| Lineup | Houston | PG - Phillip Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Telek Krasinski (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Hulett (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joshua Kunkel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Savage (fresh) 2 pts. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - John Bridges (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Peter Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Ernest Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Hammer (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Michael Hulett inbounds the ball | 34-26 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Houston | Phillip Smith can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-26 |
| 19:41 | Houston | Scott Savage tips it in | 36-26 |
| 19:24 | Santa Clara | Richard Hammer drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by James Stephens and the foul's on Joshua Kunkel - foul #2 on Joshua Kunkel, team foul #1 | 36-28 |
| 19:24 | Santa Clara | Richard Hammer makes the free throw | 36-29 |
| 19:22 | Houston | Telek Krasinski is fouled in the backcourt by Peter Clark - foul #1 on Peter Clark, team foul #1 | 36-29 |
| 19:05 | Houston | Michael Hulett can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-29 |
| 19:04 | Houston | Scott Savage tips it home | 38-29 |
| 18:49 | Santa Clara | James Stephens can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Scott Savage - foul #2 on Scott Savage, team foul #2 | 38-29 |
| 18:49 | Santa Clara | James Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 38-30 |
| 18:49 | Santa Clara | James Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 38-31 |
| 18:27 | Houston | Michael Hulett is fouled on the floor by Peter Clark - foul #2 on Peter Clark, team foul #2 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Houston | Irvin Haskell (C) Scott Savage | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Francis Davis (SG), Robert Romberg (PF), Damien Cacho (C) Peter Clark, Richard Hammer, James Stephens | |
| 18:21 | Houston | Michael Hulett makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Joshua Kunkel | 41-31 |
| 17:53 | Santa Clara | Francis Davis hits a 3 from straight away | 41-34 |
| 17:39 | Houston | Telek Krasinski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-34 |
| Subs | Houston | Patrick Pearce (PG), Fred Bynoe (SG), John Lake (SF), Keith Bailey (C) Phillip Smith, Telek Krasinski, Michael Hulett, Joshua Kunkel | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Richard Hammer (PF) Ernest Jackson | |
| 17:16 | Santa Clara | Richard Hammer scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Francis Davis | 41-37 |
| 17:00 | Houston | John Lake is fouled on the floor by Robert Romberg - foul #1 on Robert Romberg, team foul #3 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Houston | Scott Savage (C) Keith Bailey | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joshua Stiles (PG), Peter Clark (SG), James Stephens (C) John Bridges, Francis Davis, Richard Hammer | |
| 16:55 | Houston | Fred Bynoe comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-37 |
| 16:54 | Santa Clara | Robert Romberg grabs the board | 41-37 |
| 16:35 | Santa Clara | Joshua Stiles misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-37 |
| 16:33 | Houston | Irvin Haskell grabs the defensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 16:30 | Houston | John Lake is hacked by Robert Romberg in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Romberg, team foul #4 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Houston | Telek Krasinski (SG) Irvin Haskell | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Sloan (SF), Richard Hammer (PF) Robert Romberg, Damien Cacho | |
| 16:18 | Houston | John Lake misses the easy open layup | 41-37 |
| 16:17 | Santa Clara | Joshua Stiles gets the rebound | 41-37 |
| 16:03 | Santa Clara | James Stephens misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-37 |
| 16:01 | Houston | John Lake grabs the board | 41-37 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Patrick Pearce (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Telek Krasinski (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Lake (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Fred Bynoe (fresh) 4 pts. C - Scott Savage (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Joshua Stiles (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Peter Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - John Sloan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Hammer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - James Stephens (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Houston | Telek Krasinski makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Patrick Pearce | 44-37 |
| 15:34 | Santa Clara | Joshua Stiles makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Peter Clark | 44-39 |
| 15:27 | Houston | John Sloan is called for the reach on John Lake in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Sloan, team foul #5 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Houston | Phillip Smith (PG), Michael Hulett (SF), Joshua Kunkel (PF), Keith Bailey (C) Telek Krasinski, John Lake, Fred Bynoe, Scott Savage | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Bridges (PG), Francis Davis (SG), Ernest Jackson (SF), John Rogers (PF) Joshua Stiles, Peter Clark, John Sloan, Richard Hammer | |
| 15:13 | Houston | Michael Hulett misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 44-39 |
| 15:12 | Santa Clara | John Rogers grabs the board | 44-39 |
| 14:51 | Santa Clara | John Rogers drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 44-41 |
| 14:33 | Houston | Phillip Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 44-41 |
| 14:32 | Houston | Keith Bailey tips it home | 46-41 |
| 14:16 | Santa Clara | Ernest Jackson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-41 |
| 14:14 | Houston | Keith Bailey grabs the board | 46-41 |
| 13:56 | Houston | Michael Hulett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-41 |
| Subs | Houston | Telek Krasinski (SG), Fred Bynoe (SF), Irvin Haskell (C) Patrick Pearce, Michael Hulett, Keith Bailey | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Peter Clark (SG), Robert Romberg (PF), Damien Cacho (C) Francis Davis, John Rogers, James Stephens | |
| 13:38 | Santa Clara | John Bridges lays it in | 46-43 |
| 13:23 | Houston | Joshua Kunkel is hacked by Damien Cacho - foul #2 on Damien Cacho, team foul #6 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Houston | John Lake (SF), Scott Savage (C) Phillip Smith, Joshua Kunkel | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Richard Hammer (PF) Ernest Jackson | |
| 13:18 | Houston | Robert Romberg steps in front of the Fred Bynoe pass | 46-43 |
| 13:03 | Santa Clara | Robert Romberg clanks a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Irvin Haskell - foul #2 on Irvin Haskell, team foul #3 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joshua Stiles (PG) John Bridges | |
| 13:03 | Santa Clara | Robert Romberg makes the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 13:03 | Santa Clara | Robert Romberg makes the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 12:50 | Houston | The jumper by Telek Krasinski is denied by Damien Cacho | 46-45 |
| 12:48 | Santa Clara | Richard Hammer grabs the board | 46-45 |
| 12:30 | Santa Clara | Richard Hammer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-45 |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Hulett (SF), Keith Bailey (PF) Fred Bynoe, Irvin Haskell | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Francis Davis (SG), John Rogers (PF) Peter Clark, Richard Hammer | |
| 12:22 | Houston | Telek Krasinski hits a runner near the basket on a nice dish by John Lake | 48-45 |
| 12:07 | Santa Clara | Joshua Stiles connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 48-47 |
| 11:52 | Houston | Telek Krasinski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 48-47 |
| 11:50 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Damien Cacho | 48-47 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - John Lake (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SG - Telek Krasinski (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Hulett (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Keith Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Savage (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Joshua Stiles (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Francis Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Romberg (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Rogers (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Damien Cacho (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Santa Clara | Joshua Stiles knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-50 |
| 11:26 | Houston | Keith Bailey clanks a floater in the lane | 48-50 |
| 11:25 | Houston | Keith Bailey grabs the offensive rebound | 48-50 |
| 11:17 | Houston | Telek Krasinski misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 48-50 |
| 11:15 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Robert Romberg | 48-50 |
| 11:08 | Santa Clara | Damien Cacho blows the layup | 48-50 |
| 11:06 | Santa Clara | Robert Romberg hits the follow up shot | 48-52 |
| 11:04 | Houston | Telek Krasinski throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-52 |
| Subs | Houston | Phillip Smith (PG), Fred Bynoe (SG), Joshua Kunkel (PF), Irvin Haskell (C) John Lake, Telek Krasinski, Michael Hulett, Scott Savage | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Bridges (PG), Peter Clark (SG), Ernest Jackson (SF), Richard Hammer (PF), James Stephens (C) Joshua Stiles, Francis Davis, Robert Romberg, John Rogers, Damien Cacho | |
| 10:52 | Santa Clara | Peter Clark makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by John Bridges | 48-55 |
| 10:37 | Houston | Irvin Haskell can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 48-55 |
| 10:35 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Ernest Jackson | 48-55 |
| 10:14 | Santa Clara | Ernest Jackson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Fred Bynoe - foul #3 on Fred Bynoe, team foul #4 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Houston | Patrick Pearce (SG), Fred King (C) Keith Bailey, Irvin Haskell | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 10:14 | Santa Clara | Ernest Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 10:14 | Santa Clara | Ernest Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-57 |
| 10:00 | Houston | Joshua Kunkel comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 48-57 |
| 09:59 | Santa Clara | Ernest Jackson snags the defensive board | 48-57 |
| 09:52 | Santa Clara | James Stephens is hacked by Fred King - foul #1 on Fred King, team foul #5 | 48-57 |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Hulett (SF) Fred Bynoe | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Francis Davis (SG) Peter Clark | |
| 09:33 | Santa Clara | Francis Davis can't connect on a floater from the right side | 48-57 |
| 09:32 | Houston | Fred King snags the defensive board | 48-57 |
| 09:23 | Houston | Michael Hulett can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Francis Davis - foul #3 on Francis Davis, team foul #7 | 48-57 |
| Subs | Houston | Telek Krasinski (SG) Patrick Pearce | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Rogers (PF) Richard Hammer | |
| 09:23 | Houston | Michael Hulett misses the 1st free throw | 48-57 |
| 09:23 | Houston | Michael Hulett makes the 2nd free throw | 49-57 |
| 08:54 | Santa Clara | John Rogers banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Bridges | 49-59 |
| 08:30 | Houston | Telek Krasinski comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Francis Davis - foul #4 on Francis Davis, team foul #8 | 49-59 |
| Subs | Houston | Patrick Pearce (PG), John Lake (SF), Fred Bynoe (PF), Irvin Haskell (C) Phillip Smith, Michael Hulett, Joshua Kunkel, Fred King | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joshua Stiles (PG), Peter Clark (SG), Robert Romberg (SF), Richard Hammer (PF) John Bridges, Francis Davis, Ernest Jackson, James Stephens | |
| 08:30 | Houston | Telek Krasinski misses the 1st free throw | 49-59 |
| 08:30 | Houston | Telek Krasinski misses the 2nd free throw | 49-59 |
| 08:30 | Santa Clara | John Rogers grabs the board | 49-59 |
| 08:18 | Santa Clara | Joshua Stiles is fouled on the floor by Patrick Pearce - foul #1 on Patrick Pearce, team foul #6 | 49-59 |
| Subs | Houston | Scott Savage (C) Telek Krasinski | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Damien Cacho (C) Richard Hammer | |
| 08:01 | Santa Clara | Fred Bynoe takes the ball from Joshua Stiles | 49-59 |
| 07:56 | Houston | Fred Bynoe lays it up and in | 51-59 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Patrick Pearce (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Fred Bynoe (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Lake (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Irvin Haskell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Savage (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Joshua Stiles (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Clark (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Romberg (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Rogers (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Damien Cacho (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Santa Clara | Peter Clark hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 51-59 |
| 07:28 | Houston | Scott Savage snags the defensive board | 51-59 |
| 07:18 | Houston | Robert Romberg picks off the pass by Fred Bynoe | 51-59 |
| 07:01 | Santa Clara | John Lake steps in front of the Peter Clark pass | 51-59 |
| 06:45 | Houston | Irvin Haskell makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Patrick Pearce | 54-59 |
| 06:28 | Santa Clara | Joshua Stiles misses the shot from the left side | 54-59 |
| 06:26 | Santa Clara | Robert Romberg gets the offensive rebound | 54-59 |
| 06:13 | Santa Clara | John Rogers comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 54-59 |
| 06:12 | Houston | Scott Savage gets the rebound | 54-59 |
| 06:09 | Houston | Patrick Pearce's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-59 |
| Subs | Houston | Phillip Smith (PG), Telek Krasinski (SG), Michael Hulett (SF), Joshua Kunkel (PF), Keith Bailey (C) Patrick Pearce, Fred Bynoe, John Lake, Irvin Haskell, Scott Savage | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Bridges (PG), Francis Davis (SG), Ernest Jackson (SF), Richard Hammer (PF), James Stephens (C) Joshua Stiles, Peter Clark, Robert Romberg, John Rogers, Damien Cacho | |
| 06:02 | Santa Clara | Ernest Jackson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-59 |
| 06:00 | Santa Clara | The offensive rebound goes to Francis Davis | 54-59 |
| 05:42 | Santa Clara | Ernest Jackson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-59 |
| 05:40 | Houston | Joshua Kunkel pulls down the rebound | 54-59 |
| 05:23 | Houston | Phillip Smith travels with the ball | 54-59 |
| 05:10 | Santa Clara | Ernest Jackson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Ernest Jackson, team foul #9 | 54-59 |
| 05:08 | Houston | Phillip Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Francis Davis - foul #5 on Francis Davis, team foul #10 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Sloan (SG) Francis Davis | |
| 05:08 | Houston | Phillip Smith makes the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 05:08 | Houston | Phillip Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| 05:08 | Santa Clara | Richard Hammer grabs the defensive rebound | 55-59 |
| 05:02 | Santa Clara | Phillip Smith steps in front of the Richard Hammer pass | 55-59 |
| 04:58 | Houston | Phillip Smith lays it in | 57-59 |
| 04:45 | Santa Clara | Ernest Jackson hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-62 |
| 04:42 | Houston | Telek Krasinski is hacked by John Sloan in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Sloan, team foul #11 | 57-62 |
| Subs | Houston | Patrick Pearce (PG) Phillip Smith | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 04:42 | Houston | Telek Krasinski makes the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 04:42 | Houston | Telek Krasinski makes the 2nd free throw | 59-62 |
| 04:21 | Santa Clara | Joshua Kunkel picks off the pass by John Sloan | 59-62 |
| 03:59 | Houston | Michael Hulett comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-62 |
| 03:58 | Houston | Joshua Kunkel tips it home | 61-62 |
| 03:46 | Santa Clara | John Bridges misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-62 |
| 03:45 | Santa Clara | Ernest Jackson snags the offensive board | 61-62 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Patrick Pearce (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Telek Krasinski (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Hulett (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joshua Kunkel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Keith Bailey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - John Bridges (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Sloan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ernest Jackson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Hammer (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - James Stephens (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Santa Clara | Ernest Jackson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-62 |
| 03:29 | Houston | The rebound goes to Joshua Kunkel | 61-62 |
| 03:01 | Houston | Michael Hulett is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Telek Krasinski | 64-62 |
| 02:45 | Santa Clara | James Stephens banks in the layup | 64-64 |
| 02:45 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-64 |
| Subs | Houston | Phillip Smith (PG), Fred Bynoe (SG), John Lake (SF), Irvin Haskell (PF), Scott Savage (C) Patrick Pearce, Telek Krasinski, Michael Hulett, Joshua Kunkel, Keith Bailey | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Peter Clark (SG), Robert Romberg (SF), John Rogers (PF), Damien Cacho (C) John Sloan, Ernest Jackson, Richard Hammer, James Stephens | |
| 02:31 | Houston | Scott Savage misses the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by John Rogers - foul #4 on John Rogers, team foul #12 | 64-64 |
| 02:31 | Houston | Scott Savage makes the 1st free throw | 65-64 |
| 02:31 | Houston | Scott Savage misses the 2nd free throw | 65-64 |
| 02:31 | Santa Clara | Damien Cacho pulls down the rebound | 65-64 |
| 02:14 | Santa Clara | Peter Clark misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Fred Bynoe - foul #4 on Fred Bynoe, team foul #7 | 65-64 |
| 02:14 | Santa Clara | Peter Clark makes the 1st free throw | 65-65 |
| 02:14 | Santa Clara | Peter Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 65-66 |
| 02:11 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-66 |
| Subs | Houston | Telek Krasinski (SG), Joshua Kunkel (PF) John Lake, Irvin Haskell | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Ernest Jackson (SF) Robert Romberg | |
| 02:06 | Houston | Fred Bynoe drills a shot in the paint set up by Phillip Smith and the foul's on Peter Clark - foul #3 on Peter Clark, team foul #13 | 67-66 |
| 02:06 | Houston | Fred Bynoe makes the free throw | 68-66 |
| 02:03 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-66 |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Hulett (SF) Fred Bynoe | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 01:43 | Santa Clara | John Bridges misses long on a 3 from straight away | 68-66 |
| 01:42 | Houston | Telek Krasinski gets the rebound | 68-66 |
| 01:26 | Houston | Joshua Kunkel comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 68-66 |
| 01:24 | Houston | Scott Savage tips it but misses | 68-66 |
| 01:23 | Santa Clara | Peter Clark gets the rebound | 68-66 |
| 01:23 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-66 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Richard Hammer (PF), James Stephens (C) John Rogers, Damien Cacho | |
| 01:06 | Santa Clara | Ernest Jackson misses long on a jumper from the left side | 68-66 |
| 01:04 | Santa Clara | Peter Clark tips it in | 68-68 |
| 00:51 | Houston | Richard Hammer is called for the reach on Telek Krasinski - foul #1 on Richard Hammer, team foul #14 | 68-68 |
| 00:51 | Houston | Telek Krasinski makes the 1st free throw | 69-68 |
| 00:51 | Houston | Telek Krasinski makes the 2nd free throw | 70-68 |
| 00:39 | Santa Clara | Ernest Jackson makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 70-71 |
| 00:32 | Houston | James Stephens steals the ball from Phillip Smith in the backcourt | 70-71 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:29 | Santa Clara | Scott Savage is called for the reach on Richard Hammer - foul #3 on Scott Savage, team foul #8 | 70-71 |
| 00:29 | Santa Clara | Richard Hammer makes the 1st free throw | 70-72 |
| 00:29 | Santa Clara | Richard Hammer makes the 2nd free throw | 70-73 |
| 00:02 | Houston | Telek Krasinski buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 73-73 |
| 00:02 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-73 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Santa Clara | John Bridges misses short on a halfcourt shot | 73-73 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Phillip Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Telek Krasinski (fresh) 22 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Hulett (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joshua Kunkel (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Scott Savage (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - John Bridges (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Peter Clark (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Ernest Jackson (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Hammer (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - James Stephens (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 05:00 | Houston | Michael Hulett wins the tip | 73-73 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:37 | Houston | Michael Hulett makes the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Telek Krasinski and he's hacked by John Bridges - foul #1 on John Bridges, team foul #15 | 75-73 |
| 04:37 | Houston | Michael Hulett makes the free throw | 76-73 |
| 04:25 | Santa Clara | John Bridges misses the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Phillip Smith - foul #1 on Phillip Smith, team foul #9 | 76-73 |
| 04:25 | Santa Clara | John Bridges makes the 1st free throw | 76-74 |
| 04:25 | Santa Clara | John Bridges makes the 2nd free throw | 76-75 |
| 04:06 | Houston | Joshua Kunkel knocks in the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Michael Hulett | 78-75 |
| 04:04 | Santa Clara | Phillip Smith steps in front of the John Bridges pass in the backcourt | 78-75 |
| 03:50 | Houston | Telek Krasinski can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Peter Clark - foul #4 on Peter Clark, team foul #16 | 78-75 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Rogers (PF) Richard Hammer | |
| 03:50 | Houston | Telek Krasinski makes the 1st free throw | 79-75 |
| 03:50 | Houston | Telek Krasinski makes the 2nd free throw | 80-75 |
| 03:39 | Santa Clara | Phillip Smith takes the ball from Peter Clark | 80-75 |
| 03:35 | Houston | Phillip Smith lays it up and in | 82-75 |
| 03:09 | Santa Clara | John Rogers misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 82-75 |
| 03:07 | Houston | Telek Krasinski gets the rebound | 82-75 |
| 03:03 | Houston | John Bridges is called for the reach on Phillip Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Bridges, team foul #17 | 82-75 |
| Subs | Houston | Fred Bynoe (SG), John Lake (SF), Irvin Haskell (PF), Keith Bailey (C) Telek Krasinski, Michael Hulett, Joshua Kunkel, Scott Savage | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joshua Stiles (SG), Robert Romberg (SF), Damien Cacho (C) Peter Clark, Ernest Jackson, James Stephens | |
| 03:03 | Houston | Phillip Smith makes the 1st free throw | 83-75 |
| 03:03 | Houston | Phillip Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 83-75 |
| 03:03 | Santa Clara | Damien Cacho gets the rebound | 83-75 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:00 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 83-75 |
| Subs | Houston | Telek Krasinski (SG), Joshua Kunkel (PF) John Lake, Keith Bailey | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Ernest Jackson (SF), Richard Hammer (PF) Robert Romberg, Damien Cacho | |
| 02:42 | Santa Clara | Ernest Jackson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 83-75 |
| 02:40 | Santa Clara | John Rogers tips it home | 83-77 |
| 02:40 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 83-77 |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Hulett (SF), Scott Savage (C) Fred Bynoe, Irvin Haskell | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Peter Clark (SG), James Stephens (C) Joshua Stiles, John Rogers | |
| 02:16 | Houston | Michael Hulett connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Scott Savage | 85-77 |
| 02:13 | Santa Clara | John Bridges is hacked by Phillip Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on Phillip Smith, team foul #10 | 85-77 |
| 02:13 | Santa Clara | John Bridges makes the 1st free throw | 85-78 |
| 02:13 | Santa Clara | John Bridges misses the 2nd free throw | 85-78 |
| 02:13 | Houston | Scott Savage gets the rebound | 85-78 |
| 01:55 | Houston | Phillip Smith is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on John Bridges - foul #3 on John Bridges, team foul #18 | 85-78 |
| 01:55 | Houston | Phillip Smith makes the 1st free throw | 86-78 |
| 01:55 | Houston | Phillip Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 87-78 |
| 01:39 | Santa Clara | Peter Clark misses the shot from the left side | 87-78 |
| 01:37 | Houston | Scott Savage pulls down the rebound | 87-78 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:23 | Houston | Joshua Kunkel is open and buries a runner from close range on a great pass from Phillip Smith | 89-78 |
| 01:10 | Santa Clara | Ernest Jackson's pass is intercepted by Michael Hulett | 89-78 |
| 01:04 | Houston | Michael Hulett is hacked by John Bridges in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Bridges, team foul #19 | 89-78 |
| Subs | Houston | Patrick Pearce (PG), John Lake (SG), Fred Bynoe (PF), Irvin Haskell (C) Phillip Smith, Telek Krasinski, Joshua Kunkel, Scott Savage | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joshua Stiles (PG), John Sloan (SG), Robert Romberg (SF), John Rogers (PF), Damien Cacho (C) John Bridges, Peter Clark, Ernest Jackson, Richard Hammer, James Stephens | |
| 01:04 | Houston | Michael Hulett makes the 1st free throw | 90-78 |
| 01:04 | Houston | Michael Hulett makes the 2nd free throw | 91-78 |
| 00:47 | Santa Clara | Joshua Stiles is hacked by Patrick Pearce - foul #2 on Patrick Pearce, team foul #11 | 91-78 |
| Subs | Houston | Keith Bailey (C) Michael Hulett | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 00:47 | Santa Clara | Joshua Stiles misses the 1st free throw | 91-78 |
| 00:47 | Santa Clara | Joshua Stiles makes the 2nd free throw | 91-79 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Patrick Pearce (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Fred Bynoe (fresh) 9 pts. 4 pf. SF - John Lake (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Irvin Haskell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Keith Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Joshua Stiles (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Sloan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Romberg (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - John Rogers (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Damien Cacho (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Houston | Irvin Haskell is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Irvin Haskell, team foul #12 | 91-79 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Santa Clara | Joshua Stiles drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by John Rogers | 91-82 |
| 00:18 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 91-82 |
| Subs | Houston | Phillip Smith (PG), Telek Krasinski (SG), Michael Hulett (SF), Joshua Kunkel (PF), Scott Savage (C) Patrick Pearce, Fred Bynoe, John Lake, Irvin Haskell, Keith Bailey | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Bridges (PG), Peter Clark (SG), Ernest Jackson (SF), Richard Hammer (PF), James Stephens (C) Joshua Stiles, John Sloan, Robert Romberg, John Rogers, Damien Cacho | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Houston | Michael Hulett is fouled in the backcourt by Peter Clark - foul #5 on Peter Clark, team foul #20 | 91-82 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joshua Stiles (SG) Peter Clark | |
| 00:17 | Houston | Michael Hulett makes the 1st free throw | 92-82 |
| 00:17 | Houston | Michael Hulett makes the 2nd free throw | 93-82 |
| 00:10 | Santa Clara | John Bridges knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Ernest Jackson | 93-85 |
| 00:08 | Houston | Phillip Smith is fouled in the backcourt by John Bridges - foul #5 on John Bridges, team foul #21 | 93-85 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Sloan (SG) John Bridges | |
| 00:08 | Houston | Phillip Smith makes the 1st free throw | 94-85 |
| 00:08 | Houston | Phillip Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 94-85 |
| 00:08 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Joshua Kunkel | 94-85 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Houston | Phillip Smith runs out the clock | 94-85 |