| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Lewis Breit (fresh) SG - Jay Drake (fresh) SF - William Bowen (fresh) PF - Joseph Lancaster (fresh) C - Walter Wood (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jack Morrisey (fresh) SG - Glenn Thomas (fresh) SF - Ambrose Shelton (fresh) PF - David Knepp (fresh) C - Alan Hawks (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Rhode Island | David Knepp makes the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Glenn Thomas | 0-2 |
| 19:16 | Santa Clara | Jay Drake misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 19:14 | Rhode Island | David Knepp grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 19:00 | Rhode Island | Ambrose Shelton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 18:44 | Santa Clara | William Bowen comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 0-2 |
| 18:43 | Rhode Island | David Knepp pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:32 | Rhode Island | David Knepp drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 0-4 |
| 18:13 | Santa Clara | William Bowen clanks a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Ambrose Shelton - foul #1 on Ambrose Shelton, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 18:13 | Santa Clara | William Bowen misses the 1st free throw | 0-4 |
| 18:13 | Santa Clara | William Bowen misses the 2nd free throw | 0-4 |
| 18:13 | Santa Clara | The offensive rebound goes to Walter Wood | 0-4 |
| 17:58 | Santa Clara | William Bowen is whistled for traveling | 0-4 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Fred Ponte (SG) Glenn Thomas | |
| 17:43 | Rhode Island | Ambrose Shelton hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 0-4 |
| 17:42 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks tips it in | 0-6 |
| 17:23 | Santa Clara | Joseph Lancaster misses the lay-in but he's fouled by David Knepp - foul #1 on David Knepp, team foul #2 | 0-6 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Stewart Fagin (PG), Kelvin Speaks (C) Lewis Breit, Walter Wood | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks (PF) Ambrose Shelton | |
| 17:23 | Santa Clara | Joseph Lancaster misses the 1st free throw | 0-6 |
| 17:23 | Santa Clara | Joseph Lancaster misses the 2nd free throw | 0-6 |
| 17:23 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks grabs the board | 0-6 |
| 17:08 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks is fouled on the floor by Kelvin Speaks - foul #1 on Kelvin Speaks, team foul #1 | 0-6 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Tracy Lloyd (C) Joseph Lancaster | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 16:51 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks is open and scores on a jumper in the lane | 0-8 |
| 16:31 | Santa Clara | Kelvin Speaks misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 0-8 |
| 16:30 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks gets the rebound | 0-8 |
| 16:20 | Rhode Island | Fred Ponte drills a floater near the basket set up by Jack Morrisey | 0-10 |
| 15:58 | Santa Clara | Jay Drake can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 0-10 |
| 15:56 | Santa Clara | Kelvin Speaks pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-10 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Stewart Fagin (fresh) SG - Jay Drake (fairly fresh) SF - William Bowen (fairly fresh) PF - Kelvin Speaks (fresh) C - Tracy Lloyd (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jack Morrisey (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Fred Ponte (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Knepp (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bryon Brooks (fresh) C - Alan Hawks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Santa Clara | William Bowen makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 3-10 |
| 15:33 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jack Morrisey, team foul #3 | 3-10 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Lewis Breit (PG), Henry Galeano (SG), Emanuel Gandhi (SF), Joseph Lancaster (PF), Walter Wood (C) Stewart Fagin, Jay Drake, William Bowen, Kelvin Speaks, Tracy Lloyd | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Kenneth Van Zant (PG), Glenn Thomas (SG), Ambrose Shelton (SF), Michael Baker (PF) Jack Morrisey, Fred Ponte, David Knepp, Bryon Brooks | |
| 15:23 | Santa Clara | Lewis Breit misses the 3 from the right wing | 3-10 |
| 15:22 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks grabs the board | 3-10 |
| 15:14 | Rhode Island | Glenn Thomas comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 3-10 |
| 15:13 | Santa Clara | Walter Wood pulls down the rebound | 3-10 |
| 15:08 | Santa Clara | Henry Galeano throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-10 |
| 14:48 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks travels with the ball | 3-10 |
| 14:34 | Santa Clara | Walter Wood's dunk attempt is rejected by Ambrose Shelton | 3-10 |
| 14:32 | Rhode Island | Ambrose Shelton snags the defensive board | 3-10 |
| 14:30 | Rhode Island | Lewis Breit is called for the reach on Kenneth Van Zant in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lewis Breit, team foul #2 | 3-10 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kelvin Speaks (C) Walter Wood | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | David Knepp (PF) Alan Hawks | |
| 14:20 | Rhode Island | Glenn Thomas drills a shot from the left wing | 3-12 |
| 13:55 | Santa Clara | Lewis Breit comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 3-12 |
| 13:53 | Santa Clara | Joseph Lancaster snags the offensive board | 3-12 |
| 13:40 | Santa Clara | Henry Galeano connects on the shot from the free throw line | 5-12 |
| 13:26 | Rhode Island | Glenn Thomas misses short on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Kelvin Speaks - foul #2 on Kelvin Speaks, team foul #3 | 5-12 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Stewart Fagin (PG), Jay Drake (SG), William Bowen (SF), Tracy Lloyd (PF), Walter Wood (C) Lewis Breit, Henry Galeano, Emanuel Gandhi, Joseph Lancaster, Kelvin Speaks | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey (PG), Fred Ponte (SF), Bryon Brooks (PF), Alan Hawks (C) Kenneth Van Zant, Ambrose Shelton, David Knepp, Michael Baker | |
| 13:26 | Rhode Island | Glenn Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 5-13 |
| 13:26 | Rhode Island | Glenn Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 5-14 |
| 13:10 | Santa Clara | Tracy Lloyd blows the layup | 5-14 |
| 13:08 | Rhode Island | Fred Ponte snags the defensive board | 5-14 |
| 12:45 | Rhode Island | Tracy Lloyd picks off the pass by Fred Ponte | 5-14 |
| 12:27 | Santa Clara | Jay Drake misses the 3 from straight away | 5-14 |
| 12:25 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks snags the defensive board | 5-14 |
| 12:09 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey buries a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Glenn Thomas | 5-16 |
| 11:51 | Santa Clara | Walter Wood misses the fadeaway from the right block | 5-16 |
| 11:50 | Santa Clara | Stewart Fagin grabs the offensive rebound | 5-16 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Stewart Fagin (fresh) SG - Jay Drake (fairly fresh) SF - William Bowen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Tracy Lloyd (fairly fresh) C - Walter Wood (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jack Morrisey (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Glenn Thomas (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Fred Ponte (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bryon Brooks (fresh) C - Alan Hawks (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Santa Clara | Stewart Fagin comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 5-16 |
| 11:37 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks snags the defensive board | 5-16 |
| 11:32 | Rhode Island | Fred Ponte misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 5-16 |
| 11:31 | Rhode Island | Fred Ponte misses the tip | 5-16 |
| 11:30 | Santa Clara | Walter Wood grabs the board | 5-16 |
| 11:24 | Santa Clara | Walter Wood buries a floater from the baseline set up by William Bowen and he's fouled by Bryon Brooks - foul #1 on Bryon Brooks, team foul #4 | 7-16 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Taylor (PG), Henry Galeano (SG), Emanuel Gandhi (SF), Joseph Lancaster (PF) Stewart Fagin, Jay Drake, William Bowen, Tracy Lloyd | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Kenneth Van Zant (PG), Ambrose Shelton (SF), David Knepp (PF), Michael Baker (C) Jack Morrisey, Fred Ponte, Bryon Brooks, Alan Hawks | |
| 11:24 | Santa Clara | Walter Wood makes the free throw | 8-16 |
| 11:16 | Rhode Island | Glenn Thomas is fouled on the floor by Emanuel Gandhi - foul #1 on Emanuel Gandhi, team foul #4 | 8-16 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Lewis Breit (PG) James Taylor | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 11:03 | Rhode Island | Ambrose Shelton knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Kenneth Van Zant | 8-18 |
| 10:46 | Santa Clara | Emanuel Gandhi's pass is intercepted by Glenn Thomas | 8-18 |
| 10:32 | Rhode Island | Glenn Thomas is fouled on the floor by Emanuel Gandhi - foul #2 on Emanuel Gandhi, team foul #5 | 8-18 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Taylor (PG), Chad Morris (SF) Lewis Breit, Emanuel Gandhi | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey (SG) Glenn Thomas | |
| 10:18 | Rhode Island | Ambrose Shelton is whistled for a carry | 8-18 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Fred Ponte (PG) Jack Morrisey | |
| 10:07 | Santa Clara | Henry Galeano is hacked by Michael Baker - foul #1 on Michael Baker, team foul #5 | 8-18 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jay Drake (SG) Chad Morris | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks (C) David Knepp | |
| 09:55 | Santa Clara | Joseph Lancaster lays it in on a great pass from James Taylor | 10-18 |
| 09:52 | Rhode Island | Jay Drake picks off the pass by Fred Ponte in the backcourt | 10-18 |
| 09:50 | Santa Clara | Jay Drake lays it up and in | 12-18 |
| 09:38 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks knocks in the floater from the right wing | 12-20 |
| 09:18 | Santa Clara | Walter Wood lays it in on a nice dish by James Taylor | 14-20 |
| 09:01 | Rhode Island | Ambrose Shelton misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Henry Galeano - foul #1 on Henry Galeano, team foul #6 | 14-20 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Lewis Breit (PG), Stewart Fagin (SG), William Bowen (SF), Tracy Lloyd (C) James Taylor, Jay Drake, Henry Galeano, Walter Wood | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey (PG), Glenn Thomas (SG), David Knepp (PF), Bryon Brooks (C) Fred Ponte, Kenneth Van Zant, Michael Baker, Alan Hawks | |
| 09:01 | Rhode Island | Ambrose Shelton makes the 1st free throw | 14-21 |
| 09:01 | Rhode Island | Ambrose Shelton makes the 2nd free throw | 14-22 |
| 08:59 | Santa Clara | Lewis Breit's pass is intercepted by Jack Morrisey in the backcourt | 14-22 |
| 08:58 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey lays it in | 14-24 |
| 08:49 | Santa Clara | William Bowen is hacked by Ambrose Shelton - foul #2 on Ambrose Shelton, team foul #6 | 14-24 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks (C) Ambrose Shelton | |
| 08:35 | Santa Clara | Bryon Brooks blocks the jumper by Stewart Fagin | 14-24 |
| 08:33 | Santa Clara | Tracy Lloyd tips it back up and in | 16-24 |
| 08:21 | Rhode Island | David Knepp throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-24 |
| 08:02 | Santa Clara | Stewart Fagin knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line and the foul's on Glenn Thomas - foul #1 on Glenn Thomas, team foul #7 | 18-24 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jay Drake (SG), Walter Wood (C) Lewis Breit, Tracy Lloyd | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 08:02 | Santa Clara | Stewart Fagin misses the free throw | 18-24 |
| 08:02 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks grabs the board | 18-24 |
| 07:39 | Rhode Island | David Knepp misses badly on the uncontested floater from the left wing | 18-24 |
| 07:38 | Santa Clara | Joseph Lancaster grabs the defensive rebound | 18-24 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Stewart Fagin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jay Drake (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Bowen (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Lancaster (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Walter Wood (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jack Morrisey (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Glenn Thomas (tiring) 4 pts. SF - David Knepp (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bryon Brooks (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Alan Hawks (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Santa Clara | Joseph Lancaster hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 18-24 |
| 07:22 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks pulls down the rebound | 18-24 |
| 07:16 | Rhode Island | David Knepp connects on the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Jack Morrisey | 18-26 |
| 07:12 | Santa Clara | Jay Drake buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Lancaster | 21-26 |
| 06:58 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 21-26 |
| 06:57 | Santa Clara | Jay Drake gets the rebound | 21-26 |
| 06:51 | Santa Clara | Joseph Lancaster lays it up and in on a nice dish by Stewart Fagin | 23-26 |
| 06:42 | Rhode Island | Glenn Thomas comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 23-26 |
| 06:40 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks tips it in | 23-28 |
| 06:28 | Santa Clara | Joseph Lancaster loses the dribble to Jack Morrisey | 23-28 |
| 06:24 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jack Morrisey | 23-30 |
| 06:01 | Santa Clara | Stewart Fagin misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 23-30 |
| 06:00 | Santa Clara | Joseph Lancaster snags the offensive board | 23-30 |
| 05:43 | Santa Clara | William Bowen can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 23-30 |
| 05:42 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks gets the rebound | 23-30 |
| 05:37 | Rhode Island | David Knepp's floater is knocked away by William Bowen | 23-30 |
| 05:35 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-30 |
| 05:16 | Rhode Island | David Knepp's pass is intercepted by Walter Wood | 23-30 |
| 04:59 | Santa Clara | William Bowen misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 23-30 |
| 04:58 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks snags the defensive board | 23-30 |
| 04:58 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 23-30 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Lewis Breit (PG), Chad Morris (SF), Tracy Lloyd (PF), Henry Galeano (C) Stewart Fagin, William Bowen, Joseph Lancaster, Walter Wood | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Fred Ponte (PG), Kenneth Van Zant (SG), Ambrose Shelton (SF), Michael Baker (C) Jack Morrisey, Glenn Thomas, Bryon Brooks, Alan Hawks | |
| 04:43 | Rhode Island | David Knepp misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Tracy Lloyd - foul #1 on Tracy Lloyd, team foul #7 | 23-30 |
| 04:43 | Rhode Island | David Knepp makes the 1st free throw | 23-31 |
| 04:43 | Rhode Island | David Knepp misses the 2nd free throw | 23-31 |
| 04:43 | Santa Clara | Chad Morris gets the rebound | 23-31 |
| 04:23 | Santa Clara | Tracy Lloyd's fadeaway is rejected by David Knepp | 23-31 |
| 04:22 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Michael Baker | 23-31 |
| 04:19 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Van Zant is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kenneth Van Zant, team foul #8 | 23-31 |
| 04:12 | Santa Clara | Jay Drake hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Lewis Breit | 26-31 |
| 03:47 | Rhode Island | David Knepp scores on a driving attempt in the paint set up by Fred Ponte | 26-33 |
| 03:29 | Santa Clara | Chad Morris misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-33 |
| 03:27 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Michael Baker | 26-33 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Lewis Breit (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jay Drake (tiring) 8 pts. SF - Chad Morris (fairly fresh) PF - Tracy Lloyd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Henry Galeano (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Fred Ponte (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Van Zant (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ambrose Shelton (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Knepp (tired) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Baker (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Rhode Island | Chad Morris is called for the reach on Fred Ponte in the backcourt - foul #1 on Chad Morris, team foul #8 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Taylor (PG), Emanuel Gandhi (SG), William Bowen (SF), Kelvin Speaks (PF) Lewis Breit, Jay Drake, Chad Morris, Henry Galeano | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks (PF), Alan Hawks (C) David Knepp, Michael Baker | |
| 03:25 | Rhode Island | Fred Ponte makes the 1st free throw | 26-34 |
| 03:25 | Rhode Island | Fred Ponte misses the 2nd free throw | 26-34 |
| 03:25 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Alan Hawks | 26-34 |
| 03:10 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks can't finish the uncontested layup | 26-34 |
| 03:09 | Santa Clara | Emanuel Gandhi grabs the board | 26-34 |
| 03:07 | Santa Clara | James Taylor loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-34 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joseph Lancaster (PF) Tracy Lloyd | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey (SG) Kenneth Van Zant | |
| 02:55 | Rhode Island | William Bowen is called for the reach on Jack Morrisey - foul #1 on William Bowen, team foul #9 | 26-34 |
| 02:55 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey makes the 1st free throw | 26-35 |
| 02:55 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey misses the 2nd free throw | 26-35 |
| 02:55 | Santa Clara | Kelvin Speaks grabs the defensive rebound | 26-35 |
| 02:34 | Santa Clara | Emanuel Gandhi misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-35 |
| 02:33 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks grabs the board | 26-35 |
| 02:13 | Rhode Island | Fred Ponte misses the turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Kelvin Speaks - foul #3 on Kelvin Speaks, team foul #10 | 26-35 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Lewis Breit (PG), Chad Morris (SF), Henry Galeano (C) James Taylor, William Bowen, Kelvin Speaks | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Glenn Thomas (SG), Michael Baker (PF) Jack Morrisey, Bryon Brooks | |
| 02:13 | Rhode Island | Fred Ponte makes the 1st free throw | 26-36 |
| 02:13 | Rhode Island | Fred Ponte makes the 2nd free throw | 26-37 |
| 01:59 | Santa Clara | Joseph Lancaster scores on a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Lewis Breit | 28-37 |
| 01:57 | Rhode Island | Chad Morris is called for the reach on Ambrose Shelton in the backcourt - foul #2 on Chad Morris, team foul #11 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Tracy Lloyd (C) Emanuel Gandhi | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Kenneth Van Zant (PG) Fred Ponte | |
| 01:57 | Rhode Island | Ambrose Shelton makes the 1st free throw | 28-38 |
| 01:57 | Rhode Island | Ambrose Shelton makes the 2nd free throw | 28-39 |
| 01:36 | Santa Clara | Chad Morris is whistled for traveling | 28-39 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Stewart Fagin (PG), Walter Wood (C) Lewis Breit, Joseph Lancaster | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | David Knepp (PF) Alan Hawks | |
| 01:17 | Rhode Island | David Knepp makes the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Glenn Thomas | 28-41 |
| 01:05 | Santa Clara | Henry Galeano hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Kenneth Van Zant - foul #2 on Kenneth Van Zant, team foul #9 | 28-41 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Emanuel Gandhi (SG), William Bowen (SF) Chad Morris, Tracy Lloyd | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Fred Ponte (PG), Alan Hawks (C) Kenneth Van Zant, Michael Baker | |
| 01:05 | Santa Clara | Henry Galeano misses the 1st free throw | 28-41 |
| 01:05 | Santa Clara | Henry Galeano misses the 2nd free throw | 28-41 |
| 01:05 | Rhode Island | Ambrose Shelton grabs the defensive rebound | 28-41 |
| 00:51 | Rhode Island | David Knepp misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 28-41 |
| 00:49 | Santa Clara | William Bowen grabs the defensive rebound | 28-41 |
| 00:30 | Santa Clara | Fred Ponte takes the ball from Henry Galeano | 28-41 |
| 00:03 | Rhode Island | David Knepp misses the fadeaway in the paint | 28-41 |
| 00:02 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks misses the tip | 28-41 |
| 00:01 | Santa Clara | Stewart Fagin snags the defensive board | 28-41 |
| 00:00 | Santa Clara | Stewart Fagin misses the fullcourt shot | 28-41 |