| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - William Washington (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Meredith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Carter (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Grimsley (fresh) C - Richard Rains (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Craig Davis (fresh) 12 pts. SG - James Diller (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - William Tipton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Dorr (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ted Creek (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pepperdine | Robert Carter inbounds the ball | 43-48 |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:44 | Pepperdine | Robert Carter banks in the wide open layup set up by William Meredith | 45-48 |
| 19:42 | Santa Clara | Craig Davis is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Rains - foul #2 on Richard Rains, team foul #1 | 45-48 |
| 19:37 | Santa Clara | Craig Davis's pass is intercepted by William Meredith | 45-48 |
| 19:20 | Pepperdine | Robert Grimsley buries a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by William Washington | 47-48 |
| 19:05 | Santa Clara | Ted Creek loses the dribble to William Washington | 47-48 |
| 19:01 | Pepperdine | William Washington misses the dunk | 47-48 |
| 19:00 | Pepperdine | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Rains | 47-48 |
| 18:55 | Pepperdine | The jump hook by Robert Carter is blocked by James Dorr | 47-48 |
| 18:54 | Santa Clara | James Dorr gets the rebound | 47-48 |
| 18:50 | Santa Clara | William Washington is called for the reach on Craig Davis in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Washington, team foul #2 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Gary McDonald (PG), Louis Templin (SG), Johnnie Lockett (SF), Timothy Stevens (PF), Freddy McDaniel (C) William Washington, William Meredith, Robert Carter, Robert Grimsley, Richard Rains | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Brandon Turner (PG), Jeff Berube (SG), Ernest Adams (SF), Daniel Burks (PF), Robert Caraballo (C) Craig Davis, James Diller, William Tipton, James Dorr, Ted Creek | |
| 18:37 | Santa Clara | Daniel Burks is open and buries a jumper from the baseline set up by Jeff Berube | 47-50 |
| 18:20 | Pepperdine | Gary McDonald misses the lay-in | 47-50 |
| 18:19 | Pepperdine | Freddy McDaniel grabs the offensive rebound | 47-50 |
| 18:14 | Pepperdine | Ernest Adams steals it from Gary McDonald | 47-50 |
| 18:11 | Santa Clara | Daniel Burks is fouled in the backcourt by Timothy Stevens - foul #2 on Timothy Stevens, team foul #3 | 47-50 |
| 17:56 | Santa Clara | Ernest Adams drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Daniel Burks | 47-53 |
| 17:38 | Pepperdine | Louis Templin is open and buries a 3 from the left wing | 50-53 |
| 17:26 | Santa Clara | Ernest Adams misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-53 |
| 17:25 | Santa Clara | Ernest Adams snags the offensive board | 50-53 |
| 17:12 | Santa Clara | Brandon Turner makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jeff Berube | 50-55 |
| 16:58 | Pepperdine | Louis Templin misses the wide open fadeaway from the free throw line | 50-55 |
| 16:56 | Santa Clara | Daniel Burks gets the rebound | 50-55 |
| 16:53 | Santa Clara | Louis Templin steals the ball from Ernest Adams in the backcourt | 50-55 |
| 16:35 | Pepperdine | Gary McDonald is fouled on the floor by Brandon Turner - foul #3 on Brandon Turner, team foul #1 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | William Washington (PG), William Meredith (SG), Robert Carter (SF), Robert Grimsley (PF), Richard Rains (C) Gary McDonald, Louis Templin, Johnnie Lockett, Timothy Stevens, Freddy McDaniel | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Craig Davis (PG), James Diller (SG), William Tipton (SF), James Dorr (PF), Ted Creek (C) Brandon Turner, Jeff Berube, Ernest Adams, Daniel Burks, Robert Caraballo | |
| 16:25 | Pepperdine | William Washington can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 50-55 |
| 16:23 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to William Tipton | 50-55 |
| 16:07 | Santa Clara | James Diller is fouled on the floor by William Meredith - foul #2 on William Meredith, team foul #4 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Carlos Medina (PF) James Dorr | |
| 15:56 | Santa Clara | William Tipton knocks in the shot from the left wing set up by James Diller | 50-57 |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - William Washington (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Meredith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Carter (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Grimsley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Rains (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Craig Davis (fresh) 12 pts. SG - James Diller (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SF - William Tipton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Carlos Medina (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ted Creek (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Pepperdine | Craig Davis steals the ball from Robert Grimsley | 50-57 |
| 15:31 | Santa Clara | James Diller comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-57 |
| 15:30 | Pepperdine | Robert Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 50-57 |
| 15:25 | Pepperdine | William Meredith loses the dribble to William Tipton in the backcourt | 50-57 |
| 15:24 | Santa Clara | Craig Davis banks in the layup on a great pass from William Tipton | 50-59 |
| 15:22 | Pepperdine | Robert Grimsley is fouled in the backcourt by James Diller - foul #2 on James Diller, team foul #2 | 50-59 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Peter Ross (PG) William Washington | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Dorr (PF) Ted Creek | |
| 14:53 | Pepperdine | William Meredith hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by James Diller - foul #3 on James Diller, team foul #3 | 50-59 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Ted Creek (C) Carlos Medina | |
| 14:53 | Pepperdine | William Meredith makes the 1st free throw | 51-59 |
| 14:53 | Pepperdine | William Meredith makes the 2nd free throw | 52-59 |
| 14:36 | Santa Clara | William Tipton misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Grimsley - foul #1 on Robert Grimsley, team foul #5 | 52-59 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | William Washington (SG), Louis Templin (PF) William Meredith, Robert Grimsley | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 14:36 | Santa Clara | William Tipton makes the 1st free throw | 52-60 |
| 14:36 | Santa Clara | William Tipton misses the 2nd free throw | 52-60 |
| 14:36 | Pepperdine | William Washington grabs the board | 52-60 |
| 14:17 | Pepperdine | William Washington makes the floater from the free throw line set up by Peter Ross | 54-60 |
| 14:06 | Santa Clara | Richard Rains is called for the reach on Ted Creek - foul #3 on Richard Rains, team foul #6 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Gary McDonald (PG), Freddy McDaniel (C) Peter Ross, Richard Rains | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Brandon Turner (PG) Craig Davis | |
| 13:51 | Santa Clara | William Washington picks off the pass by William Tipton | 54-60 |
| 13:48 | Pepperdine | Robert Carter banks in the layup set up by William Washington | 56-60 |
| 13:35 | Santa Clara | Brandon Turner misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-60 |
| 13:33 | Pepperdine | Robert Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 56-60 |
| 13:08 | Pepperdine | Brandon Turner steals the ball from William Washington | 56-60 |
| 12:42 | Santa Clara | James Dorr scores on a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Brandon Turner and he's hacked by Louis Templin - foul #2 on Louis Templin, team foul #7 | 56-62 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Peter Ross (PG), William Meredith (SG), Johnnie Lockett (SF), Robert Grimsley (PF), Timothy Stevens (C) Gary McDonald, William Washington, Robert Carter, Louis Templin, Freddy McDaniel | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Craig Davis (PG), Ernest Adams (SG), Daniel Burks (SF), Carlos Medina (C) Brandon Turner, James Diller, William Tipton, Ted Creek | |
| 12:42 | Santa Clara | James Dorr makes the free throw | 56-63 |
| 12:23 | Pepperdine | William Meredith scores on a 3 from the right corner | 59-63 |
| 12:06 | Santa Clara | Daniel Burks is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ernest Adams | 59-65 |
| 11:54 | Pepperdine | Johnnie Lockett makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Grimsley | 61-65 |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Peter Ross (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Meredith (tiring) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Johnnie Lockett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Robert Grimsley (tiring) 2 pts. C - Timothy Stevens (fairly fresh) 10 pts. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Craig Davis (tiring) 14 pts. SG - Ernest Adams (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. SF - Daniel Burks (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Dorr (tired) 7 pts. C - Carlos Medina (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Santa Clara | James Dorr hits a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Ernest Adams | 61-67 |
| 11:22 | Pepperdine | Johnnie Lockett can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 61-67 |
| 11:21 | Santa Clara | Carlos Medina grabs the board | 61-67 |
| 11:13 | Santa Clara | Ernest Adams is whistled for a carry | 61-67 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Robert Carter (SF), Richard Rains (C) Johnnie Lockett, Timothy Stevens | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Brandon Turner (PG), Jeff Berube (SG), William Tipton (SF), Robert Caraballo (PF), Ted Creek (C) Craig Davis, Ernest Adams, Daniel Burks, James Dorr, Carlos Medina | |
| 10:54 | Pepperdine | Peter Ross misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Brandon Turner - foul #4 on Brandon Turner, team foul #4 | 61-67 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | William Washington (SG), Louis Templin (PF) William Meredith, Robert Grimsley | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Craig Davis (PG) Brandon Turner | |
| 10:54 | Pepperdine | Peter Ross makes the 1st free throw | 62-67 |
| 10:54 | Pepperdine | Peter Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 63-67 |
| 10:46 | Santa Clara | Jeff Berube loses the dribble to Peter Ross | 63-67 |
| 10:41 | Pepperdine | Robert Carter hits the finger roll on a great pass from Peter Ross | 65-67 |
| 10:39 | Santa Clara | William Tipton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-67 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Gary McDonald (PG) Peter Ross | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 10:34 | Pepperdine | Gary McDonald clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 65-67 |
| 10:33 | Santa Clara | Ted Creek grabs the defensive rebound | 65-67 |
| 10:23 | Santa Clara | Ted Creek makes the runner in the lane on a great pass from Craig Davis and he's fouled by Richard Rains - foul #4 on Richard Rains, team foul #8 | 65-69 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Freddy McDaniel (C) Richard Rains | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Daniel Burks (PF) Robert Caraballo | |
| 10:23 | Santa Clara | Ted Creek makes the free throw | 65-70 |
| 09:58 | Pepperdine | Ted Creek is called for the reach on Robert Carter - foul #1 on Ted Creek, team foul #5 | 65-70 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Peter Ross (PG), William Meredith (SG), Robert Grimsley (PF) Gary McDonald, William Washington, Louis Templin | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Diller (SG) Jeff Berube | |
| 09:53 | Pepperdine | Robert Grimsley lays it in on a great pass from Robert Carter and he's hacked by Craig Davis - foul #1 on Craig Davis, team foul #6 | 67-70 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Ernest Adams (SF), Robert Caraballo (C) William Tipton, Ted Creek | |
| 09:53 | Pepperdine | Robert Grimsley makes the free throw | 68-70 |
| 09:40 | Santa Clara | Craig Davis is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Caraballo | 68-73 |
| 09:22 | Pepperdine | William Meredith is hacked by Robert Caraballo - foul #2 on Robert Caraballo, team foul #7 | 68-73 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Johnnie Lockett (SF), Louis Templin (PF), Timothy Stevens (C) Robert Carter, Robert Grimsley, Freddy McDaniel | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jeff Berube (SG), William Tipton (SF) James Diller, Ernest Adams | |
| 09:22 | Pepperdine | William Meredith makes the 1st free throw | 69-73 |
| 09:22 | Pepperdine | William Meredith makes the 2nd free throw | 70-73 |
| 09:11 | Santa Clara | Craig Davis misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the right side | 70-73 |
| 09:10 | Santa Clara | Daniel Burks snags the offensive board | 70-73 |
| 08:54 | Santa Clara | Craig Davis misses short on an open 3pt shot from the right wing | 70-73 |
| 08:53 | Santa Clara | Robert Caraballo grabs the offensive rebound | 70-73 |
| 08:45 | Santa Clara | Robert Caraballo is whistled for a carry | 70-73 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Gary McDonald (PG), William Washington (SG) Peter Ross, William Meredith | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Carlos Medina (PF), Ted Creek (C) Daniel Burks, Robert Caraballo | |
| 08:43 | Pepperdine | Louis Templin double dribbles in the backcourt | 70-73 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Diller (SG), Ernest Adams (SF) Jeff Berube, William Tipton | |
| 08:21 | Santa Clara | Craig Davis misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 70-73 |
| 08:20 | Pepperdine | William Washington grabs the defensive rebound | 70-73 |
| 08:07 | Pepperdine | Johnnie Lockett comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 70-73 |
| 08:06 | Pepperdine | The offensive rebound goes to William Washington | 70-73 |
| 07:53 | Pepperdine | Timothy Stevens hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 70-73 |
| 07:52 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Ernest Adams | 70-73 |
| 07:52 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-73 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Robert Carter (SF), Robert Grimsley (PF), Richard Rains (C) Johnnie Lockett, Louis Templin, Timothy Stevens | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Brandon Turner (PG), Jeff Berube (SG), William Tipton (SF) Craig Davis, James Diller, Ernest Adams | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Gary McDonald (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Washington (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Carter (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Grimsley (tiring) 5 pts. C - Richard Rains (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Brandon Turner (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Jeff Berube (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Tipton (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Carlos Medina (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ted Creek (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:50 | Santa Clara | William Tipton loses the dribble to William Washington in the backcourt | 70-73 |
| 07:28 | Pepperdine | Gary McDonald connects on the open floater from the left wing | 72-73 |
| 07:07 | Santa Clara | Ted Creek makes the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Carlos Medina | 72-75 |
| 06:50 | Pepperdine | William Washington comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on William Tipton - foul #2 on William Tipton, team foul #8 | 72-75 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Peter Ross (PG), Freddy McDaniel (C) Gary McDonald, Richard Rains | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Diller (SG), Robert Caraballo (PF), Daniel Burks (C) Jeff Berube, Carlos Medina, Ted Creek | |
| 06:50 | Pepperdine | William Washington makes the 1st free throw | 73-75 |
| 06:50 | Pepperdine | William Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 74-75 |
| 06:30 | Santa Clara | James Diller is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by William Tipton | 74-78 |
| 06:27 | Pepperdine | William Washington is called for traveling in the backcourt | 74-78 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | William Meredith (SG), Louis Templin (PF) William Washington, Robert Grimsley | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Ernest Adams (SF), James Dorr (PF) William Tipton, Robert Caraballo | |
| 06:15 | Santa Clara | Peter Ross is called for the reach on James Diller - foul #4 on Peter Ross, team foul #9 | 74-78 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Johnnie Lockett (SF), Richard Rains (C) Robert Carter, Freddy McDaniel | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 06:15 | Santa Clara | James Diller misses the 1st free throw | 74-78 |
| 06:15 | Santa Clara | The offensive rebound goes to James Dorr | 74-78 |
| 06:10 | Santa Clara | Richard Rains swats the layup by Ernest Adams | 74-78 |
| 06:08 | Santa Clara | James Dorr grabs the offensive board | 74-78 |
| 05:52 | Santa Clara | James Dorr misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Louis Templin - foul #3 on Louis Templin, team foul #10 | 74-78 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Gary McDonald (PG) Peter Ross | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jeff Berube (SG), Robert Caraballo (C) James Diller, Ernest Adams | |
| 05:52 | Santa Clara | James Dorr misses the 1st free throw | 74-78 |
| 05:52 | Santa Clara | James Dorr makes the 2nd free throw | 74-79 |
| 05:33 | Pepperdine | William Meredith comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 74-79 |
| 05:32 | Santa Clara | Daniel Burks grabs the board | 74-79 |
| 05:24 | Santa Clara | Jeff Berube is hacked by Louis Templin - foul #4 on Louis Templin, team foul #11 | 74-79 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Robert Carter (SF), Timothy Stevens (PF), Freddy McDaniel (C) Johnnie Lockett, Louis Templin, Richard Rains | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | William Tipton (SF), Ted Creek (C) Daniel Burks, James Dorr | |
| 05:24 | Santa Clara | Jeff Berube makes the 1st free throw | 74-80 |
| 05:24 | Santa Clara | Jeff Berube misses the 2nd free throw | 74-80 |
| 05:24 | Pepperdine | Robert Carter gets the rebound | 74-80 |
| 05:11 | Pepperdine | Timothy Stevens misses the jumper from the right block | 74-80 |
| 05:10 | Pepperdine | Robert Carter snags the offensive board | 74-80 |
| 04:52 | Pepperdine | Timothy Stevens misses badly on a runner near the basket | 74-80 |
| 04:51 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Jeff Berube | 74-80 |
| 04:49 | Santa Clara | Brandon Turner is fouled in the backcourt by Gary McDonald - foul #2 on Gary McDonald, team foul #12 | 74-80 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Peter Ross (PG), Johnnie Lockett (SG) Gary McDonald, William Meredith | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Diller (SG), Carlos Medina (PF), Daniel Burks (C) Jeff Berube, Robert Caraballo, Ted Creek | |
| 04:49 | Santa Clara | Brandon Turner makes the 1st free throw | 74-81 |
| 04:49 | Santa Clara | Brandon Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 74-82 |
| 04:30 | Pepperdine | Timothy Stevens hits the finger roll | 76-82 |
| 04:17 | Santa Clara | William Tipton misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the free throw line | 76-82 |
| 04:16 | Pepperdine | Timothy Stevens grabs the defensive rebound | 76-82 |
| 03:54 | Pepperdine | Timothy Stevens can't finish the uncontested layup | 76-82 |
| 03:53 | Santa Clara | Carlos Medina pulls down the rebound | 76-82 |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Peter Ross (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Johnnie Lockett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Carter (tiring) 13 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. PF - Timothy Stevens (tiring) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Freddy McDaniel (tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Brandon Turner (tiring) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - James Diller (tired) 7 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Tipton (tired) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Carlos Medina (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Burks (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:42 | Santa Clara | James Diller steps out of bounds on the sideline | 76-82 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | William Washington (SG), Robert Grimsley (PF), Richard Rains (C) Johnnie Lockett, Timothy Stevens, Freddy McDaniel | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Craig Davis (PG), Jeff Berube (SG), Ernest Adams (SF), James Dorr (PF), Ted Creek (C) Brandon Turner, James Diller, William Tipton, Carlos Medina, Daniel Burks | |
| 03:39 | Pepperdine | Pepperdine calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 76-82 |
| 03:33 | Pepperdine | Robert Carter misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 76-82 |
| 03:32 | Santa Clara | Jeff Berube gets the rebound | 76-82 |
| 03:26 | Santa Clara | Ernest Adams scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Craig Davis | 76-84 |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:20 | Pepperdine | Robert Grimsley misses the wide open fadeaway from close range | 76-84 |
| 03:19 | Santa Clara | James Dorr grabs the board | 76-84 |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:16 | Santa Clara | Ernest Adams's pass is intercepted by William Washington in the backcourt | 76-84 |
| 03:15 | Pepperdine | William Washington lays it in | 78-84 |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:00 | Santa Clara | James Dorr misses badly on a runner in the lane | 78-84 |
| 02:58 | Pepperdine | Robert Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 78-84 |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:51 | Pepperdine | William Washington comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 78-84 |
| 02:49 | Pepperdine | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Grimsley | 78-84 |
| 02:49 | Pepperdine | Pepperdine calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 78-84 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | William Meredith (SG), Johnnie Lockett (SF), Louis Templin (PF) William Washington, Robert Carter, Robert Grimsley | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Robert Caraballo (PF), Carlos Medina (C) James Dorr, Ted Creek | |
| 02:37 | Pepperdine | Johnnie Lockett can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Caraballo - foul #3 on Robert Caraballo, team foul #9 | 78-84 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Timothy Stevens (C) Richard Rains | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Diller (SG) Jeff Berube | |
| 02:37 | Pepperdine | Johnnie Lockett makes the 1st free throw | 79-84 |
| 02:37 | Pepperdine | Johnnie Lockett makes the 2nd free throw | 80-84 |
| 02:34 | Santa Clara | Ernest Adams travels in the backcourt | 80-84 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | William Tipton (SF) Ernest Adams | |
| 02:17 | Pepperdine | Johnnie Lockett drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Louis Templin | 83-84 |
| 02:12 | Santa Clara | James Diller makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Caraballo | 83-87 |
| 01:55 | Pepperdine | Johnnie Lockett is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Louis Templin | 86-87 |
| 01:37 | Santa Clara | James Diller misses the shot from the left side | 86-87 |
| 01:36 | Santa Clara | Robert Caraballo grabs the offensive board | 86-87 |
| 01:36 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 86-87 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Robert Carter (SF), Robert Grimsley (PF), Richard Rains (C) Johnnie Lockett, Louis Templin, Timothy Stevens | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Dorr (PF), Ted Creek (C) Robert Caraballo, Carlos Medina | |
| 01:22 | Santa Clara | James Dorr misses the easy layup | 86-87 |
| 01:20 | Pepperdine | Richard Rains pulls down the rebound | 86-87 |
| 01:02 | Pepperdine | Robert Carter blows the layup | 86-87 |
| 01:01 | Pepperdine | Richard Rains snags the offensive board | 86-87 |
| 00:43 | Pepperdine | William Meredith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 86-87 |
| 00:43 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 86-87 |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:41 | Santa Clara | Robert Grimsley is called for the reach on James Diller in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Grimsley, team foul #13 | 86-87 |
| 00:41 | Santa Clara | James Diller misses the 1st free throw | 86-87 |
| 00:41 | Santa Clara | James Diller makes the 2nd free throw | 86-88 |
| 00:18 | Pepperdine | William Tipton steals the ball from Robert Carter | 86-88 |
| 00:18 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 86-88 |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:16 | Santa Clara | Peter Ross is called for the reach on Craig Davis in the backcourt - foul #5 on Peter Ross, team foul #14 | 86-88 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | William Washington (PG) Peter Ross | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 00:16 | Santa Clara | Craig Davis makes the 1st free throw | 86-89 |
| 00:16 | Santa Clara | Craig Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 86-89 |
| 00:16 | Santa Clara | Ted Creek grabs the offensive rebound | 86-89 |
| 00:14 | Santa Clara | Ted Creek is fouled on the floor by Richard Rains - foul #5 on Richard Rains, team foul #15 | 86-89 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Freddy McDaniel (C) Richard Rains | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Brandon Turner (PG), Jeff Berube (SG), Ernest Adams (SF) Craig Davis, James Diller, William Tipton | |
| 00:14 | Santa Clara | Ted Creek makes the 1st free throw | 86-90 |
| 00:14 | Santa Clara | Ted Creek makes the 2nd free throw | 86-91 |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine 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) | |
| 00:07 | Pepperdine | Robert Carter buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 89-91 |
| 00:04 | Santa Clara | William Washington is called for the reach on Brandon Turner in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Washington, team foul #16 | 89-91 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Diller (SG), William Tipton (SF) Jeff Berube, Ernest Adams | |
| 00:04 | Santa Clara | Brandon Turner misses the 1st free throw | 89-91 |
| 00:04 | Santa Clara | Brandon Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 89-92 |
| 00:04 | Pepperdine | Pepperdine calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 1 full remaining) | 89-92 |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Pepperdine | William Washington comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 89-92 |