| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Mark Russell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randy Stamps (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Gordon Willeford (fresh) 6 pts. PF - William Simoes (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Wallace Ryberg (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Clarence Lafleur (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Gross (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edwin Hicks (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Patrick Jolly (fresh) 1 pts. C - Mike Smith (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Santa Clara | Gordon Willeford inbounds the ball | 44-30 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:57 | Santa Clara | Mark Russell is hacked by Michael Gross in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Gross, team foul #1 | 44-30 |
| 19:37 | Santa Clara | Gordon Willeford misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Michael Gross - foul #2 on Michael Gross, team foul #2 | 44-30 |
| 19:37 | Santa Clara | Gordon Willeford makes the 1st free throw | 45-30 |
| 19:37 | Santa Clara | Gordon Willeford misses the 2nd free throw | 45-30 |
| 19:37 | Tulane | Mike Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 45-30 |
| 19:26 | Tulane | Patrick Jolly comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 45-30 |
| 19:25 | Tulane | Edwin Hicks snags the offensive board | 45-30 |
| 19:11 | Tulane | The jump hook by Edwin Hicks is blocked by Wallace Ryberg | 45-30 |
| 19:10 | Tulane | Mike Smith snags the offensive board | 45-30 |
| 18:52 | Tulane | Michael Gross is hacked by Randy Stamps - foul #2 on Randy Stamps, team foul #1 | 45-30 |
| 18:42 | Tulane | Randy Stamps is called for the reach on Michael Gross - foul #3 on Randy Stamps, team foul #2 | 45-30 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | David Duckworth (SG), Thomas Glover (SF), Kermit Devlin (PF), Dana Rigby (C) Randy Stamps, Gordon Willeford, William Simoes, Wallace Ryberg | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 18:23 | Tulane | Patrick Jolly drills a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Michael Gross and he's fouled by Kermit Devlin - foul #3 on Kermit Devlin, team foul #3 | 45-32 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Lemaster (SG), William Simoes (PF) Mark Russell, Kermit Devlin | |
| Subs | Tulane | Hector Velazquez (SG) Michael Gross | |
| 18:23 | Tulane | Patrick Jolly makes the free throw | 45-33 |
| 18:12 | Santa Clara | Dana Rigby is called for traveling | 45-33 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Ramon Garcia (C) Mike Smith | |
| 18:10 | Tulane | Clarence Lafleur is hacked by David Duckworth in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Duckworth, team foul #4 | 45-33 |
| 17:57 | Tulane | Patrick Jolly drills a floater from the right block set up by Clarence Lafleur | 45-35 |
| 17:42 | Santa Clara | Edwin Hicks picks off the pass by Dana Rigby | 45-35 |
| 17:25 | Tulane | Ramon Garcia hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway in the paint | 45-35 |
| 17:24 | Tulane | Ramon Garcia pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-35 |
| 17:07 | Tulane | Clarence Lafleur drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Patrick Jolly | 45-38 |
| 16:47 | Santa Clara | David Duckworth is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on David Duckworth, team foul #5 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Mark Russell (PG), Gordon Willeford (SF), Wallace Ryberg (C) John Lemaster, Thomas Glover, Dana Rigby | |
| Subs | Tulane | Michael Gross (SG), Mike Smith (C) Hector Velazquez, Ramon Garcia | |
| 16:33 | Tulane | Patrick Jolly clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-38 |
| 16:32 | Santa Clara | Wallace Ryberg snags the defensive board | 45-38 |
| 16:27 | Santa Clara | David Duckworth's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-38 |
| 16:25 | Tulane | David Duckworth is called for the reach on Edwin Hicks in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Duckworth, team foul #6 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Lemaster (SG) David Duckworth | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 16:11 | Tulane | Patrick Jolly connects on the runner in the lane | 45-40 |
| 15:46 | Santa Clara | William Simoes misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-40 |
| 15:44 | Tulane | Mike Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 45-40 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Mark Russell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Lemaster (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gordon Willeford (fresh) 7 pts. PF - William Simoes (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Wallace Ryberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Clarence Lafleur (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Gross (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edwin Hicks (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - Patrick Jolly (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Mike Smith (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Tulane | Clarence Lafleur hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-40 |
| 15:27 | Santa Clara | Wallace Ryberg grabs the board | 45-40 |
| 15:06 | Santa Clara | Wallace Ryberg is whistled for traveling | 45-40 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Virgil Faria (PG), Randy Stamps (SG), Kermit Devlin (PF), Thomas Glover (C) Mark Russell, John Lemaster, William Simoes, Wallace Ryberg | |
| Subs | Tulane | Hector Velazquez (SG), Joseph Rice (PF), Ramon Garcia (C) Michael Gross, Patrick Jolly, Mike Smith | |
| 14:52 | Tulane | Kermit Devlin steps in front of the Hector Velazquez pass | 45-40 |
| 14:36 | Santa Clara | Virgil Faria comes up short on the shot from the right side | 45-40 |
| 14:35 | Tulane | Ramon Garcia gets the rebound | 45-40 |
| 14:13 | Tulane | Clarence Lafleur misses short on an open jumpshot from the left wing | 45-40 |
| 14:12 | Tulane | Joseph Rice tips it but misses | 45-40 |
| 14:11 | Santa Clara | Randy Stamps gets the rebound | 45-40 |
| 13:55 | Santa Clara | Kermit Devlin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-40 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Wallace Ryberg (C) Gordon Willeford | |
| Subs | Tulane | Michael Blotsky (PG), Jarred Kratzer (SF), Mike Smith (C) Clarence Lafleur, Edwin Hicks, Ramon Garcia | |
| 13:39 | Tulane | Mike Smith misses the easy dunk attempt | 45-40 |
| 13:37 | Santa Clara | Thomas Glover grabs the defensive rebound | 45-40 |
| 13:30 | Santa Clara | Kermit Devlin comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-40 |
| 13:29 | Tulane | Joseph Rice gets the rebound | 45-40 |
| 13:18 | Tulane | Jarred Kratzer is alone and drills a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Michael Blotsky | 45-42 |
| 13:11 | Santa Clara | Randy Stamps misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-42 |
| 13:09 | Santa Clara | Wallace Ryberg tips it but misses | 45-42 |
| 13:07 | Tulane | Joseph Rice gets the rebound | 45-42 |
| 12:50 | Tulane | Mike Smith scores on a shot near the basket | 45-44 |
| 12:35 | Santa Clara | Thomas Glover is hacked by Jarred Kratzer - foul #1 on Jarred Kratzer, team foul #3 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | David Duckworth (SG), Mark Russell (SF), Dana Rigby (PF) Randy Stamps, Thomas Glover, Kermit Devlin | |
| Subs | Tulane | Clarence Lafleur (PG), Michael Gross (SG), Edwin Hicks (SF), Patrick Jolly (PF) Michael Blotsky, Hector Velazquez, Jarred Kratzer, Joseph Rice | |
| 12:15 | Santa Clara | Dana Rigby banks in the layup | 47-44 |
| 11:56 | Tulane | Patrick Jolly drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Gross | 47-47 |
| 11:32 | Santa Clara | Mark Russell comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-47 |
| 11:31 | Santa Clara | Dana Rigby tips it in | 49-47 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Virgil Faria (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - David Duckworth (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mark Russell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dana Rigby (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Wallace Ryberg (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Clarence Lafleur (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Gross (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Edwin Hicks (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - Patrick Jolly (fairly fresh) 11 pts. C - Mike Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Tulane | Michael Gross loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-47 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Lemaster (SG), William Simoes (PF) Virgil Faria, Wallace Ryberg | |
| Subs | Tulane | Jarred Kratzer (SF), Ramon Garcia (C) Edwin Hicks, Mike Smith | |
| 11:23 | Santa Clara | Mark Russell hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 49-47 |
| 11:22 | Tulane | Ramon Garcia gets the rebound | 49-47 |
| 11:05 | Tulane | Clarence Lafleur comes up short on the floater from the left side | 49-47 |
| 11:03 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Mark Russell | 49-47 |
| 10:49 | Santa Clara | Mark Russell comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-47 |
| 10:47 | Tulane | Ramon Garcia grabs the board | 49-47 |
| 10:28 | Tulane | Patrick Jolly hits a shot from the free throw line and the foul's on William Simoes - foul #3 on William Simoes, team foul #7 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Virgil Faria (PG), Randy Stamps (SG), Gordon Willeford (SF), Thomas Glover (C) David Duckworth, John Lemaster, Mark Russell, Dana Rigby | |
| Subs | Tulane | Michael Blotsky (PG), Hector Velazquez (SG), Edwin Hicks (SF) Clarence Lafleur, Michael Gross, Jarred Kratzer | |
| 10:28 | Tulane | Patrick Jolly makes the free throw | 49-50 |
| 10:22 | Santa Clara | Virgil Faria is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Blotsky - foul #1 on Michael Blotsky, team foul #4 | 49-50 |
| 10:08 | Santa Clara | Randy Stamps blows the dunk but he's fouled by Ramon Garcia - foul #2 on Ramon Garcia, team foul #5 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kermit Devlin (PF) William Simoes | |
| Subs | Tulane | Joseph Rice (PF), Mike Smith (C) Patrick Jolly, Ramon Garcia | |
| 10:08 | Santa Clara | Randy Stamps makes the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 10:08 | Santa Clara | Randy Stamps makes the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 10:06 | Tulane | Joseph Rice's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-50 |
| 09:42 | Santa Clara | Virgil Faria buries a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Randy Stamps | 53-50 |
| 09:40 | Tulane | Hector Velazquez is fouled in the backcourt by Randy Stamps - foul #4 on Randy Stamps, team foul #8 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Mark Russell (SG) Randy Stamps | |
| Subs | Tulane | Jarred Kratzer (PF) Mike Smith | |
| 09:40 | Tulane | Hector Velazquez makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 09:40 | Tulane | Hector Velazquez makes the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 09:18 | Santa Clara | Virgil Faria's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-52 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Wallace Ryberg (C) Kermit Devlin | |
| Subs | Tulane | Clarence Lafleur (PG) Michael Blotsky | |
| 09:07 | Tulane | Joseph Rice misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-52 |
| 09:06 | Santa Clara | Thomas Glover grabs the defensive rebound | 53-52 |
| 08:43 | Santa Clara | Thomas Glover can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-52 |
| 08:41 | Tulane | Joseph Rice pulls down the rebound | 53-52 |
| 08:37 | Tulane | Clarence Lafleur hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-52 |
| 08:36 | Tulane | Edwin Hicks hits the follow up shot | 53-54 |
| 08:18 | Santa Clara | Gordon Willeford connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Virgil Faria | 55-54 |
| 08:01 | Tulane | Jarred Kratzer clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 55-54 |
| 08:00 | Tulane | Joseph Rice tips it in | 55-56 |
| 07:44 | Santa Clara | The pull-up jumper by Mark Russell is blocked by Joseph Rice | 55-56 |
| 07:42 | Tulane | Edwin Hicks snags the defensive board | 55-56 |
| 07:24 | Tulane | Clarence Lafleur misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 55-56 |
| 07:22 | Tulane | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Rice | 55-56 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Virgil Faria (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mark Russell (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gordon Willeford (tiring) 9 pts. PF - Thomas Glover (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Wallace Ryberg (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Clarence Lafleur (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Hector Velazquez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Edwin Hicks (tiring) 17 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jarred Kratzer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Joseph Rice (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:05 | Tulane | Joseph Rice connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Hector Velazquez | 55-59 |
| 06:42 | Santa Clara | Gordon Willeford comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-59 |
| 06:41 | Tulane | Jarred Kratzer pulls down the rebound | 55-59 |
| 06:37 | Tulane | Clarence Lafleur hits a fadeaway from the left side | 55-61 |
| 06:19 | Santa Clara | Hector Velazquez is called for the reach on Mark Russell - foul #1 on Hector Velazquez, team foul #6 | 55-61 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | David Duckworth (PG), Randy Stamps (SG), Kermit Devlin (SF), William Simoes (PF), Dana Rigby (C) Virgil Faria, Mark Russell, Gordon Willeford, Thomas Glover, Wallace Ryberg | |
| Subs | Tulane | Michael Blotsky (PG), Michael Gross (SG), Ryan Bumgarner (SF), Patrick Jolly (PF), Mike Smith (C) Clarence Lafleur, Hector Velazquez, Edwin Hicks, Jarred Kratzer, Joseph Rice | |
| 06:01 | Santa Clara | Randy Stamps works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-61 |
| 06:00 | Santa Clara | Randy Stamps grabs the offensive board | 55-61 |
| 05:43 | Santa Clara | Kermit Devlin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-61 |
| 05:41 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Michael Blotsky | 55-61 |
| 05:17 | Tulane | Michael Blotsky is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Michael Blotsky, team foul #7 | 55-61 |
| 05:03 | Santa Clara | Kermit Devlin loses the dribble to Michael Blotsky | 55-61 |
| 04:44 | Tulane | Mike Smith hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-64 |
| 04:23 | Santa Clara | Randy Stamps evades the doubleteam and hits a floater from the left wing set up by Kermit Devlin | 57-64 |
| 04:20 | Tulane | Randy Stamps takes the ball from Ryan Bumgarner in the backcourt | 57-64 |
| 04:08 | Santa Clara | William Simoes clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-64 |
| 04:07 | Santa Clara | Dana Rigby tips it back up and in | 59-64 |
| 03:52 | Tulane | Patrick Jolly is denied on a dunk by William Simoes | 59-64 |
| 03:51 | Santa Clara | Kermit Devlin pulls down the rebound | 59-64 |
| 03:31 | Santa Clara | Kermit Devlin slams it home | 61-64 |
| 03:10 | Tulane | Patrick Jolly is by himself and knocks in the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Mike Smith | 61-66 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - David Duckworth (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Randy Stamps (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. 4 pf. SF - Kermit Devlin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - William Simoes (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Dana Rigby (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Michael Blotsky (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Gross (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ryan Bumgarner (fairly fresh) PF - Patrick Jolly (fairly fresh) 16 pts. C - Mike Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:48 | Santa Clara | Patrick Jolly steals the ball from Dana Rigby | 61-66 |
| 02:48 | Tulane | Tulane calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-66 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Lemaster (PG), Mark Russell (SF), Thomas Glover (PF), Wallace Ryberg (C) David Duckworth, Kermit Devlin, William Simoes, Dana Rigby | |
| Subs | Tulane | Clarence Lafleur (PG), Hector Velazquez (SG), Edwin Hicks (SF), Ramon Garcia (C) Michael Blotsky, Michael Gross, Ryan Bumgarner, Mike Smith | |
| 02:26 | Tulane | Hector Velazquez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-66 |
| 02:24 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-66 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Mike Smith (C) Ramon Garcia | |
| 02:06 | Santa Clara | Randy Stamps travels with the ball | 61-66 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Virgil Faria (PG) Randy Stamps | |
| Subs | Tulane | Michael Gross (SG) Hector Velazquez | |
| 01:55 | Tulane | John Lemaster is called for the reach on Mike Smith - foul #1 on John Lemaster, team foul #9 | 61-66 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Randy Stamps (SG), Gordon Willeford (SF), William Simoes (PF) John Lemaster, Mark Russell, Thomas Glover | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 01:55 | Tulane | Mike Smith makes the 1st free throw | 61-67 |
| 01:55 | Tulane | Mike Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 61-68 |
| 01:30 | Santa Clara | Patrick Jolly blocks the short jumper by Gordon Willeford | 61-68 |
| 01:28 | Tulane | Patrick Jolly snags the defensive board | 61-68 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:09 | Tulane | Mike Smith is wide open and dunks the ball on a nice dish by Edwin Hicks | 61-70 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:47 | Santa Clara | Randy Stamps shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Virgil Faria | 64-70 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Tulane | Michael Gross is fouled in the backcourt by Virgil Faria - foul #4 on Virgil Faria, team foul #10 | 64-70 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Joseph Rice (C) Mike Smith | |
| 00:45 | Tulane | Michael Gross makes the 1st free throw | 64-71 |
| 00:45 | Tulane | Michael Gross makes the 2nd free throw | 64-72 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Santa Clara | Randy Stamps's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-72 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:36 | Tulane | Michael Gross is hacked by Virgil Faria in the backcourt - foul #5 on Virgil Faria, team foul #11 | 64-72 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Mark Russell (PG) Virgil Faria | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 00:36 | Tulane | Michael Gross misses the 1st free throw | 64-72 |
| 00:36 | Tulane | Michael Gross makes the 2nd free throw | 64-73 |
| 00:29 | Santa Clara | Randy Stamps shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-73 |
| 00:27 | Tulane | Patrick Jolly grabs the defensive rebound | 64-73 |
| 00:25 | Tulane | Patrick Jolly is hacked by Mark Russell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mark Russell, team foul #12 | 64-73 |
| 00:25 | Tulane | Patrick Jolly makes the 1st free throw | 64-74 |
| 00:25 | Tulane | Patrick Jolly misses the 2nd free throw | 64-74 |
| 00:25 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Randy Stamps | 64-74 |
| 00:20 | Santa Clara | Randy Stamps is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-74 |
| 00:19 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Joseph Rice | 64-74 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Tulane | Clarence Lafleur runs out the clock | 64-74 |