| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Christopher Osteen (fresh) SG - Larry Goble (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Charles Eiler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Rife (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Craig Timko (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - William Chouinard (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Clyde Ashcroft (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Anthony Jackson (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Aaron Breese (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Devin Taylor (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | American U. | Anthony Jackson inbounds the ball | 31-45 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | American U. | Clyde Ashcroft buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-48 |
| 19:31 | Santa Clara | Aaron Breese denies the turnaround by Craig Timko | 31-48 |
| 19:29 | Santa Clara | Larry Goble tips it home | 33-48 |
| 19:27 | American U. | Devin Taylor is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Devin Taylor, team foul #1 | 33-48 |
| 19:20 | Santa Clara | Charles Eiler buries a shot from just outside the lane set up by Christopher Osteen | 35-48 |
| 19:15 | American U. | Clyde Ashcroft travels in the backcourt | 35-48 |
| 19:06 | Santa Clara | Craig Timko slams it home set up by Christopher Osteen and he's hacked by Clyde Ashcroft - foul #1 on Clyde Ashcroft, team foul #2 | 37-48 |
| 19:06 | Santa Clara | Craig Timko misses the free throw | 37-48 |
| 19:06 | American U. | Aaron Breese grabs the defensive rebound | 37-48 |
| 19:02 | American U. | Anthony Jackson's pass is intercepted by Larry Goble in the backcourt | 37-48 |
| 19:01 | Santa Clara | Charles Eiler slams it home on a nice dish by Larry Goble | 39-48 |
| 18:45 | American U. | Aaron Breese misses short on an open jumpshot from the right side | 39-48 |
| 18:44 | Santa Clara | Craig Timko grabs the board | 39-48 |
| 18:26 | Santa Clara | Robert Rife connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 42-48 |
| 17:58 | American U. | Anthony Jackson comes up short on the driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Charles Eiler - foul #3 on Charles Eiler, team foul #1 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Lepley (PG), Hubert Jaimes (SG), Quinton Pugh (SF), Todd Howard (PF), Robert Myers (C) Christopher Osteen, Larry Goble, Charles Eiler, Robert Rife, Craig Timko | |
| Subs | American U. | Clinton Nelson (SG), William Hulme (PF), William Innes (C) Clyde Ashcroft, Aaron Breese, Devin Taylor | |
| 17:58 | American U. | Anthony Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 17:58 | American U. | Anthony Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| 17:42 | Santa Clara | James Lepley can't finish the layup | 42-50 |
| 17:41 | American U. | Anthony Jackson grabs the board | 42-50 |
| 17:19 | American U. | William Hulme lays it in on a great pass from Clinton Nelson | 42-52 |
| 16:58 | Santa Clara | James Lepley makes the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Todd Howard and he's hacked by Anthony Jackson - foul #3 on Anthony Jackson, team foul #3 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Larry Goble (SG), Craig Timko (C) Hubert Jaimes, Todd Howard | |
| Subs | American U. | Daniel Huff (SG), James Stephen (C) William Chouinard, Anthony Jackson | |
| 16:58 | Santa Clara | James Lepley makes the free throw | 45-52 |
| 16:40 | American U. | Daniel Huff misses the jumper from the right side | 45-52 |
| 16:38 | Santa Clara | James Lepley pulls down the rebound | 45-52 |
| 16:32 | Santa Clara | Craig Timko travels with the ball | 45-52 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Christopher Osteen (PG), Robert Rife (PF) Quinton Pugh, Robert Myers | |
| Subs | American U. | Clyde Ashcroft (SG), Aaron Breese (PF) Daniel Huff, William Innes | |
| 16:04 | American U. | Aaron Breese knocks in the jumper from the baseline set up by Clinton Nelson and he's fouled by Robert Rife - foul #2 on Robert Rife, team foul #2 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Todd Howard (SF) James Lepley | |
| Subs | American U. | Robert Padron (SF), Devin Taylor (C) William Hulme, James Stephen | |
| 16:04 | American U. | Aaron Breese makes the free throw | 45-55 |
| 15:49 | Santa Clara | Clinton Nelson steals the ball from Larry Goble | 45-55 |
| 15:46 | American U. | Clinton Nelson lays it in | 45-57 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Christopher Osteen (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Larry Goble (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Todd Howard (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Rife (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Craig Timko (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Clinton Nelson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Clyde Ashcroft (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Robert Padron (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Aaron Breese (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Devin Taylor (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Santa Clara | Aaron Breese swats the layup by Craig Timko | 45-57 |
| 15:26 | American U. | Clinton Nelson snags the defensive board | 45-57 |
| 15:20 | American U. | Robert Padron is open and scores on a shot near the basket | 45-59 |
| 14:55 | Santa Clara | Robert Rife misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-59 |
| 14:53 | American U. | Robert Padron pulls down the rebound | 45-59 |
| 14:50 | American U. | Clinton Nelson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-59 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Quinton Pugh (PG), Hubert Jaimes (SG), Charles Eiler (SF), Robert Myers (PF) Christopher Osteen, Larry Goble, Todd Howard, Robert Rife | |
| Subs | American U. | William Chouinard (PG), Daniel Huff (SG), William Innes (SF), William Hulme (PF), Kevin Hazeltine (C) Clinton Nelson, Clyde Ashcroft, Robert Padron, Aaron Breese, Devin Taylor | |
| 14:39 | Santa Clara | Kevin Hazeltine is called for the reach on Charles Eiler - foul #4 on Kevin Hazeltine, team foul #4 | 45-59 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Lepley (PG) Hubert Jaimes | |
| Subs | American U. | James Stephen (C) Kevin Hazeltine | |
| 14:17 | Santa Clara | Charles Eiler connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by James Lepley | 48-59 |
| 13:59 | American U. | James Stephen misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 48-59 |
| 13:57 | Santa Clara | Craig Timko grabs the board | 48-59 |
| 13:42 | Santa Clara | William Hulme steals the ball from Charles Eiler | 48-59 |
| 13:21 | American U. | Daniel Huff throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-59 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Lawrence Fisher (PG), Hubert Jaimes (SG), Robert Rife (PF) James Lepley, Quinton Pugh, Robert Myers | |
| Subs | American U. | Robert Padron (SG), Anthony Jackson (SF), Aaron Breese (PF), Devin Taylor (C) Daniel Huff, William Innes, William Hulme, James Stephen | |
| 13:05 | Santa Clara | Charles Eiler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-59 |
| 13:03 | American U. | The rebound goes to William Chouinard | 48-59 |
| 12:47 | American U. | Aaron Breese misses the easy open layup | 48-59 |
| 12:46 | American U. | The offensive rebound goes to Devin Taylor | 48-59 |
| 12:28 | American U. | Robert Padron is open but misses the lay-in | 48-59 |
| 12:27 | Santa Clara | Craig Timko pulls down the rebound | 48-59 |
| 12:21 | Santa Clara | Robert Rife misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 48-59 |
| 12:20 | American U. | Anthony Jackson gets the rebound | 48-59 |
| 12:04 | American U. | Aaron Breese hits a wide open jumper near the basket set up by Anthony Jackson | 48-61 |
| 11:35 | Santa Clara | Craig Timko knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Charles Eiler | 50-61 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Lawrence Fisher (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Hubert Jaimes (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Charles Eiler (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Rife (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Craig Timko (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - William Chouinard (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Padron (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Anthony Jackson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Aaron Breese (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Devin Taylor (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:24 | American U. | Devin Taylor comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 50-61 |
| 11:22 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Robert Rife | 50-61 |
| 11:02 | Santa Clara | Craig Timko misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 50-61 |
| 11:00 | American U. | Aaron Breese snags the defensive board | 50-61 |
| 10:42 | American U. | Anthony Jackson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-61 |
| 10:40 | American U. | Robert Padron snags the offensive board | 50-61 |
| 10:20 | American U. | William Chouinard is hacked by Lawrence Fisher - foul #1 on Lawrence Fisher, team foul #3 | 50-61 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Christopher Osteen (PG), Larry Goble (SG), James Lepley (SF), Todd Howard (PF), Robert Myers (C) Lawrence Fisher, Hubert Jaimes, Charles Eiler, Robert Rife, Craig Timko | |
| Subs | American U. | Clinton Nelson (PG), Clyde Ashcroft (SG), William Innes (SF), William Hulme (PF), James Stephen (C) William Chouinard, Robert Padron, Anthony Jackson, Aaron Breese, Devin Taylor | |
| 10:05 | American U. | William Innes misses long on an open 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-61 |
| 10:03 | American U. | Clyde Ashcroft pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-61 |
| 09:42 | American U. | William Innes connects on the open driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by William Hulme | 50-63 |
| 09:34 | Santa Clara | James Lepley buries a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Christopher Osteen | 52-63 |
| 09:16 | American U. | William Hulme makes the jumper in the lane set up by William Innes and he's fouled by Larry Goble - foul #2 on Larry Goble, team foul #4 | 52-65 |
| 09:16 | American U. | William Hulme makes the free throw | 52-66 |
| 08:49 | Santa Clara | Christopher Osteen comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 52-66 |
| 08:47 | American U. | William Hulme gets the rebound | 52-66 |
| 08:29 | American U. | William Innes misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 52-66 |
| 08:27 | American U. | William Hulme tips it but misses | 52-66 |
| 08:25 | Santa Clara | Robert Myers pulls down the rebound | 52-66 |
| 08:09 | Santa Clara | James Lepley loses the dribble to Clinton Nelson | 52-66 |
| 07:56 | American U. | Clinton Nelson misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 52-66 |
| 07:54 | Santa Clara | Larry Goble pulls down the rebound | 52-66 |
| 07:39 | Santa Clara | Christopher Osteen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-66 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Hubert Jaimes (SG), Quinton Pugh (SF), Robert Rife (PF), Craig Timko (C) Larry Goble, James Lepley, Todd Howard, Robert Myers | |
| Subs | American U. | William Chouinard (PG), Daniel Huff (SG), Anthony Jackson (SF), Aaron Breese (PF), Kevin Hazeltine (C) Clinton Nelson, Clyde Ashcroft, William Innes, William Hulme, James Stephen | |
| 07:26 | American U. | Quinton Pugh steps in front of the William Chouinard pass | 52-66 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Christopher Osteen (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Hubert Jaimes (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Quinton Pugh (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Robert Rife (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Craig Timko (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - William Chouinard (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Huff (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Jackson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Aaron Breese (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Kevin Hazeltine (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:12 | Santa Clara | Hubert Jaimes makes the jump hook in the lane | 54-66 |
| 07:09 | American U. | Kevin Hazeltine's pass is intercepted by Christopher Osteen in the backcourt | 54-66 |
| 07:00 | Santa Clara | Hubert Jaimes clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Aaron Breese - foul #2 on Aaron Breese, team foul #5 | 54-66 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Charles Eiler (SF) Christopher Osteen | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 07:00 | Santa Clara | Hubert Jaimes makes the 1st free throw | 55-66 |
| 07:00 | Santa Clara | Hubert Jaimes makes the 2nd free throw | 56-66 |
| 06:42 | American U. | Anthony Jackson connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-69 |
| 06:23 | Santa Clara | Hubert Jaimes travels with the ball | 56-69 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Lawrence Fisher (PG) Charles Eiler | |
| Subs | American U. | Devin Taylor (PF) Aaron Breese | |
| 06:06 | American U. | Anthony Jackson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-69 |
| 06:04 | Santa Clara | Hubert Jaimes snags the defensive board | 56-69 |
| 05:51 | Santa Clara | Kevin Hazeltine swats the layup by Craig Timko | 56-69 |
| 05:50 | American U. | Kevin Hazeltine snags the defensive board | 56-69 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:47 | American U. | Devin Taylor double dribbles in the backcourt | 56-69 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Larry Goble (SG), Charles Eiler (SF) Hubert Jaimes, Quinton Pugh | |
| Subs | American U. | Clinton Nelson (SG), Robert Padron (SF), William Hulme (PF) Daniel Huff, Anthony Jackson, Kevin Hazeltine | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:37 | Santa Clara | Craig Timko clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-69 |
| 05:35 | American U. | The rebound goes to Robert Padron | 56-69 |
| 05:11 | American U. | William Hulme misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 56-69 |
| 05:09 | American U. | Devin Taylor gets the offensive rebound | 56-69 |
| 04:42 | American U. | Robert Padron knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Clinton Nelson | 56-71 |
| 04:24 | Santa Clara | Larry Goble clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-71 |
| 04:23 | American U. | Clinton Nelson snags the defensive board | 56-71 |
| 04:23 | American U. | American U. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-71 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Christopher Osteen (PG), James Lepley (SF), Todd Howard (PF), Robert Myers (C) Lawrence Fisher, Charles Eiler, Robert Rife, Craig Timko | |
| Subs | American U. | Clyde Ashcroft (SG), William Innes (SF), Aaron Breese (PF), Kevin Hazeltine (C) Clinton Nelson, Robert Padron, William Hulme, Devin Taylor | |
| 04:21 | American U. | Clyde Ashcroft is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Goble - foul #3 on Larry Goble, team foul #5 | 56-71 |
| 04:04 | American U. | William Chouinard hits a shot from the right wing | 56-73 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:44 | Santa Clara | Aaron Breese swats the shot by Christopher Osteen | 56-73 |
| 03:43 | Santa Clara | Larry Goble gets the offensive rebound | 56-73 |
| 03:26 | Santa Clara | James Lepley makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Christopher Osteen | 58-73 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Christopher Osteen (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Larry Goble (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Lepley (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Todd Howard (fresh) 5 pts. C - Robert Myers (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - William Chouinard (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Clyde Ashcroft (fresh) 8 pts. SF - William Innes (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Aaron Breese (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Kevin Hazeltine (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:24 | American U. | William Innes is hacked by Larry Goble in the backcourt - foul #4 on Larry Goble, team foul #6 | 58-73 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | American U. | Clinton Nelson (PG), Anthony Jackson (SF) William Chouinard, William Innes | |
| 03:01 | American U. | Clyde Ashcroft loses the dribble to Larry Goble | 58-73 |
| 02:45 | Santa Clara | Christopher Osteen is hacked by Anthony Jackson - foul #4 on Anthony Jackson, team foul #6 | 58-73 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Lawrence Fisher (PG), Hubert Jaimes (SG), Quinton Pugh (C) Christopher Osteen, Larry Goble, Todd Howard | |
| Subs | American U. | Daniel Huff (SG), William Innes (SF), William Hulme (PF), Devin Taylor (C) Clyde Ashcroft, Anthony Jackson, Aaron Breese, Kevin Hazeltine | |
| 02:36 | Santa Clara | Robert Myers misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-73 |
| 02:35 | Santa Clara | Hubert Jaimes gets the offensive rebound | 58-73 |
| 02:27 | Santa Clara | Hubert Jaimes hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 58-73 |
| 02:25 | American U. | The rebound goes to Devin Taylor | 58-73 |
| 02:20 | American U. | Devin Taylor is whistled for a carry | 58-73 |
| 01:59 | Santa Clara | Robert Myers's pass is intercepted by Daniel Huff | 58-73 |
| 01:55 | American U. | William Innes is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 58-73 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Todd Howard (PF) Lawrence Fisher | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 01:45 | Santa Clara | Todd Howard misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 58-73 |
| 01:43 | Santa Clara | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Myers | 58-73 |
| 01:28 | Santa Clara | Quinton Pugh hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Lepley | 60-73 |
| 01:11 | American U. | Devin Taylor misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Hubert Jaimes - foul #2 on Hubert Jaimes, team foul #7 | 60-73 |
| 01:11 | American U. | Devin Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 60-74 |
| 01:11 | American U. | Devin Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 60-74 |
| 01:11 | American U. | William Innes grabs the offensive board | 60-74 |
| 00:56 | American U. | Daniel Huff makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Clinton Nelson | 60-77 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Santa Clara | Quinton Pugh comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-77 |
| 00:49 | Santa Clara | Todd Howard pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-77 |
| 00:46 | Santa Clara | Robert Myers drills a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Hubert Jaimes and he's fouled by Devin Taylor - foul #3 on Devin Taylor, team foul #7 | 62-77 |
| 00:46 | Santa Clara | Robert Myers makes the free throw | 63-77 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:18 | American U. | William Innes misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Lepley - foul #1 on James Lepley, team foul #8 | 63-77 |
| 00:18 | American U. | William Innes makes the 1st free throw | 63-78 |
| 00:18 | American U. | William Innes makes the 2nd free throw | 63-79 |
| 00:12 | Santa Clara | Hubert Jaimes scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Quinton Pugh | 66-79 |
| 00:00 | American U. | Clinton Nelson runs out the clock | 66-79 |