| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Manuel Sargent (fresh) SG - William Dillion (fresh) SF - Chad Turner (fresh) PF - Albert Cardiel (fresh) C - Jason Finlay (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Stephen F. Austin | PG - Kevin Seymour (fresh) SG - Randall Strong (fresh) SF - Lawrence Moore (fresh) PF - Samuel Funderberg (fresh) C - Darrel Royal (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Stephen F. Austin | Darrel Royal wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Stephen F. Austin | Stephen F. Austin is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:40 | Stephen F. Austin | Randall Strong clanks a 3 from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Santa Clara | Jason Finlay gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Santa Clara | Jason Finlay is fouled on the floor by Darrel Royal - foul #1 on Darrel Royal, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Santa Clara | William Dillion knocks in the floater in the lane on a great pass from Manuel Sargent | 2-0 |
| 19:22 | Stephen F. Austin | Chad Turner steals the ball from Samuel Funderberg in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| 19:07 | Santa Clara | Chad Turner scores on a floater from the right wing set up by Manuel Sargent | 4-0 |
| 18:47 | Stephen F. Austin | Lawrence Moore can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 4-0 |
| 18:46 | Santa Clara | Albert Cardiel gets the rebound | 4-0 |
| 18:22 | Santa Clara | William Dillion's pass is intercepted by Samuel Funderberg | 4-0 |
| 17:59 | Stephen F. Austin | Lawrence Moore is open and buries a jumper from the right side | 4-2 |
| 17:46 | Santa Clara | Manuel Sargent misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 4-2 |
| 17:44 | Stephen F. Austin | Lawrence Moore snags the defensive board | 4-2 |
| 17:22 | Stephen F. Austin | Randall Strong misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 4-2 |
| 17:21 | Stephen F. Austin | Lawrence Moore pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:04 | Stephen F. Austin | Lawrence Moore loses the dribble to William Dillion | 4-2 |
| 16:49 | Santa Clara | William Dillion can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 4-2 |
| 16:47 | Stephen F. Austin | Darrel Royal pulls down the rebound | 4-2 |
| 16:29 | Stephen F. Austin | Samuel Funderberg misses the wide open jumper from the right wing | 4-2 |
| 16:28 | Santa Clara | Chad Turner gets the rebound | 4-2 |
| 16:25 | Santa Clara | William Dillion is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Dillion, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 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 | Stephen F. Austin | Ian Campbell (PG), Adam Ward (SG), David Bradley (SF), Ronald Amend (PF), Michael Craig (C) Kevin Seymour, Randall Strong, Lawrence Moore, Samuel Funderberg, Darrel Royal | |
| 16:05 | Stephen F. Austin | David Bradley misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 4-2 |
| 16:03 | Santa Clara | David Batten pulls down the rebound | 4-2 |
| 15:50 | Santa Clara | Michael Craig takes the ball from Calvin Hilton | 4-2 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Jeffrey Erdman (fresh) SG - Calvin Hilton (fresh) SF - Sylvester Noland (fresh) PF - Andrew Pitts (fresh) C - David Batten (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Stephen F. Austin | PG - Ian Campbell (fresh) SG - Adam Ward (fresh) SF - David Bradley (fresh) PF - Ronald Amend (fresh) C - Michael Craig (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Stephen F. Austin | David Bradley is fouled in the backcourt by Calvin Hilton - foul #1 on Calvin Hilton, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| 15:41 | Stephen F. Austin | Adam Ward misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 4-2 |
| 15:39 | Stephen F. Austin | Ronald Amend can't tip it in | 4-2 |
| 15:38 | Santa Clara | Sylvester Noland grabs the defensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 15:34 | Santa Clara | Sylvester Noland is hacked by David Bradley in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Bradley, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Parish (PG) Jeffrey Erdman | |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Norman Dupree (PG), Edward Grimshaw (PF) Adam Ward, Michael Craig | |
| 15:15 | Santa Clara | Calvin Hilton misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 4-2 |
| 15:14 | Stephen F. Austin | The rebound goes to David Bradley | 4-2 |
| 15:10 | Stephen F. Austin | Norman Dupree hits a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Edward Grimshaw | 4-4 |
| 14:41 | Santa Clara | Sylvester Noland's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-4 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | William Dillion (SG), Chad Turner (SF), Albert Cardiel (PF), Jason Finlay (C) Calvin Hilton, Sylvester Noland, Andrew Pitts, David Batten | |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Randall Strong (SG), Lawrence Moore (SF), Darrel Royal (C) Ian Campbell, David Bradley, Edward Grimshaw | |
| 14:28 | Stephen F. Austin | Lawrence Moore lays it in on a great pass from Norman Dupree | 4-6 |
| 14:08 | Santa Clara | Jason Finlay misses short on a floater from close range but the foul's on Darrel Royal - foul #2 on Darrel Royal, team foul #3 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jeffrey Erdman (PG) Michael Parish | |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Kevin Seymour (PG), Adam Ward (SG), Samuel Funderberg (PF), Michael Craig (C) Norman Dupree, Randall Strong, Ronald Amend, Darrel Royal | |
| 14:08 | Santa Clara | Jason Finlay misses the 1st free throw | 4-6 |
| 14:08 | Santa Clara | Jason Finlay makes the 2nd free throw | 5-6 |
| 13:54 | Stephen F. Austin | Samuel Funderberg is fouled on the floor by Albert Cardiel - foul #1 on Albert Cardiel, team foul #3 | 5-6 |
| 13:41 | Stephen F. Austin | Kevin Seymour connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 5-9 |
| 13:19 | Santa Clara | Jason Finlay knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 8-9 |
| 13:00 | Stephen F. Austin | Lawrence Moore misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 8-9 |
| 12:59 | Santa Clara | Jason Finlay pulls down the rebound | 8-9 |
| 12:57 | Santa Clara | Adam Ward steals it from Chad Turner in the backcourt | 8-9 |
| 12:36 | Stephen F. Austin | Chad Turner swats the layup by Adam Ward | 8-9 |
| 12:34 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Jason Finlay | 8-9 |
| 12:34 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 8-9 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Parish (PG), Calvin Hilton (SG), Sylvester Noland (SF), Andrew Pitts (PF), David Batten (C) Jeffrey Erdman, William Dillion, Chad Turner, Albert Cardiel, Jason Finlay | |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Ian Campbell (PG), Randall Strong (SG), David Bradley (SF), Edward Grimshaw (PF), Ronald Amend (C) Kevin Seymour, Adam Ward, Lawrence Moore, Samuel Funderberg, Michael Craig | |
| 12:22 | Santa Clara | David Batten clanks a 3 from the right wing | 8-9 |
| 12:20 | Stephen F. Austin | Edward Grimshaw snags the defensive board | 8-9 |
| 12:11 | Stephen F. Austin | Ian Campbell knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Randall Strong | 8-12 |
| 11:56 | Santa Clara | Sylvester Noland is alone and drills a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Andrew Pitts | 10-12 |
| 11:54 | Stephen F. Austin | Ian Campbell is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Parish - foul #1 on Michael Parish, team foul #4 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | William Dillion (SG) Sylvester Noland | |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Samuel Funderberg (PF) Edward Grimshaw | |
| 11:42 | Stephen F. Austin | William Dillion takes the ball from Samuel Funderberg | 10-12 |
| 11:39 | Santa Clara | Michael Parish hits the finger roll on a great pass from William Dillion | 12-12 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Michael Parish (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Dillion (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Calvin Hilton (fresh) PF - Andrew Pitts (fairly fresh) C - David Batten (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Stephen F. Austin | PG - Ian Campbell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Randall Strong (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Bradley (fresh) PF - Samuel Funderberg (tiring) C - Ronald Amend (tiring) | |
| 11:19 | Stephen F. Austin | David Bradley misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 12-12 |
| 11:17 | Santa Clara | William Dillion grabs the defensive rebound | 12-12 |
| 10:57 | Santa Clara | William Dillion hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing | 12-12 |
| 10:55 | Santa Clara | David Batten gets the offensive rebound | 12-12 |
| 10:32 | Santa Clara | Michael Parish connects on the floater from the right side set up by Andrew Pitts | 14-12 |
| 10:04 | Stephen F. Austin | Ian Campbell misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 14-12 |
| 10:02 | Stephen F. Austin | Ronald Amend tips it but misses | 14-12 |
| 10:00 | Santa Clara | William Dillion grabs the board | 14-12 |
| 09:55 | Santa Clara | Calvin Hilton can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 14-12 |
| 09:54 | Santa Clara | David Batten misses the tip | 14-12 |
| 09:52 | Stephen F. Austin | Ronald Amend gets the rebound | 14-12 |
| 09:36 | Stephen F. Austin | Samuel Funderberg misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the right wing | 14-12 |
| 09:35 | Santa Clara | Andrew Pitts grabs the defensive rebound | 14-12 |
| 09:32 | Santa Clara | Michael Parish throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 14-12 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Manuel Sargent (PG), Jeffrey Erdman (SG), Chad Turner (SF), Sylvester Noland (PF), Jason Finlay (C) Michael Parish, William Dillion, Calvin Hilton, Andrew Pitts, David Batten | |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Norman Dupree (PG), Adam Ward (SG), Lawrence Moore (SF), Michael Craig (PF), Edward Grimshaw (C) Ian Campbell, Randall Strong, David Bradley, Samuel Funderberg, Ronald Amend | |
| 09:18 | Stephen F. Austin | Michael Craig misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 14-12 |
| 09:17 | Santa Clara | Jason Finlay snags the defensive board | 14-12 |
| 09:13 | Santa Clara | Jeffrey Erdman scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Manuel Sargent | 16-12 |
| 08:53 | Stephen F. Austin | Adam Ward blows the layup | 16-12 |
| 08:52 | Stephen F. Austin | Lawrence Moore hits the follow up shot | 16-14 |
| 08:49 | Santa Clara | Lawrence Moore is called for the reach on Chad Turner in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lawrence Moore, team foul #4 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Albert Cardiel (PF) Chad Turner | |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | | |
| 08:36 | Santa Clara | Jeffrey Erdman clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 16-14 |
| 08:35 | Santa Clara | Jason Finlay pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-14 |
| 08:18 | Santa Clara | Albert Cardiel misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 16-14 |
| 08:17 | Stephen F. Austin | Michael Craig snags the defensive board | 16-14 |
| 08:15 | Stephen F. Austin | Norman Dupree is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 16-14 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | William Dillion (SG), Chad Turner (SF) Jeffrey Erdman, Sylvester Noland | |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Kevin Seymour (PG), Randall Strong (SG) Norman Dupree, Adam Ward | |
| 07:56 | Santa Clara | Kevin Seymour steals it from Chad Turner | 16-14 |
| 07:43 | Stephen F. Austin | Edward Grimshaw comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 16-14 |
| 07:41 | Santa Clara | Jason Finlay grabs the board | 16-14 |
| 07:39 | Santa Clara | Manuel Sargent is hacked by Kevin Seymour in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kevin Seymour, team foul #5 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Andrew Pitts (C) Jason Finlay | |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Ronald Amend (C) Edward Grimshaw | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Manuel Sargent (tiring) 3 ast. SG - William Dillion (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Chad Turner (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Albert Cardiel (tiring) C - Andrew Pitts (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Stephen F. Austin | PG - Kevin Seymour (tiring) 3 pts. SG - Randall Strong (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Moore (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Craig (tiring) C - Ronald Amend (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Santa Clara | William Dillion scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Manuel Sargent | 19-14 |
| 07:17 | Stephen F. Austin | Kevin Seymour is fouled on the floor by Manuel Sargent - foul #1 on Manuel Sargent, team foul #5 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Calvin Hilton (SG) William Dillion | |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | | |
| 07:05 | Stephen F. Austin | Ronald Amend's fadeaway is rejected by Chad Turner | 19-14 |
| 07:03 | Santa Clara | Albert Cardiel grabs the board | 19-14 |
| 06:58 | Santa Clara | Calvin Hilton is fouled on the floor by Randall Strong - foul #1 on Randall Strong, team foul #6 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jeffrey Erdman (PG) Manuel Sargent | |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Norman Dupree (PG), Ian Campbell (SF), Samuel Funderberg (PF) Kevin Seymour, Lawrence Moore, Ronald Amend | |
| 06:51 | Santa Clara | Andrew Pitts misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 19-14 |
| 06:49 | Stephen F. Austin | Norman Dupree gets the rebound | 19-14 |
| 06:43 | Stephen F. Austin | Norman Dupree drills a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Ian Campbell | 19-16 |
| 06:27 | Santa Clara | Randall Strong is called for the reach on Jeffrey Erdman - foul #2 on Randall Strong, team foul #7 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | William Dillion (SG), Jason Finlay (C) Chad Turner, Albert Cardiel | |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Adam Ward (SG), Ronald Amend (C) Randall Strong, Michael Craig | |
| 06:27 | Santa Clara | Jeffrey Erdman makes the 1st free throw | 20-16 |
| 06:27 | Santa Clara | Jeffrey Erdman makes the 2nd free throw | 21-16 |
| 06:08 | Stephen F. Austin | Samuel Funderberg can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the right corner | 21-16 |
| 06:06 | Santa Clara | Jason Finlay pulls down the rebound | 21-16 |
| 05:52 | Santa Clara | Jeffrey Erdman can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 21-16 |
| 05:51 | Stephen F. Austin | Ronald Amend grabs the defensive rebound | 21-16 |
| 05:29 | Stephen F. Austin | Adam Ward travels with the ball | 21-16 |
| 05:29 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 21-16 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Parish (PG), Sylvester Noland (SF), David Batten (PF) Jeffrey Erdman, Calvin Hilton, Andrew Pitts | |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | David Bradley (SF), Edward Grimshaw (PF), Michael Craig (C) Ian Campbell, Samuel Funderberg, Ronald Amend | |
| 05:15 | Santa Clara | William Dillion scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by David Batten | 24-16 |
| 05:11 | Stephen F. Austin | Norman Dupree is fouled in the backcourt by David Batten - foul #1 on David Batten, team foul #6 | 24-16 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Chad Turner (SF) Jason Finlay | |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Kevin Seymour (PG) Norman Dupree | |
| 04:51 | Stephen F. Austin | Michael Craig comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 24-16 |
| 04:50 | Stephen F. Austin | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Craig | 24-16 |
| 04:29 | Stephen F. Austin | Michael Craig is by himself and knocks in the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Edward Grimshaw | 24-18 |
| 04:13 | Santa Clara | William Dillion hits a wide open floater from the right wing | 26-18 |
| 03:51 | Stephen F. Austin | Michael Parish steals the ball from David Bradley | 26-18 |
| 03:48 | Santa Clara | William Dillion jams it set up by Michael Parish | 28-18 |
| 03:31 | Stephen F. Austin | David Bradley makes the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kevin Seymour and the foul's on David Batten - foul #2 on David Batten, team foul #7 | 28-20 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Manuel Sargent (PG), Calvin Hilton (SG), Jeffrey Erdman (SF), Albert Cardiel (PF), Jason Finlay (C) Michael Parish, William Dillion, Chad Turner, Sylvester Noland, David Batten | |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Norman Dupree (PG), Randall Strong (SG), Ronald Amend (PF), Darrel Royal (C) Kevin Seymour, Adam Ward, Edward Grimshaw, Michael Craig | |
| 03:31 | Stephen F. Austin | David Bradley makes the free throw | 28-21 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Manuel Sargent (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Calvin Hilton (tiring) SF - Jeffrey Erdman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Albert Cardiel (tiring) 2 reb. C - Jason Finlay (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Stephen F. Austin | PG - Norman Dupree (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randall Strong (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Bradley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ronald Amend (tired) 4 reb. C - Darrel Royal (fresh) | |
| 03:20 | Santa Clara | Calvin Hilton clanks a 3 from the right corner | 28-21 |
| 03:19 | Santa Clara | The offensive rebound goes to Albert Cardiel | 28-21 |
| 03:08 | Santa Clara | Manuel Sargent hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Calvin Hilton | 30-21 |
| 02:55 | Stephen F. Austin | Randall Strong buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Norman Dupree | 30-24 |
| 02:50 | Santa Clara | Calvin Hilton connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Manuel Sargent | 33-24 |
| 02:43 | Stephen F. Austin | Albert Cardiel is called for the reach on Randall Strong in the backcourt - foul #2 on Albert Cardiel, team foul #8 | 33-24 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Andrew Pitts (C) Jason Finlay | |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Lawrence Moore (SF), Samuel Funderberg (PF) David Bradley, Ronald Amend | |
| 02:43 | Stephen F. Austin | Randall Strong makes the 1st free throw | 33-25 |
| 02:43 | Stephen F. Austin | Randall Strong makes the 2nd free throw | 33-26 |
| 02:24 | Santa Clara | Andrew Pitts misses the shot from the baseline | 33-26 |
| 02:23 | Stephen F. Austin | The rebound goes to Lawrence Moore | 33-26 |
| 01:59 | Stephen F. Austin | Darrel Royal makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Norman Dupree | 33-29 |
| 01:45 | Santa Clara | Albert Cardiel misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-29 |
| 01:44 | Santa Clara | Andrew Pitts tips it in | 35-29 |
| 01:19 | Stephen F. Austin | Lawrence Moore is fouled on the floor by Manuel Sargent - foul #2 on Manuel Sargent, team foul #9 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | William Dillion (SG), Chad Turner (SF), David Batten (PF), Jason Finlay (C) Calvin Hilton, Jeffrey Erdman, Albert Cardiel, Andrew Pitts | |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Ian Campbell (PG), Ronald Amend (PF) Norman Dupree, Samuel Funderberg | |
| 01:19 | Stephen F. Austin | Lawrence Moore makes the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 01:19 | Stephen F. Austin | Lawrence Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 00:59 | Santa Clara | William Dillion's pass is intercepted by Randall Strong | 35-31 |
| 00:46 | Stephen F. Austin | Randall Strong lays it in set up by Ian Campbell | 35-33 |
| 00:42 | Santa Clara | Jason Finlay is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jason Finlay, team foul #10 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Parish (PG), Sylvester Noland (PF) Manuel Sargent, David Batten | |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Kevin Seymour (PG) Randall Strong | |
| 00:30 | Stephen F. Austin | Darrel Royal connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Kevin Seymour | 35-35 |
| 00:03 | Santa Clara | Chad Turner is hacked by Kevin Seymour - foul #2 on Kevin Seymour, team foul #8 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Manuel Sargent (PG), Andrew Pitts (PF) Michael Parish, Sylvester Noland | |
| Subs | Stephen F. Austin | Randall Strong (SG), Michael Craig (PF) Lawrence Moore, Ronald Amend | |
| 00:03 | Santa Clara | Chad Turner makes the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 00:03 | Santa Clara | Chad Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 00:00 | Stephen F. Austin | Ian Campbell can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 37-35 |