| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Nicholas Irick (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Jeff Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. SF - Dalton Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Cox (fresh) 7 pts. C - Nathan Bergeron (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Bo Chiang (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lloyd Woods (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dion Matthews (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward White (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Chase Jacobson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Santa Clara | Dalton Thomas inbounds the ball | 42-26 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | Santa Clara | Nathan Bergeron's pass is intercepted by Lloyd Woods | 42-26 |
| 19:46 | UMass | Lloyd Woods misses the dunk | 42-26 |
| 19:45 | Santa Clara | John Cox pulls down the rebound | 42-26 |
| 19:33 | Santa Clara | Nicholas Irick is whistled for a carry | 42-26 |
| 19:13 | UMass | Dalton Thomas denies the turnaround by Chase Jacobson | 42-26 |
| 19:12 | Santa Clara | John Cox gets the rebound | 42-26 |
| 18:59 | Santa Clara | Dion Matthews denies the turnaround by Nathan Bergeron | 42-26 |
| 18:58 | UMass | Edward White snags the defensive board | 42-26 |
| 18:52 | UMass | Edward White misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 42-26 |
| 18:50 | Santa Clara | Nathan Bergeron grabs the board | 42-26 |
| 18:30 | Santa Clara | Jeff Smith misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-26 |
| 18:28 | UMass | Bo Chiang snags the defensive board | 42-26 |
| 18:23 | UMass | Lloyd Woods connects on the open fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Chase Jacobson | 42-28 |
| 18:11 | Santa Clara | John Cox clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-28 |
| 18:10 | UMass | Lloyd Woods gets the rebound | 42-28 |
| 18:08 | UMass | Bo Chiang is fouled in the backcourt by Nicholas Irick - foul #2 on Nicholas Irick, team foul #1 | 42-28 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Lin (PG), Michael Sawyer (SG), Roger Johnson (PF), Gary Avery (C) Nicholas Irick, Jeff Smith, John Cox, Nathan Bergeron | |
| Subs | UMass | Shawn Cherry (PG), Arthur Boyd (SG), Dikembe Aho (SF), Gino Russo (PF), Jack Griffin (C) Bo Chiang, Lloyd Woods, Dion Matthews, Edward White, Chase Jacobson | |
| 17:55 | UMass | Dikembe Aho buries a jump hook in the lane and the foul's on Roger Johnson - foul #1 on Roger Johnson, team foul #2 | 42-30 |
| 17:55 | UMass | Dikembe Aho makes the free throw | 42-31 |
| 17:39 | Santa Clara | Michael Sawyer can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 42-31 |
| 17:37 | Santa Clara | Dalton Thomas snags the offensive board | 42-31 |
| 17:26 | Santa Clara | Dalton Thomas can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Dikembe Aho - foul #1 on Dikembe Aho, team foul #1 | 42-31 |
| 17:26 | Santa Clara | Dalton Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 42-31 |
| 17:26 | Santa Clara | Dalton Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 43-31 |
| 17:16 | UMass | Dikembe Aho is called for 10 seconds | 43-31 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Nathan Bergeron (C) Dalton Thomas | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 17:08 | Santa Clara | Nathan Bergeron misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-31 |
| 17:06 | UMass | The rebound goes to Dikembe Aho | 43-31 |
| 17:00 | UMass | Arthur Boyd is denied on a layup by Roger Johnson | 43-31 |
| 16:59 | UMass | Gino Russo can't tip it in | 43-31 |
| 16:57 | Santa Clara | Roger Johnson gets the rebound | 43-31 |
| 16:46 | Santa Clara | Michael Sawyer misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 43-31 |
| 16:45 | Santa Clara | Gary Avery can't tip it in | 43-31 |
| 16:44 | UMass | Jack Griffin pulls down the rebound | 43-31 |
| 16:39 | UMass | Shawn Cherry makes the fadeaway from the left side set up by Gino Russo and he's fouled by Michael Sawyer - foul #2 on Michael Sawyer, team foul #3 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Dwight Royster (PG), Jeff Smith (SG), Dalton Thomas (SF), John Cox (PF) James Lin, Michael Sawyer, Gary Avery, Roger Johnson | |
| Subs | UMass | Lloyd Woods (SG), Dion Matthews (SF), Chase Jacobson (C) Arthur Boyd, Dikembe Aho, Gino Russo | |
| 16:39 | UMass | Shawn Cherry makes the free throw | 43-34 |
| 16:14 | Santa Clara | Jeff Smith misses short on a shot from the right wing | 43-34 |
| 16:13 | UMass | The rebound goes to Chase Jacobson | 43-34 |
| 16:09 | UMass | Lloyd Woods buries a floater from the right block and he's fouled by Jeff Smith - foul #3 on Jeff Smith, team foul #4 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Nicholas Irick (PG), Gary Troche (SG) Dwight Royster, Jeff Smith | |
| Subs | UMass | Bo Chiang (PG), Edward White (PF) Shawn Cherry, Jack Griffin | |
| 16:09 | UMass | Lloyd Woods misses the free throw | 43-36 |
| 16:09 | Santa Clara | Nathan Bergeron snags the defensive board | 43-36 |
| 15:53 | Santa Clara | Gary Troche hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 45-36 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Nicholas Irick (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Gary Troche (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dalton Thomas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Cox (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Nathan Bergeron (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Bo Chiang (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lloyd Woods (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dion Matthews (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward White (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Chase Jacobson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:51 | UMass | Dion Matthews throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-36 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Eric Whiteley (C) Nathan Bergeron | |
| Subs | UMass | Thomas Warriner (SF) Dion Matthews | |
| 15:41 | Santa Clara | Nicholas Irick misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-36 |
| 15:39 | UMass | The rebound goes to Chase Jacobson | 45-36 |
| 15:37 | UMass | Bo Chiang double dribbles in the backcourt | 45-36 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Sawyer (SG) Gary Troche | |
| Subs | UMass | Arthur Boyd (SF), Gino Russo (C) Lloyd Woods, Chase Jacobson | |
| 15:28 | Santa Clara | Arthur Boyd is called for the reach on Dalton Thomas - foul #2 on Arthur Boyd, team foul #2 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jeff Smith (SG), James Lin (SF), Roger Johnson (PF) Nicholas Irick, Dalton Thomas, John Cox | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 15:16 | Santa Clara | Roger Johnson misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Thomas Warriner - foul #4 on Thomas Warriner, team foul #3 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | UMass | Lloyd Woods (SG) Thomas Warriner | |
| 15:16 | Santa Clara | Roger Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 46-36 |
| 15:16 | Santa Clara | Roger Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 46-36 |
| 15:16 | UMass | Edward White snags the defensive board | 46-36 |
| 15:13 | UMass | Jeff Smith steps in front of the Bo Chiang pass in the backcourt | 46-36 |
| 15:03 | Santa Clara | Roger Johnson is denied on a layup by Arthur Boyd | 46-36 |
| 15:02 | UMass | Gino Russo grabs the defensive rebound | 46-36 |
| 14:53 | UMass | Edward White misses the easy layup | 46-36 |
| 14:51 | UMass | Edward White grabs the offensive rebound | 46-36 |
| 14:34 | UMass | Lloyd Woods hits a 3 from straight away | 46-39 |
| 14:05 | Santa Clara | Roger Johnson scores on a shot from the left block on a nice dish by James Lin | 48-39 |
| 14:00 | UMass | Lloyd Woods connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Bo Chiang | 48-42 |
| 13:35 | Santa Clara | Jeff Smith blows the layup | 48-42 |
| 13:34 | UMass | Edward White grabs the defensive rebound | 48-42 |
| 13:12 | UMass | Lloyd Woods is open but comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 48-42 |
| 13:10 | Santa Clara | Roger Johnson gets the rebound | 48-42 |
| 12:58 | Santa Clara | Jeff Smith connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Sawyer | 51-42 |
| 12:41 | UMass | Arthur Boyd can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-42 |
| 12:40 | Santa Clara | Michael Sawyer pulls down the rebound | 51-42 |
| 12:34 | Santa Clara | Michael Sawyer is hacked by Arthur Boyd - foul #3 on Arthur Boyd, team foul #4 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Nicholas Irick (PG), Gary Troche (SG), Gary Avery (SF), John Cox (PF), Nathan Bergeron (C) Michael Sawyer, Jeff Smith, James Lin, Roger Johnson, Eric Whiteley | |
| Subs | UMass | Shawn Cherry (PG), Dikembe Aho (SG), Dion Matthews (SF), Jack Griffin (PF), Chase Jacobson (C) Bo Chiang, Lloyd Woods, Arthur Boyd, Edward White, Gino Russo | |
| 12:19 | Santa Clara | Gary Avery hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Nicholas Irick | 54-42 |
| 12:02 | UMass | Dikembe Aho hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 54-42 |
| 12:00 | Santa Clara | Nathan Bergeron grabs the defensive rebound | 54-42 |
| 11:57 | Santa Clara | Nicholas Irick is called for traveling in the backcourt | 54-42 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Dalton Thomas (SF) Nathan Bergeron | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 11:45 | UMass | Chase Jacobson clanks a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Nicholas Irick - foul #3 on Nicholas Irick, team foul #5 | 54-42 |
| 11:45 | UMass | Chase Jacobson makes the 1st free throw | 54-43 |
| 11:45 | UMass | Chase Jacobson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-44 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Nicholas Irick (fresh) 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gary Troche (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dalton Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Cox (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Avery (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Shawn Cherry (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Dikembe Aho (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Dion Matthews (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jack Griffin (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Chase Jacobson (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Santa Clara | John Cox throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-44 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Nathan Bergeron (C) Gary Avery | |
| Subs | UMass | Lloyd Woods (SG) Dikembe Aho | |
| 11:25 | UMass | Dalton Thomas steals the ball from Lloyd Woods in the backcourt | 54-44 |
| 11:01 | Santa Clara | Gary Troche's layup is rejected by Chase Jacobson | 54-44 |
| 11:00 | UMass | Jack Griffin snags the defensive board | 54-44 |
| 10:55 | UMass | Lloyd Woods misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Gary Troche - foul #1 on Gary Troche, team foul #6 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Dwight Royster (PG), Jeff Smith (SG) Nicholas Irick, Gary Troche | |
| Subs | UMass | Scott Masterson (PG), Edward White (PF) Shawn Cherry, Jack Griffin | |
| 10:55 | UMass | Lloyd Woods misses the 1st free throw | 54-44 |
| 10:55 | UMass | Lloyd Woods misses the 2nd free throw | 54-44 |
| 10:55 | UMass | Chase Jacobson pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-44 |
| 10:36 | UMass | Chase Jacobson hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-47 |
| 10:17 | Santa Clara | Nathan Bergeron clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 54-47 |
| 10:16 | UMass | Scott Masterson snags the defensive board | 54-47 |
| 09:52 | UMass | Dion Matthews can't finish the layup | 54-47 |
| 09:50 | Santa Clara | Jeff Smith snags the defensive board | 54-47 |
| 09:32 | Santa Clara | Nathan Bergeron scores on a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Dwight Royster and he's fouled by Chase Jacobson - foul #3 on Chase Jacobson, team foul #5 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Nicholas Irick (PG), Gary Avery (SF), Eric Whiteley (PF) Dwight Royster, Dalton Thomas, John Cox | |
| Subs | UMass | Bo Chiang (PG), Arthur Boyd (SG), Dikembe Aho (SF), Gino Russo (PF), Jack Griffin (C) Scott Masterson, Lloyd Woods, Dion Matthews, Edward White, Chase Jacobson | |
| 09:32 | Santa Clara | Nathan Bergeron makes the free throw | 57-47 |
| 09:13 | UMass | Gino Russo double dribbles | 57-47 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gary Troche (SG), Michael Sawyer (C) Jeff Smith, Nathan Bergeron | |
| Subs | UMass | Shawn Cherry (PG) Bo Chiang | |
| 08:54 | Santa Clara | Gary Avery is called for a charge - foul #2 on Gary Avery, team foul #7 | 57-47 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Roger Johnson (PF) Nicholas Irick | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 08:52 | UMass | Gary Avery is called for the reach on Jack Griffin in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gary Avery, team foul #8 | 57-47 |
| 08:52 | UMass | Jack Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 08:52 | UMass | Jack Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| 08:40 | Santa Clara | Roger Johnson knocks in the shot from close range on a nice dish by Michael Sawyer and he's hacked by Arthur Boyd - foul #4 on Arthur Boyd, team foul #6 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | UMass | Lloyd Woods (SG) Arthur Boyd | |
| 08:40 | Santa Clara | Roger Johnson makes the free throw | 60-49 |
| 08:38 | UMass | Gary Troche is called for the reach on Shawn Cherry in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gary Troche, team foul #9 | 60-49 |
| 08:38 | UMass | Shawn Cherry makes the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 08:38 | UMass | Shawn Cherry makes the 2nd free throw | 60-51 |
| 08:21 | Santa Clara | Gary Troche misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 60-51 |
| 08:20 | UMass | Gino Russo grabs the board | 60-51 |
| 08:14 | UMass | Jack Griffin misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 60-51 |
| 08:12 | Santa Clara | Gary Avery gets the rebound | 60-51 |
| 08:01 | Santa Clara | Roger Johnson blows the layup | 60-51 |
| 08:00 | Santa Clara | Gary Troche snags the offensive board | 60-51 |
| 07:48 | Santa Clara | Eric Whiteley makes the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Gary Troche and the foul's on Jack Griffin - foul #1 on Jack Griffin, team foul #7 | 62-51 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Dwight Royster (PG), James Lin (SG), Dalton Thomas (SF), John Cox (PF) Michael Sawyer, Gary Troche, Gary Avery, Roger Johnson | |
| Subs | UMass | Scott Masterson (PG), Thomas Warriner (SG), Dion Matthews (SF), Chase Jacobson (C) Shawn Cherry, Lloyd Woods, Dikembe Aho, Jack Griffin | |
| 07:48 | Santa Clara | Eric Whiteley makes the free throw | 63-51 |
| 07:43 | UMass | Scott Masterson is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 63-51 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Nathan Bergeron (C) Eric Whiteley | |
| Subs | UMass | Edward White (PF) Gino Russo | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Dwight Royster (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Lin (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dalton Thomas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - John Cox (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Nathan Bergeron (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Scott Masterson (fresh) SG - Thomas Warriner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SF - Dion Matthews (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward White (tiring) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Chase Jacobson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:33 | Santa Clara | John Cox misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-51 |
| 07:31 | UMass | Thomas Warriner grabs the board | 63-51 |
| 07:27 | UMass | James Lin steals the ball from Thomas Warriner | 63-51 |
| 07:24 | Santa Clara | Dalton Thomas hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Lin | 65-51 |
| 07:17 | UMass | Edward White hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 65-53 |
| 07:05 | Santa Clara | John Cox can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 65-53 |
| 07:03 | UMass | The rebound goes to Chase Jacobson | 65-53 |
| 06:46 | UMass | Dion Matthews misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 65-53 |
| 06:44 | UMass | Chase Jacobson tips it back up and in | 65-55 |
| 06:31 | Santa Clara | Dwight Royster lays it in on a nice dish by Dalton Thomas | 67-55 |
| 06:09 | UMass | Dion Matthews hits a jumper from the free throw line and he's fouled by Dalton Thomas - foul #2 on Dalton Thomas, team foul #10 | 67-57 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Nicholas Irick (PG), Michael Sawyer (SG), Roger Johnson (PF), Gary Avery (C) Dwight Royster, James Lin, John Cox, Nathan Bergeron | |
| Subs | UMass | Bo Chiang (PG), Arthur Boyd (SG), Gino Russo (PF), Jack Griffin (C) Scott Masterson, Thomas Warriner, Edward White, Chase Jacobson | |
| 06:09 | UMass | Dion Matthews misses the free throw | 67-57 |
| 06:09 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Gino Russo | 67-57 |
| 05:53 | UMass | Gino Russo hits the finger roll set up by Dion Matthews | 67-59 |
| 05:30 | Santa Clara | Gary Avery is whistled for a carry | 67-59 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Eric Whiteley (C) Dalton Thomas | |
| Subs | UMass | Lloyd Woods (SG) Dion Matthews | |
| 05:14 | UMass | Gino Russo misses long on an open 3 pointer from the left corner | 67-59 |
| 05:13 | Santa Clara | Gary Avery grabs the board | 67-59 |
| 04:57 | Santa Clara | Gary Avery hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 67-59 |
| 04:55 | UMass | The rebound goes to Gino Russo | 67-59 |
| 04:48 | UMass | Lloyd Woods connects on the turnaround in the lane | 67-61 |
| 04:33 | Santa Clara | Michael Sawyer is hacked by Jack Griffin - foul #2 on Jack Griffin, team foul #8 | 67-61 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jeff Smith (SG), Dalton Thomas (SF), John Cox (PF) Nicholas Irick, Gary Avery, Roger Johnson | |
| Subs | UMass | Shawn Cherry (PG), Dikembe Aho (SF), Chase Jacobson (C) Bo Chiang, Lloyd Woods, Jack Griffin | |
| 04:33 | Santa Clara | Michael Sawyer misses the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 04:33 | UMass | Gino Russo grabs the defensive rebound | 67-61 |
| 04:13 | UMass | Gino Russo misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 67-61 |
| 04:12 | UMass | Gino Russo hits the follow up shot | 67-63 |
| 03:55 | Santa Clara | Eric Whiteley can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 67-63 |
| 03:54 | Santa Clara | Dalton Thomas tips it in | 69-63 |
| 03:42 | UMass | Arthur Boyd scores on a jumper from close range on a great pass from Chase Jacobson and he's fouled by Dalton Thomas - foul #3 on Dalton Thomas, team foul #11 | 69-65 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Nicholas Irick (PG), James Lin (SF), Nathan Bergeron (C) Michael Sawyer, Dalton Thomas, Eric Whiteley | |
| Subs | UMass | Thomas Warriner (SG), Edward White (PF) Dikembe Aho, Gino Russo | |
| 03:42 | UMass | Arthur Boyd misses the free throw | 69-65 |
| 03:42 | Santa Clara | Nathan Bergeron grabs the defensive rebound | 69-65 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Nicholas Irick (fresh) 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jeff Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 4 stl. 3 pf. SF - James Lin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Cox (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Nathan Bergeron (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Shawn Cherry (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Thomas Warriner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SF - Arthur Boyd (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. 4 pf. PF - Edward White (tiring) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Chase Jacobson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:32 | Santa Clara | James Lin misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 69-65 |
| 03:31 | UMass | Thomas Warriner grabs the defensive rebound | 69-65 |
| 03:27 | UMass | Arthur Boyd can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 69-65 |
| 03:26 | Santa Clara | John Cox pulls down the rebound | 69-65 |
| 03:06 | Santa Clara | James Lin can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 69-65 |
| 03:04 | Santa Clara | James Lin grabs the offensive board | 69-65 |
| 02:46 | Santa Clara | Nathan Bergeron scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by James Lin | 71-65 |
| 02:46 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-65 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Dwight Royster (PG), Roger Johnson (PF), Eric Whiteley (C) Nicholas Irick, John Cox, Nathan Bergeron | |
| Subs | UMass | Bo Chiang (PG), Dikembe Aho (SF), Jack Griffin (PF) Shawn Cherry, Arthur Boyd, Edward White | |
| 02:30 | UMass | Chase Jacobson can't connect on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Eric Whiteley - foul #4 on Eric Whiteley, team foul #12 | 71-65 |
| 02:30 | UMass | Chase Jacobson makes the 1st free throw | 71-66 |
| 02:30 | UMass | Chase Jacobson makes the 2nd free throw | 71-67 |
| 02:27 | Santa Clara | Bo Chiang takes the ball from Dwight Royster in the backcourt | 71-67 |
| 02:24 | UMass | Bo Chiang banks in the layup | 71-69 |
| 02:04 | Santa Clara | Jeff Smith misses the 3 from the left corner | 71-69 |
| 02:02 | UMass | The rebound goes to Dikembe Aho | 71-69 |
| 02:02 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-69 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Nicholas Irick (PG), Gary Avery (PF) Dwight Royster, Roger Johnson | |
| Subs | UMass | Lloyd Woods (SG), Gino Russo (PF) Thomas Warriner, Chase Jacobson | |
| 02:00 | UMass | Bo Chiang travels in the backcourt | 71-69 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Dalton Thomas (SF), John Cox (PF), Nathan Bergeron (C) James Lin, Gary Avery, Eric Whiteley | |
| Subs | UMass | Dion Matthews (SF), Edward White (PF), Chase Jacobson (C) Dikembe Aho, Gino Russo, Jack Griffin | |
| 01:44 | Santa Clara | The pull-up jumper by John Cox is blocked by Edward White | 71-69 |
| 01:43 | UMass | Chase Jacobson snags the defensive board | 71-69 |
| 01:41 | UMass | Bo Chiang is hacked by Nathan Bergeron in the backcourt - foul #2 on Nathan Bergeron, team foul #13 | 71-69 |
| 01:41 | UMass | Bo Chiang misses the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 01:41 | UMass | Bo Chiang makes the 2nd free throw | 71-70 |
| 01:15 | Santa Clara | John Cox makes the 3 from the right wing | 74-70 |
| 00:57 | UMass | Lloyd Woods misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 74-70 |
| 00:56 | Santa Clara | John Cox grabs the board | 74-70 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:36 | Santa Clara | Jeff Smith misses badly on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Lloyd Woods - foul #3 on Lloyd Woods, team foul #9 | 74-70 |
| 00:36 | Santa Clara | Jeff Smith makes the 1st free throw | 75-70 |
| 00:36 | Santa Clara | Jeff Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 76-70 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:32 | UMass | Bo Chiang travels in the backcourt | 76-70 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Lin (PG) Nicholas Irick | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:30 | Santa Clara | Bo Chiang is called for the reach on James Lin - foul #2 on Bo Chiang, team foul #10 | 76-70 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Eric Whiteley (C) Nathan Bergeron | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 00:30 | Santa Clara | James Lin makes the 1st free throw | 77-70 |
| 00:30 | Santa Clara | James Lin makes the 2nd free throw | 78-70 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:24 | UMass | Dalton Thomas takes the ball from Lloyd Woods | 78-70 |
| 00:21 | Santa Clara | James Lin misses the easy layup | 78-70 |
| 00:19 | Santa Clara | Jeff Smith tips it home | 80-70 |
| 00:13 | UMass | Bo Chiang misses the floater from the left side but the foul's on Dalton Thomas - foul #4 on Dalton Thomas, team foul #14 | 80-70 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Sawyer (SG), Gary Avery (SF), Roger Johnson (PF) Jeff Smith, Dalton Thomas, John Cox | |
| Subs | UMass | Arthur Boyd (SG), Dikembe Aho (SF), Gino Russo (PF), Jack Griffin (C) Lloyd Woods, Dion Matthews, Edward White, Chase Jacobson | |
| 00:13 | UMass | Bo Chiang makes the 1st free throw | 80-71 |
| 00:13 | UMass | Bo Chiang misses the 2nd free throw | 80-71 |
| 00:13 | Santa Clara | Gary Avery gets the rebound | 80-71 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:11 | Santa Clara | Bo Chiang is called for the reach on Gary Avery in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bo Chiang, team foul #11 | 80-71 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Nicholas Irick (PG), Dalton Thomas (SF), John Cox (PF) Michael Sawyer, Roger Johnson, Eric Whiteley | |
| Subs | UMass | Lloyd Woods (SG), Dion Matthews (SF), Edward White (PF), Chase Jacobson (C) Arthur Boyd, Dikembe Aho, Gino Russo, Jack Griffin | |
| 00:11 | Santa Clara | Gary Avery makes the 1st free throw | 81-71 |
| 00:11 | Santa Clara | Gary Avery makes the 2nd free throw | 82-71 |
| 00:06 | UMass | Dion Matthews buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Bo Chiang | 82-74 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Santa Clara | Nicholas Irick runs out the clock | 82-74 |