| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Gregory Banks (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Patrick Katynski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Gordon Willeford (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andrew Dunkin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Aubuchon (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Irvin Heberling (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Alday (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joshua Blake (fresh) C - David Rockey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Santa Clara | Gordon Willeford inbounds the ball | 38-31 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Santa Clara | Thomas Aubuchon clanks a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by John Jones - foul #3 on John Jones, team foul #1 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | David Ney (SG) John Jones | |
| 19:44 | Santa Clara | Thomas Aubuchon makes the 1st free throw | 39-31 |
| 19:44 | Santa Clara | Thomas Aubuchon makes the 2nd free throw | 40-31 |
| 19:27 | Texas Southern | Patrick Katynski is called for the reach on Irvin Heberling - foul #2 on Patrick Katynski, team foul #1 | 40-31 |
| 19:15 | Texas Southern | Irvin Heberling misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-31 |
| 19:13 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Gordon Willeford | 40-31 |
| 19:11 | Santa Clara | Andrew Dunkin loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-31 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kermit Devlin (SG), Alexander Alba (SF), Dwayne Green (C) Patrick Katynski, Gordon Willeford, Thomas Aubuchon | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Alfred Dean (SF), Mario Parish (C) James Alday, David Rockey | |
| 18:53 | Texas Southern | Mario Parish misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-31 |
| 18:51 | Santa Clara | Dwayne Green gets the rebound | 40-31 |
| 18:48 | Santa Clara | Irvin Heberling steps in front of the Kermit Devlin pass in the backcourt | 40-31 |
| 18:47 | Texas Southern | Irvin Heberling throws it down | 40-33 |
| 18:40 | Santa Clara | Irvin Heberling steals it from Dwayne Green | 40-33 |
| 18:17 | Texas Southern | David Ney misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 40-33 |
| 18:15 | Texas Southern | Alfred Dean grabs the offensive board | 40-33 |
| 17:53 | Texas Southern | Mario Parish is fouled on the floor by Andrew Dunkin - foul #1 on Andrew Dunkin, team foul #2 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Lemaster (PG), Patrick Katynski (SG), Gordon Willeford (SF), Thomas Aubuchon (C) Gregory Banks, Kermit Devlin, Alexander Alba, Dwayne Green | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Roy Whaley (PG), Thomas Burns (SG), James Alday (SF), Chris Lynch (PF), David Rockey (C) Irvin Heberling, David Ney, Alfred Dean, Joshua Blake, Mario Parish | |
| 17:32 | Texas Southern | Roy Whaley clanks a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Andrew Dunkin - foul #2 on Andrew Dunkin, team foul #3 | 40-33 |
| 17:32 | Texas Southern | Roy Whaley makes the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 17:32 | Texas Southern | Roy Whaley makes the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 17:15 | Santa Clara | Andrew Dunkin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-35 |
| 17:13 | Santa Clara | Gordon Willeford tips it home | 42-35 |
| 16:49 | Texas Southern | Chris Lynch lays it in set up by Thomas Burns | 42-37 |
| 16:46 | Santa Clara | James Alday is called for the reach on Gordon Willeford in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Alday, team foul #2 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Charles Bryant (PG), Cory Harman (SF), Kermit Devlin (PF) John Lemaster, Gordon Willeford, Andrew Dunkin | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Irvin Heberling (PG), David Ney (SG), Jared Collinsworth (SF), Joshua Blake (PF) Roy Whaley, Thomas Burns, James Alday, Chris Lynch | |
| 16:38 | Santa Clara | Patrick Katynski misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-37 |
| 16:37 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Joshua Blake | 42-37 |
| 16:31 | Texas Southern | Joshua Blake hits the finger roll | 42-39 |
| 16:02 | Santa Clara | Kermit Devlin is hacked by Jared Collinsworth - foul #3 on Jared Collinsworth, team foul #3 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gregory Banks (PG), Gordon Willeford (SF) Charles Bryant, Patrick Katynski | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | James Alday (SF), Alfred Dean (C) Jared Collinsworth, David Rockey | |
| 15:44 | Santa Clara | Kermit Devlin makes the shot from the right side on a great pass from Cory Harman | 44-39 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Gregory Banks (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Cory Harman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gordon Willeford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kermit Devlin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Thomas Aubuchon (tiring) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Irvin Heberling (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Ney (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Alday (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joshua Blake (tiring) 2 pts. C - Alfred Dean (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:21 | Texas Southern | David Ney makes the floater from the right block on a great pass from Irvin Heberling | 44-41 |
| 15:06 | Santa Clara | Cory Harman connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Gordon Willeford | 46-41 |
| 15:04 | Texas Southern | Gregory Banks steals it from Irvin Heberling in the backcourt | 46-41 |
| 15:01 | Santa Clara | Gregory Banks can't finish the layup | 46-41 |
| 14:59 | Texas Southern | Irvin Heberling grabs the defensive rebound | 46-41 |
| 14:44 | Texas Southern | James Alday misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Gordon Willeford - foul #1 on Gordon Willeford, team foul #4 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Charles Bryant (PG), John Lemaster (SG), Alexander Alba (SF), Andrew Dunkin (PF), Dwayne Green (C) Gregory Banks, Cory Harman, Gordon Willeford, Kermit Devlin, Thomas Aubuchon | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Roy Whaley (PG), John Jones (SG), Mario Parish (C) Irvin Heberling, David Ney, Joshua Blake | |
| 14:44 | Texas Southern | James Alday makes the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 14:44 | Texas Southern | James Alday makes the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 14:40 | Santa Clara | Charles Bryant is hacked by James Alday in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Alday, team foul #4 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Jared Collinsworth (SF) James Alday | |
| 14:21 | Santa Clara | Andrew Dunkin hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from straight away | 46-43 |
| 14:19 | Texas Southern | Jared Collinsworth snags the defensive board | 46-43 |
| 14:14 | Texas Southern | Roy Whaley scores on a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Mario Parish | 46-45 |
| 13:59 | Santa Clara | Charles Bryant makes the wide open jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Alexander Alba | 48-45 |
| 13:46 | Texas Southern | Mario Parish misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Dwayne Green - foul #1 on Dwayne Green, team foul #5 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Patrick Katynski (SG), Gordon Willeford (SF) Charles Bryant, Alexander Alba | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Thomas Burns (PG), James Alday (SF), Chris Lynch (PF) Roy Whaley, Jared Collinsworth, Alfred Dean | |
| 13:46 | Texas Southern | Mario Parish makes the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 13:46 | Texas Southern | Mario Parish makes the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 13:25 | Santa Clara | Gordon Willeford misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Chris Lynch - foul #1 on Chris Lynch, team foul #5 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gregory Banks (PG) John Lemaster | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | David Rockey (C) Mario Parish | |
| 13:25 | Santa Clara | Gordon Willeford makes the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 13:25 | Santa Clara | Gordon Willeford makes the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 13:02 | Texas Southern | Andrew Dunkin picks off the pass by David Rockey | 50-47 |
| 12:45 | Santa Clara | Gregory Banks can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Thomas Burns - foul #2 on Thomas Burns, team foul #6 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Alexander Alba (SF), Kermit Devlin (PF), Thomas Aubuchon (C) Gordon Willeford, Andrew Dunkin, Dwayne Green | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Roy Whaley (PG), Joshua Blake (PF) Thomas Burns, Chris Lynch | |
| 12:45 | Santa Clara | Gregory Banks makes the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 12:45 | Santa Clara | Gregory Banks makes the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 12:30 | Texas Southern | Joshua Blake hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Gregory Banks - foul #3 on Gregory Banks, team foul #6 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Terry Hawk (PG) Gregory Banks | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Jared Collinsworth (SF) James Alday | |
| 12:30 | Texas Southern | Joshua Blake makes the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 12:30 | Texas Southern | Joshua Blake makes the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 12:09 | Santa Clara | Thomas Aubuchon connects on the runner near the basket | 54-49 |
| 11:49 | Texas Southern | John Jones hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Roy Whaley | 54-52 |
| 11:32 | Santa Clara | Jared Collinsworth steals the ball from Patrick Katynski | 54-52 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Terry Hawk (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Patrick Katynski (tiring) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Alexander Alba (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kermit Devlin (tiring) 6 pts. C - Thomas Aubuchon (tired) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Roy Whaley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Jones (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jared Collinsworth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Joshua Blake (tiring) 4 pts. C - David Rockey (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Texas Southern | Roy Whaley is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 54-52 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gregory Banks (PG), John Lemaster (SG), Gordon Willeford (SF), Andrew Dunkin (PF), Dwayne Green (C) Terry Hawk, Patrick Katynski, Alexander Alba, Kermit Devlin, Thomas Aubuchon | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Irvin Heberling (PG), Thomas Burns (SG), Alfred Dean (SF), Mario Parish (C) Roy Whaley, John Jones, Jared Collinsworth, David Rockey | |
| 11:23 | Santa Clara | The short jumper by Andrew Dunkin is denied by Mario Parish | 54-52 |
| 11:22 | Texas Southern | Irvin Heberling snags the defensive board | 54-52 |
| 11:18 | Texas Southern | Thomas Burns is fouled in the backcourt by John Lemaster - foul #1 on John Lemaster, team foul #7 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | James Alday (SF) Joshua Blake | |
| 11:18 | Texas Southern | Thomas Burns misses the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 11:18 | Santa Clara | Andrew Dunkin grabs the board | 54-52 |
| 11:15 | Santa Clara | Gordon Willeford is hacked by James Alday in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Alday, team foul #7 | 54-52 |
| 11:15 | Santa Clara | Gordon Willeford makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 11:15 | Santa Clara | Gordon Willeford makes the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 11:00 | Texas Southern | Irvin Heberling can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 56-52 |
| 10:59 | Santa Clara | Andrew Dunkin gets the rebound | 56-52 |
| 10:34 | Santa Clara | Gregory Banks connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Gordon Willeford | 59-52 |
| 10:32 | Texas Southern | Dwayne Green is called for the reach on Mario Parish in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dwayne Green, team foul #8 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Charles Bryant (PG), Cory Harman (SF), Alexander Alba (C) Gregory Banks, Gordon Willeford, Dwayne Green | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | David Ney (SG), Chris Lynch (PF) Thomas Burns, Alfred Dean | |
| 10:32 | Texas Southern | Mario Parish misses the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 10:32 | Santa Clara | Cory Harman gets the rebound | 59-52 |
| 10:19 | Santa Clara | Andrew Dunkin knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-52 |
| 09:54 | Texas Southern | Chris Lynch misses short on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Andrew Dunkin - foul #3 on Andrew Dunkin, team foul #9 | 62-52 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Patrick Katynski (SG), Gordon Willeford (SF), Kermit Devlin (PF), Thomas Aubuchon (C) John Lemaster, Cory Harman, Andrew Dunkin, Alexander Alba | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Roy Whaley (PG), Jared Collinsworth (SF), David Rockey (C) Irvin Heberling, James Alday, Mario Parish | |
| 09:54 | Texas Southern | Chris Lynch makes the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 09:54 | Texas Southern | Chris Lynch misses the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| 09:54 | Santa Clara | Thomas Aubuchon gets the rebound | 62-53 |
| 09:33 | Santa Clara | Gordon Willeford knocks in the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Charles Bryant | 64-53 |
| 09:31 | Texas Southern | Roy Whaley is hacked by Charles Bryant in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Bryant, team foul #10 | 64-53 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Terry Hawk (PG) Charles Bryant | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | John Jones (SG), Joshua Blake (PF) David Ney, Chris Lynch | |
| 09:31 | Texas Southern | Roy Whaley makes the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 09:31 | Texas Southern | Roy Whaley makes the 2nd free throw | 64-55 |
| 09:09 | Santa Clara | The jumper by Patrick Katynski is denied by Joshua Blake | 64-55 |
| 09:08 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to David Rockey | 64-55 |
| 08:59 | Texas Southern | Joshua Blake is fouled on the floor by Kermit Devlin - foul #2 on Kermit Devlin, team foul #11 | 64-55 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gregory Banks (PG), John Lemaster (SG), Andrew Dunkin (PF), Dwayne Green (C) Terry Hawk, Patrick Katynski, Gordon Willeford, Thomas Aubuchon | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Irvin Heberling (PG), Alfred Dean (SF) Roy Whaley, Jared Collinsworth | |
| 08:59 | Texas Southern | Joshua Blake makes the 1st free throw | 64-56 |
| 08:59 | Texas Southern | Joshua Blake makes the 2nd free throw | 64-57 |
| 08:40 | Santa Clara | Kermit Devlin can't connect on an uncontested floater from just outside the lane | 64-57 |
| 08:39 | Santa Clara | Andrew Dunkin pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-57 |
| 08:16 | Santa Clara | Andrew Dunkin makes the wide open jumper from close range on a nice dish by John Lemaster | 66-57 |
| 08:16 | Texas Southern | Texas Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-57 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Cory Harman (SF), Alexander Alba (C) Kermit Devlin, Dwayne Green | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Roy Whaley (PG), Thomas Burns (SG), Mario Parish (C) Irvin Heberling, John Jones, David Rockey | |
| 07:47 | Texas Southern | Joshua Blake scores on a jump hook near the basket | 66-59 |
| 07:25 | Santa Clara | Andrew Dunkin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-59 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Patrick Katynski (SG), Kermit Devlin (PF), Thomas Aubuchon (C) John Lemaster, Cory Harman, Andrew Dunkin | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Irvin Heberling (PG), David Ney (SG), James Alday (SF), Chris Lynch (PF) Roy Whaley, Thomas Burns, Alfred Dean, Joshua Blake | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Gregory Banks (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Patrick Katynski (tiring) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Alexander Alba (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kermit Devlin (tiring) 6 pts. C - Thomas Aubuchon (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Irvin Heberling (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Ney (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Alday (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Chris Lynch (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Mario Parish (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 06:56 | Texas Southern | James Alday misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-59 |
| 06:54 | Texas Southern | Mario Parish tips it home | 66-61 |
| 06:51 | Santa Clara | David Ney steals it from Alexander Alba in the backcourt | 66-61 |
| 06:44 | Texas Southern | Mario Parish buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Irvin Heberling | 66-63 |
| 06:42 | Santa Clara | Thomas Aubuchon throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-63 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Charles Bryant (PG), Gordon Willeford (SF), Dwayne Green (C) Gregory Banks, Alexander Alba, Thomas Aubuchon | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Thomas Burns (SG), Jared Collinsworth (SF), David Rockey (C) Irvin Heberling, James Alday, Mario Parish | |
| 06:28 | Texas Southern | David Ney misses badly on a shot from the left side | 66-63 |
| 06:26 | Santa Clara | Gordon Willeford grabs the board | 66-63 |
| 06:05 | Santa Clara | Charles Bryant hits a jumper from the right wing set up by Gordon Willeford and he's hacked by Jared Collinsworth - foul #4 on Jared Collinsworth, team foul #8 | 68-63 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Lemaster (SG), Cory Harman (SF), Andrew Dunkin (PF) Patrick Katynski, Gordon Willeford, Kermit Devlin | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Roy Whaley (PG), John Jones (SG), Joshua Blake (PF) David Ney, Thomas Burns, Chris Lynch | |
| 06:05 | Santa Clara | Charles Bryant makes the free throw | 69-63 |
| 05:38 | Texas Southern | John Jones misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 69-63 |
| 05:37 | Santa Clara | Dwayne Green pulls down the rebound | 69-63 |
| 05:31 | Santa Clara | John Lemaster is fouled in the backcourt by John Jones - foul #4 on John Jones, team foul #9 | 69-63 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gregory Banks (PG), Gordon Willeford (SF), Thomas Aubuchon (C) Charles Bryant, Cory Harman, Dwayne Green | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | James Alday (SF), Alfred Dean (C) Jared Collinsworth, David Rockey | |
| 05:31 | Santa Clara | John Lemaster makes the 1st free throw | 70-63 |
| 05:31 | Santa Clara | John Lemaster misses the 2nd free throw | 70-63 |
| 05:31 | Texas Southern | Alfred Dean grabs the board | 70-63 |
| 05:29 | Texas Southern | Gordon Willeford picks off the pass by Roy Whaley in the backcourt | 70-63 |
| 05:26 | Santa Clara | Gordon Willeford lays it up and in | 72-63 |
| 05:09 | Texas Southern | Roy Whaley can't connect on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Andrew Dunkin - foul #4 on Andrew Dunkin, team foul #12 | 72-63 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Alexander Alba (SF), Kermit Devlin (PF) Gordon Willeford, Andrew Dunkin | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | David Ney (SG) John Jones | |
| 05:09 | Texas Southern | Roy Whaley misses the 1st free throw | 72-63 |
| 05:09 | Texas Southern | Roy Whaley makes the 2nd free throw | 72-64 |
| 05:01 | Santa Clara | Kermit Devlin jams it set up by Gregory Banks | 74-64 |
| 04:45 | Texas Southern | Joshua Blake double dribbles | 74-64 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Terry Hawk (PG), Patrick Katynski (SG), Gordon Willeford (SF) Gregory Banks, John Lemaster, Thomas Aubuchon | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Irvin Heberling (PG), Chris Lynch (PF), Mario Parish (C) Roy Whaley, Joshua Blake, Alfred Dean | |
| 04:27 | Santa Clara | Terry Hawk scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 77-64 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:11 | Texas Southern | Irvin Heberling clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 77-64 |
| 04:09 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Alexander Alba | 77-64 |
| 04:09 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 77-64 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gregory Banks (PG), John Lemaster (SG), Cory Harman (SF), Andrew Dunkin (PF), Dwayne Green (C) Terry Hawk, Patrick Katynski, Gordon Willeford, Kermit Devlin, Alexander Alba | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Thomas Burns (SG), Jared Collinsworth (SF) David Ney, James Alday | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:47 | Santa Clara | John Lemaster throws a bad pass out of bounds | 77-64 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Roy Whaley (PG), Joshua Blake (PF), David Rockey (C) Irvin Heberling, Chris Lynch, Mario Parish | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:20 | Texas Southern | Jared Collinsworth misses the 3 pointer from the right wing but he's hacked by Cory Harman - foul #2 on Cory Harman, team foul #13 | 77-64 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Alexander Alba (SF), Thomas Aubuchon (C) Cory Harman, Dwayne Green | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | John Jones (SG), Alfred Dean (C) Thomas Burns, David Rockey | |
| 03:20 | Texas Southern | Jared Collinsworth misses the 1st free throw | 77-64 |
| 03:20 | Texas Southern | Jared Collinsworth makes the 2nd free throw | 77-65 |
| 03:20 | Texas Southern | Jared Collinsworth misses the 3rd free throw | 77-65 |
| 03:20 | Santa Clara | Thomas Aubuchon grabs the board | 77-65 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Gregory Banks (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Lemaster (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alexander Alba (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Dunkin (tired) 8 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Thomas Aubuchon (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Roy Whaley (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Jones (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Jared Collinsworth (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Joshua Blake (tired) 8 pts. C - Alfred Dean (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:03 | Santa Clara | Thomas Aubuchon misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 77-65 |
| 03:02 | Texas Southern | Joshua Blake grabs the defensive rebound | 77-65 |
| 02:53 | Texas Southern | Roy Whaley is hacked by John Lemaster - foul #2 on John Lemaster, team foul #14 | 77-65 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Charles Bryant (PG), Patrick Katynski (SG), Gordon Willeford (SF), Kermit Devlin (PF) Gregory Banks, John Lemaster, Alexander Alba, Andrew Dunkin | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Irvin Heberling (PG), Mario Parish (C) Jared Collinsworth, Joshua Blake | |
| 02:53 | Texas Southern | Roy Whaley makes the 1st free throw | 77-66 |
| 02:53 | Texas Southern | Roy Whaley makes the 2nd free throw | 77-67 |
| 02:24 | Santa Clara | Thomas Aubuchon loses the ball out of bounds | 77-67 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Alexander Alba (C) Thomas Aubuchon | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | David Ney (SG), James Alday (SF), Chris Lynch (PF), David Rockey (C) John Jones, Roy Whaley, Alfred Dean, Mario Parish | |
| 02:14 | Texas Southern | Chris Lynch misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 77-67 |
| 02:13 | Texas Southern | David Ney gets the offensive rebound | 77-67 |
| 01:54 | Texas Southern | David Rockey hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 77-67 |
| 01:53 | Santa Clara | Charles Bryant grabs the board | 77-67 |
| 01:50 | Santa Clara | Patrick Katynski throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 77-67 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Lemaster (PG), Cory Harman (SG), Dwayne Green (C) Charles Bryant, Patrick Katynski, Gordon Willeford | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Thomas Burns (SG), Alfred Dean (SF), Mario Parish (C) Irvin Heberling, James Alday, David Rockey | |
| 01:37 | Texas Southern | David Ney misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on John Lemaster - foul #3 on John Lemaster, team foul #15 | 77-67 |
| 01:37 | Texas Southern | David Ney makes the 1st free throw | 77-68 |
| 01:37 | Texas Southern | David Ney makes the 2nd free throw | 77-69 |
| 01:08 | Santa Clara | John Lemaster lays it up and in set up by Cory Harman | 79-69 |
| 00:55 | Texas Southern | David Ney clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 79-69 |
| 00:53 | Texas Southern | Mario Parish tips it back up and in | 79-71 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Santa Clara | David Ney is called for the reach on John Lemaster in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Ney, team foul #10 | 79-71 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Charles Bryant (PG), Gordon Willeford (SF), Thomas Aubuchon (C) Cory Harman, Alexander Alba, Dwayne Green | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Irvin Heberling (PG), John Jones (SG), James Alday (SF), Joshua Blake (PF), David Rockey (C) David Ney, Thomas Burns, Alfred Dean, Chris Lynch, Mario Parish | |
| 00:51 | Santa Clara | John Lemaster makes the 1st free throw | 80-71 |
| 00:51 | Santa Clara | John Lemaster misses the 2nd free throw | 80-71 |
| 00:51 | Texas Southern | David Rockey grabs the board | 80-71 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Texas Southern | David Rockey's pass is intercepted by John Lemaster | 80-71 |
| 00:42 | Santa Clara | John Lemaster lays it in | 82-71 |
| 00:36 | Texas Southern | John Jones misses the easy layup | 82-71 |
| 00:34 | Texas Southern | David Rockey grabs the offensive rebound | 82-71 |
| 00:30 | Texas Southern | Kermit Devlin blocks the short jumper by Joshua Blake | 82-71 |
| 00:28 | Santa Clara | Kermit Devlin snags the defensive board | 82-71 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Santa Clara | Charles Bryant runs out the clock | 82-71 |