| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Michael Benson (fresh) SG - Raymond Ennis (fresh) SF - Larry Lusk (fresh) PF - Russell Webb (fresh) C - Peter Springer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Phillip Simone (fresh) SG - Stephen Mann (fresh) SF - Brian Levandofsky (fresh) PF - Harold Davis (fresh) C - Booker Smith (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Santa Clara | Peter Springer wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:57 | Santa Clara | Stephen Mann is called for the reach on Raymond Ennis in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stephen Mann, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Santa Clara | Russell Webb makes the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Michael Benson | 2-0 |
| 19:27 | Pepperdine | Phillip Simone can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:26 | Santa Clara | Peter Springer pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:15 | Santa Clara | Stephen Mann is called for the reach on Raymond Ennis - foul #2 on Stephen Mann, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Melvin Lor (SG) Stephen Mann | |
| 19:04 | Santa Clara | Michael Benson is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 2-0 |
| 19:02 | Pepperdine | Melvin Lor snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:36 | Pepperdine | Brian Levandofsky makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Melvin Lor | 2-2 |
| 18:33 | Santa Clara | Larry Lusk is fouled in the backcourt by Melvin Lor - foul #1 on Melvin Lor, team foul #3 | 2-2 |
| 18:22 | Santa Clara | Peter Springer scores on a shot in the paint | 4-2 |
| 18:01 | Pepperdine | Melvin Lor is fouled on the floor by Larry Lusk - foul #1 on Larry Lusk, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 17:46 | Pepperdine | Russell Webb is called for the reach on Harold Davis - foul #1 on Russell Webb, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gordon Spicer (PG), Gerald Haddad (SG), Gregory Askew (SF), Michael Cox (C) Michael Benson, Raymond Ennis, Larry Lusk, Peter Springer | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Walter Smith (PG), Harold Gloria (SG), Tom Clark (PF) Phillip Simone, Melvin Lor, Harold Davis | |
| 17:24 | Pepperdine | Harold Gloria is hacked by Gerald Haddad - foul #1 on Gerald Haddad, team foul #3 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Carl Walker (PF), Jesse Rainey (C) Brian Levandofsky, Booker Smith | |
| 17:11 | Pepperdine | Carl Walker lays it up and in on a nice dish by Harold Gloria and he's fouled by Gerald Haddad - foul #2 on Gerald Haddad, team foul #4 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Sean Allen (SG) Gerald Haddad | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 17:11 | Pepperdine | Carl Walker makes the free throw | 4-5 |
| 16:51 | Santa Clara | Gregory Askew misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 4-5 |
| 16:50 | Santa Clara | Russell Webb tips it home | 6-5 |
| 16:45 | Pepperdine | Walter Smith is hacked by Gregory Askew in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gregory Askew, team foul #5 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Peter Springer (C) Russell Webb | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Phillip Simone (PG), Melvin Lor (SG) Walter Smith, Jesse Rainey | |
| 16:24 | Pepperdine | Gregory Askew steps in front of the Carl Walker pass | 6-5 |
| 16:13 | Santa Clara | Peter Springer can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the left corner | 6-5 |
| 16:12 | Santa Clara | Michael Cox tips it back up and in | 8-5 |
| 16:09 | Pepperdine | Sean Allen takes the ball from Melvin Lor in the backcourt | 8-5 |
| 16:08 | Santa Clara | Sean Allen hits the finger roll | 10-5 |
| 15:47 | Pepperdine | Phillip Simone misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 10-5 |
| 15:46 | Santa Clara | Michael Cox grabs the board | 10-5 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Gordon Spicer (fairly fresh) SG - Sean Allen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gregory Askew (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Cox (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Peter Springer (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Phillip Simone (fairly fresh) SG - Melvin Lor (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Harold Gloria (fairly fresh) PF - Tom Clark (fairly fresh) C - Carl Walker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:44 | Santa Clara | Harold Gloria takes the ball from Gregory Askew in the backcourt | 10-5 |
| 15:32 | Pepperdine | Carl Walker hits a wide open pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Phillip Simone | 10-7 |
| 15:18 | Santa Clara | Peter Springer's layup is rejected by Harold Gloria | 10-7 |
| 15:16 | Pepperdine | Carl Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 10-7 |
| 15:02 | Pepperdine | Melvin Lor misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 10-7 |
| 15:01 | Pepperdine | Tom Clark tips it but misses | 10-7 |
| 15:00 | Pepperdine | Harold Gloria tips it but misses | 10-7 |
| 14:59 | Pepperdine | Phillip Simone tips it back up and in | 10-9 |
| 14:36 | Santa Clara | Michael Cox misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 10-9 |
| 14:34 | Pepperdine | Harold Gloria pulls down the rebound | 10-9 |
| 14:22 | Pepperdine | Tom Clark makes the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Harold Gloria | 10-11 |
| 14:02 | Santa Clara | Gregory Askew misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 10-11 |
| 14:01 | Pepperdine | Tom Clark gets the rebound | 10-11 |
| 13:55 | Pepperdine | Harold Gloria misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 10-11 |
| 13:53 | Santa Clara | Peter Springer gets the rebound | 10-11 |
| 13:38 | Santa Clara | Sean Allen connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 12-11 |
| 13:36 | Pepperdine | Phillip Simone is fouled in the backcourt by Gordon Spicer - foul #1 on Gordon Spicer, team foul #6 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Benson (PG), Raymond Ennis (SG), Larry Lusk (SF), Russell Webb (PF) Gordon Spicer, Sean Allen, Gregory Askew, Michael Cox | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Walter Smith (PG), Antonio Dubose (SG), Brian Levandofsky (SF), Harold Davis (PF), Booker Smith (C) Phillip Simone, Melvin Lor, Harold Gloria, Tom Clark, Carl Walker | |
| 13:20 | Pepperdine | Brian Levandofsky knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Walter Smith | 12-14 |
| 13:00 | Santa Clara | Raymond Ennis is hacked by Antonio Dubose - foul #1 on Antonio Dubose, team foul #4 | 12-14 |
| 12:46 | Santa Clara | Raymond Ennis scores on a driving attempt in the lane | 14-14 |
| 12:24 | Pepperdine | Walter Smith misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 14-14 |
| 12:22 | Pepperdine | Brian Levandofsky gets the offensive rebound | 14-14 |
| 12:03 | Pepperdine | Booker Smith is wide open but clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 14-14 |
| 12:02 | Santa Clara | Michael Benson pulls down the rebound | 14-14 |
| 11:45 | Santa Clara | Russell Webb can't connect on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Harold Davis - foul #1 on Harold Davis, team foul #5 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Bradley Champion (SF), Michael Cox (C) Larry Lusk, Peter Springer | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Phillip Simone (PG), Melvin Lor (SG), Jesse Rainey (PF) Walter Smith, Antonio Dubose, Harold Davis | |
| 11:45 | Santa Clara | Russell Webb makes the 1st free throw | 15-14 |
| 11:45 | Santa Clara | Russell Webb makes the 2nd free throw | 16-14 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Michael Benson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Raymond Ennis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bradley Champion (fresh) PF - Russell Webb (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Michael Cox (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Phillip Simone (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Melvin Lor (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Brian Levandofsky (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jesse Rainey (fresh) C - Booker Smith (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:31 | Pepperdine | Booker Smith misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 16-14 |
| 11:30 | Pepperdine | The offensive rebound goes to Jesse Rainey | 16-14 |
| 11:21 | Pepperdine | Jesse Rainey is open and lays it up and in | 16-16 |
| 11:19 | Santa Clara | Booker Smith steps in front of the Michael Cox pass in the backcourt | 16-16 |
| 11:05 | Pepperdine | Bradley Champion steals it from Phillip Simone | 16-16 |
| 11:01 | Santa Clara | Bradley Champion can't finish the layup | 16-16 |
| 11:00 | Pepperdine | The rebound goes to Brian Levandofsky | 16-16 |
| 10:58 | Pepperdine | Bradley Champion steals the ball from Phillip Simone in the backcourt | 16-16 |
| 10:57 | Santa Clara | Raymond Ennis dunks the ball set up by Bradley Champion | 18-16 |
| 10:42 | Pepperdine | Melvin Lor connects on the open 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Phillip Simone | 18-19 |
| 10:39 | Santa Clara | Bradley Champion's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 18-19 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Larry Lusk (SF), Peter Springer (C) Bradley Champion, Michael Cox | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Harold Davis (PF) Jesse Rainey | |
| 10:29 | Pepperdine | Brian Levandofsky clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 18-19 |
| 10:27 | Santa Clara | Russell Webb pulls down the rebound | 18-19 |
| 10:21 | Santa Clara | Russell Webb misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 18-19 |
| 10:19 | Pepperdine | Brian Levandofsky snags the defensive board | 18-19 |
| 10:14 | Pepperdine | Melvin Lor is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Brian Levandofsky | 18-21 |
| 09:58 | Santa Clara | Russell Webb misses the easy layup | 18-21 |
| 09:57 | Pepperdine | Harold Davis grabs the board | 18-21 |
| 09:34 | Pepperdine | Melvin Lor is fouled on the floor by Raymond Ennis - foul #1 on Raymond Ennis, team foul #7 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gordon Spicer (PG), Gregory Askew (C) Michael Benson, Peter Springer | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Walter Smith (PG), Tom Clark (SF), Jesse Rainey (C) Phillip Simone, Brian Levandofsky, Booker Smith | |
| 09:34 | Pepperdine | Melvin Lor misses the 1st free throw | 18-21 |
| 09:34 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Russell Webb | 18-21 |
| 09:09 | Santa Clara | Gregory Askew is wide open but clanks a jump hook from the left block | 18-21 |
| 09:08 | Santa Clara | Larry Lusk hits the follow up shot | 20-21 |
| 09:00 | Pepperdine | Tom Clark clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 20-21 |
| 08:59 | Pepperdine | Melvin Lor tips it back up and in | 20-23 |
| 08:44 | Santa Clara | Tom Clark steals it from Gordon Spicer | 20-23 |
| 08:32 | Pepperdine | Walter Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-23 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Benson (PG), Bradley Champion (SF), Michael Cox (C) Raymond Ennis, Larry Lusk, Gregory Askew | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Phillip Simone (PG), Antonio Dubose (SG), Brian Levandofsky (SF), Booker Smith (C) Walter Smith, Melvin Lor, Harold Davis, Jesse Rainey | |
| 08:22 | Santa Clara | Michael Benson misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Tom Clark - foul #1 on Tom Clark, team foul #6 | 20-23 |
| 08:22 | Santa Clara | Michael Benson misses the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 08:22 | Santa Clara | Michael Benson makes the 2nd free throw | 21-23 |
| 08:06 | Pepperdine | Tom Clark misses the wide open jump hook from the left block | 21-23 |
| 08:04 | Pepperdine | Brian Levandofsky tips it in | 21-25 |
| 07:49 | Santa Clara | Gordon Spicer misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away but the foul's on Phillip Simone - foul #1 on Phillip Simone, team foul #7 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Larry Lusk (SF) Bradley Champion | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Walter Smith (PG), Harold Gloria (SG), Harold Davis (PF) Phillip Simone, Antonio Dubose, Tom Clark | |
| 07:49 | Santa Clara | Gordon Spicer misses the 1st free throw | 21-25 |
| 07:49 | Santa Clara | Gordon Spicer makes the 2nd free throw | 22-25 |
| 07:49 | Santa Clara | Gordon Spicer makes the 3rd free throw | 23-25 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Michael Benson (tiring) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gordon Spicer (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Larry Lusk (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Russell Webb (tired) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Cox (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Walter Smith (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harold Gloria (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SF - Brian Levandofsky (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Harold Davis (tiring) C - Booker Smith (tiring) | |
| 07:24 | Pepperdine | Booker Smith banks in the layup on a great pass from Walter Smith and the foul's on Michael Benson - foul #1 on Michael Benson, team foul #8 | 23-27 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Raymond Ennis (SG), Peter Springer (C) Gordon Spicer, Michael Cox | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 07:24 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 23-27 |
| 07:24 | Pepperdine | Booker Smith misses the free throw | 23-27 |
| 07:24 | Santa Clara | Russell Webb gets the rebound | 23-27 |
| 07:21 | Santa Clara | Michael Benson is fouled in the backcourt by Harold Gloria - foul #1 on Harold Gloria, team foul #8 | 23-27 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Sean Allen (SG), Bradley Champion (SF) Raymond Ennis, Larry Lusk | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Antonio Dubose (SG), Carl Walker (PF), Jesse Rainey (C) Harold Gloria, Harold Davis, Booker Smith | |
| 07:21 | Santa Clara | Michael Benson misses the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 07:21 | Pepperdine | Jesse Rainey pulls down the rebound | 23-27 |
| 07:19 | Pepperdine | Brian Levandofsky throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-27 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Raymond Ennis (SG) Michael Benson | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 06:58 | Santa Clara | Raymond Ennis loses the ball out of bounds | 23-27 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Phillip Simone (PG) Walter Smith | |
| 06:37 | Pepperdine | Brian Levandofsky misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 23-27 |
| 06:36 | Santa Clara | Russell Webb grabs the board | 23-27 |
| 06:14 | Santa Clara | Raymond Ennis can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 23-27 |
| 06:12 | Pepperdine | Jesse Rainey snags the defensive board | 23-27 |
| 05:56 | Pepperdine | Jesse Rainey misses long on an open shot in the paint | 23-27 |
| 05:55 | Santa Clara | Peter Springer gets the rebound | 23-27 |
| 05:42 | Santa Clara | Peter Springer misses the floater near the basket but he's fouled by Carl Walker - foul #1 on Carl Walker, team foul #9 | 23-27 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Benson (PG), Gordon Spicer (SG), Larry Lusk (SF), Gregory Askew (PF) Sean Allen, Raymond Ennis, Bradley Champion, Russell Webb | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Walter Smith (PG), Harold Gloria (SG), Tom Clark (SF), Harold Davis (PF), Booker Smith (C) Phillip Simone, Antonio Dubose, Brian Levandofsky, Carl Walker, Jesse Rainey | |
| 05:42 | Santa Clara | Peter Springer makes the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 05:42 | Santa Clara | Peter Springer misses the 2nd free throw | 24-27 |
| 05:42 | Pepperdine | Harold Davis gets the rebound | 24-27 |
| 05:40 | Pepperdine | Walter Smith is hacked by Michael Benson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Benson, team foul #9 | 24-27 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Raymond Ennis (SG), Michael Cox (C) Michael Benson, Peter Springer | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 05:40 | Pepperdine | Walter Smith makes the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 05:40 | Pepperdine | Walter Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 24-29 |
| 05:25 | Santa Clara | Gregory Askew misses the fadeaway in the paint | 24-29 |
| 05:23 | Pepperdine | Booker Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 24-29 |
| 05:21 | Pepperdine | Harold Gloria is hacked by Raymond Ennis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Raymond Ennis, team foul #10 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Sean Allen (SG) Raymond Ennis | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 05:21 | Pepperdine | Harold Gloria misses the 1st free throw | 24-29 |
| 05:21 | Pepperdine | Harold Gloria makes the 2nd free throw | 24-30 |
| 04:58 | Santa Clara | Michael Cox's pass is intercepted by Harold Davis | 24-30 |
| 04:50 | Pepperdine | Harold Gloria's pass is intercepted by Gregory Askew | 24-30 |
| 04:48 | Santa Clara | Harold Gloria steps in front of the Sean Allen pass in the backcourt | 24-30 |
| 04:36 | Pepperdine | Tom Clark misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 24-30 |
| 04:35 | Santa Clara | Sean Allen gets the rebound | 24-30 |
| 04:23 | Santa Clara | Larry Lusk drills a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Gordon Spicer | 26-30 |
| 04:21 | Pepperdine | Larry Lusk steals the ball from Harold Davis in the backcourt | 26-30 |
| 04:20 | Santa Clara | Sean Allen lays it up and in set up by Larry Lusk | 28-30 |
| 03:58 | Pepperdine | Sean Allen is called for the reach on Harold Gloria - foul #1 on Sean Allen, team foul #11 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Benson (PG), Gerald Haddad (SG), Russell Webb (PF), Peter Springer (C) Gordon Spicer, Sean Allen, Michael Cox, Gregory Askew | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Phillip Simone (PG), Stephen Mann (SG) Walter Smith, Tom Clark | |
| 03:58 | Pepperdine | Harold Gloria misses the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 03:58 | Pepperdine | Harold Gloria makes the 2nd free throw | 28-31 |
| 03:43 | Santa Clara | Peter Springer is denied on a layup by Booker Smith | 28-31 |
| 03:41 | Pepperdine | Harold Gloria grabs the defensive rebound | 28-31 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Michael Benson (tiring) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Haddad (fresh) SF - Larry Lusk (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Russell Webb (tired) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Peter Springer (very tired) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Phillip Simone (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Mann (fresh) SF - Harold Gloria (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Harold Davis (tired) 2 reb. C - Booker Smith (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 03:31 | Pepperdine | Harold Gloria hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-31 |
| 03:29 | Pepperdine | Stephen Mann tips it but misses | 28-31 |
| 03:28 | Pepperdine | Harold Gloria tips it in | 28-33 |
| 03:23 | Santa Clara | Larry Lusk makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Russell Webb | 30-33 |
| 03:21 | Pepperdine | Harold Gloria's pass is intercepted by Michael Benson in the backcourt | 30-33 |
| 02:55 | Santa Clara | Gerald Haddad misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Harold Gloria - foul #2 on Harold Gloria, team foul #10 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Raymond Ennis (SG) Larry Lusk | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Melvin Lor (PG), Brian Levandofsky (SF), Jesse Rainey (PF), Carl Walker (C) Phillip Simone, Harold Gloria, Harold Davis, Booker Smith | |
| 02:55 | Santa Clara | Gerald Haddad makes the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 02:55 | Santa Clara | Gerald Haddad misses the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 02:55 | Pepperdine | Carl Walker pulls down the rebound | 31-33 |
| 02:43 | Pepperdine | Jesse Rainey misses long on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Russell Webb - foul #2 on Russell Webb, team foul #12 | 31-33 |
| 02:43 | Pepperdine | Jesse Rainey misses the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 02:43 | Pepperdine | Jesse Rainey misses the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 02:43 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Peter Springer | 31-33 |
| 02:41 | Santa Clara | Melvin Lor is called for the reach on Michael Benson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Melvin Lor, team foul #11 | 31-33 |
| 02:41 | Santa Clara | Michael Benson makes the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 02:41 | Santa Clara | Michael Benson makes the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 02:18 | Pepperdine | Melvin Lor misses long on an open runner in the paint | 33-33 |
| 02:17 | Santa Clara | Peter Springer snags the defensive board | 33-33 |
| 02:15 | Santa Clara | Michael Benson is fouled in the backcourt by Melvin Lor - foul #3 on Melvin Lor, team foul #12 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Phillip Simone (PG), Tom Clark (C) Melvin Lor, Carl Walker | |
| 02:15 | Santa Clara | Michael Benson makes the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 02:15 | Santa Clara | Michael Benson makes the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 01:58 | Pepperdine | Phillip Simone is fouled on the floor by Michael Benson - foul #3 on Michael Benson, team foul #13 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gordon Spicer (PG), Bradley Champion (SF) Michael Benson, Gerald Haddad | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Booker Smith (C) Jesse Rainey | |
| 01:58 | Pepperdine | Phillip Simone makes the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 01:58 | Pepperdine | Phillip Simone makes the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 01:42 | Santa Clara | Russell Webb misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Tom Clark - foul #2 on Tom Clark, team foul #13 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Walter Smith (PG) Phillip Simone | |
| 01:42 | Santa Clara | Russell Webb misses the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 01:42 | Santa Clara | Russell Webb misses the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 01:42 | Pepperdine | Tom Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 35-35 |
| 01:34 | Pepperdine | Stephen Mann lays it up and in | 35-37 |
| 01:11 | Santa Clara | Raymond Ennis misses the 3 from the left corner | 35-37 |
| 01:10 | Santa Clara | Peter Springer grabs the offensive board | 35-37 |
| 00:46 | Santa Clara | Bradley Champion knocks in the driving attempt in the paint | 37-37 |
| 00:42 | Pepperdine | Walter Smith is hacked by Russell Webb in the backcourt - foul #3 on Russell Webb, team foul #14 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gerald Haddad (PG), Larry Lusk (SF), Michael Cox (PF), Gregory Askew (C) Gordon Spicer, Bradley Champion, Russell Webb, Peter Springer | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Antonio Dubose (SF), Harold Davis (PF), Carl Walker (C) Brian Levandofsky, Tom Clark, Booker Smith | |
| 00:42 | Pepperdine | Walter Smith makes the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 00:42 | Pepperdine | Walter Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 37-39 |
| 00:39 | Santa Clara | Raymond Ennis is fouled in the backcourt by Stephen Mann - foul #3 on Stephen Mann, team foul #14 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Phillip Simone (PG), Brian Levandofsky (SF), Jesse Rainey (PF) Walter Smith, Stephen Mann, Harold Davis | |
| 00:39 | Santa Clara | Raymond Ennis makes the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 00:39 | Santa Clara | Raymond Ennis misses the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 00:39 | Pepperdine | Jesse Rainey snags the defensive board | 38-39 |
| 00:25 | Pepperdine | Phillip Simone is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Antonio Dubose | 38-42 |
| 00:03 | Santa Clara | Raymond Ennis misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-42 |
| 00:01 | Pepperdine | Brian Levandofsky pulls down the rebound | 38-42 |
| 00:00 | Pepperdine | Brian Levandofsky misses short on a fullcourt shot | 38-42 |