| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Michael Escoto (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jay Drake (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frederick Stapp (fresh) 3 reb. PF - David Harrison (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Walter Wood (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kevin Tipton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Anthony Wallace (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Matthew Nilles (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jimmy Steveson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Santa Clara | Frederick Stapp inbounds the ball | 30-27 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:47 | Santa Clara | Jay Drake misses the jumper from the left side | 30-27 |
| 19:45 | Nebraska | Matthew Nilles grabs the defensive rebound | 30-27 |
| 19:20 | Nebraska | Michael Smith misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 30-27 |
| 19:19 | Nebraska | Kevin Tipton can't tip it in | 30-27 |
| 19:17 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to David Harrison | 30-27 |
| 19:00 | Santa Clara | Michael Escoto's fadeaway is rejected by Matthew Nilles | 30-27 |
| 18:58 | Santa Clara | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Escoto | 30-27 |
| 18:40 | Santa Clara | Jimmy Steveson swats the layup by Walter Wood | 30-27 |
| 18:38 | Nebraska | Anthony Wallace snags the defensive board | 30-27 |
| 18:36 | Nebraska | Michael Escoto steals it from Kevin Tipton in the backcourt | 30-27 |
| 18:25 | Santa Clara | Matthew Nilles takes the ball from Walter Wood | 30-27 |
| 18:19 | Nebraska | Michael Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Jay Drake - foul #3 on Jay Drake, team foul #1 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Russel Brooke (SG), David Henley (SF), Roger Smith (PF), Tracy Lloyd (C) Jay Drake, Frederick Stapp, David Harrison, Walter Wood | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Dikembe Arambula (SF) Jimmy Steveson | |
| 18:03 | Nebraska | Dikembe Arambula comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 30-27 |
| 18:02 | Santa Clara | Tracy Lloyd gets the rebound | 30-27 |
| 17:46 | Santa Clara | Matthew Nilles is called for the reach on Michael Escoto - foul #1 on Matthew Nilles, team foul #1 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joseph Lancaster (SF) Michael Escoto | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 17:35 | Santa Clara | Matthew Nilles blocks the short jumper by Russel Brooke | 30-27 |
| 17:34 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Matthew Nilles | 30-27 |
| 17:08 | Nebraska | Roger Smith picks off the pass by Dikembe Arambula | 30-27 |
| 16:50 | Santa Clara | David Henley misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-27 |
| 16:48 | Nebraska | Michael Smith grabs the board | 30-27 |
| 16:19 | Nebraska | Matthew Nilles is wide open but clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 30-27 |
| 16:17 | Nebraska | Kevin Tipton tips it in | 30-29 |
| 16:00 | Santa Clara | Tracy Lloyd buries a jumper near the basket | 32-29 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Russel Brooke (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Henley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Lancaster (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Roger Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Tracy Lloyd (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Michael Smith (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kevin Tipton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Dikembe Arambula (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Nilles (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Anthony Wallace (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Nebraska | Matthew Nilles misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 32-29 |
| 15:36 | Nebraska | Matthew Nilles gets the offensive rebound | 32-29 |
| 15:19 | Nebraska | Dikembe Arambula makes the jump hook from the baseline and he's fouled by Joseph Lancaster - foul #2 on Joseph Lancaster, team foul #2 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Escoto (PG), Jay Drake (SG), Frederick Stapp (SF), David Harrison (PF), Walter Wood (C) Russel Brooke, David Henley, Joseph Lancaster, Roger Smith, Tracy Lloyd | |
| Subs | Nebraska | James Buffum (PG), Adrian Sweeney (SF), Jimmy Steveson (C) Michael Smith, Matthew Nilles, Anthony Wallace | |
| 15:19 | Nebraska | Dikembe Arambula misses the free throw | 32-31 |
| 15:19 | Santa Clara | David Harrison pulls down the rebound | 32-31 |
| 15:02 | Santa Clara | Frederick Stapp scores on a shot in the lane set up by Michael Escoto | 34-31 |
| 14:42 | Nebraska | Adrian Sweeney makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Kevin Tipton | 34-33 |
| 14:26 | Santa Clara | Frederick Stapp lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jay Drake and the foul's on Adrian Sweeney - foul #1 on Adrian Sweeney, team foul #2 | 36-33 |
| 14:26 | Santa Clara | Frederick Stapp makes the free throw | 37-33 |
| 14:03 | Nebraska | Adrian Sweeney misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 37-33 |
| 14:01 | Santa Clara | David Harrison snags the defensive board | 37-33 |
| 13:44 | Santa Clara | Frederick Stapp scores on a shot in the lane | 39-33 |
| 13:42 | Nebraska | Frederick Stapp steals the ball from James Buffum in the backcourt | 39-33 |
| 13:37 | Santa Clara | Jay Drake can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Kevin Tipton - foul #3 on Kevin Tipton, team foul #3 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kelvin Speaks (C) Walter Wood | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Michael Smith (PG), Matthew Nilles (PF) Kevin Tipton, Dikembe Arambula | |
| 13:37 | Santa Clara | Jay Drake makes the 1st free throw | 40-33 |
| 13:37 | Santa Clara | Jay Drake makes the 2nd free throw | 41-33 |
| 13:34 | Nebraska | Michael Escoto steals the ball from James Buffum in the backcourt | 41-33 |
| 13:33 | Santa Clara | Jay Drake hits the finger roll on a great pass from Michael Escoto | 43-33 |
| 13:12 | Nebraska | Michael Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-33 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Emanuel Gandhi (PG), Joseph Lancaster (C) Michael Escoto, Kelvin Speaks | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Anthony Wallace (SF) Adrian Sweeney | |
| 12:57 | Santa Clara | Frederick Stapp misses short on a floater from the left wing | 43-33 |
| 12:55 | Santa Clara | Frederick Stapp can't tip it in | 43-33 |
| 12:53 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Michael Smith | 43-33 |
| 12:29 | Nebraska | James Buffum hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-36 |
| 12:14 | Santa Clara | Jay Drake clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-36 |
| 12:12 | Nebraska | Anthony Wallace gets the rebound | 43-36 |
| 11:48 | Nebraska | Matthew Nilles is hacked by David Harrison - foul #1 on David Harrison, team foul #3 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Escoto (PG), Russel Brooke (SG), David Henley (SF), Roger Smith (PF), Walter Wood (C) Emanuel Gandhi, Jay Drake, Frederick Stapp, David Harrison, Joseph Lancaster | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Kevin Tipton (SG), Adrian Sweeney (SF), Dikembe Arambula (PF) Michael Smith, Anthony Wallace, Matthew Nilles | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Michael Escoto (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Russel Brooke (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Henley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Roger Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Walter Wood (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - James Buffum (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Kevin Tipton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Adrian Sweeney (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Arambula (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jimmy Steveson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Nebraska | Jimmy Steveson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-36 |
| 11:24 | Santa Clara | David Henley knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Russel Brooke | 45-36 |
| 11:17 | Nebraska | Adrian Sweeney is hacked by Roger Smith in the backcourt - foul #1 on Roger Smith, team foul #4 | 45-36 |
| 10:57 | Nebraska | Dikembe Arambula buries a fadeaway from the left block set up by Kevin Tipton | 45-38 |
| 10:38 | Santa Clara | David Henley drills a driving attempt from the right block set up by Russel Brooke | 47-38 |
| 10:36 | Nebraska | Roger Smith picks off the pass by Kevin Tipton in the backcourt | 47-38 |
| 10:19 | Santa Clara | David Henley knocks in the shot from the left side set up by Michael Escoto and he's hacked by Kevin Tipton - foul #4 on Kevin Tipton, team foul #4 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Emanuel Gandhi (PG), Frederick Stapp (SF), David Harrison (PF), Tracy Lloyd (C) Michael Escoto, Russel Brooke, Roger Smith, Walter Wood | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Michael Smith (PG), Matthew Nilles (PF), Anthony Wallace (C) Kevin Tipton, Adrian Sweeney, Jimmy Steveson | |
| 10:19 | Santa Clara | David Henley makes the free throw | 50-38 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 09:52 | Nebraska | James Buffum comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-38 |
| 09:50 | Santa Clara | David Harrison gets the rebound | 50-38 |
| 09:22 | Santa Clara | Emanuel Gandhi's layup is rejected by Anthony Wallace | 50-38 |
| 09:20 | Nebraska | Anthony Wallace snags the defensive board | 50-38 |
| 09:17 | Nebraska | Dikembe Arambula throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-38 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Escoto (PG), Jay Drake (SG), Joseph Lancaster (PF) Emanuel Gandhi, David Henley, David Harrison | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Adrian Sweeney (SF) Dikembe Arambula | |
| 09:03 | Santa Clara | Jay Drake misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-38 |
| 09:01 | Santa Clara | Frederick Stapp can't tip it in | 50-38 |
| 09:00 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Matthew Nilles | 50-38 |
| 08:55 | Nebraska | Matthew Nilles misses long on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Michael Escoto - foul #3 on Michael Escoto, team foul #5 | 50-38 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Russel Brooke (SG), Roger Smith (PF) Jay Drake, Tracy Lloyd | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jimmy Steveson (C) James Buffum | |
| 08:55 | Nebraska | Matthew Nilles makes the 1st free throw | 50-39 |
| 08:55 | Nebraska | Matthew Nilles makes the 2nd free throw | 50-40 |
| 08:43 | Santa Clara | Russel Brooke misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 50-40 |
| 08:41 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Matthew Nilles | 50-40 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 08:22 | Nebraska | Adrian Sweeney is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Adrian Sweeney, team foul #5 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jay Drake (SG), Kelvin Speaks (C) Michael Escoto, Frederick Stapp | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 08:06 | Santa Clara | Joseph Lancaster is whistled for a carry | 50-40 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | James Buffum (SG) Adrian Sweeney | |
| 07:43 | Nebraska | James Buffum knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Smith | 50-43 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Russel Brooke (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jay Drake (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Lancaster (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Roger Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Kelvin Speaks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Michael Smith (tiring) 1 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Buffum (tiring) 10 pts. SF - Anthony Wallace (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - Matthew Nilles (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Jimmy Steveson (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Santa Clara | Roger Smith scores on a runner near the basket on a great pass from Russel Brooke | 52-43 |
| 06:57 | Nebraska | Matthew Nilles connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from James Buffum | 52-45 |
| 06:37 | Santa Clara | James Buffum steps in front of the Kelvin Speaks pass | 52-45 |
| 06:15 | Nebraska | Matthew Nilles's floater is tipped away by Joseph Lancaster | 52-45 |
| 06:13 | Nebraska | Matthew Nilles tips it but misses | 52-45 |
| 06:12 | Nebraska | Anthony Wallace grabs the offensive board | 52-45 |
| 05:53 | Nebraska | Michael Smith is hacked by Russel Brooke - foul #3 on Russel Brooke, team foul #6 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Escoto (PG), Emanuel Gandhi (SG), David Henley (SF), David Harrison (PF), Walter Wood (C) Russel Brooke, Jay Drake, Joseph Lancaster, Roger Smith, Kelvin Speaks | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Kevin Tipton (SG), Adrian Sweeney (SF), Dikembe Arambula (PF) James Buffum, Anthony Wallace, Matthew Nilles | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 05:37 | Nebraska | Kevin Tipton clanks a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Walter Wood - foul #2 on Walter Wood, team foul #7 | 52-45 |
| 05:37 | Nebraska | Kevin Tipton makes the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 05:37 | Nebraska | Kevin Tipton makes the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 05:16 | Santa Clara | Kevin Tipton is called for the reach on Emanuel Gandhi - foul #5 on Kevin Tipton, team foul #6 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | James Buffum (SG) Kevin Tipton | |
| 05:02 | Santa Clara | Michael Escoto buries a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from David Harrison and he's hacked by Michael Smith - foul #1 on Michael Smith, team foul #7 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Anthony Wallace (C) Jimmy Steveson | |
| 05:02 | Santa Clara | Michael Escoto makes the free throw | 55-47 |
| 04:59 | Nebraska | Michael Escoto is called for the reach on James Buffum in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Escoto, team foul #8 | 55-47 |
| 04:59 | Nebraska | James Buffum makes the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 04:59 | Nebraska | James Buffum misses the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| 04:59 | Santa Clara | Walter Wood gets the rebound | 55-48 |
| 04:37 | Santa Clara | Michael Escoto's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-48 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Tracy Lloyd (C) Walter Wood | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Matthew Nilles (PF) Michael Smith | |
| 04:18 | Nebraska | Dikembe Arambula blows the layup but he's hacked by Michael Escoto - foul #5 on Michael Escoto, team foul #9 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Russel Brooke (PG), Frederick Stapp (SF) Michael Escoto, Emanuel Gandhi | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 04:18 | Nebraska | Dikembe Arambula makes the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 04:18 | Nebraska | Dikembe Arambula makes the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 03:58 | Santa Clara | Tracy Lloyd is hacked by Anthony Wallace - foul #1 on Anthony Wallace, team foul #8 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jay Drake (SG) David Henley | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Michael Smith (PG), Jimmy Steveson (C) Adrian Sweeney, Anthony Wallace | |
| 03:58 | Santa Clara | Tracy Lloyd makes the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 03:58 | Santa Clara | Tracy Lloyd misses the 2nd free throw | 56-50 |
| 03:58 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Jimmy Steveson | 56-50 |
| 03:37 | Nebraska | Dikembe Arambula hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 56-50 |
| 03:36 | Santa Clara | Jay Drake grabs the board | 56-50 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Russel Brooke (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jay Drake (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Frederick Stapp (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Harrison (tiring) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Tracy Lloyd (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Michael Smith (tired) 1 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Buffum (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Arambula (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Nilles (tiring) 8 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Jimmy Steveson (tired) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:32 | Santa Clara | Jay Drake clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-50 |
| 03:31 | Nebraska | Dikembe Arambula pulls down the rebound | 56-50 |
| 03:27 | Nebraska | Frederick Stapp picks off the pass by Dikembe Arambula in the backcourt | 56-50 |
| 03:06 | Santa Clara | Tracy Lloyd hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 58-50 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:50 | Nebraska | Dikembe Arambula misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 58-50 |
| 02:49 | Santa Clara | Frederick Stapp snags the defensive board | 58-50 |
| 02:49 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-50 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Emanuel Gandhi (PG), David Henley (SG), Roger Smith (PF), Walter Wood (C) Russel Brooke, Jay Drake, David Harrison, Tracy Lloyd | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Adrian Sweeney (SG), Anthony Wallace (C) Michael Smith, Jimmy Steveson | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:24 | Santa Clara | Frederick Stapp is whistled for traveling | 58-50 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joseph Lancaster (SF) Frederick Stapp | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 02:19 | Nebraska | James Buffum's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-50 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Michael Smith (PG) Matthew Nilles | |
| 01:57 | Santa Clara | Walter Wood is called for traveling | 58-50 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Russel Brooke (PG), Jay Drake (SG), Frederick Stapp (SF), David Harrison (PF) Emanuel Gandhi, David Henley, Joseph Lancaster, Roger Smith | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Matthew Nilles (PF), Jimmy Steveson (C) Adrian Sweeney, Dikembe Arambula | |
| 01:40 | Nebraska | Anthony Wallace makes the driving attempt near the basket set up by Michael Smith | 58-52 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:23 | Santa Clara | David Harrison misses short on a runner from the right block | 58-52 |
| 01:21 | Santa Clara | Walter Wood pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-52 |
| 01:09 | Santa Clara | Russel Brooke is alone and drills a jumper from close range on a great pass from Frederick Stapp | 60-52 |
| 01:09 | Nebraska | Nebraska calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-52 |
| 01:07 | Nebraska | James Buffum's pass is intercepted by Jay Drake in the backcourt | 60-52 |
| 01:05 | Santa Clara | Jay Drake lays it in | 62-52 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:56 | Nebraska | Anthony Wallace is open and scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from James Buffum | 62-54 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Santa Clara | Frederick Stapp is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Smith - foul #2 on Michael Smith, team foul #9 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | David Henley (SG), Roger Smith (PF) Jay Drake, David Harrison | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 00:54 | Santa Clara | Frederick Stapp misses the 1st free throw | 62-54 |
| 00:54 | Nebraska | Jimmy Steveson grabs the board | 62-54 |
| 00:52 | Nebraska | Michael Smith is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 62-54 |
| 00:49 | Santa Clara | Russel Brooke is fouled on the floor by Michael Smith - foul #3 on Michael Smith, team foul #10 | 62-54 |
| 00:49 | Santa Clara | Russel Brooke makes the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 00:49 | Santa Clara | Russel Brooke makes the 2nd free throw | 64-54 |
| 00:41 | Nebraska | Anthony Wallace loses the ball out of bounds | 64-54 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Emanuel Gandhi (SG), Tracy Lloyd (C) Frederick Stapp, Walter Wood | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:13 | Santa Clara | David Henley connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Emanuel Gandhi | 66-54 |
| 00:06 | Nebraska | Anthony Wallace's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-54 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joseph Lancaster (SF) Emanuel Gandhi | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 00:00 | Santa Clara | Russel Brooke runs out the clock | 66-54 |