| Lineup | Providence | PG - Scotty Hutchins (fresh) SG - Kevin McConn (fresh) SF - William Leyva (fresh) PF - John Wilson (fresh) C - Rocco Bruno (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Mark Morris (fresh) SG - Ronald Bearce (fresh) SF - Willie Manning (fresh) PF - Chad Grant (fresh) C - Donald Addis (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Providence | Rocco Bruno wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:35 | Providence | Rocco Bruno scores on a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Kevin McConn | 2-0 |
| 19:20 | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Bearce throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 18:59 | Providence | William Leyva is fouled on the floor by Willie Manning - foul #1 on Willie Manning, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:36 | Providence | Kevin McConn connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 5-0 |
| 18:15 | UC Santa Barbara | Chad Grant knocks in the shot from the baseline | 5-2 |
| 17:57 | Providence | Rocco Bruno is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 5-2 |
| 17:56 | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Bearce grabs the defensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 17:51 | UC Santa Barbara | John Wilson steps in front of the Willie Manning pass | 5-2 |
| 17:26 | Providence | Kevin McConn is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Scotty Hutchins | 7-2 |
| 17:06 | UC Santa Barbara | Donald Addis is fouled on the floor by Scotty Hutchins - foul #1 on Scotty Hutchins, team foul #1 | 7-2 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Gabriele (PF) Chad Grant | |
| 16:47 | UC Santa Barbara | Willie Manning drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Mark Morris | 7-5 |
| 16:42 | Providence | Scotty Hutchins's pass is intercepted by Willie Manning in the backcourt | 7-5 |
| 16:40 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Gabriele lays it up and in set up by Willie Manning | 7-7 |
| 16:12 | Providence | Rocco Bruno misses long on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Donald Addis - foul #1 on Donald Addis, team foul #2 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Kenneth Mattison (PG), James Mullin (SG), Bill Smith (PF), Arnold Morrison (C) Mark Morris, Ronald Bearce, Willie Manning, Donald Addis | |
| 16:12 | Providence | Rocco Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 8-7 |
| 16:12 | Providence | Rocco Bruno misses the 2nd free throw | 8-7 |
| 16:12 | UC Santa Barbara | Arnold Morrison grabs the defensive rebound | 8-7 |
| 15:58 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Gabriele misses badly on a floater in the paint | 8-7 |
| 15:57 | UC Santa Barbara | Arnold Morrison grabs the offensive board | 8-7 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Scotty Hutchins (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin McConn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Leyva (fairly fresh) PF - John Wilson (fairly fresh) C - Rocco Bruno (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Kenneth Mattison (fresh) SG - James Mullin (fresh) SF - Michael Gabriele (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bill Smith (fresh) C - Arnold Morrison (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Gabriele makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Kenneth Mattison | 8-10 |
| 15:38 | Providence | Kevin McConn is fouled in the backcourt by Bill Smith - foul #1 on Bill Smith, team foul #3 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Chad Grant (PF) Arnold Morrison | |
| 15:17 | Providence | Rocco Bruno jams it on a nice dish by Scotty Hutchins | 10-10 |
| 14:56 | UC Santa Barbara | Chad Grant comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 10-10 |
| 14:54 | UC Santa Barbara | James Mullin hits the follow up shot | 10-12 |
| 14:27 | Providence | William Leyva misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 10-12 |
| 14:25 | UC Santa Barbara | James Mullin grabs the board | 10-12 |
| 14:11 | UC Santa Barbara | Kenneth Mattison connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Chad Grant | 10-15 |
| 14:09 | Providence | William Leyva is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Gabriele - foul #1 on Michael Gabriele, team foul #4 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Providence | Reginald Pappas (PG), Jarrod Touchet (SG), Norman Forand (PF), Joseph Coriell (C) Scotty Hutchins, Kevin McConn, John Wilson, Rocco Bruno | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Mark Morris (PG), Ronald Bearce (SG), Willie Manning (SF), Arnold Morrison (PF), Donald Addis (C) Kenneth Mattison, James Mullin, Michael Gabriele, Chad Grant, Bill Smith | |
| 13:52 | Providence | Norman Forand misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 10-15 |
| 13:51 | UC Santa Barbara | Arnold Morrison grabs the defensive rebound | 10-15 |
| 13:31 | UC Santa Barbara | Donald Addis misses the easy layup | 10-15 |
| 13:29 | UC Santa Barbara | Donald Addis grabs the offensive rebound | 10-15 |
| 13:21 | UC Santa Barbara | Willie Manning makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Arnold Morrison | 10-18 |
| 13:07 | Providence | Jarrod Touchet makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Reginald Pappas | 13-18 |
| 12:45 | UC Santa Barbara | Mark Morris is hacked by Joseph Coriell - foul #1 on Joseph Coriell, team foul #2 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Providence | Scotty Hutchins (PG), Kevin McConn (SG), Christopher Ames (SF), Rocco Bruno (C) Reginald Pappas, Jarrod Touchet, William Leyva, Joseph Coriell | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Kenneth Mattison (SF), Bill Smith (PF) Willie Manning, Donald Addis | |
| 12:28 | UC Santa Barbara | Mark Morris drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Ronald Bearce | 13-21 |
| 12:15 | Providence | Norman Forand misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 13-21 |
| 12:13 | UC Santa Barbara | Kenneth Mattison pulls down the rebound | 13-21 |
| 11:52 | UC Santa Barbara | Bill Smith can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 13-21 |
| 11:50 | Providence | Scotty Hutchins pulls down the rebound | 13-21 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Scotty Hutchins (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kevin McConn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Christopher Ames (fresh) PF - Norman Forand (fairly fresh) C - Rocco Bruno (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Mark Morris (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Bearce (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Mattison (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bill Smith (fresh) C - Arnold Morrison (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Providence | Norman Forand connects on the floater near the basket set up by Christopher Ames | 15-21 |
| 11:06 | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Bearce hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 15-21 |
| 11:04 | Providence | Christopher Ames grabs the board | 15-21 |
| 10:40 | Providence | Kevin McConn drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Norman Forand and he's hacked by Arnold Morrison - foul #1 on Arnold Morrison, team foul #5 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Providence | Reginald Pappas (PG), William Leyva (SF), John Wilson (PF), Joseph Coriell (C) Scotty Hutchins, Christopher Ames, Norman Forand, Rocco Bruno | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | James Mullin (SG), Willie Manning (SF), Chad Grant (PF), Donald Addis (C) Mark Morris, Ronald Bearce, Bill Smith, Arnold Morrison | |
| 10:40 | Providence | Kevin McConn misses the free throw | 17-21 |
| 10:40 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to Chad Grant | 17-21 |
| 10:13 | UC Santa Barbara | Willie Manning hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 17-21 |
| 10:11 | Providence | Reginald Pappas grabs the board | 17-21 |
| 09:58 | Providence | Kevin McConn misses long on an open jumper from the right block | 17-21 |
| 09:57 | Providence | Joseph Coriell grabs the offensive rebound | 17-21 |
| 09:41 | Providence | Willie Manning steals the ball from William Leyva | 17-21 |
| 09:15 | UC Santa Barbara | James Mullin misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 17-21 |
| 09:13 | Providence | The rebound goes to Kevin McConn | 17-21 |
| 08:52 | Providence | Kevin McConn misses short on an open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 17-21 |
| 08:51 | Providence | William Leyva pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-21 |
| 08:28 | Providence | William Leyva misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 17-21 |
| 08:27 | UC Santa Barbara | Chad Grant grabs the board | 17-21 |
| 08:11 | UC Santa Barbara | Chad Grant misses short on a jumper from the left side | 17-21 |
| 08:09 | Providence | Joseph Coriell pulls down the rebound | 17-21 |
| 07:46 | Providence | William Leyva is open and scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Reginald Pappas | 20-21 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Reginald Pappas (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kevin McConn (tiring) 7 pts. SF - William Leyva (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Wilson (fairly fresh) C - Joseph Coriell (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Kenneth Mattison (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Mullin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Willie Manning (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Chad Grant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Addis (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:22 | UC Santa Barbara | Donald Addis buries a jumpshot from the free throw line | 20-23 |
| 06:55 | Providence | Kevin McConn lays it in set up by Reginald Pappas and the foul's on James Mullin - foul #1 on James Mullin, team foul #6 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Providence | Scotty Hutchins (PG), Christopher Ames (SF), Norman Forand (PF), Rocco Bruno (C) Reginald Pappas, William Leyva, John Wilson, Joseph Coriell | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Mark Morris (PG), Ronald Bearce (SG), Michael Gabriele (PF), Bill Smith (C) Kenneth Mattison, James Mullin, Chad Grant, Donald Addis | |
| 06:55 | Providence | Kevin McConn misses the free throw | 22-23 |
| 06:55 | UC Santa Barbara | Bill Smith gets the rebound | 22-23 |
| 06:33 | UC Santa Barbara | Willie Manning misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 22-23 |
| 06:31 | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Bearce grabs the offensive board | 22-23 |
| 06:17 | UC Santa Barbara | Mark Morris clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 22-23 |
| 06:16 | Providence | Rocco Bruno grabs the board | 22-23 |
| 05:50 | Providence | Rocco Bruno buries a jump hook from the right block set up by Kevin McConn | 24-23 |
| 05:32 | UC Santa Barbara | Willie Manning is hacked by Kevin McConn - foul #1 on Kevin McConn, team foul #3 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Providence | Jarrod Touchet (SG), William Leyva (SF) Kevin McConn, Christopher Ames | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Arnold Morrison (C) Willie Manning | |
| 05:27 | UC Santa Barbara | Bill Smith is fouled on the floor by Norman Forand - foul #1 on Norman Forand, team foul #4 | 24-23 |
| 05:15 | UC Santa Barbara | Bill Smith can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Scotty Hutchins - foul #2 on Scotty Hutchins, team foul #5 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Providence | Samuel Lawrence (PG), John Wilson (PF) Scotty Hutchins, Norman Forand | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 05:15 | UC Santa Barbara | Bill Smith makes the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 05:15 | UC Santa Barbara | Bill Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 24-24 |
| 05:15 | Providence | The rebound goes to Rocco Bruno | 24-24 |
| 05:13 | Providence | Ronald Bearce is called for the reach on Jarrod Touchet in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronald Bearce, team foul #7 | 24-24 |
| 05:13 | Providence | Jarrod Touchet makes the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 05:13 | Providence | Jarrod Touchet makes the 2nd free throw | 26-24 |
| 05:01 | UC Santa Barbara | Mark Morris hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 26-24 |
| 05:00 | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Bearce grabs the offensive rebound | 26-24 |
| 04:46 | UC Santa Barbara | Bill Smith comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Rocco Bruno - foul #1 on Rocco Bruno, team foul #6 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Gaston Thompson (PG), Eugene Rogers (SG) Mark Morris, Ronald Bearce | |
| 04:46 | UC Santa Barbara | Bill Smith makes the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 04:46 | UC Santa Barbara | Bill Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| 04:46 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Gabriele gets the offensive rebound | 26-25 |
| 04:27 | UC Santa Barbara | Gaston Thompson can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 26-25 |
| 04:26 | Providence | Rocco Bruno gets the rebound | 26-25 |
| 04:24 | Providence | Jarrod Touchet is hacked by Gaston Thompson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gaston Thompson, team foul #8 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Kenneth Mattison (SF), Donald Addis (C) Michael Gabriele, Bill Smith | |
| 04:24 | Providence | Jarrod Touchet misses the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 04:24 | UC Santa Barbara | Kenneth Mattison grabs the defensive rebound | 26-25 |
| 04:04 | UC Santa Barbara | Donald Addis misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 26-25 |
| 04:02 | Providence | William Leyva grabs the defensive rebound | 26-25 |
| 03:37 | Providence | Rocco Bruno is called for 5 seconds | 26-25 |
| Subs | Providence | Scotty Hutchins (PG), Christopher Ames (SF), Norman Forand (PF) Samuel Lawrence, William Leyva, John Wilson | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Mark Morris (PG), Ronald Bearce (SG), Chad Grant (PF) Gaston Thompson, Eugene Rogers, Arnold Morrison | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Scotty Hutchins (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jarrod Touchet (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Christopher Ames (fresh) PF - Norman Forand (fresh) 2 pts. C - Rocco Bruno (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Mark Morris (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Bearce (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Mattison (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Chad Grant (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Addis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:13 | UC Santa Barbara | Norman Forand blocks the jumper by Ronald Bearce | 26-25 |
| 03:12 | Providence | Norman Forand grabs the defensive rebound | 26-25 |
| 02:58 | Providence | Kenneth Mattison steps in front of the Norman Forand pass | 26-25 |
| 02:29 | UC Santa Barbara | Kenneth Mattison is whistled for traveling | 26-25 |
| Subs | Providence | William Leyva (SF) Christopher Ames | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | James Mullin (SG), Willie Manning (SF), Michael Gabriele (PF), Bill Smith (C) Ronald Bearce, Kenneth Mattison, Chad Grant, Donald Addis | |
| 02:27 | Providence | Willie Manning picks off the pass by Rocco Bruno in the backcourt | 26-25 |
| 02:16 | UC Santa Barbara | Mark Morris misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-25 |
| 02:15 | Providence | William Leyva gets the rebound | 26-25 |
| 01:51 | Providence | William Leyva is fouled on the floor by Willie Manning - foul #2 on Willie Manning, team foul #9 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Providence | John Wilson (PF), Joseph Coriell (C) Norman Forand, Rocco Bruno | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Gaston Thompson (PG), Arnold Morrison (C) Mark Morris, Willie Manning | |
| 01:51 | Providence | William Leyva makes the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 01:51 | Providence | William Leyva makes the 2nd free throw | 28-25 |
| 01:36 | UC Santa Barbara | John Wilson takes the ball from Bill Smith | 28-25 |
| 01:18 | Providence | John Wilson can't finish the layup but he's hacked by James Mullin - foul #2 on James Mullin, team foul #10 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Kenneth Mattison (PG), Ronald Bearce (SG) Gaston Thompson, James Mullin | |
| 01:18 | Providence | John Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 01:18 | Providence | John Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 29-25 |
| 01:18 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Gabriele pulls down the rebound | 29-25 |
| 01:11 | UC Santa Barbara | William Leyva steals the ball from Michael Gabriele | 29-25 |
| 01:08 | Providence | William Leyva lays it in | 31-25 |
| 00:46 | UC Santa Barbara | Arnold Morrison clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-25 |
| 00:45 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Gabriele tips it in | 31-27 |
| 00:43 | Providence | Scotty Hutchins is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 31-27 |
| Subs | Providence | Samuel Lawrence (SG), Christopher Ames (SF) Jarrod Touchet, William Leyva | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Mark Morris (PG), Chad Grant (PF), Donald Addis (C) Michael Gabriele, Bill Smith, Arnold Morrison | |
| 00:35 | UC Santa Barbara | Mark Morris misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Scotty Hutchins - foul #3 on Scotty Hutchins, team foul #7 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Providence | Reginald Pappas (PG), Kevin McConn (SG), Rocco Bruno (C) Scotty Hutchins, Samuel Lawrence, Joseph Coriell | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 00:35 | UC Santa Barbara | Mark Morris makes the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 00:35 | UC Santa Barbara | Mark Morris misses the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 00:35 | Providence | Rocco Bruno grabs the board | 31-28 |
| 00:10 | Providence | John Wilson can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 31-28 |
| 00:08 | UC Santa Barbara | Kenneth Mattison gets the rebound | 31-28 |
| 00:03 | UC Santa Barbara | Donald Addis misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-28 |
| 00:02 | Providence | John Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 31-28 |
| 00:00 | Providence | John Wilson hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 31-28 |