| Lineup | Howard | PG - Murray Carpino (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Flack (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dwight McMonigle (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Robert Goldman (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Luis Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Erik Robbins (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Matthews (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Steve Francis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Tomko (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Smith (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Howard | Dwight McMonigle inbounds the ball | 29-34 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Howard | James Flack hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Luis Johnson | 32-34 |
| 19:36 | UC Santa Barbara | Richard Matthews comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-34 |
| 19:35 | UC Santa Barbara | Steve Francis gets the offensive rebound | 32-34 |
| 19:27 | UC Santa Barbara | Richard Matthews makes the runner from close range on a great pass from Erik Robbins | 32-36 |
| 19:06 | Howard | James Flack clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-36 |
| 19:04 | UC Santa Barbara | Richard Matthews snags the defensive board | 32-36 |
| 18:50 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Smith hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Erik Robbins | 32-39 |
| 18:29 | Howard | James Flack hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 32-39 |
| 18:27 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to Michael Smith | 32-39 |
| 18:08 | UC Santa Barbara | Erik Robbins knocks in the jumper from the right side | 32-41 |
| 18:03 | Howard | James Flack is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Luis Johnson | 35-41 |
| 17:51 | UC Santa Barbara | Erik Robbins buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Steve Francis | 35-43 |
| 17:36 | Howard | James Tomko denies the turnaround by Robert Goldman | 35-43 |
| 17:34 | Howard | The offensive rebound goes to Luis Johnson | 35-43 |
| 17:19 | Howard | Luis Johnson hits a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Murray Carpino | 37-43 |
| 17:10 | UC Santa Barbara | Richard Matthews comes up short on the shot from the left block but he's fouled by James Flack - foul #1 on James Flack, team foul #1 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Howard | Jeffrey Austin (PG), Robert Whitehead (SG), David Waring (SF), Bernard Warfel (PF), Jack Simonsen (C) Murray Carpino, James Flack, Dwight McMonigle, Robert Goldman, Luis Johnson | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Kelly Constance (PG), Walter Gore (SF), Craig Kobylinski (PF), Robert Turner (C) Erik Robbins, Steve Francis, James Tomko, Michael Smith | |
| 17:10 | UC Santa Barbara | Richard Matthews misses the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 17:10 | UC Santa Barbara | Richard Matthews makes the 2nd free throw | 37-44 |
| 16:58 | Howard | Richard Matthews takes the ball from Robert Whitehead | 37-44 |
| 16:53 | UC Santa Barbara | Richard Matthews banks in the layup | 37-46 |
| 16:31 | Howard | Jeffrey Austin makes the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Jack Simonsen | 39-46 |
| 16:10 | UC Santa Barbara | Walter Gore connects on the floater from the right side on a great pass from Richard Matthews | 39-48 |
| 15:45 | Howard | Kelly Constance steals it from David Waring | 39-48 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Jeffrey Austin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Whitehead (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Waring (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Bernard Warfel (fresh) C - Jack Simonsen (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Kelly Constance (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Matthews (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Walter Gore (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Craig Kobylinski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Turner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:23 | UC Santa Barbara | Kelly Constance misses short on a shot from the right side | 39-48 |
| 15:21 | Howard | Jeffrey Austin grabs the defensive rebound | 39-48 |
| 15:10 | Howard | David Waring hits a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Jeffrey Austin | 41-48 |
| 14:50 | UC Santa Barbara | Walter Gore clanks a floater from the left side | 41-48 |
| 14:48 | UC Santa Barbara | Craig Kobylinski grabs the offensive board | 41-48 |
| 14:35 | UC Santa Barbara | Kelly Constance scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Matthews | 41-51 |
| 14:15 | Howard | Bernard Warfel misses the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Craig Kobylinski - foul #2 on Craig Kobylinski, team foul #1 | 41-51 |
| Subs | Howard | Murray Carpino (PG), James Flack (SG), Robert Goldman (PF), Luis Johnson (C) Jeffrey Austin, Robert Whitehead, David Waring, Jack Simonsen | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Erik Robbins (PG), Arthur Gill (SG), Steve Francis (SF), James Tomko (PF), Michael Smith (C) Kelly Constance, Richard Matthews, Walter Gore, Craig Kobylinski, Robert Turner | |
| 14:15 | Howard | Bernard Warfel misses the 1st free throw | 41-51 |
| 14:15 | Howard | Bernard Warfel misses the 2nd free throw | 41-51 |
| 14:15 | UC Santa Barbara | James Tomko pulls down the rebound | 41-51 |
| 13:55 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Goldman takes the ball from James Tomko | 41-51 |
| 13:53 | Howard | James Flack loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-51 |
| Subs | Howard | Dwight McMonigle (SF) Bernard Warfel | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 13:38 | UC Santa Barbara | Steve Francis scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Arthur Gill | 41-54 |
| 13:28 | Howard | Arthur Gill takes the ball from Luis Johnson | 41-54 |
| 13:02 | UC Santa Barbara | James Tomko throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-54 |
| Subs | Howard | Robert Haris (C) Luis Johnson | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Jim Patton (PF) James Tomko | |
| 12:36 | Howard | James Flack is hacked by Arthur Gill - foul #1 on Arthur Gill, team foul #2 | 41-54 |
| Subs | Howard | Robert Whitehead (SG) James Flack | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Kelly Constance (PG) Erik Robbins | |
| 12:18 | Howard | Robert Whitehead misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-54 |
| 12:17 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 41-54 |
| 12:00 | UC Santa Barbara | Kelly Constance misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Robert Goldman - foul #2 on Robert Goldman, team foul #2 | 41-54 |
| Subs | Howard | David Buzzell (PG), David Waring (SF) Murray Carpino, Dwight McMonigle | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Walter Gore (SG), James Tomko (PF) Arthur Gill, Steve Francis | |
| 12:00 | UC Santa Barbara | Kelly Constance makes the 1st free throw | 41-55 |
| 12:00 | UC Santa Barbara | Kelly Constance makes the 2nd free throw | 41-56 |
| 11:46 | Howard | Robert Goldman buries a shot near the basket | 43-56 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - David Buzzell (fresh) SG - Robert Whitehead (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Waring (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Goldman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Haris (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Kelly Constance (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Walter Gore (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jim Patton (fresh) PF - James Tomko (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Smith (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | UC Santa Barbara | Walter Gore misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 43-56 |
| 11:29 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Smith gets the offensive rebound | 43-56 |
| 11:17 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-56 |
| Subs | Howard | Jeffrey Austin (PG), Dwight McMonigle (SF), Jack Simonsen (PF), Luis Johnson (C) David Buzzell, Robert Whitehead, Robert Goldman, Robert Haris | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Erik Robbins (PG), Steve Francis (SF) Kelly Constance, Jim Patton | |
| 11:03 | Howard | Jack Simonsen misses short on a floater from the right side | 43-56 |
| 11:01 | UC Santa Barbara | James Tomko pulls down the rebound | 43-56 |
| 10:55 | UC Santa Barbara | James Tomko connects on the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Walter Gore and he's fouled by Jack Simonsen - foul #3 on Jack Simonsen, team foul #3 | 43-58 |
| Subs | Howard | Murray Carpino (PG) David Waring | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Richard Matthews (SG), Craig Kobylinski (C) Walter Gore, Michael Smith | |
| 10:55 | UC Santa Barbara | James Tomko makes the free throw | 43-59 |
| 10:44 | Howard | Dwight McMonigle is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Dwight McMonigle, team foul #4 | 43-59 |
| Subs | Howard | Bernard Warfel (SF) Dwight McMonigle | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 10:18 | UC Santa Barbara | Richard Matthews clanks a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Jeffrey Austin - foul #1 on Jeffrey Austin, team foul #5 | 43-59 |
| Subs | Howard | James Flack (SG) Jeffrey Austin | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 10:18 | UC Santa Barbara | Richard Matthews makes the 1st free throw | 43-60 |
| 10:18 | UC Santa Barbara | Richard Matthews misses the 2nd free throw | 43-60 |
| 10:18 | Howard | Jack Simonsen grabs the defensive rebound | 43-60 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 09:59 | Howard | A charge is called on James Flack - foul #2 on James Flack, team foul #6 | 43-60 |
| Subs | Howard | Robert Haris (PF) Jack Simonsen | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Kelly Constance (SG) Richard Matthews | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 09:45 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Haris is called for the reach on James Tomko - foul #3 on Robert Haris, team foul #7 | 43-60 |
| Subs | Howard | Robert Whitehead (PG), David Waring (SF), Robert Goldman (PF) Murray Carpino, Bernard Warfel, Luis Johnson | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Arthur Gill (SG), Jim Patton (SF), Michael Smith (C) Erik Robbins, Steve Francis, Craig Kobylinski | |
| 09:45 | UC Santa Barbara | James Tomko makes the 1st free throw | 43-61 |
| 09:45 | UC Santa Barbara | James Tomko makes the 2nd free throw | 43-62 |
| 09:29 | Howard | Robert Goldman clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-62 |
| 09:28 | UC Santa Barbara | Arthur Gill grabs the board | 43-62 |
| 09:26 | UC Santa Barbara | Kelly Constance is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Whitehead - foul #2 on Robert Whitehead, team foul #8 | 43-62 |
| Subs | Howard | Dwight McMonigle (SF) David Waring | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Walter Gore (SG), Steve Francis (SF) Arthur Gill, James Tomko | |
| 09:26 | UC Santa Barbara | Kelly Constance makes the 1st free throw | 43-63 |
| 09:26 | UC Santa Barbara | Kelly Constance makes the 2nd free throw | 43-64 |
| 09:14 | Howard | Robert Haris lays it in set up by Robert Whitehead and the foul's on Kelly Constance - foul #1 on Kelly Constance, team foul #3 | 45-64 |
| Subs | Howard | Jeffrey Austin (PG) James Flack | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 09:14 | Howard | Robert Haris misses the free throw | 45-64 |
| 09:14 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Smith gets the rebound | 45-64 |
| 08:48 | UC Santa Barbara | Jim Patton drills a 3 from the left corner | 45-67 |
| 08:35 | Howard | Jim Patton swats the layup by Dwight McMonigle | 45-67 |
| 08:34 | Howard | Dwight McMonigle gets the offensive rebound | 45-67 |
| 08:22 | Howard | Dwight McMonigle misses the easy open layup | 45-67 |
| 08:20 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to Walter Gore | 45-67 |
| 07:56 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Smith can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 45-67 |
| 07:55 | Howard | Dwight McMonigle snags the defensive board | 45-67 |
| 07:38 | Howard | Robert Goldman buries a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Jeffrey Austin and he's fouled by Jim Patton - foul #1 on Jim Patton, team foul #4 | 47-67 |
| Subs | Howard | Murray Carpino (PG), James Flack (SG), Bernard Warfel (SF), Luis Johnson (C) Jeffrey Austin, Robert Whitehead, Dwight McMonigle, Robert Haris | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Erik Robbins (PG), Arthur Gill (SG), James Tomko (PF), Robert Turner (C) Kelly Constance, Walter Gore, Jim Patton, Michael Smith | |
| 07:38 | Howard | Robert Goldman misses the free throw | 47-67 |
| 07:38 | Howard | Bernard Warfel grabs the offensive board | 47-67 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Murray Carpino (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Flack (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bernard Warfel (fresh) PF - Robert Goldman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Luis Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Erik Robbins (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - Arthur Gill (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Steve Francis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Tomko (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Howard | Robert Goldman is called for traveling | 47-67 |
| Subs | Howard | Jack Simonsen (PF) Robert Goldman | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 07:06 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Turner is fouled on the floor by Luis Johnson - foul #1 on Luis Johnson, team foul #9 | 47-67 |
| 07:06 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Turner makes the 1st free throw | 47-68 |
| 07:06 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Turner misses the 2nd free throw | 47-68 |
| 07:06 | Howard | Luis Johnson grabs the board | 47-68 |
| 06:43 | Howard | Luis Johnson clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 47-68 |
| 06:42 | Howard | Luis Johnson grabs the offensive board | 47-68 |
| 06:29 | Howard | Luis Johnson's floater is tipped away by James Tomko | 47-68 |
| 06:28 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Turner snags the defensive board | 47-68 |
| 06:06 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Turner clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 47-68 |
| 06:05 | Howard | Luis Johnson pulls down the rebound | 47-68 |
| 06:02 | Howard | Steve Francis steals it from Bernard Warfel in the backcourt | 47-68 |
| 05:43 | UC Santa Barbara | The jump hook by Robert Turner is blocked by Bernard Warfel | 47-68 |
| 05:41 | UC Santa Barbara | James Tomko snags the offensive board | 47-68 |
| 05:28 | UC Santa Barbara | Erik Robbins is hacked by James Flack - foul #3 on James Flack, team foul #10 | 47-68 |
| Subs | Howard | Robert Whitehead (PG), David Waring (SG), Dwight McMonigle (SF), Robert Goldman (PF) Murray Carpino, James Flack, Bernard Warfel, Jack Simonsen | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Richard Matthews (SG), Walter Gore (SF), Craig Kobylinski (C) Arthur Gill, Steve Francis, Robert Turner | |
| 05:28 | UC Santa Barbara | Erik Robbins makes the 1st free throw | 47-69 |
| 05:28 | UC Santa Barbara | Erik Robbins makes the 2nd free throw | 47-70 |
| 05:11 | Howard | Luis Johnson is open and buries a jump hook from the right block | 49-70 |
| 04:45 | UC Santa Barbara | Craig Kobylinski misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-70 |
| 04:43 | UC Santa Barbara | Erik Robbins misses the tip | 49-70 |
| 04:41 | Howard | Robert Goldman grabs the defensive rebound | 49-70 |
| 04:35 | Howard | David Waring hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Whitehead | 52-70 |
| 04:15 | UC Santa Barbara | Erik Robbins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-70 |
| Subs | Howard | Murray Carpino (PG), Robert Haris (C) David Waring, Luis Johnson | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Kelly Constance (PG), Jim Patton (SF) Erik Robbins, Walter Gore | |
| 04:12 | Howard | Kelly Constance steals it from Dwight McMonigle in the backcourt | 52-70 |
| 03:51 | UC Santa Barbara | Kelly Constance misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 52-70 |
| 03:49 | Howard | Robert Goldman grabs the defensive rebound | 52-70 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:41 | Howard | Robert Whitehead hits a 3 from straight away | 55-70 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Murray Carpino (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Whitehead (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dwight McMonigle (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Goldman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Haris (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Kelly Constance (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Richard Matthews (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SF - Jim Patton (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Tomko (tiring) 12 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Craig Kobylinski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:14 | UC Santa Barbara | Craig Kobylinski misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-70 |
| 03:12 | UC Santa Barbara | The offensive rebound goes to Jim Patton | 55-70 |
| 02:56 | UC Santa Barbara | Richard Matthews's pass is intercepted by Murray Carpino | 55-70 |
| 02:52 | Howard | Murray Carpino hits the finger roll | 57-70 |
| 02:52 | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-70 |
| Subs | Howard | James Flack (SG), David Waring (SF), Bernard Warfel (PF), Jack Simonsen (C) Robert Whitehead, Dwight McMonigle, Robert Goldman, Robert Haris | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Erik Robbins (PG), Walter Gore (SF), Robert Turner (C) Kelly Constance, James Tomko, Craig Kobylinski | |
| 02:33 | UC Santa Barbara | Richard Matthews scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Erik Robbins | 57-72 |
| 02:16 | Howard | James Flack's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-72 |
| Subs | Howard | Jeffrey Austin (PG), Robert Whitehead (SG) Murray Carpino, James Flack | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Kelly Constance (PG), Arthur Gill (SG) Erik Robbins, Richard Matthews | |
| 02:02 | UC Santa Barbara | Bernard Warfel is called for the reach on Arthur Gill - foul #1 on Bernard Warfel, team foul #11 | 57-72 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Craig Kobylinski (PF) Jim Patton | |
| 02:02 | UC Santa Barbara | Arthur Gill makes the 1st free throw | 57-73 |
| 02:02 | UC Santa Barbara | Arthur Gill makes the 2nd free throw | 57-74 |
| 02:00 | Howard | Jeffrey Austin is fouled in the backcourt by Arthur Gill - foul #2 on Arthur Gill, team foul #5 | 57-74 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Jim Patton (PF) Arthur Gill | |
| 01:47 | Howard | Jeffrey Austin scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by David Waring | 59-74 |
| 01:25 | UC Santa Barbara | Craig Kobylinski knocks in the floater from the free throw line and he's fouled by David Waring - foul #3 on David Waring, team foul #12 | 59-76 |
| 01:25 | UC Santa Barbara | Craig Kobylinski misses the free throw | 59-76 |
| 01:25 | Howard | Bernard Warfel grabs the defensive rebound | 59-76 |
| 01:18 | Howard | Bernard Warfel misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 59-76 |
| 01:16 | UC Santa Barbara | Craig Kobylinski snags the defensive board | 59-76 |
| 00:54 | UC Santa Barbara | Jim Patton misses the lay-in | 59-76 |
| 00:53 | Howard | David Waring snags the defensive board | 59-76 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:48 | Howard | Jeffrey Austin clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-76 |
| 00:46 | Howard | Jack Simonsen tips it in | 61-76 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:17 | UC Santa Barbara | Kelly Constance's pass is intercepted by Bernard Warfel | 61-76 |
| 00:10 | Howard | Jim Patton takes the ball from David Waring | 61-76 |
| 00:00 | UC Santa Barbara | Kelly Constance runs out the clock | 61-76 |