| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Walter Knowles (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lee McKelvy (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mark Homer (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Albert Dorsett (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Teddy Orlandi (fresh) 6 pts. SG - William Ryles (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lorenzo Powell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ernest Parnell (fresh) 2 pts. C - David McClellan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Oklahoma | Lee McKelvy inbounds the ball | 46-44 |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:58 | Oklahoma | Walter Knowles is hacked by Teddy Orlandi in the backcourt - foul #3 on Teddy Orlandi, team foul #1 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Donald Leone (PG), Jason Stockwell (PF), Randy Willey (C) Walter Knowles, Mark Homer, Albert Dorsett | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | David Zwickl (PG) Teddy Orlandi | |
| 19:31 | Oklahoma | Lee McKelvy scores on a floater from the left wing and he's hacked by Lorenzo Powell - foul #1 on Lorenzo Powell, team foul #2 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Walter Knowles (PG), Steven Shaver (SG), Mark Homer (PF), Albert Dorsett (C) Donald Leone, David Turner, Jason Stockwell, Randy Willey | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 19:31 | Oklahoma | Lee McKelvy makes the free throw | 49-44 |
| 19:24 | Santa Clara | Lorenzo Powell drills a turnaround from the baseline set up by David Zwickl and he's hacked by Lee McKelvy - foul #1 on Lee McKelvy, team foul #1 | 49-46 |
| 19:24 | Santa Clara | Lorenzo Powell makes the free throw | 49-47 |
| 19:08 | Oklahoma | Walter Knowles makes the wide open fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Mark Homer | 51-47 |
| 18:54 | Santa Clara | David McClellan is called for traveling | 51-47 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Donald Leone (PG), David Turner (SG), Jason Stockwell (PF), Randy Willey (C) Walter Knowles, Steven Shaver, Mark Homer, Albert Dorsett | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Stephen Galloway (PG), Gerald Flood (SG), Samuel Bluhm (SF), James Bolander (PF), Terry Powell (C) David Zwickl, William Ryles, Lorenzo Powell, Ernest Parnell, David McClellan | |
| 18:37 | Oklahoma | Lee McKelvy hits a floater from the right wing on a great pass from David Turner | 53-47 |
| 18:35 | Santa Clara | Samuel Bluhm is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 53-47 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Walter Knowles (PG), Mark Homer (PF), Albert Dorsett (C) Donald Leone, Jason Stockwell, Randy Willey | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 18:17 | Oklahoma | Lee McKelvy is by himself and knocks in the floater from the left block on a nice dish by David Turner and the foul's on Samuel Bluhm - foul #2 on Samuel Bluhm, team foul #3 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Donald Leone (PG), Jason Stockwell (PF) Walter Knowles, Mark Homer | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | William Ryles (SG) Gerald Flood | |
| 18:17 | Oklahoma | Lee McKelvy misses the free throw | 55-47 |
| 18:17 | Oklahoma | Jason Stockwell grabs the offensive board | 55-47 |
| 17:59 | Oklahoma | Albert Dorsett clanks a jump hook from the right block | 55-47 |
| 17:58 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Terry Powell | 55-47 |
| 17:56 | Santa Clara | William Ryles is hacked by Lee McKelvy in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lee McKelvy, team foul #2 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Walter Knowles (PG), Steven Shaver (SG), Roy Rollins (SF), Mark Homer (PF), Randy Willey (C) Donald Leone, David Turner, Lee McKelvy, Jason Stockwell, Albert Dorsett | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | David Zwickl (PG), Lorenzo Powell (SF), Ernest Parnell (PF), David McClellan (C) Stephen Galloway, Samuel Bluhm, James Bolander, Terry Powell | |
| 17:40 | Santa Clara | Ernest Parnell hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Walter Knowles - foul #2 on Walter Knowles, team foul #3 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | David Turner (SG), Albert Dorsett (C) Steven Shaver, Randy Willey | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 17:40 | Santa Clara | Ernest Parnell makes the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 17:40 | Santa Clara | Ernest Parnell makes the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| 17:22 | Oklahoma | Roy Rollins jams the wide open dunk on a nice dish by Albert Dorsett | 57-49 |
| 17:13 | Santa Clara | Lorenzo Powell scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-52 |
| 16:55 | Oklahoma | Roy Rollins scores on a floater from the free throw line set up by David Turner | 59-52 |
| 16:38 | Santa Clara | Roy Rollins is called for the reach on William Ryles - foul #4 on Roy Rollins, team foul #4 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Donald Leone (PG), Steven Shaver (SG), Lee McKelvy (SF), Jason Stockwell (PF), Randy Willey (C) Walter Knowles, David Turner, Roy Rollins, Mark Homer, Albert Dorsett | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Stephen Galloway (PG), Gerald Flood (SF), James Bolander (PF) David Zwickl, Lorenzo Powell, Ernest Parnell | |
| 16:22 | Santa Clara | Gerald Flood is wide open but clanks a 3 from straight away | 59-52 |
| 16:20 | Oklahoma | Randy Willey gets the rebound | 59-52 |
| 16:14 | Oklahoma | Jason Stockwell misses the fadeaway from close range | 59-52 |
| 16:12 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Stephen Galloway | 59-52 |
| 15:48 | Santa Clara | William Ryles can't connect on a runner in the lane | 59-52 |
| 15:47 | Oklahoma | Jason Stockwell grabs the board | 59-52 |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Donald Leone (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Shaver (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lee McKelvy (tiring) 10 pts. PF - Jason Stockwell (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Randy Willey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Stephen Galloway (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - William Ryles (tiring) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Flood (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Bolander (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - David McClellan (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:43 | Oklahoma | Steven Shaver drills a fadeaway in the lane set up by Jason Stockwell | 61-52 |
| 15:41 | Santa Clara | Gerald Flood throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-52 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Walter Knowles (PG), David Turner (SG), Mark Homer (PF), Albert Dorsett (C) Donald Leone, Steven Shaver, Jason Stockwell, Randy Willey | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Teddy Orlandi (PG), Ross Hughes (SF), Samuel Bluhm (PF), Terry Powell (C) Stephen Galloway, William Ryles, James Bolander, David McClellan | |
| 15:22 | Oklahoma | Albert Dorsett's dunk attempt is rejected by Terry Powell | 61-52 |
| 15:20 | Santa Clara | Terry Powell grabs the defensive rebound | 61-52 |
| 14:55 | Santa Clara | Terry Powell is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Terry Powell, team foul #4 | 61-52 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Donald Leone (PG), Steven Shaver (SG), Roy Rollins (SF), Jason Stockwell (PF), Randy Willey (C) Walter Knowles, David Turner, Lee McKelvy, Mark Homer, Albert Dorsett | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | David Zwickl (SG), Lorenzo Powell (SF), Ernest Parnell (PF), James Bolander (C) Gerald Flood, Ross Hughes, Samuel Bluhm, Terry Powell | |
| 14:26 | Oklahoma | Jason Stockwell knocks in the jumper near the basket and the foul's on Teddy Orlandi - foul #4 on Teddy Orlandi, team foul #5 | 63-52 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Walter Knowles (PG), David Turner (SG), Mark Homer (PF), Albert Dorsett (C) Donald Leone, Steven Shaver, Roy Rollins, Randy Willey | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | William Ryles (SG), David McClellan (C) Teddy Orlandi, James Bolander | |
| 14:26 | Oklahoma | Jason Stockwell misses the free throw | 63-52 |
| 14:26 | Santa Clara | David McClellan gets the rebound | 63-52 |
| 14:03 | Santa Clara | Lorenzo Powell drills a driving attempt from the left block and he's fouled by Jason Stockwell - foul #1 on Jason Stockwell, team foul #5 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Donald Leone (PG), Steven Shaver (SG), Lee McKelvy (SF), Randy Willey (C) Walter Knowles, David Turner, Jason Stockwell, Albert Dorsett | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 14:03 | Santa Clara | Lorenzo Powell makes the free throw | 63-55 |
| 14:01 | Oklahoma | David Zwickl steals the ball from Mark Homer in the backcourt | 63-55 |
| 13:58 | Santa Clara | David Zwickl misses the easy layup | 63-55 |
| 13:56 | Santa Clara | Ernest Parnell tips it back up and in | 63-57 |
| 13:42 | Oklahoma | Mark Homer buries a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Donald Leone | 65-57 |
| 13:38 | Santa Clara | David Zwickl is fouled in the backcourt by Randy Willey - foul #3 on Randy Willey, team foul #6 | 65-57 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Walter Knowles (PG), David Turner (SG), Roy Rollins (SF), Jason Stockwell (PF), Albert Dorsett (C) Donald Leone, Steven Shaver, Lee McKelvy, Mark Homer, Randy Willey | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Stephen Galloway (PG), Ross Hughes (SF), Samuel Bluhm (PF), James Bolander (C) David Zwickl, Lorenzo Powell, Ernest Parnell, David McClellan | |
| 13:22 | Santa Clara | Walter Knowles picks off the pass by Ross Hughes | 65-57 |
| 13:20 | Oklahoma | Jason Stockwell is hacked by William Ryles in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Ryles, team foul #6 | 65-57 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Mark Homer (PF) Jason Stockwell | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 13:07 | Oklahoma | Walter Knowles hits a wide open turnaround from close range | 67-57 |
| 12:58 | Santa Clara | Ross Hughes hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 67-57 |
| 12:56 | Oklahoma | Albert Dorsett grabs the defensive rebound | 67-57 |
| 12:53 | Oklahoma | William Ryles picks off the pass by Roy Rollins in the backcourt | 67-57 |
| 12:35 | Santa Clara | Ross Hughes misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the left wing | 67-57 |
| 12:34 | Oklahoma | Mark Homer snags the defensive board | 67-57 |
| 12:28 | Oklahoma | Albert Dorsett scores on a shot near the basket on a great pass from Mark Homer | 69-57 |
| 12:15 | Santa Clara | Ross Hughes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 69-57 |
| 12:13 | Oklahoma | Roy Rollins snags the defensive board | 69-57 |
| 11:53 | Oklahoma | Walter Knowles misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 69-57 |
| 11:52 | Santa Clara | James Bolander gets the rebound | 69-57 |
| 11:30 | Santa Clara | Stephen Galloway can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 69-57 |
| 11:29 | Oklahoma | Mark Homer grabs the board | 69-57 |
| 11:29 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-57 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Donald Leone (PG), Steven Shaver (SG), Lee McKelvy (SF), Jason Stockwell (PF), Randy Willey (C) Walter Knowles, David Turner, Roy Rollins, Mark Homer, Albert Dorsett | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | David Zwickl (PG), Gerald Flood (SG), Lorenzo Powell (SF), Terry Powell (PF), David McClellan (C) Stephen Galloway, William Ryles, Ross Hughes, Samuel Bluhm, James Bolander | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Donald Leone (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Shaver (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lee McKelvy (tiring) 10 pts. PF - Jason Stockwell (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Randy Willey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - David Zwickl (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gerald Flood (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Lorenzo Powell (tiring) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Powell (fresh) 4 reb. 3 blk. C - David McClellan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:16 | Oklahoma | Randy Willey can't throw it down but he's hacked by Terry Powell - foul #2 on Terry Powell, team foul #7 | 69-57 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Albert Dorsett (C) Lee McKelvy | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 11:16 | Oklahoma | Randy Willey makes the 1st free throw | 70-57 |
| 11:16 | Oklahoma | Randy Willey makes the 2nd free throw | 71-57 |
| 11:03 | Santa Clara | David McClellan blows the layup but he's fouled by Steven Shaver - foul #3 on Steven Shaver, team foul #7 | 71-57 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Lee McKelvy (SF) Albert Dorsett | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 11:03 | Santa Clara | David McClellan makes the 1st free throw | 71-58 |
| 11:03 | Santa Clara | David McClellan makes the 2nd free throw | 71-59 |
| 10:47 | Oklahoma | Lee McKelvy misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 71-59 |
| 10:45 | Oklahoma | Jason Stockwell snags the offensive board | 71-59 |
| 10:28 | Oklahoma | Jason Stockwell knocks in the jumper in the lane set up by Randy Willey | 73-59 |
| 10:25 | Santa Clara | Steven Shaver picks off the pass by Gerald Flood in the backcourt | 73-59 |
| 10:04 | Oklahoma | Randy Willey hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 73-59 |
| 10:02 | Oklahoma | Randy Willey snags the offensive board | 73-59 |
| 09:51 | Oklahoma | Jason Stockwell is called for traveling | 73-59 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Walter Knowles (PG), David Turner (SG), Roy Rollins (SF), Mark Homer (PF), Albert Dorsett (C) Donald Leone, Steven Shaver, Lee McKelvy, Jason Stockwell, Randy Willey | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | William Ryles (SG), Ernest Parnell (PF) Gerald Flood, Terry Powell | |
| 09:31 | Santa Clara | David Turner steals the ball from William Ryles | 73-59 |
| 09:28 | Oklahoma | David Turner dunks the ball | 75-59 |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 09:07 | Santa Clara | David McClellan makes the shot near the basket | 75-61 |
| 08:59 | Oklahoma | Mark Homer drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by David Turner | 77-61 |
| 08:59 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 77-61 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Donald Leone (PG), Steven Shaver (SG), Jason Stockwell (PF), Randy Willey (C) Walter Knowles, David Turner, Mark Homer, Albert Dorsett | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Stephen Galloway (PG), Samuel Bluhm (SF), James Bolander (C) William Ryles, Lorenzo Powell, David McClellan | |
| 08:44 | Santa Clara | David Zwickl clanks a 3 from straight away | 77-61 |
| 08:42 | Oklahoma | Roy Rollins gets the rebound | 77-61 |
| 08:38 | Oklahoma | Randy Willey travels in the backcourt | 77-61 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Lee McKelvy (SF), Mark Homer (PF) Roy Rollins, Jason Stockwell | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gerald Flood (SG) David Zwickl | |
| 08:33 | Santa Clara | Samuel Bluhm comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 77-61 |
| 08:32 | Santa Clara | Ernest Parnell gets the offensive rebound | 77-61 |
| 08:22 | Santa Clara | Samuel Bluhm makes the wide open jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ernest Parnell | 77-63 |
| 08:18 | Oklahoma | Gerald Flood takes the ball from Steven Shaver in the backcourt | 77-63 |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 08:03 | Santa Clara | James Bolander buries a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Ernest Parnell and the foul's on Steven Shaver - foul #4 on Steven Shaver, team foul #8 | 77-65 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Walter Knowles (PG), David Turner (SG), Roy Rollins (SF), Jason Stockwell (PF), Albert Dorsett (C) Donald Leone, Steven Shaver, Lee McKelvy, Mark Homer, Randy Willey | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | David Zwickl (PG), William Ryles (SG), Ross Hughes (SF) Stephen Galloway, Gerald Flood, Samuel Bluhm | |
| 08:03 | Santa Clara | James Bolander makes the free throw | 77-66 |
| 07:49 | Oklahoma | Roy Rollins hits a wide open jump hook from close range on a nice dish by David Turner | 79-66 |
| 07:42 | Santa Clara | Ernest Parnell misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 79-66 |
| 07:41 | Oklahoma | The rebound goes to Albert Dorsett | 79-66 |
| 07:39 | Oklahoma | David Turner is fouled in the backcourt by William Ryles - foul #4 on William Ryles, team foul #8 | 79-66 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Mark Homer (PF) Jason Stockwell | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Teddy Orlandi (PG), David McClellan (C) David Zwickl, James Bolander | |
| 07:39 | Oklahoma | David Turner makes the 1st free throw | 80-66 |
| 07:39 | Oklahoma | David Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 81-66 |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 07:28 | Santa Clara | Ross Hughes hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Roy Rollins - foul #5 on Roy Rollins, team foul #9 | 81-66 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Lee McKelvy (SF), Jason Stockwell (PF), Randy Willey (C) Roy Rollins, Mark Homer, Albert Dorsett | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Terry Powell (PF) Ernest Parnell | |
| 07:28 | Santa Clara | Ross Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 81-67 |
| 07:28 | Santa Clara | Ross Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 81-68 |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Walter Knowles (tired) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Turner (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lee McKelvy (tiring) 10 pts. PF - Jason Stockwell (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Randy Willey (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Teddy Orlandi (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. SG - William Ryles (tired) 1 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Ross Hughes (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Terry Powell (fresh) 4 reb. 3 blk. C - David McClellan (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:26 | Oklahoma | Walter Knowles is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #3 on Walter Knowles, team foul #10 | 81-68 |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 07:08 | Santa Clara | Ross Hughes is fouled on the floor by Jason Stockwell - foul #2 on Jason Stockwell, team foul #11 | 81-68 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Donald Leone (PG), Steven Shaver (SG), Mark Homer (PF), Albert Dorsett (C) Walter Knowles, David Turner, Jason Stockwell, Randy Willey | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | David Zwickl (SG) William Ryles | |
| 07:08 | Santa Clara | Ross Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 81-69 |
| 07:08 | Santa Clara | Ross Hughes misses the 2nd free throw | 81-69 |
| 07:08 | Oklahoma | Lee McKelvy grabs the board | 81-69 |
| 06:55 | Oklahoma | David McClellan blocks the short jumper by Mark Homer | 81-69 |
| 06:53 | Oklahoma | Albert Dorsett grabs the offensive board | 81-69 |
| 06:43 | Oklahoma | Ross Hughes steals the ball from Lee McKelvy | 81-69 |
| 06:34 | Santa Clara | Terry Powell hits a shot from the right block set up by Teddy Orlandi | 81-71 |
| 06:24 | Oklahoma | Ross Hughes is called for the reach on Donald Leone - foul #4 on Ross Hughes, team foul #9 | 81-71 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Walter Knowles (PG), David Turner (SG), Jason Stockwell (PF), Randy Willey (C) Steven Shaver, Lee McKelvy, Mark Homer, Albert Dorsett | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Stephen Galloway (PG), Gerald Flood (SG), Lorenzo Powell (SF), Ernest Parnell (PF) Teddy Orlandi, David Zwickl, Ross Hughes, Terry Powell | |
| 06:24 | Oklahoma | Donald Leone makes the 1st free throw | 82-71 |
| 06:24 | Oklahoma | Donald Leone misses the 2nd free throw | 82-71 |
| 06:24 | Santa Clara | Ernest Parnell grabs the defensive rebound | 82-71 |
| 06:18 | Santa Clara | Stephen Galloway is hacked by Randy Willey in the backcourt - foul #4 on Randy Willey, team foul #12 | 82-71 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Lee McKelvy (SF) Donald Leone | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Bolander (C) David McClellan | |
| 06:18 | Santa Clara | Stephen Galloway makes the 1st free throw | 82-72 |
| 06:18 | Santa Clara | Stephen Galloway makes the 2nd free throw | 82-73 |
| 05:51 | Oklahoma | Randy Willey loses the dribble to James Bolander | 82-73 |
| 05:33 | Santa Clara | Lorenzo Powell's floater is tipped away by Randy Willey | 82-73 |
| 05:32 | Oklahoma | Randy Willey gets the rebound | 82-73 |
| 05:26 | Oklahoma | Jason Stockwell can't connect on an uncontested jump hook in the paint | 82-73 |
| 05:25 | Oklahoma | Randy Willey tips it home | 84-73 |
| 05:04 | Santa Clara | Lorenzo Powell clanks a 3 from the left wing | 84-73 |
| 05:03 | Oklahoma | David Turner snags the defensive board | 84-73 |
| 04:57 | Oklahoma | Randy Willey drills a jump hook in the lane | 86-73 |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:50 | Santa Clara | Gerald Flood misses long on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Randy Willey - foul #5 on Randy Willey, team foul #13 | 86-73 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Donald Leone (PG), Steven Shaver (SG), Mark Homer (PF), Albert Dorsett (C) Walter Knowles, David Turner, Jason Stockwell, Randy Willey | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Teddy Orlandi (PG), William Ryles (SG), Samuel Bluhm (PF), David McClellan (C) Stephen Galloway, Lorenzo Powell, Ernest Parnell, James Bolander | |
| 04:50 | Santa Clara | Gerald Flood misses the 1st free throw | 86-73 |
| 04:50 | Santa Clara | Gerald Flood misses the 2nd free throw | 86-73 |
| 04:50 | Oklahoma | The rebound goes to Albert Dorsett | 86-73 |
| 04:26 | Oklahoma | Donald Leone throws a bad pass out of bounds | 86-73 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | David Zwickl (SG), Terry Powell (PF) William Ryles, Gerald Flood | |
| 04:24 | Santa Clara | Donald Leone is called for the reach on David Zwickl in the backcourt - foul #2 on Donald Leone, team foul #14 | 86-73 |
| 04:24 | Santa Clara | David Zwickl makes the 1st free throw | 86-74 |
| 04:24 | Santa Clara | David Zwickl makes the 2nd free throw | 86-75 |
| 04:05 | Oklahoma | David McClellan swats the dunk try by Lee McKelvy | 86-75 |
| 04:03 | Santa Clara | Terry Powell snags the defensive board | 86-75 |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:47 | Santa Clara | Terry Powell is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 86-75 |
| 03:45 | Santa Clara | David McClellan gets the offensive rebound | 86-75 |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:31 | Santa Clara | David McClellan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 86-75 |
| 03:31 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 86-75 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Walter Knowles (PG), David Turner (SG) Donald Leone, Steven Shaver | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | William Ryles (SG), Ross Hughes (SF), Ernest Parnell (PF) Teddy Orlandi, Samuel Bluhm, David McClellan | |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Walter Knowles (very tired) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Turner (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lee McKelvy (very tired) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Homer (tired) 15 pts. 7 reb. C - Albert Dorsett (very tired) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - David Zwickl (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Ryles (tiring) 1 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Ross Hughes (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Ernest Parnell (tired) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Terry Powell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:09 | Oklahoma | Albert Dorsett blows the layup but he's hacked by Ross Hughes - foul #5 on Ross Hughes, team foul #10 | 86-75 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Stephen Galloway (PG), Samuel Bluhm (SF) David Zwickl, Ross Hughes | |
| 03:09 | Oklahoma | Albert Dorsett makes the 1st free throw | 87-75 |
| 03:09 | Oklahoma | Albert Dorsett makes the 2nd free throw | 88-75 |
| 03:06 | Santa Clara | Samuel Bluhm's pass is intercepted by Albert Dorsett in the backcourt | 88-75 |
| 02:48 | Oklahoma | Albert Dorsett is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Albert Dorsett, team foul #15 | 88-75 |
| 02:48 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 88-75 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Jason Stockwell (PF) Mark Homer | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | David Zwickl (SG), James Bolander (PF), David McClellan (C) William Ryles, Ernest Parnell, Terry Powell | |
| 02:35 | Santa Clara | Stephen Galloway is called for traveling | 88-75 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Teddy Orlandi (PG) Stephen Galloway | |
| 02:13 | Oklahoma | Walter Knowles can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 88-75 |
| 02:12 | Santa Clara | David McClellan grabs the board | 88-75 |
| 02:08 | Santa Clara | Teddy Orlandi is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 88-75 |
| 02:06 | Oklahoma | Jason Stockwell pulls down the rebound | 88-75 |
| 01:45 | Oklahoma | Albert Dorsett scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 90-75 |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:43 | Santa Clara | David Zwickl is fouled in the backcourt by Albert Dorsett - foul #2 on Albert Dorsett, team foul #16 | 90-75 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Mark Homer (PF) Jason Stockwell | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gerald Flood (SG), Terry Powell (C) Teddy Orlandi, David McClellan | |
| 01:43 | Santa Clara | David Zwickl makes the 1st free throw | 90-76 |
| 01:43 | Santa Clara | David Zwickl makes the 2nd free throw | 90-77 |
| 01:41 | Oklahoma | David Turner is fouled in the backcourt by James Bolander - foul #2 on James Bolander, team foul #11 | 90-77 |
| 01:41 | Oklahoma | David Turner makes the 1st free throw | 91-77 |
| 01:41 | Oklahoma | David Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 92-77 |
| 01:28 | Santa Clara | Gerald Flood misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 92-77 |
| 01:27 | Santa Clara | Terry Powell hits the follow up shot | 92-79 |
| 01:16 | Oklahoma | Albert Dorsett banks in the layup set up by David Turner | 94-79 |
| 00:54 | Santa Clara | David Zwickl blows the wide open layup | 94-79 |
| 00:52 | Santa Clara | Terry Powell misses the tip | 94-79 |
| 00:50 | Oklahoma | Mark Homer grabs the defensive rebound | 94-79 |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Oklahoma | Mark Homer slams it home and he's hacked by Gerald Flood - foul #1 on Gerald Flood, team foul #12 | 96-79 |
| 00:28 | Oklahoma | Mark Homer makes the free throw | 97-79 |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Santa Clara | Samuel Bluhm misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 97-79 |
| 00:21 | Santa Clara | Samuel Bluhm tips it but misses | 97-79 |
| 00:20 | Santa Clara | Samuel Bluhm grabs the offensive board | 97-79 |
| 00:18 | Santa Clara | Terry Powell makes the driving attempt near the basket and he's hacked by Mark Homer - foul #2 on Mark Homer, team foul #17 | 97-81 |
| 00:18 | Santa Clara | Terry Powell misses the free throw | 97-81 |
| 00:18 | Santa Clara | James Bolander pulls down the offensive rebound | 97-81 |
| 00:15 | Santa Clara | David Zwickl hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Samuel Bluhm | 97-84 |
| 00:00 | Oklahoma | Walter Knowles runs out the clock | 97-84 |