| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Kevin Harmon (fresh) SG - Shawn Horne (fresh) SF - Otis Allen (fresh) PF - Edwin Mahoney (fresh) C - Bryan Wren (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Daniel Adkinson (fresh) SG - Kenton Steinbach (fresh) SF - Christopher Parker (fresh) PF - James Johnson (fresh) C - Donald Bartelt (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Valparaiso | Donald Bartelt wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:33 | Valparaiso | Daniel Adkinson is hacked by Otis Allen - foul #1 on Otis Allen, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | Valparaiso | Otis Allen is called for the reach on James Johnson - foul #2 on Otis Allen, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Rex Elliot (SF) Otis Allen | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 18:54 | Valparaiso | Daniel Adkinson comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 18:53 | Santa Clara | Edwin Mahoney grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:46 | Santa Clara | Bryan Wren's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 18:36 | Valparaiso | James Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 18:26 | Santa Clara | Shawn Horne buries a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Kevin Harmon | 2-0 |
| 18:10 | Valparaiso | Daniel Adkinson can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 2-0 |
| 18:08 | Santa Clara | Edwin Mahoney grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:43 | Santa Clara | Rex Elliot can't connect on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Donald Bartelt - foul #1 on Donald Bartelt, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 17:43 | Santa Clara | Rex Elliot makes the 1st free throw | 3-0 |
| 17:43 | Santa Clara | Rex Elliot misses the 2nd free throw | 3-0 |
| 17:43 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to James Johnson | 3-0 |
| 17:28 | Valparaiso | Kenton Steinbach hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 3-3 |
| 17:04 | Santa Clara | Rex Elliot hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Shawn Horne | 6-3 |
| 16:52 | Valparaiso | Rex Elliot steals it from Christopher Parker | 6-3 |
| 16:49 | Santa Clara | Shawn Horne lays it in set up by Rex Elliot | 8-3 |
| 16:28 | Valparaiso | Bryan Wren denies the turnaround by Kenton Steinbach | 8-3 |
| 16:27 | Santa Clara | Rex Elliot grabs the defensive rebound | 8-3 |
| 16:09 | Santa Clara | Kevin Harmon makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 10-3 |
| 16:07 | Valparaiso | Christopher Parker loses the dribble to Kevin Harmon in the backcourt | 10-3 |
| 15:53 | Santa Clara | Edwin Mahoney is hacked by James Johnson - foul #1 on James Johnson, team foul #2 | 10-3 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Richard Doolittle (PG), Donald Newton (SG), Jerry Stevens (SF), Samuel John (PF), Edward Warnke (C) Kevin Harmon, Shawn Horne, Rex Elliot, Edwin Mahoney, Bryan Wren | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Jeffry Brown (PG), Anthony Todd (SG), Travis Pettus (SF), Dennis Parent (PF), Grant Labkovsky (C) Daniel Adkinson, Kenton Steinbach, Christopher Parker, James Johnson, Donald Bartelt | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Richard Doolittle (fresh) SG - Donald Newton (fresh) SF - Jerry Stevens (fresh) PF - Samuel John (fresh) C - Edward Warnke (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Jeffry Brown (fresh) SG - Anthony Todd (fresh) SF - Travis Pettus (fresh) PF - Dennis Parent (fresh) C - Grant Labkovsky (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Santa Clara | Donald Newton knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Doolittle | 13-3 |
| 15:36 | Valparaiso | Jeffry Brown is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Doolittle - foul #1 on Richard Doolittle, team foul #3 | 13-3 |
| 15:26 | Valparaiso | Edward Warnke blocks the short jumper by Anthony Todd | 13-3 |
| 15:24 | Valparaiso | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffry Brown | 13-3 |
| 15:09 | Valparaiso | Grant Labkovsky is called for 5 seconds | 13-3 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Shawn Horne (SG) Jerry Stevens | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 14:51 | Santa Clara | Edward Warnke misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 13-3 |
| 14:49 | Santa Clara | Donald Newton pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-3 |
| 14:36 | Santa Clara | Shawn Horne hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Doolittle | 15-3 |
| 14:16 | Valparaiso | Grant Labkovsky misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 15-3 |
| 14:15 | Santa Clara | Donald Newton grabs the defensive rebound | 15-3 |
| 14:11 | Santa Clara | Donald Newton can't finish the layup | 15-3 |
| 14:09 | Santa Clara | Richard Doolittle pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-3 |
| 13:51 | Santa Clara | Grant Labkovsky steals it from Donald Newton | 15-3 |
| 13:31 | Valparaiso | Travis Pettus misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 15-3 |
| 13:29 | Santa Clara | Richard Doolittle grabs the defensive rebound | 15-3 |
| 13:15 | Santa Clara | Edward Warnke buries a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Shawn Horne | 17-3 |
| 13:13 | Valparaiso | Jeffry Brown is called for traveling in the backcourt | 17-3 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kevin Harmon (PG), Rex Elliot (SG), Jerry Stevens (SF), Edwin Mahoney (PF), Bryan Wren (C) Richard Doolittle, Shawn Horne, Donald Newton, Samuel John, Edward Warnke | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Daniel Adkinson (PG), Kenton Steinbach (SG), Christopher Parker (SF), James Johnson (PF), Donald Bartelt (C) Jeffry Brown, Anthony Todd, Travis Pettus, Dennis Parent, Grant Labkovsky | |
| 12:54 | Santa Clara | Rex Elliot misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 17-3 |
| 12:52 | Santa Clara | Rex Elliot snags the offensive board | 17-3 |
| 12:36 | Santa Clara | Bryan Wren misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 17-3 |
| 12:35 | Valparaiso | James Johnson pulls down the rebound | 17-3 |
| 12:28 | Valparaiso | James Johnson makes the jumper in the paint set up by Daniel Adkinson | 17-5 |
| 12:07 | Santa Clara | Bryan Wren misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner but he's hacked by Donald Bartelt - foul #2 on Donald Bartelt, team foul #3 | 17-5 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Shawn Horne (SG) Rex Elliot | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Willard Perales (C) Donald Bartelt | |
| 12:07 | Santa Clara | Bryan Wren makes the 1st free throw | 18-5 |
| 12:07 | Santa Clara | Bryan Wren misses the 2nd free throw | 18-5 |
| 12:07 | Santa Clara | Bryan Wren misses the 3rd free throw | 18-5 |
| 12:07 | Valparaiso | Willard Perales gets the rebound | 18-5 |
| 12:04 | Valparaiso | Daniel Adkinson is hacked by Kevin Harmon in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kevin Harmon, team foul #4 | 18-5 |
| 11:45 | Valparaiso | Willard Perales comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 18-5 |
| 11:43 | Valparaiso | Christopher Parker snags the offensive board | 18-5 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Kevin Harmon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shawn Horne (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Stevens (fresh) PF - Edwin Mahoney (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Bryan Wren (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Daniel Adkinson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kenton Steinbach (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Christopher Parker (fairly fresh) PF - James Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Willard Perales (fresh) | |
| 11:27 | Valparaiso | Kenton Steinbach misses short on an open fadeaway from the left wing | 18-5 |
| 11:26 | Santa Clara | Bryan Wren gets the rebound | 18-5 |
| 11:07 | Santa Clara | Bryan Wren misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by James Johnson - foul #2 on James Johnson, team foul #4 | 18-5 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Richard Doolittle (PG), Donald Newton (SF) Kevin Harmon, Jerry Stevens | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Anthony Todd (SG), Dennis Parent (C) Kenton Steinbach, James Johnson | |
| 11:07 | Santa Clara | Bryan Wren makes the 1st free throw | 19-5 |
| 11:07 | Santa Clara | Bryan Wren makes the 2nd free throw | 20-5 |
| 10:40 | Valparaiso | Dennis Parent can't finish the layup | 20-5 |
| 10:38 | Santa Clara | Shawn Horne snags the defensive board | 20-5 |
| 10:16 | Santa Clara | Shawn Horne buries a jump hook from close range | 22-5 |
| 09:49 | Valparaiso | Dennis Parent comes up short on the shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Bryan Wren - foul #1 on Bryan Wren, team foul #5 | 22-5 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Willy Sharber (PG), Rex Elliot (SF), Samuel John (C) Richard Doolittle, Donald Newton, Bryan Wren | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Jeffry Brown (PG), Kenton Steinbach (SG), Travis Pettus (SF), Grant Labkovsky (C) Daniel Adkinson, Anthony Todd, Christopher Parker, Willard Perales | |
| 09:49 | Valparaiso | Dennis Parent makes the 1st free throw | 22-6 |
| 09:49 | Valparaiso | Dennis Parent makes the 2nd free throw | 22-7 |
| 09:23 | Santa Clara | Samuel John drills a runner in the lane | 24-7 |
| 08:58 | Valparaiso | Jeffry Brown comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Edwin Mahoney - foul #1 on Edwin Mahoney, team foul #6 | 24-7 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kevin Harmon (PG), Jerry Stevens (SF), Edward Warnke (C) Willy Sharber, Shawn Horne, Edwin Mahoney | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 08:58 | Valparaiso | Jeffry Brown makes the 1st free throw | 24-8 |
| 08:58 | Valparaiso | Jeffry Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 24-8 |
| 08:58 | Santa Clara | Edward Warnke pulls down the rebound | 24-8 |
| 08:36 | Santa Clara | Rex Elliot misses the floater near the basket | 24-8 |
| 08:35 | Valparaiso | Jeffry Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 24-8 |
| 08:29 | Valparaiso | Grant Labkovsky misses badly on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Jerry Stevens - foul #1 on Jerry Stevens, team foul #7 | 24-8 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Donald Newton (SF) Jerry Stevens | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Anthony Todd (SG), Willard Perales (C) Kenton Steinbach, Dennis Parent | |
| 08:29 | Valparaiso | Grant Labkovsky misses the 1st free throw | 24-8 |
| 08:29 | Valparaiso | Grant Labkovsky misses the 2nd free throw | 24-8 |
| 08:29 | Valparaiso | Travis Pettus grabs the offensive rebound | 24-8 |
| 08:16 | Valparaiso | Grant Labkovsky misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 24-8 |
| 08:15 | Santa Clara | Samuel John snags the defensive board | 24-8 |
| 08:00 | Santa Clara | Rex Elliot buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Kevin Harmon | 27-8 |
| 07:43 | Valparaiso | Grant Labkovsky knocks in the shot in the lane | 27-10 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Kevin Harmon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rex Elliot (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Newton (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Samuel John (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Edward Warnke (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Jeffry Brown (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Anthony Todd (fresh) SF - Travis Pettus (fairly fresh) PF - Grant Labkovsky (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Willard Perales (fresh) | |
| 07:21 | Santa Clara | Rex Elliot hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Donald Newton | 29-10 |
| 07:06 | Valparaiso | Travis Pettus misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-10 |
| 07:05 | Santa Clara | Edward Warnke grabs the board | 29-10 |
| 06:38 | Santa Clara | Rex Elliot is whistled for traveling | 29-10 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Richard Doolittle (PG), Shawn Horne (SG), Jerry Stevens (SF), Edwin Mahoney (PF), Bryan Wren (C) Kevin Harmon, Rex Elliot, Donald Newton, Samuel John, Edward Warnke | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Daniel Adkinson (PG), Kenton Steinbach (SG), Christopher Parker (SF), Dennis Parent (PF) Jeffry Brown, Anthony Todd, Travis Pettus, Willard Perales | |
| 06:36 | Valparaiso | Daniel Adkinson is hacked by Richard Doolittle in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Doolittle, team foul #8 | 29-10 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Willy Sharber (PG) Richard Doolittle | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 06:36 | Valparaiso | Daniel Adkinson makes the 1st free throw | 29-11 |
| 06:36 | Valparaiso | Daniel Adkinson makes the 2nd free throw | 29-12 |
| 06:19 | Santa Clara | Jerry Stevens connects on the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Bryan Wren | 31-12 |
| 06:01 | Valparaiso | Grant Labkovsky knocks in the floater from close range | 31-14 |
| 05:38 | Santa Clara | Shawn Horne can't connect on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Grant Labkovsky - foul #1 on Grant Labkovsky, team foul #5 | 31-14 |
| 05:38 | Santa Clara | Shawn Horne misses the 1st free throw | 31-14 |
| 05:38 | Santa Clara | Shawn Horne makes the 2nd free throw | 32-14 |
| 05:36 | Valparaiso | Christopher Parker is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 32-14 |
| 05:27 | Santa Clara | Edwin Mahoney can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 32-14 |
| 05:26 | Valparaiso | Grant Labkovsky pulls down the rebound | 32-14 |
| 05:24 | Valparaiso | Daniel Adkinson is hacked by Willy Sharber in the backcourt - foul #1 on Willy Sharber, team foul #9 | 32-14 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Willard Perales (C) Grant Labkovsky | |
| 05:24 | Valparaiso | Daniel Adkinson misses the 1st free throw | 32-14 |
| 05:24 | Santa Clara | Shawn Horne grabs the defensive rebound | 32-14 |
| 04:55 | Santa Clara | Bryan Wren is hacked by Christopher Parker - foul #1 on Christopher Parker, team foul #6 | 32-14 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kevin Harmon (PG), Donald Newton (SF), Samuel John (PF) Willy Sharber, Jerry Stevens, Edwin Mahoney | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Anthony Todd (SG) Kenton Steinbach | |
| 04:40 | Santa Clara | Shawn Horne loses the dribble to Dennis Parent | 32-14 |
| 04:26 | Valparaiso | Willard Perales misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-14 |
| 04:24 | Valparaiso | Dennis Parent tips it but misses | 32-14 |
| 04:22 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Shawn Horne | 32-14 |
| 04:16 | Santa Clara | Samuel John banks in the layup | 34-14 |
| 04:10 | Valparaiso | Anthony Todd misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 34-14 |
| 04:08 | Santa Clara | Shawn Horne grabs the board | 34-14 |
| 04:04 | Santa Clara | Christopher Parker steps in front of the Donald Newton pass | 34-14 |
| 03:56 | Valparaiso | Christopher Parker misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 34-14 |
| 03:54 | Valparaiso | The offensive rebound goes to Willard Perales | 34-14 |
| 03:37 | Valparaiso | Dennis Parent clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-14 |
| 03:36 | Santa Clara | Donald Newton gets the rebound | 34-14 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Kevin Harmon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shawn Horne (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Newton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Samuel John (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Bryan Wren (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Daniel Adkinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Todd (fresh) SF - Christopher Parker (tiring) PF - Dennis Parent (tiring) 2 pts. C - Willard Perales (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Santa Clara | Samuel John blows the layup but the foul's on Anthony Todd - foul #1 on Anthony Todd, team foul #7 | 34-14 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Richard Doolittle (PG), Otis Allen (SF), Jerry Stevens (PF) Kevin Harmon, Donald Newton, Bryan Wren | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Kenton Steinbach (SG), Jeffry Brown (SF), James Johnson (PF), Donald Bartelt (C) Anthony Todd, Christopher Parker, Dennis Parent, Willard Perales | |
| 03:27 | Santa Clara | Samuel John misses the 1st free throw | 34-14 |
| 03:27 | Santa Clara | Samuel John makes the 2nd free throw | 35-14 |
| 03:11 | Valparaiso | Donald Bartelt drills a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Kenton Steinbach | 35-16 |
| 02:57 | Santa Clara | Otis Allen hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 35-16 |
| 02:56 | Valparaiso | James Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 35-16 |
| 02:52 | Valparaiso | Kenton Steinbach drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by James Johnson | 35-19 |
| 02:47 | Santa Clara | Shawn Horne comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Kenton Steinbach - foul #1 on Kenton Steinbach, team foul #8 | 35-19 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Rex Elliot (C) Samuel John | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Travis Pettus (SF) Daniel Adkinson | |
| 02:47 | Santa Clara | Shawn Horne misses the 1st free throw | 35-19 |
| 02:47 | Santa Clara | Shawn Horne makes the 2nd free throw | 36-19 |
| 02:45 | Valparaiso | Jeffry Brown loses the dribble to Jerry Stevens in the backcourt | 36-19 |
| 02:24 | Santa Clara | James Johnson is called for the reach on Richard Doolittle - foul #3 on James Johnson, team foul #9 | 36-19 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Edwin Mahoney (PF), Edward Warnke (C) Shawn Horne, Jerry Stevens | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Anthony Todd (PG), Grant Labkovsky (PF) Jeffry Brown, James Johnson | |
| 02:24 | Santa Clara | Richard Doolittle makes the 1st free throw | 37-19 |
| 02:24 | Santa Clara | Richard Doolittle makes the 2nd free throw | 38-19 |
| 02:22 | Valparaiso | Anthony Todd's pass is intercepted by Richard Doolittle in the backcourt | 38-19 |
| 02:07 | Santa Clara | Richard Doolittle misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 38-19 |
| 02:05 | Santa Clara | Otis Allen snags the offensive board | 38-19 |
| 01:50 | Santa Clara | Otis Allen hits a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Richard Doolittle | 40-19 |
| 01:29 | Valparaiso | Donald Bartelt connects on the shot from the baseline set up by Travis Pettus | 40-21 |
| 01:21 | Santa Clara | Richard Doolittle connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Edward Warnke | 42-21 |
| 01:16 | Valparaiso | Richard Doolittle takes the ball from Donald Bartelt | 42-21 |
| 01:12 | Santa Clara | Richard Doolittle lays it in | 44-21 |
| 00:49 | Valparaiso | Donald Bartelt can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Edward Warnke - foul #1 on Edward Warnke, team foul #10 | 44-21 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kevin Harmon (PG), Shawn Horne (SG), Donald Newton (SF), Jerry Stevens (PF), Bryan Wren (C) Richard Doolittle, Rex Elliot, Otis Allen, Edwin Mahoney, Edward Warnke | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Daniel Adkinson (PG), Jeffry Brown (SF), Willard Perales (PF) Anthony Todd, Travis Pettus, Grant Labkovsky | |
| 00:49 | Valparaiso | Donald Bartelt makes the 1st free throw | 44-22 |
| 00:49 | Valparaiso | Donald Bartelt makes the 2nd free throw | 44-23 |
| 00:36 | Santa Clara | Kevin Harmon scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Shawn Horne | 46-23 |
| 00:20 | Valparaiso | Willard Perales misses short on a jumper from the left block | 46-23 |
| 00:19 | Valparaiso | Willard Perales grabs the offensive board | 46-23 |
| 00:04 | Valparaiso | Kenton Steinbach is hacked by Shawn Horne - foul #1 on Shawn Horne, team foul #11 | 46-23 |
| 00:04 | Valparaiso | Kenton Steinbach makes the 1st free throw | 46-24 |
| 00:04 | Valparaiso | Kenton Steinbach misses the 2nd free throw | 46-24 |
| 00:04 | Santa Clara | Jerry Stevens gets the rebound | 46-24 |
| 00:00 | Santa Clara | Jerry Stevens misses long on a halfcourt shot | 46-24 |