| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Coleman Daniell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Keith Fant (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tom Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Joshua Ward (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Buchanan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - John Weems (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeremy Millsaps (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Quentin Comacho (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Dustin Gibson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Richard Stafford (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Oklahoma | Tom Taylor inbounds the ball | 34-35 |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Oklahoma | Joshua Ward misses the lay-in | 34-35 |
| 19:39 | Oklahoma | John Buchanan tips it in | 36-35 |
| 19:21 | Santa Clara | Quentin Comacho misses the runner from the right block | 36-35 |
| 19:19 | Santa Clara | The offensive rebound goes to John Weems | 36-35 |
| 18:59 | Santa Clara | Jeremy Millsaps comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 36-35 |
| 18:57 | Santa Clara | Quentin Comacho misses the tip | 36-35 |
| 18:55 | Santa Clara | Jeremy Millsaps snags the offensive board | 36-35 |
| 18:44 | Santa Clara | Coleman Daniell steps in front of the Richard Stafford pass | 36-35 |
| 18:42 | Oklahoma | Keith Fant is fouled in the backcourt by Jeremy Millsaps - foul #1 on Jeremy Millsaps, team foul #1 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Edward Lawson (PF) Joshua Ward | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Steven Williams (SF), Dennis Voorhies (PF) Quentin Comacho, Dustin Gibson | |
| 18:14 | Oklahoma | Edward Lawson is whistled for a carry | 36-35 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Mark Gould (PG), Albert Mills (SG), Ronnie Smith (SF), Charles Sullivan (C) Coleman Daniell, Keith Fant, Tom Taylor, John Buchanan | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Harold Muldrow (PG), Jonathan Parker (C) John Weems, Richard Stafford | |
| 17:52 | Santa Clara | Dennis Voorhies lays it up and in set up by Steven Williams | 36-37 |
| 17:33 | Oklahoma | Jeremy Millsaps is called for the reach on Mark Gould - foul #2 on Jeremy Millsaps, team foul #2 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Tyler Pullum (SG), Quentin Comacho (SF), Dustin Gibson (PF) Jeremy Millsaps, Steven Williams, Jonathan Parker | |
| 17:20 | Oklahoma | Albert Mills buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Edward Lawson | 39-37 |
| 16:58 | Santa Clara | Edward Lawson picks off the pass by Tyler Pullum | 39-37 |
| 16:44 | Oklahoma | Harold Muldrow steals it from Mark Gould | 39-37 |
| 16:41 | Santa Clara | Quentin Comacho lays it up and in on a great pass from Harold Muldrow | 39-39 |
| 16:38 | Oklahoma | Albert Mills is hacked by Tyler Pullum in the backcourt - foul #1 on Tyler Pullum, team foul #3 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Coleman Daniell (PG), Keith Fant (SG), Tom Taylor (SF), Joshua Ward (PF), John Buchanan (C) Mark Gould, Albert Mills, Ronnie Smith, Edward Lawson, Charles Sullivan | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Weems (PG), Steven Williams (SF), Jonathan Parker (PF), Richard Stafford (C) Harold Muldrow, Quentin Comacho, Dustin Gibson, Dennis Voorhies | |
| 16:09 | Oklahoma | John Buchanan knocks in the shot from the left side | 41-39 |
| 15:53 | Santa Clara | Jonathan Parker misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 41-39 |
| 15:51 | Oklahoma | Joshua Ward grabs the board | 41-39 |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Coleman Daniell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Keith Fant (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tom Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Joshua Ward (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Buchanan (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - John Weems (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tyler Pullum (fairly fresh) SF - Steven Williams (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jonathan Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Stafford (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Oklahoma | Tom Taylor makes the wide open 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Joshua Ward | 44-39 |
| 15:07 | Santa Clara | Jonathan Parker loses the dribble to Tom Taylor | 44-39 |
| 15:05 | Oklahoma | Coleman Daniell is fouled in the backcourt by John Weems - foul #3 on John Weems, team foul #4 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Albert Mills (SG), Edward Lawson (PF), Charles Sullivan (C) Keith Fant, Joshua Ward, John Buchanan | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Harold Muldrow (PG), Jeremy Millsaps (SG), Quentin Comacho (SF), Dustin Gibson (PF) John Weems, Tyler Pullum, Steven Williams, Richard Stafford | |
| 14:45 | Oklahoma | Edward Lawson misses badly on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Dustin Gibson - foul #1 on Dustin Gibson, team foul #5 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Mark Gould (PG) Coleman Daniell | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Dennis Voorhies (C) Jonathan Parker | |
| 14:45 | Oklahoma | Edward Lawson makes the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 14:45 | Oklahoma | Edward Lawson misses the 2nd free throw | 45-39 |
| 14:45 | Santa Clara | Dustin Gibson snags the defensive board | 45-39 |
| 14:25 | Santa Clara | Harold Muldrow misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-39 |
| 14:23 | Oklahoma | Albert Mills snags the defensive board | 45-39 |
| 14:21 | Oklahoma | Edward Lawson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-39 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Ronnie Smith (SF) Tom Taylor | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 14:02 | Santa Clara | Jeremy Millsaps can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 45-39 |
| 14:01 | Oklahoma | Edward Lawson snags the defensive board | 45-39 |
| 13:33 | Oklahoma | Edward Lawson makes the jump hook in the paint | 47-39 |
| 13:18 | Santa Clara | Harold Muldrow drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Jeremy Millsaps | 47-42 |
| 12:51 | Oklahoma | Albert Mills misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-42 |
| 12:49 | Oklahoma | Charles Sullivan gets the offensive rebound | 47-42 |
| 12:33 | Oklahoma | Edward Lawson buries a jumper from the left block set up by Mark Gould | 49-42 |
| 12:10 | Santa Clara | Harold Muldrow can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 49-42 |
| 12:09 | Oklahoma | Charles Sullivan pulls down the rebound | 49-42 |
| 12:05 | Oklahoma | Harold Muldrow picks off the pass by Mark Gould in the backcourt | 49-42 |
| 11:55 | Santa Clara | Dennis Voorhies misses long on a runner from close range but he's fouled by Charles Sullivan - foul #1 on Charles Sullivan, team foul #1 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Coleman Daniell (PG), Keith Fant (SG), Tom Taylor (SF), Joshua Ward (PF), John Buchanan (C) Mark Gould, Albert Mills, Ronnie Smith, Edward Lawson, Charles Sullivan | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Weems (PG), Tyler Pullum (SG), Steven Williams (SF), Richard Stafford (C) Harold Muldrow, Jeremy Millsaps, Quentin Comacho, Dustin Gibson | |
| 11:55 | Santa Clara | Dennis Voorhies makes the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 11:55 | Santa Clara | Dennis Voorhies makes the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| 11:26 | Oklahoma | John Buchanan is hacked by Dennis Voorhies - foul #1 on Dennis Voorhies, team foul #6 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jonathan Parker (PF) Dennis Voorhies | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Coleman Daniell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Keith Fant (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tom Taylor (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Joshua Ward (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Buchanan (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - John Weems (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Tyler Pullum (fresh) SF - Steven Williams (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jonathan Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Stafford (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:09 | Oklahoma | Joshua Ward hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 49-44 |
| 11:07 | Santa Clara | Richard Stafford gets the rebound | 49-44 |
| 10:44 | Santa Clara | John Weems buries a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Steven Williams | 49-46 |
| 10:40 | Oklahoma | Jonathan Parker takes the ball from Coleman Daniell in the backcourt | 49-46 |
| 10:23 | Santa Clara | Joshua Ward swats the shot by Tyler Pullum | 49-46 |
| 10:21 | Oklahoma | Tom Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 10:04 | Oklahoma | Tom Taylor misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-46 |
| 10:02 | Oklahoma | Coleman Daniell pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 09:42 | Oklahoma | Joshua Ward misses badly on a floater in the paint | 49-46 |
| 09:40 | Santa Clara | Jonathan Parker gets the rebound | 49-46 |
| 09:33 | Santa Clara | Richard Stafford hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 49-46 |
| 09:31 | Oklahoma | Joshua Ward grabs the board | 49-46 |
| 09:15 | Oklahoma | Keith Fant misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the left wing | 49-46 |
| 09:14 | Santa Clara | John Weems pulls down the rebound | 49-46 |
| 09:12 | Santa Clara | Keith Fant takes the ball from John Weems in the backcourt | 49-46 |
| 08:53 | Oklahoma | Joshua Ward makes the wide open jumper from the baseline | 51-46 |
| 08:40 | Santa Clara | Jonathan Parker's dunk attempt is rejected by Joshua Ward | 51-46 |
| 08:39 | Santa Clara | Richard Stafford pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-46 |
| 08:23 | Santa Clara | Steven Williams is whistled for a carry | 51-46 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Mark Gould (PG), Albert Mills (SF), Edward Lawson (PF), Charles Sullivan (C) Coleman Daniell, Tom Taylor, Joshua Ward, John Buchanan | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Harold Muldrow (PG), Jeremy Millsaps (SG), Gary Vaughn (SF), Dustin Gibson (PF) John Weems, Tyler Pullum, Steven Williams, Jonathan Parker | |
| 08:05 | Oklahoma | Edward Lawson comes up short on the runner in the lane | 51-46 |
| 08:03 | Santa Clara | Harold Muldrow pulls down the rebound | 51-46 |
| 07:51 | Santa Clara | Richard Stafford misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 51-46 |
| 07:50 | Oklahoma | Charles Sullivan grabs the defensive rebound | 51-46 |
| 07:25 | Oklahoma | Albert Mills misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-46 |
| 07:23 | Oklahoma | Mark Gould tips it home | 53-46 |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Mark Gould (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Keith Fant (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Albert Mills (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward Lawson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. C - Charles Sullivan (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Harold Muldrow (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeremy Millsaps (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Vaughn (fresh) PF - Dustin Gibson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Stafford (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:05 | Santa Clara | Harold Muldrow's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-46 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Ronnie Smith (SF), Joshua Ward (PF) Keith Fant, Edward Lawson | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joseph Young (PG), Quentin Comacho (SF), Dennis Voorhies (C) Harold Muldrow, Gary Vaughn, Richard Stafford | |
| 07:02 | Oklahoma | Albert Mills is hacked by Jeremy Millsaps in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jeremy Millsaps, team foul #7 | 53-46 |
| 07:02 | Oklahoma | Albert Mills makes the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 07:02 | Oklahoma | Albert Mills makes the 2nd free throw | 55-46 |
| 06:48 | Santa Clara | Dennis Voorhies clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 55-46 |
| 06:46 | Oklahoma | Joshua Ward grabs the defensive rebound | 55-46 |
| 06:17 | Oklahoma | Albert Mills scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-46 |
| 05:58 | Santa Clara | Quentin Comacho misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 58-46 |
| 05:57 | Oklahoma | Joshua Ward grabs the defensive rebound | 58-46 |
| 05:28 | Oklahoma | Albert Mills misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 58-46 |
| 05:27 | Oklahoma | Ronnie Smith gets the offensive rebound | 58-46 |
| 05:13 | Oklahoma | Albert Mills knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Mark Gould | 61-46 |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a motion 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) | |
| 05:02 | Santa Clara | Albert Mills steps in front of the Quentin Comacho pass | 61-46 |
| 04:33 | Oklahoma | Albert Mills can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-46 |
| 04:31 | Santa Clara | Dennis Voorhies grabs the board | 61-46 |
| 04:17 | Santa Clara | Mark Gould steps in front of the Dustin Gibson pass | 61-46 |
| 04:05 | Oklahoma | Albert Mills misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-46 |
| 04:03 | Santa Clara | Quentin Comacho grabs the board | 61-46 |
| 03:51 | Santa Clara | Jeremy Millsaps connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Dustin Gibson | 61-48 |
| 03:51 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-48 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Coleman Daniell (PG), Keith Fant (SG), Tom Taylor (SF), Edward Lawson (PF), John Buchanan (C) Mark Gould, Albert Mills, Ronnie Smith, Joshua Ward, Charles Sullivan | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Weems (PG), Harold Muldrow (SG), Steven Williams (SF), Jonathan Parker (PF), Richard Stafford (C) Joseph Young, Jeremy Millsaps, Quentin Comacho, Dustin Gibson, Dennis Voorhies | |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a motion 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) | |
| 03:31 | Oklahoma | John Buchanan is fouled on the floor by Steven Williams - foul #2 on Steven Williams, team foul #8 | 61-48 |
| 03:31 | Oklahoma | John Buchanan misses the 1st free throw | 61-48 |
| 03:31 | Santa Clara | Richard Stafford pulls down the rebound | 61-48 |
| 03:17 | Santa Clara | Harold Muldrow misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-48 |
| 03:15 | Oklahoma | John Buchanan grabs the defensive rebound | 61-48 |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Coleman Daniell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Keith Fant (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Tom Taylor (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Edward Lawson (fresh) 9 pts. C - John Buchanan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - John Weems (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Harold Muldrow (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steven Williams (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jonathan Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Stafford (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Oklahoma | Keith Fant comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-48 |
| 02:59 | Oklahoma | Tom Taylor tips it in | 63-48 |
| 02:40 | Santa Clara | Jonathan Parker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-48 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Tyler Pullum (SG), Gary Vaughn (SF) John Weems, Richard Stafford | |
| 02:11 | Oklahoma | Tom Taylor is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-48 |
| 02:09 | Oklahoma | Coleman Daniell grabs the offensive rebound | 63-48 |
| 01:50 | Oklahoma | Steven Williams denies the turnaround by Coleman Daniell | 63-48 |
| 01:48 | Santa Clara | Gary Vaughn grabs the board | 63-48 |
| 01:30 | Santa Clara | Edward Lawson is called for the reach on Harold Muldrow - foul #1 on Edward Lawson, team foul #2 | 63-48 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Joshua Ward (PF) Edward Lawson | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Dennis Voorhies (PF) Gary Vaughn | |
| 01:24 | Santa Clara | Steven Williams knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Tyler Pullum | 63-50 |
| 01:10 | Oklahoma | John Buchanan hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 63-50 |
| 01:09 | Santa Clara | Steven Williams snags the defensive board | 63-50 |
| 01:05 | Santa Clara | Tyler Pullum clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-50 |
| 01:04 | Santa Clara | The offensive rebound goes to Dennis Voorhies | 63-50 |
| 00:53 | Santa Clara | Steven Williams banks in the layup on a great pass from Harold Muldrow | 63-52 |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a spread offense (hold ball) 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) | |
| 00:27 | Oklahoma | Tom Taylor can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 63-52 |
| 00:25 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Dennis Voorhies | 63-52 |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Santa Clara | Jonathan Parker scores on a jumper from the free throw line | 63-54 |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:14 | Oklahoma | Joshua Ward is hacked by Harold Muldrow in the backcourt - foul #2 on Harold Muldrow, team foul #9 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Edward Lawson (C) John Buchanan | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Weems (PG), Jeremy Millsaps (SG), Quentin Comacho (SF), Dustin Gibson (PF), Richard Stafford (C) Harold Muldrow, Tyler Pullum, Steven Williams, Dennis Voorhies, Jonathan Parker | |
| 00:14 | Oklahoma | Joshua Ward misses the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 00:14 | Santa Clara | Dustin Gibson pulls down the rebound | 63-54 |
| 00:09 | Santa Clara | Coleman Daniell takes the ball from Jeremy Millsaps | 63-54 |
| 00:06 | Oklahoma | Joshua Ward is fouled in the backcourt by John Weems - foul #4 on John Weems, team foul #10 | 63-54 |
| 00:06 | Oklahoma | Joshua Ward makes the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 00:06 | Oklahoma | Joshua Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 65-54 |
| 00:00 | Santa Clara | Quentin Comacho misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 65-54 |