| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Larry Gadsden (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lou Mercurio (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Charles Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bennie Wolf (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Matthew Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - James Cloutier (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Sean Chappell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Pfeiffer (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Adolph McEaddy (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Mtima Abdi (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Virginia Tech | Charles Johnson inbounds the ball | 41-27 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Virginia Tech | Charles Johnson comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 41-27 |
| 19:43 | Virginia Tech | Charles Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-27 |
| 19:35 | Virginia Tech | Larry Gadsden misses the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Mtima Abdi - foul #3 on Mtima Abdi, team foul #1 | 41-27 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Pierre (C) Mtima Abdi | |
| 19:35 | Virginia Tech | Larry Gadsden makes the 1st free throw | 42-27 |
| 19:35 | Virginia Tech | Larry Gadsden misses the 2nd free throw | 42-27 |
| 19:35 | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Pierre grabs the board | 42-27 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:17 | UC Santa Barbara | Bennie Wolf steals it from William Pfeiffer | 42-27 |
| 19:11 | Virginia Tech | Larry Gadsden hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Lou Mercurio | 45-27 |
| 18:59 | UC Santa Barbara | James Cloutier comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Charles Johnson - foul #1 on Charles Johnson, team foul #1 | 45-27 |
| 18:59 | UC Santa Barbara | James Cloutier makes the 1st free throw | 45-28 |
| 18:59 | UC Santa Barbara | James Cloutier makes the 2nd free throw | 45-29 |
| 18:55 | Virginia Tech | Paul Pierre picks off the pass by Bennie Wolf in the backcourt | 45-29 |
| 18:39 | UC Santa Barbara | James Cloutier comes up short on the shot from the baseline but the foul's on Larry Gadsden - foul #1 on Larry Gadsden, team foul #2 | 45-29 |
| 18:39 | UC Santa Barbara | James Cloutier makes the 1st free throw | 45-30 |
| 18:39 | UC Santa Barbara | James Cloutier makes the 2nd free throw | 45-31 |
| 18:25 | Virginia Tech | Larry Gadsden is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-31 |
| 18:24 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to Paul Pierre | 45-31 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 18:14 | UC Santa Barbara | James Cloutier makes the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Adolph McEaddy | 45-33 |
| 17:59 | Virginia Tech | Charles Johnson drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-33 |
| 17:53 | UC Santa Barbara | Adolph McEaddy hits a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Paul Pierre | 48-35 |
| 17:36 | Virginia Tech | Larry Gadsden is fouled on the floor by William Pfeiffer - foul #1 on William Pfeiffer, team foul #2 | 48-35 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Delbert Pizano (SG), Anthony Zipperer (SF), William Gordon (PF), Dan Damon (C) Lou Mercurio, Charles Johnson, Bennie Wolf, Matthew Carr | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffery Epps (PG), Johnny Calabrese (SG), Paul Lyon (SF), John Edgar (PF) James Cloutier, Sean Chappell, William Pfeiffer, Adolph McEaddy | |
| 17:26 | Virginia Tech | Paul Pierre blocks the short jumper by Dan Damon | 48-35 |
| 17:24 | Virginia Tech | Dan Damon snags the offensive board | 48-35 |
| 17:09 | Virginia Tech | William Gordon clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-35 |
| 17:08 | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Lyon snags the defensive board | 48-35 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 16:44 | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Pierre clanks a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Dan Damon - foul #1 on Dan Damon, team foul #3 | 48-35 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Mauricio Gallo (SG) Larry Gadsden | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 16:44 | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Pierre misses the 1st free throw | 48-35 |
| 16:44 | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Pierre misses the 2nd free throw | 48-35 |
| 16:44 | Virginia Tech | Dan Damon pulls down the rebound | 48-35 |
| 16:42 | Virginia Tech | Mauricio Gallo loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-35 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Adolph McEaddy (PF) Paul Pierre | |
| 16:22 | UC Santa Barbara | Adolph McEaddy's floater is tipped away by Anthony Zipperer | 48-35 |
| 16:20 | UC Santa Barbara | John Edgar grabs the offensive rebound | 48-35 |
| 16:06 | UC Santa Barbara | Johnny Calabrese scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeffery Epps | 48-38 |
| 16:04 | Virginia Tech | Anthony Zipperer is hacked by Paul Lyon in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Lyon, team foul #3 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Bennie Wolf (PF) Dan Damon | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | James Cloutier (PG), Sean Chappell (SG), William Pfeiffer (SF), Paul Pierre (C) Jeffery Epps, Johnny Calabrese, Paul Lyon, John Edgar | |
| 15:55 | Virginia Tech | Anthony Zipperer connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Mauricio Gallo and he's fouled by Sean Chappell - foul #3 on Sean Chappell, team foul #4 | 50-38 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Larry Gadsden (PG), Matthew Carr (C) Mauricio Gallo, William Gordon | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Mtima Abdi (C) Paul Pierre | |
| 15:55 | Virginia Tech | Anthony Zipperer misses the free throw | 50-38 |
| 15:55 | UC Santa Barbara | Adolph McEaddy grabs the board | 50-38 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Larry Gadsden (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Delbert Pizano (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Zipperer (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Bennie Wolf (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Matthew Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - James Cloutier (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sean Chappell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - William Pfeiffer (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Adolph McEaddy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Mtima Abdi (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:26 | UC Santa Barbara | James Cloutier misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 50-38 |
| 15:24 | Virginia Tech | Bennie Wolf grabs the board | 50-38 |
| 15:20 | Virginia Tech | Larry Gadsden throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-38 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Mauricio Gallo (SG), Charles Johnson (SF) Delbert Pizano, Anthony Zipperer | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 15:01 | UC Santa Barbara | William Pfeiffer drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-41 |
| 14:58 | Virginia Tech | James Cloutier picks off the pass by Charles Johnson in the backcourt | 50-41 |
| 14:34 | UC Santa Barbara | The refs have stopped play. James Cloutier is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. His finger is completely bent. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 50-41 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Lou Mercurio (SG), William Gordon (PF), Dan Damon (C) Mauricio Gallo, Bennie Wolf, Matthew Carr | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffery Epps (PG), Johnny Calabrese (SG), Paul Lyon (SF), John Edgar (PF) James Cloutier, Sean Chappell, William Pfeiffer, Adolph McEaddy | |
| 14:29 | UC Santa Barbara | Dan Damon steps in front of the John Edgar pass | 50-41 |
| 14:07 | Virginia Tech | Dan Damon misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 50-41 |
| 14:05 | Virginia Tech | Dan Damon gets the offensive rebound | 50-41 |
| 13:52 | Virginia Tech | Lou Mercurio hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 52-41 |
| 13:30 | UC Santa Barbara | John Edgar misses the easy layup but he's fouled by William Gordon - foul #1 on William Gordon, team foul #4 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Delbert Pizano (PG), Salvador Hernandez (SF) Larry Gadsden, Charles Johnson | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Dikembe Abdul (SG), Paul Pierre (C) Paul Lyon, Mtima Abdi | |
| 13:30 | UC Santa Barbara | John Edgar makes the 1st free throw | 52-42 |
| 13:30 | UC Santa Barbara | John Edgar makes the 2nd free throw | 52-43 |
| 13:28 | Virginia Tech | Lou Mercurio is called for traveling in the backcourt | 52-43 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Anthony Zipperer (SF) Salvador Hernandez | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Sean Chappell (SG) Dikembe Abdul | |
| 13:07 | UC Santa Barbara | Sean Chappell misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 52-43 |
| 13:05 | Virginia Tech | Dan Damon snags the defensive board | 52-43 |
| 13:03 | Virginia Tech | Anthony Zipperer is fouled in the backcourt by Johnny Calabrese - foul #1 on Johnny Calabrese, team foul #5 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Mauricio Gallo (SG), Bennie Wolf (PF), Matthew Carr (C) Lou Mercurio, William Gordon, Dan Damon | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | William Pfeiffer (SF), Adolph McEaddy (PF) Johnny Calabrese, John Edgar | |
| 12:51 | Virginia Tech | Paul Pierre blocks the short jumper by Bennie Wolf | 52-43 |
| 12:49 | UC Santa Barbara | William Pfeiffer gets the rebound | 52-43 |
| 12:33 | UC Santa Barbara | Sean Chappell buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-46 |
| 12:27 | Virginia Tech | Anthony Zipperer misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-46 |
| 12:26 | UC Santa Barbara | Adolph McEaddy pulls down the rebound | 52-46 |
| 12:02 | UC Santa Barbara | William Pfeiffer misses short on a 3 from straight away | 52-46 |
| 12:00 | Virginia Tech | Bennie Wolf grabs the board | 52-46 |
| 11:53 | Virginia Tech | Mauricio Gallo drills a 3 from straight away set up by Delbert Pizano | 55-46 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Delbert Pizano (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mauricio Gallo (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Anthony Zipperer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Bennie Wolf (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Matthew Carr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Jeffery Epps (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Sean Chappell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - William Pfeiffer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Adolph McEaddy (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Pierre (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:24 | UC Santa Barbara | Sean Chappell misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-46 |
| 11:22 | Virginia Tech | Anthony Zipperer grabs the board | 55-46 |
| 11:17 | Virginia Tech | Anthony Zipperer makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Delbert Pizano | 58-46 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 10:59 | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffery Epps misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-46 |
| 10:57 | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Pierre can't tip it in | 58-46 |
| 10:56 | Virginia Tech | Matthew Carr grabs the board | 58-46 |
| 10:36 | Virginia Tech | Mauricio Gallo connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Delbert Pizano | 61-46 |
| 10:22 | UC Santa Barbara | Sean Chappell loses the dribble to Delbert Pizano | 61-46 |
| 10:19 | Virginia Tech | Delbert Pizano lays it up and in | 63-46 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 10:14 | UC Santa Barbara | William Pfeiffer scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-49 |
| 10:02 | Virginia Tech | Mauricio Gallo loses the ball out of bounds | 63-49 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Larry Gadsden (PG), Lou Mercurio (SG), Charles Johnson (SF), William Gordon (PF), Dan Damon (C) Delbert Pizano, Mauricio Gallo, Anthony Zipperer, Bennie Wolf, Matthew Carr | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | James Cloutier (PG), Johnny Calabrese (SG), Paul Lyon (SF), John Edgar (PF), Mtima Abdi (C) Jeffery Epps, Sean Chappell, William Pfeiffer, Adolph McEaddy, Paul Pierre | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 09:56 | UC Santa Barbara | Larry Gadsden is called for the reach on James Cloutier in the backcourt - foul #2 on Larry Gadsden, team foul #5 | 63-49 |
| 09:44 | UC Santa Barbara | James Cloutier connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Paul Lyon | 63-51 |
| 09:40 | Virginia Tech | Larry Gadsden is fouled in the backcourt by Johnny Calabrese - foul #2 on Johnny Calabrese, team foul #6 | 63-51 |
| 09:32 | Virginia Tech | Lou Mercurio comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 63-51 |
| 09:31 | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Lyon grabs the defensive rebound | 63-51 |
| 09:11 | UC Santa Barbara | Mtima Abdi is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Mtima Abdi, team foul #7 | 63-51 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Pierre (C) Mtima Abdi | |
| 08:59 | Virginia Tech | Lou Mercurio misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 63-51 |
| 08:58 | Virginia Tech | William Gordon grabs the offensive rebound | 63-51 |
| 08:34 | Virginia Tech | Lou Mercurio clanks a 3 from the left corner | 63-51 |
| 08:32 | Virginia Tech | The offensive rebound goes to William Gordon | 63-51 |
| 08:15 | Virginia Tech | Larry Gadsden connects on the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Johnson | 65-51 |
| 08:04 | UC Santa Barbara | John Edgar knocks in the jumpshot from the right side | 65-53 |
| 08:00 | Virginia Tech | Charles Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-53 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Dean Burnett (SG), Salvador Hernandez (SF), Bennie Wolf (PF), Matthew Carr (C) Lou Mercurio, Charles Johnson, William Gordon, Dan Damon | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Dikembe Abdul (SG), William Pfeiffer (SF), Mtima Abdi (C) Johnny Calabrese, Paul Lyon, Paul Pierre | |
| 07:41 | UC Santa Barbara | James Cloutier misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Salvador Hernandez - foul #1 on Salvador Hernandez, team foul #6 | 65-53 |
| 07:41 | UC Santa Barbara | James Cloutier misses the 1st free throw | 65-53 |
| 07:41 | UC Santa Barbara | James Cloutier misses the 2nd free throw | 65-53 |
| 07:41 | Virginia Tech | Matthew Carr pulls down the rebound | 65-53 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Larry Gadsden (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dean Burnett (fresh) SF - Salvador Hernandez (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bennie Wolf (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Matthew Carr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - James Cloutier (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Abdul (fresh) SF - William Pfeiffer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - John Edgar (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Mtima Abdi (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:21 | Virginia Tech | Matthew Carr connects on the floater from close range on a great pass from Larry Gadsden and the foul's on Mtima Abdi - foul #5 on Mtima Abdi, team foul #8 | 67-53 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Delbert Pizano (SG) Dean Burnett | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Adolph McEaddy (PF) Mtima Abdi | |
| 07:21 | Virginia Tech | Matthew Carr makes the free throw | 68-53 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 07:08 | UC Santa Barbara | Dikembe Abdul makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by John Edgar | 68-56 |
| 06:39 | Virginia Tech | Delbert Pizano comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 68-56 |
| 06:38 | Virginia Tech | Matthew Carr tips it home | 70-56 |
| 06:21 | UC Santa Barbara | William Pfeiffer buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 70-59 |
| 05:56 | Virginia Tech | James Cloutier steps in front of the Salvador Hernandez pass | 70-59 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:32 | UC Santa Barbara | Adolph McEaddy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-59 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Dean Burnett (PG), Lou Mercurio (SG), Charles Johnson (SF), Anthony Zipperer (PF), William Gordon (C) Larry Gadsden, Delbert Pizano, Salvador Hernandez, Bennie Wolf, Matthew Carr | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffery Epps (PG), Sean Chappell (SG), Johnny Calabrese (SF), Paul Pierre (C) James Cloutier, Dikembe Abdul, William Pfeiffer, John Edgar | |
| 05:25 | Virginia Tech | Lou Mercurio is fouled in the backcourt by Sean Chappell - foul #4 on Sean Chappell, team foul #9 | 70-59 |
| 05:25 | Virginia Tech | Lou Mercurio makes the 1st free throw | 71-59 |
| 05:25 | Virginia Tech | Lou Mercurio makes the 2nd free throw | 72-59 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:03 | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffery Epps connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Johnny Calabrese | 72-62 |
| 05:01 | Virginia Tech | Johnny Calabrese steals it from Dean Burnett in the backcourt | 72-62 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:49 | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffery Epps scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Paul Pierre | 72-64 |
| 04:28 | Virginia Tech | Adolph McEaddy is called for the reach on Lou Mercurio - foul #1 on Adolph McEaddy, team foul #10 | 72-64 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Dan Damon (C) Anthony Zipperer | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | John Edgar (PF) Adolph McEaddy | |
| 04:28 | Virginia Tech | Lou Mercurio makes the 1st free throw | 73-64 |
| 04:28 | Virginia Tech | Lou Mercurio makes the 2nd free throw | 74-64 |
| 04:06 | UC Santa Barbara | Sean Chappell comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 74-64 |
| 04:05 | Virginia Tech | Dan Damon snags the defensive board | 74-64 |
| 03:57 | Virginia Tech | Lou Mercurio misses long on an open 3 from the right corner | 74-64 |
| 03:56 | Virginia Tech | Charles Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 74-64 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:38 | Virginia Tech | The jump hook by William Gordon is blocked by John Edgar | 74-64 |
| 03:36 | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffery Epps grabs the board | 74-64 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Dean Burnett (fairly fresh) SG - Lou Mercurio (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Johnson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - William Gordon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Dan Damon (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Jeffery Epps (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Sean Chappell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. SF - Johnny Calabrese (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Edgar (tiring) 6 pts. C - Paul Pierre (tiring) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:17 | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffery Epps misses the shot from the right side but the foul's on Dean Burnett - foul #1 on Dean Burnett, team foul #7 | 74-64 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Larry Gadsden (PG), Delbert Pizano (SG), Salvador Hernandez (SF), Bennie Wolf (PF) Dean Burnett, Lou Mercurio, Charles Johnson, William Gordon | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Lyon (SF), Adolph McEaddy (PF) Johnny Calabrese, John Edgar | |
| 03:17 | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffery Epps makes the 1st free throw | 74-65 |
| 03:17 | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffery Epps makes the 2nd free throw | 74-66 |
| 03:05 | Virginia Tech | Larry Gadsden makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 77-66 |
| 02:55 | UC Santa Barbara | Adolph McEaddy makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Jeffery Epps | 77-68 |
| 02:55 | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-68 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Anthony Zipperer (SF), Matthew Carr (C) Salvador Hernandez, Dan Damon | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | James Cloutier (PG), William Pfeiffer (SF) Jeffery Epps, Paul Lyon | |
| 02:45 | Virginia Tech | Delbert Pizano misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 77-68 |
| 02:44 | Virginia Tech | Anthony Zipperer tips it back up and in | 79-68 |
| 02:33 | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Pierre throws a bad pass out of bounds | 79-68 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Charles Johnson (SF) Anthony Zipperer | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 02:21 | Virginia Tech | Larry Gadsden is wide open but clanks a jumper from the right side | 79-68 |
| 02:19 | Virginia Tech | Charles Johnson tips it back up and in | 81-68 |
| 02:06 | UC Santa Barbara | The short jumper by James Cloutier is denied by Matthew Carr | 81-68 |
| 02:05 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Matthew Carr | 81-68 |
| 02:01 | Virginia Tech | William Pfeiffer takes the ball from Larry Gadsden | 81-68 |
| 01:56 | UC Santa Barbara | Matthew Carr picks off the pass by William Pfeiffer | 81-68 |
| 01:54 | Virginia Tech | William Pfeiffer is called for the reach on Charles Johnson in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Pfeiffer, team foul #11 | 81-68 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Mauricio Gallo (SG), Anthony Zipperer (PF), William Gordon (C) Larry Gadsden, Bennie Wolf, Matthew Carr | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffery Epps (PG), Johnny Calabrese (SG), Paul Lyon (SF), John Edgar (PF) James Cloutier, Sean Chappell, William Pfeiffer, Adolph McEaddy | |
| 01:54 | Virginia Tech | Charles Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 82-68 |
| 01:54 | Virginia Tech | Charles Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 83-68 |
| 01:41 | UC Santa Barbara | John Edgar clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Charles Johnson - foul #2 on Charles Johnson, team foul #8 | 83-68 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Dan Damon (C) Charles Johnson | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 01:41 | UC Santa Barbara | John Edgar makes the 1st free throw | 83-69 |
| 01:41 | UC Santa Barbara | John Edgar misses the 2nd free throw | 83-69 |
| 01:41 | Virginia Tech | Dan Damon gets the rebound | 83-69 |
| 01:39 | Virginia Tech | Anthony Zipperer loses the dribble to Johnny Calabrese in the backcourt | 83-69 |
| 01:24 | UC Santa Barbara | Johnny Calabrese makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Jeffery Epps | 83-72 |
| 01:19 | Virginia Tech | Delbert Pizano can't connect on an uncontested floater in the paint | 83-72 |
| 01:17 | UC Santa Barbara | John Edgar gets the rebound | 83-72 |
| 01:00 | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Lyon knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Johnny Calabrese and he's hacked by William Gordon - foul #2 on William Gordon, team foul #9 | 83-74 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Larry Gadsden (PG), Lou Mercurio (SG), Charles Johnson (SF), Bennie Wolf (PF), Matthew Carr (C) Delbert Pizano, Mauricio Gallo, Anthony Zipperer, William Gordon, Dan Damon | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | James Cloutier (PG), Sean Chappell (SG), Adolph McEaddy (PF) Jeffery Epps, Johnny Calabrese, John Edgar | |
| 01:00 | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Lyon makes the free throw | 83-75 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Virginia Tech | Larry Gadsden is hacked by James Cloutier in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Cloutier, team foul #12 | 83-75 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Delbert Pizano (SG), William Gordon (SF), Dan Damon (C) Lou Mercurio, Charles Johnson, Matthew Carr | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | William Pfeiffer (SF) Paul Lyon | |
| 00:57 | Virginia Tech | Larry Gadsden misses the 1st free throw | 83-75 |
| 00:57 | Virginia Tech | Larry Gadsden makes the 2nd free throw | 84-75 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:49 | UC Santa Barbara | William Pfeiffer misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 84-75 |
| 00:47 | Virginia Tech | Delbert Pizano snags the defensive board | 84-75 |
| 00:47 | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 84-75 |
| 00:44 | Virginia Tech | Dan Damon is hacked by Sean Chappell in the backcourt - foul #5 on Sean Chappell, team foul #13 | 84-75 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Johnny Calabrese (SF) Sean Chappell | |
| 00:44 | Virginia Tech | Dan Damon makes the 1st free throw | 85-75 |
| 00:44 | Virginia Tech | Dan Damon makes the 2nd free throw | 86-75 |
| 00:38 | UC Santa Barbara | Adolph McEaddy comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Bennie Wolf - foul #3 on Bennie Wolf, team foul #10 | 86-75 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Mauricio Gallo (SG), Anthony Zipperer (SF) Larry Gadsden, Bennie Wolf | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffery Epps (PG), Paul Lyon (SF) James Cloutier, William Pfeiffer | |
| 00:38 | UC Santa Barbara | Adolph McEaddy misses the 1st free throw | 86-75 |
| 00:38 | UC Santa Barbara | Adolph McEaddy makes the 2nd free throw | 86-76 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Virginia Tech | Delbert Pizano throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 86-76 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | John Edgar (PF) Adolph McEaddy | |
| 00:28 | UC Santa Barbara | Dan Damon is called for the reach on Paul Pierre - foul #2 on Dan Damon, team foul #11 | 86-76 |
| 00:28 | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Pierre misses the 1st free throw | 86-76 |
| 00:28 | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Pierre makes the 2nd free throw | 86-77 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Virginia Tech | Delbert Pizano is hacked by Johnny Calabrese in the backcourt - foul #3 on Johnny Calabrese, team foul #14 | 86-77 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Larry Gadsden (PG), Bennie Wolf (PF) Mauricio Gallo, Anthony Zipperer | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | James Cloutier (PG), William Pfeiffer (SG), Adolph McEaddy (PF) Jeffery Epps, Paul Lyon, John Edgar | |
| 00:25 | Virginia Tech | Delbert Pizano makes the 1st free throw | 87-77 |
| 00:25 | Virginia Tech | Delbert Pizano makes the 2nd free throw | 88-77 |
| 00:20 | UC Santa Barbara | James Cloutier can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 88-77 |
| 00:19 | Virginia Tech | Bennie Wolf snags the defensive board | 88-77 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Virginia Tech | Larry Gadsden runs out the clock | 88-77 |