| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - William Haris (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Donald Holmes (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Raymond Wright (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kevin Palazzo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Stein (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Robert Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Reding (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Perham (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Alexander Fleming (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - David Moore (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Santa Clara | Johnny Perham inbounds the ball | 36-36 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. 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 (0) | |
| 19:34 | Santa Clara | Michael Reding hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 36-36 |
| 19:33 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to William Haris | 36-36 |
| 19:29 | Mississippi Valley St. | Raymond Wright is fouled on the floor by David Moore - foul #3 on David Moore, team foul #1 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Alan Pickrell (C) David Moore | |
| 19:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | Johnny Perham takes the ball from William Haris | 36-36 |
| 19:01 | Santa Clara | Michael Reding's pass is intercepted by Kevin Palazzo | 36-36 |
| 18:59 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Haris is called for traveling in the backcourt | 36-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Wayne Lawerence (PG), David Lewis (SG), Ian Morin (SF), Raymond Rushing (PF), Raymond Williams (C) William Haris, Donald Holmes, Raymond Wright, Kevin Palazzo, Jeffrey Stein | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Micheal Williams (PG), Robert Copas (SG), John Blake (SF), James Bell (C) Robert Davis, Michael Reding, Johnny Perham, Alexander Fleming | |
| 18:50 | Santa Clara | Alan Pickrell hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the right corner | 36-36 |
| 18:48 | Santa Clara | Micheal Williams grabs the offensive board | 36-36 |
| 18:34 | Santa Clara | Micheal Williams misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-36 |
| 18:33 | Mississippi Valley St. | Raymond Rushing gets the rebound | 36-36 |
| 18:31 | Mississippi Valley St. | Micheal Williams is called for the reach on David Lewis in the backcourt - foul #1 on Micheal Williams, team foul #2 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Alexander Fleming (PF) Alan Pickrell | |
| 18:10 | Mississippi Valley St. | Wayne Lawerence comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-36 |
| 18:09 | Santa Clara | John Blake grabs the defensive rebound | 36-36 |
| 18:00 | Santa Clara | Micheal Williams blows the layup but he's hacked by Ian Morin - foul #2 on Ian Morin, team foul #1 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | David Hinz (PG), Chadwick Hubbard (SG), Raymond Wright (SF), Kevin Palazzo (PF), Jeffrey Stein (C) Wayne Lawerence, David Lewis, Ian Morin, Raymond Rushing, Raymond Williams | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Justin Clark (PG), Michael Reding (SG), Alan Pickrell (C) Robert Copas, John Blake, James Bell | |
| 18:00 | Santa Clara | Micheal Williams makes the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 18:00 | Santa Clara | Micheal Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 18:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kevin Palazzo pulls down the rebound | 36-37 |
| 17:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | Chadwick Hubbard is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Chadwick Hubbard, team foul #2 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Donald Holmes (SG) Chadwick Hubbard | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Johnny Perham (SF) Micheal Williams | |
| 17:42 | Santa Clara | Alexander Fleming loses the ball out of bounds | 36-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Robert Davis (PG) Justin Clark | |
| 17:37 | Mississippi Valley St. | Donald Holmes throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Justin Clark (SG) Michael Reding | |
| 17:19 | Santa Clara | Justin Clark is fouled on the floor by Donald Holmes - foul #2 on Donald Holmes, team foul #3 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | William Haris (PG) David Hinz | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 17:05 | Santa Clara | Robert Davis misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right side | 36-37 |
| 17:04 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kevin Palazzo snags the defensive board | 36-37 |
| 17:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Haris is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 36-37 |
| 16:58 | Mississippi Valley St. | Raymond Wright grabs the offensive board | 36-37 |
| 16:52 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Haris misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 36-37 |
| 16:51 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Alan Pickrell | 36-37 |
| 16:35 | Santa Clara | Kevin Palazzo steals the ball from Alexander Fleming | 36-37 |
| 16:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeffrey Stein can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 36-37 |
| 16:12 | Mississippi Valley St. | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Stein | 36-37 |
| 15:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | Raymond Wright comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 36-37 |
| 15:56 | Santa Clara | Alan Pickrell pulls down the rebound | 36-37 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - William Haris (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Donald Holmes (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Raymond Wright (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Palazzo (tired) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Jeffrey Stein (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Robert Davis (tiring) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Justin Clark (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Johnny Perham (tiring) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Alexander Fleming (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Alan Pickrell (tiring) 6 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Santa Clara | Justin Clark knocks in the floater from the left wing | 36-39 |
| 15:18 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeffrey Stein banks in the layup set up by Donald Holmes | 38-39 |
| 15:02 | Santa Clara | Alan Pickrell hits the finger roll on a great pass from Justin Clark | 38-41 |
| 14:58 | Mississippi Valley St. | Johnny Perham steps in front of the Raymond Wright pass | 38-41 |
| 14:31 | Santa Clara | Robert Davis misses badly on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on William Haris - foul #2 on William Haris, team foul #4 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Wayne Lawerence (PG), David Lewis (SG), Ian Morin (SF), Raymond Rushing (PF), Raymond Williams (C) William Haris, Donald Holmes, Raymond Wright, Kevin Palazzo, Jeffrey Stein | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Reding (SG), Micheal Williams (SF), James Bell (PF), David Moore (C) Justin Clark, Johnny Perham, Alexander Fleming, Alan Pickrell | |
| 14:31 | Santa Clara | Robert Davis makes the 1st free throw | 38-42 |
| 14:31 | Santa Clara | Robert Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 38-43 |
| 14:27 | Mississippi Valley St. | Wayne Lawerence is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 38-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Robert Copas (PG) Robert Davis | |
| 14:14 | Santa Clara | Micheal Williams is alone and drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 38-45 |
| 14:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Moore steps in front of the Raymond Rushing pass | 38-45 |
| 13:58 | Santa Clara | David Moore's pass is intercepted by Wayne Lawerence in the backcourt | 38-45 |
| 13:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | Wayne Lawerence lays it in | 40-45 |
| 13:42 | Santa Clara | Robert Copas scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by James Bell | 40-48 |
| 13:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ian Morin is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Reding - foul #2 on Michael Reding, team foul #3 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | David Hinz (PG), Chadwick Hubbard (SG) Wayne Lawerence, David Lewis | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Blake (SF) Micheal Williams | |
| 13:29 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ian Morin makes the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by David Hinz | 42-48 |
| 13:19 | Santa Clara | Raymond Williams is called for the reach on Michael Reding - foul #1 on Raymond Williams, team foul #5 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Micheal Williams (PG) Robert Copas | |
| 13:09 | Santa Clara | Michael Reding hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 42-48 |
| 13:08 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ian Morin snags the defensive board | 42-48 |
| 13:01 | Mississippi Valley St. | Micheal Williams steals the ball from David Hinz | 42-48 |
| 12:55 | Santa Clara | Micheal Williams loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Donald Holmes (SG) Chadwick Hubbard | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Robert Davis (PG), Alexander Fleming (PF) John Blake, James Bell | |
| 12:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | Donald Holmes's pass is intercepted by Alexander Fleming | 42-48 |
| 12:35 | Santa Clara | Donald Holmes takes the ball from Micheal Williams in the backcourt | 42-48 |
| 12:33 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Hinz can't finish the layup | 42-48 |
| 12:31 | Santa Clara | Robert Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 42-48 |
| 12:09 | Santa Clara | Michael Reding misses the floater from the right side | 42-48 |
| 12:08 | Mississippi Valley St. | Raymond Rushing grabs the board | 42-48 |
| 12:06 | Mississippi Valley St. | Donald Holmes is hacked by David Moore in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Moore, team foul #4 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Wayne Lawerence (PG), David Lewis (SG), Jeffrey Stein (C) David Hinz, Donald Holmes, Raymond Williams | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Robert Copas (PG), Johnny Perham (SF), Alan Pickrell (C) Robert Davis, Micheal Williams, David Moore | |
| 11:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Lewis hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Wayne Lawerence | 45-48 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Wayne Lawerence (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ian Morin (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Raymond Rushing (tiring) 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Stein (tired) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Robert Copas (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Reding (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Perham (tiring) 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Alexander Fleming (tired) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Alan Pickrell (tired) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Santa Clara | Johnny Perham misses the wide open floater from the left side | 45-48 |
| 11:26 | Santa Clara | Alan Pickrell tips it back up and in | 45-50 |
| 11:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Lewis buries a shot from the left side on a great pass from Wayne Lawerence | 47-50 |
| 10:50 | Santa Clara | Robert Copas misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 47-50 |
| 10:48 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeffrey Stein snags the defensive board | 47-50 |
| 10:42 | Mississippi Valley St. | Johnny Perham is called for the reach on Raymond Rushing - foul #3 on Johnny Perham, team foul #5 | 47-50 |
| 10:42 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 47-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | David Hinz (PG), Chadwick Hubbard (SG), Raymond Wright (SF), Kevin Palazzo (PF), Raymond Williams (C) Wayne Lawerence, David Lewis, Ian Morin, Raymond Rushing, Jeffrey Stein | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Robert Davis (PG), Micheal Williams (SG), John Blake (SF), James Bell (PF) Robert Copas, Michael Reding, Johnny Perham, Alexander Fleming | |
| 10:37 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kevin Palazzo misses short on a runner from close range but he's hacked by John Blake - foul #1 on John Blake, team foul #6 | 47-50 |
| 10:37 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kevin Palazzo misses the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 10:37 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kevin Palazzo misses the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| 10:37 | Mississippi Valley St. | Raymond Wright grabs the offensive rebound | 47-50 |
| 10:28 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kevin Palazzo can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 47-50 |
| 10:26 | Santa Clara | James Bell gets the rebound | 47-50 |
| 10:20 | Santa Clara | James Bell misses short on an open driving attempt from the left block | 47-50 |
| 10:19 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kevin Palazzo grabs the defensive rebound | 47-50 |
| 09:56 | Mississippi Valley St. | Alan Pickrell is called for the reach on Chadwick Hubbard - foul #3 on Alan Pickrell, team foul #7 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | William Haris (PG) David Hinz | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Reding (SG), Alexander Fleming (PF) John Blake, Alan Pickrell | |
| 09:56 | Mississippi Valley St. | Chadwick Hubbard makes the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 09:56 | Mississippi Valley St. | Chadwick Hubbard makes the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 09:45 | Santa Clara | James Bell drills a shot near the basket | 49-52 |
| 09:30 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kevin Palazzo connects on the floater from the baseline | 51-52 |
| 09:27 | Santa Clara | Micheal Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Donald Holmes (SG), Ian Morin (PF) Chadwick Hubbard, Kevin Palazzo | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Justin Clark (PG), Johnny Perham (SF) Robert Davis, Micheal Williams | |
| 09:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | Raymond Williams is open and lays it up and in set up by William Haris | 53-52 |
| 08:57 | Santa Clara | Michael Reding comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-52 |
| 08:55 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ian Morin pulls down the rebound | 53-52 |
| 08:51 | Mississippi Valley St. | Raymond Wright hits a wide open floater near the basket on a great pass from William Haris | 55-52 |
| 08:32 | Santa Clara | James Bell buries a floater in the paint on a great pass from Justin Clark and he's hacked by Raymond Williams - foul #2 on Raymond Williams, team foul #6 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Wayne Lawerence (PG), Raymond Rushing (PF), Jeffrey Stein (C) William Haris, Raymond Wright, Raymond Williams | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Robert Davis (PG), Robert Copas (SG), John Blake (SF) Justin Clark, Michael Reding, Johnny Perham | |
| 08:32 | Santa Clara | James Bell misses the free throw | 55-54 |
| 08:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeffrey Stein pulls down the rebound | 55-54 |
| 08:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | Donald Holmes knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Raymond Rushing | 57-54 |
| 08:11 | Santa Clara | Robert Copas loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Alan Pickrell (C) James Bell | |
| 07:50 | Mississippi Valley St. | Raymond Rushing blows the layup but the foul's on Alexander Fleming - foul #3 on Alexander Fleming, team foul #8 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | David Lewis (SF), Kevin Palazzo (PF) Ian Morin, Jeffrey Stein | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Micheal Williams (SG), Johnny Perham (SF), David Moore (C) Robert Davis, John Blake, Alexander Fleming | |
| 07:50 | Mississippi Valley St. | Raymond Rushing makes the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 07:50 | Mississippi Valley St. | Raymond Rushing makes the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 07:48 | Santa Clara | Donald Holmes is called for the reach on Johnny Perham in the backcourt - foul #3 on Donald Holmes, team foul #7 | 59-54 |
| 07:48 | Santa Clara | Johnny Perham misses the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 07:48 | Santa Clara | Alan Pickrell snags the offensive board | 59-54 |
| 07:36 | Santa Clara | Johnny Perham comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-54 |
| 07:35 | Santa Clara | The offensive rebound goes to Alan Pickrell | 59-54 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Wayne Lawerence (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Holmes (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Lewis (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Kevin Palazzo (tired) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Raymond Rushing (tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Robert Copas (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Micheal Williams (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Johnny Perham (tiring) 2 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Alan Pickrell (very tired) 4 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - David Moore (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:17 | Santa Clara | Micheal Williams scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Copas | 59-57 |
| 07:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | Donald Holmes misses short on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Micheal Williams - foul #2 on Micheal Williams, team foul #9 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | David Hinz (PG), Raymond Wright (SF), Ian Morin (PF), Jeffrey Stein (C) Wayne Lawerence, David Lewis, Kevin Palazzo, Raymond Rushing | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Reding (SG), Alexander Fleming (PF) Johnny Perham, Alan Pickrell | |
| 07:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | Donald Holmes misses the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 07:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | Donald Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| 06:57 | Santa Clara | Micheal Williams is hacked by Raymond Wright - foul #2 on Raymond Wright, team foul #8 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Robert Davis (PG) Robert Copas | |
| 06:57 | Santa Clara | Micheal Williams makes the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 06:57 | Santa Clara | Micheal Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| 06:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ian Morin gets the rebound | 60-58 |
| 06:48 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ian Morin scores on a jumper from the left side | 62-58 |
| 06:25 | Santa Clara | Micheal Williams is hacked by Ian Morin - foul #3 on Ian Morin, team foul #9 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Chadwick Hubbard (SG), Kevin Palazzo (PF), Raymond Williams (C) Donald Holmes, Ian Morin, Jeffrey Stein | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Justin Clark (SG), Johnny Perham (SF) Robert Davis, Michael Reding | |
| 06:25 | Santa Clara | Micheal Williams makes the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 06:25 | Santa Clara | Micheal Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 62-60 |
| 06:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Hinz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Robert Copas (SG) Micheal Williams | |
| 06:04 | Santa Clara | David Moore hits a wide open runner in the paint on a great pass from Justin Clark | 62-62 |
| 05:44 | Mississippi Valley St. | Chadwick Hubbard clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 62-62 |
| 05:43 | Santa Clara | David Moore pulls down the rebound | 62-62 |
| 05:27 | Santa Clara | Justin Clark is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 62-62 |
| 05:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | Raymond Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 62-62 |
| 05:21 | Mississippi Valley St. | Chadwick Hubbard clanks a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Robert Copas - foul #1 on Robert Copas, team foul #10 | 62-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | William Haris (PG), David Lewis (SF), Ian Morin (PF) David Hinz, Raymond Wright, Kevin Palazzo | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Robert Davis (PG), Michael Reding (SG), John Blake (SF), James Bell (PF) Justin Clark, Robert Copas, Johnny Perham, Alexander Fleming | |
| 05:21 | Mississippi Valley St. | Chadwick Hubbard makes the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 05:21 | Mississippi Valley St. | Chadwick Hubbard makes the 2nd free throw | 64-62 |
| 05:06 | Santa Clara | Robert Davis scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Michael Reding | 64-64 |
| 04:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ian Morin can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 64-64 |
| 04:44 | Santa Clara | John Blake grabs the defensive rebound | 64-64 |
| 04:39 | Santa Clara | John Blake is hacked by Chadwick Hubbard in the backcourt - foul #4 on Chadwick Hubbard, team foul #10 | 64-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Wayne Lawerence (PG), Raymond Rushing (PF), Jeffrey Stein (C) William Haris, Chadwick Hubbard, Raymond Williams | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Alan Pickrell (PF) James Bell | |
| 04:39 | Santa Clara | John Blake makes the 1st free throw | 64-65 |
| 04:39 | Santa Clara | John Blake makes the 2nd free throw | 64-66 |
| 04:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Lewis is fouled on the floor by Michael Reding - foul #3 on Michael Reding, team foul #11 | 64-66 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Donald Holmes (SG) Ian Morin | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Micheal Williams (SF) John Blake | |
| 04:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 04:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 66-66 |
| 04:03 | Santa Clara | Alan Pickrell clanks a 3 from straight away | 66-66 |
| 04:01 | Santa Clara | David Moore tips it home | 66-68 |
| 03:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | Wayne Lawerence makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 69-68 |
| 03:38 | Santa Clara | Robert Davis comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 69-68 |
| 03:37 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Donald Holmes | 69-68 |
| 03:37 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-68 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | William Haris (PG), Raymond Wright (SF), Ian Morin (PF), Raymond Williams (C) Wayne Lawerence, David Lewis, Raymond Rushing, Jeffrey Stein | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Justin Clark (PG), Robert Copas (SG), John Blake (SF), Alexander Fleming (PF) Robert Davis, Michael Reding, Micheal Williams, Alan Pickrell | |
| 03:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | Raymond Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 69-68 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - William Haris (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Donald Holmes (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Raymond Wright (tired) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ian Morin (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Raymond Williams (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Justin Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Copas (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Blake (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Alexander Fleming (tired) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - David Moore (tired) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:24 | Santa Clara | Robert Copas connects on the open floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Justin Clark | 69-70 |
| 03:12 | Mississippi Valley St. | Donald Holmes misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 69-70 |
| 03:10 | Santa Clara | John Blake pulls down the rebound | 69-70 |
| 03:05 | Santa Clara | John Blake misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 69-70 |
| 03:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | Donald Holmes gets the rebound | 69-70 |
| 02:59 | Mississippi Valley St. | Donald Holmes clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 69-70 |
| 02:58 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ian Morin grabs the offensive board | 69-70 |
| 02:58 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 69-70 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Kevin Palazzo (PF) Raymond Wright | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 02:51 | Mississippi Valley St. | Donald Holmes connects on the fadeaway from the left wing set up by William Haris | 71-70 |
| 02:44 | Santa Clara | Ian Morin swats the short shot by Robert Copas | 71-70 |
| 02:42 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ian Morin pulls down the rebound | 71-70 |
| 02:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Haris is fouled in the backcourt by Alexander Fleming - foul #4 on Alexander Fleming, team foul #12 | 71-70 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeffrey Stein (C) Raymond Williams | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Johnny Perham (SF), James Bell (PF) John Blake, Alexander Fleming | |
| 02:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Haris makes the 1st free throw | 72-70 |
| 02:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Haris makes the 2nd free throw | 73-70 |
| 02:21 | Santa Clara | Johnny Perham misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 73-70 |
| 02:19 | Santa Clara | James Bell grabs the offensive board | 73-70 |
| 01:56 | Santa Clara | Justin Clark connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Johnny Perham | 73-72 |
| 01:56 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 73-72 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Raymond Wright (SF) Ian Morin | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Robert Davis (PG), Michael Reding (SG), Alexander Fleming (PF) Justin Clark, Robert Copas, James Bell | |
| 01:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Haris connects on the shot from the left side | 75-72 |
| 01:32 | Santa Clara | Robert Davis is hacked by Donald Holmes in the backcourt - foul #4 on Donald Holmes, team foul #11 | 75-72 |
| 01:32 | Santa Clara | Robert Davis misses the 1st free throw | 75-72 |
| 01:32 | Santa Clara | Robert Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 75-73 |
| 01:18 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kevin Palazzo clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 75-73 |
| 01:17 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeffrey Stein grabs the offensive rebound | 75-73 |
| 01:17 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 75-73 |
| 01:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Raymond Wright misses short on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Johnny Perham - foul #4 on Johnny Perham, team foul #13 | 75-73 |
| 01:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Raymond Wright makes the 1st free throw | 76-73 |
| 01:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Raymond Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 76-73 |
| 01:00 | Santa Clara | David Moore grabs the board | 76-73 |
| 00:38 | Santa Clara | David Moore misses short on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Jeffrey Stein - foul #2 on Jeffrey Stein, team foul #12 | 76-73 |
| 00:38 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 76-73 |
| 00:38 | Santa Clara | David Moore misses the 1st free throw | 76-73 |
| 00:38 | Santa Clara | David Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 76-74 |
| 00:38 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 76-74 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:37 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Reding is called for the reach on Donald Holmes in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Reding, team foul #14 | 76-74 |
| 00:37 | Mississippi Valley St. | Donald Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 77-74 |
| 00:37 | Mississippi Valley St. | Donald Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 78-74 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:32 | Santa Clara | Johnny Perham's pass is intercepted by Donald Holmes | 78-74 |
| 00:29 | Mississippi Valley St. | Raymond Wright blows the dunk | 78-74 |
| 00:28 | Santa Clara | Michael Reding gets the rebound | 78-74 |
| 00:20 | Santa Clara | Michael Reding misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 78-74 |
| 00:19 | Mississippi Valley St. | Raymond Wright snags the defensive board | 78-74 |
| 00:16 | Mississippi Valley St. | Raymond Wright is hacked by Michael Reding in the backcourt - foul #5 on Michael Reding, team foul #15 | 78-74 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Ian Morin (SG), Raymond Rushing (PF) Donald Holmes, Kevin Palazzo | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Micheal Williams (SG) Michael Reding | |
| 00:16 | Mississippi Valley St. | Raymond Wright makes the 1st free throw | 79-74 |
| 00:16 | Mississippi Valley St. | Raymond Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 79-74 |
| 00:16 | Santa Clara | David Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 79-74 |
| 00:10 | Santa Clara | Raymond Wright is called for the reach on Johnny Perham - foul #3 on Raymond Wright, team foul #13 | 79-74 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Donald Holmes (SG), Kevin Palazzo (PF) Ian Morin, Raymond Rushing | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 00:10 | Santa Clara | Johnny Perham misses the 1st free throw | 79-74 |
| 00:10 | Santa Clara | Johnny Perham makes the 2nd free throw | 79-75 |
| 00:07 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Haris is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Davis - foul #2 on Robert Davis, team foul #16 | 79-75 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | David Lewis (SG), Ian Morin (SF), Raymond Rushing (PF) Donald Holmes, Raymond Wright, Kevin Palazzo | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 00:07 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Haris makes the 1st free throw | 80-75 |
| 00:07 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Haris misses the 2nd free throw | 80-75 |
| 00:07 | Santa Clara | Alexander Fleming grabs the defensive rebound | 80-75 |
| 00:02 | Santa Clara | Micheal Williams is fouled on the floor by William Haris - foul #3 on William Haris, team foul #14 | 80-75 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Donald Holmes (SG), Raymond Wright (SF), Kevin Palazzo (PF) David Lewis, Ian Morin, Raymond Rushing | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 00:02 | Santa Clara | Micheal Williams makes the 1st free throw | 80-76 |
| 00:02 | Santa Clara | Micheal Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 80-77 |
| 00:01 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Haris is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Davis - foul #3 on Robert Davis, team foul #17 | 80-77 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | David Lewis (SG), Ian Morin (SF), Raymond Rushing (PF) Donald Holmes, Raymond Wright, Kevin Palazzo | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 00:01 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Haris makes the 1st free throw | 81-77 |
| 00:01 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Haris makes the 2nd free throw | 82-77 |
| 00:00 | Santa Clara | Micheal Williams can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 82-77 |