| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Berdy Zahorchak (fresh) SG - Andrew Robertson (fresh) SF - Bradley Parent (fresh) PF - Louis Brey (fresh) C - Timothy Howell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - David Steveson (fresh) SG - Gilbert Gardea (fresh) SF - John Carroll (fresh) PF - Justin Westhoff (fresh) C - David Barry (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Harvard | Louis Brey wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:40 | Harvard | Andrew Robertson misses the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by David Barry - foul #1 on David Barry, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Harvard | Andrew Robertson makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:40 | Harvard | Andrew Robertson misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:40 | Santa Clara | Justin Westhoff grabs the board | 1-0 |
| 19:21 | Santa Clara | David Barry misses long on a shot from the right side | 1-0 |
| 19:19 | Santa Clara | Justin Westhoff tips it back up and in | 1-2 |
| 19:03 | Harvard | Louis Brey clanks a jump hook from the right block | 1-2 |
| 19:02 | Santa Clara | John Carroll pulls down the rebound | 1-2 |
| 18:57 | Santa Clara | David Barry lays it in on a nice dish by Justin Westhoff | 1-4 |
| 18:44 | Harvard | Louis Brey banks in the layup on a nice dish by Berdy Zahorchak | 3-4 |
| 18:24 | Santa Clara | Bradley Parent is called for the reach on John Carroll - foul #1 on Bradley Parent, team foul #1 | 3-4 |
| 18:13 | Santa Clara | David Steveson misses the jumper in the paint | 3-4 |
| 18:12 | Harvard | Timothy Howell pulls down the rebound | 3-4 |
| 18:02 | Harvard | Louis Brey misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Justin Westhoff - foul #1 on Justin Westhoff, team foul #2 | 3-4 |
| 18:02 | Harvard | Louis Brey misses the 1st free throw | 3-4 |
| 18:02 | Harvard | Louis Brey makes the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 17:36 | Santa Clara | Gilbert Gardea knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by David Steveson | 4-7 |
| 17:34 | Harvard | Gilbert Gardea takes the ball from Bradley Parent in the backcourt | 4-7 |
| 17:25 | Santa Clara | Gilbert Gardea hits a jump hook from the left block | 4-9 |
| 17:03 | Harvard | Timothy Howell's fadeaway is rejected by Justin Westhoff | 4-9 |
| 17:01 | Santa Clara | Justin Westhoff gets the rebound | 4-9 |
| 16:43 | Santa Clara | John Carroll scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Steveson | 4-11 |
| 16:40 | Harvard | Louis Brey's pass is intercepted by John Carroll in the backcourt | 4-11 |
| 16:39 | Santa Clara | Gilbert Gardea hits the finger roll set up by John Carroll | 4-13 |
| 16:25 | Harvard | Louis Brey travels with the ball | 4-13 |
| Subs | Harvard | Marc Nystrom (PG), Charles Landeros (SG), Lee Rich (PF), Colin Dempsey (C) Berdy Zahorchak, Andrew Robertson, Louis Brey, Timothy Howell | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Daniel Reeder (PG), Anthony Nathanson (SG), Gregory Gaddis (SF), Norman Pasillas (PF), Mason Busick (C) David Steveson, Gilbert Gardea, John Carroll, Justin Westhoff, David Barry | |
| 15:59 | Santa Clara | Anthony Nathanson hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but the foul's on Charles Landeros - foul #1 on Charles Landeros, team foul #2 | 4-13 |
| 15:59 | Santa Clara | Anthony Nathanson makes the 1st free throw | 4-14 |
| 15:59 | Santa Clara | Anthony Nathanson misses the 2nd free throw | 4-14 |
| 15:59 | Harvard | Charles Landeros gets the rebound | 4-14 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Marc Nystrom (fresh) SG - Charles Landeros (fresh) SF - Bradley Parent (fairly fresh) PF - Lee Rich (fresh) C - Colin Dempsey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Daniel Reeder (fresh) SG - Anthony Nathanson (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Gregory Gaddis (fresh) PF - Norman Pasillas (fresh) C - Mason Busick (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Harvard | Colin Dempsey slams it home | 6-14 |
| 15:21 | Santa Clara | Colin Dempsey picks off the pass by Daniel Reeder | 6-14 |
| 15:01 | Harvard | Charles Landeros misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 6-14 |
| 15:00 | Santa Clara | Anthony Nathanson gets the rebound | 6-14 |
| 14:37 | Santa Clara | Anthony Nathanson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 6-14 |
| 14:36 | Santa Clara | Gregory Gaddis misses the tip | 6-14 |
| 14:35 | Harvard | The rebound goes to Charles Landeros | 6-14 |
| 14:20 | Harvard | Charles Landeros misses the 3 from the right corner | 6-14 |
| 14:18 | Santa Clara | Mason Busick grabs the defensive rebound | 6-14 |
| 14:08 | Santa Clara | Norman Pasillas can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 6-14 |
| 14:06 | Harvard | Bradley Parent grabs the defensive rebound | 6-14 |
| 13:50 | Harvard | Colin Dempsey knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 8-14 |
| 13:36 | Santa Clara | Gregory Gaddis can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 8-14 |
| 13:35 | Santa Clara | Daniel Reeder misses the tip | 8-14 |
| 13:33 | Harvard | Colin Dempsey grabs the defensive rebound | 8-14 |
| 13:12 | Harvard | Marc Nystrom is fouled on the floor by Daniel Reeder - foul #1 on Daniel Reeder, team foul #3 | 8-14 |
| Subs | Harvard | Berdy Zahorchak (PG), Andrew Robertson (SG), Louis Brey (PF), Timothy Howell (C) Marc Nystrom, Bradley Parent, Lee Rich, Colin Dempsey | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | David Steveson (PG), Gilbert Gardea (SG), John Carroll (SF), Justin Westhoff (PF), Raymond Burger (C) Daniel Reeder, Anthony Nathanson, Gregory Gaddis, Norman Pasillas, Mason Busick | |
| 12:58 | Harvard | Charles Landeros is hacked by Raymond Burger - foul #1 on Raymond Burger, team foul #4 | 8-14 |
| 12:43 | Harvard | Berdy Zahorchak misses the wide open 3pt shot from the right corner | 8-14 |
| 12:42 | Harvard | Timothy Howell tips it back up and in | 10-14 |
| 12:29 | Santa Clara | David Steveson buries a shot from the right block on a great pass from Gilbert Gardea | 10-16 |
| 12:17 | Harvard | Gilbert Gardea is called for the reach on Andrew Robertson - foul #1 on Gilbert Gardea, team foul #5 | 10-16 |
| Subs | Harvard | Bradley Parent (SF) Charles Landeros | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | David Barry (C) Raymond Burger | |
| 12:09 | Harvard | Louis Brey is hacked by John Carroll - foul #1 on John Carroll, team foul #6 | 10-16 |
| 11:48 | Harvard | Timothy Howell misses long on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Justin Westhoff - foul #2 on Justin Westhoff, team foul #7 | 10-16 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Norman Pasillas (PF) Justin Westhoff | |
| 11:48 | Harvard | Timothy Howell makes the 1st free throw | 11-16 |
| 11:48 | Harvard | Timothy Howell makes the 2nd free throw | 12-16 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Berdy Zahorchak (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Andrew Robertson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Bradley Parent (tiring) PF - Louis Brey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Timothy Howell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - David Steveson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gilbert Gardea (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Carroll (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Norman Pasillas (fairly fresh) C - David Barry (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:36 | Santa Clara | David Steveson misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 12-16 |
| 11:34 | Harvard | Bradley Parent gets the rebound | 12-16 |
| 11:17 | Harvard | Andrew Robertson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-16 |
| Subs | Harvard | Clifton Muncy (PG) Berdy Zahorchak | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Raymond Burger (C) David Barry | |
| 11:05 | Santa Clara | Norman Pasillas loses the ball out of bounds | 12-16 |
| Subs | Harvard | Marc Nystrom (PG), Charles Landeros (SF) Clifton Muncy, Bradley Parent | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 10:46 | Harvard | Charles Landeros misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 12-16 |
| 10:45 | Harvard | Louis Brey can't tip it in | 12-16 |
| 10:44 | Santa Clara | David Steveson gets the rebound | 12-16 |
| 10:30 | Santa Clara | Raymond Burger is whistled for traveling | 12-16 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | David Barry (C) Raymond Burger | |
| 10:21 | Harvard | Charles Landeros scores on a 3 from the left corner | 15-16 |
| 10:13 | Santa Clara | Gilbert Gardea connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by David Steveson | 15-18 |
| 10:09 | Harvard | John Carroll picks off the pass by Timothy Howell in the backcourt | 15-18 |
| 10:00 | Santa Clara | Gilbert Gardea misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 15-18 |
| 09:58 | Santa Clara | John Carroll pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-18 |
| 09:47 | Santa Clara | David Barry misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 15-18 |
| 09:45 | Harvard | Charles Landeros gets the rebound | 15-18 |
| 09:21 | Harvard | Timothy Howell hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 18-18 |
| 09:04 | Santa Clara | Louis Brey takes the ball from Gilbert Gardea | 18-18 |
| 09:02 | Harvard | Marc Nystrom is hacked by Norman Pasillas in the backcourt - foul #1 on Norman Pasillas, team foul #8 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Harvard | Berdy Zahorchak (PG), Bradley Parent (SF), Lee Rich (PF), Colin Dempsey (C) Andrew Robertson, Charles Landeros, Louis Brey, Timothy Howell | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Daniel Reeder (PG), Anthony Nathanson (SG), Mason Busick (PF), Raymond Burger (C) David Steveson, Gilbert Gardea, Norman Pasillas, David Barry | |
| 09:02 | Harvard | Marc Nystrom makes the 1st free throw | 19-18 |
| 09:02 | Harvard | Marc Nystrom misses the 2nd free throw | 19-18 |
| 09:02 | Santa Clara | John Carroll grabs the board | 19-18 |
| 08:54 | Santa Clara | Anthony Nathanson comes up short on the jumper in the paint but the foul's on Marc Nystrom - foul #1 on Marc Nystrom, team foul #3 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Harvard | Andrew Robertson (SG) Marc Nystrom | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gregory Gaddis (PF) Mason Busick | |
| 08:54 | Santa Clara | Anthony Nathanson makes the 1st free throw | 19-19 |
| 08:54 | Santa Clara | Anthony Nathanson misses the 2nd free throw | 19-19 |
| 08:54 | Harvard | The rebound goes to Lee Rich | 19-19 |
| 08:31 | Harvard | Bradley Parent's floater is tipped away by Raymond Burger | 19-19 |
| 08:29 | Santa Clara | Anthony Nathanson gets the rebound | 19-19 |
| 08:11 | Santa Clara | John Carroll misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 19-19 |
| 08:10 | Harvard | The rebound goes to Andrew Robertson | 19-19 |
| 07:43 | Harvard | Berdy Zahorchak is hacked by Daniel Reeder - foul #2 on Daniel Reeder, team foul #9 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | David Steveson (PG), Gilbert Gardea (SG), Mason Busick (PF), David Barry (C) Daniel Reeder, John Carroll, Gregory Gaddis, Raymond Burger | |
| 07:43 | Harvard | Berdy Zahorchak misses the 1st free throw | 19-19 |
| 07:43 | Santa Clara | Mason Busick grabs the board | 19-19 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Berdy Zahorchak (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Andrew Robertson (tiring) 1 pts. SF - Bradley Parent (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Lee Rich (fairly fresh) C - Colin Dempsey (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - David Steveson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gilbert Gardea (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Nathanson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mason Busick (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Barry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:30 | Santa Clara | Gilbert Gardea buries a driving attempt from the baseline and the foul's on Colin Dempsey - foul #1 on Colin Dempsey, team foul #4 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Harvard | Timothy Howell (C) Colin Dempsey | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 07:30 | Santa Clara | Gilbert Gardea makes the free throw | 19-22 |
| 07:04 | Harvard | Andrew Robertson is open but misses the lay-in | 19-22 |
| 07:02 | Santa Clara | David Barry snags the defensive board | 19-22 |
| 06:50 | Santa Clara | David Barry misses short on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Timothy Howell - foul #1 on Timothy Howell, team foul #5 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Harvard | Clifton Muncy (PG), Marc Nystrom (SG), Charles Landeros (SF), Louis Brey (PF) Berdy Zahorchak, Andrew Robertson, Bradley Parent, Lee Rich | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Carroll (SF) Anthony Nathanson | |
| 06:50 | Santa Clara | David Barry misses the 1st free throw | 19-22 |
| 06:50 | Santa Clara | David Barry misses the 2nd free throw | 19-22 |
| 06:50 | Harvard | Timothy Howell grabs the defensive rebound | 19-22 |
| 06:36 | Harvard | Charles Landeros misses the floater from the baseline | 19-22 |
| 06:35 | Harvard | Timothy Howell gets the offensive rebound | 19-22 |
| 06:23 | Harvard | Clifton Muncy comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 19-22 |
| 06:21 | Santa Clara | John Carroll grabs the defensive rebound | 19-22 |
| 06:04 | Santa Clara | Gilbert Gardea steps out of bounds on the sideline | 19-22 |
| Subs | Harvard | Colin Dempsey (C) Timothy Howell | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Anthony Nathanson (PG) David Steveson | |
| 05:41 | Harvard | John Carroll steals it from Clifton Muncy | 19-22 |
| 05:38 | Santa Clara | John Carroll lays it in | 19-24 |
| 05:34 | Harvard | Clifton Muncy's floater is tipped away by David Barry | 19-24 |
| 05:33 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Anthony Nathanson | 19-24 |
| 05:23 | Santa Clara | John Carroll scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Anthony Nathanson | 19-27 |
| 05:21 | Harvard | Marc Nystrom is hacked by David Barry in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Barry, team foul #10 | 19-27 |
| Subs | Harvard | Berdy Zahorchak (PG), Bradley Parent (SF), Timothy Howell (C) Clifton Muncy, Charles Landeros, Louis Brey | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gregory Gaddis (SF), Norman Pasillas (PF), Raymond Burger (C) John Carroll, Mason Busick, David Barry | |
| 05:21 | Harvard | Marc Nystrom misses the 1st free throw | 19-27 |
| 05:21 | Harvard | Marc Nystrom makes the 2nd free throw | 20-27 |
| 05:02 | Santa Clara | Raymond Burger makes the runner from close range | 20-29 |
| 05:00 | Harvard | Marc Nystrom is fouled in the backcourt by Anthony Nathanson - foul #1 on Anthony Nathanson, team foul #11 | 20-29 |
| Subs | Harvard | Lee Rich (PF) Colin Dempsey | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | David Steveson (PG) Gilbert Gardea | |
| 05:00 | Harvard | Marc Nystrom misses the 1st free throw | 20-29 |
| 05:00 | Harvard | Marc Nystrom makes the 2nd free throw | 21-29 |
| 04:45 | Santa Clara | Norman Pasillas buries a floater from the left block set up by David Steveson | 21-31 |
| 04:41 | Harvard | Marc Nystrom throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-31 |
| Subs | Harvard | Andrew Robertson (SG) Marc Nystrom | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Mason Busick (C) Raymond Burger | |
| 04:28 | Santa Clara | Anthony Nathanson is fouled on the floor by Timothy Howell - foul #2 on Timothy Howell, team foul #6 | 21-31 |
| Subs | Harvard | Colin Dempsey (C) Timothy Howell | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gilbert Gardea (SG), John Carroll (SF) Anthony Nathanson, Norman Pasillas | |
| 04:19 | Santa Clara | John Carroll misses the lay-in but the foul's on Bradley Parent - foul #2 on Bradley Parent, team foul #7 | 21-31 |
| Subs | Harvard | Charles Landeros (SF) Bradley Parent | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 04:19 | Santa Clara | John Carroll makes the 1st free throw | 21-32 |
| 04:19 | Santa Clara | John Carroll makes the 2nd free throw | 21-33 |
| 04:01 | Harvard | Andrew Robertson scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Berdy Zahorchak | 24-33 |
| 03:41 | Santa Clara | David Steveson connects on the 3 from the left corner | 24-36 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Berdy Zahorchak (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Andrew Robertson (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Charles Landeros (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lee Rich (tiring) C - Colin Dempsey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - David Steveson (tiring) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gilbert Gardea (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Carroll (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Gregory Gaddis (fairly fresh) C - Mason Busick (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Harvard | Gilbert Gardea steps in front of the Lee Rich pass | 24-36 |
| 02:49 | Santa Clara | John Carroll hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 24-36 |
| 02:47 | Harvard | The rebound goes to Berdy Zahorchak | 24-36 |
| 02:43 | Harvard | Gilbert Gardea steals the ball from Berdy Zahorchak in the backcourt | 24-36 |
| 02:22 | Santa Clara | Mason Busick misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 24-36 |
| 02:21 | Santa Clara | John Carroll tips it home | 24-38 |
| 02:00 | Harvard | Lee Rich misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-38 |
| 01:58 | Harvard | Colin Dempsey snags the offensive board | 24-38 |
| 01:43 | Harvard | Berdy Zahorchak clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 24-38 |
| 01:41 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to John Carroll | 24-38 |
| 01:41 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 24-38 |
| Subs | Harvard | Clifton Muncy (PG), Marc Nystrom (SG), Bradley Parent (SF), Louis Brey (PF), Timothy Howell (C) Berdy Zahorchak, Andrew Robertson, Charles Landeros, Lee Rich, Colin Dempsey | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Daniel Reeder (PG), Anthony Nathanson (SG), Justin Westhoff (PF), Raymond Burger (C) David Steveson, Gilbert Gardea, Gregory Gaddis, Mason Busick | |
| 01:22 | Santa Clara | Raymond Burger hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Anthony Nathanson | 24-41 |
| 01:11 | Harvard | Bradley Parent misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 24-41 |
| 01:10 | Santa Clara | Daniel Reeder gets the rebound | 24-41 |
| 01:04 | Santa Clara | Justin Westhoff clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 24-41 |
| 01:02 | Santa Clara | The offensive rebound goes to Justin Westhoff | 24-41 |
| 00:54 | Santa Clara | John Carroll knocks in the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Anthony Nathanson | 24-43 |
| 00:49 | Harvard | Raymond Burger picks off the pass by Clifton Muncy | 24-43 |
| 00:34 | Santa Clara | Daniel Reeder hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Anthony Nathanson | 24-46 |
| 00:23 | Harvard | Marc Nystrom misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 24-46 |
| 00:22 | Harvard | Louis Brey can't tip it in | 24-46 |
| 00:20 | Santa Clara | John Carroll pulls down the rebound | 24-46 |
| 00:02 | Santa Clara | Raymond Burger double dribbles | 24-46 |
| Subs | Harvard | Berdy Zahorchak (PG) Clifton Muncy | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | David Steveson (PG), Gilbert Gardea (SG), David Barry (C) Daniel Reeder, John Carroll, Raymond Burger | |
| 00:00 | Harvard | Marc Nystrom misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 24-46 |