| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Omar Thompson (fresh) SG - Rudy McIntyre (fresh) SF - Billy Devore (fresh) PF - Tom Kinney (fresh) C - Jerry Miura (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Leo Hutchison (fresh) SG - Mark Rumberger (fresh) SF - Thomas Vanvalkenburg (fresh) PF - Willy Asay (fresh) C - Daniel Brown (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Daniel Brown wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:44 | Mississippi | Leo Hutchison scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Thomas Vanvalkenburg | 0-3 |
| 19:31 | UC Santa Barbara | Billy Devore is hacked by Thomas Vanvalkenburg - foul #1 on Thomas Vanvalkenburg, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 19:19 | UC Santa Barbara | Tom Kinney buries a fadeaway from the right block and he's fouled by Willy Asay - foul #1 on Willy Asay, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| 19:19 | UC Santa Barbara | Tom Kinney makes the free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:57 | Mississippi | Mark Rumberger misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Jerry Miura - foul #1 on Jerry Miura, team foul #1 | 3-3 |
| 18:57 | Mississippi | Mark Rumberger misses the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:57 | Mississippi | Mark Rumberger makes the 2nd free throw | 3-4 |
| 18:41 | UC Santa Barbara | Tom Kinney double dribbles | 3-4 |
| 18:15 | Mississippi | Mark Rumberger is whistled for a carry | 3-4 |
| 18:03 | UC Santa Barbara | Jerry Miura drills a shot from the baseline set up by Omar Thompson | 5-4 |
| 18:01 | Mississippi | Billy Devore steps in front of the Willy Asay pass in the backcourt | 5-4 |
| 17:44 | UC Santa Barbara | The jump hook by Jerry Miura is blocked by Willy Asay | 5-4 |
| 17:43 | UC Santa Barbara | Jerry Miura tips it in | 7-4 |
| 17:27 | Mississippi | Leo Hutchison misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 7-4 |
| 17:25 | UC Santa Barbara | Jerry Miura pulls down the rebound | 7-4 |
| 17:09 | UC Santa Barbara | Jerry Miura hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Rudy McIntyre | 10-4 |
| 16:54 | Mississippi | Mark Rumberger makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Leo Hutchison | 10-7 |
| 16:37 | UC Santa Barbara | Omar Thompson clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 10-7 |
| 16:35 | Mississippi | Thomas Vanvalkenburg grabs the defensive rebound | 10-7 |
| 16:33 | Mississippi | Omar Thompson steals the ball from Leo Hutchison in the backcourt | 10-7 |
| 16:21 | UC Santa Barbara | Omar Thompson hits a shot from just outside the lane set up by Rudy McIntyre | 12-7 |
| 15:59 | Mississippi | Willy Asay comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 12-7 |
| 15:57 | Mississippi | Thomas Vanvalkenburg tips it in | 12-9 |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Omar Thompson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rudy McIntyre (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Billy Devore (fairly fresh) PF - Tom Kinney (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Jerry Miura (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Leo Hutchison (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Rumberger (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Thomas Vanvalkenburg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Willy Asay (fairly fresh) C - Daniel Brown (tiring) | |
| 15:29 | UC Santa Barbara | Tom Kinney misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 12-9 |
| 15:28 | UC Santa Barbara | Jerry Miura grabs the offensive rebound | 12-9 |
| 15:10 | UC Santa Barbara | Omar Thompson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 12-9 |
| 15:08 | UC Santa Barbara | Jerry Miura grabs the offensive board | 12-9 |
| 14:54 | UC Santa Barbara | Jerry Miura makes the 3 from the right wing | 15-9 |
| 14:33 | Mississippi | Daniel Brown double dribbles | 15-9 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Liang Wang (PG), Dwight Payne (SG), William Barker (SF), Raphael Romano (PF), Jonathan McLuen (C) Omar Thompson, Rudy McIntyre, Billy Devore, Tom Kinney, Jerry Miura | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ronnie Liptak (PG), Darryl Horton (SG), William Porter (SF), Sydney Cannon (PF), James Ferguson (C) Leo Hutchison, Mark Rumberger, Thomas Vanvalkenburg, Willy Asay, Daniel Brown | |
| 14:11 | UC Santa Barbara | Raphael Romano scores on a jumper from the baseline and he's fouled by Sydney Cannon - foul #1 on Sydney Cannon, team foul #3 | 17-9 |
| 14:11 | UC Santa Barbara | Raphael Romano makes the free throw | 18-9 |
| 13:57 | Mississippi | Ronnie Liptak misses long on an open jumper from the left side | 18-9 |
| 13:55 | Mississippi | Darryl Horton snags the offensive board | 18-9 |
| 13:37 | Mississippi | Jonathan McLuen denies the turnaround by Darryl Horton | 18-9 |
| 13:36 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to Jonathan McLuen | 18-9 |
| 13:16 | UC Santa Barbara | Jonathan McLuen drills a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Dwight Payne | 20-9 |
| 13:11 | Mississippi | Ronnie Liptak comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 20-9 |
| 13:09 | UC Santa Barbara | Jonathan McLuen pulls down the rebound | 20-9 |
| 12:49 | UC Santa Barbara | William Barker misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 20-9 |
| 12:48 | Mississippi | Sydney Cannon gets the rebound | 20-9 |
| 12:27 | Mississippi | Sydney Cannon travels with the ball | 20-9 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Raul Mendoza (PG), Rudy McIntyre (SG), Billy Devore (SF), Tom Kinney (PF), Arthur Tam (C) Liang Wang, Dwight Payne, William Barker, Raphael Romano, Jonathan McLuen | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Leo Hutchison (PG), Mark Rumberger (SG), Willy Asay (PF) Ronnie Liptak, Darryl Horton, James Ferguson | |
| 12:06 | UC Santa Barbara | Arthur Tam hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but he's hacked by Leo Hutchison - foul #1 on Leo Hutchison, team foul #4 | 20-9 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stewart Lowry (SF) William Porter | |
| 12:06 | UC Santa Barbara | Arthur Tam makes the 1st free throw | 21-9 |
| 12:06 | UC Santa Barbara | Arthur Tam makes the 2nd free throw | 22-9 |
| 11:40 | Mississippi | Mark Rumberger hits a wide open runner near the basket set up by Stewart Lowry | 22-11 |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Raul Mendoza (fresh) SG - Rudy McIntyre (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Billy Devore (fairly fresh) PF - Tom Kinney (tiring) 3 pts. C - Arthur Tam (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Leo Hutchison (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Rumberger (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Stewart Lowry (fresh) PF - Willy Asay (fairly fresh) C - Sydney Cannon (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:19 | UC Santa Barbara | Raul Mendoza misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Mark Rumberger - foul #1 on Mark Rumberger, team foul #5 | 22-11 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Jerry Miura (C) Tom Kinney | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ronnie Liptak (PG), Darryl Horton (SG), Daniel Brown (C) Leo Hutchison, Mark Rumberger, Sydney Cannon | |
| 11:19 | UC Santa Barbara | Raul Mendoza makes the 1st free throw | 23-11 |
| 11:19 | UC Santa Barbara | Raul Mendoza makes the 2nd free throw | 24-11 |
| 11:13 | Mississippi | Darryl Horton is hacked by Rudy McIntyre in the backcourt - foul #1 on Rudy McIntyre, team foul #2 | 24-11 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Raphael Romano (PF) Jerry Miura | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Porter (SF) Stewart Lowry | |
| 11:00 | Mississippi | Daniel Brown lays it in on a great pass from Ronnie Liptak | 24-13 |
| 10:41 | UC Santa Barbara | Arthur Tam knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 26-13 |
| 10:39 | Mississippi | Ronnie Liptak is hacked by Raul Mendoza in the backcourt - foul #1 on Raul Mendoza, team foul #3 | 26-13 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Omar Thompson (PG), William Barker (SF), Jerry Miura (C) Raul Mendoza, Billy Devore, Arthur Tam | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 10:20 | Mississippi | Darryl Horton hits a shot from the left side and he's fouled by Jerry Miura - foul #2 on Jerry Miura, team foul #4 | 26-15 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Liang Wang (PG), Dwight Payne (SG), Jonathan McLuen (PF) Omar Thompson, Rudy McIntyre, Jerry Miura | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Leo Hutchison (PG), James Ferguson (PF) Willy Asay, Daniel Brown | |
| 10:20 | Mississippi | Darryl Horton misses the free throw | 26-15 |
| 10:20 | UC Santa Barbara | Raphael Romano snags the defensive board | 26-15 |
| 10:14 | UC Santa Barbara | Liang Wang misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 26-15 |
| 10:13 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Leo Hutchison | 26-15 |
| 09:48 | Mississippi | James Ferguson misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the left corner | 26-15 |
| 09:47 | UC Santa Barbara | Dwight Payne gets the rebound | 26-15 |
| 09:38 | UC Santa Barbara | Jonathan McLuen hits a fadeaway near the basket set up by Liang Wang and he's hacked by James Ferguson - foul #1 on James Ferguson, team foul #6 | 28-15 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Tom Kinney (PF) Raphael Romano | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Rumberger (SG), Thomas Vanvalkenburg (SF), Sydney Cannon (C) Ronnie Liptak, William Porter, Darryl Horton | |
| 09:38 | UC Santa Barbara | Jonathan McLuen makes the free throw | 29-15 |
| 09:36 | Mississippi | Mark Rumberger is hacked by Liang Wang in the backcourt - foul #1 on Liang Wang, team foul #5 | 29-15 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Omar Thompson (PG) Liang Wang | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 09:18 | Mississippi | Jonathan McLuen swats the short shot by Mark Rumberger | 29-15 |
| 09:16 | UC Santa Barbara | Tom Kinney grabs the board | 29-15 |
| 09:01 | UC Santa Barbara | William Barker knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Omar Thompson | 32-15 |
| 08:44 | Mississippi | James Ferguson comes up short on the runner from the right block | 32-15 |
| 08:43 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to Omar Thompson | 32-15 |
| 08:32 | UC Santa Barbara | Dwight Payne hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 32-15 |
| 08:30 | Mississippi | Thomas Vanvalkenburg grabs the board | 32-15 |
| 08:13 | Mississippi | Thomas Vanvalkenburg misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-15 |
| 08:11 | UC Santa Barbara | Omar Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 32-15 |
| 08:06 | UC Santa Barbara | William Barker misses short on a jumper from the right block | 32-15 |
| 08:04 | UC Santa Barbara | Tom Kinney tips it but misses | 32-15 |
| 08:03 | UC Santa Barbara | Dwight Payne gets the offensive rebound | 32-15 |
| 07:46 | UC Santa Barbara | Leo Hutchison takes the ball from Omar Thompson | 32-15 |
| 07:30 | Mississippi | James Ferguson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-15 |
| 07:29 | UC Santa Barbara | William Barker grabs the board | 32-15 |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Omar Thompson (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dwight Payne (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SF - William Barker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Tom Kinney (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathan McLuen (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Leo Hutchison (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Rumberger (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Thomas Vanvalkenburg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sydney Cannon (fairly fresh) C - James Ferguson (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:20 | UC Santa Barbara | Tom Kinney lays it in set up by Omar Thompson | 34-15 |
| 07:16 | Mississippi | Leo Hutchison is fouled in the backcourt by Omar Thompson - foul #1 on Omar Thompson, team foul #6 | 34-15 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Liang Wang (PG), Rudy McIntyre (SG), Billy Devore (SF), Raphael Romano (PF), Arthur Tam (C) Omar Thompson, Dwight Payne, William Barker, Tom Kinney, Jonathan McLuen | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ronnie Liptak (PG), Darryl Horton (SG), William Porter (SF), Willy Asay (PF), Daniel Brown (C) Leo Hutchison, Mark Rumberger, Thomas Vanvalkenburg, Sydney Cannon, James Ferguson | |
| 06:57 | Mississippi | Darryl Horton makes the wide open turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Ronnie Liptak | 34-17 |
| 06:40 | UC Santa Barbara | Liang Wang misses short on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Ronnie Liptak - foul #1 on Ronnie Liptak, team foul #7 | 34-17 |
| 06:40 | UC Santa Barbara | Liang Wang makes the 1st free throw | 35-17 |
| 06:40 | UC Santa Barbara | Liang Wang makes the 2nd free throw | 36-17 |
| 06:38 | Mississippi | Billy Devore steps in front of the Darryl Horton pass in the backcourt | 36-17 |
| 06:37 | UC Santa Barbara | Rudy McIntyre jams it on a nice dish by Billy Devore | 38-17 |
| 06:26 | Mississippi | Darryl Horton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 38-17 |
| 06:24 | Mississippi | Willy Asay grabs the offensive rebound | 38-17 |
| 06:13 | Mississippi | Darryl Horton drills a driving attempt near the basket set up by Ronnie Liptak and he's fouled by Rudy McIntyre - foul #2 on Rudy McIntyre, team foul #7 | 38-19 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Raul Mendoza (SG) Rudy McIntyre | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 06:13 | Mississippi | Darryl Horton makes the free throw | 38-20 |
| 05:56 | UC Santa Barbara | Liang Wang clanks a shot from the right side | 38-20 |
| 05:54 | Mississippi | Darryl Horton gets the rebound | 38-20 |
| 05:34 | Mississippi | Ronnie Liptak buries a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Darryl Horton | 38-22 |
| 05:11 | UC Santa Barbara | Arthur Tam misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Daniel Brown - foul #1 on Daniel Brown, team foul #8 | 38-22 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Omar Thompson (PG) Liang Wang | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Leo Hutchison (PG), Mark Rumberger (SG), Stewart Lowry (SF) Darryl Horton, Ronnie Liptak, William Porter | |
| 05:11 | UC Santa Barbara | Arthur Tam makes the 1st free throw | 39-22 |
| 05:11 | UC Santa Barbara | Arthur Tam makes the 2nd free throw | 40-22 |
| 05:09 | Mississippi | Leo Hutchison is hacked by Raphael Romano in the backcourt - foul #1 on Raphael Romano, team foul #8 | 40-22 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Tom Kinney (PF) Arthur Tam | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 05:09 | Mississippi | Leo Hutchison makes the 1st free throw | 40-23 |
| 05:09 | Mississippi | Leo Hutchison misses the 2nd free throw | 40-23 |
| 05:09 | UC Santa Barbara | Tom Kinney pulls down the rebound | 40-23 |
| 04:55 | UC Santa Barbara | Raul Mendoza misses the easy layup | 40-23 |
| 04:53 | Mississippi | Leo Hutchison grabs the board | 40-23 |
| 04:36 | Mississippi | Daniel Brown is hacked by Raphael Romano - foul #2 on Raphael Romano, team foul #9 | 40-23 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | William Barker (SG), Jonathan McLuen (C) Raul Mendoza, Raphael Romano | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Thomas Vanvalkenburg (SF), Sydney Cannon (PF) Stewart Lowry, Willy Asay | |
| 04:36 | Mississippi | Daniel Brown makes the 1st free throw | 40-24 |
| 04:36 | Mississippi | Daniel Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 40-25 |
| 04:20 | UC Santa Barbara | Billy Devore can't finish the layup | 40-25 |
| 04:19 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Thomas Vanvalkenburg | 40-25 |
| 04:05 | Mississippi | Daniel Brown is denied on a layup by Tom Kinney | 40-25 |
| 04:03 | UC Santa Barbara | Billy Devore gets the rebound | 40-25 |
| 03:39 | UC Santa Barbara | Billy Devore makes the driving attempt from the baseline set up by William Barker | 42-25 |
| 03:19 | Mississippi | Daniel Brown is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Daniel Brown, team foul #9 | 42-25 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Raul Mendoza (PG), Rudy McIntyre (SG), Raphael Romano (PF), Jerry Miura (C) Omar Thompson, Billy Devore, Tom Kinney, Jonathan McLuen | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ronnie Liptak (SG), William Porter (SF), Willy Asay (PF), Darryl Horton (C) Mark Rumberger, Thomas Vanvalkenburg, Sydney Cannon, Daniel Brown | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Raul Mendoza (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Rudy McIntyre (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Barker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Raphael Romano (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jerry Miura (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Leo Hutchison (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronnie Liptak (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Porter (fresh) PF - Willy Asay (fairly fresh) C - Darryl Horton (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 02:55 | UC Santa Barbara | Raphael Romano misses the shot from the right block | 42-25 |
| 02:53 | Mississippi | Leo Hutchison pulls down the rebound | 42-25 |
| 02:25 | Mississippi | Ronnie Liptak connects on the open 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Darryl Horton | 42-28 |
| 02:16 | UC Santa Barbara | Raphael Romano misses short on a shot from the left block | 42-28 |
| 02:15 | Mississippi | Leo Hutchison gets the rebound | 42-28 |
| 02:07 | Mississippi | Darryl Horton can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-28 |
| 02:05 | Mississippi | Willy Asay tips it back up and in | 42-30 |
| 01:53 | UC Santa Barbara | Jerry Miura travels with the ball | 42-30 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Liang Wang (PG), Dwight Payne (SF), Arthur Tam (PF) Raul Mendoza, William Barker, Raphael Romano | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Thomas Vanvalkenburg (SF), James Ferguson (PF) Leo Hutchison, Willy Asay | |
| 01:32 | Mississippi | The jump hook by William Porter is blocked by Arthur Tam | 42-30 |
| 01:30 | UC Santa Barbara | Jerry Miura snags the defensive board | 42-30 |
| 01:25 | UC Santa Barbara | Dwight Payne comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-30 |
| 01:23 | Mississippi | Ronnie Liptak gets the rebound | 42-30 |
| 01:06 | Mississippi | James Ferguson travels with the ball | 42-30 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Billy Devore (SF) Rudy McIntyre | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Leo Hutchison (PG), Mark Rumberger (SG), Sydney Cannon (C) Ronnie Liptak, William Porter, Darryl Horton | |
| 00:43 | UC Santa Barbara | Arthur Tam can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 42-30 |
| 00:41 | UC Santa Barbara | Dwight Payne snags the offensive board | 42-30 |
| 00:34 | UC Santa Barbara | Arthur Tam misses the dunk attempt | 42-30 |
| 00:32 | UC Santa Barbara | Arthur Tam grabs the offensive board | 42-30 |
| 00:10 | UC Santa Barbara | Jerry Miura knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Dwight Payne | 44-30 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi | James Ferguson misses the dunk attempt | 44-30 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi | Leo Hutchison tips it in | 44-32 |
| 00:00 | UC Santa Barbara | Liang Wang misses short on a halfcourt shot | 44-32 |