| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Michael Way (fresh) SG - Emerson Marsh (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Smith (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Myers (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Arthur Watts (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Huang-fu China (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Edgar Buch (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Cooley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shawn Bolton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Russell Kleckner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Nevada | David Smith inbounds the ball | 28-30 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:55 | Nevada | James Cooley steals it from Michael Way in the backcourt | 28-30 |
| 19:46 | Santa Clara | Shawn Bolton clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 28-30 |
| 19:45 | Santa Clara | Russell Kleckner hits the follow up shot | 28-32 |
| 19:18 | Nevada | Michael Way scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-32 |
| 18:54 | Santa Clara | Michael Way takes the ball from James Cooley | 31-32 |
| 18:34 | Nevada | Emerson Marsh hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-32 |
| 18:32 | Santa Clara | Russell Kleckner gets the rebound | 31-32 |
| 18:14 | Santa Clara | Huang-fu China clanks a floater from the free throw line | 31-32 |
| 18:12 | Santa Clara | Shawn Bolton misses the tip | 31-32 |
| 18:10 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Robert Myers | 31-32 |
| 17:53 | Nevada | Michael Way double dribbles | 31-32 |
| Subs | Nevada | Thomas Reda (PG), William Blocker (SG), Frank Losiewski (SF), Thomas Kopp (PF), Andy Toliver (C) Michael Way, Emerson Marsh, David Smith, Robert Myers, Arthur Watts | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Alberto Romano (PG), William Ryles (SG), Chad Kline (SF), James Chen (PF), John O'Berry (C) Huang-fu China, Edgar Buch, James Cooley, Shawn Bolton, Russell Kleckner | |
| 17:32 | Santa Clara | William Ryles makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Alberto Romano | 31-35 |
| 17:14 | Nevada | Andy Toliver connects on the floater from the left side on a great pass from Thomas Reda | 33-35 |
| 17:02 | Santa Clara | James Chen misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-35 |
| 17:00 | Nevada | Andy Toliver pulls down the rebound | 33-35 |
| 16:46 | Nevada | Thomas Reda connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 35-35 |
| 16:44 | Santa Clara | Alberto Romano loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-35 |
| Subs | Nevada | Michael Way (PG), Emerson Marsh (SG) Thomas Reda, William Blocker | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Huang-fu China (PG) William Ryles | |
| 16:29 | Nevada | Andy Toliver hits a shot in the lane on a great pass from Michael Way | 37-35 |
| 16:10 | Santa Clara | Frank Losiewski steals the ball from Chad Kline | 37-35 |
| 15:50 | Nevada | Andy Toliver hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 37-35 |
| 15:48 | Nevada | Emerson Marsh tips it back up and in | 39-35 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Michael Way (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Emerson Marsh (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Losiewski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Thomas Kopp (fairly fresh) C - Andy Toliver (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Huang-fu China (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Alberto Romano (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Chad Kline (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Chen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John O'Berry (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:26 | Santa Clara | Chad Kline can't connect on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Thomas Kopp - foul #1 on Thomas Kopp, team foul #1 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Nevada | John Smith (PG), David Smith (SF), Robert Myers (PF), Arthur Watts (C) Michael Way, Frank Losiewski, Thomas Kopp, Andy Toliver | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Clayton Carpenter (PG), Edgar Buch (SG), Shawn Bolton (PF), Russell Kleckner (C) Huang-fu China, Alberto Romano, James Chen, John O'Berry | |
| 15:26 | Santa Clara | Chad Kline makes the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 15:26 | Santa Clara | Chad Kline makes the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 15:18 | Nevada | Arthur Watts hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from close range | 39-37 |
| 15:16 | Nevada | David Smith misses the tip | 39-37 |
| 15:15 | Santa Clara | Edgar Buch snags the defensive board | 39-37 |
| 15:00 | Santa Clara | Edgar Buch connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Shawn Bolton | 39-40 |
| 14:41 | Nevada | Arthur Watts blows the wide open layup | 39-40 |
| 14:39 | Nevada | Arthur Watts grabs the offensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 14:27 | Nevada | David Smith knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Smith | 41-40 |
| 14:19 | Santa Clara | Russell Kleckner misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 41-40 |
| 14:18 | Santa Clara | Edgar Buch hits the follow up shot | 41-42 |
| 14:03 | Nevada | Arthur Watts lays it in uncontested on a great pass from John Smith | 43-42 |
| 13:49 | Santa Clara | Arthur Watts is called for the reach on Shawn Bolton - foul #2 on Arthur Watts, team foul #2 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Nevada | Michael Way (SG), William Blocker (SF) Emerson Marsh, David Smith | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Huang-fu China (SG), James Cooley (SF) Edgar Buch, Chad Kline | |
| 13:40 | Santa Clara | James Cooley misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 43-42 |
| 13:39 | Nevada | Michael Way snags the defensive board | 43-42 |
| 13:24 | Nevada | John Smith connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Michael Way | 46-42 |
| 13:05 | Santa Clara | Robert Myers swats the shot by Clayton Carpenter | 46-42 |
| 13:04 | Nevada | Michael Way grabs the board | 46-42 |
| 12:48 | Nevada | Arthur Watts misses badly on a shot near the basket | 46-42 |
| 12:46 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Shawn Bolton | 46-42 |
| 12:22 | Santa Clara | Huang-fu China clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Arthur Watts - foul #3 on Arthur Watts, team foul #3 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Nevada | Thomas Reda (PG), David Smith (SF), Frank Losiewski (PF), Andy Toliver (C) John Smith, William Blocker, Robert Myers, Arthur Watts | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Edgar Buch (SG), John O'Berry (SF), James Chen (PF), Alberto Romano (C) Clayton Carpenter, James Cooley, Shawn Bolton, Russell Kleckner | |
| 12:22 | Santa Clara | Huang-fu China makes the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 12:22 | Santa Clara | Huang-fu China makes the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 12:01 | Nevada | Michael Way is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Reda | 49-44 |
| 11:46 | Santa Clara | Andy Toliver is called for the reach on James Chen - foul #2 on Andy Toliver, team foul #4 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Nevada | Emerson Marsh (SG) Michael Way | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | William Ryles (SF) Huang-fu China | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Thomas Reda (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Emerson Marsh (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Losiewski (fresh) 5 pts. C - Andy Toliver (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Alberto Romano (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Edgar Buch (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Ryles (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Chen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John O'Berry (fresh) | |
| 11:28 | Santa Clara | Thomas Reda picks off the pass by John O'Berry | 49-44 |
| 11:23 | Nevada | Thomas Reda banks in the layup | 51-44 |
| 11:21 | Santa Clara | Alberto Romano travels in the backcourt | 51-44 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Russell Kleckner (C) John O'Berry | |
| 11:11 | Nevada | James Chen denies the turnaround by David Smith | 51-44 |
| 11:09 | Santa Clara | Edgar Buch grabs the defensive rebound | 51-44 |
| 10:59 | Santa Clara | Alberto Romano is fouled on the floor by David Smith - foul #2 on David Smith, team foul #5 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Nevada | John Smith (PG), Thomas Kopp (PF) Thomas Reda, Frank Losiewski | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Clayton Carpenter (PG), James Cooley (SF), Shawn Bolton (PF) Edgar Buch, William Ryles, James Chen | |
| 10:49 | Santa Clara | John Smith steals the ball from Shawn Bolton | 51-44 |
| 10:45 | Nevada | John Smith blows the dunk | 51-44 |
| 10:43 | Nevada | Emerson Marsh snags the offensive board | 51-44 |
| 10:28 | Nevada | John Smith double dribbles | 51-44 |
| Subs | Nevada | Michael Way (SG), William Blocker (SF), Arthur Watts (C) Emerson Marsh, David Smith, Andy Toliver | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Huang-fu China (SG) Alberto Romano | |
| 10:14 | Santa Clara | Shawn Bolton can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-44 |
| 10:13 | Santa Clara | Russell Kleckner misses the tip | 51-44 |
| 10:11 | Nevada | John Smith gets the rebound | 51-44 |
| 10:04 | Nevada | Arthur Watts connects on the floater from the right block | 53-44 |
| 09:49 | Santa Clara | Russell Kleckner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-44 |
| Subs | Nevada | Frank Losiewski (SF) John Smith | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Edgar Buch (SG), William Ryles (SF), John O'Berry (PF), James Chen (C) Huang-fu China, James Cooley, Shawn Bolton, Russell Kleckner | |
| 09:28 | Nevada | Arthur Watts scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Thomas Kopp | 55-44 |
| 09:11 | Santa Clara | John O'Berry loses the ball out of bounds | 55-44 |
| Subs | Nevada | Emerson Marsh (SG), Robert Myers (PF) William Blocker, Thomas Kopp | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Huang-fu China (PG), Chad Kline (SF) Clayton Carpenter, William Ryles | |
| 09:09 | Nevada | Emerson Marsh double dribbles in the backcourt | 55-44 |
| 08:53 | Santa Clara | Edgar Buch is fouled on the floor by Michael Way - foul #3 on Michael Way, team foul #6 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Nevada | John Smith (PG), David Smith (SF), Andy Toliver (C) Michael Way, Frank Losiewski, Arthur Watts | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Alberto Romano (C) James Chen | |
| 08:38 | Santa Clara | Alberto Romano comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 55-44 |
| 08:36 | Nevada | Emerson Marsh snags the defensive board | 55-44 |
| 08:34 | Nevada | Chad Kline steps in front of the Emerson Marsh pass in the backcourt | 55-44 |
| 08:20 | Santa Clara | John O'Berry hits a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Chad Kline and he's fouled by Emerson Marsh - foul #1 on Emerson Marsh, team foul #7 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Clayton Carpenter (PG), James Cooley (SF) Edgar Buch, Chad Kline | |
| 08:20 | Santa Clara | John O'Berry makes the free throw | 55-47 |
| 07:59 | Nevada | Emerson Marsh double dribbles | 55-47 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | William Ryles (SG), Shawn Bolton (PF), Russell Kleckner (C) Huang-fu China, John O'Berry, Alberto Romano | |
| 07:46 | Santa Clara | Clayton Carpenter can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by John Smith - foul #4 on John Smith, team foul #8 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Nevada | Michael Way (SG), Arthur Watts (C) David Smith, Andy Toliver | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 07:46 | Santa Clara | Clayton Carpenter makes the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 07:46 | Santa Clara | Clayton Carpenter makes the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - John Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Michael Way (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Emerson Marsh (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Myers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Arthur Watts (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Clayton Carpenter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Ryles (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Cooley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shawn Bolton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Russell Kleckner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Nevada | Emerson Marsh clanks a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Russell Kleckner - foul #1 on Russell Kleckner, team foul #1 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Nevada | Frank Losiewski (PF) Robert Myers | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Chad Kline (SF) James Cooley | |
| 07:34 | Nevada | Emerson Marsh misses the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 07:34 | Nevada | Emerson Marsh makes the 2nd free throw | 56-49 |
| 07:25 | Santa Clara | William Ryles misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-49 |
| 07:23 | Santa Clara | Chad Kline pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-49 |
| 07:06 | Santa Clara | Russell Kleckner lays it up and in set up by Shawn Bolton | 56-51 |
| 06:45 | Nevada | Frank Losiewski can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 56-51 |
| 06:44 | Santa Clara | William Ryles gets the rebound | 56-51 |
| 06:21 | Santa Clara | William Ryles hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 56-51 |
| 06:20 | Santa Clara | Shawn Bolton pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-51 |
| 05:57 | Santa Clara | William Ryles connects on the jumper from the left side | 56-53 |
| 05:55 | Nevada | Emerson Marsh is hacked by Russell Kleckner in the backcourt - foul #2 on Russell Kleckner, team foul #2 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Nevada | Thomas Reda (PG), William Blocker (SG), David Smith (SF), Thomas Kopp (PF), Andy Toliver (C) John Smith, Michael Way, Emerson Marsh, Frank Losiewski, Arthur Watts | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Huang-fu China (PG), Edgar Buch (SG), James Cooley (SF), James Chen (PF), Alberto Romano (C) Clayton Carpenter, William Ryles, Chad Kline, Shawn Bolton, Russell Kleckner | |
| 05:42 | Nevada | Andy Toliver is open but misses the lay-in | 56-53 |
| 05:40 | Santa Clara | James Cooley pulls down the rebound | 56-53 |
| 05:17 | Santa Clara | Huang-fu China hits a jumper from the left wing set up by James Cooley | 56-55 |
| 04:56 | Nevada | Andy Toliver misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 56-55 |
| 04:54 | Santa Clara | Edgar Buch pulls down the rebound | 56-55 |
| 04:50 | Santa Clara | Huang-fu China is hacked by Thomas Reda - foul #2 on Thomas Reda, team foul #9 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Nevada | Robert Myers (PF) Thomas Kopp | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John O'Berry (SF) James Cooley | |
| 04:50 | Santa Clara | Huang-fu China misses the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 04:50 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Robert Myers | 56-55 |
| 04:35 | Nevada | Robert Myers drills a fadeaway from the right block | 58-55 |
| 04:26 | Santa Clara | Alberto Romano connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Chen | 58-57 |
| 04:12 | Nevada | Robert Myers knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by William Blocker | 61-57 |
| 03:54 | Santa Clara | David Smith steals the ball from Alberto Romano | 61-57 |
| 03:51 | Nevada | David Smith can't throw it down | 61-57 |
| 03:50 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to James Chen | 61-57 |
| 03:43 | Santa Clara | David Smith is called for the reach on Edgar Buch - foul #3 on David Smith, team foul #10 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Nevada | John Smith (PG), Emerson Marsh (SG), Frank Losiewski (SF), Thomas Kopp (PF), Arthur Watts (C) Thomas Reda, William Blocker, David Smith, Robert Myers, Andy Toliver | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Clayton Carpenter (PG), James Cooley (SF), Chad Kline (PF) Huang-fu China, James Chen, Alberto Romano | |
| 03:43 | Santa Clara | Edgar Buch makes the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 03:43 | Santa Clara | Edgar Buch makes the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - John Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Emerson Marsh (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Losiewski (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Thomas Kopp (fresh) C - Arthur Watts (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Clayton Carpenter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Edgar Buch (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Cooley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chad Kline (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - John O'Berry (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:27 | Nevada | Arthur Watts knocks in the fadeaway from close range | 63-59 |
| 03:09 | Santa Clara | John O'Berry comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 63-59 |
| 03:08 | Nevada | Thomas Kopp grabs the board | 63-59 |
| 03:04 | Nevada | Emerson Marsh knocks in the fadeaway in the paint set up by Thomas Kopp | 65-59 |
| 02:57 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-59 |
| Subs | Nevada | Robert Myers (PF) Thomas Kopp | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Huang-fu China (SG), Alberto Romano (C) Edgar Buch, Chad Kline | |
| 02:43 | Santa Clara | Clayton Carpenter misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-59 |
| 02:41 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Emerson Marsh | 65-59 |
| 02:37 | Nevada | James Cooley steals it from Emerson Marsh in the backcourt | 65-59 |
| 02:19 | Santa Clara | Huang-fu China's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-59 |
| Subs | Nevada | David Smith (SF) Frank Losiewski | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Shawn Bolton (PF), James Chen (C) John O'Berry, Alberto Romano | |
| 02:15 | Nevada | David Smith is fouled in the backcourt by James Cooley - foul #2 on James Cooley, team foul #3 | 65-59 |
| 02:00 | Nevada | John Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 65-59 |
| 01:59 | Nevada | David Smith tips it in | 67-59 |
| 01:59 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-59 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Edgar Buch (SG), Russell Kleckner (C) Huang-fu China, James Chen | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:52 | Santa Clara | Russell Kleckner scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 67-61 |
| 01:45 | Nevada | Robert Myers misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 67-61 |
| 01:44 | Santa Clara | Russell Kleckner grabs the defensive rebound | 67-61 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:19 | Santa Clara | Russell Kleckner's dunk attempt is rejected by David Smith | 67-61 |
| 01:17 | Santa Clara | Russell Kleckner hits the follow up shot | 67-63 |
| 00:57 | Nevada | Emerson Marsh comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 67-63 |
| 00:56 | Santa Clara | Russell Kleckner snags the defensive board | 67-63 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Santa Clara | Russell Kleckner clanks a 3 from the left wing | 67-63 |
| 00:46 | Nevada | Robert Myers grabs the board | 67-63 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Nevada | Robert Myers is hacked by Clayton Carpenter in the backcourt - foul #4 on Clayton Carpenter, team foul #4 | 67-63 |
| 00:41 | Nevada | Russell Kleckner is called for the reach on Arthur Watts - foul #3 on Russell Kleckner, team foul #5 | 67-63 |
| 00:40 | Nevada | Russell Kleckner is called for the reach on Arthur Watts - foul #4 on Russell Kleckner, team foul #6 | 67-63 |
| 00:39 | Nevada | John Smith is fouled on the floor by Clayton Carpenter - foul #5 on Clayton Carpenter, team foul #7 | 67-63 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Huang-fu China (PG) Clayton Carpenter | |
| 00:39 | Nevada | John Smith misses the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 00:39 | Santa Clara | Russell Kleckner gets the rebound | 67-63 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Santa Clara | Emerson Marsh steps in front of the Shawn Bolton pass | 67-63 |
| 00:32 | Nevada | Huang-fu China is called for the reach on Emerson Marsh in the backcourt - foul #1 on Huang-fu China, team foul #8 | 67-63 |
| 00:32 | Nevada | Emerson Marsh makes the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:32 | Nevada | Emerson Marsh makes the 2nd free throw | 69-63 |
| 00:27 | Santa Clara | Edgar Buch clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 69-63 |
| 00:25 | Nevada | David Smith grabs the board | 69-63 |
| 00:23 | Nevada | Huang-fu China is called for the reach on David Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on Huang-fu China, team foul #9 | 69-63 |
| 00:23 | Nevada | David Smith makes the 1st free throw | 70-63 |
| 00:23 | Nevada | David Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 71-63 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Santa Clara | Huang-fu China drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by James Cooley | 71-66 |
| 00:17 | Nevada | Huang-fu China is called for the reach on John Smith in the backcourt - foul #3 on Huang-fu China, team foul #10 | 71-66 |
| Subs | Nevada | Michael Way (SG) David Smith | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 00:17 | Nevada | John Smith makes the 1st free throw | 72-66 |
| 00:17 | Nevada | John Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 73-66 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:11 | Santa Clara | Edgar Buch misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 73-66 |
| 00:10 | Nevada | Robert Myers gets the rebound | 73-66 |
| 00:08 | Nevada | Robert Myers is fouled in the backcourt by Huang-fu China - foul #4 on Huang-fu China, team foul #11 | 73-66 |
| 00:08 | Nevada | Robert Myers makes the 1st free throw | 74-66 |
| 00:08 | Nevada | Robert Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 75-66 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:02 | Santa Clara | Huang-fu China scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 75-69 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Nevada | John Smith runs out the clock | 75-69 |