| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Thomas Robinson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Claude Cloninger (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - George Wainwright (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Roland Birk (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Craig Marshall (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Curtis Bell (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Ronald Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Joines (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brendan Bishop (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Bradford Garnes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | North Texas | George Wainwright inbounds the ball | 39-36 |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:45 | North Texas | Craig Marshall buries a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Thomas Robinson and the foul's on Bradford Garnes - foul #2 on Bradford Garnes, team foul #1 | 41-36 |
| 19:45 | North Texas | Craig Marshall misses the free throw | 41-36 |
| 19:45 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Bradford Garnes | 41-36 |
| 19:30 | Santa Clara | George Wainwright steals the ball from James Joines | 41-36 |
| 19:09 | North Texas | George Wainwright connects on the jumper from the right block and he's fouled by Bradford Garnes - foul #3 on Bradford Garnes, team foul #2 | 43-36 |
| Subs | North Texas | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Frank Quinn (C) Bradford Garnes | |
| 19:09 | North Texas | George Wainwright makes the free throw | 44-36 |
| 18:55 | Santa Clara | James Joines is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on James Joines, team foul #3 | 44-36 |
| 18:35 | North Texas | Craig Marshall banks in the layup on a great pass from Thomas Robinson | 46-36 |
| 18:30 | Santa Clara | James Joines clanks a runner near the basket but the foul's on Thomas Robinson - foul #1 on Thomas Robinson, team foul #1 | 46-36 |
| Subs | North Texas | Clinton King (SF) George Wainwright | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Manuel Arellano (SG) Ronald Smith | |
| 18:30 | Santa Clara | James Joines makes the 1st free throw | 46-37 |
| 18:30 | Santa Clara | James Joines makes the 2nd free throw | 46-38 |
| 18:07 | North Texas | Clinton King makes the wide open pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Claude Cloninger | 48-38 |
| 17:45 | Santa Clara | Curtis Bell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-38 |
| 17:43 | Santa Clara | The offensive rebound goes to Brendan Bishop | 48-38 |
| 17:20 | Santa Clara | Brendan Bishop loses the ball out of bounds | 48-38 |
| Subs | North Texas | Brandon Bublitz (PG), George Wainwright (SF), Derrick Heredia (PF), Christopher Morgan (C) Thomas Robinson, Claude Cloninger, Roland Birk, Craig Marshall | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Ronald Smith (SG) James Joines | |
| 17:07 | North Texas | George Wainwright's fadeaway is rejected by Brendan Bishop | 48-38 |
| 17:05 | Santa Clara | Frank Quinn gets the rebound | 48-38 |
| 17:01 | Santa Clara | Ronald Smith clanks a jump hook from the left block | 48-38 |
| 16:59 | North Texas | George Wainwright pulls down the rebound | 48-38 |
| 16:34 | North Texas | Derrick Heredia blows the layup but the foul's on Brendan Bishop - foul #1 on Brendan Bishop, team foul #4 | 48-38 |
| Subs | North Texas | Claude Cloninger (SG) Clinton King | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Joines (SF) Manuel Arellano | |
| 16:34 | North Texas | Derrick Heredia makes the 1st free throw | 49-38 |
| 16:34 | North Texas | Derrick Heredia makes the 2nd free throw | 50-38 |
| 16:23 | Santa Clara | Curtis Bell scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Ronald Smith | 50-41 |
| 15:57 | North Texas | Derrick Heredia drills a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by George Wainwright | 52-41 |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Brandon Bublitz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Claude Cloninger (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - George Wainwright (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Derrick Heredia (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Morgan (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Curtis Bell (tiring) 17 pts. SG - Ronald Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Joines (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Brendan Bishop (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Quinn (tiring) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Santa Clara | Curtis Bell misses the jumper in the lane | 52-41 |
| 15:43 | Santa Clara | James Joines tips it back up and in | 52-43 |
| 15:30 | North Texas | Brendan Bishop picks off the pass by George Wainwright | 52-43 |
| 15:23 | Santa Clara | Derrick Heredia is called for the reach on Brendan Bishop - foul #2 on Derrick Heredia, team foul #2 | 52-43 |
| Subs | North Texas | Thomas Robinson (PG), Clinton King (SG), Kevin Finch (SF), Roland Birk (PF), Craig Marshall (C) Brandon Bublitz, Claude Cloninger, George Wainwright, Derrick Heredia, Christopher Morgan | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Richard Phu (PG), Ali Field (SF), Olumide Albarazi (PF), Bradford Garnes (C) Curtis Bell, James Joines, Brendan Bishop, Frank Quinn | |
| 15:07 | Santa Clara | Richard Phu misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Thomas Robinson - foul #2 on Thomas Robinson, team foul #3 | 52-43 |
| 15:07 | Santa Clara | Richard Phu makes the 1st free throw | 52-44 |
| 15:07 | Santa Clara | Richard Phu makes the 2nd free throw | 52-45 |
| 14:51 | North Texas | Craig Marshall clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Bradford Garnes - foul #4 on Bradford Garnes, team foul #5 | 52-45 |
| Subs | North Texas | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Brendan Bishop (C) Bradford Garnes | |
| 14:51 | North Texas | Craig Marshall misses the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 14:51 | North Texas | Craig Marshall makes the 2nd free throw | 53-45 |
| 14:37 | Santa Clara | Brendan Bishop misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-45 |
| 14:36 | North Texas | Clinton King pulls down the rebound | 53-45 |
| 14:21 | North Texas | Clinton King is fouled on the floor by Olumide Albarazi - foul #4 on Olumide Albarazi, team foul #6 | 53-45 |
| Subs | North Texas | William Stroupe (PG), Claude Cloninger (SG) Thomas Robinson, Clinton King | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Manuel Arellano (SG), James Joines (SF) Ronald Smith, Olumide Albarazi | |
| 14:03 | North Texas | Kevin Finch drills a shot from the left side on a nice dish by William Stroupe | 55-45 |
| 13:39 | Santa Clara | Roland Birk picks off the pass by James Joines | 55-45 |
| 13:37 | North Texas | Claude Cloninger is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 55-45 |
| Subs | North Texas | Brandon Bublitz (PG), Derrick Heredia (PF), Christopher Morgan (C) William Stroupe, Roland Birk, Craig Marshall | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Curtis Bell (PG), Ronald Smith (SG) Richard Phu, Manuel Arellano | |
| 13:24 | Santa Clara | Ronald Smith clanks a 3 from the right wing | 55-45 |
| 13:22 | North Texas | Derrick Heredia grabs the board | 55-45 |
| 13:20 | North Texas | Kevin Finch loses the dribble to Ali Field in the backcourt | 55-45 |
| 13:11 | Santa Clara | Ali Field hits a jumper from the left side set up by Ronald Smith | 55-47 |
| 12:51 | North Texas | Derrick Heredia clanks a 3 from the left corner | 55-47 |
| 12:50 | North Texas | Claude Cloninger grabs the offensive rebound | 55-47 |
| 12:32 | North Texas | Christopher Morgan hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Claude Cloninger | 58-47 |
| 12:16 | Santa Clara | Ali Field misses short on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Derrick Heredia - foul #3 on Derrick Heredia, team foul #4 | 58-47 |
| Subs | North Texas | Thomas Robinson (PG), Clinton King (SG), George Wainwright (SF), Roland Birk (PF), Craig Marshall (C) Brandon Bublitz, Claude Cloninger, Kevin Finch, Derrick Heredia, Christopher Morgan | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Richard Phu (PG), Manuel Arellano (SG), Frank Quinn (C) Curtis Bell, Ronald Smith, Brendan Bishop | |
| 12:16 | Santa Clara | Ali Field misses the 1st free throw | 58-47 |
| 12:16 | Santa Clara | Ali Field misses the 2nd free throw | 58-47 |
| 12:16 | North Texas | Craig Marshall gets the rebound | 58-47 |
| 11:56 | North Texas | George Wainwright hits a jumper near the basket set up by Clinton King | 60-47 |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Thomas Robinson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Clinton King (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Wainwright (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Roland Birk (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Craig Marshall (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Richard Phu (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Manuel Arellano (fresh) SF - James Joines (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ali Field (tiring) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Frank Quinn (tiring) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Santa Clara | Frank Quinn banks in the layup set up by Richard Phu and he's hacked by Craig Marshall - foul #3 on Craig Marshall, team foul #5 | 60-49 |
| Subs | North Texas | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Ronald Smith (SG) Manuel Arellano | |
| 11:30 | Santa Clara | Frank Quinn makes the free throw | 60-50 |
| 11:07 | North Texas | Craig Marshall misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 60-50 |
| 11:05 | North Texas | Craig Marshall grabs the offensive board | 60-50 |
| 10:46 | North Texas | Thomas Robinson makes the wide open jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Roland Birk | 62-50 |
| 10:32 | Santa Clara | Ali Field is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Ali Field, team foul #7 | 62-50 |
| Subs | North Texas | Brandon Bublitz (PG), Claude Cloninger (SG), Kevin Finch (SF), Derrick Heredia (PF), Christopher Morgan (C) Thomas Robinson, Clinton King, George Wainwright, Roland Birk, Craig Marshall | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Curtis Bell (PG), Brendan Bishop (PF) Richard Phu, Ali Field | |
| 10:29 | North Texas | Brandon Bublitz loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-50 |
| Subs | North Texas | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Manuel Arellano (SF) James Joines | |
| 10:21 | Santa Clara | Brendan Bishop's pass is intercepted by Derrick Heredia | 62-50 |
| 10:02 | North Texas | Claude Cloninger comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-50 |
| 10:01 | North Texas | Kevin Finch snags the offensive board | 62-50 |
| 09:44 | North Texas | Christopher Morgan makes the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Claude Cloninger and he's fouled by Frank Quinn - foul #2 on Frank Quinn, team foul #8 | 64-50 |
| Subs | North Texas | Roland Birk (PF) Derrick Heredia | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Joines (SF) Manuel Arellano | |
| 09:44 | North Texas | Christopher Morgan misses the free throw | 64-50 |
| 09:44 | Santa Clara | Brendan Bishop grabs the defensive rebound | 64-50 |
| 09:23 | Santa Clara | Ronald Smith misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 64-50 |
| 09:22 | North Texas | Roland Birk pulls down the rebound | 64-50 |
| 09:19 | North Texas | James Joines steals the ball from Brandon Bublitz in the backcourt | 64-50 |
| 09:19 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-50 |
| Subs | North Texas | Thomas Robinson (PG), Clinton King (SG), George Wainwright (SF), Derrick Heredia (PF) Brandon Bublitz, Claude Cloninger, Kevin Finch, Roland Birk | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Richard Phu (SG), Manuel Arellano (SF) Ronald Smith, James Joines | |
| 09:07 | Santa Clara | Christopher Morgan takes the ball from Richard Phu | 64-50 |
| 09:03 | North Texas | Christopher Morgan is hacked by Frank Quinn in the backcourt - foul #3 on Frank Quinn, team foul #9 | 64-50 |
| 09:03 | North Texas | Christopher Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 65-50 |
| 09:03 | North Texas | Christopher Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 66-50 |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 08:56 | Santa Clara | Manuel Arellano is whistled for traveling | 66-50 |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 08:53 | North Texas | Curtis Bell steals it from Clinton King in the backcourt | 66-50 |
| 08:37 | Santa Clara | Frank Quinn hits a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Curtis Bell | 66-52 |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 08:24 | North Texas | Christopher Morgan scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Clinton King | 68-52 |
| 08:13 | Santa Clara | Richard Phu can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 68-52 |
| 08:12 | Santa Clara | Curtis Bell snags the offensive board | 68-52 |
| 08:07 | Santa Clara | Curtis Bell can't finish the layup | 68-52 |
| 08:06 | North Texas | Christopher Morgan gets the rebound | 68-52 |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 07:37 | North Texas | Thomas Robinson scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by George Wainwright | 70-52 |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Thomas Robinson (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Clinton King (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - George Wainwright (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Derrick Heredia (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Christopher Morgan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Curtis Bell (tiring) 17 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Phu (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Manuel Arellano (fairly fresh) PF - Brendan Bishop (tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Frank Quinn (tired) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:23 | Santa Clara | Thomas Robinson steps in front of the Frank Quinn pass | 70-52 |
| 07:01 | North Texas | Curtis Bell steals the ball from Derrick Heredia | 70-52 |
| 06:56 | Santa Clara | Manuel Arellano lays it up and in on a nice dish by Curtis Bell | 70-54 |
| 06:37 | North Texas | Clinton King connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Thomas Robinson | 73-54 |
| 06:26 | Santa Clara | Richard Phu hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 73-54 |
| 06:24 | Santa Clara | Curtis Bell grabs the offensive rebound | 73-54 |
| 06:17 | Santa Clara | Manuel Arellano's floater is knocked away by Derrick Heredia | 73-54 |
| 06:16 | North Texas | George Wainwright gets the rebound | 73-54 |
| 05:51 | North Texas | George Wainwright is hacked by Manuel Arellano - foul #1 on Manuel Arellano, team foul #10 | 73-54 |
| Subs | North Texas | Brandon Bublitz (PG), Claude Cloninger (SG), Roland Birk (PF), Craig Marshall (C) Thomas Robinson, Clinton King, Derrick Heredia, Christopher Morgan | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Ali Field (SG), James Joines (SF), Olumide Albarazi (PF), Bradford Garnes (C) Richard Phu, Manuel Arellano, Brendan Bishop, Frank Quinn | |
| 05:51 | North Texas | George Wainwright misses the 1st free throw | 73-54 |
| 05:51 | North Texas | George Wainwright makes the 2nd free throw | 74-54 |
| 05:37 | Santa Clara | Curtis Bell is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Curtis Bell, team foul #11 | 74-54 |
| Subs | North Texas | Kevin Finch (SF) George Wainwright | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Ronald Smith (SG) Curtis Bell | |
| 05:13 | North Texas | Roland Birk clanks a shot from the baseline | 74-54 |
| 05:11 | Santa Clara | Olumide Albarazi snags the defensive board | 74-54 |
| 05:03 | Santa Clara | Ronald Smith is hacked by Craig Marshall - foul #4 on Craig Marshall, team foul #6 | 74-54 |
| 04:58 | Santa Clara | Bradford Garnes's pass is intercepted by Brandon Bublitz | 74-54 |
| 04:55 | North Texas | Brandon Bublitz hits the finger roll | 76-54 |
| 04:41 | Santa Clara | Bradford Garnes clanks a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Brandon Bublitz - foul #1 on Brandon Bublitz, team foul #7 | 76-54 |
| Subs | North Texas | William Stroupe (PG), George Wainwright (SF), Derrick Heredia (PF), Christopher Morgan (C) Claude Cloninger, Kevin Finch, Roland Birk, Craig Marshall | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Richard Phu (PG), Manuel Arellano (SF), Brendan Bishop (PF) Ronald Smith, James Joines, Olumide Albarazi | |
| 04:41 | Santa Clara | Bradford Garnes misses the 1st free throw | 76-54 |
| 04:41 | Santa Clara | Bradford Garnes makes the 2nd free throw | 76-55 |
| 04:12 | North Texas | Brandon Bublitz makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by William Stroupe | 78-55 |
| 04:00 | Santa Clara | Bradford Garnes slams it home | 78-57 |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:40 | North Texas | George Wainwright misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 78-57 |
| 03:38 | Santa Clara | Manuel Arellano gets the rebound | 78-57 |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - William Stroupe (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Brandon Bublitz (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Wainwright (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Derrick Heredia (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Christopher Morgan (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Richard Phu (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ali Field (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SF - Manuel Arellano (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brendan Bishop (tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Bradford Garnes (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:20 | Santa Clara | Brendan Bishop is called for 3 seconds | 78-57 |
| Subs | North Texas | Clinton King (SG) Brandon Bublitz | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Frank Quinn (C) Bradford Garnes | |
| 03:00 | North Texas | Ali Field is called for the reach on Clinton King - foul #5 on Ali Field, team foul #12 | 78-57 |
| Subs | North Texas | Brandon Bublitz (PG) William Stroupe | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Olumide Albarazi (PF) Ali Field | |
| 03:00 | North Texas | Clinton King makes the 1st free throw | 79-57 |
| 03:00 | North Texas | Clinton King makes the 2nd free throw | 80-57 |
| 02:50 | Santa Clara | Manuel Arellano is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Manuel Arellano, team foul #13 | 80-57 |
| 02:25 | North Texas | George Wainwright makes the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Brandon Bublitz | 82-57 |
| 02:11 | Santa Clara | Frank Quinn hits a 3 from the left corner | 82-60 |
| 01:58 | North Texas | Christopher Morgan misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 82-60 |
| 01:56 | North Texas | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Morgan | 82-60 |
| 01:42 | North Texas | Clinton King misses long on an open 3 from the right corner | 82-60 |
| 01:40 | Santa Clara | Olumide Albarazi snags the defensive board | 82-60 |
| 01:23 | Santa Clara | Frank Quinn misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 82-60 |
| 01:21 | North Texas | Christopher Morgan grabs the board | 82-60 |
| 01:00 | North Texas | Derrick Heredia loses the dribble to Manuel Arellano | 82-60 |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Santa Clara | Richard Phu is fouled on the floor by Brandon Bublitz - foul #2 on Brandon Bublitz, team foul #8 | 82-60 |
| Subs | North Texas | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Joines (SF) Olumide Albarazi | |
| 00:54 | Santa Clara | Richard Phu makes the 1st free throw | 82-61 |
| 00:54 | Santa Clara | Richard Phu makes the 2nd free throw | 82-62 |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:34 | North Texas | George Wainwright clanks a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Brendan Bishop - foul #2 on Brendan Bishop, team foul #14 | 82-62 |
| 00:34 | North Texas | George Wainwright makes the 1st free throw | 83-62 |
| 00:34 | North Texas | George Wainwright makes the 2nd free throw | 84-62 |
| 00:28 | Santa Clara | James Joines buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 84-64 |
| 00:00 | North Texas | Brandon Bublitz runs out the clock | 84-64 |