| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Scott Lynde (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Frank Ackman (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Clyde Bauer (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Todd Ewers (fresh) 5 pts. C - Carl Robertson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Billie McCluer (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dario Florkowski (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Young Tang (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kevin Reuter (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert McKen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Santa Clara | Young Tang inbounds the ball | 37-36 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:35 | Santa Clara | Dario Florkowski buries a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Billie McCluer | 37-38 |
| 19:10 | Vanderbilt | Clyde Bauer connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Frank Ackman | 40-38 |
| 18:50 | Santa Clara | Young Tang's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-38 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Thompson (PG), Lawrence Mayle (PF), Darren Brand (C) Scott Lynde, Todd Ewers, Carl Robertson | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 18:48 | Vanderbilt | Clyde Bauer is hacked by Young Tang in the backcourt - foul #2 on Young Tang, team foul #1 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | William Love (C) Robert McKen | |
| 18:38 | Vanderbilt | Darren Brand makes the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Lawrence Mayle | 42-38 |
| 18:24 | Santa Clara | Billie McCluer steps out of bounds on the baseline | 42-38 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Roberto Hernandez (PG), James Whitman (SG), Manuel Hasan (C) Billie McCluer, Dario Florkowski, Young Tang | |
| 18:22 | Vanderbilt | James Thompson is hacked by Roberto Hernandez in the backcourt - foul #1 on Roberto Hernandez, team foul #2 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Ricky Hetherington (PF) Kevin Reuter | |
| 18:10 | Vanderbilt | Clyde Bauer misses long on a shot from the left block but the foul's on William Love - foul #2 on William Love, team foul #3 | 42-38 |
| 18:10 | Vanderbilt | Clyde Bauer misses the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 18:10 | Vanderbilt | Clyde Bauer makes the 2nd free throw | 43-38 |
| 17:47 | Santa Clara | James Whitman misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-38 |
| 17:46 | Santa Clara | Ricky Hetherington tips it back up and in | 43-40 |
| 17:43 | Vanderbilt | Manuel Hasan steals it from Frank Ackman in the backcourt | 43-40 |
| 17:27 | Santa Clara | Darren Brand is called for the reach on Manuel Hasan - foul #1 on Darren Brand, team foul #1 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Scott Lynde (PG), Todd Ewers (PF), Carl Robertson (C) James Thompson, Lawrence Mayle, Darren Brand | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kevin Reuter (PF), Robert McKen (C) William Love, Manuel Hasan | |
| 17:10 | Santa Clara | Roberto Hernandez misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 43-40 |
| 17:09 | Vanderbilt | Carl Robertson snags the defensive board | 43-40 |
| 17:04 | Vanderbilt | Robert McKen steals it from Todd Ewers in the backcourt | 43-40 |
| 16:52 | Santa Clara | Ricky Hetherington loses the dribble to Scott Lynde | 43-40 |
| 16:48 | Vanderbilt | Clyde Bauer hits the finger roll on a great pass from Scott Lynde | 45-40 |
| 16:27 | Santa Clara | Ricky Hetherington makes the pull-up jumper from the right side and the foul's on Carl Robertson - foul #1 on Carl Robertson, team foul #2 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Thompson (PG), Lawrence Mayle (SF), Darren Brand (C) Scott Lynde, Clyde Bauer, Carl Robertson | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Billie McCluer (PG), Dario Florkowski (SG), Young Tang (SF), Manuel Hasan (C) Roberto Hernandez, James Whitman, Kevin Reuter, Robert McKen | |
| 16:27 | Santa Clara | Ricky Hetherington makes the free throw | 45-43 |
| 16:12 | Vanderbilt | Young Tang is called for the reach on Frank Ackman - foul #3 on Young Tang, team foul #4 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Scott Lynde (PG), Clyde Bauer (SF), Carl Robertson (C) James Thompson, Todd Ewers, Darren Brand | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | William Love (SF), Kevin Reuter (PF) Young Tang, Ricky Hetherington | |
| 16:01 | Vanderbilt | Clyde Bauer is fouled on the floor by William Love - foul #3 on William Love, team foul #5 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Todd Ewers (PF) Lawrence Mayle | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Roberto Hernandez (SF) William Love | |
| 15:47 | Vanderbilt | Clyde Bauer is fouled on the floor by Manuel Hasan - foul #1 on Manuel Hasan, team foul #6 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Henry Redman (SG), Lawrence Mayle (PF) Clyde Bauer, Todd Ewers | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Harvey Fikes (PG), Young Tang (SF), William Love (PF) Billie McCluer, Roberto Hernandez, Kevin Reuter | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Scott Lynde (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Henry Redman (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Frank Ackman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Lawrence Mayle (fresh) C - Carl Robertson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Harvey Fikes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Dario Florkowski (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Young Tang (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - William Love (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Manuel Hasan (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:24 | Vanderbilt | Carl Robertson knocks in the driving attempt from close range set up by Scott Lynde and the foul's on William Love - foul #4 on William Love, team foul #7 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Thompson (PG), Todd Ewers (PF) Scott Lynde, Lawrence Mayle | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kevin Reuter (PF), Jeff Kress (C) William Love, Manuel Hasan | |
| 15:24 | Vanderbilt | Carl Robertson makes the free throw | 48-43 |
| 15:11 | Santa Clara | Kevin Reuter can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-43 |
| 15:09 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Frank Ackman | 48-43 |
| 15:04 | Vanderbilt | Young Tang is called for the reach on Henry Redman - foul #4 on Young Tang, team foul #8 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Scott Lynde (PG), Clyde Bauer (SF), Darren Brand (C) James Thompson, Frank Ackman, Carl Robertson | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Roberto Hernandez (SF), Robert McKen (C) Young Tang, Jeff Kress | |
| 15:04 | Vanderbilt | Henry Redman makes the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 15:04 | Vanderbilt | Henry Redman makes the 2nd free throw | 50-43 |
| 14:48 | Santa Clara | Dario Florkowski is denied on a layup by Todd Ewers | 50-43 |
| 14:47 | Vanderbilt | Todd Ewers pulls down the rebound | 50-43 |
| 14:35 | Vanderbilt | Scott Lynde makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Darren Brand | 52-43 |
| 14:23 | Santa Clara | Kevin Reuter misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-43 |
| 14:21 | Vanderbilt | Darren Brand grabs the board | 52-43 |
| 14:17 | Vanderbilt | Scott Lynde misses the dunk | 52-43 |
| 14:15 | Vanderbilt | Darren Brand gets the offensive rebound | 52-43 |
| 14:07 | Vanderbilt | Scott Lynde hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Henry Redman | 55-43 |
| 13:55 | Santa Clara | Dario Florkowski can't connect on a runner in the paint | 55-43 |
| 13:53 | Vanderbilt | Todd Ewers grabs the board | 55-43 |
| 13:48 | Vanderbilt | Clyde Bauer is open and buries a shot from the free throw line set up by Todd Ewers | 57-43 |
| 13:36 | Santa Clara | Kevin Reuter drills a driving attempt in the lane set up by Dario Florkowski | 57-45 |
| 13:33 | Vanderbilt | Scott Lynde is fouled in the backcourt by Harvey Fikes - foul #4 on Harvey Fikes, team foul #9 | 57-45 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Frank Ackman (SF), Lawrence Mayle (PF), Carl Robertson (C) Clyde Bauer, Todd Ewers, Darren Brand | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Billie McCluer (PG), James Whitman (SG), Ricky Hetherington (SF), Manuel Hasan (C) Harvey Fikes, Dario Florkowski, Roberto Hernandez, Robert McKen | |
| 13:33 | Vanderbilt | Scott Lynde makes the 1st free throw | 58-45 |
| 13:33 | Vanderbilt | Scott Lynde makes the 2nd free throw | 59-45 |
| 13:23 | Santa Clara | Billie McCluer clanks a shot from the left side | 59-45 |
| 13:21 | Vanderbilt | Frank Ackman grabs the defensive rebound | 59-45 |
| 13:17 | Vanderbilt | Henry Redman misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-45 |
| 13:15 | Santa Clara | Ricky Hetherington grabs the board | 59-45 |
| 12:59 | Santa Clara | Kevin Reuter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-45 |
| 12:57 | Santa Clara | James Whitman misses the tip | 59-45 |
| 12:55 | Vanderbilt | Carl Robertson gets the rebound | 59-45 |
| 12:35 | Vanderbilt | Henry Redman can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-45 |
| 12:33 | Santa Clara | Ricky Hetherington grabs the board | 59-45 |
| 12:14 | Santa Clara | Billie McCluer misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 59-45 |
| 12:12 | Vanderbilt | Carl Robertson snags the defensive board | 59-45 |
| 12:09 | Vanderbilt | Henry Redman is fouled in the backcourt by Ricky Hetherington - foul #1 on Ricky Hetherington, team foul #10 | 59-45 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Thompson (PG), Clyde Bauer (SF), Todd Ewers (PF) Scott Lynde, Frank Ackman, Lawrence Mayle | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Dario Florkowski (SG), Roberto Hernandez (SF), Jeff Kress (C) James Whitman, Ricky Hetherington, Manuel Hasan | |
| 12:09 | Vanderbilt | Henry Redman misses the 1st free throw | 59-45 |
| 12:09 | Vanderbilt | Henry Redman makes the 2nd free throw | 60-45 |
| 11:51 | Santa Clara | Dario Florkowski comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-45 |
| 11:50 | Vanderbilt | Carl Robertson snags the defensive board | 60-45 |
| 11:45 | Vanderbilt | Carl Robertson is fouled in the backcourt by Billie McCluer - foul #1 on Billie McCluer, team foul #11 | 60-45 |
| 11:45 | Vanderbilt | Carl Robertson makes the 1st free throw | 61-45 |
| 11:45 | Vanderbilt | Carl Robertson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-45 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - James Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Henry Redman (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Clyde Bauer (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. PF - Todd Ewers (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Carl Robertson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Billie McCluer (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dario Florkowski (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roberto Hernandez (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Kevin Reuter (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeff Kress (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 11:31 | Santa Clara | Clyde Bauer denies the turnaround by Jeff Kress | 62-45 |
| 11:30 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to James Thompson | 62-45 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 11:22 | Vanderbilt | Henry Redman can't connect on an uncontested shot from the right wing | 62-45 |
| 11:21 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Roberto Hernandez | 62-45 |
| 11:05 | Santa Clara | Kevin Reuter hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Todd Ewers - foul #3 on Todd Ewers, team foul #3 | 62-45 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Darren Brand (C) Carl Robertson | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Robert McKen (C) Jeff Kress | |
| 11:05 | Santa Clara | Kevin Reuter makes the 1st free throw | 62-46 |
| 11:05 | Santa Clara | Kevin Reuter misses the 2nd free throw | 62-46 |
| 11:05 | Vanderbilt | Todd Ewers grabs the board | 62-46 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 11:00 | Vanderbilt | Clyde Bauer misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-46 |
| 10:59 | Santa Clara | Billie McCluer pulls down the rebound | 62-46 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 10:42 | Santa Clara | Kevin Reuter misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 62-46 |
| 10:41 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Darren Brand | 62-46 |
| 10:21 | Vanderbilt | Clyde Bauer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-46 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Scott Lynde (PG), Lawrence Mayle (PF), Carl Robertson (C) James Thompson, Todd Ewers, Darren Brand | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Ricky Hetherington (SF), Manuel Hasan (PF) Roberto Hernandez, Kevin Reuter | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 10:13 | Santa Clara | Ricky Hetherington makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-49 |
| 09:57 | Vanderbilt | Lawrence Mayle's pass is intercepted by Manuel Hasan | 62-49 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 09:43 | Santa Clara | Robert McKen is whistled for traveling | 62-49 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Todd Ewers (PF) Lawrence Mayle | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Whitman (SG), Jeff Kress (C) Dario Florkowski, Robert McKen | |
| 09:32 | Vanderbilt | Todd Ewers misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Manuel Hasan - foul #2 on Manuel Hasan, team foul #12 | 62-49 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kevin Reuter (PF) Manuel Hasan | |
| 09:32 | Vanderbilt | Todd Ewers makes the 1st free throw | 63-49 |
| 09:32 | Vanderbilt | Todd Ewers makes the 2nd free throw | 64-49 |
| 09:15 | Santa Clara | James Whitman misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-49 |
| 09:14 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Carl Robertson | 64-49 |
| 08:57 | Vanderbilt | Scott Lynde clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-49 |
| 08:56 | Santa Clara | Ricky Hetherington pulls down the rebound | 64-49 |
| 08:33 | Santa Clara | James Whitman buries a jumper from the right side | 64-51 |
| 08:15 | Vanderbilt | The jump hook by Clyde Bauer is blocked by Kevin Reuter | 64-51 |
| 08:13 | Vanderbilt | Henry Redman tips it back up and in | 66-51 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 08:04 | Santa Clara | Carl Robertson swats the short shot by Jeff Kress | 66-51 |
| 08:02 | Santa Clara | Ricky Hetherington tips it home | 66-53 |
| 07:42 | Vanderbilt | Carl Robertson misses short on a floater in the lane | 66-53 |
| 07:41 | Vanderbilt | Scott Lynde grabs the offensive board | 66-53 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Scott Lynde (tiring) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Henry Redman (tired) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Clyde Bauer (tiring) 16 pts. 4 reb. PF - Todd Ewers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Carl Robertson (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Billie McCluer (tired) 2 ast. SG - James Whitman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Ricky Hetherington (tiring) 15 pts. 6 reb. PF - Kevin Reuter (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeff Kress (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:34 | Vanderbilt | Scott Lynde makes the wide open shot from close range set up by Todd Ewers | 68-53 |
| 07:10 | Santa Clara | Billie McCluer misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 68-53 |
| 07:09 | Santa Clara | Ricky Hetherington gets the offensive rebound | 68-53 |
| 06:57 | Santa Clara | Billie McCluer is whistled for a carry | 68-53 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Thompson (PG), Frank Ackman (SF), Lawrence Mayle (PF), Darren Brand (C) Scott Lynde, Clyde Bauer, Todd Ewers, Carl Robertson | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Harvey Fikes (PG), Dario Florkowski (SG), Young Tang (SF), William Love (PF), Robert McKen (C) Billie McCluer, James Whitman, Ricky Hetherington, Kevin Reuter, Jeff Kress | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 06:55 | Vanderbilt | James Thompson is fouled in the backcourt by Harvey Fikes - foul #5 on Harvey Fikes, team foul #13 | 68-53 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Roberto Hernandez (PG) Harvey Fikes | |
| 06:55 | Vanderbilt | James Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 69-53 |
| 06:55 | Vanderbilt | James Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 70-53 |
| 06:42 | Santa Clara | Robert McKen misses short on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Lawrence Mayle - foul #1 on Lawrence Mayle, team foul #4 | 70-53 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Clyde Bauer (SF) Frank Ackman | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 06:42 | Santa Clara | Robert McKen makes the 1st free throw | 70-54 |
| 06:42 | Santa Clara | Robert McKen makes the 2nd free throw | 70-55 |
| 06:21 | Vanderbilt | Clyde Bauer drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 73-55 |
| 06:06 | Santa Clara | Dario Florkowski drills a shot from the left block | 73-57 |
| 05:39 | Vanderbilt | Clyde Bauer can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 73-57 |
| 05:38 | Santa Clara | William Love snags the defensive board | 73-57 |
| 05:25 | Santa Clara | Dario Florkowski is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Dario Florkowski, team foul #14 | 73-57 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Scott Lynde (PG), Frank Ackman (SG), Todd Ewers (PF), Carl Robertson (C) James Thompson, Henry Redman, Lawrence Mayle, Darren Brand | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Manuel Hasan (C) Robert McKen | |
| 05:23 | Vanderbilt | Roberto Hernandez is called for the reach on Scott Lynde in the backcourt - foul #2 on Roberto Hernandez, team foul #15 | 73-57 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Henry Redman (SG) Clyde Bauer | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 05:23 | Vanderbilt | Scott Lynde makes the 1st free throw | 74-57 |
| 05:23 | Vanderbilt | Scott Lynde makes the 2nd free throw | 75-57 |
| 05:10 | Santa Clara | Roberto Hernandez connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Young Tang | 75-60 |
| 04:41 | Vanderbilt | Scott Lynde clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner but he's fouled by Young Tang - foul #5 on Young Tang, team foul #16 | 75-60 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Clyde Bauer (SF) Henry Redman | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Robert McKen (C) Young Tang | |
| 04:41 | Vanderbilt | Scott Lynde makes the 1st free throw | 76-60 |
| 04:41 | Vanderbilt | Scott Lynde makes the 2nd free throw | 77-60 |
| 04:41 | Vanderbilt | Scott Lynde makes the 3rd free throw | 78-60 |
| 04:31 | Santa Clara | Manuel Hasan is hacked by Clyde Bauer - foul #1 on Clyde Bauer, team foul #5 | 78-60 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Thompson (PG) Scott Lynde | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 04:18 | Santa Clara | Roberto Hernandez double dribbles | 78-60 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Scott Lynde (PG), Darren Brand (C) James Thompson, Carl Robertson | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Billie McCluer (PG) Roberto Hernandez | |
| 04:15 | Vanderbilt | Scott Lynde is fouled in the backcourt by Billie McCluer - foul #2 on Billie McCluer, team foul #17 | 78-60 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Carl Robertson (C) Darren Brand | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kevin Reuter (PF) Manuel Hasan | |
| 04:15 | Vanderbilt | Scott Lynde makes the 1st free throw | 79-60 |
| 04:15 | Vanderbilt | Scott Lynde makes the 2nd free throw | 80-60 |
| 03:54 | Santa Clara | Kevin Reuter buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Robert McKen | 80-63 |
| 03:34 | Vanderbilt | Frank Ackman is open and buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Todd Ewers | 82-63 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Scott Lynde (tiring) 20 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Frank Ackman (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. SF - Clyde Bauer (tired) 19 pts. 4 reb. PF - Todd Ewers (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Carl Robertson (tired) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Billie McCluer (tired) 2 ast. SG - Dario Florkowski (tired) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Love (tiring) 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Kevin Reuter (tiring) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert McKen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:30 | Santa Clara | Scott Lynde picks off the pass by Billie McCluer in the backcourt | 82-63 |
| 03:26 | Vanderbilt | Frank Ackman misses the easy layup | 82-63 |
| 03:25 | Santa Clara | Dario Florkowski snags the defensive board | 82-63 |
| 03:17 | Santa Clara | Dario Florkowski misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Clyde Bauer - foul #2 on Clyde Bauer, team foul #6 | 82-63 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Thompson (PG), Henry Redman (SG), Lawrence Mayle (PF), Darren Brand (C) Scott Lynde, Frank Ackman, Todd Ewers, Carl Robertson | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Roberto Hernandez (PG), Ricky Hetherington (PF), Manuel Hasan (C) Billie McCluer, Kevin Reuter, Robert McKen | |
| 03:17 | Santa Clara | Dario Florkowski makes the 1st free throw | 82-64 |
| 03:17 | Santa Clara | Dario Florkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 82-65 |
| 03:14 | Vanderbilt | Henry Redman is called for traveling in the backcourt | 82-65 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Whitman (SG) Dario Florkowski | |
| 03:07 | Santa Clara | Roberto Hernandez buries a jumper from the right side | 82-67 |
| 02:58 | Vanderbilt | Clyde Bauer hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 82-67 |
| 02:56 | Santa Clara | Roberto Hernandez snags the defensive board | 82-67 |
| 02:56 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 82-67 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jeff Kress (C) William Love | |
| 02:35 | Santa Clara | Lawrence Mayle steals the ball from Roberto Hernandez | 82-67 |
| 02:11 | Vanderbilt | Henry Redman loses the dribble to Roberto Hernandez | 82-67 |
| 01:56 | Santa Clara | Jeff Kress is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Mayle - foul #2 on Lawrence Mayle, team foul #7 | 82-67 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Scott Lynde (PG), Todd Ewers (PF), Carl Robertson (C) James Thompson, Lawrence Mayle, Darren Brand | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Billie McCluer (PG), William Love (SF) James Whitman, Manuel Hasan | |
| 01:56 | Santa Clara | Jeff Kress misses the 1st free throw | 82-67 |
| 01:56 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Todd Ewers | 82-67 |
| 01:34 | Vanderbilt | Todd Ewers makes the driving attempt in the paint set up by Scott Lynde | 84-67 |
| 01:27 | Santa Clara | Ricky Hetherington comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 84-67 |
| 01:25 | Santa Clara | Roberto Hernandez can't tip it in | 84-67 |
| 01:23 | Santa Clara | Roberto Hernandez tips it but misses | 84-67 |
| 01:21 | Vanderbilt | Todd Ewers grabs the defensive rebound | 84-67 |
| 00:53 | Vanderbilt | Todd Ewers misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 84-67 |
| 00:52 | Santa Clara | Ricky Hetherington gets the rebound | 84-67 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Santa Clara | Billie McCluer hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 84-67 |
| 00:46 | Santa Clara | William Love tips it home | 84-69 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Vanderbilt | Todd Ewers is alone and drills a floater from the free throw line | 86-69 |
| 00:17 | Santa Clara | Roberto Hernandez lays it up and in on a great pass from Billie McCluer and he's hacked by Henry Redman - foul #4 on Henry Redman, team foul #8 | 86-71 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Manuel Hasan (C) Jeff Kress | |
| 00:17 | Santa Clara | Roberto Hernandez makes the free throw | 86-72 |
| 00:00 | Vanderbilt | Scott Lynde runs out the clock | 86-72 |