| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Franklin Bath (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Walker (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gilbert Dolly (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Sam Warf (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Gaston Thompson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Miller (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Walter Williams (fresh) PF - Harley Smith (fresh) 3 reb. C - Arnold Morrison (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Gilbert Dolly inbounds the ball | 27-23 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:53 | Kent State | Terry Walker drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Gilbert Dolly | 30-23 |
| 19:51 | UC Santa Barbara | Franklin Bath steps in front of the Gaston Thompson pass in the backcourt | 30-23 |
| 19:47 | Kent State | Gilbert Dolly lays it up and in on a nice dish by Franklin Bath | 32-23 |
| 19:29 | UC Santa Barbara | Gaston Thompson scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Arnold Morrison | 32-25 |
| 19:19 | Kent State | Terry Walker misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 32-25 |
| 19:17 | Kent State | Sam Warf tips it home | 34-25 |
| 18:55 | UC Santa Barbara | Harley Smith scores on a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Gaston Thompson and he's hacked by William Williams - foul #1 on William Williams, team foul #1 | 34-27 |
| 18:55 | UC Santa Barbara | Harley Smith makes the free throw | 34-28 |
| 18:32 | Kent State | Gilbert Dolly can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-28 |
| 18:30 | UC Santa Barbara | Arnold Morrison grabs the defensive rebound | 34-28 |
| 18:16 | UC Santa Barbara | Gaston Thompson can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 34-28 |
| 18:15 | UC Santa Barbara | Gaston Thompson can't tip it in | 34-28 |
| 18:14 | Kent State | William Williams snags the defensive board | 34-28 |
| 17:52 | Kent State | Franklin Bath is whistled for traveling | 34-28 |
| 17:25 | UC Santa Barbara | Harley Smith knocks in the jumpshot from the left side set up by John Miller | 34-30 |
| 17:15 | Kent State | William Williams misses long on a floater from the left wing | 34-30 |
| 17:14 | UC Santa Barbara | Harley Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 34-30 |
| 16:55 | UC Santa Barbara | Arnold Morrison misses badly on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Terry Walker - foul #1 on Terry Walker, team foul #2 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Kent State | Frank Houston (SG) Terry Walker | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Eugene Rogers (SG), Bruce Thomas (SF) John Miller, Walter Williams | |
| 16:55 | UC Santa Barbara | Arnold Morrison makes the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 16:55 | UC Santa Barbara | Arnold Morrison misses the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 16:55 | Kent State | William Williams grabs the board | 34-31 |
| 16:28 | Kent State | Franklin Bath misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 34-31 |
| 16:27 | Kent State | Sam Warf tips it but misses | 34-31 |
| 16:25 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to Harley Smith | 34-31 |
| 15:58 | UC Santa Barbara | Gaston Thompson misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 34-31 |
| 15:56 | Kent State | Sam Warf grabs the board | 34-31 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Franklin Bath (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Houston (fresh) SF - Gilbert Dolly (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Williams (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. C - Sam Warf (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Gaston Thompson (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eugene Rogers (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Bruce Thomas (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Harley Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Arnold Morrison (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Kent State | Gilbert Dolly travels with the ball | 34-31 |
| Subs | Kent State | Al Lewandowsky (PG), Randy Reynolds (SF), Paul Parikh (PF), William Gunn (C) Franklin Bath, Gilbert Dolly, William Williams, Sam Warf | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Bradley Lamon (PF), Henry Hodges (C) Harley Smith, Arnold Morrison | |
| 15:22 | UC Santa Barbara | Gaston Thompson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-31 |
| Subs | Kent State | Terry Walker (SG) Randy Reynolds | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | John Miller (SG), Walter Williams (SF) Gaston Thompson, Bruce Thomas | |
| 15:12 | Kent State | William Gunn misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 34-31 |
| 15:11 | UC Santa Barbara | Bradley Lamon grabs the defensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 14:50 | UC Santa Barbara | Eugene Rogers comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 34-31 |
| 14:48 | Kent State | Frank Houston grabs the defensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 14:25 | Kent State | Frank Houston throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-31 |
| Subs | Kent State | Franklin Bath (PG), Gilbert Dolly (SF), William Williams (PF), Sam Warf (C) Al Lewandowsky, Frank Houston, Paul Parikh, William Gunn | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Gaston Thompson (PG), Harley Smith (PF), Arnold Morrison (C) Eugene Rogers, Bradley Lamon, Henry Hodges | |
| 13:57 | UC Santa Barbara | Harley Smith misses the dunk attempt | 34-31 |
| 13:55 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Terry Walker | 34-31 |
| 13:43 | Kent State | John Miller steals it from William Williams | 34-31 |
| 13:25 | UC Santa Barbara | Harley Smith can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by William Williams - foul #2 on William Williams, team foul #3 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Kent State | Frank Houston (SG) Terry Walker | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Eugene Rogers (SG), Bruce Thomas (SF) John Miller, Walter Williams | |
| 13:25 | UC Santa Barbara | Harley Smith makes the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 13:25 | UC Santa Barbara | Harley Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 13:05 | Kent State | Gilbert Dolly connects on the runner near the basket set up by Franklin Bath | 36-33 |
| 12:41 | UC Santa Barbara | Eugene Rogers knocks in the floater from the left side on a great pass from Bruce Thomas and the foul's on Frank Houston - foul #2 on Frank Houston, team foul #4 | 36-35 |
| 12:41 | UC Santa Barbara | Eugene Rogers makes the free throw | 36-36 |
| 12:17 | Kent State | Sam Warf hits the finger roll | 38-36 |
| 11:56 | UC Santa Barbara | Eugene Rogers clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-36 |
| 11:55 | UC Santa Barbara | Harley Smith hits the follow up shot | 38-38 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Franklin Bath (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frank Houston (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Gilbert Dolly (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. C - Sam Warf (fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Gaston Thompson (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eugene Rogers (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Bruce Thomas (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Harley Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Arnold Morrison (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Kent State | Sam Warf connects on the floater from the left block on a great pass from Frank Houston | 40-38 |
| 11:30 | UC Santa Barbara | Gaston Thompson misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 40-38 |
| 11:29 | UC Santa Barbara | Harley Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 40-38 |
| 11:14 | UC Santa Barbara | Gaston Thompson is fouled on the floor by Sam Warf - foul #1 on Sam Warf, team foul #5 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Kent State | Al Lewandowsky (PG), Terry Walker (SG), Paul Parikh (PF), William Gunn (C) Franklin Bath, Gilbert Dolly, William Williams, Sam Warf | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | John Miller (SG), Walter Williams (SF), Bradley Lamon (PF) Gaston Thompson, Bruce Thomas, Harley Smith | |
| 10:53 | UC Santa Barbara | Walter Williams misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 40-38 |
| 10:51 | Kent State | Paul Parikh gets the rebound | 40-38 |
| 10:38 | Kent State | Al Lewandowsky misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Arnold Morrison - foul #3 on Arnold Morrison, team foul #1 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Steven Street (PG), Henry Hodges (C) Eugene Rogers, Arnold Morrison | |
| 10:38 | Kent State | Al Lewandowsky makes the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 10:38 | Kent State | Al Lewandowsky makes the 2nd free throw | 42-38 |
| 10:21 | UC Santa Barbara | Bradley Lamon buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 42-40 |
| 10:14 | Kent State | Frank Houston blows the layup but he's fouled by Henry Hodges - foul #1 on Henry Hodges, team foul #2 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Kent State | Franklin Bath (PG), Gilbert Dolly (SF) Al Lewandowsky, Terry Walker | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Gaston Thompson (PG) Steven Street | |
| 10:14 | Kent State | Frank Houston makes the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 10:14 | Kent State | Frank Houston misses the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |
| 10:14 | Kent State | Paul Parikh grabs the offensive board | 43-40 |
| 09:57 | Kent State | Bradley Lamon takes the ball from Paul Parikh | 43-40 |
| 09:31 | UC Santa Barbara | William Gunn denies the turnaround by Gaston Thompson | 43-40 |
| 09:30 | Kent State | Frank Houston grabs the board | 43-40 |
| 09:11 | Kent State | William Gunn can't connect on a floater from the left block | 43-40 |
| 09:09 | UC Santa Barbara | Henry Hodges grabs the board | 43-40 |
| 08:50 | UC Santa Barbara | Bradley Lamon knocks in the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by John Miller | 43-42 |
| 08:32 | Kent State | Frank Houston buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Franklin Bath | 45-42 |
| 08:09 | UC Santa Barbara | The pull-up jumper by Bradley Lamon is blocked by Paul Parikh | 45-42 |
| 08:07 | UC Santa Barbara | Bradley Lamon grabs the offensive rebound | 45-42 |
| 07:53 | UC Santa Barbara | Gaston Thompson misses the shot from the right block | 45-42 |
| 07:52 | Kent State | Frank Houston grabs the board | 45-42 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Franklin Bath (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Frank Houston (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. SF - Gilbert Dolly (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Paul Parikh (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - William Gunn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Gaston Thompson (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Miller (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Walter Williams (fairly fresh) PF - Bradley Lamon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Henry Hodges (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Kent State | Franklin Bath double dribbles | 45-42 |
| Subs | Kent State | Al Lewandowsky (PG), Terry Walker (SG), Randy Reynolds (SF), William Williams (PF), Sam Warf (C) Franklin Bath, Frank Houston, Gilbert Dolly, Paul Parikh, William Gunn | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Eugene Rogers (SG), Bruce Thomas (SF), Harley Smith (PF), Arnold Morrison (C) John Miller, Walter Williams, Bradley Lamon, Henry Hodges | |
| 07:19 | UC Santa Barbara | Gaston Thompson connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Eugene Rogers | 45-44 |
| 07:02 | Kent State | Al Lewandowsky is fouled on the floor by Bruce Thomas - foul #1 on Bruce Thomas, team foul #3 | 45-44 |
| 06:41 | Kent State | Harley Smith steals the ball from Terry Walker | 45-44 |
| 06:22 | UC Santa Barbara | Gaston Thompson connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Arnold Morrison | 45-46 |
| 06:02 | Kent State | Sam Warf is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Sam Warf, team foul #6 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | Franklin Bath (PG), Gilbert Dolly (SF) Al Lewandowsky, Randy Reynolds | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Steven Street (SG) Gaston Thompson | |
| 05:39 | UC Santa Barbara | Franklin Bath takes the ball from Harley Smith | 45-46 |
| 05:35 | Kent State | Franklin Bath lays it in | 47-46 |
| 05:15 | UC Santa Barbara | Harley Smith drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Steven Street | 47-48 |
| 05:01 | Kent State | William Williams lays it up and in on a nice dish by Franklin Bath and the foul's on Eugene Rogers - foul #1 on Eugene Rogers, team foul #4 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Gaston Thompson (PG), John Miller (SG), Walter Williams (SF) Eugene Rogers, Steven Street, Bruce Thomas | |
| 05:01 | Kent State | William Williams misses the free throw | 49-48 |
| 05:01 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to Harley Smith | 49-48 |
| 04:34 | UC Santa Barbara | William Williams blocks the short jumper by Harley Smith | 49-48 |
| 04:33 | Kent State | Terry Walker gets the rebound | 49-48 |
| 04:21 | Kent State | Gilbert Dolly scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Franklin Bath | 52-48 |
| 03:57 | UC Santa Barbara | Walter Williams misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 52-48 |
| 03:55 | UC Santa Barbara | Arnold Morrison tips it back up and in | 52-50 |
| 03:37 | Kent State | William Williams is hacked by Harley Smith - foul #1 on Harley Smith, team foul #5 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Kent State | Frank Houston (SG), Paul Parikh (PF), William Gunn (C) Terry Walker, William Williams, Sam Warf | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Bradley Lamon (PF), Henry Hodges (C) Harley Smith, Arnold Morrison | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Franklin Bath (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Frank Houston (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. SF - Gilbert Dolly (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Paul Parikh (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - William Gunn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Gaston Thompson (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Miller (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Walter Williams (fresh) PF - Bradley Lamon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Henry Hodges (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Kent State | Frank Houston's pass is intercepted by Bradley Lamon | 52-50 |
| 02:57 | UC Santa Barbara | Bradley Lamon clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Paul Parikh - foul #1 on Paul Parikh, team foul #7 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Kent State | Al Lewandowsky (PG), Randy Reynolds (SF) Franklin Bath, Gilbert Dolly | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Eugene Rogers (SG) John Miller | |
| 02:57 | UC Santa Barbara | Bradley Lamon makes the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 02:57 | UC Santa Barbara | Bradley Lamon makes the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| 02:55 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-52 |
| Subs | Kent State | Franklin Bath (PG), Terry Walker (SG), Gilbert Dolly (SF), William Williams (PF), Sam Warf (C) Al Lewandowsky, Frank Houston, Randy Reynolds, Paul Parikh, William Gunn | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | John Miller (SG), Harley Smith (PF), Arnold Morrison (C) Eugene Rogers, Bradley Lamon, Henry Hodges | |
| 02:47 | Kent State | Franklin Bath misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Gaston Thompson - foul #3 on Gaston Thompson, team foul #6 | 52-52 |
| 02:47 | Kent State | Franklin Bath makes the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 02:47 | Kent State | Franklin Bath makes the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 02:26 | UC Santa Barbara | Arnold Morrison hits a jump hook from the baseline set up by Gaston Thompson | 54-54 |
| 02:22 | Kent State | Terry Walker is hacked by Harley Smith - foul #2 on Harley Smith, team foul #7 | 54-54 |
| 02:22 | Kent State | Terry Walker makes the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 02:22 | Kent State | Terry Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 01:59 | UC Santa Barbara | Walter Williams loses the dribble to Gilbert Dolly | 56-54 |
| 01:53 | Kent State | Franklin Bath makes the jumpshot from the left side | 58-54 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:26 | UC Santa Barbara | Walter Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-54 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 01:01 | Kent State | Sam Warf lays it in | 60-54 |
| 00:52 | UC Santa Barbara | Arnold Morrison drills a turnaround near the basket set up by Harley Smith | 60-56 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:50 | Kent State | William Williams is hacked by Gaston Thompson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gaston Thompson, team foul #8 | 60-56 |
| 00:50 | Kent State | William Williams makes the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 00:50 | Kent State | William Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:42 | UC Santa Barbara | William Williams blocks the short jumper by Gaston Thompson | 62-56 |
| 00:41 | UC Santa Barbara | Arnold Morrison tips it back up and in | 62-58 |
| 00:40 | Kent State | John Miller is called for the reach on Sam Warf in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Miller, team foul #9 | 62-58 |
| 00:40 | Kent State | Sam Warf makes the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 00:40 | Kent State | Sam Warf makes the 2nd free throw | 64-58 |
| 00:34 | UC Santa Barbara | John Miller makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Gaston Thompson | 64-61 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:33 | Kent State | Sam Warf is fouled in the backcourt by Gaston Thompson - foul #5 on Gaston Thompson, team foul #10 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Eugene Rogers (PG) Gaston Thompson | |
| 00:33 | Kent State | Sam Warf makes the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 00:33 | Kent State | Sam Warf makes the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| 00:30 | UC Santa Barbara | Franklin Bath steals the ball from Eugene Rogers in the backcourt | 66-61 |
| 00:27 | Kent State | Franklin Bath lays it in | 68-61 |
| 00:22 | UC Santa Barbara | Eugene Rogers makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Harley Smith | 68-64 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:19 | Kent State | Gilbert Dolly is fouled in the backcourt by Eugene Rogers - foul #2 on Eugene Rogers, team foul #11 | 68-64 |
| 00:19 | Kent State | Gilbert Dolly makes the 1st free throw | 69-64 |
| 00:19 | Kent State | Gilbert Dolly makes the 2nd free throw | 70-64 |
| 00:13 | UC Santa Barbara | Walter Williams buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Eugene Rogers | 70-67 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:11 | Kent State | Eugene Rogers is called for the reach on Franklin Bath in the backcourt - foul #3 on Eugene Rogers, team foul #12 | 70-67 |
| 00:11 | Kent State | Franklin Bath makes the 1st free throw | 71-67 |
| 00:11 | Kent State | Franklin Bath makes the 2nd free throw | 72-67 |
| 00:05 | UC Santa Barbara | Eugene Rogers misses short on a 3 from straight away | 72-67 |
| 00:03 | Kent State | William Williams pulls down the rebound | 72-67 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:00 | Kent State | William Williams runs out the clock | 72-67 |