| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Matthew Parnell (fresh) SG - Jon Kulas (fresh) SF - Negasi Aja (fresh) PF - Zlatko Zenzen (fresh) C - Paul Caldera (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Thomas Severino (fresh) SG - Terry Rucks (fresh) SF - Phillip Owens (fresh) PF - Michael Lesh (fresh) C - Joseph Yates (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cornell | Zlatko Zenzen wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:47 | Cornell | Jon Kulas lays it up and in set up by Zlatko Zenzen and he's hacked by Terry Rucks - foul #1 on Terry Rucks, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:47 | Cornell | Jon Kulas makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:26 | Santa Clara | Phillip Owens misses the wide open 3 from the right corner | 3-0 |
| 19:25 | Cornell | Paul Caldera snags the defensive board | 3-0 |
| 19:21 | Cornell | Matthew Parnell double dribbles in the backcourt | 3-0 |
| 19:08 | Santa Clara | Thomas Severino's pass is intercepted by Matthew Parnell | 3-0 |
| 18:52 | Cornell | Matthew Parnell connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Zlatko Zenzen | 5-0 |
| 18:34 | Santa Clara | Michael Lesh makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Phillip Owens | 5-2 |
| 18:18 | Cornell | Jon Kulas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-2 |
| 17:56 | Santa Clara | Paul Caldera is called for the reach on Michael Lesh - foul #1 on Paul Caldera, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Cornell | Maurice Drake (SG), Dragan Lewandowski (SF), Dingbang Xiang (PF), Gustavo Romano (C) Jon Kulas, Negasi Aja, Zlatko Zenzen, Paul Caldera | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Christopher Poirier (PG), Kevin Elder (SG), Cory Ozuna (SF), Michael Noble (PF), Stephen Kimbrough (C) Thomas Severino, Terry Rucks, Phillip Owens, Michael Lesh, Joseph Yates | |
| 17:43 | Santa Clara | Cory Ozuna hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 5-2 |
| 17:41 | Santa Clara | Michael Noble tips it but misses | 5-2 |
| 17:40 | Santa Clara | Cory Ozuna hits the follow up shot | 5-4 |
| 17:31 | Cornell | Gustavo Romano double dribbles | 5-4 |
| Subs | Cornell | Jon Kulas (SG) Matthew Parnell | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 17:29 | Santa Clara | Christopher Poirier is hacked by Maurice Drake in the backcourt - foul #1 on Maurice Drake, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| 17:24 | Santa Clara | Cory Ozuna clanks a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Dingbang Xiang - foul #1 on Dingbang Xiang, team foul #3 | 5-4 |
| 17:24 | Santa Clara | Cory Ozuna misses the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 17:24 | Santa Clara | Cory Ozuna makes the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:15 | Cornell | Cory Ozuna is called for the reach on Gustavo Romano - foul #1 on Cory Ozuna, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| 16:59 | Cornell | Dingbang Xiang is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the right side | 7-5 |
| 16:49 | Santa Clara | Christopher Poirier misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 7-5 |
| 16:48 | Cornell | Dingbang Xiang grabs the defensive rebound | 7-5 |
| 16:46 | Cornell | Dragan Lewandowski is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Elder - foul #1 on Kevin Elder, team foul #3 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Cornell | Matthew Parnell (PG), Zlatko Zenzen (PF) Jon Kulas, Gustavo Romano | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Thomas Smith (PG), Terry Rucks (SG), Phillip Owens (SF), Michael Lesh (PF), Joseph Yates (C) Christopher Poirier, Kevin Elder, Cory Ozuna, Michael Noble, Stephen Kimbrough | |
| 16:38 | Cornell | Matthew Parnell misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Terry Rucks - foul #2 on Terry Rucks, team foul #4 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Thomas Severino (PG) Terry Rucks | |
| 16:38 | Cornell | Matthew Parnell makes the 1st free throw | 8-5 |
| 16:38 | Cornell | Matthew Parnell makes the 2nd free throw | 9-5 |
| 16:20 | Santa Clara | Thomas Severino misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 9-5 |
| 16:19 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Dingbang Xiang | 9-5 |
| 16:12 | Cornell | Dragan Lewandowski misses long on a floater from the right side | 9-5 |
| 16:10 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Thomas Severino | 9-5 |
| 16:08 | Santa Clara | Dingbang Xiang steals the ball from Thomas Severino in the backcourt | 9-5 |
| 15:56 | Cornell | Dingbang Xiang misses the lay-in | 9-5 |
| 15:54 | Santa Clara | Michael Lesh pulls down the rebound | 9-5 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Matthew Parnell (tiring) 4 pts. SG - Maurice Drake (tiring) SF - Dragan Lewandowski (tiring) PF - Zlatko Zenzen (tiring) C - Dingbang Xiang (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Thomas Severino (fairly fresh) SG - Thomas Smith (fresh) SF - Phillip Owens (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Lesh (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Yates (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:50 | Santa Clara | Phillip Owens misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 9-5 |
| 15:49 | Santa Clara | Joseph Yates can't tip it in | 9-5 |
| 15:48 | Santa Clara | Michael Lesh tips it home | 9-7 |
| 15:27 | Cornell | Thomas Smith steals it from Matthew Parnell | 9-7 |
| 15:24 | Santa Clara | Phillip Owens hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Thomas Smith | 9-9 |
| 15:03 | Cornell | Dingbang Xiang can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 9-9 |
| 15:02 | Cornell | Dragan Lewandowski gets the offensive rebound | 9-9 |
| 14:49 | Cornell | Joseph Yates swats the shot by Maurice Drake | 9-9 |
| 14:48 | Santa Clara | Phillip Owens pulls down the rebound | 9-9 |
| 14:37 | Santa Clara | Zlatko Zenzen is called for the reach on Michael Lesh - foul #1 on Zlatko Zenzen, team foul #4 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Cornell | Jon Kulas (SG), Negasi Aja (SF), Gustavo Romano (PF), Paul Caldera (C) Maurice Drake, Dragan Lewandowski, Zlatko Zenzen, Dingbang Xiang | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jerry Stubbs (PG), Christopher Poirier (SG), Kevin Elder (SF), Michael Noble (PF), Stephen Kimbrough (C) Thomas Severino, Thomas Smith, Phillip Owens, Michael Lesh, Joseph Yates | |
| 14:17 | Santa Clara | The short jumper by Michael Noble is denied by Paul Caldera | 9-9 |
| 14:16 | Cornell | Negasi Aja grabs the defensive rebound | 9-9 |
| 14:02 | Cornell | Negasi Aja misses long on a shot from the left block | 9-9 |
| 14:00 | Santa Clara | Kevin Elder pulls down the rebound | 9-9 |
| 13:32 | Santa Clara | Christopher Poirier can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from the left side | 9-9 |
| 13:30 | Cornell | Paul Caldera pulls down the rebound | 9-9 |
| 13:27 | Cornell | Negasi Aja is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Elder - foul #2 on Kevin Elder, team foul #5 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Cornell | Maurice Drake (PG), Zlatko Zenzen (PF) Matthew Parnell, Gustavo Romano | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Thomas Severino (PG), Cory Ozuna (SF), Michael Lesh (PF) Jerry Stubbs, Kevin Elder, Stephen Kimbrough | |
| 13:09 | Cornell | Jon Kulas hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 9-9 |
| 13:08 | Santa Clara | Michael Lesh grabs the defensive rebound | 9-9 |
| 12:44 | Santa Clara | Thomas Severino misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 9-9 |
| 12:42 | Santa Clara | Cory Ozuna grabs the offensive rebound | 9-9 |
| 12:29 | Santa Clara | Michael Lesh is open but comes up short on the shot from the left side | 9-9 |
| 12:27 | Santa Clara | Michael Lesh can't tip it in | 9-9 |
| 12:25 | Cornell | Negasi Aja pulls down the rebound | 9-9 |
| 12:25 | Cornell | Cornell calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 9-9 |
| Subs | Cornell | Gustavo Romano (SF), Dingbang Xiang (C) Negasi Aja, Paul Caldera | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jerry Stubbs (PG), Thomas Smith (SG), Joseph Yates (C) Thomas Severino, Christopher Poirier, Michael Noble | |
| 12:10 | Cornell | Gustavo Romano is hacked by Joseph Yates - foul #1 on Joseph Yates, team foul #6 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Phillip Owens (SF) Cory Ozuna | |
| 11:54 | Cornell | Dingbang Xiang is fouled on the floor by Joseph Yates - foul #2 on Joseph Yates, team foul #7 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Cornell | Matthew Parnell (PG), Dragan Lewandowski (SF) Maurice Drake, Gustavo Romano | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Stephen Kimbrough (C) Joseph Yates | |
| 11:54 | Cornell | Dingbang Xiang makes the 1st free throw | 10-9 |
| 11:54 | Cornell | Dingbang Xiang makes the 2nd free throw | 11-9 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Matthew Parnell (tired) 4 pts. SG - Jon Kulas (tired) 3 pts. SF - Dragan Lewandowski (tiring) PF - Zlatko Zenzen (tiring) C - Dingbang Xiang (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Jerry Stubbs (fresh) SG - Thomas Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Phillip Owens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Lesh (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Stephen Kimbrough (fresh) | |
| 11:41 | Santa Clara | Phillip Owens is open and buries a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Jerry Stubbs | 11-11 |
| 11:27 | Cornell | Matthew Parnell scores on a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Dragan Lewandowski | 13-11 |
| 11:07 | Santa Clara | Phillip Owens connects on the open jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Jerry Stubbs | 13-13 |
| 11:05 | Cornell | Jon Kulas double dribbles in the backcourt | 13-13 |
| Subs | Cornell | Negasi Aja (SF), Paul Caldera (C) Dragan Lewandowski, Zlatko Zenzen | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Thomas Severino (PG), Christopher Poirier (SG), Michael Noble (PF), Cory Ozuna (C) Jerry Stubbs, Thomas Smith, Michael Lesh, Stephen Kimbrough | |
| 10:54 | Santa Clara | Phillip Owens connects on the open fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Severino | 13-15 |
| 10:37 | Cornell | Dingbang Xiang hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 13-15 |
| 10:35 | Cornell | Dingbang Xiang grabs the offensive board | 13-15 |
| 10:16 | Cornell | Michael Noble picks off the pass by Matthew Parnell | 13-15 |
| 09:58 | Santa Clara | Thomas Severino scores on a fadeaway from the right side | 13-17 |
| 09:42 | Cornell | Matthew Parnell misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 13-17 |
| 09:41 | Santa Clara | Christopher Poirier grabs the defensive rebound | 13-17 |
| 09:39 | Santa Clara | Thomas Severino is fouled in the backcourt by Jon Kulas - foul #1 on Jon Kulas, team foul #5 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Cornell | Maurice Drake (PG), Dragan Lewandowski (SG), Gustavo Romano (SF), Zlatko Zenzen (PF) Matthew Parnell, Jon Kulas, Negasi Aja, Dingbang Xiang | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Lesh (PF) Cory Ozuna | |
| 09:19 | Santa Clara | Michael Lesh knocks in the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Christopher Poirier | 13-19 |
| 09:10 | Cornell | Gustavo Romano misses badly on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Phillip Owens - foul #1 on Phillip Owens, team foul #8 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Cornell | Negasi Aja (SF) Paul Caldera | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Thomas Smith (SG), Stephen Kimbrough (C) Christopher Poirier, Michael Noble | |
| 09:10 | Cornell | Gustavo Romano makes the 1st free throw | 14-19 |
| 09:10 | Cornell | Gustavo Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 15-19 |
| 09:00 | Santa Clara | Phillip Owens is called for 10 seconds | 15-19 |
| 08:44 | Cornell | Gustavo Romano misses the jump hook from close range | 15-19 |
| 08:43 | Santa Clara | Thomas Smith grabs the board | 15-19 |
| 08:38 | Santa Clara | Phillip Owens throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 15-19 |
| Subs | Cornell | Matthew Parnell (PG) Negasi Aja | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jerry Stubbs (PG), Michael Noble (C) Thomas Severino, Stephen Kimbrough | |
| 08:19 | Cornell | Phillip Owens is called for the reach on Maurice Drake - foul #2 on Phillip Owens, team foul #9 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Cornell | Jon Kulas (SG), Dingbang Xiang (C) Matthew Parnell, Dragan Lewandowski | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Cory Ozuna (SF) Phillip Owens | |
| 08:19 | Cornell | Maurice Drake makes the 1st free throw | 16-19 |
| 08:19 | Cornell | Maurice Drake makes the 2nd free throw | 17-19 |
| 07:59 | Santa Clara | Dingbang Xiang steals it from Michael Noble | 17-19 |
| 07:37 | Cornell | Dingbang Xiang banks in the layup set up by Maurice Drake | 19-19 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Maurice Drake (tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jon Kulas (very tired) 3 pts. SF - Gustavo Romano (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Zlatko Zenzen (tired) C - Dingbang Xiang (tired) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Jerry Stubbs (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Thomas Smith (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Cory Ozuna (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Lesh (tired) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Noble (tiring) | |
| 07:16 | Santa Clara | Maurice Drake picks off the pass by Michael Lesh | 19-19 |
| 07:09 | Cornell | Jerry Stubbs steps in front of the Maurice Drake pass in the backcourt | 19-19 |
| 06:47 | Santa Clara | Cory Ozuna misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 19-19 |
| 06:46 | Santa Clara | Michael Noble grabs the offensive rebound | 19-19 |
| 06:36 | Santa Clara | Michael Lesh is wide open but clanks a 3 from the right wing | 19-19 |
| 06:34 | Cornell | Gustavo Romano pulls down the rebound | 19-19 |
| 06:30 | Cornell | Gustavo Romano is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry Stubbs - foul #1 on Jerry Stubbs, team foul #10 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Cornell | Matthew Parnell (PG), Dragan Lewandowski (SG), Negasi Aja (SF), Paul Caldera (C) Maurice Drake, Jon Kulas, Zlatko Zenzen, Dingbang Xiang | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Thomas Severino (PG), Christopher Poirier (SG), Stephen Kimbrough (C) Jerry Stubbs, Cory Ozuna, Michael Noble | |
| 06:30 | Cornell | Gustavo Romano makes the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 06:30 | Cornell | Gustavo Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 21-19 |
| 06:25 | Santa Clara | Stephen Kimbrough is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Caldera - foul #2 on Paul Caldera, team foul #6 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Cornell | Zlatko Zenzen (PF) Paul Caldera | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 06:10 | Santa Clara | Thomas Smith buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Thomas Severino | 21-21 |
| 05:45 | Cornell | Zlatko Zenzen misses short on a floater from the left wing | 21-21 |
| 05:43 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Michael Lesh | 21-21 |
| 05:24 | Santa Clara | Michael Lesh misses the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Matthew Parnell - foul #1 on Matthew Parnell, team foul #7 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Cornell | Jon Kulas (SG), Dingbang Xiang (C) Negasi Aja, Gustavo Romano | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Cory Ozuna (SF) Thomas Smith | |
| 05:24 | Cornell | Cornell calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 21-21 |
| 05:24 | Santa Clara | Michael Lesh misses the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 05:24 | Santa Clara | Michael Lesh makes the 2nd free throw | 21-22 |
| 05:07 | Cornell | Dragan Lewandowski misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 21-22 |
| 05:05 | Cornell | Dragan Lewandowski snags the offensive board | 21-22 |
| 04:54 | Cornell | Jon Kulas scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Dragan Lewandowski | 23-22 |
| 04:43 | Santa Clara | Michael Lesh drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Severino | 23-25 |
| 04:39 | Cornell | Zlatko Zenzen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-25 |
| Subs | Cornell | Maurice Drake (SG), Negasi Aja (SF) Jon Kulas, Dragan Lewandowski | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Noble (PF) Michael Lesh | |
| 04:18 | Santa Clara | Christopher Poirier connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Thomas Severino | 23-28 |
| 04:03 | Cornell | Michael Noble blocks the short jumper by Zlatko Zenzen | 23-28 |
| 04:02 | Cornell | Zlatko Zenzen hits the follow up shot | 25-28 |
| 04:00 | Santa Clara | Maurice Drake is called for the reach on Christopher Poirier in the backcourt - foul #2 on Maurice Drake, team foul #8 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Cornell | Jon Kulas (SG), Paul Caldera (C) Matthew Parnell, Zlatko Zenzen | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Terry Rucks (SG), Phillip Owens (SF), Kevin Elder (PF), Joseph Yates (C) Thomas Severino, Cory Ozuna, Michael Noble, Stephen Kimbrough | |
| 04:00 | Santa Clara | Christopher Poirier makes the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 04:00 | Santa Clara | Christopher Poirier misses the 2nd free throw | 25-29 |
| 04:00 | Santa Clara | Joseph Yates pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-29 |
| 03:51 | Santa Clara | Terry Rucks comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 25-29 |
| 03:50 | Santa Clara | Terry Rucks gets the offensive rebound | 25-29 |
| 03:36 | Santa Clara | Kevin Elder misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 25-29 |
| 03:34 | Santa Clara | Phillip Owens snags the offensive board | 25-29 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Maurice Drake (tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jon Kulas (very tired) 5 pts. SF - Negasi Aja (very tired) 2 reb. PF - Dingbang Xiang (tired) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Paul Caldera (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Christopher Poirier (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Rucks (fresh) SF - Phillip Owens (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Elder (fresh) C - Joseph Yates (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Santa Clara | Phillip Owens misses the jumper from the right side | 25-29 |
| 03:20 | Cornell | Dingbang Xiang snags the defensive board | 25-29 |
| 03:17 | Cornell | Maurice Drake is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #3 on Maurice Drake, team foul #9 | 25-29 |
| Subs | Cornell | Matthew Parnell (PG), Dragan Lewandowski (SF), Gustavo Romano (PF) Maurice Drake, Negasi Aja, Dingbang Xiang | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Thomas Severino (PG) Christopher Poirier | |
| 03:04 | Santa Clara | Joseph Yates is called for traveling | 25-29 |
| 02:59 | Cornell | Jon Kulas throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-29 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jerry Stubbs (PG) Thomas Severino | |
| 02:44 | Santa Clara | Terry Rucks hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Jon Kulas - foul #2 on Jon Kulas, team foul #10 | 25-29 |
| 02:44 | Santa Clara | Terry Rucks makes the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 02:44 | Santa Clara | Terry Rucks makes the 2nd free throw | 25-31 |
| 02:30 | Cornell | Jon Kulas comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 25-31 |
| 02:28 | Santa Clara | Joseph Yates snags the defensive board | 25-31 |
| 02:24 | Santa Clara | Jerry Stubbs is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Parnell - foul #2 on Matthew Parnell, team foul #11 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Cornell | Zlatko Zenzen (PF) Gustavo Romano | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 02:24 | Santa Clara | Jerry Stubbs makes the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 02:24 | Santa Clara | Jerry Stubbs makes the 2nd free throw | 25-33 |
| 01:59 | Cornell | Jon Kulas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-33 |
| Subs | Cornell | Negasi Aja (SF) Dragan Lewandowski | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Thomas Severino (PG), Michael Noble (PF) Jerry Stubbs, Phillip Owens | |
| 01:44 | Santa Clara | Matthew Parnell is called for the reach on Thomas Severino - foul #3 on Matthew Parnell, team foul #12 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Cornell | Dragan Lewandowski (PG), Dingbang Xiang (PF) Matthew Parnell, Zlatko Zenzen | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 01:44 | Santa Clara | Thomas Severino misses the 1st free throw | 25-33 |
| 01:44 | Santa Clara | Thomas Severino misses the 2nd free throw | 25-33 |
| 01:44 | Cornell | Dingbang Xiang grabs the defensive rebound | 25-33 |
| 01:30 | Cornell | Thomas Severino steals it from Negasi Aja | 25-33 |
| 01:28 | Santa Clara | Jon Kulas is called for the reach on Joseph Yates in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jon Kulas, team foul #13 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Cornell | Gustavo Romano (PF) Jon Kulas | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 01:28 | Santa Clara | Joseph Yates makes the 1st free throw | 25-34 |
| 01:28 | Santa Clara | Joseph Yates makes the 2nd free throw | 25-35 |
| 01:02 | Cornell | Kevin Elder picks off the pass by Dingbang Xiang | 25-35 |
| 00:41 | Santa Clara | Terry Rucks hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 25-35 |
| 00:40 | Cornell | Gustavo Romano grabs the defensive rebound | 25-35 |
| 00:22 | Cornell | Michael Noble is called for the reach on Dragan Lewandowski - foul #1 on Michael Noble, team foul #11 | 25-35 |
| Subs | Cornell | Zlatko Zenzen (PF) Gustavo Romano | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Thomas Smith (PG), Phillip Owens (SF), Michael Lesh (PF) Thomas Severino, Kevin Elder, Michael Noble | |
| 00:22 | Cornell | Dragan Lewandowski makes the 1st free throw | 26-35 |
| 00:22 | Cornell | Dragan Lewandowski misses the 2nd free throw | 26-35 |
| 00:22 | Santa Clara | Phillip Owens pulls down the rebound | 26-35 |
| 00:15 | Santa Clara | Negasi Aja is called for the reach on Terry Rucks in the backcourt - foul #1 on Negasi Aja, team foul #14 | 26-35 |
| 00:15 | Santa Clara | Terry Rucks makes the 1st free throw | 26-36 |
| 00:15 | Santa Clara | Terry Rucks makes the 2nd free throw | 26-37 |
| 00:02 | Cornell | Phillip Owens denies the turnaround by Zlatko Zenzen | 26-37 |
| 00:01 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Phillip Owens | 26-37 |
| 00:00 | Santa Clara | Phillip Owens hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 26-37 |