| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Norman Ferguson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Wade Sutton (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Jeremy Stapler (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Albert Jones (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Vladimir Habowski (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Michael Kelly (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Clifford Dunne (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dennis Goza (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Mohamed Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | Jeremy Stapler inbounds the ball | 51-49 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:52 | Alabama | Vladimir Habowski steals it from Jeremy Stapler | 51-49 |
| 19:49 | UC Santa Barbara | Vladimir Habowski dunks the ball | 51-51 |
| 19:23 | Alabama | John Brown is open and scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Wade Sutton | 54-51 |
| 19:09 | UC Santa Barbara | Dennis Goza misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 54-51 |
| 19:07 | Alabama | Jeremy Stapler grabs the defensive rebound | 54-51 |
| 19:01 | Alabama | Norman Ferguson misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 54-51 |
| 18:59 | UC Santa Barbara | Clifford Dunne grabs the defensive rebound | 54-51 |
| 18:49 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Kelly comes up short on the shot from the left side | 54-51 |
| 18:48 | Alabama | John Brown snags the defensive board | 54-51 |
| 18:23 | Alabama | Norman Ferguson scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Jeremy Stapler | 57-51 |
| 18:00 | UC Santa Barbara | Dennis Goza clanks a runner from the right block | 57-51 |
| 17:58 | Alabama | Albert Jones snags the defensive board | 57-51 |
| 17:51 | Alabama | Norman Ferguson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-51 |
| 17:50 | UC Santa Barbara | Mohamed Smith snags the defensive board | 57-51 |
| 17:44 | UC Santa Barbara | Vladimir Habowski slams it home on a nice dish by Michael Kelly | 57-53 |
| 17:34 | Alabama | Wade Sutton scores on a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Norman Ferguson | 59-53 |
| 17:26 | UC Santa Barbara | Clifford Dunne drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Vladimir Habowski | 59-56 |
| 17:19 | Alabama | Norman Ferguson misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-56 |
| 17:18 | Alabama | John Brown tips it in | 61-56 |
| 16:56 | UC Santa Barbara | Vladimir Habowski hits a driving attempt from the right block set up by Clifford Dunne and he's fouled by Albert Jones - foul #1 on Albert Jones, team foul #1 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Alabama | Willy Bomar (PG), Daniel Robinson (SG), Ronald Walker (SF), Michael Pugh (PF), Jerry Cable (C) Norman Ferguson, Wade Sutton, Jeremy Stapler, Albert Jones, John Brown | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Timothy Oswald (SG), Kevin Neely (SF), William Green (PF), Andrew Hanna (C) Michael Kelly, Clifford Dunne, Dennis Goza, Mohamed Smith | |
| 16:56 | UC Santa Barbara | Vladimir Habowski misses the free throw | 61-58 |
| 16:56 | Alabama | Jerry Cable grabs the board | 61-58 |
| 16:44 | Alabama | Ronald Walker's pass is intercepted by Timothy Oswald | 61-58 |
| 16:31 | UC Santa Barbara | Timothy Oswald is hacked by Daniel Robinson - foul #1 on Daniel Robinson, team foul #2 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffrey Frick (PF) Vladimir Habowski | |
| 16:08 | UC Santa Barbara | The jump hook by Kevin Neely is blocked by Jerry Cable | 61-58 |
| 16:07 | Alabama | Michael Pugh snags the defensive board | 61-58 |
| 15:46 | Alabama | Ronald Walker comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 61-58 |
| 15:45 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to Andrew Hanna | 61-58 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Willy Bomar (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Daniel Robinson (fairly fresh) SF - Ronald Walker (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Pugh (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Jerry Cable (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Timothy Oswald (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Neely (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - William Green (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jeffrey Frick (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Hanna (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:30 | UC Santa Barbara | Kevin Neely misses long on a floater in the paint | 61-58 |
| 15:28 | UC Santa Barbara | Andrew Hanna can't tip it in | 61-58 |
| 15:27 | UC Santa Barbara | William Green pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-58 |
| 15:12 | UC Santa Barbara | Timothy Oswald's pass is intercepted by Willy Bomar | 61-58 |
| 15:06 | Alabama | Willy Bomar is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Neely - foul #3 on Kevin Neely, team foul #1 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Alabama | Norman Ferguson (PG), Kenneth Chen (SG), Jeremy Stapler (SF), Virgil Ayres (PF), John Brown (C) Willy Bomar, Daniel Robinson, Ronald Walker, Michael Pugh, Jerry Cable | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Vladimir Habowski (PG), Michael Kelly (SG), Clifford Dunne (SF), Dennis Goza (PF), Mohamed Smith (C) Timothy Oswald, Kevin Neely, William Green, Jeffrey Frick, Andrew Hanna | |
| 14:48 | Alabama | John Brown misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Dennis Goza - foul #1 on Dennis Goza, team foul #2 | 61-58 |
| 14:48 | Alabama | John Brown makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 14:48 | Alabama | John Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 14:48 | UC Santa Barbara | Dennis Goza grabs the board | 62-58 |
| 14:33 | UC Santa Barbara | Vladimir Habowski scores on a jumper from the free throw line set up by Clifford Dunne and he's hacked by Norman Ferguson - foul #1 on Norman Ferguson, team foul #3 | 62-60 |
| 14:33 | UC Santa Barbara | Vladimir Habowski misses the free throw | 62-60 |
| 14:33 | Alabama | Virgil Ayres grabs the defensive rebound | 62-60 |
| 14:05 | Alabama | Kenneth Chen clanks a jumper from the right side | 62-60 |
| 14:03 | Alabama | John Brown grabs the offensive board | 62-60 |
| 13:45 | Alabama | Virgil Ayres hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range but he's hacked by Clifford Dunne - foul #2 on Clifford Dunne, team foul #3 | 62-60 |
| Subs | Alabama | Wade Sutton (SG), Ronald Walker (C) Norman Ferguson, John Brown | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Kevin Neely (C) Mohamed Smith | |
| 13:45 | Alabama | Virgil Ayres makes the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 13:45 | Alabama | Virgil Ayres makes the 2nd free throw | 64-60 |
| 13:29 | UC Santa Barbara | Dennis Goza misses the jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Virgil Ayres - foul #1 on Virgil Ayres, team foul #4 | 64-60 |
| Subs | Alabama | Willy Bomar (PG), Albert Jones (PF), Jerry Cable (C) Kenneth Chen, Virgil Ayres, Ronald Walker | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Timothy Oswald (PG), William Green (C) Vladimir Habowski, Clifford Dunne | |
| 13:29 | UC Santa Barbara | Dennis Goza misses the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 13:29 | UC Santa Barbara | Dennis Goza misses the 2nd free throw | 64-60 |
| 13:29 | Alabama | Albert Jones pulls down the rebound | 64-60 |
| 13:12 | Alabama | Jeremy Stapler misses badly on a floater from the left side | 64-60 |
| 13:11 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Kelly pulls down the rebound | 64-60 |
| 12:52 | UC Santa Barbara | William Green blows the dunk | 64-60 |
| 12:51 | UC Santa Barbara | William Green tips it but misses | 64-60 |
| 12:49 | UC Santa Barbara | Dennis Goza grabs the offensive rebound | 64-60 |
| 12:41 | UC Santa Barbara | Dennis Goza is fouled on the floor by Willy Bomar - foul #2 on Willy Bomar, team foul #5 | 64-60 |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Pugh (PF) Albert Jones | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Vladimir Habowski (PG), Clifford Dunne (SF) Timothy Oswald, Dennis Goza | |
| 12:23 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Pugh steps in front of the Kevin Neely pass | 64-60 |
| 11:59 | Alabama | Michael Pugh buries a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Willy Bomar | 66-60 |
| 11:40 | UC Santa Barbara | Vladimir Habowski can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-60 |
| 11:39 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Jerry Cable | 66-60 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Willy Bomar (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Wade Sutton (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Stapler (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Pugh (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Jerry Cable (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Vladimir Habowski (tiring) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Kelly (tiring) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Clifford Dunne (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Green (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Neely (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 11:35 | Alabama | Wade Sutton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-60 |
| 11:34 | Alabama | Jerry Cable pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-60 |
| 11:20 | Alabama | Michael Pugh buries a fadeaway near the basket and the foul's on Michael Kelly - foul #2 on Michael Kelly, team foul #4 | 68-60 |
| Subs | Alabama | Norman Ferguson (PG), Kenneth Chen (SG), Ronald Walker (SF), Albert Jones (PF) Willy Bomar, Wade Sutton, Jeremy Stapler, Jerry Cable | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Timothy Oswald (SG), Jeffrey Frick (SF), Andrew Hanna (C) Michael Kelly, Clifford Dunne, William Green | |
| 11:20 | Alabama | Michael Pugh makes the free throw | 69-60 |
| 11:02 | UC Santa Barbara | Kevin Neely is whistled for a carry | 69-60 |
| Subs | Alabama | John Brown (C) Michael Pugh | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Dennis Goza (PF) Kevin Neely | |
| 10:48 | Alabama | Ronald Walker misses badly on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Timothy Oswald - foul #3 on Timothy Oswald, team foul #5 | 69-60 |
| 10:48 | Alabama | Ronald Walker misses the 1st free throw | 69-60 |
| 10:48 | Alabama | Ronald Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 70-60 |
| 10:31 | UC Santa Barbara | Andrew Hanna drills a jump hook in the lane and the foul's on Norman Ferguson - foul #2 on Norman Ferguson, team foul #6 | 70-62 |
| Subs | Alabama | Virgil Ayres (PF) Albert Jones | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Kelly (SG), Kevin Neely (SF) Vladimir Habowski, Jeffrey Frick | |
| 10:31 | UC Santa Barbara | Andrew Hanna makes the free throw | 70-63 |
| 10:15 | Alabama | The jumper by Kenneth Chen is denied by Andrew Hanna | 70-63 |
| 10:13 | UC Santa Barbara | Kevin Neely pulls down the rebound | 70-63 |
| 10:08 | UC Santa Barbara | Kevin Neely hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but the foul's on Norman Ferguson - foul #3 on Norman Ferguson, team foul #7 | 70-63 |
| Subs | Alabama | Daniel Robinson (SG), Jeremy Stapler (SF) Norman Ferguson, John Brown | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Clifford Dunne (SF), Mohamed Smith (C) Dennis Goza, Andrew Hanna | |
| 10:08 | UC Santa Barbara | Kevin Neely makes the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 10:08 | UC Santa Barbara | Kevin Neely makes the 2nd free throw | 70-65 |
| 09:50 | Alabama | Virgil Ayres knocks in the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Kenneth Chen | 72-65 |
| 09:44 | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Walker takes the ball from Michael Kelly | 72-65 |
| 09:31 | Alabama | Daniel Robinson is hacked by Timothy Oswald - foul #4 on Timothy Oswald, team foul #6 | 72-65 |
| Subs | Alabama | Norman Ferguson (PG), Albert Jones (PF), Michael Pugh (C) Kenneth Chen, Virgil Ayres, Ronald Walker | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Vladimir Habowski (PG), Dennis Goza (PF) Timothy Oswald, Kevin Neely | |
| 09:15 | Alabama | Albert Jones misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 72-65 |
| 09:14 | Alabama | Daniel Robinson gets the offensive rebound | 72-65 |
| 09:09 | Alabama | Albert Jones knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 75-65 |
| 08:56 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Kelly knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Vladimir Habowski and he's hacked by Michael Pugh - foul #1 on Michael Pugh, team foul #8 | 75-67 |
| Subs | Alabama | Wade Sutton (SG) Daniel Robinson | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | William Green (SF), Jeffrey Frick (PF) Clifford Dunne, Dennis Goza | |
| 08:56 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Kelly makes the free throw | 75-68 |
| 08:49 | Alabama | William Green is called for the reach on Jeremy Stapler in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Green, team foul #7 | 75-68 |
| Subs | Alabama | Willy Bomar (PG), Jerry Cable (C) Norman Ferguson, Albert Jones | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 08:49 | Alabama | Jeremy Stapler misses the 1st free throw | 75-68 |
| 08:49 | UC Santa Barbara | William Green gets the rebound | 75-68 |
| 08:30 | UC Santa Barbara | William Green double dribbles | 75-68 |
| Subs | Alabama | Kenneth Chen (PG), Virgil Ayres (PF) Willy Bomar, Michael Pugh | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Andrew Hanna (C) Mohamed Smith | |
| 08:25 | Alabama | Vladimir Habowski steals it from Kenneth Chen in the backcourt | 75-68 |
| 08:23 | UC Santa Barbara | Vladimir Habowski lays it up and in | 75-70 |
| 08:06 | Alabama | Wade Sutton's fadeaway is rejected by Jeffrey Frick | 75-70 |
| 08:04 | UC Santa Barbara | William Green grabs the defensive rebound | 75-70 |
| 07:47 | UC Santa Barbara | The pull-up jumper by Michael Kelly is blocked by Jerry Cable | 75-70 |
| 07:46 | UC Santa Barbara | William Green pulls down the offensive rebound | 75-70 |
| 07:32 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Kelly misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 75-70 |
| 07:31 | Alabama | Jerry Cable grabs the defensive rebound | 75-70 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Kenneth Chen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Wade Sutton (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Stapler (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Virgil Ayres (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerry Cable (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Vladimir Habowski (tired) 17 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Kelly (tired) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - William Green (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jeffrey Frick (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Hanna (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Alabama | Kenneth Chen is hacked by Andrew Hanna in the backcourt - foul #2 on Andrew Hanna, team foul #8 | 75-70 |
| Subs | Alabama | Daniel Robinson (SG), Ronald Walker (SF), Albert Jones (PF), John Brown (C) Wade Sutton, Jeremy Stapler, Virgil Ayres, Jerry Cable | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Timothy Oswald (SG), Kevin Neely (SF), Dennis Goza (PF), Mohamed Smith (C) Michael Kelly, William Green, Jeffrey Frick, Andrew Hanna | |
| 07:29 | Alabama | Kenneth Chen makes the 1st free throw | 76-70 |
| 07:29 | Alabama | Kenneth Chen misses the 2nd free throw | 76-70 |
| 07:29 | Alabama | Albert Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 76-70 |
| 07:14 | Alabama | Vladimir Habowski takes the ball from Daniel Robinson | 76-70 |
| 07:11 | UC Santa Barbara | Vladimir Habowski misses the lay-in | 76-70 |
| 07:09 | Alabama | Daniel Robinson grabs the board | 76-70 |
| 07:02 | Alabama | Kenneth Chen misses the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Kevin Neely - foul #4 on Kevin Neely, team foul #9 | 76-70 |
| Subs | Alabama | Willy Bomar (PG), Michael Pugh (C) Daniel Robinson, John Brown | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Clifford Dunne (SF) Vladimir Habowski | |
| 07:02 | Alabama | Kenneth Chen misses the 1st free throw | 76-70 |
| 07:02 | Alabama | Kenneth Chen makes the 2nd free throw | 77-70 |
| 06:42 | UC Santa Barbara | Kenneth Chen steals the ball from Dennis Goza | 77-70 |
| 06:35 | Alabama | Willy Bomar hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Ronald Walker and the foul's on Timothy Oswald - foul #5 on Timothy Oswald, team foul #10 | 79-70 |
| Subs | Alabama | Daniel Robinson (SG) Kenneth Chen | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Vladimir Habowski (PG) Timothy Oswald | |
| 06:35 | Alabama | Willy Bomar misses the free throw | 79-70 |
| 06:35 | UC Santa Barbara | Mohamed Smith gets the rebound | 79-70 |
| 06:14 | UC Santa Barbara | Kevin Neely makes the jump hook from the baseline | 79-72 |
| 06:11 | Alabama | Ronald Walker is called for traveling in the backcourt | 79-72 |
| Subs | Alabama | Wade Sutton (SG), Jeremy Stapler (SF) Daniel Robinson, Ronald Walker | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Kelly (SG), William Green (SF) Clifford Dunne, Dennis Goza | |
| 05:54 | UC Santa Barbara | Mohamed Smith's layup is rejected by Albert Jones | 79-72 |
| 05:52 | Alabama | Albert Jones pulls down the rebound | 79-72 |
| 05:44 | Alabama | Jeremy Stapler misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 79-72 |
| 05:43 | UC Santa Barbara | Kevin Neely gets the rebound | 79-72 |
| 05:24 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Kelly connects on the jumper from the left side | 79-74 |
| 05:03 | Alabama | Willy Bomar hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the left corner | 79-74 |
| 05:02 | UC Santa Barbara | Mohamed Smith gets the rebound | 79-74 |
| 05:02 | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 79-74 |
| Subs | Alabama | Norman Ferguson (PG), Ronald Walker (SF), Virgil Ayres (PF), John Brown (C) Willy Bomar, Jeremy Stapler, Albert Jones, Michael Pugh | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Clifford Dunne (SF), Jeffrey Frick (PF), Andrew Hanna (C) Vladimir Habowski, Kevin Neely, Mohamed Smith | |
| 04:52 | UC Santa Barbara | Virgil Ayres steals it from Michael Kelly | 79-74 |
| 04:50 | Alabama | Wade Sutton is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Kelly - foul #3 on Michael Kelly, team foul #11 | 79-74 |
| 04:50 | Alabama | Wade Sutton makes the 1st free throw | 80-74 |
| 04:50 | Alabama | Wade Sutton makes the 2nd free throw | 81-74 |
| 04:42 | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffrey Frick hits the finger roll set up by Michael Kelly | 81-76 |
| 04:13 | Alabama | Wade Sutton makes the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Virgil Ayres and he's fouled by Michael Kelly - foul #4 on Michael Kelly, team foul #12 | 83-76 |
| Subs | Alabama | Kenneth Chen (PG) Norman Ferguson | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Vladimir Habowski (PG), Kevin Neely (SG), Dennis Goza (PF) William Green, Michael Kelly, Jeffrey Frick | |
| 04:13 | Alabama | Wade Sutton makes the free throw | 84-76 |
| 03:58 | UC Santa Barbara | Vladimir Habowski scores on a floater from just outside the lane set up by Clifford Dunne | 84-78 |
| 03:53 | Alabama | Vladimir Habowski picks off the pass by Wade Sutton in the backcourt | 84-78 |
| 03:51 | UC Santa Barbara | Vladimir Habowski throws it down | 84-80 |
| 03:49 | Alabama | Kenneth Chen is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 84-80 |
| Subs | Alabama | Willy Bomar (PG), Jeremy Stapler (SF), Michael Pugh (PF), Jerry Cable (C) Wade Sutton, Ronald Walker, Virgil Ayres, John Brown | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Mohamed Smith (C) Andrew Hanna | |
| 03:40 | UC Santa Barbara | Dennis Goza scores on a turnaround from the baseline | 84-82 |
| 03:37 | Alabama | Willy Bomar is hacked by Vladimir Habowski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Vladimir Habowski, team foul #13 | 84-82 |
| 03:37 | Alabama | Willy Bomar misses the 1st free throw | 84-82 |
| 03:37 | Alabama | Willy Bomar makes the 2nd free throw | 85-82 |
| 03:25 | UC Santa Barbara | Kevin Neely comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 85-82 |
| 03:23 | UC Santa Barbara | Mohamed Smith snags the offensive board | 85-82 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Willy Bomar (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kenneth Chen (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Jeremy Stapler (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Pugh (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Jerry Cable (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Vladimir Habowski (tired) 21 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Neely (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Clifford Dunne (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Goza (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Mohamed Smith (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:05 | UC Santa Barbara | Kevin Neely misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 85-82 |
| 03:03 | Alabama | Michael Pugh grabs the board | 85-82 |
| 03:00 | Alabama | Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 85-82 |
| Subs | Alabama | Norman Ferguson (PG), Wade Sutton (SG), Albert Jones (PF), John Brown (C) Willy Bomar, Kenneth Chen, Michael Pugh, Jerry Cable | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | William Green (PG), Michael Kelly (SG), Jeffrey Frick (SF), Andrew Hanna (C) Vladimir Habowski, Clifford Dunne, Dennis Goza, Mohamed Smith | |
| 02:58 | Alabama | Wade Sutton misses the jumper from the free throw line | 85-82 |
| 02:56 | Alabama | Jeremy Stapler misses the tip | 85-82 |
| 02:54 | Alabama | Albert Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 85-82 |
| 02:43 | Alabama | John Brown can't connect on an uncontested 3 from straight away | 85-82 |
| 02:41 | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffrey Frick grabs the board | 85-82 |
| 02:20 | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffrey Frick misses long on a shot from the right block | 85-82 |
| 02:19 | Alabama | Wade Sutton gets the rebound | 85-82 |
| 01:59 | Alabama | Albert Jones misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 85-82 |
| 01:58 | UC Santa Barbara | William Green pulls down the rebound | 85-82 |
| 01:42 | UC Santa Barbara | Kevin Neely clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 85-82 |
| 01:41 | Alabama | Wade Sutton gets the rebound | 85-82 |
| 01:36 | Alabama | Jeremy Stapler blows the layup | 85-82 |
| 01:34 | UC Santa Barbara | Andrew Hanna grabs the board | 85-82 |
| 01:24 | UC Santa Barbara | Andrew Hanna's floater is tipped away by Albert Jones | 85-82 |
| 01:22 | UC Santa Barbara | Andrew Hanna grabs the offensive board | 85-82 |
| 01:09 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Kelly knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 85-85 |
| 00:59 | Alabama | Norman Ferguson is called for 10 seconds | 85-85 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Vladimir Habowski (PG), Clifford Dunne (SF), Dennis Goza (PF), Mohamed Smith (C) William Green, Jeffrey Frick, Kevin Neely, Andrew Hanna | |
| 00:49 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Kelly makes the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Vladimir Habowski | 85-87 |
| 00:30 | Alabama | Wade Sutton can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 85-87 |
| 00:29 | Alabama | Albert Jones snags the offensive board | 85-87 |
| 00:24 | Alabama | Norman Ferguson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Wade Sutton | 87-87 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:05 | UC Santa Barbara | Clifford Dunne knocks in the jumper from the free throw line set up by Vladimir Habowski | 87-89 |
| 00:05 | Alabama | Alabama calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 87-89 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Alabama | Wade Sutton buries a jump hook from close range | 89-89 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Norman Ferguson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Wade Sutton (fresh) 21 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeremy Stapler (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Albert Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - John Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Vladimir Habowski (tiring) 21 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SG - Michael Kelly (tiring) 17 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SF - Clifford Dunne (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Goza (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Mohamed Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Alabama | Albert Jones wins the tip | 89-89 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 04:38 | Alabama | Norman Ferguson is called for traveling | 89-89 |
| Subs | Alabama | Willy Bomar (PG), Ronald Walker (PF), Michael Pugh (C) Norman Ferguson, Albert Jones, John Brown | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Kevin Neely (SG), William Green (SF), Andrew Hanna (C) Michael Kelly, Clifford Dunne, Mohamed Smith | |
| 04:23 | UC Santa Barbara | Dennis Goza is called for 5 seconds | 89-89 |
| 04:05 | Alabama | Vladimir Habowski takes the ball from Willy Bomar | 89-89 |
| 04:01 | UC Santa Barbara | William Green lays it in set up by Vladimir Habowski | 89-91 |
| 03:59 | Alabama | Kevin Neely is called for the reach on Wade Sutton in the backcourt - foul #5 on Kevin Neely, team foul #14 | 89-91 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Clifford Dunne (SF), Mohamed Smith (C) Kevin Neely, Andrew Hanna | |
| 03:59 | Alabama | Wade Sutton makes the 1st free throw | 90-91 |
| 03:59 | Alabama | Wade Sutton makes the 2nd free throw | 91-91 |
| 03:46 | UC Santa Barbara | Dennis Goza comes up short on the floater from the left side | 91-91 |
| 03:45 | Alabama | Jeremy Stapler grabs the board | 91-91 |
| 03:43 | Alabama | Willy Bomar is hacked by Vladimir Habowski in the backcourt - foul #4 on Vladimir Habowski, team foul #15 | 91-91 |
| Subs | Alabama | Kenneth Chen (SG) Wade Sutton | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 03:43 | Alabama | Willy Bomar misses the 1st free throw | 91-91 |
| 03:43 | Alabama | Willy Bomar makes the 2nd free throw | 92-91 |
| 03:26 | UC Santa Barbara | Dennis Goza hits the finger roll | 92-93 |
| 03:05 | Alabama | Willy Bomar drills a turnaround near the basket | 94-93 |
| 03:01 | UC Santa Barbara | William Green makes the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Vladimir Habowski | 94-95 |
| 02:58 | Alabama | Alabama calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 94-95 |
| Subs | Alabama | Norman Ferguson (PG), Wade Sutton (SG), Albert Jones (PF), John Brown (C) Willy Bomar, Kenneth Chen, Ronald Walker, Michael Pugh | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Kelly (SG), Jeffrey Frick (PF), Andrew Hanna (C) Clifford Dunne, Dennis Goza, Mohamed Smith | |
| 02:43 | Alabama | Wade Sutton misses short on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Michael Kelly - foul #5 on Michael Kelly, team foul #16 | 94-95 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Clifford Dunne (SF) Michael Kelly | |
| 02:43 | Alabama | Wade Sutton misses the 1st free throw | 94-95 |
| 02:43 | Alabama | Wade Sutton makes the 2nd free throw | 95-95 |
| 02:29 | UC Santa Barbara | Vladimir Habowski misses long on a jumper from the right side | 95-95 |
| 02:27 | UC Santa Barbara | Andrew Hanna can't tip it in | 95-95 |
| 02:25 | Alabama | Jeremy Stapler grabs the board | 95-95 |
| 02:23 | Alabama | Wade Sutton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 95-95 |
| 02:08 | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffrey Frick misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 95-95 |
| 02:07 | UC Santa Barbara | William Green hits the follow up shot | 95-97 |
| 01:49 | Alabama | Norman Ferguson's floater is knocked away by Jeffrey Frick | 95-97 |
| 01:47 | UC Santa Barbara | Andrew Hanna pulls down the rebound | 95-97 |
| 01:42 | UC Santa Barbara | Clifford Dunne misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 95-97 |
| 01:40 | Alabama | John Brown grabs the board | 95-97 |
| 01:38 | Alabama | Wade Sutton is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 95-97 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Dennis Goza (PF), Mohamed Smith (C) Jeffrey Frick, Andrew Hanna | |
| 01:28 | UC Santa Barbara | Mohamed Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 95-97 |
| 01:14 | Alabama | Wade Sutton drills a jumper from the right block set up by Jeremy Stapler | 97-97 |
| 00:52 | UC Santa Barbara | Dennis Goza comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 97-97 |
| 00:50 | Alabama | Jeremy Stapler grabs the defensive rebound | 97-97 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Norman Ferguson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Wade Sutton (fairly fresh) 26 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeremy Stapler (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. PF - Albert Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - John Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Vladimir Habowski (tired) 21 pts. 6 ast. 5 stl. 4 pf. SG - William Green (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. SF - Clifford Dunne (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Goza (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Mohamed Smith (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 00:44 | Alabama | Albert Jones lays it in set up by Norman Ferguson and he's fouled by Mohamed Smith - foul #2 on Mohamed Smith, team foul #17 | 99-97 |
| 00:44 | Alabama | Albert Jones makes the free throw | 100-97 |
| 00:25 | UC Santa Barbara | Dennis Goza drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Mohamed Smith and he's hacked by Albert Jones - foul #2 on Albert Jones, team foul #9 | 100-99 |
| 00:25 | UC Santa Barbara | Dennis Goza makes the free throw | 100-100 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Alabama | Vladimir Habowski steps in front of the Norman Ferguson pass in the backcourt | 100-100 |
| 00:20 | UC Santa Barbara | Vladimir Habowski banks in the layup | 100-102 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Alabama | John Brown's pass is intercepted by Vladimir Habowski | 100-102 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:12 | UC Santa Barbara | Wade Sutton is called for the reach on William Green in the backcourt - foul #3 on Wade Sutton, team foul #10 | 100-102 |
| 00:12 | UC Santa Barbara | William Green makes the 1st free throw | 100-103 |
| 00:12 | UC Santa Barbara | William Green makes the 2nd free throw | 100-104 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:08 | Alabama | Wade Sutton can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 100-104 |
| 00:06 | UC Santa Barbara | Mohamed Smith gets the rebound | 100-104 |
| 00:05 | UC Santa Barbara | Norman Ferguson is called for the reach on Mohamed Smith in the backcourt - foul #4 on Norman Ferguson, team foul #11 | 100-104 |
| 00:05 | UC Santa Barbara | Mohamed Smith makes the 1st free throw | 100-105 |
| 00:05 | UC Santa Barbara | Mohamed Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 100-105 |
| 00:05 | Alabama | John Brown pulls down the rebound | 100-105 |
| 00:00 | Alabama | Wade Sutton hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 100-105 |