| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Daniel Deleon (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry St. John (fresh) 1 pts. 6 ast. SF - John Madsen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Santos Deschamp (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Coomes (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Charles Bobo (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randy Stamps (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Clayton Paradis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Simoes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Dana Rigby (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Santa Clara | Clayton Paradis inbounds the ball | 48-43 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:45 | Santa Clara | Larry St. John steps in front of the Dana Rigby pass | 48-43 |
| 19:27 | Virginia | Larry Coomes comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 48-43 |
| 19:26 | Santa Clara | Clayton Paradis gets the rebound | 48-43 |
| 19:16 | Santa Clara | Clayton Paradis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-43 |
| 18:55 | Virginia | Daniel Deleon clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 48-43 |
| 18:53 | Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Santos Deschamp | 48-43 |
| 18:42 | Virginia | Larry Coomes can't connect on an uncontested turnaround from the right block | 48-43 |
| 18:41 | Santa Clara | Charles Bobo grabs the board | 48-43 |
| 18:21 | Santa Clara | Clayton Paradis is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 48-43 |
| 18:19 | Virginia | Daniel Deleon grabs the board | 48-43 |
| 18:09 | Virginia | Larry Coomes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-43 |
| Subs | Virginia | Reginald Tate (PG), Kenneth Simmerman (SG), Max Foster (SF), Timothy McClerkin (PF), George Cleveland (C) Daniel Deleon, Larry St. John, John Madsen, Santos Deschamp, Larry Coomes | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Virgil Faria (PG), Edison Ford (SG), Ronald Alejo (SF), Wallace Ryberg (PF), Thomas Glover (C) Charles Bobo, Randy Stamps, Clayton Paradis, William Simoes, Dana Rigby | |
| 17:57 | Santa Clara | Thomas Glover hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-43 |
| 17:56 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Timothy McClerkin | 48-43 |
| 17:51 | Virginia | Reginald Tate misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 48-43 |
| 17:49 | Virginia | Kenneth Simmerman misses the tip | 48-43 |
| 17:48 | Santa Clara | Ronald Alejo gets the rebound | 48-43 |
| 17:30 | Santa Clara | Ronald Alejo can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 48-43 |
| 17:28 | Virginia | Timothy McClerkin gets the rebound | 48-43 |
| 17:25 | Virginia | Max Foster is hacked by Ronald Alejo in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronald Alejo, team foul #1 | 48-43 |
| 17:14 | Virginia | Edison Ford steps in front of the Kenneth Simmerman pass | 48-43 |
| 17:02 | Santa Clara | Edison Ford hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on George Cleveland - foul #1 on George Cleveland, team foul #1 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Virginia | John Madsen (SF), Santos Deschamp (PF) Max Foster, Timothy McClerkin | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Mark Russell (SF), William Simoes (PF) Virgil Faria, Wallace Ryberg | |
| 17:02 | Santa Clara | Edison Ford makes the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 17:02 | Santa Clara | Edison Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 16:54 | Virginia | Kenneth Simmerman makes the wide open 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from John Madsen | 51-45 |
| 16:41 | Santa Clara | Santos Deschamp swats the layup by Thomas Glover | 51-45 |
| 16:39 | Santa Clara | Mark Russell gets the offensive rebound | 51-45 |
| 16:23 | Santa Clara | Edison Ford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-45 |
| Subs | Virginia | Larry St. John (SG), Max Foster (SF), Larry Coomes (C) Reginald Tate, Kenneth Simmerman, George Cleveland | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Charles Bobo (PG), David Duckworth (SG), Dana Rigby (C) Edison Ford, Ronald Alejo, Thomas Glover | |
| 16:19 | Virginia | William Simoes steps in front of the Max Foster pass in the backcourt | 51-45 |
| 16:09 | Santa Clara | Dana Rigby misses the dunk but the foul's on Larry Coomes - foul #1 on Larry Coomes, team foul #2 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Virginia | Daniel Deleon (PG) Max Foster | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 16:09 | Santa Clara | Dana Rigby makes the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 16:09 | Santa Clara | Dana Rigby makes the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 15:51 | Virginia | Larry Coomes clanks a turnaround from the right block | 51-47 |
| 15:49 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to William Simoes | 51-47 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Daniel Deleon (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry St. John (fresh) 1 pts. 6 ast. SF - John Madsen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - Santos Deschamp (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Larry Coomes (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Charles Bobo (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Duckworth (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Mark Russell (fairly fresh) PF - William Simoes (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Dana Rigby (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:45 | Santa Clara | David Duckworth misses short on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Larry Coomes - foul #2 on Larry Coomes, team foul #3 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Virginia | Max Foster (SF), Timothy McClerkin (PF) John Madsen, Santos Deschamp | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Clayton Paradis (SF), Wallace Ryberg (PF) Mark Russell, William Simoes | |
| 15:45 | Santa Clara | David Duckworth misses the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 15:45 | Santa Clara | David Duckworth makes the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 15:24 | Virginia | Larry Coomes makes the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Daniel Deleon | 53-48 |
| 15:02 | Santa Clara | Timothy McClerkin blocks the short jumper by Clayton Paradis | 53-48 |
| 15:01 | Santa Clara | Wallace Ryberg hits the follow up shot | 53-50 |
| 14:50 | Virginia | Max Foster throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-50 |
| Subs | Virginia | Reginald Tate (PG), John Madsen (SF), Santos Deschamp (PF) Daniel Deleon, Max Foster, Timothy McClerkin | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Virgil Faria (PG), Randy Stamps (SG), William Simoes (PF), Thomas Glover (C) Charles Bobo, David Duckworth, Wallace Ryberg, Dana Rigby | |
| 14:31 | Santa Clara | Randy Stamps hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-50 |
| 14:30 | Virginia | Santos Deschamp snags the defensive board | 53-50 |
| 14:22 | Virginia | Santos Deschamp throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-50 |
| Subs | Virginia | Kenneth Simmerman (SG) Larry St. John | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Ronald Alejo (SF) Clayton Paradis | |
| 14:05 | Santa Clara | Ronald Alejo misses short on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Larry Coomes - foul #3 on Larry Coomes, team foul #4 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Virginia | George Cleveland (C) Larry Coomes | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Edison Ford (PG) Virgil Faria | |
| 14:05 | Santa Clara | Ronald Alejo makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 14:05 | Santa Clara | Ronald Alejo makes the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 14:02 | Virginia | Reginald Tate is fouled in the backcourt by Randy Stamps - foul #1 on Randy Stamps, team foul #2 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Wallace Ryberg (PF) William Simoes | |
| 13:52 | Virginia | Reginald Tate misses the wide open driving attempt in the lane | 53-52 |
| 13:51 | Virginia | George Cleveland pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-52 |
| 13:36 | Virginia | John Madsen comes up short on the floater in the paint | 53-52 |
| 13:34 | Santa Clara | Thomas Glover gets the rebound | 53-52 |
| 13:12 | Santa Clara | Ronald Alejo hits a fadeaway in the paint | 53-54 |
| 13:02 | Virginia | Randy Stamps is called for the reach on Kenneth Simmerman - foul #2 on Randy Stamps, team foul #3 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Virginia | Daniel Deleon (PG), Larry St. John (SG), Max Foster (SF), Timothy McClerkin (PF), Larry Coomes (C) Reginald Tate, Kenneth Simmerman, John Madsen, Santos Deschamp, George Cleveland | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Charles Bobo (PG), Mark Russell (SF), William Simoes (PF), Dana Rigby (C) Edison Ford, Ronald Alejo, Wallace Ryberg, Thomas Glover | |
| 12:57 | Virginia | Larry St. John is hacked by Randy Stamps - foul #3 on Randy Stamps, team foul #4 | 53-54 |
| 12:45 | Virginia | Max Foster can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-54 |
| 12:43 | Santa Clara | William Simoes grabs the board | 53-54 |
| 12:31 | Santa Clara | William Simoes can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-54 |
| 12:30 | Santa Clara | Dana Rigby grabs the offensive rebound | 53-54 |
| 12:08 | Santa Clara | William Simoes buries a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Charles Bobo | 53-56 |
| 11:59 | Virginia | Timothy McClerkin clanks a jumper from the right side | 53-56 |
| 11:57 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Dana Rigby | 53-56 |
| 11:31 | Santa Clara | Randy Stamps can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Larry St. John - foul #1 on Larry St. John, team foul #5 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Virginia | Reginald Tate (PG), John Madsen (SF), Santos Deschamp (PF), George Cleveland (C) Daniel Deleon, Max Foster, Timothy McClerkin, Larry Coomes | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Virgil Faria (PG), Clayton Paradis (SF), Ronald Alejo (PF), Wallace Ryberg (C) Charles Bobo, Mark Russell, William Simoes, Dana Rigby | |
| 11:31 | Santa Clara | Randy Stamps makes the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 11:31 | Santa Clara | Randy Stamps makes the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Reginald Tate (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Larry St. John (tiring) 1 pts. 6 ast. SF - John Madsen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - Santos Deschamp (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - George Cleveland (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Virgil Faria (fresh) SG - Randy Stamps (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Clayton Paradis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Alejo (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Wallace Ryberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:10 | Virginia | Santos Deschamp misses short on an open fadeaway in the lane | 53-58 |
| 11:08 | Virginia | John Madsen grabs the offensive rebound | 53-58 |
| 11:02 | Virginia | The pull-up jumper by Reginald Tate is blocked by Wallace Ryberg | 53-58 |
| 11:00 | Virginia | John Madsen hits the follow up shot | 55-58 |
| 10:33 | Santa Clara | Virgil Faria comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 55-58 |
| 10:32 | Virginia | John Madsen grabs the defensive rebound | 55-58 |
| 10:18 | Virginia | John Madsen connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by George Cleveland | 58-58 |
| 10:00 | Santa Clara | Virgil Faria can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-58 |
| 09:59 | Virginia | John Madsen grabs the defensive rebound | 58-58 |
| 09:57 | Virginia | Randy Stamps is called for the reach on Larry St. John in the backcourt - foul #4 on Randy Stamps, team foul #5 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Virginia | Daniel Deleon (PG), Kenneth Simmerman (SG), Max Foster (SF), Larry Coomes (C) Reginald Tate, Larry St. John, John Madsen, George Cleveland | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Edison Ford (PG), David Duckworth (SG), William Simoes (PF), Thomas Glover (C) Virgil Faria, Randy Stamps, Ronald Alejo, Wallace Ryberg | |
| 09:40 | Virginia | Kenneth Simmerman is hacked by David Duckworth - foul #1 on David Duckworth, team foul #6 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Virginia | Timothy McClerkin (PF) Santos Deschamp | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 09:32 | Virginia | Edison Ford steals it from Timothy McClerkin | 58-58 |
| 09:20 | Santa Clara | Clayton Paradis misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-58 |
| 09:18 | Santa Clara | Edison Ford gets the offensive rebound | 58-58 |
| 09:00 | Santa Clara | Clayton Paradis travels with the ball | 58-58 |
| Subs | Virginia | Reginald Tate (PG) Daniel Deleon | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Charles Bobo (PG), Mark Russell (SF) David Duckworth, Clayton Paradis | |
| 08:48 | Virginia | Timothy McClerkin misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 58-58 |
| 08:47 | Santa Clara | Edison Ford snags the defensive board | 58-58 |
| 08:30 | Santa Clara | William Simoes is whistled for a carry | 58-58 |
| Subs | Virginia | John Madsen (SF), Santos Deschamp (PF), George Cleveland (C) Max Foster, Timothy McClerkin, Larry Coomes | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Ronald Alejo (SG), Wallace Ryberg (PF), Dana Rigby (C) Edison Ford, William Simoes, Thomas Glover | |
| 08:20 | Virginia | Santos Deschamp loses the ball out of bounds | 58-58 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Clayton Paradis (SF) Mark Russell | |
| 07:51 | Santa Clara | George Cleveland is called for the reach on Clayton Paradis - foul #2 on George Cleveland, team foul #6 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Virginia | Daniel Deleon (PG), Larry St. John (SG) Reginald Tate, Kenneth Simmerman | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | David Duckworth (SG) Wallace Ryberg | |
| 07:38 | Santa Clara | Dana Rigby clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-58 |
| 07:37 | Santa Clara | Charles Bobo snags the offensive board | 58-58 |
| 07:13 | Santa Clara | Daniel Deleon steps in front of the David Duckworth pass | 58-58 |
| 07:10 | Virginia | Daniel Deleon jams it | 60-58 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Daniel Deleon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry St. John (tiring) 1 pts. 6 ast. SF - John Madsen (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. PF - Santos Deschamp (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - George Cleveland (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Charles Bobo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Duckworth (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Clayton Paradis (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Alejo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Dana Rigby (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 06:55 | Santa Clara | David Duckworth's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-58 |
| Subs | Virginia | Reginald Tate (PG), Kenneth Simmerman (SG), Max Foster (SF), Timothy McClerkin (PF), Larry Coomes (C) Daniel Deleon, Larry St. John, John Madsen, Santos Deschamp, George Cleveland | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Edison Ford (SG), Mark Russell (SF), Wallace Ryberg (PF), Thomas Glover (C) David Duckworth, Clayton Paradis, Ronald Alejo, Dana Rigby | |
| 06:37 | Virginia | Max Foster scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Reginald Tate | 62-58 |
| 06:32 | Santa Clara | Reginald Tate steals it from Charles Bobo in the backcourt | 62-58 |
| 06:30 | Virginia | Reginald Tate misses the dunk attempt | 62-58 |
| 06:28 | Santa Clara | Thomas Glover grabs the defensive rebound | 62-58 |
| 06:13 | Santa Clara | Edison Ford can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 62-58 |
| 06:11 | Virginia | Kenneth Simmerman pulls down the rebound | 62-58 |
| 06:02 | Virginia | Max Foster hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range but he's fouled by Thomas Glover - foul #3 on Thomas Glover, team foul #7 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Virginia | Larry St. John (SG) Kenneth Simmerman | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Virgil Faria (PG), Ronald Alejo (SG), Clayton Paradis (SF), William Simoes (PF) Charles Bobo, Edison Ford, Mark Russell, Wallace Ryberg | |
| 06:02 | Virginia | Max Foster misses the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 06:02 | Virginia | Max Foster misses the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 06:02 | Santa Clara | William Simoes pulls down the rebound | 62-58 |
| 05:41 | Santa Clara | Clayton Paradis shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-61 |
| 05:39 | Virginia | Max Foster is hacked by Clayton Paradis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Clayton Paradis, team foul #8 | 62-61 |
| Subs | Virginia | John Madsen (PG), Santos Deschamp (PF) Reginald Tate, Timothy McClerkin | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 05:39 | Virginia | Max Foster makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 05:39 | Virginia | Max Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 05:20 | Santa Clara | Clayton Paradis misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 64-61 |
| 05:19 | Virginia | Santos Deschamp grabs the defensive rebound | 64-61 |
| 05:15 | Virginia | Max Foster loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-61 |
| Subs | Virginia | Daniel Deleon (PG), George Cleveland (C) Max Foster, Larry Coomes | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | David Duckworth (SG) Ronald Alejo | |
| 05:03 | Santa Clara | William Simoes can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 64-61 |
| 05:01 | Virginia | John Madsen gets the rebound | 64-61 |
| 04:47 | Virginia | Virgil Faria is called for the reach on Daniel Deleon - foul #2 on Virgil Faria, team foul #9 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Virginia | Kenneth Simmerman (SG) Larry St. John | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Edison Ford (PG), Wallace Ryberg (PF), Dana Rigby (C) Virgil Faria, William Simoes, Thomas Glover | |
| 04:47 | Virginia | Daniel Deleon makes the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 04:47 | Virginia | Daniel Deleon misses the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 04:47 | Santa Clara | Wallace Ryberg grabs the defensive rebound | 65-61 |
| 04:28 | Santa Clara | Edison Ford hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 65-63 |
| 04:12 | Virginia | John Madsen buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Daniel Deleon | 68-63 |
| 04:04 | Santa Clara | David Duckworth misses badly on a shot from the left side | 68-63 |
| 04:03 | Virginia | George Cleveland pulls down the rebound | 68-63 |
| 03:45 | Virginia | John Madsen knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Daniel Deleon | 71-63 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:31 | Santa Clara | Wallace Ryberg loses the dribble to George Cleveland | 71-63 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:04 | Virginia | Kenneth Simmerman misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 71-63 |
| 03:02 | Virginia | Santos Deschamp grabs the offensive rebound | 71-63 |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Daniel Deleon (tiring) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kenneth Simmerman (tiring) 8 pts. SF - John Madsen (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. PF - Santos Deschamp (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - George Cleveland (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Edison Ford (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Duckworth (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Clayton Paradis (tired) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wallace Ryberg (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dana Rigby (tired) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:53 | Virginia | John Madsen hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Daniel Deleon | 73-63 |
| 02:53 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-63 |
| Subs | Virginia | Reginald Tate (PG), Larry St. John (SG), Max Foster (SF), Timothy McClerkin (PF), Larry Coomes (C) Daniel Deleon, Kenneth Simmerman, John Madsen, Santos Deschamp, George Cleveland | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Charles Bobo (PG), Randy Stamps (SG), Mark Russell (SF), Ronald Alejo (PF), Thomas Glover (C) Edison Ford, David Duckworth, Clayton Paradis, Wallace Ryberg, Dana Rigby | |
| 02:44 | Santa Clara | Charles Bobo comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 73-63 |
| 02:42 | Santa Clara | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Alejo | 73-63 |
| 02:23 | Santa Clara | Thomas Glover misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 73-63 |
| 02:22 | Santa Clara | Thomas Glover misses the tip | 73-63 |
| 02:20 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Larry St. John | 73-63 |
| 02:20 | Virginia | Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-63 |
| Subs | Virginia | John Madsen (SF) Max Foster | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 02:05 | Virginia | Larry St. John is fouled on the floor by Randy Stamps - foul #5 on Randy Stamps, team foul #10 | 73-63 |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Edison Ford (SG) Randy Stamps | |
| 02:05 | Virginia | Larry St. John makes the 1st free throw | 74-63 |
| 02:05 | Virginia | Larry St. John makes the 2nd free throw | 75-63 |
| 01:52 | Santa Clara | Mark Russell buries a jumper from the left side | 75-65 |
| 01:33 | Virginia | John Madsen hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 75-65 |
| 01:31 | Virginia | Timothy McClerkin hits the follow up shot | 77-65 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:24 | Santa Clara | Thomas Glover drills a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Mark Russell | 77-67 |
| 01:11 | Virginia | Reginald Tate misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Mark Russell - foul #2 on Mark Russell, team foul #11 | 77-67 |
| Subs | Virginia | Santos Deschamp (PF) Timothy McClerkin | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Virgil Faria (PG), Wallace Ryberg (PF) Charles Bobo, Mark Russell | |
| 01:11 | Virginia | Reginald Tate misses the 1st free throw | 77-67 |
| 01:11 | Virginia | Reginald Tate makes the 2nd free throw | 78-67 |
| 00:56 | Santa Clara | Virgil Faria scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Ronald Alejo | 78-70 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Virginia | John Madsen is fouled in the backcourt by Edison Ford - foul #2 on Edison Ford, team foul #12 | 78-70 |
| Subs | Virginia | Daniel Deleon (PG), Kenneth Simmerman (SG) Reginald Tate, Larry St. John | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Charles Bobo (PG), Clayton Paradis (SF), William Simoes (PF), Dana Rigby (C) Virgil Faria, Edison Ford, Wallace Ryberg, Thomas Glover | |
| 00:53 | Virginia | John Madsen makes the 1st free throw | 79-70 |
| 00:53 | Virginia | John Madsen misses the 2nd free throw | 79-70 |
| 00:53 | Santa Clara | Ronald Alejo gets the rebound | 79-70 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia 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 intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Santa Clara | Clayton Paradis evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 79-70 |
| 00:45 | Virginia | Larry Coomes gets the rebound | 79-70 |
| 00:44 | Virginia | Larry Coomes is hacked by Ronald Alejo in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronald Alejo, team foul #13 | 79-70 |
| 00:44 | Virginia | Larry Coomes misses the 1st free throw | 79-70 |
| 00:44 | Virginia | Larry Coomes makes the 2nd free throw | 80-70 |
| 00:37 | Santa Clara | Daniel Deleon is called for the reach on Charles Bobo - foul #1 on Daniel Deleon, team foul #7 | 80-70 |
| Subs | Virginia | Larry St. John (SG) Kenneth Simmerman | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Edison Ford (SG), Wallace Ryberg (PF), Thomas Glover (C) Clayton Paradis, William Simoes, Dana Rigby | |
| 00:37 | Santa Clara | Charles Bobo makes the 1st free throw | 80-71 |
| 00:37 | Santa Clara | Charles Bobo misses the 2nd free throw | 80-71 |
| 00:37 | Virginia | Santos Deschamp grabs the defensive rebound | 80-71 |
| 00:35 | Virginia | Santos Deschamp is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Bobo - foul #3 on Charles Bobo, team foul #14 | 80-71 |
| Subs | Virginia | Kenneth Simmerman (SG) Larry St. John | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Clayton Paradis (SF), William Simoes (PF), Dana Rigby (C) Edison Ford, Wallace Ryberg, Thomas Glover | |
| 00:35 | Virginia | Santos Deschamp misses the 1st free throw | 80-71 |
| 00:35 | Virginia | Santos Deschamp makes the 2nd free throw | 81-71 |
| 00:29 | Santa Clara | Daniel Deleon is called for the reach on Charles Bobo - foul #2 on Daniel Deleon, team foul #8 | 81-71 |
| Subs | Virginia | Larry St. John (SG) Kenneth Simmerman | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Edison Ford (SG), Wallace Ryberg (PF), Thomas Glover (C) Clayton Paradis, William Simoes, Dana Rigby | |
| 00:29 | Santa Clara | Charles Bobo makes the 1st free throw | 81-72 |
| 00:29 | Santa Clara | Charles Bobo makes the 2nd free throw | 81-73 |
| 00:28 | Virginia | Daniel Deleon is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Bobo - foul #4 on Charles Bobo, team foul #15 | 81-73 |
| Subs | Virginia | Kenneth Simmerman (SG) Larry St. John | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Clayton Paradis (SF), William Simoes (PF), Dana Rigby (C) Edison Ford, Wallace Ryberg, Thomas Glover | |
| 00:28 | Virginia | Daniel Deleon makes the 1st free throw | 82-73 |
| 00:28 | Virginia | Daniel Deleon makes the 2nd free throw | 83-73 |
| 00:21 | Santa Clara | Santos Deschamp denies the turnaround by Dana Rigby | 83-73 |
| 00:19 | Virginia | Santos Deschamp grabs the defensive rebound | 83-73 |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia 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) | |
| 00:00 | Virginia | Daniel Deleon runs out the clock | 83-73 |