| Lineup | California Tech. | PG - John Stack (fresh) SG - John Allen (fresh) SF - Brent Buckley (fresh) PF - Allen Alamo (fresh) C - Frank Ervin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - William Parsons (fresh) SG - Leonard Kimmons (fresh) SF - Robert Cipolla (fresh) PF - Richard Kuo (fresh) C - Jerry Christensen (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | California Tech. | Frank Ervin wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | California Tech. | California Tech. is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Whittier | Whittier is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:43 | California Tech. | Richard Kuo is called for the reach on Allen Alamo - foul #1 on Richard Kuo, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | California Tech. | John Allen misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Whittier | Jerry Christensen snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Whittier | William Parsons comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | California Tech. | Frank Ervin snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | California Tech. | John Stack can't finish the layup but he's fouled by William Parsons - foul #1 on William Parsons, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | California Tech. | John Stack makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:09 | California Tech. | John Stack makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:54 | Whittier | Leonard Kimmons scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Cipolla | 2-3 |
| 18:37 | California Tech. | John Allen buries a 3 from the left corner set up by John Stack | 5-3 |
| 18:19 | Whittier | Richard Kuo misses the fadeaway from the right side | 5-3 |
| 18:17 | California Tech. | Frank Ervin snags the defensive board | 5-3 |
| 18:00 | California Tech. | Brent Buckley scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 8-3 |
| 17:42 | Whittier | Richard Kuo misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 8-3 |
| 17:40 | Whittier | William Parsons gets the offensive rebound | 8-3 |
| 17:21 | Whittier | Leonard Kimmons knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from William Parsons | 8-6 |
| 17:05 | California Tech. | John Stack scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by John Allen | 10-6 |
| 16:44 | Whittier | Leonard Kimmons's pass is intercepted by John Stack | 10-6 |
| 16:40 | California Tech. | Brent Buckley lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Stack | 12-6 |
| 16:25 | Whittier | Richard Kuo can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 12-6 |
| 16:24 | California Tech. | John Allen grabs the board | 12-6 |
| 16:20 | California Tech. | John Stack lays it up and in on a nice dish by Brent Buckley | 14-6 |
| 16:05 | Whittier | William Parsons banks in the layup and the foul's on Frank Ervin - foul #1 on Frank Ervin, team foul #1 | 14-8 |
| Subs | California Tech. | Michael Wooley (PG), Charles Hamann (SG), Donald Blake (SF), Martin Nelson (PF), Gary Hondo (C) John Stack, John Allen, Brent Buckley, Allen Alamo, Frank Ervin | |
| Subs | Whittier | Earl Blake (SG), James Strong (PF), Albert Brodersen (C) Leonard Kimmons, Richard Kuo, Jerry Christensen | |
| 16:05 | Whittier | William Parsons makes the free throw | 14-9 |
| 15:51 | California Tech. | Gary Hondo is whistled for traveling | 14-9 |
| Subs | California Tech. | | |
| Subs | Whittier | Daniel Walker (PF) Robert Cipolla | |
| Lineup | California Tech. | PG - Michael Wooley (fresh) SG - Charles Hamann (fresh) SF - Donald Blake (fresh) PF - Martin Nelson (fresh) C - Gary Hondo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - William Parsons (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Earl Blake (fresh) SF - James Strong (fresh) PF - Daniel Walker (fresh) C - Albert Brodersen (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | Whittier | Albert Brodersen banks in the layup set up by Earl Blake and he's fouled by Gary Hondo - foul #1 on Gary Hondo, team foul #2 | 14-11 |
| 15:28 | Whittier | Albert Brodersen misses the free throw | 14-11 |
| 15:28 | California Tech. | Martin Nelson grabs the board | 14-11 |
| 14:59 | California Tech. | Charles Hamann misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 14-11 |
| 14:58 | California Tech. | Michael Wooley grabs the offensive board | 14-11 |
| 14:49 | California Tech. | Michael Wooley drills a shot from the right side and the foul's on James Strong - foul #1 on James Strong, team foul #3 | 16-11 |
| Subs | California Tech. | John Allen (SG), Allen Alamo (PF), Frank Ervin (C) Donald Blake, Martin Nelson, Gary Hondo | |
| Subs | Whittier | Leonard Kimmons (SG), Robert Cipolla (SF), Richard Kuo (PF) William Parsons, Earl Blake, Daniel Walker | |
| 14:49 | California Tech. | Michael Wooley makes the free throw | 17-11 |
| 14:29 | Whittier | Robert Cipolla is fouled on the floor by Charles Hamann - foul #1 on Charles Hamann, team foul #3 | 17-11 |
| Subs | California Tech. | John Stack (PG), Brent Buckley (SF) Michael Wooley, Charles Hamann | |
| Subs | Whittier | Jerry Christensen (C) James Strong | |
| 14:22 | Whittier | Jerry Christensen misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 17-11 |
| 14:20 | California Tech. | The rebound goes to Allen Alamo | 17-11 |
| 14:15 | California Tech. | Brent Buckley comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 17-11 |
| 14:14 | Whittier | Jerry Christensen grabs the board | 17-11 |
| 14:08 | Whittier | Albert Brodersen is whistled for traveling | 17-11 |
| 13:49 | California Tech. | John Stack misses the lay-in | 17-11 |
| 13:48 | California Tech. | John Stack tips it in | 19-11 |
| 13:32 | Whittier | Jerry Christensen misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 19-11 |
| 13:30 | California Tech. | Allen Alamo gets the rebound | 19-11 |
| 13:26 | California Tech. | Albert Brodersen steps in front of the Allen Alamo pass | 19-11 |
| 13:03 | Whittier | Jerry Christensen misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 19-11 |
| 13:02 | Whittier | The offensive rebound goes to Jerry Christensen | 19-11 |
| 12:48 | Whittier | Robert Cipolla misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 19-11 |
| 12:47 | Whittier | Jerry Christensen grabs the offensive board | 19-11 |
| 12:34 | Whittier | Frank Ervin denies the turnaround by Albert Brodersen | 19-11 |
| 12:32 | Whittier | Richard Kuo tips it back up and in | 19-13 |
| 12:08 | California Tech. | Frank Ervin comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 19-13 |
| 12:06 | Whittier | Jerry Christensen snags the defensive board | 19-13 |
| 11:49 | Whittier | Leonard Kimmons's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-13 |
| Subs | California Tech. | Michael Wooley (PG), Charles Hamann (SG), Donald Blake (SF), Martin Nelson (PF), Gary Hondo (C) John Stack, John Allen, Brent Buckley, Allen Alamo, Frank Ervin | |
| Subs | Whittier | William Parsons (PG), Earl Blake (SG), Nole Tubbs (SF), Daniel Walker (PF), James Strong (C) Albert Brodersen, Leonard Kimmons, Robert Cipolla, Richard Kuo, Jerry Christensen | |
| Lineup | California Tech. | PG - Michael Wooley (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charles Hamann (fresh) SF - Donald Blake (fresh) PF - Martin Nelson (fresh) C - Gary Hondo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - William Parsons (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Earl Blake (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Nole Tubbs (fresh) PF - Daniel Walker (fresh) C - James Strong (fresh) | |
| 11:37 | California Tech. | Gary Hondo slams it home set up by Donald Blake | 21-13 |
| 11:33 | Whittier | Michael Wooley is called for the reach on William Parsons - foul #1 on Michael Wooley, team foul #4 | 21-13 |
| 11:21 | Whittier | Earl Blake is hacked by Michael Wooley - foul #2 on Michael Wooley, team foul #5 | 21-13 |
| Subs | California Tech. | Kenneth Wilcox (PG) Michael Wooley | |
| Subs | Whittier | | |
| 11:06 | Whittier | Nole Tubbs makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from William Parsons | 21-15 |
| 11:00 | California Tech. | Martin Nelson knocks in the shot from the baseline set up by Kenneth Wilcox | 23-15 |
| 10:33 | Whittier | Charles Hamann picks off the pass by Earl Blake | 23-15 |
| 10:26 | California Tech. | Martin Nelson can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Daniel Walker - foul #1 on Daniel Walker, team foul #4 | 23-15 |
| Subs | California Tech. | John Stack (PG) Kenneth Wilcox | |
| Subs | Whittier | | |
| 10:26 | California Tech. | Martin Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 24-15 |
| 10:26 | California Tech. | Martin Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 25-15 |
| 10:10 | Whittier | Earl Blake can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-15 |
| 10:08 | Whittier | Nole Tubbs grabs the offensive board | 25-15 |
| 09:54 | Whittier | William Parsons loses the dribble to John Stack | 25-15 |
| 09:51 | California Tech. | John Stack banks in the layup | 27-15 |
| 09:49 | Whittier | John Stack is called for the reach on William Parsons in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Stack, team foul #6 | 27-15 |
| Subs | California Tech. | John Allen (SG), Brent Buckley (SF), Allen Alamo (PF), Frank Ervin (C) Charles Hamann, Donald Blake, Martin Nelson, Gary Hondo | |
| Subs | Whittier | Leonard Kimmons (SG), Robert Cipolla (SF), Richard Kuo (PF) Earl Blake, Nole Tubbs, Daniel Walker | |
| 09:37 | Whittier | James Strong clanks a floater from the left block | 27-15 |
| 09:35 | California Tech. | The rebound goes to Frank Ervin | 27-15 |
| 09:30 | California Tech. | Leonard Kimmons steals the ball from John Stack | 27-15 |
| 09:27 | Whittier | William Parsons hits the finger roll set up by Leonard Kimmons | 27-17 |
| 09:19 | California Tech. | Frank Ervin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-17 |
| Subs | California Tech. | | |
| Subs | Whittier | Jerry Christensen (C) James Strong | |
| 09:01 | Whittier | Richard Kuo hits a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Leonard Kimmons and he's hacked by Frank Ervin - foul #2 on Frank Ervin, team foul #7 | 27-19 |
| Subs | California Tech. | Martin Nelson (C) Frank Ervin | |
| Subs | Whittier | | |
| 09:01 | Whittier | Richard Kuo makes the free throw | 27-20 |
| 08:53 | California Tech. | John Stack misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-20 |
| 08:52 | Whittier | Jerry Christensen pulls down the rebound | 27-20 |
| 08:50 | Whittier | William Parsons is hacked by John Stack in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Stack, team foul #8 | 27-20 |
| Subs | California Tech. | Kenneth Wilcox (PG) John Stack | |
| Subs | Whittier | | |
| 08:50 | Whittier | William Parsons makes the 1st free throw | 27-21 |
| 08:50 | Whittier | William Parsons makes the 2nd free throw | 27-22 |
| 08:36 | California Tech. | Kenneth Wilcox buries a floater from the left block set up by Brent Buckley | 29-22 |
| 08:22 | Whittier | Brent Buckley is called for the reach on Jerry Christensen - foul #1 on Brent Buckley, team foul #9 | 29-22 |
| Subs | California Tech. | | |
| Subs | Whittier | Albert Brodersen (PG), Earl Blake (SG), James Strong (SF), Daniel Walker (PF) William Parsons, Leonard Kimmons, Robert Cipolla, Richard Kuo | |
| 08:22 | Whittier | Jerry Christensen misses the 1st free throw | 29-22 |
| 08:22 | California Tech. | The rebound goes to Allen Alamo | 29-22 |
| 08:09 | California Tech. | John Allen's pass is intercepted by Jerry Christensen | 29-22 |
| 07:50 | Whittier | The pull-up jumper by Jerry Christensen is blocked by Allen Alamo | 29-22 |
| 07:48 | California Tech. | Allen Alamo gets the rebound | 29-22 |
| Lineup | California Tech. | PG - Kenneth Wilcox (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Allen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brent Buckley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Allen Alamo (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Martin Nelson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - Albert Brodersen (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Earl Blake (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Strong (fresh) PF - Daniel Walker (fresh) C - Jerry Christensen (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 07:26 | California Tech. | James Strong blocks the short jumper by Brent Buckley | 29-22 |
| 07:24 | Whittier | The rebound goes to James Strong | 29-22 |
| 07:02 | Whittier | Daniel Walker knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Albert Brodersen | 29-25 |
| 06:34 | California Tech. | Albert Brodersen steals it from John Allen | 29-25 |
| 06:18 | Whittier | James Strong misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-25 |
| 06:17 | Whittier | Daniel Walker pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-25 |
| 06:00 | Whittier | James Strong lays it in on a great pass from Albert Brodersen | 29-27 |
| 05:48 | California Tech. | Allen Alamo comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 29-27 |
| 05:47 | California Tech. | Martin Nelson misses the tip | 29-27 |
| 05:46 | California Tech. | John Allen gets the offensive rebound | 29-27 |
| 05:34 | California Tech. | Martin Nelson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-27 |
| 05:32 | Whittier | The rebound goes to James Strong | 29-27 |
| 05:20 | Whittier | Albert Brodersen knocks in the jump hook from the left block | 29-29 |
| 05:15 | California Tech. | Kenneth Wilcox clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-29 |
| 05:14 | California Tech. | Allen Alamo tips it home | 31-29 |
| 05:04 | Whittier | Daniel Walker misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-29 |
| 05:02 | Whittier | James Strong tips it home | 31-31 |
| 04:52 | California Tech. | Kenneth Wilcox hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 31-31 |
| 04:50 | California Tech. | Allen Alamo gets the offensive rebound | 31-31 |
| 04:36 | California Tech. | Earl Blake steals the ball from Allen Alamo | 31-31 |
| 04:32 | Whittier | Albert Brodersen misses the lay-in | 31-31 |
| 04:31 | California Tech. | Martin Nelson grabs the board | 31-31 |
| 04:27 | California Tech. | John Allen is fouled on the floor by Earl Blake - foul #1 on Earl Blake, team foul #5 | 31-31 |
| Subs | California Tech. | Karl Taylor (PG), Charles Hamann (SF), Donald Blake (PF), Gary Hondo (C) Kenneth Wilcox, Brent Buckley, Allen Alamo, Martin Nelson | |
| Subs | Whittier | William Parsons (PG), Leonard Kimmons (SG), Robert Cipolla (SF), Richard Kuo (PF) Albert Brodersen, Earl Blake, James Strong, Daniel Walker | |
| 04:12 | California Tech. | John Allen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-31 |
| 04:11 | Whittier | Richard Kuo grabs the board | 31-31 |
| 03:52 | Whittier | Robert Cipolla misses the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Gary Hondo - foul #2 on Gary Hondo, team foul #10 | 31-31 |
| Subs | California Tech. | John Stack (PG), Michael Wooley (SG), Frank Ervin (C) Karl Taylor, John Allen, Gary Hondo | |
| Subs | Whittier | | |
| 03:52 | Whittier | Robert Cipolla makes the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 03:52 | Whittier | Robert Cipolla makes the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| Lineup | California Tech. | PG - John Stack (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Wooley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charles Hamann (fresh) PF - Donald Blake (fresh) C - Frank Ervin (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - William Parsons (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leonard Kimmons (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Cipolla (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Kuo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Christensen (tiring) 6 reb. | |
| 03:39 | California Tech. | Michael Wooley loses the ball out of bounds | 31-33 |
| 03:21 | Whittier | Robert Cipolla drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Richard Kuo and he's fouled by Charles Hamann - foul #2 on Charles Hamann, team foul #11 | 31-35 |
| 03:21 | Whittier | Robert Cipolla makes the free throw | 31-36 |
| 03:13 | California Tech. | Charles Hamann comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-36 |
| 03:12 | California Tech. | Donald Blake misses the tip | 31-36 |
| 03:11 | Whittier | Leonard Kimmons gets the rebound | 31-36 |
| 02:54 | Whittier | Charles Hamann is called for the reach on Robert Cipolla - foul #3 on Charles Hamann, team foul #12 | 31-36 |
| Subs | California Tech. | Gary Hondo (PF) Charles Hamann | |
| Subs | Whittier | Albert Brodersen (C) Jerry Christensen | |
| 02:54 | Whittier | Robert Cipolla makes the 1st free throw | 31-37 |
| 02:54 | Whittier | Robert Cipolla makes the 2nd free throw | 31-38 |
| 02:30 | California Tech. | John Stack connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Wooley | 34-38 |
| 02:03 | Whittier | Leonard Kimmons comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 34-38 |
| 02:01 | California Tech. | Frank Ervin gets the rebound | 34-38 |
| 01:55 | California Tech. | Frank Ervin misses the easy layup | 34-38 |
| 01:54 | Whittier | Robert Cipolla grabs the defensive rebound | 34-38 |
| 01:42 | Whittier | Albert Brodersen hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 34-38 |
| 01:40 | California Tech. | Gary Hondo grabs the board | 34-38 |
| 01:32 | California Tech. | John Stack is hacked by Richard Kuo - foul #2 on Richard Kuo, team foul #6 | 34-38 |
| Subs | California Tech. | Karl Taylor (SF) Donald Blake | |
| Subs | Whittier | Earl Blake (SG), Nole Tubbs (SF), James Strong (PF) Leonard Kimmons, Robert Cipolla, Richard Kuo | |
| 01:15 | California Tech. | Karl Taylor hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 34-38 |
| 01:13 | Whittier | James Strong gets the rebound | 34-38 |
| 01:11 | Whittier | John Stack steals it from William Parsons in the backcourt | 34-38 |
| 00:56 | California Tech. | John Stack misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-38 |
| 00:55 | Whittier | James Strong gets the rebound | 34-38 |
| 00:38 | Whittier | James Strong is hacked by Gary Hondo - foul #3 on Gary Hondo, team foul #13 | 34-38 |
| Subs | California Tech. | Kenneth Wilcox (PG), John Allen (SG), Brent Buckley (SF), Allen Alamo (PF), Martin Nelson (C) John Stack, Michael Wooley, Karl Taylor, Gary Hondo, Frank Ervin | |
| Subs | Whittier | Michael Hoxie (PG), Daniel Walker (PF) William Parsons, Albert Brodersen | |
| 00:38 | Whittier | James Strong makes the 1st free throw | 34-39 |
| 00:38 | Whittier | James Strong misses the 2nd free throw | 34-39 |
| 00:38 | California Tech. | Martin Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 34-39 |
| 00:25 | California Tech. | Martin Nelson scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 36-39 |
| 00:05 | Whittier | Martin Nelson steps in front of the Nole Tubbs pass | 36-39 |
| 00:01 | California Tech. | John Allen hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-39 |
| 00:00 | Whittier | Earl Blake comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 39-39 |