| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Gaston Thompson (fresh) SG - John Miller (fresh) SF - Walter Williams (fresh) PF - Harley Smith (fresh) C - Arnold Morrison (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Dikembe Ahluwalia (fresh) SG - Dudley Shirley (fresh) SF - Kenneth Rogue (fresh) PF - Christopher Franklin (fresh) C - Thomas Lofland (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UC Santa Barbara | Arnold Morrison wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:36 | UC Santa Barbara | Harley Smith misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | UC Santa Barbara | John Miller grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | UC Santa Barbara | Harley Smith can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Virginia Tech | Kenneth Rogue snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | Virginia Tech | Dudley Shirley makes the jump hook from the right block | 0-2 |
| 18:41 | UC Santa Barbara | Arnold Morrison scores on a shot from close range on a nice dish by John Miller | 2-2 |
| 18:18 | Virginia Tech | Kenneth Rogue drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Dikembe Ahluwalia | 2-5 |
| 17:49 | UC Santa Barbara | Gaston Thompson clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 2-5 |
| 17:48 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Lofland pulls down the rebound | 2-5 |
| 17:44 | Virginia Tech | Dikembe Ahluwalia misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 2-5 |
| 17:43 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to Gaston Thompson | 2-5 |
| 17:17 | UC Santa Barbara | Walter Williams comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-5 |
| 17:15 | UC Santa Barbara | John Miller grabs the offensive rebound | 2-5 |
| 16:55 | UC Santa Barbara | Walter Williams comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 2-5 |
| 16:53 | UC Santa Barbara | Arnold Morrison snags the offensive board | 2-5 |
| 16:36 | UC Santa Barbara | The short jumper by Arnold Morrison is denied by Thomas Lofland | 2-5 |
| 16:34 | Virginia Tech | Christopher Franklin grabs the board | 2-5 |
| 16:29 | Virginia Tech | Dikembe Ahluwalia is hacked by John Miller - foul #1 on John Miller, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| 16:08 | Virginia Tech | Dudley Shirley connects on the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Thomas Lofland | 2-7 |
| 15:44 | UC Santa Barbara | Arnold Morrison misses short on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Kenneth Rogue - foul #1 on Kenneth Rogue, team foul #1 | 2-7 |
| 15:44 | UC Santa Barbara | Arnold Morrison makes the 1st free throw | 3-7 |
| 15:44 | UC Santa Barbara | Arnold Morrison misses the 2nd free throw | 3-7 |
| 15:44 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Christopher Franklin | 3-7 |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Gaston Thompson (fresh) SG - John Miller (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Walter Williams (fresh) PF - Harley Smith (fresh) C - Arnold Morrison (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Dikembe Ahluwalia (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dudley Shirley (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Kenneth Rogue (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Christopher Franklin (fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Lofland (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Virginia Tech | Christopher Franklin misses the runner from the right block | 3-7 |
| 15:38 | UC Santa Barbara | Walter Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 3-7 |
| 15:20 | UC Santa Barbara | Gaston Thompson misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Dikembe Ahluwalia - foul #1 on Dikembe Ahluwalia, team foul #2 | 3-7 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Eugene Rogers (SG), Bruce Thomas (SF) John Miller, Walter Williams | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 15:20 | UC Santa Barbara | Gaston Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 4-7 |
| 15:20 | UC Santa Barbara | Gaston Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 5-7 |
| 14:58 | Virginia Tech | Dudley Shirley comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 5-7 |
| 14:56 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to Harley Smith | 5-7 |
| 14:31 | UC Santa Barbara | Eugene Rogers scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Gaston Thompson | 8-7 |
| 14:15 | Virginia Tech | Dudley Shirley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-7 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Bradley Lamon (PF) Harley Smith | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Robert Holloway (SG), Joshua Luedtke (SF), Brian Lawrence (PF), Lester Huntsberry (C) Dudley Shirley, Kenneth Rogue, Christopher Franklin, Thomas Lofland | |
| 13:47 | UC Santa Barbara | Eugene Rogers is fouled on the floor by Brian Lawrence - foul #1 on Brian Lawrence, team foul #3 | 8-7 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | John Miller (SG), Walter Williams (SF), Henry Hodges (C) Eugene Rogers, Bruce Thomas, Arnold Morrison | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 13:33 | UC Santa Barbara | Walter Williams clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 8-7 |
| 13:31 | UC Santa Barbara | Henry Hodges can't tip it in | 8-7 |
| 13:29 | Virginia Tech | Brian Lawrence gets the rebound | 8-7 |
| 13:22 | Virginia Tech | Dikembe Ahluwalia buries a shot in the lane and the foul's on Gaston Thompson - foul #1 on Gaston Thompson, team foul #2 | 8-9 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Eugene Rogers (PG) Gaston Thompson | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 13:22 | Virginia Tech | Dikembe Ahluwalia makes the free throw | 8-10 |
| 13:04 | UC Santa Barbara | Henry Hodges's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-10 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Harley Smith (PF) Henry Hodges | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Dudley Shirley (SG) Dikembe Ahluwalia | |
| 12:52 | Virginia Tech | Eugene Rogers steals the ball from Brian Lawrence | 8-10 |
| 12:29 | UC Santa Barbara | Eugene Rogers is whistled for a carry | 8-10 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Gaston Thompson (PG), Arnold Morrison (C) Eugene Rogers, Bradley Lamon | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Kenneth Rogue (SF), Christopher Franklin (PF), Thomas Lofland (C) Robert Holloway, Brian Lawrence, Lester Huntsberry | |
| 12:01 | Virginia Tech | Christopher Franklin is fouled on the floor by Gaston Thompson - foul #2 on Gaston Thompson, team foul #3 | 8-10 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Eugene Rogers (PG) Gaston Thompson | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 11:53 | Virginia Tech | John Miller steals it from Joshua Luedtke | 8-10 |
| 11:35 | UC Santa Barbara | Harley Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-10 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Steven Street (SG) John Miller | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Dikembe Ahluwalia (PG) Joshua Luedtke | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Eugene Rogers (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Steven Street (fresh) SF - Walter Williams (fresh) PF - Harley Smith (fresh) C - Arnold Morrison (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Dikembe Ahluwalia (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dudley Shirley (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Kenneth Rogue (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Christopher Franklin (fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Lofland (fresh) | |
| 11:14 | Virginia Tech | Kenneth Rogue hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 8-10 |
| 11:13 | UC Santa Barbara | Arnold Morrison grabs the board | 8-10 |
| 10:44 | UC Santa Barbara | Walter Williams can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing but the foul's on Kenneth Rogue - foul #2 on Kenneth Rogue, team foul #4 | 8-10 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Bradley Lamon (PF) Harley Smith | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Robert Holloway (SG), Joshua Luedtke (SF), Brian Lawrence (C) Dudley Shirley, Kenneth Rogue, Thomas Lofland | |
| 10:44 | UC Santa Barbara | Walter Williams makes the 1st free throw | 9-10 |
| 10:44 | UC Santa Barbara | Walter Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 10-10 |
| 10:44 | UC Santa Barbara | Walter Williams makes the 3rd free throw | 11-10 |
| 10:24 | Virginia Tech | Christopher Franklin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-10 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | John Miller (SG), Bruce Thomas (SF) Steven Street, Walter Williams | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 09:59 | UC Santa Barbara | Bruce Thomas misses short on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Joshua Luedtke - foul #1 on Joshua Luedtke, team foul #5 | 11-10 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Lester Huntsberry (C) Christopher Franklin | |
| 09:59 | UC Santa Barbara | Bruce Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 12-10 |
| 09:59 | UC Santa Barbara | Bruce Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 13-10 |
| 09:43 | Virginia Tech | Bradley Lamon takes the ball from Robert Holloway | 13-10 |
| 09:24 | UC Santa Barbara | Eugene Rogers connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Bruce Thomas | 16-10 |
| 09:04 | Virginia Tech | Brian Lawrence misses the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Bradley Lamon - foul #1 on Bradley Lamon, team foul #4 | 16-10 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Steven Street (PG), Harley Smith (PF) Eugene Rogers, Bradley Lamon | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Dudley Shirley (SG), Thomas Lofland (C) Robert Holloway, Lester Huntsberry | |
| 09:04 | Virginia Tech | Brian Lawrence makes the 1st free throw | 16-11 |
| 09:04 | Virginia Tech | Brian Lawrence makes the 2nd free throw | 16-12 |
| 08:44 | UC Santa Barbara | Harley Smith scores on a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from John Miller | 18-12 |
| 08:37 | Virginia Tech | Dudley Shirley is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Dudley Shirley, team foul #6 | 18-12 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Walter Williams (SF), Bradley Lamon (C) John Miller, Arnold Morrison | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Robert Holloway (SF), Christopher Franklin (PF) Dikembe Ahluwalia, Brian Lawrence | |
| 08:08 | UC Santa Barbara | Bradley Lamon connects on the runner in the lane | 20-12 |
| 08:02 | Virginia Tech | Bradley Lamon is called for the reach on Robert Holloway - foul #2 on Bradley Lamon, team foul #5 | 20-12 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Eugene Rogers (PG), Henry Hodges (C) Bruce Thomas, Bradley Lamon | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 07:51 | Virginia Tech | Robert Holloway misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 20-12 |
| 07:49 | Virginia Tech | Joshua Luedtke tips it back up and in | 20-14 |
| 07:23 | UC Santa Barbara | Harley Smith knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Eugene Rogers and he's hacked by Dudley Shirley - foul #2 on Dudley Shirley, team foul #7 | 22-14 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | John Miller (SG), Arnold Morrison (C) Steven Street, Henry Hodges | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Dikembe Ahluwalia (PG) Dudley Shirley | |
| 07:23 | UC Santa Barbara | Harley Smith makes the free throw | 23-14 |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Eugene Rogers (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Miller (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Walter Williams (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Harley Smith (fresh) 5 pts. C - Arnold Morrison (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Dikembe Ahluwalia (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Holloway (fresh) SF - Joshua Luedtke (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Franklin (fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Lofland (fresh) | |
| 07:05 | Virginia Tech | Robert Holloway can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 23-14 |
| 07:04 | UC Santa Barbara | Arnold Morrison grabs the board | 23-14 |
| 06:45 | UC Santa Barbara | Harley Smith misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 23-14 |
| 06:44 | Virginia Tech | Joshua Luedtke grabs the board | 23-14 |
| 06:21 | Virginia Tech | Dikembe Ahluwalia is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Dikembe Ahluwalia, team foul #8 | 23-14 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Bruce Thomas (SF) Walter Williams | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Kenneth Rogue (SF), Brian Lawrence (PF), Lester Huntsberry (C) Dikembe Ahluwalia, Christopher Franklin, Thomas Lofland | |
| 05:55 | UC Santa Barbara | Eugene Rogers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 23-14 |
| 05:53 | UC Santa Barbara | Arnold Morrison misses the tip | 23-14 |
| 05:51 | Virginia Tech | Joshua Luedtke snags the defensive board | 23-14 |
| 05:45 | Virginia Tech | Joshua Luedtke jams it set up by Kenneth Rogue | 23-16 |
| 05:16 | UC Santa Barbara | Brian Lawrence steals it from Arnold Morrison | 23-16 |
| 04:59 | Virginia Tech | Brian Lawrence is fouled on the floor by Harley Smith - foul #1 on Harley Smith, team foul #6 | 23-16 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Steven Street (PG), Henry Hodges (PF) Eugene Rogers, Harley Smith | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Dikembe Ahluwalia (PG), Christopher Franklin (PF) Kenneth Rogue, Lester Huntsberry | |
| 04:38 | Virginia Tech | Arnold Morrison is called for the reach on Christopher Franklin - foul #1 on Arnold Morrison, team foul #7 | 23-16 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Walter Williams (SF) John Miller | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Thomas Lofland (C) Dikembe Ahluwalia | |
| 04:38 | Virginia Tech | Christopher Franklin makes the 1st free throw | 23-17 |
| 04:38 | Virginia Tech | Christopher Franklin makes the 2nd free throw | 23-18 |
| 04:23 | UC Santa Barbara | Bruce Thomas scores on a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Arnold Morrison and he's fouled by Brian Lawrence - foul #2 on Brian Lawrence, team foul #9 | 25-18 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Dikembe Ahluwalia (PG) Brian Lawrence | |
| 04:23 | UC Santa Barbara | Bruce Thomas makes the free throw | 26-18 |
| 04:01 | Virginia Tech | Dikembe Ahluwalia buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Joshua Luedtke | 26-20 |
| 03:40 | UC Santa Barbara | Walter Williams is hacked by Joshua Luedtke - foul #2 on Joshua Luedtke, team foul #10 | 26-20 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Gaston Thompson (PG), Harley Smith (PF), Bradley Lamon (C) Bruce Thomas, Henry Hodges, Arnold Morrison | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Dudley Shirley (SG), Kenneth Rogue (SF) Robert Holloway, Joshua Luedtke | |
| 03:40 | UC Santa Barbara | Walter Williams makes the 1st free throw | 27-20 |
| 03:40 | UC Santa Barbara | Walter Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 27-20 |
| 03:40 | UC Santa Barbara | Bradley Lamon pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-20 |
| 03:26 | UC Santa Barbara | Gaston Thompson drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-20 |
| 03:15 | Virginia Tech | Christopher Franklin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-20 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Eugene Rogers (SG) Steven Street | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Gaston Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Rogers (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Williams (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Harley Smith (fresh) 5 pts. C - Bradley Lamon (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Dikembe Ahluwalia (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dudley Shirley (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Kenneth Rogue (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Christopher Franklin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Lofland (fresh) | |
| 02:47 | UC Santa Barbara | Eugene Rogers misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 30-20 |
| 02:46 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Lofland gets the rebound | 30-20 |
| 02:29 | Virginia Tech | Dikembe Ahluwalia misses the driving attempt from the left block | 30-20 |
| 02:28 | Virginia Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Rogue | 30-20 |
| 02:23 | Virginia Tech | Christopher Franklin clanks a runner in the paint | 30-20 |
| 02:22 | UC Santa Barbara | Eugene Rogers snags the defensive board | 30-20 |
| 01:58 | UC Santa Barbara | Gaston Thompson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-20 |
| 01:56 | Virginia Tech | Kenneth Rogue grabs the board | 30-20 |
| 01:51 | Virginia Tech | Dikembe Ahluwalia hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Bradley Lamon - foul #3 on Bradley Lamon, team foul #8 | 30-20 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | John Miller (SG), Bruce Thomas (SF), Arnold Morrison (C) Eugene Rogers, Walter Williams, Bradley Lamon | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Brian Lawrence (PF), Lester Huntsberry (C) Christopher Franklin, Thomas Lofland | |
| 01:51 | Virginia Tech | Dikembe Ahluwalia makes the 1st free throw | 30-21 |
| 01:51 | Virginia Tech | Dikembe Ahluwalia misses the 2nd free throw | 30-21 |
| 01:51 | UC Santa Barbara | Harley Smith snags the defensive board | 30-21 |
| 01:31 | UC Santa Barbara | Gaston Thompson misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 30-21 |
| 01:29 | UC Santa Barbara | Bruce Thomas can't tip it in | 30-21 |
| 01:27 | UC Santa Barbara | Arnold Morrison grabs the offensive rebound | 30-21 |
| 01:03 | UC Santa Barbara | Gaston Thompson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-21 |
| 01:01 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Brian Lawrence | 30-21 |
| 00:56 | Virginia Tech | Dikembe Ahluwalia misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 30-21 |
| 00:55 | UC Santa Barbara | Bruce Thomas gets the rebound | 30-21 |
| 00:38 | UC Santa Barbara | Harley Smith misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Brian Lawrence - foul #3 on Brian Lawrence, team foul #11 | 30-21 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Joshua Luedtke (PG), Robert Holloway (SF), Eduardo Medina (PF) Dikembe Ahluwalia, Kenneth Rogue, Brian Lawrence | |
| 00:38 | UC Santa Barbara | Harley Smith makes the 1st free throw | 31-21 |
| 00:38 | UC Santa Barbara | Harley Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 32-21 |
| 00:20 | Virginia Tech | Lester Huntsberry clanks a runner from close range | 32-21 |
| 00:19 | Virginia Tech | Joshua Luedtke grabs the offensive board | 32-21 |
| 00:02 | Virginia Tech | Robert Holloway misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 32-21 |
| 00:00 | UC Santa Barbara | Harley Smith grabs the board | 32-21 |