| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Randy Overton (fresh) SG - Joseph Phillips (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Mangino (fresh) PF - James Mather (fresh) C - Jesse Knowles (fresh) | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Frank Reeves (fresh) SG - Billy Hoots (fresh) SF - Jack Sears (fresh) PF - Curtis King (fresh) C - Jeffrey Inoue (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Colorado | Jesse Knowles wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:58 | Colorado | Jeffrey Mangino is fouled in the backcourt by Billy Hoots - foul #1 on Billy Hoots, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Colorado | Randy Overton hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | California, Santa Cruz | Billy Hoots gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | California, Santa Cruz | Frank Reeves hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Jesse Knowles - foul #1 on Jesse Knowles, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | California, Santa Cruz | Frank Reeves makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:08 | California, Santa Cruz | Frank Reeves makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:45 | Colorado | Jeffrey Mangino makes the jumper in the lane set up by Jesse Knowles | 2-2 |
| 18:27 | California, Santa Cruz | Billy Hoots buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Jeffrey Inoue | 2-5 |
| 18:02 | Colorado | Randy Overton is fouled on the floor by Curtis King - foul #1 on Curtis King, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| 17:41 | Colorado | Jack Sears is called for the reach on Randy Overton - foul #1 on Jack Sears, team foul #3 | 2-5 |
| 17:22 | Colorado | Joseph Phillips buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Randy Overton | 4-5 |
| 17:06 | California, Santa Cruz | Jeffrey Inoue throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-5 |
| Subs | Colorado | James Green (PF) James Mather | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| 16:49 | Colorado | Joseph Phillips misses the shot in the paint | 4-5 |
| 16:47 | California, Santa Cruz | The rebound goes to Jack Sears | 4-5 |
| 16:42 | California, Santa Cruz | Frank Reeves clanks a shot from the free throw line | 4-5 |
| 16:40 | Colorado | Jeffrey Mangino grabs the defensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 16:38 | Colorado | Jesse Knowles loses the dribble to Billy Hoots in the backcourt | 4-5 |
| 16:22 | California, Santa Cruz | Jack Sears misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 4-5 |
| 16:21 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Jesse Knowles | 4-5 |
| 15:57 | Colorado | Jesse Knowles is whistled for a carry | 4-5 |
| Subs | Colorado | Ernest Tyler (SF), James Mather (PF), John Millard (C) Jeffrey Mangino, James Green, Jesse Knowles | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Christopher Heuser (PG), Leon Smallwood (PF), Lawrence Durant (C) Frank Reeves, Curtis King, Jeffrey Inoue | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Randy Overton (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joseph Phillips (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ernest Tyler (fresh) PF - James Mather (fresh) C - John Millard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Christopher Heuser (fresh) SG - Billy Hoots (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jack Sears (fresh) PF - Leon Smallwood (fresh) C - Lawrence Durant (fresh) | |
| 15:49 | California, Santa Cruz | Christopher Heuser comes up short on the shot from the right block | 4-5 |
| 15:48 | California, Santa Cruz | Lawrence Durant can't tip it in | 4-5 |
| 15:47 | Colorado | James Mather gets the rebound | 4-5 |
| 15:42 | Colorado | James Mather throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 4-5 |
| 15:32 | California, Santa Cruz | Billy Hoots buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 4-8 |
| 15:17 | Colorado | Randy Overton misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 4-8 |
| 15:15 | California, Santa Cruz | Leon Smallwood pulls down the rebound | 4-8 |
| 15:01 | California, Santa Cruz | Jack Sears misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 4-8 |
| 14:59 | California, Santa Cruz | Lawrence Durant gets the offensive rebound | 4-8 |
| 14:53 | California, Santa Cruz | Christopher Heuser hits a shot from the right side set up by Billy Hoots | 4-10 |
| 14:35 | Colorado | Billy Hoots is called for the reach on Joseph Phillips - foul #2 on Billy Hoots, team foul #4 | 4-10 |
| Subs | Colorado | James Green (PF) James Mather | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Frank Reeves (PG), Richard Ramey (SG), Curtis King (PF) Christopher Heuser, Billy Hoots, Lawrence Durant | |
| 14:14 | Colorado | Jack Sears takes the ball from John Millard | 4-10 |
| 13:57 | California, Santa Cruz | Curtis King clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 4-10 |
| 13:56 | Colorado | Joseph Phillips pulls down the rebound | 4-10 |
| 13:39 | Colorado | James Green travels with the ball | 4-10 |
| Subs | Colorado | Charles Lewis (SG), Jeffrey Mangino (SF), Jesse Knowles (C) Joseph Phillips, Ernest Tyler, John Millard | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Jeffrey Inoue (C) Leon Smallwood | |
| 13:26 | California, Santa Cruz | Jack Sears hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 4-10 |
| 13:24 | California, Santa Cruz | Richard Ramey pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-10 |
| 13:19 | California, Santa Cruz | Jeffrey Inoue hits a floater from the left block on a great pass from Jack Sears | 4-12 |
| 12:58 | Colorado | Jeffrey Inoue swats the layup by Jesse Knowles | 4-12 |
| 12:56 | California, Santa Cruz | Frank Reeves gets the rebound | 4-12 |
| 12:50 | California, Santa Cruz | Jeffrey Inoue can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Jesse Knowles - foul #2 on Jesse Knowles, team foul #2 | 4-12 |
| Subs | Colorado | James Mather (PF), Howard Sharpe (C) James Green, Jesse Knowles | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Christopher Heuser (PG), Charles Howell (SG), Thomas McEaddy (SF), Charles Luster (PF) Frank Reeves, Richard Ramey, Jack Sears, Curtis King | |
| 12:50 | California, Santa Cruz | Jeffrey Inoue makes the 1st free throw | 4-13 |
| 12:50 | California, Santa Cruz | Jeffrey Inoue makes the 2nd free throw | 4-14 |
| 12:21 | Colorado | Charles Lewis lays it in set up by Randy Overton | 6-14 |
| 12:14 | California, Santa Cruz | Jeffrey Inoue misses the lay-in | 6-14 |
| 12:12 | Colorado | Charles Lewis snags the defensive board | 6-14 |
| 12:07 | Colorado | Charles Lewis is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Howell - foul #1 on Charles Howell, team foul #5 | 6-14 |
| Subs | Colorado | Jeff Robinson (PG) Randy Overton | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Jack Sears (SF), Lawrence Durant (C) Thomas McEaddy, Jeffrey Inoue | |
| 11:41 | Colorado | Jeffrey Mangino misses badly on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Charles Howell - foul #2 on Charles Howell, team foul #6 | 6-14 |
| Subs | Colorado | Joseph Phillips (SG) Charles Lewis | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Frank Reeves (PG), Richard Ramey (SG), Curtis King (PF) Christopher Heuser, Charles Howell, Charles Luster | |
| 11:41 | Colorado | Jeffrey Mangino misses the 1st free throw | 6-14 |
| 11:41 | Colorado | Jeffrey Mangino makes the 2nd free throw | 7-14 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Jeff Robinson (fresh) SG - Joseph Phillips (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeffrey Mangino (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Mather (fairly fresh) C - Howard Sharpe (fresh) | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Frank Reeves (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Ramey (fresh) SF - Jack Sears (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Curtis King (fresh) C - Lawrence Durant (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:31 | California, Santa Cruz | Jeffrey Mangino steps in front of the Jack Sears pass | 7-14 |
| 11:07 | Colorado | Jeff Robinson is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Jeff Robinson, team foul #3 | 7-14 |
| Subs | Colorado | Ernest Tyler (SF), James Green (PF), John Millard (C) Jeffrey Mangino, James Mather, Howard Sharpe | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| 10:54 | California, Santa Cruz | Jack Sears hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Curtis King and he's fouled by Ernest Tyler - foul #1 on Ernest Tyler, team foul #4 | 7-16 |
| Subs | Colorado | Randy Overton (PG) Jeff Robinson | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| 10:54 | California, Santa Cruz | Jack Sears misses the free throw | 7-16 |
| 10:54 | Colorado | John Millard pulls down the rebound | 7-16 |
| 10:33 | Colorado | Ernest Tyler misses the easy open layup | 7-16 |
| 10:32 | Colorado | John Millard tips it but misses | 7-16 |
| 10:30 | Colorado | Ernest Tyler misses the tip | 7-16 |
| 10:28 | Colorado | Ernest Tyler gets the offensive rebound | 7-16 |
| 10:07 | Colorado | John Millard hits a wide open jumper in the paint set up by James Green | 9-16 |
| 09:59 | California, Santa Cruz | James Green is called for the reach on Jack Sears - foul #1 on James Green, team foul #5 | 9-16 |
| Subs | Colorado | Charles Lewis (SG), James Mather (PF) Joseph Phillips, James Green | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Christopher Heuser (SG), Thomas McEaddy (SF), Leon Smallwood (PF), Jeffrey Inoue (C) Richard Ramey, Jack Sears, Curtis King, Lawrence Durant | |
| 09:54 | California, Santa Cruz | Jeffrey Inoue buries a floater from the baseline set up by Frank Reeves | 9-18 |
| 09:34 | Colorado | Randy Overton connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Millard | 12-18 |
| 09:09 | California, Santa Cruz | Leon Smallwood is hacked by Randy Overton - foul #1 on Randy Overton, team foul #6 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Colorado | Jeff Robinson (PG), Jeffrey Mangino (SF), Howard Sharpe (C) Randy Overton, Ernest Tyler, John Millard | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Richard Ramey (SG) Frank Reeves | |
| 09:01 | California, Santa Cruz | Charles Lewis steps in front of the Thomas McEaddy pass | 12-18 |
| 08:40 | Colorado | Jeff Robinson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 12-18 |
| 08:38 | California, Santa Cruz | Leon Smallwood gets the rebound | 12-18 |
| 08:25 | California, Santa Cruz | Jeffrey Inoue's fadeaway is rejected by James Mather | 12-18 |
| 08:23 | Colorado | James Mather grabs the board | 12-18 |
| 08:20 | Colorado | Richard Ramey is called for the reach on Charles Lewis in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Ramey, team foul #7 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Colorado | Randy Overton (PG), James Green (PF) Jeff Robinson, James Mather | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Frank Reeves (PG), Jack Sears (SF), Curtis King (PF), Charles Luster (C) Christopher Heuser, Thomas McEaddy, Leon Smallwood, Jeffrey Inoue | |
| 08:20 | Colorado | Charles Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 12-18 |
| 08:20 | California, Santa Cruz | Charles Luster gets the rebound | 12-18 |
| 08:09 | California, Santa Cruz | Richard Ramey hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 12-18 |
| 08:08 | Colorado | James Green grabs the defensive rebound | 12-18 |
| 08:04 | Colorado | Randy Overton misses the lay-in but the foul's on Frank Reeves - foul #1 on Frank Reeves, team foul #8 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Colorado | Joseph Phillips (SG) Charles Lewis | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| 08:04 | Colorado | Randy Overton makes the 1st free throw | 13-18 |
| 08:04 | Colorado | Randy Overton makes the 2nd free throw | 14-18 |
| 07:44 | California, Santa Cruz | Jack Sears blows the layup but he's hacked by Randy Overton - foul #2 on Randy Overton, team foul #7 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Colorado | Jeff Robinson (PG), Ernest Tyler (SF), John Millard (C) Randy Overton, Jeffrey Mangino, Howard Sharpe | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| 07:44 | California, Santa Cruz | Jack Sears makes the 1st free throw | 14-19 |
| 07:44 | California, Santa Cruz | Jack Sears makes the 2nd free throw | 14-20 |
| 07:42 | Colorado | Jeff Robinson loses the dribble to Richard Ramey in the backcourt | 14-20 |
| 07:31 | California, Santa Cruz | Frank Reeves loses the ball out of bounds | 14-20 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Lawrence Durant (C) Charles Luster | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Jeff Robinson (fresh) SG - Joseph Phillips (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ernest Tyler (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Green (fresh) C - John Millard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Frank Reeves (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Ramey (fairly fresh) SF - Jack Sears (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Curtis King (fresh) C - Lawrence Durant (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Colorado | Joseph Phillips hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range but he's hacked by Richard Ramey - foul #2 on Richard Ramey, team foul #9 | 14-20 |
| Subs | Colorado | James Mather (PF) James Green | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Christopher Heuser (SG) Richard Ramey | |
| 07:11 | Colorado | Joseph Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 15-20 |
| 07:11 | Colorado | Joseph Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 15-20 |
| 07:11 | California, Santa Cruz | Lawrence Durant grabs the board | 15-20 |
| 07:02 | California, Santa Cruz | Frank Reeves misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 15-20 |
| 07:01 | California, Santa Cruz | Lawrence Durant snags the offensive board | 15-20 |
| 06:45 | California, Santa Cruz | Christopher Heuser comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 15-20 |
| 06:44 | Colorado | Ernest Tyler snags the defensive board | 15-20 |
| 06:16 | Colorado | Joseph Phillips makes the fadeaway from the right block set up by John Millard | 17-20 |
| 05:52 | California, Santa Cruz | Frank Reeves buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 17-22 |
| 05:49 | Colorado | Jeff Robinson is hacked by Frank Reeves in the backcourt - foul #2 on Frank Reeves, team foul #10 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Colorado | Charles Lewis (SG), Jeffrey Mangino (SF), James Green (PF), Howard Sharpe (C) Joseph Phillips, Ernest Tyler, James Mather, John Millard | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Billy Hoots (SG), Thomas McEaddy (SF), Leon Smallwood (PF), Jeffrey Inoue (C) Frank Reeves, Jack Sears, Curtis King, Lawrence Durant | |
| 05:49 | Colorado | Jeff Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 18-22 |
| 05:49 | Colorado | Jeff Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 18-22 |
| 05:49 | California, Santa Cruz | Jeffrey Inoue pulls down the rebound | 18-22 |
| 05:29 | California, Santa Cruz | Charles Lewis is called for the reach on Christopher Heuser - foul #1 on Charles Lewis, team foul #8 | 18-22 |
| 05:29 | California, Santa Cruz | Christopher Heuser misses the 1st free throw | 18-22 |
| 05:29 | Colorado | Jeffrey Mangino snags the defensive board | 18-22 |
| 05:27 | Colorado | Thomas McEaddy is called for the reach on Jeffrey Mangino in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas McEaddy, team foul #11 | 18-22 |
| 05:27 | Colorado | Jeffrey Mangino makes the 1st free throw | 19-22 |
| 05:27 | Colorado | Jeffrey Mangino makes the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| 05:18 | California, Santa Cruz | Billy Hoots misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 20-22 |
| 05:16 | Colorado | Howard Sharpe grabs the board | 20-22 |
| 04:51 | Colorado | Charles Lewis can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 20-22 |
| 04:49 | Colorado | Howard Sharpe tips it in | 22-22 |
| 04:38 | California, Santa Cruz | Jeffrey Inoue scores on a jumper from close range on a great pass from Christopher Heuser and he's hacked by Howard Sharpe - foul #1 on Howard Sharpe, team foul #9 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Colorado | Joseph Phillips (SG), James Mather (PF) Charles Lewis, James Green | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Charles Luster (C) Billy Hoots | |
| 04:38 | California, Santa Cruz | Jeffrey Inoue makes the free throw | 22-25 |
| 04:10 | Colorado | Jeffrey Mangino can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Leon Smallwood - foul #1 on Leon Smallwood, team foul #12 | 22-25 |
| Subs | Colorado | John Millard (C) Howard Sharpe | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Billy Hoots (SG), Jack Sears (SF) Thomas McEaddy, Leon Smallwood | |
| 04:10 | Colorado | Jeffrey Mangino makes the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 04:10 | Colorado | Jeffrey Mangino misses the 2nd free throw | 23-25 |
| 04:10 | California, Santa Cruz | Jeffrey Inoue pulls down the rebound | 23-25 |
| 04:05 | California, Santa Cruz | Jeffrey Mangino steals it from Jack Sears | 23-25 |
| 04:02 | Colorado | Joseph Phillips lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jeffrey Mangino | 25-25 |
| 03:52 | California, Santa Cruz | The pull-up jumper by Jeffrey Inoue is blocked by Jeffrey Mangino | 25-25 |
| 03:51 | California, Santa Cruz | Billy Hoots grabs the offensive board | 25-25 |
| 03:40 | California, Santa Cruz | Billy Hoots is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Billy Hoots, team foul #13 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Colorado | Randy Overton (PG), Ernest Tyler (SF), Jesse Knowles (C) Jeff Robinson, Jeffrey Mangino, John Millard | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Frank Reeves (PG), Charles Howell (SG), Curtis King (PF) Christopher Heuser, Billy Hoots, Jeffrey Inoue | |
| 03:14 | Colorado | Joseph Phillips misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 25-25 |
| 03:13 | California, Santa Cruz | Curtis King grabs the defensive rebound | 25-25 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Randy Overton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Phillips (tiring) 7 pts. SF - Ernest Tyler (fresh) 3 reb. PF - James Mather (tiring) 2 reb. C - Jesse Knowles (fresh) | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Frank Reeves (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Howell (fresh) SF - Jack Sears (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Curtis King (fresh) C - Charles Luster (fairly fresh) | |
| 02:51 | California, Santa Cruz | Jack Sears connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Howell | 25-28 |
| 02:23 | Colorado | Jesse Knowles buries a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Randy Overton | 27-28 |
| 02:14 | California, Santa Cruz | Frank Reeves makes the shot from the right side set up by Charles Howell | 27-30 |
| 01:51 | Colorado | Ernest Tyler buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Randy Overton and he's hacked by Jack Sears - foul #2 on Jack Sears, team foul #14 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Colorado | Charles Lewis (SG), James Green (PF), Howard Sharpe (C) Joseph Phillips, James Mather, Jesse Knowles | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Richard Ramey (SG), Thomas McEaddy (SF), Leon Smallwood (PF), Lawrence Durant (C) Charles Howell, Jack Sears, Curtis King, Charles Luster | |
| 01:51 | Colorado | Ernest Tyler misses the free throw | 29-30 |
| 01:51 | California, Santa Cruz | The rebound goes to Lawrence Durant | 29-30 |
| 01:42 | California, Santa Cruz | Frank Reeves misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 29-30 |
| 01:41 | California, Santa Cruz | Lawrence Durant tips it back up and in | 29-32 |
| 01:23 | Colorado | Leon Smallwood blocks the short jumper by Charles Lewis | 29-32 |
| 01:22 | California, Santa Cruz | Leon Smallwood snags the defensive board | 29-32 |
| 01:11 | California, Santa Cruz | Frank Reeves misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 29-32 |
| 01:10 | California, Santa Cruz | Leon Smallwood tips it back up and in | 29-34 |
| 01:08 | Colorado | Frank Reeves takes the ball from Charles Lewis in the backcourt | 29-34 |
| 01:02 | California, Santa Cruz | Thomas McEaddy scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Richard Ramey | 29-36 |
| 00:47 | Colorado | Ernest Tyler drills a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Randy Overton | 31-36 |
| 00:30 | California, Santa Cruz | Lawrence Durant is fouled on the floor by Howard Sharpe - foul #2 on Howard Sharpe, team foul #10 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Colorado | Jeffrey Mangino (SF), Jesse Knowles (C) Ernest Tyler, Howard Sharpe | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Christopher Heuser (PG), Jack Sears (SF), Jeffrey Inoue (C) Frank Reeves, Thomas McEaddy, Leon Smallwood | |
| 00:30 | California, Santa Cruz | Lawrence Durant makes the 1st free throw | 31-37 |
| 00:30 | California, Santa Cruz | Lawrence Durant makes the 2nd free throw | 31-38 |
| 00:02 | Colorado | The jump hook by Charles Lewis is blocked by Jeffrey Inoue | 31-38 |
| 00:00 | California, Santa Cruz | Jeffrey Inoue grabs the board | 31-38 |