| Lineup | San Diego | PG - Eugene Frazier (fresh) SG - Charles Walker (fresh) SF - Dennis Wardlaw (fresh) PF - Mike Smith (fresh) C - Robert Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - David Adkins (fresh) SG - Jeff Anton (fresh) SF - Steven Hulse (fresh) PF - Chester Follett (fresh) C - Charles Clark (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Santa Clara | Charles Clark wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:41 | Santa Clara | Steven Hulse can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Santa Clara | Charles Clark grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Santa Clara | David Adkins makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Steven Hulse | 0-3 |
| 19:24 | San Diego | Chester Follett is called for the reach on Dennis Wardlaw in the backcourt - foul #1 on Chester Follett, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 19:09 | San Diego | Dennis Wardlaw misses long on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Steven Hulse - foul #1 on Steven Hulse, team foul #2 | 0-3 |
| 19:09 | San Diego | Dennis Wardlaw makes the 1st free throw | 1-3 |
| 19:09 | San Diego | Dennis Wardlaw makes the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:52 | Santa Clara | Chester Follett can't finish the layup | 2-3 |
| 18:50 | San Diego | Charles Walker pulls down the rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:47 | San Diego | Charles Walker throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-3 |
| 18:36 | Santa Clara | Steven Hulse makes the 3 from the right wing | 2-6 |
| 18:17 | San Diego | Dennis Wardlaw clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-6 |
| 18:15 | Santa Clara | David Adkins grabs the board | 2-6 |
| 18:10 | Santa Clara | Steven Hulse knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Chester Follett | 2-8 |
| 17:54 | San Diego | Charles Walker hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 2-8 |
| 17:53 | Santa Clara | Chester Follett snags the defensive board | 2-8 |
| 17:36 | Santa Clara | David Adkins can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 2-8 |
| 17:34 | San Diego | Robert Brown snags the defensive board | 2-8 |
| 17:23 | San Diego | Mike Smith hits the finger roll on a great pass from Charles Walker | 4-8 |
| 17:12 | Santa Clara | Charles Clark misses the easy layup | 4-8 |
| 17:11 | San Diego | Dennis Wardlaw snags the defensive board | 4-8 |
| 17:06 | San Diego | Steven Hulse steals the ball from Dennis Wardlaw | 4-8 |
| 16:52 | Santa Clara | Dennis Wardlaw takes the ball from Chester Follett | 4-8 |
| 16:31 | San Diego | Charles Walker double dribbles | 4-8 |
| Subs | San Diego | Darryl Williams (PG), Edward Rosas (SG), William Gift (SF), James Walker (PF), Shaun Rozanski (C) Eugene Frazier, Charles Walker, Dennis Wardlaw, Mike Smith, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Troy Dawson (PG), Preston Sims (SG), John Manley (SF), Alan Parsons (PF), Jack Castleberry (C) David Adkins, Jeff Anton, Steven Hulse, Chester Follett, Charles Clark | |
| 16:23 | Santa Clara | Alan Parsons misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 4-8 |
| 16:21 | Santa Clara | Troy Dawson hits the follow up shot | 4-10 |
| 15:59 | San Diego | Darryl Williams knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 7-10 |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - Darryl Williams (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Edward Rosas (fresh) SF - William Gift (fresh) PF - James Walker (fresh) C - Shaun Rozanski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Troy Dawson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Preston Sims (fresh) SF - John Manley (fresh) PF - Alan Parsons (fresh) C - Jack Castleberry (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Santa Clara | John Manley hits a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Preston Sims | 7-12 |
| 15:39 | San Diego | Shaun Rozanski misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 7-12 |
| 15:38 | San Diego | James Walker snags the offensive board | 7-12 |
| 15:28 | San Diego | John Manley is called for the reach on William Gift - foul #1 on John Manley, team foul #3 | 7-12 |
| Subs | San Diego | Mike Smith (PF) Shaun Rozanski | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | David Adkins (PG), Steven Hulse (SF) Troy Dawson, Preston Sims | |
| 15:10 | San Diego | James Walker can't connect on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by John Manley - foul #2 on John Manley, team foul #4 | 7-12 |
| Subs | San Diego | Eugene Frazier (PG) Darryl Williams | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jeff Anton (SG), Chester Follett (PF), Walter Duke (C) John Manley, Alan Parsons, Jack Castleberry | |
| 15:10 | San Diego | James Walker makes the 1st free throw | 8-12 |
| 15:10 | San Diego | James Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 8-12 |
| 15:10 | San Diego | William Gift grabs the offensive rebound | 8-12 |
| 14:55 | San Diego | Mike Smith misses long on an open driving attempt from the left block | 8-12 |
| 14:54 | San Diego | William Gift pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-12 |
| 14:46 | San Diego | Edward Rosas scores on a jumper near the basket and the foul's on Jeff Anton - foul #1 on Jeff Anton, team foul #5 | 10-12 |
| Subs | San Diego | Dennis Wardlaw (SF), Samuel Howard (C) William Gift, James Walker | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 14:46 | San Diego | Edward Rosas makes the free throw | 11-12 |
| 14:26 | Santa Clara | David Adkins can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 11-12 |
| 14:24 | San Diego | Eugene Frazier snags the defensive board | 11-12 |
| 14:19 | San Diego | Eugene Frazier misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 11-12 |
| 14:18 | Santa Clara | Jeff Anton grabs the defensive rebound | 11-12 |
| 14:13 | Santa Clara | Edward Rosas is called for the reach on Walter Duke - foul #1 on Edward Rosas, team foul #1 | 11-12 |
| Subs | San Diego | Charles Walker (SG), Shaun Rozanski (C) Edward Rosas, Samuel Howard | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Troy Dawson (PG), Preston Sims (SG), Charles Clark (C) David Adkins, Jeff Anton, Chester Follett | |
| 14:00 | Santa Clara | Walter Duke lays it up and in on a nice dish by Steven Hulse | 11-14 |
| 13:45 | San Diego | Dennis Wardlaw drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 14-14 |
| 13:24 | Santa Clara | Preston Sims clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 14-14 |
| 13:22 | Santa Clara | Troy Dawson tips it back up and in | 14-16 |
| 12:56 | San Diego | Eugene Frazier is open but comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 14-16 |
| 12:54 | San Diego | Dennis Wardlaw tips it in | 16-16 |
| 12:38 | Santa Clara | Charles Clark knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 16-18 |
| 12:26 | San Diego | Mike Smith is hacked by Walter Duke - foul #1 on Walter Duke, team foul #6 | 16-18 |
| Subs | San Diego | Darryl Williams (PG), William Gift (SF), James Walker (PF), Robert Brown (C) Eugene Frazier, Dennis Wardlaw, Mike Smith, Shaun Rozanski | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | David Adkins (PG), Jeff Anton (SG), Alan Parsons (PF), Jack Castleberry (C) Troy Dawson, Steven Hulse, Walter Duke, Charles Clark | |
| 12:08 | San Diego | Robert Brown is open and scores on a jumper in the paint set up by Darryl Williams | 18-18 |
| 11:54 | Santa Clara | Jack Castleberry comes up short on the shot from the right block but he's fouled by Robert Brown - foul #1 on Robert Brown, team foul #2 | 18-18 |
| Subs | San Diego | Edward Rosas (SG) Charles Walker | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 11:54 | Santa Clara | Jack Castleberry makes the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 11:54 | Santa Clara | Jack Castleberry makes the 2nd free throw | 18-20 |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - Darryl Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Rosas (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Gift (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Walker (fresh) 1 pts. C - Robert Brown (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - David Adkins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jeff Anton (fairly fresh) SF - Preston Sims (fairly fresh) PF - Jack Castleberry (fresh) 2 pts. C - Alan Parsons (fresh) | |
| 11:31 | San Diego | James Walker's fadeaway is rejected by Alan Parsons | 18-20 |
| 11:29 | Santa Clara | Jack Castleberry pulls down the rebound | 18-20 |
| 11:19 | Santa Clara | Preston Sims is whistled for traveling | 18-20 |
| Subs | San Diego | Samuel Howard (PF) James Walker | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Steven Hulse (SF) Preston Sims | |
| 10:59 | San Diego | A charge is called on William Gift - foul #1 on William Gift, team foul #3 | 18-20 |
| Subs | San Diego | Dennis Wardlaw (SF), Mike Smith (PF) Edward Rosas, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Chester Follett (PF), Charles Clark (C) Alan Parsons, Jack Castleberry | |
| 10:43 | Santa Clara | Jeff Anton's pass is intercepted by Mike Smith | 18-20 |
| 10:39 | San Diego | Steven Hulse takes the ball from William Gift in the backcourt | 18-20 |
| 10:29 | Santa Clara | Darryl Williams is called for the reach on Jeff Anton - foul #1 on Darryl Williams, team foul #4 | 18-20 |
| Subs | San Diego | Eugene Frazier (PG), Charles Walker (SG) Darryl Williams, William Gift | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 10:13 | Santa Clara | Charles Clark banks in the layup | 18-22 |
| 09:52 | San Diego | Eugene Frazier is hacked by David Adkins - foul #1 on David Adkins, team foul #7 | 18-22 |
| Subs | San Diego | Edward Rosas (SF) Dennis Wardlaw | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Troy Dawson (PG), Preston Sims (SF), Alan Parsons (PF), Jack Castleberry (C) David Adkins, Steven Hulse, Chester Follett, Charles Clark | |
| 09:52 | San Diego | Eugene Frazier makes the 1st free throw | 19-22 |
| 09:52 | San Diego | Eugene Frazier misses the 2nd free throw | 19-22 |
| 09:52 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Alan Parsons | 19-22 |
| 09:33 | Santa Clara | Troy Dawson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 19-22 |
| 09:32 | San Diego | Samuel Howard grabs the board | 19-22 |
| 09:27 | San Diego | A charge is called on Eugene Frazier - foul #1 on Eugene Frazier, team foul #5 | 19-22 |
| Subs | San Diego | James Walker (SF), Robert Brown (C) Charles Walker, Samuel Howard | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 09:12 | Santa Clara | Preston Sims is hacked by James Walker - foul #1 on James Walker, team foul #6 | 19-22 |
| Subs | San Diego | Darryl Williams (PG) Eugene Frazier | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Steven Hulse (SF) Jeff Anton | |
| 08:47 | Santa Clara | Steven Hulse is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Steven Hulse, team foul #8 | 19-22 |
| Subs | San Diego | William Gift (SG), Dennis Wardlaw (SF) Edward Rosas, Mike Smith | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | David Adkins (PG), Jeff Anton (SG), Chester Follett (PF), Walter Duke (C) Troy Dawson, Steven Hulse, Alan Parsons, Jack Castleberry | |
| 08:29 | San Diego | Darryl Williams is wide open but clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 19-22 |
| 08:27 | Santa Clara | Preston Sims snags the defensive board | 19-22 |
| 08:19 | Santa Clara | David Adkins loses the ball out of bounds | 19-22 |
| Subs | San Diego | Charles Walker (SG), Shaun Rozanski (C) James Walker, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Troy Dawson (SF) Preston Sims | |
| 08:08 | San Diego | Charles Walker clanks a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Walter Duke - foul #2 on Walter Duke, team foul #9 | 19-22 |
| Subs | San Diego | Samuel Howard (PF) Dennis Wardlaw | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Charles Clark (C) Walter Duke | |
| 08:08 | San Diego | Charles Walker makes the 1st free throw | 20-22 |
| 08:08 | San Diego | Charles Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| 08:08 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Chester Follett | 20-22 |
| 07:53 | Santa Clara | Chester Follett can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 20-22 |
| 07:51 | Santa Clara | Troy Dawson misses the tip | 20-22 |
| 07:50 | San Diego | Samuel Howard grabs the board | 20-22 |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - Darryl Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Walker (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Gift (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Samuel Howard (fresh) 2 reb. C - Shaun Rozanski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - David Adkins (tiring) 3 pts. SG - Jeff Anton (tiring) SF - Troy Dawson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chester Follett (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Charles Clark (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:48 | San Diego | Jeff Anton picks off the pass by William Gift in the backcourt | 20-22 |
| 07:29 | Santa Clara | Shaun Rozanski denies the turnaround by David Adkins | 20-22 |
| 07:27 | San Diego | William Gift gets the rebound | 20-22 |
| 07:06 | San Diego | Darryl Williams is alone and drills a runner from the baseline | 22-22 |
| 06:43 | Santa Clara | Troy Dawson hits a fadeaway near the basket | 22-24 |
| 06:41 | San Diego | Jeff Anton steals the ball from Samuel Howard in the backcourt | 22-24 |
| 06:19 | Santa Clara | Jeff Anton misses short on a floater from the left side | 22-24 |
| 06:17 | San Diego | Charles Walker gets the rebound | 22-24 |
| 05:58 | San Diego | William Gift buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Darryl Williams | 25-24 |
| 05:34 | Santa Clara | David Adkins misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 25-24 |
| 05:32 | San Diego | Shaun Rozanski snags the defensive board | 25-24 |
| 05:27 | San Diego | Charles Walker hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Darryl Williams | 27-24 |
| 05:08 | Santa Clara | Chester Follett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-24 |
| Subs | San Diego | Eugene Frazier (PG), Edward Rosas (SG), Dennis Wardlaw (SF), Mike Smith (PF), Robert Brown (C) Darryl Williams, Charles Walker, William Gift, Samuel Howard, Shaun Rozanski | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Preston Sims (SF), Alan Parsons (PF), Jack Castleberry (C) Troy Dawson, Chester Follett, Charles Clark | |
| 04:50 | San Diego | Mike Smith lays it in uncontested set up by Eugene Frazier | 29-24 |
| 04:33 | Santa Clara | Preston Sims scores on a shot from close range | 29-26 |
| 04:31 | San Diego | Eugene Frazier is fouled in the backcourt by David Adkins - foul #2 on David Adkins, team foul #10 | 29-26 |
| Subs | San Diego | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Troy Dawson (PG) David Adkins | |
| 04:31 | San Diego | Eugene Frazier makes the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 04:31 | San Diego | Eugene Frazier misses the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 04:31 | Santa Clara | Alan Parsons snags the defensive board | 30-26 |
| 04:25 | Santa Clara | Jeff Anton misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-26 |
| 04:23 | Santa Clara | Alan Parsons gets the offensive rebound | 30-26 |
| 04:18 | Santa Clara | Preston Sims can't finish the layup | 30-26 |
| 04:16 | San Diego | Mike Smith snags the defensive board | 30-26 |
| 04:12 | San Diego | Dennis Wardlaw misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-26 |
| 04:11 | San Diego | Eugene Frazier grabs the offensive rebound | 30-26 |
| 04:00 | San Diego | Dennis Wardlaw connects on the open 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Mike Smith | 33-26 |
| 03:46 | Santa Clara | Alan Parsons is called for traveling | 33-26 |
| Subs | San Diego | James Walker (C) Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Manley (PG), Steven Hulse (SF), Walter Duke (C) Troy Dawson, Jeff Anton, Alan Parsons | |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - Eugene Frazier (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Rosas (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dennis Wardlaw (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mike Smith (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Walker (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - John Manley (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Preston Sims (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Steven Hulse (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jack Castleberry (fresh) 2 pts. C - Walter Duke (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:44 | San Diego | Preston Sims is called for the reach on Edward Rosas in the backcourt - foul #1 on Preston Sims, team foul #11 | 33-26 |
| Subs | San Diego | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Alan Parsons (C) Jack Castleberry | |
| 03:44 | San Diego | Edward Rosas makes the 1st free throw | 34-26 |
| 03:44 | San Diego | Edward Rosas misses the 2nd free throw | 34-26 |
| 03:44 | Santa Clara | Walter Duke snags the defensive board | 34-26 |
| 03:24 | Santa Clara | Preston Sims is whistled for traveling | 34-26 |
| Subs | San Diego | Charles Walker (SG) Edward Rosas | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 03:21 | San Diego | Charles Walker is fouled in the backcourt by Preston Sims - foul #2 on Preston Sims, team foul #12 | 34-26 |
| 03:21 | San Diego | Charles Walker makes the 1st free throw | 35-26 |
| 03:21 | San Diego | Charles Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 35-26 |
| 03:21 | Santa Clara | Alan Parsons grabs the board | 35-26 |
| 02:57 | Santa Clara | John Manley knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Preston Sims | 35-29 |
| 02:54 | San Diego | Alan Parsons picks off the pass by Eugene Frazier in the backcourt | 35-29 |
| 02:46 | Santa Clara | John Manley clanks a 3 from the left corner | 35-29 |
| 02:44 | San Diego | James Walker gets the rebound | 35-29 |
| 02:40 | San Diego | Dennis Wardlaw buries a jumper from the left side set up by Charles Walker | 37-29 |
| 02:15 | Santa Clara | Walter Duke travels with the ball | 37-29 |
| Subs | San Diego | Robert Brown (C) James Walker | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | David Adkins (PG), Chester Follett (PF), Jack Castleberry (C) Preston Sims, Walter Duke, Alan Parsons | |
| 01:46 | San Diego | Charles Walker steps out of bounds on the baseline | 37-29 |
| Subs | San Diego | Edward Rosas (SG), Samuel Howard (PF) Charles Walker, Mike Smith | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 01:32 | Santa Clara | David Adkins lays it in on a great pass from Steven Hulse and he's fouled by Samuel Howard - foul #1 on Samuel Howard, team foul #7 | 37-31 |
| Subs | San Diego | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Preston Sims (SG) John Manley | |
| 01:32 | Santa Clara | David Adkins makes the free throw | 37-32 |
| 01:11 | San Diego | Edward Rosas is by himself and knocks in the turnaround in the lane set up by Eugene Frazier | 39-32 |
| 00:55 | Santa Clara | Dennis Wardlaw takes the ball from Jack Castleberry | 39-32 |
| 00:50 | San Diego | Dennis Wardlaw misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 39-32 |
| 00:48 | Santa Clara | Jack Castleberry snags the defensive board | 39-32 |
| 00:27 | Santa Clara | David Adkins drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Preston Sims | 39-34 |
| 00:22 | San Diego | Edward Rosas is hacked by Steven Hulse in the backcourt - foul #3 on Steven Hulse, team foul #13 | 39-34 |
| Subs | San Diego | Darryl Williams (PG), William Gift (SF), Mike Smith (PF), James Walker (C) Eugene Frazier, Dennis Wardlaw, Samuel Howard, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Manley (SG), Troy Dawson (SF), Walter Duke (PF), Charles Clark (C) Preston Sims, Steven Hulse, Chester Follett, Jack Castleberry | |
| 00:22 | San Diego | Edward Rosas makes the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 00:22 | San Diego | Edward Rosas makes the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 00:05 | Santa Clara | Darryl Williams steals the ball from David Adkins | 41-34 |
| 00:01 | San Diego | Darryl Williams lays it in | 43-34 |
| 00:00 | Santa Clara | David Adkins misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 43-34 |