| Lineup | Birmingham-Southern | PG - Kevin Lehn (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronny Clark (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Richard Hedgepeth (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Welch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronnie Wolf (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Craig Davis (fresh) 11 pts. SG - James Diller (fresh) 7 pts. SF - William Tipton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Dorr (fresh) C - Emilio Garcia (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Birmingham-Southern | Richard Hedgepeth inbounds the ball | 38-46 |
| Game Plan | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:49 | Birmingham-Southern | Ronny Clark misses the jumpshot from the right side | 38-46 |
| 19:47 | Birmingham-Southern | Richard Hedgepeth grabs the offensive rebound | 38-46 |
| 19:27 | Birmingham-Southern | Ronny Clark makes the wide open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 40-46 |
| 19:17 | Santa Clara | Emilio Garcia blows the dunk | 40-46 |
| 19:15 | Birmingham-Southern | The rebound goes to Kevin Lehn | 40-46 |
| 18:52 | Birmingham-Southern | Kevin Lehn makes the wide open 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Ronny Clark | 43-46 |
| 18:35 | Santa Clara | James Diller can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-46 |
| 18:34 | Birmingham-Southern | Ronnie Wolf gets the rebound | 43-46 |
| 18:10 | Birmingham-Southern | William Tipton picks off the pass by Ronny Clark | 43-46 |
| 18:06 | Santa Clara | Kevin Lehn steals it from Craig Davis in the backcourt | 43-46 |
| 18:05 | Birmingham-Southern | Richard Hedgepeth hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Kevin Lehn | 45-46 |
| 18:01 | Santa Clara | Craig Davis scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by James Diller | 45-48 |
| 17:44 | Birmingham-Southern | Emilio Garcia swats the short shot by Ronnie Wolf | 45-48 |
| 17:42 | Birmingham-Southern | Ronnie Wolf tips it but misses | 45-48 |
| 17:40 | Santa Clara | Emilio Garcia gets the rebound | 45-48 |
| 17:38 | Santa Clara | William Tipton is fouled in the backcourt by John Welch - foul #2 on John Welch, team foul #1 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Michael Ray (PG), Jack Price (SG), William Taylor (SF), John Irvin (PF), Michael Williams (C) Kevin Lehn, Ronny Clark, Richard Hedgepeth, John Welch, Ronnie Wolf | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Brandon Turner (PG), Jeff Berube (SG), Ernest Adams (SF), Daniel Burks (PF), Ted Creek (C) Craig Davis, James Diller, William Tipton, James Dorr, Emilio Garcia | |
| 17:30 | Santa Clara | Ernest Adams makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Daniel Burks | 45-51 |
| 17:28 | Birmingham-Southern | Michael Williams is fouled in the backcourt by Ernest Adams - foul #1 on Ernest Adams, team foul #1 | 45-51 |
| 17:12 | Birmingham-Southern | Ernest Adams steals it from William Taylor | 45-51 |
| 16:47 | Santa Clara | Jeff Berube is fouled on the floor by Jack Price - foul #2 on Jack Price, team foul #2 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Tony Towery (PG), Alexander Simek (SF), Ronnie Wolf (C) Michael Ray, William Taylor, Michael Williams | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | William Tipton (SF), Richard Nelson (PF), Robert Caraballo (C) Ernest Adams, Daniel Burks, Ted Creek | |
| 16:34 | Santa Clara | The jumper by William Tipton is denied by John Irvin | 45-51 |
| 16:32 | Birmingham-Southern | Ronnie Wolf grabs the board | 45-51 |
| 16:28 | Birmingham-Southern | Alexander Simek is fouled in the backcourt by Brandon Turner - foul #1 on Brandon Turner, team foul #2 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Ronny Clark (SG) Jack Price | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Craig Davis (PG), James Diller (SG) Brandon Turner, Jeff Berube | |
| 16:08 | Birmingham-Southern | Ronnie Wolf travels with the ball | 45-51 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | John Welch (PF) John Irvin | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 16:00 | Santa Clara | Craig Davis clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-51 |
| 15:58 | Birmingham-Southern | John Welch grabs the defensive rebound | 45-51 |
| Lineup | Birmingham-Southern | PG - Tony Towery (fairly fresh) SG - Ronny Clark (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alexander Simek (fresh) PF - John Welch (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronnie Wolf (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Craig Davis (tiring) 13 pts. SG - James Diller (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Tipton (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Nelson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Caraballo (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Birmingham-Southern | Ronny Clark buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Tony Towery and he's hacked by James Diller - foul #2 on James Diller, team foul #3 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Michael Ray (PG), Richard Hedgepeth (SF), John Irvin (C) Tony Towery, Alexander Simek, Ronnie Wolf | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Brandon Turner (PG), Ernest Adams (SF), Daniel Burks (PF), Ted Creek (C) Craig Davis, William Tipton, Richard Nelson, Robert Caraballo | |
| 15:38 | Birmingham-Southern | Ronny Clark makes the free throw | 48-51 |
| 15:35 | Santa Clara | Michael Ray picks off the pass by James Diller in the backcourt | 48-51 |
| 15:32 | Birmingham-Southern | Michael Ray banks in the layup | 50-51 |
| 15:28 | Santa Clara | Brandon Turner is hacked by John Welch - foul #3 on John Welch, team foul #3 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Jack Price (SG) Ronny Clark | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Emilio Garcia (C) Ted Creek | |
| 15:12 | Santa Clara | Ernest Adams hits a 3 from the left wing | 50-54 |
| 14:54 | Birmingham-Southern | Jack Price comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-54 |
| 14:52 | Santa Clara | Daniel Burks gets the rebound | 50-54 |
| 14:48 | Santa Clara | Jack Price is called for the reach on James Diller in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jack Price, team foul #4 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Kevin Lehn (PG), William Taylor (SF), Michael Williams (C) Michael Ray, Richard Hedgepeth, John Welch | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jeff Berube (SG), William Tipton (SF), Ted Creek (C) James Diller, Ernest Adams, Emilio Garcia | |
| 14:31 | Santa Clara | Ted Creek drills a floater from the baseline set up by William Tipton | 50-56 |
| 14:29 | Birmingham-Southern | William Taylor is called for traveling in the backcourt | 50-56 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Ronny Clark (SG), John Welch (PF) Jack Price, John Irvin | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Craig Davis (PG), James Dorr (PF) Brandon Turner, Daniel Burks | |
| 14:16 | Santa Clara | William Tipton misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 50-56 |
| 14:15 | Birmingham-Southern | John Welch pulls down the rebound | 50-56 |
| 13:57 | Birmingham-Southern | Kevin Lehn misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-56 |
| 13:56 | Santa Clara | Ted Creek grabs the defensive rebound | 50-56 |
| 13:40 | Santa Clara | James Dorr hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but he's hacked by John Welch - foul #4 on John Welch, team foul #5 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Michael Ray (PG), Jack Price (SG), Alexander Simek (SF), John Irvin (PF), Ronnie Wolf (C) Kevin Lehn, Ronny Clark, William Taylor, John Welch, Michael Williams | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Brandon Turner (PG), Ernest Adams (SG), Emilio Garcia (C) Craig Davis, Jeff Berube, Ted Creek | |
| 13:40 | Santa Clara | James Dorr misses the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 13:40 | Santa Clara | James Dorr makes the 2nd free throw | 50-57 |
| 13:31 | Birmingham-Southern | Michael Ray is fouled on the floor by James Dorr - foul #1 on James Dorr, team foul #4 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Diller (SG), Robert Caraballo (PF) William Tipton, James Dorr | |
| 13:14 | Birmingham-Southern | Alexander Simek's fadeaway is rejected by Emilio Garcia | 50-57 |
| 13:12 | Santa Clara | Robert Caraballo grabs the board | 50-57 |
| 13:07 | Santa Clara | Brandon Turner is fouled on the floor by Alexander Simek - foul #1 on Alexander Simek, team foul #6 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Tony Towery (PG) Michael Ray | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Richard Nelson (PF) Robert Caraballo | |
| 12:52 | Santa Clara | Richard Nelson is by himself and knocks in the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Brandon Turner | 50-59 |
| 12:49 | Birmingham-Southern | Tony Towery loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-59 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Ronny Clark (SG), Richard Hedgepeth (SF) Jack Price, Alexander Simek | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Craig Davis (PG), William Tipton (SF) Brandon Turner, James Diller | |
| 12:41 | Santa Clara | Richard Nelson misses long on an open shot from the right wing | 50-59 |
| 12:39 | Santa Clara | Richard Nelson grabs the offensive board | 50-59 |
| 12:31 | Santa Clara | Emilio Garcia is alone and drills a turnaround from close range | 50-61 |
| 12:10 | Birmingham-Southern | John Irvin misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 50-61 |
| 12:09 | Santa Clara | Richard Nelson snags the defensive board | 50-61 |
| 11:54 | Santa Clara | Craig Davis can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Tony Towery - foul #3 on Tony Towery, team foul #7 | 50-61 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Kevin Lehn (PG), Michael Ray (SG), Jack Price (PF), Michael Williams (C) Tony Towery, Ronny Clark, John Irvin, Ronnie Wolf | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jeff Berube (SG), Daniel Burks (SF), Robert Caraballo (PF) Ernest Adams, William Tipton, Richard Nelson | |
| 11:54 | Santa Clara | Craig Davis makes the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 11:54 | Santa Clara | Craig Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 50-62 |
| 11:54 | Birmingham-Southern | Michael Williams snags the defensive board | 50-62 |
| Lineup | Birmingham-Southern | PG - Kevin Lehn (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Ray (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Hedgepeth (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. PF - Jack Price (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Williams (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Craig Davis (tiring) 14 pts. SG - Jeff Berube (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Daniel Burks (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Robert Caraballo (fresh) 2 reb. C - Emilio Garcia (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:33 | Birmingham-Southern | Michael Williams buries a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Ray | 52-62 |
| 11:17 | Santa Clara | Craig Davis loses the dribble to Jack Price | 52-62 |
| 11:09 | Birmingham-Southern | Michael Ray misses short on an open 3pt shot from straight away | 52-62 |
| 11:07 | Santa Clara | Robert Caraballo gets the rebound | 52-62 |
| 10:48 | Santa Clara | Emilio Garcia misses the easy layup but the foul's on Michael Williams - foul #1 on Michael Williams, team foul #8 | 52-62 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Ronny Clark (SG), Alexander Simek (SF), John Irvin (PF), Ronnie Wolf (C) Michael Ray, Richard Hedgepeth, Jack Price, Michael Williams | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Brandon Turner (PG), James Diller (SG), William Tipton (SF), James Dorr (PF) Craig Davis, Jeff Berube, Daniel Burks, Robert Caraballo | |
| 10:48 | Santa Clara | Emilio Garcia makes the 1st free throw | 52-63 |
| 10:48 | Santa Clara | Emilio Garcia misses the 2nd free throw | 52-63 |
| 10:48 | Birmingham-Southern | Ronnie Wolf pulls down the rebound | 52-63 |
| 10:42 | Birmingham-Southern | William Tipton steps in front of the Ronny Clark pass in the backcourt | 52-63 |
| 10:41 | Santa Clara | James Diller hits the finger roll on a great pass from William Tipton | 52-65 |
| 10:19 | Birmingham-Southern | Kevin Lehn misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-65 |
| 10:17 | Santa Clara | Emilio Garcia grabs the defensive rebound | 52-65 |
| 10:15 | Santa Clara | Alexander Simek steals the ball from James Diller in the backcourt | 52-65 |
| 10:15 | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 52-65 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Michael Ray (PG), William Taylor (SG) Kevin Lehn, Ronny Clark | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Daniel Burks (PF), Ted Creek (C) James Dorr, Emilio Garcia | |
| 10:01 | Birmingham-Southern | John Irvin can't finish the layup but the foul's on William Tipton - foul #3 on William Tipton, team foul #5 | 52-65 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jeff Berube (SG) James Diller | |
| 10:01 | Birmingham-Southern | John Irvin misses the 1st free throw | 52-65 |
| 10:01 | Birmingham-Southern | John Irvin makes the 2nd free throw | 53-65 |
| 09:58 | Santa Clara | Ronnie Wolf steals the ball from Jeff Berube in the backcourt | 53-65 |
| 09:33 | Birmingham-Southern | William Taylor clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-65 |
| 09:32 | Santa Clara | William Tipton gets the rebound | 53-65 |
| 09:11 | Santa Clara | Brandon Turner misses the jump hook near the basket | 53-65 |
| 09:10 | Birmingham-Southern | Alexander Simek grabs the defensive rebound | 53-65 |
| 09:01 | Birmingham-Southern | William Tipton picks off the pass by William Taylor | 53-65 |
| 08:50 | Santa Clara | Ted Creek misses long on a turnaround from close range | 53-65 |
| 08:49 | Santa Clara | Daniel Burks grabs the offensive board | 53-65 |
| 08:40 | Santa Clara | Brandon Turner connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Ted Creek | 53-68 |
| Game Plan | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 08:16 | Birmingham-Southern | Brandon Turner is called for the reach on William Taylor - foul #2 on Brandon Turner, team foul #6 | 53-68 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Tony Towery (PG), Ronny Clark (SG), Richard Hedgepeth (SF), Jack Price (PF), Michael Williams (C) Michael Ray, William Taylor, Alexander Simek, John Irvin, Ronnie Wolf | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Craig Davis (PG), James Diller (SG), Ernest Adams (SF), Richard Nelson (PF), Robert Caraballo (C) Brandon Turner, Jeff Berube, William Tipton, Daniel Burks, Ted Creek | |
| 08:11 | Birmingham-Southern | Ronny Clark is hacked by James Diller - foul #3 on James Diller, team foul #7 | 53-68 |
| 08:11 | Birmingham-Southern | Ronny Clark makes the 1st free throw | 54-68 |
| 08:11 | Birmingham-Southern | Ronny Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 55-68 |
| Game Plan | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 08:08 | Santa Clara | James Diller throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-68 |
| Game Plan | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 07:50 | Birmingham-Southern | Tony Towery hits a wide open 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Jack Price | 58-68 |
| Lineup | Birmingham-Southern | PG - Tony Towery (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ronny Clark (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Hedgepeth (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. PF - Jack Price (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Craig Davis (tiring) 14 pts. SG - James Diller (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ernest Adams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Nelson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Caraballo (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 07:37 | Santa Clara | Robert Caraballo misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 58-68 |
| 07:35 | Santa Clara | Richard Nelson misses the tip | 58-68 |
| 07:34 | Birmingham-Southern | Richard Hedgepeth grabs the board | 58-68 |
| 07:22 | Birmingham-Southern | Michael Williams drills a driving attempt from close range set up by Tony Towery | 60-68 |
| 07:12 | Santa Clara | James Diller hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-68 |
| 07:10 | Birmingham-Southern | Richard Hedgepeth snags the defensive board | 60-68 |
| 07:06 | Birmingham-Southern | Tony Towery drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 62-68 |
| 07:03 | Santa Clara | Craig Davis is fouled in the backcourt by Tony Towery - foul #4 on Tony Towery, team foul #9 | 62-68 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Kevin Lehn (PG), John Welch (PF) Tony Towery, Jack Price | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Dorr (PF), Emilio Garcia (C) Richard Nelson, Robert Caraballo | |
| 07:03 | Santa Clara | Craig Davis misses the 1st free throw | 62-68 |
| 07:03 | Birmingham-Southern | Michael Williams snags the defensive board | 62-68 |
| 06:53 | Birmingham-Southern | John Welch banks in the layup on a nice dish by Richard Hedgepeth | 64-68 |
| 06:34 | Santa Clara | Craig Davis connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 64-71 |
| 06:29 | Birmingham-Southern | Ronny Clark is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ronny Clark, team foul #10 | 64-71 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Ronnie Wolf (C) Michael Williams | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Brandon Turner (PG), William Tipton (SF) Craig Davis, Ernest Adams | |
| 06:08 | Santa Clara | Emilio Garcia scores on a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Brandon Turner | 64-73 |
| 05:43 | Birmingham-Southern | Ronnie Wolf lays it in | 66-73 |
| 05:39 | Santa Clara | James Diller loses the dribble to Ronny Clark in the backcourt | 66-73 |
| 05:26 | Birmingham-Southern | Ronnie Wolf is fouled on the floor by James Diller - foul #4 on James Diller, team foul #8 | 66-73 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Jack Price (SG), William Taylor (SF) Ronny Clark, Richard Hedgepeth | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jeff Berube (SG), Richard Nelson (PF) James Diller, James Dorr | |
| 05:26 | Birmingham-Southern | Ronnie Wolf makes the 1st free throw | 67-73 |
| 05:26 | Birmingham-Southern | Ronnie Wolf makes the 2nd free throw | 68-73 |
| 05:14 | Santa Clara | Jeff Berube clanks a 3 from the left wing | 68-73 |
| 05:12 | Birmingham-Southern | Kevin Lehn grabs the board | 68-73 |
| 04:56 | Birmingham-Southern | William Taylor makes the wide open fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Jack Price | 70-73 |
| 04:54 | Santa Clara | William Taylor steps in front of the Brandon Turner pass in the backcourt | 70-73 |
| 04:53 | Birmingham-Southern | William Taylor hits the finger roll | 72-73 |
| 04:33 | Santa Clara | Richard Nelson misses the easy layup but he's hacked by William Taylor - foul #1 on William Taylor, team foul #11 | 72-73 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Tony Towery (PG), Michael Ray (SG), Alexander Simek (SF), Michael Williams (C) Kevin Lehn, Jack Price, William Taylor, Ronnie Wolf | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Craig Davis (PG), Ernest Adams (SF), Robert Caraballo (C) Brandon Turner, William Tipton, Emilio Garcia | |
| 04:33 | Santa Clara | Richard Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 72-74 |
| 04:33 | Santa Clara | Richard Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 72-75 |
| 04:13 | Birmingham-Southern | Michael Ray misses the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Ernest Adams - foul #2 on Ernest Adams, team foul #9 | 72-75 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Daniel Burks (SF), Ted Creek (C) Ernest Adams, Richard Nelson | |
| 04:13 | Birmingham-Southern | Michael Ray makes the 1st free throw | 73-75 |
| 04:13 | Birmingham-Southern | Michael Ray makes the 2nd free throw | 74-75 |
| 04:04 | Santa Clara | Jeff Berube misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 74-75 |
| 04:03 | Santa Clara | Craig Davis snags the offensive board | 74-75 |
| 03:58 | Santa Clara | Craig Davis can't connect on an uncontested pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 74-75 |
| 03:56 | Santa Clara | Jeff Berube gets the offensive rebound | 74-75 |
| 03:51 | Santa Clara | Jeff Berube is fouled on the floor by Michael Ray - foul #2 on Michael Ray, team foul #12 | 74-75 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Jack Price (SG), Richard Hedgepeth (SF), John Irvin (C) Michael Ray, Alexander Simek, Michael Williams | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Ernest Adams (SF) Robert Caraballo | |
| 03:51 | Santa Clara | Jeff Berube makes the 1st free throw | 74-76 |
| 03:51 | Santa Clara | Jeff Berube makes the 2nd free throw | 74-77 |
| Lineup | Birmingham-Southern | PG - Tony Towery (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jack Price (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Richard Hedgepeth (tired) 6 pts. 9 reb. PF - John Welch (tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - John Irvin (tired) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Craig Davis (tired) 17 pts. SG - Jeff Berube (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ernest Adams (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Burks (tiring) 4 reb. C - Ted Creek (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:37 | Birmingham-Southern | John Welch misses the fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Ernest Adams - foul #3 on Ernest Adams, team foul #10 | 74-77 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Diller (SG), Emilio Garcia (C) Jeff Berube, Ted Creek | |
| 03:37 | Birmingham-Southern | John Welch makes the 1st free throw | 75-77 |
| 03:37 | Birmingham-Southern | John Welch misses the 2nd free throw | 75-77 |
| 03:37 | Santa Clara | Emilio Garcia pulls down the rebound | 75-77 |
| 03:35 | Santa Clara | Emilio Garcia is fouled in the backcourt by Tony Towery - foul #5 on Tony Towery, team foul #13 | 75-77 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Michael Ray (PG) Tony Towery | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 03:35 | Santa Clara | Emilio Garcia misses the 1st free throw | 75-77 |
| 03:35 | Santa Clara | Emilio Garcia misses the 2nd free throw | 75-77 |
| 03:35 | Birmingham-Southern | John Irvin grabs the defensive rebound | 75-77 |
| 03:32 | Birmingham-Southern | Richard Hedgepeth is hacked by Craig Davis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Craig Davis, team foul #11 | 75-77 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Brandon Turner (PG) Craig Davis | |
| 03:32 | Birmingham-Southern | Richard Hedgepeth makes the 1st free throw | 76-77 |
| 03:32 | Birmingham-Southern | Richard Hedgepeth makes the 2nd free throw | 77-77 |
| 03:25 | Santa Clara | Emilio Garcia hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from close range | 77-77 |
| 03:23 | Birmingham-Southern | The rebound goes to John Welch | 77-77 |
| 03:21 | Birmingham-Southern | Brandon Turner is called for the reach on Michael Ray in the backcourt - foul #3 on Brandon Turner, team foul #12 | 77-77 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Ronny Clark (SG) Jack Price | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Dorr (PF) Daniel Burks | |
| 03:21 | Birmingham-Southern | Michael Ray makes the 1st free throw | 78-77 |
| 03:21 | Birmingham-Southern | Michael Ray makes the 2nd free throw | 79-77 |
| 03:19 | Santa Clara | James Dorr is fouled in the backcourt by Ronny Clark - foul #4 on Ronny Clark, team foul #14 | 79-77 |
| 03:19 | Santa Clara | James Dorr makes the 1st free throw | 79-78 |
| 03:19 | Santa Clara | James Dorr misses the 2nd free throw | 79-78 |
| 03:19 | Santa Clara | Ernest Adams grabs the offensive rebound | 79-78 |
| 03:04 | Santa Clara | James Dorr lays it in on a nice dish by Brandon Turner | 79-80 |
| 03:04 | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 79-80 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Kevin Lehn (PG), Alexander Simek (SF) Michael Ray, Richard Hedgepeth | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | William Tipton (SF), Robert Caraballo (PF), Ted Creek (C) Ernest Adams, James Dorr, Emilio Garcia | |
| 02:48 | Birmingham-Southern | Ronny Clark is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 79-80 |
| 02:47 | Birmingham-Southern | The offensive rebound goes to John Irvin | 79-80 |
| 02:34 | Birmingham-Southern | Kevin Lehn misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 79-80 |
| 02:32 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Robert Caraballo | 79-80 |
| 02:11 | Santa Clara | Brandon Turner hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the right corner | 79-80 |
| 02:09 | Santa Clara | Robert Caraballo gets the offensive rebound | 79-80 |
| 02:09 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 79-80 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Michael Ray (PG), Jack Price (SG), Michael Williams (C) Kevin Lehn, Ronny Clark, John Irvin | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Craig Davis (PG), Jeff Berube (SG), Daniel Burks (SF), Emilio Garcia (C) Brandon Turner, James Diller, William Tipton, Ted Creek | |
| 01:58 | Santa Clara | Emilio Garcia banks in the wide open layup set up by Craig Davis | 79-82 |
| 01:36 | Birmingham-Southern | Alexander Simek misses long on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Jeff Berube - foul #2 on Jeff Berube, team foul #13 | 79-82 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Kevin Lehn (PG), Ronny Clark (SG), Ronnie Wolf (C) Michael Ray, Jack Price, Michael Williams | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Diller (SG), William Tipton (SF), James Dorr (PF) Jeff Berube, Daniel Burks, Robert Caraballo | |
| 01:36 | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 79-82 |
| 01:36 | Birmingham-Southern | Alexander Simek makes the 1st free throw | 80-82 |
| 01:36 | Birmingham-Southern | Alexander Simek makes the 2nd free throw | 81-82 |
| 01:21 | Santa Clara | Ronnie Wolf steps in front of the Craig Davis pass | 81-82 |
| 01:03 | Birmingham-Southern | Kevin Lehn is fouled on the floor by William Tipton - foul #4 on William Tipton, team foul #14 | 81-82 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Richard Hedgepeth (SF) Alexander Simek | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 01:03 | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 81-82 |
| 01:03 | Birmingham-Southern | Kevin Lehn makes the 1st free throw | 82-82 |
| 01:03 | Birmingham-Southern | Kevin Lehn makes the 2nd free throw | 83-82 |
| 01:00 | Santa Clara | Richard Hedgepeth picks off the pass by William Tipton in the backcourt | 83-82 |
| Game Plan | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:31 | Birmingham-Southern | Kevin Lehn connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ronnie Wolf and the foul's on Craig Davis - foul #3 on Craig Davis, team foul #15 | 85-82 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Michael Ray (SG), Jack Price (PF) Ronny Clark, John Welch | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 00:31 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 85-82 |
| 00:31 | Birmingham-Southern | Kevin Lehn makes the free throw | 86-82 |
| Game Plan | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:25 | Santa Clara | Craig Davis is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 86-82 |
| 00:24 | Santa Clara | Emilio Garcia grabs the offensive rebound | 86-82 |
| 00:22 | Santa Clara | James Diller comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 86-82 |
| 00:21 | Birmingham-Southern | Richard Hedgepeth gets the rebound | 86-82 |
| Game Plan | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:19 | Birmingham-Southern | Richard Hedgepeth is hacked by Craig Davis in the backcourt - foul #4 on Craig Davis, team foul #16 | 86-82 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Ronny Clark (SG) Michael Ray | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 00:19 | Birmingham-Southern | Richard Hedgepeth makes the 1st free throw | 87-82 |
| 00:19 | Birmingham-Southern | Richard Hedgepeth makes the 2nd free throw | 88-82 |
| 00:15 | Santa Clara | Kevin Lehn is called for the reach on William Tipton - foul #3 on Kevin Lehn, team foul #15 | 88-82 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | John Welch (PF) Jack Price | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 00:15 | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 88-82 |
| 00:15 | Santa Clara | William Tipton misses the 1st free throw | 88-82 |
| 00:15 | Santa Clara | William Tipton makes the 2nd free throw | 88-83 |
| 00:14 | Birmingham-Southern | Kevin Lehn is hacked by Craig Davis in the backcourt - foul #5 on Craig Davis, team foul #17 | 88-83 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Jack Price (PF) John Welch | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Brandon Turner (PG) Craig Davis | |
| 00:14 | Birmingham-Southern | Kevin Lehn makes the 1st free throw | 89-83 |
| 00:14 | Birmingham-Southern | Kevin Lehn makes the 2nd free throw | 90-83 |
| 00:07 | Santa Clara | Brandon Turner misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 90-83 |
| 00:06 | Santa Clara | William Tipton grabs the offensive board | 90-83 |
| 00:02 | Santa Clara | Brandon Turner misses long on a 3 from straight away | 90-83 |
| 00:01 | Santa Clara | Emilio Garcia grabs the offensive board | 90-83 |
| 00:00 | Santa Clara | The clock runs out | 90-83 |