| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Gary Burnett (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Agarwal (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tyler Ward (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Holt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Mund (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Lewis Breit (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Nelson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Rendon (fresh) PF - Joseph Huntley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Kaplan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Santa Clara | Roger Rendon inbounds the ball | 35-38 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Santa Clara | John Kaplan lays it up and in and he's hacked by William Holt - foul #2 on William Holt, team foul #1 | 35-40 |
| 19:39 | Santa Clara | John Kaplan makes the free throw | 35-41 |
| 19:36 | Southern Mississippi | William Holt throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-41 |
| 19:16 | Santa Clara | Gary Burnett steps in front of the John Kaplan pass | 35-41 |
| 19:02 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Rendon is called for the reach on Tyler Ward - foul #2 on Roger Rendon, team foul #1 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Chad Davis (SG), John Foor (SF), Robert Jones (PF), Kevin Alcaraz (C) Gary Burnett, Tyler Ward, William Holt, John Mund | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Taylor (PG), Stewart Fagin (SG), Ronnie Guitierrez (SF), Andrew Rosenfeld (PF), Peter Moody (C) Lewis Breit, Nicholas Nelson, Roger Rendon, Joseph Huntley, John Kaplan | |
| 18:48 | Southern Mississippi | James Taylor steals the ball from John Foor | 35-41 |
| 18:41 | Santa Clara | Stewart Fagin misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 35-41 |
| 18:40 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to John Foor | 35-41 |
| 18:37 | Southern Mississippi | Chad Davis is fouled in the backcourt by Peter Moody - foul #1 on Peter Moody, team foul #2 | 35-41 |
| 18:23 | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 35-41 |
| 18:22 | Southern Mississippi | John Foor can't tip it in | 35-41 |
| 18:21 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to James Taylor | 35-41 |
| 18:17 | Santa Clara | Stewart Fagin drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronnie Guitierrez | 35-43 |
| 18:05 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Jones can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 35-43 |
| 18:03 | Santa Clara | Ronnie Guitierrez pulls down the rebound | 35-43 |
| 17:45 | Santa Clara | Ronnie Guitierrez misses the 3 from straight away | 35-43 |
| 17:44 | Santa Clara | Andrew Rosenfeld grabs the offensive rebound | 35-43 |
| 17:39 | Santa Clara | Peter Moody misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the left side | 35-43 |
| 17:37 | Santa Clara | Peter Moody grabs the offensive rebound | 35-43 |
| 17:24 | Santa Clara | Peter Moody is called for 5 seconds | 35-43 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett (PG), Tyler Ward (SF), William Holt (PF), John Mund (C) Chad Davis, John Foor, Robert Jones, Kevin Alcaraz | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Lewis Breit (PG), Nicholas Nelson (SG), Roger Rendon (SF), Joseph Huntley (PF), John Kaplan (C) James Taylor, Stewart Fagin, Ronnie Guitierrez, Andrew Rosenfeld, Peter Moody | |
| 17:09 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by John Kaplan - foul #3 on John Kaplan, team foul #3 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Peter Moody (C) John Kaplan | |
| 17:09 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett misses the 1st free throw | 35-43 |
| 17:09 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett makes the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| 16:51 | Santa Clara | Roger Rendon comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 36-43 |
| 16:49 | Southern Mississippi | John Mund grabs the defensive rebound | 36-43 |
| 16:42 | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward's pass is intercepted by Peter Moody in the backcourt | 36-43 |
| 16:19 | Santa Clara | Nicholas Nelson misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-43 |
| 16:17 | Southern Mississippi | John Mund grabs the defensive rebound | 36-43 |
| 16:15 | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward is hacked by Roger Rendon in the backcourt - foul #3 on Roger Rendon, team foul #4 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda (PG) Gary Burnett | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Timothy Hopkins (SF) Roger Rendon | |
| 15:51 | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal drills a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Paul Suda | 38-43 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Paul Suda (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Agarwal (tired) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tyler Ward (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Holt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Mund (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Lewis Breit (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Nelson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Hopkins (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Joseph Huntley (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Peter Moody (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Santa Clara | Lewis Breit is hacked by Paul Suda in the backcourt - foul #4 on Paul Suda, team foul #2 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett (PG), Larry Briscoe (SG) Paul Suda, John Agarwal | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Kaplan (C) Peter Moody | |
| 15:40 | Santa Clara | Timothy Hopkins connects on the jumper from the left side | 38-45 |
| 15:38 | Southern Mississippi | Timothy Hopkins is called for the reach on Gary Burnett in the backcourt - foul #1 on Timothy Hopkins, team foul #5 | 38-45 |
| 15:33 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Briscoe is alone and drills a jumpshot from the left wing | 40-45 |
| 15:11 | Santa Clara | Nicholas Nelson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 40-45 |
| 15:10 | Southern Mississippi | John Mund grabs the defensive rebound | 40-45 |
| 15:08 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Briscoe is fouled in the backcourt by Nicholas Nelson - foul #3 on Nicholas Nelson, team foul #6 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Foor (SF), Robert Jones (PF) Tyler Ward, William Holt | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Taylor (SG), Roger Rendon (SF) Nicholas Nelson, Timothy Hopkins | |
| 14:50 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Jones clanks a shot from the left wing | 40-45 |
| 14:49 | Santa Clara | John Kaplan grabs the defensive rebound | 40-45 |
| 14:41 | Santa Clara | John Mund denies the turnaround by Joseph Huntley | 40-45 |
| 14:40 | Santa Clara | John Kaplan tips it back up and in | 40-47 |
| 14:36 | Southern Mississippi | Joseph Huntley blocks the short jumper by Larry Briscoe | 40-47 |
| 14:34 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 40-47 |
| 14:12 | Southern Mississippi | John Foor misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 40-47 |
| 14:11 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Jones snags the offensive board | 40-47 |
| 14:06 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Jones is hacked by James Taylor - foul #3 on James Taylor, team foul #7 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Chad Davis (SG), Tyler Ward (SF), William Holt (PF) Larry Briscoe, John Foor, John Mund | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Stewart Fagin (PG), Nicholas Nelson (SG), Andrew Rosenfeld (PF) Lewis Breit, James Taylor, Joseph Huntley | |
| 14:06 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Jones misses the 1st free throw | 40-47 |
| 14:06 | Santa Clara | Nicholas Nelson grabs the board | 40-47 |
| 13:48 | Santa Clara | Roger Rendon can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-47 |
| 13:47 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Jones pulls down the rebound | 40-47 |
| 13:29 | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward drills a turnaround near the basket set up by Chad Davis | 42-47 |
| 13:23 | Santa Clara | William Holt swats the short shot by Stewart Fagin | 42-47 |
| 13:21 | Santa Clara | John Kaplan pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-47 |
| 13:01 | Santa Clara | Stewart Fagin comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Robert Jones - foul #1 on Robert Jones, team foul #3 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Alcaraz (SF), John Foor (PF), John Mund (C) Tyler Ward, William Holt, Robert Jones | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Lewis Breit (PG), Timothy Hopkins (SF), Ronnie Guitierrez (PF) Nicholas Nelson, Roger Rendon, Andrew Rosenfeld | |
| 13:01 | Santa Clara | Stewart Fagin makes the 1st free throw | 42-48 |
| 13:01 | Santa Clara | Stewart Fagin makes the 2nd free throw | 42-49 |
| 12:44 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett misses short on an open 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-49 |
| 12:43 | Santa Clara | Ronnie Guitierrez grabs the board | 42-49 |
| 12:35 | Santa Clara | Ronnie Guitierrez misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-49 |
| 12:34 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Chad Davis | 42-49 |
| 12:17 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett can't finish the layup | 42-49 |
| 12:15 | Santa Clara | Lewis Breit pulls down the rebound | 42-49 |
| 12:02 | Santa Clara | Lewis Breit throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-49 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward (SF), William Holt (PF) Kevin Alcaraz, John Foor | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Taylor (PG), Nicholas Nelson (SG), Joseph Huntley (PF), Peter Moody (C) Lewis Breit, Stewart Fagin, Timothy Hopkins, John Kaplan | |
| 12:00 | Southern Mississippi | Chad Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-49 |
| 11:49 | Santa Clara | Peter Moody knocks in the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Nicholas Nelson | 42-51 |
| 11:49 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 42-51 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Larry Briscoe (SG), Robert Jones (C) Chad Davis, John Mund | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Andrew Rosenfeld (PF) Joseph Huntley | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Gary Burnett (tired) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Larry Briscoe (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Tyler Ward (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Holt (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Jones (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - James Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Nicholas Nelson (tiring) 1 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ronnie Guitierrez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Rosenfeld (fresh) 3 reb. C - Peter Moody (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Southern Mississippi | William Holt misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 42-51 |
| 11:28 | Santa Clara | Ronnie Guitierrez grabs the defensive rebound | 42-51 |
| 11:26 | Santa Clara | Tyler Ward steals it from Andrew Rosenfeld in the backcourt | 42-51 |
| 11:25 | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward jams it | 44-51 |
| 11:23 | Santa Clara | Tyler Ward steps in front of the James Taylor pass in the backcourt | 44-51 |
| 11:22 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Briscoe misses the lay-in | 44-51 |
| 11:21 | Santa Clara | Peter Moody gets the rebound | 44-51 |
| 11:14 | Santa Clara | James Taylor comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 44-51 |
| 11:12 | Southern Mississippi | William Holt grabs the defensive rebound | 44-51 |
| 10:53 | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-51 |
| 10:52 | Santa Clara | Nicholas Nelson grabs the board | 44-51 |
| 10:38 | Santa Clara | Andrew Rosenfeld is fouled on the floor by Gary Burnett - foul #4 on Gary Burnett, team foul #4 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal (PG), Chad Davis (SG), John Foor (SF), Kevin Alcaraz (PF), John Mund (C) Gary Burnett, Larry Briscoe, Tyler Ward, William Holt, Robert Jones | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Lewis Breit (PG), Timothy Hopkins (SF), Joseph Huntley (PF), John Kaplan (C) Nicholas Nelson, Ronnie Guitierrez, Andrew Rosenfeld, Peter Moody | |
| 10:22 | Santa Clara | John Kaplan hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-51 |
| 10:20 | Southern Mississippi | John Foor grabs the board | 44-51 |
| 10:00 | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Lewis Breit - foul #2 on Lewis Breit, team foul #8 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Roger Rendon (SF) James Taylor | |
| 10:00 | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal makes the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 10:00 | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal makes the 2nd free throw | 46-51 |
| 09:56 | Santa Clara | Roger Rendon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-51 |
| 09:36 | Southern Mississippi | John Mund can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-51 |
| 09:35 | Southern Mississippi | John Mund gets the offensive rebound | 46-51 |
| 09:25 | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal is wide open but clanks a shot from the right wing | 46-51 |
| 09:24 | Santa Clara | Joseph Huntley pulls down the rebound | 46-51 |
| 09:12 | Santa Clara | Timothy Hopkins is called for 5 seconds | 46-51 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Larry Briscoe (SG), Tyler Ward (SF), William Holt (PF), Robert Jones (C) Chad Davis, Kevin Alcaraz, John Foor, John Mund | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Stewart Fagin (SG), Peter Moody (C) Timothy Hopkins, John Kaplan | |
| 08:51 | Southern Mississippi | William Holt is called for 5 seconds | 46-51 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Nicholas Nelson (SG), Andrew Rosenfeld (PF) Lewis Breit, Joseph Huntley | |
| 08:43 | Santa Clara | Peter Moody is alone and drills a fadeaway from the right block set up by Nicholas Nelson | 46-53 |
| 08:41 | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward's pass is intercepted by Roger Rendon in the backcourt | 46-53 |
| 08:31 | Santa Clara | Peter Moody hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from straight away | 46-53 |
| 08:29 | Southern Mississippi | William Holt pulls down the rebound | 46-53 |
| 08:26 | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-53 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Chad Davis (SG), John Foor (PF), John Mund (C) Larry Briscoe, William Holt, Robert Jones | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Taylor (PG), John Kaplan (C) Stewart Fagin, Andrew Rosenfeld | |
| 08:11 | Santa Clara | John Agarwal is called for the reach on Nicholas Nelson - foul #3 on John Agarwal, team foul #5 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Ronnie Guitierrez (SF) Roger Rendon | |
| 08:01 | Santa Clara | James Taylor knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Nicholas Nelson | 46-55 |
| 07:45 | Southern Mississippi | Chad Davis can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing but the foul's on Nicholas Nelson - foul #4 on Nicholas Nelson, team foul #9 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda (PG), Robert Jones (PF) John Agarwal, Tyler Ward | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Lewis Breit (PG), Timothy Hopkins (SF), Andrew Rosenfeld (PF) James Taylor, Ronnie Guitierrez, Peter Moody | |
| 07:45 | Southern Mississippi | Chad Davis misses the 1st free throw | 46-55 |
| 07:45 | Southern Mississippi | Chad Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 47-55 |
| 07:45 | Southern Mississippi | Chad Davis misses the 3rd free throw | 47-55 |
| 07:45 | Santa Clara | Andrew Rosenfeld grabs the defensive rebound | 47-55 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Paul Suda (fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Chad Davis (tired) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Foor (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Robert Jones (tiring) 6 reb. C - John Mund (tired) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Lewis Breit (tiring) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Nelson (tiring) 1 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Timothy Hopkins (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Andrew Rosenfeld (fresh) 4 reb. C - John Kaplan (tired) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:21 | Santa Clara | John Kaplan's floater is tipped away by Robert Jones | 47-55 |
| 07:20 | Southern Mississippi | John Foor snags the defensive board | 47-55 |
| 07:00 | Southern Mississippi | Lewis Breit steals the ball from John Mund | 47-55 |
| 06:51 | Santa Clara | Nicholas Nelson's dunk attempt is rejected by Robert Jones | 47-55 |
| 06:49 | Santa Clara | Lewis Breit can't tip it in | 47-55 |
| 06:47 | Santa Clara | John Kaplan can't tip it in | 47-55 |
| 06:46 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Jones grabs the board | 47-55 |
| 06:30 | Southern Mississippi | John Foor misses the wide open floater from the right block | 47-55 |
| 06:28 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Andrew Rosenfeld | 47-55 |
| 06:28 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 47-55 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Larry Briscoe (SG), Tyler Ward (SF), William Holt (PF), Kevin Alcaraz (C) Chad Davis, John Foor, Robert Jones, John Mund | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Stewart Fagin (PG), James Taylor (SG), Roger Rendon (SF), Joseph Huntley (PF), Peter Moody (C) Lewis Breit, Nicholas Nelson, Timothy Hopkins, Andrew Rosenfeld, John Kaplan | |
| 06:07 | Santa Clara | Stewart Fagin clanks a shot in the lane | 47-55 |
| 06:06 | Santa Clara | Joseph Huntley tips it back up and in | 47-57 |
| 05:52 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-57 |
| 05:51 | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward gets the offensive rebound | 47-57 |
| 05:41 | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward misses badly on a runner near the basket | 47-57 |
| 05:40 | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-57 |
| 05:27 | Southern Mississippi | William Holt throws it down | 49-57 |
| 05:25 | Santa Clara | Paul Suda is called for the reach on Roger Rendon in the backcourt - foul #5 on Paul Suda, team foul #6 | 49-57 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett (PG), Robert Jones (C) Paul Suda, Kevin Alcaraz | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Lewis Breit (PG), Ronnie Guitierrez (SF) James Taylor, Roger Rendon | |
| 05:04 | Santa Clara | Stewart Fagin banks in the layup | 49-59 |
| 04:41 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Briscoe is fouled on the floor by Peter Moody - foul #2 on Peter Moody, team foul #10 | 49-59 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Foor (SF), John Mund (C) Tyler Ward, William Holt | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Nicholas Nelson (SG), Timothy Hopkins (SF), Andrew Rosenfeld (PF) Stewart Fagin, Joseph Huntley, Peter Moody | |
| 04:41 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Briscoe makes the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 04:41 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Briscoe makes the 2nd free throw | 51-59 |
| 04:15 | Santa Clara | Andrew Rosenfeld misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 51-59 |
| 04:14 | Southern Mississippi | John Foor grabs the board | 51-59 |
| 04:14 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 51-59 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal (SG), Kevin Alcaraz (SF) Larry Briscoe, Robert Jones | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Taylor (SG), John Kaplan (C) Nicholas Nelson, Ronnie Guitierrez | |
| 03:59 | Southern Mississippi | John Foor is fouled on the floor by Andrew Rosenfeld - foul #1 on Andrew Rosenfeld, team foul #11 | 51-59 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Roger Rendon (SF) Timothy Hopkins | |
| 03:59 | Southern Mississippi | John Foor misses the 1st free throw | 51-59 |
| 03:59 | Southern Mississippi | John Foor misses the 2nd free throw | 51-59 |
| 03:59 | Santa Clara | John Kaplan pulls down the rebound | 51-59 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:53 | Santa Clara | Lewis Breit is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Burnett - foul #5 on Gary Burnett, team foul #7 | 51-59 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Chad Davis (SG), Tyler Ward (SF) Gary Burnett, John Mund | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 03:53 | Santa Clara | Lewis Breit makes the 1st free throw | 51-60 |
| 03:53 | Santa Clara | Lewis Breit makes the 2nd free throw | 51-61 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:40 | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward buries a fadeaway from the left side | 53-61 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - John Agarwal (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Chad Davis (tired) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Tyler Ward (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kevin Alcaraz (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Foor (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Lewis Breit (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Taylor (tiring) 5 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Roger Rendon (tiring) 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Andrew Rosenfeld (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - John Kaplan (tired) 7 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:19 | Santa Clara | Roger Rendon can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Kevin Alcaraz - foul #2 on Kevin Alcaraz, team foul #8 | 53-61 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Larry Briscoe (SG), William Holt (PF), John Mund (C) Chad Davis, Kevin Alcaraz, John Foor | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Nicholas Nelson (SG), Joseph Huntley (PF), Stewart Fagin (C) Lewis Breit, Andrew Rosenfeld, John Kaplan | |
| 03:19 | Santa Clara | Roger Rendon makes the 1st free throw | 53-62 |
| 03:19 | Santa Clara | Roger Rendon makes the 2nd free throw | 53-63 |
| 03:09 | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-63 |
| 03:07 | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-63 |
| 03:00 | Southern Mississippi | William Holt is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Tyler Ward | 56-63 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:47 | Santa Clara | James Taylor misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on John Agarwal - foul #4 on John Agarwal, team foul #9 | 56-63 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Foor (SF), Robert Jones (C) Tyler Ward, John Mund | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Timothy Hopkins (SF) Roger Rendon | |
| 02:47 | Santa Clara | James Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 56-64 |
| 02:47 | Santa Clara | James Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 56-65 |
| 02:33 | Southern Mississippi | William Holt makes the 3 from the right wing set up by John Foor | 59-65 |
| 02:20 | Santa Clara | Stewart Fagin knocks in the jumper from the left wing | 59-67 |
| 02:06 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Briscoe is fouled on the floor by Joseph Huntley - foul #1 on Joseph Huntley, team foul #12 | 59-67 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Alcaraz (SF), John Mund (C) John Foor, William Holt | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Lewis Breit (PG), Peter Moody (PF), Ronnie Guitierrez (C) James Taylor, Joseph Huntley, Stewart Fagin | |
| 02:06 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Briscoe makes the 1st free throw | 60-67 |
| 02:06 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Briscoe makes the 2nd free throw | 61-67 |
| 02:03 | Santa Clara | Nicholas Nelson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-67 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Chad Davis (SG) Larry Briscoe | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Andrew Rosenfeld (PF) Timothy Hopkins | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:49 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Jones misses short on a 3 from straight away | 61-67 |
| 01:47 | Santa Clara | Nicholas Nelson grabs the board | 61-67 |
| 01:29 | Santa Clara | Ronnie Guitierrez misses the floater from the left side | 61-67 |
| 01:28 | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal snags the defensive board | 61-67 |
| 01:28 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 61-67 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward (SF), William Holt (PF) Kevin Alcaraz, Robert Jones | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Roger Rendon (SF), Joseph Huntley (PF), John Kaplan (C) Ronnie Guitierrez, Andrew Rosenfeld, Peter Moody | |
| 01:13 | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-67 |
| 01:11 | Southern Mississippi | John Mund snags the offensive board | 61-67 |
| 00:58 | Southern Mississippi | John Mund misses long on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Nicholas Nelson - foul #5 on Nicholas Nelson, team foul #13 | 61-67 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Taylor (SG) Nicholas Nelson | |
| 00:58 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 61-67 |
| 00:58 | Southern Mississippi | John Mund makes the 1st free throw | 62-67 |
| 00:58 | Southern Mississippi | John Mund makes the 2nd free throw | 63-67 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:35 | Santa Clara | Roger Rendon misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by John Agarwal - foul #5 on John Agarwal, team foul #10 | 63-67 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Larry Briscoe (PG) John Agarwal | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Stewart Fagin (PG), Peter Moody (PF) Lewis Breit, Joseph Huntley | |
| 00:35 | Santa Clara | Roger Rendon makes the 1st free throw | 63-68 |
| 00:35 | Santa Clara | Roger Rendon makes the 2nd free throw | 63-69 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:31 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Briscoe misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-69 |
| 00:30 | Santa Clara | Peter Moody grabs the board | 63-69 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi 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) | |
| 00:29 | Santa Clara | Peter Moody is hacked by Larry Briscoe in the backcourt - foul #4 on Larry Briscoe, team foul #11 | 63-69 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Lewis Breit (PG), Timothy Hopkins (SF) Roger Rendon, John Kaplan | |
| 00:29 | Santa Clara | Peter Moody misses the 1st free throw | 63-69 |
| 00:29 | Santa Clara | Peter Moody makes the 2nd free throw | 63-70 |
| 00:23 | Southern Mississippi | William Holt can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-70 |
| 00:22 | Santa Clara | James Taylor snags the defensive board | 63-70 |
| 00:19 | Santa Clara | James Taylor is fouled in the backcourt by Chad Davis - foul #4 on Chad Davis, team foul #12 | 63-70 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joseph Huntley (PF) Peter Moody | |
| 00:19 | Santa Clara | James Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 63-71 |
| 00:19 | Santa Clara | James Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 63-72 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi 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 (+1) | |
| 00:13 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Briscoe can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 63-72 |
| 00:12 | Southern Mississippi | Chad Davis pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-72 |
| 00:09 | Southern Mississippi | John Mund is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 66-72 |
| 00:06 | Santa Clara | Larry Briscoe is called for the reach on Stewart Fagin in the backcourt - foul #5 on Larry Briscoe, team foul #13 | 66-72 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Alcaraz (PG) Larry Briscoe | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Peter Moody (PF) Joseph Huntley | |
| 00:06 | Santa Clara | Stewart Fagin makes the 1st free throw | 66-73 |
| 00:06 | Santa Clara | Stewart Fagin misses the 2nd free throw | 66-73 |
| 00:06 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to John Mund | 66-73 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi 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) | |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | John Mund misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 66-73 |