| Lineup | VMI | PG - Allen Cohn (fresh) SG - Ken Sylva (fresh) SF - Kenneth Daley (fresh) PF - James Stewart (fresh) C - Max Rouse (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Eric Helton (fresh) SG - Willie Chasse (fresh) SF - Arnold Michalak (fresh) PF - Jerry Nishida (fresh) C - Will Frisch (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UC Santa Barbara | Jerry Nishida wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:47 | UC Santa Barbara | Kenneth Daley is called for the reach on Jerry Nishida - foul #1 on Kenneth Daley, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | UC Santa Barbara | A charge is called on Will Frisch - foul #1 on Will Frisch, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | VMI | James Stewart throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | UC Santa Barbara | Allen Cohn is called for the reach on Will Frisch - foul #1 on Allen Cohn, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | UC Santa Barbara | Willie Chasse comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | UC Santa Barbara | Jerry Nishida pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:35 | UC Santa Barbara | Will Frisch misses long on a jump hook from close range | 0-0 |
| 18:34 | UC Santa Barbara | Eric Helton tips it but misses | 0-0 |
| 18:32 | VMI | Ken Sylva pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:13 | VMI | Ken Sylva misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-0 |
| 18:11 | UC Santa Barbara | Jerry Nishida snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 17:57 | UC Santa Barbara | Will Frisch clanks a floater from the right block but the foul's on Max Rouse - foul #1 on Max Rouse, team foul #3 | 0-0 |
| 17:57 | UC Santa Barbara | Will Frisch makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 17:57 | UC Santa Barbara | Will Frisch makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 17:42 | VMI | Ken Sylva is fouled on the floor by Eric Helton - foul #1 on Eric Helton, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Theodore Clemens (SF) Arnold Michalak | |
| 17:30 | VMI | Ken Sylva is fouled on the floor by Eric Helton - foul #2 on Eric Helton, team foul #3 | 0-2 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Howell (PG) Eric Helton | |
| 17:10 | VMI | Max Rouse comes up short on the jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Willie Chasse - foul #1 on Willie Chasse, team foul #4 | 0-2 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Joseph Costello (SF), Edward Mantz (PF), George Gibson (C) Willie Chasse, Jerry Nishida, Will Frisch | |
| 17:10 | VMI | Max Rouse makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 17:10 | VMI | Max Rouse makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 16:55 | UC Santa Barbara | Theodore Clemens misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 2-2 |
| 16:53 | UC Santa Barbara | Edward Mantz snags the offensive board | 2-2 |
| 16:33 | UC Santa Barbara | Edward Mantz connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-5 |
| 16:27 | VMI | Ken Sylva is hacked by Theodore Clemens in the backcourt - foul #1 on Theodore Clemens, team foul #5 | 2-5 |
| Subs | VMI | Brian Tanner (SF), Joseph Hill (PF), Jack Jones (C) Kenneth Daley, James Stewart, Max Rouse | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 16:16 | VMI | Brian Tanner can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 2-5 |
| 16:14 | UC Santa Barbara | George Gibson pulls down the rebound | 2-5 |
| 16:02 | UC Santa Barbara | Joseph Costello is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Joseph Costello, team foul #6 | 2-5 |
| Subs | VMI | Roger Madrigal (C) Allen Cohn | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Willie Chasse (SG), Arnold Michalak (SF), Jerry Nishida (PF), Will Frisch (C) Theodore Clemens, Joseph Costello, Edward Mantz, George Gibson | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Brian Tanner (fresh) SG - Ken Sylva (fresh) SF - Joseph Hill (fresh) PF - Jack Jones (fresh) C - Roger Madrigal (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Paul Howell (fresh) SG - Willie Chasse (fresh) SF - Arnold Michalak (fresh) PF - Jerry Nishida (fresh) 2 reb. C - Will Frisch (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:49 | VMI | Jack Jones misses the runner from close range | 2-5 |
| 15:48 | UC Santa Barbara | Will Frisch gets the rebound | 2-5 |
| 15:42 | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Howell misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 2-5 |
| 15:40 | VMI | Joseph Hill snags the defensive board | 2-5 |
| 15:34 | VMI | Joseph Hill banks in the layup | 4-5 |
| 15:11 | UC Santa Barbara | Jerry Nishida makes the shot from just outside the lane and the foul's on Ken Sylva - foul #1 on Ken Sylva, team foul #4 | 4-7 |
| Subs | VMI | Kenneth Daley (SF), James Stewart (PF), Max Rouse (C) Ken Sylva, Jack Jones, Roger Madrigal | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Theodore Clemens (PG) Paul Howell | |
| 15:11 | UC Santa Barbara | Jerry Nishida makes the free throw | 4-8 |
| 14:54 | VMI | Brian Tanner drills a runner in the lane and the foul's on Theodore Clemens - foul #2 on Theodore Clemens, team foul #7 | 6-8 |
| Subs | VMI | Allen Cohn (PG) Joseph Hill | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Roger Mercer (PG), Joseph Costello (SF), Edward Mantz (PF) Theodore Clemens, Arnold Michalak, Jerry Nishida | |
| 14:54 | VMI | Brian Tanner makes the free throw | 7-8 |
| 14:40 | UC Santa Barbara | Willie Chasse misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 7-8 |
| 14:38 | VMI | Kenneth Daley grabs the board | 7-8 |
| 14:34 | VMI | Kenneth Daley misses long on a shot near the basket | 7-8 |
| 14:32 | VMI | James Stewart tips it back up and in | 9-8 |
| 14:15 | UC Santa Barbara | Willie Chasse throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-8 |
| Subs | VMI | Joseph Hill (SG) Brian Tanner | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Howell (PG), James Hopkins (SG), George Gibson (C) Roger Mercer, Willie Chasse, Will Frisch | |
| 14:05 | VMI | Joseph Hill comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 9-8 |
| 14:04 | VMI | James Stewart snags the offensive board | 9-8 |
| 13:53 | VMI | Joseph Hill makes the wide open 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Kenneth Daley | 12-8 |
| 13:36 | UC Santa Barbara | James Stewart picks off the pass by James Hopkins | 12-8 |
| 13:18 | VMI | James Stewart banks in the layup | 14-8 |
| 13:01 | UC Santa Barbara | Edward Mantz comes up short on the runner from close range | 14-8 |
| 13:00 | VMI | Max Rouse snags the defensive board | 14-8 |
| 12:48 | VMI | James Hopkins steals the ball from Kenneth Daley | 14-8 |
| 12:45 | UC Santa Barbara | James Hopkins banks in the layup | 14-10 |
| 12:25 | VMI | Allen Cohn hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 14-10 |
| 12:23 | UC Santa Barbara | George Gibson grabs the board | 14-10 |
| 12:13 | UC Santa Barbara | James Hopkins hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 14-10 |
| 12:12 | UC Santa Barbara | George Gibson hits the follow up shot | 14-12 |
| 11:57 | VMI | Allen Cohn clanks a shot from the left side | 14-12 |
| 11:56 | UC Santa Barbara | Edward Mantz pulls down the rebound | 14-12 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Allen Cohn (fairly fresh) SG - Joseph Hill (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kenneth Daley (fairly fresh) PF - James Stewart (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Max Rouse (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Paul Howell (fairly fresh) SG - James Hopkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Costello (fairly fresh) PF - Edward Mantz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - George Gibson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:29 | UC Santa Barbara | Edward Mantz throws it down on a nice dish by James Hopkins | 14-14 |
| 11:05 | VMI | Max Rouse makes the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Allen Cohn | 16-14 |
| 10:54 | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Howell hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 16-14 |
| 10:52 | VMI | Joseph Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 16-14 |
| 10:32 | VMI | Kenneth Daley is open and buries a jump hook in the paint | 18-14 |
| 10:07 | UC Santa Barbara | Edward Mantz is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Daley - foul #2 on Kenneth Daley, team foul #5 | 18-14 |
| Subs | VMI | Brian Tanner (PG), Ken Sylva (SG), Claude Funk (SF), Jack Jones (PF), Roger Madrigal (C) Allen Cohn, Joseph Hill, Kenneth Daley, James Stewart, Max Rouse | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Roger Mercer (PG), Willie Chasse (SG), Arnold Michalak (SF), Jerry Nishida (PF), Will Frisch (C) Paul Howell, James Hopkins, Joseph Costello, Edward Mantz, George Gibson | |
| 09:55 | UC Santa Barbara | Arnold Michalak is fouled on the floor by Claude Funk - foul #1 on Claude Funk, team foul #6 | 18-14 |
| 09:44 | UC Santa Barbara | Roger Mercer knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Will Frisch | 18-17 |
| 09:37 | VMI | Brian Tanner's pass is intercepted by Jerry Nishida in the backcourt | 18-17 |
| 09:18 | UC Santa Barbara | Willie Chasse hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Roger Mercer | 18-19 |
| 09:03 | VMI | Brian Tanner is denied on a layup by Jerry Nishida | 18-19 |
| 09:01 | UC Santa Barbara | Will Frisch pulls down the rebound | 18-19 |
| 08:48 | UC Santa Barbara | Will Frisch dunks the ball on a great pass from Jerry Nishida | 18-21 |
| 08:40 | VMI | Roger Madrigal is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 18-21 |
| 08:39 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to Will Frisch | 18-21 |
| 08:21 | UC Santa Barbara | Arnold Michalak misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 18-21 |
| 08:20 | VMI | Brian Tanner gets the rebound | 18-21 |
| 08:16 | VMI | Brian Tanner comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 18-21 |
| 08:15 | VMI | Brian Tanner misses the tip | 18-21 |
| 08:13 | VMI | Roger Madrigal tips it home | 20-21 |
| 08:07 | UC Santa Barbara | The jump hook by Arnold Michalak is blocked by Roger Madrigal | 20-21 |
| 08:05 | UC Santa Barbara | Roger Mercer hits the follow up shot | 20-23 |
| 07:44 | VMI | Ken Sylva's floater is tipped away by Will Frisch | 20-23 |
| 07:43 | VMI | Roger Madrigal hits the follow up shot | 22-23 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Brian Tanner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ken Sylva (fairly fresh) SF - Claude Funk (fairly fresh) PF - Jack Jones (fairly fresh) C - Roger Madrigal (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Roger Mercer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willie Chasse (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Arnold Michalak (fairly fresh) PF - Jerry Nishida (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Will Frisch (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:20 | UC Santa Barbara | Will Frisch makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Willie Chasse | 22-25 |
| 07:08 | VMI | Brian Tanner clanks a floater in the lane | 22-25 |
| 07:07 | UC Santa Barbara | Will Frisch snags the defensive board | 22-25 |
| 06:41 | UC Santa Barbara | Jerry Nishida loses the dribble to Claude Funk | 22-25 |
| 06:17 | VMI | Claude Funk misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 22-25 |
| 06:15 | UC Santa Barbara | Willie Chasse gets the rebound | 22-25 |
| 05:57 | UC Santa Barbara | Will Frisch buries a jump hook from the left block set up by Roger Mercer and he's fouled by Roger Madrigal - foul #1 on Roger Madrigal, team foul #7 | 22-27 |
| Subs | VMI | Allen Cohn (PG), William Hecht (SG), Joseph Hill (SF), James Stewart (PF), John Hill (C) Brian Tanner, Ken Sylva, Claude Funk, Jack Jones, Roger Madrigal | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Howell (PG), James Hopkins (SG), Edward Mantz (PF) Roger Mercer, Willie Chasse, Jerry Nishida | |
| 05:57 | UC Santa Barbara | Will Frisch makes the free throw | 22-28 |
| 05:43 | VMI | John Hill is whistled for a carry | 22-28 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | George Gibson (C) Will Frisch | |
| 05:35 | UC Santa Barbara | Arnold Michalak's pass is intercepted by Allen Cohn | 22-28 |
| 05:32 | VMI | Allen Cohn lays it in | 24-28 |
| 05:17 | UC Santa Barbara | James Hopkins is fouled on the floor by Joseph Hill - foul #1 on Joseph Hill, team foul #8 | 24-28 |
| 05:17 | UC Santa Barbara | James Hopkins makes the 1st free throw | 24-29 |
| 05:17 | UC Santa Barbara | James Hopkins makes the 2nd free throw | 24-30 |
| 05:04 | VMI | Joseph Hill misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-30 |
| 05:02 | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Howell grabs the defensive rebound | 24-30 |
| 04:37 | UC Santa Barbara | James Hopkins's fadeaway is rejected by James Stewart | 24-30 |
| 04:36 | UC Santa Barbara | George Gibson misses the tip | 24-30 |
| 04:34 | VMI | James Stewart snags the defensive board | 24-30 |
| 04:31 | VMI | James Stewart loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-30 |
| Subs | VMI | Ken Sylva (SG) Allen Cohn | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Joseph Costello (SF) Arnold Michalak | |
| 04:12 | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Howell hits a jumpshot from the left side set up by Edward Mantz | 24-32 |
| 03:48 | VMI | Ken Sylva is hacked by George Gibson - foul #1 on George Gibson, team foul #8 | 24-32 |
| Subs | VMI | Allen Cohn (PG), Kenneth Daley (SF), Max Rouse (C) William Hecht, James Stewart, John Hill | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Eric Helton (PG), Willie Chasse (SG), Theodore Clemens (SF), Will Frisch (C) Paul Howell, James Hopkins, Edward Mantz, George Gibson | |
| 03:48 | VMI | Ken Sylva makes the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 03:48 | VMI | Ken Sylva makes the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| 03:40 | UC Santa Barbara | Theodore Clemens travels with the ball | 26-32 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Allen Cohn (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ken Sylva (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kenneth Daley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Hill (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Max Rouse (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Eric Helton (fresh) SG - Willie Chasse (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Theodore Clemens (fresh) PF - Joseph Costello (fresh) C - Will Frisch (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:23 | VMI | Allen Cohn is hacked by Will Frisch - foul #2 on Will Frisch, team foul #9 | 26-32 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Jerry Nishida (PF) Joseph Costello | |
| 03:23 | VMI | Allen Cohn makes the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 03:23 | VMI | Allen Cohn makes the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 03:12 | UC Santa Barbara | Eric Helton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-32 |
| 03:11 | VMI | The rebound goes to Max Rouse | 28-32 |
| 02:57 | VMI | Joseph Hill makes the floater from the right block set up by Allen Cohn | 30-32 |
| 02:46 | UC Santa Barbara | Will Frisch misses short on a shot in the paint | 30-32 |
| 02:44 | VMI | Kenneth Daley grabs the board | 30-32 |
| 02:39 | VMI | Ken Sylva comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-32 |
| 02:37 | VMI | Max Rouse tips it back up and in | 32-32 |
| 02:19 | UC Santa Barbara | Eric Helton misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-32 |
| 02:18 | UC Santa Barbara | Theodore Clemens hits the follow up shot | 32-34 |
| 01:58 | VMI | Joseph Hill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-34 |
| Subs | VMI | William Hecht (PG), Brian Tanner (SG), James Stewart (PF), John Hill (C) Allen Cohn, Ken Sylva, Joseph Hill, Max Rouse | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | James Hopkins (SG), Joseph Costello (SF), Edward Mantz (PF), George Gibson (C) Willie Chasse, Theodore Clemens, Jerry Nishida, Will Frisch | |
| 01:33 | UC Santa Barbara | George Gibson misses the lay-in | 32-34 |
| 01:31 | VMI | Kenneth Daley gets the rebound | 32-34 |
| 01:26 | VMI | James Hopkins steps in front of the William Hecht pass in the backcourt | 32-34 |
| 01:13 | UC Santa Barbara | James Hopkins hits a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Eric Helton and he's fouled by James Stewart - foul #1 on James Stewart, team foul #9 | 32-36 |
| Subs | VMI | Claude Funk (SF) Kenneth Daley | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Howell (PG) Eric Helton | |
| 01:13 | UC Santa Barbara | James Hopkins makes the free throw | 32-37 |
| 01:04 | VMI | William Hecht hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 32-37 |
| 01:02 | VMI | The offensive rebound goes to Claude Funk | 32-37 |
| 00:41 | VMI | Edward Mantz swats the layup by James Stewart | 32-37 |
| 00:40 | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Howell grabs the board | 32-37 |
| 00:14 | UC Santa Barbara | Edward Mantz can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Brian Tanner - foul #1 on Brian Tanner, team foul #10 | 32-37 |
| Subs | VMI | Allen Cohn (PG), Ken Sylva (SG), Roger Madrigal (PF), Max Rouse (C) William Hecht, Brian Tanner, James Stewart, John Hill | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Eric Helton (PG), Willie Chasse (SG), Theodore Clemens (SF), Jerry Nishida (PF) Paul Howell, James Hopkins, Joseph Costello, George Gibson | |
| 00:14 | UC Santa Barbara | Edward Mantz misses the 1st free throw | 32-37 |
| 00:14 | UC Santa Barbara | Edward Mantz misses the 2nd free throw | 32-37 |
| 00:14 | VMI | Roger Madrigal grabs the board | 32-37 |
| 00:00 | VMI | Roger Madrigal is denied on a layup by Jerry Nishida | 32-37 |