| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Joel Goldman (fresh) SG - Marvin Mitchell (fresh) SF - Kitwana Azim (fresh) PF - Anthony Clubb (fresh) C - Jacob Long (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bobby Ornelas (fresh) SG - Alan Williams (fresh) SF - Sean Dalton (fresh) PF - Anthony Pritchard (fresh) C - Clifford Johnson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Anthony Pritchard wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:39 | LSU | Clifford Johnson buries a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Alan Williams | 0-2 |
| 19:27 | Santa Clara | Anthony Clubb can't connect on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Anthony Pritchard - foul #1 on Anthony Pritchard, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:27 | Santa Clara | Anthony Clubb makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:27 | Santa Clara | Anthony Clubb misses the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:27 | LSU | Anthony Pritchard pulls down the rebound | 1-2 |
| 19:01 | LSU | Bobby Ornelas hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 1-5 |
| 18:38 | Santa Clara | Anthony Clubb misses the lay-in | 1-5 |
| 18:37 | LSU | Alan Williams snags the defensive board | 1-5 |
| 18:19 | LSU | Alan Williams is fouled on the floor by Marvin Mitchell - foul #1 on Marvin Mitchell, team foul #1 | 1-5 |
| 17:57 | LSU | Bobby Ornelas misses the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Joel Goldman - foul #1 on Joel Goldman, team foul #2 | 1-5 |
| 17:57 | LSU | Bobby Ornelas makes the 1st free throw | 1-6 |
| 17:57 | LSU | Bobby Ornelas misses the 2nd free throw | 1-6 |
| 17:57 | LSU | Bobby Ornelas gets the offensive rebound | 1-6 |
| 17:35 | LSU | Clifford Johnson comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 1-6 |
| 17:34 | LSU | Clifford Johnson tips it back up and in | 1-8 |
| 17:14 | Santa Clara | Anthony Clubb misses the turnaround from the baseline | 1-8 |
| 17:13 | Santa Clara | Joel Goldman tips it home | 3-8 |
| 16:53 | LSU | Bobby Ornelas's pass is intercepted by Jacob Long | 3-8 |
| 16:24 | Santa Clara | Marvin Mitchell drills a driving attempt near the basket | 5-8 |
| 15:56 | LSU | Anthony Pritchard is hacked by Anthony Clubb - foul #1 on Anthony Clubb, team foul #3 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Carl McPhetridge (PF), Korey Harrill (C) Anthony Clubb, Jacob Long | |
| Subs | LSU | Stephen Powell (PG), Nick Green (SF), Jeremy Jackson (PF), Thomas Daughtry (C) Bobby Ornelas, Sean Dalton, Anthony Pritchard, Clifford Johnson | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Joel Goldman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Marvin Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kitwana Azim (fresh) PF - Carl McPhetridge (fresh) C - Korey Harrill (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Stephen Powell (fresh) SG - Alan Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Nick Green (fresh) PF - Jeremy Jackson (fresh) C - Thomas Daughtry (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | LSU | Thomas Daughtry hits the easy wide open finger roll | 5-10 |
| 15:24 | Santa Clara | Joel Goldman misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 5-10 |
| 15:22 | Santa Clara | Marvin Mitchell tips it home | 7-10 |
| 14:53 | LSU | Thomas Daughtry hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 7-10 |
| 14:52 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Carl McPhetridge | 7-10 |
| 14:36 | Santa Clara | Carl McPhetridge is denied on a layup by Thomas Daughtry | 7-10 |
| 14:34 | LSU | The rebound goes to Jeremy Jackson | 7-10 |
| 14:11 | LSU | Stephen Powell can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 7-10 |
| 14:09 | Santa Clara | Kitwana Azim grabs the defensive rebound | 7-10 |
| 13:43 | Santa Clara | Kitwana Azim banks in the layup on a nice dish by Korey Harrill | 9-10 |
| 13:24 | LSU | Thomas Daughtry lays it in uncontested set up by Alan Williams and the foul's on Joel Goldman - foul #2 on Joel Goldman, team foul #4 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Benner (PG), Chris Wright (SG), Gregory Cole (SF), Anthony Clubb (PF), Jacob Long (C) Joel Goldman, Marvin Mitchell, Kitwana Azim, Carl McPhetridge, Korey Harrill | |
| Subs | LSU | Bobby Ornelas (PG), Sean Dalton (SF), Anthony Pritchard (PF) Alan Williams, Nick Green, Jeremy Jackson | |
| 13:24 | LSU | Thomas Daughtry makes the free throw | 9-13 |
| 13:04 | Santa Clara | Jacob Long's pass is intercepted by Sean Dalton | 9-13 |
| 12:59 | LSU | Bobby Ornelas throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-13 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | LSU | Clifford Johnson (C) Thomas Daughtry | |
| 12:48 | Santa Clara | Michael Benner buries a jumper in the paint set up by Gregory Cole | 11-13 |
| 12:26 | LSU | Clifford Johnson misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 11-13 |
| 12:25 | Santa Clara | Chris Wright pulls down the rebound | 11-13 |
| 12:19 | Santa Clara | Jacob Long misses the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Anthony Pritchard - foul #2 on Anthony Pritchard, team foul #2 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | LSU | Jeremy Jackson (PF) Anthony Pritchard | |
| 12:19 | Santa Clara | Jacob Long makes the 1st free throw | 12-13 |
| 12:19 | Santa Clara | Jacob Long makes the 2nd free throw | 13-13 |
| 11:57 | LSU | Bobby Ornelas clanks a 3 from straight away | 13-13 |
| 11:56 | Santa Clara | Jacob Long gets the rebound | 13-13 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Michael Benner (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Chris Wright (fresh) SF - Gregory Cole (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Anthony Clubb (fresh) 1 pts. C - Jacob Long (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bobby Ornelas (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Stephen Powell (fresh) SF - Sean Dalton (fresh) PF - Jeremy Jackson (fresh) C - Clifford Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:36 | Santa Clara | Sean Dalton steps in front of the Anthony Clubb pass | 13-13 |
| 11:14 | LSU | Stephen Powell hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 13-16 |
| 10:50 | Santa Clara | Michael Benner is called for 5 seconds | 13-16 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Marvin Mitchell (SG), Kitwana Azim (SF), Carl McPhetridge (PF), Korey Harrill (C) Chris Wright, Gregory Cole, Anthony Clubb, Jacob Long | |
| Subs | LSU | Nick Green (PG), Alan Williams (SG), Thomas Daughtry (PF) Bobby Ornelas, Stephen Powell, Jeremy Jackson | |
| 10:21 | LSU | Clifford Johnson misses the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Michael Benner - foul #1 on Michael Benner, team foul #5 | 13-16 |
| 10:21 | LSU | Clifford Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 13-17 |
| 10:21 | LSU | Clifford Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 13-17 |
| 10:21 | Santa Clara | Korey Harrill pulls down the rebound | 13-17 |
| 09:54 | Santa Clara | Korey Harrill hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 16-17 |
| 09:29 | LSU | Sean Dalton misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 16-17 |
| 09:28 | LSU | Thomas Daughtry hits the follow up shot | 16-19 |
| 09:06 | Santa Clara | Korey Harrill clanks a jumper from the left side | 16-19 |
| 09:04 | LSU | The rebound goes to Thomas Daughtry | 16-19 |
| 08:59 | LSU | Alan Williams buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Nick Green | 16-22 |
| 08:36 | Santa Clara | Kitwana Azim knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Michael Benner | 18-22 |
| 08:13 | LSU | Kitwana Azim swats the short shot by Alan Williams | 18-22 |
| 08:11 | Santa Clara | Carl McPhetridge grabs the defensive rebound | 18-22 |
| 07:59 | Santa Clara | Nick Green is called for the reach on Michael Benner - foul #1 on Nick Green, team foul #3 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Chris Wright (SG), Gregory Cole (SF), Anthony Clubb (PF), Jacob Long (C) Marvin Mitchell, Kitwana Azim, Carl McPhetridge, Korey Harrill | |
| Subs | LSU | Bobby Ornelas (PG), Stephen Powell (SG), Jeremy Jackson (PF) Alan Williams, Sean Dalton, Thomas Daughtry | |
| 07:37 | Santa Clara | Michael Benner loses the ball out of bounds | 18-22 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | LSU | Alan Williams (SG) Nick Green | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Michael Benner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chris Wright (fresh) SF - Gregory Cole (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Anthony Clubb (fresh) 1 pts. C - Jacob Long (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bobby Ornelas (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Alan Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Powell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeremy Jackson (fresh) C - Clifford Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:14 | LSU | Jeremy Jackson is called for a backcourt violation | 18-22 |
| 06:58 | Santa Clara | Michael Benner can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 18-22 |
| 06:57 | Santa Clara | Jacob Long snags the offensive board | 18-22 |
| 06:41 | Santa Clara | Anthony Clubb banks in the layup on a great pass from Chris Wright and he's fouled by Jeremy Jackson - foul #1 on Jeremy Jackson, team foul #4 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kitwana Azim (SF) Gregory Cole | |
| Subs | LSU | Nick Green (SF), Thomas Daughtry (C) Alan Williams, Clifford Johnson | |
| 06:41 | Santa Clara | Anthony Clubb makes the free throw | 21-22 |
| 06:14 | LSU | Nick Green knocks in the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Bobby Ornelas | 21-24 |
| 05:50 | Santa Clara | Jacob Long makes the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Kitwana Azim | 23-24 |
| 05:32 | LSU | Stephen Powell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-24 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Marvin Mitchell (SG), Carl McPhetridge (PF), Korey Harrill (C) Chris Wright, Anthony Clubb, Jacob Long | |
| Subs | LSU | Alan Williams (SG) Nick Green | |
| 05:08 | Santa Clara | Thomas Daughtry denies the turnaround by Korey Harrill | 23-24 |
| 05:07 | LSU | Thomas Daughtry grabs the board | 23-24 |
| 04:48 | LSU | Bobby Ornelas misses the 3 from the right corner | 23-24 |
| 04:47 | LSU | Jeremy Jackson pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-24 |
| 04:25 | LSU | Thomas Daughtry can't throw it down | 23-24 |
| 04:24 | Santa Clara | Korey Harrill snags the defensive board | 23-24 |
| 04:05 | Santa Clara | Michael Benner misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 23-24 |
| 04:03 | LSU | Stephen Powell pulls down the rebound | 23-24 |
| 03:58 | LSU | Stephen Powell is hacked by Carl McPhetridge - foul #1 on Carl McPhetridge, team foul #6 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joel Goldman (PG), Gregory Cole (SF), Anthony Clubb (PF), Jacob Long (C) Michael Benner, Kitwana Azim, Carl McPhetridge, Korey Harrill | |
| Subs | LSU | Nick Green (PG), Sean Dalton (SF), Anthony Pritchard (PF), Clifford Johnson (C) Bobby Ornelas, Stephen Powell, Jeremy Jackson, Thomas Daughtry | |
| 03:37 | LSU | Anthony Pritchard clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 23-24 |
| 03:36 | LSU | Clifford Johnson snags the offensive board | 23-24 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Joel Goldman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Marvin Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Gregory Cole (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Anthony Clubb (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jacob Long (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Nick Green (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alan Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sean Dalton (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Anthony Pritchard (fresh) C - Clifford Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:23 | LSU | Alan Williams knocks in the jumper from the left wing | 23-26 |
| 03:01 | Santa Clara | Marvin Mitchell buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Joel Goldman | 25-26 |
| 02:36 | LSU | Anthony Pritchard misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 25-26 |
| 02:34 | LSU | Alan Williams grabs the offensive board | 25-26 |
| 02:22 | LSU | Gregory Cole steals it from Clifford Johnson | 25-26 |
| 02:02 | Santa Clara | Anthony Clubb misses long on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Anthony Pritchard - foul #3 on Anthony Pritchard, team foul #5 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Benner (SG), Kitwana Azim (SF), Korey Harrill (C) Marvin Mitchell, Gregory Cole, Jacob Long | |
| Subs | LSU | Stephen Powell (PG), Jeremy Jackson (PF), Thomas Daughtry (C) Alan Williams, Anthony Pritchard, Clifford Johnson | |
| 02:02 | Santa Clara | Anthony Clubb makes the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 02:02 | Santa Clara | Anthony Clubb makes the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 01:36 | LSU | Stephen Powell is hacked by Korey Harrill - foul #1 on Korey Harrill, team foul #7 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Carl McPhetridge (PF) Anthony Clubb | |
| Subs | LSU | Bobby Ornelas (PG) Nick Green | |
| 01:36 | LSU | Stephen Powell makes the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 01:36 | LSU | Stephen Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| 01:07 | Santa Clara | Kitwana Azim is hacked by Sean Dalton - foul #1 on Sean Dalton, team foul #6 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | LSU | Nick Green (SF) Sean Dalton | |
| 00:42 | Santa Clara | Joel Goldman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Thomas Daughtry - foul #1 on Thomas Daughtry, team foul #7 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jacob Long (C) Korey Harrill | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 00:42 | Santa Clara | Joel Goldman misses the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 00:42 | Santa Clara | Joel Goldman misses the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| 00:42 | LSU | Thomas Daughtry grabs the defensive rebound | 27-28 |
| 00:13 | LSU | Jeremy Jackson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Bobby Ornelas | 27-30 |
| 00:05 | Santa Clara | Michael Benner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-30 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Marvin Mitchell (SG), Anthony Clubb (PF) Michael Benner, Carl McPhetridge | |
| Subs | LSU | Alan Williams (SG), Clifford Johnson (C) Nick Green, Thomas Daughtry | |
| 00:01 | LSU | Alan Williams is fouled on the floor by Marvin Mitchell - foul #2 on Marvin Mitchell, team foul #8 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | LSU | Sean Dalton (SF) Stephen Powell | |
| 00:01 | LSU | Alan Williams makes the 1st free throw | 27-31 |
| 00:01 | LSU | Alan Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 00:00 | Santa Clara | Kitwana Azim can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 27-32 |