| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - David Zwickl (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Ryles (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lorenzo Powell (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John O'Berry (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Russell Kleckner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Sam Gregorio (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Robinson (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Otis Wright (fresh) PF - John Arnold (fresh) 8 pts. C - Leroy Green (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Santa Clara | Lorenzo Powell inbounds the ball | 33-24 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Santa Clara | David Zwickl comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Sam Gregorio - foul #1 on Sam Gregorio, team foul #1 | 33-24 |
| 19:47 | Santa Clara | David Zwickl makes the 1st free throw | 34-24 |
| 19:47 | Santa Clara | David Zwickl makes the 2nd free throw | 35-24 |
| 19:27 | Howard | Otis Wright misses long on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Lorenzo Powell - foul #2 on Lorenzo Powell, team foul #1 | 35-24 |
| 19:27 | Howard | Otis Wright makes the 1st free throw | 35-25 |
| 19:27 | Howard | Otis Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 35-26 |
| 19:17 | Santa Clara | Lorenzo Powell clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-26 |
| 19:16 | Howard | Leroy Green pulls down the rebound | 35-26 |
| 18:57 | Howard | Sam Gregorio misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-26 |
| 18:56 | Santa Clara | Russell Kleckner grabs the board | 35-26 |
| 18:39 | Santa Clara | Lorenzo Powell misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Charles Robinson - foul #2 on Charles Robinson, team foul #2 | 35-26 |
| 18:39 | Santa Clara | Lorenzo Powell makes the 1st free throw | 36-26 |
| 18:39 | Santa Clara | Lorenzo Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 37-26 |
| 18:15 | Howard | Sam Gregorio buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-29 |
| 17:50 | Santa Clara | Lorenzo Powell connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by David Zwickl | 40-29 |
| 17:36 | Howard | John Arnold misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-29 |
| 17:35 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to John O'Berry | 40-29 |
| 17:12 | Santa Clara | William Ryles can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Charles Robinson - foul #3 on Charles Robinson, team foul #3 | 40-29 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Teddy Orlandi (PG), Gerald Flood (SF), David McClellan (PF), Ernest Parnell (C) David Zwickl, Lorenzo Powell, John O'Berry, Russell Kleckner | |
| Subs | Howard | Lou Crowther (PG), Steven Thibault (SG), David Morones (SF), Shawn Anderson (PF), Kevin McGill (C) Sam Gregorio, Charles Robinson, Otis Wright, John Arnold, Leroy Green | |
| 17:12 | Santa Clara | William Ryles makes the 1st free throw | 41-29 |
| 17:12 | Santa Clara | William Ryles misses the 2nd free throw | 41-29 |
| 17:12 | Howard | Kevin McGill snags the defensive board | 41-29 |
| 17:08 | Howard | Lou Crowther clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-29 |
| 17:06 | Santa Clara | David McClellan grabs the board | 41-29 |
| 16:49 | Santa Clara | David McClellan loses the ball out of bounds | 41-29 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Stephen Galloway (SG) William Ryles | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 16:33 | Howard | Lou Crowther makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Steven Thibault | 41-32 |
| 16:14 | Santa Clara | Teddy Orlandi misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-32 |
| 16:12 | Howard | David Morones grabs the board | 41-32 |
| 15:51 | Howard | David McClellan takes the ball from David Morones | 41-32 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Teddy Orlandi (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stephen Galloway (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Flood (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - David McClellan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ernest Parnell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Lou Crowther (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Thibault (fresh) 2 ast. SF - David Morones (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Shawn Anderson (fresh) 4 reb. C - Kevin McGill (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Santa Clara | Ernest Parnell is fouled on the floor by Kevin McGill - foul #2 on Kevin McGill, team foul #4 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | David Zwickl (PG), Samuel Bluhm (SF), James Bolander (PF), Russell Kleckner (C) Teddy Orlandi, Gerald Flood, David McClellan, Ernest Parnell | |
| Subs | Howard | Sam Gregorio (PG), Charles Robinson (SG) Lou Crowther, Shawn Anderson | |
| 15:12 | Santa Clara | Samuel Bluhm comes up short on the shot from the right block | 41-32 |
| 15:11 | Santa Clara | James Bolander grabs the offensive board | 41-32 |
| 14:57 | Santa Clara | Russell Kleckner clanks a jumper from the left side | 41-32 |
| 14:56 | Howard | David Morones snags the defensive board | 41-32 |
| 14:35 | Howard | Steven Thibault lays it up and in set up by Charles Robinson | 41-34 |
| 14:18 | Santa Clara | David Zwickl is called for traveling | 41-34 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | William Ryles (SG), John O'Berry (PF), David McClellan (C) Stephen Galloway, James Bolander, Russell Kleckner | |
| Subs | Howard | Otis Wright (SF), John Arnold (PF), Leroy Green (C) Steven Thibault, David Morones, Kevin McGill | |
| 13:59 | Howard | Charles Robinson misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 41-34 |
| 13:57 | Santa Clara | David McClellan pulls down the rebound | 41-34 |
| 13:39 | Santa Clara | David Zwickl knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 43-34 |
| 13:25 | Howard | Charles Robinson drills a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by John Arnold | 43-36 |
| 13:07 | Santa Clara | John O'Berry hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 43-36 |
| 13:05 | Santa Clara | John O'Berry tips it home | 45-36 |
| 13:00 | Howard | Sam Gregorio is by himself and knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Charles Robinson | 45-38 |
| 12:51 | Santa Clara | William Ryles is whistled for traveling | 45-38 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Teddy Orlandi (PG), Gerald Flood (SG), Lorenzo Powell (SF), Ernest Parnell (PF), Russell Kleckner (C) David Zwickl, William Ryles, Samuel Bluhm, John O'Berry, David McClellan | |
| Subs | Howard | Lou Crowther (PG), Rodney Stafford (SG), Federico Giordano (SF) Sam Gregorio, Charles Robinson, Otis Wright | |
| 12:40 | Howard | John Arnold misses the jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Ernest Parnell - foul #1 on Ernest Parnell, team foul #2 | 45-38 |
| 12:40 | Howard | John Arnold misses the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 12:40 | Howard | John Arnold makes the 2nd free throw | 45-39 |
| 12:18 | Santa Clara | Gerald Flood is fouled on the floor by Rodney Stafford - foul #1 on Rodney Stafford, team foul #5 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Howard | David Morones (SF), Shawn Anderson (PF), Kevin McGill (C) Federico Giordano, John Arnold, Leroy Green | |
| 12:00 | Santa Clara | Teddy Orlandi misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-39 |
| 11:58 | Howard | The rebound goes to Kevin McGill | 45-39 |
| 11:56 | Howard | David Morones is hacked by Russell Kleckner in the backcourt - foul #2 on Russell Kleckner, team foul #3 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | David Zwickl (PG) Gerald Flood | |
| Subs | Howard | Steven Thibault (SG) Rodney Stafford | |
| 11:31 | Howard | Steven Thibault is open but misses the lay-in | 45-39 |
| 11:30 | Howard | David Morones tips it home | 45-41 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - David Zwickl (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Teddy Orlandi (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lorenzo Powell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Ernest Parnell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Russell Kleckner (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Lou Crowther (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Thibault (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Morones (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Shawn Anderson (fresh) 4 reb. C - Kevin McGill (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:13 | Santa Clara | Russell Kleckner comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Shawn Anderson - foul #1 on Shawn Anderson, team foul #6 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | William Ryles (SG), John O'Berry (PF) Teddy Orlandi, Ernest Parnell | |
| Subs | Howard | Sam Gregorio (PG), Otis Wright (SF), John Arnold (PF), Leroy Green (C) Lou Crowther, David Morones, Shawn Anderson, Kevin McGill | |
| 11:13 | Santa Clara | Russell Kleckner makes the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 11:13 | Santa Clara | Russell Kleckner makes the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 11:11 | Howard | Steven Thibault's pass is intercepted by William Ryles in the backcourt | 47-41 |
| 10:53 | Santa Clara | William Ryles misses short on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Steven Thibault - foul #2 on Steven Thibault, team foul #7 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Samuel Bluhm (SF), David McClellan (C) Lorenzo Powell, Russell Kleckner | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 10:53 | Santa Clara | William Ryles misses the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 10:53 | Santa Clara | William Ryles makes the 2nd free throw | 48-41 |
| 10:30 | Howard | Samuel Bluhm is called for the reach on Otis Wright - foul #1 on Samuel Bluhm, team foul #4 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Stephen Galloway (PG) David Zwickl | |
| Subs | Howard | Charles Robinson (SG) Steven Thibault | |
| 10:17 | Howard | David McClellan swats the short shot by Otis Wright | 48-41 |
| 10:15 | Howard | The offensive rebound goes to Sam Gregorio | 48-41 |
| 10:00 | Howard | Otis Wright is called for traveling | 48-41 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Teddy Orlandi (PG), Gerald Flood (SF) Stephen Galloway, Samuel Bluhm | |
| Subs | Howard | David Morones (PF), Kevin McGill (C) John Arnold, Leroy Green | |
| 09:40 | Santa Clara | David McClellan buries a runner from close range set up by Gerald Flood | 50-41 |
| 09:27 | Howard | Sam Gregorio comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 50-41 |
| 09:25 | Santa Clara | David McClellan grabs the defensive rebound | 50-41 |
| 09:17 | Santa Clara | John O'Berry lays it in on a great pass from Teddy Orlandi | 52-41 |
| 09:10 | Howard | Charles Robinson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-41 |
| 09:09 | Santa Clara | John O'Berry snags the defensive board | 52-41 |
| 08:56 | Santa Clara | David McClellan can't connect on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Kevin McGill - foul #3 on Kevin McGill, team foul #8 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | David Zwickl (PG), Ernest Parnell (SF), Russell Kleckner (C) William Ryles, Gerald Flood, John O'Berry | |
| Subs | Howard | Lou Crowther (PG), Steven Thibault (SG), Shawn Anderson (PF) Sam Gregorio, Charles Robinson, Otis Wright | |
| 08:56 | Santa Clara | David McClellan makes the 1st free throw | 53-41 |
| 08:56 | Santa Clara | David McClellan makes the 2nd free throw | 54-41 |
| 08:54 | Howard | Lou Crowther is hacked by David Zwickl in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Zwickl, team foul #5 | 54-41 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Bolander (PF) David McClellan | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 08:41 | Howard | David Morones hits a jumper from the right wing | 54-43 |
| 08:29 | Santa Clara | David Zwickl drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-43 |
| 08:27 | Howard | Teddy Orlandi steps in front of the David Morones pass in the backcourt | 57-43 |
| 08:16 | Santa Clara | Ernest Parnell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-43 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Stephen Galloway (SG) Teddy Orlandi | |
| Subs | Howard | Federico Giordano (SF), John Arnold (PF), Leroy Green (C) David Morones, Shawn Anderson, Kevin McGill | |
| 08:00 | Howard | Federico Giordano loses the dribble to James Bolander | 57-43 |
| 07:45 | Santa Clara | John Arnold picks off the pass by Stephen Galloway | 57-43 |
| 07:29 | Howard | John Arnold misses short on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Bolander - foul #1 on James Bolander, team foul #6 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Lorenzo Powell (SF) Ernest Parnell | |
| Subs | Howard | Sam Gregorio (PG), Charles Robinson (SG) Lou Crowther, Steven Thibault | |
| 07:29 | Howard | John Arnold makes the 1st free throw | 57-44 |
| 07:29 | Howard | John Arnold misses the 2nd free throw | 57-44 |
| 07:29 | Santa Clara | James Bolander snags the defensive board | 57-44 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - David Zwickl (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stephen Galloway (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lorenzo Powell (fresh) 9 pts. PF - James Bolander (fresh) 4 reb. C - Russell Kleckner (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Sam Gregorio (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Federico Giordano (fresh) PF - John Arnold (fresh) 10 pts. C - Leroy Green (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Santa Clara | James Bolander is fouled on the floor by John Arnold - foul #2 on John Arnold, team foul #9 | 57-44 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | William Ryles (SG) Stephen Galloway | |
| Subs | Howard | David Morones (SF) Federico Giordano | |
| 07:12 | Santa Clara | James Bolander makes the 1st free throw | 58-44 |
| 07:12 | Santa Clara | James Bolander makes the 2nd free throw | 59-44 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:08 | Howard | Lorenzo Powell steals it from Sam Gregorio in the backcourt | 59-44 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:39 | Santa Clara | James Bolander clanks a shot from the left block | 59-44 |
| 06:37 | Santa Clara | William Ryles grabs the offensive rebound | 59-44 |
| 06:20 | Santa Clara | William Ryles is hacked by Charles Robinson - foul #4 on Charles Robinson, team foul #10 | 59-44 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Teddy Orlandi (PG), Gerald Flood (SF), John O'Berry (PF), David McClellan (C) David Zwickl, Lorenzo Powell, James Bolander, Russell Kleckner | |
| Subs | Howard | Otis Wright (SF), Kevin McGill (C) John Arnold, Leroy Green | |
| 06:20 | Santa Clara | William Ryles makes the 1st free throw | 60-44 |
| 06:20 | Santa Clara | William Ryles makes the 2nd free throw | 61-44 |
| 06:12 | Howard | David Morones misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-44 |
| 06:11 | Howard | The offensive rebound goes to David Morones | 61-44 |
| 05:48 | Howard | David Morones misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 61-44 |
| 05:47 | Santa Clara | John O'Berry grabs the board | 61-44 |
| 05:18 | Santa Clara | John O'Berry misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-44 |
| 05:17 | Santa Clara | David McClellan tips it back up and in | 63-44 |
| 05:02 | Howard | David Morones connects on the jumper from the free throw line and he's hacked by John O'Berry - foul #2 on John O'Berry, team foul #7 | 63-46 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | David Zwickl (PG), Lorenzo Powell (SF), Ernest Parnell (C) William Ryles, Gerald Flood, David McClellan | |
| Subs | Howard | Lou Crowther (PG), Steven Thibault (SG), John Arnold (PF) Sam Gregorio, Charles Robinson, Otis Wright | |
| 05:02 | Howard | David Morones makes the free throw | 63-47 |
| 04:44 | Santa Clara | David Zwickl hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by John O'Berry | 65-47 |
| 04:31 | Howard | John Arnold misses long on an open 3 pointer from the left wing | 65-47 |
| 04:30 | Howard | Kevin McGill grabs the offensive rebound | 65-47 |
| 04:09 | Howard | John Arnold misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-47 |
| 04:08 | Howard | David Morones tips it in | 65-49 |
| 03:41 | Santa Clara | John O'Berry can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by John Arnold - foul #3 on John Arnold, team foul #11 | 65-49 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Stephen Galloway (PG), Samuel Bluhm (SF), David McClellan (C) David Zwickl, Lorenzo Powell, Ernest Parnell | |
| Subs | Howard | Federico Giordano (SF), Shawn Anderson (PF) David Morones, John Arnold | |
| 03:41 | Santa Clara | John O'Berry makes the 1st free throw | 66-49 |
| 03:41 | Santa Clara | John O'Berry makes the 2nd free throw | 67-49 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:21 | Howard | Lou Crowther is hacked by Samuel Bluhm - foul #2 on Samuel Bluhm, team foul #8 | 67-49 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Bolander (C) John O'Berry | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 03:21 | Howard | Lou Crowther makes the 1st free throw | 67-50 |
| 03:21 | Howard | Lou Crowther misses the 2nd free throw | 67-50 |
| 03:21 | Santa Clara | Teddy Orlandi snags the defensive board | 67-50 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Stephen Galloway (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Teddy Orlandi (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Samuel Bluhm (fresh) PF - David McClellan (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - James Bolander (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Lou Crowther (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Thibault (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Federico Giordano (fresh) PF - Shawn Anderson (fresh) 4 reb. C - Kevin McGill (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:03 | Santa Clara | James Bolander makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Stephen Galloway | 69-50 |
| 02:47 | Howard | Federico Giordano comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 69-50 |
| 02:46 | Howard | The offensive rebound goes to Shawn Anderson | 69-50 |
| 02:40 | Howard | Steven Thibault misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 69-50 |
| 02:39 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to James Bolander | 69-50 |
| 02:11 | Santa Clara | James Bolander knocks in the runner from the right block set up by Teddy Orlandi | 71-50 |
| 01:47 | Howard | Steven Thibault hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Lou Crowther | 71-53 |
| 01:42 | Santa Clara | Stephen Galloway travels in the backcourt | 71-53 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gerald Flood (SF), Ernest Parnell (C) Samuel Bluhm, James Bolander | |
| Subs | Howard | David Morones (SF) Federico Giordano | |
| 01:27 | Howard | Ernest Parnell takes the ball from David Morones | 71-53 |
| 01:05 | Santa Clara | Gerald Flood misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 71-53 |
| 01:03 | Howard | Kevin McGill snags the defensive board | 71-53 |
| 01:01 | Howard | Lou Crowther loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 71-53 |
| 00:34 | Santa Clara | Ernest Parnell misses the lay-in | 71-53 |
| 00:32 | Santa Clara | Stephen Galloway grabs the offensive board | 71-53 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:10 | Santa Clara | Teddy Orlandi is fouled on the floor by Steven Thibault - foul #3 on Steven Thibault, team foul #12 | 71-53 |
| 00:10 | Santa Clara | Teddy Orlandi makes the 1st free throw | 72-53 |
| 00:10 | Santa Clara | Teddy Orlandi makes the 2nd free throw | 73-53 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:03 | Howard | Steven Thibault clanks a 3 from the left wing | 73-53 |
| 00:02 | Santa Clara | Gerald Flood grabs the board | 73-53 |
| 00:00 | Santa Clara | Gerald Flood runs out the clock | 73-53 |