| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Tony Cisco (fresh) SG - Timothy Hopkins (fresh) SF - John Lazo (fresh) PF - Joseph Huntley (fresh) C - John Kaplan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Levi Holland (fresh) SG - Lawrence Sims (fresh) SF - Steven Scott (fresh) PF - Robert Cook (fresh) C - William Romo (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Santa Clara | John Kaplan wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Santa Clara | John Lazo connects on the shot from the left side on a great pass from Tony Cisco and he's fouled by Steven Scott - foul #1 on Steven Scott, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:43 | Santa Clara | John Lazo misses the free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:43 | Boise State | William Romo grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:29 | Boise State | Lawrence Sims knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by William Romo | 2-3 |
| 19:06 | Santa Clara | John Lazo buries a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Tony Cisco | 4-3 |
| 19:03 | Boise State | Tony Cisco is called for the reach on Levi Holland in the backcourt - foul #1 on Tony Cisco, team foul #1 | 4-3 |
| 18:46 | Boise State | William Romo misses short on an open driving attempt from the right block | 4-3 |
| 18:44 | Santa Clara | Joseph Huntley grabs the defensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 18:27 | Santa Clara | John Lazo misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 4-3 |
| 18:25 | Santa Clara | Tony Cisco pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 18:03 | Santa Clara | Tony Cisco is hacked by Steven Scott - foul #2 on Steven Scott, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Boise State | Clement Jewell (SF) Steven Scott | |
| 17:46 | Santa Clara | The pull-up jumper by John Lazo is blocked by Robert Cook | 4-3 |
| 17:44 | Santa Clara | John Lazo pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 17:29 | Santa Clara | Timothy Hopkins misses long on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by William Romo - foul #1 on William Romo, team foul #3 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Reuben Washington (PG), Nicholas Nelson (SF), Peter Moody (PF), Ronnie Guitierrez (C) Tony Cisco, John Lazo, Joseph Huntley, John Kaplan | |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| 17:29 | Santa Clara | Timothy Hopkins makes the 1st free throw | 5-3 |
| 17:29 | Santa Clara | Timothy Hopkins makes the 2nd free throw | 6-3 |
| 17:26 | Boise State | Clement Jewell is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Clement Jewell, team foul #4 | 6-3 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Chad Whiteman (SG) Timothy Hopkins | |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| 17:15 | Santa Clara | Reuben Washington's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-3 |
| 17:05 | Boise State | Robert Cook misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Peter Moody - foul #1 on Peter Moody, team foul #2 | 6-3 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Boise State | Danny Robinson (PG), Kerry Graham (SG) Levi Holland, Lawrence Sims | |
| 17:05 | Boise State | Robert Cook misses the 1st free throw | 6-3 |
| 17:05 | Boise State | Robert Cook misses the 2nd free throw | 6-3 |
| 17:05 | Boise State | The offensive rebound goes to Clement Jewell | 6-3 |
| 16:47 | Boise State | Kerry Graham is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Danny Robinson | 6-6 |
| 16:33 | Santa Clara | Reuben Washington hits a 3 from straight away set up by Chad Whiteman | 9-6 |
| 16:06 | Boise State | William Romo misses the easy layup | 9-6 |
| 16:05 | Boise State | William Romo snags the offensive board | 9-6 |
| 15:55 | Boise State | Robert Cook misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Peter Moody - foul #2 on Peter Moody, team foul #3 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Tony Cisco (PG), Timothy Hopkins (SG), Andrew Rosenfeld (PF), John Kaplan (C) Reuben Washington, Chad Whiteman, Peter Moody, Ronnie Guitierrez | |
| Subs | Boise State | Levi Holland (PG), Lawrence Sims (SG), Clarence Berg (C) Danny Robinson, Kerry Graham, William Romo | |
| 15:55 | Boise State | Robert Cook makes the 1st free throw | 9-7 |
| 15:55 | Boise State | Robert Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 9-8 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Tony Cisco (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Timothy Hopkins (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Nicholas Nelson (fresh) PF - Andrew Rosenfeld (fresh) C - John Kaplan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Levi Holland (fresh) SG - Lawrence Sims (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Clement Jewell (fresh) PF - Robert Cook (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Clarence Berg (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Santa Clara | Nicholas Nelson misses the lay-in but the foul's on Clement Jewell - foul #2 on Clement Jewell, team foul #5 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Boise State | Steven Scott (SF), Gary Macdonald (PF) Clement Jewell, Robert Cook | |
| 15:35 | Santa Clara | Nicholas Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 10-8 |
| 15:35 | Santa Clara | Nicholas Nelson misses the 2nd free throw | 10-8 |
| 15:35 | Boise State | Clarence Berg grabs the defensive rebound | 10-8 |
| 15:17 | Boise State | Levi Holland comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 10-8 |
| 15:16 | Santa Clara | Nicholas Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 10-8 |
| 15:04 | Santa Clara | Tony Cisco misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 10-8 |
| 15:03 | Santa Clara | Tony Cisco snags the offensive board | 10-8 |
| 14:47 | Santa Clara | Tony Cisco hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 10-8 |
| 14:46 | Boise State | Clarence Berg snags the defensive board | 10-8 |
| 14:29 | Boise State | Lawrence Sims misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 10-8 |
| 14:27 | Boise State | Gary Macdonald tips it back up and in | 10-10 |
| 14:03 | Santa Clara | Tony Cisco knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Timothy Hopkins | 13-10 |
| 13:46 | Boise State | Lawrence Sims misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Tony Cisco - foul #2 on Tony Cisco, team foul #4 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Reuben Washington (PG), Chad Whiteman (SG), John Lazo (SF), Joseph Huntley (PF), Ronnie Guitierrez (C) Tony Cisco, Timothy Hopkins, Nicholas Nelson, Andrew Rosenfeld, John Kaplan | |
| Subs | Boise State | Danny Robinson (PG), Kerry Graham (SG), Robert Cook (PF), William Romo (C) Levi Holland, Steven Scott, Gary Macdonald, Clarence Berg | |
| 13:46 | Boise State | Lawrence Sims makes the 1st free throw | 13-11 |
| 13:46 | Boise State | Lawrence Sims makes the 2nd free throw | 13-12 |
| 13:29 | Santa Clara | Ronnie Guitierrez misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 13-12 |
| 13:27 | Boise State | The rebound goes to Robert Cook | 13-12 |
| 13:10 | Boise State | William Romo is hacked by Joseph Huntley - foul #1 on Joseph Huntley, team foul #5 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Boise State | Steven Scott (SF) Lawrence Sims | |
| 12:57 | Boise State | John Lazo steps in front of the Robert Cook pass | 13-12 |
| 12:40 | Santa Clara | Ronnie Guitierrez travels with the ball | 13-12 |
| 12:13 | Boise State | Kerry Graham misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 13-12 |
| 12:11 | Santa Clara | John Lazo grabs the board | 13-12 |
| 11:48 | Santa Clara | Ronnie Guitierrez drills a jump hook in the lane | 15-12 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Reuben Washington (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Chad Whiteman (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Lazo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Huntley (fairly fresh) C - Ronnie Guitierrez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Danny Robinson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kerry Graham (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Steven Scott (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Cook (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Romo (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Boise State | William Romo banks in the layup on a great pass from Steven Scott and he's fouled by Reuben Washington - foul #1 on Reuben Washington, team foul #6 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Timothy Hopkins (SG), Andrew Rosenfeld (PF), John Kaplan (C) Chad Whiteman, Joseph Huntley, Ronnie Guitierrez | |
| Subs | Boise State | Levi Holland (PG), Gary Macdonald (PF), Clarence Berg (C) Danny Robinson, Steven Scott, Robert Cook | |
| 11:21 | Boise State | William Romo misses the free throw | 15-14 |
| 11:21 | Santa Clara | Andrew Rosenfeld pulls down the rebound | 15-14 |
| 11:08 | Santa Clara | John Kaplan can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 15-14 |
| 11:07 | Boise State | William Romo snags the defensive board | 15-14 |
| 11:05 | Boise State | William Romo is hacked by Timothy Hopkins in the backcourt - foul #1 on Timothy Hopkins, team foul #7 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Boise State | Lawrence Sims (SG) Kerry Graham | |
| 11:05 | Boise State | William Romo makes the 1st free throw | 15-15 |
| 11:05 | Boise State | William Romo makes the 2nd free throw | 15-16 |
| 10:47 | Santa Clara | John Lazo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 15-16 |
| 10:46 | Boise State | The rebound goes to Clarence Berg | 15-16 |
| 10:32 | Boise State | Lawrence Sims hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Timothy Hopkins - foul #2 on Timothy Hopkins, team foul #8 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Nicholas Nelson (PG), Joseph Huntley (PF) Timothy Hopkins, John Lazo | |
| Subs | Boise State | Kerry Graham (SG) William Romo | |
| 10:32 | Boise State | Lawrence Sims makes the 1st free throw | 15-17 |
| 10:32 | Boise State | Lawrence Sims makes the 2nd free throw | 15-18 |
| 10:32 | Boise State | Lawrence Sims makes the 3rd free throw | 15-19 |
| 10:16 | Santa Clara | Joseph Huntley misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 15-19 |
| 10:15 | Santa Clara | Andrew Rosenfeld tips it in | 17-19 |
| 09:56 | Boise State | Joseph Huntley is called for the reach on Gary Macdonald - foul #2 on Joseph Huntley, team foul #9 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Chad Whiteman (SG), John Lazo (SF) Reuben Washington, Joseph Huntley | |
| Subs | Boise State | Danny Robinson (PG), Robert Cook (PF) Levi Holland, Kerry Graham | |
| 09:56 | Boise State | Gary Macdonald misses the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 09:56 | Santa Clara | Andrew Rosenfeld grabs the board | 17-19 |
| 09:36 | Santa Clara | Andrew Rosenfeld makes the floater from the left side | 19-19 |
| 09:19 | Boise State | Lawrence Sims is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 19-19 |
| 09:17 | Santa Clara | John Kaplan grabs the defensive rebound | 19-19 |
| 08:48 | Santa Clara | John Kaplan is hacked by Danny Robinson - foul #1 on Danny Robinson, team foul #6 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Ronnie Guitierrez (PF) Andrew Rosenfeld | |
| Subs | Boise State | Levi Holland (PG), Kerry Graham (SG), Steven Scott (SF), William Romo (C) Danny Robinson, Lawrence Sims, Gary Macdonald, Clarence Berg | |
| 08:23 | Santa Clara | William Romo denies the turnaround by John Lazo | 19-19 |
| 08:22 | Boise State | Levi Holland grabs the board | 19-19 |
| 08:18 | Boise State | Nicholas Nelson is called for the reach on Levi Holland in the backcourt - foul #1 on Nicholas Nelson, team foul #10 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Reuben Washington (PG) Nicholas Nelson | |
| Subs | Boise State | Danny Robinson (PG) Steven Scott | |
| 08:18 | Boise State | Levi Holland makes the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 08:18 | Boise State | Levi Holland misses the 2nd free throw | 19-20 |
| 08:18 | Boise State | William Romo grabs the offensive board | 19-20 |
| 08:07 | Boise State | William Romo lays it up and in | 19-22 |
| 08:00 | Santa Clara | Ronnie Guitierrez misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Kerry Graham - foul #1 on Kerry Graham, team foul #7 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Boise State | Steven Scott (SF) Danny Robinson | |
| 08:00 | Santa Clara | Ronnie Guitierrez makes the 1st free throw | 20-22 |
| 08:00 | Santa Clara | Ronnie Guitierrez makes the 2nd free throw | 21-22 |
| 07:57 | Boise State | Kerry Graham is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 21-22 |
| 07:47 | Santa Clara | Ronnie Guitierrez comes up short on the runner from the right block but he's hacked by William Romo - foul #2 on William Romo, team foul #8 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Nicholas Nelson (PG) Chad Whiteman | |
| Subs | Boise State | Danny Robinson (PG), Clarence Berg (C) Levi Holland, William Romo | |
| 07:47 | Santa Clara | Ronnie Guitierrez makes the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 07:47 | Santa Clara | Ronnie Guitierrez misses the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| 07:47 | Boise State | Clarence Berg snags the defensive board | 22-22 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Nicholas Nelson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Reuben Washington (tiring) 3 pts. SF - John Lazo (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronnie Guitierrez (fresh) 5 pts. C - John Kaplan (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Danny Robinson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kerry Graham (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Steven Scott (fresh) PF - Robert Cook (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Clarence Berg (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Boise State | Steven Scott hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 22-22 |
| 07:27 | Boise State | Kerry Graham tips it but misses | 22-22 |
| 07:26 | Santa Clara | Ronnie Guitierrez snags the defensive board | 22-22 |
| 07:05 | Santa Clara | John Kaplan clanks a jumper from the right wing | 22-22 |
| 07:04 | Boise State | Robert Cook grabs the board | 22-22 |
| 06:57 | Boise State | Kerry Graham comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 22-22 |
| 06:56 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Nicholas Nelson | 22-22 |
| 06:39 | Santa Clara | Reuben Washington is hacked by Danny Robinson - foul #2 on Danny Robinson, team foul #9 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Chad Whiteman (SG), Andrew Rosenfeld (PF) Nicholas Nelson, Ronnie Guitierrez | |
| Subs | Boise State | Levi Holland (PG), Lawrence Sims (SG), Gary Macdonald (PF) Danny Robinson, Kerry Graham, Robert Cook | |
| 06:39 | Santa Clara | Reuben Washington makes the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 06:39 | Santa Clara | Reuben Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 24-22 |
| 06:25 | Boise State | Steven Scott is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Steven Scott, team foul #10 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Boise State | Clement Jewell (SF) Steven Scott | |
| 06:04 | Santa Clara | Reuben Washington's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-22 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Nicholas Nelson (SF) John Lazo | |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| 05:39 | Boise State | Levi Holland scores on a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Lawrence Sims | 24-24 |
| 05:26 | Santa Clara | Reuben Washington comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 24-24 |
| 05:24 | Santa Clara | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Rosenfeld | 24-24 |
| 05:03 | Santa Clara | John Kaplan buries a jumper from the right side and the foul's on Clement Jewell - foul #3 on Clement Jewell, team foul #11 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Lazo (SF) Reuben Washington | |
| Subs | Boise State | Kerry Graham (SG), Steven Scott (SF) Lawrence Sims, Clement Jewell | |
| 05:03 | Santa Clara | John Kaplan misses the free throw | 26-24 |
| 05:03 | Boise State | Gary Macdonald grabs the defensive rebound | 26-24 |
| 04:44 | Boise State | Kerry Graham is open and scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Steven Scott | 26-27 |
| 04:34 | Santa Clara | Andrew Rosenfeld's layup is rejected by Clarence Berg | 26-27 |
| 04:32 | Boise State | The rebound goes to Levi Holland | 26-27 |
| 04:07 | Boise State | Clarence Berg connects on the open fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Levi Holland | 26-29 |
| 03:54 | Santa Clara | John Lazo double dribbles | 26-29 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Tony Cisco (PG), Timothy Hopkins (SG), Ronnie Guitierrez (SF), Joseph Huntley (PF), Peter Moody (C) Nicholas Nelson, Chad Whiteman, John Lazo, Andrew Rosenfeld, John Kaplan | |
| Subs | Boise State | Danny Robinson (PG), Robert Cook (PF), William Romo (C) Levi Holland, Gary Macdonald, Clarence Berg | |
| 03:43 | Boise State | Kerry Graham can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-29 |
| 03:41 | Santa Clara | Ronnie Guitierrez snags the defensive board | 26-29 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Tony Cisco (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Hopkins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronnie Guitierrez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Huntley (fresh) C - Peter Moody (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Danny Robinson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kerry Graham (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Steven Scott (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Robert Cook (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Romo (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Santa Clara | Tony Cisco is hacked by Danny Robinson - foul #3 on Danny Robinson, team foul #12 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Boise State | Levi Holland (PG), Lawrence Sims (SG) Danny Robinson, Kerry Graham | |
| 03:19 | Santa Clara | Tony Cisco makes the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 03:19 | Santa Clara | Tony Cisco makes the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 02:57 | Boise State | William Romo hits a turnaround from the right block set up by Lawrence Sims | 28-31 |
| 02:37 | Santa Clara | Ronnie Guitierrez can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 28-31 |
| 02:36 | Boise State | Steven Scott pulls down the rebound | 28-31 |
| 02:23 | Boise State | Levi Holland loses the ball out of bounds | 28-31 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Lazo (SF) Ronnie Guitierrez | |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| 02:09 | Santa Clara | Joseph Huntley's floater is tipped away by William Romo | 28-31 |
| 02:08 | Boise State | Levi Holland grabs the defensive rebound | 28-31 |
| 01:55 | Boise State | Steven Scott connects on the jumper from just outside the lane | 28-33 |
| 01:37 | Santa Clara | Joseph Huntley scores on a shot in the lane and he's hacked by Levi Holland - foul #1 on Levi Holland, team foul #13 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Andrew Rosenfeld (SF) John Lazo | |
| Subs | Boise State | Kerry Graham (SG), Clement Jewell (SF), Gary Macdonald (PF) Lawrence Sims, Steven Scott, Robert Cook | |
| 01:37 | Santa Clara | Joseph Huntley misses the free throw | 30-33 |
| 01:37 | Boise State | William Romo pulls down the rebound | 30-33 |
| 01:35 | Boise State | Kerry Graham is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 30-33 |
| 01:16 | Santa Clara | Timothy Hopkins drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Andrew Rosenfeld | 32-33 |
| 01:01 | Boise State | Levi Holland is by himself and knocks in the runner in the paint set up by Kerry Graham and he's fouled by Tony Cisco - foul #3 on Tony Cisco, team foul #11 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Reuben Washington (PG), John Kaplan (C) Tony Cisco, Peter Moody | |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| 01:01 | Boise State | Levi Holland makes the free throw | 32-36 |
| 00:46 | Santa Clara | Reuben Washington is called for a charge - foul #2 on Reuben Washington, team foul #12 | 32-36 |
| 00:27 | Boise State | William Romo misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 32-36 |
| 00:25 | Boise State | Gary Macdonald pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-36 |
| 00:02 | Boise State | Kerry Graham makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-39 |
| 00:00 | Santa Clara | Andrew Rosenfeld misses short on a fullcourt shot | 32-39 |