| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Lewis Breit (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jay Drake (fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Bowen (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Joseph Lancaster (fresh) 4 pts. C - Walter Wood (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Perry Castle (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Howard (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chris Gates (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. PF - Louis Willbanks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Carl Black (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Chris Gates inbounds the ball | 36-43 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:57 | NC State | David Howard's pass is intercepted by William Bowen in the backcourt | 36-43 |
| 19:39 | Santa Clara | Walter Wood misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Chris Gates - foul #3 on Chris Gates, team foul #1 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | NC State | Sam Greene (SF) Chris Gates | |
| 19:39 | Santa Clara | Walter Wood makes the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 19:39 | Santa Clara | Walter Wood misses the 2nd free throw | 37-43 |
| 19:39 | NC State | Sam Greene snags the defensive board | 37-43 |
| 19:23 | NC State | Lewis Breit steals the ball from Louis Willbanks | 37-43 |
| 19:19 | Santa Clara | Lewis Breit hits the finger roll | 39-43 |
| 19:10 | NC State | Carl Black misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 39-43 |
| 19:08 | Santa Clara | William Bowen gets the rebound | 39-43 |
| 18:47 | Santa Clara | Jay Drake drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 41-43 |
| 18:34 | NC State | Sam Greene misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Lewis Breit - foul #3 on Lewis Breit, team foul #1 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Stewart Fagin (PG), Henry Galeano (SG), Emanuel Gandhi (SF), Kelvin Speaks (PF), Tracy Lloyd (C) Lewis Breit, Jay Drake, William Bowen, Joseph Lancaster, Walter Wood | |
| Subs | NC State | Joe Moore (PG), David Cherry (SF), Charles Lajoie (PF), Robert Andrews (C) Perry Castle, David Howard, Louis Willbanks, Carl Black | |
| 18:34 | NC State | Sam Greene misses the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 18:34 | NC State | Sam Greene makes the 2nd free throw | 41-44 |
| 18:17 | Santa Clara | Kelvin Speaks clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 41-44 |
| 18:15 | Santa Clara | Tracy Lloyd tips it home | 43-44 |
| 18:13 | NC State | Joe Moore is fouled in the backcourt by Henry Galeano - foul #2 on Henry Galeano, team foul #2 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | NC State | David Howard (SG) Sam Greene | |
| 17:53 | NC State | Charles Lajoie makes the jumper from the left block and the foul's on Stewart Fagin - foul #3 on Stewart Fagin, team foul #3 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Chad Morris (SF), Joseph Lancaster (PF) Stewart Fagin, Tracy Lloyd | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 17:53 | NC State | Charles Lajoie misses the free throw | 43-46 |
| 17:53 | Santa Clara | Kelvin Speaks pulls down the rebound | 43-46 |
| 17:33 | Santa Clara | Chad Morris blows the layup | 43-46 |
| 17:31 | Santa Clara | The offensive rebound goes to Emanuel Gandhi | 43-46 |
| 17:21 | Santa Clara | Robert Andrews blocks the short jumper by Kelvin Speaks | 43-46 |
| 17:19 | NC State | David Howard gets the rebound | 43-46 |
| 17:14 | NC State | David Cherry is hacked by Chad Morris in the backcourt - foul #1 on Chad Morris, team foul #4 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jay Drake (SG), Walter Wood (C) Henry Galeano, Kelvin Speaks | |
| Subs | NC State | Perry Castle (PG), Sam Greene (SF), Louis Willbanks (PF), Carl Black (C) Joe Moore, David Cherry, Charles Lajoie, Robert Andrews | |
| 17:00 | NC State | Sam Greene misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Chad Morris - foul #2 on Chad Morris, team foul #5 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | William Bowen (SF) Chad Morris | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 17:00 | NC State | Sam Greene makes the 1st free throw | 43-47 |
| 17:00 | NC State | Sam Greene makes the 2nd free throw | 43-48 |
| 16:36 | Santa Clara | Walter Wood lays it in | 45-48 |
| 16:28 | NC State | Carl Black drills a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Perry Castle | 45-50 |
| 16:26 | Santa Clara | William Bowen is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 45-50 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Tracy Lloyd (PF) Joseph Lancaster | |
| Subs | NC State | David Cherry (SF) David Howard | |
| 16:01 | NC State | Louis Willbanks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-50 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Chad Morris (SF), Kelvin Speaks (C) William Bowen, Walter Wood | |
| Subs | NC State | Charles Lajoie (PF) Louis Willbanks | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Emanuel Gandhi (tiring) 3 pts. SG - Jay Drake (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Chad Morris (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tracy Lloyd (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Kelvin Speaks (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Perry Castle (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Sam Greene (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - David Cherry (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Charles Lajoie (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Black (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:47 | Santa Clara | Jay Drake misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Sam Greene - foul #3 on Sam Greene, team foul #2 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Lewis Breit (PG), Joseph Lancaster (PF) Emanuel Gandhi, Tracy Lloyd | |
| Subs | NC State | Chris Gates (SF) David Cherry | |
| 15:47 | Santa Clara | Jay Drake misses the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 15:47 | Santa Clara | Jay Drake makes the 2nd free throw | 46-50 |
| 15:32 | NC State | Chris Gates can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-50 |
| 15:31 | Santa Clara | Lewis Breit gets the rebound | 46-50 |
| 15:08 | Santa Clara | Kelvin Speaks is called for traveling | 46-50 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Stewart Fagin (PG), Henry Galeano (SG), William Bowen (SF), Walter Wood (C) Lewis Breit, Jay Drake, Chad Morris, Joseph Lancaster | |
| Subs | NC State | Joe Moore (PG) Perry Castle | |
| 14:46 | NC State | Chris Gates knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-53 |
| 14:22 | Santa Clara | William Bowen misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-53 |
| 14:21 | NC State | Chris Gates gets the rebound | 46-53 |
| 14:04 | NC State | Carl Black can't connect on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Walter Wood - foul #1 on Walter Wood, team foul #6 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Taylor (PG), Jay Drake (SG), Joseph Lancaster (PF), Tracy Lloyd (C) Stewart Fagin, Henry Galeano, Kelvin Speaks, Walter Wood | |
| Subs | NC State | Perry Castle (PG), David Cherry (SG), Robert Andrews (PF) Joe Moore, Sam Greene, Charles Lajoie | |
| 14:04 | NC State | Carl Black misses the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 14:04 | NC State | Carl Black makes the 2nd free throw | 46-54 |
| 14:01 | Santa Clara | Perry Castle is called for the reach on James Taylor in the backcourt - foul #1 on Perry Castle, team foul #3 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | NC State | Louis Willbanks (PF) Carl Black | |
| 13:51 | Santa Clara | William Bowen comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-54 |
| 13:50 | NC State | Louis Willbanks snags the defensive board | 46-54 |
| 13:46 | NC State | Chris Gates comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 46-54 |
| 13:44 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to James Taylor | 46-54 |
| 13:42 | Santa Clara | Joseph Lancaster is fouled in the backcourt by Louis Willbanks - foul #1 on Louis Willbanks, team foul #4 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Lewis Breit (PG), Chad Morris (SF) James Taylor, William Bowen | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 13:36 | Santa Clara | Tracy Lloyd is fouled on the floor by Chris Gates - foul #4 on Chris Gates, team foul #5 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | NC State | David Howard (SG) Chris Gates | |
| 13:23 | Santa Clara | Jay Drake misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-54 |
| 13:21 | NC State | The rebound goes to Louis Willbanks | 46-54 |
| 13:19 | NC State | David Howard is hacked by Chad Morris in the backcourt - foul #3 on Chad Morris, team foul #7 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Walter Wood (C) Tracy Lloyd | |
| Subs | NC State | Carl Black (C) Robert Andrews | |
| 13:19 | NC State | David Howard makes the 1st free throw | 46-55 |
| 13:19 | NC State | David Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 46-56 |
| 13:15 | Santa Clara | Lewis Breit throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-56 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Taylor (PG) Lewis Breit | |
| Subs | NC State | Joe Moore (PG) Perry Castle | |
| 12:53 | NC State | Carl Black comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 46-56 |
| 12:51 | NC State | David Cherry grabs the offensive rebound | 46-56 |
| 12:42 | NC State | Carl Black misses long on an open shot from the right block | 46-56 |
| 12:41 | Santa Clara | Chad Morris pulls down the rebound | 46-56 |
| 12:35 | Santa Clara | Chad Morris misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 46-56 |
| 12:33 | NC State | Carl Black snags the defensive board | 46-56 |
| 12:30 | NC State | Joe Moore is fouled in the backcourt by James Taylor - foul #4 on James Taylor, team foul #8 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Stewart Fagin (PG), Henry Galeano (SG), Emanuel Gandhi (SF), Kelvin Speaks (PF), Tracy Lloyd (C) James Taylor, Jay Drake, Chad Morris, Joseph Lancaster, Walter Wood | |
| Subs | NC State | Sam Greene (SF), Charles Lajoie (PF) David Cherry, Louis Willbanks | |
| 12:30 | NC State | Joe Moore makes the 1st free throw | 46-57 |
| 12:30 | NC State | Joe Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 46-57 |
| 12:30 | Santa Clara | Emanuel Gandhi grabs the defensive rebound | 46-57 |
| 12:21 | Santa Clara | Kelvin Speaks's pass is intercepted by Joe Moore | 46-57 |
| 12:10 | NC State | Sam Greene misses short on a floater from the left side | 46-57 |
| 12:09 | Santa Clara | Emanuel Gandhi grabs the defensive rebound | 46-57 |
| 11:56 | Santa Clara | Kelvin Speaks scores on a shot from the free throw line | 48-57 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Stewart Fagin (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Henry Galeano (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Emanuel Gandhi (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kelvin Speaks (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Tracy Lloyd (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Joe Moore (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Howard (very tired) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sam Greene (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Charles Lajoie (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Black (tiring) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:45 | NC State | Sam Greene hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by David Howard | 48-60 |
| 11:28 | Santa Clara | Kelvin Speaks lays it up and in on a nice dish by Stewart Fagin | 50-60 |
| 11:07 | NC State | Sam Greene makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-63 |
| 10:59 | Santa Clara | Henry Galeano scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Stewart Fagin | 53-63 |
| 10:54 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 53-63 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Lewis Breit (PG), Jay Drake (SG), William Bowen (SF), Joseph Lancaster (PF), Walter Wood (C) Stewart Fagin, Henry Galeano, Emanuel Gandhi, Kelvin Speaks, Tracy Lloyd | |
| Subs | NC State | Perry Castle (PG), David Cherry (SF), Louis Willbanks (PF), Robert Andrews (C) Joe Moore, David Howard, Charles Lajoie, Carl Black | |
| 10:36 | NC State | Sam Greene comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 53-63 |
| 10:34 | Santa Clara | Walter Wood grabs the defensive rebound | 53-63 |
| 10:13 | Santa Clara | Joseph Lancaster can't connect on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by David Cherry - foul #3 on David Cherry, team foul #6 | 53-63 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | NC State | Charles Lajoie (C) Louis Willbanks | |
| 10:13 | Santa Clara | Joseph Lancaster makes the 1st free throw | 54-63 |
| 10:13 | Santa Clara | Joseph Lancaster makes the 2nd free throw | 55-63 |
| 10:11 | NC State | Perry Castle is hacked by Lewis Breit in the backcourt - foul #4 on Lewis Breit, team foul #9 | 55-63 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Stewart Fagin (PG) Lewis Breit | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 10:11 | NC State | Perry Castle makes the 1st free throw | 55-64 |
| 10:11 | NC State | Perry Castle makes the 2nd free throw | 55-65 |
| 09:56 | Santa Clara | Stewart Fagin misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 55-65 |
| 09:55 | NC State | Sam Greene snags the defensive board | 55-65 |
| 09:32 | NC State | The jump hook by Charles Lajoie is blocked by Walter Wood | 55-65 |
| 09:30 | Santa Clara | Walter Wood grabs the defensive rebound | 55-65 |
| 09:28 | Santa Clara | Walter Wood throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-65 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Emanuel Gandhi (SG), Chad Morris (SF), Henry Galeano (PF), Kelvin Speaks (C) Jay Drake, William Bowen, Joseph Lancaster, Walter Wood | |
| Subs | NC State | Louis Willbanks (PF) Robert Andrews | |
| 09:19 | NC State | Charles Lajoie is open but misses the lay-in | 55-65 |
| 09:17 | Santa Clara | Henry Galeano pulls down the rebound | 55-65 |
| 08:59 | Santa Clara | Chad Morris is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-65 |
| 08:58 | NC State | Louis Willbanks gets the rebound | 55-65 |
| 08:43 | NC State | Charles Lajoie makes the wide open floater from close range set up by Perry Castle | 55-67 |
| 08:29 | Santa Clara | Sam Greene steps in front of the Chad Morris pass | 55-67 |
| 08:12 | NC State | Charles Lajoie hits a shot from the right side on a great pass from Perry Castle | 55-69 |
| 07:57 | Santa Clara | Stewart Fagin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-69 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Lewis Breit (PG), Jay Drake (SG), William Bowen (SF), Joseph Lancaster (PF), Tracy Lloyd (C) Stewart Fagin, Emanuel Gandhi, Chad Morris, Henry Galeano, Kelvin Speaks | |
| Subs | NC State | Joe Moore (PG), David Howard (SG), Chris Gates (SF), Robert Andrews (PF), Carl Black (C) Perry Castle, Sam Greene, David Cherry, Louis Willbanks, Charles Lajoie | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Lewis Breit (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Jay Drake (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - William Bowen (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Lancaster (tiring) 6 pts. C - Tracy Lloyd (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Joe Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Howard (tired) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Chris Gates (fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Robert Andrews (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Carl Black (tiring) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:41 | NC State | Joe Moore is hacked by Lewis Breit - foul #5 on Lewis Breit, team foul #10 | 55-69 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Taylor (PG) Lewis Breit | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 07:41 | NC State | Joe Moore makes the 1st free throw | 55-70 |
| 07:41 | NC State | Joe Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 55-70 |
| 07:41 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to William Bowen | 55-70 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 07:28 | Santa Clara | William Bowen hits the front of the rim on the wide open jump hook from close range | 55-70 |
| 07:26 | NC State | Carl Black pulls down the rebound | 55-70 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 07:20 | NC State | Joe Moore is called for traveling in the backcourt | 55-70 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Walter Wood (C) Tracy Lloyd | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 07:12 | Santa Clara | Jay Drake is hacked by David Howard - foul #2 on David Howard, team foul #7 | 55-70 |
| 07:12 | Santa Clara | Jay Drake makes the 1st free throw | 56-70 |
| 07:12 | Santa Clara | Jay Drake makes the 2nd free throw | 57-70 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 06:55 | NC State | Robert Andrews is hacked by Walter Wood - foul #2 on Walter Wood, team foul #11 | 57-70 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kelvin Speaks (PF) Joseph Lancaster | |
| Subs | NC State | Perry Castle (PG), Sam Greene (SG) Joe Moore, David Howard | |
| 06:55 | NC State | Robert Andrews makes the 1st free throw | 57-71 |
| 06:55 | NC State | Robert Andrews makes the 2nd free throw | 57-72 |
| 06:39 | Santa Clara | Walter Wood misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 57-72 |
| 06:37 | NC State | The rebound goes to Robert Andrews | 57-72 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 06:14 | NC State | Robert Andrews misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jay Drake - foul #1 on Jay Drake, team foul #12 | 57-72 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Stewart Fagin (PG), Henry Galeano (SG), Joseph Lancaster (PF), Tracy Lloyd (C) James Taylor, Jay Drake, Kelvin Speaks, Walter Wood | |
| Subs | NC State | Joe Moore (PG) Perry Castle | |
| 06:14 | NC State | Robert Andrews makes the 1st free throw | 57-73 |
| 06:14 | NC State | Robert Andrews makes the 2nd free throw | 57-74 |
| 05:56 | Santa Clara | Joseph Lancaster buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Henry Galeano | 59-74 |
| 05:31 | NC State | Chris Gates is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-77 |
| 05:16 | Santa Clara | Stewart Fagin misses the 3 from the right wing | 59-77 |
| 05:14 | Santa Clara | Henry Galeano grabs the offensive board | 59-77 |
| 05:02 | Santa Clara | Joseph Lancaster can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the right side | 59-77 |
| 05:00 | NC State | The rebound goes to Chris Gates | 59-77 |
| 04:58 | NC State | Sam Greene is hacked by Joseph Lancaster in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Lancaster, team foul #13 | 59-77 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Emanuel Gandhi (PG), Jay Drake (SG), Chad Morris (SF), Kelvin Speaks (PF), Walter Wood (C) Stewart Fagin, Henry Galeano, William Bowen, Joseph Lancaster, Tracy Lloyd | |
| Subs | NC State | Perry Castle (PG), Louis Willbanks (PF), Charles Lajoie (C) Joe Moore, Robert Andrews, Carl Black | |
| 04:58 | NC State | Sam Greene misses the 1st free throw | 59-77 |
| 04:58 | NC State | Sam Greene makes the 2nd free throw | 59-78 |
| 04:50 | Santa Clara | Kelvin Speaks hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Louis Willbanks - foul #2 on Louis Willbanks, team foul #8 | 59-78 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | NC State | David Cherry (SG) Sam Greene | |
| 04:50 | Santa Clara | Kelvin Speaks makes the 1st free throw | 60-78 |
| 04:50 | Santa Clara | Kelvin Speaks misses the 2nd free throw | 60-78 |
| 04:50 | NC State | Charles Lajoie gets the rebound | 60-78 |
| 04:29 | NC State | Chris Gates misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-78 |
| 04:27 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Walter Wood | 60-78 |
| 04:18 | Santa Clara | Chad Morris hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-78 |
| 04:17 | NC State | Charles Lajoie grabs the defensive rebound | 60-78 |
| 03:57 | NC State | Perry Castle misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 60-78 |
| 03:56 | NC State | Perry Castle gets the offensive rebound | 60-78 |
| 03:38 | NC State | Perry Castle scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Chris Gates | 60-80 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Emanuel Gandhi (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jay Drake (tiring) 10 pts. SF - Chad Morris (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kelvin Speaks (tired) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Walter Wood (very tired) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Perry Castle (tiring) 11 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Cherry (tired) 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Chris Gates (tiring) 17 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Louis Willbanks (tired) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Lajoie (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:35 | Santa Clara | Chad Morris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-80 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Taylor (PG), Henry Galeano (SG), Tracy Lloyd (C) Jay Drake, Chad Morris, Walter Wood | |
| Subs | NC State | Joe Moore (PG), David Howard (SG), Carl Black (C) Perry Castle, David Cherry, Louis Willbanks | |
| 03:09 | NC State | Carl Black drills a jumper from the right side set up by Joe Moore | 60-82 |
| 02:59 | Santa Clara | Kelvin Speaks buries a driving attempt from the left block | 62-82 |
| 02:39 | NC State | Chris Gates can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-82 |
| 02:38 | NC State | Charles Lajoie grabs the offensive board | 62-82 |
| 02:14 | NC State | Chris Gates misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 62-82 |
| 02:12 | Santa Clara | Henry Galeano grabs the board | 62-82 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 02:05 | Santa Clara | Emanuel Gandhi misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-82 |
| 02:04 | NC State | Charles Lajoie grabs the defensive rebound | 62-82 |
| 01:37 | NC State | Charles Lajoie throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-82 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Stewart Fagin (PG) James Taylor | |
| Subs | NC State | Perry Castle (PG), Louis Willbanks (PF) Joe Moore, Charles Lajoie | |
| 01:33 | Santa Clara | Chris Gates steals it from Stewart Fagin in the backcourt | 62-82 |
| 01:14 | NC State | Carl Black's pass is intercepted by Henry Galeano | 62-82 |
| 01:11 | Santa Clara | Stewart Fagin lays it in on a nice dish by Henry Galeano | 64-82 |
| 00:46 | NC State | Carl Black misses short on an open turnaround from close range | 64-82 |
| 00:44 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Henry Galeano | 64-82 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:36 | Santa Clara | Kelvin Speaks misses long on an open fadeaway from the left block | 64-82 |
| 00:35 | Santa Clara | Tracy Lloyd grabs the offensive board | 64-82 |
| 00:32 | Santa Clara | David Howard steps in front of the Henry Galeano pass | 64-82 |
| 00:28 | NC State | David Howard lays it up and in | 64-84 |
| 00:26 | Santa Clara | Stewart Fagin is fouled in the backcourt by David Howard - foul #3 on David Howard, team foul #9 | 64-84 |
| 00:26 | Santa Clara | Stewart Fagin misses the 1st free throw | 64-84 |
| 00:26 | NC State | The rebound goes to Carl Black | 64-84 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:00 | NC State | Perry Castle runs out the clock | 64-84 |