| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Kim Metcalf (fresh) SG - Phillip Lombardo (fresh) SF - Brett Williams (fresh) PF - William Morley (fresh) C - Anthony Akers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Joseph Higgins (fresh) SG - Christopher Osteen (fresh) SF - Robert Mace (fresh) PF - Tracy Ferguson (fresh) C - Leroy Benedetti (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Michigan | Anthony Akers wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:43 | Michigan | William Morley buries a jump hook in the paint | 2-0 |
| 19:24 | Santa Clara | Robert Mace misses badly on a shot from the right side | 2-0 |
| 19:23 | Santa Clara | Christopher Osteen tips it home | 2-2 |
| 19:07 | Michigan | William Morley connects on the open turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Kim Metcalf | 4-2 |
| 18:48 | Santa Clara | Christopher Osteen misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 4-2 |
| 18:47 | Michigan | Kim Metcalf grabs the defensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 18:32 | Michigan | Kim Metcalf misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 4-2 |
| 18:30 | Michigan | Anthony Akers grabs the offensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 18:18 | Michigan | Anthony Akers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-2 |
| 17:55 | Santa Clara | Joseph Higgins buries a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Leroy Benedetti | 4-4 |
| 17:33 | Michigan | Brett Williams connects on the jump hook in the paint set up by William Morley | 6-4 |
| 17:15 | Santa Clara | Robert Mace makes the shot near the basket and he's fouled by Brett Williams - foul #1 on Brett Williams, team foul #1 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Michigan | Merle Callahan (PG), Thomas Wilk (SG), Ronald Sweet (SF), Ronald Smith (PF), Brunon Kowalczyk (C) Kim Metcalf, Phillip Lombardo, Brett Williams, William Morley, Anthony Akers | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Robert Meadows (PG), Joseph Wada (SG), Kenneth Dewey (PF), Joseph Cox (C) Joseph Higgins, Christopher Osteen, Tracy Ferguson, Leroy Benedetti | |
| 17:15 | Santa Clara | Robert Mace makes the free throw | 6-7 |
| 17:13 | Michigan | Thomas Wilk throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 6-7 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Darrell Malbrough (C) Robert Mace | |
| 16:53 | Santa Clara | Robert Meadows connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 6-9 |
| 16:31 | Michigan | Joseph Wada is called for the reach on Thomas Wilk - foul #1 on Joseph Wada, team foul #1 | 6-9 |
| 16:21 | Michigan | Merle Callahan misses the 3 from straight away | 6-9 |
| 16:19 | Santa Clara | Darrell Malbrough snags the defensive board | 6-9 |
| 16:17 | Santa Clara | Kenneth Dewey is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kenneth Dewey, team foul #2 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Michigan | Jeffery Scott (PG), Francis Primus (SF) Ronald Sweet, Ronald Smith | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Melvin Ferguson (SG), Robert Mace (SF), Tracy Ferguson (PF), Leroy Benedetti (C) Joseph Wada, Kenneth Dewey, Joseph Cox, Darrell Malbrough | |
| 16:02 | Michigan | Merle Callahan comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 6-9 |
| 16:00 | Santa Clara | Leroy Benedetti pulls down the rebound | 6-9 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Jeffery Scott (fresh) SG - Merle Callahan (fairly fresh) SF - Francis Primus (fresh) PF - Brunon Kowalczyk (fairly fresh) C - Thomas Wilk (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Robert Meadows (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Melvin Ferguson (fresh) SF - Robert Mace (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Tracy Ferguson (fairly fresh) C - Leroy Benedetti (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Santa Clara | Robert Meadows can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 6-9 |
| 15:35 | Michigan | Brunon Kowalczyk pulls down the rebound | 6-9 |
| 15:16 | Michigan | Merle Callahan connects on the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Jeffery Scott | 8-9 |
| 15:14 | Santa Clara | Robert Mace is hacked by Francis Primus in the backcourt - foul #1 on Francis Primus, team foul #2 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Michigan | Kim Metcalf (PG), Phillip Lombardo (SG), Ronald Sweet (SF), William Morley (PF), Anthony Akers (C) Jeffery Scott, Merle Callahan, Francis Primus, Brunon Kowalczyk, Thomas Wilk | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joseph Higgins (PG), Christopher Osteen (SG), Joseph Cox (SF) Robert Meadows, Melvin Ferguson, Robert Mace | |
| 15:09 | Santa Clara | William Morley denies the turnaround by Leroy Benedetti | 8-9 |
| 15:08 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Phillip Lombardo | 8-9 |
| 15:06 | Michigan | Christopher Osteen is called for the reach on Phillip Lombardo in the backcourt - foul #1 on Christopher Osteen, team foul #3 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kenneth Dewey (SF), Darrell Malbrough (C) Tracy Ferguson, Leroy Benedetti | |
| 14:49 | Michigan | Ronald Sweet clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 8-9 |
| 14:48 | Michigan | Phillip Lombardo tips it in | 10-9 |
| 14:33 | Santa Clara | Joseph Higgins hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 10-9 |
| 14:32 | Michigan | Anthony Akers pulls down the rebound | 10-9 |
| 14:18 | Michigan | Ronald Sweet misses the fadeaway near the basket | 10-9 |
| 14:16 | Santa Clara | Kenneth Dewey pulls down the rebound | 10-9 |
| 14:02 | Santa Clara | Ronald Sweet is called for the reach on Christopher Osteen - foul #1 on Ronald Sweet, team foul #3 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Michigan | Jeffery Scott (PG), Francis Primus (SF), Ronald Smith (PF), Brunon Kowalczyk (C) Kim Metcalf, Ronald Sweet, William Morley, Anthony Akers | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kirk Taylor (PG), Joseph Wada (SG), Robert Mace (SF), Tracy Ferguson (PF), Leroy Benedetti (C) Joseph Higgins, Christopher Osteen, Kenneth Dewey, Joseph Cox, Darrell Malbrough | |
| 13:54 | Santa Clara | Tracy Ferguson is whistled for traveling | 10-9 |
| Subs | Michigan | Brett Williams (SF), Thomas Wilk (C) Francis Primus, Brunon Kowalczyk | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 13:46 | Michigan | Brett Williams's floater is tipped away by Leroy Benedetti | 10-9 |
| 13:45 | Santa Clara | Leroy Benedetti snags the defensive board | 10-9 |
| 13:27 | Santa Clara | Robert Mace comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 10-9 |
| 13:26 | Santa Clara | Joseph Wada snags the offensive board | 10-9 |
| 13:18 | Santa Clara | Brett Williams is called for the reach on Robert Mace - foul #2 on Brett Williams, team foul #4 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Michigan | Merle Callahan (PG), Francis Primus (SF), William Morley (PF) Jeffery Scott, Brett Williams, Ronald Smith | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Melvin Ferguson (SG) Kirk Taylor | |
| 13:02 | Santa Clara | Robert Mace double dribbles | 10-9 |
| Subs | Michigan | Brunon Kowalczyk (C) Thomas Wilk | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joseph Higgins (PG) Joseph Wada | |
| 12:46 | Michigan | Merle Callahan hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 10-9 |
| 12:45 | Santa Clara | Robert Mace snags the defensive board | 10-9 |
| 12:29 | Santa Clara | Tracy Ferguson connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Robert Mace and he's fouled by Phillip Lombardo - foul #1 on Phillip Lombardo, team foul #5 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Michigan | Kim Metcalf (PG) Merle Callahan | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kirk Taylor (PG), Robert Meadows (SG), Kenneth Dewey (SF) Joseph Higgins, Melvin Ferguson, Robert Mace | |
| 12:29 | Santa Clara | Tracy Ferguson makes the free throw | 10-12 |
| 12:09 | Michigan | William Morley misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 10-12 |
| 12:08 | Michigan | Kim Metcalf tips it home | 12-12 |
| 11:39 | Santa Clara | Kirk Taylor misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 12-12 |
| 11:37 | Santa Clara | Leroy Benedetti gets the offensive rebound | 12-12 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Kim Metcalf (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Phillip Lombardo (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Francis Primus (fairly fresh) PF - William Morley (tiring) 4 pts. C - Brunon Kowalczyk (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Kirk Taylor (fairly fresh) SG - Robert Meadows (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kenneth Dewey (fairly fresh) PF - Tracy Ferguson (tiring) 3 pts. C - Leroy Benedetti (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Santa Clara | Kenneth Dewey connects on the floater near the basket set up by Kirk Taylor | 12-14 |
| 11:12 | Michigan | William Morley is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on William Morley, team foul #6 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Michigan | Jeffery Scott (PG), Merle Callahan (SG), Ronald Sweet (SF), Ronald Smith (PF), Thomas Wilk (C) Kim Metcalf, Phillip Lombardo, Francis Primus, William Morley, Brunon Kowalczyk | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joseph Wada (PG), Christopher Osteen (SG), Robert Mace (SF), Joseph Cox (PF), Darrell Malbrough (C) Kirk Taylor, Robert Meadows, Kenneth Dewey, Tracy Ferguson, Leroy Benedetti | |
| 10:59 | Santa Clara | Joseph Cox loses the dribble to Thomas Wilk | 12-14 |
| 10:57 | Michigan | Ronald Sweet travels in the backcourt | 12-14 |
| 10:42 | Santa Clara | Christopher Osteen is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Joseph Wada and the foul's on Ronald Sweet - foul #2 on Ronald Sweet, team foul #7 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Michigan | Francis Primus (SF) Ronald Sweet | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 10:42 | Santa Clara | Christopher Osteen makes the free throw | 12-17 |
| 10:28 | Michigan | Christopher Osteen is called for the reach on Jeffery Scott - foul #2 on Christopher Osteen, team foul #4 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joseph Higgins (PG), Melvin Ferguson (SG), Kenneth Dewey (C) Joseph Wada, Christopher Osteen, Darrell Malbrough | |
| 10:11 | Michigan | Francis Primus misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 12-17 |
| 10:09 | Santa Clara | Joseph Cox pulls down the rebound | 12-17 |
| 10:05 | Santa Clara | Robert Mace is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 12-17 |
| Subs | Michigan | William Morley (PF), Anthony Akers (C) Jeffery Scott, Ronald Smith | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 09:56 | Michigan | Francis Primus is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 12-17 |
| 09:55 | Santa Clara | Kenneth Dewey grabs the board | 12-17 |
| 09:32 | Santa Clara | Joseph Higgins misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Thomas Wilk - foul #1 on Thomas Wilk, team foul #8 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Michigan | Kim Metcalf (PG), Phillip Lombardo (SG), Brunon Kowalczyk (PF) Thomas Wilk, Merle Callahan, William Morley | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Robert Meadows (SG), Tracy Ferguson (PF), Leroy Benedetti (C) Melvin Ferguson, Kenneth Dewey, Joseph Cox | |
| 09:32 | Santa Clara | Joseph Higgins makes the 1st free throw | 12-18 |
| 09:32 | Santa Clara | Joseph Higgins makes the 2nd free throw | 12-19 |
| 09:11 | Michigan | Anthony Akers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-19 |
| Subs | Michigan | Ronald Smith (SF) Francis Primus | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kenneth Dewey (SF), Darrell Malbrough (PF) Robert Mace, Tracy Ferguson | |
| 08:52 | Santa Clara | Leroy Benedetti is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Leroy Benedetti, team foul #5 | 12-19 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joseph Wada (SG) Robert Meadows | |
| 08:33 | Michigan | Darrell Malbrough steps in front of the Phillip Lombardo pass | 12-19 |
| 08:15 | Santa Clara | The pull-up jumper by Joseph Higgins is blocked by Anthony Akers | 12-19 |
| 08:13 | Michigan | Anthony Akers pulls down the rebound | 12-19 |
| 07:54 | Michigan | Phillip Lombardo scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Kim Metcalf | 15-19 |
| 07:52 | Santa Clara | Joseph Wada loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 15-19 |
| Subs | Michigan | Jeffery Scott (PG), Merle Callahan (SG), Francis Primus (SF), William Morley (PF), Thomas Wilk (C) Kim Metcalf, Phillip Lombardo, Ronald Smith, Brunon Kowalczyk, Anthony Akers | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kirk Taylor (PG), Robert Meadows (SG), Robert Mace (SF), Tracy Ferguson (PF), Joseph Cox (C) Joseph Higgins, Joseph Wada, Kenneth Dewey, Darrell Malbrough, Leroy Benedetti | |
| 07:44 | Michigan | William Morley misses long on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Tracy Ferguson - foul #1 on Tracy Ferguson, team foul #6 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Melvin Ferguson (SG) Robert Meadows | |
| 07:44 | Michigan | William Morley makes the 1st free throw | 16-19 |
| 07:44 | Michigan | William Morley misses the 2nd free throw | 16-19 |
| 07:44 | Santa Clara | Tracy Ferguson grabs the board | 16-19 |
| 07:37 | Santa Clara | Joseph Cox comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 16-19 |
| 07:35 | Santa Clara | Melvin Ferguson grabs the offensive board | 16-19 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Jeffery Scott (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Merle Callahan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Francis Primus (tiring) PF - William Morley (tiring) 5 pts. C - Thomas Wilk (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Kirk Taylor (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Melvin Ferguson (fresh) SF - Robert Mace (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Tracy Ferguson (tiring) 3 pts. C - Joseph Cox (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:19 | Santa Clara | Robert Mace is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Robert Mace, team foul #7 | 16-19 |
| 06:59 | Michigan | Thomas Wilk banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Merle Callahan | 18-19 |
| 06:43 | Santa Clara | Joseph Cox misses long on a floater from the right wing | 18-19 |
| 06:42 | Michigan | Thomas Wilk pulls down the rebound | 18-19 |
| 06:36 | Michigan | Jeffery Scott connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Merle Callahan | 21-19 |
| 06:14 | Santa Clara | Melvin Ferguson misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 21-19 |
| 06:13 | Michigan | Jeffery Scott snags the defensive board | 21-19 |
| 06:09 | Michigan | Jeffery Scott misses the wide open 3 pointer from the right corner | 21-19 |
| 06:08 | Santa Clara | Joseph Cox snags the defensive board | 21-19 |
| 05:52 | Santa Clara | Joseph Cox's pass is intercepted by William Morley | 21-19 |
| 05:49 | Michigan | Francis Primus is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Mace - foul #2 on Robert Mace, team foul #8 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Michigan | Kim Metcalf (PG), Phillip Lombardo (SG), Brunon Kowalczyk (PF) Jeffery Scott, Merle Callahan, William Morley | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joseph Higgins (PG), Robert Meadows (SG), Kenneth Dewey (SF), Darrell Malbrough (PF), Leroy Benedetti (C) Kirk Taylor, Melvin Ferguson, Robert Mace, Tracy Ferguson, Joseph Cox | |
| 05:49 | Michigan | Francis Primus makes the 1st free throw | 22-19 |
| 05:49 | Michigan | Francis Primus makes the 2nd free throw | 23-19 |
| 05:28 | Santa Clara | Kenneth Dewey misses short on a shot near the basket | 23-19 |
| 05:26 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Francis Primus | 23-19 |
| 05:24 | Michigan | Thomas Wilk is hacked by Joseph Higgins in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Higgins, team foul #9 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Michigan | Ronald Smith (SF) Francis Primus | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joseph Wada (SG) Darrell Malbrough | |
| 05:24 | Michigan | Thomas Wilk misses the 1st free throw | 23-19 |
| 05:24 | Santa Clara | Leroy Benedetti snags the defensive board | 23-19 |
| 05:14 | Santa Clara | Kenneth Dewey's pass is intercepted by Thomas Wilk | 23-19 |
| 04:50 | Michigan | Thomas Wilk connects on the open driving attempt in the paint | 25-19 |
| 04:34 | Santa Clara | Joseph Higgins makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Meadows | 25-22 |
| 04:20 | Michigan | Ronald Smith misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-22 |
| 04:19 | Santa Clara | Robert Meadows snags the defensive board | 25-22 |
| 04:16 | Santa Clara | Joseph Wada is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 25-22 |
| Subs | Michigan | Merle Callahan (PG), Francis Primus (SF), William Morley (PF), Anthony Akers (C) Kim Metcalf, Ronald Smith, Brunon Kowalczyk, Thomas Wilk | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joseph Cox (SF), Tracy Ferguson (PF), Darrell Malbrough (C) Joseph Wada, Kenneth Dewey, Leroy Benedetti | |
| 03:54 | Michigan | Anthony Akers hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 25-22 |
| 03:52 | Michigan | William Morley tips it but misses | 25-22 |
| 03:50 | Michigan | Anthony Akers misses the tip | 25-22 |
| 03:48 | Santa Clara | Tracy Ferguson gets the rebound | 25-22 |
| 03:35 | Santa Clara | Robert Meadows misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-22 |
| 03:34 | Santa Clara | Darrell Malbrough tips it back up and in | 25-24 |
| 03:34 | Michigan | Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 25-24 |
| Subs | Michigan | Brett Williams (SF), Ronald Sweet (C) Francis Primus, Anthony Akers | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Christopher Osteen (SG), Robert Mace (SF), Leroy Benedetti (C) Joseph Higgins, Joseph Cox, Darrell Malbrough | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Merle Callahan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Phillip Lombardo (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Brett Williams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Morley (tiring) 5 pts. C - Ronald Sweet (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Robert Meadows (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Osteen (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Mace (tired) 3 pts. PF - Tracy Ferguson (tired) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Leroy Benedetti (tired) 4 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Michigan | Robert Meadows is called for the reach on Merle Callahan in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Meadows, team foul #10 | 25-24 |
| 03:32 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 25-24 |
| 03:32 | Michigan | Merle Callahan misses the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 03:32 | Michigan | Merle Callahan makes the 2nd free throw | 26-24 |
| 03:18 | Santa Clara | Tracy Ferguson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-24 |
| 03:17 | Michigan | Phillip Lombardo snags the defensive board | 26-24 |
| 03:12 | Michigan | Merle Callahan is hacked by Robert Meadows - foul #2 on Robert Meadows, team foul #11 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Michigan | Jeffery Scott (PG), Thomas Wilk (PF) Phillip Lombardo, William Morley | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joseph Wada (PG), Darrell Malbrough (PF) Robert Meadows, Tracy Ferguson | |
| 03:12 | Michigan | Merle Callahan makes the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 03:12 | Michigan | Merle Callahan makes the 2nd free throw | 28-24 |
| 02:57 | Santa Clara | Leroy Benedetti misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Jeffery Scott - foul #1 on Jeffery Scott, team foul #9 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Michigan | Brunon Kowalczyk (PF) Merle Callahan | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 02:57 | Santa Clara | Leroy Benedetti makes the 1st free throw | 28-25 |
| 02:57 | Santa Clara | Leroy Benedetti makes the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 02:40 | Michigan | Brunon Kowalczyk comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-26 |
| 02:38 | Santa Clara | Joseph Wada grabs the defensive rebound | 28-26 |
| 02:33 | Santa Clara | Robert Mace buries a jumper from the right side set up by Joseph Wada | 28-28 |
| 02:20 | Michigan | Brett Williams is hacked by Robert Mace - foul #3 on Robert Mace, team foul #12 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Michigan | Phillip Lombardo (SG), William Morley (PF), Anthony Akers (C) Jeffery Scott, Brunon Kowalczyk, Ronald Sweet | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kirk Taylor (PG), Melvin Ferguson (SG), Joseph Cox (SF), Tracy Ferguson (PF), Kenneth Dewey (C) Joseph Wada, Christopher Osteen, Robert Mace, Darrell Malbrough, Leroy Benedetti | |
| 02:20 | Michigan | Brett Williams makes the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 02:20 | Michigan | Brett Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 02:20 | Michigan | Anthony Akers grabs the offensive rebound | 29-28 |
| 02:03 | Michigan | Brett Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 29-28 |
| 02:01 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Tracy Ferguson | 29-28 |
| 01:44 | Santa Clara | Phillip Lombardo is called for the reach on Melvin Ferguson - foul #2 on Phillip Lombardo, team foul #10 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Michigan | Kim Metcalf (PG), Brunon Kowalczyk (C) Thomas Wilk, Anthony Akers | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Robert Meadows (SF) Kenneth Dewey | |
| 01:44 | Santa Clara | Melvin Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 01:44 | Santa Clara | Melvin Ferguson misses the 2nd free throw | 29-29 |
| 01:44 | Michigan | Brunon Kowalczyk grabs the board | 29-29 |
| 01:24 | Michigan | Phillip Lombardo misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Melvin Ferguson - foul #1 on Melvin Ferguson, team foul #13 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Michigan | Merle Callahan (PG), Ronald Smith (PF) Kim Metcalf, William Morley | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Christopher Osteen (SG), Leroy Benedetti (C) Kirk Taylor, Melvin Ferguson | |
| 01:24 | Michigan | Phillip Lombardo makes the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 01:24 | Michigan | Phillip Lombardo misses the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 01:24 | Santa Clara | Tracy Ferguson gets the rebound | 30-29 |
| 01:20 | Santa Clara | Robert Meadows is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Meadows, team foul #14 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joseph Higgins (PG) Robert Meadows | |
| 00:59 | Michigan | Merle Callahan connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Brunon Kowalczyk | 32-29 |
| 00:56 | Santa Clara | Joseph Higgins is fouled in the backcourt by Merle Callahan - foul #1 on Merle Callahan, team foul #11 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Michigan | Jeffery Scott (PG), Ronald Sweet (SF), Anthony Akers (C) Phillip Lombardo, Brett Williams, Ronald Smith | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kenneth Dewey (SF), Darrell Malbrough (PF) Joseph Cox, Tracy Ferguson | |
| 00:56 | Santa Clara | Joseph Higgins misses the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 00:56 | Santa Clara | Joseph Higgins makes the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| 00:34 | Michigan | Anthony Akers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-30 |
| Subs | Michigan | Phillip Lombardo (SG), William Morley (PF), Thomas Wilk (C) Merle Callahan, Brunon Kowalczyk, Anthony Akers | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 00:17 | Santa Clara | Joseph Higgins is by himself and knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 32-32 |
| 00:12 | Michigan | Jeffery Scott double dribbles in the backcourt | 32-32 |
| Subs | Michigan | Kim Metcalf (PG) Jeffery Scott | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joseph Wada (PG), Tracy Ferguson (PF) Joseph Higgins, Leroy Benedetti | |
| 00:04 | Santa Clara | Kenneth Dewey misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 32-32 |
| 00:02 | Michigan | William Morley grabs the board | 32-32 |
| 00:00 | Michigan | William Morley misses short on a fullcourt shot | 32-32 |