| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Paul Younkin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Aldi (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eric Lowery (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Norman Gagnon (fresh) 6 pts. C - Alonzo Garza (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Michael Benner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Cole (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marvin Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kitwana Azim (fresh) 8 pts. C - Jacob Long (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Santa Clara | Marvin Mitchell inbounds the ball | 38-20 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 19:40 | Santa Clara | Michael Benner is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Michael Benner, team foul #1 | 38-20 |
| 19:20 | Florida State | Norman Gagnon hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Gregory Cole - foul #2 on Gregory Cole, team foul #2 | 38-20 |
| 19:20 | Florida State | Norman Gagnon misses the 1st free throw | 38-20 |
| 19:20 | Florida State | Norman Gagnon makes the 2nd free throw | 39-20 |
| 19:10 | Santa Clara | Gregory Cole hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Eric Lowery - foul #2 on Eric Lowery, team foul #1 | 39-20 |
| 19:10 | Santa Clara | Gregory Cole makes the 1st free throw | 39-21 |
| 19:10 | Santa Clara | Gregory Cole misses the 2nd free throw | 39-21 |
| 19:10 | Florida State | Alonzo Garza grabs the board | 39-21 |
| 18:55 | Florida State | Norman Gagnon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-21 |
| 18:43 | Santa Clara | Jacob Long can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 39-21 |
| 18:41 | Florida State | Eric Lowery pulls down the rebound | 39-21 |
| 18:21 | Florida State | Kitwana Azim picks off the pass by Alonzo Garza | 39-21 |
| 18:03 | Santa Clara | Kitwana Azim is hacked by Alonzo Garza - foul #2 on Alonzo Garza, team foul #2 | 39-21 |
| 17:46 | Santa Clara | Jacob Long clanks a turnaround near the basket | 39-21 |
| 17:45 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Eric Lowery | 39-21 |
| 17:25 | Florida State | Norman Gagnon misses the shot in the paint | 39-21 |
| 17:24 | Florida State | Dikembe Aldi grabs the offensive rebound | 39-21 |
| 17:11 | Florida State | Norman Gagnon hits the finger roll on a great pass from Paul Younkin | 41-21 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 16:51 | Santa Clara | Jacob Long connects on the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Michael Benner | 41-23 |
| 16:31 | Florida State | Eric Lowery clanks a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Marvin Mitchell - foul #2 on Marvin Mitchell, team foul #3 | 41-23 |
| Subs | Florida State | John Wix (C) Norman Gagnon | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Paul Pope (SG), Anthony Clubb (C) Gregory Cole, Jacob Long | |
| 16:31 | Florida State | Eric Lowery makes the 1st free throw | 42-23 |
| 16:31 | Florida State | Eric Lowery makes the 2nd free throw | 43-23 |
| 16:17 | Santa Clara | Eric Lowery takes the ball from Anthony Clubb | 43-23 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 15:54 | Florida State | Dikembe Aldi's pass is intercepted by Michael Benner | 43-23 |
| 15:51 | Santa Clara | Michael Benner lays it in | 43-25 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Paul Younkin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Aldi (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eric Lowery (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Alonzo Garza (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - John Wix (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Michael Benner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Pope (fresh) SF - Marvin Mitchell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kitwana Azim (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Anthony Clubb (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 15:29 | Florida State | Paul Younkin misses the 3 from the right wing | 43-25 |
| 15:28 | Florida State | Alonzo Garza tips it back up and in | 45-25 |
| 15:12 | Santa Clara | Anthony Clubb is called for a charge - foul #1 on Anthony Clubb, team foul #4 | 45-25 |
| Subs | Florida State | William Draeger (PG), Benny Fitzpatrick (SG), James Herzog (SF), Carson Lively (PF), John Thyberg (C) Paul Younkin, Dikembe Aldi, Eric Lowery, Alonzo Garza, John Wix | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joel Goldman (PG), Gregory Cole (SG) Michael Benner, Paul Pope | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 14:51 | Florida State | Benny Fitzpatrick comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-25 |
| 14:49 | Florida State | Carson Lively tips it but misses | 45-25 |
| 14:48 | Santa Clara | Anthony Clubb pulls down the rebound | 45-25 |
| 14:42 | Santa Clara | Anthony Clubb drills a jumper from close range on a great pass from Joel Goldman | 45-27 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 14:36 | Florida State | William Draeger misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-27 |
| 14:35 | Santa Clara | Marvin Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 45-27 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 14:17 | Santa Clara | Gregory Cole lays it up and in on a nice dish by Joel Goldman | 45-29 |
| 13:53 | Florida State | John Thyberg double dribbles | 45-29 |
| Subs | Florida State | Paul Younkin (PG), Dikembe Aldi (SG), Norman Gagnon (PF) William Draeger, Benny Fitzpatrick, Carson Lively | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jacob Long (C) Anthony Clubb | |
| 13:43 | Santa Clara | Gregory Cole scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Joel Goldman | 45-32 |
| 13:30 | Florida State | Dikembe Aldi hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-32 |
| 13:28 | Santa Clara | Joel Goldman gets the rebound | 45-32 |
| 13:15 | Santa Clara | Kitwana Azim loses the dribble to James Herzog | 45-32 |
| 12:57 | Florida State | Dikembe Aldi is hacked by Gregory Cole - foul #3 on Gregory Cole, team foul #5 | 45-32 |
| Subs | Florida State | Eric Lowery (SF) James Herzog | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Benner (SG), Carl McPhetridge (SF) Gregory Cole, Marvin Mitchell | |
| 12:39 | Florida State | Eric Lowery misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 45-32 |
| 12:37 | Florida State | John Thyberg grabs the offensive rebound | 45-32 |
| 12:29 | Florida State | Norman Gagnon comes up short on the runner in the lane | 45-32 |
| 12:27 | Florida State | Eric Lowery gets the offensive rebound | 45-32 |
| 12:09 | Florida State | Paul Younkin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-32 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Anthony Clubb (PF) Kitwana Azim | |
| 11:59 | Santa Clara | Joel Goldman hits a shot from the left block set up by Jacob Long | 45-34 |
| 11:44 | Florida State | Norman Gagnon makes the turnaround near the basket and he's fouled by Anthony Clubb - foul #2 on Anthony Clubb, team foul #6 | 47-34 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gregory Cole (SG) Michael Benner | |
| 11:44 | Florida State | Norman Gagnon makes the free throw | 48-34 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Paul Younkin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Aldi (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eric Lowery (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Norman Gagnon (fresh) 12 pts. C - John Thyberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Joel Goldman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gregory Cole (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Carl McPhetridge (fresh) PF - Anthony Clubb (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jacob Long (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Santa Clara | Jacob Long misses badly on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by John Thyberg - foul #4 on John Thyberg, team foul #3 | 48-34 |
| Subs | Florida State | Benny Fitzpatrick (SG), Alonzo Garza (C) Dikembe Aldi, John Thyberg | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 11:26 | Santa Clara | Jacob Long misses the 1st free throw | 48-34 |
| 11:26 | Santa Clara | Jacob Long misses the 2nd free throw | 48-34 |
| 11:26 | Florida State | Norman Gagnon grabs the board | 48-34 |
| 11:19 | Florida State | Norman Gagnon scores on a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Paul Younkin | 50-34 |
| 11:05 | Santa Clara | Jacob Long hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Joel Goldman | 50-36 |
| 10:41 | Florida State | Benny Fitzpatrick buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Paul Younkin | 53-36 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 10:23 | Santa Clara | Norman Gagnon swats the short shot by Jacob Long | 53-36 |
| 10:21 | Santa Clara | Anthony Clubb pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-36 |
| 10:08 | Santa Clara | Joel Goldman knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Gregory Cole | 53-38 |
| 09:49 | Florida State | Benny Fitzpatrick drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-38 |
| 09:27 | Santa Clara | The short jumper by Jacob Long is denied by Alonzo Garza | 56-38 |
| 09:26 | Santa Clara | Jacob Long grabs the offensive rebound | 56-38 |
| 09:06 | Santa Clara | Gregory Cole is fouled on the floor by Norman Gagnon - foul #1 on Norman Gagnon, team foul #4 | 56-38 |
| Subs | Florida State | William Draeger (PG), Dikembe Aldi (SG), James Herzog (SF), John Wix (C) Paul Younkin, Benny Fitzpatrick, Eric Lowery, Norman Gagnon | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Benner (SG), Marvin Mitchell (SF), Kitwana Azim (PF) Gregory Cole, Carl McPhetridge, Anthony Clubb | |
| 08:46 | Santa Clara | Dikembe Aldi steps in front of the Marvin Mitchell pass | 56-38 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 08:17 | Florida State | John Wix can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 56-38 |
| 08:15 | Florida State | John Wix tips it home | 58-38 |
| 07:58 | Santa Clara | William Draeger steals it from Marvin Mitchell | 58-38 |
| 07:40 | Florida State | William Draeger loses the dribble to Kitwana Azim | 58-38 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - William Draeger (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Dikembe Aldi (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Herzog (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Alonzo Garza (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - John Wix (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Joel Goldman (tiring) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Benner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Marvin Mitchell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kitwana Azim (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. C - Jacob Long (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Santa Clara | Joel Goldman is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 58-38 |
| Subs | Florida State | Paul Younkin (PG), Eric Lowery (SF), Carson Lively (PF), John Thyberg (C) William Draeger, James Herzog, Alonzo Garza, John Wix | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gregory Cole (SG) Joel Goldman | |
| 07:18 | Florida State | Eric Lowery misses the shot from the baseline | 58-38 |
| 07:17 | Florida State | Dikembe Aldi tips it home | 60-38 |
| 06:59 | Santa Clara | Michael Benner misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Carson Lively - foul #1 on Carson Lively, team foul #5 | 60-38 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Carl McPhetridge (C) Jacob Long | |
| 06:59 | Santa Clara | Michael Benner makes the 1st free throw | 60-39 |
| 06:59 | Santa Clara | Michael Benner makes the 2nd free throw | 60-40 |
| 06:41 | Florida State | Paul Younkin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-40 |
| 06:40 | Florida State | Eric Lowery hits the follow up shot | 62-40 |
| 06:22 | Santa Clara | Kitwana Azim misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 62-40 |
| 06:20 | Florida State | Dikembe Aldi pulls down the rebound | 62-40 |
| 06:14 | Florida State | Eric Lowery misses the lay-in | 62-40 |
| 06:12 | Santa Clara | Michael Benner pulls down the rebound | 62-40 |
| 05:50 | Santa Clara | Marvin Mitchell misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 62-40 |
| 05:48 | Santa Clara | Marvin Mitchell grabs the offensive rebound | 62-40 |
| 05:29 | Santa Clara | Marvin Mitchell can't connect on a shot from the left side | 62-40 |
| 05:27 | Florida State | Eric Lowery grabs the defensive rebound | 62-40 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 05:01 | Florida State | Eric Lowery buries a jumpshot from the right wing | 64-40 |
| 04:49 | Santa Clara | Michael Benner misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 64-40 |
| 04:47 | Florida State | Eric Lowery snags the defensive board | 64-40 |
| 04:19 | Florida State | Eric Lowery connects on the jumpshot from the right side | 66-40 |
| 04:14 | Santa Clara | Marvin Mitchell misses the floater from the free throw line | 66-40 |
| 04:13 | Florida State | Dikembe Aldi gets the rebound | 66-40 |
| 03:58 | Florida State | Eric Lowery is called for a charge - foul #3 on Eric Lowery, team foul #6 | 66-40 |
| Subs | Florida State | William Draeger (PG), Benny Fitzpatrick (SG), James Herzog (SF), Alonzo Garza (PF), John Wix (C) Paul Younkin, Dikembe Aldi, Eric Lowery, Carson Lively, John Thyberg | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joel Goldman (PG), Anthony Clubb (C) Gregory Cole, Carl McPhetridge | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 03:49 | Santa Clara | Marvin Mitchell is hacked by William Draeger - foul #1 on William Draeger, team foul #7 | 66-40 |
| 03:49 | Santa Clara | Marvin Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 66-41 |
| 03:49 | Santa Clara | Marvin Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 66-42 |
| 03:29 | Florida State | Benny Fitzpatrick is called for a charge - foul #1 on Benny Fitzpatrick, team foul #8 | 66-42 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - William Draeger (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Benny Fitzpatrick (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Herzog (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Alonzo Garza (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - John Wix (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Joel Goldman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Benner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Marvin Mitchell (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kitwana Azim (tiring) 8 pts. 2 stl. C - Anthony Clubb (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Santa Clara | Anthony Clubb can't finish the layup but he's fouled by William Draeger - foul #2 on William Draeger, team foul #9 | 66-42 |
| 03:10 | Santa Clara | Anthony Clubb makes the 1st free throw | 66-43 |
| 03:10 | Santa Clara | Anthony Clubb makes the 2nd free throw | 66-44 |
| 02:56 | Florida State | Benny Fitzpatrick can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-44 |
| 02:54 | Santa Clara | Joel Goldman grabs the defensive rebound | 66-44 |
| 02:38 | Santa Clara | Joel Goldman misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Alonzo Garza - foul #3 on Alonzo Garza, team foul #10 | 66-44 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jacob Long (C) Marvin Mitchell | |
| 02:38 | Santa Clara | Joel Goldman makes the 1st free throw | 66-45 |
| 02:38 | Santa Clara | Joel Goldman makes the 2nd free throw | 66-46 |
| 02:09 | Florida State | Alonzo Garza can't connect on a floater in the paint | 66-46 |
| 02:07 | Florida State | John Wix tips it back up and in | 68-46 |
| 01:56 | Santa Clara | Kitwana Azim misses the easy layup but he's fouled by William Draeger - foul #3 on William Draeger, team foul #11 | 68-46 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gregory Cole (SG), Marvin Mitchell (SF) Michael Benner, Anthony Clubb | |
| 01:56 | Santa Clara | Kitwana Azim misses the 1st free throw | 68-46 |
| 01:56 | Santa Clara | Kitwana Azim makes the 2nd free throw | 68-47 |
| 01:27 | Florida State | William Draeger misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 68-47 |
| 01:25 | Florida State | James Herzog misses the tip | 68-47 |
| 01:23 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Jacob Long | 68-47 |
| 01:17 | Santa Clara | Gregory Cole hits a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Marvin Mitchell | 68-49 |
| 00:55 | Florida State | John Wix can't finish the layup | 68-49 |
| 00:53 | Florida State | Benny Fitzpatrick pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-49 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 00:33 | Florida State | William Draeger makes the jump hook from the left block | 70-49 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 00:26 | Santa Clara | Jacob Long can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Wix - foul #1 on John Wix, team foul #12 | 70-49 |
| 00:26 | Santa Clara | Jacob Long makes the 1st free throw | 70-50 |
| 00:26 | Santa Clara | Jacob Long makes the 2nd free throw | 70-51 |
| 00:00 | Florida State | William Draeger runs out the clock | 70-51 |