| Lineup | Millsaps | PG - Don Oakes (fresh) SG - Michael Kidd (fresh) SF - Richard Herndon (fresh) PF - Walter Orta (fresh) C - Frederick Fetterman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Edward Stecker (fresh) SG - Eric Wilford (fresh) SF - John Moffit (fresh) PF - Johnny Wittman (fresh) C - Edward Broschinsky (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Millsaps | Frederick Fetterman wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Millsaps | Millsaps 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) | |
| 19:43 | Millsaps | Frederick Fetterman's layup is rejected by Edward Broschinsky | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | California, Santa Cruz | Johnny Wittman pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | California, Santa Cruz | Don Oakes is called for the reach on Eric Wilford - foul #1 on Don Oakes, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | California, Santa Cruz | Edward Broschinsky misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Millsaps | Richard Herndon snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | Millsaps | Richard Herndon buries a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Don Oakes | 2-0 |
| 18:59 | California, Santa Cruz | Eric Wilford misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 18:57 | Millsaps | The rebound goes to Frederick Fetterman | 2-0 |
| 18:40 | Millsaps | Don Oakes can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 18:38 | California, Santa Cruz | Edward Broschinsky grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:28 | Millsaps | The refs have stopped play. Walter Orta is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. It looks like he got kneed in the thigh. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 2-0 |
| Subs | Millsaps | Clyde Geer (PF) Walter Orta | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| 18:13 | California, Santa Cruz | Eric Wilford misses short on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Richard Herndon - foul #1 on Richard Herndon, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 18:13 | California, Santa Cruz | Eric Wilford makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:13 | California, Santa Cruz | Eric Wilford misses the 2nd free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:13 | Millsaps | Clyde Geer pulls down the rebound | 2-1 |
| 17:48 | Millsaps | Clyde Geer misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 2-1 |
| 17:46 | California, Santa Cruz | Johnny Wittman pulls down the rebound | 2-1 |
| 17:25 | California, Santa Cruz | John Moffit hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Edward Stecker and the foul's on Clyde Geer - foul #1 on Clyde Geer, team foul #3 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Millsaps | Morris Williams (PG), Spencer Gerard (SF), Jared Stonebraker (C) Don Oakes, Richard Herndon, Frederick Fetterman | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| 17:25 | California, Santa Cruz | John Moffit makes the free throw | 2-4 |
| 17:07 | Millsaps | Michael Kidd knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 5-4 |
| 16:55 | California, Santa Cruz | Johnny Wittman misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Clyde Geer - foul #2 on Clyde Geer, team foul #4 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Millsaps | Dennis Rogers (SF), Tommy Tedder (C) Michael Kidd, Clyde Geer | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| 16:55 | California, Santa Cruz | Johnny Wittman misses the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 16:55 | California, Santa Cruz | Johnny Wittman makes the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 16:28 | Millsaps | Spencer Gerard misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 5-5 |
| 16:27 | California, Santa Cruz | Johnny Wittman gets the rebound | 5-5 |
| 16:10 | California, Santa Cruz | Edward Stecker clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 5-5 |
| 16:09 | California, Santa Cruz | Johnny Wittman tips it but misses | 5-5 |
| 16:07 | Millsaps | Morris Williams snags the defensive board | 5-5 |
| 15:46 | Millsaps | Morris Williams comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 5-5 |
| 15:45 | Millsaps | Tommy Tedder grabs the offensive board | 5-5 |
| Lineup | Millsaps | PG - Morris Williams (fresh) SG - Spencer Gerard (fresh) SF - Dennis Rogers (fresh) PF - Jared Stonebraker (fresh) C - Tommy Tedder (fresh) | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Edward Stecker (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eric Wilford (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - John Moffit (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Johnny Wittman (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Broschinsky (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Millsaps | Dennis Rogers can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 5-5 |
| 15:33 | Millsaps | The offensive rebound goes to Tommy Tedder | 5-5 |
| 15:19 | Millsaps | Spencer Gerard is hacked by Edward Broschinsky - foul #1 on Edward Broschinsky, team foul #1 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Millsaps | Don Oakes (PG), Michael Kidd (SG), Richard Herndon (SF), Walter Orta (PF), Frederick Fetterman (C) Morris Williams, Spencer Gerard, Dennis Rogers, Jared Stonebraker, Tommy Tedder | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Charles Dehoyos (PG), Howard Cayer (SG), William Bronson (SF), Larry Jordon (PF), Lee Sosnowski (C) Edward Stecker, Eric Wilford, John Moffit, Johnny Wittman, Edward Broschinsky | |
| 15:10 | Millsaps | Walter Orta comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 5-5 |
| 15:09 | California, Santa Cruz | Lee Sosnowski pulls down the rebound | 5-5 |
| 15:04 | California, Santa Cruz | Howard Cayer misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 5-5 |
| 15:03 | California, Santa Cruz | Larry Jordon tips it in | 5-7 |
| 14:47 | Millsaps | Richard Herndon makes the jumper from the right wing set up by Don Oakes | 7-7 |
| 14:42 | California, Santa Cruz | Michael Kidd takes the ball from Charles Dehoyos | 7-7 |
| 14:25 | Millsaps | Frederick Fetterman banks in the layup on a nice dish by Don Oakes and he's fouled by Larry Jordon - foul #1 on Larry Jordon, team foul #2 | 9-7 |
| 14:25 | Millsaps | Frederick Fetterman makes the free throw | 10-7 |
| 14:07 | California, Santa Cruz | Richard Herndon is called for the reach on Howard Cayer - foul #2 on Richard Herndon, team foul #5 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Millsaps | Jared Stonebraker (SF) Richard Herndon | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| 13:58 | California, Santa Cruz | Lee Sosnowski can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 10-7 |
| 13:56 | Millsaps | Jared Stonebraker pulls down the rebound | 10-7 |
| 13:49 | Millsaps | Michael Kidd hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 10-7 |
| 13:47 | California, Santa Cruz | Larry Jordon grabs the defensive rebound | 10-7 |
| 13:40 | California, Santa Cruz | William Bronson misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 10-7 |
| 13:38 | Millsaps | The rebound goes to Frederick Fetterman | 10-7 |
| 13:16 | Millsaps | Jared Stonebraker is hacked by William Bronson - foul #1 on William Bronson, team foul #3 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Millsaps | Morris Williams (SG), Spencer Gerard (SF) Michael Kidd, Frederick Fetterman | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Edward Stecker (PG), Eric Wilford (SG), John Moffit (SF), Edward Broschinsky (C) Charles Dehoyos, Howard Cayer, William Bronson, Lee Sosnowski | |
| 12:53 | Millsaps | Walter Orta can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 10-7 |
| 12:52 | California, Santa Cruz | Larry Jordon grabs the defensive rebound | 10-7 |
| 12:33 | California, Santa Cruz | Don Oakes steals it from Edward Broschinsky | 10-7 |
| 12:17 | Millsaps | Don Oakes connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 12-7 |
| 11:52 | California, Santa Cruz | Edward Broschinsky clanks a jumper from the left block | 12-7 |
| 11:50 | Millsaps | Morris Williams snags the defensive board | 12-7 |
| 11:33 | Millsaps | Jared Stonebraker clanks a jumper from the right block | 12-7 |
| 11:32 | Millsaps | The offensive rebound goes to Walter Orta | 12-7 |
| Lineup | Millsaps | PG - Don Oakes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Morris Williams (fresh) SF - Spencer Gerard (fairly fresh) PF - Walter Orta (fairly fresh) C - Jared Stonebraker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Edward Stecker (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eric Wilford (fresh) 1 pts. SF - John Moffit (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Larry Jordon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Broschinsky (fresh) | |
| 11:18 | Millsaps | Spencer Gerard drills a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Don Oakes | 14-7 |
| 11:01 | California, Santa Cruz | Larry Jordon misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 14-7 |
| 10:59 | California, Santa Cruz | Edward Broschinsky tips it but misses | 14-7 |
| 10:58 | California, Santa Cruz | Eric Wilford tips it in | 14-9 |
| 10:43 | Millsaps | Walter Orta loses the dribble to Larry Jordon | 14-9 |
| 10:27 | California, Santa Cruz | Edward Stecker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 14-9 |
| 10:26 | Millsaps | Spencer Gerard grabs the defensive rebound | 14-9 |
| 10:20 | Millsaps | Don Oakes double dribbles | 14-9 |
| Subs | Millsaps | David Snyder (PG), Michael Kidd (SG), Dennis Rogers (SF), Tommy Tedder (PF), Frederick Fetterman (C) Don Oakes, Morris Williams, Spencer Gerard, Walter Orta, Jared Stonebraker | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Charles Dehoyos (PG), Howard Cayer (SG), William Bronson (SF), Johnny Wittman (PF), Lee Sosnowski (C) Edward Stecker, Eric Wilford, John Moffit, Larry Jordon, Edward Broschinsky | |
| 10:05 | California, Santa Cruz | Charles Dehoyos scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line and he's fouled by Tommy Tedder - foul #1 on Tommy Tedder, team foul #6 | 14-11 |
| 10:05 | California, Santa Cruz | Charles Dehoyos makes the free throw | 14-12 |
| 09:44 | Millsaps | David Snyder drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Frederick Fetterman | 16-12 |
| 09:30 | California, Santa Cruz | Frederick Fetterman swats the short shot by Johnny Wittman | 16-12 |
| 09:28 | Millsaps | David Snyder pulls down the rebound | 16-12 |
| 09:06 | Millsaps | Dennis Rogers misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 16-12 |
| 09:05 | California, Santa Cruz | Johnny Wittman grabs the board | 16-12 |
| 08:56 | California, Santa Cruz | Charles Dehoyos clanks a 3 from the right wing | 16-12 |
| 08:54 | Millsaps | Michael Kidd gets the rebound | 16-12 |
| 08:28 | Millsaps | Tommy Tedder can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 16-12 |
| 08:27 | California, Santa Cruz | The rebound goes to Lee Sosnowski | 16-12 |
| 08:06 | California, Santa Cruz | Lee Sosnowski knocks in the runner from close range and he's fouled by Frederick Fetterman - foul #1 on Frederick Fetterman, team foul #7 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Millsaps | Morris Williams (PG), Jared Stonebraker (SF) David Snyder, Dennis Rogers | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Edward Stecker (PG), Eric Wilford (SG), John Moffit (SF), Edward Broschinsky (C) Charles Dehoyos, Howard Cayer, William Bronson, Johnny Wittman | |
| 08:06 | California, Santa Cruz | Lee Sosnowski makes the free throw | 16-15 |
| 07:42 | Millsaps | John Moffit is called for the reach on Michael Kidd - foul #1 on John Moffit, team foul #4 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Millsaps | Walter Orta (PF) Tommy Tedder | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Donald Anderson (PF) Lee Sosnowski | |
| 07:26 | Millsaps | Morris Williams can't connect on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Edward Stecker - foul #1 on Edward Stecker, team foul #5 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Millsaps | Don Oakes (PG) Michael Kidd | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| 07:26 | Millsaps | Morris Williams makes the 1st free throw | 17-15 |
| 07:26 | Millsaps | Morris Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 18-15 |
| Lineup | Millsaps | PG - Don Oakes (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Morris Williams (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jared Stonebraker (fresh) PF - Walter Orta (fresh) C - Frederick Fetterman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Edward Stecker (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eric Wilford (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Moffit (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Donald Anderson (fresh) C - Edward Broschinsky (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:06 | California, Santa Cruz | Edward Stecker is whistled for traveling | 18-15 |
| Subs | Millsaps | | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Johnny Wittman (PF) Donald Anderson | |
| 06:55 | Millsaps | Walter Orta scores on a shot from just outside the lane set up by Frederick Fetterman and he's hacked by Johnny Wittman - foul #1 on Johnny Wittman, team foul #6 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Millsaps | Spencer Gerard (SF) Frederick Fetterman | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| 06:55 | Millsaps | Walter Orta makes the free throw | 21-15 |
| 06:40 | California, Santa Cruz | Edward Broschinsky jams it and he's hacked by Jared Stonebraker - foul #1 on Jared Stonebraker, team foul #8 | 21-17 |
| Subs | Millsaps | Tommy Tedder (C) Walter Orta | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| 06:40 | California, Santa Cruz | Edward Broschinsky makes the free throw | 21-18 |
| 06:26 | Millsaps | Don Oakes knocks in the 3 from straight away | 24-18 |
| 06:05 | California, Santa Cruz | Edward Stecker misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Jared Stonebraker - foul #2 on Jared Stonebraker, team foul #9 | 24-18 |
| Subs | Millsaps | Michael Kidd (SG), Walter Orta (PF) Morris Williams, Jared Stonebraker | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | William Bronson (SF), Larry Jordon (C) John Moffit, Edward Broschinsky | |
| 06:05 | California, Santa Cruz | Edward Stecker makes the 1st free throw | 24-19 |
| 06:05 | California, Santa Cruz | Edward Stecker makes the 2nd free throw | 24-20 |
| 05:50 | Millsaps | Tommy Tedder is hacked by Larry Jordon - foul #2 on Larry Jordon, team foul #7 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Millsaps | David Snyder (PG), Dennis Rogers (SF) Don Oakes, Spencer Gerard | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Donald Anderson (PF), Lee Sosnowski (C) Johnny Wittman, Larry Jordon | |
| 05:50 | Millsaps | Tommy Tedder makes the 1st free throw | 25-20 |
| 05:50 | Millsaps | Tommy Tedder misses the 2nd free throw | 25-20 |
| 05:50 | California, Santa Cruz | Lee Sosnowski pulls down the rebound | 25-20 |
| 05:38 | California, Santa Cruz | Tommy Tedder swats the short shot by Lee Sosnowski | 25-20 |
| 05:36 | California, Santa Cruz | Lee Sosnowski misses the tip | 25-20 |
| 05:34 | California, Santa Cruz | Donald Anderson grabs the offensive rebound | 25-20 |
| 05:24 | California, Santa Cruz | William Bronson connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Lee Sosnowski | 25-23 |
| 05:03 | Millsaps | Michael Kidd is hacked by Lee Sosnowski - foul #1 on Lee Sosnowski, team foul #8 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Millsaps | Frederick Fetterman (C) Tommy Tedder | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Charles Dehoyos (PG), Howard Cayer (SG), Edward Broschinsky (C) Edward Stecker, Eric Wilford, Donald Anderson | |
| 05:03 | Millsaps | Michael Kidd misses the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 05:03 | California, Santa Cruz | The rebound goes to William Bronson | 25-23 |
| 04:41 | California, Santa Cruz | Howard Cayer misses the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Walter Orta - foul #1 on Walter Orta, team foul #10 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Millsaps | Don Oakes (PG) David Snyder | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | John Moffit (SF), Johnny Wittman (PF) William Bronson, Lee Sosnowski | |
| 04:41 | California, Santa Cruz | Howard Cayer misses the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 04:41 | California, Santa Cruz | Howard Cayer misses the 2nd free throw | 25-23 |
| 04:41 | Millsaps | The rebound goes to Frederick Fetterman | 25-23 |
| 04:18 | Millsaps | Michael Kidd hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-23 |
| 04:16 | Millsaps | Dennis Rogers grabs the offensive rebound | 25-23 |
| 04:03 | Millsaps | Dennis Rogers hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-23 |
| 04:00 | California, Santa Cruz | Michael Kidd steps in front of the Howard Cayer pass in the backcourt | 28-23 |
| 03:41 | Millsaps | Johnny Wittman steps in front of the Michael Kidd pass | 28-23 |
| 03:25 | California, Santa Cruz | Michael Kidd is called for the reach on Johnny Wittman - foul #1 on Michael Kidd, team foul #11 | 28-23 |
| Subs | Millsaps | Spencer Gerard (SG), Richard Herndon (SF), Clyde Geer (PF), Jared Stonebraker (C) Michael Kidd, Dennis Rogers, Walter Orta, Frederick Fetterman | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Edward Stecker (PG), Eric Wilford (SG), Larry Jordon (C) Howard Cayer, Charles Dehoyos, Edward Broschinsky | |
| 03:25 | California, Santa Cruz | Johnny Wittman misses the 1st free throw | 28-23 |
| 03:25 | California, Santa Cruz | Johnny Wittman makes the 2nd free throw | 28-24 |
| Lineup | Millsaps | PG - Don Oakes (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Spencer Gerard (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Herndon (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Clyde Geer (fresh) C - Jared Stonebraker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Edward Stecker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Wilford (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Moffit (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Johnny Wittman (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Larry Jordon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Millsaps | Larry Jordon steals the ball from Richard Herndon | 28-24 |
| 03:06 | California, Santa Cruz | John Moffit drills a turnaround from the right block set up by Edward Stecker | 28-26 |
| 02:37 | Millsaps | Don Oakes's pass is intercepted by Larry Jordon | 28-26 |
| 02:27 | California, Santa Cruz | John Moffit hits a jumper from the left wing | 28-28 |
| 02:01 | Millsaps | Clyde Geer misses long on a jumper from the right side | 28-28 |
| 01:59 | California, Santa Cruz | Edward Stecker gets the rebound | 28-28 |
| 01:39 | California, Santa Cruz | Larry Jordon hits the finger roll set up by Eric Wilford | 28-30 |
| 01:18 | Millsaps | Don Oakes misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-30 |
| 01:17 | Millsaps | Clyde Geer hits the follow up shot | 30-30 |
| 01:15 | California, Santa Cruz | Edward Stecker is hacked by Don Oakes in the backcourt - foul #2 on Don Oakes, team foul #12 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Millsaps | Morris Williams (PG), Michael Kidd (SG), Frederick Fetterman (C) Don Oakes, Spencer Gerard, Clyde Geer | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Charles Dehoyos (SG), William Bronson (SF), Edward Broschinsky (C) Eric Wilford, John Moffit, Johnny Wittman | |
| 01:15 | California, Santa Cruz | Edward Stecker misses the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 01:15 | California, Santa Cruz | Edward Stecker makes the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 00:57 | Millsaps | Richard Herndon hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Kidd | 33-31 |
| 00:35 | California, Santa Cruz | Edward Stecker loses the ball out of bounds | 33-31 |
| Subs | Millsaps | Dennis Rogers (SF), Walter Orta (PF) Richard Herndon, Jared Stonebraker | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Howard Cayer (SG), Lee Sosnowski (PF) Edward Stecker, Larry Jordon | |
| 00:20 | Millsaps | Edward Broschinsky is called for the reach on Frederick Fetterman - foul #2 on Edward Broschinsky, team foul #9 | 33-31 |
| 00:20 | Millsaps | Frederick Fetterman makes the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 00:20 | Millsaps | Frederick Fetterman misses the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 00:20 | California, Santa Cruz | Edward Broschinsky grabs the defensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 00:02 | California, Santa Cruz | Howard Cayer comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-31 |
| 00:00 | Millsaps | Walter Orta gets the rebound | 34-31 |