| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Yul Chiu (fresh) SG - Fernando Garza (fresh) SF - James Drakeford (fresh) PF - Matthew Stairs (fresh) C - Robert Carroll (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Allen Decker (fresh) SG - Xavier Montes (fresh) SF - Joshua Givens (fresh) PF - Douglas Day (fresh) C - Daniel Toliver (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Robert Carroll wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:44 | Minnesota | Fernando Garza is whistled for a carry | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Santa Clara | Daniel Toliver scores on a runner in the lane | 0-2 |
| 19:15 | Minnesota | James Drakeford makes the floater in the paint | 2-2 |
| 18:56 | Santa Clara | Daniel Toliver drills a jump hook in the paint and the foul's on Matthew Stairs - foul #1 on Matthew Stairs, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 18:56 | Santa Clara | Daniel Toliver makes the free throw | 2-5 |
| 18:54 | Minnesota | Allen Decker is called for the reach on Yul Chiu in the backcourt - foul #1 on Allen Decker, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| 18:38 | Minnesota | James Drakeford banks in the layup | 4-5 |
| 18:21 | Santa Clara | Allen Decker clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Yul Chiu - foul #1 on Yul Chiu, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| 18:21 | Santa Clara | Allen Decker makes the 1st free throw | 4-6 |
| 18:21 | Santa Clara | Allen Decker makes the 2nd free throw | 4-7 |
| 18:03 | Minnesota | James Drakeford comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 4-7 |
| 18:02 | Santa Clara | Xavier Montes grabs the defensive rebound | 4-7 |
| 17:42 | Santa Clara | Allen Decker loses the dribble to Yul Chiu | 4-7 |
| 17:19 | Minnesota | James Drakeford clanks a 3 from the left wing | 4-7 |
| 17:18 | Santa Clara | Daniel Toliver snags the defensive board | 4-7 |
| 17:05 | Santa Clara | Douglas Day banks in the layup set up by Joshua Givens and he's hacked by Robert Carroll - foul #1 on Robert Carroll, team foul #3 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Leroy Bennett (PG), Bogumierz Zerom (SG), Patrick Trojan (SF), Frederic O'Riley (PF), Jay Barnes (C) Yul Chiu, Fernando Garza, James Drakeford, Matthew Stairs, Robert Carroll | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Dennis Johnson (PG), Nicholas White (SG), Matthew Myers (SF), Dylan Mattera (C) Allen Decker, Xavier Montes, Joshua Givens, Daniel Toliver | |
| 17:05 | Santa Clara | Douglas Day makes the free throw | 4-10 |
| 16:47 | Minnesota | Patrick Trojan can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 4-10 |
| 16:45 | Santa Clara | Douglas Day snags the defensive board | 4-10 |
| 16:41 | Santa Clara | Dennis Johnson travels in the backcourt | 4-10 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Patrick Leedy (C) Douglas Day | |
| 16:20 | Minnesota | Bogumierz Zerom misses badly on the uncontested 3 from straight away | 4-10 |
| 16:18 | Minnesota | Frederic O'Riley grabs the offensive board | 4-10 |
| 16:08 | Minnesota | Patrick Trojan misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the right wing | 4-10 |
| 16:07 | Minnesota | Frederic O'Riley tips it home | 6-10 |
| 15:48 | Santa Clara | Nicholas White is fouled on the floor by Patrick Trojan - foul #1 on Patrick Trojan, team foul #4 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Drakeford (SF) Leroy Bennett | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Xavier Montes (SG) Matthew Myers | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Bogumierz Zerom (fresh) SG - Patrick Trojan (fresh) SF - James Drakeford (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Frederic O'Riley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jay Barnes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Dennis Johnson (fresh) SG - Xavier Montes (fresh) SF - Nicholas White (fresh) PF - Dylan Mattera (fresh) C - Patrick Leedy (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Santa Clara | Dennis Johnson misses the driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Bogumierz Zerom - foul #1 on Bogumierz Zerom, team foul #5 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Hatchell (SG), Matthew Stairs (PF), George Ware (C) Patrick Trojan, Frederic O'Riley, Jay Barnes | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joshua Givens (SF), Daniel Toliver (C) Nicholas White, Dylan Mattera | |
| 15:34 | Santa Clara | Dennis Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 6-11 |
| 15:34 | Santa Clara | Dennis Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 6-12 |
| 15:16 | Minnesota | Matthew Stairs knocks in the shot near the basket set up by Bogumierz Zerom | 8-12 |
| 15:00 | Santa Clara | The jump hook by Daniel Toliver is blocked by James Drakeford | 8-12 |
| 14:59 | Minnesota | George Ware pulls down the rebound | 8-12 |
| 14:47 | Minnesota | James Drakeford misses long on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Joshua Givens - foul #1 on Joshua Givens, team foul #2 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Yul Chiu (PG), Fernando Garza (SG), Robert Carroll (C) Bogumierz Zerom, Thomas Hatchell, George Ware | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Allen Decker (PG), Douglas Day (PF) Dennis Johnson, Patrick Leedy | |
| 14:47 | Minnesota | James Drakeford makes the 1st free throw | 9-12 |
| 14:47 | Minnesota | James Drakeford makes the 2nd free throw | 10-12 |
| 14:29 | Santa Clara | Joshua Givens misses short on a 3 from straight away | 10-12 |
| 14:27 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Matthew Stairs | 10-12 |
| 14:14 | Minnesota | Robert Carroll's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-12 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Patrick Trojan (SF), Frederic O'Riley (PF) James Drakeford, Matthew Stairs | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Nicholas White (SG), Matthew Myers (SF), Dylan Mattera (C) Xavier Montes, Joshua Givens, Daniel Toliver | |
| 14:00 | Santa Clara | Dylan Mattera scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Allen Decker | 10-14 |
| 13:56 | Minnesota | Allen Decker takes the ball from Yul Chiu in the backcourt | 10-14 |
| 13:55 | Santa Clara | Allen Decker blows the layup | 10-14 |
| 13:53 | Santa Clara | Douglas Day tips it home | 10-16 |
| 13:33 | Minnesota | Yul Chiu buries a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Frederic O'Riley | 12-16 |
| 13:08 | Santa Clara | Douglas Day hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 12-16 |
| 13:07 | Minnesota | Robert Carroll snags the defensive board | 12-16 |
| 12:52 | Minnesota | Fernando Garza clanks a shot from the right side | 12-16 |
| 12:51 | Minnesota | Yul Chiu tips it home | 14-16 |
| 12:33 | Santa Clara | Allen Decker lays it in set up by Nicholas White | 14-18 |
| 12:16 | Minnesota | Nicholas White is called for the reach on Fernando Garza - foul #1 on Nicholas White, team foul #3 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Leroy Bennett (PG), Bogumierz Zerom (SG), James Drakeford (SF), Matthew Stairs (PF), Jay Barnes (C) Yul Chiu, Fernando Garza, Patrick Trojan, Frederic O'Riley, Robert Carroll | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Dennis Johnson (PG), Xavier Montes (SG), Joshua Givens (SF), Patrick Leedy (PF), Daniel Toliver (C) Allen Decker, Nicholas White, Matthew Myers, Douglas Day, Dylan Mattera | |
| 12:06 | Minnesota | Patrick Leedy blocks the short jumper by James Drakeford | 14-18 |
| 12:04 | Santa Clara | Joshua Givens gets the rebound | 14-18 |
| 11:57 | Santa Clara | Daniel Toliver hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 14-18 |
| 11:55 | Santa Clara | The offensive rebound goes to Dennis Johnson | 14-18 |
| 11:49 | Santa Clara | Daniel Toliver is called for traveling | 14-18 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Leroy Bennett (fresh) SG - Bogumierz Zerom (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Drakeford (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Matthew Stairs (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jay Barnes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Dennis Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Xavier Montes (fresh) SF - Joshua Givens (fairly fresh) PF - Patrick Leedy (fresh) C - Daniel Toliver (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:32 | Minnesota | James Drakeford's floater is tipped away by Patrick Leedy | 14-18 |
| 11:30 | Santa Clara | Dennis Johnson gets the rebound | 14-18 |
| 11:26 | Santa Clara | Joshua Givens is fouled on the floor by Jay Barnes - foul #1 on Jay Barnes, team foul #6 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Douglas Day (PF) Patrick Leedy | |
| 11:12 | Santa Clara | Douglas Day is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Douglas Day, team foul #4 | 14-18 |
| 10:50 | Minnesota | James Drakeford comes up short on the runner from the left block | 14-18 |
| 10:49 | Minnesota | Leroy Bennett tips it home | 16-18 |
| 10:35 | Santa Clara | Daniel Toliver misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 16-18 |
| 10:34 | Santa Clara | Douglas Day tips it but misses | 16-18 |
| 10:33 | Minnesota | James Drakeford snags the defensive board | 16-18 |
| 10:25 | Minnesota | Leroy Bennett misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 16-18 |
| 10:24 | Minnesota | Jay Barnes grabs the offensive rebound | 16-18 |
| 10:14 | Minnesota | James Drakeford comes up short on the jumper in the paint but the foul's on Dennis Johnson - foul #1 on Dennis Johnson, team foul #5 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Yul Chiu (PG), Thomas Hatchell (SG), George Ware (PF), Robert Carroll (C) Leroy Bennett, Bogumierz Zerom, Matthew Stairs, Jay Barnes | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Lucier (PG), Nicholas White (SF), Dylan Mattera (PF), Patrick Leedy (C) Dennis Johnson, Joshua Givens, Douglas Day, Daniel Toliver | |
| 10:14 | Minnesota | James Drakeford misses the 1st free throw | 16-18 |
| 10:14 | Minnesota | James Drakeford makes the 2nd free throw | 17-18 |
| 09:55 | Santa Clara | Dylan Mattera hits a turnaround in the lane set up by Xavier Montes | 17-20 |
| 09:38 | Minnesota | Robert Carroll clanks a shot in the paint | 17-20 |
| 09:36 | Santa Clara | Nicholas White grabs the board | 17-20 |
| 09:31 | Santa Clara | Xavier Montes scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by John Lucier | 17-23 |
| 09:15 | Minnesota | George Ware misses the wide open turnaround from the baseline | 17-23 |
| 09:14 | Minnesota | Robert Carroll hits the follow up shot | 19-23 |
| 09:04 | Santa Clara | Patrick Leedy is fouled on the floor by Robert Carroll - foul #2 on Robert Carroll, team foul #7 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Fernando Garza (SG), Patrick Trojan (SF), Matthew Stairs (PF), Frederic O'Riley (C) Thomas Hatchell, James Drakeford, George Ware, Robert Carroll | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Allen Decker (PG), Matthew Myers (SF) Xavier Montes, Nicholas White | |
| 09:04 | Santa Clara | Patrick Leedy makes the 1st free throw | 19-24 |
| 09:04 | Santa Clara | Patrick Leedy makes the 2nd free throw | 19-25 |
| 08:55 | Minnesota | Matthew Stairs is hacked by Dylan Mattera - foul #1 on Dylan Mattera, team foul #6 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Daniel Toliver (C) Patrick Leedy | |
| 08:41 | Minnesota | Matthew Stairs misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 19-25 |
| 08:39 | Santa Clara | Dylan Mattera gets the rebound | 19-25 |
| 08:20 | Santa Clara | John Lucier hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 19-25 |
| 08:18 | Santa Clara | Dylan Mattera hits the follow up shot | 19-27 |
| 08:07 | Minnesota | Matthew Stairs is alone and drills a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Yul Chiu | 21-27 |
| 07:49 | Santa Clara | Matthew Myers hits the finger roll set up by Allen Decker | 21-29 |
| 07:47 | Minnesota | Patrick Trojan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-29 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Bogumierz Zerom (PG), Thomas Hatchell (SF), Jay Barnes (PF), George Ware (C) Yul Chiu, Patrick Trojan, Matthew Stairs, Frederic O'Riley | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Dennis Johnson (PG), Xavier Montes (SG), Nicholas White (SF), Douglas Day (PF) Allen Decker, John Lucier, Matthew Myers, Dylan Mattera | |
| 07:30 | Santa Clara | Dennis Johnson lays it up and in | 21-31 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Bogumierz Zerom (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Fernando Garza (fresh) SF - Thomas Hatchell (fresh) PF - Jay Barnes (fresh) C - George Ware (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Dennis Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Xavier Montes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas White (fresh) PF - Douglas Day (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Toliver (tiring) 5 pts. | |
| 07:28 | Minnesota | Bogumierz Zerom double dribbles in the backcourt | 21-31 |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Drakeford (SF) Thomas Hatchell | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 07:09 | Santa Clara | Douglas Day is called for 5 seconds | 21-31 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Leroy Bennett (PG) Fernando Garza | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Dylan Mattera (C) Daniel Toliver | |
| 06:53 | Minnesota | Bogumierz Zerom comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 21-31 |
| 06:51 | Santa Clara | Dylan Mattera grabs the board | 21-31 |
| 06:37 | Santa Clara | Xavier Montes drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 21-34 |
| 06:19 | Minnesota | Leroy Bennett clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 21-34 |
| 06:18 | Santa Clara | Dylan Mattera grabs the board | 21-34 |
| 05:56 | Santa Clara | Dennis Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-34 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Yul Chiu (PG), Fernando Garza (SG), Patrick Trojan (SF), Matthew Stairs (PF), Frederic O'Riley (C) Leroy Bennett, Bogumierz Zerom, James Drakeford, Jay Barnes, George Ware | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Allen Decker (PG), Matthew Myers (SF), Patrick Leedy (C) Dennis Johnson, Nicholas White, Dylan Mattera | |
| 05:33 | Minnesota | Yul Chiu is whistled for traveling | 21-34 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Lucier (SG), Joshua Givens (SF), Daniel Toliver (C) Xavier Montes, Matthew Myers, Douglas Day | |
| 05:17 | Santa Clara | Joshua Givens buries a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Allen Decker | 21-36 |
| 05:05 | Minnesota | Matthew Stairs knocks in the jumper from the right side set up by Yul Chiu | 23-36 |
| 04:46 | Santa Clara | Daniel Toliver hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Matthew Stairs - foul #2 on Matthew Stairs, team foul #8 | 23-36 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Leroy Bennett (PG), Thomas Hatchell (SG), James Drakeford (SF), Jay Barnes (PF) Yul Chiu, Fernando Garza, Patrick Trojan, Matthew Stairs | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Xavier Montes (SG), Matthew Myers (SF), Dylan Mattera (PF) John Lucier, Joshua Givens, Patrick Leedy | |
| 04:46 | Santa Clara | Daniel Toliver makes the 1st free throw | 23-37 |
| 04:46 | Santa Clara | Daniel Toliver misses the 2nd free throw | 23-37 |
| 04:46 | Minnesota | Frederic O'Riley pulls down the rebound | 23-37 |
| 04:44 | Minnesota | Thomas Hatchell is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 23-37 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Douglas Day (PF) Daniel Toliver | |
| 04:26 | Santa Clara | Matthew Myers makes the driving attempt from close range | 23-39 |
| 04:13 | Minnesota | James Drakeford's layup is rejected by Dylan Mattera | 23-39 |
| 04:12 | Santa Clara | Xavier Montes pulls down the rebound | 23-39 |
| 04:01 | Santa Clara | Matthew Myers is whistled for traveling | 23-39 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Bogumierz Zerom (SG) Thomas Hatchell | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Dennis Johnson (PG), Nicholas White (SG), Patrick Leedy (C) Allen Decker, Xavier Montes, Douglas Day | |
| 03:46 | Minnesota | James Drakeford misses long on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Dylan Mattera - foul #2 on Dylan Mattera, team foul #7 | 23-39 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Yul Chiu (PG), Matthew Stairs (PF), Robert Carroll (C) Leroy Bennett, Frederic O'Riley, Jay Barnes | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Lucier (SG) Dylan Mattera | |
| 03:46 | Minnesota | James Drakeford makes the 1st free throw | 24-39 |
| 03:46 | Minnesota | James Drakeford makes the 2nd free throw | 25-39 |
| 03:23 | Santa Clara | Robert Carroll denies the turnaround by Patrick Leedy | 25-39 |
| 03:21 | Minnesota | Bogumierz Zerom gets the rebound | 25-39 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Yul Chiu (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bogumierz Zerom (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Drakeford (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Matthew Stairs (fresh) 6 pts. C - Robert Carroll (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Dennis Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - John Lucier (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Matthew Myers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Patrick Leedy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Nicholas White (fresh) | |
| 03:17 | Minnesota | James Drakeford hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Robert Carroll | 27-39 |
| 02:56 | Santa Clara | Bogumierz Zerom is called for the reach on Dennis Johnson - foul #2 on Bogumierz Zerom, team foul #9 | 27-39 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Fernando Garza (SG), Patrick Trojan (SF) Yul Chiu, James Drakeford | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Xavier Montes (SG), Joshua Givens (SF), Douglas Day (PF), Daniel Toliver (C) John Lucier, Matthew Myers, Patrick Leedy, Nicholas White | |
| 02:56 | Santa Clara | Dennis Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 27-40 |
| 02:56 | Santa Clara | Dennis Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 27-40 |
| 02:56 | Minnesota | Robert Carroll gets the rebound | 27-40 |
| 02:37 | Minnesota | Robert Carroll misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Daniel Toliver - foul #1 on Daniel Toliver, team foul #8 | 27-40 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Leroy Bennett (PG) Bogumierz Zerom | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Perry (PG) Dennis Johnson | |
| 02:37 | Minnesota | Robert Carroll makes the 1st free throw | 28-40 |
| 02:37 | Minnesota | Robert Carroll misses the 2nd free throw | 28-40 |
| 02:37 | Santa Clara | Douglas Day pulls down the rebound | 28-40 |
| 02:14 | Santa Clara | Fernando Garza steals it from Xavier Montes | 28-40 |
| 02:11 | Minnesota | Patrick Trojan misses the easy layup | 28-40 |
| 02:10 | Santa Clara | Joshua Givens gets the rebound | 28-40 |
| 01:53 | Santa Clara | Douglas Day's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Carroll | 28-40 |
| 01:51 | Santa Clara | Douglas Day grabs the offensive board | 28-40 |
| 01:33 | Santa Clara | Michael Perry misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Matthew Stairs - foul #3 on Matthew Stairs, team foul #10 | 28-40 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Yul Chiu (PG), James Drakeford (SF), George Ware (PF) Leroy Bennett, Patrick Trojan, Matthew Stairs | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Allen Decker (PG), Dennis Johnson (SG), Nicholas White (SF), Dylan Mattera (C) Xavier Montes, Joshua Givens, Douglas Day, Daniel Toliver | |
| 01:33 | Santa Clara | Michael Perry makes the 1st free throw | 28-41 |
| 01:33 | Santa Clara | Michael Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 28-42 |
| 01:04 | Minnesota | Yul Chiu misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-42 |
| 01:02 | Minnesota | Robert Carroll tips it back up and in | 30-42 |
| 00:44 | Santa Clara | Allen Decker loses the dribble to James Drakeford | 30-42 |
| 00:42 | Minnesota | Yul Chiu is hacked by Michael Perry in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Perry, team foul #9 | 30-42 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Bogumierz Zerom (SG) Fernando Garza | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Matthew Myers (SF), Patrick Leedy (PF) Nicholas White, Michael Perry | |
| 00:42 | Minnesota | Yul Chiu makes the 1st free throw | 31-42 |
| 00:42 | Minnesota | Yul Chiu makes the 2nd free throw | 32-42 |
| 00:21 | Santa Clara | Patrick Leedy comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 32-42 |
| 00:19 | Minnesota | Bogumierz Zerom snags the defensive board | 32-42 |
| 00:17 | Minnesota | Bogumierz Zerom throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-42 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Frederic O'Riley (PF) George Ware | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Lucier (PG), Xavier Montes (SG) Allen Decker, Dennis Johnson | |
| 00:00 | Santa Clara | Dylan Mattera scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 32-44 |