| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Ronald Demps (fresh) SG - Sterling Horvath (fresh) SF - Steve Swanson (fresh) PF - Wilburn Finkel (fresh) C - Clifford Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Steven Brown (fresh) SG - Gerald Haddad (fresh) SF - Bradley Champion (fresh) PF - Russell Webb (fresh) C - Peter Springer (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Grambling State | Clifford Smith wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:37 | Grambling State | Clifford Smith drills a jump hook from the left block | 2-0 |
| 19:28 | Santa Clara | Peter Springer misses the 3 from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 19:27 | Santa Clara | Russell Webb tips it but misses | 2-0 |
| 19:25 | Santa Clara | Steven Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:04 | Santa Clara | Steven Brown can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 19:03 | Grambling State | Clifford Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:41 | Grambling State | Steve Swanson lays it up and in | 4-0 |
| 18:34 | Santa Clara | Russell Webb can't connect on a floater from the right side | 4-0 |
| 18:32 | Grambling State | The rebound goes to Wilburn Finkel | 4-0 |
| 18:03 | Grambling State | Wilburn Finkel lays it in on a great pass from Sterling Horvath | 6-0 |
| 17:35 | Santa Clara | Bradley Champion misses short on a turnaround from close range | 6-0 |
| 17:34 | Grambling State | Steve Swanson snags the defensive board | 6-0 |
| 17:06 | Grambling State | Clifford Smith hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ronald Demps | 8-0 |
| 16:46 | Santa Clara | Steven Brown misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Steve Swanson - foul #1 on Steve Swanson, team foul #1 | 8-0 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Ronnie Schrom (PG), Daniel Davis (SG), Adam Price (PF), Thomas Urbina (C) Ronald Demps, Steve Swanson, Wilburn Finkel, Clifford Smith | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gregory Askew (SF) Bradley Champion | |
| 16:46 | Santa Clara | Steven Brown misses the 1st free throw | 8-0 |
| 16:46 | Santa Clara | Steven Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 8-0 |
| 16:46 | Grambling State | Adam Price snags the defensive board | 8-0 |
| 16:29 | Grambling State | Adam Price is fouled on the floor by Steven Brown - foul #1 on Steven Brown, team foul #1 | 8-0 |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Inouye (PG), Sean Allen (SG), Jacob Service (C) Steven Brown, Gerald Haddad, Peter Springer | |
| 16:02 | Grambling State | Ronnie Schrom loses the ball out of bounds | 8-0 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Clifford Smith (C) Sterling Horvath | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Cox (C) Russell Webb | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Ronnie Schrom (fresh) SG - Daniel Davis (fresh) SF - Adam Price (fresh) PF - Thomas Urbina (fresh) C - Clifford Smith (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - John Inouye (fresh) SG - Sean Allen (fresh) SF - Gregory Askew (fresh) PF - Jacob Service (fresh) C - Michael Cox (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Santa Clara | Ronnie Schrom takes the ball from Jacob Service | 8-0 |
| 15:32 | Grambling State | Daniel Davis is hacked by Sean Allen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Sean Allen, team foul #2 | 8-0 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Sterling Horvath (SF) Clifford Smith | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Bradley Champion (SF) Gregory Askew | |
| 15:15 | Grambling State | Ronnie Schrom misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 8-0 |
| 15:13 | Grambling State | Adam Price gets the offensive rebound | 8-0 |
| 14:57 | Grambling State | Sterling Horvath misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 8-0 |
| 14:55 | Grambling State | Ronnie Schrom pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-0 |
| 14:38 | Grambling State | Thomas Urbina is hacked by Michael Cox - foul #1 on Michael Cox, team foul #3 | 8-0 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Steve Swanson (SF), Clifford Smith (C) Sterling Horvath, Thomas Urbina | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Steven Brown (PG), Gerald Haddad (SG), Russell Webb (PF), Peter Springer (C) John Inouye, Sean Allen, Jacob Service, Michael Cox | |
| 14:14 | Grambling State | Clifford Smith misses badly on the uncontested driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Peter Springer - foul #1 on Peter Springer, team foul #4 | 8-0 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Wilburn Finkel (PF) Steve Swanson | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gregory Askew (SF) Bradley Champion | |
| 14:14 | Grambling State | Clifford Smith makes the 1st free throw | 9-0 |
| 14:14 | Grambling State | Clifford Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 10-0 |
| 14:05 | Santa Clara | Adam Price blocks the short jumper by Russell Webb | 10-0 |
| 14:04 | Santa Clara | Peter Springer grabs the offensive rebound | 10-0 |
| 13:52 | Santa Clara | Gregory Askew lays it up and in and he's hacked by Adam Price - foul #1 on Adam Price, team foul #2 | 10-2 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Sterling Horvath (SG), Steve Swanson (SF) Daniel Davis, Clifford Smith | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 13:52 | Santa Clara | Gregory Askew makes the free throw | 10-3 |
| 13:50 | Grambling State | Ronnie Schrom is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Brown - foul #2 on Steven Brown, team foul #5 | 10-3 |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Sean Allen (PG) Steven Brown | |
| 13:37 | Grambling State | Gregory Askew picks off the pass by Adam Price | 10-3 |
| 13:34 | Santa Clara | Gregory Askew can't finish the layup | 10-3 |
| 13:33 | Grambling State | Steve Swanson gets the rebound | 10-3 |
| 13:31 | Grambling State | Peter Springer steals it from Sterling Horvath in the backcourt | 10-3 |
| 13:25 | Santa Clara | Peter Springer clanks a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Adam Price - foul #2 on Adam Price, team foul #3 | 10-3 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Daniel Davis (SG), Thomas Urbina (PF), Clifford Smith (C) Steve Swanson, Wilburn Finkel, Adam Price | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Inouye (PG) Sean Allen | |
| 13:25 | Santa Clara | Peter Springer makes the 1st free throw | 10-4 |
| 13:25 | Santa Clara | Peter Springer misses the 2nd free throw | 10-4 |
| 13:25 | Grambling State | Clifford Smith pulls down the rebound | 10-4 |
| 13:06 | Grambling State | Sterling Horvath comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 10-4 |
| 13:04 | Santa Clara | Gerald Haddad grabs the defensive rebound | 10-4 |
| 12:53 | Santa Clara | Gregory Askew buries a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Gerald Haddad | 10-6 |
| 12:38 | Grambling State | Russell Webb swats the shot by Sterling Horvath | 10-6 |
| 12:37 | Grambling State | Thomas Urbina tips it back up and in | 12-6 |
| 12:20 | Santa Clara | Russell Webb can't finish the layup | 12-6 |
| 12:18 | Santa Clara | Russell Webb misses the tip | 12-6 |
| 12:16 | Grambling State | Clifford Smith grabs the board | 12-6 |
| 11:54 | Grambling State | Sterling Horvath can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 12-6 |
| 11:52 | Santa Clara | Peter Springer snags the defensive board | 12-6 |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Ronnie Schrom (fairly fresh) SG - Daniel Davis (fairly fresh) SF - Sterling Horvath (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Thomas Urbina (fresh) 2 pts. C - Clifford Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - John Inouye (fairly fresh) SG - Gerald Haddad (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gregory Askew (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Russell Webb (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Peter Springer (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Santa Clara | Gregory Askew is hacked by Sterling Horvath - foul #1 on Sterling Horvath, team foul #4 | 12-6 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Steve Swanson (SF), Wilburn Finkel (PF) Sterling Horvath, Thomas Urbina | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Sean Allen (PG), Leo Ballance (SG), Bradley Champion (SF), Jacob Service (PF), Michael Cox (C) John Inouye, Gerald Haddad, Gregory Askew, Russell Webb, Peter Springer | |
| 11:17 | Santa Clara | Bradley Champion misses the jumper from the right block | 12-6 |
| 11:15 | Grambling State | Daniel Davis gets the rebound | 12-6 |
| 11:10 | Grambling State | Ronnie Schrom misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 12-6 |
| 11:09 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Leo Ballance | 12-6 |
| 10:56 | Santa Clara | Jacob Service is whistled for traveling | 12-6 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Sterling Horvath (SG) Daniel Davis | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 10:54 | Grambling State | Sterling Horvath is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 12-6 |
| 10:38 | Santa Clara | Bradley Champion is hacked by Steve Swanson - foul #2 on Steve Swanson, team foul #5 | 12-6 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Ronald Demps (PG) Steve Swanson | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 10:20 | Santa Clara | Leo Ballance loses the dribble to Ronnie Schrom | 12-6 |
| 10:11 | Grambling State | Clifford Smith's floater is tipped away by Jacob Service | 12-6 |
| 10:10 | Santa Clara | Jacob Service grabs the board | 12-6 |
| 10:04 | Santa Clara | Leo Ballance misses the shot from the left side | 12-6 |
| 10:02 | Grambling State | Clifford Smith gets the rebound | 12-6 |
| 09:58 | Grambling State | Sean Allen is called for the reach on Ronnie Schrom in the backcourt - foul #2 on Sean Allen, team foul #6 | 12-6 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Daniel Davis (SG) Ronald Demps | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Manuel Sargent (PG), Gerald Haddad (SG), Gregory Askew (SF), Russell Webb (PF), Peter Springer (C) Sean Allen, Leo Ballance, Bradley Champion, Jacob Service, Michael Cox | |
| 09:49 | Grambling State | Sterling Horvath drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Ronnie Schrom | 15-6 |
| 09:29 | Santa Clara | Manuel Sargent comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 15-6 |
| 09:27 | Grambling State | Daniel Davis snags the defensive board | 15-6 |
| 09:16 | Grambling State | Daniel Davis can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Manuel Sargent - foul #1 on Manuel Sargent, team foul #7 | 15-6 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Thomas Urbina (C) Clifford Smith | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Inouye (PG) Manuel Sargent | |
| 09:16 | Grambling State | Daniel Davis makes the 1st free throw | 16-6 |
| 09:16 | Grambling State | Daniel Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 17-6 |
| 08:59 | Santa Clara | Peter Springer misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 17-6 |
| 08:57 | Grambling State | Thomas Urbina snags the defensive board | 17-6 |
| 08:41 | Grambling State | A charge is called on Sterling Horvath - foul #2 on Sterling Horvath, team foul #6 | 17-6 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Ronald Demps (PG), Clifford Smith (C) Daniel Davis, Sterling Horvath | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Leo Ballance (SG), Bradley Champion (SF), Jacob Service (PF), Michael Cox (C) Gerald Haddad, Gregory Askew, Russell Webb, Peter Springer | |
| 08:18 | Santa Clara | Bradley Champion connects on the shot in the paint set up by Jacob Service | 17-8 |
| 07:59 | Grambling State | Wilburn Finkel misses the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Jacob Service - foul #1 on Jacob Service, team foul #8 | 17-8 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Daniel Davis (SG), Steve Swanson (SF) Ronald Demps, Thomas Urbina | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Manuel Sargent (PG) John Inouye | |
| 07:59 | Grambling State | Wilburn Finkel misses the 1st free throw | 17-8 |
| 07:59 | Grambling State | Wilburn Finkel misses the 2nd free throw | 17-8 |
| 07:59 | Grambling State | Clifford Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-8 |
| 07:41 | Grambling State | Clifford Smith misses badly on the uncontested floater from the right wing | 17-8 |
| 07:40 | Santa Clara | Jacob Service grabs the board | 17-8 |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Ronnie Schrom (tiring) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steve Swanson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wilburn Finkel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Clifford Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Manuel Sargent (fresh) SG - Leo Ballance (fresh) SF - Bradley Champion (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jacob Service (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Cox (fresh) | |
| 07:16 | Santa Clara | Jacob Service misses the turnaround in the lane | 17-8 |
| 07:14 | Grambling State | Clifford Smith grabs the board | 17-8 |
| 07:12 | Grambling State | Ronnie Schrom is hacked by Manuel Sargent in the backcourt - foul #2 on Manuel Sargent, team foul #9 | 17-8 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Ronald Demps (PG), Thomas Urbina (PF) Daniel Davis, Steve Swanson | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Inouye (PG), Gerald Haddad (SG), Gregory Askew (SF), Russell Webb (PF), Peter Springer (C) Manuel Sargent, Leo Ballance, Bradley Champion, Jacob Service, Michael Cox | |
| 07:12 | Grambling State | Ronnie Schrom makes the 1st free throw | 18-8 |
| 07:12 | Grambling State | Ronnie Schrom makes the 2nd free throw | 19-8 |
| 06:57 | Santa Clara | John Inouye is fouled on the floor by Ronald Demps - foul #1 on Ronald Demps, team foul #7 | 19-8 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Daniel Davis (SG), Steve Swanson (SF) Ronald Demps, Thomas Urbina | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 06:57 | Santa Clara | John Inouye makes the 1st free throw | 19-9 |
| 06:57 | Santa Clara | John Inouye makes the 2nd free throw | 19-10 |
| 06:53 | Grambling State | Gregory Askew steals the ball from Ronnie Schrom in the backcourt | 19-10 |
| 06:39 | Santa Clara | Gerald Haddad lays it up and in on a great pass from John Inouye and he's hacked by Daniel Davis - foul #1 on Daniel Davis, team foul #8 | 19-12 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Ronald Demps (PG) Daniel Davis | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 06:39 | Santa Clara | Gerald Haddad misses the free throw | 19-12 |
| 06:39 | Santa Clara | Peter Springer gets the offensive rebound | 19-12 |
| 06:17 | Santa Clara | Peter Springer is hacked by Ronnie Schrom - foul #1 on Ronnie Schrom, team foul #9 | 19-12 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Daniel Davis (SG), Thomas Urbina (PF) Ronald Demps, Steve Swanson | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 06:17 | Santa Clara | Peter Springer makes the 1st free throw | 19-13 |
| 06:17 | Santa Clara | Peter Springer misses the 2nd free throw | 19-13 |
| 06:17 | Grambling State | The rebound goes to Thomas Urbina | 19-13 |
| 05:57 | Grambling State | Gerald Haddad steals the ball from Ronnie Schrom | 19-13 |
| 05:35 | Santa Clara | Daniel Davis takes the ball from Peter Springer | 19-13 |
| 05:31 | Grambling State | Daniel Davis banks in the layup | 21-13 |
| 05:14 | Santa Clara | Russell Webb connects on the runner from close range and the foul's on Thomas Urbina - foul #1 on Thomas Urbina, team foul #10 | 21-15 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Ronald Demps (PG), Steve Swanson (SF) Daniel Davis, Thomas Urbina | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Leo Ballance (SG), Bradley Champion (SF), Jacob Service (C) Gerald Haddad, Gregory Askew, Peter Springer | |
| 05:14 | Santa Clara | Russell Webb misses the free throw | 21-15 |
| 05:14 | Grambling State | Clifford Smith gets the rebound | 21-15 |
| 04:56 | Grambling State | Ronnie Schrom misses short on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Bradley Champion - foul #1 on Bradley Champion, team foul #10 | 21-15 |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Cox (C) Russell Webb | |
| 04:56 | Grambling State | Ronnie Schrom makes the 1st free throw | 22-15 |
| 04:56 | Grambling State | Ronnie Schrom makes the 2nd free throw | 23-15 |
| 04:30 | Santa Clara | John Inouye misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 23-15 |
| 04:29 | Santa Clara | Jacob Service pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-15 |
| 04:20 | Santa Clara | Bradley Champion is hacked by Steve Swanson - foul #3 on Steve Swanson, team foul #11 | 23-15 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Daniel Davis (SG), Adam Price (SF), Thomas Urbina (PF) Ronald Demps, Steve Swanson, Wilburn Finkel | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 04:20 | Santa Clara | Bradley Champion makes the 1st free throw | 23-16 |
| 04:20 | Santa Clara | Bradley Champion misses the 2nd free throw | 23-16 |
| 04:20 | Grambling State | Thomas Urbina grabs the defensive rebound | 23-16 |
| 04:03 | Grambling State | Daniel Davis can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 23-16 |
| 04:02 | Grambling State | Daniel Davis tips it home | 25-16 |
| 03:37 | Santa Clara | Leo Ballance drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-19 |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Ronnie Schrom (tired) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Davis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Adam Price (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Thomas Urbina (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Clifford Smith (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - John Inouye (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leo Ballance (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bradley Champion (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jacob Service (fresh) 3 reb. C - Michael Cox (fresh) | |
| 03:16 | Grambling State | Clifford Smith hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Daniel Davis | 27-19 |
| 03:01 | Santa Clara | Bradley Champion's floater is tipped away by Thomas Urbina | 27-19 |
| 03:00 | Santa Clara | Jacob Service hits the follow up shot | 27-21 |
| 02:56 | Grambling State | Ronnie Schrom knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-21 |
| 02:39 | Santa Clara | Jacob Service is hacked by Adam Price - foul #3 on Adam Price, team foul #12 | 30-21 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Ronald Demps (PG), Sterling Horvath (SF), Wilburn Finkel (PF) Daniel Davis, Adam Price, Thomas Urbina | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Steven Brown (PG), Gerald Haddad (SG), Gregory Askew (SF), Peter Springer (C) John Inouye, Leo Ballance, Bradley Champion, Michael Cox | |
| 02:39 | Santa Clara | Jacob Service misses the 1st free throw | 30-21 |
| 02:39 | Santa Clara | Jacob Service makes the 2nd free throw | 30-22 |
| 02:36 | Grambling State | Jacob Service takes the ball from Sterling Horvath in the backcourt | 30-22 |
| 02:11 | Santa Clara | Steven Brown drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Peter Springer | 30-25 |
| 02:05 | Grambling State | Ronald Demps is fouled in the backcourt by Gregory Askew - foul #1 on Gregory Askew, team foul #11 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Russell Webb (PF) Jacob Service | |
| 02:05 | Grambling State | Ronald Demps makes the 1st free throw | 31-25 |
| 02:05 | Grambling State | Ronald Demps makes the 2nd free throw | 32-25 |
| 01:47 | Santa Clara | Ronald Demps picks off the pass by Gregory Askew | 32-25 |
| 01:23 | Grambling State | Wilburn Finkel throws it down | 34-25 |
| 01:08 | Santa Clara | Steven Brown hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Gerald Haddad | 34-27 |
| 01:06 | Grambling State | Ronnie Schrom throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-27 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Daniel Davis (PG), Thomas Urbina (C) Ronald Demps, Clifford Smith | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Manuel Sargent (PG), Sean Allen (SG), Bradley Champion (SF) Steven Brown, Gerald Haddad, Gregory Askew | |
| 00:55 | Santa Clara | Peter Springer clanks a turnaround from close range | 34-27 |
| 00:53 | Grambling State | Sterling Horvath pulls down the rebound | 34-27 |
| 00:33 | Grambling State | Peter Springer steals the ball from Daniel Davis | 34-27 |
| 00:13 | Santa Clara | Peter Springer hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 34-27 |
| 00:12 | Grambling State | Sterling Horvath pulls down the rebound | 34-27 |
| 00:08 | Grambling State | Sterling Horvath drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Thomas Urbina | 37-27 |
| 00:01 | Santa Clara | Peter Springer makes the jumper in the paint | 37-29 |
| 00:00 | Grambling State | Sterling Horvath clanks a fullcourt shot | 37-29 |