| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Anthony Harpster (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Steven Miller (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Denis White (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gilberto Villanueva (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - William Davis (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Ronald Nesmith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Shilin Xayasith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Emilio Fernandez (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Albert Chittum (fresh) C - Marco Ricci (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Santa Clara | Emilio Fernandez inbounds the ball | 34-47 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 19:45 | Santa Clara | Ronald Nesmith is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Albert Chittum | 34-49 |
| 19:29 | Nebraska | Ronald Nesmith takes the ball from William Davis | 34-49 |
| 19:22 | Santa Clara | Ronald Nesmith can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Denis White - foul #1 on Denis White, team foul #1 | 34-49 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Joseph Robertson (PG), Michael Fair (SF), Luke Cunningham (PF), William Carroll (C) Anthony Harpster, Denis White, Gilberto Villanueva, William Davis | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Eric Ratcliff (SG) Shilin Xayasith | |
| 19:22 | Santa Clara | Ronald Nesmith makes the 1st free throw | 34-50 |
| 19:22 | Santa Clara | Ronald Nesmith makes the 2nd free throw | 34-51 |
| 19:00 | Nebraska | Luke Cunningham connects on the jumper from just outside the lane | 36-51 |
| 18:50 | Santa Clara | Emilio Fernandez is hacked by William Carroll - foul #2 on William Carroll, team foul #2 | 36-51 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Joseph Fischer (SG) Steven Miller | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Clinton Heyer (PG), Clifton Meece (SF), George Little (C) Ronald Nesmith, Emilio Fernandez, Marco Ricci | |
| 18:43 | Santa Clara | Eric Ratcliff scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Clinton Heyer | 36-54 |
| 18:24 | Nebraska | Joseph Fischer comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 36-54 |
| 18:22 | Santa Clara | George Little gets the rebound | 36-54 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 18:19 | Santa Clara | Michael Fair steals the ball from Clinton Heyer in the backcourt | 36-54 |
| 18:10 | Nebraska | Luke Cunningham is open but misses the lay-in | 36-54 |
| 18:09 | Santa Clara | Clifton Meece grabs the defensive rebound | 36-54 |
| 18:05 | Santa Clara | Eric Ratcliff makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Clifton Meece | 36-57 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 18:03 | Nebraska | William Carroll's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-57 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Anthony Harpster (PG), Ben Hesser (SG), Denis White (SF), Gilberto Villanueva (PF), William Davis (C) Joseph Robertson, Joseph Fischer, Michael Fair, Luke Cunningham, William Carroll | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Ronald Nesmith (PG), Shilin Xayasith (SG), Darryl Williams (SF), Jason Schaffer (PF), Marco Ricci (C) Clinton Heyer, Eric Ratcliff, Clifton Meece, Albert Chittum, George Little | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 17:45 | Santa Clara | Darryl Williams misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 36-57 |
| 17:44 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to William Davis | 36-57 |
| 17:39 | Nebraska | Gilberto Villanueva misses short on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Jason Schaffer - foul #3 on Jason Schaffer, team foul #1 | 36-57 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Randy Emery (C) William Davis | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Albert Chittum (PF) Jason Schaffer | |
| 17:39 | Nebraska | Gilberto Villanueva misses the 1st free throw | 36-57 |
| 17:39 | Nebraska | Gilberto Villanueva makes the 2nd free throw | 37-57 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 17:30 | Santa Clara | Darryl Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-57 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Emilio Fernandez (SF) Darryl Williams | |
| 17:21 | Nebraska | Denis White hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 37-57 |
| 17:20 | Santa Clara | Albert Chittum gets the rebound | 37-57 |
| 17:00 | Santa Clara | Gilberto Villanueva steals it from Marco Ricci | 37-57 |
| 16:50 | Nebraska | Anthony Harpster connects on the open 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Randy Emery | 40-57 |
| 16:28 | Santa Clara | Marco Ricci connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Shilin Xayasith | 40-59 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 16:26 | Nebraska | Denis White double dribbles in the backcourt | 40-59 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Joseph Robertson (PG), Steven Miller (SG), Michael Fair (SF), William Davis (C) Anthony Harpster, Ben Hesser, Denis White, Randy Emery | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Clinton Heyer (PG), Clifton Meece (SF), George Little (C) Ronald Nesmith, Emilio Fernandez, Marco Ricci | |
| 16:18 | Santa Clara | William Davis takes the ball from Shilin Xayasith | 40-59 |
| 16:01 | Nebraska | Michael Fair can't connect on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Shilin Xayasith - foul #2 on Shilin Xayasith, team foul #2 | 40-59 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Joseph Fischer (PG), Luke Cunningham (PF) Joseph Robertson, Gilberto Villanueva | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Darryl Williams (PG) Shilin Xayasith | |
| 16:01 | Nebraska | Michael Fair misses the 1st free throw | 40-59 |
| 16:01 | Nebraska | Michael Fair makes the 2nd free throw | 41-59 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Joseph Fischer (fresh) SG - Steven Miller (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Michael Fair (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. PF - Luke Cunningham (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - William Davis (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Darryl Williams (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Clinton Heyer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Clifton Meece (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Albert Chittum (tired) C - George Little (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Santa Clara | Clinton Heyer misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Michael Fair - foul #1 on Michael Fair, team foul #3 | 41-59 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Joseph Robertson (PG), Denis White (SF) Joseph Fischer, Michael Fair | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Luther Swanson (SG), Jason Schaffer (PF) Clifton Meece, Albert Chittum | |
| 15:42 | Santa Clara | Clinton Heyer makes the 1st free throw | 41-60 |
| 15:42 | Santa Clara | Clinton Heyer misses the 2nd free throw | 41-60 |
| 15:42 | Nebraska | William Davis snags the defensive board | 41-60 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 15:40 | Nebraska | Joseph Robertson loses the dribble to Darryl Williams in the backcourt | 41-60 |
| 15:39 | Santa Clara | Luther Swanson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Darryl Williams | 41-62 |
| 15:25 | Nebraska | Denis White knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Joseph Robertson | 43-62 |
| 15:01 | Santa Clara | Luther Swanson loses the dribble to Steven Miller | 43-62 |
| 14:46 | Nebraska | Clinton Heyer takes the ball from William Davis | 43-62 |
| 14:42 | Santa Clara | Clinton Heyer hits the finger roll | 43-64 |
| 14:33 | Nebraska | Denis White can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 43-64 |
| 14:32 | Santa Clara | Luther Swanson grabs the defensive rebound | 43-64 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 14:08 | Santa Clara | Jason Schaffer dunks the ball on a nice dish by Clinton Heyer and he's hacked by Denis White - foul #2 on Denis White, team foul #4 | 43-66 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Anthony Harpster (PG), Joseph Fischer (SG), Michael Fair (SF), Randy Emery (PF), William Carroll (C) Joseph Robertson, Steven Miller, Denis White, Luke Cunningham, William Davis | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Ronald Nesmith (PG), Eric Ratcliff (SG), Emilio Fernandez (SF), Marco Ricci (C) Clinton Heyer, Luther Swanson, Darryl Williams, George Little | |
| 14:08 | Santa Clara | Jason Schaffer misses the free throw | 43-66 |
| 14:08 | Nebraska | Randy Emery gets the rebound | 43-66 |
| 13:56 | Nebraska | Michael Fair connects on the floater from the right side | 45-66 |
| 13:46 | Santa Clara | Emilio Fernandez is called for 10 seconds | 45-66 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Luther Swanson (SG), Clifton Meece (SF) Eric Ratcliff, Jason Schaffer | |
| 13:36 | Nebraska | Anthony Harpster misses the floater from the left side but the foul's on Marco Ricci - foul #1 on Marco Ricci, team foul #3 | 45-66 |
| 13:36 | Nebraska | Anthony Harpster makes the 1st free throw | 46-66 |
| 13:36 | Nebraska | Anthony Harpster makes the 2nd free throw | 47-66 |
| 13:18 | Santa Clara | Marco Ricci misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by William Carroll - foul #3 on William Carroll, team foul #5 | 47-66 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Ben Hesser (SF), Gilberto Villanueva (PF) Michael Fair, Randy Emery | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jason Schaffer (PF) Emilio Fernandez | |
| 13:18 | Santa Clara | Marco Ricci misses the 1st free throw | 47-66 |
| 13:18 | Santa Clara | Marco Ricci misses the 2nd free throw | 47-66 |
| 13:18 | Nebraska | Gilberto Villanueva grabs the defensive rebound | 47-66 |
| 12:49 | Nebraska | Anthony Harpster makes the wide open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ben Hesser | 49-66 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 12:47 | Santa Clara | Luther Swanson double dribbles in the backcourt | 49-66 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Steven Miller (SG), Michael Fair (SF) Joseph Fischer, Ben Hesser | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Shilin Xayasith (SG), Emilio Fernandez (SF), Albert Chittum (PF) Luther Swanson, Clifton Meece, Jason Schaffer | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 12:26 | Nebraska | Gilberto Villanueva drills a runner from the right block | 51-66 |
| 12:26 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 51-66 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Ben Hesser (SF), Randy Emery (C) Michael Fair, William Carroll | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Eric Ratcliff (SG), Jason Schaffer (PF) Shilin Xayasith, Albert Chittum | |
| 12:08 | Santa Clara | Jason Schaffer drills a fadeaway near the basket | 51-68 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 11:48 | Nebraska | Anthony Harpster hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from straight away | 51-68 |
| 11:46 | Santa Clara | Marco Ricci snags the defensive board | 51-68 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Anthony Harpster (tired) 12 pts. SG - Steven Miller (tiring) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Ben Hesser (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gilberto Villanueva (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Randy Emery (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Ronald Nesmith (tired) 6 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - Eric Ratcliff (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Emilio Fernandez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jason Schaffer (tiring) 11 pts. 3 pf. C - Marco Ricci (tired) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Santa Clara | Jason Schaffer misses the easy layup | 51-68 |
| 11:23 | Santa Clara | Jason Schaffer snags the offensive board | 51-68 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 11:09 | Santa Clara | Eric Ratcliff clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-68 |
| 11:07 | Santa Clara | Marco Ricci snags the offensive board | 51-68 |
| 10:44 | Santa Clara | Jason Schaffer misses the shot from the left side | 51-68 |
| 10:42 | Nebraska | Ben Hesser snags the defensive board | 51-68 |
| 10:42 | Nebraska | Nebraska calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 51-68 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Joseph Robertson (PG), Joseph Fischer (SG), Michael Fair (SF), Luke Cunningham (PF), William Davis (C) Anthony Harpster, Steven Miller, Ben Hesser, Gilberto Villanueva, Randy Emery | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Clinton Heyer (PG), Shilin Xayasith (SG), Clifton Meece (SF), Albert Chittum (PF), George Little (C) Ronald Nesmith, Eric Ratcliff, Emilio Fernandez, Jason Schaffer, Marco Ricci | |
| 10:32 | Nebraska | Luke Cunningham hits the finger roll | 53-68 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 10:19 | Santa Clara | William Davis is called for the reach on George Little - foul #1 on William Davis, team foul #6 | 53-68 |
| 10:05 | Santa Clara | George Little misses the lay-in but he's hacked by William Davis - foul #2 on William Davis, team foul #7 | 53-68 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Luther Swanson (PG) Clinton Heyer | |
| 10:05 | Santa Clara | George Little misses the 1st free throw | 53-68 |
| 10:05 | Santa Clara | George Little misses the 2nd free throw | 53-68 |
| 10:05 | Nebraska | Joseph Fischer pulls down the rebound | 53-68 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 09:48 | Nebraska | Luke Cunningham buries a fadeaway from the left side | 55-68 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 09:34 | Santa Clara | Clifton Meece misses the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Michael Fair - foul #2 on Michael Fair, team foul #8 | 55-68 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Denis White (SF), Randy Emery (PF), William Carroll (C) Michael Fair, Luke Cunningham, William Davis | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Clinton Heyer (PG) Shilin Xayasith | |
| 09:34 | Santa Clara | Clifton Meece misses the 1st free throw | 55-68 |
| 09:34 | Santa Clara | Clifton Meece makes the 2nd free throw | 55-69 |
| 09:25 | Nebraska | Joseph Robertson hits a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Joseph Fischer | 57-69 |
| 09:18 | Santa Clara | Luther Swanson comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 57-69 |
| 09:17 | Nebraska | Denis White grabs the defensive rebound | 57-69 |
| 09:12 | Nebraska | Clinton Heyer steals it from Denis White | 57-69 |
| 09:08 | Santa Clara | Luther Swanson banks in the layup set up by Clinton Heyer | 57-71 |
| 09:06 | Nebraska | Randy Emery is fouled in the backcourt by Luther Swanson - foul #4 on Luther Swanson, team foul #4 | 57-71 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Steven Miller (SG) Joseph Fischer | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Darryl Williams (PG), Shilin Xayasith (SG), Emilio Fernandez (SF), Jason Schaffer (PF) Clinton Heyer, Luther Swanson, Clifton Meece, Albert Chittum | |
| 08:48 | Nebraska | William Carroll misses long on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by George Little - foul #2 on George Little, team foul #5 | 57-71 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Michael Fair (SF), Luke Cunningham (PF) Joseph Robertson, Randy Emery | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Marco Ricci (C) George Little | |
| 08:48 | Nebraska | William Carroll makes the 1st free throw | 58-71 |
| 08:48 | Nebraska | William Carroll makes the 2nd free throw | 59-71 |
| 08:45 | Santa Clara | Shilin Xayasith's pass is intercepted by Steven Miller in the backcourt | 59-71 |
| 08:34 | Nebraska | Denis White comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 59-71 |
| 08:33 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Darryl Williams | 59-71 |
| 08:22 | Santa Clara | Jason Schaffer can't connect on a floater from the right side | 59-71 |
| 08:21 | Nebraska | William Carroll pulls down the rebound | 59-71 |
| 08:17 | Nebraska | Denis White is denied on a layup by Emilio Fernandez | 59-71 |
| 08:16 | Santa Clara | Emilio Fernandez grabs the board | 59-71 |
| 08:03 | Santa Clara | Jason Schaffer is whistled for a carry | 59-71 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Joseph Robertson (PG), Ben Hesser (SG), Gilberto Villanueva (PF), William Davis (C) Denis White, Steven Miller, Luke Cunningham, William Carroll | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Clinton Heyer (PG), Eric Ratcliff (SG), George Little (C) Darryl Williams, Shilin Xayasith, Marco Ricci | |
| 07:43 | Nebraska | Gilberto Villanueva's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-71 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Denis White (SF), Randy Emery (PF) Michael Fair, Gilberto Villanueva | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Ronald Nesmith (PG), Luther Swanson (SG), Albert Chittum (PF) Clinton Heyer, Eric Ratcliff, Jason Schaffer | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Joseph Robertson (tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ben Hesser (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Denis White (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Randy Emery (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - William Davis (tiring) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Ronald Nesmith (tiring) 6 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - Luther Swanson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Emilio Fernandez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Albert Chittum (tired) C - George Little (tired) 3 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Santa Clara | William Davis is called for the reach on Emilio Fernandez - foul #3 on William Davis, team foul #9 | 59-71 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Anthony Harpster (PG) Joseph Robertson | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 07:30 | Santa Clara | Emilio Fernandez makes the 1st free throw | 59-72 |
| 07:30 | Santa Clara | Emilio Fernandez makes the 2nd free throw | 59-73 |
| 07:08 | Nebraska | Denis White hits a shot from the left side | 61-73 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 06:57 | Santa Clara | Ronald Nesmith comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 61-73 |
| 06:55 | Nebraska | Denis White snags the defensive board | 61-73 |
| 06:51 | Nebraska | Randy Emery misses short on a shot from the right side | 61-73 |
| 06:49 | Nebraska | Denis White tips it but misses | 61-73 |
| 06:47 | Santa Clara | Emilio Fernandez pulls down the rebound | 61-73 |
| 06:32 | Santa Clara | Ronald Nesmith double dribbles | 61-73 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Joseph Robertson (PG), Joseph Fischer (SG), Michael Fair (SF), Gilberto Villanueva (PF), William Carroll (C) Anthony Harpster, Ben Hesser, Denis White, Randy Emery, William Davis | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Clinton Heyer (PG), Clifton Meece (SF), Jason Schaffer (PF), Marco Ricci (C) Ronald Nesmith, Emilio Fernandez, Albert Chittum, George Little | |
| 06:16 | Nebraska | Gilberto Villanueva can't connect on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Marco Ricci - foul #2 on Marco Ricci, team foul #6 | 61-73 |
| 06:16 | Nebraska | Gilberto Villanueva makes the 1st free throw | 62-73 |
| 06:16 | Nebraska | Gilberto Villanueva misses the 2nd free throw | 62-73 |
| 06:16 | Nebraska | William Carroll grabs the offensive rebound | 62-73 |
| 05:51 | Nebraska | Gilberto Villanueva lays it up and in on a nice dish by Joseph Robertson | 64-73 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 05:41 | Santa Clara | Jason Schaffer comes up short on the floater in the lane but the foul's on William Carroll - foul #4 on William Carroll, team foul #10 | 64-73 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Anthony Harpster (PG), Steven Miller (SG), Luke Cunningham (PF), Randy Emery (C) Joseph Robertson, Joseph Fischer, Gilberto Villanueva, William Carroll | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Shilin Xayasith (SG) Luther Swanson | |
| 05:41 | Santa Clara | Jason Schaffer misses the 1st free throw | 64-73 |
| 05:41 | Santa Clara | Jason Schaffer makes the 2nd free throw | 64-74 |
| 05:37 | Nebraska | Clinton Heyer picks off the pass by Anthony Harpster in the backcourt | 64-74 |
| 05:27 | Santa Clara | Anthony Harpster is called for the reach on Clinton Heyer - foul #1 on Anthony Harpster, team foul #11 | 64-74 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Emilio Fernandez (SF) Clifton Meece | |
| 05:27 | Santa Clara | Clinton Heyer makes the 1st free throw | 64-75 |
| 05:27 | Santa Clara | Clinton Heyer makes the 2nd free throw | 64-76 |
| 05:07 | Nebraska | Randy Emery hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-76 |
| 05:06 | Santa Clara | Emilio Fernandez snags the defensive board | 64-76 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 04:47 | Santa Clara | Jason Schaffer hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 64-76 |
| 04:45 | Nebraska | Randy Emery snags the defensive board | 64-76 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 04:41 | Nebraska | Clinton Heyer steps in front of the Anthony Harpster pass in the backcourt | 64-76 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 04:25 | Santa Clara | Marco Ricci hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 64-76 |
| 04:23 | Santa Clara | Emilio Fernandez misses the tip | 64-76 |
| 04:21 | Santa Clara | Shilin Xayasith grabs the offensive board | 64-76 |
| 04:02 | Santa Clara | Shilin Xayasith is denied on a layup by Luke Cunningham | 64-76 |
| 04:00 | Nebraska | Luke Cunningham snags the defensive board | 64-76 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 03:56 | Nebraska | Randy Emery makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Anthony Harpster | 67-76 |
| 03:56 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 67-76 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Joseph Robertson (PG), Ben Hesser (SG), Denis White (SF), Gilberto Villanueva (PF), William Davis (C) Anthony Harpster, Steven Miller, Michael Fair, Luke Cunningham, Randy Emery | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Ronald Nesmith (PG), Eric Ratcliff (SG), Darryl Williams (SF), Albert Chittum (PF), George Little (C) Clinton Heyer, Shilin Xayasith, Emilio Fernandez, Jason Schaffer, Marco Ricci | |
| 03:32 | Santa Clara | Ronald Nesmith misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Joseph Robertson - foul #4 on Joseph Robertson, team foul #12 | 67-76 |
| Subs | Nebraska | William Carroll (C) William Davis | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 03:32 | Santa Clara | Ronald Nesmith makes the 1st free throw | 67-77 |
| 03:32 | Santa Clara | Ronald Nesmith misses the 2nd free throw | 67-77 |
| 03:32 | Nebraska | William Carroll grabs the board | 67-77 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Joseph Robertson (tired) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Ben Hesser (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Denis White (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Gilberto Villanueva (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - William Carroll (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Ronald Nesmith (tiring) 7 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - Eric Ratcliff (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Darryl Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Albert Chittum (tired) C - George Little (tired) 3 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Nebraska | Ben Hesser is fouled on the floor by Eric Ratcliff - foul #3 on Eric Ratcliff, team foul #7 | 67-77 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Joseph Fischer (SG) Denis White | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Luther Swanson (SG), Clifton Meece (SF) Eric Ratcliff, Darryl Williams | |
| 03:20 | Nebraska | Ben Hesser makes the 1st free throw | 68-77 |
| 03:20 | Nebraska | Ben Hesser makes the 2nd free throw | 69-77 |
| 03:01 | Santa Clara | Luther Swanson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 69-77 |
| 03:00 | Santa Clara | Clifton Meece grabs the offensive rebound | 69-77 |
| 02:39 | Santa Clara | Clifton Meece is hacked by Ben Hesser - foul #3 on Ben Hesser, team foul #13 | 69-77 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Denis White (PG), Randy Emery (PF), William Davis (C) Joseph Robertson, Gilberto Villanueva, William Carroll | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jason Schaffer (PF), Marco Ricci (C) Albert Chittum, George Little | |
| 02:39 | Santa Clara | Clifton Meece makes the 1st free throw | 69-78 |
| 02:39 | Santa Clara | Clifton Meece makes the 2nd free throw | 69-79 |
| 02:36 | Nebraska | Denis White's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 69-79 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Anthony Harpster (PG) Joseph Fischer | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 02:18 | Santa Clara | Ronald Nesmith travels with the ball | 69-79 |
| 02:18 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 69-79 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Steven Miller (SG) Ben Hesser | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Darryl Williams (PG), Eric Ratcliff (SG), Emilio Fernandez (SF) Ronald Nesmith, Luther Swanson, Clifton Meece | |
| 02:05 | Nebraska | Denis White buries a floater in the paint and he's fouled by Jason Schaffer - foul #4 on Jason Schaffer, team foul #8 | 71-79 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Joseph Fischer (PG) Anthony Harpster | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 02:05 | Nebraska | Denis White makes the free throw | 72-79 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 02:02 | Santa Clara | Eric Ratcliff loses the dribble to Steven Miller in the backcourt | 72-79 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 01:45 | Nebraska | Denis White comes up short on the shot near the basket | 72-79 |
| 01:43 | Santa Clara | Jason Schaffer grabs the defensive rebound | 72-79 |
| 01:41 | Santa Clara | Jason Schaffer throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 72-79 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Anthony Harpster (PG), Gilberto Villanueva (PF) Joseph Fischer, Randy Emery | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Ronald Nesmith (PG), Luther Swanson (SG), Albert Chittum (PF) Darryl Williams, Eric Ratcliff, Jason Schaffer | |
| 01:18 | Nebraska | Denis White misses the jumper from the left side | 72-79 |
| 01:16 | Nebraska | The offensive rebound goes to Gilberto Villanueva | 72-79 |
| 01:16 | Nebraska | Nebraska calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 72-79 |
| 00:54 | Nebraska | The pull-up jumper by Denis White is blocked by Luther Swanson | 72-79 |
| 00:52 | Nebraska | Steven Miller pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-79 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 00:49 | Nebraska | Emilio Fernandez swats the short shot by Denis White | 72-79 |
| 00:48 | Nebraska | William Davis hits the follow up shot | 74-79 |
| 00:48 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 74-79 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 00:45 | Santa Clara | Ronald Nesmith is fouled in the backcourt by Anthony Harpster - foul #2 on Anthony Harpster, team foul #14 | 74-79 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Clifton Meece (SF), Jason Schaffer (PF) Emilio Fernandez, Albert Chittum | |
| 00:45 | Nebraska | Nebraska calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 74-79 |
| 00:45 | Santa Clara | Ronald Nesmith makes the 1st free throw | 74-80 |
| 00:45 | Santa Clara | Ronald Nesmith makes the 2nd free throw | 74-81 |
| 00:40 | Nebraska | Gilberto Villanueva hits a jumper from the left wing | 76-81 |
| 00:39 | Santa Clara | Luther Swanson is hacked by Anthony Harpster in the backcourt - foul #3 on Anthony Harpster, team foul #15 | 76-81 |
| 00:39 | Santa Clara | Luther Swanson makes the 1st free throw | 76-82 |
| 00:39 | Santa Clara | Luther Swanson makes the 2nd free throw | 76-83 |
| 00:32 | Nebraska | Anthony Harpster misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 76-83 |
| 00:31 | Santa Clara | Jason Schaffer grabs the board | 76-83 |
| 00:28 | Santa Clara | Anthony Harpster is called for the reach on Jason Schaffer in the backcourt - foul #4 on Anthony Harpster, team foul #16 | 76-83 |
| 00:28 | Santa Clara | Jason Schaffer makes the 1st free throw | 76-84 |
| 00:28 | Santa Clara | Jason Schaffer makes the 2nd free throw | 76-85 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 00:21 | Nebraska | Steven Miller comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 76-85 |
| 00:19 | Nebraska | Denis White grabs the offensive rebound | 76-85 |
| 00:17 | Nebraska | Anthony Harpster misses long on an open 3 from the right corner | 76-85 |
| 00:15 | Nebraska | Steven Miller snags the offensive board | 76-85 |
| 00:15 | Nebraska | Nebraska calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 76-85 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Emilio Fernandez (SF), Albert Chittum (PF) Clifton Meece, Jason Schaffer | |
| 00:13 | Nebraska | Steven Miller hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 76-85 |
| 00:12 | Santa Clara | Emilio Fernandez snags the defensive board | 76-85 |
| 00:10 | Santa Clara | Emilio Fernandez is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Miller - foul #4 on Steven Miller, team foul #17 | 76-85 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jason Schaffer (PF) Albert Chittum | |
| 00:10 | Santa Clara | Emilio Fernandez makes the 1st free throw | 76-86 |
| 00:10 | Santa Clara | Emilio Fernandez makes the 2nd free throw | 76-87 |
| 00:07 | Nebraska | Anthony Harpster's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 76-87 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Clinton Heyer (PG), Eric Ratcliff (SG), Clifton Meece (SF), George Little (C) Ronald Nesmith, Luther Swanson, Emilio Fernandez, Marco Ricci | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 00:00 | Santa Clara | Clinton Heyer runs out the clock | 76-87 |