| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Clayton Luce (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tommy Patterson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Felix Baldridge (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Keith Weitz (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Howard Morris (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Louis Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Hathaway (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sanford Tyer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Breland (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern State | Felix Baldridge inbounds the ball | 36-34 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:58 | Northwestern State | Tommy Patterson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-34 |
| 19:39 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Hathaway misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-34 |
| 19:37 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Hathaway grabs the offensive board | 36-34 |
| 19:22 | UC Santa Barbara | Louis Jones is fouled on the floor by Clayton Luce - foul #3 on Clayton Luce, team foul #1 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Dennis Rosenberg (PG) Clayton Luce | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 19:04 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Hathaway hits a wide open 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Louis Jones | 36-37 |
| 19:02 | Northwestern State | Dennis Rosenberg is fouled in the backcourt by Sanford Tyer - foul #1 on Sanford Tyer, team foul #1 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Robert Anderson (PG), Daniel Dufresne (SF), James Logan (PF), Bernard Stallard (C) Tommy Patterson, Felix Baldridge, Keith Weitz, Howard Morris | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Brett Yates (SF), Brandon Hawkins (C) Sanford Tyer, Robert Hall | |
| 18:50 | Northwestern State | James Breland blocks the jumper by Daniel Dufresne | 36-37 |
| 18:48 | Northwestern State | Daniel Dufresne can't tip it in | 36-37 |
| 18:46 | Northwestern State | Dennis Rosenberg grabs the offensive rebound | 36-37 |
| 18:38 | Northwestern State | Bernard Stallard misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-37 |
| 18:36 | Northwestern State | James Logan snags the offensive board | 36-37 |
| 18:21 | Northwestern State | Brandon Hawkins is called for the reach on Bernard Stallard - foul #1 on Brandon Hawkins, team foul #2 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Tommy Patterson (SG), Michael Uchida (C) Dennis Rosenberg, Bernard Stallard | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Vladimir Hrgovic (PG), Sanford Tyer (SF), Joseph Taylor (PF), Steven Arnold (C) Louis Jones, Robert Hathaway, James Breland, Brandon Hawkins | |
| 18:02 | Northwestern State | Steven Arnold is called for the reach on James Logan - foul #2 on Steven Arnold, team foul #3 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Dennis Rosenberg (PG), Felix Baldridge (SF), Keith Weitz (PF) Robert Anderson, Daniel Dufresne, James Logan | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Hathaway (SG), Robert Hall (C) Vladimir Hrgovic, Brett Yates | |
| 17:57 | Northwestern State | The short jumper by Felix Baldridge is denied by Robert Hall | 36-37 |
| 17:56 | UC Santa Barbara | Joseph Taylor pulls down the rebound | 36-37 |
| 17:51 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Hathaway misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-37 |
| 17:50 | Northwestern State | Michael Uchida grabs the board | 36-37 |
| 17:48 | Northwestern State | Felix Baldridge is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 36-37 |
| 17:27 | UC Santa Barbara | Dennis Rosenberg takes the ball from Joseph Taylor | 36-37 |
| 17:24 | Northwestern State | Dennis Rosenberg jams it | 38-37 |
| 17:09 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Hathaway can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-37 |
| 17:07 | Northwestern State | Michael Uchida grabs the defensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 16:56 | Northwestern State | Felix Baldridge's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Daniel Dufresne (SF), Bernard Stallard (PF), Howard Morris (C) Felix Baldridge, Keith Weitz, Michael Uchida | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Louis Jones (PG), John Schafer (PF), Brandon Hawkins (C) Steven Arnold, Joseph Taylor, Robert Hall | |
| 16:28 | UC Santa Barbara | Sanford Tyer connects on the open driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Hathaway | 38-39 |
| 16:02 | Northwestern State | Tommy Patterson is called for traveling | 38-39 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Robert Anderson (PG), Felix Baldridge (SF), James Logan (PF) Dennis Rosenberg, Daniel Dufresne, Bernard Stallard | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Vladimir Hrgovic (PG), Brett Yates (SG), James Breland (PF), Robert Hall (C) Louis Jones, Robert Hathaway, John Schafer, Brandon Hawkins | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Robert Anderson (fresh) SG - Tommy Patterson (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Felix Baldridge (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Logan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Howard Morris (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Vladimir Hrgovic (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brett Yates (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Sanford Tyer (tiring) 4 pts. PF - James Breland (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:45 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Hall misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 38-39 |
| 15:44 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to James Logan | 38-39 |
| 15:39 | Northwestern State | Vladimir Hrgovic takes the ball from Tommy Patterson in the backcourt | 38-39 |
| 15:26 | UC Santa Barbara | Sanford Tyer can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 38-39 |
| 15:25 | Northwestern State | James Logan snags the defensive board | 38-39 |
| 15:12 | Northwestern State | Robert Anderson is whistled for a carry | 38-39 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Gordon Lake (PG), Clayton Luce (SG), Keith Weitz (PF) Robert Anderson, Tommy Patterson, James Logan | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Louis Jones (PG), Martin Todd (SF) Vladimir Hrgovic, Sanford Tyer | |
| 14:56 | UC Santa Barbara | James Breland's pass is intercepted by Howard Morris | 38-39 |
| 14:54 | Northwestern State | Brett Yates is called for the reach on Clayton Luce in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brett Yates, team foul #4 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Steven Arnold (C) Robert Hall | |
| 14:42 | Northwestern State | Felix Baldridge can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Louis Jones - foul #2 on Louis Jones, team foul #5 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | James Logan (C) Howard Morris | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Hathaway (SG) Brett Yates | |
| 14:42 | Northwestern State | Felix Baldridge makes the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 14:42 | Northwestern State | Felix Baldridge misses the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 14:42 | UC Santa Barbara | James Breland grabs the board | 39-39 |
| 14:23 | UC Santa Barbara | Steven Arnold drills a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by James Breland and he's fouled by James Logan - foul #1 on James Logan, team foul #2 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Daniel Dufresne (SF) Felix Baldridge | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Joseph Taylor (PF) James Breland | |
| 14:23 | UC Santa Barbara | Steven Arnold makes the free throw | 39-42 |
| 13:54 | Northwestern State | Clayton Luce scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Gordon Lake | 42-42 |
| 13:52 | UC Santa Barbara | Gordon Lake takes the ball from Robert Hathaway in the backcourt | 42-42 |
| 13:50 | Northwestern State | Daniel Dufresne lays it up and in on a great pass from Gordon Lake | 44-42 |
| 13:23 | UC Santa Barbara | Louis Jones misses short on an open shot from the right side | 44-42 |
| 13:21 | Northwestern State | James Logan grabs the board | 44-42 |
| 13:17 | Northwestern State | Gordon Lake is hacked by Louis Jones in the backcourt - foul #3 on Louis Jones, team foul #6 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Robert Anderson (SG), Felix Baldridge (SF), Bernard Stallard (PF), Michael Uchida (C) Clayton Luce, Daniel Dufresne, Keith Weitz, James Logan | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Vladimir Hrgovic (PG), Brett Yates (SG), John Schafer (PF), Brandon Hawkins (C) Louis Jones, Robert Hathaway, Joseph Taylor, Steven Arnold | |
| 12:58 | Northwestern State | Robert Anderson drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Felix Baldridge | 46-42 |
| 12:40 | UC Santa Barbara | John Schafer drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Brett Yates | 46-44 |
| 12:36 | Northwestern State | Gordon Lake scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Anderson | 49-44 |
| 12:14 | UC Santa Barbara | Vladimir Hrgovic is hacked by Robert Anderson - foul #2 on Robert Anderson, team foul #3 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Tommy Patterson (SG), Dennis Rosenberg (SF), Keith Weitz (PF), Howard Morris (C) Robert Anderson, Felix Baldridge, Bernard Stallard, Michael Uchida | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Louis Jones (PG), Robert Hathaway (SG), Sanford Tyer (SF), James Breland (PF), Robert Hall (C) Vladimir Hrgovic, Brett Yates, Martin Todd, John Schafer, Brandon Hawkins | |
| 12:01 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Hathaway scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Louis Jones | 49-47 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Gordon Lake (tiring) 6 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Tommy Patterson (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Dennis Rosenberg (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Keith Weitz (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Howard Morris (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Louis Jones (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Hathaway (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sanford Tyer (tiring) 4 pts. PF - James Breland (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Northwestern State | Dennis Rosenberg misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-47 |
| 11:30 | Northwestern State | Howard Morris grabs the offensive board | 49-47 |
| 11:23 | Northwestern State | Gordon Lake buries a jumpshot from the left wing | 51-47 |
| 11:01 | UC Santa Barbara | James Breland drills a runner from the right block set up by Robert Hathaway and he's fouled by Tommy Patterson - foul #2 on Tommy Patterson, team foul #4 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Clayton Luce (PG), Felix Baldridge (SF), Daniel Dufresne (PF) Gordon Lake, Tommy Patterson, Keith Weitz | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Brett Yates (SG), Martin Todd (SF) Robert Hathaway, Sanford Tyer | |
| 11:01 | UC Santa Barbara | James Breland makes the free throw | 51-50 |
| 10:44 | Northwestern State | Howard Morris hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 51-50 |
| 10:43 | UC Santa Barbara | James Breland gets the rebound | 51-50 |
| 10:28 | UC Santa Barbara | Louis Jones is hacked by Clayton Luce - foul #4 on Clayton Luce, team foul #5 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Gordon Lake (PG), Tommy Patterson (SG), James Logan (C) Clayton Luce, Dennis Rosenberg, Howard Morris | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Vladimir Hrgovic (PG), Joseph Taylor (SF), Steven Arnold (C) Louis Jones, Martin Todd, Robert Hall | |
| 10:09 | UC Santa Barbara | Steven Arnold misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Logan - foul #2 on James Logan, team foul #6 | 51-50 |
| 10:09 | UC Santa Barbara | Steven Arnold makes the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 10:09 | UC Santa Barbara | Steven Arnold makes the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 09:48 | Northwestern State | Tommy Patterson misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-52 |
| 09:47 | UC Santa Barbara | Joseph Taylor snags the defensive board | 51-52 |
| 09:43 | UC Santa Barbara | Vladimir Hrgovic misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Gordon Lake - foul #4 on Gordon Lake, team foul #7 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Robert Anderson (PG), Dennis Rosenberg (SG), Bernard Stallard (C) Gordon Lake, Tommy Patterson, Daniel Dufresne | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Hathaway (SG), Sanford Tyer (SF), John Schafer (PF), Robert Hall (C) Brett Yates, Joseph Taylor, James Breland, Steven Arnold | |
| 09:43 | UC Santa Barbara | Vladimir Hrgovic makes the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 09:43 | UC Santa Barbara | Vladimir Hrgovic makes the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| 09:23 | Northwestern State | James Logan scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Anderson | 53-54 |
| 09:04 | UC Santa Barbara | John Schafer can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-54 |
| 09:02 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Hall tips it home | 53-56 |
| 09:00 | Northwestern State | Robert Anderson is fouled in the backcourt by Vladimir Hrgovic - foul #1 on Vladimir Hrgovic, team foul #7 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Tommy Patterson (SG), Daniel Dufresne (SF), Keith Weitz (PF), Michael Uchida (C) Dennis Rosenberg, Felix Baldridge, James Logan, Bernard Stallard | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Louis Jones (PG), Martin Todd (SF), Brandon Hawkins (PF) Vladimir Hrgovic, Sanford Tyer, John Schafer | |
| 09:00 | Northwestern State | Robert Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 09:00 | Northwestern State | Robert Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 08:58 | UC Santa Barbara | Louis Jones is hacked by Robert Anderson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Anderson, team foul #8 | 55-56 |
| 08:58 | UC Santa Barbara | Louis Jones makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 08:58 | UC Santa Barbara | Louis Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 08:58 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Michael Uchida | 55-57 |
| 08:38 | Northwestern State | Robert Anderson drills a 3 from straight away set up by Daniel Dufresne | 58-57 |
| 08:20 | UC Santa Barbara | Brandon Hawkins is hacked by Michael Uchida - foul #1 on Michael Uchida, team foul #9 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Dennis Rosenberg (PG), Howard Morris (C) Robert Anderson, Michael Uchida | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Steven Arnold (PG), Brett Yates (SG), James Breland (PF) Louis Jones, Robert Hathaway, Robert Hall | |
| 08:20 | UC Santa Barbara | Brandon Hawkins misses the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 08:20 | Northwestern State | Keith Weitz pulls down the rebound | 58-57 |
| 08:03 | Northwestern State | Daniel Dufresne is called for traveling | 58-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Louis Jones (PG), Sanford Tyer (SF) Martin Todd, Brandon Hawkins | |
| 07:53 | UC Santa Barbara | Sanford Tyer is open but comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 58-57 |
| 07:51 | UC Santa Barbara | The offensive rebound goes to James Breland | 58-57 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Dennis Rosenberg (tiring) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Tommy Patterson (tired) 6 pts. SF - Daniel Dufresne (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Keith Weitz (tired) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Howard Morris (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Louis Jones (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brett Yates (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sanford Tyer (tired) 4 pts. PF - James Breland (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Steven Arnold (fresh) 10 pts. | |
| 07:42 | UC Santa Barbara | James Breland misses short on an open floater from the left side | 58-57 |
| 07:41 | Northwestern State | Dennis Rosenberg grabs the defensive rebound | 58-57 |
| 07:39 | Northwestern State | Sanford Tyer is called for the reach on Daniel Dufresne in the backcourt - foul #2 on Sanford Tyer, team foul #8 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Gordon Lake (PG), Clayton Luce (SG), James Logan (PF) Dennis Rosenberg, Tommy Patterson, Keith Weitz | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Joseph Taylor (SF), Robert Hall (C) Sanford Tyer, Steven Arnold | |
| 07:39 | Northwestern State | Daniel Dufresne makes the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 07:39 | Northwestern State | Daniel Dufresne makes the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| 07:26 | UC Santa Barbara | Louis Jones hits a floater from the left side set up by Brett Yates | 60-59 |
| 07:02 | Northwestern State | Louis Jones takes the ball from Clayton Luce | 60-59 |
| 06:57 | UC Santa Barbara | Brett Yates lays it up and in on a nice dish by Louis Jones | 60-61 |
| 06:33 | Northwestern State | Daniel Dufresne lays it in on a nice dish by Gordon Lake | 62-61 |
| 06:14 | UC Santa Barbara | Louis Jones drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-64 |
| 05:52 | Northwestern State | Clayton Luce misses long on a 3 from straight away | 62-64 |
| 05:51 | UC Santa Barbara | Joseph Taylor gets the rebound | 62-64 |
| 05:45 | UC Santa Barbara | Brett Yates misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Clayton Luce - foul #5 on Clayton Luce, team foul #10 | 62-64 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Dennis Rosenberg (SG), Felix Baldridge (SF), Bernard Stallard (PF), Michael Uchida (C) Clayton Luce, Daniel Dufresne, James Logan, Howard Morris | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Steven Arnold (PG), Robert Hathaway (SG), John Schafer (PF), Brandon Hawkins (C) Louis Jones, Joseph Taylor, James Breland, Robert Hall | |
| 05:45 | UC Santa Barbara | Brett Yates misses the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 05:45 | UC Santa Barbara | Brett Yates makes the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| 05:39 | Northwestern State | Felix Baldridge double dribbles in the backcourt | 62-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Vladimir Hrgovic (PG), Martin Todd (SF) Robert Hathaway, Brett Yates | |
| 05:25 | UC Santa Barbara | Martin Todd drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-68 |
| 05:11 | Northwestern State | Gordon Lake misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-68 |
| 05:10 | Northwestern State | The offensive rebound goes to Bernard Stallard | 62-68 |
| 04:54 | Northwestern State | Dennis Rosenberg comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 62-68 |
| 04:53 | Northwestern State | Dennis Rosenberg pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-68 |
| 04:43 | Northwestern State | Bernard Stallard is fouled on the floor by John Schafer - foul #3 on John Schafer, team foul #9 | 62-68 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Robert Anderson (PG), Tommy Patterson (SG), Keith Weitz (PF) Gordon Lake, Dennis Rosenberg, Michael Uchida | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Louis Jones (PG), Robert Hathaway (SG), Sanford Tyer (SF) Vladimir Hrgovic, Martin Todd, John Schafer | |
| 04:43 | Northwestern State | Bernard Stallard makes the 1st free throw | 63-68 |
| 04:43 | Northwestern State | Bernard Stallard misses the 2nd free throw | 63-68 |
| 04:43 | UC Santa Barbara | Sanford Tyer grabs the board | 63-68 |
| 04:39 | UC Santa Barbara | Felix Baldridge is called for the reach on Sanford Tyer in the backcourt - foul #2 on Felix Baldridge, team foul #11 | 63-68 |
| 04:39 | UC Santa Barbara | Sanford Tyer makes the 1st free throw | 63-69 |
| 04:39 | UC Santa Barbara | Sanford Tyer misses the 2nd free throw | 63-69 |
| 04:39 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Bernard Stallard | 63-69 |
| 04:37 | Northwestern State | Robert Hathaway is called for the reach on Felix Baldridge in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Hathaway, team foul #10 | 63-69 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | James Breland (PF) Steven Arnold | |
| 04:37 | Northwestern State | Felix Baldridge misses the 1st free throw | 63-69 |
| 04:37 | Northwestern State | Felix Baldridge makes the 2nd free throw | 64-69 |
| 04:24 | UC Santa Barbara | Sanford Tyer hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-69 |
| 04:22 | Northwestern State | Keith Weitz snags the defensive board | 64-69 |
| 03:56 | Northwestern State | Keith Weitz loses the ball out of bounds | 64-69 |
| 03:56 | Northwestern State | Northwestern State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-69 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Dennis Rosenberg (SF) Felix Baldridge | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Steven Arnold (PG), Robert Hall (C) Louis Jones, Brandon Hawkins | |
| 03:27 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Hall lays it in on a great pass from Robert Hathaway | 64-71 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Robert Anderson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SG - Tommy Patterson (tired) 6 pts. SF - Dennis Rosenberg (tiring) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Keith Weitz (tired) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Bernard Stallard (tiring) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Steven Arnold (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Robert Hathaway (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Sanford Tyer (tired) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Breland (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Hall (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Northwestern State | Dennis Rosenberg throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-71 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Gordon Lake (PG), Felix Baldridge (SF), Michael Uchida (C) Robert Anderson, Tommy Patterson, Bernard Stallard | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Vladimir Hrgovic (PG), Martin Todd (SF), John Schafer (PF) Sanford Tyer, James Breland, Robert Hall | |
| 03:17 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Uchida steals the ball from Steven Arnold | 64-71 |
| 02:59 | Northwestern State | Dennis Rosenberg is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Gordon Lake | 67-71 |
| 02:57 | UC Santa Barbara | Martin Todd is fouled in the backcourt by Felix Baldridge - foul #3 on Felix Baldridge, team foul #12 | 67-71 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Tommy Patterson (SG) Dennis Rosenberg | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Joseph Taylor (PF), Robert Hall (C) John Schafer, Steven Arnold | |
| 02:57 | Northwestern State | Northwestern State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 67-71 |
| 02:57 | UC Santa Barbara | Martin Todd makes the 1st free throw | 67-72 |
| 02:57 | UC Santa Barbara | Martin Todd misses the 2nd free throw | 67-72 |
| 02:57 | Northwestern State | Keith Weitz snags the defensive board | 67-72 |
| 02:54 | Northwestern State | Gordon Lake loses the dribble to Robert Hathaway in the backcourt | 67-72 |
| 02:46 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Hathaway misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 67-72 |
| 02:45 | Northwestern State | Keith Weitz grabs the defensive rebound | 67-72 |
| 02:28 | Northwestern State | Felix Baldridge is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Gordon Lake | 69-72 |
| 02:07 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Hathaway makes the 3 from the right wing | 69-75 |
| 02:07 | Northwestern State | Northwestern State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 69-75 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Robert Anderson (SG), Daniel Dufresne (SF), James Logan (PF) Tommy Patterson, Felix Baldridge, Keith Weitz | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Louis Jones (PG), John Schafer (PF), Steven Arnold (C) Vladimir Hrgovic, Martin Todd, Robert Hall | |
| 02:05 | Northwestern State | Robert Anderson is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Taylor - foul #1 on Joseph Taylor, team foul #11 | 69-75 |
| 02:05 | Northwestern State | Robert Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 70-75 |
| 02:05 | Northwestern State | Robert Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 71-75 |
| 01:53 | UC Santa Barbara | Steven Arnold connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from John Schafer | 71-77 |
| 01:40 | Northwestern State | James Logan misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the right side | 71-77 |
| 01:38 | Northwestern State | Michael Uchida can't tip it in | 71-77 |
| 01:37 | UC Santa Barbara | Joseph Taylor pulls down the rebound | 71-77 |
| 01:34 | UC Santa Barbara | Steven Arnold is hacked by Michael Uchida in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Uchida, team foul #13 | 71-77 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Tommy Patterson (SG), Felix Baldridge (SF), Keith Weitz (PF), Howard Morris (C) Robert Anderson, Daniel Dufresne, James Logan, Michael Uchida | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Sanford Tyer (SF), James Breland (PF), Robert Hall (C) Louis Jones, Joseph Taylor, John Schafer | |
| 01:34 | UC Santa Barbara | Steven Arnold makes the 1st free throw | 71-78 |
| 01:34 | UC Santa Barbara | Steven Arnold misses the 2nd free throw | 71-78 |
| 01:34 | Northwestern State | Keith Weitz snags the defensive board | 71-78 |
| 01:32 | Northwestern State | Felix Baldridge is hacked by Sanford Tyer in the backcourt - foul #3 on Sanford Tyer, team foul #12 | 71-78 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Louis Jones (PG) Steven Arnold | |
| 01:32 | Northwestern State | Felix Baldridge makes the 1st free throw | 72-78 |
| 01:32 | Northwestern State | Felix Baldridge makes the 2nd free throw | 73-78 |
| 01:25 | UC Santa Barbara | Louis Jones loses the ball out of bounds | 73-78 |
| 01:03 | Northwestern State | Howard Morris misses the lay-in | 73-78 |
| 01:02 | UC Santa Barbara | James Breland grabs the defensive rebound | 73-78 |
| 00:58 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Hathaway is fouled in the backcourt by Tommy Patterson - foul #3 on Tommy Patterson, team foul #14 | 73-78 |
| 00:58 | Northwestern State | Northwestern State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 73-78 |
| 00:58 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Hathaway makes the 1st free throw | 73-79 |
| 00:58 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Hathaway misses the 2nd free throw | 73-79 |
| 00:58 | Northwestern State | Keith Weitz pulls down the rebound | 73-79 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:50 | Northwestern State | Tommy Patterson's pass is intercepted by Robert Hathaway | 73-79 |
| 00:47 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Hathaway jams it | 73-81 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:41 | Northwestern State | Felix Baldridge hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 76-81 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:40 | UC Santa Barbara | Tommy Patterson is called for the reach on Robert Hathaway in the backcourt - foul #4 on Tommy Patterson, team foul #15 | 76-81 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Brett Yates (PG), Joseph Taylor (SF), Steven Arnold (C) Louis Jones, Sanford Tyer, Robert Hall | |
| 00:40 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Hathaway makes the 1st free throw | 76-82 |
| 00:40 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Hathaway makes the 2nd free throw | 76-83 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:33 | Northwestern State | Gordon Lake clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 76-83 |
| 00:32 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Hathaway pulls down the rebound | 76-83 |
| 00:29 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Hathaway is hacked by Tommy Patterson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Tommy Patterson, team foul #16 | 76-83 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Dennis Rosenberg (SG) Tommy Patterson | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 00:29 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Hathaway makes the 1st free throw | 76-84 |
| 00:29 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Hathaway makes the 2nd free throw | 76-85 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Northwestern State | Howard Morris can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 76-85 |
| 00:24 | UC Santa Barbara | Joseph Taylor grabs the board | 76-85 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:21 | UC Santa Barbara | Joseph Taylor is fouled in the backcourt by Gordon Lake - foul #5 on Gordon Lake, team foul #17 | 76-85 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Robert Anderson (PG) Gordon Lake | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 00:21 | UC Santa Barbara | Joseph Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 76-86 |
| 00:21 | UC Santa Barbara | Joseph Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 76-87 |
| 00:13 | Northwestern State | Howard Morris misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 76-87 |
| 00:11 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to James Breland | 76-87 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | UC Santa Barbara | Brett Yates runs out the clock | 76-87 |