| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - John Dowling (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Andrew Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Carl Snow (fresh) 2 reb. PF - William Watkins (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - James Upshaw (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Kwas Banda (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SG - Harold Orsini (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Floyd Ramberg (fresh) PF - Dominick Bills (fresh) 9 pts. C - William Morgan (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Santa Clara | Carl Snow inbounds the ball | 23-34 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Santa Clara | Andrew Jackson misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 23-34 |
| 19:41 | Santa Clara | William Watkins can't tip it in | 23-34 |
| 19:39 | Santa Clara | James Upshaw misses the tip | 23-34 |
| 19:38 | Villanova | William Morgan snags the defensive board | 23-34 |
| 19:21 | Villanova | Kwas Banda misses short on a runner from close range but he's fouled by John Dowling - foul #2 on John Dowling, team foul #1 | 23-34 |
| 19:21 | Villanova | Kwas Banda makes the 1st free throw | 23-35 |
| 19:21 | Villanova | Kwas Banda makes the 2nd free throw | 23-36 |
| 19:05 | Santa Clara | William Watkins can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 23-36 |
| 19:03 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Floyd Ramberg | 23-36 |
| 19:01 | Villanova | Floyd Ramberg double dribbles in the backcourt | 23-36 |
| 18:44 | Santa Clara | Carl Snow misses the jumper from the baseline | 23-36 |
| 18:42 | Villanova | William Morgan snags the defensive board | 23-36 |
| 18:40 | Villanova | Harold Orsini is hacked by Andrew Jackson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Andrew Jackson, team foul #2 | 23-36 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Patrick Maule (SG), Shane Specht (PF), Martin Weaver (C) Andrew Jackson, William Watkins, James Upshaw | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 18:24 | Villanova | Kwas Banda comes up short on the runner from the right block but the foul's on John Dowling - foul #3 on John Dowling, team foul #3 | 23-36 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Ralph Bowers (PG) John Dowling | |
| Subs | Villanova | Sipho Awai (SF) Floyd Ramberg | |
| 18:24 | Villanova | Kwas Banda makes the 1st free throw | 23-37 |
| 18:24 | Villanova | Kwas Banda makes the 2nd free throw | 23-38 |
| 18:11 | Santa Clara | Ralph Bowers buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-38 |
| 17:51 | Villanova | Harold Orsini knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline | 26-40 |
| 17:37 | Santa Clara | Carl Snow hits a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Ralph Bowers | 28-40 |
| 17:14 | Villanova | Sipho Awai misses long on a runner near the basket | 28-40 |
| 17:12 | Santa Clara | Carl Snow gets the rebound | 28-40 |
| 16:51 | Santa Clara | Patrick Maule clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 28-40 |
| 16:49 | Villanova | Harold Orsini grabs the board | 28-40 |
| 16:29 | Villanova | William Morgan lays it in | 28-42 |
| 16:19 | Santa Clara | Shane Specht misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-42 |
| 16:17 | Santa Clara | Ralph Bowers tips it but misses | 28-42 |
| 16:15 | Villanova | The rebound goes to Dominick Bills | 28-42 |
| 15:57 | Villanova | Harold Orsini connects on the open 3 pointer from straight away | 28-45 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Ralph Bowers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Maule (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Carl Snow (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Shane Specht (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Martin Weaver (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Kwas Banda (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. SG - Harold Orsini (tiring) 7 pts. SF - Sipho Awai (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dominick Bills (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - William Morgan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Santa Clara | Shane Specht buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-45 |
| 15:17 | Villanova | Dominick Bills buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Harold Orsini and he's fouled by Patrick Maule - foul #2 on Patrick Maule, team foul #4 | 31-47 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Albert Newkirk (PG), Andrew Jackson (SG), Raymond Locke (SF), William Watkins (PF), James Upshaw (C) Ralph Bowers, Patrick Maule, Carl Snow, Shane Specht, Martin Weaver | |
| Subs | Villanova | Phillip Powell (PG), Marvin Simmons (SG), Floyd Ramberg (SF), Louis Flanagan (C) Kwas Banda, Harold Orsini, Sipho Awai, William Morgan | |
| 15:17 | Villanova | Dominick Bills makes the free throw | 31-48 |
| 14:48 | Santa Clara | James Upshaw comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 31-48 |
| 14:46 | Villanova | Floyd Ramberg snags the defensive board | 31-48 |
| 14:17 | Villanova | Raymond Locke steps in front of the Marvin Simmons pass | 31-48 |
| 13:56 | Santa Clara | Dominick Bills is called for the reach on William Watkins - foul #1 on Dominick Bills, team foul #1 | 31-48 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Dowling (SF), Daniel Martucci (C) William Watkins, James Upshaw | |
| Subs | Villanova | Lechoslaw Wasilewski (PF), William Morgan (C) Dominick Bills, Louis Flanagan | |
| 13:39 | Santa Clara | Andrew Jackson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Albert Newkirk | 33-48 |
| 13:27 | Villanova | Andrew Jackson steals it from William Morgan | 33-48 |
| 13:12 | Santa Clara | John Dowling knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Raymond Locke | 36-48 |
| 12:57 | Villanova | Daniel Martucci is called for the reach on Lechoslaw Wasilewski - foul #1 on Daniel Martucci, team foul #5 | 36-48 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Carl Snow (SF), William Watkins (PF) Albert Newkirk, Raymond Locke | |
| Subs | Villanova | Sobieslaw Zocklein (PG), Harold Orsini (SG) Phillip Powell, Marvin Simmons | |
| 12:34 | Villanova | Lechoslaw Wasilewski misses the easy layup but he's hacked by William Watkins - foul #1 on William Watkins, team foul #6 | 36-48 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Upshaw (C) Daniel Martucci | |
| Subs | Villanova | Louis Flanagan (C) William Morgan | |
| 12:34 | Villanova | Lechoslaw Wasilewski makes the 1st free throw | 36-49 |
| 12:34 | Villanova | Lechoslaw Wasilewski makes the 2nd free throw | 36-50 |
| 12:17 | Santa Clara | Carl Snow scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-50 |
| 12:05 | Villanova | Floyd Ramberg hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-50 |
| 12:03 | Santa Clara | William Watkins grabs the board | 39-50 |
| 11:34 | Santa Clara | Sobieslaw Zocklein is called for the reach on Carl Snow - foul #3 on Sobieslaw Zocklein, team foul #2 | 39-50 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Ralph Bowers (PG), Patrick Maule (SG) John Dowling, Andrew Jackson | |
| Subs | Villanova | Phillip Powell (PG), Sipho Awai (PF), William Morgan (C) Sobieslaw Zocklein, Lechoslaw Wasilewski, Louis Flanagan | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Ralph Bowers (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Maule (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Carl Snow (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Watkins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - James Upshaw (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Phillip Powell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Harold Orsini (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Floyd Ramberg (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Sipho Awai (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - William Morgan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Santa Clara | Ralph Bowers is hacked by Sipho Awai - foul #1 on Sipho Awai, team foul #3 | 39-50 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Marvin Simmons (SG) Harold Orsini | |
| 11:06 | Santa Clara | James Upshaw is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on James Upshaw, team foul #7 | 39-50 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Albert Newkirk (PG), Shane Specht (PF) Ralph Bowers, William Watkins | |
| Subs | Villanova | Dominick Bills (PF) Floyd Ramberg | |
| 10:48 | Villanova | Phillip Powell misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-50 |
| 10:46 | Santa Clara | Albert Newkirk grabs the defensive rebound | 39-50 |
| 10:24 | Santa Clara | Carl Snow makes the shot from the left wing | 41-50 |
| 10:03 | Villanova | Phillip Powell hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Dominick Bills | 41-53 |
| 09:45 | Santa Clara | Albert Newkirk is fouled on the floor by Phillip Powell - foul #4 on Phillip Powell, team foul #4 | 41-53 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Ralph Bowers (PG), John Dowling (SG), Raymond Locke (SF), William Watkins (PF), Daniel Martucci (C) Albert Newkirk, Patrick Maule, Carl Snow, Shane Specht, James Upshaw | |
| Subs | Villanova | Sobieslaw Zocklein (PG), Harold Orsini (SG), Floyd Ramberg (SF), Kwas Banda (PF), Louis Flanagan (C) Phillip Powell, Marvin Simmons, Sipho Awai, Dominick Bills, William Morgan | |
| 09:29 | Santa Clara | Raymond Locke can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-53 |
| 09:27 | Villanova | Louis Flanagan snags the defensive board | 41-53 |
| 09:23 | Villanova | Sobieslaw Zocklein lays it in on a great pass from Kwas Banda | 41-55 |
| 08:54 | Santa Clara | Ralph Bowers misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 41-55 |
| 08:53 | Villanova | Kwas Banda gets the rebound | 41-55 |
| 08:33 | Villanova | Ralph Bowers is called for the reach on Louis Flanagan - foul #1 on Ralph Bowers, team foul #8 | 41-55 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Andrew Jackson (SG), Martin Weaver (C) John Dowling, Daniel Martucci | |
| Subs | Villanova | Lechoslaw Wasilewski (PF) Floyd Ramberg | |
| 08:33 | Villanova | Louis Flanagan misses the 1st free throw | 41-55 |
| 08:33 | Santa Clara | Martin Weaver grabs the board | 41-55 |
| 08:27 | Santa Clara | Martin Weaver misses the dunk but he's fouled by Louis Flanagan - foul #1 on Louis Flanagan, team foul #5 | 41-55 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Villanova | William Morgan (C) Louis Flanagan | |
| 08:27 | Santa Clara | Martin Weaver misses the 1st free throw | 41-55 |
| 08:27 | Santa Clara | Martin Weaver makes the 2nd free throw | 42-55 |
| 08:25 | Villanova | Harold Orsini's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-55 |
| 08:14 | Santa Clara | William Watkins loses the ball out of bounds | 42-55 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Albert Newkirk (PG) Ralph Bowers | |
| Subs | Villanova | Marvin Simmons (SG) Harold Orsini | |
| 08:11 | Villanova | Marvin Simmons is hacked by Andrew Jackson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Andrew Jackson, team foul #9 | 42-55 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Dowling (SG), Shane Specht (PF) Andrew Jackson, William Watkins | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 08:11 | Villanova | Marvin Simmons misses the 1st free throw | 42-55 |
| 08:11 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Shane Specht | 42-55 |
| 07:53 | Santa Clara | Shane Specht misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-55 |
| 07:52 | Villanova | The rebound goes to William Morgan | 42-55 |
| 07:38 | Villanova | Marvin Simmons misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 42-55 |
| 07:37 | Santa Clara | Martin Weaver snags the defensive board | 42-55 |
| 07:29 | Santa Clara | Raymond Locke connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Albert Newkirk | 45-55 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Albert Newkirk (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Dowling (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Raymond Locke (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Shane Specht (fresh) 5 pts. C - Martin Weaver (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Sobieslaw Zocklein (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Marvin Simmons (fairly fresh) SF - Kwas Banda (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lechoslaw Wasilewski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Morgan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Villanova | Kwas Banda scores on a turnaround near the basket set up by Sobieslaw Zocklein | 45-57 |
| 06:46 | Santa Clara | Shane Specht's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-57 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Patrick Maule (PG), Andrew Jackson (SG), Carl Snow (SF), William Watkins (PF), Daniel Martucci (C) Albert Newkirk, John Dowling, Raymond Locke, Shane Specht, Martin Weaver | |
| Subs | Villanova | Phillip Powell (PG), Harold Orsini (SG), Sipho Awai (SF), Dominick Bills (PF) Sobieslaw Zocklein, Marvin Simmons, Kwas Banda, Lechoslaw Wasilewski | |
| 06:28 | Villanova | Dominick Bills scores on a 3 from the left wing | 45-60 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:09 | Santa Clara | Carl Snow scores on a jumper from the left side | 47-60 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:51 | Villanova | William Watkins steals the ball from Harold Orsini | 47-60 |
| 05:39 | Santa Clara | Carl Snow misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 47-60 |
| 05:37 | Villanova | Dominick Bills pulls down the rebound | 47-60 |
| 05:12 | Villanova | Dominick Bills steps out of bounds on the baseline | 47-60 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Albert Newkirk (PG), James Upshaw (C) Patrick Maule, Daniel Martucci | |
| Subs | Villanova | Marvin Simmons (SG), Floyd Ramberg (SF), Louis Flanagan (C) Harold Orsini, Sipho Awai, William Morgan | |
| 04:49 | Santa Clara | Albert Newkirk knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-60 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:47 | Villanova | Marvin Simmons is called for traveling in the backcourt | 50-60 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Dowling (SG), Shane Specht (PF) Andrew Jackson, William Watkins | |
| Subs | Villanova | Sobieslaw Zocklein (PG) Phillip Powell | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:25 | Santa Clara | Shane Specht connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by John Dowling | 53-60 |
| 04:12 | Villanova | Sobieslaw Zocklein connects on the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Marvin Simmons | 53-62 |
| 03:49 | Santa Clara | Floyd Ramberg picks off the pass by John Dowling | 53-62 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:37 | Villanova | Sobieslaw Zocklein makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Marvin Simmons | 53-64 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:28 | Santa Clara | John Dowling hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Albert Newkirk | 56-64 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Albert Newkirk (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Dowling (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Carl Snow (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Shane Specht (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - James Upshaw (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Sobieslaw Zocklein (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SG - Marvin Simmons (fairly fresh) SF - Floyd Ramberg (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dominick Bills (tiring) 15 pts. 3 reb. C - Louis Flanagan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Villanova | Shane Specht is called for the reach on Dominick Bills - foul #1 on Shane Specht, team foul #10 | 56-64 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Patrick Maule (PG), Andrew Jackson (SG), Raymond Locke (SF), William Watkins (PF) Albert Newkirk, John Dowling, Carl Snow, Shane Specht | |
| Subs | Villanova | Phillip Powell (PG), Harold Orsini (SG), Sipho Awai (SF), Kwas Banda (C) Sobieslaw Zocklein, Marvin Simmons, Floyd Ramberg, Louis Flanagan | |
| 03:12 | Villanova | Dominick Bills misses the 1st free throw | 56-64 |
| 03:12 | Villanova | Dominick Bills misses the 2nd free throw | 56-64 |
| 03:12 | Santa Clara | Andrew Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 56-64 |
| 02:55 | Santa Clara | Raymond Locke buries a jumper from the right wing set up by Patrick Maule | 58-64 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:52 | Villanova | Dominick Bills loses the dribble to Patrick Maule in the backcourt | 58-64 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:41 | Santa Clara | Patrick Maule scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-64 |
| 02:39 | Villanova | William Watkins is called for the reach on Dominick Bills in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Watkins, team foul #11 | 61-64 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Martin Weaver (PF), Daniel Martucci (C) William Watkins, James Upshaw | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 02:39 | Villanova | Dominick Bills makes the 1st free throw | 61-65 |
| 02:39 | Villanova | Dominick Bills misses the 2nd free throw | 61-65 |
| 02:39 | Santa Clara | Martin Weaver grabs the defensive rebound | 61-65 |
| 02:22 | Santa Clara | Harold Orsini is called for the reach on Andrew Jackson - foul #3 on Harold Orsini, team foul #6 | 61-65 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Lechoslaw Wasilewski (PF), William Morgan (C) Dominick Bills, Sipho Awai | |
| 02:06 | Santa Clara | Daniel Martucci is whistled for a carry | 61-65 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Floyd Ramberg (SF) Kwas Banda | |
| 01:52 | Villanova | Daniel Martucci steals it from Harold Orsini | 61-65 |
| 01:33 | Santa Clara | Lechoslaw Wasilewski is called for the reach on Raymond Locke - foul #2 on Lechoslaw Wasilewski, team foul #7 | 61-65 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Albert Newkirk (PG), William Watkins (PF), James Upshaw (C) Patrick Maule, Martin Weaver, Daniel Martucci | |
| Subs | Villanova | Dominick Bills (PF) Lechoslaw Wasilewski | |
| 01:33 | Santa Clara | Raymond Locke makes the 1st free throw | 62-65 |
| 01:33 | Santa Clara | Raymond Locke makes the 2nd free throw | 63-65 |
| 01:31 | Villanova | Harold Orsini is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 63-65 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Carl Snow (SF) Raymond Locke | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 01:11 | Santa Clara | Albert Newkirk hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 63-65 |
| 01:09 | Santa Clara | William Watkins hits the follow up shot | 65-65 |
| 01:07 | Villanova | Albert Newkirk steals the ball from Harold Orsini in the backcourt | 65-65 |
| 01:05 | Santa Clara | Carl Snow hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Albert Newkirk | 67-65 |
| 01:02 | Villanova | Harold Orsini is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #4 on Harold Orsini, team foul #8 | 67-65 |
| 00:48 | Santa Clara | Albert Newkirk comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 67-65 |
| 00:46 | Villanova | Floyd Ramberg grabs the board | 67-65 |
| 00:27 | Villanova | Floyd Ramberg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-65 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:26 | Santa Clara | Harold Orsini is called for the reach on Carl Snow in the backcourt - foul #5 on Harold Orsini, team foul #9 | 67-65 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Marvin Simmons (SG) Harold Orsini | |
| 00:26 | Santa Clara | Carl Snow makes the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 00:26 | Santa Clara | Carl Snow makes the 2nd free throw | 69-65 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:18 | Villanova | William Morgan misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 69-65 |
| 00:17 | Villanova | Floyd Ramberg grabs the offensive rebound | 69-65 |
| 00:14 | Villanova | James Upshaw takes the ball from William Morgan | 69-65 |
| 00:13 | Santa Clara | Marvin Simmons is called for the reach on Albert Newkirk in the backcourt - foul #3 on Marvin Simmons, team foul #10 | 69-65 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Dowling (SG), Shane Specht (PF) Andrew Jackson, William Watkins | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 00:13 | Santa Clara | Albert Newkirk makes the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 00:13 | Santa Clara | Albert Newkirk makes the 2nd free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:06 | Villanova | Albert Newkirk is called for the reach on Floyd Ramberg - foul #4 on Albert Newkirk, team foul #12 | 71-65 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Andrew Jackson (SG), William Watkins (PF) John Dowling, Shane Specht | |
| Subs | Villanova | | |
| 00:06 | Villanova | Floyd Ramberg makes the 1st free throw | 71-66 |
| 00:06 | Villanova | Floyd Ramberg makes the 2nd free throw | 71-67 |
| 00:04 | Santa Clara | Albert Newkirk is fouled in the backcourt by Phillip Powell - foul #5 on Phillip Powell, team foul #11 | 71-67 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Dowling (SG), Shane Specht (PF) Andrew Jackson, William Watkins | |
| Subs | Villanova | Kwas Banda (PG) Phillip Powell | |
| 00:04 | Santa Clara | Albert Newkirk makes the 1st free throw | 72-67 |
| 00:04 | Santa Clara | Albert Newkirk makes the 2nd free throw | 73-67 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | Marvin Simmons misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 73-67 |