| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Vladimir Habowski (fresh) SG - Michael Kelly (fresh) SF - Clifford Dunne (fresh) PF - Dennis Goza (fresh) C - Mohamed Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Matthew Reed (fresh) SG - Paul Olguin (fresh) SF - Terry Blackmon (fresh) PF - Tracy Bainbridge (fresh) C - Hugh Blanton (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UC Santa Barbara | Mohamed Smith wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:45 | UC Santa Barbara | Vladimir Habowski is hacked by Hugh Blanton - foul #1 on Hugh Blanton, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | UC Santa Barbara | Mohamed Smith is open and buries a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Clifford Dunne | 2-0 |
| 19:16 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Reed comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 19:14 | UC Santa Barbara | Dennis Goza snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 19:09 | UC Santa Barbara | Vladimir Habowski misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 19:08 | UC Santa Barbara | Dennis Goza tips it in | 4-0 |
| 18:49 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Reed buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Terry Blackmon | 4-3 |
| 18:47 | UC Santa Barbara | Dennis Goza is hacked by Tracy Bainbridge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Tracy Bainbridge, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| 18:38 | UC Santa Barbara | Clifford Dunne comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 4-3 |
| 18:36 | UC Santa Barbara | Mohamed Smith snags the offensive board | 4-3 |
| 18:24 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Kelly comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 4-3 |
| 18:22 | UC Santa Barbara | Dennis Goza snags the offensive board | 4-3 |
| 18:04 | UC Santa Barbara | Mohamed Smith lays it up and in on a nice dish by Vladimir Habowski | 6-3 |
| 17:45 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Olguin misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 6-3 |
| 17:44 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Tracy Bainbridge | 6-3 |
| 17:27 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Blackmon clanks a runner from close range but he's hacked by Clifford Dunne - foul #1 on Clifford Dunne, team foul #1 | 6-3 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Timothy Oswald (SG), Kevin Neely (SF), William Green (PF), Andrew Hanna (C) Michael Kelly, Clifford Dunne, Dennis Goza, Mohamed Smith | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Wakefield (PG), Richard Davis (SG), James Hood (PF), James Edwards (C) Matthew Reed, Paul Olguin, Tracy Bainbridge, Hugh Blanton | |
| 17:27 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Blackmon makes the 1st free throw | 6-4 |
| 17:27 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Blackmon makes the 2nd free throw | 6-5 |
| 17:25 | UC Santa Barbara | Richard Davis takes the ball from Timothy Oswald in the backcourt | 6-5 |
| 17:05 | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Wakefield clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 6-5 |
| 17:04 | UC Santa Barbara | Kevin Neely grabs the board | 6-5 |
| 16:59 | UC Santa Barbara | Terry Blackmon steals the ball from Kevin Neely | 6-5 |
| 16:34 | Eastern Illinois | Andrew Hanna denies the turnaround by James Hood | 6-5 |
| 16:32 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Blackmon tips it back up and in | 6-7 |
| 16:21 | UC Santa Barbara | Kevin Neely hits a turnaround near the basket set up by Timothy Oswald | 8-7 |
| 16:17 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Blackmon's pass is intercepted by William Green in the backcourt | 8-7 |
| 15:55 | UC Santa Barbara | The jump hook by Andrew Hanna is blocked by James Hood | 8-7 |
| 15:53 | Eastern Illinois | James Hood grabs the board | 8-7 |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Vladimir Habowski (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Timothy Oswald (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kevin Neely (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Green (fairly fresh) C - Andrew Hanna (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Brandon Wakefield (fairly fresh) SG - Richard Davis (fairly fresh) SF - Terry Blackmon (tiring) 4 pts. PF - James Hood (fairly fresh) C - James Edwards (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:50 | Eastern Illinois | Timothy Oswald takes the ball from Richard Davis in the backcourt | 8-7 |
| 15:40 | UC Santa Barbara | Vladimir Habowski clanks a 3 from the left corner | 8-7 |
| 15:38 | Eastern Illinois | James Hood pulls down the rebound | 8-7 |
| 15:30 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Davis hits a floater from the right block on a great pass from James Edwards | 8-9 |
| 15:16 | UC Santa Barbara | Andrew Hanna's fadeaway is rejected by James Hood | 8-9 |
| 15:15 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 8-9 |
| 15:11 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Davis is hacked by Timothy Oswald in the backcourt - foul #1 on Timothy Oswald, team foul #2 | 8-9 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Kelly (SG), Jeffrey Frick (SF), Dennis Goza (PF), Mohamed Smith (C) Timothy Oswald, Kevin Neely, William Green, Andrew Hanna | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Reed (PG), Paul Olguin (SG), Clyde Brisson (SF), Tracy Bainbridge (PF), Hugh Blanton (C) Brandon Wakefield, Richard Davis, Terry Blackmon, James Hood, James Edwards | |
| 14:57 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Olguin is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Matthew Reed | 8-11 |
| 14:53 | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Olguin steps in front of the Jeffrey Frick pass in the backcourt | 8-11 |
| 14:50 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Olguin misses the easy layup | 8-11 |
| 14:48 | UC Santa Barbara | Dennis Goza grabs the defensive rebound | 8-11 |
| 14:39 | UC Santa Barbara | Dennis Goza blows the layup but he's fouled by Tracy Bainbridge - foul #2 on Tracy Bainbridge, team foul #3 | 8-11 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Clifford Dunne (SF) Jeffrey Frick | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Hood (PF) Tracy Bainbridge | |
| 14:39 | UC Santa Barbara | Dennis Goza makes the 1st free throw | 9-11 |
| 14:39 | UC Santa Barbara | Dennis Goza makes the 2nd free throw | 10-11 |
| 14:23 | Eastern Illinois | Dennis Goza is called for the reach on Paul Olguin - foul #1 on Dennis Goza, team foul #3 | 10-11 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Timothy Oswald (PG) Vladimir Habowski | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Jeffrey (SG), Richard Davis (SF) Paul Olguin, Clyde Brisson | |
| 14:14 | Eastern Illinois | James Hood misses long on a floater in the lane | 10-11 |
| 14:12 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Kelly snags the defensive board | 10-11 |
| 13:51 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Kelly throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-11 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Paul Olguin (SG), Terry Blackmon (SF) Matthew Reed, Richard Davis | |
| 13:31 | Eastern Illinois | James Hood makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Terry Blackmon | 10-14 |
| 13:07 | UC Santa Barbara | Clifford Dunne hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the left wing | 10-14 |
| 13:05 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Jeffrey gets the rebound | 10-14 |
| 12:36 | Eastern Illinois | Hugh Blanton comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 10-14 |
| 12:35 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Blackmon tips it home | 10-16 |
| 12:33 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Kelly is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Olguin - foul #1 on Paul Olguin, team foul #4 | 10-16 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Vladimir Habowski (PG), Kevin Neely (SF), Jeffrey Frick (PF), William Green (C) Timothy Oswald, Clifford Dunne, Dennis Goza, Mohamed Smith | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Reed (PG), Brandon Wakefield (SG), Clyde Brisson (SF), Richard Davis (PF) Richard Jeffrey, Paul Olguin, Terry Blackmon, James Hood | |
| 12:07 | UC Santa Barbara | Kevin Neely is open but comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 10-16 |
| 12:05 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Davis pulls down the rebound | 10-16 |
| 11:42 | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Wakefield makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 10-19 |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Vladimir Habowski (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Michael Kelly (tiring) SF - Kevin Neely (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeffrey Frick (fairly fresh) C - William Green (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Matthew Reed (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brandon Wakefield (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Clyde Brisson (fresh) PF - Richard Davis (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Hugh Blanton (tiring) | |
| 11:30 | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffrey Frick comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 10-19 |
| 11:29 | Eastern Illinois | Clyde Brisson snags the defensive board | 10-19 |
| 11:25 | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Wakefield clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Michael Kelly - foul #1 on Michael Kelly, team foul #4 | 10-19 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Clifford Dunne (SF), Dennis Goza (PF) Jeffrey Frick, William Green | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Neal Mak (PG), James Edwards (C) Matthew Reed, Hugh Blanton | |
| 11:25 | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Wakefield makes the 1st free throw | 10-20 |
| 11:25 | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Wakefield makes the 2nd free throw | 10-21 |
| 11:20 | UC Santa Barbara | Neal Mak is called for the reach on Vladimir Habowski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Neal Mak, team foul #5 | 10-21 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Paul Olguin (SG), Terry Blackmon (SF) Brandon Wakefield, Clyde Brisson | |
| 11:08 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Kelly scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 13-21 |
| 10:48 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Blackmon is by himself and knocks in the floater near the basket and he's fouled by Clifford Dunne - foul #2 on Clifford Dunne, team foul #5 | 13-23 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Andrew Hanna (C) Clifford Dunne | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Hood (PF) Richard Davis | |
| 10:48 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Blackmon makes the free throw | 13-24 |
| 10:31 | UC Santa Barbara | Vladimir Habowski misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 13-24 |
| 10:29 | UC Santa Barbara | Kevin Neely tips it back up and in | 15-24 |
| 10:23 | Eastern Illinois | James Hood is fouled on the floor by Andrew Hanna - foul #1 on Andrew Hanna, team foul #6 | 15-24 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Timothy Oswald (PG), William Green (PF) Vladimir Habowski, Dennis Goza | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Reed (PG), Clyde Brisson (SF), Hugh Blanton (C) Neal Mak, Terry Blackmon, James Edwards | |
| 10:02 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Olguin misses badly on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Michael Kelly - foul #2 on Michael Kelly, team foul #7 | 15-24 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Vladimir Habowski (PG), Mohamed Smith (C) Michael Kelly, Andrew Hanna | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 10:02 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Olguin makes the 1st free throw | 15-25 |
| 10:02 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Olguin misses the 2nd free throw | 15-25 |
| 10:02 | UC Santa Barbara | Kevin Neely gets the rebound | 15-25 |
| 10:00 | UC Santa Barbara | William Green is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 15-25 |
| 09:47 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Reed misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 15-25 |
| 09:45 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to Kevin Neely | 15-25 |
| 09:36 | UC Santa Barbara | Kevin Neely misses the lay-in but he's hacked by James Hood - foul #1 on James Hood, team foul #6 | 15-25 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Wakefield (PG), Richard Jeffrey (SG), Richard Davis (PF) Matthew Reed, Paul Olguin, James Hood | |
| 09:36 | UC Santa Barbara | Kevin Neely misses the 1st free throw | 15-25 |
| 09:36 | UC Santa Barbara | Kevin Neely misses the 2nd free throw | 15-25 |
| 09:36 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Davis grabs the board | 15-25 |
| 09:32 | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Wakefield double dribbles in the backcourt | 15-25 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Dennis Goza (PF) William Green | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 09:17 | UC Santa Barbara | Vladimir Habowski misses the lay-in but the foul's on Brandon Wakefield - foul #1 on Brandon Wakefield, team foul #7 | 15-25 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Terry Blackmon (SF), James Edwards (C) Clyde Brisson, Hugh Blanton | |
| 09:17 | UC Santa Barbara | Vladimir Habowski makes the 1st free throw | 16-25 |
| 09:17 | UC Santa Barbara | Vladimir Habowski misses the 2nd free throw | 16-25 |
| 09:17 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to James Edwards | 16-25 |
| 09:10 | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Wakefield makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Richard Jeffrey | 16-27 |
| 08:51 | UC Santa Barbara | Kevin Neely misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 16-27 |
| 08:49 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Davis snags the defensive board | 16-27 |
| 08:45 | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Wakefield is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Neely - foul #1 on Kevin Neely, team foul #8 | 16-27 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | William Green (SG) Timothy Oswald | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Neal Mak (PG), Hugh Blanton (C) Richard Jeffrey, Richard Davis | |
| 08:45 | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 16-27 |
| 08:45 | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Wakefield makes the 1st free throw | 16-28 |
| 08:45 | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Wakefield misses the 2nd free throw | 16-28 |
| 08:45 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to Kevin Neely | 16-28 |
| 08:41 | UC Santa Barbara | James Edwards is called for the reach on William Green in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Edwards, team foul #8 | 16-28 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffrey Frick (SF), Andrew Hanna (C) Dennis Goza, Mohamed Smith | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Reed (PG) Neal Mak | |
| 08:41 | UC Santa Barbara | William Green misses the 1st free throw | 16-28 |
| 08:41 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Blackmon grabs the defensive rebound | 16-28 |
| 08:33 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Reed double dribbles | 16-28 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Hood (PF) James Edwards | |
| 08:24 | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffrey Frick misses long on an open driving attempt in the lane | 16-28 |
| 08:22 | Eastern Illinois | James Hood gets the rebound | 16-28 |
| 08:01 | Eastern Illinois | Hugh Blanton drills a floater in the paint | 16-30 |
| 07:41 | UC Santa Barbara | William Green misses badly on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Terry Blackmon - foul #1 on Terry Blackmon, team foul #9 | 16-30 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Timothy Oswald (SG), Dennis Goza (PF), Mohamed Smith (C) Jeffrey Frick, Kevin Neely, Andrew Hanna | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Neal Mak (PG), Richard Jeffrey (SG), Clyde Brisson (SF), Richard Davis (PF), James Edwards (C) Matthew Reed, Brandon Wakefield, Terry Blackmon, James Hood, Hugh Blanton | |
| 07:41 | UC Santa Barbara | William Green misses the 1st free throw | 16-30 |
| 07:41 | UC Santa Barbara | William Green makes the 2nd free throw | 17-30 |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Vladimir Habowski (tired) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Oswald (tiring) 1 ast. SF - William Green (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Dennis Goza (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Mohamed Smith (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Neal Mak (fresh) SG - Richard Jeffrey (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Clyde Brisson (fresh) PF - Richard Davis (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Edwards (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:16 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Davis misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the left side | 17-30 |
| 07:15 | UC Santa Barbara | William Green gets the rebound | 17-30 |
| 07:11 | UC Santa Barbara | Richard Jeffrey steals the ball from Vladimir Habowski in the backcourt | 17-30 |
| 06:48 | Eastern Illinois | Neal Mak loses the ball out of bounds | 17-30 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Kevin Neely (PG) Vladimir Habowski | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Reed (PG), Paul Olguin (SG), Hugh Blanton (C) Neal Mak, Richard Jeffrey, James Edwards | |
| 06:32 | UC Santa Barbara | Timothy Oswald connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Kevin Neely | 20-30 |
| 06:27 | Eastern Illinois | Clyde Brisson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 20-30 |
| 06:26 | Eastern Illinois | Hugh Blanton tips it but misses | 20-30 |
| 06:24 | UC Santa Barbara | Kevin Neely grabs the board | 20-30 |
| 06:19 | UC Santa Barbara | Timothy Oswald is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 20-30 |
| 06:18 | UC Santa Barbara | Kevin Neely tips it in | 22-30 |
| 05:50 | Eastern Illinois | Hugh Blanton misses badly on a shot from close range but he's fouled by William Green - foul #1 on William Green, team foul #9 | 22-30 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Vladimir Habowski (PG), Jeffrey Frick (SF), Andrew Hanna (C) Timothy Oswald, William Green, Mohamed Smith | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Wakefield (PG), Richard Jeffrey (SG), Terry Blackmon (SF), James Hood (PF) Matthew Reed, Paul Olguin, Clyde Brisson, Richard Davis | |
| 05:50 | Eastern Illinois | Hugh Blanton makes the 1st free throw | 22-31 |
| 05:50 | Eastern Illinois | Hugh Blanton makes the 2nd free throw | 22-32 |
| 05:25 | UC Santa Barbara | Vladimir Habowski misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 22-32 |
| 05:24 | UC Santa Barbara | Andrew Hanna tips it home | 24-32 |
| 05:24 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 24-32 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | William Green (PF) Dennis Goza | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Reed (PG), James Edwards (C) Richard Jeffrey, Hugh Blanton | |
| 05:07 | Eastern Illinois | Vladimir Habowski is called for the reach on Matthew Reed - foul #1 on Vladimir Habowski, team foul #10 | 24-32 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Timothy Oswald (SG) Jeffrey Frick | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 05:07 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Reed makes the 1st free throw | 24-33 |
| 05:07 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 24-34 |
| 04:48 | UC Santa Barbara | Andrew Hanna connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 27-34 |
| 04:43 | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Wakefield is hacked by Timothy Oswald in the backcourt - foul #2 on Timothy Oswald, team foul #11 | 27-34 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Dennis Goza (PF), Mohamed Smith (C) Timothy Oswald, Andrew Hanna | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Clyde Brisson (SF) Terry Blackmon | |
| 04:43 | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Wakefield makes the 1st free throw | 27-35 |
| 04:43 | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Wakefield makes the 2nd free throw | 27-36 |
| 04:26 | UC Santa Barbara | Vladimir Habowski comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 27-36 |
| 04:24 | UC Santa Barbara | The offensive rebound goes to William Green | 27-36 |
| 04:02 | UC Santa Barbara | Kevin Neely is called for a backcourt violation | 27-36 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffrey Frick (SF) William Green | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Jeffrey (PG), Paul Olguin (SG), Terry Blackmon (SF), Richard Davis (PF), Hugh Blanton (C) Matthew Reed, Brandon Wakefield, Clyde Brisson, James Hood, James Edwards | |
| 03:43 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Blackmon is hacked by Jeffrey Frick - foul #1 on Jeffrey Frick, team foul #12 | 27-36 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Timothy Oswald (PG), Michael Kelly (SG), Clifford Dunne (SF), Andrew Hanna (C) Vladimir Habowski, Kevin Neely, Dennis Goza, Mohamed Smith | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Tracy Bainbridge (PF) Richard Davis | |
| 03:43 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Blackmon misses the 1st free throw | 27-36 |
| 03:43 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Blackmon makes the 2nd free throw | 27-37 |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Timothy Oswald (tired) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Kelly (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Clifford Dunne (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Frick (fairly fresh) C - Andrew Hanna (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Richard Jeffrey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Olguin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Terry Blackmon (tired) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tracy Bainbridge (fresh) C - Hugh Blanton (tired) 4 pts. | |
| 03:31 | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffrey Frick misses the shot in the paint | 27-37 |
| 03:30 | Eastern Illinois | Tracy Bainbridge grabs the board | 27-37 |
| 03:22 | Eastern Illinois | Hugh Blanton hits the finger roll set up by Richard Jeffrey | 27-39 |
| 03:08 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Kelly can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 27-39 |
| 03:07 | Eastern Illinois | Tracy Bainbridge snags the defensive board | 27-39 |
| 03:02 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Olguin hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 27-41 |
| 02:40 | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffrey Frick hits a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Michael Kelly and he's fouled by Terry Blackmon - foul #2 on Terry Blackmon, team foul #10 | 29-41 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | William Green (PG), Mohamed Smith (C) Timothy Oswald, Andrew Hanna | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Reed (PG), Richard Davis (SF), James Edwards (C) Richard Jeffrey, Terry Blackmon, Hugh Blanton | |
| 02:40 | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffrey Frick misses the free throw | 29-41 |
| 02:40 | Eastern Illinois | Tracy Bainbridge grabs the defensive rebound | 29-41 |
| 02:34 | Eastern Illinois | James Edwards hits the finger roll on a great pass from Paul Olguin | 29-43 |
| 02:13 | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffrey Frick makes the shot in the lane on a nice dish by William Green | 31-43 |
| 02:11 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Olguin double dribbles in the backcourt | 31-43 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Vladimir Habowski (PG), Kevin Neely (PF) Jeffrey Frick, Mohamed Smith | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Wakefield (SG) Paul Olguin | |
| 01:57 | UC Santa Barbara | Kevin Neely misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 31-43 |
| 01:56 | Eastern Illinois | Tracy Bainbridge grabs the board | 31-43 |
| 01:52 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Reed hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Brandon Wakefield | 31-45 |
| 01:49 | UC Santa Barbara | Clifford Dunne is hacked by Matthew Reed in the backcourt - foul #1 on Matthew Reed, team foul #11 | 31-45 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Dennis Goza (PF) William Green | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Neal Mak (PG), Clyde Brisson (SF) Matthew Reed, Richard Davis | |
| 01:49 | UC Santa Barbara | Clifford Dunne makes the 1st free throw | 32-45 |
| 01:49 | UC Santa Barbara | Clifford Dunne misses the 2nd free throw | 32-45 |
| 01:49 | Eastern Illinois | Tracy Bainbridge grabs the board | 32-45 |
| 01:44 | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Wakefield makes the wide open jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Clyde Brisson | 32-47 |
| 01:27 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Kelly drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Kevin Neely | 35-47 |
| 01:10 | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Wakefield misses short on a floater from the left side | 35-47 |
| 01:09 | UC Santa Barbara | Clifford Dunne grabs the defensive rebound | 35-47 |
| 01:09 | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 35-47 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Timothy Oswald (PG) Vladimir Habowski | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Reed (PG), Hugh Blanton (C) Neal Mak, James Edwards | |
| 00:46 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Kelly is hacked by Brandon Wakefield - foul #2 on Brandon Wakefield, team foul #12 | 35-47 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | William Green (PF), Mohamed Smith (C) Dennis Goza, Kevin Neely | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Jeffrey (SG), Richard Davis (SF), James Hood (C) Brandon Wakefield, Clyde Brisson, Hugh Blanton | |
| 00:46 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Kelly misses the 1st free throw | 35-47 |
| 00:46 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Kelly misses the 2nd free throw | 35-47 |
| 00:46 | UC Santa Barbara | Mohamed Smith gets the offensive rebound | 35-47 |
| 00:41 | UC Santa Barbara | Clifford Dunne hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Kelly | 38-47 |
| 00:39 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Reed's pass is intercepted by Michael Kelly in the backcourt | 38-47 |
| 00:38 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Kelly misses the dunk attempt | 38-47 |
| 00:37 | UC Santa Barbara | Mohamed Smith tips it back up and in | 40-47 |
| 00:33 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Reed is called for traveling in the backcourt | 40-47 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Vladimir Habowski (PG) Timothy Oswald | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 00:23 | UC Santa Barbara | Mohamed Smith misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 40-47 |
| 00:21 | Eastern Illinois | Tracy Bainbridge snags the defensive board | 40-47 |
| 00:16 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-47 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Andrew Hanna (C) Mohamed Smith | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 00:04 | UC Santa Barbara | James Hood swats the layup by Vladimir Habowski | 40-47 |
| 00:03 | Eastern Illinois | Tracy Bainbridge snags the defensive board | 40-47 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Illinois | Tracy Bainbridge misses short on a halfcourt shot | 40-47 |