| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Aaron Wilson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Patterson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Brzezowski (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Kaszynski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Reid (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Lawrence Domino (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Mahurin (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Greg Duval (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Mark Meserve (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Theodore Beam (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Boston College | Greg Duval inbounds the ball | 16-31 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:33 | Boston College | Mark Meserve blows the layup but the foul's on Robert Brzezowski - foul #2 on Robert Brzezowski, team foul #1 | 16-31 |
| 19:33 | Boston College | Mark Meserve misses the 1st free throw | 16-31 |
| 19:33 | Boston College | Mark Meserve misses the 2nd free throw | 16-31 |
| 19:33 | Santa Clara | Robert Kaszynski pulls down the rebound | 16-31 |
| 19:28 | Santa Clara | Dennis Reid loses the ball out of bounds | 16-31 |
| 19:10 | Boston College | Greg Duval is open but comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 16-31 |
| 19:08 | Santa Clara | Robert Patterson grabs the board | 16-31 |
| 18:46 | Santa Clara | Robert Kaszynski knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Brzezowski | 19-31 |
| 18:32 | Boston College | Mark Meserve lays it in set up by Joshua Mahurin | 19-33 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 18:14 | Santa Clara | Robert Patterson connects on the floater from the left wing set up by Robert Kaszynski and he's fouled by Joshua Mahurin - foul #2 on Joshua Mahurin, team foul #1 | 21-33 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Don Fletcher (C) Dennis Reid | |
| Subs | Boston College | Samuel Kurtz (SF) Greg Duval | |
| 18:14 | Santa Clara | Robert Patterson makes the free throw | 22-33 |
| 17:45 | Boston College | Robert Brzezowski blocks the short jumper by Mark Meserve | 22-33 |
| 17:44 | Boston College | Theodore Beam tips it back up and in | 22-35 |
| 17:24 | Santa Clara | Robert Brzezowski misses badly on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Lawrence Domino - foul #2 on Lawrence Domino, team foul #2 | 22-35 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Randy Chartier (SG), Jerome Solomon (C) Aaron Wilson, Robert Kaszynski | |
| Subs | Boston College | Nelson Criddle (SG), Greg Duval (SF), Mark Smith (PF), Craig Wethington (C) Lawrence Domino, Joshua Mahurin, Mark Meserve, Theodore Beam | |
| 17:24 | Santa Clara | Robert Brzezowski makes the 1st free throw | 23-35 |
| 17:24 | Santa Clara | Robert Brzezowski makes the 2nd free throw | 24-35 |
| 16:58 | Boston College | Samuel Kurtz hits a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Nelson Criddle | 24-37 |
| 16:30 | Santa Clara | Randy Chartier loses the dribble to Mark Smith | 24-37 |
| 16:26 | Boston College | Samuel Kurtz's pass is intercepted by Robert Patterson in the backcourt | 24-37 |
| 16:25 | Santa Clara | Robert Brzezowski banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Patterson | 26-37 |
| 15:59 | Boston College | Samuel Kurtz misses the easy layup but the foul's on Robert Brzezowski - foul #3 on Robert Brzezowski, team foul #2 | 26-37 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Aaron Wilson (PG), Eddie Wise (SF), Robert Kaszynski (PF), Dennis Reid (C) Randy Chartier, Robert Brzezowski, Don Fletcher, Jerome Solomon | |
| Subs | Boston College | Lawrence Domino (PG), Joshua Mahurin (SG), Mark Meserve (PF) Nelson Criddle, Greg Duval, Craig Wethington | |
| 15:59 | Boston College | Samuel Kurtz makes the 1st free throw | 26-38 |
| 15:59 | Boston College | Samuel Kurtz makes the 2nd free throw | 26-39 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Aaron Wilson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Patterson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eddie Wise (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Kaszynski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Reid (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Lawrence Domino (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Mahurin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Samuel Kurtz (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Mark Meserve (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Mark Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:35 | Santa Clara | Robert Patterson makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Kaszynski | 28-39 |
| 15:31 | Boston College | Lawrence Domino is hacked by Dennis Reid in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dennis Reid, team foul #3 | 28-39 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Boston College | Nelson Criddle (SF), Theodore Beam (C) Samuel Kurtz, Mark Smith | |
| 15:13 | Boston College | Mark Meserve can't connect on a jumper from close range | 28-39 |
| 15:12 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Robert Kaszynski | 28-39 |
| 15:07 | Santa Clara | Nelson Criddle steals the ball from Eddie Wise | 28-39 |
| 15:03 | Boston College | Lawrence Domino is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Patterson - foul #1 on Robert Patterson, team foul #4 | 28-39 |
| 14:36 | Boston College | Mark Meserve clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 28-39 |
| 14:34 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Eddie Wise | 28-39 |
| 14:10 | Santa Clara | Robert Kaszynski clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 28-39 |
| 14:09 | Boston College | Nelson Criddle grabs the defensive rebound | 28-39 |
| 13:45 | Boston College | Theodore Beam is fouled on the floor by Dennis Reid - foul #4 on Dennis Reid, team foul #5 | 28-39 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Tory Freeman (PG), Randy Chartier (SG), Robert Brzezowski (SF), Don Fletcher (PF), Jerome Solomon (C) Aaron Wilson, Robert Patterson, Eddie Wise, Robert Kaszynski, Dennis Reid | |
| Subs | Boston College | Samuel Kurtz (PG), Greg Duval (SF), Mark Smith (PF), Craig Wethington (C) Lawrence Domino, Nelson Criddle, Mark Meserve, Theodore Beam | |
| 13:37 | Boston College | Joshua Mahurin misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-39 |
| 13:35 | Santa Clara | Don Fletcher grabs the defensive rebound | 28-39 |
| 13:12 | Santa Clara | Robert Brzezowski hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 28-39 |
| 13:11 | Santa Clara | Randy Chartier tips it home | 30-39 |
| 12:51 | Boston College | Joshua Mahurin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-39 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Robert Patterson (PG) Tory Freeman | |
| Subs | Boston College | Lawrence Domino (PG) Joshua Mahurin | |
| 12:22 | Santa Clara | Samuel Kurtz steals it from Robert Patterson | 30-39 |
| 12:01 | Boston College | Mark Smith is hacked by Don Fletcher - foul #2 on Don Fletcher, team foul #6 | 30-39 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Aaron Wilson (PG), Eddie Wise (SF), Robert Kaszynski (C) Randy Chartier, Robert Brzezowski, Jerome Solomon | |
| Subs | Boston College | Nelson Criddle (SF), Mark Meserve (PF), Theodore Beam (C) Greg Duval, Mark Smith, Craig Wethington | |
| 11:33 | Boston College | Mark Meserve is open and scores on a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Samuel Kurtz | 30-41 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Aaron Wilson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Patterson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eddie Wise (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Don Fletcher (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Kaszynski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Lawrence Domino (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Samuel Kurtz (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Nelson Criddle (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Mark Meserve (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Theodore Beam (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:04 | Santa Clara | Aaron Wilson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-41 |
| 11:03 | Boston College | Samuel Kurtz grabs the defensive rebound | 30-41 |
| 10:59 | Boston College | Mark Meserve drills a jump hook in the paint and he's hacked by Robert Kaszynski - foul #1 on Robert Kaszynski, team foul #7 | 30-43 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Randy Chartier (SG), Robert Brzezowski (PF) Robert Patterson, Don Fletcher | |
| Subs | Boston College | Joshua Mahurin (SG), Mark Smith (C) Samuel Kurtz, Theodore Beam | |
| 10:59 | Boston College | Mark Meserve misses the free throw | 30-43 |
| 10:59 | Santa Clara | Robert Brzezowski grabs the board | 30-43 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 10:47 | Santa Clara | Eddie Wise drills a shot in the paint set up by Aaron Wilson and he's hacked by Mark Meserve - foul #1 on Mark Meserve, team foul #3 | 32-43 |
| 10:47 | Santa Clara | Eddie Wise makes the free throw | 33-43 |
| 10:29 | Boston College | Mark Meserve makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Lawrence Domino | 33-45 |
| 10:13 | Santa Clara | Robert Kaszynski comes up short on the floater near the basket | 33-45 |
| 10:11 | Boston College | Mark Smith pulls down the rebound | 33-45 |
| 09:42 | Boston College | Mark Smith banks in the layup set up by Lawrence Domino | 33-47 |
| 09:20 | Santa Clara | Joshua Mahurin steals the ball from Robert Kaszynski | 33-47 |
| 09:15 | Boston College | Joshua Mahurin banks in the layup | 33-49 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 09:06 | Santa Clara | Joshua Mahurin steals the ball from Robert Kaszynski | 33-49 |
| 09:01 | Boston College | Nelson Criddle lays it up and in on a great pass from Joshua Mahurin | 33-51 |
| 08:49 | Santa Clara | Lawrence Domino is called for the reach on Robert Brzezowski - foul #3 on Lawrence Domino, team foul #4 | 33-51 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Tory Freeman (PG), Robert Patterson (SG), Don Fletcher (PF), Jerome Solomon (C) Aaron Wilson, Randy Chartier, Eddie Wise, Robert Kaszynski | |
| Subs | Boston College | Samuel Kurtz (PG), Greg Duval (SF), Theodore Beam (PF), Craig Wethington (C) Lawrence Domino, Nelson Criddle, Mark Meserve, Mark Smith | |
| 08:39 | Santa Clara | Robert Brzezowski loses the dribble to Theodore Beam | 33-51 |
| 08:17 | Boston College | Theodore Beam misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from close range | 33-51 |
| 08:15 | Boston College | Theodore Beam gets the offensive rebound | 33-51 |
| 07:49 | Boston College | Robert Patterson steps in front of the Joshua Mahurin pass | 33-51 |
| 07:46 | Santa Clara | Tory Freeman throws it down on a great pass from Robert Patterson | 35-51 |
| 07:24 | Boston College | Samuel Kurtz hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Greg Duval | 35-53 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Tory Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Patterson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Brzezowski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Don Fletcher (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jerome Solomon (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Samuel Kurtz (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. SG - Joshua Mahurin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Greg Duval (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Theodore Beam (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Craig Wethington (fresh) | |
| 07:11 | Santa Clara | Don Fletcher scores on a shot from the baseline set up by Tory Freeman | 37-53 |
| 07:09 | Boston College | Samuel Kurtz throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-53 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Robert Kaszynski (PF), Dennis Reid (C) Don Fletcher, Jerome Solomon | |
| Subs | Boston College | Lawrence Domino (PG), Mark Meserve (PF) Joshua Mahurin, Craig Wethington | |
| 06:59 | Santa Clara | Robert Brzezowski clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 37-53 |
| 06:57 | Santa Clara | Robert Kaszynski gets the offensive rebound | 37-53 |
| 06:40 | Santa Clara | Robert Patterson misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 37-53 |
| 06:38 | Boston College | Mark Meserve grabs the board | 37-53 |
| 06:26 | Boston College | Mark Meserve slams it home on a nice dish by Samuel Kurtz | 37-55 |
| 06:20 | Santa Clara | The short jumper by Dennis Reid is denied by Mark Meserve | 37-55 |
| 06:18 | Santa Clara | Robert Brzezowski snags the offensive board | 37-55 |
| 06:03 | Santa Clara | Robert Patterson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 37-55 |
| 06:02 | Boston College | The rebound goes to Lawrence Domino | 37-55 |
| 05:56 | Boston College | Lawrence Domino loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-55 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Aaron Wilson (PG), Eddie Wise (SF), Don Fletcher (PF) Tory Freeman, Robert Brzezowski, Robert Kaszynski | |
| Subs | Boston College | Nelson Criddle (SG), Mark Smith (C) Samuel Kurtz, Theodore Beam | |
| 05:36 | Santa Clara | Eddie Wise's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-55 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jerome Solomon (C) Dennis Reid | |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| 05:29 | Boston College | Nelson Criddle is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Patterson - foul #2 on Robert Patterson, team foul #8 | 37-55 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Tory Freeman (PG), Randy Chartier (SG) Aaron Wilson, Robert Patterson | |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| 05:29 | Boston College | Nelson Criddle misses the 1st free throw | 37-55 |
| 05:29 | Santa Clara | Randy Chartier grabs the board | 37-55 |
| 05:16 | Santa Clara | Randy Chartier hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Lawrence Domino - foul #4 on Lawrence Domino, team foul #5 | 37-55 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Boston College | Samuel Kurtz (PG), Joshua Mahurin (SG), Craig Wethington (C) Lawrence Domino, Greg Duval, Mark Meserve | |
| 05:16 | Santa Clara | Randy Chartier misses the 1st free throw | 37-55 |
| 05:16 | Santa Clara | Randy Chartier makes the 2nd free throw | 38-55 |
| 04:59 | Boston College | Mark Smith is whistled for traveling | 38-55 |
| 04:51 | Santa Clara | Randy Chartier scores on a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Eddie Wise | 40-55 |
| 04:26 | Boston College | Don Fletcher swats the short shot by Samuel Kurtz | 40-55 |
| 04:25 | Santa Clara | Tory Freeman grabs the board | 40-55 |
| 04:08 | Santa Clara | Eddie Wise misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-55 |
| 04:06 | Boston College | Joshua Mahurin pulls down the rebound | 40-55 |
| 04:02 | Boston College | Tory Freeman is called for the reach on Samuel Kurtz - foul #1 on Tory Freeman, team foul #9 | 40-55 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Boston College | Greg Duval (SF), Mark Meserve (PF) Joshua Mahurin, Craig Wethington | |
| 04:02 | Boston College | Samuel Kurtz makes the 1st free throw | 40-56 |
| 04:02 | Boston College | Samuel Kurtz makes the 2nd free throw | 40-57 |
| 03:50 | Santa Clara | Don Fletcher misses long on a jumper from the right side | 40-57 |
| 03:49 | Boston College | Nelson Criddle gets the rebound | 40-57 |
| 03:35 | Boston College | Greg Duval misses the easy layup | 40-57 |
| 03:33 | Santa Clara | Jerome Solomon snags the defensive board | 40-57 |
| 03:18 | Santa Clara | Jerome Solomon scores on a jumper from close range | 42-57 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Tory Freeman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randy Chartier (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Eddie Wise (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Don Fletcher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerome Solomon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Samuel Kurtz (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. SG - Nelson Criddle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Greg Duval (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Mark Meserve (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Mark Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:58 | Boston College | Mark Meserve misses the wide open floater from the right side | 42-57 |
| 02:57 | Boston College | Mark Smith tips it in | 42-59 |
| 02:44 | Santa Clara | Randy Chartier loses the ball out of bounds | 42-59 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Eric Neal (SG) Randy Chartier | |
| Subs | Boston College | Lawrence Domino (PG), Joshua Mahurin (SG), Theodore Beam (C) Samuel Kurtz, Nelson Criddle, Mark Smith | |
| 02:27 | Boston College | Lawrence Domino can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 42-59 |
| 02:26 | Santa Clara | Don Fletcher gets the rebound | 42-59 |
| 02:12 | Santa Clara | Eddie Wise clanks a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Mark Meserve - foul #2 on Mark Meserve, team foul #6 | 42-59 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Boston College | Craig Wethington (C) Mark Meserve | |
| 02:12 | Santa Clara | Eddie Wise makes the 1st free throw | 43-59 |
| 02:12 | Santa Clara | Eddie Wise makes the 2nd free throw | 44-59 |
| 01:52 | Boston College | Lawrence Domino clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Tory Freeman - foul #2 on Tory Freeman, team foul #10 | 44-59 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Randy Chartier (SG) Eric Neal | |
| Subs | Boston College | Mark Meserve (PF) Craig Wethington | |
| 01:52 | Boston College | Lawrence Domino makes the 1st free throw | 44-60 |
| 01:52 | Boston College | Lawrence Domino makes the 2nd free throw | 44-61 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:36 | Santa Clara | Randy Chartier misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 44-61 |
| 01:35 | Boston College | Theodore Beam gets the rebound | 44-61 |
| 01:13 | Boston College | Theodore Beam misses the wide open runner from the right block | 44-61 |
| 01:11 | Boston College | Greg Duval pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-61 |
| 00:55 | Boston College | Joshua Mahurin's pass is intercepted by Tory Freeman | 44-61 |
| 00:52 | Santa Clara | Randy Chartier lays it up and in on a nice dish by Tory Freeman | 46-61 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:32 | Boston College | Joshua Mahurin knocks in the driving attempt from the left block set up by Lawrence Domino | 46-63 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Santa Clara | Don Fletcher double dribbles | 46-63 |
| 00:00 | Boston College | Lawrence Domino runs out the clock | 46-63 |