| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Troy Dawson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jarvis Ralph (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Harold Echols (fresh) PF - Walter Duke (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Jack Castleberry (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Claude Walker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Scott (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Martin Nieves (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Jefferson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Mladen Zuck (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cal | Martin Nieves inbounds the ball | 23-36 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Cal | Mladen Zuck loses the ball out of bounds | 23-36 |
| 19:15 | Santa Clara | Troy Dawson misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 23-36 |
| 19:13 | Cal | Michael Jefferson pulls down the rebound | 23-36 |
| 18:50 | Cal | Martin Nieves buries a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Michael Jefferson | 23-38 |
| 18:25 | Santa Clara | Jarvis Ralph loses the dribble to Claude Walker | 23-38 |
| 18:21 | Cal | Claude Walker misses the dunk | 23-38 |
| 18:19 | Santa Clara | Jarvis Ralph grabs the board | 23-38 |
| 18:04 | Santa Clara | Walter Duke misses short on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Mladen Zuck - foul #1 on Mladen Zuck, team foul #1 | 23-38 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Preston Sims (SG), Chester Follett (SF) Jarvis Ralph, Harold Echols | |
| Subs | Cal | John Saine (SF) Martin Nieves | |
| 18:04 | Santa Clara | Walter Duke misses the 1st free throw | 23-38 |
| 18:04 | Santa Clara | Walter Duke misses the 2nd free throw | 23-38 |
| 18:04 | Cal | Mladen Zuck grabs the board | 23-38 |
| 17:36 | Cal | Michael Jefferson lays it in on a great pass from Claude Walker and he's fouled by Jack Castleberry - foul #3 on Jack Castleberry, team foul #1 | 23-40 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Melvin Todd (C) Jack Castleberry | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 17:36 | Cal | Michael Jefferson makes the free throw | 23-41 |
| 17:23 | Santa Clara | Walter Duke clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 23-41 |
| 17:21 | Santa Clara | Troy Dawson grabs the offensive board | 23-41 |
| 17:08 | Santa Clara | Claude Walker takes the ball from Melvin Todd | 23-41 |
| 17:05 | Cal | John Saine misses the easy layup | 23-41 |
| 17:04 | Santa Clara | Preston Sims pulls down the rebound | 23-41 |
| 17:00 | Santa Clara | Troy Dawson hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 26-41 |
| 16:39 | Cal | Mladen Zuck makes the wide open floater near the basket set up by Michael Jefferson | 26-43 |
| 16:19 | Santa Clara | Troy Dawson misses long on a jumper from the left side | 26-43 |
| 16:17 | Santa Clara | Chester Follett grabs the offensive rebound | 26-43 |
| 15:51 | Santa Clara | Walter Duke hits a turnaround from close range | 28-43 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Troy Dawson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SG - Preston Sims (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Chester Follett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. PF - Walter Duke (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Melvin Todd (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Claude Walker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Scott (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Saine (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Jefferson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Mladen Zuck (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Cal | Walter Duke is called for the reach on Michael Jefferson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Walter Duke, team foul #2 | 28-43 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Ryan Smith (PG), Paul Pope (SG), Harold Echols (SF), Alan Parsons (PF), Jack Castleberry (C) Troy Dawson, Preston Sims, Chester Follett, Walter Duke, Melvin Todd | |
| Subs | Cal | James Scott (SG), Martin Nieves (SF) Claude Walker, John Saine | |
| 15:35 | Cal | William Scott makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Jefferson | 28-46 |
| 15:29 | Santa Clara | Jack Castleberry misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 28-46 |
| 15:27 | Cal | The rebound goes to Michael Jefferson | 28-46 |
| 15:03 | Cal | Mladen Zuck hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the free throw line | 28-46 |
| 15:02 | Cal | Mladen Zuck snags the offensive board | 28-46 |
| 14:33 | Cal | Michael Jefferson clanks a floater from the baseline | 28-46 |
| 14:32 | Santa Clara | Jack Castleberry gets the rebound | 28-46 |
| 14:03 | Santa Clara | Harold Echols is hacked by Martin Nieves - foul #1 on Martin Nieves, team foul #2 | 28-46 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Troy Dawson (PG), Preston Sims (SF), Walter Duke (PF) Ryan Smith, Harold Echols, Alan Parsons | |
| Subs | Cal | Claude Walker (PG), Mladen Smitreski (SF), Stanley Bryant (PF), John Matsumura (C) William Scott, Martin Nieves, Michael Jefferson, Mladen Zuck | |
| 13:46 | Santa Clara | Troy Dawson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-46 |
| 13:45 | Cal | Stanley Bryant gets the rebound | 28-46 |
| 13:41 | Cal | Claude Walker is hacked by Preston Sims in the backcourt - foul #2 on Preston Sims, team foul #3 | 28-46 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Cal | John Saine (SF) James Scott | |
| 13:17 | Cal | Claude Walker misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 28-46 |
| 13:15 | Cal | John Matsumura misses the tip | 28-46 |
| 13:13 | Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Stanley Bryant | 28-46 |
| 12:54 | Cal | Claude Walker is open and scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from John Saine | 28-49 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 12:35 | Santa Clara | Troy Dawson buries a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Walter Duke and he's fouled by Stanley Bryant - foul #1 on Stanley Bryant, team foul #3 | 30-49 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Harold Echols (SF) Preston Sims | |
| Subs | Cal | James Scott (SG) John Saine | |
| 12:35 | Santa Clara | Troy Dawson makes the free throw | 31-49 |
| 12:13 | Cal | Claude Walker hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from James Scott | 31-52 |
| 12:01 | Santa Clara | Paul Pope comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 31-52 |
| 12:00 | Cal | John Matsumura gets the rebound | 31-52 |
| 11:40 | Cal | Claude Walker is hacked by Troy Dawson - foul #1 on Troy Dawson, team foul #4 | 31-52 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Ryan Smith (PG), Jarvis Ralph (SG), Preston Sims (SF), Chester Follett (PF), Melvin Todd (C) Troy Dawson, Paul Pope, Harold Echols, Walter Duke, Jack Castleberry | |
| Subs | Cal | Martin Nieves (SF), Michael Jefferson (PF), Mladen Zuck (C) Mladen Smitreski, Stanley Bryant, John Matsumura | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Ryan Smith (fresh) SG - Jarvis Ralph (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Preston Sims (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chester Follett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Melvin Todd (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Claude Walker (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Scott (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Martin Nieves (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael Jefferson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Mladen Zuck (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Cal | Martin Nieves travels with the ball | 31-52 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Cal | William Scott (SG) James Scott | |
| 11:09 | Santa Clara | Chester Follett makes the fadeaway from the left side | 33-52 |
| 10:40 | Cal | William Scott is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Jefferson | 33-55 |
| 10:26 | Santa Clara | Ryan Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-55 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Paul Pope (SG), Harold Echols (SF), Jack Castleberry (C) Jarvis Ralph, Preston Sims, Melvin Todd | |
| Subs | Cal | James Scott (SG), John Saine (SF) Claude Walker, Martin Nieves | |
| 10:23 | Cal | William Scott is fouled in the backcourt by Ryan Smith - foul #3 on Ryan Smith, team foul #5 | 33-55 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Walter Duke (PF) Chester Follett | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 10:06 | Cal | William Scott misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 33-55 |
| 10:05 | Santa Clara | Jack Castleberry snags the defensive board | 33-55 |
| 10:01 | Santa Clara | Paul Pope connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Jack Castleberry | 35-55 |
| 09:57 | Cal | William Scott is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-55 |
| 09:56 | Santa Clara | Paul Pope snags the defensive board | 35-55 |
| 09:36 | Santa Clara | Ryan Smith loses the dribble to John Saine | 35-55 |
| 09:08 | Cal | John Saine is hacked by Paul Pope - foul #4 on Paul Pope, team foul #6 | 35-55 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Troy Dawson (PG), Jarvis Ralph (SG), Preston Sims (SF), Chester Follett (PF) Ryan Smith, Paul Pope, Harold Echols, Walter Duke | |
| Subs | Cal | Claude Walker (PG), Mladen Smitreski (SG), Martin Nieves (SF), Stanley Bryant (PF), John Matsumura (C) William Scott, James Scott, John Saine, Michael Jefferson, Mladen Zuck | |
| 08:42 | Cal | Jarvis Ralph takes the ball from Mladen Smitreski | 35-55 |
| 08:37 | Santa Clara | Troy Dawson can't finish the layup | 35-55 |
| 08:35 | Cal | John Matsumura gets the rebound | 35-55 |
| 08:32 | Cal | Mladen Smitreski throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-55 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Melvin Todd (C) Jack Castleberry | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 08:22 | Santa Clara | Chester Follett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-55 |
| 08:20 | Cal | Troy Dawson picks off the pass by John Matsumura in the backcourt | 35-55 |
| 08:02 | Santa Clara | Troy Dawson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-55 |
| 08:01 | Cal | Martin Nieves pulls down the rebound | 35-55 |
| 07:59 | Cal | Mladen Smitreski is hacked by Jarvis Ralph in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jarvis Ralph, team foul #7 | 35-55 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Walter Duke (PF) Chester Follett | |
| Subs | Cal | James Scott (PG), John Saine (SF), Robert Eubanks (C) Claude Walker, Martin Nieves, Stanley Bryant | |
| 07:59 | Cal | Mladen Smitreski makes the 1st free throw | 35-56 |
| 07:59 | Cal | Mladen Smitreski makes the 2nd free throw | 35-57 |
| 07:37 | Santa Clara | Jarvis Ralph misses the floater from the left side | 35-57 |
| 07:36 | Cal | John Saine grabs the defensive rebound | 35-57 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Troy Dawson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SG - Jarvis Ralph (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Preston Sims (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Walter Duke (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Melvin Todd (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - James Scott (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mladen Smitreski (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Saine (fresh) PF - John Matsumura (fresh) 5 reb. C - Robert Eubanks (fresh) | |
| 07:11 | Cal | James Scott makes the wide open fadeaway from the right side set up by Mladen Smitreski | 35-59 |
| 06:49 | Santa Clara | Troy Dawson misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 35-59 |
| 06:48 | Cal | John Matsumura pulls down the rebound | 35-59 |
| 06:27 | Cal | James Scott misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Melvin Todd - foul #1 on Melvin Todd, team foul #8 | 35-59 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Ryan Smith (PG), Paul Pope (SG), Harold Echols (SF), Chester Follett (PF), Jack Castleberry (C) Troy Dawson, Jarvis Ralph, Preston Sims, Walter Duke, Melvin Todd | |
| Subs | Cal | Stanley Bryant (PF) John Matsumura | |
| 06:27 | Cal | James Scott makes the 1st free throw | 35-60 |
| 06:27 | Cal | James Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 35-61 |
| 06:15 | Santa Clara | Paul Pope misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 35-61 |
| 06:13 | Cal | Stanley Bryant gets the rebound | 35-61 |
| 05:44 | Cal | James Scott lays it up and in on a great pass from Mladen Smitreski and the foul's on Jack Castleberry - foul #4 on Jack Castleberry, team foul #9 | 35-63 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Cal | John Matsumura (C) Robert Eubanks | |
| 05:44 | Cal | James Scott makes the free throw | 35-64 |
| 05:30 | Santa Clara | Paul Pope loses the dribble to Stanley Bryant | 35-64 |
| 05:11 | Cal | James Scott misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 35-64 |
| 05:09 | Santa Clara | Ryan Smith snags the defensive board | 35-64 |
| 04:59 | Santa Clara | A charge is called on Jack Castleberry - foul #5 on Jack Castleberry, team foul #10 | 35-64 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Troy Dawson (PG), Preston Sims (SF), Walter Duke (PF) Ryan Smith, Harold Echols, Jack Castleberry | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 04:52 | Cal | John Saine is hacked by Preston Sims - foul #3 on Preston Sims, team foul #11 | 35-64 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Alan Parsons (C) Chester Follett | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 04:52 | Cal | John Saine makes the 1st free throw | 35-65 |
| 04:52 | Cal | John Saine makes the 2nd free throw | 35-66 |
| 04:40 | Santa Clara | Preston Sims can't throw it down | 35-66 |
| 04:39 | Santa Clara | Paul Pope tips it in | 37-66 |
| 04:10 | Cal | Mladen Smitreski's layup is rejected by Walter Duke | 37-66 |
| 04:09 | Santa Clara | Paul Pope grabs the defensive rebound | 37-66 |
| 03:50 | Santa Clara | Paul Pope is hacked by James Scott - foul #1 on James Scott, team foul #4 | 37-66 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Ryan Smith (PG), Harold Echols (SF), Chester Follett (PF), Melvin Todd (C) Troy Dawson, Paul Pope, Walter Duke, Alan Parsons | |
| Subs | Cal | Robert Eubanks (PF) John Matsumura | |
| 03:39 | Santa Clara | Preston Sims hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 37-66 |
| 03:37 | Santa Clara | Harold Echols grabs the offensive rebound | 37-66 |
| 03:19 | Cal | The refs have stopped play. Robert Eubanks is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's not moving his arm. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 37-66 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jarvis Ralph (SG) Preston Sims | |
| Subs | Cal | John Matsumura (C) Robert Eubanks | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Ryan Smith (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Jarvis Ralph (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Harold Echols (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Chester Follett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - Melvin Todd (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - James Scott (tiring) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mladen Smitreski (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Saine (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Stanley Bryant (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - John Matsumura (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Santa Clara | Ryan Smith blows the layup but the foul's on John Matsumura - foul #2 on John Matsumura, team foul #5 | 37-66 |
| 03:09 | Santa Clara | Ryan Smith makes the 1st free throw | 38-66 |
| 03:09 | Santa Clara | Ryan Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 39-66 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:56 | Cal | Mladen Smitreski misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 39-66 |
| 02:55 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Chester Follett | 39-66 |
| 02:42 | Santa Clara | Ryan Smith misses the fadeaway from the right side | 39-66 |
| 02:40 | Cal | Mladen Smitreski gets the rebound | 39-66 |
| 02:18 | Cal | Mladen Smitreski misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Jarvis Ralph - foul #3 on Jarvis Ralph, team foul #12 | 39-66 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Troy Dawson (PG), Paul Pope (SG), Preston Sims (SF), Walter Duke (PF), Alan Parsons (C) Ryan Smith, Jarvis Ralph, Harold Echols, Chester Follett, Melvin Todd | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 02:18 | Cal | Mladen Smitreski makes the 1st free throw | 39-67 |
| 02:18 | Cal | Mladen Smitreski misses the 2nd free throw | 39-67 |
| 02:18 | Santa Clara | Alan Parsons pulls down the rebound | 39-67 |
| 02:02 | Santa Clara | Troy Dawson connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Paul Pope | 42-67 |
| 01:46 | Cal | Mladen Smitreski connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by James Scott | 42-69 |
| 01:31 | Santa Clara | Paul Pope misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-69 |
| 01:29 | Santa Clara | The offensive rebound goes to Troy Dawson | 42-69 |
| 01:20 | Santa Clara | Preston Sims misses short on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by James Scott - foul #2 on James Scott, team foul #6 | 42-69 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Melvin Todd (C) Alan Parsons | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 01:20 | Santa Clara | Preston Sims makes the 1st free throw | 43-69 |
| 01:20 | Santa Clara | Preston Sims makes the 2nd free throw | 44-69 |
| 01:04 | Cal | Mladen Smitreski connects on the jumper from the left wing | 44-71 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:58 | Santa Clara | John Matsumura steals the ball from Preston Sims | 44-71 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:38 | Cal | James Scott is called for traveling | 44-71 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Harold Echols (SF) Preston Sims | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 00:32 | Santa Clara | Paul Pope can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 44-71 |
| 00:30 | Cal | John Matsumura pulls down the rebound | 44-71 |
| 00:00 | Cal | James Scott runs out the clock | 44-71 |