| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - David Zwickl (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Ryles (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lorenzo Powell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John O'Berry (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Russell Kleckner (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Bruce Sutton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Matthew Phillips (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Cavender (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Meyer (fresh) 2 pts. C - Steve Swinehart (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Santa Clara | Lorenzo Powell inbounds the ball | 41-45 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:48 | Santa Clara | Matthew Phillips steals it from William Ryles | 41-45 |
| 19:44 | New Orleans | Bruce Sutton hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-45 |
| 19:42 | New Orleans | William Cavender gets the offensive rebound | 41-45 |
| 19:25 | New Orleans | William Ryles is called for the reach on John Meyer - foul #2 on William Ryles, team foul #1 | 41-45 |
| 19:15 | New Orleans | John Meyer misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by David Zwickl - foul #2 on David Zwickl, team foul #2 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gerald Flood (SF) Lorenzo Powell | |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Adamo (SG) Matthew Phillips | |
| 19:15 | New Orleans | John Meyer makes the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 19:15 | New Orleans | John Meyer makes the 2nd free throw | 41-47 |
| 19:04 | Santa Clara | David Zwickl drills a jumpshot from the right wing set up by John O'Berry | 43-47 |
| 19:02 | New Orleans | Bruce Sutton is fouled in the backcourt by David Zwickl - foul #3 on David Zwickl, team foul #3 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Teddy Orlandi (PG), Stephen Galloway (SG), David McClellan (PF), Ernest Parnell (C) David Zwickl, William Ryles, John O'Berry, Russell Kleckner | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Todd Thompson (SF), Clinton Burnley (PF), Rolando Morris (C) William Cavender, John Meyer, Steve Swinehart | |
| 18:46 | New Orleans | Teddy Orlandi steps in front of the Todd Thompson pass | 43-47 |
| 18:25 | Santa Clara | Gerald Flood is open and buries a shot from the left wing | 45-47 |
| 18:15 | New Orleans | Rolando Morris can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 45-47 |
| 18:14 | Santa Clara | Ernest Parnell grabs the defensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 18:08 | Santa Clara | Stephen Galloway misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-47 |
| 18:06 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Clinton Burnley | 45-47 |
| 18:04 | New Orleans | James Adamo double dribbles in the backcourt | 45-47 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | William Ryles (SG), Samuel Bluhm (SF), James Bolander (PF), Russell Kleckner (C) Stephen Galloway, Gerald Flood, David McClellan, Ernest Parnell | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Matthew Phillips (SG), Jacob Hicks (SF), Cameron Seward (PF), Steve Swinehart (C) Bruce Sutton, James Adamo, Clinton Burnley, Rolando Morris | |
| 17:43 | Santa Clara | Jacob Hicks is called for the reach on Teddy Orlandi - foul #2 on Jacob Hicks, team foul #1 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Matthew Wymer (PG), William Cavender (SF), John Meyer (PF) Todd Thompson, Jacob Hicks, Steve Swinehart | |
| 17:29 | Santa Clara | Samuel Bluhm misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-47 |
| 17:28 | Santa Clara | Russell Kleckner gets the offensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 17:13 | Santa Clara | William Ryles misses the 3pt jumper from straight away but he's hacked by John Meyer - foul #1 on John Meyer, team foul #2 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Lorenzo Powell (SF), John O'Berry (PF) Samuel Bluhm, James Bolander | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jacob Hicks (SF), Steve Swinehart (C) William Cavender, Cameron Seward | |
| 17:13 | Santa Clara | William Ryles makes the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 17:13 | Santa Clara | William Ryles makes the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 17:13 | Santa Clara | William Ryles misses the 3rd free throw | 47-47 |
| 17:13 | New Orleans | Steve Swinehart snags the defensive board | 47-47 |
| 16:52 | New Orleans | John Meyer is alone and drills a floater from the left side | 47-49 |
| 16:25 | Santa Clara | Teddy Orlandi buries a runner from the right block set up by Lorenzo Powell | 49-49 |
| 16:03 | New Orleans | Matthew Wymer can't finish the layup | 49-49 |
| 16:02 | New Orleans | Matthew Phillips pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-49 |
| 15:52 | New Orleans | Jacob Hicks hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 49-49 |
| 15:50 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Russell Kleckner | 49-49 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Teddy Orlandi (tiring) 2 pts. SG - William Ryles (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lorenzo Powell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - John O'Berry (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Russell Kleckner (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Matthew Wymer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Phillips (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Jacob Hicks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Meyer (tiring) 6 pts. C - Steve Swinehart (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Santa Clara | Teddy Orlandi is hacked by Matthew Wymer in the backcourt - foul #2 on Matthew Wymer, team foul #3 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | David Zwickl (PG), Stephen Galloway (SG), Ernest Parnell (SF), David McClellan (PF), James Bolander (C) Teddy Orlandi, William Ryles, Lorenzo Powell, John O'Berry, Russell Kleckner | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Bruce Sutton (PG), James Adamo (SG), William Cavender (SF), Clinton Burnley (PF), Rolando Morris (C) Matthew Wymer, Matthew Phillips, Jacob Hicks, John Meyer, Steve Swinehart | |
| 15:31 | Santa Clara | Ernest Parnell loses the dribble to Bruce Sutton | 49-49 |
| 15:15 | New Orleans | Clinton Burnley misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-49 |
| 15:13 | New Orleans | William Cavender tips it but misses | 49-49 |
| 15:11 | Santa Clara | David McClellan snags the defensive board | 49-49 |
| 15:09 | Santa Clara | Ernest Parnell is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 49-49 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Samuel Bluhm (SF), John O'Berry (PF) Ernest Parnell, James Bolander | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Cameron Seward (PF) Rolando Morris | |
| 14:56 | New Orleans | James Adamo misses short on a floater from the right wing | 49-49 |
| 14:54 | Santa Clara | David McClellan grabs the board | 49-49 |
| 14:52 | Santa Clara | James Adamo steals it from Stephen Galloway in the backcourt | 49-49 |
| 14:51 | New Orleans | James Adamo misses the easy layup | 49-49 |
| 14:50 | Santa Clara | John O'Berry pulls down the rebound | 49-49 |
| 14:37 | Santa Clara | John O'Berry misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-49 |
| 14:35 | Santa Clara | David McClellan snags the offensive board | 49-49 |
| 14:16 | Santa Clara | Stephen Galloway misses the wide open 3 from straight away | 49-49 |
| 14:14 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to William Cavender | 49-49 |
| 13:58 | New Orleans | William Cavender's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-49 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | William Ryles (SG), Gerald Flood (SF), Russell Kleckner (C) Stephen Galloway, Samuel Bluhm, David McClellan | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Matthew Phillips (SG), Todd Thompson (SF), John Meyer (PF), Steve Swinehart (C) James Adamo, William Cavender, Cameron Seward, Clinton Burnley | |
| 13:56 | Santa Clara | Bruce Sutton steps in front of the David Zwickl pass in the backcourt | 49-49 |
| 13:53 | New Orleans | Bruce Sutton lays it up and in | 49-51 |
| 13:38 | Santa Clara | David Zwickl misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-51 |
| 13:37 | New Orleans | John Meyer grabs the board | 49-51 |
| 13:16 | New Orleans | John Meyer can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-51 |
| 13:14 | Santa Clara | William Ryles grabs the defensive rebound | 49-51 |
| 12:56 | Santa Clara | John O'Berry can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 49-51 |
| 12:55 | Santa Clara | John O'Berry gets the offensive rebound | 49-51 |
| 12:37 | Santa Clara | William Ryles is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on William Ryles, team foul #4 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Lorenzo Powell (SF), Ernest Parnell (PF), James Bolander (C) Gerald Flood, John O'Berry, Russell Kleckner | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Matthew Wymer (PG), James Adamo (SG), Jacob Hicks (SF), Rolando Morris (C) Bruce Sutton, Matthew Phillips, Todd Thompson, Steve Swinehart | |
| 12:17 | New Orleans | James Adamo makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Matthew Wymer | 49-54 |
| 12:00 | Santa Clara | Ernest Parnell can't throw it down | 49-54 |
| 11:58 | New Orleans | James Adamo grabs the board | 49-54 |
| 11:44 | New Orleans | James Adamo is open but comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 49-54 |
| 11:43 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Lorenzo Powell | 49-54 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - David Zwickl (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Ryles (tired) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Lorenzo Powell (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Ernest Parnell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - James Bolander (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Matthew Wymer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Adamo (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jacob Hicks (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Meyer (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Rolando Morris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Santa Clara | Matthew Wymer steals it from Lorenzo Powell | 49-54 |
| 11:35 | New Orleans | James Adamo hits the finger roll on a great pass from Matthew Wymer | 49-56 |
| 11:17 | Santa Clara | Ernest Parnell scores on a runner near the basket set up by William Ryles | 51-56 |
| 11:01 | New Orleans | Matthew Wymer connects on the open turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Jacob Hicks | 51-58 |
| 10:40 | Santa Clara | James Bolander can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Jacob Hicks - foul #3 on Jacob Hicks, team foul #4 | 51-58 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Stephen Galloway (PG), Teddy Orlandi (SG), Samuel Bluhm (SF), David McClellan (C) David Zwickl, William Ryles, Lorenzo Powell, Ernest Parnell | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Bruce Sutton (PG), Todd Thompson (SG), William Cavender (SF), Cameron Seward (PF), Steve Swinehart (C) Matthew Wymer, James Adamo, Jacob Hicks, John Meyer, Rolando Morris | |
| 10:40 | Santa Clara | James Bolander makes the 1st free throw | 52-58 |
| 10:40 | Santa Clara | James Bolander makes the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| 10:20 | New Orleans | Bruce Sutton hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 53-58 |
| 10:18 | New Orleans | Cameron Seward grabs the offensive rebound | 53-58 |
| 10:04 | New Orleans | Cameron Seward can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway in the lane | 53-58 |
| 10:02 | Santa Clara | David McClellan grabs the defensive rebound | 53-58 |
| 09:55 | Santa Clara | Teddy Orlandi hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the right side | 55-58 |
| 09:38 | New Orleans | Todd Thompson is fouled on the floor by Teddy Orlandi - foul #3 on Teddy Orlandi, team foul #5 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | David Zwickl (PG), Gerald Flood (SF), Russell Kleckner (C) Stephen Galloway, Samuel Bluhm, James Bolander | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Matthew Phillips (SG), Clinton Burnley (PF) Bruce Sutton, Cameron Seward | |
| 09:26 | New Orleans | William Cavender is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on William Cavender, team foul #5 | 55-58 |
| 09:01 | Santa Clara | Teddy Orlandi knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-58 |
| 08:45 | New Orleans | Steve Swinehart misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-58 |
| 08:43 | Santa Clara | David McClellan gets the rebound | 58-58 |
| 08:41 | Santa Clara | David Zwickl is hacked by Todd Thompson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Todd Thompson, team foul #6 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Lorenzo Powell (SF), John O'Berry (PF) Gerald Flood, David McClellan | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Bruce Sutton (PG), Cameron Seward (PF) Todd Thompson, Steve Swinehart | |
| 08:24 | Santa Clara | William Cavender is called for the reach on Lorenzo Powell - foul #2 on William Cavender, team foul #7 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | William Ryles (SG) Teddy Orlandi | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Matthew Wymer (PG) Bruce Sutton | |
| 08:24 | Santa Clara | Lorenzo Powell makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 08:24 | Santa Clara | Lorenzo Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| 08:05 | New Orleans | Matthew Phillips lays it in uncontested set up by Matthew Wymer | 60-60 |
| 08:02 | Santa Clara | Lorenzo Powell throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-60 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Stephen Galloway (PG), Samuel Bluhm (SF) David Zwickl, Lorenzo Powell | |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Adamo (SG), Todd Thompson (SF), John Meyer (PF) Matthew Phillips, William Cavender, Cameron Seward | |
| 07:53 | New Orleans | Todd Thompson misses short on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Russell Kleckner - foul #2 on Russell Kleckner, team foul #6 | 60-60 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Bruce Sutton (PG), Jacob Hicks (SF) Matthew Wymer, James Adamo | |
| 07:53 | New Orleans | Todd Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 60-61 |
| 07:53 | New Orleans | Todd Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| 07:42 | Santa Clara | Russell Kleckner's floater is knocked away by John Meyer | 60-62 |
| 07:40 | New Orleans | Clinton Burnley grabs the defensive rebound | 60-62 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Stephen Galloway (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Ryles (tired) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Samuel Bluhm (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John O'Berry (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Russell Kleckner (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Bruce Sutton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Todd Thompson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jacob Hicks (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - John Meyer (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Clinton Burnley (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:38 | New Orleans | Bruce Sutton is fouled in the backcourt by John O'Berry - foul #3 on John O'Berry, team foul #7 | 60-62 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Teddy Orlandi (SG) William Ryles | |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Adamo (SG), Steve Swinehart (C) Todd Thompson, Clinton Burnley | |
| 07:38 | New Orleans | Bruce Sutton misses the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 07:38 | Santa Clara | Russell Kleckner grabs the board | 60-62 |
| 07:23 | Santa Clara | John Meyer blocks the short jumper by John O'Berry | 60-62 |
| 07:22 | Santa Clara | Samuel Bluhm snags the offensive board | 60-62 |
| 07:07 | Santa Clara | Teddy Orlandi misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 60-62 |
| 07:06 | Santa Clara | Russell Kleckner hits the follow up shot | 62-62 |
| 07:02 | New Orleans | James Adamo travels in the backcourt | 62-62 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | David Zwickl (PG), Gerald Flood (SF), David McClellan (PF), Ernest Parnell (C) Stephen Galloway, Samuel Bluhm, John O'Berry, Russell Kleckner | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Matthew Wymer (PG), Todd Thompson (SF), Cameron Seward (PF), Rolando Morris (C) Bruce Sutton, Jacob Hicks, John Meyer, Steve Swinehart | |
| 06:42 | Santa Clara | Matthew Wymer is called for the reach on David Zwickl - foul #3 on Matthew Wymer, team foul #8 | 62-62 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | William Ryles (SG), Lorenzo Powell (SF) Teddy Orlandi, Gerald Flood | |
| Subs | New Orleans | William Cavender (SF) James Adamo | |
| 06:42 | Santa Clara | David Zwickl misses the 1st free throw | 62-62 |
| 06:42 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Rolando Morris | 62-62 |
| 06:36 | New Orleans | Cameron Seward misses the lay-in but the foul's on Ernest Parnell - foul #1 on Ernest Parnell, team foul #8 | 62-62 |
| 06:36 | New Orleans | Cameron Seward makes the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 06:36 | New Orleans | Cameron Seward misses the 2nd free throw | 62-63 |
| 06:36 | Santa Clara | David McClellan pulls down the rebound | 62-63 |
| 06:20 | Santa Clara | David McClellan misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 62-63 |
| 06:19 | New Orleans | William Cavender grabs the defensive rebound | 62-63 |
| 06:14 | New Orleans | Matthew Wymer drills a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Todd Thompson and the foul's on David Zwickl - foul #4 on David Zwickl, team foul #9 | 62-65 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Russell Kleckner (C) Ernest Parnell | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Matthew Phillips (SG), Clinton Burnley (C) William Cavender, Rolando Morris | |
| 06:14 | New Orleans | Matthew Wymer makes the free throw | 62-66 |
| 06:08 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-66 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Stephen Galloway (SG), Samuel Bluhm (SF) William Ryles, Lorenzo Powell | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jacob Hicks (SF), John Meyer (PF) Matthew Phillips, Cameron Seward | |
| 05:57 | Santa Clara | David Zwickl knocks in the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Stephen Galloway and he's fouled by Clinton Burnley - foul #1 on Clinton Burnley, team foul #9 | 64-66 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Bruce Sutton (PG), Matthew Phillips (SG) Matthew Wymer, Todd Thompson | |
| 05:57 | Santa Clara | David Zwickl makes the free throw | 65-66 |
| 05:53 | New Orleans | Bruce Sutton is fouled in the backcourt by David Zwickl - foul #5 on David Zwickl, team foul #10 | 65-66 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | William Ryles (SG), John O'Berry (PF) David Zwickl, David McClellan | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 05:53 | New Orleans | Bruce Sutton makes the 1st free throw | 65-67 |
| 05:53 | New Orleans | Bruce Sutton makes the 2nd free throw | 65-68 |
| 05:35 | Santa Clara | Stephen Galloway makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 68-68 |
| 05:17 | New Orleans | John Meyer is fouled on the floor by John O'Berry - foul #4 on John O'Berry, team foul #11 | 68-68 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Teddy Orlandi (PG), Gerald Flood (SF), David McClellan (C) William Ryles, Samuel Bluhm, Russell Kleckner | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Matthew Wymer (PG), James Adamo (SG), Todd Thompson (SF), Steve Swinehart (C) Bruce Sutton, Matthew Phillips, Jacob Hicks, Clinton Burnley | |
| 05:17 | New Orleans | John Meyer makes the 1st free throw | 68-69 |
| 05:17 | New Orleans | John Meyer misses the 2nd free throw | 68-69 |
| 05:17 | Santa Clara | Gerald Flood grabs the defensive rebound | 68-69 |
| 05:01 | Santa Clara | Gerald Flood hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Steve Swinehart - foul #3 on Steve Swinehart, team foul #10 | 68-69 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Lorenzo Powell (SF), Ernest Parnell (C) Stephen Galloway, John O'Berry | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Cameron Seward (PF) John Meyer | |
| 05:01 | Santa Clara | Gerald Flood makes the 1st free throw | 69-69 |
| 05:01 | Santa Clara | Gerald Flood makes the 2nd free throw | 70-69 |
| 04:48 | New Orleans | Cameron Seward can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 70-69 |
| 04:47 | New Orleans | James Adamo tips it but misses | 70-69 |
| 04:45 | New Orleans | Steve Swinehart hits the follow up shot | 70-71 |
| 04:27 | Santa Clara | David McClellan travels with the ball | 70-71 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | William Ryles (SG), Russell Kleckner (C) Gerald Flood, David McClellan | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Bruce Sutton (PG), William Cavender (SF) Matthew Wymer, James Adamo | |
| 04:06 | New Orleans | Bruce Sutton's floater is knocked away by Russell Kleckner | 70-71 |
| 04:04 | New Orleans | William Cavender gets the offensive rebound | 70-71 |
| 03:57 | New Orleans | Bruce Sutton hits a wide open 3 from the left wing set up by William Cavender | 70-74 |
| 03:41 | Santa Clara | Bruce Sutton steals the ball from William Ryles | 70-74 |
| 03:37 | New Orleans | William Cavender hits the finger roll on a great pass from Bruce Sutton | 70-76 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Teddy Orlandi (tired) 7 pts. 3 pf. SG - William Ryles (tired) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Lorenzo Powell (tired) 4 pts. PF - Ernest Parnell (tiring) 4 pts. C - Russell Kleckner (tired) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Bruce Sutton (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 5 stl. SG - Todd Thompson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - William Cavender (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Cameron Seward (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Steve Swinehart (tired) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:16 | Santa Clara | Russell Kleckner comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 70-76 |
| 03:15 | Santa Clara | Ernest Parnell tips it but misses | 70-76 |
| 03:14 | New Orleans | William Cavender grabs the defensive rebound | 70-76 |
| 03:12 | New Orleans | William Cavender is fouled in the backcourt by Lorenzo Powell - foul #3 on Lorenzo Powell, team foul #12 | 70-76 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Stephen Galloway (PG), Gerald Flood (SG), Samuel Bluhm (SF), John O'Berry (PF), James Bolander (C) Teddy Orlandi, William Ryles, Lorenzo Powell, Ernest Parnell, Russell Kleckner | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Matthew Wymer (PG), Jacob Hicks (SG), John Meyer (PF), Rolando Morris (C) Bruce Sutton, Todd Thompson, Cameron Seward, Steve Swinehart | |
| 03:12 | New Orleans | William Cavender makes the 1st free throw | 70-77 |
| 03:12 | New Orleans | William Cavender makes the 2nd free throw | 70-78 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:56 | Santa Clara | Gerald Flood drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by John O'Berry | 72-78 |
| 02:44 | New Orleans | John Meyer is open but misses the lay-in | 72-78 |
| 02:43 | Santa Clara | John O'Berry grabs the board | 72-78 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:37 | Santa Clara | John O'Berry clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 72-78 |
| 02:35 | New Orleans | John Meyer grabs the board | 72-78 |
| 02:24 | New Orleans | William Cavender misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 72-78 |
| 02:22 | Santa Clara | James Bolander pulls down the rebound | 72-78 |
| 02:17 | Santa Clara | Matthew Wymer steps in front of the Stephen Galloway pass in the backcourt | 72-78 |
| 02:14 | New Orleans | Matthew Wymer banks in the layup | 72-80 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:10 | Santa Clara | Stephen Galloway travels in the backcourt | 72-80 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | William Ryles (SG), David McClellan (C) Gerald Flood, James Bolander | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Bruce Sutton (PG), Matthew Phillips (SG), Todd Thompson (SF), Clinton Burnley (C) Matthew Wymer, Jacob Hicks, William Cavender, Rolando Morris | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:47 | New Orleans | The jump hook by Clinton Burnley is blocked by David McClellan | 72-80 |
| 01:45 | Santa Clara | Samuel Bluhm grabs the board | 72-80 |
| 01:28 | Santa Clara | Stephen Galloway comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 72-80 |
| 01:26 | Santa Clara | David McClellan tips it back up and in | 74-80 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:24 | New Orleans | Samuel Bluhm picks off the pass by Bruce Sutton in the backcourt | 74-80 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:04 | Santa Clara | John O'Berry clanks a jumper from the right wing | 74-80 |
| 01:03 | New Orleans | Clinton Burnley snags the defensive board | 74-80 |
| 00:46 | New Orleans | Todd Thompson makes the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Bruce Sutton | 74-82 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:39 | Santa Clara | David McClellan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 74-82 |
| 00:37 | New Orleans | Matthew Phillips gets the rebound | 74-82 |
| 00:37 | New Orleans | New Orleans calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 74-82 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Teddy Orlandi (PG), Lorenzo Powell (SF), Russell Kleckner (C) Stephen Galloway, Samuel Bluhm, David McClellan | |
| Subs | New Orleans | William Cavender (SF), Steve Swinehart (C) Todd Thompson, Clinton Burnley | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:35 | New Orleans | John Meyer is hacked by William Ryles in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Ryles, team foul #13 | 74-82 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Adamo (PG), Todd Thompson (SF) Bruce Sutton, William Cavender | |
| 00:35 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 74-82 |
| 00:35 | New Orleans | John Meyer misses the 1st free throw | 74-82 |
| 00:35 | New Orleans | John Meyer makes the 2nd free throw | 74-83 |
| 00:32 | Santa Clara | Teddy Orlandi throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 74-83 |
| 00:30 | New Orleans | James Adamo is fouled on the floor by Teddy Orlandi - foul #4 on Teddy Orlandi, team foul #14 | 74-83 |
| 00:30 | New Orleans | James Adamo misses the 1st free throw | 74-83 |
| 00:30 | New Orleans | James Adamo makes the 2nd free throw | 74-84 |
| 00:23 | Santa Clara | John O'Berry scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 77-84 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:21 | New Orleans | James Adamo is hacked by Teddy Orlandi in the backcourt - foul #5 on Teddy Orlandi, team foul #15 | 77-84 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gerald Flood (PG) Teddy Orlandi | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 00:21 | New Orleans | James Adamo makes the 1st free throw | 77-85 |
| 00:21 | New Orleans | James Adamo makes the 2nd free throw | 77-86 |
| 00:15 | Santa Clara | John O'Berry misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 77-86 |
| 00:14 | New Orleans | Matthew Phillips grabs the board | 77-86 |
| 00:14 | New Orleans | New Orleans calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 77-86 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:13 | New Orleans | Todd Thompson is hacked by Gerald Flood in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gerald Flood, team foul #16 | 77-86 |
| 00:13 | New Orleans | Todd Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 77-87 |
| 00:13 | New Orleans | Todd Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 77-88 |
| 00:08 | Santa Clara | William Ryles misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 77-88 |
| 00:06 | New Orleans | John Meyer grabs the defensive rebound | 77-88 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | New Orleans | James Adamo runs out the clock | 77-88 |