| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Ralph Mole (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Freddie King (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wayne Ferguson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Davenport (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Devore (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Peter Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Claude Griffin (fresh) SF - Ira Forte (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerry Earnhardt (fresh) C - James Mota (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Santa Clara | Wayne Ferguson inbounds the ball | 31-47 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Santa Clara | James Devore lays it up and in on a great pass from Wayne Ferguson | 33-47 |
| 19:24 | East Carolina | James Mota is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jerry Earnhardt | 33-49 |
| 19:02 | Santa Clara | Ralph Mole makes the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Freddie King | 35-49 |
| 18:41 | East Carolina | Ralph Mole is called for the reach on Ira Forte - foul #2 on Ralph Mole, team foul #1 | 35-49 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Martin Collar (PG), Terry Zuziak (SG), Fredrick Griner (SF) Ralph Mole, Freddie King, Wayne Ferguson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Cureton (SF) Ira Forte | |
| 18:21 | East Carolina | James Cureton drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Claude Griffin | 35-52 |
| 18:00 | Santa Clara | Martin Collar lays it up and in | 37-52 |
| 17:31 | East Carolina | Terry Zuziak steps in front of the Claude Griffin pass | 37-52 |
| 17:18 | Santa Clara | John Davenport hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Terry Zuziak | 39-52 |
| 17:02 | East Carolina | Peter Robinson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-52 |
| 17:00 | Santa Clara | Terry Zuziak grabs the board | 39-52 |
| 16:45 | Santa Clara | James Devore hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 39-52 |
| 16:44 | Santa Clara | Martin Collar snags the offensive board | 39-52 |
| 16:31 | Santa Clara | John Davenport makes the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Fredrick Griner | 41-52 |
| 16:26 | East Carolina | Peter Robinson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-52 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Ralph Mole (PG), Freddie King (SG), Wayne Ferguson (SF), Thomas Schulte (PF) Martin Collar, Terry Zuziak, Fredrick Griner, John Davenport | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ron Quinn (PG), Eddie Plasencia (SG), Ira Forte (SF), Donald Bryner (PF), Lawrence Brown (C) Peter Robinson, Claude Griffin, James Cureton, Jerry Earnhardt, James Mota | |
| 16:14 | Santa Clara | Eddie Plasencia steps in front of the Thomas Schulte pass | 41-52 |
| 16:10 | East Carolina | Eddie Plasencia slams it home | 41-54 |
| 15:51 | Santa Clara | Wayne Ferguson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 41-54 |
| 15:50 | East Carolina | Eddie Plasencia grabs the defensive rebound | 41-54 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Ralph Mole (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Freddie King (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Wayne Ferguson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thomas Schulte (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Devore (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Ron Quinn (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eddie Plasencia (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Ira Forte (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Bryner (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Lawrence Brown (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | East Carolina | Ron Quinn's layup is rejected by James Devore | 41-54 |
| 15:43 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to James Devore | 41-54 |
| 15:20 | Santa Clara | Ralph Mole scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Freddie King | 43-54 |
| 15:18 | East Carolina | Wayne Ferguson steps in front of the Ira Forte pass in the backcourt | 43-54 |
| 15:13 | Santa Clara | Ralph Mole's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-54 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Ryan Bryant (SG), Willie Wynn (PF) Freddie King, James Devore | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Cureton (PG) Eddie Plasencia | |
| 14:55 | East Carolina | Ira Forte is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-54 |
| 14:54 | Santa Clara | Thomas Schulte grabs the board | 43-54 |
| 14:34 | Santa Clara | Ryan Bryant misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 43-54 |
| 14:33 | East Carolina | Ira Forte pulls down the rebound | 43-54 |
| 14:29 | East Carolina | Ryan Bryant picks off the pass by James Cureton in the backcourt | 43-54 |
| 14:16 | Santa Clara | Ralph Mole can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-54 |
| 14:14 | East Carolina | Lawrence Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 43-54 |
| 14:10 | East Carolina | James Cureton loses the dribble to Ralph Mole | 43-54 |
| 13:52 | Santa Clara | Ralph Mole misses the 3 from the left corner | 43-54 |
| 13:51 | Santa Clara | Ryan Bryant grabs the offensive board | 43-54 |
| 13:35 | Santa Clara | Ron Quinn is called for the reach on Willie Wynn - foul #1 on Ron Quinn, team foul #1 | 43-54 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Martin Collar (PG), Freddie King (SG), Terry Zuziak (SF), John Davenport (PF), Fredrick Griner (C) Ralph Mole, Ryan Bryant, Wayne Ferguson, Willie Wynn, Thomas Schulte | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ernest Phillips (PG), Claude Griffin (SG), Eddie Plasencia (SF), Lamont Anderson (PF), James Mota (C) James Cureton, Ron Quinn, Ira Forte, Donald Bryner, Lawrence Brown | |
| 13:20 | Santa Clara | Claude Griffin is called for the reach on Freddie King - foul #3 on Claude Griffin, team foul #2 | 43-54 |
| 13:03 | Santa Clara | Freddie King is fouled on the floor by Claude Griffin - foul #4 on Claude Griffin, team foul #3 | 43-54 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Peter Robinson (PG), James Cureton (SG) Ernest Phillips, Claude Griffin | |
| 12:44 | Santa Clara | John Davenport hits the finger roll on a great pass from Martin Collar | 45-54 |
| 12:23 | East Carolina | Peter Robinson is whistled for a carry | 45-54 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Ryan Bryant (PG), Willie Wynn (PF), James Devore (C) Freddie King, Terry Zuziak, John Davenport | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jerry Earnhardt (PF) James Cureton | |
| 11:59 | Santa Clara | Fredrick Griner clanks a floater from close range | 45-54 |
| 11:57 | Santa Clara | Fredrick Griner grabs the offensive rebound | 45-54 |
| 11:52 | Santa Clara | Fredrick Griner hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Lamont Anderson - foul #1 on Lamont Anderson, team foul #4 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Freddie King (SG) Martin Collar | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ernest Phillips (PG), James Cureton (SG), Ira Forte (SF) Peter Robinson, Eddie Plasencia, Lamont Anderson | |
| 11:52 | Santa Clara | Fredrick Griner misses the 1st free throw | 45-54 |
| 11:52 | Santa Clara | Fredrick Griner misses the 2nd free throw | 45-54 |
| 11:52 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to James Cureton | 45-54 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Ryan Bryant (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Freddie King (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Fredrick Griner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Willie Wynn (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. C - James Devore (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Ernest Phillips (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Cureton (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ira Forte (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jerry Earnhardt (fairly fresh) C - James Mota (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:25 | East Carolina | Ira Forte buries a fadeaway in the lane set up by Ernest Phillips | 45-56 |
| 11:12 | Santa Clara | Willie Wynn drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by James Devore | 48-56 |
| 10:50 | East Carolina | Ernest Phillips hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by James Cureton | 48-58 |
| 10:30 | Santa Clara | Fredrick Griner blows the layup | 48-58 |
| 10:28 | East Carolina | James Mota grabs the board | 48-58 |
| 10:24 | East Carolina | James Cureton lays it in on a nice dish by Ernest Phillips | 48-60 |
| 10:05 | Santa Clara | James Devore is fouled on the floor by Jerry Earnhardt - foul #3 on Jerry Earnhardt, team foul #5 | 48-60 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Ralph Mole (PG), Martin Collar (SG), Terry Zuziak (SF), John Davenport (PF), Thomas Schulte (C) Ryan Bryant, Freddie King, Fredrick Griner, Willie Wynn, James Devore | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Peter Robinson (PG), Ron Quinn (SG), Eddie Plasencia (SF), Donald Bryner (PF), Lawrence Brown (C) Ernest Phillips, James Cureton, Ira Forte, Jerry Earnhardt, James Mota | |
| 09:54 | Santa Clara | Lawrence Brown steals the ball from Thomas Schulte | 48-60 |
| 09:30 | East Carolina | Lawrence Brown misses badly on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Ralph Mole - foul #3 on Ralph Mole, team foul #2 | 48-60 |
| 09:30 | East Carolina | Lawrence Brown makes the 1st free throw | 48-61 |
| 09:30 | East Carolina | Lawrence Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 48-62 |
| 09:23 | Santa Clara | John Davenport misses the lay-in | 48-62 |
| 09:22 | East Carolina | Donald Bryner pulls down the rebound | 48-62 |
| 09:18 | East Carolina | Ron Quinn throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-62 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Wayne Ferguson (SF) Ralph Mole | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 09:03 | Santa Clara | John Davenport banks in the layup | 50-62 |
| 08:51 | East Carolina | Lawrence Brown hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Eddie Plasencia | 50-64 |
| 08:41 | Santa Clara | John Davenport is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on John Davenport, team foul #3 | 50-64 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Christopher Williams (PG), Freddie King (SG) Martin Collar, Terry Zuziak | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ernest Phillips (PG), Lamont Anderson (SF), Jerry Earnhardt (PF) Peter Robinson, Eddie Plasencia, Donald Bryner | |
| 08:27 | East Carolina | Freddie King steps in front of the Ernest Phillips pass | 50-64 |
| 08:14 | Santa Clara | Christopher Williams knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from John Davenport | 53-64 |
| 08:04 | East Carolina | Jerry Earnhardt scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ernest Phillips | 53-66 |
| 07:39 | Santa Clara | Freddie King misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-66 |
| 07:37 | East Carolina | Jerry Earnhardt grabs the defensive rebound | 53-66 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Christopher Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Freddie King (tiring) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Wayne Ferguson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Davenport (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. C - Thomas Schulte (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Ernest Phillips (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ron Quinn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lamont Anderson (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Jerry Earnhardt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Lawrence Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:32 | East Carolina | Wayne Ferguson picks off the pass by Ron Quinn | 53-66 |
| 07:05 | Santa Clara | Wayne Ferguson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-66 |
| 07:03 | East Carolina | Jerry Earnhardt grabs the defensive rebound | 53-66 |
| 06:58 | East Carolina | Ernest Phillips hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Christopher Williams - foul #3 on Christopher Williams, team foul #4 | 53-66 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Ralph Mole (PG), Martin Collar (SG), Terry Zuziak (SF), Willie Wynn (PF), James Devore (C) Christopher Williams, Freddie King, Wayne Ferguson, John Davenport, Thomas Schulte | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Claude Griffin (SG), James Cureton (SF), Donald Bryner (PF), Eddie Plasencia (C) Ron Quinn, Lamont Anderson, Jerry Earnhardt, Lawrence Brown | |
| 06:58 | East Carolina | Ernest Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 53-66 |
| 06:58 | East Carolina | Ernest Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 53-67 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:37 | Santa Clara | Ernest Phillips steps in front of the Willie Wynn pass | 53-67 |
| 06:34 | East Carolina | James Cureton lays it in set up by Ernest Phillips | 53-69 |
| 06:17 | Santa Clara | Ralph Mole drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from James Devore | 55-69 |
| 05:56 | East Carolina | Claude Griffin misses short on a shot from the left side | 55-69 |
| 05:54 | Santa Clara | Martin Collar gets the rebound | 55-69 |
| 05:45 | Santa Clara | Willie Wynn misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-69 |
| 05:44 | East Carolina | Eddie Plasencia grabs the board | 55-69 |
| 05:44 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-69 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Fredrick Griner (SF) Terry Zuziak | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Peter Robinson (PG), Ira Forte (SF), James Mota (C) Ernest Phillips, James Cureton, Eddie Plasencia | |
| 05:30 | East Carolina | Ira Forte loses the dribble to Martin Collar | 55-69 |
| 05:26 | Santa Clara | Ralph Mole hits the finger roll on a great pass from Martin Collar | 57-69 |
| 05:21 | East Carolina | Claude Griffin misses badly on a floater from the left side | 57-69 |
| 05:19 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Ira Forte | 57-69 |
| 05:06 | East Carolina | Donald Bryner hits the finger roll set up by Ira Forte | 57-71 |
| 04:50 | Santa Clara | Martin Collar misses long on a 3 from straight away | 57-71 |
| 04:49 | East Carolina | Peter Robinson grabs the board | 57-71 |
| 04:47 | East Carolina | Claude Griffin loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-71 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Terry Zuziak (SG) Ralph Mole | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 04:39 | Santa Clara | Fredrick Griner makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Terry Zuziak | 59-71 |
| 04:23 | East Carolina | Donald Bryner is fouled on the floor by Willie Wynn - foul #4 on Willie Wynn, team foul #5 | 59-71 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Ryan Bryant (PG), Thomas Schulte (PF) Martin Collar, Fredrick Griner | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Cureton (SF), Lawrence Brown (PF) Ira Forte, Donald Bryner | |
| 04:06 | East Carolina | Lawrence Brown's pass is intercepted by Terry Zuziak | 59-71 |
| 04:01 | Santa Clara | Terry Zuziak lays it in | 61-71 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:37 | East Carolina | Thomas Schulte blocks the short jumper by James Mota | 61-71 |
| 03:35 | East Carolina | James Mota tips it home | 61-73 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Ryan Bryant (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Terry Zuziak (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Willie Wynn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. PF - Thomas Schulte (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Devore (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Peter Robinson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Claude Griffin (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - James Cureton (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. PF - Lawrence Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Mota (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:22 | Santa Clara | Terry Zuziak's floater is knocked away by James Mota | 61-73 |
| 03:20 | East Carolina | James Cureton grabs the defensive rebound | 61-73 |
| 03:18 | East Carolina | Willie Wynn is called for the reach on Peter Robinson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Willie Wynn, team foul #6 | 61-73 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Ralph Mole (PG), Wayne Ferguson (SF), John Davenport (PF), Fredrick Griner (C) Terry Zuziak, Willie Wynn, Thomas Schulte, James Devore | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ron Quinn (SG), Ira Forte (SF), Jerry Earnhardt (PF) Peter Robinson, Claude Griffin, James Mota | |
| 02:58 | East Carolina | Wayne Ferguson is called for the reach on Ira Forte - foul #3 on Wayne Ferguson, team foul #7 | 61-73 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Martin Collar (SG) Ryan Bryant | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Donald Bryner (C) Lawrence Brown | |
| 02:58 | East Carolina | Ira Forte misses the 1st free throw | 61-73 |
| 02:58 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Fredrick Griner | 61-73 |
| 02:58 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-73 |
| 02:42 | Santa Clara | John Davenport lays it up and in on a great pass from Ralph Mole | 63-73 |
| 02:42 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-73 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Freddie King (SG), James Devore (C) Martin Collar, Fredrick Griner | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Peter Robinson (PG), Claude Griffin (SG), James Mota (C) James Cureton, Ron Quinn, Donald Bryner | |
| 02:33 | East Carolina | Peter Robinson connects on the jumper from the left side set up by James Mota | 63-75 |
| 02:10 | Santa Clara | John Davenport can't finish the layup | 63-75 |
| 02:09 | East Carolina | James Mota grabs the board | 63-75 |
| 01:48 | East Carolina | James Mota comes up short on the shot near the basket | 63-75 |
| 01:46 | East Carolina | Jerry Earnhardt tips it home | 63-77 |
| 01:34 | Santa Clara | Ralph Mole misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Peter Robinson - foul #1 on Peter Robinson, team foul #6 | 63-77 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Martin Collar (SG), Terry Zuziak (SF), Fredrick Griner (PF), Thomas Schulte (C) Freddie King, Wayne Ferguson, John Davenport, James Devore | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Cureton (PG), Ron Quinn (SG), Eddie Plasencia (SF), Donald Bryner (PF), Lawrence Brown (C) Peter Robinson, Claude Griffin, Ira Forte, Jerry Earnhardt, James Mota | |
| 01:34 | Santa Clara | Ralph Mole makes the 1st free throw | 64-77 |
| 01:34 | Santa Clara | Ralph Mole misses the 2nd free throw | 64-77 |
| 01:34 | East Carolina | Lawrence Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 64-77 |
| 01:32 | East Carolina | Eddie Plasencia's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-77 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Ryan Bryant (PG) Ralph Mole | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 01:23 | Santa Clara | Martin Collar makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Ryan Bryant | 67-77 |
| 01:21 | East Carolina | Martin Collar is called for the reach on Ron Quinn in the backcourt - foul #3 on Martin Collar, team foul #8 | 67-77 |
| 01:21 | East Carolina | Ron Quinn makes the 1st free throw | 67-78 |
| 01:21 | East Carolina | Ron Quinn makes the 2nd free throw | 67-79 |
| 01:08 | Santa Clara | Thomas Schulte misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 67-79 |
| 01:06 | Santa Clara | Ryan Bryant can't tip it in | 67-79 |
| 01:05 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Lawrence Brown | 67-79 |
| 01:00 | East Carolina | James Cureton misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 67-79 |
| 00:58 | East Carolina | Lawrence Brown tips it in | 67-81 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:53 | Santa Clara | Martin Collar misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by James Cureton - foul #2 on James Cureton, team foul #7 | 67-81 |
| 00:53 | Santa Clara | Martin Collar makes the 1st free throw | 68-81 |
| 00:53 | Santa Clara | Martin Collar makes the 2nd free throw | 69-81 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:30 | East Carolina | Terry Zuziak is called for the reach on Ron Quinn - foul #1 on Terry Zuziak, team foul #9 | 69-81 |
| 00:30 | East Carolina | Ron Quinn makes the 1st free throw | 69-82 |
| 00:30 | East Carolina | Ron Quinn makes the 2nd free throw | 69-83 |
| 00:24 | Santa Clara | Thomas Schulte misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 69-83 |
| 00:23 | East Carolina | Eddie Plasencia grabs the board | 69-83 |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | Ron Quinn runs out the clock | 69-83 |