| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Gordon Lake (fresh) SG - Tommy Patterson (fresh) SF - Felix Baldridge (fresh) PF - Keith Weitz (fresh) C - Howard Morris (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - John Weems (fresh) SG - John Hugley (fresh) SF - Gary Vaughn (fresh) PF - Alexander Condroski (fresh) C - Alan Pickrell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern State | Howard Morris wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:43 | Northwestern State | Felix Baldridge can't connect on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Alan Pickrell - foul #1 on Alan Pickrell, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Northwestern State | Felix Baldridge makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:43 | Northwestern State | Felix Baldridge misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:43 | Santa Clara | Alexander Condroski pulls down the rebound | 1-0 |
| 19:30 | Santa Clara | Gary Vaughn clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 1-0 |
| 19:28 | Santa Clara | Alexander Condroski grabs the offensive board | 1-0 |
| 19:14 | Santa Clara | Alan Pickrell misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 1-0 |
| 19:13 | Northwestern State | Tommy Patterson gets the rebound | 1-0 |
| 19:11 | Northwestern State | Gordon Lake is fouled in the backcourt by John Weems - foul #1 on John Weems, team foul #2 | 1-0 |
| 18:54 | Northwestern State | Howard Morris scores on a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Tommy Patterson | 3-0 |
| 18:44 | Santa Clara | John Hugley hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 3-0 |
| 18:43 | Santa Clara | Alexander Condroski tips it back up and in | 3-2 |
| 18:22 | Northwestern State | Gordon Lake can't connect on a shot from the right side | 3-2 |
| 18:20 | Northwestern State | Keith Weitz grabs the offensive board | 3-2 |
| 18:05 | Northwestern State | Tommy Patterson misses the 3 from straight away | 3-2 |
| 18:03 | Santa Clara | Alan Pickrell grabs the board | 3-2 |
| 17:58 | Santa Clara | Gary Vaughn throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 3-2 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Clayton Luce (PG), Dennis Rosenberg (SG), Daniel Dufresne (SF), James Logan (PF), Bernard Stallard (C) Gordon Lake, Tommy Patterson, Felix Baldridge, Keith Weitz, Howard Morris | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Harold Muldrow (SG), David Moore (PF), Alexander Fleming (C) John Hugley, Alexander Condroski, Alan Pickrell | |
| 17:49 | Northwestern State | James Logan blows the layup but he's hacked by John Weems - foul #2 on John Weems, team foul #3 | 3-2 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Tyler Pullum (PG), Joseph Young (SF) John Weems, Gary Vaughn | |
| 17:49 | Northwestern State | James Logan misses the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 17:49 | Northwestern State | James Logan makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 17:37 | Santa Clara | Harold Muldrow buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Young | 4-5 |
| 17:35 | Northwestern State | Daniel Dufresne's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 4-5 |
| 17:22 | Santa Clara | Bernard Stallard is called for the reach on Alexander Fleming - foul #1 on Bernard Stallard, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| 17:06 | Santa Clara | Harold Muldrow's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-5 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Robert Anderson (SF), Michael Uchida (C) James Logan, Bernard Stallard | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jon Koenig (PF) David Moore | |
| 16:49 | Northwestern State | Michael Uchida double dribbles | 4-5 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Gordon Lake (PG), Felix Baldridge (SF), Keith Weitz (PF) Clayton Luce, Dennis Rosenberg, Daniel Dufresne | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Hugley (SG), Alexander Condroski (PF), Alan Pickrell (C) Tyler Pullum, Joseph Young, Alexander Fleming | |
| 16:31 | Santa Clara | John Hugley hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 4-5 |
| 16:30 | Santa Clara | Harold Muldrow grabs the offensive board | 4-5 |
| 16:12 | Santa Clara | Jon Koenig is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 4-8 |
| 16:10 | Northwestern State | John Hugley picks off the pass by Felix Baldridge in the backcourt | 4-8 |
| 15:54 | Santa Clara | John Hugley is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Harold Muldrow | 4-10 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Gordon Lake (fairly fresh) SG - Robert Anderson (fairly fresh) SF - Felix Baldridge (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Keith Weitz (fairly fresh) C - Michael Uchida (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Harold Muldrow (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Hugley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jon Koenig (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Alexander Condroski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Alan Pickrell (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Northwestern State | Alan Pickrell is called for the reach on Michael Uchida - foul #2 on Alan Pickrell, team foul #4 | 4-10 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Dennis Rosenberg (PG), Tommy Patterson (SG), Daniel Dufresne (SF), James Logan (PF), Howard Morris (C) Gordon Lake, Robert Anderson, Felix Baldridge, Keith Weitz, Michael Uchida | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Tyler Pullum (PG), Gary Vaughn (SF), David Moore (C) Harold Muldrow, Jon Koenig, Alan Pickrell | |
| 15:31 | Northwestern State | Dennis Rosenberg misses the wide open shot from the right side | 4-10 |
| 15:30 | Northwestern State | Dennis Rosenberg tips it home | 6-10 |
| 15:21 | Santa Clara | Gary Vaughn knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Tyler Pullum | 6-12 |
| 15:04 | Northwestern State | Tommy Patterson blows the layup | 6-12 |
| 15:02 | Northwestern State | James Logan tips it home | 8-12 |
| 14:51 | Santa Clara | David Moore can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-12 |
| 14:50 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Dennis Rosenberg | 8-12 |
| 14:33 | Northwestern State | James Logan buries a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Tommy Patterson and he's fouled by Alexander Condroski - foul #1 on Alexander Condroski, team foul #5 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Clayton Luce (PG), Felix Baldridge (SF), Bernard Stallard (C) Dennis Rosenberg, Daniel Dufresne, Howard Morris | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Harold Muldrow (PG), Joseph Young (SG), Darren Marr (SF), Alexander Fleming (C) Tyler Pullum, John Hugley, Gary Vaughn, David Moore | |
| 14:33 | Northwestern State | James Logan misses the free throw | 10-12 |
| 14:33 | Santa Clara | Joseph Young pulls down the rebound | 10-12 |
| 14:11 | Santa Clara | Darren Marr drills a jumpshot from the right wing and he's hacked by James Logan - foul #1 on James Logan, team foul #2 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Gordon Lake (PG), Keith Weitz (PF) Tommy Patterson, James Logan | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 14:11 | Santa Clara | Darren Marr misses the free throw | 10-14 |
| 14:11 | Northwestern State | Bernard Stallard snags the defensive board | 10-14 |
| 13:59 | Northwestern State | Clayton Luce hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Gordon Lake | 13-14 |
| 13:57 | Santa Clara | Gordon Lake is called for the reach on Harold Muldrow in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gordon Lake, team foul #3 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | David Moore (C) Alexander Fleming | |
| 13:33 | Santa Clara | Joseph Young can't connect on a shot in the paint | 13-14 |
| 13:31 | Northwestern State | Bernard Stallard grabs the board | 13-14 |
| 13:09 | Northwestern State | Gordon Lake makes the wide open jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Clayton Luce | 15-14 |
| 13:07 | Santa Clara | Felix Baldridge is called for the reach on Harold Muldrow in the backcourt - foul #1 on Felix Baldridge, team foul #4 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Tommy Patterson (SG), Robert Anderson (SF), Howard Morris (C) Clayton Luce, Felix Baldridge, Bernard Stallard | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Tyler Pullum (PG), John Hugley (SG), Gary Vaughn (SF), Jon Koenig (PF), Alexander Fleming (C) Harold Muldrow, Joseph Young, Darren Marr, Alexander Condroski, David Moore | |
| 12:53 | Santa Clara | John Hugley drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Jon Koenig | 15-17 |
| 12:51 | Northwestern State | Gordon Lake is hacked by John Hugley in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Hugley, team foul #6 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Daniel Dufresne (PF) Keith Weitz | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 12:42 | Northwestern State | Robert Anderson clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 15-17 |
| 12:41 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Tyler Pullum | 15-17 |
| 12:20 | Santa Clara | Jon Koenig comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 15-17 |
| 12:19 | Northwestern State | Howard Morris pulls down the rebound | 15-17 |
| 12:08 | Northwestern State | Daniel Dufresne can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 15-17 |
| 12:07 | Santa Clara | Jon Koenig grabs the board | 15-17 |
| 11:45 | Santa Clara | Alexander Fleming scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by John Hugley | 15-19 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Gordon Lake (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tommy Patterson (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Robert Anderson (fairly fresh) PF - Daniel Dufresne (fairly fresh) C - Howard Morris (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Tyler Pullum (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Hugley (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Vaughn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jon Koenig (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Alexander Fleming (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:30 | Northwestern State | Robert Anderson misses long on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Tyler Pullum - foul #1 on Tyler Pullum, team foul #7 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Dennis Rosenberg (SG), Felix Baldridge (SF), James Logan (PF), Michael Uchida (C) Gordon Lake, Tommy Patterson, Daniel Dufresne, Howard Morris | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Harold Muldrow (PG), Alexander Condroski (PF), David Moore (C) Tyler Pullum, Jon Koenig, Alexander Fleming | |
| 11:30 | Northwestern State | Robert Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 16-19 |
| 11:30 | Northwestern State | Robert Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 17-19 |
| 11:16 | Santa Clara | Alexander Condroski travels with the ball | 17-19 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Clayton Luce (PG) Robert Anderson | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joseph Young (SG) John Hugley | |
| 11:14 | Northwestern State | Clayton Luce is hacked by Harold Muldrow in the backcourt - foul #1 on Harold Muldrow, team foul #8 | 17-19 |
| 11:14 | Northwestern State | Clayton Luce makes the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 11:14 | Northwestern State | Clayton Luce makes the 2nd free throw | 19-19 |
| 10:49 | Santa Clara | David Moore is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on David Moore, team foul #9 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Keith Weitz (PF) James Logan | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 10:37 | Northwestern State | Clayton Luce can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 19-19 |
| 10:35 | Northwestern State | Michael Uchida tips it back up and in | 21-19 |
| 10:08 | Santa Clara | Gary Vaughn hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 21-19 |
| 10:06 | Santa Clara | Harold Muldrow tips it home | 21-21 |
| 09:57 | Northwestern State | Keith Weitz is hacked by Alexander Condroski - foul #2 on Alexander Condroski, team foul #10 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Gordon Lake (PG), Tommy Patterson (SG), Bernard Stallard (C) Clayton Luce, Felix Baldridge, Michael Uchida | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Hugley (SG), Darren Marr (SF), Jon Koenig (PF), Alexander Fleming (C) Joseph Young, Gary Vaughn, Alexander Condroski, David Moore | |
| 09:57 | Northwestern State | Keith Weitz makes the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 09:57 | Northwestern State | Keith Weitz misses the 2nd free throw | 22-21 |
| 09:57 | Santa Clara | Alexander Fleming snags the defensive board | 22-21 |
| 09:46 | Santa Clara | Keith Weitz is called for the reach on John Hugley - foul #1 on Keith Weitz, team foul #5 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | James Logan (PF) Keith Weitz | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 09:26 | Santa Clara | Harold Muldrow hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 22-21 |
| 09:24 | Santa Clara | Harold Muldrow grabs the offensive rebound | 22-21 |
| 09:11 | Santa Clara | Darren Marr knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Harold Muldrow | 22-24 |
| 08:52 | Northwestern State | Gordon Lake can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 22-24 |
| 08:50 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Darren Marr | 22-24 |
| 08:45 | Santa Clara | Harold Muldrow comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 22-24 |
| 08:43 | Northwestern State | Dennis Rosenberg gets the rebound | 22-24 |
| 08:30 | Northwestern State | Bernard Stallard is fouled on the floor by Alexander Fleming - foul #1 on Alexander Fleming, team foul #11 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Daniel Dufresne (SF), Keith Weitz (PF) Dennis Rosenberg, James Logan | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Tyler Pullum (PG), Joseph Young (SG), Gary Vaughn (SF), David Moore (C) Harold Muldrow, John Hugley, Darren Marr, Alexander Fleming | |
| 08:30 | Northwestern State | Bernard Stallard makes the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 08:30 | Northwestern State | Bernard Stallard makes the 2nd free throw | 24-24 |
| 08:18 | Santa Clara | Gary Vaughn loses the dribble to Tommy Patterson | 24-24 |
| 08:00 | Northwestern State | Tommy Patterson can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 24-24 |
| 07:58 | Northwestern State | Bernard Stallard tips it home | 26-24 |
| 07:42 | Santa Clara | Tyler Pullum buries a shot from the free throw line | 26-26 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Gordon Lake (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tommy Patterson (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Daniel Dufresne (fresh) PF - Keith Weitz (tiring) 1 pts. C - Bernard Stallard (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Tyler Pullum (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Young (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Gary Vaughn (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Jon Koenig (tired) 3 pts. C - David Moore (tiring) | |
| 07:22 | Northwestern State | Bernard Stallard misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 26-26 |
| 07:20 | Santa Clara | David Moore snags the defensive board | 26-26 |
| 07:20 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 26-26 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Clayton Luce (PG), Robert Anderson (SG), Felix Baldridge (SF), Howard Morris (C) Gordon Lake, Tommy Patterson, Keith Weitz, Bernard Stallard | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Harold Muldrow (SG), Alexander Fleming (C) Joseph Young, Jon Koenig | |
| 07:07 | Santa Clara | Gary Vaughn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-26 |
| 07:06 | Northwestern State | Clayton Luce grabs the board | 26-26 |
| 06:45 | Northwestern State | Robert Anderson misses the lay-in | 26-26 |
| 06:43 | Santa Clara | Alexander Fleming grabs the defensive rebound | 26-26 |
| 06:38 | Santa Clara | Harold Muldrow is fouled in the backcourt by Felix Baldridge - foul #2 on Felix Baldridge, team foul #6 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Dennis Rosenberg (SF), James Logan (PF) Felix Baldridge, Daniel Dufresne | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Hugley (SG), Darren Marr (SF) Harold Muldrow, Gary Vaughn | |
| 06:21 | Santa Clara | Darren Marr knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from David Moore | 26-29 |
| 06:19 | Northwestern State | John Hugley takes the ball from Clayton Luce in the backcourt | 26-29 |
| 06:12 | Santa Clara | Alexander Fleming drills a driving attempt from the baseline | 26-31 |
| 06:06 | Northwestern State | Robert Anderson is fouled in the backcourt by Alexander Fleming - foul #2 on Alexander Fleming, team foul #12 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Gordon Lake (PG), Keith Weitz (PF), Michael Uchida (C) Clayton Luce, James Logan, Howard Morris | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Harold Muldrow (PG), Joseph Young (SF), Jon Koenig (PF) Tyler Pullum, Darren Marr, Alexander Fleming | |
| 06:06 | Northwestern State | Robert Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 27-31 |
| 06:06 | Northwestern State | Robert Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 28-31 |
| 05:46 | Santa Clara | Harold Muldrow misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-31 |
| 05:45 | Northwestern State | Dennis Rosenberg snags the defensive board | 28-31 |
| 05:33 | Northwestern State | Keith Weitz can't finish the uncontested layup | 28-31 |
| 05:32 | Northwestern State | Gordon Lake tips it back up and in | 30-31 |
| 05:07 | Santa Clara | John Hugley is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 30-31 |
| 05:06 | Northwestern State | Keith Weitz snags the defensive board | 30-31 |
| 04:43 | Northwestern State | Robert Anderson is hacked by Joseph Young - foul #1 on Joseph Young, team foul #13 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Clayton Luce (PG), Tommy Patterson (SG), Daniel Dufresne (PF), Howard Morris (C) Gordon Lake, Dennis Rosenberg, Keith Weitz, Michael Uchida | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Tyler Pullum (PG), Darren Marr (SF) Joseph Young, David Moore | |
| 04:43 | Northwestern State | Robert Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 04:43 | Northwestern State | Robert Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 04:43 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Darren Marr | 31-31 |
| 04:22 | Santa Clara | Robert Anderson is called for the reach on Harold Muldrow - foul #1 on Robert Anderson, team foul #7 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | James Logan (PF) Robert Anderson | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 04:22 | Santa Clara | Harold Muldrow misses the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 04:22 | Northwestern State | James Logan grabs the defensive rebound | 31-31 |
| 04:03 | Northwestern State | Daniel Dufresne is wide open and slams it home on a great pass from Clayton Luce | 33-31 |
| 03:44 | Santa Clara | Darren Marr hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from John Hugley | 33-33 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Clayton Luce (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tommy Patterson (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Daniel Dufresne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Logan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Howard Morris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Tyler Pullum (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Hugley (very tired) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Darren Marr (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jon Koenig (very tired) 3 pts. C - Harold Muldrow (tired) 5 pts. 2 ast. | |
| 03:25 | Northwestern State | Howard Morris clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 33-33 |
| 03:24 | Santa Clara | Tyler Pullum gets the rebound | 33-33 |
| 03:11 | Santa Clara | Darren Marr can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 33-33 |
| 03:10 | Northwestern State | Daniel Dufresne pulls down the rebound | 33-33 |
| 03:04 | Northwestern State | Clayton Luce misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-33 |
| 03:03 | Northwestern State | Howard Morris hits the follow up shot | 35-33 |
| 03:00 | Santa Clara | John Hugley's pass is intercepted by James Logan in the backcourt | 35-33 |
| 02:49 | Northwestern State | James Logan clanks a floater in the lane but the foul's on Harold Muldrow - foul #2 on Harold Muldrow, team foul #14 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Gordon Lake (PG), Dennis Rosenberg (SG), Felix Baldridge (SF) Clayton Luce, Tommy Patterson, Daniel Dufresne | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Weems (PG), Joseph Young (SG), Gary Vaughn (SF), Alexander Condroski (PF), Alan Pickrell (C) Tyler Pullum, John Hugley, Darren Marr, Jon Koenig, Harold Muldrow | |
| 02:49 | Northwestern State | James Logan makes the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 02:49 | Northwestern State | James Logan makes the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| 02:46 | Santa Clara | Gordon Lake takes the ball from Gary Vaughn in the backcourt | 37-33 |
| 02:32 | Northwestern State | Alexander Condroski swats the short shot by Felix Baldridge | 37-33 |
| 02:31 | Northwestern State | The offensive rebound goes to James Logan | 37-33 |
| 02:21 | Northwestern State | James Logan is open and buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Dennis Rosenberg | 39-33 |
| 02:01 | Santa Clara | Alan Pickrell can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 39-33 |
| 01:59 | Northwestern State | Dennis Rosenberg pulls down the rebound | 39-33 |
| 01:43 | Northwestern State | James Logan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-33 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Tommy Patterson (SG), Keith Weitz (PF), Michael Uchida (C) Dennis Rosenberg, James Logan, Howard Morris | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Harold Muldrow (SG) Joseph Young | |
| 01:32 | Santa Clara | John Weems is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Alan Pickrell | 39-36 |
| 01:10 | Northwestern State | Gordon Lake is hacked by John Weems - foul #3 on John Weems, team foul #15 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Bernard Stallard (C) Michael Uchida | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Tyler Pullum (PG) John Weems | |
| 01:10 | Northwestern State | Gordon Lake makes the 1st free throw | 40-36 |
| 01:10 | Northwestern State | Gordon Lake makes the 2nd free throw | 41-36 |
| 00:48 | Santa Clara | Gary Vaughn misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 41-36 |
| 00:47 | Northwestern State | Keith Weitz gets the rebound | 41-36 |
| 00:41 | Northwestern State | Tommy Patterson makes the fadeaway from the right block set up by Gordon Lake | 43-36 |
| 00:18 | Santa Clara | Harold Muldrow makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-39 |
| 00:02 | Northwestern State | Tommy Patterson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-39 |
| 00:01 | Santa Clara | Alexander Condroski gets the rebound | 43-39 |
| 00:01 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 43-39 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Clayton Luce (PG), Dennis Rosenberg (SG), Daniel Dufresne (PF), Michael Uchida (C) Gordon Lake, Tommy Patterson, Keith Weitz, Bernard Stallard | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joseph Young (SG), Darren Marr (SF) Harold Muldrow, Gary Vaughn | |
| 00:00 | Santa Clara | Tyler Pullum can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 43-39 |