| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Vernon Lansing (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Franklin Fleming (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Peterson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Daniel Deleon (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - John McFate (fresh) 1 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Billie McCluer (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dario Florkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Young Tang (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Kevin Reuter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert McKen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Santa Clara | Young Tang inbounds the ball | 36-33 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:51 | Santa Clara | Kevin Reuter loses the dribble to Daniel Deleon | 36-33 |
| 19:28 | Mississippi | Robert Peterson misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 36-33 |
| 19:27 | Santa Clara | Dario Florkowski pulls down the rebound | 36-33 |
| 19:07 | Santa Clara | Dario Florkowski clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-33 |
| 19:06 | Mississippi | Robert Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 36-33 |
| 18:51 | Mississippi | Vernon Lansing hits a wide open turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Robert Peterson | 38-33 |
| 18:36 | Santa Clara | Vernon Lansing swats the short shot by Robert McKen | 38-33 |
| 18:34 | Mississippi | Daniel Deleon gets the rebound | 38-33 |
| 18:18 | Mississippi | Franklin Fleming is fouled on the floor by Dario Florkowski - foul #3 on Dario Florkowski, team foul #1 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Walker (PG), Edward Calabrese (SG), Brett Coleman (PF) Vernon Lansing, Franklin Fleming, Daniel Deleon | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Roberto Hernandez (PG), James Whitman (SG), William Love (SF), Manuel Hasan (C) Billie McCluer, Dario Florkowski, Young Tang, Robert McKen | |
| 18:01 | Mississippi | Edward Calabrese throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Nakashima (C) John McFate | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 17:46 | Santa Clara | William Love is hacked by Robert Peterson - foul #2 on Robert Peterson, team foul #1 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Vernon Lansing (PG), John McFate (C) Robert Peterson, Robert Nakashima | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Ricky Hetherington (PF) Kevin Reuter | |
| 17:30 | Santa Clara | Roberto Hernandez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Peterson (SF) Vernon Lansing | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 17:02 | Mississippi | John McFate loses the dribble to James Whitman | 38-33 |
| 16:45 | Santa Clara | Robert Peterson steps in front of the Ricky Hetherington pass | 38-33 |
| 16:30 | Mississippi | Robert Peterson misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 38-33 |
| 16:29 | Santa Clara | William Love pulls down the rebound | 38-33 |
| 16:08 | Santa Clara | William Love blows the layup but he's fouled by Michael Walker - foul #2 on Michael Walker, team foul #2 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Vernon Lansing (PG), Franklin Fleming (SG), Daniel Deleon (PF) Edward Calabrese, Robert Peterson, John McFate | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Billie McCluer (PG), Kevin Reuter (PF), Robert McKen (C) Roberto Hernandez, James Whitman, Manuel Hasan | |
| 16:08 | Santa Clara | William Love makes the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 16:08 | Santa Clara | William Love makes the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 15:46 | Mississippi | Michael Walker's fadeaway is rejected by Kevin Reuter | 38-35 |
| 15:45 | Mississippi | Daniel Deleon tips it back up and in | 40-35 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Vernon Lansing (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Franklin Fleming (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Walker (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Daniel Deleon (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Brett Coleman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Billie McCluer (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ricky Hetherington (fairly fresh) 3 reb. SF - William Love (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Reuter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert McKen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Santa Clara | Kevin Reuter drills a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by William Love | 40-37 |
| 14:55 | Mississippi | Vernon Lansing scores on a shot from the right wing set up by Franklin Fleming | 42-37 |
| 14:35 | Santa Clara | William Love knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 42-39 |
| 14:15 | Mississippi | Franklin Fleming misses the wide open floater from the right side | 42-39 |
| 14:13 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Brett Coleman | 42-39 |
| 13:59 | Mississippi | Daniel Deleon comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 42-39 |
| 13:58 | Santa Clara | Ricky Hetherington grabs the defensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 13:56 | Santa Clara | Billie McCluer travels in the backcourt | 42-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Peterson (SG), Edward Calabrese (SF), Robert Nakashima (PF), John McFate (C) Franklin Fleming, Michael Walker, Daniel Deleon, Brett Coleman | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Harvey Fikes (PG), Dario Florkowski (SG), Young Tang (SF), Manuel Hasan (C) Billie McCluer, Ricky Hetherington, William Love, Robert McKen | |
| 13:36 | Mississippi | John McFate clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 42-39 |
| 13:34 | Santa Clara | Kevin Reuter pulls down the rebound | 42-39 |
| 13:10 | Santa Clara | Kevin Reuter clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-39 |
| 13:08 | Mississippi | John McFate pulls down the rebound | 42-39 |
| 12:44 | Mississippi | Robert Peterson makes the 3 from the left wing | 45-39 |
| 12:22 | Santa Clara | Manuel Hasan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Walker (PG), Franklin Fleming (SG), Daniel Deleon (PF) Vernon Lansing, Edward Calabrese, Robert Nakashima | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jeff Kress (C) Manuel Hasan | |
| 12:10 | Mississippi | Daniel Deleon's layup is rejected by Kevin Reuter | 45-39 |
| 12:09 | Santa Clara | Dario Florkowski snags the defensive board | 45-39 |
| 11:50 | Santa Clara | Kevin Reuter connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-42 |
| 11:34 | Mississippi | Daniel Deleon hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Michael Walker | 47-42 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Michael Walker (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Franklin Fleming (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Robert Peterson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. PF - Daniel Deleon (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - John McFate (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Harvey Fikes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Dario Florkowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Young Tang (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Kevin Reuter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Jeff Kress (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:21 | Santa Clara | Jeff Kress's pass is intercepted by Franklin Fleming | 47-42 |
| 10:54 | Mississippi | Daniel Deleon is by himself and knocks in the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Franklin Fleming and the foul's on Young Tang - foul #2 on Young Tang, team foul #2 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Vernon Lansing (PG), Edward Calabrese (SF), Brett Coleman (C) Michael Walker, Robert Peterson, John McFate | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Billie McCluer (PG), James Whitman (SG), Roberto Hernandez (SF), Manuel Hasan (PF), Robert McKen (C) Harvey Fikes, Dario Florkowski, Young Tang, Kevin Reuter, Jeff Kress | |
| 10:54 | Mississippi | Daniel Deleon misses the free throw | 49-42 |
| 10:54 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Robert McKen | 49-42 |
| 10:36 | Santa Clara | Franklin Fleming picks off the pass by Robert McKen | 49-42 |
| 10:32 | Mississippi | Franklin Fleming is hacked by James Whitman in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Whitman, team foul #3 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Peterson (SF), John McFate (C) Edward Calabrese, Daniel Deleon | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Ricky Hetherington (PF) Manuel Hasan | |
| 10:13 | Mississippi | James Whitman swats the shot by Robert Peterson | 49-42 |
| 10:11 | Mississippi | Brett Coleman pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-42 |
| 09:58 | Mississippi | Robert McKen is called for the reach on Franklin Fleming - foul #1 on Robert McKen, team foul #4 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Edward Calabrese (SF) Robert Peterson | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | William Love (SF) James Whitman | |
| 09:33 | Mississippi | Franklin Fleming misses the jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Roberto Hernandez - foul #1 on Roberto Hernandez, team foul #5 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Peterson (SF), Daniel Deleon (PF) Edward Calabrese, John McFate | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 09:33 | Mississippi | Franklin Fleming makes the 1st free throw | 50-42 |
| 09:33 | Mississippi | Franklin Fleming makes the 2nd free throw | 51-42 |
| 09:12 | Santa Clara | Ricky Hetherington can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-42 |
| 09:11 | Mississippi | Brett Coleman grabs the board | 51-42 |
| 08:52 | Mississippi | Vernon Lansing misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by William Love - foul #2 on William Love, team foul #6 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Walker (SG), John McFate (C) Franklin Fleming, Brett Coleman | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Harvey Fikes (PG), James Whitman (SG), Young Tang (SF), Kevin Reuter (PF), Manuel Hasan (C) Billie McCluer, Roberto Hernandez, William Love, Ricky Hetherington, Robert McKen | |
| 08:52 | Mississippi | Vernon Lansing makes the 1st free throw | 52-42 |
| 08:52 | Mississippi | Vernon Lansing misses the 2nd free throw | 52-42 |
| 08:52 | Santa Clara | Young Tang grabs the defensive rebound | 52-42 |
| 08:23 | Santa Clara | Young Tang misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-42 |
| 08:22 | Santa Clara | Kevin Reuter tips it in | 52-44 |
| 08:12 | Mississippi | Robert Peterson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-44 |
| 08:11 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Manuel Hasan | 52-44 |
| 08:03 | Santa Clara | James Whitman knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Harvey Fikes | 52-47 |
| 07:48 | Mississippi | Daniel Deleon misses short on a floater from the left side | 52-47 |
| 07:47 | Santa Clara | Kevin Reuter snags the defensive board | 52-47 |
| 07:42 | Santa Clara | James Whitman is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on James Whitman, team foul #7 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Franklin Fleming (SG), Edward Calabrese (SF), Brett Coleman (PF) Vernon Lansing, Robert Peterson, Daniel Deleon | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Dario Florkowski (SG) Harvey Fikes | |
| 07:13 | Mississippi | Franklin Fleming misses short on a shot from the left side | 52-47 |
| 07:12 | Santa Clara | Dario Florkowski gets the rebound | 52-47 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Michael Walker (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Franklin Fleming (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Edward Calabrese (fresh) PF - Brett Coleman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - John McFate (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - James Whitman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dario Florkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Young Tang (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Kevin Reuter (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Manuel Hasan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 06:57 | Santa Clara | Kevin Reuter misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Brett Coleman - foul #2 on Brett Coleman, team foul #3 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Vernon Lansing (PG), Robert Peterson (SF), Robert Nakashima (C) Michael Walker, Edward Calabrese, John McFate | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Billie McCluer (PG), William Love (SF), Robert McKen (C) James Whitman, Young Tang, Manuel Hasan | |
| 06:57 | Santa Clara | Kevin Reuter makes the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 06:57 | Santa Clara | Kevin Reuter makes the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 06:40 | Mississippi | Vernon Lansing makes the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Franklin Fleming | 54-49 |
| 06:29 | Santa Clara | Billie McCluer is hacked by Vernon Lansing - foul #1 on Vernon Lansing, team foul #4 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Daniel Deleon (PF), John McFate (C) Brett Coleman, Robert Nakashima | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Harvey Fikes (PG), Ricky Hetherington (PF) Billie McCluer, Kevin Reuter | |
| 06:21 | Santa Clara | Dario Florkowski connects on the jumper from the left side | 54-51 |
| 06:00 | Mississippi | Robert Peterson is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 54-51 |
| 05:58 | Mississippi | John McFate grabs the offensive rebound | 54-51 |
| 05:36 | Mississippi | Daniel Deleon knocks in the runner from the baseline on a great pass from John McFate | 56-51 |
| 05:26 | Santa Clara | Robert McKen blows the layup | 56-51 |
| 05:24 | Santa Clara | William Love pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-51 |
| 05:10 | Santa Clara | Robert McKen comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 56-51 |
| 05:09 | Mississippi | Daniel Deleon grabs the defensive rebound | 56-51 |
| 04:53 | Mississippi | Vernon Lansing hits a wide open floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Franklin Fleming | 58-51 |
| 04:29 | Santa Clara | Dario Florkowski blows the layup | 58-51 |
| 04:28 | Mississippi | Daniel Deleon gets the rebound | 58-51 |
| 04:26 | Mississippi | Harvey Fikes steps in front of the Vernon Lansing pass in the backcourt | 58-51 |
| 04:19 | Santa Clara | Ricky Hetherington hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-51 |
| 04:18 | Mississippi | Franklin Fleming grabs the defensive rebound | 58-51 |
| 03:54 | Mississippi | Daniel Deleon comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 58-51 |
| 03:53 | Mississippi | Daniel Deleon hits the follow up shot | 60-51 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:33 | Santa Clara | Robert McKen misses short on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by John McFate - foul #2 on John McFate, team foul #5 | 60-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Walker (PG), Edward Calabrese (SF), Brett Coleman (PF), Robert Nakashima (C) Vernon Lansing, Robert Peterson, Daniel Deleon, John McFate | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Billie McCluer (PG), Roberto Hernandez (SG), Young Tang (SF), Kevin Reuter (PF) Harvey Fikes, Dario Florkowski, William Love, Ricky Hetherington | |
| 03:33 | Santa Clara | Robert McKen misses the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 03:33 | Santa Clara | Robert McKen makes the 2nd free throw | 60-52 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:10 | Mississippi | Michael Walker hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Franklin Fleming and the foul's on Billie McCluer - foul #1 on Billie McCluer, team foul #8 | 62-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Peterson (SF) Franklin Fleming | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Manuel Hasan (C) Robert McKen | |
| 03:10 | Mississippi | Michael Walker makes the free throw | 63-52 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Michael Walker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Calabrese (fresh) SF - Robert Peterson (tiring) 14 pts. 2 ast. PF - Brett Coleman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Nakashima (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Billie McCluer (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Roberto Hernandez (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Young Tang (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Kevin Reuter (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Manuel Hasan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:56 | Santa Clara | Kevin Reuter buries a floater from just outside the lane | 63-54 |
| 02:29 | Mississippi | Robert Peterson misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 63-54 |
| 02:27 | Santa Clara | Kevin Reuter grabs the board | 63-54 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:25 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Franklin Fleming (SG), John McFate (C) Robert Peterson, Robert Nakashima | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 02:23 | Santa Clara | Billie McCluer misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 63-54 |
| 02:22 | Mississippi | John McFate grabs the board | 63-54 |
| 02:20 | Mississippi | Edward Calabrese is hacked by Young Tang in the backcourt - foul #3 on Young Tang, team foul #9 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Vernon Lansing (PG) Franklin Fleming | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Harvey Fikes (PG) Billie McCluer | |
| 02:20 | Mississippi | Edward Calabrese makes the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 02:20 | Mississippi | Edward Calabrese makes the 2nd free throw | 65-54 |
| 01:59 | Santa Clara | Roberto Hernandez buries a jumpshot from the right wing and he's hacked by John McFate - foul #3 on John McFate, team foul #6 | 65-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Franklin Fleming (SG), Robert Peterson (SF), Daniel Deleon (PF) Edward Calabrese, Michael Walker, Brett Coleman | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Robert McKen (C) Manuel Hasan | |
| 01:59 | Santa Clara | Roberto Hernandez makes the free throw | 65-57 |
| 01:33 | Mississippi | Franklin Fleming is fouled on the floor by Robert McKen - foul #2 on Robert McKen, team foul #10 | 65-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Dario Florkowski (SG) Roberto Hernandez | |
| 01:33 | Mississippi | Franklin Fleming makes the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 01:33 | Mississippi | Franklin Fleming makes the 2nd free throw | 67-57 |
| 01:13 | Santa Clara | Young Tang misses long on a 3 from straight away | 67-57 |
| 01:11 | Santa Clara | Robert McKen hits the follow up shot | 67-59 |
| 00:49 | Mississippi | Robert Peterson connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Vernon Lansing | 70-59 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Santa Clara | Robert McKen makes the shot in the paint on a great pass from Harvey Fikes | 70-61 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Mississippi | Vernon Lansing is hacked by Harvey Fikes in the backcourt - foul #4 on Harvey Fikes, team foul #11 | 70-61 |
| 00:39 | Mississippi | Vernon Lansing makes the 1st free throw | 71-61 |
| 00:39 | Mississippi | Vernon Lansing misses the 2nd free throw | 71-61 |
| 00:39 | Mississippi | John McFate snags the offensive board | 71-61 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:14 | Mississippi | Vernon Lansing misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 71-61 |
| 00:13 | Mississippi | Vernon Lansing pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-61 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Vernon Lansing runs out the clock | 71-61 |