| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - George Berns (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Cornman (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Troy Norman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Everett Manriquez (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Earl McLean (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Nolan Gasper (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Whitley (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Plunkett (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Christopher Ismail (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Alan Henry (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UC Santa Barbara | Troy Norman inbounds the ball | 27-26 |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:48 | UC Santa Barbara | Troy Norman connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 29-26 |
| 19:34 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper misses the jumper from the free throw line | 29-26 |
| 19:32 | UC Santa Barbara | George Berns pulls down the rebound | 29-26 |
| 19:14 | UC Santa Barbara | George Berns comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-26 |
| 19:13 | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Cornman grabs the offensive rebound | 29-26 |
| 18:59 | UC Santa Barbara | George Berns comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-26 |
| 18:58 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley grabs the board | 29-26 |
| 18:52 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Alan Henry | 29-29 |
| 18:45 | UC Santa Barbara | Earl McLean can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 29-29 |
| 18:43 | UC Santa Barbara | Everett Manriquez pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-29 |
| 18:31 | UC Santa Barbara | Troy Norman connects on the turnaround in the lane and he's fouled by Robert Plunkett - foul #3 on Robert Plunkett, team foul #1 | 31-29 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Julius Nicholson (PG), John Wilcoxon (SG) George Berns, Paul Cornman | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Russell Brown (SF), John Gillman (PF) Robert Plunkett, Christopher Ismail | |
| 18:31 | UC Santa Barbara | Troy Norman makes the free throw | 32-29 |
| 18:29 | Western Kentucky | Earl McLean is called for the reach on Nolan Gasper in the backcourt - foul #1 on Earl McLean, team foul #1 | 32-29 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Charles Goree (C) Earl McLean | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 18:19 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley drills a shot near the basket and he's hacked by Everett Manriquez - foul #1 on Everett Manriquez, team foul #2 | 32-31 |
| 18:19 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley makes the free throw | 32-32 |
| 18:10 | UC Santa Barbara | John Wilcoxon can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-32 |
| 18:08 | UC Santa Barbara | Everett Manriquez tips it back up and in | 34-32 |
| 17:57 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper is fouled on the floor by Charles Goree - foul #1 on Charles Goree, team foul #3 | 34-32 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Schneider (SF), Joe Catanzaro (PF) Troy Norman, Everett Manriquez | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Clayton Williams (PG), Russell Iglesias (SG), Edward Holm (C) Nolan Gasper, Thomas Whitley, Alan Henry | |
| 17:44 | Western Kentucky | Clayton Williams comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 34-32 |
| 17:43 | UC Santa Barbara | John Wilcoxon grabs the board | 34-32 |
| 17:28 | UC Santa Barbara | Charles Goree throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-32 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | George Berns (SF), Earl McLean (C) Michael Schneider, Charles Goree | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 17:07 | Western Kentucky | John Gillman is hacked by Joe Catanzaro - foul #1 on Joe Catanzaro, team foul #4 | 34-32 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Cornman (SG), Everett Manriquez (PF) Julius Nicholson, John Wilcoxon | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Christopher Ismail (PF) Edward Holm | |
| 17:01 | Western Kentucky | Russell Iglesias misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 34-32 |
| 16:59 | Western Kentucky | Russell Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-32 |
| 16:50 | Western Kentucky | Russell Brown can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Earl McLean - foul #2 on Earl McLean, team foul #5 | 34-32 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper (PG) Russell Iglesias | |
| 16:50 | Western Kentucky | Russell Brown makes the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 16:50 | Western Kentucky | Russell Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 16:35 | UC Santa Barbara | Christopher Ismail takes the ball from Earl McLean | 34-34 |
| 16:15 | Western Kentucky | John Gillman buries a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Nolan Gasper and he's fouled by Earl McLean - foul #3 on Earl McLean, team foul #6 | 34-36 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Julius Nicholson (PG), Paul Blalock (SG), Troy Norman (SF), Charles Goree (C) George Berns, Paul Cornman, Joe Catanzaro, Earl McLean | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley (SG), Norman Christy (SF), Alan Henry (C) Clayton Williams, Russell Brown, Christopher Ismail | |
| 16:15 | Western Kentucky | John Gillman makes the free throw | 34-37 |
| 15:57 | UC Santa Barbara | Troy Norman connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Paul Blalock | 37-37 |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Julius Nicholson (fresh) SG - Paul Blalock (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Troy Norman (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Everett Manriquez (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Goree (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Nolan Gasper (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Whitley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Norman Christy (fresh) PF - John Gillman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Alan Henry (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Nolan Gasper | 37-39 |
| 15:25 | UC Santa Barbara | Everett Manriquez can't connect on a runner from close range | 37-39 |
| 15:23 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry pulls down the rebound | 37-39 |
| 15:04 | Western Kentucky | John Gillman can't finish the layup | 37-39 |
| 15:02 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to Paul Blalock | 37-39 |
| 14:49 | UC Santa Barbara | Charles Goree comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 37-39 |
| 14:48 | UC Santa Barbara | Troy Norman tips it in | 39-39 |
| 14:28 | Western Kentucky | John Gillman is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Nolan Gasper | 39-41 |
| 14:11 | UC Santa Barbara | Alan Henry swats the short shot by Charles Goree | 39-41 |
| 14:09 | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Blalock grabs the offensive rebound | 39-41 |
| 13:54 | UC Santa Barbara | Everett Manriquez loses the ball out of bounds | 39-41 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Arthur Sanmiguel (PG), Paul Cornman (SG), George Berns (SF), Joe Catanzaro (PF), Earl McLean (C) Julius Nicholson, Paul Blalock, Troy Norman, Everett Manriquez, Charles Goree | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Clayton Williams (PG), Russell Iglesias (SG), Robert Plunkett (SF), Christopher Ismail (PF), Edward Holm (C) Nolan Gasper, Thomas Whitley, Norman Christy, John Gillman, Alan Henry | |
| 13:36 | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett can't finish the layup | 39-41 |
| 13:35 | UC Santa Barbara | Arthur Sanmiguel grabs the defensive rebound | 39-41 |
| 13:21 | UC Santa Barbara | George Berns buries a shot in the lane on a great pass from Arthur Sanmiguel | 41-41 |
| 13:15 | Western Kentucky | Russell Iglesias is fouled in the backcourt by Arthur Sanmiguel - foul #4 on Arthur Sanmiguel, team foul #7 | 41-41 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Schneider (SF) Arthur Sanmiguel | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 13:15 | Western Kentucky | Russell Iglesias misses the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 13:15 | UC Santa Barbara | Joe Catanzaro pulls down the rebound | 41-41 |
| 12:48 | UC Santa Barbara | Earl McLean comes up short on the runner in the lane | 41-41 |
| 12:47 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Edward Holm | 41-41 |
| 12:26 | Western Kentucky | Earl McLean is called for the reach on Christopher Ismail - foul #4 on Earl McLean, team foul #8 | 41-41 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | John Wilcoxon (SG), Troy Norman (SF) Paul Cornman, Earl McLean | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 12:26 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Ismail makes the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 12:26 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Ismail makes the 2nd free throw | 41-43 |
| 12:02 | UC Santa Barbara | Troy Norman clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-43 |
| 12:01 | UC Santa Barbara | Joe Catanzaro hits the follow up shot | 43-43 |
| 11:43 | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 43-43 |
| 11:42 | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett tips it home | 43-45 |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - George Berns (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Wilcoxon (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Troy Norman (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joe Catanzaro (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Schneider (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Clayton Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Russell Iglesias (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Plunkett (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Christopher Ismail (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Holm (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:36 | UC Santa Barbara | Christopher Ismail blocks the jumper by George Berns | 43-45 |
| 11:34 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Clayton Williams | 43-45 |
| 11:09 | Western Kentucky | Clayton Williams is called for traveling | 43-45 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Julius Nicholson (PG), Paul Cornman (SG), Everett Manriquez (PF), Charles Goree (C) George Berns, John Wilcoxon, Joe Catanzaro, Michael Schneider | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper (PG), Thomas Whitley (SG), Russell Brown (SF), Alan Henry (C) Clayton Williams, Russell Iglesias, Robert Plunkett, Edward Holm | |
| 11:00 | UC Santa Barbara | Julius Nicholson drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Everett Manriquez | 46-45 |
| 10:54 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Ismail hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Alan Henry | 46-47 |
| 10:35 | UC Santa Barbara | Troy Norman clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-47 |
| 10:34 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper grabs the board | 46-47 |
| 10:23 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry is open and buries a runner in the paint on a great pass from Nolan Gasper | 46-49 |
| 10:15 | UC Santa Barbara | Troy Norman's pass is intercepted by Christopher Ismail | 46-49 |
| 09:55 | Western Kentucky | Charles Goree swats the short shot by Christopher Ismail | 46-49 |
| 09:53 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper grabs the offensive board | 46-49 |
| 09:37 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 46-49 |
| 09:35 | Western Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Alan Henry | 46-49 |
| 09:24 | Western Kentucky | The short jumper by Alan Henry is denied by Everett Manriquez | 46-49 |
| 09:23 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to Everett Manriquez | 46-49 |
| 09:16 | UC Santa Barbara | Charles Goree can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-49 |
| 09:14 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper gets the rebound | 46-49 |
| 09:11 | Western Kentucky | Julius Nicholson picks off the pass by Thomas Whitley in the backcourt | 46-49 |
| 08:55 | UC Santa Barbara | Troy Norman can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 46-49 |
| 08:54 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry pulls down the rebound | 46-49 |
| 08:49 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-52 |
| 08:29 | UC Santa Barbara | Everett Manriquez makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by Thomas Whitley - foul #3 on Thomas Whitley, team foul #2 | 48-52 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Blalock (PG), John Wilcoxon (SG), Joe Catanzaro (SF), Michael Schneider (C) Julius Nicholson, Paul Cornman, Troy Norman, Charles Goree | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Russell Iglesias (PG), Robert Plunkett (SF), John Gillman (PF), Edward Holm (C) Nolan Gasper, Russell Brown, Christopher Ismail, Alan Henry | |
| 08:29 | UC Santa Barbara | Everett Manriquez makes the free throw | 49-52 |
| 08:07 | Western Kentucky | John Gillman misses the dunk attempt | 49-52 |
| 08:06 | UC Santa Barbara | John Wilcoxon pulls down the rebound | 49-52 |
| 07:42 | UC Santa Barbara | Everett Manriquez can't finish the layup but he's hacked by John Gillman - foul #2 on John Gillman, team foul #3 | 49-52 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Arthur Sanmiguel (PG), George Berns (SG), Earl McLean (C) Paul Blalock, John Wilcoxon, Michael Schneider | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Clayton Williams (PG) Thomas Whitley | |
| 07:42 | UC Santa Barbara | Everett Manriquez makes the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 07:42 | UC Santa Barbara | Everett Manriquez makes the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Arthur Sanmiguel (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - George Berns (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joe Catanzaro (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Everett Manriquez (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Earl McLean (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Clayton Williams (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Russell Iglesias (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Plunkett (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Gillman (fresh) 7 pts. C - Edward Holm (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Western Kentucky | Clayton Williams loses the dribble to Earl McLean | 51-52 |
| 07:15 | UC Santa Barbara | Arthur Sanmiguel clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-52 |
| 07:14 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to John Gillman | 51-52 |
| 07:02 | Western Kentucky | John Gillman steps out of bounds on the sideline | 51-52 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | John Wilcoxon (SG), Michael Schneider (PF) Joe Catanzaro, Everett Manriquez | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Willie Marriott (C) Edward Holm | |
| 06:38 | UC Santa Barbara | Earl McLean hits a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Arthur Sanmiguel | 53-52 |
| 06:20 | Western Kentucky | Earl McLean steals it from Willie Marriott | 53-52 |
| 06:16 | UC Santa Barbara | George Berns clanks a runner from the right block but he's fouled by John Gillman - foul #3 on John Gillman, team foul #4 | 53-52 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper (PG), Thomas Whitley (SG), Norman Christy (SF), Russell Brown (PF), Alan Henry (C) Clayton Williams, Russell Iglesias, Robert Plunkett, John Gillman, Willie Marriott | |
| 06:16 | UC Santa Barbara | George Berns makes the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 06:16 | UC Santa Barbara | George Berns makes the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 06:03 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 55-52 |
| 06:01 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry hits the follow up shot | 55-54 |
| 05:48 | UC Santa Barbara | George Berns scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Wilcoxon | 57-54 |
| 05:45 | Western Kentucky | Arthur Sanmiguel picks off the pass by Norman Christy in the backcourt | 57-54 |
| 05:44 | UC Santa Barbara | John Wilcoxon misses the easy layup | 57-54 |
| 05:43 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry grabs the board | 57-54 |
| 05:41 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper is hacked by George Berns in the backcourt - foul #2 on George Berns, team foul #9 | 57-54 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Julius Nicholson (PG), Paul Blalock (SG), Everett Manriquez (PF) Arthur Sanmiguel, John Wilcoxon, George Berns | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 05:41 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper misses the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 05:41 | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Blalock pulls down the rebound | 57-54 |
| 05:23 | UC Santa Barbara | Earl McLean misses the dunk attempt | 57-54 |
| 05:22 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper gets the rebound | 57-54 |
| 05:05 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper hits a shot from the right wing and he's fouled by Paul Blalock - foul #1 on Paul Blalock, team foul #10 | 57-56 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Troy Norman (SF), Joe Catanzaro (PF) Michael Schneider, Everett Manriquez | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Russell Iglesias (SG), Robert Plunkett (SF), John Gillman (PF), Edward Holm (C) Thomas Whitley, Norman Christy, Russell Brown, Alan Henry | |
| 05:05 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper makes the free throw | 57-57 |
| 04:41 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Plunkett is called for the reach on Troy Norman - foul #4 on Robert Plunkett, team foul #5 | 57-57 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Cornman (SG), Charles Goree (C) Julius Nicholson, Earl McLean | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Clayton Williams (PG) Nolan Gasper | |
| 04:29 | UC Santa Barbara | Troy Norman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 57-57 |
| 04:28 | UC Santa Barbara | Charles Goree pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-57 |
| 04:13 | UC Santa Barbara | Troy Norman loses the dribble to John Gillman | 57-57 |
| 03:57 | Western Kentucky | John Gillman clanks a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Joe Catanzaro - foul #2 on Joe Catanzaro, team foul #11 | 57-57 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Arthur Sanmiguel (PG), John Wilcoxon (SG), Everett Manriquez (PF), Earl McLean (C) Paul Blalock, Paul Cornman, Joe Catanzaro, Charles Goree | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper (PG), Russell Brown (SF), Willie Marriott (C) Russell Iglesias, Robert Plunkett, Edward Holm | |
| 03:57 | Western Kentucky | John Gillman makes the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 03:57 | Western Kentucky | John Gillman makes the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 03:41 | UC Santa Barbara | Arthur Sanmiguel makes the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by John Wilcoxon | 59-59 |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Arthur Sanmiguel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - John Wilcoxon (fresh) 4 reb. SF - Troy Norman (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Everett Manriquez (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Earl McLean (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Nolan Gasper (fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. SG - Clayton Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Russell Brown (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Gillman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Willie Marriott (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:39 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper loses the dribble to Troy Norman in the backcourt | 59-59 |
| 03:25 | UC Santa Barbara | Arthur Sanmiguel loses the ball out of bounds | 59-59 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Schneider (C) Earl McLean | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley (SG), Christopher Ismail (PF), Alan Henry (C) Clayton Williams, John Gillman, Willie Marriott | |
| 03:04 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper's floater is tipped away by Michael Schneider | 59-59 |
| 03:02 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry tips it but misses | 59-59 |
| 03:01 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to John Wilcoxon | 59-59 |
| 02:57 | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-59 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Cornman (SG), George Berns (SF), Charles Goree (C) John Wilcoxon, Troy Norman, Michael Schneider | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett (SF), John Gillman (PF) Russell Brown, Christopher Ismail | |
| 02:33 | UC Santa Barbara | Everett Manriquez connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Charles Goree | 62-59 |
| 02:23 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Arthur Sanmiguel - foul #5 on Arthur Sanmiguel, team foul #12 | 62-59 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Joe Catanzaro (SF) Arthur Sanmiguel | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 02:23 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley makes the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 02:23 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley makes the 2nd free throw | 62-61 |
| 02:21 | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-61 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Earl McLean (C) Charles Goree | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 02:03 | UC Santa Barbara | Joe Catanzaro can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-61 |
| 02:02 | UC Santa Barbara | Earl McLean grabs the offensive rebound | 62-61 |
| 01:47 | UC Santa Barbara | Joe Catanzaro hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-61 |
| 01:45 | UC Santa Barbara | Everett Manriquez pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-61 |
| 01:45 | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 62-61 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Troy Norman (SF) Joe Catanzaro | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Christopher Ismail (PF) John Gillman | |
| 01:27 | UC Santa Barbara | Everett Manriquez makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Cornman | 65-61 |
| 01:25 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Ismail is fouled in the backcourt by George Berns - foul #3 on George Berns, team foul #13 | 65-61 |
| 01:25 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Ismail makes the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 01:25 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Ismail makes the 2nd free throw | 65-63 |
| 01:14 | UC Santa Barbara | Troy Norman misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 65-63 |
| 01:12 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley grabs the board | 65-63 |
| 00:54 | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett connects on the open shot from the right block set up by Thomas Whitley | 65-65 |
| 00:37 | UC Santa Barbara | Everett Manriquez misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-65 |
| 00:35 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley pulls down the rebound | 65-65 |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:10 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley is hacked by Paul Cornman - foul #1 on Paul Cornman, team foul #14 | 65-65 |
| 00:10 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley makes the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 00:10 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley makes the 2nd free throw | 65-67 |
| 00:10 | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 1 full remaining) | 65-67 |
| 00:05 | UC Santa Barbara | Troy Norman is hacked by Robert Plunkett - foul #5 on Robert Plunkett, team foul #6 | 65-67 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Russell Brown (SF) Robert Plunkett | |
| 00:03 | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Cornman makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from George Berns | 68-67 |
| 00:03 | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 68-67 |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 68-67 |