| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - James Hicks (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darren Raasch (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Moses (fresh) 2 ast. PF - James Hart (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Lawrence Anderson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Kevin Harmon (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willy Sharber (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jerry Stevens (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Dodge (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Shevitz (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | San Jose State | John Moses inbounds the ball | 26-28 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 19:58 | San Jose State | John Moses is fouled in the backcourt by Willy Sharber - foul #3 on Willy Sharber, team foul #1 | 26-28 |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Richard Doolittle (SG) Willy Sharber | |
| 19:48 | San Jose State | Lawrence Anderson misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 26-28 |
| 19:46 | Santa Clara | Richard Doolittle pulls down the rebound | 26-28 |
| 19:29 | Santa Clara | Kevin Harmon is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 26-28 |
| 19:27 | Santa Clara | John Shevitz pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-28 |
| 19:12 | Santa Clara | John Shevitz is open but misses the lay-in | 26-28 |
| 19:11 | San Jose State | James Hart snags the defensive board | 26-28 |
| 18:42 | San Jose State | Lawrence Anderson scores on a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by James Hicks and he's hacked by Richard Doolittle - foul #1 on Richard Doolittle, team foul #2 | 28-28 |
| 18:42 | San Jose State | Lawrence Anderson misses the free throw | 28-28 |
| 18:42 | Santa Clara | John Shevitz gets the rebound | 28-28 |
| 18:27 | Santa Clara | Michael Dodge misses the lay-in but he's fouled by James Hart - foul #1 on James Hart, team foul #1 | 28-28 |
| 18:27 | Santa Clara | Michael Dodge makes the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 18:27 | Santa Clara | Michael Dodge makes the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 18:05 | San Jose State | Lawrence Anderson comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 28-30 |
| 18:03 | Santa Clara | Kevin Harmon gets the rebound | 28-30 |
| 17:46 | Santa Clara | Kevin Harmon comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 28-30 |
| 17:44 | San Jose State | John Moses snags the defensive board | 28-30 |
| 17:39 | San Jose State | Darren Raasch buries a jumper from close range on a nice dish by James Hicks | 30-30 |
| 17:16 | Santa Clara | John Shevitz is fouled on the floor by Darren Raasch - foul #3 on Darren Raasch, team foul #2 | 30-30 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Edward Grogg (SG), Warren Streeter (SF), Enrique Avila (PF), Antonio Martinez (C) Darren Raasch, John Moses, James Hart, Lawrence Anderson | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Ed Kallas (SG), Terrell Noblitt (SF), Edward Warnke (PF), Huey Glantz (C) Richard Doolittle, Jerry Stevens, Michael Dodge, John Shevitz | |
| 17:02 | Santa Clara | Ed Kallas is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Kevin Harmon | 30-33 |
| 17:00 | San Jose State | James Hicks is hacked by Kevin Harmon in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kevin Harmon, team foul #3 | 30-33 |
| 16:45 | San Jose State | Edward Warnke is called for the reach on Enrique Avila - foul #1 on Edward Warnke, team foul #4 | 30-33 |
| 16:20 | San Jose State | James Hicks misses badly on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Ed Kallas - foul #2 on Ed Kallas, team foul #5 | 30-33 |
| 16:20 | San Jose State | James Hicks misses the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 16:20 | San Jose State | James Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 16:08 | Santa Clara | Ed Kallas's pass is intercepted by Enrique Avila | 31-33 |
| 16:02 | San Jose State | Antonio Martinez blows the layup | 31-33 |
| 16:00 | San Jose State | James Hicks hits the follow up shot | 33-33 |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - James Hicks (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Grogg (fresh) SF - Warren Streeter (fresh) PF - Enrique Avila (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Antonio Martinez (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Kevin Harmon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ed Kallas (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terrell Noblitt (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Edward Warnke (fresh) C - Huey Glantz (fresh) | |
| 15:54 | Santa Clara | Ed Kallas comes up short on the shot from the left side | 33-33 |
| 15:53 | San Jose State | Enrique Avila snags the defensive board | 33-33 |
| 15:39 | San Jose State | Warren Streeter loses the ball out of bounds | 33-33 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Darren Raasch (SG), James Hart (PF) James Hicks, Enrique Avila | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Richard Doolittle (PG), Willy Sharber (SG), Jerry Stevens (SF), Richard Elder (C) Kevin Harmon, Ed Kallas, Terrell Noblitt, Huey Glantz | |
| 15:29 | Santa Clara | Antonio Martinez steps in front of the Richard Elder pass | 33-33 |
| 15:03 | San Jose State | James Hart connects on the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Edward Grogg | 35-33 |
| 14:44 | Santa Clara | Richard Doolittle's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by James Hart | 35-33 |
| 14:20 | San Jose State | Antonio Martinez makes the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Darren Raasch | 37-33 |
| 14:06 | Santa Clara | Willy Sharber comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 37-33 |
| 14:04 | San Jose State | Antonio Martinez grabs the defensive rebound | 37-33 |
| 13:45 | San Jose State | James Hart drills a jump hook near the basket | 39-33 |
| 13:32 | Santa Clara | Edward Warnke misses long on a shot from close range | 39-33 |
| 13:31 | San Jose State | Antonio Martinez pulls down the rebound | 39-33 |
| 13:02 | San Jose State | James Hart clanks a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Edward Warnke - foul #2 on Edward Warnke, team foul #6 | 39-33 |
| Subs | San Jose State | James Hicks (PG), John Moses (SF), Enrique Avila (PF), Lawrence Anderson (C) Edward Grogg, Darren Raasch, Warren Streeter, Antonio Martinez | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Ed Kallas (PG), Terrell Noblitt (SF), Michael Dodge (PF), John Shevitz (C) Richard Doolittle, Jerry Stevens, Edward Warnke, Richard Elder | |
| 13:02 | San Jose State | James Hart misses the 1st free throw | 39-33 |
| 13:02 | San Jose State | James Hart makes the 2nd free throw | 40-33 |
| 13:00 | Santa Clara | Ed Kallas throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-33 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Darren Raasch (SG) James Hart | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 12:35 | San Jose State | Lawrence Anderson makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Moses | 42-33 |
| 12:24 | Santa Clara | Terrell Noblitt misses short on a runner in the lane | 42-33 |
| 12:22 | San Jose State | The rebound goes to John Moses | 42-33 |
| 12:09 | San Jose State | Enrique Avila can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway in the paint | 42-33 |
| 12:07 | Santa Clara | Ed Kallas snags the defensive board | 42-33 |
| 11:46 | Santa Clara | Willy Sharber hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-33 |
| 11:44 | San Jose State | Lawrence Anderson grabs the board | 42-33 |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - James Hicks (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Darren Raasch (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Moses (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Enrique Avila (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Lawrence Anderson (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Ed Kallas (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willy Sharber (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Terrell Noblitt (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael Dodge (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Shevitz (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:19 | San Jose State | John Moses misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 42-33 |
| 11:17 | San Jose State | Enrique Avila pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-33 |
| 10:55 | San Jose State | Lawrence Anderson banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Moses | 44-33 |
| 10:41 | Santa Clara | Michael Dodge misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 44-33 |
| 10:39 | Santa Clara | Ed Kallas hits the follow up shot | 44-35 |
| 10:19 | San Jose State | Enrique Avila connects on the floater from the left block set up by James Hicks | 46-35 |
| 10:06 | Santa Clara | Enrique Avila denies the turnaround by Terrell Noblitt | 46-35 |
| 10:05 | Santa Clara | Michael Dodge grabs the offensive board | 46-35 |
| 09:55 | Santa Clara | Willy Sharber clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-35 |
| 09:53 | San Jose State | Lawrence Anderson grabs the board | 46-35 |
| 09:49 | San Jose State | James Hicks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-35 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Edward Grogg (SG), James Hart (PF), Antonio Martinez (C) Darren Raasch, Enrique Avila, Lawrence Anderson | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kevin Harmon (PG), Richard Doolittle (SG), Jerry Stevens (SF), Huey Glantz (PF), Richard Elder (C) Ed Kallas, Willy Sharber, Terrell Noblitt, Michael Dodge, John Shevitz | |
| 09:31 | Santa Clara | Jerry Stevens hits a wide open fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Kevin Harmon | 46-37 |
| 09:19 | San Jose State | James Hart banks in the wide open layup set up by James Hicks | 48-37 |
| 08:59 | Santa Clara | Richard Doolittle makes the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Jerry Stevens | 48-39 |
| 08:47 | San Jose State | James Hart misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 48-39 |
| 08:46 | San Jose State | James Hart can't tip it in | 48-39 |
| 08:45 | Santa Clara | Richard Elder pulls down the rebound | 48-39 |
| 08:28 | Santa Clara | John Moses is called for the reach on Jerry Stevens - foul #1 on John Moses, team foul #3 | 48-39 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Warren Streeter (SF) John Moses | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Edward Warnke (PF) Jerry Stevens | |
| 08:09 | Santa Clara | Huey Glantz's pass is intercepted by James Hicks | 48-39 |
| 07:49 | San Jose State | James Hart misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 48-39 |
| 07:48 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Edward Warnke | 48-39 |
| 07:35 | Santa Clara | Edward Warnke can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 48-39 |
| 07:34 | Santa Clara | Huey Glantz hits the follow up shot | 48-41 |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - James Hicks (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Edward Grogg (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Warren Streeter (fresh) PF - James Hart (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Antonio Martinez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Kevin Harmon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Doolittle (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Huey Glantz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Warnke (fresh) C - Richard Elder (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:08 | San Jose State | Antonio Martinez connects on the open driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Warren Streeter | 50-41 |
| 06:45 | Santa Clara | Kevin Harmon shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-41 |
| 06:43 | San Jose State | The rebound goes to Warren Streeter | 50-41 |
| 06:18 | San Jose State | James Hart misses short on a runner from the baseline | 50-41 |
| 06:16 | Santa Clara | Edward Warnke grabs the board | 50-41 |
| 05:57 | Santa Clara | Kevin Harmon splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-41 |
| 05:56 | San Jose State | James Hart snags the defensive board | 50-41 |
| 05:30 | San Jose State | Antonio Martinez comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 50-41 |
| 05:29 | Santa Clara | Huey Glantz gets the rebound | 50-41 |
| 05:29 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-41 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Darren Raasch (SG), John Moses (SF), Enrique Avila (PF), Lawrence Anderson (C) Edward Grogg, Warren Streeter, James Hart, Antonio Martinez | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Ed Kallas (PG), Willy Sharber (SG), Jerry Stevens (SF), Michael Dodge (PF), John Shevitz (C) Kevin Harmon, Richard Doolittle, Huey Glantz, Edward Warnke, Richard Elder | |
| 05:15 | Santa Clara | Jerry Stevens lays it up and in on a great pass from Ed Kallas | 50-43 |
| 04:54 | San Jose State | John Moses travels with the ball | 50-43 |
| 04:32 | Santa Clara | Jerry Stevens misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 50-43 |
| 04:30 | Santa Clara | Willy Sharber can't tip it in | 50-43 |
| 04:29 | Santa Clara | Michael Dodge pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-43 |
| 04:07 | Santa Clara | Ed Kallas hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Willy Sharber | 50-46 |
| 04:05 | San Jose State | Jerry Stevens is called for the reach on John Moses in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jerry Stevens, team foul #7 | 50-46 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Edward Grogg (PG), James Hart (PF) James Hicks, Enrique Avila | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Richard Doolittle (PG) Ed Kallas | |
| 04:05 | San Jose State | John Moses makes the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 04:05 | San Jose State | John Moses makes the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 03:53 | Santa Clara | Michael Dodge can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 52-46 |
| 03:51 | San Jose State | James Hart gets the rebound | 52-46 |
| 03:24 | San Jose State | Lawrence Anderson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 52-46 |
| 03:22 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Richard Doolittle | 52-46 |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Edward Grogg (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Darren Raasch (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Moses (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. PF - James Hart (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Lawrence Anderson (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Richard Doolittle (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Willy Sharber (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jerry Stevens (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Dodge (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Shevitz (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 02:56 | Santa Clara | Willy Sharber is open and scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Richard Doolittle | 52-49 |
| 02:33 | San Jose State | Lawrence Anderson buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by James Hart | 54-49 |
| 02:14 | Santa Clara | Willy Sharber is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-49 |
| 02:12 | San Jose State | James Hart gets the rebound | 54-49 |
| 02:10 | San Jose State | Edward Grogg throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-49 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Warren Streeter (SF), Enrique Avila (PF), Antonio Martinez (C) John Moses, James Hart, Lawrence Anderson | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kevin Harmon (PG), Ed Kallas (SG), Terrell Noblitt (SF), Edward Warnke (PF), Huey Glantz (C) Richard Doolittle, Willy Sharber, Jerry Stevens, Michael Dodge, John Shevitz | |
| 01:55 | Santa Clara | Terrell Noblitt hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 54-49 |
| 01:54 | Santa Clara | Edward Warnke grabs the offensive rebound | 54-49 |
| 01:54 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-49 |
| Subs | San Jose State | James Hicks (PG), John Moses (SF), James Hart (PF), Lawrence Anderson (C) Edward Grogg, Warren Streeter, Enrique Avila, Antonio Martinez | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Willy Sharber (SG), Jerry Stevens (SF), Michael Dodge (PF), John Shevitz (C) Ed Kallas, Terrell Noblitt, Edward Warnke, Huey Glantz | |
| 01:29 | Santa Clara | John Shevitz misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 54-49 |
| 01:27 | Santa Clara | Michael Dodge tips it in | 54-51 |
| 01:24 | San Jose State | Darren Raasch is hacked by Willy Sharber in the backcourt - foul #4 on Willy Sharber, team foul #8 | 54-51 |
| 01:24 | San Jose State | Darren Raasch makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 01:24 | San Jose State | Darren Raasch misses the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 01:24 | Santa Clara | Michael Dodge gets the rebound | 55-51 |
| 01:06 | Santa Clara | Willy Sharber is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-51 |
| 01:05 | Santa Clara | Jerry Stevens can't tip it in | 55-51 |
| 01:04 | Santa Clara | John Shevitz tips it back up and in | 55-53 |
| 00:43 | San Jose State | James Hart lays it up and in on a great pass from John Moses | 57-53 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 00:35 | Santa Clara | Kevin Harmon makes the 3 from the left wing | 57-56 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:34 | San Jose State | Kevin Harmon is called for the reach on James Hicks in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kevin Harmon, team foul #9 | 57-56 |
| 00:34 | San Jose State | James Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 00:34 | San Jose State | James Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:14 | Santa Clara | Willy Sharber misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-56 |
| 00:12 | San Jose State | John Moses gets the rebound | 59-56 |
| 00:10 | San Jose State | John Moses is hacked by Kevin Harmon in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kevin Harmon, team foul #10 | 59-56 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Edward Grogg (PG) James Hicks | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 00:10 | San Jose State | John Moses makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 00:10 | San Jose State | John Moses makes the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:04 | Santa Clara | James Hart steals the ball from Jerry Stevens | 61-56 |
| 00:02 | San Jose State | Edward Grogg is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Harmon - foul #5 on Kevin Harmon, team foul #11 | 61-56 |
| Subs | San Jose State | James Hicks (PG), Warren Streeter (SF), Enrique Avila (PF) Darren Raasch, John Moses, James Hart | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Richard Doolittle (PG) Kevin Harmon | |
| 00:02 | San Jose State | Edward Grogg misses the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 00:02 | San Jose State | Edward Grogg makes the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| 00:00 | Santa Clara | Willy Sharber misses short on a fullcourt shot | 62-56 |