| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Lewis Breit (fresh) SG - Nicholas Nelson (fresh) SF - William Bowen (fresh) PF - Joseph Huntley (fresh) C - Peter Moody (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Randy Jenkins (fresh) SG - Marko Zbell (fresh) SF - David Lamantia (fresh) PF - Gino Esposito (fresh) C - Ji Xiong (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Santa Clara | Peter Moody wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:37 | Santa Clara | Peter Moody hits a wide open runner in the paint on a nice dish by Nicholas Nelson | 2-0 |
| 19:22 | Fairfield | Gino Esposito comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Peter Moody - foul #1 on Peter Moody, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:22 | Fairfield | Gino Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 19:22 | Fairfield | Gino Esposito makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 19:15 | Santa Clara | William Bowen comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Marko Zbell - foul #1 on Marko Zbell, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:15 | Santa Clara | William Bowen makes the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 19:15 | Santa Clara | William Bowen makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 19:06 | Fairfield | Ji Xiong scores on a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Randy Jenkins | 4-4 |
| 18:44 | Santa Clara | Joseph Huntley can't connect on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Randy Jenkins - foul #1 on Randy Jenkins, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| 18:44 | Santa Clara | Joseph Huntley makes the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 18:44 | Santa Clara | Joseph Huntley makes the 2nd free throw | 6-4 |
| 18:22 | Fairfield | Gino Esposito buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Marko Zbell | 6-7 |
| 18:04 | Santa Clara | William Bowen comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 6-7 |
| 18:02 | Santa Clara | Peter Moody tips it back up and in | 8-7 |
| 17:36 | Fairfield | Joseph Huntley is called for the reach on Gino Esposito - foul #1 on Joseph Huntley, team foul #2 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Taylor (PG), Stewart Fagin (SG), Henry Galeano (SF), Chad Morris (PF), Ronnie Guitierrez (C) Lewis Breit, Nicholas Nelson, William Bowen, Joseph Huntley, Peter Moody | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Miro Zenner (PG), Michael Ruby (SG), William Hinkle (SF), Armando Nunez (PF), Juan Rubio (C) Randy Jenkins, Marko Zbell, David Lamantia, Gino Esposito, Ji Xiong | |
| 17:15 | Fairfield | Miro Zenner misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 8-7 |
| 17:13 | Santa Clara | Chad Morris gets the rebound | 8-7 |
| 17:08 | Santa Clara | Chad Morris misses long on an open shot from the baseline | 8-7 |
| 17:07 | Fairfield | William Hinkle gets the rebound | 8-7 |
| 17:05 | Fairfield | Miro Zenner loses the dribble to Henry Galeano in the backcourt | 8-7 |
| 16:49 | Santa Clara | Chad Morris comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 8-7 |
| 16:48 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Michael Ruby | 8-7 |
| 16:42 | Fairfield | Michael Ruby hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 8-7 |
| 16:40 | Santa Clara | Ronnie Guitierrez grabs the defensive rebound | 8-7 |
| 16:20 | Santa Clara | James Taylor misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 8-7 |
| 16:19 | Fairfield | William Hinkle grabs the board | 8-7 |
| 16:15 | Fairfield | Armando Nunez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-7 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Lewis Breit (PG), Timothy Hopkins (SG), William Bowen (SF), Joseph Huntley (PF), John Kaplan (C) James Taylor, Stewart Fagin, Henry Galeano, Chad Morris, Ronnie Guitierrez | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Randy Jenkins (PG), Marko Zbell (SG), David Lamantia (SF), Gino Esposito (PF), Ji Xiong (C) Miro Zenner, Michael Ruby, William Hinkle, Armando Nunez, Juan Rubio | |
| 16:00 | Santa Clara | William Bowen misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 8-7 |
| 15:59 | Santa Clara | The offensive rebound goes to John Kaplan | 8-7 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Lewis Breit (fairly fresh) SG - Timothy Hopkins (fresh) SF - William Bowen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Huntley (tiring) 2 pts. C - John Kaplan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Randy Jenkins (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Marko Zbell (fairly fresh) SF - David Lamantia (fairly fresh) PF - Gino Esposito (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Ji Xiong (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:48 | Santa Clara | Timothy Hopkins's pass is intercepted by Ji Xiong | 8-7 |
| 15:35 | Fairfield | David Lamantia hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Randy Jenkins | 8-9 |
| 15:14 | Santa Clara | Timothy Hopkins buries a floater from the right block | 10-9 |
| 15:00 | Fairfield | David Lamantia makes the shot from the left wing set up by Randy Jenkins | 10-11 |
| 14:58 | Santa Clara | Lewis Breit is fouled in the backcourt by Ji Xiong - foul #1 on Ji Xiong, team foul #3 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Nicholas Nelson (SG), Henry Galeano (PF), Peter Moody (C) Timothy Hopkins, Joseph Huntley, John Kaplan | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Michael Ruby (SG) Marko Zbell | |
| 14:36 | Santa Clara | William Bowen misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 10-11 |
| 14:34 | Fairfield | David Lamantia grabs the board | 10-11 |
| 14:18 | Fairfield | Randy Jenkins can't finish the uncontested layup | 10-11 |
| 14:17 | Fairfield | Michael Ruby gets the offensive rebound | 10-11 |
| 14:01 | Fairfield | Randy Jenkins drills a floater from close range | 10-13 |
| 13:44 | Santa Clara | Ji Xiong steals the ball from William Bowen | 10-13 |
| 13:28 | Fairfield | Michael Ruby scores on a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Ji Xiong and he's hacked by Nicholas Nelson - foul #1 on Nicholas Nelson, team foul #3 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Taylor (PG), Stewart Fagin (SG), Chad Morris (SF), Ronnie Guitierrez (C) Lewis Breit, Nicholas Nelson, William Bowen, Peter Moody | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Miro Zenner (SG), William Hinkle (SF), Armando Nunez (PF), Juan Rubio (C) Randy Jenkins, David Lamantia, Gino Esposito, Ji Xiong | |
| 13:28 | Fairfield | Michael Ruby misses the free throw | 10-15 |
| 13:28 | Santa Clara | Henry Galeano grabs the board | 10-15 |
| 13:19 | Santa Clara | Chad Morris scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by James Taylor | 13-15 |
| 13:17 | Fairfield | Stewart Fagin steals it from Miro Zenner in the backcourt | 13-15 |
| 13:05 | Santa Clara | Chad Morris is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 13-15 |
| 13:03 | Fairfield | Michael Ruby grabs the defensive rebound | 13-15 |
| 12:46 | Fairfield | Michael Ruby is hacked by Henry Galeano - foul #1 on Henry Galeano, team foul #4 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joseph Huntley (PF) Henry Galeano | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Marko Zbell (SG) Michael Ruby | |
| 12:25 | Fairfield | William Hinkle loses the dribble to James Taylor | 13-15 |
| 12:12 | Santa Clara | Chad Morris drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from James Taylor | 15-15 |
| 11:57 | Fairfield | Marko Zbell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 15-15 |
| 11:56 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Chad Morris | 15-15 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - James Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Stewart Fagin (fairly fresh) SF - Chad Morris (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Huntley (tiring) 2 pts. C - Ronnie Guitierrez (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Miro Zenner (fairly fresh) SG - Marko Zbell (fairly fresh) SF - William Hinkle (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Armando Nunez (fairly fresh) C - Juan Rubio (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:53 | Santa Clara | Miro Zenner is called for the reach on Stewart Fagin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Miro Zenner, team foul #4 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Timothy Hopkins (PG), Nicholas Nelson (SG), William Bowen (SF), Henry Galeano (PF), John Kaplan (C) James Taylor, Stewart Fagin, Chad Morris, Joseph Huntley, Ronnie Guitierrez | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Randy Jenkins (PG), David Lamantia (SF), Gino Esposito (PF) Miro Zenner, Armando Nunez, Juan Rubio | |
| 11:34 | Santa Clara | John Kaplan comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 15-15 |
| 11:32 | Santa Clara | Nicholas Nelson misses the tip | 15-15 |
| 11:31 | Fairfield | David Lamantia snags the defensive board | 15-15 |
| 11:11 | Fairfield | William Hinkle connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Randy Jenkins | 15-17 |
| 11:08 | Santa Clara | Nicholas Nelson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 15-17 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Lewis Breit (PG), Peter Moody (C) Timothy Hopkins, John Kaplan | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Ji Xiong (C) William Hinkle | |
| 10:49 | Fairfield | The jumper by Randy Jenkins is denied by Peter Moody | 15-17 |
| 10:47 | Fairfield | Ji Xiong tips it but misses | 15-17 |
| 10:45 | Fairfield | David Lamantia tips it but misses | 15-17 |
| 10:43 | Santa Clara | Nicholas Nelson grabs the board | 15-17 |
| 10:29 | Santa Clara | Nicholas Nelson buries a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Lewis Breit | 17-17 |
| 10:08 | Fairfield | Gino Esposito can't finish the layup | 17-17 |
| 10:07 | Fairfield | Ji Xiong pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-17 |
| 10:07 | Fairfield | Fairfield calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 17-17 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Stewart Fagin (PG), Timothy Hopkins (SG), Chad Morris (SF), Joseph Huntley (PF), John Kaplan (C) Lewis Breit, Nicholas Nelson, William Bowen, Henry Galeano, Peter Moody | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Miro Zenner (SG), Michael Ruby (SF), William Hinkle (PF) Marko Zbell, David Lamantia, Gino Esposito | |
| 09:51 | Fairfield | Ji Xiong misses badly on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by John Kaplan - foul #1 on John Kaplan, team foul #5 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Armando Nunez (PF) Randy Jenkins | |
| 09:51 | Fairfield | Ji Xiong makes the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 09:51 | Fairfield | Ji Xiong makes the 2nd free throw | 17-19 |
| 09:35 | Santa Clara | Chad Morris is hacked by Armando Nunez - foul #1 on Armando Nunez, team foul #5 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Taylor (PG) Timothy Hopkins | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Juan Rubio (C) Ji Xiong | |
| 09:14 | Santa Clara | Chad Morris can't finish the layup | 17-19 |
| 09:13 | Fairfield | Armando Nunez gets the rebound | 17-19 |
| 09:10 | Fairfield | William Hinkle is hacked by Joseph Huntley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph Huntley, team foul #6 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Timothy Hopkins (SG), William Bowen (SF), Peter Moody (C) Stewart Fagin, Joseph Huntley, John Kaplan | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Marko Zbell (SG) Armando Nunez | |
| 08:59 | Fairfield | Michael Ruby hits the finger roll set up by Miro Zenner | 17-21 |
| 08:36 | Santa Clara | William Bowen comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 17-21 |
| 08:35 | Fairfield | Juan Rubio gets the rebound | 17-21 |
| 08:14 | Fairfield | Miro Zenner misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 17-21 |
| 08:12 | Santa Clara | Chad Morris grabs the defensive rebound | 17-21 |
| 07:43 | Santa Clara | Timothy Hopkins is hacked by William Hinkle - foul #1 on William Hinkle, team foul #6 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Stewart Fagin (PG), Nicholas Nelson (SG), Henry Galeano (PF), Ronnie Guitierrez (C) James Taylor, Timothy Hopkins, Chad Morris, Peter Moody | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Randy Jenkins (PG), David Lamantia (SF), Gino Esposito (PF), Ji Xiong (C) Miro Zenner, Michael Ruby, William Hinkle, Juan Rubio | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Stewart Fagin (fresh) SG - Nicholas Nelson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Bowen (tired) 2 pts. PF - Henry Galeano (fairly fresh) C - Ronnie Guitierrez (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Randy Jenkins (tiring) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Marko Zbell (tired) SF - David Lamantia (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gino Esposito (tiring) 5 pts. C - Ji Xiong (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:34 | Santa Clara | Ji Xiong swats the short shot by Stewart Fagin | 17-21 |
| 07:32 | Santa Clara | William Bowen tips it back up and in | 19-21 |
| 07:30 | Fairfield | Randy Jenkins is fouled in the backcourt by Stewart Fagin - foul #1 on Stewart Fagin, team foul #7 | 19-21 |
| 07:30 | Fairfield | Randy Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 19-22 |
| 07:30 | Fairfield | Randy Jenkins misses the 2nd free throw | 19-22 |
| 07:30 | Santa Clara | Henry Galeano pulls down the rebound | 19-22 |
| 07:25 | Santa Clara | Randy Jenkins is called for the reach on Henry Galeano - foul #2 on Randy Jenkins, team foul #7 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Michael Ruby (PG) Randy Jenkins | |
| 07:25 | Santa Clara | Henry Galeano makes the 1st free throw | 20-22 |
| 07:25 | Santa Clara | Henry Galeano makes the 2nd free throw | 21-22 |
| 07:18 | Fairfield | Ji Xiong connects on the open jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Michael Ruby | 21-24 |
| 07:04 | Santa Clara | William Bowen hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Stewart Fagin | 23-24 |
| 07:02 | Fairfield | Nicholas Nelson steals it from Michael Ruby in the backcourt | 23-24 |
| 06:42 | Santa Clara | Stewart Fagin misses short on an open 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-24 |
| 06:41 | Fairfield | Ji Xiong grabs the board | 23-24 |
| 06:20 | Fairfield | Marko Zbell misses the wide open 3 from the left wing | 23-24 |
| 06:19 | Santa Clara | Stewart Fagin grabs the defensive rebound | 23-24 |
| 06:05 | Santa Clara | William Bowen is called for traveling | 23-24 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Lewis Breit (PG), Chad Morris (SF), John Kaplan (C) Stewart Fagin, William Bowen, Ronnie Guitierrez | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Miro Zenner (PG), Armando Nunez (C) Marko Zbell, Ji Xiong | |
| 05:40 | Fairfield | Chad Morris swats the layup by Michael Ruby | 23-24 |
| 05:39 | Santa Clara | Chad Morris grabs the defensive rebound | 23-24 |
| 05:16 | Santa Clara | Henry Galeano hits a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from John Kaplan | 25-24 |
| 05:12 | Fairfield | Chad Morris steps in front of the Gino Esposito pass in the backcourt | 25-24 |
| 05:07 | Santa Clara | Henry Galeano comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 25-24 |
| 05:05 | Santa Clara | John Kaplan grabs the offensive rebound | 25-24 |
| 04:56 | Santa Clara | Nicholas Nelson is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Nicholas Nelson, team foul #8 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Stewart Fagin (SG), Peter Moody (C) Nicholas Nelson, John Kaplan | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Marko Zbell (SG), William Hinkle (SF), Ji Xiong (C) Michael Ruby, David Lamantia, Gino Esposito | |
| 04:51 | Fairfield | Stewart Fagin steps in front of the Marko Zbell pass in the backcourt | 25-24 |
| 04:41 | Santa Clara | Henry Galeano hits a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Stewart Fagin | 27-24 |
| 04:23 | Fairfield | Marko Zbell's floater is knocked away by Henry Galeano | 27-24 |
| 04:22 | Santa Clara | Chad Morris grabs the defensive rebound | 27-24 |
| 04:08 | Santa Clara | Lewis Breit buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Stewart Fagin and he's hacked by Miro Zenner - foul #2 on Miro Zenner, team foul #8 | 29-24 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Timothy Hopkins (SG), William Bowen (SF) Stewart Fagin, Henry Galeano | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Michael Ruby (PG) Miro Zenner | |
| 04:08 | Santa Clara | Lewis Breit makes the free throw | 30-24 |
| 03:54 | Fairfield | Michael Ruby hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 30-24 |
| 03:52 | Santa Clara | Peter Moody grabs the defensive rebound | 30-24 |
| 03:47 | Santa Clara | Michael Ruby picks off the pass by Chad Morris in the backcourt | 30-24 |
| 03:36 | Fairfield | Armando Nunez hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 30-24 |
| 03:34 | Fairfield | Marko Zbell tips it home | 30-26 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Lewis Breit (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Hopkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Bowen (tired) 6 pts. PF - Chad Morris (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Peter Moody (tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Michael Ruby (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. SG - Marko Zbell (very tired) 2 pts. SF - William Hinkle (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Armando Nunez (tiring) C - Ji Xiong (tired) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:26 | Santa Clara | Peter Moody misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 30-26 |
| 03:25 | Santa Clara | Timothy Hopkins tips it but misses | 30-26 |
| 03:23 | Fairfield | William Hinkle gets the rebound | 30-26 |
| 03:18 | Fairfield | William Bowen is called for the reach on William Hinkle in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Bowen, team foul #9 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Taylor (PG), Nicholas Nelson (SG), Joseph Huntley (PF), John Kaplan (C) Lewis Breit, Timothy Hopkins, Chad Morris, Peter Moody | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Randy Jenkins (PG), Miro Zenner (SG), Gino Esposito (PF), Juan Rubio (C) Michael Ruby, Marko Zbell, Armando Nunez, Ji Xiong | |
| 03:18 | Fairfield | William Hinkle misses the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 03:18 | Santa Clara | John Kaplan grabs the board | 30-26 |
| 03:16 | Santa Clara | James Taylor is hacked by Randy Jenkins in the backcourt - foul #3 on Randy Jenkins, team foul #9 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Michael Ruby (SG), David Lamantia (SF) Randy Jenkins, William Hinkle | |
| 03:16 | Santa Clara | James Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 03:16 | Santa Clara | James Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 32-26 |
| 03:05 | Fairfield | James Taylor steps in front of the Michael Ruby pass | 32-26 |
| 02:55 | Santa Clara | William Bowen hits a wide open shot near the basket set up by James Taylor | 34-26 |
| 02:55 | Fairfield | Fairfield calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 34-26 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Henry Galeano (SF) William Bowen | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 02:36 | Fairfield | Juan Rubio hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 34-28 |
| 02:32 | Santa Clara | Henry Galeano is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Ruby - foul #1 on Michael Ruby, team foul #10 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Timothy Hopkins (SG), Ronnie Guitierrez (C) Nicholas Nelson, John Kaplan | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 02:32 | Santa Clara | Henry Galeano makes the 1st free throw | 35-28 |
| 02:32 | Santa Clara | Henry Galeano makes the 2nd free throw | 36-28 |
| 02:14 | Fairfield | Michael Ruby can't connect on an uncontested floater in the paint | 36-28 |
| 02:13 | Fairfield | The offensive rebound goes to Juan Rubio | 36-28 |
| 01:55 | Fairfield | David Lamantia can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Henry Galeano - foul #2 on Henry Galeano, team foul #10 | 36-28 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Lewis Breit (PG), Stewart Fagin (SG), William Bowen (SF) James Taylor, Timothy Hopkins, Henry Galeano | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Marko Zbell (SG), William Hinkle (PF), Ji Xiong (C) Michael Ruby, Gino Esposito, Juan Rubio | |
| 01:55 | Fairfield | David Lamantia misses the 1st free throw | 36-28 |
| 01:55 | Fairfield | David Lamantia makes the 2nd free throw | 36-29 |
| 01:50 | Santa Clara | Lewis Breit is hacked by Marko Zbell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Marko Zbell, team foul #11 | 36-29 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Armando Nunez (PF) David Lamantia | |
| 01:50 | Santa Clara | Lewis Breit misses the 1st free throw | 36-29 |
| 01:50 | Santa Clara | Lewis Breit makes the 2nd free throw | 37-29 |
| 01:36 | Fairfield | Marko Zbell's pass is intercepted by Stewart Fagin | 37-29 |
| 01:32 | Santa Clara | Lewis Breit is fouled in the backcourt by Miro Zenner - foul #3 on Miro Zenner, team foul #12 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Kaplan (C) Ronnie Guitierrez | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Michael Ruby (PG) Miro Zenner | |
| 01:32 | Santa Clara | Lewis Breit makes the 1st free throw | 38-29 |
| 01:32 | Santa Clara | Lewis Breit makes the 2nd free throw | 39-29 |
| 01:11 | Fairfield | Ji Xiong's layup is rejected by John Kaplan | 39-29 |
| 01:10 | Santa Clara | Stewart Fagin grabs the defensive rebound | 39-29 |
| 00:50 | Santa Clara | Joseph Huntley is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-29 |
| 00:49 | Santa Clara | John Kaplan tips it home | 41-29 |
| 00:31 | Fairfield | Ji Xiong's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-29 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Taylor (PG), Nicholas Nelson (SG), Chad Morris (SF), Peter Moody (C) Lewis Breit, Stewart Fagin, William Bowen, John Kaplan | |
| Subs | Fairfield | David Lamantia (SF), Gino Esposito (PF), Juan Rubio (C) William Hinkle, Armando Nunez, Ji Xiong | |
| 00:19 | Santa Clara | James Taylor misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-29 |
| 00:18 | Fairfield | Juan Rubio gets the rebound | 41-29 |
| 00:00 | Fairfield | Gino Esposito hits the finger roll | 41-31 |