| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Fred Alday (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Richard Polite (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Raymond Reulet (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Gerald Lucey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ernest Doyle (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Steven Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Haddad (fresh) SF - Bradley Champion (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Russell Webb (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jacob Service (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Santa Clara | Bradley Champion inbounds the ball | 45-20 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:48 | Santa Clara | Bradley Champion buries a shot from close range set up by Steven Brown | 45-22 |
| 19:36 | Western Illinois | Fred Alday can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-22 |
| 19:34 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle tips it but misses | 45-22 |
| 19:33 | Santa Clara | Jacob Service pulls down the rebound | 45-22 |
| 19:27 | Santa Clara | Ernest Doyle blocks the short jumper by Gerald Haddad | 45-22 |
| 19:26 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Richard Polite | 45-22 |
| 19:22 | Western Illinois | Raymond Reulet's pass is intercepted by Steven Brown in the backcourt | 45-22 |
| 19:11 | Santa Clara | Russell Webb misses the jumper from the right block | 45-22 |
| 19:10 | Western Illinois | Raymond Reulet snags the defensive board | 45-22 |
| 18:46 | Western Illinois | Russell Webb steals the ball from Raymond Reulet | 45-22 |
| 18:37 | Santa Clara | Richard Polite steps in front of the Jacob Service pass | 45-22 |
| 18:34 | Western Illinois | Richard Polite lays it in | 47-22 |
| 18:20 | Santa Clara | Bradley Champion misses the dunk attempt | 47-22 |
| 18:19 | Santa Clara | Jacob Service grabs the offensive rebound | 47-22 |
| 18:10 | Santa Clara | Jacob Service blows the layup but the foul's on Ernest Doyle - foul #3 on Ernest Doyle, team foul #1 | 47-22 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada (PG), Casey Gaiser (SG), Carmelo Gomez (SF), Bret Wimmer (PF), Charles Towry (C) Fred Alday, Richard Polite, Raymond Reulet, Gerald Lucey, Ernest Doyle | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Manuel Sargent (PG), Leo Ballance (SG), Michael Cox (SF), Gregory Askew (PF) Steven Brown, Gerald Haddad, Bradley Champion, Russell Webb | |
| 18:10 | Santa Clara | Jacob Service misses the 1st free throw | 47-22 |
| 18:10 | Santa Clara | Jacob Service makes the 2nd free throw | 47-23 |
| 17:46 | Western Illinois | Casey Gaiser can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 47-23 |
| 17:45 | Santa Clara | Leo Ballance grabs the defensive rebound | 47-23 |
| 17:31 | Santa Clara | Gregory Askew is hacked by Bret Wimmer - foul #2 on Bret Wimmer, team foul #2 | 47-23 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jason Finlay (C) Jacob Service | |
| 17:16 | Santa Clara | Jason Finlay misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-23 |
| 17:14 | Western Illinois | Bret Wimmer gets the rebound | 47-23 |
| 16:54 | Western Illinois | Carmelo Gomez loses the ball out of bounds | 47-23 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Fred Alday (PG), Richard Polite (SG), Raymond Reulet (SF) Glenn Tejada, Casey Gaiser, Carmelo Gomez | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Sean Allen (PG), Russell Webb (PF) Manuel Sargent, Gregory Askew | |
| 16:46 | Santa Clara | Jason Finlay hits a jumper from the left block | 47-25 |
| 16:25 | Western Illinois | Raymond Reulet drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Polite | 50-25 |
| 16:08 | Santa Clara | Russell Webb buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Leo Ballance | 50-28 |
| 16:06 | Western Illinois | Fred Alday's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-28 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Gerald Lucey (PF), Carmelo Gomez (C) Bret Wimmer, Charles Towry | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Steven Brown (PG), Gerald Haddad (SG), Bradley Champion (SF), Gregory Askew (C) Sean Allen, Leo Ballance, Michael Cox, Jason Finlay | |
| 15:58 | Santa Clara | Bradley Champion can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 50-28 |
| 15:56 | Santa Clara | Gerald Haddad gets the offensive rebound | 50-28 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Fred Alday (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Richard Polite (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond Reulet (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gerald Lucey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Carmelo Gomez (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Steven Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerald Haddad (fresh) SF - Bradley Champion (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Russell Webb (fresh) 6 pts. C - Gregory Askew (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Santa Clara | Gerald Haddad is hacked by Richard Polite - foul #3 on Richard Polite, team foul #3 | 50-28 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Casey Gaiser (PG), Ernest Doyle (C) Fred Alday, Carmelo Gomez | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jacob Service (C) Russell Webb | |
| 15:31 | Santa Clara | Jacob Service banks in the layup | 50-30 |
| 15:22 | Western Illinois | Gerald Lucey hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Casey Gaiser | 53-30 |
| 15:05 | Santa Clara | Gerald Haddad makes the jump hook in the paint and he's fouled by Richard Polite - foul #4 on Richard Polite, team foul #4 | 53-32 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada (PG), Carmelo Gomez (SF) Richard Polite, Raymond Reulet | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Russell Webb (PF) Gregory Askew | |
| 15:05 | Santa Clara | Gerald Haddad makes the free throw | 53-33 |
| 14:36 | Western Illinois | Casey Gaiser makes the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Glenn Tejada | 55-33 |
| 14:21 | Santa Clara | Gerald Haddad hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 55-33 |
| 14:20 | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada pulls down the rebound | 55-33 |
| 14:04 | Western Illinois | Carmelo Gomez is called for a charge - foul #2 on Carmelo Gomez, team foul #5 | 55-33 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Fred Alday (PG), Charles Towry (PF) Casey Gaiser, Gerald Lucey | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Manuel Sargent (PG), Sean Allen (SG), Michael Cox (SF), Leo Ballance (PF), Jason Finlay (C) Steven Brown, Gerald Haddad, Bradley Champion, Russell Webb, Jacob Service | |
| 13:45 | Santa Clara | Charles Towry is called for the reach on Leo Ballance - foul #2 on Charles Towry, team foul #6 | 55-33 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Raymond Reulet (SF), Bret Wimmer (PF) Glenn Tejada, Ernest Doyle | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gregory Askew (PF) Sean Allen | |
| 13:37 | Santa Clara | Leo Ballance comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-33 |
| 13:35 | Western Illinois | Charles Towry pulls down the rebound | 55-33 |
| 13:13 | Western Illinois | Charles Towry can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 55-33 |
| 13:12 | Santa Clara | Leo Ballance gets the rebound | 55-33 |
| 12:50 | Santa Clara | Leo Ballance clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-33 |
| 12:49 | Santa Clara | Michael Cox tips it back up and in | 55-35 |
| 12:20 | Western Illinois | Bret Wimmer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 55-35 |
| 12:18 | Western Illinois | Fred Alday can't tip it in | 55-35 |
| 12:16 | Western Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Raymond Reulet | 55-35 |
| 11:57 | Western Illinois | Raymond Reulet is alone and drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Fred Alday | 58-35 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Fred Alday (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Carmelo Gomez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Raymond Reulet (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Bret Wimmer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Towry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Manuel Sargent (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leo Ballance (fairly fresh) 4 reb. SF - Michael Cox (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gregory Askew (fairly fresh) C - Jason Finlay (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Santa Clara | Michael Cox misses short on a 3 from straight away | 58-35 |
| 11:43 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Bret Wimmer | 58-35 |
| 11:38 | Western Illinois | Fred Alday is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Fred Alday, team foul #7 | 58-35 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada (PG), Casey Gaiser (SG), Gerald Lucey (PF), Ernest Doyle (C) Fred Alday, Carmelo Gomez, Bret Wimmer, Charles Towry | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Steven Brown (PG), Gerald Haddad (SG), Bradley Champion (SF), Russell Webb (PF), Jacob Service (C) Manuel Sargent, Leo Ballance, Michael Cox, Gregory Askew, Jason Finlay | |
| 11:19 | Santa Clara | Steven Brown is whistled for a carry | 58-35 |
| 11:17 | Western Illinois | Gerald Haddad picks off the pass by Ernest Doyle in the backcourt | 58-35 |
| 11:02 | Santa Clara | Steven Brown misses long on a runner from the left block | 58-35 |
| 11:00 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Glenn Tejada | 58-35 |
| 10:35 | Western Illinois | Casey Gaiser can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Gerald Haddad - foul #3 on Gerald Haddad, team foul #1 | 58-35 |
| 10:35 | Western Illinois | Casey Gaiser misses the 1st free throw | 58-35 |
| 10:35 | Western Illinois | Casey Gaiser misses the 2nd free throw | 58-35 |
| 10:35 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Russell Webb | 58-35 |
| 10:22 | Santa Clara | Russell Webb knocks in the turnaround from close range | 58-37 |
| 10:00 | Western Illinois | Gerald Lucey hits the finger roll on a great pass from Raymond Reulet | 60-37 |
| 09:45 | Santa Clara | Bradley Champion misses the easy layup | 60-37 |
| 09:43 | Santa Clara | Jacob Service hits the follow up shot | 60-39 |
| 09:40 | Western Illinois | Gerald Lucey is fouled in the backcourt by Bradley Champion - foul #1 on Bradley Champion, team foul #2 | 60-39 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Fred Alday (PG), Charles Towry (C) Glenn Tejada, Ernest Doyle | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Inouye (PG), Sean Allen (SG) Steven Brown, Gerald Haddad | |
| 09:12 | Western Illinois | Charles Towry banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Fred Alday | 62-39 |
| 09:03 | Santa Clara | Sean Allen connects on the shot from just outside the lane | 62-41 |
| 08:40 | Western Illinois | Casey Gaiser buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Fred Alday | 64-41 |
| 08:26 | Santa Clara | Charles Towry steals the ball from Jacob Service | 64-41 |
| 07:58 | Western Illinois | Casey Gaiser can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 64-41 |
| 07:56 | Western Illinois | Charles Towry tips it in | 66-41 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Fred Alday (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Casey Gaiser (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond Reulet (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Gerald Lucey (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Towry (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - John Inouye (fairly fresh) SG - Sean Allen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bradley Champion (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Russell Webb (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Jacob Service (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:44 | Santa Clara | John Inouye's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-41 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada (PG), Richard Polite (SG), Carmelo Gomez (SF), Bret Wimmer (PF), Ernest Doyle (C) Fred Alday, Casey Gaiser, Raymond Reulet, Gerald Lucey, Charles Towry | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Steven Brown (PG), Gerald Haddad (SG), Michael Cox (SF), Leo Ballance (PF), Jason Finlay (C) John Inouye, Sean Allen, Bradley Champion, Russell Webb, Jacob Service | |
| 07:22 | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada is alone and drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Richard Polite | 68-41 |
| 07:09 | Santa Clara | Bret Wimmer steals the ball from Gerald Haddad | 68-41 |
| 06:50 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle misses the floater in the lane | 68-41 |
| 06:48 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Michael Cox | 68-41 |
| 06:31 | Santa Clara | Gerald Haddad hits the finger roll set up by Steven Brown | 68-43 |
| 06:12 | Western Illinois | Carmelo Gomez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-43 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Dikembe Orji (PG), Casey Gaiser (SG), Charles Towry (C) Glenn Tejada, Richard Polite, Ernest Doyle | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Manuel Sargent (PG), Sean Allen (SG), Gregory Askew (SF) Steven Brown, Gerald Haddad, Jason Finlay | |
| 06:05 | Santa Clara | Leo Ballance makes the turnaround in the paint | 68-45 |
| 05:43 | Western Illinois | Casey Gaiser connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Dikembe Orji | 71-45 |
| 05:25 | Santa Clara | Sean Allen double dribbles | 71-45 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jason Finlay (C) Leo Ballance | |
| 05:22 | Western Illinois | Dikembe Orji loses the dribble to Gregory Askew in the backcourt | 71-45 |
| 05:19 | Santa Clara | Gregory Askew slams it home | 71-47 |
| 05:17 | Western Illinois | Dikembe Orji's pass is intercepted by Manuel Sargent in the backcourt | 71-47 |
| 05:06 | Santa Clara | Manuel Sargent hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 71-47 |
| 05:04 | Western Illinois | Casey Gaiser grabs the board | 71-47 |
| 04:51 | Western Illinois | Charles Towry is called for traveling | 71-47 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Inouye (PG), Leo Ballance (SG) Manuel Sargent, Sean Allen | |
| 04:35 | Santa Clara | Gregory Askew comes up short on the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Carmelo Gomez - foul #3 on Carmelo Gomez, team foul #8 | 71-47 |
| 04:35 | Santa Clara | Gregory Askew makes the 1st free throw | 71-48 |
| 04:35 | Santa Clara | Gregory Askew misses the 2nd free throw | 71-48 |
| 04:35 | Western Illinois | Bret Wimmer grabs the defensive rebound | 71-48 |
| 04:29 | Western Illinois | John Inouye is called for the reach on Casey Gaiser in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Inouye, team foul #3 | 71-48 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada (PG) Dikembe Orji | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 04:02 | Western Illinois | Leo Ballance is called for the reach on Casey Gaiser - foul #1 on Leo Ballance, team foul #4 | 71-48 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Manuel Sargent (PG), Sean Allen (SG) John Inouye, Gregory Askew | |
| 03:42 | Western Illinois | Carmelo Gomez connects on the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Towry | 73-48 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Glenn Tejada (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Casey Gaiser (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carmelo Gomez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Charles Towry (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Bret Wimmer (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Manuel Sargent (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sean Allen (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Cox (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Leo Ballance (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Finlay (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:27 | Santa Clara | Casey Gaiser is called for the reach on Sean Allen - foul #1 on Casey Gaiser, team foul #9 | 73-48 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Dikembe Orji (PG) Glenn Tejada | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 03:27 | Santa Clara | Sean Allen makes the 1st free throw | 73-49 |
| 03:27 | Santa Clara | Sean Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 73-50 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:15 | Western Illinois | Casey Gaiser is whistled for traveling | 73-50 |
| 03:05 | Santa Clara | Jason Finlay hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 73-50 |
| 03:04 | Western Illinois | Charles Towry grabs the board | 73-50 |
| 03:02 | Western Illinois | Carmelo Gomez is hacked by Michael Cox in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Cox, team foul #5 | 73-50 |
| 02:49 | Western Illinois | Casey Gaiser scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 76-50 |
| 02:26 | Santa Clara | Michael Cox misses the lay-in | 76-50 |
| 02:24 | Western Illinois | Carmelo Gomez grabs the board | 76-50 |
| 02:08 | Western Illinois | Carmelo Gomez knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Dikembe Orji and he's fouled by Michael Cox - foul #2 on Michael Cox, team foul #6 | 78-50 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada (PG) Dikembe Orji | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Inouye (PG), Gregory Askew (SF) Manuel Sargent, Jason Finlay | |
| 02:08 | Western Illinois | Carmelo Gomez makes the free throw | 79-50 |
| 01:50 | Santa Clara | Sean Allen misses long on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Bret Wimmer - foul #3 on Bret Wimmer, team foul #10 | 79-50 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Manuel Sargent (PG), Jason Finlay (C) John Inouye, Gregory Askew | |
| 01:50 | Santa Clara | Sean Allen makes the 1st free throw | 79-51 |
| 01:50 | Santa Clara | Sean Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 79-52 |
| 01:48 | Western Illinois | Casey Gaiser is hacked by Sean Allen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Sean Allen, team foul #7 | 79-52 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gregory Askew (PF) Sean Allen | |
| 01:48 | Western Illinois | Casey Gaiser misses the 1st free throw | 79-52 |
| 01:48 | Santa Clara | Gregory Askew grabs the board | 79-52 |
| 01:29 | Santa Clara | Glenn Tejada steals the ball from Manuel Sargent | 79-52 |
| 01:08 | Western Illinois | Casey Gaiser misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 79-52 |
| 01:06 | Santa Clara | Michael Cox pulls down the rebound | 79-52 |
| 00:56 | Santa Clara | Jason Finlay buries a floater in the lane | 79-54 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Western Illinois | Carmelo Gomez misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 79-54 |
| 00:25 | Santa Clara | Michael Cox grabs the board | 79-54 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Santa Clara | Manuel Sargent is hacked by Casey Gaiser - foul #2 on Casey Gaiser, team foul #11 | 79-54 |
| 00:19 | Santa Clara | Manuel Sargent misses the 1st free throw | 79-54 |
| 00:19 | Santa Clara | Manuel Sargent makes the 2nd free throw | 79-55 |
| 00:00 | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada runs out the clock | 79-55 |