| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Erik Robbins (fresh) SG - Richard Matthews (fresh) SF - Steve Francis (fresh) PF - Bobby Kittle (fresh) C - Justin Hinds (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Herbert Horton (fresh) SG - Joe Gothard (fresh) SF - Sean Robinson (fresh) PF - Jerome Eastep (fresh) C - Richard Mann (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Liberty | Richard Mann wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Liberty | Jerome Eastep misses the fadeaway in the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | UC Santa Barbara | Steve Francis snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | UC Santa Barbara | Bobby Kittle comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | UC Santa Barbara | Justin Hinds grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | UC Santa Barbara | Bobby Kittle is fouled on the floor by Jerome Eastep - foul #1 on Jerome Eastep, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:50 | UC Santa Barbara | Justin Hinds scores on a fadeaway near the basket set up by Bobby Kittle | 2-0 |
| 18:25 | Liberty | Herbert Horton comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 2-0 |
| 18:23 | UC Santa Barbara | Bobby Kittle gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:57 | UC Santa Barbara | Justin Hinds makes the fadeaway near the basket set up by Erik Robbins | 4-0 |
| 17:52 | Liberty | Herbert Horton is called for traveling in the backcourt | 4-0 |
| 17:39 | UC Santa Barbara | Bobby Kittle can't connect on a shot near the basket | 4-0 |
| 17:37 | Liberty | Sean Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 4-0 |
| 17:13 | Liberty | Jerome Eastep misses the easy layup but the foul's on Justin Hinds - foul #1 on Justin Hinds, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| Subs | Liberty | Darrell Hubbert (SF), Julian Rabe (C) Sean Robinson, Richard Mann | |
| 17:13 | Liberty | Jerome Eastep makes the 1st free throw | 4-1 |
| 17:13 | Liberty | Jerome Eastep makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 16:53 | UC Santa Barbara | Erik Robbins clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 4-2 |
| 16:51 | UC Santa Barbara | Bobby Kittle snags the offensive board | 4-2 |
| 16:41 | UC Santa Barbara | Justin Hinds misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Darrell Hubbert - foul #1 on Darrell Hubbert, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| Subs | Liberty | Robert Conner (PG), Nicholas Kemper (SG), Brad Durand (SF) Herbert Horton, Joe Gothard, Jerome Eastep | |
| 16:41 | UC Santa Barbara | Justin Hinds makes the 1st free throw | 5-2 |
| 16:41 | UC Santa Barbara | Justin Hinds misses the 2nd free throw | 5-2 |
| 16:41 | UC Santa Barbara | The offensive rebound goes to Bobby Kittle | 5-2 |
| 16:28 | UC Santa Barbara | Steve Francis misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Brad Durand - foul #1 on Brad Durand, team foul #3 | 5-2 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Christopher Heck (SG), Christopher Young (C) Richard Matthews, Justin Hinds | |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| 16:28 | UC Santa Barbara | Steve Francis makes the 1st free throw | 6-2 |
| 16:28 | UC Santa Barbara | Steve Francis makes the 2nd free throw | 7-2 |
| 16:10 | Liberty | Julian Rabe lays it in on a great pass from Brad Durand | 7-4 |
| 15:58 | UC Santa Barbara | Christopher Young clanks a floater from the right block | 7-4 |
| 15:56 | UC Santa Barbara | Steve Francis tips it back up and in | 9-4 |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Erik Robbins (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christopher Heck (fresh) SF - Steve Francis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bobby Kittle (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Christopher Young (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Robert Conner (fresh) SG - Nicholas Kemper (fresh) SF - Brad Durand (fresh) PF - Darrell Hubbert (fresh) C - Julian Rabe (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:46 | Liberty | Julian Rabe is hacked by Christopher Young - foul #1 on Christopher Young, team foul #2 | 9-4 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Kelly Constance (SG), Walter Gore (SF), James Tomko (C) Erik Robbins, Steve Francis, Bobby Kittle | |
| Subs | Liberty | Joe Gothard (SG), Sean Robinson (SF), Richard Mann (C) Nicholas Kemper, Brad Durand, Julian Rabe | |
| 15:26 | Liberty | Joe Gothard travels with the ball | 9-4 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Justin Hinds (C) James Tomko | |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| 15:16 | UC Santa Barbara | Walter Gore hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert Conner - foul #1 on Robert Conner, team foul #4 | 9-4 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Richard Matthews (SG) Kelly Constance | |
| Subs | Liberty | Herbert Horton (PG) Robert Conner | |
| 15:16 | UC Santa Barbara | Walter Gore makes the 1st free throw | 10-4 |
| 15:16 | UC Santa Barbara | Walter Gore makes the 2nd free throw | 11-4 |
| 14:50 | Liberty | Sean Robinson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 11-4 |
| 14:48 | UC Santa Barbara | Justin Hinds gets the rebound | 11-4 |
| 14:25 | UC Santa Barbara | Richard Matthews can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 11-4 |
| 14:23 | Liberty | Sean Robinson pulls down the rebound | 11-4 |
| 14:20 | Liberty | Richard Matthews is called for the reach on Joe Gothard in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Matthews, team foul #3 | 11-4 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Erik Robbins (PG), Steve Francis (SF), James Tomko (PF) Walter Gore, Christopher Young, Justin Hinds | |
| Subs | Liberty | Robert Conner (SG), Jerome Eastep (PF) Joe Gothard, Darrell Hubbert | |
| 14:03 | Liberty | Robert Conner drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Jerome Eastep | 11-6 |
| 13:42 | UC Santa Barbara | Erik Robbins misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 11-6 |
| 13:40 | Liberty | Herbert Horton grabs the defensive rebound | 11-6 |
| 13:16 | Liberty | Robert Conner hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Christopher Heck - foul #1 on Christopher Heck, team foul #4 | 11-6 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Kelly Constance (SG), Walter Gore (SF), Bobby Kittle (PF), Christopher Young (C) Richard Matthews, Steve Francis, James Tomko, Christopher Heck | |
| Subs | Liberty | Joe Gothard (SG), Brad Durand (SF), Julian Rabe (C) Herbert Horton, Sean Robinson, Richard Mann | |
| 13:16 | Liberty | Robert Conner makes the 1st free throw | 11-7 |
| 13:16 | Liberty | Robert Conner misses the 2nd free throw | 11-7 |
| 13:16 | UC Santa Barbara | Bobby Kittle gets the rebound | 11-7 |
| 13:02 | UC Santa Barbara | Bobby Kittle jams it and he's hacked by Julian Rabe - foul #1 on Julian Rabe, team foul #5 | 13-7 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Justin Hinds (C) Christopher Young | |
| Subs | Liberty | Darrell Hubbert (SF) Brad Durand | |
| 13:02 | UC Santa Barbara | Bobby Kittle makes the free throw | 14-7 |
| 12:45 | Liberty | Julian Rabe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-7 |
| 12:36 | UC Santa Barbara | Julian Rabe takes the ball from Justin Hinds | 14-7 |
| 12:21 | Liberty | Jerome Eastep is hacked by Kelly Constance - foul #1 on Kelly Constance, team foul #5 | 14-7 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Christopher Heck (PG) Erik Robbins | |
| Subs | Liberty | Brad Durand (SF) Jerome Eastep | |
| 12:10 | Liberty | Darrell Hubbert can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 14-7 |
| 12:08 | UC Santa Barbara | Christopher Heck snags the defensive board | 14-7 |
| 11:46 | UC Santa Barbara | Christopher Heck loses the dribble to Julian Rabe | 14-7 |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Christopher Heck (fresh) SG - Kelly Constance (fresh) SF - Walter Gore (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bobby Kittle (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Justin Hinds (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Robert Conner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joe Gothard (fresh) SF - Brad Durand (fresh) PF - Darrell Hubbert (fairly fresh) C - Julian Rabe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 11:28 | Liberty | Julian Rabe makes the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Joe Gothard | 14-9 |
| 11:08 | UC Santa Barbara | Joe Gothard is called for the reach on Kelly Constance - foul #1 on Joe Gothard, team foul #6 | 14-9 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Erik Robbins (PG), Steve Francis (SF), Christopher Young (PF), James Tomko (C) Kelly Constance, Walter Gore, Bobby Kittle, Justin Hinds | |
| Subs | Liberty | Herbert Horton (PG), Nicholas Kemper (SG), Sean Robinson (SF), Jerome Eastep (PF), Richard Mann (C) Robert Conner, Joe Gothard, Brad Durand, Darrell Hubbert, Julian Rabe | |
| 10:59 | UC Santa Barbara | Christopher Young drills a 3 from straight away | 17-9 |
| 10:51 | Liberty | Nicholas Kemper is wide open but clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 17-9 |
| 10:50 | Liberty | Richard Mann snags the offensive board | 17-9 |
| 10:31 | Liberty | Nicholas Kemper misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 17-9 |
| 10:29 | UC Santa Barbara | Steve Francis pulls down the rebound | 17-9 |
| 10:13 | UC Santa Barbara | Erik Robbins can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Herbert Horton - foul #1 on Herbert Horton, team foul #7 | 17-9 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Richard Matthews (SG) Christopher Heck | |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| 10:13 | UC Santa Barbara | Erik Robbins makes the 1st free throw | 18-9 |
| 10:13 | UC Santa Barbara | Erik Robbins makes the 2nd free throw | 19-9 |
| 09:52 | Liberty | Sean Robinson is open and scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Nicholas Kemper | 19-12 |
| 09:29 | UC Santa Barbara | Richard Mann is called for the reach on Richard Matthews - foul #1 on Richard Mann, team foul #8 | 19-12 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Christopher Heck (PG), Bobby Kittle (PF) Erik Robbins, James Tomko | |
| Subs | Liberty | Joe Gothard (SG), Darrell Hubbert (PF), Julian Rabe (C) Nicholas Kemper, Jerome Eastep, Richard Mann | |
| 09:29 | UC Santa Barbara | Richard Matthews makes the 1st free throw | 20-12 |
| 09:29 | UC Santa Barbara | Richard Matthews misses the 2nd free throw | 20-12 |
| 09:29 | Liberty | Herbert Horton pulls down the rebound | 20-12 |
| 09:16 | Liberty | Joe Gothard is fouled on the floor by Bobby Kittle - foul #1 on Bobby Kittle, team foul #6 | 20-12 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Walter Gore (SF), Justin Hinds (C) Steve Francis, Christopher Young | |
| Subs | Liberty | Robert Conner (PG), Brad Durand (SF) Herbert Horton, Sean Robinson | |
| 08:59 | Liberty | Brad Durand scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Robert Conner | 20-15 |
| 08:42 | UC Santa Barbara | Walter Gore misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 20-15 |
| 08:41 | Liberty | Darrell Hubbert grabs the board | 20-15 |
| 08:27 | Liberty | Brad Durand comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 20-15 |
| 08:26 | Liberty | Joe Gothard gets the offensive rebound | 20-15 |
| 08:11 | Liberty | Robert Conner hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 20-15 |
| 08:10 | Liberty | Robert Conner hits the follow up shot | 20-17 |
| 07:47 | UC Santa Barbara | Walter Gore clanks a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Brad Durand - foul #2 on Brad Durand, team foul #9 | 20-17 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Erik Robbins (PG), Steve Francis (SF), Christopher Young (PF), James Tomko (C) Christopher Heck, Richard Matthews, Bobby Kittle, Justin Hinds | |
| Subs | Liberty | Herbert Horton (PG), Sean Robinson (SF), Jerome Eastep (PF), Richard Mann (C) Robert Conner, Brad Durand, Darrell Hubbert, Julian Rabe | |
| 07:47 | UC Santa Barbara | Walter Gore misses the 1st free throw | 20-17 |
| 07:47 | UC Santa Barbara | Walter Gore makes the 2nd free throw | 21-17 |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Erik Robbins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Gore (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Steve Francis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Young (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Tomko (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Herbert Horton (fresh) SG - Joe Gothard (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Sean Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerome Eastep (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Mann (fresh) | |
| 07:28 | Liberty | Joe Gothard is open and buries a jumper from the right wing set up by Herbert Horton | 21-19 |
| 07:15 | UC Santa Barbara | Walter Gore hits a shot from close range on a nice dish by Christopher Young | 23-19 |
| 06:55 | Liberty | Joe Gothard buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Sean Robinson | 23-22 |
| 06:30 | UC Santa Barbara | Walter Gore loses the dribble to Sean Robinson | 23-22 |
| 06:28 | Liberty | Walter Gore is called for the reach on Joe Gothard in the backcourt - foul #1 on Walter Gore, team foul #7 | 23-22 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Christopher Heck (SG), Arthur Gill (SF), Bobby Kittle (PF) Walter Gore, Steve Francis, Christopher Young | |
| Subs | Liberty | Darrell Hubbert (PF) Jerome Eastep | |
| 06:28 | Liberty | Joe Gothard makes the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 06:28 | Liberty | Joe Gothard makes the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 06:07 | UC Santa Barbara | James Tomko loses the dribble to Sean Robinson | 23-24 |
| 05:45 | Liberty | Sean Robinson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-24 |
| 05:43 | UC Santa Barbara | Bobby Kittle grabs the defensive rebound | 23-24 |
| 05:23 | UC Santa Barbara | Erik Robbins knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 25-24 |
| 04:58 | Liberty | Erik Robbins takes the ball from Sean Robinson | 25-24 |
| 04:55 | UC Santa Barbara | Arthur Gill blows the layup | 25-24 |
| 04:54 | Liberty | The rebound goes to Joe Gothard | 25-24 |
| 04:35 | Liberty | Darrell Hubbert banks in the layup | 25-26 |
| 04:15 | UC Santa Barbara | Bobby Kittle's pass is intercepted by Herbert Horton | 25-26 |
| 04:11 | Liberty | Herbert Horton blows the layup | 25-26 |
| 04:09 | Liberty | Darrell Hubbert tips it home | 25-28 |
| 04:04 | UC Santa Barbara | Christopher Heck can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 25-28 |
| 04:02 | Liberty | Richard Mann grabs the board | 25-28 |
| 03:58 | Liberty | Herbert Horton misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 25-28 |
| 03:56 | UC Santa Barbara | Erik Robbins gets the rebound | 25-28 |
| 03:27 | UC Santa Barbara | James Tomko misses the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Darrell Hubbert - foul #2 on Darrell Hubbert, team foul #10 | 25-28 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Kelly Constance (PG), Richard Matthews (SG), Steve Francis (SF), Justin Hinds (C) Erik Robbins, Christopher Heck, Arthur Gill, Bobby Kittle | |
| Subs | Liberty | Robert Conner (PG), Nicholas Kemper (SG), Brad Durand (SF), Jerome Eastep (PF), Julian Rabe (C) Herbert Horton, Joe Gothard, Sean Robinson, Darrell Hubbert, Richard Mann | |
| 03:27 | UC Santa Barbara | James Tomko misses the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 03:27 | UC Santa Barbara | James Tomko misses the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 03:27 | Liberty | Jerome Eastep grabs the defensive rebound | 25-28 |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Kelly Constance (fresh) SG - Richard Matthews (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Steve Francis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Tomko (tiring) C - Justin Hinds (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Robert Conner (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Kemper (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brad Durand (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jerome Eastep (fresh) 2 pts. C - Julian Rabe (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 03:08 | Liberty | Jerome Eastep can't connect on an uncontested shot from the right block | 25-28 |
| 03:06 | UC Santa Barbara | Steve Francis gets the rebound | 25-28 |
| 02:52 | UC Santa Barbara | Richard Matthews loses the dribble to Julian Rabe | 25-28 |
| 02:50 | Liberty | Julian Rabe loses the dribble to Justin Hinds in the backcourt | 25-28 |
| 02:39 | UC Santa Barbara | James Tomko loses the dribble to Julian Rabe | 25-28 |
| 02:23 | Liberty | Kelly Constance is called for the reach on Robert Conner - foul #2 on Kelly Constance, team foul #8 | 25-28 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Christopher Heck (PG), Christopher Young (PF) Kelly Constance, James Tomko | |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| 02:23 | Liberty | Robert Conner makes the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 02:23 | Liberty | Robert Conner misses the 2nd free throw | 25-29 |
| 02:23 | UC Santa Barbara | Steve Francis pulls down the rebound | 25-29 |
| 02:07 | UC Santa Barbara | Richard Matthews can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Nicholas Kemper - foul #1 on Nicholas Kemper, team foul #11 | 25-29 |
| 02:07 | UC Santa Barbara | Richard Matthews makes the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 02:07 | UC Santa Barbara | Richard Matthews makes the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 02:05 | Liberty | Richard Matthews is called for the reach on Nicholas Kemper in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Matthews, team foul #9 | 27-29 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Kelly Constance (SG) Richard Matthews | |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| 02:05 | Liberty | Nicholas Kemper makes the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 02:05 | Liberty | Nicholas Kemper makes the 2nd free throw | 27-31 |
| 01:48 | UC Santa Barbara | Christopher Young makes the shot near the basket on a great pass from Christopher Heck | 29-31 |
| 01:27 | Liberty | Brad Durand misses the open dunk | 29-31 |
| 01:26 | UC Santa Barbara | Christopher Young gets the rebound | 29-31 |
| 01:06 | UC Santa Barbara | Steve Francis buries a fadeaway near the basket set up by Christopher Heck and he's hacked by Robert Conner - foul #2 on Robert Conner, team foul #12 | 31-31 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| Subs | Liberty | Len McAdams (PG), Joe Gothard (SG), Sean Robinson (SF), Justin Caudill (C) Robert Conner, Nicholas Kemper, Brad Durand, Julian Rabe | |
| 01:06 | UC Santa Barbara | Steve Francis makes the free throw | 32-31 |
| 00:47 | Liberty | Len McAdams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-31 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Arthur Gill (PG), Richard Matthews (SG), Walter Gore (SF), Bobby Kittle (PF) Christopher Heck, Kelly Constance, Steve Francis, Christopher Young | |
| Subs | Liberty | Darrell Hubbert (PF) Jerome Eastep | |
| 00:25 | UC Santa Barbara | Walter Gore scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Richard Matthews | 34-31 |
| 00:03 | Liberty | Darrell Hubbert misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway in the paint | 34-31 |
| 00:02 | Liberty | Darrell Hubbert tips it back up and in | 34-33 |
| 00:00 | UC Santa Barbara | Walter Gore misses long on a fullcourt shot | 34-33 |