| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Dorsey Barriga (fresh) SG - Xavier Montes (fresh) SF - Joe Meyer (fresh) PF - Douglas Day (fresh) C - Benjamin Oliver (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Ed Smith (fresh) SG - Kevin Bellman (fresh) SF - John Willer (fresh) PF - Joseph Ladouceur (fresh) C - Larry Tawney (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Santa Clara | Douglas Day wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Santa Clara | Douglas Day comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Ohio State | John Willer snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Ohio State | John Willer scores on a floater in the paint | 0-2 |
| 19:02 | Santa Clara | Dorsey Barriga makes the runner from the left block | 2-2 |
| 18:41 | Ohio State | Kevin Bellman misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Douglas Day - foul #1 on Douglas Day, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:41 | Ohio State | Kevin Bellman makes the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:41 | Ohio State | Kevin Bellman makes the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:20 | Santa Clara | Benjamin Oliver travels with the ball | 2-4 |
| 18:11 | Ohio State | Kevin Bellman is hacked by Douglas Day - foul #2 on Douglas Day, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joshua Givens (PF) Douglas Day | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 17:59 | Ohio State | Joseph Ladouceur is hacked by Xavier Montes - foul #1 on Xavier Montes, team foul #3 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Dennis Johnson (PG), Allen Decker (SG), Nicholas White (SF), Patrick Leedy (C) Dorsey Barriga, Xavier Montes, Joe Meyer, Benjamin Oliver | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 17:41 | Ohio State | Kevin Bellman clanks a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Allen Decker - foul #1 on Allen Decker, team foul #4 | 2-4 |
| 17:41 | Ohio State | Kevin Bellman makes the 1st free throw | 2-5 |
| 17:41 | Ohio State | Kevin Bellman makes the 2nd free throw | 2-6 |
| 17:27 | Santa Clara | Nicholas White misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-6 |
| 17:25 | Santa Clara | Patrick Leedy tips it back up and in | 4-6 |
| 17:12 | Ohio State | Ed Smith drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 4-9 |
| 16:54 | Santa Clara | Dennis Johnson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 4-9 |
| 16:52 | Ohio State | Larry Tawney grabs the board | 4-9 |
| 16:47 | Ohio State | Kevin Bellman is hacked by Allen Decker in the backcourt - foul #2 on Allen Decker, team foul #5 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Xavier Montes (SG) Allen Decker | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eddie Mueller (PG), David Coleman (PF), Roger Hamilton (C) Ed Smith, Joseph Ladouceur, Larry Tawney | |
| 16:35 | Ohio State | John Willer banks in the layup on a great pass from Eddie Mueller | 4-11 |
| 16:18 | Santa Clara | Dennis Johnson clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 4-11 |
| 16:17 | Ohio State | Eddie Mueller snags the defensive board | 4-11 |
| 16:15 | Ohio State | Eddie Mueller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 4-11 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Dorsey Barriga (PG), Joe Meyer (SF), Matthew Myers (PF), Benjamin Oliver (C) Dennis Johnson, Nicholas White, Joshua Givens, Patrick Leedy | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Austin Dorman (SG), Bruce Costilla (C) Kevin Bellman, John Willer | |
| 16:02 | Santa Clara | Dorsey Barriga misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 4-11 |
| 16:01 | Ohio State | Roger Hamilton pulls down the rebound | 4-11 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Dorsey Barriga (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Xavier Montes (fresh) SF - Joe Meyer (fresh) PF - Matthew Myers (fresh) C - Benjamin Oliver (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Eddie Mueller (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Austin Dorman (fresh) SF - Roger Hamilton (fresh) PF - David Coleman (fresh) C - Bruce Costilla (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Ohio State | Roger Hamilton misses short on an open driving attempt from close range | 4-11 |
| 15:39 | Santa Clara | Xavier Montes snags the defensive board | 4-11 |
| 15:35 | Santa Clara | Xavier Montes misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 4-11 |
| 15:33 | Ohio State | Roger Hamilton grabs the board | 4-11 |
| 15:28 | Ohio State | David Coleman blows the layup but the foul's on Matthew Myers - foul #1 on Matthew Myers, team foul #6 | 4-11 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Lucier (SG) Xavier Montes | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joseph Ladouceur (PF) Bruce Costilla | |
| 15:28 | Ohio State | David Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 4-12 |
| 15:28 | Ohio State | David Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 4-13 |
| 14:59 | Santa Clara | Benjamin Oliver is hacked by David Coleman - foul #1 on David Coleman, team foul #1 | 4-13 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Dennis Johnson (PG), Nicholas White (SF) Dorsey Barriga, Joe Meyer | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ed Smith (PG), Kevin Bellman (SG), John Willer (SF), Larry Tawney (C) Eddie Mueller, Austin Dorman, Roger Hamilton, David Coleman | |
| 14:54 | Santa Clara | John Lucier misses the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Kevin Bellman - foul #1 on Kevin Bellman, team foul #2 | 4-13 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joshua Givens (PF) Matthew Myers | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 14:54 | Santa Clara | John Lucier makes the 1st free throw | 5-13 |
| 14:54 | Santa Clara | John Lucier makes the 2nd free throw | 6-13 |
| 14:39 | Ohio State | Joseph Ladouceur misses short on a jumper from the right block | 6-13 |
| 14:37 | Santa Clara | Joshua Givens pulls down the rebound | 6-13 |
| 14:33 | Santa Clara | John Lucier clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 6-13 |
| 14:31 | Ohio State | Joseph Ladouceur grabs the board | 6-13 |
| 14:11 | Ohio State | John Willer loses the dribble to Joshua Givens | 6-13 |
| 13:53 | Santa Clara | Benjamin Oliver hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Joseph Ladouceur - foul #1 on Joseph Ladouceur, team foul #3 | 6-13 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Dorsey Barriga (PG), Xavier Montes (SG), Joe Meyer (SF), Patrick Leedy (PF) Dennis Johnson, John Lucier, Nicholas White, Joshua Givens | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eddie Mueller (PG), David Coleman (PF), Roger Hamilton (C) Ed Smith, Joseph Ladouceur, Larry Tawney | |
| 13:53 | Santa Clara | Benjamin Oliver makes the 1st free throw | 7-13 |
| 13:53 | Santa Clara | Benjamin Oliver misses the 2nd free throw | 7-13 |
| 13:53 | Ohio State | Roger Hamilton snags the defensive board | 7-13 |
| 13:34 | Ohio State | Xavier Montes is called for the reach on John Willer - foul #2 on Xavier Montes, team foul #7 | 7-13 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Nicholas White (SG), Matthew Myers (PF) Xavier Montes, Benjamin Oliver | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Austin Dorman (SG) Kevin Bellman | |
| 13:34 | Ohio State | John Willer makes the 1st free throw | 7-14 |
| 13:34 | Ohio State | John Willer makes the 2nd free throw | 7-15 |
| 13:24 | Santa Clara | Patrick Leedy misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 7-15 |
| 13:23 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to David Coleman | 7-15 |
| 12:59 | Ohio State | Austin Dorman's fadeaway is rejected by Matthew Myers | 7-15 |
| 12:57 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Patrick Leedy | 7-15 |
| 12:53 | Santa Clara | Eddie Mueller is called for the reach on Dorsey Barriga in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eddie Mueller, team foul #4 | 7-15 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Dennis Johnson (PG) Dorsey Barriga | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ed Smith (PG), Timothy Jones (SF), Bruce Costilla (C) Eddie Mueller, John Willer, Roger Hamilton | |
| 12:40 | Santa Clara | Nicholas White misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 7-15 |
| 12:39 | Santa Clara | Patrick Leedy tips it in | 9-15 |
| 12:37 | Ohio State | Nicholas White is called for the reach on Austin Dorman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Nicholas White, team foul #8 | 9-15 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joshua Givens (PF) Matthew Myers | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kevin Bellman (SG), Larry Tawney (C) Ed Smith, Bruce Costilla | |
| 12:37 | Ohio State | Austin Dorman makes the 1st free throw | 9-16 |
| 12:37 | Ohio State | Austin Dorman makes the 2nd free throw | 9-17 |
| 12:21 | Santa Clara | Joshua Givens hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Dennis Johnson | 11-17 |
| 12:01 | Ohio State | Kevin Bellman makes the wide open jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from David Coleman | 11-19 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Dennis Johnson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nicholas White (tiring) SF - Joe Meyer (tiring) PF - Joshua Givens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Patrick Leedy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Austin Dorman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kevin Bellman (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Timothy Jones (fresh) PF - David Coleman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Larry Tawney (fresh) | |
| 11:38 | Santa Clara | Joshua Givens misses long on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by David Coleman - foul #2 on David Coleman, team foul #5 | 11-19 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Dorsey Barriga (PG), John Lucier (SG), Benjamin Oliver (C) Dennis Johnson, Nicholas White, Patrick Leedy | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ed Smith (PG), Eddie Mueller (SF), Joseph Ladouceur (PF), Roger Hamilton (C) Austin Dorman, Timothy Jones, David Coleman, Larry Tawney | |
| 11:38 | Santa Clara | Joshua Givens makes the 1st free throw | 12-19 |
| 11:38 | Santa Clara | Joshua Givens misses the 2nd free throw | 12-19 |
| 11:38 | Santa Clara | Benjamin Oliver gets the offensive rebound | 12-19 |
| 11:25 | Santa Clara | Dorsey Barriga misses the turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Ed Smith - foul #1 on Ed Smith, team foul #6 | 12-19 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Matthew Myers (SF) Joe Meyer | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Bruce Costilla (C) Kevin Bellman | |
| 11:25 | Santa Clara | Dorsey Barriga makes the 1st free throw | 13-19 |
| 11:25 | Santa Clara | Dorsey Barriga misses the 2nd free throw | 13-19 |
| 11:25 | Ohio State | Joseph Ladouceur pulls down the rebound | 13-19 |
| 11:23 | Ohio State | John Lucier is called for the reach on Ed Smith in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Lucier, team foul #9 | 13-19 |
| 11:23 | Ohio State | Ed Smith makes the 1st free throw | 13-20 |
| 11:23 | Ohio State | Ed Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 13-21 |
| 11:08 | Santa Clara | John Lucier throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-21 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Willer (SF) Bruce Costilla | |
| 10:39 | Ohio State | Joshua Givens swats the short shot by John Willer | 13-21 |
| 10:37 | Ohio State | Eddie Mueller snags the offensive board | 13-21 |
| 10:25 | Ohio State | Eddie Mueller hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 13-21 |
| 10:24 | Ohio State | Eddie Mueller pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-21 |
| 10:17 | Ohio State | John Willer clanks a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Benjamin Oliver - foul #1 on Benjamin Oliver, team foul #10 | 13-21 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joe Meyer (SF) Matthew Myers | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Austin Dorman (PG), Kevin Bellman (SG), Bruce Costilla (PF), Larry Tawney (C) Ed Smith, Eddie Mueller, Joseph Ladouceur, Roger Hamilton | |
| 10:17 | Ohio State | John Willer makes the 1st free throw | 13-22 |
| 10:17 | Ohio State | John Willer makes the 2nd free throw | 13-23 |
| 09:56 | Santa Clara | Benjamin Oliver misses the lay-in | 13-23 |
| 09:55 | Ohio State | John Willer grabs the board | 13-23 |
| 09:36 | Ohio State | Kevin Bellman misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Benjamin Oliver - foul #2 on Benjamin Oliver, team foul #11 | 13-23 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Dennis Johnson (PG), Nicholas White (SG), Patrick Leedy (C) Dorsey Barriga, John Lucier, Benjamin Oliver | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Timothy Jones (SF) John Willer | |
| 09:36 | Ohio State | Kevin Bellman makes the 1st free throw | 13-24 |
| 09:36 | Ohio State | Kevin Bellman makes the 2nd free throw | 13-25 |
| 09:15 | Santa Clara | Larry Tawney picks off the pass by Joshua Givens | 13-25 |
| 09:13 | Ohio State | Joe Meyer is called for the reach on Kevin Bellman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joe Meyer, team foul #12 | 13-25 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ed Smith (PG), Joseph Ladouceur (PF) Austin Dorman, Larry Tawney | |
| 09:13 | Ohio State | Kevin Bellman makes the 1st free throw | 13-26 |
| 09:13 | Ohio State | Kevin Bellman makes the 2nd free throw | 13-27 |
| 08:56 | Santa Clara | Dennis Johnson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 13-27 |
| 08:55 | Ohio State | Ed Smith snags the defensive board | 13-27 |
| 08:53 | Ohio State | Kevin Bellman double dribbles in the backcourt | 13-27 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Matthew Myers (PF) Joshua Givens | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 08:35 | Santa Clara | Nicholas White buries a pull-up jumper from the left side | 15-27 |
| 08:23 | Ohio State | Bruce Costilla misses long on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Matthew Myers - foul #2 on Matthew Myers, team foul #13 | 15-27 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joshua Givens (PF) Matthew Myers | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eddie Mueller (PG), John Willer (SF), Roger Hamilton (C) Ed Smith, Kevin Bellman, Joseph Ladouceur | |
| 08:23 | Ohio State | Bruce Costilla makes the 1st free throw | 15-28 |
| 08:23 | Ohio State | Bruce Costilla misses the 2nd free throw | 15-28 |
| 08:23 | Santa Clara | Joe Meyer pulls down the rebound | 15-28 |
| 08:05 | Santa Clara | Patrick Leedy scores on a floater from the free throw line | 17-28 |
| 07:53 | Ohio State | Timothy Jones double dribbles | 17-28 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Dorsey Barriga (PG), John Lucier (SG) Dennis Johnson, Nicholas White | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Austin Dorman (SG), Larry Tawney (C) Timothy Jones, Bruce Costilla | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Dorsey Barriga (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Lucier (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joe Meyer (tired) PF - Joshua Givens (tiring) 3 pts. C - Patrick Leedy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Eddie Mueller (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Austin Dorman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Willer (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roger Hamilton (fresh) 3 reb. C - Larry Tawney (fresh) | |
| 07:42 | Santa Clara | Joshua Givens scores on a shot from the left block | 19-28 |
| 07:38 | Ohio State | John Willer is hacked by Joe Meyer in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joe Meyer, team foul #14 | 19-28 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Nicholas White (SF) Joe Meyer | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 07:38 | Ohio State | John Willer makes the 1st free throw | 19-29 |
| 07:38 | Ohio State | John Willer makes the 2nd free throw | 19-30 |
| 07:23 | Santa Clara | The jump hook by Patrick Leedy is blocked by John Willer | 19-30 |
| 07:22 | Ohio State | Larry Tawney pulls down the rebound | 19-30 |
| 07:16 | Ohio State | Roger Hamilton misses the easy layup | 19-30 |
| 07:14 | Ohio State | Roger Hamilton grabs the offensive board | 19-30 |
| 06:59 | Ohio State | John Willer is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from Larry Tawney | 19-32 |
| 06:45 | Santa Clara | Nicholas White misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 19-32 |
| 06:43 | Santa Clara | Dorsey Barriga grabs the offensive rebound | 19-32 |
| 06:22 | Santa Clara | Nicholas White's pass is intercepted by Larry Tawney | 19-32 |
| 06:15 | Ohio State | John Willer loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-32 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Dennis Johnson (PG) Dorsey Barriga | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ed Smith (PG), Kevin Bellman (SG), Timothy Jones (SF), Joseph Ladouceur (PF) Eddie Mueller, Austin Dorman, John Willer, Roger Hamilton | |
| 06:07 | Santa Clara | Nicholas White loses the dribble to Kevin Bellman | 19-32 |
| 06:03 | Ohio State | Ed Smith blows the layup | 19-32 |
| 06:01 | Ohio State | Kevin Bellman grabs the offensive board | 19-32 |
| 05:45 | Ohio State | Kevin Bellman hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the left wing | 19-32 |
| 05:44 | Ohio State | Ed Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-32 |
| 05:32 | Ohio State | Ed Smith can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 19-32 |
| 05:30 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Ed Smith | 19-32 |
| 05:14 | Ohio State | Timothy Jones is wide open but clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 19-32 |
| 05:13 | Santa Clara | Patrick Leedy grabs the board | 19-32 |
| 05:13 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 19-32 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Willer (SF), Bruce Costilla (C) Timothy Jones, Larry Tawney | |
| 05:02 | Santa Clara | Dennis Johnson knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 22-32 |
| 04:51 | Ohio State | Kevin Bellman scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joseph Ladouceur | 22-34 |
| 04:39 | Santa Clara | John Lucier is called for traveling | 22-34 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Roger Hamilton (C) Bruce Costilla | |
| 04:15 | Ohio State | Nicholas White is called for the reach on Ed Smith - foul #2 on Nicholas White, team foul #15 | 22-34 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Dorsey Barriga (PG), Douglas Day (PF) Dennis Johnson, Nicholas White | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 04:15 | Ohio State | Ed Smith makes the 1st free throw | 22-35 |
| 04:15 | Ohio State | Ed Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 22-36 |
| 04:10 | Santa Clara | Dorsey Barriga is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 22-36 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eddie Mueller (PG) Ed Smith | |
| 03:56 | Ohio State | Joseph Ladouceur hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 22-36 |
| 03:55 | Ohio State | John Willer tips it home | 22-38 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Dorsey Barriga (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Lucier (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Joshua Givens (tired) 5 pts. PF - Douglas Day (fresh) C - Patrick Leedy (tired) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Eddie Mueller (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin Bellman (fresh) 12 pts. SF - John Willer (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Ladouceur (fresh) 2 reb. C - Roger Hamilton (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:44 | Santa Clara | John Lucier misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 22-38 |
| 03:43 | Ohio State | Joseph Ladouceur grabs the board | 22-38 |
| 03:39 | Ohio State | Eddie Mueller is fouled in the backcourt by John Lucier - foul #2 on John Lucier, team foul #16 | 22-38 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Allen Decker (PG), Xavier Montes (SG), Matthew Myers (SF), Benjamin Oliver (C) Dorsey Barriga, John Lucier, Joshua Givens, Patrick Leedy | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Austin Dorman (PG), David Coleman (PF) John Willer, Joseph Ladouceur | |
| 03:39 | Ohio State | Eddie Mueller misses the 1st free throw | 22-38 |
| 03:39 | Ohio State | Eddie Mueller misses the 2nd free throw | 22-38 |
| 03:39 | Santa Clara | Douglas Day pulls down the rebound | 22-38 |
| 03:20 | Santa Clara | Douglas Day drills a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Benjamin Oliver | 24-38 |
| 03:06 | Ohio State | Kevin Bellman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-38 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ed Smith (PG), Bruce Costilla (C) Kevin Bellman, Roger Hamilton | |
| 02:49 | Santa Clara | Benjamin Oliver buries a runner from close range | 26-38 |
| 02:45 | Ohio State | Austin Dorman loses the dribble to Douglas Day in the backcourt | 26-38 |
| 02:37 | Santa Clara | Bruce Costilla is called for the reach on Allen Decker - foul #1 on Bruce Costilla, team foul #7 | 26-38 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Willer (SF) Eddie Mueller | |
| 02:37 | Santa Clara | Allen Decker makes the 1st free throw | 27-38 |
| 02:37 | Santa Clara | Allen Decker misses the 2nd free throw | 27-38 |
| 02:37 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Bruce Costilla | 27-38 |
| 02:19 | Ohio State | Bruce Costilla connects on the runner near the basket set up by Ed Smith | 27-40 |
| 01:59 | Santa Clara | Allen Decker misses the shot from the left wing | 27-40 |
| 01:58 | Santa Clara | Benjamin Oliver tips it in | 29-40 |
| 01:33 | Ohio State | Austin Dorman misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-40 |
| 01:31 | Santa Clara | Douglas Day gets the rebound | 29-40 |
| 01:08 | Santa Clara | Benjamin Oliver hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-40 |
| 00:47 | Ohio State | John Willer is fouled on the floor by Matthew Myers - foul #3 on Matthew Myers, team foul #17 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Dorsey Barriga (PG), Joe Meyer (SF) Allen Decker, Matthew Myers | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eddie Mueller (PG), Kevin Bellman (SG), Joseph Ladouceur (PF), Larry Tawney (C) Ed Smith, Austin Dorman, David Coleman, Bruce Costilla | |
| 00:47 | Ohio State | John Willer misses the 1st free throw | 32-40 |
| 00:47 | Ohio State | John Willer makes the 2nd free throw | 32-41 |
| 00:18 | Santa Clara | Douglas Day can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 32-41 |
| 00:17 | Ohio State | John Willer pulls down the rebound | 32-41 |
| 00:02 | Ohio State | Kevin Bellman misses the wide open floater in the paint | 32-41 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | The clock runs out | 32-41 |