| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Joel Goldman (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Marvin Mitchell (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kitwana Azim (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Carl McPhetridge (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jacob Long (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Phillip Enciso (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Schulman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Melvin Pink (fresh) 7 pts. PF - David Rhodes (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Gene Poole (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Santa Clara | Kitwana Azim inbounds the ball | 30-34 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Santa Clara | Joel Goldman misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 30-34 |
| 19:42 | Grambling State | Phillip Enciso snags the defensive board | 30-34 |
| 19:25 | Grambling State | Gene Poole's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-34 |
| 19:08 | Santa Clara | Kitwana Azim connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Carl McPhetridge | 33-34 |
| 18:51 | Grambling State | John Schulman comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 33-34 |
| 18:50 | Santa Clara | Joel Goldman gets the rebound | 33-34 |
| 18:44 | Santa Clara | Kitwana Azim is fouled on the floor by John Schulman - foul #3 on John Schulman, team foul #1 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Grambling State | John Berardi (SG) John Schulman | |
| 18:37 | Santa Clara | Marvin Mitchell can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 33-34 |
| 18:36 | Grambling State | Melvin Pink gets the rebound | 33-34 |
| 18:16 | Grambling State | The pull-up jumper by Phillip Enciso is blocked by Jacob Long | 33-34 |
| 18:14 | Santa Clara | Jacob Long pulls down the rebound | 33-34 |
| 18:09 | Santa Clara | Marvin Mitchell misses short on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Phillip Enciso - foul #1 on Phillip Enciso, team foul #2 | 33-34 |
| 18:09 | Santa Clara | Marvin Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 18:09 | Santa Clara | Marvin Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 17:58 | Grambling State | John Berardi is fouled on the floor by Jacob Long - foul #3 on Jacob Long, team foul #1 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Melvin Todd (C) Jacob Long | |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| 17:46 | Grambling State | Kitwana Azim picks off the pass by Melvin Pink | 35-34 |
| 17:26 | Santa Clara | Carl McPhetridge is called for traveling | 35-34 |
| 17:08 | Grambling State | Melvin Todd is called for the reach on Gene Poole - foul #2 on Melvin Todd, team foul #2 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Anthony Clubb (PF) Carl McPhetridge | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Vance Harris (PG), Eric McCarron (SF), James Jenkins (PF), Adam Didonato (C) Phillip Enciso, Melvin Pink, David Rhodes, Gene Poole | |
| 16:54 | Grambling State | Adam Didonato misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 35-34 |
| 16:53 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Joel Goldman | 35-34 |
| 16:44 | Santa Clara | Marvin Mitchell is hacked by Adam Didonato - foul #2 on Adam Didonato, team foul #3 | 35-34 |
| 16:31 | Santa Clara | Marvin Mitchell hits a jump hook in the lane | 37-34 |
| 16:13 | Grambling State | Vance Harris misses short on a shot from the left wing | 37-34 |
| 16:11 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Marvin Mitchell | 37-34 |
| 16:04 | Santa Clara | Marvin Mitchell is hacked by Vance Harris - foul #1 on Vance Harris, team foul #4 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Carl McPhetridge (PF) Anthony Clubb | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Phillip Enciso (PG), Melvin Pink (SF) John Berardi, Eric McCarron | |
| 15:46 | Santa Clara | Kitwana Azim clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-34 |
| 15:45 | Grambling State | Phillip Enciso gets the rebound | 37-34 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Joel Goldman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Marvin Mitchell (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kitwana Azim (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Carl McPhetridge (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Melvin Todd (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Phillip Enciso (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vance Harris (fresh) SF - Melvin Pink (fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Jenkins (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Adam Didonato (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Grambling State | James Jenkins is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on James Jenkins, team foul #5 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jacob Long (C) Melvin Todd | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Jerome Power (PG), John Schulman (SG), David Rhodes (PF), Gene Poole (C) Phillip Enciso, Vance Harris, James Jenkins, Adam Didonato | |
| 15:17 | Santa Clara | Carl McPhetridge's fadeaway is rejected by Gene Poole | 37-34 |
| 15:16 | Grambling State | Gene Poole gets the rebound | 37-34 |
| 14:54 | Grambling State | Carl McPhetridge steps in front of the John Schulman pass | 37-34 |
| 14:45 | Santa Clara | Carl McPhetridge makes the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Marvin Mitchell | 39-34 |
| 14:37 | Grambling State | Melvin Pink misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 39-34 |
| 14:36 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Marvin Mitchell | 39-34 |
| 14:16 | Santa Clara | Kitwana Azim scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Marvin Mitchell | 42-34 |
| 13:47 | Grambling State | John Schulman's pass is intercepted by Joel Goldman | 42-34 |
| 13:27 | Santa Clara | Gene Poole blocks the jumper by Joel Goldman | 42-34 |
| 13:25 | Grambling State | Gene Poole grabs the defensive rebound | 42-34 |
| 13:13 | Grambling State | Melvin Pink misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-34 |
| 13:12 | Grambling State | Gene Poole tips it in | 42-36 |
| 12:52 | Santa Clara | Joel Goldman can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 42-36 |
| 12:51 | Grambling State | David Rhodes grabs the board | 42-36 |
| 12:38 | Grambling State | Kitwana Azim steals the ball from Melvin Pink | 42-36 |
| 12:35 | Santa Clara | Marvin Mitchell banks in the layup set up by Kitwana Azim | 44-36 |
| 12:28 | Grambling State | Gene Poole can't finish the layup | 44-36 |
| 12:26 | Santa Clara | Jacob Long snags the defensive board | 44-36 |
| 12:13 | Santa Clara | Marvin Mitchell misses the jumper from the left side | 44-36 |
| 12:11 | Santa Clara | Jacob Long grabs the offensive rebound | 44-36 |
| 11:59 | Santa Clara | Joel Goldman comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 44-36 |
| 11:57 | Grambling State | David Rhodes pulls down the rebound | 44-36 |
| 11:35 | Grambling State | Melvin Pink makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-39 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Joel Goldman (tiring) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Marvin Mitchell (tiring) 16 pts. 4 ast. SF - Kitwana Azim (tiring) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Carl McPhetridge (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Jacob Long (fairly fresh) 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Jerome Power (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Schulman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Melvin Pink (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - David Rhodes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Gene Poole (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:15 | Santa Clara | Joel Goldman knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Marvin Mitchell and the foul's on Jerome Power - foul #4 on Jerome Power, team foul #6 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Benner (SG), Gregory Cole (SF), Anthony Clubb (PF), Melvin Todd (C) Marvin Mitchell, Kitwana Azim, Carl McPhetridge, Jacob Long | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Phillip Enciso (PG), John Berardi (SG), Eric McCarron (SF), James Jenkins (PF), Adam Didonato (C) Jerome Power, John Schulman, Melvin Pink, David Rhodes, Gene Poole | |
| 11:15 | Santa Clara | Joel Goldman makes the free throw | 47-39 |
| 10:53 | Grambling State | Adam Didonato buries a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Eric McCarron | 47-41 |
| 10:34 | Santa Clara | Michael Benner knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Gregory Cole | 50-41 |
| 10:16 | Grambling State | James Jenkins misses short on a jumper from the right block | 50-41 |
| 10:14 | Santa Clara | Melvin Todd snags the defensive board | 50-41 |
| 10:08 | Santa Clara | Michael Benner misses the fadeaway from the left side | 50-41 |
| 10:07 | Grambling State | James Jenkins snags the defensive board | 50-41 |
| 10:02 | Grambling State | Phillip Enciso loses the dribble to Joel Goldman | 50-41 |
| 09:39 | Santa Clara | Joel Goldman knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Michael Benner | 52-41 |
| 09:34 | Grambling State | Phillip Enciso hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-41 |
| 09:32 | Santa Clara | Michael Benner grabs the board | 52-41 |
| 09:28 | Santa Clara | Gregory Cole can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-41 |
| 09:27 | Grambling State | Eric McCarron grabs the defensive rebound | 52-41 |
| 09:06 | Grambling State | Eric McCarron double dribbles | 52-41 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kitwana Azim (SF) Joel Goldman | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Gene Poole (C) Adam Didonato | |
| 08:53 | Santa Clara | Anthony Clubb's layup is rejected by Eric McCarron | 52-41 |
| 08:51 | Grambling State | Gene Poole pulls down the rebound | 52-41 |
| 08:32 | Grambling State | John Berardi is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on John Berardi, team foul #7 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Marvin Mitchell (SG), Jacob Long (C) Anthony Clubb, Melvin Todd | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Vance Harris (PG), John Schulman (SG), David Rhodes (PF) Phillip Enciso, John Berardi, James Jenkins | |
| 08:09 | Santa Clara | Eric McCarron steps in front of the Gregory Cole pass | 52-41 |
| 07:50 | Grambling State | Eric McCarron banks in the layup on a nice dish by Gene Poole | 52-43 |
| 07:35 | Santa Clara | Marvin Mitchell buries a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Michael Benner | 54-43 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Michael Benner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marvin Mitchell (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 5 ast. SF - Gregory Cole (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Kitwana Azim (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Jacob Long (fresh) 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Vance Harris (fresh) SG - John Schulman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Eric McCarron (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - David Rhodes (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Gene Poole (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:15 | Grambling State | Gene Poole scores on a jumper from close range on a nice dish by John Schulman | 54-45 |
| 06:57 | Santa Clara | Jacob Long clanks a floater from close range | 54-45 |
| 06:56 | Santa Clara | Marvin Mitchell gets the offensive rebound | 54-45 |
| 06:42 | Santa Clara | Kitwana Azim hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-45 |
| 06:40 | Santa Clara | Gregory Cole snags the offensive board | 54-45 |
| 06:22 | Santa Clara | David Rhodes takes the ball from Marvin Mitchell | 54-45 |
| 06:00 | Grambling State | David Rhodes makes the jump hook in the lane set up by John Schulman and he's fouled by Michael Benner - foul #2 on Michael Benner, team foul #3 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joel Goldman (PG), Anthony Clubb (SF), Carl McPhetridge (PF), Melvin Todd (C) Marvin Mitchell, Gregory Cole, Kitwana Azim, Jacob Long | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Jerome Power (PG), John Berardi (SG), Melvin Pink (SF), James Jenkins (C) Vance Harris, John Schulman, Eric McCarron, Gene Poole | |
| 06:00 | Grambling State | David Rhodes makes the free throw | 54-48 |
| 05:44 | Santa Clara | Carl McPhetridge connects on the jumper in the paint set up by Melvin Todd and the foul's on David Rhodes - foul #1 on David Rhodes, team foul #8 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Adam Didonato (C) David Rhodes | |
| 05:44 | Santa Clara | Carl McPhetridge makes the free throw | 57-48 |
| 05:34 | Grambling State | Melvin Pink throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-48 |
| 05:12 | Santa Clara | Joel Goldman hits a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Michael Benner | 59-48 |
| 04:57 | Grambling State | John Berardi blows the layup | 59-48 |
| 04:55 | Grambling State | Adam Didonato pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-48 |
| 04:47 | Grambling State | Melvin Pink drills a turnaround from close range set up by Adam Didonato | 59-50 |
| 04:28 | Santa Clara | Joel Goldman blows the layup | 59-50 |
| 04:26 | Grambling State | James Jenkins gets the rebound | 59-50 |
| 04:13 | Grambling State | John Berardi drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Adam Didonato | 59-52 |
| 03:55 | Santa Clara | Michael Benner comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-52 |
| 03:54 | Grambling State | James Jenkins pulls down the rebound | 59-52 |
| 03:36 | Grambling State | Adam Didonato throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-52 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Marvin Mitchell (SG), Kitwana Azim (SF), Jacob Long (C) Michael Benner, Anthony Clubb, Melvin Todd | |
| Subs | Grambling State | John Schulman (SG), David Rhodes (PF) John Berardi, Adam Didonato | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Joel Goldman (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Marvin Mitchell (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 5 ast. SF - Kitwana Azim (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Carl McPhetridge (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Jacob Long (fresh) 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Jerome Power (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - John Schulman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Melvin Pink (fresh) 12 pts. PF - David Rhodes (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - James Jenkins (fresh) 1 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Santa Clara | Joel Goldman clanks a floater from the right wing | 59-52 |
| 03:14 | Grambling State | The rebound goes to David Rhodes | 59-52 |
| 03:10 | Grambling State | Melvin Pink misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-52 |
| 03:09 | Grambling State | James Jenkins tips it back up and in | 59-54 |
| 02:51 | Santa Clara | Kitwana Azim can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-54 |
| 02:49 | Grambling State | Jerome Power snags the defensive board | 59-54 |
| 02:22 | Grambling State | Melvin Pink misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 59-54 |
| 02:21 | Santa Clara | Marvin Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 59-54 |
| 02:16 | Santa Clara | Joel Goldman misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jerome Power - foul #5 on Jerome Power, team foul #9 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Anthony Clubb (PF) Carl McPhetridge | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Phillip Enciso (PG), Eric McCarron (SF), Adam Didonato (PF), Gene Poole (C) Jerome Power, Melvin Pink, David Rhodes, James Jenkins | |
| 02:16 | Santa Clara | Joel Goldman makes the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 02:16 | Santa Clara | Joel Goldman makes the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 02:14 | Grambling State | Grambling State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-54 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Grambling State | David Rhodes (PF) Adam Didonato | |
| 01:56 | Grambling State | David Rhodes can't finish the layup | 61-54 |
| 01:55 | Santa Clara | Jacob Long grabs the defensive rebound | 61-54 |
| 01:49 | Santa Clara | Joel Goldman is hacked by Phillip Enciso - foul #2 on Phillip Enciso, team foul #10 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Carl McPhetridge (PF) Anthony Clubb | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Melvin Pink (SF) Eric McCarron | |
| 01:49 | Santa Clara | Joel Goldman makes the 1st free throw | 62-54 |
| 01:49 | Santa Clara | Joel Goldman makes the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:27 | Grambling State | Melvin Pink throws it down on a great pass from John Schulman | 63-56 |
| 01:10 | Santa Clara | Kitwana Azim misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-56 |
| 01:08 | Santa Clara | Marvin Mitchell tips it but misses | 63-56 |
| 01:07 | Santa Clara | Carl McPhetridge tips it home | 65-56 |
| 00:56 | Grambling State | John Schulman misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-56 |
| 00:55 | Grambling State | Gene Poole pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-56 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:53 | Grambling State | John Schulman connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from David Rhodes | 65-59 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:50 | Santa Clara | Kitwana Azim is hacked by Phillip Enciso in the backcourt - foul #3 on Phillip Enciso, team foul #11 | 65-59 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gregory Cole (SG), Anthony Clubb (PF) Marvin Mitchell, Carl McPhetridge | |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| 00:50 | Santa Clara | Kitwana Azim makes the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 00:50 | Santa Clara | Kitwana Azim makes the 2nd free throw | 67-59 |
| 00:44 | Grambling State | John Schulman misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 67-59 |
| 00:43 | Grambling State | Gene Poole gets the offensive rebound | 67-59 |
| 00:41 | Grambling State | John Schulman makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Gene Poole | 67-62 |
| 00:41 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-62 |
| 00:39 | Santa Clara | Kitwana Azim is fouled in the backcourt by Phillip Enciso - foul #4 on Phillip Enciso, team foul #12 | 67-62 |
| 00:39 | Santa Clara | Kitwana Azim makes the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 00:39 | Santa Clara | Kitwana Azim misses the 2nd free throw | 68-62 |
| 00:39 | Grambling State | Gene Poole gets the rebound | 68-62 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:31 | Grambling State | John Schulman makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Gene Poole | 68-65 |
| 00:28 | Santa Clara | Anthony Clubb is hacked by Phillip Enciso in the backcourt - foul #5 on Phillip Enciso, team foul #13 | 68-65 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Benner (PG) Joel Goldman | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Vance Harris (PG) Phillip Enciso | |
| 00:28 | Santa Clara | Anthony Clubb makes the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 00:28 | Santa Clara | Anthony Clubb makes the 2nd free throw | 70-65 |
| 00:22 | Grambling State | John Schulman misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 70-65 |
| 00:21 | Grambling State | The offensive rebound goes to David Rhodes | 70-65 |
| 00:18 | Grambling State | John Schulman drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from David Rhodes | 70-68 |
| 00:18 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-68 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joel Goldman (PG), Marvin Mitchell (SG), Carl McPhetridge (PF) Michael Benner, Gregory Cole, Anthony Clubb | |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| 00:17 | Santa Clara | Kitwana Azim is hacked by Vance Harris in the backcourt - foul #2 on Vance Harris, team foul #14 | 70-68 |
| 00:17 | Santa Clara | Kitwana Azim makes the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 00:17 | Santa Clara | Kitwana Azim makes the 2nd free throw | 72-68 |
| 00:09 | Grambling State | Vance Harris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 72-68 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Benner (SG), Gregory Cole (SF) Marvin Mitchell, Carl McPhetridge | |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| 00:06 | Santa Clara | Gregory Cole is fouled in the backcourt by Vance Harris - foul #3 on Vance Harris, team foul #15 | 72-68 |
| 00:06 | Santa Clara | Gregory Cole misses the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 00:06 | Santa Clara | Gregory Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 73-68 |
| 00:02 | Grambling State | John Schulman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 73-68 |
| 00:00 | Santa Clara | Jacob Long grabs the board | 73-68 |