| Lineup | Maryland Eastern Shore | PG - Mitch Johnson (fresh) SG - Claud Zugg (fresh) SF - Stanley Williamson (fresh) PF - Brian Ennis (fresh) C - Philip Polsky (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 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Philip Polsky wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Maryland Eastern Shore | Maryland Eastern Shore is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:43 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Claud Zugg is fouled on the floor by Walter Patrick - foul #1 on Walter Patrick, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Claud Zugg is open and scores on a fadeaway from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:19 | Santa Clara | Dennis Fleshman misses the driving attempt from the left block | 2-0 |
| 19:17 | Santa Clara | Walter Patrick tips it back up and in | 2-2 |
| 18:58 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Mitch Johnson can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:57 | Santa Clara | Walter Patrick gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:52 | Santa Clara | Gary Hickman scores on a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Dennis Fleshman | 2-4 |
| 18:47 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Mitch Johnson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Norman White - foul #1 on Norman White, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| 18:47 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Mitch Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 3-4 |
| 18:47 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Mitch Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 18:38 | Santa Clara | Walter Patrick clanks a jumper in the paint | 4-4 |
| 18:37 | Santa Clara | Walter Patrick tips it home | 4-6 |
| 18:35 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Mitch Johnson double dribbles in the backcourt | 4-6 |
| 18:22 | Santa Clara | Dennis Fleshman drills a shot from the right wing | 4-8 |
| 18:14 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Mitch Johnson misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left side | 4-8 |
| 18:13 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Brian Ennis tips it in | 6-8 |
| 18:11 | Santa Clara | Norman White is fouled in the backcourt by Mitch Johnson - foul #1 on Mitch Johnson, team foul #1 | 6-8 |
| 18:06 | Santa Clara | Gary Hickman misses badly on a floater from close range but the foul's on Stanley Williamson - foul #1 on Stanley Williamson, team foul #2 | 6-8 |
| 18:06 | Santa Clara | Gary Hickman makes the 1st free throw | 6-9 |
| 18:06 | Santa Clara | Gary Hickman misses the 2nd free throw | 6-9 |
| 18:06 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Brian Ennis grabs the defensive rebound | 6-9 |
| 17:58 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Mitch Johnson scores on a jumper from the free throw line | 8-9 |
| 17:45 | Santa Clara | Dennis Fleshman loses the dribble to Mitch Johnson | 8-9 |
| 17:42 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Claud Zugg hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Mitch Johnson | 10-9 |
| 17:40 | Santa Clara | Dennis Fleshman is fouled in the backcourt by Claud Zugg - foul #1 on Claud Zugg, team foul #3 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Maryland Eastern Shore | Charles Lunsford (PG), Richard Klein (SG), William Tucker (SF), Robert Wilfong (PF), Daniel Lacefield (C) Mitch Johnson, Claud Zugg, Stanley Williamson, Brian Ennis, Philip Polsky | |
| 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 | |
| 17:32 | Santa Clara | Richard Brown is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 10-9 |
| 17:31 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Robert Wilfong gets the rebound | 10-9 |
| 17:11 | Maryland Eastern Shore | William Tucker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 10-9 |
| 17:10 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Daniel Lacefield snags the offensive board | 10-9 |
| 16:50 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Gary Cranor takes the ball from Charles Lunsford | 10-9 |
| 16:48 | Santa Clara | Daniel Lacefield steals it from Richard Brown in the backcourt | 10-9 |
| 16:32 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Richard Klein misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 10-9 |
| 16:30 | Santa Clara | Marc Nicholson gets the rebound | 10-9 |
| 16:22 | Santa Clara | Lawrence Holleman is hacked by William Tucker - foul #1 on William Tucker, team foul #4 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Maryland Eastern Shore | Mitch Johnson (PG), Claud Zugg (SG), Stanley Williamson (SF), Brian Ennis (PF), Richard Kutcher (C) Charles Lunsford, Richard Klein, William Tucker, Robert Wilfong, Daniel Lacefield | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Norman White (PG), Dennis Fleshman (SG), Gary Hickman (SF), Raymond Alba (PF), Kevin Brown (C) Gary Cranor, Lawrence Holleman, Richard Brown, Marc Nicholson, William Watkins | |
| 16:09 | Santa Clara | Raymond Alba misses the dunk attempt | 10-9 |
| 16:07 | Maryland Eastern Shore | The rebound goes to Richard Kutcher | 10-9 |
| 15:58 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Mitch Johnson makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 12-9 |
| Lineup | Maryland Eastern Shore | PG - Mitch Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Claud Zugg (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Stanley Williamson (fairly fresh) PF - Brian Ennis (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Kutcher (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Norman White (fairly fresh) SG - Dennis Fleshman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Hickman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Raymond Alba (fresh) C - Kevin Brown (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Santa Clara | Gary Hickman lays it up and in on a great pass from Dennis Fleshman | 12-11 |
| 15:11 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Mitch Johnson makes the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Stanley Williamson | 14-11 |
| 14:59 | Santa Clara | Norman White throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-11 |
| Subs | Maryland Eastern Shore | Charles Lunsford (PG), Richard Klein (SG), William Tucker (SF), Philip Polsky (PF), Daniel Lacefield (C) Mitch Johnson, Claud Zugg, Stanley Williamson, Brian Ennis, Richard Kutcher | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Marc Nicholson (SF), Walter Patrick (PF), Barry Weatherly (C) Gary Hickman, Raymond Alba, Kevin Brown | |
| 14:57 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Richard Klein is fouled in the backcourt by Marc Nicholson - foul #1 on Marc Nicholson, team foul #3 | 14-11 |
| 14:52 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Daniel Lacefield makes the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from William Tucker | 16-11 |
| 14:41 | Santa Clara | Philip Polsky is called for the reach on Barry Weatherly - foul #1 on Philip Polsky, team foul #5 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Maryland Eastern Shore | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Richard Brown (SF) Marc Nicholson | |
| 14:35 | Santa Clara | Richard Brown misses the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by William Tucker - foul #2 on William Tucker, team foul #6 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Maryland Eastern Shore | Stanley Williamson (SF) William Tucker | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gary Cranor (SG) Dennis Fleshman | |
| 14:35 | Santa Clara | Richard Brown misses the 1st free throw | 16-11 |
| 14:35 | Santa Clara | Richard Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 16-12 |
| 14:31 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Richard Klein's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 16-12 |
| 14:14 | Santa Clara | Walter Patrick misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 16-12 |
| 14:12 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Richard Klein gets the rebound | 16-12 |
| 14:06 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Daniel Lacefield misses the jump hook near the basket | 16-12 |
| 14:05 | Santa Clara | Gary Cranor grabs the defensive rebound | 16-12 |
| 14:00 | Santa Clara | Richard Brown connects on the open floater from the left side | 16-14 |
| 13:45 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Richard Klein buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Lunsford | 18-14 |
| 13:32 | Santa Clara | Richard Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 18-14 |
| 13:30 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Daniel Lacefield grabs the board | 18-14 |
| 13:09 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Richard Klein is fouled on the floor by Barry Weatherly - foul #1 on Barry Weatherly, team foul #4 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Maryland Eastern Shore | Mitch Johnson (PG), Claud Zugg (SG), Robert Wilfong (PF) Charles Lunsford, Richard Klein, Philip Polsky | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Lawrence Holleman (PG), Dennis Fleshman (SG), Gary Hickman (SF), Marc Nicholson (PF), William Watkins (C) Norman White, Gary Cranor, Richard Brown, Walter Patrick, Barry Weatherly | |
| 12:55 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Mitch Johnson misses the jump hook from the left block | 18-14 |
| 12:53 | Santa Clara | Marc Nicholson snags the defensive board | 18-14 |
| 12:33 | Santa Clara | Dennis Fleshman clanks a 3 from the right wing | 18-14 |
| 12:31 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Robert Wilfong gets the rebound | 18-14 |
| 12:12 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Mitch Johnson misses the floater from just outside the lane | 18-14 |
| 12:10 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Daniel Lacefield grabs the offensive rebound | 18-14 |
| 12:01 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Robert Wilfong makes the jumpshot from the free throw line | 20-14 |
| Lineup | Maryland Eastern Shore | PG - Mitch Johnson (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Claud Zugg (tired) 4 pts. SF - Stanley Williamson (very tired) PF - Robert Wilfong (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Lacefield (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Lawrence Holleman (fairly fresh) SG - Dennis Fleshman (tired) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Hickman (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Marc Nicholson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - William Watkins (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:38 | Santa Clara | Dennis Fleshman clanks a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Stanley Williamson - foul #2 on Stanley Williamson, team foul #7 | 20-14 |
| Subs | Maryland Eastern Shore | Charles Lunsford (PG), Richard Klein (SG), Brian Ennis (PF), Philip Polsky (C) Claud Zugg, Stanley Williamson, Robert Wilfong, Daniel Lacefield | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Norman White (PG), Raymond Alba (SF), Walter Patrick (PF) Lawrence Holleman, Gary Hickman, Marc Nicholson | |
| 11:38 | Santa Clara | Dennis Fleshman makes the 1st free throw | 20-15 |
| 11:38 | Santa Clara | Dennis Fleshman misses the 2nd free throw | 20-15 |
| 11:38 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Brian Ennis gets the rebound | 20-15 |
| 11:18 | Maryland Eastern Shore | William Watkins denies the turnaround by Richard Klein | 20-15 |
| 11:17 | Santa Clara | Walter Patrick grabs the defensive rebound | 20-15 |
| 10:58 | Santa Clara | Raymond Alba hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but the foul's on Mitch Johnson - foul #2 on Mitch Johnson, team foul #8 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Maryland Eastern Shore | Claud Zugg (SF), Daniel Lacefield (C) Mitch Johnson, Philip Polsky | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kevin Brown (PG), Lawrence Holleman (SG), Richard Brown (SF), Barry Weatherly (C) Norman White, Dennis Fleshman, Walter Patrick, William Watkins | |
| 10:58 | Santa Clara | Raymond Alba makes the 1st free throw | 20-16 |
| 10:58 | Santa Clara | Raymond Alba makes the 2nd free throw | 20-17 |
| 10:37 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Daniel Lacefield misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Barry Weatherly - foul #2 on Barry Weatherly, team foul #5 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Maryland Eastern Shore | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Norman White (PG), Marc Nicholson (PF) Raymond Alba, Barry Weatherly | |
| 10:37 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Daniel Lacefield makes the 1st free throw | 21-17 |
| 10:37 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Daniel Lacefield makes the 2nd free throw | 22-17 |
| 10:18 | Santa Clara | Marc Nicholson connects on the floater in the paint set up by Richard Brown | 22-19 |
| 09:58 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Daniel Lacefield misses the easy layup | 22-19 |
| 09:56 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Charles Lunsford gets the offensive rebound | 22-19 |
| 09:56 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Maryland Eastern Shore calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 22-19 |
| Subs | Maryland Eastern Shore | Richard Kutcher (C) Daniel Lacefield | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gary Hickman (SF), Raymond Alba (PF), William Watkins (C) Lawrence Holleman, Marc Nicholson, Kevin Brown | |
| 09:48 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Richard Klein makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-19 |
| 09:30 | Santa Clara | William Watkins comes up short on the runner in the paint but he's hacked by Richard Kutcher - foul #1 on Richard Kutcher, team foul #9 | 25-19 |
| Subs | Maryland Eastern Shore | Robert Wilfong (PF) Brian Ennis | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gary Cranor (SG) Richard Brown | |
| 09:30 | Santa Clara | William Watkins makes the 1st free throw | 25-20 |
| 09:30 | Santa Clara | William Watkins misses the 2nd free throw | 25-20 |
| 09:30 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Robert Wilfong grabs the board | 25-20 |
| 09:07 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Charles Lunsford makes the wide open jumper near the basket | 27-20 |
| 09:05 | Santa Clara | Norman White is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Lunsford - foul #1 on Charles Lunsford, team foul #10 | 27-20 |
| Subs | Maryland Eastern Shore | Philip Polsky (C) Richard Kutcher | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Marc Nicholson (PF) Raymond Alba | |
| 09:05 | Santa Clara | Norman White misses the 1st free throw | 27-20 |
| 09:05 | Santa Clara | Norman White makes the 2nd free throw | 27-21 |
| 08:43 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Richard Klein misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 27-21 |
| 08:42 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Marc Nicholson | 27-21 |
| 08:39 | Santa Clara | Norman White is fouled in the backcourt by Claud Zugg - foul #2 on Claud Zugg, team foul #11 | 27-21 |
| Subs | Maryland Eastern Shore | William Tucker (SF), Daniel Lacefield (C) Claud Zugg, Philip Polsky | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Dennis Fleshman (SG), Walter Patrick (PF) Gary Cranor, Gary Hickman | |
| 08:39 | Santa Clara | Norman White makes the 1st free throw | 27-22 |
| 08:39 | Santa Clara | Norman White misses the 2nd free throw | 27-22 |
| 08:39 | Maryland Eastern Shore | William Tucker gets the rebound | 27-22 |
| 08:24 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Daniel Lacefield knocks in the shot in the lane set up by Robert Wilfong | 29-22 |
| 08:11 | Santa Clara | William Watkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-22 |
| Subs | Maryland Eastern Shore | Brian Ennis (PF) Robert Wilfong | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Lawrence Holleman (PG), Richard Brown (SF), Kevin Brown (C) Norman White, Marc Nicholson, William Watkins | |
| 07:52 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Charles Lunsford misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-22 |
| 07:50 | Santa Clara | Walter Patrick snags the defensive board | 29-22 |
| Lineup | Maryland Eastern Shore | PG - Charles Lunsford (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Klein (tired) 5 pts. SF - William Tucker (fresh) PF - Brian Ennis (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Lacefield (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Lawrence Holleman (fairly fresh) SG - Dennis Fleshman (tired) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Walter Patrick (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Brown (fresh) | |
| 07:48 | Santa Clara | Dennis Fleshman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-22 |
| Subs | Maryland Eastern Shore | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gary Hickman (SF) Dennis Fleshman | |
| 07:32 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Charles Lunsford misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-22 |
| 07:31 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Daniel Lacefield grabs the offensive board | 29-22 |
| 07:22 | Maryland Eastern Shore | William Tucker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-22 |
| Subs | Maryland Eastern Shore | Philip Polsky (C) Daniel Lacefield | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gary Cranor (PG), Marc Nicholson (PF), William Watkins (C) Gary Hickman, Walter Patrick, Kevin Brown | |
| 07:16 | Santa Clara | Charles Lunsford is called for the reach on Gary Cranor in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Lunsford, team foul #12 | 29-22 |
| Subs | Maryland Eastern Shore | Mitch Johnson (PG), Robert Wilfong (PF) Charles Lunsford, Brian Ennis | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Raymond Alba (SF) Lawrence Holleman | |
| 07:16 | Santa Clara | Gary Cranor makes the 1st free throw | 29-23 |
| 07:16 | Santa Clara | Gary Cranor makes the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 06:56 | Maryland Eastern Shore | William Tucker hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but the foul's on Raymond Alba - foul #1 on Raymond Alba, team foul #6 | 29-24 |
| Subs | Maryland Eastern Shore | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Norman White (PG), Dennis Fleshman (SG) Gary Cranor, Richard Brown | |
| 06:56 | Maryland Eastern Shore | William Tucker makes the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 06:56 | Maryland Eastern Shore | William Tucker makes the 2nd free throw | 31-24 |
| 06:34 | Santa Clara | Marc Nicholson comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 31-24 |
| 06:33 | Santa Clara | Raymond Alba hits the follow up shot | 31-26 |
| 06:24 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Mitch Johnson banks in the layup | 33-26 |
| 06:24 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 33-26 |
| Subs | Maryland Eastern Shore | Daniel Lacefield (PF), Richard Kutcher (C) Robert Wilfong, Philip Polsky | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Richard Brown (SG), Gary Hickman (SF) Dennis Fleshman, Marc Nicholson | |
| 06:22 | Santa Clara | Mitch Johnson steps in front of the Raymond Alba pass in the backcourt | 33-26 |
| 06:21 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Richard Klein lays it up and in set up by Mitch Johnson | 35-26 |
| 06:18 | Santa Clara | Richard Brown is called for traveling in the backcourt | 35-26 |
| Subs | Maryland Eastern Shore | Stanley Williamson (SF) William Tucker | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Walter Patrick (PF), Kevin Brown (C) Raymond Alba, William Watkins | |
| 06:09 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Daniel Lacefield hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 35-26 |
| 06:08 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Gary Hickman | 35-26 |
| 06:02 | Santa Clara | Kevin Brown connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Richard Brown | 35-28 |
| 05:42 | Maryland Eastern Shore | The pull-up jumper by Richard Klein is blocked by Kevin Brown | 35-28 |
| 05:41 | Santa Clara | Norman White grabs the defensive rebound | 35-28 |
| 05:23 | Santa Clara | Norman White comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 35-28 |
| 05:22 | Maryland Eastern Shore | The rebound goes to Richard Kutcher | 35-28 |
| 05:12 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Richard Klein knocks in the 3 from straight away | 38-28 |
| 04:56 | Santa Clara | Richard Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-28 |
| Subs | Maryland Eastern Shore | William Tucker (SF), Brian Ennis (PF), Philip Polsky (C) Stanley Williamson, Daniel Lacefield, Richard Kutcher | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Lawrence Holleman (PG), Gary Cranor (SG), Raymond Alba (SF), Marc Nicholson (PF), William Watkins (C) Norman White, Richard Brown, Gary Hickman, Walter Patrick, Kevin Brown | |
| 04:54 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Gary Cranor is called for the reach on Mitch Johnson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gary Cranor, team foul #7 | 38-28 |
| 04:54 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Mitch Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 39-28 |
| 04:54 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Mitch Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 39-28 |
| 04:54 | Santa Clara | William Watkins grabs the board | 39-28 |
| 04:37 | Santa Clara | Marc Nicholson is open and scores on a fadeaway from the baseline | 39-30 |
| 04:26 | Maryland Eastern Shore | William Tucker misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Raymond Alba - foul #2 on Raymond Alba, team foul #8 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Maryland Eastern Shore | Charles Lunsford (PG), Robert Wilfong (PF), Daniel Lacefield (C) Mitch Johnson, Brian Ennis, Philip Polsky | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Dennis Fleshman (SG), Richard Brown (SF) Gary Cranor, Raymond Alba | |
| 04:26 | Maryland Eastern Shore | William Tucker makes the 1st free throw | 40-30 |
| 04:26 | Maryland Eastern Shore | William Tucker makes the 2nd free throw | 41-30 |
| 04:13 | Santa Clara | Marc Nicholson can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 41-30 |
| 04:12 | Santa Clara | William Watkins tips it in | 41-32 |
| 04:08 | Maryland Eastern Shore | William Watkins picks off the pass by William Tucker in the backcourt | 41-32 |
| 03:59 | Santa Clara | Marc Nicholson hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket but he's hacked by Robert Wilfong - foul #1 on Robert Wilfong, team foul #13 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Maryland Eastern Shore | Claud Zugg (SG) Richard Klein | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gary Hickman (SF), Barry Weatherly (C) Richard Brown, William Watkins | |
| 03:59 | Santa Clara | Marc Nicholson makes the 1st free throw | 41-33 |
| 03:59 | Santa Clara | Marc Nicholson misses the 2nd free throw | 41-33 |
| 03:59 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Daniel Lacefield grabs the defensive rebound | 41-33 |
| 03:49 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Robert Wilfong scores on a fadeaway near the basket and he's hacked by Marc Nicholson - foul #2 on Marc Nicholson, team foul #9 | 43-33 |
| 03:49 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Robert Wilfong makes the free throw | 44-33 |
| Lineup | Maryland Eastern Shore | PG - Charles Lunsford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Claud Zugg (tiring) 4 pts. SF - William Tucker (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Robert Wilfong (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Lacefield (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Lawrence Holleman (fairly fresh) SG - Dennis Fleshman (tired) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Hickman (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Marc Nicholson (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Barry Weatherly (fresh) | |
| 03:30 | Santa Clara | Marc Nicholson misses the runner from close range | 44-33 |
| 03:28 | Maryland Eastern Shore | William Tucker pulls down the rebound | 44-33 |
| 03:26 | Maryland Eastern Shore | William Tucker is fouled in the backcourt by Dennis Fleshman - foul #1 on Dennis Fleshman, team foul #10 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Maryland Eastern Shore | Brian Ennis (PF), Philip Polsky (C) Robert Wilfong, Daniel Lacefield | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gary Cranor (PG), Raymond Alba (PF) Lawrence Holleman, Marc Nicholson | |
| 03:26 | Maryland Eastern Shore | William Tucker makes the 1st free throw | 45-33 |
| 03:26 | Maryland Eastern Shore | William Tucker misses the 2nd free throw | 45-33 |
| 03:26 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Raymond Alba | 45-33 |
| 03:05 | Santa Clara | Raymond Alba loses the dribble to Charles Lunsford | 45-33 |
| 02:45 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Charles Lunsford buries a turnaround near the basket | 47-33 |
| 02:34 | Santa Clara | Gary Hickman misses the easy open layup | 47-33 |
| 02:33 | Santa Clara | Barry Weatherly hits the follow up shot | 47-35 |
| 02:33 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Maryland Eastern Shore calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 47-35 |
| Subs | Maryland Eastern Shore | Mitch Johnson (PG), Stanley Williamson (SF), Robert Wilfong (PF), Daniel Lacefield (C) Charles Lunsford, William Tucker, Brian Ennis, Philip Polsky | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Norman White (PG), Lawrence Holleman (SG), Richard Brown (SF) Gary Cranor, Dennis Fleshman, Gary Hickman | |
| 02:31 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Mitch Johnson is called for traveling in the backcourt | 47-35 |
| Subs | Maryland Eastern Shore | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Marc Nicholson (PF) Raymond Alba | |
| 02:15 | Santa Clara | Norman White misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Daniel Lacefield - foul #1 on Daniel Lacefield, team foul #14 | 47-35 |
| Subs | Maryland Eastern Shore | Charles Lunsford (PG) Claud Zugg | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 02:15 | Santa Clara | Norman White makes the 1st free throw | 47-36 |
| 02:15 | Santa Clara | Norman White misses the 2nd free throw | 47-36 |
| 02:15 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Robert Wilfong grabs the board | 47-36 |
| 02:11 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Mitch Johnson is hacked by Lawrence Holleman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lawrence Holleman, team foul #11 | 47-36 |
| 02:11 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Mitch Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 48-36 |
| 02:11 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Mitch Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-36 |
| 01:58 | Santa Clara | Norman White is open and buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Richard Brown | 49-39 |
| 01:49 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Mitch Johnson comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Lawrence Holleman - foul #2 on Lawrence Holleman, team foul #12 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Maryland Eastern Shore | Brian Ennis (PF) Robert Wilfong | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kevin Brown (PG), Walter Patrick (PF) Norman White, Marc Nicholson | |
| 01:49 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Mitch Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 49-39 |
| 01:49 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Mitch Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 49-39 |
| 01:49 | Santa Clara | Walter Patrick gets the rebound | 49-39 |
| 01:40 | Santa Clara | Barry Weatherly blows the layup | 49-39 |
| 01:39 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Brian Ennis snags the defensive board | 49-39 |
| 01:22 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Lawrence Holleman steals the ball from Daniel Lacefield | 49-39 |
| 01:18 | Santa Clara | Kevin Brown blows the layup | 49-39 |
| 01:17 | Santa Clara | Richard Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-39 |
| 01:04 | Santa Clara | Kevin Brown makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Richard Brown | 49-42 |
| 00:51 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Stanley Williamson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-42 |
| Subs | Maryland Eastern Shore | Claud Zugg (SG), William Tucker (SF), Robert Wilfong (PF), Richard Kutcher (C) Charles Lunsford, Stanley Williamson, Brian Ennis, Daniel Lacefield | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Norman White (PG), Gary Cranor (SG), Raymond Alba (SF), Marc Nicholson (PF), William Watkins (C) Kevin Brown, Lawrence Holleman, Richard Brown, Walter Patrick, Barry Weatherly | |
| 00:49 | Santa Clara | Gary Cranor loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-42 |
| 00:42 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Robert Wilfong misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Raymond Alba - foul #3 on Raymond Alba, team foul #13 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Maryland Eastern Shore | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gary Hickman (SF) Raymond Alba | |
| 00:42 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Robert Wilfong makes the 1st free throw | 50-42 |
| 00:42 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Robert Wilfong makes the 2nd free throw | 51-42 |
| 00:24 | Santa Clara | Norman White is open and buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 51-44 |
| 00:02 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Robert Wilfong can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 51-44 |
| 00:01 | Santa Clara | William Watkins gets the rebound | 51-44 |
| 00:00 | Santa Clara | William Watkins comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 51-44 |