| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Joel Goldman (fresh) SG - Gregory Cole (fresh) SF - Marvin Mitchell (fresh) PF - Kitwana Azim (fresh) C - Jacob Long (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Darrel Cespedes (fresh) SG - Robert Fuller (fresh) SF - Timothy Hughes (fresh) PF - Todd Keim (fresh) C - Richard Doody (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Santa Clara | Jacob Long wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:46 | Santa Clara | Kitwana Azim makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Gregory Cole | 2-0 |
| 19:31 | UC Irvine | Timothy Hughes loses the dribble to Joel Goldman | 2-0 |
| 19:27 | Santa Clara | Joel Goldman lays it in | 4-0 |
| 19:18 | UC Irvine | Todd Keim misses the lay-in | 4-0 |
| 19:17 | Santa Clara | Jacob Long pulls down the rebound | 4-0 |
| 19:06 | Santa Clara | Todd Keim swats the shot by Marvin Mitchell | 4-0 |
| 19:05 | Santa Clara | Gregory Cole can't tip it in | 4-0 |
| 19:04 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Robert Fuller | 4-0 |
| 18:58 | UC Irvine | Robert Fuller can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 4-0 |
| 18:56 | UC Irvine | Todd Keim misses the tip | 4-0 |
| 18:54 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Jacob Long | 4-0 |
| 18:30 | Santa Clara | Kitwana Azim comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 4-0 |
| 18:28 | UC Irvine | Richard Doody grabs the defensive rebound | 4-0 |
| 18:12 | UC Irvine | Gregory Cole steals the ball from Robert Fuller | 4-0 |
| 18:09 | Santa Clara | Joel Goldman lays it in on a nice dish by Gregory Cole | 6-0 |
| 18:05 | UC Irvine | Darrel Cespedes loses the dribble to Joel Goldman in the backcourt | 6-0 |
| 17:55 | Santa Clara | Jacob Long is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Jacob Long, team foul #1 | 6-0 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Anthony Clubb (C) Jacob Long | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 17:39 | UC Irvine | Todd Keim blows the layup | 6-0 |
| 17:37 | Santa Clara | Anthony Clubb snags the defensive board | 6-0 |
| 17:30 | Santa Clara | Marvin Mitchell can't connect on a floater from the right block | 6-0 |
| 17:28 | Santa Clara | Kitwana Azim gets the offensive rebound | 6-0 |
| 17:18 | Santa Clara | Kitwana Azim misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 6-0 |
| 17:17 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Timothy Hughes | 6-0 |
| 17:01 | UC Irvine | Todd Keim is hacked by Kitwana Azim - foul #1 on Kitwana Azim, team foul #2 | 6-0 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Benner (SG) Gregory Cole | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jean Johnson (PG), Floyd Fagundes (SF), Wayne Knight (PF), Tony Peterson (C) Darrel Cespedes, Timothy Hughes, Todd Keim, Richard Doody | |
| 16:42 | UC Irvine | Floyd Fagundes is fouled on the floor by Anthony Clubb - foul #1 on Anthony Clubb, team foul #3 | 6-0 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jacob Long (C) Anthony Clubb | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Baker (SG) Robert Fuller | |
| 16:30 | UC Irvine | Floyd Fagundes misses the jumper from close range | 6-0 |
| 16:29 | UC Irvine | Jean Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 6-0 |
| 16:15 | UC Irvine | Jacob Long takes the ball from Tony Peterson | 6-0 |
| 15:58 | Santa Clara | Tony Peterson picks off the pass by Joel Goldman | 6-0 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Joel Goldman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Michael Benner (fresh) SF - Marvin Mitchell (fairly fresh) PF - Kitwana Azim (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Jacob Long (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Jean Johnson (fresh) SG - John Baker (fresh) SF - Floyd Fagundes (fresh) PF - Wayne Knight (fresh) C - Tony Peterson (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | UC Irvine | Jacob Long denies the turnaround by Jean Johnson | 6-0 |
| 15:31 | UC Irvine | Tony Peterson grabs the offensive rebound | 6-0 |
| 15:17 | UC Irvine | Wayne Knight is fouled on the floor by Kitwana Azim - foul #2 on Kitwana Azim, team foul #4 | 6-0 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gregory Cole (SG), Carl McPhetridge (PF), Anthony Clubb (C) Michael Benner, Kitwana Azim, Jacob Long | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Darrel Cespedes (PG), Robert Fuller (SG), Timothy Hughes (SF), Todd Keim (PF), Richard Doody (C) Jean Johnson, John Baker, Floyd Fagundes, Wayne Knight, Tony Peterson | |
| 15:01 | UC Irvine | Robert Fuller can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 6-0 |
| 15:00 | UC Irvine | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Doody | 6-0 |
| 14:43 | UC Irvine | Robert Fuller buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Darrel Cespedes | 6-3 |
| 14:27 | Santa Clara | Joel Goldman drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Marvin Mitchell | 8-3 |
| 14:08 | UC Irvine | Darrel Cespedes misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 8-3 |
| 14:06 | Santa Clara | Anthony Clubb gets the rebound | 8-3 |
| 14:00 | Santa Clara | The pull-up jumper by Anthony Clubb is blocked by Richard Doody | 8-3 |
| 13:59 | Santa Clara | The offensive rebound goes to Carl McPhetridge | 8-3 |
| 13:49 | Santa Clara | Gregory Cole misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 8-3 |
| 13:47 | UC Irvine | Timothy Hughes pulls down the rebound | 8-3 |
| 13:30 | UC Irvine | Richard Doody blows the layup | 8-3 |
| 13:28 | UC Irvine | Todd Keim tips it back up and in | 8-5 |
| 13:20 | Santa Clara | Gregory Cole's pass is intercepted by Richard Doody | 8-5 |
| 13:16 | UC Irvine | Timothy Hughes knocks in the 3 from straight away | 8-8 |
| 12:52 | Santa Clara | The short jumper by Carl McPhetridge is denied by Todd Keim | 8-8 |
| 12:51 | UC Irvine | Timothy Hughes grabs the board | 8-8 |
| 12:36 | UC Irvine | Darrel Cespedes hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Todd Keim | 8-11 |
| 12:27 | Santa Clara | Joel Goldman misses the jumper from the left wing | 8-11 |
| 12:26 | UC Irvine | Timothy Hughes pulls down the rebound | 8-11 |
| 12:01 | UC Irvine | Richard Doody comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 8-11 |
| 12:00 | UC Irvine | Timothy Hughes tips it back up and in | 8-13 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Joel Goldman (tiring) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Gregory Cole (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Marvin Mitchell (tiring) 1 ast. PF - Carl McPhetridge (fairly fresh) C - Anthony Clubb (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Darrel Cespedes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Fuller (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Timothy Hughes (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Todd Keim (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Doody (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:50 | Santa Clara | Gregory Cole hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 8-13 |
| 11:48 | UC Irvine | Todd Keim grabs the board | 8-13 |
| 11:25 | UC Irvine | Darrel Cespedes can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-13 |
| 11:24 | UC Irvine | Todd Keim tips it home | 8-15 |
| 11:17 | Santa Clara | Robert Fuller takes the ball from Marvin Mitchell | 8-15 |
| 11:14 | UC Irvine | Robert Fuller throws it down | 8-17 |
| 11:04 | Santa Clara | Joel Goldman misses badly on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Todd Keim - foul #1 on Todd Keim, team foul #1 | 8-17 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Benner (SG), Jacob Long (C) Gregory Cole, Anthony Clubb | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jean Johnson (PG), John Baker (SG), Floyd Fagundes (SF), Wayne Knight (PF), Tony Peterson (C) Darrel Cespedes, Robert Fuller, Timothy Hughes, Todd Keim, Richard Doody | |
| 11:04 | Santa Clara | Joel Goldman misses the 1st free throw | 8-17 |
| 11:04 | Santa Clara | Joel Goldman makes the 2nd free throw | 9-17 |
| 10:42 | UC Irvine | Floyd Fagundes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Michael Benner - foul #1 on Michael Benner, team foul #5 | 9-17 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Paul Pope (SG) Joel Goldman | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 10:42 | UC Irvine | Floyd Fagundes makes the 1st free throw | 9-18 |
| 10:42 | UC Irvine | Floyd Fagundes makes the 2nd free throw | 9-19 |
| 10:31 | Santa Clara | Marvin Mitchell makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Benner | 11-19 |
| 10:11 | UC Irvine | Tony Peterson comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 11-19 |
| 10:10 | Santa Clara | Jacob Long pulls down the rebound | 11-19 |
| 10:03 | Santa Clara | Floyd Fagundes is called for the reach on Carl McPhetridge - foul #1 on Floyd Fagundes, team foul #2 | 11-19 |
| 09:53 | Santa Clara | Wayne Knight swats the short shot by Marvin Mitchell | 11-19 |
| 09:51 | Santa Clara | Jacob Long snags the offensive board | 11-19 |
| 09:31 | Santa Clara | Marvin Mitchell misses short on a floater from the left wing | 11-19 |
| 09:29 | Santa Clara | Carl McPhetridge grabs the offensive rebound | 11-19 |
| 09:12 | Santa Clara | Floyd Fagundes picks off the pass by Carl McPhetridge | 11-19 |
| 09:05 | UC Irvine | Jean Johnson misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 11-19 |
| 09:04 | Santa Clara | Jacob Long grabs the board | 11-19 |
| 08:43 | Santa Clara | Jacob Long is fouled on the floor by Tony Peterson - foul #1 on Tony Peterson, team foul #3 | 11-19 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gregory Cole (SG) Paul Pope | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Darrel Cespedes (PG), Robert Fuller (SG), Timothy Hughes (SF), Todd Keim (PF), Richard Doody (C) Jean Johnson, John Baker, Floyd Fagundes, Wayne Knight, Tony Peterson | |
| 08:27 | Santa Clara | Carl McPhetridge misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 11-19 |
| 08:26 | UC Irvine | Todd Keim gets the rebound | 11-19 |
| 08:10 | UC Irvine | Timothy Hughes misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 11-19 |
| 08:08 | UC Irvine | Todd Keim tips it back up and in | 11-21 |
| 07:54 | Santa Clara | Marvin Mitchell knocks in the floater near the basket and he's fouled by Robert Fuller - foul #1 on Robert Fuller, team foul #4 | 13-21 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joel Goldman (PG), Anthony Clubb (PF) Michael Benner, Carl McPhetridge | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 07:54 | Santa Clara | Marvin Mitchell makes the free throw | 14-21 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Joel Goldman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - Gregory Cole (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Marvin Mitchell (tired) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Anthony Clubb (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jacob Long (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Darrel Cespedes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Fuller (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Timothy Hughes (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Todd Keim (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Doody (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:40 | UC Irvine | Richard Doody makes the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Darrel Cespedes and the foul's on Joel Goldman - foul #1 on Joel Goldman, team foul #6 | 14-23 |
| 07:40 | UC Irvine | Richard Doody misses the free throw | 14-23 |
| 07:40 | Santa Clara | Jacob Long pulls down the rebound | 14-23 |
| 07:28 | Santa Clara | Gregory Cole buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 17-23 |
| 07:03 | UC Irvine | Todd Keim connects on the jumper in the lane set up by Robert Fuller and the foul's on Anthony Clubb - foul #2 on Anthony Clubb, team foul #7 | 17-25 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Carl McPhetridge (PF) Anthony Clubb | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 07:03 | UC Irvine | Todd Keim makes the free throw | 17-26 |
| 06:55 | Santa Clara | Gregory Cole scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Joel Goldman | 20-26 |
| 06:48 | UC Irvine | Todd Keim lays it in set up by Darrel Cespedes | 20-28 |
| 06:36 | Santa Clara | Gregory Cole can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 20-28 |
| 06:34 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Todd Keim | 20-28 |
| 06:18 | UC Irvine | Robert Fuller drills a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Todd Keim | 20-30 |
| 05:59 | Santa Clara | Gregory Cole can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 20-30 |
| 05:58 | Santa Clara | Jacob Long snags the offensive board | 20-30 |
| 05:42 | Santa Clara | Joel Goldman hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint but he's fouled by Darrel Cespedes - foul #1 on Darrel Cespedes, team foul #5 | 20-30 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Benner (SG) Gregory Cole | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Floyd Fagundes (SF), Wayne Knight (PF), Tony Peterson (C) Timothy Hughes, Todd Keim, Richard Doody | |
| 05:42 | Santa Clara | Joel Goldman makes the 1st free throw | 21-30 |
| 05:42 | Santa Clara | Joel Goldman makes the 2nd free throw | 22-30 |
| 05:24 | UC Irvine | Floyd Fagundes hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Darrel Cespedes | 22-33 |
| 05:04 | Santa Clara | Joel Goldman is fouled on the floor by Robert Fuller - foul #2 on Robert Fuller, team foul #6 | 22-33 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Paul Pope (SG) Joel Goldman | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jean Johnson (PG), John Baker (SG) Darrel Cespedes, Robert Fuller | |
| 04:50 | Santa Clara | Michael Benner clanks a 3 from straight away | 22-33 |
| 04:48 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Floyd Fagundes | 22-33 |
| 04:28 | UC Irvine | Michael Benner takes the ball from Jean Johnson | 22-33 |
| 04:10 | Santa Clara | Jean Johnson steals the ball from Michael Benner | 22-33 |
| 03:50 | UC Irvine | Tony Peterson is hacked by Marvin Mitchell - foul #1 on Marvin Mitchell, team foul #8 | 22-33 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gregory Cole (SG), Anthony Clubb (SF), Kitwana Azim (PF) Paul Pope, Marvin Mitchell, Carl McPhetridge | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Darrel Cespedes (PG), Robert Fuller (SG), Timothy Hughes (SF), Todd Keim (PF) Jean Johnson, John Baker, Floyd Fagundes, Wayne Knight | |
| 03:50 | UC Irvine | Tony Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 22-34 |
| 03:50 | UC Irvine | Tony Peterson misses the 2nd free throw | 22-34 |
| 03:50 | Santa Clara | Jacob Long grabs the defensive rebound | 22-34 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Michael Benner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gregory Cole (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Clubb (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kitwana Azim (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jacob Long (tiring) 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Darrel Cespedes (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Fuller (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Hughes (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Todd Keim (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Tony Peterson (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 03:43 | Santa Clara | Gregory Cole misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 22-34 |
| 03:42 | UC Irvine | Robert Fuller gets the rebound | 22-34 |
| 03:33 | UC Irvine | Tony Peterson drills a shot from the right wing | 22-36 |
| 03:20 | Santa Clara | Anthony Clubb is fouled on the floor by Todd Keim - foul #2 on Todd Keim, team foul #7 | 22-36 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joel Goldman (PG) Michael Benner | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Richard Doody (C) Tony Peterson | |
| 03:20 | Santa Clara | Anthony Clubb misses the 1st free throw | 22-36 |
| 03:20 | UC Irvine | Richard Doody gets the rebound | 22-36 |
| 03:03 | UC Irvine | Robert Fuller misses short on a floater from the left block | 22-36 |
| 03:02 | UC Irvine | Robert Fuller tips it in | 22-38 |
| 02:48 | Santa Clara | Joel Goldman can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 22-38 |
| 02:46 | Santa Clara | Jacob Long pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-38 |
| 02:32 | Santa Clara | Joel Goldman misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 22-38 |
| 02:30 | Santa Clara | Joel Goldman tips it in | 24-38 |
| 02:20 | UC Irvine | Todd Keim misses long on a floater from close range | 24-38 |
| 02:19 | Santa Clara | Gregory Cole pulls down the rebound | 24-38 |
| 02:13 | Santa Clara | Kitwana Azim can't finish the layup | 24-38 |
| 02:12 | UC Irvine | Todd Keim grabs the board | 24-38 |
| 01:57 | UC Irvine | Darrel Cespedes can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 24-38 |
| 01:55 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Anthony Clubb | 24-38 |
| 01:37 | Santa Clara | Anthony Clubb buries a driving attempt near the basket | 26-38 |
| 01:19 | UC Irvine | Robert Fuller is fouled on the floor by Gregory Cole - foul #1 on Gregory Cole, team foul #9 | 26-38 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Carl McPhetridge (SF) Jacob Long | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jean Johnson (PG) Darrel Cespedes | |
| 01:19 | UC Irvine | Robert Fuller makes the 1st free throw | 26-39 |
| 01:19 | UC Irvine | Robert Fuller makes the 2nd free throw | 26-40 |
| 00:58 | Santa Clara | Kitwana Azim can't connect on a runner in the paint | 26-40 |
| 00:57 | UC Irvine | Timothy Hughes grabs the board | 26-40 |
| 00:38 | UC Irvine | Richard Doody misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 26-40 |
| 00:36 | Santa Clara | Carl McPhetridge gets the rebound | 26-40 |
| 00:31 | Santa Clara | Joel Goldman knocks in the shot from the right wing | 28-40 |
| 00:13 | UC Irvine | Timothy Hughes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-40 |
| 00:11 | Santa Clara | Anthony Clubb gets the rebound | 28-40 |
| 00:01 | Santa Clara | Joel Goldman is fouled on the floor by Todd Keim - foul #3 on Todd Keim, team foul #8 | 28-40 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Benner (SG), Marvin Mitchell (SF) Gregory Cole, Carl McPhetridge | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Darrel Cespedes (PG), Floyd Fagundes (SF), Wayne Knight (PF), Tony Peterson (C) Robert Fuller, Timothy Hughes, Todd Keim, Richard Doody | |
| 00:01 | Santa Clara | Joel Goldman misses the 1st free throw | 28-40 |
| 00:01 | UC Irvine | Tony Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 28-40 |
| 00:00 | UC Irvine | Tony Peterson misses short on a fullcourt shot | 28-40 |