| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Jerome Lee (fresh) SG - Ricky Winnett (fresh) SF - Christopher Messersmith (fresh) PF - Jason Torrence (fresh) C - Lee Penney (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Jersey City | PG - Victor Puryear (fresh) SG - James Zarebski (fresh) SF - Joseph Law (fresh) PF - Mark Prevatte (fresh) C - Sylvester Graham (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | New Jersey City | Sylvester Graham wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Jersey City | New Jersey City is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:51 | New Jersey City | Mark Prevatte can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Ricky Winnett - foul #1 on Ricky Winnett, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:51 | New Jersey City | Mark Prevatte misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:51 | New Jersey City | Mark Prevatte misses the 2nd free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:51 | California, Santa Cruz | Lee Penney grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | California, Santa Cruz | Ricky Winnett's floater is tipped away by Joseph Law | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | New Jersey City | Mark Prevatte snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | New Jersey City | James Zarebski makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Sylvester Graham | 0-3 |
| 19:00 | California, Santa Cruz | Christopher Messersmith misses badly on a floater from the left side | 0-3 |
| 18:58 | California, Santa Cruz | Lee Penney tips it home | 2-3 |
| 18:44 | New Jersey City | Sylvester Graham is hacked by Jason Torrence - foul #1 on Jason Torrence, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| 18:29 | New Jersey City | Joseph Law misses the runner from the right block but he's fouled by Jason Torrence - foul #2 on Jason Torrence, team foul #3 | 2-3 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Dan Crosland (PF) Jason Torrence | |
| Subs | New Jersey City | | |
| 18:29 | New Jersey City | Joseph Law misses the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:29 | New Jersey City | Joseph Law makes the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:14 | California, Santa Cruz | Ricky Winnett can't finish the layup but the foul's on James Zarebski - foul #1 on James Zarebski, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 18:14 | California, Santa Cruz | Ricky Winnett misses the 1st free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:14 | California, Santa Cruz | Ricky Winnett makes the 2nd free throw | 3-4 |
| 17:58 | New Jersey City | Mark Prevatte throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-4 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| Subs | New Jersey City | Frank Cline (PG) Victor Puryear | |
| 17:48 | California, Santa Cruz | Dan Crosland is called for a charge - foul #1 on Dan Crosland, team foul #4 | 3-4 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| Subs | New Jersey City | Daniel Lewis (C) Sylvester Graham | |
| 17:32 | New Jersey City | Mark Prevatte misses long on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Dan Crosland - foul #2 on Dan Crosland, team foul #5 | 3-4 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Stephen Matheson (PF) Dan Crosland | |
| Subs | New Jersey City | Earl Knapp (SG), Michael Bishop (SF) James Zarebski, Joseph Law | |
| 17:32 | New Jersey City | Mark Prevatte makes the 1st free throw | 3-5 |
| 17:32 | New Jersey City | Mark Prevatte makes the 2nd free throw | 3-6 |
| 17:16 | California, Santa Cruz | Ricky Winnett connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Stephen Matheson and he's hacked by Mark Prevatte - foul #1 on Mark Prevatte, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Tony Smith (PG), Jerry Blanding (SF) Jerome Lee, Christopher Messersmith | |
| Subs | New Jersey City | Dustin Stauffer (PF) Mark Prevatte | |
| 17:16 | California, Santa Cruz | Ricky Winnett makes the free throw | 6-6 |
| 16:55 | New Jersey City | Daniel Lewis buries a driving attempt from the right block set up by Earl Knapp | 6-8 |
| 16:49 | California, Santa Cruz | Dustin Stauffer steals it from Jerry Blanding | 6-8 |
| 16:45 | New Jersey City | Ricky Winnett picks off the pass by Frank Cline in the backcourt | 6-8 |
| 16:33 | California, Santa Cruz | Stephen Matheson can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Daniel Lewis - foul #1 on Daniel Lewis, team foul #3 | 6-8 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Robert Riddell (SG) Ricky Winnett | |
| Subs | New Jersey City | Victor Puryear (PG), Sylvester Graham (C) Dustin Stauffer, Daniel Lewis | |
| 16:33 | California, Santa Cruz | Stephen Matheson makes the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 16:33 | California, Santa Cruz | Stephen Matheson makes the 2nd free throw | 8-8 |
| 16:17 | New Jersey City | Earl Knapp misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 8-8 |
| 16:16 | California, Santa Cruz | Lee Penney grabs the defensive rebound | 8-8 |
| 16:02 | California, Santa Cruz | Jerry Blanding clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 8-8 |
| 16:01 | California, Santa Cruz | Robert Riddell tips it but misses | 8-8 |
| 15:59 | New Jersey City | The rebound goes to Sylvester Graham | 8-8 |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Tony Smith (fresh) SG - Robert Riddell (fresh) SF - Jerry Blanding (fresh) PF - Stephen Matheson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lee Penney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Jersey City | PG - Victor Puryear (fresh) SG - Earl Knapp (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Frank Cline (fresh) PF - Michael Bishop (fresh) C - Sylvester Graham (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | New Jersey City | Jerry Blanding is called for the reach on Victor Puryear - foul #1 on Jerry Blanding, team foul #6 | 8-8 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Jerome Lee (PG), Christopher Messersmith (SF) Tony Smith, Stephen Matheson | |
| Subs | New Jersey City | James Zarebski (SG), Joseph Law (SF), Mark Prevatte (PF) Earl Knapp, Frank Cline, Michael Bishop | |
| 15:26 | New Jersey City | Victor Puryear's fadeaway is rejected by Christopher Messersmith | 8-8 |
| 15:24 | New Jersey City | Mark Prevatte tips it home | 8-10 |
| 15:08 | California, Santa Cruz | A charge is called on Lee Penney - foul #1 on Lee Penney, team foul #7 | 8-10 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Stephen Matheson (PF) Jerry Blanding | |
| Subs | New Jersey City | Earl Knapp (PG), Daniel Lewis (C) Victor Puryear, Sylvester Graham | |
| 14:56 | New Jersey City | James Zarebski buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 8-13 |
| 14:34 | California, Santa Cruz | Christopher Messersmith hits the finger roll and the foul's on Joseph Law - foul #1 on Joseph Law, team foul #4 | 10-13 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Ricky Winnett (SG) Robert Riddell | |
| Subs | New Jersey City | Frank Cline (PG) Earl Knapp | |
| 14:34 | California, Santa Cruz | Christopher Messersmith makes the free throw | 11-13 |
| 14:19 | New Jersey City | Daniel Lewis is denied on a layup by Lee Penney | 11-13 |
| 14:17 | California, Santa Cruz | Lee Penney snags the defensive board | 11-13 |
| 14:11 | California, Santa Cruz | James Zarebski is called for the reach on Lee Penney - foul #2 on James Zarebski, team foul #5 | 11-13 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Tony Smith (PG) Jerome Lee | |
| Subs | New Jersey City | Earl Knapp (SG) James Zarebski | |
| 14:01 | California, Santa Cruz | Ricky Winnett can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 11-13 |
| 13:59 | New Jersey City | Mark Prevatte snags the defensive board | 11-13 |
| 13:30 | New Jersey City | Mark Prevatte clanks a turnaround in the lane | 11-13 |
| 13:29 | California, Santa Cruz | Lee Penney snags the defensive board | 11-13 |
| 13:01 | California, Santa Cruz | Ricky Winnett makes the floater from the baseline set up by Stephen Matheson | 13-13 |
| 12:36 | New Jersey City | Joseph Law is denied on a layup by Lee Penney | 13-13 |
| 12:34 | New Jersey City | Earl Knapp grabs the offensive rebound | 13-13 |
| 12:16 | New Jersey City | Joseph Law's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-13 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Jerome Lee (PG), Robert Riddell (SG), Jerry Blanding (PF) Tony Smith, Ricky Winnett, Stephen Matheson | |
| Subs | New Jersey City | Victor Puryear (PG), Michael Bishop (SF), Dustin Stauffer (PF), Sylvester Graham (C) Frank Cline, Joseph Law, Mark Prevatte, Daniel Lewis | |
| 12:07 | California, Santa Cruz | Christopher Messersmith buries a pull-up jumper from the right side and he's fouled by Dustin Stauffer - foul #1 on Dustin Stauffer, team foul #6 | 15-13 |
| 12:07 | California, Santa Cruz | Christopher Messersmith misses the free throw | 15-13 |
| 12:07 | New Jersey City | Earl Knapp snags the defensive board | 15-13 |
| 11:50 | New Jersey City | Jerry Blanding is called for the reach on Michael Bishop - foul #2 on Jerry Blanding, team foul #8 | 15-13 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Stephen Matheson (PF) Jerry Blanding | |
| Subs | New Jersey City | James McCall (SG) Earl Knapp | |
| 11:50 | New Jersey City | Michael Bishop makes the 1st free throw | 15-14 |
| 11:50 | New Jersey City | Michael Bishop makes the 2nd free throw | 15-15 |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Jerome Lee (fresh) SG - Robert Riddell (fresh) SF - Christopher Messersmith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Stephen Matheson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Lee Penney (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | New Jersey City | PG - Victor Puryear (fresh) SG - James McCall (fresh) SF - Michael Bishop (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dustin Stauffer (fresh) C - Sylvester Graham (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | California, Santa Cruz | Jerome Lee misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Victor Puryear - foul #1 on Victor Puryear, team foul #7 | 15-15 |
| 11:34 | California, Santa Cruz | Jerome Lee makes the 1st free throw | 16-15 |
| 11:34 | California, Santa Cruz | Jerome Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 17-15 |
| 11:17 | New Jersey City | James McCall can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 17-15 |
| 11:16 | California, Santa Cruz | Lee Penney gets the rebound | 17-15 |
| 11:12 | California, Santa Cruz | Christopher Messersmith hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 17-15 |
| 11:11 | New Jersey City | Sylvester Graham gets the rebound | 17-15 |
| 11:06 | New Jersey City | Robert Riddell steals the ball from James McCall | 17-15 |
| 10:41 | California, Santa Cruz | Stephen Matheson banks in the layup | 19-15 |
| 10:20 | New Jersey City | Dustin Stauffer is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Dustin Stauffer, team foul #8 | 19-15 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Ricky Winnett (SG) Christopher Messersmith | |
| Subs | New Jersey City | Frank Cline (PG), Earl Knapp (SG), Mark Prevatte (PF) Victor Puryear, James McCall, Dustin Stauffer | |
| 10:04 | California, Santa Cruz | Lee Penney is whistled for a carry | 19-15 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Tony Smith (PG), Christopher Messersmith (SF) Jerome Lee, Robert Riddell | |
| Subs | New Jersey City | James McCall (SG), Daniel Lewis (C) Michael Bishop, Sylvester Graham | |
| 09:44 | New Jersey City | Christopher Messersmith swats the short shot by Mark Prevatte | 19-15 |
| 09:43 | New Jersey City | Mark Prevatte snags the offensive board | 19-15 |
| 09:31 | New Jersey City | Mark Prevatte knocks in the jump hook from the left block set up by Frank Cline | 19-17 |
| 09:22 | California, Santa Cruz | Lee Penney clanks a shot from close range but the foul's on James McCall - foul #1 on James McCall, team foul #9 | 19-17 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| Subs | New Jersey City | Joseph Law (SF) James McCall | |
| 09:22 | California, Santa Cruz | Lee Penney makes the 1st free throw | 20-17 |
| 09:22 | California, Santa Cruz | Lee Penney makes the 2nd free throw | 21-17 |
| 09:06 | New Jersey City | Frank Cline lays it in on a great pass from Mark Prevatte | 21-19 |
| 08:58 | California, Santa Cruz | Tony Smith misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 21-19 |
| 08:57 | California, Santa Cruz | Stephen Matheson pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-19 |
| 08:37 | California, Santa Cruz | Ricky Winnett is hacked by Joseph Law - foul #2 on Joseph Law, team foul #10 | 21-19 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Jerome Lee (PG), Robert Riddell (SF) Tony Smith, Christopher Messersmith | |
| Subs | New Jersey City | Victor Puryear (PG), Michael Bishop (SF), Sylvester Graham (C) Earl Knapp, Joseph Law, Daniel Lewis | |
| 08:37 | California, Santa Cruz | Ricky Winnett makes the 1st free throw | 22-19 |
| 08:37 | California, Santa Cruz | Ricky Winnett makes the 2nd free throw | 23-19 |
| 08:17 | New Jersey City | Sylvester Graham hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-19 |
| 08:15 | New Jersey City | Mark Prevatte tips it in | 23-21 |
| 07:59 | California, Santa Cruz | Sylvester Graham takes the ball from Lee Penney | 23-21 |
| 07:45 | New Jersey City | Robert Riddell steps in front of the Michael Bishop pass | 23-21 |
| 07:41 | California, Santa Cruz | Jerome Lee misses the easy layup | 23-21 |
| 07:39 | New Jersey City | Mark Prevatte pulls down the rebound | 23-21 |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Jerome Lee (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ricky Winnett (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Robert Riddell (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Stephen Matheson (tiring) 4 pts. C - Lee Penney (tired) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | New Jersey City | PG - Victor Puryear (fresh) SG - Frank Cline (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Bishop (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Prevatte (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Sylvester Graham (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:19 | New Jersey City | Victor Puryear misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 23-21 |
| 07:17 | California, Santa Cruz | Jerome Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 23-21 |
| 06:51 | California, Santa Cruz | Ricky Winnett is fouled on the floor by Michael Bishop - foul #1 on Michael Bishop, team foul #11 | 23-21 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Tony Smith (PG), Christopher Messersmith (SF) Jerome Lee, Robert Riddell | |
| Subs | New Jersey City | Earl Knapp (PG), James McCall (SG), Daniel Lewis (C) Victor Puryear, Michael Bishop, Sylvester Graham | |
| 06:51 | California, Santa Cruz | Ricky Winnett makes the 1st free throw | 24-21 |
| 06:51 | California, Santa Cruz | Ricky Winnett makes the 2nd free throw | 25-21 |
| 06:37 | New Jersey City | Earl Knapp scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Mark Prevatte | 25-24 |
| 06:26 | California, Santa Cruz | Lee Penney misses short on a jumper from the right side | 25-24 |
| 06:25 | California, Santa Cruz | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Messersmith | 25-24 |
| 06:16 | California, Santa Cruz | Tony Smith hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 25-24 |
| 06:14 | New Jersey City | James McCall grabs the board | 25-24 |
| 05:56 | New Jersey City | James McCall misses the easy layup | 25-24 |
| 05:55 | New Jersey City | Mark Prevatte can't tip it in | 25-24 |
| 05:53 | California, Santa Cruz | Christopher Messersmith gets the rebound | 25-24 |
| 05:39 | California, Santa Cruz | Ricky Winnett makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Tony Smith | 27-24 |
| 05:26 | New Jersey City | James McCall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-24 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Jerome Lee (PG), Robert Riddell (SG) Tony Smith, Ricky Winnett | |
| Subs | New Jersey City | Sylvester Graham (C) Mark Prevatte | |
| 05:07 | California, Santa Cruz | Robert Riddell scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Christopher Messersmith | 29-24 |
| 04:44 | New Jersey City | Sylvester Graham scores on a shot from the baseline | 29-26 |
| 04:19 | California, Santa Cruz | Robert Riddell is fouled on the floor by James McCall - foul #2 on James McCall, team foul #12 | 29-26 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Brian Jenkins (PG), Ricky Winnett (SG) Jerome Lee, Christopher Messersmith | |
| Subs | New Jersey City | Victor Puryear (PG), Michael Bishop (SF), Mark Prevatte (PF) James McCall, Frank Cline, Daniel Lewis | |
| 04:19 | California, Santa Cruz | Robert Riddell makes the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 04:19 | California, Santa Cruz | Robert Riddell makes the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 03:53 | New Jersey City | Victor Puryear can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-26 |
| 03:52 | California, Santa Cruz | The rebound goes to Ricky Winnett | 31-26 |
| 03:33 | California, Santa Cruz | Ricky Winnett is called for a charge - foul #2 on Ricky Winnett, team foul #9 | 31-26 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Tony Smith (PG), Jerry Blanding (SF), Jason Torrence (PF), Dan Crosland (C) Brian Jenkins, Robert Riddell, Stephen Matheson, Lee Penney | |
| Subs | New Jersey City | James Zarebski (SG), Joseph Law (SF), Dustin Stauffer (PF) Earl Knapp, Mark Prevatte, Sylvester Graham | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Tony Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ricky Winnett (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Jerry Blanding (fresh) PF - Jason Torrence (fresh) C - Dan Crosland (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Jersey City | PG - Victor Puryear (fresh) SG - James Zarebski (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Joseph Law (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Dustin Stauffer (fresh) C - Michael Bishop (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:07 | New Jersey City | Joseph Law drills a shot from close range on a nice dish by Dustin Stauffer | 31-28 |
| 02:49 | California, Santa Cruz | Ricky Winnett clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 31-28 |
| 02:47 | New Jersey City | James Zarebski gets the rebound | 31-28 |
| 02:29 | New Jersey City | Michael Bishop lays it up and in on a great pass from Victor Puryear | 31-30 |
| 02:05 | California, Santa Cruz | Jerry Blanding misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 31-30 |
| 02:04 | California, Santa Cruz | Tony Smith can't tip it in | 31-30 |
| 02:03 | New Jersey City | Michael Bishop snags the defensive board | 31-30 |
| 01:44 | New Jersey City | Jason Torrence steps in front of the Dustin Stauffer pass | 31-30 |
| 01:35 | California, Santa Cruz | Jerry Blanding hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 33-30 |
| 01:15 | New Jersey City | Victor Puryear is hacked by Tony Smith - foul #1 on Tony Smith, team foul #10 | 33-30 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Jerome Lee (PG), Robert Riddell (SG) Tony Smith, Ricky Winnett | |
| Subs | New Jersey City | Mark Prevatte (PF), Sylvester Graham (C) Dustin Stauffer, Michael Bishop | |
| 01:15 | New Jersey City | Victor Puryear makes the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 01:15 | New Jersey City | Victor Puryear makes the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 01:08 | California, Santa Cruz | Jason Torrence misses the 3 from straight away | 33-32 |
| 01:06 | California, Santa Cruz | Robert Riddell pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-32 |
| 00:54 | California, Santa Cruz | Jerome Lee misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 33-32 |
| 00:52 | New Jersey City | The rebound goes to Mark Prevatte | 33-32 |
| 00:47 | New Jersey City | Victor Puryear can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 33-32 |
| 00:45 | California, Santa Cruz | Jason Torrence grabs the board | 33-32 |
| 00:30 | California, Santa Cruz | Mark Prevatte picks off the pass by Jerome Lee | 33-32 |
| 00:03 | New Jersey City | Sylvester Graham misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 33-32 |
| 00:01 | California, Santa Cruz | The rebound goes to Jerome Lee | 33-32 |
| 00:00 | California, Santa Cruz | Jerome Lee comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 33-32 |