| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Norman White (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Fleshman (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Hickman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Patrick (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Barry Weatherly (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - James Ferretti (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Coy Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jacob Mahler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bradley Whitaker (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Don Farley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Santa Clara | Gary Hickman inbounds the ball | 28-32 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Santa Clara | Barry Weatherly loses the ball out of bounds | 28-32 |
| 19:24 | VMI | Coy Nelson is fouled on the floor by Dennis Fleshman - foul #2 on Dennis Fleshman, team foul #1 | 28-32 |
| 19:14 | VMI | A charge is called on Don Farley - foul #1 on Don Farley, team foul #1 | 28-32 |
| 18:54 | Santa Clara | Norman White misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 28-32 |
| 18:52 | Santa Clara | Walter Patrick tips it back up and in | 30-32 |
| 18:25 | VMI | Norman White takes the ball from Bradley Whitaker | 30-32 |
| 18:04 | Santa Clara | Walter Patrick comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 30-32 |
| 18:02 | VMI | Don Farley grabs the defensive rebound | 30-32 |
| 17:49 | VMI | Jacob Mahler hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by James Ferretti | 30-35 |
| 17:36 | Santa Clara | Dennis Fleshman buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 32-35 |
| 17:23 | VMI | Gary Hickman is called for the reach on Coy Nelson - foul #2 on Gary Hickman, team foul #2 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gary Cranor (PG), Lawrence Holleman (SG), Richard Brown (SF), Marc Nicholson (PF), William Watkins (C) Norman White, Dennis Fleshman, Gary Hickman, Walter Patrick, Barry Weatherly | |
| Subs | VMI | Robert Hildebrand (PG), William Yan (SG), Russell Tessier (SF), Edwin Poole (PF), Alfred English (C) James Ferretti, Coy Nelson, Jacob Mahler, Bradley Whitaker, Don Farley | |
| 17:02 | VMI | William Yan hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Hildebrand | 32-37 |
| 16:40 | Santa Clara | Lawrence Holleman is fouled on the floor by Alfred English - foul #1 on Alfred English, team foul #2 | 32-37 |
| 16:32 | Santa Clara | Lawrence Holleman misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-37 |
| 16:30 | Santa Clara | Marc Nicholson tips it in | 34-37 |
| 16:16 | VMI | William Yan is wide open but clanks a shot from close range | 34-37 |
| 16:14 | Santa Clara | Gary Cranor grabs the defensive rebound | 34-37 |
| 15:52 | Santa Clara | William Watkins misses the easy layup but he's hacked by William Yan - foul #2 on William Yan, team foul #3 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kevin Brown (PG), Dennis Fleshman (SG), Raymond Alba (PF) Gary Cranor, Lawrence Holleman, Marc Nicholson | |
| Subs | VMI | Walker Young (SG), Tracey Magnuson (SF), Bradley Whitaker (PF) William Yan, Russell Tessier, Edwin Poole | |
| 15:52 | Santa Clara | William Watkins makes the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 15:52 | Santa Clara | William Watkins misses the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 15:52 | VMI | The rebound goes to Bradley Whitaker | 35-37 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Kevin Brown (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Dennis Fleshman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Raymond Alba (fresh) C - William Watkins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Robert Hildebrand (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Walker Young (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Tracey Magnuson (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Bradley Whitaker (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Alfred English (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:27 | VMI | Alfred English misses badly on the uncontested jump hook near the basket | 35-37 |
| 15:26 | VMI | Robert Hildebrand gets the offensive rebound | 35-37 |
| 15:05 | VMI | Alfred English misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 35-37 |
| 15:04 | VMI | Bradley Whitaker tips it but misses | 35-37 |
| 15:02 | VMI | Robert Hildebrand grabs the offensive board | 35-37 |
| 14:52 | VMI | Robert Hildebrand knocks in the shot from the left side on a great pass from Alfred English | 35-39 |
| 14:47 | Santa Clara | Dennis Fleshman can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-39 |
| 14:45 | Santa Clara | Kevin Brown snags the offensive board | 35-39 |
| 14:35 | Santa Clara | William Watkins makes the jumper from close range | 37-39 |
| 14:32 | VMI | Tracey Magnuson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-39 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Norman White (PG), Lawrence Holleman (SG), Gary Hickman (SF), Marc Nicholson (PF), Barry Weatherly (C) Kevin Brown, Dennis Fleshman, Richard Brown, Raymond Alba, William Watkins | |
| Subs | VMI | James Ferretti (PG), Coy Nelson (SG), Jacob Mahler (SF), Edwin Poole (PF), Don Farley (C) Robert Hildebrand, Walker Young, Tracey Magnuson, Bradley Whitaker, Alfred English | |
| 14:07 | Santa Clara | Lawrence Holleman connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Gary Hickman | 40-39 |
| 13:47 | VMI | Coy Nelson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-39 |
| 13:46 | Santa Clara | Barry Weatherly grabs the defensive rebound | 40-39 |
| 13:42 | Santa Clara | Gary Hickman misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-39 |
| 13:41 | VMI | James Ferretti gets the rebound | 40-39 |
| 13:15 | VMI | Jacob Mahler misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Gary Hickman - foul #3 on Gary Hickman, team foul #3 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gary Cranor (SG), Raymond Alba (SF), Walter Patrick (PF) Lawrence Holleman, Gary Hickman, Marc Nicholson | |
| Subs | VMI | Russell Tessier (PF) Edwin Poole | |
| 13:15 | VMI | Jacob Mahler makes the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 13:15 | VMI | Jacob Mahler makes the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 13:01 | Santa Clara | Russell Tessier takes the ball from Norman White | 40-41 |
| 12:58 | VMI | Coy Nelson is fouled in the backcourt by Barry Weatherly - foul #1 on Barry Weatherly, team foul #4 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kevin Brown (C) Barry Weatherly | |
| Subs | VMI | Robert Hildebrand (SG), Tracey Magnuson (C) Coy Nelson, Don Farley | |
| 12:39 | VMI | James Ferretti is open but comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 40-41 |
| 12:38 | VMI | The offensive rebound goes to Jacob Mahler | 40-41 |
| 12:15 | VMI | Tracey Magnuson is open and scores on a runner near the basket set up by James Ferretti | 40-43 |
| 11:55 | Santa Clara | Kevin Brown clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 40-43 |
| 11:54 | VMI | The rebound goes to Russell Tessier | 40-43 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Norman White (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Cranor (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Raymond Alba (fairly fresh) PF - Walter Patrick (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Brown (fairly fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - James Ferretti (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Hildebrand (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SF - Jacob Mahler (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Russell Tessier (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Tracey Magnuson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:38 | VMI | Jacob Mahler is open and buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from James Ferretti | 40-46 |
| 11:22 | Santa Clara | Raymond Alba throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-46 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Lawrence Holleman (PG), Richard Brown (SG), Gary Hickman (SF), Marc Nicholson (PF), William Watkins (C) Norman White, Gary Cranor, Raymond Alba, Walter Patrick, Kevin Brown | |
| Subs | VMI | William Yan (PG), Coy Nelson (SG), Alfred English (SF), Bradley Whitaker (PF), Don Farley (C) James Ferretti, Robert Hildebrand, Jacob Mahler, Russell Tessier, Tracey Magnuson | |
| 11:18 | VMI | William Yan throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-46 |
| 10:58 | Santa Clara | Gary Hickman hits a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Richard Brown | 42-46 |
| 10:52 | VMI | Coy Nelson's pass is intercepted by Lawrence Holleman in the backcourt | 42-46 |
| 10:34 | Santa Clara | William Watkins is hacked by William Yan - foul #3 on William Yan, team foul #4 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Dennis Fleshman (SG) Richard Brown | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 10:05 | Santa Clara | Lawrence Holleman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-46 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Norman White (PG), Richard Brown (SF), Barry Weatherly (C) Lawrence Holleman, Gary Hickman, William Watkins | |
| Subs | VMI | Robert Hildebrand (PG), Edwin Poole (C) Coy Nelson, Don Farley | |
| 09:44 | VMI | Alfred English knocks in the jumper in the paint set up by Robert Hildebrand and he's hacked by Richard Brown - foul #1 on Richard Brown, team foul #5 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Walter Patrick (PF) Marc Nicholson | |
| Subs | VMI | Walker Young (SG), Russell Tessier (SF) William Yan, Bradley Whitaker | |
| 09:44 | VMI | Alfred English makes the free throw | 42-49 |
| 09:32 | Santa Clara | Norman White misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-49 |
| 09:30 | VMI | Edwin Poole snags the defensive board | 42-49 |
| 09:19 | VMI | Edwin Poole misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 42-49 |
| 09:17 | VMI | Russell Tessier grabs the offensive rebound | 42-49 |
| 09:03 | VMI | The jump hook by Edwin Poole is blocked by Walter Patrick | 42-49 |
| 09:01 | VMI | Walker Young tips it back up and in | 42-51 |
| 08:46 | Santa Clara | Richard Brown misses short on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Russell Tessier - foul #2 on Russell Tessier, team foul #5 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Lawrence Holleman (PG), Gary Hickman (SF), Raymond Alba (PF), William Watkins (C) Norman White, Dennis Fleshman, Walter Patrick, Barry Weatherly | |
| Subs | VMI | James Ferretti (PG), Coy Nelson (SG), Jacob Mahler (SF), Don Farley (C) Robert Hildebrand, Walker Young, Russell Tessier, Alfred English | |
| 08:46 | Santa Clara | Richard Brown makes the 1st free throw | 43-51 |
| 08:46 | Santa Clara | Richard Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 44-51 |
| 08:44 | VMI | James Ferretti is fouled in the backcourt by Lawrence Holleman - foul #3 on Lawrence Holleman, team foul #6 | 44-51 |
| 08:30 | VMI | Don Farley misses the open dunk | 44-51 |
| 08:28 | Santa Clara | William Watkins snags the defensive board | 44-51 |
| 08:13 | Santa Clara | Lawrence Holleman knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 46-51 |
| 07:58 | VMI | Jacob Mahler knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from James Ferretti | 46-53 |
| 07:45 | Santa Clara | Gary Hickman hits a fadeaway from the right side set up by Lawrence Holleman and he's hacked by Edwin Poole - foul #3 on Edwin Poole, team foul #6 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Norman White (PG), Dennis Fleshman (SG), Marc Nicholson (PF), Kevin Brown (C) Lawrence Holleman, Richard Brown, Raymond Alba, William Watkins | |
| Subs | VMI | Bradley Whitaker (PF) Edwin Poole | |
| 07:45 | Santa Clara | Gary Hickman makes the free throw | 49-53 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Norman White (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dennis Fleshman (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Hickman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Marc Nicholson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Brown (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - James Ferretti (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Coy Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jacob Mahler (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bradley Whitaker (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Don Farley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:33 | VMI | Don Farley connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from James Ferretti and the foul's on Norman White - foul #2 on Norman White, team foul #7 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gary Cranor (PG) Norman White | |
| Subs | VMI | Robert Hildebrand (SG) Coy Nelson | |
| 07:33 | VMI | Don Farley makes the free throw | 49-56 |
| 07:21 | Santa Clara | Gary Hickman clanks a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Jacob Mahler - foul #2 on Jacob Mahler, team foul #7 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | VMI | Russell Tessier (SF), Tracey Magnuson (C) Jacob Mahler, Don Farley | |
| 07:21 | Santa Clara | Gary Hickman makes the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 07:21 | Santa Clara | Gary Hickman makes the 2nd free throw | 51-56 |
| 06:55 | VMI | Russell Tessier drills a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Hildebrand | 51-58 |
| 06:36 | Santa Clara | Dennis Fleshman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-58 |
| 06:34 | VMI | The rebound goes to Bradley Whitaker | 51-58 |
| 06:23 | VMI | James Ferretti is hacked by Gary Cranor - foul #2 on Gary Cranor, team foul #8 | 51-58 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Norman White (PG), Lawrence Holleman (SG), Richard Brown (SF), William Watkins (C) Gary Cranor, Dennis Fleshman, Gary Hickman, Kevin Brown | |
| Subs | VMI | Coy Nelson (SG), Jacob Mahler (SF), Alfred English (C) Robert Hildebrand, Russell Tessier, Tracey Magnuson | |
| 06:23 | VMI | James Ferretti makes the 1st free throw | 51-59 |
| 06:23 | VMI | James Ferretti makes the 2nd free throw | 51-60 |
| 06:04 | Santa Clara | Marc Nicholson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 51-60 |
| 06:02 | Santa Clara | The offensive rebound goes to William Watkins | 51-60 |
| 05:48 | Santa Clara | Lawrence Holleman makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Norman White | 54-60 |
| 05:24 | VMI | Alfred English loses the ball out of bounds | 54-60 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Dennis Fleshman (SG), Raymond Alba (SF), Walter Patrick (PF), Barry Weatherly (C) Lawrence Holleman, Richard Brown, Marc Nicholson, William Watkins | |
| Subs | VMI | Robert Hildebrand (PG), William Yan (SG), Edwin Poole (PF), Don Farley (C) James Ferretti, Coy Nelson, Bradley Whitaker, Alfred English | |
| 05:08 | Santa Clara | Raymond Alba is hacked by Jacob Mahler - foul #3 on Jacob Mahler, team foul #8 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | VMI | Russell Tessier (SF) Jacob Mahler | |
| 05:08 | Santa Clara | Raymond Alba makes the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 05:08 | Santa Clara | Raymond Alba makes the 2nd free throw | 56-60 |
| 05:05 | VMI | Robert Hildebrand is fouled in the backcourt by Norman White - foul #3 on Norman White, team foul #9 | 56-60 |
| 05:05 | VMI | Robert Hildebrand makes the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 05:05 | VMI | Robert Hildebrand misses the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| 05:05 | Santa Clara | Walter Patrick grabs the defensive rebound | 56-61 |
| 04:36 | Santa Clara | Edwin Poole denies the turnaround by Dennis Fleshman | 56-61 |
| 04:34 | VMI | Russell Tessier gets the rebound | 56-61 |
| 04:30 | VMI | William Yan misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-61 |
| 04:28 | Santa Clara | Walter Patrick gets the rebound | 56-61 |
| 04:18 | Santa Clara | Raymond Alba hits the finger roll | 58-61 |
| 04:16 | VMI | Don Farley's pass is intercepted by Raymond Alba in the backcourt | 58-61 |
| 04:05 | Santa Clara | Walter Patrick's pass is intercepted by William Yan | 58-61 |
| 03:49 | VMI | Don Farley hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Robert Hildebrand | 58-64 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Norman White (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Dennis Fleshman (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Alba (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Walter Patrick (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Barry Weatherly (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Robert Hildebrand (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 ast. SG - William Yan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Russell Tessier (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Edwin Poole (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Don Farley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Santa Clara | Walter Patrick knocks in the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Norman White | 60-64 |
| 03:11 | VMI | Dennis Fleshman steps in front of the Edwin Poole pass | 60-64 |
| 03:06 | Santa Clara | Dennis Fleshman hits the finger roll | 62-64 |
| 03:06 | VMI | VMI calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-64 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gary Cranor (PG), Lawrence Holleman (SG), Gary Hickman (SF), Marc Nicholson (PF), William Watkins (C) Norman White, Dennis Fleshman, Raymond Alba, Walter Patrick, Barry Weatherly | |
| Subs | VMI | James Ferretti (PG), Coy Nelson (SG), Jacob Mahler (SF), Bradley Whitaker (PF) Robert Hildebrand, William Yan, Russell Tessier, Edwin Poole | |
| 03:04 | VMI | Bradley Whitaker is hacked by Lawrence Holleman in the backcourt - foul #4 on Lawrence Holleman, team foul #10 | 62-64 |
| 03:04 | VMI | Bradley Whitaker makes the 1st free throw | 62-65 |
| 03:04 | VMI | Bradley Whitaker makes the 2nd free throw | 62-66 |
| 02:46 | Santa Clara | The jump hook by William Watkins is blocked by Bradley Whitaker | 62-66 |
| 02:44 | VMI | Don Farley gets the rebound | 62-66 |
| 02:33 | VMI | Don Farley drills a jump hook from the left block set up by Coy Nelson | 62-68 |
| 02:33 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-68 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Norman White (PG), Barry Weatherly (C) Lawrence Holleman, William Watkins | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 02:08 | Santa Clara | Gary Cranor drills a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Gary Hickman | 64-68 |
| 01:54 | VMI | Jacob Mahler can't finish the layup | 64-68 |
| 01:52 | Santa Clara | Norman White snags the defensive board | 64-68 |
| 01:52 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-68 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Dennis Fleshman (SG), Walter Patrick (PF) Gary Cranor, Marc Nicholson | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 01:35 | Santa Clara | Walter Patrick hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but the foul's on Jacob Mahler - foul #4 on Jacob Mahler, team foul #9 | 64-68 |
| 01:35 | Santa Clara | Walter Patrick makes the 1st free throw | 65-68 |
| 01:35 | Santa Clara | Walter Patrick makes the 2nd free throw | 66-68 |
| 01:16 | VMI | Barry Weatherly blocks the jumper by Coy Nelson | 66-68 |
| 01:15 | Santa Clara | Walter Patrick gets the rebound | 66-68 |
| 00:59 | Santa Clara | Barry Weatherly scores on a runner in the lane on a great pass from Norman White | 68-68 |
| 00:34 | VMI | James Ferretti hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 68-68 |
| 00:33 | Santa Clara | Walter Patrick grabs the board | 68-68 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Santa Clara | Gary Hickman throws it down | 70-68 |
| 00:09 | VMI | Coy Nelson is called for traveling | 70-68 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:06 | Santa Clara | Gary Hickman is fouled in the backcourt by Coy Nelson - foul #3 on Coy Nelson, team foul #10 | 70-68 |
| 00:06 | Santa Clara | Gary Hickman misses the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 00:06 | Santa Clara | Gary Hickman misses the 2nd free throw | 70-68 |
| 00:06 | VMI | Bradley Whitaker gets the rebound | 70-68 |
| 00:06 | VMI | VMI calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-68 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:01 | VMI | Bradley Whitaker hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 70-68 |
| 00:00 | Santa Clara | Barry Weatherly gets the rebound | 70-68 |