| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Terrance Moon (fresh) SG - James Baker (fresh) SF - Gary Turnbow (fresh) PF - Paul Cross (fresh) C - Morton Wojcik (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Lipscomb | PG - Steve Mikesell (fresh) SG - Jimmy Lofland (fresh) SF - James Walker (fresh) PF - Robert Storm (fresh) C - Richard Desilets (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Lipscomb | Richard Desilets wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Lipscomb | Lipscomb is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:50 | Lipscomb | Richard Desilets is called for 10 seconds | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Santa Clara | James Baker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Santa Clara | The offensive rebound goes to Morton Wojcik | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | Santa Clara | Morton Wojcik buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Terrance Moon | 3-0 |
| 19:05 | Lipscomb | Jimmy Lofland is fouled in the backcourt by Terrance Moon - foul #1 on Terrance Moon, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:44 | Lipscomb | Jimmy Lofland misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 3-0 |
| 18:43 | Lipscomb | Richard Desilets misses the tip | 3-0 |
| 18:42 | Lipscomb | Richard Desilets gets the offensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:34 | Lipscomb | Robert Storm misses the easy layup | 3-0 |
| 18:32 | Santa Clara | Paul Cross snags the defensive board | 3-0 |
| 18:13 | Santa Clara | Terrance Moon comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 3-0 |
| 18:12 | Lipscomb | Robert Storm pulls down the rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:03 | Lipscomb | James Walker is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on James Walker, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 17:34 | Santa Clara | Morton Wojcik misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 17:32 | Santa Clara | Paul Cross grabs the offensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 17:15 | Santa Clara | Morton Wojcik hits a jumper from the left block set up by James Baker and the foul's on Richard Desilets - foul #1 on Richard Desilets, team foul #2 | 5-0 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Francis Scott (PG), Timothy Seman (SG), Shawn Nichols (SF), Clifford Daniels (C) Terrance Moon, James Baker, Gary Turnbow, Paul Cross | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Larry Forsman (PG), Jerry Dawson (SG), Daniel Gregory (SF), Eli Searle (PF), Adam Arocho (C) Steve Mikesell, Jimmy Lofland, James Walker, Robert Storm, Richard Desilets | |
| 17:15 | Santa Clara | Morton Wojcik misses the free throw | 5-0 |
| 17:15 | Lipscomb | The rebound goes to Adam Arocho | 5-0 |
| 16:53 | Lipscomb | Eli Searle misses long on an open runner in the lane | 5-0 |
| 16:52 | Santa Clara | Shawn Nichols snags the defensive board | 5-0 |
| 16:29 | Santa Clara | Morton Wojcik is fouled on the floor by Eli Searle - foul #1 on Eli Searle, team foul #3 | 5-0 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Paul Cross (SF), James Baker (PF) Timothy Seman, Morton Wojcik | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | | |
| 16:06 | Santa Clara | Shawn Nichols buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Clifford Daniels | 8-0 |
| 15:48 | Lipscomb | Daniel Gregory is called for traveling | 8-0 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gary Turnbow (SF), Morton Wojcik (PF) Paul Cross, James Baker | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Steve Mikesell (PG), Jimmy Lofland (SG), James Walker (SF), Robert Storm (PF) Larry Forsman, Jerry Dawson, Daniel Gregory, Adam Arocho | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Francis Scott (fresh) SG - Shawn Nichols (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gary Turnbow (fresh) PF - Morton Wojcik (fresh) 5 pts. C - Clifford Daniels (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Lipscomb | PG - Steve Mikesell (fresh) SG - Jimmy Lofland (fresh) SF - James Walker (fresh) PF - Robert Storm (fresh) C - Eli Searle (fresh) | |
| 15:26 | Santa Clara | Clifford Daniels is fouled on the floor by Eli Searle - foul #2 on Eli Searle, team foul #4 | 8-0 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Paul Cross (SF) Gary Turnbow | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Adam Arocho (C) Eli Searle | |
| 15:10 | Santa Clara | Morton Wojcik knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Shawn Nichols | 10-0 |
| 15:03 | Lipscomb | James Walker can't finish the layup | 10-0 |
| 15:01 | Santa Clara | Paul Cross grabs the board | 10-0 |
| 14:37 | Santa Clara | Morton Wojcik clanks a shot in the paint | 10-0 |
| 14:35 | Lipscomb | Adam Arocho pulls down the rebound | 10-0 |
| 14:26 | Lipscomb | Robert Storm's floater is tipped away by Morton Wojcik | 10-0 |
| 14:24 | Lipscomb | Jimmy Lofland grabs the offensive rebound | 10-0 |
| 14:08 | Lipscomb | Adam Arocho buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Steve Mikesell | 10-3 |
| 13:41 | Santa Clara | Robert Storm is called for the reach on Shawn Nichols - foul #1 on Robert Storm, team foul #5 | 10-3 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Terrance Moon (PG), Carl Tyree (SG), Gary Turnbow (SF), James Baker (PF), Timothy Seman (C) Francis Scott, Shawn Nichols, Paul Cross, Morton Wojcik, Clifford Daniels | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Larry Forsman (PG), Jerry Dawson (PF), Richard Desilets (C) Steve Mikesell, Robert Storm, Adam Arocho | |
| 13:17 | Santa Clara | Carl Tyree misses short on a 3 from straight away | 10-3 |
| 13:15 | Lipscomb | Larry Forsman pulls down the rebound | 10-3 |
| 13:03 | Lipscomb | James Walker drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Larry Forsman | 10-6 |
| 12:45 | Santa Clara | Gary Turnbow comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 10-6 |
| 12:44 | Lipscomb | James Walker pulls down the rebound | 10-6 |
| 12:41 | Lipscomb | Larry Forsman is hacked by Terrance Moon in the backcourt - foul #2 on Terrance Moon, team foul #2 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Shawn Nichols (SG) Terrance Moon | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Robert Storm (PF) Jimmy Lofland | |
| 12:22 | Lipscomb | Robert Storm drills a shot from close range on a great pass from James Walker and the foul's on Gary Turnbow - foul #1 on Gary Turnbow, team foul #3 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Morton Wojcik (PF) Gary Turnbow | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Steve Mikesell (PG) James Walker | |
| 12:22 | Lipscomb | Robert Storm makes the free throw | 10-9 |
| 12:03 | Santa Clara | James Baker misses badly on a shot near the basket | 10-9 |
| 12:02 | Santa Clara | Timothy Seman tips it home | 12-9 |
| 11:45 | Lipscomb | Steve Mikesell makes the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Larry Forsman | 12-11 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Carl Tyree (fresh) SG - Shawn Nichols (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Baker (fresh) PF - Morton Wojcik (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Timothy Seman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Lipscomb | PG - Steve Mikesell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Dawson (fresh) SF - Larry Forsman (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Robert Storm (fresh) 3 pts. C - Richard Desilets (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Santa Clara | James Baker misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jerry Dawson - foul #1 on Jerry Dawson, team foul #6 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Francis Scott (PG), Paul Cross (PF), Clifford Daniels (C) Carl Tyree, Shawn Nichols, Morton Wojcik | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Jimmy Lofland (SG), James Walker (SF), Adam Arocho (C) Jerry Dawson, Larry Forsman, Richard Desilets | |
| 11:17 | Santa Clara | James Baker makes the 1st free throw | 13-11 |
| 11:17 | Santa Clara | James Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 13-11 |
| 11:17 | Lipscomb | Adam Arocho gets the rebound | 13-11 |
| 11:07 | Lipscomb | Jimmy Lofland is hacked by Clifford Daniels - foul #1 on Clifford Daniels, team foul #4 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gary Turnbow (SF) James Baker | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | | |
| 10:49 | Lipscomb | James Walker is fouled on the floor by Gary Turnbow - foul #2 on Gary Turnbow, team foul #5 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Carl Tyree (PG), Shawn Nichols (SG), Morton Wojcik (PF) Francis Scott, Gary Turnbow, Clifford Daniels | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Charles Phillips (PG) Steve Mikesell | |
| 10:36 | Lipscomb | James Walker is fouled on the floor by Paul Cross - foul #1 on Paul Cross, team foul #6 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Francis Scott (PG) Carl Tyree | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Larry Forsman (PG) Charles Phillips | |
| 10:20 | Lipscomb | Morton Wojcik steals the ball from Jimmy Lofland | 13-11 |
| 09:57 | Santa Clara | Timothy Seman misses the easy layup | 13-11 |
| 09:56 | Lipscomb | Adam Arocho grabs the board | 13-11 |
| 09:34 | Lipscomb | James Walker scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Larry Forsman and he's fouled by Francis Scott - foul #1 on Francis Scott, team foul #7 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Carl Tyree (PG), James Baker (SF), Clifford Daniels (C) Francis Scott, Shawn Nichols, Morton Wojcik | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Steve Mikesell (PG), Jerry Dawson (PF), Richard Desilets (C) Larry Forsman, Robert Storm, Adam Arocho | |
| 09:34 | Lipscomb | James Walker makes the free throw | 13-14 |
| 09:11 | Santa Clara | Carl Tyree makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by James Baker | 16-14 |
| 08:55 | Lipscomb | Jimmy Lofland clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Timothy Seman - foul #1 on Timothy Seman, team foul #8 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Morton Wojcik (PF) Paul Cross | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Larry Forsman (SF) James Walker | |
| 08:55 | Lipscomb | Jimmy Lofland misses the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 08:55 | Lipscomb | Jimmy Lofland makes the 2nd free throw | 16-15 |
| 08:38 | Santa Clara | Morton Wojcik misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 16-15 |
| 08:37 | Lipscomb | Larry Forsman snags the defensive board | 16-15 |
| 08:20 | Lipscomb | Jerry Dawson buries a jumpshot from the right side and he's hacked by Clifford Daniels - foul #2 on Clifford Daniels, team foul #9 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Shawn Nichols (SG) Clifford Daniels | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Adam Arocho (PF) Jimmy Lofland | |
| 08:20 | Lipscomb | Jerry Dawson misses the free throw | 16-17 |
| 08:20 | Santa Clara | Morton Wojcik pulls down the rebound | 16-17 |
| 07:58 | Santa Clara | James Baker drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 18-17 |
| 07:48 | Lipscomb | Richard Desilets misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Shawn Nichols - foul #1 on Shawn Nichols, team foul #10 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Francis Scott (PG), Paul Cross (SF) Carl Tyree, James Baker | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | James Walker (SF), Robert Storm (PF) Steve Mikesell, Adam Arocho | |
| 07:48 | Lipscomb | Richard Desilets makes the 1st free throw | 18-18 |
| 07:48 | Lipscomb | Richard Desilets makes the 2nd free throw | 18-19 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Francis Scott (fresh) SG - Shawn Nichols (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Cross (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Morton Wojcik (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Seman (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Lipscomb | PG - Larry Forsman (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jerry Dawson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Walker (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Storm (fresh) 3 pts. C - Richard Desilets (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Santa Clara | Morton Wojcik is fouled on the floor by Robert Storm - foul #2 on Robert Storm, team foul #7 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Carl Tyree (SG) Shawn Nichols | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Charles Phillips (PG), Jimmy Lofland (SG), Adam Arocho (C) Larry Forsman, Robert Storm, Richard Desilets | |
| 07:24 | Santa Clara | Morton Wojcik makes the 1st free throw | 19-19 |
| 07:24 | Santa Clara | Morton Wojcik makes the 2nd free throw | 20-19 |
| 07:19 | Lipscomb | Charles Phillips throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-19 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Baker (SF) Morton Wojcik | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | | |
| 06:52 | Santa Clara | Adam Arocho is called for the reach on Carl Tyree - foul #1 on Adam Arocho, team foul #8 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Shawn Nichols (SG), Morton Wojcik (PF) Francis Scott, Paul Cross | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Steve Mikesell (PG), Richard Desilets (C) Charles Phillips, Jerry Dawson | |
| 06:52 | Santa Clara | Carl Tyree misses the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 06:52 | Lipscomb | Adam Arocho grabs the board | 20-19 |
| 06:24 | Lipscomb | Jimmy Lofland clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 20-19 |
| 06:22 | Santa Clara | Morton Wojcik gets the rebound | 20-19 |
| 06:01 | Santa Clara | James Baker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-19 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Francis Scott (PG), Paul Cross (SF) Shawn Nichols, Timothy Seman | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Larry Forsman (SG), Jerry Dawson (PF) Jimmy Lofland, Adam Arocho | |
| 05:59 | Lipscomb | Morton Wojcik is called for the reach on James Walker in the backcourt - foul #1 on Morton Wojcik, team foul #11 | 20-19 |
| 05:59 | Lipscomb | James Walker makes the 1st free throw | 20-20 |
| 05:59 | Lipscomb | James Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 20-21 |
| 05:31 | Santa Clara | Richard Desilets is called for the reach on Morton Wojcik - foul #2 on Richard Desilets, team foul #9 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Shawn Nichols (SG), Timothy Seman (C) Francis Scott, James Baker | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Charles Phillips (SG), Daniel Gregory (SF), Adam Arocho (C) Steve Mikesell, James Walker, Richard Desilets | |
| 05:31 | Santa Clara | Morton Wojcik makes the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 05:31 | Santa Clara | Morton Wojcik makes the 2nd free throw | 22-21 |
| 05:08 | Lipscomb | Larry Forsman clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 22-21 |
| 05:06 | Lipscomb | Adam Arocho can't tip it in | 22-21 |
| 05:05 | Santa Clara | Paul Cross snags the defensive board | 22-21 |
| 04:42 | Santa Clara | Morton Wojcik is fouled on the floor by Jerry Dawson - foul #2 on Jerry Dawson, team foul #10 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Francis Scott (PG), James Baker (PF) Shawn Nichols, Timothy Seman | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Jimmy Lofland (SG), James Walker (SF), Robert Storm (PF) Charles Phillips, Daniel Gregory, Jerry Dawson | |
| 04:42 | Santa Clara | Morton Wojcik misses the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 04:42 | Santa Clara | Morton Wojcik misses the 2nd free throw | 22-21 |
| 04:42 | Lipscomb | Robert Storm grabs the defensive rebound | 22-21 |
| 04:18 | Lipscomb | Larry Forsman misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 22-21 |
| 04:17 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Morton Wojcik | 22-21 |
| 03:51 | Santa Clara | James Baker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 22-21 |
| 03:50 | Lipscomb | Jimmy Lofland gets the rebound | 22-21 |
| 03:46 | Lipscomb | Jimmy Lofland makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Larry Forsman | 22-24 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Francis Scott (fresh) SG - Carl Tyree (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Paul Cross (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - James Baker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Morton Wojcik (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lipscomb | PG - Larry Forsman (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Jimmy Lofland (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Walker (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Robert Storm (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Adam Arocho (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Santa Clara | Morton Wojcik knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 24-24 |
| 03:09 | Lipscomb | James Walker misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 24-24 |
| 03:07 | Santa Clara | James Baker pulls down the rebound | 24-24 |
| 03:01 | Santa Clara | Morton Wojcik can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 24-24 |
| 03:00 | Santa Clara | James Baker tips it but misses | 24-24 |
| 02:59 | Lipscomb | James Walker pulls down the rebound | 24-24 |
| 02:57 | Lipscomb | Jimmy Lofland is hacked by Paul Cross in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Cross, team foul #12 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Terrance Moon (PG), Shawn Nichols (SG), Gary Turnbow (SF), Clifford Daniels (C) Francis Scott, Carl Tyree, James Baker, Morton Wojcik | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Steve Mikesell (PG), Daniel Gregory (SF), Richard Desilets (C) Larry Forsman, James Walker, Adam Arocho | |
| 02:57 | Lipscomb | Jimmy Lofland makes the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 02:57 | Lipscomb | Jimmy Lofland misses the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 02:57 | Santa Clara | Shawn Nichols pulls down the rebound | 24-25 |
| 02:32 | Santa Clara | Paul Cross clanks a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Jimmy Lofland - foul #1 on Jimmy Lofland, team foul #11 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Jerry Dawson (SG) Jimmy Lofland | |
| 02:32 | Santa Clara | Paul Cross misses the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 02:32 | Santa Clara | Paul Cross makes the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| 02:10 | Lipscomb | Steve Mikesell can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Clifford Daniels - foul #3 on Clifford Daniels, team foul #13 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Baker (PF), Timothy Seman (C) Paul Cross, Clifford Daniels | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Eli Searle (PF) Robert Storm | |
| 02:10 | Lipscomb | Steve Mikesell makes the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 02:10 | Lipscomb | Steve Mikesell makes the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 01:51 | Santa Clara | James Baker knocks in the jumper from the baseline and he's hacked by Eli Searle - foul #3 on Eli Searle, team foul #12 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Charles Phillips (SG), James Walker (SF) Daniel Gregory, Eli Searle | |
| 01:51 | Santa Clara | James Baker makes the free throw | 28-27 |
| 01:28 | Lipscomb | James Walker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-27 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Morton Wojcik (PF) James Baker | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Jimmy Lofland (SG) Charles Phillips | |
| 00:59 | Santa Clara | Morton Wojcik is called for traveling | 28-27 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Carl Tyree (SG) Shawn Nichols | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Robert Storm (PF) Jerry Dawson | |
| 00:52 | Lipscomb | Steve Mikesell is hacked by Terrance Moon in the backcourt - foul #3 on Terrance Moon, team foul #14 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Francis Scott (PG) Terrance Moon | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | | |
| 00:52 | Lipscomb | Steve Mikesell misses the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 00:52 | Lipscomb | Steve Mikesell misses the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 00:52 | Santa Clara | Morton Wojcik grabs the board | 28-27 |
| 00:23 | Santa Clara | Carl Tyree comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-27 |
| 00:22 | Santa Clara | Timothy Seman gets the offensive rebound | 28-27 |
| 00:03 | Santa Clara | Morton Wojcik drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Timothy Seman | 30-27 |
| 00:00 | Lipscomb | James Walker misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 30-27 |