| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Thomas Exley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Houchens (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Robert Simpson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Cecil Townsend (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Steve Tibbitts (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Stanford (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Champagne (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. SF - Terry Wooldridge (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Ronald Estes (fresh) C - Orunjan Ake (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge inbounds the ball | 32-26 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Purdue | Robert Champagne can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 32-26 |
| 19:40 | Santa Clara | Steve Tibbitts grabs the board | 32-26 |
| 19:30 | Santa Clara | Steve Tibbitts is called for traveling | 32-26 |
| 19:04 | Purdue | Robert Champagne comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 32-26 |
| 19:02 | Santa Clara | David Houchens pulls down the rebound | 32-26 |
| 18:35 | Santa Clara | Thomas Exley misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-26 |
| 18:34 | Purdue | Robert Champagne grabs the defensive rebound | 32-26 |
| 18:28 | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Thomas Exley - foul #1 on Thomas Exley, team foul #1 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Daniel Helms (PG), David Knight (SF), Alfred Ash (PF), Arnold Schneider (C) Thomas Exley, Robert Simpson, Cecil Townsend, Steve Tibbitts | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 18:28 | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge makes the 1st free throw | 32-27 |
| 18:28 | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge makes the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 18:05 | Santa Clara | David Houchens's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-28 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Donald Kirkland (SF), Ronald Kiser (PF) Terry Wooldridge, Ronald Estes | |
| 18:03 | Purdue | Robert Champagne is fouled in the backcourt by David Houchens - foul #2 on David Houchens, team foul #2 | 32-28 |
| 17:39 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser is called for traveling | 32-28 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Robert Simpson (SF) David Houchens | |
| Subs | Purdue | George Kramer (C) Orunjan Ake | |
| 17:15 | Santa Clara | Robert Simpson is hacked by Robert Champagne - foul #2 on Robert Champagne, team foul #1 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Thomas Exley (PG), Cecil Townsend (PF) David Knight, Arnold Schneider | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 16:51 | Santa Clara | Cecil Townsend misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-28 |
| 16:49 | Purdue | Robert Champagne gets the rebound | 32-28 |
| 16:22 | Purdue | Alfred Ash blocks the short jumper by Ronald Kiser | 32-28 |
| 16:20 | Santa Clara | Robert Simpson grabs the defensive rebound | 32-28 |
| 16:06 | Santa Clara | Thomas Exley scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Daniel Helms | 35-28 |
| 15:47 | Purdue | Robert Champagne blows the wide open layup | 35-28 |
| 15:46 | Purdue | Donald Kirkland tips it in | 35-30 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Thomas Exley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Helms (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Simpson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Cecil Townsend (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Alfred Ash (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Stanford (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Champagne (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. SF - Donald Kirkland (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ronald Kiser (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - George Kramer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Santa Clara | Thomas Exley misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-30 |
| 15:41 | Santa Clara | Cecil Townsend grabs the offensive rebound | 35-30 |
| 15:27 | Santa Clara | Robert Simpson drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Alfred Ash | 37-30 |
| 15:25 | Purdue | Robert Simpson steals it from William Stanford in the backcourt | 37-30 |
| 15:24 | Santa Clara | Cecil Townsend lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert Simpson | 39-30 |
| 15:18 | Purdue | Daniel Helms steals it from William Stanford in the backcourt | 39-30 |
| 15:17 | Santa Clara | Cecil Townsend lays it in on a nice dish by Daniel Helms | 41-30 |
| 14:57 | Purdue | Robert Champagne is hacked by Robert Simpson - foul #3 on Robert Simpson, team foul #3 | 41-30 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Steven Dembinski (PG), David Houchens (SG), Cris Young (SF), Arnold Schneider (PF), Steve Tibbitts (C) Thomas Exley, Daniel Helms, Robert Simpson, Cecil Townsend, Alfred Ash | |
| Subs | Purdue | Willard Wittig (SG), Terry Wooldridge (SF), Ronald Estes (PF), Orunjan Ake (C) Robert Champagne, Donald Kirkland, Ronald Kiser, George Kramer | |
| 14:38 | Purdue | Willard Wittig clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-30 |
| 14:36 | Santa Clara | Steve Tibbitts grabs the board | 41-30 |
| 14:18 | Santa Clara | Steven Dembinski is fouled on the floor by Ronald Estes - foul #1 on Ronald Estes, team foul #2 | 41-30 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Champagne (SG) William Stanford | |
| 14:01 | Santa Clara | David Houchens hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-30 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 13:43 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake lays it in and he's fouled by Steve Tibbitts - foul #2 on Steve Tibbitts, team foul #4 | 44-32 |
| 13:43 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake makes the free throw | 44-33 |
| 13:23 | Santa Clara | Cris Young makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Steven Dembinski | 47-33 |
| 13:02 | Purdue | Ronald Estes's pass is intercepted by Steven Dembinski | 47-33 |
| 12:46 | Santa Clara | Orunjan Ake steals the ball from Steven Dembinski | 47-33 |
| 12:32 | Purdue | Cris Young picks off the pass by Terry Wooldridge | 47-33 |
| 12:13 | Santa Clara | David Houchens can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-33 |
| 12:11 | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge grabs the defensive rebound | 47-33 |
| 11:46 | Purdue | Robert Champagne is called for traveling | 47-33 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Thomas Exley (PG), Daniel Helms (SG), David Knight (SF), Cecil Townsend (PF), Alfred Ash (C) Steven Dembinski, David Houchens, Cris Young, Arnold Schneider, Steve Tibbitts | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Stanford (PG), Donald Kirkland (SF), Ronald Kiser (PF), George Kramer (C) Robert Champagne, Terry Wooldridge, Ronald Estes, Orunjan Ake | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Thomas Exley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Helms (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Knight (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Cecil Townsend (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Alfred Ash (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Stanford (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Willard Wittig (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Donald Kirkland (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ronald Kiser (fresh) 6 pts. C - George Kramer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Santa Clara | David Knight throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-33 |
| 11:08 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by David Knight - foul #3 on David Knight, team foul #5 | 47-33 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Robert Simpson (SF) David Knight | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 11:08 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser misses the 1st free throw | 47-33 |
| 11:08 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser makes the 2nd free throw | 47-34 |
| 10:55 | Santa Clara | Thomas Exley misses the shot from the left side | 47-34 |
| 10:54 | Santa Clara | Alfred Ash grabs the offensive board | 47-34 |
| 10:40 | Santa Clara | Thomas Exley misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on William Stanford - foul #1 on William Stanford, team foul #3 | 47-34 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | David Mitchell (C) Cecil Townsend | |
| Subs | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge (SF) Willard Wittig | |
| 10:40 | Santa Clara | Thomas Exley misses the 1st free throw | 47-34 |
| 10:40 | Santa Clara | Thomas Exley makes the 2nd free throw | 48-34 |
| 10:34 | Purdue | Donald Kirkland is hacked by Robert Simpson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Simpson, team foul #6 | 48-34 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | David Knight (SF) Robert Simpson | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 10:14 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser misses the jump hook in the lane | 48-34 |
| 10:13 | Santa Clara | Thomas Exley pulls down the rebound | 48-34 |
| 09:59 | Santa Clara | The short jumper by Alfred Ash is denied by George Kramer | 48-34 |
| 09:58 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser grabs the board | 48-34 |
| 09:45 | Purdue | George Kramer misses the floater from close range but he's fouled by David Mitchell - foul #1 on David Mitchell, team foul #7 | 48-34 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Steven Dembinski (PG), David Houchens (SG), Cecil Townsend (PF) Thomas Exley, Daniel Helms, Alfred Ash | |
| Subs | Purdue | Willard Wittig (SG), Orunjan Ake (C) Donald Kirkland, Ronald Kiser | |
| 09:45 | Purdue | George Kramer misses the 1st free throw | 48-34 |
| 09:45 | Purdue | George Kramer misses the 2nd free throw | 48-34 |
| 09:45 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to David Mitchell | 48-34 |
| 09:30 | Santa Clara | David Mitchell hits a runner from the left block | 50-34 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:10 | Purdue | David Knight is called for the reach on Terry Wooldridge - foul #4 on David Knight, team foul #8 | 50-34 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Cris Young (SF), Steve Tibbitts (C) David Knight, David Mitchell | |
| Subs | Purdue | Stephen Burns (PF) George Kramer | |
| 09:10 | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge makes the 1st free throw | 50-35 |
| 09:10 | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge makes the 2nd free throw | 50-36 |
| 08:58 | Santa Clara | Cris Young misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-36 |
| 08:57 | Purdue | Stephen Burns grabs the defensive rebound | 50-36 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:42 | Purdue | Willard Wittig misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-36 |
| 08:41 | Purdue | Stephen Burns can't tip it in | 50-36 |
| 08:39 | Santa Clara | Cris Young gets the rebound | 50-36 |
| 08:21 | Santa Clara | Steve Tibbitts comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 50-36 |
| 08:20 | Santa Clara | David Houchens hits the follow up shot | 52-36 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:10 | Purdue | Willard Wittig comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-36 |
| 08:09 | Santa Clara | Steve Tibbitts grabs the defensive rebound | 52-36 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:48 | Santa Clara | Steven Dembinski hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 54-36 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Steven Dembinski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Houchens (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Cris Young (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Cecil Townsend (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Steve Tibbitts (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Stanford (tiring) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Willard Wittig (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Terry Wooldridge (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Stephen Burns (fresh) 3 reb. C - Orunjan Ake (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Purdue | Willard Wittig hits a wide open 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-39 |
| 07:09 | Santa Clara | Willard Wittig steals the ball from Steve Tibbitts | 54-39 |
| 06:57 | Purdue | Willard Wittig misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 54-39 |
| 06:56 | Santa Clara | Steven Dembinski gets the rebound | 54-39 |
| 06:33 | Santa Clara | David Houchens misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Willard Wittig - foul #4 on Willard Wittig, team foul #4 | 54-39 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Thomas Exley (PG), Robert Simpson (SF), Alfred Ash (PF), Arnold Schneider (C) Steven Dembinski, Cris Young, Cecil Townsend, Steve Tibbitts | |
| Subs | Purdue | Donald Kirkland (SG), Ronald Kiser (SF), Ronald Estes (PF), George Kramer (C) William Stanford, Terry Wooldridge, Stephen Burns, Orunjan Ake | |
| 06:33 | Santa Clara | David Houchens makes the 1st free throw | 55-39 |
| 06:33 | Santa Clara | David Houchens makes the 2nd free throw | 56-39 |
| 06:22 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser misses short on a floater near the basket | 56-39 |
| 06:20 | Santa Clara | Robert Simpson pulls down the rebound | 56-39 |
| 06:01 | Santa Clara | Robert Simpson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-39 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Daniel Helms (SG) David Houchens | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 05:45 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser is fouled on the floor by Thomas Exley - foul #2 on Thomas Exley, team foul #9 | 56-39 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Stanford (PG) Willard Wittig | |
| 05:45 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser misses the 1st free throw | 56-39 |
| 05:45 | Santa Clara | Arnold Schneider grabs the board | 56-39 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 05:24 | Santa Clara | Robert Simpson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Ronald Kiser - foul #1 on Ronald Kiser, team foul #5 | 56-39 |
| 05:24 | Santa Clara | Robert Simpson makes the 1st free throw | 57-39 |
| 05:24 | Santa Clara | Robert Simpson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-39 |
| 05:03 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser drills a floater from the right wing on a great pass from William Stanford | 58-41 |
| 04:34 | Santa Clara | Thomas Exley is fouled on the floor by William Stanford - foul #2 on William Stanford, team foul #6 | 58-41 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | David Knight (SG), Cris Young (SF), David Mitchell (PF) Thomas Exley, Robert Simpson, Arnold Schneider | |
| Subs | Purdue | Willard Wittig (PG), Robert Champagne (SG), Stephen Burns (PF), Orunjan Ake (C) William Stanford, Ronald Kiser, Ronald Estes, George Kramer | |
| 04:07 | Santa Clara | Orunjan Ake steals it from David Mitchell | 58-41 |
| 04:03 | Purdue | Willard Wittig is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #5 on Willard Wittig, team foul #7 | 58-41 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Stanford (PG) Willard Wittig | |
| 03:44 | Santa Clara | David Mitchell is whistled for a carry | 58-41 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Steven Dembinski (PG) Daniel Helms | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Steven Dembinski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Knight (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SF - Cris Young (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - David Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. C - Alfred Ash (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Stanford (tired) 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Champagne (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. SF - Donald Kirkland (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Stephen Burns (fresh) 3 reb. C - Orunjan Ake (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:33 | Purdue | Robert Champagne connects on the floater from close range set up by Orunjan Ake | 58-43 |
| 03:31 | Santa Clara | Steven Dembinski is fouled in the backcourt by William Stanford - foul #3 on William Stanford, team foul #8 | 58-43 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Ronald Estes (PF) Stephen Burns | |
| 03:31 | Santa Clara | Steven Dembinski makes the 1st free throw | 59-43 |
| 03:31 | Santa Clara | Steven Dembinski makes the 2nd free throw | 60-43 |
| 03:12 | Purdue | David Knight swats the dunk try by Robert Champagne | 60-43 |
| 03:11 | Purdue | Donald Kirkland pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-43 |
| 03:03 | Purdue | Robert Champagne can't finish the layup but the foul's on Cris Young - foul #4 on Cris Young, team foul #10 | 60-43 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Daniel Helms (SG), Arnold Schneider (C) David Knight, David Mitchell | |
| Subs | Purdue | Ronald Kiser (SF) Donald Kirkland | |
| 03:03 | Purdue | Robert Champagne misses the 1st free throw | 60-43 |
| 03:03 | Purdue | Robert Champagne makes the 2nd free throw | 60-44 |
| 02:44 | Santa Clara | Arnold Schneider hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Robert Champagne - foul #3 on Robert Champagne, team foul #9 | 62-44 |
| 02:44 | Santa Clara | Arnold Schneider makes the free throw | 63-44 |
| 02:29 | Purdue | William Stanford is fouled on the floor by Arnold Schneider - foul #1 on Arnold Schneider, team foul #11 | 63-44 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | David Knight (SF) Steven Dembinski | |
| Subs | Purdue | George Kramer (PF), Stephen Burns (C) Ronald Estes, Orunjan Ake | |
| 02:29 | Purdue | William Stanford makes the 1st free throw | 63-45 |
| 02:29 | Purdue | William Stanford makes the 2nd free throw | 63-46 |
| 02:13 | Santa Clara | Daniel Helms makes the shot near the basket and he's fouled by William Stanford - foul #4 on William Stanford, team foul #10 | 65-46 |
| 02:13 | Santa Clara | Daniel Helms makes the free throw | 66-46 |
| 02:11 | Purdue | Robert Champagne throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-46 |
| 01:53 | Santa Clara | Daniel Helms knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Alfred Ash | 68-46 |
| 01:39 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser knocks in the runner from close range on a nice dish by Robert Champagne | 68-48 |
| 01:22 | Santa Clara | Cris Young makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 70-48 |
| 01:11 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser misses short on a jumper from the left side | 70-48 |
| 01:10 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Alfred Ash | 70-48 |
| 00:51 | Santa Clara | Arnold Schneider misses short on a floater near the basket | 70-48 |
| 00:50 | Purdue | George Kramer grabs the board | 70-48 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:44 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser hits a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Robert Champagne | 70-50 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:19 | Santa Clara | Stephen Burns takes the ball from Arnold Schneider | 70-50 |
| 00:12 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser connects on the jump hook in the lane and the foul's on Daniel Helms - foul #1 on Daniel Helms, team foul #12 | 70-52 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge (SF), Orunjan Ake (C) George Kramer, Stephen Burns | |
| 00:12 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser makes the free throw | 70-53 |
| 00:00 | Santa Clara | Daniel Helms runs out the clock | 70-53 |