| Lineup | Occidental | PG - Byron Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Allen Otwell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roger White (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Hartigan (fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Virgil Jones (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Erwin Buster (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Fickes (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - George Pettway (fresh) 5 pts. C - Fred Demarco (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Occidental | Roger White inbounds the ball | 31-33 |
| Game Plan | Occidental | Occidental is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Occidental | Byron Taylor is fouled on the floor by Virgil Jones - foul #1 on Virgil Jones, team foul #1 | 31-33 |
| 19:32 | Occidental | Allen Otwell clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Erwin Buster - foul #2 on Erwin Buster, team foul #2 | 31-33 |
| 19:32 | Occidental | Allen Otwell makes the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 19:32 | Occidental | Allen Otwell makes the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 19:11 | California, Santa Cruz | George Pettway is fouled on the floor by Richard Smith - foul #2 on Richard Smith, team foul #1 | 33-33 |
| 18:52 | California, Santa Cruz | Roger White steals it from Fred Demarco | 33-33 |
| 18:38 | Occidental | George Pettway is called for the reach on Roger White - foul #1 on George Pettway, team foul #3 | 33-33 |
| 18:33 | Occidental | Byron Taylor hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-33 |
| 18:31 | California, Santa Cruz | Fred Demarco gets the rebound | 33-33 |
| 18:25 | California, Santa Cruz | George Pettway is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on George Pettway, team foul #4 | 33-33 |
| 18:18 | Occidental | Roger White hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 33-33 |
| 18:17 | California, Santa Cruz | Virgil Jones snags the defensive board | 33-33 |
| 18:01 | California, Santa Cruz | Erwin Buster makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Robert Fickes | 33-36 |
| 17:40 | Occidental | Allen Otwell is hacked by Erwin Buster - foul #3 on Erwin Buster, team foul #5 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Occidental | | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Peter Henderson (SG) Erwin Buster | |
| 17:29 | Occidental | Roger White misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 33-36 |
| 17:28 | California, Santa Cruz | Fred Demarco gets the rebound | 33-36 |
| 17:16 | California, Santa Cruz | George Pettway buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Fickes | 33-38 |
| 16:58 | Occidental | Robert Hartigan loses the ball out of bounds | 33-38 |
| Subs | Occidental | Richard Deems (PF), William Stone (C) Robert Hartigan, Richard Smith | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Jeff Joyce (PG), Steven Moore (PF), Mark Graves (C) Virgil Jones, George Pettway, Fred Demarco | |
| 16:43 | California, Santa Cruz | Robert Fickes knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Jeff Joyce | 33-40 |
| 16:21 | Occidental | William Stone hits a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Allen Otwell | 35-40 |
| 16:14 | California, Santa Cruz | Steven Moore clanks a jumper from the left wing | 35-40 |
| 16:13 | Occidental | Byron Taylor pulls down the rebound | 35-40 |
| 15:50 | Occidental | Byron Taylor hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Roger White | 38-40 |
| Lineup | Occidental | PG - Byron Taylor (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Allen Otwell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Roger White (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Richard Deems (fresh) 7 pts. C - William Stone (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Jeff Joyce (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Peter Henderson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Fickes (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Steven Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Graves (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | California, Santa Cruz | Robert Fickes can't connect on a floater from close range | 38-40 |
| 15:42 | Occidental | William Stone grabs the defensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 15:29 | Occidental | Allen Otwell knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Byron Taylor | 41-40 |
| 15:06 | California, Santa Cruz | Robert Fickes comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 41-40 |
| 15:04 | Occidental | William Stone gets the rebound | 41-40 |
| 14:44 | Occidental | Allen Otwell misses long on a runner in the paint | 41-40 |
| 14:42 | California, Santa Cruz | Robert Fickes snags the defensive board | 41-40 |
| 14:25 | California, Santa Cruz | Steven Moore hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 41-40 |
| 14:24 | Occidental | Richard Deems grabs the board | 41-40 |
| 14:11 | Occidental | Allen Otwell misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-40 |
| 14:10 | California, Santa Cruz | Mark Graves grabs the board | 41-40 |
| 13:43 | California, Santa Cruz | Steven Moore hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 41-40 |
| 13:41 | California, Santa Cruz | Peter Henderson pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 13:23 | California, Santa Cruz | Jeff Joyce buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-43 |
| 13:18 | Occidental | Allen Otwell is fouled on the floor by Peter Henderson - foul #1 on Peter Henderson, team foul #6 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Occidental | Johnathon Andrews (PG), George Askew (SG), Roy Parson (SF), Robert Hartigan (PF), Richard Smith (C) Byron Taylor, Allen Otwell, Roger White, Richard Deems, William Stone | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Virgil Jones (PG), Erwin Buster (SG), Walter Hanover (SF), George Pettway (PF), Fred Demarco (C) Jeff Joyce, Peter Henderson, Robert Fickes, Steven Moore, Mark Graves | |
| 13:03 | Occidental | Richard Smith comes up short on the runner near the basket but he's hacked by Fred Demarco - foul #1 on Fred Demarco, team foul #7 | 41-43 |
| 13:03 | Occidental | Richard Smith makes the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 13:03 | Occidental | Richard Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 12:49 | California, Santa Cruz | Fred Demarco misses the lay-in | 43-43 |
| 12:47 | California, Santa Cruz | George Pettway grabs the offensive board | 43-43 |
| 12:25 | California, Santa Cruz | Richard Smith is called for the reach on Virgil Jones - foul #3 on Richard Smith, team foul #2 | 43-43 |
| 12:12 | California, Santa Cruz | Fred Demarco is hacked by Robert Hartigan - foul #3 on Robert Hartigan, team foul #3 | 43-43 |
| 11:59 | California, Santa Cruz | Walter Hanover is fouled on the floor by Roy Parson - foul #2 on Roy Parson, team foul #4 | 43-43 |
| 11:50 | California, Santa Cruz | Virgil Jones can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 43-43 |
| 11:49 | California, Santa Cruz | Erwin Buster snags the offensive board | 43-43 |
| Lineup | Occidental | PG - Johnathon Andrews (fresh) SG - George Askew (fresh) SF - Roy Parson (fresh) PF - Robert Hartigan (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Virgil Jones (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Erwin Buster (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Walter Hanover (fresh) PF - George Pettway (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Fred Demarco (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:35 | California, Santa Cruz | The jump hook by George Pettway is blocked by Robert Hartigan | 43-43 |
| 11:33 | California, Santa Cruz | Walter Hanover grabs the offensive board | 43-43 |
| 11:13 | California, Santa Cruz | Erwin Buster misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 43-43 |
| 11:11 | Occidental | The rebound goes to Robert Hartigan | 43-43 |
| 10:59 | Occidental | Roy Parson misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-43 |
| 10:57 | California, Santa Cruz | Erwin Buster gets the rebound | 43-43 |
| 10:37 | California, Santa Cruz | George Pettway clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 43-43 |
| 10:36 | California, Santa Cruz | George Pettway tips it but misses | 43-43 |
| 10:35 | California, Santa Cruz | Erwin Buster grabs the offensive board | 43-43 |
| 10:22 | California, Santa Cruz | George Askew picks off the pass by Fred Demarco | 43-43 |
| 10:18 | Occidental | Roy Parson lays it in on a nice dish by George Askew | 45-43 |
| 09:52 | California, Santa Cruz | Walter Hanover connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Virgil Jones | 45-46 |
| 09:37 | Occidental | George Pettway steps in front of the George Askew pass | 45-46 |
| 09:14 | California, Santa Cruz | Virgil Jones drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-49 |
| 08:58 | Occidental | George Askew scores on a shot from the left block | 47-49 |
| 08:44 | California, Santa Cruz | Erwin Buster scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Virgil Jones | 47-52 |
| 08:29 | Occidental | Robert Hartigan buries a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Johnathon Andrews and he's hacked by George Pettway - foul #3 on George Pettway, team foul #8 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Occidental | Byron Taylor (PG), Allen Otwell (SG), Roger White (SF), Richard Deems (C) Johnathon Andrews, George Askew, Roy Parson, Richard Smith | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Jeff Joyce (PG), Peter Henderson (SG), Robert Fickes (SF), Steven Moore (PF), Mark Graves (C) Virgil Jones, Erwin Buster, Walter Hanover, George Pettway, Fred Demarco | |
| 08:29 | Occidental | Robert Hartigan makes the free throw | 50-52 |
| 08:16 | California, Santa Cruz | Robert Fickes drills a driving attempt from the left block set up by Jeff Joyce | 50-54 |
| 07:55 | Occidental | Richard Deems misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 50-54 |
| 07:54 | Occidental | Richard Deems can't tip it in | 50-54 |
| 07:53 | California, Santa Cruz | Steven Moore gets the rebound | 50-54 |
| 07:47 | California, Santa Cruz | Peter Henderson is called for traveling | 50-54 |
| Subs | Occidental | William Stone (C) Robert Hartigan | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| Lineup | Occidental | PG - Byron Taylor (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Allen Otwell (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Roger White (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Richard Deems (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - William Stone (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Jeff Joyce (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Peter Henderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Robert Fickes (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Steven Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Graves (fresh) | |
| 07:32 | Occidental | Richard Deems connects on the floater in the paint set up by William Stone and he's fouled by Peter Henderson - foul #2 on Peter Henderson, team foul #9 | 52-54 |
| 07:32 | Occidental | Richard Deems misses the free throw | 52-54 |
| 07:32 | California, Santa Cruz | Mark Graves snags the defensive board | 52-54 |
| 07:25 | California, Santa Cruz | Mark Graves misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-54 |
| 07:23 | Occidental | Byron Taylor snags the defensive board | 52-54 |
| 07:08 | Occidental | Jeff Joyce is called for the reach on Allen Otwell - foul #3 on Jeff Joyce, team foul #10 | 52-54 |
| 07:08 | Occidental | Allen Otwell makes the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 07:08 | Occidental | Allen Otwell misses the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 07:08 | California, Santa Cruz | Mark Graves grabs the board | 53-54 |
| 06:52 | California, Santa Cruz | Robert Fickes misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-54 |
| 06:51 | California, Santa Cruz | Steven Moore misses the tip | 53-54 |
| 06:49 | California, Santa Cruz | Robert Fickes grabs the offensive board | 53-54 |
| 06:38 | California, Santa Cruz | Jeff Joyce misses the fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Byron Taylor - foul #1 on Byron Taylor, team foul #5 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Occidental | | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Erwin Buster (SG) Mark Graves | |
| 06:38 | California, Santa Cruz | Jeff Joyce misses the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 06:38 | California, Santa Cruz | Jeff Joyce makes the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 06:14 | Occidental | Byron Taylor is fouled on the floor by Jeff Joyce - foul #4 on Jeff Joyce, team foul #11 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Occidental | Richard Smith (C) William Stone | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Virgil Jones (PG), George Pettway (PF) Jeff Joyce, Peter Henderson | |
| 06:14 | Occidental | Byron Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 06:14 | Occidental | Byron Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 54-55 |
| 05:51 | California, Santa Cruz | Robert Fickes hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Erwin Buster and he's hacked by Roger White - foul #2 on Roger White, team foul #6 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Occidental | William Stone (PF) Richard Deems | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Fred Demarco (C) Steven Moore | |
| 05:51 | California, Santa Cruz | Robert Fickes makes the free throw | 54-58 |
| 05:36 | Occidental | William Stone travels with the ball | 54-58 |
| 05:19 | California, Santa Cruz | William Stone is called for the reach on Virgil Jones - foul #2 on William Stone, team foul #7 | 54-58 |
| 05:19 | California, Santa Cruz | Virgil Jones makes the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 05:19 | California, Santa Cruz | Virgil Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| 05:11 | Occidental | Roger White knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-60 |
| 04:57 | California, Santa Cruz | Robert Fickes misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-60 |
| 04:56 | California, Santa Cruz | George Pettway snags the offensive board | 57-60 |
| 04:33 | California, Santa Cruz | William Stone steals it from George Pettway | 57-60 |
| 04:18 | Occidental | Roger White clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-60 |
| 04:17 | Occidental | Roger White grabs the offensive rebound | 57-60 |
| 04:08 | Occidental | Byron Taylor is hacked by Virgil Jones - foul #2 on Virgil Jones, team foul #12 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Occidental | George Askew (SG), Roy Parson (SF), Robert Hartigan (PF), Richard Deems (C) Allen Otwell, Roger White, William Stone, Richard Smith | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Peter Henderson (SG), Walter Hanover (SF), Steven Moore (PF) Erwin Buster, Robert Fickes, George Pettway | |
| 04:08 | Occidental | Byron Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 04:08 | Occidental | Byron Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 59-60 |
| 03:53 | California, Santa Cruz | Virgil Jones knocks in the jumper from the right wing set up by Peter Henderson | 59-62 |
| 03:48 | Occidental | Virgil Jones is called for the reach on Byron Taylor in the backcourt - foul #3 on Virgil Jones, team foul #13 | 59-62 |
| Subs | Occidental | | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Jeff Joyce (SG) Fred Demarco | |
| 03:48 | Occidental | Byron Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 03:48 | Occidental | Byron Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 61-62 |
| Lineup | Occidental | PG - Byron Taylor (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - George Askew (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Roy Parson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Hartigan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Deems (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Virgil Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jeff Joyce (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Walter Hanover (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Peter Henderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:35 | California, Santa Cruz | Peter Henderson dunks the ball | 61-64 |
| 03:11 | Occidental | Richard Deems knocks in the floater from the baseline set up by Byron Taylor | 63-64 |
| 02:51 | California, Santa Cruz | Peter Henderson hits the finger roll | 63-66 |
| 02:51 | Occidental | Occidental calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-66 |
| Subs | Occidental | Allen Otwell (SG), Roger White (SF), Richard Smith (C) George Askew, Roy Parson, Richard Deems | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Erwin Buster (SG), Robert Fickes (SF), George Pettway (PF), Fred Demarco (C) Jeff Joyce, Walter Hanover, Peter Henderson, Steven Moore | |
| 02:38 | Occidental | Richard Smith buries a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Byron Taylor | 65-66 |
| 02:26 | California, Santa Cruz | Robert Fickes scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Virgil Jones | 65-69 |
| 02:04 | Occidental | Robert Hartigan comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 65-69 |
| 02:03 | Occidental | The offensive rebound goes to Allen Otwell | 65-69 |
| 01:47 | Occidental | Byron Taylor makes the shot from just outside the lane set up by Allen Otwell and he's fouled by George Pettway - foul #4 on George Pettway, team foul #14 | 67-69 |
| 01:47 | Occidental | Byron Taylor misses the free throw | 67-69 |
| 01:47 | California, Santa Cruz | Fred Demarco pulls down the rebound | 67-69 |
| 01:30 | California, Santa Cruz | Fred Demarco lays it up and in set up by Robert Fickes and he's hacked by Allen Otwell - foul #2 on Allen Otwell, team foul #8 | 67-71 |
| 01:30 | California, Santa Cruz | Fred Demarco misses the free throw | 67-71 |
| 01:30 | Occidental | Richard Smith pulls down the rebound | 67-71 |
| 01:20 | Occidental | Fred Demarco steals it from Byron Taylor | 67-71 |
| 00:54 | California, Santa Cruz | Virgil Jones misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 67-71 |
| 00:52 | California, Santa Cruz | Erwin Buster misses the tip | 67-71 |
| 00:50 | Occidental | Richard Smith grabs the board | 67-71 |
| Game Plan | Occidental | Occidental is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:44 | Occidental | Robert Hartigan can't connect on a shot in the paint | 67-71 |
| 00:42 | Occidental | Allen Otwell hits the follow up shot | 69-71 |
| Game Plan | Occidental | Occidental is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:19 | California, Santa Cruz | Fred Demarco misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 69-71 |
| 00:17 | Occidental | Richard Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 69-71 |
| Game Plan | Occidental | Occidental is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:04 | Occidental | Richard Smith misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 69-71 |
| 00:03 | California, Santa Cruz | Robert Fickes gets the rebound | 69-71 |
| Game Plan | Occidental | Occidental is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:02 | California, Santa Cruz | Byron Taylor is called for the reach on Robert Fickes in the backcourt - foul #2 on Byron Taylor, team foul #9 | 69-71 |
| 00:02 | California, Santa Cruz | Robert Fickes makes the 1st free throw | 69-72 |
| 00:02 | California, Santa Cruz | Robert Fickes makes the 2nd free throw | 69-73 |
| Game Plan | Occidental | Occidental is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Occidental | Roger White comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 69-73 |