| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - John Tse (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ryan Meeker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Walter Walsh (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Seese (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - David Cooper (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Donald Vinyard (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Willie Lebeau (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Martin Harrison (fresh) 1 pts. C - Paul Murphy (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Santa Clara | Willie Lebeau inbounds the ball | 30-34 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Santa Clara | Martin Harrison misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-34 |
| 19:41 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to David Cooper | 30-34 |
| 19:32 | Louisiana Tech | David Cooper throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-34 |
| 19:11 | Santa Clara | Donald Vinyard makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-37 |
| 19:09 | Louisiana Tech | Daniel Brown is called for the reach on Ryan Meeker in the backcourt - foul #3 on Daniel Brown, team foul #1 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Richard Johnson (SG) Daniel Brown | |
| 18:50 | Louisiana Tech | John Tse comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-37 |
| 18:49 | Santa Clara | Paul Murphy pulls down the rebound | 30-37 |
| 18:27 | Santa Clara | Paul Murphy comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 30-37 |
| 18:25 | Louisiana Tech | David Seese gets the rebound | 30-37 |
| 18:09 | Louisiana Tech | David Seese hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the right wing | 30-37 |
| 18:08 | Santa Clara | Paul Murphy grabs the defensive rebound | 30-37 |
| 18:03 | Santa Clara | Donald Vinyard buries a floater from the left side and he's fouled by John Tse - foul #1 on John Tse, team foul #1 | 30-39 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Fred Rocker (SG), Charles Booth (PF), Wayne Hinojosa (C) Ryan Meeker, David Seese, David Cooper | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Daniel Weber (SF), John Jackson (PF), Charles Kuszynski (C) Willie Lebeau, Martin Harrison, Paul Murphy | |
| 18:03 | Santa Clara | Donald Vinyard makes the free throw | 30-40 |
| 17:41 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Booth comes up short on the floater from the right side | 30-40 |
| 17:39 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Booth snags the offensive board | 30-40 |
| 17:22 | Louisiana Tech | Fred Rocker misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Richard Johnson - foul #3 on Richard Johnson, team foul #2 | 30-40 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ryan Meeker (SG), Danilo Greco (C) John Tse, Walter Walsh | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Robert McKay (SG) Richard Johnson | |
| 17:22 | Louisiana Tech | Fred Rocker makes the 1st free throw | 31-40 |
| 17:22 | Louisiana Tech | Fred Rocker misses the 2nd free throw | 31-40 |
| 17:22 | Santa Clara | John Jackson grabs the board | 31-40 |
| 17:18 | Santa Clara | Robert McKay hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint but he's fouled by Ryan Meeker - foul #1 on Ryan Meeker, team foul #2 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | David Seese (PF) Danilo Greco | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 17:18 | Santa Clara | Robert McKay misses the 1st free throw | 31-40 |
| 17:18 | Santa Clara | Robert McKay makes the 2nd free throw | 31-41 |
| 16:49 | Louisiana Tech | Ryan Meeker is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Ryan Meeker, team foul #3 | 31-41 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Marvin Ahl (C) Charles Kuszynski | |
| 16:30 | Santa Clara | Daniel Weber connects on the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Donald Vinyard | 31-43 |
| 16:14 | Louisiana Tech | Ryan Meeker is whistled for a carry | 31-43 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Tse (PG), Walter Walsh (SF), Danilo Greco (PF), David Cooper (C) Fred Rocker, Charles Booth, David Seese, Wayne Hinojosa | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Willie Lebeau (SF), Martin Harrison (PF) Daniel Weber, John Jackson | |
| 15:56 | Santa Clara | Marvin Ahl drills a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Donald Vinyard | 31-45 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - John Tse (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ryan Meeker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Walter Walsh (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Danilo Greco (fresh) 4 pts. C - David Cooper (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Donald Vinyard (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert McKay (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Lebeau (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Martin Harrison (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Marvin Ahl (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:54 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Vinyard is called for the reach on John Tse in the backcourt - foul #1 on Donald Vinyard, team foul #3 | 31-45 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Leroy Richardson (SG) Ryan Meeker | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Roger Phillips (PG), Daniel Brown (SG) Donald Vinyard, Robert McKay | |
| 15:40 | Louisiana Tech | Walter Walsh comes up short on the jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Willie Lebeau - foul #1 on Willie Lebeau, team foul #4 | 31-45 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Charles Kuszynski (PF), Paul Murphy (C) Martin Harrison, Marvin Ahl | |
| 15:40 | Louisiana Tech | Walter Walsh makes the 1st free throw | 32-45 |
| 15:40 | Louisiana Tech | Walter Walsh makes the 2nd free throw | 33-45 |
| 15:23 | Santa Clara | Roger Phillips misses the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on John Tse - foul #2 on John Tse, team foul #4 | 33-45 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | David Seese (PF) David Cooper | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Richard Johnson (SF) Willie Lebeau | |
| 15:23 | Santa Clara | Roger Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 33-46 |
| 15:23 | Santa Clara | Roger Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 33-46 |
| 15:23 | Louisiana Tech | David Seese gets the rebound | 33-46 |
| 15:20 | Louisiana Tech | Roger Phillips is called for the reach on John Tse in the backcourt - foul #4 on Roger Phillips, team foul #5 | 33-46 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Willie Lebeau (SF) Roger Phillips | |
| 15:09 | Louisiana Tech | Danilo Greco's fadeaway is rejected by Willie Lebeau | 33-46 |
| 15:08 | Santa Clara | Charles Kuszynski pulls down the rebound | 33-46 |
| 15:04 | Santa Clara | David Seese takes the ball from Willie Lebeau | 33-46 |
| 14:45 | Louisiana Tech | Danilo Greco misses the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Paul Murphy - foul #1 on Paul Murphy, team foul #6 | 33-46 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Charles Booth (SF) Walter Walsh | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Daniel Weber (SF), John Jackson (PF), Marvin Ahl (C) Willie Lebeau, Charles Kuszynski, Paul Murphy | |
| 14:45 | Louisiana Tech | Danilo Greco misses the 1st free throw | 33-46 |
| 14:45 | Louisiana Tech | Danilo Greco makes the 2nd free throw | 34-46 |
| 14:28 | Santa Clara | Daniel Weber misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 34-46 |
| 14:26 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Danilo Greco | 34-46 |
| 14:13 | Louisiana Tech | John Tse is hacked by Richard Johnson - foul #4 on Richard Johnson, team foul #7 | 34-46 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Fred Rocker (SG), Wayne Hinojosa (PF), David Cooper (C) Leroy Richardson, David Seese, Danilo Greco | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Robert McKay (PG) Richard Johnson | |
| 14:13 | Louisiana Tech | John Tse makes the 1st free throw | 35-46 |
| 14:13 | Louisiana Tech | John Tse makes the 2nd free throw | 36-46 |
| 13:54 | Santa Clara | Daniel Brown connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-49 |
| 13:34 | Louisiana Tech | The jump hook by Charles Booth is blocked by Marvin Ahl | 36-49 |
| 13:33 | Louisiana Tech | David Cooper tips it home | 38-49 |
| 13:17 | Santa Clara | Marvin Ahl hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Daniel Brown | 38-51 |
| 13:14 | Louisiana Tech | John Tse loses the dribble to Daniel Brown in the backcourt | 38-51 |
| 13:13 | Santa Clara | Daniel Weber lays it up and in on a nice dish by Daniel Brown | 38-53 |
| 12:54 | Louisiana Tech | Fred Rocker connects on the open floater from the right side on a nice dish by John Tse | 40-53 |
| 12:33 | Santa Clara | Marvin Ahl is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Marvin Ahl, team foul #8 | 40-53 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ryan Meeker (PG), Leroy Richardson (SG), Walter Walsh (SF), David Seese (PF), Danilo Greco (C) John Tse, Fred Rocker, Charles Booth, Wayne Hinojosa, David Cooper | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Donald Vinyard (PG), Willie Lebeau (SF), Martin Harrison (PF), Paul Murphy (C) Robert McKay, Daniel Weber, John Jackson, Marvin Ahl | |
| 12:09 | Louisiana Tech | Walter Walsh makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Ryan Meeker | 43-53 |
| 11:52 | Santa Clara | Daniel Brown misses the jumper from the left block | 43-53 |
| 11:50 | Louisiana Tech | Danilo Greco grabs the defensive rebound | 43-53 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Ryan Meeker (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Leroy Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Walter Walsh (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Seese (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Danilo Greco (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Donald Vinyard (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Brown (tiring) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Willie Lebeau (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Martin Harrison (fresh) 1 pts. C - Paul Murphy (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Louisiana Tech | Leroy Richardson hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Danilo Greco | 46-53 |
| 11:23 | Santa Clara | Paul Murphy clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-53 |
| 11:22 | Santa Clara | Daniel Brown gets the offensive rebound | 46-53 |
| 11:05 | Santa Clara | Paul Murphy is hacked by Danilo Greco - foul #2 on Danilo Greco, team foul #5 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Tse (PG), Wayne Hinojosa (C) Leroy Richardson, Danilo Greco | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Charles Kuszynski (PF) Martin Harrison | |
| 10:55 | Santa Clara | Donald Vinyard misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-53 |
| 10:53 | Santa Clara | Charles Kuszynski can't tip it in | 46-53 |
| 10:51 | Santa Clara | Willie Lebeau hits the follow up shot | 46-55 |
| 10:47 | Louisiana Tech | John Tse throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-55 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Leroy Richardson (SG) Ryan Meeker | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 10:36 | Santa Clara | Daniel Brown misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-55 |
| 10:35 | Louisiana Tech | Wayne Hinojosa gets the rebound | 46-55 |
| 10:33 | Louisiana Tech | John Tse is hacked by Donald Vinyard in the backcourt - foul #2 on Donald Vinyard, team foul #9 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Charles Booth (PF) David Seese | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Martin Harrison (PF) Paul Murphy | |
| 10:33 | Louisiana Tech | John Tse makes the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 10:33 | Louisiana Tech | John Tse misses the 2nd free throw | 47-55 |
| 10:33 | Santa Clara | Martin Harrison grabs the defensive rebound | 47-55 |
| 10:13 | Santa Clara | Martin Harrison misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Charles Booth - foul #1 on Charles Booth, team foul #6 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Fred Rocker (PG), David Cooper (C) John Tse, Walter Walsh | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 10:13 | Santa Clara | Martin Harrison misses the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 10:13 | Santa Clara | Martin Harrison misses the 2nd free throw | 47-55 |
| 10:13 | Louisiana Tech | David Cooper grabs the board | 47-55 |
| 10:11 | Louisiana Tech | Leroy Richardson is fouled in the backcourt by Willie Lebeau - foul #2 on Willie Lebeau, team foul #10 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | David Seese (PF) Wayne Hinojosa | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Marvin Ahl (C) Martin Harrison | |
| 10:11 | Louisiana Tech | Leroy Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 48-55 |
| 10:11 | Louisiana Tech | Leroy Richardson misses the 2nd free throw | 48-55 |
| 10:11 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Marvin Ahl | 48-55 |
| 10:01 | Santa Clara | Daniel Brown hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Leroy Richardson - foul #4 on Leroy Richardson, team foul #7 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ryan Meeker (SG) Leroy Richardson | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Daniel Weber (SF) Willie Lebeau | |
| 10:01 | Santa Clara | Daniel Brown misses the 1st free throw | 48-55 |
| 10:01 | Santa Clara | Daniel Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 48-55 |
| 10:01 | Louisiana Tech | David Seese grabs the defensive rebound | 48-55 |
| 09:57 | Louisiana Tech | Ryan Meeker misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 48-55 |
| 09:55 | Santa Clara | Marvin Ahl snags the defensive board | 48-55 |
| 09:40 | Santa Clara | Daniel Weber clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-55 |
| 09:38 | Louisiana Tech | David Seese pulls down the rebound | 48-55 |
| 09:14 | Louisiana Tech | Fred Rocker misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-55 |
| 09:13 | Santa Clara | Charles Kuszynski grabs the defensive rebound | 48-55 |
| 09:05 | Santa Clara | Daniel Brown misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 48-55 |
| 09:04 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to David Cooper | 48-55 |
| 08:45 | Louisiana Tech | David Seese is open but comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 48-55 |
| 08:43 | Santa Clara | Charles Kuszynski snags the defensive board | 48-55 |
| 08:26 | Santa Clara | Daniel Brown knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Vinyard | 48-58 |
| 08:11 | Louisiana Tech | Fred Rocker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-58 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Tse (PG), Walter Walsh (SF), Wayne Hinojosa (PF), Danilo Greco (C) Fred Rocker, Charles Booth, David Seese, David Cooper | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Robert McKay (PG), Willie Lebeau (SF), Martin Harrison (PF), John Jackson (C) Donald Vinyard, Daniel Weber, Charles Kuszynski, Marvin Ahl | |
| 07:57 | Santa Clara | John Jackson can't finish the layup but the foul's on Danilo Greco - foul #3 on Danilo Greco, team foul #8 | 48-58 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Leroy Richardson (SG) Ryan Meeker | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Roger Phillips (PG), Richard Johnson (SG) Daniel Brown, Willie Lebeau | |
| 07:57 | Santa Clara | John Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 48-59 |
| 07:57 | Santa Clara | John Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-60 |
| 07:38 | Louisiana Tech | Wayne Hinojosa travels with the ball | 48-60 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Paul Murphy (C) Martin Harrison | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - John Tse (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leroy Richardson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. SF - Walter Walsh (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Wayne Hinojosa (fresh) 2 blk. C - Danilo Greco (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Roger Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. SG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. SF - Robert McKay (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Paul Murphy (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Santa Clara | Paul Murphy is hacked by Danilo Greco - foul #4 on Danilo Greco, team foul #9 | 48-60 |
| 07:13 | Santa Clara | Paul Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 48-61 |
| 07:13 | Santa Clara | Paul Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 48-62 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 06:57 | Louisiana Tech | Leroy Richardson is fouled on the floor by Richard Johnson - foul #5 on Richard Johnson, team foul #11 | 48-62 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Daniel Brown (SG), Willie Lebeau (SF) Richard Johnson, Robert McKay | |
| 06:57 | Louisiana Tech | Leroy Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 49-62 |
| 06:57 | Louisiana Tech | Leroy Richardson misses the 2nd free throw | 49-62 |
| 06:57 | Santa Clara | John Jackson gets the rebound | 49-62 |
| 06:31 | Santa Clara | John Jackson blows the dunk | 49-62 |
| 06:30 | Louisiana Tech | Walter Walsh grabs the board | 49-62 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 06:27 | Louisiana Tech | Walter Walsh travels in the backcourt | 49-62 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | David Seese (PF), Carl Eyler (C) Wayne Hinojosa, Danilo Greco | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Martin Harrison (PF) John Jackson | |
| 06:07 | Santa Clara | Daniel Brown misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 49-62 |
| 06:05 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Leroy Richardson | 49-62 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 05:44 | Louisiana Tech | John Tse can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-62 |
| 05:43 | Louisiana Tech | David Seese tips it but misses | 49-62 |
| 05:42 | Santa Clara | Willie Lebeau pulls down the rebound | 49-62 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 05:24 | Santa Clara | Roger Phillips throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-62 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Fred Rocker (PG), Ryan Meeker (SG), Charles Booth (SF), Danilo Greco (PF), David Cooper (C) John Tse, Leroy Richardson, Walter Walsh, David Seese, Carl Eyler | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Robert McKay (SG), Daniel Weber (SF), Marvin Ahl (C) Daniel Brown, Willie Lebeau, Paul Murphy | |
| 05:22 | Louisiana Tech | Fred Rocker is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Weber - foul #3 on Daniel Weber, team foul #12 | 49-62 |
| 05:22 | Louisiana Tech | Fred Rocker makes the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 05:22 | Louisiana Tech | Fred Rocker makes the 2nd free throw | 51-62 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 05:04 | Santa Clara | Martin Harrison misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 51-62 |
| 05:03 | Santa Clara | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Weber | 51-62 |
| 04:50 | Santa Clara | Ryan Meeker picks off the pass by Robert McKay | 51-62 |
| 04:47 | Louisiana Tech | Ryan Meeker lays it in | 53-62 |
| 04:27 | Santa Clara | Roger Phillips drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Robert McKay | 53-65 |
| 04:12 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Booth misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the left side | 53-65 |
| 04:10 | Santa Clara | Daniel Weber grabs the board | 53-65 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:52 | Santa Clara | Marvin Ahl loses the dribble to Fred Rocker | 53-65 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:33 | Louisiana Tech | David Cooper can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-65 |
| 03:32 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Daniel Weber | 53-65 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Fred Rocker (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SG - Ryan Meeker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Charles Booth (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Danilo Greco (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - David Cooper (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Roger Phillips (tiring) 7 pts. 4 pf. SG - Robert McKay (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Weber (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Martin Harrison (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Marvin Ahl (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:08 | Santa Clara | Roger Phillips is denied on a layup by Danilo Greco | 53-65 |
| 03:06 | Louisiana Tech | Danilo Greco grabs the board | 53-65 |
| 03:06 | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-65 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Tse (PG), Leroy Richardson (SG), Walter Walsh (SF), David Seese (PF), Wayne Hinojosa (C) Fred Rocker, Ryan Meeker, Charles Booth, Danilo Greco, David Cooper | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Donald Vinyard (PG), Daniel Brown (SG), Willie Lebeau (SF), John Jackson (PF), Charles Kuszynski (C) Roger Phillips, Robert McKay, Daniel Weber, Martin Harrison, Marvin Ahl | |
| 02:54 | Louisiana Tech | Wayne Hinojosa blows the layup but the foul's on John Jackson - foul #1 on John Jackson, team foul #13 | 53-65 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Paul Murphy (C) Charles Kuszynski | |
| 02:54 | Louisiana Tech | Wayne Hinojosa makes the 1st free throw | 54-65 |
| 02:54 | Louisiana Tech | Wayne Hinojosa makes the 2nd free throw | 55-65 |
| 02:28 | Santa Clara | Donald Vinyard misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 55-65 |
| 02:27 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Walter Walsh | 55-65 |
| 02:22 | Louisiana Tech | Leroy Richardson connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by John Tse | 57-65 |
| 02:01 | Santa Clara | John Jackson hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 57-65 |
| 02:00 | Santa Clara | Daniel Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-65 |
| 01:37 | Santa Clara | Donald Vinyard hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 57-65 |
| 01:35 | Santa Clara | Paul Murphy tips it home | 57-67 |
| 01:24 | Louisiana Tech | Walter Walsh hits a wide open 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-67 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:01 | Santa Clara | Donald Vinyard's pass is intercepted by John Tse | 60-67 |
| 00:58 | Louisiana Tech | John Tse lays it in | 62-67 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Santa Clara | Daniel Brown scores on a floater from the right side | 62-69 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Louisiana Tech | Walter Walsh misses the wide open 3pt shot from straight away | 62-69 |
| 00:31 | Santa Clara | Daniel Brown grabs the board | 62-69 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Santa Clara | Daniel Brown is hacked by John Tse in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Tse, team foul #10 | 62-69 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | David Cooper (C) Wayne Hinojosa | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 00:28 | Santa Clara | Daniel Brown makes the 1st free throw | 62-70 |
| 00:28 | Santa Clara | Daniel Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 62-71 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Louisiana Tech | Walter Walsh hits a wide open 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by David Cooper | 65-71 |
| 00:19 | Santa Clara | John Tse is called for the reach on John Jackson in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Tse, team foul #11 | 65-71 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Roger Phillips (SG) Daniel Brown | |
| 00:19 | Santa Clara | John Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 65-72 |
| 00:19 | Santa Clara | John Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-73 |
| 00:11 | Louisiana Tech | John Tse is fouled on the floor by John Jackson - foul #2 on John Jackson, team foul #14 | 65-73 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Daniel Brown (SG), Martin Harrison (PF) Roger Phillips, John Jackson | |
| 00:11 | Louisiana Tech | John Tse makes the 1st free throw | 66-73 |
| 00:11 | Louisiana Tech | John Tse makes the 2nd free throw | 67-73 |
| 00:08 | Santa Clara | Leroy Richardson is called for the reach on Paul Murphy in the backcourt - foul #5 on Leroy Richardson, team foul #12 | 67-73 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ryan Meeker (SG) Leroy Richardson | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Roger Phillips (SG), John Jackson (PF) Daniel Brown, Martin Harrison | |
| 00:08 | Santa Clara | Paul Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 67-74 |
| 00:08 | Santa Clara | Paul Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 67-75 |
| 00:03 | Louisiana Tech | Walter Walsh can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the left wing | 67-75 |
| 00:01 | Louisiana Tech | The offensive rebound goes to David Seese | 67-75 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana Tech | The clock runs out | 67-75 |