| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Richard Reynolds (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Kelly Nelson (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Michael Lor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clint Olmstead (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Wehmeyer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Grant Ward (fresh) 5 pts. 4 stl. SG - David Settles (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Derek Parke (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Guy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Williams (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UC Santa Barbara | Derek Parke inbounds the ball | 37-26 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:48 | UC Santa Barbara | Grant Ward scores on a fadeaway from the left wing and the foul's on Kelly Nelson - foul #2 on Kelly Nelson, team foul #1 | 37-28 |
| 19:48 | UC Santa Barbara | Grant Ward makes the free throw | 37-29 |
| 19:32 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Lor misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-29 |
| 19:30 | Eastern Illinois | John Wehmeyer tips it back up and in | 39-29 |
| 19:20 | UC Santa Barbara | Mark Williams misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Clint Olmstead - foul #2 on Clint Olmstead, team foul #2 | 39-29 |
| 19:20 | UC Santa Barbara | Mark Williams misses the 1st free throw | 39-29 |
| 19:20 | UC Santa Barbara | Mark Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 39-29 |
| 19:20 | Eastern Illinois | John Wehmeyer pulls down the rebound | 39-29 |
| 19:17 | Eastern Illinois | Grant Ward is called for the reach on Richard Reynolds in the backcourt - foul #1 on Grant Ward, team foul #1 | 39-29 |
| 18:55 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Lor misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-29 |
| 18:54 | Eastern Illinois | Clint Olmstead grabs the offensive board | 39-29 |
| 18:30 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Lor makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Clint Olmstead | 42-29 |
| 18:27 | UC Santa Barbara | Richard Reynolds takes the ball from Grant Ward in the backcourt | 42-29 |
| 18:26 | Eastern Illinois | Kelly Nelson hits the finger roll set up by Richard Reynolds | 44-29 |
| 18:05 | UC Santa Barbara | David Settles comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-29 |
| 18:04 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Michael Lor | 44-29 |
| 17:59 | Eastern Illinois | Kelly Nelson loses the ball out of bounds | 44-29 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Rodney Willis (PG), Carl Brown (SG), Gary Tate (SF), Kris Mayes (PF), Robert White (C) Richard Reynolds, Kelly Nelson, Michael Lor, Clint Olmstead, John Wehmeyer | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | John Meeks (PG), Clayton Robinson (SG), Robert Deitz (SF), Ronald Jones (PF), Michael Paul (C) Grant Ward, David Settles, Derek Parke, Edward Guy, Mark Williams | |
| 17:39 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert White takes the ball from Ronald Jones | 44-29 |
| 17:21 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Brown comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 44-29 |
| 17:20 | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Jones snags the defensive board | 44-29 |
| 16:58 | UC Santa Barbara | Clayton Robinson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-29 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Kirwin (PG), Kelly Nelson (SG), Michael Lor (SF), Clint Olmstead (PF), John Wehmeyer (C) Rodney Willis, Carl Brown, Gary Tate, Kris Mayes, Robert White | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Matthew Morehouse (SG), Derek Parke (SF), Jan Stewart (PF), Mark Williams (C) Clayton Robinson, Robert Deitz, Ronald Jones, Michael Paul | |
| 16:32 | Eastern Illinois | Kelly Nelson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-29 |
| 16:30 | Eastern Illinois | John Wehmeyer tips it in | 46-29 |
| 16:28 | UC Santa Barbara | Derek Parke's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-29 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | David Settles (SG) John Meeks | |
| 16:14 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Lor is hacked by Jan Stewart - foul #1 on Jan Stewart, team foul #2 | 46-29 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Jones (C) Mark Williams | |
| 15:54 | Eastern Illinois | Kelly Nelson knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Kirwin | 48-29 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Charles Kirwin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kelly Nelson (tiring) 12 pts. SF - Michael Lor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clint Olmstead (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Wehmeyer (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Matthew Morehouse (fairly fresh) SG - David Settles (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Derek Parke (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Jan Stewart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Jones (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 15:51 | UC Santa Barbara | Matthew Morehouse is hacked by Michael Lor in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Lor, team foul #3 | 48-29 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Rodney Willis (PG), Carl Brown (SG), Kris Mayes (C) Charles Kirwin, Kelly Nelson, John Wehmeyer | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Grant Ward (PG), Clayton Robinson (SG), Robert Deitz (SF), Edward Guy (PF) Matthew Morehouse, David Settles, Derek Parke, Jan Stewart | |
| 15:46 | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Jones misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-29 |
| 15:44 | UC Santa Barbara | Edward Guy tips it back up and in | 48-31 |
| 15:23 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Lor can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-31 |
| 15:21 | Eastern Illinois | Rodney Willis gets the offensive rebound | 48-31 |
| 14:58 | Eastern Illinois | Clint Olmstead misses long on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Ronald Jones - foul #2 on Ronald Jones, team foul #3 | 48-31 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds (PG), Kelly Nelson (SG), Gary Tate (SF) Rodney Willis, Carl Brown, Michael Lor | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | John Meeks (PG), David Settles (SG), Derek Parke (SF), Michael Paul (C) Grant Ward, Clayton Robinson, Robert Deitz, Ronald Jones | |
| 14:58 | Eastern Illinois | Clint Olmstead misses the 1st free throw | 48-31 |
| 14:58 | Eastern Illinois | Clint Olmstead makes the 2nd free throw | 49-31 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 14:43 | UC Santa Barbara | Derek Parke misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-31 |
| 14:41 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Clint Olmstead | 49-31 |
| 14:36 | Eastern Illinois | Kelly Nelson comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 49-31 |
| 14:35 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Paul grabs the defensive rebound | 49-31 |
| 14:30 | UC Santa Barbara | David Settles hits a turnaround in the paint set up by John Meeks and he's fouled by Kelly Nelson - foul #3 on Kelly Nelson, team foul #4 | 49-33 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Robert White (C) Clint Olmstead | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Mark Williams (C) Edward Guy | |
| 14:30 | UC Santa Barbara | David Settles makes the free throw | 49-34 |
| 14:28 | Eastern Illinois | John Meeks is called for the reach on Richard Reynolds in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Meeks, team foul #4 | 49-34 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Michael Lor (SF) Gary Tate | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Matthew Morehouse (SG) David Settles | |
| 14:04 | Eastern Illinois | Kris Mayes makes the jumper near the basket | 51-34 |
| 14:00 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Paul is hacked by Michael Lor in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Lor, team foul #5 | 51-34 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Terry Radel (PG), Charles Kirwin (SG), Clint Olmstead (PF), John Wehmeyer (C) Richard Reynolds, Kelly Nelson, Michael Lor, Robert White | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Deitz (SF), Jan Stewart (PF) Derek Parke, Michael Paul | |
| 13:41 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Deitz hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-34 |
| 13:40 | UC Santa Barbara | Mark Williams hits the follow up shot | 51-36 |
| 13:11 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Kirwin hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 51-36 |
| 13:10 | Eastern Illinois | John Wehmeyer tips it but misses | 51-36 |
| 13:09 | UC Santa Barbara | Matthew Morehouse pulls down the rebound | 51-36 |
| 13:07 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Deitz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-36 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Rodney Willis (SG), Gary Tate (SF), Carl Brown (PF) Charles Kirwin, Kris Mayes, Clint Olmstead | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Grant Ward (PG), David Settles (SG), Edward Guy (PF), Ronald Jones (C) John Meeks, Matthew Morehouse, Jan Stewart, Mark Williams | |
| 12:56 | Eastern Illinois | John Wehmeyer's fadeaway is rejected by Edward Guy | 51-36 |
| 12:55 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Brown tips it in | 53-36 |
| 12:33 | UC Santa Barbara | Edward Guy scores on a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Deitz | 53-38 |
| 12:10 | Eastern Illinois | John Wehmeyer can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 53-38 |
| 12:08 | UC Santa Barbara | Edward Guy grabs the board | 53-38 |
| 11:47 | UC Santa Barbara | Edward Guy buries a runner from the right block set up by David Settles | 53-40 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Terry Radel (fairly fresh) SG - Rodney Willis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gary Tate (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carl Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - John Wehmeyer (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Grant Ward (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 stl. SG - David Settles (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Deitz (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Edward Guy (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Jones (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tate hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 53-40 |
| 11:33 | UC Santa Barbara | Edward Guy grabs the defensive rebound | 53-40 |
| 11:28 | UC Santa Barbara | Edward Guy hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 53-40 |
| 11:26 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tate snags the defensive board | 53-40 |
| 10:59 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Radel banks in the layup on a nice dish by Rodney Willis | 55-40 |
| 10:52 | UC Santa Barbara | Grant Ward makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from David Settles and he's fouled by Gary Tate - foul #2 on Gary Tate, team foul #6 | 55-42 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds (PG), Charles Kirwin (SG), Kris Mayes (SF), Clint Olmstead (PF), Robert White (C) Terry Radel, Rodney Willis, Gary Tate, Carl Brown, John Wehmeyer | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Clayton Robinson (SG), Derek Parke (SF), Jan Stewart (PF), Michael Paul (C) David Settles, Robert Deitz, Edward Guy, Ronald Jones | |
| 10:52 | UC Santa Barbara | Grant Ward makes the free throw | 55-43 |
| 10:28 | Eastern Illinois | Kris Mayes misses the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Clayton Robinson - foul #2 on Clayton Robinson, team foul #5 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | John Meeks (PG) Grant Ward | |
| 10:28 | Eastern Illinois | Kris Mayes makes the 1st free throw | 56-43 |
| 10:28 | Eastern Illinois | Kris Mayes makes the 2nd free throw | 57-43 |
| 10:14 | UC Santa Barbara | Derek Parke is open and buries a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Jan Stewart | 57-45 |
| 10:01 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds can't connect on an uncontested pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 57-45 |
| 10:00 | Eastern Illinois | Clint Olmstead can't tip it in | 57-45 |
| 09:58 | UC Santa Barbara | Jan Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 57-45 |
| 09:31 | UC Santa Barbara | Derek Parke misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 57-45 |
| 09:30 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Kris Mayes | 57-45 |
| 09:07 | Eastern Illinois | A charge is called on Clint Olmstead - foul #3 on Clint Olmstead, team foul #7 | 57-45 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kelly Nelson (SG), John Wehmeyer (C) Charles Kirwin, Robert White | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Matthew Morehouse (PG), David Settles (SG), Edward Guy (PF), Mark Williams (C) John Meeks, Clayton Robinson, Jan Stewart, Michael Paul | |
| 08:49 | UC Santa Barbara | David Settles is fouled on the floor by Kelly Nelson - foul #4 on Kelly Nelson, team foul #8 | 57-45 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Carl Brown (SG) Kelly Nelson | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 08:49 | UC Santa Barbara | David Settles makes the 1st free throw | 57-46 |
| 08:49 | UC Santa Barbara | David Settles makes the 2nd free throw | 57-47 |
| 08:20 | Eastern Illinois | Kris Mayes clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 57-47 |
| 08:19 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to Mark Williams | 57-47 |
| 08:15 | UC Santa Barbara | Derek Parke knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Matthew Morehouse | 57-50 |
| 07:56 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Brown hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on David Settles - foul #2 on David Settles, team foul #6 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kelly Nelson (SG), Michael Lor (SF) Kris Mayes, Clint Olmstead | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | John Meeks (PG), Robert Deitz (SF), Ronald Jones (PF) Matthew Morehouse, Derek Parke, Edward Guy | |
| 07:56 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Brown makes the 1st free throw | 58-50 |
| 07:56 | Eastern Illinois | Carl Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 58-50 |
| 07:56 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Lor pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-50 |
| 07:40 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds blows the layup but he's fouled by John Meeks - foul #3 on John Meeks, team foul #7 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Robert White (C) John Wehmeyer | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 07:40 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds makes the 1st free throw | 59-50 |
| 07:40 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds makes the 2nd free throw | 60-50 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Richard Reynolds (tiring) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kelly Nelson (fresh) 12 pts. 4 pf. SF - Michael Lor (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Carl Brown (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Robert White (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - John Meeks (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Settles (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Deitz (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ronald Jones (tiring) 2 reb. C - Mark Williams (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:30 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Deitz's pass is intercepted by Richard Reynolds | 60-50 |
| 07:14 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Lor connects on the open 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Reynolds | 63-50 |
| 06:58 | UC Santa Barbara | Mark Williams misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-50 |
| 06:56 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Lor pulls down the rebound | 63-50 |
| 06:30 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds is hacked by John Meeks - foul #4 on John Meeks, team foul #8 | 63-50 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Rodney Willis (SG), Clint Olmstead (PF), John Wehmeyer (C) Kelly Nelson, Carl Brown, Robert White | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Grant Ward (PG), Clayton Robinson (SG), Derek Parke (SF), Michael Paul (PF) John Meeks, David Settles, Robert Deitz, Ronald Jones | |
| 06:30 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds makes the 1st free throw | 64-50 |
| 06:30 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds makes the 2nd free throw | 65-50 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 06:26 | UC Santa Barbara | Rodney Willis is called for the reach on Clayton Robinson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Rodney Willis, team foul #9 | 65-50 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kelly Nelson (SG) Richard Reynolds | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 06:26 | UC Santa Barbara | Clayton Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 65-51 |
| 06:26 | UC Santa Barbara | Clayton Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-52 |
| 05:59 | Eastern Illinois | Rodney Willis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-52 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Edward Guy (PF) Mark Williams | |
| 05:50 | UC Santa Barbara | Clayton Robinson hits a floater from the left side and the foul's on Clint Olmstead - foul #4 on Clint Olmstead, team foul #10 | 65-54 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Terry Radel (PG), Kris Mayes (C) Rodney Willis, John Wehmeyer | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 05:50 | UC Santa Barbara | Clayton Robinson makes the free throw | 65-55 |
| 05:32 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Guy is called for the reach on Kris Mayes - foul #1 on Edward Guy, team foul #9 | 65-55 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Kirwin (SG) Kelly Nelson | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Matthew Morehouse (SG) Clayton Robinson | |
| 05:32 | Eastern Illinois | Kris Mayes misses the 1st free throw | 65-55 |
| 05:32 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to Michael Paul | 65-55 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:17 | UC Santa Barbara | Derek Parke is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 65-55 |
| 05:15 | Eastern Illinois | Kris Mayes snags the defensive board | 65-55 |
| 04:54 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Paul steals the ball from Kris Mayes | 65-55 |
| 04:33 | UC Santa Barbara | Derek Parke drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Matthew Morehouse | 65-57 |
| 04:28 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Lor drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Terry Radel | 68-57 |
| 04:24 | UC Santa Barbara | Grant Ward throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 68-57 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Rodney Willis (PG), Kelly Nelson (SG), Gary Tate (SF), John Wehmeyer (C) Terry Radel, Charles Kirwin, Michael Lor, Clint Olmstead | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | John Meeks (PG), David Settles (SG), Robert Deitz (SF), Jan Stewart (PF), Mark Williams (C) Grant Ward, Matthew Morehouse, Derek Parke, Edward Guy, Michael Paul | |
| 04:06 | Eastern Illinois | John Wehmeyer drills a runner near the basket on a great pass from Rodney Willis | 70-57 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:53 | UC Santa Barbara | Mark Williams's floater is knocked away by John Wehmeyer | 70-57 |
| 03:51 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to John Wehmeyer | 70-57 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:28 | Eastern Illinois | Kelly Nelson clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 70-57 |
| 03:27 | UC Santa Barbara | John Meeks snags the defensive board | 70-57 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Rodney Willis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kelly Nelson (tiring) 12 pts. 4 pf. SF - Gary Tate (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kris Mayes (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Wehmeyer (tired) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - John Meeks (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - David Settles (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Deitz (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jan Stewart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Williams (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:04 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Deitz misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 70-57 |
| 03:02 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tate pulls down the rebound | 70-57 |
| 03:00 | Eastern Illinois | Kelly Nelson is hacked by David Settles in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Settles, team foul #10 | 70-57 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds (PG), Michael Lor (SF), Carl Brown (PF), Robert White (C) Rodney Willis, Gary Tate, Kris Mayes, John Wehmeyer | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Matthew Morehouse (PG), Clayton Robinson (SG), Derek Parke (SF), Michael Paul (PF), Ronald Jones (C) John Meeks, David Settles, Robert Deitz, Jan Stewart, Mark Williams | |
| 03:00 | Eastern Illinois | Kelly Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 71-57 |
| 03:00 | Eastern Illinois | Kelly Nelson misses the 2nd free throw | 71-57 |
| 03:00 | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 71-57 |
| 02:45 | UC Santa Barbara | Derek Parke makes the 3 from the left corner | 71-60 |
| 02:23 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds makes the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Carl Brown and he's hacked by Matthew Morehouse - foul #1 on Matthew Morehouse, team foul #11 | 73-60 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Rodney Willis (SG), Gary Tate (SF) Kelly Nelson, Michael Lor | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | John Meeks (PG), Robert Deitz (SF) Matthew Morehouse, Derek Parke | |
| 02:23 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds misses the free throw | 73-60 |
| 02:23 | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 73-60 |
| 02:14 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Deitz can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 73-60 |
| 02:13 | Eastern Illinois | Robert White snags the defensive board | 73-60 |
| 02:11 | Eastern Illinois | Rodney Willis's pass is intercepted by Clayton Robinson in the backcourt | 73-60 |
| 02:00 | UC Santa Barbara | John Meeks hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Clayton Robinson | 73-62 |
| 01:53 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tate hits the front of the rim on the wide open driving attempt from close range | 73-62 |
| 01:52 | Eastern Illinois | Robert White tips it in | 75-62 |
| 01:37 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert White swats the layup by Ronald Jones | 75-62 |
| 01:35 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Deitz pulls down the offensive rebound | 75-62 |
| 01:27 | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Jones clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 75-62 |
| 01:25 | UC Santa Barbara | John Meeks grabs the offensive board | 75-62 |
| 01:20 | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Jones drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from John Meeks | 75-64 |
| 00:55 | Eastern Illinois | Rodney Willis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 75-64 |
| 00:54 | UC Santa Barbara | John Meeks gets the rebound | 75-64 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:48 | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Jones misses long on a runner from the left block | 75-64 |
| 00:46 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds grabs the defensive rebound | 75-64 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tate is hacked by John Meeks in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Meeks, team foul #12 | 75-64 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kris Mayes (PF) Richard Reynolds | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Matthew Morehouse (PG) John Meeks | |
| 00:41 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tate misses the 1st free throw | 75-64 |
| 00:41 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tate misses the 2nd free throw | 75-64 |
| 00:41 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Paul gets the rebound | 75-64 |
| 00:36 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Deitz hits a fadeaway from the left side | 75-66 |
| 00:36 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-66 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Reynolds (PG), Kelly Nelson (SG), Michael Lor (SF), Clint Olmstead (PF), John Wehmeyer (C) Rodney Willis, Carl Brown, Gary Tate, Kris Mayes, Robert White | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Grant Ward (PG), David Settles (SG), Derek Parke (SF), Edward Guy (PF), Mark Williams (C) Matthew Morehouse, Clayton Robinson, Robert Deitz, Ronald Jones, Michael Paul | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Eastern Illinois | Clint Olmstead is fouled in the backcourt by Grant Ward - foul #2 on Grant Ward, team foul #13 | 75-66 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Carl Brown (SF), Kris Mayes (C) Michael Lor, John Wehmeyer | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 00:35 | Eastern Illinois | Clint Olmstead makes the 1st free throw | 76-66 |
| 00:35 | Eastern Illinois | Clint Olmstead makes the 2nd free throw | 77-66 |
| 00:32 | UC Santa Barbara | Kelly Nelson picks off the pass by Mark Williams in the backcourt | 77-66 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:03 | Eastern Illinois | Clint Olmstead misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 77-66 |
| 00:01 | UC Santa Barbara | Edward Guy gets the rebound | 77-66 |
| 00:00 | UC Santa Barbara | Edward Guy can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 77-66 |