| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Aaron Wilson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Patterson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Brzezowski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Kaszynski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Don Fletcher (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Stephen Armstrong (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kerry Devlin (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrei Irizarry (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Severson (fresh) C - Berry Coughlan (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Santa Clara | Robert Brzezowski inbounds the ball | 28-25 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:38 | Santa Clara | Aaron Wilson buries a fadeaway from the left side set up by Robert Brzezowski | 30-25 |
| 19:17 | Northern Arizona | Kerry Devlin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-25 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Major Vaughn (SG) Kerry Devlin | |
| 18:50 | Santa Clara | Robert Kaszynski misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Berry Coughlan - foul #2 on Berry Coughlan, team foul #1 | 30-25 |
| 18:50 | Santa Clara | Robert Kaszynski makes the 1st free throw | 31-25 |
| 18:50 | Santa Clara | Robert Kaszynski makes the 2nd free throw | 32-25 |
| 18:34 | Northern Arizona | Stephen Armstrong's pass is intercepted by Robert Kaszynski | 32-25 |
| 18:11 | Santa Clara | Robert Kaszynski makes the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Brzezowski | 34-25 |
| 17:48 | Northern Arizona | Stephen Armstrong is fouled on the floor by Robert Brzezowski - foul #3 on Robert Brzezowski, team foul #1 | 34-25 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Randy Chartier (SG), Eddie Wise (SF), Jerome Solomon (C) Aaron Wilson, Robert Brzezowski, Don Fletcher | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Mark Davis (SF) Andrei Irizarry | |
| 17:30 | Northern Arizona | Berry Coughlan makes the runner near the basket | 34-27 |
| 17:09 | Santa Clara | Robert Kaszynski misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-27 |
| 17:07 | Northern Arizona | Mark Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 34-27 |
| 16:41 | Northern Arizona | Berry Coughlan misses badly on the uncontested floater from the baseline | 34-27 |
| 16:40 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Jerome Solomon | 34-27 |
| 16:17 | Santa Clara | Robert Kaszynski misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 34-27 |
| 16:16 | Northern Arizona | James Severson gets the rebound | 34-27 |
| 15:50 | Northern Arizona | Berry Coughlan is hacked by Randy Chartier - foul #1 on Randy Chartier, team foul #2 | 34-27 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Aaron Wilson (PG), Robert Brzezowski (SF), Don Fletcher (PF) Randy Chartier, Eddie Wise, Jerome Solomon | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Kerry Devlin (SG), Andrei Irizarry (SF), Gregory Wallace (PF) Major Vaughn, Mark Davis, James Severson | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Aaron Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Patterson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Brzezowski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Don Fletcher (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Kaszynski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Stephen Armstrong (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kerry Devlin (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrei Irizarry (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gregory Wallace (fresh) C - Berry Coughlan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Northern Arizona | Berry Coughlan misses the dunk | 34-27 |
| 15:26 | Santa Clara | Don Fletcher pulls down the rebound | 34-27 |
| 14:57 | Santa Clara | Robert Patterson is fouled on the floor by Gregory Wallace - foul #1 on Gregory Wallace, team foul #2 | 34-27 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | James Severson (PF) Gregory Wallace | |
| 14:31 | Santa Clara | Aaron Wilson hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Patterson | 36-27 |
| 14:08 | Northern Arizona | Kerry Devlin hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-27 |
| 14:06 | Northern Arizona | Berry Coughlan tips it home | 36-29 |
| 13:44 | Santa Clara | Robert Patterson misses long on a shot in the lane | 36-29 |
| 13:42 | Northern Arizona | Andrei Irizarry gets the rebound | 36-29 |
| 13:39 | Northern Arizona | Kerry Devlin throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-29 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Tory Freeman (PG), Randy Chartier (SG), Eddie Wise (SF) Aaron Wilson, Robert Patterson, Robert Brzezowski | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Major Vaughn (SG), Mark Davis (SF) Kerry Devlin, Andrei Irizarry | |
| 13:26 | Santa Clara | Don Fletcher is called for traveling | 36-29 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jerome Solomon (C) Robert Kaszynski | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Kerry Devlin (SG), Andrei Irizarry (SF) Major Vaughn, Mark Davis | |
| 12:59 | Northern Arizona | Berry Coughlan misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Don Fletcher - foul #1 on Don Fletcher, team foul #3 | 36-29 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Major Vaughn (SG), Mark Davis (SF), Gregory Wallace (PF) Kerry Devlin, Andrei Irizarry, James Severson | |
| 12:59 | Northern Arizona | Berry Coughlan misses the 1st free throw | 36-29 |
| 12:59 | Northern Arizona | Berry Coughlan makes the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 12:30 | Santa Clara | Don Fletcher hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 36-30 |
| 12:29 | Northern Arizona | Gregory Wallace grabs the board | 36-30 |
| 12:25 | Northern Arizona | Stephen Armstrong can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-30 |
| 12:23 | Santa Clara | Jerome Solomon grabs the defensive rebound | 36-30 |
| 11:57 | Santa Clara | Jerome Solomon hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Berry Coughlan - foul #3 on Berry Coughlan, team foul #3 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Aaron Wilson (PG), Robert Patterson (SG), Robert Brzezowski (SF), Robert Kaszynski (PF) Tory Freeman, Randy Chartier, Eddie Wise, Don Fletcher | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Kerry Devlin (SG), Andrei Irizarry (SF), James Severson (PF), Ryan Wendolski (C) Major Vaughn, Mark Davis, Gregory Wallace, Berry Coughlan | |
| 11:57 | Santa Clara | Jerome Solomon makes the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 11:57 | Santa Clara | Jerome Solomon makes the 2nd free throw | 38-30 |
| 11:41 | Northern Arizona | James Severson's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Kaszynski | 38-30 |
| 11:39 | Northern Arizona | Andrei Irizarry snags the offensive board | 38-30 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Aaron Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Patterson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Brzezowski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert Kaszynski (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Jerome Solomon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Stephen Armstrong (tiring) 3 pts. SG - Kerry Devlin (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrei Irizarry (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Severson (fairly fresh) C - Ryan Wendolski (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Northern Arizona | Kerry Devlin comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-30 |
| 11:13 | Santa Clara | Robert Brzezowski gets the rebound | 38-30 |
| 11:04 | Santa Clara | Robert Kaszynski knocks in the floater from the baseline set up by Aaron Wilson | 40-30 |
| 11:02 | Northern Arizona | Aaron Wilson steps in front of the Stephen Armstrong pass in the backcourt | 40-30 |
| 11:00 | Santa Clara | Robert Patterson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Aaron Wilson | 42-30 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 10:42 | Northern Arizona | James Severson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-30 |
| 10:41 | Santa Clara | Robert Brzezowski grabs the defensive rebound | 42-30 |
| 10:36 | Santa Clara | Robert Kaszynski misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 42-30 |
| 10:35 | Northern Arizona | James Severson gets the rebound | 42-30 |
| 10:31 | Northern Arizona | Robert Brzezowski steals the ball from Kerry Devlin in the backcourt | 42-30 |
| 10:28 | Santa Clara | Robert Brzezowski lays it in | 44-30 |
| 10:10 | Northern Arizona | Stephen Armstrong is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-33 |
| 09:42 | Santa Clara | Robert Kaszynski misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-33 |
| 09:41 | Northern Arizona | The rebound goes to Kerry Devlin | 44-33 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 09:21 | Northern Arizona | James Severson loses the dribble to Robert Kaszynski | 44-33 |
| 09:02 | Santa Clara | Robert Kaszynski is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Robert Kaszynski, team foul #4 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Tory Freeman (PG), Randy Chartier (SG), Eddie Wise (SF), Don Fletcher (C) Aaron Wilson, Robert Patterson, Robert Kaszynski, Jerome Solomon | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Major Vaughn (SG), Mark Davis (SF), Gregory Wallace (PF), Berry Coughlan (C) Kerry Devlin, Andrei Irizarry, James Severson, Ryan Wendolski | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:59 | Northern Arizona | Mark Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-33 |
| 08:35 | Santa Clara | Mark Davis is called for the reach on Randy Chartier - foul #1 on Mark Davis, team foul #4 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | James Severson (PF) Gregory Wallace | |
| 08:21 | Santa Clara | Eddie Wise clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-33 |
| 08:20 | Santa Clara | Robert Brzezowski hits the follow up shot | 46-33 |
| 08:00 | Northern Arizona | The jumper by Stephen Armstrong is denied by Don Fletcher | 46-33 |
| 07:59 | Santa Clara | Don Fletcher grabs the board | 46-33 |
| 07:34 | Santa Clara | Robert Brzezowski can't throw it down but he's fouled by James Severson - foul #3 on James Severson, team foul #5 | 46-33 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | William Pham (PG), Gregory Wallace (PF) Stephen Armstrong, James Severson | |
| 07:34 | Santa Clara | Robert Brzezowski makes the 1st free throw | 47-33 |
| 07:34 | Santa Clara | Robert Brzezowski makes the 2nd free throw | 48-33 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Tory Freeman (fresh) SG - Randy Chartier (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eddie Wise (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Brzezowski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Don Fletcher (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - William Pham (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Major Vaughn (fresh) SF - Mark Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gregory Wallace (fresh) 2 reb. C - Berry Coughlan (tiring) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 07:11 | Northern Arizona | Mark Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-33 |
| 07:10 | Santa Clara | Don Fletcher gets the rebound | 48-33 |
| 06:47 | Santa Clara | Eddie Wise misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 48-33 |
| 06:45 | Santa Clara | Eddie Wise tips it but misses | 48-33 |
| 06:43 | Northern Arizona | The rebound goes to Berry Coughlan | 48-33 |
| 06:35 | Northern Arizona | Berry Coughlan misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 48-33 |
| 06:34 | Northern Arizona | Berry Coughlan grabs the offensive board | 48-33 |
| 06:22 | Northern Arizona | Berry Coughlan hits a turnaround in the paint | 48-35 |
| 06:00 | Santa Clara | Gregory Wallace steps in front of the Robert Brzezowski pass | 48-35 |
| 06:00 | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-35 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Aaron Wilson (PG), Robert Patterson (SG), Robert Kaszynski (PF) Tory Freeman, Randy Chartier, Eddie Wise | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Stephen Armstrong (PG), Kerry Devlin (SG), Andrei Irizarry (SF), James Severson (PF) William Pham, Major Vaughn, Mark Davis, Gregory Wallace | |
| 05:43 | Northern Arizona | Berry Coughlan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-35 |
| 05:21 | Santa Clara | Robert Kaszynski makes the 3 from straight away | 51-35 |
| 05:03 | Northern Arizona | Kerry Devlin is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Stephen Armstrong | 51-38 |
| 04:39 | Santa Clara | Aaron Wilson misses the shot from the right side | 51-38 |
| 04:37 | Santa Clara | Don Fletcher hits the follow up shot | 53-38 |
| 04:21 | Northern Arizona | Don Fletcher takes the ball from Kerry Devlin | 53-38 |
| 04:05 | Santa Clara | Andrei Irizarry takes the ball from Robert Brzezowski | 53-38 |
| 03:48 | Northern Arizona | Kerry Devlin comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-38 |
| 03:46 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Robert Brzezowski | 53-38 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:31 | Santa Clara | Robert Kaszynski drills a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Aaron Wilson | 55-38 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Aaron Wilson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Patterson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Brzezowski (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Kaszynski (tiring) 17 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Don Fletcher (tiring) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Stephen Armstrong (tired) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kerry Devlin (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrei Irizarry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Severson (tiring) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Berry Coughlan (tired) 15 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:18 | Northern Arizona | James Severson can't connect on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Don Fletcher - foul #2 on Don Fletcher, team foul #5 | 55-38 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Tory Freeman (PG), Randy Chartier (SG), Eddie Wise (SF), Jerome Solomon (C) Aaron Wilson, Robert Patterson, Robert Brzezowski, Robert Kaszynski | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | William Pham (PG), Major Vaughn (SG), Mark Davis (SF), Thomas Brooks (C) Stephen Armstrong, Kerry Devlin, Andrei Irizarry, Berry Coughlan | |
| 03:18 | Northern Arizona | James Severson makes the 1st free throw | 55-39 |
| 03:18 | Northern Arizona | James Severson misses the 2nd free throw | 55-39 |
| 03:18 | Santa Clara | Don Fletcher grabs the board | 55-39 |
| 03:09 | Santa Clara | Don Fletcher can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 55-39 |
| 03:07 | Santa Clara | Don Fletcher pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-39 |
| 02:56 | Santa Clara | Don Fletcher makes the floater from the baseline set up by Randy Chartier and he's hacked by James Severson - foul #4 on James Severson, team foul #6 | 57-39 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Gregory Wallace (PF) James Severson | |
| 02:56 | Santa Clara | Don Fletcher makes the free throw | 58-39 |
| 02:46 | Northern Arizona | Randy Chartier takes the ball from Thomas Brooks | 58-39 |
| 02:34 | Santa Clara | Randy Chartier scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Eddie Wise | 60-39 |
| 02:32 | Northern Arizona | Tory Freeman steals it from Major Vaughn in the backcourt | 60-39 |
| 02:22 | Santa Clara | Major Vaughn steals the ball from Randy Chartier | 60-39 |
| 02:19 | Northern Arizona | Gregory Wallace lays it in on a great pass from Major Vaughn | 60-41 |
| 01:59 | Santa Clara | Don Fletcher clanks a floater from the left wing | 60-41 |
| 01:58 | Northern Arizona | The rebound goes to Major Vaughn | 60-41 |
| 01:44 | Northern Arizona | Major Vaughn is hacked by Randy Chartier - foul #2 on Randy Chartier, team foul #6 | 60-41 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Ryan Wendolski (C) Thomas Brooks | |
| 01:37 | Northern Arizona | Mark Davis hits a shot from the left side set up by Gregory Wallace | 60-43 |
| 01:30 | Santa Clara | Randy Chartier misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-43 |
| 01:28 | Santa Clara | Jerome Solomon tips it back up and in | 62-43 |
| 01:03 | Northern Arizona | Mark Davis is hacked by Eddie Wise - foul #2 on Eddie Wise, team foul #7 | 62-43 |
| 01:03 | Northern Arizona | Mark Davis makes the 1st free throw | 62-44 |
| 01:03 | Northern Arizona | Mark Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 62-45 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Santa Clara | Mark Davis picks off the pass by Jerome Solomon | 62-45 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Northern Arizona | Mark Davis hits a wide open jump hook near the basket set up by William Pham | 62-47 |
| 00:13 | Santa Clara | Randy Chartier lays it in set up by Eddie Wise | 64-47 |
| 00:08 | Northern Arizona | Mark Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-47 |
| 00:00 | Santa Clara | Tory Freeman runs out the clock | 64-47 |