| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Tony Cisco (fresh) SG - Eric Boyle (fresh) SF - Stephen Bryant (fresh) PF - Paul Reed (fresh) C - Greg Roach (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jerry Metts (fresh) SG - Hans Zeis (fresh) SF - Eric Kerr (fresh) PF - Ian Logan (fresh) C - Jerry Shaw (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Santa Clara | Greg Roach wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:49 | Santa Clara | Eric Boyle can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | Santa Clara | Paul Reed snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Santa Clara | Eric Boyle's floater is knocked away by Jerry Metts | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Samford | Ian Logan pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Samford | The jump hook by Hans Zeis is blocked by Stephen Bryant | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Samford | Eric Kerr snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:50 | Samford | Eric Kerr makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Jerry Shaw | 0-3 |
| 18:32 | Santa Clara | Stephen Bryant drills a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Reed | 2-3 |
| 18:20 | Samford | Jerry Metts clanks a 3 from the left corner | 2-3 |
| 18:19 | Santa Clara | Paul Reed grabs the board | 2-3 |
| 18:01 | Santa Clara | Greg Roach scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Eric Boyle | 4-3 |
| 17:48 | Samford | Jerry Metts misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 4-3 |
| 17:46 | Santa Clara | Paul Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 17:41 | Santa Clara | Eric Boyle misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 4-3 |
| 17:39 | Samford | Ian Logan grabs the defensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 17:19 | Samford | Jerry Metts misses short on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Stephen Bryant - foul #1 on Stephen Bryant, team foul #1 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Reuben Washington (SG), David Back (SF), David Delancey (PF), George Rael (C) Eric Boyle, Stephen Bryant, Paul Reed, Greg Roach | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 17:19 | Samford | Jerry Metts makes the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 17:19 | Samford | Jerry Metts makes the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 16:50 | Santa Clara | Tony Cisco's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-5 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Chad Whiteman (SG) Tony Cisco | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 16:44 | Samford | Reuben Washington steals it from Eric Kerr in the backcourt | 4-5 |
| 16:42 | Santa Clara | Reuben Washington banks in the layup | 6-5 |
| 16:29 | Samford | Reuben Washington steals the ball from Jerry Metts | 6-5 |
| 16:24 | Santa Clara | Chad Whiteman drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Reuben Washington | 8-5 |
| 16:01 | Samford | Hans Zeis buries a 3 from the right corner | 8-8 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Reuben Washington (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Chad Whiteman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Back (fresh) PF - David Delancey (fresh) C - George Rael (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jerry Metts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Hans Zeis (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Eric Kerr (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ian Logan (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Jerry Shaw (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Santa Clara | George Rael misses long on a jumper in the lane | 8-8 |
| 15:47 | Samford | The rebound goes to Ian Logan | 8-8 |
| 15:34 | Samford | Jerry Metts hits a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Jerry Shaw | 8-10 |
| 15:18 | Santa Clara | David Delancey misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 8-10 |
| 15:17 | Samford | Ian Logan grabs the board | 8-10 |
| 14:50 | Samford | Jerry Metts connects on the shot from the left wing set up by Hans Zeis | 8-12 |
| 14:29 | Santa Clara | George Rael makes the floater in the paint on a great pass from Chad Whiteman | 10-12 |
| 14:25 | Samford | Eric Kerr is fouled in the backcourt by Reuben Washington - foul #1 on Reuben Washington, team foul #2 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Tony Cisco (PG), Eric Boyle (SG), Stephen Bryant (SF), Paul Reed (PF), Greg Roach (C) Reuben Washington, Chad Whiteman, David Back, David Delancey, George Rael | |
| Subs | Samford | William Holt (PG), Walter Johnson (SG), Jason Carey (SF), Martin Fullerton (PF), Daniel Butler (C) Jerry Metts, Hans Zeis, Eric Kerr, Ian Logan, Jerry Shaw | |
| 14:05 | Samford | Walter Johnson's pass is intercepted by Greg Roach | 10-12 |
| 13:48 | Santa Clara | Paul Reed misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Martin Fullerton - foul #1 on Martin Fullerton, team foul #1 | 10-12 |
| 13:48 | Santa Clara | Paul Reed misses the 1st free throw | 10-12 |
| 13:48 | Santa Clara | Paul Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 11-12 |
| 13:23 | Samford | William Holt is hacked by Tony Cisco - foul #1 on Tony Cisco, team foul #3 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Richard Rosol (SF) Stephen Bryant | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 13:12 | Samford | Daniel Butler connects on the open 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from William Holt | 11-15 |
| 12:56 | Santa Clara | Paul Reed connects on the runner near the basket on a great pass from Eric Boyle | 13-15 |
| 12:36 | Samford | William Holt clanks a shot from close range | 13-15 |
| 12:35 | Santa Clara | Paul Reed snags the defensive board | 13-15 |
| 12:23 | Santa Clara | Walter Johnson is called for the reach on Eric Boyle - foul #1 on Walter Johnson, team foul #2 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Reuben Washington (PG), Chad Whiteman (SG), Stephen Bryant (SF), George Rael (C) Tony Cisco, Eric Boyle, Paul Reed, Greg Roach | |
| Subs | Samford | Hans Zeis (SG), David Carrier (SF), Ian Logan (PF), Jerry Shaw (C) Walter Johnson, Jason Carey, Martin Fullerton, Daniel Butler | |
| 12:12 | Santa Clara | The jumper by Richard Rosol is denied by Ian Logan | 13-15 |
| 12:10 | Samford | Jerry Shaw gets the rebound | 13-15 |
| 11:44 | Samford | Hans Zeis scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from William Holt | 13-17 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Reuben Washington (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Chad Whiteman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Bryant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Rosol (fairly fresh) C - George Rael (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - William Holt (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Hans Zeis (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Carrier (fresh) PF - Ian Logan (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Jerry Shaw (fresh) | |
| 11:21 | Santa Clara | Richard Rosol banks in the layup on a great pass from George Rael | 15-17 |
| 11:19 | Samford | Reuben Washington steps in front of the Jerry Shaw pass in the backcourt | 15-17 |
| 11:09 | Santa Clara | Reuben Washington misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 15-17 |
| 11:08 | Santa Clara | George Rael tips it home | 17-17 |
| 10:39 | Samford | William Holt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-17 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Tony Cisco (PG), Eric Boyle (SG), David Back (SF), David Delancey (PF), Greg Roach (C) Reuben Washington, Chad Whiteman, Stephen Bryant, Richard Rosol, George Rael | |
| Subs | Samford | Jerry Metts (PG), Eric Kerr (SF), Martin Fullerton (PF), Daniel Butler (C) William Holt, David Carrier, Ian Logan, Jerry Shaw | |
| 10:20 | Santa Clara | Greg Roach buries a shot near the basket set up by David Back | 19-17 |
| 10:01 | Samford | Martin Fullerton is open and buries a jump hook from the right block | 19-19 |
| 09:40 | Santa Clara | David Back misses the easy layup but the foul's on Hans Zeis - foul #1 on Hans Zeis, team foul #3 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Paul Reed (PF) David Delancey | |
| Subs | Samford | Walter Johnson (SG) Hans Zeis | |
| 09:40 | Santa Clara | David Back makes the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 09:40 | Santa Clara | David Back makes the 2nd free throw | 21-19 |
| 09:38 | Samford | Eric Kerr is fouled in the backcourt by David Back - foul #1 on David Back, team foul #4 | 21-19 |
| 09:16 | Samford | Eric Kerr comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 21-19 |
| 09:15 | Samford | Daniel Butler gets the offensive rebound | 21-19 |
| 09:03 | Samford | Walter Johnson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Eric Boyle - foul #1 on Eric Boyle, team foul #5 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Reuben Washington (SG), George Rael (SF), David Delancey (C) Eric Boyle, David Back, Greg Roach | |
| Subs | Samford | Jerry Shaw (C) Martin Fullerton | |
| 09:03 | Samford | Walter Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 09:03 | Samford | Walter Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 21-21 |
| 08:44 | Santa Clara | Reuben Washington misses the lay-in but the foul's on Walter Johnson - foul #2 on Walter Johnson, team foul #4 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Samford | William Holt (PG), Hans Zeis (SG), Jason Carey (PF) Jerry Metts, Walter Johnson, Daniel Butler | |
| 08:44 | Santa Clara | Reuben Washington makes the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 08:44 | Santa Clara | Reuben Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 23-21 |
| 08:42 | Samford | William Holt is hacked by Tony Cisco in the backcourt - foul #2 on Tony Cisco, team foul #6 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Chad Whiteman (SG) Tony Cisco | |
| Subs | Samford | Ian Logan (PF) Eric Kerr | |
| 08:19 | Samford | Hans Zeis clanks a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Chad Whiteman - foul #1 on Chad Whiteman, team foul #7 | 23-21 |
| 08:19 | Samford | Hans Zeis makes the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 08:19 | Samford | Hans Zeis makes the 2nd free throw | 23-23 |
| 08:09 | Santa Clara | Jason Carey picks off the pass by Chad Whiteman | 23-23 |
| 07:40 | Samford | Reuben Washington is called for the reach on Hans Zeis - foul #2 on Reuben Washington, team foul #8 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Eric Boyle (SG), David Back (SF), Greg Roach (C) Reuben Washington, Paul Reed, David Delancey | |
| Subs | Samford | Eric Kerr (SF), Daniel Butler (PF) Jason Carey, Ian Logan | |
| 07:40 | Samford | Hans Zeis misses the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 07:40 | Samford | Jerry Shaw snags the offensive board | 23-23 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Chad Whiteman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Boyle (fresh) 2 ast. SF - David Back (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - George Rael (fresh) 4 pts. C - Greg Roach (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - William Holt (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Hans Zeis (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Kerr (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Daniel Butler (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jerry Shaw (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Samford | Jerry Shaw misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 23-23 |
| 07:26 | Samford | Jerry Shaw pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-23 |
| 07:12 | Samford | Daniel Butler drills a shot near the basket on a great pass from William Holt | 23-25 |
| 06:59 | Santa Clara | Eric Boyle scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Greg Roach | 26-25 |
| 06:46 | Samford | Jerry Shaw hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 26-25 |
| 06:45 | Santa Clara | Eric Boyle grabs the board | 26-25 |
| 06:39 | Santa Clara | Eric Boyle scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Chad Whiteman | 29-25 |
| 06:35 | Samford | Hans Zeis makes the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Eric Kerr | 29-27 |
| 06:18 | Santa Clara | Eric Boyle misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-27 |
| 06:17 | Samford | Daniel Butler gets the rebound | 29-27 |
| 06:11 | Samford | Hans Zeis misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-27 |
| 06:09 | Santa Clara | George Rael snags the defensive board | 29-27 |
| 05:54 | Santa Clara | Chad Whiteman knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Eric Boyle | 32-27 |
| 05:25 | Samford | William Holt misses the shot from the free throw line | 32-27 |
| 05:23 | Santa Clara | David Back gets the rebound | 32-27 |
| 05:18 | Santa Clara | David Back makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Chad Whiteman | 34-27 |
| 05:13 | Samford | Eric Kerr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-27 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Stephen Bryant (SF), Paul Reed (PF), David Delancey (C) David Back, George Rael, Greg Roach | |
| Subs | Samford | Jerry Metts (PG), David Carrier (SG), Jason Carey (SF), Ian Logan (PF), Martin Fullerton (C) William Holt, Hans Zeis, Eric Kerr, Daniel Butler, Jerry Shaw | |
| 05:08 | Santa Clara | Stephen Bryant comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-27 |
| 05:07 | Samford | Ian Logan snags the defensive board | 34-27 |
| 05:05 | Samford | Jerry Metts throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-27 |
| 04:57 | Santa Clara | Stephen Bryant misses short on a floater from the right wing | 34-27 |
| 04:56 | Santa Clara | Chad Whiteman tips it but misses | 34-27 |
| 04:55 | Samford | Ian Logan snags the defensive board | 34-27 |
| 04:51 | Samford | Jerry Metts misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 34-27 |
| 04:49 | Samford | Ian Logan pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-27 |
| 04:26 | Samford | Martin Fullerton knocks in the jump hook in the lane set up by David Carrier | 34-29 |
| 04:05 | Santa Clara | Eric Boyle loses the dribble to Martin Fullerton | 34-29 |
| 04:03 | Samford | Jerry Metts is called for traveling in the backcourt | 34-29 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | David Back (PG), Richard Rosol (PF) Chad Whiteman, Paul Reed | |
| Subs | Samford | Jerry Shaw (C) Ian Logan | |
| 03:48 | Santa Clara | Eric Boyle is hacked by David Carrier - foul #1 on David Carrier, team foul #5 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Tony Cisco (PG), Reuben Washington (SG), Greg Roach (C) David Back, Eric Boyle, David Delancey | |
| Subs | Samford | Walter Johnson (SG) David Carrier | |
| 03:37 | Santa Clara | Reuben Washington misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Martin Fullerton - foul #2 on Martin Fullerton, team foul #6 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Samford | William Holt (SG), Ian Logan (PF) Walter Johnson, Martin Fullerton | |
| 03:37 | Santa Clara | Reuben Washington makes the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 03:37 | Santa Clara | Reuben Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 36-29 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Tony Cisco (fresh) SG - Reuben Washington (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Stephen Bryant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Rosol (fresh) 2 pts. C - Greg Roach (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jerry Metts (fresh) 6 pts. SG - William Holt (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Jason Carey (fresh) PF - Ian Logan (fairly fresh) 7 reb. C - Jerry Shaw (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Samford | Jerry Shaw's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-29 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Samford | Hans Zeis (SG), Eric Kerr (SF) William Holt, Jason Carey | |
| 03:24 | Santa Clara | Stephen Bryant is called for traveling | 36-29 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Paul Reed (PF) Stephen Bryant | |
| Subs | Samford | William Holt (PG) Jerry Metts | |
| 03:22 | Samford | Eric Kerr is hacked by Reuben Washington in the backcourt - foul #3 on Reuben Washington, team foul #9 | 36-29 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Eric Boyle (SG), George Rael (C) Reuben Washington, Greg Roach | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 03:22 | Samford | Eric Kerr makes the 1st free throw | 36-30 |
| 03:22 | Samford | Eric Kerr misses the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 03:22 | Santa Clara | Richard Rosol snags the defensive board | 36-30 |
| 03:10 | Santa Clara | George Rael scores on a fadeaway from the right wing | 38-30 |
| 02:55 | Samford | Hans Zeis can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 38-30 |
| 02:53 | Santa Clara | George Rael grabs the board | 38-30 |
| 02:42 | Santa Clara | Eric Boyle makes the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Paul Reed and he's hacked by Hans Zeis - foul #2 on Hans Zeis, team foul #7 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | David Delancey (C) Paul Reed | |
| Subs | Samford | David Carrier (SF), Daniel Butler (PF) Eric Kerr, Ian Logan | |
| 02:42 | Santa Clara | Eric Boyle makes the free throw | 41-30 |
| 02:30 | Samford | Hans Zeis is open and scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 41-32 |
| 02:04 | Santa Clara | Eric Boyle misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-32 |
| 02:02 | Santa Clara | David Delancey gets the offensive rebound | 41-32 |
| 01:57 | Santa Clara | David Delancey comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 41-32 |
| 01:56 | Samford | Daniel Butler pulls down the rebound | 41-32 |
| 01:42 | Samford | Hans Zeis misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Eric Boyle - foul #2 on Eric Boyle, team foul #10 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | David Back (SF), Paul Reed (PF), Greg Roach (C) George Rael, Richard Rosol, David Delancey | |
| Subs | Samford | Jerry Metts (PG), Jason Carey (SF), Martin Fullerton (PF) William Holt, David Carrier, Jerry Shaw | |
| 01:42 | Samford | Hans Zeis makes the 1st free throw | 41-33 |
| 01:42 | Samford | Hans Zeis makes the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 01:20 | Santa Clara | David Back hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 41-34 |
| 01:18 | Santa Clara | Greg Roach grabs the offensive rebound | 41-34 |
| 01:00 | Santa Clara | Tony Cisco is fouled on the floor by Daniel Butler - foul #1 on Daniel Butler, team foul #8 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Stephen Bryant (SF) Eric Boyle | |
| Subs | Samford | Walter Johnson (SG), Eric Kerr (SF) Hans Zeis, Daniel Butler | |
| 01:00 | Santa Clara | Tony Cisco makes the 1st free throw | 42-34 |
| 01:00 | Santa Clara | Tony Cisco makes the 2nd free throw | 43-34 |
| 00:58 | Samford | Paul Reed is called for the reach on Jerry Metts in the backcourt - foul #1 on Paul Reed, team foul #11 | 43-34 |
| 00:58 | Samford | Jerry Metts makes the 1st free throw | 43-35 |
| 00:58 | Samford | Jerry Metts makes the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 00:29 | Santa Clara | Tony Cisco drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David Back | 45-36 |
| 00:05 | Samford | Walter Johnson misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-36 |
| 00:03 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Paul Reed | 45-36 |
| 00:00 | Santa Clara | Paul Reed can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 45-36 |