| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Garret Adams (fresh) SG - Mark Goolsby (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Julian Vance (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Theodore Small (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Eugene Franks (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Victor Stone (fresh) SG - Dario Florkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Young Tang (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kevin Reuter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert McKen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Santa Clara | Young Tang inbounds the ball | 31-25 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:48 | Santa Clara | Kevin Reuter connects on the runner in the lane set up by Dario Florkowski | 31-27 |
| 19:38 | Nebraska | Mark Goolsby is called for 10 seconds | 31-27 |
| 19:33 | Santa Clara | Victor Stone makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 31-30 |
| 19:17 | Nebraska | Julian Vance makes the shot from just outside the lane set up by Garret Adams | 33-30 |
| 19:04 | Santa Clara | Young Tang can't connect on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Theodore Small - foul #1 on Theodore Small, team foul #1 | 33-30 |
| 19:04 | Santa Clara | Young Tang makes the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 19:04 | Santa Clara | Young Tang makes the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 19:02 | Nebraska | Dario Florkowski steps in front of the Garret Adams pass in the backcourt | 33-32 |
| 18:48 | Santa Clara | Dario Florkowski makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Victor Stone | 33-35 |
| 18:26 | Nebraska | Garret Adams makes the floater from close range | 35-35 |
| 18:21 | Santa Clara | Young Tang misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-35 |
| 18:20 | Santa Clara | Kevin Reuter snags the offensive board | 35-35 |
| 18:02 | Santa Clara | Dario Florkowski misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-35 |
| 18:00 | Santa Clara | Robert McKen misses the tip | 35-35 |
| 17:58 | Nebraska | Theodore Small grabs the defensive rebound | 35-35 |
| 17:39 | Nebraska | Garret Adams misses the jumper from the left wing | 35-35 |
| 17:37 | Santa Clara | Young Tang gets the rebound | 35-35 |
| 17:22 | Santa Clara | Young Tang misses the fadeaway from the right side | 35-35 |
| 17:21 | Santa Clara | Kevin Reuter hits the follow up shot | 35-37 |
| 17:19 | Nebraska | Mark Goolsby's pass is intercepted by Young Tang in the backcourt | 35-37 |
| 17:11 | Santa Clara | Young Tang misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-37 |
| 17:10 | Nebraska | Eugene Franks grabs the board | 35-37 |
| 16:53 | Nebraska | Eugene Franks double dribbles | 35-37 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Michael Johnson (PG), Thomas Benedetti (SG), John Tran (SF), James Burns (PF) Garret Adams, Mark Goolsby, Julian Vance, Theodore Small | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Earl McGaughey (PG), Roberto Hernandez (SG), William Love (SF), Jeff Kress (PF), Manuel Hasan (C) Victor Stone, Dario Florkowski, Young Tang, Kevin Reuter, Robert McKen | |
| 16:44 | Santa Clara | Roberto Hernandez knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-40 |
| 16:27 | Nebraska | James Burns misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 35-40 |
| 16:25 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Jeff Kress | 35-40 |
| 16:08 | Santa Clara | Manuel Hasan makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Roberto Hernandez | 35-43 |
| 15:49 | Nebraska | John Tran misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Manuel Hasan - foul #2 on Manuel Hasan, team foul #1 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Perry Cann (PF) James Burns | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 15:49 | Nebraska | John Tran makes the 1st free throw | 36-43 |
| 15:49 | Nebraska | John Tran makes the 2nd free throw | 37-43 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Michael Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Benedetti (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Tran (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Perry Cann (fresh) 3 pf. C - Eugene Franks (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Earl McGaughey (fresh) SG - Roberto Hernandez (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Love (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jeff Kress (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Manuel Hasan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Santa Clara | William Love is denied on a layup by Eugene Franks | 37-43 |
| 15:34 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Eugene Franks | 37-43 |
| 15:32 | Nebraska | Thomas Benedetti throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-43 |
| Subs | Nebraska | James Burns (C) Eugene Franks | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Victor Stone (PG), Ricky Hetherington (SF), Kevin Reuter (PF) Earl McGaughey, William Love, Jeff Kress | |
| 15:20 | Santa Clara | Roberto Hernandez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-43 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Preston Cross (SG) Thomas Benedetti | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Whitman (SG), Robert McKen (C) Roberto Hernandez, Manuel Hasan | |
| 15:18 | Nebraska | Kevin Reuter is called for the reach on Perry Cann in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kevin Reuter, team foul #2 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Julian Vance (SF) Preston Cross | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 15:03 | Nebraska | John Tran is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Julian Vance | 40-43 |
| 14:43 | Santa Clara | Robert McKen's pass is intercepted by Michael Johnson | 40-43 |
| 14:38 | Nebraska | Michael Johnson dunks the ball | 42-43 |
| 14:19 | Santa Clara | Kevin Reuter buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Victor Stone | 42-46 |
| 13:51 | Nebraska | John Tran misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-46 |
| 13:49 | Nebraska | Julian Vance gets the offensive rebound | 42-46 |
| 13:32 | Nebraska | Julian Vance lays it in on a nice dish by Michael Johnson and he's hacked by Robert McKen - foul #2 on Robert McKen, team foul #3 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Garret Adams (PG), Mark Goolsby (SG), Theodore Small (PF), Eugene Franks (C) Michael Johnson, John Tran, Perry Cann, James Burns | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Earl McGaughey (PG), Roberto Hernandez (SG), Young Tang (SF), William Love (PF), Jeff Kress (C) Victor Stone, James Whitman, Ricky Hetherington, Kevin Reuter, Robert McKen | |
| 13:32 | Nebraska | Julian Vance misses the free throw | 44-46 |
| 13:32 | Santa Clara | William Love grabs the board | 44-46 |
| 13:20 | Santa Clara | Garret Adams steals it from Jeff Kress | 44-46 |
| 13:05 | Nebraska | Julian Vance is fouled on the floor by Young Tang - foul #3 on Young Tang, team foul #4 | 44-46 |
| 12:58 | Nebraska | Roberto Hernandez is called for the reach on Theodore Small - foul #2 on Roberto Hernandez, team foul #5 | 44-46 |
| 12:49 | Nebraska | Garret Adams buries a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Julian Vance and he's hacked by Young Tang - foul #4 on Young Tang, team foul #6 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Dario Florkowski (SG) Young Tang | |
| 12:49 | Nebraska | Garret Adams makes the free throw | 47-46 |
| 12:37 | Santa Clara | William Love can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-46 |
| 12:36 | Nebraska | Julian Vance gets the rebound | 47-46 |
| 12:24 | Nebraska | Theodore Small can't throw it down | 47-46 |
| 12:23 | Nebraska | Garret Adams grabs the offensive board | 47-46 |
| 12:03 | Nebraska | Eugene Franks misses the lay-in | 47-46 |
| 12:01 | Santa Clara | Roberto Hernandez grabs the defensive rebound | 47-46 |
| 11:39 | Santa Clara | Jeff Kress connects on the shot from the left block set up by Dario Florkowski | 47-48 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Garret Adams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Goolsby (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Julian Vance (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Theodore Small (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Eugene Franks (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Earl McGaughey (fairly fresh) SG - Dario Florkowski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Roberto Hernandez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Love (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Jeff Kress (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Nebraska | Earl McGaughey steals it from Theodore Small in the backcourt | 47-48 |
| 11:35 | Santa Clara | Earl McGaughey hits the finger roll | 47-50 |
| 11:10 | Nebraska | Garret Adams can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 47-50 |
| 11:09 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to William Love | 47-50 |
| 11:04 | Santa Clara | Roberto Hernandez clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-50 |
| 11:02 | Santa Clara | William Love pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-50 |
| 10:54 | Santa Clara | William Love comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 47-50 |
| 10:52 | Nebraska | Eugene Franks grabs the board | 47-50 |
| 10:38 | Nebraska | The jump hook by Eugene Franks is blocked by William Love | 47-50 |
| 10:36 | Santa Clara | Dario Florkowski grabs the defensive rebound | 47-50 |
| 10:30 | Santa Clara | Earl McGaughey comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-50 |
| 10:28 | Nebraska | Julian Vance gets the rebound | 47-50 |
| 10:14 | Nebraska | Mark Goolsby misses long on an open 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-50 |
| 10:13 | Nebraska | Eugene Franks gets the offensive rebound | 47-50 |
| 09:55 | Nebraska | Julian Vance drills a shot from the right side set up by Garret Adams | 49-50 |
| 09:51 | Santa Clara | Earl McGaughey is called for traveling in the backcourt | 49-50 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Michael Johnson (PG), Thomas Benedetti (SG), John Tran (SF), Perry Cann (PF), James Burns (C) Garret Adams, Mark Goolsby, Julian Vance, Theodore Small, Eugene Franks | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Victor Stone (PG), James Whitman (SG), Ricky Hetherington (SF), Kevin Reuter (PF), Manuel Hasan (C) Earl McGaughey, Dario Florkowski, Roberto Hernandez, William Love, Jeff Kress | |
| 09:37 | Nebraska | John Tran misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-50 |
| 09:35 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Manuel Hasan | 49-50 |
| 09:15 | Santa Clara | Victor Stone misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-50 |
| 09:14 | Nebraska | John Tran pulls down the rebound | 49-50 |
| 08:51 | Nebraska | Michael Johnson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-50 |
| 08:50 | Santa Clara | Kevin Reuter grabs the board | 49-50 |
| 08:48 | Santa Clara | Thomas Benedetti steps in front of the Victor Stone pass in the backcourt | 49-50 |
| 08:27 | Nebraska | John Tran lays it up and in on a nice dish by Thomas Benedetti | 51-50 |
| 08:06 | Santa Clara | Kevin Reuter buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Ricky Hetherington | 51-53 |
| 07:51 | Nebraska | Kevin Reuter is called for the reach on Michael Johnson - foul #2 on Kevin Reuter, team foul #7 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Blake Blackburn (PG), Preston Cross (SG), Theodore Small (PF), Eugene Franks (C) Thomas Benedetti, John Tran, Perry Cann, James Burns | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Dario Florkowski (SG), Young Tang (SF), Robert McKen (C) James Whitman, Ricky Hetherington, Manuel Hasan | |
| 07:51 | Nebraska | Michael Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 07:51 | Nebraska | Michael Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| 07:51 | Santa Clara | Kevin Reuter snags the defensive board | 52-53 |
| 07:30 | Santa Clara | Young Tang drills a floater from the right block set up by Victor Stone | 52-55 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Blake Blackburn (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Preston Cross (fresh) SF - Michael Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Theodore Small (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Eugene Franks (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Victor Stone (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dario Florkowski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Young Tang (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Kevin Reuter (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert McKen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:02 | Nebraska | Michael Johnson connects on the open 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Theodore Small | 55-55 |
| 06:39 | Santa Clara | Young Tang is called for a moving pick - foul #5 on Young Tang, team foul #8 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Nebraska | John Tran (SF), James Burns (C) Michael Johnson, Eugene Franks | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | William Love (SF) Young Tang | |
| 06:22 | Nebraska | John Tran can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-55 |
| 06:21 | Santa Clara | Kevin Reuter grabs the defensive rebound | 55-55 |
| 06:14 | Santa Clara | Victor Stone drills a floater from the left wing on a great pass from William Love | 55-57 |
| 06:11 | Nebraska | Dario Florkowski is called for the reach on John Tran in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dario Florkowski, team foul #9 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Garret Adams (PG), Mark Goolsby (SG) Blake Blackburn, Preston Cross | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Roberto Hernandez (SG) Dario Florkowski | |
| 06:11 | Nebraska | John Tran makes the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 06:11 | Nebraska | John Tran makes the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 05:48 | Santa Clara | Roberto Hernandez can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-57 |
| 05:47 | Santa Clara | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Reuter | 57-57 |
| 05:33 | Santa Clara | Roberto Hernandez comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 57-57 |
| 05:32 | Santa Clara | Robert McKen gets the offensive rebound | 57-57 |
| 05:19 | Santa Clara | Roberto Hernandez misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-57 |
| 05:17 | Nebraska | Theodore Small pulls down the rebound | 57-57 |
| 05:15 | Nebraska | Roberto Hernandez is called for the reach on Mark Goolsby in the backcourt - foul #3 on Roberto Hernandez, team foul #10 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Julian Vance (SF), Perry Cann (PF), Eugene Franks (C) John Tran, Theodore Small, James Burns | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Earl McGaughey (PG), James Whitman (SG), Ricky Hetherington (SF), Manuel Hasan (C) Victor Stone, Roberto Hernandez, William Love, Robert McKen | |
| 05:15 | Nebraska | Mark Goolsby makes the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 05:15 | Nebraska | Mark Goolsby makes the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 04:56 | Santa Clara | Kevin Reuter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-57 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Blake Blackburn (PG), Thomas Benedetti (SG) Garret Adams, Mark Goolsby | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jeff Kress (PF) Kevin Reuter | |
| 04:34 | Nebraska | Eugene Franks is alone and drills a jump hook in the paint set up by Blake Blackburn | 61-57 |
| 04:20 | Santa Clara | James Whitman buries a jumper from the right block set up by Earl McGaughey | 61-59 |
| 04:08 | Nebraska | Perry Cann drills a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Thomas Benedetti | 63-59 |
| 04:00 | Santa Clara | James Whitman can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-59 |
| 03:59 | Santa Clara | Manuel Hasan hits the follow up shot | 63-61 |
| 03:42 | Nebraska | Julian Vance hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 63-61 |
| 03:41 | Nebraska | Julian Vance grabs the offensive rebound | 63-61 |
| 03:29 | Nebraska | Eugene Franks's fadeaway is rejected by Manuel Hasan | 63-61 |
| 03:27 | Nebraska | Blake Blackburn snags the offensive board | 63-61 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Blake Blackburn (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Thomas Benedetti (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Julian Vance (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Perry Cann (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Eugene Franks (tiring) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Earl McGaughey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Whitman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ricky Hetherington (fairly fresh) PF - Jeff Kress (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Manuel Hasan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Nebraska | Blake Blackburn is open but comes up short on the shot from the left side | 63-61 |
| 03:10 | Nebraska | Eugene Franks snags the offensive board | 63-61 |
| 02:59 | Nebraska | Perry Cann hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the left side | 63-61 |
| 02:57 | Santa Clara | Jeff Kress snags the defensive board | 63-61 |
| 02:57 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-61 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Garret Adams (PG), Mark Goolsby (SG), Theodore Small (PF), James Burns (C) Blake Blackburn, Thomas Benedetti, Perry Cann, Eugene Franks | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Victor Stone (PG), Roberto Hernandez (SF), William Love (PF) James Whitman, Ricky Hetherington, Jeff Kress | |
| 02:38 | Santa Clara | William Love connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Victor Stone | 63-64 |
| 02:34 | Nebraska | Mark Goolsby loses the dribble to Victor Stone in the backcourt | 63-64 |
| 02:11 | Santa Clara | Victor Stone buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Manuel Hasan | 63-67 |
| 02:06 | Nebraska | William Love takes the ball from James Burns | 63-67 |
| 02:06 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-67 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Eugene Franks (C) James Burns | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Dario Florkowski (SG), Kevin Reuter (PF), Robert McKen (C) Earl McGaughey, Roberto Hernandez, Manuel Hasan | |
| 01:46 | Santa Clara | Victor Stone misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-67 |
| 01:45 | Nebraska | Garret Adams grabs the board | 63-67 |
| 01:27 | Nebraska | Julian Vance blows the dunk but the foul's on William Love - foul #2 on William Love, team foul #11 | 63-67 |
| 01:27 | Nebraska | Julian Vance misses the 1st free throw | 63-67 |
| 01:27 | Nebraska | Julian Vance makes the 2nd free throw | 64-67 |
| 01:11 | Santa Clara | Victor Stone misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 64-67 |
| 01:09 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Theodore Small | 64-67 |
| 01:03 | Nebraska | Mark Goolsby buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Garret Adams | 67-67 |
| 00:55 | Santa Clara | William Love hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Julian Vance - foul #1 on Julian Vance, team foul #2 | 67-69 |
| 00:55 | Santa Clara | William Love misses the free throw | 67-69 |
| 00:55 | Santa Clara | Kevin Reuter snags the offensive board | 67-69 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Santa Clara | William Love misses the turnaround from the baseline | 67-69 |
| 00:30 | Nebraska | Eugene Franks gets the rebound | 67-69 |
| 00:16 | Nebraska | Theodore Small is open and buries a pull-up jumper from the left side | 69-69 |
| 00:03 | Santa Clara | Robert McKen misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 69-69 |
| 00:01 | Santa Clara | Victor Stone pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-69 |
| 00:00 | Santa Clara | The clock runs out | 69-69 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Garret Adams (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Goolsby (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Julian Vance (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Theodore Small (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Eugene Franks (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Victor Stone (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dario Florkowski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Love (fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kevin Reuter (fresh) 14 pts. 10 reb. C - Robert McKen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Santa Clara | William Love wins the tip | 69-69 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 04:48 | Santa Clara | William Love is fouled on the floor by Julian Vance - foul #2 on Julian Vance, team foul #3 | 69-69 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Roberto Hernandez (SG), Jeff Kress (C) Dario Florkowski, Robert McKen | |
| 04:28 | Santa Clara | Roberto Hernandez misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 69-69 |
| 04:26 | Santa Clara | Kevin Reuter tips it but misses | 69-69 |
| 04:25 | Nebraska | Julian Vance grabs the defensive rebound | 69-69 |
| 04:10 | Nebraska | Julian Vance misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 69-69 |
| 04:08 | Santa Clara | Victor Stone grabs the defensive rebound | 69-69 |
| 03:58 | Santa Clara | Kevin Reuter misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Theodore Small - foul #2 on Theodore Small, team foul #4 | 69-69 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Michael Johnson (PG), Thomas Benedetti (SG) Garret Adams, Mark Goolsby | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Ricky Hetherington (SF) William Love | |
| 03:58 | Santa Clara | Kevin Reuter makes the 1st free throw | 69-70 |
| 03:58 | Santa Clara | Kevin Reuter misses the 2nd free throw | 69-70 |
| 03:58 | Nebraska | Eugene Franks pulls down the rebound | 69-70 |
| 03:49 | Nebraska | Roberto Hernandez steps in front of the Julian Vance pass | 69-70 |
| 03:33 | Santa Clara | Victor Stone hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Ricky Hetherington | 69-73 |
| 03:31 | Nebraska | Thomas Benedetti throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 69-73 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Perry Cann (PF) Theodore Small | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Dario Florkowski (SG) Ricky Hetherington | |
| 03:10 | Santa Clara | Victor Stone buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Roberto Hernandez | 69-76 |
| 02:54 | Nebraska | Thomas Benedetti makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael Johnson | 71-76 |
| 02:54 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-76 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Garret Adams (PG), Mark Goolsby (SG), Theodore Small (PF) Michael Johnson, Thomas Benedetti, Perry Cann | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | William Love (SF), Robert McKen (C) Roberto Hernandez, Jeff Kress | |
| 02:47 | Santa Clara | Julian Vance is called for the reach on Victor Stone - foul #3 on Julian Vance, team foul #5 | 71-76 |
| 02:27 | Santa Clara | Kevin Reuter misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 71-76 |
| 02:26 | Santa Clara | William Love misses the tip | 71-76 |
| 02:25 | Nebraska | Theodore Small gets the rebound | 71-76 |
| 01:59 | Nebraska | Theodore Small misses short on a floater from the right block | 71-76 |
| 01:57 | Nebraska | Theodore Small snags the offensive board | 71-76 |
| 01:33 | Nebraska | Julian Vance misses the 3 from the right wing | 71-76 |
| 01:31 | Santa Clara | Kevin Reuter gets the rebound | 71-76 |
| 01:09 | Santa Clara | Dario Florkowski clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 71-76 |
| 01:08 | Nebraska | Eugene Franks gets the rebound | 71-76 |
| 00:42 | Nebraska | The jumper by Mark Goolsby is denied by Robert McKen | 71-76 |
| 00:40 | Santa Clara | Kevin Reuter grabs the board | 71-76 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Garret Adams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Goolsby (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Julian Vance (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Theodore Small (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. C - Eugene Franks (tiring) 11 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Victor Stone (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dario Florkowski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Love (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kevin Reuter (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 13 reb. C - Robert McKen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Santa Clara | Kevin Reuter is hacked by Garret Adams in the backcourt - foul #2 on Garret Adams, team foul #6 | 71-76 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Whitman (SG) Dario Florkowski | |
| 00:36 | Santa Clara | Victor Stone is hacked by Garret Adams - foul #3 on Garret Adams, team foul #7 | 71-76 |
| 00:36 | Santa Clara | Victor Stone makes the 1st free throw | 71-77 |
| 00:36 | Santa Clara | Victor Stone misses the 2nd free throw | 71-77 |
| 00:36 | Nebraska | Eugene Franks grabs the defensive rebound | 71-77 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Nebraska | Mark Goolsby misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 71-77 |
| 00:29 | Santa Clara | William Love snags the defensive board | 71-77 |
| 00:26 | Santa Clara | Garret Adams is called for the reach on William Love in the backcourt - foul #4 on Garret Adams, team foul #8 | 71-77 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Dario Florkowski (SG) James Whitman | |
| 00:26 | Santa Clara | William Love misses the 1st free throw | 71-77 |
| 00:26 | Nebraska | Eugene Franks snags the defensive board | 71-77 |
| 00:19 | Nebraska | Mark Goolsby misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 71-77 |
| 00:18 | Nebraska | Eugene Franks grabs the offensive board | 71-77 |
| 00:15 | Nebraska | Julian Vance is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Mark Goolsby | 74-77 |
| 00:12 | Santa Clara | Victor Stone is fouled in the backcourt by Garret Adams - foul #5 on Garret Adams, team foul #9 | 74-77 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Michael Johnson (PG) Garret Adams | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Roberto Hernandez (SF) William Love | |
| 00:12 | Santa Clara | Victor Stone makes the 1st free throw | 74-78 |
| 00:12 | Santa Clara | Victor Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 74-79 |
| 00:04 | Nebraska | Michael Johnson is whistled for traveling | 74-79 |
| 00:03 | Santa Clara | Victor Stone is hacked by Mark Goolsby in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mark Goolsby, team foul #10 | 74-79 |
| 00:03 | Santa Clara | Victor Stone makes the 1st free throw | 74-80 |
| 00:03 | Santa Clara | Victor Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 74-81 |
| 00:00 | Nebraska | Mark Goolsby misses the halfcourt shot | 74-81 |