| Lineup | Whittier | PG - Robert Dawson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Eich (fresh) SF - Michael Schippers (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Anthony Wagner (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Norman Peterson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Timothy Bozarth (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ron Rosado (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Hoyer (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Clay McCaffrey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Ross (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Whittier | Michael Schippers inbounds the ball | 24-30 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 19:43 | Whittier | Norman Peterson banks in the layup and the foul's on Richard Ross - foul #1 on Richard Ross, team foul #1 | 26-30 |
| 19:43 | Whittier | Norman Peterson makes the free throw | 27-30 |
| 19:17 | California, Santa Cruz | Richard Ross loses the ball out of bounds | 27-30 |
| 19:09 | Whittier | Robert Dawson misses the shot from the right side | 27-30 |
| 19:07 | Whittier | John Eich pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-30 |
| 19:02 | Whittier | Norman Peterson lays it in | 29-30 |
| 18:33 | California, Santa Cruz | Clay McCaffrey loses the dribble to Michael Schippers | 29-30 |
| 18:18 | Whittier | Robert Dawson drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Schippers | 32-30 |
| 17:52 | California, Santa Cruz | Clay McCaffrey misses long on a floater from the left block | 32-30 |
| 17:51 | Whittier | The rebound goes to Anthony Wagner | 32-30 |
| 17:36 | Whittier | Anthony Wagner misses badly on a floater from the left side | 32-30 |
| 17:34 | Whittier | John Eich tips it in | 34-30 |
| 17:27 | California, Santa Cruz | Clay McCaffrey hits a fadeaway from the right block set up by Timothy Bozarth and he's hacked by Norman Peterson - foul #1 on Norman Peterson, team foul #1 | 34-32 |
| 17:27 | California, Santa Cruz | Clay McCaffrey misses the free throw | 34-32 |
| 17:27 | California, Santa Cruz | Timothy Hoyer grabs the offensive board | 34-32 |
| 17:10 | California, Santa Cruz | Richard Ross misses the jumper from close range but he's fouled by Norman Peterson - foul #2 on Norman Peterson, team foul #2 | 34-32 |
| 17:10 | California, Santa Cruz | Richard Ross misses the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 17:10 | California, Santa Cruz | Richard Ross misses the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 17:10 | Whittier | John Eich grabs the board | 34-32 |
| 16:48 | Whittier | Robert Dawson connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Norman Peterson | 36-32 |
| 16:37 | California, Santa Cruz | Ron Rosado hits a turnaround in the lane | 36-34 |
| 16:14 | Whittier | John Eich misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Richard Ross - foul #2 on Richard Ross, team foul #2 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Whittier | Mark Baker (SG) Robert Dawson | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Duane Glantz (PG), Otis Bent (SG), Joseph Lewis (SF), Phillip Curtis (PF), Jerry Brittain (C) Timothy Bozarth, Ron Rosado, Timothy Hoyer, Clay McCaffrey, Richard Ross | |
| 16:14 | Whittier | John Eich misses the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 16:14 | Whittier | John Eich makes the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 15:54 | California, Santa Cruz | Otis Bent hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 37-34 |
| 15:52 | California, Santa Cruz | Jerry Brittain tips it in | 37-36 |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - John Eich (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Mark Baker (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Michael Schippers (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Anthony Wagner (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Norman Peterson (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Duane Glantz (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Otis Bent (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Phillip Curtis (fresh) 1 pts. C - Jerry Brittain (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:28 | Whittier | John Eich misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 37-36 |
| 15:27 | Whittier | Norman Peterson tips it back up and in | 39-36 |
| 15:01 | California, Santa Cruz | Jerry Brittain misses badly on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Norman Peterson - foul #3 on Norman Peterson, team foul #3 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Whittier | Robert Dawson (PG), Jack Hammack (SG), Chad Schneider (PF), James Mendonca (C) John Eich, Michael Schippers, Anthony Wagner, Norman Peterson | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Timothy Bozarth (PG), Ron Rosado (SG), Timothy Hoyer (SF) Duane Glantz, Otis Bent, Joseph Lewis | |
| 15:01 | California, Santa Cruz | Jerry Brittain makes the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 15:01 | California, Santa Cruz | Jerry Brittain makes the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 14:42 | Whittier | Jack Hammack misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Jerry Brittain - foul #1 on Jerry Brittain, team foul #3 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Whittier | | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Clay McCaffrey (PF) Phillip Curtis | |
| 14:42 | Whittier | Jack Hammack makes the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 14:42 | Whittier | Jack Hammack makes the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 14:13 | California, Santa Cruz | Clay McCaffrey is fouled on the floor by Chad Schneider - foul #2 on Chad Schneider, team foul #4 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Whittier | | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Richard Ross (C) Jerry Brittain | |
| 13:56 | California, Santa Cruz | Clay McCaffrey hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 41-38 |
| 13:54 | Whittier | Chad Schneider snags the defensive board | 41-38 |
| 13:30 | Whittier | Mark Baker misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-38 |
| 13:28 | California, Santa Cruz | Clay McCaffrey pulls down the rebound | 41-38 |
| 13:12 | California, Santa Cruz | Timothy Hoyer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-38 |
| Subs | Whittier | Michael Schippers (SF), Anthony Wagner (PF), Norman Peterson (C) Mark Baker, Chad Schneider, James Mendonca | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| 12:51 | Whittier | Anthony Wagner is fouled on the floor by Clay McCaffrey - foul #1 on Clay McCaffrey, team foul #4 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Whittier | | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Duane Glantz (PG), Phillip Curtis (PF) Timothy Bozarth, Clay McCaffrey | |
| 12:39 | Whittier | Anthony Wagner lays it in set up by Jack Hammack | 43-38 |
| 12:15 | California, Santa Cruz | Ron Rosado clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 43-38 |
| 12:14 | California, Santa Cruz | Timothy Hoyer snags the offensive board | 43-38 |
| 11:55 | California, Santa Cruz | Ron Rosado can't finish the layup | 43-38 |
| 11:54 | Whittier | Anthony Wagner pulls down the rebound | 43-38 |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - Robert Dawson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jack Hammack (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Schippers (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Anthony Wagner (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Norman Peterson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Duane Glantz (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ron Rosado (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Hoyer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Phillip Curtis (fresh) 1 pts. C - Richard Ross (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Whittier | Norman Peterson is fouled on the floor by Richard Ross - foul #3 on Richard Ross, team foul #5 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Whittier | John Eich (PG) Robert Dawson | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Timothy Bozarth (PG), Otis Bent (SG), Joseph Lewis (SF), Clay McCaffrey (PF), Jerry Brittain (C) Duane Glantz, Ron Rosado, Timothy Hoyer, Phillip Curtis, Richard Ross | |
| 11:21 | Whittier | The pull-up jumper by Anthony Wagner is blocked by Jerry Brittain | 43-38 |
| 11:19 | Whittier | Jack Hammack tips it but misses | 43-38 |
| 11:17 | California, Santa Cruz | Joseph Lewis snags the defensive board | 43-38 |
| 10:57 | California, Santa Cruz | Timothy Bozarth misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner but the foul's on John Eich - foul #2 on John Eich, team foul #5 | 43-38 |
| 10:57 | California, Santa Cruz | Timothy Bozarth makes the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 10:57 | California, Santa Cruz | Timothy Bozarth makes the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |
| 10:57 | California, Santa Cruz | Timothy Bozarth makes the 3rd free throw | 43-41 |
| 10:36 | Whittier | Jack Hammack comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 43-41 |
| 10:35 | California, Santa Cruz | Jerry Brittain snags the defensive board | 43-41 |
| 10:11 | California, Santa Cruz | Otis Bent is hacked by Michael Schippers - foul #3 on Michael Schippers, team foul #6 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Whittier | Robert Dawson (PG) Jack Hammack | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Ron Rosado (SG) Otis Bent | |
| 09:53 | California, Santa Cruz | Clay McCaffrey comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 43-41 |
| 09:51 | Whittier | Norman Peterson snags the defensive board | 43-41 |
| 09:37 | Whittier | Anthony Wagner makes the jumper from the free throw line set up by John Eich | 45-41 |
| 09:17 | California, Santa Cruz | Ron Rosado lays it in set up by Clay McCaffrey | 45-43 |
| 09:06 | Whittier | Michael Schippers is called for a charge - foul #4 on Michael Schippers, team foul #7 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Whittier | Jack Hammack (SG), Mark Baker (SF), Chad Schneider (PF), James Mendonca (C) John Eich, Michael Schippers, Anthony Wagner, Norman Peterson | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Duane Glantz (PG), Timothy Hoyer (SF), Phillip Curtis (PF), Richard Ross (C) Timothy Bozarth, Joseph Lewis, Clay McCaffrey, Jerry Brittain | |
| 08:40 | California, Santa Cruz | Phillip Curtis misses long on a floater from close range | 45-43 |
| 08:38 | Whittier | The rebound goes to Chad Schneider | 45-43 |
| 08:31 | Whittier | Jack Hammack drills a pull-up jumper from the left side and he's hacked by Ron Rosado - foul #1 on Ron Rosado, team foul #6 | 47-43 |
| 08:31 | Whittier | Jack Hammack makes the free throw | 48-43 |
| 08:11 | California, Santa Cruz | Timothy Hoyer buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Ron Rosado | 48-46 |
| 07:45 | Whittier | Jack Hammack's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-46 |
| Subs | Whittier | John Eich (PG), Michael Schippers (SF), Anthony Wagner (PF), Norman Peterson (C) Robert Dawson, Mark Baker, Chad Schneider, James Mendonca | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Timothy Bozarth (PG), Clay McCaffrey (PF) Duane Glantz, Phillip Curtis | |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - John Eich (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jack Hammack (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Schippers (fresh) 1 pts. 4 pf. PF - Anthony Wagner (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Norman Peterson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Timothy Bozarth (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ron Rosado (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timothy Hoyer (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clay McCaffrey (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Ross (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:21 | California, Santa Cruz | Timothy Hoyer misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-46 |
| 07:19 | Whittier | The rebound goes to Anthony Wagner | 48-46 |
| 06:53 | Whittier | Jack Hammack hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by John Eich | 50-46 |
| 06:26 | California, Santa Cruz | Timothy Bozarth is fouled on the floor by John Eich - foul #3 on John Eich, team foul #8 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Whittier | Robert Dawson (PG) John Eich | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Otis Bent (SG), Jerry Brittain (C) Ron Rosado, Richard Ross | |
| 06:26 | California, Santa Cruz | Timothy Bozarth makes the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 06:26 | California, Santa Cruz | Timothy Bozarth misses the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 06:26 | Whittier | Anthony Wagner grabs the defensive rebound | 50-47 |
| 06:00 | Whittier | Jack Hammack misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-47 |
| 05:58 | California, Santa Cruz | Jerry Brittain grabs the board | 50-47 |
| 05:54 | California, Santa Cruz | Timothy Bozarth's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-47 |
| Subs | Whittier | | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Phillip Curtis (PF) Clay McCaffrey | |
| 05:42 | Whittier | Jerry Brittain blocks the short jumper by Anthony Wagner | 50-47 |
| 05:40 | California, Santa Cruz | Jerry Brittain pulls down the rebound | 50-47 |
| 05:14 | California, Santa Cruz | Jerry Brittain misses long on a floater from the right block | 50-47 |
| 05:12 | California, Santa Cruz | Phillip Curtis tips it in | 50-49 |
| 04:56 | Whittier | Anthony Wagner clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-49 |
| 04:55 | California, Santa Cruz | Jerry Brittain grabs the defensive rebound | 50-49 |
| 04:35 | California, Santa Cruz | Otis Bent is fouled on the floor by Jack Hammack - foul #4 on Jack Hammack, team foul #9 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Whittier | John Eich (SG), Mark Baker (SF), Chad Schneider (PF), James Mendonca (C) Jack Hammack, Michael Schippers, Anthony Wagner, Norman Peterson | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Duane Glantz (PG), Joseph Lewis (SF), Clay McCaffrey (PF), Richard Ross (C) Timothy Bozarth, Timothy Hoyer, Phillip Curtis, Jerry Brittain | |
| 04:35 | California, Santa Cruz | Otis Bent makes the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 04:35 | California, Santa Cruz | Otis Bent makes the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 04:25 | Whittier | Joseph Lewis is called for the reach on Robert Dawson - foul #1 on Joseph Lewis, team foul #7 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Whittier | | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Ron Rosado (SG) Otis Bent | |
| 04:25 | Whittier | Robert Dawson makes the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 04:25 | Whittier | Robert Dawson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 04:00 | California, Santa Cruz | Ron Rosado hits a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Duane Glantz and he's fouled by Mark Baker - foul #1 on Mark Baker, team foul #10 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Whittier | Spencer Abbott (SG) Robert Dawson | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| 04:00 | California, Santa Cruz | Ron Rosado misses the free throw | 52-53 |
| 04:00 | Whittier | Chad Schneider pulls down the rebound | 52-53 |
| 03:43 | Whittier | Mark Baker is hacked by Joseph Lewis - foul #2 on Joseph Lewis, team foul #8 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Whittier | Michael Schippers (SF) Spencer Abbott | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| 03:43 | Whittier | Mark Baker makes the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 03:43 | Whittier | Mark Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 03:43 | California, Santa Cruz | Joseph Lewis snags the defensive board | 53-53 |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - Mark Baker (fresh) 9 pts. SG - John Eich (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Schippers (fresh) 1 pts. 4 pf. PF - Chad Schneider (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Mendonca (fresh) | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Duane Glantz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ron Rosado (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clay McCaffrey (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Ross (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:23 | California, Santa Cruz | Ron Rosado connects on the fadeaway from the right side set up by Duane Glantz | 53-55 |
| 03:12 | Whittier | Clay McCaffrey denies the turnaround by Mark Baker | 53-55 |
| 03:11 | California, Santa Cruz | Richard Ross grabs the defensive rebound | 53-55 |
| 02:55 | California, Santa Cruz | Clay McCaffrey can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 53-55 |
| 02:54 | California, Santa Cruz | Joseph Lewis pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-55 |
| 02:54 | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-55 |
| Subs | Whittier | Robert Dawson (PG), Jack Hammack (SG), Anthony Wagner (PF), Norman Peterson (C) Mark Baker, John Eich, Chad Schneider, James Mendonca | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Timothy Bozarth (PG), Timothy Hoyer (SF) Duane Glantz, Joseph Lewis | |
| 02:37 | California, Santa Cruz | Timothy Hoyer misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 53-55 |
| 02:36 | California, Santa Cruz | Richard Ross pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-55 |
| 02:10 | California, Santa Cruz | Ron Rosado clanks a shot from the left side | 53-55 |
| 02:08 | Whittier | Robert Dawson pulls down the rebound | 53-55 |
| 01:50 | Whittier | Timothy Bozarth is called for the reach on Robert Dawson - foul #3 on Timothy Bozarth, team foul #9 | 53-55 |
| 01:50 | Whittier | Robert Dawson makes the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 01:50 | Whittier | Robert Dawson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| 01:27 | California, Santa Cruz | Ron Rosado travels with the ball | 55-55 |
| 01:09 | Whittier | Robert Dawson misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 55-55 |
| 01:08 | Whittier | Anthony Wagner grabs the offensive board | 55-55 |
| 01:02 | Whittier | Norman Peterson knocks in the runner in the paint set up by Michael Schippers | 57-55 |
| 00:35 | California, Santa Cruz | Timothy Bozarth clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 57-55 |
| 00:34 | California, Santa Cruz | Clay McCaffrey can't tip it in | 57-55 |
| 00:33 | California, Santa Cruz | Clay McCaffrey hits the follow up shot | 57-57 |
| Game Plan | Whittier | Whittier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:12 | Whittier | Anthony Wagner misses short on a shot from the right side | 57-57 |
| 00:10 | Whittier | Norman Peterson grabs the offensive board | 57-57 |
| 00:00 | Whittier | Norman Peterson connects on the turnaround from the left block | 59-57 |