| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Michael Watts (fresh) 2 reb. SG - Shane Kelley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gary Evans (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Brant Birch (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - Jeffery Carden (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Stanley Morton (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stuart Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeff Reimers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Wilson (fresh) 4 reb. C - Elbert Mamudoski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Santa Clara | Gary Evans inbounds the ball | 25-39 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | Santa Clara | Shane Kelley drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-39 |
| 19:25 | Auburn | Stanley Morton connects on the runner from close range on a great pass from Jeff Reimers | 28-41 |
| 19:14 | Santa Clara | Jeffery Carden knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 30-41 |
| 18:54 | Auburn | Jeffery Carden picks off the pass by Stanley Morton | 30-41 |
| 18:34 | Santa Clara | Michael Watts hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-41 |
| 18:32 | Auburn | Daniel Wilson grabs the board | 30-41 |
| 18:03 | Auburn | Elbert Mamudoski connects on the floater from the baseline and he's fouled by Brant Birch - foul #1 on Brant Birch, team foul #1 | 30-43 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Melvin Cunningham (PG), William Larrison (SG), Mark Warren (PF), Michael Wendler (C) Michael Watts, Shane Kelley, Brant Birch, Jeffery Carden | |
| Subs | Auburn | Irvin Cooper (SG), Nathan Stone (SF), Angel Pena (PF) Stuart Brown, Jeff Reimers, Daniel Wilson | |
| 18:03 | Auburn | Elbert Mamudoski makes the free throw | 30-44 |
| 17:50 | Santa Clara | William Larrison is fouled on the floor by Irvin Cooper - foul #1 on Irvin Cooper, team foul #1 | 30-44 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Jess Dragoo (C) Elbert Mamudoski | |
| 17:39 | Santa Clara | Jess Dragoo swats the layup by Melvin Cunningham | 30-44 |
| 17:38 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Nathan Stone | 30-44 |
| 17:33 | Auburn | Irvin Cooper misses short on an open shot from the left side | 30-44 |
| 17:31 | Auburn | Nathan Stone can't tip it in | 30-44 |
| 17:30 | Santa Clara | Gary Evans snags the defensive board | 30-44 |
| 17:14 | Santa Clara | William Larrison misses long on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Stanley Morton - foul #1 on Stanley Morton, team foul #2 | 30-44 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Watts (PG) Gary Evans | |
| Subs | Auburn | Jon Harris (SG) Stanley Morton | |
| 17:14 | Santa Clara | William Larrison makes the 1st free throw | 31-44 |
| 17:14 | Santa Clara | William Larrison misses the 2nd free throw | 31-44 |
| 17:14 | Auburn | Jon Harris gets the rebound | 31-44 |
| 16:53 | Auburn | Irvin Cooper comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 31-44 |
| 16:51 | Auburn | Irvin Cooper can't tip it in | 31-44 |
| 16:50 | Santa Clara | William Larrison grabs the defensive rebound | 31-44 |
| 16:46 | Santa Clara | Michael Watts scores on a shot from the right block | 33-44 |
| 16:25 | Auburn | Nathan Stone banks in the layup set up by Irvin Cooper | 33-46 |
| 16:01 | Santa Clara | Michael Watts hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Nathan Stone - foul #1 on Nathan Stone, team foul #3 | 33-46 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Shane Kelley (SG), Gary Evans (SF), Brant Birch (PF), Jeffery Carden (C) William Larrison, Melvin Cunningham, Mark Warren, Michael Wendler | |
| Subs | Auburn | Stanley Morton (PG), Stuart Brown (SG), Jeff Reimers (SF), Daniel Wilson (PF), Elbert Mamudoski (C) Irvin Cooper, Jon Harris, Nathan Stone, Angel Pena, Jess Dragoo | |
| 16:01 | Santa Clara | Michael Watts makes the 1st free throw | 34-46 |
| 16:01 | Santa Clara | Michael Watts makes the 2nd free throw | 35-46 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Michael Watts (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SG - Shane Kelley (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gary Evans (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brant Birch (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - Jeffery Carden (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Stanley Morton (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stuart Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeff Reimers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Wilson (fresh) 5 reb. C - Elbert Mamudoski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Auburn | Stanley Morton buries a 3 from the right wing | 35-49 |
| 15:11 | Santa Clara | Brant Birch clanks a shot from the baseline | 35-49 |
| 15:10 | Santa Clara | The offensive rebound goes to Brant Birch | 35-49 |
| 15:05 | Santa Clara | Michael Watts buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-49 |
| 15:02 | Auburn | Jeff Reimers's pass is intercepted by Shane Kelley in the backcourt | 38-49 |
| 14:51 | Santa Clara | Brant Birch is fouled on the floor by Elbert Mamudoski - foul #2 on Elbert Mamudoski, team foul #4 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Robert Guinn (PG), William Jackson (SF) Michael Watts, Gary Evans | |
| Subs | Auburn | Irvin Cooper (SF) Jeff Reimers | |
| 14:32 | Santa Clara | Jeffery Carden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-49 |
| 14:30 | Auburn | Stuart Brown loses the dribble to Jeffery Carden in the backcourt | 38-49 |
| 14:15 | Santa Clara | Irvin Cooper takes the ball from Shane Kelley | 38-49 |
| 14:13 | Auburn | Stanley Morton is hacked by Brant Birch in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brant Birch, team foul #2 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Maltsberger (SF), Angel Pena (PF) Stuart Brown, Daniel Wilson | |
| 13:58 | Auburn | John Maltsberger makes the wide open jumper from the left block | 38-51 |
| 13:49 | Santa Clara | William Jackson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-51 |
| 13:48 | Auburn | Elbert Mamudoski pulls down the rebound | 38-51 |
| 13:26 | Auburn | Angel Pena can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-51 |
| 13:25 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to William Jackson | 38-51 |
| 13:17 | Santa Clara | Irvin Cooper steals it from William Jackson | 38-51 |
| 13:14 | Auburn | John Maltsberger throws it down on a nice dish by Irvin Cooper | 38-53 |
| 12:55 | Santa Clara | Brant Birch's dunk attempt is rejected by Elbert Mamudoski | 38-53 |
| 12:53 | Auburn | Angel Pena gets the rebound | 38-53 |
| 12:39 | Auburn | Robert Guinn steals the ball from Irvin Cooper | 38-53 |
| 12:25 | Santa Clara | William Jackson makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-53 |
| 12:23 | Auburn | William Jackson steals the ball from Irvin Cooper in the backcourt | 41-53 |
| 12:21 | Santa Clara | Shane Kelley can't throw it down | 41-53 |
| 12:20 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Elbert Mamudoski | 41-53 |
| 12:06 | Auburn | Brant Birch steps in front of the Angel Pena pass | 41-53 |
| 11:52 | Santa Clara | Robert Guinn hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by William Jackson | 44-53 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Robert Guinn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Shane Kelley (tiring) 6 pts. SF - William Jackson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Brant Birch (tiring) 6 pts. 10 reb. C - Jeffery Carden (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Stanley Morton (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Irvin Cooper (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Maltsberger (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Angel Pena (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Elbert Mamudoski (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:48 | Auburn | Robert Guinn is called for the reach on Stanley Morton in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Guinn, team foul #3 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Melvin Cunningham (PG), William Larrison (SG), Gary Evans (SF), Mark Warren (PF), Michael Wendler (C) Robert Guinn, Shane Kelley, William Jackson, Brant Birch, Jeffery Carden | |
| Subs | Auburn | Jon Harris (PG), Stuart Brown (SG), Jeff Reimers (SF), Daniel Wilson (PF), Nathan Stone (C) Stanley Morton, Irvin Cooper, John Maltsberger, Angel Pena, Elbert Mamudoski | |
| 11:43 | Auburn | Jeff Reimers scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Daniel Wilson | 44-55 |
| 11:22 | Santa Clara | William Larrison misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 44-55 |
| 11:21 | Santa Clara | Melvin Cunningham tips it home | 46-55 |
| 11:04 | Auburn | Stuart Brown connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Jon Harris | 46-58 |
| 10:50 | Santa Clara | Michael Wendler hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 46-58 |
| 10:49 | Santa Clara | William Larrison gets the offensive rebound | 46-58 |
| 10:30 | Santa Clara | Gary Evans comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 46-58 |
| 10:28 | Santa Clara | Gary Evans tips it back up and in | 48-58 |
| 10:13 | Auburn | Nathan Stone misses the lay-in but the foul's on Michael Wendler - foul #2 on Michael Wendler, team foul #4 | 48-58 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Watts (PG), Shane Kelley (SG), William Jackson (SF), Brant Birch (PF) Melvin Cunningham, William Larrison, Gary Evans, Michael Wendler | |
| Subs | Auburn | Stanley Morton (PG), Jess Dragoo (C) Jon Harris, Daniel Wilson | |
| 10:13 | Auburn | Nathan Stone misses the 1st free throw | 48-58 |
| 10:13 | Auburn | Nathan Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 48-59 |
| 09:54 | Santa Clara | William Jackson clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 48-59 |
| 09:52 | Auburn | Stanley Morton gets the rebound | 48-59 |
| 09:36 | Auburn | Stanley Morton is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-59 |
| 09:34 | Santa Clara | Mark Warren grabs the board | 48-59 |
| 09:14 | Santa Clara | Brant Birch scores on a floater from the left block | 50-59 |
| 09:07 | Auburn | Stanley Morton loses the dribble to Michael Watts | 50-59 |
| 08:43 | Santa Clara | Brant Birch misses long on a jumper in the paint | 50-59 |
| 08:42 | Santa Clara | Mark Warren pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-59 |
| 08:28 | Santa Clara | William Jackson connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 52-59 |
| 08:21 | Auburn | William Jackson is called for the reach on Jeff Reimers - foul #4 on William Jackson, team foul #5 | 52-59 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Melvin Cunningham (PG), William Larrison (SG), Gary Evans (SF), Jeffery Carden (C) Michael Watts, Shane Kelley, William Jackson, Mark Warren | |
| Subs | Auburn | Irvin Cooper (PG), Jon Harris (SG), John Maltsberger (SF), Daniel Wilson (PF), Angel Pena (C) Stanley Morton, Stuart Brown, Jeff Reimers, Nathan Stone, Jess Dragoo | |
| 08:05 | Auburn | Irvin Cooper's pass is intercepted by Melvin Cunningham | 52-59 |
| 07:51 | Santa Clara | Brant Birch clanks a 3 from the left corner | 52-59 |
| 07:50 | Auburn | Irvin Cooper grabs the board | 52-59 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Melvin Cunningham (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SG - William Larrison (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. SF - Gary Evans (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brant Birch (tiring) 8 pts. 10 reb. C - Jeffery Carden (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Irvin Cooper (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jon Harris (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Maltsberger (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Daniel Wilson (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Angel Pena (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Auburn | John Maltsberger's fadeaway is rejected by Brant Birch | 52-59 |
| 07:31 | Santa Clara | Brant Birch grabs the defensive rebound | 52-59 |
| 07:13 | Santa Clara | Melvin Cunningham hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 52-59 |
| 07:11 | Auburn | Angel Pena pulls down the rebound | 52-59 |
| 06:50 | Auburn | Angel Pena misses the jumper from the free throw line | 52-59 |
| 06:48 | Santa Clara | Melvin Cunningham pulls down the rebound | 52-59 |
| 06:28 | Santa Clara | Angel Pena denies the turnaround by Jeffery Carden | 52-59 |
| 06:27 | Auburn | Angel Pena snags the defensive board | 52-59 |
| 06:11 | Auburn | Irvin Cooper knocks in the shot from the right side and the foul's on Melvin Cunningham - foul #1 on Melvin Cunningham, team foul #6 | 52-61 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Robert Guinn (PG), Michael Watts (SG), William Jackson (SF), Michael Wendler (PF) Melvin Cunningham, William Larrison, Gary Evans, Brant Birch | |
| Subs | Auburn | Stanley Morton (PG), Jeff Reimers (SF), Jess Dragoo (PF), Elbert Mamudoski (C) Jon Harris, John Maltsberger, Daniel Wilson, Angel Pena | |
| 06:11 | Auburn | Irvin Cooper makes the free throw | 52-62 |
| 05:56 | Santa Clara | Michael Watts buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by William Jackson | 55-62 |
| 05:43 | Auburn | Jess Dragoo buries a runner from close range on a nice dish by Stanley Morton | 55-64 |
| 05:23 | Santa Clara | Jeffery Carden hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 55-64 |
| 05:21 | Santa Clara | Michael Watts tips it in | 57-64 |
| 04:57 | Auburn | Jeff Reimers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-64 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Shane Kelley (SG), Mark Warren (PF) Michael Watts, Jeffery Carden | |
| Subs | Auburn | Stuart Brown (SG), Daniel Wilson (PF) Irvin Cooper, Jess Dragoo | |
| 04:42 | Santa Clara | Daniel Wilson steps in front of the Robert Guinn pass | 57-64 |
| 04:25 | Auburn | Elbert Mamudoski clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 57-64 |
| 04:23 | Auburn | Stanley Morton tips it in | 57-66 |
| 04:16 | Santa Clara | Stanley Morton steps in front of the Mark Warren pass | 57-66 |
| 04:13 | Auburn | Stanley Morton hits the finger roll | 57-68 |
| 03:59 | Santa Clara | Robert Guinn is fouled on the floor by Jeff Reimers - foul #1 on Jeff Reimers, team foul #5 | 57-68 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Melvin Cunningham (PG), Gary Evans (SF), Jeffery Carden (C) Robert Guinn, William Jackson, Michael Wendler | |
| Subs | Auburn | Nathan Stone (SF), Angel Pena (PF) Jeff Reimers, Daniel Wilson | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:50 | Santa Clara | Jeffery Carden comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 57-68 |
| 03:49 | Auburn | Angel Pena snags the defensive board | 57-68 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Melvin Cunningham (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SG - Shane Kelley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gary Evans (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Warren (tiring) 2 reb. C - Jeffery Carden (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Stanley Morton (fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stuart Brown (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nathan Stone (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Angel Pena (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Elbert Mamudoski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:25 | Auburn | Elbert Mamudoski is hacked by Jeffery Carden - foul #1 on Jeffery Carden, team foul #7 | 57-68 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Brant Birch (PF) Mark Warren | |
| Subs | Auburn | Jon Harris (PG), John Maltsberger (SF) Stanley Morton, Nathan Stone | |
| 03:25 | Auburn | Elbert Mamudoski makes the 1st free throw | 57-69 |
| 03:25 | Auburn | Elbert Mamudoski makes the 2nd free throw | 57-70 |
| 03:07 | Santa Clara | Jeffery Carden banks in the layup on a great pass from Melvin Cunningham | 59-70 |
| 03:05 | Auburn | Shane Kelley is called for the reach on Stuart Brown in the backcourt - foul #1 on Shane Kelley, team foul #8 | 59-70 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Robert Guinn (PG), Michael Watts (SG) Shane Kelley, Gary Evans | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 03:05 | Auburn | Stuart Brown makes the 1st free throw | 59-71 |
| 03:05 | Auburn | Stuart Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 59-71 |
| 03:05 | Santa Clara | Jeffery Carden snags the defensive board | 59-71 |
| 02:56 | Santa Clara | Angel Pena swats the short shot by Jeffery Carden | 59-71 |
| 02:54 | Auburn | Angel Pena pulls down the rebound | 59-71 |
| 02:54 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-71 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gary Evans (SF), William Larrison (C) Melvin Cunningham, Jeffery Carden | |
| Subs | Auburn | Stanley Morton (PG), Irvin Cooper (SF), Nathan Stone (PF) Jon Harris, John Maltsberger, Elbert Mamudoski | |
| 02:30 | Auburn | Nathan Stone drills a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Stuart Brown | 59-73 |
| 02:23 | Santa Clara | William Larrison throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-73 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Melvin Cunningham (PG), Michael Wendler (PF) Robert Guinn, Brant Birch | |
| Subs | Auburn | Jon Harris (SG), Jess Dragoo (C) Stanley Morton, Stuart Brown | |
| 02:04 | Auburn | Angel Pena clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-73 |
| 02:03 | Auburn | Nathan Stone can't tip it in | 59-73 |
| 02:01 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Michael Wendler | 59-73 |
| 01:48 | Santa Clara | Michael Wendler misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-73 |
| 01:47 | Auburn | Irvin Cooper gets the rebound | 59-73 |
| 01:43 | Auburn | Michael Watts is called for the reach on Jon Harris in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Watts, team foul #9 | 59-73 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Mark Warren (PF) Melvin Cunningham | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 01:43 | Auburn | Jon Harris makes the 1st free throw | 59-74 |
| 01:43 | Auburn | Jon Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 59-74 |
| 01:43 | Santa Clara | Mark Warren snags the defensive board | 59-74 |
| 01:24 | Santa Clara | William Larrison knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 62-74 |
| 00:57 | Auburn | Jess Dragoo clanks a 3 from straight away | 62-74 |
| 00:56 | Santa Clara | Gary Evans gets the rebound | 62-74 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Santa Clara | Michael Watts misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 62-74 |
| 00:50 | Santa Clara | Michael Watts tips it home | 64-74 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:48 | Auburn | Nathan Stone is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Watts - foul #4 on Michael Watts, team foul #10 | 64-74 |
| 00:48 | Auburn | Nathan Stone misses the 1st free throw | 64-74 |
| 00:48 | Auburn | Nathan Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 64-75 |
| 00:40 | Santa Clara | Nathan Stone swats the short shot by Mark Warren | 64-75 |
| 00:39 | Santa Clara | Michael Wendler can't tip it in | 64-75 |
| 00:38 | Auburn | Jon Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 64-75 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Auburn | Irvin Cooper is hacked by William Larrison in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Larrison, team foul #11 | 64-75 |
| 00:35 | Auburn | Irvin Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 64-76 |
| 00:35 | Auburn | Irvin Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 64-77 |
| 00:30 | Santa Clara | Michael Wendler misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 64-77 |
| 00:28 | Auburn | Nathan Stone grabs the board | 64-77 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Irvin Cooper runs out the clock | 64-77 |