| Lineup | American U. | PG - Alfred Routt (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Worth (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Johnson (fresh) 3 stl. PF - Robert Palmquist (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Zitzmann (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Jeffrey Ambrose (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Herbert Morabito (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Claude Noble (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stjepan Slavinski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Harold Hodges (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | American U. | William Johnson inbounds the ball | 41-29 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 19:45 | American U. | John Zitzmann misses long on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Harold Hodges - foul #2 on Harold Hodges, team foul #1 | 41-29 |
| 19:45 | American U. | John Zitzmann makes the 1st free throw | 42-29 |
| 19:45 | American U. | John Zitzmann misses the 2nd free throw | 42-29 |
| 19:45 | UC Santa Barbara | Harold Hodges grabs the defensive rebound | 42-29 |
| 19:25 | UC Santa Barbara | Stjepan Slavinski hits a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Jeffrey Ambrose | 42-31 |
| 19:05 | American U. | William Johnson loses the dribble to Herbert Morabito | 42-31 |
| 18:52 | UC Santa Barbara | Herbert Morabito connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Jeffrey Ambrose | 42-33 |
| 18:45 | American U. | Robert Palmquist makes the turnaround from close range and he's hacked by Harold Hodges - foul #3 on Harold Hodges, team foul #2 | 44-33 |
| Subs | American U. | Paul Blochberger (C) John Zitzmann | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Christopher Hill (PF), Steven Guimond (C) Stjepan Slavinski, Harold Hodges | |
| 18:45 | American U. | Robert Palmquist makes the free throw | 45-33 |
| 18:33 | UC Santa Barbara | Claude Noble comes up short on the floater in the paint but he's hacked by William Johnson - foul #3 on William Johnson, team foul #1 | 45-33 |
| Subs | American U. | Albert Sigler (SF) William Johnson | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Alvaro Rizzo (PG), Ryan Blackwell (SG) Jeffrey Ambrose, Herbert Morabito | |
| 18:33 | UC Santa Barbara | Claude Noble misses the 1st free throw | 45-33 |
| 18:33 | UC Santa Barbara | Claude Noble makes the 2nd free throw | 45-34 |
| 18:16 | American U. | Alfred Routt misses the wide open floater from the right side | 45-34 |
| 18:14 | American U. | Charles Worth tips it in | 47-34 |
| 17:56 | UC Santa Barbara | Alvaro Rizzo hits a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Claude Noble | 47-36 |
| 17:31 | American U. | Robert Palmquist is called for traveling | 47-36 |
| Subs | American U. | Thomas Jackson (SG), John Zitzmann (C) Alfred Routt, Charles Worth | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffrey Ambrose (PG), Herbert Morabito (SG), Mongo Akinyooye (SF), Stjepan Slavinski (PF) Alvaro Rizzo, Ryan Blackwell, Claude Noble, Christopher Hill | |
| 17:16 | UC Santa Barbara | Stjepan Slavinski drills a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Jeffrey Ambrose | 47-38 |
| 16:50 | American U. | Albert Sigler can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-38 |
| 16:49 | American U. | Thomas Jackson hits the follow up shot | 49-38 |
| 16:44 | UC Santa Barbara | Herbert Morabito buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Steven Guimond | 49-41 |
| 16:29 | American U. | Albert Sigler is wide open but clanks a floater from the left side | 49-41 |
| 16:27 | UC Santa Barbara | Mongo Akinyooye gets the rebound | 49-41 |
| 16:07 | UC Santa Barbara | Herbert Morabito misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 49-41 |
| 16:06 | American U. | John Zitzmann pulls down the rebound | 49-41 |
| 15:48 | American U. | John Zitzmann can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from straight away | 49-41 |
| 15:47 | UC Santa Barbara | Mongo Akinyooye snags the defensive board | 49-41 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Paul Blochberger (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Thomas Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert Sigler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Palmquist (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - John Zitzmann (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Jeffrey Ambrose (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Herbert Morabito (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. SF - Mongo Akinyooye (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Stjepan Slavinski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Steven Guimond (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:36 | UC Santa Barbara | John Zitzmann is called for the reach on Stjepan Slavinski - foul #3 on John Zitzmann, team foul #2 | 49-41 |
| Subs | American U. | Alfred Routt (PG), Charles Worth (SG), William Johnson (SF), Christopher Carroll (C) Paul Blochberger, Thomas Jackson, Albert Sigler, John Zitzmann | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Alvaro Rizzo (PG), Ryan Blackwell (SG), Brian Cleveland (SF), Christopher Hill (PF), Harold Hodges (C) Jeffrey Ambrose, Herbert Morabito, Mongo Akinyooye, Stjepan Slavinski, Steven Guimond | |
| 15:23 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Palmquist is called for the reach on Alvaro Rizzo - foul #2 on Robert Palmquist, team foul #3 | 49-41 |
| 15:12 | UC Santa Barbara | Ryan Blackwell scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-44 |
| 15:10 | American U. | Alfred Routt is fouled in the backcourt by Alvaro Rizzo - foul #2 on Alvaro Rizzo, team foul #3 | 49-44 |
| 14:52 | American U. | Harold Hodges steals the ball from William Johnson | 49-44 |
| 14:48 | UC Santa Barbara | Alvaro Rizzo's pass is intercepted by Charles Worth in the backcourt | 49-44 |
| 14:27 | American U. | Christopher Carroll misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-44 |
| 14:26 | American U. | William Johnson snags the offensive board | 49-44 |
| 14:14 | American U. | William Johnson drills a turnaround near the basket and he's fouled by Harold Hodges - foul #4 on Harold Hodges, team foul #4 | 51-44 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffrey Ambrose (PG), Claude Noble (SF), Stjepan Slavinski (PF) Alvaro Rizzo, Ryan Blackwell, Harold Hodges | |
| 14:14 | American U. | William Johnson makes the free throw | 52-44 |
| 13:54 | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffrey Ambrose comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 52-44 |
| 13:52 | UC Santa Barbara | Stjepan Slavinski grabs the offensive board | 52-44 |
| 13:40 | UC Santa Barbara | Brian Cleveland comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Palmquist - foul #3 on Robert Palmquist, team foul #4 | 52-44 |
| Subs | American U. | Clyde Armenta (SF), John Zitzmann (PF) William Johnson, Robert Palmquist | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Steven Guimond (C) Christopher Hill | |
| 13:40 | UC Santa Barbara | Brian Cleveland makes the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 13:40 | UC Santa Barbara | Brian Cleveland misses the 2nd free throw | 52-45 |
| 13:40 | American U. | Charles Worth gets the rebound | 52-45 |
| 13:35 | American U. | Clyde Armenta hits a wide open 3 from the left corner on a great pass from John Zitzmann | 55-45 |
| 13:17 | UC Santa Barbara | Steven Guimond can't connect on a shot from the left block | 55-45 |
| 13:16 | American U. | Christopher Carroll snags the defensive board | 55-45 |
| 13:13 | American U. | Clyde Armenta double dribbles in the backcourt | 55-45 |
| Subs | American U. | Cecil Johnson (PG), Thomas Jackson (SG), Albert Sigler (SF) Alfred Routt, Charles Worth, Clyde Armenta | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Alvaro Rizzo (PG), Herbert Morabito (SG) Jeffrey Ambrose, Brian Cleveland | |
| 13:01 | UC Santa Barbara | Alvaro Rizzo misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-45 |
| 13:00 | UC Santa Barbara | Steven Guimond misses the tip | 55-45 |
| 12:59 | UC Santa Barbara | Claude Noble grabs the offensive rebound | 55-45 |
| 12:43 | UC Santa Barbara | Stjepan Slavinski can't throw it down | 55-45 |
| 12:42 | American U. | John Zitzmann gets the rebound | 55-45 |
| 12:19 | American U. | Steven Guimond steals the ball from Albert Sigler | 55-45 |
| 12:04 | UC Santa Barbara | Alvaro Rizzo clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-45 |
| 12:03 | American U. | Thomas Jackson grabs the board | 55-45 |
| 11:50 | American U. | John Zitzmann misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 55-45 |
| 11:49 | UC Santa Barbara | Stjepan Slavinski snags the defensive board | 55-45 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Cecil Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert Sigler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Zitzmann (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Christopher Carroll (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Alvaro Rizzo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Herbert Morabito (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. SF - Claude Noble (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stjepan Slavinski (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Steven Guimond (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:33 | UC Santa Barbara | Alvaro Rizzo makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Herbert Morabito | 55-48 |
| 11:31 | American U. | Albert Sigler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-48 |
| Subs | American U. | Alfred Routt (PG), Charles Worth (SG), William Johnson (SF), Paul Blochberger (PF) Cecil Johnson, Thomas Jackson, Albert Sigler, John Zitzmann | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffrey Ambrose (PG), Ryan Blackwell (SG), Mongo Akinyooye (SF), Christopher Hill (C) Alvaro Rizzo, Herbert Morabito, Claude Noble, Steven Guimond | |
| 11:17 | UC Santa Barbara | Christopher Hill lays it up and in on a nice dish by Mongo Akinyooye | 55-50 |
| 11:15 | American U. | Jeffrey Ambrose steps in front of the Charles Worth pass in the backcourt | 55-50 |
| 11:10 | UC Santa Barbara | Christopher Hill misses long on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Christopher Carroll - foul #4 on Christopher Carroll, team foul #5 | 55-50 |
| Subs | American U. | Robert Palmquist (PF) Christopher Carroll | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 11:10 | UC Santa Barbara | Christopher Hill makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 11:10 | UC Santa Barbara | Christopher Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 11:10 | American U. | Robert Palmquist snags the defensive board | 55-51 |
| 10:53 | American U. | William Johnson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Alfred Routt | 57-51 |
| 10:37 | UC Santa Barbara | Christopher Hill comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 57-51 |
| 10:36 | American U. | Robert Palmquist pulls down the rebound | 57-51 |
| 10:08 | American U. | Robert Palmquist is whistled for traveling | 57-51 |
| Subs | American U. | Clyde Armenta (SF), John Zitzmann (C) William Johnson, Robert Palmquist | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Herbert Morabito (SG), Brian Cleveland (SF), Steven Guimond (C) Ryan Blackwell, Mongo Akinyooye, Stjepan Slavinski | |
| 09:46 | UC Santa Barbara | Christopher Hill drills a jumper from the left wing | 57-53 |
| 09:43 | American U. | Alfred Routt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-53 |
| Subs | American U. | Albert Sigler (SF), Robert Palmquist (PF) Clyde Armenta, Paul Blochberger | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 09:35 | UC Santa Barbara | Herbert Morabito can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-53 |
| 09:33 | UC Santa Barbara | Christopher Hill pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-53 |
| 09:20 | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffrey Ambrose is fouled on the floor by Alfred Routt - foul #2 on Alfred Routt, team foul #6 | 57-53 |
| Subs | American U. | Cecil Johnson (PG), Thomas Jackson (SG) Alfred Routt, Charles Worth | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Alvaro Rizzo (PG) Jeffrey Ambrose | |
| 09:11 | UC Santa Barbara | Alvaro Rizzo misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-53 |
| 09:10 | American U. | Thomas Jackson snags the defensive board | 57-53 |
| 08:58 | American U. | John Zitzmann comes up short on the shot from close range but the foul's on Steven Guimond - foul #1 on Steven Guimond, team foul #5 | 57-53 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Mongo Akinyooye (SG), Stjepan Slavinski (PF) Herbert Morabito, Steven Guimond | |
| 08:58 | American U. | John Zitzmann misses the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 08:58 | American U. | John Zitzmann makes the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 08:46 | UC Santa Barbara | Mongo Akinyooye clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 58-53 |
| 08:45 | American U. | Thomas Jackson grabs the board | 58-53 |
| 08:42 | American U. | Thomas Jackson is fouled in the backcourt by Mongo Akinyooye - foul #2 on Mongo Akinyooye, team foul #6 | 58-53 |
| Subs | American U. | William Johnson (SF) Albert Sigler | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Ryan Blackwell (SG), Claude Noble (SF) Mongo Akinyooye, Brian Cleveland | |
| 08:18 | American U. | William Johnson knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Palmquist | 60-53 |
| 08:03 | UC Santa Barbara | Stjepan Slavinski misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Palmquist - foul #4 on Robert Palmquist, team foul #7 | 60-53 |
| Subs | American U. | Alfred Routt (PG), Charles Worth (SG), Paul Blochberger (PF) Cecil Johnson, Thomas Jackson, Robert Palmquist | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffrey Ambrose (PG), Mongo Akinyooye (SG), Steven Guimond (C) Alvaro Rizzo, Ryan Blackwell, Christopher Hill | |
| 08:03 | UC Santa Barbara | Stjepan Slavinski makes the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 08:03 | UC Santa Barbara | Stjepan Slavinski makes the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| 08:01 | American U. | Stjepan Slavinski is called for the reach on Alfred Routt in the backcourt - foul #3 on Stjepan Slavinski, team foul #7 | 60-55 |
| 08:01 | American U. | Alfred Routt misses the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 08:01 | UC Santa Barbara | Stjepan Slavinski gets the rebound | 60-55 |
| 07:46 | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffrey Ambrose misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 60-55 |
| 07:45 | American U. | William Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 60-55 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Alfred Routt (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Worth (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Johnson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Paul Blochberger (fresh) 5 pts. C - John Zitzmann (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Jeffrey Ambrose (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mongo Akinyooye (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - Claude Noble (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stjepan Slavinski (tired) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Steven Guimond (tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:40 | American U. | Alfred Routt drills a runner from the baseline set up by Paul Blochberger and he's fouled by Steven Guimond - foul #2 on Steven Guimond, team foul #8 | 62-55 |
| Subs | American U. | Clyde Armenta (SF), Christopher Carroll (C) William Johnson, John Zitzmann | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Brian Cleveland (SF), Harold Hodges (C) Claude Noble, Steven Guimond | |
| 07:40 | American U. | Alfred Routt misses the free throw | 62-55 |
| 07:40 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to Stjepan Slavinski | 62-55 |
| 07:24 | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffrey Ambrose knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Brian Cleveland | 62-57 |
| 07:03 | American U. | Clyde Armenta can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-57 |
| 07:01 | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffrey Ambrose pulls down the rebound | 62-57 |
| 06:44 | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffrey Ambrose scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Harold Hodges | 62-59 |
| 06:30 | American U. | Charles Worth is fouled on the floor by Mongo Akinyooye - foul #3 on Mongo Akinyooye, team foul #9 | 62-59 |
| Subs | American U. | Albert Sigler (SF), Robert Palmquist (PF) Clyde Armenta, Paul Blochberger | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Alvaro Rizzo (PG), Herbert Morabito (SG), Claude Noble (SF), Christopher Hill (PF) Jeffrey Ambrose, Mongo Akinyooye, Brian Cleveland, Stjepan Slavinski | |
| 06:30 | American U. | Charles Worth makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 06:30 | American U. | Charles Worth misses the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| 06:30 | UC Santa Barbara | Harold Hodges grabs the board | 63-59 |
| 06:16 | UC Santa Barbara | Herbert Morabito is called for traveling | 63-59 |
| Subs | American U. | Thomas Jackson (PG), William Johnson (SF) Alfred Routt, Albert Sigler | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 06:08 | American U. | Charles Worth misses the dunk | 63-59 |
| 06:06 | UC Santa Barbara | Claude Noble snags the defensive board | 63-59 |
| 06:01 | UC Santa Barbara | Herbert Morabito drills a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Claude Noble | 63-61 |
| 05:49 | American U. | Harold Hodges denies the turnaround by Thomas Jackson | 63-61 |
| 05:48 | American U. | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Worth | 63-61 |
| 05:30 | American U. | Robert Palmquist travels with the ball | 63-61 |
| Subs | American U. | Alfred Routt (PG), Paul Blochberger (PF) Charles Worth, Robert Palmquist | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Ryan Blackwell (SG), Brian Cleveland (SF) Alvaro Rizzo, Claude Noble | |
| 05:21 | UC Santa Barbara | Christopher Hill misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Paul Blochberger - foul #1 on Paul Blochberger, team foul #8 | 63-61 |
| Subs | American U. | Albert Sigler (SF) William Johnson | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 05:21 | UC Santa Barbara | Christopher Hill makes the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 05:21 | UC Santa Barbara | Christopher Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 63-63 |
| 04:58 | American U. | Thomas Jackson is hacked by Christopher Hill - foul #1 on Christopher Hill, team foul #10 | 63-63 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffrey Ambrose (PG), Stjepan Slavinski (PF) Herbert Morabito, Christopher Hill | |
| 04:58 | American U. | Thomas Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 04:58 | American U. | Thomas Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-63 |
| 04:37 | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffrey Ambrose hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 65-63 |
| 04:36 | American U. | Christopher Carroll snags the defensive board | 65-63 |
| 04:30 | American U. | Christopher Carroll loses the dribble to Ryan Blackwell in the backcourt | 65-63 |
| 04:14 | UC Santa Barbara | Stjepan Slavinski misses the easy layup | 65-63 |
| 04:12 | UC Santa Barbara | Stjepan Slavinski snags the offensive board | 65-63 |
| 03:59 | UC Santa Barbara | Stjepan Slavinski clanks a floater from the left block | 65-63 |
| 03:58 | UC Santa Barbara | Stjepan Slavinski grabs the offensive rebound | 65-63 |
| 03:48 | UC Santa Barbara | Stjepan Slavinski can't finish the layup | 65-63 |
| 03:46 | American U. | Alfred Routt grabs the defensive rebound | 65-63 |
| 03:41 | American U. | Thomas Jackson is fouled in the backcourt by Harold Hodges - foul #5 on Harold Hodges, team foul #11 | 65-63 |
| Subs | American U. | Charles Worth (SG), William Johnson (SF), Robert Palmquist (PF), John Zitzmann (C) Alfred Routt, Albert Sigler, Paul Blochberger, Christopher Carroll | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Alvaro Rizzo (PG), Herbert Morabito (SG), Claude Noble (SF), Steven Guimond (C) Jeffrey Ambrose, Ryan Blackwell, Brian Cleveland, Harold Hodges | |
| 03:41 | American U. | Thomas Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 03:41 | American U. | Thomas Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 03:41 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to Steven Guimond | 66-63 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Thomas Jackson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Worth (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Robert Palmquist (tired) 3 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - John Zitzmann (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Alvaro Rizzo (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Herbert Morabito (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Claude Noble (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stjepan Slavinski (tired) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Steven Guimond (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:25 | UC Santa Barbara | Herbert Morabito can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on John Zitzmann - foul #4 on John Zitzmann, team foul #9 | 66-63 |
| Subs | American U. | Cecil Johnson (PG) Thomas Jackson | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Christopher Hill (PF) Stjepan Slavinski | |
| 03:25 | UC Santa Barbara | Herbert Morabito misses the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 03:25 | UC Santa Barbara | Herbert Morabito makes the 2nd free throw | 66-64 |
| 03:12 | American U. | William Johnson is hacked by Alvaro Rizzo - foul #3 on Alvaro Rizzo, team foul #12 | 66-64 |
| 03:12 | American U. | William Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 03:12 | American U. | William Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 68-64 |
| 02:57 | UC Santa Barbara | Christopher Hill is fouled on the floor by Robert Palmquist - foul #5 on Robert Palmquist, team foul #10 | 68-64 |
| Subs | American U. | Paul Blochberger (PF) Robert Palmquist | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 02:57 | UC Santa Barbara | Christopher Hill makes the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 02:57 | UC Santa Barbara | Christopher Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 68-66 |
| 02:37 | American U. | Paul Blochberger misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 68-66 |
| 02:35 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to Claude Noble | 68-66 |
| 02:19 | UC Santa Barbara | Alvaro Rizzo loses the dribble to Paul Blochberger | 68-66 |
| 02:02 | American U. | Paul Blochberger misses badly on the uncontested jump hook near the basket | 68-66 |
| 02:00 | UC Santa Barbara | Steven Guimond grabs the board | 68-66 |
| 01:52 | UC Santa Barbara | Christopher Hill misses the floater from the right side | 68-66 |
| 01:51 | American U. | Paul Blochberger pulls down the rebound | 68-66 |
| 01:31 | American U. | William Johnson misses badly on the uncontested shot from the left side | 68-66 |
| 01:29 | American U. | Cecil Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 68-66 |
| 01:09 | American U. | Paul Blochberger connects on the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Cecil Johnson and he's hacked by Christopher Hill - foul #2 on Christopher Hill, team foul #13 | 70-66 |
| Subs | American U. | Christopher Carroll (C) Cecil Johnson | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffrey Ambrose (PG), Stjepan Slavinski (PF) Alvaro Rizzo, Christopher Hill | |
| 01:09 | American U. | Paul Blochberger makes the free throw | 71-66 |
| 00:53 | UC Santa Barbara | Claude Noble misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by William Johnson - foul #4 on William Johnson, team foul #11 | 71-66 |
| Subs | American U. | Alfred Routt (PG) Paul Blochberger | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 00:53 | UC Santa Barbara | Claude Noble makes the 1st free throw | 71-67 |
| 00:53 | UC Santa Barbara | Claude Noble makes the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 00:31 | American U. | John Zitzmann knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Christopher Carroll | 73-68 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 00:26 | UC Santa Barbara | Stjepan Slavinski can't connect on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Christopher Carroll - foul #5 on Christopher Carroll, team foul #12 | 73-68 |
| Subs | American U. | Paul Blochberger (PF) Christopher Carroll | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 00:26 | UC Santa Barbara | Stjepan Slavinski misses the 1st free throw | 73-68 |
| 00:26 | UC Santa Barbara | Stjepan Slavinski misses the 2nd free throw | 73-68 |
| 00:26 | American U. | John Zitzmann grabs the defensive rebound | 73-68 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:25 | American U. | John Zitzmann is hacked by Herbert Morabito in the backcourt - foul #3 on Herbert Morabito, team foul #14 | 73-68 |
| Subs | American U. | Thomas Jackson (SG), Albert Sigler (SF) Charles Worth, William Johnson | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 00:25 | American U. | John Zitzmann makes the 1st free throw | 74-68 |
| 00:25 | American U. | John Zitzmann makes the 2nd free throw | 75-68 |
| 00:21 | UC Santa Barbara | Claude Noble's pass is intercepted by Thomas Jackson | 75-68 |
| 00:18 | American U. | Paul Blochberger is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffrey Ambrose - foul #3 on Jeffrey Ambrose, team foul #15 | 75-68 |
| Subs | American U. | Charles Worth (SG), William Johnson (SF) Thomas Jackson, Albert Sigler | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 00:18 | American U. | Paul Blochberger makes the 1st free throw | 76-68 |
| 00:18 | American U. | Paul Blochberger makes the 2nd free throw | 77-68 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:12 | UC Santa Barbara | Herbert Morabito comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 77-68 |
| 00:11 | UC Santa Barbara | Claude Noble snags the offensive board | 77-68 |
| 00:08 | UC Santa Barbara | Herbert Morabito comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 77-68 |
| 00:07 | American U. | Alfred Routt gets the rebound | 77-68 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 00:00 | American U. | Alfred Routt runs out the clock | 77-68 |