| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Daniel Helms (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Houchens (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Robert Simpson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Cecil Townsend (fresh) 3 reb. C - Steve Tibbitts (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Vermont | PG - Joshua Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Joseph Taylor (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Elbert Reddington (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Wolff (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Granberry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | S. Vermont | Elbert Reddington inbounds the ball | 29-42 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Vermont | S. Vermont is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:49 | S. Vermont | Joseph Taylor misses short on a floater from close range but the foul's on Cecil Townsend - foul #2 on Cecil Townsend, team foul #1 | 29-42 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | S. Vermont | Jacob Gust (SF), Travis Lane (PF), Scott Simonson (C) Elbert Reddington, William Wolff, Edward Granberry | |
| 19:49 | S. Vermont | Joseph Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 29-43 |
| 19:49 | S. Vermont | Joseph Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 29-44 |
| 19:30 | Santa Clara | Robert Simpson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-44 |
| 19:28 | Santa Clara | David Houchens tips it home | 31-44 |
| 19:25 | S. Vermont | Joseph Taylor is fouled in the backcourt by David Houchens - foul #3 on David Houchens, team foul #2 | 31-44 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Cris Young (SG), Kevin Loyola (PF) David Houchens, Cecil Townsend | |
| Subs | S. Vermont | Elbert Reddington (SF) Joseph Taylor | |
| 19:07 | S. Vermont | Travis Lane makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 31-46 |
| 18:51 | Santa Clara | Kevin Loyola knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-46 |
| 18:48 | S. Vermont | Cris Young steals the ball from Scott Simonson in the backcourt | 34-46 |
| 18:39 | Santa Clara | Robert Simpson connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Cris Young | 37-46 |
| 18:36 | S. Vermont | Daniel Helms is called for the reach on Joshua Thomas in the backcourt - foul #3 on Daniel Helms, team foul #3 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Steven Dembinski (PG), Cecil Townsend (PF), Arnold Schneider (C) Daniel Helms, Cris Young, Steve Tibbitts | |
| Subs | S. Vermont | Nathan Clark (SG), Robert Hamilton (SF), William Wolff (PF), Edward Granberry (C) Jacob Gust, Elbert Reddington, Travis Lane, Scott Simonson | |
| 18:28 | S. Vermont | Kevin Loyola knocks away the 3 by Robert Hamilton | 37-46 |
| 18:27 | Santa Clara | Arnold Schneider snags the defensive board | 37-46 |
| 18:22 | Santa Clara | Cecil Townsend misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 37-46 |
| 18:21 | S. Vermont | Nathan Clark gets the rebound | 37-46 |
| 18:04 | S. Vermont | William Wolff's floater is tipped away by Cecil Townsend | 37-46 |
| 18:02 | Santa Clara | Arnold Schneider grabs the defensive rebound | 37-46 |
| 17:53 | Santa Clara | Arnold Schneider makes the shot from close range | 39-46 |
| 17:51 | S. Vermont | Kevin Loyola takes the ball from Nathan Clark in the backcourt | 39-46 |
| 17:43 | Santa Clara | Steven Dembinski is hacked by Edward Granberry - foul #1 on Edward Granberry, team foul #1 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Cris Young (PG), Alfred Ash (C) Steven Dembinski, Arnold Schneider | |
| Subs | S. Vermont | Rodney Dancer (PG), Joseph Taylor (SG), Elbert Reddington (SF), Travis Lane (PF), Scott Simonson (C) Joshua Thomas, Nathan Clark, Robert Hamilton, William Wolff, Edward Granberry | |
| 17:22 | Santa Clara | Cecil Townsend connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Alfred Ash and he's fouled by Joseph Taylor - foul #1 on Joseph Taylor, team foul #2 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | S. Vermont | Nathan Clark (SG), Jacob Gust (SF), William Wolff (PF), Edward Granberry (C) Joseph Taylor, Elbert Reddington, Travis Lane, Scott Simonson | |
| 17:22 | Santa Clara | Cecil Townsend misses the free throw | 41-46 |
| 17:22 | S. Vermont | Nathan Clark grabs the board | 41-46 |
| 17:00 | S. Vermont | Alfred Ash is called for the reach on Jacob Gust - foul #2 on Alfred Ash, team foul #4 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | S. Vermont | Elbert Reddington (SF), Travis Lane (PF), Scott Simonson (C) Jacob Gust, William Wolff, Edward Granberry | |
| 16:54 | S. Vermont | Scott Simonson misses the lay-in but the foul's on Cris Young - foul #2 on Cris Young, team foul #5 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Steve Tibbitts (C) Alfred Ash | |
| Subs | S. Vermont | Joseph Taylor (SG) Nathan Clark | |
| 16:54 | S. Vermont | Scott Simonson misses the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 16:54 | S. Vermont | Scott Simonson misses the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| 16:54 | Santa Clara | Steve Tibbitts pulls down the rebound | 41-46 |
| 16:27 | Santa Clara | Kevin Loyola clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-46 |
| 16:25 | S. Vermont | Elbert Reddington snags the defensive board | 41-46 |
| 16:14 | S. Vermont | Rodney Dancer's pass is intercepted by Cecil Townsend | 41-46 |
| 15:50 | Santa Clara | Steve Tibbitts lays it in and he's fouled by Scott Simonson - foul #3 on Scott Simonson, team foul #3 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Thomas Exley (PG), David Houchens (SG) Cris Young, Robert Simpson | |
| Subs | S. Vermont | Joshua Thomas (PG), Jacob Gust (SG), Robert Hamilton (SF), William Wolff (PF), Edward Granberry (C) Rodney Dancer, Joseph Taylor, Elbert Reddington, Travis Lane, Scott Simonson | |
| 15:50 | Santa Clara | Steve Tibbitts makes the free throw | 44-46 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Thomas Exley (fresh) 3 pf. SG - David Houchens (fresh) 13 pts. 3 pf. SF - Kevin Loyola (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Cecil Townsend (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Steve Tibbitts (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Vermont | PG - Joshua Thomas (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Jacob Gust (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Hamilton (fresh) 11 pts. PF - William Wolff (tiring) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Granberry (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:33 | S. Vermont | Jacob Gust lays it up and in on a great pass from Joshua Thomas | 44-48 |
| 15:14 | Santa Clara | Thomas Exley scores on a 3 from the left corner | 47-48 |
| 15:10 | S. Vermont | Cecil Townsend is called for the reach on Robert Hamilton in the backcourt - foul #3 on Cecil Townsend, team foul #6 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Robert Simpson (SF), Arnold Schneider (PF), Alfred Ash (C) Kevin Loyola, Cecil Townsend, Steve Tibbitts | |
| Subs | S. Vermont | Rodney Dancer (PG), Nathan Clark (SG) Joshua Thomas, Robert Hamilton | |
| 14:54 | S. Vermont | Alfred Ash is called for the reach on Nathan Clark - foul #3 on Alfred Ash, team foul #7 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Daniel Helms (PG) Thomas Exley | |
| Subs | S. Vermont | Joshua Thomas (PG), Elbert Reddington (SF), Scott Simonson (C) Rodney Dancer, Jacob Gust, Edward Granberry | |
| 14:54 | S. Vermont | Nathan Clark makes the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 14:54 | S. Vermont | Nathan Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| 14:47 | Santa Clara | Alfred Ash is hacked by Scott Simonson - foul #4 on Scott Simonson, team foul #4 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Cris Young (SF) Robert Simpson | |
| Subs | S. Vermont | Jacob Gust (SF), Travis Lane (PF), Edward Granberry (C) Elbert Reddington, William Wolff, Scott Simonson | |
| 14:28 | Santa Clara | Arnold Schneider can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Travis Lane - foul #1 on Travis Lane, team foul #5 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | S. Vermont | Rodney Dancer (PG), Robert Hamilton (SF), William Wolff (PF) Joshua Thomas, Jacob Gust, Travis Lane | |
| 14:28 | Santa Clara | Arnold Schneider makes the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 14:28 | Santa Clara | Arnold Schneider makes the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 14:07 | S. Vermont | William Wolff can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-50 |
| 14:05 | Santa Clara | Cris Young pulls down the rebound | 49-50 |
| 13:41 | Santa Clara | Alfred Ash loses the ball out of bounds | 49-50 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Steven Dembinski (PG), Kevin Loyola (SF), Cecil Townsend (PF), Steve Tibbitts (C) Daniel Helms, Cris Young, Arnold Schneider, Alfred Ash | |
| Subs | S. Vermont | Joshua Thomas (PG), Joseph Taylor (SG), Jacob Gust (SF), Elbert Reddington (PF), Travis Lane (C) Rodney Dancer, Nathan Clark, Robert Hamilton, William Wolff, Edward Granberry | |
| 13:23 | S. Vermont | Joshua Thomas hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 49-52 |
| 13:02 | Santa Clara | Kevin Loyola hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 49-52 |
| 13:01 | S. Vermont | Joseph Taylor pulls down the rebound | 49-52 |
| 12:57 | S. Vermont | Joseph Taylor lays it up and in set up by Joshua Thomas | 49-54 |
| 12:46 | Santa Clara | David Houchens loses the dribble to Jacob Gust | 49-54 |
| 12:29 | S. Vermont | Joseph Taylor can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 49-54 |
| 12:27 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to David Houchens | 49-54 |
| 12:27 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 49-54 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Thomas Exley (PG), Daniel Helms (SG), Robert Simpson (SF), Alfred Ash (C) Steven Dembinski, David Houchens, Kevin Loyola, Steve Tibbitts | |
| Subs | S. Vermont | Rodney Dancer (PG), Nathan Clark (SG), Robert Hamilton (SF), William Wolff (PF), Edward Granberry (C) Joshua Thomas, Joseph Taylor, Jacob Gust, Elbert Reddington, Travis Lane | |
| 12:10 | Santa Clara | Robert Simpson is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-54 |
| 12:09 | S. Vermont | The rebound goes to Edward Granberry | 49-54 |
| 12:03 | S. Vermont | Nathan Clark banks in the layup | 49-56 |
| 12:01 | Santa Clara | Daniel Helms is fouled in the backcourt by William Wolff - foul #1 on William Wolff, team foul #6 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Arnold Schneider (PF), Steve Tibbitts (C) Cecil Townsend, Alfred Ash | |
| Subs | S. Vermont | | |
| 11:40 | Santa Clara | Robert Hamilton is called for the reach on Thomas Exley - foul #2 on Robert Hamilton, team foul #7 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kevin Loyola (PF) Arnold Schneider | |
| Subs | S. Vermont | Elbert Reddington (SF), Travis Lane (PF) Robert Hamilton, William Wolff | |
| 11:40 | Santa Clara | Thomas Exley misses the 1st free throw | 49-56 |
| 11:40 | S. Vermont | Nathan Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 49-56 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Thomas Exley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Daniel Helms (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Robert Simpson (tired) 6 pts. PF - Kevin Loyola (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Steve Tibbitts (tired) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Vermont | PG - Rodney Dancer (tiring) 5 pts. SG - Nathan Clark (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Elbert Reddington (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Travis Lane (tiring) 2 pts. C - Edward Granberry (tired) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:38 | S. Vermont | Nathan Clark is hacked by Daniel Helms in the backcourt - foul #4 on Daniel Helms, team foul #8 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Steven Dembinski (PG), David Houchens (SG) Thomas Exley, Daniel Helms | |
| Subs | S. Vermont | | |
| 11:38 | S. Vermont | Nathan Clark makes the 1st free throw | 49-57 |
| 11:38 | S. Vermont | Nathan Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 49-58 |
| 11:21 | Santa Clara | Steven Dembinski clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 49-58 |
| 11:20 | Santa Clara | Steve Tibbitts tips it but misses | 49-58 |
| 11:19 | S. Vermont | Rodney Dancer snags the defensive board | 49-58 |
| 11:04 | S. Vermont | Robert Simpson is called for the reach on Nathan Clark - foul #3 on Robert Simpson, team foul #9 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Cris Young (SF), Alfred Ash (C) Robert Simpson, Steve Tibbitts | |
| Subs | S. Vermont | Joshua Thomas (PG), Joseph Taylor (SG), Jacob Gust (SF), William Wolff (PF) Rodney Dancer, Elbert Reddington, Travis Lane, Edward Granberry | |
| 11:04 | S. Vermont | Nathan Clark makes the 1st free throw | 49-59 |
| 11:04 | S. Vermont | Nathan Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 49-60 |
| 11:00 | Santa Clara | Cris Young travels in the backcourt | 49-60 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | S. Vermont | Robert Hamilton (SF), Edward Granberry (C) Jacob Gust, Nathan Clark | |
| 10:52 | S. Vermont | William Wolff is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on William Wolff, team foul #8 | 49-60 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Thomas Exley (PG), Arnold Schneider (PF) Steven Dembinski, Kevin Loyola | |
| Subs | S. Vermont | Rodney Dancer (PG), Jacob Gust (SF), Travis Lane (C) Joshua Thomas, Robert Hamilton, Edward Granberry | |
| 10:35 | Santa Clara | Cris Young scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-60 |
| 10:24 | S. Vermont | Rodney Dancer double dribbles | 52-60 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Cecil Townsend (PF) Alfred Ash | |
| Subs | S. Vermont | Joshua Thomas (PG), Nathan Clark (SG), Robert Hamilton (SF), Edward Granberry (C) Rodney Dancer, Joseph Taylor, Jacob Gust, Travis Lane | |
| 10:06 | Santa Clara | David Houchens hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-60 |
| 10:04 | Santa Clara | Cris Young snags the offensive board | 52-60 |
| 09:46 | Santa Clara | Cecil Townsend misses long on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Edward Granberry - foul #2 on Edward Granberry, team foul #9 | 52-60 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Steven Dembinski (PG), Robert Simpson (SF), Steve Tibbitts (C) Thomas Exley, Cris Young, Arnold Schneider | |
| Subs | S. Vermont | Rodney Dancer (PG), Joseph Taylor (SG), Jacob Gust (SF), Elbert Reddington (PF), Travis Lane (C) Joshua Thomas, Nathan Clark, Robert Hamilton, William Wolff, Edward Granberry | |
| 09:46 | Santa Clara | Cecil Townsend misses the 1st free throw | 52-60 |
| 09:46 | Santa Clara | Cecil Townsend makes the 2nd free throw | 53-60 |
| 09:29 | S. Vermont | Jacob Gust clanks a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Robert Simpson - foul #4 on Robert Simpson, team foul #10 | 53-60 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Cris Young (SF), Kevin Loyola (PF) Robert Simpson, Cecil Townsend | |
| Subs | S. Vermont | Joshua Thomas (PG), Nathan Clark (SG), Edward Granberry (C) Rodney Dancer, Joseph Taylor, Travis Lane | |
| 09:29 | S. Vermont | Jacob Gust misses the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 09:29 | S. Vermont | Jacob Gust makes the 2nd free throw | 53-61 |
| 09:26 | Santa Clara | Nathan Clark steps in front of the Kevin Loyola pass in the backcourt | 53-61 |
| 09:25 | S. Vermont | Nathan Clark banks in the layup | 53-63 |
| 09:03 | Santa Clara | David Houchens misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-63 |
| 09:01 | Santa Clara | Kevin Loyola pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-63 |
| 08:49 | Santa Clara | David Houchens makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Steven Dembinski | 56-63 |
| 08:49 | S. Vermont | S. Vermont calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 56-63 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Cecil Townsend (PF), Alfred Ash (C) Cris Young, Steve Tibbitts | |
| Subs | S. Vermont | Rodney Dancer (PG), Joseph Taylor (SG), Robert Hamilton (SF), William Wolff (PF), Travis Lane (C) Joshua Thomas, Nathan Clark, Jacob Gust, Elbert Reddington, Edward Granberry | |
| 08:35 | S. Vermont | Rodney Dancer clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-63 |
| 08:34 | Santa Clara | Cecil Townsend gets the rebound | 56-63 |
| 08:17 | Santa Clara | Steven Dembinski connects on the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by David Houchens | 58-63 |
| 08:04 | S. Vermont | Rodney Dancer connects on the 3 from the left corner | 58-66 |
| 07:50 | Santa Clara | David Houchens hits a wide open jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Steven Dembinski | 60-66 |
| 07:37 | S. Vermont | Joseph Taylor connects on the jump hook near the basket | 60-68 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Steven Dembinski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Houchens (tired) 18 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kevin Loyola (tired) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Cecil Townsend (very tired) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Alfred Ash (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | S. Vermont | PG - Rodney Dancer (tiring) 8 pts. SG - Joseph Taylor (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Hamilton (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - William Wolff (very tired) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Travis Lane (tired) 2 pts. | |
| 07:29 | Santa Clara | Kevin Loyola misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 60-68 |
| 07:27 | S. Vermont | Travis Lane grabs the board | 60-68 |
| 07:15 | S. Vermont | The jumper by William Wolff is denied by Cecil Townsend | 60-68 |
| 07:13 | S. Vermont | Robert Hamilton snags the offensive board | 60-68 |
| 07:08 | S. Vermont | William Wolff's floater is tipped away by Alfred Ash | 60-68 |
| 07:06 | Santa Clara | Alfred Ash pulls down the rebound | 60-68 |
| 07:02 | Santa Clara | David Houchens is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Houchens, team foul #11 | 60-68 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Thomas Exley (PG), Daniel Helms (SG), Robert Simpson (SF), Arnold Schneider (PF), Steve Tibbitts (C) Steven Dembinski, David Houchens, Kevin Loyola, Cecil Townsend, Alfred Ash | |
| Subs | S. Vermont | Joshua Thomas (PG), Nathan Clark (SG), Jacob Gust (SF), Elbert Reddington (PF), Scott Simonson (C) Rodney Dancer, Joseph Taylor, Robert Hamilton, William Wolff, Travis Lane | |
| 06:54 | S. Vermont | Nathan Clark misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Steve Tibbitts - foul #3 on Steve Tibbitts, team foul #12 | 60-68 |
| 06:54 | S. Vermont | Nathan Clark makes the 1st free throw | 60-69 |
| 06:54 | S. Vermont | Nathan Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 60-70 |
| 06:36 | Santa Clara | Thomas Exley makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Robert Simpson | 63-70 |
| 06:15 | S. Vermont | The short jumper by Elbert Reddington is denied by Arnold Schneider | 63-70 |
| 06:14 | Santa Clara | Thomas Exley grabs the board | 63-70 |
| 06:03 | Santa Clara | Robert Simpson drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Daniel Helms | 66-70 |
| 05:59 | S. Vermont | Nathan Clark is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Nathan Clark, team foul #10 | 66-70 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kevin Loyola (PF) Steve Tibbitts | |
| Subs | S. Vermont | Edward Granberry (C) Jacob Gust | |
| 05:39 | Santa Clara | Nathan Clark steals the ball from Arnold Schneider | 66-70 |
| 05:32 | S. Vermont | Nathan Clark connects on the floater from the free throw line | 66-72 |
| 05:28 | Santa Clara | Thomas Exley is fouled in the backcourt by Joshua Thomas - foul #3 on Joshua Thomas, team foul #11 | 66-72 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | David Houchens (SG), Cris Young (SF), Alfred Ash (C) Daniel Helms, Robert Simpson, Arnold Schneider | |
| Subs | S. Vermont | Rodney Dancer (PG), Robert Hamilton (SF), William Wolff (PF) Joshua Thomas, Elbert Reddington, Edward Granberry | |
| 05:28 | Santa Clara | Thomas Exley makes the 1st free throw | 67-72 |
| 05:28 | Santa Clara | Thomas Exley makes the 2nd free throw | 68-72 |
| 05:19 | S. Vermont | Rodney Dancer drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Nathan Clark | 68-75 |
| 05:06 | Santa Clara | David Houchens misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 68-75 |
| 05:05 | S. Vermont | Scott Simonson pulls down the rebound | 68-75 |
| 04:44 | S. Vermont | Scott Simonson misses the jumper from the left block | 68-75 |
| 04:43 | S. Vermont | Nathan Clark can't tip it in | 68-75 |
| 04:42 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Alfred Ash | 68-75 |
| 04:40 | Santa Clara | Kevin Loyola is fouled in the backcourt by William Wolff - foul #3 on William Wolff, team foul #12 | 68-75 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Daniel Helms (PG), Steve Tibbitts (C) Thomas Exley, Alfred Ash | |
| Subs | S. Vermont | Joshua Thomas (PG), Joseph Taylor (SG), Jacob Gust (SF), Travis Lane (PF) Rodney Dancer, Nathan Clark, Robert Hamilton, William Wolff | |
| 04:40 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 68-75 |
| 04:40 | Santa Clara | Kevin Loyola makes the 1st free throw | 69-75 |
| 04:40 | Santa Clara | Kevin Loyola makes the 2nd free throw | 70-75 |
| 04:29 | S. Vermont | Joshua Thomas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-75 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Robert Simpson (SF), Cecil Townsend (PF) Cris Young, Kevin Loyola | |
| Subs | S. Vermont | Elbert Reddington (SF) Jacob Gust | |
| 04:08 | Santa Clara | Scott Simonson steals it from Daniel Helms | 70-75 |
| 03:55 | S. Vermont | Joseph Taylor misses short on an open turnaround from the left block | 70-75 |
| 03:53 | Santa Clara | Steve Tibbitts gets the rebound | 70-75 |
| 03:48 | Santa Clara | David Houchens scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 73-75 |
| 03:46 | S. Vermont | Elbert Reddington's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 73-75 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Steven Dembinski (PG), Cris Young (SF), Arnold Schneider (PF), Alfred Ash (C) David Houchens, Robert Simpson, Cecil Townsend, Steve Tibbitts | |
| Subs | S. Vermont | Rodney Dancer (PG), Nathan Clark (SG), Jacob Gust (SF), Edward Granberry (C) Joshua Thomas, Joseph Taylor, Elbert Reddington, Travis Lane | |
| 03:30 | Santa Clara | Daniel Helms misses short on an open floater from the free throw line | 73-75 |
| 03:28 | S. Vermont | The rebound goes to Nathan Clark | 73-75 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Steven Dembinski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Helms (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Cris Young (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. PF - Arnold Schneider (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Alfred Ash (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | S. Vermont | PG - Rodney Dancer (tiring) 11 pts. SG - Nathan Clark (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jacob Gust (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Scott Simonson (tired) 5 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Edward Granberry (tired) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:26 | S. Vermont | Daniel Helms is called for the reach on Nathan Clark in the backcourt - foul #5 on Daniel Helms, team foul #13 | 73-75 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Robert Simpson (SF) Daniel Helms | |
| Subs | S. Vermont | Wilbert St. Jean (PG), William Wolff (PF) Rodney Dancer, Edward Granberry | |
| 03:26 | S. Vermont | Nathan Clark makes the 1st free throw | 73-76 |
| 03:26 | S. Vermont | Nathan Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 73-77 |
| 03:01 | Santa Clara | Robert Simpson hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 73-77 |
| 02:59 | Santa Clara | Alfred Ash grabs the offensive rebound | 73-77 |
| 02:53 | Santa Clara | Cris Young buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Steven Dembinski | 76-77 |
| 02:50 | S. Vermont | William Wolff double dribbles in the backcourt | 76-77 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Thomas Exley (PG), David Houchens (SG), Kevin Loyola (PF), Steve Tibbitts (C) Steven Dembinski, Robert Simpson, Arnold Schneider, Alfred Ash | |
| Subs | S. Vermont | Rodney Dancer (PG), Joseph Taylor (SG), Robert Hamilton (SF), Edward Granberry (C) Wilbert St. Jean, Nathan Clark, Jacob Gust, William Wolff | |
| 02:39 | Santa Clara | Steve Tibbitts banks in the layup | 78-77 |
| 02:32 | S. Vermont | Rodney Dancer misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 78-77 |
| 02:31 | Santa Clara | Steve Tibbitts grabs the board | 78-77 |
| 02:31 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 78-77 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Robert Simpson (SF) Cris Young | |
| Subs | S. Vermont | Joshua Thomas (PG), Nathan Clark (SG), Elbert Reddington (SF), Travis Lane (PF) Rodney Dancer, Joseph Taylor, Robert Hamilton, Edward Granberry | |
| 02:21 | Santa Clara | Steve Tibbitts comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 78-77 |
| 02:19 | Santa Clara | Robert Simpson grabs the offensive rebound | 78-77 |
| 02:07 | Santa Clara | Thomas Exley comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 78-77 |
| 02:05 | S. Vermont | Elbert Reddington grabs the defensive rebound | 78-77 |
| 02:05 | S. Vermont | S. Vermont calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 78-77 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Steven Dembinski (PG), Cecil Townsend (PF), Alfred Ash (C) Thomas Exley, Kevin Loyola, Steve Tibbitts | |
| Subs | S. Vermont | Rodney Dancer (PG), Joseph Taylor (SG), Robert Hamilton (SF), Edward Granberry (C) Joshua Thomas, Nathan Clark, Elbert Reddington, Travis Lane | |
| 01:54 | S. Vermont | Cecil Townsend steals it from Edward Granberry | 78-77 |
| 01:54 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 78-77 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Thomas Exley (PG), Steve Tibbitts (C) Steven Dembinski, Alfred Ash | |
| Subs | S. Vermont | Joshua Thomas (PG), Elbert Reddington (SF), William Wolff (PF) Rodney Dancer, Robert Hamilton, Scott Simonson | |
| 01:52 | Santa Clara | Robert Simpson is fouled in the backcourt by Elbert Reddington - foul #2 on Elbert Reddington, team foul #13 | 78-77 |
| 01:52 | Santa Clara | Robert Simpson makes the 1st free throw | 79-77 |
| 01:52 | Santa Clara | Robert Simpson makes the 2nd free throw | 80-77 |
| 01:40 | S. Vermont | William Wolff buries a jumper near the basket and he's fouled by Steve Tibbitts - foul #4 on Steve Tibbitts, team foul #14 | 80-79 |
| 01:40 | S. Vermont | William Wolff makes the free throw | 80-80 |
| 01:18 | Santa Clara | David Houchens is whistled for a carry | 80-80 |
| 01:18 | S. Vermont | S. Vermont calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 80-80 |
| 01:05 | S. Vermont | Joshua Thomas drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 80-82 |
| 00:46 | Santa Clara | Cecil Townsend misses long on an open 3 pointer from the right corner | 80-82 |
| 00:44 | S. Vermont | The rebound goes to Joseph Taylor | 80-82 |
| 00:44 | S. Vermont | S. Vermont calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 80-82 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Vermont | S. Vermont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:23 | S. Vermont | Elbert Reddington throws a bad pass out of bounds | 80-82 |
| 00:17 | Santa Clara | David Houchens misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 80-82 |
| 00:15 | S. Vermont | The rebound goes to Elbert Reddington | 80-82 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Vermont | S. Vermont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:14 | S. Vermont | Elbert Reddington is hacked by Thomas Exley in the backcourt - foul #4 on Thomas Exley, team foul #15 | 80-82 |
| 00:14 | S. Vermont | Elbert Reddington makes the 1st free throw | 80-83 |
| 00:14 | S. Vermont | Elbert Reddington misses the 2nd free throw | 80-83 |
| 00:14 | Santa Clara | Cecil Townsend gets the rebound | 80-83 |
| 00:08 | Santa Clara | Thomas Exley is fouled in the backcourt by Joshua Thomas - foul #4 on Joshua Thomas, team foul #14 | 80-83 |
| 00:08 | Santa Clara | Thomas Exley makes the 1st free throw | 81-83 |
| 00:08 | Santa Clara | Thomas Exley makes the 2nd free throw | 82-83 |
| 00:07 | S. Vermont | Joseph Taylor is hacked by David Houchens in the backcourt - foul #5 on David Houchens, team foul #16 | 82-83 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kevin Loyola (SG) David Houchens | |
| Subs | S. Vermont | | |
| 00:07 | S. Vermont | Joseph Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 82-84 |
| 00:07 | S. Vermont | Joseph Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 82-85 |
| 00:02 | Santa Clara | Joshua Thomas takes the ball from Kevin Loyola | 82-85 |
| 00:01 | S. Vermont | Kevin Loyola is called for the reach on Elbert Reddington in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kevin Loyola, team foul #17 | 82-85 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | S. Vermont | Rodney Dancer (PG), Robert Hamilton (SF) Joshua Thomas, William Wolff | |
| 00:01 | S. Vermont | Elbert Reddington makes the 1st free throw | 82-86 |
| 00:01 | S. Vermont | Elbert Reddington makes the 2nd free throw | 82-87 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Vermont | S. Vermont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Santa Clara | Robert Simpson clanks a fullcourt shot | 82-87 |