| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Richard Phu (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hung Xiong (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Samuel Perry (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Daniel Tinnin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles McDiarmid (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Paul Fisher (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Dan Patterson (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Charles Gariepy (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Grenz (fresh) C - Timothy Cross (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Santa Clara | Samuel Perry inbounds the ball | 39-37 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Santa Clara | Richard Phu drills a 3 from the right corner | 42-37 |
| 19:25 | Arizona State | Paul Fisher is called for 5 seconds | 42-37 |
| 19:13 | Santa Clara | Charles McDiarmid misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 42-37 |
| 19:11 | Arizona State | The rebound goes to Dan Patterson | 42-37 |
| 19:06 | Arizona State | Paul Fisher throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-37 |
| 18:50 | Santa Clara | Richard Phu drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Samuel Perry | 44-37 |
| 18:46 | Arizona State | Dan Patterson is fouled on the floor by Daniel Tinnin - foul #1 on Daniel Tinnin, team foul #1 | 44-37 |
| 18:24 | Arizona State | The short jumper by James Grenz is denied by Charles McDiarmid | 44-37 |
| 18:22 | Santa Clara | Charles McDiarmid gets the rebound | 44-37 |
| 18:02 | Santa Clara | Hung Xiong scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Samuel Perry | 46-37 |
| 17:42 | Arizona State | Paul Fisher misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-37 |
| 17:41 | Arizona State | Timothy Cross pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-37 |
| 17:24 | Arizona State | Dan Patterson's pass is intercepted by Samuel Perry | 46-37 |
| 17:20 | Santa Clara | Samuel Perry lays it up and in | 48-37 |
| 17:18 | Arizona State | Dan Patterson is fouled in the backcourt by Hung Xiong - foul #2 on Hung Xiong, team foul #2 | 48-37 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Eugene Wood (PG), Paul Davis (SG), Erik Turner (SF), Thomas Hidalgo (PF), Gerald Westover (C) Richard Phu, Hung Xiong, Samuel Perry, Daniel Tinnin, Charles McDiarmid | |
| Subs | Arizona State | John Runyon (PG), Antonio Scheidt (SG), Melvin Coffman (SF), Herman Lucas (PF), Frederick Murphy (C) Paul Fisher, Dan Patterson, Charles Gariepy, James Grenz, Timothy Cross | |
| 17:04 | Arizona State | Melvin Coffman double dribbles | 48-37 |
| 16:48 | Santa Clara | Melvin Coffman steals it from Gerald Westover | 48-37 |
| 16:38 | Arizona State | Frederick Murphy is open and buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by John Runyon | 48-40 |
| 16:25 | Santa Clara | Erik Turner knocks in the jumper from the right wing set up by Paul Davis | 50-40 |
| 16:23 | Arizona State | John Runyon is fouled in the backcourt by Eugene Wood - foul #1 on Eugene Wood, team foul #3 | 50-40 |
| 16:14 | Arizona State | Frederick Murphy hits a runner from the right block | 50-42 |
| 15:59 | Santa Clara | Erik Turner lays it up and in set up by Gerald Westover and the foul's on Antonio Scheidt - foul #2 on Antonio Scheidt, team foul #1 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Daniel Tinnin (PF), Carlos Blount (C) Thomas Hidalgo, Gerald Westover | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 15:59 | Santa Clara | Erik Turner makes the free throw | 53-42 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Eugene Wood (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Erik Turner (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. PF - Daniel Tinnin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Carlos Blount (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - John Runyon (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Antonio Scheidt (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Melvin Coffman (fresh) PF - Herman Lucas (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Frederick Murphy (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:56 | Arizona State | Eugene Wood steps in front of the Antonio Scheidt pass in the backcourt | 53-42 |
| 15:55 | Santa Clara | Eugene Wood hits the finger roll | 55-42 |
| 15:46 | Arizona State | John Runyon misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-42 |
| 15:45 | Arizona State | The offensive rebound goes to Herman Lucas | 55-42 |
| 15:30 | Arizona State | Melvin Coffman knocks in the runner from the baseline set up by John Runyon and he's fouled by Daniel Tinnin - foul #2 on Daniel Tinnin, team foul #4 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Richard Phu (PG), Hung Xiong (SG), Elbert Foy (SF) Eugene Wood, Paul Davis, Erik Turner | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Paul Fisher (PG), Dan Patterson (SG), Timothy Cross (C) John Runyon, Antonio Scheidt, Herman Lucas | |
| 15:30 | Arizona State | Melvin Coffman makes the free throw | 55-45 |
| 15:12 | Santa Clara | Richard Phu clanks a shot from the right block | 55-45 |
| 15:11 | Arizona State | Frederick Murphy snags the defensive board | 55-45 |
| 14:55 | Arizona State | Melvin Coffman scores on a shot in the paint set up by Timothy Cross | 55-47 |
| 14:36 | Santa Clara | Hung Xiong is fouled on the floor by Timothy Cross - foul #3 on Timothy Cross, team foul #2 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Thomas Hidalgo (SF), Gerald Westover (PF), Charles McDiarmid (C) Elbert Foy, Daniel Tinnin, Carlos Blount | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Charles Gariepy (SF), James Grenz (PF) Melvin Coffman, Frederick Murphy | |
| 14:25 | Santa Clara | Gerald Westover makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Thomas Hidalgo | 58-47 |
| 14:10 | Arizona State | Paul Fisher comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Hung Xiong - foul #3 on Hung Xiong, team foul #5 | 58-47 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Erik Turner (SG), Samuel Perry (SF) Hung Xiong, Gerald Westover | |
| Subs | Arizona State | John Runyon (SG), Herman Lucas (C) Dan Patterson, Timothy Cross | |
| 14:10 | Arizona State | Paul Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 58-48 |
| 14:10 | Arizona State | Paul Fisher misses the 2nd free throw | 58-48 |
| 14:10 | Santa Clara | Charles McDiarmid pulls down the rebound | 58-48 |
| 14:04 | Santa Clara | Thomas Hidalgo knocks in the runner from the baseline set up by Richard Phu | 60-48 |
| 13:50 | Arizona State | Paul Fisher makes the wide open 3 from straight away on a nice dish by James Grenz | 60-51 |
| 13:32 | Santa Clara | Richard Phu misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 60-51 |
| 13:31 | Arizona State | The rebound goes to John Runyon | 60-51 |
| 13:11 | Arizona State | Paul Fisher knocks in the floater from the right side set up by Charles Gariepy | 60-53 |
| 12:53 | Santa Clara | Paul Fisher is called for the reach on Thomas Hidalgo - foul #2 on Paul Fisher, team foul #3 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Eugene Wood (PG), Paul Davis (SG), Elbert Foy (SF), Gerald Westover (PF), Carlos Blount (C) Richard Phu, Erik Turner, Samuel Perry, Thomas Hidalgo, Charles McDiarmid | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Robert Johnson (PG), Dan Patterson (SG), Thomas Jinks (SF), Frederick Murphy (PF), Timothy Cross (C) Paul Fisher, John Runyon, Charles Gariepy, James Grenz, Herman Lucas | |
| 12:39 | Santa Clara | Carlos Blount makes the shot from the baseline | 62-53 |
| 12:35 | Arizona State | Robert Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-53 |
| 12:24 | Santa Clara | Carlos Blount misses short on a floater from the left side | 62-53 |
| 12:23 | Arizona State | Timothy Cross pulls down the rebound | 62-53 |
| 12:15 | Arizona State | Dan Patterson misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-53 |
| 12:13 | Santa Clara | Carlos Blount grabs the board | 62-53 |
| 11:49 | Santa Clara | Gerald Westover clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-53 |
| 11:47 | Arizona State | Frederick Murphy gets the rebound | 62-53 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Eugene Wood (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Elbert Foy (fresh) PF - Gerald Westover (fresh) 5 pts. C - Carlos Blount (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Robert Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dan Patterson (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Thomas Jinks (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frederick Murphy (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Timothy Cross (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:29 | Arizona State | Robert Johnson is called for traveling | 62-53 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Richard Phu (PG), Hung Xiong (SG), Daniel Tinnin (PF), Charles McDiarmid (C) Eugene Wood, Paul Davis, Gerald Westover, Carlos Blount | |
| Subs | Arizona State | John Runyon (PG), Antonio Scheidt (SG), Melvin Coffman (SF), James Grenz (PF) Robert Johnson, Dan Patterson, Thomas Jinks, Frederick Murphy | |
| 11:02 | Santa Clara | Richard Phu hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Hung Xiong | 65-53 |
| 10:47 | Arizona State | John Runyon is wide open and slams it home on a great pass from Antonio Scheidt | 65-55 |
| 10:41 | Santa Clara | Charles McDiarmid hits a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Richard Phu | 67-55 |
| 10:16 | Arizona State | James Grenz drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Runyon and he's hacked by Elbert Foy - foul #1 on Elbert Foy, team foul #6 | 67-57 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Eugene Wood (PG), Paul Davis (SG), Samuel Perry (SF), Thomas Hidalgo (PF) Richard Phu, Hung Xiong, Elbert Foy, Daniel Tinnin | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Paul Fisher (PG), Charles Gariepy (SF), Herman Lucas (C) Antonio Scheidt, Melvin Coffman, Timothy Cross | |
| 10:16 | Arizona State | James Grenz makes the free throw | 67-58 |
| 09:54 | Santa Clara | Charles McDiarmid is whistled for a carry | 67-58 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Dan Patterson (SG), Frederick Murphy (C) John Runyon, James Grenz | |
| 09:52 | Arizona State | Paul Fisher is hacked by Eugene Wood in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eugene Wood, team foul #7 | 67-58 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gerald Westover (C) Charles McDiarmid | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 09:52 | Arizona State | Paul Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 67-59 |
| 09:52 | Arizona State | Paul Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 67-60 |
| 09:40 | Santa Clara | Paul Davis's floater is knocked away by Frederick Murphy | 67-60 |
| 09:39 | Arizona State | Frederick Murphy grabs the board | 67-60 |
| 09:19 | Arizona State | Frederick Murphy is open but misses the lay-in | 67-60 |
| 09:17 | Santa Clara | Samuel Perry grabs the board | 67-60 |
| 08:54 | Santa Clara | Samuel Perry clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 67-60 |
| 08:53 | Arizona State | The rebound goes to Herman Lucas | 67-60 |
| 08:32 | Arizona State | Paul Fisher misses the floater from the left wing | 67-60 |
| 08:31 | Santa Clara | Gerald Westover pulls down the rebound | 67-60 |
| 08:27 | Santa Clara | Eugene Wood hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 69-60 |
| 08:08 | Arizona State | Dan Patterson loses the ball out of bounds | 69-60 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Richard Phu (PG), Hung Xiong (SG), Erik Turner (SF), Carlos Blount (PF), Charles McDiarmid (C) Eugene Wood, Paul Davis, Samuel Perry, Thomas Hidalgo, Gerald Westover | |
| Subs | Arizona State | John Runyon (PG), Antonio Scheidt (SG), Melvin Coffman (SF), James Grenz (PF), Timothy Cross (C) Paul Fisher, Dan Patterson, Charles Gariepy, Herman Lucas, Frederick Murphy | |
| 08:06 | Santa Clara | Richard Phu's pass is intercepted by Antonio Scheidt in the backcourt | 69-60 |
| 08:04 | Arizona State | Antonio Scheidt lays it in | 69-62 |
| 07:39 | Santa Clara | Hung Xiong comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 69-62 |
| 07:38 | Arizona State | Timothy Cross pulls down the rebound | 69-62 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Richard Phu (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Hung Xiong (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Erik Turner (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. PF - Carlos Blount (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles McDiarmid (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - John Runyon (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Antonio Scheidt (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Melvin Coffman (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Grenz (fresh) 3 pts. C - Timothy Cross (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:18 | Arizona State | James Grenz drills a runner in the lane | 69-64 |
| 07:02 | Santa Clara | Hung Xiong comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Antonio Scheidt - foul #3 on Antonio Scheidt, team foul #4 | 69-64 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Daniel Tinnin (PF) Charles McDiarmid | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 07:02 | Santa Clara | Hung Xiong makes the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 07:02 | Santa Clara | Hung Xiong makes the 2nd free throw | 71-64 |
| 06:44 | Arizona State | Melvin Coffman comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 71-64 |
| 06:42 | Santa Clara | Carlos Blount grabs the defensive rebound | 71-64 |
| 06:24 | Santa Clara | Daniel Tinnin lays it up and in on a great pass from Carlos Blount | 73-64 |
| 06:09 | Arizona State | Carlos Blount steps in front of the Antonio Scheidt pass | 73-64 |
| 05:49 | Santa Clara | Daniel Tinnin misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 73-64 |
| 05:48 | Santa Clara | Carlos Blount snags the offensive board | 73-64 |
| 05:33 | Santa Clara | Hung Xiong comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 73-64 |
| 05:32 | Arizona State | James Grenz gets the rebound | 73-64 |
| 05:32 | Arizona State | Arizona State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-64 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Eugene Wood (PG), Paul Davis (SG), Samuel Perry (SF), Charles McDiarmid (C) Richard Phu, Hung Xiong, Erik Turner, Carlos Blount | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Paul Fisher (PG), Dan Patterson (SG), Charles Gariepy (SF) John Runyon, Antonio Scheidt, Melvin Coffman | |
| 05:12 | Arizona State | Timothy Cross hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 73-64 |
| 05:11 | Arizona State | The offensive rebound goes to Dan Patterson | 73-64 |
| 05:06 | Arizona State | Paul Fisher misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 73-64 |
| 05:04 | Arizona State | Charles Gariepy gets the offensive rebound | 73-64 |
| 04:47 | Arizona State | Dan Patterson comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 73-64 |
| 04:45 | Santa Clara | Charles McDiarmid snags the defensive board | 73-64 |
| 04:32 | Santa Clara | Charles McDiarmid hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range but he's hacked by Dan Patterson - foul #2 on Dan Patterson, team foul #5 | 73-64 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Thomas Hidalgo (PF) Daniel Tinnin | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Herman Lucas (PF), Frederick Murphy (C) James Grenz, Timothy Cross | |
| 04:32 | Santa Clara | Charles McDiarmid makes the 1st free throw | 74-64 |
| 04:32 | Santa Clara | Charles McDiarmid misses the 2nd free throw | 74-64 |
| 04:32 | Arizona State | Paul Fisher grabs the board | 74-64 |
| 04:10 | Arizona State | Charles Gariepy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 74-64 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Hung Xiong (SG), Gerald Westover (PF) Eugene Wood, Samuel Perry | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 03:59 | Santa Clara | Hung Xiong scores on a jumper from just outside the lane | 76-64 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:49 | Arizona State | Paul Davis is called for the reach on Paul Fisher - foul #2 on Paul Davis, team foul #8 | 76-64 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Richard Phu (PG), Erik Turner (SF) Paul Davis, Charles McDiarmid | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Melvin Coffman (SF) Charles Gariepy | |
| 03:49 | Arizona State | Paul Fisher misses the 1st free throw | 76-64 |
| 03:49 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Gerald Westover | 76-64 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:28 | Santa Clara | Erik Turner makes the shot from the right block on a great pass from Hung Xiong | 78-64 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Richard Phu (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Hung Xiong (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Erik Turner (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. PF - Thomas Hidalgo (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Gerald Westover (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Paul Fisher (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SG - Dan Patterson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Melvin Coffman (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Herman Lucas (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Frederick Murphy (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Arizona State | Paul Fisher scores on a jumper from the baseline | 78-66 |
| 02:52 | Santa Clara | Richard Phu connects on the fadeaway from the baseline | 80-66 |
| 02:52 | Arizona State | Arizona State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 80-66 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Samuel Perry (SF), Daniel Tinnin (PF), Charles McDiarmid (C) Erik Turner, Thomas Hidalgo, Gerald Westover | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Charles Gariepy (SF), James Grenz (PF), Timothy Cross (C) Melvin Coffman, Herman Lucas, Frederick Murphy | |
| 02:42 | Arizona State | James Grenz clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 80-66 |
| 02:41 | Arizona State | James Grenz grabs the offensive rebound | 80-66 |
| 02:20 | Arizona State | Paul Fisher misses short on a floater from the left side | 80-66 |
| 02:19 | Arizona State | Dan Patterson gets the offensive rebound | 80-66 |
| 02:14 | Arizona State | Dan Patterson knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing | 80-68 |
| 01:50 | Santa Clara | Daniel Tinnin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 80-68 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Eugene Wood (PG), Paul Davis (SG), Erik Turner (SF), Thomas Hidalgo (PF), Gerald Westover (C) Richard Phu, Hung Xiong, Samuel Perry, Daniel Tinnin, Charles McDiarmid | |
| Subs | Arizona State | John Runyon (PG), Antonio Scheidt (SG), Melvin Coffman (SF), Herman Lucas (PF), Frederick Murphy (C) Paul Fisher, Dan Patterson, Charles Gariepy, James Grenz, Timothy Cross | |
| 01:39 | Arizona State | Frederick Murphy is whistled for traveling | 80-68 |
| 01:13 | Santa Clara | Herman Lucas denies the turnaround by Paul Davis | 80-68 |
| 01:12 | Arizona State | Melvin Coffman snags the defensive board | 80-68 |
| 01:09 | Arizona State | John Runyon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 80-68 |
| 00:52 | Santa Clara | Gerald Westover drills a jumper from the right block | 82-68 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Arizona State | Paul Davis steals it from Melvin Coffman in the backcourt | 82-68 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Santa Clara | Eugene Wood knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 84-68 |
| 00:24 | Arizona State | Melvin Coffman is hacked by Erik Turner - foul #1 on Erik Turner, team foul #9 | 84-68 |
| 00:24 | Arizona State | Melvin Coffman makes the 1st free throw | 84-69 |
| 00:24 | Arizona State | Melvin Coffman misses the 2nd free throw | 84-69 |
| 00:24 | Santa Clara | Thomas Hidalgo grabs the defensive rebound | 84-69 |
| 00:00 | Santa Clara | Eugene Wood runs out the clock | 84-69 |