| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Clayton Carpenter (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Edgar Buch (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Cooley (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Shawn Bolton (fresh) 2 reb. C - Russell Kleckner (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Tracy Steinbach (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Troy Sheckler (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chad Stanley (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Alexander Grant (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - David Johnson (fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Boise State | Chad Stanley inbounds the ball | 35-46 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:57 | Boise State | David Johnson is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Johnson, team foul #1 | 35-46 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Boise State | Peter Meeks (C) David Johnson | |
| 19:41 | Santa Clara | Clayton Carpenter drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Russell Kleckner | 38-46 |
| 19:37 | Boise State | Tracy Steinbach is fouled in the backcourt by Clayton Carpenter - foul #3 on Clayton Carpenter, team foul #1 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Huang-fu China (PG) Clayton Carpenter | |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| 19:17 | Boise State | Alexander Grant knocks in the turnaround from the right block | 38-48 |
| 18:49 | Santa Clara | Huang-fu China drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Shawn Bolton | 41-48 |
| 18:43 | Boise State | Alexander Grant connects on the turnaround from the right block set up by Tracy Steinbach and he's hacked by Shawn Bolton - foul #3 on Shawn Bolton, team foul #2 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Alberto Romano (SG), Ronnie Glasgow (SF), James Chen (PF), John O'Berry (C) Edgar Buch, James Cooley, Shawn Bolton, Russell Kleckner | |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| 18:43 | Boise State | Alexander Grant makes the free throw | 41-51 |
| 18:22 | Santa Clara | Alberto Romano misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-51 |
| 18:21 | Santa Clara | Huang-fu China grabs the offensive rebound | 41-51 |
| 18:03 | Santa Clara | John O'Berry hits a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from James Chen | 43-51 |
| 17:49 | Boise State | Tracy Steinbach misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-51 |
| 17:48 | Santa Clara | James Chen grabs the defensive rebound | 43-51 |
| 17:28 | Santa Clara | Huang-fu China misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-51 |
| 17:26 | Santa Clara | Alberto Romano snags the offensive board | 43-51 |
| 17:20 | Santa Clara | Alberto Romano's floater is knocked away by Chad Stanley | 43-51 |
| 17:19 | Boise State | Tracy Steinbach pulls down the rebound | 43-51 |
| 17:12 | Boise State | Troy Sheckler comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Alberto Romano - foul #3 on Alberto Romano, team foul #3 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gary Sherwood (PG), Edgar Buch (SG), James Cooley (SF), Chad Kline (PF), Russell Kleckner (C) Huang-fu China, Alberto Romano, Ronnie Glasgow, James Chen, John O'Berry | |
| Subs | Boise State | Melvin Kittelson (SG) Peter Meeks | |
| 17:12 | Boise State | Troy Sheckler makes the 1st free throw | 43-52 |
| 17:12 | Boise State | Troy Sheckler makes the 2nd free throw | 43-53 |
| 16:57 | Santa Clara | Russell Kleckner misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Troy Sheckler - foul #1 on Troy Sheckler, team foul #2 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Boise State | Peter Meeks (C) Chad Stanley | |
| 16:57 | Santa Clara | Russell Kleckner makes the 1st free throw | 44-53 |
| 16:57 | Santa Clara | Russell Kleckner makes the 2nd free throw | 45-53 |
| 16:31 | Boise State | Alexander Grant banks in the layup set up by Melvin Kittelson | 45-55 |
| 16:13 | Santa Clara | Gary Sherwood knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Cooley | 47-55 |
| 15:55 | Boise State | Peter Meeks hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 47-55 |
| 15:54 | Boise State | Peter Meeks snags the offensive board | 47-55 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Gary Sherwood (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edgar Buch (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Cooley (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Chad Kline (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Russell Kleckner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Tracy Steinbach (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Troy Sheckler (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Melvin Kittelson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. PF - Alexander Grant (tiring) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Peter Meeks (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Boise State | Alexander Grant is fouled on the floor by Russell Kleckner - foul #2 on Russell Kleckner, team foul #4 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Clayton Carpenter (PG), Alberto Romano (SG), Ronnie Glasgow (SF), Shawn Bolton (PF) Gary Sherwood, Edgar Buch, James Cooley, Chad Kline | |
| Subs | Boise State | Chad Stanley (SF), Luis Mayberry (PF), David Johnson (C) Melvin Kittelson, Alexander Grant, Peter Meeks | |
| 15:14 | Boise State | Luis Mayberry is hacked by Russell Kleckner - foul #3 on Russell Kleckner, team foul #5 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Huang-fu China (SG), James Chen (C) Alberto Romano, Russell Kleckner | |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| 14:59 | Boise State | Clayton Carpenter steps in front of the Troy Sheckler pass | 47-55 |
| 14:50 | Santa Clara | Clayton Carpenter misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-55 |
| 14:49 | Boise State | David Johnson pulls down the rebound | 47-55 |
| 14:47 | Boise State | Troy Sheckler double dribbles in the backcourt | 47-55 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John O'Berry (SF) Ronnie Glasgow | |
| Subs | Boise State | Rigoberto Russo (SG) Troy Sheckler | |
| 14:22 | Santa Clara | Clayton Carpenter is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from John O'Berry | 50-55 |
| 14:05 | Boise State | Rigoberto Russo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-55 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Edgar Buch (SG), James Cooley (SF), Alberto Romano (C) Huang-fu China, Shawn Bolton, James Chen | |
| Subs | Boise State | Troy Sheckler (SG) Rigoberto Russo | |
| 13:53 | Santa Clara | Edgar Buch evades the doubleteam and hits a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Clayton Carpenter | 52-55 |
| 13:47 | Boise State | Chad Stanley is hacked by John O'Berry - foul #1 on John O'Berry, team foul #6 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Chad Kline (SF), Shawn Bolton (PF), Russell Kleckner (C) Clayton Carpenter, James Cooley, John O'Berry | |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| 13:32 | Boise State | David Johnson can't finish the uncontested layup | 52-55 |
| 13:31 | Santa Clara | Alberto Romano pulls down the rebound | 52-55 |
| 13:20 | Santa Clara | Edgar Buch splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 52-55 |
| 13:18 | Boise State | The rebound goes to Tracy Steinbach | 52-55 |
| 13:12 | Boise State | Troy Sheckler is hacked by Russell Kleckner - foul #4 on Russell Kleckner, team foul #7 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gary Sherwood (PG), Ronnie Glasgow (SF) Shawn Bolton, Russell Kleckner | |
| Subs | Boise State | Melvin Kittelson (SF) Chad Stanley | |
| 13:12 | Boise State | Troy Sheckler makes the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 13:12 | Boise State | Troy Sheckler makes the 2nd free throw | 52-57 |
| 12:53 | Santa Clara | Edgar Buch misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-57 |
| 12:52 | Santa Clara | Chad Kline misses the tip | 52-57 |
| 12:50 | Boise State | Luis Mayberry snags the defensive board | 52-57 |
| 12:44 | Boise State | David Johnson drills a turnaround in the lane set up by Tracy Steinbach | 52-59 |
| 12:38 | Santa Clara | Alberto Romano hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Edgar Buch | 55-59 |
| 12:19 | Boise State | Melvin Kittelson can't connect on a floater from the right side | 55-59 |
| 12:18 | Boise State | Luis Mayberry tips it but misses | 55-59 |
| 12:16 | Boise State | David Johnson hits the follow up shot | 55-61 |
| 11:58 | Santa Clara | Alberto Romano misses the shot from the left block | 55-61 |
| 11:56 | Boise State | Luis Mayberry grabs the board | 55-61 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Gary Sherwood (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edgar Buch (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ronnie Glasgow (fairly fresh) PF - Chad Kline (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Alberto Romano (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Tracy Steinbach (tiring) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Troy Sheckler (tiring) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Melvin Kittelson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. PF - Luis Mayberry (tiring) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - David Johnson (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 11 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 11:50 | Boise State | David Johnson can't connect on an uncontested shot from the left block | 55-61 |
| 11:48 | Boise State | Luis Mayberry gets the offensive rebound | 55-61 |
| 11:33 | Boise State | Troy Sheckler makes the floater from the right side on a great pass from Tracy Steinbach | 55-63 |
| 11:19 | Santa Clara | Ronnie Glasgow is whistled for traveling | 55-63 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Clayton Carpenter (PG), Huang-fu China (SG), James Cooley (SF), James Chen (PF), John O'Berry (C) Gary Sherwood, Edgar Buch, Ronnie Glasgow, Chad Kline, Alberto Romano | |
| Subs | Boise State | Rigoberto Russo (SG), Chad Stanley (SF), Alexander Grant (PF) Troy Sheckler, Melvin Kittelson, Luis Mayberry | |
| 11:17 | Boise State | Huang-fu China is called for the reach on Tracy Steinbach in the backcourt - foul #1 on Huang-fu China, team foul #8 | 55-63 |
| 11:17 | Boise State | Tracy Steinbach makes the 1st free throw | 55-64 |
| 11:17 | Boise State | Tracy Steinbach makes the 2nd free throw | 55-65 |
| 10:56 | Santa Clara | John O'Berry misses the wide open driving attempt from close range | 55-65 |
| 10:55 | Boise State | The rebound goes to David Johnson | 55-65 |
| 10:52 | Boise State | Rigoberto Russo's pass is intercepted by James Cooley in the backcourt | 55-65 |
| 10:39 | Santa Clara | James Chen shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Huang-fu China | 58-65 |
| 10:34 | Boise State | David Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-65 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Shawn Bolton (PF) John O'Berry | |
| Subs | Boise State | Troy Sheckler (SG) Rigoberto Russo | |
| 10:17 | Santa Clara | Huang-fu China can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-65 |
| 10:15 | Boise State | The rebound goes to David Johnson | 58-65 |
| 10:09 | Boise State | Alexander Grant's dunk attempt is rejected by Shawn Bolton | 58-65 |
| 10:07 | Santa Clara | James Cooley grabs the defensive rebound | 58-65 |
| 09:46 | Santa Clara | Huang-fu China misses badly on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by David Johnson - foul #4 on David Johnson, team foul #3 | 58-65 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John O'Berry (C) James Chen | |
| Subs | Boise State | Luis Mayberry (C) David Johnson | |
| 09:46 | Santa Clara | Huang-fu China misses the 1st free throw | 58-65 |
| 09:46 | Santa Clara | Huang-fu China makes the 2nd free throw | 59-65 |
| 09:34 | Boise State | Chad Stanley misses long on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on James Cooley - foul #2 on James Cooley, team foul #9 | 59-65 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Edgar Buch (SG) Huang-fu China | |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| 09:34 | Boise State | Chad Stanley makes the 1st free throw | 59-66 |
| 09:34 | Boise State | Chad Stanley makes the 2nd free throw | 59-67 |
| 09:11 | Santa Clara | Edgar Buch's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-67 |
| 09:03 | Boise State | Alexander Grant hits the finger roll set up by Troy Sheckler | 59-69 |
| 08:41 | Santa Clara | Clayton Carpenter is called for a backcourt violation | 59-69 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Ronnie Glasgow (SF), James Chen (C) James Cooley, John O'Berry | |
| Subs | Boise State | Melvin Kittelson (SG) Troy Sheckler | |
| 08:39 | Boise State | Chad Stanley loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-69 |
| 08:22 | Santa Clara | Ronnie Glasgow misses short on a floater from close range | 59-69 |
| 08:20 | Boise State | Luis Mayberry grabs the defensive rebound | 59-69 |
| 08:14 | Boise State | Melvin Kittelson is open and buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-72 |
| 08:05 | Santa Clara | James Chen makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Clayton Carpenter | 61-72 |
| 07:44 | Boise State | Luis Mayberry hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Shawn Bolton - foul #4 on Shawn Bolton, team foul #10 | 61-72 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Huang-fu China (PG), Alberto Romano (SG), James Cooley (SF), Russell Kleckner (C) Clayton Carpenter, Edgar Buch, Ronnie Glasgow, James Chen | |
| Subs | Boise State | Troy Sheckler (SG), David Johnson (C) Melvin Kittelson, Alexander Grant | |
| 07:44 | Boise State | Luis Mayberry makes the 1st free throw | 61-73 |
| 07:44 | Boise State | Luis Mayberry makes the 2nd free throw | 61-74 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Huang-fu China (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alberto Romano (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - James Cooley (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shawn Bolton (tiring) 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Russell Kleckner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Tracy Steinbach (tired) 4 pts. 7 ast. SG - Troy Sheckler (tiring) 19 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chad Stanley (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Luis Mayberry (tiring) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - David Johnson (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 13 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| 07:24 | Santa Clara | James Cooley buries a shot from just outside the lane set up by Alberto Romano | 63-74 |
| 07:21 | Boise State | David Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-74 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Chad Kline (SF) James Cooley | |
| Subs | Boise State | Alexander Grant (PF) Luis Mayberry | |
| 07:03 | Santa Clara | Huang-fu China clanks a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Tracy Steinbach - foul #3 on Tracy Steinbach, team foul #4 | 63-74 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John O'Berry (PF) Shawn Bolton | |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| 07:03 | Santa Clara | Huang-fu China makes the 1st free throw | 64-74 |
| 07:03 | Santa Clara | Huang-fu China makes the 2nd free throw | 65-74 |
| 06:54 | Boise State | Troy Sheckler connects on the driving attempt near the basket | 65-76 |
| 06:47 | Santa Clara | Chad Kline knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Huang-fu China | 68-76 |
| 06:35 | Boise State | David Johnson connects on the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Alexander Grant | 68-78 |
| 06:19 | Santa Clara | John O'Berry drills a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Alberto Romano | 70-78 |
| 06:15 | Boise State | David Johnson's pass is intercepted by Alberto Romano in the backcourt | 70-78 |
| 06:13 | Santa Clara | Alberto Romano blows the layup | 70-78 |
| 06:12 | Boise State | David Johnson pulls down the rebound | 70-78 |
| 06:09 | Boise State | Chad Kline is called for the reach on Chad Stanley in the backcourt - foul #1 on Chad Kline, team foul #11 | 70-78 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gary Sherwood (PG), Edgar Buch (SG), Ronnie Glasgow (SF), James Chen (PF) Huang-fu China, Alberto Romano, Chad Kline, John O'Berry | |
| Subs | Boise State | Luis Mayberry (PF) Alexander Grant | |
| 06:09 | Boise State | Chad Stanley makes the 1st free throw | 70-79 |
| 06:09 | Boise State | Chad Stanley makes the 2nd free throw | 70-80 |
| 05:49 | Santa Clara | James Chen misses the turnaround from the baseline | 70-80 |
| 05:47 | Boise State | Luis Mayberry grabs the defensive rebound | 70-80 |
| 05:45 | Boise State | Edgar Buch takes the ball from Troy Sheckler in the backcourt | 70-80 |
| 05:34 | Santa Clara | James Chen blows the layup | 70-80 |
| 05:32 | Boise State | David Johnson pulls down the rebound | 70-80 |
| 05:28 | Boise State | James Chen is called for the reach on Luis Mayberry - foul #1 on James Chen, team foul #12 | 70-80 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Shawn Bolton (PF) James Chen | |
| Subs | Boise State | Melvin Kittelson (SF) Chad Stanley | |
| 05:28 | Boise State | Luis Mayberry misses the 1st free throw | 70-80 |
| 05:28 | Boise State | Luis Mayberry misses the 2nd free throw | 70-80 |
| 05:28 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Russell Kleckner | 70-80 |
| 05:12 | Santa Clara | Gary Sherwood clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 70-80 |
| 05:10 | Santa Clara | Russell Kleckner can't tip it in | 70-80 |
| 05:08 | Boise State | Tracy Steinbach snags the defensive board | 70-80 |
| 05:06 | Boise State | Melvin Kittelson is fouled in the backcourt by Russell Kleckner - foul #5 on Russell Kleckner, team foul #13 | 70-80 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Clayton Carpenter (PG), Huang-fu China (SG), James Cooley (SF), James Chen (C) Gary Sherwood, Edgar Buch, Ronnie Glasgow, Russell Kleckner | |
| Subs | Boise State | Alexander Grant (PF) Luis Mayberry | |
| 05:06 | Boise State | Melvin Kittelson misses the 1st free throw | 70-80 |
| 05:06 | Boise State | Melvin Kittelson makes the 2nd free throw | 70-81 |
| 05:04 | Santa Clara | Clayton Carpenter double dribbles in the backcourt | 70-81 |
| 04:49 | Boise State | Alexander Grant is denied on a layup by Shawn Bolton | 70-81 |
| 04:47 | Santa Clara | Shawn Bolton grabs the board | 70-81 |
| 04:26 | Santa Clara | James Chen shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway from the right block set up by James Cooley | 72-81 |
| 04:23 | Boise State | Boise State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-81 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Ronnie Glasgow (SF), John O'Berry (PF), Alberto Romano (C) James Cooley, Shawn Bolton, James Chen | |
| Subs | Boise State | Chad Stanley (SF) Melvin Kittelson | |
| 04:14 | Boise State | Ronnie Glasgow steps in front of the David Johnson pass | 72-81 |
| 04:11 | Santa Clara | Ronnie Glasgow hits the finger roll | 74-81 |
| 04:04 | Boise State | Tracy Steinbach's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 74-81 |
| 03:53 | Santa Clara | Alberto Romano hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 74-81 |
| 03:52 | Boise State | Alexander Grant pulls down the rebound | 74-81 |
| 03:45 | Boise State | Clayton Carpenter picks off the pass by Troy Sheckler | 74-81 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Clayton Carpenter (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Huang-fu China (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronnie Glasgow (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John O'Berry (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Alberto Romano (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Tracy Steinbach (very tired) 4 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - Troy Sheckler (tiring) 21 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chad Stanley (tired) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Alexander Grant (tiring) 15 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - David Johnson (tiring) 20 pts. 15 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| 03:31 | Santa Clara | Ronnie Glasgow hits a wide open 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from John O'Berry | 77-81 |
| 03:29 | Boise State | Troy Sheckler's pass is intercepted by Clayton Carpenter in the backcourt | 77-81 |
| 03:27 | Santa Clara | Ronnie Glasgow lays it in on a great pass from Clayton Carpenter | 79-81 |
| 03:08 | Boise State | Alexander Grant lays it up and in on a great pass from Troy Sheckler and the foul's on John O'Berry - foul #2 on John O'Berry, team foul #14 | 79-83 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Edgar Buch (SG), Chad Kline (SF), Shawn Bolton (PF), James Chen (C) Huang-fu China, Ronnie Glasgow, John O'Berry, Alberto Romano | |
| Subs | Boise State | Melvin Kittelson (SF) Chad Stanley | |
| 03:08 | Boise State | Alexander Grant makes the free throw | 79-84 |
| 02:47 | Santa Clara | Shawn Bolton makes the wide open jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Edgar Buch | 81-84 |
| 02:47 | Boise State | Boise State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 81-84 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Cooley (SF), John O'Berry (C) Chad Kline, Shawn Bolton | |
| Subs | Boise State | Chad Stanley (SF), Luis Mayberry (PF) Troy Sheckler, Alexander Grant | |
| 02:33 | Boise State | Tracy Steinbach throws a bad pass out of bounds | 81-84 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Boise State | Troy Sheckler (SG) Chad Stanley | |
| 02:31 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 81-84 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Boise State | Chad Stanley (SF) Melvin Kittelson | |
| 02:13 | Santa Clara | Clayton Carpenter is hacked by Tracy Steinbach - foul #4 on Tracy Steinbach, team foul #5 | 81-84 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Boise State | Melvin Kittelson (SF), Alexander Grant (PF) Chad Stanley, Luis Mayberry | |
| 02:05 | Santa Clara | Clayton Carpenter knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John O'Berry | 83-84 |
| 01:46 | Boise State | Melvin Kittelson misses the jumper from the left side | 83-84 |
| 01:45 | Santa Clara | James Chen pulls down the rebound | 83-84 |
| 01:45 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 83-84 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Shawn Bolton (PF) John O'Berry | |
| Subs | Boise State | Chad Stanley (SF) Melvin Kittelson | |
| 01:28 | Santa Clara | James Chen works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Clayton Carpenter and the foul's on David Johnson - foul #5 on David Johnson, team foul #6 | 85-84 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Boise State | Luis Mayberry (C) David Johnson | |
| 01:28 | Santa Clara | James Chen makes the free throw | 86-84 |
| 01:09 | Boise State | Chad Stanley is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Chad Stanley, team foul #7 | 86-84 |
| 00:52 | Santa Clara | James Cooley misses the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Tracy Steinbach - foul #5 on Tracy Steinbach, team foul #8 | 86-84 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Boise State | Melvin Kittelson (PG) Tracy Steinbach | |
| 00:52 | Santa Clara | James Cooley makes the 1st free throw | 87-84 |
| 00:52 | Santa Clara | James Cooley misses the 2nd free throw | 87-84 |
| 00:52 | Boise State | Luis Mayberry grabs the defensive rebound | 87-84 |
| 00:44 | Boise State | Clayton Carpenter steals it from Alexander Grant | 87-84 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:17 | Santa Clara | James Chen evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Clayton Carpenter | 89-84 |
| 00:17 | Boise State | Boise State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 89-84 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:13 | Boise State | Melvin Kittelson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 89-84 |
| 00:11 | Santa Clara | Shawn Bolton grabs the board | 89-84 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:08 | Santa Clara | Melvin Kittelson is called for the reach on Shawn Bolton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Melvin Kittelson, team foul #9 | 89-84 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Huang-fu China (PG), Ronnie Glasgow (SF), John O'Berry (C) Clayton Carpenter, James Cooley, James Chen | |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| 00:08 | Santa Clara | Shawn Bolton makes the 1st free throw | 90-84 |
| 00:08 | Santa Clara | Shawn Bolton makes the 2nd free throw | 91-84 |
| 00:06 | Boise State | Melvin Kittelson is hacked by Huang-fu China in the backcourt - foul #2 on Huang-fu China, team foul #15 | 91-84 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Clayton Carpenter (PG), James Cooley (SF), James Chen (C) Huang-fu China, Ronnie Glasgow, John O'Berry | |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| 00:06 | Boise State | Melvin Kittelson makes the 1st free throw | 91-85 |
| 00:06 | Boise State | Melvin Kittelson makes the 2nd free throw | 91-86 |
| 00:04 | Santa Clara | Clayton Carpenter is fouled in the backcourt by Melvin Kittelson - foul #2 on Melvin Kittelson, team foul #10 | 91-86 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Ronnie Glasgow (SF), John O'Berry (PF), Alberto Romano (C) James Cooley, Shawn Bolton, James Chen | |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| 00:04 | Santa Clara | Clayton Carpenter misses the 1st free throw | 91-86 |
| 00:04 | Santa Clara | Clayton Carpenter makes the 2nd free throw | 92-86 |
| 00:00 | Boise State | Chad Stanley hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 92-86 |