| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Jerome Moynihan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Kerstein (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Conrad (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael Gastelum (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Evan Sims (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - John Weems (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeremy Millsaps (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Quentin Comacho (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dustin Gibson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Stafford (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Santa Clara | Quentin Comacho inbounds the ball | 32-41 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:48 | Santa Clara | John Weems misses the 3 from the right wing | 32-41 |
| 19:47 | Nevada | Richard Conrad pulls down the rebound | 32-41 |
| 19:26 | Nevada | Evan Sims can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 32-41 |
| 19:25 | Nevada | Richard Conrad can't tip it in | 32-41 |
| 19:23 | Santa Clara | Richard Stafford grabs the defensive rebound | 32-41 |
| 19:05 | Santa Clara | Quentin Comacho lays it up and in set up by John Weems | 32-43 |
| 18:49 | Nevada | Michael Gastelum's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-43 |
| 18:29 | Santa Clara | Richard Conrad knocks away the 3 by Quentin Comacho | 32-43 |
| 18:28 | Nevada | Evan Sims gets the rebound | 32-43 |
| 18:21 | Nevada | Jerome Moynihan is hacked by John Weems - foul #3 on John Weems, team foul #1 | 32-43 |
| Subs | Nevada | Charles Stevens (SG), Charles Quast (PF), Garry Jonson (C) Lawrence Kerstein, Michael Gastelum, Evan Sims | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Harold Muldrow (PG), Steven Williams (SF), Dennis Voorhies (PF), Jonathan Parker (C) John Weems, Quentin Comacho, Dustin Gibson, Richard Stafford | |
| 18:13 | Nevada | Garry Jonson can't finish the layup but the foul's on Jeremy Millsaps - foul #3 on Jeremy Millsaps, team foul #2 | 32-43 |
| Subs | Nevada | Bryan Kantor (PG) Jerome Moynihan | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Tyler Pullum (SG) Jeremy Millsaps | |
| 18:13 | Nevada | Garry Jonson misses the 1st free throw | 32-43 |
| 18:13 | Nevada | Garry Jonson makes the 2nd free throw | 33-43 |
| 17:47 | Santa Clara | Charles Stevens steals the ball from Steven Williams | 33-43 |
| 17:44 | Nevada | Charles Stevens hits the finger roll | 35-43 |
| 17:23 | Santa Clara | Dennis Voorhies misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 35-43 |
| 17:21 | Nevada | Charles Stevens grabs the defensive rebound | 35-43 |
| 17:15 | Nevada | Steven Williams is called for the reach on Charles Stevens in the backcourt - foul #3 on Steven Williams, team foul #3 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Nevada | Jerome Moynihan (PG), Lawrence Kerstein (SG) Bryan Kantor, Richard Conrad | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Richard Stafford (C) Steven Williams | |
| 17:04 | Nevada | Garry Jonson is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Quast | 37-43 |
| 16:42 | Santa Clara | Dennis Voorhies can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Jerome Moynihan - foul #1 on Jerome Moynihan, team foul #1 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Nevada | Michael Gastelum (PF), Evan Sims (C) Charles Quast, Garry Jonson | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joseph Young (PG), Quentin Comacho (SF) Tyler Pullum, Jonathan Parker | |
| 16:42 | Santa Clara | Dennis Voorhies makes the 1st free throw | 37-44 |
| 16:42 | Santa Clara | Dennis Voorhies misses the 2nd free throw | 37-44 |
| 16:42 | Nevada | Evan Sims pulls down the rebound | 37-44 |
| 16:21 | Nevada | The 3pt attempt by Lawrence Kerstein is denied by Richard Stafford | 37-44 |
| 16:20 | Nevada | Michael Gastelum tips it in | 39-44 |
| 16:03 | Santa Clara | Quentin Comacho connects on the jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by Evan Sims - foul #3 on Evan Sims, team foul #2 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Nevada | Bryan Kantor (PG), Hugh Holmes (SG), Richard Conrad (SF), Bryan Cudney (C) Jerome Moynihan, Lawrence Kerstein, Charles Stevens, Evan Sims | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Dustin Gibson (PF) Dennis Voorhies | |
| 16:03 | Santa Clara | Quentin Comacho makes the free throw | 39-47 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Bryan Kantor (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Hugh Holmes (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Conrad (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Gastelum (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Bryan Cudney (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Joseph Young (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Harold Muldrow (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Quentin Comacho (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dustin Gibson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Stafford (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Nevada | Richard Conrad's pass is intercepted by Harold Muldrow | 39-47 |
| 15:38 | Santa Clara | Harold Muldrow lays it up and in | 39-49 |
| 15:25 | Nevada | Richard Conrad double dribbles | 39-49 |
| Subs | Nevada | Charles Quast (SF), Evan Sims (C) Richard Conrad, Michael Gastelum | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Weems (PG), Jeremy Millsaps (SG), Steven Williams (SF), Jonathan Parker (C) Joseph Young, Harold Muldrow, Quentin Comacho, Richard Stafford | |
| 15:13 | Santa Clara | John Weems is hacked by Bryan Kantor - foul #2 on Bryan Kantor, team foul #3 | 39-49 |
| 15:00 | Santa Clara | Steven Williams drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Jonathan Parker and he's fouled by Evan Sims - foul #4 on Evan Sims, team foul #4 | 39-51 |
| Subs | Nevada | Charles Stevens (SG), Garry Jonson (C) Hugh Holmes, Evan Sims | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 15:00 | Santa Clara | Steven Williams makes the free throw | 39-52 |
| 14:47 | Nevada | Garry Jonson connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Charles Quast | 41-52 |
| 14:34 | Santa Clara | Dustin Gibson misses the 3 from the right corner | 41-52 |
| 14:32 | Nevada | Bryan Cudney grabs the defensive rebound | 41-52 |
| 14:14 | Nevada | Dustin Gibson picks off the pass by Charles Stevens | 41-52 |
| 14:00 | Santa Clara | Jeremy Millsaps hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 41-52 |
| 13:58 | Nevada | Bryan Cudney gets the rebound | 41-52 |
| 13:56 | Nevada | Charles Stevens's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-52 |
| Subs | Nevada | Jerome Moynihan (PG), Lawrence Kerstein (SG), Richard Conrad (SF), Michael Gastelum (PF) Bryan Kantor, Charles Stevens, Charles Quast, Bryan Cudney | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Dennis Voorhies (PF), Richard Stafford (C) Dustin Gibson, Jonathan Parker | |
| 13:42 | Santa Clara | Steven Williams knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Dennis Voorhies | 41-55 |
| 13:35 | Nevada | Richard Conrad connects on the open floater in the paint on a great pass from Lawrence Kerstein | 43-55 |
| 13:23 | Santa Clara | Richard Stafford knocks in the jumper from the left wing set up by John Weems | 43-57 |
| 13:10 | Nevada | Richard Conrad's floater is tipped away by Richard Stafford | 43-57 |
| 13:08 | Santa Clara | Steven Williams snags the defensive board | 43-57 |
| 12:52 | Santa Clara | Steven Williams misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 43-57 |
| 12:50 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Michael Gastelum | 43-57 |
| 12:35 | Nevada | Jerome Moynihan hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Lawrence Kerstein | 46-57 |
| 12:18 | Santa Clara | Richard Stafford can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 46-57 |
| 12:17 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Richard Conrad | 46-57 |
| 12:00 | Nevada | Lawrence Kerstein buries a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Jerome Moynihan | 48-57 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Jerome Moynihan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Kerstein (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Conrad (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Gastelum (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Garry Jonson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - John Weems (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jeremy Millsaps (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Steven Williams (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Dennis Voorhies (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. C - Richard Stafford (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:47 | Santa Clara | Jeremy Millsaps knocks in the shot in the paint set up by Dennis Voorhies | 48-59 |
| 11:28 | Nevada | Lawrence Kerstein drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jerome Moynihan and he's hacked by Jeremy Millsaps - foul #4 on Jeremy Millsaps, team foul #4 | 50-59 |
| Subs | Nevada | Bryan Kantor (PG), Charles Stevens (SF), Charles Quast (PF), Bryan Cudney (C) Jerome Moynihan, Richard Conrad, Michael Gastelum, Garry Jonson | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Harold Muldrow (PG), Tyler Pullum (SG), Quentin Comacho (SF), Dustin Gibson (PF), Jonathan Parker (C) John Weems, Jeremy Millsaps, Steven Williams, Dennis Voorhies, Richard Stafford | |
| 11:28 | Nevada | Lawrence Kerstein makes the free throw | 51-59 |
| 11:09 | Santa Clara | Dustin Gibson lays it in on a nice dish by Harold Muldrow | 51-61 |
| 11:03 | Nevada | Lawrence Kerstein is hacked by Tyler Pullum in the backcourt - foul #1 on Tyler Pullum, team foul #5 | 51-61 |
| Subs | Nevada | Hugh Holmes (SG) Lawrence Kerstein | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 10:51 | Nevada | Bryan Cudney hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Charles Quast | 53-61 |
| 10:34 | Santa Clara | Quentin Comacho hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-61 |
| 10:32 | Santa Clara | Harold Muldrow tips it back up and in | 53-63 |
| 10:14 | Nevada | Bryan Kantor is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Bryan Kantor, team foul #5 | 53-63 |
| 10:06 | Santa Clara | Jonathan Parker misses the 3 from straight away | 53-63 |
| 10:04 | Santa Clara | Dustin Gibson can't tip it in | 53-63 |
| 10:03 | Santa Clara | The offensive rebound goes to Jonathan Parker | 53-63 |
| 09:58 | Santa Clara | Tyler Pullum comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-63 |
| 09:56 | Nevada | Bryan Cudney gets the rebound | 53-63 |
| 09:52 | Nevada | Bryan Kantor throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-63 |
| Subs | Nevada | Richard Conrad (SF), Garry Jonson (C) Charles Quast, Bryan Cudney | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Weems (PG), Joseph Young (SG), Gary Vaughn (SF), Richard Stafford (C) Harold Muldrow, Tyler Pullum, Quentin Comacho, Jonathan Parker | |
| 09:37 | Santa Clara | Joseph Young hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-63 |
| 09:36 | Santa Clara | Richard Stafford snags the offensive board | 53-63 |
| 09:23 | Santa Clara | Dustin Gibson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 53-63 |
| 09:22 | Nevada | Charles Stevens grabs the board | 53-63 |
| 09:08 | Nevada | Bryan Kantor hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Conrad | 56-63 |
| 08:47 | Santa Clara | Joseph Young clanks a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Hugh Holmes - foul #1 on Hugh Holmes, team foul #6 | 56-63 |
| Subs | Nevada | Jerome Moynihan (PG), Lawrence Kerstein (SG), Charles Quast (PF) Bryan Kantor, Hugh Holmes, Charles Stevens | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Harold Muldrow (SG), Jonathan Parker (SF), Dennis Voorhies (C) John Weems, Gary Vaughn, Richard Stafford | |
| 08:47 | Santa Clara | Joseph Young makes the 1st free throw | 56-64 |
| 08:47 | Santa Clara | Joseph Young misses the 2nd free throw | 56-64 |
| 08:47 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Charles Quast | 56-64 |
| 08:28 | Nevada | Lawrence Kerstein knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 59-64 |
| 08:19 | Santa Clara | Dennis Voorhies clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-64 |
| 08:18 | Santa Clara | Joseph Young pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-64 |
| 08:10 | Santa Clara | Dennis Voorhies can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 59-64 |
| 08:08 | Santa Clara | Dustin Gibson grabs the offensive board | 59-64 |
| 07:51 | Santa Clara | Dennis Voorhies can't connect on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Garry Jonson - foul #1 on Garry Jonson, team foul #7 | 59-64 |
| Subs | Nevada | Bryan Cudney (PF), Evan Sims (C) Charles Quast, Garry Jonson | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Tyler Pullum (PG), Jeremy Millsaps (SG), Quentin Comacho (SF), Steven Williams (C) Joseph Young, Harold Muldrow, Jonathan Parker, Dustin Gibson | |
| 07:51 | Santa Clara | Dennis Voorhies misses the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 07:51 | Santa Clara | Dennis Voorhies makes the 2nd free throw | 59-65 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Jerome Moynihan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lawrence Kerstein (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Conrad (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bryan Cudney (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Evan Sims (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Tyler Pullum (fresh) SG - Jeremy Millsaps (fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. SF - Quentin Comacho (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Voorhies (fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. C - Steven Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:41 | Nevada | Bryan Cudney is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Jerome Moynihan | 61-65 |
| 07:24 | Santa Clara | Tyler Pullum loses the ball out of bounds | 61-65 |
| Subs | Nevada | Michael Gastelum (PF) Bryan Cudney | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Richard Stafford (C) Dennis Voorhies | |
| 07:20 | Nevada | Jerome Moynihan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-65 |
| Subs | Nevada | Charles Stevens (SF) Richard Conrad | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jonathan Parker (C) Richard Stafford | |
| 07:05 | Santa Clara | Charles Stevens is called for the reach on Tyler Pullum - foul #2 on Charles Stevens, team foul #8 | 61-65 |
| Subs | Nevada | Michael Howard (PG) Jerome Moynihan | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 07:05 | Santa Clara | Tyler Pullum makes the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 07:05 | Santa Clara | Tyler Pullum makes the 2nd free throw | 61-67 |
| 06:43 | Nevada | Michael Howard drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Lawrence Kerstein | 64-67 |
| 06:24 | Santa Clara | Evan Sims denies the turnaround by Quentin Comacho | 64-67 |
| 06:23 | Nevada | Evan Sims grabs the defensive rebound | 64-67 |
| 06:21 | Nevada | Jeremy Millsaps takes the ball from Michael Howard in the backcourt | 64-67 |
| 06:11 | Santa Clara | Steven Williams misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 64-67 |
| 06:10 | Nevada | Evan Sims grabs the board | 64-67 |
| 05:51 | Nevada | Charles Stevens travels with the ball | 64-67 |
| Subs | Nevada | Jerome Moynihan (PG), Bryan Kantor (SG), Richard Conrad (SF), Charles Quast (PF), Bryan Cudney (C) Michael Howard, Lawrence Kerstein, Charles Stevens, Michael Gastelum, Evan Sims | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Weems (PG), Harold Muldrow (SG), Gary Vaughn (SF), Dennis Voorhies (PF), Richard Stafford (C) Tyler Pullum, Jeremy Millsaps, Quentin Comacho, Steven Williams, Jonathan Parker | |
| 05:29 | Santa Clara | Richard Stafford misses the jumper in the paint | 64-67 |
| 05:27 | Santa Clara | John Weems grabs the offensive rebound | 64-67 |
| 05:17 | Santa Clara | Gary Vaughn clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-67 |
| 05:15 | Nevada | Richard Conrad gets the rebound | 64-67 |
| 04:56 | Nevada | Bryan Cudney misses the driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Gary Vaughn - foul #1 on Gary Vaughn, team foul #6 | 64-67 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jeremy Millsaps (SG) Harold Muldrow | |
| 04:56 | Nevada | Bryan Cudney makes the 1st free throw | 65-67 |
| 04:56 | Nevada | Bryan Cudney misses the 2nd free throw | 65-67 |
| 04:56 | Nevada | Charles Quast grabs the offensive board | 65-67 |
| 04:39 | Nevada | Richard Conrad is fouled on the floor by Dennis Voorhies - foul #1 on Dennis Voorhies, team foul #7 | 65-67 |
| Subs | Nevada | Charles Stevens (SG) Jerome Moynihan | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Steven Williams (SF), Dustin Gibson (PF) Gary Vaughn, Dennis Voorhies | |
| 04:39 | Nevada | Richard Conrad misses the 1st free throw | 65-67 |
| 04:39 | Santa Clara | Richard Stafford pulls down the rebound | 65-67 |
| 04:27 | Santa Clara | Dustin Gibson scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by John Weems | 65-70 |
| 04:09 | Nevada | Richard Conrad is wide open and dunks the ball set up by Charles Quast | 67-70 |
| 03:53 | Santa Clara | Richard Stafford comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 67-70 |
| 03:51 | Nevada | Charles Quast gets the rebound | 67-70 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Bryan Kantor (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SG - Charles Stevens (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. SF - Richard Conrad (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Quast (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Bryan Cudney (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - John Weems (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jeremy Millsaps (fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. SF - Steven Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Dustin Gibson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Stafford (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:30 | Nevada | Richard Conrad hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 67-70 |
| 03:29 | Santa Clara | Richard Stafford grabs the defensive rebound | 67-70 |
| 03:18 | Santa Clara | John Weems buries a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Jeremy Millsaps | 67-72 |
| 03:05 | Nevada | Charles Quast comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 67-72 |
| 03:03 | Santa Clara | Richard Stafford pulls down the rebound | 67-72 |
| 02:43 | Santa Clara | Richard Stafford hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Bryan Cudney - foul #1 on Bryan Cudney, team foul #9 | 67-72 |
| Subs | Nevada | Jerome Moynihan (PG), Hugh Holmes (SG), Michael Gastelum (PF), Evan Sims (C) Bryan Kantor, Charles Stevens, Charles Quast, Bryan Cudney | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Harold Muldrow (PG), Tyler Pullum (SG), Quentin Comacho (SF), Dennis Voorhies (PF) John Weems, Jeremy Millsaps, Steven Williams, Dustin Gibson | |
| 02:43 | Santa Clara | Richard Stafford makes the 1st free throw | 67-73 |
| 02:43 | Santa Clara | Richard Stafford misses the 2nd free throw | 67-73 |
| 02:43 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Michael Gastelum | 67-73 |
| 02:41 | Nevada | Quentin Comacho is called for the reach on Richard Conrad in the backcourt - foul #1 on Quentin Comacho, team foul #8 | 67-73 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jonathan Parker (C) Richard Stafford | |
| 02:41 | Nevada | Richard Conrad makes the 1st free throw | 68-73 |
| 02:41 | Nevada | Richard Conrad makes the 2nd free throw | 69-73 |
| 02:24 | Santa Clara | Quentin Comacho clanks a shot from close range | 69-73 |
| 02:23 | Santa Clara | The offensive rebound goes to Harold Muldrow | 69-73 |
| 02:05 | Santa Clara | Harold Muldrow misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 69-73 |
| 02:03 | Nevada | Evan Sims grabs the defensive rebound | 69-73 |
| 02:01 | Nevada | Hugh Holmes throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 69-73 |
| Subs | Nevada | Lawrence Kerstein (SG), Charles Stevens (SF) Hugh Holmes, Richard Conrad | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 01:44 | Santa Clara | Jonathan Parker scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Tyler Pullum | 69-76 |
| 01:41 | Nevada | Jerome Moynihan throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 69-76 |
| Subs | Nevada | Richard Conrad (SF) Charles Stevens | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Weems (PG), Jeremy Millsaps (SG), Dustin Gibson (PF), Richard Stafford (C) Harold Muldrow, Tyler Pullum, Dennis Voorhies, Jonathan Parker | |
| 01:26 | Santa Clara | Quentin Comacho hits a jumper from the left side on a great pass from John Weems | 69-78 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:22 | Nevada | Richard Conrad is fouled in the backcourt by Quentin Comacho - foul #2 on Quentin Comacho, team foul #9 | 69-78 |
| 01:22 | Nevada | Richard Conrad misses the 1st free throw | 69-78 |
| 01:22 | Santa Clara | Richard Stafford snags the defensive board | 69-78 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:01 | Santa Clara | Quentin Comacho clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 69-78 |
| 00:59 | Nevada | Evan Sims snags the defensive board | 69-78 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:56 | Nevada | Dustin Gibson is called for the reach on Jerome Moynihan in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dustin Gibson, team foul #10 | 69-78 |
| 00:56 | Nevada | Jerome Moynihan makes the 1st free throw | 70-78 |
| 00:56 | Nevada | Jerome Moynihan misses the 2nd free throw | 70-78 |
| 00:56 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Dustin Gibson | 70-78 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:53 | Santa Clara | Dustin Gibson is fouled in the backcourt by Jerome Moynihan - foul #2 on Jerome Moynihan, team foul #10 | 70-78 |
| 00:53 | Santa Clara | Dustin Gibson misses the 1st free throw | 70-78 |
| 00:53 | Santa Clara | Dustin Gibson misses the 2nd free throw | 70-78 |
| 00:53 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Evan Sims | 70-78 |
| 00:48 | Nevada | Quentin Comacho knocks away the 3 by Lawrence Kerstein | 70-78 |
| 00:47 | Santa Clara | Richard Stafford grabs the defensive rebound | 70-78 |
| 00:45 | Santa Clara | Richard Stafford is fouled in the backcourt by Jerome Moynihan - foul #3 on Jerome Moynihan, team foul #11 | 70-78 |
| 00:45 | Santa Clara | Richard Stafford makes the 1st free throw | 70-79 |
| 00:45 | Santa Clara | Richard Stafford makes the 2nd free throw | 70-80 |
| 00:37 | Nevada | Michael Gastelum is wide open but clanks a runner from the right block | 70-80 |
| 00:35 | Nevada | Richard Conrad tips it in | 72-80 |
| 00:32 | Santa Clara | Jeremy Millsaps is hacked by Lawrence Kerstein in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lawrence Kerstein, team foul #12 | 72-80 |
| 00:32 | Santa Clara | Jeremy Millsaps makes the 1st free throw | 72-81 |
| 00:32 | Santa Clara | Jeremy Millsaps makes the 2nd free throw | 72-82 |
| 00:30 | Nevada | Evan Sims is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #5 on Evan Sims, team foul #13 | 72-82 |
| Subs | Nevada | Bryan Kantor (PG), Charles Stevens (SG), Charles Quast (SF), Bryan Cudney (PF), Garry Jonson (C) Jerome Moynihan, Lawrence Kerstein, Richard Conrad, Michael Gastelum, Evan Sims | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Tyler Pullum (PG), Joseph Young (SG), Gary Vaughn (SF), Dennis Voorhies (PF), Steven Williams (C) John Weems, Jeremy Millsaps, Quentin Comacho, Dustin Gibson, Richard Stafford | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Santa Clara | Tyler Pullum runs out the clock | 72-82 |