| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Douglas Parson (fresh) SG - Todd Leclair (fresh) SF - Scott Geil (fresh) PF - Brad Piccirillo (fresh) C - Gregory Bullock (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Paul Davis (fresh) SG - Hung Xiong (fresh) SF - Joe Meyer (fresh) PF - Daniel Tinnin (fresh) C - Charles McDiarmid (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Air Force | Gregory Bullock wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:58 | Air Force | Joe Meyer steps in front of the Brad Piccirillo pass in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:57 | Santa Clara | Paul Davis hits the finger roll set up by Joe Meyer | 0-2 |
| 19:54 | Air Force | Paul Davis steals it from Scott Geil in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 19:53 | Santa Clara | Paul Davis banks in the layup | 0-4 |
| 19:37 | Air Force | Douglas Parson is alone and drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Todd Leclair | 3-4 |
| 19:20 | Santa Clara | Hung Xiong makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul Davis | 3-7 |
| 18:52 | Air Force | Douglas Parson is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 3-7 |
| 18:51 | Air Force | The offensive rebound goes to Gregory Bullock | 3-7 |
| 18:39 | Air Force | Todd Leclair travels with the ball | 3-7 |
| 18:25 | Santa Clara | Hung Xiong can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 3-7 |
| 18:24 | Santa Clara | Charles McDiarmid grabs the offensive rebound | 3-7 |
| 18:09 | Santa Clara | Douglas Parson picks off the pass by Paul Davis | 3-7 |
| 18:06 | Air Force | Douglas Parson is hacked by Paul Davis in the backcourt - foul #1 on Paul Davis, team foul #1 | 3-7 |
| 17:57 | Air Force | Todd Leclair misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 3-7 |
| 17:55 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Paul Davis | 3-7 |
| 17:41 | Santa Clara | Paul Davis is hacked by Douglas Parson - foul #1 on Douglas Parson, team foul #1 | 3-7 |
| Subs | Air Force | William Kornbluth (PG), John Orosco (SG), Scott Davis (SF), Lucas Voss (PF), Rex Tyler (C) Douglas Parson, Todd Leclair, Scott Geil, Brad Piccirillo, Gregory Bullock | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Eugene Wood (PG), Elbert Foy (SG), Erik Turner (SF), Gerald Westover (PF), Carlos Blount (C) Paul Davis, Hung Xiong, Joe Meyer, Daniel Tinnin, Charles McDiarmid | |
| 17:20 | Santa Clara | Eugene Wood clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 3-7 |
| 17:19 | Air Force | Rex Tyler grabs the defensive rebound | 3-7 |
| 16:59 | Air Force | Scott Davis is hacked by Erik Turner - foul #1 on Erik Turner, team foul #2 | 3-7 |
| 16:49 | Air Force | Scott Davis comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 3-7 |
| 16:47 | Santa Clara | Eugene Wood grabs the defensive rebound | 3-7 |
| 16:32 | Santa Clara | Eugene Wood hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Carlos Blount | 3-9 |
| 16:15 | Air Force | Scott Davis can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 3-9 |
| 16:14 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Carlos Blount | 3-9 |
| 15:54 | Santa Clara | Gerald Westover misses long on a floater from the right side | 3-9 |
| 15:52 | Santa Clara | Erik Turner tips it but misses | 3-9 |
| 15:51 | Santa Clara | Erik Turner gets the offensive rebound | 3-9 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - William Kornbluth (fresh) SG - John Orosco (fairly fresh) SF - Scott Davis (fairly fresh) PF - Lucas Voss (fairly fresh) C - Rex Tyler (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Eugene Wood (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Elbert Foy (fresh) SF - Erik Turner (fairly fresh) PF - Gerald Westover (fresh) C - Carlos Blount (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Santa Clara | Erik Turner hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 3-9 |
| 15:37 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Rex Tyler | 3-9 |
| 15:17 | Air Force | Scott Davis scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 6-9 |
| 14:58 | Santa Clara | Elbert Foy scores on a driving attempt in the paint set up by Erik Turner | 6-11 |
| 14:41 | Air Force | Rex Tyler connects on the open jumper from close range | 8-11 |
| 14:20 | Santa Clara | Eugene Wood throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-11 |
| Subs | Air Force | Oren Donaldson (PG), Todd Leclair (SG), Scott Geil (SF), Brad Piccirillo (PF), Gregory Bullock (C) William Kornbluth, John Orosco, Scott Davis, Lucas Voss, Rex Tyler | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Paul Davis (PG), Hung Xiong (SG), Joe Meyer (SF), Daniel Tinnin (PF), Charles McDiarmid (C) Eugene Wood, Elbert Foy, Erik Turner, Gerald Westover, Carlos Blount | |
| 14:03 | Air Force | Scott Geil misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 8-11 |
| 14:01 | Santa Clara | Hung Xiong pulls down the rebound | 8-11 |
| 13:35 | Santa Clara | Paul Davis is fouled on the floor by Oren Donaldson - foul #1 on Oren Donaldson, team foul #2 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Air Force | Douglas Parson (PG) Scott Geil | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 13:25 | Santa Clara | Brad Piccirillo steals the ball from Hung Xiong | 8-11 |
| 13:03 | Air Force | The jump hook by Douglas Parson is blocked by Joe Meyer | 8-11 |
| 13:02 | Santa Clara | Charles McDiarmid snags the defensive board | 8-11 |
| 12:46 | Santa Clara | Hung Xiong knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 8-14 |
| 12:26 | Air Force | Oren Donaldson misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 8-14 |
| 12:24 | Air Force | Gregory Bullock pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-14 |
| 12:08 | Air Force | Oren Donaldson makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Todd Leclair | 10-14 |
| 11:45 | Santa Clara | Charles McDiarmid throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-14 |
| Subs | Air Force | William Kornbluth (SG), Scott Geil (SF), Rex Tyler (PF) Todd Leclair, Oren Donaldson, Brad Piccirillo | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Dorsey Barriga (PG), Eugene Wood (SG), Elbert Foy (SF), Gerald Westover (PF) Paul Davis, Hung Xiong, Joe Meyer, Daniel Tinnin | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Douglas Parson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Kornbluth (fresh) SF - Scott Geil (fairly fresh) PF - Rex Tyler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregory Bullock (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Dorsey Barriga (fresh) SG - Eugene Wood (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Elbert Foy (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gerald Westover (fresh) C - Charles McDiarmid (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Air Force | Douglas Parson is hacked by Dorsey Barriga in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dorsey Barriga, team foul #3 | 10-14 |
| 11:31 | Air Force | Douglas Parson makes the floater from the left side set up by William Kornbluth | 12-14 |
| 11:03 | Santa Clara | Elbert Foy knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Eugene Wood | 12-17 |
| 10:39 | Air Force | Scott Geil connects on the open fadeaway from the left wing set up by William Kornbluth | 14-17 |
| 10:23 | Santa Clara | Eugene Wood hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 14-17 |
| 10:21 | Air Force | Rex Tyler grabs the board | 14-17 |
| 10:14 | Air Force | William Kornbluth makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Douglas Parson | 17-17 |
| 09:57 | Santa Clara | Charles McDiarmid can't connect on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Scott Geil - foul #1 on Scott Geil, team foul #3 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Air Force | Oren Donaldson (PG), John Orosco (SG), Scott Davis (SF), Brad Piccirillo (PF), Lucas Voss (C) Douglas Parson, William Kornbluth, Scott Geil, Rex Tyler, Gregory Bullock | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Paul Davis (PG), Hung Xiong (SG), Erik Turner (SF) Dorsey Barriga, Eugene Wood, Elbert Foy | |
| 09:57 | Santa Clara | Charles McDiarmid makes the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 09:57 | Santa Clara | Charles McDiarmid misses the 2nd free throw | 17-18 |
| 09:57 | Air Force | Brad Piccirillo gets the rebound | 17-18 |
| 09:36 | Air Force | Oren Donaldson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-18 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Daniel Tinnin (PF), Carlos Blount (C) Gerald Westover, Charles McDiarmid | |
| 09:15 | Santa Clara | Hung Xiong clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 17-18 |
| 09:14 | Santa Clara | Carlos Blount gets the offensive rebound | 17-18 |
| 08:47 | Santa Clara | Erik Turner misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 17-18 |
| 08:45 | Air Force | Brad Piccirillo grabs the board | 17-18 |
| 08:27 | Air Force | Brad Piccirillo misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 17-18 |
| 08:26 | Santa Clara | Daniel Tinnin snags the defensive board | 17-18 |
| 08:19 | Santa Clara | Brad Piccirillo is called for the reach on Erik Turner - foul #1 on Brad Piccirillo, team foul #4 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Air Force | William Kornbluth (PG), Todd Leclair (SG), Rex Tyler (C) Oren Donaldson, John Orosco, Brad Piccirillo | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Eugene Wood (PG), Gerald Westover (PF) Paul Davis, Daniel Tinnin | |
| 08:05 | Santa Clara | Erik Turner misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 17-18 |
| 08:04 | Air Force | Lucas Voss gets the rebound | 17-18 |
| 07:58 | Air Force | William Kornbluth misses the floater from the right wing | 17-18 |
| 07:57 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Gerald Westover | 17-18 |
| 07:53 | Santa Clara | Eugene Wood can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by William Kornbluth - foul #1 on William Kornbluth, team foul #5 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Air Force | Scott Geil (SF), Gregory Bullock (C) Scott Davis, Lucas Voss | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Elbert Foy (SF), Charles McDiarmid (C) Erik Turner, Carlos Blount | |
| 07:53 | Santa Clara | Eugene Wood makes the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 07:53 | Santa Clara | Eugene Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 17-20 |
| 07:51 | Air Force | Charles McDiarmid steals the ball from Gregory Bullock in the backcourt | 17-20 |
| 07:40 | Santa Clara | Gerald Westover loses the dribble to William Kornbluth | 17-20 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - William Kornbluth (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Todd Leclair (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Scott Geil (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rex Tyler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gregory Bullock (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Eugene Wood (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hung Xiong (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Elbert Foy (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gerald Westover (fresh) C - Charles McDiarmid (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Air Force | Todd Leclair is whistled for a carry | 17-20 |
| Subs | Air Force | Douglas Parson (PG) William Kornbluth | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Dorsey Barriga (PG) Hung Xiong | |
| 06:51 | Santa Clara | Gerald Westover misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 17-20 |
| 06:49 | Air Force | Rex Tyler gets the rebound | 17-20 |
| 06:28 | Air Force | Scott Geil can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 17-20 |
| 06:27 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Dorsey Barriga | 17-20 |
| 06:20 | Santa Clara | Dorsey Barriga hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 17-20 |
| 06:19 | Air Force | Todd Leclair pulls down the rebound | 17-20 |
| 06:13 | Air Force | Rex Tyler is fouled on the floor by Gerald Westover - foul #1 on Gerald Westover, team foul #4 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Air Force | William Kornbluth (PG), John Orosco (SG), Scott Davis (SF), Brad Piccirillo (PF), Lucas Voss (C) Douglas Parson, Todd Leclair, Scott Geil, Rex Tyler, Gregory Bullock | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Paul Davis (PG), Hung Xiong (SG), Joe Meyer (SF), Carlos Blount (PF), Erik Turner (C) Dorsey Barriga, Eugene Wood, Elbert Foy, Gerald Westover, Charles McDiarmid | |
| 06:06 | Air Force | Lucas Voss comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 17-20 |
| 06:04 | Santa Clara | Paul Davis gets the rebound | 17-20 |
| 06:00 | Santa Clara | William Kornbluth is called for the reach on Hung Xiong - foul #2 on William Kornbluth, team foul #6 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Air Force | Oren Donaldson (PG) William Kornbluth | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 05:46 | Santa Clara | Joe Meyer misses the shot from the right wing | 17-20 |
| 05:44 | Santa Clara | The offensive rebound goes to Joe Meyer | 17-20 |
| 05:31 | Santa Clara | Hung Xiong is fouled on the floor by Brad Piccirillo - foul #2 on Brad Piccirillo, team foul #7 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Air Force | Gregory Bullock (C) Brad Piccirillo | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 05:31 | Santa Clara | Hung Xiong makes the 1st free throw | 17-21 |
| 05:31 | Santa Clara | Hung Xiong makes the 2nd free throw | 17-22 |
| 05:17 | Air Force | John Orosco misses badly on a floater from the right side | 17-22 |
| 05:16 | Air Force | Lucas Voss pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-22 |
| 05:03 | Air Force | Oren Donaldson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 17-22 |
| 05:01 | Air Force | Gregory Bullock tips it home | 19-22 |
| 04:45 | Santa Clara | Oren Donaldson takes the ball from Joe Meyer | 19-22 |
| 04:43 | Air Force | Oren Donaldson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-22 |
| Subs | Air Force | Douglas Parson (PG), Todd Leclair (SG) John Orosco, Scott Davis | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Eugene Wood (SG), Elbert Foy (SF), Daniel Tinnin (PF), Gerald Westover (C) Hung Xiong, Joe Meyer, Carlos Blount, Erik Turner | |
| 04:29 | Santa Clara | Daniel Tinnin buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Paul Davis | 19-25 |
| 04:09 | Air Force | Lucas Voss is hacked by Daniel Tinnin - foul #1 on Daniel Tinnin, team foul #5 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Air Force | Rex Tyler (PF) Lucas Voss | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Dorsey Barriga (PG) Paul Davis | |
| 03:57 | Air Force | Gregory Bullock clanks a floater in the lane | 19-25 |
| 03:56 | Air Force | The offensive rebound goes to Gregory Bullock | 19-25 |
| 03:48 | Air Force | Douglas Parson hits a wide open shot from the baseline | 21-25 |
| 03:32 | Santa Clara | Gerald Westover hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 21-25 |
| 03:30 | Air Force | Douglas Parson grabs the defensive rebound | 21-25 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Douglas Parson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Todd Leclair (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Oren Donaldson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rex Tyler (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Gregory Bullock (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Dorsey Barriga (fresh) SG - Eugene Wood (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Elbert Foy (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Daniel Tinnin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Gerald Westover (fresh) | |
| 03:16 | Air Force | Oren Donaldson misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 21-25 |
| 03:15 | Santa Clara | Eugene Wood gets the rebound | 21-25 |
| 03:01 | Santa Clara | Gregory Bullock blocks the jumper by Gerald Westover | 21-25 |
| 03:00 | Air Force | Gregory Bullock pulls down the rebound | 21-25 |
| 02:58 | Air Force | Douglas Parson travels in the backcourt | 21-25 |
| Subs | Air Force | William Kornbluth (PG), John Orosco (SG), Scott Geil (SF), Brad Piccirillo (PF), Scott Davis (C) Douglas Parson, Todd Leclair, Oren Donaldson, Rex Tyler, Gregory Bullock | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Paul Davis (PG), Hung Xiong (SG), Joe Meyer (SF), Carlos Blount (PF), Erik Turner (C) Dorsey Barriga, Eugene Wood, Elbert Foy, Daniel Tinnin, Gerald Westover | |
| 02:40 | Santa Clara | Hung Xiong can't finish the layup | 21-25 |
| 02:39 | Air Force | Scott Geil grabs the board | 21-25 |
| 02:24 | Air Force | John Orosco misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 21-25 |
| 02:23 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Carlos Blount | 21-25 |
| 02:03 | Santa Clara | Joe Meyer blows the layup but the foul's on William Kornbluth - foul #3 on William Kornbluth, team foul #8 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Air Force | Todd Leclair (SG), Lucas Voss (C) William Kornbluth, Scott Geil | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gerald Westover (PF) Erik Turner | |
| 02:03 | Santa Clara | Joe Meyer makes the 1st free throw | 21-26 |
| 02:03 | Santa Clara | Joe Meyer misses the 2nd free throw | 21-26 |
| 02:03 | Air Force | Brad Piccirillo gets the rebound | 21-26 |
| 01:39 | Air Force | Paul Davis steals the ball from Scott Davis | 21-26 |
| 01:29 | Santa Clara | Carlos Blount connects on the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Paul Davis | 21-28 |
| 01:26 | Air Force | Todd Leclair throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-28 |
| Subs | Air Force | Douglas Parson (PG), Rex Tyler (C) John Orosco, Scott Davis | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Eugene Wood (PG), Erik Turner (SF), Charles McDiarmid (C) Paul Davis, Joe Meyer, Carlos Blount | |
| 01:02 | Santa Clara | Charles McDiarmid clanks a turnaround from the right block | 21-28 |
| 01:01 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Douglas Parson | 21-28 |
| 00:38 | Air Force | Douglas Parson misses short on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Erik Turner - foul #2 on Erik Turner, team foul #6 | 21-28 |
| Subs | Air Force | John Orosco (SG), Oren Donaldson (SF) Todd Leclair, Lucas Voss | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Dorsey Barriga (PG), Elbert Foy (SF), Daniel Tinnin (PF) Hung Xiong, Erik Turner, Gerald Westover | |
| 00:38 | Air Force | Douglas Parson makes the 1st free throw | 22-28 |
| 00:38 | Air Force | Douglas Parson makes the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 00:22 | Santa Clara | Eugene Wood makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 23-31 |
| 00:20 | Air Force | Douglas Parson is hacked by Dorsey Barriga in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dorsey Barriga, team foul #7 | 23-31 |
| Subs | Air Force | Scott Geil (SF) Oren Donaldson | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Paul Davis (PG) Dorsey Barriga | |
| 00:20 | Air Force | Douglas Parson makes the 1st free throw | 24-31 |
| 00:20 | Air Force | Douglas Parson makes the 2nd free throw | 25-31 |
| 00:01 | Santa Clara | John Orosco is called for the reach on Eugene Wood - foul #1 on John Orosco, team foul #9 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Carlos Blount (PF) Daniel Tinnin | |
| 00:01 | Santa Clara | Eugene Wood makes the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 00:01 | Santa Clara | Eugene Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 25-33 |
| 00:00 | Air Force | John Orosco hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 25-33 |