| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Curtis Bell (fresh) SG - Ronald Smith (fresh) SF - James Joines (fresh) PF - Olumide Albarazi (fresh) C - Bradford Garnes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Will Taylor (fresh) SG - Jim Blansett (fresh) SF - James Creamer (fresh) PF - Stephen Cripe (fresh) C - Clifford Phillips (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | Clifford Phillips wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Arkansas | Bradford Garnes is called for the reach on Stephen Cripe - foul #1 on Bradford Garnes, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Arkansas | James Joines steals it from Will Taylor | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | Santa Clara | Bradford Garnes can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Santa Clara | James Joines tips it back up and in | 2-0 |
| 18:42 | Arkansas | Stephen Cripe blows the layup but the foul's on Ronald Smith - foul #1 on Ronald Smith, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 18:42 | Arkansas | Stephen Cripe makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:42 | Arkansas | Stephen Cripe misses the 2nd free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:42 | Santa Clara | Olumide Albarazi gets the rebound | 2-1 |
| 18:33 | Santa Clara | Bradford Garnes scores on a shot from the right block on a great pass from Curtis Bell | 4-1 |
| 18:20 | Arkansas | Jim Blansett misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by James Joines - foul #1 on James Joines, team foul #3 | 4-1 |
| 18:20 | Arkansas | Jim Blansett misses the 1st free throw | 4-1 |
| 18:20 | Arkansas | Jim Blansett makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:04 | Santa Clara | Ronald Smith misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 4-2 |
| 18:03 | Arkansas | Stephen Cripe pulls down the rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:45 | Arkansas | James Creamer misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Joines - foul #2 on James Joines, team foul #4 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Ali Field (SF) James Joines | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 17:45 | Arkansas | James Creamer misses the 1st free throw | 4-2 |
| 17:45 | Arkansas | James Creamer makes the 2nd free throw | 4-3 |
| 17:24 | Santa Clara | Bradford Garnes blows the layup but the foul's on Will Taylor - foul #1 on Will Taylor, team foul #1 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Alex Celestin (PG), William Washam (SG), Wade Brown (C) Will Taylor, Jim Blansett, Clifford Phillips | |
| 17:24 | Santa Clara | Bradford Garnes makes the 1st free throw | 5-3 |
| 17:24 | Santa Clara | Bradford Garnes misses the 2nd free throw | 5-3 |
| 17:24 | Arkansas | Wade Brown snags the defensive board | 5-3 |
| 17:19 | Arkansas | William Washam throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-3 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Brendan Bishop (C) Bradford Garnes | |
| Subs | Arkansas | John Sinclair (C) Stephen Cripe | |
| 16:50 | Santa Clara | James Creamer steps in front of the Curtis Bell pass | 5-3 |
| 16:31 | Arkansas | John Sinclair drills a shot near the basket and he's fouled by Brendan Bishop - foul #1 on Brendan Bishop, team foul #5 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Richard Phu (PG), Manuel Arellano (SF), Frank Quinn (C) Curtis Bell, Ronald Smith, Olumide Albarazi | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Will Taylor (PG), Jerry Batey (C) William Washam, James Creamer | |
| 16:31 | Arkansas | John Sinclair misses the free throw | 5-5 |
| 16:31 | Santa Clara | Ali Field snags the defensive board | 5-5 |
| 16:21 | Santa Clara | Wade Brown blocks the short jumper by Brendan Bishop | 5-5 |
| 16:20 | Santa Clara | Manuel Arellano gets the offensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 16:15 | Santa Clara | Manuel Arellano misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Jerry Batey - foul #1 on Jerry Batey, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Jim Blansett (SG), Stephen Cripe (PF) Alex Celestin, Jerry Batey | |
| 16:15 | Santa Clara | Manuel Arellano misses the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 16:15 | Santa Clara | Manuel Arellano makes the 2nd free throw | 6-5 |
| 15:58 | Arkansas | John Sinclair is hacked by Frank Quinn - foul #1 on Frank Quinn, team foul #6 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Ronald Smith (SG), Bradford Garnes (C) Ali Field, Frank Quinn | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Clifford Phillips (C) John Sinclair | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Richard Phu (fresh) SG - Ronald Smith (fairly fresh) SF - Manuel Arellano (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Brendan Bishop (fresh) C - Bradford Garnes (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Will Taylor (fresh) SG - Jim Blansett (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Wade Brown (fresh) PF - Stephen Cripe (fresh) 1 pts. C - Clifford Phillips (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Arkansas | Stephen Cripe slams it home set up by Will Taylor | 6-7 |
| 15:31 | Santa Clara | Wade Brown steals the ball from Brendan Bishop | 6-7 |
| 15:02 | Arkansas | Jim Blansett hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Stephen Cripe | 6-9 |
| 14:45 | Santa Clara | Brendan Bishop clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 6-9 |
| 14:43 | Santa Clara | Bradford Garnes tips it back up and in | 8-9 |
| 14:31 | Arkansas | Jim Blansett is fouled on the floor by Ronald Smith - foul #2 on Ronald Smith, team foul #7 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Curtis Bell (PG), Ali Field (SF), Olumide Albarazi (PF), Frank Quinn (C) Ronald Smith, Manuel Arellano, Brendan Bishop, Bradford Garnes | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Alex Celestin (PG), James Creamer (SF), John Sinclair (PF), Jerry Batey (C) Will Taylor, Wade Brown, Stephen Cripe, Clifford Phillips | |
| 14:31 | Arkansas | Jim Blansett makes the 1st free throw | 8-10 |
| 14:31 | Arkansas | Jim Blansett misses the 2nd free throw | 8-10 |
| 14:31 | Santa Clara | Olumide Albarazi snags the defensive board | 8-10 |
| 14:19 | Santa Clara | Olumide Albarazi knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Ali Field | 10-10 |
| 14:14 | Arkansas | Ali Field is called for the reach on Jim Blansett in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ali Field, team foul #8 | 10-10 |
| 14:14 | Arkansas | Jim Blansett makes the 1st free throw | 10-11 |
| 14:14 | Arkansas | Jim Blansett makes the 2nd free throw | 10-12 |
| 13:46 | Santa Clara | Frank Quinn comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 10-12 |
| 13:45 | Arkansas | John Sinclair grabs the defensive rebound | 10-12 |
| 13:39 | Arkansas | John Sinclair's fadeaway is rejected by Olumide Albarazi | 10-12 |
| 13:38 | Santa Clara | Frank Quinn pulls down the rebound | 10-12 |
| 13:17 | Santa Clara | Olumide Albarazi knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Richard Phu | 13-12 |
| 12:56 | Arkansas | Jim Blansett is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the right side | 13-14 |
| 12:35 | Santa Clara | Ali Field hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 13-14 |
| 12:34 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Jerry Batey | 13-14 |
| 12:32 | Arkansas | Jim Blansett is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Phu - foul #1 on Richard Phu, team foul #9 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Manuel Arellano (SG), Bradford Garnes (C) Richard Phu, Frank Quinn | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Will Taylor (PG), Stephen Cripe (PF), Clifford Phillips (C) Alex Celestin, John Sinclair, Jerry Batey | |
| 12:32 | Arkansas | Jim Blansett misses the 1st free throw | 13-14 |
| 12:32 | Santa Clara | Ali Field pulls down the rebound | 13-14 |
| 12:07 | Santa Clara | A charge is called on Olumide Albarazi - foul #1 on Olumide Albarazi, team foul #10 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Brendan Bishop (SF) Ali Field | |
| Subs | Arkansas | William Washam (SG), Wade Brown (SF) Jim Blansett, James Creamer | |
| 12:05 | Arkansas | Brendan Bishop steps in front of the Wade Brown pass in the backcourt | 13-14 |
| 11:47 | Santa Clara | Manuel Arellano's pass is intercepted by Clifford Phillips | 13-14 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Curtis Bell (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Manuel Arellano (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Brendan Bishop (fresh) PF - Olumide Albarazi (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Bradford Garnes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Will Taylor (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Washam (fresh) SF - Wade Brown (fresh) PF - Stephen Cripe (fresh) 3 pts. C - Clifford Phillips (fresh) | |
| 11:23 | Arkansas | Will Taylor is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Clifford Phillips | 13-17 |
| 11:07 | Santa Clara | Stephen Cripe is called for the reach on Bradford Garnes - foul #1 on Stephen Cripe, team foul #3 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Ali Field (SG) Manuel Arellano | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Albert Boyd (SG), John Sinclair (SF), Jerry Batey (C) Will Taylor, Wade Brown, Clifford Phillips | |
| 10:51 | Santa Clara | Jerry Batey is called for the reach on Olumide Albarazi - foul #2 on Jerry Batey, team foul #4 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Alex Celestin (PG), James Creamer (SF) Albert Boyd, Jerry Batey | |
| 10:29 | Santa Clara | Brendan Bishop misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 13-17 |
| 10:28 | Arkansas | Alex Celestin snags the defensive board | 13-17 |
| 10:15 | Arkansas | The jump hook by John Sinclair is blocked by Olumide Albarazi | 13-17 |
| 10:13 | Arkansas | John Sinclair tips it in | 13-19 |
| 09:51 | Santa Clara | Ali Field hits a floater from the left block set up by Curtis Bell | 15-19 |
| 09:37 | Arkansas | Stephen Cripe is open and scores on a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Alex Celestin | 15-21 |
| 09:25 | Santa Clara | Ali Field double dribbles | 15-21 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Richard Phu (SG), Frank Quinn (C) Olumide Albarazi, Bradford Garnes | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Will Taylor (PG), Albert Boyd (SG), Wade Brown (PF), Clifford Phillips (C) Alex Celestin, William Washam, Stephen Cripe, John Sinclair | |
| 09:21 | Arkansas | Albert Boyd is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Phu - foul #2 on Richard Phu, team foul #11 | 15-21 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Manuel Arellano (SF) Richard Phu | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 09:21 | Arkansas | Albert Boyd misses the 1st free throw | 15-21 |
| 09:21 | Arkansas | Albert Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 15-22 |
| 08:58 | Santa Clara | Curtis Bell buries a jumpshot from the left wing | 17-22 |
| 08:53 | Arkansas | Ali Field is called for the reach on Clifford Phillips in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ali Field, team foul #12 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Olumide Albarazi (PF) Ali Field | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 08:53 | Arkansas | Clifford Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 17-23 |
| 08:53 | Arkansas | Clifford Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 17-23 |
| 08:53 | Arkansas | The offensive rebound goes to James Creamer | 17-23 |
| 08:35 | Arkansas | Wade Brown hits a runner from the baseline | 17-25 |
| 08:16 | Santa Clara | Curtis Bell misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Clifford Phillips - foul #1 on Clifford Phillips, team foul #5 | 17-25 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Bradford Garnes (C) Frank Quinn | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Stephen Cripe (PF) James Creamer | |
| 08:16 | Santa Clara | Curtis Bell misses the 1st free throw | 17-25 |
| 08:16 | Santa Clara | Curtis Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 18-25 |
| 07:59 | Arkansas | Wade Brown can't connect on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Manuel Arellano - foul #1 on Manuel Arellano, team foul #13 | 18-25 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Alex Celestin (PG) Will Taylor | |
| 07:59 | Arkansas | Wade Brown misses the 1st free throw | 18-25 |
| 07:59 | Arkansas | Wade Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 18-26 |
| 07:43 | Santa Clara | Olumide Albarazi misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 18-26 |
| 07:41 | Arkansas | Clifford Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 18-26 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Curtis Bell (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Manuel Arellano (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Brendan Bishop (tiring) PF - Olumide Albarazi (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Bradford Garnes (tiring) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Alex Celestin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Albert Boyd (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Wade Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Stephen Cripe (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Clifford Phillips (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:31 | Arkansas | Wade Brown hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 18-26 |
| 07:29 | Santa Clara | Bradford Garnes pulls down the rebound | 18-26 |
| 07:14 | Santa Clara | Manuel Arellano loses the ball out of bounds | 18-26 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Jim Blansett (SG), James Creamer (SF), John Sinclair (C) Albert Boyd, Wade Brown, Clifford Phillips | |
| 07:03 | Arkansas | Jim Blansett is fouled on the floor by Bradford Garnes - foul #2 on Bradford Garnes, team foul #14 | 18-26 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Frank Quinn (C) Bradford Garnes | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Will Taylor (PG) Alex Celestin | |
| 07:03 | Arkansas | Jim Blansett makes the 1st free throw | 18-27 |
| 07:03 | Arkansas | Jim Blansett misses the 2nd free throw | 18-27 |
| 07:03 | Santa Clara | Frank Quinn grabs the defensive rebound | 18-27 |
| 06:45 | Santa Clara | James Creamer steals the ball from Frank Quinn | 18-27 |
| 06:27 | Arkansas | Jim Blansett clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 18-27 |
| 06:25 | Santa Clara | Olumide Albarazi grabs the board | 18-27 |
| 06:03 | Santa Clara | John Sinclair takes the ball from Frank Quinn | 18-27 |
| 05:45 | Arkansas | Jim Blansett comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Manuel Arellano - foul #2 on Manuel Arellano, team foul #15 | 18-27 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Ronald Smith (SG) Manuel Arellano | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Alex Celestin (PG), Clifford Phillips (C) Will Taylor, John Sinclair | |
| 05:45 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 18-27 |
| 05:45 | Arkansas | Jim Blansett makes the 1st free throw | 18-28 |
| 05:45 | Arkansas | Jim Blansett misses the 2nd free throw | 18-28 |
| 05:45 | Arkansas | Clifford Phillips snags the offensive board | 18-28 |
| 05:31 | Arkansas | Jim Blansett is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Jim Blansett, team foul #6 | 18-28 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Will Taylor (PG), Wade Brown (SF), John Sinclair (PF) Alex Celestin, James Creamer, Stephen Cripe | |
| 05:09 | Santa Clara | Clifford Phillips swats the short shot by Brendan Bishop | 18-28 |
| 05:08 | Arkansas | John Sinclair pulls down the rebound | 18-28 |
| 04:55 | Arkansas | Jim Blansett misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 18-28 |
| 04:54 | Arkansas | Clifford Phillips gets the offensive rebound | 18-28 |
| 04:36 | Arkansas | Wade Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-28 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Alex Celestin (SG) Jim Blansett | |
| 04:07 | Santa Clara | Brendan Bishop's pass is intercepted by Clifford Phillips | 18-28 |
| 03:59 | Arkansas | Will Taylor is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Wade Brown | 18-31 |
| 03:34 | Santa Clara | Ronald Smith can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 18-31 |
| 03:33 | Arkansas | John Sinclair pulls down the rebound | 18-31 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Curtis Bell (tired) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Smith (fairly fresh) SF - Brendan Bishop (tired) PF - Olumide Albarazi (tired) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Frank Quinn (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Will Taylor (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alex Celestin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Wade Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Sinclair (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Clifford Phillips (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:30 | Arkansas | Ronald Smith picks off the pass by Will Taylor in the backcourt | 18-31 |
| 03:29 | Santa Clara | Curtis Bell misses the lay-in | 18-31 |
| 03:28 | Arkansas | Clifford Phillips gets the rebound | 18-31 |
| 03:24 | Arkansas | Will Taylor loses the dribble to Frank Quinn | 18-31 |
| 03:10 | Santa Clara | Olumide Albarazi is fouled on the floor by Alex Celestin - foul #1 on Alex Celestin, team foul #7 | 18-31 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Richard Phu (PG), Ali Field (SG), James Joines (SF), Bradford Garnes (C) Curtis Bell, Ronald Smith, Brendan Bishop, Frank Quinn | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Jim Blansett (SG), James Creamer (SF), Stephen Cripe (PF), Jerry Batey (C) Will Taylor, Wade Brown, John Sinclair, Clifford Phillips | |
| 03:10 | Santa Clara | Olumide Albarazi misses the 1st free throw | 18-31 |
| 03:10 | Arkansas | Jerry Batey gets the rebound | 18-31 |
| 02:46 | Arkansas | Alex Celestin hits a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Stephen Cripe | 18-33 |
| 02:41 | Santa Clara | Ali Field hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Jim Blansett - foul #2 on Jim Blansett, team foul #8 | 18-33 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Ronald Smith (SG) Olumide Albarazi | |
| Subs | Arkansas | William Washam (PG) Alex Celestin | |
| 02:41 | Santa Clara | Ali Field makes the 1st free throw | 19-33 |
| 02:41 | Santa Clara | Ali Field makes the 2nd free throw | 20-33 |
| 02:27 | Arkansas | Stephen Cripe hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 20-33 |
| 02:26 | Santa Clara | Ali Field grabs the defensive rebound | 20-33 |
| 02:21 | Santa Clara | Richard Phu hits a turnaround from the baseline and he's fouled by William Washam - foul #1 on William Washam, team foul #9 | 22-33 |
| 02:21 | Santa Clara | Richard Phu makes the free throw | 23-33 |
| 02:19 | Arkansas | Richard Phu takes the ball from William Washam in the backcourt | 23-33 |
| 02:09 | Santa Clara | Ronald Smith misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 23-33 |
| 02:07 | Santa Clara | Ronald Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-33 |
| 01:51 | Santa Clara | Ronald Smith scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-33 |
| 01:42 | Arkansas | Ali Field is called for the reach on Jim Blansett - foul #3 on Ali Field, team foul #16 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Brendan Bishop (PF) Ali Field | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 01:42 | Arkansas | Jim Blansett misses the 1st free throw | 26-33 |
| 01:42 | Arkansas | Jim Blansett makes the 2nd free throw | 26-34 |
| 01:17 | Santa Clara | Bradford Garnes jams it | 28-34 |
| 01:15 | Arkansas | William Washam is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 28-34 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Alex Celestin (PG), Albert Boyd (SG), Wade Brown (C) William Washam, Jim Blansett, Jerry Batey | |
| 00:52 | Santa Clara | Ronald Smith scores on a 3 from straight away | 31-34 |
| 00:43 | Arkansas | Wade Brown misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-34 |
| 00:42 | Arkansas | Stephen Cripe pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-34 |
| 00:18 | Arkansas | Alex Celestin is open and buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 31-36 |
| 00:02 | Santa Clara | Brendan Bishop lays it up and in | 33-36 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | James Creamer misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 33-36 |