| Lineup | Occidental | PG - Casey Patel (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gene Frampton (fresh) SF - Brian Villarreal (fresh) PF - Darrell Winterberg (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - George Natoli (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - Danny Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bill Showman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Billy Seagle (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Perry (fresh) 3 reb. C - Dennis Fitzgerald (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Whittier | Billy Seagle inbounds the ball | 27-31 |
| Game Plan | Occidental | Occidental is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Whittier | Whittier is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Whittier | Billy Seagle clanks a jumper near the basket | 27-31 |
| 19:36 | Occidental | Gene Frampton gets the rebound | 27-31 |
| 19:12 | Occidental | Casey Patel comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Danny Brown - foul #2 on Danny Brown, team foul #1 | 27-31 |
| 19:12 | Occidental | Casey Patel makes the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 19:12 | Occidental | Casey Patel makes the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 18:54 | Whittier | Dennis Fitzgerald misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-31 |
| 18:52 | Occidental | Casey Patel grabs the defensive rebound | 29-31 |
| 18:34 | Occidental | Darrell Winterberg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-31 |
| 18:20 | Whittier | Paul Perry clanks a jumper from the right wing | 29-31 |
| 18:18 | Whittier | Paul Perry grabs the offensive board | 29-31 |
| 18:11 | Whittier | Billy Seagle is called for a charge - foul #1 on Billy Seagle, team foul #2 | 29-31 |
| 18:00 | Occidental | Brian Villarreal clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-31 |
| 17:58 | Whittier | Dennis Fitzgerald pulls down the rebound | 29-31 |
| 17:40 | Whittier | Paul Perry knocks in the driving attempt near the basket and he's hacked by Darrell Winterberg - foul #2 on Darrell Winterberg, team foul #1 | 29-33 |
| 17:40 | Whittier | Paul Perry makes the free throw | 29-34 |
| 17:23 | Occidental | Casey Patel connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-34 |
| 17:02 | Whittier | Paul Perry misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-34 |
| 17:01 | Occidental | The rebound goes to Brian Villarreal | 32-34 |
| 16:39 | Occidental | Darrell Winterberg misses the easy layup | 32-34 |
| 16:37 | Occidental | Brian Villarreal grabs the offensive board | 32-34 |
| 16:23 | Occidental | Brian Villarreal buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-34 |
| 16:08 | Whittier | George Natoli is called for the reach on Bill Showman - foul #3 on George Natoli, team foul #2 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Occidental | Nathan Carmouche (SG), Richard Wylie (SF), Darrell Wong (PF), Ryan Defrancisco (C) Gene Frampton, Brian Villarreal, Darrell Winterberg, George Natoli | |
| Subs | Whittier | Dale Brown (PG), Herbert Maston (SG), Kevin Banker (SF), Steve Johnson (PF), Paul Lutz (C) Danny Brown, Bill Showman, Billy Seagle, Paul Perry, Dennis Fitzgerald | |
| 15:50 | Whittier | Herbert Maston buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-37 |
| Lineup | Occidental | PG - Casey Patel (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nathan Carmouche (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Wylie (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Darrell Wong (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Ryan Defrancisco (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - Dale Brown (fresh) SG - Herbert Maston (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Kevin Banker (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steve Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Lutz (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Occidental | Richard Wylie makes the driving attempt from close range and he's fouled by Kevin Banker - foul #1 on Kevin Banker, team foul #3 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Occidental | Jeffrey Robinson (SG) Casey Patel | |
| Subs | Whittier | | |
| 15:39 | Occidental | Richard Wylie makes the free throw | 38-37 |
| 15:10 | Whittier | Dale Brown hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 38-37 |
| 15:09 | Whittier | Steve Johnson tips it in | 38-39 |
| 15:07 | Occidental | Dale Brown picks off the pass by Nathan Carmouche in the backcourt | 38-39 |
| 14:53 | Whittier | Herbert Maston hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-39 |
| 14:52 | Whittier | Paul Lutz snags the offensive board | 38-39 |
| 14:38 | Whittier | Steve Johnson is fouled on the floor by Nathan Carmouche - foul #1 on Nathan Carmouche, team foul #3 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Occidental | Casey Patel (PG), Gene Frampton (SG), Darrell Winterberg (PF), George Natoli (C) Nathan Carmouche, Jeffrey Robinson, Darrell Wong, Ryan Defrancisco | |
| Subs | Whittier | Billy Seagle (SF), Paul Perry (PF), Dennis Fitzgerald (C) Kevin Banker, Steve Johnson, Paul Lutz | |
| 14:18 | Whittier | Billy Seagle is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Billy Seagle, team foul #4 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Occidental | Brian Villarreal (SF) Richard Wylie | |
| Subs | Whittier | Danny Brown (PG), Bill Showman (SG) Dale Brown, Herbert Maston | |
| 13:55 | Occidental | George Natoli misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 38-39 |
| 13:53 | Whittier | Paul Perry snags the defensive board | 38-39 |
| 13:34 | Whittier | Bill Showman knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 38-42 |
| 13:20 | Occidental | George Natoli blows the layup but the foul's on Billy Seagle - foul #3 on Billy Seagle, team foul #5 | 38-42 |
| 13:20 | Occidental | George Natoli makes the 1st free throw | 39-42 |
| 13:20 | Occidental | George Natoli misses the 2nd free throw | 39-42 |
| 13:20 | Whittier | Dennis Fitzgerald gets the rebound | 39-42 |
| 13:09 | Whittier | Bill Showman scores on a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Dennis Fitzgerald | 39-44 |
| 12:46 | Occidental | Gene Frampton is hacked by Dennis Fitzgerald - foul #1 on Dennis Fitzgerald, team foul #6 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Occidental | | |
| Subs | Whittier | Steve Johnson (C) Dennis Fitzgerald | |
| 12:29 | Occidental | Casey Patel scores on a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Darrell Winterberg | 41-44 |
| 12:17 | Whittier | Danny Brown blows the layup | 41-44 |
| 12:16 | Occidental | Gene Frampton pulls down the rebound | 41-44 |
| 11:59 | Occidental | George Natoli misses long on a floater from the right block | 41-44 |
| 11:57 | Whittier | Bill Showman grabs the defensive rebound | 41-44 |
| 11:43 | Whittier | Paul Perry knocks in the runner near the basket | 41-46 |
| Lineup | Occidental | PG - Casey Patel (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gene Frampton (fresh) SF - Brian Villarreal (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darrell Winterberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - George Natoli (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - Danny Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bill Showman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Billy Seagle (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Paul Perry (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Steve Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Occidental | Darrell Winterberg connects on the jumper from just outside the lane | 43-46 |
| 11:03 | Whittier | Steve Johnson can't finish the layup | 43-46 |
| 11:02 | Occidental | Casey Patel grabs the board | 43-46 |
| 10:58 | Occidental | George Natoli double dribbles | 43-46 |
| Subs | Occidental | Nathan Carmouche (PG), Jeffrey Robinson (SG), Richard Wylie (SF), Darrell Wong (PF), Ryan Defrancisco (C) Casey Patel, Gene Frampton, Brian Villarreal, Darrell Winterberg, George Natoli | |
| Subs | Whittier | Dale Brown (PG), Herbert Maston (SG), Kevin Banker (SF), Dennis Fitzgerald (C) Danny Brown, Bill Showman, Billy Seagle, Paul Perry | |
| 10:34 | Whittier | Herbert Maston loses the dribble to Ryan Defrancisco | 43-46 |
| 10:14 | Occidental | Ryan Defrancisco comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Dennis Fitzgerald - foul #2 on Dennis Fitzgerald, team foul #7 | 43-46 |
| 10:14 | Occidental | Ryan Defrancisco makes the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 10:14 | Occidental | Ryan Defrancisco makes the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 09:58 | Whittier | Dennis Fitzgerald can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 45-46 |
| 09:56 | Whittier | The offensive rebound goes to Herbert Maston | 45-46 |
| 09:36 | Whittier | Dale Brown comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Nathan Carmouche - foul #2 on Nathan Carmouche, team foul #4 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Occidental | Casey Patel (PG), Gene Frampton (SG), George Natoli (C) Nathan Carmouche, Jeffrey Robinson, Ryan Defrancisco | |
| Subs | Whittier | Paul Lutz (PF) Steve Johnson | |
| 09:36 | Whittier | Dale Brown makes the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 09:36 | Whittier | Dale Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 45-48 |
| 09:18 | Occidental | Darrell Wong misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-48 |
| 09:16 | Whittier | Dale Brown pulls down the rebound | 45-48 |
| 08:57 | Whittier | Herbert Maston misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-48 |
| 08:55 | Occidental | Darrell Wong gets the rebound | 45-48 |
| 08:50 | Occidental | Gene Frampton can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 45-48 |
| 08:49 | Occidental | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Wylie | 45-48 |
| 08:36 | Occidental | Richard Wylie misses badly on a floater from the left block | 45-48 |
| 08:34 | Occidental | Darrell Wong tips it home | 47-48 |
| 08:17 | Whittier | Herbert Maston hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by George Natoli - foul #4 on George Natoli, team foul #5 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Occidental | Brian Villarreal (SF), Darrell Winterberg (PF) Richard Wylie, George Natoli | |
| Subs | Whittier | Danny Brown (PG), Billy Seagle (SF), Paul Perry (PF), Steve Johnson (C) Dale Brown, Kevin Banker, Paul Lutz, Dennis Fitzgerald | |
| 08:17 | Whittier | Herbert Maston makes the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 08:17 | Whittier | Herbert Maston makes the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| 07:58 | Occidental | Brian Villarreal is hacked by Billy Seagle - foul #4 on Billy Seagle, team foul #8 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Occidental | George Natoli (C) Darrell Wong | |
| Subs | Whittier | Bill Showman (SG) Herbert Maston | |
| 07:58 | Occidental | Brian Villarreal makes the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 07:58 | Occidental | Brian Villarreal misses the 2nd free throw | 48-50 |
| 07:58 | Whittier | The rebound goes to Paul Perry | 48-50 |
| 07:41 | Whittier | Danny Brown scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Bill Showman | 48-53 |
| Lineup | Occidental | PG - Casey Patel (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gene Frampton (fresh) SF - Brian Villarreal (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darrell Winterberg (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - George Natoli (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - Danny Brown (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Bill Showman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Billy Seagle (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Paul Perry (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Steve Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Occidental | George Natoli drills a runner from the baseline | 50-53 |
| 07:08 | Whittier | Paul Perry blows the layup but the foul's on Darrell Winterberg - foul #3 on Darrell Winterberg, team foul #6 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Occidental | Nathan Carmouche (SG) Gene Frampton | |
| Subs | Whittier | Dennis Fitzgerald (C) Steve Johnson | |
| 07:08 | Whittier | Paul Perry makes the 1st free throw | 50-54 |
| 07:08 | Whittier | Paul Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 50-55 |
| 06:55 | Occidental | Darrell Winterberg is fouled on the floor by Danny Brown - foul #3 on Danny Brown, team foul #9 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Occidental | Jeffrey Robinson (SG) Casey Patel | |
| Subs | Whittier | | |
| 06:55 | Occidental | Darrell Winterberg makes the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 06:55 | Occidental | Darrell Winterberg misses the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 06:55 | Whittier | The rebound goes to Paul Perry | 51-55 |
| 06:30 | Whittier | Bill Showman is whistled for a carry | 51-55 |
| 06:18 | Occidental | Darrell Winterberg misses long on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Paul Perry - foul #1 on Paul Perry, team foul #10 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Occidental | Richard Wylie (SF) Brian Villarreal | |
| Subs | Whittier | | |
| 06:18 | Occidental | Darrell Winterberg makes the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 06:18 | Occidental | Darrell Winterberg makes the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 05:59 | Whittier | Dennis Fitzgerald scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Bill Showman | 53-58 |
| 05:41 | Occidental | The short jumper by Darrell Winterberg is denied by Dennis Fitzgerald | 53-58 |
| 05:39 | Whittier | Billy Seagle snags the defensive board | 53-58 |
| 05:18 | Whittier | Dennis Fitzgerald buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-61 |
| 04:54 | Occidental | Jeffrey Robinson buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Richard Wylie | 56-61 |
| 04:39 | Whittier | Dennis Fitzgerald misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-61 |
| 04:37 | Occidental | Richard Wylie gets the rebound | 56-61 |
| 04:37 | Occidental | Occidental calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-61 |
| Subs | Occidental | Casey Patel (PG), Gene Frampton (SG), Brian Villarreal (SF) Nathan Carmouche, Jeffrey Robinson, Richard Wylie | |
| Subs | Whittier | | |
| 04:21 | Occidental | George Natoli hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-61 |
| 04:20 | Whittier | Paul Perry gets the rebound | 56-61 |
| 04:01 | Whittier | Billy Seagle knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Bill Showman | 56-63 |
| 03:37 | Occidental | Darrell Winterberg lays it up and in on a nice dish by Casey Patel | 58-63 |
| Lineup | Occidental | PG - Casey Patel (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gene Frampton (fresh) SF - Brian Villarreal (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darrell Winterberg (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - George Natoli (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - Danny Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Bill Showman (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Billy Seagle (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Paul Perry (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Dennis Fitzgerald (fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Whittier | Paul Perry clanks a shot in the paint | 58-63 |
| 03:10 | Occidental | George Natoli grabs the defensive rebound | 58-63 |
| 02:53 | Occidental | George Natoli hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but he's fouled by Dennis Fitzgerald - foul #3 on Dennis Fitzgerald, team foul #11 | 58-63 |
| Subs | Occidental | | |
| Subs | Whittier | Dale Brown (PG), Herbert Maston (SG), Steve Johnson (C) Danny Brown, Bill Showman, Dennis Fitzgerald | |
| 02:53 | Occidental | George Natoli makes the 1st free throw | 59-63 |
| 02:53 | Occidental | George Natoli makes the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| 02:51 | Whittier | Whittier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-63 |
| Subs | Occidental | | |
| Subs | Whittier | Bill Showman (SG), Dennis Fitzgerald (C) Herbert Maston, Steve Johnson | |
| 02:46 | Whittier | Dennis Fitzgerald hits a fadeaway near the basket | 60-65 |
| 02:42 | Occidental | Gene Frampton connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Casey Patel | 63-65 |
| 02:36 | Whittier | Paul Perry makes the jump hook from close range set up by Bill Showman | 63-67 |
| 02:15 | Occidental | George Natoli's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-67 |
| Subs | Occidental | | |
| Subs | Whittier | Danny Brown (PG) Dale Brown | |
| 02:00 | Whittier | The short jumper by Dennis Fitzgerald is denied by George Natoli | 63-67 |
| 01:59 | Whittier | Dennis Fitzgerald pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-67 |
| 01:51 | Whittier | Billy Seagle comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 63-67 |
| 01:49 | Occidental | George Natoli pulls down the rebound | 63-67 |
| 01:42 | Occidental | George Natoli misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-67 |
| 01:41 | Whittier | Billy Seagle grabs the board | 63-67 |
| 01:16 | Whittier | Billy Seagle misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-67 |
| 01:15 | Occidental | Darrell Winterberg grabs the defensive rebound | 63-67 |
| 00:59 | Occidental | Danny Brown steals the ball from Brian Villarreal | 63-67 |
| Game Plan | Occidental | Occidental is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Whittier | Whittier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:38 | Whittier | Paul Perry is fouled on the floor by George Natoli - foul #5 on George Natoli, team foul #7 | 63-67 |
| Subs | Occidental | Darrell Wong (C) George Natoli | |
| Subs | Whittier | | |
| 00:38 | Whittier | Paul Perry misses the 1st free throw | 63-67 |
| 00:38 | Occidental | Darrell Wong grabs the defensive rebound | 63-67 |
| Game Plan | Occidental | Occidental is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Whittier | Whittier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Occidental | Brian Villarreal scores on a floater from the left wing | 65-67 |
| Game Plan | Occidental | Occidental is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Whittier | Whittier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:29 | Whittier | Bill Showman is fouled in the backcourt by Gene Frampton - foul #1 on Gene Frampton, team foul #8 | 65-67 |
| 00:29 | Whittier | Bill Showman makes the 1st free throw | 65-68 |
| 00:29 | Whittier | Bill Showman makes the 2nd free throw | 65-69 |
| 00:25 | Occidental | Casey Patel misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 65-69 |
| 00:23 | Whittier | Paul Perry grabs the defensive rebound | 65-69 |
| 00:21 | Whittier | Gene Frampton is called for the reach on Paul Perry in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gene Frampton, team foul #9 | 65-69 |
| Subs | Occidental | | |
| Subs | Whittier | Kevin Banker (SF) Billy Seagle | |
| 00:21 | Whittier | Paul Perry makes the 1st free throw | 65-70 |
| 00:21 | Whittier | Paul Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 65-71 |
| 00:15 | Occidental | Casey Patel hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 65-71 |
| 00:14 | Whittier | Paul Perry pulls down the rebound | 65-71 |
| 00:11 | Whittier | Paul Perry is fouled in the backcourt by Casey Patel - foul #1 on Casey Patel, team foul #10 | 65-71 |
| Subs | Occidental | | |
| Subs | Whittier | John Eatman (PG) Danny Brown | |
| 00:11 | Whittier | Paul Perry misses the 1st free throw | 65-71 |
| 00:11 | Whittier | Paul Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 65-72 |
| 00:04 | Occidental | Darrell Winterberg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-72 |
| Subs | Occidental | | |
| Subs | Whittier | Dale Brown (PG), Billy Seagle (SF) John Eatman, Dennis Fitzgerald | |
| Game Plan | Occidental | Occidental is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Whittier | Whittier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Whittier | Dale Brown runs out the clock | 65-72 |