| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Brian Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Martin Harrison (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Bogumil Zahn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Justin Trisler (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Leroy Friesen (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Mark Mathes (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Bullard (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Rosemond (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Santa Clara | Richard Jones inbounds the ball | 39-41 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:55 | Santa Clara | Justin Trisler is called for the reach on Richard Johnson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Justin Trisler, team foul #1 | 39-41 |
| 19:43 | Santa Clara | Brian Allen misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-41 |
| 19:41 | Santa Clara | Richard Johnson hits the follow up shot | 41-41 |
| 19:22 | Illinois State | Justin Trisler misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-41 |
| 19:21 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Brian Allen | 41-41 |
| 19:17 | Santa Clara | Mark Mathes steps in front of the Brian Allen pass in the backcourt | 41-41 |
| 19:06 | Illinois State | John Bullard loses the ball out of bounds | 41-41 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Robert McKay (PG), Harry Boggs (SG), Philip Denton (PF), Russell Enders (C) Brian Allen, Richard Johnson, Martin Harrison, Bogumil Zahn | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Andrew Marks (PG), Peter Caraballo (SG), William Backus (PF), Gregg Mitchell (C) Justin Trisler, Leroy Friesen, John Bullard, Jeffrey Rosemond | |
| 18:46 | Santa Clara | Robert McKay double dribbles | 41-41 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Richard Johnson (SG) Richard Jones | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 18:32 | Illinois State | Mark Mathes can't finish the layup | 41-41 |
| 18:30 | Santa Clara | Harry Boggs grabs the defensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 18:13 | Santa Clara | Robert McKay comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 41-41 |
| 18:12 | Santa Clara | Philip Denton hits the follow up shot | 43-41 |
| 18:08 | Illinois State | Robert McKay is called for the reach on Mark Mathes in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert McKay, team foul #1 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Brian Allen (PG), Richard Jones (SF), Martin Harrison (PF), John Tucker (C) Richard Johnson, Robert McKay, Philip Denton, Russell Enders | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Justin Trisler (PG), Dwayne Parrish (SG), John Bullard (PF), Jeffrey Rosemond (C) Andrew Marks, Peter Caraballo, William Backus, Gregg Mitchell | |
| 17:55 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Rosemond's pass is intercepted by Brian Allen | 43-41 |
| 17:52 | Santa Clara | Brian Allen lays it up and in | 45-41 |
| 17:38 | Illinois State | Justin Trisler misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-41 |
| 17:36 | Santa Clara | Harry Boggs pulls down the rebound | 45-41 |
| 17:18 | Santa Clara | John Tucker misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-41 |
| 17:17 | Santa Clara | Harry Boggs tips it home | 47-41 |
| 16:53 | Illinois State | John Bullard double dribbles | 47-41 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Richard Johnson (SG), Robert McKay (SF), Bogumil Zahn (C) Harry Boggs, Richard Jones, John Tucker | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Andrew Marks (PG), Leroy Friesen (SG) Justin Trisler, Dwayne Parrish | |
| 16:38 | Santa Clara | Leroy Friesen is called for the reach on Brian Allen - foul #3 on Leroy Friesen, team foul #2 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Philip Denton (PF) Martin Harrison | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Justin Trisler (PG) Leroy Friesen | |
| 16:22 | Santa Clara | Robert McKay misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 47-41 |
| 16:20 | Santa Clara | Bogumil Zahn gets the offensive rebound | 47-41 |
| 16:02 | Santa Clara | Bogumil Zahn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-41 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Richard Jones (SF), Russell Enders (PF) Brian Allen, Philip Denton | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Peter Caraballo (SG), William Backus (SF), Gregg Mitchell (C) Justin Trisler, Mark Mathes, Jeffrey Rosemond | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Robert McKay (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Richard Johnson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Jones (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Russell Enders (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bogumil Zahn (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Andrew Marks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Peter Caraballo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - William Backus (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Bullard (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Gregg Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:50 | Illinois State | Andrew Marks comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 47-41 |
| 15:48 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Russell Enders | 47-41 |
| 15:44 | Santa Clara | Peter Caraballo steals it from Russell Enders in the backcourt | 47-41 |
| 15:39 | Illinois State | Andrew Marks drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 47-43 |
| 15:36 | Santa Clara | Richard Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Gregg Mitchell - foul #1 on Gregg Mitchell, team foul #3 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Nadeau (PG) Robert McKay | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Leroy Friesen (SG), Matthew Smith (PF), Christopher Nelson (C) William Backus, John Bullard, Gregg Mitchell | |
| 15:23 | Santa Clara | Richard Jones drills a fadeaway from the left block | 49-43 |
| 15:21 | Illinois State | Peter Caraballo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-43 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Martin Harrison (PF) Russell Enders | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Justin Trisler (PG), William Backus (SF) Andrew Marks, Peter Caraballo | |
| 15:07 | Santa Clara | Richard Jones clanks a 3 from the left corner | 49-43 |
| 15:06 | Illinois State | Leroy Friesen pulls down the rebound | 49-43 |
| 15:03 | Illinois State | Justin Trisler loses the dribble to Martin Harrison in the backcourt | 49-43 |
| 14:45 | Santa Clara | Richard Johnson buries a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Nadeau | 51-43 |
| 14:42 | Illinois State | Justin Trisler is fouled in the backcourt by John Nadeau - foul #4 on John Nadeau, team foul #2 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Brian Allen (PG), Harry Boggs (SG), Robert McKay (SF), Philip Denton (PF), John Tucker (C) John Nadeau, Richard Johnson, Richard Jones, Martin Harrison, Bogumil Zahn | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Andrew Marks (PG), Dwayne Parrish (SG), Mark Mathes (SF) Justin Trisler, Leroy Friesen, William Backus | |
| 14:32 | Illinois State | Mark Mathes misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-43 |
| 14:31 | Illinois State | Christopher Nelson hits the follow up shot | 51-45 |
| 14:28 | Santa Clara | Mark Mathes steals it from Harry Boggs in the backcourt | 51-45 |
| 14:27 | Illinois State | Dwayne Parrish banks in the layup on a great pass from Mark Mathes | 51-47 |
| 14:08 | Santa Clara | John Tucker misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-47 |
| 14:06 | Santa Clara | Brian Allen tips it but misses | 51-47 |
| 14:04 | Illinois State | Mark Mathes pulls down the rebound | 51-47 |
| 13:46 | Illinois State | Andrew Marks clanks a floater from the left side | 51-47 |
| 13:45 | Santa Clara | John Tucker gets the rebound | 51-47 |
| 13:32 | Santa Clara | Brian Allen is fouled on the floor by Dwayne Parrish - foul #1 on Dwayne Parrish, team foul #4 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Richard Johnson (SG), Richard Jones (SF), Martin Harrison (PF), Russell Enders (C) Harry Boggs, Robert McKay, Philip Denton, John Tucker | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Justin Trisler (PG), Leroy Friesen (SG), Peter Caraballo (SF), Gregg Mitchell (C) Andrew Marks, Dwayne Parrish, Mark Mathes, Christopher Nelson | |
| 13:08 | Santa Clara | Russell Enders misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Gregg Mitchell - foul #2 on Gregg Mitchell, team foul #5 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jeffrey Rosemond (SF) Peter Caraballo | |
| 13:08 | Santa Clara | Russell Enders makes the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 13:08 | Santa Clara | Russell Enders misses the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 13:08 | Illinois State | Gregg Mitchell gets the rebound | 52-47 |
| 12:50 | Illinois State | Matthew Smith makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-50 |
| 12:28 | Santa Clara | Brian Allen connects on the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Richard Johnson | 54-50 |
| 12:12 | Illinois State | Justin Trisler misses the wide open 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-50 |
| 12:11 | Illinois State | Leroy Friesen pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-50 |
| 12:00 | Illinois State | Russell Enders steals the ball from Leroy Friesen | 54-50 |
| 12:00 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-50 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Harry Boggs (PG), Robert McKay (SG), John Tucker (PF), Bogumil Zahn (C) Brian Allen, Richard Johnson, Martin Harrison, Russell Enders | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Andrew Marks (PG), Dwayne Parrish (SG), Peter Caraballo (SF), William Backus (PF), Christopher Nelson (C) Justin Trisler, Leroy Friesen, Jeffrey Rosemond, Matthew Smith, Gregg Mitchell | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Harry Boggs (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Robert McKay (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Richard Jones (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Tucker (fresh) 5 pts. C - Bogumil Zahn (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Andrew Marks (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dwayne Parrish (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Peter Caraballo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Backus (fresh) 2 reb. C - Christopher Nelson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:41 | Santa Clara | Robert McKay misses the jump hook from close range | 54-50 |
| 11:40 | Illinois State | William Backus grabs the defensive rebound | 54-50 |
| 11:32 | Illinois State | Christopher Nelson misses short on a runner in the paint | 54-50 |
| 11:30 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to John Tucker | 54-50 |
| 11:09 | Santa Clara | Bogumil Zahn can't finish the layup but the foul's on Christopher Nelson - foul #4 on Christopher Nelson, team foul #6 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Richard Johnson (SG), Philip Denton (PF) Richard Jones, John Tucker | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Mark Mathes (SF), Matthew Smith (PF), John Bullard (C) Peter Caraballo, William Backus, Christopher Nelson | |
| 11:09 | Santa Clara | Bogumil Zahn makes the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 11:09 | Santa Clara | Bogumil Zahn makes the 2nd free throw | 56-50 |
| 10:44 | Illinois State | John Bullard can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 56-50 |
| 10:42 | Illinois State | Mark Mathes hits the follow up shot | 56-52 |
| 10:25 | Santa Clara | Bogumil Zahn scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Robert McKay | 59-52 |
| 10:18 | Illinois State | Dwayne Parrish misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 59-52 |
| 10:16 | Santa Clara | Richard Johnson snags the defensive board | 59-52 |
| 10:11 | Santa Clara | Robert McKay hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-52 |
| 10:09 | Illinois State | Matthew Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 59-52 |
| 10:06 | Illinois State | Mark Mathes is hacked by Richard Johnson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Johnson, team foul #3 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Brian Allen (PG), Richard Jones (SF) Harry Boggs, Robert McKay | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Justin Trisler (PG), Leroy Friesen (SG), Jeffrey Rosemond (SF) Andrew Marks, Dwayne Parrish, Mark Mathes | |
| 09:56 | Illinois State | Justin Trisler double dribbles | 59-52 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Martin Harrison (PF) Philip Denton | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 09:54 | Santa Clara | Richard Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-52 |
| 09:45 | Illinois State | Martin Harrison steals it from John Bullard | 59-52 |
| 09:27 | Santa Clara | Leroy Friesen takes the ball from Richard Johnson | 59-52 |
| 09:08 | Illinois State | Matthew Smith loses the dribble to Bogumil Zahn | 59-52 |
| 09:06 | Santa Clara | Jeffrey Rosemond is called for the reach on Brian Allen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeffrey Rosemond, team foul #7 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Robert McKay (SG), Russell Enders (PF), John Tucker (C) Richard Johnson, Martin Harrison, Bogumil Zahn | |
| Subs | Illinois State | William Backus (PG), Peter Caraballo (SG), Mark Mathes (SF), Gregg Mitchell (C) Justin Trisler, Leroy Friesen, Matthew Smith, John Bullard | |
| 09:06 | Santa Clara | Brian Allen makes the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 09:06 | Santa Clara | Brian Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| 08:50 | Illinois State | Peter Caraballo is called for traveling | 61-52 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Harry Boggs (PG), Philip Denton (SG) Brian Allen, Richard Jones | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Andrew Marks (PG) Jeffrey Rosemond | |
| 08:46 | Santa Clara | Robert McKay is hacked by Peter Caraballo in the backcourt - foul #1 on Peter Caraballo, team foul #8 | 61-52 |
| 08:46 | Santa Clara | Robert McKay makes the 1st free throw | 62-52 |
| 08:46 | Santa Clara | Robert McKay makes the 2nd free throw | 63-52 |
| 08:22 | Illinois State | Andrew Marks knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 63-54 |
| 08:01 | Santa Clara | Robert McKay is called for traveling | 63-54 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Richard Johnson (SG), Richard Jones (SF), Martin Harrison (PF) Robert McKay, Philip Denton, John Tucker | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Leroy Friesen (SG), Jeffrey Rosemond (C) Peter Caraballo, Gregg Mitchell | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Harry Boggs (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Richard Johnson (tired) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Jones (tired) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Martin Harrison (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Russell Enders (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Andrew Marks (tiring) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Leroy Friesen (tiring) 7 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Mark Mathes (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Backus (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Rosemond (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Illinois State | Leroy Friesen hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-57 |
| 07:21 | Santa Clara | Martin Harrison throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-57 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Nadeau (PG), Robert McKay (SG), Philip Denton (PF), Bogumil Zahn (C) Harry Boggs, Richard Johnson, Martin Harrison, Russell Enders | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Justin Trisler (PG), Dwayne Parrish (SG), Matthew Smith (PF), Christopher Nelson (C) Andrew Marks, Leroy Friesen, Mark Mathes, William Backus | |
| 07:18 | Illinois State | Dwayne Parrish's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-57 |
| 07:13 | Santa Clara | Robert McKay comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 63-57 |
| 07:12 | Illinois State | Christopher Nelson pulls down the rebound | 63-57 |
| 07:06 | Illinois State | Justin Trisler is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Dwayne Parrish | 63-60 |
| 06:52 | Santa Clara | Philip Denton makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-60 |
| 06:32 | Illinois State | Justin Trisler banks in the wide open layup | 66-62 |
| 06:27 | Santa Clara | John Nadeau knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 69-62 |
| 06:05 | Illinois State | Dwayne Parrish hits the finger roll set up by Justin Trisler | 69-64 |
| 05:58 | Santa Clara | John Nadeau comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 69-64 |
| 05:57 | Santa Clara | Bogumil Zahn grabs the offensive board | 69-64 |
| 05:39 | Santa Clara | Richard Jones misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 69-64 |
| 05:37 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Christopher Nelson | 69-64 |
| 05:37 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-64 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Brian Allen (PG), Harry Boggs (SG), Russell Enders (SF), Martin Harrison (PF), John Tucker (C) John Nadeau, Robert McKay, Richard Jones, Philip Denton, Bogumil Zahn | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Andrew Marks (PG), Peter Caraballo (SG), Mark Mathes (SF), John Bullard (PF), Gregg Mitchell (C) Justin Trisler, Dwayne Parrish, Jeffrey Rosemond, Matthew Smith, Christopher Nelson | |
| 05:32 | Illinois State | Mark Mathes is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mark Mathes, team foul #9 | 69-64 |
| 05:20 | Santa Clara | John Tucker misses the easy layup | 69-64 |
| 05:19 | Santa Clara | Russell Enders tips it back up and in | 71-64 |
| 05:03 | Illinois State | Mark Mathes is hacked by Brian Allen - foul #3 on Brian Allen, team foul #4 | 71-64 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Leroy Friesen (SG), Christopher Nelson (C) Mark Mathes, Gregg Mitchell | |
| 04:58 | Illinois State | Andrew Marks's pass is intercepted by John Tucker | 71-64 |
| 04:40 | Santa Clara | Russell Enders is hacked by Peter Caraballo - foul #2 on Peter Caraballo, team foul #10 | 71-64 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Richard Johnson (SG), Bogumil Zahn (C) Brian Allen, John Tucker | |
| Subs | Illinois State | William Backus (SF) Peter Caraballo | |
| 04:40 | Santa Clara | Russell Enders misses the 1st free throw | 71-64 |
| 04:40 | Santa Clara | Russell Enders makes the 2nd free throw | 72-64 |
| 04:37 | Illinois State | Andrew Marks travels in the backcourt | 72-64 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Robert McKay (SF) Russell Enders | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Mark Mathes (SF) John Bullard | |
| 04:17 | Santa Clara | Robert McKay buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 74-64 |
| 03:57 | Illinois State | William Backus's pass is intercepted by Martin Harrison | 74-64 |
| 03:57 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 74-64 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Nadeau (PG), Richard Jones (SF), John Tucker (PF) Richard Johnson, Robert McKay, Martin Harrison | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dwayne Parrish (SG), Peter Caraballo (SF), John Bullard (PF), Gregg Mitchell (C) Leroy Friesen, Mark Mathes, William Backus, Christopher Nelson | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - John Nadeau (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Harry Boggs (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Richard Jones (tired) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Tucker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Bogumil Zahn (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Andrew Marks (tiring) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dwayne Parrish (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Peter Caraballo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Bullard (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Gregg Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:54 | Santa Clara | John Tucker travels in the backcourt | 74-64 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:45 | Illinois State | Peter Caraballo scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Dwayne Parrish | 74-66 |
| 03:19 | Santa Clara | Harry Boggs's pass is intercepted by Dwayne Parrish | 74-66 |
| 03:16 | Illinois State | Peter Caraballo banks in the layup on a great pass from Dwayne Parrish | 74-68 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:00 | Santa Clara | Richard Jones connects on the open driving attempt from the left block | 76-68 |
| 02:43 | Illinois State | Gregg Mitchell clanks a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Bogumil Zahn - foul #1 on Bogumil Zahn, team foul #5 | 76-68 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Brian Allen (PG), Richard Johnson (SG), Robert McKay (SF), Philip Denton (PF), Russell Enders (C) John Nadeau, Harry Boggs, Richard Jones, John Tucker, Bogumil Zahn | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Justin Trisler (PG), Leroy Friesen (SG), Mark Mathes (SF), Matthew Smith (PF) Andrew Marks, Dwayne Parrish, Peter Caraballo, John Bullard | |
| 02:43 | Illinois State | Gregg Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 76-69 |
| 02:43 | Illinois State | Gregg Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 76-70 |
| 02:22 | Santa Clara | Richard Johnson hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 76-70 |
| 02:21 | Santa Clara | Richard Johnson tips it in | 78-70 |
| 02:13 | Illinois State | Mark Mathes buries a fadeaway in the paint | 78-72 |
| 01:54 | Santa Clara | Russell Enders connects on the shot from the right block on a great pass from Philip Denton | 80-72 |
| 01:37 | Illinois State | Gregg Mitchell misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 80-72 |
| 01:36 | Illinois State | Mark Mathes tips it back up and in | 80-74 |
| 01:34 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 80-74 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Richard Jones (SF), Martin Harrison (PF), Bogumil Zahn (C) Robert McKay, Philip Denton, Russell Enders | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Christopher Nelson (C) Gregg Mitchell | |
| 01:22 | Santa Clara | Brian Allen hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 80-74 |
| 01:21 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Justin Trisler | 80-74 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:02 | Illinois State | Justin Trisler misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 80-74 |
| 01:01 | Santa Clara | Bogumil Zahn snags the defensive board | 80-74 |
| 00:59 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 80-74 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:58 | Santa Clara | Richard Jones is hacked by Mark Mathes - foul #3 on Mark Mathes, team foul #11 | 80-74 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Robert McKay (PG), John Tucker (C) Brian Allen, Bogumil Zahn | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 00:58 | Santa Clara | Richard Jones makes the 1st free throw | 81-74 |
| 00:58 | Santa Clara | Richard Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 82-74 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:54 | Illinois State | Christopher Nelson misses the wide open 3pt attempt from straight away | 82-74 |
| 00:52 | Illinois State | Mark Mathes gets the offensive rebound | 82-74 |
| 00:48 | Illinois State | Leroy Friesen misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 82-74 |
| 00:46 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to John Tucker | 82-74 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Santa Clara | John Tucker is fouled in the backcourt by Leroy Friesen - foul #4 on Leroy Friesen, team foul #12 | 82-74 |
| 00:45 | Santa Clara | John Tucker makes the 1st free throw | 83-74 |
| 00:45 | Santa Clara | John Tucker makes the 2nd free throw | 84-74 |
| 00:37 | Illinois State | Christopher Nelson connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Matthew Smith | 84-77 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:35 | Santa Clara | Richard Jones is hacked by Justin Trisler in the backcourt - foul #2 on Justin Trisler, team foul #13 | 84-77 |
| 00:35 | Santa Clara | Richard Jones makes the 1st free throw | 85-77 |
| 00:35 | Santa Clara | Richard Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 85-77 |
| 00:35 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Mark Mathes | 85-77 |
| 00:28 | Illinois State | Matthew Smith buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 85-80 |
| 00:28 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 85-80 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Nadeau (PG), Philip Denton (PF) Richard Jones, Martin Harrison | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 00:25 | Santa Clara | John Nadeau is fouled in the backcourt by Justin Trisler - foul #3 on Justin Trisler, team foul #14 | 85-80 |
| 00:25 | Santa Clara | John Nadeau makes the 1st free throw | 86-80 |
| 00:25 | Santa Clara | John Nadeau makes the 2nd free throw | 87-80 |
| 00:21 | Illinois State | Robert McKay picks off the pass by Leroy Friesen in the backcourt | 87-80 |
| 00:19 | Santa Clara | Justin Trisler is called for the reach on John Nadeau - foul #4 on Justin Trisler, team foul #15 | 87-80 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Richard Jones (SF), Martin Harrison (PF) Robert McKay, Philip Denton | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 00:19 | Santa Clara | John Nadeau makes the 1st free throw | 88-80 |
| 00:19 | Santa Clara | John Nadeau makes the 2nd free throw | 89-80 |
| 00:14 | Illinois State | Christopher Nelson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 89-80 |
| 00:12 | Santa Clara | Richard Jones gets the rebound | 89-80 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:11 | Santa Clara | Richard Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Leroy Friesen - foul #5 on Leroy Friesen, team foul #16 | 89-80 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Robert McKay (PG) John Nadeau | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Andrew Marks (SG) Leroy Friesen | |
| 00:11 | Santa Clara | Richard Jones misses the 1st free throw | 89-80 |
| 00:11 | Santa Clara | Richard Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 90-80 |
| 00:09 | Illinois State | Andrew Marks is fouled in the backcourt by Robert McKay - foul #3 on Robert McKay, team foul #6 | 90-80 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Nadeau (PG), Harry Boggs (SG), Philip Denton (PF), Russell Enders (C) Richard Johnson, Richard Jones, Martin Harrison, John Tucker | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Peter Caraballo (SG), Jeffrey Rosemond (SF), John Bullard (PF), Gregg Mitchell (C) Justin Trisler, Mark Mathes, Matthew Smith, Christopher Nelson | |
| 00:06 | Illinois State | Philip Denton is called for the reach on John Bullard - foul #1 on Philip Denton, team foul #7 | 90-80 |
| 00:06 | Illinois State | John Bullard makes the 1st free throw | 90-81 |
| 00:06 | Illinois State | John Bullard misses the 2nd free throw | 90-81 |
| 00:06 | Santa Clara | Russell Enders gets the rebound | 90-81 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Santa Clara | John Nadeau runs out the clock | 90-81 |