| Lineup | VCU | PG - John Visosky (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles York (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Steven Kibby (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Emilio Garcia (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Rector (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - John Weems (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Hugley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Vaughn (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dustin Gibson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Voorhies (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | VCU | Steven Kibby inbounds the ball | 34-29 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:31 | VCU | Gary Rector drills a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Steven Kibby | 36-29 |
| 19:14 | Santa Clara | John Hugley misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-29 |
| 19:13 | VCU | Emilio Garcia grabs the defensive rebound | 36-29 |
| 19:08 | VCU | Charles York is called for traveling in the backcourt | 36-29 |
| 19:01 | Santa Clara | John Weems misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Visosky - foul #3 on John Visosky, team foul #1 | 36-29 |
| Subs | VCU | Anthony Raphael (PG) John Visosky | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 19:01 | Santa Clara | John Weems misses the 1st free throw | 36-29 |
| 19:01 | Santa Clara | John Weems misses the 2nd free throw | 36-29 |
| 19:01 | VCU | Gary Rector grabs the defensive rebound | 36-29 |
| 18:33 | VCU | Gary Rector hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint but he's hacked by Dustin Gibson - foul #1 on Dustin Gibson, team foul #1 | 36-29 |
| Subs | VCU | Renaldo Lopez (PF) Emilio Garcia | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Harold Muldrow (SG) John Hugley | |
| 18:33 | VCU | Gary Rector makes the 1st free throw | 37-29 |
| 18:33 | VCU | Gary Rector makes the 2nd free throw | 38-29 |
| 18:18 | Santa Clara | Gary Vaughn is hacked by Anthony Raphael - foul #3 on Anthony Raphael, team foul #2 | 38-29 |
| Subs | VCU | Arnold Samuels (PG) Anthony Raphael | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joseph Young (SF), Alexander Condroski (PF) Gary Vaughn, Dustin Gibson | |
| 18:08 | Santa Clara | Harold Muldrow misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-29 |
| 18:06 | VCU | Gary Rector gets the rebound | 38-29 |
| 17:37 | VCU | Charles York buries a turnaround from the baseline | 40-29 |
| 17:12 | Santa Clara | Alexander Condroski misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-29 |
| 17:10 | VCU | Gary Rector grabs the defensive rebound | 40-29 |
| 17:05 | VCU | Joseph Young picks off the pass by Steven Kibby in the backcourt | 40-29 |
| 16:45 | Santa Clara | Harold Muldrow makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Weems | 40-31 |
| 16:28 | VCU | Gary Rector misses the lay-in | 40-31 |
| 16:27 | Santa Clara | John Weems gets the rebound | 40-31 |
| 16:22 | Santa Clara | Harold Muldrow misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-31 |
| 16:21 | VCU | Gary Rector snags the defensive board | 40-31 |
| 16:14 | VCU | Gary Rector knocks in the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Arnold Samuels | 42-31 |
| 15:56 | Santa Clara | Joseph Young hits a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Dennis Voorhies | 42-33 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Arnold Samuels (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles York (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Steven Kibby (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Renaldo Lopez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Gary Rector (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - John Weems (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Harold Muldrow (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Young (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Alexander Condroski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Dennis Voorhies (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:53 | VCU | Dennis Voorhies picks off the pass by Charles York in the backcourt | 42-33 |
| 15:37 | Santa Clara | Harold Muldrow knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Weems | 42-35 |
| 15:17 | VCU | Gary Rector misses the easy layup | 42-35 |
| 15:15 | Santa Clara | Dennis Voorhies grabs the board | 42-35 |
| 14:56 | Santa Clara | Dennis Voorhies hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Gary Rector - foul #1 on Gary Rector, team foul #3 | 42-35 |
| Subs | VCU | John Visosky (PG), Anthony Raphael (SG), Albert Harrah (SF), Emilio Garcia (PF) Arnold Samuels, Charles York, Steven Kibby, Renaldo Lopez | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Tyler Pullum (PG), John Hugley (SG), Gary Vaughn (SF), Dustin Gibson (PF) John Weems, Harold Muldrow, Joseph Young, Alexander Condroski | |
| 14:56 | Santa Clara | Dennis Voorhies misses the 1st free throw | 42-35 |
| 14:56 | Santa Clara | Dennis Voorhies makes the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 14:33 | VCU | Gary Rector hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 42-36 |
| 14:32 | VCU | Emilio Garcia gets the offensive rebound | 42-36 |
| 14:03 | VCU | Emilio Garcia misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Dustin Gibson - foul #2 on Dustin Gibson, team foul #2 | 42-36 |
| Subs | VCU | Renaldo Lopez (C) Gary Rector | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Richard Stafford (C) Dennis Voorhies | |
| 14:03 | VCU | Emilio Garcia makes the 1st free throw | 43-36 |
| 14:03 | VCU | Emilio Garcia misses the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 14:03 | Santa Clara | Richard Stafford pulls down the rebound | 43-36 |
| 13:45 | Santa Clara | John Hugley makes the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Richard Stafford and the foul's on John Visosky - foul #4 on John Visosky, team foul #4 | 43-38 |
| Subs | VCU | Charles York (SG) John Visosky | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 13:45 | Santa Clara | John Hugley misses the free throw | 43-38 |
| 13:45 | VCU | The rebound goes to Emilio Garcia | 43-38 |
| 13:20 | VCU | Anthony Raphael can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Tyler Pullum - foul #3 on Tyler Pullum, team foul #3 | 43-38 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Weems (PG), Jon Koenig (PF) Tyler Pullum, Dustin Gibson | |
| 13:20 | VCU | Anthony Raphael makes the 1st free throw | 44-38 |
| 13:20 | VCU | Anthony Raphael makes the 2nd free throw | 45-38 |
| 13:03 | Santa Clara | Richard Stafford is denied on a dunk by Emilio Garcia | 45-38 |
| 13:02 | VCU | Charles York grabs the board | 45-38 |
| 12:36 | VCU | Emilio Garcia is hacked by John Hugley - foul #3 on John Hugley, team foul #4 | 45-38 |
| Subs | VCU | Arnold Samuels (PG), Rafael Bernal (SF), Gary Rector (C) Anthony Raphael, Albert Harrah, Renaldo Lopez | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Dustin Gibson (PF) Gary Vaughn | |
| 12:07 | VCU | Gary Rector connects on the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Charles York | 47-38 |
| 11:54 | Santa Clara | John Hugley is hacked by Gary Rector - foul #2 on Gary Rector, team foul #5 | 47-38 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Harold Muldrow (PG), Tyler Pullum (SG), Gary Vaughn (SF), Dennis Voorhies (C) John Weems, John Hugley, Jon Koenig, Richard Stafford | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Arnold Samuels (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles York (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Rafael Bernal (fresh) PF - Emilio Garcia (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Gary Rector (tiring) 15 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Harold Muldrow (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tyler Pullum (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gary Vaughn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dustin Gibson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Voorhies (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:35 | Santa Clara | Gary Rector swats the layup by Tyler Pullum | 47-38 |
| 11:34 | Santa Clara | Gary Vaughn snags the offensive board | 47-38 |
| 11:20 | Santa Clara | Tyler Pullum is hacked by Charles York - foul #1 on Charles York, team foul #6 | 47-38 |
| Subs | VCU | Anthony Raphael (PG), Albert Harrah (PF), Renaldo Lopez (C) Arnold Samuels, Emilio Garcia, Gary Rector | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Alexander Condroski (C) Dennis Voorhies | |
| 11:01 | Santa Clara | Alexander Condroski misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-38 |
| 10:59 | Santa Clara | Tyler Pullum snags the offensive board | 47-38 |
| 10:46 | Santa Clara | Harold Muldrow scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Tyler Pullum | 47-41 |
| 10:24 | VCU | Charles York travels with the ball | 47-41 |
| Subs | VCU | Arnold Samuels (PG), Steven Kibby (SF) Charles York, Rafael Bernal | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Weems (PG), Joseph Young (SF), Richard Stafford (PF) Tyler Pullum, Gary Vaughn, Dustin Gibson | |
| 10:11 | Santa Clara | Richard Stafford misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Albert Harrah - foul #2 on Albert Harrah, team foul #7 | 47-41 |
| Subs | VCU | Emilio Garcia (PF) Albert Harrah | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Hugley (SG) Harold Muldrow | |
| 10:11 | Santa Clara | Richard Stafford makes the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 10:11 | Santa Clara | Richard Stafford makes the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 09:51 | VCU | Arnold Samuels misses long on an open 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-43 |
| 09:50 | Santa Clara | Richard Stafford gets the rebound | 47-43 |
| 09:38 | Santa Clara | Emilio Garcia steals it from Richard Stafford | 47-43 |
| 09:09 | VCU | Renaldo Lopez hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Alexander Condroski - foul #1 on Alexander Condroski, team foul #5 | 47-43 |
| Subs | VCU | Charles York (SG), Albert Harrah (PF) Arnold Samuels, Emilio Garcia | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Harold Muldrow (PG), Tyler Pullum (SG), Jon Koenig (SF), Dennis Voorhies (C) John Weems, John Hugley, Joseph Young, Alexander Condroski | |
| 09:09 | VCU | Renaldo Lopez misses the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 09:09 | VCU | Renaldo Lopez makes the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 09:01 | Santa Clara | Dennis Voorhies buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Tyler Pullum | 48-46 |
| 08:39 | VCU | Charles York misses short on an open floater from just outside the lane | 48-46 |
| 08:38 | Santa Clara | Harold Muldrow grabs the defensive rebound | 48-46 |
| 08:21 | Santa Clara | Harold Muldrow is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Harold Muldrow, team foul #6 | 48-46 |
| Subs | VCU | Rafael Bernal (SF), Gary Rector (C) Steven Kibby, Renaldo Lopez | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Dustin Gibson (PF) Richard Stafford | |
| 07:52 | VCU | The jump hook by Gary Rector is blocked by Dustin Gibson | 48-46 |
| 07:50 | VCU | Charles York tips it back up and in | 50-46 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Anthony Raphael (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles York (tiring) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Rafael Bernal (fresh) PF - Albert Harrah (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Gary Rector (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Harold Muldrow (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tyler Pullum (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jon Koenig (fresh) PF - Dustin Gibson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Dennis Voorhies (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:36 | Santa Clara | Dustin Gibson misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Albert Harrah - foul #3 on Albert Harrah, team foul #8 | 50-46 |
| Subs | VCU | John Visosky (PG), Emilio Garcia (PF) Anthony Raphael, Albert Harrah | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Weems (PG), John Hugley (SG), Joseph Young (SF) Harold Muldrow, Tyler Pullum, Jon Koenig | |
| 07:36 | Santa Clara | Dustin Gibson misses the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 07:36 | Santa Clara | Dustin Gibson makes the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 07:12 | VCU | John Visosky hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-47 |
| 07:10 | Santa Clara | Dustin Gibson grabs the defensive rebound | 50-47 |
| 06:51 | Santa Clara | John Hugley can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 50-47 |
| 06:50 | Santa Clara | Dennis Voorhies can't tip it in | 50-47 |
| 06:49 | Santa Clara | Dustin Gibson grabs the offensive rebound | 50-47 |
| 06:38 | Santa Clara | Joseph Young comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Rafael Bernal - foul #1 on Rafael Bernal, team foul #9 | 50-47 |
| Subs | VCU | Steven Kibby (SF), Renaldo Lopez (PF) Rafael Bernal, Emilio Garcia | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gary Vaughn (SF), Richard Stafford (PF), Alexander Condroski (C) John Hugley, Dustin Gibson, Dennis Voorhies | |
| 06:38 | Santa Clara | Joseph Young misses the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 06:38 | Santa Clara | Joseph Young makes the 2nd free throw | 50-48 |
| 06:16 | VCU | Charles York is hacked by Joseph Young - foul #2 on Joseph Young, team foul #7 | 50-48 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Harold Muldrow (SG) Joseph Young | |
| 06:16 | VCU | Charles York misses the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 06:16 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Alexander Condroski | 50-48 |
| 05:53 | Santa Clara | Gary Vaughn travels with the ball | 50-48 |
| Subs | VCU | Anthony Raphael (SG), Albert Harrah (PF) Charles York, Gary Rector | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 05:34 | VCU | Steven Kibby clanks a 3 from the left wing | 50-48 |
| 05:32 | VCU | Anthony Raphael can't tip it in | 50-48 |
| 05:31 | Santa Clara | John Weems gets the rebound | 50-48 |
| 05:13 | Santa Clara | Gary Vaughn drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Richard Stafford | 50-51 |
| 05:11 | VCU | John Visosky is hacked by John Weems in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Weems, team foul #8 | 50-51 |
| Subs | VCU | Rafael Bernal (SF) Steven Kibby | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Tyler Pullum (SG), Jon Koenig (PF), Dennis Voorhies (C) John Weems, Richard Stafford, Alexander Condroski | |
| 05:11 | VCU | John Visosky makes the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 05:11 | VCU | John Visosky makes the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 04:50 | Santa Clara | Tyler Pullum is fouled on the floor by Renaldo Lopez - foul #1 on Renaldo Lopez, team foul #10 | 52-51 |
| Subs | VCU | Arnold Samuels (PG), Gary Rector (C) John Visosky, Renaldo Lopez | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Hugley (SG) Harold Muldrow | |
| 04:50 | Santa Clara | Tyler Pullum makes the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 04:50 | Santa Clara | Tyler Pullum misses the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| 04:50 | VCU | Gary Rector pulls down the rebound | 52-52 |
| 04:47 | VCU | Gary Rector is called for traveling in the backcourt | 52-52 |
| 04:42 | Santa Clara | Gary Vaughn misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 52-52 |
| 04:40 | VCU | Arnold Samuels pulls down the rebound | 52-52 |
| 04:15 | VCU | Gary Rector can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 52-52 |
| 04:13 | VCU | Albert Harrah tips it home | 54-52 |
| 04:06 | Santa Clara | Dennis Voorhies blows the dunk | 54-52 |
| 04:04 | Santa Clara | Jon Koenig snags the offensive board | 54-52 |
| 03:51 | Santa Clara | John Hugley hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Tyler Pullum | 54-54 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Arnold Samuels (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Raphael (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Rafael Bernal (fairly fresh) PF - Albert Harrah (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Gary Rector (tiring) 15 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Tyler Pullum (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Hugley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gary Vaughn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jon Koenig (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dennis Voorhies (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:26 | VCU | Gary Rector hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 54-54 |
| 03:25 | Santa Clara | John Hugley grabs the defensive rebound | 54-54 |
| 03:13 | Santa Clara | Gary Vaughn drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from John Hugley | 54-57 |
| 02:58 | VCU | Gary Rector makes the shot from the left side | 56-57 |
| 02:58 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-57 |
| Subs | VCU | John Visosky (PG), Charles York (SG), Steven Kibby (SF), Emilio Garcia (PF), Renaldo Lopez (C) Arnold Samuels, Anthony Raphael, Rafael Bernal, Albert Harrah, Gary Rector | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Weems (PG), Harold Muldrow (SG), Joseph Young (SF), Dustin Gibson (PF), Richard Stafford (C) Tyler Pullum, John Hugley, Gary Vaughn, Jon Koenig, Dennis Voorhies | |
| 02:42 | Santa Clara | Joseph Young comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-57 |
| 02:41 | VCU | Emilio Garcia grabs the board | 56-57 |
| 02:28 | VCU | Renaldo Lopez is denied on a layup by Dustin Gibson | 56-57 |
| 02:27 | Santa Clara | Joseph Young gets the rebound | 56-57 |
| 02:27 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-57 |
| 02:09 | Santa Clara | Joseph Young can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 56-57 |
| 02:08 | VCU | Steven Kibby pulls down the rebound | 56-57 |
| 02:02 | VCU | Steven Kibby throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-57 |
| Subs | VCU | Albert Harrah (PF) Emilio Garcia | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 01:37 | Santa Clara | Dustin Gibson lays it in on a nice dish by Harold Muldrow | 56-59 |
| 01:37 | VCU | VCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-59 |
| Subs | VCU | Emilio Garcia (PF), Gary Rector (C) Albert Harrah, Renaldo Lopez | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Hugley (SG), Gary Vaughn (SF), Dennis Voorhies (C) Harold Muldrow, Joseph Young, Richard Stafford | |
| 01:16 | VCU | Charles York is wide open but clanks a shot in the lane | 56-59 |
| 01:15 | Santa Clara | John Weems gets the rebound | 56-59 |
| 01:11 | Santa Clara | John Hugley misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Charles York - foul #2 on Charles York, team foul #11 | 56-59 |
| 01:11 | Santa Clara | John Hugley misses the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 01:11 | Santa Clara | John Hugley makes the 2nd free throw | 56-60 |
| 00:47 | VCU | Gary Rector can't connect on an uncontested runner from close range but he's fouled by John Weems - foul #4 on John Weems, team foul #9 | 56-60 |
| 00:47 | VCU | Gary Rector misses the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 00:47 | VCU | Gary Rector makes the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:27 | Santa Clara | John Weems is whistled for traveling | 57-60 |
| 00:16 | VCU | Charles York can't connect on an uncontested driving attempt near the basket | 57-60 |
| 00:15 | Santa Clara | Gary Vaughn grabs the board | 57-60 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:12 | Santa Clara | Charles York is called for the reach on Gary Vaughn in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charles York, team foul #12 | 57-60 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Harold Muldrow (PG) John Weems | |
| 00:12 | Santa Clara | Gary Vaughn makes the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 00:12 | Santa Clara | Gary Vaughn makes the 2nd free throw | 57-62 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:07 | VCU | John Visosky comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 57-62 |
| 00:06 | Santa Clara | Dennis Voorhies gets the rebound | 57-62 |
| 00:03 | Santa Clara | Dennis Voorhies is fouled in the backcourt by Charles York - foul #4 on Charles York, team foul #13 | 57-62 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Weems (PG), Tyler Pullum (SG) Harold Muldrow, John Hugley | |
| 00:03 | Santa Clara | Dennis Voorhies misses the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 00:03 | Santa Clara | Dennis Voorhies makes the 2nd free throw | 57-63 |
| 00:00 | VCU | Charles York misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 57-63 |