| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Larry Mossberg (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jimmie McElwaine (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eddie Frigo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Stephan Gifford (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Kyle Ayoub (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Michael Straw (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Roush (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Devin Dority (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Charles Hughes (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Alfred Fuller (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Long Beach State | Devin Dority inbounds the ball | 42-30 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 19:56 | Long Beach State | Larry Roush is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Mossberg - foul #3 on Larry Mossberg, team foul #1 | 42-30 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jack Edwards (PG) Larry Mossberg | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 19:51 | Long Beach State | Larry Roush buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Straw | 42-33 |
| 19:33 | Santa Clara | Eddie Frigo is fouled on the floor by Larry Roush - foul #1 on Larry Roush, team foul #1 | 42-33 |
| 19:22 | Santa Clara | Eddie Frigo misses the floater from just outside the lane | 42-33 |
| 19:21 | Santa Clara | Kyle Ayoub tips it in | 44-33 |
| 19:15 | Long Beach State | Michael Straw travels with the ball | 44-33 |
| 18:54 | Santa Clara | Jimmie McElwaine clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 44-33 |
| 18:52 | Long Beach State | Alfred Fuller snags the defensive board | 44-33 |
| 18:46 | Long Beach State | Michael Straw hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-33 |
| 18:45 | Santa Clara | Kyle Ayoub gets the rebound | 44-33 |
| 18:24 | Santa Clara | Jack Edwards is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Charles Hughes | 44-33 |
| 18:01 | Long Beach State | Larry Roush hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-36 |
| 17:43 | Santa Clara | Michael Straw takes the ball from Eddie Frigo | 44-36 |
| 17:39 | Long Beach State | Larry Roush slams it home on a great pass from Michael Straw | 44-38 |
| 17:28 | Santa Clara | Jimmie McElwaine hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the left block | 44-38 |
| 17:27 | Long Beach State | Michael Straw snags the defensive board | 44-38 |
| 17:14 | Long Beach State | Michael Straw scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Larry Roush | 44-41 |
| 16:58 | Santa Clara | Kyle Ayoub connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Jack Edwards | 46-41 |
| 16:47 | Long Beach State | Larry Roush clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-41 |
| 16:46 | Long Beach State | The offensive rebound goes to Alfred Fuller | 46-41 |
| 16:30 | Long Beach State | Eddie Frigo is called for the reach on Alfred Fuller - foul #1 on Eddie Frigo, team foul #2 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Arron Carlin (PG), Rafael Thomas (SG), Gary Theodore (SF), Michael Zawistowski (PF), Ronald Kenyon (C) Jack Edwards, Jimmie McElwaine, Eddie Frigo, Stephan Gifford, Kyle Ayoub | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Josiah Mancia (C) Alfred Fuller | |
| 16:13 | Long Beach State | Charles Hughes misses badly on a runner from the right block | 46-41 |
| 16:12 | Santa Clara | Gary Theodore grabs the board | 46-41 |
| 15:57 | Santa Clara | Arron Carlin buries a floater from the free throw line | 48-41 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Arron Carlin (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Rafael Thomas (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Gary Theodore (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Zawistowski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. C - Ronald Kenyon (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Michael Straw (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Larry Roush (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Devin Dority (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Charles Hughes (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Josiah Mancia (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Long Beach State | Michael Straw is wide open but clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 48-41 |
| 15:35 | Santa Clara | Michael Zawistowski snags the defensive board | 48-41 |
| 15:15 | Santa Clara | Gary Theodore makes the fadeaway near the basket | 50-41 |
| 14:59 | Long Beach State | Larry Roush scores on a floater from the left side on a great pass from Charles Hughes | 50-43 |
| 14:55 | Santa Clara | Rafael Thomas loses the dribble to Larry Roush | 50-43 |
| 14:51 | Long Beach State | Michael Straw banks in the layup set up by Larry Roush | 50-45 |
| 14:25 | Santa Clara | Devin Dority blocks the short jumper by Ronald Kenyon | 50-45 |
| 14:23 | Santa Clara | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Zawistowski | 50-45 |
| 14:11 | Santa Clara | Rafael Thomas is fouled on the floor by Charles Hughes - foul #1 on Charles Hughes, team foul #2 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Larry Mossberg (PG), Jimmie McElwaine (SG), Jack Edwards (SF), Stephan Gifford (PF), Ollie Warner (C) Arron Carlin, Rafael Thomas, Gary Theodore, Michael Zawistowski, Ronald Kenyon | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Luis Junior (PG), William Peele (SG), Donald Brown (SF), Alfred Fuller (C) Michael Straw, Larry Roush, Devin Dority, Charles Hughes | |
| 13:56 | Santa Clara | Jack Edwards drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-45 |
| 13:52 | Long Beach State | William Peele is fouled in the backcourt by Jimmie McElwaine - foul #3 on Jimmie McElwaine, team foul #3 | 53-45 |
| 13:47 | Long Beach State | Luis Junior misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-45 |
| 13:46 | Long Beach State | The offensive rebound goes to Alfred Fuller | 53-45 |
| 13:33 | Long Beach State | Donald Brown misses the runner from the left block but the foul's on Larry Mossberg - foul #4 on Larry Mossberg, team foul #4 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Eddie Frigo (SF) Larry Mossberg | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 13:33 | Long Beach State | Donald Brown makes the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 13:33 | Long Beach State | Donald Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 53-46 |
| 13:33 | Santa Clara | Ollie Warner gets the rebound | 53-46 |
| 13:16 | Santa Clara | Stephan Gifford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-46 |
| 13:12 | Long Beach State | William Peele's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-46 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Michael Straw (PG) William Peele | |
| 12:58 | Santa Clara | The jump hook by Jimmie McElwaine is blocked by Josiah Mancia | 53-46 |
| 12:56 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Donald Brown | 53-46 |
| 12:49 | Long Beach State | Alfred Fuller throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-46 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kyle Ayoub (C) Ollie Warner | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Devin Dority (SF) Donald Brown | |
| 12:38 | Santa Clara | Eddie Frigo misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Josiah Mancia - foul #2 on Josiah Mancia, team foul #3 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Charles Hughes (PF), Kyle Cranston (C) Josiah Mancia, Alfred Fuller | |
| 12:38 | Santa Clara | Eddie Frigo makes the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 12:38 | Santa Clara | Eddie Frigo misses the 2nd free throw | 54-46 |
| 12:38 | Santa Clara | Kyle Ayoub pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-46 |
| 12:25 | Santa Clara | Stephan Gifford buries a shot from the left block on a great pass from Jack Edwards | 56-46 |
| 12:15 | Long Beach State | Michael Straw is open and buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Luis Junior | 56-49 |
| 12:01 | Santa Clara | Luis Junior picks off the pass by Kyle Ayoub | 56-49 |
| 11:54 | Long Beach State | Michael Straw misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-49 |
| 11:52 | Long Beach State | Devin Dority gets the offensive rebound | 56-49 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Jack Edwards (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jimmie McElwaine (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Eddie Frigo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Stephan Gifford (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Kyle Ayoub (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Michael Straw (tiring) 18 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Luis Junior (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - Devin Dority (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Charles Hughes (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Kyle Cranston (fresh) | |
| 11:36 | Long Beach State | Devin Dority can't finish the layup but the foul's on Jimmie McElwaine - foul #4 on Jimmie McElwaine, team foul #5 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Arron Carlin (PG), Rafael Thomas (SG), Gary Theodore (SF), Michael Zawistowski (PF), Ronald Kenyon (C) Jack Edwards, Jimmie McElwaine, Eddie Frigo, Stephan Gifford, Kyle Ayoub | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | William Peele (SG), Donald Brown (C) Michael Straw, Kyle Cranston | |
| 11:36 | Long Beach State | Devin Dority makes the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 11:36 | Long Beach State | Devin Dority misses the 2nd free throw | 56-50 |
| 11:36 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Ronald Kenyon | 56-50 |
| 11:20 | Santa Clara | Gary Theodore scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Arron Carlin | 58-50 |
| 11:04 | Long Beach State | Ronald Kenyon blocks the jumper by Charles Hughes | 58-50 |
| 11:03 | Long Beach State | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Hughes | 58-50 |
| 10:52 | Long Beach State | Devin Dority is hacked by Gary Theodore - foul #2 on Gary Theodore, team foul #6 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Larry Roush (SG), Josiah Mancia (PF), Alfred Fuller (C) Luis Junior, Charles Hughes, Donald Brown | |
| 10:33 | Long Beach State | Devin Dority scores on a runner from the left block set up by William Peele | 58-52 |
| 10:21 | Santa Clara | William Peele steals the ball from Arron Carlin | 58-52 |
| 10:13 | Long Beach State | Larry Roush misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-52 |
| 10:12 | Long Beach State | Alfred Fuller pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-52 |
| 10:05 | Long Beach State | Josiah Mancia misses long on a runner in the paint | 58-52 |
| 10:04 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Ronald Kenyon | 58-52 |
| 09:49 | Santa Clara | William Peele is called for the reach on Rafael Thomas - foul #1 on William Peele, team foul #4 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jack Edwards (PG), Eddie Frigo (SF), Stephan Gifford (PF), Ollie Warner (C) Arron Carlin, Gary Theodore, Michael Zawistowski, Ronald Kenyon | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Michael Straw (PG) William Peele | |
| 09:38 | Santa Clara | Eddie Frigo makes the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Jack Edwards | 60-52 |
| 09:31 | Long Beach State | Michael Straw hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Larry Roush | 60-55 |
| 09:18 | Santa Clara | Ollie Warner is called for traveling | 60-55 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Luis Junior (SG), Donald Brown (SF), Charles Hughes (PF), Kyle Cranston (C) Larry Roush, Devin Dority, Josiah Mancia, Alfred Fuller | |
| 09:00 | Long Beach State | Michael Straw clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-55 |
| 08:58 | Santa Clara | Ollie Warner grabs the board | 60-55 |
| 08:36 | Santa Clara | Ollie Warner misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 60-55 |
| 08:35 | Long Beach State | Luis Junior gets the rebound | 60-55 |
| 08:33 | Long Beach State | Michael Straw is fouled in the backcourt by Jack Edwards - foul #2 on Jack Edwards, team foul #7 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gary Theodore (SG), Michael Zawistowski (PF), Kyle Ayoub (C) Rafael Thomas, Stephan Gifford, Ollie Warner | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 08:33 | Long Beach State | Michael Straw makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 08:33 | Long Beach State | Michael Straw makes the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| 08:10 | Santa Clara | Jack Edwards travels with the ball | 60-57 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Arron Carlin (PG), Ronald Kenyon (PF) Eddie Frigo, Michael Zawistowski | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | William Peele (SG), Larry Roush (SF), Josiah Mancia (PF) Luis Junior, Donald Brown, Charles Hughes | |
| 08:00 | Long Beach State | Michael Straw misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-57 |
| 07:59 | Long Beach State | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Roush | 60-57 |
| 07:54 | Long Beach State | Gary Theodore is called for the reach on William Peele - foul #3 on Gary Theodore, team foul #8 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Larry Mossberg (PG), Jimmie McElwaine (SG) Arron Carlin, Gary Theodore | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Alfred Fuller (C) Kyle Cranston | |
| 07:54 | Long Beach State | William Peele makes the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 07:54 | Long Beach State | William Peele makes the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Larry Mossberg (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jimmie McElwaine (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Jack Edwards (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. PF - Ronald Kenyon (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Kyle Ayoub (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Michael Straw (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Peele (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Roush (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. PF - Josiah Mancia (fairly fresh) C - Alfred Fuller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Santa Clara | Jack Edwards can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-59 |
| 07:36 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Josiah Mancia | 60-59 |
| 07:24 | Long Beach State | 3 seconds is called on Larry Roush | 60-59 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Eddie Frigo (SF), Ollie Warner (C) Jack Edwards, Kyle Ayoub | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Devin Dority (SF) William Peele | |
| 07:12 | Santa Clara | Alfred Fuller swats the layup by Eddie Frigo | 60-59 |
| 07:11 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Alfred Fuller | 60-59 |
| 06:53 | Long Beach State | Larry Roush double dribbles | 60-59 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gary Theodore (SF), Arron Carlin (PF) Eddie Frigo, Ronald Kenyon | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | William Peele (PG), Charles Hughes (PF) Michael Straw, Josiah Mancia | |
| 06:37 | Santa Clara | Arron Carlin is fouled on the floor by Charles Hughes - foul #2 on Charles Hughes, team foul #5 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Zawistowski (PF) Arron Carlin | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Luis Junior (PG), Donald Brown (C) Larry Roush, Alfred Fuller | |
| 06:16 | Santa Clara | Gary Theodore can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-59 |
| 06:14 | Long Beach State | Donald Brown snags the defensive board | 60-59 |
| 06:09 | Long Beach State | Luis Junior drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by William Peele | 60-62 |
| 05:55 | Santa Clara | Michael Zawistowski clanks a shot in the paint | 60-62 |
| 05:54 | Long Beach State | Charles Hughes grabs the board | 60-62 |
| 05:50 | Long Beach State | Charles Hughes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-62 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Arron Carlin (PG), Jack Edwards (SF), Kyle Ayoub (C) Larry Mossberg, Gary Theodore, Ollie Warner | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Michael Straw (PG) Luis Junior | |
| 05:40 | Santa Clara | Jimmie McElwaine comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 60-62 |
| 05:39 | Long Beach State | Charles Hughes pulls down the rebound | 60-62 |
| 05:21 | Long Beach State | Donald Brown banks in the layup on a great pass from Michael Straw | 60-64 |
| 05:04 | Santa Clara | Michael Zawistowski's floater is knocked away by Donald Brown | 60-64 |
| 05:02 | Santa Clara | Kyle Ayoub tips it back up and in | 62-64 |
| 04:46 | Long Beach State | Devin Dority clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Jack Edwards - foul #3 on Jack Edwards, team foul #9 | 62-64 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Larry Mossberg (PG), Rafael Thomas (SG), Eddie Frigo (SF), Ronald Kenyon (C) Jimmie McElwaine, Jack Edwards, Michael Zawistowski, Kyle Ayoub | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Larry Roush (SG), Josiah Mancia (PF), Kyle Cranston (C) William Peele, Charles Hughes, Donald Brown | |
| 04:46 | Long Beach State | Devin Dority makes the 1st free throw | 62-65 |
| 04:46 | Long Beach State | Devin Dority misses the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| 04:46 | Santa Clara | Arron Carlin grabs the board | 62-65 |
| 04:26 | Santa Clara | Eddie Frigo buries a jumper from the baseline | 64-65 |
| 04:10 | Long Beach State | Larry Roush misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 64-65 |
| 04:08 | Santa Clara | Eddie Frigo gets the rebound | 64-65 |
| 03:49 | Santa Clara | Arron Carlin comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 64-65 |
| 03:47 | Santa Clara | Ronald Kenyon tips it home | 66-65 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Larry Mossberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Rafael Thomas (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Eddie Frigo (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Arron Carlin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Kenyon (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Michael Straw (tiring) 23 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Larry Roush (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SF - Devin Dority (tired) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Josiah Mancia (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Kyle Cranston (fresh) | |
| 03:38 | Long Beach State | Michael Straw makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Devin Dority | 66-68 |
| 03:32 | Santa Clara | Rafael Thomas can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 66-68 |
| 03:31 | Santa Clara | Arron Carlin misses the tip | 66-68 |
| 03:29 | Santa Clara | Eddie Frigo tips it but misses | 66-68 |
| 03:27 | Long Beach State | Kyle Cranston snags the defensive board | 66-68 |
| 03:15 | Long Beach State | Michael Straw misses short on an open shot from the left side | 66-68 |
| 03:14 | Long Beach State | Kyle Cranston snags the offensive board | 66-68 |
| 02:59 | Long Beach State | Michael Straw makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Larry Roush | 66-71 |
| 02:59 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-71 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jack Edwards (PG), Gary Theodore (SG), Michael Zawistowski (SF), Stephan Gifford (PF), Kyle Ayoub (C) Larry Mossberg, Rafael Thomas, Eddie Frigo, Arron Carlin, Ronald Kenyon | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Charles Hughes (PF), Alfred Fuller (C) Devin Dority, Kyle Cranston | |
| 02:41 | Santa Clara | Michael Zawistowski hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 66-71 |
| 02:39 | Santa Clara | Kyle Ayoub can't tip it in | 66-71 |
| 02:37 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Charles Hughes | 66-71 |
| 02:11 | Long Beach State | Charles Hughes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Michael Zawistowski - foul #3 on Michael Zawistowski, team foul #10 | 66-71 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jimmie McElwaine (SG) Gary Theodore | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Luis Junior (SG) Josiah Mancia | |
| 02:11 | Long Beach State | Charles Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 66-72 |
| 02:11 | Long Beach State | Charles Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 66-73 |
| 01:55 | Santa Clara | Kyle Ayoub misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Alfred Fuller - foul #1 on Alfred Fuller, team foul #6 | 66-73 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Larry Mossberg (PG), Eddie Frigo (SF) Jack Edwards, Michael Zawistowski | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Devin Dority (SF) Luis Junior | |
| 01:55 | Santa Clara | Kyle Ayoub misses the 1st free throw | 66-73 |
| 01:55 | Santa Clara | Kyle Ayoub makes the 2nd free throw | 67-73 |
| 01:26 | Long Beach State | Devin Dority drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Michael Straw | 67-75 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 01:03 | Santa Clara | Kyle Ayoub can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Michael Straw - foul #3 on Michael Straw, team foul #7 | 67-75 |
| 01:03 | Santa Clara | Kyle Ayoub makes the 1st free throw | 68-75 |
| 01:03 | Santa Clara | Kyle Ayoub makes the 2nd free throw | 69-75 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:45 | Long Beach State | Alfred Fuller hits a wide open jump hook in the lane set up by Michael Straw | 69-77 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:40 | Santa Clara | Jimmie McElwaine misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 69-77 |
| 00:38 | Long Beach State | Charles Hughes grabs the defensive rebound | 69-77 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:35 | Long Beach State | Charles Hughes is hacked by Jimmie McElwaine in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jimmie McElwaine, team foul #11 | 69-77 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jack Edwards (SG) Jimmie McElwaine | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Luis Junior (SG) Larry Roush | |
| 00:35 | Long Beach State | Charles Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 69-78 |
| 00:35 | Long Beach State | Charles Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 69-79 |
| 00:29 | Santa Clara | Kyle Ayoub misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 69-79 |
| 00:27 | Santa Clara | Kyle Ayoub gets the offensive rebound | 69-79 |
| 00:24 | Santa Clara | Larry Mossberg misses short on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Michael Straw - foul #4 on Michael Straw, team foul #8 | 69-79 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Rafael Thomas (SG), Michael Zawistowski (PF), Ronald Kenyon (C) Eddie Frigo, Stephan Gifford, Kyle Ayoub | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | William Peele (SG), Donald Brown (SF), Josiah Mancia (PF), Kyle Cranston (C) Michael Straw, Devin Dority, Charles Hughes, Alfred Fuller | |
| 00:24 | Santa Clara | Larry Mossberg misses the 1st free throw | 69-79 |
| 00:24 | Santa Clara | Larry Mossberg makes the 2nd free throw | 70-79 |
| 00:23 | Long Beach State | Luis Junior is hacked by Larry Mossberg in the backcourt - foul #5 on Larry Mossberg, team foul #12 | 70-79 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Eddie Frigo (SF), Stephan Gifford (PF), Kyle Ayoub (C) Larry Mossberg, Michael Zawistowski, Ronald Kenyon | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Michael Straw (PG), Devin Dority (SF), Charles Hughes (PF), Alfred Fuller (C) William Peele, Donald Brown, Josiah Mancia, Kyle Cranston | |
| 00:23 | Long Beach State | Luis Junior makes the 1st free throw | 70-80 |
| 00:23 | Long Beach State | Luis Junior makes the 2nd free throw | 70-81 |
| 00:16 | Santa Clara | Jack Edwards misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 70-81 |
| 00:14 | Long Beach State | Alfred Fuller gets the rebound | 70-81 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Long Beach State | Michael Straw runs out the clock | 70-81 |