| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Teddy Orlandi (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Flood (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ross Hughes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ernest Parnell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - David McClellan (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - William Myers (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Fey (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bruce Menges (fresh) 1 pts. PF - John Finley (fresh) C - Gregory Patterson (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Marshall | Bruce Menges inbounds the ball | 40-28 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | Marshall | William Myers misses long on a floater from the left side | 40-28 |
| 19:40 | Marshall | Charles Fey misses the tip | 40-28 |
| 19:39 | Marshall | John Finley misses the tip | 40-28 |
| 19:37 | Santa Clara | Gerald Flood pulls down the rebound | 40-28 |
| 19:17 | Santa Clara | Ross Hughes misses the easy layup | 40-28 |
| 19:16 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Gregory Patterson | 40-28 |
| 18:58 | Marshall | Gregory Patterson connects on the floater in the paint on a nice dish by John Finley | 40-30 |
| 18:36 | Santa Clara | Ross Hughes misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-30 |
| 18:34 | Santa Clara | David McClellan snags the offensive board | 40-30 |
| 18:13 | Santa Clara | Ernest Parnell drills a shot from the left block | 42-30 |
| 17:49 | Marshall | William Myers is called for traveling | 42-30 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | David Zwickl (PG), Stephen Galloway (SG), Samuel Bluhm (SF), James Bolander (PF), Terry Powell (C) Teddy Orlandi, Gerald Flood, Ross Hughes, Ernest Parnell, David McClellan | |
| Subs | Marshall | Cecil White (PG), Patrick Ivey (SG), Oliver Walker (SF), Ronald Waterman (PF), Brian Yancey (C) William Myers, Charles Fey, Bruce Menges, John Finley, Gregory Patterson | |
| 17:33 | Santa Clara | Samuel Bluhm misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-30 |
| 17:31 | Santa Clara | Terry Powell gets the offensive rebound | 42-30 |
| 17:16 | Santa Clara | Brian Yancey swats the shot by David Zwickl | 42-30 |
| 17:14 | Santa Clara | James Bolander tips it but misses | 42-30 |
| 17:13 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Ronald Waterman | 42-30 |
| 16:58 | Marshall | Ronald Waterman can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-30 |
| 16:56 | Santa Clara | Samuel Bluhm grabs the board | 42-30 |
| 16:44 | Santa Clara | David Zwickl is fouled on the floor by Cecil White - foul #2 on Cecil White, team foul #1 | 42-30 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Charles Fey (SG), Gregory Patterson (C) Patrick Ivey, Oliver Walker | |
| 16:27 | Santa Clara | David Zwickl misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-30 |
| 16:25 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Brian Yancey | 42-30 |
| 16:19 | Marshall | Gregory Patterson misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 42-30 |
| 16:17 | Santa Clara | David Zwickl grabs the defensive rebound | 42-30 |
| 16:06 | Santa Clara | Stephen Galloway connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from David Zwickl | 45-30 |
| 15:48 | Marshall | Terry Powell denies the turnaround by Charles Fey | 45-30 |
| 15:46 | Santa Clara | Terry Powell snags the defensive board | 45-30 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - David Zwickl (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen Galloway (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel Bluhm (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Bolander (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Terry Powell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Cecil White (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Fey (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ronald Waterman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Yancey (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Gregory Patterson (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Santa Clara | Gregory Patterson swats the short shot by Terry Powell | 45-30 |
| 15:30 | Marshall | Gregory Patterson grabs the defensive rebound | 45-30 |
| 15:19 | Marshall | Gregory Patterson clanks a floater near the basket but he's hacked by James Bolander - foul #1 on James Bolander, team foul #1 | 45-30 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Teddy Orlandi (PG), Gerald Flood (SG), Lorenzo Powell (SF), Ernest Parnell (PF), David McClellan (C) David Zwickl, Stephen Galloway, Samuel Bluhm, James Bolander, Terry Powell | |
| Subs | Marshall | William Myers (PG), Patrick Ivey (SG), Bruce Menges (SF), John Finley (PF) Cecil White, Charles Fey, Ronald Waterman, Brian Yancey | |
| 15:19 | Marshall | Gregory Patterson misses the 1st free throw | 45-30 |
| 15:19 | Marshall | Gregory Patterson misses the 2nd free throw | 45-30 |
| 15:19 | Santa Clara | David McClellan pulls down the rebound | 45-30 |
| 15:03 | Santa Clara | Ernest Parnell misses the lay-in | 45-30 |
| 15:01 | Marshall | Bruce Menges gets the rebound | 45-30 |
| 14:59 | Marshall | Patrick Ivey travels in the backcourt | 45-30 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Oliver Walker (C) Gregory Patterson | |
| 14:54 | Santa Clara | Teddy Orlandi is denied on a layup by Bruce Menges | 45-30 |
| 14:52 | Marshall | William Myers pulls down the rebound | 45-30 |
| 14:35 | Marshall | John Finley makes the fadeaway from the left block | 45-32 |
| 14:08 | Santa Clara | Ernest Parnell loses the ball out of bounds | 45-32 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Ross Hughes (SG) Gerald Flood | |
| Subs | Marshall | Charles Fey (SG), Gregory Patterson (C) Patrick Ivey, Bruce Menges | |
| 13:44 | Marshall | William Myers scores on a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Charles Fey | 45-34 |
| 13:22 | Santa Clara | Ernest Parnell drills a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Lorenzo Powell | 47-34 |
| 13:08 | Marshall | Gregory Patterson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 47-34 |
| 13:06 | Santa Clara | Teddy Orlandi grabs the defensive rebound | 47-34 |
| 12:52 | Santa Clara | Ross Hughes drills a 3 from the left corner | 50-34 |
| 12:32 | Marshall | Oliver Walker clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-34 |
| 12:30 | Santa Clara | David McClellan pulls down the rebound | 50-34 |
| 12:17 | Santa Clara | Lorenzo Powell clanks a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Charles Fey - foul #2 on Charles Fey, team foul #2 | 50-34 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | David Zwickl (PG), Gerald Flood (SG), James Bolander (PF), Terry Powell (C) Teddy Orlandi, Ross Hughes, Ernest Parnell, David McClellan | |
| Subs | Marshall | Cecil White (PG), Patrick Ivey (SG), Bruce Menges (SF), Ronald Waterman (PF), Brian Yancey (C) William Myers, Charles Fey, Oliver Walker, John Finley, Gregory Patterson | |
| 12:17 | Santa Clara | Lorenzo Powell makes the 1st free throw | 51-34 |
| 12:17 | Santa Clara | Lorenzo Powell misses the 2nd free throw | 51-34 |
| 12:17 | Marshall | Brian Yancey grabs the board | 51-34 |
| 12:10 | Marshall | Ronald Waterman comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-34 |
| 12:08 | Marshall | Bruce Menges snags the offensive board | 51-34 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 12:03 | Marshall | Bruce Menges knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-37 |
| 11:46 | Santa Clara | Lorenzo Powell's floater is tipped away by Ronald Waterman | 51-37 |
| 11:45 | Santa Clara | Gerald Flood tips it in | 53-37 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - David Zwickl (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gerald Flood (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Lorenzo Powell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - James Bolander (fresh) 2 reb. C - Terry Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Cecil White (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Ivey (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bruce Menges (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Waterman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Yancey (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 11:38 | Marshall | Patrick Ivey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-37 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Samuel Bluhm (SF) Lorenzo Powell | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 11:11 | Santa Clara | Gerald Flood is fouled on the floor by Patrick Ivey - foul #1 on Patrick Ivey, team foul #3 | 53-37 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Scott Perry (PF) Bruce Menges | |
| 10:45 | Santa Clara | Samuel Bluhm is called for a charge - foul #1 on Samuel Bluhm, team foul #2 | 53-37 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Stephen Galloway (SG), Ross Hughes (SF) Gerald Flood, Terry Powell | |
| Subs | Marshall | Charles Fey (SG) Patrick Ivey | |
| 10:24 | Marshall | Charles Fey makes the jumper near the basket | 53-39 |
| 10:18 | Santa Clara | Stephen Galloway is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Stephen Galloway, team foul #3 | 53-39 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | David McClellan (C) James Bolander | |
| Subs | Marshall | Oliver Walker (SF), Gregory Patterson (C) Ronald Waterman, Brian Yancey | |
| 10:16 | Marshall | Cecil White is hacked by David Zwickl in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Zwickl, team foul #4 | 53-39 |
| 10:08 | Marshall | Charles Fey misses short on an open 3 from the right corner | 53-39 |
| 10:07 | Santa Clara | David McClellan grabs the defensive rebound | 53-39 |
| 09:52 | Santa Clara | Stephen Galloway misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-39 |
| 09:50 | Santa Clara | Ross Hughes grabs the offensive rebound | 53-39 |
| 09:38 | Santa Clara | Ross Hughes misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 53-39 |
| 09:36 | Marshall | Gregory Patterson snags the defensive board | 53-39 |
| 09:30 | Marshall | Charles Fey connects on the open 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Cecil White | 53-42 |
| 09:12 | Santa Clara | Stephen Galloway drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Ross Hughes | 56-42 |
| 09:08 | Marshall | David McClellan steps in front of the Cecil White pass in the backcourt | 56-42 |
| 08:51 | Santa Clara | David Zwickl makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Ross Hughes | 59-42 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 08:42 | Marshall | Gregory Patterson hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 59-44 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 08:25 | Santa Clara | Oliver Walker steals it from Samuel Bluhm | 59-44 |
| 08:22 | Marshall | Oliver Walker travels in the backcourt | 59-44 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Teddy Orlandi (PG), Gerald Flood (SG), Lorenzo Powell (SF), Ernest Parnell (PF), James Bolander (C) David Zwickl, Stephen Galloway, Ross Hughes, Samuel Bluhm, David McClellan | |
| Subs | Marshall | William Myers (PG), Patrick Ivey (SG), Bruce Menges (SF), John Finley (PF), Ronald Waterman (C) Cecil White, Charles Fey, Oliver Walker, Scott Perry, Gregory Patterson | |
| 08:01 | Santa Clara | James Bolander comes up short on the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Ronald Waterman - foul #1 on Ronald Waterman, team foul #4 | 59-44 |
| 08:01 | Santa Clara | James Bolander makes the 1st free throw | 60-44 |
| 08:01 | Santa Clara | James Bolander misses the 2nd free throw | 60-44 |
| 08:01 | Marshall | John Finley grabs the board | 60-44 |
| 07:44 | Marshall | Ronald Waterman misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 60-44 |
| 07:42 | Marshall | Bruce Menges snags the offensive board | 60-44 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Teddy Orlandi (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Flood (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Lorenzo Powell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Ernest Parnell (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - James Bolander (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - William Myers (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Patrick Ivey (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bruce Menges (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Finley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Waterman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Marshall | William Myers misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 60-44 |
| 07:36 | Marshall | Patrick Ivey misses the tip | 60-44 |
| 07:34 | Santa Clara | Ernest Parnell snags the defensive board | 60-44 |
| 07:13 | Santa Clara | Teddy Orlandi hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Gerald Flood | 63-44 |
| 06:59 | Marshall | Ronald Waterman misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-44 |
| 06:57 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Ernest Parnell | 63-44 |
| 06:33 | Santa Clara | James Bolander banks in the layup on a great pass from Teddy Orlandi | 65-44 |
| 06:19 | Marshall | Bruce Menges knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Finley | 65-46 |
| 05:53 | Santa Clara | Lorenzo Powell comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-46 |
| 05:52 | Santa Clara | Gerald Flood tips it but misses | 65-46 |
| 05:51 | Marshall | William Myers grabs the defensive rebound | 65-46 |
| 05:22 | Marshall | Ronald Waterman connects on the open 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-49 |
| 05:02 | Santa Clara | Teddy Orlandi misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Patrick Ivey - foul #2 on Patrick Ivey, team foul #5 | 65-49 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Stephen Galloway (SG), Ross Hughes (SF), Terry Powell (PF), David McClellan (C) Gerald Flood, Lorenzo Powell, Ernest Parnell, James Bolander | |
| Subs | Marshall | Cecil White (PG), Charles Fey (SG), Oliver Walker (SF), Brian Yancey (PF), Gregory Patterson (C) William Myers, Patrick Ivey, Bruce Menges, John Finley, Ronald Waterman | |
| 05:02 | Santa Clara | Teddy Orlandi makes the 1st free throw | 66-49 |
| 05:02 | Santa Clara | Teddy Orlandi makes the 2nd free throw | 67-49 |
| 04:46 | Marshall | Cecil White comes up short on the shot from the left block | 67-49 |
| 04:45 | Santa Clara | Terry Powell grabs the board | 67-49 |
| 04:28 | Santa Clara | Ross Hughes drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Teddy Orlandi | 70-49 |
| 04:26 | Marshall | Cecil White is hacked by Teddy Orlandi in the backcourt - foul #2 on Teddy Orlandi, team foul #5 | 70-49 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | David Zwickl (PG), Samuel Bluhm (PF) Teddy Orlandi, David McClellan | |
| Subs | Marshall | Jerry Easley (SG), Scott Perry (PF) Charles Fey, Gregory Patterson | |
| 04:11 | Marshall | Brian Yancey is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 70-49 |
| 04:10 | Santa Clara | Samuel Bluhm pulls down the rebound | 70-49 |
| 04:06 | Santa Clara | Stephen Galloway misses the 3 from the left wing | 70-49 |
| 04:04 | Marshall | Jerry Easley pulls down the rebound | 70-49 |
| 04:00 | Marshall | Jerry Easley throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 70-49 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:44 | Santa Clara | Ross Hughes blows the layup but the foul's on Oliver Walker - foul #2 on Oliver Walker, team foul #6 | 70-49 |
| 03:44 | Santa Clara | Ross Hughes misses the 1st free throw | 70-49 |
| 03:44 | Santa Clara | Ross Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 71-49 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - David Zwickl (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stephen Galloway (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ross Hughes (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. PF - Samuel Bluhm (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Terry Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Cecil White (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jerry Easley (fresh) SF - Oliver Walker (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Scott Perry (fresh) C - Brian Yancey (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Marshall | Brian Yancey can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 71-49 |
| 03:22 | Santa Clara | Ross Hughes snags the defensive board | 71-49 |
| 02:53 | Santa Clara | Stephen Galloway can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 71-49 |
| 02:51 | Marshall | Oliver Walker gets the rebound | 71-49 |
| 02:34 | Marshall | Scott Perry misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 71-49 |
| 02:33 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Samuel Bluhm | 71-49 |
| 02:04 | Santa Clara | David Zwickl misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 71-49 |
| 02:03 | Santa Clara | Terry Powell hits the follow up shot | 73-49 |
| 01:39 | Marshall | Jerry Easley misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 73-49 |
| 01:38 | Santa Clara | Terry Powell pulls down the rebound | 73-49 |
| 01:15 | Santa Clara | Scott Perry denies the turnaround by Ross Hughes | 73-49 |
| 01:13 | Marshall | Scott Perry grabs the board | 73-49 |
| 01:02 | Marshall | Brian Yancey hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Scott Perry | 73-51 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Santa Clara | Jerry Easley is called for the reach on Stephen Galloway - foul #1 on Jerry Easley, team foul #7 | 73-51 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Bolander (PF) Samuel Bluhm | |
| Subs | Marshall | Patrick Ivey (SG), Ronald Waterman (PF) Jerry Easley, Scott Perry | |
| 00:35 | Santa Clara | Stephen Galloway makes the 1st free throw | 74-51 |
| 00:35 | Santa Clara | Stephen Galloway makes the 2nd free throw | 75-51 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Marshall | Patrick Ivey blows the dunk but he's fouled by Stephen Galloway - foul #2 on Stephen Galloway, team foul #6 | 75-51 |
| 00:30 | Marshall | Patrick Ivey misses the 1st free throw | 75-51 |
| 00:30 | Marshall | Patrick Ivey misses the 2nd free throw | 75-51 |
| 00:30 | Santa Clara | Terry Powell pulls down the rebound | 75-51 |
| 00:00 | Santa Clara | David Zwickl runs out the clock | 75-51 |