| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Eric Barton (fresh) SG - Freddie King (fresh) SF - Wayne Ferguson (fresh) PF - John Davenport (fresh) C - Bernard Arterburn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Washington | PG - Dewey Forbes (fresh) SG - Andrei Sypniewski (fresh) SF - Louis Ford (fresh) PF - Duane Hill (fresh) C - James Swanger (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Washington | James Swanger wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Washington | Washington is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:52 | Washington | Dewey Forbes is open and scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Louis Ford | 0-3 |
| 19:36 | Santa Clara | Eric Barton comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-3 |
| 19:34 | Washington | Duane Hill pulls down the rebound | 0-3 |
| 19:28 | Washington | Louis Ford knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by James Swanger and he's fouled by Wayne Ferguson - foul #1 on Wayne Ferguson, team foul #1 | 0-5 |
| 19:28 | Washington | Louis Ford makes the free throw | 0-6 |
| 19:06 | Santa Clara | Eric Barton comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 0-6 |
| 19:04 | Washington | Louis Ford grabs the board | 0-6 |
| 19:00 | Washington | Dewey Forbes connects on the open turnaround from close range set up by Andrei Sypniewski | 0-8 |
| 18:44 | Santa Clara | Freddie King comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 0-8 |
| 18:43 | Washington | Dewey Forbes grabs the defensive rebound | 0-8 |
| 18:39 | Washington | Dewey Forbes can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the right corner | 0-8 |
| 18:37 | Santa Clara | John Davenport gets the rebound | 0-8 |
| 18:33 | Santa Clara | Eric Barton buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Davenport | 3-8 |
| 18:20 | Washington | Louis Ford makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 3-11 |
| 18:15 | Santa Clara | Freddie King's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 3-11 |
| 18:09 | Washington | Duane Hill misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 3-11 |
| 18:08 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Freddie King | 3-11 |
| 18:05 | Santa Clara | Freddie King double dribbles in the backcourt | 3-11 |
| 17:56 | Washington | James Swanger comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 3-11 |
| 17:54 | Santa Clara | John Davenport pulls down the rebound | 3-11 |
| 17:49 | Santa Clara | Eric Barton makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Freddie King | 6-11 |
| 17:46 | Washington | Freddie King is called for the reach on Dewey Forbes in the backcourt - foul #1 on Freddie King, team foul #2 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Paul Montelongo (PG), Martin Collar (SG), Fredrick Griner (SF), Willie Wynn (PF), James Devore (C) Eric Barton, Freddie King, Wayne Ferguson, John Davenport, Bernard Arterburn | |
| Subs | Washington | Samuel Blanton (SG), Jonathan Terry (SF), Jimmie Kittredge (PF), Jeremy Corn (C) Andrei Sypniewski, Louis Ford, Duane Hill, James Swanger | |
| 17:41 | Washington | Jonathan Terry is hacked by Willie Wynn - foul #1 on Willie Wynn, team foul #3 | 6-11 |
| 17:35 | Washington | Dewey Forbes scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Samuel Blanton | 6-14 |
| 17:25 | Santa Clara | James Devore buries a floater from the left wing | 8-14 |
| 17:22 | Washington | Martin Collar steals it from Dewey Forbes in the backcourt | 8-14 |
| 17:20 | Santa Clara | Martin Collar dunks the ball | 10-14 |
| 17:18 | Washington | Martin Collar picks off the pass by Jonathan Terry in the backcourt | 10-14 |
| 17:03 | Santa Clara | Martin Collar buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 13-14 |
| 16:58 | Washington | Willie Wynn steps in front of the Jeremy Corn pass | 13-14 |
| 16:47 | Santa Clara | Jimmie Kittredge steals it from Willie Wynn | 13-14 |
| 16:32 | Washington | Samuel Blanton hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 13-14 |
| 16:30 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Willie Wynn | 13-14 |
| 16:11 | Santa Clara | Paul Montelongo is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Paul Montelongo, team foul #4 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Eric Barton (PG), Ryan Bryant (SG), Terry Zuziak (SF), John Davenport (PF), Bernard Arterburn (C) Paul Montelongo, Martin Collar, Fredrick Griner, Willie Wynn, James Devore | |
| Subs | Washington | Milo Greco (SG), Louis Ford (SF), James Swanger (PF), Vladimir Balwinski (C) Samuel Blanton, Jonathan Terry, Jimmie Kittredge, Jeremy Corn | |
| 15:55 | Washington | Milo Greco loses the ball out of bounds | 13-14 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Washington | Samuel Blanton (PG) Dewey Forbes | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Eric Barton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Ryan Bryant (fresh) SF - Terry Zuziak (fresh) PF - John Davenport (tiring) 2 reb. C - Bernard Arterburn (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Washington | PG - Samuel Blanton (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Milo Greco (fresh) SF - Louis Ford (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Swanger (tiring) C - Vladimir Balwinski (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Santa Clara | Ryan Bryant is called for 10 seconds | 13-14 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Washington | Duane Hill (PF) Vladimir Balwinski | |
| 15:32 | Washington | Louis Ford loses the dribble to Terry Zuziak | 13-14 |
| 15:27 | Santa Clara | Ryan Bryant lays it in set up by Terry Zuziak | 15-14 |
| 15:23 | Washington | Milo Greco is fouled in the backcourt by Terry Zuziak - foul #1 on Terry Zuziak, team foul #5 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Freddie King (SG), Wayne Ferguson (SF) Ryan Bryant, Terry Zuziak | |
| Subs | Washington | Dewey Forbes (PG), Andrei Sypniewski (SG), Jimmie Kittredge (PF) Samuel Blanton, Louis Ford, Duane Hill | |
| 15:12 | Washington | Andrei Sypniewski connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 15-17 |
| 14:50 | Santa Clara | Eric Barton misses long on a jumper from close range | 15-17 |
| 14:48 | Washington | Milo Greco grabs the defensive rebound | 15-17 |
| 14:33 | Washington | Dewey Forbes is hacked by Bernard Arterburn - foul #1 on Bernard Arterburn, team foul #6 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Fredrick Griner (PF), Willie Wynn (C) John Davenport, Bernard Arterburn | |
| Subs | Washington | Samuel Blanton (PG), Louis Ford (SF), Duane Hill (PF), Vladimir Balwinski (C) Dewey Forbes, Milo Greco, Jimmie Kittredge, James Swanger | |
| 14:28 | Washington | Louis Ford hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 15-17 |
| 14:27 | Washington | Vladimir Balwinski tips it home | 15-19 |
| 14:15 | Santa Clara | Wayne Ferguson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 15-19 |
| 14:14 | Santa Clara | Willie Wynn tips it in | 17-19 |
| 14:11 | Washington | Eric Barton is called for the reach on Samuel Blanton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eric Barton, team foul #7 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Paul Montelongo (PG) Eric Barton | |
| Subs | Washington | | |
| 14:11 | Washington | Samuel Blanton misses the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 14:11 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Fredrick Griner | 17-19 |
| 13:54 | Santa Clara | Paul Montelongo can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 17-19 |
| 13:52 | Washington | Duane Hill pulls down the rebound | 17-19 |
| 13:47 | Washington | Andrei Sypniewski comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 17-19 |
| 13:45 | Washington | Vladimir Balwinski gets the offensive rebound | 17-19 |
| 13:33 | Washington | Samuel Blanton is open but comes up short on the shot from the left side | 17-19 |
| 13:32 | Washington | Vladimir Balwinski pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-19 |
| 13:22 | Washington | Vladimir Balwinski can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 17-19 |
| 13:21 | Santa Clara | Paul Montelongo gets the rebound | 17-19 |
| 13:00 | Santa Clara | Paul Montelongo clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 17-19 |
| 12:59 | Washington | Vladimir Balwinski pulls down the rebound | 17-19 |
| 12:59 | Washington | Washington calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 17-19 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Martin Collar (PG), Ryan Bryant (SG), Terry Zuziak (SF), John Davenport (PF), Bernard Arterburn (C) Paul Montelongo, Freddie King, Wayne Ferguson, Fredrick Griner, Willie Wynn | |
| Subs | Washington | Dewey Forbes (PG), Milo Greco (SG), Jonathan Terry (SF), Jimmie Kittredge (PF), James Swanger (C) Samuel Blanton, Andrei Sypniewski, Louis Ford, Duane Hill, Vladimir Balwinski | |
| 12:39 | Washington | Jonathan Terry knocks in the jumper from the right side | 17-21 |
| 12:28 | Santa Clara | Ryan Bryant connects on the jumper from the left wing set up by John Davenport | 19-21 |
| 12:26 | Washington | Dewey Forbes is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dewey Forbes, team foul #1 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Eric Barton (PG), James Devore (C) Martin Collar, Bernard Arterburn | |
| Subs | Washington | Jeremy Corn (C) Jimmie Kittredge | |
| 12:12 | Santa Clara | John Davenport can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the left wing | 19-21 |
| 12:11 | Santa Clara | Eric Barton hits the follow up shot | 21-21 |
| 12:00 | Washington | Milo Greco makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 21-24 |
| 11:58 | Santa Clara | Jonathan Terry is called for the reach on Eric Barton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jonathan Terry, team foul #2 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Martin Collar (SG), Willie Wynn (SF) Ryan Bryant, Terry Zuziak | |
| Subs | Washington | Jimmie Kittredge (PF) James Swanger | |
| 11:40 | Santa Clara | John Davenport is denied on a layup by Jeremy Corn | 21-24 |
| 11:39 | Santa Clara | The offensive rebound goes to John Davenport | 21-24 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Eric Barton (tiring) 8 pts. SG - Martin Collar (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Willie Wynn (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Davenport (tired) 3 reb. C - James Devore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Washington | PG - Dewey Forbes (very tired) 8 pts. SG - Milo Greco (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Jonathan Terry (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Jimmie Kittredge (tired) C - Jeremy Corn (tiring) | |
| 11:16 | Santa Clara | Willie Wynn is hacked by Dewey Forbes - foul #2 on Dewey Forbes, team foul #3 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Terry Zuziak (SF), Fredrick Griner (PF) John Davenport, James Devore | |
| Subs | Washington | Samuel Blanton (PG), Andrei Sypniewski (SG), Louis Ford (SF), Duane Hill (PF), James Swanger (C) Dewey Forbes, Milo Greco, Jonathan Terry, Jimmie Kittredge, Jeremy Corn | |
| 10:59 | Santa Clara | Eric Barton comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 21-24 |
| 10:57 | Santa Clara | Terry Zuziak grabs the offensive rebound | 21-24 |
| 10:36 | Santa Clara | Fredrick Griner clanks a shot from the right block | 21-24 |
| 10:34 | Santa Clara | Fredrick Griner grabs the offensive board | 21-24 |
| 10:17 | Santa Clara | Eric Barton misses the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Samuel Blanton - foul #1 on Samuel Blanton, team foul #4 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Ryan Bryant (SG), Wayne Ferguson (SF), John Davenport (PF), Bernard Arterburn (C) Martin Collar, Terry Zuziak, Fredrick Griner, Willie Wynn | |
| Subs | Washington | Milo Greco (SG), Jonathan Terry (SF), Jimmie Kittredge (PF), Vladimir Balwinski (C) Andrei Sypniewski, Louis Ford, Duane Hill, James Swanger | |
| 10:17 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 21-24 |
| 10:17 | Santa Clara | Eric Barton misses the 1st free throw | 21-24 |
| 10:17 | Santa Clara | Eric Barton misses the 2nd free throw | 21-24 |
| 10:17 | Washington | The rebound goes to Jimmie Kittredge | 21-24 |
| 10:04 | Washington | Vladimir Balwinski misses long on an open shot from the right block | 21-24 |
| 10:02 | Santa Clara | Eric Barton grabs the board | 21-24 |
| 09:42 | Santa Clara | Eric Barton can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 21-24 |
| 09:41 | Washington | Vladimir Balwinski snags the defensive board | 21-24 |
| 09:31 | Washington | Samuel Blanton misses short on an open driving attempt from the left block | 21-24 |
| 09:29 | Santa Clara | Ryan Bryant pulls down the rebound | 21-24 |
| 09:10 | Santa Clara | Vladimir Balwinski steals the ball from John Davenport | 21-24 |
| 09:08 | Washington | Milo Greco is hacked by Bernard Arterburn in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bernard Arterburn, team foul #8 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Paul Montelongo (PG), Freddie King (SG), Terry Zuziak (SF), James Devore (PF), Fredrick Griner (C) Eric Barton, Ryan Bryant, Wayne Ferguson, John Davenport, Bernard Arterburn | |
| Subs | Washington | Louis Ford (SF), James Swanger (PF), Jeremy Corn (C) Jonathan Terry, Jimmie Kittredge, Vladimir Balwinski | |
| 09:08 | Washington | Milo Greco makes the 1st free throw | 21-25 |
| 09:08 | Washington | Milo Greco makes the 2nd free throw | 21-26 |
| 08:44 | Santa Clara | James Devore is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 21-26 |
| 08:42 | Santa Clara | The offensive rebound goes to James Devore | 21-26 |
| 08:26 | Santa Clara | Freddie King hits a wide open 3 from the left corner | 24-26 |
| 08:12 | Washington | James Swanger misses short on an open floater from the left block | 24-26 |
| 08:11 | Washington | The offensive rebound goes to Milo Greco | 24-26 |
| 07:55 | Washington | Jeremy Corn can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 24-26 |
| 07:53 | Santa Clara | James Devore grabs the board | 24-26 |
| 07:47 | Santa Clara | Terry Zuziak hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 24-26 |
| 07:46 | Washington | Samuel Blanton snags the defensive board | 24-26 |
| 07:41 | Washington | Samuel Blanton clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 24-26 |
| 07:40 | Washington | The offensive rebound goes to Jeremy Corn | 24-26 |
| 07:28 | Washington | Jeremy Corn misses the easy layup | 24-26 |
| 07:26 | Santa Clara | James Devore pulls down the rebound | 24-26 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Paul Montelongo (tired) SG - Freddie King (tired) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Zuziak (tiring) PF - James Devore (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Fredrick Griner (tired) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington | PG - Samuel Blanton (very tired) 1 ast. SG - Milo Greco (tired) 5 pts. SF - Louis Ford (very tired) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Swanger (very tired) C - Jeremy Corn (tired) | |
| 07:13 | Santa Clara | James Devore scores on a fadeaway in the paint and he's fouled by James Swanger - foul #1 on James Swanger, team foul #5 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Martin Collar (PG), Ryan Bryant (SG), Wayne Ferguson (SF), Willie Wynn (C) Paul Montelongo, Freddie King, Terry Zuziak, Fredrick Griner | |
| Subs | Washington | Andrei Sypniewski (SG), Jonathan Terry (SF), Duane Hill (PF), Vladimir Balwinski (C) Milo Greco, Louis Ford, James Swanger, Jeremy Corn | |
| 07:13 | Santa Clara | James Devore makes the free throw | 27-26 |
| 06:54 | Washington | Andrei Sypniewski is wide open but clanks a jump hook from the left block | 27-26 |
| 06:52 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Ryan Bryant | 27-26 |
| 06:37 | Santa Clara | Wayne Ferguson clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-26 |
| 06:36 | Santa Clara | James Devore tips it back up and in | 29-26 |
| 06:19 | Washington | Samuel Blanton is fouled on the floor by Wayne Ferguson - foul #2 on Wayne Ferguson, team foul #9 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Eric Barton (PG), John Davenport (PF), Fredrick Griner (C) Ryan Bryant, Wayne Ferguson, James Devore | |
| Subs | Washington | Jimmie Kittredge (PF) Duane Hill | |
| 06:19 | Washington | Samuel Blanton makes the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 06:19 | Washington | Samuel Blanton misses the 2nd free throw | 29-27 |
| 06:19 | Santa Clara | Fredrick Griner pulls down the rebound | 29-27 |
| 06:16 | Santa Clara | Eric Barton is hacked by Samuel Blanton in the backcourt - foul #2 on Samuel Blanton, team foul #6 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Washington | Louis Ford (PG) Samuel Blanton | |
| 06:06 | Santa Clara | Martin Collar comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-27 |
| 06:05 | Washington | Vladimir Balwinski gets the rebound | 29-27 |
| 05:59 | Washington | Jonathan Terry is fouled on the floor by Fredrick Griner - foul #1 on Fredrick Griner, team foul #10 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Terry Zuziak (SF) Fredrick Griner | |
| Subs | Washington | James Swanger (C) Vladimir Balwinski | |
| 05:59 | Washington | Washington calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 29-27 |
| 05:59 | Washington | Jonathan Terry misses the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 05:59 | Washington | Jonathan Terry makes the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 05:55 | Santa Clara | Martin Collar is hacked by Andrei Sypniewski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Andrei Sypniewski, team foul #7 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Washington | Milo Greco (SG) Louis Ford | |
| 05:55 | Santa Clara | Martin Collar makes the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 05:55 | Santa Clara | Martin Collar makes the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 05:43 | Washington | Andrei Sypniewski comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Eric Barton - foul #2 on Eric Barton, team foul #11 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Ryan Bryant (PG) Eric Barton | |
| Subs | Washington | | |
| 05:43 | Washington | Andrei Sypniewski makes the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 05:43 | Washington | Andrei Sypniewski misses the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 05:43 | Santa Clara | Willie Wynn pulls down the rebound | 31-29 |
| 05:41 | Santa Clara | Terry Zuziak throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-29 |
| 05:35 | Washington | Andrei Sypniewski buries a 3 from the right corner | 31-32 |
| 05:26 | Santa Clara | Willie Wynn misses the easy open layup | 31-32 |
| 05:24 | Santa Clara | The offensive rebound goes to Willie Wynn | 31-32 |
| 05:08 | Santa Clara | Willie Wynn knocks in the jump hook from close range set up by Martin Collar and he's fouled by James Swanger - foul #2 on James Swanger, team foul #8 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Fredrick Griner (C) Terry Zuziak | |
| Subs | Washington | Louis Ford (SF), Duane Hill (PF), Jeremy Corn (C) Jonathan Terry, Jimmie Kittredge, James Swanger | |
| 05:08 | Santa Clara | Willie Wynn makes the free throw | 34-32 |
| 04:57 | Washington | Louis Ford clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-32 |
| 04:56 | Washington | The offensive rebound goes to Milo Greco | 34-32 |
| 04:33 | Washington | Jeremy Corn makes the jump hook from close range set up by Andrei Sypniewski | 34-34 |
| 04:26 | Santa Clara | Martin Collar is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the right side set up by Ryan Bryant | 36-34 |
| 04:16 | Washington | Andrei Sypniewski clanks a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Fredrick Griner - foul #2 on Fredrick Griner, team foul #12 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Paul Montelongo (PG), Freddie King (SG), James Devore (C) Martin Collar, Ryan Bryant, Fredrick Griner | |
| Subs | Washington | Jonathan Terry (SF), Vladimir Balwinski (C) Milo Greco, Jeremy Corn | |
| 04:16 | Washington | Andrei Sypniewski misses the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 04:16 | Washington | Andrei Sypniewski misses the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 04:16 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Willie Wynn | 36-34 |
| 03:51 | Santa Clara | John Davenport lays it in | 38-34 |
| 03:46 | Washington | Andrei Sypniewski is open but comes up short on the shot from the right side | 38-34 |
| 03:44 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Paul Montelongo | 38-34 |
| 03:42 | Santa Clara | Paul Montelongo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-34 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Eric Barton (PG), Wayne Ferguson (SF), Bernard Arterburn (C) Freddie King, John Davenport, James Devore | |
| Subs | Washington | Samuel Blanton (PG), James Swanger (PF) Jonathan Terry, Duane Hill | |
| 03:33 | Washington | James Swanger knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 38-36 |
| 03:18 | Santa Clara | Willie Wynn comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-36 |
| 03:16 | Santa Clara | The offensive rebound goes to Bernard Arterburn | 38-36 |
| 03:16 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 38-36 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Martin Collar (SG) Paul Montelongo | |
| Subs | Washington | Jimmie Kittredge (PF) Vladimir Balwinski | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Eric Barton (tiring) 8 pts. SG - Martin Collar (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Wayne Ferguson (tired) PF - Willie Wynn (tired) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Bernard Arterburn (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Washington | PG - Samuel Blanton (tired) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrei Sypniewski (very tired) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Louis Ford (very tired) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jimmie Kittredge (tired) C - James Swanger (tired) 2 pts. | |
| 03:05 | Santa Clara | Samuel Blanton is called for the reach on Eric Barton - foul #3 on Samuel Blanton, team foul #9 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Davenport (PF) Willie Wynn | |
| Subs | Washington | Milo Greco (SG) Samuel Blanton | |
| 03:05 | Santa Clara | Eric Barton makes the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 03:05 | Santa Clara | Eric Barton makes the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 02:47 | Washington | Milo Greco misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-36 |
| 02:45 | Santa Clara | Eric Barton snags the defensive board | 40-36 |
| 02:36 | Santa Clara | Bernard Arterburn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-36 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Ryan Bryant (SG), Terry Zuziak (SF), Fredrick Griner (PF) Martin Collar, Wayne Ferguson, John Davenport | |
| Subs | Washington | Jonathan Terry (SF), Duane Hill (PF), Jeremy Corn (C) Andrei Sypniewski, Jimmie Kittredge, James Swanger | |
| 02:34 | Washington | Duane Hill throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-36 |
| 02:18 | Santa Clara | Fredrick Griner is whistled for traveling | 40-36 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Devore (PF) Fredrick Griner | |
| Subs | Washington | | |
| 02:02 | Washington | Jonathan Terry misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-36 |
| 02:01 | Washington | The offensive rebound goes to Jeremy Corn | 40-36 |
| 01:46 | Washington | Jeremy Corn misses the driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Eric Barton - foul #3 on Eric Barton, team foul #13 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Martin Collar (PG), Freddie King (SG), Wayne Ferguson (SF), Willie Wynn (PF) Eric Barton, Ryan Bryant, Terry Zuziak, James Devore | |
| Subs | Washington | Dewey Forbes (PG), Andrei Sypniewski (SG), Jimmie Kittredge (PF) Milo Greco, Jonathan Terry, Duane Hill | |
| 01:46 | Washington | Jeremy Corn misses the 1st free throw | 40-36 |
| 01:46 | Washington | Jeremy Corn makes the 2nd free throw | 40-37 |
| 01:25 | Santa Clara | Willie Wynn scores on a driving attempt from the right block | 42-37 |
| 01:21 | Washington | Martin Collar picks off the pass by Dewey Forbes in the backcourt | 42-37 |
| 00:57 | Santa Clara | Bernard Arterburn drills a floater from the left side | 44-37 |
| 00:49 | Washington | Louis Ford misses long on an open 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-37 |
| 00:48 | Washington | Dewey Forbes tips it but misses | 44-37 |
| 00:47 | Santa Clara | Wayne Ferguson gets the rebound | 44-37 |
| 00:42 | Santa Clara | Wayne Ferguson misses the easy layup but the foul's on Louis Ford - foul #1 on Louis Ford, team foul #10 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Paul Montelongo (PG), Ryan Bryant (SG), John Davenport (PF), Fredrick Griner (C) Martin Collar, Freddie King, Willie Wynn, Bernard Arterburn | |
| Subs | Washington | James Swanger (PF), Vladimir Balwinski (C) Jimmie Kittredge, Jeremy Corn | |
| 00:42 | Santa Clara | Wayne Ferguson misses the 1st free throw | 44-37 |
| 00:42 | Santa Clara | Wayne Ferguson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-37 |
| 00:28 | Washington | Louis Ford jams it on a great pass from Dewey Forbes and the foul's on Wayne Ferguson - foul #3 on Wayne Ferguson, team foul #14 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Devore (C) Wayne Ferguson | |
| Subs | Washington | | |
| 00:28 | Washington | Louis Ford makes the free throw | 45-40 |
| 00:03 | Santa Clara | John Davenport is denied on a layup by Vladimir Balwinski | 45-40 |
| 00:01 | Washington | Dewey Forbes grabs the board | 45-40 |
| 00:00 | Washington | Dewey Forbes can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 45-40 |