| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Robert Sadolsky (fresh) 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Alva Dobrowski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Metcalf (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Michael Ostrom (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Norman White (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Gary Cranor (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gary Hickman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Walter Patrick (fresh) 4 pts. C - Barry Weatherly (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Boise State | David Metcalf inbounds the ball | 37-31 |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:50 | Boise State | Gary Hickman steals the ball from Michael Ostrom | 37-31 |
| 19:47 | Santa Clara | Norman White hits the finger roll on a great pass from Gary Hickman | 37-33 |
| 19:44 | Boise State | Robert Sadolsky is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Cranor - foul #2 on Gary Cranor, team foul #1 | 37-33 |
| 19:26 | Boise State | Michael Ostrom misses short on an open 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-33 |
| 19:25 | Boise State | Michael Ostrom grabs the offensive board | 37-33 |
| 19:06 | Boise State | Gary Hickman picks off the pass by Richard Moore | 37-33 |
| 18:49 | Santa Clara | Gary Hickman makes the turnaround from the right block | 37-35 |
| 18:32 | Boise State | Michael Ostrom knocks in the turnaround from the right block set up by Robert Sadolsky and the foul's on Gary Hickman - foul #1 on Gary Hickman, team foul #2 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Lawrence Holleman (SG), Richard Brown (SF), Marc Nicholson (PF), William Watkins (C) Gary Cranor, Gary Hickman, Walter Patrick, Barry Weatherly | |
| 18:32 | Boise State | Michael Ostrom makes the free throw | 40-35 |
| 18:22 | Santa Clara | David Metcalf steps in front of the Norman White pass | 40-35 |
| 18:11 | Boise State | Michael Ostrom comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 40-35 |
| 18:09 | Boise State | Alva Dobrowski gets the offensive rebound | 40-35 |
| 17:55 | Boise State | Alva Dobrowski blows the layup | 40-35 |
| 17:54 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Marc Nicholson | 40-35 |
| 17:50 | Santa Clara | Norman White misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-35 |
| 17:48 | Boise State | Alva Dobrowski gets the rebound | 40-35 |
| 17:43 | Boise State | Alva Dobrowski misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Lawrence Holleman - foul #3 on Lawrence Holleman, team foul #3 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Boise State | Thomas Bloomquist (PG), Thomas Hurt (SF), Anthony Classen (PF), Richard Gibson (C) Robert Sadolsky, David Metcalf, Michael Ostrom, Richard Moore | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kevin Brown (PG), Raymond Alba (PF) Norman White, Lawrence Holleman | |
| 17:43 | Boise State | Alva Dobrowski makes the 1st free throw | 41-35 |
| 17:43 | Boise State | Alva Dobrowski makes the 2nd free throw | 42-35 |
| 17:24 | Santa Clara | William Watkins scores on a floater in the lane | 42-37 |
| 17:22 | Boise State | Kevin Brown steps in front of the Thomas Bloomquist pass in the backcourt | 42-37 |
| 17:04 | Santa Clara | Kevin Brown clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-37 |
| 17:03 | Boise State | Anthony Classen snags the defensive board | 42-37 |
| 17:01 | Boise State | Richard Brown is called for the reach on Alva Dobrowski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Brown, team foul #4 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Boise State | Gustavo Bianchi (SG) Alva Dobrowski | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gary Hickman (SF), Barry Weatherly (C) Marc Nicholson, William Watkins | |
| 16:46 | Boise State | Thomas Hurt can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-37 |
| 16:45 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Kevin Brown | 42-37 |
| 16:22 | Santa Clara | Richard Brown comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-37 |
| 16:20 | Santa Clara | Kevin Brown hits the follow up shot | 42-39 |
| 15:51 | Boise State | Thomas Hurt is by himself and knocks in the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Anthony Classen | 44-39 |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Thomas Bloomquist (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Gustavo Bianchi (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Thomas Hurt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Classen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Richard Gibson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Kevin Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - Richard Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gary Hickman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 stl. PF - Raymond Alba (fairly fresh) C - Barry Weatherly (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Santa Clara | Gary Hickman comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 44-39 |
| 15:26 | Boise State | Gustavo Bianchi grabs the board | 44-39 |
| 15:20 | Boise State | Anthony Classen is fouled on the floor by Raymond Alba - foul #3 on Raymond Alba, team foul #5 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Boise State | Robert Sadolsky (PG), Alva Dobrowski (SG), David Metcalf (SF), Michael Ostrom (PF), Richard Moore (C) Thomas Bloomquist, Gustavo Bianchi, Thomas Hurt, Anthony Classen, Richard Gibson | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Norman White (PG), Dennis Fleshman (SG), Marc Nicholson (SF), Walter Patrick (PF), William Watkins (C) Kevin Brown, Richard Brown, Gary Hickman, Raymond Alba, Barry Weatherly | |
| 14:58 | Boise State | David Metcalf throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-39 |
| 14:40 | Santa Clara | Michael Ostrom is called for the reach on Norman White - foul #2 on Michael Ostrom, team foul #1 | 44-39 |
| 14:25 | Santa Clara | Dennis Fleshman misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-39 |
| 14:24 | Boise State | Richard Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 44-39 |
| 14:20 | Boise State | Alva Dobrowski connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Sadolsky | 46-39 |
| 14:05 | Santa Clara | The jumper by William Watkins is denied by Robert Sadolsky | 46-39 |
| 14:03 | Boise State | Michael Ostrom grabs the defensive rebound | 46-39 |
| 13:39 | Boise State | Michael Ostrom misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-39 |
| 13:38 | Santa Clara | Dennis Fleshman gets the rebound | 46-39 |
| 13:21 | Santa Clara | Marc Nicholson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 46-39 |
| 13:20 | Boise State | Michael Ostrom pulls down the rebound | 46-39 |
| 13:16 | Boise State | A charge is called on Robert Sadolsky - foul #1 on Robert Sadolsky, team foul #2 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Boise State | Thomas Bloomquist (PG), Gustavo Bianchi (SG), Thomas Hurt (SF), Dikembe Abdulmateen (PF), Anthony Classen (C) Robert Sadolsky, Alva Dobrowski, David Metcalf, Michael Ostrom, Richard Moore | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gary Cranor (PG), Lawrence Holleman (SG), Gary Hickman (SF), Barry Weatherly (C) Norman White, Dennis Fleshman, Marc Nicholson, William Watkins | |
| 13:02 | Santa Clara | Gary Cranor misses badly on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Gustavo Bianchi - foul #1 on Gustavo Bianchi, team foul #3 | 46-39 |
| 13:02 | Santa Clara | Gary Cranor makes the 1st free throw | 46-40 |
| 13:02 | Santa Clara | Gary Cranor misses the 2nd free throw | 46-40 |
| 13:02 | Boise State | Anthony Classen snags the defensive board | 46-40 |
| 12:46 | Boise State | Dikembe Abdulmateen is hacked by Gary Hickman - foul #2 on Gary Hickman, team foul #6 | 46-40 |
| 12:26 | Boise State | Gustavo Bianchi is open and scores on a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Bloomquist | 48-40 |
| 12:10 | Santa Clara | Walter Patrick comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-40 |
| 12:09 | Santa Clara | Gary Hickman tips it back up and in | 48-42 |
| 12:02 | Boise State | Thomas Hurt scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Thomas Bloomquist | 51-42 |
| 11:49 | Santa Clara | Thomas Bloomquist is called for the reach on Walter Patrick - foul #1 on Thomas Bloomquist, team foul #4 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Boise State | Robert Sadolsky (PG), Alva Dobrowski (SG), David Metcalf (SF), Michael Ostrom (PF), Richard Gibson (C) Thomas Bloomquist, Gustavo Bianchi, Thomas Hurt, Dikembe Abdulmateen, Anthony Classen | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Norman White (PG), Dennis Fleshman (SG), Richard Brown (SF), Raymond Alba (PF), Kevin Brown (C) Gary Cranor, Lawrence Holleman, Gary Hickman, Walter Patrick, Barry Weatherly | |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Robert Sadolsky (fresh) 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Alva Dobrowski (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Metcalf (fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. PF - Michael Ostrom (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Richard Gibson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Norman White (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dennis Fleshman (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Richard Brown (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Raymond Alba (fresh) 3 pf. C - Kevin Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 11:44 | Santa Clara | Dennis Fleshman's pass is intercepted by Robert Sadolsky | 51-42 |
| 11:40 | Boise State | David Metcalf banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Sadolsky | 53-42 |
| 11:24 | Santa Clara | Kevin Brown misses the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Richard Gibson - foul #3 on Richard Gibson, team foul #5 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Boise State | Richard Moore (C) Richard Gibson | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 11:24 | Santa Clara | Kevin Brown makes the 1st free throw | 53-43 |
| 11:24 | Santa Clara | Kevin Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 53-43 |
| 11:24 | Boise State | Michael Ostrom gets the rebound | 53-43 |
| 11:05 | Boise State | Richard Moore misses the dunk | 53-43 |
| 11:04 | Boise State | Richard Moore tips it back up and in | 55-43 |
| 10:46 | Santa Clara | Kevin Brown can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 55-43 |
| 10:44 | Santa Clara | Kevin Brown tips it in | 55-45 |
| 10:27 | Boise State | Dennis Fleshman is called for the reach on Robert Sadolsky - foul #4 on Dennis Fleshman, team foul #7 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Boise State | Thomas Bloomquist (SG), Richard Gibson (C) Alva Dobrowski, Richard Moore | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Lawrence Holleman (SG), Marc Nicholson (PF), William Watkins (C) Dennis Fleshman, Raymond Alba, Kevin Brown | |
| 10:27 | Boise State | Robert Sadolsky makes the 1st free throw | 56-45 |
| 10:27 | Boise State | Robert Sadolsky makes the 2nd free throw | 57-45 |
| 10:11 | Santa Clara | Lawrence Holleman comes up short on the floater near the basket | 57-45 |
| 10:10 | Santa Clara | William Watkins hits the follow up shot | 57-47 |
| 10:08 | Boise State | Robert Sadolsky is hacked by Norman White in the backcourt - foul #2 on Norman White, team foul #8 | 57-47 |
| Subs | Boise State | Thomas Hurt (SF), Anthony Classen (PF) David Metcalf, Michael Ostrom | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gary Hickman (SF) Richard Brown | |
| 10:08 | Boise State | Robert Sadolsky makes the 1st free throw | 58-47 |
| 10:08 | Boise State | Robert Sadolsky makes the 2nd free throw | 59-47 |
| 09:55 | Santa Clara | William Watkins misses long on a floater in the lane | 59-47 |
| 09:54 | Santa Clara | Norman White tips it home | 59-49 |
| 09:32 | Boise State | Gary Hickman steals it from Anthony Classen | 59-49 |
| 09:29 | Santa Clara | Gary Hickman lays it up and in | 59-51 |
| 09:10 | Boise State | Thomas Hurt misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-51 |
| 09:08 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Marc Nicholson | 59-51 |
| 08:52 | Santa Clara | Norman White connects on the floater in the paint | 59-53 |
| 08:47 | Boise State | Thomas Bloomquist is fouled in the backcourt by Marc Nicholson - foul #1 on Marc Nicholson, team foul #9 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Boise State | Alva Dobrowski (SG), Gustavo Bianchi (SF), Dikembe Abdulmateen (PF), Richard Moore (C) Robert Sadolsky, Thomas Hurt, Anthony Classen, Richard Gibson | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gary Cranor (SG), Richard Brown (SF), Raymond Alba (PF), Barry Weatherly (C) Lawrence Holleman, Gary Hickman, Marc Nicholson, William Watkins | |
| 08:47 | Boise State | Thomas Bloomquist makes the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 08:47 | Boise State | Thomas Bloomquist makes the 2nd free throw | 61-53 |
| 08:29 | Santa Clara | Thomas Bloomquist takes the ball from Norman White | 61-53 |
| 08:27 | Boise State | Gustavo Bianchi loses the dribble to Barry Weatherly in the backcourt | 61-53 |
| 08:05 | Santa Clara | Richard Brown can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-53 |
| 08:03 | Boise State | Richard Moore snags the defensive board | 61-53 |
| 08:01 | Boise State | Gustavo Bianchi is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Brown - foul #3 on Richard Brown, team foul #10 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Boise State | David Metcalf (SF), Michael Ostrom (PF) Thomas Bloomquist, Dikembe Abdulmateen | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kevin Brown (PG) Norman White | |
| 08:01 | Boise State | Gustavo Bianchi makes the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 08:01 | Boise State | Gustavo Bianchi makes the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 07:41 | Santa Clara | Richard Brown misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by David Metcalf - foul #3 on David Metcalf, team foul #6 | 63-53 |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Dennis Fleshman (SG), Walter Patrick (PF) Gary Cranor, Raymond Alba | |
| 07:41 | Santa Clara | Richard Brown makes the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 07:41 | Santa Clara | Richard Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 63-55 |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Gustavo Bianchi (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Alva Dobrowski (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Metcalf (fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Michael Ostrom (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. C - Richard Moore (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Kevin Brown (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SG - Dennis Fleshman (fresh) 4 pf. SF - Richard Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Walter Patrick (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Barry Weatherly (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Boise State | Michael Ostrom hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Richard Brown - foul #4 on Richard Brown, team foul #11 | 63-55 |
| Subs | Boise State | Robert Sadolsky (PG), Thomas Hurt (C) Gustavo Bianchi, Richard Moore | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gary Hickman (SF) Richard Brown | |
| 07:18 | Boise State | Michael Ostrom makes the 1st free throw | 64-55 |
| 07:18 | Boise State | Michael Ostrom misses the 2nd free throw | 64-55 |
| 07:18 | Santa Clara | Walter Patrick grabs the board | 64-55 |
| 07:08 | Santa Clara | The short jumper by Barry Weatherly is denied by Michael Ostrom | 64-55 |
| 07:07 | Santa Clara | Barry Weatherly hits the follow up shot | 64-57 |
| 07:01 | Boise State | Alva Dobrowski misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Dennis Fleshman - foul #5 on Dennis Fleshman, team foul #12 | 64-57 |
| Subs | Boise State | Anthony Classen (PF) Michael Ostrom | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Norman White (PG), Gary Cranor (SG), Marc Nicholson (PF), William Watkins (C) Kevin Brown, Dennis Fleshman, Walter Patrick, Barry Weatherly | |
| 07:01 | Boise State | Alva Dobrowski misses the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 07:01 | Boise State | Alva Dobrowski misses the 2nd free throw | 64-57 |
| 07:01 | Santa Clara | Marc Nicholson pulls down the rebound | 64-57 |
| 06:42 | Santa Clara | Norman White comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 64-57 |
| 06:40 | Santa Clara | William Watkins tips it in | 64-59 |
| 06:11 | Boise State | Robert Sadolsky clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-59 |
| 06:09 | Boise State | Anthony Classen gets the offensive rebound | 64-59 |
| 05:53 | Boise State | Anthony Classen can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 64-59 |
| 05:52 | Santa Clara | Gary Hickman pulls down the rebound | 64-59 |
| 05:40 | Santa Clara | William Watkins misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-59 |
| 05:38 | Boise State | The rebound goes to Anthony Classen | 64-59 |
| 05:33 | Boise State | Robert Sadolsky knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Alva Dobrowski | 66-59 |
| 05:04 | Santa Clara | Marc Nicholson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 66-59 |
| 05:02 | Santa Clara | Marc Nicholson pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-59 |
| 04:54 | Santa Clara | The short jumper by Marc Nicholson is denied by Thomas Hurt | 66-59 |
| 04:52 | Boise State | Robert Sadolsky grabs the board | 66-59 |
| 04:52 | Boise State | Boise State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-59 |
| Subs | Boise State | Thomas Bloomquist (PG), Gustavo Bianchi (SG), Michael Ostrom (PF), Richard Moore (C) Robert Sadolsky, Alva Dobrowski, Anthony Classen, Thomas Hurt | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kevin Brown (PG), Lawrence Holleman (SG), Richard Brown (SF), Walter Patrick (PF), Barry Weatherly (C) Norman White, Gary Cranor, Gary Hickman, Marc Nicholson, William Watkins | |
| 04:29 | Boise State | Thomas Bloomquist hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumpshot from just outside the lane | 66-59 |
| 04:28 | Santa Clara | Richard Brown gets the rebound | 66-59 |
| 04:06 | Santa Clara | Kevin Brown makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 66-61 |
| 04:00 | Boise State | Richard Brown steals the ball from Thomas Bloomquist in the backcourt | 66-61 |
| 03:45 | Santa Clara | Lawrence Holleman connects on the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Kevin Brown | 66-63 |
| 03:41 | Boise State | Gustavo Bianchi dunks the ball on a great pass from Thomas Bloomquist | 68-63 |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Thomas Bloomquist (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gustavo Bianchi (fresh) 13 pts. SF - David Metcalf (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Michael Ostrom (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - Richard Moore (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Kevin Brown (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lawrence Holleman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Walter Patrick (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Barry Weatherly (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Santa Clara | Kevin Brown misses long on a jumper from the left side | 68-63 |
| 03:30 | Santa Clara | Walter Patrick grabs the offensive rebound | 68-63 |
| 03:15 | Santa Clara | Richard Brown scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 68-66 |
| 02:55 | Boise State | David Metcalf misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-66 |
| 02:53 | Santa Clara | Richard Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 68-66 |
| 02:53 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-66 |
| Subs | Boise State | Robert Sadolsky (PG), Alva Dobrowski (SG), Thomas Hurt (SF) Thomas Bloomquist, Gustavo Bianchi, David Metcalf | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Norman White (PG), Gary Hickman (SF), Marc Nicholson (PF), William Watkins (C) Kevin Brown, Richard Brown, Walter Patrick, Barry Weatherly | |
| 02:38 | Santa Clara | Norman White misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Robert Sadolsky - foul #2 on Robert Sadolsky, team foul #7 | 68-66 |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Richard Brown (SG) Lawrence Holleman | |
| 02:38 | Santa Clara | Norman White makes the 1st free throw | 68-67 |
| 02:38 | Santa Clara | Norman White makes the 2nd free throw | 68-68 |
| 02:18 | Boise State | Robert Sadolsky knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Alva Dobrowski | 71-68 |
| 02:18 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-68 |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Lawrence Holleman (SG) Richard Brown | |
| 01:56 | Santa Clara | Gary Hickman misses the fadeaway from close range | 71-68 |
| 01:55 | Boise State | Thomas Hurt pulls down the rebound | 71-68 |
| 01:27 | Boise State | Robert Sadolsky is hacked by Norman White - foul #3 on Norman White, team foul #13 | 71-68 |
| Subs | Boise State | David Metcalf (SF) Thomas Hurt | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gary Cranor (SG), Walter Patrick (PF), Barry Weatherly (C) Lawrence Holleman, Marc Nicholson, William Watkins | |
| 01:27 | Boise State | Robert Sadolsky makes the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 01:27 | Boise State | Robert Sadolsky makes the 2nd free throw | 73-68 |
| 01:09 | Santa Clara | Gary Cranor buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Norman White | 73-71 |
| 00:43 | Boise State | Robert Sadolsky buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 75-71 |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:35 | Santa Clara | Barry Weatherly connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Norman White | 75-73 |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:33 | Boise State | Alva Dobrowski is hacked by Norman White in the backcourt - foul #4 on Norman White, team foul #14 | 75-73 |
| 00:33 | Boise State | Alva Dobrowski misses the 1st free throw | 75-73 |
| 00:33 | Boise State | Alva Dobrowski makes the 2nd free throw | 76-73 |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:15 | Santa Clara | Gary Cranor misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 76-73 |
| 00:13 | Boise State | The rebound goes to Richard Moore | 76-73 |
| 00:10 | Boise State | Norman White is called for the reach on Richard Moore in the backcourt - foul #5 on Norman White, team foul #15 | 76-73 |
| Subs | Boise State | Thomas Bloomquist (SG) Alva Dobrowski | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Lawrence Holleman (SG) Norman White | |
| 00:10 | Boise State | Richard Moore makes the 1st free throw | 77-73 |
| 00:10 | Boise State | Richard Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 77-73 |
| 00:10 | Santa Clara | Walter Patrick snags the defensive board | 77-73 |
| 00:10 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 77-73 |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:02 | Santa Clara | Walter Patrick comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 77-73 |
| 00:01 | Santa Clara | The offensive rebound goes to Barry Weatherly | 77-73 |
| 00:00 | Santa Clara | The clock runs out | 77-73 |