| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - John Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Freeman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chris Turner (fresh) PF - Julius Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Akim Kuklinski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - James Eddy (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Seth Eason (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Plotkin (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Matthew Hunt (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Bertram Sepulveda (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Santa Clara | Chris Turner inbounds the ball | 30-32 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:49 | Santa Clara | Chris Turner loses the ball out of bounds | 30-32 |
| 19:34 | Nevada | James Eddy knocks in the fadeaway from the left side set up by Bertram Sepulveda | 30-34 |
| 19:23 | Santa Clara | Matthew Hunt takes the ball from Michael Freeman | 30-34 |
| 18:59 | Nevada | Matthew Hunt hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Seth Eason | 30-36 |
| 18:36 | Santa Clara | Julius Johnson is called for 3 seconds | 30-36 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Breazeale (SF), Ed Oberle (PF) Chris Turner, Julius Johnson | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 18:16 | Nevada | David Plotkin is fouled on the floor by Michael Freeman - foul #1 on Michael Freeman, team foul #1 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kenneth Achenbach (PG) John Smith | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 17:59 | Nevada | David Plotkin is hacked by James Breazeale - foul #2 on James Breazeale, team foul #2 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Anthony Kyle (C) Akim Kuklinski | |
| Subs | Nevada | Michael Lentz (SF), Roger Shepard (C) David Plotkin, Bertram Sepulveda | |
| 17:43 | Nevada | Seth Eason is whistled for a carry | 30-36 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Emerson Harger (SG) Michael Freeman | |
| Subs | Nevada | Luis Mercado (SG), Joseph Kirkpatrick (PF) Seth Eason, Matthew Hunt | |
| 17:33 | Santa Clara | Ed Oberle misses short on a runner near the basket but the foul's on James Eddy - foul #3 on James Eddy, team foul #1 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Chris Turner (SF) James Breazeale | |
| Subs | Nevada | Seth Eason (PG) James Eddy | |
| 17:33 | Santa Clara | Ed Oberle makes the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 17:33 | Santa Clara | Ed Oberle makes the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| 17:06 | Nevada | Luis Mercado is whistled for a carry | 32-36 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Smith (PG), Julius Johnson (PF), Akim Kuklinski (C) Emerson Harger, Ed Oberle, Anthony Kyle | |
| Subs | Nevada | Bertram Sepulveda (C) Roger Shepard | |
| 16:51 | Santa Clara | Julius Johnson scores on a shot from the left wing and the foul's on Michael Lentz - foul #1 on Michael Lentz, team foul #2 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Freeman (SG) Kenneth Achenbach | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 16:51 | Santa Clara | Julius Johnson makes the free throw | 35-36 |
| 16:22 | Nevada | Michael Lentz is fouled on the floor by Akim Kuklinski - foul #3 on Akim Kuklinski, team foul #3 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Breazeale (SF), Anthony Kyle (C) Chris Turner, Akim Kuklinski | |
| Subs | Nevada | David Plotkin (SF), Matthew Hunt (PF) Michael Lentz, Joseph Kirkpatrick | |
| 15:54 | Nevada | Luis Mercado misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 35-36 |
| 15:53 | Santa Clara | Julius Johnson pulls down the rebound | 35-36 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - John Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Freeman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Breazeale (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Julius Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Kyle (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Seth Eason (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Luis Mercado (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Plotkin (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Matthew Hunt (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Bertram Sepulveda (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Santa Clara | Michael Freeman hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by James Breazeale | 38-36 |
| 15:40 | Nevada | Michael Freeman takes the ball from Luis Mercado in the backcourt | 38-36 |
| 15:24 | Santa Clara | Anthony Kyle connects on the runner near the basket | 40-36 |
| 15:02 | Nevada | Luis Mercado knocks in the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Seth Eason | 40-38 |
| 14:35 | Santa Clara | Anthony Kyle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-38 |
| 14:33 | Nevada | Matthew Hunt grabs the defensive rebound | 40-38 |
| 14:31 | Nevada | Luis Mercado is hacked by Michael Freeman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Freeman, team foul #4 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kenneth Achenbach (PG), Emerson Harger (SG), Chris Turner (SF), Ed Oberle (PF), Akim Kuklinski (C) John Smith, Michael Freeman, James Breazeale, Julius Johnson, Anthony Kyle | |
| Subs | Nevada | James Eddy (PG), Theodore Corbett (SG), Michael Lentz (SF), Joseph Kirkpatrick (PF), Roger Shepard (C) Seth Eason, Luis Mercado, David Plotkin, Matthew Hunt, Bertram Sepulveda | |
| 14:04 | Nevada | Theodore Corbett is fouled on the floor by Ed Oberle - foul #1 on Ed Oberle, team foul #5 | 40-38 |
| 13:44 | Nevada | Theodore Corbett misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-38 |
| 13:42 | Nevada | Joseph Kirkpatrick tips it back up and in | 40-40 |
| 13:22 | Santa Clara | Kenneth Achenbach misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-40 |
| 13:20 | Nevada | Michael Lentz pulls down the rebound | 40-40 |
| 12:53 | Nevada | Michael Lentz misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-40 |
| 12:51 | Nevada | Michael Lentz tips it but misses | 40-40 |
| 12:50 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Ed Oberle | 40-40 |
| 12:33 | Santa Clara | Ed Oberle comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 40-40 |
| 12:32 | Santa Clara | Kenneth Achenbach grabs the offensive board | 40-40 |
| 12:18 | Santa Clara | Kenneth Achenbach makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Emerson Harger | 43-40 |
| 12:01 | Nevada | Theodore Corbett misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 43-40 |
| 12:00 | Santa Clara | Emerson Harger gets the rebound | 43-40 |
| 11:56 | Santa Clara | Kenneth Achenbach's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-40 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Smith (PG), Michael Freeman (SG), James Breazeale (SF), Nelson Lagrone (PF), Anthony Kyle (C) Kenneth Achenbach, Emerson Harger, Chris Turner, Ed Oberle, Akim Kuklinski | |
| Subs | Nevada | Luis Mercado (SG), David Plotkin (SF), Matthew Hunt (PF), Bertram Sepulveda (C) Theodore Corbett, Michael Lentz, Joseph Kirkpatrick, Roger Shepard | |
| 11:28 | Nevada | David Plotkin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-40 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Nevada | Seth Eason (SG) Luis Mercado | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - John Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Freeman (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Breazeale (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Nelson Lagrone (fresh) C - Anthony Kyle (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - James Eddy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Seth Eason (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - David Plotkin (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Matthew Hunt (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Bertram Sepulveda (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:10 | Santa Clara | John Smith knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Freeman | 46-40 |
| 10:41 | Nevada | David Plotkin lays it up and in on a nice dish by Seth Eason | 46-42 |
| 10:22 | Santa Clara | David Plotkin steals the ball from Anthony Kyle | 46-42 |
| 10:19 | Nevada | James Eddy misses the easy layup | 46-42 |
| 10:17 | Santa Clara | James Breazeale grabs the board | 46-42 |
| 09:57 | Santa Clara | Michael Freeman comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 46-42 |
| 09:56 | Nevada | David Plotkin gets the rebound | 46-42 |
| 09:52 | Nevada | James Eddy is hacked by Michael Freeman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Freeman, team foul #6 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kenneth Achenbach (PG), Von Piotrowski (SF), Julius Johnson (PF), Akim Kuklinski (C) John Smith, James Breazeale, Nelson Lagrone, Anthony Kyle | |
| Subs | Nevada | Theodore Corbett (PG), Luis Mercado (SG), Michael Lentz (SF), William Barbee (C) James Eddy, Seth Eason, David Plotkin, Bertram Sepulveda | |
| 09:41 | Nevada | Michael Lentz is hacked by Akim Kuklinski - foul #4 on Akim Kuklinski, team foul #7 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Emerson Harger (SG), Ed Oberle (C) Michael Freeman, Akim Kuklinski | |
| Subs | Nevada | Joseph Kirkpatrick (PF) Matthew Hunt | |
| 09:41 | Nevada | Michael Lentz misses the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 09:41 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Julius Johnson | 46-42 |
| 09:23 | Santa Clara | Joseph Kirkpatrick is called for the reach on Emerson Harger - foul #1 on Joseph Kirkpatrick, team foul #3 | 46-42 |
| 09:05 | Santa Clara | Kenneth Achenbach is fouled on the floor by Theodore Corbett - foul #4 on Theodore Corbett, team foul #4 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Nevada | James Eddy (PG) Theodore Corbett | |
| 08:56 | Santa Clara | Von Piotrowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-42 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Freeman (SG), James Breazeale (SF) Emerson Harger, Von Piotrowski | |
| Subs | Nevada | Seth Eason (SG) Luis Mercado | |
| 08:28 | Nevada | James Eddy clanks a shot from the free throw line | 46-42 |
| 08:26 | Nevada | William Barbee can't tip it in | 46-42 |
| 08:24 | Santa Clara | Kenneth Achenbach gets the rebound | 46-42 |
| 08:14 | Santa Clara | Ed Oberle's floater is tipped away by Joseph Kirkpatrick | 46-42 |
| 08:13 | Nevada | William Barbee grabs the board | 46-42 |
| 08:07 | Nevada | William Barbee scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Seth Eason | 46-44 |
| 07:49 | Santa Clara | Michael Freeman comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-44 |
| 07:48 | Santa Clara | Kenneth Achenbach misses the tip | 46-44 |
| 07:47 | Nevada | The rebound goes to William Barbee | 46-44 |
| 07:21 | Nevada | William Barbee hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Julius Johnson - foul #1 on Julius Johnson, team foul #8 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Smith (PG), Emerson Harger (SG), Chris Turner (SF), Anthony Kyle (PF), Akim Kuklinski (C) Kenneth Achenbach, Michael Freeman, James Breazeale, Julius Johnson, Ed Oberle | |
| Subs | Nevada | Theodore Corbett (PG), Luis Mercado (SG), David Plotkin (SF), Bertram Sepulveda (C) James Eddy, Seth Eason, Michael Lentz, Joseph Kirkpatrick | |
| 07:21 | Nevada | William Barbee makes the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 07:21 | Nevada | William Barbee makes the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - John Smith (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Emerson Harger (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chris Turner (fresh) PF - Anthony Kyle (fresh) 4 pts. C - Akim Kuklinski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Theodore Corbett (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Luis Mercado (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Plotkin (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Barbee (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Bertram Sepulveda (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Santa Clara | Emerson Harger scores on a jumper from the left wing set up by John Smith | 48-46 |
| 06:44 | Nevada | Theodore Corbett drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by David Plotkin | 48-49 |
| 06:25 | Santa Clara | John Smith buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Emerson Harger | 51-49 |
| 06:23 | Nevada | Bertram Sepulveda double dribbles in the backcourt | 51-49 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Freeman (SG) John Smith | |
| Subs | Nevada | Matthew Hunt (PF) William Barbee | |
| 06:10 | Santa Clara | Michael Freeman can't finish the layup | 51-49 |
| 06:09 | Nevada | Matthew Hunt grabs the defensive rebound | 51-49 |
| 05:42 | Nevada | Theodore Corbett loses the dribble to Emerson Harger | 51-49 |
| 05:37 | Santa Clara | Emerson Harger hits the finger roll | 53-49 |
| 05:17 | Nevada | Bertram Sepulveda is alone and drills a 3 from the right corner | 53-52 |
| 04:53 | Santa Clara | Akim Kuklinski misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 53-52 |
| 04:51 | Nevada | David Plotkin snags the defensive board | 53-52 |
| 04:48 | Nevada | Luis Mercado is hacked by Michael Freeman in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Freeman, team foul #9 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Smith (PG), Kenneth Achenbach (SG), James Breazeale (SF), Ed Oberle (PF), Nelson Lagrone (C) Emerson Harger, Michael Freeman, Chris Turner, Anthony Kyle, Akim Kuklinski | |
| Subs | Nevada | Seth Eason (PG), Michael Lentz (SF), Roger Shepard (C) Theodore Corbett, David Plotkin, Bertram Sepulveda | |
| 04:48 | Nevada | Luis Mercado makes the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 04:48 | Nevada | Luis Mercado makes the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 04:36 | Santa Clara | Kenneth Achenbach can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-54 |
| 04:34 | Santa Clara | Nelson Lagrone pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-54 |
| 04:17 | Santa Clara | James Breazeale loses the dribble to Matthew Hunt | 53-54 |
| 03:56 | Nevada | Matthew Hunt misses the jumper from close range but he's fouled by Ed Oberle - foul #2 on Ed Oberle, team foul #10 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Julius Johnson (PF) Nelson Lagrone | |
| Subs | Nevada | James Eddy (PG) Luis Mercado | |
| 03:56 | Nevada | Matthew Hunt makes the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 03:56 | Nevada | Matthew Hunt makes the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 03:39 | Santa Clara | Kenneth Achenbach hits a shot from the right wing | 55-56 |
| 03:14 | Nevada | Matthew Hunt lays it up and in | 55-58 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - John Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Achenbach (fresh) 12 pts. SF - James Breazeale (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Julius Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Ed Oberle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - James Eddy (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Seth Eason (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SF - Michael Lentz (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Matthew Hunt (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Roger Shepard (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:07 | Santa Clara | John Smith loses the dribble to Seth Eason | 55-58 |
| 03:04 | Nevada | Seth Eason banks in the layup | 55-60 |
| 03:02 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-60 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Freeman (SG), Chris Turner (SF), Akim Kuklinski (C) Kenneth Achenbach, James Breazeale, Ed Oberle | |
| Subs | Nevada | David Plotkin (SF), Bertram Sepulveda (C) Michael Lentz, Roger Shepard | |
| 02:50 | Santa Clara | Michael Freeman connects on the jumper from just outside the lane | 57-60 |
| 02:30 | Nevada | David Plotkin hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 57-60 |
| 02:29 | Santa Clara | Julius Johnson pulls down the rebound | 57-60 |
| 02:12 | Santa Clara | John Smith steps out of bounds on the sideline | 57-60 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kenneth Achenbach (PG), Ed Oberle (PF) John Smith, Julius Johnson | |
| Subs | Nevada | Joseph Kirkpatrick (PF) Matthew Hunt | |
| 01:52 | Nevada | Joseph Kirkpatrick is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by James Eddy | 57-62 |
| 01:52 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-62 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Smith (PG), Julius Johnson (PF) Kenneth Achenbach, Ed Oberle | |
| Subs | Nevada | Matthew Hunt (PF) Joseph Kirkpatrick | |
| 01:35 | Santa Clara | Michael Freeman comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 57-62 |
| 01:33 | Nevada | The rebound goes to David Plotkin | 57-62 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:08 | Nevada | Matthew Hunt hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 57-62 |
| 01:07 | Santa Clara | Michael Freeman grabs the defensive rebound | 57-62 |
| 00:48 | Santa Clara | Chris Turner drills a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Michael Freeman and he's fouled by Seth Eason - foul #1 on Seth Eason, team foul #5 | 59-62 |
| 00:48 | Santa Clara | Chris Turner misses the free throw | 59-62 |
| 00:48 | Nevada | Matthew Hunt grabs the board | 59-62 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Nevada | Seth Eason throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-62 |
| 00:29 | Santa Clara | Akim Kuklinski travels with the ball | 59-62 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Nevada | Theodore Corbett (PG) James Eddy | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Nevada | John Smith is called for the reach on Theodore Corbett in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Smith, team foul #11 | 59-62 |
| 00:27 | Nevada | Theodore Corbett misses the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 00:27 | Nevada | Theodore Corbett makes the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Santa Clara | John Smith misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-63 |
| 00:17 | Nevada | Bertram Sepulveda snags the defensive board | 59-63 |
| 00:15 | Nevada | Bertram Sepulveda is fouled in the backcourt by John Smith - foul #3 on John Smith, team foul #12 | 59-63 |
| 00:15 | Nevada | Bertram Sepulveda misses the 1st free throw | 59-63 |
| 00:15 | Nevada | Bertram Sepulveda makes the 2nd free throw | 59-64 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:10 | Santa Clara | John Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-64 |
| 00:08 | Nevada | Matthew Hunt grabs the board | 59-64 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:05 | Nevada | Matthew Hunt is hacked by John Smith in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Smith, team foul #13 | 59-64 |
| 00:05 | Nevada | Matthew Hunt makes the 1st free throw | 59-65 |
| 00:05 | Nevada | Matthew Hunt makes the 2nd free throw | 59-66 |
| 00:00 | Santa Clara | John Smith clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-66 |