| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Phillip Simone (fresh) SG - Stephen Mann (fresh) SF - Brian Levandofsky (fresh) PF - Harold Davis (fresh) C - Booker Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - James Pereira (fresh) SG - John Godinez (fresh) SF - Peter Merchant (fresh) PF - Pete Davis (fresh) C - James Barbosa (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Holy Cross | Pete Davis wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:49 | Holy Cross | John Godinez drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Peter Merchant | 0-3 |
| 19:46 | Pepperdine | Stephen Mann's pass is intercepted by James Pereira in the backcourt | 0-3 |
| 19:26 | Holy Cross | John Godinez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-3 |
| 19:12 | Pepperdine | Brian Levandofsky makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Phillip Simone | 3-3 |
| 19:09 | Holy Cross | James Pereira is hacked by Phillip Simone in the backcourt - foul #1 on Phillip Simone, team foul #1 | 3-3 |
| 19:01 | Holy Cross | Pete Davis blows the dunk | 3-3 |
| 18:59 | Pepperdine | Phillip Simone gets the rebound | 3-3 |
| 18:56 | Pepperdine | Brian Levandofsky is hacked by Peter Merchant in the backcourt - foul #1 on Peter Merchant, team foul #1 | 3-3 |
| 18:45 | Pepperdine | Pete Davis takes the ball from Phillip Simone | 3-3 |
| 18:42 | Holy Cross | John Godinez is called for traveling in the backcourt | 3-3 |
| 18:29 | Pepperdine | Stephen Mann is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 3-3 |
| 18:27 | Holy Cross | The rebound goes to Peter Merchant | 3-3 |
| 18:21 | Holy Cross | John Godinez misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 3-3 |
| 18:19 | Holy Cross | Pete Davis gets the offensive rebound | 3-3 |
| 18:07 | Holy Cross | John Godinez makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by James Pereira | 3-6 |
| 18:05 | Pepperdine | Brian Levandofsky is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brian Levandofsky, team foul #2 | 3-6 |
| 17:55 | Holy Cross | John Godinez misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 3-6 |
| 17:54 | Pepperdine | Harold Davis gets the rebound | 3-6 |
| 17:32 | Pepperdine | John Godinez is called for the reach on Brian Levandofsky - foul #1 on John Godinez, team foul #2 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Walter Smith (PG), Melvin Lor (SG), Harold Gloria (SF), Tom Clark (PF), Carl Walker (C) Phillip Simone, Stephen Mann, Brian Levandofsky, Harold Davis, Booker Smith | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| 17:19 | Pepperdine | Melvin Lor misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 3-6 |
| 17:18 | Pepperdine | The offensive rebound goes to Tom Clark | 3-6 |
| 17:01 | Pepperdine | Walter Smith loses the dribble to James Pereira | 3-6 |
| 16:58 | Holy Cross | James Pereira throws it down | 3-8 |
| 16:44 | Pepperdine | Carl Walker can't finish the layup | 3-8 |
| 16:42 | Pepperdine | Tom Clark pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-8 |
| 16:20 | Pepperdine | Carl Walker misses the easy layup | 3-8 |
| 16:18 | Holy Cross | James Barbosa grabs the defensive rebound | 3-8 |
| 16:11 | Holy Cross | Peter Merchant loses the dribble to Melvin Lor | 3-8 |
| 16:08 | Pepperdine | Melvin Lor banks in the layup | 5-8 |
| 15:59 | Holy Cross | Peter Merchant knocks in the turnaround in the lane | 5-10 |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Walter Smith (fairly fresh) SG - Melvin Lor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Harold Gloria (fairly fresh) PF - Tom Clark (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Carl Walker (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - James Pereira (tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Godinez (tired) 6 pts. SF - Peter Merchant (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Pete Davis (tired) C - James Barbosa (tired) | |
| 15:38 | Pepperdine | Carl Walker hits a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Harold Gloria and he's hacked by James Barbosa - foul #1 on James Barbosa, team foul #3 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Antonio Dubose (PG), Stephen Mann (SG), Brian Levandofsky (SF), Jesse Rainey (C) Walter Smith, Melvin Lor, Harold Gloria, Tom Clark | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| 15:38 | Pepperdine | Carl Walker makes the free throw | 8-10 |
| 15:26 | Holy Cross | John Godinez misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 8-10 |
| 15:25 | Pepperdine | Brian Levandofsky grabs the board | 8-10 |
| 15:07 | Pepperdine | Stephen Mann's fadeaway is rejected by James Barbosa | 8-10 |
| 15:06 | Holy Cross | James Barbosa snags the defensive board | 8-10 |
| 14:57 | Holy Cross | Stephen Mann is called for the reach on John Godinez - foul #1 on Stephen Mann, team foul #3 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Phillip Simone (PG), Booker Smith (C) Antonio Dubose, Carl Walker | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| 14:44 | Holy Cross | Peter Merchant makes the fadeaway from the left side | 8-12 |
| 14:26 | Pepperdine | Phillip Simone misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 8-12 |
| 14:24 | Holy Cross | Pete Davis gets the rebound | 8-12 |
| 14:21 | Holy Cross | Phillip Simone takes the ball from James Barbosa in the backcourt | 8-12 |
| 14:12 | Pepperdine | Phillip Simone makes the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Brian Levandofsky | 11-12 |
| 14:05 | Holy Cross | Pete Davis scores on a driving attempt in the paint | 11-14 |
| 13:43 | Pepperdine | Brian Levandofsky is by himself and knocks in the shot in the lane on a great pass from Stephen Mann | 13-14 |
| 13:30 | Holy Cross | Peter Merchant is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Peter Merchant, team foul #4 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Antonio Dubose (SG), Tom Clark (SF), Harold Davis (PF) Stephen Mann, Brian Levandofsky, Jesse Rainey | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Walter Ainsworth (SG) Peter Merchant | |
| 13:19 | Pepperdine | Booker Smith comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 13-14 |
| 13:18 | Pepperdine | Tom Clark pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-14 |
| 12:57 | Pepperdine | Tom Clark is fouled on the floor by John Godinez - foul #2 on John Godinez, team foul #5 | 13-14 |
| 12:57 | Holy Cross | Holy Cross calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 13-14 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Walter Smith (PG), Melvin Lor (SG) Phillip Simone, Booker Smith | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Donald Stevenson (SF) John Godinez | |
| 12:37 | Pepperdine | Tom Clark hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Melvin Lor | 15-14 |
| 12:34 | Holy Cross | James Pereira loses the dribble to Melvin Lor in the backcourt | 15-14 |
| 12:29 | Pepperdine | Tom Clark hits a shot from the right block set up by Walter Smith | 17-14 |
| 12:14 | Holy Cross | Harold Davis swats the layup by Pete Davis | 17-14 |
| 12:12 | Pepperdine | Walter Smith snags the defensive board | 17-14 |
| 11:46 | Pepperdine | Melvin Lor misses the runner from the left block | 17-14 |
| 11:45 | Pepperdine | Tom Clark tips it home | 19-14 |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Walter Smith (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Melvin Lor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Antonio Dubose (fairly fresh) PF - Harold Davis (fairly fresh) C - Tom Clark (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - James Pereira (very tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Walter Ainsworth (fairly fresh) SF - Donald Stevenson (fairly fresh) PF - Pete Davis (very tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Barbosa (very tired) 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Holy Cross | Pete Davis is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Pete Davis, team foul #6 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Phillip Simone (PG), Harold Gloria (SG), Brian Levandofsky (SF), Booker Smith (C) Walter Smith, Melvin Lor, Antonio Dubose, Tom Clark | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Michael Moore (SG), Aaron Gibson (SF) Walter Ainsworth, Donald Stevenson | |
| 11:26 | Pepperdine | Brian Levandofsky is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Moore - foul #1 on Michael Moore, team foul #7 | 19-14 |
| 11:26 | Pepperdine | Brian Levandofsky misses the 1st free throw | 19-14 |
| 11:26 | Pepperdine | Harold Davis gets the offensive rebound | 19-14 |
| 11:12 | Pepperdine | Booker Smith makes the wide open fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Phillip Simone | 21-14 |
| 10:54 | Holy Cross | Pete Davis connects on the jumper from the right wing | 21-16 |
| 10:48 | Pepperdine | Harold Davis hits a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Booker Smith and he's hacked by Pete Davis - foul #2 on Pete Davis, team foul #8 | 23-16 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Stephen Mann (SG), Jesse Rainey (C) Harold Gloria, Booker Smith | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | John Godinez (SG), Brandon Crabtree (SF), Peter Merchant (C) Michael Moore, Aaron Gibson, Pete Davis | |
| 10:48 | Pepperdine | Harold Davis makes the free throw | 24-16 |
| 10:46 | Holy Cross | Brian Levandofsky picks off the pass by John Godinez in the backcourt | 24-16 |
| 10:32 | Pepperdine | Phillip Simone misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 24-16 |
| 10:31 | Holy Cross | The rebound goes to James Barbosa | 24-16 |
| 10:22 | Holy Cross | Jesse Rainey steps in front of the James Barbosa pass | 24-16 |
| 10:02 | Pepperdine | Harold Davis lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Stephen Mann | 26-16 |
| 09:36 | Holy Cross | Peter Merchant misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 26-16 |
| 09:35 | Holy Cross | Peter Merchant tips it home | 26-18 |
| 09:28 | Pepperdine | Stephen Mann is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 26-18 |
| 09:26 | Holy Cross | Brandon Crabtree pulls down the rebound | 26-18 |
| 09:13 | Holy Cross | John Godinez hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 26-18 |
| 09:11 | Pepperdine | The rebound goes to Harold Davis | 26-18 |
| 09:05 | Pepperdine | Phillip Simone is open and scores on a 3 from the right wing | 29-18 |
| 08:44 | Holy Cross | John Godinez is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 29-20 |
| 08:41 | Pepperdine | Brian Levandofsky is fouled in the backcourt by Brandon Crabtree - foul #1 on Brandon Crabtree, team foul #9 | 29-20 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Walter Smith (PG), Harold Gloria (SG), Carl Walker (PF), Booker Smith (C) Phillip Simone, Stephen Mann, Harold Davis, Jesse Rainey | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Walter Ainsworth (SG), Aaron Gibson (SF) John Godinez, Brandon Crabtree | |
| 08:41 | Pepperdine | Brian Levandofsky makes the 1st free throw | 30-20 |
| 08:41 | Pepperdine | Brian Levandofsky makes the 2nd free throw | 31-20 |
| 08:22 | Holy Cross | Peter Merchant hits a shot near the basket | 31-22 |
| 08:17 | Pepperdine | Peter Merchant is called for the reach on Walter Smith in the backcourt - foul #3 on Peter Merchant, team foul #10 | 31-22 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Melvin Lor (SG) Brian Levandofsky | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Donald Stevenson (SF), Larry Craig (C) Aaron Gibson, Peter Merchant | |
| 08:17 | Pepperdine | Walter Smith misses the 1st free throw | 31-22 |
| 08:17 | Pepperdine | Walter Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 31-22 |
| 08:17 | Holy Cross | Larry Craig grabs the defensive rebound | 31-22 |
| 07:57 | Holy Cross | James Pereira is whistled for a carry | 31-22 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Tom Clark (SF) Harold Gloria | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | John Godinez (SG) Walter Ainsworth | |
| 07:36 | Pepperdine | Tom Clark misses short on an open floater from the right wing | 31-22 |
| 07:34 | Pepperdine | The offensive rebound goes to Carl Walker | 31-22 |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Walter Smith (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Melvin Lor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Tom Clark (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Carl Walker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Booker Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - James Pereira (very tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Godinez (very tired) 8 pts. SF - Donald Stevenson (fairly fresh) PF - James Barbosa (very tired) 3 reb. C - Larry Craig (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:18 | Pepperdine | Carl Walker banks in the layup | 33-22 |
| 07:08 | Holy Cross | John Godinez's fadeaway is rejected by Carl Walker | 33-22 |
| 07:07 | Holy Cross | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Craig | 33-22 |
| 06:56 | Holy Cross | John Godinez misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-22 |
| 06:54 | Pepperdine | The rebound goes to Carl Walker | 33-22 |
| 06:42 | Pepperdine | Larry Craig denies the turnaround by Booker Smith | 33-22 |
| 06:40 | Pepperdine | Booker Smith tips it but misses | 33-22 |
| 06:39 | Holy Cross | Larry Craig grabs the defensive rebound | 33-22 |
| 06:20 | Holy Cross | John Godinez comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 33-22 |
| 06:19 | Holy Cross | Larry Craig grabs the offensive board | 33-22 |
| 06:09 | Holy Cross | John Godinez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-22 |
| 06:08 | Holy Cross | Larry Craig grabs the offensive board | 33-22 |
| 06:00 | Holy Cross | John Godinez hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-22 |
| 05:58 | Pepperdine | Booker Smith pulls down the rebound | 33-22 |
| 05:41 | Pepperdine | Carl Walker is fouled on the floor by John Godinez - foul #3 on John Godinez, team foul #11 | 33-22 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Antonio Dubose (PG), Stephen Mann (SG), Harold Gloria (SF) Walter Smith, Melvin Lor, Tom Clark | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Walter Ainsworth (SG), Aaron Gibson (SF), Pete Davis (C) John Godinez, Donald Stevenson, Larry Craig | |
| 05:41 | Holy Cross | Holy Cross calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 33-22 |
| 05:41 | Pepperdine | Carl Walker misses the 1st free throw | 33-22 |
| 05:41 | Pepperdine | Carl Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 34-22 |
| 05:27 | Holy Cross | Pete Davis misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Booker Smith - foul #1 on Booker Smith, team foul #4 | 34-22 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Jesse Rainey (PF) Carl Walker | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| 05:27 | Holy Cross | Pete Davis makes the 1st free throw | 34-23 |
| 05:27 | Holy Cross | Pete Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 34-24 |
| 05:12 | Pepperdine | Booker Smith is called for traveling | 34-24 |
| 05:04 | Holy Cross | Pete Davis clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 34-24 |
| 05:03 | Pepperdine | The rebound goes to Harold Gloria | 34-24 |
| 04:36 | Pepperdine | Stephen Mann makes the 3 from straight away set up by Antonio Dubose | 37-24 |
| 04:24 | Holy Cross | Pete Davis is open and buries a shot from close range | 37-26 |
| 04:21 | Pepperdine | Antonio Dubose is hacked by James Pereira in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Pereira, team foul #12 | 37-26 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Brian Levandofsky (SF), Tom Clark (PF) Harold Gloria, Jesse Rainey | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Michael Moore (SG), Peter Merchant (SF) Walter Ainsworth, Aaron Gibson | |
| 04:21 | Pepperdine | Antonio Dubose makes the 1st free throw | 38-26 |
| 04:21 | Pepperdine | Antonio Dubose makes the 2nd free throw | 39-26 |
| 04:03 | Holy Cross | Peter Merchant hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 39-26 |
| 04:02 | Pepperdine | Tom Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 39-26 |
| 03:56 | Pepperdine | Booker Smith connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Stephen Mann | 41-26 |
| 03:45 | Holy Cross | Pete Davis misses the shot from the left wing | 41-26 |
| 03:43 | Pepperdine | Stephen Mann gets the rebound | 41-26 |
| 03:24 | Pepperdine | Brian Levandofsky knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Antonio Dubose | 44-26 |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Antonio Dubose (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Mann (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brian Levandofsky (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Tom Clark (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Booker Smith (tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - James Pereira (very tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Moore (fairly fresh) SF - Peter Merchant (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Barbosa (very tired) 3 reb. C - Pete Davis (very tired) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Holy Cross | James Pereira is hacked by Stephen Mann in the backcourt - foul #2 on Stephen Mann, team foul #5 | 44-26 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Phillip Simone (PG), Harold Davis (PF) Antonio Dubose, Booker Smith | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | John Godinez (SG) Michael Moore | |
| 03:12 | Holy Cross | Peter Merchant misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Brian Levandofsky - foul #2 on Brian Levandofsky, team foul #6 | 44-26 |
| 03:12 | Holy Cross | Peter Merchant makes the 1st free throw | 44-27 |
| 03:12 | Holy Cross | Peter Merchant misses the 2nd free throw | 44-27 |
| 03:12 | Pepperdine | Harold Davis snags the defensive board | 44-27 |
| 02:58 | Pepperdine | Harold Davis hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 44-27 |
| 02:57 | Pepperdine | Brian Levandofsky gets the offensive rebound | 44-27 |
| 02:43 | Pepperdine | Stephen Mann connects on the open 3 from straight away set up by Phillip Simone | 47-27 |
| 02:34 | Holy Cross | Pete Davis is denied on a dunk by Tom Clark | 47-27 |
| 02:33 | Pepperdine | Brian Levandofsky gets the rebound | 47-27 |
| 02:27 | Pepperdine | Phillip Simone throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-27 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Melvin Lor (SG), Jesse Rainey (C) Stephen Mann, Tom Clark | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| 02:20 | Holy Cross | John Godinez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-27 |
| 02:04 | Pepperdine | Brian Levandofsky is called for traveling | 47-27 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Booker Smith (C) Harold Davis | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| 02:00 | Holy Cross | Brian Levandofsky picks off the pass by Peter Merchant in the backcourt | 47-27 |
| 01:44 | Pepperdine | Booker Smith misses badly on the uncontested shot from just outside the lane | 47-27 |
| 01:43 | Pepperdine | Brian Levandofsky misses the tip | 47-27 |
| 01:41 | Holy Cross | James Barbosa pulls down the rebound | 47-27 |
| 01:24 | Holy Cross | John Godinez comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-27 |
| 01:23 | Pepperdine | Phillip Simone grabs the defensive rebound | 47-27 |
| 01:17 | Pepperdine | Brian Levandofsky connects on the open fadeaway from the right side set up by Melvin Lor | 49-27 |
| 01:04 | Holy Cross | John Godinez misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-27 |
| 01:03 | Pepperdine | Jesse Rainey grabs the board | 49-27 |
| 00:47 | Pepperdine | Melvin Lor hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Phillip Simone | 52-27 |
| 00:36 | Holy Cross | John Godinez clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-27 |
| 00:35 | Pepperdine | The rebound goes to Phillip Simone | 52-27 |
| 00:35 | Pepperdine | Pepperdine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-27 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Walter Smith (PG), Stephen Mann (SG), Harold Gloria (SF), Harold Davis (PF), Carl Walker (C) Phillip Simone, Melvin Lor, Brian Levandofsky, Jesse Rainey, Booker Smith | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| 00:16 | Pepperdine | Walter Smith is fouled on the floor by John Godinez - foul #4 on John Godinez, team foul #13 | 52-27 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Tom Clark (C) Carl Walker | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Walter Ainsworth (SG) John Godinez | |
| 00:16 | Pepperdine | Walter Smith misses the 1st free throw | 52-27 |
| 00:16 | Pepperdine | Walter Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 52-27 |
| 00:16 | Holy Cross | Pete Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 52-27 |
| 00:00 | Holy Cross | Pete Davis misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 52-27 |