| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Francis Martucci (fresh) SG - David Adkins (fresh) SF - Steven Hulse (fresh) PF - Alan Parsons (fresh) C - Charles Clark (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Armando Cuevas (fresh) SG - Wayne Carroll (fresh) SF - Jaja Abdalla (fresh) PF - Fernando Gomez (fresh) C - Brandon McGowan (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Santa Clara | Charles Clark wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:32 | Santa Clara | Jaja Abdalla denies the turnaround by Steven Hulse | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Santa Clara | Steven Hulse pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Santa Clara | Charles Clark double dribbles | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Minnesota | Jaja Abdalla is whistled for traveling | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Santa Clara | Francis Martucci is fouled in the backcourt by Armando Cuevas - foul #1 on Armando Cuevas, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:43 | Santa Clara | David Adkins hits a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Francis Martucci | 2-0 |
| 18:26 | Minnesota | Brandon McGowan is open but misses the lay-in | 2-0 |
| 18:24 | Minnesota | Jaja Abdalla can't tip it in | 2-0 |
| 18:22 | Santa Clara | Charles Clark snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:06 | Santa Clara | Alan Parsons can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 2-0 |
| 18:04 | Santa Clara | Francis Martucci misses the tip | 2-0 |
| 18:03 | Santa Clara | Charles Clark grabs the offensive board | 2-0 |
| 17:53 | Santa Clara | David Adkins misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 17:52 | Minnesota | Brandon McGowan gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:46 | Minnesota | David Adkins is called for the reach on Wayne Carroll in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Adkins, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Walter Duke (C) Charles Clark | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 17:34 | Minnesota | Brandon McGowan knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Fernando Gomez | 2-2 |
| 17:10 | Santa Clara | Francis Martucci knocks in the floater from the free throw line | 4-2 |
| 17:03 | Minnesota | Brandon McGowan knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Wayne Carroll and the foul's on Walter Duke - foul #1 on Walter Duke, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Charles Graves (PG), Jeff Anton (SG), Preston Sims (SF), Chester Follett (PF) Francis Martucci, David Adkins, Steven Hulse, Alan Parsons | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 17:03 | Minnesota | Brandon McGowan makes the free throw | 4-5 |
| 16:46 | Santa Clara | Walter Duke blows the layup | 4-5 |
| 16:44 | Minnesota | Brandon McGowan pulls down the rebound | 4-5 |
| 16:37 | Minnesota | Fernando Gomez drills a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Armando Cuevas | 4-7 |
| 16:15 | Santa Clara | Charles Graves is hacked by Fernando Gomez - foul #1 on Fernando Gomez, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | David Adkins (SG), Charles Clark (C) Jeff Anton, Walter Duke | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Chen Chiou (C) Brandon McGowan | |
| 15:55 | Santa Clara | Chen Chiou swats the layup by Chester Follett | 4-7 |
| 15:54 | Minnesota | Wayne Carroll pulls down the rebound | 4-7 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Charles Graves (fresh) SG - David Adkins (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Preston Sims (fresh) PF - Chester Follett (fresh) C - Charles Clark (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Armando Cuevas (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Wayne Carroll (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jaja Abdalla (fairly fresh) PF - Fernando Gomez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Chen Chiou (fresh) | |
| 15:25 | Minnesota | Armando Cuevas makes the shot from the left wing set up by Jaja Abdalla | 4-9 |
| 15:11 | Santa Clara | Chester Follett hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-9 |
| 14:55 | Minnesota | Wayne Carroll makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Armando Cuevas | 7-12 |
| 14:26 | Santa Clara | David Adkins hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 7-12 |
| 14:24 | Minnesota | Chen Chiou pulls down the rebound | 7-12 |
| 14:19 | Minnesota | Jaja Abdalla is hacked by David Adkins in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Adkins, team foul #3 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Francis Martucci (PG), Jeff Anton (SG), Steven Hulse (SF), Alan Parsons (PF), Walter Duke (C) Charles Graves, David Adkins, Preston Sims, Chester Follett, Charles Clark | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Brandon McGowan (C) Chen Chiou | |
| 14:10 | Minnesota | Brandon McGowan misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 7-12 |
| 14:08 | Santa Clara | Jeff Anton gets the rebound | 7-12 |
| 13:39 | Santa Clara | Francis Martucci connects on the 3 from the right wing | 10-12 |
| 13:34 | Minnesota | Jaja Abdalla throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 10-12 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Reeder (SF), Danny Liller (PF) Jaja Abdalla, Fernando Gomez | |
| 13:29 | Santa Clara | Jeff Anton drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 13-12 |
| 13:24 | Minnesota | Wayne Carroll misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 13-12 |
| 13:22 | Minnesota | Brandon McGowan tips it in | 13-14 |
| 13:05 | Santa Clara | Steven Hulse misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 13-14 |
| 13:04 | Minnesota | Brandon McGowan snags the defensive board | 13-14 |
| 12:37 | Minnesota | Steven Hulse is called for the reach on John Reeder - foul #1 on Steven Hulse, team foul #4 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Troy Dawson (PG), Charles Graves (SG) Francis Martucci, Jeff Anton | |
| Subs | Minnesota | William Neace (SG) Wayne Carroll | |
| 12:16 | Minnesota | Brandon McGowan hits a wide open fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from John Reeder | 13-16 |
| 11:59 | Santa Clara | Steven Hulse comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 13-16 |
| 11:58 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Brandon McGowan | 13-16 |
| 11:33 | Minnesota | John Reeder can't connect on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Steven Hulse - foul #2 on Steven Hulse, team foul #5 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Francis Martucci (PG), Chester Follett (PF), Charles Clark (C) Steven Hulse, Alan Parsons, Walter Duke | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gregory Green (PG), Wayne Carroll (SG), Fernando Gomez (PF), Chen Chiou (C) Armando Cuevas, William Neace, Danny Liller, Brandon McGowan | |
| 11:33 | Minnesota | John Reeder makes the 1st free throw | 13-17 |
| 11:33 | Minnesota | John Reeder misses the 2nd free throw | 13-17 |
| 11:33 | Santa Clara | Chester Follett gets the rebound | 13-17 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Francis Martucci (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Graves (fairly fresh) SF - Troy Dawson (fresh) PF - Chester Follett (fresh) 3 pts. C - Charles Clark (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Gregory Green (fresh) SG - Wayne Carroll (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Reeder (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Fernando Gomez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Chen Chiou (fresh) | |
| 11:17 | Santa Clara | Charles Clark misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 13-17 |
| 11:16 | Minnesota | Gregory Green grabs the defensive rebound | 13-17 |
| 11:01 | Minnesota | John Reeder is whistled for a carry | 13-17 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jeff Anton (SG), Preston Sims (SF) Charles Graves, Troy Dawson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jaja Abdalla (SF) John Reeder | |
| 10:38 | Santa Clara | Jeff Anton is hacked by Wayne Carroll - foul #1 on Wayne Carroll, team foul #3 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Armando Cuevas (PG) Gregory Green | |
| 10:30 | Santa Clara | Preston Sims hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 13-17 |
| 10:29 | Santa Clara | Charles Clark pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-17 |
| 10:16 | Santa Clara | Francis Martucci hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Armando Cuevas - foul #2 on Armando Cuevas, team foul #4 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Alan Parsons (PF), Jack Castleberry (C) Chester Follett, Charles Clark | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gregory Green (PG) Armando Cuevas | |
| 10:16 | Santa Clara | Francis Martucci makes the 1st free throw | 14-17 |
| 10:16 | Santa Clara | Francis Martucci makes the 2nd free throw | 15-17 |
| 10:05 | Minnesota | Chen Chiou hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Jeff Anton - foul #1 on Jeff Anton, team foul #6 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | William Neace (SG), Brandon McGowan (C) Wayne Carroll, Fernando Gomez | |
| 10:05 | Minnesota | Chen Chiou makes the 1st free throw | 15-18 |
| 10:05 | Minnesota | Chen Chiou makes the 2nd free throw | 15-19 |
| 09:45 | Santa Clara | Francis Martucci clanks a shot from the right block | 15-19 |
| 09:43 | Minnesota | Brandon McGowan gets the rebound | 15-19 |
| 09:23 | Minnesota | Brandon McGowan connects on the open pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Chen Chiou | 15-21 |
| 09:09 | Santa Clara | Jack Castleberry knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Preston Sims | 17-21 |
| 08:54 | Minnesota | Gregory Green hits a jumper near the basket set up by Jaja Abdalla | 17-23 |
| 08:41 | Santa Clara | Alan Parsons comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 17-23 |
| 08:40 | Minnesota | Gregory Green grabs the board | 17-23 |
| 08:24 | Minnesota | Jack Castleberry is called for the reach on Brandon McGowan - foul #1 on Jack Castleberry, team foul #7 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Charles Graves (SG), Troy Dawson (SF), Chester Follett (PF), Charles Clark (C) Jeff Anton, Preston Sims, Alan Parsons, Jack Castleberry | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Wayne Carroll (SG), John Reeder (SF), Fernando Gomez (PF) William Neace, Jaja Abdalla, Chen Chiou | |
| 08:24 | Minnesota | Brandon McGowan makes the 1st free throw | 17-24 |
| 08:24 | Minnesota | Brandon McGowan makes the 2nd free throw | 17-25 |
| 08:10 | Santa Clara | Fernando Gomez blocks the short jumper by Chester Follett | 17-25 |
| 08:08 | Minnesota | John Reeder gets the rebound | 17-25 |
| 08:03 | Minnesota | Francis Martucci is called for the reach on John Reeder in the backcourt - foul #1 on Francis Martucci, team foul #8 | 17-25 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Danny Liller (C) Brandon McGowan | |
| 08:03 | Minnesota | John Reeder misses the 1st free throw | 17-25 |
| 08:03 | Santa Clara | Charles Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 17-25 |
| 07:47 | Santa Clara | Charles Clark misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Danny Liller - foul #1 on Danny Liller, team foul #5 | 17-25 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Richard Farrell (PG) Gregory Green | |
| 07:47 | Santa Clara | Charles Clark makes the 1st free throw | 18-25 |
| 07:47 | Santa Clara | Charles Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 18-25 |
| 07:47 | Minnesota | Fernando Gomez grabs the board | 18-25 |
| 07:43 | Minnesota | Troy Dawson is called for the reach on Wayne Carroll in the backcourt - foul #1 on Troy Dawson, team foul #9 | 18-25 |
| 07:43 | Minnesota | Wayne Carroll makes the 1st free throw | 18-26 |
| 07:43 | Minnesota | Wayne Carroll makes the 2nd free throw | 18-27 |
| 07:18 | Santa Clara | Troy Dawson knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline | 20-27 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Francis Martucci (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Graves (fresh) SF - Troy Dawson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Chester Follett (fresh) 3 pts. C - Charles Clark (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Richard Farrell (fresh) SG - Wayne Carroll (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Reeder (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Fernando Gomez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Danny Liller (fresh) | |
| 07:14 | Minnesota | Francis Martucci steals the ball from Danny Liller in the backcourt | 20-27 |
| 07:12 | Santa Clara | Charles Graves blows the layup | 20-27 |
| 07:10 | Minnesota | Fernando Gomez gets the rebound | 20-27 |
| 06:46 | Minnesota | Richard Farrell is hacked by Troy Dawson - foul #2 on Troy Dawson, team foul #10 | 20-27 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Preston Sims (SF), Alan Parsons (PF), Walter Duke (C) Troy Dawson, Chester Follett, Charles Clark | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jaja Abdalla (SF), Brandon McGowan (C) John Reeder, Fernando Gomez | |
| 06:46 | Minnesota | Richard Farrell makes the 1st free throw | 20-28 |
| 06:46 | Minnesota | Richard Farrell makes the 2nd free throw | 20-29 |
| 06:32 | Santa Clara | Walter Duke can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 20-29 |
| 06:31 | Santa Clara | Preston Sims tips it in | 22-29 |
| 06:11 | Minnesota | Jaja Abdalla drills a shot from the right block | 22-31 |
| 05:50 | Santa Clara | Preston Sims is called for traveling | 22-31 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gregory Green (PG), William Neace (SG), Fernando Gomez (PF), Chen Chiou (C) Richard Farrell, Wayne Carroll, Danny Liller, Brandon McGowan | |
| 05:27 | Minnesota | Fernando Gomez is open but comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 22-31 |
| 05:25 | Santa Clara | Walter Duke gets the rebound | 22-31 |
| 05:23 | Santa Clara | Francis Martucci double dribbles in the backcourt | 22-31 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jeff Anton (SG) Francis Martucci | |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Reeder (SF) Jaja Abdalla | |
| 05:11 | Minnesota | John Reeder clanks a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Alan Parsons - foul #1 on Alan Parsons, team foul #11 | 22-31 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Chester Follett (PF) Alan Parsons | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 05:11 | Minnesota | John Reeder makes the 1st free throw | 22-32 |
| 05:11 | Minnesota | John Reeder makes the 2nd free throw | 22-33 |
| 04:56 | Santa Clara | Chen Chiou takes the ball from Chester Follett | 22-33 |
| 04:50 | Minnesota | Charles Graves steals the ball from John Reeder in the backcourt | 22-33 |
| 04:49 | Santa Clara | Jeff Anton blows the dunk | 22-33 |
| 04:48 | Minnesota | Fernando Gomez snags the defensive board | 22-33 |
| 04:44 | Minnesota | Gregory Green misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 22-33 |
| 04:42 | Santa Clara | Preston Sims pulls down the rebound | 22-33 |
| 04:32 | Santa Clara | Gregory Green picks off the pass by Walter Duke | 22-33 |
| 04:19 | Minnesota | Gregory Green hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 22-33 |
| 04:18 | Minnesota | The offensive rebound goes to Chen Chiou | 22-33 |
| 04:04 | Minnesota | William Neace is hacked by Jeff Anton - foul #2 on Jeff Anton, team foul #12 | 22-33 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Francis Martucci (PG), Alan Parsons (PF), Charles Clark (C) Jeff Anton, Chester Follett, Walter Duke | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jaja Abdalla (SF), Brandon McGowan (C) John Reeder, Fernando Gomez | |
| 04:04 | Minnesota | William Neace makes the 1st free throw | 22-34 |
| 04:04 | Minnesota | William Neace makes the 2nd free throw | 22-35 |
| 03:41 | Santa Clara | William Neace steps in front of the Charles Graves pass | 22-35 |
| 03:27 | Minnesota | The short jumper by Brandon McGowan is denied by Charles Clark | 22-35 |
| 03:26 | Minnesota | Brandon McGowan tips it back up and in | 22-37 |
| 03:04 | Santa Clara | Francis Martucci splits the doubleteam but misses short on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Jaja Abdalla - foul #1 on Jaja Abdalla, team foul #6 | 22-37 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | David Adkins (SG), Steven Hulse (SF), Jack Castleberry (C) Charles Graves, Preston Sims, Charles Clark | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Armando Cuevas (PG), Wayne Carroll (SG), Danny Liller (PF) Gregory Green, William Neace, Chen Chiou | |
| 03:04 | Santa Clara | Francis Martucci makes the 1st free throw | 23-37 |
| 03:04 | Santa Clara | Francis Martucci makes the 2nd free throw | 24-37 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Francis Martucci (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Adkins (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steven Hulse (fresh) PF - Alan Parsons (tiring) C - Jack Castleberry (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Armando Cuevas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wayne Carroll (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jaja Abdalla (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Danny Liller (fresh) C - Brandon McGowan (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:00 | Minnesota | Armando Cuevas is fouled in the backcourt by Francis Martucci - foul #2 on Francis Martucci, team foul #13 | 24-37 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Troy Dawson (PG) Francis Martucci | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 03:00 | Minnesota | Armando Cuevas makes the 1st free throw | 24-38 |
| 03:00 | Minnesota | Armando Cuevas makes the 2nd free throw | 24-39 |
| 02:39 | Santa Clara | Armando Cuevas steals the ball from Steven Hulse | 24-39 |
| 02:30 | Minnesota | Wayne Carroll misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 24-39 |
| 02:28 | Santa Clara | Steven Hulse gets the rebound | 24-39 |
| 02:12 | Santa Clara | Steven Hulse knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-39 |
| 02:02 | Minnesota | Danny Liller misses short on a jumper from the right block | 27-39 |
| 02:00 | Santa Clara | Steven Hulse gets the rebound | 27-39 |
| 01:36 | Santa Clara | Jack Castleberry comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 27-39 |
| 01:34 | Santa Clara | David Adkins tips it back up and in | 29-39 |
| 01:06 | Minnesota | Jaja Abdalla comes up short on the shot from the left block but he's hacked by Jack Castleberry - foul #2 on Jack Castleberry, team foul #14 | 29-39 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jeff Anton (PG), Chester Follett (PF), Charles Clark (C) Troy Dawson, Alan Parsons, Jack Castleberry | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Fernando Gomez (PF), Chen Chiou (C) Danny Liller, Brandon McGowan | |
| 01:06 | Minnesota | Jaja Abdalla misses the 1st free throw | 29-39 |
| 01:06 | Minnesota | Jaja Abdalla makes the 2nd free throw | 29-40 |
| 00:46 | Santa Clara | Charles Clark loses the ball out of bounds | 29-40 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Reeder (SF) Jaja Abdalla | |
| 00:32 | Minnesota | Chen Chiou is fouled on the floor by Charles Clark - foul #1 on Charles Clark, team foul #15 | 29-40 |
| 00:32 | Minnesota | Chen Chiou misses the 1st free throw | 29-40 |
| 00:32 | Minnesota | Chen Chiou misses the 2nd free throw | 29-40 |
| 00:32 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Chester Follett | 29-40 |
| 00:07 | Santa Clara | Fernando Gomez takes the ball from Chester Follett | 29-40 |
| 00:02 | Minnesota | John Reeder buries a turnaround from the baseline | 29-42 |
| 00:00 | Santa Clara | Steven Hulse can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 29-42 |