| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - James Hinderliter (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Guy Faircloth (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roy Pugh (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Key (fresh) 6 pts. C - John Fain (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - Robert Leary (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Hung (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Milton Cowden (fresh) PF - Edward Petty (fresh) 2 pts. C - Tyler Buckner (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Whittier | Milton Cowden inbounds the ball | 35-36 |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Whittier | Whittier is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:44 | Whittier | Thomas Hung misses the 3 from the left corner | 35-36 |
| 19:42 | California, Santa Cruz | James Hinderliter snags the defensive board | 35-36 |
| 19:31 | California, Santa Cruz | Roy Pugh is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Roy Pugh, team foul #1 | 35-36 |
| 19:15 | Whittier | Edward Petty scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Robert Leary | 35-38 |
| 18:50 | California, Santa Cruz | A charge is called on William Key - foul #3 on William Key, team foul #2 | 35-38 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Martin Durham (PF) William Key | |
| Subs | Whittier | | |
| 18:39 | Whittier | Guy Faircloth steals the ball from Tyler Buckner | 35-38 |
| 18:35 | California, Santa Cruz | Martin Durham banks in the layup on a great pass from Guy Faircloth | 37-38 |
| 18:17 | Whittier | Robert Leary hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by John Fain - foul #2 on John Fain, team foul #3 | 37-38 |
| 18:17 | Whittier | Robert Leary makes the 1st free throw | 37-39 |
| 18:17 | Whittier | Robert Leary makes the 2nd free throw | 37-40 |
| 18:01 | California, Santa Cruz | James Hinderliter is hacked by Thomas Hung - foul #3 on Thomas Hung, team foul #1 | 37-40 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| Subs | Whittier | Joseph Hettinger (SG) Thomas Hung | |
| 17:50 | California, Santa Cruz | John Fain misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 37-40 |
| 17:48 | Whittier | Edward Petty grabs the board | 37-40 |
| 17:42 | Whittier | James Hinderliter steals the ball from Joseph Hettinger | 37-40 |
| 17:38 | California, Santa Cruz | Guy Faircloth can't finish the layup | 37-40 |
| 17:36 | Whittier | Edward Petty pulls down the rebound | 37-40 |
| 17:32 | Whittier | The jumper by Milton Cowden is denied by Martin Durham | 37-40 |
| 17:31 | California, Santa Cruz | John Fain gets the rebound | 37-40 |
| 17:13 | California, Santa Cruz | James Hinderliter misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-40 |
| 17:12 | Whittier | Edward Petty pulls down the rebound | 37-40 |
| 16:56 | Whittier | Milton Cowden makes the floater from close range | 37-42 |
| 16:41 | California, Santa Cruz | John Fain blows the layup | 37-42 |
| 16:40 | Whittier | Edward Petty gets the rebound | 37-42 |
| 16:22 | Whittier | Edward Petty lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert Leary | 37-44 |
| 16:17 | California, Santa Cruz | James Hinderliter misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 37-44 |
| 16:15 | California, Santa Cruz | Roy Pugh hits the follow up shot | 39-44 |
| 15:59 | Whittier | Robert Leary hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Milton Cowden | 39-47 |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - James Hinderliter (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Guy Faircloth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roy Pugh (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Martin Durham (fresh) 5 pts. C - John Fain (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - Robert Leary (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Hettinger (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Milton Cowden (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Petty (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Tyler Buckner (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:41 | California, Santa Cruz | John Fain misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-47 |
| 15:40 | California, Santa Cruz | Roy Pugh gets the offensive rebound | 39-47 |
| 15:20 | California, Santa Cruz | James Hinderliter double dribbles | 39-47 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Joseph Theus (PG), James Bradshaw (SG), Jimmy Clay (SF), William Key (PF), John Greenhalgh (C) James Hinderliter, Guy Faircloth, Roy Pugh, Martin Durham, John Fain | |
| Subs | Whittier | Thomas Hung (SG), Martin Upchurch (SF), Emmitt Hart (PF), Terry Reaper (C) Robert Leary, Milton Cowden, Edward Petty, Tyler Buckner | |
| 15:07 | Whittier | Joseph Hettinger can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-47 |
| 15:06 | California, Santa Cruz | William Key grabs the board | 39-47 |
| 14:55 | California, Santa Cruz | William Key misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 39-47 |
| 14:53 | California, Santa Cruz | William Key grabs the offensive board | 39-47 |
| 14:48 | California, Santa Cruz | John Greenhalgh misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 39-47 |
| 14:46 | Whittier | Emmitt Hart grabs the board | 39-47 |
| 14:30 | Whittier | Emmitt Hart can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-47 |
| 14:29 | Whittier | Emmitt Hart pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-47 |
| 14:06 | Whittier | Martin Upchurch loses the dribble to William Key | 39-47 |
| 13:43 | California, Santa Cruz | Joseph Theus misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-47 |
| 13:41 | California, Santa Cruz | Jimmy Clay grabs the offensive board | 39-47 |
| 13:24 | California, Santa Cruz | Joseph Theus misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 39-47 |
| 13:22 | California, Santa Cruz | William Key gets the offensive rebound | 39-47 |
| 13:10 | California, Santa Cruz | William Key is hacked by Martin Upchurch - foul #1 on Martin Upchurch, team foul #2 | 39-47 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | James Hinderliter (PG), Martin Durham (C) Jimmy Clay, John Greenhalgh | |
| Subs | Whittier | William Johnson (PG), Edward Petty (PF), Tyler Buckner (C) Joseph Hettinger, Emmitt Hart, Terry Reaper | |
| 12:53 | California, Santa Cruz | Joseph Theus misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-47 |
| 12:51 | Whittier | Edward Petty grabs the defensive rebound | 39-47 |
| 12:35 | Whittier | James Bradshaw takes the ball from Thomas Hung | 39-47 |
| 12:21 | California, Santa Cruz | William Key misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 39-47 |
| 12:19 | Whittier | Edward Petty grabs the defensive rebound | 39-47 |
| 11:57 | Whittier | Tyler Buckner loses the ball out of bounds | 39-47 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Guy Faircloth (SG), Roy Pugh (SF), John Fain (C) James Bradshaw, Joseph Theus, William Key | |
| Subs | Whittier | Robert Leary (PG), Terry Reaper (SG), Milton Cowden (SF) William Johnson, Thomas Hung, Martin Upchurch | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - James Hinderliter (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Guy Faircloth (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roy Pugh (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Martin Durham (fresh) 5 pts. C - John Fain (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - Robert Leary (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Terry Reaper (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Milton Cowden (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Petty (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Tyler Buckner (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:30 | California, Santa Cruz | John Fain knocks in the shot near the basket on a great pass from Guy Faircloth | 41-47 |
| 11:13 | Whittier | Tyler Buckner knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-50 |
| 11:04 | California, Santa Cruz | Roy Pugh can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Tyler Buckner - foul #1 on Tyler Buckner, team foul #3 | 41-50 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | James Bradshaw (SG) Guy Faircloth | |
| Subs | Whittier | Joseph Hettinger (SG), Emmitt Hart (C) Terry Reaper, Tyler Buckner | |
| 11:04 | California, Santa Cruz | Roy Pugh makes the 1st free throw | 42-50 |
| 11:04 | California, Santa Cruz | Roy Pugh makes the 2nd free throw | 43-50 |
| 10:43 | Whittier | Robert Leary misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 43-50 |
| 10:41 | California, Santa Cruz | John Fain grabs the defensive rebound | 43-50 |
| 10:26 | California, Santa Cruz | James Hinderliter connects on the shot from the right side set up by John Fain | 45-50 |
| 10:06 | Whittier | Edward Petty clanks a runner in the paint | 45-50 |
| 10:05 | California, Santa Cruz | The rebound goes to Roy Pugh | 45-50 |
| 09:58 | California, Santa Cruz | John Fain misses the lay-in but the foul's on Robert Leary - foul #3 on Robert Leary, team foul #4 | 45-50 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | William Key (PF) Martin Durham | |
| Subs | Whittier | Thomas Hung (SG), Martin Upchurch (SF), Tyler Buckner (C) Joseph Hettinger, Milton Cowden, Edward Petty | |
| 09:58 | California, Santa Cruz | John Fain makes the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 09:58 | California, Santa Cruz | John Fain makes the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| 09:48 | Whittier | James Hinderliter is called for the reach on Robert Leary - foul #3 on James Hinderliter, team foul #4 | 47-50 |
| 09:34 | Whittier | Robert Leary misses the easy layup but he's hacked by James Hinderliter - foul #4 on James Hinderliter, team foul #5 | 47-50 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Guy Faircloth (PG) James Hinderliter | |
| Subs | Whittier | | |
| 09:34 | Whittier | Robert Leary makes the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 09:34 | Whittier | Robert Leary makes the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| 09:19 | California, Santa Cruz | A charge is called on James Bradshaw - foul #4 on James Bradshaw, team foul #6 | 47-52 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Joseph Theus (SG) James Bradshaw | |
| Subs | Whittier | | |
| 08:57 | Whittier | Emmitt Hart is fouled on the floor by John Fain - foul #3 on John Fain, team foul #7 | 47-52 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Jimmy Clay (SF), John Greenhalgh (C) Roy Pugh, John Fain | |
| Subs | Whittier | Joseph Hettinger (PG) Robert Leary | |
| 08:57 | Whittier | Emmitt Hart makes the 1st free throw | 47-53 |
| 08:57 | Whittier | Emmitt Hart makes the 2nd free throw | 47-54 |
| 08:35 | California, Santa Cruz | Guy Faircloth knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Joseph Theus | 50-54 |
| 08:20 | Whittier | Tyler Buckner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-54 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Martin Durham (C) John Greenhalgh | |
| Subs | Whittier | Edward Petty (PF) Emmitt Hart | |
| 08:05 | California, Santa Cruz | William Key hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joseph Theus | 52-54 |
| 07:53 | Whittier | Edward Petty comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by William Key - foul #4 on William Key, team foul #8 | 52-54 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | James Hinderliter (PG), James Bradshaw (SG), John Greenhalgh (C) Guy Faircloth, Jimmy Clay, William Key | |
| Subs | Whittier | Milton Cowden (SF) Tyler Buckner | |
| 07:53 | Whittier | Edward Petty makes the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 07:53 | Whittier | Edward Petty misses the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 07:53 | California, Santa Cruz | Martin Durham snags the defensive board | 52-55 |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - James Hinderliter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - James Bradshaw (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Joseph Theus (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Martin Durham (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - John Greenhalgh (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - Joseph Hettinger (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Hung (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Milton Cowden (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Petty (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Martin Upchurch (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 07:34 | California, Santa Cruz | Edward Petty is called for the reach on James Hinderliter - foul #2 on Edward Petty, team foul #5 | 52-55 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Roy Pugh (SF), John Fain (C) Joseph Theus, John Greenhalgh | |
| Subs | Whittier | Robert Leary (PG), Terry Reaper (C) Joseph Hettinger, Martin Upchurch | |
| 07:22 | California, Santa Cruz | James Hinderliter connects on the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by James Bradshaw | 54-55 |
| 07:04 | Whittier | Terry Reaper loses the dribble to John Fain | 54-55 |
| 06:50 | California, Santa Cruz | James Hinderliter misses badly on a shot from the left side | 54-55 |
| 06:49 | California, Santa Cruz | James Hinderliter can't tip it in | 54-55 |
| 06:47 | Whittier | Robert Leary snags the defensive board | 54-55 |
| 06:31 | Whittier | Milton Cowden misses the lay-in | 54-55 |
| 06:29 | California, Santa Cruz | James Bradshaw grabs the defensive rebound | 54-55 |
| 06:16 | California, Santa Cruz | John Fain hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Roy Pugh | 57-55 |
| 06:00 | Whittier | Thomas Hung misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 57-55 |
| 05:59 | California, Santa Cruz | John Fain gets the rebound | 57-55 |
| 05:44 | California, Santa Cruz | Roy Pugh makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from James Bradshaw | 60-55 |
| 05:20 | Whittier | James Bradshaw takes the ball from Edward Petty | 60-55 |
| 05:01 | California, Santa Cruz | John Fain misses the driving attempt from the right block | 60-55 |
| 05:00 | Whittier | Milton Cowden grabs the defensive rebound | 60-55 |
| 04:49 | Whittier | Thomas Hung knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Leary | 60-57 |
| 04:31 | California, Santa Cruz | Roy Pugh jams it | 62-57 |
| 04:09 | Whittier | Milton Cowden lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Leary and he's fouled by Martin Durham - foul #2 on Martin Durham, team foul #9 | 62-59 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Guy Faircloth (PG), Joseph Theus (SG), Jimmy Clay (SF), William Key (PF), John Greenhalgh (C) James Hinderliter, James Bradshaw, Roy Pugh, Martin Durham, John Fain | |
| Subs | Whittier | William Johnson (PG), Joseph Hettinger (SG), Emmitt Hart (PF), Tyler Buckner (C) Robert Leary, Thomas Hung, Edward Petty, Terry Reaper | |
| 04:09 | Whittier | Milton Cowden makes the free throw | 62-60 |
| 04:00 | California, Santa Cruz | Joseph Hettinger takes the ball from Joseph Theus | 62-60 |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Guy Faircloth (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Theus (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jimmy Clay (fresh) 1 pts. PF - William Key (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - John Greenhalgh (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - William Johnson (fresh) SG - Joseph Hettinger (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Milton Cowden (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Emmitt Hart (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Tyler Buckner (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:35 | Whittier | Tyler Buckner's floater is tipped away by William Key | 62-60 |
| 03:33 | Whittier | Tyler Buckner snags the offensive board | 62-60 |
| 03:23 | Whittier | Milton Cowden is whistled for traveling | 62-60 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | James Hinderliter (PG) Jimmy Clay | |
| Subs | Whittier | Martin Upchurch (SF) Milton Cowden | |
| 03:01 | California, Santa Cruz | Guy Faircloth clanks a shot from the left wing | 62-60 |
| 03:00 | Whittier | Emmitt Hart pulls down the rebound | 62-60 |
| 03:00 | Whittier | Whittier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-60 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | James Bradshaw (SG), Roy Pugh (SF), John Fain (C) Guy Faircloth, Joseph Theus, John Greenhalgh | |
| Subs | Whittier | Robert Leary (PG), Thomas Hung (SG), Edward Petty (PF) William Johnson, Joseph Hettinger, Emmitt Hart | |
| 02:39 | Whittier | Robert Leary connects on the jumpshot from the right side set up by Martin Upchurch | 62-62 |
| 02:27 | California, Santa Cruz | James Hinderliter buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by John Fain | 65-62 |
| 02:13 | Whittier | James Bradshaw is called for the reach on Robert Leary - foul #5 on James Bradshaw, team foul #10 | 65-62 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Guy Faircloth (SG) James Bradshaw | |
| Subs | Whittier | | |
| 02:13 | Whittier | Robert Leary makes the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 02:13 | Whittier | Robert Leary misses the 2nd free throw | 65-63 |
| 02:13 | California, Santa Cruz | John Fain snags the defensive board | 65-63 |
| 01:56 | California, Santa Cruz | James Hinderliter hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Guy Faircloth | 68-63 |
| 01:48 | Whittier | Edward Petty misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on John Fain - foul #4 on John Fain, team foul #11 | 68-63 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| Subs | Whittier | Milton Cowden (SF) Martin Upchurch | |
| 01:48 | Whittier | Edward Petty makes the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 01:48 | Whittier | Edward Petty makes the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| 01:24 | California, Santa Cruz | The jump hook by Guy Faircloth is blocked by Edward Petty | 68-65 |
| 01:23 | Whittier | The rebound goes to Tyler Buckner | 68-65 |
| 01:05 | Whittier | Thomas Hung is fouled on the floor by William Key - foul #5 on William Key, team foul #12 | 68-65 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Martin Durham (PF) William Key | |
| Subs | Whittier | | |
| 01:05 | Whittier | Thomas Hung makes the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 01:05 | Whittier | Thomas Hung makes the 2nd free throw | 68-67 |
| 01:01 | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-67 |
| 00:48 | California, Santa Cruz | Guy Faircloth is hacked by Tyler Buckner - foul #2 on Tyler Buckner, team foul #6 | 68-67 |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Whittier | Whittier is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:20 | California, Santa Cruz | James Hinderliter comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 68-67 |
| 00:18 | California, Santa Cruz | Martin Durham tips it back up and in | 70-67 |
| 00:10 | Whittier | Thomas Hung misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 70-67 |
| 00:08 | Whittier | Robert Leary snags the offensive board | 70-67 |
| 00:06 | Whittier | Thomas Hung comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 70-67 |
| 00:05 | California, Santa Cruz | John Fain grabs the board | 70-67 |
| 00:05 | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-67 |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Joseph Theus (SF) Roy Pugh | |
| Subs | Whittier | | |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Whittier | Whittier is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:02 | California, Santa Cruz | Guy Faircloth is hacked by Thomas Hung in the backcourt - foul #4 on Thomas Hung, team foul #7 | 70-67 |
| 00:02 | California, Santa Cruz | Guy Faircloth makes the 1st free throw | 71-67 |
| 00:02 | California, Santa Cruz | Guy Faircloth makes the 2nd free throw | 72-67 |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Whittier | Whittier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Whittier | Robert Leary can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 72-67 |