| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Stephen Fox (fresh) SG - Guy Walczak (fresh) SF - Charles Clark (fresh) PF - John Alexander (fresh) C - Mitchell Corbitt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Charles Bobo (fresh) SG - Randy Stamps (fresh) SF - Clayton Paradis (fresh) PF - William Simoes (fresh) C - Dana Rigby (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Grambling State | Mitchell Corbitt wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:36 | Grambling State | Mitchell Corbitt banks in the layup | 2-0 |
| 19:20 | Santa Clara | Clayton Paradis misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 19:19 | Grambling State | John Alexander snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:57 | Grambling State | Stephen Fox is hacked by Dana Rigby - foul #1 on Dana Rigby, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:45 | Grambling State | Charles Clark clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:44 | Santa Clara | William Simoes grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:25 | Santa Clara | Charles Bobo is hacked by Guy Walczak - foul #1 on Guy Walczak, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:16 | Santa Clara | Charles Bobo is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Charles Bobo, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 18:00 | Grambling State | Clayton Paradis is called for the reach on Charles Clark - foul #1 on Clayton Paradis, team foul #3 | 2-0 |
| 17:47 | Grambling State | The short jumper by Guy Walczak is denied by William Simoes | 2-0 |
| 17:45 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to William Simoes | 2-0 |
| 17:35 | Santa Clara | William Simoes is whistled for a carry | 2-0 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Darrell Jefferson (SG), Hung Wang (C) Guy Walczak, Mitchell Corbitt | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 17:13 | Grambling State | Clayton Paradis picks off the pass by Charles Clark | 2-0 |
| 16:55 | Santa Clara | Clayton Paradis lays it up and in on a nice dish by Charles Bobo | 2-2 |
| 16:38 | Grambling State | Hung Wang can't connect on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Dana Rigby - foul #2 on Dana Rigby, team foul #4 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Charles Ruffin (SG), Darius Goulet (SF), Arnold King (C) Stephen Fox, Charles Clark, John Alexander | |
| 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 | |
| 16:38 | Grambling State | Hung Wang misses the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 16:38 | Grambling State | Hung Wang misses the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 16:38 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Wallace Ryberg | 2-2 |
| 16:28 | Santa Clara | Edison Ford's pass is intercepted by Charles Ruffin | 2-2 |
| 16:25 | Grambling State | Charles Ruffin blows the layup | 2-2 |
| 16:24 | Santa Clara | Ronald Alejo grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 16:19 | Santa Clara | Virgil Faria misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 16:17 | Grambling State | Hung Wang gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 16:14 | Grambling State | Edison Ford is called for the reach on Charles Ruffin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Edison Ford, team foul #5 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Guy Walczak (SG), Mitchell Corbitt (C) Darius Goulet, Arnold King | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 16:07 | Grambling State | Charles Ruffin is whistled for traveling | 2-2 |
| 15:55 | Santa Clara | Thomas Glover's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-2 |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Darrell Jefferson (fresh) SG - Guy Walczak (fresh) SF - Charles Ruffin (fresh) PF - Hung Wang (fresh) C - Mitchell Corbitt (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Virgil Faria (fresh) SG - Edison Ford (fresh) SF - Ronald Alejo (fresh) PF - Wallace Ryberg (fresh) C - Thomas Glover (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Grambling State | Darrell Jefferson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Guy Walczak | 4-2 |
| 15:15 | Santa Clara | Wallace Ryberg hits a shot from the left block | 4-4 |
| 14:59 | Grambling State | Hung Wang blows the layup | 4-4 |
| 14:58 | Grambling State | Charles Ruffin tips it in | 6-4 |
| 14:56 | Santa Clara | Darrell Jefferson steals the ball from Virgil Faria in the backcourt | 6-4 |
| 14:45 | Grambling State | Hung Wang misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Thomas Glover - foul #1 on Thomas Glover, team foul #6 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Stephen Fox (PG), Darius Goulet (SG), Charles Clark (SF), John Alexander (PF) Darrell Jefferson, Guy Walczak, Charles Ruffin, Mitchell Corbitt | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Charles Bobo (PG), Randy Stamps (SG), Clayton Paradis (SF), William Simoes (PF) Virgil Faria, Edison Ford, Ronald Alejo, Thomas Glover | |
| 14:45 | Grambling State | Hung Wang makes the 1st free throw | 7-4 |
| 14:45 | Grambling State | Hung Wang misses the 2nd free throw | 7-4 |
| 14:45 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Wallace Ryberg | 7-4 |
| 14:22 | Santa Clara | Wallace Ryberg misses badly on a floater from the right block | 7-4 |
| 14:21 | Santa Clara | Wallace Ryberg misses the tip | 7-4 |
| 14:19 | Grambling State | Darius Goulet grabs the defensive rebound | 7-4 |
| 14:04 | Grambling State | Stephen Fox hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumpshot from the free throw line | 7-4 |
| 14:03 | Grambling State | Hung Wang grabs the offensive rebound | 7-4 |
| 13:41 | Grambling State | Charles Clark misses the lay-in | 7-4 |
| 13:40 | Grambling State | John Alexander pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-4 |
| 13:28 | Grambling State | Randy Stamps steps in front of the Stephen Fox pass | 7-4 |
| 13:25 | Santa Clara | Randy Stamps lays it in | 7-6 |
| 13:19 | Grambling State | Charles Bobo steals it from Hung Wang in the backcourt | 7-6 |
| 13:16 | Santa Clara | Charles Bobo misses the lay-in | 7-6 |
| 13:15 | Santa Clara | Charles Bobo gets the offensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 12:54 | Santa Clara | Randy Stamps buries a jump hook in the paint and he's hacked by John Alexander - foul #1 on John Alexander, team foul #2 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Darrell Jefferson (PG), Charles Ruffin (SG), Arnold King (PF), Thad Ferguson (C) Stephen Fox, Darius Goulet, John Alexander, Hung Wang | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Edison Ford (PG), Ronald Alejo (SF), Thomas Glover (C) Charles Bobo, Clayton Paradis, Wallace Ryberg | |
| 12:54 | Santa Clara | Randy Stamps makes the free throw | 7-9 |
| 12:37 | Grambling State | Arnold King loses the dribble to Thomas Glover | 7-9 |
| 12:16 | Santa Clara | Randy Stamps hits a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by William Simoes | 7-11 |
| 12:14 | Grambling State | Edison Ford is called for the reach on Darrell Jefferson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Edison Ford, team foul #7 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Guy Walczak (SG), Mitchell Corbitt (C) Charles Clark, Thad Ferguson | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Virgil Faria (PG), Mark Russell (SF) Edison Ford, Randy Stamps | |
| 12:14 | Grambling State | Darrell Jefferson makes the 1st free throw | 8-11 |
| 12:14 | Grambling State | Darrell Jefferson makes the 2nd free throw | 9-11 |
| 11:55 | Santa Clara | Ronald Alejo makes the 3 from straight away set up by Virgil Faria | 9-14 |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Darrell Jefferson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Guy Walczak (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Ruffin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Arnold King (fresh) C - Mitchell Corbitt (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Virgil Faria (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ronald Alejo (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mark Russell (fresh) PF - William Simoes (tiring) 2 reb. C - Thomas Glover (fresh) | |
| 11:39 | Grambling State | Arnold King makes the wide open fadeaway in the paint | 11-14 |
| 11:33 | Santa Clara | William Simoes clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 11-14 |
| 11:31 | Grambling State | Mitchell Corbitt pulls down the rebound | 11-14 |
| 11:29 | Grambling State | Guy Walczak is hacked by Ronald Alejo in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronald Alejo, team foul #8 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Stephen Fox (PG), Charles Clark (SF), John Alexander (PF) Darrell Jefferson, Charles Ruffin, Arnold King | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Charles Bobo (PG), David Duckworth (SG) Virgil Faria, William Simoes | |
| 11:29 | Grambling State | Guy Walczak makes the 1st free throw | 12-14 |
| 11:29 | Grambling State | Guy Walczak makes the 2nd free throw | 13-14 |
| 11:04 | Santa Clara | Thomas Glover is hacked by Mitchell Corbitt - foul #1 on Mitchell Corbitt, team foul #3 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Darius Goulet (SG), Thad Ferguson (C) Guy Walczak, Mitchell Corbitt | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Clayton Paradis (SF), William Simoes (PF) Mark Russell, Ronald Alejo | |
| 10:50 | Santa Clara | Clayton Paradis is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Clayton Paradis, team foul #9 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Ronald Alejo (SF), Wallace Ryberg (C) Clayton Paradis, Thomas Glover | |
| 10:37 | Grambling State | John Alexander comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 13-14 |
| 10:36 | Santa Clara | Wallace Ryberg gets the rebound | 13-14 |
| 10:24 | Santa Clara | Charles Bobo is whistled for a carry | 13-14 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Guy Walczak (SG) John Alexander | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Virgil Faria (PG) Charles Bobo | |
| 10:08 | Grambling State | Charles Clark misses short on an open 3pt shot from the left corner | 13-14 |
| 10:06 | Santa Clara | Virgil Faria gets the rebound | 13-14 |
| 09:57 | Santa Clara | Virgil Faria misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 13-14 |
| 09:56 | Grambling State | Thad Ferguson grabs the board | 13-14 |
| 09:54 | Grambling State | Wallace Ryberg steps in front of the Stephen Fox pass in the backcourt | 13-14 |
| 09:41 | Santa Clara | Wallace Ryberg is hacked by Thad Ferguson - foul #1 on Thad Ferguson, team foul #4 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Darrell Jefferson (SG), Charles Ruffin (SF), Hung Wang (PF), Arnold King (C) Guy Walczak, Charles Clark, Darius Goulet, Thad Ferguson | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Charles Bobo (PG), Randy Stamps (SG), Mark Russell (SF), Thomas Glover (C) Virgil Faria, David Duckworth, Ronald Alejo, Wallace Ryberg | |
| 09:29 | Santa Clara | Thomas Glover comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 13-14 |
| 09:27 | Grambling State | Charles Ruffin snags the defensive board | 13-14 |
| 09:21 | Grambling State | Charles Ruffin is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 13-14 |
| 09:04 | Santa Clara | Mark Russell clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 13-14 |
| 09:03 | Grambling State | The rebound goes to Arnold King | 13-14 |
| 08:43 | Grambling State | Charles Ruffin comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 13-14 |
| 08:42 | Santa Clara | Thomas Glover gets the rebound | 13-14 |
| 08:36 | Santa Clara | Randy Stamps hits a floater from the right wing | 13-16 |
| 08:12 | Grambling State | Thomas Glover swats the layup by Stephen Fox | 13-16 |
| 08:11 | Santa Clara | Mark Russell pulls down the rebound | 13-16 |
| 07:55 | Santa Clara | Charles Bobo is fouled on the floor by Stephen Fox - foul #1 on Stephen Fox, team foul #5 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Guy Walczak (SG), Charles Clark (SF), John Alexander (PF), Mitchell Corbitt (C) Darrell Jefferson, Charles Ruffin, Hung Wang, Arnold King | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Virgil Faria (PG), Ronald Alejo (SF), Wallace Ryberg (PF) Charles Bobo, Mark Russell, William Simoes | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Stephen Fox (fairly fresh) SG - Guy Walczak (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Clark (fresh) PF - John Alexander (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mitchell Corbitt (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Virgil Faria (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Randy Stamps (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Ronald Alejo (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Wallace Ryberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Glover (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:33 | Santa Clara | Randy Stamps hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 13-16 |
| 07:32 | Santa Clara | Thomas Glover misses the tip | 13-16 |
| 07:30 | Santa Clara | Wallace Ryberg tips it home | 13-18 |
| 07:10 | Grambling State | Stephen Fox misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 13-18 |
| 07:08 | Santa Clara | Thomas Glover grabs the board | 13-18 |
| 06:46 | Santa Clara | Ronald Alejo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-18 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Darius Goulet (PG) Stephen Fox | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Charles Bobo (PG), David Duckworth (SG) Virgil Faria, Randy Stamps | |
| 06:31 | Grambling State | John Alexander misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 13-18 |
| 06:30 | Grambling State | Guy Walczak can't tip it in | 13-18 |
| 06:29 | Grambling State | Mitchell Corbitt hits the follow up shot | 15-18 |
| 06:08 | Santa Clara | Mitchell Corbitt swats the layup by Wallace Ryberg | 15-18 |
| 06:06 | Santa Clara | The offensive rebound goes to Wallace Ryberg | 15-18 |
| 05:51 | Santa Clara | David Duckworth's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-18 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Darrell Jefferson (PG), Charles Ruffin (SG), Hung Wang (PF), Thad Ferguson (C) Guy Walczak, Charles Clark, John Alexander, Mitchell Corbitt | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | William Simoes (PF) Thomas Glover | |
| 05:49 | Grambling State | Wallace Ryberg is called for the reach on Thad Ferguson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Wallace Ryberg, team foul #10 | 15-18 |
| 05:49 | Grambling State | Thad Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 16-18 |
| 05:49 | Grambling State | Thad Ferguson makes the 2nd free throw | 17-18 |
| 05:29 | Santa Clara | David Duckworth can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 17-18 |
| 05:28 | Grambling State | The rebound goes to Thad Ferguson | 17-18 |
| 05:26 | Grambling State | David Duckworth takes the ball from Charles Ruffin in the backcourt | 17-18 |
| 05:11 | Santa Clara | William Simoes makes the fadeaway in the lane set up by David Duckworth | 17-20 |
| 04:42 | Grambling State | Charles Ruffin's pass is intercepted by Ronald Alejo | 17-20 |
| 04:35 | Santa Clara | Wallace Ryberg knocks in the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronald Alejo | 17-22 |
| 04:28 | Grambling State | David Duckworth steps in front of the Charles Ruffin pass in the backcourt | 17-22 |
| 04:07 | Santa Clara | Ronald Alejo drills a jumper near the basket | 17-24 |
| 03:52 | Grambling State | Thad Ferguson can't finish the layup | 17-24 |
| 03:50 | Grambling State | Thad Ferguson grabs the offensive board | 17-24 |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Darrell Jefferson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Charles Ruffin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Darius Goulet (fairly fresh) PF - Hung Wang (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Thad Ferguson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Charles Bobo (tiring) 1 ast. SG - David Duckworth (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Alejo (tiring) 5 pts. PF - William Simoes (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Wallace Ryberg (tired) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Grambling State | Darrell Jefferson misses long on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by William Simoes - foul #1 on William Simoes, team foul #11 | 17-24 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Stephen Fox (PG), Charles Clark (SF), Arnold King (PF), Mitchell Corbitt (C) Charles Ruffin, Darius Goulet, Hung Wang, Thad Ferguson | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Virgil Faria (PG), Edison Ford (SG), Clayton Paradis (SF), Thomas Glover (PF), Dana Rigby (C) Charles Bobo, David Duckworth, Ronald Alejo, William Simoes, Wallace Ryberg | |
| 03:34 | Grambling State | Darrell Jefferson makes the 1st free throw | 18-24 |
| 03:34 | Grambling State | Darrell Jefferson makes the 2nd free throw | 19-24 |
| 03:23 | Santa Clara | Charles Clark is called for the reach on Clayton Paradis - foul #1 on Charles Clark, team foul #6 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Guy Walczak (SG) Darrell Jefferson | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 03:05 | Santa Clara | Dana Rigby knocks in the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Virgil Faria | 19-26 |
| 02:46 | Grambling State | Charles Clark misses the lay-in but the foul's on Clayton Paradis - foul #3 on Clayton Paradis, team foul #12 | 19-26 |
| Subs | Grambling State | John Alexander (PF) Mitchell Corbitt | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Mark Russell (SF) Clayton Paradis | |
| 02:46 | Grambling State | Charles Clark makes the 1st free throw | 20-26 |
| 02:46 | Grambling State | Charles Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 21-26 |
| 02:26 | Santa Clara | Dana Rigby misses the easy layup | 21-26 |
| 02:24 | Santa Clara | Dana Rigby pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-26 |
| 02:19 | Santa Clara | Edison Ford hits a shot from the free throw line | 21-28 |
| 02:10 | Grambling State | Stephen Fox drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 24-28 |
| 01:58 | Santa Clara | Dana Rigby misses long on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Arnold King - foul #1 on Arnold King, team foul #7 | 24-28 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Mitchell Corbitt (C) Arnold King | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Charles Bobo (PG), Randy Stamps (SG), Ronald Alejo (PF) Virgil Faria, Edison Ford, Thomas Glover | |
| 01:58 | Santa Clara | Dana Rigby makes the 1st free throw | 24-29 |
| 01:58 | Santa Clara | Dana Rigby makes the 2nd free throw | 24-30 |
| 01:41 | Grambling State | Stephen Fox connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Clark | 26-30 |
| 01:26 | Santa Clara | Dana Rigby drills a fadeaway in the paint | 26-32 |
| 01:01 | Grambling State | Charles Clark is open and scores on a turnaround in the lane set up by Guy Walczak | 28-32 |
| 00:50 | Santa Clara | Ronald Alejo can't connect on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by John Alexander - foul #2 on John Alexander, team foul #8 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Darrell Jefferson (SG), Hung Wang (C) Guy Walczak, Mitchell Corbitt | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Edison Ford (PG), William Simoes (PF) Charles Bobo, Mark Russell | |
| 00:50 | Santa Clara | Ronald Alejo makes the 1st free throw | 28-33 |
| 00:50 | Santa Clara | Ronald Alejo misses the 2nd free throw | 28-33 |
| 00:50 | Santa Clara | Dana Rigby pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-33 |
| 00:28 | Santa Clara | Randy Stamps misses the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Hung Wang - foul #1 on Hung Wang, team foul #9 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Charles Ruffin (SG) Stephen Fox | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Thomas Glover (SF) Ronald Alejo | |
| 00:28 | Santa Clara | Randy Stamps makes the 1st free throw | 28-34 |
| 00:28 | Santa Clara | Randy Stamps makes the 2nd free throw | 28-35 |
| 00:24 | Grambling State | John Alexander is hacked by William Simoes in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Simoes, team foul #13 | 28-35 |
| 00:24 | Grambling State | John Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 29-35 |
| 00:24 | Grambling State | John Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 30-35 |
| 00:00 | Santa Clara | Randy Stamps misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-35 |