| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Antoine Laughter (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Billy Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Lowe (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ivan Buganski (fresh) 5 pts. C - Gary Brakebill (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Marvin Lampley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Issac Porter (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Scarberry (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gregory Ward (fresh) 5 reb. C - Dave Burney (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Stephen Lowe inbounds the ball | 42-37 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Illinois-Chicago | Stephen Lowe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-37 |
| 19:27 | UC Santa Barbara | Gregory Ward scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Issac Porter | 42-40 |
| 19:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Ivan Buganski misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-40 |
| 19:13 | Illinois-Chicago | Antoine Laughter can't tip it in | 42-40 |
| 19:12 | UC Santa Barbara | Edward Scarberry grabs the defensive rebound | 42-40 |
| 18:55 | UC Santa Barbara | Dave Burney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-40 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | John Bateman (PG), Ryan Wilson (SG), James Inglis (SF), Christopher Pinkowski (PF), Ronald Miller (C) Antoine Laughter, Billy Smith, Stephen Lowe, Ivan Buganski, Gary Brakebill | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Stephen Raymond (PG), William Burkes (SG), George Fuqua (SF), Thomas Edwards (PF), John Wiederstein (C) Marvin Lampley, Issac Porter, Edward Scarberry, Gregory Ward, Dave Burney | |
| 18:30 | Illinois-Chicago | Ronald Miller connects on the floater from the left wing on a great pass from John Bateman | 44-40 |
| 18:25 | UC Santa Barbara | William Burkes buries a jumper from the right block set up by Stephen Raymond | 44-42 |
| 18:07 | Illinois-Chicago | James Inglis hits a fadeaway from the left block | 46-42 |
| 17:42 | UC Santa Barbara | Stephen Raymond buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from William Burkes | 46-45 |
| 17:26 | Illinois-Chicago | James Inglis blows the layup but he's hacked by George Fuqua - foul #2 on George Fuqua, team foul #1 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Antoine Laughter (PG), Billy Smith (SG), Ivan Buganski (PF), Gary Brakebill (C) John Bateman, Ryan Wilson, Christopher Pinkowski, Ronald Miller | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Marvin Lampley (PG), Issac Porter (SG), David McIntosh (SF), Gregory Ward (PF), William Alameda (C) Stephen Raymond, William Burkes, George Fuqua, Thomas Edwards, John Wiederstein | |
| 17:26 | Illinois-Chicago | James Inglis misses the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 17:26 | Illinois-Chicago | James Inglis makes the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| 17:16 | UC Santa Barbara | Marvin Lampley can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 47-45 |
| 17:15 | Illinois-Chicago | Gary Brakebill snags the defensive board | 47-45 |
| 17:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Antoine Laughter is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-45 |
| 16:58 | Illinois-Chicago | Gary Brakebill tips it in | 49-45 |
| 16:45 | UC Santa Barbara | Gregory Ward hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-45 |
| 16:43 | UC Santa Barbara | William Alameda tips it in | 49-47 |
| 16:23 | Illinois-Chicago | Ivan Buganski loses the dribble to Issac Porter | 49-47 |
| 16:18 | UC Santa Barbara | Marvin Lampley misses the easy layup | 49-47 |
| 16:17 | Illinois-Chicago | James Inglis gets the rebound | 49-47 |
| 16:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Billy Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner but he's fouled by William Alameda - foul #1 on William Alameda, team foul #2 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Bealer (PG), Stephen Lowe (SF), Christopher Pinkowski (PF) Antoine Laughter, James Inglis, Ivan Buganski | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Edward Scarberry (SF), Dave Burney (C) David McIntosh, William Alameda | |
| 16:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Billy Smith makes the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 16:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Billy Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 16:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Billy Smith misses the 3rd free throw | 50-47 |
| 16:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Christopher Pinkowski gets the offensive rebound | 50-47 |
| 15:54 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Bealer is fouled on the floor by Gregory Ward - foul #1 on Gregory Ward, team foul #3 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Timothy Crouch (SG) Billy Smith | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Michael Bealer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Crouch (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Stephen Lowe (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Pinkowski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Brakebill (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Marvin Lampley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Issac Porter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Scarberry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gregory Ward (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Dave Burney (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Illinois-Chicago | Timothy Crouch hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-47 |
| 15:39 | UC Santa Barbara | Edward Scarberry gets the rebound | 50-47 |
| 15:18 | UC Santa Barbara | Issac Porter loses the dribble to Michael Bealer | 50-47 |
| 15:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Gary Brakebill hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 50-47 |
| 15:01 | UC Santa Barbara | Marvin Lampley grabs the board | 50-47 |
| 14:59 | UC Santa Barbara | Timothy Crouch is called for the reach on Issac Porter in the backcourt - foul #1 on Timothy Crouch, team foul #1 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Antoine Laughter (PG), John Bateman (SG), Ivan Buganski (PF), Ronald Miller (C) Michael Bealer, Timothy Crouch, Christopher Pinkowski, Gary Brakebill | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | William Burkes (PG) Marvin Lampley | |
| 14:44 | UC Santa Barbara | William Burkes is hacked by Stephen Lowe - foul #1 on Stephen Lowe, team foul #2 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Ryan Wilson (SG) Stephen Lowe | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Stephen Raymond (PG), John Wiederstein (PF) Issac Porter, Gregory Ward | |
| 14:31 | UC Santa Barbara | Dave Burney hits a turnaround in the paint | 50-49 |
| 14:10 | Illinois-Chicago | John Bateman misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-49 |
| 14:09 | UC Santa Barbara | Stephen Raymond grabs the defensive rebound | 50-49 |
| 13:44 | UC Santa Barbara | William Burkes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Ivan Buganski - foul #3 on Ivan Buganski, team foul #3 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Billy Smith (SG), Timothy Crouch (SF), Christopher Pinkowski (PF), Gary Brakebill (C) Ryan Wilson, John Bateman, Ivan Buganski, Ronald Miller | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Issac Porter (SG), Gregory Ward (PF), Thomas Edwards (C) Stephen Raymond, John Wiederstein, Dave Burney | |
| 13:44 | UC Santa Barbara | William Burkes makes the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 13:44 | UC Santa Barbara | William Burkes misses the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 13:44 | Illinois-Chicago | Gary Brakebill gets the rebound | 50-50 |
| 13:25 | Illinois-Chicago | Billy Smith is fouled on the floor by Edward Scarberry - foul #3 on Edward Scarberry, team foul #4 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Marvin Lampley (PG), George Fuqua (SF) William Burkes, Edward Scarberry | |
| 13:16 | Illinois-Chicago | Antoine Laughter is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Billy Smith | 53-50 |
| 13:05 | UC Santa Barbara | Marvin Lampley clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-50 |
| 13:03 | UC Santa Barbara | George Fuqua misses the tip | 53-50 |
| 13:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Billy Smith grabs the board | 53-50 |
| 12:58 | Illinois-Chicago | Antoine Laughter misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-50 |
| 12:57 | UC Santa Barbara | George Fuqua snags the defensive board | 53-50 |
| 12:48 | UC Santa Barbara | Marvin Lampley misses the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Christopher Pinkowski - foul #1 on Christopher Pinkowski, team foul #4 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Bealer (PG), Stephen Lowe (SF) Antoine Laughter, Timothy Crouch | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Stephen Raymond (SF), William Alameda (PF), Dave Burney (C) George Fuqua, Gregory Ward, Thomas Edwards | |
| 12:48 | UC Santa Barbara | Marvin Lampley makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 12:48 | UC Santa Barbara | Marvin Lampley misses the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 12:48 | Illinois-Chicago | Gary Brakebill grabs the board | 53-51 |
| 12:22 | Illinois-Chicago | Gary Brakebill comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 53-51 |
| 12:21 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to Marvin Lampley | 53-51 |
| 12:17 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Bealer is called for the reach on Marvin Lampley in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Bealer, team foul #5 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Ivan Buganski (PF) Christopher Pinkowski | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Thomas Edwards (PF) William Alameda | |
| 11:57 | UC Santa Barbara | Issac Porter scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Marvin Lampley | 53-54 |
| 11:40 | Illinois-Chicago | Ivan Buganski misses the 3 from the left wing | 53-54 |
| 11:38 | Illinois-Chicago | Gary Brakebill gets the offensive rebound | 53-54 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Michael Bealer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy Smith (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Lowe (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ivan Buganski (tiring) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Gary Brakebill (tiring) 12 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Marvin Lampley (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Issac Porter (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Raymond (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Edwards (tiring) C - Dave Burney (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Illinois-Chicago | Stephen Lowe scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Billy Smith | 56-54 |
| 11:16 | UC Santa Barbara | Ivan Buganski swats the short shot by Thomas Edwards | 56-54 |
| 11:14 | UC Santa Barbara | Marvin Lampley misses the tip | 56-54 |
| 11:12 | UC Santa Barbara | Thomas Edwards misses the tip | 56-54 |
| 11:10 | UC Santa Barbara | Thomas Edwards gets the offensive rebound | 56-54 |
| 10:56 | UC Santa Barbara | Stephen Lowe steals the ball from Issac Porter | 56-54 |
| 10:37 | Illinois-Chicago | Billy Smith misses short on an open fadeaway in the lane | 56-54 |
| 10:36 | Illinois-Chicago | Gary Brakebill hits the follow up shot | 58-54 |
| 10:36 | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-54 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Antoine Laughter (PG), John Bateman (SG), James Inglis (SF), Christopher Pinkowski (PF), Ronald Miller (C) Michael Bealer, Billy Smith, Stephen Lowe, Ivan Buganski, Gary Brakebill | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | William Burkes (PG), George Fuqua (SG), David McIntosh (SF), John Wiederstein (PF), William Alameda (C) Marvin Lampley, Issac Porter, Stephen Raymond, Thomas Edwards, Dave Burney | |
| 10:34 | UC Santa Barbara | David McIntosh is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 58-54 |
| 10:28 | Illinois-Chicago | Antoine Laughter hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Bateman | 60-54 |
| 10:12 | UC Santa Barbara | George Fuqua misses badly on the uncontested floater from the free throw line | 60-54 |
| 10:11 | UC Santa Barbara | William Alameda snags the offensive board | 60-54 |
| 09:55 | UC Santa Barbara | William Burkes is fouled on the floor by John Bateman - foul #1 on John Bateman, team foul #6 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Ryan Wilson (SG) Antoine Laughter | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Edward Scarberry (SF) David McIntosh | |
| 09:31 | UC Santa Barbara | Edward Scarberry hits a fadeaway from the right block | 60-56 |
| 09:28 | Illinois-Chicago | William Burkes is called for the reach on John Bateman in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Burkes, team foul #5 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Antoine Laughter (PG), Timothy Crouch (SF), Gary Brakebill (C) John Bateman, James Inglis, Ronald Miller | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Marvin Lampley (PG), Issac Porter (SG), Gregory Ward (PF) William Burkes, George Fuqua, William Alameda | |
| 09:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Antoine Laughter can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-56 |
| 09:09 | UC Santa Barbara | Gregory Ward snags the defensive board | 60-56 |
| 09:03 | UC Santa Barbara | John Wiederstein is fouled on the floor by Gary Brakebill - foul #2 on Gary Brakebill, team foul #7 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Billy Smith (SG) Ryan Wilson | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 09:03 | UC Santa Barbara | John Wiederstein misses the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 09:03 | Illinois-Chicago | Christopher Pinkowski snags the defensive board | 60-56 |
| 08:59 | Illinois-Chicago | John Wiederstein steps in front of the Antoine Laughter pass in the backcourt | 60-56 |
| 08:40 | UC Santa Barbara | Issac Porter can't connect on an uncontested driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Billy Smith - foul #2 on Billy Smith, team foul #8 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Stephen Raymond (PG), Dave Burney (C) Marvin Lampley, John Wiederstein | |
| 08:40 | UC Santa Barbara | Issac Porter makes the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 08:40 | UC Santa Barbara | Issac Porter makes the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| 08:35 | Illinois-Chicago | Gary Brakebill is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gary Brakebill, team foul #9 | 60-58 |
| 08:23 | UC Santa Barbara | Edward Scarberry hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but the foul's on Billy Smith - foul #3 on Billy Smith, team foul #10 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | John Bateman (SG), Stephen Lowe (SF), Ivan Buganski (PF) Billy Smith, Timothy Crouch, Gary Brakebill | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | William Burkes (PG) Stephen Raymond | |
| 08:23 | UC Santa Barbara | Edward Scarberry makes the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 08:23 | UC Santa Barbara | Edward Scarberry misses the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 08:23 | Illinois-Chicago | Stephen Lowe grabs the board | 60-59 |
| 08:07 | Illinois-Chicago | Christopher Pinkowski can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on William Burkes - foul #2 on William Burkes, team foul #6 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | David McIntosh (SF) Edward Scarberry | |
| 08:07 | Illinois-Chicago | Christopher Pinkowski makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 08:07 | Illinois-Chicago | Christopher Pinkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 07:55 | UC Santa Barbara | Issac Porter double dribbles | 62-59 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Ryan Wilson (SG), James Inglis (SF), Ronald Miller (PF) John Bateman, Stephen Lowe, Ivan Buganski | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Stephen Raymond (SG), Thomas Edwards (C) Issac Porter, Dave Burney | |
| 07:53 | Illinois-Chicago | Stephen Raymond picks off the pass by Antoine Laughter in the backcourt | 62-59 |
| 07:43 | UC Santa Barbara | David McIntosh is whistled for a carry | 62-59 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Gary Brakebill (C) Christopher Pinkowski | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Edward Scarberry (SF) David McIntosh | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Antoine Laughter (tiring) 10 pts. SG - Ryan Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Inglis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Miller (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gary Brakebill (tiring) 14 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Stephen Raymond (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Burkes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - Edward Scarberry (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gregory Ward (tiring) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Edwards (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Illinois-Chicago | Ryan Wilson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-59 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Bealer (PG), Billy Smith (SG), Ivan Buganski (PF) Antoine Laughter, Ryan Wilson, Ronald Miller | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Marvin Lampley (PG) William Burkes | |
| 07:22 | UC Santa Barbara | Stephen Raymond is fouled in the backcourt by Billy Smith - foul #4 on Billy Smith, team foul #11 | 62-59 |
| 07:22 | UC Santa Barbara | Stephen Raymond makes the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 07:22 | UC Santa Barbara | Stephen Raymond misses the 2nd free throw | 62-60 |
| 07:22 | Illinois-Chicago | Ivan Buganski grabs the defensive rebound | 62-60 |
| 06:58 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Bealer misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-60 |
| 06:56 | UC Santa Barbara | Edward Scarberry pulls down the rebound | 62-60 |
| 06:52 | UC Santa Barbara | Marvin Lampley is alone and drills a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Gregory Ward | 62-62 |
| 06:50 | Illinois-Chicago | Ivan Buganski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-62 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | John Bateman (PG), Timothy Crouch (SF), Christopher Pinkowski (C) Michael Bealer, James Inglis, Gary Brakebill | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Issac Porter (SG), George Fuqua (SF), William Alameda (C) Stephen Raymond, Edward Scarberry, Thomas Edwards | |
| 06:43 | UC Santa Barbara | Gregory Ward clanks a fadeaway from close range | 62-62 |
| 06:42 | UC Santa Barbara | William Alameda tips it back up and in | 62-64 |
| 06:38 | Illinois-Chicago | John Bateman drills a shot from the left side and he's hacked by George Fuqua - foul #3 on George Fuqua, team foul #7 | 64-64 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Stephen Lowe (SF) Billy Smith | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 06:38 | Illinois-Chicago | John Bateman makes the free throw | 65-64 |
| 06:10 | UC Santa Barbara | Christopher Pinkowski steals it from Marvin Lampley | 65-64 |
| 06:07 | Illinois-Chicago | Marvin Lampley is called for the reach on John Bateman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Marvin Lampley, team foul #8 | 65-64 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Ryan Wilson (SG), Ronald Miller (PF) Timothy Crouch, Ivan Buganski | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | William Burkes (PG), Edward Scarberry (SF), Dave Burney (C) Marvin Lampley, George Fuqua, William Alameda | |
| 06:07 | Illinois-Chicago | John Bateman makes the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 06:07 | Illinois-Chicago | John Bateman makes the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| 05:50 | UC Santa Barbara | Issac Porter misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 67-64 |
| 05:48 | Illinois-Chicago | Ronald Miller grabs the board | 67-64 |
| 05:41 | Illinois-Chicago | Stephen Lowe connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 70-64 |
| 05:32 | UC Santa Barbara | Edward Scarberry knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Issac Porter | 70-66 |
| 05:13 | Illinois-Chicago | Stephen Lowe misses long on a 3 from straight away | 70-66 |
| 05:11 | UC Santa Barbara | William Burkes grabs the board | 70-66 |
| 05:02 | UC Santa Barbara | William Burkes hits a wide open shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Edward Scarberry | 70-68 |
| 05:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Ryan Wilson travels in the backcourt | 70-68 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Bealer (PG), Billy Smith (SG), Timothy Crouch (SF), James Inglis (PF), Gary Brakebill (C) John Bateman, Ryan Wilson, Stephen Lowe, Ronald Miller, Christopher Pinkowski | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Marvin Lampley (PG), Stephen Raymond (SG), David McIntosh (SF), John Wiederstein (PF) William Burkes, Issac Porter, Edward Scarberry, Gregory Ward | |
| 04:50 | UC Santa Barbara | Stephen Raymond misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 70-68 |
| 04:48 | Illinois-Chicago | Timothy Crouch grabs the board | 70-68 |
| 04:33 | Illinois-Chicago | James Inglis makes the wide open jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Billy Smith | 72-68 |
| 04:19 | UC Santa Barbara | David McIntosh drills a jumper from the right wing set up by Marvin Lampley | 72-70 |
| 04:07 | Illinois-Chicago | James Inglis loses the dribble to Dave Burney | 72-70 |
| 03:47 | UC Santa Barbara | David McIntosh can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the right block | 72-70 |
| 03:45 | Illinois-Chicago | Gary Brakebill snags the defensive board | 72-70 |
| 03:31 | Illinois-Chicago | Timothy Crouch is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 72-70 |
| 03:29 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Bealer snags the offensive board | 72-70 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Michael Bealer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy Smith (tiring) 6 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Timothy Crouch (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Inglis (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Brakebill (tired) 14 pts. 11 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Marvin Lampley (tired) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stephen Raymond (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - David McIntosh (tiring) 2 pts. PF - John Wiederstein (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Dave Burney (tired) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Illinois-Chicago | A charge is called on James Inglis - foul #3 on James Inglis, team foul #12 | 72-70 |
| 03:16 | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 72-70 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Antoine Laughter (PG), Ryan Wilson (SG), Stephen Lowe (SF), Ronald Miller (PF), Christopher Pinkowski (C) Michael Bealer, Billy Smith, Timothy Crouch, James Inglis, Gary Brakebill | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | William Burkes (PG), Issac Porter (SG), George Fuqua (SF), William Alameda (PF), Thomas Edwards (C) Marvin Lampley, Stephen Raymond, David McIntosh, John Wiederstein, Dave Burney | |
| 03:00 | UC Santa Barbara | William Burkes clanks a 3 from the left wing | 72-70 |
| 02:59 | UC Santa Barbara | George Fuqua grabs the offensive board | 72-70 |
| 02:44 | UC Santa Barbara | Issac Porter makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by William Burkes | 72-73 |
| 02:34 | Illinois-Chicago | Stephen Lowe misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 72-73 |
| 02:33 | Illinois-Chicago | Christopher Pinkowski grabs the offensive rebound | 72-73 |
| 02:15 | Illinois-Chicago | Ryan Wilson is open and scores on a fadeaway from the left wing | 74-73 |
| 01:57 | UC Santa Barbara | William Burkes comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 74-73 |
| 01:56 | Illinois-Chicago | Ronald Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 74-73 |
| 01:51 | Illinois-Chicago | Ryan Wilson is hacked by Thomas Edwards in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Edwards, team foul #9 | 74-73 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Billy Smith (SG), Ivan Buganski (PF), Gary Brakebill (C) Antoine Laughter, Ronald Miller, Christopher Pinkowski | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Marvin Lampley (PG), Edward Scarberry (SF), Gregory Ward (PF), Dave Burney (C) William Burkes, George Fuqua, William Alameda, Thomas Edwards | |
| 01:51 | Illinois-Chicago | Ryan Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 74-73 |
| 01:51 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to Gregory Ward | 74-73 |
| 01:33 | UC Santa Barbara | Edward Scarberry misses badly on a shot in the paint | 74-73 |
| 01:32 | Illinois-Chicago | Billy Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 74-73 |
| 01:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Billy Smith drills a jumpshot from the free throw line | 76-73 |
| 01:21 | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 76-73 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Antoine Laughter (PG) Ryan Wilson | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 01:10 | UC Santa Barbara | Gregory Ward buries a runner from the baseline set up by Marvin Lampley and he's hacked by Stephen Lowe - foul #2 on Stephen Lowe, team foul #13 | 76-75 |
| 01:10 | UC Santa Barbara | Gregory Ward misses the free throw | 76-75 |
| 01:10 | Illinois-Chicago | Ivan Buganski grabs the defensive rebound | 76-75 |
| 01:08 | Illinois-Chicago | Billy Smith is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #5 on Billy Smith, team foul #14 | 76-75 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | John Bateman (SG) Billy Smith | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 00:55 | UC Santa Barbara | Edward Scarberry scores on a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Issac Porter and he's hacked by Ivan Buganski - foul #4 on Ivan Buganski, team foul #15 | 76-77 |
| 00:55 | UC Santa Barbara | Edward Scarberry makes the free throw | 76-78 |
| 00:41 | Illinois-Chicago | Gregory Ward steals it from Ivan Buganski | 76-78 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:34 | UC Santa Barbara | Stephen Lowe is called for the reach on Edward Scarberry in the backcourt - foul #3 on Stephen Lowe, team foul #16 | 76-78 |
| 00:34 | UC Santa Barbara | Edward Scarberry makes the 1st free throw | 76-79 |
| 00:34 | UC Santa Barbara | Edward Scarberry makes the 2nd free throw | 76-80 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Illinois-Chicago | Antoine Laughter is hacked by Gregory Ward - foul #2 on Gregory Ward, team foul #10 | 76-80 |
| 00:27 | Illinois-Chicago | Antoine Laughter makes the 1st free throw | 77-80 |
| 00:27 | Illinois-Chicago | Antoine Laughter makes the 2nd free throw | 78-80 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:26 | UC Santa Barbara | Gregory Ward is fouled in the backcourt by Antoine Laughter - foul #2 on Antoine Laughter, team foul #17 | 78-80 |
| 00:26 | UC Santa Barbara | Gregory Ward makes the 1st free throw | 78-81 |
| 00:26 | UC Santa Barbara | Gregory Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 78-82 |
| 00:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Antoine Laughter knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Ivan Buganski | 81-82 |
| 00:21 | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 81-82 |
| 00:19 | UC Santa Barbara | Gregory Ward is fouled in the backcourt by Antoine Laughter - foul #3 on Antoine Laughter, team foul #18 | 81-82 |
| 00:19 | UC Santa Barbara | Gregory Ward makes the 1st free throw | 81-83 |
| 00:19 | UC Santa Barbara | Gregory Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 81-84 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:05 | Illinois-Chicago | Antoine Laughter can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 81-84 |
| 00:03 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to Gregory Ward | 81-84 |
| 00:02 | UC Santa Barbara | Gregory Ward is fouled in the backcourt by Antoine Laughter - foul #4 on Antoine Laughter, team foul #19 | 81-84 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | William Burkes (PG), Stephen Raymond (SF) Marvin Lampley, Edward Scarberry | |
| 00:02 | UC Santa Barbara | Gregory Ward makes the 1st free throw | 81-85 |
| 00:02 | UC Santa Barbara | Gregory Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 81-86 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois-Chicago | John Bateman hits a halfcourt shot | 84-86 |