| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - John Welch (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Scott Maney (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terrell Noblitt (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Huey Glantz (fresh) 6 pts. C - John Shevitz (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | William & Mary | PG - Robert Archer (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chris Shaner (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Eric Kuhn (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Scott Phillips (fresh) 6 pts. C - Kenneth Stubbs (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Santa Clara | Terrell Noblitt inbounds the ball | 45-35 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | William & Mary | William & Mary is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:58 | Santa Clara | Huey Glantz double dribbles in the backcourt | 45-35 |
| 19:36 | William & Mary | Kenneth Stubbs lays it in and he's hacked by John Shevitz - foul #3 on John Shevitz, team foul #1 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Richard Elder (C) John Shevitz | |
| Subs | William & Mary | | |
| 19:36 | William & Mary | Kenneth Stubbs makes the free throw | 45-38 |
| 19:34 | Santa Clara | Huey Glantz is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 45-38 |
| 19:17 | William & Mary | Chris Shaner makes the wide open shot from close range on a great pass from Robert Archer | 45-40 |
| 19:05 | Santa Clara | Huey Glantz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-40 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Larry Vetter (PG), Ed Kallas (SG), Jerry Stevens (SF), Oliver Keach (PF) John Welch, Scott Maney, Terrell Noblitt, Huey Glantz | |
| Subs | William & Mary | Kevin Liberatore (SF), Dennis Smith (C) Eric Kuhn, Kenneth Stubbs | |
| 19:03 | William & Mary | Ed Kallas is called for the reach on Chris Shaner in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ed Kallas, team foul #2 | 45-40 |
| 18:49 | William & Mary | Scott Phillips's pass is intercepted by Ed Kallas | 45-40 |
| 18:46 | Santa Clara | Larry Vetter lays it up and in set up by Ed Kallas | 47-40 |
| 18:22 | William & Mary | Chris Shaner misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Richard Elder - foul #2 on Richard Elder, team foul #3 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Huey Glantz (PF) Richard Elder | |
| Subs | William & Mary | Enrique Gomez (PG), Harold Butler (PF) Robert Archer, Scott Phillips | |
| 18:22 | William & Mary | Chris Shaner makes the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 18:22 | William & Mary | Chris Shaner makes the 2nd free throw | 47-42 |
| 17:54 | Santa Clara | Ed Kallas misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 47-42 |
| 17:53 | William & Mary | Harold Butler snags the defensive board | 47-42 |
| 17:48 | William & Mary | Chris Shaner is open but comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 47-42 |
| 17:47 | William & Mary | The offensive rebound goes to Harold Butler | 47-42 |
| 17:31 | William & Mary | Harold Butler misses the jump hook from the left block | 47-42 |
| 17:30 | Santa Clara | Jerry Stevens gets the rebound | 47-42 |
| 17:14 | Santa Clara | Larry Vetter can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Chris Shaner - foul #3 on Chris Shaner, team foul #1 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Scott Maney (SG), Terrell Noblitt (SF), Richard Elder (C) Ed Kallas, Jerry Stevens, Oliver Keach | |
| Subs | William & Mary | Robert Archer (PG), Warren Wood (SG), Eric Kuhn (SF), Scott Phillips (PF), Kenneth Stubbs (C) Enrique Gomez, Chris Shaner, Kevin Liberatore, Harold Butler, Dennis Smith | |
| 17:14 | Santa Clara | Larry Vetter makes the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 17:14 | Santa Clara | Larry Vetter makes the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| 16:49 | William & Mary | Scott Phillips jams it and the foul's on Huey Glantz - foul #1 on Huey Glantz, team foul #4 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Welch (PG) Larry Vetter | |
| Subs | William & Mary | | |
| 16:49 | William & Mary | Scott Phillips makes the free throw | 49-45 |
| 16:29 | Santa Clara | Terrell Noblitt banks in the layup on a great pass from John Welch and the foul's on Kenneth Stubbs - foul #2 on Kenneth Stubbs, team foul #2 | 51-45 |
| 16:29 | Santa Clara | Terrell Noblitt makes the free throw | 52-45 |
| 16:15 | William & Mary | Kenneth Stubbs comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Richard Elder - foul #3 on Richard Elder, team foul #5 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Roberto Martin (SF), Oliver Keach (C) Terrell Noblitt, Richard Elder | |
| Subs | William & Mary | Enrique Gomez (SG) Warren Wood | |
| 16:15 | William & Mary | Kenneth Stubbs makes the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 16:15 | William & Mary | Kenneth Stubbs makes the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 16:01 | Santa Clara | Scott Maney knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Roberto Martin | 54-47 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - John Welch (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Scott Maney (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roberto Martin (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Huey Glantz (tiring) 6 pts. C - Oliver Keach (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | William & Mary | PG - Robert Archer (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Enrique Gomez (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eric Kuhn (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Scott Phillips (fairly fresh) 9 pts. C - Kenneth Stubbs (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:50 | William & Mary | Kenneth Stubbs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-47 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Dodge (PF), John Shevitz (C) Huey Glantz, Oliver Keach | |
| Subs | William & Mary | Chris Shaner (SG), Harold Butler (PF) Enrique Gomez, Scott Phillips | |
| 15:35 | Santa Clara | John Welch scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Roberto Martin | 56-47 |
| 15:11 | William & Mary | Kenneth Stubbs's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Dodge | 56-47 |
| 15:10 | William & Mary | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Stubbs | 56-47 |
| 14:51 | William & Mary | Kenneth Stubbs's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Dodge | 56-47 |
| 14:50 | Santa Clara | Michael Dodge gets the rebound | 56-47 |
| 14:47 | Santa Clara | Scott Maney is fouled in the backcourt by Chris Shaner - foul #4 on Chris Shaner, team foul #3 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Ed Kallas (SG), Terrell Noblitt (SF) Scott Maney, Roberto Martin | |
| Subs | William & Mary | Warren Wood (SG), Kevin Liberatore (SF), Scott Phillips (PF) Chris Shaner, Eric Kuhn, Harold Butler | |
| 14:37 | Santa Clara | John Welch hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-47 |
| 14:35 | William & Mary | Kevin Liberatore gets the rebound | 56-47 |
| 14:08 | William & Mary | Kevin Liberatore knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line | 56-49 |
| 13:51 | Santa Clara | John Welch comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-49 |
| 13:50 | William & Mary | The rebound goes to Kenneth Stubbs | 56-49 |
| 13:25 | William & Mary | Kenneth Stubbs lays it in | 56-51 |
| 13:22 | Santa Clara | Robert Archer is called for the reach on Terrell Noblitt in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Archer, team foul #4 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Larry Vetter (PG), Scott Maney (SG), Jerry Stevens (SF), Richard Elder (C) John Welch, Ed Kallas, Terrell Noblitt, John Shevitz | |
| Subs | William & Mary | Enrique Gomez (PG), Eric Kuhn (SF), Harold Butler (PF), Dennis Smith (C) Warren Wood, Kevin Liberatore, Scott Phillips, Kenneth Stubbs | |
| 13:06 | Santa Clara | Jerry Stevens clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 56-51 |
| 13:05 | William & Mary | Harold Butler snags the defensive board | 56-51 |
| 12:36 | William & Mary | Dennis Smith can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Larry Vetter - foul #2 on Larry Vetter, team foul #6 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Roberto Martin (SG), Huey Glantz (PF) Scott Maney, Michael Dodge | |
| Subs | William & Mary | Scott Phillips (PF) Harold Butler | |
| 12:36 | William & Mary | Dennis Smith misses the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 12:36 | William & Mary | Dennis Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 12:34 | Santa Clara | Larry Vetter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-52 |
| 12:13 | William & Mary | Scott Phillips is open but misses the lay-in | 56-52 |
| 12:12 | William & Mary | Dennis Smith tips it home | 56-54 |
| 12:08 | Santa Clara | Larry Vetter comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-54 |
| 12:06 | Santa Clara | Huey Glantz pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-54 |
| 11:47 | Santa Clara | Huey Glantz comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 56-54 |
| 11:45 | Santa Clara | Jerry Stevens tips it back up and in | 58-54 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Larry Vetter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Roberto Martin (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jerry Stevens (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Huey Glantz (tiring) 6 pts. C - Richard Elder (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | William & Mary | PG - Enrique Gomez (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Robert Archer (tired) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Kuhn (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Scott Phillips (tiring) 9 pts. C - Dennis Smith (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:18 | William & Mary | Dennis Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-54 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Welch (PG), Ed Kallas (SG), Terrell Noblitt (SF), Oliver Keach (PF), John Shevitz (C) Larry Vetter, Roberto Martin, Jerry Stevens, Huey Glantz, Richard Elder | |
| Subs | William & Mary | Warren Wood (SG), Kevin Liberatore (SF), Harold Butler (PF), Kenneth Stubbs (C) Robert Archer, Eric Kuhn, Scott Phillips, Dennis Smith | |
| 11:08 | Santa Clara | Terrell Noblitt knocks in the floater from the right side | 60-54 |
| 10:42 | William & Mary | Kenneth Stubbs clanks a floater from the left side | 60-54 |
| 10:41 | Santa Clara | Ed Kallas pulls down the rebound | 60-54 |
| 10:38 | Santa Clara | John Welch is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Stubbs - foul #3 on Kenneth Stubbs, team foul #5 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Scott Maney (SG) Ed Kallas | |
| Subs | William & Mary | | |
| 10:17 | Santa Clara | Terrell Noblitt's fadeaway is rejected by Kenneth Stubbs | 60-54 |
| 10:16 | Santa Clara | Terrell Noblitt gets the offensive rebound | 60-54 |
| 09:54 | Santa Clara | Terrell Noblitt hits a wide open shot in the lane on a nice dish by John Shevitz | 62-54 |
| 09:49 | William & Mary | Scott Maney is called for the reach on Warren Wood in the backcourt - foul #2 on Scott Maney, team foul #7 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Larry Vetter (PG), Ed Kallas (SG), Jerry Stevens (SF), Michael Dodge (PF) John Welch, Scott Maney, Terrell Noblitt, Oliver Keach | |
| Subs | William & Mary | Robert Archer (PG), Eric Kuhn (SF), Scott Phillips (PF), Dennis Smith (C) Enrique Gomez, Kevin Liberatore, Harold Butler, Kenneth Stubbs | |
| 09:49 | William & Mary | Warren Wood makes the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 09:49 | William & Mary | Warren Wood misses the 2nd free throw | 62-55 |
| 09:49 | William & Mary | The offensive rebound goes to Scott Phillips | 62-55 |
| 09:24 | William & Mary | Dennis Smith hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 62-57 |
| 09:02 | Santa Clara | John Shevitz misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 62-57 |
| 09:00 | William & Mary | Scott Phillips snags the defensive board | 62-57 |
| 08:31 | William & Mary | Scott Phillips misses the jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Jerry Stevens - foul #2 on Jerry Stevens, team foul #8 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Roberto Martin (PG), Scott Maney (SG), Terrell Noblitt (SF), Huey Glantz (PF), Richard Elder (C) Larry Vetter, Ed Kallas, Jerry Stevens, Michael Dodge, John Shevitz | |
| Subs | William & Mary | Enrique Gomez (SG), Kevin Liberatore (SF), Kenneth Stubbs (C) Warren Wood, Eric Kuhn, Dennis Smith | |
| 08:31 | William & Mary | William & Mary calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-57 |
| 08:31 | William & Mary | Scott Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 08:31 | William & Mary | Scott Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 08:08 | Santa Clara | Scott Maney hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Enrique Gomez - foul #1 on Enrique Gomez, team foul #6 | 62-59 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Oliver Keach (PF) Huey Glantz | |
| Subs | William & Mary | Harold Butler (PF) Scott Phillips | |
| 08:08 | Santa Clara | Scott Maney makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 08:08 | Santa Clara | Scott Maney misses the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| 08:08 | William & Mary | Kenneth Stubbs gets the rebound | 63-59 |
| 07:43 | William & Mary | Kevin Liberatore hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block but he's hacked by Terrell Noblitt - foul #2 on Terrell Noblitt, team foul #9 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Welch (PG) Terrell Noblitt | |
| Subs | William & Mary | Chris Shaner (SG) Enrique Gomez | |
| 07:43 | William & Mary | Kevin Liberatore makes the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 07:43 | William & Mary | Kevin Liberatore makes the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - John Welch (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Scott Maney (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roberto Martin (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Oliver Keach (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Elder (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | William & Mary | PG - Robert Archer (tired) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chris Shaner (fresh) 10 pts. 4 pf. SF - Kevin Liberatore (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Harold Butler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Stubbs (tired) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:41 | Santa Clara | Kenneth Stubbs is called for the reach on John Welch in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kenneth Stubbs, team foul #7 | 63-61 |
| 07:41 | Santa Clara | John Welch makes the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 07:41 | Santa Clara | John Welch misses the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 07:41 | William & Mary | Kenneth Stubbs pulls down the rebound | 64-61 |
| 07:39 | William & Mary | Kevin Liberatore is hacked by Oliver Keach in the backcourt - foul #1 on Oliver Keach, team foul #10 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Huey Glantz (PF) Oliver Keach | |
| Subs | William & Mary | | |
| 07:39 | William & Mary | Kevin Liberatore makes the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 07:39 | William & Mary | Kevin Liberatore makes the 2nd free throw | 64-63 |
| 07:37 | Santa Clara | Kevin Liberatore is called for the reach on Scott Maney in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kevin Liberatore, team foul #8 | 64-63 |
| 07:37 | Santa Clara | Scott Maney makes the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 07:37 | Santa Clara | Scott Maney makes the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 07:15 | William & Mary | Robert Archer misses the floater from the right side | 66-63 |
| 07:13 | Santa Clara | John Welch gets the rebound | 66-63 |
| 07:08 | Santa Clara | Scott Maney comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 66-63 |
| 07:06 | Santa Clara | Richard Elder grabs the offensive rebound | 66-63 |
| 06:49 | Santa Clara | Huey Glantz double dribbles | 66-63 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Larry Vetter (PG), Ed Kallas (SG), Jerry Stevens (SF), Michael Dodge (PF) John Welch, Scott Maney, Roberto Martin, Huey Glantz | |
| Subs | William & Mary | Enrique Gomez (PG), Eric Kuhn (SF), Scott Phillips (PF), Dennis Smith (C) Robert Archer, Kevin Liberatore, Harold Butler, Kenneth Stubbs | |
| 06:21 | William & Mary | Ed Kallas steps in front of the Scott Phillips pass | 66-63 |
| 06:06 | Santa Clara | Larry Vetter hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 66-63 |
| 06:04 | William & Mary | Enrique Gomez pulls down the rebound | 66-63 |
| 05:43 | William & Mary | Chris Shaner knocks in the turnaround from close range and he's fouled by Ed Kallas - foul #3 on Ed Kallas, team foul #11 | 66-65 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Terrell Noblitt (SF), Oliver Keach (PF), John Shevitz (C) Jerry Stevens, Michael Dodge, Richard Elder | |
| Subs | William & Mary | Robert Archer (PG), Kevin Liberatore (SF), Harold Butler (C) Enrique Gomez, Eric Kuhn, Dennis Smith | |
| 05:43 | William & Mary | Chris Shaner misses the free throw | 66-65 |
| 05:43 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Terrell Noblitt | 66-65 |
| 05:41 | Santa Clara | Larry Vetter is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Archer - foul #3 on Robert Archer, team foul #9 | 66-65 |
| 05:41 | Santa Clara | Larry Vetter makes the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 05:41 | Santa Clara | Larry Vetter makes the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| 05:14 | William & Mary | Chris Shaner clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 68-65 |
| 05:12 | William & Mary | Robert Archer gets the offensive rebound | 68-65 |
| 04:46 | William & Mary | Kevin Liberatore makes the jumper from close range | 68-67 |
| 04:27 | Santa Clara | Terrell Noblitt drills a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Larry Vetter | 70-67 |
| 04:06 | William & Mary | Chris Shaner's pass is intercepted by Oliver Keach | 70-67 |
| 04:04 | Santa Clara | Harold Butler is called for the reach on Larry Vetter in the backcourt - foul #3 on Harold Butler, team foul #10 | 70-67 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Scott Maney (SG), Roberto Martin (SF), Huey Glantz (PF), Richard Elder (C) Ed Kallas, Terrell Noblitt, Oliver Keach, John Shevitz | |
| Subs | William & Mary | Warren Wood (PG), Eric Kuhn (SF), Kenneth Stubbs (C) Robert Archer, Kevin Liberatore, Scott Phillips | |
| 04:04 | Santa Clara | Larry Vetter makes the 1st free throw | 71-67 |
| 04:04 | Santa Clara | Larry Vetter misses the 2nd free throw | 71-67 |
| 04:04 | William & Mary | Harold Butler grabs the defensive rebound | 71-67 |
| 04:02 | William & Mary | Warren Wood throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 71-67 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Welch (PG) Larry Vetter | |
| Subs | William & Mary | | |
| 03:57 | Santa Clara | Scott Maney comes up short on the shot from the left side | 71-67 |
| 03:56 | William & Mary | Eric Kuhn gets the rebound | 71-67 |
| 03:34 | William & Mary | Harold Butler misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 71-67 |
| 03:33 | William & Mary | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Stubbs | 71-67 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - John Welch (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Scott Maney (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roberto Martin (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Huey Glantz (fresh) 6 pts. C - Richard Elder (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | William & Mary | PG - Warren Wood (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Chris Shaner (tiring) 12 pts. 4 pf. SF - Eric Kuhn (tired) 3 reb. PF - Harold Butler (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Stubbs (tired) 9 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:07 | William & Mary | Chris Shaner is open and buries a jumpshot from the right side | 71-69 |
| 02:48 | Santa Clara | Huey Glantz is hacked by Harold Butler - foul #4 on Harold Butler, team foul #11 | 71-69 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jerry Stevens (SF), John Shevitz (C) Roberto Martin, Richard Elder | |
| Subs | William & Mary | Enrique Gomez (PG), Scott Phillips (PF), Dennis Smith (C) Warren Wood, Harold Butler, Kenneth Stubbs | |
| 02:48 | William & Mary | William & Mary calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 71-69 |
| 02:48 | Santa Clara | Huey Glantz makes the 1st free throw | 72-69 |
| 02:48 | Santa Clara | Huey Glantz makes the 2nd free throw | 73-69 |
| 02:26 | William & Mary | Scott Phillips hits the front of the rim on the wide open driving attempt from the right block | 73-69 |
| 02:24 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to John Shevitz | 73-69 |
| 02:22 | Santa Clara | Scott Maney is hacked by Eric Kuhn in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eric Kuhn, team foul #12 | 73-69 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Dodge (PF) Huey Glantz | |
| Subs | William & Mary | Kevin Liberatore (SF) Eric Kuhn | |
| 02:22 | Santa Clara | Scott Maney makes the 1st free throw | 74-69 |
| 02:22 | Santa Clara | Scott Maney makes the 2nd free throw | 75-69 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | William & Mary | William & Mary is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:09 | William & Mary | Kevin Liberatore misses badly on a floater from the right side | 75-69 |
| 02:08 | William & Mary | Dennis Smith can't tip it in | 75-69 |
| 02:06 | William & Mary | Scott Phillips pulls down the offensive rebound | 75-69 |
| 02:06 | William & Mary | William & Mary calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 75-69 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Larry Vetter (PG), Ed Kallas (SG), Oliver Keach (C) John Welch, Scott Maney, John Shevitz | |
| Subs | William & Mary | Robert Archer (PG) Enrique Gomez | |
| 01:57 | William & Mary | Dennis Smith can't finish the layup | 75-69 |
| 01:55 | Santa Clara | Jerry Stevens pulls down the rebound | 75-69 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | William & Mary | William & Mary is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:31 | Santa Clara | Kevin Liberatore steps in front of the Larry Vetter pass | 75-69 |
| 01:27 | William & Mary | Kevin Liberatore lays it in | 75-71 |
| 01:27 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-71 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Welch (PG), Scott Maney (SG), Terrell Noblitt (SF), John Shevitz (C) Larry Vetter, Ed Kallas, Jerry Stevens, Oliver Keach | |
| Subs | William & Mary | Eric Kuhn (SF), Kenneth Stubbs (C) Kevin Liberatore, Dennis Smith | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | William & Mary | William & Mary is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:17 | Santa Clara | Terrell Noblitt is hacked by Chris Shaner - foul #5 on Chris Shaner, team foul #13 | 75-71 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | William & Mary | Enrique Gomez (SG) Chris Shaner | |
| 01:17 | Santa Clara | Terrell Noblitt makes the 1st free throw | 76-71 |
| 01:17 | Santa Clara | Terrell Noblitt misses the 2nd free throw | 76-71 |
| 01:17 | William & Mary | Kenneth Stubbs pulls down the rebound | 76-71 |
| 01:07 | William & Mary | Kenneth Stubbs is alone and drills a driving attempt from close range | 76-73 |
| 01:05 | Santa Clara | John Shevitz's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Stubbs in the backcourt | 76-73 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | William & Mary | William & Mary is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:43 | William & Mary | Enrique Gomez makes the fadeaway from close range | 76-75 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | William & Mary | William & Mary is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:15 | Santa Clara | John Shevitz steps out of bounds on the baseline | 76-75 |
| 00:15 | William & Mary | William & Mary calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 76-75 |
| 00:04 | William & Mary | Scott Phillips misses the dunk attempt | 76-75 |
| 00:03 | Santa Clara | Terrell Noblitt snags the defensive board | 76-75 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | William & Mary | William & Mary is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Santa Clara | Terrell Noblitt runs out the clock | 76-75 |