| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Max Todd (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Porfirio Giordano (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Tracy Bradley (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Paschal (fresh) C - Darryl Clarke (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Donald Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carl Tuttle (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Christopher Doran (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wallace Herring (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Jess Sherwood (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Murray State | Christopher Doran inbounds the ball | 30-25 |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:43 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-25 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | William Lowder (PG), Joseph Hyde (PF) Max Todd, Robert Paschal | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 19:19 | UC Santa Barbara | Porfirio Giordano misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-25 |
| 19:18 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Wallace Herring | 30-25 |
| 19:14 | Murray State | Carl Tuttle throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-25 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Max Todd (PG) William Lowder | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 18:52 | UC Santa Barbara | Christopher Doran steps in front of the Porfirio Giordano pass | 30-25 |
| 18:48 | Murray State | Christopher Doran lays it in | 30-27 |
| 18:19 | UC Santa Barbara | Joseph Hyde misses the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Wallace Herring - foul #2 on Wallace Herring, team foul #1 | 30-27 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | William Lowder (PG), Martin McMackin (SG), Ronald Gay (C) Max Todd, Porfirio Giordano, Darryl Clarke | |
| Subs | Murray State | William Luton (C) Jess Sherwood | |
| 18:19 | UC Santa Barbara | Joseph Hyde makes the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 18:19 | UC Santa Barbara | Joseph Hyde misses the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| 18:19 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Wallace Herring | 31-27 |
| 18:16 | Murray State | Martin McMackin picks off the pass by Donald Anderson in the backcourt | 31-27 |
| 18:15 | UC Santa Barbara | Martin McMackin banks in the layup | 33-27 |
| 17:58 | Murray State | Wallace Herring is fouled on the floor by Martin McMackin - foul #2 on Martin McMackin, team foul #1 | 33-27 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Max Todd (PG), Porfirio Giordano (SG), Robert Paschal (PF), Darryl Clarke (C) William Lowder, Martin McMackin, Joseph Hyde, Ronald Gay | |
| Subs | Murray State | Timothy Parker (SG) Carl Tuttle | |
| 17:47 | Murray State | Wallace Herring can't connect on an uncontested turnaround from the baseline | 33-27 |
| 17:45 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to Robert Paschal | 33-27 |
| 17:41 | UC Santa Barbara | Max Todd makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Porfirio Giordano | 36-27 |
| 17:23 | Murray State | Christopher Doran buries a 3 from straight away set up by Donald Anderson | 36-30 |
| 17:04 | UC Santa Barbara | Porfirio Giordano knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Max Todd | 39-30 |
| 16:46 | Murray State | Timothy Parker's pass is intercepted by Porfirio Giordano | 39-30 |
| 16:30 | UC Santa Barbara | Tracy Bradley's floater is tipped away by Wallace Herring | 39-30 |
| 16:28 | UC Santa Barbara | Darryl Clarke tips it back up and in | 41-30 |
| 16:23 | Murray State | Christopher Doran misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-30 |
| 16:22 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to Darryl Clarke | 41-30 |
| 15:53 | UC Santa Barbara | Darryl Clarke is fouled on the floor by Donald Anderson - foul #3 on Donald Anderson, team foul #2 | 41-30 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | William Lowder (PG), Martin McMackin (SG), Vance Cochran (SF), Joseph Hyde (PF), Ronald Gay (C) Max Todd, Porfirio Giordano, Tracy Bradley, Robert Paschal, Darryl Clarke | |
| Subs | Murray State | Carl Tuttle (SG), Hans Zuvich (SF), James Minton (PF), Jess Sherwood (C) Donald Anderson, Christopher Doran, Wallace Herring, William Luton | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - William Lowder (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Martin McMackin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Vance Cochran (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Joseph Hyde (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ronald Gay (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Timothy Parker (fresh) SG - Carl Tuttle (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Hans Zuvich (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Minton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jess Sherwood (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:35 | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Gay hits a fadeaway from the left wing and the foul's on Jess Sherwood - foul #3 on Jess Sherwood, team foul #3 | 43-30 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Tracy Bradley (SF) Vance Cochran | |
| Subs | Murray State | Donald Anderson (PG) Timothy Parker | |
| 15:35 | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Gay makes the free throw | 44-30 |
| 15:14 | Murray State | Carl Tuttle clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 44-30 |
| 15:13 | UC Santa Barbara | Martin McMackin grabs the board | 44-30 |
| 14:52 | UC Santa Barbara | William Lowder buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 46-30 |
| 14:36 | Murray State | Carl Tuttle misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 46-30 |
| 14:34 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood tips it but misses | 46-30 |
| 14:32 | Murray State | James Minton tips it in | 46-32 |
| 14:12 | UC Santa Barbara | William Lowder is fouled on the floor by Donald Anderson - foul #4 on Donald Anderson, team foul #4 | 46-32 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Max Todd (PG), Porfirio Giordano (SG), Vance Cochran (SF), Robert Paschal (PF), Darryl Clarke (C) William Lowder, Martin McMackin, Tracy Bradley, Joseph Hyde, Ronald Gay | |
| Subs | Murray State | Timothy Parker (PG), Howard Mansell (SF), William Luton (C) Donald Anderson, Hans Zuvich, Jess Sherwood | |
| 13:49 | UC Santa Barbara | Porfirio Giordano clanks a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Howard Mansell - foul #1 on Howard Mansell, team foul #5 | 46-32 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Christopher Doran (SF) Carl Tuttle | |
| 13:49 | UC Santa Barbara | Porfirio Giordano misses the 1st free throw | 46-32 |
| 13:49 | UC Santa Barbara | Porfirio Giordano makes the 2nd free throw | 47-32 |
| 13:30 | Murray State | Timothy Parker makes the 3 from the right wing | 47-35 |
| 13:06 | UC Santa Barbara | Timothy Parker takes the ball from Porfirio Giordano | 47-35 |
| 13:02 | Murray State | Howard Mansell is hacked by Max Todd in the backcourt - foul #2 on Max Todd, team foul #2 | 47-35 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Tracy Bradley (SF) Vance Cochran | |
| Subs | Murray State | Wallace Herring (PF), Jess Sherwood (C) James Minton, William Luton | |
| 12:57 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Wallace Herring | 47-38 |
| 12:55 | UC Santa Barbara | Timothy Parker is called for the reach on Max Todd in the backcourt - foul #1 on Timothy Parker, team foul #6 | 47-38 |
| 12:38 | UC Santa Barbara | Tracy Bradley hits a floater in the lane | 49-38 |
| 12:18 | Murray State | Christopher Doran misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Tracy Bradley - foul #3 on Tracy Bradley, team foul #3 | 49-38 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | William Lowder (PG), Martin McMackin (SG), Joseph Hyde (PF), Ronald Gay (C) Max Todd, Porfirio Giordano, Robert Paschal, Darryl Clarke | |
| Subs | Murray State | Carl Tuttle (SG) Howard Mansell | |
| 12:18 | Murray State | Christopher Doran makes the 1st free throw | 49-39 |
| 12:18 | Murray State | Christopher Doran makes the 2nd free throw | 49-40 |
| 12:06 | UC Santa Barbara | Martin McMackin clanks a jump hook in the paint | 49-40 |
| 12:04 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood grabs the board | 49-40 |
| 11:59 | Murray State | Timothy Parker drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jess Sherwood | 49-42 |
| 11:35 | UC Santa Barbara | Martin McMackin misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 49-42 |
| 11:33 | Murray State | Wallace Herring grabs the board | 49-42 |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - William Lowder (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Martin McMackin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Tracy Bradley (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Hyde (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ronald Gay (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Timothy Parker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Carl Tuttle (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Christopher Doran (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Wallace Herring (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Jess Sherwood (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:18 | Murray State | Christopher Doran hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 49-42 |
| 11:17 | Murray State | Wallace Herring grabs the offensive rebound | 49-42 |
| 11:09 | Murray State | Carl Tuttle makes the wide open 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Christopher Doran | 49-45 |
| 10:40 | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Gay double dribbles | 49-45 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Max Todd (PG), Porfirio Giordano (SG), Vance Cochran (SF), Robert Paschal (PF), Darryl Clarke (C) William Lowder, Martin McMackin, Tracy Bradley, Joseph Hyde, Ronald Gay | |
| Subs | Murray State | Howard Mansell (SG), Hans Zuvich (SF), James Minton (PF), William Luton (C) Carl Tuttle, Christopher Doran, Wallace Herring, Jess Sherwood | |
| 10:21 | Murray State | James Minton loses the dribble to Max Todd | 49-45 |
| 10:04 | UC Santa Barbara | Max Todd throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-45 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Tracy Bradley (SF) Vance Cochran | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 09:54 | Murray State | Timothy Parker hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 49-45 |
| 09:52 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Paschal grabs the defensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 09:28 | UC Santa Barbara | Porfirio Giordano misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 49-45 |
| 09:27 | Murray State | William Luton pulls down the rebound | 49-45 |
| 09:15 | Murray State | Howard Mansell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-45 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Vance Cochran (SF), Joseph Hyde (PF) Tracy Bradley, Robert Paschal | |
| Subs | Murray State | Carl Tuttle (SG), Wallace Herring (PF) Howard Mansell, James Minton | |
| 09:01 | UC Santa Barbara | Porfirio Giordano misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-45 |
| 09:00 | UC Santa Barbara | Darryl Clarke grabs the offensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 08:40 | UC Santa Barbara | Carl Tuttle takes the ball from Max Todd | 49-45 |
| 08:35 | Murray State | Carl Tuttle lays it up and in | 49-47 |
| 08:09 | UC Santa Barbara | Max Todd misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-47 |
| 08:08 | Murray State | Hans Zuvich grabs the defensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 08:04 | Murray State | Hans Zuvich's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-47 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Tracy Bradley (SF), Robert Paschal (PF) Vance Cochran, Joseph Hyde | |
| Subs | Murray State | Scot Wolf (SG), Christopher Doran (SF), James Minton (C) Carl Tuttle, Hans Zuvich, William Luton | |
| 07:47 | UC Santa Barbara | Darryl Clarke loses the dribble to Timothy Parker | 49-47 |
| 07:36 | Murray State | James Minton lays it up and in on a great pass from Christopher Doran | 49-49 |
| 07:08 | UC Santa Barbara | Tracy Bradley loses the ball out of bounds | 49-49 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | William Lowder (PG), Martin McMackin (SG), Ronald Gay (C) Max Todd, Porfirio Giordano, Darryl Clarke | |
| Subs | Murray State | Donald Anderson (PG), Howard Mansell (SG), Jess Sherwood (C) Timothy Parker, Scot Wolf, Wallace Herring | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - William Lowder (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Martin McMackin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Tracy Bradley (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Paschal (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Ronald Gay (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Donald Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Howard Mansell (fresh) SF - Christopher Doran (fresh) 9 pts. PF - James Minton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Jess Sherwood (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 06:44 | Murray State | James Minton misses the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Robert Paschal - foul #1 on Robert Paschal, team foul #4 | 49-49 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Max Todd (PG) William Lowder | |
| Subs | Murray State | Carl Tuttle (SG) Howard Mansell | |
| 06:44 | Murray State | James Minton makes the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 06:44 | Murray State | James Minton makes the 2nd free throw | 49-51 |
| 06:28 | UC Santa Barbara | Tracy Bradley buries a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ronald Gay | 51-51 |
| 06:24 | Murray State | Donald Anderson misses the jumper from the left block | 51-51 |
| 06:23 | UC Santa Barbara | Martin McMackin pulls down the rebound | 51-51 |
| 06:04 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Paschal is hacked by Jess Sherwood - foul #4 on Jess Sherwood, team foul #7 | 51-51 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Porfirio Giordano (SG), Darryl Clarke (C) Martin McMackin, Ronald Gay | |
| Subs | Murray State | Howard Mansell (SF) Christopher Doran | |
| 06:04 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Paschal misses the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 06:04 | Murray State | Howard Mansell grabs the defensive rebound | 51-51 |
| 05:45 | Murray State | Donald Anderson hits a wide open jumper from the left wing | 51-53 |
| 05:16 | UC Santa Barbara | Tracy Bradley misses badly on a shot from the right side but the foul's on James Minton - foul #1 on James Minton, team foul #8 | 51-53 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Martin McMackin (SG), Joseph Hyde (PF) Max Todd, Robert Paschal | |
| Subs | Murray State | Hans Zuvich (SF), Wallace Herring (PF), William Luton (C) Carl Tuttle, James Minton, Jess Sherwood | |
| 05:16 | UC Santa Barbara | Tracy Bradley misses the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 05:16 | UC Santa Barbara | Tracy Bradley makes the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| 05:06 | Murray State | Howard Mansell misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Darryl Clarke - foul #2 on Darryl Clarke, team foul #5 | 52-53 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Vance Cochran (SF) Tracy Bradley | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 05:06 | Murray State | Howard Mansell makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 05:06 | Murray State | Howard Mansell misses the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| 05:06 | Murray State | William Luton pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-54 |
| 04:51 | Murray State | Hans Zuvich blows the layup | 52-54 |
| 04:50 | UC Santa Barbara | Joseph Hyde pulls down the rebound | 52-54 |
| 04:24 | UC Santa Barbara | Porfirio Giordano comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-54 |
| 04:22 | Murray State | Howard Mansell grabs the defensive rebound | 52-54 |
| 04:19 | Murray State | Martin McMackin steps in front of the Howard Mansell pass in the backcourt | 52-54 |
| 03:57 | UC Santa Barbara | Porfirio Giordano knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 54-54 |
| 03:55 | Murray State | Howard Mansell throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-54 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Max Todd (PG), Tracy Bradley (SF), Robert Paschal (PF), Ronald Gay (C) Porfirio Giordano, Vance Cochran, Joseph Hyde, Darryl Clarke | |
| Subs | Murray State | Carl Tuttle (SG), Christopher Doran (SF) Howard Mansell, Hans Zuvich | |
| 03:32 | UC Santa Barbara | Christopher Doran denies the turnaround by Tracy Bradley | 54-54 |
| 03:30 | Murray State | Carl Tuttle grabs the defensive rebound | 54-54 |
| 03:26 | Murray State | Donald Anderson connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Christopher Doran | 54-57 |
| 02:57 | UC Santa Barbara | Tracy Bradley misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 54-57 |
| 02:55 | UC Santa Barbara | Max Todd gets the offensive rebound | 54-57 |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Max Todd (tiring) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Martin McMackin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Tracy Bradley (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Paschal (tiring) 3 reb. C - Ronald Gay (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Donald Anderson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Carl Tuttle (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Christopher Doran (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Wallace Herring (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - William Luton (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 02:28 | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Gay slams it home set up by Martin McMackin | 56-57 |
| 02:14 | Murray State | Carl Tuttle comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 56-57 |
| 02:13 | Murray State | Wallace Herring grabs the offensive board | 56-57 |
| 02:01 | Murray State | Martin McMackin is called for the reach on Carl Tuttle - foul #3 on Martin McMackin, team foul #6 | 56-57 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Porfirio Giordano (SG), Joseph Hyde (PF), Darryl Clarke (C) Martin McMackin, Robert Paschal, Ronald Gay | |
| Subs | Murray State | Timothy Parker (PG), Howard Mansell (SG), Hans Zuvich (PF), Jess Sherwood (C) Donald Anderson, Carl Tuttle, Wallace Herring, William Luton | |
| 01:49 | Murray State | Christopher Doran blows the layup but the foul's on Darryl Clarke - foul #3 on Darryl Clarke, team foul #7 | 56-57 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Paschal (PF) Joseph Hyde | |
| Subs | Murray State | Donald Anderson (PG), Carl Tuttle (SG), Wallace Herring (PF) Timothy Parker, Howard Mansell, Hans Zuvich | |
| 01:49 | Murray State | Christopher Doran makes the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 01:49 | Murray State | Christopher Doran makes the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 01:35 | UC Santa Barbara | Tracy Bradley hits a shot from the left block on a great pass from Porfirio Giordano | 58-59 |
| 01:17 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood can't connect on an uncontested floater from the baseline | 58-59 |
| 01:16 | Murray State | Carl Tuttle grabs the offensive rebound | 58-59 |
| 01:03 | Murray State | Carl Tuttle connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Donald Anderson | 58-61 |
| 01:03 | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-61 |
| 00:39 | UC Santa Barbara | Porfirio Giordano knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-61 |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:13 | Murray State | Wallace Herring can't finish the layup | 61-61 |
| 00:11 | Murray State | Wallace Herring snags the offensive board | 61-61 |
| 00:04 | Murray State | Christopher Doran is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the baseline | 61-63 |
| 00:04 | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-63 |
| 00:00 | UC Santa Barbara | Porfirio Giordano clanks a halfcourt shot | 61-63 |