| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Howard Harley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Smith (fresh) 7 pts. PF - David Gillespie (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Preston Newton (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Huang-fu China (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edgar Buch (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Cooley (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Grimes (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Parks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Santa Clara | James Cooley inbounds the ball | 44-39 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Santa Clara | Charles Grimes misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by David Gillespie - foul #2 on David Gillespie, team foul #1 | 44-39 |
| 19:40 | Santa Clara | Charles Grimes misses the 1st free throw | 44-39 |
| 19:40 | Santa Clara | Charles Grimes makes the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 19:22 | Nevada | John Smith can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-40 |
| 19:21 | Santa Clara | Michael Parks pulls down the rebound | 44-40 |
| 19:03 | Santa Clara | Huang-fu China drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Edgar Buch | 44-42 |
| 19:00 | Nevada | Howard Harley is fouled in the backcourt by Edgar Buch - foul #3 on Edgar Buch, team foul #1 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Alberto Romano (SG) Edgar Buch | |
| 18:46 | Nevada | John Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 44-42 |
| 18:28 | Santa Clara | David Smith takes the ball from Alberto Romano | 44-42 |
| 18:23 | Nevada | John Smith banks in the layup on a nice dish by David Smith | 46-42 |
| 18:02 | Santa Clara | Alberto Romano misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-42 |
| 18:00 | Nevada | Howard Harley gets the rebound | 46-42 |
| 17:42 | Nevada | John Smith makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from David Smith | 49-42 |
| 17:32 | Santa Clara | Michael Parks buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-45 |
| 17:30 | Nevada | Michael Parks picks off the pass by David Gillespie in the backcourt | 49-45 |
| 17:11 | Santa Clara | James Cooley double dribbles | 49-45 |
| Subs | Nevada | Anthony Perkins (PG), Emerson Marsh (SG), William Blocker (SF), Anthony Carder (PF), Bruce Whittemore (C) Howard Harley, John Smith, David Smith, David Gillespie, Preston Newton | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Clayton Carpenter (PG), Ronnie Glasgow (SG), Chad Kline (SF), James Chen (PF), Shawn Bolton (C) Huang-fu China, Alberto Romano, James Cooley, Charles Grimes, Michael Parks | |
| 16:52 | Nevada | Anthony Carder lays it in on a great pass from Emerson Marsh | 51-45 |
| 16:38 | Santa Clara | James Chen makes the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Clayton Carpenter | 51-47 |
| 16:33 | Nevada | Emerson Marsh drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Anthony Perkins | 54-47 |
| 16:27 | Santa Clara | Anthony Perkins picks off the pass by Clayton Carpenter in the backcourt | 54-47 |
| 16:04 | Nevada | Anthony Carder's layup is rejected by Shawn Bolton | 54-47 |
| 16:02 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to James Chen | 54-47 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Anthony Perkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Emerson Marsh (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Blocker (fresh) PF - Anthony Carder (fresh) 6 pts. C - Bruce Whittemore (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Clayton Carpenter (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ronnie Glasgow (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Chad Kline (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Chen (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Shawn Bolton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 15:54 | Santa Clara | Clayton Carpenter drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Shawn Bolton | 54-50 |
| 15:41 | Nevada | Bruce Whittemore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-50 |
| Subs | Nevada | Howard Harley (PG), John Smith (SG), Preston Newton (C) Anthony Perkins, Emerson Marsh, William Blocker | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Edgar Buch (SG), James Cooley (SF), Charles Grimes (PF), Alberto Romano (C) Ronnie Glasgow, Chad Kline, James Chen, Shawn Bolton | |
| 15:24 | Santa Clara | Clayton Carpenter is fouled on the floor by Howard Harley - foul #1 on Howard Harley, team foul #2 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Nevada | David Smith (SF) Bruce Whittemore | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Parks (C) Clayton Carpenter | |
| 15:10 | Santa Clara | Michael Parks connects on the jumper from the left wing set up by Edgar Buch | 54-52 |
| 15:03 | Nevada | Preston Newton misses long on an open jumper from close range | 54-52 |
| 15:01 | Nevada | David Smith tips it home | 56-52 |
| 14:43 | Santa Clara | Alberto Romano misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-52 |
| 14:42 | Nevada | Preston Newton snags the defensive board | 56-52 |
| 14:23 | Nevada | Anthony Carder hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Smith and the foul's on Alberto Romano - foul #2 on Alberto Romano, team foul #2 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Nevada | Emerson Marsh (SG), David Gillespie (PF), Bruce Whittemore (C) John Smith, David Smith, Preston Newton | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Huang-fu China (PG), Ronnie Glasgow (SF), Chad Kline (PF) Alberto Romano, James Cooley, Charles Grimes | |
| 14:23 | Nevada | Anthony Carder makes the free throw | 59-52 |
| 14:01 | Santa Clara | Huang-fu China can't finish the layup | 59-52 |
| 14:00 | Santa Clara | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Parks | 59-52 |
| 13:40 | Santa Clara | Michael Parks misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 59-52 |
| 13:38 | Nevada | Anthony Carder pulls down the rebound | 59-52 |
| 13:33 | Nevada | Howard Harley is whistled for traveling | 59-52 |
| Subs | Nevada | Anthony Perkins (PG), William Blocker (SF), Preston Newton (C) Howard Harley, Anthony Carder, Bruce Whittemore | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Clayton Carpenter (SG), James Chen (PF), Shawn Bolton (C) Edgar Buch, Chad Kline, Michael Parks | |
| 13:24 | Santa Clara | Emerson Marsh steals it from James Chen | 59-52 |
| 13:22 | Nevada | Anthony Perkins is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 59-52 |
| Subs | Nevada | John Smith (SG) William Blocker | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 13:06 | Santa Clara | Clayton Carpenter comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-52 |
| 13:04 | Nevada | Preston Newton snags the defensive board | 59-52 |
| 12:57 | Nevada | Preston Newton knocks in the driving attempt in the lane set up by Emerson Marsh | 61-52 |
| 12:50 | Santa Clara | Shawn Bolton clanks a floater in the paint but the foul's on Emerson Marsh - foul #2 on Emerson Marsh, team foul #3 | 61-52 |
| Subs | Nevada | William Blocker (SF), Bruce Whittemore (PF) Emerson Marsh, David Gillespie | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Alberto Romano (SG), James Cooley (SF) Huang-fu China, Ronnie Glasgow | |
| 12:50 | Santa Clara | Shawn Bolton misses the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 12:50 | Santa Clara | Shawn Bolton makes the 2nd free throw | 61-53 |
| 12:28 | Nevada | Bruce Whittemore misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the baseline | 61-53 |
| 12:27 | Santa Clara | James Chen gets the rebound | 61-53 |
| 12:05 | Santa Clara | Preston Newton swats the short shot by James Chen | 61-53 |
| 12:04 | Nevada | Preston Newton grabs the defensive rebound | 61-53 |
| 11:58 | Nevada | Bruce Whittemore throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-53 |
| Subs | Nevada | Howard Harley (PG), David Smith (SF) John Smith, William Blocker | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Edgar Buch (SG), Chad Kline (SF), Charles Grimes (PF) James Cooley, Shawn Bolton, James Chen | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Howard Harley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Anthony Perkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Smith (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Bruce Whittemore (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Preston Newton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Clayton Carpenter (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edgar Buch (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Chad Kline (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Grimes (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Alberto Romano (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 11:35 | Santa Clara | Alberto Romano makes the 3 from the left corner | 61-56 |
| 11:14 | Nevada | Anthony Perkins hits a fadeaway from the left side set up by Howard Harley | 63-56 |
| 10:56 | Santa Clara | Chad Kline misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-56 |
| 10:54 | Nevada | Preston Newton grabs the board | 63-56 |
| 10:31 | Nevada | David Smith hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Anthony Perkins | 65-56 |
| 10:12 | Santa Clara | Alberto Romano misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-56 |
| 10:11 | Nevada | David Smith gets the rebound | 65-56 |
| 10:08 | Nevada | Preston Newton throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-56 |
| Subs | Nevada | John Smith (SG), Emerson Marsh (SF), David Gillespie (PF), Anthony Carder (C) Anthony Perkins, David Smith, Bruce Whittemore, Preston Newton | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Huang-fu China (PG), Ronnie Glasgow (SF), James Chen (PF), Michael Parks (C) Clayton Carpenter, Chad Kline, Charles Grimes, Alberto Romano | |
| 09:50 | Santa Clara | Anthony Carder steals the ball from Edgar Buch | 65-56 |
| 09:32 | Nevada | Anthony Carder drills a floater from the left block | 67-56 |
| 09:15 | Santa Clara | James Chen misses the lay-in but he's fouled by David Gillespie - foul #3 on David Gillespie, team foul #4 | 67-56 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Shawn Bolton (C) Michael Parks | |
| 09:15 | Santa Clara | James Chen makes the 1st free throw | 67-57 |
| 09:15 | Santa Clara | James Chen makes the 2nd free throw | 67-58 |
| 08:58 | Nevada | David Gillespie hits a shot from close range on a nice dish by John Smith and the foul's on James Chen - foul #3 on James Chen, team foul #3 | 69-58 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Parks (C) James Chen | |
| 08:58 | Nevada | David Gillespie makes the free throw | 70-58 |
| 08:45 | Santa Clara | Ronnie Glasgow comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 70-58 |
| 08:44 | Nevada | David Gillespie grabs the board | 70-58 |
| 08:42 | Nevada | Michael Parks picks off the pass by John Smith in the backcourt | 70-58 |
| 08:35 | Santa Clara | Michael Parks double dribbles | 70-58 |
| Subs | Nevada | Anthony Perkins (PG) Howard Harley | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gary Sherwood (PG), James Cooley (SF) Huang-fu China, Ronnie Glasgow | |
| 08:08 | Nevada | Edgar Buch is called for the reach on John Smith - foul #4 on Edgar Buch, team foul #4 | 70-58 |
| Subs | Nevada | Michael Way (SG), David Smith (SF), Preston Newton (C) John Smith, Emerson Marsh, Anthony Carder | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Alberto Romano (SG), Chad Kline (SF), Charles Grimes (PF) Edgar Buch, James Cooley, Shawn Bolton | |
| 07:47 | Nevada | David Gillespie misses the easy layup | 70-58 |
| 07:45 | Nevada | David Gillespie tips it but misses | 70-58 |
| 07:44 | Santa Clara | Charles Grimes snags the defensive board | 70-58 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Anthony Perkins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Way (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Gillespie (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Preston Newton (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Gary Sherwood (fresh) SG - Alberto Romano (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chad Kline (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Grimes (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Parks (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 07:20 | Santa Clara | Gary Sherwood drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Parks | 70-61 |
| 07:03 | Nevada | David Smith hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 70-61 |
| 07:02 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Michael Parks | 70-61 |
| 06:39 | Santa Clara | Michael Parks misses the lay-in | 70-61 |
| 06:38 | Nevada | David Gillespie gets the rebound | 70-61 |
| 06:21 | Nevada | Anthony Perkins is hacked by Gary Sherwood - foul #2 on Gary Sherwood, team foul #5 | 70-61 |
| Subs | Nevada | Howard Harley (PG), John Smith (SG), Emerson Marsh (SF), Anthony Carder (PF), Bruce Whittemore (C) Anthony Perkins, Michael Way, David Smith, David Gillespie, Preston Newton | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Huang-fu China (PG), Clayton Carpenter (SG), James Cooley (SF), James Chen (PF), Shawn Bolton (C) Gary Sherwood, Alberto Romano, Chad Kline, Charles Grimes, Michael Parks | |
| 06:10 | Nevada | John Smith hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Emerson Marsh | 73-61 |
| 05:52 | Santa Clara | Clayton Carpenter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 73-61 |
| 05:51 | Nevada | Bruce Whittemore snags the defensive board | 73-61 |
| 05:47 | Nevada | Howard Harley hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 73-61 |
| 05:45 | Nevada | Howard Harley tips it back up and in | 75-61 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:32 | Santa Clara | James Chen is hacked by Howard Harley - foul #2 on Howard Harley, team foul #5 | 75-61 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Ronnie Glasgow (SF) James Cooley | |
| 05:18 | Santa Clara | James Chen hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 75-61 |
| 05:17 | Santa Clara | James Chen gets the offensive rebound | 75-61 |
| 05:02 | Santa Clara | James Chen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 75-61 |
| Subs | Nevada | Anthony Perkins (PG) Howard Harley | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Charles Grimes (PF) Shawn Bolton | |
| 04:43 | Nevada | John Smith is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Emerson Marsh | 78-61 |
| 04:36 | Santa Clara | Ronnie Glasgow is whistled for a carry | 78-61 |
| Subs | Nevada | William Blocker (SF), Preston Newton (C) Emerson Marsh, Bruce Whittemore | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Edgar Buch (SG) Clayton Carpenter | |
| 04:14 | Nevada | Anthony Carder comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 78-61 |
| 04:13 | Nevada | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Carder | 78-61 |
| 04:03 | Nevada | John Smith misses the 3 from straight away | 78-61 |
| 04:02 | Nevada | Anthony Carder snags the offensive board | 78-61 |
| 03:52 | Nevada | Preston Newton can't finish the layup but the foul's on Ronnie Glasgow - foul #3 on Ronnie Glasgow, team foul #6 | 78-61 |
| Subs | Nevada | Howard Harley (PG), David Smith (SF), David Gillespie (PF) John Smith, William Blocker, Anthony Carder | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gary Sherwood (PG), James Cooley (SF), Chad Kline (PF), Michael Parks (C) Huang-fu China, Ronnie Glasgow, Charles Grimes, James Chen | |
| 03:52 | Nevada | Preston Newton makes the 1st free throw | 79-61 |
| 03:52 | Nevada | Preston Newton misses the 2nd free throw | 79-61 |
| 03:52 | Santa Clara | Michael Parks snags the defensive board | 79-61 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:34 | Santa Clara | Edgar Buch clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 79-61 |
| 03:33 | Santa Clara | Michael Parks hits the follow up shot | 79-63 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Howard Harley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Anthony Perkins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Gillespie (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Preston Newton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Gary Sherwood (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Edgar Buch (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - James Cooley (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chad Kline (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Parks (tiring) 9 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:19 | Nevada | David Gillespie drills a turnaround from the baseline set up by Anthony Perkins | 81-63 |
| 03:13 | Santa Clara | Edgar Buch can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Preston Newton - foul #2 on Preston Newton, team foul #6 | 81-63 |
| Subs | Nevada | Emerson Marsh (SG), William Blocker (SF), Bruce Whittemore (PF), Anthony Carder (C) Howard Harley, David Smith, David Gillespie, Preston Newton | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Clayton Carpenter (PG), Shawn Bolton (PF), Alberto Romano (C) Gary Sherwood, James Cooley, Michael Parks | |
| 03:13 | Santa Clara | Edgar Buch makes the 1st free throw | 81-64 |
| 03:13 | Santa Clara | Edgar Buch makes the 2nd free throw | 81-65 |
| 03:13 | Santa Clara | Edgar Buch makes the 3rd free throw | 81-66 |
| 02:44 | Nevada | Bruce Whittemore connects on the turnaround from close range on a great pass from William Blocker and he's fouled by Shawn Bolton - foul #1 on Shawn Bolton, team foul #7 | 83-66 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Ronnie Glasgow (SF), James Chen (C) Edgar Buch, Chad Kline | |
| 02:44 | Nevada | Bruce Whittemore misses the free throw | 83-66 |
| 02:44 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to James Chen | 83-66 |
| 02:39 | Santa Clara | Alberto Romano hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 83-66 |
| 02:38 | Santa Clara | Shawn Bolton grabs the offensive rebound | 83-66 |
| 02:26 | Santa Clara | Ronnie Glasgow scores on a 3 from the right corner | 83-69 |
| 02:04 | Nevada | Anthony Perkins is called for traveling | 83-69 |
| Subs | Nevada | Michael Way (SG) William Blocker | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gary Sherwood (PG) Alberto Romano | |
| 01:40 | Santa Clara | Shawn Bolton is hacked by Bruce Whittemore - foul #1 on Bruce Whittemore, team foul #7 | 83-69 |
| Subs | Nevada | William Blocker (SF) Michael Way | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Alberto Romano (SG) Gary Sherwood | |
| 01:40 | Santa Clara | Shawn Bolton misses the 1st free throw | 83-69 |
| 01:40 | Nevada | Bruce Whittemore grabs the defensive rebound | 83-69 |
| 01:21 | Nevada | Ronnie Glasgow is called for the reach on Emerson Marsh - foul #4 on Ronnie Glasgow, team foul #8 | 83-69 |
| 01:21 | Nevada | Emerson Marsh makes the 1st free throw | 84-69 |
| 01:21 | Nevada | Emerson Marsh makes the 2nd free throw | 85-69 |
| 01:11 | Santa Clara | Ronnie Glasgow hits the finger roll on a great pass from Clayton Carpenter | 85-71 |
| 00:47 | Nevada | Anthony Perkins is fouled on the floor by Shawn Bolton - foul #2 on Shawn Bolton, team foul #9 | 85-71 |
| 00:47 | Nevada | Anthony Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 86-71 |
| 00:47 | Nevada | Anthony Perkins misses the 2nd free throw | 86-71 |
| 00:47 | Santa Clara | Shawn Bolton snags the defensive board | 86-71 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Santa Clara | Shawn Bolton can't throw it down | 86-71 |
| 00:39 | Nevada | Bruce Whittemore gets the rebound | 86-71 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:11 | Nevada | Anthony Perkins clanks a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Shawn Bolton - foul #3 on Shawn Bolton, team foul #10 | 86-71 |
| 00:11 | Nevada | Anthony Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 87-71 |
| 00:11 | Nevada | Anthony Perkins makes the 2nd free throw | 88-71 |
| 00:05 | Santa Clara | James Chen can't connect on a floater from close range | 88-71 |
| 00:03 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Bruce Whittemore | 88-71 |
| 00:00 | Nevada | Anthony Perkins runs out the clock | 88-71 |