| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Martin Powley (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Joseph Wallace (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Morris (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Shawn Brown (fresh) 11 pts. C - Leon Griffith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Huang-fu China (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Edgar Buch (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeffery Simons (fresh) PF - Gary Marple (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Parks (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Santa Clara | Jeffery Simons inbounds the ball | 38-32 |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling 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 (-2) | |
| 19:49 | Santa Clara | Michael Parks hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-32 |
| 19:47 | Grambling State | Shawn Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 38-32 |
| 19:30 | Grambling State | Martin Powley buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Steven Morris | 41-32 |
| 19:03 | Santa Clara | Michael Parks clanks a floater from the left block but the foul's on Leon Griffith - foul #1 on Leon Griffith, team foul #1 | 41-32 |
| 19:03 | Santa Clara | Michael Parks makes the 1st free throw | 41-33 |
| 19:03 | Santa Clara | Michael Parks misses the 2nd free throw | 41-33 |
| 19:03 | Grambling State | Leon Griffith pulls down the rebound | 41-33 |
| 18:53 | Grambling State | Martin Powley is called for 10 seconds | 41-33 |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Alberto Romano (PG), Charles Grimes (C) Huang-fu China, Michael Parks | |
| 18:40 | Santa Clara | Jeffery Simons makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Alberto Romano | 41-35 |
| 18:38 | Grambling State | Jeffery Simons is called for the reach on Steven Morris in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeffery Simons, team foul #1 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Charles Bell (SF), David Thomas (PF), James Schrader (C) Steven Morris, Shawn Brown, Leon Griffith | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Clayton Carpenter (PG), Ronnie Glasgow (SF), James Chen (C) Edgar Buch, Jeffery Simons, Gary Marple | |
| 18:29 | Grambling State | Martin Powley is hacked by Alberto Romano - foul #2 on Alberto Romano, team foul #2 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Grambling State | James Gilmartin (SG) Joseph Wallace | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 18:17 | Grambling State | James Schrader misses long on a runner in the lane | 41-35 |
| 18:15 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to James Chen | 41-35 |
| 18:02 | Santa Clara | James Chen is denied on a layup by James Schrader | 41-35 |
| 18:01 | Grambling State | James Schrader snags the defensive board | 41-35 |
| 17:53 | Grambling State | David Thomas misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 41-35 |
| 17:52 | Grambling State | Charles Bell pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-35 |
| 17:32 | Grambling State | Charles Bell misses the floater from the left block but the foul's on James Chen - foul #1 on James Chen, team foul #3 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Jason Cooley (SG), Shawn Brown (PF) Martin Powley, James Schrader | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Huang-fu China (PG), Edgar Buch (SG), Gary Marple (PF), Michael Parks (C) Clayton Carpenter, Alberto Romano, Charles Grimes, James Chen | |
| 17:32 | Grambling State | Charles Bell makes the 1st free throw | 42-35 |
| 17:32 | Grambling State | Charles Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 43-35 |
| 17:15 | Santa Clara | Michael Parks hits a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Huang-fu China | 43-37 |
| 16:49 | Grambling State | James Gilmartin misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 43-37 |
| 16:48 | Santa Clara | Gary Marple snags the defensive board | 43-37 |
| 16:43 | Santa Clara | Shawn Brown steals the ball from Ronnie Glasgow | 43-37 |
| 16:38 | Grambling State | Ronnie Glasgow picks off the pass by Shawn Brown in the backcourt | 43-37 |
| 16:25 | Santa Clara | Gary Marple scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Edgar Buch and he's fouled by Shawn Brown - foul #1 on Shawn Brown, team foul #2 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Joseph Wallace (SG), Steven Morris (SF), James Schrader (PF), Leon Griffith (C) James Gilmartin, Charles Bell, Shawn Brown, David Thomas | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Clayton Carpenter (PG), Alberto Romano (SG), Jeffery Simons (SF) Huang-fu China, Edgar Buch, Ronnie Glasgow | |
| 16:25 | Santa Clara | Gary Marple makes the free throw | 43-40 |
| 16:06 | Grambling State | Gary Marple steps in front of the Steven Morris pass | 43-40 |
| 16:04 | Santa Clara | Jason Cooley steals the ball from Clayton Carpenter in the backcourt | 43-40 |
| 15:46 | Grambling State | Leon Griffith misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Michael Parks - foul #1 on Michael Parks, team foul #4 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Martin Powley (PG) Jason Cooley | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Charles Grimes (PF), James Chen (C) Gary Marple, Michael Parks | |
| 15:46 | Grambling State | Leon Griffith makes the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 15:46 | Grambling State | Leon Griffith misses the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 15:46 | Santa Clara | Charles Grimes gets the rebound | 44-40 |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Martin Powley (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Joseph Wallace (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Morris (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Schrader (fresh) 3 reb. C - Leon Griffith (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Clayton Carpenter (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alberto Romano (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffery Simons (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Grimes (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - James Chen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:19 | Santa Clara | Clayton Carpenter is hacked by Steven Morris - foul #2 on Steven Morris, team foul #3 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Dustin Musto (C) Leon Griffith | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gary Sherwood (PG), Edgar Buch (SG) Clayton Carpenter, Alberto Romano | |
| 15:04 | Santa Clara | Martin Powley takes the ball from Jeffery Simons | 44-40 |
| 15:02 | Grambling State | Edgar Buch steps in front of the Martin Powley pass in the backcourt | 44-40 |
| 15:01 | Santa Clara | Jeffery Simons lays it in on a great pass from Edgar Buch | 44-42 |
| 14:50 | Grambling State | Martin Powley misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 44-42 |
| 14:49 | Santa Clara | Jeffery Simons grabs the board | 44-42 |
| 14:42 | Santa Clara | Jeffery Simons hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Grimes | 44-45 |
| 14:31 | Grambling State | Steven Morris misses long on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Jeffery Simons - foul #3 on Jeffery Simons, team foul #5 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Charles Bell (SG), Shawn Brown (PF) Joseph Wallace, James Schrader | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Huang-fu China (PG), Ronald Wiley (SF), Gary Marple (PF), Michael Parks (C) Gary Sherwood, Jeffery Simons, Charles Grimes, James Chen | |
| 14:31 | Grambling State | Steven Morris misses the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 14:31 | Grambling State | Steven Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 14:18 | Santa Clara | Ronald Wiley's pass is intercepted by Shawn Brown | 45-45 |
| 14:16 | Grambling State | Martin Powley is fouled in the backcourt by Huang-fu China - foul #2 on Huang-fu China, team foul #6 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Joseph Wallace (SG) Steven Morris | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 13:54 | Grambling State | Shawn Brown misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-45 |
| 13:52 | Grambling State | Dustin Musto gets the offensive rebound | 45-45 |
| 13:42 | Grambling State | Joseph Wallace is fouled on the floor by Edgar Buch - foul #3 on Edgar Buch, team foul #7 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Grambling State | James Gilmartin (PG), Leon Griffith (C) Martin Powley, Dustin Musto | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Alberto Romano (SG), Ronnie Glasgow (SF) Edgar Buch, Gary Marple | |
| 13:42 | Grambling State | Joseph Wallace misses the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 13:42 | Santa Clara | Michael Parks grabs the board | 45-45 |
| 13:24 | Santa Clara | Joseph Wallace steals it from Alberto Romano | 45-45 |
| 13:19 | Grambling State | Joseph Wallace lays it in | 47-45 |
| 13:13 | Santa Clara | Michael Parks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-45 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Jason Cooley (SG), David Thomas (PF) Joseph Wallace, Shawn Brown | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Clayton Carpenter (PG), Gary Marple (PF) Huang-fu China, Ronald Wiley | |
| 13:07 | Grambling State | Charles Bell is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Bell, team foul #4 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Charles Grimes (C) Michael Parks | |
| 12:52 | Santa Clara | Clayton Carpenter hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 47-45 |
| 12:50 | Grambling State | Leon Griffith pulls down the rebound | 47-45 |
| 12:34 | Grambling State | James Gilmartin clanks a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Clayton Carpenter - foul #1 on Clayton Carpenter, team foul #8 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Martin Powley (PG), James Schrader (C) Charles Bell, Leon Griffith | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Edgar Buch (SG), Jeffery Simons (SF), James Chen (C) Alberto Romano, Ronnie Glasgow, Charles Grimes | |
| 12:34 | Grambling State | James Gilmartin makes the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 12:34 | Grambling State | James Gilmartin makes the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 12:18 | Santa Clara | James Chen slams it home on a nice dish by Jeffery Simons and the foul's on David Thomas - foul #1 on David Thomas, team foul #5 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Steven Morris (SF) James Gilmartin | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 12:18 | Santa Clara | James Chen makes the free throw | 49-48 |
| 12:04 | Grambling State | Steven Morris is open and scores on a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Jason Cooley | 51-48 |
| 11:43 | Santa Clara | James Chen can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-48 |
| 11:41 | Grambling State | David Thomas grabs the board | 51-48 |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Martin Powley (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jason Cooley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steven Morris (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - James Schrader (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Clayton Carpenter (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Edgar Buch (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Jeffery Simons (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gary Marple (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - James Chen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Grambling State | David Thomas is fouled on the floor by Gary Marple - foul #3 on Gary Marple, team foul #9 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Joseph Wallace (SG), Charles Bell (SF), Shawn Brown (PF) Jason Cooley, Steven Morris, James Schrader | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Huang-fu China (PG), Ronald Wiley (PF), Charles Grimes (C) Clayton Carpenter, Gary Marple, James Chen | |
| 11:28 | Grambling State | David Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 11:28 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Charles Grimes | 51-48 |
| 11:04 | Santa Clara | Ronald Wiley misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 51-48 |
| 11:03 | Grambling State | Joseph Wallace grabs the board | 51-48 |
| 10:47 | Grambling State | Shawn Brown drills a driving attempt in the lane | 53-48 |
| 10:27 | Santa Clara | Huang-fu China misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-48 |
| 10:25 | Santa Clara | Charles Grimes pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-48 |
| 10:12 | Santa Clara | Huang-fu China is fouled on the floor by Martin Powley - foul #2 on Martin Powley, team foul #6 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Grambling State | James Gilmartin (SG), Steven Morris (SF), Jason Nelson (PF), Leon Griffith (C) Joseph Wallace, Charles Bell, Shawn Brown, David Thomas | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gary Sherwood (PG), Alberto Romano (SG), Ronnie Glasgow (SF), Gary Marple (PF), Michael Parks (C) Huang-fu China, Edgar Buch, Jeffery Simons, Ronald Wiley, Charles Grimes | |
| 10:03 | Santa Clara | Alberto Romano scores on a shot from the right wing | 53-50 |
| 09:39 | Grambling State | Gary Marple picks off the pass by Jason Nelson | 53-50 |
| 09:15 | Santa Clara | Alberto Romano comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 53-50 |
| 09:14 | Grambling State | Steven Morris grabs the board | 53-50 |
| 08:59 | Grambling State | Leon Griffith misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Ronnie Glasgow - foul #1 on Ronnie Glasgow, team foul #10 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Jason Cooley (PG), Joseph Wallace (SG), Charles Bell (SF), James Schrader (PF) Martin Powley, James Gilmartin, Steven Morris, Jason Nelson | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Clayton Carpenter (PG), Jeffery Simons (SF), James Chen (PF) Gary Sherwood, Ronnie Glasgow, Gary Marple | |
| 08:59 | Grambling State | Leon Griffith makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 08:59 | Grambling State | Leon Griffith misses the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| 08:59 | Santa Clara | Michael Parks gets the rebound | 54-50 |
| 08:44 | Santa Clara | Clayton Carpenter misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 54-50 |
| 08:42 | Grambling State | Joseph Wallace snags the defensive board | 54-50 |
| 08:19 | Grambling State | Joseph Wallace misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 54-50 |
| 08:18 | Grambling State | James Schrader grabs the offensive rebound | 54-50 |
| 08:01 | Grambling State | Jason Cooley blows the wide open dunk but the foul's on Michael Parks - foul #2 on Michael Parks, team foul #11 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Shawn Brown (PF) Leon Griffith | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Huang-fu China (PG), Ronald Wiley (PF), Charles Grimes (C) Alberto Romano, James Chen, Michael Parks | |
| 08:01 | Grambling State | Jason Cooley makes the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 08:01 | Grambling State | Jason Cooley makes the 2nd free throw | 56-50 |
| 07:40 | Santa Clara | Jeffery Simons misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-50 |
| 07:39 | Santa Clara | Huang-fu China tips it home | 56-52 |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Jason Cooley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Wallace (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Bell (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Shawn Brown (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - James Schrader (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Huang-fu China (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clayton Carpenter (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeffery Simons (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ronald Wiley (fresh) C - Charles Grimes (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Grambling State | Shawn Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-52 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Martin Powley (PG), Steven Morris (SF), Dustin Musto (C) Jason Cooley, Charles Bell, James Schrader | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gary Sherwood (PG), Edgar Buch (SG), Ronnie Glasgow (SF) Huang-fu China, Clayton Carpenter, Jeffery Simons | |
| 07:05 | Santa Clara | Ronald Wiley misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 56-52 |
| 07:03 | Grambling State | Steven Morris pulls down the rebound | 56-52 |
| 06:45 | Grambling State | Martin Powley buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Dustin Musto | 58-52 |
| 06:31 | Santa Clara | Edgar Buch hits a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Gary Sherwood | 58-54 |
| 06:08 | Grambling State | Martin Powley misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-54 |
| 06:07 | Grambling State | Dustin Musto tips it but misses | 58-54 |
| 06:06 | Santa Clara | Ronald Wiley grabs the board | 58-54 |
| 05:53 | Santa Clara | Charles Grimes comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-54 |
| 05:51 | Grambling State | Shawn Brown snags the defensive board | 58-54 |
| 05:49 | Grambling State | Martin Powley is fouled in the backcourt by Edgar Buch - foul #4 on Edgar Buch, team foul #12 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Grambling State | James Gilmartin (SG), Charles Bell (SF), David Thomas (PF), James Schrader (C) Joseph Wallace, Steven Morris, Shawn Brown, Dustin Musto | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Huang-fu China (PG), Alberto Romano (SG), Jeffery Simons (SF), Gary Marple (PF), James Chen (C) Gary Sherwood, Edgar Buch, Ronnie Glasgow, Ronald Wiley, Charles Grimes | |
| 05:49 | Grambling State | Martin Powley makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 05:49 | Grambling State | Martin Powley makes the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 05:27 | Santa Clara | Gary Marple is fouled on the floor by David Thomas - foul #2 on David Thomas, team foul #7 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Jason Cooley (SG) Martin Powley | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 05:27 | Santa Clara | Gary Marple makes the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 05:27 | Santa Clara | Gary Marple makes the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 05:04 | Grambling State | David Thomas is by himself and knocks in the turnaround from the baseline | 62-56 |
| 04:35 | Santa Clara | Jeffery Simons misses the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Charles Bell - foul #3 on Charles Bell, team foul #8 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Martin Powley (PG), Jason Nelson (PF), Leon Griffith (C) Jason Cooley, David Thomas, James Schrader | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Clayton Carpenter (PG), Edgar Buch (SG), Michael Parks (C) Huang-fu China, Alberto Romano, James Chen | |
| 04:35 | Santa Clara | Jeffery Simons misses the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 04:35 | Santa Clara | Jeffery Simons misses the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| 04:35 | Grambling State | The rebound goes to Leon Griffith | 62-56 |
| 04:33 | Grambling State | Leon Griffith is fouled in the backcourt by Edgar Buch - foul #5 on Edgar Buch, team foul #13 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Huang-fu China (PG), Charles Grimes (SF) Edgar Buch, Jeffery Simons | |
| 04:33 | Grambling State | Leon Griffith misses the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 04:33 | Grambling State | Leon Griffith misses the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| 04:33 | Santa Clara | Michael Parks gets the rebound | 62-56 |
| 04:13 | Santa Clara | Clayton Carpenter buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Huang-fu China and he's fouled by Charles Bell - foul #4 on Charles Bell, team foul #9 | 62-58 |
| 04:13 | Santa Clara | Clayton Carpenter misses the free throw | 62-58 |
| 04:13 | Grambling State | Charles Bell grabs the board | 62-58 |
| 03:56 | Grambling State | Martin Powley is open and buries a floater in the paint on a great pass from James Gilmartin | 64-58 |
| 03:39 | Santa Clara | Gary Marple misses the runner from the baseline | 64-58 |
| 03:38 | Grambling State | Jason Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 64-58 |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Martin Powley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Gilmartin (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Bell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Jason Nelson (fresh) C - Leon Griffith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Huang-fu China (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Clayton Carpenter (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Grimes (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. PF - Gary Marple (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Michael Parks (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Grambling State | Charles Bell is whistled for traveling | 64-58 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Jason Cooley (SG), Steven Morris (SF), James Schrader (PF), Dustin Musto (C) James Gilmartin, Charles Bell, Jason Nelson, Leon Griffith | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Alberto Romano (SG), Ronnie Glasgow (SF) Huang-fu China, Charles Grimes | |
| 03:03 | Santa Clara | Ronnie Glasgow makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-61 |
| 02:59 | Grambling State | Grambling State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-61 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Joseph Wallace (SG), Charles Bell (SF), Shawn Brown (PF), Leon Griffith (C) Martin Powley, Steven Morris, James Schrader, Dustin Musto | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Ronald Wiley (PF), James Chen (C) Gary Marple, Michael Parks | |
| 02:39 | Grambling State | Leon Griffith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-61 |
| 02:33 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-61 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Martin Powley (PG), Steven Morris (SF) Jason Cooley, Charles Bell | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Huang-fu China (PG) Clayton Carpenter | |
| 02:16 | Santa Clara | Shawn Brown swats the short shot by Ronnie Glasgow | 64-61 |
| 02:15 | Santa Clara | James Chen tips it in | 64-63 |
| 02:13 | Grambling State | Joseph Wallace is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joseph Wallace, team foul #10 | 64-63 |
| 01:58 | Santa Clara | Alberto Romano is fouled on the floor by Joseph Wallace - foul #4 on Joseph Wallace, team foul #11 | 64-63 |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jeffery Simons (SF), Gary Marple (PF), Michael Parks (C) Ronnie Glasgow, Ronald Wiley, James Chen | |
| 01:58 | Santa Clara | Alberto Romano makes the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 01:58 | Santa Clara | Alberto Romano misses the 2nd free throw | 64-64 |
| 01:58 | Grambling State | Shawn Brown gets the rebound | 64-64 |
| 01:42 | Grambling State | Martin Powley can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Huang-fu China - foul #3 on Huang-fu China, team foul #14 | 64-64 |
| 01:42 | Grambling State | Martin Powley makes the 1st free throw | 65-64 |
| 01:42 | Grambling State | Martin Powley makes the 2nd free throw | 66-64 |
| 01:21 | Santa Clara | Jeffery Simons misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 66-64 |
| 01:20 | Grambling State | Leon Griffith grabs the defensive rebound | 66-64 |
| 01:07 | Grambling State | Steven Morris banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Martin Powley | 68-64 |
| 00:52 | Santa Clara | Huang-fu China loses the ball out of bounds | 68-64 |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:28 | Grambling State | Leon Griffith misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 68-64 |
| 00:27 | Santa Clara | Gary Marple grabs the defensive rebound | 68-64 |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:21 | Santa Clara | Michael Parks is hacked by Leon Griffith - foul #2 on Leon Griffith, team foul #12 | 68-64 |
| 00:21 | Santa Clara | Michael Parks makes the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 00:21 | Santa Clara | Michael Parks makes the 2nd free throw | 68-66 |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:20 | Grambling State | Martin Powley is hacked by Huang-fu China in the backcourt - foul #4 on Huang-fu China, team foul #15 | 68-66 |
| 00:20 | Grambling State | Martin Powley makes the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 00:20 | Grambling State | Martin Powley makes the 2nd free throw | 70-66 |
| 00:13 | Santa Clara | Jeffery Simons hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 70-66 |
| 00:11 | Grambling State | Leon Griffith gets the rebound | 70-66 |
| 00:10 | Grambling State | Leon Griffith is hacked by Alberto Romano in the backcourt - foul #3 on Alberto Romano, team foul #16 | 70-66 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Jason Cooley (SF) Steven Morris | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 00:10 | Grambling State | Leon Griffith makes the 1st free throw | 71-66 |
| 00:10 | Grambling State | Leon Griffith makes the 2nd free throw | 72-66 |
| 00:04 | Santa Clara | Alberto Romano drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Huang-fu China | 72-69 |
| 00:01 | Grambling State | Huang-fu China is called for the reach on Martin Powley in the backcourt - foul #5 on Huang-fu China, team foul #17 | 72-69 |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Ronnie Glasgow (SG) Huang-fu China | |
| 00:01 | Grambling State | Martin Powley misses the 1st free throw | 72-69 |
| 00:01 | Grambling State | Martin Powley misses the 2nd free throw | 72-69 |
| 00:01 | Santa Clara | Michael Parks grabs the defensive rebound | 72-69 |
| 00:00 | Santa Clara | Michael Parks misses the fullcourt shot | 72-69 |