| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Robert Power (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Freeman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Chris Turner (fresh) PF - Solomon Averill (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Akim Kuklinski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Clarence Miller (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Roger Alexander (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jimmy Caviness (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Erik Seymour (fresh) 2 pts. C - Glenn Wade (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Santa Clara | Chris Turner inbounds the ball | 36-22 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Santa Clara | Robert Power is hacked by Glenn Wade - foul #1 on Glenn Wade, team foul #1 | 36-22 |
| 19:28 | Santa Clara | Michael Freeman's floater is knocked away by Clarence Miller | 36-22 |
| 19:26 | Santa Clara | Solomon Averill grabs the offensive rebound | 36-22 |
| 19:16 | Santa Clara | Chris Turner misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 36-22 |
| 19:15 | Northwestern State | Glenn Wade grabs the defensive rebound | 36-22 |
| 19:12 | Northwestern State | Michael Freeman is called for the reach on Clarence Miller in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Freeman, team foul #1 | 36-22 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Breazeale (SF) Chris Turner | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 18:59 | Northwestern State | Glenn Wade misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Akim Kuklinski - foul #2 on Akim Kuklinski, team foul #2 | 36-22 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | James Marler (PG), Gordon Dawson (SF), John Thompson (PF) Clarence Miller, Jimmy Caviness, Erik Seymour | |
| 18:59 | Northwestern State | Glenn Wade makes the 1st free throw | 36-23 |
| 18:59 | Northwestern State | Glenn Wade makes the 2nd free throw | 36-24 |
| 18:57 | Santa Clara | Michael Freeman is fouled in the backcourt by James Marler - foul #2 on James Marler, team foul #2 | 36-24 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Smith (PG), Ed Oberle (C) Robert Power, Akim Kuklinski | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 18:38 | Santa Clara | John Smith hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 38-24 |
| 18:33 | Northwestern State | James Breazeale steps in front of the Roger Alexander pass in the backcourt | 38-24 |
| 18:13 | Santa Clara | Solomon Averill knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from James Breazeale | 40-24 |
| 17:59 | Northwestern State | John Thompson travels with the ball | 40-24 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Robert Power (PG), Kenneth Achenbach (SG), Chris Turner (SF), Charles Hopkins (PF), Akim Kuklinski (C) John Smith, Michael Freeman, James Breazeale, Solomon Averill, Ed Oberle | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Clarence Miller (PG), Jimmy Caviness (SF), Erik Seymour (PF) James Marler, Gordon Dawson, John Thompson | |
| 17:41 | Santa Clara | Akim Kuklinski is called for a charge - foul #3 on Akim Kuklinski, team foul #3 | 40-24 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Arthur Piccolo (C) Akim Kuklinski | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 17:24 | Northwestern State | Clarence Miller is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Jimmy Caviness | 40-27 |
| 17:22 | Santa Clara | Jimmy Caviness steps in front of the Robert Power pass in the backcourt | 40-27 |
| 17:21 | Northwestern State | Erik Seymour lays it in on a great pass from Jimmy Caviness | 40-29 |
| 17:08 | Santa Clara | Arthur Piccolo is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Arthur Piccolo, team foul #4 | 40-29 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Emerson Harger (PG), Solomon Averill (PF) Robert Power, Charles Hopkins | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Marcus King (SF), John Thompson (C) Jimmy Caviness, Glenn Wade | |
| 16:52 | Northwestern State | Roger Alexander's pass is intercepted by Chris Turner | 40-29 |
| 16:32 | Santa Clara | Kenneth Achenbach misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-29 |
| 16:30 | Santa Clara | Solomon Averill snags the offensive board | 40-29 |
| 16:21 | Santa Clara | Solomon Averill misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 40-29 |
| 16:19 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Roger Alexander | 40-29 |
| 16:17 | Northwestern State | Emerson Harger steals it from Clarence Miller in the backcourt | 40-29 |
| 16:01 | Santa Clara | Solomon Averill buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Kenneth Achenbach and he's fouled by Roger Alexander - foul #1 on Roger Alexander, team foul #3 | 42-29 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Robert Power (PG), Michael Freeman (SG), James Breazeale (SF), Ed Oberle (C) Emerson Harger, Kenneth Achenbach, Chris Turner, Arthur Piccolo | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | James Marler (PG), Gordon Dawson (SG), Jimmy Caviness (SF), Glenn Wade (C) Clarence Miller, Roger Alexander, Marcus King, John Thompson | |
| 16:01 | Santa Clara | Solomon Averill makes the free throw | 43-29 |
| 15:59 | Northwestern State | Gordon Dawson loses the dribble to James Breazeale in the backcourt | 43-29 |
| 15:57 | Santa Clara | Michael Freeman hits the finger roll set up by James Breazeale | 45-29 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Robert Power (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Freeman (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Breazeale (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Solomon Averill (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Ed Oberle (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - James Marler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gordon Dawson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jimmy Caviness (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Erik Seymour (tiring) 4 pts. C - Glenn Wade (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Northwestern State | Gordon Dawson misses short on an open fadeaway from the left wing | 45-29 |
| 15:40 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Michael Freeman | 45-29 |
| 15:36 | Santa Clara | James Marler is called for the reach on James Breazeale in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Marler, team foul #4 | 45-29 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Akim Kuklinski (C) Solomon Averill | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Robinette (PG), Vernon Hollenbeck (SG) James Marler, Erik Seymour | |
| 15:16 | Santa Clara | Michael Freeman drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Breazeale | 47-29 |
| 15:14 | Northwestern State | Glenn Wade is called for traveling in the backcourt | 47-29 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Smith (PG), Charles Hopkins (PF) Robert Power, Ed Oberle | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Thompson (PF) Gordon Dawson | |
| 15:04 | Santa Clara | James Breazeale scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by John Smith | 49-29 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 14:56 | Northwestern State | John Thompson lays it up and in on a great pass from Vernon Hollenbeck | 49-31 |
| 14:36 | Santa Clara | Michael Freeman travels with the ball | 49-31 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Emerson Harger (PG), Chris Turner (SF), Solomon Averill (PF) Michael Freeman, James Breazeale, Charles Hopkins | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | James Marler (PG), Clarence Miller (SG), Marcus King (SF), Erik Seymour (PF) John Robinette, Vernon Hollenbeck, Jimmy Caviness, John Thompson | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 14:15 | Northwestern State | Chris Turner is called for the reach on Glenn Wade - foul #2 on Chris Turner, team foul #5 | 49-31 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Freeman (SG) John Smith | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 14:08 | Northwestern State | Glenn Wade is fouled on the floor by Akim Kuklinski - foul #4 on Akim Kuklinski, team foul #6 | 49-31 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Robert Power (PG), Ed Oberle (C) Emerson Harger, Akim Kuklinski | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Roger Alexander (SG), John Thompson (C) Clarence Miller, Glenn Wade | |
| 13:49 | Northwestern State | Marcus King misses short on a jumper from the right block | 49-31 |
| 13:47 | Northwestern State | Roger Alexander tips it back up and in | 49-33 |
| 13:43 | Santa Clara | Robert Power is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 49-33 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kenneth Achenbach (SG), James Breazeale (SF) Michael Freeman, Chris Turner | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Robinette (PG), Gordon Dawson (SG), Jimmy Caviness (SF) James Marler, Roger Alexander, Marcus King | |
| 13:33 | Northwestern State | Gordon Dawson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Ed Oberle - foul #1 on Ed Oberle, team foul #7 | 49-33 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Glenn Wade (C) John Thompson | |
| 13:33 | Northwestern State | Gordon Dawson misses the 1st free throw | 49-33 |
| 13:33 | Northwestern State | Gordon Dawson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-34 |
| 13:24 | Santa Clara | Ed Oberle misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 49-34 |
| 13:23 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Glenn Wade | 49-34 |
| 13:20 | Northwestern State | Gordon Dawson is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 49-34 |
| 13:07 | Santa Clara | Robert Power misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-34 |
| 13:05 | Santa Clara | Robert Power gets the offensive rebound | 49-34 |
| 12:53 | Santa Clara | Robert Power scores on a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Solomon Averill | 51-34 |
| 12:32 | Northwestern State | Glenn Wade misses the easy dunk attempt | 51-34 |
| 12:30 | Santa Clara | Solomon Averill grabs the board | 51-34 |
| 12:04 | Santa Clara | Solomon Averill makes the wide open 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Power | 54-34 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 11:50 | Northwestern State | Jimmy Caviness connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from John Robinette | 54-36 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Robert Power (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Achenbach (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Breazeale (tiring) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. PF - Solomon Averill (tiring) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - Ed Oberle (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - John Robinette (tiring) 1 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gordon Dawson (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jimmy Caviness (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Erik Seymour (tired) 4 pts. C - Glenn Wade (tired) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 11:48 | Santa Clara | James Breazeale travels in the backcourt | 54-36 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Emerson Harger (PG), John Smith (SG), Chris Turner (SF), Charles Hopkins (PF), Arthur Piccolo (C) Robert Power, Kenneth Achenbach, James Breazeale, Solomon Averill, Ed Oberle | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | James Marler (PG), Vernon Hollenbeck (SG), Marcus King (SF), John Thompson (PF) John Robinette, Gordon Dawson, Jimmy Caviness, Erik Seymour | |
| 11:35 | Northwestern State | Marcus King scores on a runner from close range | 54-38 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 11:33 | Santa Clara | Emerson Harger is hacked by Vernon Hollenbeck in the backcourt - foul #4 on Vernon Hollenbeck, team foul #5 | 54-38 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Freeman (SG) Emerson Harger | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Clarence Miller (SG) Vernon Hollenbeck | |
| 11:19 | Santa Clara | Charles Hopkins misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-38 |
| 11:18 | Santa Clara | Chris Turner grabs the offensive board | 54-38 |
| 11:06 | Santa Clara | Michael Freeman misses the lay-in but the foul's on Clarence Miller - foul #2 on Clarence Miller, team foul #6 | 54-38 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Emerson Harger (PG) Arthur Piccolo | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Roger Alexander (SG), Erik Seymour (PF) Clarence Miller, Glenn Wade | |
| 11:06 | Santa Clara | Michael Freeman misses the 1st free throw | 54-38 |
| 11:06 | Santa Clara | Michael Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 55-38 |
| 10:49 | Northwestern State | Michael Freeman steals it from James Marler | 55-38 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 10:22 | Santa Clara | Charles Hopkins hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Chris Turner | 57-38 |
| 10:09 | Northwestern State | Roger Alexander is wide open but clanks a jumper from the left wing | 57-38 |
| 10:08 | Northwestern State | Roger Alexander gets the offensive rebound | 57-38 |
| 09:50 | Northwestern State | Marcus King misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-38 |
| 09:48 | Santa Clara | Michael Freeman snags the defensive board | 57-38 |
| 09:20 | Santa Clara | John Thompson is called for the reach on John Smith - foul #1 on John Thompson, team foul #7 | 57-38 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Robert Power (PG), James Breazeale (SF), Solomon Averill (PF), Arthur Piccolo (C) Emerson Harger, Michael Freeman, Chris Turner, Charles Hopkins | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Robinette (PG), Clarence Miller (SG), Jimmy Caviness (SF), Gordon Dawson (PF), Glenn Wade (C) James Marler, Roger Alexander, Marcus King, Erik Seymour, John Thompson | |
| 09:20 | Santa Clara | John Smith makes the 1st free throw | 58-38 |
| 09:20 | Santa Clara | John Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 59-38 |
| 09:07 | Northwestern State | Gordon Dawson misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 59-38 |
| 09:06 | Santa Clara | James Breazeale snags the defensive board | 59-38 |
| 08:43 | Santa Clara | Solomon Averill's fadeaway is rejected by Glenn Wade | 59-38 |
| 08:42 | Northwestern State | Jimmy Caviness grabs the board | 59-38 |
| 08:28 | Northwestern State | Jimmy Caviness drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by John Robinette | 59-41 |
| 08:25 | Santa Clara | John Smith is hacked by Clarence Miller in the backcourt - foul #3 on Clarence Miller, team foul #8 | 59-41 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kenneth Achenbach (SG), Ed Oberle (C) Robert Power, Arthur Piccolo | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Thompson (PF) Gordon Dawson | |
| 08:25 | Santa Clara | John Smith makes the 1st free throw | 60-41 |
| 08:25 | Santa Clara | John Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 61-41 |
| 08:04 | Northwestern State | Clarence Miller drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Jimmy Caviness | 61-44 |
| 07:39 | Santa Clara | John Smith can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-44 |
| 07:38 | Northwestern State | John Thompson pulls down the rebound | 61-44 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - John Smith (tired) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Achenbach (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Breazeale (tiring) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. PF - Solomon Averill (tiring) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - Ed Oberle (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - John Robinette (tiring) 1 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Clarence Miller (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jimmy Caviness (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Thompson (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Glenn Wade (tired) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Northwestern State | John Smith is called for the reach on Clarence Miller in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Smith, team foul #8 | 61-44 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Freeman (SG), Chris Turner (SF), Akim Kuklinski (C) John Smith, James Breazeale, Ed Oberle | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Vernon Hollenbeck (PG) John Robinette | |
| 07:35 | Northwestern State | Clarence Miller makes the 1st free throw | 61-45 |
| 07:35 | Northwestern State | Clarence Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 61-46 |
| 07:10 | Santa Clara | Solomon Averill hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Michael Freeman | 63-46 |
| 07:10 | Northwestern State | Northwestern State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 63-46 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Robert Power (PG) Kenneth Achenbach | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Roger Alexander (SG), Marcus King (SF), Gordon Dawson (PF) Clarence Miller, Jimmy Caviness, Glenn Wade | |
| 07:07 | Northwestern State | Vernon Hollenbeck is hacked by Akim Kuklinski in the backcourt - foul #5 on Akim Kuklinski, team foul #9 | 63-46 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Arthur Piccolo (C) Akim Kuklinski | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 07:07 | Northwestern State | Vernon Hollenbeck makes the 1st free throw | 63-47 |
| 07:07 | Northwestern State | Vernon Hollenbeck makes the 2nd free throw | 63-48 |
| 06:38 | Santa Clara | Chris Turner's fadeaway is rejected by Marcus King | 63-48 |
| 06:37 | Northwestern State | Roger Alexander gets the rebound | 63-48 |
| 06:18 | Northwestern State | John Thompson misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 63-48 |
| 06:17 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Solomon Averill | 63-48 |
| 05:48 | Santa Clara | Solomon Averill scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-48 |
| 05:35 | Northwestern State | Roger Alexander can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 66-48 |
| 05:34 | Santa Clara | Solomon Averill grabs the board | 66-48 |
| 05:30 | Santa Clara | Solomon Averill is hacked by Roger Alexander in the backcourt - foul #2 on Roger Alexander, team foul #9 | 66-48 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Emerson Harger (PG), Kenneth Achenbach (SG), James Breazeale (SF), Ed Oberle (C) Robert Power, Michael Freeman, Chris Turner, Arthur Piccolo | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | James Marler (PG), Clarence Miller (SG), Jimmy Caviness (SF), Erik Seymour (PF), Glenn Wade (C) Vernon Hollenbeck, Roger Alexander, Marcus King, Gordon Dawson, John Thompson | |
| 05:30 | Santa Clara | Solomon Averill misses the 1st free throw | 66-48 |
| 05:30 | Northwestern State | Glenn Wade gets the rebound | 66-48 |
| 05:15 | Northwestern State | Glenn Wade misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 66-48 |
| 05:13 | Northwestern State | The offensive rebound goes to Glenn Wade | 66-48 |
| 05:00 | Northwestern State | The pull-up jumper by James Marler is blocked by Ed Oberle | 66-48 |
| 04:59 | Northwestern State | Clarence Miller tips it home | 66-50 |
| 04:41 | Santa Clara | Ed Oberle can't connect on an uncontested floater from the right side | 66-50 |
| 04:40 | Northwestern State | Erik Seymour grabs the board | 66-50 |
| 04:27 | Northwestern State | Glenn Wade connects on the open fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from James Marler | 66-52 |
| 04:09 | Santa Clara | Kenneth Achenbach can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from the right side | 66-52 |
| 04:07 | Santa Clara | Kenneth Achenbach can't tip it in | 66-52 |
| 04:05 | Santa Clara | James Breazeale snags the offensive board | 66-52 |
| 03:42 | Santa Clara | Clarence Miller steals it from James Breazeale | 66-52 |
| 03:38 | Northwestern State | Clarence Miller banks in the layup | 66-54 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Emerson Harger (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Achenbach (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Breazeale (tired) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. PF - Solomon Averill (tired) 19 pts. 8 reb. C - Ed Oberle (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - James Marler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Clarence Miller (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Jimmy Caviness (tired) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Erik Seymour (tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Glenn Wade (tired) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Santa Clara | Kenneth Achenbach hits a wide open floater from the right side on a nice dish by Emerson Harger | 68-54 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:57 | Northwestern State | Glenn Wade hits a wide open driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Clarence Miller | 68-56 |
| 02:57 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-56 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Robert Power (PG), Michael Freeman (SG), Charles Hopkins (SF), Arthur Piccolo (C) Emerson Harger, Kenneth Achenbach, James Breazeale, Solomon Averill | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Robinette (PG), Vernon Hollenbeck (SG), Marcus King (SF), Gordon Dawson (PF), John Thompson (C) James Marler, Clarence Miller, Jimmy Caviness, Erik Seymour, Glenn Wade | |
| 02:34 | Santa Clara | Michael Freeman misses the lay-in | 68-56 |
| 02:33 | Santa Clara | Robert Power tips it back up and in | 70-56 |
| 02:14 | Northwestern State | Vernon Hollenbeck misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 70-56 |
| 02:13 | Santa Clara | Arthur Piccolo grabs the board | 70-56 |
| 01:48 | Santa Clara | Robert Power is open but comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 70-56 |
| 01:46 | Santa Clara | Charles Hopkins hits the follow up shot | 72-56 |
| 01:36 | Northwestern State | Vernon Hollenbeck misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 72-56 |
| 01:35 | Santa Clara | Charles Hopkins grabs the defensive rebound | 72-56 |
| 01:18 | Santa Clara | Michael Freeman misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the left block | 72-56 |
| 01:17 | Santa Clara | Arthur Piccolo tips it home | 74-56 |
| 01:04 | Northwestern State | Marcus King hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 74-56 |
| 01:03 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Robert Power | 74-56 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Santa Clara | Robert Power misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 74-56 |
| 00:32 | Northwestern State | Vernon Hollenbeck pulls down the rebound | 74-56 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Northwestern State | Marcus King is hacked by Ed Oberle - foul #2 on Ed Oberle, team foul #10 | 74-56 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Smith (PG), Kenneth Achenbach (SG), James Breazeale (SF) Robert Power, Michael Freeman, Charles Hopkins | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Clarence Miller (SG) John Robinette | |
| 00:27 | Northwestern State | Marcus King makes the 1st free throw | 74-57 |
| 00:27 | Northwestern State | Marcus King makes the 2nd free throw | 74-58 |
| 00:00 | Santa Clara | John Smith runs out the clock | 74-58 |