| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - William Sebastian (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joseph Manfredi (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gary Billings (fresh) 1 pts. PF - John Larsen (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Elliott Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Tony Cisco (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Nelson (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Andrew Rosenfeld (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Huntley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Kaplan (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Western Michigan | Gary Billings inbounds the ball | 35-39 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:49 | Western Michigan | John Larsen hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 35-39 |
| 19:47 | Western Michigan | Gary Billings grabs the offensive rebound | 35-39 |
| 19:30 | Western Michigan | John Larsen misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-39 |
| 19:28 | Santa Clara | John Kaplan pulls down the rebound | 35-39 |
| 19:24 | Santa Clara | Andrew Rosenfeld's pass is intercepted by Gary Billings | 35-39 |
| 19:03 | Western Michigan | William Sebastian can't finish the layup | 35-39 |
| 19:02 | Santa Clara | John Kaplan grabs the board | 35-39 |
| 19:00 | Santa Clara | Tony Cisco's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-39 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Christopher Vito (PG), Monte Spicer (SG), Emmanuel Badger (SF), John Stanberry (PF), Anthony Greene (C) William Sebastian, Joseph Manfredi, Gary Billings, John Larsen, Elliott Thompson | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Timothy Hopkins (PG), Chad Whiteman (SG), Ronnie Guitierrez (SF), John Lazo (PF), Peter Moody (C) Tony Cisco, Nicholas Nelson, Andrew Rosenfeld, Joseph Huntley, John Kaplan | |
| 18:50 | Western Michigan | Christopher Vito clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 35-39 |
| 18:49 | Santa Clara | Peter Moody grabs the defensive rebound | 35-39 |
| 18:45 | Santa Clara | Peter Moody hits a driving attempt from the left block set up by Ronnie Guitierrez | 35-41 |
| 18:21 | Western Michigan | Peter Moody steals it from John Stanberry | 35-41 |
| 18:09 | Santa Clara | Timothy Hopkins hits the front of the rim on the wide open driving attempt in the lane | 35-41 |
| 18:08 | Santa Clara | Chad Whiteman pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-41 |
| 18:00 | Santa Clara | Christopher Vito takes the ball from Peter Moody | 35-41 |
| 17:57 | Western Michigan | Christopher Vito misses the easy layup | 35-41 |
| 17:56 | Santa Clara | Ronnie Guitierrez pulls down the rebound | 35-41 |
| 17:49 | Santa Clara | Peter Moody misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 35-41 |
| 17:47 | Western Michigan | Christopher Vito pulls down the rebound | 35-41 |
| 17:33 | Western Michigan | The short jumper by Emmanuel Badger is denied by John Lazo | 35-41 |
| 17:31 | Western Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Emmanuel Badger | 35-41 |
| 17:18 | Western Michigan | Timothy Hopkins steps in front of the Christopher Vito pass | 35-41 |
| 17:15 | Santa Clara | Ronnie Guitierrez banks in the layup on a great pass from Timothy Hopkins | 35-43 |
| 17:00 | Western Michigan | Christopher Vito misses the runner in the lane but he's hacked by Chad Whiteman - foul #3 on Chad Whiteman, team foul #1 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Joseph Manfredi (SG), Gary Billings (SF), John Larsen (PF), Elliott Thompson (C) Monte Spicer, Emmanuel Badger, John Stanberry, Anthony Greene | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Tony Cisco (PG), Nicholas Nelson (SG), Andrew Rosenfeld (SF), Joseph Huntley (PF), John Kaplan (C) Timothy Hopkins, Chad Whiteman, Ronnie Guitierrez, John Lazo, Peter Moody | |
| 17:00 | Western Michigan | Christopher Vito makes the 1st free throw | 36-43 |
| 17:00 | Western Michigan | Christopher Vito makes the 2nd free throw | 37-43 |
| 16:58 | Santa Clara | Joseph Manfredi steals it from Nicholas Nelson in the backcourt | 37-43 |
| 16:46 | Western Michigan | Gary Billings hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Tony Cisco - foul #3 on Tony Cisco, team foul #2 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | William Sebastian (PG) Christopher Vito | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Timothy Hopkins (PG) Tony Cisco | |
| 16:46 | Western Michigan | Gary Billings makes the 1st free throw | 38-43 |
| 16:46 | Western Michigan | Gary Billings makes the 2nd free throw | 39-43 |
| 16:36 | Santa Clara | Joseph Huntley comes up short on the shot from the right block | 39-43 |
| 16:34 | Western Michigan | Joseph Manfredi snags the defensive board | 39-43 |
| 16:30 | Western Michigan | Timothy Hopkins is called for the reach on William Sebastian in the backcourt - foul #1 on Timothy Hopkins, team foul #3 | 39-43 |
| 16:23 | Western Michigan | Gary Billings is fouled on the floor by Andrew Rosenfeld - foul #1 on Andrew Rosenfeld, team foul #4 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Michael Lindahl (SG) Joseph Manfredi | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 16:09 | Western Michigan | Gary Billings blows the layup | 39-43 |
| 16:08 | Western Michigan | Elliott Thompson hits the follow up shot | 41-43 |
| 15:53 | Santa Clara | Timothy Hopkins scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Nicholas Nelson | 41-45 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - William Sebastian (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Lindahl (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Billings (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Larsen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Elliott Thompson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Timothy Hopkins (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nicholas Nelson (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - Andrew Rosenfeld (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Huntley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Kaplan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Western Michigan | Gary Billings throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-45 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Tony Cisco (PG) Timothy Hopkins | |
| 15:30 | Santa Clara | Joseph Huntley misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-45 |
| 15:29 | Western Michigan | Elliott Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 41-45 |
| 15:24 | Western Michigan | Gary Billings makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from John Larsen | 43-45 |
| 14:59 | Santa Clara | John Kaplan can't connect on an uncontested shot in the paint | 43-45 |
| 14:58 | Santa Clara | Nicholas Nelson misses the tip | 43-45 |
| 14:56 | Santa Clara | Andrew Rosenfeld misses the tip | 43-45 |
| 14:55 | Western Michigan | Elliott Thompson gets the rebound | 43-45 |
| 14:50 | Western Michigan | William Sebastian loses the dribble to John Kaplan in the backcourt | 43-45 |
| 14:37 | Santa Clara | Andrew Rosenfeld is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Tony Cisco | 43-48 |
| 14:30 | Western Michigan | Andrew Rosenfeld steps in front of the Michael Lindahl pass in the backcourt | 43-48 |
| 14:13 | Santa Clara | Joseph Huntley is called for traveling | 43-48 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Joseph Manfredi (SG), Christopher Vito (SF), Anthony Greene (PF) Michael Lindahl, Gary Billings, John Larsen | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Peter Moody (PF) Joseph Huntley | |
| 14:00 | Western Michigan | Christopher Vito hits the finger roll and the foul's on Nicholas Nelson - foul #2 on Nicholas Nelson, team foul #5 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | John Stanberry (PF) Elliott Thompson | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Ronnie Guitierrez (SF) Andrew Rosenfeld | |
| 14:00 | Western Michigan | Christopher Vito makes the free throw | 46-48 |
| 13:47 | Santa Clara | Peter Moody hits the front of the rim on the wide open jump hook in the lane | 46-48 |
| 13:46 | Western Michigan | Anthony Greene grabs the defensive rebound | 46-48 |
| 13:31 | Western Michigan | John Kaplan picks off the pass by Anthony Greene | 46-48 |
| 13:24 | Santa Clara | Tony Cisco drills a 3 from the right wing | 46-51 |
| 13:03 | Western Michigan | William Sebastian misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 46-51 |
| 13:01 | Santa Clara | Peter Moody snags the defensive board | 46-51 |
| 12:57 | Santa Clara | Nicholas Nelson comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 46-51 |
| 12:56 | Western Michigan | Anthony Greene snags the defensive board | 46-51 |
| 12:43 | Western Michigan | Christopher Vito drills a driving attempt from close range set up by Anthony Greene | 48-51 |
| 12:35 | Santa Clara | Tony Cisco is open but comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 48-51 |
| 12:34 | Western Michigan | Anthony Greene grabs the defensive rebound | 48-51 |
| 12:09 | Western Michigan | Anthony Greene lays it up and in on a nice dish by Christopher Vito | 50-51 |
| 12:07 | Santa Clara | Anthony Greene picks off the pass by Ronnie Guitierrez in the backcourt | 50-51 |
| 11:48 | Western Michigan | Joseph Manfredi is open but misses the lay-in | 50-51 |
| 11:47 | Western Michigan | Joseph Manfredi snags the offensive board | 50-51 |
| 11:47 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 50-51 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Monte Spicer (PG), Gary Billings (SF), Emmanuel Badger (PF), Elliott Thompson (C) William Sebastian, Christopher Vito, John Stanberry, Anthony Greene | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Timothy Hopkins (PG), Chad Whiteman (SG), Andrew Rosenfeld (SF), John Lazo (PF) Tony Cisco, Nicholas Nelson, Ronnie Guitierrez, John Kaplan | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Monte Spicer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Manfredi (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Gary Billings (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Emmanuel Badger (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Elliott Thompson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Timothy Hopkins (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chad Whiteman (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Andrew Rosenfeld (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Lazo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Peter Moody (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 11:26 | Western Michigan | Gary Billings hits a wide open shot from the free throw line set up by Joseph Manfredi | 52-51 |
| 11:07 | Santa Clara | Gary Billings steals the ball from Andrew Rosenfeld | 52-51 |
| 10:51 | Western Michigan | Monte Spicer connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Gary Billings | 54-51 |
| 10:36 | Santa Clara | Chad Whiteman misses short on an open pull-up jumper from the left side | 54-51 |
| 10:35 | Western Michigan | Elliott Thompson snags the defensive board | 54-51 |
| 10:28 | Western Michigan | Gary Billings makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Elliott Thompson | 56-51 |
| 10:03 | Santa Clara | Chad Whiteman travels with the ball | 56-51 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | William Sebastian (PG), Michael Lindahl (SG), John Larsen (PF) Monte Spicer, Joseph Manfredi, Emmanuel Badger | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Tony Cisco (PG), Joseph Huntley (PF), John Kaplan (C) Timothy Hopkins, John Lazo, Peter Moody | |
| 10:00 | Western Michigan | Tony Cisco is called for the reach on Michael Lindahl in the backcourt - foul #4 on Tony Cisco, team foul #6 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Timothy Hopkins (PG) Tony Cisco | |
| 09:46 | Western Michigan | Elliott Thompson lays it up and in | 58-51 |
| 09:33 | Santa Clara | Chad Whiteman is fouled on the floor by Gary Billings - foul #3 on Gary Billings, team foul #1 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Nicholas Nelson (SG) Chad Whiteman | |
| 09:22 | Santa Clara | Joseph Huntley misses short on a floater from the right side | 58-51 |
| 09:20 | Santa Clara | Joseph Huntley grabs the offensive rebound | 58-51 |
| 09:03 | Santa Clara | John Kaplan connects on the fadeaway from the left block set up by Timothy Hopkins | 58-53 |
| 08:48 | Western Michigan | Michael Lindahl misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 58-53 |
| 08:47 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Timothy Hopkins | 58-53 |
| 08:47 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 58-53 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Christopher Vito (SG), John Stanberry (SF), Anthony Greene (C) William Sebastian, Gary Billings, Elliott Thompson | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 08:36 | Santa Clara | Nicholas Nelson misses the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Christopher Vito - foul #3 on Christopher Vito, team foul #2 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Monte Spicer (SG) Michael Lindahl | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Ronnie Guitierrez (SF) Andrew Rosenfeld | |
| 08:36 | Santa Clara | Nicholas Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 08:36 | Santa Clara | Nicholas Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| 08:15 | Western Michigan | Nicholas Nelson is called for the reach on Monte Spicer - foul #3 on Nicholas Nelson, team foul #7 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Joseph Manfredi (SG), Emmanuel Badger (C) Christopher Vito, Anthony Greene | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Chad Whiteman (SG) Nicholas Nelson | |
| 08:15 | Western Michigan | Monte Spicer misses the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 08:15 | Santa Clara | Joseph Huntley grabs the defensive rebound | 58-55 |
| 07:46 | Santa Clara | Timothy Hopkins comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Joseph Manfredi - foul #1 on Joseph Manfredi, team foul #3 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Christopher Vito (PG), Elliott Thompson (C) Monte Spicer, John Stanberry | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Tony Cisco (PG), John Lazo (SF) Ronnie Guitierrez, John Kaplan | |
| 07:46 | Santa Clara | Timothy Hopkins makes the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 07:46 | Santa Clara | Timothy Hopkins misses the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| 07:46 | Western Michigan | John Larsen grabs the defensive rebound | 58-56 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Christopher Vito (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Manfredi (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Emmanuel Badger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Larsen (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Elliott Thompson (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Tony Cisco (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Chad Whiteman (tiring) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Lazo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Huntley (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Timothy Hopkins (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. | |
| 07:27 | Western Michigan | Christopher Vito misses long on an open jumpshot from the right wing | 58-56 |
| 07:26 | Santa Clara | Timothy Hopkins gets the rebound | 58-56 |
| 07:20 | Santa Clara | Joseph Huntley connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by John Lazo | 58-59 |
| 07:18 | Western Michigan | John Lazo picks off the pass by Joseph Manfredi in the backcourt | 58-59 |
| 07:03 | Santa Clara | Chad Whiteman is fouled on the floor by Joseph Manfredi - foul #2 on Joseph Manfredi, team foul #4 | 58-59 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | William Sebastian (PG), Michael Lindahl (SG), Gary Billings (SF), Anthony Greene (C) Christopher Vito, Joseph Manfredi, Emmanuel Badger, Elliott Thompson | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Nicholas Nelson (SG), Andrew Rosenfeld (SF), Peter Moody (C) Chad Whiteman, John Lazo, Timothy Hopkins | |
| 06:55 | Santa Clara | Nicholas Nelson travels with the ball | 58-59 |
| 06:37 | Western Michigan | Peter Moody is called for the reach on Gary Billings - foul #1 on Peter Moody, team foul #8 | 58-59 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | John Stanberry (PF) John Larsen | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 06:37 | Western Michigan | Gary Billings makes the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 06:37 | Western Michigan | Gary Billings makes the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 06:17 | Santa Clara | Joseph Huntley buries a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Nicholas Nelson | 60-61 |
| 06:13 | Western Michigan | Michael Lindahl is hacked by Nicholas Nelson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Nicholas Nelson, team foul #9 | 60-61 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Monte Spicer (SG), Elliott Thompson (C) William Sebastian, Gary Billings | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Lazo (PF), John Kaplan (C) Joseph Huntley, Peter Moody | |
| 06:13 | Western Michigan | Michael Lindahl makes the 1st free throw | 61-61 |
| 06:13 | Western Michigan | Michael Lindahl makes the 2nd free throw | 62-61 |
| 06:07 | Santa Clara | Monte Spicer is called for the reach on Andrew Rosenfeld in the backcourt - foul #1 on Monte Spicer, team foul #5 | 62-61 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | William Sebastian (PG), Christopher Vito (SF), Emmanuel Badger (PF) Michael Lindahl, John Stanberry, Anthony Greene | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Chad Whiteman (SG) Nicholas Nelson | |
| 05:52 | Santa Clara | Andrew Rosenfeld misses the lay-in but the foul's on William Sebastian - foul #3 on William Sebastian, team foul #6 | 62-61 |
| 05:52 | Santa Clara | Andrew Rosenfeld makes the 1st free throw | 62-62 |
| 05:52 | Santa Clara | Andrew Rosenfeld makes the 2nd free throw | 62-63 |
| 05:32 | Western Michigan | John Lazo is called for the reach on Monte Spicer - foul #1 on John Lazo, team foul #10 | 62-63 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Joseph Manfredi (SG), John Larsen (PF) William Sebastian, Christopher Vito | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Nicholas Nelson (SG), Ronnie Guitierrez (SF), Peter Moody (PF) Chad Whiteman, Andrew Rosenfeld, John Lazo | |
| 05:32 | Western Michigan | Monte Spicer makes the 1st free throw | 63-63 |
| 05:32 | Western Michigan | Monte Spicer misses the 2nd free throw | 63-63 |
| 05:32 | Santa Clara | John Kaplan snags the defensive board | 63-63 |
| 05:13 | Santa Clara | Nicholas Nelson connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Tony Cisco | 63-66 |
| 04:52 | Western Michigan | Tony Cisco steps in front of the Elliott Thompson pass | 63-66 |
| 04:49 | Santa Clara | Tony Cisco hits the finger roll | 63-68 |
| 04:47 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 63-68 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | William Sebastian (PG), Michael Lindahl (SG), Gary Billings (SF), John Stanberry (PF), Anthony Greene (C) Monte Spicer, Joseph Manfredi, Emmanuel Badger, John Larsen, Elliott Thompson | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Chad Whiteman (SG), Joseph Huntley (PF) Nicholas Nelson, John Kaplan | |
| 04:28 | Western Michigan | Gary Billings hits a wide open runner from close range | 65-68 |
| 04:09 | Santa Clara | William Sebastian steps in front of the Joseph Huntley pass | 65-68 |
| 04:06 | Western Michigan | Gary Billings hits the finger roll set up by William Sebastian | 67-68 |
| 03:44 | Santa Clara | Peter Moody misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 67-68 |
| 03:42 | Santa Clara | Joseph Huntley grabs the offensive rebound | 67-68 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - William Sebastian (tired) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Lindahl (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Billings (tired) 15 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - John Stanberry (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Anthony Greene (tiring) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Tony Cisco (tired) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Chad Whiteman (tiring) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ronnie Guitierrez (tired) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Huntley (tired) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Peter Moody (tired) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 03:32 | Santa Clara | Tony Cisco misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 67-68 |
| 03:30 | Western Michigan | Anthony Greene grabs the defensive rebound | 67-68 |
| 03:28 | Western Michigan | William Sebastian is fouled in the backcourt by Tony Cisco - foul #5 on Tony Cisco, team foul #11 | 67-68 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Joseph Manfredi (SG), Christopher Vito (SF), John Larsen (PF), Elliott Thompson (C) Michael Lindahl, Gary Billings, John Stanberry, Anthony Greene | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Timothy Hopkins (PG), Nicholas Nelson (SG), Andrew Rosenfeld (SF), John Lazo (PF), John Kaplan (C) Tony Cisco, Chad Whiteman, Ronnie Guitierrez, Joseph Huntley, Peter Moody | |
| 03:28 | Western Michigan | William Sebastian misses the 1st free throw | 67-68 |
| 03:28 | Western Michigan | William Sebastian makes the 2nd free throw | 68-68 |
| 03:09 | Santa Clara | Christopher Vito is called for the reach on Timothy Hopkins - foul #4 on Christopher Vito, team foul #7 | 68-68 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Monte Spicer (PG) William Sebastian | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 03:09 | Santa Clara | Timothy Hopkins misses the 1st free throw | 68-68 |
| 03:09 | Western Michigan | John Larsen snags the defensive board | 68-68 |
| 02:46 | Western Michigan | John Lazo is called for the reach on John Larsen - foul #2 on John Lazo, team foul #12 | 68-68 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Emmanuel Badger (SF) Joseph Manfredi | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 02:46 | Western Michigan | John Larsen makes the 1st free throw | 69-68 |
| 02:46 | Western Michigan | John Larsen makes the 2nd free throw | 70-68 |
| 02:30 | Santa Clara | John Lazo misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 70-68 |
| 02:28 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Emmanuel Badger | 70-68 |
| 02:23 | Western Michigan | Nicholas Nelson is called for the reach on Christopher Vito in the backcourt - foul #5 on Nicholas Nelson, team foul #13 | 70-68 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Anthony Greene (C) Elliott Thompson | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Chad Whiteman (SG) Nicholas Nelson | |
| 02:23 | Western Michigan | Christopher Vito makes the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 02:23 | Western Michigan | Christopher Vito misses the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| 02:23 | Santa Clara | John Lazo grabs the defensive rebound | 71-68 |
| 02:00 | Santa Clara | John Lazo banks in the layup on a nice dish by Timothy Hopkins | 71-70 |
| 01:45 | Western Michigan | Christopher Vito comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 71-70 |
| 01:44 | Western Michigan | Christopher Vito tips it in | 73-70 |
| 01:44 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 73-70 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | William Sebastian (PG), Joseph Manfredi (SG), Gary Billings (SF), Elliott Thompson (C) Christopher Vito, Monte Spicer, Emmanuel Badger, Anthony Greene | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joseph Huntley (PF) John Lazo | |
| 01:42 | Santa Clara | Chad Whiteman throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 73-70 |
| 01:25 | Western Michigan | Timothy Hopkins is called for the reach on William Sebastian - foul #2 on Timothy Hopkins, team foul #14 | 73-70 |
| 01:25 | Western Michigan | William Sebastian makes the 1st free throw | 74-70 |
| 01:25 | Western Michigan | William Sebastian misses the 2nd free throw | 74-70 |
| 01:25 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to John Kaplan | 74-70 |
| 01:06 | Santa Clara | Andrew Rosenfeld banks in the layup on a great pass from Timothy Hopkins | 74-72 |
| 01:06 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 74-72 |
| 00:47 | Western Michigan | Joseph Manfredi lays it up and in and the foul's on John Kaplan - foul #2 on John Kaplan, team foul #15 | 76-72 |
| 00:47 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 76-72 |
| 00:47 | Western Michigan | Joseph Manfredi makes the free throw | 77-72 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:40 | Santa Clara | Timothy Hopkins scores on a driving attempt from the baseline and the foul's on William Sebastian - foul #4 on William Sebastian, team foul #8 | 77-74 |
| 00:40 | Santa Clara | Timothy Hopkins makes the free throw | 77-75 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:17 | Western Michigan | Joseph Manfredi is wide open but clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 77-75 |
| 00:15 | Western Michigan | Joseph Manfredi tips it in | 79-75 |
| 00:15 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 79-75 |
| 00:08 | Santa Clara | Joseph Huntley buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 79-78 |
| 00:08 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 79-78 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:05 | Western Michigan | Joseph Manfredi is hacked by Chad Whiteman in the backcourt - foul #4 on Chad Whiteman, team foul #16 | 79-78 |
| 00:05 | Western Michigan | Joseph Manfredi makes the 1st free throw | 80-78 |
| 00:05 | Western Michigan | Joseph Manfredi makes the 2nd free throw | 81-78 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Santa Clara | Chad Whiteman misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 81-78 |