| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Jefferey Fitzgerald (fresh) SG - Michael Madison (fresh) SF - Glenn Bonnette (fresh) PF - Patrick Gallagher (fresh) C - Ben Lindsey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Eugenio Marino (fresh) SG - Arthur Duprey (fresh) SF - Charles Chrisman (fresh) PF - Thomas Kania (fresh) C - Marco Ricci (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Niagara | Marco Ricci 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 | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:40 | Niagara | Marco Ricci misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Michael Madison - foul #1 on Michael Madison, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Niagara | Marco Ricci misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Niagara | Marco Ricci misses the 2nd free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to Ben Lindsey | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Madison misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | UC Santa Barbara | Ben Lindsey tips it in | 2-0 |
| 18:56 | Niagara | Eugenio Marino's pass is intercepted by Patrick Gallagher | 2-0 |
| 18:35 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Madison misses the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Arthur Duprey - foul #1 on Arthur Duprey, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:35 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Madison misses the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:35 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Madison makes the 2nd free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:16 | Niagara | Patrick Gallagher picks off the pass by Charles Chrisman | 3-0 |
| 17:57 | UC Santa Barbara | Jefferey Fitzgerald is open and buries a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Glenn Bonnette | 5-0 |
| 17:37 | Niagara | Thomas Kania misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 5-0 |
| 17:35 | UC Santa Barbara | Glenn Bonnette pulls down the rebound | 5-0 |
| 17:27 | UC Santa Barbara | Ben Lindsey misses the easy layup | 5-0 |
| 17:26 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Madison can't tip it in | 5-0 |
| 17:24 | Niagara | Eugenio Marino grabs the defensive rebound | 5-0 |
| 17:22 | Niagara | Jefferey Fitzgerald is called for the reach on Eugenio Marino in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jefferey Fitzgerald, team foul #2 | 5-0 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Allen Ayers (PG), Leo Numbers (SG), George Hentges (SF), Phillip Hamel (PF), Ted Nevins (C) Jefferey Fitzgerald, Michael Madison, Glenn Bonnette, Patrick Gallagher, Ben Lindsey | |
| Subs | Niagara | Russell McNabb (PG), Manuel Ledezma (SG), Christopher Negron (SF), Dennis Stancil (PF), Walter Kinney (C) Eugenio Marino, Arthur Duprey, Charles Chrisman, Thomas Kania, Marco Ricci | |
| 17:11 | Niagara | Christopher Negron hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 5-0 |
| 17:10 | UC Santa Barbara | Ted Nevins grabs the defensive rebound | 5-0 |
| 16:50 | UC Santa Barbara | Ted Nevins is called for a charge - foul #1 on Ted Nevins, team foul #3 | 5-0 |
| 16:38 | Niagara | Dennis Stancil hits a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Russell McNabb and he's fouled by Phillip Hamel - foul #1 on Phillip Hamel, team foul #4 | 5-2 |
| 16:38 | Niagara | Dennis Stancil misses the free throw | 5-2 |
| 16:38 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to Phillip Hamel | 5-2 |
| 16:19 | UC Santa Barbara | George Hentges misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 5-2 |
| 16:18 | UC Santa Barbara | Phillip Hamel can't tip it in | 5-2 |
| 16:16 | Niagara | Walter Kinney grabs the board | 5-2 |
| 16:13 | Niagara | Ted Nevins steals it from Manuel Ledezma in the backcourt | 5-2 |
| 16:04 | UC Santa Barbara | Phillip Hamel scores on a shot from the right side | 7-2 |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Allen Ayers (fairly fresh) SG - Leo Numbers (fairly fresh) SF - George Hentges (fairly fresh) PF - Phillip Hamel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ted Nevins (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Russell McNabb (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Manuel Ledezma (fairly fresh) SF - Christopher Negron (fairly fresh) PF - Dennis Stancil (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Walter Kinney (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Niagara | Dennis Stancil buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Manuel Ledezma | 7-4 |
| 15:35 | UC Santa Barbara | George Hentges misses badly on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Russell McNabb - foul #1 on Russell McNabb, team foul #2 | 7-4 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Madison (SG), Glenn Bonnette (SF), Patrick Gallagher (PF), Ben Lindsey (C) Allen Ayers, Leo Numbers, Phillip Hamel, Ted Nevins | |
| Subs | Niagara | Robert Lawson (PG), Arthur Duprey (SG), Charles Chrisman (SF), Thomas Kania (PF), Matthew Coburn (C) Russell McNabb, Manuel Ledezma, Christopher Negron, Dennis Stancil, Walter Kinney | |
| 15:35 | UC Santa Barbara | George Hentges misses the 1st free throw | 7-4 |
| 15:35 | UC Santa Barbara | George Hentges makes the 2nd free throw | 8-4 |
| 15:18 | Niagara | Thomas Kania clanks a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Patrick Gallagher - foul #1 on Patrick Gallagher, team foul #5 | 8-4 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Jefferey Fitzgerald (PG) George Hentges | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 15:18 | Niagara | Thomas Kania makes the 1st free throw | 8-5 |
| 15:18 | Niagara | Thomas Kania makes the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| 15:15 | UC Santa Barbara | Patrick Gallagher is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Kania - foul #1 on Thomas Kania, team foul #3 | 8-6 |
| 14:59 | UC Santa Barbara | Patrick Gallagher misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 8-6 |
| 14:58 | Niagara | Arthur Duprey snags the defensive board | 8-6 |
| 14:43 | Niagara | Ben Lindsey swats the short shot by Arthur Duprey | 8-6 |
| 14:41 | UC Santa Barbara | Ben Lindsey pulls down the rebound | 8-6 |
| 14:28 | UC Santa Barbara | Glenn Bonnette hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 8-6 |
| 14:26 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Madison tips it in | 10-6 |
| 14:10 | Niagara | Arthur Duprey is fouled on the floor by Michael Madison - foul #2 on Michael Madison, team foul #6 | 10-6 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Glen Armstrong (PG), Phillip Hamel (SG) Jefferey Fitzgerald, Michael Madison | |
| Subs | Niagara | Eugenio Marino (PG), Russell McNabb (SF), Marco Ricci (C) Robert Lawson, Charles Chrisman, Matthew Coburn | |
| 13:59 | Niagara | Thomas Kania is open but misses the lay-in | 10-6 |
| 13:57 | UC Santa Barbara | Ben Lindsey gets the rebound | 10-6 |
| 13:55 | UC Santa Barbara | Glen Armstrong is fouled in the backcourt by Eugenio Marino - foul #1 on Eugenio Marino, team foul #4 | 10-6 |
| 13:42 | UC Santa Barbara | Phillip Hamel makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 12-6 |
| 13:26 | Niagara | Thomas Kania connects on the jumper in the paint | 12-8 |
| 13:24 | UC Santa Barbara | Arthur Duprey steals it from Phillip Hamel in the backcourt | 12-8 |
| 13:23 | Niagara | Russell McNabb lays it in set up by Arthur Duprey | 12-10 |
| 13:21 | UC Santa Barbara | Phillip Hamel loses the dribble to Eugenio Marino in the backcourt | 12-10 |
| 13:20 | Niagara | Thomas Kania banks in the layup set up by Eugenio Marino | 12-12 |
| 13:08 | UC Santa Barbara | Glenn Bonnette clanks a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Arthur Duprey - foul #2 on Arthur Duprey, team foul #5 | 12-12 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Jefferey Fitzgerald (PG), Leo Numbers (SG) Glen Armstrong, Phillip Hamel | |
| Subs | Niagara | Charles Chrisman (SF), Dennis Stancil (PF) Arthur Duprey, Thomas Kania | |
| 13:08 | UC Santa Barbara | Glenn Bonnette makes the 1st free throw | 13-12 |
| 13:08 | UC Santa Barbara | Glenn Bonnette makes the 2nd free throw | 14-12 |
| 13:04 | Niagara | Jefferey Fitzgerald is called for the reach on Eugenio Marino in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jefferey Fitzgerald, team foul #7 | 14-12 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Allen Ayers (PG) Jefferey Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 13:04 | Niagara | Eugenio Marino makes the 1st free throw | 14-13 |
| 13:04 | Niagara | Eugenio Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 14-14 |
| 12:47 | UC Santa Barbara | Patrick Gallagher banks in the layup set up by Allen Ayers | 16-14 |
| 12:39 | Niagara | Dennis Stancil connects on the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Charles Chrisman | 16-16 |
| 12:24 | UC Santa Barbara | Patrick Gallagher's pass is intercepted by Marco Ricci | 16-16 |
| 12:09 | Niagara | Charles Chrisman misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 16-16 |
| 12:08 | Niagara | Russell McNabb can't tip it in | 16-16 |
| 12:07 | UC Santa Barbara | Allen Ayers grabs the defensive rebound | 16-16 |
| 11:48 | UC Santa Barbara | Glenn Bonnette is whistled for a carry | 16-16 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Glen Armstrong (PG), George Hentges (SG), Phillip Hamel (PF), Ted Nevins (C) Allen Ayers, Leo Numbers, Patrick Gallagher, Ben Lindsey | |
| Subs | Niagara | Manuel Ledezma (SG), Christopher Negron (SF), Thomas Kania (PF), Walter Kinney (C) Russell McNabb, Charles Chrisman, Dennis Stancil, Marco Ricci | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Glen Armstrong (fresh) SG - George Hentges (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Glenn Bonnette (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Phillip Hamel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ted Nevins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Eugenio Marino (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Manuel Ledezma (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Christopher Negron (fresh) PF - Thomas Kania (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Walter Kinney (fresh) | |
| 11:24 | Niagara | Eugenio Marino connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Walter Kinney | 16-18 |
| 11:02 | UC Santa Barbara | Glenn Bonnette misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the left side | 16-18 |
| 11:01 | Niagara | Walter Kinney pulls down the rebound | 16-18 |
| 10:54 | Niagara | Christopher Negron is fouled in the backcourt by Glen Armstrong - foul #1 on Glen Armstrong, team foul #8 | 16-18 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Leo Numbers (SG), Patrick Gallagher (PF) George Hentges, Glenn Bonnette | |
| Subs | Niagara | Robert Lawson (PG), Dennis Stancil (C) Eugenio Marino, Walter Kinney | |
| 10:54 | Niagara | Christopher Negron makes the 1st free throw | 16-19 |
| 10:54 | Niagara | Christopher Negron misses the 2nd free throw | 16-19 |
| 10:54 | UC Santa Barbara | Patrick Gallagher snags the defensive board | 16-19 |
| 10:41 | UC Santa Barbara | Ted Nevins is wide open but clanks a floater from the free throw line | 16-19 |
| 10:39 | Niagara | Manuel Ledezma grabs the defensive rebound | 16-19 |
| 10:14 | Niagara | Robert Lawson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 16-19 |
| 10:13 | Niagara | Dennis Stancil snags the offensive board | 16-19 |
| 10:00 | Niagara | Christopher Negron buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Dennis Stancil | 16-21 |
| 09:57 | UC Santa Barbara | Leo Numbers is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Leo Numbers, team foul #9 | 16-21 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Allen Ayers (PG), Glenn Bonnette (SF), Ben Lindsey (C) Glen Armstrong, Phillip Hamel, Ted Nevins | |
| Subs | Niagara | Eugenio Marino (PG), Russell McNabb (SG), Charles Chrisman (SF), Matthew Coburn (C) Robert Lawson, Manuel Ledezma, Christopher Negron, Dennis Stancil | |
| 09:43 | Niagara | Charles Chrisman is wide open but clanks a 3 from straight away | 16-21 |
| 09:41 | Niagara | Matthew Coburn grabs the offensive board | 16-21 |
| 09:30 | Niagara | Matthew Coburn misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 16-21 |
| 09:28 | UC Santa Barbara | Ben Lindsey grabs the board | 16-21 |
| 09:10 | UC Santa Barbara | Patrick Gallagher is fouled on the floor by Matthew Coburn - foul #1 on Matthew Coburn, team foul #6 | 16-21 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | George Hentges (SG), Phillip Hamel (PF) Leo Numbers, Patrick Gallagher | |
| Subs | Niagara | Walter Kinney (PF), Marco Ricci (C) Thomas Kania, Matthew Coburn | |
| 08:57 | UC Santa Barbara | Phillip Hamel hits a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Allen Ayers | 18-21 |
| 08:57 | Niagara | Niagara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 18-21 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Glen Armstrong (PG) Allen Ayers | |
| Subs | Niagara | Robert Lawson (PG) Eugenio Marino | |
| 08:33 | Niagara | Marco Ricci can't finish the layup | 18-21 |
| 08:32 | Niagara | Marco Ricci grabs the offensive rebound | 18-21 |
| 08:18 | Niagara | Walter Kinney comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Phillip Hamel - foul #2 on Phillip Hamel, team foul #10 | 18-21 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Allen Ayers (PG), Patrick Gallagher (PF) Glen Armstrong, Phillip Hamel | |
| Subs | Niagara | Eugenio Marino (PG), Manuel Ledezma (SG), Matthew Coburn (C) Robert Lawson, Charles Chrisman, Marco Ricci | |
| 08:18 | Niagara | Walter Kinney misses the 1st free throw | 18-21 |
| 08:18 | Niagara | Walter Kinney misses the 2nd free throw | 18-21 |
| 08:18 | UC Santa Barbara | Patrick Gallagher grabs the board | 18-21 |
| 07:58 | UC Santa Barbara | Patrick Gallagher hits a driving attempt in the lane set up by Glenn Bonnette and the foul's on Manuel Ledezma - foul #1 on Manuel Ledezma, team foul #7 | 20-21 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Leo Numbers (SG) George Hentges | |
| Subs | Niagara | Dennis Stancil (SF), Thomas Kania (PF) Russell McNabb, Walter Kinney | |
| 07:58 | UC Santa Barbara | Patrick Gallagher makes the free throw | 21-21 |
| 07:34 | Niagara | Thomas Kania clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 21-21 |
| 07:32 | Niagara | The offensive rebound goes to Dennis Stancil | 21-21 |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Allen Ayers (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Leo Numbers (tiring) SF - Glenn Bonnette (tired) 2 pts. PF - Patrick Gallagher (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Ben Lindsey (tired) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Eugenio Marino (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Manuel Ledezma (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dennis Stancil (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Kania (tiring) 6 pts. C - Matthew Coburn (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:13 | Niagara | Manuel Ledezma makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 21-24 |
| 07:13 | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 21-24 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Glen Armstrong (PG), George Hentges (SG), Ted Nevins (C) Allen Ayers, Glenn Bonnette, Ben Lindsey | |
| Subs | Niagara | Robert Lawson (PG), Christopher Negron (SF) Eugenio Marino, Matthew Coburn | |
| 07:09 | UC Santa Barbara | Manuel Ledezma is called for the reach on George Hentges in the backcourt - foul #2 on Manuel Ledezma, team foul #8 | 21-24 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Charles Chrisman (SF) Manuel Ledezma | |
| 07:09 | UC Santa Barbara | George Hentges makes the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 07:09 | UC Santa Barbara | George Hentges misses the 2nd free throw | 22-24 |
| 07:09 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Thomas Kania | 22-24 |
| 06:54 | Niagara | Robert Lawson drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Christopher Negron | 22-27 |
| 06:33 | UC Santa Barbara | George Hentges makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Glen Armstrong | 25-27 |
| 06:20 | Niagara | Robert Lawson travels with the ball | 25-27 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Glenn Bonnette (SF), Ben Lindsey (C) Leo Numbers, Ted Nevins | |
| Subs | Niagara | Eugenio Marino (PG), Russell McNabb (SG), Marco Ricci (C) Robert Lawson, Charles Chrisman, Dennis Stancil | |
| 06:18 | UC Santa Barbara | Glen Armstrong's pass is intercepted by Christopher Negron in the backcourt | 25-27 |
| 06:06 | Niagara | Thomas Kania is by himself and knocks in the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Marco Ricci | 25-29 |
| 06:04 | UC Santa Barbara | Glenn Bonnette is hacked by Eugenio Marino in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eugenio Marino, team foul #9 | 25-29 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Robert Lawson (PG), Walter Kinney (PF) Eugenio Marino, Thomas Kania | |
| 06:04 | UC Santa Barbara | Glenn Bonnette misses the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 06:04 | Niagara | Walter Kinney snags the defensive board | 25-29 |
| 05:53 | Niagara | Marco Ricci hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the right wing | 25-29 |
| 05:52 | UC Santa Barbara | Glenn Bonnette pulls down the rebound | 25-29 |
| 05:36 | UC Santa Barbara | Glen Armstrong misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Christopher Negron - foul #1 on Christopher Negron, team foul #10 | 25-29 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Leo Numbers (SG) George Hentges | |
| Subs | Niagara | Charles Chrisman (SF), Thomas Kania (PF) Christopher Negron, Marco Ricci | |
| 05:36 | UC Santa Barbara | Glen Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 05:36 | UC Santa Barbara | Glen Armstrong makes the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 05:32 | Niagara | Russell McNabb's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-29 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Allen Ayers (PG) Glen Armstrong | |
| Subs | Niagara | Matthew Coburn (C) Walter Kinney | |
| 05:12 | UC Santa Barbara | Glenn Bonnette's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-29 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Ted Nevins (C) Ben Lindsey | |
| Subs | Niagara | Walter Kinney (C) Matthew Coburn | |
| 04:56 | Niagara | Leo Numbers is called for the reach on Russell McNabb - foul #2 on Leo Numbers, team foul #11 | 27-29 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | George Hentges (SG) Leo Numbers | |
| Subs | Niagara | Christopher Negron (SG), Dennis Stancil (PF) Robert Lawson, Thomas Kania | |
| 04:56 | Niagara | Russell McNabb makes the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 04:56 | Niagara | Russell McNabb makes the 2nd free throw | 27-31 |
| 04:38 | UC Santa Barbara | Glenn Bonnette clanks a shot in the lane | 27-31 |
| 04:36 | UC Santa Barbara | George Hentges misses the tip | 27-31 |
| 04:35 | Niagara | Walter Kinney gets the rebound | 27-31 |
| 04:33 | Niagara | Dennis Stancil double dribbles in the backcourt | 27-31 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Glen Armstrong (PG), Ben Lindsey (C) Allen Ayers, Ted Nevins | |
| Subs | Niagara | Thomas Kania (PF), Marco Ricci (C) Charles Chrisman, Walter Kinney | |
| 04:19 | UC Santa Barbara | Ben Lindsey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-31 |
| 04:17 | Niagara | Christopher Negron is fouled in the backcourt by Patrick Gallagher - foul #2 on Patrick Gallagher, team foul #12 | 27-31 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Ted Nevins (PF) Patrick Gallagher | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 04:17 | Niagara | Christopher Negron makes the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 04:17 | Niagara | Christopher Negron makes the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| 03:56 | UC Santa Barbara | George Hentges can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-33 |
| 03:55 | Niagara | Russell McNabb gets the rebound | 27-33 |
| 03:50 | Niagara | Glen Armstrong is called for the reach on Dennis Stancil in the backcourt - foul #2 on Glen Armstrong, team foul #13 | 27-33 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Jefferey Fitzgerald (PG), Michael Madison (SG), Phillip Hamel (SF), Leo Numbers (PF) Glen Armstrong, George Hentges, Glenn Bonnette, Ted Nevins | |
| Subs | Niagara | Manuel Ledezma (PG), Arthur Duprey (SG), Charles Chrisman (SF), Matthew Coburn (C) Russell McNabb, Christopher Negron, Thomas Kania, Marco Ricci | |
| 03:50 | Niagara | Dennis Stancil misses the 1st free throw | 27-33 |
| 03:50 | Niagara | Dennis Stancil misses the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| 03:50 | Niagara | Dennis Stancil pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-33 |
| 03:25 | Niagara | Charles Chrisman hits a wide open 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Dennis Stancil | 27-36 |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Jefferey Fitzgerald (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Madison (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Phillip Hamel (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leo Numbers (tired) C - Ben Lindsey (tired) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Manuel Ledezma (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Duprey (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Chrisman (tired) 3 pts. PF - Dennis Stancil (tired) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Coburn (fresh) | |
| 03:05 | UC Santa Barbara | Jefferey Fitzgerald misses the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Matthew Coburn - foul #2 on Matthew Coburn, team foul #11 | 27-36 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Ted Nevins (C) Ben Lindsey | |
| Subs | Niagara | Eugenio Marino (PG), Russell McNabb (SF), Thomas Kania (PF), Walter Kinney (C) Manuel Ledezma, Charles Chrisman, Dennis Stancil, Matthew Coburn | |
| 03:05 | UC Santa Barbara | Jefferey Fitzgerald makes the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 03:05 | UC Santa Barbara | Jefferey Fitzgerald misses the 2nd free throw | 28-36 |
| 03:05 | Niagara | Thomas Kania snags the defensive board | 28-36 |
| 02:48 | Niagara | Eugenio Marino is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Arthur Duprey | 28-39 |
| 02:30 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Madison is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 28-39 |
| 02:29 | Niagara | Eugenio Marino gets the rebound | 28-39 |
| 02:16 | Niagara | Russell McNabb is hacked by Ted Nevins - foul #2 on Ted Nevins, team foul #14 | 28-39 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Glenn Bonnette (SF), Ben Lindsey (C) Leo Numbers, Ted Nevins | |
| Subs | Niagara | Marco Ricci (C) Walter Kinney | |
| 02:16 | Niagara | Russell McNabb misses the 1st free throw | 28-39 |
| 02:16 | Niagara | Russell McNabb misses the 2nd free throw | 28-39 |
| 02:16 | UC Santa Barbara | Phillip Hamel grabs the defensive rebound | 28-39 |
| 01:55 | UC Santa Barbara | Phillip Hamel can't connect on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Arthur Duprey - foul #3 on Arthur Duprey, team foul #12 | 28-39 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Patrick Gallagher (PF) Glenn Bonnette | |
| Subs | Niagara | Manuel Ledezma (SG), Christopher Negron (SF), Matthew Coburn (PF) Arthur Duprey, Russell McNabb, Thomas Kania | |
| 01:55 | UC Santa Barbara | Phillip Hamel misses the 1st free throw | 28-39 |
| 01:55 | UC Santa Barbara | Phillip Hamel makes the 2nd free throw | 29-39 |
| 01:40 | Niagara | Matthew Coburn clanks a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Patrick Gallagher - foul #3 on Patrick Gallagher, team foul #15 | 29-39 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Glenn Bonnette (SF) Patrick Gallagher | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 01:40 | Niagara | Matthew Coburn makes the 1st free throw | 29-40 |
| 01:40 | Niagara | Matthew Coburn makes the 2nd free throw | 29-41 |
| 01:14 | UC Santa Barbara | Matthew Coburn picks off the pass by Michael Madison | 29-41 |
| 01:12 | Niagara | Manuel Ledezma is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Manuel Ledezma, team foul #13 | 29-41 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Robert Lawson (PG), Charles Chrisman (SF), Thomas Kania (PF), Walter Kinney (C) Eugenio Marino, Manuel Ledezma, Matthew Coburn, Marco Ricci | |
| 00:58 | UC Santa Barbara | Phillip Hamel can't finish the uncontested layup | 29-41 |
| 00:56 | Niagara | Christopher Negron grabs the defensive rebound | 29-41 |
| 00:35 | Niagara | Christopher Negron misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-41 |
| 00:33 | Niagara | Charles Chrisman snags the offensive board | 29-41 |
| 00:15 | Niagara | Walter Kinney hits a fadeaway from the baseline | 29-43 |
| 00:03 | UC Santa Barbara | Ben Lindsey scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 31-43 |
| 00:03 | Niagara | Niagara calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 31-43 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Glen Armstrong (PG), George Hentges (SF), Ted Nevins (C) Jefferey Fitzgerald, Glenn Bonnette, Ben Lindsey | |
| Subs | Niagara | Eugenio Marino (PG), Russell McNabb (SG), Dennis Stancil (PF), Matthew Coburn (C) Robert Lawson, Christopher Negron, Thomas Kania, Walter Kinney | |
| 00:00 | Niagara | Russell McNabb clanks a halfcourt shot | 31-43 |