| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Jerome Moynihan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryan Kantor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Sanford (fresh) PF - Michael Gastelum (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Evan Sims (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - John Weems (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Hugley (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Young (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dustin Gibson (fresh) C - Dennis Voorhies (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Nevada | Daniel Sanford inbounds the ball | 39-49 |
| 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) | |
| 19:36 | Nevada | Jerome Moynihan hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the free throw line | 39-49 |
| 19:35 | Santa Clara | John Weems snags the defensive board | 39-49 |
| 19:14 | Santa Clara | Dennis Voorhies hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Daniel Sanford - foul #1 on Daniel Sanford, team foul #1 | 39-49 |
| 19:14 | Santa Clara | Dennis Voorhies makes the 1st free throw | 39-50 |
| 19:14 | Santa Clara | Dennis Voorhies makes the 2nd free throw | 39-51 |
| 18:54 | Nevada | Bryan Kantor misses long on a shot from the right side | 39-51 |
| 18:52 | Santa Clara | Joseph Young snags the defensive board | 39-51 |
| 18:39 | Santa Clara | John Weems scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from John Hugley | 39-53 |
| 18:17 | Nevada | Bryan Kantor is open and scores on a 3 from the right corner | 42-53 |
| 18:01 | Santa Clara | Dustin Gibson is fouled on the floor by Michael Gastelum - foul #2 on Michael Gastelum, team foul #2 | 42-53 |
| Subs | Nevada | William Wong (PG), Hugh Holmes (SG), Bryan Cudney (SF), Garry Jonson (PF), James Edgerly (C) Jerome Moynihan, Bryan Kantor, Daniel Sanford, Michael Gastelum, Evan Sims | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Harold Muldrow (PG), Tyler Pullum (SG), Alexander Condroski (SF), Jon Koenig (PF), Richard Stafford (C) John Weems, John Hugley, Joseph Young, Dustin Gibson, Dennis Voorhies | |
| 17:46 | Santa Clara | Tyler Pullum is hacked by Garry Jonson - foul #2 on Garry Jonson, team foul #3 | 42-53 |
| 17:32 | Santa Clara | Harold Muldrow misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-53 |
| 17:30 | Santa Clara | Tyler Pullum misses the tip | 42-53 |
| 17:28 | Santa Clara | Jon Koenig gets the offensive rebound | 42-53 |
| 17:19 | Santa Clara | Jon Koenig misses long on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Hugh Holmes - foul #1 on Hugh Holmes, team foul #4 | 42-53 |
| 17:19 | Santa Clara | Jon Koenig makes the 1st free throw | 42-54 |
| 17:19 | Santa Clara | Jon Koenig makes the 2nd free throw | 42-55 |
| 17:04 | Nevada | James Edgerly clanks a shot from the free throw line | 42-55 |
| 17:03 | Santa Clara | Richard Stafford pulls down the rebound | 42-55 |
| 16:49 | Santa Clara | Richard Stafford connects on the jump hook in the lane set up by Jon Koenig | 42-57 |
| 16:34 | Nevada | Hugh Holmes scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 44-57 |
| 16:21 | Santa Clara | Jon Koenig can't connect on a shot in the paint | 44-57 |
| 16:19 | Nevada | Garry Jonson snags the defensive board | 44-57 |
| 15:59 | Nevada | William Wong buries a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Hugh Holmes | 46-57 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - William Wong (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hugh Holmes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bryan Cudney (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Garry Jonson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - James Edgerly (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Harold Muldrow (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tyler Pullum (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jon Koenig (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Stafford (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Alexander Condroski (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:51 | Santa Clara | Tyler Pullum misses the 3 from the right corner | 46-57 |
| 15:50 | Santa Clara | Harold Muldrow tips it but misses | 46-57 |
| 15:48 | Nevada | Garry Jonson gets the rebound | 46-57 |
| 15:22 | Nevada | James Edgerly misses the easy layup | 46-57 |
| 15:21 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Richard Stafford | 46-57 |
| 15:03 | Santa Clara | Harold Muldrow comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 46-57 |
| 15:02 | Nevada | Garry Jonson snags the defensive board | 46-57 |
| 14:54 | Nevada | William Wong drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 48-57 |
| 14:37 | Santa Clara | Harold Muldrow loses the dribble to Bryan Cudney | 48-57 |
| 14:27 | Nevada | Garry Jonson blows the dunk | 48-57 |
| 14:26 | Nevada | Garry Jonson tips it back up and in | 50-57 |
| 14:16 | Santa Clara | Alexander Condroski hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 50-57 |
| 14:14 | Santa Clara | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Stafford | 50-57 |
| 13:58 | Santa Clara | William Wong is called for the reach on Harold Muldrow - foul #1 on William Wong, team foul #5 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Nevada | Michael Howard (PG), Bryan Kantor (SG), Daniel Sanford (SF), Michael Gastelum (PF), Evan Sims (C) William Wong, Hugh Holmes, Bryan Cudney, Garry Jonson, James Edgerly | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Weems (PG), John Hugley (SG), Gary Vaughn (SF), Dustin Gibson (PF), Dennis Voorhies (C) Harold Muldrow, Tyler Pullum, Jon Koenig, Richard Stafford, Alexander Condroski | |
| 13:45 | Santa Clara | Dennis Voorhies misses the floater from the right wing | 50-57 |
| 13:44 | Santa Clara | Dustin Gibson can't tip it in | 50-57 |
| 13:42 | Santa Clara | Dennis Voorhies tips it but misses | 50-57 |
| 13:41 | Santa Clara | Dennis Voorhies grabs the offensive board | 50-57 |
| 13:22 | Santa Clara | John Weems misses the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Evan Sims - foul #1 on Evan Sims, team foul #6 | 50-57 |
| 13:22 | Santa Clara | John Weems makes the 1st free throw | 50-58 |
| 13:22 | Santa Clara | John Weems makes the 2nd free throw | 50-59 |
| 13:08 | Nevada | Michael Howard makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Bryan Kantor | 53-59 |
| 12:46 | Santa Clara | Evan Sims blocks the jumper by John Hugley | 53-59 |
| 12:45 | Nevada | Evan Sims grabs the defensive rebound | 53-59 |
| 12:41 | Nevada | Bryan Kantor hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-59 |
| 12:39 | Nevada | Evan Sims grabs the offensive rebound | 53-59 |
| 12:32 | Nevada | Michael Gastelum misses the easy layup | 53-59 |
| 12:31 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Dustin Gibson | 53-59 |
| 12:04 | Santa Clara | John Hugley hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-59 |
| 12:03 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Evan Sims | 53-59 |
| 12:00 | Nevada | Daniel Sanford is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Vaughn - foul #4 on Gary Vaughn, team foul #1 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Nevada | Jerome Moynihan (PG), James Boykin (SG) Michael Howard, Bryan Kantor | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joseph Young (SF) Gary Vaughn | |
| 11:44 | Nevada | Michael Gastelum travels with the ball | 53-59 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Jerome Moynihan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Boykin (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Daniel Sanford (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Gastelum (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Evan Sims (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - John Weems (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Hugley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Young (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dustin Gibson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Dennis Voorhies (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Santa Clara | John Hugley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-59 |
| 11:11 | Nevada | James Boykin misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-59 |
| 11:10 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Dustin Gibson | 53-59 |
| 11:00 | Santa Clara | Joseph Young misses the floater near the basket but he's hacked by Daniel Sanford - foul #2 on Daniel Sanford, team foul #7 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Nevada | Michael Howard (PG) James Boykin | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 11:00 | Santa Clara | Joseph Young makes the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 11:00 | Santa Clara | Joseph Young makes the 2nd free throw | 53-61 |
| 10:38 | Nevada | Daniel Sanford can't connect on an uncontested driving attempt near the basket | 53-61 |
| 10:37 | Nevada | Michael Howard tips it but misses | 53-61 |
| 10:36 | Nevada | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Sanford | 53-61 |
| 10:29 | Nevada | Jerome Moynihan knocks in the fadeaway from the right side set up by Michael Howard and he's fouled by John Weems - foul #2 on John Weems, team foul #2 | 55-61 |
| Subs | Nevada | Bryan Kantor (SG) Michael Howard | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Harold Muldrow (SG), Richard Stafford (PF) John Hugley, Dustin Gibson | |
| 10:29 | Nevada | Jerome Moynihan makes the free throw | 56-61 |
| 10:03 | Santa Clara | John Weems can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Evan Sims - foul #2 on Evan Sims, team foul #8 | 56-61 |
| Subs | Nevada | Michael Howard (PG), Hugh Holmes (SF), Garry Jonson (PF), James Edgerly (C) Jerome Moynihan, Daniel Sanford, Michael Gastelum, Evan Sims | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 10:03 | Santa Clara | John Weems misses the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 10:03 | Santa Clara | John Weems makes the 2nd free throw | 56-62 |
| 09:48 | Nevada | Harold Muldrow steps in front of the James Edgerly pass | 56-62 |
| 09:45 | Santa Clara | Joseph Young hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Harold Muldrow | 56-64 |
| 09:36 | Nevada | Bryan Kantor hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Hugh Holmes | 59-64 |
| 09:19 | Santa Clara | John Weems is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on John Weems, team foul #3 | 59-64 |
| Subs | Nevada | Bryan Cudney (SF) Hugh Holmes | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Tyler Pullum (SG), Alexander Condroski (SF), Dustin Gibson (PF) John Weems, Joseph Young, Dennis Voorhies | |
| 09:07 | Nevada | Harold Muldrow takes the ball from Bryan Kantor | 59-64 |
| 09:02 | Santa Clara | Harold Muldrow misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 59-64 |
| 09:00 | Nevada | Garry Jonson snags the defensive board | 59-64 |
| 08:43 | Nevada | Bryan Cudney can't connect on an uncontested jumper from just outside the lane | 59-64 |
| 08:42 | Nevada | Bryan Cudney misses the tip | 59-64 |
| 08:40 | Santa Clara | Richard Stafford grabs the defensive rebound | 59-64 |
| 08:27 | Santa Clara | Tyler Pullum is called for traveling | 59-64 |
| Subs | Nevada | Jerome Moynihan (PG), Hugh Holmes (SG), Michael Gastelum (PF), Evan Sims (C) Michael Howard, Bryan Kantor, Garry Jonson, James Edgerly | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Hugley (SG), Joseph Young (SF), Dennis Voorhies (C) Harold Muldrow, Alexander Condroski, Richard Stafford | |
| 08:18 | Nevada | Bryan Cudney is hacked by Joseph Young - foul #2 on Joseph Young, team foul #4 | 59-64 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Weems (PG) Tyler Pullum | |
| 08:06 | Nevada | Hugh Holmes's floater is tipped away by Joseph Young | 59-64 |
| 08:05 | Santa Clara | Dennis Voorhies snags the defensive board | 59-64 |
| 07:41 | Santa Clara | John Hugley clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 59-64 |
| 07:39 | Nevada | Bryan Cudney grabs the defensive rebound | 59-64 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Jerome Moynihan (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hugh Holmes (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Bryan Cudney (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Gastelum (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Evan Sims (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - John Weems (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Hugley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Young (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dustin Gibson (tiring) 4 reb. C - Dennis Voorhies (tiring) 14 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Nevada | Michael Gastelum can't finish the layup but the foul's on John Hugley - foul #2 on John Hugley, team foul #5 | 59-64 |
| Subs | Nevada | Michael Howard (PG), Daniel Sanford (SF) Hugh Holmes, Bryan Cudney | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gary Vaughn (SF), Jon Koenig (PF), Alexander Condroski (C) Joseph Young, Dustin Gibson, Dennis Voorhies | |
| 07:20 | Nevada | Michael Gastelum misses the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 07:20 | Nevada | Michael Gastelum makes the 2nd free throw | 60-64 |
| 07:07 | Santa Clara | John Weems lays it up and in set up by John Hugley | 60-66 |
| 07:00 | Nevada | Michael Gastelum lays it up and in on a great pass from Michael Howard | 62-66 |
| 06:45 | Santa Clara | Gary Vaughn hits a floater from just outside the lane | 62-68 |
| 06:43 | Nevada | Jerome Moynihan loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-68 |
| Subs | Nevada | Bryan Kantor (SG), Garry Jonson (PF) Jerome Moynihan, Michael Gastelum | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Harold Muldrow (PG), Tyler Pullum (SG), Richard Stafford (PF) John Weems, John Hugley, Jon Koenig | |
| 06:23 | Santa Clara | Alexander Condroski misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 62-68 |
| 06:21 | Nevada | Evan Sims grabs the defensive rebound | 62-68 |
| 06:19 | Nevada | Michael Howard is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Howard, team foul #9 | 62-68 |
| Subs | Nevada | James Edgerly (C) Evan Sims | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jon Koenig (PF) Alexander Condroski | |
| 06:14 | Santa Clara | Jon Koenig hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Gary Vaughn | 62-70 |
| 05:50 | Nevada | Bryan Kantor misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-70 |
| 05:49 | Santa Clara | Richard Stafford grabs the board | 62-70 |
| 05:32 | Santa Clara | Tyler Pullum misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-70 |
| 05:30 | Nevada | Daniel Sanford gets the rebound | 62-70 |
| 05:25 | Nevada | Michael Howard clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Tyler Pullum - foul #2 on Tyler Pullum, team foul #6 | 62-70 |
| Subs | Nevada | Jerome Moynihan (SG), Hugh Holmes (SF), Bryan Cudney (PF) Bryan Kantor, Daniel Sanford, Garry Jonson | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Weems (PG), Dennis Voorhies (C) Tyler Pullum, Jon Koenig | |
| 05:25 | Nevada | Michael Howard makes the 1st free throw | 63-70 |
| 05:25 | Nevada | Michael Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 64-70 |
| 05:16 | Santa Clara | Dennis Voorhies comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 64-70 |
| 05:15 | Santa Clara | Harold Muldrow tips it home | 64-72 |
| 05:00 | Nevada | Hugh Holmes makes the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Bryan Cudney | 66-72 |
| 04:41 | Santa Clara | Gary Vaughn knocks in the jumper from close range | 66-74 |
| 04:19 | Nevada | Jerome Moynihan connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Howard | 68-74 |
| 04:09 | Santa Clara | Richard Stafford hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 68-74 |
| 04:08 | Santa Clara | The offensive rebound goes to Dennis Voorhies | 68-74 |
| 03:51 | Santa Clara | Dennis Voorhies connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 68-77 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:30 | Nevada | James Edgerly is called for traveling | 68-77 |
| Subs | Nevada | William Wong (PG), Bryan Kantor (SG), Daniel Sanford (SF), Garry Jonson (PF), Evan Sims (C) Michael Howard, Jerome Moynihan, Hugh Holmes, Bryan Cudney, James Edgerly | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Tyler Pullum (PG), John Hugley (SG), Jon Koenig (SF), Dustin Gibson (PF), Alexander Condroski (C) John Weems, Harold Muldrow, Gary Vaughn, Richard Stafford, Dennis Voorhies | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - William Wong (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryan Kantor (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Daniel Sanford (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Garry Jonson (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Evan Sims (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Tyler Pullum (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Hugley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jon Koenig (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dustin Gibson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Alexander Condroski (fresh) | |
| 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) | |
| 03:09 | Santa Clara | Tyler Pullum comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 68-77 |
| 03:08 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Garry Jonson | 68-77 |
| 02:56 | Nevada | Garry Jonson banks in the wide open layup set up by William Wong | 70-77 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:35 | Santa Clara | Tyler Pullum hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by John Hugley | 70-80 |
| 02:35 | Nevada | Nevada calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-80 |
| Subs | Nevada | Jerome Moynihan (PG), Hugh Holmes (SF), Michael Gastelum (PF) William Wong, Daniel Sanford, Evan Sims | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joseph Young (SF) Dustin Gibson | |
| 02:18 | Nevada | Bryan Kantor can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 70-80 |
| 02:16 | Nevada | Garry Jonson snags the offensive board | 70-80 |
| 02:10 | Nevada | Michael Gastelum can't finish the layup | 70-80 |
| 02:08 | Santa Clara | John Hugley gets the rebound | 70-80 |
| 02:08 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-80 |
| Subs | Nevada | Michael Howard (PG), Bryan Cudney (SF), Evan Sims (C) Jerome Moynihan, Hugh Holmes, Garry Jonson | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Weems (PG), Harold Muldrow (SG), Dustin Gibson (PF), Richard Stafford (C) Tyler Pullum, John Hugley, Jon Koenig, Alexander Condroski | |
| 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) | |
| 02:02 | Santa Clara | John Weems's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 70-80 |
| 01:47 | Nevada | Evan Sims misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 70-80 |
| 01:45 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Joseph Young | 70-80 |
| 01:16 | Santa Clara | Richard Stafford misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Evan Sims - foul #3 on Evan Sims, team foul #10 | 70-80 |
| Subs | Nevada | Jerome Moynihan (PG), Hugh Holmes (SG), Garry Jonson (PF), James Edgerly (C) Michael Howard, Bryan Kantor, Michael Gastelum, Evan Sims | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Tyler Pullum (SG), Alexander Condroski (C) John Weems, Dustin Gibson | |
| 01:16 | Santa Clara | Richard Stafford makes the 1st free throw | 70-81 |
| 01:16 | Santa Clara | Richard Stafford makes the 2nd free throw | 70-82 |
| 00:59 | Nevada | Bryan Cudney is denied on a layup by Alexander Condroski | 70-82 |
| 00:58 | Nevada | Jerome Moynihan tips it back up and in | 72-82 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:55 | Santa Clara | Joseph Young is hacked by Hugh Holmes in the backcourt - foul #2 on Hugh Holmes, team foul #11 | 72-82 |
| 00:55 | Santa Clara | Joseph Young makes the 1st free throw | 72-83 |
| 00:55 | Santa Clara | Joseph Young makes the 2nd free throw | 72-84 |
| 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) | |
| 00:48 | Nevada | Garry Jonson misses the lay-in but the foul's on Richard Stafford - foul #2 on Richard Stafford, team foul #7 | 72-84 |
| 00:48 | Nevada | Garry Jonson misses the 1st free throw | 72-84 |
| 00:48 | Nevada | Garry Jonson makes the 2nd free throw | 73-84 |
| 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) | |
| 00:27 | Santa Clara | Richard Stafford buries a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Harold Muldrow | 73-86 |
| 00:25 | Nevada | Harold Muldrow steps in front of the Hugh Holmes pass in the backcourt | 73-86 |
| 00:24 | Santa Clara | Harold Muldrow banks in the layup | 73-88 |
| 00:17 | Nevada | James Edgerly misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Richard Stafford - foul #3 on Richard Stafford, team foul #8 | 73-88 |
| 00:17 | Nevada | James Edgerly misses the 1st free throw | 73-88 |
| 00:17 | Nevada | James Edgerly makes the 2nd free throw | 74-88 |
| 00:00 | Santa Clara | Harold Muldrow runs out the clock | 74-88 |