| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Roderick Payne (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stacy Phillips (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Angel Ortiz (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jesse Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Arthur Riegel (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - James Sieberg (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Mark Howard (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kenneth Benevides (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Max Peterson (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Trey Weaver (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UC Santa Barbara | Angel Ortiz inbounds the ball | 35-32 |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:43 | UC Santa Barbara | Stacy Phillips misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-32 |
| 19:42 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Trey Weaver | 35-32 |
| 19:39 | Murray State | Kenneth Benevides is fouled in the backcourt by Angel Ortiz - foul #2 on Angel Ortiz, team foul #1 | 35-32 |
| 19:24 | Murray State | Max Peterson clanks a jump hook in the paint | 35-32 |
| 19:22 | UC Santa Barbara | Jesse Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 35-32 |
| 19:03 | UC Santa Barbara | Angel Ortiz drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Roderick Payne | 37-32 |
| 19:01 | Murray State | Kenneth Benevides is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 37-32 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Kenneth Daves (SF), Toney McGonigle (PF) Angel Ortiz, Jesse Allen | |
| Subs | Murray State | Eric Kanagy (SG), Patrick Verdin (C) Mark Howard, Trey Weaver | |
| 18:40 | UC Santa Barbara | Roderick Payne can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 37-32 |
| 18:38 | Murray State | Kenneth Benevides snags the defensive board | 37-32 |
| 18:22 | Murray State | Patrick Verdin knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Max Peterson and the foul's on Kenneth Daves - foul #2 on Kenneth Daves, team foul #2 | 37-34 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | William Hutson (PG), Eddie Hardman (SG), Ron Wright (PF) Roderick Payne, Stacy Phillips, Arthur Riegel | |
| Subs | Murray State | Joseph Edward (PG), Herman Folmar (SF), Richard Hamdan (C) James Sieberg, Kenneth Benevides, Max Peterson | |
| 18:22 | Murray State | Patrick Verdin misses the free throw | 37-34 |
| 18:22 | UC Santa Barbara | Kenneth Daves snags the defensive board | 37-34 |
| 18:05 | UC Santa Barbara | Kenneth Daves misses long on an open jumper in the paint | 37-34 |
| 18:04 | Murray State | Eric Kanagy snags the defensive board | 37-34 |
| 17:42 | Murray State | Richard Hamdan misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the right wing | 37-34 |
| 17:40 | UC Santa Barbara | Ron Wright snags the defensive board | 37-34 |
| 17:35 | UC Santa Barbara | William Hutson misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from the left side | 37-34 |
| 17:34 | UC Santa Barbara | Toney McGonigle snags the offensive board | 37-34 |
| 17:15 | UC Santa Barbara | Eddie Hardman can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 37-34 |
| 17:14 | Murray State | Joseph Edward grabs the defensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 17:00 | Murray State | Eric Kanagy misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-34 |
| 16:59 | Murray State | Patrick Verdin snags the offensive board | 37-34 |
| 16:44 | Murray State | Eric Kanagy is hacked by Ron Wright - foul #2 on Ron Wright, team foul #3 | 37-34 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Roderick Payne (PG), Stacy Phillips (SG), Angel Ortiz (SF), Jesse Allen (PF), Arthur Riegel (C) William Hutson, Eddie Hardman, Kenneth Daves, Ron Wright, Toney McGonigle | |
| Subs | Murray State | Clarence Evanoff (PG), Mark Howard (SG), Kenneth Benevides (SF), Max Peterson (PF), Trey Weaver (C) Joseph Edward, Eric Kanagy, Herman Folmar, Patrick Verdin, Richard Hamdan | |
| 16:39 | Murray State | Trey Weaver is hacked by Arthur Riegel - foul #1 on Arthur Riegel, team foul #4 | 37-34 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| Subs | Murray State | James Sieberg (PG) Clarence Evanoff | |
| 16:27 | Murray State | Kenneth Benevides is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 37-36 |
| 16:23 | UC Santa Barbara | Roderick Payne hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Max Peterson - foul #1 on Max Peterson, team foul #1 | 37-36 |
| 16:23 | UC Santa Barbara | Roderick Payne misses the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 16:23 | UC Santa Barbara | Roderick Payne misses the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 16:23 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Trey Weaver | 37-36 |
| 16:08 | Murray State | Jesse Allen takes the ball from Mark Howard | 37-36 |
| 15:42 | UC Santa Barbara | Stacy Phillips is hacked by James Sieberg - foul #2 on James Sieberg, team foul #2 | 37-36 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Anthony Tucker (SF) Angel Ortiz | |
| Subs | Murray State | Clarence Evanoff (PG), Joseph Marcucci (SG) James Sieberg, Mark Howard | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Roderick Payne (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Stacy Phillips (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Tucker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - Jesse Allen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Arthur Riegel (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Clarence Evanoff (fresh) SG - Joseph Marcucci (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Benevides (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Max Peterson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Trey Weaver (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:30 | UC Santa Barbara | Jesse Allen misses badly on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Joseph Marcucci - foul #2 on Joseph Marcucci, team foul #3 | 37-36 |
| 15:30 | UC Santa Barbara | Jesse Allen makes the 1st free throw | 38-36 |
| 15:30 | UC Santa Barbara | Jesse Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| 15:22 | Murray State | Stacy Phillips steps in front of the Trey Weaver pass | 39-36 |
| 15:20 | UC Santa Barbara | Stacy Phillips is hacked by Joseph Marcucci in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joseph Marcucci, team foul #4 | 39-36 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Eddie Hardman (PG) Roderick Payne | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 15:00 | UC Santa Barbara | Arthur Riegel misses long on an open shot from the baseline | 39-36 |
| 14:58 | UC Santa Barbara | Jesse Allen grabs the offensive rebound | 39-36 |
| 14:52 | UC Santa Barbara | Jesse Allen misses the easy open layup | 39-36 |
| 14:50 | UC Santa Barbara | Arthur Riegel tips it home | 41-36 |
| 14:39 | Murray State | Kenneth Benevides connects on the shot in the lane on a great pass from Clarence Evanoff | 41-38 |
| 14:34 | UC Santa Barbara | Eddie Hardman hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-38 |
| 14:20 | Murray State | Clarence Evanoff makes the shot from the free throw line set up by Max Peterson | 44-40 |
| 13:59 | UC Santa Barbara | Arthur Riegel lays it up and in on a great pass from Eddie Hardman and he's hacked by Trey Weaver - foul #2 on Trey Weaver, team foul #5 | 46-40 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Roderick Payne (PG), William Hutson (SG), Angel Ortiz (SF), Toney McGonigle (PF) Eddie Hardman, Stacy Phillips, Anthony Tucker, Jesse Allen | |
| Subs | Murray State | James Sieberg (PG), Mark Howard (SG), Herman Folmar (PF), Richard Hamdan (C) Clarence Evanoff, Joseph Marcucci, Max Peterson, Trey Weaver | |
| 13:59 | UC Santa Barbara | Arthur Riegel makes the free throw | 47-40 |
| 13:47 | Murray State | Mark Howard misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Toney McGonigle - foul #1 on Toney McGonigle, team foul #5 | 47-40 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Ron Wright (PF) Arthur Riegel | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 13:47 | Murray State | Mark Howard misses the 1st free throw | 47-40 |
| 13:47 | Murray State | Mark Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 13:43 | UC Santa Barbara | William Hutson loses the dribble to James Sieberg in the backcourt | 47-41 |
| 13:40 | Murray State | Mark Howard lays it in on a great pass from James Sieberg | 47-43 |
| 13:22 | UC Santa Barbara | Kenneth Benevides is called for the reach on Roderick Payne - foul #3 on Kenneth Benevides, team foul #6 | 47-43 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Kenneth Daves (C) Toney McGonigle | |
| Subs | Murray State | Patrick Verdin (C) Richard Hamdan | |
| 12:59 | UC Santa Barbara | Angel Ortiz is open but comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 47-43 |
| 12:57 | UC Santa Barbara | William Hutson grabs the offensive board | 47-43 |
| 12:47 | UC Santa Barbara | Angel Ortiz misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 47-43 |
| 12:46 | UC Santa Barbara | Roderick Payne tips it but misses | 47-43 |
| 12:45 | UC Santa Barbara | Kenneth Daves tips it in | 49-43 |
| 12:19 | Murray State | Kenneth Benevides misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-43 |
| 12:17 | UC Santa Barbara | Kenneth Daves grabs the board | 49-43 |
| 12:13 | UC Santa Barbara | Angel Ortiz is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #3 on Angel Ortiz, team foul #6 | 49-43 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Eddie Hardman (PG), Stacy Phillips (SG), Toney McGonigle (PF), Arthur Riegel (C) Roderick Payne, William Hutson, Ron Wright, Kenneth Daves | |
| Subs | Murray State | Joseph Edward (PG), Eric Kanagy (SF), Max Peterson (PF), Trey Weaver (C) James Sieberg, Kenneth Benevides, Herman Folmar, Patrick Verdin | |
| 12:02 | Murray State | Trey Weaver misses the jumper in the paint | 49-43 |
| 12:01 | Murray State | Eric Kanagy tips it back up and in | 49-45 |
| 11:36 | UC Santa Barbara | Angel Ortiz lays it in on a great pass from Eddie Hardman | 51-45 |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Eddie Hardman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stacy Phillips (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Angel Ortiz (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Toney McGonigle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Arthur Riegel (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Joseph Edward (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Howard (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Eric Kanagy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Max Peterson (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Trey Weaver (tiring) 5 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Murray State | Max Peterson misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 51-45 |
| 11:26 | UC Santa Barbara | Eddie Hardman grabs the board | 51-45 |
| 11:24 | UC Santa Barbara | Eddie Hardman is fouled in the backcourt by Trey Weaver - foul #3 on Trey Weaver, team foul #7 | 51-45 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Anthony Tucker (SF), Jesse Allen (PF) Angel Ortiz, Arthur Riegel | |
| Subs | Murray State | Richard Hamdan (C) Trey Weaver | |
| 11:24 | UC Santa Barbara | Eddie Hardman misses the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 11:24 | Murray State | Richard Hamdan grabs the defensive rebound | 51-45 |
| 11:19 | Murray State | Eric Kanagy hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the left block | 51-45 |
| 11:18 | Murray State | Max Peterson grabs the offensive rebound | 51-45 |
| 11:05 | Murray State | Max Peterson hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the left wing | 51-45 |
| 11:04 | UC Santa Barbara | Eddie Hardman gets the rebound | 51-45 |
| 10:50 | UC Santa Barbara | Jesse Allen is whistled for a carry | 51-45 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Roderick Payne (PG), Arthur Riegel (C) Eddie Hardman, Toney McGonigle | |
| Subs | Murray State | Clarence Evanoff (PG), Joseph Marcucci (SG), Kenneth Benevides (SF) Joseph Edward, Mark Howard, Eric Kanagy | |
| 10:46 | Murray State | Roderick Payne steps in front of the Clarence Evanoff pass in the backcourt | 51-45 |
| 10:22 | UC Santa Barbara | Roderick Payne hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 51-45 |
| 10:21 | UC Santa Barbara | Anthony Tucker tips it home | 53-45 |
| 10:19 | Murray State | Joseph Marcucci is fouled in the backcourt by Stacy Phillips - foul #3 on Stacy Phillips, team foul #7 | 53-45 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| Subs | Murray State | James Sieberg (PG), Herman Folmar (PF), Patrick Verdin (C) Clarence Evanoff, Max Peterson, Richard Hamdan | |
| 10:19 | Murray State | Joseph Marcucci misses the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 10:19 | UC Santa Barbara | Arthur Riegel pulls down the rebound | 53-45 |
| 10:16 | UC Santa Barbara | Anthony Tucker loses the dribble to James Sieberg in the backcourt | 53-45 |
| 10:09 | Murray State | James Sieberg scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Kenneth Benevides | 53-48 |
| 09:55 | UC Santa Barbara | Roderick Payne hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Jesse Allen | 56-48 |
| 09:35 | Murray State | Kenneth Benevides is open and buries a floater in the paint set up by Joseph Marcucci | 56-50 |
| 09:33 | UC Santa Barbara | Anthony Tucker is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 56-50 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | William Hutson (SG), Angel Ortiz (SF), Kenneth Daves (PF), Toney McGonigle (C) Stacy Phillips, Anthony Tucker, Jesse Allen, Arthur Riegel | |
| Subs | Murray State | Mark Howard (SG), Max Peterson (PF) Joseph Marcucci, Herman Folmar | |
| 09:14 | Murray State | Kenneth Benevides can't finish the uncontested layup | 56-50 |
| 09:13 | UC Santa Barbara | Kenneth Daves grabs the board | 56-50 |
| 09:10 | UC Santa Barbara | Kenneth Benevides is called for the reach on Roderick Payne in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kenneth Benevides, team foul #8 | 56-50 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Joseph Edward (PG), Eric Kanagy (SF), Trey Weaver (C) James Sieberg, Kenneth Benevides, Patrick Verdin | |
| 09:10 | UC Santa Barbara | Roderick Payne makes the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 09:10 | UC Santa Barbara | Roderick Payne misses the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| 09:10 | Murray State | Trey Weaver snags the defensive board | 57-50 |
| 08:47 | Murray State | Trey Weaver can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Toney McGonigle - foul #2 on Toney McGonigle, team foul #8 | 57-50 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Eddie Hardman (PG) Roderick Payne | |
| Subs | Murray State | Herman Folmar (PF) Max Peterson | |
| 08:47 | Murray State | Trey Weaver misses the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 08:47 | Murray State | Trey Weaver makes the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 08:29 | UC Santa Barbara | Toney McGonigle lays it in set up by William Hutson and he's hacked by Trey Weaver - foul #4 on Trey Weaver, team foul #9 | 59-51 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Stacy Phillips (SG), Ron Wright (PF) William Hutson, Kenneth Daves | |
| Subs | Murray State | Clarence Evanoff (PG), Richard Hamdan (C) Joseph Edward, Trey Weaver | |
| 08:29 | UC Santa Barbara | Toney McGonigle makes the free throw | 60-51 |
| 08:25 | Murray State | Clarence Evanoff is fouled in the backcourt by Eddie Hardman - foul #1 on Eddie Hardman, team foul #9 | 60-51 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Arthur Riegel (C) Toney McGonigle | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 08:25 | Murray State | Clarence Evanoff makes the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 08:25 | Murray State | Clarence Evanoff makes the 2nd free throw | 60-53 |
| 08:22 | UC Santa Barbara | Eric Kanagy steps in front of the Eddie Hardman pass in the backcourt | 60-53 |
| 08:20 | Murray State | Eric Kanagy lays it in | 60-55 |
| 08:09 | UC Santa Barbara | The pull-up jumper by Arthur Riegel is blocked by Clarence Evanoff | 60-55 |
| 08:07 | Murray State | Herman Folmar gets the rebound | 60-55 |
| 08:03 | Murray State | Eric Kanagy buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Clarence Evanoff | 60-58 |
| 08:01 | UC Santa Barbara | Angel Ortiz's pass is intercepted by Eric Kanagy in the backcourt | 60-58 |
| 07:54 | Murray State | Herman Folmar clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-58 |
| 07:52 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to Ron Wright | 60-58 |
| 07:38 | UC Santa Barbara | Angel Ortiz misses long on an open jumper from the left block | 60-58 |
| 07:37 | Murray State | Clarence Evanoff grabs the board | 60-58 |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Eddie Hardman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stacy Phillips (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Angel Ortiz (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ron Wright (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Arthur Riegel (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Clarence Evanoff (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Howard (tired) 6 pts. SF - Eric Kanagy (tiring) 9 pts. 3 stl. PF - Herman Folmar (fairly fresh) C - Richard Hamdan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:33 | Murray State | Stacy Phillips steals the ball from Eric Kanagy | 60-58 |
| 07:30 | UC Santa Barbara | Stacy Phillips hits the finger roll | 62-58 |
| 07:20 | Murray State | Mark Howard misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the right wing | 62-58 |
| 07:19 | Murray State | Richard Hamdan grabs the offensive rebound | 62-58 |
| 07:01 | Murray State | Clarence Evanoff misses short on an open fadeaway from the right wing | 62-58 |
| 06:59 | Murray State | Richard Hamdan grabs the offensive rebound | 62-58 |
| 06:47 | Murray State | Eric Kanagy is open but comes up short on the jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Angel Ortiz - foul #4 on Angel Ortiz, team foul #10 | 62-58 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Roderick Payne (PG), William Hutson (SG), Anthony Tucker (SF), Jesse Allen (PF), Kenneth Daves (C) Eddie Hardman, Stacy Phillips, Angel Ortiz, Ron Wright, Arthur Riegel | |
| Subs | Murray State | James Sieberg (PG), Joseph Marcucci (SG), Max Peterson (PF), Patrick Verdin (C) Clarence Evanoff, Mark Howard, Herman Folmar, Richard Hamdan | |
| 06:47 | Murray State | Eric Kanagy makes the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 06:47 | Murray State | Eric Kanagy misses the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 06:47 | UC Santa Barbara | Kenneth Daves pulls down the rebound | 62-59 |
| 06:43 | UC Santa Barbara | James Sieberg picks off the pass by Roderick Payne in the backcourt | 62-59 |
| 06:31 | Murray State | Jesse Allen steps in front of the Max Peterson pass | 62-59 |
| 06:17 | UC Santa Barbara | Jesse Allen misses the easy layup | 62-59 |
| 06:15 | Murray State | Max Peterson gets the rebound | 62-59 |
| 06:13 | Murray State | William Hutson steps in front of the Joseph Marcucci pass in the backcourt | 62-59 |
| 06:01 | UC Santa Barbara | Jesse Allen is fouled on the floor by James Sieberg - foul #3 on James Sieberg, team foul #10 | 62-59 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Toney McGonigle (C) Kenneth Daves | |
| Subs | Murray State | Joseph Edward (PG), Kenneth Benevides (SF), Trey Weaver (C) James Sieberg, Eric Kanagy, Patrick Verdin | |
| 06:01 | UC Santa Barbara | Jesse Allen makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 06:01 | UC Santa Barbara | Jesse Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| 05:37 | Murray State | Joseph Marcucci misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 64-59 |
| 05:35 | UC Santa Barbara | Toney McGonigle pulls down the rebound | 64-59 |
| 05:21 | UC Santa Barbara | Toney McGonigle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-59 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Stacy Phillips (SG), Kenneth Daves (C) William Hutson, Jesse Allen | |
| Subs | Murray State | Herman Folmar (SG), Patrick Verdin (PF) Joseph Marcucci, Max Peterson | |
| 04:59 | Murray State | Kenneth Benevides misses long on an open turnaround from the left block | 64-59 |
| 04:57 | UC Santa Barbara | Toney McGonigle gets the rebound | 64-59 |
| 04:41 | UC Santa Barbara | Toney McGonigle is hacked by Patrick Verdin - foul #1 on Patrick Verdin, team foul #11 | 64-59 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | William Hutson (PG), Arthur Riegel (C) Roderick Payne, Anthony Tucker | |
| Subs | Murray State | James Sieberg (PG), Mark Howard (SG), Max Peterson (PF), Richard Hamdan (C) Joseph Edward, Herman Folmar, Patrick Verdin, Trey Weaver | |
| 04:41 | UC Santa Barbara | Toney McGonigle makes the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 04:41 | UC Santa Barbara | Toney McGonigle makes the 2nd free throw | 66-59 |
| 04:31 | Murray State | Max Peterson misses long on an open turnaround from close range | 66-59 |
| 04:29 | UC Santa Barbara | William Hutson pulls down the rebound | 66-59 |
| 04:18 | UC Santa Barbara | William Hutson makes the wide open pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Kenneth Daves | 68-59 |
| 04:05 | Murray State | Mark Howard hits a wide open jumper near the basket on a nice dish by James Sieberg | 68-61 |
| 03:43 | UC Santa Barbara | Arthur Riegel misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 68-61 |
| 03:42 | Murray State | Max Peterson snags the defensive board | 68-61 |
| 03:28 | Murray State | Mark Howard is denied on a layup by Toney McGonigle | 68-61 |
| 03:27 | Murray State | Max Peterson hits the follow up shot | 68-63 |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - William Hutson (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stacy Phillips (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Kenneth Daves (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Toney McGonigle (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Arthur Riegel (tired) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - James Sieberg (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Mark Howard (tired) 8 pts. SF - Kenneth Benevides (tiring) 12 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Max Peterson (tired) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - Richard Hamdan (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:14 | UC Santa Barbara | Stacy Phillips travels with the ball | 68-63 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Roderick Payne (PG), Eddie Hardman (SG), Angel Ortiz (SF), Jesse Allen (PF) William Hutson, Stacy Phillips, Kenneth Daves, Toney McGonigle | |
| Subs | Murray State | Herman Folmar (SG), Patrick Verdin (PF), Trey Weaver (C) Mark Howard, Max Peterson, Richard Hamdan | |
| 02:55 | Murray State | Herman Folmar can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 68-63 |
| 02:54 | UC Santa Barbara | Jesse Allen grabs the board | 68-63 |
| 02:35 | UC Santa Barbara | Arthur Riegel buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Eddie Hardman | 71-63 |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:24 | Murray State | Patrick Verdin drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Kenneth Benevides | 71-66 |
| 02:18 | UC Santa Barbara | Arthur Riegel hits the finger roll set up by Eddie Hardman | 73-66 |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:07 | Murray State | Herman Folmar is wide open but clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 73-66 |
| 02:06 | UC Santa Barbara | Eddie Hardman gets the rebound | 73-66 |
| 02:06 | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-66 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Stacy Phillips (SG), Anthony Tucker (SF), Ron Wright (PF), Toney McGonigle (C) Roderick Payne, Angel Ortiz, Jesse Allen, Arthur Riegel | |
| Subs | Murray State | Joseph Edward (PG), Joseph Marcucci (SG), Max Peterson (PF) James Sieberg, Herman Folmar, Trey Weaver | |
| 01:45 | UC Santa Barbara | Max Peterson swats the short shot by Toney McGonigle | 73-66 |
| 01:43 | UC Santa Barbara | Toney McGonigle tips it back up and in | 75-66 |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:32 | Murray State | Kenneth Benevides is fouled on the floor by Stacy Phillips - foul #4 on Stacy Phillips, team foul #11 | 75-66 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Roderick Payne (PG), Angel Ortiz (SF), Jesse Allen (PF), Arthur Riegel (C) Eddie Hardman, Anthony Tucker, Ron Wright, Toney McGonigle | |
| Subs | Murray State | James Sieberg (PG), Mark Howard (SG), Trey Weaver (C) Joseph Edward, Joseph Marcucci, Patrick Verdin | |
| 01:32 | Murray State | Murray State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-66 |
| 01:32 | Murray State | Kenneth Benevides makes the 1st free throw | 75-67 |
| 01:32 | Murray State | Kenneth Benevides makes the 2nd free throw | 75-68 |
| 01:23 | UC Santa Barbara | Arthur Riegel misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 75-68 |
| 01:22 | Murray State | Kenneth Benevides snags the defensive board | 75-68 |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:17 | Murray State | Mark Howard throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 75-68 |
| 00:59 | UC Santa Barbara | Jesse Allen is fouled on the floor by Max Peterson - foul #2 on Max Peterson, team foul #12 | 75-68 |
| 00:59 | UC Santa Barbara | Jesse Allen makes the 1st free throw | 76-68 |
| 00:59 | UC Santa Barbara | Jesse Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 77-68 |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Murray State | Max Peterson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 77-68 |
| 00:53 | UC Santa Barbara | Roderick Payne snags the defensive board | 77-68 |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:50 | UC Santa Barbara | James Sieberg is called for the reach on Roderick Payne in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Sieberg, team foul #13 | 77-68 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Toney McGonigle (C) Arthur Riegel | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 00:50 | Murray State | Murray State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 77-68 |
| 00:50 | UC Santa Barbara | Roderick Payne makes the 1st free throw | 78-68 |
| 00:50 | UC Santa Barbara | Roderick Payne makes the 2nd free throw | 79-68 |
| 00:44 | Murray State | Kenneth Benevides is open and scores on a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Mark Howard | 79-70 |
| 00:41 | UC Santa Barbara | James Sieberg is called for the reach on Roderick Payne in the backcourt - foul #5 on James Sieberg, team foul #14 | 79-70 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Eric Kanagy (PG) James Sieberg | |
| 00:41 | UC Santa Barbara | Roderick Payne makes the 1st free throw | 80-70 |
| 00:41 | UC Santa Barbara | Roderick Payne makes the 2nd free throw | 81-70 |
| 00:34 | Murray State | Trey Weaver hits the finger roll on a great pass from Eric Kanagy | 81-72 |
| 00:33 | UC Santa Barbara | Eric Kanagy is called for the reach on Stacy Phillips in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eric Kanagy, team foul #15 | 81-72 |
| 00:33 | UC Santa Barbara | Stacy Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 81-72 |
| 00:33 | UC Santa Barbara | Stacy Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 82-72 |
| 00:28 | Murray State | Mark Howard's fadeaway is rejected by Jesse Allen | 82-72 |
| 00:26 | Murray State | Max Peterson pulls down the offensive rebound | 82-72 |
| 00:22 | Murray State | Max Peterson clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 82-72 |
| 00:21 | Murray State | Kenneth Benevides tips it in | 82-74 |
| 00:18 | UC Santa Barbara | Stacy Phillips is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Howard - foul #1 on Mark Howard, team foul #16 | 82-74 |
| 00:18 | UC Santa Barbara | Stacy Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 83-74 |
| 00:18 | UC Santa Barbara | Stacy Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 83-74 |
| 00:18 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Max Peterson | 83-74 |
| 00:12 | Murray State | Mark Howard drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Max Peterson | 83-77 |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:11 | UC Santa Barbara | Toney McGonigle is hacked by Eric Kanagy in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eric Kanagy, team foul #17 | 83-77 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Anthony Tucker (SF) Angel Ortiz | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 00:11 | UC Santa Barbara | Toney McGonigle makes the 1st free throw | 84-77 |
| 00:11 | UC Santa Barbara | Toney McGonigle makes the 2nd free throw | 85-77 |
| 00:07 | Murray State | Anthony Tucker is called for the reach on Eric Kanagy in the backcourt - foul #4 on Anthony Tucker, team foul #12 | 85-77 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Angel Ortiz (SF), Arthur Riegel (C) Anthony Tucker, Toney McGonigle | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 00:07 | Murray State | Eric Kanagy makes the 1st free throw | 85-78 |
| 00:07 | Murray State | Eric Kanagy makes the 2nd free throw | 85-79 |
| 00:06 | UC Santa Barbara | Mark Howard is called for the reach on Stacy Phillips in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mark Howard, team foul #18 | 85-79 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Anthony Tucker (SF), Toney McGonigle (C) Angel Ortiz, Arthur Riegel | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 00:06 | UC Santa Barbara | Stacy Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 86-79 |
| 00:06 | UC Santa Barbara | Stacy Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 87-79 |
| 00:02 | Murray State | Eric Kanagy misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 87-79 |
| 00:01 | Murray State | Kenneth Benevides grabs the offensive rebound | 87-79 |
| 00:00 | Murray State | The clock runs out | 87-79 |