| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Max Todd (fresh) SG - Porfirio Giordano (fresh) SF - Tracy Bradley (fresh) PF - Robert Paschal (fresh) C - Darryl Clarke (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Gary Radford (fresh) SG - Jason Jewett (fresh) SF - Christopher Armstrong (fresh) PF - Scott Beam (fresh) C - Eric Farrior (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UC Santa Barbara | Tracy Bradley wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:31 | UC Santa Barbara | Porfirio Giordano comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | UC Santa Barbara | Tracy Bradley can't tip it in | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Utah State | Eric Farrior gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Utah State | Max Todd takes the ball from Gary Radford | 0-0 |
| 18:45 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Paschal loses the dribble to Scott Beam | 0-0 |
| 18:29 | Utah State | Robert Paschal takes the ball from Scott Beam | 0-0 |
| 18:03 | UC Santa Barbara | Max Todd hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 18:02 | UC Santa Barbara | Tracy Bradley grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 17:48 | UC Santa Barbara | Gary Radford steals it from Tracy Bradley | 0-0 |
| 17:45 | Utah State | Gary Radford lays it up and in | 0-2 |
| 17:23 | UC Santa Barbara | Tracy Bradley misses badly on a floater near the basket | 0-2 |
| 17:22 | Utah State | Jason Jewett grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:19 | Utah State | Porfirio Giordano is called for the reach on Gary Radford in the backcourt - foul #1 on Porfirio Giordano, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 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 | Utah State | | |
| 17:03 | Utah State | Scott Beam hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Christopher Armstrong and he's hacked by Joseph Hyde - foul #1 on Joseph Hyde, team foul #2 | 0-4 |
| 17:03 | Utah State | Scott Beam makes the free throw | 0-5 |
| 16:41 | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Gay buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 2-5 |
| 16:25 | Utah State | Scott Beam hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 2-5 |
| 16:23 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to Vance Cochran | 2-5 |
| 16:21 | UC Santa Barbara | William Lowder loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-5 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| Subs | Utah State | James Neilson (PG), Walter Chase (SG), Robert Brown (SF), Christopher Dodd (PF), William Richardson (C) Gary Radford, Jason Jewett, Christopher Armstrong, Scott Beam, Eric Farrior | |
| 16:02 | Utah State | Robert Brown clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 2-5 |
| 16:00 | Utah State | Christopher Dodd hits the follow up shot | 2-7 |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - William Lowder (fresh) SG - Martin McMackin (fresh) SF - Vance Cochran (fresh) PF - Joseph Hyde (fresh) C - Ronald Gay (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - James Neilson (fresh) SG - Walter Chase (fresh) SF - Robert Brown (fresh) PF - Christopher Dodd (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Richardson (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | UC Santa Barbara | Vance Cochran misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 2-7 |
| 15:39 | Utah State | Christopher Dodd pulls down the rebound | 2-7 |
| 15:35 | Utah State | Walter Chase throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-7 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Max Todd (PG), Porfirio Giordano (SG), Tracy Bradley (SF), Darryl Clarke (C) William Lowder, Martin McMackin, Vance Cochran, Ronald Gay | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 15:20 | UC Santa Barbara | Joseph Hyde is hacked by Christopher Dodd - foul #1 on Christopher Dodd, team foul #1 | 2-7 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Gary Radford (PG) Walter Chase | |
| 14:51 | UC Santa Barbara | Porfirio Giordano drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Max Todd | 5-7 |
| 14:42 | Utah State | Robert Brown misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 5-7 |
| 14:41 | UC Santa Barbara | Tracy Bradley grabs the defensive rebound | 5-7 |
| 14:22 | UC Santa Barbara | James Neilson is called for the reach on Porfirio Giordano - foul #1 on James Neilson, team foul #2 | 5-7 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | William Lowder (PG), Martin McMackin (SG), Robert Paschal (PF), Ronald Gay (C) Max Todd, Porfirio Giordano, Joseph Hyde, Darryl Clarke | |
| Subs | Utah State | Jason Jewett (SG), Christopher Armstrong (SF), Scott Beam (PF), Eric Farrior (C) Gary Radford, James Neilson, Christopher Dodd, William Richardson | |
| 13:59 | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Gay misses the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Jason Jewett - foul #1 on Jason Jewett, team foul #3 | 5-7 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Max Todd (PG), Porfirio Giordano (SG), Vance Cochran (SF) William Lowder, Martin McMackin, Tracy Bradley | |
| Subs | Utah State | Walter Chase (PG) Robert Brown | |
| 13:59 | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Gay makes the 1st free throw | 6-7 |
| 13:59 | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Gay makes the 2nd free throw | 7-7 |
| 13:38 | Utah State | Jason Jewett misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 7-7 |
| 13:36 | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Gay gets the rebound | 7-7 |
| 13:18 | UC Santa Barbara | Walter Chase takes the ball from Max Todd | 7-7 |
| 13:08 | Utah State | Jason Jewett misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 7-7 |
| 13:07 | Utah State | Eric Farrior tips it in | 7-9 |
| 12:38 | UC Santa Barbara | Max Todd misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 7-9 |
| 12:37 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Paschal misses the tip | 7-9 |
| 12:36 | Utah State | Christopher Armstrong snags the defensive board | 7-9 |
| 12:32 | Utah State | Robert Paschal steps in front of the Eric Farrior pass in the backcourt | 7-9 |
| 12:07 | UC Santa Barbara | Vance Cochran connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Porfirio Giordano | 10-9 |
| 11:54 | Utah State | Scott Beam blows the layup | 10-9 |
| 11:52 | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Gay snags the defensive board | 10-9 |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Max Todd (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Porfirio Giordano (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vance Cochran (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Paschal (fairly fresh) 2 stl. C - Ronald Gay (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Walter Chase (fresh) SG - Jason Jewett (fairly fresh) SF - Christopher Armstrong (fairly fresh) PF - Scott Beam (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Eric Farrior (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:39 | UC Santa Barbara | Porfirio Giordano misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 10-9 |
| 11:38 | Utah State | Scott Beam snags the defensive board | 10-9 |
| 11:27 | Utah State | Scott Beam knocks in the jump hook from close range set up by Walter Chase | 10-11 |
| 10:58 | UC Santa Barbara | Porfirio Giordano makes the floater in the lane and he's fouled by Eric Farrior - foul #1 on Eric Farrior, team foul #4 | 12-11 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Martin McMackin (SG), Tracy Bradley (SF), Joseph Hyde (PF), Darryl Clarke (C) Max Todd, Vance Cochran, Robert Paschal, Ronald Gay | |
| Subs | Utah State | Gary Radford (PG), James Neilson (SG), Robert Brown (SF), Christopher Dodd (PF), William Richardson (C) Walter Chase, Jason Jewett, Christopher Armstrong, Scott Beam, Eric Farrior | |
| 10:58 | UC Santa Barbara | Porfirio Giordano misses the free throw | 12-11 |
| 10:58 | Utah State | William Richardson grabs the defensive rebound | 12-11 |
| 10:56 | Utah State | Gary Radford is hacked by Martin McMackin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Martin McMackin, team foul #3 | 12-11 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | William Lowder (PG) Porfirio Giordano | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 10:47 | Utah State | Gary Radford is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by James Neilson | 12-14 |
| 10:34 | UC Santa Barbara | Darryl Clarke scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by William Lowder | 15-14 |
| 10:20 | Utah State | Christopher Dodd misses long on a jumper from close range | 15-14 |
| 10:18 | UC Santa Barbara | Darryl Clarke gets the rebound | 15-14 |
| 09:53 | UC Santa Barbara | Tracy Bradley misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 15-14 |
| 09:52 | UC Santa Barbara | Tracy Bradley snags the offensive board | 15-14 |
| 09:37 | UC Santa Barbara | Darryl Clarke hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 15-14 |
| 09:36 | Utah State | Robert Brown pulls down the rebound | 15-14 |
| 09:33 | Utah State | Gary Radford is fouled in the backcourt by Tracy Bradley - foul #1 on Tracy Bradley, team foul #4 | 15-14 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Max Todd (PG), Porfirio Giordano (SG) William Lowder, Martin McMackin | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 09:23 | Utah State | Gary Radford misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Porfirio Giordano - foul #2 on Porfirio Giordano, team foul #5 | 15-14 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Martin McMackin (SG) Porfirio Giordano | |
| Subs | Utah State | Chris Reinhard (PF) William Richardson | |
| 09:23 | Utah State | Gary Radford misses the 1st free throw | 15-14 |
| 09:23 | Utah State | Gary Radford makes the 2nd free throw | 15-15 |
| 09:03 | UC Santa Barbara | Max Todd misses the floater from the right block but he's hacked by Gary Radford - foul #1 on Gary Radford, team foul #5 | 15-15 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Walter Chase (SG) James Neilson | |
| 09:03 | UC Santa Barbara | Max Todd makes the 1st free throw | 16-15 |
| 09:03 | UC Santa Barbara | Max Todd misses the 2nd free throw | 16-15 |
| 09:03 | Utah State | Chris Reinhard snags the defensive board | 16-15 |
| 08:58 | Utah State | Gary Radford buries a shot from the right side set up by Robert Brown | 16-17 |
| 08:35 | UC Santa Barbara | Joseph Hyde clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 16-17 |
| 08:33 | Utah State | Christopher Dodd pulls down the rebound | 16-17 |
| 08:27 | Utah State | Christopher Dodd misses the lay-in but the foul's on Joseph Hyde - foul #2 on Joseph Hyde, team foul #6 | 16-17 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | William Lowder (PG), Robert Paschal (PF) Max Todd, Joseph Hyde | |
| Subs | Utah State | Jason Jewett (SG), Christopher Armstrong (SF), Scott Beam (PF) Gary Radford, Robert Brown, Chris Reinhard | |
| 08:27 | Utah State | Christopher Dodd makes the 1st free throw | 16-18 |
| 08:27 | Utah State | Christopher Dodd makes the 2nd free throw | 16-19 |
| 08:01 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Paschal buries a floater from close range and the foul's on Jason Jewett - foul #2 on Jason Jewett, team foul #6 | 18-19 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Max Todd (PG) William Lowder | |
| Subs | Utah State | James Neilson (PG), William Richardson (C) Jason Jewett, Christopher Dodd | |
| 08:01 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Paschal misses the free throw | 18-19 |
| 08:01 | Utah State | The rebound goes to William Richardson | 18-19 |
| 07:42 | Utah State | Walter Chase blows the layup | 18-19 |
| 07:40 | UC Santa Barbara | Darryl Clarke snags the defensive board | 18-19 |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Max Todd (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Martin McMackin (fairly fresh) SF - Tracy Bradley (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Robert Paschal (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Darryl Clarke (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - James Neilson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Walter Chase (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Christopher Armstrong (fairly fresh) PF - Scott Beam (fresh) 5 pts. C - William Richardson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:24 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Paschal misses badly on a runner from the left block | 18-19 |
| 07:22 | Utah State | Christopher Armstrong grabs the defensive rebound | 18-19 |
| 07:08 | Utah State | William Richardson makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by James Neilson | 18-21 |
| 06:52 | UC Santa Barbara | Darryl Clarke banks in the layup and the foul's on Scott Beam - foul #1 on Scott Beam, team foul #7 | 20-21 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | William Lowder (SG), Ronald Gay (PF) Martin McMackin, Robert Paschal | |
| Subs | Utah State | Gary Radford (PG), Robert Brown (SG), Chris Reinhard (PF), Eric Farrior (C) James Neilson, Walter Chase, Scott Beam, William Richardson | |
| 06:52 | UC Santa Barbara | Darryl Clarke makes the free throw | 21-21 |
| 06:40 | Utah State | Chris Reinhard hits a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Christopher Armstrong | 21-23 |
| 06:23 | UC Santa Barbara | Eric Farrior blocks the jumper by Ronald Gay | 21-23 |
| 06:22 | Utah State | Christopher Armstrong grabs the board | 21-23 |
| 05:59 | Utah State | Robert Brown hits the finger roll on a great pass from Gary Radford | 21-25 |
| 05:30 | UC Santa Barbara | William Lowder's pass is intercepted by Gary Radford | 21-25 |
| 05:26 | Utah State | Christopher Armstrong banks in the layup on a nice dish by Gary Radford | 21-27 |
| 05:08 | UC Santa Barbara | Tracy Bradley is whistled for a carry | 21-27 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Martin McMackin (SG), Robert Paschal (PF) Max Todd, Ronald Gay | |
| Subs | Utah State | James Neilson (PG), Walter Chase (SG), Christopher Dodd (SF), Scott Beam (PF), William Richardson (C) Gary Radford, Robert Brown, Christopher Armstrong, Chris Reinhard, Eric Farrior | |
| 04:51 | Utah State | Martin McMackin takes the ball from James Neilson | 21-27 |
| 04:46 | UC Santa Barbara | William Lowder drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Martin McMackin | 24-27 |
| 04:37 | Utah State | Martin McMackin is called for the reach on Walter Chase - foul #2 on Martin McMackin, team foul #7 | 24-27 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Max Todd (PG) Martin McMackin | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 04:37 | Utah State | Walter Chase makes the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 04:37 | Utah State | Walter Chase makes the 2nd free throw | 24-29 |
| 04:25 | UC Santa Barbara | Max Todd misses the floater from the right side | 24-29 |
| 04:23 | UC Santa Barbara | Max Todd tips it but misses | 24-29 |
| 04:21 | UC Santa Barbara | The offensive rebound goes to Darryl Clarke | 24-29 |
| 04:05 | UC Santa Barbara | Max Todd misses badly on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Christopher Dodd - foul #2 on Christopher Dodd, team foul #8 | 24-29 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Vance Cochran (SF) Tracy Bradley | |
| Subs | Utah State | Robert Brown (SG), Christopher Armstrong (SF) Walter Chase, Christopher Dodd | |
| 04:05 | UC Santa Barbara | Max Todd makes the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 04:05 | UC Santa Barbara | Max Todd makes the 2nd free throw | 26-29 |
| 03:46 | Utah State | William Richardson comes up short on the shot from close range | 26-29 |
| 03:44 | Utah State | Scott Beam grabs the offensive board | 26-29 |
| 03:34 | Utah State | Scott Beam comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 26-29 |
| 03:32 | UC Santa Barbara | Vance Cochran pulls down the rebound | 26-29 |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Max Todd (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Lowder (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vance Cochran (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Paschal (tiring) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Darryl Clarke (tired) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - James Neilson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christopher Armstrong (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Scott Beam (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - William Richardson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:14 | UC Santa Barbara | Max Todd's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-29 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Porfirio Giordano (PG), Martin McMackin (SG), Tracy Bradley (SF), Joseph Hyde (PF), Ronald Gay (C) Max Todd, William Lowder, Vance Cochran, Robert Paschal, Darryl Clarke | |
| Subs | Utah State | Gary Radford (PG), Jason Jewett (SG), Christopher Dodd (PF), Eric Farrior (C) James Neilson, Christopher Armstrong, Scott Beam, William Richardson | |
| 03:11 | Utah State | Jason Jewett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-29 |
| 02:53 | UC Santa Barbara | Porfirio Giordano comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 26-29 |
| 02:52 | Utah State | Robert Brown snags the defensive board | 26-29 |
| 02:47 | Utah State | Martin McMackin steals it from Christopher Dodd | 26-29 |
| 02:43 | UC Santa Barbara | Martin McMackin lays it up and in | 28-29 |
| 02:41 | Utah State | Eric Farrior loses the dribble to Porfirio Giordano in the backcourt | 28-29 |
| 02:40 | UC Santa Barbara | Porfirio Giordano lays it in | 30-29 |
| 02:35 | Utah State | Gary Radford can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 30-29 |
| 02:34 | UC Santa Barbara | Joseph Hyde gets the rebound | 30-29 |
| 02:28 | UC Santa Barbara | Joseph Hyde scores on a driving attempt from the right block and he's fouled by Christopher Dodd - foul #3 on Christopher Dodd, team foul #9 | 32-29 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | William Lowder (PG), Darryl Clarke (C) Martin McMackin, Ronald Gay | |
| Subs | Utah State | Chris Reinhard (PF) Christopher Dodd | |
| 02:28 | UC Santa Barbara | Joseph Hyde misses the free throw | 32-29 |
| 02:28 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Eric Farrior | 32-29 |
| 02:07 | Utah State | Chris Reinhard is alone and drills a driving attempt from the right block set up by Jason Jewett | 32-31 |
| 01:45 | UC Santa Barbara | Porfirio Giordano is hacked by Jason Jewett - foul #3 on Jason Jewett, team foul #10 | 32-31 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Max Todd (PG), Robert Paschal (PF) William Lowder, Joseph Hyde | |
| Subs | Utah State | James Neilson (PG), Walter Chase (SG), Christopher Armstrong (SF) Gary Radford, Jason Jewett, Robert Brown | |
| 01:45 | UC Santa Barbara | Porfirio Giordano makes the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 01:45 | UC Santa Barbara | Porfirio Giordano makes the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 01:32 | Utah State | Chris Reinhard misses long on an open runner from the baseline | 34-31 |
| 01:31 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Paschal pulls down the rebound | 34-31 |
| 01:08 | UC Santa Barbara | Eric Farrior takes the ball from Porfirio Giordano | 34-31 |
| 00:51 | Utah State | Tracy Bradley steps in front of the Christopher Armstrong pass | 34-31 |
| 00:25 | UC Santa Barbara | Porfirio Giordano misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 34-31 |
| 00:24 | UC Santa Barbara | Porfirio Giordano hits the follow up shot | 36-31 |
| 00:04 | Utah State | Walter Chase blows the layup but the foul's on Porfirio Giordano - foul #3 on Porfirio Giordano, team foul #8 | 36-31 |
| 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 | Utah State | Gary Radford (PG), Robert Brown (SF), Scott Beam (PF), William Richardson (C) James Neilson, Christopher Armstrong, Chris Reinhard, Eric Farrior | |
| 00:04 | Utah State | Walter Chase misses the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 00:04 | Utah State | Walter Chase makes the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 00:00 | UC Santa Barbara | William Lowder can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 36-32 |