| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Reginald Jacobs (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Ebbert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Force (fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Estep (fresh) C - Laurence Jennings (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - William Brunner (fresh) 7 pts. SG - William Valazquez (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dean Alejo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Dewey (fresh) 2 pts. C - Shon Plemmons (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Scott Force inbounds the ball | 32-38 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Scott Force scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Reginald Jacobs | 34-38 |
| 19:27 | Santa Clara | William Valazquez misses short on a shot from the right side | 34-38 |
| 19:26 | Santa Clara | Dean Alejo tips it back up and in | 34-40 |
| 19:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Reginald Jacobs scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from George Estep | 37-40 |
| 19:09 | Santa Clara | Dean Alejo drills a floater in the paint and he's hacked by George Estep - foul #3 on George Estep, team foul #1 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Edmund Jackson (PF) George Estep | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 19:09 | Santa Clara | Dean Alejo makes the free throw | 37-43 |
| 19:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Laurence Jennings is whistled for a carry | 37-43 |
| 18:42 | Santa Clara | Reginald Jacobs steals it from Dean Alejo | 37-43 |
| 18:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Reginald Jacobs misses the wide open floater from the right block but he's fouled by William Brunner - foul #1 on William Brunner, team foul #1 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dikembe Araki (SG), Giovanni Rossi (PF), Robert Gray (C) James Ebbert, Scott Force, Laurence Jennings | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joseph Higgins (PG), Michael Maxon (SG), Patrick Cunningham (SF), Leroy Benedetti (PF), Tracy Ferguson (C) William Brunner, William Valazquez, Dean Alejo, Kenneth Dewey, Shon Plemmons | |
| 18:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Reginald Jacobs makes the 1st free throw | 38-43 |
| 18:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Reginald Jacobs misses the 2nd free throw | 38-43 |
| 18:19 | Santa Clara | Tracy Ferguson snags the defensive board | 38-43 |
| 17:56 | Santa Clara | Joseph Higgins double dribbles | 38-43 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Reed (SG) Reginald Jacobs | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 17:42 | Middle Tenn. State | The short jumper by Robert Gray is denied by Leroy Benedetti | 38-43 |
| 17:41 | Santa Clara | Leroy Benedetti snags the defensive board | 38-43 |
| 17:31 | Santa Clara | Leroy Benedetti comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-43 |
| 17:30 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Robert Gray | 38-43 |
| 17:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Edmund Jackson is hacked by Leroy Benedetti - foul #3 on Leroy Benedetti, team foul #2 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Schacher (SF) Edmund Jackson | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | William Valazquez (SG), Kenneth Dewey (PF) Joseph Higgins, Leroy Benedetti | |
| 17:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Tracy Ferguson steps in front of the Victor Schacher pass | 38-43 |
| 16:42 | Santa Clara | William Valazquez makes the jumper from the free throw line | 38-45 |
| 16:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Reed clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-45 |
| 16:32 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Kenneth Dewey | 38-45 |
| 16:28 | Santa Clara | William Valazquez hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Michael Maxon | 38-48 |
| 16:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Dikembe Araki dunks the ball set up by Robert Gray | 40-48 |
| 15:51 | Santa Clara | William Valazquez hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Tracy Ferguson | 40-50 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Dikembe Araki (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Brian Reed (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Victor Schacher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Giovanni Rossi (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Gray (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Michael Maxon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Valazquez (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Patrick Cunningham (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Dewey (tiring) 2 pts. C - Tracy Ferguson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:45 | Middle Tenn. State | William Valazquez steals it from Victor Schacher in the backcourt | 40-50 |
| 15:44 | Santa Clara | Michael Maxon misses the easy layup | 40-50 |
| 15:43 | Santa Clara | Tracy Ferguson tips it but misses | 40-50 |
| 15:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Giovanni Rossi gets the rebound | 40-50 |
| 15:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Gray is hacked by Patrick Cunningham - foul #3 on Patrick Cunningham, team foul #3 | 40-50 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Reginald Jacobs (PG), James Ebbert (SG), Scott Force (SF), George Estep (PF), Laurence Jennings (C) Dikembe Araki, Brian Reed, Victor Schacher, Giovanni Rossi, Robert Gray | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | William Brunner (PG), Joseph Higgins (SG), Dean Alejo (SF), Leroy Benedetti (PF), Shon Plemmons (C) Michael Maxon, William Valazquez, Patrick Cunningham, Kenneth Dewey, Tracy Ferguson | |
| 15:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Reginald Jacobs misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-50 |
| 15:02 | Middle Tenn. State | James Ebbert misses the tip | 40-50 |
| 15:00 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Dean Alejo | 40-50 |
| 14:47 | Santa Clara | William Brunner misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-50 |
| 14:45 | Santa Clara | Shon Plemmons tips it back up and in | 40-52 |
| 14:27 | Middle Tenn. State | James Ebbert misses long on a floater in the paint | 40-52 |
| 14:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Scott Force snags the offensive board | 40-52 |
| 14:10 | Middle Tenn. State | James Ebbert knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Reginald Jacobs | 42-52 |
| 13:55 | Santa Clara | Shon Plemmons makes the floater in the paint on a great pass from William Brunner | 42-54 |
| 13:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Scott Force is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-54 |
| 13:33 | Santa Clara | Leroy Benedetti pulls down the rebound | 42-54 |
| 13:22 | Santa Clara | William Brunner scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Dean Alejo | 42-57 |
| 13:06 | Middle Tenn. State | James Ebbert hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the left wing | 42-57 |
| 13:05 | Santa Clara | Leroy Benedetti gets the rebound | 42-57 |
| 12:51 | Santa Clara | William Brunner knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Dean Alejo | 42-59 |
| 12:47 | Middle Tenn. State | William Brunner steps in front of the Reginald Jacobs pass in the backcourt | 42-59 |
| 12:45 | Santa Clara | William Brunner banks in the layup | 42-61 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 12:24 | Middle Tenn. State | James Ebbert makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Reginald Jacobs | 45-61 |
| 12:09 | Santa Clara | William Brunner misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-61 |
| 12:07 | Middle Tenn. State | James Ebbert gets the rebound | 45-61 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 11:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Reginald Jacobs can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Leroy Benedetti - foul #4 on Leroy Benedetti, team foul #4 | 45-61 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dikembe Araki (SG), Victor Schacher (SF), Edmund Jackson (PF), Giovanni Rossi (C) James Ebbert, Scott Force, George Estep, Laurence Jennings | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Maxon (PG), William Valazquez (SG), Robert Mace (SF), Kenneth Dewey (PF), Joseph Cox (C) William Brunner, Joseph Higgins, Dean Alejo, Leroy Benedetti, Shon Plemmons | |
| 11:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Reginald Jacobs makes the 1st free throw | 46-61 |
| 11:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Reginald Jacobs makes the 2nd free throw | 47-61 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Reginald Jacobs (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SG - Dikembe Araki (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Victor Schacher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edmund Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Giovanni Rossi (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Michael Maxon (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Valazquez (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Robert Mace (fresh) PF - Kenneth Dewey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Cox (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Santa Clara | William Valazquez is hacked by Victor Schacher - foul #2 on Victor Schacher, team foul #2 | 47-61 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Reed (SG) Reginald Jacobs | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 11:21 | Santa Clara | William Valazquez knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael Maxon | 47-63 |
| 11:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Schacher makes the wide open turnaround from the left block set up by Dikembe Araki | 49-63 |
| 10:46 | Santa Clara | William Valazquez clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 49-63 |
| 10:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Giovanni Rossi gets the rebound | 49-63 |
| 10:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Schacher drills a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Dikembe Araki | 51-63 |
| 10:25 | Santa Clara | Robert Mace hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 51-63 |
| 10:24 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Edmund Jackson | 51-63 |
| 10:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Edmund Jackson is called for traveling | 51-63 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Frank Marshall (PG), James Ebbert (SG), Scott Force (SF), George Estep (PF), Robert Gray (C) Dikembe Araki, Brian Reed, Victor Schacher, Edmund Jackson, Giovanni Rossi | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | William Brunner (PG), Patrick Cunningham (SF), Tracy Ferguson (C) Michael Maxon, Robert Mace, Joseph Cox | |
| 09:50 | Santa Clara | William Brunner hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 51-63 |
| 09:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Scott Force snags the defensive board | 51-63 |
| 09:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Scott Force is hacked by Patrick Cunningham in the backcourt - foul #4 on Patrick Cunningham, team foul #5 | 51-63 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Dean Alejo (SF) Patrick Cunningham | |
| 09:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Gray banks in the layup on a great pass from George Estep | 53-63 |
| 09:07 | Santa Clara | William Brunner travels with the ball | 53-63 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Reginald Jacobs (PG), Dikembe Araki (SG), Laurence Jennings (C) Frank Marshall, James Ebbert, George Estep | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Shon Plemmons (C) Kenneth Dewey | |
| 08:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Laurence Jennings misses the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Shon Plemmons - foul #2 on Shon Plemmons, team foul #6 | 53-63 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Schacher (SF), George Estep (PF) Scott Force, Robert Gray | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Maxon (PG), Kenneth Dewey (PF) William Brunner, Tracy Ferguson | |
| 08:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Laurence Jennings misses the 1st free throw | 53-63 |
| 08:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Laurence Jennings misses the 2nd free throw | 53-63 |
| 08:49 | Santa Clara | Kenneth Dewey pulls down the rebound | 53-63 |
| 08:31 | Santa Clara | George Estep picks off the pass by Shon Plemmons | 53-63 |
| 08:03 | Middle Tenn. State | George Estep dunks the ball on a nice dish by Dikembe Araki and he's hacked by Kenneth Dewey - foul #2 on Kenneth Dewey, team foul #7 | 55-63 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Reed (SG), Edmund Jackson (SF) Dikembe Araki, Victor Schacher | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 08:03 | Middle Tenn. State | George Estep makes the free throw | 56-63 |
| 07:54 | Santa Clara | Dean Alejo connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Michael Maxon | 56-66 |
| 07:52 | Middle Tenn. State | Reginald Jacobs is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Maxon - foul #3 on Michael Maxon, team foul #8 | 56-66 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Scott Force (SF) George Estep | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Patrick Cunningham (SG), Robert Mace (SF), Leroy Benedetti (PF) William Valazquez, Dean Alejo, Kenneth Dewey | |
| 07:52 | Middle Tenn. State | Reginald Jacobs makes the 1st free throw | 57-66 |
| 07:52 | Middle Tenn. State | Reginald Jacobs makes the 2nd free throw | 58-66 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Reginald Jacobs (fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. SG - Brian Reed (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Force (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edmund Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Laurence Jennings (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Michael Maxon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Patrick Cunningham (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. SF - Robert Mace (fresh) PF - Leroy Benedetti (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. C - Shon Plemmons (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Santa Clara | Leroy Benedetti connects on the shot from close range set up by Patrick Cunningham | 58-68 |
| 07:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Reed is hacked by Patrick Cunningham - foul #5 on Patrick Cunningham, team foul #9 | 58-68 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Frank Marshall (PG), Giovanni Rossi (PF), Robert Gray (C) Reginald Jacobs, Scott Force, Laurence Jennings | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | William Brunner (PG), Tracy Ferguson (C) Patrick Cunningham, Shon Plemmons | |
| 07:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Reed misses the 1st free throw | 58-68 |
| 07:22 | Santa Clara | Leroy Benedetti snags the defensive board | 58-68 |
| 07:01 | Santa Clara | Leroy Benedetti scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael Maxon | 58-70 |
| 06:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Gray can't throw it down | 58-70 |
| 06:38 | Santa Clara | Leroy Benedetti snags the defensive board | 58-70 |
| 06:25 | Santa Clara | Michael Maxon misses the lay-in | 58-70 |
| 06:24 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Brian Reed | 58-70 |
| 06:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Giovanni Rossi hits a wide open jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Frank Marshall | 60-70 |
| 05:58 | Santa Clara | William Brunner misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-70 |
| 05:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Gray gets the rebound | 60-70 |
| 05:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Frank Marshall hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-70 |
| 05:37 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Leroy Benedetti | 60-70 |
| 05:31 | Santa Clara | Robert Gray steals the ball from William Brunner | 60-70 |
| 05:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Tracy Ferguson steals it from Brian Reed in the backcourt | 60-70 |
| 05:08 | Santa Clara | Robert Mace hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from William Brunner | 60-72 |
| 05:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Leroy Benedetti steals it from Giovanni Rossi in the backcourt | 60-72 |
| 04:55 | Santa Clara | Robert Mace clanks a 3 from the right corner | 60-72 |
| 04:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Reed gets the rebound | 60-72 |
| 04:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Reed misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-72 |
| 04:35 | Santa Clara | Leroy Benedetti gets the rebound | 60-72 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:19 | Santa Clara | Leroy Benedetti misses badly on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Brian Reed - foul #3 on Brian Reed, team foul #3 | 60-72 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Reginald Jacobs (PG), Dikembe Araki (SG), Victor Schacher (SF), George Estep (PF), Laurence Jennings (C) Frank Marshall, Brian Reed, Edmund Jackson, Giovanni Rossi, Robert Gray | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joseph Higgins (PG), William Valazquez (SG), Dean Alejo (SF), Joseph Cox (C) William Brunner, Michael Maxon, Robert Mace, Tracy Ferguson | |
| 04:19 | Santa Clara | Leroy Benedetti misses the 1st free throw | 60-72 |
| 04:19 | Santa Clara | Leroy Benedetti makes the 2nd free throw | 60-73 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:07 | Middle Tenn. State | George Estep comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 60-73 |
| 04:06 | Santa Clara | Leroy Benedetti grabs the board | 60-73 |
| 03:47 | Santa Clara | William Valazquez is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Araki - foul #2 on Dikembe Araki, team foul #4 | 60-73 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Ebbert (SG), Scott Force (SF) Dikembe Araki, Victor Schacher | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kenneth Dewey (PF) Leroy Benedetti | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Reginald Jacobs (fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Ebbert (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Force (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Estep (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Laurence Jennings (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Joseph Higgins (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Valazquez (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Dean Alejo (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kenneth Dewey (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Cox (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:22 | Santa Clara | Joseph Higgins's pass is intercepted by Reginald Jacobs | 60-73 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex 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) | |
| 03:07 | Middle Tenn. State | James Ebbert makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Reginald Jacobs | 63-73 |
| 02:45 | Santa Clara | William Valazquez misses long on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by James Ebbert - foul #1 on James Ebbert, team foul #5 | 63-73 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Dikembe Araki (SG), Victor Schacher (SF) James Ebbert, Scott Force | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | William Brunner (PG), Shon Plemmons (C) Joseph Higgins, Joseph Cox | |
| 02:45 | Santa Clara | William Valazquez makes the 1st free throw | 63-74 |
| 02:45 | Santa Clara | William Valazquez makes the 2nd free throw | 63-75 |
| 02:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-75 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Scott Force (SF) Victor Schacher | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 02:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Dikembe Araki misses short on an open 3 pointer from straight away | 63-75 |
| 02:35 | Middle Tenn. State | George Estep tips it in | 65-75 |
| 02:06 | Santa Clara | Shon Plemmons can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 65-75 |
| 02:04 | Santa Clara | Kenneth Dewey pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-75 |
| 01:43 | Santa Clara | Shon Plemmons throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-75 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Reed (SG), Edmund Jackson (SF), Giovanni Rossi (PF), Robert Gray (C) Reginald Jacobs, Scott Force, George Estep, Laurence Jennings | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joseph Higgins (PG), Michael Maxon (SG), Robert Mace (SF), Leroy Benedetti (PF), Tracy Ferguson (C) William Brunner, William Valazquez, Dean Alejo, Kenneth Dewey, Shon Plemmons | |
| 01:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Gray connects on the runner from the left block | 67-75 |
| 01:33 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-75 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Reginald Jacobs (PG), James Ebbert (SG), Scott Force (SF), George Estep (PF), Laurence Jennings (C) Dikembe Araki, Brian Reed, Edmund Jackson, Giovanni Rossi, Robert Gray | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | William Brunner (PG), William Valazquez (SG), Dean Alejo (SF), Kenneth Dewey (PF), Shon Plemmons (C) Joseph Higgins, Michael Maxon, Robert Mace, Leroy Benedetti, Tracy Ferguson | |
| 01:20 | Santa Clara | William Brunner knocks in the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Dean Alejo | 67-77 |
| 01:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Scott Force hits a jump hook from close range | 69-77 |
| 00:40 | Santa Clara | Kenneth Dewey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-77 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Scott Force comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 69-77 |
| 00:32 | Middle Tenn. State | George Estep snags the offensive board | 69-77 |
| 00:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Reginald Jacobs knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by James Ebbert | 72-77 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State 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) | |
| 00:28 | Santa Clara | William Valazquez is fouled in the backcourt by James Ebbert - foul #2 on James Ebbert, team foul #6 | 72-77 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Maxon (PG), Leroy Benedetti (PF) William Brunner, Kenneth Dewey | |
| 00:26 | Santa Clara | Michael Maxon is hacked by Laurence Jennings - foul #1 on Laurence Jennings, team foul #7 | 72-77 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joseph Higgins (PG) Leroy Benedetti | |
| 00:26 | Santa Clara | Michael Maxon makes the 1st free throw | 72-78 |
| 00:26 | Santa Clara | Michael Maxon misses the 2nd free throw | 72-78 |
| 00:26 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to James Ebbert | 72-78 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State 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) | |
| 00:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Higgins is called for the reach on Reginald Jacobs in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Higgins, team foul #10 | 72-78 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | William Brunner (PG), Kenneth Dewey (PF) Joseph Higgins, Michael Maxon | |
| 00:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Reginald Jacobs makes the 1st free throw | 73-78 |
| 00:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Reginald Jacobs makes the 2nd free throw | 74-78 |
| 00:22 | Santa Clara | James Ebbert is called for the reach on William Valazquez in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Ebbert, team foul #8 | 74-78 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Maxon (PG), Leroy Benedetti (PF) William Brunner, Kenneth Dewey | |
| 00:22 | Santa Clara | William Valazquez makes the 1st free throw | 74-79 |
| 00:22 | Santa Clara | William Valazquez makes the 2nd free throw | 74-80 |
| 00:15 | Middle Tenn. State | James Ebbert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 74-80 |
| 00:12 | Santa Clara | Dean Alejo is hacked by James Ebbert in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Ebbert, team foul #9 | 74-80 |
| 00:12 | Santa Clara | Dean Alejo misses the 1st free throw | 74-80 |
| 00:12 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Laurence Jennings | 74-80 |
| 00:05 | Middle Tenn. State | James Ebbert comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 74-80 |
| 00:03 | Middle Tenn. State | George Estep grabs the offensive board | 74-80 |
| 00:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Reginald Jacobs misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 74-80 |
| 00:00 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Leroy Benedetti | 74-80 |