| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - William Barker (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Rudy McIntyre (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Billy Devore (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Tom Kinney (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerry Miura (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Alex Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Ross (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Nicholas Fogel (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Arden Buteau (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Schwerdt (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | UC Santa Barbara | Billy Devore inbounds the ball | 48-31 |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:45 | UC Santa Barbara | Billy Devore knocks in the shot in the lane set up by William Barker | 50-31 |
| 19:25 | Northwestern | Alex Smith buries a turnaround in the paint and the foul's on William Barker - foul #1 on William Barker, team foul #1 | 50-33 |
| 19:25 | Northwestern | Alex Smith misses the free throw | 50-33 |
| 19:25 | UC Santa Barbara | Jerry Miura grabs the defensive rebound | 50-33 |
| 19:23 | UC Santa Barbara | William Barker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-33 |
| 19:10 | Northwestern | Nicholas Fogel double dribbles | 50-33 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Liang Wang (PG), Dwight Payne (SF), Raphael Romano (PF), Jonathan McLuen (C) William Barker, Billy Devore, Tom Kinney, Jerry Miura | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Clyde Borkholder (PF), Brad Fillion (C) Arden Buteau, Christopher Schwerdt | |
| 18:49 | UC Santa Barbara | Rudy McIntyre hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-33 |
| 18:48 | UC Santa Barbara | Raphael Romano grabs the offensive rebound | 50-33 |
| 18:36 | UC Santa Barbara | Rudy McIntyre misses the wide open 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-33 |
| 18:35 | Northwestern | William Ross grabs the defensive rebound | 50-33 |
| 18:31 | Northwestern | Alex Smith is hacked by Liang Wang in the backcourt - foul #1 on Liang Wang, team foul #2 | 50-33 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Raul Mendoza (PG), Billy Devore (SF), Arthur Tam (C) Liang Wang, Rudy McIntyre, Jonathan McLuen | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Igor Kopinski (C) Brad Fillion | |
| 18:20 | Northwestern | Alex Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-33 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Rudy McIntyre (SG), Tom Kinney (PF) Dwight Payne, Raphael Romano | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Arden Buteau (PF) Clyde Borkholder | |
| 17:54 | UC Santa Barbara | Raul Mendoza throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-33 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | William Barker (PG), Jerry Miura (C) Rudy McIntyre, Tom Kinney | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Christopher Schwerdt (C) Igor Kopinski | |
| 17:34 | Northwestern | Arden Buteau clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-33 |
| 17:33 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Arden Buteau | 50-33 |
| 17:17 | Northwestern | William Ross knocks in the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Nicholas Fogel | 50-35 |
| 16:58 | UC Santa Barbara | Billy Devore can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 50-35 |
| 16:57 | UC Santa Barbara | Arthur Tam gets the offensive rebound | 50-35 |
| 16:42 | UC Santa Barbara | Christopher Schwerdt blocks the short jumper by William Barker | 50-35 |
| 16:40 | UC Santa Barbara | Jerry Miura tips it but misses | 50-35 |
| 16:38 | Northwestern | Arden Buteau snags the defensive board | 50-35 |
| 16:34 | Northwestern | Christopher Schwerdt double dribbles | 50-35 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Liang Wang (PG), Dwight Payne (SG), Raphael Romano (SF), Tom Kinney (PF), Jonathan McLuen (C) William Barker, Raul Mendoza, Billy Devore, Arthur Tam, Jerry Miura | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Clyde Borkholder (PF), Brad Fillion (C) Arden Buteau, Christopher Schwerdt | |
| 16:21 | UC Santa Barbara | Jonathan McLuen knocks in the floater from close range | 52-35 |
| 16:18 | Northwestern | Tom Kinney picks off the pass by Brad Fillion in the backcourt | 52-35 |
| 15:54 | UC Santa Barbara | Jonathan McLuen is denied on a layup by Clyde Borkholder | 52-35 |
| 15:53 | Northwestern | William Ross grabs the board | 52-35 |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Liang Wang (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dwight Payne (fairly fresh) SF - Raphael Romano (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Tom Kinney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathan McLuen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Alex Smith (tired) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Ross (tired) 4 pts. SF - Nicholas Fogel (tired) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Clyde Borkholder (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Brad Fillion (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Northwestern | William Ross misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from just outside the lane | 52-35 |
| 15:46 | Northwestern | Brad Fillion hits the follow up shot | 52-37 |
| 15:42 | UC Santa Barbara | Raphael Romano misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 52-37 |
| 15:40 | Northwestern | Alex Smith snags the defensive board | 52-37 |
| 15:33 | Northwestern | Brad Fillion connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 52-39 |
| 15:21 | UC Santa Barbara | Dwight Payne is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Liang Wang | 55-39 |
| 14:56 | Northwestern | Alex Smith makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 55-41 |
| 14:40 | UC Santa Barbara | Jonathan McLuen hits a jumper in the lane and he's hacked by Nicholas Fogel - foul #1 on Nicholas Fogel, team foul #1 | 57-41 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Omar Thompson (PG), Rudy McIntyre (SG), Billy Devore (SF), Jerry Miura (C) Liang Wang, Dwight Payne, Raphael Romano, Tom Kinney | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Mandell (PG), Dikembe Abdelwahed (SG), Daniel Buckland (SF), Arden Buteau (PF), Igor Kopinski (C) Alex Smith, William Ross, Nicholas Fogel, Clyde Borkholder, Brad Fillion | |
| 14:40 | UC Santa Barbara | Jonathan McLuen makes the free throw | 58-41 |
| 14:23 | Northwestern | Arden Buteau hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Dikembe Abdelwahed | 58-43 |
| 14:03 | UC Santa Barbara | Jonathan McLuen can't connect on a floater from the right block | 58-43 |
| 14:02 | Northwestern | Igor Kopinski gets the rebound | 58-43 |
| 13:44 | Northwestern | Billy Devore is called for the reach on Daniel Buckland - foul #1 on Billy Devore, team foul #3 | 58-43 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | William Barker (SF), Tom Kinney (PF) Billy Devore, Jonathan McLuen | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Christopher Schwerdt (C) Igor Kopinski | |
| 13:29 | Northwestern | John Mandell misses short on a floater from the right wing | 58-43 |
| 13:28 | UC Santa Barbara | Omar Thompson grabs the board | 58-43 |
| 13:13 | UC Santa Barbara | Omar Thompson drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Rudy McIntyre | 61-43 |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 13:01 | Northwestern | Daniel Buckland buries a jumper near the basket set up by Dikembe Abdelwahed and the foul's on William Barker - foul #2 on William Barker, team foul #4 | 61-45 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Raphael Romano (C) Jerry Miura | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Clyde Borkholder (PF) Arden Buteau | |
| 13:01 | Northwestern | Daniel Buckland makes the free throw | 61-46 |
| 12:45 | UC Santa Barbara | Omar Thompson's pass is intercepted by Dikembe Abdelwahed | 61-46 |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 12:30 | Northwestern | Daniel Buckland is whistled for a carry | 61-46 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Billy Devore (SF), Jerry Miura (C) William Barker, Tom Kinney | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alex Smith (PG), Arden Buteau (PF) John Mandell, Clyde Borkholder | |
| 12:16 | UC Santa Barbara | Raphael Romano loses the dribble to Dikembe Abdelwahed | 61-46 |
| 11:51 | Northwestern | Dikembe Abdelwahed drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-49 |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Omar Thompson (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Rudy McIntyre (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Billy Devore (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Raphael Romano (tiring) 4 reb. C - Jerry Miura (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Alex Smith (tired) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Abdelwahed (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Daniel Buckland (tiring) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Arden Buteau (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Schwerdt (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 11:40 | UC Santa Barbara | Daniel Buckland steals the ball from Rudy McIntyre | 61-49 |
| 11:30 | Northwestern | Arden Buteau misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-49 |
| 11:29 | Northwestern | Dikembe Abdelwahed pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-49 |
| 11:19 | Northwestern | Raphael Romano blocks the short jumper by Christopher Schwerdt | 61-49 |
| 11:18 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to Jerry Miura | 61-49 |
| 11:12 | UC Santa Barbara | Rudy McIntyre is open and scores on a shot from the left wing set up by Billy Devore | 63-49 |
| 11:12 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 63-49 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Raul Mendoza (PG), William Barker (SF), Tom Kinney (PF), Arthur Tam (C) Omar Thompson, Billy Devore, Raphael Romano, Jerry Miura | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Mandell (PG), Brad Fillion (PF), Igor Kopinski (C) Alex Smith, Arden Buteau, Christopher Schwerdt | |
| 10:52 | Northwestern | John Mandell misses long on a shot from the left wing | 63-49 |
| 10:50 | UC Santa Barbara | Arthur Tam pulls down the rebound | 63-49 |
| 10:35 | UC Santa Barbara | Rudy McIntyre connects on the open jumper from the left side set up by Raul Mendoza | 65-49 |
| 10:13 | Northwestern | John Mandell knocks in the floater from the baseline and the foul's on Arthur Tam - foul #2 on Arthur Tam, team foul #5 | 65-51 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Liang Wang (PG), Dwight Payne (SG), Raphael Romano (C) Raul Mendoza, Rudy McIntyre, Arthur Tam | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicholas Fogel (PG), Clyde Borkholder (PF), Christopher Schwerdt (C) Daniel Buckland, Brad Fillion, Igor Kopinski | |
| 10:13 | Northwestern | John Mandell makes the free throw | 65-52 |
| 09:49 | UC Santa Barbara | Nicholas Fogel steps in front of the William Barker pass | 65-52 |
| 09:30 | Northwestern | Dikembe Abdelwahed hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 65-52 |
| 09:29 | UC Santa Barbara | Dwight Payne pulls down the rebound | 65-52 |
| 09:27 | UC Santa Barbara | Liang Wang is hacked by John Mandell in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Mandell, team foul #2 | 65-52 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Rudy McIntyre (SG), Billy Devore (SF), Jerry Miura (C) Liang Wang, Dwight Payne, Tom Kinney | |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Ross (PG), Daniel Buckland (SF) Nicholas Fogel, John Mandell | |
| 09:08 | UC Santa Barbara | Raphael Romano is fouled on the floor by Daniel Buckland - foul #4 on Daniel Buckland, team foul #3 | 65-52 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Omar Thompson (PG), Jonathan McLuen (PF) William Barker, Raphael Romano | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alex Smith (PG), Arden Buteau (PF) Daniel Buckland, Christopher Schwerdt | |
| 08:56 | UC Santa Barbara | Omar Thompson connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Jerry Miura | 68-52 |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 08:53 | Northwestern | Rudy McIntyre steals the ball from William Ross in the backcourt | 68-52 |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 08:30 | UC Santa Barbara | Rudy McIntyre hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the right side | 68-52 |
| 08:28 | UC Santa Barbara | The offensive rebound goes to Rudy McIntyre | 68-52 |
| 08:14 | UC Santa Barbara | Omar Thompson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 68-52 |
| 08:13 | UC Santa Barbara | Billy Devore snags the offensive board | 68-52 |
| 07:52 | UC Santa Barbara | Rudy McIntyre misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 68-52 |
| 07:50 | Northwestern | William Ross grabs the defensive rebound | 68-52 |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Omar Thompson (tired) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Rudy McIntyre (tiring) 15 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Billy Devore (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jonathan McLuen (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Miura (tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Alex Smith (very tired) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Abdelwahed (very tired) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - William Ross (tired) 4 pts. PF - Arden Buteau (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Clyde Borkholder (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:44 | Northwestern | Jonathan McLuen denies the turnaround by Clyde Borkholder | 68-52 |
| 07:42 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Arden Buteau | 68-52 |
| 07:37 | Northwestern | Rudy McIntyre picks off the pass by William Ross | 68-52 |
| 07:37 | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-52 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Liang Wang (PG), Raul Mendoza (SG), Dwight Payne (SF), Arthur Tam (PF), Raphael Romano (C) Omar Thompson, Rudy McIntyre, Billy Devore, Jonathan McLuen, Jerry Miura | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicholas Fogel (PG), John Mandell (SG), Daniel Buckland (SF), Brad Fillion (PF), Igor Kopinski (C) Alex Smith, Dikembe Abdelwahed, William Ross, Arden Buteau, Clyde Borkholder | |
| 07:35 | UC Santa Barbara | Arthur Tam double dribbles in the backcourt | 68-52 |
| 07:30 | Northwestern | John Mandell knocks in the shot from the right side | 68-54 |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 07:28 | UC Santa Barbara | Dwight Payne is hacked by John Mandell in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Mandell, team foul #4 | 68-54 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Ross (SG) John Mandell | |
| 07:11 | UC Santa Barbara | Daniel Buckland is called for the reach on Liang Wang - foul #5 on Daniel Buckland, team foul #5 | 68-54 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dikembe Abdelwahed (SG) Daniel Buckland | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 06:45 | UC Santa Barbara | Raphael Romano is fouled on the floor by Igor Kopinski - foul #2 on Igor Kopinski, team foul #6 | 68-54 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | William Barker (PG), Rudy McIntyre (SG), Billy Devore (SF), Tom Kinney (PF) Liang Wang, Raul Mendoza, Dwight Payne, Arthur Tam | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Arden Buteau (PF), Christopher Schwerdt (C) Brad Fillion, Igor Kopinski | |
| 06:30 | UC Santa Barbara | Christopher Schwerdt takes the ball from Tom Kinney | 68-54 |
| 06:23 | Northwestern | Nicholas Fogel can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 68-54 |
| 06:22 | UC Santa Barbara | Rudy McIntyre snags the defensive board | 68-54 |
| 05:57 | UC Santa Barbara | William Barker banks in the layup on a nice dish by Rudy McIntyre | 70-54 |
| 05:32 | Northwestern | Nicholas Fogel misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 70-54 |
| 05:30 | Northwestern | Christopher Schwerdt grabs the offensive rebound | 70-54 |
| 05:25 | Northwestern | Dikembe Abdelwahed scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Nicholas Fogel | 70-57 |
| 05:21 | UC Santa Barbara | William Barker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 70-57 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Raul Mendoza (PG), Dwight Payne (SG), Arthur Tam (PF), Jerry Miura (C) Rudy McIntyre, Billy Devore, Tom Kinney, Raphael Romano | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alex Smith (PG), Clyde Borkholder (PF), Brad Fillion (C) William Ross, Arden Buteau, Christopher Schwerdt | |
| 05:13 | Northwestern | Arthur Tam blocks the jumper by Dikembe Abdelwahed | 70-57 |
| 05:11 | UC Santa Barbara | Jerry Miura grabs the defensive rebound | 70-57 |
| 04:56 | UC Santa Barbara | Jerry Miura is wide open but clanks a runner from the baseline | 70-57 |
| 04:54 | Northwestern | Nicholas Fogel gets the rebound | 70-57 |
| 04:48 | Northwestern | Alex Smith can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 70-57 |
| 04:47 | UC Santa Barbara | Arthur Tam pulls down the rebound | 70-57 |
| 04:44 | UC Santa Barbara | Dwight Payne double dribbles in the backcourt | 70-57 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Liang Wang (PG), Jonathan McLuen (PF) Raul Mendoza, Arthur Tam | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Igor Kopinski (C) Brad Fillion | |
| 04:33 | Northwestern | Alex Smith misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 70-57 |
| 04:32 | UC Santa Barbara | Dwight Payne snags the defensive board | 70-57 |
| 04:11 | UC Santa Barbara | Jerry Miura buries a jumper from the left side | 72-57 |
| 04:11 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 72-57 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Raul Mendoza (SG), Billy Devore (SF), Tom Kinney (PF), Arthur Tam (C) Dwight Payne, William Barker, Jonathan McLuen, Jerry Miura | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Brad Fillion (PF) Clyde Borkholder | |
| 03:55 | Northwestern | Brad Fillion hits the easy wide open finger roll | 72-59 |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:51 | UC Santa Barbara | Raul Mendoza is fouled in the backcourt by Dikembe Abdelwahed - foul #4 on Dikembe Abdelwahed, team foul #7 | 72-59 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Ross (SF), Christopher Schwerdt (C) Nicholas Fogel, Igor Kopinski | |
| 03:51 | UC Santa Barbara | Raul Mendoza makes the 1st free throw | 73-59 |
| 03:51 | UC Santa Barbara | Raul Mendoza misses the 2nd free throw | 73-59 |
| 03:51 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Brad Fillion | 73-59 |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Liang Wang (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raul Mendoza (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Billy Devore (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Tom Kinney (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Arthur Tam (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Alex Smith (tired) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Abdelwahed (very tired) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - William Ross (tired) 4 pts. PF - Brad Fillion (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Christopher Schwerdt (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 03:46 | Northwestern | The jumper by Alex Smith is denied by Tom Kinney | 73-59 |
| 03:44 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to Billy Devore | 73-59 |
| 03:42 | UC Santa Barbara | William Ross is called for the reach on Billy Devore in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Ross, team foul #8 | 73-59 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Omar Thompson (PG), Jonathan McLuen (C) Liang Wang, Arthur Tam | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Arden Buteau (PF) Brad Fillion | |
| 03:42 | UC Santa Barbara | Billy Devore misses the 1st free throw | 73-59 |
| 03:42 | Northwestern | Christopher Schwerdt grabs the board | 73-59 |
| 03:40 | Northwestern | Dikembe Abdelwahed's pass is intercepted by Raul Mendoza in the backcourt | 73-59 |
| 03:37 | UC Santa Barbara | Raul Mendoza hits the finger roll | 75-59 |
| 03:28 | Northwestern | Dikembe Abdelwahed's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 75-59 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Rudy McIntyre (SG), Raphael Romano (PF) Raul Mendoza, Tom Kinney | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 03:01 | UC Santa Barbara | Billy Devore misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the right corner | 75-59 |
| 03:00 | UC Santa Barbara | Jonathan McLuen snags the offensive board | 75-59 |
| 02:39 | UC Santa Barbara | Raphael Romano scores on a jumper in the lane set up by Omar Thompson and he's hacked by Arden Buteau - foul #2 on Arden Buteau, team foul #9 | 77-59 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Liang Wang (PG), Dwight Payne (SG), William Barker (SF), Arthur Tam (C) Omar Thompson, Rudy McIntyre, Billy Devore, Jonathan McLuen | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicholas Fogel (PG), Clyde Borkholder (PF), Igor Kopinski (C) Alex Smith, Arden Buteau, Christopher Schwerdt | |
| 02:39 | UC Santa Barbara | Raphael Romano misses the free throw | 77-59 |
| 02:39 | Northwestern | Igor Kopinski gets the rebound | 77-59 |
| 02:21 | Northwestern | Igor Kopinski is by himself and knocks in the jump hook from close range | 77-61 |
| 02:16 | UC Santa Barbara | William Ross steals the ball from Liang Wang in the backcourt | 77-61 |
| 02:15 | Northwestern | Nicholas Fogel misses the easy layup | 77-61 |
| 02:13 | Northwestern | William Ross grabs the offensive board | 77-61 |
| 02:06 | Northwestern | The jumper by William Ross is denied by Arthur Tam | 77-61 |
| 02:05 | UC Santa Barbara | Arthur Tam gets the rebound | 77-61 |
| 01:38 | UC Santa Barbara | Raphael Romano makes the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Dwight Payne | 79-61 |
| 01:34 | Northwestern | Nicholas Fogel misses the fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Liang Wang - foul #2 on Liang Wang, team foul #6 | 79-61 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Jonathan McLuen (C) Arthur Tam | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Brad Fillion (C) Igor Kopinski | |
| 01:34 | Northwestern | Nicholas Fogel makes the 1st free throw | 79-62 |
| 01:34 | Northwestern | Nicholas Fogel misses the 2nd free throw | 79-62 |
| 01:34 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to Jonathan McLuen | 79-62 |
| 01:14 | UC Santa Barbara | William Barker hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Liang Wang | 82-62 |
| 00:58 | Northwestern | William Ross is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on William Ross, team foul #10 | 82-62 |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:36 | UC Santa Barbara | William Barker misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Nicholas Fogel - foul #2 on Nicholas Fogel, team foul #11 | 82-62 |
| 00:36 | UC Santa Barbara | William Barker misses the 1st free throw | 82-62 |
| 00:36 | UC Santa Barbara | William Barker makes the 2nd free throw | 83-62 |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Northwestern | William Ross drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 83-65 |
| 00:04 | UC Santa Barbara | Nicholas Fogel is called for the reach on Liang Wang - foul #3 on Nicholas Fogel, team foul #12 | 83-65 |
| 00:04 | UC Santa Barbara | Liang Wang makes the 1st free throw | 84-65 |
| 00:04 | UC Santa Barbara | Liang Wang makes the 2nd free throw | 85-65 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | William Ross clanks a halfcourt shot | 85-65 |