| Lineup | Georgia Southern | PG - Stephen Basso (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Grooms (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Clint Musgrove (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bernard Wiggins (fresh) C - Doug Scarborough (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Billy Hager (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Valazquez (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dean Alejo (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Barnett (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Shon Plemmons (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Santa Clara | Dean Alejo inbounds the ball | 39-43 |
| Game Plan | Georgia Southern | Georgia Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Santa Clara | Billy Hager connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from William Valazquez | 39-46 |
| 19:32 | Georgia Southern | Robert Grooms is whistled for traveling | 39-46 |
| 19:13 | Santa Clara | David Barnett misses badly on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Robert Grooms - foul #3 on Robert Grooms, team foul #1 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Robert Gardner (SG) Robert Grooms | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 19:13 | Santa Clara | David Barnett makes the 1st free throw | 39-47 |
| 19:13 | Santa Clara | David Barnett makes the 2nd free throw | 39-48 |
| 18:52 | Georgia Southern | Doug Scarborough banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Robert Gardner | 41-48 |
| 18:38 | Santa Clara | Shon Plemmons makes the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by William Valazquez | 41-50 |
| 18:25 | Georgia Southern | Stephen Basso drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by Billy Hager - foul #3 on Billy Hager, team foul #1 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Wayne Taylor (SF), Donald Damato (PF), Kenneth Cowling (C) Clint Musgrove, Bernard Wiggins, Doug Scarborough | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Maxon (PG), William Brunner (SG), Cyril Gibson (SF), Leroy Benedetti (PF), Patrick Cunningham (C) Billy Hager, William Valazquez, Dean Alejo, David Barnett, Shon Plemmons | |
| 18:25 | Georgia Southern | Stephen Basso makes the free throw | 44-50 |
| 18:13 | Santa Clara | Patrick Cunningham knocks in the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Michael Maxon and he's fouled by Kenneth Cowling - foul #1 on Kenneth Cowling, team foul #2 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | John Nieves (SG) Stephen Basso | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 18:13 | Santa Clara | Patrick Cunningham makes the free throw | 44-53 |
| 18:00 | Georgia Southern | Kenneth Cowling's pass is intercepted by William Brunner | 44-53 |
| 17:57 | Santa Clara | Patrick Cunningham banks in the layup set up by William Brunner | 44-55 |
| 17:53 | Georgia Southern | Robert Gardner connects on the 3 from straight away | 47-55 |
| 17:34 | Santa Clara | Cyril Gibson comes up short on the runner in the lane | 47-55 |
| 17:32 | Georgia Southern | Kenneth Cowling pulls down the rebound | 47-55 |
| 17:30 | Georgia Southern | William Brunner steals the ball from Robert Gardner in the backcourt | 47-55 |
| 17:11 | Santa Clara | Michael Maxon drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-58 |
| 17:08 | Georgia Southern | William Brunner is called for the reach on John Nieves in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Brunner, team foul #2 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Robert Smith (PG), Clint Musgrove (SF), Steven Vandeventer (PF) Robert Gardner, Wayne Taylor, Kenneth Cowling | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | William Valazquez (SG), Dean Alejo (SF), David Barnett (PF), Shon Plemmons (C) William Brunner, Patrick Cunningham, Cyril Gibson, Leroy Benedetti | |
| 16:59 | Georgia Southern | Robert Smith can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-58 |
| 16:58 | Georgia Southern | Steven Vandeventer tips it back up and in | 49-58 |
| 16:41 | Santa Clara | Michael Maxon can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Smith - foul #1 on Robert Smith, team foul #3 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Stephen Basso (PG), Robert Gardner (SG), Doug Scarborough (C) Robert Smith, John Nieves, Donald Damato | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 16:41 | Santa Clara | Michael Maxon makes the 1st free throw | 49-59 |
| 16:41 | Santa Clara | Michael Maxon makes the 2nd free throw | 49-60 |
| 16:22 | Georgia Southern | David Barnett swats the short shot by Robert Gardner | 49-60 |
| 16:20 | Georgia Southern | Clint Musgrove hits the follow up shot | 51-60 |
| 15:54 | Santa Clara | David Barnett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-60 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Robert Grooms (SG), Wayne Taylor (SF), Bernard Wiggins (PF), Kenneth Cowling (C) Robert Gardner, Clint Musgrove, Steven Vandeventer, Doug Scarborough | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Billy Hager (PG), Marc Smith (SG), Cyril Gibson (SF), Leroy Benedetti (C) Michael Maxon, William Valazquez, Dean Alejo, Shon Plemmons | |
| Lineup | Georgia Southern | PG - Stephen Basso (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Grooms (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Wayne Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Bernard Wiggins (fresh) C - Kenneth Cowling (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Billy Hager (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Marc Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Cyril Gibson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Barnett (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Leroy Benedetti (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Georgia Southern | Stephen Basso is open but misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Marc Smith - foul #4 on Marc Smith, team foul #3 | 51-60 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | William Brunner (SG) Marc Smith | |
| 15:42 | Georgia Southern | Stephen Basso makes the 1st free throw | 52-60 |
| 15:42 | Georgia Southern | Stephen Basso misses the 2nd free throw | 52-60 |
| 15:42 | Santa Clara | Leroy Benedetti pulls down the rebound | 52-60 |
| 15:28 | Santa Clara | Kenneth Cowling picks off the pass by Billy Hager | 52-60 |
| 15:15 | Georgia Southern | Wayne Taylor misses short on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Cyril Gibson - foul #2 on Cyril Gibson, team foul #4 | 52-60 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Robert Smith (PG), Donald Damato (C) Stephen Basso, Kenneth Cowling | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Dean Alejo (SF) Leroy Benedetti | |
| 15:15 | Georgia Southern | Wayne Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 15:15 | Georgia Southern | Wayne Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| 14:58 | Santa Clara | David Barnett misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 54-60 |
| 14:56 | Georgia Southern | Robert Smith pulls down the rebound | 54-60 |
| 14:54 | Georgia Southern | William Brunner is called for the reach on Robert Grooms in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Brunner, team foul #5 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | John Nieves (SF) Wayne Taylor | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | William Valazquez (SG), Shon Plemmons (C) William Brunner, Cyril Gibson | |
| 14:37 | Georgia Southern | Robert Grooms makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Donald Damato | 57-60 |
| 14:24 | Santa Clara | David Barnett is hacked by John Nieves - foul #2 on John Nieves, team foul #4 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Clint Musgrove (SF), Steven Vandeventer (PF), Doug Scarborough (C) Robert Grooms, Bernard Wiggins, Donald Damato | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Patrick Cunningham (PF) David Barnett | |
| 14:19 | Santa Clara | Dean Alejo knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-63 |
| 14:17 | Georgia Southern | Robert Smith is hacked by Billy Hager in the backcourt - foul #4 on Billy Hager, team foul #6 | 57-63 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Maxon (PG), Leroy Benedetti (PF) Billy Hager, Shon Plemmons | |
| 14:03 | Georgia Southern | Doug Scarborough hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 57-63 |
| 14:02 | Georgia Southern | Clint Musgrove tips it but misses | 57-63 |
| 14:00 | Santa Clara | Dean Alejo grabs the board | 57-63 |
| 13:48 | Santa Clara | Leroy Benedetti drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Michael Maxon | 57-66 |
| 13:31 | Georgia Southern | Steven Vandeventer misses long on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Leroy Benedetti - foul #1 on Leroy Benedetti, team foul #7 | 57-66 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Stephen Basso (PG), Wayne Taylor (SG), Kenneth Cowling (C) Robert Smith, John Nieves, Doug Scarborough | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | William Brunner (PG), Cyril Gibson (SF), David Barnett (PF), Shon Plemmons (C) Michael Maxon, Dean Alejo, Leroy Benedetti, Patrick Cunningham | |
| 13:31 | Georgia Southern | Steven Vandeventer misses the 1st free throw | 57-66 |
| 13:31 | Georgia Southern | Steven Vandeventer makes the 2nd free throw | 58-66 |
| 13:23 | Santa Clara | William Valazquez hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Wayne Taylor - foul #1 on Wayne Taylor, team foul #5 | 58-66 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Robert Grooms (SG) Steven Vandeventer | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 13:23 | Santa Clara | William Valazquez makes the 1st free throw | 58-67 |
| 13:23 | Santa Clara | William Valazquez makes the 2nd free throw | 58-68 |
| 13:04 | Georgia Southern | Robert Grooms misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 58-68 |
| 13:02 | Santa Clara | Shon Plemmons gets the rebound | 58-68 |
| 12:59 | Santa Clara | Stephen Basso steals it from William Brunner in the backcourt | 58-68 |
| 12:58 | Georgia Southern | Clint Musgrove banks in the layup on a nice dish by Stephen Basso | 60-68 |
| 12:37 | Santa Clara | William Valazquez scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Cyril Gibson | 60-71 |
| 12:11 | Georgia Southern | Robert Grooms comes up short on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Cyril Gibson - foul #3 on Cyril Gibson, team foul #8 | 60-71 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Robert Gardner (PG), John Nieves (SF), Bernard Wiggins (PF), Doug Scarborough (C) Stephen Basso, Clint Musgrove, Wayne Taylor, Kenneth Cowling | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Maxon (PG), Dean Alejo (SF), Leroy Benedetti (PF) William Brunner, David Barnett, Shon Plemmons | |
| 12:11 | Georgia Southern | Robert Grooms makes the 1st free throw | 61-71 |
| 12:11 | Georgia Southern | Robert Grooms makes the 2nd free throw | 62-71 |
| 11:52 | Santa Clara | Leroy Benedetti misses the floater from the left wing | 62-71 |
| 11:51 | Georgia Southern | John Nieves grabs the board | 62-71 |
| Lineup | Georgia Southern | PG - Robert Gardner (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Grooms (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Nieves (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bernard Wiggins (fresh) C - Doug Scarborough (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Michael Maxon (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Valazquez (tiring) 15 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dean Alejo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leroy Benedetti (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Cyril Gibson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:28 | Georgia Southern | Robert Gardner drills a floater from the right block set up by Robert Grooms and he's fouled by Leroy Benedetti - foul #2 on Leroy Benedetti, team foul #9 | 64-71 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Robert Smith (PG), Donald Damato (PF) Robert Grooms, Bernard Wiggins | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | David Barnett (PF) Leroy Benedetti | |
| 11:28 | Georgia Southern | Robert Gardner makes the free throw | 65-71 |
| 11:01 | Santa Clara | Donald Damato steals it from Dean Alejo | 65-71 |
| 10:51 | Georgia Southern | Robert Smith is called for 10 seconds | 65-71 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Clint Musgrove (SF), Kenneth Cowling (C) John Nieves, Doug Scarborough | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Patrick Cunningham (C) Cyril Gibson | |
| 10:40 | Santa Clara | Patrick Cunningham blows the layup | 65-71 |
| 10:38 | Georgia Southern | Donald Damato grabs the defensive rebound | 65-71 |
| 10:16 | Georgia Southern | Kenneth Cowling misses short on an open fadeaway near the basket | 65-71 |
| 10:15 | Santa Clara | David Barnett gets the rebound | 65-71 |
| 10:13 | Santa Clara | Robert Smith picks off the pass by Michael Maxon in the backcourt | 65-71 |
| 10:06 | Georgia Southern | Kenneth Cowling connects on the fadeaway from the left block and he's hacked by Patrick Cunningham - foul #1 on Patrick Cunningham, team foul #10 | 67-71 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Stephen Basso (PG), Robert Grooms (SG), Wayne Taylor (SF), Bernard Wiggins (PF) Robert Smith, Robert Gardner, Clint Musgrove, Donald Damato | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | William Brunner (PG), Leroy Benedetti (PF), Shon Plemmons (C) William Valazquez, David Barnett, Patrick Cunningham | |
| 10:06 | Georgia Southern | Kenneth Cowling makes the free throw | 68-71 |
| 09:48 | Santa Clara | Dean Alejo buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by William Brunner | 68-74 |
| 09:42 | Georgia Southern | Wayne Taylor misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 68-74 |
| 09:40 | Georgia Southern | Wayne Taylor grabs the offensive board | 68-74 |
| 09:26 | Georgia Southern | Kenneth Cowling is by himself and knocks in the turnaround in the lane | 70-74 |
| 09:08 | Santa Clara | William Brunner connects on the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Maxon | 70-76 |
| 09:04 | Georgia Southern | Robert Grooms clanks a 3 from the right corner | 70-76 |
| 09:03 | Georgia Southern | Bernard Wiggins pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-76 |
| 08:50 | Georgia Southern | Stephen Basso misses the shot from just outside the lane | 70-76 |
| 08:48 | Georgia Southern | Kenneth Cowling grabs the offensive board | 70-76 |
| 08:31 | Georgia Southern | Wayne Taylor makes the driving attempt in the lane | 72-76 |
| 08:02 | Santa Clara | Michael Maxon misses the jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Kenneth Cowling - foul #2 on Kenneth Cowling, team foul #6 | 72-76 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Robert Smith (PG), John Nieves (SG), Clint Musgrove (SF), Donald Damato (PF), Doug Scarborough (C) Stephen Basso, Robert Grooms, Wayne Taylor, Bernard Wiggins, Kenneth Cowling | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | William Valazquez (SG), Patrick Cunningham (SF), David Barnett (PF), Cyril Gibson (C) William Brunner, Dean Alejo, Leroy Benedetti, Shon Plemmons | |
| 08:02 | Santa Clara | Michael Maxon makes the 1st free throw | 72-77 |
| 08:02 | Santa Clara | Michael Maxon makes the 2nd free throw | 72-78 |
| 08:00 | Georgia Southern | John Nieves is hacked by Michael Maxon in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Maxon, team foul #11 | 72-78 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Billy Hager (PG), Marc Smith (SG) Michael Maxon, William Valazquez | |
| 08:00 | Georgia Southern | John Nieves makes the 1st free throw | 73-78 |
| 08:00 | Georgia Southern | John Nieves makes the 2nd free throw | 74-78 |
| 07:44 | Santa Clara | Billy Hager misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 74-78 |
| 07:42 | Georgia Southern | John Nieves snags the defensive board | 74-78 |
| Lineup | Georgia Southern | PG - Robert Smith (fresh) SG - John Nieves (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Clint Musgrove (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. PF - Donald Damato (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Doug Scarborough (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Billy Hager (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Marc Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Patrick Cunningham (fresh) 7 pts. PF - David Barnett (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Cyril Gibson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:40 | Georgia Southern | John Nieves throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 74-78 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Robert Gardner (PG) Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 07:32 | Santa Clara | David Barnett is fouled on the floor by Robert Gardner - foul #2 on Robert Gardner, team foul #7 | 74-78 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Leroy Benedetti (C) Patrick Cunningham | |
| 07:32 | Santa Clara | David Barnett makes the 1st free throw | 74-79 |
| 07:32 | Santa Clara | David Barnett makes the 2nd free throw | 74-80 |
| 07:15 | Georgia Southern | Cyril Gibson takes the ball from Doug Scarborough | 74-80 |
| 07:11 | Santa Clara | Billy Hager lays it up and in on a nice dish by Cyril Gibson | 74-82 |
| 07:07 | Georgia Southern | Marc Smith steals it from Robert Gardner in the backcourt | 74-82 |
| 06:43 | Santa Clara | Doug Scarborough blocks the short jumper by Marc Smith | 74-82 |
| 06:41 | Santa Clara | Cyril Gibson grabs the offensive rebound | 74-82 |
| 06:22 | Santa Clara | Billy Hager misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 74-82 |
| 06:20 | Georgia Southern | Clint Musgrove grabs the board | 74-82 |
| 06:14 | Georgia Southern | Clint Musgrove clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 74-82 |
| 06:12 | Georgia Southern | The offensive rebound goes to Doug Scarborough | 74-82 |
| 05:52 | Georgia Southern | Robert Gardner is fouled on the floor by Billy Hager - foul #5 on Billy Hager, team foul #12 | 74-82 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Stephen Basso (PG), Bernard Wiggins (PF), Steven Vandeventer (C) John Nieves, Donald Damato, Doug Scarborough | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | William Valazquez (SG), Patrick Cunningham (SF), Shon Plemmons (C) Billy Hager, David Barnett, Leroy Benedetti | |
| 05:52 | Georgia Southern | Robert Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 75-82 |
| 05:52 | Georgia Southern | Robert Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 76-82 |
| 05:37 | Santa Clara | Cyril Gibson drills a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Marc Smith | 76-84 |
| 05:15 | Georgia Southern | Clint Musgrove is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Stephen Basso | 79-84 |
| 04:57 | Santa Clara | Patrick Cunningham clanks a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Robert Gardner - foul #3 on Robert Gardner, team foul #8 | 79-84 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Robert Grooms (SG), Wayne Taylor (SF), Doug Scarborough (C) Robert Gardner, Clint Musgrove, Bernard Wiggins | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Maxon (PG), Dean Alejo (SF), David Barnett (PF) Marc Smith, Cyril Gibson, Shon Plemmons | |
| 04:57 | Santa Clara | Patrick Cunningham makes the 1st free throw | 79-85 |
| 04:57 | Santa Clara | Patrick Cunningham misses the 2nd free throw | 79-85 |
| 04:57 | Georgia Southern | Doug Scarborough pulls down the rebound | 79-85 |
| 04:42 | Georgia Southern | Steven Vandeventer is hacked by Dean Alejo - foul #3 on Dean Alejo, team foul #13 | 79-85 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Robert Smith (PG) Stephen Basso | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | William Brunner (PG), Shon Plemmons (C) Michael Maxon, Patrick Cunningham | |
| 04:42 | Georgia Southern | Steven Vandeventer makes the 1st free throw | 80-85 |
| 04:42 | Georgia Southern | Steven Vandeventer makes the 2nd free throw | 81-85 |
| 04:32 | Santa Clara | Dean Alejo hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 81-85 |
| 04:31 | Georgia Southern | Robert Smith gets the rebound | 81-85 |
| 04:17 | Georgia Southern | Robert Grooms hits a floater from the right side | 83-85 |
| 04:00 | Santa Clara | Dean Alejo misses the jumper from the left wing | 83-85 |
| 03:59 | Georgia Southern | The rebound goes to Doug Scarborough | 83-85 |
| 03:55 | Georgia Southern | Robert Grooms makes the shot from the right wing | 85-85 |
| 03:55 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 85-85 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Stephen Basso (PG), John Nieves (SG), Donald Damato (PF), Kenneth Cowling (C) Robert Smith, Robert Grooms, Steven Vandeventer, Doug Scarborough | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Maxon (SG), Cyril Gibson (C) William Valazquez, Shon Plemmons | |
| 03:37 | Santa Clara | Cyril Gibson scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from William Brunner | 85-87 |
| Lineup | Georgia Southern | PG - Stephen Basso (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Nieves (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Wayne Taylor (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Donald Damato (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Kenneth Cowling (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - William Brunner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Michael Maxon (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SF - Dean Alejo (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Barnett (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Cyril Gibson (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:21 | Georgia Southern | John Nieves scores on a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Stephen Basso | 87-87 |
| 03:09 | Santa Clara | Michael Maxon comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 87-87 |
| 03:07 | Georgia Southern | Wayne Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 87-87 |
| 03:01 | Georgia Southern | Wayne Taylor banks in the layup | 89-87 |
| 02:55 | Santa Clara | Dean Alejo double dribbles | 89-87 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Clint Musgrove (SF), Bernard Wiggins (PF) Wayne Taylor, Kenneth Cowling | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | William Valazquez (SG), Patrick Cunningham (SF), Leroy Benedetti (C) William Brunner, Dean Alejo, Cyril Gibson | |
| 02:49 | Georgia Southern | Patrick Cunningham takes the ball from John Nieves in the backcourt | 89-87 |
| 02:36 | Santa Clara | Michael Maxon misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 89-87 |
| 02:35 | Santa Clara | David Barnett tips it back up and in | 89-89 |
| 02:35 | Georgia Southern | Georgia Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 89-89 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Robert Gardner (SG), Doug Scarborough (C) John Nieves, Donald Damato | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Marc Smith (PG) Michael Maxon | |
| 02:19 | Georgia Southern | Bernard Wiggins is open and scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Robert Gardner | 91-89 |
| 01:57 | Santa Clara | David Barnett makes the floater from the left block set up by William Valazquez and the foul's on Bernard Wiggins - foul #2 on Bernard Wiggins, team foul #9 | 91-91 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Robert Grooms (SG) Robert Gardner | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Maxon (PG), Dean Alejo (SF), Shon Plemmons (C) Marc Smith, Patrick Cunningham, Leroy Benedetti | |
| 01:57 | Santa Clara | David Barnett misses the free throw | 91-91 |
| 01:57 | Georgia Southern | Doug Scarborough snags the defensive board | 91-91 |
| 01:36 | Georgia Southern | Clint Musgrove misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 91-91 |
| 01:34 | Santa Clara | Dean Alejo grabs the defensive rebound | 91-91 |
| 01:14 | Santa Clara | Michael Maxon can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 91-91 |
| 01:13 | Georgia Southern | Bernard Wiggins grabs the defensive rebound | 91-91 |
| 01:09 | Georgia Southern | Stephen Basso is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 91-91 |
| 00:53 | Santa Clara | David Barnett comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 91-91 |
| 00:52 | Georgia Southern | Doug Scarborough gets the rebound | 91-91 |
| 00:43 | Georgia Southern | Bernard Wiggins misses the wide open floater from the baseline | 91-91 |
| 00:42 | Georgia Southern | Doug Scarborough snags the offensive board | 91-91 |
| 00:22 | Georgia Southern | Bernard Wiggins is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 91-91 |
| 00:21 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Michael Maxon | 91-91 |
| 00:21 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 91-91 |
| Game Plan | Georgia Southern | Georgia Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:03 | Santa Clara | David Barnett can't connect on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Bernard Wiggins - foul #3 on Bernard Wiggins, team foul #10 | 91-91 |
| 00:03 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 91-91 |
| 00:03 | Santa Clara | David Barnett misses the 1st free throw | 91-91 |
| 00:03 | Santa Clara | David Barnett misses the 2nd free throw | 91-91 |
| 00:03 | Georgia Southern | Doug Scarborough grabs the defensive rebound | 91-91 |
| 00:03 | Georgia Southern | Georgia Southern calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 91-91 |
| Game Plan | Georgia Southern | Georgia Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Georgia Southern | Clint Musgrove clanks a halfcourt shot | 91-91 |
| Lineup | Georgia Southern | PG - Stephen Basso (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Grooms (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Clint Musgrove (fresh) 18 pts. 7 reb. PF - Bernard Wiggins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Doug Scarborough (fresh) 2 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Michael Maxon (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Valazquez (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dean Alejo (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Barnett (tiring) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Shon Plemmons (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Georgia Southern | Doug Scarborough wins the tip | 91-91 |
| Game Plan | Georgia Southern | Georgia Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:53 | Georgia Southern | Doug Scarborough can't connect on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Shon Plemmons - foul #2 on Shon Plemmons, team foul #14 | 91-91 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Marc Smith (SG), Cyril Gibson (SF), Leroy Benedetti (PF), Patrick Cunningham (C) William Valazquez, Dean Alejo, David Barnett, Shon Plemmons | |
| 04:53 | Georgia Southern | Doug Scarborough makes the 1st free throw | 92-91 |
| 04:53 | Georgia Southern | Doug Scarborough makes the 2nd free throw | 93-91 |
| 04:34 | Santa Clara | Patrick Cunningham's floater is tipped away by Doug Scarborough | 93-91 |
| 04:33 | Santa Clara | Cyril Gibson snags the offensive board | 93-91 |
| 04:24 | Santa Clara | Cyril Gibson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 93-91 |
| 04:23 | Santa Clara | Leroy Benedetti tips it in | 93-93 |
| 04:19 | Georgia Southern | Robert Grooms misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 93-93 |
| 04:18 | Santa Clara | Cyril Gibson grabs the board | 93-93 |
| 03:58 | Santa Clara | Marc Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 93-93 |
| 03:57 | Santa Clara | Patrick Cunningham grabs the offensive board | 93-93 |
| 03:35 | Santa Clara | Patrick Cunningham misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 93-93 |
| 03:34 | Georgia Southern | Robert Grooms grabs the defensive rebound | 93-93 |
| 03:32 | Georgia Southern | Stephen Basso throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 93-93 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Robert Gardner (PG), John Nieves (SG), Wayne Taylor (SF), Donald Damato (PF), Kenneth Cowling (C) Stephen Basso, Robert Grooms, Clint Musgrove, Bernard Wiggins, Doug Scarborough | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | William Brunner (PG), William Valazquez (SG), Dean Alejo (SF), David Barnett (PF) Michael Maxon, Marc Smith, Leroy Benedetti, Patrick Cunningham | |
| 03:19 | Santa Clara | David Barnett knocks in the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Dean Alejo | 93-95 |
| 03:06 | Georgia Southern | William Valazquez steps in front of the John Nieves pass | 93-95 |
| 02:55 | Santa Clara | William Brunner is hacked by Robert Gardner - foul #4 on Robert Gardner, team foul #11 | 93-95 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Shon Plemmons (C) Cyril Gibson | |
| 02:55 | Santa Clara | William Brunner makes the 1st free throw | 93-96 |
| 02:55 | Santa Clara | William Brunner makes the 2nd free throw | 93-97 |
| 02:51 | Georgia Southern | Georgia Southern calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 93-97 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Stephen Basso (PG), Robert Grooms (SG), Clint Musgrove (SF), Bernard Wiggins (PF), Doug Scarborough (C) Robert Gardner, John Nieves, Wayne Taylor, Donald Damato, Kenneth Cowling | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Maxon (PG), Marc Smith (SG), Leroy Benedetti (PF) William Brunner, William Valazquez, David Barnett | |
| 02:36 | Georgia Southern | Doug Scarborough jams it | 95-97 |
| 02:36 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 95-97 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | William Valazquez (SG), Cyril Gibson (SF), Patrick Cunningham (C) Marc Smith, Dean Alejo, Shon Plemmons | |
| 02:29 | Santa Clara | Patrick Cunningham misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 95-97 |
| 02:27 | Georgia Southern | Clint Musgrove snags the defensive board | 95-97 |
| 02:21 | Georgia Southern | Doug Scarborough is fouled on the floor by Cyril Gibson - foul #4 on Cyril Gibson, team foul #15 | 95-97 |
| 02:21 | Georgia Southern | Doug Scarborough makes the 1st free throw | 96-97 |
| 02:21 | Georgia Southern | Doug Scarborough makes the 2nd free throw | 97-97 |
| 02:06 | Santa Clara | Patrick Cunningham hits a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Maxon | 97-99 |
| 01:48 | Georgia Southern | Bernard Wiggins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 97-99 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Dean Alejo (SF), David Barnett (PF), Shon Plemmons (C) Cyril Gibson, Leroy Benedetti, Patrick Cunningham | |
| 01:31 | Santa Clara | William Valazquez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 97-99 |
| 01:30 | Georgia Southern | Doug Scarborough grabs the defensive rebound | 97-99 |
| 01:28 | Georgia Southern | Clint Musgrove is hacked by Dean Alejo in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dean Alejo, team foul #16 | 97-99 |
| 01:28 | Georgia Southern | Clint Musgrove makes the 1st free throw | 98-99 |
| 01:28 | Georgia Southern | Clint Musgrove misses the 2nd free throw | 98-99 |
| 01:28 | Santa Clara | Shon Plemmons pulls down the rebound | 98-99 |
| 01:08 | Santa Clara | Dean Alejo knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 98-101 |
| 01:05 | Georgia Southern | Clint Musgrove's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 98-101 |
| 00:50 | Santa Clara | Dean Alejo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 98-101 |
| 00:49 | Santa Clara | David Barnett hits the follow up shot | 98-103 |
| Lineup | Georgia Southern | PG - Stephen Basso (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Grooms (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Clint Musgrove (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 8 reb. PF - Bernard Wiggins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Doug Scarborough (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Michael Maxon (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 ast. SG - William Valazquez (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SF - Dean Alejo (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - David Barnett (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. C - Shon Plemmons (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Georgia Southern | Georgia Southern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:45 | Georgia Southern | Robert Grooms is fouled in the backcourt by David Barnett - foul #2 on David Barnett, team foul #17 | 98-103 |
| 00:45 | Georgia Southern | Robert Grooms misses the 1st free throw | 98-103 |
| 00:45 | Georgia Southern | Robert Grooms misses the 2nd free throw | 98-103 |
| 00:45 | Santa Clara | Shon Plemmons gets the rebound | 98-103 |
| Game Plan | Georgia Southern | Georgia Southern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:44 | Santa Clara | Robert Grooms is called for the reach on Shon Plemmons in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Grooms, team foul #12 | 98-103 |
| 00:44 | Santa Clara | Shon Plemmons misses the 1st free throw | 98-103 |
| 00:44 | Santa Clara | Shon Plemmons makes the 2nd free throw | 98-104 |
| Game Plan | Georgia Southern | Georgia Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:42 | Georgia Southern | Stephen Basso throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 98-104 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Cyril Gibson (C) Shon Plemmons | |
| 00:39 | Santa Clara | Cyril Gibson is hacked by Bernard Wiggins - foul #4 on Bernard Wiggins, team foul #13 | 98-104 |
| 00:39 | Santa Clara | Cyril Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 98-105 |
| 00:39 | Santa Clara | Cyril Gibson makes the 2nd free throw | 98-106 |
| Game Plan | Georgia Southern | Georgia Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Georgia Southern | Robert Grooms misses short on a 3 from straight away | 98-106 |
| 00:31 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Michael Maxon | 98-106 |
| 00:28 | Santa Clara | Stephen Basso is called for the reach on Michael Maxon in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stephen Basso, team foul #14 | 98-106 |
| 00:28 | Santa Clara | Michael Maxon misses the 1st free throw | 98-106 |
| 00:28 | Santa Clara | Michael Maxon makes the 2nd free throw | 98-107 |
| 00:23 | Georgia Southern | Clint Musgrove misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 98-107 |
| 00:22 | Georgia Southern | Robert Grooms snags the offensive board | 98-107 |
| 00:19 | Georgia Southern | Clint Musgrove buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Bernard Wiggins | 101-107 |
| 00:19 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 101-107 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Marc Smith (PG) Michael Maxon | |
| 00:16 | Santa Clara | Cyril Gibson is hacked by Robert Grooms in the backcourt - foul #5 on Robert Grooms, team foul #15 | 101-107 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Robert Gardner (SG) Robert Grooms | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 00:16 | Santa Clara | Cyril Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 101-108 |
| 00:16 | Santa Clara | Cyril Gibson makes the 2nd free throw | 101-109 |
| 00:14 | Georgia Southern | Robert Gardner's pass is intercepted by Dean Alejo in the backcourt | 101-109 |
| 00:11 | Santa Clara | Cyril Gibson is hacked by Clint Musgrove - foul #1 on Clint Musgrove, team foul #16 | 101-109 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Maxon (PG) Marc Smith | |
| 00:11 | Santa Clara | Cyril Gibson misses the 1st free throw | 101-109 |
| 00:11 | Santa Clara | Cyril Gibson makes the 2nd free throw | 101-110 |
| 00:04 | Georgia Southern | Clint Musgrove's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 101-110 |
| Game Plan | Georgia Southern | Georgia Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Santa Clara | Michael Maxon runs out the clock | 101-110 |