| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Lynn Menges (fresh) SG - Thomas Zerbel (fresh) SF - Jeffery Petrella (fresh) PF - Frank Furlow (fresh) C - Gary Partington (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Richard Blauser (fresh) SG - Richard Gordon (fresh) SF - Gary Batson (fresh) PF - Charles Alexander (fresh) C - Michael Prevost (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UC Santa Barbara | Frank Furlow wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:57 | UC Santa Barbara | Charles Alexander steps in front of the Thomas Zerbel pass in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Utah State | Richard Blauser is denied on a layup by Gary Partington | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | UC Santa Barbara | Frank Furlow pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | UC Santa Barbara | Richard Blauser is called for the reach on Frank Furlow in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Blauser, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | UC Santa Barbara | Frank Furlow is by himself and knocks in the shot from the left block | 2-0 |
| 19:06 | Utah State | Richard Gordon can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 2-0 |
| 19:05 | UC Santa Barbara | Frank Furlow snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 19:03 | UC Santa Barbara | Richard Gordon is called for the reach on Lynn Menges in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Gordon, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 18:46 | UC Santa Barbara | Frank Furlow throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 18:26 | Utah State | Gary Partington steals the ball from Michael Prevost | 2-0 |
| 18:10 | UC Santa Barbara | Frank Furlow comes up short on the floater from close range but he's hacked by Charles Alexander - foul #1 on Charles Alexander, team foul #3 | 2-0 |
| 18:10 | UC Santa Barbara | Frank Furlow makes the 1st free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:10 | UC Santa Barbara | Frank Furlow makes the 2nd free throw | 4-0 |
| 17:51 | Utah State | Richard Gordon makes the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Prevost | 4-2 |
| 17:42 | UC Santa Barbara | Lynn Menges hits a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Thomas Zerbel and the foul's on Gary Batson - foul #1 on Gary Batson, team foul #4 | 6-2 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Thomas Lezama (SG), Richard Kopf (SF), Jim Denniston (PF), Jimmy Chester (C) Thomas Zerbel, Jeffery Petrella, Frank Furlow, Gary Partington | |
| Subs | Utah State | Dennis Powers (SF), Arthur Leonard (C) Gary Batson, Michael Prevost | |
| 17:42 | UC Santa Barbara | Lynn Menges misses the free throw | 6-2 |
| 17:42 | Utah State | Arthur Leonard snags the defensive board | 6-2 |
| 17:37 | Utah State | Richard Gordon drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Richard Blauser | 6-5 |
| 17:17 | UC Santa Barbara | Richard Kopf comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Richard Gordon - foul #2 on Richard Gordon, team foul #5 | 6-5 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Paul Bryant (PG), William Smith (SG), Eric Boudreau (C) Richard Blauser, Richard Gordon, Charles Alexander | |
| 17:17 | UC Santa Barbara | Richard Kopf makes the 1st free throw | 7-5 |
| 17:17 | UC Santa Barbara | Richard Kopf makes the 2nd free throw | 8-5 |
| 17:00 | Utah State | Paul Bryant scores on a 3 from the left wing | 8-8 |
| 16:46 | UC Santa Barbara | Thomas Lezama misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 8-8 |
| 16:44 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Eric Boudreau | 8-8 |
| 16:22 | Utah State | Dennis Powers scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Arthur Leonard | 8-11 |
| 16:02 | UC Santa Barbara | Arthur Leonard steals it from Richard Kopf | 8-11 |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Lynn Menges (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Lezama (fairly fresh) SF - Richard Kopf (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jim Denniston (fairly fresh) C - Jimmy Chester (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Paul Bryant (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Smith (fresh) SF - Dennis Powers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Arthur Leonard (fairly fresh) C - Eric Boudreau (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:51 | Utah State | Arthur Leonard misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 8-11 |
| 15:49 | Utah State | Arthur Leonard grabs the offensive rebound | 8-11 |
| 15:35 | Utah State | Paul Bryant makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Arthur Leonard | 8-14 |
| 15:11 | UC Santa Barbara | Jimmy Chester's floater is tipped away by Dennis Powers | 8-14 |
| 15:10 | Utah State | Eric Boudreau grabs the defensive rebound | 8-14 |
| 14:52 | Utah State | Arthur Leonard can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 8-14 |
| 14:51 | Utah State | Arthur Leonard snags the offensive board | 8-14 |
| 14:40 | Utah State | Paul Bryant can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 8-14 |
| 14:38 | UC Santa Barbara | Lynn Menges pulls down the rebound | 8-14 |
| 14:12 | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Bryant takes the ball from Thomas Lezama | 8-14 |
| 14:08 | Utah State | Paul Bryant banks in the layup | 8-16 |
| 14:04 | UC Santa Barbara | Lynn Menges is fouled on the floor by Arthur Leonard - foul #1 on Arthur Leonard, team foul #6 | 8-16 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Thomas Zerbel (SG), Jeffery Petrella (SF), Frank Furlow (PF), Gary Partington (C) Thomas Lezama, Richard Kopf, Jim Denniston, Jimmy Chester | |
| Subs | Utah State | Richard Blauser (PG), Gary Batson (SF), Charles Alexander (PF), Michael Prevost (C) Paul Bryant, William Smith, Arthur Leonard, Eric Boudreau | |
| 13:48 | UC Santa Barbara | Frank Furlow misses the jumper from the right block | 8-16 |
| 13:47 | Utah State | Gary Batson grabs the defensive rebound | 8-16 |
| 13:33 | Utah State | Gary Batson misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 8-16 |
| 13:32 | UC Santa Barbara | Frank Furlow grabs the defensive rebound | 8-16 |
| 13:13 | UC Santa Barbara | Frank Furlow is alone and drills a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Thomas Zerbel | 10-16 |
| 13:02 | Utah State | Richard Blauser connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Michael Prevost | 10-19 |
| 12:46 | UC Santa Barbara | Frank Furlow is fouled on the floor by Dennis Powers - foul #1 on Dennis Powers, team foul #7 | 10-19 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Thomas Lezama (PG) Lynn Menges | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 12:46 | UC Santa Barbara | Frank Furlow makes the 1st free throw | 11-19 |
| 12:46 | UC Santa Barbara | Frank Furlow makes the 2nd free throw | 12-19 |
| 12:32 | Utah State | Richard Blauser throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-19 |
| 12:04 | UC Santa Barbara | Frank Furlow connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jeffery Petrella | 14-19 |
| 11:52 | Utah State | Richard Blauser makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Prevost | 14-22 |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Thomas Lezama (fairly fresh) SG - Thomas Zerbel (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jeffery Petrella (fairly fresh) PF - Frank Furlow (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Partington (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Richard Blauser (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Powers (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Gary Batson (fairly fresh) PF - Charles Alexander (fairly fresh) C - Michael Prevost (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:32 | UC Santa Barbara | Gary Partington misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 14-22 |
| 11:30 | Utah State | Gary Batson snags the defensive board | 14-22 |
| 11:09 | Utah State | Michael Prevost misses the jumper in the paint | 14-22 |
| 11:08 | UC Santa Barbara | Frank Furlow pulls down the rebound | 14-22 |
| 11:04 | UC Santa Barbara | Thomas Lezama can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 14-22 |
| 11:02 | UC Santa Barbara | Gary Partington tips it back up and in | 16-22 |
| 10:44 | Utah State | Gary Batson loses the ball out of bounds | 16-22 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Lynn Menges (PG), Richard Kopf (SF), Jim Denniston (PF), Jimmy Chester (C) Thomas Lezama, Jeffery Petrella, Frank Furlow, Gary Partington | |
| Subs | Utah State | Larry Callanan (PG), Paul Bryant (SG), Arthur Leonard (PF), Mark Loggins (C) Richard Blauser, Dennis Powers, Charles Alexander, Michael Prevost | |
| 10:30 | UC Santa Barbara | Richard Kopf hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 19-22 |
| 10:20 | Utah State | Arthur Leonard connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Larry Callanan | 19-24 |
| 10:18 | UC Santa Barbara | Lynn Menges's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-24 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| Subs | Utah State | William Smith (SG) Larry Callanan | |
| 10:10 | Utah State | William Smith buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Arthur Leonard | 19-27 |
| 10:05 | UC Santa Barbara | Lynn Menges is fouled in the backcourt by Arthur Leonard - foul #2 on Arthur Leonard, team foul #8 | 19-27 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Charles Alexander (PF) Arthur Leonard | |
| 10:05 | UC Santa Barbara | Lynn Menges misses the 1st free throw | 19-27 |
| 10:05 | Utah State | William Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 19-27 |
| 09:48 | Utah State | Mark Loggins is fouled on the floor by Thomas Zerbel - foul #1 on Thomas Zerbel, team foul #1 | 19-27 |
| 09:26 | Utah State | William Smith misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 19-27 |
| 09:25 | UC Santa Barbara | Richard Kopf snags the defensive board | 19-27 |
| 08:59 | UC Santa Barbara | Jim Denniston misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 19-27 |
| 08:58 | UC Santa Barbara | Richard Kopf grabs the offensive rebound | 19-27 |
| 08:45 | UC Santa Barbara | Richard Kopf scores on a shot in the paint on a great pass from Thomas Zerbel | 21-27 |
| 08:37 | Utah State | William Smith is whistled for traveling | 21-27 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Thomas Lezama (PG), Jeffery Petrella (SF), Frank Furlow (PF), William Lively (C) Lynn Menges, Richard Kopf, Jim Denniston, Jimmy Chester | |
| Subs | Utah State | Richard Blauser (PG), Eric Boudreau (C) Paul Bryant, Mark Loggins | |
| 08:25 | UC Santa Barbara | Thomas Lezama hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 21-27 |
| 08:23 | UC Santa Barbara | Frank Furlow tips it in | 23-27 |
| 07:55 | Utah State | Richard Blauser's pass is intercepted by Jeffery Petrella | 23-27 |
| 07:38 | UC Santa Barbara | Thomas Lezama connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Jeffery Petrella | 26-27 |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Thomas Lezama (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Thomas Zerbel (tiring) 3 ast. SF - Jeffery Petrella (fairly fresh) PF - Frank Furlow (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - William Lively (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Richard Blauser (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gary Batson (tired) 2 reb. PF - Charles Alexander (tiring) C - Eric Boudreau (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Utah State | Richard Blauser clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-27 |
| 07:14 | Utah State | Charles Alexander grabs the offensive rebound | 26-27 |
| 06:56 | Utah State | Gary Batson misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 26-27 |
| 06:54 | UC Santa Barbara | Frank Furlow snags the defensive board | 26-27 |
| 06:52 | UC Santa Barbara | Thomas Lezama is hacked by Richard Blauser in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Blauser, team foul #9 | 26-27 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Lynn Menges (PG), Richard Kopf (SF), Gary Partington (C) Thomas Zerbel, Jeffery Petrella, William Lively | |
| Subs | Utah State | Larry Callanan (PG), Paul Bryant (SG), Dennis Powers (SF), Michael Prevost (C) Richard Blauser, William Smith, Gary Batson, Eric Boudreau | |
| 06:52 | UC Santa Barbara | Thomas Lezama makes the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 06:52 | UC Santa Barbara | Thomas Lezama makes the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 06:35 | Utah State | Michael Prevost dunks the ball on a nice dish by Paul Bryant | 28-29 |
| 06:31 | UC Santa Barbara | Lynn Menges is hacked by Larry Callanan in the backcourt - foul #1 on Larry Callanan, team foul #10 | 28-29 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Jim Denniston (PF) Frank Furlow | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 06:31 | UC Santa Barbara | Lynn Menges makes the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 06:31 | UC Santa Barbara | Lynn Menges misses the 2nd free throw | 29-29 |
| 06:31 | Utah State | Michael Prevost pulls down the rebound | 29-29 |
| 06:20 | Utah State | Charles Alexander misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-29 |
| 06:18 | UC Santa Barbara | Gary Partington gets the rebound | 29-29 |
| 06:03 | UC Santa Barbara | Jim Denniston drills a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Richard Kopf | 31-29 |
| 05:36 | Utah State | Larry Callanan clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-29 |
| 05:35 | Utah State | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Prevost | 31-29 |
| 05:17 | Utah State | Charles Alexander misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 31-29 |
| 05:16 | Utah State | Charles Alexander tips it home | 31-31 |
| 05:07 | UC Santa Barbara | Gary Partington hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-31 |
| 05:06 | Utah State | Larry Callanan snags the defensive board | 31-31 |
| 04:47 | Utah State | Michael Prevost drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Larry Callanan | 31-34 |
| 04:32 | UC Santa Barbara | Richard Kopf misses the shot from the left side | 31-34 |
| 04:31 | UC Santa Barbara | Lynn Menges grabs the offensive rebound | 31-34 |
| 04:07 | UC Santa Barbara | Gary Partington can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Larry Callanan - foul #2 on Larry Callanan, team foul #11 | 31-34 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Thomas Zerbel (SG), Jeffery Petrella (SF), Jimmy Chester (PF) Thomas Lezama, Richard Kopf, Jim Denniston | |
| Subs | Utah State | William Smith (SG), Gary Batson (SF), Eric Boudreau (PF), Mark Loggins (C) Larry Callanan, Dennis Powers, Charles Alexander, Michael Prevost | |
| 04:07 | UC Santa Barbara | Gary Partington makes the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 04:07 | UC Santa Barbara | Gary Partington misses the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 04:07 | Utah State | Eric Boudreau gets the rebound | 32-34 |
| 03:42 | Utah State | Paul Bryant misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-34 |
| 03:40 | Utah State | Eric Boudreau tips it in | 32-36 |
| 03:36 | UC Santa Barbara | Lynn Menges's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-36 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Frank Furlow (PF) Gary Partington | |
| Subs | Utah State | Richard Blauser (PG), Richard Gordon (SG), Arthur Leonard (SF) Paul Bryant, William Smith, Gary Batson | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Lynn Menges (tiring) 3 pts. SG - Thomas Zerbel (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Jeffery Petrella (fairly fresh) PF - Frank Furlow (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Jimmy Chester (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Richard Blauser (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Gordon (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Arthur Leonard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eric Boudreau (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Loggins (fresh) | |
| 03:23 | Utah State | Mark Loggins is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Mark Loggins, team foul #12 | 32-36 |
| 03:20 | UC Santa Barbara | Arthur Leonard steps in front of the Jeffery Petrella pass in the backcourt | 32-36 |
| 03:10 | Utah State | Eric Boudreau can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 32-36 |
| 03:09 | Utah State | Mark Loggins gets the offensive rebound | 32-36 |
| 03:02 | Utah State | Richard Blauser comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 32-36 |
| 03:00 | UC Santa Barbara | Jimmy Chester grabs the board | 32-36 |
| 02:58 | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffery Petrella double dribbles in the backcourt | 32-36 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Dennis Powers (SF) Eric Boudreau | |
| 02:51 | Utah State | Arthur Leonard connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Richard Gordon | 32-39 |
| 02:46 | UC Santa Barbara | Lynn Menges misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-39 |
| 02:44 | Utah State | Mark Loggins grabs the board | 32-39 |
| 02:23 | Utah State | Richard Gordon knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Dennis Powers | 32-42 |
| 02:09 | UC Santa Barbara | Lynn Menges is whistled for a carry | 32-42 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Thomas Lezama (PG), William Lively (C) Lynn Menges, Jimmy Chester | |
| Subs | Utah State | Gary Batson (SF), Michael Prevost (C) Dennis Powers, Mark Loggins | |
| 01:56 | Utah State | Richard Gordon misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-42 |
| 01:54 | Utah State | Michael Prevost grabs the offensive rebound | 32-42 |
| 01:35 | Utah State | Thomas Zerbel is called for the reach on Michael Prevost - foul #2 on Thomas Zerbel, team foul #2 | 32-42 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Richard Kopf (SF), Jim Denniston (PF) Jeffery Petrella, Frank Furlow | |
| Subs | Utah State | Larry Callanan (PG) Richard Blauser | |
| 01:20 | Utah State | Gary Batson knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Arthur Leonard | 32-45 |
| 01:08 | UC Santa Barbara | Jim Denniston clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 32-45 |
| 01:07 | UC Santa Barbara | Richard Kopf can't tip it in | 32-45 |
| 01:05 | Utah State | Arthur Leonard grabs the board | 32-45 |
| 00:48 | Utah State | Larry Callanan makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Gordon | 32-47 |
| 00:40 | UC Santa Barbara | Jim Denniston misses short on a runner from the baseline | 32-47 |
| 00:38 | UC Santa Barbara | Jim Denniston tips it back up and in | 34-47 |
| 00:36 | Utah State | Thomas Lezama is called for the reach on Larry Callanan in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Lezama, team foul #3 | 34-47 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Lynn Menges (PG), Gary Partington (C) Thomas Lezama, William Lively | |
| Subs | Utah State | Richard Blauser (PG), William Smith (SF), Eric Boudreau (PF), Mark Loggins (C) Larry Callanan, Gary Batson, Arthur Leonard, Michael Prevost | |
| 00:15 | Utah State | William Smith misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-47 |
| 00:13 | UC Santa Barbara | Jim Denniston snags the defensive board | 34-47 |
| 00:09 | UC Santa Barbara | Lynn Menges misses the 3 from the left corner | 34-47 |
| 00:08 | UC Santa Barbara | Gary Partington tips it home | 36-47 |
| 00:03 | Utah State | Richard Blauser makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Gordon | 36-49 |
| 00:00 | UC Santa Barbara | Richard Kopf misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 36-49 |