| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Lawrence Holleman (fresh) SG - Billy Hartsell (fresh) SF - Frank Hay (fresh) PF - Carlos Foust (fresh) C - Roger Gardner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Coleman Brown (fresh) SG - Hollis Johnson (fresh) SF - Nelson Murphy (fresh) PF - Gregory Mackey (fresh) C - Clyde Lancaster (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Santa Clara | Roger Gardner wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:48 | Santa Clara | Roger Gardner is hacked by Clyde Lancaster - foul #1 on Clyde Lancaster, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Santa Clara | Frank Hay misses the floater near the basket | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Niagara | Hollis Johnson snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Niagara | Nelson Murphy lays it in on a nice dish by Coleman Brown | 0-2 |
| 18:54 | Santa Clara | Billy Hartsell can't connect on a shot from the right side | 0-2 |
| 18:53 | Niagara | Gregory Mackey grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:48 | Niagara | Billy Hartsell is called for the reach on Hollis Johnson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Billy Hartsell, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:32 | Niagara | Nelson Murphy comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 18:30 | Santa Clara | Roger Gardner snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:23 | Santa Clara | Hollis Johnson steals it from Carlos Foust | 0-2 |
| 18:18 | Niagara | Coleman Brown banks in the layup set up by Hollis Johnson | 0-4 |
| 18:14 | Santa Clara | Lawrence Holleman is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 0-4 |
| 18:01 | Niagara | Nelson Murphy misses the wide open fadeaway from the free throw line | 0-4 |
| 18:00 | Niagara | Gregory Mackey hits the follow up shot | 0-6 |
| 17:38 | Santa Clara | Lawrence Holleman drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Billy Hartsell | 2-6 |
| 17:36 | Niagara | Lawrence Holleman is called for the reach on Gregory Mackey in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lawrence Holleman, team foul #2 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joseph Ross (PG), Kevin Brown (SG), Raymond Alba (PF), Ronald Smith (C) Lawrence Holleman, Billy Hartsell, Carlos Foust, Roger Gardner | |
| Subs | Niagara | Lance Beasley (PG), Christopher Stops (SG), Brandon Gibbs (SF), David Smith (PF), Rod Goehring (C) Coleman Brown, Hollis Johnson, Nelson Murphy, Gregory Mackey, Clyde Lancaster | |
| 17:26 | Niagara | Christopher Stops buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Lance Beasley | 2-9 |
| 17:24 | Santa Clara | Brandon Gibbs is called for the reach on Frank Hay in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brandon Gibbs, team foul #2 | 2-9 |
| 17:11 | Santa Clara | Kevin Brown misses long on an open floater from the free throw line | 2-9 |
| 17:10 | Niagara | David Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 2-9 |
| 17:05 | Niagara | Ronald Smith denies the turnaround by Lance Beasley | 2-9 |
| 17:04 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Ronald Smith | 2-9 |
| 16:57 | Santa Clara | Ronald Smith drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Joseph Ross | 5-9 |
| 16:44 | Niagara | Lance Beasley is fouled on the floor by Joseph Ross - foul #1 on Joseph Ross, team foul #3 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Lawrence Holleman (PG), Wayne Altman (SG), Anthony Snipes (C) Joseph Ross, Kevin Brown, Ronald Smith | |
| Subs | Niagara | Coleman Brown (PG), Nelson Murphy (SF), Willy Purifoy (C) Christopher Stops, Brandon Gibbs, Rod Goehring | |
| 16:30 | Niagara | Nelson Murphy misses badly on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Frank Hay - foul #1 on Frank Hay, team foul #4 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Carlos Foust (PF) Raymond Alba | |
| Subs | Niagara | Hollis Johnson (SG), Gregory Mackey (PF) Lance Beasley, David Smith | |
| 16:30 | Niagara | Nelson Murphy misses the 1st free throw | 5-9 |
| 16:30 | Niagara | Nelson Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 5-10 |
| 16:23 | Santa Clara | Frank Hay can't connect on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Nelson Murphy - foul #1 on Nelson Murphy, team foul #3 | 5-10 |
| 16:23 | Santa Clara | Frank Hay makes the 1st free throw | 6-10 |
| 16:23 | Santa Clara | Frank Hay makes the 2nd free throw | 7-10 |
| 16:12 | Niagara | Gregory Mackey misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 7-10 |
| 16:10 | Niagara | Coleman Brown hits the follow up shot | 7-12 |
| 15:51 | Santa Clara | Carlos Foust's pass is intercepted by Coleman Brown | 7-12 |
| 15:46 | Niagara | Nelson Murphy lays it up and in on a great pass from Coleman Brown | 7-14 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Lawrence Holleman (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Wayne Altman (fairly fresh) SF - Frank Hay (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Carlos Foust (fairly fresh) C - Anthony Snipes (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Coleman Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Hollis Johnson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Nelson Murphy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gregory Mackey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Willy Purifoy (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Santa Clara | Lawrence Holleman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-14 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joseph Ross (PG), Kevin Brown (SG), Raymond Alba (SF), Ronald Smith (C) Lawrence Holleman, Wayne Altman, Frank Hay, Anthony Snipes | |
| Subs | Niagara | Lucas Rogowski (PG), Clyde Lancaster (C) Coleman Brown, Willy Purifoy | |
| 15:15 | Niagara | Hollis Johnson misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 7-14 |
| 15:14 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Ronald Smith | 7-14 |
| 15:09 | Santa Clara | Kevin Brown is hacked by Hollis Johnson - foul #1 on Hollis Johnson, team foul #4 | 7-14 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Frank Hay (SF), Roger Gardner (C) Carlos Foust, Ronald Smith | |
| Subs | Niagara | Lance Beasley (PG), Christopher Stops (SG), David Smith (PF) Lucas Rogowski, Hollis Johnson, Gregory Mackey | |
| 15:01 | Santa Clara | Roger Gardner misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 7-14 |
| 15:00 | Niagara | Nelson Murphy grabs the defensive rebound | 7-14 |
| 14:58 | Niagara | Nelson Murphy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-14 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Billy Hartsell (SG) Kevin Brown | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 14:33 | Santa Clara | Roger Gardner can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 7-14 |
| 14:31 | Santa Clara | Roger Gardner snags the offensive board | 7-14 |
| 14:24 | Santa Clara | Frank Hay is fouled on the floor by Nelson Murphy - foul #2 on Nelson Murphy, team foul #5 | 7-14 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Lawrence Holleman (PG), Carlos Foust (PF) Joseph Ross, Frank Hay | |
| Subs | Niagara | Lucas Rogowski (PG), Hollis Johnson (SG), Brandon Gibbs (SF), Gregory Mackey (PF), Rod Goehring (C) Lance Beasley, Christopher Stops, Nelson Murphy, David Smith, Clyde Lancaster | |
| 14:12 | Santa Clara | Raymond Alba misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 7-14 |
| 14:11 | Santa Clara | Carlos Foust misses the tip | 7-14 |
| 14:10 | Santa Clara | Carlos Foust grabs the offensive board | 7-14 |
| 14:05 | Santa Clara | Billy Hartsell connects on the open 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Lawrence Holleman | 10-14 |
| 13:40 | Niagara | Gregory Mackey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-14 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kevin Brown (SG), Frank Hay (SF), Ronald Smith (C) Billy Hartsell, Raymond Alba, Roger Gardner | |
| Subs | Niagara | Coleman Brown (PG), David Smith (PF), Clyde Lancaster (C) Lucas Rogowski, Gregory Mackey, Rod Goehring | |
| 13:36 | Santa Clara | Kevin Brown is hacked by Hollis Johnson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Hollis Johnson, team foul #6 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joseph Ross (PG) Lawrence Holleman | |
| Subs | Niagara | Christopher Stops (SG) Hollis Johnson | |
| 13:19 | Santa Clara | Ronald Smith misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 10-14 |
| 13:18 | Niagara | David Smith pulls down the rebound | 10-14 |
| 13:05 | Niagara | Christopher Stops is hacked by Carlos Foust - foul #1 on Carlos Foust, team foul #5 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Wayne Altman (SG), Raymond Alba (PF) Joseph Ross, Carlos Foust | |
| Subs | Niagara | Willy Purifoy (PF) Clyde Lancaster | |
| 12:48 | Niagara | David Smith is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Coleman Brown | 10-16 |
| 12:29 | Santa Clara | Kevin Brown is open but misses the lay-in | 10-16 |
| 12:27 | Niagara | Brandon Gibbs grabs the board | 10-16 |
| 12:15 | Niagara | Coleman Brown misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 10-16 |
| 12:14 | Santa Clara | Ronald Smith gets the rebound | 10-16 |
| 12:12 | Santa Clara | Raymond Alba travels in the backcourt | 10-16 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Lawrence Holleman (PG), Joseph Ross (SG), Anthony Snipes (PF), Roger Gardner (C) Kevin Brown, Wayne Altman, Raymond Alba, Ronald Smith | |
| Subs | Niagara | Lucas Rogowski (PG), Lance Beasley (SG), Gregory Mackey (PF), Clyde Lancaster (C) Coleman Brown, Christopher Stops, Willy Purifoy, David Smith | |
| 11:47 | Niagara | The jump hook by Lance Beasley is blocked by Roger Gardner | 10-16 |
| 11:45 | Niagara | Clyde Lancaster tips it but misses | 10-16 |
| 11:44 | Niagara | Lucas Rogowski tips it back up and in | 10-18 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Lawrence Holleman (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Ross (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Frank Hay (tired) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Snipes (fresh) C - Roger Gardner (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Lucas Rogowski (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Lance Beasley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brandon Gibbs (tiring) PF - Gregory Mackey (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Clyde Lancaster (tiring) | |
| 11:30 | Santa Clara | Anthony Snipes comes up short on the shot in the lane but he's hacked by Lucas Rogowski - foul #1 on Lucas Rogowski, team foul #7 | 10-18 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Billy Hartsell (SG), Raymond Alba (SF), Carlos Foust (PF) Joseph Ross, Frank Hay, Roger Gardner | |
| Subs | Niagara | Coleman Brown (PG), Christopher Stops (SF), David Smith (C) Lucas Rogowski, Brandon Gibbs, Clyde Lancaster | |
| 11:30 | Santa Clara | Anthony Snipes misses the 1st free throw | 10-18 |
| 11:30 | Santa Clara | Anthony Snipes makes the 2nd free throw | 11-18 |
| 11:28 | Niagara | Gregory Mackey is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gregory Mackey, team foul #8 | 11-18 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Roger Gardner (C) Anthony Snipes | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 11:11 | Santa Clara | Raymond Alba comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 11-18 |
| 11:09 | Niagara | Gregory Mackey gets the rebound | 11-18 |
| 10:54 | Niagara | David Smith is fouled on the floor by Carlos Foust - foul #2 on Carlos Foust, team foul #6 | 11-18 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joseph Ross (PG), Ronald Smith (PF) Lawrence Holleman, Carlos Foust | |
| Subs | Niagara | Brandon Gibbs (SF), Rod Goehring (C) Lance Beasley, David Smith | |
| 10:29 | Niagara | Coleman Brown misses short on an open floater from the right wing | 11-18 |
| 10:27 | Santa Clara | Ronald Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 11-18 |
| 10:13 | Santa Clara | Ronald Smith clanks a 3 from the right corner | 11-18 |
| 10:12 | Niagara | Coleman Brown grabs the board | 11-18 |
| 09:59 | Niagara | Christopher Stops scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Coleman Brown | 11-21 |
| 09:46 | Santa Clara | Roger Gardner is hacked by Rod Goehring - foul #1 on Rod Goehring, team foul #9 | 11-21 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kevin Brown (PG), Wayne Altman (SG), Frank Hay (SF), Anthony Snipes (PF) Joseph Ross, Billy Hartsell, Raymond Alba, Ronald Smith | |
| Subs | Niagara | Lucas Rogowski (PG), Lance Beasley (SG), David Smith (SF), Willy Purifoy (PF), Clyde Lancaster (C) Coleman Brown, Christopher Stops, Brandon Gibbs, Gregory Mackey, Rod Goehring | |
| 09:46 | Santa Clara | Roger Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 12-21 |
| 09:46 | Santa Clara | Roger Gardner misses the 2nd free throw | 12-21 |
| 09:46 | Niagara | Clyde Lancaster gets the rebound | 12-21 |
| 09:44 | Niagara | Lucas Rogowski is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 12-21 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Ronald Smith (C) Roger Gardner | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 09:26 | Santa Clara | Wayne Altman's layup is rejected by Willy Purifoy | 12-21 |
| 09:24 | Santa Clara | Kevin Brown tips it but misses | 12-21 |
| 09:23 | Niagara | David Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 12-21 |
| 09:10 | Niagara | Lance Beasley loses the ball out of bounds | 12-21 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Lawrence Holleman (PG), Raymond Alba (PF) Kevin Brown, Ronald Smith | |
| Subs | Niagara | Coleman Brown (PG), Brandon Gibbs (SF) Lucas Rogowski, Willy Purifoy | |
| 09:05 | Santa Clara | Frank Hay's pass is intercepted by Coleman Brown in the backcourt | 12-21 |
| 08:40 | Niagara | David Smith banks in the layup | 12-23 |
| 08:21 | Santa Clara | Frank Hay hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 12-23 |
| 08:20 | Niagara | David Smith snags the defensive board | 12-23 |
| 08:07 | Niagara | Coleman Brown is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 12-23 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joseph Ross (PG), Kevin Brown (SG), Ronald Smith (PF), Roger Gardner (C) Lawrence Holleman, Wayne Altman, Raymond Alba, Anthony Snipes | |
| Subs | Niagara | Christopher Stops (SG), Gregory Mackey (PF), Rod Goehring (C) Lance Beasley, Brandon Gibbs, Clyde Lancaster | |
| 07:56 | Santa Clara | Kevin Brown misses short on an open 3pt shot from the left corner | 12-23 |
| 07:54 | Niagara | Rod Goehring gets the rebound | 12-23 |
| 07:49 | Niagara | David Smith is denied on a layup by Ronald Smith | 12-23 |
| 07:48 | Niagara | Christopher Stops pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-23 |
| 07:32 | Niagara | Roger Gardner picks off the pass by Coleman Brown | 12-23 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Joseph Ross (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin Brown (fairly fresh) SF - Frank Hay (very tired) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Smith (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Roger Gardner (tired) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Coleman Brown (tiring) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Stops (tired) 6 pts. SF - David Smith (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gregory Mackey (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Rod Goehring (tiring) | |
| 07:18 | Santa Clara | Kevin Brown hits a wide open 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Roger Gardner | 15-23 |
| 07:18 | Niagara | Niagara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 15-23 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Raymond Alba (PF) Roger Gardner | |
| Subs | Niagara | Lucas Rogowski (PG), Lance Beasley (SG), Willy Purifoy (C) Coleman Brown, David Smith, Rod Goehring | |
| 07:09 | Niagara | Christopher Stops clanks a shot from the left side | 15-23 |
| 07:07 | Niagara | Gregory Mackey tips it home | 15-25 |
| 06:42 | Santa Clara | Kevin Brown misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 15-25 |
| 06:40 | Santa Clara | The offensive rebound goes to Raymond Alba | 15-25 |
| 06:22 | Santa Clara | Ronald Smith connects on the shot from the right side on a great pass from Kevin Brown | 17-25 |
| 06:03 | Niagara | Gregory Mackey comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 17-25 |
| 06:02 | Santa Clara | Frank Hay pulls down the rebound | 17-25 |
| 05:41 | Santa Clara | Ronald Smith misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Gregory Mackey - foul #2 on Gregory Mackey, team foul #10 | 17-25 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Lawrence Holleman (PG), Wayne Altman (SG), Anthony Snipes (PF), Roger Gardner (C) Joseph Ross, Kevin Brown, Frank Hay, Raymond Alba | |
| Subs | Niagara | Coleman Brown (PG), Brandon Gibbs (SF), David Smith (PF), Clyde Lancaster (C) Lucas Rogowski, Christopher Stops, Gregory Mackey, Willy Purifoy | |
| 05:41 | Santa Clara | Ronald Smith makes the 1st free throw | 18-25 |
| 05:41 | Santa Clara | Ronald Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 18-25 |
| 05:41 | Santa Clara | Roger Gardner grabs the offensive board | 18-25 |
| 05:26 | Santa Clara | Lawrence Holleman can't finish the layup | 18-25 |
| 05:25 | Niagara | Coleman Brown grabs the board | 18-25 |
| 05:07 | Niagara | Coleman Brown is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Coleman Brown, team foul #11 | 18-25 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Raymond Alba (SF) Ronald Smith | |
| Subs | Niagara | Rod Goehring (PF) Brandon Gibbs | |
| 04:39 | Santa Clara | Lawrence Holleman misses long on an open jumpshot from the right side | 18-25 |
| 04:38 | Niagara | Clyde Lancaster grabs the board | 18-25 |
| 04:23 | Niagara | David Smith misses badly on the uncontested shot in the paint | 18-25 |
| 04:22 | Santa Clara | Wayne Altman grabs the defensive rebound | 18-25 |
| 04:18 | Santa Clara | Raymond Alba hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but the foul's on David Smith - foul #1 on David Smith, team foul #12 | 18-25 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Billy Hartsell (SG), Frank Hay (SF) Wayne Altman, Anthony Snipes | |
| Subs | Niagara | Christopher Stops (SG), Brandon Gibbs (SF) Lance Beasley, Clyde Lancaster | |
| 04:18 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 18-25 |
| 04:18 | Santa Clara | Raymond Alba misses the 1st free throw | 18-25 |
| 04:18 | Santa Clara | Raymond Alba makes the 2nd free throw | 19-25 |
| 04:16 | Niagara | Rod Goehring throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-25 |
| 03:54 | Santa Clara | Lawrence Holleman comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Brandon Gibbs - foul #2 on Brandon Gibbs, team foul #13 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kevin Brown (SG), Carlos Foust (PF) Billy Hartsell, Raymond Alba | |
| Subs | Niagara | Lucas Rogowski (PG), Hollis Johnson (SG), Nelson Murphy (SF), Gregory Mackey (PF), Willy Purifoy (C) Coleman Brown, Christopher Stops, Brandon Gibbs, David Smith, Rod Goehring | |
| 03:54 | Santa Clara | Lawrence Holleman misses the 1st free throw | 19-25 |
| 03:54 | Santa Clara | Lawrence Holleman makes the 2nd free throw | 20-25 |
| 03:33 | Niagara | Gregory Mackey hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the left corner | 20-25 |
| 03:32 | Santa Clara | Frank Hay grabs the board | 20-25 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Lawrence Holleman (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Hay (very tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carlos Foust (fresh) 2 reb. C - Roger Gardner (tired) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Lucas Rogowski (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Hollis Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Nelson Murphy (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gregory Mackey (tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Willy Purifoy (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:09 | Santa Clara | Willy Purifoy swats the short shot by Roger Gardner | 20-25 |
| 03:08 | Niagara | Willy Purifoy grabs the defensive rebound | 20-25 |
| 02:39 | Niagara | Lucas Rogowski comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Lawrence Holleman - foul #2 on Lawrence Holleman, team foul #7 | 20-25 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joseph Ross (PG), Wayne Altman (SG), Raymond Alba (SF), Anthony Snipes (C) Lawrence Holleman, Kevin Brown, Frank Hay, Roger Gardner | |
| Subs | Niagara | David Smith (PF), Clyde Lancaster (C) Gregory Mackey, Willy Purifoy | |
| 02:39 | Niagara | Lucas Rogowski makes the 1st free throw | 20-26 |
| 02:39 | Niagara | Lucas Rogowski misses the 2nd free throw | 20-26 |
| 02:39 | Santa Clara | Anthony Snipes grabs the board | 20-26 |
| 02:12 | Santa Clara | Joseph Ross misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 20-26 |
| 02:11 | Santa Clara | Raymond Alba grabs the offensive rebound | 20-26 |
| 01:53 | Santa Clara | Joseph Ross hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Lucas Rogowski - foul #2 on Lucas Rogowski, team foul #14 | 20-26 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Ronald Smith (C) Anthony Snipes | |
| Subs | Niagara | Coleman Brown (PG), Rod Goehring (PF) Lucas Rogowski, Clyde Lancaster | |
| 01:53 | Santa Clara | Joseph Ross makes the 1st free throw | 21-26 |
| 01:53 | Santa Clara | Joseph Ross misses the 2nd free throw | 21-26 |
| 01:53 | Santa Clara | Ronald Smith grabs the offensive board | 21-26 |
| 01:48 | Santa Clara | Joseph Ross connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-26 |
| 01:27 | Niagara | Coleman Brown clanks a shot from the left block | 24-26 |
| 01:25 | Niagara | Nelson Murphy grabs the offensive board | 24-26 |
| 01:09 | Niagara | Nelson Murphy's layup is rejected by Carlos Foust | 24-26 |
| 01:08 | Niagara | David Smith gets the offensive rebound | 24-26 |
| 00:59 | Niagara | David Smith hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 24-26 |
| 00:58 | Santa Clara | Carlos Foust snags the defensive board | 24-26 |
| 00:51 | Santa Clara | Raymond Alba misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on David Smith - foul #2 on David Smith, team foul #15 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Lawrence Holleman (PG), Billy Hartsell (SG), Anthony Snipes (C) Joseph Ross, Wayne Altman, Ronald Smith | |
| Subs | Niagara | Gregory Mackey (PF), Clyde Lancaster (C) Rod Goehring, David Smith | |
| 00:51 | Santa Clara | Raymond Alba makes the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 00:51 | Santa Clara | Raymond Alba misses the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 00:51 | Niagara | Gregory Mackey gets the rebound | 25-26 |
| 00:49 | Niagara | Billy Hartsell is called for the reach on Hollis Johnson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Billy Hartsell, team foul #8 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Frank Hay (SF) Raymond Alba | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 00:49 | Niagara | Hollis Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 00:49 | Niagara | Hollis Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 00:20 | Santa Clara | Frank Hay is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-28 |
| 00:19 | Niagara | Hollis Johnson gets the rebound | 25-28 |
| 00:05 | Niagara | Hollis Johnson hits a turnaround from the left block and he's hacked by Billy Hartsell - foul #3 on Billy Hartsell, team foul #9 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joseph Ross (PG), Kevin Brown (SG), Ronald Smith (C) Lawrence Holleman, Billy Hartsell, Anthony Snipes | |
| Subs | Niagara | Willy Purifoy (C) Clyde Lancaster | |
| 00:05 | Niagara | Hollis Johnson misses the free throw | 25-30 |
| 00:05 | Santa Clara | Carlos Foust snags the defensive board | 25-30 |
| 00:00 | Santa Clara | Frank Hay clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-30 |