| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Charles Collins (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Roosevelt Stearns (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Roberts (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Arnold Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - John Weems (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Jeremy Millsaps (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Quentin Comacho (fresh) PF - Dustin Gibson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Stafford (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Santa Clara | Quentin Comacho inbounds the ball | 25-21 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:36 | Santa Clara | The jumper by Dustin Gibson is denied by Arnold Brown | 25-21 |
| 19:35 | Arizona | The rebound goes to William Roberts | 25-21 |
| 19:19 | Arizona | William Roberts is by himself and knocks in the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Collins | 27-21 |
| 19:00 | Santa Clara | Quentin Comacho drills a runner from the baseline on a great pass from John Weems | 27-23 |
| 18:51 | Arizona | Dustin Gibson swats the dunk try by William Roberts | 27-23 |
| 18:50 | Santa Clara | Richard Stafford grabs the defensive rebound | 27-23 |
| 18:29 | Santa Clara | John Weems comes up short on the shot near the basket | 27-23 |
| 18:28 | Arizona | William Roberts pulls down the rebound | 27-23 |
| 18:22 | Arizona | Jeremy Millsaps is called for the reach on Paul Johnson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeremy Millsaps, team foul #1 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Arizona | William Schneider (PG), Jon Jones (SG), William Rust (SF), Christopher Davis (PF), Daniel Novello (C) Charles Collins, Paul Johnson, Roosevelt Stearns, William Roberts, Arnold Brown | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Harold Muldrow (PG), Steven Williams (SF), Dennis Voorhies (PF), Jonathan Parker (C) John Weems, Quentin Comacho, Dustin Gibson, Richard Stafford | |
| 18:14 | Arizona | Jon Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-23 |
| 17:58 | Santa Clara | Harold Muldrow misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 27-23 |
| 17:57 | Santa Clara | Jonathan Parker tips it home | 27-25 |
| 17:36 | Arizona | Jon Jones misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 27-25 |
| 17:35 | Arizona | Christopher Davis pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-25 |
| 17:06 | Arizona | Jon Jones misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 27-25 |
| 17:05 | Santa Clara | Jonathan Parker pulls down the rebound | 27-25 |
| 16:38 | Santa Clara | William Schneider picks off the pass by Harold Muldrow | 27-25 |
| 16:36 | Arizona | Harold Muldrow is called for the reach on William Schneider in the backcourt - foul #1 on Harold Muldrow, team foul #2 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Arizona | Charles Collins (PG), Ronny Lawerence (SG), Roosevelt Stearns (SF), William Roberts (PF), Arnold Brown (C) William Schneider, Jon Jones, William Rust, Christopher Davis, Daniel Novello | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Weems (PG), Tyler Pullum (SG), Quentin Comacho (SF), Dustin Gibson (PF), Richard Stafford (C) Harold Muldrow, Jeremy Millsaps, Steven Williams, Dennis Voorhies, Jonathan Parker | |
| 16:19 | Arizona | William Roberts is called for 3 seconds | 27-25 |
| Subs | Arizona | Paul Johnson (SG) Ronny Lawerence | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 16:00 | Santa Clara | Richard Stafford is fouled on the floor by Arnold Brown - foul #1 on Arnold Brown, team foul #1 | 27-25 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Charles Collins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Roosevelt Stearns (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Roberts (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. C - Arnold Brown (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - John Weems (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tyler Pullum (fresh) SF - Quentin Comacho (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dustin Gibson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Stafford (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Santa Clara | Quentin Comacho connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Richard Stafford | 27-28 |
| 15:24 | Arizona | Charles Collins is hacked by John Weems - foul #2 on John Weems, team foul #3 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Arizona | William Schneider (PG), William Rust (SG), Daniel Novello (C) Charles Collins, Paul Johnson, Arnold Brown | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Harold Muldrow (SG), Steven Williams (SF), Jonathan Parker (PF) Tyler Pullum, Quentin Comacho, Dustin Gibson | |
| 15:11 | Arizona | Roosevelt Stearns misses the lay-in but the foul's on Richard Stafford - foul #2 on Richard Stafford, team foul #4 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Arizona | Christopher Davis (PF) William Roberts | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Dennis Voorhies (PF) Richard Stafford | |
| 15:11 | Arizona | Roosevelt Stearns misses the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 15:11 | Arizona | Roosevelt Stearns makes the 2nd free throw | 28-28 |
| 14:54 | Santa Clara | Steven Williams drills a floater from the right side | 28-30 |
| 14:30 | Arizona | William Rust misses the wide open floater from the left wing | 28-30 |
| 14:28 | Santa Clara | Dennis Voorhies pulls down the rebound | 28-30 |
| 14:12 | Santa Clara | Jonathan Parker misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-30 |
| 14:10 | Arizona | William Rust grabs the board | 28-30 |
| 13:41 | Arizona | William Schneider's layup is rejected by Jonathan Parker | 28-30 |
| 13:39 | Santa Clara | Steven Williams gets the rebound | 28-30 |
| 13:31 | Santa Clara | John Weems clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-30 |
| 13:29 | Arizona | William Rust pulls down the rebound | 28-30 |
| 13:27 | Arizona | Jonathan Parker steals the ball from Roosevelt Stearns in the backcourt | 28-30 |
| 13:15 | Santa Clara | Jonathan Parker clanks a runner in the lane | 28-30 |
| 13:13 | Arizona | Roosevelt Stearns snags the defensive board | 28-30 |
| 13:09 | Arizona | William Rust is hacked by John Weems in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Weems, team foul #5 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Arizona | Charles Collins (PG), Paul Johnson (SG), Jon Jones (SF), William Roberts (PF), Arnold Brown (C) William Schneider, William Rust, Roosevelt Stearns, Christopher Davis, Daniel Novello | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Tyler Pullum (PG), Jeremy Millsaps (SG), Quentin Comacho (SF), Dustin Gibson (PF), Richard Stafford (C) John Weems, Harold Muldrow, Steven Williams, Dennis Voorhies, Jonathan Parker | |
| 12:58 | Arizona | Charles Collins misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Jeremy Millsaps - foul #3 on Jeremy Millsaps, team foul #6 | 28-30 |
| 12:58 | Arizona | Charles Collins makes the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 12:58 | Arizona | Charles Collins misses the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 12:58 | Santa Clara | Dustin Gibson pulls down the rebound | 29-30 |
| 12:40 | Santa Clara | Jeremy Millsaps clanks a jumper from the right side | 29-30 |
| 12:38 | Santa Clara | Quentin Comacho tips it but misses | 29-30 |
| 12:36 | Santa Clara | Quentin Comacho tips it but misses | 29-30 |
| 12:34 | Arizona | William Roberts gets the rebound | 29-30 |
| 12:09 | Arizona | Charles Collins scores on a shot from the right wing | 31-30 |
| 11:44 | Santa Clara | Richard Stafford's pass is intercepted by Arnold Brown | 31-30 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Charles Collins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Johnson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jon Jones (fresh) PF - William Roberts (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. C - Arnold Brown (fairly fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Tyler Pullum (fairly fresh) SG - Jeremy Millsaps (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Quentin Comacho (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dustin Gibson (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Stafford (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Arizona | Jeremy Millsaps picks off the pass by Charles Collins in the backcourt | 31-30 |
| 11:18 | Santa Clara | Richard Stafford's pass is intercepted by Charles Collins | 31-30 |
| 11:14 | Arizona | Jon Jones hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Charles Collins | 33-30 |
| 10:48 | Santa Clara | Richard Stafford can't connect on a shot from close range | 33-30 |
| 10:47 | Santa Clara | Richard Stafford tips it back up and in | 33-32 |
| 10:23 | Arizona | Dustin Gibson blocks the jumper by Charles Collins | 33-32 |
| 10:21 | Santa Clara | Richard Stafford gets the rebound | 33-32 |
| 10:02 | Santa Clara | William Roberts is called for the reach on Dustin Gibson - foul #2 on William Roberts, team foul #2 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Arizona | William Schneider (PG), William Rust (SG), Roosevelt Stearns (SF), Christopher Davis (PF), Daniel Novello (C) Charles Collins, Paul Johnson, Jon Jones, William Roberts, Arnold Brown | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Weems (PG), Harold Muldrow (SG), Steven Williams (SF), Dennis Voorhies (PF), Jonathan Parker (C) Tyler Pullum, Jeremy Millsaps, Quentin Comacho, Dustin Gibson, Richard Stafford | |
| 09:41 | Santa Clara | The short jumper by Steven Williams is denied by Daniel Novello | 33-32 |
| 09:40 | Santa Clara | Jonathan Parker gets the offensive rebound | 33-32 |
| 09:27 | Santa Clara | Dennis Voorhies hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Christopher Davis - foul #1 on Christopher Davis, team foul #3 | 33-32 |
| 09:27 | Santa Clara | Dennis Voorhies misses the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 09:27 | Santa Clara | Dennis Voorhies makes the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 09:06 | Arizona | William Rust misses long on a 3 from straight away | 33-33 |
| 09:05 | Arizona | Daniel Novello pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-33 |
| 08:36 | Arizona | William Rust misses short on a jumper from the left side | 33-33 |
| 08:34 | Arizona | Daniel Novello hits the follow up shot | 35-33 |
| 08:06 | Santa Clara | John Weems lays it up and in | 35-35 |
| 07:44 | Arizona | Roosevelt Stearns misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 35-35 |
| 07:42 | Arizona | William Rust snags the offensive board | 35-35 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - William Schneider (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Rust (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Roosevelt Stearns (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Davis (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Daniel Novello (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - John Weems (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Harold Muldrow (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Steven Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dennis Voorhies (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Jonathan Parker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Arizona | William Schneider buries a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Roosevelt Stearns | 37-35 |
| 07:13 | Santa Clara | Daniel Novello picks off the pass by John Weems | 37-35 |
| 06:47 | Arizona | Daniel Novello connects on the jump hook in the paint set up by William Schneider and he's hacked by Dennis Voorhies - foul #2 on Dennis Voorhies, team foul #7 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Arizona | Charles Collins (PG), Paul Johnson (SG), Ronny Lawerence (SF), William Roberts (PF) William Schneider, William Rust, Roosevelt Stearns, Christopher Davis | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joseph Young (PG), Jeremy Millsaps (SG), Gary Vaughn (SF), Dustin Gibson (PF), Richard Stafford (C) John Weems, Harold Muldrow, Steven Williams, Dennis Voorhies, Jonathan Parker | |
| 06:47 | Arizona | Daniel Novello makes the free throw | 40-35 |
| 06:29 | Santa Clara | Joseph Young loses the dribble to Charles Collins | 40-35 |
| 06:12 | Arizona | William Roberts hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Ronny Lawerence | 42-35 |
| 05:55 | Santa Clara | Gary Vaughn misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-35 |
| 05:53 | Arizona | William Roberts grabs the board | 42-35 |
| 05:29 | Arizona | Daniel Novello hits a wide open driving attempt from the right block set up by William Roberts | 44-35 |
| 05:25 | Santa Clara | Jeremy Millsaps comes up short on the shot near the basket but he's hacked by Charles Collins - foul #2 on Charles Collins, team foul #4 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Arizona | Jon Jones (SG), Arnold Brown (C) Paul Johnson, Daniel Novello | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Tyler Pullum (PG), Quentin Comacho (SF) Joseph Young, Gary Vaughn | |
| 05:25 | Santa Clara | Jeremy Millsaps makes the 1st free throw | 44-36 |
| 05:25 | Santa Clara | Jeremy Millsaps misses the 2nd free throw | 44-36 |
| 05:25 | Arizona | William Roberts grabs the board | 44-36 |
| 05:23 | Arizona | Jon Jones is hacked by Jeremy Millsaps in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jeremy Millsaps, team foul #8 | 44-36 |
| 05:23 | Arizona | Jon Jones misses the 1st free throw | 44-36 |
| 05:23 | Santa Clara | Richard Stafford grabs the board | 44-36 |
| 05:14 | Santa Clara | Charles Collins is called for the reach on Tyler Pullum - foul #3 on Charles Collins, team foul #5 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Arizona | William Schneider (PG), Roosevelt Stearns (SF) Charles Collins, Ronny Lawerence | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 05:02 | Santa Clara | William Schneider steals the ball from Quentin Comacho | 44-36 |
| 04:59 | Arizona | Roosevelt Stearns hits the finger roll on a nice dish by William Schneider | 46-36 |
| 04:39 | Santa Clara | William Roberts steals the ball from Dustin Gibson | 46-36 |
| 04:18 | Arizona | Roosevelt Stearns banks in the layup | 48-36 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:55 | Santa Clara | William Schneider steps in front of the Tyler Pullum pass | 48-36 |
| 03:52 | Arizona | William Schneider hits the finger roll | 50-36 |
| 03:32 | Santa Clara | Jeremy Millsaps comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 50-36 |
| 03:31 | Arizona | Jon Jones snags the defensive board | 50-36 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - William Schneider (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jon Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Roosevelt Stearns (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Roberts (tiring) 17 pts. 9 reb. C - Arnold Brown (fairly fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Tyler Pullum (fairly fresh) SG - Jeremy Millsaps (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Quentin Comacho (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dustin Gibson (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Richard Stafford (tiring) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:08 | Arizona | Roosevelt Stearns can't connect on a floater from close range but the foul's on Dustin Gibson - foul #2 on Dustin Gibson, team foul #9 | 50-36 |
| Subs | Arizona | Ronny Lawerence (PG), William Rust (SG), Christopher Davis (PF) William Schneider, Jon Jones, William Roberts | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Harold Muldrow (PG), Joseph Young (SG), Steven Williams (SF), Dennis Voorhies (PF), Jonathan Parker (C) Tyler Pullum, Jeremy Millsaps, Quentin Comacho, Dustin Gibson, Richard Stafford | |
| 03:08 | Arizona | Roosevelt Stearns makes the 1st free throw | 51-36 |
| 03:08 | Arizona | Roosevelt Stearns makes the 2nd free throw | 52-36 |
| 02:56 | Santa Clara | Steven Williams can't connect on a shot in the lane | 52-36 |
| 02:54 | Arizona | Roosevelt Stearns pulls down the rebound | 52-36 |
| 02:35 | Arizona | William Rust is open and buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-36 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:15 | Santa Clara | Jonathan Parker misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-36 |
| 02:14 | Arizona | Christopher Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 55-36 |
| 01:49 | Arizona | William Rust buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Ronny Lawerence | 58-36 |
| 01:40 | Santa Clara | Dennis Voorhies's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-36 |
| Subs | Arizona | Charles Collins (PG), Paul Johnson (SG), William Roberts (PF) Ronny Lawerence, William Rust, Christopher Davis | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Tyler Pullum (SG) Joseph Young | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:20 | Arizona | Roosevelt Stearns misses the turnaround in the lane | 58-36 |
| 01:18 | Santa Clara | Jonathan Parker pulls down the rebound | 58-36 |
| 01:02 | Santa Clara | Tyler Pullum lays it up and in | 58-38 |
| 00:59 | Arizona | Tyler Pullum is called for the reach on Paul Johnson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Tyler Pullum, team foul #10 | 58-38 |
| 00:59 | Arizona | Paul Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 59-38 |
| 00:59 | Arizona | Paul Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 59-38 |
| 00:59 | Santa Clara | Dennis Voorhies grabs the board | 59-38 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Santa Clara | Harold Muldrow makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Tyler Pullum | 59-41 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Arizona | Steven Williams picks off the pass by Roosevelt Stearns in the backcourt | 59-41 |
| 00:48 | Santa Clara | Jonathan Parker knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Steven Williams | 59-44 |
| 00:46 | Arizona | Paul Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Williams - foul #1 on Steven Williams, team foul #11 | 59-44 |
| 00:46 | Arizona | Paul Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 59-44 |
| 00:46 | Arizona | Paul Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 59-44 |
| 00:46 | Santa Clara | Dennis Voorhies pulls down the rebound | 59-44 |
| 00:40 | Santa Clara | Tyler Pullum loses the dribble to Paul Johnson | 59-44 |
| 00:36 | Arizona | Charles Collins hits the finger roll on a great pass from Paul Johnson | 61-44 |
| 00:28 | Santa Clara | Jonathan Parker hits a driving attempt from the right block and the foul's on Arnold Brown - foul #2 on Arnold Brown, team foul #6 | 61-46 |
| 00:28 | Santa Clara | Jonathan Parker misses the free throw | 61-46 |
| 00:28 | Arizona | Arnold Brown gets the rebound | 61-46 |
| 00:00 | Arizona | Charles Collins runs out the clock | 61-46 |