| Lineup | Carleton | PG - Timothy Zimmer (fresh) SG - William Naughton (fresh) SF - Sean Tobey (fresh) PF - Hugh Booker (fresh) C - Eddie Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Nestor Harris (fresh) SG - Michael Dahms (fresh) SF - Ron Stingley (fresh) PF - George Pettway (fresh) C - John Beckman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | California, Santa Cruz | John Beckman wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Carleton | Carleton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:51 | California, Santa Cruz | Michael Dahms is hacked by Eddie Jones - foul #1 on Eddie Jones, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | California, Santa Cruz | George Pettway's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Carleton | William Naughton is hacked by Michael Dahms - foul #1 on Michael Dahms, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Carleton | Sean Tobey misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | California, Santa Cruz | George Pettway grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | California, Santa Cruz | Michael Dahms is hacked by Timothy Zimmer - foul #1 on Timothy Zimmer, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 18:40 | California, Santa Cruz | Michael Dahms misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 18:38 | California, Santa Cruz | Ron Stingley grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:24 | California, Santa Cruz | George Pettway misses long on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Hugh Booker - foul #1 on Hugh Booker, team foul #3 | 0-0 |
| 18:24 | California, Santa Cruz | George Pettway makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 18:24 | California, Santa Cruz | George Pettway makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:08 | Carleton | Ron Stingley takes the ball from Hugh Booker | 0-2 |
| 18:03 | California, Santa Cruz | Nestor Harris lays it in set up by Ron Stingley | 0-4 |
| 17:49 | Carleton | Nestor Harris picks off the pass by Timothy Zimmer | 0-4 |
| 17:26 | California, Santa Cruz | Michael Dahms misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 0-4 |
| 17:25 | Carleton | Hugh Booker pulls down the rebound | 0-4 |
| 17:21 | Carleton | Timothy Zimmer hits a floater from the right side | 2-4 |
| 17:05 | California, Santa Cruz | Ron Stingley clanks a 3 from the left corner | 2-4 |
| 17:03 | California, Santa Cruz | Nestor Harris can't tip it in | 2-4 |
| 17:01 | Carleton | Hugh Booker snags the defensive board | 2-4 |
| 16:49 | Carleton | Eddie Jones hits a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Timothy Zimmer and he's fouled by John Beckman - foul #1 on John Beckman, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Carleton | | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Benjamin Gray (C) John Beckman | |
| 16:49 | Carleton | Eddie Jones misses the free throw | 4-4 |
| 16:49 | California, Santa Cruz | The rebound goes to Benjamin Gray | 4-4 |
| 16:45 | California, Santa Cruz | William Naughton steps in front of the Benjamin Gray pass | 4-4 |
| 16:23 | Carleton | William Naughton loses the dribble to Benjamin Gray | 4-4 |
| 16:02 | California, Santa Cruz | Hugh Booker denies the turnaround by Benjamin Gray | 4-4 |
| 16:00 | Carleton | Eddie Jones pulls down the rebound | 4-4 |
| Lineup | Carleton | PG - Timothy Zimmer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Naughton (fresh) SF - Sean Tobey (fairly fresh) PF - Hugh Booker (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Eddie Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Nestor Harris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Dahms (fairly fresh) SF - Ron Stingley (fairly fresh) PF - George Pettway (fresh) 2 pts. C - Benjamin Gray (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Carleton | Ron Stingley is called for the reach on Sean Tobey - foul #1 on Ron Stingley, team foul #3 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Carleton | Larry Smith (SG), Darryl Reilly (SF), Willie Gong (PF), Clarence Hansen (C) William Naughton, Sean Tobey, Hugh Booker, Eddie Jones | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | David Maynard (PG), Derek Click (SG), Galen Helton (SF) Nestor Harris, Michael Dahms, Ron Stingley | |
| 15:34 | Carleton | Willie Gong hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 4-4 |
| 15:33 | California, Santa Cruz | George Pettway gets the rebound | 4-4 |
| 15:08 | California, Santa Cruz | George Pettway double dribbles | 4-4 |
| Subs | Carleton | | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | John Beckman (C) George Pettway | |
| 14:43 | Carleton | Timothy Zimmer comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 4-4 |
| 14:41 | Carleton | Willie Gong hits the follow up shot | 6-4 |
| 14:34 | California, Santa Cruz | Benjamin Gray lays it up and in | 6-6 |
| 14:10 | Carleton | Willie Gong misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 6-6 |
| 14:09 | California, Santa Cruz | Galen Helton grabs the defensive rebound | 6-6 |
| 14:03 | California, Santa Cruz | Galen Helton scores on a jumper from the right block | 6-8 |
| 13:40 | Carleton | Willie Gong knocks in the driving attempt from close range set up by Darryl Reilly and he's hacked by David Maynard - foul #1 on David Maynard, team foul #4 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Carleton | William Naughton (SG), Sean Tobey (SF), Eddie Jones (C) Timothy Zimmer, Darryl Reilly, Clarence Hansen | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Nestor Harris (PG), Michael Dahms (SG), Ron Stingley (SF), George Pettway (PF) David Maynard, Derek Click, Galen Helton, Benjamin Gray | |
| 13:40 | Carleton | Willie Gong misses the free throw | 8-8 |
| 13:40 | California, Santa Cruz | The rebound goes to John Beckman | 8-8 |
| 13:22 | California, Santa Cruz | Michael Dahms drills a fadeaway from the left side | 8-10 |
| 13:14 | Carleton | Sean Tobey misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 8-10 |
| 13:13 | California, Santa Cruz | Michael Dahms pulls down the rebound | 8-10 |
| 12:58 | California, Santa Cruz | Michael Dahms clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 8-10 |
| 12:57 | Carleton | Willie Gong snags the defensive board | 8-10 |
| 12:40 | Carleton | Nestor Harris steals it from Sean Tobey | 8-10 |
| 12:11 | California, Santa Cruz | John Beckman hits the finger roll | 8-12 |
| 11:56 | Carleton | William Naughton misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 8-12 |
| 11:54 | Carleton | Sean Tobey gets the offensive rebound | 8-12 |
| Lineup | Carleton | PG - Larry Smith (fairly fresh) SG - William Naughton (fresh) SF - Sean Tobey (fresh) PF - Willie Gong (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Eddie Jones (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Nestor Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Michael Dahms (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ron Stingley (fresh) PF - George Pettway (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Beckman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:47 | Carleton | William Naughton knocks in the fadeaway from the right side | 10-12 |
| 11:27 | California, Santa Cruz | Ron Stingley buries a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Nestor Harris | 10-14 |
| 11:17 | Carleton | Larry Smith can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 10-14 |
| 11:15 | Carleton | Sean Tobey grabs the offensive rebound | 10-14 |
| 11:03 | Carleton | Sean Tobey can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Ron Stingley - foul #2 on Ron Stingley, team foul #5 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Carleton | Timothy Zimmer (PG), Darryl Reilly (SG), Hugh Booker (PF), Clarence Hansen (C) Larry Smith, William Naughton, Willie Gong, Eddie Jones | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | David Maynard (PG), Derek Click (SG), Galen Helton (SF), Benjamin Gray (C) Nestor Harris, Michael Dahms, Ron Stingley, John Beckman | |
| 11:03 | Carleton | Sean Tobey makes the 1st free throw | 11-14 |
| 11:03 | Carleton | Sean Tobey makes the 2nd free throw | 12-14 |
| 10:51 | California, Santa Cruz | David Maynard's pass is intercepted by Sean Tobey | 12-14 |
| 10:48 | Carleton | Timothy Zimmer hits the finger roll on a great pass from Sean Tobey | 14-14 |
| 10:35 | California, Santa Cruz | George Pettway clanks a shot from the left wing | 14-14 |
| 10:33 | Carleton | Hugh Booker grabs the defensive rebound | 14-14 |
| 10:22 | Carleton | Darryl Reilly hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Timothy Zimmer | 16-14 |
| 09:58 | California, Santa Cruz | Hugh Booker is called for the reach on Derek Click - foul #2 on Hugh Booker, team foul #4 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Carleton | Robert Potter (SG), Michael Hill (C) Sean Tobey, Hugh Booker | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Michael Dahms (SG), Mark Graves (C) Derek Click, George Pettway | |
| 09:42 | California, Santa Cruz | Benjamin Gray misses the driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Darryl Reilly - foul #1 on Darryl Reilly, team foul #5 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Carleton | William Naughton (SG) Robert Potter | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| 09:42 | California, Santa Cruz | Benjamin Gray makes the 1st free throw | 16-15 |
| 09:42 | California, Santa Cruz | Benjamin Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 16-16 |
| 09:25 | Carleton | Darryl Reilly misses the jump hook from the left block but the foul's on David Maynard - foul #2 on David Maynard, team foul #6 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Carleton | Eddie Jones (C) Michael Hill | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Nestor Harris (PG) David Maynard | |
| 09:25 | Carleton | Darryl Reilly makes the 1st free throw | 17-16 |
| 09:25 | Carleton | Darryl Reilly misses the 2nd free throw | 17-16 |
| 09:25 | California, Santa Cruz | The rebound goes to Mark Graves | 17-16 |
| 09:20 | California, Santa Cruz | Nestor Harris misses the 3 from the right corner | 17-16 |
| 09:18 | Carleton | The rebound goes to Clarence Hansen | 17-16 |
| 08:54 | Carleton | Darryl Reilly misses the easy layup | 17-16 |
| 08:53 | Carleton | Timothy Zimmer tips it back up and in | 19-16 |
| 08:43 | California, Santa Cruz | Michael Dahms's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-16 |
| Subs | Carleton | Michael Rains (SF), Michael Hill (PF) Darryl Reilly, Clarence Hansen | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Tony Robinson (SF), George Pettway (PF) Galen Helton, Benjamin Gray | |
| 08:19 | Carleton | Michael Hill misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on George Pettway - foul #1 on George Pettway, team foul #7 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Carleton | Larry Smith (SG), Willie Gong (PF) William Naughton, Michael Rains | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Derek Click (SG) Michael Dahms | |
| 08:19 | Carleton | Michael Hill misses the 1st free throw | 19-16 |
| 08:19 | Carleton | Michael Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 19-16 |
| 08:19 | California, Santa Cruz | Mark Graves grabs the defensive rebound | 19-16 |
| 08:05 | California, Santa Cruz | Nestor Harris misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 19-16 |
| 08:03 | Carleton | Willie Gong snags the defensive board | 19-16 |
| 07:44 | Carleton | Larry Smith is fouled on the floor by Derek Click - foul #1 on Derek Click, team foul #8 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Carleton | Robert Potter (SG) Timothy Zimmer | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| 07:44 | Carleton | Larry Smith misses the 1st free throw | 19-16 |
| 07:44 | California, Santa Cruz | George Pettway snags the defensive board | 19-16 |
| Lineup | Carleton | PG - Larry Smith (fresh) SG - Robert Potter (fresh) SF - Michael Hill (fresh) PF - Willie Gong (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Eddie Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Nestor Harris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Derek Click (fresh) SF - Tony Robinson (fresh) PF - George Pettway (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Graves (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:30 | California, Santa Cruz | George Pettway misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Willie Gong - foul #1 on Willie Gong, team foul #6 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Carleton | | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Galen Helton (SF), John Beckman (C) Nestor Harris, Mark Graves | |
| 07:30 | California, Santa Cruz | George Pettway makes the 1st free throw | 19-17 |
| 07:30 | California, Santa Cruz | George Pettway misses the 2nd free throw | 19-17 |
| 07:30 | Carleton | Willie Gong grabs the board | 19-17 |
| 07:07 | Carleton | Robert Potter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 19-17 |
| 07:05 | California, Santa Cruz | Galen Helton pulls down the rebound | 19-17 |
| 07:00 | California, Santa Cruz | Galen Helton can't connect on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Willie Gong - foul #2 on Willie Gong, team foul #7 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Carleton | Timothy Zimmer (PG), William Naughton (SG), Sean Tobey (SF), Clarence Hansen (PF) Larry Smith, Robert Potter, Willie Gong, Eddie Jones | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Michael Dahms (SG) Tony Robinson | |
| 07:00 | California, Santa Cruz | Galen Helton makes the 1st free throw | 19-18 |
| 07:00 | California, Santa Cruz | Galen Helton misses the 2nd free throw | 19-18 |
| 07:00 | Carleton | Michael Hill snags the defensive board | 19-18 |
| 06:41 | Carleton | Sean Tobey's floater is tipped away by John Beckman | 19-18 |
| 06:40 | California, Santa Cruz | John Beckman pulls down the rebound | 19-18 |
| 06:28 | California, Santa Cruz | Timothy Zimmer steps in front of the Galen Helton pass | 19-18 |
| 06:24 | Carleton | Timothy Zimmer blows the layup | 19-18 |
| 06:23 | California, Santa Cruz | Michael Dahms snags the defensive board | 19-18 |
| 06:05 | California, Santa Cruz | Derek Click is fouled on the floor by Sean Tobey - foul #1 on Sean Tobey, team foul #8 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Carleton | Eddie Jones (C) Michael Hill | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Tony Robinson (SF), Benjamin Gray (C) Galen Helton, John Beckman | |
| 06:05 | California, Santa Cruz | Derek Click makes the 1st free throw | 19-19 |
| 06:05 | California, Santa Cruz | Derek Click makes the 2nd free throw | 19-20 |
| 05:53 | Carleton | Clarence Hansen misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 19-20 |
| 05:51 | California, Santa Cruz | The rebound goes to Benjamin Gray | 19-20 |
| 05:28 | California, Santa Cruz | George Pettway misses the jump hook from close range | 19-20 |
| 05:26 | California, Santa Cruz | Benjamin Gray tips it in | 19-22 |
| 05:05 | Carleton | Sean Tobey drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 22-22 |
| 04:53 | California, Santa Cruz | Tony Robinson blows the layup but he's hacked by Sean Tobey - foul #2 on Sean Tobey, team foul #9 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Carleton | Larry Smith (PG), Robert Potter (SG), Darryl Reilly (SF) Timothy Zimmer, William Naughton, Sean Tobey | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Nestor Harris (PG), Galen Helton (SF), Mark Graves (C) Derek Click, Michael Dahms, George Pettway | |
| 04:53 | California, Santa Cruz | Tony Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 22-23 |
| 04:53 | California, Santa Cruz | Tony Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 22-24 |
| 04:36 | Carleton | Robert Potter hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 22-24 |
| 04:35 | California, Santa Cruz | Mark Graves gets the rebound | 22-24 |
| 04:20 | California, Santa Cruz | Tony Robinson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 22-24 |
| 04:18 | Carleton | Eddie Jones grabs the board | 22-24 |
| 03:57 | Carleton | Robert Potter hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Larry Smith | 25-24 |
| 03:46 | California, Santa Cruz | Eddie Jones swats the layup by Mark Graves | 25-24 |
| 03:45 | California, Santa Cruz | Tony Robinson tips it in | 25-26 |
| Lineup | Carleton | PG - Larry Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Potter (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Darryl Reilly (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Clarence Hansen (fairly fresh) C - Eddie Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Nestor Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tony Robinson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Galen Helton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Benjamin Gray (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Graves (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Carleton | Eddie Jones misses the lay-in | 25-26 |
| 03:29 | Carleton | Robert Potter tips it but misses | 25-26 |
| 03:27 | California, Santa Cruz | Benjamin Gray pulls down the rebound | 25-26 |
| 03:21 | California, Santa Cruz | Nestor Harris is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Nestor Harris, team foul #9 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Carleton | Timothy Zimmer (PG), William Naughton (SG), Hugh Booker (PF), Willie Gong (C) Larry Smith, Robert Potter, Clarence Hansen, Eddie Jones | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Michael Dahms (SG), Ron Stingley (SF), George Pettway (PF), John Beckman (C) Tony Robinson, Galen Helton, Benjamin Gray, Mark Graves | |
| 03:09 | Carleton | Willie Gong misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 25-26 |
| 03:07 | California, Santa Cruz | Ron Stingley grabs the defensive rebound | 25-26 |
| 02:56 | California, Santa Cruz | Nestor Harris misses badly on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Willie Gong - foul #3 on Willie Gong, team foul #10 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Carleton | Sean Tobey (SF), Michael Hill (C) Darryl Reilly, Willie Gong | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| 02:56 | California, Santa Cruz | Nestor Harris misses the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 02:56 | California, Santa Cruz | Nestor Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 02:56 | Carleton | Michael Hill grabs the board | 25-26 |
| 02:47 | Carleton | Timothy Zimmer comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 25-26 |
| 02:45 | California, Santa Cruz | Ron Stingley snags the defensive board | 25-26 |
| 02:34 | California, Santa Cruz | George Pettway misses short on a floater near the basket | 25-26 |
| 02:32 | California, Santa Cruz | Michael Dahms tips it back up and in | 25-28 |
| 02:27 | Carleton | Timothy Zimmer is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Timothy Zimmer, team foul #11 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Carleton | | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | David Maynard (PG) Nestor Harris | |
| 02:05 | California, Santa Cruz | Michael Dahms misses badly on a floater near the basket | 25-28 |
| 02:04 | Carleton | Sean Tobey pulls down the rebound | 25-28 |
| 01:35 | Carleton | Hugh Booker comes up short on the floater from close range | 25-28 |
| 01:34 | California, Santa Cruz | George Pettway grabs the board | 25-28 |
| 01:05 | California, Santa Cruz | Ron Stingley loses the dribble to Michael Hill | 25-28 |
| 00:53 | Carleton | Sean Tobey clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 25-28 |
| 00:51 | Carleton | Timothy Zimmer grabs the offensive board | 25-28 |
| 00:35 | Carleton | William Naughton scores on a shot from the left side | 27-28 |
| 00:24 | California, Santa Cruz | Ron Stingley misses the jumper from close range but he's fouled by Michael Hill - foul #1 on Michael Hill, team foul #12 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Carleton | Larry Smith (SG), Darryl Reilly (SF), Eddie Jones (C) William Naughton, Sean Tobey, Michael Hill | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Nestor Harris (PG), Benjamin Gray (PF), Galen Helton (C) Michael Dahms, George Pettway, John Beckman | |
| 00:24 | California, Santa Cruz | Ron Stingley misses the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 00:24 | California, Santa Cruz | Ron Stingley makes the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 00:03 | Carleton | Hugh Booker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-29 |
| Subs | Carleton | Robert Potter (SG) Timothy Zimmer | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Derek Click (SG), Mark Graves (C) David Maynard, Ron Stingley | |
| 00:00 | California, Santa Cruz | Galen Helton comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 27-29 |