| Lineup | California Tech. | PG - Stanley Oja (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Sean Richardson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brad Howard (fresh) PF - Marvin Callis (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Howard Vessels (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Irvin Orta (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jason Stark (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Quin (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Todd Leland (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Curtis Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Grove City | John Quin inbounds the ball | 30-35 |
| Game Plan | California Tech. | California Tech. is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Grove City | The jump hook by Jason Stark is blocked by Howard Vessels | 30-35 |
| 19:43 | Grove City | Jason Stark tips it home | 30-37 |
| 19:37 | California Tech. | Brad Howard misses long on a shot from the left side | 30-37 |
| 19:36 | Grove City | Jason Stark grabs the board | 30-37 |
| 19:24 | Grove City | Irvin Orta loses the dribble to Stanley Oja | 30-37 |
| 19:20 | California Tech. | Stanley Oja hits the finger roll | 32-37 |
| 19:13 | Grove City | Todd Leland drills a jump hook from the baseline set up by Jason Stark and he's hacked by Marvin Callis - foul #1 on Marvin Callis, team foul #1 | 32-39 |
| 19:13 | Grove City | Todd Leland misses the free throw | 32-39 |
| 19:13 | Grove City | John Quin grabs the offensive board | 32-39 |
| 18:55 | Grove City | Irvin Orta connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Jason Stark and he's hacked by Sean Richardson - foul #2 on Sean Richardson, team foul #2 | 32-41 |
| 18:55 | Grove City | Irvin Orta makes the free throw | 32-42 |
| 18:38 | California Tech. | Todd Leland takes the ball from Sean Richardson | 32-42 |
| 18:32 | Grove City | Curtis Jones hits a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Irvin Orta | 32-44 |
| 18:20 | California Tech. | Stanley Oja misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 32-44 |
| 18:19 | Grove City | The rebound goes to Todd Leland | 32-44 |
| 18:00 | Grove City | Irvin Orta comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 32-44 |
| 17:58 | Grove City | Irvin Orta pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-44 |
| 17:43 | Grove City | Curtis Jones is fouled on the floor by Howard Vessels - foul #1 on Howard Vessels, team foul #3 | 32-44 |
| Subs | California Tech. | Daniel Gaertner (SF) Brad Howard | |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| 17:21 | Grove City | The jumper by Curtis Jones is denied by Howard Vessels | 32-44 |
| 17:19 | Grove City | John Quin pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-44 |
| 17:13 | Grove City | Jason Stark misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-44 |
| 17:12 | California Tech. | Marvin Callis pulls down the rebound | 32-44 |
| 17:04 | California Tech. | Sean Richardson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-44 |
| 17:03 | California Tech. | Howard Vessels tips it back up and in | 34-44 |
| 16:50 | Grove City | Daniel Gaertner picks off the pass by Jason Stark | 34-44 |
| 16:43 | California Tech. | Irvin Orta steals the ball from Stanley Oja | 34-44 |
| 16:31 | Grove City | John Quin is hacked by Daniel Gaertner - foul #3 on Daniel Gaertner, team foul #4 | 34-44 |
| Subs | California Tech. | Alvin McCaslin (PG), Norman Lorentz (SG), Brad Howard (SF), Brian Tatum (PF), Randall Wilson (C) Stanley Oja, Sean Richardson, Daniel Gaertner, Marvin Callis, Howard Vessels | |
| Subs | Grove City | Jerry Tylor (PG), Paul Brown (SG), Ted Evans (SF), Joe Young (PF), James Altamirano (C) Irvin Orta, Jason Stark, John Quin, Todd Leland, Curtis Jones | |
| 16:12 | Grove City | Ted Evans clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 34-44 |
| 16:11 | California Tech. | Brian Tatum gets the rebound | 34-44 |
| 16:06 | California Tech. | Paul Brown steals it from Norman Lorentz | 34-44 |
| 15:46 | Grove City | Jerry Tylor is hacked by Alvin McCaslin - foul #1 on Alvin McCaslin, team foul #5 | 34-44 |
| Subs | California Tech. | Daniel Gaertner (SG) Norman Lorentz | |
| Subs | Grove City | James Wicker (PF) Joe Young | |
| Lineup | California Tech. | PG - Alvin McCaslin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Gaertner (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Brad Howard (fresh) PF - Brian Tatum (fresh) 2 reb. C - Randall Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Jerry Tylor (fresh) SG - Paul Brown (fresh) SF - Ted Evans (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Wicker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - James Altamirano (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Grove City | James Altamirano loses the ball out of bounds | 34-44 |
| 15:18 | California Tech. | Daniel Gaertner is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Daniel Gaertner, team foul #6 | 34-44 |
| Subs | California Tech. | Norman Lorentz (SG), Marvin Callis (PF), Howard Vessels (C) Daniel Gaertner, Brad Howard, Brian Tatum | |
| Subs | Grove City | Irvin Orta (PG), Curtis Jones (C) Jerry Tylor, James Altamirano | |
| 14:58 | Grove City | Ted Evans is fouled on the floor by Randall Wilson - foul #1 on Randall Wilson, team foul #7 | 34-44 |
| Subs | California Tech. | Stanley Oja (PG), Sean Richardson (SG) Alvin McCaslin, Norman Lorentz | |
| Subs | Grove City | Jason Stark (SG) Paul Brown | |
| 14:58 | Grove City | Ted Evans makes the 1st free throw | 34-45 |
| 14:58 | Grove City | Ted Evans misses the 2nd free throw | 34-45 |
| 14:58 | California Tech. | Howard Vessels gets the rebound | 34-45 |
| 14:40 | California Tech. | Randall Wilson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 34-45 |
| 14:38 | California Tech. | The offensive rebound goes to Howard Vessels | 34-45 |
| 14:24 | California Tech. | Randall Wilson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Stanley Oja | 36-45 |
| 14:01 | Grove City | Jason Stark drills a shot from the left side set up by Irvin Orta | 36-47 |
| 13:33 | California Tech. | Stanley Oja hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-47 |
| 13:32 | Grove City | The rebound goes to Curtis Jones | 36-47 |
| 13:18 | Grove City | James Wicker comes up short on the shot from the right side | 36-47 |
| 13:17 | California Tech. | Stanley Oja pulls down the rebound | 36-47 |
| 13:11 | California Tech. | Marvin Callis scores on a shot from the baseline set up by Stanley Oja | 38-47 |
| 13:01 | Grove City | Irvin Orta misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-47 |
| 13:00 | California Tech. | Marvin Callis gets the rebound | 38-47 |
| 12:40 | California Tech. | Howard Vessels misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 38-47 |
| 12:38 | Grove City | James Wicker snags the defensive board | 38-47 |
| 12:33 | Grove City | Irvin Orta drills a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Jason Stark | 38-49 |
| 12:11 | California Tech. | Marvin Callis misses short on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by James Wicker - foul #4 on James Wicker, team foul #1 | 38-49 |
| Subs | California Tech. | Alvin McCaslin (PG), Norman Lorentz (SG), Brad Howard (SF), Brian Tatum (C) Stanley Oja, Sean Richardson, Randall Wilson, Howard Vessels | |
| Subs | Grove City | Jerry Tylor (PG), Paul Brown (SG), John Quin (SF), Todd Leland (PF), James Altamirano (C) Irvin Orta, Jason Stark, Ted Evans, James Wicker, Curtis Jones | |
| 12:11 | California Tech. | Marvin Callis makes the 1st free throw | 39-49 |
| 12:11 | California Tech. | Marvin Callis makes the 2nd free throw | 40-49 |
| 11:54 | Grove City | John Quin is whistled for traveling | 40-49 |
| 11:32 | California Tech. | Norman Lorentz hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-49 |
| 11:31 | California Tech. | Brian Tatum pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-49 |
| Lineup | California Tech. | PG - Alvin McCaslin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Norman Lorentz (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brad Howard (fresh) PF - Marvin Callis (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Tatum (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Jerry Tylor (fresh) SG - Paul Brown (fresh) SF - John Quin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Todd Leland (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - James Altamirano (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:16 | California Tech. | Marvin Callis can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 40-49 |
| 11:14 | Grove City | The rebound goes to Todd Leland | 40-49 |
| 10:51 | Grove City | Paul Brown is called for traveling | 40-49 |
| Subs | California Tech. | Howard Vessels (C) Marvin Callis | |
| Subs | Grove City | | |
| 10:31 | California Tech. | Alvin McCaslin's pass is intercepted by James Altamirano | 40-49 |
| 10:13 | Grove City | Paul Brown misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-49 |
| 10:12 | California Tech. | Brian Tatum snags the defensive board | 40-49 |
| 09:59 | California Tech. | Brad Howard makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Alvin McCaslin | 43-49 |
| 09:37 | Grove City | John Quin's dunk attempt is rejected by Howard Vessels | 43-49 |
| 09:36 | California Tech. | Brad Howard pulls down the rebound | 43-49 |
| 09:31 | California Tech. | Alvin McCaslin hits a turnaround in the paint set up by Brad Howard and he's fouled by Jerry Tylor - foul #1 on Jerry Tylor, team foul #2 | 45-49 |
| Subs | California Tech. | Stanley Oja (PG), Sean Richardson (SG), Randall Wilson (SF) Norman Lorentz, Brad Howard, Brian Tatum | |
| Subs | Grove City | Irvin Orta (PG), Jason Stark (SG), Ted Evans (SF), Joe Young (PF), Curtis Jones (C) Jerry Tylor, Paul Brown, John Quin, Todd Leland, James Altamirano | |
| 09:31 | California Tech. | Alvin McCaslin makes the free throw | 46-49 |
| 09:12 | Grove City | Joe Young misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 46-49 |
| 09:10 | California Tech. | The rebound goes to Howard Vessels | 46-49 |
| 09:05 | California Tech. | Sean Richardson can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 46-49 |
| 09:03 | Grove City | Curtis Jones gets the rebound | 46-49 |
| 08:58 | Grove City | Irvin Orta misses short on a floater from close range | 46-49 |
| 08:57 | Grove City | The offensive rebound goes to Joe Young | 46-49 |
| 08:52 | Grove City | Joe Young misses long on a floater in the paint | 46-49 |
| 08:50 | California Tech. | Howard Vessels grabs the board | 46-49 |
| 08:29 | California Tech. | Randall Wilson misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Ted Evans - foul #1 on Ted Evans, team foul #3 | 46-49 |
| Subs | California Tech. | Marvin Callis (PF) Alvin McCaslin | |
| Subs | Grove City | Todd Leland (PF) Joe Young | |
| 08:29 | California Tech. | Randall Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 08:29 | California Tech. | Randall Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 47-49 |
| 08:29 | Grove City | Ted Evans pulls down the rebound | 47-49 |
| 08:09 | Grove City | Irvin Orta scores on a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jason Stark | 47-51 |
| 07:51 | California Tech. | Howard Vessels clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 47-51 |
| 07:49 | California Tech. | Marvin Callis tips it home | 49-51 |
| 07:28 | Grove City | Ted Evans clanks a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Randall Wilson - foul #2 on Randall Wilson, team foul #8 | 49-51 |
| Subs | California Tech. | Brad Howard (SF), Brian Tatum (C) Randall Wilson, Howard Vessels | |
| Subs | Grove City | John Quin (SF), James Wicker (PF) Jason Stark, Todd Leland | |
| 07:28 | Grove City | Ted Evans makes the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 07:28 | Grove City | Ted Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 49-53 |
| Lineup | California Tech. | PG - Stanley Oja (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sean Richardson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brad Howard (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marvin Callis (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. C - Brian Tatum (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Irvin Orta (fresh) 9 pts. 7 ast. SG - Ted Evans (fresh) 8 pts. SF - John Quin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Wicker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Curtis Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:13 | California Tech. | Stanley Oja lays it in and he's fouled by Curtis Jones - foul #3 on Curtis Jones, team foul #4 | 51-53 |
| 07:13 | California Tech. | Stanley Oja makes the free throw | 52-53 |
| 06:51 | Grove City | Brian Tatum blocks the short jumper by Irvin Orta | 52-53 |
| 06:49 | Grove City | Curtis Jones tips it back up and in | 52-55 |
| 06:34 | California Tech. | Marvin Callis scores on a floater in the lane set up by Stanley Oja | 54-55 |
| 06:19 | Grove City | James Wicker hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 54-55 |
| 06:17 | California Tech. | Brian Tatum grabs the board | 54-55 |
| 06:13 | California Tech. | Sean Richardson connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Brad Howard | 56-55 |
| 05:45 | Grove City | Ted Evans knocks in the floater from the free throw line and the foul's on Brian Tatum - foul #1 on Brian Tatum, team foul #9 | 56-57 |
| Subs | California Tech. | Alvin McCaslin (PG), Daniel Gaertner (SG), Randall Wilson (SF), Howard Vessels (C) Stanley Oja, Sean Richardson, Brad Howard, Marvin Callis | |
| Subs | Grove City | Jerry Tylor (PG), Todd Leland (C) Irvin Orta, Curtis Jones | |
| 05:45 | Grove City | Ted Evans misses the free throw | 56-57 |
| 05:45 | California Tech. | Howard Vessels grabs the defensive rebound | 56-57 |
| 05:24 | California Tech. | Daniel Gaertner misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 56-57 |
| 05:23 | California Tech. | Howard Vessels misses the tip | 56-57 |
| 05:22 | Grove City | John Quin snags the defensive board | 56-57 |
| 05:00 | Grove City | James Wicker misses short on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Alvin McCaslin - foul #2 on Alvin McCaslin, team foul #10 | 56-57 |
| Subs | California Tech. | Norman Lorentz (SF) Brian Tatum | |
| Subs | Grove City | Jason Stark (SG), James Altamirano (C) Ted Evans, John Quin | |
| 05:00 | Grove City | James Wicker makes the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 05:00 | Grove City | James Wicker makes the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 04:39 | California Tech. | Alvin McCaslin lays it up and in on a nice dish by Randall Wilson | 58-59 |
| 04:23 | Grove City | James Wicker knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 58-61 |
| 04:17 | California Tech. | Howard Vessels misses the lay-in | 58-61 |
| 04:16 | California Tech. | Howard Vessels tips it back up and in | 60-61 |
| 03:53 | Grove City | Jason Stark scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by James Altamirano | 60-64 |
| 03:28 | California Tech. | Alvin McCaslin knocks in the runner from close range on a great pass from Norman Lorentz and he's fouled by Jerry Tylor - foul #2 on Jerry Tylor, team foul #5 | 62-64 |
| Subs | California Tech. | Sean Richardson (SG), Brad Howard (SF), Marvin Callis (PF) Daniel Gaertner, Norman Lorentz, Howard Vessels | |
| Subs | Grove City | Irvin Orta (PG), John Quin (SF), Curtis Jones (C) Jerry Tylor, James Wicker, James Altamirano | |
| 03:28 | California Tech. | Alvin McCaslin makes the free throw | 63-64 |
| Lineup | California Tech. | PG - Alvin McCaslin (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sean Richardson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brad Howard (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marvin Callis (fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. C - Randall Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Grove City | PG - Irvin Orta (fresh) 9 pts. 7 ast. SG - Jason Stark (fresh) 18 pts. 5 ast. SF - John Quin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Todd Leland (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Curtis Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:01 | Grove City | John Quin drills a shot from the left block on a great pass from Irvin Orta and he's hacked by Brad Howard - foul #1 on Brad Howard, team foul #11 | 63-66 |
| Subs | California Tech. | Stanley Oja (PG), Brian Tatum (C) Alvin McCaslin, Randall Wilson | |
| Subs | Grove City | James Altamirano (PF) Todd Leland | |
| 03:01 | Grove City | John Quin makes the free throw | 63-67 |
| 02:43 | California Tech. | Jason Stark steps in front of the Brad Howard pass | 63-67 |
| 02:21 | Grove City | Irvin Orta misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 63-67 |
| 02:19 | Grove City | Curtis Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-67 |
| 02:02 | Grove City | Jason Stark hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Irvin Orta | 63-70 |
| 01:40 | California Tech. | Brian Tatum misses badly on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Curtis Jones - foul #4 on Curtis Jones, team foul #6 | 63-70 |
| Subs | California Tech. | Howard Vessels (C) Marvin Callis | |
| Subs | Grove City | James Wicker (PF) James Altamirano | |
| 01:40 | California Tech. | Brian Tatum makes the 1st free throw | 64-70 |
| 01:40 | California Tech. | Brian Tatum makes the 2nd free throw | 65-70 |
| 01:29 | Grove City | James Wicker misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 65-70 |
| 01:27 | Grove City | The offensive rebound goes to James Wicker | 65-70 |
| 01:09 | Grove City | Howard Vessels takes the ball from Curtis Jones | 65-70 |
| 00:49 | California Tech. | Stanley Oja misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 65-70 |
| 00:48 | California Tech. | Howard Vessels tips it in | 67-70 |
| Game Plan | California Tech. | California Tech. is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Grove City | Jason Stark can't connect on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Sean Richardson - foul #3 on Sean Richardson, team foul #12 | 67-70 |
| Subs | California Tech. | Marvin Callis (PF) Brian Tatum | |
| Subs | Grove City | John Williams (SF), Todd Leland (PF) John Quin, James Wicker | |
| 00:28 | Grove City | Jason Stark makes the 1st free throw | 67-71 |
| 00:28 | Grove City | Jason Stark misses the 2nd free throw | 67-71 |
| 00:28 | California Tech. | Howard Vessels gets the rebound | 67-71 |
| Game Plan | California Tech. | California Tech. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:22 | California Tech. | Howard Vessels scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 70-71 |
| 00:22 | Grove City | Grove City calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-71 |
| Subs | California Tech. | | |
| Subs | Grove City | John Quin (SF), James Wicker (PF) John Williams, Todd Leland | |
| Game Plan | California Tech. | California Tech. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:20 | Grove City | Jason Stark is fouled in the backcourt by Sean Richardson - foul #4 on Sean Richardson, team foul #13 | 70-71 |
| 00:20 | Grove City | Jason Stark misses the 1st free throw | 70-71 |
| 00:20 | Grove City | Jason Stark misses the 2nd free throw | 70-71 |
| 00:20 | California Tech. | Howard Vessels snags the defensive board | 70-71 |
| Game Plan | California Tech. | California Tech. is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:07 | California Tech. | Brad Howard makes the shot from close range set up by Marvin Callis | 72-71 |
| 00:07 | Grove City | Grove City calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-71 |
| Game Plan | California Tech. | California Tech. is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Grove City | Grove City is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:02 | Grove City | Curtis Jones misses the floater from the free throw line | 72-71 |
| 00:00 | California Tech. | Howard Vessels grabs the board | 72-71 |