| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Marvin Tatman (fresh) SG - Michael Burwell (fresh) SF - Bernard Giunta (fresh) PF - Philip Henry (fresh) C - Jeffrey Thatcher (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Erwin Bull (fresh) SG - Gary Davis (fresh) SF - Alphonso Esposito (fresh) PF - Mitchell Fincham (fresh) C - Daniel Beck (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UC Santa Barbara | Daniel Beck wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | UC Santa Barbara | Alphonso Esposito drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Gary Davis | 0-3 |
| 19:13 | Gardner-Webb | Erwin Bull steps in front of the Philip Henry pass | 0-3 |
| 18:56 | UC Santa Barbara | Mitchell Fincham makes the floater from the free throw line set up by Erwin Bull | 0-5 |
| 18:51 | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Tatman loses the dribble to Erwin Bull in the backcourt | 0-5 |
| 18:42 | UC Santa Barbara | Mitchell Fincham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-5 |
| 18:21 | Gardner-Webb | Gary Davis is called for the reach on Michael Burwell - foul #1 on Gary Davis, team foul #1 | 0-5 |
| 18:07 | Gardner-Webb | Bernard Giunta clanks a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Alphonso Esposito - foul #1 on Alphonso Esposito, team foul #2 | 0-5 |
| 18:07 | Gardner-Webb | Bernard Giunta makes the 1st free throw | 1-5 |
| 18:07 | Gardner-Webb | Bernard Giunta misses the 2nd free throw | 1-5 |
| 18:07 | UC Santa Barbara | Daniel Beck snags the defensive board | 1-5 |
| 17:38 | UC Santa Barbara | Alphonso Esposito misses the floater from close range | 1-5 |
| 17:36 | Gardner-Webb | Bernard Giunta grabs the defensive rebound | 1-5 |
| 17:17 | Gardner-Webb | Philip Henry is whistled for a carry | 1-5 |
| 17:01 | UC Santa Barbara | Alphonso Esposito hits a shot in the lane | 1-7 |
| 16:32 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Burwell can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 1-7 |
| 16:31 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Burwell misses the tip | 1-7 |
| 16:29 | Gardner-Webb | Philip Henry grabs the offensive rebound | 1-7 |
| 16:21 | Gardner-Webb | Bernard Giunta is called for traveling | 1-7 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Mark Bellomy (SF), Justin Leslie (PF) Bernard Giunta, Philip Henry | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Doyle Parr (PF), Duane Husby (C) Mitchell Fincham, Daniel Beck | |
| 16:09 | UC Santa Barbara | Gary Davis is called for a charge - foul #2 on Gary Davis, team foul #3 | 1-7 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Henry Sweeney (SG) Gary Davis | |
| 15:52 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Burwell comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Alphonso Esposito - foul #2 on Alphonso Esposito, team foul #4 | 1-7 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Rick Smith (PG), Christopher Kalinowski (C) Marvin Tatman, Jeffrey Thatcher | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Christopher Tartaglia (SF) Alphonso Esposito | |
| 15:52 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Burwell makes the 1st free throw | 2-7 |
| 15:52 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Burwell makes the 2nd free throw | 3-7 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Rick Smith (fresh) SG - Michael Burwell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mark Bellomy (fresh) PF - Justin Leslie (fresh) C - Christopher Kalinowski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Erwin Bull (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Henry Sweeney (fresh) SF - Christopher Tartaglia (fresh) PF - Doyle Parr (fresh) C - Duane Husby (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | UC Santa Barbara | Doyle Parr hits a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Erwin Bull | 3-9 |
| 15:21 | Gardner-Webb | Rick Smith comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Duane Husby - foul #1 on Duane Husby, team foul #5 | 3-9 |
| 15:21 | Gardner-Webb | Rick Smith makes the 1st free throw | 4-9 |
| 15:21 | Gardner-Webb | Rick Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 4-9 |
| 15:21 | UC Santa Barbara | Duane Husby gets the rebound | 4-9 |
| 15:04 | UC Santa Barbara | Erwin Bull comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 4-9 |
| 15:03 | Gardner-Webb | Mark Bellomy gets the rebound | 4-9 |
| 14:44 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Burwell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-9 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Tatman (PG), Bernard Giunta (SF), Philip Henry (PF), Jeffrey Thatcher (C) Michael Burwell, Mark Bellomy, Justin Leslie, Christopher Kalinowski | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Mitchell Fincham (PF), Daniel Beck (C) Doyle Parr, Duane Husby | |
| 14:27 | UC Santa Barbara | Henry Sweeney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-9 |
| 14:15 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Thatcher hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 4-9 |
| 14:13 | Gardner-Webb | Bernard Giunta hits the follow up shot | 6-9 |
| 14:00 | UC Santa Barbara | Daniel Beck banks in the layup on a great pass from Henry Sweeney | 6-11 |
| 13:48 | Gardner-Webb | Rick Smith can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Daniel Beck - foul #1 on Daniel Beck, team foul #6 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Michael Burwell (SG) Marvin Tatman | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Claude Richmond (SF) Christopher Tartaglia | |
| 13:48 | Gardner-Webb | Rick Smith makes the 1st free throw | 7-11 |
| 13:48 | Gardner-Webb | Rick Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 7-11 |
| 13:48 | UC Santa Barbara | Daniel Beck grabs the board | 7-11 |
| 13:38 | UC Santa Barbara | Claude Richmond is whistled for traveling | 7-11 |
| 13:12 | Gardner-Webb | Rick Smith clanks a jumper from the left side | 7-11 |
| 13:11 | UC Santa Barbara | Mitchell Fincham gets the rebound | 7-11 |
| 12:55 | UC Santa Barbara | Mitchell Fincham buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Henry Sweeney | 7-14 |
| 12:37 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Burwell is fouled on the floor by Daniel Beck - foul #2 on Daniel Beck, team foul #7 | 7-14 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Tatman (PG), Mark Bellomy (SF), Justin Leslie (PF), Christopher Kalinowski (C) Rick Smith, Bernard Giunta, Philip Henry, Jeffrey Thatcher | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Christopher Tartaglia (SF), Doyle Parr (PF), Duane Husby (C) Henry Sweeney, Mitchell Fincham, Daniel Beck | |
| 12:37 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Burwell makes the 1st free throw | 8-14 |
| 12:37 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Burwell makes the 2nd free throw | 9-14 |
| 12:19 | UC Santa Barbara | Erwin Bull comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 9-14 |
| 12:18 | Gardner-Webb | Justin Leslie gets the rebound | 9-14 |
| 12:07 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Burwell clanks a floater from the right wing | 9-14 |
| 12:06 | UC Santa Barbara | Doyle Parr gets the rebound | 9-14 |
| 11:40 | UC Santa Barbara | Erwin Bull clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 9-14 |
| 11:38 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Kalinowski grabs the board | 9-14 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Marvin Tatman (fresh) SG - Michael Burwell (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Mark Bellomy (fresh) PF - Justin Leslie (fresh) C - Christopher Kalinowski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Erwin Bull (tiring) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Claude Richmond (fresh) SF - Christopher Tartaglia (fairly fresh) PF - Doyle Parr (fresh) 2 pts. C - Duane Husby (fresh) | |
| 11:25 | Gardner-Webb | Mark Bellomy is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Mark Bellomy, team foul #1 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Rick Smith (SG) Michael Burwell | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Henry Sweeney (SG), Mitchell Fincham (PF) Claude Richmond, Doyle Parr | |
| 10:56 | UC Santa Barbara | Erwin Bull misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 9-14 |
| 10:54 | UC Santa Barbara | Mitchell Fincham tips it back up and in | 9-16 |
| 10:42 | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Tatman misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Christopher Tartaglia - foul #1 on Christopher Tartaglia, team foul #8 | 9-16 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Bernard Giunta (SF), Jeffrey Thatcher (C) Mark Bellomy, Christopher Kalinowski | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 10:42 | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Tatman misses the 1st free throw | 9-16 |
| 10:42 | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Tatman makes the 2nd free throw | 10-16 |
| 10:31 | UC Santa Barbara | Justin Leslie is called for the reach on Mitchell Fincham - foul #1 on Justin Leslie, team foul #2 | 10-16 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Michael Burwell (SG) Rick Smith | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 10:13 | UC Santa Barbara | Henry Sweeney misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 10-16 |
| 10:12 | Gardner-Webb | Bernard Giunta grabs the defensive rebound | 10-16 |
| 09:56 | Gardner-Webb | Bernard Giunta scores on a fadeaway from the baseline | 12-16 |
| 09:33 | UC Santa Barbara | Mitchell Fincham travels with the ball | 12-16 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Rick Smith (PG), Philip Henry (PF) Marvin Tatman, Justin Leslie | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Claude Richmond (SF), Doyle Parr (C) Christopher Tartaglia, Duane Husby | |
| 09:10 | Gardner-Webb | Rick Smith misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 12-16 |
| 09:09 | UC Santa Barbara | Erwin Bull pulls down the rebound | 12-16 |
| 08:55 | UC Santa Barbara | Henry Sweeney is fouled on the floor by Bernard Giunta - foul #1 on Bernard Giunta, team foul #3 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Mark Bellomy (SF) Bernard Giunta | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 08:48 | UC Santa Barbara | Erwin Bull scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Doyle Parr | 12-19 |
| 08:34 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Thatcher misses long on a shot near the basket | 12-19 |
| 08:33 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Thatcher grabs the offensive rebound | 12-19 |
| 08:20 | Gardner-Webb | Mark Bellomy is hacked by Henry Sweeney - foul #1 on Henry Sweeney, team foul #9 | 12-19 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | George Coleman (PG), Christopher Kalinowski (C) Michael Burwell, Jeffrey Thatcher | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Duane Husby (C) Mitchell Fincham | |
| 08:20 | Gardner-Webb | Mark Bellomy misses the 1st free throw | 12-19 |
| 08:20 | UC Santa Barbara | Duane Husby gets the rebound | 12-19 |
| 08:05 | UC Santa Barbara | Doyle Parr hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint but he's hacked by Philip Henry - foul #1 on Philip Henry, team foul #4 | 12-19 |
| 08:05 | UC Santa Barbara | Doyle Parr misses the 1st free throw | 12-19 |
| 08:05 | UC Santa Barbara | Doyle Parr misses the 2nd free throw | 12-19 |
| 08:05 | UC Santa Barbara | Duane Husby snags the offensive board | 12-19 |
| 07:56 | UC Santa Barbara | Rick Smith is called for the reach on Henry Sweeney - foul #1 on Rick Smith, team foul #5 | 12-19 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Tatman (PG) George Coleman | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 07:43 | UC Santa Barbara | Henry Sweeney scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Erwin Bull | 12-22 |
| 07:18 | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Tatman clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 12-22 |
| 07:16 | UC Santa Barbara | Doyle Parr snags the defensive board | 12-22 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Marvin Tatman (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Rick Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mark Bellomy (fresh) PF - Philip Henry (fairly fresh) C - Christopher Kalinowski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Erwin Bull (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Henry Sweeney (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Claude Richmond (fresh) PF - Doyle Parr (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Duane Husby (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:10 | UC Santa Barbara | Doyle Parr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-22 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Michael Burwell (SG), Bernard Giunta (SF), Justin Leslie (PF), Jeffrey Thatcher (C) Rick Smith, Mark Bellomy, Philip Henry, Christopher Kalinowski | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Christopher Tartaglia (SF), Mitchell Fincham (PF) Claude Richmond, Doyle Parr | |
| 06:43 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Burwell can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 12-22 |
| 06:41 | UC Santa Barbara | Erwin Bull gets the rebound | 12-22 |
| 06:26 | UC Santa Barbara | Erwin Bull misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 12-22 |
| 06:24 | UC Santa Barbara | Mitchell Fincham tips it back up and in | 12-24 |
| 06:07 | Gardner-Webb | Bernard Giunta misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 12-24 |
| 06:06 | UC Santa Barbara | Henry Sweeney grabs the board | 12-24 |
| 05:55 | UC Santa Barbara | Marvin Tatman is called for the reach on Christopher Tartaglia - foul #1 on Marvin Tatman, team foul #6 | 12-24 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Rick Smith (PG) Marvin Tatman | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Claude Richmond (SG), Doyle Parr (C) Henry Sweeney, Duane Husby | |
| 05:37 | UC Santa Barbara | Mitchell Fincham knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 12-26 |
| 05:16 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Burwell is whistled for traveling | 12-26 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Mark Bellomy (SF), Philip Henry (PF), Christopher Kalinowski (C) Bernard Giunta, Justin Leslie, Jeffrey Thatcher | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Duane Husby (C) Mitchell Fincham | |
| 05:01 | UC Santa Barbara | Erwin Bull hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 12-26 |
| 04:59 | UC Santa Barbara | Doyle Parr tips it in | 12-28 |
| 04:37 | Gardner-Webb | Mark Bellomy hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 15-28 |
| 04:32 | UC Santa Barbara | Doyle Parr is hacked by Michael Burwell - foul #1 on Michael Burwell, team foul #7 | 15-28 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Tatman (PG) Rick Smith | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Henry Sweeney (SG) Christopher Tartaglia | |
| 04:32 | UC Santa Barbara | Doyle Parr makes the 1st free throw | 15-29 |
| 04:32 | UC Santa Barbara | Doyle Parr makes the 2nd free throw | 15-30 |
| 04:14 | Gardner-Webb | Mark Bellomy hits a turnaround in the lane set up by Christopher Kalinowski | 17-30 |
| 03:50 | UC Santa Barbara | Erwin Bull throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-30 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Rick Smith (SG), Justin Leslie (PF), Jeffrey Thatcher (C) Michael Burwell, Philip Henry, Christopher Kalinowski | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Gary Davis (SG), Alphonso Esposito (SF), Mitchell Fincham (PF), Daniel Beck (C) Henry Sweeney, Claude Richmond, Doyle Parr, Duane Husby | |
| 03:48 | Gardner-Webb | Erwin Bull steals the ball from Marvin Tatman in the backcourt | 17-30 |
| 03:47 | UC Santa Barbara | Erwin Bull lays it up and in | 17-32 |
| 03:24 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Thatcher double dribbles | 17-32 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Bernard Giunta (SF) Mark Bellomy | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 03:05 | UC Santa Barbara | Erwin Bull knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line and the foul's on Jeffrey Thatcher - foul #1 on Jeffrey Thatcher, team foul #8 | 17-34 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | George Coleman (PG) Marvin Tatman | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 03:05 | UC Santa Barbara | Erwin Bull makes the free throw | 17-35 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - George Coleman (fresh) SG - Rick Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bernard Giunta (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Justin Leslie (fresh) C - Jeffrey Thatcher (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Erwin Bull (tired) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Gary Davis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Alphonso Esposito (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Mitchell Fincham (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Beck (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:37 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Thatcher misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 17-35 |
| 02:35 | UC Santa Barbara | Daniel Beck snags the defensive board | 17-35 |
| 02:10 | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffrey Thatcher is called for the reach on Mitchell Fincham - foul #2 on Jeffrey Thatcher, team foul #9 | 17-35 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Michael Burwell (SG), Philip Henry (PF) George Coleman, Justin Leslie | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Claude Richmond (SF) Erwin Bull | |
| 02:10 | UC Santa Barbara | Mitchell Fincham misses the 1st free throw | 17-35 |
| 02:10 | Gardner-Webb | Jeffrey Thatcher pulls down the rebound | 17-35 |
| 01:43 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Burwell misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 17-35 |
| 01:41 | Gardner-Webb | Bernard Giunta tips it back up and in | 19-35 |
| 01:23 | UC Santa Barbara | Rick Smith picks off the pass by Alphonso Esposito | 19-35 |
| 01:20 | Gardner-Webb | Rick Smith lays it up and in | 21-35 |
| 01:06 | UC Santa Barbara | Mitchell Fincham misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 21-35 |
| 01:05 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Thatcher | 21-35 |
| 01:01 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Burwell scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Bernard Giunta | 23-35 |
| 00:49 | UC Santa Barbara | Daniel Beck misses short on a runner from close range | 23-35 |
| 00:48 | UC Santa Barbara | Gary Davis grabs the offensive board | 23-35 |
| 00:33 | UC Santa Barbara | Alphonso Esposito is fouled on the floor by Rick Smith - foul #2 on Rick Smith, team foul #10 | 23-35 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Tatman (PG), Mark Bellomy (SF), Justin Leslie (PF), Christopher Kalinowski (C) Rick Smith, Bernard Giunta, Philip Henry, Jeffrey Thatcher | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Henry Sweeney (PG), Doyle Parr (PF), Duane Husby (C) Claude Richmond, Mitchell Fincham, Daniel Beck | |
| 00:33 | UC Santa Barbara | Alphonso Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 23-36 |
| 00:33 | UC Santa Barbara | Alphonso Esposito makes the 2nd free throw | 23-37 |
| 00:06 | Gardner-Webb | Justin Leslie banks in the layup set up by Marvin Tatman | 25-37 |
| 00:01 | UC Santa Barbara | Gary Davis hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 25-37 |
| 00:00 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Kalinowski grabs the board | 25-37 |