| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Terrell Whiteside (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Mandell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Gorman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Otha Chojnowski (fresh) 7 pts. C - Roy Bibby (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Teddy Orlandi (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Ryles (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lorenzo Powell (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ernest Parnell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - David McClellan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Santa Clara | Lorenzo Powell inbounds the ball | 38-42 |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Santa Clara | Terrell Whiteside blocks the jumper by Lorenzo Powell | 38-42 |
| 19:38 | Boise State | Matthew Mandell pulls down the rebound | 38-42 |
| 19:33 | Boise State | Richard Gorman connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Roy Bibby | 41-42 |
| 19:26 | Santa Clara | David McClellan blows the layup | 41-42 |
| 19:24 | Santa Clara | The offensive rebound goes to David McClellan | 41-42 |
| 19:12 | Santa Clara | Lorenzo Powell is whistled for traveling | 41-42 |
| Subs | Boise State | Richard Rosin (PG), George Young (SG), Luciano Romano (PF), Rocky Mancini (C) Terrell Whiteside, Matthew Mandell, Otha Chojnowski, Roy Bibby | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 19:00 | Boise State | Ernest Parnell is called for the reach on Richard Rosin - foul #2 on Ernest Parnell, team foul #1 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Boise State | Otha Chojnowski (PF) Luciano Romano | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 18:49 | Boise State | George Young comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 41-42 |
| 18:48 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to William Ryles | 41-42 |
| 18:42 | Santa Clara | The jumper by Lorenzo Powell is denied by Richard Gorman | 41-42 |
| 18:40 | Boise State | Rocky Mancini snags the defensive board | 41-42 |
| 18:26 | Boise State | Otha Chojnowski misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Ernest Parnell - foul #3 on Ernest Parnell, team foul #2 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Boise State | Matthew McCaughan (SG) George Young | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | David Zwickl (PG), Gerald Flood (SG), Ross Hughes (SF), James Bolander (PF), Terry Powell (C) Teddy Orlandi, William Ryles, Lorenzo Powell, Ernest Parnell, David McClellan | |
| 18:26 | Boise State | Otha Chojnowski makes the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 18:26 | Boise State | Otha Chojnowski makes the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 18:01 | Santa Clara | Ross Hughes misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-42 |
| 17:59 | Boise State | The rebound goes to Otha Chojnowski | 43-42 |
| 17:38 | Boise State | Richard Gorman hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Richard Rosin | 46-42 |
| 17:23 | Santa Clara | Matthew McCaughan is called for the reach on Gerald Flood - foul #1 on Matthew McCaughan, team foul #1 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Boise State | Terrell Whiteside (PG), Matthew Mandell (SG), Luciano Romano (PF), Roy Bibby (C) Richard Rosin, Matthew McCaughan, Otha Chojnowski, Rocky Mancini | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | William Ryles (SG), David McClellan (C) Ross Hughes, Terry Powell | |
| 17:00 | Santa Clara | James Bolander travels with the ball | 46-42 |
| Subs | Boise State | George Young (SG) Matthew Mandell | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Teddy Orlandi (PG), Lorenzo Powell (SF), Samuel Bluhm (PF) David Zwickl, Gerald Flood, James Bolander | |
| 16:48 | Boise State | Richard Gorman misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-42 |
| 16:46 | Boise State | Luciano Romano gets the offensive rebound | 46-42 |
| 16:31 | Boise State | George Young hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 46-42 |
| 16:30 | Santa Clara | David McClellan grabs the defensive rebound | 46-42 |
| 16:08 | Santa Clara | William Ryles is fouled on the floor by George Young - foul #2 on George Young, team foul #2 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Boise State | Richard Rosin (PG), Matthew Mandell (SG), Otha Chojnowski (PF), Rocky Mancini (C) Terrell Whiteside, George Young, Luciano Romano, Roy Bibby | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | David Zwickl (SG), Ross Hughes (SF), Terry Powell (C) William Ryles, Lorenzo Powell, David McClellan | |
| 15:46 | Santa Clara | David Zwickl scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Ross Hughes | 46-44 |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Richard Rosin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Mandell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Gorman (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Otha Chojnowski (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Rocky Mancini (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Teddy Orlandi (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Zwickl (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ross Hughes (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Samuel Bluhm (fresh) 2 pts. C - Terry Powell (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Boise State | Otha Chojnowski misses long on a floater near the basket | 46-44 |
| 15:29 | Boise State | Otha Chojnowski grabs the offensive rebound | 46-44 |
| 15:14 | Boise State | Matthew Mandell is hacked by David Zwickl - foul #2 on David Zwickl, team foul #3 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Boise State | Terrell Whiteside (PG), George Young (SG), Luciano Romano (PF), Roy Bibby (C) Richard Rosin, Matthew Mandell, Otha Chojnowski, Rocky Mancini | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gerald Flood (SG), Ernest Parnell (PF), James Bolander (C) Teddy Orlandi, Samuel Bluhm, Terry Powell | |
| 14:49 | Boise State | Terrell Whiteside knocks in the shot from the left side on a great pass from Richard Gorman and he's fouled by David Zwickl - foul #3 on David Zwickl, team foul #4 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Boise State | Matthew Mandell (SG), Otha Chojnowski (PF) George Young, Luciano Romano | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | William Ryles (SG), Lorenzo Powell (SF), David McClellan (C) Gerald Flood, Ross Hughes, James Bolander | |
| 14:49 | Boise State | Terrell Whiteside makes the free throw | 49-44 |
| 14:36 | Santa Clara | Ernest Parnell clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-44 |
| 14:35 | Boise State | Richard Gorman snags the defensive board | 49-44 |
| 14:20 | Boise State | Terrell Whiteside misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-44 |
| 14:18 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Ernest Parnell | 49-44 |
| 13:57 | Santa Clara | Lorenzo Powell misses the jumpshot from the right side | 49-44 |
| 13:55 | Santa Clara | William Ryles grabs the offensive board | 49-44 |
| 13:46 | Santa Clara | William Ryles is hacked by Richard Gorman - foul #3 on Richard Gorman, team foul #3 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Boise State | Richard Rosin (PG), George Young (SG), Luciano Romano (PF), Rocky Mancini (C) Terrell Whiteside, Matthew Mandell, Otha Chojnowski, Roy Bibby | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Stephen Galloway (PG), Gerald Flood (SF), James Bolander (PF), Terry Powell (C) David Zwickl, Lorenzo Powell, Ernest Parnell, David McClellan | |
| 13:33 | Santa Clara | James Bolander makes the floater from the free throw line and the foul's on Richard Gorman - foul #4 on Richard Gorman, team foul #4 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Boise State | Matthew McCaughan (SG) Richard Gorman | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Samuel Bluhm (SF) William Ryles | |
| 13:33 | Santa Clara | James Bolander makes the free throw | 49-47 |
| 13:17 | Boise State | Richard Rosin connects on the jumper from the right wing | 51-47 |
| 12:59 | Santa Clara | James Bolander misses the easy layup | 51-47 |
| 12:58 | Boise State | Luciano Romano pulls down the rebound | 51-47 |
| 12:40 | Boise State | George Young is open and buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Luciano Romano | 54-47 |
| 12:20 | Santa Clara | James Bolander misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 54-47 |
| 12:19 | Boise State | George Young grabs the defensive rebound | 54-47 |
| 12:11 | Boise State | Samuel Bluhm steals it from Matthew McCaughan | 54-47 |
| 11:43 | Santa Clara | Terry Powell double dribbles | 54-47 |
| Subs | Boise State | Terrell Whiteside (PG), Matthew Mandell (SG), Otha Chojnowski (PF), Roy Bibby (C) Richard Rosin, Matthew McCaughan, Luciano Romano, Rocky Mancini | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Teddy Orlandi (PG), William Ryles (SG), Lorenzo Powell (SF), Ernest Parnell (PF), David McClellan (C) Stephen Galloway, Gerald Flood, Samuel Bluhm, James Bolander, Terry Powell | |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Terrell Whiteside (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Mandell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Young (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Otha Chojnowski (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Roy Bibby (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Teddy Orlandi (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Ryles (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lorenzo Powell (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ernest Parnell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - David McClellan (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Boise State | Matthew Mandell is called for traveling | 54-47 |
| 11:10 | Santa Clara | David McClellan drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Teddy Orlandi | 54-49 |
| 11:08 | Boise State | Ernest Parnell takes the ball from Matthew Mandell in the backcourt | 54-49 |
| 10:59 | Santa Clara | William Ryles's layup is rejected by Otha Chojnowski | 54-49 |
| 10:57 | Santa Clara | Teddy Orlandi grabs the offensive rebound | 54-49 |
| 10:37 | Santa Clara | William Ryles misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-49 |
| 10:35 | Santa Clara | Lorenzo Powell grabs the offensive rebound | 54-49 |
| 10:26 | Santa Clara | David McClellan connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from William Ryles | 54-51 |
| 10:09 | Boise State | Matthew Mandell comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-51 |
| 10:07 | Santa Clara | Teddy Orlandi pulls down the rebound | 54-51 |
| 09:53 | Santa Clara | William Ryles hits the finger roll | 54-53 |
| 09:42 | Boise State | Otha Chojnowski banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Terrell Whiteside | 56-53 |
| 09:27 | Santa Clara | Matthew Mandell is called for the reach on William Ryles - foul #1 on Matthew Mandell, team foul #5 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Boise State | Richard Rosin (PG), Luciano Romano (SF) Terrell Whiteside, George Young | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | David Zwickl (PG), Ross Hughes (SF), James Bolander (PF), Terry Powell (C) Teddy Orlandi, Lorenzo Powell, Ernest Parnell, David McClellan | |
| 09:16 | Santa Clara | James Bolander throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-53 |
| Subs | Boise State | Rocky Mancini (C) Roy Bibby | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 08:59 | Boise State | Matthew Mandell buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Rosin | 59-53 |
| 08:52 | Santa Clara | Ross Hughes clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 59-53 |
| 08:51 | Santa Clara | James Bolander gets the offensive rebound | 59-53 |
| 08:33 | Santa Clara | Ross Hughes's fadeaway is rejected by Rocky Mancini | 59-53 |
| 08:32 | Boise State | Otha Chojnowski grabs the board | 59-53 |
| 08:17 | Boise State | Otha Chojnowski hits a wide open 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Rosin | 62-53 |
| 07:59 | Santa Clara | William Ryles misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 62-53 |
| 07:57 | Boise State | The rebound goes to Luciano Romano | 62-53 |
| 07:54 | Boise State | Otha Chojnowski is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Otha Chojnowski, team foul #6 | 62-53 |
| Subs | Boise State | Terrell Whiteside (PG), Matthew McCaughan (SG), Richard Gorman (SF), Roy Bibby (C) Richard Rosin, Matthew Mandell, Luciano Romano, Rocky Mancini | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gerald Flood (SG), Samuel Bluhm (SF), Ernest Parnell (PF), David McClellan (C) William Ryles, Ross Hughes, James Bolander, Terry Powell | |
| 07:45 | Santa Clara | Gerald Flood clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 62-53 |
| 07:44 | Boise State | Otha Chojnowski gets the rebound | 62-53 |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Terrell Whiteside (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew McCaughan (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Richard Gorman (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Otha Chojnowski (tiring) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Roy Bibby (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - David Zwickl (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Gerald Flood (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Samuel Bluhm (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Ernest Parnell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - David McClellan (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Boise State | Roy Bibby is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 62-53 |
| 07:19 | Santa Clara | Gerald Flood grabs the board | 62-53 |
| 06:54 | Santa Clara | Samuel Bluhm misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-53 |
| 06:52 | Boise State | Roy Bibby pulls down the rebound | 62-53 |
| 06:44 | Boise State | Roy Bibby makes the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Terrell Whiteside | 64-53 |
| 06:21 | Santa Clara | Richard Gorman is called for the reach on Gerald Flood - foul #5 on Richard Gorman, team foul #7 | 64-53 |
| Subs | Boise State | Richard Rosin (PG), Matthew Mandell (SG), George Young (SF), Luciano Romano (PF) Terrell Whiteside, Matthew McCaughan, Richard Gorman, Otha Chojnowski | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Teddy Orlandi (PG), Lorenzo Powell (SF), James Bolander (PF) David Zwickl, Samuel Bluhm, Ernest Parnell | |
| 06:21 | Santa Clara | Gerald Flood misses the 1st free throw | 64-53 |
| 06:21 | Boise State | Roy Bibby grabs the board | 64-53 |
| 06:01 | Boise State | Matthew Mandell clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-53 |
| 06:00 | Boise State | Luciano Romano pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-53 |
| 05:44 | Boise State | Roy Bibby's floater is tipped away by Lorenzo Powell | 64-53 |
| 05:43 | Boise State | Roy Bibby snags the offensive board | 64-53 |
| 05:28 | Boise State | Roy Bibby hits the finger roll on a great pass from Richard Rosin | 66-53 |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 05:13 | Santa Clara | James Bolander misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Luciano Romano - foul #2 on Luciano Romano, team foul #8 | 66-53 |
| Subs | Boise State | Terrell Whiteside (PG), Otha Chojnowski (PF), Rocky Mancini (C) Richard Rosin, Luciano Romano, Roy Bibby | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Ross Hughes (SG), Terry Powell (C) Gerald Flood, David McClellan | |
| 05:13 | Santa Clara | James Bolander makes the 1st free throw | 66-54 |
| 05:13 | Santa Clara | James Bolander makes the 2nd free throw | 66-55 |
| 04:53 | Boise State | Matthew Mandell connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 69-55 |
| 04:45 | Santa Clara | Lorenzo Powell can't connect on a shot from the left side | 69-55 |
| 04:43 | Santa Clara | James Bolander misses the tip | 69-55 |
| 04:41 | Santa Clara | James Bolander hits the follow up shot | 69-57 |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 04:12 | Boise State | Matthew Mandell is fouled on the floor by Teddy Orlandi - foul #2 on Teddy Orlandi, team foul #5 | 69-57 |
| Subs | Boise State | Richard Rosin (PG), Matthew McCaughan (SG), Roy Bibby (C) Terrell Whiteside, Matthew Mandell, Rocky Mancini | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | David Zwickl (PG), William Ryles (SG), Samuel Bluhm (PF), David McClellan (C) Teddy Orlandi, Lorenzo Powell, James Bolander, Terry Powell | |
| 03:58 | Boise State | Otha Chojnowski connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by George Young | 71-57 |
| 03:33 | Santa Clara | David McClellan banks in the layup on a nice dish by William Ryles | 71-59 |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Richard Rosin (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Matthew McCaughan (fresh) 2 ast. SF - George Young (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Otha Chojnowski (tiring) 16 pts. 5 reb. C - Roy Bibby (tiring) 12 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - David Zwickl (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - William Ryles (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ross Hughes (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Samuel Bluhm (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - David McClellan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:11 | Boise State | Matthew McCaughan is hacked by Ross Hughes - foul #3 on Ross Hughes, team foul #6 | 71-59 |
| Subs | Boise State | Terrell Whiteside (PG), Matthew Mandell (SG), Luciano Romano (SF), Rocky Mancini (C) Richard Rosin, Matthew McCaughan, George Young, Roy Bibby | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Ernest Parnell (PF), Terry Powell (C) Ross Hughes, David McClellan | |
| 02:51 | Boise State | Otha Chojnowski is open and buries a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Terrell Whiteside | 73-59 |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:30 | Santa Clara | William Ryles clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Otha Chojnowski - foul #2 on Otha Chojnowski, team foul #9 | 73-59 |
| Subs | Boise State | Richard Rosin (PG), Matthew McCaughan (SG), George Young (SF), Wilbur Smith (C) Terrell Whiteside, Matthew Mandell, Otha Chojnowski, Rocky Mancini | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gerald Flood (SF), James Bolander (C) Samuel Bluhm, Ernest Parnell | |
| 02:30 | Santa Clara | William Ryles makes the 1st free throw | 73-60 |
| 02:30 | Santa Clara | William Ryles makes the 2nd free throw | 73-61 |
| 02:08 | Boise State | Richard Rosin misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by David Zwickl - foul #4 on David Zwickl, team foul #7 | 73-61 |
| Subs | Boise State | Milton Feldman (PF) Matthew McCaughan | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Stephen Galloway (PG) William Ryles | |
| 02:08 | Boise State | Richard Rosin makes the 1st free throw | 74-61 |
| 02:08 | Boise State | Richard Rosin makes the 2nd free throw | 75-61 |
| 01:57 | Santa Clara | Gerald Flood can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Wilbur Smith - foul #2 on Wilbur Smith, team foul #10 | 75-61 |
| Subs | Boise State | Matthew McCaughan (SG), Rocky Mancini (C) Milton Feldman, Wilbur Smith | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Ross Hughes (SF) Stephen Galloway | |
| 01:57 | Santa Clara | Gerald Flood makes the 1st free throw | 75-62 |
| 01:57 | Santa Clara | Gerald Flood makes the 2nd free throw | 75-63 |
| 01:31 | Boise State | George Young misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 75-63 |
| 01:29 | Santa Clara | Terry Powell grabs the defensive rebound | 75-63 |
| 01:11 | Santa Clara | Ross Hughes is fouled on the floor by George Young - foul #3 on George Young, team foul #11 | 75-63 |
| 01:11 | Santa Clara | Ross Hughes misses the 1st free throw | 75-63 |
| 01:11 | Santa Clara | Ross Hughes misses the 2nd free throw | 75-63 |
| 01:11 | Boise State | Luciano Romano snags the defensive board | 75-63 |
| 00:42 | Boise State | Rocky Mancini drills a floater in the lane set up by Richard Rosin and the foul's on Terry Powell - foul #1 on Terry Powell, team foul #8 | 77-63 |
| 00:42 | Boise State | Rocky Mancini makes the free throw | 78-63 |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Santa Clara | Ross Hughes misses badly on a runner in the paint | 78-63 |
| 00:35 | Boise State | The rebound goes to Luciano Romano | 78-63 |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Boise State | Richard Rosin is whistled for a carry | 78-63 |
| 00:10 | Santa Clara | Gerald Flood knocks in the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by David Zwickl | 78-65 |
| 00:00 | Boise State | Richard Rosin runs out the clock | 78-65 |