| Lineup | New Haven | PG - John Tidd (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Irvin Creighton (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Walter Kennedy (fresh) 2 pts. C - Phillip Dillon (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sonoma St. | PG - Kevin Clement (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Randall Patterson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Orval Marty (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Charlie Rohr (fresh) 2 pts. C - Roy Drennen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Sonoma St. | Orval Marty inbounds the ball | 54-28 |
| Game Plan | New Haven | New Haven is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sonoma St. | Sonoma St. is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:45 | Sonoma St. | Randall Patterson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-28 |
| 19:43 | Sonoma St. | Charlie Rohr misses the tip | 54-28 |
| 19:41 | New Haven | Irvin Creighton grabs the board | 54-28 |
| 19:17 | New Haven | Irvin Creighton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-28 |
| 19:02 | Sonoma St. | Orval Marty scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Randall Patterson | 54-31 |
| 18:42 | New Haven | John Tidd misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-31 |
| 18:40 | Sonoma St. | Roy Drennen pulls down the rebound | 54-31 |
| 18:33 | Sonoma St. | Randall Patterson misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-31 |
| 18:32 | New Haven | Irvin Creighton gets the rebound | 54-31 |
| 18:17 | New Haven | Irvin Creighton misses the jumper in the lane | 54-31 |
| 18:16 | New Haven | Donald Anderson tips it but misses | 54-31 |
| 18:15 | New Haven | Phillip Dillon pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-31 |
| 17:55 | New Haven | Irvin Creighton misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-31 |
| 17:54 | Sonoma St. | Roy Drennen pulls down the rebound | 54-31 |
| 17:50 | Sonoma St. | Orval Marty misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 54-31 |
| 17:49 | Sonoma St. | The offensive rebound goes to Orval Marty | 54-31 |
| 17:40 | Sonoma St. | Roy Drennen travels with the ball | 54-31 |
| Subs | New Haven | | |
| Subs | Sonoma St. | Gary Berard (PF), Donald Almaguer (C) Charlie Rohr, Roy Drennen | |
| 17:23 | New Haven | John Tidd misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 54-31 |
| 17:22 | Sonoma St. | Gary Berard gets the rebound | 54-31 |
| 17:04 | Sonoma St. | Randall Patterson buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Kevin Clement | 54-34 |
| Game Plan | New Haven | New Haven is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sonoma St. | Sonoma St. is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 16:49 | New Haven | Kevin Clement steps in front of the John Tidd pass | 54-34 |
| 16:42 | Sonoma St. | Randall Patterson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-34 |
| Subs | New Haven | Francisco Mendoza (PG), Phillip Minnick (SG), Richard Magee (SF), Roy Mackey (PF), Paul Hampton (C) John Tidd, Donald Anderson, Irvin Creighton, Walter Kennedy, Phillip Dillon | |
| Subs | Sonoma St. | Charles Golden (PG), Charlie Rohr (PF) Kevin Clement, Randall Patterson | |
| Game Plan | New Haven | New Haven is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sonoma St. | Sonoma St. is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 16:13 | New Haven | Richard Magee misses long on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Charles Golden - foul #1 on Charles Golden, team foul #1 | 54-34 |
| 16:13 | New Haven | Richard Magee misses the 1st free throw | 54-34 |
| 16:13 | New Haven | Richard Magee makes the 2nd free throw | 55-34 |
| 15:47 | Sonoma St. | Charlie Rohr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-34 |
| Subs | New Haven | | |
| Subs | Sonoma St. | Ernie Cummings (SF), Thomas Bryant (C) Orval Marty, Charlie Rohr | |
| Lineup | New Haven | PG - Francisco Mendoza (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Phillip Minnick (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Richard Magee (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roy Mackey (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Hampton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sonoma St. | PG - Charles Golden (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Almaguer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernie Cummings (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Gary Berard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Bryant (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:34 | New Haven | Francisco Mendoza drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-34 |
| 15:29 | Sonoma St. | Charles Golden drills a floater from close range set up by Donald Almaguer | 58-36 |
| 15:07 | New Haven | Thomas Bryant blocks the short jumper by Phillip Minnick | 58-36 |
| 15:06 | New Haven | Francisco Mendoza gets the offensive rebound | 58-36 |
| 14:43 | New Haven | Francisco Mendoza is whistled for a carry | 58-36 |
| Subs | New Haven | John Tidd (PG), Donald Anderson (SG), Irvin Creighton (SF), Walter Kennedy (PF), Phillip Dillon (C) Francisco Mendoza, Phillip Minnick, Richard Magee, Roy Mackey, Paul Hampton | |
| Subs | Sonoma St. | Kevin Clement (PG), Randall Patterson (SG), Roy Drennen (SF), Charlie Rohr (PF) Charles Golden, Donald Almaguer, Ernie Cummings, Gary Berard | |
| 14:27 | Sonoma St. | Randall Patterson is hacked by John Tidd - foul #1 on John Tidd, team foul #1 | 58-36 |
| 14:22 | Sonoma St. | Thomas Bryant makes the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Randall Patterson and he's fouled by Walter Kennedy - foul #3 on Walter Kennedy, team foul #2 | 58-38 |
| 14:22 | Sonoma St. | Thomas Bryant misses the free throw | 58-38 |
| 14:22 | New Haven | Walter Kennedy grabs the board | 58-38 |
| 14:05 | New Haven | John Tidd hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Kevin Clement - foul #2 on Kevin Clement, team foul #2 | 58-38 |
| 14:05 | New Haven | John Tidd makes the 1st free throw | 59-38 |
| 14:05 | New Haven | John Tidd makes the 2nd free throw | 60-38 |
| 13:51 | Sonoma St. | Charlie Rohr hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Irvin Creighton - foul #3 on Irvin Creighton, team foul #3 | 60-38 |
| Subs | New Haven | | |
| Subs | Sonoma St. | Orval Marty (SF) Roy Drennen | |
| 13:51 | Sonoma St. | Charlie Rohr misses the 1st free throw | 60-38 |
| 13:51 | Sonoma St. | Charlie Rohr makes the 2nd free throw | 60-39 |
| 13:30 | New Haven | Irvin Creighton's pass is intercepted by Kevin Clement | 60-39 |
| 13:13 | Sonoma St. | Kevin Clement misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-39 |
| 13:11 | New Haven | Donald Anderson pulls down the rebound | 60-39 |
| 13:09 | New Haven | John Tidd throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-39 |
| Subs | New Haven | | |
| Subs | Sonoma St. | Roy Drennen (PF), Gary Berard (C) Charlie Rohr, Thomas Bryant | |
| 12:58 | Sonoma St. | Donald Anderson is called for the reach on Randall Patterson - foul #2 on Donald Anderson, team foul #4 | 60-39 |
| 12:45 | Sonoma St. | Gary Berard comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 60-39 |
| 12:44 | New Haven | Irvin Creighton gets the rebound | 60-39 |
| 12:26 | New Haven | Irvin Creighton misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-39 |
| 12:25 | New Haven | Walter Kennedy misses the tip | 60-39 |
| 12:23 | Sonoma St. | Kevin Clement snags the defensive board | 60-39 |
| 12:17 | Sonoma St. | Gary Berard comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Phillip Dillon - foul #2 on Phillip Dillon, team foul #5 | 60-39 |
| Subs | New Haven | Roy Mackey (PF), Paul Hampton (C) Walter Kennedy, Phillip Dillon | |
| Subs | Sonoma St. | Charles Golden (PG), Donald Almaguer (SG), Ernie Cummings (SF) Kevin Clement, Randall Patterson, Orval Marty | |
| 12:17 | Sonoma St. | Gary Berard makes the 1st free throw | 60-40 |
| 12:17 | Sonoma St. | Gary Berard makes the 2nd free throw | 60-41 |
| 12:02 | New Haven | Roy Mackey knocks in the jumper in the lane | 62-41 |
| 11:50 | Sonoma St. | Charles Golden clanks a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Roy Mackey - foul #1 on Roy Mackey, team foul #6 | 62-41 |
| Subs | New Haven | Phillip Minnick (SF) Irvin Creighton | |
| Subs | Sonoma St. | Charlie Rohr (PF) Roy Drennen | |
| 11:50 | Sonoma St. | Charles Golden makes the 1st free throw | 62-42 |
| 11:50 | Sonoma St. | Charles Golden makes the 2nd free throw | 62-43 |
| 11:29 | New Haven | Charles Golden steals the ball from John Tidd | 62-43 |
| Lineup | New Haven | PG - John Tidd (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Anderson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Phillip Minnick (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Roy Mackey (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Hampton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sonoma St. | PG - Charles Golden (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Almaguer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ernie Cummings (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Charlie Rohr (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Berard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Sonoma St. | Donald Almaguer clanks a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Paul Hampton - foul #1 on Paul Hampton, team foul #7 | 62-43 |
| Subs | New Haven | Francisco Mendoza (PG), Richard Magee (SF) John Tidd, Donald Anderson | |
| Subs | Sonoma St. | Orval Marty (SF), Thomas Bryant (C) Ernie Cummings, Gary Berard | |
| 11:17 | Sonoma St. | Donald Almaguer misses the 1st free throw | 62-43 |
| 11:17 | Sonoma St. | Donald Almaguer makes the 2nd free throw | 62-44 |
| 10:57 | New Haven | Richard Magee misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 62-44 |
| 10:56 | Sonoma St. | Charlie Rohr gets the rebound | 62-44 |
| 10:48 | Sonoma St. | Thomas Bryant knocks in the floater from just outside the lane set up by Orval Marty and he's hacked by Paul Hampton - foul #2 on Paul Hampton, team foul #8 | 62-46 |
| Subs | New Haven | Irvin Creighton (SF), Walter Kennedy (PF), Phillip Dillon (C) Richard Magee, Roy Mackey, Paul Hampton | |
| Subs | Sonoma St. | Kevin Clement (PG), Randall Patterson (SG) Donald Almaguer, Charles Golden | |
| 10:48 | Sonoma St. | Thomas Bryant misses the free throw | 62-46 |
| 10:48 | New Haven | Phillip Dillon gets the rebound | 62-46 |
| Game Plan | New Haven | New Haven is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sonoma St. | Sonoma St. is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 10:31 | New Haven | Phillip Minnick scores on a jumper in the paint | 64-46 |
| 10:19 | Sonoma St. | Thomas Bryant clanks a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Francisco Mendoza - foul #2 on Francisco Mendoza, team foul #9 | 64-46 |
| Subs | New Haven | | |
| Subs | Sonoma St. | Roy Drennen (PF) Charlie Rohr | |
| 10:19 | Sonoma St. | Thomas Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 64-47 |
| 10:19 | Sonoma St. | Thomas Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 64-48 |
| 10:00 | New Haven | Walter Kennedy blows the layup | 64-48 |
| 09:58 | New Haven | Phillip Dillon tips it in | 66-48 |
| 09:54 | Sonoma St. | Roy Drennen can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 66-48 |
| 09:52 | New Haven | Irvin Creighton grabs the board | 66-48 |
| Game Plan | New Haven | New Haven is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sonoma St. | Sonoma St. is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 09:27 | New Haven | Francisco Mendoza clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-48 |
| 09:26 | Sonoma St. | Roy Drennen grabs the board | 66-48 |
| 09:08 | Sonoma St. | Thomas Bryant hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 66-48 |
| 09:07 | New Haven | Irvin Creighton snags the defensive board | 66-48 |
| 08:42 | New Haven | Francisco Mendoza drills a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Walter Kennedy and the foul's on Thomas Bryant - foul #4 on Thomas Bryant, team foul #3 | 68-48 |
| Subs | New Haven | Donald Anderson (SG), Richard Magee (SF), Roy Mackey (PF), Paul Hampton (C) Phillip Minnick, Irvin Creighton, Walter Kennedy, Phillip Dillon | |
| Subs | Sonoma St. | Charles Golden (PG), Donald Almaguer (SG), Ernie Cummings (SF), Charlie Rohr (PF), Gary Berard (C) Kevin Clement, Randall Patterson, Orval Marty, Roy Drennen, Thomas Bryant | |
| 08:42 | New Haven | Francisco Mendoza misses the free throw | 68-48 |
| 08:42 | New Haven | Roy Mackey grabs the offensive board | 68-48 |
| 08:16 | New Haven | Paul Hampton is fouled on the floor by Gary Berard - foul #1 on Gary Berard, team foul #4 | 68-48 |
| Subs | New Haven | John Tidd (PG) Francisco Mendoza | |
| Subs | Sonoma St. | | |
| 07:54 | New Haven | John Tidd hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but the foul's on Charlie Rohr - foul #1 on Charlie Rohr, team foul #5 | 68-48 |
| 07:54 | New Haven | John Tidd makes the 1st free throw | 69-48 |
| 07:54 | New Haven | John Tidd makes the 2nd free throw | 70-48 |
| 07:37 | Sonoma St. | Charlie Rohr knocks in the fadeaway from the right block | 70-50 |
| 07:09 | New Haven | John Tidd scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Donald Anderson | 72-50 |
| Lineup | New Haven | PG - John Tidd (fresh) 22 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Magee (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roy Mackey (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Paul Hampton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sonoma St. | PG - Charles Golden (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Almaguer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ernie Cummings (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Charlie Rohr (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Berard (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 06:48 | Sonoma St. | Gary Berard scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 72-53 |
| 06:21 | New Haven | Charles Golden steals the ball from Roy Mackey | 72-53 |
| 06:16 | Sonoma St. | Charles Golden misses the easy layup | 72-53 |
| 06:15 | New Haven | The rebound goes to Paul Hampton | 72-53 |
| 05:50 | New Haven | John Tidd misses badly on a jumper from close range | 72-53 |
| 05:49 | New Haven | Richard Magee tips it home | 74-53 |
| 05:49 | Sonoma St. | Sonoma St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-53 |
| Subs | New Haven | Irvin Creighton (SF), Walter Kennedy (PF), Phillip Dillon (C) Richard Magee, Roy Mackey, Paul Hampton | |
| Subs | Sonoma St. | Kevin Clement (PG), Randall Patterson (SG), Orval Marty (SF), Roy Drennen (PF), Thomas Bryant (C) Charles Golden, Donald Almaguer, Ernie Cummings, Charlie Rohr, Gary Berard | |
| 05:38 | Sonoma St. | Randall Patterson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 74-53 |
| 05:37 | New Haven | The rebound goes to Walter Kennedy | 74-53 |
| 05:13 | New Haven | Walter Kennedy is hacked by Roy Drennen - foul #1 on Roy Drennen, team foul #6 | 74-53 |
| 04:50 | New Haven | John Tidd misses long on a shot from the left block | 74-53 |
| 04:49 | Sonoma St. | The rebound goes to Thomas Bryant | 74-53 |
| 04:31 | Sonoma St. | Kevin Clement buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 74-56 |
| 04:02 | New Haven | Donald Anderson drills a runner near the basket | 76-56 |
| Game Plan | New Haven | New Haven is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Sonoma St. | Sonoma St. is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:57 | Sonoma St. | Kevin Clement hits a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Randall Patterson | 76-58 |
| Game Plan | New Haven | New Haven is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Sonoma St. | Sonoma St. is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:31 | New Haven | Orval Marty blocks the short jumper by Irvin Creighton | 76-58 |
| 03:29 | New Haven | Donald Anderson tips it back up and in | 78-58 |
| 03:05 | Sonoma St. | Kevin Clement makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Orval Marty | 78-61 |
| Lineup | New Haven | PG - John Tidd (fresh) 22 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Irvin Creighton (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Walter Kennedy (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Phillip Dillon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sonoma St. | PG - Kevin Clement (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Randall Patterson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Orval Marty (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roy Drennen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Bryant (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 02:41 | New Haven | Irvin Creighton misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Orval Marty - foul #2 on Orval Marty, team foul #7 | 78-61 |
| Subs | New Haven | Francisco Mendoza (PG), Phillip Minnick (SG), Roy Mackey (PF), Paul Hampton (C) John Tidd, Donald Anderson, Walter Kennedy, Phillip Dillon | |
| Subs | Sonoma St. | Charles Golden (PG), Donald Almaguer (SG), Ernie Cummings (SF), Gary Berard (PF) Kevin Clement, Randall Patterson, Orval Marty, Thomas Bryant | |
| 02:41 | New Haven | Irvin Creighton makes the 1st free throw | 79-61 |
| 02:41 | New Haven | Irvin Creighton makes the 2nd free throw | 80-61 |
| 02:28 | Sonoma St. | Ernie Cummings connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Roy Drennen | 80-63 |
| 02:08 | New Haven | Paul Hampton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 80-63 |
| Subs | New Haven | Richard Magee (SF) Irvin Creighton | |
| Subs | Sonoma St. | | |
| 01:54 | Sonoma St. | Gary Berard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 80-63 |
| 01:25 | New Haven | Francisco Mendoza clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 80-63 |
| 01:23 | Sonoma St. | The rebound goes to Gary Berard | 80-63 |
| 01:18 | Sonoma St. | Charles Golden clanks a jump hook from the left block | 80-63 |
| 01:17 | New Haven | Richard Magee grabs the defensive rebound | 80-63 |
| 00:55 | New Haven | Phillip Minnick clanks a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Gary Berard - foul #2 on Gary Berard, team foul #8 | 80-63 |
| 00:55 | New Haven | Phillip Minnick misses the 1st free throw | 80-63 |
| 00:55 | New Haven | Phillip Minnick makes the 2nd free throw | 81-63 |
| Game Plan | New Haven | New Haven is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Sonoma St. | Sonoma St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Sonoma St. | Donald Almaguer hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Charles Golden | 81-66 |
| Game Plan | New Haven | New Haven is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Sonoma St. | Sonoma St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:25 | New Haven | Phillip Minnick misses short on a runner from the baseline | 81-66 |
| 00:23 | Sonoma St. | Donald Almaguer grabs the defensive rebound | 81-66 |
| 00:17 | Sonoma St. | Ernie Cummings hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 81-68 |
| 00:00 | New Haven | Francisco Mendoza runs out the clock | 81-68 |