| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Gino Bianchi (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Shine (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SF - Benny Thorp (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ernest Darrington (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Joshua Parish (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Ray Burwell (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jason Boyd (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Oliver Hubbs (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Adam Murphy (fresh) 3 pts. C - Nicholas Porter (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UC Santa Barbara | Oliver Hubbs inbounds the ball | 32-24 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:39 | UC Santa Barbara | Oliver Hubbs clanks a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Benny Thorp - foul #1 on Benny Thorp, team foul #1 | 32-24 |
| 19:39 | UC Santa Barbara | Oliver Hubbs makes the 1st free throw | 32-25 |
| 19:39 | UC Santa Barbara | Oliver Hubbs misses the 2nd free throw | 32-25 |
| 19:39 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington grabs the defensive rebound | 32-25 |
| 19:26 | Louisiana State | Benny Thorp misses long on a 3 from straight away | 32-25 |
| 19:25 | UC Santa Barbara | Nicholas Porter gets the rebound | 32-25 |
| 19:20 | UC Santa Barbara | Nicholas Porter is fouled on the floor by Joshua Parish - foul #2 on Joshua Parish, team foul #2 | 32-25 |
| 19:10 | UC Santa Barbara | Jason Boyd's pass is intercepted by Benny Thorp | 32-25 |
| 18:41 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi is whistled for traveling | 32-25 |
| 18:17 | UC Santa Barbara | Nicholas Porter misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 32-25 |
| 18:15 | Louisiana State | Raymond Shine snags the defensive board | 32-25 |
| 18:10 | Louisiana State | Benny Thorp blows the layup but the foul's on Jason Boyd - foul #2 on Jason Boyd, team foul #1 | 32-25 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Marvin McGhee (SG), Robert Thornton (PF), Charles Robertson (C) Jason Boyd, Adam Murphy, Nicholas Porter | |
| 18:10 | Louisiana State | Benny Thorp makes the 1st free throw | 33-25 |
| 18:10 | Louisiana State | Benny Thorp misses the 2nd free throw | 33-25 |
| 18:10 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to Robert Thornton | 33-25 |
| 17:44 | UC Santa Barbara | Marvin McGhee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-25 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Johnson (SF) Benny Thorp | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Manuel Myers (SF), John Fitzgibbon (C) Ray Burwell, Oliver Hubbs | |
| 17:42 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi's pass is intercepted by Marvin McGhee in the backcourt | 33-25 |
| 17:40 | UC Santa Barbara | Manuel Myers lays it in on a great pass from Marvin McGhee | 33-27 |
| 17:35 | Louisiana State | William Johnson is whistled for a carry | 33-27 |
| 17:15 | UC Santa Barbara | Manuel Myers misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on William Johnson - foul #1 on William Johnson, team foul #3 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Jason Boyd (SG) John Fitzgibbon | |
| 17:15 | UC Santa Barbara | Manuel Myers makes the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 17:15 | UC Santa Barbara | Manuel Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 16:49 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi is fouled on the floor by Marvin McGhee - foul #3 on Marvin McGhee, team foul #2 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Corey Hamilton (PG), John Fitzgibbon (C) Marvin McGhee, Charles Robertson | |
| 16:29 | Louisiana State | Raymond Shine is whistled for traveling | 33-29 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Benny Thorp (SF) William Johnson | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Ray Burwell (PG), Oliver Hubbs (SF), Nicholas Porter (C) Corey Hamilton, Manuel Myers, John Fitzgibbon | |
| 16:13 | UC Santa Barbara | Jason Boyd is hacked by Gino Bianchi - foul #2 on Gino Bianchi, team foul #4 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Adam Murphy (PF) Jason Boyd | |
| 15:56 | UC Santa Barbara | Oliver Hubbs misses short on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Benny Thorp - foul #2 on Benny Thorp, team foul #5 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Marvin McGhee (SG) Robert Thornton | |
| 15:56 | UC Santa Barbara | Oliver Hubbs makes the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 15:56 | UC Santa Barbara | Oliver Hubbs makes the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Gino Bianchi (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Shine (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SF - Benny Thorp (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Ernest Darrington (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Joshua Parish (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Ray Burwell (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Marvin McGhee (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Oliver Hubbs (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Adam Murphy (fresh) 3 pts. C - Nicholas Porter (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Louisiana State | Benny Thorp is alone and drills a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gino Bianchi | 35-31 |
| 15:25 | UC Santa Barbara | Oliver Hubbs misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-31 |
| 15:23 | UC Santa Barbara | Oliver Hubbs gets the offensive rebound | 35-31 |
| 15:12 | UC Santa Barbara | Oliver Hubbs can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-31 |
| 15:10 | UC Santa Barbara | Nicholas Porter pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-31 |
| 14:56 | UC Santa Barbara | Oliver Hubbs clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-31 |
| 14:54 | UC Santa Barbara | Marvin McGhee gets the offensive rebound | 35-31 |
| 14:42 | UC Santa Barbara | Oliver Hubbs can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 35-31 |
| 14:41 | UC Santa Barbara | Oliver Hubbs hits the follow up shot | 35-33 |
| 14:13 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 35-33 |
| 14:11 | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish tips it in | 37-33 |
| 14:06 | UC Santa Barbara | Adam Murphy misses the 3 from the left wing | 37-33 |
| 14:05 | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish pulls down the rebound | 37-33 |
| 13:43 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington misses the easy layup | 37-33 |
| 13:41 | UC Santa Barbara | Ray Burwell grabs the board | 37-33 |
| 13:19 | UC Santa Barbara | Adam Murphy dunks the ball | 37-35 |
| 13:15 | Louisiana State | Raymond Shine's pass is intercepted by Ray Burwell in the backcourt | 37-35 |
| 13:03 | UC Santa Barbara | Adam Murphy misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-35 |
| 13:01 | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish snags the defensive board | 37-35 |
| 12:32 | Louisiana State | Benny Thorp lays it up and in set up by Gino Bianchi | 39-35 |
| 12:10 | UC Santa Barbara | Adam Murphy scores on a floater from the free throw line | 39-37 |
| 11:56 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi connects on the open 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Raymond Shine | 42-37 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Gino Bianchi (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Shine (tiring) 2 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SF - Benny Thorp (tiring) 11 pts. PF - Ernest Darrington (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Joshua Parish (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Ray Burwell (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Marvin McGhee (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Oliver Hubbs (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Adam Murphy (tiring) 7 pts. C - Nicholas Porter (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:48 | UC Santa Barbara | The pull-up jumper by Ray Burwell is blocked by Ernest Darrington | 42-37 |
| 11:46 | UC Santa Barbara | Nicholas Porter gets the offensive rebound | 42-37 |
| 11:39 | UC Santa Barbara | Nicholas Porter hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 42-37 |
| 11:37 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Joshua Parish | 42-37 |
| 11:14 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi drills a jumpshot from the right wing | 44-37 |
| 10:59 | UC Santa Barbara | Ray Burwell is hacked by Benny Thorp - foul #3 on Benny Thorp, team foul #6 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Scott Shaw (PG), Daniel Sadler (SG), John Higginbotham (SF), William Johnson (PF), Joshua Hays (C) Gino Bianchi, Raymond Shine, Benny Thorp, Ernest Darrington, Joshua Parish | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Corey Hamilton (PG), Jason Boyd (SG), Manuel Myers (SF), Robert Thornton (PF), Charles Robertson (C) Ray Burwell, Marvin McGhee, Oliver Hubbs, Adam Murphy, Nicholas Porter | |
| 10:34 | UC Santa Barbara | John Higginbotham steals the ball from Robert Thornton | 44-37 |
| 10:08 | Louisiana State | Scott Shaw can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 44-37 |
| 10:06 | UC Santa Barbara | Charles Robertson gets the rebound | 44-37 |
| 09:48 | UC Santa Barbara | Corey Hamilton drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jason Boyd | 44-40 |
| 09:46 | Louisiana State | Daniel Sadler is hacked by Corey Hamilton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Corey Hamilton, team foul #3 | 44-40 |
| 09:25 | Louisiana State | William Johnson clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 44-40 |
| 09:24 | UC Santa Barbara | Jason Boyd snags the defensive board | 44-40 |
| 09:02 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Thornton misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Scott Shaw - foul #1 on Scott Shaw, team foul #7 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi (PG), Benny Thorp (SF), Joshua Parish (C) Scott Shaw, John Higginbotham, Joshua Hays | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Frank Gerling (PG), John Fitzgibbon (C) Corey Hamilton, Charles Robertson | |
| 09:02 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Thornton makes the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 09:02 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Thornton makes the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 08:46 | Louisiana State | Benny Thorp can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-42 |
| 08:45 | UC Santa Barbara | Frank Gerling pulls down the rebound | 44-42 |
| 08:27 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Thornton connects on the shot from the baseline | 44-44 |
| 08:06 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 44-44 |
| 08:04 | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish hits the follow up shot | 46-44 |
| 07:39 | UC Santa Barbara | Manuel Myers scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Frank Gerling | 46-46 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Gino Bianchi (tiring) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Sadler (fairly fresh) SF - Benny Thorp (tiring) 11 pts. 3 pf. PF - William Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. C - Joshua Parish (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Frank Gerling (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jason Boyd (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Manuel Myers (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Robert Thornton (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - John Fitzgibbon (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Louisiana State | Manuel Myers steals the ball from Daniel Sadler in the backcourt | 46-46 |
| 07:18 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Thornton is called for traveling | 46-46 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Scott Shaw (PG), Raymond Shine (SG), John Higginbotham (SF), Joshua Hays (C) Gino Bianchi, Daniel Sadler, Benny Thorp, Joshua Parish | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Corey Hamilton (PG), Marvin McGhee (SG), Oliver Hubbs (SF), Adam Murphy (PF), Charles Robertson (C) Frank Gerling, Jason Boyd, Manuel Myers, Robert Thornton, John Fitzgibbon | |
| 07:15 | Louisiana State | John Higginbotham loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-46 |
| 06:52 | UC Santa Barbara | Corey Hamilton misses long on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Scott Shaw - foul #2 on Scott Shaw, team foul #8 | 46-46 |
| 06:52 | UC Santa Barbara | Corey Hamilton misses the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 06:52 | UC Santa Barbara | Corey Hamilton misses the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 06:52 | Louisiana State | William Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 46-46 |
| 06:30 | Louisiana State | William Johnson makes the floater in the paint set up by Scott Shaw and the foul's on Adam Murphy - foul #2 on Adam Murphy, team foul #4 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Ray Burwell (PG), Robert Thornton (PF) Corey Hamilton, Adam Murphy | |
| 06:30 | Louisiana State | William Johnson makes the free throw | 49-46 |
| 06:23 | UC Santa Barbara | Oliver Hubbs drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Ray Burwell | 49-48 |
| 05:54 | Louisiana State | William Johnson comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 49-48 |
| 05:53 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Thornton gets the rebound | 49-48 |
| 05:39 | UC Santa Barbara | Ray Burwell drills a fadeaway from the left side | 49-50 |
| 05:18 | Louisiana State | Scott Shaw clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-50 |
| 05:17 | UC Santa Barbara | Marvin McGhee snags the defensive board | 49-50 |
| 04:59 | UC Santa Barbara | Ray Burwell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-50 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi (PG), Daniel Sadler (SG), Benny Thorp (SF), Ernest Darrington (PF), Joshua Parish (C) Scott Shaw, Raymond Shine, John Higginbotham, William Johnson, Joshua Hays | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Jason Boyd (SG), Manuel Myers (SF), Adam Murphy (PF), John Fitzgibbon (C) Marvin McGhee, Oliver Hubbs, Robert Thornton, Charles Robertson | |
| 04:56 | Louisiana State | Adam Murphy steals it from Benny Thorp in the backcourt | 49-50 |
| 04:44 | UC Santa Barbara | Adam Murphy is fouled on the floor by Ernest Darrington - foul #1 on Ernest Darrington, team foul #9 | 49-50 |
| 04:44 | UC Santa Barbara | Adam Murphy misses the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 04:44 | UC Santa Barbara | Manuel Myers snags the offensive board | 49-50 |
| 04:29 | UC Santa Barbara | Jason Boyd clanks a runner from close range | 49-50 |
| 04:28 | Louisiana State | Joshua Parish snags the defensive board | 49-50 |
| 04:11 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-50 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Corey Hamilton (PG), Nicholas Porter (C) Ray Burwell, Adam Murphy | |
| 03:53 | UC Santa Barbara | Jason Boyd hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-50 |
| 03:51 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington grabs the defensive rebound | 49-50 |
| 03:49 | Louisiana State | Jason Boyd is called for the reach on Benny Thorp in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jason Boyd, team foul #5 | 49-50 |
| 03:28 | Louisiana State | Benny Thorp slams it home on a nice dish by Daniel Sadler | 51-50 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Gino Bianchi (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Sadler (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Benny Thorp (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 pf. PF - Ernest Darrington (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Joshua Parish (tiring) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Corey Hamilton (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jason Boyd (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Manuel Myers (fresh) 9 pts. PF - John Fitzgibbon (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Nicholas Porter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:13 | UC Santa Barbara | Ernest Darrington steals the ball from Corey Hamilton | 51-50 |
| 02:44 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-50 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Raymond Shine (SG), William Johnson (SF) Daniel Sadler, Benny Thorp | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Ray Burwell (PG), Marvin McGhee (SG), Oliver Hubbs (SF), Robert Thornton (PF) Corey Hamilton, Jason Boyd, Manuel Myers, John Fitzgibbon | |
| 02:24 | UC Santa Barbara | Oliver Hubbs can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-50 |
| 02:22 | UC Santa Barbara | Nicholas Porter grabs the offensive board | 51-50 |
| 02:16 | UC Santa Barbara | The jump hook by Ray Burwell is blocked by Ernest Darrington | 51-50 |
| 02:15 | UC Santa Barbara | Nicholas Porter tips it in | 51-52 |
| 01:50 | Louisiana State | Ernest Darrington hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 51-52 |
| 01:49 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Thornton grabs the defensive rebound | 51-52 |
| 01:49 | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-52 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Benny Thorp (SF) William Johnson | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Jason Boyd (SG), Adam Murphy (PF) Marvin McGhee, Robert Thornton | |
| 01:30 | UC Santa Barbara | Jason Boyd's pass is intercepted by Benny Thorp | 51-52 |
| 01:27 | Louisiana State | Benny Thorp lays it in | 53-52 |
| 01:03 | UC Santa Barbara | Oliver Hubbs is hacked by Raymond Shine - foul #1 on Raymond Shine, team foul #10 | 53-52 |
| 01:03 | UC Santa Barbara | Oliver Hubbs makes the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 01:03 | UC Santa Barbara | Oliver Hubbs makes the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 00:59 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi is fouled in the backcourt by Jason Boyd - foul #4 on Jason Boyd, team foul #6 | 53-54 |
| 00:46 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Raymond Shine | 55-54 |
| 00:33 | UC Santa Barbara | Oliver Hubbs's fadeaway is rejected by Joshua Parish | 55-54 |
| 00:31 | UC Santa Barbara | Jason Boyd grabs the offensive board | 55-54 |
| 00:17 | UC Santa Barbara | Jason Boyd lays it up and in on a great pass from Ray Burwell and he's hacked by Raymond Shine - foul #2 on Raymond Shine, team foul #11 | 55-56 |
| 00:17 | UC Santa Barbara | Jason Boyd misses the free throw | 55-56 |
| 00:17 | Louisiana State | Raymond Shine gets the rebound | 55-56 |
| 00:13 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi is fouled in the backcourt by Ray Burwell - foul #2 on Ray Burwell, team foul #7 | 55-56 |
| 00:13 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi makes the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 00:13 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi makes the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| 00:06 | UC Santa Barbara | Jason Boyd buries a shot from just outside the lane | 57-58 |
| 00:06 | Louisiana State | Louisiana State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 57-58 |
| 00:04 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi is hacked by Ray Burwell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ray Burwell, team foul #8 | 57-58 |
| 00:04 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi makes the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 00:04 | Louisiana State | Gino Bianchi makes the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| 00:04 | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-58 |
| 00:00 | UC Santa Barbara | Jason Boyd comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 59-58 |