| Lineup | Whittier | PG - Lawrence Lewis (fresh) SG - Gordon Lawrence (fresh) SF - Christopher Smith (fresh) PF - Ward Loughmiller (fresh) C - Charlie Parson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Eugene Johnson (fresh) SG - Anthony Rigney (fresh) SF - Charles Stafford (fresh) PF - Boyd Moser (fresh) C - Kelvin Faust (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Colorado | Kelvin Faust wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Whittier | Whittier is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Colorado | Kelvin Faust misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Whittier | The rebound goes to Christopher Smith | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Whittier | Christopher Smith is hacked by Anthony Rigney - foul #1 on Anthony Rigney, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | Whittier | Lawrence Lewis knocks in the driving attempt from the left block | 2-0 |
| 18:43 | Colorado | Charles Stafford's pass is intercepted by Gordon Lawrence | 2-0 |
| 18:39 | Whittier | Christopher Smith banks in the layup on a great pass from Gordon Lawrence | 4-0 |
| 18:12 | Colorado | Anthony Rigney misses badly on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Charlie Parson - foul #1 on Charlie Parson, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 18:12 | Colorado | Anthony Rigney makes the 1st free throw | 4-1 |
| 18:12 | Colorado | Anthony Rigney makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 17:58 | Whittier | Lawrence Lewis buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Ward Loughmiller | 7-2 |
| 17:42 | Colorado | Eugene Johnson clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 7-2 |
| 17:41 | Whittier | The rebound goes to Charlie Parson | 7-2 |
| 17:24 | Whittier | Charles Stafford steps in front of the Christopher Smith pass | 7-2 |
| 17:21 | Colorado | Eugene Johnson lays it up and in set up by Charles Stafford | 7-4 |
| 17:07 | Whittier | Anthony Rigney is called for the reach on Lawrence Lewis - foul #2 on Anthony Rigney, team foul #2 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Whittier | | |
| Subs | Colorado | John Tuthill (SG), John Taylor (PF) Anthony Rigney, Boyd Moser | |
| 16:53 | Whittier | Lawrence Lewis knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Charlie Parson | 10-4 |
| 16:48 | Colorado | Charles Stafford is hacked by Charlie Parson - foul #2 on Charlie Parson, team foul #2 | 10-4 |
| Subs | Whittier | Joseph Brooks (C) Charlie Parson | |
| Subs | Colorado | Ian Clark (SF) Charles Stafford | |
| 16:36 | Colorado | John Taylor misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Joseph Brooks - foul #1 on Joseph Brooks, team foul #3 | 10-4 |
| Subs | Whittier | | |
| Subs | Colorado | Dave Gosney (C) Kelvin Faust | |
| 16:36 | Colorado | John Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 10-5 |
| 16:36 | Colorado | John Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 10-6 |
| 16:17 | Whittier | Lawrence Lewis clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 10-6 |
| 16:15 | Whittier | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Brooks | 10-6 |
| 15:59 | Whittier | The jump hook by Ward Loughmiller is blocked by Dave Gosney | 10-6 |
| 15:58 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Ian Clark | 10-6 |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - Lawrence Lewis (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Gordon Lawrence (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Christopher Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ward Loughmiller (fresh) C - Joseph Brooks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Eugene Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Tuthill (fresh) SF - Ian Clark (fresh) PF - John Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dave Gosney (fresh) | |
| 15:54 | Colorado | John Tuthill knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 10-9 |
| 15:30 | Whittier | Christopher Smith banks in the layup on a nice dish by Gordon Lawrence | 12-9 |
| 15:23 | Colorado | Ward Loughmiller steals the ball from Ian Clark | 12-9 |
| 15:08 | Whittier | Christopher Smith is hacked by Dave Gosney - foul #1 on Dave Gosney, team foul #3 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Whittier | Derrick Truby (PG), Jim Wood (SG), Warren Canizales (SF), Kevin Paulson (PF) Lawrence Lewis, Gordon Lawrence, Christopher Smith, Ward Loughmiller | |
| Subs | Colorado | Charles Stafford (SF), Boyd Moser (PF), Kelvin Faust (C) Eugene Johnson, John Taylor, Dave Gosney | |
| 14:47 | Whittier | Kevin Paulson misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 12-9 |
| 14:46 | Whittier | Joseph Brooks snags the offensive board | 12-9 |
| 14:32 | Whittier | Derrick Truby connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Warren Canizales | 15-9 |
| 14:20 | Colorado | Kevin Paulson swats the short shot by Kelvin Faust | 15-9 |
| 14:18 | Whittier | Derrick Truby gets the rebound | 15-9 |
| 14:10 | Whittier | Warren Canizales drills a shot from the left wing | 17-9 |
| 13:54 | Colorado | Kelvin Faust hits a fadeaway from the right side set up by Charles Stafford | 17-11 |
| 13:42 | Whittier | Warren Canizales's floater is knocked away by Boyd Moser | 17-11 |
| 13:40 | Colorado | Charles Stafford snags the defensive board | 17-11 |
| 13:29 | Colorado | Kelvin Faust hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 17-11 |
| 13:28 | Colorado | Boyd Moser gets the offensive rebound | 17-11 |
| 13:11 | Colorado | Ian Clark is denied on a dunk by Kevin Paulson | 17-11 |
| 13:10 | Colorado | Kelvin Faust grabs the offensive board | 17-11 |
| 12:53 | Colorado | Ian Clark hits the finger roll set up by John Tuthill | 17-13 |
| 12:49 | Whittier | Derrick Truby is hacked by John Tuthill in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Tuthill, team foul #4 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Whittier | Lawrence Lewis (PG), Gordon Lawrence (SG), Christopher Smith (SF), Ward Loughmiller (PF) Derrick Truby, Jim Wood, Warren Canizales, Joseph Brooks | |
| Subs | Colorado | Eugene Johnson (PG), Phillip Greaves (SG), John Taylor (PF), Dave Gosney (C) John Tuthill, Ian Clark, Boyd Moser, Kelvin Faust | |
| 12:36 | Whittier | Ward Loughmiller can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 17-13 |
| 12:35 | Colorado | The rebound goes to John Taylor | 17-13 |
| 12:24 | Colorado | Phillip Greaves is fouled on the floor by Gordon Lawrence - foul #1 on Gordon Lawrence, team foul #4 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Whittier | | |
| Subs | Colorado | Dallas Perdomo (SF) Charles Stafford | |
| 12:17 | Colorado | Eugene Johnson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 17-13 |
| 12:16 | Colorado | Dave Gosney grabs the offensive rebound | 17-13 |
| 12:03 | Colorado | Phillip Greaves is hacked by Gordon Lawrence - foul #2 on Gordon Lawrence, team foul #5 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Whittier | Jim Wood (SG), Derrick Truby (C) Gordon Lawrence, Kevin Paulson | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 11:46 | Colorado | Dallas Perdomo makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Phillip Greaves | 17-15 |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - Lawrence Lewis (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Jim Wood (fresh) SF - Christopher Smith (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ward Loughmiller (fresh) C - Derrick Truby (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Eugene Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Phillip Greaves (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dallas Perdomo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dave Gosney (fresh) | |
| 11:28 | Whittier | Lawrence Lewis misses long on a 3 from straight away | 17-15 |
| 11:27 | Colorado | John Taylor grabs the board | 17-15 |
| 11:21 | Colorado | Phillip Greaves misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 17-15 |
| 11:20 | Colorado | John Taylor tips it back up and in | 17-17 |
| 11:05 | Whittier | Ward Loughmiller is fouled on the floor by Eugene Johnson - foul #1 on Eugene Johnson, team foul #5 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Whittier | Kevin Paulson (SG), Joseph Brooks (C) Jim Wood, Derrick Truby | |
| Subs | Colorado | Charles Stafford (SF), Boyd Moser (PF), Kelvin Faust (C) Dallas Perdomo, John Taylor, Dave Gosney | |
| 10:50 | Whittier | Kevin Paulson knocks in the floater from the left block | 19-17 |
| 10:43 | Colorado | Eugene Johnson connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Phillip Greaves | 19-20 |
| 10:18 | Whittier | Boyd Moser steals it from Ward Loughmiller | 19-20 |
| 10:14 | Colorado | Ward Loughmiller swats the shot by Eugene Johnson | 19-20 |
| 10:12 | Whittier | Ward Loughmiller grabs the defensive rebound | 19-20 |
| 10:03 | Whittier | Lawrence Lewis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 19-20 |
| 10:01 | Colorado | Boyd Moser snags the defensive board | 19-20 |
| 09:44 | Colorado | Boyd Moser hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 19-20 |
| 09:43 | Whittier | Christopher Smith gets the rebound | 19-20 |
| 09:24 | Whittier | Joseph Brooks loses the dribble to Phillip Greaves | 19-20 |
| 09:21 | Colorado | Phillip Greaves lays it in | 19-22 |
| 09:04 | Whittier | Boyd Moser denies the turnaround by Lawrence Lewis | 19-22 |
| 09:02 | Whittier | The offensive rebound goes to Ward Loughmiller | 19-22 |
| 08:57 | Whittier | Kevin Paulson misses the 3 from the right corner | 19-22 |
| 08:55 | Colorado | Charles Stafford gets the rebound | 19-22 |
| 08:50 | Colorado | Charles Stafford misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 19-22 |
| 08:49 | Whittier | Joseph Brooks grabs the board | 19-22 |
| 08:26 | Whittier | Kevin Paulson connects on the runner near the basket on a great pass from Ward Loughmiller and he's fouled by Kelvin Faust - foul #1 on Kelvin Faust, team foul #6 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Whittier | Julian Bailey (PG), Jim Wood (SG), Warren Canizales (SF), Derrick Truby (C) Lawrence Lewis, Christopher Smith, Ward Loughmiller, Joseph Brooks | |
| Subs | Colorado | Edward Hamilton (PG), John Tuthill (SG), Ian Clark (SF), John Taylor (PF), Dave Gosney (C) Eugene Johnson, Phillip Greaves, Charles Stafford, Boyd Moser, Kelvin Faust | |
| 08:26 | Whittier | Kevin Paulson makes the free throw | 22-22 |
| 08:14 | Colorado | Ian Clark misses short on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Warren Canizales - foul #1 on Warren Canizales, team foul #6 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Whittier | Ward Loughmiller (PF) Kevin Paulson | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 08:14 | Colorado | Ian Clark makes the 1st free throw | 22-23 |
| 08:14 | Colorado | Ian Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 22-24 |
| 07:57 | Whittier | Jim Wood drills a fadeaway from the left wing | 24-24 |
| 07:49 | Colorado | John Tuthill comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 24-24 |
| 07:48 | Whittier | Derrick Truby pulls down the rebound | 24-24 |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - Julian Bailey (fresh) SG - Jim Wood (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Warren Canizales (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ward Loughmiller (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Derrick Truby (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Edward Hamilton (fresh) SG - John Tuthill (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ian Clark (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Dave Gosney (fresh) | |
| 07:26 | Whittier | Derrick Truby makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-24 |
| 07:12 | Colorado | John Taylor misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 27-24 |
| 07:10 | Colorado | Ian Clark tips it home | 27-26 |
| 06:55 | Whittier | John Tuthill picks off the pass by Derrick Truby | 27-26 |
| 06:51 | Colorado | Edward Hamilton knocks in the floater from just outside the lane set up by Dave Gosney | 27-28 |
| 06:27 | Whittier | Derrick Truby hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Dave Gosney - foul #2 on Dave Gosney, team foul #7 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Whittier | Lawrence Lewis (PG), Christopher Smith (SF), Kevin Paulson (PF), Joseph Brooks (C) Julian Bailey, Jim Wood, Warren Canizales, Ward Loughmiller | |
| Subs | Colorado | Eugene Johnson (PG), Charles Stafford (SF), Boyd Moser (PF), Kelvin Faust (C) Edward Hamilton, Ian Clark, John Taylor, Dave Gosney | |
| 06:27 | Whittier | Derrick Truby misses the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 06:27 | Whittier | Derrick Truby makes the 2nd free throw | 28-28 |
| 06:17 | Colorado | Boyd Moser misses the lay-in | 28-28 |
| 06:15 | Whittier | Lawrence Lewis pulls down the rebound | 28-28 |
| 06:03 | Whittier | Lawrence Lewis can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 28-28 |
| 06:02 | Whittier | Christopher Smith grabs the offensive board | 28-28 |
| 05:43 | Whittier | Derrick Truby drills a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Lawrence Lewis | 30-28 |
| 05:28 | Colorado | John Tuthill misses long on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Christopher Smith - foul #1 on Christopher Smith, team foul #7 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Whittier | Jim Wood (SG) Derrick Truby | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 05:28 | Colorado | John Tuthill makes the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 05:28 | Colorado | John Tuthill makes the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 05:10 | Whittier | Christopher Smith is called for traveling | 30-30 |
| Subs | Whittier | | |
| Subs | Colorado | Ian Clark (SG), John Taylor (PF) John Tuthill, Boyd Moser | |
| 04:56 | Colorado | Charles Stafford hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 30-30 |
| 04:55 | Colorado | John Taylor grabs the offensive rebound | 30-30 |
| 04:42 | Colorado | Kelvin Faust buries a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Ian Clark and the foul's on Lawrence Lewis - foul #1 on Lawrence Lewis, team foul #8 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Whittier | Ward Loughmiller (PF) Kevin Paulson | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 04:42 | Colorado | Kelvin Faust misses the free throw | 30-32 |
| 04:42 | Whittier | Joseph Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 30-32 |
| 04:20 | Whittier | Jim Wood is called for a backcourt violation | 30-32 |
| Subs | Whittier | Derrick Truby (C) Joseph Brooks | |
| Subs | Colorado | Edward Hamilton (PG), Phillip Greaves (SF) Eugene Johnson, Charles Stafford | |
| 03:52 | Colorado | Kelvin Faust knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline | 30-34 |
| 03:36 | Whittier | The jumper by Ward Loughmiller is denied by John Taylor | 30-34 |
| 03:34 | Colorado | Phillip Greaves grabs the defensive rebound | 30-34 |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - Lawrence Lewis (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jim Wood (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christopher Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ward Loughmiller (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Derrick Truby (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Edward Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ian Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Phillip Greaves (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Kelvin Faust (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 03:29 | Colorado | Phillip Greaves misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-34 |
| 03:27 | Colorado | John Taylor tips it in | 30-36 |
| 03:12 | Whittier | Derrick Truby clanks a 3 from the right corner | 30-36 |
| 03:11 | Colorado | Ian Clark grabs the board | 30-36 |
| 03:05 | Colorado | Ian Clark is fouled on the floor by Jim Wood - foul #1 on Jim Wood, team foul #9 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Whittier | Gordon Lawrence (SG), Warren Canizales (SF), Kevin Paulson (PF), Charlie Parson (C) Lawrence Lewis, Jim Wood, Christopher Smith, Ward Loughmiller | |
| Subs | Colorado | Eugene Johnson (PG), Anthony Rigney (SG), Boyd Moser (PF) Edward Hamilton, Phillip Greaves, Kelvin Faust | |
| 03:05 | Colorado | Ian Clark misses the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 03:05 | Whittier | Warren Canizales pulls down the rebound | 30-36 |
| 03:00 | Whittier | Derrick Truby throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-36 |
| Subs | Whittier | | |
| Subs | Colorado | Charles Stafford (SF) Ian Clark | |
| 02:41 | Colorado | Charles Stafford blows the layup but he's hacked by Warren Canizales - foul #2 on Warren Canizales, team foul #10 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Whittier | Julian Bailey (PG), Joseph Brooks (PF) Derrick Truby, Warren Canizales | |
| Subs | Colorado | Dave Gosney (C) John Taylor | |
| 02:41 | Colorado | Charles Stafford makes the 1st free throw | 30-37 |
| 02:41 | Colorado | Charles Stafford makes the 2nd free throw | 30-38 |
| 02:21 | Whittier | Gordon Lawrence scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Julian Bailey | 32-38 |
| 02:01 | Colorado | Boyd Moser is hacked by Gordon Lawrence - foul #3 on Gordon Lawrence, team foul #11 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Whittier | Warren Canizales (SF) Gordon Lawrence | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 02:01 | Colorado | Boyd Moser misses the 1st free throw | 32-38 |
| 02:01 | Colorado | Boyd Moser misses the 2nd free throw | 32-38 |
| 02:01 | Whittier | Joseph Brooks snags the defensive board | 32-38 |
| 01:51 | Whittier | Julian Bailey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-38 |
| 01:50 | Whittier | Charlie Parson tips it home | 34-38 |
| 01:42 | Colorado | Charles Stafford clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-38 |
| 01:40 | Whittier | Joseph Brooks pulls down the rebound | 34-38 |
| 01:20 | Whittier | Joseph Brooks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-38 |
| Subs | Whittier | Lawrence Lewis (PG), Christopher Smith (SF) Julian Bailey, Warren Canizales | |
| Subs | Colorado | Ian Clark (SF), Kelvin Faust (C) Charles Stafford, Dave Gosney | |
| 00:59 | Colorado | Charlie Parson steals the ball from Eugene Johnson | 34-38 |
| 00:38 | Whittier | Charlie Parson connects on the runner from the baseline set up by Lawrence Lewis and the foul's on Eugene Johnson - foul #2 on Eugene Johnson, team foul #8 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Whittier | Derrick Truby (SG), Ward Loughmiller (PF) Kevin Paulson, Joseph Brooks | |
| Subs | Colorado | John Tuthill (PG), John Taylor (PF) Eugene Johnson, Boyd Moser | |
| 00:38 | Whittier | Charlie Parson misses the free throw | 36-38 |
| 00:38 | Colorado | John Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 36-38 |
| 00:20 | Colorado | John Tuthill is whistled for traveling | 36-38 |
| Subs | Whittier | | |
| Subs | Colorado | Edward Hamilton (PG) Anthony Rigney | |
| 00:03 | Whittier | Derrick Truby comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 36-38 |
| 00:01 | Colorado | Edward Hamilton grabs the defensive rebound | 36-38 |
| 00:00 | Colorado | Edward Hamilton hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 36-38 |