| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - John Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Freeman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chris Turner (fresh) PF - Julius Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Kyle (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - James Kelley (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Brian Jeske (fresh) PF - Alexander Whitney (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - John Legg (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Santa Clara | Chris Turner inbounds the ball | 39-32 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:57 | Santa Clara | Michael Freeman is hacked by Robert Wright in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Wright, team foul #1 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Gregory Craighead (SG) Robert Wright | |
| 19:44 | Santa Clara | Chris Turner misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Brian Jeske - foul #1 on Brian Jeske, team foul #2 | 39-32 |
| 19:44 | Santa Clara | Chris Turner makes the 1st free throw | 40-32 |
| 19:44 | Santa Clara | Chris Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 41-32 |
| 19:34 | Pepperdine | Alexander Whitney loses the dribble to Anthony Kyle | 41-32 |
| 19:32 | Santa Clara | Michael Freeman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-32 |
| 19:16 | Pepperdine | Gregory Craighead is hacked by Anthony Kyle - foul #1 on Anthony Kyle, team foul #1 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Breazeale (SF), Ed Oberle (PF) Chris Turner, Julius Johnson | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Kyle Caines (C) John Legg | |
| 18:58 | Pepperdine | Gregory Craighead buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by James Kelley | 41-35 |
| 18:54 | Santa Clara | John Smith makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by James Breazeale | 44-35 |
| 18:52 | Pepperdine | James Kelley throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-35 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kenneth Achenbach (PG), Emerson Harger (SG), Nelson Lagrone (C) John Smith, Michael Freeman, Anthony Kyle | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Robert Brown (SG), Daniel Norton (SF) Gregory Craighead, Brian Jeske | |
| 18:34 | Santa Clara | Ed Oberle misses the wide open jump hook near the basket | 44-35 |
| 18:33 | Pepperdine | Robert Brown snags the defensive board | 44-35 |
| 18:31 | Pepperdine | James Kelley is hacked by Nelson Lagrone in the backcourt - foul #1 on Nelson Lagrone, team foul #2 | 44-35 |
| 18:14 | Pepperdine | Ed Oberle is called for the reach on Alexander Whitney - foul #2 on Ed Oberle, team foul #3 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Von Piotrowski (SF), Julius Johnson (PF) James Breazeale, Ed Oberle | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Gene Gordon (C) Kyle Caines | |
| 17:57 | Pepperdine | Alexander Whitney misses long on a jumper from the right side | 44-35 |
| 17:56 | Santa Clara | Kenneth Achenbach pulls down the rebound | 44-35 |
| 17:53 | Santa Clara | Emerson Harger is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 44-35 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Smith (PG), Michael Freeman (SG), Chris Turner (SF), Anthony Kyle (C) Kenneth Achenbach, Emerson Harger, Von Piotrowski, Nelson Lagrone | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Richard Fraley (SG), Brian Jeske (SF), John Legg (C) Robert Brown, Daniel Norton, Alexander Whitney | |
| 17:35 | Pepperdine | The short jumper by John Legg is denied by Julius Johnson | 44-35 |
| 17:33 | Pepperdine | John Legg pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-35 |
| 17:23 | Pepperdine | Richard Fraley misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-35 |
| 17:21 | Pepperdine | Gene Gordon can't tip it in | 44-35 |
| 17:19 | Santa Clara | Anthony Kyle pulls down the rebound | 44-35 |
| 17:06 | Santa Clara | Julius Johnson is open and buries a fadeaway near the basket | 46-35 |
| 16:49 | Pepperdine | Brian Jeske lays it in on a great pass from James Kelley | 46-37 |
| 16:25 | Santa Clara | Julius Johnson hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Smith and he's fouled by Gene Gordon - foul #1 on Gene Gordon, team foul #3 | 48-37 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kenneth Achenbach (PG), Emerson Harger (SG), James Breazeale (SF), Ed Oberle (C) John Smith, Michael Freeman, Chris Turner, Anthony Kyle | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Robert Brown (PG), Gregory Craighead (SG), Alexander Whitney (PF), Kyle Caines (C) James Kelley, Richard Fraley, Gene Gordon, John Legg | |
| 16:25 | Santa Clara | Julius Johnson misses the free throw | 48-37 |
| 16:25 | Pepperdine | Kyle Caines snags the defensive board | 48-37 |
| 16:20 | Pepperdine | Alexander Whitney is fouled on the floor by Julius Johnson - foul #3 on Julius Johnson, team foul #4 | 48-37 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Nelson Lagrone (C) Julius Johnson | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 16:04 | Pepperdine | Alexander Whitney scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Brown | 48-39 |
| 16:01 | Santa Clara | Alexander Whitney steals the ball from Kenneth Achenbach in the backcourt | 48-39 |
| 15:48 | Pepperdine | Gregory Craighead is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Gregory Craighead, team foul #4 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Freeman (SG), Akim Kuklinski (C) Emerson Harger, Nelson Lagrone | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | James Kelley (PG), Daniel Norton (SF) Gregory Craighead, Brian Jeske | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Kenneth Achenbach (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Michael Freeman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Breazeale (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Ed Oberle (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Akim Kuklinski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - James Kelley (tiring) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Brown (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Daniel Norton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alexander Whitney (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Kyle Caines (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Santa Clara | Michael Freeman loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-39 |
| 15:33 | Pepperdine | Kyle Caines is whistled for a carry | 48-39 |
| 15:13 | Santa Clara | Ed Oberle hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by James Breazeale | 50-39 |
| 14:55 | Pepperdine | James Breazeale is called for the reach on Daniel Norton - foul #1 on James Breazeale, team foul #5 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Smith (PG), Von Piotrowski (SF), Julius Johnson (PF) Kenneth Achenbach, James Breazeale, Ed Oberle | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Brian Jeske (SF), John Legg (C) Daniel Norton, Kyle Caines | |
| 14:32 | Pepperdine | Robert Brown clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-39 |
| 14:30 | Pepperdine | James Kelley can't tip it in | 50-39 |
| 14:29 | Santa Clara | Von Piotrowski pulls down the rebound | 50-39 |
| 14:15 | Santa Clara | Julius Johnson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-39 |
| 14:13 | Santa Clara | Von Piotrowski grabs the offensive rebound | 50-39 |
| 14:04 | Santa Clara | Von Piotrowski misses the floater from the right wing | 50-39 |
| 14:02 | Santa Clara | Julius Johnson grabs the offensive board | 50-39 |
| 13:50 | Santa Clara | John Smith misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 50-39 |
| 13:49 | Pepperdine | Alexander Whitney grabs the defensive rebound | 50-39 |
| 13:46 | Pepperdine | James Kelley is hacked by John Smith in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Smith, team foul #6 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Emerson Harger (PG), Kenneth Achenbach (SG), Chris Turner (SF), Nelson Lagrone (PF) John Smith, Michael Freeman, Von Piotrowski, Julius Johnson | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Richard Fraley (SG), Daniel Norton (PF), Kyle Caines (C) Robert Brown, Alexander Whitney, John Legg | |
| 13:23 | Pepperdine | James Kelley hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 50-39 |
| 13:22 | Santa Clara | Akim Kuklinski gets the rebound | 50-39 |
| 13:00 | Santa Clara | Kenneth Achenbach misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-39 |
| 12:58 | Santa Clara | Akim Kuklinski snags the offensive board | 50-39 |
| 12:41 | Santa Clara | Nelson Lagrone hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 50-39 |
| 12:40 | Pepperdine | Richard Fraley gets the rebound | 50-39 |
| 12:16 | Pepperdine | Daniel Norton scores on a turnaround from the right block set up by James Kelley | 50-41 |
| 12:14 | Santa Clara | Kenneth Achenbach loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-41 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Smith (PG), Michael Freeman (SG), James Breazeale (SF), Ed Oberle (PF), Anthony Kyle (C) Emerson Harger, Kenneth Achenbach, Chris Turner, Nelson Lagrone, Akim Kuklinski | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Robert Wright (SG), Gregory Craighead (SF), Alexander Whitney (PF), Gene Gordon (C) Richard Fraley, Brian Jeske, Daniel Norton, Kyle Caines | |
| 11:54 | Pepperdine | James Kelley can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Smith - foul #4 on John Smith, team foul #7 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kenneth Achenbach (PG) John Smith | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 11:54 | Pepperdine | James Kelley misses the 1st free throw | 50-41 |
| 11:54 | Pepperdine | James Kelley makes the 2nd free throw | 50-42 |
| 11:45 | Santa Clara | James Breazeale misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-42 |
| 11:44 | Pepperdine | The rebound goes to Gene Gordon | 50-42 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Kenneth Achenbach (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Michael Freeman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Breazeale (fresh) 4 ast. PF - Ed Oberle (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Kyle (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - James Kelley (tired) 1 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Gregory Craighead (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Alexander Whitney (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Gene Gordon (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Pepperdine | Alexander Whitney misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 50-42 |
| 11:21 | Santa Clara | Ed Oberle grabs the board | 50-42 |
| 11:11 | Santa Clara | Anthony Kyle blows the layup | 50-42 |
| 11:10 | Santa Clara | James Breazeale snags the offensive board | 50-42 |
| 10:44 | Santa Clara | Michael Freeman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-42 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Emerson Harger (PG), Von Piotrowski (SF), Julius Johnson (PF), Akim Kuklinski (C) Kenneth Achenbach, James Breazeale, Ed Oberle, Anthony Kyle | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Robert Brown (PG), John Legg (C) James Kelley, Gene Gordon | |
| 10:22 | Pepperdine | Alexander Whitney can't connect on an uncontested pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 50-42 |
| 10:21 | Pepperdine | Alexander Whitney misses the tip | 50-42 |
| 10:20 | Santa Clara | Von Piotrowski snags the defensive board | 50-42 |
| 10:08 | Santa Clara | Julius Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-42 |
| 10:07 | Santa Clara | Akim Kuklinski grabs the offensive board | 50-42 |
| 09:51 | Santa Clara | Von Piotrowski can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-42 |
| 09:49 | Pepperdine | John Legg grabs the board | 50-42 |
| 09:25 | Pepperdine | Robert Wright hits a wide open 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Gregory Craighead | 50-45 |
| 09:23 | Santa Clara | Julius Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Wright - foul #5 on Robert Wright, team foul #5 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kenneth Achenbach (PG), Chris Turner (SF), Ed Oberle (PF), Nelson Lagrone (C) Emerson Harger, Von Piotrowski, Julius Johnson, Akim Kuklinski | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Brian Jeske (SF), Daniel Norton (PF), Kyle Caines (C) Robert Wright, Alexander Whitney, John Legg | |
| 09:11 | Santa Clara | Nelson Lagrone is open and scores on a jumper in the paint set up by Kenneth Achenbach | 52-45 |
| 09:08 | Pepperdine | Michael Freeman is called for the reach on Gregory Craighead in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Freeman, team foul #8 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Breazeale (SF) Chris Turner | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Richard Fraley (PG) Robert Brown | |
| 09:08 | Pepperdine | Gregory Craighead misses the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 09:08 | Santa Clara | Ed Oberle gets the rebound | 52-45 |
| 08:51 | Santa Clara | Kenneth Achenbach misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-45 |
| 08:50 | Santa Clara | Nelson Lagrone gets the offensive rebound | 52-45 |
| 08:35 | Santa Clara | James Breazeale can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Daniel Norton - foul #1 on Daniel Norton, team foul #6 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Chris Turner (SF), Anthony Kyle (C) Michael Freeman, Nelson Lagrone | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | James Kelley (PG), Gene Gordon (PF) Gregory Craighead, Daniel Norton | |
| 08:35 | Santa Clara | James Breazeale makes the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 08:35 | Santa Clara | James Breazeale makes the 2nd free throw | 54-45 |
| 08:35 | Santa Clara | James Breazeale makes the 3rd free throw | 55-45 |
| 08:14 | Pepperdine | Kyle Caines's fadeaway is rejected by Ed Oberle | 55-45 |
| 08:13 | Pepperdine | Kyle Caines tips it back up and in | 55-47 |
| 07:47 | Santa Clara | Ed Oberle's layup is rejected by Kyle Caines | 55-47 |
| 07:45 | Pepperdine | Kyle Caines gets the rebound | 55-47 |
| 07:43 | Pepperdine | Richard Fraley is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Achenbach - foul #1 on Kenneth Achenbach, team foul #9 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Smith (PG), Emerson Harger (SG), Julius Johnson (PF), Akim Kuklinski (C) James Breazeale, Kenneth Achenbach, Ed Oberle, Anthony Kyle | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Daniel Norton (PF) Gene Gordon | |
| 07:43 | Pepperdine | Richard Fraley misses the 1st free throw | 55-47 |
| 07:43 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Julius Johnson | 55-47 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - John Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Emerson Harger (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chris Turner (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Julius Johnson (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Akim Kuklinski (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - James Kelley (tired) 1 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Fraley (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brian Jeske (tired) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Norton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Kyle Caines (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Santa Clara | Julius Johnson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 55-47 |
| 07:31 | Pepperdine | Richard Fraley snags the defensive board | 55-47 |
| 07:28 | Pepperdine | Brian Jeske is called for traveling in the backcourt | 55-47 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Gregory Craighead (SG), John Legg (C) Richard Fraley, Kyle Caines | |
| 07:17 | Santa Clara | John Smith misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-47 |
| 07:16 | Pepperdine | Brian Jeske grabs the board | 55-47 |
| 07:00 | Pepperdine | Gregory Craighead can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-47 |
| 06:59 | Santa Clara | John Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 55-47 |
| 06:39 | Santa Clara | Julius Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-47 |
| 06:39 | Pepperdine | Pepperdine calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-47 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Breazeale (SG), Von Piotrowski (SF), Nelson Lagrone (PF) Emerson Harger, Chris Turner, Julius Johnson | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Robert Brown (SG), Gene Gordon (PF), Kyle Caines (C) Gregory Craighead, Daniel Norton, John Legg | |
| 06:23 | Pepperdine | Kyle Caines hits a floater near the basket and the foul's on Von Piotrowski - foul #1 on Von Piotrowski, team foul #10 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Anthony Kyle (C) Akim Kuklinski | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Richard Fraley (SG) James Kelley | |
| 06:23 | Pepperdine | Kyle Caines makes the free throw | 55-50 |
| 06:01 | Santa Clara | James Breazeale makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by John Smith | 58-50 |
| 05:46 | Pepperdine | Kyle Caines lays it in on a nice dish by Robert Brown | 58-52 |
| 05:28 | Santa Clara | Von Piotrowski hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 58-52 |
| 05:27 | Pepperdine | Kyle Caines pulls down the rebound | 58-52 |
| 05:12 | Pepperdine | Richard Fraley is wide open but clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 58-52 |
| 05:11 | Pepperdine | Kyle Caines snags the offensive board | 58-52 |
| 05:03 | Pepperdine | Robert Brown buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 58-55 |
| 04:48 | Santa Clara | James Breazeale is open and buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-55 |
| 04:31 | Pepperdine | Brian Jeske misses the fadeaway from the left side | 61-55 |
| 04:30 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Anthony Kyle | 61-55 |
| 04:17 | Santa Clara | Anthony Kyle lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Smith | 63-55 |
| 04:06 | Pepperdine | Robert Brown knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 63-57 |
| 03:51 | Santa Clara | John Smith buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by James Breazeale | 66-57 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:30 | Pepperdine | Brian Jeske hits a wide open jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Kyle Caines | 66-59 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - John Smith (tired) 7 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Breazeale (tiring) 9 pts. 5 ast. SF - Von Piotrowski (tiring) 5 reb. PF - Nelson Lagrone (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Kyle (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Robert Brown (tired) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Fraley (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Brian Jeske (very tired) 4 pts. PF - Gene Gordon (tiring) 3 reb. C - Kyle Caines (tiring) 11 pts. 12 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:17 | Santa Clara | John Smith misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 66-59 |
| 03:16 | Pepperdine | Kyle Caines pulls down the rebound | 66-59 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:12 | Pepperdine | Nelson Lagrone blocks the jumper by Brian Jeske | 66-59 |
| 03:10 | Pepperdine | Gene Gordon grabs the offensive rebound | 66-59 |
| 03:05 | Pepperdine | Brian Jeske's pass is intercepted by James Breazeale | 66-59 |
| 03:05 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-59 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kenneth Achenbach (PG), Michael Freeman (SG), Chris Turner (SF), Ed Oberle (PF), Akim Kuklinski (C) John Smith, James Breazeale, Von Piotrowski, Nelson Lagrone, Anthony Kyle | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | James Kelley (PG), Gregory Craighead (SG), Daniel Norton (SF), Alexander Whitney (PF), John Legg (C) Robert Brown, Richard Fraley, Brian Jeske, Gene Gordon, Kyle Caines | |
| 02:47 | Santa Clara | Michael Freeman is open and buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Chris Turner | 68-59 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:42 | Pepperdine | Gregory Craighead's pass is intercepted by Chris Turner | 68-59 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:27 | Santa Clara | Chris Turner drills a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Michael Freeman | 70-59 |
| 02:12 | Pepperdine | Alexander Whitney knocks in the floater from the baseline | 70-61 |
| 02:10 | Santa Clara | Kenneth Achenbach is hacked by John Legg in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Legg, team foul #7 | 70-61 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Julius Johnson (PF) Ed Oberle | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 02:10 | Santa Clara | Kenneth Achenbach makes the 1st free throw | 71-61 |
| 02:10 | Santa Clara | Kenneth Achenbach makes the 2nd free throw | 72-61 |
| 01:57 | Pepperdine | Gregory Craighead misses the wide open 3pt shot from the left corner | 72-61 |
| 01:55 | Pepperdine | John Legg gets the offensive rebound | 72-61 |
| 01:42 | Pepperdine | Alexander Whitney buries a floater from the right wing set up by James Kelley | 72-63 |
| 01:17 | Santa Clara | Julius Johnson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 72-63 |
| 01:16 | Pepperdine | John Legg snags the defensive board | 72-63 |
| 01:14 | Pepperdine | Michael Freeman steals it from Daniel Norton in the backcourt | 72-63 |
| 01:01 | Santa Clara | Chris Turner hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but he's hacked by Gregory Craighead - foul #5 on Gregory Craighead, team foul #8 | 72-63 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Smith (PG) Kenneth Achenbach | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Robert Brown (SG), Brian Jeske (SF) Gregory Craighead, Daniel Norton | |
| 01:01 | Santa Clara | Chris Turner makes the 1st free throw | 73-63 |
| 01:01 | Santa Clara | Chris Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 74-63 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Pepperdine | James Kelley buries a fadeaway from the right wing | 74-65 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Santa Clara | John Smith is fouled in the backcourt by James Kelley - foul #4 on James Kelley, team foul #9 | 74-65 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kenneth Achenbach (SG), Ed Oberle (PF) Michael Freeman, Julius Johnson | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 00:51 | Santa Clara | John Smith makes the 1st free throw | 75-65 |
| 00:51 | Santa Clara | John Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 76-65 |
| 00:45 | Pepperdine | Alexander Whitney loses the ball out of bounds | 76-65 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Emerson Harger (SG), James Breazeale (SF), Anthony Kyle (C) John Smith, Chris Turner, Akim Kuklinski | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Santa Clara | Emerson Harger is hacked by Robert Brown - foul #3 on Robert Brown, team foul #10 | 76-65 |
| 00:20 | Santa Clara | Emerson Harger makes the 1st free throw | 77-65 |
| 00:20 | Santa Clara | Emerson Harger misses the 2nd free throw | 77-65 |
| 00:20 | Pepperdine | Alexander Whitney grabs the board | 77-65 |
| 00:15 | Pepperdine | Alexander Whitney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 77-65 |
| 00:00 | Santa Clara | Kenneth Achenbach runs out the clock | 77-65 |