| Lineup | Washington and Jefferson | PG - Ronald Ballou (fresh) SG - Steve Curry (fresh) SF - Julian Moores (fresh) PF - Larry Petrovich (fresh) C - John Hyatt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Lonnie Pierce (fresh) SG - Brett Stedman (fresh) SF - David Morgan (fresh) PF - John Lucas (fresh) C - Jack Williams (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Washington and Jefferson | John Hyatt wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Washington and Jefferson | Washington and Jefferson is playing a motion 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 (0) | |
| 19:49 | Washington and Jefferson | Ronald Ballou misses the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Lonnie Pierce - foul #1 on Lonnie Pierce, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:49 | Washington and Jefferson | Ronald Ballou makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:49 | Washington and Jefferson | Ronald Ballou makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:30 | California, Santa Cruz | Ronald Ballou picks off the pass by David Morgan | 2-0 |
| 19:20 | Washington and Jefferson | Larry Petrovich lays it up and in on a great pass from Steve Curry | 4-0 |
| 18:59 | California, Santa Cruz | Lonnie Pierce can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 4-0 |
| 18:58 | Washington and Jefferson | Larry Petrovich grabs the defensive rebound | 4-0 |
| 18:42 | Washington and Jefferson | The jump hook by John Hyatt is blocked by John Lucas | 4-0 |
| 18:41 | California, Santa Cruz | Jack Williams snags the defensive board | 4-0 |
| 18:35 | California, Santa Cruz | Lonnie Pierce is hacked by Ronald Ballou - foul #1 on Ronald Ballou, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 18:30 | California, Santa Cruz | Lonnie Pierce drills a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jack Williams | 4-2 |
| 18:16 | Washington and Jefferson | Larry Petrovich can't connect on a floater in the lane | 4-2 |
| 18:14 | California, Santa Cruz | Lonnie Pierce pulls down the rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:49 | California, Santa Cruz | Lonnie Pierce drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by David Morgan | 4-5 |
| 17:34 | Washington and Jefferson | John Hyatt lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ronald Ballou | 6-5 |
| 17:26 | California, Santa Cruz | Brett Stedman misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 6-5 |
| 17:25 | Washington and Jefferson | John Hyatt pulls down the rebound | 6-5 |
| 17:11 | Washington and Jefferson | Larry Petrovich can't finish the layup but he's fouled by John Lucas - foul #1 on John Lucas, team foul #2 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Washington and Jefferson | Bobby Sartori (SG), Michael Watkins (SF), Gerard Hilliard (C) Steve Curry, Julian Moores, John Hyatt | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| 17:11 | Washington and Jefferson | Larry Petrovich makes the 1st free throw | 7-5 |
| 17:11 | Washington and Jefferson | Larry Petrovich makes the 2nd free throw | 8-5 |
| 16:48 | California, Santa Cruz | David Morgan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-5 |
| Subs | Washington and Jefferson | Aaron Kersten (SF), William Roach (C) Ronald Ballou, Larry Petrovich | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Gordon Davis (SG), William Dixon (SF) Brett Stedman, David Morgan | |
| 16:34 | Washington and Jefferson | Bobby Sartori's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-5 |
| Subs | Washington and Jefferson | | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | William Tapley (PF) John Lucas | |
| 16:15 | California, Santa Cruz | William Tapley clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 8-5 |
| 16:13 | Washington and Jefferson | Gerard Hilliard pulls down the rebound | 8-5 |
| 16:06 | Washington and Jefferson | William Dixon steps in front of the Aaron Kersten pass | 8-5 |
| 16:03 | California, Santa Cruz | William Dixon banks in the layup | 8-7 |
| Lineup | Washington and Jefferson | PG - Michael Watkins (fresh) SG - Bobby Sartori (fresh) SF - Aaron Kersten (fresh) PF - Gerard Hilliard (fresh) C - William Roach (fresh) | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Lonnie Pierce (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Gordon Davis (fresh) SF - William Dixon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Tapley (fresh) C - Jack Williams (fresh) | |
| 15:57 | Washington and Jefferson | Aaron Kersten clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 8-7 |
| 15:55 | California, Santa Cruz | William Dixon pulls down the rebound | 8-7 |
| 15:50 | California, Santa Cruz | Gordon Davis knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Lonnie Pierce | 8-10 |
| 15:27 | Washington and Jefferson | William Roach is hacked by Jack Williams - foul #1 on Jack Williams, team foul #3 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Washington and Jefferson | Ronald Ballou (PG), Steve Curry (SG), Julian Moores (SF), Larry Petrovich (PF), John Hyatt (C) Michael Watkins, Bobby Sartori, Aaron Kersten, Gerard Hilliard, William Roach | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Brett Stedman (SG), David Morgan (SF), John Lucas (PF) Lonnie Pierce, William Dixon, Jack Williams | |
| 15:22 | Washington and Jefferson | Ronald Ballou misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 8-10 |
| 15:20 | California, Santa Cruz | John Lucas snags the defensive board | 8-10 |
| 15:02 | California, Santa Cruz | Brett Stedman is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Brett Stedman, team foul #4 | 8-10 |
| 14:45 | Washington and Jefferson | The short jumper by Larry Petrovich is denied by David Morgan | 8-10 |
| 14:43 | Washington and Jefferson | John Hyatt pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-10 |
| 14:24 | Washington and Jefferson | John Lucas steps in front of the Larry Petrovich pass | 8-10 |
| 14:11 | California, Santa Cruz | William Tapley scores on a floater in the lane set up by Gordon Davis and he's hacked by John Hyatt - foul #1 on John Hyatt, team foul #2 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Washington and Jefferson | Michael Watkins (SF) Julian Moores | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Ernest Friend (PG), William Dixon (SG), Jack Williams (C) Gordon Davis, Brett Stedman, John Lucas | |
| 14:11 | California, Santa Cruz | William Tapley makes the free throw | 8-13 |
| 13:47 | Washington and Jefferson | Michael Watkins drills a fadeaway in the paint | 10-13 |
| 13:30 | California, Santa Cruz | Michael Watkins takes the ball from William Tapley | 10-13 |
| 13:09 | Washington and Jefferson | Ronald Ballou is fouled on the floor by David Morgan - foul #1 on David Morgan, team foul #5 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Washington and Jefferson | Bobby Sartori (SG), Gerard Hilliard (SF), William Roach (PF) Ronald Ballou, Steve Curry, Larry Petrovich | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Lonnie Pierce (PG), James Jones (SF), John Lucas (PF) Ernest Friend, David Morgan, William Tapley | |
| 12:56 | Washington and Jefferson | Michael Watkins misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Lonnie Pierce - foul #2 on Lonnie Pierce, team foul #6 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Washington and Jefferson | Julian Moores (SF) William Roach | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Ernest Friend (PG) Lonnie Pierce | |
| 12:56 | Washington and Jefferson | Michael Watkins misses the 1st free throw | 10-13 |
| 12:56 | Washington and Jefferson | Michael Watkins makes the 2nd free throw | 11-13 |
| 12:42 | California, Santa Cruz | James Jones buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ernest Friend and the foul's on Julian Moores - foul #1 on Julian Moores, team foul #3 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Washington and Jefferson | William Roach (C) John Hyatt | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Brett Stedman (SG) William Dixon | |
| 12:42 | California, Santa Cruz | James Jones makes the free throw | 11-16 |
| 12:30 | Washington and Jefferson | John Lucas swats the layup by Julian Moores | 11-16 |
| 12:28 | California, Santa Cruz | Jack Williams snags the defensive board | 11-16 |
| 12:16 | California, Santa Cruz | James Jones buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 11-19 |
| 11:53 | Washington and Jefferson | Michael Watkins double dribbles | 11-19 |
| Subs | Washington and Jefferson | Ronald Ballou (PG), Larry Petrovich (PF) Michael Watkins, William Roach | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Gordon Davis (PG), William Dixon (SF), Lyle Walker (C) Ernest Friend, James Jones, Jack Williams | |
| Lineup | Washington and Jefferson | PG - Ronald Ballou (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bobby Sartori (fresh) SF - Julian Moores (fresh) PF - Larry Petrovich (fresh) 4 pts. C - Gerard Hilliard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Gordon Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brett Stedman (fresh) SF - William Dixon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Lucas (fresh) 2 blk. C - Lyle Walker (fresh) | |
| 11:37 | California, Santa Cruz | Lyle Walker misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 11-19 |
| 11:36 | Washington and Jefferson | Julian Moores grabs the defensive rebound | 11-19 |
| 11:32 | Washington and Jefferson | Ronald Ballou is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Ronald Ballou, team foul #4 | 11-19 |
| Subs | Washington and Jefferson | Robert Riley (SG), John Hyatt (C) Ronald Ballou, Julian Moores | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | David Morgan (SF) John Lucas | |
| 11:13 | California, Santa Cruz | Brett Stedman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 11-19 |
| 11:12 | California, Santa Cruz | David Morgan grabs the offensive rebound | 11-19 |
| 11:03 | California, Santa Cruz | Gerard Hilliard steps in front of the David Morgan pass | 11-19 |
| 10:42 | Washington and Jefferson | Bobby Sartori can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 11-19 |
| 10:40 | Washington and Jefferson | John Hyatt gets the offensive rebound | 11-19 |
| 10:35 | Washington and Jefferson | Robert Riley hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 13-19 |
| 10:24 | California, Santa Cruz | David Morgan hits a jump hook from close range set up by Brett Stedman | 13-21 |
| 10:10 | Washington and Jefferson | Larry Petrovich knocks in the jump hook in the lane | 15-21 |
| 09:49 | California, Santa Cruz | David Morgan is fouled on the floor by John Hyatt - foul #2 on John Hyatt, team foul #5 | 15-21 |
| Subs | Washington and Jefferson | Michael Watkins (PG), Steve Curry (SG), Julian Moores (SF), Aaron Kersten (PF), William Roach (C) Bobby Sartori, Robert Riley, Gerard Hilliard, Larry Petrovich, John Hyatt | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Ernest Friend (PG), James Jones (SF), John Lucas (PF), Jack Williams (C) Gordon Davis, David Morgan, William Dixon, Lyle Walker | |
| 09:37 | California, Santa Cruz | James Jones can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 15-21 |
| 09:35 | California, Santa Cruz | Jack Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 15-21 |
| 09:29 | California, Santa Cruz | John Lucas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-21 |
| 09:03 | Washington and Jefferson | Julian Moores is fouled on the floor by James Jones - foul #1 on James Jones, team foul #7 | 15-21 |
| 09:03 | Washington and Jefferson | Julian Moores misses the 1st free throw | 15-21 |
| 09:03 | Washington and Jefferson | William Roach snags the offensive board | 15-21 |
| 08:45 | Washington and Jefferson | Michael Watkins misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Jones - foul #2 on James Jones, team foul #8 | 15-21 |
| Subs | Washington and Jefferson | | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | William Dixon (SF) James Jones | |
| 08:45 | Washington and Jefferson | Michael Watkins misses the 1st free throw | 15-21 |
| 08:45 | Washington and Jefferson | Michael Watkins makes the 2nd free throw | 16-21 |
| 08:35 | California, Santa Cruz | William Dixon is hacked by Julian Moores - foul #2 on Julian Moores, team foul #6 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Washington and Jefferson | Larry Petrovich (PF) Julian Moores | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Gordon Davis (SG) Brett Stedman | |
| 08:20 | California, Santa Cruz | William Roach is called for the reach on Jack Williams - foul #1 on William Roach, team foul #7 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Washington and Jefferson | Bobby Sartori (PG) Aaron Kersten | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | David Morgan (SF) Ernest Friend | |
| 08:20 | California, Santa Cruz | Jack Williams misses the 1st free throw | 16-21 |
| 08:20 | Washington and Jefferson | William Roach grabs the defensive rebound | 16-21 |
| 08:15 | Washington and Jefferson | Michael Watkins misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 16-21 |
| 08:13 | California, Santa Cruz | Jack Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 16-21 |
| 07:51 | California, Santa Cruz | Gordon Davis comes up short on the jumper near the basket but the foul's on Bobby Sartori - foul #1 on Bobby Sartori, team foul #8 | 16-21 |
| 07:51 | California, Santa Cruz | Gordon Davis makes the 1st free throw | 16-22 |
| 07:51 | California, Santa Cruz | Gordon Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 16-23 |
| Lineup | Washington and Jefferson | PG - Bobby Sartori (fresh) SG - Steve Curry (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Watkins (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Larry Petrovich (fresh) 6 pts. C - William Roach (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Gordon Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Dixon (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Lucas (fresh) 2 blk. C - Jack Williams (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Washington and Jefferson | Larry Petrovich scores on a floater in the lane on a great pass from Bobby Sartori and the foul's on John Lucas - foul #2 on John Lucas, team foul #9 | 18-23 |
| Subs | Washington and Jefferson | Gerard Hilliard (C) William Roach | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | William Tapley (PF) John Lucas | |
| 07:32 | Washington and Jefferson | Larry Petrovich misses the free throw | 18-23 |
| 07:32 | California, Santa Cruz | David Morgan gets the rebound | 18-23 |
| 07:21 | California, Santa Cruz | Larry Petrovich steals it from Gordon Davis | 18-23 |
| 07:17 | Washington and Jefferson | Bobby Sartori is hacked by Gordon Davis in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gordon Davis, team foul #10 | 18-23 |
| Subs | Washington and Jefferson | Aaron Kersten (SF) Steve Curry | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Ernest Friend (PG) Gordon Davis | |
| 07:17 | Washington and Jefferson | Bobby Sartori makes the 1st free throw | 19-23 |
| 07:17 | Washington and Jefferson | Bobby Sartori makes the 2nd free throw | 20-23 |
| 07:02 | California, Santa Cruz | Ernest Friend drills a jumper near the basket | 20-25 |
| 06:39 | Washington and Jefferson | Larry Petrovich throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-25 |
| Subs | Washington and Jefferson | Rafael Light (PG), Robert Riley (SG) Bobby Sartori, Michael Watkins | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Brett Stedman (SG), William Watts (SF) William Dixon, David Morgan | |
| 06:18 | California, Santa Cruz | William Tapley double dribbles | 20-25 |
| Subs | Washington and Jefferson | William Roach (C) Gerard Hilliard | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Lyle Walker (C) Jack Williams | |
| 06:03 | Washington and Jefferson | Aaron Kersten misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 20-25 |
| 06:02 | Washington and Jefferson | Larry Petrovich hits the follow up shot | 22-25 |
| 05:48 | California, Santa Cruz | Lyle Walker misses badly on a floater from the left side | 22-25 |
| 05:47 | California, Santa Cruz | Ernest Friend grabs the offensive rebound | 22-25 |
| 05:40 | California, Santa Cruz | Brett Stedman misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 22-25 |
| 05:39 | Washington and Jefferson | Larry Petrovich gets the rebound | 22-25 |
| 05:18 | Washington and Jefferson | Rafael Light clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 22-25 |
| 05:17 | Washington and Jefferson | Larry Petrovich tips it but misses | 22-25 |
| 05:15 | Washington and Jefferson | Rafael Light tips it home | 24-25 |
| 04:59 | California, Santa Cruz | Brett Stedman misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 24-25 |
| 04:58 | Washington and Jefferson | Larry Petrovich snags the defensive board | 24-25 |
| 04:43 | Washington and Jefferson | Lyle Walker swats the layup by Larry Petrovich | 24-25 |
| 04:42 | California, Santa Cruz | William Watts grabs the defensive rebound | 24-25 |
| 04:22 | California, Santa Cruz | Aaron Kersten steals the ball from William Tapley | 24-25 |
| 04:18 | Washington and Jefferson | Rafael Light misses the easy layup | 24-25 |
| 04:16 | California, Santa Cruz | The rebound goes to Lyle Walker | 24-25 |
| 04:10 | California, Santa Cruz | William Watts lays it in on a great pass from Ernest Friend | 24-27 |
| 03:52 | Washington and Jefferson | Lyle Walker picks off the pass by William Roach | 24-27 |
| Lineup | Washington and Jefferson | PG - Rafael Light (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Riley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Aaron Kersten (fairly fresh) PF - Larry Petrovich (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - William Roach (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Ernest Friend (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brett Stedman (tiring) 1 ast. SF - William Watts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Tapley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Lyle Walker (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:24 | California, Santa Cruz | William Watts clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 24-27 |
| 03:22 | Washington and Jefferson | William Roach grabs the board | 24-27 |
| 03:10 | Washington and Jefferson | William Watts picks off the pass by William Roach | 24-27 |
| 02:41 | California, Santa Cruz | William Roach steals the ball from William Watts | 24-27 |
| 02:18 | Washington and Jefferson | William Tapley steals it from Robert Riley | 24-27 |
| 01:59 | California, Santa Cruz | William Watts misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 24-27 |
| 01:57 | California, Santa Cruz | William Tapley tips it back up and in | 24-29 |
| 01:38 | Washington and Jefferson | Larry Petrovich scores on a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Riley | 26-29 |
| 01:23 | California, Santa Cruz | Brett Stedman misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-29 |
| 01:22 | Washington and Jefferson | Robert Riley gets the rebound | 26-29 |
| 01:01 | Washington and Jefferson | Rafael Light knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-29 |
| 00:47 | California, Santa Cruz | William Watts misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-29 |
| 00:45 | Washington and Jefferson | William Roach grabs the defensive rebound | 29-29 |
| 00:19 | Washington and Jefferson | Robert Riley hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Brett Stedman - foul #2 on Brett Stedman, team foul #11 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Washington and Jefferson | Ronald Ballou (PG), Julian Moores (SF), Gerard Hilliard (PF), John Hyatt (C) Rafael Light, Aaron Kersten, Larry Petrovich, William Roach | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Lonnie Pierce (PG), Gordon Davis (SG), David Morgan (SF), John Lucas (PF), Jack Williams (C) Ernest Friend, Brett Stedman, William Watts, William Tapley, Lyle Walker | |
| 00:19 | Washington and Jefferson | Robert Riley makes the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 00:19 | Washington and Jefferson | Robert Riley misses the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 00:19 | California, Santa Cruz | Jack Williams snags the defensive board | 30-29 |
| 00:04 | California, Santa Cruz | Lonnie Pierce is fouled on the floor by Ronald Ballou - foul #3 on Ronald Ballou, team foul #9 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Washington and Jefferson | Michael Watkins (PG), Steve Curry (SG) Ronald Ballou, Robert Riley | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| 00:04 | California, Santa Cruz | Lonnie Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 00:04 | California, Santa Cruz | Lonnie Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 00:00 | Washington and Jefferson | Julian Moores misses long on a halfcourt shot | 30-31 |