| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Clayton Carpenter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edgar Buch (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Cooley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. PF - Shawn Bolton (fresh) 2 reb. C - Russell Kleckner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Thomas Neilson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kevin Oaks (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jimmie Ratliff (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Corey Hathaway (fresh) 6 pts. C - Donn Snider (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Santa Clara | James Cooley inbounds the ball | 41-41 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Santa Clara | Clayton Carpenter misses long on an open shot from just outside the lane | 41-41 |
| 19:38 | Santa Clara | Edgar Buch tips it home | 43-41 |
| 19:35 | Pepperdine | James Cooley takes the ball from Thomas Neilson in the backcourt | 43-41 |
| 19:25 | Santa Clara | James Cooley misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Jimmie Ratliff - foul #2 on Jimmie Ratliff, team foul #1 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Sammie Festa (PF) Corey Hathaway | |
| 19:25 | Santa Clara | James Cooley misses the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 19:25 | Santa Clara | James Cooley makes the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 19:12 | Pepperdine | Thomas Neilson is fouled on the floor by Shawn Bolton - foul #3 on Shawn Bolton, team foul #1 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Ronnie Glasgow (SF), James Chen (PF), John O'Berry (C) James Cooley, Shawn Bolton, Russell Kleckner | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 18:56 | Pepperdine | Sammie Festa misses the lay-in but the foul's on Clayton Carpenter - foul #3 on Clayton Carpenter, team foul #2 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Huang-fu China (PG), Alberto Romano (SG) Clayton Carpenter, Edgar Buch | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Timothy Gresham (PG), Chad Rourke (SG), Michael Danek (SF), Larry Thompson (C) Thomas Neilson, Kevin Oaks, Jimmie Ratliff, Donn Snider | |
| 18:56 | Pepperdine | Sammie Festa makes the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 18:56 | Pepperdine | Sammie Festa makes the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 18:43 | Santa Clara | Alberto Romano misses short on an open 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-43 |
| 18:41 | Pepperdine | Larry Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 18:23 | Pepperdine | Timothy Gresham loses the ball out of bounds | 44-43 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Chad Kline (PF), Russell Kleckner (C) James Chen, John O'Berry | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Corey Hathaway (PF) Sammie Festa | |
| 18:03 | Santa Clara | Huang-fu China throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-43 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gary Sherwood (PG), James Cooley (SF) Alberto Romano, Ronnie Glasgow | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Jimmie Ratliff (SF), Donn Snider (C) Chad Rourke, Larry Thompson | |
| 17:48 | Pepperdine | Michael Danek misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 44-43 |
| 17:47 | Santa Clara | James Cooley grabs the defensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 17:27 | Santa Clara | James Cooley misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-43 |
| 17:25 | Santa Clara | Chad Kline tips it in | 46-43 |
| 17:05 | Pepperdine | Corey Hathaway slams it home on a great pass from Michael Danek | 46-45 |
| 16:47 | Santa Clara | James Cooley double dribbles | 46-45 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Alberto Romano (PG), Edgar Buch (SG), James Chen (PF), John O'Berry (C) Gary Sherwood, Huang-fu China, Chad Kline, Russell Kleckner | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Thomas Neilson (PG), Kevin Oaks (SG), Sammie Festa (PF), Larry Thompson (C) Timothy Gresham, Michael Danek, Corey Hathaway, Donn Snider | |
| 16:27 | Pepperdine | Jimmie Ratliff misses badly on a shot from the right side | 46-45 |
| 16:26 | Pepperdine | Larry Thompson misses the tip | 46-45 |
| 16:24 | Pepperdine | Larry Thompson tips it back up and in | 46-47 |
| 16:03 | Santa Clara | James Cooley connects on the open shot from the left side on a great pass from Alberto Romano | 48-47 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Alberto Romano (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edgar Buch (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Cooley (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. 4 stl. PF - James Chen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John O'Berry (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Thomas Neilson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kevin Oaks (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jimmie Ratliff (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sammie Festa (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Larry Thompson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Pepperdine | Sammie Festa comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 48-47 |
| 15:40 | Pepperdine | Jimmie Ratliff misses the tip | 48-47 |
| 15:38 | Santa Clara | Edgar Buch grabs the defensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 15:16 | Santa Clara | James Chen scores on a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Edgar Buch and he's fouled by Sammie Festa - foul #3 on Sammie Festa, team foul #2 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Clayton Carpenter (PG), Ronnie Glasgow (SF), Shawn Bolton (PF) Alberto Romano, James Cooley, John O'Berry | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Chad Rourke (PG), Mike Hendricks (SG), Michael Danek (SF), Corey Hathaway (PF), Donn Snider (C) Thomas Neilson, Kevin Oaks, Jimmie Ratliff, Sammie Festa, Larry Thompson | |
| 15:16 | Santa Clara | James Chen makes the free throw | 51-47 |
| 14:58 | Pepperdine | Michael Danek knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Mike Hendricks | 51-50 |
| 14:39 | Santa Clara | Edgar Buch is open and scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Clayton Carpenter | 54-50 |
| 14:37 | Pepperdine | Chad Rourke is hacked by Shawn Bolton in the backcourt - foul #4 on Shawn Bolton, team foul #3 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Russell Kleckner (C) Shawn Bolton | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 14:20 | Pepperdine | Corey Hathaway's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-50 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Huang-fu China (SG) Edgar Buch | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Thomas Neilson (PG), Jimmie Ratliff (SF) Chad Rourke, Michael Danek | |
| 14:13 | Santa Clara | Clayton Carpenter is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #4 on Clayton Carpenter, team foul #4 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gary Sherwood (PG), Chad Kline (PF) Clayton Carpenter, James Chen | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 13:58 | Pepperdine | Thomas Neilson clanks a 3 from the right corner | 54-50 |
| 13:57 | Santa Clara | Russell Kleckner pulls down the rebound | 54-50 |
| 13:42 | Santa Clara | Thomas Neilson steals the ball from Russell Kleckner | 54-50 |
| 13:40 | Pepperdine | Mike Hendricks is fouled in the backcourt by Ronnie Glasgow - foul #3 on Ronnie Glasgow, team foul #5 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John O'Berry (PF) Chad Kline | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Timothy Gresham (PG), Michael Danek (SF), Sammie Festa (PF) Thomas Neilson, Jimmie Ratliff, Corey Hathaway | |
| 13:33 | Pepperdine | Donn Snider can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 54-50 |
| 13:32 | Santa Clara | Huang-fu China pulls down the rebound | 54-50 |
| 13:21 | Santa Clara | John O'Berry misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Timothy Gresham - foul #2 on Timothy Gresham, team foul #3 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Edgar Buch (SG), James Cooley (SF) Gary Sherwood, Ronnie Glasgow | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 13:21 | Santa Clara | John O'Berry misses the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 13:21 | Santa Clara | John O'Berry makes the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 13:08 | Pepperdine | The short jumper by Michael Danek is denied by Russell Kleckner | 55-50 |
| 13:07 | Santa Clara | Huang-fu China grabs the board | 55-50 |
| 13:05 | Santa Clara | Huang-fu China is hacked by Timothy Gresham in the backcourt - foul #3 on Timothy Gresham, team foul #4 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Chen (PF) John O'Berry | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Thomas Neilson (PG) Timothy Gresham | |
| 12:56 | Santa Clara | James Cooley can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 55-50 |
| 12:55 | Pepperdine | Michael Danek gets the rebound | 55-50 |
| 12:35 | Pepperdine | Thomas Neilson buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Donn Snider | 55-53 |
| 12:12 | Santa Clara | Edgar Buch knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from James Cooley | 58-53 |
| 11:58 | Pepperdine | Thomas Neilson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-53 |
| 11:57 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Russell Kleckner | 58-53 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Huang-fu China (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edgar Buch (tiring) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Cooley (tired) 9 pts. 2 reb. 4 stl. PF - James Chen (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Russell Kleckner (tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Thomas Neilson (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mike Hendricks (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Danek (tiring) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sammie Festa (tiring) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Donn Snider (tired) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:53 | Santa Clara | Huang-fu China scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Edgar Buch | 60-53 |
| 11:27 | Pepperdine | Donn Snider misses short on a floater in the lane | 60-53 |
| 11:25 | Santa Clara | Russell Kleckner gets the rebound | 60-53 |
| 11:25 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-53 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gary Sherwood (PG), Alberto Romano (SG), Ronnie Glasgow (SF), Chad Kline (PF), John O'Berry (C) Huang-fu China, Edgar Buch, James Cooley, James Chen, Russell Kleckner | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Chad Rourke (PG), Kevin Oaks (SG), Jimmie Ratliff (SF), Corey Hathaway (PF), Larry Thompson (C) Thomas Neilson, Mike Hendricks, Michael Danek, Sammie Festa, Donn Snider | |
| 11:22 | Santa Clara | Alberto Romano is hacked by Kevin Oaks in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kevin Oaks, team foul #5 | 60-53 |
| 11:11 | Santa Clara | Alberto Romano misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-53 |
| 11:09 | Pepperdine | Kevin Oaks grabs the board | 60-53 |
| 10:54 | Pepperdine | Corey Hathaway misses long on a runner from close range but he's fouled by Gary Sherwood - foul #1 on Gary Sherwood, team foul #6 | 60-53 |
| 10:54 | Pepperdine | Corey Hathaway makes the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 10:54 | Pepperdine | Corey Hathaway makes the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| 10:40 | Santa Clara | John O'Berry misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-55 |
| 10:38 | Pepperdine | Jimmie Ratliff gets the rebound | 60-55 |
| 10:20 | Pepperdine | Chad Rourke is hacked by Ronnie Glasgow - foul #4 on Ronnie Glasgow, team foul #7 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Huang-fu China (PG), Edgar Buch (SG), Russell Kleckner (C) Gary Sherwood, Alberto Romano, Ronnie Glasgow | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Timothy Gresham (PG) Kevin Oaks | |
| 10:20 | Pepperdine | Chad Rourke makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 10:20 | Pepperdine | Chad Rourke misses the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 10:20 | Pepperdine | Corey Hathaway snags the offensive board | 60-56 |
| 10:02 | Pepperdine | Corey Hathaway connects on the turnaround from the left block | 60-58 |
| 09:59 | Santa Clara | Corey Hathaway is called for the reach on Huang-fu China in the backcourt - foul #1 on Corey Hathaway, team foul #6 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Cooley (SF), James Chen (PF) Chad Kline, John O'Berry | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Mike Hendricks (SG), Sammie Festa (C) Chad Rourke, Larry Thompson | |
| 09:38 | Santa Clara | Huang-fu China is hacked by Timothy Gresham - foul #4 on Timothy Gresham, team foul #7 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Thomas Neilson (PG), Donn Snider (C) Timothy Gresham, Corey Hathaway | |
| 09:38 | Santa Clara | Huang-fu China makes the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 09:38 | Santa Clara | Huang-fu China makes the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 09:18 | Pepperdine | Mike Hendricks comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by James Cooley - foul #2 on James Cooley, team foul #8 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Alberto Romano (PG), Chad Kline (SF), John O'Berry (PF) Huang-fu China, James Cooley, James Chen | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 09:18 | Pepperdine | Mike Hendricks makes the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 09:18 | Pepperdine | Mike Hendricks makes the 2nd free throw | 62-60 |
| 08:58 | Santa Clara | Chad Kline misses badly on the uncontested turnaround from the baseline | 62-60 |
| 08:57 | Santa Clara | Chad Kline pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-60 |
| 08:33 | Santa Clara | Chad Kline is wide open but clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 62-60 |
| 08:32 | Pepperdine | Sammie Festa grabs the board | 62-60 |
| 08:16 | Pepperdine | Thomas Neilson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-60 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gary Sherwood (PG), Huang-fu China (SG), James Cooley (SF), James Chen (PF) Edgar Buch, Chad Kline, John O'Berry, Russell Kleckner | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Kevin Oaks (SG), Michael Danek (SF), Corey Hathaway (PF), Larry Thompson (C) Mike Hendricks, Jimmie Ratliff, Sammie Festa, Donn Snider | |
| 07:57 | Santa Clara | Alberto Romano hits a wide open jumper from the right side | 64-60 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Gary Sherwood (fresh) SG - Huang-fu China (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Cooley (tired) 9 pts. 2 reb. 4 stl. PF - James Chen (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Alberto Romano (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Thomas Neilson (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Oaks (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Michael Danek (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Corey Hathaway (tiring) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Thompson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:43 | Pepperdine | Corey Hathaway is open but comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 64-60 |
| 07:41 | Pepperdine | Kevin Oaks grabs the offensive rebound | 64-60 |
| 07:21 | Pepperdine | Corey Hathaway drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Larry Thompson | 64-63 |
| 07:05 | Santa Clara | Huang-fu China's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-63 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Clayton Carpenter (PG), Edgar Buch (SG), Ronnie Glasgow (SF), Shawn Bolton (PF), John O'Berry (C) Gary Sherwood, Huang-fu China, James Cooley, James Chen, Alberto Romano | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Timothy Gresham (PG), Chad Rourke (SG), Donn Snider (C) Thomas Neilson, Kevin Oaks, Larry Thompson | |
| 07:03 | Pepperdine | Timothy Gresham is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #5 on Timothy Gresham, team foul #8 | 64-63 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Mike Hendricks (SG) Timothy Gresham | |
| 06:43 | Santa Clara | Ronnie Glasgow misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 64-63 |
| 06:42 | Pepperdine | Donn Snider grabs the defensive rebound | 64-63 |
| 06:13 | Pepperdine | Donn Snider hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 64-63 |
| 06:12 | Santa Clara | Shawn Bolton grabs the board | 64-63 |
| 06:02 | Santa Clara | John O'Berry misses the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Michael Danek - foul #2 on Michael Danek, team foul #9 | 64-63 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Huang-fu China (SG) Edgar Buch | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Kevin Oaks (PG), Jimmie Ratliff (SF), Sammie Festa (PF), Larry Thompson (C) Chad Rourke, Michael Danek, Corey Hathaway, Donn Snider | |
| 06:02 | Santa Clara | John O'Berry makes the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 06:02 | Santa Clara | John O'Berry misses the 2nd free throw | 65-63 |
| 06:02 | Pepperdine | Sammie Festa snags the defensive board | 65-63 |
| 05:49 | Pepperdine | Mike Hendricks travels with the ball | 65-63 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Russell Kleckner (C) John O'Berry | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 05:32 | Santa Clara | Huang-fu China comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-63 |
| 05:31 | Pepperdine | The rebound goes to Mike Hendricks | 65-63 |
| 05:11 | Pepperdine | Kevin Oaks scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jimmie Ratliff | 65-65 |
| 04:52 | Santa Clara | Ronnie Glasgow misses long on a shot from the right side | 65-65 |
| 04:50 | Santa Clara | Clayton Carpenter pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-65 |
| 04:31 | Santa Clara | Sammie Festa is called for the reach on Shawn Bolton - foul #4 on Sammie Festa, team foul #10 | 65-65 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gary Sherwood (PG), Edgar Buch (SG), Chad Kline (SF), James Chen (C) Clayton Carpenter, Huang-fu China, Ronnie Glasgow, Russell Kleckner | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Thomas Neilson (PG), Michael Danek (SF), Donn Snider (C) Mike Hendricks, Jimmie Ratliff, Larry Thompson | |
| 04:31 | Santa Clara | Shawn Bolton makes the 1st free throw | 66-65 |
| 04:31 | Santa Clara | Shawn Bolton makes the 2nd free throw | 67-65 |
| 04:29 | Pepperdine | Michael Danek is hacked by Gary Sherwood in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gary Sherwood, team foul #9 | 67-65 |
| 04:29 | Pepperdine | Michael Danek makes the 1st free throw | 67-66 |
| 04:29 | Pepperdine | Michael Danek makes the 2nd free throw | 67-67 |
| 04:20 | Santa Clara | Edgar Buch misses the wide open 3pt shot from the left wing | 67-67 |
| 04:19 | Santa Clara | Shawn Bolton tips it in | 69-67 |
| 04:17 | Pepperdine | Michael Danek's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 69-67 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Corey Hathaway (PF) Sammie Festa | |
| 04:05 | Santa Clara | Donn Snider blocks the jumper by Gary Sherwood | 69-67 |
| 04:03 | Pepperdine | Donn Snider pulls down the rebound | 69-67 |
| 04:01 | Pepperdine | Thomas Neilson is fouled in the backcourt by Edgar Buch - foul #2 on Edgar Buch, team foul #10 | 69-67 |
| 04:01 | Pepperdine | Thomas Neilson makes the 1st free throw | 69-68 |
| 04:01 | Pepperdine | Thomas Neilson misses the 2nd free throw | 69-68 |
| 04:01 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to James Chen | 69-68 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Gary Sherwood (fresh) SG - Edgar Buch (tiring) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - Chad Kline (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Shawn Bolton (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - James Chen (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Thomas Neilson (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Oaks (tiring) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Michael Danek (tiring) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Corey Hathaway (tired) 15 pts. 2 reb. C - Donn Snider (tired) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:39 | Santa Clara | Chad Kline buries a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Edgar Buch | 71-68 |
| 03:19 | Pepperdine | Chad Kline steals the ball from Michael Danek | 71-68 |
| 03:15 | Santa Clara | Gary Sherwood travels in the backcourt | 71-68 |
| 03:15 | Pepperdine | Pepperdine calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-68 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Clayton Carpenter (PG), Huang-fu China (SG), Ronnie Glasgow (SF), Alberto Romano (C) Gary Sherwood, Edgar Buch, Chad Kline, James Chen | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Chad Rourke (PG), Mike Hendricks (SG), Jimmie Ratliff (SF), Sammie Festa (PF) Thomas Neilson, Kevin Oaks, Michael Danek, Corey Hathaway | |
| 02:53 | Pepperdine | Donn Snider makes the shot in the paint | 71-70 |
| 02:51 | Santa Clara | Ronnie Glasgow's pass is intercepted by Chad Rourke in the backcourt | 71-70 |
| 02:49 | Pepperdine | Chad Rourke lays it in | 71-72 |
| 02:47 | Santa Clara | Clayton Carpenter is fouled in the backcourt by Donn Snider - foul #1 on Donn Snider, team foul #11 | 71-72 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Cooley (SF) Ronnie Glasgow | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 02:47 | Santa Clara | Clayton Carpenter misses the 1st free throw | 71-72 |
| 02:47 | Santa Clara | Clayton Carpenter makes the 2nd free throw | 72-72 |
| 02:36 | Pepperdine | Donn Snider comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 72-72 |
| 02:34 | Santa Clara | Clayton Carpenter grabs the defensive rebound | 72-72 |
| 02:09 | Santa Clara | Huang-fu China knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Clayton Carpenter | 75-72 |
| 02:09 | Pepperdine | Pepperdine calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 75-72 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Ronnie Glasgow (SF), Chad Kline (PF), John O'Berry (C) Huang-fu China, James Cooley, Shawn Bolton | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Michael Danek (SF), Corey Hathaway (PF), Larry Thompson (C) Jimmie Ratliff, Sammie Festa, Donn Snider | |
| 01:55 | Pepperdine | Chad Rourke misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 75-72 |
| 01:54 | Pepperdine | Larry Thompson pulls down the offensive rebound | 75-72 |
| 01:33 | Pepperdine | Larry Thompson clanks a floater from the free throw line | 75-72 |
| 01:31 | Santa Clara | Ronnie Glasgow snags the defensive board | 75-72 |
| 01:15 | Santa Clara | John O'Berry misses the wide open 3 pointer from straight away | 75-72 |
| 01:13 | Santa Clara | Chad Kline tips it back up and in | 77-72 |
| 00:52 | Pepperdine | Mike Hendricks misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 77-72 |
| 00:50 | Santa Clara | Ronnie Glasgow grabs the board | 77-72 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:48 | Santa Clara | Chad Rourke is called for the reach on Clayton Carpenter in the backcourt - foul #2 on Chad Rourke, team foul #12 | 77-72 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Edgar Buch (SG), James Cooley (SF), Shawn Bolton (PF), Russell Kleckner (C) Alberto Romano, Ronnie Glasgow, Chad Kline, John O'Berry | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Thomas Neilson (PG), Jimmie Ratliff (SF), Donn Snider (C) Chad Rourke, Michael Danek, Larry Thompson | |
| 00:48 | Santa Clara | Clayton Carpenter makes the 1st free throw | 78-72 |
| 00:48 | Santa Clara | Clayton Carpenter makes the 2nd free throw | 79-72 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:42 | Pepperdine | Corey Hathaway loses the dribble to James Cooley | 79-72 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:39 | Santa Clara | Edgar Buch is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Neilson - foul #2 on Thomas Neilson, team foul #13 | 79-72 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John O'Berry (PF) Shawn Bolton | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 00:39 | Santa Clara | Edgar Buch makes the 1st free throw | 80-72 |
| 00:39 | Santa Clara | Edgar Buch makes the 2nd free throw | 81-72 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 00:34 | Pepperdine | Thomas Neilson makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 81-75 |
| 00:31 | Santa Clara | Thomas Neilson is called for the reach on Russell Kleckner in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Neilson, team foul #14 | 81-75 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Huang-fu China (PG), Ronnie Glasgow (SF) Clayton Carpenter, James Cooley | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 00:31 | Pepperdine | Pepperdine calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 81-75 |
| 00:31 | Santa Clara | Russell Kleckner makes the 1st free throw | 82-75 |
| 00:31 | Santa Clara | Russell Kleckner makes the 2nd free throw | 83-75 |
| 00:26 | Pepperdine | Jimmie Ratliff misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 83-75 |
| 00:25 | Santa Clara | John O'Berry gets the rebound | 83-75 |
| 00:25 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 83-75 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Clayton Carpenter (PG), James Cooley (SF) Huang-fu China, Ronnie Glasgow | |
| 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 intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Santa Clara | Edgar Buch is fouled in the backcourt by Mike Hendricks - foul #4 on Mike Hendricks, team foul #15 | 83-75 |
| 00:23 | Santa Clara | Edgar Buch makes the 1st free throw | 84-75 |
| 00:23 | Santa Clara | Edgar Buch makes the 2nd free throw | 85-75 |
| 00:16 | Pepperdine | Donn Snider misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 85-75 |
| 00:15 | Pepperdine | Donn Snider gets the offensive rebound | 85-75 |
| 00:13 | Pepperdine | Donn Snider makes the wide open shot from the left wing | 85-77 |
| 00:10 | Santa Clara | Thomas Neilson is called for the reach on Clayton Carpenter in the backcourt - foul #4 on Thomas Neilson, team foul #16 | 85-77 |
| 00:10 | Santa Clara | Clayton Carpenter makes the 1st free throw | 86-77 |
| 00:10 | Santa Clara | Clayton Carpenter misses the 2nd free throw | 86-77 |
| 00:10 | Pepperdine | Corey Hathaway pulls down the rebound | 86-77 |
| 00:07 | Pepperdine | Russell Kleckner steals the ball from Donn Snider in the backcourt | 86-77 |
| 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) | |
| 00:00 | Santa Clara | Clayton Carpenter runs out the clock | 86-77 |