fullwood makes the 1st free throw | 76-67 |
| 00:09 | La Verne | Bryan Fullwood makes the 2nd free throw | 77-67 |
| 00:04 | St. Thomas | Clyde Selvidge makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 77-70 |
| 00:04 | La Verne | La Verne calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 77-70 |
| Game Plan | La Verne | La Verne is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Thomas | St. Thomas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | La Verne | Richard Lovette runs out the clock | 77-70 |