| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Joseph Ross (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Vine (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Frank Hay (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Carlos Foust (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Roger Gardner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Benjamin Slick (fresh) 3 ast. SG - James Critchfield (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - Nenad Denisov (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darrell Christmas (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Ernie Cantrell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Nenad Denisov inbounds the ball | 42-39 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:58 | Marquette | James Vine is called for the reach on Nenad Denisov in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Vine, team foul #1 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Dotson (SF) Nenad Denisov | |
| 19:45 | Marquette | James Critchfield makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ernie Cantrell and he's hacked by James Vine - foul #3 on James Vine, team foul #2 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Billy Hartsell (SG) James Vine | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 19:45 | Marquette | James Critchfield makes the free throw | 42-42 |
| 19:36 | Santa Clara | Carlos Foust connects on the jump hook in the paint and the foul's on Darrell Christmas - foul #2 on Darrell Christmas, team foul #1 | 44-42 |
| 19:36 | Santa Clara | Carlos Foust makes the free throw | 45-42 |
| 19:33 | Marquette | Michael Dotson's pass is intercepted by Joseph Ross in the backcourt | 45-42 |
| 19:32 | Santa Clara | Joseph Ross blows the layup | 45-42 |
| 19:30 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas pulls down the rebound | 45-42 |
| 19:27 | Marquette | Joseph Ross is called for the reach on Benjamin Slick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph Ross, team foul #3 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Abraham Brown (PG), Donald Buchanon (SG) Benjamin Slick, James Critchfield | |
| 19:22 | Marquette | Abraham Brown makes the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Buchanon | 45-44 |
| 19:03 | Santa Clara | Joseph Ross misses the 3 from the right corner | 45-44 |
| 19:01 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas grabs the board | 45-44 |
| 18:43 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas is open and lays it up and in | 45-46 |
| 18:26 | Santa Clara | The short jumper by Carlos Foust is denied by Ernie Cantrell | 45-46 |
| 18:25 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas snags the defensive board | 45-46 |
| 18:15 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas can't throw it down but he's fouled by Frank Hay - foul #2 on Frank Hay, team foul #4 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Wayne Altman (PG), Christopher Collins (SG), Ronald Smith (SF), Bernard Ippolito (PF), Anthony Snipes (C) Joseph Ross, Billy Hartsell, Frank Hay, Carlos Foust, Roger Gardner | |
| Subs | Marquette | Benjamin Slick (PG), James Critchfield (SG), Nenad Denisov (SF) Abraham Brown, Donald Buchanon, Michael Dotson | |
| 18:15 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas makes the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 18:15 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas makes the 2nd free throw | 45-48 |
| 17:51 | Santa Clara | Ronald Smith misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-48 |
| 17:50 | Marquette | Benjamin Slick grabs the board | 45-48 |
| 17:46 | Marquette | James Critchfield's pass is intercepted by Anthony Snipes in the backcourt | 45-48 |
| 17:18 | Santa Clara | Ronald Smith comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-48 |
| 17:16 | Marquette | Ernie Cantrell grabs the board | 45-48 |
| 17:13 | Marquette | Benjamin Slick is fouled in the backcourt by Wayne Altman - foul #2 on Wayne Altman, team foul #5 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Joe Lawson (PF) Darrell Christmas | |
| 17:02 | Marquette | Ernie Cantrell is open and scores on a floater from the free throw line set up by Benjamin Slick | 45-50 |
| 16:33 | Santa Clara | Bernard Ippolito is fouled on the floor by Ernie Cantrell - foul #3 on Ernie Cantrell, team foul #2 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joseph Ross (PG), Billy Hartsell (SG), Frank Hay (SF), Carlos Foust (PF), Roger Gardner (C) Wayne Altman, Christopher Collins, Ronald Smith, Bernard Ippolito, Anthony Snipes | |
| Subs | Marquette | Abraham Brown (PG), Darrell Christmas (PF), Andre Romano (C) Benjamin Slick, Joe Lawson, Ernie Cantrell | |
| 16:16 | Santa Clara | Roger Gardner misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Andre Romano - foul #3 on Andre Romano, team foul #3 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Benjamin Slick (PG), Ernie Cantrell (C) Abraham Brown, Andre Romano | |
| 16:16 | Santa Clara | Roger Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 16:16 | Santa Clara | Roger Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| 16:02 | Marquette | Benjamin Slick makes the 3 from the right wing | 47-53 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Joseph Ross (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Billy Hartsell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Hay (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Carlos Foust (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Roger Gardner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Benjamin Slick (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Critchfield (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - Nenad Denisov (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darrell Christmas (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Ernie Cantrell (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:51 | Santa Clara | Joseph Ross hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Frank Hay | 49-53 |
| 15:39 | Marquette | Ernie Cantrell knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Benjamin Slick | 49-55 |
| 15:18 | Santa Clara | Frank Hay hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Ernie Cantrell - foul #4 on Ernie Cantrell, team foul #4 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Crossley (PG), James Vine (SG) Joseph Ross, Billy Hartsell | |
| Subs | Marquette | Abraham Brown (PG), Donald Buchanon (SG), Michael Dotson (SF), Joe Lawson (PF), Andre Romano (C) Benjamin Slick, James Critchfield, Nenad Denisov, Darrell Christmas, Ernie Cantrell | |
| 15:18 | Santa Clara | Frank Hay makes the 1st free throw | 50-55 |
| 15:18 | Santa Clara | Frank Hay makes the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 14:59 | Marquette | Abraham Brown hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 51-55 |
| 14:57 | Marquette | Joe Lawson snags the offensive board | 51-55 |
| 14:37 | Marquette | Andre Romano throws it down on a great pass from Donald Buchanon | 51-57 |
| 14:17 | Santa Clara | James Vine scores on a shot from the right wing set up by Frank Hay | 53-57 |
| 14:09 | Marquette | Joe Lawson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 53-57 |
| 14:08 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Roger Gardner | 53-57 |
| 13:53 | Santa Clara | James Vine misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-57 |
| 13:52 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Joe Lawson | 53-57 |
| 13:43 | Marquette | Andre Romano is alone and drills a jumper from the right block | 53-59 |
| 13:37 | Santa Clara | Andre Romano is called for the reach on Roger Gardner - foul #4 on Andre Romano, team foul #5 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joseph Ross (PG), Wayne Altman (SG), Ronald Smith (SF), Bernard Ippolito (PF), Anthony Snipes (C) Michael Crossley, James Vine, Frank Hay, Carlos Foust, Roger Gardner | |
| Subs | Marquette | Benjamin Slick (PG), James Critchfield (SG), Nenad Denisov (SF), Darrell Christmas (PF), Ernie Cantrell (C) Abraham Brown, Donald Buchanon, Michael Dotson, Joe Lawson, Andre Romano | |
| 13:32 | Santa Clara | Benjamin Slick is called for the reach on Joseph Ross - foul #2 on Benjamin Slick, team foul #6 | 53-59 |
| 13:24 | Santa Clara | Darrell Christmas blocks the short jumper by Ronald Smith | 53-59 |
| 13:22 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Ernie Cantrell | 53-59 |
| 13:08 | Marquette | Bernard Ippolito picks off the pass by Ernie Cantrell | 53-59 |
| 12:45 | Santa Clara | Joseph Ross is fouled on the floor by Benjamin Slick - foul #3 on Benjamin Slick, team foul #7 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Billy Hartsell (SG) Wayne Altman | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 12:45 | Santa Clara | Joseph Ross makes the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 12:45 | Santa Clara | Joseph Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| 12:22 | Marquette | James Critchfield misses long on an open turnaround from close range | 55-59 |
| 12:20 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas snags the offensive board | 55-59 |
| 12:09 | Marquette | Benjamin Slick hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 55-59 |
| 12:07 | Santa Clara | Ronald Smith gets the rebound | 55-59 |
| 11:38 | Santa Clara | Ronald Smith misses the jumper from the free throw line | 55-59 |
| 11:36 | Marquette | James Critchfield grabs the defensive rebound | 55-59 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Joseph Ross (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Billy Hartsell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bernard Ippolito (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Snipes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Benjamin Slick (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Critchfield (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. SF - Nenad Denisov (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darrell Christmas (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Ernie Cantrell (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 11:18 | Marquette | James Critchfield scores on a floater from the right block set up by Darrell Christmas | 55-61 |
| 10:56 | Santa Clara | Joseph Ross misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 55-61 |
| 10:54 | Marquette | James Critchfield grabs the defensive rebound | 55-61 |
| 10:37 | Marquette | James Critchfield throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-61 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Wayne Altman (PG), James Vine (SG), Frank Hay (SF), Carlos Foust (PF), Roger Gardner (C) Joseph Ross, Billy Hartsell, Ronald Smith, Bernard Ippolito, Anthony Snipes | |
| Subs | Marquette | Abraham Brown (PG), Donald Buchanon (SG), Michael Dotson (SF), Joe Lawson (PF) Benjamin Slick, James Critchfield, Nenad Denisov, Darrell Christmas | |
| 10:20 | Santa Clara | Frank Hay hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 55-61 |
| 10:18 | Marquette | Joe Lawson pulls down the rebound | 55-61 |
| 10:05 | Marquette | Frank Hay takes the ball from Ernie Cantrell | 55-61 |
| 10:02 | Santa Clara | James Vine hits the finger roll set up by Frank Hay | 57-61 |
| 09:44 | Marquette | Donald Buchanon hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block but the foul's on James Vine - foul #4 on James Vine, team foul #6 | 57-61 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Crossley (PG), Christopher Collins (SF) James Vine, Frank Hay | |
| Subs | Marquette | James Critchfield (SG), Nenad Denisov (SF), Darrell Christmas (PF) Michael Dotson, Joe Lawson, Ernie Cantrell | |
| 09:44 | Marquette | Donald Buchanon makes the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 09:44 | Marquette | Donald Buchanon makes the 2nd free throw | 57-63 |
| 09:32 | Santa Clara | Wayne Altman double dribbles | 57-63 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Ernie Cantrell (C) Donald Buchanon | |
| 09:20 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas misses the wide open jump hook near the basket | 57-63 |
| 09:18 | Santa Clara | Christopher Collins grabs the board | 57-63 |
| 09:03 | Santa Clara | Michael Crossley can't connect on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on James Critchfield - foul #1 on James Critchfield, team foul #8 | 57-63 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Frank Hay (SF) Wayne Altman | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 09:03 | Santa Clara | Michael Crossley makes the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 09:03 | Santa Clara | Michael Crossley makes the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| 08:52 | Marquette | Abraham Brown misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-63 |
| 08:50 | Santa Clara | Christopher Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 59-63 |
| 08:44 | Santa Clara | Roger Gardner misses the jump hook in the paint | 59-63 |
| 08:42 | Santa Clara | Carlos Foust snags the offensive board | 59-63 |
| 08:29 | Santa Clara | Roger Gardner loses the ball out of bounds | 59-63 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joseph Ross (PG) Michael Crossley | |
| Subs | Marquette | Benjamin Slick (PG) Abraham Brown | |
| 08:25 | Marquette | Ernie Cantrell is hacked by Roger Gardner in the backcourt - foul #3 on Roger Gardner, team foul #7 | 59-63 |
| 08:25 | Marquette | Ernie Cantrell makes the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 08:25 | Marquette | Ernie Cantrell makes the 2nd free throw | 59-65 |
| 08:16 | Santa Clara | Ernie Cantrell is called for the reach on Roger Gardner - foul #5 on Ernie Cantrell, team foul #9 | 59-65 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Billy Hartsell (SG) Christopher Collins | |
| Subs | Marquette | Andre Romano (C) Ernie Cantrell | |
| 08:16 | Santa Clara | Roger Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 60-65 |
| 08:16 | Santa Clara | Roger Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 61-65 |
| 08:06 | Marquette | James Critchfield is alone and drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 61-67 |
| 07:45 | Santa Clara | James Critchfield steals it from Joseph Ross | 61-67 |
| 07:41 | Marquette | James Critchfield hits the finger roll | 61-69 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Joseph Ross (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Billy Hartsell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Hay (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Carlos Foust (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Roger Gardner (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Benjamin Slick (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Critchfield (tiring) 15 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. SF - Nenad Denisov (tired) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darrell Christmas (tiring) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Andre Romano (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:18 | Santa Clara | Andre Romano blocks the short jumper by Roger Gardner | 61-69 |
| 07:16 | Marquette | Andre Romano grabs the defensive rebound | 61-69 |
| 07:12 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas loses the dribble to Billy Hartsell in the backcourt | 61-69 |
| 06:54 | Santa Clara | Frank Hay connects on the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Joseph Ross and the foul's on Nenad Denisov - foul #2 on Nenad Denisov, team foul #10 | 63-69 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Wayne Altman (PG), James Vine (SG), Ronald Smith (PF), Bernard Ippolito (C) Joseph Ross, Billy Hartsell, Carlos Foust, Roger Gardner | |
| Subs | Marquette | Abraham Brown (PG), Donald Buchanon (SG), Michael Dotson (SF), Joe Lawson (PF) Benjamin Slick, James Critchfield, Nenad Denisov, Darrell Christmas | |
| 06:54 | Santa Clara | Frank Hay makes the free throw | 64-69 |
| 06:42 | Marquette | Bernard Ippolito swats the layup by Andre Romano | 64-69 |
| 06:40 | Marquette | Abraham Brown hits the follow up shot | 64-71 |
| 06:18 | Santa Clara | Wayne Altman makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 67-71 |
| 06:01 | Marquette | Joe Lawson misses badly on a shot from the right side | 67-71 |
| 06:00 | Santa Clara | Bernard Ippolito snags the defensive board | 67-71 |
| 05:53 | Santa Clara | Wayne Altman comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 67-71 |
| 05:52 | Marquette | Donald Buchanon pulls down the rebound | 67-71 |
| 05:43 | Marquette | Donald Buchanon can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 67-71 |
| 05:41 | Marquette | Andre Romano snags the offensive board | 67-71 |
| 05:25 | Marquette | Abraham Brown misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 67-71 |
| 05:23 | Santa Clara | Ronald Smith snags the defensive board | 67-71 |
| 05:04 | Santa Clara | Bernard Ippolito is denied on a layup by Andre Romano | 67-71 |
| 05:03 | Santa Clara | Wayne Altman gets the offensive rebound | 67-71 |
| 04:52 | Santa Clara | Andre Romano steps in front of the Bernard Ippolito pass | 67-71 |
| 04:52 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-71 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joseph Ross (PG), Christopher Collins (SF), Carlos Foust (PF), Anthony Snipes (C) James Vine, Frank Hay, Ronald Smith, Bernard Ippolito | |
| Subs | Marquette | Benjamin Slick (PG), James Critchfield (SG), Nenad Denisov (SF), Darrell Christmas (PF) Abraham Brown, Donald Buchanon, Michael Dotson, Joe Lawson | |
| 04:36 | Marquette | James Critchfield misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the right wing | 67-71 |
| 04:34 | Marquette | Andre Romano snags the offensive board | 67-71 |
| 04:24 | Marquette | Nenad Denisov scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from James Critchfield | 67-73 |
| 04:10 | Santa Clara | Anthony Snipes loses the ball out of bounds | 67-73 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Billy Hartsell (SG), Roger Gardner (C) Wayne Altman, Carlos Foust | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 03:55 | Marquette | Andre Romano is called for traveling | 67-73 |
| 03:44 | Santa Clara | Anthony Snipes misses long on a floater from the left wing | 67-73 |
| 03:43 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas grabs the board | 67-73 |
| 03:39 | Marquette | Benjamin Slick is open and buries a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Andre Romano | 67-75 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:22 | Santa Clara | Christopher Collins misses the 3 from the left corner | 67-75 |
| 03:21 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Darrell Christmas | 67-75 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Joseph Ross (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy Hartsell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Collins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Anthony Snipes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Roger Gardner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Benjamin Slick (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Critchfield (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. SF - Nenad Denisov (tired) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darrell Christmas (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. C - Andre Romano (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:58 | Marquette | Joseph Ross is called for the reach on James Critchfield - foul #3 on Joseph Ross, team foul #8 | 67-75 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Crossley (PG), James Vine (SG), Ronald Smith (SF), Carlos Foust (PF), Bernard Ippolito (C) Joseph Ross, Billy Hartsell, Christopher Collins, Anthony Snipes, Roger Gardner | |
| Subs | Marquette | Abraham Brown (PG) Benjamin Slick | |
| 02:58 | Marquette | James Critchfield misses the 1st free throw | 67-75 |
| 02:58 | Santa Clara | Bernard Ippolito grabs the defensive rebound | 67-75 |
| 02:58 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-75 |
| 02:39 | Santa Clara | Bernard Ippolito hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 67-75 |
| 02:37 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas grabs the defensive rebound | 67-75 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:08 | Marquette | James Vine picks off the pass by Abraham Brown | 67-75 |
| 02:03 | Santa Clara | Michael Crossley lays it up and in set up by James Vine | 69-75 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:01 | Marquette | Abraham Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 69-75 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joseph Ross (PG), Frank Hay (SF) Michael Crossley, Carlos Foust | |
| Subs | Marquette | Benjamin Slick (PG), Donald Buchanon (SG), Michael Dotson (SF) Abraham Brown, James Critchfield, Nenad Denisov | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:37 | Santa Clara | Bernard Ippolito is hacked by Andre Romano - foul #5 on Andre Romano, team foul #11 | 69-75 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Roger Gardner (C) Ronald Smith | |
| Subs | Marquette | James Critchfield (SG), Nenad Denisov (SF), Joe Lawson (C) Donald Buchanon, Michael Dotson, Andre Romano | |
| 01:37 | Santa Clara | Bernard Ippolito misses the 1st free throw | 69-75 |
| 01:37 | Santa Clara | Bernard Ippolito makes the 2nd free throw | 70-75 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:34 | Marquette | Frank Hay is called for the reach on Darrell Christmas in the backcourt - foul #3 on Frank Hay, team foul #9 | 70-75 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Carlos Foust (PF) Bernard Ippolito | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 01:34 | Marquette | Darrell Christmas misses the 1st free throw | 70-75 |
| 01:34 | Santa Clara | Roger Gardner snags the defensive board | 70-75 |
| 01:09 | Santa Clara | Joseph Ross is fouled on the floor by Joe Lawson - foul #1 on Joe Lawson, team foul #12 | 70-75 |
| 01:09 | Santa Clara | Joseph Ross makes the 1st free throw | 71-75 |
| 01:09 | Santa Clara | Joseph Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 72-75 |
| 00:56 | Marquette | Joe Lawson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Roger Gardner - foul #4 on Roger Gardner, team foul #10 | 72-75 |
| 00:56 | Marquette | Joe Lawson makes the 1st free throw | 72-76 |
| 00:56 | Marquette | Joe Lawson misses the 2nd free throw | 72-76 |
| 00:56 | Santa Clara | Roger Gardner snags the defensive board | 72-76 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:38 | Santa Clara | Frank Hay hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 72-76 |
| 00:36 | Santa Clara | Carlos Foust snags the offensive board | 72-76 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Santa Clara | Roger Gardner scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Frank Hay | 74-76 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Marquette | Benjamin Slick is hacked by Joseph Ross in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joseph Ross, team foul #11 | 74-76 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Abraham Brown (PG) Joe Lawson | |
| 00:31 | Marquette | Benjamin Slick makes the 1st free throw | 74-77 |
| 00:31 | Marquette | Benjamin Slick makes the 2nd free throw | 74-78 |
| 00:26 | Santa Clara | Joseph Ross misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 74-78 |
| 00:24 | Marquette | James Critchfield grabs the board | 74-78 |
| 00:23 | Marquette | James Vine is called for the reach on James Critchfield in the backcourt - foul #5 on James Vine, team foul #12 | 74-78 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Billy Hartsell (SG) James Vine | |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Buchanon (SG), Michael Dotson (SF) Abraham Brown, Nenad Denisov | |
| 00:23 | Marquette | James Critchfield misses the 1st free throw | 74-78 |
| 00:23 | Marquette | James Critchfield makes the 2nd free throw | 74-79 |
| 00:17 | Santa Clara | Joseph Ross hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Frank Hay | 77-79 |
| 00:16 | Marquette | Donald Buchanon is hacked by Billy Hartsell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Billy Hartsell, team foul #13 | 77-79 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Nenad Denisov (SF) Michael Dotson | |
| 00:16 | Marquette | Donald Buchanon makes the 1st free throw | 77-80 |
| 00:16 | Marquette | Donald Buchanon misses the 2nd free throw | 77-80 |
| 00:16 | Santa Clara | Frank Hay pulls down the rebound | 77-80 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:03 | Santa Clara | Billy Hartsell comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 77-80 |
| 00:02 | Marquette | Nenad Denisov grabs the defensive rebound | 77-80 |
| 00:01 | Marquette | Nenad Denisov is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Ross - foul #5 on Joseph Ross, team foul #14 | 77-80 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Wayne Altman (SG) Joseph Ross | |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Dotson (SF) Donald Buchanon | |
| 00:01 | Marquette | Nenad Denisov misses the 1st free throw | 77-80 |
| 00:01 | Marquette | Nenad Denisov makes the 2nd free throw | 77-81 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Santa Clara | Wayne Altman comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 77-81 |