| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Joseph Ross (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Vine (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Hay (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Carlos Foust (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Roger Gardner (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Andrew Barth (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rufus Frankenberg (fresh) SF - Glenn Myers (fresh) PF - Shane Sutterfield (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Dolan (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pepperdine | Glenn Myers inbounds the ball | 37-33 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Pepperdine | Andrew Barth misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 37-33 |
| 19:41 | Santa Clara | Carlos Foust grabs the defensive rebound | 37-33 |
| 19:24 | Santa Clara | Jeffrey Dolan swats the shot by Joseph Ross | 37-33 |
| 19:22 | Santa Clara | Carlos Foust grabs the offensive rebound | 37-33 |
| 19:10 | Santa Clara | Joseph Ross comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 37-33 |
| 19:09 | Pepperdine | The rebound goes to Rufus Frankenberg | 37-33 |
| 18:56 | Pepperdine | Jeffrey Dolan misses long on a floater from the baseline | 37-33 |
| 18:54 | Santa Clara | Joseph Ross pulls down the rebound | 37-33 |
| 18:52 | Santa Clara | Glenn Myers picks off the pass by James Vine in the backcourt | 37-33 |
| 18:51 | Pepperdine | Andrew Barth misses the easy layup | 37-33 |
| 18:49 | Santa Clara | Frank Hay pulls down the rebound | 37-33 |
| 18:32 | Santa Clara | Carlos Foust drills a shot in the lane set up by James Vine | 39-33 |
| 18:30 | Pepperdine | Glenn Myers's pass is intercepted by Frank Hay in the backcourt | 39-33 |
| 18:29 | Santa Clara | James Vine hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Frank Hay | 41-33 |
| 18:19 | Pepperdine | Andrew Barth hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-33 |
| 18:17 | Pepperdine | Glenn Myers snags the offensive board | 41-33 |
| 18:06 | Pepperdine | Glenn Myers scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Andrew Barth and he's hacked by Roger Gardner - foul #2 on Roger Gardner, team foul #1 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Billy Hartsell (PG), Wayne Altman (SG), Ronald Smith (SF), Bernard Ippolito (PF), Anthony Snipes (C) Joseph Ross, James Vine, Frank Hay, Carlos Foust, Roger Gardner | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | John Richardson (PG), Christopher Gravelle (SG), Erwin Navas (PF), Johnathan Pugh (C) Andrew Barth, Rufus Frankenberg, Shane Sutterfield, Jeffrey Dolan | |
| 18:06 | Pepperdine | Glenn Myers misses the free throw | 41-36 |
| 18:06 | Santa Clara | Anthony Snipes gets the rebound | 41-36 |
| 17:53 | Santa Clara | Billy Hartsell misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 41-36 |
| 17:51 | Santa Clara | Ronald Smith tips it home | 43-36 |
| 17:35 | Pepperdine | Christopher Gravelle is open and scores on a jumper in the lane set up by Erwin Navas | 43-38 |
| 17:13 | Santa Clara | Anthony Snipes is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Wayne Altman | 46-38 |
| 16:56 | Pepperdine | John Richardson comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 46-38 |
| 16:55 | Pepperdine | Glenn Myers tips it but misses | 46-38 |
| 16:53 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Bernard Ippolito | 46-38 |
| 16:31 | Santa Clara | Anthony Snipes is called for traveling | 46-38 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Crossley (PG), Christopher Collins (SG), Frank Hay (SF), Carlos Foust (PF), Roger Gardner (C) Billy Hartsell, Wayne Altman, Ronald Smith, Bernard Ippolito, Anthony Snipes | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Mark Skillern (PG), Rufus Frankenberg (SG), Richard Caudill (SF), Shane Sutterfield (PF), Jeffrey Dolan (C) John Richardson, Christopher Gravelle, Glenn Myers, Erwin Navas, Johnathan Pugh | |
| 16:13 | Pepperdine | Mark Skillern clanks a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Christopher Collins - foul #1 on Christopher Collins, team foul #2 | 46-38 |
| 16:13 | Pepperdine | Mark Skillern misses the 1st free throw | 46-38 |
| 16:13 | Pepperdine | Mark Skillern misses the 2nd free throw | 46-38 |
| 16:13 | Santa Clara | Roger Gardner gets the rebound | 46-38 |
| 15:55 | Santa Clara | Christopher Collins is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Christopher Collins, team foul #3 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joseph Ross (PG) Michael Crossley | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Andrew Barth (PG) Mark Skillern | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Joseph Ross (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Collins (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Frank Hay (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Carlos Foust (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Roger Gardner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Andrew Barth (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Rufus Frankenberg (fairly fresh) SF - Richard Caudill (fresh) PF - Shane Sutterfield (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Dolan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:53 | Pepperdine | Andrew Barth is hacked by Joseph Ross in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph Ross, team foul #4 | 46-38 |
| 15:28 | Pepperdine | Rufus Frankenberg drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Andrew Barth | 46-41 |
| 15:24 | Santa Clara | Richard Caudill steals the ball from Carlos Foust in the backcourt | 46-41 |
| 15:23 | Pepperdine | Rufus Frankenberg misses the easy layup | 46-41 |
| 15:22 | Santa Clara | Christopher Collins gets the rebound | 46-41 |
| 14:55 | Santa Clara | Carlos Foust loses the ball out of bounds | 46-41 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Crossley (PG), James Vine (SG), Ronald Smith (C) Joseph Ross, Christopher Collins, Roger Gardner | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Mark Skillern (PG), Glenn Myers (SF), Erwin Navas (PF) Andrew Barth, Richard Caudill, Shane Sutterfield | |
| 14:51 | Pepperdine | James Vine picks off the pass by Glenn Myers in the backcourt | 46-41 |
| 14:48 | Santa Clara | Michael Crossley lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Vine | 48-41 |
| 14:28 | Pepperdine | Erwin Navas blows the layup | 48-41 |
| 14:26 | Pepperdine | Erwin Navas tips it home | 48-43 |
| 14:06 | Santa Clara | Carlos Foust can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-43 |
| 14:05 | Pepperdine | Glenn Myers pulls down the rebound | 48-43 |
| 14:03 | Pepperdine | Michael Crossley picks off the pass by Rufus Frankenberg in the backcourt | 48-43 |
| 14:02 | Santa Clara | Frank Hay slams it home on a great pass from Michael Crossley | 50-43 |
| 13:34 | Pepperdine | Glenn Myers connects on the open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-46 |
| 13:19 | Santa Clara | Carlos Foust makes the floater from the left wing set up by Michael Crossley | 52-46 |
| 13:09 | Pepperdine | Frank Hay takes the ball from Jeffrey Dolan | 52-46 |
| 12:53 | Santa Clara | Michael Crossley buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-46 |
| 12:37 | Pepperdine | Rufus Frankenberg loses the dribble to James Vine | 55-46 |
| 12:37 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-46 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joseph Ross (PG), Billy Hartsell (SG), Christopher Collins (SF), Bernard Ippolito (PF), Anthony Snipes (C) Michael Crossley, James Vine, Frank Hay, Carlos Foust, Ronald Smith | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Andrew Barth (PG), John Richardson (SG), Richard Caudill (SF), Shane Sutterfield (PF), Johnathan Pugh (C) Mark Skillern, Rufus Frankenberg, Glenn Myers, Erwin Navas, Jeffrey Dolan | |
| 12:23 | Santa Clara | Bernard Ippolito hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Shane Sutterfield - foul #1 on Shane Sutterfield, team foul #1 | 57-46 |
| 12:23 | Santa Clara | Bernard Ippolito makes the free throw | 58-46 |
| 12:08 | Pepperdine | Johnathan Pugh connects on the open turnaround from the left block on a great pass from John Richardson | 58-48 |
| 11:44 | Santa Clara | Christopher Collins blows the wide open layup | 58-48 |
| 11:42 | Pepperdine | Richard Caudill gets the rebound | 58-48 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Joseph Ross (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Billy Hartsell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bernard Ippolito (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Snipes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Andrew Barth (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Richardson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Richard Caudill (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Shane Sutterfield (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Johnathan Pugh (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Pepperdine | John Richardson is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-51 |
| 11:13 | Santa Clara | Bernard Ippolito knocks in the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Anthony Snipes | 60-51 |
| 10:53 | Pepperdine | John Richardson comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Christopher Collins - foul #3 on Christopher Collins, team foul #5 | 60-51 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Wayne Altman (SG), Frank Hay (SF), Ronald Smith (PF), Roger Gardner (C) Billy Hartsell, Christopher Collins, Bernard Ippolito, Anthony Snipes | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Christopher Gravelle (SG), Erwin Navas (PF), Jeffrey Dolan (C) Andrew Barth, Richard Caudill, Shane Sutterfield | |
| 10:53 | Pepperdine | John Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 10:53 | Pepperdine | John Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 60-53 |
| 10:35 | Santa Clara | Johnathan Pugh denies the turnaround by Wayne Altman | 60-53 |
| 10:34 | Pepperdine | Johnathan Pugh grabs the defensive rebound | 60-53 |
| 10:29 | Pepperdine | Johnathan Pugh's pass is intercepted by Ronald Smith | 60-53 |
| 10:27 | Santa Clara | Frank Hay throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-53 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Mark Skillern (PG) John Richardson | |
| 10:12 | Pepperdine | Jeffrey Dolan can't connect on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Roger Gardner - foul #3 on Roger Gardner, team foul #6 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Carlos Foust (PF) Ronald Smith | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Glenn Myers (SF) Johnathan Pugh | |
| 10:12 | Pepperdine | Jeffrey Dolan misses the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 10:12 | Pepperdine | Jeffrey Dolan misses the 2nd free throw | 60-53 |
| 10:12 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Frank Hay | 60-53 |
| 09:53 | Santa Clara | Wayne Altman is hacked by Mark Skillern - foul #2 on Mark Skillern, team foul #2 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Vine (SG) Wayne Altman | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Andrew Barth (PG), Rufus Frankenberg (SG) Mark Skillern, Christopher Gravelle | |
| 09:40 | Santa Clara | James Vine knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 63-53 |
| 09:38 | Pepperdine | Erwin Navas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-53 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Ronald Smith (SF) Frank Hay | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 09:23 | Santa Clara | James Vine is open but comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 63-53 |
| 09:21 | Pepperdine | Rufus Frankenberg pulls down the rebound | 63-53 |
| 09:08 | Pepperdine | Rufus Frankenberg hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-56 |
| 08:48 | Santa Clara | Erwin Navas steals the ball from Joseph Ross | 63-56 |
| 08:45 | Pepperdine | James Vine is called for the reach on Andrew Barth in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Vine, team foul #7 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Wayne Altman (PG), Billy Hartsell (SG), Frank Hay (SF), Bernard Ippolito (PF) Joseph Ross, James Vine, Ronald Smith, Carlos Foust | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Richard Caudill (SF), Shane Sutterfield (PF) Glenn Myers, Erwin Navas | |
| 08:45 | Pepperdine | Andrew Barth makes the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 08:45 | Pepperdine | Andrew Barth misses the 2nd free throw | 63-57 |
| 08:45 | Santa Clara | Bernard Ippolito gets the rebound | 63-57 |
| 08:32 | Santa Clara | Wayne Altman can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-57 |
| 08:30 | Pepperdine | Richard Caudill pulls down the rebound | 63-57 |
| 08:13 | Pepperdine | Shane Sutterfield misses the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Bernard Ippolito - foul #2 on Bernard Ippolito, team foul #8 | 63-57 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Christopher Collins (SF) Frank Hay | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Mark Skillern (PG), John Richardson (SG), Johnathan Pugh (SF), Erwin Navas (C) Andrew Barth, Rufus Frankenberg, Richard Caudill, Jeffrey Dolan | |
| 08:13 | Pepperdine | Shane Sutterfield makes the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 08:13 | Pepperdine | Shane Sutterfield makes the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| 08:11 | Santa Clara | Christopher Collins is hacked by Erwin Navas in the backcourt - foul #2 on Erwin Navas, team foul #3 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Anthony Snipes (PF) Bernard Ippolito | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 07:56 | Santa Clara | Billy Hartsell hits a wide open 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-59 |
| 07:35 | Pepperdine | Erwin Navas can't finish the layup but the foul's on Roger Gardner - foul #4 on Roger Gardner, team foul #9 | 66-59 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joseph Ross (PG), Ronald Smith (SF), Bernard Ippolito (PF) Wayne Altman, Christopher Collins, Anthony Snipes | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Christopher Gravelle (SG), Richard Caudill (SF), Jeffrey Dolan (C) John Richardson, Johnathan Pugh, Shane Sutterfield | |
| 07:35 | Pepperdine | Erwin Navas misses the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 07:35 | Pepperdine | Erwin Navas misses the 2nd free throw | 66-59 |
| 07:35 | Santa Clara | Bernard Ippolito pulls down the rebound | 66-59 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Joseph Ross (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Billy Hartsell (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Smith (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Bernard Ippolito (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Roger Gardner (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Mark Skillern (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Gravelle (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Caudill (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Erwin Navas (tiring) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Jeffrey Dolan (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Santa Clara | Ronald Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-59 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Crossley (PG), James Vine (SG), Frank Hay (SF) Joseph Ross, Billy Hartsell, Ronald Smith | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Andrew Barth (PG) Mark Skillern | |
| 06:51 | Pepperdine | Christopher Gravelle misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 66-59 |
| 06:50 | Santa Clara | Bernard Ippolito snags the defensive board | 66-59 |
| 06:30 | Santa Clara | Roger Gardner is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Dolan - foul #2 on Jeffrey Dolan, team foul #4 | 66-59 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joseph Ross (PG), Wayne Altman (SG), Christopher Collins (SF), Carlos Foust (PF), Ronald Smith (C) Michael Crossley, James Vine, Frank Hay, Bernard Ippolito, Roger Gardner | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Rufus Frankenberg (SG), Johnathan Pugh (SF), Shane Sutterfield (PF) Christopher Gravelle, Richard Caudill, Erwin Navas | |
| 06:13 | Santa Clara | Carlos Foust misses the easy layup but the foul's on Shane Sutterfield - foul #2 on Shane Sutterfield, team foul #5 | 66-59 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Anthony Snipes (C) Ronald Smith | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 06:13 | Santa Clara | Carlos Foust misses the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 06:13 | Santa Clara | Carlos Foust misses the 2nd free throw | 66-59 |
| 06:13 | Pepperdine | Johnathan Pugh grabs the board | 66-59 |
| 05:54 | Pepperdine | Rufus Frankenberg comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-59 |
| 05:53 | Pepperdine | Jeffrey Dolan snags the offensive board | 66-59 |
| 05:42 | Pepperdine | Andrew Barth makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Shane Sutterfield | 66-61 |
| 05:17 | Santa Clara | Christopher Collins makes the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Wayne Altman and he's hacked by Johnathan Pugh - foul #1 on Johnathan Pugh, team foul #6 | 68-61 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Billy Hartsell (SG), Ronald Smith (PF), Roger Gardner (C) Wayne Altman, Carlos Foust, Anthony Snipes | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Mark Skillern (PG), John Richardson (SG), Glenn Myers (SF), Erwin Navas (PF) Andrew Barth, Rufus Frankenberg, Johnathan Pugh, Shane Sutterfield | |
| 05:17 | Santa Clara | Christopher Collins makes the free throw | 69-61 |
| 04:56 | Pepperdine | Glenn Myers clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 69-61 |
| 04:55 | Santa Clara | Christopher Collins grabs the board | 69-61 |
| 04:33 | Santa Clara | Roger Gardner hits a wide open floater near the basket set up by Billy Hartsell and he's fouled by John Richardson - foul #1 on John Richardson, team foul #7 | 71-61 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Crossley (PG), James Vine (SG), Frank Hay (SF), Bernard Ippolito (PF) Joseph Ross, Billy Hartsell, Christopher Collins, Ronald Smith | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Richard Caudill (PF) Jeffrey Dolan | |
| 04:33 | Santa Clara | Roger Gardner makes the free throw | 72-61 |
| 04:29 | Pepperdine | Mark Skillern is hacked by Bernard Ippolito in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bernard Ippolito, team foul #10 | 72-61 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Carlos Foust (PF) Roger Gardner | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 04:29 | Pepperdine | Mark Skillern misses the 1st free throw | 72-61 |
| 04:29 | Pepperdine | Mark Skillern makes the 2nd free throw | 72-62 |
| 04:15 | Santa Clara | Frank Hay misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 72-62 |
| 04:14 | Santa Clara | Frank Hay grabs the offensive board | 72-62 |
| 04:07 | Santa Clara | Erwin Navas denies the turnaround by Carlos Foust | 72-62 |
| 04:06 | Santa Clara | Carlos Foust pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-62 |
| 04:01 | Santa Clara | Frank Hay comes up short on the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Glenn Myers - foul #1 on Glenn Myers, team foul #8 | 72-62 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Billy Hartsell (PG), Ronald Smith (C) Michael Crossley, Carlos Foust | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Andrew Barth (PG), Rufus Frankenberg (SG), Shane Sutterfield (PF) Mark Skillern, John Richardson, Glenn Myers | |
| 04:01 | Santa Clara | Frank Hay misses the 1st free throw | 72-62 |
| 04:01 | Santa Clara | Frank Hay makes the 2nd free throw | 73-62 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:48 | Pepperdine | Shane Sutterfield drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Andrew Barth | 73-65 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:25 | Santa Clara | Ronald Smith is fouled on the floor by Shane Sutterfield - foul #3 on Shane Sutterfield, team foul #9 | 73-65 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joseph Ross (PG), Wayne Altman (SG), Anthony Snipes (C) Billy Hartsell, James Vine, Bernard Ippolito | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Christopher Gravelle (SG), Johnathan Pugh (SF), Jeffrey Dolan (C) Rufus Frankenberg, Richard Caudill, Erwin Navas | |
| 03:25 | Santa Clara | Ronald Smith makes the 1st free throw | 74-65 |
| 03:25 | Santa Clara | Ronald Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 74-65 |
| 03:25 | Pepperdine | Johnathan Pugh grabs the board | 74-65 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Joseph Ross (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wayne Altman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Hay (tired) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Ronald Smith (tiring) 5 pts. C - Anthony Snipes (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Andrew Barth (tiring) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Christopher Gravelle (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Johnathan Pugh (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Shane Sutterfield (tired) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeffrey Dolan (tired) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Pepperdine | Christopher Gravelle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 74-65 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Roger Gardner (C) Ronald Smith | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 03:12 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 74-65 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Crossley (PG) Joseph Ross | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Mark Skillern (PG), Erwin Navas (PF) Andrew Barth, Shane Sutterfield | |
| 03:00 | Santa Clara | Wayne Altman misses badly on the uncontested shot from the free throw line | 74-65 |
| 02:59 | Santa Clara | Roger Gardner hits the follow up shot | 76-65 |
| 02:52 | Pepperdine | Christopher Gravelle makes the jumper from close range | 76-67 |
| 02:27 | Santa Clara | Anthony Snipes makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Michael Crossley | 78-67 |
| 02:24 | Pepperdine | Wayne Altman steals it from Christopher Gravelle in the backcourt | 78-67 |
| 02:07 | Santa Clara | Christopher Gravelle steps in front of the Michael Crossley pass | 78-67 |
| 02:03 | Pepperdine | Frank Hay steals the ball from Johnathan Pugh in the backcourt | 78-67 |
| 01:40 | Santa Clara | Michael Crossley misses the wide open fadeaway from the left side | 78-67 |
| 01:39 | Santa Clara | Roger Gardner pulls down the offensive rebound | 78-67 |
| 01:19 | Santa Clara | Michael Crossley is hacked by Erwin Navas - foul #3 on Erwin Navas, team foul #10 | 78-67 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Billy Hartsell (SG), Ronald Smith (SF), Bernard Ippolito (PF) Wayne Altman, Frank Hay, Roger Gardner | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | John Richardson (PG), Richard Caudill (PF) Mark Skillern, Jeffrey Dolan | |
| 01:19 | Santa Clara | Michael Crossley makes the 1st free throw | 79-67 |
| 01:19 | Santa Clara | Michael Crossley makes the 2nd free throw | 80-67 |
| 01:05 | Pepperdine | Christopher Gravelle makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 80-70 |
| 00:43 | Santa Clara | Anthony Snipes hits the finger roll | 82-70 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Pepperdine | Richard Caudill hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 82-70 |
| 00:37 | Pepperdine | The offensive rebound goes to John Richardson | 82-70 |
| 00:33 | Pepperdine | Johnathan Pugh knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 82-73 |
| 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) | |
| 00:32 | Santa Clara | Billy Hartsell is hacked by Christopher Gravelle in the backcourt - foul #3 on Christopher Gravelle, team foul #11 | 82-73 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joseph Ross (PG), James Vine (SG), Carlos Foust (PF), Roger Gardner (C) Michael Crossley, Ronald Smith, Bernard Ippolito, Anthony Snipes | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Andrew Barth (PG), Rufus Frankenberg (SG), Glenn Myers (SF), Shane Sutterfield (PF), Jeffrey Dolan (C) John Richardson, Christopher Gravelle, Johnathan Pugh, Richard Caudill, Erwin Navas | |
| 00:32 | Pepperdine | Pepperdine calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 82-73 |
| 00:32 | Santa Clara | Billy Hartsell makes the 1st free throw | 83-73 |
| 00:32 | Santa Clara | Billy Hartsell makes the 2nd free throw | 84-73 |
| 00:26 | Pepperdine | Rufus Frankenberg misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the left corner | 84-73 |
| 00:24 | Pepperdine | Glenn Myers snags the offensive board | 84-73 |
| 00:22 | Pepperdine | Shane Sutterfield lays it in | 84-75 |
| 00:21 | Santa Clara | Andrew Barth is called for the reach on Billy Hartsell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Andrew Barth, team foul #12 | 84-75 |
| 00:21 | Santa Clara | Billy Hartsell misses the 1st free throw | 84-75 |
| 00:21 | Santa Clara | Billy Hartsell makes the 2nd free throw | 85-75 |
| 00:13 | Pepperdine | Rufus Frankenberg connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Andrew Barth | 85-78 |
| 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) | |
| 00:10 | Santa Clara | Andrew Barth is called for the reach on Joseph Ross in the backcourt - foul #3 on Andrew Barth, team foul #13 | 85-78 |
| 00:10 | Pepperdine | Pepperdine calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 85-78 |
| 00:10 | Santa Clara | Joseph Ross makes the 1st free throw | 86-78 |
| 00:10 | Santa Clara | Joseph Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 87-78 |
| 00:07 | Pepperdine | Joseph Ross is called for the reach on Rufus Frankenberg in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joseph Ross, team foul #11 | 87-78 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Frank Hay (SF) Billy Hartsell | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 00:07 | Pepperdine | Rufus Frankenberg makes the 1st free throw | 87-79 |
| 00:07 | Pepperdine | Rufus Frankenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 87-80 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Santa Clara | Joseph Ross runs out the clock | 87-80 |