| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Clayton Carpenter (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edgar Buch (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Cooley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Shawn Bolton (fresh) 3 reb. C - Russell Kleckner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Josh Barnes (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Grady Wells (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Mike Brown (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Andre Triplett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ernest Vara (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Santa Clara | James Cooley inbounds the ball | 34-32 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Santa Clara | Edgar Buch can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-32 |
| 19:41 | San Jose State | Mike Brown gets the rebound | 34-32 |
| 19:38 | San Jose State | Grady Wells throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-32 |
| 19:22 | Santa Clara | Edgar Buch loses the dribble to Josh Barnes | 34-32 |
| 19:03 | San Jose State | Josh Barnes's pass is intercepted by Shawn Bolton | 34-32 |
| 18:36 | Santa Clara | Edgar Buch drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Clayton Carpenter | 37-32 |
| 18:17 | San Jose State | Josh Barnes is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Mike Brown | 37-35 |
| 17:56 | Santa Clara | The jump hook by Shawn Bolton is blocked by Ernest Vara | 37-35 |
| 17:55 | San Jose State | The rebound goes to Ernest Vara | 37-35 |
| 17:31 | San Jose State | Ernest Vara makes the wide open turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Josh Barnes | 37-37 |
| 17:21 | Santa Clara | Russell Kleckner misses the easy layup | 37-37 |
| 17:19 | San Jose State | Grady Wells pulls down the rebound | 37-37 |
| 16:57 | San Jose State | Ernest Vara misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 37-37 |
| 16:56 | San Jose State | Josh Barnes tips it but misses | 37-37 |
| 16:54 | Santa Clara | Edgar Buch grabs the board | 37-37 |
| 16:50 | Santa Clara | James Cooley misses the easy layup | 37-37 |
| 16:49 | San Jose State | Grady Wells grabs the board | 37-37 |
| 16:36 | San Jose State | Grady Wells scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Josh Barnes | 37-40 |
| 16:30 | Santa Clara | James Cooley makes the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Shawn Bolton | 39-40 |
| 16:09 | San Jose State | Andre Triplett hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the right block | 39-40 |
| 16:07 | Santa Clara | Shawn Bolton gets the rebound | 39-40 |
| 15:46 | Santa Clara | Russell Kleckner scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Edgar Buch | 41-40 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Clayton Carpenter (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edgar Buch (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Cooley (tiring) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Shawn Bolton (tiring) 4 reb. C - Russell Kleckner (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Josh Barnes (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Grady Wells (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Mike Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andre Triplett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ernest Vara (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:29 | San Jose State | Mike Brown misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 41-40 |
| 15:28 | Santa Clara | Shawn Bolton pulls down the rebound | 41-40 |
| 15:08 | Santa Clara | Clayton Carpenter drills a shot in the paint set up by Edgar Buch | 43-40 |
| 14:55 | San Jose State | Grady Wells misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 43-40 |
| 14:53 | San Jose State | Josh Barnes gets the offensive rebound | 43-40 |
| 14:37 | San Jose State | Mike Brown misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-40 |
| 14:36 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Clayton Carpenter | 43-40 |
| 14:16 | Santa Clara | Clayton Carpenter misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 43-40 |
| 14:15 | Santa Clara | Shawn Bolton can't tip it in | 43-40 |
| 14:13 | Santa Clara | James Cooley misses the tip | 43-40 |
| 14:12 | San Jose State | Andre Triplett pulls down the rebound | 43-40 |
| 14:08 | San Jose State | Josh Barnes is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Josh Barnes, team foul #1 | 43-40 |
| 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 Jose State | George Burner (PG), Elwood Johnson (SG), Steven Dalton (SF), Allan Beasley (PF), Carl Harris (C) Josh Barnes, Grady Wells, Mike Brown, Andre Triplett, Ernest Vara | |
| 13:51 | Santa Clara | Ronnie Glasgow comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 43-40 |
| 13:49 | San Jose State | Allan Beasley snags the defensive board | 43-40 |
| 13:29 | San Jose State | Carl Harris is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by George Burner | 43-43 |
| 13:09 | Santa Clara | Ronnie Glasgow double dribbles | 43-43 |
| 12:49 | San Jose State | Elwood Johnson hits the finger roll set up by George Burner | 43-45 |
| 12:38 | Santa Clara | James Chen knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ronnie Glasgow | 45-45 |
| 12:20 | San Jose State | Elwood Johnson's layup is rejected by James Chen | 45-45 |
| 12:18 | San Jose State | Steven Dalton pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-45 |
| 12:01 | San Jose State | Carl Harris drills a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Allan Beasley | 45-47 |
| 11:39 | Santa Clara | Huang-fu China is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Huang-fu China, team foul #1 | 45-47 |
| 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 Jose State | Josh Barnes (PG), Grady Wells (SG), Kenneth Hall (SF), Henry Harkness (PF), Ernest Vara (C) George Burner, Elwood Johnson, Steven Dalton, Allan Beasley, Carl Harris | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Gary Sherwood (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edgar Buch (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chad Kline (fresh) PF - Shawn Bolton (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Russell Kleckner (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Josh Barnes (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Grady Wells (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Kenneth Hall (fresh) PF - Henry Harkness (fresh) C - Ernest Vara (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:37 | San Jose State | Grady Wells is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Grady Wells, team foul #2 | 45-47 |
| 11:13 | Santa Clara | Edgar Buch scores on a floater from the left side | 47-47 |
| 10:59 | San Jose State | Kenneth Hall drills a shot from just outside the lane set up by Grady Wells | 47-49 |
| 10:52 | Santa Clara | Kenneth Hall picks off the pass by Chad Kline | 47-49 |
| 10:50 | San Jose State | Grady Wells is fouled in the backcourt by Edgar Buch - foul #3 on Edgar Buch, team foul #2 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Clayton Carpenter (PG) Gary Sherwood | |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| 10:38 | San Jose State | Kenneth Hall hits a wide open floater from the right wing on a great pass from Josh Barnes | 47-51 |
| 10:19 | Santa Clara | Edgar Buch is whistled for a carry | 47-51 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Huang-fu China (SG), James Chen (C) Edgar Buch, Russell Kleckner | |
| Subs | San Jose State | George Burner (SG), Steven Dalton (SF), Allan Beasley (C) Grady Wells, Kenneth Hall, Ernest Vara | |
| 10:04 | San Jose State | Allan Beasley misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 47-51 |
| 10:03 | Santa Clara | Clayton Carpenter snags the defensive board | 47-51 |
| 09:45 | Santa Clara | Huang-fu China hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 47-51 |
| 09:43 | Santa Clara | Clayton Carpenter pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-51 |
| 09:24 | Santa Clara | James Chen connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Shawn Bolton | 49-51 |
| 09:07 | San Jose State | Henry Harkness is alone and drills a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Josh Barnes | 49-53 |
| 08:48 | Santa Clara | Huang-fu China can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-53 |
| 08:47 | San Jose State | Josh Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 49-53 |
| 08:45 | San Jose State | Steven Dalton loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-53 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gary Sherwood (PG), Alberto Romano (SG), Ronnie Glasgow (SF), John O'Berry (PF), Russell Kleckner (C) Clayton Carpenter, Huang-fu China, Chad Kline, Shawn Bolton, James Chen | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Elwood Johnson (SG), Mike Brown (SF), Andre Triplett (PF) Josh Barnes, Steven Dalton, Henry Harkness | |
| 08:27 | Santa Clara | Alberto Romano clanks a floater from the right side | 49-53 |
| 08:25 | San Jose State | Allan Beasley pulls down the rebound | 49-53 |
| 08:12 | San Jose State | Mike Brown banks in the layup on a nice dish by George Burner | 49-55 |
| 07:47 | Santa Clara | Russell Kleckner hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on George Burner - foul #1 on George Burner, team foul #3 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Grady Wells (SG), Ernest Vara (C) George Burner, Allan Beasley | |
| 07:47 | Santa Clara | Russell Kleckner misses the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 07:47 | Santa Clara | Russell Kleckner makes the 2nd free throw | 50-55 |
| 07:21 | San Jose State | Andre Triplett scores on a shot from the left wing set up by Mike Brown | 50-57 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Gary Sherwood (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alberto Romano (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronnie Glasgow (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - John O'Berry (fairly fresh) C - Russell Kleckner (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Elwood Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Grady Wells (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SF - Mike Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andre Triplett (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Ernest Vara (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 06:56 | Santa Clara | Alberto Romano drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 52-57 |
| 06:41 | San Jose State | Elwood Johnson is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-57 |
| 06:39 | San Jose State | Elwood Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-57 |
| 06:30 | San Jose State | Grady Wells comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 52-57 |
| 06:29 | Santa Clara | Ronnie Glasgow snags the defensive board | 52-57 |
| 06:20 | Santa Clara | Ronnie Glasgow can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Mike Brown - foul #2 on Mike Brown, team foul #4 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Clayton Carpenter (PG), Edgar Buch (SG), Chad Kline (PF), James Chen (C) Gary Sherwood, Alberto Romano, John O'Berry, Russell Kleckner | |
| Subs | San Jose State | George Burner (PG), Steven Dalton (SF), Allan Beasley (PF) Elwood Johnson, Mike Brown, Andre Triplett | |
| 06:20 | Santa Clara | Ronnie Glasgow makes the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 06:20 | Santa Clara | Ronnie Glasgow misses the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| 06:20 | San Jose State | Allan Beasley gets the rebound | 53-57 |
| 05:56 | San Jose State | George Burner misses badly on the uncontested jumper from just outside the lane | 53-57 |
| 05:54 | San Jose State | Steven Dalton snags the offensive board | 53-57 |
| 05:32 | San Jose State | Clayton Carpenter steals the ball from George Burner | 53-57 |
| 05:24 | Santa Clara | Edgar Buch can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 53-57 |
| 05:22 | San Jose State | Ernest Vara grabs the defensive rebound | 53-57 |
| 05:20 | San Jose State | George Burner is fouled in the backcourt by Clayton Carpenter - foul #2 on Clayton Carpenter, team foul #3 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Cooley (SF), Shawn Bolton (PF) Ronnie Glasgow, Chad Kline | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Josh Barnes (PG), Carl Harris (C) Grady Wells, Ernest Vara | |
| 05:10 | San Jose State | George Burner can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 53-57 |
| 05:09 | Santa Clara | Shawn Bolton snags the defensive board | 53-57 |
| 04:50 | Santa Clara | Edgar Buch drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Clayton Carpenter | 56-57 |
| 04:42 | San Jose State | George Burner drills a jumper from the left side | 56-59 |
| 04:32 | Santa Clara | James Chen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Carl Harris - foul #1 on Carl Harris, team foul #5 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Alberto Romano (C) Shawn Bolton | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Elwood Johnson (SG), Henry Harkness (PF) George Burner, Allan Beasley | |
| 04:32 | Santa Clara | James Chen misses the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 04:32 | Santa Clara | James Chen makes the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 04:29 | San Jose State | Elwood Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Alberto Romano - foul #2 on Alberto Romano, team foul #4 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Huang-fu China (SG), Shawn Bolton (PF) Edgar Buch, James Chen | |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| 04:13 | San Jose State | Henry Harkness clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-59 |
| 04:11 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Alberto Romano | 57-59 |
| 03:53 | Santa Clara | James Cooley misses the 3 from the left wing | 57-59 |
| 03:51 | San Jose State | Henry Harkness gets the rebound | 57-59 |
| 03:47 | San Jose State | Clayton Carpenter is called for the reach on Josh Barnes in the backcourt - foul #3 on Clayton Carpenter, team foul #5 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gary Sherwood (PG), Chad Kline (PF) Clayton Carpenter, Shawn Bolton | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Mike Brown (SF), Andre Triplett (PF), Ernest Vara (C) Steven Dalton, Henry Harkness, Carl Harris | |
| 03:23 | San Jose State | Andre Triplett misses the wide open fadeaway from the left wing | 57-59 |
| 03:22 | San Jose State | Josh Barnes can't tip it in | 57-59 |
| 03:20 | San Jose State | Andre Triplett misses the tip | 57-59 |
| 03:18 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Alberto Romano | 57-59 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Gary Sherwood (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Huang-fu China (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Cooley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Chad Kline (fresh) C - Alberto Romano (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Josh Barnes (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. SG - Elwood Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mike Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andre Triplett (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Ernest Vara (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Santa Clara | Huang-fu China is hacked by Mike Brown - foul #3 on Mike Brown, team foul #6 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Edgar Buch (SG), John O'Berry (C) Gary Sherwood, Alberto Romano | |
| Subs | San Jose State | George Burner (PG), Grady Wells (SG) Josh Barnes, Elwood Johnson | |
| 02:58 | Santa Clara | Huang-fu China misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 57-59 |
| 02:56 | San Jose State | George Burner gets the rebound | 57-59 |
| 02:53 | San Jose State | George Burner loses the dribble to James Cooley in the backcourt | 57-59 |
| 02:40 | Santa Clara | James Cooley misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by George Burner - foul #2 on George Burner, team foul #7 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Clayton Carpenter (PG) Huang-fu China | |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| 02:40 | Santa Clara | James Cooley makes the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 02:40 | Santa Clara | James Cooley misses the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| 02:40 | San Jose State | Andre Triplett gets the rebound | 58-59 |
| 02:20 | San Jose State | Ernest Vara double dribbles | 58-59 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Ronnie Glasgow (SF), Russell Kleckner (C) James Cooley, Chad Kline | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Steven Dalton (SF), Allan Beasley (PF) Mike Brown, Andre Triplett | |
| 02:01 | Santa Clara | Russell Kleckner can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Allan Beasley - foul #1 on Allan Beasley, team foul #8 | 58-59 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Chen (PF) John O'Berry | |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| 02:01 | Santa Clara | Russell Kleckner makes the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 02:01 | Santa Clara | Russell Kleckner misses the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 02:01 | San Jose State | Allan Beasley grabs the board | 59-59 |
| 02:01 | San Jose State | San Jose State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-59 |
| 01:53 | San Jose State | Allan Beasley makes the wide open runner from the baseline on a great pass from George Burner | 59-61 |
| 01:53 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-61 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Cooley (SF), Shawn Bolton (PF) Ronnie Glasgow, James Chen | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Josh Barnes (PG), Mike Brown (SF), Andre Triplett (PF) George Burner, Steven Dalton, Allan Beasley | |
| 01:38 | Santa Clara | James Cooley misses the easy layup | 59-61 |
| 01:36 | San Jose State | Ernest Vara gets the rebound | 59-61 |
| 01:20 | San Jose State | Mike Brown is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Grady Wells | 59-64 |
| 01:14 | Santa Clara | Shawn Bolton hits a fadeaway from the left block set up by James Cooley and he's hacked by Mike Brown - foul #4 on Mike Brown, team foul #9 | 61-64 |
| 01:14 | Santa Clara | Shawn Bolton makes the free throw | 62-64 |
| 00:52 | San Jose State | Josh Barnes makes the floater from the left side | 62-66 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Santa Clara | Russell Kleckner connects on the shot in the paint on a nice dish by James Cooley | 64-66 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:30 | San Jose State | Clayton Carpenter is called for the reach on Mike Brown in the backcourt - foul #4 on Clayton Carpenter, team foul #6 | 64-66 |
| 00:27 | San Jose State | Edgar Buch is called for the reach on Grady Wells - foul #4 on Edgar Buch, team foul #7 | 64-66 |
| 00:27 | San Jose State | Grady Wells makes the 1st free throw | 64-67 |
| 00:27 | San Jose State | Grady Wells makes the 2nd free throw | 64-68 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:23 | Santa Clara | Josh Barnes is called for the reach on Clayton Carpenter - foul #3 on Josh Barnes, team foul #10 | 64-68 |
| 00:23 | Santa Clara | Clayton Carpenter misses the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 00:23 | Santa Clara | Clayton Carpenter makes the 2nd free throw | 65-68 |
| 00:20 | San Jose State | Mike Brown is fouled in the backcourt by Clayton Carpenter - foul #5 on Clayton Carpenter, team foul #8 | 65-68 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Huang-fu China (PG) Clayton Carpenter | |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| 00:20 | San Jose State | Mike Brown makes the 1st free throw | 65-69 |
| 00:20 | San Jose State | Mike Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 65-70 |
| 00:12 | Santa Clara | Huang-fu China makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Shawn Bolton | 68-70 |
| 00:10 | San Jose State | Huang-fu China is called for the reach on Josh Barnes in the backcourt - foul #2 on Huang-fu China, team foul #9 | 68-70 |
| 00:10 | San Jose State | Josh Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 68-71 |
| 00:10 | San Jose State | Josh Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 68-72 |
| 00:02 | Santa Clara | Edgar Buch clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 68-72 |
| 00:01 | San Jose State | Josh Barnes pulls down the rebound | 68-72 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | San Jose State | Josh Barnes runs out the clock | 68-72 |