| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Tony Cisco (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Hopkins (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Lazo (fresh) PF - Joseph Huntley (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - John Kaplan (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - John Beatty (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Talley (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Irving Houseman (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Johnny Schafer (fresh) 2 pts. C - Wilfred Sletten (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Santa Clara | John Lazo inbounds the ball | 44-44 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:32 | Santa Clara | Joseph Huntley loses the dribble to Johnny Schafer | 44-44 |
| 19:29 | Nevada | Irving Houseman is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 44-44 |
| 19:22 | Santa Clara | John Lazo hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Timothy Hopkins | 47-44 |
| 18:59 | Nevada | John Beatty makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Irving Houseman | 47-46 |
| 18:40 | Santa Clara | Timothy Hopkins lays it up and in on a great pass from Tony Cisco | 49-46 |
| 18:20 | Nevada | Irving Houseman misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-46 |
| 18:18 | Nevada | Wilfred Sletten tips it home | 49-48 |
| 18:05 | Santa Clara | Tony Cisco drills a jumper from the left side set up by Joseph Huntley | 51-48 |
| 17:50 | Nevada | Irving Houseman misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 51-48 |
| 17:49 | Nevada | Wilfred Sletten tips it home | 51-50 |
| 17:27 | Santa Clara | Joseph Huntley can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-50 |
| 17:26 | Nevada | Charles Talley pulls down the rebound | 51-50 |
| 17:02 | Nevada | John Beatty connects on the open jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Irving Houseman | 51-52 |
| 16:41 | Santa Clara | John Kaplan lays it in and he's hacked by Wilfred Sletten - foul #2 on Wilfred Sletten, team foul #1 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Reuben Washington (PG), Chad Whiteman (SG), Nicholas Nelson (SF), Peter Moody (PF) Tony Cisco, Timothy Hopkins, John Lazo, Joseph Huntley | |
| Subs | Nevada | Carl Ferraro (PG), Jimmie Scott (SG), George King (SF), Wayne Goodridge (PF), Jarrett Gwyn (C) John Beatty, Charles Talley, Irving Houseman, Johnny Schafer, Wilfred Sletten | |
| 16:41 | Santa Clara | John Kaplan misses the free throw | 53-52 |
| 16:41 | Nevada | Wayne Goodridge snags the defensive board | 53-52 |
| 16:31 | Nevada | Jarrett Gwyn misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 53-52 |
| 16:29 | Santa Clara | Nicholas Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 53-52 |
| 16:19 | Santa Clara | The jumper by Chad Whiteman is denied by Jarrett Gwyn | 53-52 |
| 16:18 | Santa Clara | Peter Moody tips it home | 55-52 |
| 16:00 | Nevada | Jarrett Gwyn hits the finger roll | 55-54 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Reuben Washington (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Chad Whiteman (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Nelson (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Peter Moody (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Kaplan (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Carl Ferraro (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jimmie Scott (fresh) SF - George King (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Wayne Goodridge (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jarrett Gwyn (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:46 | Santa Clara | Chad Whiteman misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-54 |
| 15:45 | Nevada | Jarrett Gwyn grabs the board | 55-54 |
| 15:26 | Nevada | Jimmie Scott can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 55-54 |
| 15:25 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Nicholas Nelson | 55-54 |
| 15:15 | Santa Clara | Reuben Washington is hacked by Jarrett Gwyn - foul #1 on Jarrett Gwyn, team foul #2 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Tony Cisco (PG), Timothy Hopkins (SG), Ronnie Guitierrez (SF), Andrew Rosenfeld (PF) Reuben Washington, Chad Whiteman, Nicholas Nelson, John Kaplan | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 14:57 | Santa Clara | Timothy Hopkins hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Jimmie Scott - foul #1 on Jimmie Scott, team foul #3 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Lazo (SF) Peter Moody | |
| Subs | Nevada | John Beatty (PG), Michael Lawson (SF), Johnny Schafer (PF), Wilfred Sletten (C) Jimmie Scott, George King, Wayne Goodridge, Jarrett Gwyn | |
| 14:57 | Santa Clara | Timothy Hopkins makes the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 14:57 | Santa Clara | Timothy Hopkins makes the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 14:38 | Nevada | Wilfred Sletten clanks a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Ronnie Guitierrez - foul #2 on Ronnie Guitierrez, team foul #1 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Nevada | Charles Talley (SG) Carl Ferraro | |
| 14:38 | Nevada | Wilfred Sletten makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 14:38 | Nevada | Wilfred Sletten makes the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| 14:19 | Santa Clara | Timothy Hopkins is hacked by John Beatty - foul #3 on John Beatty, team foul #4 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joseph Huntley (PF) John Lazo | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 14:02 | Santa Clara | Tony Cisco hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 60-56 |
| 13:50 | Nevada | Tony Cisco picks off the pass by Wilfred Sletten | 60-56 |
| 13:33 | Santa Clara | Andrew Rosenfeld comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 60-56 |
| 13:31 | Nevada | Charles Talley pulls down the rebound | 60-56 |
| 13:02 | Nevada | Johnny Schafer hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by John Beatty | 60-58 |
| 12:41 | Santa Clara | Tony Cisco misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 60-58 |
| 12:39 | Nevada | Wilfred Sletten grabs the defensive rebound | 60-58 |
| 12:23 | Nevada | Charles Talley misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-58 |
| 12:21 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Joseph Huntley | 60-58 |
| 12:03 | Santa Clara | Ronnie Guitierrez comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-58 |
| 12:02 | Nevada | Johnny Schafer gets the rebound | 60-58 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Tony Cisco (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Timothy Hopkins (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Rosenfeld (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joseph Huntley (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronnie Guitierrez (tiring) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - John Beatty (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Talley (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Lawson (fairly fresh) PF - Johnny Schafer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Wilfred Sletten (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:47 | Nevada | Charles Talley is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 60-58 |
| 11:46 | Santa Clara | Joseph Huntley grabs the defensive rebound | 60-58 |
| 11:26 | Santa Clara | Tony Cisco can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-58 |
| 11:25 | Santa Clara | Andrew Rosenfeld grabs the offensive rebound | 60-58 |
| 11:18 | Santa Clara | Tony Cisco clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-58 |
| 11:16 | Santa Clara | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Rosenfeld | 60-58 |
| 11:07 | Santa Clara | Andrew Rosenfeld clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-58 |
| 11:05 | Santa Clara | Joseph Huntley tips it in | 62-58 |
| 10:52 | Nevada | Johnny Schafer blows the layup but he's hacked by Joseph Huntley - foul #2 on Joseph Huntley, team foul #2 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Reuben Washington (PG), Chad Whiteman (SG), John Lazo (SF), Peter Moody (PF), John Kaplan (C) Tony Cisco, Timothy Hopkins, Andrew Rosenfeld, Joseph Huntley, Ronnie Guitierrez | |
| Subs | Nevada | Carl Ferraro (PG), George King (SG), Irving Houseman (SF), Wayne Goodridge (C) John Beatty, Charles Talley, Michael Lawson, Wilfred Sletten | |
| 10:52 | Nevada | Johnny Schafer makes the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 10:52 | Nevada | Johnny Schafer makes the 2nd free throw | 62-60 |
| 10:29 | Santa Clara | Chad Whiteman comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-60 |
| 10:28 | Nevada | Johnny Schafer grabs the defensive rebound | 62-60 |
| 10:24 | Nevada | George King makes the wide open floater from the free throw line | 62-62 |
| 10:07 | Santa Clara | Peter Moody makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Reuben Washington | 65-62 |
| 09:51 | Nevada | Johnny Schafer misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 65-62 |
| 09:50 | Santa Clara | John Kaplan gets the rebound | 65-62 |
| 09:31 | Santa Clara | Reuben Washington misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 65-62 |
| 09:30 | Nevada | George King grabs the defensive rebound | 65-62 |
| 09:25 | Nevada | Carl Ferraro misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-62 |
| 09:23 | Santa Clara | Chad Whiteman pulls down the rebound | 65-62 |
| 09:14 | Santa Clara | Peter Moody banks in the layup on a great pass from Chad Whiteman and the foul's on Johnny Schafer - foul #2 on Johnny Schafer, team foul #5 | 67-62 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Nicholas Nelson (PG) Chad Whiteman | |
| Subs | Nevada | Jimmie Scott (SG), Jarrett Gwyn (PF) Irving Houseman, Johnny Schafer | |
| 09:14 | Santa Clara | Peter Moody makes the free throw | 68-62 |
| 09:11 | Nevada | Nicholas Nelson is called for the reach on Carl Ferraro in the backcourt - foul #2 on Nicholas Nelson, team foul #3 | 68-62 |
| 09:01 | Nevada | George King misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 68-62 |
| 08:59 | Nevada | Wayne Goodridge can't tip it in | 68-62 |
| 08:57 | Santa Clara | John Kaplan grabs the board | 68-62 |
| 08:38 | Santa Clara | Peter Moody's pass is intercepted by George King | 68-62 |
| 08:34 | Nevada | George King lays it up and in | 68-64 |
| 08:22 | Santa Clara | John Lazo misses long on a shot from the left side but the foul's on George King - foul #1 on George King, team foul #6 | 68-64 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Timothy Hopkins (SG), Joseph Huntley (PF) Reuben Washington, Peter Moody | |
| Subs | Nevada | John Beatty (PG), Irving Houseman (SF), Wilfred Sletten (C) Carl Ferraro, George King, Wayne Goodridge | |
| 08:22 | Santa Clara | John Lazo makes the 1st free throw | 69-64 |
| 08:22 | Santa Clara | John Lazo makes the 2nd free throw | 70-64 |
| 08:20 | Nevada | Nicholas Nelson steps in front of the John Beatty pass in the backcourt | 70-64 |
| 08:02 | Santa Clara | John Lazo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 70-64 |
| 08:00 | Nevada | Wilfred Sletten snags the defensive board | 70-64 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Nicholas Nelson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Timothy Hopkins (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Lazo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joseph Huntley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - John Kaplan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - John Beatty (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jimmie Scott (fresh) SF - Irving Houseman (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jarrett Gwyn (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Wilfred Sletten (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:54 | Nevada | Irving Houseman misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 70-64 |
| 07:53 | Nevada | Wilfred Sletten tips it but misses | 70-64 |
| 07:52 | Santa Clara | Timothy Hopkins snags the defensive board | 70-64 |
| 07:34 | Santa Clara | Timothy Hopkins comes up short on the shot from the left side | 70-64 |
| 07:32 | Santa Clara | Timothy Hopkins grabs the offensive rebound | 70-64 |
| 07:15 | Santa Clara | Nicholas Nelson comes up short on the runner from the right block | 70-64 |
| 07:14 | Santa Clara | John Lazo tips it back up and in | 72-64 |
| 07:12 | Nevada | Wilfred Sletten is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Huntley - foul #3 on Joseph Huntley, team foul #4 | 72-64 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Tony Cisco (PG), Chad Whiteman (SG), Andrew Rosenfeld (PF), Peter Moody (C) Nicholas Nelson, Timothy Hopkins, Joseph Huntley, John Kaplan | |
| Subs | Nevada | Charles Talley (SG), Wayne Goodridge (PF) Jimmie Scott, Jarrett Gwyn | |
| 06:55 | Nevada | Wayne Goodridge misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 72-64 |
| 06:53 | Santa Clara | Andrew Rosenfeld snags the defensive board | 72-64 |
| 06:48 | Santa Clara | John Lazo misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 72-64 |
| 06:47 | Nevada | Charles Talley grabs the defensive rebound | 72-64 |
| 06:35 | Nevada | Wayne Goodridge drills a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by John Beatty and the foul's on Andrew Rosenfeld - foul #1 on Andrew Rosenfeld, team foul #5 | 72-66 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Kaplan (C) John Lazo | |
| Subs | Nevada | Carl Ferraro (PG), George King (SF), Johnny Schafer (PF) John Beatty, Irving Houseman, Wilfred Sletten | |
| 06:35 | Nevada | Wayne Goodridge misses the free throw | 72-66 |
| 06:35 | Nevada | Johnny Schafer grabs the offensive board | 72-66 |
| 06:30 | Nevada | Charles Talley hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the baseline | 72-66 |
| 06:28 | Santa Clara | John Kaplan pulls down the rebound | 72-66 |
| 06:01 | Santa Clara | Tony Cisco misses the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Carl Ferraro - foul #2 on Carl Ferraro, team foul #7 | 72-66 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Nicholas Nelson (SF), Joseph Huntley (PF) Andrew Rosenfeld, Peter Moody | |
| Subs | Nevada | Wilfred Sletten (C) Wayne Goodridge | |
| 06:01 | Santa Clara | Tony Cisco makes the 1st free throw | 73-66 |
| 06:01 | Santa Clara | Tony Cisco makes the 2nd free throw | 74-66 |
| 05:55 | Nevada | Carl Ferraro throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 74-66 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Nevada | Jarrett Gwyn (C) Wilfred Sletten | |
| 05:43 | Santa Clara | Joseph Huntley makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Tony Cisco | 77-66 |
| 05:40 | Nevada | George King's pass is intercepted by Chad Whiteman in the backcourt | 77-66 |
| 05:38 | Santa Clara | Chad Whiteman hits the finger roll | 79-66 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 05:36 | Nevada | Joseph Huntley is called for the reach on Johnny Schafer in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joseph Huntley, team foul #6 | 79-66 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Timothy Hopkins (SG) Chad Whiteman | |
| Subs | Nevada | John Beatty (PG) Charles Talley | |
| 05:18 | Nevada | John Beatty misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 79-66 |
| 05:16 | Santa Clara | Joseph Huntley gets the rebound | 79-66 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:56 | Santa Clara | Nicholas Nelson hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Tony Cisco | 82-66 |
| 04:42 | Nevada | Jarrett Gwyn is open and scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from John Beatty | 82-68 |
| 04:15 | Santa Clara | Nicholas Nelson misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 82-68 |
| 04:13 | Santa Clara | John Kaplan grabs the offensive board | 82-68 |
| 03:49 | Santa Clara | Nicholas Nelson drills a fadeaway from the right block set up by John Kaplan | 84-68 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Tony Cisco (tiring) 15 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Timothy Hopkins (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Nelson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Huntley (tiring) 12 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - John Kaplan (tiring) 10 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - John Beatty (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Carl Ferraro (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - George King (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Johnny Schafer (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Jarrett Gwyn (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:46 | Nevada | Nevada calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 84-68 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Reuben Washington (PG), Chad Whiteman (SG), Ronnie Guitierrez (SF), Andrew Rosenfeld (PF), Peter Moody (C) Tony Cisco, Timothy Hopkins, Nicholas Nelson, Joseph Huntley, John Kaplan | |
| Subs | Nevada | Charles Talley (SG), Irving Houseman (SF), Michael Lawson (PF), Wayne Goodridge (C) Carl Ferraro, George King, Johnny Schafer, Jarrett Gwyn | |
| 03:28 | Nevada | Michael Lawson banks in the layup | 84-70 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:59 | Santa Clara | Ronnie Guitierrez misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 84-70 |
| 02:57 | Nevada | Michael Lawson gets the rebound | 84-70 |
| 02:53 | Nevada | Irving Houseman misses short on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Chad Whiteman - foul #1 on Chad Whiteman, team foul #7 | 84-70 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Lazo (SF) Andrew Rosenfeld | |
| Subs | Nevada | Wilfred Sletten (C) Michael Lawson | |
| 02:53 | Nevada | Irving Houseman makes the 1st free throw | 84-71 |
| 02:53 | Nevada | Irving Houseman makes the 2nd free throw | 84-72 |
| 02:48 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 84-72 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Timothy Hopkins (SG) Chad Whiteman | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 02:26 | Santa Clara | Ronnie Guitierrez clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 84-72 |
| 02:25 | Nevada | Wayne Goodridge grabs the board | 84-72 |
| 02:09 | Nevada | Irving Houseman drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Wilfred Sletten | 84-75 |
| 02:09 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 84-75 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Tony Cisco (PG) Reuben Washington | |
| Subs | Nevada | Johnny Schafer (PF) Wayne Goodridge | |
| 01:47 | Santa Clara | John Lazo drills a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Ronnie Guitierrez | 86-75 |
| 01:40 | Nevada | Peter Moody steps in front of the Irving Houseman pass | 86-75 |
| 01:22 | Santa Clara | Timothy Hopkins misses long on a runner in the lane | 86-75 |
| 01:21 | Santa Clara | Peter Moody grabs the offensive board | 86-75 |
| 01:05 | Santa Clara | Peter Moody misses the easy layup | 86-75 |
| 01:04 | Nevada | Charles Talley snags the defensive board | 86-75 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Nevada | John Beatty is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Charles Talley | 86-78 |
| 00:57 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 86-78 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joseph Huntley (PF), John Kaplan (C) Peter Moody, Ronnie Guitierrez | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Santa Clara | Timothy Hopkins is hacked by Charles Talley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Talley, team foul #8 | 86-78 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Nicholas Nelson (SF), Andrew Rosenfeld (PF) John Lazo, Joseph Huntley | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 00:55 | Santa Clara | Timothy Hopkins makes the 1st free throw | 87-78 |
| 00:55 | Santa Clara | Timothy Hopkins makes the 2nd free throw | 88-78 |
| 00:50 | Nevada | Wilfred Sletten is hacked by John Kaplan - foul #2 on John Kaplan, team foul #8 | 88-78 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Reuben Washington (PG), Chad Whiteman (SG), Peter Moody (PF), Ronnie Guitierrez (C) Tony Cisco, Timothy Hopkins, Andrew Rosenfeld, John Kaplan | |
| Subs | Nevada | Carl Ferraro (PG), Jimmie Scott (SG), George King (SF), Wayne Goodridge (PF) John Beatty, Charles Talley, Irving Houseman, Johnny Schafer | |
| 00:50 | Nevada | Wilfred Sletten misses the 1st free throw | 88-78 |
| 00:50 | Santa Clara | Peter Moody snags the defensive board | 88-78 |
| 00:47 | Santa Clara | Jimmie Scott is called for the reach on Peter Moody in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jimmie Scott, team foul #9 | 88-78 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Andrew Rosenfeld (PF) Ronnie Guitierrez | |
| Subs | Nevada | Jarrett Gwyn (C) Wilfred Sletten | |
| 00:47 | Santa Clara | Peter Moody makes the 1st free throw | 89-78 |
| 00:47 | Santa Clara | Peter Moody makes the 2nd free throw | 90-78 |
| 00:40 | Nevada | Wayne Goodridge buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Carl Ferraro | 90-80 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Santa Clara | Chad Whiteman connects on the floater from the left side set up by Nicholas Nelson and he's hacked by George King - foul #2 on George King, team foul #10 | 92-80 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Ronnie Guitierrez (C) Andrew Rosenfeld | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 00:18 | Santa Clara | Chad Whiteman makes the free throw | 93-80 |
| 00:11 | Nevada | Jarrett Gwyn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 93-80 |
| 00:00 | Santa Clara | Reuben Washington runs out the clock | 93-80 |