| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - William Jackson (fresh) SG - Terry Sauve (fresh) SF - Manuel Erwin (fresh) PF - John Hinton (fresh) C - David McGahan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Stephen Holly (fresh) SG - Allen Henkle (fresh) SF - Loren Pedersen (fresh) PF - Jacob Giddens (fresh) C - Rodolfo Davila (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | David McGahan wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:41 | Mississippi Valley St. | Terry Sauve hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Rodolfo Davila | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Santa Clara | William Jackson is called for the reach on Stephen Holly in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Jackson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Santa Clara | Stephen Holly misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Santa Clara | Rodolfo Davila snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Santa Clara | Stephen Holly can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Santa Clara | Rodolfo Davila tips it but misses | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Mississippi Valley St. | Terry Sauve pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Mississippi Valley St. | Manuel Erwin clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | Santa Clara | Rodolfo Davila pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:50 | Santa Clara | Allen Henkle loses the dribble to John Hinton | 0-0 |
| 18:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Rodolfo Davila is called for the reach on William Jackson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Rodolfo Davila, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:36 | Mississippi Valley St. | Rodolfo Davila is called for the reach on David McGahan - foul #2 on Rodolfo Davila, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Daniel Perrone (C) Rodolfo Davila | |
| 18:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | Manuel Erwin comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 18:20 | Santa Clara | Jacob Giddens gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:15 | Santa Clara | Stephen Holly comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 18:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | David McGahan pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:10 | Mississippi Valley St. | Daniel Perrone is called for the reach on David McGahan - foul #1 on Daniel Perrone, team foul #3 | 0-0 |
| 18:01 | Mississippi Valley St. | Manuel Erwin connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 17:45 | Santa Clara | Stephen Holly misses long on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on William Jackson - foul #2 on William Jackson, team foul #2 | 3-0 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Nathan Luke (PG), John Morlan (SG), Jan Rodgers (SF), Earl Cooper (PF), David Robison (C) William Jackson, Terry Sauve, Manuel Erwin, John Hinton, David McGahan | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Christopher Gross (SG), Clifford Oakes (SF), Nelson Cantwell (C) Allen Henkle, Loren Pedersen, Jacob Giddens | |
| 17:45 | Santa Clara | Stephen Holly makes the 1st free throw | 3-1 |
| 17:45 | Santa Clara | Stephen Holly makes the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 17:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Morlan hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Nathan Luke | 5-2 |
| 17:32 | Santa Clara | Nathan Luke steals the ball from Christopher Gross in the backcourt | 5-2 |
| 17:10 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jan Rodgers misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 5-2 |
| 17:09 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Morlan grabs the offensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 16:59 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jan Rodgers hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 5-2 |
| 16:57 | Santa Clara | Daniel Perrone pulls down the rebound | 5-2 |
| 16:41 | Santa Clara | Daniel Perrone is hacked by Earl Cooper - foul #1 on Earl Cooper, team foul #3 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Terry Sauve (SG), David Jacoby (SF), John Hinton (PF), Daniel Flood (C) John Morlan, Jan Rodgers, Earl Cooper, David Robison | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Timothy Hartle (PG), Daniel Niemann (SG), Thomas Ray (SF), Jacob Giddens (PF) Stephen Holly, Christopher Gross, Clifford Oakes, Nelson Cantwell | |
| 16:25 | Santa Clara | Daniel Niemann misses short on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Daniel Flood - foul #1 on Daniel Flood, team foul #4 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Allen Henkle (SG) Timothy Hartle | |
| 16:25 | Santa Clara | Daniel Niemann makes the 1st free throw | 5-3 |
| 16:25 | Santa Clara | Daniel Niemann makes the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 16:12 | Mississippi Valley St. | Nathan Luke misses long on an open fadeaway from the right wing | 5-4 |
| 16:11 | Mississippi Valley St. | Nathan Luke tips it home | 7-4 |
| 16:00 | Santa Clara | Daniel Perrone misses badly on the uncontested floater from close range | 7-4 |
| 15:58 | Santa Clara | Daniel Perrone misses the tip | 7-4 |
| 15:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Daniel Flood | 7-4 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Nathan Luke (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Sauve (fairly fresh) SF - David Jacoby (fresh) PF - John Hinton (fairly fresh) C - Daniel Flood (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Daniel Niemann (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Allen Henkle (fresh) SF - Thomas Ray (fresh) PF - Jacob Giddens (fairly fresh) C - Daniel Perrone (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:53 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Jacoby's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-4 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Manuel Erwin (SF) Terry Sauve | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Loren Pedersen (SF) Thomas Ray | |
| 15:33 | Santa Clara | Loren Pedersen misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Manuel Erwin - foul #1 on Manuel Erwin, team foul #5 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Terry Sauve (SG), David Robison (C) David Jacoby, Daniel Flood | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Timothy Hartle (PG), Clifford Oakes (PF), Nelson Cantwell (C) Daniel Niemann, Jacob Giddens, Daniel Perrone | |
| 15:33 | Santa Clara | Loren Pedersen makes the 1st free throw | 7-5 |
| 15:33 | Santa Clara | Loren Pedersen misses the 2nd free throw | 7-5 |
| 15:33 | Santa Clara | Nelson Cantwell pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-5 |
| 15:20 | Santa Clara | Manuel Erwin takes the ball from Loren Pedersen | 7-5 |
| 15:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | Terry Sauve comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 7-5 |
| 15:12 | Santa Clara | Allen Henkle pulls down the rebound | 7-5 |
| 14:53 | Santa Clara | Clifford Oakes misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 7-5 |
| 14:51 | Santa Clara | Nelson Cantwell can't tip it in | 7-5 |
| 14:50 | Santa Clara | Clifford Oakes tips it home | 7-7 |
| 14:48 | Mississippi Valley St. | Terry Sauve is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 7-7 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | John Morlan (SG), Jan Rodgers (SF), Earl Cooper (PF), David McGahan (C) Terry Sauve, Manuel Erwin, John Hinton, David Robison | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Christopher Gross (SG), Thomas Ray (SF), Jacob Giddens (PF), Daniel Perrone (C) Allen Henkle, Loren Pedersen, Clifford Oakes, Nelson Cantwell | |
| 14:30 | Santa Clara | Timothy Hartle misses the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Jan Rodgers - foul #1 on Jan Rodgers, team foul #6 | 7-7 |
| 14:30 | Santa Clara | Timothy Hartle makes the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 14:30 | Santa Clara | Timothy Hartle makes the 2nd free throw | 7-9 |
| 14:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jan Rodgers misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Thomas Ray - foul #1 on Thomas Ray, team foul #4 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | David Jacoby (SG) John Morlan | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Daniel Niemann (PG), Allen Henkle (SG), Loren Pedersen (SF) Timothy Hartle, Christopher Gross, Thomas Ray | |
| 14:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jan Rodgers makes the 1st free throw | 8-9 |
| 14:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jan Rodgers makes the 2nd free throw | 9-9 |
| 13:52 | Santa Clara | Daniel Niemann banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Allen Henkle | 9-11 |
| 13:44 | Mississippi Valley St. | Allen Henkle is called for the reach on David Jacoby - foul #1 on Allen Henkle, team foul #5 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Terry Sauve (PG), Manuel Erwin (SF), Daniel Flood (PF), David Robison (C) Nathan Luke, Jan Rodgers, Earl Cooper, David McGahan | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Clifford Oakes (SF), Nelson Cantwell (C) Loren Pedersen, Daniel Perrone | |
| 13:28 | Mississippi Valley St. | Daniel Flood connects on the floater from the right side set up by Terry Sauve and he's fouled by Jacob Giddens - foul #1 on Jacob Giddens, team foul #6 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | John Morlan (SG) David Jacoby | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Stephen Holly (PG) Daniel Niemann | |
| 13:28 | Mississippi Valley St. | Daniel Flood makes the free throw | 12-11 |
| 13:01 | Santa Clara | Jacob Giddens is fouled on the floor by Daniel Flood - foul #2 on Daniel Flood, team foul #7 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Nathan Luke (PG), John Hinton (PF), David McGahan (C) John Morlan, Daniel Flood, David Robison | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Thomas Ray (SG), Loren Pedersen (SF) Allen Henkle, Clifford Oakes | |
| 13:01 | Santa Clara | Jacob Giddens makes the 1st free throw | 12-12 |
| 13:01 | Santa Clara | Jacob Giddens makes the 2nd free throw | 12-13 |
| 12:49 | Mississippi Valley St. | Terry Sauve buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 15-13 |
| 12:29 | Santa Clara | Loren Pedersen misses short on a shot in the lane | 15-13 |
| 12:27 | Mississippi Valley St. | Manuel Erwin grabs the defensive rebound | 15-13 |
| 12:20 | Mississippi Valley St. | Terry Sauve is hacked by Loren Pedersen - foul #1 on Loren Pedersen, team foul #7 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | David Jacoby (SG), Jan Rodgers (SF) Nathan Luke, Manuel Erwin | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Daniel Niemann (PG), Christopher Gross (SG), Clifford Oakes (PF), Daniel Perrone (C) Stephen Holly, Thomas Ray, Jacob Giddens, Nelson Cantwell | |
| 12:20 | Mississippi Valley St. | Terry Sauve makes the 1st free throw | 16-13 |
| 12:20 | Mississippi Valley St. | Terry Sauve misses the 2nd free throw | 16-13 |
| 12:20 | Mississippi Valley St. | David McGahan grabs the offensive board | 16-13 |
| 12:06 | Mississippi Valley St. | David McGahan clanks a floater in the paint | 16-13 |
| 12:04 | Santa Clara | Clifford Oakes snags the defensive board | 16-13 |
| 12:00 | Santa Clara | Christopher Gross is hacked by John Hinton in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Hinton, team foul #8 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Earl Cooper (PF), David Robison (C) John Hinton, David McGahan | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 12:00 | Santa Clara | Christopher Gross makes the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 12:00 | Santa Clara | Christopher Gross makes the 2nd free throw | 16-15 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Terry Sauve (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Jacoby (fresh) SF - Jan Rodgers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Earl Cooper (fresh) C - David Robison (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Daniel Niemann (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Christopher Gross (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Loren Pedersen (tiring) 1 pts. PF - Clifford Oakes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Perrone (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Earl Cooper clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 16-15 |
| 11:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Jacoby can't tip it in | 16-15 |
| 11:44 | Santa Clara | Daniel Niemann pulls down the rebound | 16-15 |
| 11:25 | Santa Clara | Daniel Perrone lays it in | 16-17 |
| 11:15 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jan Rodgers misses the lay-in | 16-17 |
| 11:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | Earl Cooper grabs the offensive rebound | 16-17 |
| 10:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Jacoby clanks a floater near the basket | 16-17 |
| 10:56 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Daniel Perrone | 16-17 |
| 10:31 | Santa Clara | Daniel Niemann connects on the open 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Loren Pedersen | 16-20 |
| 10:25 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jan Rodgers loses the ball out of bounds | 16-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Nathan Luke (PG), John Morlan (SG), Manuel Erwin (SF), John Hinton (PF), David McGahan (C) Terry Sauve, David Jacoby, Jan Rodgers, Earl Cooper, David Robison | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Stephen Holly (PG), Allen Henkle (SG), Thomas Ray (SF), Jacob Giddens (PF), Nelson Cantwell (C) Daniel Niemann, Christopher Gross, Loren Pedersen, Clifford Oakes, Daniel Perrone | |
| 10:10 | Santa Clara | Jacob Giddens lays it in set up by Allen Henkle | 16-22 |
| 10:04 | Mississippi Valley St. | Nathan Luke misses long on an open shot from the left wing | 16-22 |
| 10:02 | Santa Clara | Jacob Giddens grabs the defensive rebound | 16-22 |
| 09:56 | Santa Clara | Thomas Ray knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Stephen Holly | 16-24 |
| 09:40 | Mississippi Valley St. | Manuel Erwin makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 19-24 |
| 09:21 | Santa Clara | David McGahan takes the ball from Nelson Cantwell | 19-24 |
| 09:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | Nathan Luke clanks a turnaround from close range | 19-24 |
| 09:12 | Santa Clara | Jacob Giddens snags the defensive board | 19-24 |
| 08:58 | Santa Clara | Stephen Holly scores on a floater from the free throw line | 19-26 |
| 08:55 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Hinton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Terry Sauve (SG), David Robison (C) John Morlan, David McGahan | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Timothy Hartle (PG), Clifford Oakes (SF), Daniel Perrone (C) Stephen Holly, Thomas Ray, Nelson Cantwell | |
| 08:30 | Santa Clara | Clifford Oakes drills a jump hook from the baseline and he's fouled by Terry Sauve - foul #1 on Terry Sauve, team foul #9 | 19-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Jan Rodgers (SF), Earl Cooper (PF) Manuel Erwin, John Hinton | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Nelson Cantwell (C) Jacob Giddens | |
| 08:30 | Santa Clara | Clifford Oakes makes the free throw | 19-29 |
| 08:28 | Mississippi Valley St. | Nathan Luke's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-29 |
| 08:11 | Santa Clara | Daniel Perrone is hacked by Earl Cooper - foul #2 on Earl Cooper, team foul #10 | 19-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | John Hinton (PF) Earl Cooper | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Stephen Holly (PG) Timothy Hartle | |
| 08:11 | Santa Clara | Daniel Perrone makes the 1st free throw | 19-30 |
| 08:11 | Santa Clara | Daniel Perrone makes the 2nd free throw | 19-31 |
| 07:59 | Mississippi Valley St. | A charge is called on David Robison - foul #1 on David Robison, team foul #11 | 19-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | John Morlan (SG) Terry Sauve | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Christopher Gross (SG), Loren Pedersen (SF) Allen Henkle, Clifford Oakes | |
| 07:56 | Santa Clara | Nathan Luke is called for the reach on Stephen Holly in the backcourt - foul #1 on Nathan Luke, team foul #12 | 19-31 |
| 07:56 | Santa Clara | Stephen Holly misses the 1st free throw | 19-31 |
| 07:56 | Santa Clara | Stephen Holly makes the 2nd free throw | 19-32 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Nathan Luke (tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Morlan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jan Rodgers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Hinton (tiring) C - David Robison (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Stephen Holly (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Gross (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Loren Pedersen (tiring) 1 pts. PF - Daniel Perrone (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Nelson Cantwell (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Morlan connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Nathan Luke | 21-32 |
| 07:37 | Santa Clara | John Morlan picks off the pass by Loren Pedersen in the backcourt | 21-32 |
| 07:35 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Morlan lays it up and in | 23-32 |
| 07:23 | Santa Clara | Daniel Perrone hits a runner from the left block | 23-34 |
| 07:10 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Robison hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 23-34 |
| 07:09 | Santa Clara | Nelson Cantwell gets the rebound | 23-34 |
| 07:07 | Santa Clara | Loren Pedersen is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Loren Pedersen, team foul #8 | 23-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Terry Sauve (PG), David Jacoby (SG), Manuel Erwin (SF), David McGahan (C) Nathan Luke, John Morlan, Jan Rodgers, David Robison | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Daniel Niemann (PG), Allen Henkle (SG), Clifford Oakes (SF), Jacob Giddens (PF) Stephen Holly, Christopher Gross, Loren Pedersen, Nelson Cantwell | |
| 06:49 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Jacoby comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Daniel Niemann - foul #1 on Daniel Niemann, team foul #9 | 23-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Timothy Hartle (PG) Allen Henkle | |
| 06:49 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Jacoby makes the 1st free throw | 24-34 |
| 06:49 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Jacoby misses the 2nd free throw | 24-34 |
| 06:49 | Santa Clara | Jacob Giddens grabs the defensive rebound | 24-34 |
| 06:47 | Santa Clara | Terry Sauve steals it from Timothy Hartle in the backcourt | 24-34 |
| 06:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | Terry Sauve lays it up and in | 26-34 |
| 06:35 | Santa Clara | Jacob Giddens misses the floater from the left wing | 26-34 |
| 06:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to David McGahan | 26-34 |
| 06:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | Manuel Erwin is hacked by Daniel Niemann in the backcourt - foul #2 on Daniel Niemann, team foul #10 | 26-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | William Jackson (PG), Earl Cooper (PF), Daniel Flood (C) David Jacoby, John Hinton, David McGahan | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Allen Henkle (SG), Nelson Cantwell (C) Daniel Niemann, Daniel Perrone | |
| 06:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | Manuel Erwin makes the 1st free throw | 27-34 |
| 06:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | Manuel Erwin makes the 2nd free throw | 28-34 |
| 06:22 | Santa Clara | Clifford Oakes can't connect on a floater from close range | 28-34 |
| 06:21 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Earl Cooper | 28-34 |
| 06:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | Allen Henkle is called for the reach on Terry Sauve - foul #2 on Allen Henkle, team foul #11 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Stephen Holly (PG), Christopher Gross (SG) Timothy Hartle, Allen Henkle | |
| 06:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | Terry Sauve makes the 1st free throw | 29-34 |
| 06:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | Terry Sauve makes the 2nd free throw | 30-34 |
| 05:57 | Santa Clara | Nelson Cantwell hits a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Clifford Oakes and he's fouled by Daniel Flood - foul #3 on Daniel Flood, team foul #13 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | John Morlan (SG), Jan Rodgers (SF), David McGahan (C) Terry Sauve, Manuel Erwin, Daniel Flood | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 05:57 | Santa Clara | Nelson Cantwell makes the free throw | 30-37 |
| 05:44 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Jackson misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-37 |
| 05:43 | Santa Clara | Christopher Gross snags the defensive board | 30-37 |
| 05:27 | Santa Clara | Earl Cooper swats the shot by Jacob Giddens | 30-37 |
| 05:25 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Morlan gets the rebound | 30-37 |
| 05:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | Earl Cooper is hacked by Clifford Oakes in the backcourt - foul #1 on Clifford Oakes, team foul #12 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | David Jacoby (SG), Manuel Erwin (SF), David Robison (C) John Morlan, Jan Rodgers, David McGahan | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Thomas Ray (SF), Daniel Perrone (C) Clifford Oakes, Nelson Cantwell | |
| 05:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | Earl Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 31-37 |
| 05:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | Earl Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 32-37 |
| 05:02 | Santa Clara | Stephen Holly clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 32-37 |
| 05:01 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Robison gets the rebound | 32-37 |
| 04:56 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Jackson misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 32-37 |
| 04:54 | Mississippi Valley St. | Earl Cooper grabs the offensive rebound | 32-37 |
| 04:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Robison drills a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Manuel Erwin and he's hacked by Daniel Perrone - foul #2 on Daniel Perrone, team foul #13 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Terry Sauve (SG), Jan Rodgers (SF), John Hinton (PF) David Jacoby, Manuel Erwin, Earl Cooper | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Timothy Hartle (PG), Clifford Oakes (SF), Nelson Cantwell (C) Stephen Holly, Christopher Gross, Daniel Perrone | |
| 04:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Robison makes the free throw | 35-37 |
| 04:24 | Santa Clara | Timothy Hartle can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-37 |
| 04:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Hinton gets the rebound | 35-37 |
| 04:20 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jan Rodgers is fouled in the backcourt by Timothy Hartle - foul #1 on Timothy Hartle, team foul #14 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | David McGahan (C) David Robison | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Christopher Gross (SG) Jacob Giddens | |
| 04:20 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jan Rodgers makes the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 04:20 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jan Rodgers misses the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 04:20 | Santa Clara | Nelson Cantwell gets the rebound | 36-37 |
| 04:15 | Santa Clara | Timothy Hartle clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 36-37 |
| 04:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Hinton grabs the board | 36-37 |
| 04:08 | Mississippi Valley St. | David McGahan can't connect on a runner in the lane | 36-37 |
| 04:07 | Santa Clara | Nelson Cantwell grabs the defensive rebound | 36-37 |
| 04:07 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 36-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | David Jacoby (SF) Jan Rodgers | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Stephen Holly (PG) Timothy Hartle | |
| 03:53 | Santa Clara | Thomas Ray misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 36-37 |
| 03:51 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Hinton pulls down the rebound | 36-37 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - William Jackson (tiring) SG - Terry Sauve (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Jacoby (fresh) 1 pts. PF - John Hinton (tiring) 3 reb. C - David McGahan (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Stephen Holly (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Gross (tired) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Ray (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clifford Oakes (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Nelson Cantwell (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:48 | Mississippi Valley St. | Terry Sauve is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Gross - foul #1 on Christopher Gross, team foul #15 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Earl Cooper (PF) John Hinton | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Daniel Niemann (PG), Allen Henkle (SG), Loren Pedersen (SF), Daniel Perrone (PF), Rodolfo Davila (C) Stephen Holly, Christopher Gross, Thomas Ray, Clifford Oakes, Nelson Cantwell | |
| 03:48 | Mississippi Valley St. | Terry Sauve makes the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 03:48 | Mississippi Valley St. | Terry Sauve misses the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 03:48 | Mississippi Valley St. | Earl Cooper snags the offensive board | 37-37 |
| 03:38 | Mississippi Valley St. | Terry Sauve misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-37 |
| 03:37 | Santa Clara | Rodolfo Davila grabs the defensive rebound | 37-37 |
| 03:24 | Santa Clara | Daniel Perrone misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 37-37 |
| 03:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | Terry Sauve grabs the board | 37-37 |
| 03:15 | Mississippi Valley St. | Earl Cooper misses the floater in the paint but the foul's on Daniel Perrone - foul #3 on Daniel Perrone, team foul #16 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Nathan Luke (PG), John Morlan (SG), Manuel Erwin (SF), David Robison (C) William Jackson, Terry Sauve, David Jacoby, David McGahan | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Clifford Oakes (PF) Daniel Perrone | |
| 03:15 | Mississippi Valley St. | Earl Cooper misses the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 03:15 | Mississippi Valley St. | Earl Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 02:53 | Santa Clara | Loren Pedersen makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Clifford Oakes | 38-39 |
| 02:49 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Morlan misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 38-39 |
| 02:48 | Santa Clara | Loren Pedersen snags the defensive board | 38-39 |
| 02:35 | Santa Clara | David Robison swats the layup by Rodolfo Davila | 38-39 |
| 02:34 | Santa Clara | Allen Henkle grabs the offensive board | 38-39 |
| 02:14 | Santa Clara | Daniel Niemann banks in the layup set up by Allen Henkle | 38-41 |
| 02:11 | Mississippi Valley St. | Nathan Luke's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | William Jackson (PG), David Jacoby (SG), Jan Rodgers (SF), John Hinton (PF) Nathan Luke, John Morlan, Manuel Erwin, Earl Cooper | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Timothy Hartle (PG), Jacob Giddens (PF) Daniel Niemann, Clifford Oakes | |
| 02:05 | Santa Clara | Allen Henkle's floater is tipped away by John Hinton | 38-41 |
| 02:04 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Robison pulls down the rebound | 38-41 |
| 02:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Jacoby is called for traveling | 38-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | David McGahan (C) David Robison | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 01:53 | Santa Clara | David Jacoby takes the ball from Timothy Hartle in the backcourt | 38-41 |
| 01:40 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Jackson is open and buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-41 |
| 01:23 | Santa Clara | Jan Rodgers steals it from Rodolfo Davila | 41-41 |
| 01:15 | Mississippi Valley St. | David McGahan lays it in set up by William Jackson | 43-41 |
| 00:52 | Santa Clara | Timothy Hartle scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-44 |
| 00:38 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Jackson clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 43-44 |
| 00:37 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jan Rodgers can't tip it in | 43-44 |
| 00:36 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Hinton tips it in | 45-44 |
| 00:16 | Santa Clara | A charge is called on Loren Pedersen - foul #3 on Loren Pedersen, team foul #17 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Nathan Luke (PG), Terry Sauve (SG), Manuel Erwin (SF), David Robison (C) William Jackson, David Jacoby, Jan Rodgers, David McGahan | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Stephen Holly (PG), Daniel Niemann (SG), Thomas Ray (SF), Nelson Cantwell (PF) Timothy Hartle, Allen Henkle, Loren Pedersen, Jacob Giddens | |
| 00:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | Stephen Holly is called for the reach on Nathan Luke - foul #1 on Stephen Holly, team foul #18 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Earl Cooper (PF) John Hinton | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Clifford Oakes (PF) Rodolfo Davila | |
| 00:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | Nathan Luke makes the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | Nathan Luke makes the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 00:01 | Santa Clara | Thomas Ray jams the wide open dunk | 47-46 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Manuel Erwin misses long on a fullcourt shot | 47-46 |