| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - John Bachman (fresh) SG - Chad Young (fresh) SF - Donald Slay (fresh) PF - Billy Harty (fresh) C - Clyde White (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Loren Manuel (fresh) SG - Walter Haggard (fresh) SF - William Newquist (fresh) PF - Travis Eccles (fresh) C - Neil Stack (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Santa Clara | Neil Stack wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:45 | Santa Clara | Travis Eccles can't connect on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Billy Harty - foul #1 on Billy Harty, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Santa Clara | Travis Eccles makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:45 | Santa Clara | Travis Eccles makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:23 | McNeese State | Clyde White is fouled on the floor by Travis Eccles - foul #1 on Travis Eccles, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:10 | McNeese State | Chad Young buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Clyde White | 3-2 |
| 19:01 | Santa Clara | Walter Haggard scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by William Newquist | 3-5 |
| 18:38 | McNeese State | Clyde White hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 3-5 |
| 18:37 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to William Newquist | 3-5 |
| 18:19 | Santa Clara | Neil Stack buries a 3 from the right wing | 3-8 |
| 17:56 | McNeese State | Clyde White misses badly on the uncontested driving attempt from the left block | 3-8 |
| 17:54 | McNeese State | Clyde White misses the tip | 3-8 |
| 17:52 | McNeese State | Clyde White tips it home | 5-8 |
| 17:40 | Santa Clara | Loren Manuel is hacked by Donald Slay - foul #1 on Donald Slay, team foul #2 | 5-8 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Frank Hickman (PG), William Liu (SG), William Greenwood (SF), Michael Perry (PF), Steven Yoder (C) Loren Manuel, Walter Haggard, William Newquist, Travis Eccles, Neil Stack | |
| 17:18 | Santa Clara | William Liu hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 5-8 |
| 17:16 | McNeese State | Donald Slay snags the defensive board | 5-8 |
| 17:07 | McNeese State | Donald Slay throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-8 |
| 16:56 | Santa Clara | Clyde White picks off the pass by William Liu | 5-8 |
| 16:49 | McNeese State | Clyde White misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 5-8 |
| 16:47 | Santa Clara | Michael Perry grabs the defensive rebound | 5-8 |
| 16:32 | Santa Clara | William Liu misses short on a floater from the left wing | 5-8 |
| 16:30 | McNeese State | Clyde White grabs the defensive rebound | 5-8 |
| 16:21 | McNeese State | John Bachman can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the right wing | 5-8 |
| 16:19 | Santa Clara | Steven Yoder gets the rebound | 5-8 |
| 16:13 | Santa Clara | The short jumper by Steven Yoder is denied by Clyde White | 5-8 |
| 16:12 | McNeese State | Billy Harty gets the rebound | 5-8 |
| 16:10 | McNeese State | Clyde White loses the dribble to William Greenwood in the backcourt | 5-8 |
| 15:58 | Santa Clara | William Liu is fouled on the floor by John Bachman - foul #1 on John Bachman, team foul #3 | 5-8 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Johnnie Labrecque (PG), Lance Cybulski (SG), Ralph Kimberlin (SF), Lyle Barfield (PF), Thomas Fanning (C) John Bachman, Chad Young, Donald Slay, Billy Harty, Clyde White | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Loren Manuel (PG), Walter Haggard (SG), James Armenta (SF), Travis Eccles (PF), Neil Stack (C) Frank Hickman, William Liu, William Greenwood, Michael Perry, Steven Yoder | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Johnnie Labrecque (fresh) SG - Lance Cybulski (fresh) SF - Ralph Kimberlin (fresh) PF - Lyle Barfield (fresh) C - Thomas Fanning (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Loren Manuel (fresh) SG - Walter Haggard (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Armenta (fresh) PF - Travis Eccles (fresh) 2 pts. C - Neil Stack (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Santa Clara | Neil Stack is hacked by Ralph Kimberlin - foul #1 on Ralph Kimberlin, team foul #4 | 5-8 |
| 15:25 | Santa Clara | Neil Stack connects on the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Loren Manuel and he's fouled by Ralph Kimberlin - foul #2 on Ralph Kimberlin, team foul #5 | 5-10 |
| Subs | McNeese State | John Bachman (PG) Ralph Kimberlin | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | William Newquist (SF) James Armenta | |
| 15:25 | Santa Clara | Neil Stack misses the free throw | 5-10 |
| 15:25 | Santa Clara | Travis Eccles grabs the offensive board | 5-10 |
| 15:15 | Santa Clara | Walter Haggard is hacked by John Bachman - foul #2 on John Bachman, team foul #6 | 5-10 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Donald Slay (SF) John Bachman | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 14:56 | Santa Clara | Donald Slay steals it from Travis Eccles | 5-10 |
| 14:44 | McNeese State | Thomas Fanning hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 5-10 |
| 14:43 | Santa Clara | Travis Eccles gets the rebound | 5-10 |
| 14:25 | Santa Clara | Travis Eccles hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Neil Stack | 5-13 |
| 14:18 | McNeese State | Donald Slay loses the dribble to Loren Manuel in the backcourt | 5-13 |
| 14:10 | Santa Clara | William Newquist comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Lance Cybulski - foul #1 on Lance Cybulski, team foul #7 | 5-13 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Chad Young (SG), Billy Harty (PF), Clyde White (C) Lance Cybulski, Lyle Barfield, Thomas Fanning | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Frank Hickman (PG), William Liu (SG), Michael Perry (PF), Steven Yoder (C) Loren Manuel, Walter Haggard, Travis Eccles, Neil Stack | |
| 14:10 | Santa Clara | William Newquist makes the 1st free throw | 5-14 |
| 14:10 | Santa Clara | William Newquist makes the 2nd free throw | 5-15 |
| 14:08 | McNeese State | Steven Yoder steals it from Johnnie Labrecque in the backcourt | 5-15 |
| 13:52 | Santa Clara | Michael Perry is hacked by Donald Slay - foul #2 on Donald Slay, team foul #8 | 5-15 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Lance Cybulski (SF) Donald Slay | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | William Greenwood (SF) William Newquist | |
| 13:52 | Santa Clara | Michael Perry misses the 1st free throw | 5-15 |
| 13:52 | McNeese State | Chad Young gets the rebound | 5-15 |
| 13:27 | McNeese State | Johnnie Labrecque misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 5-15 |
| 13:26 | Santa Clara | Frank Hickman snags the defensive board | 5-15 |
| 13:07 | Santa Clara | 3 seconds is called on Michael Perry | 5-15 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Michael Anderson (PF), Thomas Fanning (C) Billy Harty, Clyde White | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Travis Eccles (PF), James Armenta (C) Michael Perry, Steven Yoder | |
| 12:47 | McNeese State | Johnnie Labrecque misses the lay-in | 5-15 |
| 12:46 | Santa Clara | William Liu gets the rebound | 5-15 |
| 12:25 | Santa Clara | Travis Eccles clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 5-15 |
| 12:24 | Santa Clara | William Greenwood hits the follow up shot | 5-17 |
| 12:19 | McNeese State | Chad Young is hacked by Frank Hickman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Frank Hickman, team foul #2 | 5-17 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Lyle Barfield (PG) Lance Cybulski | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Loren Manuel (PG), Walter Haggard (SG), Neil Stack (C) Frank Hickman, William Liu, William Greenwood | |
| 12:08 | McNeese State | Johnnie Labrecque buries a shot from the right side and he's hacked by Loren Manuel - foul #1 on Loren Manuel, team foul #3 | 7-17 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Clyde White (C) Thomas Fanning | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Perry (PF) Travis Eccles | |
| 12:08 | McNeese State | Johnnie Labrecque makes the free throw | 8-17 |
| 11:53 | Santa Clara | James Armenta hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Perry | 8-20 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Lyle Barfield (fresh) SG - Chad Young (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Johnnie Labrecque (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Anderson (fresh) C - Clyde White (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Loren Manuel (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Walter Haggard (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Armenta (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Perry (fresh) C - Neil Stack (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:35 | McNeese State | Chad Young is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 8-20 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Billy Harty (PF) Michael Anderson | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | William Newquist (SF), Steven Yoder (C) James Armenta, Neil Stack | |
| 11:22 | Santa Clara | William Newquist misses long on a jumper in the paint | 8-20 |
| 11:20 | McNeese State | Clyde White gets the rebound | 8-20 |
| 11:16 | McNeese State | Johnnie Labrecque's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-20 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Lance Cybulski (PG) Lyle Barfield | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | William Liu (PG), William Greenwood (SG), Neil Stack (C) Loren Manuel, Walter Haggard, Michael Perry | |
| 10:55 | Santa Clara | Lance Cybulski is called for the reach on William Liu - foul #2 on Lance Cybulski, team foul #9 | 8-20 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Lyle Barfield (PG), Thomas Fanning (C) Lance Cybulski, Clyde White | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Frank Hickman (SG) William Newquist | |
| 10:55 | Santa Clara | William Liu misses the 1st free throw | 8-20 |
| 10:55 | Santa Clara | The offensive rebound goes to Neil Stack | 8-20 |
| 10:30 | Santa Clara | Neil Stack clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 8-20 |
| 10:28 | Santa Clara | Neil Stack tips it but misses | 8-20 |
| 10:26 | Santa Clara | William Greenwood snags the offensive board | 8-20 |
| 10:11 | Santa Clara | William Liu misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-20 |
| 10:10 | Santa Clara | Neil Stack pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-20 |
| 09:55 | Santa Clara | Neil Stack banks in the layup on a great pass from William Greenwood | 8-22 |
| 09:39 | McNeese State | Thomas Fanning misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 8-22 |
| 09:37 | Santa Clara | Neil Stack pulls down the rebound | 8-22 |
| 09:20 | Santa Clara | Frank Hickman scores on a shot from close range on a great pass from William Liu | 8-24 |
| 09:16 | McNeese State | Johnnie Labrecque's pass is intercepted by Frank Hickman in the backcourt | 8-24 |
| 09:15 | Santa Clara | William Greenwood banks in the layup on a great pass from Frank Hickman | 8-26 |
| 09:13 | McNeese State | Lyle Barfield is hacked by William Greenwood in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Greenwood, team foul #4 | 8-26 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Michael Anderson (PF), Clyde White (C) Billy Harty, Thomas Fanning | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Loren Manuel (PG), Walter Haggard (SG), William Newquist (SF), Travis Eccles (PF), Michael Perry (C) William Liu, Frank Hickman, William Greenwood, Steven Yoder, Neil Stack | |
| 08:54 | McNeese State | Michael Anderson drills a runner from close range | 10-26 |
| 08:37 | Santa Clara | William Newquist misses short on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Johnnie Labrecque - foul #1 on Johnnie Labrecque, team foul #10 | 10-26 |
| 08:37 | Santa Clara | William Newquist makes the 1st free throw | 10-27 |
| 08:37 | Santa Clara | William Newquist makes the 2nd free throw | 10-28 |
| 08:18 | McNeese State | Chad Young's floater is knocked away by Travis Eccles | 10-28 |
| 08:17 | Santa Clara | William Newquist gets the rebound | 10-28 |
| 08:01 | Santa Clara | Loren Manuel misses short on a shot from the left side | 10-28 |
| 08:00 | McNeese State | Michael Anderson grabs the board | 10-28 |
| 07:58 | McNeese State | Johnnie Labrecque loses the dribble to Walter Haggard in the backcourt | 10-28 |
| 07:48 | Santa Clara | Travis Eccles makes the floater from the left block and the foul's on Clyde White - foul #1 on Clyde White, team foul #11 | 10-30 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Billy Harty (PF), Thomas Fanning (C) Michael Anderson, Clyde White | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Armenta (SF), Neil Stack (C) William Newquist, Michael Perry | |
| 07:48 | Santa Clara | Travis Eccles makes the free throw | 10-31 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Lyle Barfield (tiring) SG - Chad Young (tired) 3 pts. SF - Johnnie Labrecque (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Billy Harty (fresh) C - Thomas Fanning (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Loren Manuel (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Walter Haggard (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Armenta (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Travis Eccles (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Neil Stack (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:32 | McNeese State | Chad Young misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 10-31 |
| 07:31 | McNeese State | Thomas Fanning grabs the offensive rebound | 10-31 |
| 07:14 | McNeese State | Billy Harty misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Travis Eccles - foul #2 on Travis Eccles, team foul #5 | 10-31 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Frank Hickman (PG), William Liu (SG), Michael Perry (PF) Loren Manuel, Walter Haggard, Travis Eccles | |
| 07:14 | McNeese State | Billy Harty misses the 1st free throw | 10-31 |
| 07:14 | McNeese State | Billy Harty misses the 2nd free throw | 10-31 |
| 07:14 | Santa Clara | Michael Perry grabs the board | 10-31 |
| 06:59 | Santa Clara | Michael Perry is hacked by Thomas Fanning - foul #1 on Thomas Fanning, team foul #12 | 10-31 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | William Greenwood (SF) Neil Stack | |
| 06:59 | Santa Clara | Michael Perry makes the 1st free throw | 10-32 |
| 06:59 | Santa Clara | Michael Perry misses the 2nd free throw | 10-32 |
| 06:59 | McNeese State | Billy Harty snags the defensive board | 10-32 |
| 06:49 | McNeese State | Billy Harty misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 10-32 |
| 06:48 | McNeese State | Johnnie Labrecque misses the tip | 10-32 |
| 06:47 | McNeese State | Lyle Barfield gets the offensive rebound | 10-32 |
| 06:33 | McNeese State | Chad Young misses badly on the uncontested jumper in the paint | 10-32 |
| 06:31 | McNeese State | Thomas Fanning tips it home | 12-32 |
| 06:09 | Santa Clara | William Greenwood misses short on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Chad Young - foul #1 on Chad Young, team foul #13 | 12-32 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Michael Anderson (PF), Clyde White (C) Billy Harty, Thomas Fanning | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Loren Manuel (PG), Walter Haggard (SG), Neil Stack (C) Frank Hickman, William Liu, James Armenta | |
| 06:09 | Santa Clara | William Greenwood makes the 1st free throw | 12-33 |
| 06:09 | Santa Clara | William Greenwood makes the 2nd free throw | 12-34 |
| 05:50 | McNeese State | Clyde White hits a jumper in the lane | 14-34 |
| 05:32 | Santa Clara | Loren Manuel is whistled for traveling | 14-34 |
| 05:32 | McNeese State | McNeese State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 14-34 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | William Newquist (SF), Steven Yoder (PF), James Armenta (C) William Greenwood, Michael Perry, Neil Stack | |
| 05:08 | McNeese State | Clyde White hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 14-34 |
| 05:06 | Santa Clara | Walter Haggard pulls down the rebound | 14-34 |
| 04:47 | Santa Clara | James Armenta comes up short on the runner near the basket but he's hacked by Clyde White - foul #2 on Clyde White, team foul #14 | 14-34 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Billy Harty (PF), Thomas Fanning (C) Michael Anderson, Clyde White | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Frank Hickman (PG) Loren Manuel | |
| 04:47 | Santa Clara | James Armenta misses the 1st free throw | 14-34 |
| 04:47 | Santa Clara | James Armenta misses the 2nd free throw | 14-34 |
| 04:47 | McNeese State | Johnnie Labrecque grabs the board | 14-34 |
| 04:43 | McNeese State | Frank Hickman picks off the pass by Lyle Barfield in the backcourt | 14-34 |
| 04:42 | Santa Clara | Frank Hickman lays it up and in | 14-36 |
| 04:18 | McNeese State | Lyle Barfield misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 14-36 |
| 04:17 | Santa Clara | James Armenta snags the defensive board | 14-36 |
| 04:01 | Santa Clara | William Newquist comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 14-36 |
| 03:59 | McNeese State | Billy Harty grabs the board | 14-36 |
| 03:35 | McNeese State | Chad Young drills a jumper from the left side | 16-36 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Lyle Barfield (tired) SG - Chad Young (tired) 5 pts. SF - Johnnie Labrecque (tired) 3 pts. PF - Billy Harty (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Thomas Fanning (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Frank Hickman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Walter Haggard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Newquist (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Armenta (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Steven Yoder (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:13 | Santa Clara | Steven Yoder comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 16-36 |
| 03:12 | Santa Clara | James Armenta tips it back up and in | 16-38 |
| 02:53 | McNeese State | Steven Yoder swats the layup by Lyle Barfield | 16-38 |
| 02:52 | Santa Clara | James Armenta snags the defensive board | 16-38 |
| 02:27 | Santa Clara | Frank Hickman misses the easy layup | 16-38 |
| 02:25 | Santa Clara | William Newquist tips it home | 16-40 |
| 02:02 | McNeese State | Billy Harty misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Steven Yoder - foul #1 on Steven Yoder, team foul #6 | 16-40 |
| Subs | McNeese State | John Bachman (PG), Lance Cybulski (SG), Donald Slay (SF), Clyde White (C) Lyle Barfield, Chad Young, Johnnie Labrecque, Thomas Fanning | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Loren Manuel (PG), William Liu (SG), William Greenwood (SF), Travis Eccles (PF), Neil Stack (C) Frank Hickman, Walter Haggard, William Newquist, James Armenta, Steven Yoder | |
| 02:02 | McNeese State | Billy Harty makes the 1st free throw | 17-40 |
| 02:02 | McNeese State | Billy Harty makes the 2nd free throw | 18-40 |
| 01:42 | Santa Clara | Neil Stack clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 18-40 |
| 01:40 | McNeese State | Donald Slay snags the defensive board | 18-40 |
| 01:21 | McNeese State | Donald Slay misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Loren Manuel - foul #2 on Loren Manuel, team foul #7 | 18-40 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Ralph Kimberlin (PF) Billy Harty | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 01:21 | McNeese State | Donald Slay misses the 1st free throw | 18-40 |
| 01:21 | McNeese State | Donald Slay makes the 2nd free throw | 19-40 |
| 01:14 | Santa Clara | Travis Eccles drills a driving attempt from the right block set up by William Liu | 19-42 |
| 00:58 | McNeese State | William Greenwood steps in front of the Clyde White pass | 19-42 |
| 00:51 | Santa Clara | Loren Manuel comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by John Bachman - foul #3 on John Bachman, team foul #15 | 19-42 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Michael Anderson (PF) John Bachman | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 00:51 | Santa Clara | Loren Manuel makes the 1st free throw | 19-43 |
| 00:51 | Santa Clara | Loren Manuel makes the 2nd free throw | 19-44 |
| 00:49 | McNeese State | Ralph Kimberlin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-44 |
| 00:33 | Santa Clara | Travis Eccles comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 19-44 |
| 00:31 | McNeese State | Donald Slay grabs the board | 19-44 |
| 00:11 | McNeese State | Ralph Kimberlin lays it up and in | 21-44 |
| 00:02 | Santa Clara | Travis Eccles is fouled on the floor by Donald Slay - foul #3 on Donald Slay, team foul #16 | 21-44 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Chad Young (SG), Luther Adkins (C) Donald Slay, Clyde White | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Walter Haggard (SG), William Newquist (SF), Michael Perry (C) William Liu, William Greenwood, Neil Stack | |
| 00:02 | Santa Clara | Travis Eccles makes the 1st free throw | 21-45 |
| 00:02 | Santa Clara | Travis Eccles makes the 2nd free throw | 21-46 |
| 00:00 | McNeese State | Lance Cybulski misses short on a fullcourt shot | 21-46 |