| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Thomas Exley (fresh) SG - Lawrence Erhardt (fresh) SF - Robert Simpson (fresh) PF - John Sullivan (fresh) C - Samuel Boone (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Raymond Parsons (fresh) SG - Gary Wells (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Cuthbert (fresh) PF - Dennis Charles (fresh) C - Richard Peterson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Santa Clara | Samuel Boone wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:35 | Santa Clara | Raymond Parsons picks off the pass by Robert Simpson | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Simpson - foul #1 on Robert Simpson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:08 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:48 | Santa Clara | Thomas Exley misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 18:46 | Santa Clara | John Sullivan gets the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:28 | Santa Clara | Lawrence Erhardt knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from John Sullivan | 3-2 |
| 18:01 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 18:00 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson hits the follow up shot | 3-4 |
| 17:38 | Santa Clara | Lawrence Erhardt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-4 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | David Houchens (PG) Thomas Exley | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brad Smith (PG), Robert Bostwick (SG), David Sears (SF), Dusty Grant (PF), Charles Tanner (C) Raymond Parsons, Gary Wells, Jeffrey Cuthbert, Dennis Charles, Richard Peterson | |
| 17:35 | Notre Dame | David Houchens takes the ball from Robert Bostwick in the backcourt | 3-4 |
| 17:33 | Santa Clara | Lawrence Erhardt lays it up and in on a nice dish by David Houchens | 5-4 |
| 17:30 | Notre Dame | Robert Simpson takes the ball from Robert Bostwick in the backcourt | 5-4 |
| 17:17 | Santa Clara | Robert Simpson misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by David Sears - foul #1 on David Sears, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kevin Loyola (SG), Christopher Lewellyn (C) Lawrence Erhardt, Samuel Boone | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 17:17 | Santa Clara | Robert Simpson makes the 1st free throw | 6-4 |
| 17:17 | Santa Clara | Robert Simpson misses the 2nd free throw | 6-4 |
| 17:17 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant pulls down the rebound | 6-4 |
| 16:53 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Brad Smith and he's hacked by Kevin Loyola - foul #1 on Kevin Loyola, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Cris Young (PG), William Hartsfield (PF) Robert Simpson, John Sullivan | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gary Wells (SG) Robert Bostwick | |
| 16:53 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant makes the free throw | 6-7 |
| 16:39 | Santa Clara | Kevin Loyola misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 6-7 |
| 16:38 | Santa Clara | William Hartsfield grabs the offensive board | 6-7 |
| 16:30 | Santa Clara | Cris Young misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 6-7 |
| 16:28 | Notre Dame | Charles Tanner snags the defensive board | 6-7 |
| 16:03 | Notre Dame | David Sears is hacked by Kevin Loyola - foul #2 on Kevin Loyola, team foul #3 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Thomas Exley (PG), Lawrence Erhardt (SG) Cris Young, Kevin Loyola | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons (PG), Richard Peterson (C) Gary Wells, Charles Tanner | |
| 15:42 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-7 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Robert Simpson (SF), John Sullivan (PF), Samuel Boone (C) David Houchens, Christopher Lewellyn, William Hartsfield | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Bostwick (SG), Jeffrey Cuthbert (SF) Brad Smith, David Sears | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Thomas Exley (fresh) SG - Lawrence Erhardt (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Simpson (fresh) 1 pts. PF - John Sullivan (fresh) C - Samuel Boone (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Raymond Parsons (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Bostwick (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Cuthbert (fresh) PF - Dusty Grant (fresh) 3 pts. C - Richard Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:22 | Santa Clara | John Sullivan connects on the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Thomas Exley | 8-7 |
| 14:57 | Notre Dame | A charge is called on Raymond Parsons - foul #1 on Raymond Parsons, team foul #2 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Cris Young (PG) Thomas Exley | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brad Smith (PG), Gary Wells (SG), David Sears (SF), Charles Tanner (C) Raymond Parsons, Robert Bostwick, Jeffrey Cuthbert, Richard Peterson | |
| 14:48 | Santa Clara | Robert Simpson misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 8-7 |
| 14:47 | Notre Dame | Charles Tanner pulls down the rebound | 8-7 |
| 14:39 | Notre Dame | Brad Smith misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 8-7 |
| 14:38 | Santa Clara | Samuel Boone grabs the board | 8-7 |
| 14:09 | Santa Clara | Samuel Boone misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 8-7 |
| 14:08 | Notre Dame | David Sears pulls down the rebound | 8-7 |
| 14:05 | Notre Dame | John Sullivan is called for the reach on Brad Smith in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Sullivan, team foul #4 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | David Houchens (SG), Christopher Lewellyn (SF), William Hartsfield (C) Lawrence Erhardt, Robert Simpson, Samuel Boone | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons (PG), Jeffrey Cuthbert (SF), Dennis Charles (PF), Richard Peterson (C) Brad Smith, David Sears, Dusty Grant, Charles Tanner | |
| 13:42 | Notre Dame | David Houchens steps in front of the Gary Wells pass | 8-7 |
| 13:36 | Santa Clara | David Houchens comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 8-7 |
| 13:34 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson snags the defensive board | 8-7 |
| 13:10 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons misses the fadeaway from close range | 8-7 |
| 13:08 | Santa Clara | John Sullivan grabs the board | 8-7 |
| 12:48 | Santa Clara | Christopher Lewellyn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-7 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Thomas Exley (PG), Robert Simpson (SF), Samuel Boone (C) Cris Young, Christopher Lewellyn, John Sullivan | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brad Smith (SG), David Sears (SF), Dusty Grant (PF) Gary Wells, Jeffrey Cuthbert, Dennis Charles | |
| 12:28 | Notre Dame | Thomas Exley is called for the reach on Raymond Parsons - foul #1 on Thomas Exley, team foul #5 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Lawrence Erhardt (SG) David Houchens | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Charles Tanner (C) Richard Peterson | |
| 11:59 | Notre Dame | David Sears is called for traveling | 8-7 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Sullivan (PF) William Hartsfield | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gary Wells (SG), Jeffrey Cuthbert (SF), Richard Peterson (C) Brad Smith, David Sears, Charles Tanner | |
| 11:44 | Santa Clara | Samuel Boone's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Cuthbert | 8-7 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Thomas Exley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Erhardt (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Simpson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - John Sullivan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Samuel Boone (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Raymond Parsons (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gary Wells (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Cuthbert (fresh) PF - Dusty Grant (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Richard Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Cuthbert can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 8-7 |
| 11:16 | Santa Clara | Thomas Exley grabs the board | 8-7 |
| 11:11 | Santa Clara | Gary Wells steals the ball from Robert Simpson | 8-7 |
| 11:06 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Cuthbert banks in the layup on a great pass from Gary Wells | 8-9 |
| 10:53 | Santa Clara | Robert Simpson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-9 |
| 10:52 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant snags the defensive board | 8-9 |
| 10:49 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Cuthbert is fouled in the backcourt by Lawrence Erhardt - foul #1 on Lawrence Erhardt, team foul #6 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Cris Young (PG), David Houchens (SG), Christopher Lewellyn (SF) Thomas Exley, Lawrence Erhardt, Robert Simpson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brad Smith (PG), Robert Bostwick (SG), David Sears (SF), Dennis Charles (PF), Charles Tanner (C) Raymond Parsons, Gary Wells, Jeffrey Cuthbert, Dusty Grant, Richard Peterson | |
| 10:35 | Notre Dame | Brad Smith misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 8-9 |
| 10:33 | Santa Clara | John Sullivan grabs the defensive rebound | 8-9 |
| 10:28 | Santa Clara | David Houchens misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 8-9 |
| 10:26 | Notre Dame | Dennis Charles gets the rebound | 8-9 |
| 10:01 | Notre Dame | Charles Tanner connects on the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Brad Smith | 8-11 |
| 09:46 | Santa Clara | John Sullivan buries a runner near the basket set up by Christopher Lewellyn | 10-11 |
| 09:26 | Notre Dame | Brad Smith misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Cris Young - foul #1 on Cris Young, team foul #7 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Daniel Helms (PG), Lawrence Erhardt (SG), William Hartsfield (PF) Cris Young, John Sullivan, Samuel Boone | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gary Wells (SG), Jeffrey Cuthbert (SF), Dusty Grant (PF), Richard Peterson (C) Robert Bostwick, David Sears, Dennis Charles, Charles Tanner | |
| 09:26 | Notre Dame | Brad Smith makes the 1st free throw | 10-12 |
| 09:26 | Notre Dame | Brad Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 10-13 |
| 09:05 | Santa Clara | David Houchens makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Christopher Lewellyn | 13-13 |
| 08:37 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Cuthbert is fouled on the floor by Christopher Lewellyn - foul #1 on Christopher Lewellyn, team foul #8 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Thomas Exley (PG), Robert Simpson (SF), John Sullivan (PF) Daniel Helms, David Houchens, Christopher Lewellyn | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons (PG) Brad Smith | |
| 08:37 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Cuthbert makes the 1st free throw | 13-14 |
| 08:37 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Cuthbert makes the 2nd free throw | 13-15 |
| 08:28 | Santa Clara | John Sullivan is fouled on the floor by Dusty Grant - foul #1 on Dusty Grant, team foul #3 | 13-15 |
| 08:11 | Santa Clara | William Hartsfield drills a shot near the basket set up by Lawrence Erhardt | 15-15 |
| 07:52 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant is hacked by John Sullivan - foul #2 on John Sullivan, team foul #9 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Daniel Helms (PG), Samuel Boone (C) Thomas Exley, John Sullivan | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Sears (SF) Jeffrey Cuthbert | |
| 07:52 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant makes the 1st free throw | 15-16 |
| 07:52 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 15-17 |
| 07:39 | Santa Clara | Samuel Boone comes up short on the shot near the basket but the foul's on Richard Peterson - foul #1 on Richard Peterson, team foul #4 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Christopher Lewellyn (PF) William Hartsfield | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dennis Charles (PF) Dusty Grant | |
| 07:39 | Santa Clara | Samuel Boone makes the 1st free throw | 16-17 |
| 07:39 | Santa Clara | Samuel Boone misses the 2nd free throw | 16-17 |
| 07:39 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Gary Wells | 16-17 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Daniel Helms (fresh) SG - Lawrence Erhardt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Simpson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Christopher Lewellyn (fairly fresh) C - Samuel Boone (tiring) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Raymond Parsons (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gary Wells (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Sears (fresh) PF - Dennis Charles (fresh) C - Richard Peterson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Notre Dame | Samuel Boone blocks the short jumper by Richard Peterson | 16-17 |
| 07:12 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson can't tip it in | 16-17 |
| 07:11 | Notre Dame | David Sears grabs the offensive board | 16-17 |
| 06:49 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons knocks in the fadeaway near the basket | 16-19 |
| 06:44 | Santa Clara | Lawrence Erhardt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 16-19 |
| 06:42 | Santa Clara | Christopher Lewellyn gets the offensive rebound | 16-19 |
| 06:27 | Santa Clara | Lawrence Erhardt connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Daniel Helms | 18-19 |
| 06:01 | Notre Dame | Daniel Helms is called for the reach on Gary Wells - foul #1 on Daniel Helms, team foul #10 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Thomas Exley (PG), Cris Young (SG), David Houchens (SF), William Hartsfield (PF) Daniel Helms, Lawrence Erhardt, Robert Simpson, Samuel Boone | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Cuthbert (SF), Dusty Grant (PF), Charles Tanner (C) David Sears, Dennis Charles, Richard Peterson | |
| 06:01 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells makes the 1st free throw | 18-20 |
| 06:01 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells makes the 2nd free throw | 18-21 |
| 05:32 | Santa Clara | David Houchens misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 18-21 |
| 05:31 | Notre Dame | Charles Tanner grabs the defensive rebound | 18-21 |
| 05:29 | Notre Dame | Thomas Exley is called for the reach on Raymond Parsons in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Exley, team foul #11 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Robert Simpson (SF), Samuel Boone (C) Thomas Exley, Christopher Lewellyn | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brad Smith (SG), Richard Peterson (C) Gary Wells, Charles Tanner | |
| 05:29 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons makes the 1st free throw | 18-22 |
| 05:29 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons misses the 2nd free throw | 18-22 |
| 05:29 | Santa Clara | Samuel Boone grabs the board | 18-22 |
| 05:10 | Santa Clara | Raymond Parsons steals the ball from Samuel Boone | 18-22 |
| 05:07 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons hits the finger roll | 18-24 |
| 05:03 | Santa Clara | Cris Young is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Cris Young, team foul #12 | 18-24 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Lawrence Erhardt (SG) Cris Young | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Charles Tanner (C) Richard Peterson | |
| 04:44 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons is open and buries a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Brad Smith | 18-26 |
| 04:30 | Santa Clara | Samuel Boone scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 21-26 |
| 04:26 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-26 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Daniel Helms (PG), Christopher Lewellyn (C) Robert Simpson, Samuel Boone | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gary Wells (SG), Richard Peterson (C) Brad Smith, Charles Tanner | |
| 04:10 | Santa Clara | Christopher Lewellyn connects on the runner in the paint | 23-26 |
| 04:08 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Erhardt is called for the reach on Gary Wells in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lawrence Erhardt, team foul #13 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Robert Simpson (SF) Lawrence Erhardt | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brad Smith (PG) Raymond Parsons | |
| 04:08 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells makes the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 04:08 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells makes the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 03:53 | Santa Clara | David Houchens comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 23-28 |
| 03:51 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Cuthbert | 23-28 |
| 03:25 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson misses the wide open jumpshot from the left side | 23-28 |
| 03:24 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson hits the follow up shot | 23-30 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Daniel Helms (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Houchens (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Simpson (tiring) 1 pts. PF - Christopher Lewellyn (tiring) 2 pts. C - William Hartsfield (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Brad Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Wells (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Cuthbert (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dusty Grant (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Peterson (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Santa Clara | Richard Peterson swats the layup by William Hartsfield | 23-30 |
| 03:04 | Santa Clara | William Hartsfield gets the offensive rebound | 23-30 |
| 02:47 | Santa Clara | Robert Simpson is hacked by Richard Peterson - foul #2 on Richard Peterson, team foul #5 | 23-30 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Thomas Exley (PG), Cris Young (SG), Kevin Loyola (SF), John Sullivan (PF), Samuel Boone (C) Daniel Helms, David Houchens, Robert Simpson, Christopher Lewellyn, William Hartsfield | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons (PG), Robert Bostwick (SG), David Sears (SF), Dennis Charles (PF), Charles Tanner (C) Brad Smith, Gary Wells, Jeffrey Cuthbert, Dusty Grant, Richard Peterson | |
| 02:36 | Santa Clara | Cris Young connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from John Sullivan | 26-30 |
| 02:07 | Notre Dame | David Sears misses long on a jumper near the basket | 26-30 |
| 02:06 | Notre Dame | Dennis Charles pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-30 |
| 01:41 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons can't finish the uncontested layup | 26-30 |
| 01:40 | Santa Clara | Thomas Exley grabs the board | 26-30 |
| 01:28 | Santa Clara | Thomas Exley misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 26-30 |
| 01:27 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Charles Tanner | 26-30 |
| 01:21 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 26-30 |
| 01:19 | Notre Dame | David Sears snags the offensive board | 26-30 |
| 00:59 | Notre Dame | Cris Young picks off the pass by Dennis Charles | 26-30 |
| 00:52 | Santa Clara | David Sears steals the ball from John Sullivan | 26-30 |
| 00:32 | Notre Dame | David Sears misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 26-30 |
| 00:31 | Santa Clara | John Sullivan gets the rebound | 26-30 |
| 00:27 | Santa Clara | David Sears steals it from Cris Young | 26-30 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons is by himself and knocks in the turnaround in the lane | 26-32 |