| Lineup | San Francisco | PG - Thomas Stebbins (fresh) SG - Beau Pollard (fresh) SF - Raymond Alban (fresh) PF - Rudolph Flint (fresh) C - Andrew Brown (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 | Santa Clara | Barry Weatherly wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | San Francisco | San Francisco is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:45 | Santa Clara | Barry Weatherly connects on the floater in the lane | 0-2 |
| 19:30 | San Francisco | Andrew Brown's floater is tipped away by Barry Weatherly | 0-2 |
| 19:29 | Santa Clara | Dennis Fleshman grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | Santa Clara | Gary Hickman hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Beau Pollard - foul #1 on Beau Pollard, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | Santa Clara | Gary Hickman misses the 1st free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | Santa Clara | Gary Hickman misses the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | San Francisco | Rudolph Flint grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:17 | San Francisco | Gary Hickman is called for the reach on Raymond Alban in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gary Hickman, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:59 | San Francisco | Rudolph Flint misses the easy layup but the foul's on Dennis Fleshman - foul #1 on Dennis Fleshman, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 18:59 | San Francisco | Rudolph Flint makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:59 | San Francisco | Rudolph Flint misses the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:59 | Santa Clara | Barry Weatherly pulls down the rebound | 1-2 |
| 18:37 | Santa Clara | Dennis Fleshman misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 1-2 |
| 18:36 | San Francisco | Rudolph Flint gets the rebound | 1-2 |
| 18:19 | San Francisco | Thomas Stebbins misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 1-2 |
| 18:17 | Santa Clara | Gary Hickman pulls down the rebound | 1-2 |
| 18:13 | Santa Clara | Norman White is hacked by Thomas Stebbins in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Stebbins, team foul #2 | 1-2 |
| 18:08 | Santa Clara | Norman White clanks a jumper from the right side | 1-2 |
| 18:06 | San Francisco | Rudolph Flint snags the defensive board | 1-2 |
| 17:47 | San Francisco | Beau Pollard can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the left wing | 1-2 |
| 17:45 | Santa Clara | Barry Weatherly grabs the defensive rebound | 1-2 |
| 17:31 | Santa Clara | Walter Patrick comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 1-2 |
| 17:30 | San Francisco | Rudolph Flint snags the defensive board | 1-2 |
| 17:04 | San Francisco | Walter Patrick is called for the reach on Andrew Brown - foul #1 on Walter Patrick, team foul #3 | 1-2 |
| Subs | San Francisco | John Turner (PG), Ralph Keating (SG), Jeffrey Schiefelbein (SF), Horace Huff (PF), Michael Heath (C) Thomas Stebbins, Beau Pollard, Raymond Alban, Rudolph Flint, Andrew Brown | |
| 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 | |
| 16:47 | San Francisco | Jeffrey Schiefelbein is fouled on the floor by Richard Brown - foul #1 on Richard Brown, team foul #4 | 1-2 |
| 16:33 | San Francisco | John Turner makes the turnaround in the paint | 3-2 |
| 16:20 | Santa Clara | Marc Nicholson scores on a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Richard Brown | 3-4 |
| 16:03 | San Francisco | Michael Heath's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-4 |
| Subs | San Francisco | Craig Klatt (SG) Jeffrey Schiefelbein | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kevin Brown (PG), Raymond Alba (PF) Gary Cranor, Lawrence Holleman | |
| 16:01 | Santa Clara | Richard Brown loses the dribble to John Turner in the backcourt | 3-4 |
| 15:48 | San Francisco | Michael Heath is called for traveling | 3-4 |
| Subs | San Francisco | Rudolph Flint (PF), Andrew Brown (C) Horace Huff, Michael Heath | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Norman White (PG), Dennis Fleshman (SG) Richard Brown, William Watkins | |
| Lineup | San Francisco | PG - Ralph Keating (fresh) SG - Craig Klatt (fresh) SF - John Turner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rudolph Flint (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Andrew Brown (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Norman White (fairly fresh) SG - Dennis Fleshman (tiring) SF - Raymond Alba (fresh) PF - Marc Nicholson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Kevin Brown (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Santa Clara | Dennis Fleshman knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Kevin Brown | 3-6 |
| 15:29 | San Francisco | Ralph Keating is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ralph Keating, team foul #3 | 3-6 |
| Subs | San Francisco | Thomas Stebbins (PG), Raymond Alban (SF) Ralph Keating, John Turner | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gary Hickman (SF) Marc Nicholson | |
| 15:18 | Santa Clara | Raymond Alba blows the wide open dunk | 3-6 |
| 15:16 | San Francisco | Rudolph Flint gets the rebound | 3-6 |
| 14:53 | San Francisco | Craig Klatt makes the 3 from the left corner | 6-6 |
| 14:37 | Santa Clara | Norman White is hacked by Thomas Stebbins - foul #2 on Thomas Stebbins, team foul #4 | 6-6 |
| Subs | San Francisco | Charles Starr (PG), Beau Pollard (SG), Jeffrey Schiefelbein (SF), Horace Huff (PF), Michael Heath (C) Thomas Stebbins, Craig Klatt, Raymond Alban, Rudolph Flint, Andrew Brown | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Lawrence Holleman (PG), Gary Cranor (SG), Richard Brown (SF), Marc Nicholson (PF), William Watkins (C) Norman White, Dennis Fleshman, Gary Hickman, Raymond Alba, Kevin Brown | |
| 14:28 | Santa Clara | Richard Brown loses the dribble to Beau Pollard | 6-6 |
| 14:25 | San Francisco | Charles Starr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 6-6 |
| 14:08 | Santa Clara | Richard Brown travels with the ball | 6-6 |
| Subs | San Francisco | Ralph Keating (PG), John Turner (SF) Charles Starr, Jeffrey Schiefelbein | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Walter Patrick (PF) Marc Nicholson | |
| 13:51 | San Francisco | Horace Huff misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 6-6 |
| 13:49 | Santa Clara | Richard Brown grabs the board | 6-6 |
| 13:47 | Santa Clara | Lawrence Holleman is hacked by Beau Pollard in the backcourt - foul #2 on Beau Pollard, team foul #5 | 6-6 |
| Subs | San Francisco | Charles Starr (PG), Andrew Brown (C) Beau Pollard, Michael Heath | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Norman White (PG), Barry Weatherly (C) Lawrence Holleman, William Watkins | |
| 13:28 | Santa Clara | Walter Patrick is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Barry Weatherly | 6-9 |
| 13:15 | San Francisco | Charles Starr misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 6-9 |
| 13:13 | San Francisco | John Turner gets the offensive rebound | 6-9 |
| 12:58 | San Francisco | Ralph Keating hits a floater from the left wing set up by Charles Starr | 8-9 |
| 12:55 | Santa Clara | Norman White's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-9 |
| Subs | San Francisco | Jeffrey Schiefelbein (SF), Rudolph Flint (PF), Michael Heath (C) Charles Starr, Horace Huff, Andrew Brown | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Dennis Fleshman (SG), Gary Hickman (SF), Marc Nicholson (PF), William Watkins (C) Gary Cranor, Richard Brown, Walter Patrick, Barry Weatherly | |
| 12:35 | San Francisco | John Turner connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 11-9 |
| 12:14 | Santa Clara | Norman White can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the left wing | 11-9 |
| 12:13 | Santa Clara | William Watkins pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-9 |
| 11:52 | Santa Clara | Marc Nicholson makes the runner from the left block | 11-11 |
| 11:30 | San Francisco | Ralph Keating can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway in the paint | 11-11 |
| 11:29 | San Francisco | Jeffrey Schiefelbein tips it home | 13-11 |
| Lineup | San Francisco | PG - John Turner (tiring) 5 pts. SG - Ralph Keating (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Jeffrey Schiefelbein (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rudolph Flint (tiring) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Heath (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Norman White (tiring) SG - Dennis Fleshman (tired) 2 pts. SF - Gary Hickman (tiring) PF - Marc Nicholson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - William Watkins (tiring) | |
| 11:09 | Santa Clara | Marc Nicholson can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 13-11 |
| 11:08 | Santa Clara | Gary Hickman tips it but misses | 13-11 |
| 11:06 | Santa Clara | William Watkins grabs the offensive rebound | 13-11 |
| 10:51 | Santa Clara | Dennis Fleshman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 13-11 |
| 10:49 | San Francisco | Michael Heath grabs the board | 13-11 |
| 10:43 | San Francisco | Michael Heath buries a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from John Turner and he's fouled by Norman White - foul #1 on Norman White, team foul #5 | 15-11 |
| Subs | San Francisco | Charles Starr (PG), Craig Klatt (SG), Raymond Alban (SF), Horace Huff (PF) John Turner, Ralph Keating, Jeffrey Schiefelbein, Rudolph Flint | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kevin Brown (PG), Lawrence Holleman (SG), Richard Brown (SF), Raymond Alba (PF), Barry Weatherly (C) Norman White, Dennis Fleshman, Gary Hickman, Marc Nicholson, William Watkins | |
| 10:43 | San Francisco | Michael Heath makes the free throw | 16-11 |
| 10:24 | Santa Clara | Lawrence Holleman can't finish the layup | 16-11 |
| 10:23 | San Francisco | The rebound goes to Horace Huff | 16-11 |
| 10:21 | San Francisco | Lawrence Holleman picks off the pass by Charles Starr in the backcourt | 16-11 |
| 10:02 | Santa Clara | Lawrence Holleman hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the left wing | 16-11 |
| 10:00 | San Francisco | Horace Huff gets the rebound | 16-11 |
| 09:51 | San Francisco | Raymond Alban makes the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Craig Klatt | 18-11 |
| 09:24 | Santa Clara | Raymond Alban takes the ball from Raymond Alba | 18-11 |
| 09:06 | San Francisco | Horace Huff hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket but he's hacked by Raymond Alba - foul #1 on Raymond Alba, team foul #6 | 18-11 |
| Subs | San Francisco | John Turner (PG), Ralph Keating (SG), Andrew Brown (C) Charles Starr, Craig Klatt, Michael Heath | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Norman White (PG), Gary Cranor (SG), Gary Hickman (SF), Walter Patrick (PF) Kevin Brown, Lawrence Holleman, Richard Brown, Raymond Alba | |
| 09:06 | San Francisco | Horace Huff makes the 1st free throw | 19-11 |
| 09:06 | San Francisco | Horace Huff makes the 2nd free throw | 20-11 |
| 08:44 | Santa Clara | Gary Hickman is called for traveling | 20-11 |
| Subs | San Francisco | Rudolph Flint (PF) Horace Huff | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Marc Nicholson (SF), William Watkins (C) Gary Hickman, Barry Weatherly | |
| 08:28 | San Francisco | Walter Patrick takes the ball from Andrew Brown | 20-11 |
| 08:18 | Santa Clara | Norman White misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 20-11 |
| 08:17 | Santa Clara | William Watkins tips it back up and in | 20-13 |
| 08:13 | San Francisco | San Francisco calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 20-13 |
| Subs | San Francisco | Charles Starr (PG), Craig Klatt (SG) John Turner, Ralph Keating | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Richard Brown (SF) Marc Nicholson | |
| 08:11 | San Francisco | The short jumper by Raymond Alban is denied by William Watkins | 20-13 |
| 08:09 | Santa Clara | William Watkins snags the defensive board | 20-13 |
| 07:59 | Santa Clara | Walter Patrick is hacked by Rudolph Flint - foul #1 on Rudolph Flint, team foul #6 | 20-13 |
| Subs | San Francisco | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Lawrence Holleman (PG), Dennis Fleshman (SG), Raymond Alba (PF) Norman White, Gary Cranor, Walter Patrick | |
| 07:44 | Santa Clara | William Watkins connects on the jump hook from close range set up by Lawrence Holleman and the foul's on Andrew Brown - foul #1 on Andrew Brown, team foul #7 | 20-15 |
| Subs | San Francisco | Jeffrey Schiefelbein (SF) Raymond Alban | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 07:44 | Santa Clara | William Watkins makes the free throw | 20-16 |
| 07:42 | San Francisco | Craig Klatt is fouled in the backcourt by Dennis Fleshman - foul #2 on Dennis Fleshman, team foul #7 | 20-16 |
| Subs | San Francisco | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Norman White (PG), Barry Weatherly (C) Dennis Fleshman, William Watkins | |
| 07:42 | San Francisco | Craig Klatt misses the 1st free throw | 20-16 |
| 07:42 | Santa Clara | Raymond Alba pulls down the rebound | 20-16 |
| 07:31 | Santa Clara | Richard Brown is wide open but clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 20-16 |
| 07:30 | San Francisco | Andrew Brown grabs the board | 20-16 |
| Lineup | San Francisco | PG - Charles Starr (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Craig Klatt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Schiefelbein (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rudolph Flint (tired) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Andrew Brown (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Norman White (tiring) SG - Lawrence Holleman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Brown (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Raymond Alba (fresh) C - Barry Weatherly (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:26 | San Francisco | Craig Klatt drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Charles Starr | 23-16 |
| 07:03 | Santa Clara | Richard Brown misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 23-16 |
| 07:02 | Santa Clara | Barry Weatherly grabs the offensive board | 23-16 |
| 06:56 | Santa Clara | Lawrence Holleman makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 23-18 |
| 06:44 | San Francisco | Jeffrey Schiefelbein clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-18 |
| 06:43 | San Francisco | Rudolph Flint hits the follow up shot | 25-18 |
| 06:30 | Santa Clara | Lawrence Holleman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-18 |
| Subs | San Francisco | Ralph Keating (PG), John Turner (SG), Raymond Alban (SF), Horace Huff (PF) Charles Starr, Craig Klatt, Jeffrey Schiefelbein, Rudolph Flint | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kevin Brown (PG), Gary Cranor (SG), Gary Hickman (SF), Marc Nicholson (PF), William Watkins (C) Norman White, Lawrence Holleman, Richard Brown, Raymond Alba, Barry Weatherly | |
| 06:11 | San Francisco | Ralph Keating misses the fadeaway from the right side | 25-18 |
| 06:10 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to William Watkins | 25-18 |
| 06:06 | Santa Clara | Kevin Brown is hacked by John Turner in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Turner, team foul #8 | 25-18 |
| 06:06 | Santa Clara | Kevin Brown misses the 1st free throw | 25-18 |
| 06:06 | San Francisco | Horace Huff pulls down the rebound | 25-18 |
| 06:04 | San Francisco | John Turner is hacked by Gary Cranor in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gary Cranor, team foul #8 | 25-18 |
| Subs | San Francisco | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Walter Patrick (PF) Marc Nicholson | |
| 06:04 | San Francisco | John Turner makes the 1st free throw | 26-18 |
| 06:04 | San Francisco | John Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 27-18 |
| 05:46 | Santa Clara | Gary Hickman is hacked by Raymond Alban - foul #1 on Raymond Alban, team foul #9 | 27-18 |
| Subs | San Francisco | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Norman White (PG) Kevin Brown | |
| 05:46 | Santa Clara | Gary Hickman makes the 1st free throw | 27-19 |
| 05:46 | Santa Clara | Gary Hickman makes the 2nd free throw | 27-20 |
| 05:44 | San Francisco | Ralph Keating is fouled in the backcourt by Norman White - foul #2 on Norman White, team foul #9 | 27-20 |
| Subs | San Francisco | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Lawrence Holleman (SG) Norman White | |
| 05:44 | San Francisco | Ralph Keating makes the 1st free throw | 28-20 |
| 05:44 | San Francisco | Ralph Keating makes the 2nd free throw | 29-20 |
| 05:39 | Santa Clara | John Turner is called for the reach on Lawrence Holleman in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Turner, team foul #10 | 29-20 |
| Subs | San Francisco | Craig Klatt (SG) John Turner | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Marc Nicholson (C) William Watkins | |
| 05:39 | Santa Clara | Lawrence Holleman makes the 1st free throw | 29-21 |
| 05:39 | Santa Clara | Lawrence Holleman makes the 2nd free throw | 29-22 |
| 05:36 | San Francisco | Lawrence Holleman steps in front of the Ralph Keating pass in the backcourt | 29-22 |
| 05:21 | Santa Clara | Gary Hickman misses the jumper near the basket but the foul's on Ralph Keating - foul #2 on Ralph Keating, team foul #11 | 29-22 |
| Subs | San Francisco | Charles Starr (PG), Jeffrey Schiefelbein (SF), Michael Heath (C) Ralph Keating, Raymond Alban, Andrew Brown | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 05:21 | Santa Clara | Gary Hickman misses the 1st free throw | 29-22 |
| 05:21 | Santa Clara | Gary Hickman misses the 2nd free throw | 29-22 |
| 05:21 | San Francisco | Michael Heath snags the defensive board | 29-22 |
| 05:04 | San Francisco | Charles Starr makes the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Jeffrey Schiefelbein | 31-22 |
| 04:53 | Santa Clara | Lawrence Holleman travels with the ball | 31-22 |
| Subs | San Francisco | Rudolph Flint (PF) Horace Huff | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kevin Brown (PG), Richard Brown (SG), William Watkins (C) Lawrence Holleman, Gary Cranor, Gary Hickman | |
| 04:35 | San Francisco | Craig Klatt hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 31-22 |
| 04:33 | San Francisco | Charles Starr snags the offensive board | 31-22 |
| 04:21 | San Francisco | Charles Starr blows the layup | 31-22 |
| 04:19 | Santa Clara | William Watkins grabs the defensive rebound | 31-22 |
| 04:09 | Santa Clara | Walter Patrick misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 31-22 |
| 04:08 | San Francisco | Michael Heath snags the defensive board | 31-22 |
| 04:04 | San Francisco | Charles Starr throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-22 |
| Subs | San Francisco | Raymond Alban (SF), Andrew Brown (C) Jeffrey Schiefelbein, Michael Heath | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Lawrence Holleman (PG), Gary Hickman (SF), Barry Weatherly (C) Kevin Brown, Walter Patrick, William Watkins | |
| 03:57 | Santa Clara | Richard Brown is fouled in the backcourt by Craig Klatt - foul #1 on Craig Klatt, team foul #12 | 31-22 |
| Subs | San Francisco | Thomas Stebbins (PG), Beau Pollard (SG), John Turner (SF), Horace Huff (PF) Charles Starr, Craig Klatt, Raymond Alban, Rudolph Flint | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Norman White (PG), Dennis Fleshman (SG) Lawrence Holleman, Gary Hickman | |
| 03:57 | Santa Clara | Richard Brown makes the 1st free throw | 31-23 |
| 03:57 | Santa Clara | Richard Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 31-24 |
| 03:35 | San Francisco | Horace Huff is wide open and dunks the ball set up by Thomas Stebbins | 33-24 |
| Lineup | San Francisco | PG - Thomas Stebbins (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Beau Pollard (fresh) SF - John Turner (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Horace Huff (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Brown (tired) | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Norman White (tiring) SG - Dennis Fleshman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Marc Nicholson (tiring) 4 pts. C - Barry Weatherly (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Santa Clara | Dennis Fleshman's pass is intercepted by Beau Pollard | 33-24 |
| 03:19 | San Francisco | Beau Pollard lays it up and in | 35-24 |
| 02:57 | Santa Clara | Barry Weatherly scores on a jump hook from close range set up by Norman White | 35-26 |
| 02:53 | San Francisco | Thomas Stebbins loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-26 |
| Subs | San Francisco | Raymond Alban (SF), Rudolph Flint (PF) John Turner, Horace Huff | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gary Hickman (SF), Raymond Alba (PF), William Watkins (C) Richard Brown, Marc Nicholson, Barry Weatherly | |
| 02:35 | Santa Clara | Gary Hickman lays it up and in on a nice dish by Norman White | 35-28 |
| 02:24 | San Francisco | Rudolph Flint misses short on an open jumper from the left block | 35-28 |
| 02:22 | San Francisco | Raymond Alban grabs the offensive rebound | 35-28 |
| 02:05 | San Francisco | Rudolph Flint double dribbles | 35-28 |
| Subs | San Francisco | Michael Heath (C) Andrew Brown | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Lawrence Holleman (PG), Walter Patrick (PF) Norman White, Raymond Alba | |
| 01:55 | Santa Clara | Dennis Fleshman is called for 10 seconds | 35-28 |
| Subs | San Francisco | John Turner (SF) Raymond Alban | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Barry Weatherly (C) William Watkins | |
| 01:43 | San Francisco | John Turner comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 35-28 |
| 01:42 | Santa Clara | Lawrence Holleman grabs the defensive rebound | 35-28 |
| 01:42 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 35-28 |
| Subs | San Francisco | Ralph Keating (SG), Horace Huff (PF) Beau Pollard, Rudolph Flint | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Raymond Alba (PF), Kevin Brown (C) Walter Patrick, Barry Weatherly | |
| 01:40 | Santa Clara | Gary Hickman is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gary Hickman, team foul #10 | 35-28 |
| 01:28 | San Francisco | Thomas Stebbins is hacked by Lawrence Holleman - foul #1 on Lawrence Holleman, team foul #11 | 35-28 |
| Subs | San Francisco | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Richard Brown (SF) Gary Hickman | |
| 01:28 | San Francisco | Thomas Stebbins makes the 1st free throw | 36-28 |
| 01:28 | San Francisco | Thomas Stebbins makes the 2nd free throw | 37-28 |
| 01:21 | Santa Clara | Raymond Alba misses long on an open runner near the basket | 37-28 |
| 01:20 | San Francisco | Thomas Stebbins gets the rebound | 37-28 |
| 01:16 | San Francisco | Thomas Stebbins clanks a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Richard Brown - foul #2 on Richard Brown, team foul #12 | 37-28 |
| Subs | San Francisco | Jeffrey Schiefelbein (SF) John Turner | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Norman White (PG), Gary Cranor (SG) Lawrence Holleman, Dennis Fleshman | |
| 01:16 | San Francisco | Thomas Stebbins makes the 1st free throw | 38-28 |
| 01:16 | San Francisco | Thomas Stebbins makes the 2nd free throw | 39-28 |
| 00:57 | Santa Clara | Gary Cranor comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 39-28 |
| 00:56 | San Francisco | Michael Heath gets the rebound | 39-28 |
| 00:54 | San Francisco | Jeffrey Schiefelbein loses the dribble to Norman White in the backcourt | 39-28 |
| 00:53 | Santa Clara | Richard Brown lays it up and in on a nice dish by Norman White | 39-30 |
| 00:30 | San Francisco | Thomas Stebbins misses the wide open 3 from the left corner | 39-30 |
| 00:28 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Raymond Alba | 39-30 |
| 00:03 | Santa Clara | Kevin Brown can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 39-30 |
| 00:01 | Santa Clara | Richard Brown snags the offensive board | 39-30 |
| 00:00 | Santa Clara | The clock runs out | 39-30 |