| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Daniel Gerber (fresh) SG - Mitchell Washington (fresh) SF - Michael Thompson (fresh) PF - Lester Irwin (fresh) C - Marc Clark (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Jack Rea (fresh) SG - Joseph Lemaster (fresh) SF - James Pittman (fresh) PF - Marshall Devinney (fresh) C - James Starkes (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northern Illinois University | James Starkes 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 | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:35 | Northern Illinois University | Joseph Lemaster buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Jack Rea | 0-2 |
| 19:17 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Thompson banks in the layup | 2-2 |
| 19:13 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Thompson steals it from Jack Rea in the backcourt | 2-2 |
| 19:10 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Thompson hits the finger roll | 4-2 |
| 19:08 | Northern Illinois University | Daniel Gerber steals the ball from Joseph Lemaster in the backcourt | 4-2 |
| 19:05 | UC Santa Barbara | Daniel Gerber lays it up and in | 6-2 |
| 18:47 | Northern Illinois University | Joseph Lemaster hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumpshot from the right wing | 6-2 |
| 18:45 | Northern Illinois University | James Starkes gets the offensive rebound | 6-2 |
| 18:27 | Northern Illinois University | Marshall Devinney misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 6-2 |
| 18:25 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to Marc Clark | 6-2 |
| 18:02 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Thompson clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 6-2 |
| 18:00 | Northern Illinois University | Marshall Devinney snags the defensive board | 6-2 |
| 17:57 | Northern Illinois University | Joseph Lemaster is fouled in the backcourt by Marc Clark - foul #1 on Marc Clark, team foul #1 | 6-2 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Steven Randolph (PG), Paul Segovia (SF), Kenneth Blakeney (C) Daniel Gerber, Michael Thompson, Marc Clark | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Dexter Goodman (PG), Joseph Pagel (SG), Andrew Spears (SF), Timothy Stoneburner (PF), Johnnie Turner (C) Jack Rea, Joseph Lemaster, James Pittman, Marshall Devinney, James Starkes | |
| 17:37 | Northern Illinois University | Dexter Goodman is hacked by Steven Randolph - foul #1 on Steven Randolph, team foul #2 | 6-2 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Leonel Stephens (PG), Benjamin Pilla (SF) Mitchell Washington, Lester Irwin | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 17:12 | Northern Illinois University | Dexter Goodman is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Andrew Spears | 6-5 |
| 16:59 | UC Santa Barbara | Benjamin Pilla misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 6-5 |
| 16:58 | Northern Illinois University | Johnnie Turner gets the rebound | 6-5 |
| 16:52 | Northern Illinois University | Dexter Goodman misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 6-5 |
| 16:50 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Stoneburner snags the offensive board | 6-5 |
| 16:43 | Northern Illinois University | Johnnie Turner clanks a turnaround from the right block | 6-5 |
| 16:41 | UC Santa Barbara | Benjamin Pilla grabs the board | 6-5 |
| 16:22 | UC Santa Barbara | Kenneth Blakeney misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 6-5 |
| 16:21 | UC Santa Barbara | Benjamin Pilla gets the offensive rebound | 6-5 |
| 16:01 | UC Santa Barbara | Leonel Stephens misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 6-5 |
| 15:59 | Northern Illinois University | Andrew Spears pulls down the rebound | 6-5 |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Leonel Stephens (fresh) SG - Steven Randolph (fairly fresh) SF - Benjamin Pilla (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Paul Segovia (fairly fresh) C - Kenneth Blakeney (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Dexter Goodman (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joseph Pagel (fairly fresh) SF - Andrew Spears (fresh) PF - Timothy Stoneburner (fairly fresh) C - Johnnie Turner (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:53 | Northern Illinois University | Dexter Goodman misses short on a 3 from straight away | 6-5 |
| 15:52 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Stoneburner tips it in | 6-7 |
| 15:41 | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Segovia buries a 3 from the left corner | 9-7 |
| 15:26 | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Blakeney steps in front of the Dexter Goodman pass | 9-7 |
| 15:00 | UC Santa Barbara | Kenneth Blakeney misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 9-7 |
| 14:58 | Northern Illinois University | Johnnie Turner snags the defensive board | 9-7 |
| 14:51 | Northern Illinois University | Andrew Spears makes the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Joseph Pagel | 9-9 |
| 14:35 | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Segovia throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-9 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Daniel Gerber (PG), Mitchell Washington (SG), Michael Thompson (SF), Lester Irwin (PF), Marc Clark (C) Leonel Stephens, Steven Randolph, Benjamin Pilla, Paul Segovia, Kenneth Blakeney | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Jack Rea (PG), Joseph Lemaster (SG), James Pittman (SF), Marshall Devinney (PF), James Starkes (C) Dexter Goodman, Joseph Pagel, Andrew Spears, Timothy Stoneburner, Johnnie Turner | |
| 14:18 | Northern Illinois University | Joseph Lemaster hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 9-9 |
| 14:16 | UC Santa Barbara | Marc Clark grabs the board | 9-9 |
| 13:56 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Thompson loses the ball out of bounds | 9-9 |
| 13:36 | Northern Illinois University | James Pittman banks in the layup | 9-11 |
| 13:21 | UC Santa Barbara | Marc Clark is fouled on the floor by Joseph Lemaster - foul #1 on Joseph Lemaster, team foul #1 | 9-11 |
| 13:06 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Thompson hits a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Daniel Gerber and the foul's on James Pittman - foul #1 on James Pittman, team foul #2 | 11-11 |
| 13:06 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Thompson makes the free throw | 12-11 |
| 12:46 | Northern Illinois University | Daniel Gerber takes the ball from James Pittman | 12-11 |
| 12:27 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Thompson buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Daniel Gerber | 15-11 |
| 12:20 | Northern Illinois University | Jack Rea is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Lemaster | 15-14 |
| 11:59 | UC Santa Barbara | James Pittman swats the shot by Lester Irwin | 15-14 |
| 11:57 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Thompson gets the offensive rebound | 15-14 |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Daniel Gerber (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mitchell Washington (fairly fresh) SF - Michael Thompson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Lester Irwin (fairly fresh) C - Marc Clark (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Jack Rea (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Lemaster (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Pittman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Marshall Devinney (fairly fresh) C - James Starkes (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:38 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Thompson drills a 3 from the left wing | 18-14 |
| 11:32 | Northern Illinois University | James Starkes misses the wide open shot from the right wing | 18-14 |
| 11:31 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to Marc Clark | 18-14 |
| 11:19 | UC Santa Barbara | Lester Irwin blows the layup | 18-14 |
| 11:17 | UC Santa Barbara | Marc Clark grabs the offensive rebound | 18-14 |
| 11:11 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Thompson comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 18-14 |
| 11:10 | Northern Illinois University | Joseph Lemaster gets the rebound | 18-14 |
| 11:08 | Northern Illinois University | Marshall Devinney throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 18-14 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Leonel Stephens (PG), Steven Randolph (SG), Benjamin Pilla (SF), Paul Segovia (PF), Kenneth Blakeney (C) Daniel Gerber, Mitchell Washington, Michael Thompson, Lester Irwin, Marc Clark | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Dexter Goodman (PG), Joseph Pagel (SG), Andrew Spears (SF), Timothy Stoneburner (PF), Johnnie Turner (C) Jack Rea, Joseph Lemaster, James Pittman, Marshall Devinney, James Starkes | |
| 10:58 | UC Santa Barbara | Leonel Stephens misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 18-14 |
| 10:56 | Northern Illinois University | Johnnie Turner snags the defensive board | 18-14 |
| 10:51 | Northern Illinois University | Andrew Spears loses the dribble to Kenneth Blakeney in the backcourt | 18-14 |
| 10:46 | UC Santa Barbara | Steven Randolph comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 18-14 |
| 10:45 | Northern Illinois University | Johnnie Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 18-14 |
| 10:26 | Northern Illinois University | Andrew Spears connects on the open fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Dexter Goodman | 18-16 |
| 09:59 | UC Santa Barbara | Leonel Stephens misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 18-16 |
| 09:57 | Northern Illinois University | Andrew Spears snags the defensive board | 18-16 |
| 09:52 | Northern Illinois University | Dexter Goodman misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 18-16 |
| 09:50 | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Segovia gets the rebound | 18-16 |
| 09:27 | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Segovia is fouled on the floor by Johnnie Turner - foul #1 on Johnnie Turner, team foul #3 | 18-16 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Daniel Gerber (PG), Mitchell Washington (SG), Michael Thompson (SF), Lester Irwin (PF), Charlie Schroeder (C) Leonel Stephens, Steven Randolph, Benjamin Pilla, Paul Segovia, Kenneth Blakeney | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Dwayne Williams (SF), James Starkes (C) Timothy Stoneburner, Johnnie Turner | |
| 09:17 | UC Santa Barbara | The short jumper by Michael Thompson is denied by Andrew Spears | 18-16 |
| 09:15 | Northern Illinois University | James Starkes grabs the board | 18-16 |
| 09:10 | Northern Illinois University | Joseph Pagel hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 18-16 |
| 09:08 | UC Santa Barbara | Lester Irwin pulls down the rebound | 18-16 |
| 09:03 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Thompson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-16 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Robert Forman (PG), James Pittman (SF), Marshall Devinney (PF) Dexter Goodman, Joseph Pagel, Andrew Spears | |
| 08:54 | Northern Illinois University | Marshall Devinney misses the easy layup | 18-16 |
| 08:53 | Northern Illinois University | James Starkes tips it home | 18-18 |
| 08:27 | UC Santa Barbara | Daniel Gerber misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 18-18 |
| 08:26 | Northern Illinois University | James Starkes grabs the defensive rebound | 18-18 |
| 08:20 | Northern Illinois University | Lester Irwin picks off the pass by Marshall Devinney | 18-18 |
| 07:58 | UC Santa Barbara | Charlie Schroeder lays it up and in on a nice dish by Daniel Gerber | 20-18 |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Daniel Gerber (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mitchell Washington (fairly fresh) SF - Michael Thompson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. PF - Lester Irwin (fairly fresh) C - Charlie Schroeder (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Robert Forman (fresh) SG - Dwayne Williams (fresh) SF - James Pittman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Marshall Devinney (fairly fresh) C - James Starkes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:53 | Northern Illinois University | James Pittman is hacked by Charlie Schroeder - foul #1 on Charlie Schroeder, team foul #3 | 20-18 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Leonel Stephens (PG), Steven Randolph (SG), Marc Clark (SF), Paul Segovia (PF), Kenneth Blakeney (C) Daniel Gerber, Mitchell Washington, Michael Thompson, Lester Irwin, Charlie Schroeder | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Jack Rea (PG), Joseph Lemaster (SG), Timothy Stoneburner (PF) Robert Forman, James Pittman, Marshall Devinney | |
| 07:39 | Northern Illinois University | Joseph Lemaster misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 20-18 |
| 07:38 | UC Santa Barbara | Kenneth Blakeney snags the defensive board | 20-18 |
| 07:22 | UC Santa Barbara | Leonel Stephens can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 20-18 |
| 07:20 | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Segovia tips it home | 22-18 |
| 07:18 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Stoneburner is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Randolph - foul #2 on Steven Randolph, team foul #4 | 22-18 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Mitchell Washington (SG) Steven Randolph | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Joseph Pagel (SF), Andrew Spears (C) Dwayne Williams, James Starkes | |
| 07:01 | Northern Illinois University | Paul Segovia picks off the pass by Timothy Stoneburner | 22-18 |
| 06:36 | UC Santa Barbara | Marc Clark misses short on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Timothy Stoneburner - foul #1 on Timothy Stoneburner, team foul #4 | 22-18 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Daniel Gerber (PG), Lester Irwin (PF), Benjamin Pilla (C) Leonel Stephens, Paul Segovia, Kenneth Blakeney | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Johnnie Turner (C) Joseph Pagel | |
| 06:36 | UC Santa Barbara | Marc Clark makes the 1st free throw | 23-18 |
| 06:36 | UC Santa Barbara | Marc Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 23-18 |
| 06:36 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Timothy Stoneburner | 23-18 |
| 06:31 | Northern Illinois University | Jack Rea can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Mitchell Washington - foul #1 on Mitchell Washington, team foul #5 | 23-18 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Thompson (SF) Marc Clark | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | James Pittman (SF) Timothy Stoneburner | |
| 06:31 | Northern Illinois University | Jack Rea makes the 1st free throw | 23-19 |
| 06:31 | Northern Illinois University | Jack Rea makes the 2nd free throw | 23-20 |
| 06:31 | Northern Illinois University | Jack Rea makes the 3rd free throw | 23-21 |
| 06:22 | UC Santa Barbara | Lester Irwin clanks a jumper from the left wing | 23-21 |
| 06:21 | UC Santa Barbara | Lester Irwin misses the tip | 23-21 |
| 06:20 | Northern Illinois University | Andrew Spears pulls down the rebound | 23-21 |
| 06:18 | Northern Illinois University | Jack Rea is hacked by Mitchell Washington in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mitchell Washington, team foul #6 | 23-21 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Segovia (SG) Mitchell Washington | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Dexter Goodman (SG) Joseph Lemaster | |
| 06:04 | Northern Illinois University | James Pittman can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the right wing | 23-21 |
| 06:02 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to Paul Segovia | 23-21 |
| 05:37 | UC Santa Barbara | Andrew Spears steps in front of the Lester Irwin pass | 23-21 |
| 05:35 | Northern Illinois University | Jack Rea throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-21 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Joseph Pagel (SG), Dwayne Williams (SF), Marshall Devinney (PF) Jack Rea, James Pittman, Andrew Spears | |
| 05:24 | UC Santa Barbara | Benjamin Pilla hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Dwayne Williams - foul #1 on Dwayne Williams, team foul #5 | 23-21 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Joseph Lemaster (SG), Timothy Stoneburner (C) Dwayne Williams, Johnnie Turner | |
| 05:24 | UC Santa Barbara | Benjamin Pilla makes the 1st free throw | 24-21 |
| 05:24 | UC Santa Barbara | Benjamin Pilla makes the 2nd free throw | 25-21 |
| 05:03 | Northern Illinois University | Marshall Devinney clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 25-21 |
| 05:02 | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Segovia snags the defensive board | 25-21 |
| 04:40 | UC Santa Barbara | Lester Irwin buries a floater in the paint set up by Daniel Gerber and he's hacked by Timothy Stoneburner - foul #2 on Timothy Stoneburner, team foul #6 | 27-21 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Leonel Stephens (SG), Marc Clark (SF), Kenneth Blakeney (C) Paul Segovia, Michael Thompson, Benjamin Pilla | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | James Starkes (C) Timothy Stoneburner | |
| 04:40 | UC Santa Barbara | Lester Irwin makes the free throw | 28-21 |
| 04:28 | Northern Illinois University | Marshall Devinney connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 28-23 |
| 04:10 | UC Santa Barbara | Marc Clark hits a turnaround near the basket set up by Leonel Stephens and he's fouled by Joseph Lemaster - foul #2 on Joseph Lemaster, team foul #7 | 30-23 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Dwayne Williams (SG), James Pittman (SF), Andrew Spears (PF) Dexter Goodman, Joseph Lemaster, Marshall Devinney | |
| 04:10 | UC Santa Barbara | Marc Clark makes the free throw | 31-23 |
| 04:01 | Northern Illinois University | Joseph Pagel lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Pittman and the foul's on Daniel Gerber - foul #1 on Daniel Gerber, team foul #7 | 31-25 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Jack Rea (PG) Dwayne Williams | |
| 04:01 | Northern Illinois University | Joseph Pagel misses the free throw | 31-25 |
| 04:01 | UC Santa Barbara | Lester Irwin gets the rebound | 31-25 |
| 03:39 | UC Santa Barbara | Lester Irwin blows the layup | 31-25 |
| 03:37 | Northern Illinois University | James Pittman grabs the defensive rebound | 31-25 |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Daniel Gerber (tiring) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Leonel Stephens (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Marc Clark (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lester Irwin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Blakeney (fairly fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Jack Rea (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Pagel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Pittman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andrew Spears (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Starkes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Northern Illinois University | James Pittman misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Leonel Stephens - foul #1 on Leonel Stephens, team foul #8 | 31-25 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Steven Randolph (PG), Mitchell Washington (SG), Michael Thompson (SF), Charlie Schroeder (C) Daniel Gerber, Leonel Stephens, Marc Clark, Kenneth Blakeney | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Dwayne Williams (SG), Johnnie Turner (C) Joseph Pagel, James Starkes | |
| 03:32 | Northern Illinois University | James Pittman misses the 1st free throw | 31-25 |
| 03:32 | Northern Illinois University | James Pittman makes the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 03:20 | UC Santa Barbara | Charlie Schroeder is fouled on the floor by Dwayne Williams - foul #2 on Dwayne Williams, team foul #8 | 31-26 |
| 03:20 | UC Santa Barbara | Charlie Schroeder makes the 1st free throw | 32-26 |
| 03:20 | UC Santa Barbara | Charlie Schroeder makes the 2nd free throw | 33-26 |
| 02:52 | Northern Illinois University | Andrew Spears comes up short on the turnaround from close range but the foul's on Charlie Schroeder - foul #2 on Charlie Schroeder, team foul #9 | 33-26 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Benjamin Pilla (PF) Lester Irwin | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Dexter Goodman (PG), Marshall Devinney (PF) Jack Rea, James Pittman | |
| 02:52 | Northern Illinois University | Andrew Spears makes the 1st free throw | 33-27 |
| 02:52 | Northern Illinois University | Andrew Spears misses the 2nd free throw | 33-27 |
| 02:52 | UC Santa Barbara | Benjamin Pilla grabs the board | 33-27 |
| 02:34 | UC Santa Barbara | Steven Randolph steps out of bounds on the sideline | 33-27 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Marc Clark (SF) Michael Thompson | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Joseph Lemaster (SG) Andrew Spears | |
| 02:15 | Northern Illinois University | Marshall Devinney misses badly on the uncontested shot from the free throw line | 33-27 |
| 02:14 | Northern Illinois University | Dwayne Williams grabs the offensive board | 33-27 |
| 02:08 | Northern Illinois University | Johnnie Turner hits the finger roll on a great pass from Dexter Goodman and he's hacked by Charlie Schroeder - foul #3 on Charlie Schroeder, team foul #10 | 33-29 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Kenneth Blakeney (C) Charlie Schroeder | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 02:08 | Northern Illinois University | Johnnie Turner misses the free throw | 33-29 |
| 02:08 | UC Santa Barbara | Marc Clark pulls down the rebound | 33-29 |
| 01:59 | UC Santa Barbara | Mitchell Washington misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-29 |
| 01:57 | UC Santa Barbara | Steven Randolph tips it in | 35-29 |
| 01:34 | Northern Illinois University | Marshall Devinney is hacked by Steven Randolph - foul #3 on Steven Randolph, team foul #11 | 35-29 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Leonel Stephens (PG), Michael Thompson (SF), Paul Segovia (PF) Steven Randolph, Marc Clark, Benjamin Pilla | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Jack Rea (PG), James Pittman (SF), James Starkes (C) Dexter Goodman, Dwayne Williams, Johnnie Turner | |
| 01:34 | Northern Illinois University | Marshall Devinney misses the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 01:34 | Northern Illinois University | Marshall Devinney makes the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 01:21 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Thompson's layup is rejected by Marshall Devinney | 35-30 |
| 01:20 | Northern Illinois University | Marshall Devinney snags the defensive board | 35-30 |
| 01:14 | Northern Illinois University | James Pittman is by himself and knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 35-32 |
| 00:54 | UC Santa Barbara | Mitchell Washington comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 35-32 |
| 00:52 | Northern Illinois University | James Starkes grabs the board | 35-32 |
| 00:50 | Northern Illinois University | Joseph Lemaster's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-32 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Lester Irwin (PF), Marc Clark (C) Paul Segovia, Kenneth Blakeney | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Joseph Pagel (SG), Andrew Spears (PF) Joseph Lemaster, Marshall Devinney | |
| 00:37 | UC Santa Barbara | Lester Irwin buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Leonel Stephens | 38-32 |
| 00:23 | Northern Illinois University | James Pittman makes the driving attempt near the basket | 38-34 |
| 00:01 | UC Santa Barbara | Lester Irwin buries a runner from the left block | 40-34 |
| 00:00 | Northern Illinois University | Joseph Pagel misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 40-34 |