| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Sam Roy (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Newquist (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Armenta (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Steven Yoder (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Samuel Boone (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Joel Shelton (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jerome Abbott (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jason McCaulley (fresh) 3 reb. PF - James Worthy (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Darin Aiello (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana Tech | Jason McCaulley inbounds the ball | 22-29 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Louisiana Tech | Joel Shelton misses the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by William Newquist - foul #1 on William Newquist, team foul #1 | 22-29 |
| 19:39 | Louisiana Tech | Joel Shelton makes the 1st free throw | 22-30 |
| 19:39 | Louisiana Tech | Joel Shelton misses the 2nd free throw | 22-30 |
| 19:39 | Santa Clara | Steven Yoder grabs the board | 22-30 |
| 19:22 | Santa Clara | Steven Yoder misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 22-30 |
| 19:20 | Santa Clara | William Newquist pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-30 |
| 18:58 | Santa Clara | Sam Roy misses the floater from the left wing | 22-30 |
| 18:56 | Louisiana Tech | James Worthy snags the defensive board | 22-30 |
| 18:35 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Abbott double dribbles | 22-30 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | William Hartsfield (C) Samuel Boone | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Drake (C) Darin Aiello | |
| 18:14 | Santa Clara | James Armenta misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 22-30 |
| 18:12 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Drake grabs the board | 22-30 |
| 18:10 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Abbott double dribbles in the backcourt | 22-30 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Roy Pugsley (PG), Sol Green (SG), Lawrence Erhardt (SF), John Sullivan (C) Sam Roy, William Newquist, James Armenta, Steven Yoder | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Reynolds (SG), John Jennings (SF) Jerome Abbott, Jason McCaulley | |
| 17:57 | Santa Clara | Lawrence Erhardt can't finish the layup | 22-30 |
| 17:56 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Reynolds pulls down the rebound | 22-30 |
| 17:40 | Louisiana Tech | John Jennings comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Lawrence Erhardt - foul #2 on Lawrence Erhardt, team foul #2 | 22-30 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Wiley (PG), Thomas Allred (C) Joel Shelton, James Worthy | |
| 17:40 | Louisiana Tech | John Jennings misses the 1st free throw | 22-30 |
| 17:40 | Louisiana Tech | John Jennings makes the 2nd free throw | 22-31 |
| 17:23 | Santa Clara | John Wiley picks off the pass by Lawrence Erhardt | 22-31 |
| 17:17 | Louisiana Tech | John Wiley double dribbles in the backcourt | 22-31 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Armenta (SF), Samuel Boone (C) Roy Pugsley, William Hartsfield | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 16:57 | Santa Clara | John Jennings is called for the reach on Lawrence Erhardt - foul #2 on John Jennings, team foul #1 | 22-31 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Sam Roy (PG), William Newquist (PF) Lawrence Erhardt, John Sullivan | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Abbott (SG), Darin Aiello (C) Robert Reynolds, Timothy Drake | |
| 16:36 | Santa Clara | James Armenta slams it home | 24-31 |
| 16:13 | Louisiana Tech | Darin Aiello's pass is intercepted by William Newquist | 24-31 |
| 16:06 | Santa Clara | James Armenta is called for traveling | 24-31 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Lawrence Erhardt (SF), Steven Yoder (PF), John Sullivan (C) Sol Green, James Armenta, Samuel Boone | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Joel Shelton (PG), Jason McCaulley (SF), James Worthy (PF) John Wiley, John Jennings, Darin Aiello | |
| 15:45 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Abbott makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Jason McCaulley | 24-34 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Sam Roy (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Newquist (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Lawrence Erhardt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steven Yoder (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - John Sullivan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Joel Shelton (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jerome Abbott (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jason McCaulley (fresh) 3 reb. PF - James Worthy (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. C - Thomas Allred (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:19 | Santa Clara | Sam Roy knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by William Newquist | 27-34 |
| 14:59 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Abbott misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-34 |
| 14:57 | Louisiana Tech | The offensive rebound goes to James Worthy | 27-34 |
| 14:52 | Louisiana Tech | Thomas Allred loses the dribble to William Newquist | 27-34 |
| 14:43 | Santa Clara | William Newquist misses the fadeaway near the basket | 27-34 |
| 14:42 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Thomas Allred | 27-34 |
| 14:27 | Louisiana Tech | Joel Shelton blows the layup | 27-34 |
| 14:25 | Santa Clara | Lawrence Erhardt grabs the board | 27-34 |
| 14:05 | Santa Clara | Sam Roy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-34 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Sol Green (PG), Scott Keyes (SG), James Armenta (SF), William Hartsfield (PF), Samuel Boone (C) Sam Roy, William Newquist, Lawrence Erhardt, Steven Yoder, John Sullivan | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Wiley (PG), John Jennings (SG), Timothy Drake (SF), Darin Aiello (C) Joel Shelton, Jerome Abbott, Jason McCaulley, Thomas Allred | |
| 14:03 | Louisiana Tech | Sol Green is called for the reach on John Wiley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Sol Green, team foul #3 | 27-34 |
| 13:48 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Drake misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-34 |
| 13:46 | Santa Clara | Samuel Boone pulls down the rebound | 27-34 |
| 13:40 | Santa Clara | James Armenta hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block but the foul's on John Wiley - foul #1 on John Wiley, team foul #2 | 27-34 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Reynolds (SG) James Worthy | |
| 13:40 | Santa Clara | James Armenta makes the 1st free throw | 28-34 |
| 13:40 | Santa Clara | James Armenta makes the 2nd free throw | 29-34 |
| 13:16 | Louisiana Tech | John Jennings can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 29-34 |
| 13:15 | Louisiana Tech | Darin Aiello tips it back up and in | 29-36 |
| 12:52 | Santa Clara | Sol Green is fouled on the floor by Darin Aiello - foul #2 on Darin Aiello, team foul #3 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Roy Pugsley (PG), Steven Yoder (PF), Christopher Lewellyn (C) Sol Green, William Hartsfield, Samuel Boone | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Billy Wiley (C) Darin Aiello | |
| 12:35 | Santa Clara | James Armenta misses the shot near the basket | 29-36 |
| 12:33 | Louisiana Tech | Billy Wiley grabs the defensive rebound | 29-36 |
| 12:14 | Louisiana Tech | John Jennings makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Timothy Drake | 29-39 |
| 11:58 | Santa Clara | Steven Yoder blows the layup but he's fouled by Robert Reynolds - foul #2 on Robert Reynolds, team foul #4 | 29-39 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Joel Shelton (PG), Jonathan Theroux (SG), Jason McCaulley (SF), James Worthy (PF) John Wiley, Robert Reynolds, John Jennings, Timothy Drake | |
| 11:58 | Santa Clara | Steven Yoder makes the 1st free throw | 30-39 |
| 11:58 | Santa Clara | Steven Yoder misses the 2nd free throw | 30-39 |
| 11:58 | Louisiana Tech | Jonathan Theroux grabs the defensive rebound | 30-39 |
| 11:55 | Louisiana Tech | Joel Shelton loses the dribble to Steven Yoder in the backcourt | 30-39 |
| 11:41 | Santa Clara | James Worthy steals it from Scott Keyes | 30-39 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Roy Pugsley (fresh) SG - Scott Keyes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - James Armenta (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Steven Yoder (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Christopher Lewellyn (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Joel Shelton (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jonathan Theroux (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jason McCaulley (fresh) 3 reb. PF - James Worthy (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. C - Billy Wiley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Louisiana Tech | James Worthy makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Joel Shelton | 30-42 |
| 11:05 | Santa Clara | Scott Keyes clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-42 |
| 11:04 | Santa Clara | Steven Yoder tips it home | 32-42 |
| 11:02 | Louisiana Tech | Christopher Lewellyn is called for the reach on James Worthy in the backcourt - foul #1 on Christopher Lewellyn, team foul #4 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Sam Roy (PG), Sol Green (SG), Lawrence Erhardt (SF), William Hartsfield (PF), Samuel Boone (C) Roy Pugsley, Scott Keyes, James Armenta, Steven Yoder, Christopher Lewellyn | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Jennings (SG), Thomas Allred (C) Jonathan Theroux, Billy Wiley | |
| 10:51 | Louisiana Tech | James Worthy makes the wide open jumper from the baseline | 32-44 |
| 10:41 | Santa Clara | Sol Green misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-44 |
| 10:40 | Louisiana Tech | James Worthy snags the defensive board | 32-44 |
| 10:23 | Louisiana Tech | Jason McCaulley can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Samuel Boone - foul #1 on Samuel Boone, team foul #5 | 32-44 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | William Newquist (SG) Sol Green | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Abbott (SG), Darin Aiello (C) John Jennings, Thomas Allred | |
| 10:23 | Louisiana Tech | Jason McCaulley makes the 1st free throw | 32-45 |
| 10:23 | Louisiana Tech | Jason McCaulley makes the 2nd free throw | 32-46 |
| 10:14 | Santa Clara | William Newquist misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Jerome Abbott - foul #1 on Jerome Abbott, team foul #5 | 32-46 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Drake (SF) Jason McCaulley | |
| 10:14 | Santa Clara | William Newquist misses the 1st free throw | 32-46 |
| 10:14 | Santa Clara | William Newquist makes the 2nd free throw | 33-46 |
| 09:59 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Drake is whistled for traveling | 33-46 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Sol Green (SG), John Sullivan (C) William Hartsfield, Samuel Boone | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Wiley (PG), John Jennings (SF) Joel Shelton, Timothy Drake | |
| 09:41 | Santa Clara | Sol Green misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 33-46 |
| 09:40 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to James Worthy | 33-46 |
| 09:35 | Louisiana Tech | John Wiley is called for traveling in the backcourt | 33-46 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Armenta (SF), Steven Yoder (PF) Sam Roy, Lawrence Erhardt | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Drake (PF) James Worthy | |
| 09:17 | Santa Clara | William Newquist is fouled on the floor by Jerome Abbott - foul #2 on Jerome Abbott, team foul #6 | 33-46 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Roy Pugsley (PG) Steven Yoder | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Thomas Allred (C) Darin Aiello | |
| 08:59 | Santa Clara | Roy Pugsley hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 33-46 |
| 08:57 | Santa Clara | James Armenta gets the offensive rebound | 33-46 |
| 08:43 | Santa Clara | William Newquist misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-46 |
| 08:41 | Santa Clara | The offensive rebound goes to John Sullivan | 33-46 |
| 08:28 | Santa Clara | Sol Green makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Sullivan and he's fouled by Jerome Abbott - foul #3 on Jerome Abbott, team foul #7 | 35-46 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Sam Roy (PG), William Hartsfield (PF), Samuel Boone (C) Roy Pugsley, William Newquist, John Sullivan | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Joel Shelton (PG), Robert Reynolds (SG), Jason McCaulley (SF), James Worthy (PF) John Wiley, Jerome Abbott, John Jennings, Timothy Drake | |
| 08:28 | Santa Clara | Sol Green makes the free throw | 36-46 |
| 08:25 | Louisiana Tech | Samuel Boone is called for the reach on Joel Shelton in the backcourt - foul #2 on Samuel Boone, team foul #6 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Scott Keyes (SG) Sol Green | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 08:13 | Louisiana Tech | Joel Shelton misses badly on the uncontested shot from the right side | 36-46 |
| 08:12 | Santa Clara | James Armenta grabs the board | 36-46 |
| 07:53 | Santa Clara | Scott Keyes is fouled on the floor by Robert Reynolds - foul #3 on Robert Reynolds, team foul #8 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Lawrence Erhardt (SF) James Armenta | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Billy Wiley (C) Thomas Allred | |
| 07:53 | Santa Clara | Scott Keyes makes the 1st free throw | 37-46 |
| 07:53 | Santa Clara | Scott Keyes misses the 2nd free throw | 37-46 |
| 07:53 | Santa Clara | William Hartsfield grabs the offensive rebound | 37-46 |
| 07:42 | Santa Clara | Samuel Boone drills a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Scott Keyes | 39-46 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Sam Roy (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Keyes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Lawrence Erhardt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Hartsfield (fresh) 2 reb. C - Samuel Boone (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Joel Shelton (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Reynolds (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Jason McCaulley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Worthy (fresh) 14 pts. 12 reb. 2 stl. C - Billy Wiley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Louisiana Tech | Joel Shelton blows the layup but he's fouled by Sam Roy - foul #2 on Sam Roy, team foul #7 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Roy Pugsley (PG), Steven Yoder (PF), Christopher Lewellyn (C) Sam Roy, William Hartsfield, Samuel Boone | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Jennings (SG), Timothy Drake (SF), Darin Aiello (C) Robert Reynolds, Jason McCaulley, Billy Wiley | |
| 07:25 | Louisiana Tech | Joel Shelton misses the 1st free throw | 39-46 |
| 07:25 | Louisiana Tech | Joel Shelton misses the 2nd free throw | 39-46 |
| 07:25 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Christopher Lewellyn | 39-46 |
| 07:04 | Santa Clara | Lawrence Erhardt drills a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Christopher Lewellyn and the foul's on Timothy Drake - foul #2 on Timothy Drake, team foul #9 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Sullivan (C) Christopher Lewellyn | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jonathan Theroux (SG) James Worthy | |
| 07:04 | Santa Clara | Lawrence Erhardt makes the free throw | 42-46 |
| 06:55 | Louisiana Tech | Joel Shelton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-46 |
| 06:53 | Louisiana Tech | Darin Aiello tips it in | 42-48 |
| 06:46 | Santa Clara | Lawrence Erhardt connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from John Sullivan | 44-48 |
| 06:44 | Louisiana Tech | Joel Shelton is hacked by Roy Pugsley in the backcourt - foul #1 on Roy Pugsley, team foul #8 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Sol Green (SG), William Newquist (SF) Scott Keyes, Lawrence Erhardt | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Abbott (SG) Jonathan Theroux | |
| 06:44 | Louisiana Tech | Joel Shelton makes the 1st free throw | 44-49 |
| 06:44 | Louisiana Tech | Joel Shelton makes the 2nd free throw | 44-50 |
| 06:37 | Santa Clara | John Sullivan connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Roy Pugsley | 47-50 |
| 06:27 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Abbott drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Joel Shelton | 47-53 |
| 06:11 | Santa Clara | Roy Pugsley misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 47-53 |
| 06:10 | Louisiana Tech | Darin Aiello snags the defensive board | 47-53 |
| 05:51 | Louisiana Tech | John Jennings is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-56 |
| 05:33 | Santa Clara | Sol Green throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-56 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Sam Roy (PG), Lawrence Erhardt (SG), James Armenta (SF), William Hartsfield (PF), Samuel Boone (C) Roy Pugsley, Sol Green, William Newquist, Steven Yoder, John Sullivan | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Wiley (PG), Robert Reynolds (SG), Jason McCaulley (SF), James Worthy (PF), Thomas Allred (C) Joel Shelton, Jerome Abbott, John Jennings, Timothy Drake, Darin Aiello | |
| 05:07 | Louisiana Tech | James Worthy comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 47-56 |
| 05:05 | Louisiana Tech | James Worthy can't tip it in | 47-56 |
| 05:03 | Louisiana Tech | James Worthy gets the offensive rebound | 47-56 |
| 04:43 | Louisiana Tech | John Wiley hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Robert Reynolds | 47-59 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:18 | Santa Clara | Lawrence Erhardt misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 47-59 |
| 04:17 | Santa Clara | William Hartsfield grabs the offensive board | 47-59 |
| 04:12 | Santa Clara | James Armenta loses the dribble to James Worthy | 47-59 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:56 | Louisiana Tech | James Armenta steals the ball from James Worthy | 47-59 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:38 | Santa Clara | Lawrence Erhardt comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-59 |
| 03:36 | Santa Clara | The offensive rebound goes to Samuel Boone | 47-59 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Sam Roy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Erhardt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Armenta (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - William Hartsfield (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Samuel Boone (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - John Wiley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Reynolds (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jason McCaulley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Worthy (fresh) 14 pts. 14 reb. 3 stl. C - Thomas Allred (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Santa Clara | James Worthy steals it from William Hartsfield | 47-59 |
| 03:05 | Louisiana Tech | Lawrence Erhardt steals the ball from Jason McCaulley | 47-59 |
| 03:02 | Santa Clara | Lawrence Erhardt lays it up and in | 49-59 |
| 03:00 | Louisiana Tech | John Wiley is fouled in the backcourt by Sam Roy - foul #3 on Sam Roy, team foul #9 | 49-59 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Sol Green (PG), Scott Keyes (SG), William Newquist (SF), Steven Yoder (PF), John Sullivan (C) Sam Roy, Lawrence Erhardt, James Armenta, William Hartsfield, Samuel Boone | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Abbott (SG), John Jennings (SF), Timothy Drake (PF), Billy Wiley (C) Robert Reynolds, Jason McCaulley, James Worthy, Thomas Allred | |
| 03:00 | Louisiana Tech | John Wiley makes the 1st free throw | 49-60 |
| 03:00 | Louisiana Tech | John Wiley misses the 2nd free throw | 49-60 |
| 03:00 | Santa Clara | John Sullivan grabs the board | 49-60 |
| 03:00 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-60 |
| 02:44 | Santa Clara | Steven Yoder lays it in set up by Sol Green | 51-60 |
| 02:44 | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-60 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Sam Roy (PG), James Armenta (SF) Sol Green, William Newquist | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Joel Shelton (PG), Jason McCaulley (SF), James Worthy (PF), Darin Aiello (C) John Wiley, John Jennings, Timothy Drake, Billy Wiley | |
| 02:42 | Louisiana Tech | Joel Shelton loses the dribble to Scott Keyes in the backcourt | 51-60 |
| 02:30 | Santa Clara | James Armenta is fouled on the floor by Jason McCaulley - foul #1 on Jason McCaulley, team foul #10 | 51-60 |
| 02:30 | Santa Clara | James Armenta misses the 1st free throw | 51-60 |
| 02:30 | Santa Clara | James Armenta makes the 2nd free throw | 52-60 |
| 02:03 | Louisiana Tech | Jerome Abbott hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-60 |
| 02:01 | Santa Clara | Steven Yoder snags the defensive board | 52-60 |
| 01:41 | Santa Clara | Sam Roy hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-60 |
| 01:40 | Santa Clara | James Armenta grabs the offensive board | 52-60 |
| 01:35 | Santa Clara | John Sullivan can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 52-60 |
| 01:34 | Santa Clara | Scott Keyes tips it home | 54-60 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:20 | Louisiana Tech | Jason McCaulley jams the wide open dunk set up by Joel Shelton | 54-62 |
| 01:11 | Santa Clara | Sam Roy loses the dribble to James Worthy | 54-62 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Louisiana Tech | James Worthy banks in the wide open layup set up by Joel Shelton | 54-64 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Santa Clara | Steven Yoder lays it in on a nice dish by Sam Roy | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:44 | Louisiana Tech | James Worthy is hacked by Sam Roy in the backcourt - foul #4 on Sam Roy, team foul #10 | 56-64 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Samuel Boone (C) John Sullivan | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Drake (C) Darin Aiello | |
| 00:44 | Louisiana Tech | James Worthy makes the 1st free throw | 56-65 |
| 00:44 | Louisiana Tech | James Worthy makes the 2nd free throw | 56-66 |
| 00:38 | Santa Clara | James Armenta scores on a jumper in the lane | 58-66 |
| 00:36 | Louisiana Tech | Joel Shelton is hacked by Sam Roy in the backcourt - foul #5 on Sam Roy, team foul #11 | 58-66 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Sol Green (PG) Sam Roy | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 00:36 | Louisiana Tech | Joel Shelton misses the 1st free throw | 58-66 |
| 00:36 | Louisiana Tech | Joel Shelton misses the 2nd free throw | 58-66 |
| 00:36 | Santa Clara | Steven Yoder grabs the board | 58-66 |
| 00:31 | Santa Clara | Sol Green drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from James Armenta | 61-66 |
| 00:30 | Louisiana Tech | Joel Shelton is fouled in the backcourt by Sol Green - foul #3 on Sol Green, team foul #12 | 61-66 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Jennings (SF) Jason McCaulley | |
| 00:30 | Louisiana Tech | Joel Shelton makes the 1st free throw | 61-67 |
| 00:30 | Louisiana Tech | Joel Shelton makes the 2nd free throw | 61-68 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:24 | Santa Clara | Sol Green misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 61-68 |
| 00:22 | Louisiana Tech | John Jennings gets the rebound | 61-68 |
| 00:22 | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-68 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jason McCaulley (SF) John Jennings | |
| 00:20 | Louisiana Tech | Sol Green is called for the reach on Joel Shelton in the backcourt - foul #4 on Sol Green, team foul #13 | 61-68 |
| 00:20 | Louisiana Tech | Joel Shelton misses the 1st free throw | 61-68 |
| 00:20 | Louisiana Tech | Joel Shelton makes the 2nd free throw | 61-69 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:12 | Santa Clara | Sol Green misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-69 |
| 00:10 | Louisiana Tech | Jason McCaulley snags the defensive board | 61-69 |
| 00:09 | Louisiana Tech | Jason McCaulley is hacked by Sol Green in the backcourt - foul #5 on Sol Green, team foul #14 | 61-69 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Roy Pugsley (PG) Sol Green | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 00:09 | Louisiana Tech | Jason McCaulley misses the 1st free throw | 61-69 |
| 00:09 | Louisiana Tech | Jason McCaulley makes the 2nd free throw | 61-70 |
| 00:05 | Santa Clara | James Armenta misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-70 |
| 00:03 | Louisiana Tech | James Worthy pulls down the rebound | 61-70 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Louisiana Tech | Joel Shelton runs out the clock | 61-70 |