| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Kevin Harmon (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Willy Sharber (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Stevens (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Dodge (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Edward Warnke (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - James Branch (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Scott Gordon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernest Taylor (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Willis Greenfield (fresh) 5 reb. C - Willie Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana Tech | Ernest Taylor inbounds the ball | 40-20 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:49 | Louisiana Tech | Willie Wilson hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 40-20 |
| 19:48 | Louisiana Tech | Willie Wilson tips it home | 40-22 |
| 19:29 | Santa Clara | Willy Sharber misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-22 |
| 19:27 | Santa Clara | Edward Warnke tips it back up and in | 42-22 |
| 19:09 | Louisiana Tech | James Branch lays it in | 42-24 |
| 18:49 | Santa Clara | Willy Sharber makes the 3 from the right wing | 45-24 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 18:24 | Louisiana Tech | Willis Greenfield lays it up and in set up by Ernest Taylor and the foul's on Edward Warnke - foul #2 on Edward Warnke, team foul #1 | 45-26 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Richard Doolittle (PG), Terrell Noblitt (SF), John Shevitz (PF), Huey Glantz (C) Kevin Harmon, Jerry Stevens, Michael Dodge, Edward Warnke | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Becker (SF) Ernest Taylor | |
| 18:24 | Louisiana Tech | Willis Greenfield makes the free throw | 45-27 |
| 18:10 | Santa Clara | Scott Gordon takes the ball from Richard Doolittle | 45-27 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 18:08 | Louisiana Tech | Willy Sharber is called for the reach on James Branch in the backcourt - foul #1 on Willy Sharber, team foul #2 | 45-27 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Ed Kallas (SG) Willy Sharber | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Shields (SG), John Williams (PF), Ronald Santillanes (C) Scott Gordon, Willis Greenfield, Willie Wilson | |
| 17:43 | Louisiana Tech | Huey Glantz is called for the reach on Ronald Santillanes - foul #3 on Huey Glantz, team foul #3 | 45-27 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Richard Elder (C) Huey Glantz | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Duet (SF) James Branch | |
| 17:26 | Louisiana Tech | John Shevitz is called for the reach on Ronald Santillanes - foul #2 on John Shevitz, team foul #4 | 45-27 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ernest Taylor (SF) Stephen Duet | |
| 17:05 | Louisiana Tech | John Becker is hacked by Richard Elder - foul #2 on Richard Elder, team foul #5 | 45-27 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kevin Harmon (PG), Willy Sharber (SG), Jerry Stevens (SF), Edward Warnke (C) Richard Doolittle, Ed Kallas, Terrell Noblitt, John Shevitz | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Scott Gordon (SG), Willie Wilson (C) John Shields, Ronald Santillanes | |
| 16:51 | Louisiana Tech | Scott Gordon jams the wide open dunk | 45-29 |
| 16:30 | Santa Clara | Kevin Harmon drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-29 |
| 16:12 | Louisiana Tech | John Williams hits a jumper from the right block | 48-31 |
| 15:46 | Santa Clara | Willy Sharber is fouled on the floor by Scott Gordon - foul #1 on Scott Gordon, team foul #1 | 48-31 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Richard Doolittle (PG), Ed Kallas (SG), Huey Glantz (SF), Michael Dodge (PF), John Shevitz (C) Kevin Harmon, Willy Sharber, Jerry Stevens, Richard Elder, Edward Warnke | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Branch (PG), John Shields (SG), Robert Kalafarski (SF), Willis Greenfield (PF), Ronald Santillanes (C) John Becker, Scott Gordon, Ernest Taylor, John Williams, Willie Wilson | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Richard Doolittle (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ed Kallas (fresh) SF - Huey Glantz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Dodge (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. C - John Shevitz (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - James Branch (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Shields (fresh) SF - Robert Kalafarski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Willis Greenfield (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Santillanes (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Santa Clara | Michael Dodge makes the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Richard Doolittle | 50-31 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 15:24 | Louisiana Tech | Willis Greenfield is whistled for traveling | 50-31 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Terrell Noblitt (SF) Huey Glantz | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 15:05 | Santa Clara | Terrell Noblitt drills a floater from the baseline set up by John Shevitz | 52-31 |
| 14:58 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Santillanes drills a jump hook from the right block set up by James Branch | 52-33 |
| 14:41 | Santa Clara | The jump hook by John Shevitz is blocked by Ronald Santillanes | 52-33 |
| 14:39 | Santa Clara | John Shevitz tips it home | 54-33 |
| 14:16 | Louisiana Tech | John Shields misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 54-33 |
| 14:14 | Santa Clara | John Shevitz pulls down the rebound | 54-33 |
| 13:53 | Santa Clara | Terrell Noblitt scores on a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Richard Doolittle | 56-33 |
| 13:39 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Kalafarski can't connect on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Ed Kallas - foul #3 on Ed Kallas, team foul #6 | 56-33 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kevin Harmon (PG), Willy Sharber (SG), Jerry Stevens (SF), Huey Glantz (PF), Edward Warnke (C) Richard Doolittle, Ed Kallas, Terrell Noblitt, Michael Dodge, John Shevitz | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Becker (PG), Scott Gordon (SG), John Williams (PF), Willie Wilson (C) James Branch, John Shields, Willis Greenfield, Ronald Santillanes | |
| 13:39 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Kalafarski makes the 1st free throw | 56-34 |
| 13:39 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Kalafarski misses the 2nd free throw | 56-34 |
| 13:39 | Santa Clara | Edward Warnke grabs the defensive rebound | 56-34 |
| 13:20 | Santa Clara | Jerry Stevens hits a shot from the left block on a great pass from Kevin Harmon and the foul's on John Williams - foul #1 on John Williams, team foul #2 | 58-34 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ernest Taylor (SF) Robert Kalafarski | |
| 13:20 | Santa Clara | Jerry Stevens misses the free throw | 58-34 |
| 13:20 | Louisiana Tech | Willie Wilson snags the defensive board | 58-34 |
| 13:01 | Louisiana Tech | John Becker banks in the layup set up by Ernest Taylor and the foul's on Huey Glantz - foul #4 on Huey Glantz, team foul #7 | 58-36 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Richard Elder (PF) Huey Glantz | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 13:01 | Louisiana Tech | John Becker makes the free throw | 58-37 |
| 12:51 | Santa Clara | Willy Sharber misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 58-37 |
| 12:50 | Louisiana Tech | Ernest Taylor grabs the board | 58-37 |
| 12:33 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Warnke swats the layup by Willie Wilson | 58-37 |
| 12:32 | Louisiana Tech | John Williams grabs the offensive board | 58-37 |
| 12:23 | Louisiana Tech | Willie Wilson throws it down set up by John Becker and the foul's on Kevin Harmon - foul #2 on Kevin Harmon, team foul #8 | 58-39 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Branch (PG), Thomas Almanza (PF) John Becker, John Williams | |
| 12:23 | Louisiana Tech | Willie Wilson makes the free throw | 58-40 |
| 12:07 | Santa Clara | Ernest Taylor is called for the reach on Richard Elder - foul #2 on Ernest Taylor, team foul #3 | 58-40 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Richard Doolittle (PG) Kevin Harmon | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 11:50 | Santa Clara | Jerry Stevens can't finish the layup | 58-40 |
| 11:48 | Santa Clara | Edward Warnke hits the follow up shot | 60-40 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Richard Doolittle (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Willy Sharber (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Stevens (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Elder (fresh) C - Edward Warnke (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - James Branch (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Scott Gordon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ernest Taylor (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Thomas Almanza (fresh) C - Willie Wilson (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Louisiana Tech | Ernest Taylor misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 60-40 |
| 11:32 | Louisiana Tech | Ernest Taylor tips it back up and in | 60-42 |
| 11:15 | Santa Clara | Jerry Stevens misses the runner in the paint | 60-42 |
| 11:14 | Louisiana Tech | Willie Wilson snags the defensive board | 60-42 |
| 11:09 | Louisiana Tech | Scott Gordon scores on a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from James Branch | 60-44 |
| 10:52 | Santa Clara | Willy Sharber scores on a floater from the left side and the foul's on Thomas Almanza - foul #2 on Thomas Almanza, team foul #4 | 62-44 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kevin Harmon (PG), Michael Dodge (PF), John Shevitz (C) Richard Doolittle, Richard Elder, Edward Warnke | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Becker (SG), Robert Kalafarski (SF), Willis Greenfield (PF), John Williams (C) Scott Gordon, Ernest Taylor, Thomas Almanza, Willie Wilson | |
| 10:52 | Santa Clara | Willy Sharber makes the free throw | 63-44 |
| 10:32 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Kalafarski makes the wide open 3 from the right wing | 63-47 |
| 10:19 | Santa Clara | Willy Sharber misses the 3 from the right corner but he's hacked by John Becker - foul #1 on John Becker, team foul #5 | 63-47 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Terrell Noblitt (SF) Jerry Stevens | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Shields (SG) James Branch | |
| 10:19 | Santa Clara | Willy Sharber makes the 1st free throw | 64-47 |
| 10:19 | Santa Clara | Willy Sharber makes the 2nd free throw | 65-47 |
| 10:19 | Santa Clara | Willy Sharber makes the 3rd free throw | 66-47 |
| 10:05 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Kalafarski misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 66-47 |
| 10:04 | Santa Clara | Terrell Noblitt grabs the defensive rebound | 66-47 |
| 09:52 | Santa Clara | John Shields steals the ball from John Shevitz | 66-47 |
| 09:49 | Louisiana Tech | John Shields banks in the layup | 66-49 |
| 09:32 | Santa Clara | John Shevitz misses the fadeaway from the right side | 66-49 |
| 09:30 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Willis Greenfield | 66-49 |
| 09:13 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Kalafarski connects on the shot from the right side | 66-51 |
| 08:53 | Santa Clara | Terrell Noblitt is whistled for traveling | 66-51 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Richard Doolittle (PG), Ed Kallas (SG), Jerry Stevens (SF), Edward Warnke (C) Kevin Harmon, Willy Sharber, Terrell Noblitt, John Shevitz | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Branch (PG), Scott Gordon (SG), Ernest Taylor (SF), Ronald Santillanes (PF), Willie Wilson (C) John Becker, John Shields, Robert Kalafarski, Willis Greenfield, John Williams | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:41 | Louisiana Tech | Willie Wilson misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Edward Warnke - foul #3 on Edward Warnke, team foul #9 | 66-51 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Richard Elder (PF) Michael Dodge | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 08:41 | Louisiana Tech | Willie Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 66-52 |
| 08:41 | Louisiana Tech | Willie Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 66-53 |
| 08:20 | Santa Clara | Ed Kallas is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Ed Kallas, team foul #10 | 66-53 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kevin Harmon (PG) Ed Kallas | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 08:05 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Santillanes banks in the wide open layup | 66-55 |
| 07:55 | Santa Clara | Jerry Stevens slams it home on a great pass from Richard Doolittle | 68-55 |
| 07:53 | Louisiana Tech | Scott Gordon loses the dribble to Kevin Harmon in the backcourt | 68-55 |
| 07:37 | Santa Clara | Jerry Stevens comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Willie Wilson - foul #2 on Willie Wilson, team foul #6 | 68-55 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Ed Kallas (SG), Huey Glantz (PF) Kevin Harmon, Richard Elder | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Shields (SG), Stephen Duet (SF), Thomas Almanza (C) Scott Gordon, Ernest Taylor, Willie Wilson | |
| 07:37 | Santa Clara | Jerry Stevens misses the 1st free throw | 68-55 |
| 07:37 | Santa Clara | Jerry Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 69-55 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Richard Doolittle (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ed Kallas (fresh) 4 pf. SF - Jerry Stevens (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Huey Glantz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Edward Warnke (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - James Branch (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - John Shields (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stephen Duet (fresh) PF - Ronald Santillanes (fresh) 4 pts. C - Thomas Almanza (fresh) | |
| 07:14 | Louisiana Tech | John Shields hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the left wing | 69-55 |
| 07:12 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Santillanes misses the tip | 69-55 |
| 07:11 | Louisiana Tech | John Shields grabs the offensive board | 69-55 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:53 | Louisiana Tech | James Branch misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Jerry Stevens - foul #2 on Jerry Stevens, team foul #11 | 69-55 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Willy Sharber (SG), Terrell Noblitt (SF), Michael Dodge (PF) Richard Doolittle, Jerry Stevens, Edward Warnke | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Becker (SG), Robert Kalafarski (SF), Willis Greenfield (PF) John Shields, Stephen Duet, Ronald Santillanes | |
| 06:53 | Louisiana Tech | James Branch makes the 1st free throw | 69-56 |
| 06:53 | Louisiana Tech | James Branch misses the 2nd free throw | 69-56 |
| 06:53 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Huey Glantz | 69-56 |
| 06:32 | Santa Clara | Terrell Noblitt hits a shot from the left block set up by Willy Sharber | 71-56 |
| 06:16 | Louisiana Tech | Willis Greenfield misses the lay-in | 71-56 |
| 06:14 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Ed Kallas | 71-56 |
| 05:53 | Santa Clara | Terrell Noblitt misses the easy layup | 71-56 |
| 05:52 | Louisiana Tech | Thomas Almanza grabs the board | 71-56 |
| 05:41 | Louisiana Tech | John Becker's fadeaway is rejected by Terrell Noblitt | 71-56 |
| 05:39 | Louisiana Tech | Thomas Almanza grabs the offensive board | 71-56 |
| 05:34 | Louisiana Tech | Willis Greenfield travels with the ball | 71-56 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kevin Harmon (PG), Richard Doolittle (SG), John Shevitz (PF), Richard Elder (C) Ed Kallas, Willy Sharber, Michael Dodge, Huey Glantz | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Shields (PG), Scott Gordon (SG), Ernest Taylor (SF), John Williams (PF), Willie Wilson (C) James Branch, John Becker, Robert Kalafarski, Willis Greenfield, Thomas Almanza | |
| 05:32 | Santa Clara | Kevin Harmon is hacked by John Shields in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Shields, team foul #7 | 71-56 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jerry Stevens (SF) Terrell Noblitt | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 05:32 | Santa Clara | Kevin Harmon makes the 1st free throw | 72-56 |
| 05:32 | Santa Clara | Kevin Harmon makes the 2nd free throw | 73-56 |
| 05:23 | Louisiana Tech | John Shields is whistled for a carry | 73-56 |
| 05:01 | Santa Clara | Richard Elder hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Richard Doolittle | 75-56 |
| 04:58 | Louisiana Tech | Jerry Stevens is called for the reach on Scott Gordon in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jerry Stevens, team foul #12 | 75-56 |
| 04:58 | Louisiana Tech | Scott Gordon makes the 1st free throw | 75-57 |
| 04:58 | Louisiana Tech | Scott Gordon misses the 2nd free throw | 75-57 |
| 04:58 | Santa Clara | Richard Elder snags the defensive board | 75-57 |
| 04:41 | Santa Clara | Richard Doolittle connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by John Shevitz | 78-57 |
| 04:39 | Louisiana Tech | John Shields is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Doolittle - foul #1 on Richard Doolittle, team foul #13 | 78-57 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Willy Sharber (SG), Terrell Noblitt (SF) Richard Doolittle, Jerry Stevens | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 04:39 | Louisiana Tech | John Shields makes the 1st free throw | 78-58 |
| 04:39 | Louisiana Tech | John Shields makes the 2nd free throw | 78-59 |
| 04:23 | Santa Clara | Kevin Harmon misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 78-59 |
| 04:21 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Willie Wilson | 78-59 |
| 04:15 | Louisiana Tech | Scott Gordon makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from John Shields | 78-61 |
| 04:01 | Santa Clara | John Shevitz comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by John Williams - foul #2 on John Williams, team foul #8 | 78-61 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Edward Warnke (C) Richard Elder | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Becker (PG), Robert Kalafarski (SF), Ronald Santillanes (PF) John Shields, Ernest Taylor, John Williams | |
| 04:01 | Santa Clara | John Shevitz misses the 1st free throw | 78-61 |
| 04:01 | Santa Clara | John Shevitz makes the 2nd free throw | 79-61 |
| 03:58 | Louisiana Tech | Scott Gordon throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 79-61 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Branch (PG) Robert Kalafarski | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:40 | Santa Clara | Kevin Harmon scores on a shot from the free throw line | 81-61 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Kevin Harmon (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - Willy Sharber (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - Terrell Noblitt (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - John Shevitz (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Edward Warnke (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - James Branch (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Scott Gordon (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Becker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Ronald Santillanes (fresh) 4 pts. C - Willie Wilson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Santillanes hits a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from James Branch | 81-63 |
| 02:57 | Santa Clara | Edward Warnke misses the floater from the right wing | 81-63 |
| 02:56 | Santa Clara | Edward Warnke misses the tip | 81-63 |
| 02:54 | Louisiana Tech | Willie Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 81-63 |
| 02:50 | Louisiana Tech | James Branch is hacked by Kevin Harmon in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kevin Harmon, team foul #14 | 81-63 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Richard Doolittle (PG), Ed Kallas (SG), Huey Glantz (PF) Kevin Harmon, Willy Sharber, Edward Warnke | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Shields (SG), Robert Kalafarski (SF), John Williams (PF) Scott Gordon, John Becker, Willie Wilson | |
| 02:50 | Louisiana Tech | James Branch makes the 1st free throw | 81-64 |
| 02:50 | Louisiana Tech | James Branch makes the 2nd free throw | 81-65 |
| 02:22 | Santa Clara | Richard Doolittle is hacked by John Shields - foul #3 on John Shields, team foul #9 | 81-65 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Richard Elder (PF) Terrell Noblitt | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Duet (PG), Thomas Almanza (C) James Branch, Ronald Santillanes | |
| 02:22 | Santa Clara | Richard Doolittle makes the 1st free throw | 82-65 |
| 02:22 | Santa Clara | Richard Doolittle makes the 2nd free throw | 83-65 |
| 02:08 | Louisiana Tech | Stephen Duet can't finish the uncontested layup | 83-65 |
| 02:07 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Richard Elder | 83-65 |
| 01:47 | Santa Clara | John Shevitz misses the lay-in | 83-65 |
| 01:45 | Santa Clara | Richard Elder pulls down the offensive rebound | 83-65 |
| 01:27 | Santa Clara | Huey Glantz misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Stephen Duet - foul #2 on Stephen Duet, team foul #10 | 83-65 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Terrell Noblitt (SF) Richard Elder | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Becker (PG), Ronald Santillanes (C) Stephen Duet, Thomas Almanza | |
| 01:27 | Santa Clara | Huey Glantz makes the 1st free throw | 84-65 |
| 01:27 | Santa Clara | Huey Glantz misses the 2nd free throw | 84-65 |
| 01:27 | Louisiana Tech | John Shields gets the rebound | 84-65 |
| 01:25 | Louisiana Tech | John Becker is hacked by Terrell Noblitt in the backcourt - foul #1 on Terrell Noblitt, team foul #15 | 84-65 |
| 01:25 | Louisiana Tech | John Becker makes the 1st free throw | 84-66 |
| 01:25 | Louisiana Tech | John Becker makes the 2nd free throw | 84-67 |
| 01:16 | Santa Clara | John Becker takes the ball from Richard Doolittle | 84-67 |
| 01:13 | Louisiana Tech | John Williams lays it in on a great pass from John Becker | 84-69 |
| 00:50 | Santa Clara | Richard Doolittle is hacked by John Becker - foul #2 on John Becker, team foul #11 | 84-69 |
| 00:50 | Santa Clara | Richard Doolittle makes the 1st free throw | 85-69 |
| 00:50 | Santa Clara | Richard Doolittle makes the 2nd free throw | 86-69 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Louisiana Tech | John Williams misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Terrell Noblitt - foul #2 on Terrell Noblitt, team foul #16 | 86-69 |
| 00:42 | Louisiana Tech | John Williams makes the 1st free throw | 86-70 |
| 00:42 | Louisiana Tech | John Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 86-71 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Santa Clara | Ed Kallas hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by John Shields - foul #4 on John Shields, team foul #12 | 86-71 |
| 00:19 | Santa Clara | Ed Kallas makes the 1st free throw | 87-71 |
| 00:19 | Santa Clara | Ed Kallas makes the 2nd free throw | 88-71 |
| 00:13 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Santillanes hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 88-71 |
| 00:12 | Santa Clara | John Shevitz snags the defensive board | 88-71 |
| 00:00 | Santa Clara | Ed Kallas runs out the clock | 88-71 |