| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - William Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Goble (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Eiler (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Robert Rife (fresh) C - Craig Timko (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Chattanooga | PG - Ricky Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Basil Atkins (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Andy Zellars (fresh) 5 pts. C - Len Beaudry (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Santa Clara | Charles Eiler inbounds the ball | 39-36 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Chattanooga | Chattanooga is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:37 | Santa Clara | Craig Timko hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Len Beaudry - foul #2 on Len Beaudry, team foul #1 | 39-36 |
| 19:37 | Santa Clara | Craig Timko makes the 1st free throw | 40-36 |
| 19:37 | Santa Clara | Craig Timko makes the 2nd free throw | 41-36 |
| 19:10 | Chattanooga | Larry Goble is called for the reach on Len Beaudry - foul #3 on Larry Goble, team foul #1 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Charles Reed (SG) Larry Goble | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | | |
| 18:49 | Chattanooga | John Wilson is open and buries a shot in the paint | 41-38 |
| 18:30 | Santa Clara | William Davis makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Eiler | 44-38 |
| 18:23 | Chattanooga | Basil Atkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-38 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Quinton Pugh (SF), Travis Straley (PF) Charles Eiler, Robert Rife | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Bruce Pipkin (SF), Andrew English (PF), Edwin Russell (C) John Wilson, Andy Zellars, Len Beaudry | |
| 18:04 | Santa Clara | A charge is called on Travis Straley - foul #1 on Travis Straley, team foul #2 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Lepley (PG) William Davis | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | James Watt (SF) Ricky Smith | |
| 17:39 | Chattanooga | James Watt misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 44-38 |
| 17:37 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Travis Straley | 44-38 |
| 17:33 | Santa Clara | Charles Reed is hacked by Edwin Russell - foul #1 on Edwin Russell, team foul #2 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Robert Bruni (SG) Basil Atkins | |
| 17:26 | Santa Clara | Charles Reed misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 44-38 |
| 17:24 | Santa Clara | James Lepley tips it back up and in | 46-38 |
| 17:21 | Chattanooga | Robert Bruni is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 46-38 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | William Davis (PG) James Lepley | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Andy Zellars (PF) Andrew English | |
| 17:03 | Santa Clara | Craig Timko is hacked by Edwin Russell - foul #2 on Edwin Russell, team foul #3 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Charles Eiler (SF), Robert Rife (PF) Charles Reed, Quinton Pugh | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Ricky Smith (PG) Edwin Russell | |
| 16:41 | Santa Clara | Robert Rife misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-38 |
| 16:40 | Chattanooga | Ricky Smith pulls down the rebound | 46-38 |
| 16:11 | Chattanooga | James Watt can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 46-38 |
| 16:10 | Chattanooga | Robert Bruni misses the tip | 46-38 |
| 16:08 | Chattanooga | Bruce Pipkin snags the offensive board | 46-38 |
| 15:47 | Chattanooga | Ricky Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 46-38 |
| 15:45 | Chattanooga | Andy Zellars tips it back up and in | 46-40 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - William Davis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Travis Straley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Charles Eiler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Robert Rife (fairly fresh) C - Craig Timko (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Chattanooga | PG - Ricky Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Bruni (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Watt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andy Zellars (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Bruce Pipkin (fairly fresh) 2 ast. | |
| 15:37 | Santa Clara | Travis Straley comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 46-40 |
| 15:35 | Chattanooga | Bruce Pipkin snags the defensive board | 46-40 |
| 15:32 | Chattanooga | James Watt is fouled in the backcourt by Travis Straley - foul #2 on Travis Straley, team foul #3 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Charles Reed (PG), Larry Goble (SG), Quinton Pugh (SF), Robert Myers (C) William Davis, Travis Straley, Charles Eiler, Craig Timko | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Basil Atkins (SG), John Wilson (SF), Edwin Russell (PF), Len Beaudry (C) Robert Bruni, James Watt, Andy Zellars, Bruce Pipkin | |
| 15:21 | Chattanooga | Basil Atkins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-40 |
| 15:20 | Chattanooga | Len Beaudry grabs the offensive rebound | 46-40 |
| 15:08 | Chattanooga | Basil Atkins is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Ricky Smith | 46-43 |
| 14:57 | Santa Clara | Quinton Pugh misses long on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Wilson - foul #1 on John Wilson, team foul #4 | 46-43 |
| 14:57 | Santa Clara | Quinton Pugh makes the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 14:57 | Santa Clara | Quinton Pugh makes the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 14:37 | Chattanooga | Basil Atkins misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-43 |
| 14:35 | Chattanooga | John Wilson tips it in | 48-45 |
| 14:12 | Santa Clara | Charles Reed makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Larry Goble | 51-45 |
| 13:56 | Chattanooga | Ricky Smith misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 51-45 |
| 13:55 | Santa Clara | Robert Myers grabs the board | 51-45 |
| 13:50 | Santa Clara | Ricky Smith is called for the reach on Robert Rife - foul #2 on Ricky Smith, team foul #5 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | William Davis (PG), Charles Eiler (SF), Craig Timko (C) Quinton Pugh, Robert Rife, Robert Myers | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Robert Bruni (PG), Andrew English (PF) Ricky Smith, Edwin Russell | |
| 13:35 | Santa Clara | Craig Timko connects on the shot from close range set up by William Davis | 53-45 |
| 13:19 | Chattanooga | Andrew English misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 53-45 |
| 13:18 | Chattanooga | Robert Bruni gets the offensive rebound | 53-45 |
| 13:02 | Chattanooga | Basil Atkins misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-45 |
| 13:00 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Craig Timko | 53-45 |
| 12:45 | Santa Clara | Charles Reed misses the runner from the left block | 53-45 |
| 12:44 | Chattanooga | The rebound goes to Basil Atkins | 53-45 |
| 12:42 | Chattanooga | William Davis is called for the reach on Basil Atkins in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Davis, team foul #4 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Travis Straley (PF) Charles Reed | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Bruce Pipkin (PG), James Watt (SF), Andy Zellars (PF) Basil Atkins, John Wilson, Len Beaudry | |
| 12:31 | Chattanooga | Robert Bruni misses short on an open 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-45 |
| 12:30 | Chattanooga | James Watt tips it in | 53-47 |
| 12:13 | Santa Clara | Larry Goble hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-47 |
| 12:12 | Chattanooga | James Watt gets the rebound | 53-47 |
| 12:08 | Chattanooga | Robert Bruni buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Bruce Pipkin | 53-49 |
| 12:03 | Santa Clara | Andy Zellars picks off the pass by Craig Timko | 53-49 |
| 12:01 | Chattanooga | William Davis is called for the reach on Bruce Pipkin in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Davis, team foul #5 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Lepley (PG), Robert Myers (C) William Davis, Craig Timko | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Ricky Smith (PG), Len Beaudry (C) Robert Bruni, Andrew English | |
| 11:40 | Chattanooga | Bruce Pipkin hits a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Ricky Smith | 53-51 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - James Lepley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Goble (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charles Eiler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Travis Straley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Myers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Chattanooga | PG - Ricky Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bruce Pipkin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Watt (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Andy Zellars (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Len Beaudry (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:28 | Santa Clara | Larry Goble misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-51 |
| 11:27 | Chattanooga | James Watt grabs the defensive rebound | 53-51 |
| 11:21 | Chattanooga | James Watt is alone and drills a jumper from the right wing | 53-53 |
| 11:08 | Santa Clara | Robert Myers is called for traveling | 53-53 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | William Davis (PG), Charles Reed (SG), Quinton Pugh (SF) James Lepley, Larry Goble, Charles Eiler | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Basil Atkins (SG), John Wilson (SF), Edwin Russell (C) Bruce Pipkin, James Watt, Len Beaudry | |
| 10:51 | Chattanooga | John Wilson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-53 |
| 10:49 | Santa Clara | Robert Myers snags the defensive board | 53-53 |
| 10:37 | Santa Clara | Charles Reed buries a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Davis | 55-53 |
| 10:18 | Chattanooga | John Wilson is whistled for traveling | 55-53 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Robert Rife (PF), Craig Timko (C) Travis Straley, Robert Myers | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Robert Bruni (PG), Andrew English (PF) Ricky Smith, Andy Zellars | |
| 10:00 | Santa Clara | Quinton Pugh misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-53 |
| 09:59 | Chattanooga | Andrew English grabs the defensive rebound | 55-53 |
| 09:54 | Chattanooga | John Wilson lays it in on a nice dish by Robert Bruni | 55-55 |
| 09:39 | Santa Clara | Charles Reed knocks in the shot from the right wing | 57-55 |
| 09:24 | Chattanooga | Robert Bruni makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-58 |
| 09:00 | Santa Clara | Robert Rife is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Robert Rife, team foul #6 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Lepley (PG), Larry Goble (SG), Charles Eiler (SF) William Davis, Charles Reed, Quinton Pugh | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Bruce Pipkin (PG), James Watt (SF), Andy Zellars (PF), Len Beaudry (C) Robert Bruni, John Wilson, Andrew English, Edwin Russell | |
| 08:47 | Chattanooga | Basil Atkins misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 57-58 |
| 08:46 | Santa Clara | Craig Timko grabs the defensive rebound | 57-58 |
| 08:31 | Santa Clara | Robert Rife is fouled on the floor by Andy Zellars - foul #2 on Andy Zellars, team foul #6 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Travis Straley (PF), Robert Myers (C) Robert Rife, Craig Timko | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Ricky Smith (PG) Basil Atkins | |
| 08:26 | Santa Clara | James Lepley is whistled for traveling | 57-58 |
| 08:12 | Chattanooga | Bruce Pipkin connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from James Watt | 57-60 |
| 07:52 | Santa Clara | Charles Eiler's floater is tipped away by Andy Zellars | 57-60 |
| 07:50 | Chattanooga | Len Beaudry snags the defensive board | 57-60 |
| 07:46 | Chattanooga | Bruce Pipkin hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Charles Eiler - foul #2 on Charles Eiler, team foul #7 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Charles Reed (SG), Robert Rife (PF) Larry Goble, Charles Eiler | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Robert Bruni (SG) Len Beaudry | |
| 07:46 | Chattanooga | Bruce Pipkin makes the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 07:46 | Chattanooga | Bruce Pipkin misses the 2nd free throw | 57-61 |
| 07:46 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Charles Reed | 57-61 |
| 07:33 | Santa Clara | Robert Rife lays it in on a great pass from James Lepley | 59-61 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - James Lepley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Reed (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Travis Straley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Rife (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Myers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Chattanooga | PG - Ricky Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Bruni (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Watt (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Andy Zellars (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Bruce Pipkin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. | |
| 07:30 | Chattanooga | Bruce Pipkin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-61 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | William Davis (PG), Craig Timko (C) James Lepley, Robert Myers | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | | |
| 07:14 | Santa Clara | Charles Reed slams it home on a nice dish by Travis Straley and he's fouled by Ricky Smith - foul #3 on Ricky Smith, team foul #7 | 61-61 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Basil Atkins (SG), John Wilson (SF), Len Beaudry (C) Ricky Smith, James Watt, Bruce Pipkin | |
| 07:14 | Santa Clara | Charles Reed makes the free throw | 62-61 |
| 06:52 | Chattanooga | John Wilson misses short on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Travis Straley - foul #3 on Travis Straley, team foul #8 | 62-61 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Larry Goble (SG), Charles Eiler (SF) Travis Straley, Craig Timko | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Ricky Smith (PG), Andrew English (PF) Robert Bruni, Andy Zellars | |
| 06:52 | Chattanooga | John Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 62-62 |
| 06:52 | Chattanooga | John Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-63 |
| 06:32 | Santa Clara | William Davis can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-63 |
| 06:31 | Santa Clara | Larry Goble tips it home | 64-63 |
| 06:25 | Chattanooga | John Wilson misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Larry Goble - foul #4 on Larry Goble, team foul #9 | 64-63 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Robert Myers (C) Charles Reed | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Edwin Russell (C) Len Beaudry | |
| 06:25 | Chattanooga | John Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 06:25 | Chattanooga | John Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 64-65 |
| 06:14 | Santa Clara | Charles Eiler misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 64-65 |
| 06:12 | Chattanooga | Basil Atkins snags the defensive board | 64-65 |
| 06:10 | Chattanooga | Ricky Smith is hacked by Robert Myers in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Myers, team foul #10 | 64-65 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Lepley (PG), Travis Straley (PF) William Davis, Robert Rife | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Bruce Pipkin (SF) John Wilson | |
| 06:10 | Chattanooga | Ricky Smith makes the 1st free throw | 64-66 |
| 06:10 | Chattanooga | Ricky Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 64-66 |
| 06:10 | Santa Clara | Robert Myers pulls down the rebound | 64-66 |
| 05:53 | Santa Clara | Edwin Russell denies the turnaround by Charles Eiler | 64-66 |
| 05:51 | Chattanooga | Edwin Russell snags the defensive board | 64-66 |
| 05:48 | Chattanooga | Ricky Smith is fouled in the backcourt by James Lepley - foul #1 on James Lepley, team foul #11 | 64-66 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Quinton Pugh (SF), Craig Timko (C) Charles Eiler, Robert Myers | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Robert Bruni (SG), James Watt (SF), Andy Zellars (PF) Basil Atkins, Andrew English, Edwin Russell | |
| 05:48 | Chattanooga | Ricky Smith makes the 1st free throw | 64-67 |
| 05:48 | Chattanooga | Ricky Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 64-68 |
| 05:33 | Santa Clara | Quinton Pugh misses short on a floater in the paint | 64-68 |
| 05:32 | Chattanooga | The rebound goes to James Watt | 64-68 |
| 05:25 | Chattanooga | Larry Goble steps in front of the Robert Bruni pass | 64-68 |
| 05:21 | Santa Clara | James Lepley banks in the layup set up by Larry Goble | 66-68 |
| 04:59 | Chattanooga | Bruce Pipkin hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Craig Timko - foul #3 on Craig Timko, team foul #12 | 66-68 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | William Davis (PG), Charles Reed (SG), Charles Eiler (SF), Robert Rife (PF) James Lepley, Larry Goble, Quinton Pugh, Travis Straley | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Len Beaudry (C) Ricky Smith | |
| 04:59 | Chattanooga | Bruce Pipkin makes the 1st free throw | 66-69 |
| 04:59 | Chattanooga | Bruce Pipkin makes the 2nd free throw | 66-70 |
| 04:42 | Santa Clara | Len Beaudry is called for the reach on Charles Eiler - foul #3 on Len Beaudry, team foul #8 | 66-70 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Robert Myers (C) Craig Timko | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Ricky Smith (PG), Basil Atkins (SG), John Wilson (SF) Bruce Pipkin, Robert Bruni, James Watt | |
| 04:42 | Santa Clara | Charles Eiler misses the 1st free throw | 66-70 |
| 04:42 | Chattanooga | Len Beaudry grabs the board | 66-70 |
| 04:35 | Chattanooga | Basil Atkins clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 66-70 |
| 04:33 | Santa Clara | Robert Rife pulls down the rebound | 66-70 |
| 04:28 | Santa Clara | William Davis misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 66-70 |
| 04:26 | Chattanooga | Basil Atkins grabs the defensive rebound | 66-70 |
| 04:23 | Chattanooga | Charles Reed steals the ball from Andy Zellars in the backcourt | 66-70 |
| 04:22 | Santa Clara | Charles Reed blows the dunk | 66-70 |
| 04:21 | Chattanooga | Andy Zellars pulls down the rebound | 66-70 |
| 04:15 | Chattanooga | Andy Zellars misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 66-70 |
| 04:14 | Santa Clara | Charles Eiler snags the defensive board | 66-70 |
| 03:55 | Santa Clara | Robert Myers buries a jumper from close range on a great pass from William Davis and the foul's on Andy Zellars - foul #3 on Andy Zellars, team foul #9 | 68-70 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Travis Straley (SF) Charles Eiler | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Andrew English (PF), Edwin Russell (C) Andy Zellars, Len Beaudry | |
| 03:55 | Santa Clara | Robert Myers makes the free throw | 69-70 |
| 03:29 | Chattanooga | Charles Reed steps in front of the Ricky Smith pass | 69-70 |
| 03:25 | Santa Clara | Charles Reed lays it up and in | 71-70 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - William Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Charles Reed (fresh) 21 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Travis Straley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Rife (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Myers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Chattanooga | PG - Ricky Smith (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Basil Atkins (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Wilson (tiring) 17 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew English (fresh) 2 pts. C - Edwin Russell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Chattanooga | John Wilson is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 71-70 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Lepley (PG), Larry Goble (SG), Quinton Pugh (SF), Craig Timko (C) William Davis, Charles Reed, Robert Rife, Robert Myers | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Robert Bruni (PG), James Watt (SF) Ricky Smith, John Wilson | |
| 03:07 | Santa Clara | Larry Goble clanks a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Basil Atkins - foul #3 on Basil Atkins, team foul #10 | 71-70 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Len Beaudry (C) Andrew English | |
| 03:07 | Santa Clara | Larry Goble makes the 1st free throw | 72-70 |
| 03:07 | Santa Clara | Larry Goble makes the 2nd free throw | 73-70 |
| 02:50 | Chattanooga | Robert Bruni hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 73-70 |
| 02:48 | Chattanooga | The offensive rebound goes to James Watt | 73-70 |
| 02:41 | Chattanooga | Basil Atkins misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Larry Goble - foul #5 on Larry Goble, team foul #13 | 73-70 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Charles Reed (SG) Larry Goble | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Bruce Pipkin (SF) Len Beaudry | |
| 02:41 | Chattanooga | Basil Atkins makes the 1st free throw | 73-71 |
| 02:41 | Chattanooga | Basil Atkins misses the 2nd free throw | 73-71 |
| 02:41 | Santa Clara | Quinton Pugh gets the rebound | 73-71 |
| 02:41 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-71 |
| 02:25 | Santa Clara | Quinton Pugh buries a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Craig Timko | 75-71 |
| 02:25 | Chattanooga | Chattanooga calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-71 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | William Davis (PG) James Lepley | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Ricky Smith (PG), Andrew English (PF) Robert Bruni, James Watt | |
| 02:04 | Chattanooga | Bruce Pipkin scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Ricky Smith | 75-73 |
| 02:04 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-73 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Charles Eiler (SF), Robert Myers (C) Quinton Pugh, Craig Timko | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Andy Zellars (PF) Andrew English | |
| 01:44 | Santa Clara | William Davis's pass is intercepted by Basil Atkins | 75-73 |
| 01:44 | Chattanooga | Chattanooga calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-73 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Robert Rife (PF), Craig Timko (C) Travis Straley, Robert Myers | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | John Wilson (SF), Len Beaudry (C) Bruce Pipkin, Edwin Russell | |
| 01:30 | Chattanooga | Basil Atkins is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Basil Atkins, team foul #11 | 75-73 |
| 01:08 | Santa Clara | Charles Reed misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Andy Zellars - foul #4 on Andy Zellars, team foul #12 | 75-73 |
| 01:08 | Santa Clara | Charles Reed makes the 1st free throw | 76-73 |
| 01:08 | Santa Clara | Charles Reed misses the 2nd free throw | 76-73 |
| 01:08 | Chattanooga | Andy Zellars snags the defensive board | 76-73 |
| 00:48 | Chattanooga | Andy Zellars makes the wide open runner from the left block on a nice dish by Ricky Smith | 76-75 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Chattanooga | Chattanooga is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Santa Clara | Robert Rife misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 76-75 |
| 00:20 | Santa Clara | Charles Reed tips it in | 78-75 |
| 00:12 | Chattanooga | Andy Zellars's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 78-75 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Chattanooga | Chattanooga is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:11 | Santa Clara | Ricky Smith is called for the reach on Charles Reed in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ricky Smith, team foul #13 | 78-75 |
| 00:11 | Santa Clara | Charles Reed makes the 1st free throw | 79-75 |
| 00:11 | Santa Clara | Charles Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 80-75 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Chattanooga | Chattanooga is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:04 | Chattanooga | Ricky Smith knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Basil Atkins | 80-78 |
| 00:03 | Santa Clara | Ricky Smith is called for the reach on William Davis in the backcourt - foul #5 on Ricky Smith, team foul #14 | 80-78 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Bruce Pipkin (PG) Ricky Smith | |
| 00:03 | Santa Clara | William Davis makes the 1st free throw | 81-78 |
| 00:03 | Santa Clara | William Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 82-78 |
| 00:00 | Chattanooga | John Wilson can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 82-78 |