| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Gary Battle (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Angel Marino (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Danny Toms (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Stephenson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Jimmy Reese (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - William James (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Worley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Allen (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Saeed Abdullai (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UC Santa Barbara | John Brooks inbounds the ball | 42-35 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:41 | UC Santa Barbara | John Brooks drills a jumpshot from the free throw line | 42-37 |
| 19:32 | Utah State | Danny Toms lays it in on a great pass from Gary Battle | 44-37 |
| 19:12 | UC Santa Barbara | Richard Allen misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 44-37 |
| 19:10 | Utah State | Angel Marino pulls down the rebound | 44-37 |
| 18:53 | Utah State | John Brooks is called for the reach on Gary Battle - foul #1 on John Brooks, team foul #1 | 44-37 |
| 18:43 | Utah State | Kenneth Stephenson clanks a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Richard Allen - foul #2 on Richard Allen, team foul #2 | 44-37 |
| 18:43 | Utah State | Kenneth Stephenson makes the 1st free throw | 45-37 |
| 18:43 | Utah State | Kenneth Stephenson misses the 2nd free throw | 45-37 |
| 18:43 | UC Santa Barbara | Saeed Abdullai gets the rebound | 45-37 |
| 18:26 | UC Santa Barbara | Richard Allen double dribbles | 45-37 |
| 18:13 | Utah State | Jimmy Reese knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 47-37 |
| 17:55 | UC Santa Barbara | Richard Allen clanks a shot from the left side | 47-37 |
| 17:53 | Utah State | Jimmy Reese snags the defensive board | 47-37 |
| 17:47 | Utah State | Angel Marino misses long on a jumper near the basket | 47-37 |
| 17:46 | Utah State | Gary Battle tips it in | 49-37 |
| 17:41 | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Worley connects on the open jump hook in the paint on a great pass from William James out of a doubleteam | 49-39 |
| 17:31 | Utah State | Gary Battle misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 49-39 |
| 17:29 | Utah State | Jimmy Reese gets the offensive rebound | 49-39 |
| 17:21 | Utah State | Jimmy Reese can't finish the layup | 49-39 |
| 17:19 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to Ronald Worley | 49-39 |
| 17:02 | UC Santa Barbara | Richard Allen drills a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from John Brooks | 49-41 |
| 16:43 | Utah State | Kenneth Stephenson's floater is knocked away by Saeed Abdullai | 49-41 |
| 16:42 | Utah State | Angel Marino can't tip it in | 49-41 |
| 16:40 | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Worley grabs the defensive rebound | 49-41 |
| 16:30 | UC Santa Barbara | Saeed Abdullai throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-41 |
| Subs | Utah State | James Mar (PG), Jin Chio (SG), Mwamba Abdulkarim (SF), Scott Dixon (PF), Robby Brown (C) Gary Battle, Angel Marino, Danny Toms, Kenneth Stephenson, Jimmy Reese | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Hugh Nardone (SG), Noel Moorman (SF), Alberto Bruno (C) Ronald Worley, John Brooks, Saeed Abdullai | |
| 16:05 | Utah State | Jin Chio is hacked by Hugh Nardone - foul #1 on Hugh Nardone, team foul #3 | 49-41 |
| 15:53 | Utah State | Scott Dixon can't finish the layup | 49-41 |
| 15:52 | Utah State | Robby Brown misses the tip | 49-41 |
| 15:51 | UC Santa Barbara | Noel Moorman grabs the defensive rebound | 49-41 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - James Mar (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jin Chio (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mwamba Abdulkarim (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Scott Dixon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Robby Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - William James (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Hugh Nardone (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Noel Moorman (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Richard Allen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Alberto Bruno (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:36 | UC Santa Barbara | Alberto Bruno loses the dribble to Robby Brown | 49-41 |
| 15:26 | Utah State | Hugh Nardone is called for the reach on Jin Chio - foul #2 on Hugh Nardone, team foul #4 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Utah State | Kenneth Stephenson (PF) Robby Brown | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 15:08 | Utah State | Jin Chio hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-41 |
| 15:07 | UC Santa Barbara | Noel Moorman pulls down the rebound | 49-41 |
| 14:47 | UC Santa Barbara | Noel Moorman is hacked by Scott Dixon - foul #3 on Scott Dixon, team foul #1 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Utah State | Gary Battle (PG) James Mar | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Worley (SG), John Brooks (SF) Hugh Nardone, Noel Moorman | |
| 14:33 | UC Santa Barbara | Alberto Bruno travels with the ball | 49-41 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | James Johnson (PF), Saeed Abdullai (C) Richard Allen, Alberto Bruno | |
| 14:25 | Utah State | Scott Dixon double dribbles | 49-41 |
| Subs | Utah State | James Mar (SG) Jin Chio | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 14:06 | UC Santa Barbara | John Brooks makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-44 |
| 13:44 | Utah State | Kenneth Stephenson can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 49-44 |
| 13:42 | UC Santa Barbara | James Johnson grabs the board | 49-44 |
| 13:22 | UC Santa Barbara | William James splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 49-44 |
| 13:21 | UC Santa Barbara | The offensive rebound goes to Saeed Abdullai | 49-44 |
| 13:05 | UC Santa Barbara | Mwamba Abdulkarim is called for the reach on William James - foul #1 on Mwamba Abdulkarim, team foul #2 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Utah State | Angel Marino (SG), Danny Toms (SF), Jimmy Reese (C) James Mar, Mwamba Abdulkarim, Scott Dixon | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Andrew Zinkl (PG), Hugh Nardone (SG), Richard Allen (PF), Alberto Bruno (C) William James, Ronald Worley, James Johnson, Saeed Abdullai | |
| 12:41 | UC Santa Barbara | Richard Allen connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Andrew Zinkl | 49-46 |
| 12:22 | Utah State | Kenneth Stephenson connects on the shot from just outside the lane set up by Gary Battle and he's fouled by Alberto Bruno - foul #1 on Alberto Bruno, team foul #5 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Noel Moorman (SF) John Brooks | |
| 12:22 | Utah State | Kenneth Stephenson makes the free throw | 52-46 |
| 12:11 | UC Santa Barbara | Richard Allen hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Kenneth Stephenson - foul #1 on Kenneth Stephenson, team foul #3 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Utah State | James Mar (PG) Gary Battle | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 12:11 | UC Santa Barbara | Richard Allen makes the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 12:11 | UC Santa Barbara | Richard Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 12:01 | Utah State | Kenneth Stephenson scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jimmy Reese | 54-48 |
| 11:37 | UC Santa Barbara | Hugh Nardone connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Noel Moorman | 54-51 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - James Mar (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Angel Marino (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Danny Toms (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Stephenson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. C - Jimmy Reese (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Andrew Zinkl (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Hugh Nardone (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Noel Moorman (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. PF - Richard Allen (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - Alberto Bruno (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:27 | Utah State | Kenneth Stephenson drills a turnaround from the baseline | 56-51 |
| 11:10 | UC Santa Barbara | Richard Allen hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 56-51 |
| 11:09 | UC Santa Barbara | Alberto Bruno pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-51 |
| 11:00 | UC Santa Barbara | Richard Allen can't finish the layup | 56-51 |
| 10:59 | Utah State | Kenneth Stephenson snags the defensive board | 56-51 |
| 10:42 | Utah State | Kenneth Stephenson misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 56-51 |
| 10:41 | UC Santa Barbara | Hugh Nardone grabs the board | 56-51 |
| 10:29 | UC Santa Barbara | Richard Allen can't connect on a runner near the basket | 56-51 |
| 10:27 | UC Santa Barbara | Richard Allen gets the offensive rebound | 56-51 |
| 10:13 | UC Santa Barbara | Richard Allen misses the floater from the left block | 56-51 |
| 10:12 | Utah State | James Mar grabs the board | 56-51 |
| 10:01 | Utah State | Danny Toms misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Alberto Bruno - foul #2 on Alberto Bruno, team foul #6 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Utah State | Gary Battle (PG), Jin Chio (SG), Scott Dixon (PF), Robby Brown (C) James Mar, Angel Marino, Kenneth Stephenson, Jimmy Reese | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | William James (PG), Ronald Worley (SG), John Brooks (SF), James Johnson (PF), Saeed Abdullai (C) Andrew Zinkl, Hugh Nardone, Noel Moorman, Richard Allen, Alberto Bruno | |
| 10:01 | Utah State | Danny Toms misses the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 10:01 | Utah State | Danny Toms makes the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 09:44 | UC Santa Barbara | William James connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by John Brooks | 57-54 |
| 09:28 | Utah State | Scott Dixon misses long on a jumper from the left block | 57-54 |
| 09:27 | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Worley pulls down the rebound | 57-54 |
| 09:06 | UC Santa Barbara | Saeed Abdullai's pass is intercepted by Scott Dixon | 57-54 |
| 08:43 | Utah State | Gary Battle knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 59-54 |
| 08:39 | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Worley misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-54 |
| 08:37 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Danny Toms | 59-54 |
| 08:30 | Utah State | Gary Battle misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 59-54 |
| 08:29 | Utah State | Robby Brown tips it home | 61-54 |
| 08:22 | UC Santa Barbara | Saeed Abdullai misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 61-54 |
| 08:21 | UC Santa Barbara | Saeed Abdullai tips it home | 61-56 |
| 08:08 | Utah State | Jin Chio is fouled on the floor by James Johnson - foul #3 on James Johnson, team foul #7 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Utah State | Mwamba Abdulkarim (SF), Jimmy Reese (C) Danny Toms, Robby Brown | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Noel Moorman (PF) James Johnson | |
| 08:08 | Utah State | Jin Chio makes the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 08:08 | Utah State | Jin Chio makes the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 07:48 | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Worley loses the dribble to Gary Battle | 63-56 |
| 07:36 | Utah State | Gary Battle makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 66-56 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Gary Battle (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Jin Chio (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mwamba Abdulkarim (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Scott Dixon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Jimmy Reese (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - William James (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Worley (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Brooks (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Noel Moorman (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Saeed Abdullai (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:11 | UC Santa Barbara | John Brooks is whistled for traveling | 66-56 |
| Subs | Utah State | James Mar (PG), Angel Marino (SG), Kenneth Stephenson (PF) Gary Battle, Jin Chio, Scott Dixon | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Hugh Nardone (SG), James Johnson (PF), Richard Allen (C) Ronald Worley, John Brooks, Saeed Abdullai | |
| 07:02 | Utah State | Kenneth Stephenson is hacked by James Johnson - foul #4 on James Johnson, team foul #8 | 66-56 |
| 07:02 | Utah State | Kenneth Stephenson makes the 1st free throw | 67-56 |
| 07:02 | Utah State | Kenneth Stephenson misses the 2nd free throw | 67-56 |
| 07:02 | UC Santa Barbara | Richard Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 67-56 |
| 06:57 | UC Santa Barbara | William James works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 67-56 |
| 06:56 | UC Santa Barbara | Richard Allen hits the follow up shot | 67-58 |
| 06:34 | Utah State | Jimmy Reese misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 67-58 |
| 06:33 | UC Santa Barbara | James Johnson grabs the board | 67-58 |
| 06:29 | UC Santa Barbara | Kenneth Stephenson is called for the reach on Noel Moorman - foul #2 on Kenneth Stephenson, team foul #4 | 67-58 |
| Subs | Utah State | Robby Brown (C) Jimmy Reese | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Alberto Bruno (C) James Johnson | |
| 06:10 | UC Santa Barbara | Richard Allen clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 67-58 |
| 06:09 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Mwamba Abdulkarim | 67-58 |
| 05:56 | Utah State | Kenneth Stephenson blows the layup | 67-58 |
| 05:55 | UC Santa Barbara | Richard Allen gets the rebound | 67-58 |
| 05:40 | UC Santa Barbara | Hugh Nardone misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 67-58 |
| 05:39 | Utah State | Angel Marino pulls down the rebound | 67-58 |
| 05:19 | Utah State | Richard Allen takes the ball from Angel Marino | 67-58 |
| 05:05 | UC Santa Barbara | William James hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Alberto Bruno | 67-61 |
| 05:01 | Utah State | Kenneth Stephenson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-61 |
| Subs | Utah State | Gary Battle (PG), Jin Chio (SG), Danny Toms (SF), Jimmy Reese (C) James Mar, Angel Marino, Mwamba Abdulkarim, Robby Brown | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Andrew Zinkl (PG), Ronald Worley (SG), John Brooks (SF), James Johnson (PF), Saeed Abdullai (C) William James, Hugh Nardone, Noel Moorman, Richard Allen, Alberto Bruno | |
| 04:42 | UC Santa Barbara | Saeed Abdullai buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Ronald Worley | 67-63 |
| 04:23 | Utah State | Gary Battle comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 67-63 |
| 04:22 | Utah State | Jimmy Reese tips it back up and in | 69-63 |
| 04:18 | UC Santa Barbara | John Brooks buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Ronald Worley | 69-66 |
| 04:12 | Utah State | Gary Battle can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 69-66 |
| 04:11 | UC Santa Barbara | John Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 69-66 |
| 03:46 | UC Santa Barbara | John Brooks comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 69-66 |
| 03:44 | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Worley tips it home | 69-68 |
| 03:29 | Utah State | Jimmy Reese connects on the jump hook in the lane | 71-68 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Gary Battle (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Jin Chio (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Danny Toms (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kenneth Stephenson (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. C - Jimmy Reese (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Andrew Zinkl (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ronald Worley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Brooks (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Saeed Abdullai (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:10 | UC Santa Barbara | John Brooks misses the easy layup but the foul's on Kenneth Stephenson - foul #3 on Kenneth Stephenson, team foul #5 | 71-68 |
| Subs | Utah State | Angel Marino (SG), Mwamba Abdulkarim (SF), Scott Dixon (PF), Robby Brown (C) Jin Chio, Danny Toms, Kenneth Stephenson, Jimmy Reese | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | William James (PG), Richard Allen (PF), Alberto Bruno (C) Andrew Zinkl, James Johnson, Saeed Abdullai | |
| 03:10 | UC Santa Barbara | John Brooks misses the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 03:10 | UC Santa Barbara | John Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 71-69 |
| 02:58 | Utah State | Gary Battle makes the pull-up jumper from the right side | 73-69 |
| 02:44 | UC Santa Barbara | Mwamba Abdulkarim steals it from Richard Allen | 73-69 |
| 02:44 | Utah State | Utah State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-69 |
| Subs | Utah State | Kenneth Stephenson (PF), Jimmy Reese (C) Scott Dixon, Robby Brown | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 02:23 | Utah State | Gary Battle misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 73-69 |
| 02:21 | UC Santa Barbara | John Brooks snags the defensive board | 73-69 |
| 02:13 | UC Santa Barbara | Alberto Bruno double dribbles | 73-69 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Saeed Abdullai (C) Alberto Bruno | |
| 02:01 | Utah State | Saeed Abdullai steps in front of the Angel Marino pass | 73-69 |
| 01:48 | UC Santa Barbara | William James misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 73-69 |
| 01:47 | Utah State | Jimmy Reese grabs the defensive rebound | 73-69 |
| 01:33 | Utah State | John Brooks swats the layup by Kenneth Stephenson | 73-69 |
| 01:32 | Utah State | Mwamba Abdulkarim can't tip it in | 73-69 |
| 01:31 | Utah State | Jimmy Reese snags the offensive board | 73-69 |
| 01:20 | Utah State | Saeed Abdullai denies the turnaround by Kenneth Stephenson | 73-69 |
| 01:19 | UC Santa Barbara | Richard Allen grabs the board | 73-69 |
| 01:14 | UC Santa Barbara | John Brooks drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Ronald Worley | 73-72 |
| 01:08 | Utah State | Gary Battle knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Kenneth Stephenson | 76-72 |
| 00:54 | UC Santa Barbara | Richard Allen hits a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from John Brooks | 76-74 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Utah State | John Brooks takes the ball from Kenneth Stephenson | 76-74 |
| 00:27 | UC Santa Barbara | William James blows the layup | 76-74 |
| 00:25 | UC Santa Barbara | William James tips it in | 76-76 |
| 00:03 | Utah State | Gary Battle misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 76-76 |
| 00:02 | UC Santa Barbara | Richard Allen grabs the board | 76-76 |
| 00:02 | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 76-76 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | UC Santa Barbara | John Brooks can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 76-76 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Gary Battle (fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. SG - Angel Marino (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Danny Toms (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kenneth Stephenson (fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Jimmy Reese (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - William James (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Worley (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Brooks (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Allen (fresh) 18 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Saeed Abdullai (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 05:00 | Utah State | Jimmy Reese wins the tip | 76-76 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:41 | Utah State | Jimmy Reese hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Saeed Abdullai - foul #2 on Saeed Abdullai, team foul #9 | 76-76 |
| 04:41 | Utah State | Jimmy Reese makes the 1st free throw | 77-76 |
| 04:41 | Utah State | Jimmy Reese makes the 2nd free throw | 78-76 |
| 04:14 | UC Santa Barbara | Jimmy Reese blocks the jumper by Richard Allen | 78-76 |
| 04:13 | UC Santa Barbara | Saeed Abdullai tips it home | 78-78 |
| 03:59 | Utah State | Gary Battle misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 78-78 |
| 03:57 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to John Brooks | 78-78 |
| 03:38 | UC Santa Barbara | Saeed Abdullai misses short on an open floater in the lane | 78-78 |
| 03:37 | Utah State | Kenneth Stephenson grabs the board | 78-78 |
| 03:23 | Utah State | Danny Toms's pass is intercepted by William James | 78-78 |
| 03:07 | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Worley is fouled on the floor by Gary Battle - foul #3 on Gary Battle, team foul #6 | 78-78 |
| Subs | Utah State | Mwamba Abdulkarim (SF), Scott Dixon (C) Danny Toms, Jimmy Reese | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Alberto Bruno (C) Saeed Abdullai | |
| 02:51 | UC Santa Barbara | William James works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 78-81 |
| 02:51 | Utah State | Utah State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-81 |
| Subs | Utah State | Danny Toms (SF) Mwamba Abdulkarim | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 02:34 | Utah State | Scott Dixon knocks in the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Gary Battle | 80-81 |
| 02:09 | UC Santa Barbara | William James misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 80-81 |
| 02:07 | Utah State | Gary Battle snags the defensive board | 80-81 |
| 02:02 | Utah State | Gary Battle can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 80-81 |
| 02:01 | UC Santa Barbara | Alberto Bruno grabs the board | 80-81 |
| 01:51 | UC Santa Barbara | William James shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 80-84 |
| 01:27 | Utah State | Danny Toms is denied on a layup by Richard Allen | 80-84 |
| 01:26 | Utah State | Danny Toms tips it back up and in | 82-84 |
| 01:04 | UC Santa Barbara | John Brooks's floater is tipped away by Kenneth Stephenson | 82-84 |
| 01:02 | Utah State | Scott Dixon grabs the board | 82-84 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Gary Battle (fresh) 12 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - Angel Marino (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Danny Toms (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kenneth Stephenson (fresh) 18 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Scott Dixon (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - William James (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Worley (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Brooks (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Allen (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Alberto Bruno (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 00:50 | Utah State | Gary Battle misses long on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by William James - foul #1 on William James, team foul #10 | 82-84 |
| Subs | Utah State | Jimmy Reese (C) Scott Dixon | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Saeed Abdullai (C) Alberto Bruno | |
| 00:50 | Utah State | Gary Battle makes the 1st free throw | 83-84 |
| 00:50 | Utah State | Gary Battle makes the 2nd free throw | 84-84 |
| 00:39 | UC Santa Barbara | Danny Toms steals the ball from Ronald Worley | 84-84 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Utah State | Gary Battle knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 86-84 |
| 00:05 | UC Santa Barbara | John Brooks misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 86-84 |
| 00:04 | Utah State | Danny Toms gets the rebound | 86-84 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:03 | Utah State | Ronald Worley is called for the reach on Danny Toms in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronald Worley, team foul #11 | 86-84 |
| 00:03 | Utah State | Danny Toms makes the 1st free throw | 87-84 |
| 00:03 | Utah State | Danny Toms misses the 2nd free throw | 87-84 |
| 00:03 | UC Santa Barbara | John Brooks grabs the board | 87-84 |
| 00:03 | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara calls a :30 timeout (5 full remaining) | 87-84 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:00 | UC Santa Barbara | William James misses the halfcourt shot | 87-84 |