| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Christopher Owens (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jim Farrar (fresh) SF - Jerome Mack (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Rush (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Garnica (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Richard Phu (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Hung Xiong (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Samuel Perry (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Tinnin (fresh) 3 reb. C - Charles McDiarmid (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Jerome Mack inbounds the ball | 15-32 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:57 | Marquette | Jerome Mack's pass is intercepted by Daniel Tinnin in the backcourt | 15-32 |
| 19:47 | Santa Clara | Kevin Garnica swats the short shot by Hung Xiong | 15-32 |
| 19:45 | Marquette | Christopher Owens pulls down the rebound | 15-32 |
| 19:40 | Marquette | Jerome Mack makes the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Christopher Owens | 17-32 |
| 19:20 | Santa Clara | Charles McDiarmid knocks in the runner from the baseline | 17-34 |
| 19:07 | Marquette | Jerome Mack throws it down on a nice dish by Jim Farrar and the foul's on Samuel Perry - foul #1 on Samuel Perry, team foul #1 | 19-34 |
| 19:07 | Marquette | Jerome Mack makes the free throw | 20-34 |
| 18:40 | Santa Clara | Hung Xiong misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 20-34 |
| 18:38 | Marquette | Jerry Rush snags the defensive board | 20-34 |
| 18:33 | Marquette | Hung Xiong steals it from Jim Farrar | 20-34 |
| 18:29 | Santa Clara | Hung Xiong banks in the layup | 20-36 |
| 18:26 | Marquette | Charles McDiarmid picks off the pass by Jim Farrar in the backcourt | 20-36 |
| 18:14 | Santa Clara | Charles McDiarmid makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Hung Xiong | 20-39 |
| 17:54 | Marquette | Christopher Owens is hacked by Richard Phu - foul #3 on Richard Phu, team foul #2 | 20-39 |
| Subs | Marquette | Richard Barton (PG), Al Gould (SG), Samuel Howse (SF), Gary Pesce (PF), Michael July (C) Christopher Owens, Jim Farrar, Jerome Mack, Jerry Rush, Kevin Garnica | |
| 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 | |
| 17:40 | Marquette | Al Gould's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-39 |
| 17:30 | Santa Clara | Michael July steps in front of the Paul Davis pass | 20-39 |
| 17:11 | Marquette | Samuel Howse's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-39 |
| 16:44 | Santa Clara | Al Gould steps in front of the Erik Turner pass | 20-39 |
| 16:30 | Marquette | Richard Barton loses the dribble to Paul Davis | 20-39 |
| 16:15 | Santa Clara | Eugene Wood can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 20-39 |
| 16:14 | Marquette | Gary Pesce gets the rebound | 20-39 |
| 16:12 | Marquette | Erik Turner steps in front of the Samuel Howse pass in the backcourt | 20-39 |
| 16:00 | Santa Clara | Paul Davis is hacked by Al Gould - foul #2 on Al Gould, team foul #1 | 20-39 |
| Subs | Marquette | Christopher Owens (PG), Jim Farrar (SG), Jerome Mack (SF), Jerry Rush (PF), Kevin Garnica (C) Richard Barton, Al Gould, Samuel Howse, Gary Pesce, Michael July | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Richard Phu (PG), Hung Xiong (SG), Samuel Perry (SF), Carlos Blount (PF), Charles McDiarmid (C) Eugene Wood, Paul Davis, Erik Turner, Thomas Hidalgo, Gerald Westover | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Christopher Owens (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jim Farrar (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jerome Mack (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Rush (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Garnica (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Richard Phu (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Hung Xiong (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Samuel Perry (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carlos Blount (fresh) C - Charles McDiarmid (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:47 | Santa Clara | Hung Xiong makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Charles McDiarmid | 20-42 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 15:39 | Marquette | Christopher Owens can't connect on an uncontested shot from the left wing | 20-42 |
| 15:37 | Marquette | Kevin Garnica grabs the offensive rebound | 20-42 |
| 15:32 | Marquette | Jerome Mack's dunk attempt is rejected by Carlos Blount | 20-42 |
| 15:31 | Santa Clara | Richard Phu gets the rebound | 20-42 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 15:05 | Santa Clara | Richard Phu loses the dribble to Kevin Garnica | 20-42 |
| 15:03 | Marquette | Samuel Perry is called for the reach on Jerome Mack in the backcourt - foul #2 on Samuel Perry, team foul #3 | 20-42 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Elbert Foy (SF), Daniel Tinnin (PF) Samuel Perry, Carlos Blount | |
| 14:48 | Marquette | Kevin Garnica misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 20-42 |
| 14:47 | Santa Clara | Hung Xiong grabs the defensive rebound | 20-42 |
| 14:22 | Santa Clara | Daniel Tinnin is called for traveling | 20-42 |
| Subs | Marquette | Richard Barton (PG), Gary Pesce (SF) Christopher Owens, Jerome Mack | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Eugene Wood (PG), Paul Davis (SG), Erik Turner (SF), Carlos Blount (C) Richard Phu, Hung Xiong, Elbert Foy, Charles McDiarmid | |
| 14:08 | Marquette | Carlos Blount swats the short shot by Kevin Garnica | 20-42 |
| 14:07 | Marquette | Kevin Garnica grabs the offensive board | 20-42 |
| 13:56 | Marquette | Jerry Rush hits a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Richard Barton | 22-42 |
| 13:27 | Santa Clara | Eugene Wood makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 22-45 |
| 13:20 | Marquette | Erik Turner is called for the reach on Richard Barton - foul #3 on Erik Turner, team foul #4 | 22-45 |
| Subs | Marquette | Al Gould (SG), Samuel Howse (SF), Michael July (C) Jim Farrar, Jerry Rush, Kevin Garnica | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Richard Phu (PG), Samuel Perry (SF), Thomas Hidalgo (PF), Charles McDiarmid (C) Eugene Wood, Paul Davis, Daniel Tinnin, Carlos Blount | |
| 13:05 | Marquette | Gary Pesce hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 22-45 |
| 13:03 | Marquette | Richard Barton grabs the offensive board | 22-45 |
| 12:57 | Marquette | Michael July is open but comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 22-45 |
| 12:56 | Marquette | Al Gould gets the offensive rebound | 22-45 |
| 12:46 | Marquette | Michael July buries a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Richard Barton and he's hacked by Richard Phu - foul #4 on Richard Phu, team foul #5 | 24-45 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jerome Mack (SF) Richard Barton | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Eugene Wood (PG), Hung Xiong (SG) Richard Phu, Erik Turner | |
| 12:46 | Marquette | Michael July makes the free throw | 25-45 |
| 12:23 | Santa Clara | Hung Xiong comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 25-45 |
| 12:21 | Santa Clara | The offensive rebound goes to Charles McDiarmid | 25-45 |
| 11:58 | Santa Clara | Samuel Howse is called for the reach on Samuel Perry - foul #1 on Samuel Howse, team foul #2 | 25-45 |
| Subs | Marquette | Christopher Owens (PG) Gary Pesce | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Paul Davis (PG), Elbert Foy (SF), Gerald Westover (C) Eugene Wood, Samuel Perry, Charles McDiarmid | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Christopher Owens (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Al Gould (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Jerome Mack (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael July (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Samuel Howse (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Paul Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Hung Xiong (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Elbert Foy (fresh) PF - Thomas Hidalgo (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gerald Westover (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Santa Clara | Michael July takes the ball from Elbert Foy | 25-45 |
| 11:31 | Marquette | Al Gould buries a jumper from the right side | 27-45 |
| 11:14 | Santa Clara | Elbert Foy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-45 |
| 11:12 | Santa Clara | Thomas Hidalgo snags the offensive board | 27-45 |
| 10:53 | Santa Clara | Christopher Owens steals the ball from Thomas Hidalgo | 27-45 |
| 10:48 | Marquette | Al Gould lays it up and in set up by Christopher Owens | 29-45 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 10:20 | Santa Clara | Paul Davis can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 29-45 |
| 10:19 | Marquette | Jerome Mack pulls down the rebound | 29-45 |
| 10:14 | Marquette | Christopher Owens makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Jerome Mack | 32-45 |
| 10:00 | Santa Clara | Hung Xiong misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-45 |
| 09:59 | Marquette | Michael July pulls down the rebound | 32-45 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 09:56 | Marquette | Al Gould is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 32-45 |
| Subs | Marquette | Richard Barton (PG), Jim Farrar (SG), Gary Pesce (SF), Jerry Rush (PF), Kevin Garnica (C) Christopher Owens, Al Gould, Jerome Mack, Michael July, Samuel Howse | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Eugene Wood (PG), Erik Turner (SG), Samuel Perry (SF), Daniel Tinnin (PF), Charles McDiarmid (C) Paul Davis, Hung Xiong, Elbert Foy, Thomas Hidalgo, Gerald Westover | |
| 09:48 | Santa Clara | Samuel Perry is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Samuel Perry, team foul #6 | 32-45 |
| 09:25 | Marquette | Kevin Garnica clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 32-45 |
| 09:24 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Samuel Perry | 32-45 |
| 09:06 | Santa Clara | Richard Barton is called for the reach on Samuel Perry - foul #1 on Richard Barton, team foul #3 | 32-45 |
| 08:45 | Santa Clara | Samuel Perry hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 32-45 |
| 08:43 | Santa Clara | Daniel Tinnin grabs the offensive rebound | 32-45 |
| 08:31 | Santa Clara | Daniel Tinnin hits a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Eugene Wood | 32-47 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 08:19 | Marquette | Daniel Tinnin steals it from Jim Farrar | 32-47 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 08:00 | Santa Clara | Erik Turner scores on a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Charles McDiarmid | 32-49 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Richard Barton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jim Farrar (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gary Pesce (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Jerry Rush (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Garnica (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Eugene Wood (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Erik Turner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Samuel Perry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Tinnin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles McDiarmid (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:51 | Marquette | Jerry Rush comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 32-49 |
| 07:50 | Santa Clara | Samuel Perry snags the defensive board | 32-49 |
| 07:21 | Santa Clara | Samuel Perry is hacked by Gary Pesce - foul #1 on Gary Pesce, team foul #4 | 32-49 |
| Subs | Marquette | Christopher Owens (PG), Jerome Mack (SF), Michael July (C) Richard Barton, Gary Pesce, Kevin Garnica | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Richard Phu (PG), Paul Davis (SG), Elbert Foy (SF), Gerald Westover (PF), Carlos Blount (C) Eugene Wood, Erik Turner, Samuel Perry, Daniel Tinnin, Charles McDiarmid | |
| 06:57 | Santa Clara | Richard Phu knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 32-52 |
| 06:55 | Marquette | Michael July throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-52 |
| Subs | Marquette | Samuel Howse (C) Jerry Rush | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Hung Xiong (SG) Paul Davis | |
| 06:40 | Santa Clara | Hung Xiong can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 32-52 |
| 06:39 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Jerome Mack | 32-52 |
| 06:32 | Marquette | Jim Farrar misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 32-52 |
| 06:30 | Santa Clara | Carlos Blount gets the rebound | 32-52 |
| 06:01 | Santa Clara | Gerald Westover misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 32-52 |
| 05:59 | Marquette | Michael July grabs the defensive rebound | 32-52 |
| 05:57 | Marquette | Jerome Mack throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-52 |
| Subs | Marquette | Richard Barton (PG), Al Gould (SG), Gary Pesce (PF), Michael Strachan (C) Christopher Owens, Jim Farrar, Jerome Mack, Michael July | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Paul Davis (PG), Eugene Wood (SG), Thomas Hidalgo (PF) Richard Phu, Hung Xiong, Carlos Blount | |
| 05:43 | Santa Clara | Paul Davis misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 32-52 |
| 05:41 | Marquette | Al Gould grabs the board | 32-52 |
| 05:18 | Marquette | Gary Pesce is hacked by Thomas Hidalgo - foul #2 on Thomas Hidalgo, team foul #7 | 32-52 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Erik Turner (SF) Elbert Foy | |
| 05:18 | Marquette | Gary Pesce makes the 1st free throw | 33-52 |
| 05:18 | Marquette | Gary Pesce misses the 2nd free throw | 33-52 |
| 05:18 | Santa Clara | Gerald Westover gets the rebound | 33-52 |
| 04:58 | Santa Clara | Paul Davis misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 33-52 |
| 04:56 | Santa Clara | Eugene Wood grabs the offensive board | 33-52 |
| 04:35 | Santa Clara | Gerald Westover misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 33-52 |
| 04:34 | Marquette | Al Gould grabs the board | 33-52 |
| 04:30 | Marquette | Al Gould's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-52 |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael July (PF) Al Gould | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Carlos Blount (C) Gerald Westover | |
| 04:06 | Santa Clara | Thomas Hidalgo is fouled on the floor by Michael July - foul #3 on Michael July, team foul #5 | 33-52 |
| Subs | Marquette | Al Gould (SG) Michael Strachan | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Elbert Foy (SF) Erik Turner | |
| 03:50 | Santa Clara | Eugene Wood travels with the ball | 33-52 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Richard Barton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Al Gould (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. SF - Samuel Howse (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gary Pesce (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael July (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Eugene Wood (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Davis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Elbert Foy (fresh) PF - Thomas Hidalgo (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Carlos Blount (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:31 | Marquette | Michael July hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 33-52 |
| 03:29 | Santa Clara | Thomas Hidalgo pulls down the rebound | 33-52 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:06 | Santa Clara | Carlos Blount can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 33-52 |
| 03:04 | Santa Clara | Elbert Foy pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-52 |
| 02:41 | Santa Clara | Gary Pesce blocks the jumper by Eugene Wood | 33-52 |
| 02:39 | Marquette | Samuel Howse gets the rebound | 33-52 |
| 02:29 | Marquette | Samuel Howse is hacked by Elbert Foy - foul #1 on Elbert Foy, team foul #8 | 33-52 |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Strachan (C) Al Gould | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Erik Turner (SF), Gerald Westover (C) Elbert Foy, Carlos Blount | |
| 02:29 | Marquette | Samuel Howse misses the 1st free throw | 33-52 |
| 02:29 | Santa Clara | Gerald Westover pulls down the rebound | 33-52 |
| 02:15 | Santa Clara | Michael Strachan picks off the pass by Paul Davis | 33-52 |
| 02:06 | Marquette | Gary Pesce misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 33-52 |
| 02:04 | Santa Clara | Eugene Wood gets the rebound | 33-52 |
| 01:46 | Santa Clara | Michael Strachan swats the layup by Erik Turner | 33-52 |
| 01:45 | Marquette | Michael Strachan pulls down the rebound | 33-52 |
| 01:27 | Marquette | Samuel Howse's floater is tipped away by Gerald Westover | 33-52 |
| 01:25 | Santa Clara | Erik Turner pulls down the rebound | 33-52 |
| 00:59 | Santa Clara | Gerald Westover is fouled on the floor by Samuel Howse - foul #2 on Samuel Howse, team foul #6 | 33-52 |
| Subs | Marquette | Al Gould (SG) Michael Strachan | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Santa Clara | Paul Davis hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Al Gould - foul #3 on Al Gould, team foul #7 | 33-52 |
| 00:31 | Santa Clara | Paul Davis makes the 1st free throw | 33-53 |
| 00:31 | Santa Clara | Paul Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 33-54 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette 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) | |
| 00:24 | Marquette | Samuel Howse misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-54 |
| 00:23 | Santa Clara | Gerald Westover gets the rebound | 33-54 |
| 00:00 | Santa Clara | Paul Davis runs out the clock | 33-54 |