| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Clayton Carpenter (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edgar Buch (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Cooley (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Shawn Bolton (fresh) 6 pts. C - Russell Kleckner (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Francisco | PG - Robert Gum (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Graham (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marvin Hill (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Glen Humes (fresh) 5 reb. C - Marion Becraft (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Santa Clara | James Cooley inbounds the ball | 48-41 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | San Francisco | San Francisco is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Santa Clara | Clayton Carpenter hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-41 |
| 19:41 | San Francisco | Marion Becraft gets the rebound | 48-41 |
| 19:34 | San Francisco | William Graham connects on the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Glen Humes | 48-43 |
| 19:30 | Santa Clara | Robert Gum picks off the pass by Edgar Buch | 48-43 |
| 19:28 | San Francisco | Marion Becraft is fouled in the backcourt by Russell Kleckner - foul #2 on Russell Kleckner, team foul #1 | 48-43 |
| 19:05 | San Francisco | Edgar Buch steals the ball from Marvin Hill | 48-43 |
| 19:01 | Santa Clara | Clayton Carpenter lays it up and in on a nice dish by Edgar Buch | 50-43 |
| 18:59 | San Francisco | Robert Gum is hacked by Clayton Carpenter in the backcourt - foul #3 on Clayton Carpenter, team foul #2 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Huang-fu China (PG), Alberto Romano (SG), Ronnie Glasgow (SF), James Chen (PF), John O'Berry (C) Clayton Carpenter, Edgar Buch, James Cooley, Shawn Bolton, Russell Kleckner | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Nathaniel Welcome (PG), Carl Lafave (SG), Carl Allshouse (SF), Matthew Rand (C) Robert Gum, William Graham, Marvin Hill, Marion Becraft | |
| 18:35 | San Francisco | Nathaniel Welcome is called for traveling | 50-43 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Edward Matson (SG) Glen Humes | |
| 18:33 | Santa Clara | Alberto Romano is hacked by Edward Matson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Edward Matson, team foul #1 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | San Francisco | William Graham (SG) Edward Matson | |
| 18:15 | Santa Clara | Huang-fu China is open but comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 50-43 |
| 18:14 | San Francisco | Carl Allshouse snags the defensive board | 50-43 |
| 17:56 | San Francisco | William Graham hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Carl Lafave | 50-45 |
| 17:28 | Santa Clara | John O'Berry buries a driving attempt near the basket | 52-45 |
| 17:26 | San Francisco | Huang-fu China is called for the reach on Matthew Rand in the backcourt - foul #2 on Huang-fu China, team foul #3 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gary Sherwood (PG), Edgar Buch (SG), Chad Kline (SF), Shawn Bolton (PF), Russell Kleckner (C) Huang-fu China, Alberto Romano, Ronnie Glasgow, James Chen, John O'Berry | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Robert Gum (PG), Marvin Hill (SF), Glen Humes (PF), Marion Becraft (C) Nathaniel Welcome, Carl Lafave, Carl Allshouse, Matthew Rand | |
| 17:05 | San Francisco | Shawn Bolton swats the layup by Marvin Hill | 52-45 |
| 17:03 | Santa Clara | Russell Kleckner gets the rebound | 52-45 |
| 17:01 | Santa Clara | Edgar Buch is hacked by William Graham in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Graham, team foul #2 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Cooley (SF) Chad Kline | |
| Subs | San Francisco | | |
| 16:47 | Santa Clara | William Graham picks off the pass by James Cooley | 52-45 |
| 16:29 | San Francisco | Glen Humes makes the wide open fadeaway in the lane | 52-47 |
| 16:00 | Santa Clara | Edgar Buch clanks a shot from the right wing | 52-47 |
| 15:59 | San Francisco | Marion Becraft grabs the board | 52-47 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Gary Sherwood (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Edgar Buch (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Cooley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Shawn Bolton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Russell Kleckner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Francisco | PG - Robert Gum (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Graham (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marvin Hill (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Glen Humes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Marion Becraft (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:57 | San Francisco | William Graham is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Sherwood - foul #3 on Gary Sherwood, team foul #4 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Clayton Carpenter (PG), Chad Kline (SF) Gary Sherwood, James Cooley | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Edward Matson (PG), Carl Lafave (SG), Herbert Mills (SF) Robert Gum, William Graham, Marvin Hill | |
| 15:48 | San Francisco | Herbert Mills lays it up and in on a great pass from Carl Lafave and the foul's on Chad Kline - foul #1 on Chad Kline, team foul #5 | 52-49 |
| 15:48 | San Francisco | Herbert Mills makes the free throw | 52-50 |
| 15:35 | Santa Clara | Russell Kleckner can't connect on an uncontested floater in the lane | 52-50 |
| 15:34 | Santa Clara | Russell Kleckner can't tip it in | 52-50 |
| 15:33 | Santa Clara | Shawn Bolton grabs the offensive rebound | 52-50 |
| 15:15 | Santa Clara | Clayton Carpenter knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Chad Kline | 55-50 |
| 14:52 | San Francisco | Herbert Mills misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Russell Kleckner - foul #3 on Russell Kleckner, team foul #6 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Huang-fu China (SG), Ronnie Glasgow (SF), James Chen (PF), Alberto Romano (C) Edgar Buch, Chad Kline, Shawn Bolton, Russell Kleckner | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Nathaniel Welcome (PG), Carl Allshouse (C) Edward Matson, Marion Becraft | |
| 14:52 | San Francisco | Herbert Mills misses the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 14:52 | San Francisco | Herbert Mills makes the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 14:48 | Santa Clara | Herbert Mills takes the ball from Huang-fu China in the backcourt | 55-51 |
| 14:47 | San Francisco | Nathaniel Welcome lays it in on a great pass from Herbert Mills | 55-53 |
| 14:30 | Santa Clara | James Chen misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-53 |
| 14:28 | San Francisco | Carl Allshouse snags the defensive board | 55-53 |
| 14:15 | San Francisco | Carl Allshouse loses the dribble to Clayton Carpenter | 55-53 |
| 14:13 | Santa Clara | Nathaniel Welcome takes the ball from Clayton Carpenter in the backcourt | 55-53 |
| 14:06 | San Francisco | Herbert Mills misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 55-53 |
| 14:04 | San Francisco | Carl Allshouse tips it back up and in | 55-55 |
| 13:51 | Santa Clara | James Chen misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 55-55 |
| 13:49 | Santa Clara | Huang-fu China grabs the offensive rebound | 55-55 |
| 13:28 | Santa Clara | Huang-fu China misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 55-55 |
| 13:26 | Santa Clara | Alberto Romano tips it but misses | 55-55 |
| 13:24 | San Francisco | Carl Allshouse grabs the board | 55-55 |
| 13:18 | San Francisco | Nathaniel Welcome is open and buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Carl Allshouse | 55-58 |
| 12:55 | Santa Clara | Clayton Carpenter comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 55-58 |
| 12:54 | San Francisco | Herbert Mills pulls down the rebound | 55-58 |
| 12:36 | San Francisco | Nathaniel Welcome hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the right wing | 55-58 |
| 12:35 | Santa Clara | James Chen gets the rebound | 55-58 |
| 12:18 | Santa Clara | Alberto Romano misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 55-58 |
| 12:17 | San Francisco | Carl Allshouse gets the rebound | 55-58 |
| 12:04 | San Francisco | Herbert Mills connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Carl Allshouse | 55-61 |
| 11:58 | Santa Clara | James Chen is wide open but clanks a 3 from the left wing | 55-61 |
| 11:57 | Santa Clara | Ronnie Glasgow pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-61 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Clayton Carpenter (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Huang-fu China (tiring) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ronnie Glasgow (tiring) PF - James Chen (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Alberto Romano (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | San Francisco | PG - Nathaniel Welcome (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Lafave (tired) 3 pts. 4 reb. SF - Herbert Mills (tiring) 16 pts. 3 pf. PF - Glen Humes (tired) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Carl Allshouse (tiring) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Santa Clara | Alberto Romano is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-61 |
| 11:39 | San Francisco | Glen Humes grabs the board | 55-61 |
| 11:37 | San Francisco | Herbert Mills loses the dribble to Huang-fu China in the backcourt | 55-61 |
| 11:35 | Santa Clara | Ronnie Glasgow lays it up and in on a nice dish by Huang-fu China | 57-61 |
| 11:33 | San Francisco | Alberto Romano steals the ball from Nathaniel Welcome in the backcourt | 57-61 |
| 11:08 | Santa Clara | Ronnie Glasgow throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-61 |
| 11:08 | San Francisco | San Francisco calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-61 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gary Sherwood (PG), Edgar Buch (SG), James Cooley (SF), Chad Kline (PF), John O'Berry (C) Clayton Carpenter, Huang-fu China, Ronnie Glasgow, James Chen, Alberto Romano | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Robert Gum (PG), William Graham (SG), Marvin Hill (SF), Matthew Rand (PF), Marion Becraft (C) Nathaniel Welcome, Carl Lafave, Herbert Mills, Glen Humes, Carl Allshouse | |
| 10:53 | San Francisco | William Graham can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-61 |
| 10:52 | Santa Clara | Edgar Buch pulls down the rebound | 57-61 |
| 10:42 | Santa Clara | John O'Berry comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 57-61 |
| 10:40 | San Francisco | Matthew Rand pulls down the rebound | 57-61 |
| 10:33 | San Francisco | James Cooley steals it from Robert Gum in the backcourt | 57-61 |
| 10:22 | Santa Clara | James Cooley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-61 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Clayton Carpenter (PG), Shawn Bolton (PF), Russell Kleckner (C) Gary Sherwood, James Cooley, John O'Berry | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Herbert Mills (SF) Matthew Rand | |
| 09:59 | San Francisco | Herbert Mills misses long on an open 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-61 |
| 09:57 | San Francisco | Marion Becraft tips it in | 57-63 |
| 09:37 | Santa Clara | Clayton Carpenter misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 57-63 |
| 09:36 | Santa Clara | Russell Kleckner tips it home | 59-63 |
| 09:16 | San Francisco | Herbert Mills misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-63 |
| 09:15 | San Francisco | Robert Gum pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-63 |
| 09:02 | San Francisco | Marvin Hill misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 59-63 |
| 09:00 | Santa Clara | Shawn Bolton grabs the board | 59-63 |
| 08:55 | Santa Clara | Clayton Carpenter can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on William Graham - foul #3 on William Graham, team foul #3 | 59-63 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Cooley (SF), John O'Berry (C) Chad Kline, Russell Kleckner | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Edward Matson (PG), Glen Humes (PF) Robert Gum, Marvin Hill | |
| 08:55 | Santa Clara | Clayton Carpenter makes the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 08:55 | Santa Clara | Clayton Carpenter makes the 2nd free throw | 61-63 |
| 08:27 | San Francisco | William Graham makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Glen Humes | 61-66 |
| 08:19 | Santa Clara | Herbert Mills is called for the reach on James Cooley - foul #4 on Herbert Mills, team foul #4 | 61-66 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gary Sherwood (PG), Huang-fu China (SG), Russell Kleckner (C) Clayton Carpenter, Edgar Buch, John O'Berry | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Marvin Hill (SF), Matthew Rand (C) Herbert Mills, Marion Becraft | |
| 08:04 | Santa Clara | Huang-fu China throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-66 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Robert Gum (PG) Edward Matson | |
| 07:51 | San Francisco | Glen Humes banks in the layup set up by Marvin Hill and the foul's on James Cooley - foul #2 on James Cooley, team foul #7 | 61-68 |
| 07:51 | San Francisco | Glen Humes makes the free throw | 61-69 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Gary Sherwood (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Huang-fu China (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - James Cooley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Shawn Bolton (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Russell Kleckner (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | San Francisco | PG - Robert Gum (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Graham (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Marvin Hill (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Glen Humes (tired) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Matthew Rand (fresh) | |
| 07:30 | Santa Clara | Huang-fu China misses the easy open layup | 61-69 |
| 07:29 | Santa Clara | Shawn Bolton gets the offensive rebound | 61-69 |
| 07:14 | Santa Clara | James Cooley misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-69 |
| 07:12 | Santa Clara | James Cooley snags the offensive board | 61-69 |
| 07:00 | Santa Clara | James Cooley is open and scores on a jumper from just outside the lane | 63-69 |
| 06:41 | San Francisco | Marvin Hill is fouled on the floor by James Cooley - foul #3 on James Cooley, team foul #8 | 63-69 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Edgar Buch (SG), John O'Berry (PF), James Chen (C) Gary Sherwood, Shawn Bolton, Russell Kleckner | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Edward Matson (PG), Nathaniel Welcome (SG), Herbert Mills (SF), Marion Becraft (C) Robert Gum, William Graham, Glen Humes, Matthew Rand | |
| 06:41 | San Francisco | Marvin Hill misses the 1st free throw | 63-69 |
| 06:41 | Santa Clara | John O'Berry grabs the defensive rebound | 63-69 |
| 06:37 | Santa Clara | Huang-fu China hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the left wing | 63-69 |
| 06:36 | San Francisco | Marion Becraft grabs the board | 63-69 |
| 06:22 | San Francisco | Herbert Mills misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-69 |
| 06:20 | San Francisco | Herbert Mills pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-69 |
| 06:08 | San Francisco | Marion Becraft throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-69 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Clayton Carpenter (PG), Ronnie Glasgow (SF) Huang-fu China, James Cooley | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Carl Lafave (SG), Carl Allshouse (PF) Nathaniel Welcome, Marvin Hill | |
| 06:05 | Santa Clara | Ronnie Glasgow throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-69 |
| 05:47 | San Francisco | John O'Berry blocks the short jumper by Carl Allshouse | 63-69 |
| 05:45 | Santa Clara | Clayton Carpenter gets the rebound | 63-69 |
| 05:27 | Santa Clara | John O'Berry is open but misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Marion Becraft - foul #2 on Marion Becraft, team foul #5 | 63-69 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Alberto Romano (PG), Russell Kleckner (C) Clayton Carpenter, James Chen | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Nathaniel Welcome (PG), Glen Humes (PF) Edward Matson, Marion Becraft | |
| 05:27 | Santa Clara | John O'Berry makes the 1st free throw | 64-69 |
| 05:27 | Santa Clara | John O'Berry misses the 2nd free throw | 64-69 |
| 05:27 | San Francisco | Carl Allshouse pulls down the rebound | 64-69 |
| 05:04 | San Francisco | Herbert Mills clanks a shot from the right side | 64-69 |
| 05:02 | San Francisco | Herbert Mills tips it but misses | 64-69 |
| 05:01 | Santa Clara | Russell Kleckner grabs the board | 64-69 |
| 04:45 | Santa Clara | Edgar Buch is hacked by Herbert Mills - foul #5 on Herbert Mills, team foul #6 | 64-69 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Clayton Carpenter (PG), Chad Kline (SF), Shawn Bolton (PF) Alberto Romano, Ronnie Glasgow, John O'Berry | |
| Subs | San Francisco | William Graham (SG) Herbert Mills | |
| 04:25 | Santa Clara | Russell Kleckner can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Carl Allshouse - foul #2 on Carl Allshouse, team foul #7 | 64-69 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Huang-fu China (SG) Edgar Buch | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Robert Gum (PG), Marvin Hill (SF), Marion Becraft (C) Nathaniel Welcome, Carl Lafave, Glen Humes | |
| 04:25 | Santa Clara | Russell Kleckner misses the 1st free throw | 64-69 |
| 04:25 | Santa Clara | Russell Kleckner makes the 2nd free throw | 65-69 |
| 03:59 | San Francisco | William Graham clanks a shot from the free throw line | 65-69 |
| 03:57 | San Francisco | Carl Allshouse misses the tip | 65-69 |
| 03:55 | San Francisco | Carl Allshouse grabs the offensive rebound | 65-69 |
| 03:55 | San Francisco | San Francisco calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 65-69 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gary Sherwood (PG), Alberto Romano (SG), James Cooley (SF), James Chen (C) Clayton Carpenter, Huang-fu China, Shawn Bolton, Russell Kleckner | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Edward Matson (SG), Glen Humes (PF) William Graham, Carl Allshouse | |
| 03:34 | San Francisco | Marvin Hill clanks a turnaround near the basket | 65-69 |
| 03:33 | Santa Clara | James Chen pulls down the rebound | 65-69 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Gary Sherwood (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Alberto Romano (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Cooley (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Chad Kline (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - James Chen (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | San Francisco | PG - Robert Gum (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edward Matson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Marvin Hill (tired) 8 pts. PF - Glen Humes (tired) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Marion Becraft (tired) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Santa Clara | Gary Sherwood is hacked by Edward Matson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Edward Matson, team foul #8 | 65-69 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Shawn Bolton (PF) Chad Kline | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Nathaniel Welcome (SG), Carl Lafave (SF), Matthew Rand (C) Robert Gum, Marvin Hill, Marion Becraft | |
| 03:31 | Santa Clara | Gary Sherwood makes the 1st free throw | 66-69 |
| 03:31 | Santa Clara | Gary Sherwood misses the 2nd free throw | 66-69 |
| 03:31 | San Francisco | Glen Humes snags the defensive board | 66-69 |
| 03:27 | San Francisco | Gary Sherwood steals the ball from Matthew Rand | 66-69 |
| 03:24 | Santa Clara | James Cooley can't finish the layup | 66-69 |
| 03:22 | Santa Clara | James Chen tips it home | 68-69 |
| 02:57 | San Francisco | Glen Humes clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 68-69 |
| 02:56 | Santa Clara | Alberto Romano snags the defensive board | 68-69 |
| 02:44 | Santa Clara | Alberto Romano can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Glen Humes - foul #2 on Glen Humes, team foul #9 | 68-69 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Clayton Carpenter (PG), Huang-fu China (SG), Ronnie Glasgow (SF), John O'Berry (PF) Gary Sherwood, James Cooley, Shawn Bolton, James Chen | |
| Subs | San Francisco | William Graham (SG), Carl Allshouse (PF), Marion Becraft (C) Edward Matson, Glen Humes, Matthew Rand | |
| 02:44 | Santa Clara | Alberto Romano misses the 1st free throw | 68-69 |
| 02:44 | Santa Clara | Alberto Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 69-69 |
| 02:26 | San Francisco | Carl Allshouse is hacked by John O'Berry - foul #1 on John O'Berry, team foul #9 | 69-69 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Russell Kleckner (C) Alberto Romano | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Robert Gum (PG), Marvin Hill (SF) Nathaniel Welcome, Carl Lafave | |
| 02:26 | San Francisco | Carl Allshouse makes the 1st free throw | 69-70 |
| 02:26 | San Francisco | Carl Allshouse misses the 2nd free throw | 69-70 |
| 02:26 | Santa Clara | Russell Kleckner gets the rebound | 69-70 |
| 02:08 | Santa Clara | John O'Berry blows the layup | 69-70 |
| 02:06 | San Francisco | Carl Allshouse snags the defensive board | 69-70 |
| 01:44 | San Francisco | John O'Berry denies the turnaround by Carl Allshouse | 69-70 |
| 01:42 | Santa Clara | Huang-fu China grabs the board | 69-70 |
| 01:28 | Santa Clara | Clayton Carpenter scores on a shot from the left side on a great pass from Huang-fu China | 71-70 |
| 01:26 | San Francisco | Marvin Hill travels in the backcourt | 71-70 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Edgar Buch (SG), James Cooley (SF), Shawn Bolton (PF) Huang-fu China, Ronnie Glasgow, John O'Berry | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Glen Humes (PF) Carl Allshouse | |
| 01:21 | Santa Clara | Clayton Carpenter misses short on an open 3pt shot from the left corner | 71-70 |
| 01:19 | San Francisco | Marion Becraft snags the defensive board | 71-70 |
| 01:19 | San Francisco | San Francisco calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 71-70 |
| 01:08 | San Francisco | William Graham misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 71-70 |
| 01:07 | Santa Clara | Clayton Carpenter grabs the board | 71-70 |
| 01:03 | Santa Clara | Clayton Carpenter connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Shawn Bolton | 74-70 |
| 00:55 | San Francisco | William Graham misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 74-70 |
| 00:54 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Shawn Bolton | 74-70 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | San Francisco | San Francisco is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Santa Clara | James Cooley scores on a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Russell Kleckner | 76-70 |
| 00:27 | San Francisco | San Francisco calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 76-70 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | San Francisco | San Francisco is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:24 | San Francisco | Robert Gum's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 76-70 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Huang-fu China (PG), Ronnie Glasgow (SF), James Chen (PF) Clayton Carpenter, James Cooley, Shawn Bolton | |
| Subs | San Francisco | | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | San Francisco | San Francisco is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Santa Clara | Huang-fu China is hacked by Robert Gum - foul #3 on Robert Gum, team foul #10 | 76-70 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John O'Berry (PF) James Chen | |
| Subs | San Francisco | | |
| 00:23 | Santa Clara | Huang-fu China misses the 1st free throw | 76-70 |
| 00:23 | Santa Clara | Huang-fu China makes the 2nd free throw | 77-70 |
| 00:20 | San Francisco | Edgar Buch steals the ball from Marvin Hill in the backcourt | 77-70 |
| 00:19 | Santa Clara | William Graham is called for the reach on Edgar Buch - foul #4 on William Graham, team foul #11 | 77-70 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Clayton Carpenter (PG), James Cooley (SF) Huang-fu China, Ronnie Glasgow | |
| Subs | San Francisco | | |
| 00:19 | Santa Clara | Edgar Buch makes the 1st free throw | 78-70 |
| 00:19 | Santa Clara | Edgar Buch makes the 2nd free throw | 79-70 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | San Francisco | San Francisco is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:16 | San Francisco | Marvin Hill is hacked by James Cooley in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Cooley, team foul #10 | 79-70 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Shawn Bolton (PF) John O'Berry | |
| Subs | San Francisco | | |
| 00:16 | San Francisco | Marvin Hill misses the 1st free throw | 79-70 |
| 00:16 | San Francisco | Marvin Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 79-71 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | San Francisco | San Francisco is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Santa Clara | Robert Gum is called for the reach on Clayton Carpenter in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Gum, team foul #12 | 79-71 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John O'Berry (PF) Shawn Bolton | |
| Subs | San Francisco | | |
| 00:15 | San Francisco | San Francisco calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 79-71 |
| 00:15 | Santa Clara | Clayton Carpenter makes the 1st free throw | 80-71 |
| 00:15 | Santa Clara | Clayton Carpenter makes the 2nd free throw | 81-71 |
| 00:08 | San Francisco | Robert Gum connects on the open 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by William Graham | 81-74 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | San Francisco | San Francisco is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Santa Clara | Clayton Carpenter runs out the clock | 81-74 |