| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Allen Decker (fresh) SG - Xavier Montes (fresh) SF - Joshua Givens (fresh) PF - Douglas Day (fresh) C - Daniel Toliver (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Orville Aaberg (fresh) SG - Del Uriarte (fresh) SF - Richard Baxter (fresh) PF - Timothy Norman (fresh) C - Mark Lemelin (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Howard | Timothy Norman wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:50 | Howard | Del Uriarte misses the fadeaway in the paint | 0-0 |
| 19:49 | Howard | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Lemelin | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Howard | Del Uriarte is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Howard | Mark Lemelin tips it in | 0-2 |
| 19:16 | Santa Clara | Daniel Toliver jams it on a great pass from Joshua Givens | 2-2 |
| 19:06 | Howard | Timothy Norman is fouled on the floor by Joshua Givens - foul #1 on Joshua Givens, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:41 | Howard | Timothy Norman buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Del Uriarte | 2-5 |
| 18:21 | Santa Clara | Joshua Givens misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 2-5 |
| 18:20 | Howard | Mark Lemelin grabs the board | 2-5 |
| 18:15 | Howard | Del Uriarte can't connect on an uncontested shot in the paint | 2-5 |
| 18:13 | Howard | Timothy Norman misses the tip | 2-5 |
| 18:12 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Joshua Givens | 2-5 |
| 17:50 | Santa Clara | Xavier Montes buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Joshua Givens | 5-5 |
| 17:44 | Howard | Mark Lemelin clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 5-5 |
| 17:42 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Douglas Day | 5-5 |
| 17:30 | Santa Clara | Douglas Day misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 5-5 |
| 17:29 | Howard | Richard Baxter grabs the defensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 17:12 | Howard | Richard Baxter drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Orville Aaberg | 5-8 |
| 17:02 | Santa Clara | Joshua Givens misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Del Uriarte - foul #1 on Del Uriarte, team foul #1 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Dylan Mattera (C) Daniel Toliver | |
| Subs | Howard | Thomas Mathis (PG), Stanley Devaughn (SG), William Manning (PF), James Stevenson (C) Orville Aaberg, Del Uriarte, Timothy Norman, Mark Lemelin | |
| 17:02 | Santa Clara | Joshua Givens makes the 1st free throw | 6-8 |
| 17:02 | Santa Clara | Joshua Givens makes the 2nd free throw | 7-8 |
| 16:38 | Howard | Thomas Mathis misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Allen Decker - foul #1 on Allen Decker, team foul #2 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Dennis Johnson (PG), Nicholas White (SF), Patrick Leedy (C) Allen Decker, Joshua Givens, Douglas Day | |
| Subs | Howard | Stephen Brumit (SF) Richard Baxter | |
| 16:38 | Howard | Thomas Mathis misses the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 16:38 | Howard | Thomas Mathis makes the 2nd free throw | 7-9 |
| 16:10 | Santa Clara | Xavier Montes clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 7-9 |
| 16:09 | Howard | The rebound goes to William Manning | 7-9 |
| 15:50 | Howard | Stanley Devaughn comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 7-9 |
| 15:48 | Santa Clara | Patrick Leedy grabs the board | 7-9 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Dennis Johnson (fresh) SG - Xavier Montes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Nicholas White (fresh) PF - Dylan Mattera (fresh) C - Patrick Leedy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Thomas Mathis (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Stanley Devaughn (fresh) SF - Stephen Brumit (fresh) PF - William Manning (fresh) C - James Stevenson (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Santa Clara | Xavier Montes double dribbles | 7-9 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Allen Decker (PG), Matthew Myers (SF), Daniel Toliver (C) Dennis Johnson, Xavier Montes, Patrick Leedy | |
| Subs | Howard | Orville Aaberg (PG), Del Uriarte (SG), Richard Baxter (SF), Timothy Norman (PF) Thomas Mathis, Stanley Devaughn, Stephen Brumit, William Manning | |
| 15:09 | Howard | Dylan Mattera steps in front of the James Stevenson pass | 7-9 |
| 14:51 | Santa Clara | Matthew Myers misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 7-9 |
| 14:50 | Howard | The rebound goes to Timothy Norman | 7-9 |
| 14:46 | Howard | Del Uriarte travels in the backcourt | 7-9 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joshua Givens (SF), Douglas Day (PF) Matthew Myers, Dylan Mattera | |
| Subs | Howard | Mark Lemelin (C) James Stevenson | |
| 14:33 | Santa Clara | Allen Decker scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 10-9 |
| 14:08 | Howard | Daniel Toliver is called for the reach on Mark Lemelin - foul #1 on Daniel Toliver, team foul #3 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Dennis Johnson (PG), Xavier Montes (SG), Patrick Leedy (C) Allen Decker, Nicholas White, Daniel Toliver | |
| Subs | Howard | Stanley Devaughn (SG) Del Uriarte | |
| 14:01 | Howard | Timothy Norman is denied on a layup by Joshua Givens | 10-9 |
| 13:59 | Santa Clara | Dennis Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 10-9 |
| 13:44 | Santa Clara | Dennis Johnson hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Douglas Day | 13-9 |
| 13:23 | Howard | Orville Aaberg is called for traveling | 13-9 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Matthew Myers (SF), Dylan Mattera (PF) Joshua Givens, Douglas Day | |
| Subs | Howard | Thomas Mathis (PG), Stephen Brumit (SF), William Manning (C) Orville Aaberg, Richard Baxter, Mark Lemelin | |
| 13:09 | Santa Clara | Xavier Montes loses the dribble to Timothy Norman | 13-9 |
| 12:59 | Howard | Stephen Brumit makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Mathis | 13-12 |
| 12:43 | Santa Clara | Xavier Montes connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 15-12 |
| 12:40 | Howard | Patrick Leedy is called for the reach on Stephen Brumit in the backcourt - foul #1 on Patrick Leedy, team foul #4 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Allen Decker (PG), Nicholas White (SG) Dennis Johnson, Xavier Montes | |
| Subs | Howard | Del Uriarte (SG), James Stevenson (C) Stanley Devaughn, Timothy Norman | |
| 12:25 | Howard | Stephen Brumit misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 15-12 |
| 12:24 | Santa Clara | Matthew Myers gets the rebound | 15-12 |
| 12:12 | Santa Clara | Nicholas White misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 15-12 |
| 12:11 | Santa Clara | Dylan Mattera gets the offensive rebound | 15-12 |
| 12:04 | Santa Clara | Del Uriarte steals the ball from Nicholas White | 15-12 |
| 12:01 | Howard | Del Uriarte hits the finger roll | 15-14 |
| 11:39 | Santa Clara | Allen Decker is hacked by James Stevenson - foul #1 on James Stevenson, team foul #2 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Dennis Johnson (PG), Xavier Montes (SG), Joshua Givens (SF), Douglas Day (PF), Daniel Toliver (C) Allen Decker, Nicholas White, Matthew Myers, Dylan Mattera, Patrick Leedy | |
| Subs | Howard | Orville Aaberg (PG), Stanley Devaughn (SG), Richard Baxter (SF), Timothy Norman (PF) Thomas Mathis, Del Uriarte, Stephen Brumit, William Manning | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Dennis Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Xavier Montes (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joshua Givens (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Douglas Day (fresh) C - Daniel Toliver (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Orville Aaberg (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stanley Devaughn (fresh) SF - Richard Baxter (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Timothy Norman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - James Stevenson (fresh) | |
| 11:23 | Santa Clara | Xavier Montes buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Dennis Johnson | 18-14 |
| 11:13 | Howard | Stanley Devaughn is called for 10 seconds | 18-14 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Howard | Mark Lemelin (C) James Stevenson | |
| 10:52 | Santa Clara | Daniel Toliver misses badly on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Mark Lemelin - foul #1 on Mark Lemelin, team foul #3 | 18-14 |
| 10:52 | Santa Clara | Daniel Toliver misses the 1st free throw | 18-14 |
| 10:52 | Santa Clara | Daniel Toliver misses the 2nd free throw | 18-14 |
| 10:52 | Howard | Timothy Norman grabs the board | 18-14 |
| 10:36 | Howard | Orville Aaberg misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 18-14 |
| 10:35 | Santa Clara | Daniel Toliver grabs the board | 18-14 |
| 10:21 | Santa Clara | Douglas Day makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Xavier Montes and the foul's on Stanley Devaughn - foul #1 on Stanley Devaughn, team foul #4 | 20-14 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Allen Decker (PG), Nicholas White (SG), Matthew Myers (SF), Dylan Mattera (C) Dennis Johnson, Xavier Montes, Joshua Givens, Daniel Toliver | |
| Subs | Howard | Del Uriarte (SG), Stephen Brumit (PF) Stanley Devaughn, Timothy Norman | |
| 10:21 | Santa Clara | Douglas Day makes the free throw | 21-14 |
| 10:04 | Howard | Mark Lemelin buries a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Orville Aaberg | 21-16 |
| 09:39 | Santa Clara | Dylan Mattera buries a jump hook from the right block | 23-16 |
| 09:21 | Howard | Del Uriarte misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Nicholas White - foul #1 on Nicholas White, team foul #5 | 23-16 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Xavier Montes (SG), Patrick Leedy (PF), Daniel Toliver (C) Matthew Myers, Douglas Day, Dylan Mattera | |
| Subs | Howard | Thomas Mathis (PG), Timothy Norman (PF), James Stevenson (C) Orville Aaberg, Richard Baxter, Mark Lemelin | |
| 09:21 | Howard | Del Uriarte misses the 1st free throw | 23-16 |
| 09:21 | Howard | Del Uriarte makes the 2nd free throw | 23-17 |
| 09:12 | Santa Clara | Nicholas White drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Allen Decker | 26-17 |
| 08:54 | Howard | Thomas Mathis drills a floater from the right side set up by Stephen Brumit | 26-19 |
| 08:39 | Santa Clara | Patrick Leedy buries a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Nicholas White | 28-19 |
| 08:21 | Howard | Nicholas White swats the short shot by Timothy Norman | 28-19 |
| 08:20 | Santa Clara | Daniel Toliver grabs the defensive rebound | 28-19 |
| 08:02 | Santa Clara | Allen Decker clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-19 |
| 08:01 | Santa Clara | Daniel Toliver hits the follow up shot | 30-19 |
| 07:59 | Howard | Del Uriarte is called for traveling in the backcourt | 30-19 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Dennis Johnson (PG), John Lucier (SG), Joshua Givens (SF), Douglas Day (PF), Dylan Mattera (C) Allen Decker, Xavier Montes, Nicholas White, Patrick Leedy, Daniel Toliver | |
| Subs | Howard | Stanley Devaughn (SG), Richard Baxter (SF), William Manning (PF), Mark Lemelin (C) Del Uriarte, Stephen Brumit, Timothy Norman, James Stevenson | |
| 07:41 | Santa Clara | Dennis Johnson misses the easy layup | 30-19 |
| 07:40 | Howard | William Manning grabs the board | 30-19 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Dennis Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Lucier (fresh) SF - Joshua Givens (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Douglas Day (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Dylan Mattera (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Thomas Mathis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stanley Devaughn (fresh) SF - Richard Baxter (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Manning (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mark Lemelin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Howard | Mark Lemelin clanks a floater from the right block | 30-19 |
| 07:27 | Howard | Mark Lemelin tips it home | 30-21 |
| 07:13 | Santa Clara | Dylan Mattera is denied on a layup by Mark Lemelin | 30-21 |
| 07:11 | Howard | Stanley Devaughn grabs the defensive rebound | 30-21 |
| 07:07 | Howard | Stanley Devaughn is hacked by Dennis Johnson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dennis Johnson, team foul #6 | 30-21 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Howard | Orville Aaberg (PG) Thomas Mathis | |
| 06:43 | Howard | Stanley Devaughn's pass is intercepted by Dylan Mattera | 30-21 |
| 06:28 | Santa Clara | Dennis Johnson hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Douglas Day | 33-21 |
| 06:19 | Howard | Richard Baxter's floater is tipped away by Dylan Mattera | 33-21 |
| 06:17 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Douglas Day | 33-21 |
| 05:57 | Santa Clara | John Lucier double dribbles | 33-21 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Perry (PG), Xavier Montes (SG), Nicholas White (SF), Patrick Leedy (PF), Daniel Toliver (C) Dennis Johnson, John Lucier, Joshua Givens, Douglas Day, Dylan Mattera | |
| Subs | Howard | Thomas Williams (SG), Timothy Norman (PF), James Stevenson (C) Stanley Devaughn, William Manning, Mark Lemelin | |
| 05:37 | Howard | Thomas Williams buries a floater from the right side on a great pass from Orville Aaberg | 33-23 |
| 05:17 | Santa Clara | Timothy Norman takes the ball from Nicholas White | 33-23 |
| 05:14 | Howard | Thomas Williams is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Williams, team foul #5 | 33-23 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Allen Decker (PG) Michael Perry | |
| Subs | Howard | Justin Coppage (PG), Del Uriarte (SG), Stephen Brumit (SF) Orville Aaberg, Thomas Williams, Richard Baxter | |
| 04:56 | Santa Clara | Patrick Leedy drills a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Xavier Montes | 35-23 |
| 04:41 | Howard | James Stevenson comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 35-23 |
| 04:40 | Howard | Stephen Brumit tips it in | 35-25 |
| 04:25 | Santa Clara | Nicholas White misses short on a runner in the paint | 35-25 |
| 04:23 | Santa Clara | Patrick Leedy grabs the offensive board | 35-25 |
| 04:10 | Santa Clara | Patrick Leedy clanks a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Timothy Norman - foul #1 on Timothy Norman, team foul #6 | 35-25 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Matthew Myers (SF), Dylan Mattera (C) Nicholas White, Daniel Toliver | |
| Subs | Howard | Orville Aaberg (PG), Richard Baxter (SF), Mark Lemelin (C) Justin Coppage, Timothy Norman, James Stevenson | |
| 04:10 | Santa Clara | Patrick Leedy makes the 1st free throw | 36-25 |
| 04:10 | Santa Clara | Patrick Leedy makes the 2nd free throw | 37-25 |
| 03:44 | Howard | Dylan Mattera takes the ball from Richard Baxter | 37-25 |
| 03:25 | Santa Clara | Stephen Brumit swats the short shot by Patrick Leedy | 37-25 |
| 03:24 | Santa Clara | Dylan Mattera tips it back up and in | 39-25 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Allen Decker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Xavier Montes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Myers (fresh) PF - Patrick Leedy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Dylan Mattera (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Orville Aaberg (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Del Uriarte (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Baxter (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Stephen Brumit (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Mark Lemelin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Howard | Orville Aaberg comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-25 |
| 03:15 | Howard | Del Uriarte tips it in | 39-27 |
| 03:08 | Santa Clara | Matthew Myers is fouled on the floor by Richard Baxter - foul #1 on Richard Baxter, team foul #7 | 39-27 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Dennis Johnson (PG), John Lucier (SG), Douglas Day (PF), Daniel Toliver (C) Allen Decker, Xavier Montes, Patrick Leedy, Dylan Mattera | |
| Subs | Howard | Stanley Devaughn (SG), Timothy Norman (PF) Del Uriarte, Stephen Brumit | |
| 03:08 | Santa Clara | Matthew Myers makes the 1st free throw | 40-27 |
| 03:08 | Santa Clara | Matthew Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 41-27 |
| 02:52 | Howard | Matthew Myers picks off the pass by Orville Aaberg | 41-27 |
| 02:49 | Santa Clara | Matthew Myers lays it up and in | 43-27 |
| 02:47 | Howard | Stanley Devaughn is called for traveling in the backcourt | 43-27 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joshua Givens (SF) Matthew Myers | |
| Subs | Howard | Thomas Mathis (PG), Thomas Williams (SF), William Manning (C) Orville Aaberg, Richard Baxter, Mark Lemelin | |
| 02:25 | Santa Clara | Douglas Day comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-27 |
| 02:23 | Howard | The rebound goes to William Manning | 43-27 |
| 02:01 | Howard | Stanley Devaughn knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Thomas Mathis | 43-29 |
| 01:42 | Santa Clara | Daniel Toliver hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 43-29 |
| 01:41 | Howard | Thomas Mathis gets the rebound | 43-29 |
| 01:37 | Howard | Joshua Givens is called for the reach on Thomas Williams in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joshua Givens, team foul #7 | 43-29 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Xavier Montes (SG), Dylan Mattera (PF), Nicholas White (C) John Lucier, Douglas Day, Daniel Toliver | |
| Subs | Howard | Orville Aaberg (PG), Richard Baxter (SF), James Stevenson (C) Thomas Mathis, Stanley Devaughn, William Manning | |
| 01:37 | Howard | Thomas Williams makes the 1st free throw | 43-30 |
| 01:37 | Howard | Thomas Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 43-31 |
| 01:18 | Santa Clara | Joshua Givens can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 43-31 |
| 01:17 | Santa Clara | Dylan Mattera can't tip it in | 43-31 |
| 01:15 | Howard | Orville Aaberg grabs the defensive rebound | 43-31 |
| 00:54 | Howard | Orville Aaberg misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 43-31 |
| 00:53 | Santa Clara | Joshua Givens grabs the defensive rebound | 43-31 |
| 00:34 | Santa Clara | Dennis Johnson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-31 |
| 00:32 | Howard | James Stevenson grabs the board | 43-31 |
| 00:12 | Howard | Nicholas White steals the ball from Thomas Williams | 43-31 |
| 00:01 | Santa Clara | Dennis Johnson is called for traveling | 43-31 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Allen Decker (PG), John Lucier (SG), Matthew Myers (SF), Douglas Day (PF), Daniel Toliver (C) Dennis Johnson, Xavier Montes, Joshua Givens, Dylan Mattera, Nicholas White | |
| Subs | Howard | Thomas Mathis (PG), Del Uriarte (SG), Stanley Devaughn (SF), Stephen Brumit (PF), Mark Lemelin (C) Orville Aaberg, Thomas Williams, Richard Baxter, Timothy Norman, James Stevenson | |
| 00:00 | Howard | Stanley Devaughn clanks a fullcourt shot | 43-31 |