| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Christopher Osteen (fresh) SG - Larry Goble (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Charles Eiler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Robert Rife (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Craig Timko (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Glenn Siemens (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joseph Jefferson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Luis Salazar (fresh) 9 pts. PF - William Carlson (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Croll (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Luis Salazar inbounds the ball | 35-39 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:37 | Louisville | William Carlson's layup is rejected by Robert Rife | 35-39 |
| 19:35 | Santa Clara | Robert Rife pulls down the rebound | 35-39 |
| 19:19 | Santa Clara | Larry Goble is hacked by Glenn Siemens - foul #1 on Glenn Siemens, team foul #1 | 35-39 |
| 19:12 | Santa Clara | Christopher Osteen misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-39 |
| 19:10 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Luis Salazar | 35-39 |
| 18:47 | Louisville | William Carlson misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 35-39 |
| 18:46 | Santa Clara | Robert Rife grabs the defensive rebound | 35-39 |
| 18:40 | Santa Clara | Charles Eiler hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Glenn Siemens - foul #2 on Glenn Siemens, team foul #2 | 35-39 |
| 18:40 | Santa Clara | Charles Eiler makes the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 18:40 | Santa Clara | Charles Eiler makes the 2nd free throw | 37-39 |
| 18:28 | Louisville | Luis Salazar hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Croll | 37-41 |
| 18:11 | Santa Clara | Christopher Osteen can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Glenn Siemens - foul #3 on Glenn Siemens, team foul #3 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Lepley (SG), Quinton Pugh (SF), Robert Myers (PF) Larry Goble, Charles Eiler, Robert Rife | |
| Subs | Louisville | Samuel Gladden (PG), Travis Mitten (SF), Aaron Ziv (PF), William Nelson (C) Glenn Siemens, Luis Salazar, William Carlson, James Croll | |
| 18:11 | Santa Clara | Christopher Osteen makes the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 18:11 | Santa Clara | Christopher Osteen makes the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 17:46 | Louisville | A charge is called on Aaron Ziv - foul #2 on Aaron Ziv, team foul #4 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Hubert Jaimes (SG), Todd Howard (PF) Christopher Osteen, Craig Timko | |
| Subs | Louisville | Aaron Moses (SG) Joseph Jefferson | |
| 17:32 | Santa Clara | Todd Howard is whistled for a carry | 39-41 |
| 17:12 | Louisville | Samuel Gladden misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the right corner | 39-41 |
| 17:11 | Louisville | William Nelson tips it back up and in | 39-43 |
| 17:01 | Santa Clara | Quinton Pugh makes the jumpshot from the left side set up by Hubert Jaimes | 41-43 |
| 16:46 | Louisville | William Nelson misses long on a jumper from the right block | 41-43 |
| 16:45 | Louisville | William Nelson pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-43 |
| 16:40 | Louisville | William Nelson can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 41-43 |
| 16:39 | Santa Clara | Robert Myers grabs the defensive rebound | 41-43 |
| 16:24 | Santa Clara | Todd Howard misses badly on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Travis Mitten - foul #1 on Travis Mitten, team foul #5 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Lawrence Fisher (PG), Larry Goble (SG), Charles Eiler (SF), Craig Timko (C) James Lepley, Hubert Jaimes, Quinton Pugh, Robert Myers | |
| Subs | Louisville | Joseph Jefferson (SG), Luis Salazar (SF), William Carlson (PF), James Croll (C) Samuel Gladden, Travis Mitten, Aaron Ziv, William Nelson | |
| 16:24 | Santa Clara | Todd Howard makes the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 16:24 | Santa Clara | Todd Howard misses the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 16:24 | Louisville | James Croll snags the defensive board | 42-43 |
| 16:20 | Louisville | Larry Goble is called for the reach on Joseph Jefferson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Larry Goble, team foul #1 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Robert Rife (PF) Todd Howard | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 16:04 | Louisville | Joseph Jefferson is fouled on the floor by Larry Goble - foul #3 on Larry Goble, team foul #2 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Christopher Osteen (PG), James Lepley (SG) Lawrence Fisher, Larry Goble | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 15:54 | Louisville | William Carlson scores on a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Joseph Jefferson | 42-45 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Christopher Osteen (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Lepley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Eiler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Robert Rife (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Craig Timko (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Aaron Moses (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joseph Jefferson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Luis Salazar (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Carlson (fresh) 6 pts. C - James Croll (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Santa Clara | William Carlson picks off the pass by Robert Rife | 42-45 |
| 15:22 | Louisville | William Carlson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Aaron Moses and the foul's on Craig Timko - foul #2 on Craig Timko, team foul #3 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Larry Goble (SG) James Lepley | |
| Subs | Louisville | Glenn Siemens (PG) Aaron Moses | |
| 15:22 | Louisville | William Carlson makes the free throw | 42-48 |
| 15:04 | Santa Clara | Charles Eiler can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 42-48 |
| 15:03 | Louisville | William Carlson grabs the board | 42-48 |
| 14:58 | Louisville | Glenn Siemens clanks a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Craig Timko - foul #3 on Craig Timko, team foul #4 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Lawrence Fisher (PG), Todd Howard (SF) Christopher Osteen, Charles Eiler | |
| Subs | Louisville | Aaron Ziv (C) James Croll | |
| 14:58 | Louisville | Glenn Siemens makes the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 14:58 | Louisville | Glenn Siemens makes the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| 14:43 | Santa Clara | William Carlson takes the ball from Todd Howard | 42-50 |
| 14:39 | Louisville | Joseph Jefferson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-50 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Quinton Pugh (SF), Robert Myers (C) Robert Rife, Craig Timko | |
| Subs | Louisville | Samuel Gladden (SG), Travis Mitten (PF) Joseph Jefferson, William Carlson | |
| 14:19 | Santa Clara | Robert Myers hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket but he's fouled by Aaron Ziv - foul #3 on Aaron Ziv, team foul #6 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Craig Timko (C) Todd Howard | |
| Subs | Louisville | Aaron Moses (SG), William Nelson (C) Samuel Gladden, Luis Salazar | |
| 14:19 | Santa Clara | Robert Myers makes the 1st free throw | 43-50 |
| 14:19 | Santa Clara | Robert Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 44-50 |
| 14:00 | Louisville | Travis Mitten is fouled on the floor by Quinton Pugh - foul #3 on Quinton Pugh, team foul #5 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Christopher Osteen (PG), Robert Rife (PF) Lawrence Fisher, Robert Myers | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 13:45 | Louisville | Aaron Moses clanks a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Quinton Pugh - foul #4 on Quinton Pugh, team foul #6 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Charles Eiler (SF), James Lepley (C) Quinton Pugh, Craig Timko | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Carlson (PF), James Croll (C) Aaron Ziv, William Nelson | |
| 13:45 | Louisville | Aaron Moses misses the 1st free throw | 44-50 |
| 13:45 | Louisville | Aaron Moses makes the 2nd free throw | 44-51 |
| 13:30 | Santa Clara | Christopher Osteen loses the dribble to Aaron Moses | 44-51 |
| 13:17 | Louisville | William Carlson drills a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from James Croll | 44-53 |
| 12:58 | Santa Clara | Aaron Moses is called for the reach on Larry Goble - foul #2 on Aaron Moses, team foul #7 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Robert Myers (PF), Craig Timko (C) Christopher Osteen, Robert Rife | |
| Subs | Louisville | Samuel Gladden (PG), Joseph Jefferson (SG), Luis Salazar (SF) Glenn Siemens, Aaron Moses, Travis Mitten | |
| 12:58 | Santa Clara | Larry Goble makes the 1st free throw | 45-53 |
| 12:58 | Santa Clara | Larry Goble makes the 2nd free throw | 46-53 |
| 12:33 | Louisville | James Croll's dunk attempt is rejected by Craig Timko | 46-53 |
| 12:32 | Louisville | James Croll grabs the offensive rebound | 46-53 |
| 12:19 | Louisville | Joseph Jefferson comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Lepley - foul #2 on James Lepley, team foul #7 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Lawrence Fisher (PG), Hubert Jaimes (SG), Todd Howard (SF) James Lepley, Larry Goble, Charles Eiler | |
| Subs | Louisville | Travis Mitten (PF), William Nelson (C) William Carlson, James Croll | |
| 12:19 | Louisville | Joseph Jefferson makes the 1st free throw | 46-54 |
| 12:19 | Louisville | Joseph Jefferson misses the 2nd free throw | 46-54 |
| 12:19 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Craig Timko | 46-54 |
| 12:03 | Santa Clara | Lawrence Fisher is called for traveling | 46-54 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Charles Eiler (SF) Robert Myers | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 11:44 | Louisville | Samuel Gladden connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Jefferson | 46-57 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Lawrence Fisher (fresh) SG - Hubert Jaimes (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Eiler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Todd Howard (fresh) 1 pts. C - Craig Timko (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Samuel Gladden (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Jefferson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Luis Salazar (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Travis Mitten (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - William Nelson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Santa Clara | Luis Salazar steals the ball from Hubert Jaimes | 46-57 |
| 11:14 | Louisville | Samuel Gladden comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 46-57 |
| 11:13 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Jefferson | 46-57 |
| 10:53 | Louisville | Samuel Gladden is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Fisher - foul #1 on Lawrence Fisher, team foul #8 | 46-57 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Christopher Osteen (PG), James Lepley (SF), Robert Rife (PF) Lawrence Fisher, Charles Eiler, Todd Howard | |
| Subs | Louisville | Aaron Moses (SG), Aaron Ziv (SF), William Carlson (PF), James Croll (C) Joseph Jefferson, Luis Salazar, Travis Mitten, William Nelson | |
| 10:53 | Louisville | Samuel Gladden misses the 1st free throw | 46-57 |
| 10:53 | Santa Clara | Craig Timko grabs the board | 46-57 |
| 10:39 | Santa Clara | Christopher Osteen misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Croll - foul #3 on James Croll, team foul #8 | 46-57 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Larry Goble (SG), Robert Myers (C) Hubert Jaimes, Craig Timko | |
| Subs | Louisville | Glenn Siemens (PG) Samuel Gladden | |
| 10:39 | Santa Clara | Christopher Osteen misses the 1st free throw | 46-57 |
| 10:39 | Santa Clara | Christopher Osteen makes the 2nd free throw | 47-57 |
| 10:12 | Louisville | William Carlson lays it up and in set up by Glenn Siemens | 47-59 |
| 10:07 | Santa Clara | Aaron Moses steals the ball from Larry Goble | 47-59 |
| 10:05 | Louisville | Christopher Osteen steps in front of the James Croll pass in the backcourt | 47-59 |
| 10:00 | Santa Clara | Robert Rife comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-59 |
| 09:58 | Santa Clara | Christopher Osteen snags the offensive board | 47-59 |
| 09:45 | Santa Clara | Christopher Osteen buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Larry Goble | 50-59 |
| 09:27 | Louisville | James Croll misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert Myers - foul #2 on Robert Myers, team foul #9 | 50-59 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Hubert Jaimes (SG), Charles Eiler (SF), Todd Howard (PF), Craig Timko (C) Larry Goble, James Lepley, Robert Rife, Robert Myers | |
| Subs | Louisville | Joseph Jefferson (SG), Travis Mitten (SF) Aaron Moses, William Carlson | |
| 09:27 | Louisville | James Croll makes the 1st free throw | 50-60 |
| 09:27 | Louisville | James Croll misses the 2nd free throw | 50-60 |
| 09:27 | Louisville | James Croll grabs the offensive rebound | 50-60 |
| 09:07 | Louisville | Glenn Siemens is hacked by Christopher Osteen - foul #3 on Christopher Osteen, team foul #10 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Lawrence Fisher (PG) Christopher Osteen | |
| Subs | Louisville | Luis Salazar (SF), William Nelson (C) Aaron Ziv, James Croll | |
| 09:07 | Louisville | Glenn Siemens makes the 1st free throw | 50-61 |
| 09:07 | Louisville | Glenn Siemens makes the 2nd free throw | 50-62 |
| 08:51 | Santa Clara | Lawrence Fisher misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on William Nelson - foul #1 on William Nelson, team foul #9 | 50-62 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Samuel Gladden (PG) Glenn Siemens | |
| 08:51 | Santa Clara | Lawrence Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 51-62 |
| 08:51 | Santa Clara | Lawrence Fisher misses the 2nd free throw | 51-62 |
| 08:51 | Louisville | William Nelson pulls down the rebound | 51-62 |
| 08:29 | Louisville | Joseph Jefferson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-62 |
| 08:28 | Louisville | Travis Mitten grabs the offensive rebound | 51-62 |
| 08:09 | Louisville | William Nelson's layup is rejected by Craig Timko | 51-62 |
| 08:08 | Santa Clara | Craig Timko gets the rebound | 51-62 |
| 08:02 | Santa Clara | Craig Timko throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-62 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Christopher Osteen (PG), Larry Goble (SG), Robert Rife (PF) Lawrence Fisher, Hubert Jaimes, Todd Howard | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Carlson (PF), Aaron Ziv (C) Travis Mitten, William Nelson | |
| 08:00 | Louisville | Joseph Jefferson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-62 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Lepley (SF), Quinton Pugh (C) Charles Eiler, Craig Timko | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 07:47 | Santa Clara | Larry Goble is fouled on the floor by Joseph Jefferson - foul #2 on Joseph Jefferson, team foul #10 | 51-62 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Robert Myers (C) Quinton Pugh | |
| Subs | Louisville | Glenn Siemens (PG) Samuel Gladden | |
| 07:47 | Santa Clara | Larry Goble makes the 1st free throw | 52-62 |
| 07:47 | Santa Clara | Larry Goble misses the 2nd free throw | 52-62 |
| 07:47 | Louisville | William Carlson snags the defensive board | 52-62 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Christopher Osteen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Larry Goble (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Lepley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Robert Rife (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Myers (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Glenn Siemens (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Jefferson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Luis Salazar (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Carlson (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Aaron Ziv (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:28 | Louisville | Glenn Siemens misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 52-62 |
| 07:26 | Santa Clara | Larry Goble pulls down the rebound | 52-62 |
| 07:13 | Santa Clara | James Lepley is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on James Lepley, team foul #11 | 52-62 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Lawrence Fisher (PG), Quinton Pugh (SF) Christopher Osteen, James Lepley | |
| Subs | Louisville | Aaron Moses (SG), Travis Mitten (SF) Joseph Jefferson, Luis Salazar | |
| 06:58 | Louisville | William Carlson scores on a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Aaron Ziv | 52-64 |
| 06:48 | Santa Clara | Quinton Pugh hits a floater from the right side | 54-64 |
| 06:28 | Louisville | William Carlson can't connect on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Quinton Pugh - foul #5 on Quinton Pugh, team foul #12 | 54-64 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Christopher Osteen (PG), Hubert Jaimes (SG), Charles Eiler (SF), Craig Timko (C) Lawrence Fisher, Larry Goble, Quinton Pugh, Robert Myers | |
| Subs | Louisville | Samuel Gladden (PG), James Croll (C) Glenn Siemens, Aaron Ziv | |
| 06:28 | Louisville | William Carlson misses the 1st free throw | 54-64 |
| 06:28 | Louisville | William Carlson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-65 |
| 06:06 | Santa Clara | Robert Rife misses long on a shot from the left block | 54-65 |
| 06:04 | Louisville | James Croll grabs the board | 54-65 |
| 05:58 | Louisville | Craig Timko steals the ball from William Carlson | 54-65 |
| 05:37 | Santa Clara | Robert Rife misses badly on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by James Croll - foul #4 on James Croll, team foul #11 | 54-65 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Lepley (PG), Larry Goble (SG), Todd Howard (SF) Christopher Osteen, Hubert Jaimes, Charles Eiler | |
| Subs | Louisville | Joseph Jefferson (SG), Luis Salazar (SF) Aaron Moses, Travis Mitten | |
| 05:37 | Santa Clara | Robert Rife makes the 1st free throw | 55-65 |
| 05:37 | Santa Clara | Robert Rife makes the 2nd free throw | 56-65 |
| 05:15 | Louisville | James Lepley is called for the reach on Samuel Gladden - foul #4 on James Lepley, team foul #13 | 56-65 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Lawrence Fisher (PG) Robert Rife | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 05:15 | Louisville | Samuel Gladden makes the 1st free throw | 56-66 |
| 05:15 | Louisville | Samuel Gladden makes the 2nd free throw | 56-67 |
| 05:01 | Santa Clara | James Lepley comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-67 |
| 04:59 | Louisville | James Croll grabs the board | 56-67 |
| 04:41 | Louisville | Luis Salazar misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 56-67 |
| 04:40 | Santa Clara | Larry Goble gets the rebound | 56-67 |
| 04:26 | Santa Clara | Todd Howard misses the floater in the lane | 56-67 |
| 04:24 | Santa Clara | Craig Timko gets the offensive rebound | 56-67 |
| 04:13 | Santa Clara | Craig Timko buries a jump hook from the baseline | 58-67 |
| 03:58 | Louisville | Luis Salazar loses the ball out of bounds | 58-67 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Christopher Osteen (PG), Hubert Jaimes (SG), Charles Eiler (SF), Robert Myers (PF) Lawrence Fisher, Larry Goble, James Lepley, Todd Howard | |
| Subs | Louisville | Glenn Siemens (PG), Travis Mitten (SF), Aaron Ziv (PF), William Nelson (C) Samuel Gladden, Luis Salazar, William Carlson, James Croll | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:55 | Santa Clara | Glenn Siemens picks off the pass by Christopher Osteen in the backcourt | 58-67 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:47 | Louisville | Glenn Siemens misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 58-67 |
| 03:45 | Louisville | William Nelson pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-67 |
| 03:33 | Louisville | Aaron Ziv is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Aaron Ziv, team foul #12 | 58-67 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Robert Rife (PF) Craig Timko | |
| Subs | Louisville | Aaron Moses (SG) Joseph Jefferson | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Christopher Osteen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Hubert Jaimes (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Eiler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Robert Rife (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Myers (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Glenn Siemens (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Aaron Moses (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Travis Mitten (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Aaron Ziv (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - William Nelson (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Santa Clara | Travis Mitten steals the ball from Christopher Osteen | 58-67 |
| 03:13 | Louisville | Travis Mitten lays it in | 58-69 |
| 02:59 | Santa Clara | Charles Eiler misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-69 |
| 02:58 | Louisville | William Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 58-69 |
| 02:58 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-69 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Larry Goble (SG), Craig Timko (C) Hubert Jaimes, Robert Myers | |
| Subs | Louisville | Joseph Jefferson (SG), Luis Salazar (SF) Aaron Moses, Aaron Ziv | |
| 02:39 | Louisville | William Nelson hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Glenn Siemens | 58-71 |
| 02:20 | Santa Clara | Charles Eiler connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Christopher Osteen | 61-71 |
| 02:20 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-71 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Carlson (PF), James Croll (C) Travis Mitten, William Nelson | |
| 02:17 | Louisville | William Carlson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-71 |
| 02:09 | Santa Clara | Charles Eiler can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-71 |
| 02:07 | Louisville | The rebound goes to James Croll | 61-71 |
| 02:02 | Louisville | Luis Salazar is hacked by Charles Eiler in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charles Eiler, team foul #14 | 61-71 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Lawrence Fisher (PG), Hubert Jaimes (SG), James Lepley (SF), Todd Howard (PF), Robert Myers (C) Christopher Osteen, Larry Goble, Charles Eiler, Robert Rife, Craig Timko | |
| Subs | Louisville | Samuel Gladden (PG), Aaron Moses (SG), Travis Mitten (PF), William Nelson (C) Glenn Siemens, Joseph Jefferson, William Carlson, James Croll | |
| 02:02 | Louisville | Luis Salazar makes the 1st free throw | 61-72 |
| 02:02 | Louisville | Luis Salazar makes the 2nd free throw | 61-73 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:38 | Santa Clara | Hubert Jaimes hits a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Lawrence Fisher | 63-73 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:13 | Louisville | William Nelson is hacked by Lawrence Fisher - foul #2 on Lawrence Fisher, team foul #15 | 63-73 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Aaron Ziv (PF) Luis Salazar | |
| 01:13 | Louisville | William Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 63-74 |
| 01:13 | Louisville | William Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 63-75 |
| 00:55 | Santa Clara | James Lepley scores on a jumper from the right wing set up by Lawrence Fisher | 65-75 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:54 | Louisville | Aaron Moses is hacked by Hubert Jaimes in the backcourt - foul #3 on Hubert Jaimes, team foul #16 | 65-75 |
| 00:54 | Louisville | Aaron Moses makes the 1st free throw | 65-76 |
| 00:54 | Louisville | Aaron Moses makes the 2nd free throw | 65-77 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:50 | Santa Clara | Lawrence Fisher buries a floater from the right block | 67-77 |
| 00:49 | Louisville | Aaron Ziv is fouled in the backcourt by Hubert Jaimes - foul #4 on Hubert Jaimes, team foul #17 | 67-77 |
| 00:49 | Louisville | Aaron Ziv makes the 1st free throw | 67-78 |
| 00:49 | Louisville | Aaron Ziv misses the 2nd free throw | 67-78 |
| 00:49 | Santa Clara | Robert Myers grabs the defensive rebound | 67-78 |
| 00:42 | Santa Clara | Todd Howard misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 67-78 |
| 00:41 | Louisville | Aaron Ziv grabs the defensive rebound | 67-78 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:16 | Louisville | William Nelson lays it in on a nice dish by Aaron Ziv | 67-80 |
| 00:09 | Santa Clara | James Lepley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 67-80 |
| 00:07 | Santa Clara | Todd Howard grabs the offensive rebound | 67-80 |
| 00:04 | Santa Clara | James Lepley misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 67-80 |
| 00:03 | Louisville | William Nelson gets the rebound | 67-80 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Samuel Gladden runs out the clock | 67-80 |