| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Manuel Sargent (fresh) SG - William Dillion (fresh) SF - Chad Turner (fresh) PF - Albert Cardiel (fresh) C - Jason Finlay (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Lester Hurst (fresh) SG - Raymond Heins (fresh) SF - Steve Cunningham (fresh) PF - Jack Dale (fresh) C - Lyle Jones (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Santa Clara | Albert Cardiel wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 19:46 | Santa Clara | Albert Cardiel scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by William Dillion and the foul's on Lester Hurst - foul #1 on Lester Hurst, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:46 | Santa Clara | Albert Cardiel makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:19 | Sacramento State | Lyle Jones banks in the layup on a nice dish by Raymond Heins | 3-2 |
| 19:02 | Santa Clara | Chad Turner knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Manuel Sargent | 6-2 |
| 18:58 | Sacramento State | Lester Hurst is whistled for a carry | 6-2 |
| 18:51 | Santa Clara | Lester Hurst is called for the reach on Manuel Sargent - foul #2 on Lester Hurst, team foul #2 | 6-2 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Cecil Eaves (PG) Lester Hurst | |
| 18:34 | Santa Clara | Raymond Heins is called for the reach on Manuel Sargent - foul #1 on Raymond Heins, team foul #3 | 6-2 |
| 18:20 | Santa Clara | Albert Cardiel scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line and the foul's on Jack Dale - foul #1 on Jack Dale, team foul #4 | 8-2 |
| 18:20 | Santa Clara | Albert Cardiel misses the free throw | 8-2 |
| 18:20 | Sacramento State | Lyle Jones grabs the board | 8-2 |
| 17:58 | Sacramento State | Jack Dale hits a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Raymond Heins | 8-4 |
| 17:46 | Santa Clara | Chad Turner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-4 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jeffrey Erdman (PG), Calvin Hilton (SG), Sylvester Noland (SF), Andrew Pitts (PF), David Batten (C) Manuel Sargent, William Dillion, Chad Turner, Albert Cardiel, Jason Finlay | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 17:44 | Sacramento State | Calvin Hilton is called for the reach on Raymond Heins in the backcourt - foul #1 on Calvin Hilton, team foul #1 | 8-4 |
| 17:27 | Sacramento State | Raymond Heins comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 8-4 |
| 17:25 | Santa Clara | Jeffrey Erdman snags the defensive board | 8-4 |
| 17:20 | Santa Clara | Jeffrey Erdman misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 8-4 |
| 17:18 | Santa Clara | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Pitts | 8-4 |
| 17:00 | Santa Clara | David Batten loses the dribble to Raymond Heins | 8-4 |
| 16:33 | Sacramento State | Jack Dale can't connect on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Andrew Pitts - foul #1 on Andrew Pitts, team foul #2 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Parish (PG), William Dillion (SG), Chad Turner (SF), Albert Cardiel (PF), Jason Finlay (C) Jeffrey Erdman, Calvin Hilton, Sylvester Noland, Andrew Pitts, David Batten | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Justin Phillips (PG), John Christie (SF) Cecil Eaves, Steve Cunningham | |
| 16:33 | Sacramento State | Jack Dale makes the 1st free throw | 8-5 |
| 16:33 | Sacramento State | Jack Dale misses the 2nd free throw | 8-5 |
| 16:33 | Santa Clara | Jason Finlay grabs the board | 8-5 |
| 16:22 | Santa Clara | Albert Cardiel lays it in | 10-5 |
| 16:19 | Sacramento State | Raymond Heins is fouled in the backcourt by William Dillion - foul #1 on William Dillion, team foul #3 | 10-5 |
| 15:58 | Sacramento State | John Christie loses the dribble to Albert Cardiel | 10-5 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Michael Parish (fresh) SG - William Dillion (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Chad Turner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Albert Cardiel (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Jason Finlay (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Justin Phillips (fresh) SG - Raymond Heins (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Christie (fresh) PF - Jack Dale (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Lyle Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:53 | Santa Clara | William Dillion is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Michael Parish | 13-5 |
| 15:25 | Sacramento State | John Christie is by himself and knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Justin Phillips | 13-8 |
| 15:06 | Santa Clara | Albert Cardiel connects on the open shot from the left side | 15-8 |
| 14:42 | Sacramento State | Raymond Heins misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 15-8 |
| 14:41 | Santa Clara | Chad Turner grabs the board | 15-8 |
| 14:35 | Santa Clara | Chad Turner connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from William Dillion | 18-8 |
| 14:06 | Sacramento State | Raymond Heins misses the lay-in | 18-8 |
| 14:04 | Sacramento State | The offensive rebound goes to Lyle Jones | 18-8 |
| 13:51 | Sacramento State | John Christie scores on a floater from the right side on a great pass from Raymond Heins | 18-10 |
| 13:38 | Santa Clara | Jason Finlay misses long on an open fadeaway from the left side | 18-10 |
| 13:37 | Santa Clara | William Dillion hits the follow up shot | 20-10 |
| 13:12 | Sacramento State | Raymond Heins is open but comes up short on the shot from the left side | 20-10 |
| 13:10 | Santa Clara | Michael Parish grabs the defensive rebound | 20-10 |
| 12:52 | Santa Clara | William Dillion misses the 3 from the right corner | 20-10 |
| 12:50 | Santa Clara | Chad Turner snags the offensive board | 20-10 |
| 12:50 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 20-10 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Manuel Sargent (PG), Calvin Hilton (SG), Jeffrey Erdman (SF), Andrew Pitts (PF), David Batten (C) Michael Parish, William Dillion, Chad Turner, Albert Cardiel, Jason Finlay | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Lester Hurst (PG), Steve Cunningham (SF) Justin Phillips, John Christie | |
| 12:39 | Santa Clara | Jeffrey Erdman misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 20-10 |
| 12:37 | Sacramento State | Jack Dale gets the rebound | 20-10 |
| 12:17 | Sacramento State | Raymond Heins misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 20-10 |
| 12:16 | Sacramento State | Lyle Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 20-10 |
| 11:57 | Sacramento State | Jack Dale makes the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Raymond Heins | 20-12 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Manuel Sargent (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Calvin Hilton (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Erdman (fresh) PF - Andrew Pitts (fresh) C - David Batten (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Lester Hurst (fresh) SG - Raymond Heins (tiring) 4 ast. SF - Steve Cunningham (fresh) PF - Jack Dale (tiring) 5 pts. C - Lyle Jones (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:52 | Santa Clara | Lester Hurst is called for the reach on Manuel Sargent in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lester Hurst, team foul #5 | 20-12 |
| 11:47 | Santa Clara | Manuel Sargent clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 20-12 |
| 11:46 | Sacramento State | Jack Dale pulls down the rebound | 20-12 |
| 11:32 | Sacramento State | Raymond Heins hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Steve Cunningham | 20-15 |
| 11:30 | Santa Clara | Lester Hurst steps in front of the Manuel Sargent pass in the backcourt | 20-15 |
| 11:29 | Sacramento State | Raymond Heins dunks the ball on a nice dish by Lester Hurst | 20-17 |
| 11:02 | Santa Clara | Calvin Hilton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-17 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | William Dillion (SG), Sylvester Noland (PF) Jeffrey Erdman, David Batten | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Cecil Eaves (PG) Lester Hurst | |
| 10:39 | Sacramento State | Raymond Heins clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 20-17 |
| 10:38 | Santa Clara | Sylvester Noland snags the defensive board | 20-17 |
| 10:18 | Santa Clara | William Dillion is fouled on the floor by Lyle Jones - foul #1 on Lyle Jones, team foul #6 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Chad Turner (SF), Jason Finlay (C) Calvin Hilton, Andrew Pitts | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | John Christie (SG) Raymond Heins | |
| 09:56 | Santa Clara | Sylvester Noland misses the 3 from the right wing | 20-17 |
| 09:54 | Sacramento State | Lyle Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 20-17 |
| 09:51 | Sacramento State | Manuel Sargent is called for the reach on Cecil Eaves in the backcourt - foul #1 on Manuel Sargent, team foul #4 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Parish (PG) Manuel Sargent | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Lester Hurst (PG) Cecil Eaves | |
| 09:25 | Sacramento State | Lyle Jones is fouled on the floor by Chad Turner - foul #1 on Chad Turner, team foul #5 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Calvin Hilton (SF), Albert Cardiel (PF) Chad Turner, Sylvester Noland | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 09:16 | Sacramento State | John Christie is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Lester Hurst and the foul's on Calvin Hilton - foul #2 on Calvin Hilton, team foul #6 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Chad Turner (SF), Andrew Pitts (C) Calvin Hilton, Jason Finlay | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Raymond Heins (SG) Lester Hurst | |
| 09:16 | Sacramento State | Sacramento State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 20-20 |
| 09:16 | Sacramento State | John Christie makes the free throw | 20-21 |
| 09:03 | Santa Clara | Michael Parish scores on a shot from the right side set up by William Dillion | 22-21 |
| 08:53 | Sacramento State | Raymond Heins is called for 10 seconds | 22-21 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jeffrey Erdman (PG), Sylvester Noland (SF), David Batten (C) Michael Parish, Chad Turner, Andrew Pitts | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Lester Hurst (PG) Raymond Heins | |
| 08:48 | Santa Clara | Albert Cardiel misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 22-21 |
| 08:46 | Sacramento State | John Christie pulls down the rebound | 22-21 |
| 08:44 | Sacramento State | Lester Hurst's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-21 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Parish (PG) Albert Cardiel | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 08:35 | Santa Clara | William Dillion misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 22-21 |
| 08:33 | Santa Clara | David Batten tips it back up and in | 24-21 |
| 08:16 | Sacramento State | Lester Hurst misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 24-21 |
| 08:14 | Sacramento State | Steve Cunningham gets the offensive rebound | 24-21 |
| 07:48 | Sacramento State | Jack Dale makes the jumper from the left wing | 24-23 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Michael Parish (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Dillion (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeffrey Erdman (fresh) PF - Sylvester Noland (fairly fresh) C - David Batten (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Lester Hurst (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Christie (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Steve Cunningham (fairly fresh) PF - Jack Dale (tired) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Lyle Jones (tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Santa Clara | Sylvester Noland scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by William Dillion | 27-23 |
| 07:30 | Sacramento State | Lester Hurst loses the dribble to Jeffrey Erdman in the backcourt | 27-23 |
| 07:12 | Santa Clara | Michael Parish makes the 3 from the right corner set up by David Batten | 30-23 |
| 06:50 | Sacramento State | Lyle Jones misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-23 |
| 06:49 | Sacramento State | Steve Cunningham can't tip it in | 30-23 |
| 06:48 | Santa Clara | David Batten snags the defensive board | 30-23 |
| 06:28 | Santa Clara | William Dillion misses long on an open 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-23 |
| 06:26 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Steve Cunningham | 30-23 |
| 05:57 | Sacramento State | David Batten is called for the reach on John Christie - foul #1 on David Batten, team foul #7 | 30-23 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Manuel Sargent (PG), Chad Turner (SF), Andrew Pitts (PF), Jason Finlay (C) Michael Parish, Jeffrey Erdman, Sylvester Noland, David Batten | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Raymond Heins (SG) Lester Hurst | |
| 05:57 | Sacramento State | John Christie makes the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 05:57 | Sacramento State | John Christie makes the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 05:32 | Santa Clara | Andrew Pitts scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from William Dillion | 33-25 |
| 05:21 | Sacramento State | Raymond Heins hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 33-25 |
| 05:19 | Santa Clara | Andrew Pitts snags the defensive board | 33-25 |
| 05:13 | Santa Clara | Chad Turner misses short on an open driving attempt from the left block | 33-25 |
| 05:12 | Sacramento State | Lyle Jones pulls down the rebound | 33-25 |
| 05:10 | Sacramento State | John Christie is fouled in the backcourt by William Dillion - foul #2 on William Dillion, team foul #8 | 33-25 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jeffrey Erdman (SG), Albert Cardiel (PF) William Dillion, Jason Finlay | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 05:10 | Sacramento State | John Christie makes the 1st free throw | 33-26 |
| 05:10 | Sacramento State | John Christie makes the 2nd free throw | 33-27 |
| 04:41 | Santa Clara | Lyle Jones steals it from Andrew Pitts | 33-27 |
| 04:20 | Sacramento State | The short jumper by Lyle Jones is denied by Albert Cardiel | 33-27 |
| 04:18 | Santa Clara | Andrew Pitts grabs the defensive rebound | 33-27 |
| 04:12 | Santa Clara | Manuel Sargent misses the floater from the right side | 33-27 |
| 04:10 | Santa Clara | Manuel Sargent tips it in | 35-27 |
| 03:49 | Sacramento State | John Christie's pass is intercepted by Chad Turner | 35-27 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Manuel Sargent (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Erdman (tiring) SF - Chad Turner (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Albert Cardiel (fairly fresh) 9 pts. C - Andrew Pitts (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - John Christie (tiring) 13 pts. SG - Raymond Heins (tired) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Steve Cunningham (tired) 3 reb. PF - Jack Dale (very tired) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Lyle Jones (very tired) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:44 | Santa Clara | Jeffrey Erdman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-27 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Calvin Hilton (SG), Jason Finlay (C) Jeffrey Erdman, Andrew Pitts | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Lester Hurst (PG) John Christie | |
| 03:23 | Sacramento State | Raymond Heins is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-30 |
| 03:01 | Santa Clara | Lester Hurst is called for the reach on Manuel Sargent - foul #4 on Lester Hurst, team foul #7 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | William Dillion (SG) Chad Turner | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | John Christie (SF) Steve Cunningham | |
| 03:01 | Santa Clara | Manuel Sargent makes the 1st free throw | 36-30 |
| 03:01 | Santa Clara | Manuel Sargent misses the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 03:01 | Sacramento State | John Christie grabs the board | 36-30 |
| 02:57 | Sacramento State | Raymond Heins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-30 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Parish (PG) Manuel Sargent | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 02:37 | Santa Clara | Calvin Hilton connects on the open 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Parish | 39-30 |
| 02:08 | Sacramento State | Raymond Heins hits a wide open jump hook near the basket | 39-32 |
| 01:46 | Santa Clara | Michael Parish misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-32 |
| 01:45 | Santa Clara | Calvin Hilton hits the follow up shot | 41-32 |
| 01:45 | Sacramento State | Sacramento State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 41-32 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Sylvester Noland (SF), Andrew Pitts (PF), David Batten (C) William Dillion, Albert Cardiel, Jason Finlay | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Steve Cunningham (SF) John Christie | |
| 01:21 | Sacramento State | Raymond Heins connects on the fadeaway from the right wing | 41-34 |
| 01:04 | Santa Clara | David Batten clanks a shot in the paint | 41-34 |
| 01:02 | Sacramento State | Steve Cunningham gets the rebound | 41-34 |
| 00:39 | Sacramento State | Raymond Heins misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-34 |
| 00:38 | Santa Clara | Andrew Pitts gets the rebound | 41-34 |
| 00:17 | Santa Clara | Calvin Hilton can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 41-34 |
| 00:16 | Santa Clara | Michael Parish tips it home | 43-34 |
| 00:05 | Sacramento State | Lyle Jones loses the ball out of bounds | 43-34 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Manuel Sargent (PG), William Dillion (SG), Chad Turner (SF), Albert Cardiel (PF), Jason Finlay (C) Michael Parish, Calvin Hilton, Sylvester Noland, Andrew Pitts, David Batten | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | John Christie (SF) Steve Cunningham | |
| 00:00 | Santa Clara | William Dillion comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-34 |