| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Eugene Wood (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hung Xiong (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Samuel Perry (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Tinnin (fresh) C - Charles McDiarmid (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Jerry Hurley (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Conner (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Antoine Watts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Theodore Asbury (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Larry White (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Methodist | Antoine Watts inbounds the ball | 50-42 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:58 | Southern Methodist | Richard Conner is hacked by Hung Xiong in the backcourt - foul #2 on Hung Xiong, team foul #1 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Donald Walton (SF), Jose Leon (PF) Antoine Watts, Theodore Asbury | |
| 19:41 | Southern Methodist | Larry White misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Hung Xiong - foul #3 on Hung Xiong, team foul #2 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Paul Davis (SG) Hung Xiong | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 19:41 | Southern Methodist | Larry White makes the 1st free throw | 50-43 |
| 19:41 | Southern Methodist | Larry White makes the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 19:30 | Santa Clara | Samuel Perry lays it in | 52-44 |
| 19:04 | Southern Methodist | Richard Conner makes the runner from the right block | 52-46 |
| 18:35 | Santa Clara | Charles McDiarmid throws it down on a nice dish by Paul Davis | 54-46 |
| 18:15 | Southern Methodist | Donald Walton misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Daniel Tinnin - foul #1 on Daniel Tinnin, team foul #3 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Erik Turner (PG), Elbert Foy (SG), Thomas Hidalgo (SF), Gerald Westover (PF), Carlos Blount (C) Eugene Wood, Paul Davis, Samuel Perry, Daniel Tinnin, Charles McDiarmid | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Antoine Watts (SF), Theodore Asbury (PF), Paul Worthy (C) Richard Conner, Jose Leon, Larry White | |
| 18:15 | Southern Methodist | Donald Walton makes the 1st free throw | 54-47 |
| 18:15 | Southern Methodist | Donald Walton makes the 2nd free throw | 54-48 |
| 17:58 | Santa Clara | Gerald Westover drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Erik Turner and the foul's on Jerry Hurley - foul #3 on Jerry Hurley, team foul #1 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Richard Conner (SG) Jerry Hurley | |
| 17:58 | Santa Clara | Gerald Westover misses the free throw | 56-48 |
| 17:58 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Paul Worthy | 56-48 |
| 17:49 | Southern Methodist | Antoine Watts comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 56-48 |
| 17:48 | Santa Clara | Gerald Westover grabs the defensive rebound | 56-48 |
| 17:27 | Santa Clara | Carlos Blount clanks a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Paul Worthy - foul #2 on Paul Worthy, team foul #2 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Eugene Wood (PG) Erik Turner | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | David Saunders (C) Paul Worthy | |
| 17:27 | Santa Clara | Carlos Blount makes the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 17:27 | Santa Clara | Carlos Blount makes the 2nd free throw | 58-48 |
| 17:16 | Southern Methodist | Carlos Blount swats the short shot by Theodore Asbury | 58-48 |
| 17:15 | Santa Clara | Elbert Foy grabs the board | 58-48 |
| 16:49 | Santa Clara | Carlos Blount is open and buries a runner from the left block set up by Elbert Foy | 60-48 |
| 16:45 | Southern Methodist | David Saunders is fouled on the floor by Gerald Westover - foul #1 on Gerald Westover, team foul #4 | 60-48 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Paul Davis (SG), Samuel Perry (SF), Daniel Tinnin (PF), Charles McDiarmid (C) Elbert Foy, Thomas Hidalgo, Gerald Westover, Carlos Blount | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Larry White (C) David Saunders | |
| 16:25 | Southern Methodist | Paul Davis takes the ball from Antoine Watts | 60-48 |
| 16:06 | Santa Clara | Charles McDiarmid misses short on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Larry White - foul #3 on Larry White, team foul #3 | 60-48 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Erik Turner (PG) Eugene Wood | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Jose Leon (PF), Paul Worthy (C) Theodore Asbury, Larry White | |
| 16:06 | Santa Clara | Charles McDiarmid makes the 1st free throw | 61-48 |
| 16:06 | Santa Clara | Charles McDiarmid makes the 2nd free throw | 62-48 |
| 15:49 | Southern Methodist | Antoine Watts is denied on a layup by Paul Davis | 62-48 |
| 15:48 | Santa Clara | Daniel Tinnin snags the defensive board | 62-48 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Erik Turner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Davis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Samuel Perry (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Tinnin (tiring) 2 reb. C - Charles McDiarmid (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Donald Walton (tired) 7 pts. 2 reb. SG - Richard Conner (tired) 6 pts. SF - Antoine Watts (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jose Leon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Worthy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Santa Clara | Erik Turner is whistled for traveling | 62-48 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Dorsey Barriga (PG), Hung Xiong (SG), Thomas Hidalgo (SF), Gerald Westover (PF) Erik Turner, Paul Davis, Samuel Perry, Daniel Tinnin | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Jerry Hurley (PG), Robert Boyd (SG), Jonathon Outen (SF), Larry White (C) Donald Walton, Richard Conner, Antoine Watts, Paul Worthy | |
| 15:27 | Southern Methodist | Jose Leon is hacked by Hung Xiong in the backcourt - foul #4 on Hung Xiong, team foul #5 | 62-48 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Paul Davis (SG) Hung Xiong | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 15:12 | Southern Methodist | Jerry Hurley misses long on an open shot in the lane | 62-48 |
| 15:11 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Dorsey Barriga | 62-48 |
| 14:47 | Santa Clara | Thomas Hidalgo travels with the ball | 62-48 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Eugene Wood (PG), Elbert Foy (SG) Dorsey Barriga, Paul Davis | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Antoine Watts (SF) Larry White | |
| 14:28 | Southern Methodist | Robert Boyd is alone and drills a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Antoine Watts | 62-50 |
| 14:01 | Santa Clara | Eugene Wood connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-50 |
| 13:51 | Southern Methodist | Gerald Westover swats the layup by Jose Leon | 65-50 |
| 13:49 | Santa Clara | Charles McDiarmid snags the defensive board | 65-50 |
| 13:37 | Santa Clara | Thomas Hidalgo misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Robert Boyd - foul #4 on Robert Boyd, team foul #4 | 65-50 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Erik Turner (SG), Daniel Tinnin (PF), Carlos Blount (C) Elbert Foy, Gerald Westover, Charles McDiarmid | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Theodore Asbury (PF), David Saunders (C) Robert Boyd, Jose Leon | |
| 13:37 | Santa Clara | Thomas Hidalgo makes the 1st free throw | 66-50 |
| 13:37 | Santa Clara | Thomas Hidalgo makes the 2nd free throw | 67-50 |
| 13:24 | Southern Methodist | Jonathon Outen misses the wide open fadeaway in the paint | 67-50 |
| 13:22 | Santa Clara | Thomas Hidalgo grabs the defensive rebound | 67-50 |
| 13:15 | Santa Clara | Daniel Tinnin is fouled on the floor by Theodore Asbury - foul #1 on Theodore Asbury, team foul #5 | 67-50 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Samuel Perry (SF) Thomas Hidalgo | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Paul Worthy (PF) Theodore Asbury | |
| 13:09 | Santa Clara | Erik Turner hits the finger roll on a great pass from Daniel Tinnin | 69-50 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 13:05 | Southern Methodist | Jerry Hurley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 69-50 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Dorsey Barriga (PG) Eugene Wood | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Larry White (C) David Saunders | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 12:45 | Santa Clara | Samuel Perry comes up short on the runner in the lane | 69-50 |
| 12:44 | Southern Methodist | Paul Worthy gets the rebound | 69-50 |
| 12:42 | Southern Methodist | Erik Turner takes the ball from Jonathon Outen in the backcourt | 69-50 |
| 12:39 | Santa Clara | Erik Turner jams it | 71-50 |
| 12:26 | Southern Methodist | Antoine Watts knocks in the fadeaway near the basket and he's hacked by Samuel Perry - foul #2 on Samuel Perry, team foul #6 | 71-52 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Eugene Wood (PG), Paul Davis (SG), Gerald Westover (C) Dorsey Barriga, Erik Turner, Carlos Blount | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Theodore Asbury (PF) Paul Worthy | |
| 12:26 | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 71-52 |
| 12:26 | Southern Methodist | Antoine Watts makes the free throw | 71-53 |
| 12:22 | Santa Clara | Jonathon Outen is called for the reach on Paul Davis in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jonathon Outen, team foul #6 | 71-53 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Elbert Foy (SF) Samuel Perry | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Richard Conner (SG), David Saunders (C) Jonathon Outen, Larry White | |
| 11:58 | Santa Clara | Paul Davis misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 71-53 |
| 11:56 | Southern Methodist | Theodore Asbury grabs the board | 71-53 |
| 11:52 | Southern Methodist | Jerry Hurley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 71-53 |
| 11:51 | Southern Methodist | Theodore Asbury misses the tip | 71-53 |
| 11:49 | Southern Methodist | Richard Conner hits the follow up shot | 71-55 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Eugene Wood (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Davis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Elbert Foy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Daniel Tinnin (tired) 2 reb. C - Gerald Westover (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Jerry Hurley (very tired) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Richard Conner (tired) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Antoine Watts (very tired) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Theodore Asbury (tired) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - David Saunders (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:24 | Santa Clara | Eugene Wood buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Davis | 74-55 |
| 11:11 | Southern Methodist | Antoine Watts loses the dribble to Paul Davis | 74-55 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 10:46 | Santa Clara | Elbert Foy is hacked by Antoine Watts - foul #3 on Antoine Watts, team foul #7 | 74-55 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Dorsey Barriga (PG), Erik Turner (SF), Thomas Hidalgo (PF), Charles McDiarmid (C) Eugene Wood, Paul Davis, Daniel Tinnin, Gerald Westover | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Donald Walton (PG), Paul Worthy (PF), Jose Leon (C) Jerry Hurley, Theodore Asbury, David Saunders | |
| 10:46 | Santa Clara | Elbert Foy makes the 1st free throw | 75-55 |
| 10:46 | Santa Clara | Elbert Foy makes the 2nd free throw | 76-55 |
| 10:38 | Southern Methodist | Donald Walton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 76-55 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Samuel Perry (SF) Elbert Foy | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 10:14 | Santa Clara | Dorsey Barriga misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 76-55 |
| 10:12 | Southern Methodist | Antoine Watts grabs the board | 76-55 |
| 09:59 | Southern Methodist | Richard Conner misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 76-55 |
| 09:58 | Santa Clara | Charles McDiarmid grabs the board | 76-55 |
| 09:35 | Santa Clara | Charles McDiarmid is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Charles McDiarmid, team foul #7 | 76-55 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Paul Davis (PG), Gerald Westover (PF), Carlos Blount (C) Dorsey Barriga, Thomas Hidalgo, Charles McDiarmid | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Jerry Hurley (PG), Larry White (C) Richard Conner, Paul Worthy | |
| 09:18 | Southern Methodist | Larry White drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Donald Walton | 76-58 |
| 09:00 | Santa Clara | Gerald Westover is open and scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Carlos Blount | 78-58 |
| 08:46 | Southern Methodist | Antoine Watts is wide open but clanks a floater from the left block | 78-58 |
| 08:44 | Southern Methodist | Jose Leon grabs the offensive rebound | 78-58 |
| 08:35 | Southern Methodist | Antoine Watts comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 78-58 |
| 08:34 | Santa Clara | Carlos Blount snags the defensive board | 78-58 |
| 08:30 | Santa Clara | Paul Davis is hacked by Jerry Hurley in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jerry Hurley, team foul #8 | 78-58 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Eugene Wood (PG), Elbert Foy (SF), Daniel Tinnin (PF), Charles McDiarmid (C) Erik Turner, Samuel Perry, Gerald Westover, Carlos Blount | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Richard Conner (SG), Paul Worthy (PF) Jerry Hurley, Jose Leon | |
| 08:30 | Santa Clara | Paul Davis misses the 1st free throw | 78-58 |
| 08:30 | Southern Methodist | Paul Worthy grabs the defensive rebound | 78-58 |
| 08:13 | Southern Methodist | Antoine Watts scores on a runner near the basket | 78-60 |
| 08:11 | Santa Clara | Paul Davis is hacked by Donald Walton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Donald Walton, team foul #9 | 78-60 |
| 08:11 | Santa Clara | Paul Davis makes the 1st free throw | 79-60 |
| 08:11 | Santa Clara | Paul Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 79-60 |
| 08:11 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Larry White | 79-60 |
| 08:00 | Southern Methodist | Antoine Watts hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 79-63 |
| 07:58 | Santa Clara | Eugene Wood's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 79-63 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Hung Xiong (SG), Thomas Hidalgo (SF) Paul Davis, Elbert Foy | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Jonathon Outen (PG), Robert Boyd (SG) Donald Walton, Richard Conner | |
| 07:45 | Southern Methodist | Antoine Watts connects on the open turnaround in the paint | 79-65 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Eugene Wood (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hung Xiong (fresh) 10 pts. 4 pf. SF - Thomas Hidalgo (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Daniel Tinnin (tired) 2 reb. C - Charles McDiarmid (tired) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Jonathon Outen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. SG - Robert Boyd (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. SF - Antoine Watts (very tired) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Paul Worthy (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Larry White (tired) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 07:25 | Santa Clara | Thomas Hidalgo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 79-65 |
| 07:25 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 79-65 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Elbert Foy (SF), Gerald Westover (PF) Thomas Hidalgo, Daniel Tinnin | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Jerry Hurley (PG), Theodore Asbury (PF), Jose Leon (C) Antoine Watts, Paul Worthy, Larry White | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 07:08 | Southern Methodist | Jonathon Outen is fouled on the floor by Elbert Foy - foul #3 on Elbert Foy, team foul #8 | 79-65 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Carlos Blount (C) Charles McDiarmid | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 07:08 | Southern Methodist | Jonathon Outen makes the 1st free throw | 79-66 |
| 07:08 | Southern Methodist | Jonathon Outen misses the 2nd free throw | 79-66 |
| 07:08 | Santa Clara | Carlos Blount grabs the defensive rebound | 79-66 |
| 06:50 | Santa Clara | Eugene Wood is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 79-66 |
| 06:49 | Southern Methodist | Robert Boyd grabs the defensive rebound | 79-66 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 06:46 | Southern Methodist | Carlos Blount steals the ball from Jerry Hurley in the backcourt | 79-66 |
| 06:33 | Santa Clara | Carlos Blount knocks in the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Gerald Westover | 81-66 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 06:17 | Southern Methodist | Theodore Asbury's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 81-66 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Dorsey Barriga (PG), Samuel Perry (SF), Thomas Hidalgo (PF), Charles McDiarmid (C) Eugene Wood, Elbert Foy, Gerald Westover, Carlos Blount | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Antoine Watts (SF), Larry White (C) Jerry Hurley, Theodore Asbury | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:56 | Santa Clara | Samuel Perry misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 81-66 |
| 05:54 | Santa Clara | Hung Xiong gets the offensive rebound | 81-66 |
| 05:37 | Santa Clara | Hung Xiong scores on a floater from the free throw line set up by Samuel Perry | 83-66 |
| 05:35 | Southern Methodist | Dorsey Barriga steps in front of the Antoine Watts pass in the backcourt | 83-66 |
| 05:34 | Santa Clara | Thomas Hidalgo can't finish the layup | 83-66 |
| 05:33 | Southern Methodist | Jonathon Outen snags the defensive board | 83-66 |
| 05:31 | Southern Methodist | Jose Leon throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 83-66 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Paul Davis (PG), Erik Turner (SF), Daniel Tinnin (PF), Carlos Blount (C) Dorsey Barriga, Samuel Perry, Thomas Hidalgo, Charles McDiarmid | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Paul Worthy (PF), David Saunders (C) Jose Leon, Larry White | |
| 05:10 | Santa Clara | Erik Turner misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 83-66 |
| 05:08 | Southern Methodist | Paul Worthy grabs the board | 83-66 |
| 04:59 | Southern Methodist | Daniel Tinnin swats the short shot by Antoine Watts | 83-66 |
| 04:58 | Southern Methodist | Jonathon Outen tips it back up and in | 83-68 |
| 04:35 | Santa Clara | Daniel Tinnin clanks a jumper from the right side | 83-68 |
| 04:33 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to David Saunders | 83-68 |
| 04:26 | Southern Methodist | Jonathon Outen drills a shot in the paint on a great pass from Antoine Watts | 83-70 |
| 04:01 | Santa Clara | Erik Turner is by himself and knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Hung Xiong | 85-70 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:46 | Southern Methodist | Robert Boyd can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 85-70 |
| 03:45 | Southern Methodist | Jonathon Outen pulls down the offensive rebound | 85-70 |
| 03:45 | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 85-70 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Dorsey Barriga (PG), Elbert Foy (SG), Samuel Perry (SF), Gerald Westover (PF), Charles McDiarmid (C) Paul Davis, Hung Xiong, Erik Turner, Daniel Tinnin, Carlos Blount | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Jerry Hurley (PG), Jose Leon (PF), Larry White (C) Antoine Watts, Paul Worthy, David Saunders | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Dorsey Barriga (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Elbert Foy (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Samuel Perry (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gerald Westover (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles McDiarmid (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Jerry Hurley (tired) 3 pts. 4 pf. SG - Robert Boyd (tiring) 5 pts. 4 pf. SF - Jonathon Outen (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Jose Leon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Larry White (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:30 | Southern Methodist | Jose Leon scores on a driving attempt in the paint and the foul's on Elbert Foy - foul #4 on Elbert Foy, team foul #9 | 85-72 |
| 03:30 | Southern Methodist | Jose Leon makes the free throw | 85-73 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:27 | Santa Clara | Elbert Foy is hacked by Robert Boyd in the backcourt - foul #5 on Robert Boyd, team foul #10 | 85-73 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Richard Conner (SF) Robert Boyd | |
| 03:27 | Santa Clara | Elbert Foy makes the 1st free throw | 86-73 |
| 03:27 | Santa Clara | Elbert Foy makes the 2nd free throw | 87-73 |
| 03:23 | Southern Methodist | Richard Conner is fouled in the backcourt by Samuel Perry - foul #3 on Samuel Perry, team foul #10 | 87-73 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Eugene Wood (PG), Thomas Hidalgo (SF) Dorsey Barriga, Samuel Perry | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Donald Walton (PG) Jerry Hurley | |
| 03:23 | Southern Methodist | Richard Conner makes the 1st free throw | 87-74 |
| 03:23 | Southern Methodist | Richard Conner makes the 2nd free throw | 87-75 |
| 02:54 | Santa Clara | Thomas Hidalgo lays it in set up by Eugene Wood | 89-75 |
| 02:54 | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 89-75 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Hung Xiong (SG) Gerald Westover | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Antoine Watts (SF), Theodore Asbury (PF) Richard Conner, Larry White | |
| 02:47 | Southern Methodist | Jose Leon makes the turnaround from the left block | 89-77 |
| 02:43 | Santa Clara | Elbert Foy is hacked by Theodore Asbury in the backcourt - foul #2 on Theodore Asbury, team foul #11 | 89-77 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Dorsey Barriga (PG) Eugene Wood | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Jerry Hurley (PG) Donald Walton | |
| 02:43 | Santa Clara | Elbert Foy makes the 1st free throw | 90-77 |
| 02:43 | Santa Clara | Elbert Foy makes the 2nd free throw | 91-77 |
| 02:20 | Southern Methodist | Elbert Foy blocks the short jumper by Jose Leon | 91-77 |
| 02:18 | Santa Clara | Thomas Hidalgo gets the rebound | 91-77 |
| 01:56 | Santa Clara | Thomas Hidalgo misses short on an open jump hook from the right block | 91-77 |
| 01:54 | Southern Methodist | Antoine Watts gets the rebound | 91-77 |
| 01:46 | Southern Methodist | Jerry Hurley misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 91-77 |
| 01:45 | Santa Clara | Charles McDiarmid pulls down the rebound | 91-77 |
| 01:43 | Santa Clara | Dorsey Barriga is fouled in the backcourt by Jonathon Outen - foul #5 on Jonathon Outen, team foul #12 | 91-77 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Paul Davis (SG), Gerald Westover (PF), Carlos Blount (C) Hung Xiong, Elbert Foy, Charles McDiarmid | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Donald Walton (PG), Richard Conner (SG), Paul Worthy (C) Jerry Hurley, Jonathon Outen, Theodore Asbury | |
| 01:43 | Santa Clara | Dorsey Barriga makes the 1st free throw | 92-77 |
| 01:43 | Santa Clara | Dorsey Barriga misses the 2nd free throw | 92-77 |
| 01:43 | Southern Methodist | Paul Worthy gets the rebound | 92-77 |
| 01:36 | Southern Methodist | Jose Leon lays it up and in on a great pass from Antoine Watts | 92-79 |
| 01:17 | Santa Clara | Dorsey Barriga can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 92-79 |
| 01:15 | Santa Clara | The offensive rebound goes to Gerald Westover | 92-79 |
| 00:52 | Santa Clara | Paul Worthy swats the short shot by Thomas Hidalgo | 92-79 |
| 00:50 | Southern Methodist | Donald Walton gets the rebound | 92-79 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Southern Methodist | The jump hook by Richard Conner is blocked by Carlos Blount | 92-79 |
| 00:42 | Santa Clara | Gerald Westover grabs the board | 92-79 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Santa Clara | Dorsey Barriga clanks a jumper from the left wing | 92-79 |
| 00:16 | Santa Clara | Gerald Westover grabs the offensive board | 92-79 |
| 00:00 | Santa Clara | Dorsey Barriga runs out the clock | 92-79 |