| Lineup | Washington | PG - Michael Defelice (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Murphy (fresh) SF - Michael Lower (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Edward King (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Christopher Loo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Larry Vetter (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Gilbert Gardea (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Carroll (fresh) PF - Huey Glantz (fresh) 6 reb. C - Oliver Keach (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Washington | Michael Lower inbounds the ball | 35-23 |
| Game Plan | Washington | Washington is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Washington | John Murphy can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the right corner | 35-23 |
| 19:30 | Washington | Michael Lower pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-23 |
| 19:14 | Washington | Michael Lower's pass is intercepted by Gilbert Gardea | 35-23 |
| 18:46 | Santa Clara | Larry Vetter can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-23 |
| 18:45 | Santa Clara | Gilbert Gardea can't tip it in | 35-23 |
| 18:44 | Washington | The rebound goes to Michael Defelice | 35-23 |
| 18:16 | Washington | John Murphy hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Lower | 38-23 |
| 17:52 | Santa Clara | Huey Glantz jams it and he's hacked by Edward King - foul #2 on Edward King, team foul #1 | 38-25 |
| Subs | Washington | Joseph Riendeau (PG), Laurence Whitehead (SG), Charles Hopkins (PF), Christopher Philpott (C) Michael Defelice, John Murphy, Edward King, Christopher Loo | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Roberto Martin (PG), Terry Lamberton (SG), Michael Dodge (SF), Richard Elder (C) Larry Vetter, Gilbert Gardea, John Carroll, Oliver Keach | |
| 17:52 | Santa Clara | Huey Glantz makes the free throw | 38-26 |
| 17:30 | Washington | Joseph Riendeau's pass is intercepted by Michael Dodge | 38-26 |
| 17:10 | Santa Clara | Roberto Martin can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the left block | 38-26 |
| 17:08 | Washington | The rebound goes to Laurence Whitehead | 38-26 |
| 16:52 | Washington | Michael Lower misses the 3 from the right corner | 38-26 |
| 16:50 | Santa Clara | Huey Glantz gets the rebound | 38-26 |
| 16:44 | Santa Clara | Huey Glantz misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-26 |
| 16:43 | Santa Clara | Richard Elder hits the follow up shot | 38-28 |
| 16:23 | Washington | Joseph Riendeau misses short on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Huey Glantz - foul #2 on Huey Glantz, team foul #1 | 38-28 |
| Subs | Washington | John Murphy (SG), Edward King (PF) Laurence Whitehead, Michael Lower | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Larry Vetter (PG), Kendrick Johnson (C) Roberto Martin, Huey Glantz | |
| 16:23 | Washington | Joseph Riendeau makes the 1st free throw | 39-28 |
| 16:23 | Washington | Joseph Riendeau makes the 2nd free throw | 40-28 |
| 16:05 | Santa Clara | Richard Elder can't finish the layup but the foul's on Charles Hopkins - foul #3 on Charles Hopkins, team foul #2 | 40-28 |
| Subs | Washington | Michael Defelice (PG), Charles McCaffrey (SF) Joseph Riendeau, Charles Hopkins | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gilbert Gardea (SG), Anthony Nathanson (SF) Terry Lamberton, Michael Dodge | |
| 16:05 | Santa Clara | Richard Elder misses the 1st free throw | 40-28 |
| 16:05 | Santa Clara | Richard Elder makes the 2nd free throw | 40-29 |
| 15:41 | Washington | Charles McCaffrey is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from Michael Defelice | 42-29 |
| Lineup | Washington | PG - Michael Defelice (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Murphy (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charles McCaffrey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Edward King (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Christopher Philpott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Larry Vetter (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Gilbert Gardea (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Anthony Nathanson (fresh) PF - Richard Elder (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Kendrick Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:26 | Santa Clara | Anthony Nathanson misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 42-29 |
| 15:24 | Washington | Christopher Philpott grabs the defensive rebound | 42-29 |
| 15:01 | Washington | John Murphy is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on John Murphy, team foul #3 | 42-29 |
| Subs | Washington | Laurence Whitehead (SG), Michael Lower (SF), Charles Hopkins (PF), Christopher Loo (C) John Murphy, Charles McCaffrey, Edward King, Christopher Philpott | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Welch (PG), Terry Lamberton (SG), John Carroll (SF), Oliver Keach (C) Larry Vetter, Gilbert Gardea, Anthony Nathanson, Richard Elder | |
| 14:42 | Santa Clara | John Carroll buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Oliver Keach | 42-32 |
| 14:24 | Washington | Charles Hopkins comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 42-32 |
| 14:23 | Washington | Michael Lower grabs the offensive board | 42-32 |
| 14:04 | Washington | Michael Lower is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-32 |
| 13:43 | Santa Clara | John Welch's fadeaway is rejected by Laurence Whitehead | 45-32 |
| 13:41 | Washington | Michael Defelice gets the rebound | 45-32 |
| 13:36 | Washington | Laurence Whitehead is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 45-32 |
| Subs | Washington | Joseph Riendeau (PG), John Murphy (SG), John Knight (PF) Michael Defelice, Laurence Whitehead, Charles Hopkins | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Larry Vetter (SG), Michael Dodge (SF), Huey Glantz (PF) Terry Lamberton, John Carroll, Kendrick Johnson | |
| 13:23 | Santa Clara | Michael Lower steals it from Huey Glantz | 45-32 |
| 13:21 | Washington | Joseph Riendeau is hacked by John Welch in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Welch, team foul #2 | 45-32 |
| Subs | Washington | Edward King (PF) Christopher Loo | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Roberto Martin (SG), Anthony Nathanson (SF) John Welch, Oliver Keach | |
| 12:53 | Washington | Joseph Riendeau hits a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Lower and he's hacked by Larry Vetter - foul #2 on Larry Vetter, team foul #3 | 47-32 |
| Subs | Washington | Charles McCaffrey (SF), Christopher Philpott (C) Michael Lower, John Knight | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gilbert Gardea (SG), Richard Elder (C) Roberto Martin, Anthony Nathanson | |
| 12:53 | Washington | Joseph Riendeau makes the free throw | 48-32 |
| 12:39 | Santa Clara | Gilbert Gardea knocks in the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Larry Vetter | 48-34 |
| 12:32 | Washington | Michael Dodge is called for the reach on Charles McCaffrey in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Dodge, team foul #4 | 48-34 |
| Subs | Washington | Charles Hopkins (SF) Charles McCaffrey | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Terry Lamberton (PG), Anthony Nathanson (SF) Larry Vetter, Huey Glantz | |
| 12:05 | Washington | John Murphy is fouled on the floor by Gilbert Gardea - foul #1 on Gilbert Gardea, team foul #5 | 48-34 |
| Subs | Washington | Michael Defelice (PG), Laurence Whitehead (SG), Michael Lower (SF) Joseph Riendeau, John Murphy, Edward King | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Roberto Martin (PG), Oliver Keach (C) Gilbert Gardea, Michael Dodge | |
| 11:48 | Washington | Oliver Keach denies the turnaround by Charles Hopkins | 48-34 |
| 11:46 | Washington | Christopher Philpott hits the follow up shot | 50-34 |
| 11:31 | Santa Clara | Roberto Martin makes the jumper from the right wing set up by Anthony Nathanson | 50-36 |
| Lineup | Washington | PG - Michael Defelice (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Laurence Whitehead (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Michael Lower (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. PF - Charles Hopkins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Christopher Philpott (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Roberto Martin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Terry Lamberton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Anthony Nathanson (fairly fresh) PF - Richard Elder (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Oliver Keach (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:07 | Washington | Laurence Whitehead makes the jumper from the left block set up by Charles Hopkins | 52-36 |
| 10:46 | Santa Clara | Christopher Philpott steals the ball from Terry Lamberton | 52-36 |
| 10:31 | Washington | Michael Lower hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 52-36 |
| 10:29 | Santa Clara | Anthony Nathanson snags the defensive board | 52-36 |
| 10:17 | Santa Clara | Roberto Martin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-36 |
| Subs | Washington | Joseph Riendeau (PG), John Murphy (SG), Charles McCaffrey (SF), Edward King (PF), Christopher Loo (C) Michael Defelice, Laurence Whitehead, Michael Lower, Charles Hopkins, Christopher Philpott | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Larry Vetter (PG), Gilbert Gardea (SG), John Carroll (SF), Huey Glantz (PF), Michael Dodge (C) Roberto Martin, Terry Lamberton, Anthony Nathanson, Richard Elder, Oliver Keach | |
| 09:54 | Washington | Edward King hits a floater in the lane on a great pass from Joseph Riendeau and he's fouled by Michael Dodge - foul #3 on Michael Dodge, team foul #6 | 54-36 |
| 09:54 | Washington | Edward King misses the free throw | 54-36 |
| 09:54 | Santa Clara | Michael Dodge pulls down the rebound | 54-36 |
| Game Plan | Washington | Washington is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 09:38 | Santa Clara | Larry Vetter clanks a shot from close range but he's fouled by Christopher Loo - foul #1 on Christopher Loo, team foul #4 | 54-36 |
| Subs | Washington | Michael Lower (SF) Charles McCaffrey | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 09:38 | Santa Clara | Larry Vetter makes the 1st free throw | 54-37 |
| 09:38 | Santa Clara | Larry Vetter makes the 2nd free throw | 54-38 |
| 09:13 | Washington | Michael Lower is hacked by John Carroll - foul #3 on John Carroll, team foul #7 | 54-38 |
| 09:13 | Washington | Michael Lower makes the 1st free throw | 55-38 |
| 09:13 | Washington | Michael Lower makes the 2nd free throw | 56-38 |
| 09:05 | Santa Clara | Larry Vetter drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Gilbert Gardea | 56-41 |
| 08:46 | Washington | Michael Lower hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-41 |
| 08:44 | Santa Clara | Gilbert Gardea gets the rebound | 56-41 |
| 08:38 | Santa Clara | Huey Glantz hits a jumper near the basket | 56-43 |
| 08:21 | Washington | Michael Lower knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Joseph Riendeau | 59-43 |
| 08:09 | Santa Clara | John Carroll travels with the ball | 59-43 |
| Subs | Washington | Michael Defelice (PG), Laurence Whitehead (SG), Charles McCaffrey (SF), Charles Hopkins (PF), Christopher Philpott (C) Joseph Riendeau, John Murphy, Michael Lower, Edward King, Christopher Loo | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Roberto Martin (PG), Terry Lamberton (SG), Kendrick Johnson (PF), Oliver Keach (C) Larry Vetter, Gilbert Gardea, Huey Glantz, Michael Dodge | |
| 07:55 | Washington | Christopher Philpott drills a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Michael Defelice | 61-43 |
| 07:47 | Santa Clara | John Carroll misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 61-43 |
| 07:46 | Washington | The rebound goes to Michael Defelice | 61-43 |
| 07:17 | Washington | Oliver Keach blocks the jumper by Laurence Whitehead | 61-43 |
| 07:15 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Kendrick Johnson | 61-43 |
| Lineup | Washington | PG - Michael Defelice (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Laurence Whitehead (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Charles McCaffrey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Charles Hopkins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Christopher Philpott (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Roberto Martin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Terry Lamberton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Carroll (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Kendrick Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Oliver Keach (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 07:11 | Santa Clara | Roberto Martin misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-43 |
| 07:09 | Santa Clara | John Carroll tips it in | 61-45 |
| 06:45 | Washington | Laurence Whitehead can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 61-45 |
| 06:44 | Santa Clara | Terry Lamberton grabs the board | 61-45 |
| 06:32 | Santa Clara | John Carroll buries a 3 from the right wing | 61-48 |
| 06:09 | Washington | Laurence Whitehead misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-48 |
| 06:07 | Santa Clara | John Carroll grabs the board | 61-48 |
| Game Plan | Washington | Washington is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 06:00 | Santa Clara | Christopher Philpott picks off the pass by Oliver Keach | 61-48 |
| 06:00 | Washington | Washington calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-48 |
| Subs | Washington | John Murphy (SG), Michael Lower (SF), Edward King (PF), Christopher Loo (C) Laurence Whitehead, Charles McCaffrey, Charles Hopkins, Christopher Philpott | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Welch (PG), Gilbert Gardea (SG), Michael Dodge (SF), Huey Glantz (PF), Richard Elder (C) Roberto Martin, Terry Lamberton, John Carroll, Kendrick Johnson, Oliver Keach | |
| 05:52 | Washington | Edward King hits a floater from the left side | 63-48 |
| Game Plan | Washington | Washington is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:30 | Santa Clara | Gilbert Gardea's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-48 |
| 05:10 | Washington | Edward King is hacked by Michael Dodge - foul #4 on Michael Dodge, team foul #8 | 63-48 |
| 05:10 | Washington | Edward King misses the 1st free throw | 63-48 |
| 05:10 | Santa Clara | Richard Elder grabs the defensive rebound | 63-48 |
| 04:47 | Santa Clara | Michael Dodge banks in the layup and he's hacked by Christopher Loo - foul #2 on Christopher Loo, team foul #5 | 63-50 |
| Subs | Washington | Joseph Riendeau (PG) Michael Defelice | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Terry Lamberton (SG) Gilbert Gardea | |
| 04:47 | Santa Clara | Michael Dodge makes the free throw | 63-51 |
| 04:32 | Washington | John Murphy clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-51 |
| 04:30 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to John Welch | 63-51 |
| 04:18 | Santa Clara | Richard Elder makes the jump hook near the basket set up by John Welch | 63-53 |
| 03:55 | Washington | John Murphy makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Michael Lower | 66-53 |
| 03:37 | Santa Clara | Richard Elder misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 66-53 |
| 03:35 | Washington | Christopher Loo gets the rebound | 66-53 |
| Game Plan | Washington | Washington is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:10 | Washington | Edward King scores on a jump hook near the basket | 68-53 |
| Lineup | Washington | PG - Joseph Riendeau (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Murphy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Michael Lower (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. PF - Edward King (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Christopher Loo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - John Welch (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Terry Lamberton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Dodge (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. PF - Huey Glantz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Richard Elder (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:56 | Santa Clara | Huey Glantz misses the easy open layup | 68-53 |
| 02:55 | Santa Clara | Michael Dodge gets the offensive rebound | 68-53 |
| 02:34 | Santa Clara | John Welch drills a jumper from the left wing | 68-55 |
| 02:29 | Washington | Joseph Riendeau's pass is intercepted by Michael Dodge in the backcourt | 68-55 |
| 02:26 | Santa Clara | Michael Dodge lays it in | 68-57 |
| 02:01 | Washington | Terry Lamberton steals it from Michael Lower | 68-57 |
| 01:51 | Santa Clara | John Welch is called for the offensive foul - foul #5 on John Welch, team foul #9 | 68-57 |
| Subs | Washington | Laurence Whitehead (SG), Charles McCaffrey (SF), Charles Hopkins (PF), Christopher Philpott (C) John Murphy, Michael Lower, Edward King, Christopher Loo | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Larry Vetter (PG), Kendrick Johnson (C) John Welch, Huey Glantz | |
| 01:31 | Washington | Charles Hopkins misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Larry Vetter - foul #3 on Larry Vetter, team foul #10 | 68-57 |
| 01:31 | Washington | Charles Hopkins misses the 1st free throw | 68-57 |
| 01:31 | Washington | Charles Hopkins makes the 2nd free throw | 69-57 |
| 01:15 | Santa Clara | Charles Hopkins steals it from Terry Lamberton out of a doubleteam | 69-57 |
| 00:47 | Washington | Joseph Riendeau is called for traveling | 69-57 |
| Game Plan | Washington | Washington is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Santa Clara | Charles McCaffrey denies the turnaround by Richard Elder | 69-57 |
| 00:40 | Washington | Charles McCaffrey gets the rebound | 69-57 |
| Game Plan | Washington | Washington is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Washington | Joseph Riendeau makes the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Laurence Whitehead | 71-57 |
| 00:11 | Santa Clara | Terry Lamberton evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Larry Vetter | 71-60 |
| 00:00 | Washington | Joseph Riendeau runs out the clock | 71-60 |