| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Eric Barton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ricky Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jonathan Horstman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Fredrick Griner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Bernard Arterburn (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - John Hunt (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Landon Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harley Stewart (fresh) PF - Wayne Looney (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jessie Pompa (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Santa Clara | Jonathan Horstman inbounds the ball | 31-38 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:46 | Santa Clara | Jonathan Horstman works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 31-38 |
| 19:44 | Clemson | Jessie Pompa grabs the board | 31-38 |
| 19:19 | Clemson | Jessie Pompa misses badly on a jumper from close range | 31-38 |
| 19:17 | Clemson | Harley Stewart misses the tip | 31-38 |
| 19:15 | Clemson | Jessie Pompa gets the offensive rebound | 31-38 |
| 18:58 | Clemson | Jessie Pompa knocks in the runner from the left block on a nice dish by John Hunt | 31-40 |
| 18:41 | Santa Clara | Bernard Arterburn misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 31-40 |
| 18:40 | Clemson | Wayne Looney gets the rebound | 31-40 |
| 18:17 | Clemson | Wayne Looney comes up short on the jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Fredrick Griner - foul #3 on Fredrick Griner, team foul #1 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Lee Sharp (PG), Wayne Ferguson (SF), John Davenport (PF), Willie Wynn (C) Eric Barton, Jonathan Horstman, Fredrick Griner, Bernard Arterburn | |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Sykes (PG), Paul Britton (SG), Randy Ray (C) John Hunt, Landon Brown, Jessie Pompa | |
| 18:17 | Clemson | Wayne Looney makes the 1st free throw | 31-41 |
| 18:17 | Clemson | Wayne Looney makes the 2nd free throw | 31-42 |
| 17:59 | Santa Clara | Wayne Ferguson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 31-42 |
| 17:58 | Clemson | Harley Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 31-42 |
| 17:34 | Clemson | Wayne Looney makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Sykes | 31-44 |
| 17:16 | Santa Clara | John Davenport can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Wayne Looney - foul #2 on Wayne Looney, team foul #1 | 31-44 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Paul Montelongo (SG), Jonathan Horstman (SF) Ricky Thompson, Wayne Ferguson | |
| Subs | Clemson | Jessie Pompa (PF) Wayne Looney | |
| 17:16 | Santa Clara | John Davenport misses the 1st free throw | 31-44 |
| 17:16 | Santa Clara | John Davenport misses the 2nd free throw | 31-44 |
| 17:16 | Clemson | Jessie Pompa gets the rebound | 31-44 |
| 17:13 | Clemson | Randy Ray is fouled in the backcourt by Jonathan Horstman - foul #3 on Jonathan Horstman, team foul #2 | 31-44 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Eric Barton (PG) Jonathan Horstman | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 17:02 | Clemson | Harley Stewart makes the fadeaway from the right side | 31-46 |
| 16:37 | Santa Clara | Eric Barton's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Randy Ray | 31-46 |
| 16:35 | Clemson | Jessie Pompa snags the defensive board | 31-46 |
| 16:31 | Clemson | Robert Sykes clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 31-46 |
| 16:29 | Santa Clara | John Davenport pulls down the rebound | 31-46 |
| 16:10 | Santa Clara | Randy Ray is called for the reach on John Davenport - foul #2 on Randy Ray, team foul #2 | 31-46 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Albert Manus (SG), Terry Zuziak (SF), Wayne Ferguson (PF), Bernard Arterburn (C) Eric Barton, Lee Sharp, John Davenport, Willie Wynn | |
| Subs | Clemson | John Hunt (PG), Landon Brown (SG) Robert Sykes, Paul Britton | |
| 15:58 | Santa Clara | Wayne Ferguson loses the dribble to John Hunt | 31-46 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Paul Montelongo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Albert Manus (fresh) SF - Terry Zuziak (fresh) PF - Wayne Ferguson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Bernard Arterburn (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - John Hunt (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Landon Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harley Stewart (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jessie Pompa (fresh) 17 pts. 9 reb. C - Randy Ray (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:56 | Clemson | Landon Brown is fouled in the backcourt by Albert Manus - foul #2 on Albert Manus, team foul #3 | 31-46 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Ricky Thompson (SG), Jonathan Horstman (SF), Fredrick Griner (PF) Paul Montelongo, Terry Zuziak, Wayne Ferguson | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 15:44 | Clemson | John Hunt comes up short on the runner in the paint but he's hacked by Jonathan Horstman - foul #4 on Jonathan Horstman, team foul #4 | 31-46 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Terry Zuziak (SF) Jonathan Horstman | |
| Subs | Clemson | Wayne Looney (PF) Randy Ray | |
| 15:44 | Clemson | John Hunt makes the 1st free throw | 31-47 |
| 15:44 | Clemson | John Hunt makes the 2nd free throw | 31-48 |
| 15:33 | Santa Clara | Terry Zuziak buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Ricky Thompson | 34-48 |
| 15:31 | Clemson | Bernard Arterburn is called for the reach on John Hunt in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bernard Arterburn, team foul #5 | 34-48 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Randy Ray (C) Wayne Looney | |
| 15:10 | Clemson | Fredrick Griner swats the short shot by John Hunt | 34-48 |
| 15:09 | Clemson | Randy Ray gets the offensive rebound | 34-48 |
| 15:02 | Clemson | Harley Stewart is fouled on the floor by Terry Zuziak - foul #1 on Terry Zuziak, team foul #6 | 34-48 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Eric Barton (PG), Lee Sharp (SG), Wayne Ferguson (SF) Albert Manus, Ricky Thompson, Terry Zuziak | |
| Subs | Clemson | Wayne Looney (PF) Randy Ray | |
| 14:56 | Clemson | Eric Barton takes the ball from Wayne Looney | 34-48 |
| 14:43 | Santa Clara | Wayne Ferguson misses the 3 from the left wing | 34-48 |
| 14:42 | Clemson | Harley Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 34-48 |
| 14:31 | Clemson | John Hunt is alone and throws it down on a great pass from Harley Stewart | 34-50 |
| 14:25 | Santa Clara | Lee Sharp hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 34-50 |
| 14:24 | Santa Clara | Bernard Arterburn grabs the offensive rebound | 34-50 |
| 14:19 | Santa Clara | Eric Barton makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Fredrick Griner | 37-50 |
| 14:11 | Clemson | Landon Brown can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-50 |
| 14:09 | Santa Clara | Eric Barton gets the rebound | 37-50 |
| 13:53 | Santa Clara | Bernard Arterburn makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 39-50 |
| 13:50 | Clemson | Lee Sharp steps in front of the Harley Stewart pass in the backcourt | 39-50 |
| 13:49 | Santa Clara | Eric Barton banks in the layup on a great pass from Lee Sharp | 41-50 |
| 13:28 | Clemson | Jessie Pompa misses the easy layup | 41-50 |
| 13:27 | Santa Clara | Bernard Arterburn snags the defensive board | 41-50 |
| 13:13 | Santa Clara | Eric Barton splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 41-50 |
| 13:12 | Santa Clara | Fredrick Griner snags the offensive board | 41-50 |
| 13:04 | Santa Clara | Lee Sharp loses the dribble to John Hunt | 41-50 |
| 12:46 | Clemson | Jessie Pompa misses short on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Fredrick Griner - foul #4 on Fredrick Griner, team foul #7 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Paul Montelongo (PG), Ricky Thompson (SG), Terry Zuziak (SF), John Davenport (PF), Willie Wynn (C) Eric Barton, Lee Sharp, Wayne Ferguson, Fredrick Griner, Bernard Arterburn | |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Sykes (PG), Paul Britton (SG), Randy Ray (C) John Hunt, Landon Brown, Wayne Looney | |
| 12:46 | Clemson | Jessie Pompa misses the 1st free throw | 41-50 |
| 12:46 | Clemson | Jessie Pompa misses the 2nd free throw | 41-50 |
| 12:46 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to John Davenport | 41-50 |
| 12:30 | Santa Clara | Willie Wynn comes up short on the turnaround from close range but the foul's on Randy Ray - foul #3 on Randy Ray, team foul #3 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Landon Brown (SF), Wayne Looney (PF) Harley Stewart, Jessie Pompa | |
| 12:30 | Santa Clara | Willie Wynn makes the 1st free throw | 42-50 |
| 12:30 | Santa Clara | Willie Wynn makes the 2nd free throw | 43-50 |
| 12:13 | Clemson | Wayne Looney misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-50 |
| 12:12 | Santa Clara | John Davenport grabs the defensive rebound | 43-50 |
| 11:49 | Santa Clara | Ricky Thompson hits the finger roll | 45-50 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Paul Montelongo (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Ricky Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SF - Terry Zuziak (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Willie Wynn (fresh) 5 pts. C - John Davenport (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Robert Sykes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Britton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Landon Brown (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Wayne Looney (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Randy Ray (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:30 | Clemson | Ricky Thompson picks off the pass by Robert Sykes | 45-50 |
| 11:27 | Santa Clara | Terry Zuziak lays it up and in set up by Ricky Thompson | 47-50 |
| 11:23 | Clemson | Paul Britton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-50 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Albert Manus (PG), Lee Sharp (SF) Paul Montelongo, Terry Zuziak | |
| Subs | Clemson | John Hunt (PG), Harley Stewart (SF), Jessie Pompa (PF) Robert Sykes, Landon Brown, Wayne Looney | |
| 11:07 | Santa Clara | John Davenport misses the floater near the basket | 47-50 |
| 11:05 | Santa Clara | Ricky Thompson snags the offensive board | 47-50 |
| 10:57 | Santa Clara | Ricky Thompson comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Randy Ray - foul #4 on Randy Ray, team foul #4 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Bernard Arterburn (C) Willie Wynn | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 10:57 | Santa Clara | Ricky Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 10:57 | Santa Clara | Ricky Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 48-50 |
| 10:57 | Clemson | Jessie Pompa snags the defensive board | 48-50 |
| 10:52 | Clemson | Paul Britton is fouled in the backcourt by Bernard Arterburn - foul #3 on Bernard Arterburn, team foul #8 | 48-50 |
| 10:52 | Clemson | Paul Britton makes the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 10:52 | Clemson | Paul Britton makes the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| 10:33 | Santa Clara | John Davenport can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-52 |
| 10:32 | Clemson | Randy Ray pulls down the rebound | 48-52 |
| 10:17 | Clemson | Jessie Pompa jams it | 48-54 |
| 10:00 | Santa Clara | John Davenport makes the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Albert Manus | 50-54 |
| 09:37 | Clemson | Jessie Pompa is open and buries a runner in the paint on a nice dish by John Hunt | 50-56 |
| 09:18 | Santa Clara | Albert Manus throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-56 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Eric Barton (PG), Paul Montelongo (SG), Terry Zuziak (SF), Willie Wynn (PF) Albert Manus, Ricky Thompson, Lee Sharp, John Davenport | |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Sykes (PG), Landon Brown (SF), Wayne Looney (PF) John Hunt, Harley Stewart, Randy Ray | |
| 08:58 | Clemson | Landon Brown drills a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Robert Sykes | 50-58 |
| 08:40 | Santa Clara | Eric Barton double dribbles | 50-58 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Clemson | John Hunt (PG) Robert Sykes | |
| 08:26 | Clemson | Jessie Pompa misses short on an open fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Bernard Arterburn - foul #4 on Bernard Arterburn, team foul #9 | 50-58 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Ricky Thompson (SG), John Davenport (C) Paul Montelongo, Bernard Arterburn | |
| Subs | Clemson | Harley Stewart (SF) Paul Britton | |
| 08:26 | Clemson | Jessie Pompa makes the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 08:26 | Clemson | Jessie Pompa makes the 2nd free throw | 50-60 |
| 08:05 | Santa Clara | Jessie Pompa is called for the reach on Ricky Thompson - foul #1 on Jessie Pompa, team foul #5 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Lee Sharp (SG), Wayne Ferguson (PF) Ricky Thompson, John Davenport | |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Sykes (PG), Randy Ray (C) John Hunt, Jessie Pompa | |
| 07:44 | Santa Clara | 3 seconds is called on Terry Zuziak | 50-60 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jonathan Horstman (SF), Fredrick Griner (PF) Terry Zuziak, Wayne Ferguson | |
| Subs | Clemson | John Hunt (PG), Paul Britton (SG), Jessie Pompa (C) Robert Sykes, Harley Stewart, Randy Ray | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Eric Barton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lee Sharp (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jonathan Horstman (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - Fredrick Griner (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Willie Wynn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - John Hunt (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Paul Britton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Landon Brown (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Wayne Looney (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Jessie Pompa (tiring) 23 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Clemson | John Hunt buries a runner near the basket on a great pass from Landon Brown | 50-62 |
| 06:58 | Santa Clara | Eric Barton comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 50-62 |
| 06:56 | Santa Clara | Lee Sharp pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-62 |
| 06:38 | Santa Clara | Jonathan Horstman works out of a doubleteam and scores on a floater from the right block and the foul's on Jessie Pompa - foul #2 on Jessie Pompa, team foul #6 | 52-62 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Paul Montelongo (PG), Albert Manus (SG), Wayne Ferguson (PF), John Davenport (C) Eric Barton, Lee Sharp, Fredrick Griner, Willie Wynn | |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Sykes (PG), Harley Stewart (SF) John Hunt, Landon Brown | |
| 06:38 | Santa Clara | Jonathan Horstman makes the free throw | 53-62 |
| 06:35 | Clemson | Paul Britton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-62 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Ricky Thompson (SG) Albert Manus | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 06:22 | Santa Clara | John Davenport lays it in set up by Ricky Thompson | 55-62 |
| 06:22 | Clemson | Clemson calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-62 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Fredrick Griner (PF), Lee Sharp (C) Wayne Ferguson, John Davenport | |
| Subs | Clemson | John Hunt (PG), Landon Brown (SG), Randy Ray (C) Robert Sykes, Paul Britton, Wayne Looney | |
| 06:09 | Clemson | John Hunt is by himself and knocks in the turnaround in the paint set up by Landon Brown | 55-64 |
| 05:44 | Santa Clara | Fredrick Griner connects on the fadeaway from the left block set up by Paul Montelongo | 57-64 |
| 05:32 | Clemson | John Hunt misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 57-64 |
| 05:30 | Santa Clara | Lee Sharp pulls down the rebound | 57-64 |
| 05:17 | Santa Clara | Ricky Thompson loses the ball out of bounds | 57-64 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Eric Barton (PG), Willie Wynn (PF) Paul Montelongo, Fredrick Griner | |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Sykes (PG), Paul Britton (SG), Wayne Looney (PF) John Hunt, Landon Brown, Jessie Pompa | |
| 05:03 | Clemson | Harley Stewart dunks the ball on a nice dish by Robert Sykes and the foul's on Eric Barton - foul #1 on Eric Barton, team foul #10 | 57-66 |
| 05:03 | Clemson | Harley Stewart misses the free throw | 57-66 |
| 05:03 | Santa Clara | Lee Sharp snags the defensive board | 57-66 |
| 04:35 | Santa Clara | Lee Sharp is called for 3 seconds | 57-66 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Albert Manus (SG), Wayne Ferguson (SF), Fredrick Griner (PF) Ricky Thompson, Jonathan Horstman, Lee Sharp | |
| Subs | Clemson | John Hunt (PG), Landon Brown (SG), Jessie Pompa (C) Robert Sykes, Paul Britton, Randy Ray | |
| 04:33 | Clemson | John Hunt loses the dribble to Albert Manus in the backcourt | 57-66 |
| 04:19 | Santa Clara | Fredrick Griner hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-66 |
| 04:18 | Clemson | Harley Stewart snags the defensive board | 57-66 |
| 03:57 | Clemson | John Hunt misses long on a shot from the right block | 57-66 |
| 03:55 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Eric Barton | 57-66 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:39 | Santa Clara | Wayne Ferguson is whistled for traveling | 57-66 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Paul Montelongo (PG), Ricky Thompson (SG), Jonathan Horstman (SF), Lee Sharp (C) Eric Barton, Albert Manus, Fredrick Griner, Willie Wynn | |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Sykes (PG), Paul Britton (SG) John Hunt, Harley Stewart | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Paul Montelongo (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ricky Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jonathan Horstman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. PF - Wayne Ferguson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lee Sharp (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Robert Sykes (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Britton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Landon Brown (tiring) 12 pts. 3 ast. PF - Wayne Looney (tired) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Jessie Pompa (tiring) 23 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:12 | Clemson | Landon Brown misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 57-66 |
| 03:10 | Santa Clara | Ricky Thompson pulls down the rebound | 57-66 |
| 02:57 | Santa Clara | Wayne Ferguson connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Paul Montelongo | 60-66 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:34 | Clemson | Robert Sykes is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Horstman - foul #5 on Jonathan Horstman, team foul #11 | 60-66 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Terry Zuziak (SF), John Davenport (PF), Willie Wynn (C) Paul Montelongo, Jonathan Horstman, Wayne Ferguson | |
| Subs | Clemson | John Hunt (SG), Harley Stewart (SF), Randy Ray (C) Paul Britton, Landon Brown, Wayne Looney | |
| 02:34 | Clemson | Robert Sykes misses the 1st free throw | 60-66 |
| 02:34 | Clemson | Robert Sykes makes the 2nd free throw | 60-67 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:32 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-67 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Eric Barton (PG), Fredrick Griner (PF) Terry Zuziak, Willie Wynn | |
| Subs | Clemson | Paul Britton (SG) Robert Sykes | |
| 02:15 | Santa Clara | Eric Barton evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 60-67 |
| 02:14 | Santa Clara | Eric Barton tips it back up and in | 62-67 |
| 02:02 | Clemson | John Hunt scores on a shot from the free throw line | 62-69 |
| 02:02 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-69 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Bernard Arterburn (C) John Davenport | |
| Subs | Clemson | Wayne Looney (PF) Jessie Pompa | |
| 01:41 | Santa Clara | Lee Sharp misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-69 |
| 01:39 | Santa Clara | Fredrick Griner misses the tip | 62-69 |
| 01:37 | Santa Clara | Ricky Thompson tips it back up and in | 64-69 |
| 01:08 | Clemson | Wayne Looney is called for a charge - foul #3 on Wayne Looney, team foul #7 | 64-69 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Landon Brown (SG), Jessie Pompa (C) Paul Britton, Randy Ray | |
| 00:50 | Santa Clara | Bernard Arterburn lays it in on a nice dish by Lee Sharp | 66-69 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Clemson | Landon Brown buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Harley Stewart and he's fouled by Bernard Arterburn - foul #5 on Bernard Arterburn, team foul #12 | 66-71 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Davenport (C) Bernard Arterburn | |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Sykes (PG) Harley Stewart | |
| 00:23 | Clemson | Landon Brown makes the free throw | 66-72 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 66-72 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Harley Stewart (SF) Robert Sykes | |
| 00:15 | Santa Clara | Lee Sharp is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Ricky Thompson | 69-72 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Clemson | Landon Brown is hacked by Eric Barton in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eric Barton, team foul #13 | 69-72 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Sykes (PG) Harley Stewart | |
| 00:13 | Clemson | Landon Brown makes the 1st free throw | 69-73 |
| 00:13 | Clemson | Landon Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 69-74 |
| 00:09 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 69-74 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Harley Stewart (SF) Robert Sykes | |
| 00:05 | Santa Clara | Lee Sharp drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Ricky Thompson | 72-74 |
| 00:04 | Clemson | John Hunt is fouled in the backcourt by Eric Barton - foul #3 on Eric Barton, team foul #14 | 72-74 |
| 00:04 | Clemson | John Hunt misses the 1st free throw | 72-74 |
| 00:04 | Clemson | John Hunt makes the 2nd free throw | 72-75 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Santa Clara | Eric Barton misses the halfcourt shot | 72-75 |