| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Frederick Salvo (fresh) SG - Steven Buck (fresh) SF - Blake Llanas (fresh) PF - Jared Donis (fresh) C - Michael Dodge (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Norman White (fresh) SG - Dennis Fleshman (fresh) SF - Gary Hickman (fresh) PF - Walter Patrick (fresh) C - Barry Weatherly (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Michael Dodge wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:58 | Auburn | Steven Buck's pass is intercepted by Norman White in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:57 | Santa Clara | Gary Hickman lays it in on a great pass from Norman White | 0-2 |
| 19:36 | Auburn | Michael Dodge makes the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Blake Llanas | 2-2 |
| 19:18 | Santa Clara | Dennis Fleshman misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 2-2 |
| 19:17 | Auburn | Frederick Salvo gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:52 | Auburn | Michael Dodge drills a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Frederick Salvo and he's fouled by Barry Weatherly - foul #1 on Barry Weatherly, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 18:52 | Auburn | Michael Dodge makes the free throw | 5-2 |
| 18:37 | Santa Clara | Norman White knocks in the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Walter Patrick | 5-4 |
| 18:08 | Auburn | Walter Patrick steps in front of the Steven Buck pass | 5-4 |
| 17:46 | Santa Clara | Gary Hickman hits a shot from the right block | 5-6 |
| 17:42 | Auburn | Frederick Salvo is fouled in the backcourt by Barry Weatherly - foul #2 on Barry Weatherly, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Auburn | Kenneth Webster (PG), Javier Pena (SF), Gregory Bakker (PF) Frederick Salvo, Blake Llanas, Jared Donis | |
| 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 | |
| 17:17 | Auburn | Gregory Bakker is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 5-6 |
| 17:15 | Santa Clara | William Watkins grabs the board | 5-6 |
| 17:02 | Santa Clara | Steven Buck is called for the reach on Lawrence Holleman - foul #1 on Steven Buck, team foul #1 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Auburn | Bobby Young (SG), Richard Wafer (C) Steven Buck, Michael Dodge | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 16:54 | Santa Clara | Richard Brown drills a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Lawrence Holleman | 5-8 |
| 16:47 | Auburn | Gregory Bakker misses the easy open layup | 5-8 |
| 16:46 | Auburn | Richard Wafer pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-8 |
| 16:31 | Auburn | Gregory Bakker hits the front of the rim on the wide open jump hook in the paint | 5-8 |
| 16:29 | Santa Clara | William Watkins pulls down the rebound | 5-8 |
| 16:12 | Santa Clara | Javier Pena steps in front of the Lawrence Holleman pass | 5-8 |
| 15:54 | Auburn | Bobby Young buries a shot near the basket set up by Kenneth Webster and the foul's on Lawrence Holleman - foul #1 on Lawrence Holleman, team foul #3 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Auburn | Jared Donis (PF), Michael Dodge (C) Javier Pena, Gregory Bakker | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Norman White (PG), Dennis Fleshman (SG), Kevin Brown (C) Gary Cranor, Lawrence Holleman, William Watkins | |
| 15:54 | Auburn | Bobby Young makes the free throw | 8-8 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Bobby Young (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kenneth Webster (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Wafer (fresh) PF - Jared Donis (fresh) C - Michael Dodge (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Norman White (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Fleshman (fresh) SF - Richard Brown (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Marc Nicholson (fresh) C - Kevin Brown (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Santa Clara | Norman White is hacked by Bobby Young - foul #1 on Bobby Young, team foul #2 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Auburn | Frederick Salvo (PG), Steven Buck (SG) Bobby Young, Kenneth Webster | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Raymond Alba (PF) Marc Nicholson | |
| 15:15 | Santa Clara | Kevin Brown comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 8-8 |
| 15:14 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Michael Dodge | 8-8 |
| 14:46 | Auburn | Richard Wafer misses long on a shot from the left block | 8-8 |
| 14:45 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Wafer | 8-8 |
| 14:27 | Auburn | Jared Donis connects on the floater from close range on a nice dish by Steven Buck and he's fouled by Norman White - foul #1 on Norman White, team foul #4 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Auburn | Kenneth Webster (PG), Blake Llanas (SF), Gregory Bakker (C) Frederick Salvo, Richard Wafer, Michael Dodge | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Lawrence Holleman (SG), Gary Hickman (SF), Marc Nicholson (PF), William Watkins (C) Dennis Fleshman, Richard Brown, Raymond Alba, Kevin Brown | |
| 14:27 | Auburn | Jared Donis makes the free throw | 11-8 |
| 14:01 | Santa Clara | William Watkins clanks a 3 from straight away | 11-8 |
| 14:00 | Santa Clara | Marc Nicholson snags the offensive board | 11-8 |
| 13:44 | Santa Clara | Lawrence Holleman knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line | 11-10 |
| 13:20 | Auburn | Gary Hickman steps in front of the Steven Buck pass | 11-10 |
| 13:17 | Santa Clara | Gary Hickman lays it in | 11-12 |
| 12:48 | Auburn | Blake Llanas hits the front of the rim on the wide open driving attempt in the paint | 11-12 |
| 12:46 | Santa Clara | Lawrence Holleman snags the defensive board | 11-12 |
| 12:42 | Santa Clara | The jumper by Norman White is denied by Gregory Bakker | 11-12 |
| 12:40 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Gregory Bakker | 11-12 |
| 12:38 | Auburn | Blake Llanas is hacked by Gary Hickman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gary Hickman, team foul #5 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Auburn | Frederick Salvo (PG), Bobby Young (SG), Richard Wafer (PF), Michael Dodge (C) Kenneth Webster, Steven Buck, Jared Donis, Gregory Bakker | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gary Cranor (PG), Richard Brown (SG), Walter Patrick (PF), Kevin Brown (C) Norman White, Lawrence Holleman, Marc Nicholson, William Watkins | |
| 12:16 | Auburn | Blake Llanas comes up short on the floater from the left block | 11-12 |
| 12:14 | Auburn | Michael Dodge tips it home | 13-12 |
| 11:55 | Santa Clara | Gary Hickman misses the floater from the right wing | 13-12 |
| 11:53 | Auburn | Blake Llanas snags the defensive board | 13-12 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Frederick Salvo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bobby Young (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Blake Llanas (fairly fresh) PF - Richard Wafer (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Dodge (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Gary Cranor (fresh) SG - Richard Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gary Hickman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Walter Patrick (fresh) C - Kevin Brown (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | Auburn | Michael Dodge's floater is tipped away by Gary Hickman | 13-12 |
| 11:30 | Auburn | Blake Llanas tips it back up and in | 15-12 |
| 11:13 | Santa Clara | Gary Cranor misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 15-12 |
| 11:12 | Auburn | Richard Wafer grabs the board | 15-12 |
| 11:10 | Auburn | Bobby Young is hacked by Richard Brown in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Brown, team foul #6 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Auburn | Kenneth Webster (SG), Javier Pena (SF), Gregory Bakker (PF) Bobby Young, Blake Llanas, Richard Wafer | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Lawrence Holleman (PG), Dennis Fleshman (SG), Marc Nicholson (SF), William Watkins (C) Gary Cranor, Richard Brown, Gary Hickman, Kevin Brown | |
| 10:51 | Auburn | Michael Dodge knocks in the jumper from the right side set up by Frederick Salvo | 17-12 |
| 10:29 | Santa Clara | Walter Patrick is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Walter Patrick, team foul #7 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Auburn | Jared Donis (PF) Michael Dodge | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Norman White (PG), Richard Brown (SF) Lawrence Holleman, Walter Patrick | |
| 10:06 | Auburn | Frederick Salvo is fouled on the floor by Richard Brown - foul #2 on Richard Brown, team foul #8 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Auburn | Richard Wafer (C) Gregory Bakker | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gary Hickman (SF), Raymond Alba (PF) Richard Brown, Marc Nicholson | |
| 10:06 | Auburn | Frederick Salvo makes the 1st free throw | 18-12 |
| 10:06 | Auburn | Frederick Salvo makes the 2nd free throw | 19-12 |
| 09:45 | Santa Clara | Norman White comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Frederick Salvo - foul #1 on Frederick Salvo, team foul #3 | 19-12 |
| Subs | Auburn | Steven Buck (SG) Frederick Salvo | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 09:45 | Santa Clara | Norman White misses the 1st free throw | 19-12 |
| 09:45 | Santa Clara | Norman White makes the 2nd free throw | 19-13 |
| 09:27 | Auburn | Steven Buck scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Javier Pena | 22-13 |
| 09:06 | Santa Clara | Raymond Alba drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 22-15 |
| 09:04 | Auburn | Raymond Alba steals the ball from Richard Wafer in the backcourt | 22-15 |
| 08:49 | Santa Clara | William Watkins hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 22-15 |
| 08:47 | Santa Clara | Norman White pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-15 |
| 08:38 | Santa Clara | Norman White is hacked by Kenneth Webster - foul #1 on Kenneth Webster, team foul #4 | 22-15 |
| Subs | Auburn | Bobby Young (PG), Blake Llanas (SF), Gregory Bakker (PF), Michael Dodge (C) Kenneth Webster, Javier Pena, Jared Donis, Richard Wafer | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gary Cranor (PG), Lawrence Holleman (SG), Marc Nicholson (SF), Walter Patrick (PF), Kevin Brown (C) Norman White, Dennis Fleshman, Gary Hickman, Raymond Alba, William Watkins | |
| 08:17 | Santa Clara | Kevin Brown is fouled on the floor by Michael Dodge - foul #1 on Michael Dodge, team foul #5 | 22-15 |
| Subs | Auburn | Frederick Salvo (PG) Steven Buck | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 08:05 | Santa Clara | Kevin Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-15 |
| 07:42 | Auburn | Blake Llanas lays it up and in on a great pass from Bobby Young and he's fouled by Marc Nicholson - foul #1 on Marc Nicholson, team foul #9 | 24-15 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Norman White (PG), Raymond Alba (PF) Lawrence Holleman, Walter Patrick | |
| 07:42 | Auburn | Blake Llanas makes the free throw | 25-15 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Frederick Salvo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bobby Young (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Blake Llanas (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gregory Bakker (fresh) C - Michael Dodge (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Norman White (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Cranor (fresh) SF - Marc Nicholson (fresh) PF - Raymond Alba (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kevin Brown (fresh) | |
| 07:24 | Santa Clara | Gary Cranor hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 25-15 |
| 07:23 | Auburn | Gregory Bakker grabs the defensive rebound | 25-15 |
| 07:01 | Auburn | Gregory Bakker misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Raymond Alba - foul #1 on Raymond Alba, team foul #10 | 25-15 |
| Subs | Auburn | Kenneth Webster (PG), Richard Wafer (C) Frederick Salvo, Michael Dodge | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Lawrence Holleman (SG), William Watkins (C) Gary Cranor, Kevin Brown | |
| 07:01 | Auburn | Gregory Bakker misses the 1st free throw | 25-15 |
| 07:01 | Auburn | Gregory Bakker makes the 2nd free throw | 26-15 |
| 06:54 | Santa Clara | William Watkins makes the runner near the basket and the foul's on Richard Wafer - foul #1 on Richard Wafer, team foul #6 | 26-17 |
| Subs | Auburn | Steven Buck (SG), Jared Donis (PF) Bobby Young, Gregory Bakker | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Dennis Fleshman (SG) Lawrence Holleman | |
| 06:54 | Santa Clara | William Watkins makes the free throw | 26-18 |
| 06:34 | Auburn | Richard Wafer is open and scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Steven Buck | 28-18 |
| 06:23 | Santa Clara | Dennis Fleshman connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-21 |
| 06:04 | Auburn | Blake Llanas banks in the layup on a great pass from Richard Wafer | 30-21 |
| 05:55 | Santa Clara | Raymond Alba misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-21 |
| 05:54 | Auburn | Blake Llanas grabs the board | 30-21 |
| 05:52 | Auburn | Dennis Fleshman is called for the reach on Jared Donis in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dennis Fleshman, team foul #11 | 30-21 |
| Subs | Auburn | Frederick Salvo (PG), Javier Pena (SF) Steven Buck, Blake Llanas | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Lawrence Holleman (PG), Gary Hickman (SF), Walter Patrick (PF), Kevin Brown (C) Norman White, Marc Nicholson, Raymond Alba, William Watkins | |
| 05:52 | Auburn | Jared Donis makes the 1st free throw | 31-21 |
| 05:52 | Auburn | Jared Donis misses the 2nd free throw | 31-21 |
| 05:52 | Santa Clara | Walter Patrick pulls down the rebound | 31-21 |
| 05:38 | Santa Clara | Walter Patrick hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-21 |
| 05:36 | Auburn | Javier Pena gets the rebound | 31-21 |
| 05:33 | Auburn | Frederick Salvo is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Frederick Salvo, team foul #7 | 31-21 |
| Subs | Auburn | Gregory Bakker (PF), Michael Dodge (C) Jared Donis, Richard Wafer | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gary Cranor (PG) Dennis Fleshman | |
| 05:18 | Santa Clara | Walter Patrick clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 31-21 |
| 05:16 | Auburn | Kenneth Webster snags the defensive board | 31-21 |
| 05:11 | Auburn | Gary Cranor picks off the pass by Frederick Salvo in the backcourt | 31-21 |
| 05:09 | Santa Clara | Lawrence Holleman banks in the layup set up by Gary Cranor | 31-23 |
| 04:45 | Auburn | Gregory Bakker connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Frederick Salvo and the foul's on Walter Patrick - foul #2 on Walter Patrick, team foul #12 | 33-23 |
| Subs | Auburn | Bobby Young (PG), Steven Buck (SG) Frederick Salvo, Kenneth Webster | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Norman White (PG), Marc Nicholson (PF), William Watkins (C) Gary Cranor, Walter Patrick, Kevin Brown | |
| 04:45 | Auburn | Gregory Bakker misses the free throw | 33-23 |
| 04:45 | Santa Clara | William Watkins pulls down the rebound | 33-23 |
| 04:34 | Santa Clara | Marc Nicholson misses the shot from the right side | 33-23 |
| 04:33 | Auburn | Michael Dodge grabs the board | 33-23 |
| 04:17 | Auburn | Michael Dodge connects on the turnaround from the right block | 35-23 |
| 04:00 | Santa Clara | William Watkins is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on William Watkins, team foul #13 | 35-23 |
| Subs | Auburn | Blake Llanas (SF), Jared Donis (PF), Richard Wafer (C) Javier Pena, Gregory Bakker, Michael Dodge | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Dennis Fleshman (SG), Richard Brown (SF), Raymond Alba (PF), Barry Weatherly (C) Lawrence Holleman, Gary Hickman, Marc Nicholson, William Watkins | |
| 03:39 | Auburn | Jared Donis misses short on an open floater from the left side | 35-23 |
| 03:37 | Santa Clara | Barry Weatherly pulls down the rebound | 35-23 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Bobby Young (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Buck (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Blake Llanas (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jared Donis (fresh) 4 pts. C - Richard Wafer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Norman White (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Fleshman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Brown (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Raymond Alba (fresh) 2 pts. C - Barry Weatherly (fresh) | |
| 03:18 | Santa Clara | Richard Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-23 |
| Subs | Auburn | Frederick Salvo (PG), Kenneth Webster (SG) Bobby Young, Steven Buck | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gary Cranor (PG), Walter Patrick (PF) Norman White, Raymond Alba | |
| 02:53 | Auburn | Blake Llanas travels with the ball | 35-23 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kevin Brown (PG) Dennis Fleshman | |
| 02:37 | Santa Clara | Walter Patrick is fouled on the floor by Jared Donis - foul #1 on Jared Donis, team foul #8 | 35-23 |
| Subs | Auburn | Gregory Bakker (C) Richard Wafer | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Lawrence Holleman (SG) Gary Cranor | |
| 02:37 | Santa Clara | Walter Patrick makes the 1st free throw | 35-24 |
| 02:37 | Santa Clara | Walter Patrick misses the 2nd free throw | 35-24 |
| 02:37 | Santa Clara | Walter Patrick grabs the offensive board | 35-24 |
| 02:20 | Santa Clara | Walter Patrick knocks in the fadeaway from close range | 35-26 |
| 02:00 | Auburn | Jared Donis knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Frederick Salvo | 37-26 |
| 01:48 | Santa Clara | Kevin Brown misses the 3 from the left wing | 37-26 |
| 01:46 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Frederick Salvo | 37-26 |
| 01:42 | Auburn | Kenneth Webster is fouled in the backcourt by Barry Weatherly - foul #3 on Barry Weatherly, team foul #14 | 37-26 |
| Subs | Auburn | Steven Buck (SG), Javier Pena (SF), Richard Wafer (PF), Michael Dodge (C) Frederick Salvo, Blake Llanas, Jared Donis, Gregory Bakker | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Norman White (PG), Dennis Fleshman (SG), Gary Hickman (SF), Marc Nicholson (PF), William Watkins (C) Kevin Brown, Lawrence Holleman, Richard Brown, Walter Patrick, Barry Weatherly | |
| 01:42 | Auburn | Kenneth Webster makes the 1st free throw | 38-26 |
| 01:42 | Auburn | Kenneth Webster misses the 2nd free throw | 38-26 |
| 01:42 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Marc Nicholson | 38-26 |
| 01:20 | Santa Clara | Gary Hickman comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 38-26 |
| 01:18 | Santa Clara | Dennis Fleshman grabs the offensive board | 38-26 |
| 01:07 | Santa Clara | Norman White misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-26 |
| 01:05 | Santa Clara | Gary Hickman gets the offensive rebound | 38-26 |
| 00:45 | Santa Clara | Norman White misses long on a shot from the right side | 38-26 |
| 00:44 | Auburn | Michael Dodge snags the defensive board | 38-26 |
| 00:24 | Auburn | Michael Dodge clanks a floater from the left side but the foul's on William Watkins - foul #2 on William Watkins, team foul #15 | 38-26 |
| Subs | Auburn | Frederick Salvo (PG), Bobby Young (SG), Jared Donis (PF) Kenneth Webster, Steven Buck, Richard Wafer | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gary Cranor (SG) Dennis Fleshman | |
| 00:24 | Auburn | Michael Dodge makes the 1st free throw | 39-26 |
| 00:24 | Auburn | Michael Dodge misses the 2nd free throw | 39-26 |
| 00:24 | Santa Clara | William Watkins snags the defensive board | 39-26 |
| 00:03 | Santa Clara | Gary Hickman makes the driving attempt near the basket | 39-28 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Javier Pena clanks a halfcourt shot | 39-28 |