| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - William Brunner (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Valazquez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dean Alejo (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Leroy Benedetti (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Shon Plemmons (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Matthew Lindsey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Toon (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Freitag (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jared Dailey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Santa Clara | Dean Alejo inbounds the ball | 40-44 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Santa Clara | Shon Plemmons misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 40-44 |
| 19:45 | Santa Clara | Leroy Benedetti misses the tip | 40-44 |
| 19:44 | St. John's | Jared Dailey pulls down the rebound | 40-44 |
| 19:42 | St. John's | William Valazquez steps in front of the Matthew Lindsey pass in the backcourt | 40-44 |
| 19:28 | Santa Clara | Dean Alejo misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 40-44 |
| 19:26 | Santa Clara | William Brunner tips it in | 42-44 |
| 19:21 | St. John's | William Valazquez steals it from Robert Freitag | 42-44 |
| 19:17 | Santa Clara | William Valazquez misses the easy layup | 42-44 |
| 19:15 | St. John's | David Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 42-44 |
| 19:09 | St. John's | Jared Dailey misses the driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Shon Plemmons - foul #3 on Shon Plemmons, team foul #1 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Tracy Ferguson (C) Shon Plemmons | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 19:09 | St. John's | Jared Dailey makes the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 19:09 | St. John's | Jared Dailey misses the 2nd free throw | 42-45 |
| 19:09 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Leroy Benedetti | 42-45 |
| 18:52 | Santa Clara | Dean Alejo hits a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Leroy Benedetti and he's fouled by David Thomas - foul #1 on David Thomas, team foul #1 | 44-45 |
| 18:52 | Santa Clara | Dean Alejo makes the free throw | 45-45 |
| 18:50 | St. John's | Charles Toon is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 45-45 |
| 18:25 | Santa Clara | Charles Toon steps in front of the Leroy Benedetti pass | 45-45 |
| 18:04 | St. John's | Jared Dailey is whistled for traveling | 45-45 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joseph Higgins (PG), Michael Maxon (SG), Patrick Cunningham (SF), Joseph Cox (C) William Brunner, William Valazquez, Dean Alejo, Leroy Benedetti | |
| Subs | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan (PG), Michael Taylor (SF), Benjamin Enloe (PF), Franklyn Gray (C) Matthew Lindsey, David Thomas, Robert Freitag, Jared Dailey | |
| 17:50 | Santa Clara | Joseph Higgins is fouled on the floor by Malcolm Sullivan - foul #1 on Malcolm Sullivan, team foul #2 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Robert Mace (SF) Tracy Ferguson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart (SG) Charles Toon | |
| 17:38 | Santa Clara | Michael Maxon misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-45 |
| 17:37 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Benjamin Enloe | 45-45 |
| 17:35 | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan double dribbles in the backcourt | 45-45 |
| 17:19 | Santa Clara | Patrick Cunningham drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 47-45 |
| 16:59 | St. John's | Benjamin Enloe's pass is intercepted by Robert Mace | 47-45 |
| 16:55 | Santa Clara | Patrick Cunningham can't finish the layup | 47-45 |
| 16:53 | St. John's | Michael Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 47-45 |
| 16:31 | St. John's | Franklyn Gray clanks a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Michael Maxon - foul #1 on Michael Maxon, team foul #2 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | William Brunner (PG), William Valazquez (SG), Dean Alejo (SF), Leroy Benedetti (PF), Tracy Ferguson (C) Joseph Higgins, Michael Maxon, Robert Mace, Patrick Cunningham, Joseph Cox | |
| Subs | St. John's | Matthew Lindsey (PG), Charles Toon (SG), David Thomas (SF), Jared Dailey (C) Malcolm Sullivan, Ronald Gayhart, Michael Taylor, Benjamin Enloe | |
| 16:31 | St. John's | Franklyn Gray makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 16:31 | St. John's | Franklyn Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 16:08 | Santa Clara | David Thomas takes the ball from William Valazquez | 47-47 |
| 15:50 | St. John's | Matthew Lindsey clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 47-47 |
| 15:48 | St. John's | David Thomas gets the offensive rebound | 47-47 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - William Brunner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Valazquez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dean Alejo (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Leroy Benedetti (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Tracy Ferguson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Matthew Lindsey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Toon (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Franklyn Gray (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Jared Dailey (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:31 | St. John's | Jared Dailey hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 47-47 |
| 15:29 | Santa Clara | Tracy Ferguson grabs the board | 47-47 |
| 15:17 | Santa Clara | Leroy Benedetti throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-47 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Maxon (PG), Robert Mace (SF), Kenneth Dewey (PF), Shon Plemmons (C) William Brunner, Dean Alejo, Leroy Benedetti, Tracy Ferguson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan (SF), Robert Freitag (PF), Noah Guel (C) David Thomas, Franklyn Gray, Jared Dailey | |
| 14:57 | St. John's | Charles Toon buries a fadeaway from the right side set up by Matthew Lindsey | 47-49 |
| 14:44 | Santa Clara | Charles Toon is called for the reach on Shon Plemmons - foul #3 on Charles Toon, team foul #3 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Taylor (SF), Benjamin Enloe (C) Matthew Lindsey, Noah Guel | |
| 14:33 | Santa Clara | Shon Plemmons comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 47-49 |
| 14:32 | St. John's | Michael Taylor pulls down the rebound | 47-49 |
| 14:21 | St. John's | Benjamin Enloe hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-49 |
| 14:20 | St. John's | Michael Taylor tips it home | 47-51 |
| 14:01 | Santa Clara | William Valazquez misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Charles Toon - foul #4 on Charles Toon, team foul #4 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joseph Higgins (PG), Dean Alejo (SF), Patrick Cunningham (PF), Joseph Cox (C) Michael Maxon, Robert Mace, Kenneth Dewey, Shon Plemmons | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart (PG), David Thomas (SF), Jared Dailey (C) Malcolm Sullivan, Charles Toon, Robert Freitag | |
| 14:01 | Santa Clara | William Valazquez makes the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 14:01 | Santa Clara | William Valazquez makes the 2nd free throw | 49-51 |
| 13:44 | St. John's | David Thomas misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 49-51 |
| 13:43 | Santa Clara | Joseph Cox snags the defensive board | 49-51 |
| 13:27 | Santa Clara | Joseph Higgins misses short on a shot from the left block | 49-51 |
| 13:25 | Santa Clara | Joseph Cox hits the follow up shot | 51-51 |
| 13:09 | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Michael Taylor | 51-53 |
| 12:42 | Santa Clara | Dean Alejo misses the 3 from straight away | 51-53 |
| 12:41 | Santa Clara | Dean Alejo grabs the offensive rebound | 51-53 |
| 12:27 | Santa Clara | Joseph Higgins is whistled for traveling | 51-53 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | William Brunner (PG), Michael Maxon (SG), Kenneth Dewey (PF), Shon Plemmons (C) Joseph Higgins, William Valazquez, Patrick Cunningham, Joseph Cox | |
| Subs | St. John's | Matthew Lindsey (PG), Malcolm Sullivan (SF), Robert Freitag (PF), Noah Guel (C) Michael Taylor, David Thomas, Benjamin Enloe, Jared Dailey | |
| 12:04 | St. John's | Michael Maxon takes the ball from Robert Freitag | 51-53 |
| 11:40 | Santa Clara | Malcolm Sullivan is called for the reach on Dean Alejo - foul #2 on Malcolm Sullivan, team foul #5 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Robert Mace (SF), Leroy Benedetti (PF) Dean Alejo, Kenneth Dewey | |
| Subs | St. John's | Tommy Charboneau (SF), Franklyn Gray (PF) Ronald Gayhart, Robert Freitag | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - William Brunner (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Maxon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Mace (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Leroy Benedetti (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Shon Plemmons (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Matthew Lindsey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Malcolm Sullivan (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tommy Charboneau (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Franklyn Gray (fresh) 4 pts. C - Noah Guel (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:23 | Santa Clara | Shon Plemmons lays it up and in on a great pass from William Brunner and the foul's on Matthew Lindsey - foul #2 on Matthew Lindsey, team foul #6 | 53-53 |
| 11:23 | Santa Clara | Shon Plemmons makes the free throw | 54-53 |
| 11:04 | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 54-53 |
| 11:03 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Michael Maxon | 54-53 |
| 10:49 | Santa Clara | Franklyn Gray swats the short shot by Shon Plemmons | 54-53 |
| 10:48 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Noah Guel | 54-53 |
| 10:34 | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Michael Maxon - foul #2 on Michael Maxon, team foul #3 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | William Valazquez (SG), Dean Alejo (SF), Tracy Ferguson (C) Michael Maxon, Robert Mace, Shon Plemmons | |
| Subs | St. John's | David Thomas (SF), Jared Dailey (C) Franklyn Gray, Noah Guel | |
| 10:34 | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 10:34 | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan misses the 2nd free throw | 54-54 |
| 10:34 | Santa Clara | Dean Alejo grabs the defensive rebound | 54-54 |
| 10:19 | Santa Clara | Leroy Benedetti can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 54-54 |
| 10:17 | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan grabs the board | 54-54 |
| 09:58 | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 54-54 |
| 09:57 | St. John's | Tommy Charboneau grabs the offensive rebound | 54-54 |
| 09:37 | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 54-54 |
| 09:35 | St. John's | David Thomas tips it home | 54-56 |
| 09:20 | Santa Clara | David Thomas takes the ball from Tracy Ferguson | 54-56 |
| 09:06 | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan connects on the fadeaway in the paint | 54-58 |
| 08:52 | Santa Clara | Tracy Ferguson hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by William Brunner | 57-58 |
| 08:35 | St. John's | David Thomas hits a driving attempt in the lane | 57-60 |
| 08:22 | Santa Clara | Leroy Benedetti throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-60 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joseph Higgins (PG), Michael Maxon (SG), Patrick Cunningham (SF), Kenneth Dewey (PF), Shon Plemmons (C) William Brunner, William Valazquez, Dean Alejo, Leroy Benedetti, Tracy Ferguson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart (SG), Michael Taylor (SF), Robert Freitag (PF), Benjamin Enloe (C) Malcolm Sullivan, David Thomas, Tommy Charboneau, Jared Dailey | |
| 08:12 | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-60 |
| 08:10 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Patrick Cunningham | 57-60 |
| 07:45 | Santa Clara | Michael Maxon clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-60 |
| 07:43 | St. John's | Michael Taylor gets the rebound | 57-60 |
| 07:41 | St. John's | Matthew Lindsey is called for traveling in the backcourt | 57-60 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Toon (SG) Matthew Lindsey | |
| 07:24 | Santa Clara | Joseph Higgins's floater is knocked away by Robert Freitag | 57-60 |
| 07:22 | Santa Clara | Patrick Cunningham grabs the offensive board | 57-60 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Joseph Higgins (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Maxon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Patrick Cunningham (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Dewey (fresh) 3 pf. C - Shon Plemmons (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Gayhart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Toon (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. SF - Michael Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Freitag (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Benjamin Enloe (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Santa Clara | Kenneth Dewey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-60 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Robert Mace (SF), Joseph Cox (C) Joseph Higgins, Shon Plemmons | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 06:59 | St. John's | Charles Toon misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 57-60 |
| 06:57 | Santa Clara | Joseph Cox grabs the board | 57-60 |
| 06:36 | Santa Clara | Michael Maxon misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-60 |
| 06:35 | St. John's | Michael Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 57-60 |
| 06:18 | St. John's | Benjamin Enloe is open but misses the lay-in | 57-60 |
| 06:16 | Santa Clara | Michael Maxon grabs the board | 57-60 |
| 06:10 | Santa Clara | Patrick Cunningham banks in the layup | 59-60 |
| 06:00 | St. John's | Robert Freitag blows the layup but he's hacked by Kenneth Dewey - foul #4 on Kenneth Dewey, team foul #4 | 59-60 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joseph Higgins (PG), William Valazquez (SG), Dean Alejo (SF), Shon Plemmons (C) Michael Maxon, Patrick Cunningham, Robert Mace, Joseph Cox | |
| Subs | St. John's | Matthew Lindsey (PG), David Thomas (SF), Jared Dailey (C) Ronald Gayhart, Michael Taylor, Benjamin Enloe | |
| 06:00 | St. John's | Robert Freitag makes the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 06:00 | St. John's | Robert Freitag misses the 2nd free throw | 59-61 |
| 06:00 | St. John's | Jared Dailey grabs the offensive board | 59-61 |
| 05:44 | St. John's | William Valazquez steals it from Charles Toon | 59-61 |
| 05:40 | Santa Clara | William Valazquez banks in the layup | 61-61 |
| 05:24 | St. John's | Jared Dailey lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Matthew Lindsey | 61-63 |
| 05:15 | Santa Clara | Matthew Lindsey is called for the reach on Joseph Higgins - foul #3 on Matthew Lindsey, team foul #7 | 61-63 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Leroy Benedetti (PF), Tracy Ferguson (C) Kenneth Dewey, Shon Plemmons | |
| Subs | St. John's | Franklyn Gray (PF) Robert Freitag | |
| 05:15 | Santa Clara | Joseph Higgins misses the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 05:15 | St. John's | Jared Dailey grabs the defensive rebound | 61-63 |
| 04:57 | St. John's | Franklyn Gray drills a jump hook from the baseline set up by Matthew Lindsey | 61-65 |
| 04:51 | Santa Clara | Joseph Higgins misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 61-65 |
| 04:50 | Santa Clara | Joseph Higgins grabs the offensive rebound | 61-65 |
| 04:45 | Santa Clara | William Valazquez clanks a runner from the left block | 61-65 |
| 04:43 | St. John's | David Thomas gets the rebound | 61-65 |
| 04:38 | St. John's | David Thomas comes up short on the floater from the right side | 61-65 |
| 04:37 | Santa Clara | Leroy Benedetti grabs the defensive rebound | 61-65 |
| 04:20 | Santa Clara | Joseph Higgins makes the fadeaway from the left block set up by Dean Alejo | 63-65 |
| 04:06 | St. John's | Charles Toon can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-65 |
| 04:05 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Leroy Benedetti | 63-65 |
| 03:59 | Santa Clara | Tracy Ferguson loses the ball out of bounds | 63-65 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | William Brunner (PG), Michael Maxon (SG), Robert Mace (SF), Kenneth Dewey (PF), Shon Plemmons (C) Joseph Higgins, William Valazquez, Dean Alejo, Leroy Benedetti, Tracy Ferguson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan (PG), Ronald Gayhart (SG), Michael Taylor (SF), Noah Guel (C) Matthew Lindsey, Charles Toon, David Thomas, Jared Dailey | |
| 03:40 | St. John's | Franklyn Gray misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 63-65 |
| 03:39 | Santa Clara | Shon Plemmons snags the defensive board | 63-65 |
| 03:35 | Santa Clara | Shon Plemmons can't finish the layup | 63-65 |
| 03:33 | Santa Clara | William Brunner tips it but misses | 63-65 |
| 03:31 | St. John's | Franklyn Gray grabs the board | 63-65 |
| 03:22 | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan scores on a shot from the left wing and he's fouled by William Brunner - foul #2 on William Brunner, team foul #5 | 63-67 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Benjamin Enloe (PF) Franklyn Gray | |
| 03:22 | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan makes the free throw | 63-68 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - William Brunner (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Maxon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Mace (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kenneth Dewey (tiring) 4 pf. C - Shon Plemmons (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Malcolm Sullivan (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Gayhart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Benjamin Enloe (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Noah Guel (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:02 | Santa Clara | Michael Maxon is fouled on the floor by Ronald Gayhart - foul #1 on Ronald Gayhart, team foul #8 | 63-68 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Leroy Benedetti (PF), Joseph Cox (C) Kenneth Dewey, Shon Plemmons | |
| Subs | St. John's | Tommy Charboneau (SF) Michael Taylor | |
| 03:02 | Santa Clara | Michael Maxon makes the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 03:02 | Santa Clara | Michael Maxon makes the 2nd free throw | 65-68 |
| 02:56 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-68 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Patrick Cunningham (SF), Shon Plemmons (C) Robert Mace, Joseph Cox | |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Toon (SG), David Thomas (SF), Jared Dailey (C) Ronald Gayhart, Tommy Charboneau, Noah Guel | |
| 02:41 | St. John's | Jared Dailey knocks in the turnaround from close range set up by Benjamin Enloe | 65-70 |
| 02:41 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-70 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Dean Alejo (SF) Patrick Cunningham | |
| Subs | St. John's | Matthew Lindsey (PG), Robert Freitag (PF) Malcolm Sullivan, Benjamin Enloe | |
| 02:19 | Santa Clara | Jared Dailey picks off the pass by Shon Plemmons | 65-70 |
| 02:04 | St. John's | David Thomas drills a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Matthew Lindsey and he's fouled by Leroy Benedetti - foul #1 on Leroy Benedetti, team foul #6 | 65-72 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | William Valazquez (SG) Michael Maxon | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 02:04 | St. John's | David Thomas misses the free throw | 65-72 |
| 02:04 | Santa Clara | Dean Alejo pulls down the rebound | 65-72 |
| 01:41 | Santa Clara | Dean Alejo misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 65-72 |
| 01:39 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Jared Dailey | 65-72 |
| 01:37 | St. John's | Robert Freitag is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 65-72 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kenneth Dewey (PF) Leroy Benedetti | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 01:29 | Santa Clara | Dean Alejo can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 65-72 |
| 01:27 | Santa Clara | Shon Plemmons tips it home | 67-72 |
| 01:15 | St. John's | David Thomas is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Matthew Lindsey and he's fouled by Dean Alejo - foul #2 on Dean Alejo, team foul #7 | 67-74 |
| 01:15 | St. John's | David Thomas misses the free throw | 67-74 |
| 01:15 | St. John's | Robert Freitag grabs the offensive board | 67-74 |
| 01:03 | St. John's | David Thomas's fadeaway is rejected by Shon Plemmons | 67-74 |
| 01:01 | Santa Clara | Dean Alejo pulls down the rebound | 67-74 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:51 | Santa Clara | Kenneth Dewey slams it home set up by William Brunner | 69-74 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:49 | St. John's | Jared Dailey is hacked by Shon Plemmons in the backcourt - foul #4 on Shon Plemmons, team foul #8 | 69-74 |
| 00:49 | St. John's | Jared Dailey misses the 1st free throw | 69-74 |
| 00:49 | Santa Clara | Shon Plemmons snags the defensive board | 69-74 |
| 00:44 | Santa Clara | William Valazquez clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 69-74 |
| 00:42 | St. John's | The rebound goes to David Thomas | 69-74 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:40 | St. John's | David Thomas is fouled in the backcourt by William Brunner - foul #3 on William Brunner, team foul #9 | 69-74 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Franklyn Gray (C) Jared Dailey | |
| 00:40 | St. John's | David Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 69-74 |
| 00:40 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Shon Plemmons | 69-74 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Santa Clara | William Valazquez buries a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Kenneth Dewey | 71-74 |
| 00:32 | St. John's | Charles Toon is fouled in the backcourt by William Valazquez - foul #1 on William Valazquez, team foul #10 | 71-74 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan (SF), Benjamin Enloe (PF), Jared Dailey (C) David Thomas, Robert Freitag, Franklyn Gray | |
| 00:32 | St. John's | Charles Toon makes the 1st free throw | 71-75 |
| 00:32 | St. John's | Charles Toon misses the 2nd free throw | 71-75 |
| 00:32 | Santa Clara | Kenneth Dewey grabs the defensive rebound | 71-75 |
| 00:26 | Santa Clara | William Valazquez misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 71-75 |
| 00:25 | Santa Clara | Dean Alejo snags the offensive board | 71-75 |
| 00:22 | Santa Clara | Dean Alejo clanks a 3 from the right corner | 71-75 |
| 00:21 | Santa Clara | Shon Plemmons grabs the offensive rebound | 71-75 |
| 00:17 | Santa Clara | William Valazquez knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Dean Alejo | 74-75 |
| 00:17 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 74-75 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | St. John's | David Thomas (SF), Robert Freitag (PF) Malcolm Sullivan, Benjamin Enloe | |
| 00:16 | St. John's | Charles Toon is hacked by William Brunner in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Brunner, team foul #11 | 74-75 |
| 00:16 | St. John's | Charles Toon misses the 1st free throw | 74-75 |
| 00:16 | St. John's | Charles Toon misses the 2nd free throw | 74-75 |
| 00:16 | Santa Clara | Shon Plemmons grabs the board | 74-75 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:05 | Santa Clara | Jared Dailey is called for the reach on Shon Plemmons - foul #3 on Jared Dailey, team foul #9 | 74-75 |
| 00:05 | Santa Clara | Shon Plemmons makes the 1st free throw | 75-75 |
| 00:05 | Santa Clara | Shon Plemmons makes the 2nd free throw | 76-75 |
| 00:05 | St. John's | St. John's calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 76-75 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:02 | St. John's | David Thomas loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 76-75 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Santa Clara | William Brunner runs out the clock | 76-75 |