| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Thomas Exley (fresh) SG - David Houchens (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 5 stl. SF - Robert Simpson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Cecil Townsend (fresh) 2 reb. C - Steve Tibbitts (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Leon Carroll (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Shawn Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Sears (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bud Hellman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Charles (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | David Sears inbounds the ball | 26-34 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Notre Dame | Steve Tibbitts is called for the reach on Shawn Stephens - foul #2 on Steve Tibbitts, team foul #1 | 26-34 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brad Smith (SG), Charles Tanner (PF) Shawn Stephens, Bud Hellman | |
| 19:28 | Notre Dame | Dennis Charles loses the dribble to Thomas Exley | 26-34 |
| 19:11 | Santa Clara | David Houchens clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Brad Smith - foul #3 on Brad Smith, team foul #1 | 26-34 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Shawn Stephens (SG), Robert Bostwick (SF), Bud Hellman (PF) Leon Carroll, David Sears, Dennis Charles | |
| 19:11 | Santa Clara | David Houchens makes the 1st free throw | 27-34 |
| 19:11 | Santa Clara | David Houchens makes the 2nd free throw | 28-34 |
| 19:09 | Notre Dame | Charles Tanner throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-34 |
| 18:55 | Santa Clara | Thomas Exley is whistled for a carry | 28-34 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Sears (SF), Dennis Charles (C) Robert Bostwick, Charles Tanner | |
| 18:28 | Notre Dame | Bud Hellman is hacked by Cecil Townsend - foul #2 on Cecil Townsend, team foul #2 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Daniel Helms (PG), Cris Young (SF), Alfred Ash (PF), Arnold Schneider (C) Thomas Exley, Robert Simpson, Cecil Townsend, Steve Tibbitts | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Leon Carroll (PG), Robert Bostwick (SF), Charles Tanner (C) Shawn Stephens, David Sears, Dennis Charles | |
| 18:08 | Notre Dame | Brad Smith drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 28-37 |
| 17:58 | Santa Clara | David Houchens comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 28-37 |
| 17:57 | Notre Dame | Brad Smith pulls down the rebound | 28-37 |
| 17:55 | Notre Dame | Robert Bostwick is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Helms - foul #1 on Daniel Helms, team foul #3 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | David Knight (SF) David Houchens | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Shawn Stephens (SG), David Sears (SF), Dennis Charles (C) Leon Carroll, Robert Bostwick, Bud Hellman | |
| 17:30 | Notre Dame | Brad Smith misses the wide open 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-37 |
| 17:28 | Santa Clara | Arnold Schneider grabs the defensive rebound | 28-37 |
| 17:17 | Santa Clara | Cris Young clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 28-37 |
| 17:16 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Dennis Charles | 28-37 |
| 17:00 | Notre Dame | David Sears scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Brad Smith | 28-40 |
| 16:35 | Santa Clara | Daniel Helms steps out of bounds on the sideline | 28-40 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Thomas Exley (PG), David Houchens (SG), Robert Simpson (SF), Cecil Townsend (PF), Steve Tibbitts (C) Daniel Helms, Cris Young, David Knight, Alfred Ash, Arnold Schneider | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Leon Carroll (PG), Robert Bostwick (SF), Bud Hellman (PF), Jeff Boatman (C) Shawn Stephens, David Sears, Charles Tanner, Dennis Charles | |
| 16:09 | Notre Dame | Leon Carroll hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Brad Smith | 28-42 |
| 15:58 | Santa Clara | Robert Simpson misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-42 |
| 15:56 | Santa Clara | Cecil Townsend grabs the offensive board | 28-42 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Thomas Exley (fresh) SG - David Houchens (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 5 stl. SF - Robert Simpson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Cecil Townsend (fresh) 3 reb. C - Steve Tibbitts (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Leon Carroll (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brad Smith (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Robert Bostwick (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bud Hellman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeff Boatman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Santa Clara | Steve Tibbitts misses badly on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Leon Carroll - foul #2 on Leon Carroll, team foul #2 | 28-42 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Sears (SF), Dennis Charles (C) Robert Bostwick, Jeff Boatman | |
| 15:45 | Santa Clara | Steve Tibbitts makes the 1st free throw | 29-42 |
| 15:45 | Santa Clara | Steve Tibbitts misses the 2nd free throw | 29-42 |
| 15:45 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Dennis Charles | 29-42 |
| 15:43 | Notre Dame | Brad Smith is hacked by David Houchens in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Houchens, team foul #4 | 29-42 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | David Mitchell (C) Steve Tibbitts | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 15:33 | Notre Dame | The pull-up jumper by Leon Carroll is blocked by Cecil Townsend | 29-42 |
| 15:32 | Notre Dame | David Sears grabs the offensive rebound | 29-42 |
| 15:15 | Notre Dame | Bud Hellman is hacked by David Mitchell - foul #1 on David Mitchell, team foul #5 | 29-42 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Daniel Helms (SG), David Knight (SF), Alfred Ash (PF) David Houchens, Robert Simpson, Cecil Townsend | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Charles Tanner (C) Dennis Charles | |
| 14:53 | Notre Dame | Brad Smith is fouled on the floor by David Knight - foul #1 on David Knight, team foul #6 | 29-42 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Cris Young (SG) Thomas Exley | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Shawn Stephens (SG), Dennis Charles (C) Brad Smith, Bud Hellman | |
| 14:24 | Notre Dame | Leon Carroll is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Charles Tanner | 29-44 |
| 14:05 | Santa Clara | David Knight is fouled on the floor by Charles Tanner - foul #1 on Charles Tanner, team foul #3 | 29-44 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | David Houchens (SG), Robert Simpson (SF), Steve Tibbitts (C) Cris Young, David Knight, David Mitchell | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brad Smith (SG), Robert Bostwick (SF), Bud Hellman (PF), Jeff Boatman (C) Shawn Stephens, David Sears, Charles Tanner, Dennis Charles | |
| 13:50 | Santa Clara | Robert Simpson is whistled for a carry | 29-44 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Cecil Townsend (PF) Alfred Ash | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Shawn Stephens (SG), David Sears (SF), Dennis Charles (C) Leon Carroll, Robert Bostwick, Jeff Boatman | |
| 13:26 | Notre Dame | Brad Smith scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Shawn Stephens | 29-47 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 13:16 | Santa Clara | Robert Simpson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 29-47 |
| 13:15 | Santa Clara | Steve Tibbitts grabs the offensive rebound | 29-47 |
| 12:59 | Santa Clara | 3 seconds is called on Steve Tibbitts | 29-47 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Thomas Exley (PG), Cris Young (SF), Alfred Ash (PF), Arnold Schneider (C) Daniel Helms, Robert Simpson, Cecil Townsend, Steve Tibbitts | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Leon Carroll (PG), Robert Bostwick (SF), Charles Tanner (PF), Jeff Boatman (C) Shawn Stephens, David Sears, Bud Hellman, Dennis Charles | |
| 12:44 | Notre Dame | Charles Tanner is hacked by Alfred Ash - foul #1 on Alfred Ash, team foul #7 | 29-47 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Bud Hellman (PF) Jeff Boatman | |
| 12:44 | Notre Dame | Charles Tanner misses the 1st free throw | 29-47 |
| 12:44 | Santa Clara | David Houchens gets the rebound | 29-47 |
| 12:30 | Santa Clara | David Houchens misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 29-47 |
| 12:29 | Notre Dame | Brad Smith gets the rebound | 29-47 |
| 12:24 | Notre Dame | Leon Carroll banks in the layup set up by Charles Tanner | 29-49 |
| 12:04 | Santa Clara | Arnold Schneider blows the dunk but he's hacked by Brad Smith - foul #4 on Brad Smith, team foul #4 | 29-49 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Daniel Helms (SG), David Knight (SF) David Houchens, Cris Young | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Shawn Stephens (SG), David Sears (SF), Dennis Charles (C) Brad Smith, Robert Bostwick, Bud Hellman | |
| 12:04 | Santa Clara | Arnold Schneider makes the 1st free throw | 30-49 |
| 12:04 | Santa Clara | Arnold Schneider makes the 2nd free throw | 31-49 |
| 11:41 | Notre Dame | Dennis Charles banks in the wide open layup set up by Shawn Stephens | 31-51 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Thomas Exley (fresh) SG - Daniel Helms (fresh) 4 pts. SF - David Knight (fresh) PF - Arnold Schneider (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Alfred Ash (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Leon Carroll (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Shawn Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - David Sears (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Tanner (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Dennis Charles (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Santa Clara | Arnold Schneider is whistled for a carry | 31-51 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Robert Simpson (SF), Cecil Townsend (PF), Steve Tibbitts (C) Thomas Exley, Arnold Schneider, Alfred Ash | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brad Smith (SG), Bud Hellman (PF), Jeff Boatman (C) Shawn Stephens, Charles Tanner, Dennis Charles | |
| 11:08 | Notre Dame | Brad Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-51 |
| 11:07 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Robert Simpson | 31-51 |
| 11:00 | Santa Clara | Bud Hellman swats the layup by Cecil Townsend | 31-51 |
| 10:59 | Notre Dame | Brad Smith gets the rebound | 31-51 |
| 10:34 | Notre Dame | Robert Simpson steals the ball from Brad Smith | 31-51 |
| 10:30 | Santa Clara | Daniel Helms misses the lay-in | 31-51 |
| 10:28 | Santa Clara | Cecil Townsend gets the offensive rebound | 31-51 |
| 10:14 | Santa Clara | David Knight scores on a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Daniel Helms | 33-51 |
| 09:53 | Notre Dame | Brad Smith misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 33-51 |
| 09:52 | Notre Dame | Bud Hellman tips it in | 33-53 |
| 09:43 | Santa Clara | Cecil Townsend buries a shot from just outside the lane set up by Daniel Helms and he's fouled by Leon Carroll - foul #3 on Leon Carroll, team foul #5 | 35-53 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Thomas Exley (PG), David Houchens (SG), Cris Young (SF), Alfred Ash (C) Daniel Helms, David Knight, Robert Simpson, Steve Tibbitts | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Shawn Stephens (SG), Robert Bostwick (SF), Charles Tanner (PF), Dennis Charles (C) Leon Carroll, David Sears, Bud Hellman, Jeff Boatman | |
| 09:43 | Santa Clara | Cecil Townsend makes the free throw | 36-53 |
| 09:41 | Notre Dame | Brad Smith is hacked by Cris Young in the backcourt - foul #2 on Cris Young, team foul #8 | 36-53 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Arnold Schneider (C) Cecil Townsend | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 09:41 | Notre Dame | Brad Smith makes the 1st free throw | 36-54 |
| 09:41 | Notre Dame | Brad Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 36-54 |
| 09:41 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Arnold Schneider | 36-54 |
| 09:26 | Santa Clara | Thomas Exley's pass is intercepted by Shawn Stephens | 36-54 |
| 08:57 | Notre Dame | Charles Tanner knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Robert Bostwick and the foul's on Alfred Ash - foul #2 on Alfred Ash, team foul #9 | 36-56 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Sears (SF) Robert Bostwick | |
| 08:57 | Notre Dame | Charles Tanner makes the free throw | 36-57 |
| 08:42 | Santa Clara | David Houchens can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-57 |
| 08:41 | Santa Clara | Alfred Ash tips it in | 38-57 |
| 08:16 | Notre Dame | Alfred Ash is called for the reach on Charles Tanner - foul #3 on Alfred Ash, team foul #10 | 38-57 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Daniel Helms (PG), Robert Simpson (SF), David Mitchell (C) Thomas Exley, Cris Young, Arnold Schneider | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Leon Carroll (PG), Robert Bostwick (SF) Shawn Stephens, David Sears | |
| 08:16 | Notre Dame | Charles Tanner makes the 1st free throw | 38-58 |
| 08:16 | Notre Dame | Charles Tanner makes the 2nd free throw | 38-59 |
| 08:00 | Santa Clara | Robert Simpson scores on a shot in the paint and he's hacked by Dennis Charles - foul #1 on Dennis Charles, team foul #6 | 40-59 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Cecil Townsend (PF) Alfred Ash | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Shawn Stephens (SG), David Sears (SF), Bud Hellman (PF) Brad Smith, Robert Bostwick, Charles Tanner | |
| 08:00 | Santa Clara | Robert Simpson misses the free throw | 40-59 |
| 08:00 | Notre Dame | Bud Hellman snags the defensive board | 40-59 |
| 07:35 | Notre Dame | Dennis Charles comes up short on the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by David Mitchell - foul #2 on David Mitchell, team foul #11 | 40-59 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brad Smith (SG), Robert Bostwick (SF) Shawn Stephens, David Sears | |
| 07:35 | Notre Dame | Dennis Charles misses the 1st free throw | 40-59 |
| 07:35 | Notre Dame | Dennis Charles makes the 2nd free throw | 40-60 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Daniel Helms (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Houchens (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 5 stl. SF - Robert Simpson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Cecil Townsend (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - David Mitchell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Leon Carroll (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Brad Smith (tiring) 16 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Robert Bostwick (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Bud Hellman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Dennis Charles (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Santa Clara | Robert Simpson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from David Mitchell | 43-60 |
| 07:19 | Notre Dame | Leon Carroll misses the easy layup but he's fouled by David Mitchell - foul #3 on David Mitchell, team foul #12 | 43-60 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | David Knight (SF), Steve Tibbitts (C) Robert Simpson, Cecil Townsend | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Shawn Stephens (SG), David Sears (SF), Charles Tanner (PF), Jeff Boatman (C) Brad Smith, Robert Bostwick, Bud Hellman, Dennis Charles | |
| 07:19 | Notre Dame | Leon Carroll makes the 1st free throw | 43-61 |
| 07:19 | Notre Dame | Leon Carroll misses the 2nd free throw | 43-61 |
| 07:19 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to David Houchens | 43-61 |
| 07:12 | Santa Clara | Daniel Helms misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-61 |
| 07:11 | Notre Dame | Jeff Boatman grabs the defensive rebound | 43-61 |
| 07:06 | Notre Dame | Leon Carroll is fouled in the backcourt by David Mitchell - foul #4 on David Mitchell, team foul #13 | 43-61 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Thomas Exley (PG), Cris Young (SF) David Houchens, David Knight | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brad Smith (SG), Bud Hellman (PF) Shawn Stephens, Jeff Boatman | |
| 07:06 | Notre Dame | Leon Carroll misses the 1st free throw | 43-61 |
| 07:06 | Notre Dame | Leon Carroll misses the 2nd free throw | 43-61 |
| 07:06 | Santa Clara | Steve Tibbitts snags the defensive board | 43-61 |
| 06:49 | Santa Clara | Steve Tibbitts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-61 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | David Knight (SF), Alfred Ash (PF) Daniel Helms, David Mitchell | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Shawn Stephens (SG), Robert Bostwick (SF), Jeff Boatman (PF), Dennis Charles (C) Leon Carroll, David Sears, Bud Hellman, Charles Tanner | |
| 06:45 | Notre Dame | Brad Smith's pass is intercepted by David Knight in the backcourt | 43-61 |
| 06:26 | Santa Clara | Cris Young is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Cris Young, team foul #14 | 43-61 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Arnold Schneider (C) Steve Tibbitts | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Leon Carroll (PG), David Sears (SF), Bud Hellman (PF), Charles Tanner (C) Shawn Stephens, Robert Bostwick, Jeff Boatman, Dennis Charles | |
| 05:57 | Notre Dame | Arnold Schneider steals the ball from Charles Tanner | 43-61 |
| 05:47 | Santa Clara | David Knight misses the floater from the right side but the foul's on Bud Hellman - foul #2 on Bud Hellman, team foul #7 | 43-61 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Daniel Helms (PG), Cecil Townsend (PF) Thomas Exley, Cris Young | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Shawn Stephens (SG), Robert Bostwick (SF), Jeff Boatman (PF), Dennis Charles (C) Leon Carroll, David Sears, Bud Hellman, Charles Tanner | |
| 05:47 | Santa Clara | David Knight makes the 1st free throw | 44-61 |
| 05:47 | Santa Clara | David Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 45-61 |
| 05:23 | Notre Dame | Brad Smith comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 45-61 |
| 05:21 | Notre Dame | Jeff Boatman can't tip it in | 45-61 |
| 05:20 | Santa Clara | Cecil Townsend gets the rebound | 45-61 |
| 05:07 | Santa Clara | David Knight knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 47-61 |
| 04:47 | Notre Dame | Robert Bostwick hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range but the foul's on Arnold Schneider - foul #1 on Arnold Schneider, team foul #15 | 47-61 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | David Houchens (SG), Robert Simpson (SF), David Mitchell (PF), Steve Tibbitts (C) David Knight, Alfred Ash, Cecil Townsend, Arnold Schneider | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Leon Carroll (PG), David Sears (SF), Bud Hellman (PF), Charles Tanner (C) Brad Smith, Shawn Stephens, Jeff Boatman, Dennis Charles | |
| 04:47 | Notre Dame | Robert Bostwick makes the 1st free throw | 47-62 |
| 04:47 | Notre Dame | Robert Bostwick misses the 2nd free throw | 47-62 |
| 04:47 | Santa Clara | David Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 47-62 |
| 04:34 | Santa Clara | Robert Simpson is hacked by Robert Bostwick - foul #1 on Robert Bostwick, team foul #8 | 47-62 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brad Smith (SG) Robert Bostwick | |
| 04:34 | Santa Clara | Robert Simpson makes the 1st free throw | 48-62 |
| 04:34 | Santa Clara | Robert Simpson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-62 |
| 04:32 | Notre Dame | David Sears throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-62 |
| 04:19 | Santa Clara | Steve Tibbitts clanks a runner from the baseline | 49-62 |
| 04:18 | Notre Dame | Charles Tanner grabs the board | 49-62 |
| 04:05 | Notre Dame | Leon Carroll misses the floater from the right block | 49-62 |
| 04:03 | Santa Clara | Robert Simpson grabs the defensive rebound | 49-62 |
| 03:47 | Santa Clara | David Mitchell is fouled on the floor by David Sears - foul #2 on David Sears, team foul #9 | 49-62 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Thomas Exley (PG), Cecil Townsend (PF) Daniel Helms, Steve Tibbitts | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Shawn Stephens (SG), Dennis Charles (C) Brad Smith, Charles Tanner | |
| 03:47 | Santa Clara | David Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 03:47 | Santa Clara | David Mitchell misses the 2nd free throw | 50-62 |
| 03:47 | Notre Dame | Dennis Charles grabs the board | 50-62 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:45 | Notre Dame | Leon Carroll is hacked by Cecil Townsend in the backcourt - foul #3 on Cecil Townsend, team foul #16 | 50-62 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Steve Tibbitts (C) David Mitchell | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 03:45 | Notre Dame | Leon Carroll makes the 1st free throw | 50-63 |
| 03:45 | Notre Dame | Leon Carroll makes the 2nd free throw | 50-64 |
| 03:27 | Santa Clara | David Houchens misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 50-64 |
| 03:26 | Santa Clara | Thomas Exley tips it home | 52-64 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Thomas Exley (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Houchens (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 5 stl. SF - Robert Simpson (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Cecil Townsend (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Steve Tibbitts (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Leon Carroll (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Shawn Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - David Sears (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bud Hellman (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Dennis Charles (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Notre Dame | Leon Carroll is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 52-66 |
| 02:52 | Santa Clara | Robert Simpson drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Cecil Townsend | 54-66 |
| 02:28 | Notre Dame | David Sears lays it in set up by Leon Carroll | 54-68 |
| 02:17 | Santa Clara | Cecil Townsend drills a fadeaway from the right side set up by Thomas Exley | 56-68 |
| 01:56 | Notre Dame | Shawn Stephens misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 56-68 |
| 01:55 | Santa Clara | David Houchens snags the defensive board | 56-68 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:49 | Santa Clara | David Houchens is hacked by David Sears - foul #3 on David Sears, team foul #10 | 56-68 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Daniel Helms (PG), Cris Young (SF), Alfred Ash (PF), Arnold Schneider (C) Thomas Exley, Robert Simpson, Cecil Townsend, Steve Tibbitts | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brad Smith (PG), Robert Bostwick (SF), Charles Tanner (PF), Jeff Boatman (C) Leon Carroll, David Sears, Bud Hellman, Dennis Charles | |
| 01:49 | Santa Clara | David Houchens makes the 1st free throw | 57-68 |
| 01:49 | Santa Clara | David Houchens makes the 2nd free throw | 58-68 |
| 01:28 | Notre Dame | Brad Smith misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-68 |
| 01:26 | Santa Clara | Alfred Ash gets the rebound | 58-68 |
| 01:08 | Santa Clara | The jumper by Daniel Helms is denied by Brad Smith | 58-68 |
| 01:07 | Notre Dame | Robert Bostwick grabs the defensive rebound | 58-68 |
| 00:46 | Notre Dame | Jeff Boatman hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 58-70 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:39 | Santa Clara | Daniel Helms clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-70 |
| 00:38 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Charles Tanner | 58-70 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:36 | Notre Dame | Shawn Stephens is called for traveling in the backcourt | 58-70 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | David Knight (SF) David Houchens | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 00:34 | Santa Clara | Daniel Helms misses long on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Robert Bostwick - foul #2 on Robert Bostwick, team foul #11 | 58-70 |
| 00:34 | Santa Clara | Daniel Helms misses the 1st free throw | 58-70 |
| 00:34 | Santa Clara | Daniel Helms makes the 2nd free throw | 59-70 |
| 00:32 | Notre Dame | Robert Bostwick is hacked by Cris Young in the backcourt - foul #4 on Cris Young, team foul #17 | 59-70 |
| 00:32 | Notre Dame | Robert Bostwick makes the 1st free throw | 59-71 |
| 00:32 | Notre Dame | Robert Bostwick misses the 2nd free throw | 59-71 |
| 00:32 | Santa Clara | Arnold Schneider snags the defensive board | 59-71 |
| 00:24 | Santa Clara | Alfred Ash loses the dribble to Brad Smith | 59-71 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Brad Smith runs out the clock | 59-71 |