| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Frank Hickman (fresh) 6 pts. SG - William Liu (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Newquist (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Travis Eccles (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Neil Stack (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Timothy Austin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ricky Butz (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leon Veith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rodney Toledo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Orville Colligan (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | UAB | Leon Veith inbounds the ball | 32-26 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:57 | UAB | Timothy Austin is fouled in the backcourt by Frank Hickman - foul #2 on Frank Hickman, team foul #1 | 32-26 |
| 19:40 | UAB | William Newquist steals it from Leon Veith | 32-26 |
| 19:36 | Santa Clara | Travis Eccles lays it in on a great pass from William Newquist | 34-26 |
| 19:22 | UAB | Orville Colligan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-26 |
| 18:56 | Santa Clara | William Newquist is fouled on the floor by Orville Colligan - foul #1 on Orville Colligan, team foul #1 | 34-26 |
| 18:46 | Santa Clara | William Newquist scores on a floater from the right block on a great pass from Travis Eccles | 36-26 |
| 18:28 | UAB | Neil Stack steps in front of the Orville Colligan pass | 36-26 |
| 18:16 | Santa Clara | William Newquist connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Frank Hickman | 38-26 |
| 17:54 | UAB | Rodney Toledo misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 38-26 |
| 17:52 | Santa Clara | Neil Stack grabs the board | 38-26 |
| 17:32 | Santa Clara | Travis Eccles misses the floater from the left wing | 38-26 |
| 17:30 | UAB | The rebound goes to Orville Colligan | 38-26 |
| 17:15 | UAB | Timothy Austin makes the 3 from straight away | 38-29 |
| 17:03 | Santa Clara | Travis Eccles misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-29 |
| 17:02 | UAB | Orville Colligan gets the rebound | 38-29 |
| 16:37 | UAB | Timothy Austin misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-29 |
| 16:35 | Santa Clara | William Newquist snags the defensive board | 38-29 |
| 16:30 | Santa Clara | Frank Hickman knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from William Newquist | 41-29 |
| 16:15 | UAB | Orville Colligan misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-29 |
| 16:14 | Santa Clara | William Newquist grabs the defensive rebound | 41-29 |
| 16:10 | Santa Clara | William Newquist misses the shot from the left block | 41-29 |
| 16:09 | Santa Clara | Neil Stack misses the tip | 41-29 |
| 16:08 | Santa Clara | Neil Stack hits the follow up shot | 43-29 |
| 15:57 | UAB | Leon Veith misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-29 |
| 15:56 | Santa Clara | Neil Stack snags the defensive board | 43-29 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Frank Hickman (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Liu (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Newquist (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Travis Eccles (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Neil Stack (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Timothy Austin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ricky Butz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leon Veith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rodney Toledo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Orville Colligan (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:54 | Santa Clara | Frank Hickman is hacked by Timothy Austin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Timothy Austin, team foul #2 | 43-29 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Loren Manuel (PG), Walter Haggard (SG), William Greenwood (SF), Michael Perry (PF), Steven Yoder (C) Frank Hickman, William Liu, William Newquist, Travis Eccles, Neil Stack | |
| Subs | UAB | Bryan Hayes (PG), Fred Stone (SG), Larry Cora (SF), Emanuel Kratz (PF), Keith Avery (C) Timothy Austin, Ricky Butz, Leon Veith, Rodney Toledo, Orville Colligan | |
| 15:31 | Santa Clara | Loren Manuel scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Walter Haggard | 45-29 |
| 15:28 | UAB | Bryan Hayes's pass is intercepted by William Greenwood in the backcourt | 45-29 |
| 15:19 | Santa Clara | William Greenwood can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 45-29 |
| 15:17 | Santa Clara | Steven Yoder gets the offensive rebound | 45-29 |
| 15:00 | Santa Clara | William Greenwood misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 45-29 |
| 14:59 | UAB | The rebound goes to Bryan Hayes | 45-29 |
| 14:34 | UAB | Fred Stone is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Emanuel Kratz | 45-32 |
| 14:08 | Santa Clara | Michael Perry can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-32 |
| 14:07 | UAB | The rebound goes to Larry Cora | 45-32 |
| 14:04 | UAB | Larry Cora loses the dribble to William Greenwood in the backcourt | 45-32 |
| 13:53 | Santa Clara | Walter Haggard connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from William Greenwood | 48-32 |
| 13:40 | UAB | Bryan Hayes comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-32 |
| 13:39 | UAB | Emanuel Kratz grabs the offensive rebound | 48-32 |
| 13:22 | UAB | Michael Perry blocks the jumper by Bryan Hayes | 48-32 |
| 13:21 | Santa Clara | Loren Manuel pulls down the rebound | 48-32 |
| 13:15 | Santa Clara | Steven Yoder dunks the ball on a great pass from Loren Manuel | 50-32 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 13:00 | UAB | Fred Stone comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 50-32 |
| 12:59 | UAB | Emanuel Kratz tips it in | 50-34 |
| 12:39 | Santa Clara | Walter Haggard knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Loren Manuel | 53-34 |
| 12:35 | UAB | Larry Cora is hacked by Loren Manuel in the backcourt - foul #4 on Loren Manuel, team foul #2 | 53-34 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | William Liu (PG), James Armenta (SF), Travis Eccles (PF), Neil Stack (C) Loren Manuel, William Greenwood, Michael Perry, Steven Yoder | |
| Subs | UAB | Timothy Austin (PG), Bernie Bourdeau (SG), James Sobanski (SF), Rodney Toledo (PF), Orville Colligan (C) Bryan Hayes, Fred Stone, Larry Cora, Emanuel Kratz, Keith Avery | |
| 12:25 | UAB | Orville Colligan comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 53-34 |
| 12:24 | Santa Clara | James Armenta grabs the board | 53-34 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 12:02 | Santa Clara | James Sobanski steps in front of the Walter Haggard pass | 53-34 |
| 11:42 | UAB | Timothy Austin buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Bernie Bourdeau | 53-37 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - William Liu (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Walter Haggard (tiring) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Armenta (fresh) PF - Travis Eccles (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Neil Stack (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Timothy Austin (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bernie Bourdeau (fresh) 3 ast. SF - James Sobanski (fresh) PF - Rodney Toledo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Orville Colligan (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 11:25 | Santa Clara | James Armenta can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-37 |
| 11:23 | UAB | Timothy Austin grabs the board | 53-37 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 10:58 | UAB | Orville Colligan makes the wide open turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Timothy Austin and he's fouled by James Armenta - foul #1 on James Armenta, team foul #3 | 53-39 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Frank Hickman (PG), William Newquist (SF) William Liu, James Armenta | |
| Subs | UAB | Ricky Butz (SG), Leon Veith (SF) Bernie Bourdeau, James Sobanski | |
| 10:58 | UAB | Orville Colligan makes the free throw | 53-40 |
| 10:43 | Santa Clara | Frank Hickman is hacked by Timothy Austin - foul #3 on Timothy Austin, team foul #3 | 53-40 |
| 10:27 | Santa Clara | Walter Haggard clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-40 |
| 10:26 | UAB | Orville Colligan pulls down the rebound | 53-40 |
| 10:19 | UAB | Walter Haggard steals it from Ricky Butz in the backcourt | 53-40 |
| 10:18 | Santa Clara | William Newquist banks in the layup on a nice dish by Walter Haggard | 55-40 |
| 10:02 | UAB | Orville Colligan makes the jumper in the lane set up by Ricky Butz | 55-42 |
| 09:40 | Santa Clara | Travis Eccles loses the ball out of bounds | 55-42 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | William Liu (SG), William Greenwood (SF), Michael Perry (C) Walter Haggard, William Newquist, Neil Stack | |
| Subs | UAB | Bryan Hayes (PG), Keith Avery (PF) Timothy Austin, Rodney Toledo | |
| 09:23 | UAB | Orville Colligan is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Bryan Hayes | 55-45 |
| 08:59 | Santa Clara | Frank Hickman hits a shot in the lane on a nice dish by William Liu | 57-45 |
| 08:49 | UAB | Keith Avery connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Bryan Hayes | 57-48 |
| 08:38 | Santa Clara | William Liu knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Frank Hickman | 60-48 |
| 08:11 | UAB | Orville Colligan can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 60-48 |
| 08:10 | Santa Clara | Frank Hickman grabs the board | 60-48 |
| 07:55 | Santa Clara | William Liu lays it in on a nice dish by Frank Hickman | 62-48 |
| 07:42 | UAB | Leon Veith is called for traveling | 62-48 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Loren Manuel (PG), Walter Haggard (SG), James Armenta (SF), Steven Yoder (PF), Neil Stack (C) Frank Hickman, William Liu, William Greenwood, Travis Eccles, Michael Perry | |
| Subs | UAB | Timothy Austin (PG), Fred Stone (SG), James Sobanski (SF), Emanuel Kratz (PF), Larry Cora (C) Bryan Hayes, Ricky Butz, Leon Veith, Keith Avery, Orville Colligan | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Loren Manuel (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Walter Haggard (tiring) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - James Armenta (fresh) PF - Steven Yoder (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Neil Stack (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Timothy Austin (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Fred Stone (fresh) 9 pts. SF - James Sobanski (fresh) PF - Emanuel Kratz (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Larry Cora (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:18 | Santa Clara | James Armenta scores on a jump hook from the left block | 64-48 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 07:09 | UAB | Fred Stone misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 64-48 |
| 07:08 | Santa Clara | Walter Haggard snags the defensive board | 64-48 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 06:49 | Santa Clara | Fred Stone picks off the pass by Walter Haggard | 64-48 |
| 06:40 | UAB | Fred Stone misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-48 |
| 06:38 | UAB | James Sobanski tips it home | 64-50 |
| 06:29 | Santa Clara | James Armenta knocks in the shot from the left wing | 66-50 |
| 06:17 | UAB | James Sobanski knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Timothy Austin | 66-53 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 06:00 | Santa Clara | James Sobanski steals the ball from Steven Yoder | 66-53 |
| 05:48 | UAB | Larry Cora double dribbles | 66-53 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | William Liu (PG), William Greenwood (SG), William Newquist (SF), Michael Perry (PF) Loren Manuel, Walter Haggard, James Armenta, Steven Yoder | |
| Subs | UAB | Bryan Hayes (SG), Bernie Bourdeau (SF), Rodney Toledo (PF), Keith Avery (C) Fred Stone, James Sobanski, Emanuel Kratz, Larry Cora | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 05:25 | Santa Clara | William Liu is hacked by Rodney Toledo - foul #1 on Rodney Toledo, team foul #4 | 66-53 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Travis Eccles (PF) Neil Stack | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 05:10 | Santa Clara | William Liu knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from William Greenwood | 69-53 |
| 04:49 | UAB | Bryan Hayes makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Bernie Bourdeau | 69-56 |
| 04:27 | Santa Clara | William Liu clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 69-56 |
| 04:26 | UAB | Rodney Toledo snags the defensive board | 69-56 |
| 04:13 | UAB | Timothy Austin knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Bernie Bourdeau | 69-59 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:58 | Santa Clara | William Liu misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 69-59 |
| 03:56 | Santa Clara | William Liu gets the offensive rebound | 69-59 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:48 | Santa Clara | William Greenwood drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by William Newquist | 72-59 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:38 | UAB | Bernie Bourdeau misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 72-59 |
| 03:37 | Santa Clara | Michael Perry gets the rebound | 72-59 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - William Liu (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Greenwood (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Newquist (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Travis Eccles (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Perry (tiring) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Timothy Austin (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bryan Hayes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Bernie Bourdeau (fairly fresh) 5 ast. PF - Rodney Toledo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Keith Avery (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:08 | Santa Clara | William Greenwood hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by William Liu | 75-59 |
| 02:57 | UAB | Bernie Bourdeau hits a floater from the right side | 75-61 |
| 02:57 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-61 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Loren Manuel (PG), Frank Hickman (SG), James Armenta (SF), Steven Yoder (PF), Neil Stack (C) William Liu, William Greenwood, William Newquist, Travis Eccles, Michael Perry | |
| Subs | UAB | Ricky Butz (SG), Leon Veith (SF), Emanuel Kratz (PF), Orville Colligan (C) Bryan Hayes, Bernie Bourdeau, Rodney Toledo, Keith Avery | |
| 02:35 | Santa Clara | Neil Stack clanks a shot from the right wing | 75-61 |
| 02:34 | UAB | Timothy Austin gets the rebound | 75-61 |
| 02:23 | UAB | Orville Colligan makes the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Timothy Austin | 75-63 |
| 02:09 | Santa Clara | Leon Veith takes the ball from Loren Manuel | 75-63 |
| 02:07 | UAB | Frank Hickman steals it from Timothy Austin in the backcourt | 75-63 |
| 01:49 | Santa Clara | Frank Hickman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 75-63 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | William Liu (SG), William Greenwood (SF), Michael Perry (PF) Loren Manuel, James Armenta, Neil Stack | |
| Subs | UAB | Bryan Hayes (PG), Fred Stone (SG), Larry Cora (SF), Keith Avery (C) Timothy Austin, Ricky Butz, Leon Veith, Orville Colligan | |
| 01:36 | UAB | Emanuel Kratz misses the easy layup but he's hacked by William Liu - foul #1 on William Liu, team foul #4 | 75-63 |
| 01:36 | UAB | Emanuel Kratz makes the 1st free throw | 75-64 |
| 01:36 | UAB | Emanuel Kratz makes the 2nd free throw | 75-65 |
| 01:09 | Santa Clara | Steven Yoder misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Keith Avery - foul #3 on Keith Avery, team foul #5 | 75-65 |
| 01:09 | Santa Clara | Steven Yoder makes the 1st free throw | 76-65 |
| 01:09 | Santa Clara | Steven Yoder misses the 2nd free throw | 76-65 |
| 01:09 | UAB | Keith Avery grabs the board | 76-65 |
| 00:59 | UAB | Bryan Hayes misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 76-65 |
| 00:57 | Santa Clara | Michael Perry grabs the board | 76-65 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Santa Clara | Fred Stone is called for the reach on Michael Perry in the backcourt - foul #1 on Fred Stone, team foul #6 | 76-65 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Santa Clara | Steven Yoder misses long on a jumper in the lane | 76-65 |
| 00:33 | Santa Clara | Steven Yoder grabs the offensive board | 76-65 |
| 00:05 | Santa Clara | Michael Perry hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Frank Hickman | 79-65 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | UAB | Larry Cora can't connect on an uncontested shot from just outside the lane | 79-65 |