| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Edward Patton (fresh) SG - Gregory Swords (fresh) SF - Carl Plascencia (fresh) PF - Orji Amezquita (fresh) C - Arthur Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Michael Wilson (fresh) SG - Michael Freeman (fresh) SF - Chris Turner (fresh) PF - Julius Johnson (fresh) C - Akim Kuklinski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Santa Clara | Julius Johnson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:42 | Santa Clara | Akim Kuklinski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Santa Clara | Chris Turner hits a floater from the baseline set up by Michael Wilson | 0-2 |
| 19:09 | Gardner-Webb | Carl Plascencia's floater is tipped away by Julius Johnson | 0-2 |
| 19:07 | Santa Clara | Chris Turner pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:50 | Santa Clara | Akim Kuklinski clanks a jumper from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 18:49 | Santa Clara | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Wilson | 0-2 |
| 18:30 | Santa Clara | Julius Johnson misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 0-2 |
| 18:29 | Santa Clara | Akim Kuklinski tips it but misses | 0-2 |
| 18:28 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Swords gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:24 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Swords connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Edward Patton | 3-2 |
| 18:02 | Santa Clara | Chris Turner comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 3-2 |
| 18:01 | Santa Clara | Akim Kuklinski tips it home | 3-4 |
| 17:38 | Gardner-Webb | Edward Patton can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 3-4 |
| 17:37 | Gardner-Webb | The offensive rebound goes to Arthur Williams | 3-4 |
| 17:28 | Gardner-Webb | Orji Amezquita connects on the shot from the left block set up by Gregory Swords | 5-4 |
| 17:13 | Santa Clara | Chris Turner misses long on a floater from the right side | 5-4 |
| 17:11 | Gardner-Webb | Carl Plascencia snags the defensive board | 5-4 |
| 17:09 | Gardner-Webb | Edward Patton's pass is intercepted by Michael Freeman in the backcourt | 5-4 |
| 17:07 | Santa Clara | Michael Freeman lays it in | 5-6 |
| 17:00 | Gardner-Webb | Edward Patton hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Carl Plascencia | 8-6 |
| 16:53 | Santa Clara | Orji Amezquita swats the dunk try by Akim Kuklinski | 8-6 |
| 16:51 | Gardner-Webb | Carl Plascencia snags the defensive board | 8-6 |
| 16:49 | Gardner-Webb | Julius Johnson is called for the reach on Gregory Swords in the backcourt - foul #1 on Julius Johnson, team foul #1 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Brian Nelson (PG), Andrew Lawson (SG), Ferdinand Pena (SF), Richard Ternasky (PF), Garrett Harrington (C) Edward Patton, Gregory Swords, Carl Plascencia, Orji Amezquita, Arthur Williams | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Breazeale (PG), Charles Ross (SG), Von Piotrowski (SF), Anthony Kyle (PF), Ed Oberle (C) Michael Wilson, Michael Freeman, Chris Turner, Julius Johnson, Akim Kuklinski | |
| 16:34 | Gardner-Webb | Ferdinand Pena's floater is tipped away by Ed Oberle | 8-6 |
| 16:33 | Gardner-Webb | Garrett Harrington gets the offensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 16:24 | Gardner-Webb | Ferdinand Pena misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 8-6 |
| 16:23 | Santa Clara | Anthony Kyle pulls down the rebound | 8-6 |
| 16:09 | Santa Clara | Charles Ross double dribbles | 8-6 |
| 15:53 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Nelson misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 8-6 |
| 15:51 | Gardner-Webb | Garrett Harrington pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-6 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Brian Nelson (fresh) SG - Andrew Lawson (fresh) SF - Ferdinand Pena (fresh) PF - Richard Ternasky (fresh) C - Garrett Harrington (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - James Breazeale (fresh) SG - Charles Ross (fresh) SF - Von Piotrowski (fresh) PF - Anthony Kyle (fresh) C - Ed Oberle (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Nelson misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-6 |
| 15:28 | Santa Clara | Von Piotrowski grabs the board | 8-6 |
| 15:07 | Santa Clara | Von Piotrowski comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ferdinand Pena - foul #1 on Ferdinand Pena, team foul #1 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Edward Patton (PG), Carl Plascencia (SF), Orji Amezquita (PF), Arthur Williams (C) Andrew Lawson, Ferdinand Pena, Richard Ternasky, Garrett Harrington | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joseph Body (PG), Michael Freeman (SG), Nelson Lagrone (PF), Akim Kuklinski (C) James Breazeale, Charles Ross, Anthony Kyle, Ed Oberle | |
| 15:07 | Santa Clara | Von Piotrowski misses the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 15:07 | Santa Clara | Von Piotrowski misses the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| 15:07 | Gardner-Webb | Orji Amezquita gets the rebound | 8-6 |
| 14:50 | Gardner-Webb | Carl Plascencia is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 8-6 |
| 14:49 | Santa Clara | Joseph Body gets the rebound | 8-6 |
| 14:24 | Santa Clara | Michael Freeman buries a 3 from the right wing | 8-9 |
| 14:06 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Nelson is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Edward Patton | 11-9 |
| 13:49 | Santa Clara | Akim Kuklinski is hacked by Arthur Williams - foul #1 on Arthur Williams, team foul #2 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Swords (SG), Richard Ternasky (C) Brian Nelson, Arthur Williams | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Wilson (PG), James Breazeale (SF), Ed Oberle (PF) Joseph Body, Von Piotrowski, Nelson Lagrone | |
| 13:40 | Santa Clara | Michael Wilson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 11-9 |
| 13:38 | Gardner-Webb | Edward Patton pulls down the rebound | 11-9 |
| 13:27 | Gardner-Webb | Edward Patton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-9 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Anthony Kyle (PF) Akim Kuklinski | |
| 13:10 | Santa Clara | Michael Wilson misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 11-9 |
| 13:08 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Ternasky grabs the defensive rebound | 11-9 |
| 12:50 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Wilson is called for the reach on Edward Patton - foul #1 on Michael Wilson, team foul #2 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ferdinand Pena (SF), Garrett Harrington (C) Carl Plascencia, Orji Amezquita | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Chris Turner (SF), Julius Johnson (PF) Michael Freeman, Ed Oberle | |
| 12:41 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Swords misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 11-9 |
| 12:39 | Gardner-Webb | Garrett Harrington tips it home | 13-9 |
| 12:37 | Santa Clara | The refs have stopped play. Anthony Kyle is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's grabbing his arm. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 13-9 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Orji Amezquita (PF) Richard Ternasky | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Charles Ross (SG), Akim Kuklinski (C) James Breazeale, Anthony Kyle | |
| 12:28 | Santa Clara | Charles Ross misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 13-9 |
| 12:27 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Garrett Harrington | 13-9 |
| 12:22 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Swords is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Edward Patton | 15-9 |
| 12:15 | Santa Clara | Akim Kuklinski misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 15-9 |
| 12:14 | Gardner-Webb | Ferdinand Pena snags the defensive board | 15-9 |
| 12:04 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Swords misses the wide open 3 pointer from straight away | 15-9 |
| 12:03 | Gardner-Webb | Ferdinand Pena pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-9 |
| 11:41 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Wilson is called for the reach on Edward Patton - foul #2 on Michael Wilson, team foul #3 | 15-9 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Brian Nelson (PG), Andrew Lawson (SG), Carl Plascencia (SF), Arthur Williams (C) Edward Patton, Gregory Swords, Orji Amezquita, Garrett Harrington | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joseph Body (PG), Michael Freeman (SG), James Breazeale (SF), Ed Oberle (PF), Nelson Lagrone (C) Michael Wilson, Charles Ross, Chris Turner, Julius Johnson, Akim Kuklinski | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Brian Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Andrew Lawson (fresh) SF - Carl Plascencia (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ferdinand Pena (fresh) 2 reb. C - Arthur Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Joseph Body (fresh) SG - Michael Freeman (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Breazeale (fresh) PF - Ed Oberle (fresh) C - Nelson Lagrone (fresh) | |
| 11:28 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Williams is open and scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Carl Plascencia | 17-9 |
| 11:11 | Santa Clara | James Breazeale clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 17-9 |
| 11:09 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Williams grabs the board | 17-9 |
| 11:05 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Williams is hacked by Michael Freeman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Freeman, team foul #4 | 17-9 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Richard Ternasky (PF) Ferdinand Pena | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 10:49 | Gardner-Webb | Brian Nelson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 17-9 |
| 10:47 | Santa Clara | Ed Oberle snags the defensive board | 17-9 |
| 10:31 | Santa Clara | Michael Freeman connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 17-12 |
| 10:28 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Freeman is called for the reach on Andrew Lawson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Freeman, team foul #5 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ferdinand Pena (SF) Carl Plascencia | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Charles Ross (SG), Julius Johnson (PF), Akim Kuklinski (C) Michael Freeman, James Breazeale, Ed Oberle | |
| 10:18 | Gardner-Webb | Ferdinand Pena misses the easy layup | 17-12 |
| 10:16 | Gardner-Webb | Ferdinand Pena tips it home | 19-12 |
| 10:00 | Santa Clara | Julius Johnson's layup is rejected by Ferdinand Pena | 19-12 |
| 09:59 | Gardner-Webb | Ferdinand Pena gets the rebound | 19-12 |
| 09:33 | Gardner-Webb | Ferdinand Pena comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Nelson Lagrone - foul #1 on Nelson Lagrone, team foul #6 | 19-12 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Edward Patton (PG), Gregory Swords (SG), Orji Amezquita (PF), Garrett Harrington (C) Brian Nelson, Andrew Lawson, Richard Ternasky, Arthur Williams | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Breazeale (PG), Von Piotrowski (SG), Chris Turner (SF), Anthony Kyle (PF) Joseph Body, Charles Ross, Nelson Lagrone, Julius Johnson | |
| 09:33 | Gardner-Webb | Ferdinand Pena misses the 1st free throw | 19-12 |
| 09:33 | Gardner-Webb | Ferdinand Pena misses the 2nd free throw | 19-12 |
| 09:33 | Santa Clara | Anthony Kyle snags the defensive board | 19-12 |
| 09:24 | Santa Clara | Von Piotrowski clanks a floater from the right side | 19-12 |
| 09:23 | Gardner-Webb | Ferdinand Pena snags the defensive board | 19-12 |
| 09:07 | Gardner-Webb | Edward Patton misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the right corner | 19-12 |
| 09:06 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Anthony Kyle | 19-12 |
| 09:02 | Santa Clara | Chris Turner is called for traveling | 19-12 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Carl Plascencia (SF) Ferdinand Pena | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 08:38 | Gardner-Webb | Carl Plascencia misses the easy open layup | 19-12 |
| 08:36 | Santa Clara | Chris Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 19-12 |
| 08:12 | Santa Clara | James Breazeale drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 19-15 |
| 07:48 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Swords misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Anthony Kyle - foul #1 on Anthony Kyle, team foul #7 | 19-15 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Brian Nelson (PG), Richard Ternasky (C) Edward Patton, Garrett Harrington | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Charles Ross (SG), Julius Johnson (PF), Ed Oberle (C) Von Piotrowski, Anthony Kyle, Akim Kuklinski | |
| 07:48 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Swords makes the 1st free throw | 20-15 |
| 07:48 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Swords misses the 2nd free throw | 20-15 |
| 07:48 | Santa Clara | Julius Johnson gets the rebound | 20-15 |
| 07:23 | Santa Clara | Chris Turner clanks a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Carl Plascencia - foul #1 on Carl Plascencia, team foul #3 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Andrew Lawson (SG), Arthur Williams (C) Gregory Swords, Orji Amezquita | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joseph Body (PG) James Breazeale | |
| 07:23 | Santa Clara | Chris Turner makes the 1st free throw | 20-16 |
| 07:23 | Santa Clara | Chris Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 20-17 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Brian Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Andrew Lawson (fresh) SF - Carl Plascencia (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Richard Ternasky (fresh) C - Arthur Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Joseph Body (fresh) SG - Charles Ross (fresh) SF - Chris Turner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Julius Johnson (fresh) C - Ed Oberle (fresh) | |
| 07:14 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Williams misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 20-17 |
| 07:12 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Ternasky gets the offensive rebound | 20-17 |
| 06:54 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Williams is hacked by Julius Johnson - foul #2 on Julius Johnson, team foul #8 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ferdinand Pena (SF) Carl Plascencia | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Nelson Lagrone (SF), Akim Kuklinski (C) Chris Turner, Julius Johnson | |
| 06:54 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Williams makes the 1st free throw | 21-17 |
| 06:54 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 21-17 |
| 06:54 | Santa Clara | Akim Kuklinski snags the defensive board | 21-17 |
| 06:25 | Santa Clara | Ed Oberle blows the layup | 21-17 |
| 06:24 | Gardner-Webb | Ferdinand Pena grabs the board | 21-17 |
| 06:12 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Williams misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 21-17 |
| 06:11 | Santa Clara | Nelson Lagrone snags the defensive board | 21-17 |
| 05:53 | Santa Clara | Akim Kuklinski's pass is intercepted by Brian Nelson | 21-17 |
| 05:41 | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Williams knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Brian Nelson | 23-17 |
| 05:26 | Santa Clara | Joseph Body comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Brian Nelson - foul #1 on Brian Nelson, team foul #4 | 23-17 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Edward Patton (PG), Gregory Swords (SG), Carl Plascencia (SF), Orji Amezquita (PF), Garrett Harrington (C) Brian Nelson, Andrew Lawson, Ferdinand Pena, Richard Ternasky, Arthur Williams | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Breazeale (SG), Chris Turner (SF), Anthony Kyle (PF) Charles Ross, Nelson Lagrone, Ed Oberle | |
| 05:26 | Santa Clara | Joseph Body misses the 1st free throw | 23-17 |
| 05:26 | Santa Clara | Joseph Body makes the 2nd free throw | 23-18 |
| 05:00 | Gardner-Webb | Edward Patton scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-18 |
| 04:56 | Santa Clara | James Breazeale misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 26-18 |
| 04:54 | Gardner-Webb | Carl Plascencia snags the defensive board | 26-18 |
| 04:40 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Swords makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Edward Patton and the foul's on James Breazeale - foul #1 on James Breazeale, team foul #9 | 29-18 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Von Piotrowski (SG) Joseph Body | |
| 04:40 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Swords makes the free throw | 30-18 |
| 04:15 | Santa Clara | James Breazeale is fouled on the floor by Edward Patton - foul #1 on Edward Patton, team foul #5 | 30-18 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Williams (C) Garrett Harrington | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Nelson Lagrone (SF) Chris Turner | |
| 04:05 | Santa Clara | Anthony Kyle misses the easy layup | 30-18 |
| 04:03 | Santa Clara | Nelson Lagrone grabs the offensive board | 30-18 |
| 03:45 | Santa Clara | Von Piotrowski is whistled for a carry | 30-18 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Brian Nelson (SG) Gregory Swords | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Wilson (PG), Michael Freeman (SG), Julius Johnson (PF), Ed Oberle (C) James Breazeale, Von Piotrowski, Anthony Kyle, Akim Kuklinski | |
| 03:27 | Gardner-Webb | Edward Patton misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-18 |
| 03:25 | Santa Clara | Nelson Lagrone grabs the board | 30-18 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Edward Patton (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brian Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Plascencia (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Orji Amezquita (fresh) 2 pts. C - Arthur Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Michael Wilson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Freeman (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Nelson Lagrone (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Julius Johnson (fresh) C - Ed Oberle (fresh) | |
| 03:18 | Santa Clara | Michael Freeman comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Brian Nelson - foul #2 on Brian Nelson, team foul #6 | 30-18 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Andrew Lawson (SG), Ferdinand Pena (SF), Richard Ternasky (PF) Edward Patton, Carl Plascencia, Orji Amezquita | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 03:18 | Santa Clara | Michael Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 30-19 |
| 03:18 | Santa Clara | Michael Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 30-20 |
| 03:14 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Wilson steals the ball from Brian Nelson in the backcourt | 30-20 |
| 02:59 | Santa Clara | Michael Freeman hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but he's fouled by Arthur Williams - foul #2 on Arthur Williams, team foul #7 | 30-20 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Garrett Harrington (C) Arthur Williams | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Chris Turner (SF) Nelson Lagrone | |
| 02:59 | Santa Clara | Michael Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 30-21 |
| 02:59 | Santa Clara | Michael Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 30-22 |
| 02:45 | Gardner-Webb | Ferdinand Pena can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 30-22 |
| 02:43 | Santa Clara | Michael Freeman pulls down the rebound | 30-22 |
| 02:19 | Santa Clara | Chris Turner misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 30-22 |
| 02:17 | Gardner-Webb | Andrew Lawson snags the defensive board | 30-22 |
| 02:12 | Gardner-Webb | Andrew Lawson clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 30-22 |
| 02:11 | Santa Clara | Julius Johnson grabs the board | 30-22 |
| 01:51 | Santa Clara | Michael Wilson makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Ed Oberle | 30-25 |
| 01:35 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Ternasky is called for traveling | 30-25 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Edward Patton (PG), Gregory Swords (SG), Carl Plascencia (SF), Orji Amezquita (C) Brian Nelson, Andrew Lawson, Richard Ternasky, Garrett Harrington | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Breazeale (PG), Von Piotrowski (SF), Anthony Kyle (PF), Nelson Lagrone (C) Michael Wilson, Chris Turner, Julius Johnson, Ed Oberle | |
| 01:25 | Santa Clara | Nelson Lagrone can't connect on a floater from the right side | 30-25 |
| 01:24 | Santa Clara | The offensive rebound goes to Von Piotrowski | 30-25 |
| 01:13 | Santa Clara | The jump hook by Von Piotrowski is blocked by Orji Amezquita | 30-25 |
| 01:12 | Santa Clara | Anthony Kyle tips it but misses | 30-25 |
| 01:11 | Gardner-Webb | Ferdinand Pena grabs the board | 30-25 |
| 01:04 | Gardner-Webb | Ferdinand Pena is hacked by Von Piotrowski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Von Piotrowski, team foul #10 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Charles Ross (SG), Akim Kuklinski (C) Michael Freeman, Nelson Lagrone | |
| 01:04 | Gardner-Webb | Ferdinand Pena makes the 1st free throw | 31-25 |
| 01:04 | Gardner-Webb | Ferdinand Pena misses the 2nd free throw | 31-25 |
| 01:04 | Santa Clara | Anthony Kyle pulls down the rebound | 31-25 |
| 00:47 | Santa Clara | Akim Kuklinski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-25 |
| 00:46 | Gardner-Webb | Ferdinand Pena gets the rebound | 31-25 |
| 00:44 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Swords is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 31-25 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Arthur Williams (C) Ferdinand Pena | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 00:30 | Santa Clara | Charles Ross knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by James Breazeale | 31-28 |
| 00:03 | Gardner-Webb | Orji Amezquita misses the shot near the basket but he's hacked by Anthony Kyle - foul #2 on Anthony Kyle, team foul #11 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Wilson (PG), Michael Freeman (SG), Nelson Lagrone (PF) Charles Ross, Von Piotrowski, Anthony Kyle | |
| 00:03 | Gardner-Webb | Orji Amezquita makes the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 00:03 | Gardner-Webb | Orji Amezquita makes the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 00:00 | Santa Clara | Michael Wilson misses short on a halfcourt shot | 33-28 |