| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - William Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jacob Staples (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jesse Woodring (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Cornelius Ball (fresh) 2 blk. C - Booker Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Gordon Spicer (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Teddy Wilson (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Edward Dickerson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Storie (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Edmunds (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Santa Clara | Edward Dickerson inbounds the ball | 33-33 |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Santa Clara | Edward Dickerson makes the wide open shot from the right wing on a great pass from Gordon Spicer | 33-35 |
| 19:38 | Pepperdine | Jacob Staples is fouled in the backcourt by Teddy Wilson - foul #3 on Teddy Wilson, team foul #1 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Benson (SG) Teddy Wilson | |
| 19:17 | Pepperdine | Cornelius Ball is open and scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Jesse Woodring | 36-35 |
| 18:57 | Santa Clara | Michael Benson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 36-35 |
| 18:56 | Pepperdine | Cornelius Ball pulls down the rebound | 36-35 |
| 18:33 | Pepperdine | Jesse Woodring hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-35 |
| 18:31 | Santa Clara | David Edmunds gets the rebound | 36-35 |
| 18:10 | Santa Clara | Gordon Spicer makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Edward Dickerson | 36-38 |
| 17:53 | Pepperdine | Jesse Woodring lays it in uncontested on a great pass from William Baker | 38-38 |
| 17:31 | Santa Clara | Gordon Spicer scores on a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Benson | 38-40 |
| 17:12 | Pepperdine | Jacob Staples can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-40 |
| 17:11 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to David Edmunds | 38-40 |
| 17:05 | Santa Clara | Michael Benson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-40 |
| 17:03 | Pepperdine | William Baker gets the rebound | 38-40 |
| 16:56 | Pepperdine | Booker Smith is open but misses the lay-in | 38-40 |
| 16:54 | Pepperdine | Cornelius Ball tips it back up and in | 40-40 |
| 16:38 | Santa Clara | Michael Benson makes the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Gordon Spicer | 40-42 |
| 16:24 | Pepperdine | William Baker scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Jesse Woodring | 42-42 |
| 16:04 | Santa Clara | Robert Storie is fouled on the floor by Cornelius Ball - foul #1 on Cornelius Ball, team foul #1 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Barry Roberts (PG), William Drake (SG), Brian Levandofsky (SF), William Lavine (PF), Carl Walker (C) William Baker, Jacob Staples, Jesse Woodring, Cornelius Ball, Booker Smith | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jordan Hill (PG), Larry Lusk (SG), Byron Lankford (SF), Justin Vera (PF), Michael Jolly (C) Gordon Spicer, Michael Benson, Edward Dickerson, Robert Storie, David Edmunds | |
| 15:51 | Santa Clara | Jordan Hill is whistled for a carry | 42-42 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Teddy Wilson (SG) Larry Lusk | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Barry Roberts (fresh) SG - William Drake (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Brian Levandofsky (fresh) PF - William Lavine (fresh) C - Carl Walker (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Jordan Hill (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Teddy Wilson (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Byron Lankford (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Justin Vera (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Jolly (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Pepperdine | William Drake comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-42 |
| 15:43 | Pepperdine | The offensive rebound goes to Barry Roberts | 42-42 |
| 15:25 | Pepperdine | William Drake is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 44-42 |
| 15:14 | Santa Clara | Teddy Wilson is called for traveling | 44-42 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Harold Gloria (SF), Jesse Rainey (C) Barry Roberts, Carl Walker | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Larry Lusk (PG) Michael Jolly | |
| 14:59 | Pepperdine | Harold Gloria can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-42 |
| 14:57 | Santa Clara | Justin Vera pulls down the rebound | 44-42 |
| 14:36 | Santa Clara | Jordan Hill misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-42 |
| 14:34 | Pepperdine | Jesse Rainey grabs the board | 44-42 |
| 14:10 | Pepperdine | Jesse Rainey misses long on a shot from the left side | 44-42 |
| 14:09 | Santa Clara | Byron Lankford pulls down the rebound | 44-42 |
| 13:56 | Santa Clara | Justin Vera hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by William Drake - foul #3 on William Drake, team foul #2 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Barry Roberts (PG), Jacob Staples (SG), Jesse Woodring (SF), Cornelius Ball (PF), Carl Walker (C) William Drake, Brian Levandofsky, Harold Gloria, William Lavine, Jesse Rainey | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gordon Spicer (PG), Edward Dickerson (SF), Robert Storie (PF) Larry Lusk, Jordan Hill, Byron Lankford | |
| 13:56 | Santa Clara | Justin Vera makes the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 13:56 | Santa Clara | Justin Vera misses the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 13:56 | Pepperdine | The rebound goes to Cornelius Ball | 44-43 |
| 13:47 | Pepperdine | Gordon Spicer takes the ball from Jesse Woodring | 44-43 |
| 13:32 | Santa Clara | Barry Roberts steps in front of the Gordon Spicer pass | 44-43 |
| 13:28 | Pepperdine | Barry Roberts misses the lay-in | 44-43 |
| 13:26 | Santa Clara | Robert Storie grabs the board | 44-43 |
| 13:12 | Santa Clara | Teddy Wilson makes the wide open 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Gordon Spicer | 44-46 |
| 13:10 | Pepperdine | Jacob Staples is fouled in the backcourt by Teddy Wilson - foul #4 on Teddy Wilson, team foul #2 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | William Baker (PG), Booker Smith (C) Barry Roberts, Carl Walker | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Benson (SG), Jordan Hill (SF), Michael Jolly (PF), David Edmunds (C) Teddy Wilson, Edward Dickerson, Robert Storie, Justin Vera | |
| 12:51 | Pepperdine | Jacob Staples scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Cornelius Ball | 47-46 |
| 12:49 | Santa Clara | Michael Benson is fouled in the backcourt by William Baker - foul #1 on William Baker, team foul #3 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | William Lavine (SF) Jesse Woodring | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 12:40 | Santa Clara | Jordan Hill connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Michael Benson | 47-49 |
| 12:19 | Pepperdine | William Lavine lays it in on a nice dish by Booker Smith and he's hacked by David Edmunds - foul #1 on David Edmunds, team foul #3 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | William Drake (SG), Jesse Rainey (C) Jacob Staples, Booker Smith | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Larry Lusk (SG), Edward Dickerson (SF), Robert Storie (PF) Gordon Spicer, Jordan Hill, Michael Jolly | |
| 12:19 | Pepperdine | William Lavine misses the free throw | 49-49 |
| 12:19 | Santa Clara | Robert Storie snags the defensive board | 49-49 |
| 12:13 | Santa Clara | Edward Dickerson drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Michael Benson | 49-52 |
| 12:11 | Pepperdine | Larry Lusk takes the ball from William Lavine in the backcourt | 49-52 |
| 11:58 | Santa Clara | David Edmunds's floater is tipped away by Cornelius Ball | 49-52 |
| 11:57 | Pepperdine | Jesse Rainey gets the rebound | 49-52 |
| 11:35 | Pepperdine | William Drake knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by William Lavine | 52-52 |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - William Baker (tiring) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Drake (tiring) 10 pts. 3 pf. SF - William Lavine (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Cornelius Ball (tired) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Jesse Rainey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Michael Benson (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Lusk (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Edward Dickerson (tiring) 9 pts. PF - Robert Storie (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - David Edmunds (tired) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Santa Clara | Edward Dickerson clanks a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by William Lavine - foul #2 on William Lavine, team foul #4 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Barry Roberts (PG), Harold Gloria (SG), Jesse Woodring (SF), Carl Walker (PF), Booker Smith (C) William Baker, William Drake, William Lavine, Cornelius Ball, Jesse Rainey | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gordon Spicer (PG), Byron Lankford (PF), Michael Jolly (C) Larry Lusk, Robert Storie, David Edmunds | |
| 11:24 | Santa Clara | Edward Dickerson makes the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 11:24 | Santa Clara | Edward Dickerson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| 11:07 | Pepperdine | Booker Smith buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 54-54 |
| 10:38 | Santa Clara | Michael Jolly is alone and drills a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Gordon Spicer | 54-56 |
| 10:24 | Pepperdine | Barry Roberts clanks a 3 from straight away | 54-56 |
| 10:22 | Pepperdine | The offensive rebound goes to Jesse Woodring | 54-56 |
| 10:04 | Pepperdine | Jesse Woodring clanks a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Edward Dickerson - foul #3 on Edward Dickerson, team foul #4 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | William Baker (PG), Brian Levandofsky (SG), Cornelius Ball (PF) Barry Roberts, Harold Gloria, Carl Walker | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jordan Hill (PG), Larry Lusk (SG), Robert Storie (PF), Justin Vera (C) Gordon Spicer, Michael Benson, Edward Dickerson, Michael Jolly | |
| 10:04 | Pepperdine | Jesse Woodring makes the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 10:04 | Pepperdine | Jesse Woodring makes the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 09:39 | Santa Clara | Byron Lankford misses long on an open fadeaway in the paint | 56-56 |
| 09:38 | Santa Clara | Robert Storie tips it home | 56-58 |
| 09:17 | Pepperdine | William Baker connects on the open 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Brian Levandofsky | 59-58 |
| 08:58 | Santa Clara | Justin Vera connects on the driving attempt from close range | 59-60 |
| 08:58 | Pepperdine | Pepperdine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-60 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | William Drake (PG), Jacob Staples (SG), William Lavine (PF), Jesse Rainey (C) William Baker, Jesse Woodring, Cornelius Ball, Booker Smith | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gordon Spicer (PG), David Edmunds (C) Byron Lankford, Justin Vera | |
| 08:56 | Pepperdine | Jacob Staples's pass is intercepted by Larry Lusk in the backcourt | 59-60 |
| 08:41 | Santa Clara | Gordon Spicer can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the right side | 59-60 |
| 08:39 | Pepperdine | The rebound goes to Jesse Rainey | 59-60 |
| 08:34 | Pepperdine | Brian Levandofsky travels in the backcourt | 59-60 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Carl Walker (PF) Brian Levandofsky | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Benson (SG) Larry Lusk | |
| 08:26 | Santa Clara | The 3pt attempt by Jordan Hill is denied by William Drake | 59-60 |
| 08:24 | Santa Clara | David Edmunds pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-60 |
| 08:10 | Santa Clara | Michael Benson comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Carl Walker - foul #2 on Carl Walker, team foul #5 | 59-60 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Harold Gloria (SF) Carl Walker | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Edward Dickerson (SF), Michael Jolly (PF) Gordon Spicer, Robert Storie | |
| 08:10 | Santa Clara | Michael Benson misses the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 08:10 | Santa Clara | Michael Benson misses the 2nd free throw | 59-60 |
| 08:10 | Santa Clara | David Edmunds pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-60 |
| 07:58 | Santa Clara | Edward Dickerson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Michael Benson | 59-62 |
| 07:41 | Pepperdine | William Drake misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-62 |
| 07:40 | Pepperdine | William Drake snags the offensive board | 59-62 |
| 07:30 | Pepperdine | Jacob Staples misses the turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Jordan Hill - foul #1 on Jordan Hill, team foul #5 | 59-62 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | William Baker (PG), Brian Levandofsky (SF), Cornelius Ball (PF), Carl Walker (C) William Drake, Harold Gloria, William Lavine, Jesse Rainey | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Larry Lusk (PG), Teddy Wilson (SG), Byron Lankford (SF), Robert Storie (PF), Justin Vera (C) Michael Benson, Jordan Hill, Edward Dickerson, Michael Jolly, David Edmunds | |
| 07:30 | Pepperdine | Jacob Staples misses the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 07:30 | Pepperdine | Jacob Staples makes the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - William Baker (tiring) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jacob Staples (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Levandofsky (fresh) PF - Cornelius Ball (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Carl Walker (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Larry Lusk (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. SG - Teddy Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Byron Lankford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Storie (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Justin Vera (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Santa Clara | William Baker picks off the pass by Byron Lankford in the backcourt | 60-62 |
| 07:12 | Pepperdine | Brian Levandofsky misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 60-62 |
| 07:10 | Pepperdine | Carl Walker can't tip it in | 60-62 |
| 07:09 | Pepperdine | Brian Levandofsky tips it home | 62-62 |
| 06:56 | Santa Clara | Robert Storie misses short on an open jump hook from the baseline | 62-62 |
| 06:55 | Pepperdine | Cornelius Ball pulls down the rebound | 62-62 |
| 06:52 | Pepperdine | Teddy Wilson is called for the reach on Brian Levandofsky in the backcourt - foul #5 on Teddy Wilson, team foul #6 | 62-62 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Barry Roberts (PG), Jesse Woodring (SF), Booker Smith (C) William Baker, Brian Levandofsky, Carl Walker | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gordon Spicer (PG) Teddy Wilson | |
| 06:45 | Pepperdine | Cornelius Ball throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-62 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Benson (SG), David Edmunds (C) Larry Lusk, Robert Storie | |
| 06:41 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-62 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Harold Gloria (SF), Jesse Rainey (C) Jesse Woodring, Booker Smith | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 06:24 | Santa Clara | David Edmunds is open but misses the lay-in | 62-62 |
| 06:23 | Pepperdine | The rebound goes to Jesse Rainey | 62-62 |
| 06:09 | Pepperdine | Cornelius Ball is hacked by David Edmunds - foul #2 on David Edmunds, team foul #7 | 62-62 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Brian Levandofsky (SG) Jacob Staples | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jordan Hill (SG), Edward Dickerson (SF), Robert Storie (PF), Michael Jolly (C) Michael Benson, Byron Lankford, Justin Vera, David Edmunds | |
| 06:09 | Pepperdine | Cornelius Ball makes the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 06:09 | Pepperdine | Cornelius Ball makes the 2nd free throw | 64-62 |
| 06:06 | Santa Clara | Michael Jolly is fouled in the backcourt by Harold Gloria - foul #3 on Harold Gloria, team foul #6 | 64-62 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | William Lavine (PF) Cornelius Ball | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 05:54 | Santa Clara | Robert Storie is hacked by Brian Levandofsky - foul #1 on Brian Levandofsky, team foul #7 | 64-62 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | William Baker (PG), Jesse Woodring (SF), Booker Smith (C) Barry Roberts, Harold Gloria, Jesse Rainey | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Larry Lusk (SG) Gordon Spicer | |
| 05:54 | Santa Clara | Robert Storie makes the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 05:54 | Santa Clara | Robert Storie makes the 2nd free throw | 64-64 |
| 05:51 | Pepperdine | William Baker is hacked by Jordan Hill in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jordan Hill, team foul #8 | 64-64 |
| 05:51 | Pepperdine | William Baker makes the 1st free throw | 65-64 |
| 05:51 | Pepperdine | William Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 66-64 |
| 05:35 | Santa Clara | Robert Storie comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 66-64 |
| 05:34 | Pepperdine | Jesse Woodring grabs the board | 66-64 |
| 05:29 | Pepperdine | William Lavine makes the jumper in the paint on a great pass from William Baker | 68-64 |
| 05:24 | Santa Clara | Jordan Hill knocks in the floater from the free throw line set up by Robert Storie | 68-66 |
| 05:18 | Pepperdine | Booker Smith connects on the jumper from the right block set up by Jesse Woodring | 70-66 |
| 05:16 | Santa Clara | Jordan Hill is fouled in the backcourt by William Baker - foul #2 on William Baker, team foul #8 | 70-66 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Jacob Staples (SG), Carl Walker (PF) Brian Levandofsky, William Lavine | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Benson (SG), Byron Lankford (SF), David Edmunds (C) Larry Lusk, Edward Dickerson, Robert Storie | |
| 05:16 | Santa Clara | Jordan Hill misses the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 05:16 | Pepperdine | Booker Smith snags the defensive board | 70-66 |
| 05:13 | Pepperdine | Michael Jolly steps in front of the William Baker pass in the backcourt | 70-66 |
| 05:08 | Santa Clara | Michael Benson hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 70-69 |
| 04:49 | Pepperdine | Jacob Staples loses the ball out of bounds | 70-69 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | William Drake (PG), Harold Gloria (SF), Cornelius Ball (PF) William Baker, Jesse Woodring, Booker Smith | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gordon Spicer (PG), Justin Vera (PF) Jordan Hill, Michael Jolly | |
| 04:26 | Santa Clara | Justin Vera blows the layup | 70-69 |
| 04:25 | Pepperdine | Carl Walker grabs the board | 70-69 |
| 04:08 | Pepperdine | Byron Lankford steps in front of the William Drake pass | 70-69 |
| 04:05 | Santa Clara | Gordon Spicer lays it in on a great pass from Byron Lankford | 70-71 |
| 03:42 | Pepperdine | Byron Lankford is called for the reach on William Drake - foul #2 on Byron Lankford, team foul #9 | 70-71 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Barry Roberts (PG), Jesse Woodring (SF), William Lavine (PF), Jesse Rainey (C) Jacob Staples, Harold Gloria, Cornelius Ball, Carl Walker | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Larry Lusk (PG), Jordan Hill (SG), Edward Dickerson (SF), Robert Storie (PF), Michael Jolly (C) Gordon Spicer, Michael Benson, Byron Lankford, Justin Vera, David Edmunds | |
| 03:42 | Pepperdine | William Drake makes the 1st free throw | 71-71 |
| 03:42 | Pepperdine | William Drake makes the 2nd free throw | 72-71 |
| 03:40 | Santa Clara | Edward Dickerson loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 72-71 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Brian Levandofsky (SG) William Drake | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 03:27 | Pepperdine | Jesse Woodring makes the floater in the lane | 74-71 |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Barry Roberts (fresh) SG - Brian Levandofsky (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jesse Woodring (tiring) 19 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Lavine (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Jesse Rainey (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Larry Lusk (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. SG - Jordan Hill (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Dickerson (tiring) 13 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert Storie (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Jolly (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Santa Clara | Robert Storie misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 74-71 |
| 03:07 | Santa Clara | Edward Dickerson grabs the offensive board | 74-71 |
| 02:44 | Santa Clara | Jordan Hill misses the wide open 3 pointer from the right wing | 74-71 |
| 02:43 | Santa Clara | Michael Jolly grabs the offensive board | 74-71 |
| 02:27 | Santa Clara | Michael Jolly is fouled on the floor by Jesse Rainey - foul #2 on Jesse Rainey, team foul #9 | 74-71 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | William Baker (PG), Jacob Staples (SG), Cornelius Ball (PF), Booker Smith (C) Barry Roberts, Brian Levandofsky, William Lavine, Jesse Rainey | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gordon Spicer (PG), Michael Benson (SG) Larry Lusk, Jordan Hill | |
| 02:27 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 74-71 |
| 02:27 | Santa Clara | Michael Jolly makes the 1st free throw | 74-72 |
| 02:27 | Santa Clara | Michael Jolly makes the 2nd free throw | 74-73 |
| 02:08 | Pepperdine | William Baker misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Michael Benson - foul #3 on Michael Benson, team foul #10 | 74-73 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Harold Gloria (SF), Jesse Rainey (C) Jesse Woodring, Booker Smith | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Byron Lankford (SF), David Edmunds (C) Edward Dickerson, Michael Jolly | |
| 02:08 | Pepperdine | William Baker makes the 1st free throw | 75-73 |
| 02:08 | Pepperdine | William Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 76-73 |
| 01:48 | Santa Clara | Byron Lankford is hacked by Harold Gloria - foul #4 on Harold Gloria, team foul #10 | 76-73 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Jesse Woodring (SF), Booker Smith (C) Harold Gloria, Jesse Rainey | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 01:48 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 76-73 |
| 01:48 | Santa Clara | Byron Lankford misses the 1st free throw | 76-73 |
| 01:48 | Santa Clara | Byron Lankford misses the 2nd free throw | 76-73 |
| 01:48 | Pepperdine | Booker Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 76-73 |
| 01:30 | Pepperdine | Jesse Woodring is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 76-73 |
| 01:29 | Santa Clara | David Edmunds snags the defensive board | 76-73 |
| 01:11 | Santa Clara | Byron Lankford scores on a jump hook from close range | 76-75 |
| 01:01 | Pepperdine | Jesse Woodring makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by William Baker | 79-75 |
| 01:01 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 79-75 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Edward Dickerson (SF) Byron Lankford | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:46 | Santa Clara | Gordon Spicer misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 79-75 |
| 00:44 | Pepperdine | Jesse Woodring grabs the defensive rebound | 79-75 |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:41 | Pepperdine | Jesse Woodring is fouled in the backcourt by Gordon Spicer - foul #2 on Gordon Spicer, team foul #11 | 79-75 |
| 00:41 | Pepperdine | Jesse Woodring makes the 1st free throw | 80-75 |
| 00:41 | Pepperdine | Jesse Woodring makes the 2nd free throw | 81-75 |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:38 | Santa Clara | Gordon Spicer is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gordon Spicer, team foul #12 | 81-75 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | William Lavine (C) Booker Smith | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 00:35 | Pepperdine | Cornelius Ball is hacked by Gordon Spicer - foul #4 on Gordon Spicer, team foul #13 | 81-75 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | William Drake (SG) Jacob Staples | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 00:35 | Pepperdine | Cornelius Ball makes the 1st free throw | 82-75 |
| 00:35 | Pepperdine | Cornelius Ball makes the 2nd free throw | 83-75 |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:31 | Santa Clara | William Drake picks off the pass by David Edmunds in the backcourt | 83-75 |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Pepperdine | William Lavine is fouled on the floor by David Edmunds - foul #3 on David Edmunds, team foul #14 | 83-75 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Jacob Staples (SG) William Drake | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 00:30 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 83-75 |
| 00:30 | Pepperdine | William Lavine makes the 1st free throw | 84-75 |
| 00:30 | Pepperdine | William Lavine makes the 2nd free throw | 85-75 |
| 00:23 | Santa Clara | David Edmunds misses short on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on William Lavine - foul #3 on William Lavine, team foul #11 | 85-75 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Barry Roberts (PG), William Drake (SG), Brian Levandofsky (SF), Carl Walker (C) William Baker, Jacob Staples, Jesse Woodring, Cornelius Ball | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jordan Hill (SG), Byron Lankford (SF), Justin Vera (PF) Gordon Spicer, Edward Dickerson, Robert Storie | |
| 00:23 | Santa Clara | David Edmunds makes the 1st free throw | 85-76 |
| 00:23 | Santa Clara | David Edmunds makes the 2nd free throw | 85-77 |
| 00:22 | Pepperdine | Michael Benson is called for the reach on Barry Roberts in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Benson, team foul #15 | 85-77 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Jacob Staples (SG), Jesse Woodring (SF), Cornelius Ball (PF) William Drake, Brian Levandofsky, Carl Walker | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gordon Spicer (PG), Edward Dickerson (SF), Robert Storie (PF) Jordan Hill, Byron Lankford, Justin Vera | |
| 00:22 | Pepperdine | Barry Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 86-77 |
| 00:22 | Pepperdine | Barry Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 87-77 |
| 00:16 | Santa Clara | Michael Benson can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the right corner | 87-77 |
| 00:15 | Santa Clara | Edward Dickerson pulls down the offensive rebound | 87-77 |
| 00:11 | Santa Clara | Edward Dickerson's layup is rejected by Cornelius Ball | 87-77 |
| 00:10 | Pepperdine | Jacob Staples snags the defensive board | 87-77 |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Pepperdine | Barry Roberts runs out the clock | 87-77 |