| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Eric Gorman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Freeman Wrobel (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Nold (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Gray (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Wayne Colbert (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Robert Raffaele (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kevin Rasheed (fresh) PF - Albert Cavin (fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. C - John Kempf (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Boise State | John Nold inbounds the ball | 38-39 |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Boise State | Freeman Wrobel makes the wide open 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-39 |
| 19:35 | Santa Clara | Kevin Rasheed's floater is tipped away by Wayne Colbert | 41-39 |
| 19:34 | Boise State | Michael Gray pulls down the rebound | 41-39 |
| 19:17 | Boise State | John Nold makes the jump hook near the basket | 43-39 |
| 19:02 | Santa Clara | Kevin Rasheed drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-42 |
| 18:47 | Boise State | Wayne Colbert can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 43-42 |
| 18:46 | Santa Clara | John Kempf pulls down the rebound | 43-42 |
| 18:42 | Santa Clara | John Smith comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 43-42 |
| 18:40 | Boise State | The rebound goes to Eric Gorman | 43-42 |
| 18:21 | Boise State | Eric Gorman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 43-42 |
| 18:19 | Santa Clara | John Kempf gets the rebound | 43-42 |
| 17:59 | Santa Clara | John Smith misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-42 |
| 17:57 | Santa Clara | The offensive rebound goes to Albert Cavin | 43-42 |
| 17:42 | Santa Clara | John Nold is called for the reach on Kevin Rasheed - foul #1 on John Nold, team foul #1 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Boise State | Robert Spigner (PG), John Staub (SF), Mark Ramsey (PF), Marvin Turley (C) Eric Gorman, John Nold, Michael Gray, Wayne Colbert | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kurt McCormack (PG), John Cooley (SF), Marshall Jackson (PF), John Piccirillo (C) Robert Raffaele, Kevin Rasheed, Albert Cavin, John Kempf | |
| 17:34 | Santa Clara | Marshall Jackson misses the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Mark Ramsey - foul #1 on Mark Ramsey, team foul #2 | 43-42 |
| 17:34 | Santa Clara | Marshall Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 17:34 | Santa Clara | Marshall Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 17:15 | Boise State | Mark Ramsey jams it and the foul's on Kurt McCormack - foul #1 on Kurt McCormack, team foul #1 | 45-44 |
| 17:15 | Boise State | Mark Ramsey makes the free throw | 46-44 |
| 16:58 | Santa Clara | Marshall Jackson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Mark Ramsey - foul #2 on Mark Ramsey, team foul #3 | 46-44 |
| 16:58 | Santa Clara | Marshall Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 16:58 | Santa Clara | Marshall Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 16:37 | Boise State | Mark Ramsey makes the driving attempt in the lane | 48-46 |
| 16:22 | Santa Clara | Marshall Jackson is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Marshall Jackson, team foul #2 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Boise State | Michael Gray (PF), Billy Hyberger (C) Mark Ramsey, Marvin Turley | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Robert Raffaele (PG), Kevin Rasheed (SF), Albert Cavin (PF), John Kempf (C) Kurt McCormack, John Cooley, Marshall Jackson, John Piccirillo | |
| 16:04 | Boise State | John Staub is whistled for a carry | 48-46 |
| Subs | Boise State | Eric Gorman (PG), Wayne Colbert (C) Robert Spigner, John Staub | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 16:01 | Santa Clara | Freeman Wrobel steps in front of the Robert Raffaele pass in the backcourt | 48-46 |
| 15:52 | Boise State | Michael Gray hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 48-46 |
| 15:50 | Santa Clara | Robert Raffaele gets the rebound | 48-46 |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Eric Gorman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Freeman Wrobel (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Billy Hyberger (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Gray (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Wayne Colbert (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Robert Raffaele (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Smith (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kevin Rasheed (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Albert Cavin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - John Kempf (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Santa Clara | Robert Raffaele makes the jumper from the right side | 48-48 |
| 15:31 | Boise State | Robert Raffaele picks off the pass by Eric Gorman in the backcourt | 48-48 |
| 15:30 | Santa Clara | Kevin Rasheed lays it in on a great pass from Robert Raffaele | 48-50 |
| 15:05 | Boise State | Freeman Wrobel's layup is rejected by Albert Cavin | 48-50 |
| 15:04 | Boise State | Billy Hyberger grabs the offensive board | 48-50 |
| 14:46 | Boise State | Eric Gorman knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Billy Hyberger | 50-50 |
| 14:40 | Santa Clara | Kevin Rasheed connects on the driving attempt near the basket set up by Robert Raffaele | 50-52 |
| 14:38 | Boise State | Eric Gorman is hacked by Robert Raffaele in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Raffaele, team foul #3 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Boise State | Robert Spigner (PG), John Staub (SG), John Nold (SF), Mark Ramsey (PF), Marvin Turley (C) Eric Gorman, Freeman Wrobel, Billy Hyberger, Michael Gray, Wayne Colbert | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kurt McCormack (PG), Jim McColpin (SG), John Cooley (SF), Marshall Jackson (PF), John Piccirillo (C) Robert Raffaele, John Smith, Kevin Rasheed, Albert Cavin, John Kempf | |
| 14:24 | Boise State | John Nold is hacked by Kurt McCormack - foul #2 on Kurt McCormack, team foul #4 | 50-52 |
| 14:15 | Boise State | Marshall Jackson blocks the short jumper by Mark Ramsey | 50-52 |
| 14:13 | Santa Clara | John Piccirillo snags the defensive board | 50-52 |
| 14:00 | Santa Clara | John Staub takes the ball from John Cooley | 50-52 |
| 13:57 | Boise State | Robert Spigner hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Staub | 52-52 |
| 13:49 | Santa Clara | Marshall Jackson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-52 |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Robert Raffaele (PG), John Kempf (C) Kurt McCormack, John Piccirillo | |
| 13:43 | Boise State | Jim McColpin takes the ball from Robert Spigner in the backcourt | 52-52 |
| 13:41 | Santa Clara | Robert Raffaele slams it home on a great pass from Jim McColpin | 52-54 |
| 13:39 | Boise State | Robert Spigner throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-54 |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kevin Rasheed (SF) John Cooley | |
| 13:27 | Santa Clara | John Kempf is hacked by Mark Ramsey - foul #3 on Mark Ramsey, team foul #4 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Boise State | Eric Gorman (PG), Billy Hyberger (SF) Robert Spigner, John Nold | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 13:05 | Santa Clara | Marshall Jackson knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Kevin Rasheed | 52-56 |
| 13:00 | Boise State | Eric Gorman misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the left side | 52-56 |
| 12:59 | Santa Clara | Kevin Rasheed gets the rebound | 52-56 |
| 12:44 | Santa Clara | John Kempf's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-56 |
| Subs | Boise State | Freeman Wrobel (SG), John Nold (SF), Wayne Colbert (C) John Staub, Mark Ramsey, Marvin Turley | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Cooley (SF), Albert Cavin (PF) Kevin Rasheed, Marshall Jackson | |
| 12:32 | Boise State | Billy Hyberger misses short on a floater near the basket | 52-56 |
| 12:31 | Boise State | John Nold grabs the offensive board | 52-56 |
| 12:08 | Boise State | Wayne Colbert blows the layup but he's fouled by John Cooley - foul #2 on John Cooley, team foul #5 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Boise State | Robert Spigner (PG), Michael Gray (PF) Eric Gorman, Billy Hyberger | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kurt McCormack (PG), John Piccirillo (C) Robert Raffaele, John Kempf | |
| 12:08 | Boise State | Wayne Colbert makes the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 12:08 | Boise State | Wayne Colbert misses the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 12:08 | Santa Clara | John Piccirillo gets the rebound | 53-56 |
| 12:01 | Santa Clara | John Piccirillo scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Cooley | 53-58 |
| 11:34 | Boise State | Freeman Wrobel misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-58 |
| 11:32 | Santa Clara | Albert Cavin snags the defensive board | 53-58 |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Robert Spigner (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Freeman Wrobel (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Nold (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Gray (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Wayne Colbert (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Kurt McCormack (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jim McColpin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - John Cooley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Albert Cavin (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - John Piccirillo (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:12 | Santa Clara | Kurt McCormack scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Piccirillo | 53-60 |
| 11:10 | Boise State | John Nold's pass is intercepted by Albert Cavin in the backcourt | 53-60 |
| 11:02 | Santa Clara | John Cooley knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 53-63 |
| 10:45 | Boise State | Michael Gray knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Spigner | 56-63 |
| 10:36 | Santa Clara | John Cooley misses the easy layup | 56-63 |
| 10:34 | Boise State | Wayne Colbert pulls down the rebound | 56-63 |
| 10:32 | Boise State | Kurt McCormack steps in front of the Robert Spigner pass in the backcourt | 56-63 |
| 10:31 | Santa Clara | Kurt McCormack banks in the layup | 56-65 |
| 10:20 | Boise State | John Cooley swats the dunk try by Wayne Colbert | 56-65 |
| 10:19 | Boise State | The offensive rebound goes to John Nold | 56-65 |
| 09:56 | Boise State | Robert Spigner misses the floater from close range but he's hacked by John Piccirillo - foul #3 on John Piccirillo, team foul #6 | 56-65 |
| Subs | Boise State | John Staub (SG), Billy Hyberger (SF), Mark Ramsey (PF), Marvin Turley (C) Freeman Wrobel, John Nold, Michael Gray, Wayne Colbert | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Robert Raffaele (PG), Kevin Rasheed (SF), Marshall Jackson (PF), John Kempf (C) Kurt McCormack, John Cooley, Albert Cavin, John Piccirillo | |
| 09:56 | Boise State | Robert Spigner makes the 1st free throw | 57-65 |
| 09:56 | Boise State | Robert Spigner makes the 2nd free throw | 58-65 |
| 09:29 | Santa Clara | Jim McColpin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 58-65 |
| 09:27 | Boise State | Marvin Turley pulls down the rebound | 58-65 |
| 09:23 | Boise State | Robert Spigner's fadeaway is rejected by Marshall Jackson | 58-65 |
| 09:21 | Boise State | Marvin Turley pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-65 |
| 09:07 | Boise State | Billy Hyberger knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side | 60-65 |
| 08:49 | Santa Clara | Jim McColpin clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-65 |
| 08:47 | Boise State | The rebound goes to Marvin Turley | 60-65 |
| 08:44 | Boise State | Kevin Rasheed is called for the reach on Billy Hyberger in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kevin Rasheed, team foul #7 | 60-65 |
| Subs | Boise State | Eric Gorman (PG) Robert Spigner | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Smith (SG), Albert Cavin (PF) Jim McColpin, John Kempf | |
| 08:44 | Boise State | Billy Hyberger makes the 1st free throw | 61-65 |
| 08:44 | Boise State | Billy Hyberger misses the 2nd free throw | 61-65 |
| 08:44 | Santa Clara | Albert Cavin gets the rebound | 61-65 |
| 08:28 | Santa Clara | Kevin Rasheed knocks in the jumper from the baseline set up by Robert Raffaele | 61-67 |
| 08:14 | Boise State | John Staub blows the wide open layup | 61-67 |
| 08:12 | Santa Clara | Marshall Jackson pulls down the rebound | 61-67 |
| 07:55 | Santa Clara | Kevin Rasheed hits the finger roll on a great pass from Marshall Jackson and he's fouled by Billy Hyberger - foul #2 on Billy Hyberger, team foul #5 | 61-69 |
| Subs | Boise State | John Nold (SF), Michael Gray (PF), Wayne Colbert (C) Billy Hyberger, Mark Ramsey, Marvin Turley | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Kempf (C) Marshall Jackson | |
| 07:55 | Santa Clara | Kevin Rasheed misses the free throw | 61-69 |
| 07:55 | Boise State | Michael Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 61-69 |
| 07:51 | Boise State | John Staub is called for traveling in the backcourt | 61-69 |
| 07:41 | Santa Clara | Kevin Rasheed misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-69 |
| 07:40 | Santa Clara | Albert Cavin tips it in | 61-71 |
| 07:26 | Boise State | John Nold blows the wide open layup | 61-71 |
| 07:24 | Santa Clara | John Kempf pulls down the rebound | 61-71 |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Eric Gorman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Staub (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Nold (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Gray (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Wayne Colbert (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Robert Raffaele (tiring) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Smith (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kevin Rasheed (tiring) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Albert Cavin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 4 stl. C - John Kempf (tired) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Santa Clara | John Kempf can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 61-71 |
| 07:09 | Boise State | Eric Gorman pulls down the rebound | 61-71 |
| 07:03 | Boise State | Eric Gorman makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 63-71 |
| 06:38 | Santa Clara | Kevin Rasheed misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-71 |
| 06:37 | Santa Clara | The offensive rebound goes to John Kempf | 63-71 |
| 06:32 | Santa Clara | Kevin Rasheed clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 63-71 |
| 06:31 | Santa Clara | Albert Cavin tips it home | 63-73 |
| 06:12 | Boise State | Eric Gorman makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Wayne Colbert | 66-73 |
| 06:12 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-73 |
| Subs | Boise State | Robert Spigner (SG), Billy Hyberger (SF), Mark Ramsey (PF), Marvin Turley (C) John Staub, John Nold, Michael Gray, Wayne Colbert | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kurt McCormack (PG), Jim McColpin (SG), John Cooley (SF), Marshall Jackson (PF), John Piccirillo (C) Robert Raffaele, John Smith, Kevin Rasheed, Albert Cavin, John Kempf | |
| 05:56 | Santa Clara | John Cooley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 66-73 |
| 05:54 | Santa Clara | John Piccirillo snags the offensive board | 66-73 |
| 05:35 | Santa Clara | Marshall Jackson comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 66-73 |
| 05:34 | Santa Clara | John Piccirillo grabs the offensive rebound | 66-73 |
| 05:22 | Santa Clara | Marshall Jackson scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Kurt McCormack | 66-75 |
| 05:07 | Boise State | Jim McColpin is called for the reach on Robert Spigner - foul #4 on Jim McColpin, team foul #8 | 66-75 |
| Subs | Boise State | Freeman Wrobel (SG) Eric Gorman | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Robert Raffaele (PG), Albert Cavin (PF) Kurt McCormack, John Cooley | |
| 05:07 | Boise State | Robert Spigner makes the 1st free throw | 67-75 |
| 05:07 | Boise State | Robert Spigner makes the 2nd free throw | 68-75 |
| 04:47 | Santa Clara | Albert Cavin blows the layup but he's fouled by Mark Ramsey - foul #4 on Mark Ramsey, team foul #6 | 68-75 |
| Subs | Boise State | Eric Gorman (PG), Michael Gray (PF), Wayne Colbert (C) Robert Spigner, Mark Ramsey, Marvin Turley | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kevin Rasheed (SF) Marshall Jackson | |
| 04:47 | Santa Clara | Albert Cavin makes the 1st free throw | 68-76 |
| 04:47 | Santa Clara | Albert Cavin misses the 2nd free throw | 68-76 |
| 04:47 | Boise State | Freeman Wrobel grabs the defensive rebound | 68-76 |
| 04:27 | Boise State | Eric Gorman knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 70-76 |
| 04:12 | Santa Clara | John Piccirillo misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 70-76 |
| 04:11 | Boise State | Michael Gray pulls down the rebound | 70-76 |
| 04:04 | Boise State | Eric Gorman connects on the floater in the lane on a great pass from Freeman Wrobel | 72-76 |
| 03:47 | Santa Clara | Wayne Colbert steps in front of the Albert Cavin pass | 72-76 |
| 03:42 | Boise State | Albert Cavin steps in front of the Freeman Wrobel pass | 72-76 |
| 03:19 | Santa Clara | Robert Raffaele is hacked by Freeman Wrobel - foul #2 on Freeman Wrobel, team foul #7 | 72-76 |
| Subs | Boise State | Robert Spigner (PG), John Staub (SF), Mark Ramsey (PF), Marvin Turley (C) Eric Gorman, Billy Hyberger, Michael Gray, Wayne Colbert | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Smith (SG), John Cooley (SF), Marshall Jackson (PF), John Kempf (C) Jim McColpin, Kevin Rasheed, Albert Cavin, John Piccirillo | |
| 03:19 | Santa Clara | Robert Raffaele makes the 1st free throw | 72-77 |
| 03:19 | Santa Clara | Robert Raffaele makes the 2nd free throw | 72-78 |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Robert Spigner (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Freeman Wrobel (tiring) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Staub (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Ramsey (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Marvin Turley (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Robert Raffaele (tired) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Cooley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Marshall Jackson (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - John Kempf (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Boise State | John Smith is called for the reach on Freeman Wrobel in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #9 | 72-78 |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kurt McCormack (PG) Robert Raffaele | |
| 03:17 | Boise State | Freeman Wrobel makes the 1st free throw | 73-78 |
| 03:17 | Boise State | Freeman Wrobel misses the 2nd free throw | 73-78 |
| 03:17 | Santa Clara | John Kempf grabs the defensive rebound | 73-78 |
| 02:52 | Santa Clara | John Kempf is called for a charge - foul #2 on John Kempf, team foul #10 | 73-78 |
| 02:48 | Boise State | Freeman Wrobel is hacked by John Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Smith, team foul #11 | 73-78 |
| 02:48 | Boise State | Freeman Wrobel misses the 1st free throw | 73-78 |
| 02:48 | Boise State | Freeman Wrobel misses the 2nd free throw | 73-78 |
| 02:48 | Santa Clara | Marshall Jackson gets the rebound | 73-78 |
| 02:33 | Santa Clara | John Cooley drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Kurt McCormack | 73-81 |
| 02:33 | Boise State | Boise State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-81 |
| Subs | Boise State | John Nold (SF) Freeman Wrobel | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Albert Cavin (PF) John Cooley | |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:13 | Boise State | John Nold comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 73-81 |
| 02:11 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Marshall Jackson | 73-81 |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:42 | Santa Clara | Albert Cavin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on John Staub - foul #1 on John Staub, team foul #8 | 73-81 |
| Subs | Boise State | Eric Gorman (PG), Freeman Wrobel (SG), Michael Gray (PF), Wayne Colbert (C) Robert Spigner, John Staub, Mark Ramsey, Marvin Turley | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Robert Raffaele (PG), Jim McColpin (SG), Kevin Rasheed (SF) Kurt McCormack, John Smith, Marshall Jackson | |
| 01:42 | Santa Clara | Albert Cavin makes the 1st free throw | 73-82 |
| 01:42 | Santa Clara | Albert Cavin makes the 2nd free throw | 73-83 |
| 01:40 | Boise State | Eric Gorman is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 73-83 |
| Subs | Boise State | Robert Spigner (PG), John Staub (SG), Billy Hyberger (SF), Mark Ramsey (PF), Marvin Turley (C) Eric Gorman, Freeman Wrobel, John Nold, Michael Gray, Wayne Colbert | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kurt McCormack (PG), John Smith (SG), John Cooley (SF), Marshall Jackson (PF), John Piccirillo (C) Robert Raffaele, Jim McColpin, Kevin Rasheed, Albert Cavin, John Kempf | |
| 01:28 | Santa Clara | John Smith comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 73-83 |
| 01:26 | Santa Clara | John Piccirillo tips it back up and in | 73-85 |
| 01:12 | Boise State | Billy Hyberger is fouled on the floor by Kurt McCormack - foul #3 on Kurt McCormack, team foul #12 | 73-85 |
| 01:12 | Boise State | Billy Hyberger makes the 1st free throw | 74-85 |
| 01:12 | Boise State | Billy Hyberger misses the 2nd free throw | 74-85 |
| 01:12 | Santa Clara | John Piccirillo pulls down the rebound | 74-85 |
| 00:45 | Santa Clara | John Cooley makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from John Smith | 74-87 |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Boise State | Marshall Jackson is called for the reach on Robert Spigner in the backcourt - foul #3 on Marshall Jackson, team foul #13 | 74-87 |
| 00:42 | Boise State | Robert Spigner makes the 1st free throw | 75-87 |
| 00:42 | Boise State | Robert Spigner makes the 2nd free throw | 76-87 |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Santa Clara | Kurt McCormack misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 76-87 |
| 00:20 | Boise State | Marvin Turley grabs the defensive rebound | 76-87 |
| 00:13 | Boise State | Billy Hyberger misses the lay-in | 76-87 |
| 00:12 | Santa Clara | John Cooley snags the defensive board | 76-87 |
| 00:00 | Santa Clara | Kurt McCormack runs out the clock | 76-87 |