| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Gaston Thompson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Miller (fresh) SF - Walter Williams (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Harley Smith (fresh) 5 pts. C - Arnold Morrison (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Mark Oliver (fresh) SG - David Glisson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Dalton (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dan Monroe (fresh) 6 pts. C - Stephen Dixon (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Utah State | Patrick Dalton inbounds the ball | 29-25 |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:35 | Utah State | Dan Monroe scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 29-27 |
| 19:30 | UC Santa Barbara | Walter Williams's pass is intercepted by Patrick Dalton in the backcourt | 29-27 |
| 19:13 | Utah State | Stephen Dixon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 29-27 |
| 19:11 | UC Santa Barbara | Gaston Thompson snags the defensive board | 29-27 |
| 18:49 | UC Santa Barbara | Gaston Thompson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-27 |
| 18:48 | Utah State | Patrick Dalton gets the rebound | 29-27 |
| 18:20 | Utah State | John Miller steals the ball from David Glisson | 29-27 |
| 18:17 | UC Santa Barbara | Arnold Morrison's pass is intercepted by Dan Monroe in the backcourt | 29-27 |
| 17:52 | Utah State | Dan Monroe buries a floater in the lane set up by Patrick Dalton and he's fouled by Arnold Morrison - foul #2 on Arnold Morrison, team foul #1 | 29-29 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Eugene Rogers (SG), Bruce Thomas (SF) John Miller, Walter Williams | |
| Subs | Utah State | Linwood Kilgore (PG) Mark Oliver | |
| 17:52 | Utah State | Dan Monroe misses the free throw | 29-29 |
| 17:52 | UC Santa Barbara | Harley Smith gets the rebound | 29-29 |
| 17:27 | UC Santa Barbara | Gaston Thompson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-29 |
| 17:26 | UC Santa Barbara | Arnold Morrison tips it in | 31-29 |
| 17:10 | Utah State | Linwood Kilgore misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 31-29 |
| 17:09 | UC Santa Barbara | Bruce Thomas gets the rebound | 31-29 |
| 16:54 | UC Santa Barbara | David Glisson is called for the reach on Arnold Morrison - foul #3 on David Glisson, team foul #1 | 31-29 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Bradley Lamon (PF), Henry Hodges (C) Harley Smith, Arnold Morrison | |
| Subs | Utah State | Mark Oliver (PG), John Lavender (SF) Linwood Kilgore, Patrick Dalton | |
| 16:29 | UC Santa Barbara | Gaston Thompson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-29 |
| 16:27 | UC Santa Barbara | Henry Hodges tips it back up and in | 33-29 |
| 16:07 | Utah State | Dan Monroe hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 33-29 |
| 16:06 | UC Santa Barbara | Bruce Thomas pulls down the rebound | 33-29 |
| 15:47 | UC Santa Barbara | Eugene Rogers clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-29 |
| 15:46 | UC Santa Barbara | Henry Hodges tips it back up and in | 35-29 |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Gaston Thompson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eugene Rogers (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bruce Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bradley Lamon (fresh) C - Henry Hodges (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Mark Oliver (fresh) SG - David Glisson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Lavender (fresh) PF - Dan Monroe (fairly fresh) 10 pts. C - Stephen Dixon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Utah State | David Glisson makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Mark Oliver | 35-32 |
| 15:00 | UC Santa Barbara | Bruce Thomas double dribbles | 35-32 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Steven Street (PG), John Miller (SG), Walter Williams (SF), Harley Smith (PF), Arnold Morrison (C) Gaston Thompson, Eugene Rogers, Bruce Thomas, Bradley Lamon, Henry Hodges | |
| Subs | Utah State | Linwood Kilgore (PG), Patrick Dalton (SF) Mark Oliver, John Lavender | |
| 14:36 | Utah State | Linwood Kilgore misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-32 |
| 14:34 | Utah State | Stephen Dixon tips it home | 35-34 |
| 14:05 | UC Santa Barbara | Walter Williams makes the turnaround in the lane set up by Steven Street | 37-34 |
| 13:43 | Utah State | The pull-up jumper by David Glisson is blocked by Arnold Morrison | 37-34 |
| 13:42 | Utah State | Dan Monroe snags the offensive board | 37-34 |
| 13:34 | Utah State | Stephen Dixon can't finish the layup | 37-34 |
| 13:33 | UC Santa Barbara | Walter Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 13:29 | UC Santa Barbara | David Glisson takes the ball from Steven Street in the backcourt | 37-34 |
| 13:27 | Utah State | Patrick Dalton lays it up and in on a great pass from David Glisson | 37-36 |
| 13:06 | UC Santa Barbara | Steven Street is by himself and knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Harley Smith | 40-36 |
| 12:47 | Utah State | Stephen Dixon misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-36 |
| 12:45 | UC Santa Barbara | John Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 12:29 | UC Santa Barbara | Arnold Morrison hits a jumper from the left block | 42-36 |
| 12:05 | Utah State | Dan Monroe connects on the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Linwood Kilgore | 42-38 |
| 12:03 | UC Santa Barbara | David Glisson is called for the reach on Walter Williams in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Glisson, team foul #2 | 42-38 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Gaston Thompson (PG), Eugene Rogers (SG), Bruce Thomas (SF), Bradley Lamon (PF), Henry Hodges (C) Steven Street, John Miller, Walter Williams, Harley Smith, Arnold Morrison | |
| Subs | Utah State | Mark Oliver (PG), John Lavender (SF), Oliver Wright (PF) Linwood Kilgore, Patrick Dalton, Dan Monroe | |
| 11:45 | UC Santa Barbara | Gaston Thompson buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Bruce Thomas | 44-38 |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Gaston Thompson (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eugene Rogers (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bruce Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Bradley Lamon (fresh) C - Henry Hodges (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Mark Oliver (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Glisson (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - John Lavender (fresh) PF - Oliver Wright (fresh) C - Stephen Dixon (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Utah State | Stephen Dixon drills a runner from the left block set up by David Glisson | 44-40 |
| 11:13 | UC Santa Barbara | Eugene Rogers travels in the backcourt | 44-40 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Elliot Hosford (SG) David Glisson | |
| 10:58 | Utah State | Bruce Thomas steals it from Stephen Dixon | 44-40 |
| 10:35 | UC Santa Barbara | Gaston Thompson's floater is tipped away by Stephen Dixon | 44-40 |
| 10:33 | UC Santa Barbara | Bradley Lamon tips it back up and in | 46-40 |
| 10:11 | Utah State | John Lavender is hacked by Eugene Rogers - foul #1 on Eugene Rogers, team foul #2 | 46-40 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Harley Smith (PF), Arnold Morrison (C) Bradley Lamon, Henry Hodges | |
| Subs | Utah State | David Glisson (SG), Patrick Dalton (SF), Dan Monroe (PF) Elliot Hosford, John Lavender, Oliver Wright | |
| 09:51 | Utah State | David Glisson comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 46-40 |
| 09:49 | UC Santa Barbara | Harley Smith snags the defensive board | 46-40 |
| 09:32 | UC Santa Barbara | Eugene Rogers loses the dribble to Mark Oliver | 46-40 |
| 09:03 | Utah State | Patrick Dalton misses long on a jumper from the right side | 46-40 |
| 09:01 | UC Santa Barbara | Bruce Thomas snags the defensive board | 46-40 |
| 08:58 | UC Santa Barbara | Eugene Rogers is hacked by David Glisson in the backcourt - foul #5 on David Glisson, team foul #3 | 46-40 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Steven Street (PG), John Miller (SG), Walter Williams (SF) Gaston Thompson, Eugene Rogers, Bruce Thomas | |
| Subs | Utah State | Linwood Kilgore (PG), Elliot Hosford (SG) Mark Oliver, David Glisson | |
| 08:37 | UC Santa Barbara | Harley Smith scores on a jump hook near the basket and he's hacked by Patrick Dalton - foul #3 on Patrick Dalton, team foul #4 | 48-40 |
| 08:37 | UC Santa Barbara | Harley Smith misses the free throw | 48-40 |
| 08:37 | Utah State | Dan Monroe pulls down the rebound | 48-40 |
| 08:15 | Utah State | The short jumper by Dan Monroe is denied by Harley Smith | 48-40 |
| 08:13 | UC Santa Barbara | Harley Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 48-40 |
| 08:07 | UC Santa Barbara | Elliot Hosford steps in front of the John Miller pass in the backcourt | 48-40 |
| 07:53 | Utah State | Arnold Morrison is called for the reach on Linwood Kilgore - foul #3 on Arnold Morrison, team foul #3 | 48-40 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Gaston Thompson (PG), Bradley Lamon (PF) Steven Street, Harley Smith | |
| Subs | Utah State | John Lavender (SF), Oliver Wright (PF) Patrick Dalton, Dan Monroe | |
| 07:33 | Utah State | Stephen Dixon is whistled for traveling | 48-40 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Henry Hodges (C) Arnold Morrison | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Gaston Thompson (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Miller (fresh) SF - Walter Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bradley Lamon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Henry Hodges (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Linwood Kilgore (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Elliot Hosford (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Lavender (fresh) PF - Oliver Wright (fresh) C - Stephen Dixon (tired) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:06 | UC Santa Barbara | Linwood Kilgore is called for the reach on John Miller - foul #1 on Linwood Kilgore, team foul #5 | 48-40 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Bruce Thomas (SF) Walter Williams | |
| Subs | Utah State | Mark Oliver (PG), Patrick Dalton (SF) Linwood Kilgore, John Lavender | |
| 06:54 | UC Santa Barbara | Bradley Lamon misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 48-40 |
| 06:52 | Utah State | Patrick Dalton gets the rebound | 48-40 |
| 06:45 | Utah State | Stephen Dixon makes the driving attempt from the baseline | 48-42 |
| 06:23 | UC Santa Barbara | Bradley Lamon scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by John Miller | 50-42 |
| 05:54 | Utah State | Stephen Dixon can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 50-42 |
| 05:53 | UC Santa Barbara | Bruce Thomas gets the rebound | 50-42 |
| 05:53 | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-42 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Walter Williams (SF), Harley Smith (PF), Arnold Morrison (C) Bruce Thomas, Bradley Lamon, Henry Hodges | |
| Subs | Utah State | Dan Monroe (PF) Oliver Wright | |
| 05:36 | UC Santa Barbara | Walter Williams makes the floater from the right wing on a great pass from John Miller | 52-42 |
| 05:11 | Utah State | Stephen Dixon misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 52-42 |
| 05:10 | UC Santa Barbara | Walter Williams snags the defensive board | 52-42 |
| 04:48 | UC Santa Barbara | Arnold Morrison hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 52-42 |
| 04:46 | Utah State | Patrick Dalton snags the defensive board | 52-42 |
| 04:17 | Utah State | Stephen Dixon misses the jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Gaston Thompson - foul #2 on Gaston Thompson, team foul #4 | 52-42 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Eugene Rogers (SG) John Miller | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 04:17 | Utah State | Stephen Dixon makes the 1st free throw | 52-43 |
| 04:17 | Utah State | Stephen Dixon makes the 2nd free throw | 52-44 |
| 03:48 | UC Santa Barbara | Arnold Morrison is hacked by Stephen Dixon - foul #1 on Stephen Dixon, team foul #6 | 52-44 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Bruce Thomas (SF) Walter Williams | |
| Subs | Utah State | Linwood Kilgore (PG), John Lavender (SF) Mark Oliver, Patrick Dalton | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:29 | UC Santa Barbara | Harley Smith drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Eugene Rogers | 54-44 |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Gaston Thompson (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eugene Rogers (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bruce Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Harley Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Arnold Morrison (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Linwood Kilgore (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Elliot Hosford (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Lavender (fresh) PF - Dan Monroe (tiring) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Dixon (tired) 16 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:13 | Utah State | Arnold Morrison takes the ball from Dan Monroe | 54-44 |
| 02:45 | UC Santa Barbara | Harley Smith misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 54-44 |
| 02:43 | Utah State | Dan Monroe gets the rebound | 54-44 |
| 02:28 | Utah State | Linwood Kilgore misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-44 |
| 02:26 | UC Santa Barbara | Harley Smith snags the defensive board | 54-44 |
| 02:04 | UC Santa Barbara | Eugene Rogers scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Arnold Morrison | 57-44 |
| 01:43 | Utah State | Linwood Kilgore knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Dan Monroe | 57-47 |
| 01:41 | UC Santa Barbara | Bruce Thomas is fouled in the backcourt by Dan Monroe - foul #1 on Dan Monroe, team foul #7 | 57-47 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Steven Street (SG), Bradley Lamon (PF), Henry Hodges (C) Gaston Thompson, Harley Smith, Arnold Morrison | |
| Subs | Utah State | Oliver Wright (PF), John Bumgarner (C) Dan Monroe, Stephen Dixon | |
| 01:41 | UC Santa Barbara | Bruce Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 57-47 |
| 01:41 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Elliot Hosford | 57-47 |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:26 | Utah State | Linwood Kilgore throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-47 |
| 01:04 | UC Santa Barbara | Eugene Rogers connects on the shot from the right side set up by Steven Street | 59-47 |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Utah State | Bruce Thomas steps in front of the Linwood Kilgore pass | 59-47 |
| 00:54 | UC Santa Barbara | Eugene Rogers can't finish the layup | 59-47 |
| 00:52 | Utah State | The rebound goes to John Bumgarner | 59-47 |
| 00:46 | Utah State | Linwood Kilgore misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-47 |
| 00:44 | Utah State | Linwood Kilgore grabs the offensive rebound | 59-47 |
| 00:40 | Utah State | Linwood Kilgore knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Elliot Hosford and the foul's on Bradley Lamon - foul #1 on Bradley Lamon, team foul #5 | 59-49 |
| 00:40 | Utah State | Linwood Kilgore makes the free throw | 59-50 |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:37 | UC Santa Barbara | Linwood Kilgore is called for the reach on Bradley Lamon in the backcourt - foul #2 on Linwood Kilgore, team foul #8 | 59-50 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Gaston Thompson (PG), John Miller (SG), Arnold Morrison (C) Eugene Rogers, Steven Street, Henry Hodges | |
| Subs | Utah State | Mark Oliver (PG), Patrick Dalton (SF), Dan Monroe (PF), Stephen Dixon (C) Linwood Kilgore, John Lavender, Oliver Wright, John Bumgarner | |
| 00:37 | UC Santa Barbara | Bradley Lamon makes the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 00:37 | UC Santa Barbara | Bradley Lamon misses the 2nd free throw | 60-50 |
| 00:37 | Utah State | Stephen Dixon snags the defensive board | 60-50 |
| 00:31 | Utah State | Stephen Dixon misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-50 |
| 00:29 | UC Santa Barbara | Bruce Thomas gets the rebound | 60-50 |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | UC Santa Barbara | Gaston Thompson runs out the clock | 60-50 |