| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Herbert Shreve (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Farrington (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Umstead (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Franklin Izzo (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - David Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - William Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Goble (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Eiler (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Rife (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Craig Timko (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Santa Clara | Charles Eiler inbounds the ball | 31-27 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Santa Clara | Craig Timko buries a fadeaway from the baseline and he's hacked by David Anderson - foul #1 on David Anderson, team foul #1 | 31-29 |
| 19:37 | Santa Clara | Craig Timko makes the free throw | 31-30 |
| 19:21 | Arkansas | Mark Farrington drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Herbert Shreve | 34-30 |
| 18:55 | Santa Clara | William Davis is fouled on the floor by David Umstead - foul #1 on David Umstead, team foul #2 | 34-30 |
| 18:38 | Santa Clara | Charles Eiler scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-33 |
| 18:09 | Arkansas | David Umstead hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the baseline | 34-33 |
| 18:08 | Arkansas | David Anderson misses the tip | 34-33 |
| 18:06 | Santa Clara | Robert Rife pulls down the rebound | 34-33 |
| 17:53 | Santa Clara | Larry Goble misses long on a 3 from straight away | 34-33 |
| 17:52 | Arkansas | Mark Farrington grabs the board | 34-33 |
| 17:26 | Arkansas | David Umstead misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Charles Eiler - foul #1 on Charles Eiler, team foul #1 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Jeff Pape (SF), Angel Roman (C) Mark Farrington, David Anderson | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Lepley (PG), Charles Reed (SG), Quinton Pugh (SF), Travis Straley (PF), Robert Myers (C) William Davis, Larry Goble, Charles Eiler, Robert Rife, Craig Timko | |
| 17:26 | Arkansas | David Umstead makes the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 17:26 | Arkansas | David Umstead makes the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 17:15 | Santa Clara | Franklin Izzo steals the ball from Quinton Pugh | 36-33 |
| 16:53 | Arkansas | Quinton Pugh is called for the reach on David Umstead - foul #2 on Quinton Pugh, team foul #2 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Alvin Marchand (SG) David Umstead | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 16:33 | Arkansas | Franklin Izzo drills a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Herbert Shreve and the foul's on Travis Straley - foul #1 on Travis Straley, team foul #3 | 38-33 |
| 16:33 | Arkansas | Franklin Izzo misses the free throw | 38-33 |
| 16:33 | Santa Clara | Robert Myers snags the defensive board | 38-33 |
| 16:07 | Santa Clara | James Lepley makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 38-35 |
| 15:44 | Arkansas | Franklin Izzo misses the wide open shot in the paint | 38-35 |
| 15:43 | Arkansas | Angel Roman snags the offensive board | 38-35 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Herbert Shreve (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Alvin Marchand (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeff Pape (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Franklin Izzo (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Angel Roman (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - James Lepley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charles Reed (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Quinton Pugh (fairly fresh) PF - Travis Straley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Robert Myers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:17 | Arkansas | Franklin Izzo buries a jump hook near the basket set up by Herbert Shreve | 40-35 |
| 15:09 | Santa Clara | Quinton Pugh hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-35 |
| 15:08 | Santa Clara | Travis Straley tips it home | 40-37 |
| 14:47 | Arkansas | Franklin Izzo hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Herbert Shreve | 42-37 |
| 14:33 | Santa Clara | Quinton Pugh clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 42-37 |
| 14:32 | Santa Clara | Robert Myers pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-37 |
| 14:07 | Santa Clara | Herbert Shreve steals the ball from Travis Straley | 42-37 |
| 14:04 | Arkansas | Herbert Shreve loses the dribble to Quinton Pugh in the backcourt | 42-37 |
| 14:03 | Santa Clara | James Lepley banks in the layup on a nice dish by Quinton Pugh | 42-39 |
| 13:36 | Arkansas | Robert Myers blocks the jumper by Alvin Marchand | 42-39 |
| 13:34 | Arkansas | Angel Roman gets the offensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 13:18 | Arkansas | Franklin Izzo misses long on a shot in the paint | 42-39 |
| 13:17 | Arkansas | Franklin Izzo grabs the offensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 12:48 | Arkansas | Robert Myers steals it from Alvin Marchand | 42-39 |
| 12:32 | Santa Clara | Charles Reed misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Jeff Pape - foul #1 on Jeff Pape, team foul #3 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Bruce Garner (PG), Mark Farrington (SG), David Umstead (SF), Frank Fretwell (PF), David Anderson (C) Herbert Shreve, Alvin Marchand, Jeff Pape, Franklin Izzo, Angel Roman | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Larry Goble (SG), Charles Eiler (SF), Robert Rife (PF), Craig Timko (C) James Lepley, Quinton Pugh, Travis Straley, Robert Myers | |
| 12:32 | Santa Clara | Charles Reed misses the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 12:32 | Santa Clara | Charles Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 42-40 |
| 12:20 | Arkansas | Mark Farrington is hacked by Larry Goble - foul #2 on Larry Goble, team foul #4 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | William Davis (PG) Charles Reed | |
| 12:03 | Arkansas | Robert Rife picks off the pass by David Anderson | 42-40 |
| 11:40 | Santa Clara | Robert Rife hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Frank Fretwell - foul #2 on Frank Fretwell, team foul #4 | 42-40 |
| 11:40 | Santa Clara | Robert Rife makes the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 11:40 | Santa Clara | Robert Rife makes the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Bruce Garner (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Mark Farrington (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Umstead (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Frank Fretwell (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - David Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - William Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Goble (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Eiler (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Rife (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Craig Timko (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:12 | Arkansas | Frank Fretwell can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 42-42 |
| 11:10 | Santa Clara | Larry Goble grabs the defensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 11:06 | Santa Clara | Charles Eiler hits a driving attempt in the paint set up by William Davis | 42-44 |
| 10:40 | Arkansas | Mark Farrington misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-44 |
| 10:38 | Arkansas | David Umstead can't tip it in | 42-44 |
| 10:37 | Arkansas | Frank Fretwell can't tip it in | 42-44 |
| 10:36 | Santa Clara | William Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 42-44 |
| 10:12 | Santa Clara | Craig Timko hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Larry Goble | 42-46 |
| 10:10 | Arkansas | Mark Farrington is hacked by Larry Goble in the backcourt - foul #3 on Larry Goble, team foul #5 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Herbert Shreve (PG), Louis Edmondson (SF), Franklin Izzo (PF) Bruce Garner, David Umstead, Frank Fretwell | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 09:49 | Arkansas | Franklin Izzo is hacked by Robert Rife - foul #2 on Robert Rife, team foul #6 | 42-46 |
| 09:35 | Arkansas | Franklin Izzo misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 42-46 |
| 09:34 | Arkansas | Mark Farrington hits the follow up shot | 44-46 |
| 09:14 | Santa Clara | Charles Eiler loses the ball out of bounds | 44-46 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Alvin Marchand (SG) Mark Farrington | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Charles Reed (SG) Larry Goble | |
| 08:53 | Arkansas | Franklin Izzo clanks a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on William Davis - foul #2 on William Davis, team foul #7 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Arkansas | David Umstead (SF) Louis Edmondson | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 08:53 | Arkansas | Franklin Izzo makes the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 08:53 | Arkansas | Franklin Izzo makes the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 08:44 | Santa Clara | Robert Rife drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from William Davis | 46-49 |
| 08:38 | Arkansas | David Umstead is fouled in the backcourt by Craig Timko - foul #2 on Craig Timko, team foul #8 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Angel Roman (C) David Anderson | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Larry Goble (SG), Travis Straley (SF) William Davis, Charles Eiler | |
| 08:38 | Arkansas | David Umstead makes the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 08:38 | Arkansas | David Umstead makes the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 08:28 | Santa Clara | Craig Timko drills a runner in the lane | 48-51 |
| 08:04 | Arkansas | Franklin Izzo clanks a jumper from the baseline | 48-51 |
| 08:03 | Arkansas | Franklin Izzo tips it back up and in | 50-51 |
| 07:58 | Santa Clara | Travis Straley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-51 |
| 07:56 | Arkansas | Herbert Shreve pulls down the rebound | 50-51 |
| 07:38 | Arkansas | David Umstead is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Alvin Marchand | 52-51 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Herbert Shreve (tiring) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Alvin Marchand (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Umstead (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Franklin Izzo (tiring) 19 pts. 5 reb. C - Angel Roman (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Charles Reed (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Goble (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Travis Straley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Robert Rife (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Craig Timko (tiring) 7 pts. | |
| 07:21 | Santa Clara | Robert Rife buries a jumper from the left block set up by Travis Straley | 52-53 |
| 06:56 | Arkansas | Alvin Marchand is fouled on the floor by Larry Goble - foul #4 on Larry Goble, team foul #9 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Bruce Garner (PG), Jeff Pape (SF), Frank Fretwell (PF), David Anderson (C) Herbert Shreve, David Umstead, Franklin Izzo, Angel Roman | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | William Davis (PG), Charles Eiler (SF), Robert Myers (C) Charles Reed, Robert Rife, Craig Timko | |
| 06:56 | Arkansas | Alvin Marchand makes the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 06:56 | Arkansas | Alvin Marchand misses the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 06:56 | Santa Clara | Larry Goble gets the rebound | 53-53 |
| 06:38 | Santa Clara | William Davis connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Travis Straley and he's fouled by Bruce Garner - foul #1 on Bruce Garner, team foul #5 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Mark Farrington (SG) Alvin Marchand | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 06:38 | Santa Clara | William Davis makes the free throw | 53-56 |
| 06:33 | Arkansas | Mark Farrington is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Myers - foul #2 on Robert Myers, team foul #10 | 53-56 |
| 06:33 | Arkansas | Mark Farrington makes the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 06:33 | Arkansas | Mark Farrington makes the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 06:08 | Santa Clara | Jeff Pape is called for the reach on Robert Myers - foul #2 on Jeff Pape, team foul #6 | 55-56 |
| 05:52 | Santa Clara | William Davis can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-56 |
| 05:51 | Arkansas | David Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 55-56 |
| 05:27 | Arkansas | David Anderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-56 |
| Subs | Arkansas | David Umstead (SG) Mark Farrington | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Lepley (PG), Charles Reed (SG), Quinton Pugh (SF), Robert Rife (PF), Craig Timko (C) William Davis, Larry Goble, Charles Eiler, Travis Straley, Robert Myers | |
| 05:02 | Santa Clara | Quinton Pugh travels with the ball | 55-56 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Herbert Shreve (PG), Mark Farrington (SG), Franklin Izzo (PF), Angel Roman (C) Bruce Garner, Jeff Pape, Frank Fretwell, David Anderson | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 05:00 | Arkansas | Herbert Shreve is fouled in the backcourt by James Lepley - foul #2 on James Lepley, team foul #11 | 55-56 |
| 05:00 | Arkansas | Herbert Shreve makes the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 05:00 | Arkansas | Herbert Shreve makes the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| 04:40 | Santa Clara | Robert Rife hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 57-56 |
| 04:39 | Santa Clara | James Lepley gets the offensive rebound | 57-56 |
| 04:20 | Santa Clara | Charles Reed makes the shot in the lane and he's hacked by Mark Farrington - foul #1 on Mark Farrington, team foul #7 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | William Davis (PG), Charles Eiler (SF), Travis Straley (PF) James Lepley, Quinton Pugh, Robert Rife | |
| 04:20 | Santa Clara | Charles Reed makes the free throw | 57-59 |
| 03:55 | Arkansas | Franklin Izzo hits the finger roll | 59-59 |
| 03:31 | Santa Clara | Charles Eiler clanks a 3 from the right corner | 59-59 |
| 03:30 | Arkansas | Angel Roman pulls down the rebound | 59-59 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Herbert Shreve (tiring) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Mark Farrington (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Umstead (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Franklin Izzo (tiring) 21 pts. 5 reb. C - Angel Roman (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - William Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Reed (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Eiler (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Travis Straley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Craig Timko (tiring) 7 pts. | |
| 03:08 | Arkansas | Angel Roman blows the dunk but the foul's on Charles Eiler - foul #2 on Charles Eiler, team foul #12 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Bruce Garner (PG), Alvin Marchand (SG), Jeff Pape (SF), Frank Fretwell (C) Herbert Shreve, Mark Farrington, David Umstead, Franklin Izzo | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Lepley (PG), Larry Goble (SG), Robert Rife (PF), Robert Myers (C) William Davis, Charles Reed, Travis Straley, Craig Timko | |
| 03:08 | Arkansas | Angel Roman makes the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 03:08 | Arkansas | Angel Roman makes the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 02:49 | Santa Clara | Charles Eiler comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 61-59 |
| 02:48 | Arkansas | Bruce Garner grabs the board | 61-59 |
| 02:48 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-59 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | William Davis (PG), Quinton Pugh (SF), Charles Reed (PF) James Lepley, Charles Eiler, Robert Rife | |
| 02:33 | Arkansas | Frank Fretwell misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Robert Myers - foul #3 on Robert Myers, team foul #13 | 61-59 |
| Subs | Arkansas | David Umstead (SG), David Anderson (C) Alvin Marchand, Angel Roman | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 02:33 | Arkansas | Frank Fretwell makes the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 02:33 | Arkansas | Frank Fretwell makes the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| 02:13 | Santa Clara | Quinton Pugh's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-59 |
| 02:09 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-59 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Herbert Shreve (PG), Mark Farrington (SG), Angel Roman (PF) Bruce Garner, Jeff Pape, Frank Fretwell | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 01:46 | Arkansas | Herbert Shreve misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by William Davis - foul #3 on William Davis, team foul #14 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Franklin Izzo (PF) Angel Roman | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Charles Eiler (SF), Robert Rife (PF), Craig Timko (C) Quinton Pugh, Charles Reed, Robert Myers | |
| 01:46 | Arkansas | Herbert Shreve misses the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 01:46 | Arkansas | Herbert Shreve makes the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas 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) | |
| 01:28 | Santa Clara | Robert Rife misses the jumpshot from the left side | 64-59 |
| 01:26 | Arkansas | Herbert Shreve grabs the board | 64-59 |
| 01:03 | Arkansas | Herbert Shreve is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 67-59 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas 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) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:57 | Santa Clara | William Davis connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 67-62 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:29 | Arkansas | Franklin Izzo buries a jump hook from the baseline set up by Mark Farrington | 69-62 |
| 00:25 | Santa Clara | Larry Goble double dribbles | 69-62 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:24 | Arkansas | David Anderson is fouled in the backcourt by William Davis - foul #4 on William Davis, team foul #15 | 69-62 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Bruce Garner (SG) Mark Farrington | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 00:24 | Arkansas | David Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 69-62 |
| 00:24 | Arkansas | David Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 70-62 |
| 00:20 | Santa Clara | Charles Eiler misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 70-62 |
| 00:18 | Arkansas | David Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 70-62 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Arkansas | Larry Goble is called for the reach on David Anderson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Larry Goble, team foul #16 | 70-62 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Charles Reed (SG) Larry Goble | |
| 00:15 | Arkansas | David Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 71-62 |
| 00:15 | Arkansas | David Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 71-62 |
| 00:15 | Santa Clara | Craig Timko grabs the defensive rebound | 71-62 |
| 00:08 | Santa Clara | William Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 71-62 |
| 00:06 | Arkansas | David Anderson pulls down the rebound | 71-62 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | Herbert Shreve runs out the clock | 71-62 |