| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Harvey Fikes (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dario Florkowski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Young Tang (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kevin Reuter (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert McKen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Robert Hicks (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Michael (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Ngunda Abke (fresh) PF - Eusebio Rizzo (fresh) C - Donald Cardoza (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Clemson | Ngunda Abke inbounds the ball | 39-28 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Clemson | Ngunda Abke can't finish the uncontested layup | 39-28 |
| 19:41 | Santa Clara | Kevin Reuter gets the rebound | 39-28 |
| 19:26 | Santa Clara | Harvey Fikes is whistled for traveling | 39-28 |
| 19:07 | Clemson | Robert Hicks misses the shot in the paint | 39-28 |
| 19:05 | Clemson | Charles Michael grabs the offensive rebound | 39-28 |
| 19:00 | Clemson | Robert Hicks hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Charles Michael and he's fouled by Harvey Fikes - foul #1 on Harvey Fikes, team foul #1 | 39-30 |
| 19:00 | Clemson | Robert Hicks makes the free throw | 39-31 |
| 18:46 | Santa Clara | Harvey Fikes can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-31 |
| 18:44 | Santa Clara | Harvey Fikes grabs the offensive rebound | 39-31 |
| 18:34 | Santa Clara | Kevin Reuter clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Charles Michael - foul #1 on Charles Michael, team foul #1 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Billie McCluer (PG), Roberto Hernandez (SG), William Love (SF), Manuel Hasan (C) Harvey Fikes, Dario Florkowski, Young Tang, Robert McKen | |
| Subs | Clemson | Randy Blais (SF), Walter Gregorski (PF) Ngunda Abke, Eusebio Rizzo | |
| 18:34 | Santa Clara | Kevin Reuter makes the 1st free throw | 40-31 |
| 18:34 | Santa Clara | Kevin Reuter misses the 2nd free throw | 40-31 |
| 18:34 | Clemson | Donald Cardoza pulls down the rebound | 40-31 |
| 18:14 | Clemson | Robert Hicks blows the wide open layup | 40-31 |
| 18:13 | Clemson | Donald Cardoza tips it in | 40-33 |
| 17:52 | Santa Clara | Roberto Hernandez's pass is intercepted by Donald Cardoza | 40-33 |
| 17:31 | Clemson | Charles Michael misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-33 |
| 17:30 | Clemson | Walter Gregorski tips it in | 40-35 |
| 17:12 | Santa Clara | Roberto Hernandez drills a fadeaway from the right wing | 42-35 |
| 16:53 | Clemson | Walter Gregorski hits a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Donald Cardoza | 42-37 |
| 16:31 | Santa Clara | Kevin Reuter misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-37 |
| 16:29 | Clemson | Donald Cardoza grabs the defensive rebound | 42-37 |
| 16:27 | Clemson | Randy Blais's pass is intercepted by Roberto Hernandez in the backcourt | 42-37 |
| 16:26 | Santa Clara | Roberto Hernandez lays it up and in | 44-37 |
| 16:06 | Clemson | Robert Hicks misses the floater from the left block | 44-37 |
| 16:04 | Santa Clara | Kevin Reuter grabs the defensive rebound | 44-37 |
| 15:39 | Santa Clara | Billie McCluer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 44-37 |
| 15:37 | Clemson | Walter Gregorski gets the rebound | 44-37 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Billie McCluer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Roberto Hernandez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - William Love (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kevin Reuter (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Manuel Hasan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Robert Hicks (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Michael (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Randy Blais (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Walter Gregorski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Cardoza (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Clemson | Roberto Hernandez is called for the reach on Charles Michael in the backcourt - foul #3 on Roberto Hernandez, team foul #2 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Harvey Fikes (PG), Dario Florkowski (SG), Young Tang (SF), Ricky Hetherington (PF), Robert McKen (C) Billie McCluer, Roberto Hernandez, William Love, Kevin Reuter, Manuel Hasan | |
| Subs | Clemson | Anthony Dow (PG), Richard Pickle (SG), Ngunda Abke (SF), Eusebio Rizzo (PF), Kurtis Burks (C) Robert Hicks, Charles Michael, Randy Blais, Walter Gregorski, Donald Cardoza | |
| 15:15 | Clemson | Richard Pickle misses long on a shot from the left wing | 44-37 |
| 15:13 | Clemson | Kurtis Burks gets the offensive rebound | 44-37 |
| 15:00 | Clemson | Anthony Dow knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-40 |
| 14:37 | Santa Clara | Dario Florkowski clanks a shot from the left wing | 44-40 |
| 14:35 | Santa Clara | Young Tang hits the follow up shot | 46-40 |
| 14:11 | Clemson | Anthony Dow can't throw it down | 46-40 |
| 14:10 | Santa Clara | Ricky Hetherington grabs the defensive rebound | 46-40 |
| 13:47 | Santa Clara | Young Tang misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-40 |
| 13:46 | Clemson | Anthony Dow pulls down the rebound | 46-40 |
| 13:25 | Clemson | Kurtis Burks is wide open and dunks the ball on a nice dish by Richard Pickle | 46-42 |
| 13:11 | Santa Clara | Dario Florkowski is fouled on the floor by Richard Pickle - foul #2 on Richard Pickle, team foul #2 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Whitman (SG), Kevin Reuter (PF), Jeff Kress (C) Dario Florkowski, Ricky Hetherington, Robert McKen | |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Hicks (PG), Charles Michael (SG), Dikembe Ahmed (SF), John Mershon (C) Anthony Dow, Richard Pickle, Ngunda Abke, Kurtis Burks | |
| 12:54 | Santa Clara | Young Tang clanks a jump hook from the left block | 46-42 |
| 12:53 | Santa Clara | Kevin Reuter misses the tip | 46-42 |
| 12:52 | Clemson | Eusebio Rizzo grabs the defensive rebound | 46-42 |
| 12:45 | Clemson | Kevin Reuter steps in front of the Charles Michael pass | 46-42 |
| 12:27 | Santa Clara | Harvey Fikes misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-42 |
| 12:26 | Santa Clara | Kevin Reuter pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-42 |
| 12:11 | Santa Clara | Kevin Reuter buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-42 |
| 12:09 | Clemson | Robert Hicks throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-42 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Billie McCluer (PG), Roberto Hernandez (SF) Harvey Fikes, Young Tang | |
| Subs | Clemson | Randy Blais (SG) Charles Michael | |
| 11:57 | Santa Clara | Kevin Reuter makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Roberto Hernandez | 52-42 |
| 11:43 | Clemson | Robert Hicks hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 52-42 |
| 11:41 | Santa Clara | Roberto Hernandez gets the rebound | 52-42 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Billie McCluer (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Whitman (fairly fresh) SF - Roberto Hernandez (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Kevin Reuter (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Jeff Kress (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Robert Hicks (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Randy Blais (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dikembe Ahmed (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Eusebio Rizzo (tiring) 2 reb. C - John Mershon (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:31 | Santa Clara | Roberto Hernandez hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 52-42 |
| 11:30 | Clemson | John Mershon grabs the board | 52-42 |
| 11:27 | Clemson | Robert Hicks is hacked by Billie McCluer in the backcourt - foul #2 on Billie McCluer, team foul #3 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | William Love (SF), Manuel Hasan (C) James Whitman, Jeff Kress | |
| Subs | Clemson | Richard Pickle (SG), Walter Gregorski (PF), Donald Cardoza (C) Dikembe Ahmed, Eusebio Rizzo, John Mershon | |
| 11:07 | Clemson | Walter Gregorski clanks a floater in the paint but the foul's on William Love - foul #1 on William Love, team foul #4 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Harvey Fikes (PG), Dario Florkowski (SG) Billie McCluer, Roberto Hernandez | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 11:07 | Clemson | Walter Gregorski misses the 1st free throw | 52-42 |
| 11:07 | Clemson | Walter Gregorski makes the 2nd free throw | 52-43 |
| 10:47 | Santa Clara | Dario Florkowski comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-43 |
| 10:45 | Santa Clara | William Love tips it back up and in | 54-43 |
| 10:31 | Clemson | Walter Gregorski clanks a shot from close range | 54-43 |
| 10:29 | Clemson | Donald Cardoza grabs the offensive rebound | 54-43 |
| 10:19 | Clemson | Richard Pickle is open but comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 54-43 |
| 10:18 | Santa Clara | Kevin Reuter gets the rebound | 54-43 |
| 10:03 | Santa Clara | Harvey Fikes comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 54-43 |
| 10:02 | Santa Clara | Kevin Reuter tips it back up and in | 56-43 |
| 09:41 | Clemson | Donald Cardoza is hacked by Kevin Reuter - foul #3 on Kevin Reuter, team foul #5 | 56-43 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Billie McCluer (PG), Roberto Hernandez (SG), Young Tang (SF), Ricky Hetherington (PF), Robert McKen (C) Harvey Fikes, Dario Florkowski, William Love, Kevin Reuter, Manuel Hasan | |
| Subs | Clemson | Anthony Dow (PG), Charles Michael (SG), Ngunda Abke (SF), Kurtis Burks (PF), John Mershon (C) Robert Hicks, Richard Pickle, Randy Blais, Walter Gregorski, Donald Cardoza | |
| 09:24 | Clemson | Kurtis Burks can't connect on a floater near the basket | 56-43 |
| 09:22 | Santa Clara | Young Tang pulls down the rebound | 56-43 |
| 09:03 | Santa Clara | Roberto Hernandez misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-43 |
| 09:02 | Clemson | John Mershon gets the rebound | 56-43 |
| 08:57 | Clemson | Ngunda Abke throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-43 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Whitman (SG) Billie McCluer | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 08:44 | Santa Clara | Robert McKen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-43 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Harvey Fikes (PG) Roberto Hernandez | |
| Subs | Clemson | Dikembe Ahmed (PF) John Mershon | |
| 08:23 | Clemson | Ngunda Abke misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-43 |
| 08:21 | Clemson | Anthony Dow can't tip it in | 56-43 |
| 08:19 | Clemson | The offensive rebound goes to Dikembe Ahmed | 56-43 |
| 08:02 | Clemson | Charles Michael knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Anthony Dow | 56-46 |
| 07:40 | Santa Clara | Robert McKen's fadeaway is rejected by Kurtis Burks | 56-46 |
| 07:39 | Clemson | Dikembe Ahmed pulls down the rebound | 56-46 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Harvey Fikes (tiring) 3 pts. SG - James Whitman (fairly fresh) SF - Young Tang (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ricky Hetherington (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert McKen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Anthony Dow (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Michael (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ngunda Abke (fairly fresh) PF - Dikembe Ahmed (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Kurtis Burks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:28 | Clemson | Anthony Dow comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 56-46 |
| 07:26 | Santa Clara | Ricky Hetherington snags the defensive board | 56-46 |
| 07:12 | Santa Clara | James Whitman's floater is knocked away by Ngunda Abke | 56-46 |
| 07:11 | Clemson | Dikembe Ahmed grabs the board | 56-46 |
| 07:06 | Clemson | Ngunda Abke scores on a jumper from the right side and he's fouled by Harvey Fikes - foul #2 on Harvey Fikes, team foul #6 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Billie McCluer (PG), Dario Florkowski (SG), Roberto Hernandez (SF), William Love (PF), Manuel Hasan (C) Harvey Fikes, James Whitman, Young Tang, Ricky Hetherington, Robert McKen | |
| Subs | Clemson | Richard Pickle (PG), Randy Blais (SG), Eusebio Rizzo (PF), John Mershon (C) Anthony Dow, Charles Michael, Dikembe Ahmed, Kurtis Burks | |
| 07:06 | Clemson | Ngunda Abke makes the free throw | 56-49 |
| 06:47 | Santa Clara | Roberto Hernandez connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Billie McCluer | 59-49 |
| 06:36 | Clemson | Randy Blais is fouled on the floor by Dario Florkowski - foul #2 on Dario Florkowski, team foul #7 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Hicks (PG), Donald Cardoza (C) Ngunda Abke, John Mershon | |
| 06:36 | Clemson | Randy Blais makes the 1st free throw | 59-50 |
| 06:36 | Clemson | Randy Blais makes the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| 06:18 | Santa Clara | Dario Florkowski scores on a runner from close range on a nice dish by Manuel Hasan and he's hacked by Randy Blais - foul #2 on Randy Blais, team foul #3 | 61-51 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Clemson | Walter Gregorski (PF) Eusebio Rizzo | |
| 06:18 | Santa Clara | Dario Florkowski makes the free throw | 62-51 |
| 06:14 | Clemson | Robert Hicks is fouled in the backcourt by Billie McCluer - foul #3 on Billie McCluer, team foul #8 | 62-51 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kevin Reuter (PF) Dario Florkowski | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 06:14 | Clemson | Robert Hicks misses the 1st free throw | 62-51 |
| 06:14 | Santa Clara | Roberto Hernandez grabs the defensive rebound | 62-51 |
| 05:50 | Santa Clara | Kevin Reuter misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-51 |
| 05:48 | Santa Clara | Manuel Hasan tips it in | 64-51 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:46 | Clemson | Richard Pickle is hacked by Roberto Hernandez in the backcourt - foul #4 on Roberto Hernandez, team foul #9 | 64-51 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Dario Florkowski (SG), Jeff Kress (C) Roberto Hernandez, Manuel Hasan | |
| Subs | Clemson | Ngunda Abke (SF) Randy Blais | |
| 05:46 | Clemson | Richard Pickle makes the 1st free throw | 64-52 |
| 05:46 | Clemson | Richard Pickle makes the 2nd free throw | 64-53 |
| 05:35 | Santa Clara | Donald Cardoza blocks the short jumper by Dario Florkowski | 64-53 |
| 05:34 | Clemson | Walter Gregorski snags the defensive board | 64-53 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:30 | Clemson | Robert Hicks connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Richard Pickle | 64-55 |
| 05:15 | Santa Clara | Jeff Kress knocks in the jumper near the basket | 66-55 |
| 05:05 | Clemson | Robert Hicks misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 66-55 |
| 05:03 | Santa Clara | Jeff Kress pulls down the rebound | 66-55 |
| 04:46 | Santa Clara | Donald Cardoza swats the shot by Dario Florkowski | 66-55 |
| 04:44 | Clemson | Walter Gregorski gets the rebound | 66-55 |
| 04:42 | Clemson | Billie McCluer is called for the reach on Robert Hicks in the backcourt - foul #4 on Billie McCluer, team foul #10 | 66-55 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Harvey Fikes (PG), Young Tang (SF) Billie McCluer, William Love | |
| Subs | Clemson | Charles Michael (SG), Dikembe Ahmed (SF), Eusebio Rizzo (PF), John Mershon (C) Richard Pickle, Ngunda Abke, Walter Gregorski, Donald Cardoza | |
| 04:42 | Clemson | Robert Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 66-56 |
| 04:42 | Clemson | Robert Hicks misses the 2nd free throw | 66-56 |
| 04:42 | Clemson | Eusebio Rizzo pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-56 |
| 04:26 | Clemson | Charles Michael is open and buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Robert Hicks | 66-59 |
| 04:12 | Santa Clara | Kevin Reuter clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 66-59 |
| 04:10 | Santa Clara | Kevin Reuter gets the offensive rebound | 66-59 |
| 04:01 | Santa Clara | Kevin Reuter clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 66-59 |
| 04:00 | Clemson | Robert Hicks pulls down the rebound | 66-59 |
| 03:54 | Clemson | John Mershon lays it up and in on a great pass from Charles Michael | 66-61 |
| 03:33 | Santa Clara | Young Tang hits a shot from close range on a great pass from Harvey Fikes | 68-61 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Harvey Fikes (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dario Florkowski (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Young Tang (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Reuter (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 12 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Jeff Kress (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Robert Hicks (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Michael (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dikembe Ahmed (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Eusebio Rizzo (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - John Mershon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Clemson | Charles Michael is fouled in the backcourt by Harvey Fikes - foul #3 on Harvey Fikes, team foul #11 | 68-61 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Roberto Hernandez (PG), James Whitman (SG), Ricky Hetherington (SF), Manuel Hasan (PF), Robert McKen (C) Harvey Fikes, Dario Florkowski, Young Tang, Kevin Reuter, Jeff Kress | |
| Subs | Clemson | Anthony Dow (PG), Randy Blais (SF), Kurtis Burks (PF) Robert Hicks, Dikembe Ahmed, Eusebio Rizzo | |
| 03:30 | Clemson | Charles Michael misses the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 03:30 | Clemson | Charles Michael misses the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| 03:30 | Santa Clara | Robert McKen pulls down the rebound | 68-61 |
| 03:07 | Santa Clara | John Mershon steals it from Ricky Hetherington | 68-61 |
| 02:38 | Clemson | Anthony Dow throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-61 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Billie McCluer (PG) Robert McKen | |
| Subs | Clemson | Richard Pickle (SG), Donald Cardoza (C) Charles Michael, John Mershon | |
| 02:36 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-61 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | William Love (SF), Robert McKen (C) James Whitman, Manuel Hasan | |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Hicks (PG), Dikembe Ahmed (SF), Walter Gregorski (PF) Richard Pickle, Randy Blais, Kurtis Burks | |
| 02:17 | Santa Clara | Robert McKen misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 68-61 |
| 02:16 | Clemson | Donald Cardoza gets the rebound | 68-61 |
| 02:16 | Clemson | Clemson calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-61 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kevin Reuter (PF) Ricky Hetherington | |
| Subs | Clemson | Charles Michael (SG), Eusebio Rizzo (PF) Anthony Dow, Walter Gregorski | |
| 01:57 | Clemson | Robert Hicks scores on a floater from the left block on a great pass from Dikembe Ahmed | 68-63 |
| 01:57 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-63 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Harvey Fikes (PG), Dario Florkowski (SG), Young Tang (SF) Billie McCluer, Roberto Hernandez, William Love | |
| Subs | Clemson | Ngunda Abke (SF) Dikembe Ahmed | |
| 01:48 | Santa Clara | Kevin Reuter misses short on a shot from the right side | 68-63 |
| 01:47 | Santa Clara | Kevin Reuter grabs the offensive board | 68-63 |
| 01:38 | Santa Clara | Robert McKen buries a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Young Tang | 70-63 |
| 01:10 | Clemson | Ngunda Abke is hacked by Kevin Reuter - foul #4 on Kevin Reuter, team foul #12 | 70-63 |
| 01:10 | Clemson | Ngunda Abke misses the 1st free throw | 70-63 |
| 01:10 | Clemson | Ngunda Abke makes the 2nd free throw | 70-64 |
| 00:53 | Santa Clara | Dario Florkowski buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 72-64 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Clemson | Eusebio Rizzo comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 72-64 |
| 00:44 | Santa Clara | Robert McKen snags the defensive board | 72-64 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Santa Clara | Robert McKen is hacked by Robert Hicks in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Hicks, team foul #4 | 72-64 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Roberto Hernandez (SG), Ricky Hetherington (PF), Manuel Hasan (C) Dario Florkowski, Kevin Reuter, Robert McKen | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 00:39 | Santa Clara | Eusebio Rizzo is called for the reach on Ricky Hetherington - foul #1 on Eusebio Rizzo, team foul #5 | 72-64 |
| 00:37 | Santa Clara | Ricky Hetherington is fouled on the floor by Eusebio Rizzo - foul #2 on Eusebio Rizzo, team foul #6 | 72-64 |
| 00:36 | Santa Clara | Manuel Hasan is hacked by Eusebio Rizzo - foul #3 on Eusebio Rizzo, team foul #7 | 72-64 |
| 00:36 | Santa Clara | Manuel Hasan misses the 1st free throw | 72-64 |
| 00:36 | Clemson | Eusebio Rizzo pulls down the rebound | 72-64 |
| 00:31 | Clemson | Charles Michael is hacked by Roberto Hernandez - foul #5 on Roberto Hernandez, team foul #13 | 72-64 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Dario Florkowski (SG), Kevin Reuter (PF), Robert McKen (C) Roberto Hernandez, Ricky Hetherington, Manuel Hasan | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 00:31 | Clemson | Charles Michael makes the 1st free throw | 72-65 |
| 00:31 | Clemson | Charles Michael makes the 2nd free throw | 72-66 |
| 00:28 | Santa Clara | Robert Hicks is called for the reach on Harvey Fikes in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Hicks, team foul #8 | 72-66 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Whitman (SG), Ricky Hetherington (PF), Manuel Hasan (C) Dario Florkowski, Kevin Reuter, Robert McKen | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 00:28 | Santa Clara | Harvey Fikes makes the 1st free throw | 73-66 |
| 00:28 | Santa Clara | Harvey Fikes makes the 2nd free throw | 74-66 |
| 00:25 | Clemson | Ngunda Abke loses the dribble to Ricky Hetherington in the backcourt | 74-66 |
| 00:25 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 74-66 |
| 00:23 | Santa Clara | James Whitman is fouled on the floor by Ngunda Abke - foul #2 on Ngunda Abke, team foul #9 | 74-66 |
| 00:23 | Santa Clara | James Whitman makes the 1st free throw | 75-66 |
| 00:23 | Santa Clara | James Whitman makes the 2nd free throw | 76-66 |
| 00:18 | Clemson | Donald Cardoza is open and scores on a jumper from the right wing set up by Robert Hicks | 76-68 |
| 00:15 | Santa Clara | Young Tang is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Michael - foul #2 on Charles Michael, team foul #10 | 76-68 |
| 00:15 | Santa Clara | Young Tang makes the 1st free throw | 77-68 |
| 00:15 | Santa Clara | Young Tang makes the 2nd free throw | 78-68 |
| 00:10 | Clemson | Eusebio Rizzo misses short on an open 3pt jumper from straight away | 78-68 |
| 00:09 | Santa Clara | Manuel Hasan gets the rebound | 78-68 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Santa Clara | Harvey Fikes runs out the clock | 78-68 |