| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - John Weems (fresh) SG - John Hugley (fresh) SF - Gary Vaughn (fresh) PF - Dustin Gibson (fresh) C - Dennis Voorhies (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Jonathan Bouldin (fresh) SG - Robert Pless (fresh) SF - Edward Everhart (fresh) PF - Wayne Dixon (fresh) C - Scott Martello (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Santa Clara | Dustin Gibson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:58 | Santa Clara | Gary Vaughn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Pepperdine | Robert Pless makes the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Wayne Dixon | 0-2 |
| 19:22 | Santa Clara | Robert Pless takes the ball from Gary Vaughn | 0-2 |
| 19:20 | Pepperdine | Edward Everhart throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 19:12 | Santa Clara | John Weems can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 0-2 |
| 19:11 | Pepperdine | Robert Pless grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:51 | Pepperdine | Jonathan Bouldin misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 0-2 |
| 18:49 | Pepperdine | Wayne Dixon hits the follow up shot | 0-4 |
| 18:33 | Santa Clara | Dustin Gibson can't throw it down | 0-4 |
| 18:31 | Santa Clara | Dustin Gibson can't tip it in | 0-4 |
| 18:30 | Santa Clara | Dennis Voorhies tips it in | 2-4 |
| 18:21 | Pepperdine | Scott Martello hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Jonathan Bouldin | 2-6 |
| 17:59 | Santa Clara | Edward Everhart swats the layup by Dustin Gibson | 2-6 |
| 17:58 | Pepperdine | Scott Martello grabs the board | 2-6 |
| 17:55 | Pepperdine | Robert Pless throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-6 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Harold Muldrow (PG), Tyler Pullum (SG), Joseph Young (SF), Richard Stafford (PF), Alexander Condroski (C) John Weems, John Hugley, Gary Vaughn, Dustin Gibson, Dennis Voorhies | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Jeffrey Six (PG), John Smith (SG), William Brenneman (SF), David Spiers (PF), Victor Stinson (C) Jonathan Bouldin, Robert Pless, Edward Everhart, Wayne Dixon, Scott Martello | |
| 17:46 | Santa Clara | David Spiers picks off the pass by Alexander Condroski | 2-6 |
| 17:42 | Pepperdine | Jeffrey Six is hacked by Tyler Pullum in the backcourt - foul #1 on Tyler Pullum, team foul #1 | 2-6 |
| 17:26 | Pepperdine | Victor Stinson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 2-6 |
| 17:25 | Santa Clara | Tyler Pullum pulls down the rebound | 2-6 |
| 17:10 | Santa Clara | Harold Muldrow makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 5-6 |
| 16:57 | Pepperdine | John Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-6 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Weems (PG), Jon Koenig (SF), Dennis Voorhies (C) Tyler Pullum, Joseph Young, Alexander Condroski | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Jonathan Bouldin (PG), Robert Pless (SG), George Perry (SF), Roy Fong (PF), Scott Martello (C) Jeffrey Six, John Smith, William Brenneman, David Spiers, Victor Stinson | |
| 16:38 | Santa Clara | John Weems can't finish the layup but he's fouled by George Perry - foul #1 on George Perry, team foul #1 | 5-6 |
| 16:38 | Santa Clara | John Weems misses the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 16:38 | Santa Clara | John Weems makes the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| 16:21 | Pepperdine | Jonathan Bouldin is hacked by Harold Muldrow - foul #1 on Harold Muldrow, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Hugley (SG), Gary Vaughn (SF), Dustin Gibson (PF) Harold Muldrow, Jon Koenig, Richard Stafford | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 16:07 | Pepperdine | Jonathan Bouldin comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 6-6 |
| 16:06 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Dennis Voorhies | 6-6 |
| 16:03 | Santa Clara | John Weems is hacked by Robert Pless in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Pless, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Edward Everhart (SF), Wayne Dixon (PF), William Brenneman (C) George Perry, Roy Fong, Scott Martello | |
| 15:52 | Santa Clara | Gary Vaughn misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 6-6 |
| 15:50 | Pepperdine | Edward Everhart snags the defensive board | 6-6 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - John Weems (tiring) 1 pts. SG - John Hugley (tiring) SF - Gary Vaughn (tiring) PF - Dustin Gibson (tiring) C - Dennis Voorhies (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Jonathan Bouldin (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Robert Pless (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Edward Everhart (fairly fresh) PF - Wayne Dixon (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Brenneman (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Pepperdine | Edward Everhart is fouled on the floor by Gary Vaughn - foul #1 on Gary Vaughn, team foul #3 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Harold Muldrow (SG), Joseph Young (SF), Richard Stafford (C) John Hugley, Gary Vaughn, Dennis Voorhies | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Jeffrey Six (PG), David Spiers (C) Jonathan Bouldin, William Brenneman | |
| 15:26 | Pepperdine | Wayne Dixon clanks a shot in the lane | 6-6 |
| 15:25 | Santa Clara | Richard Stafford pulls down the rebound | 6-6 |
| 15:04 | Santa Clara | Joseph Young is hacked by Wayne Dixon - foul #1 on Wayne Dixon, team foul #3 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Tyler Pullum (PG), Jon Koenig (PF) John Weems, Dustin Gibson | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | George Perry (SF), Victor Stinson (C) Edward Everhart, David Spiers | |
| 14:43 | Santa Clara | Tyler Pullum misses short on a shot from the left side | 6-6 |
| 14:41 | Pepperdine | George Perry grabs the board | 6-6 |
| 14:31 | Pepperdine | Jeffrey Six misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 6-6 |
| 14:29 | Pepperdine | George Perry grabs the offensive rebound | 6-6 |
| 14:06 | Pepperdine | Wayne Dixon is open and buries a runner from close range | 6-8 |
| 13:52 | Santa Clara | George Perry takes the ball from Harold Muldrow | 6-8 |
| 13:34 | Pepperdine | Jeffrey Six scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line and he's fouled by Tyler Pullum - foul #2 on Tyler Pullum, team foul #4 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Weems (PG), John Hugley (SG), Gary Vaughn (SF), Alexander Condroski (PF), Dennis Voorhies (C) Tyler Pullum, Harold Muldrow, Joseph Young, Jon Koenig, Richard Stafford | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | John Smith (SG), William Brenneman (SF), Roy Fong (PF), David Spiers (C) Robert Pless, George Perry, Wayne Dixon, Victor Stinson | |
| 13:34 | Pepperdine | Jeffrey Six makes the free throw | 6-11 |
| 13:12 | Santa Clara | John Hugley can't finish the uncontested layup | 6-11 |
| 13:11 | Santa Clara | Dennis Voorhies can't tip it in | 6-11 |
| 13:09 | Pepperdine | The rebound goes to David Spiers | 6-11 |
| 13:06 | Pepperdine | Jeffrey Six loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 6-11 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Jonathan Bouldin (PG) Jeffrey Six | |
| 13:00 | Santa Clara | Gary Vaughn banks in the layup set up by John Weems | 8-11 |
| 12:58 | Pepperdine | Jonathan Bouldin is fouled in the backcourt by John Weems - foul #1 on John Weems, team foul #5 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Robert Pless (SG) John Smith | |
| 12:47 | Pepperdine | Roy Fong lays it in on a nice dish by Jonathan Bouldin | 8-13 |
| 12:43 | Santa Clara | William Brenneman steps in front of the John Weems pass in the backcourt | 8-13 |
| 12:34 | Pepperdine | David Spiers misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway near the basket | 8-13 |
| 12:32 | Pepperdine | William Brenneman grabs the offensive board | 8-13 |
| 12:16 | Pepperdine | Jonathan Bouldin misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 8-13 |
| 12:14 | Pepperdine | William Brenneman pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-13 |
| 11:54 | Pepperdine | Robert Pless comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 8-13 |
| 11:53 | Pepperdine | Jonathan Bouldin pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-13 |
| 11:40 | Pepperdine | Jonathan Bouldin makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 8-15 |
| 11:40 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 8-15 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Harold Muldrow (SG), Dustin Gibson (PF), Richard Stafford (C) John Hugley, Alexander Condroski, Dennis Voorhies | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | John Smith (PG), George Perry (SG), Edward Everhart (SF), Wayne Dixon (PF), Scott Martello (C) Jonathan Bouldin, Robert Pless, William Brenneman, Roy Fong, David Spiers | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - John Weems (tiring) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Muldrow (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gary Vaughn (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Dustin Gibson (fairly fresh) C - Richard Stafford (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - John Smith (fresh) SG - George Perry (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Edward Everhart (fresh) PF - Wayne Dixon (fresh) 4 pts. C - Scott Martello (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:12 | Santa Clara | Gary Vaughn scores on a floater from the right wing | 10-15 |
| 10:52 | Pepperdine | Dustin Gibson blocks the short jumper by Edward Everhart | 10-15 |
| 10:50 | Santa Clara | Dustin Gibson gets the rebound | 10-15 |
| 10:26 | Santa Clara | Dustin Gibson misses short on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by John Smith - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #4 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Hugley (SG), Jon Koenig (SF), Dennis Voorhies (C) John Weems, Gary Vaughn, Richard Stafford | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Jonathan Bouldin (PG), Robert Pless (SG), William Brenneman (SF), David Spiers (PF), Victor Stinson (C) John Smith, George Perry, Edward Everhart, Wayne Dixon, Scott Martello | |
| 10:26 | Santa Clara | Dustin Gibson misses the 1st free throw | 10-15 |
| 10:26 | Santa Clara | Dustin Gibson misses the 2nd free throw | 10-15 |
| 10:26 | Pepperdine | David Spiers snags the defensive board | 10-15 |
| 10:10 | Pepperdine | Jonathan Bouldin is fouled on the floor by Dennis Voorhies - foul #1 on Dennis Voorhies, team foul #6 | 10-15 |
| 09:58 | Pepperdine | Victor Stinson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 10-15 |
| 09:57 | Santa Clara | Dustin Gibson pulls down the rebound | 10-15 |
| 09:51 | Santa Clara | Victor Stinson blocks the short jumper by Dennis Voorhies | 10-15 |
| 09:50 | Santa Clara | Dennis Voorhies grabs the offensive rebound | 10-15 |
| 09:35 | Santa Clara | Jon Koenig drills a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Dustin Gibson | 12-15 |
| 09:30 | Pepperdine | Victor Stinson is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by William Brenneman | 12-18 |
| 09:15 | Santa Clara | Harold Muldrow is hacked by Jonathan Bouldin - foul #1 on Jonathan Bouldin, team foul #5 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Weems (PG), Joseph Young (SF), Alexander Condroski (PF), Richard Stafford (C) Harold Muldrow, Jon Koenig, Dustin Gibson, Dennis Voorhies | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | George Perry (SG), Edward Everhart (SF), Wayne Dixon (PF), Scott Martello (C) Robert Pless, William Brenneman, David Spiers, Victor Stinson | |
| 09:10 | Santa Clara | Alexander Condroski can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 12-18 |
| 09:08 | Santa Clara | Alexander Condroski grabs the offensive board | 12-18 |
| 08:56 | Santa Clara | Alexander Condroski comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 12-18 |
| 08:55 | Pepperdine | The rebound goes to Edward Everhart | 12-18 |
| 08:53 | Pepperdine | Jonathan Bouldin is fouled in the backcourt by John Weems - foul #2 on John Weems, team foul #7 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Harold Muldrow (PG) John Weems | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Jeffrey Six (SG) Edward Everhart | |
| 08:53 | Pepperdine | Jonathan Bouldin makes the 1st free throw | 12-19 |
| 08:53 | Pepperdine | Jonathan Bouldin misses the 2nd free throw | 12-19 |
| 08:53 | Santa Clara | Richard Stafford grabs the defensive rebound | 12-19 |
| 08:29 | Santa Clara | John Hugley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-19 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Dennis Voorhies (C) Richard Stafford | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Robert Pless (SG), Edward Everhart (SF), Roy Fong (PF) Jonathan Bouldin, George Perry, Wayne Dixon | |
| 08:15 | Pepperdine | Edward Everhart is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Edward Everhart, team foul #6 | 12-19 |
| 08:02 | Santa Clara | John Hugley loses the dribble to Jeffrey Six | 12-19 |
| 07:57 | Pepperdine | Jeffrey Six is hacked by Alexander Condroski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Alexander Condroski, team foul #8 | 12-19 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Dustin Gibson (PF) Alexander Condroski | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Wayne Dixon (PF), Victor Stinson (C) Roy Fong, Scott Martello | |
| 07:57 | Pepperdine | Jeffrey Six makes the 1st free throw | 12-20 |
| 07:57 | Pepperdine | Jeffrey Six makes the 2nd free throw | 12-21 |
| 07:55 | Santa Clara | John Hugley is called for traveling in the backcourt | 12-21 |
| 07:40 | Pepperdine | Edward Everhart clanks a 3 from the left wing | 12-21 |
| 07:39 | Pepperdine | Victor Stinson hits the follow up shot | 12-23 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Harold Muldrow (tired) 3 pts. SG - John Hugley (very tired) SF - Joseph Young (tiring) PF - Dustin Gibson (tiring) 3 reb. C - Dennis Voorhies (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Jeffrey Six (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Robert Pless (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Edward Everhart (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Wayne Dixon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Victor Stinson (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:37 | Santa Clara | Dennis Voorhies is hacked by Victor Stinson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Victor Stinson, team foul #7 | 12-23 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gary Vaughn (SF) Joseph Young | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | John Smith (PG), William Brenneman (PF) Jeffrey Six, Wayne Dixon | |
| 07:37 | Santa Clara | Dennis Voorhies misses the 1st free throw | 12-23 |
| 07:37 | Pepperdine | William Brenneman snags the defensive board | 12-23 |
| 07:19 | Pepperdine | Victor Stinson is open and scores on a jumper from just outside the lane set up by John Smith and he's hacked by Gary Vaughn - foul #2 on Gary Vaughn, team foul #9 | 12-25 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Alexander Condroski (SF), Richard Stafford (C) Gary Vaughn, Dennis Voorhies | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | David Spiers (PF) Edward Everhart | |
| 07:19 | Pepperdine | Victor Stinson misses the free throw | 12-25 |
| 07:19 | Santa Clara | Richard Stafford gets the rebound | 12-25 |
| 07:06 | Santa Clara | John Hugley's fadeaway is rejected by David Spiers | 12-25 |
| 07:05 | Pepperdine | John Smith grabs the board | 12-25 |
| 06:59 | Pepperdine | William Brenneman comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 12-25 |
| 06:58 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Harold Muldrow | 12-25 |
| 06:34 | Santa Clara | Harold Muldrow hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 12-25 |
| 06:32 | Pepperdine | Robert Pless snags the defensive board | 12-25 |
| 06:20 | Pepperdine | David Spiers misses short on an open shot from close range but he's fouled by Dustin Gibson - foul #1 on Dustin Gibson, team foul #10 | 12-25 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joseph Young (PG), Jon Koenig (SF), Dennis Voorhies (C) John Hugley, Alexander Condroski, Dustin Gibson | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Jonathan Bouldin (PG), George Perry (SG), Roy Fong (PF), Scott Martello (C) John Smith, Robert Pless, William Brenneman, Victor Stinson | |
| 06:20 | Pepperdine | David Spiers misses the 1st free throw | 12-25 |
| 06:20 | Pepperdine | David Spiers misses the 2nd free throw | 12-25 |
| 06:20 | Santa Clara | Richard Stafford gets the rebound | 12-25 |
| 06:03 | Santa Clara | Richard Stafford hits the finger roll set up by Harold Muldrow and the foul's on Roy Fong - foul #1 on Roy Fong, team foul #8 | 14-25 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Edward Everhart (SF) David Spiers | |
| 06:03 | Santa Clara | Richard Stafford makes the free throw | 15-25 |
| 05:34 | Pepperdine | Jonathan Bouldin scores on a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Roy Fong and he's fouled by Joseph Young - foul #1 on Joseph Young, team foul #11 | 15-27 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Alexander Condroski (SF) Jon Koenig | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Wayne Dixon (PF) Roy Fong | |
| 05:34 | Pepperdine | Jonathan Bouldin makes the free throw | 15-28 |
| 05:27 | Santa Clara | Alexander Condroski can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 15-28 |
| 05:26 | Pepperdine | Jonathan Bouldin snags the defensive board | 15-28 |
| 05:12 | Pepperdine | Scott Martello misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Dennis Voorhies - foul #2 on Dennis Voorhies, team foul #12 | 15-28 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Hugley (SG), Dustin Gibson (PF) Harold Muldrow, Dennis Voorhies | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Jeffrey Six (PG), Robert Pless (SG) Jonathan Bouldin, George Perry | |
| 05:12 | Pepperdine | Scott Martello misses the 1st free throw | 15-28 |
| 05:12 | Pepperdine | Scott Martello makes the 2nd free throw | 15-29 |
| 04:46 | Santa Clara | Joseph Young misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Robert Pless - foul #2 on Robert Pless, team foul #9 | 15-29 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jon Koenig (SF) Richard Stafford | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Jonathan Bouldin (PG), William Brenneman (C) Robert Pless, Scott Martello | |
| 04:46 | Santa Clara | Joseph Young makes the 1st free throw | 16-29 |
| 04:46 | Santa Clara | Joseph Young makes the 2nd free throw | 17-29 |
| 04:31 | Pepperdine | Wayne Dixon can't connect on an uncontested jump hook from close range | 17-29 |
| 04:29 | Santa Clara | Dustin Gibson gets the rebound | 17-29 |
| 04:29 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 17-29 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Harold Muldrow (PG) Joseph Young | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | George Perry (SG), David Spiers (C) Jonathan Bouldin, Edward Everhart | |
| 04:05 | Santa Clara | Wayne Dixon swats the shot by John Hugley | 17-29 |
| 04:03 | Pepperdine | William Brenneman gets the rebound | 17-29 |
| 03:54 | Pepperdine | William Brenneman misses badly on the uncontested turnaround from the left block | 17-29 |
| 03:52 | Pepperdine | George Perry gets the offensive rebound | 17-29 |
| 03:41 | Pepperdine | Jeffrey Six misses short on an open 3pt attempt from straight away | 17-29 |
| 03:40 | Pepperdine | William Brenneman grabs the offensive rebound | 17-29 |
| 03:24 | Pepperdine | Jeffrey Six is hacked by Harold Muldrow - foul #2 on Harold Muldrow, team foul #13 | 17-29 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Weems (PG), Tyler Pullum (SG), Gary Vaughn (SF), Richard Stafford (PF), Dennis Voorhies (C) Harold Muldrow, John Hugley, Jon Koenig, Dustin Gibson, Alexander Condroski | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | John Smith (SG), Edward Everhart (SF), Roy Fong (PF), Victor Stinson (C) George Perry, William Brenneman, Wayne Dixon, David Spiers | |
| 03:24 | Pepperdine | Jeffrey Six misses the 1st free throw | 17-29 |
| 03:24 | Pepperdine | Jeffrey Six misses the 2nd free throw | 17-29 |
| 03:24 | Santa Clara | Dennis Voorhies pulls down the rebound | 17-29 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - John Weems (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tyler Pullum (fresh) SF - Gary Vaughn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Richard Stafford (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Dennis Voorhies (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Jeffrey Six (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Edward Everhart (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Roy Fong (fresh) 2 pts. C - Victor Stinson (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 03:11 | Santa Clara | Gary Vaughn misses long on an open jumpshot from the left side | 17-29 |
| 03:10 | Pepperdine | Roy Fong snags the defensive board | 17-29 |
| 03:08 | Pepperdine | Jeffrey Six's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 17-29 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Robert Pless (SG) Jeffrey Six | |
| 02:53 | Santa Clara | Gary Vaughn connects on the open 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by John Weems | 20-29 |
| 02:37 | Pepperdine | Robert Pless misses short on an open driving attempt near the basket | 20-29 |
| 02:35 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Dennis Voorhies | 20-29 |
| 02:23 | Santa Clara | Dennis Voorhies travels with the ball | 20-29 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Jonathan Bouldin (PG), David Spiers (SF), Wayne Dixon (PF), Scott Martello (C) John Smith, Edward Everhart, Roy Fong, Victor Stinson | |
| 02:10 | Pepperdine | Robert Pless hits the finger roll on a great pass from David Spiers and he's fouled by Richard Stafford - foul #1 on Richard Stafford, team foul #14 | 20-31 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | George Perry (SF) Scott Martello | |
| 02:10 | Pepperdine | Robert Pless makes the free throw | 20-32 |
| 02:08 | Santa Clara | Gary Vaughn's pass is intercepted by David Spiers in the backcourt | 20-32 |
| 01:56 | Pepperdine | Jonathan Bouldin is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by George Perry | 20-35 |
| 01:38 | Santa Clara | Richard Stafford buries a floater in the paint | 22-35 |
| 01:28 | Pepperdine | David Spiers can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 22-35 |
| 01:27 | Pepperdine | Robert Pless tips it in | 22-37 |
| 01:14 | Santa Clara | Gary Vaughn is called for traveling | 22-37 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jon Koenig (PF) Richard Stafford | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | William Brenneman (SF), Victor Stinson (C) George Perry, David Spiers | |
| 00:56 | Pepperdine | Dennis Voorhies is called for the reach on Wayne Dixon - foul #3 on Dennis Voorhies, team foul #15 | 22-37 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Dustin Gibson (PF), Alexander Condroski (C) Jon Koenig, Dennis Voorhies | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Scott Martello (C) Victor Stinson | |
| 00:56 | Pepperdine | Wayne Dixon makes the 1st free throw | 22-38 |
| 00:56 | Pepperdine | Wayne Dixon makes the 2nd free throw | 22-39 |
| 00:38 | Santa Clara | Gary Vaughn misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 22-39 |
| 00:36 | Pepperdine | William Brenneman snags the defensive board | 22-39 |
| 00:31 | Pepperdine | William Brenneman hits a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Jonathan Bouldin and the foul's on Gary Vaughn - foul #3 on Gary Vaughn, team foul #16 | 22-41 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joseph Young (SF) Gary Vaughn | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Jeffrey Six (PG), Roy Fong (PF) Jonathan Bouldin, Wayne Dixon | |
| 00:31 | Pepperdine | William Brenneman makes the free throw | 22-42 |
| 00:28 | Santa Clara | Robert Pless is called for the reach on Dustin Gibson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Pless, team foul #10 | 22-42 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Jonathan Bouldin (PG) Robert Pless | |
| 00:28 | Santa Clara | Dustin Gibson misses the 1st free throw | 22-42 |
| 00:28 | Santa Clara | Dustin Gibson makes the 2nd free throw | 23-42 |
| 00:25 | Pepperdine | Jonathan Bouldin is hacked by Tyler Pullum in the backcourt - foul #3 on Tyler Pullum, team foul #17 | 23-42 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Harold Muldrow (SG) Tyler Pullum | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 00:25 | Pepperdine | Jonathan Bouldin makes the 1st free throw | 23-43 |
| 00:25 | Pepperdine | Jonathan Bouldin makes the 2nd free throw | 23-44 |
| 00:23 | Santa Clara | Harold Muldrow's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-44 |
| 00:00 | Pepperdine | William Brenneman is fouled on the floor by Harold Muldrow - foul #3 on Harold Muldrow, team foul #18 | 23-44 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Hugley (SG), Jon Koenig (PF), Richard Stafford (C) Harold Muldrow, Dustin Gibson, Alexander Condroski | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Edward Everhart (SF), Victor Stinson (C) Roy Fong, Scott Martello | |
| 00:00 | Pepperdine | William Brenneman makes the 1st free throw | 23-45 |
| 00:00 | Pepperdine | William Brenneman makes the 2nd free throw | 23-46 |