| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Norman White (fresh) SG - Dennis Fleshman (fresh) SF - Gary Hickman (fresh) PF - Walter Patrick (fresh) C - Barry Weatherly (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Joshua Bullis (fresh) SG - Michael Coughlin (fresh) SF - Willard Davis (fresh) PF - Dennis Ross (fresh) C - Mitchell Harden (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Pepperdine | Mitchell Harden 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) | |
| 19:41 | Pepperdine | Joshua Bullis is hacked by Gary Hickman - foul #1 on Gary Hickman, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Pepperdine | Joshua Bullis clanks a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Norman White - foul #1 on Norman White, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Pepperdine | Joshua Bullis makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:30 | Pepperdine | Joshua Bullis makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:10 | Santa Clara | Dennis Fleshman makes the 3 from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 19:08 | Pepperdine | Joshua Bullis is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 3-2 |
| 18:41 | Santa Clara | Dennis Fleshman misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 18:39 | Pepperdine | Michael Coughlin grabs the board | 3-2 |
| 18:23 | Pepperdine | Willard Davis is open but comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 3-2 |
| 18:21 | Santa Clara | Barry Weatherly pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:18 | Santa Clara | Michael Coughlin is called for the reach on Dennis Fleshman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Coughlin, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:01 | Santa Clara | Barry Weatherly makes the floater near the basket on a great pass from Norman White and he's fouled by Dennis Ross - foul #1 on Dennis Ross, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| 18:01 | Santa Clara | Barry Weatherly makes the free throw | 6-2 |
| 17:50 | Pepperdine | Michael Coughlin buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Dennis Ross | 6-5 |
| 17:48 | Santa Clara | Gary Hickman loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 6-5 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gary Cranor (SG), Marc Nicholson (PF), William Watkins (C) Dennis Fleshman, Walter Patrick, Barry Weatherly | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Mervin Harris (PG), Brian Bosserman (SG), Ralph Lay (SF), Matthew Richardson (PF), Joe Schmitz (C) Joshua Bullis, Michael Coughlin, Willard Davis, Dennis Ross, Mitchell Harden | |
| 17:21 | Pepperdine | Gary Hickman takes the ball from Ralph Lay | 6-5 |
| 17:18 | Santa Clara | Norman White jams it set up by Gary Hickman | 8-5 |
| 17:02 | Pepperdine | Brian Bosserman misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 8-5 |
| 17:01 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to William Watkins | 8-5 |
| 16:48 | Santa Clara | Gary Hickman can't throw it down but he's fouled by Joe Schmitz - foul #1 on Joe Schmitz, team foul #3 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Lawrence Holleman (PG), Richard Brown (SG), Raymond Alba (PF), Kevin Brown (C) Norman White, Gary Cranor, Marc Nicholson, William Watkins | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Joshua Bullis (PG), Henry Gregory (SG), Jesse Sorrentino (SF), Dennis Ross (PF), Mitchell Harden (C) Mervin Harris, Brian Bosserman, Ralph Lay, Matthew Richardson, Joe Schmitz | |
| 16:48 | Santa Clara | Gary Hickman misses the 1st free throw | 8-5 |
| 16:48 | Santa Clara | Gary Hickman misses the 2nd free throw | 8-5 |
| 16:48 | Pepperdine | Mitchell Harden pulls down the rebound | 8-5 |
| 16:35 | Pepperdine | Jesse Sorrentino misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 8-5 |
| 16:33 | Santa Clara | Lawrence Holleman grabs the board | 8-5 |
| 16:16 | Santa Clara | Gary Hickman misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Henry Gregory - foul #1 on Henry Gregory, team foul #4 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Dennis Fleshman (SG), Walter Patrick (PF), Barry Weatherly (C) Richard Brown, Raymond Alba, Kevin Brown | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Michael Coughlin (SG) Joshua Bullis | |
| 16:16 | Santa Clara | Gary Hickman makes the 1st free throw | 9-5 |
| 16:16 | Santa Clara | Gary Hickman makes the 2nd free throw | 10-5 |
| 16:11 | Pepperdine | Gary Hickman is called for the reach on Jesse Sorrentino in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gary Hickman, team foul #3 | 10-5 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Richard Brown (SF) Gary Hickman | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Matthew Richardson (C) Mitchell Harden | |
| 16:04 | Pepperdine | Michael Coughlin misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 10-5 |
| 16:02 | Santa Clara | Barry Weatherly pulls down the rebound | 10-5 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Lawrence Holleman (fresh) SG - Dennis Fleshman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Brown (fresh) PF - Walter Patrick (fresh) C - Barry Weatherly (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Henry Gregory (fairly fresh) SG - Michael Coughlin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jesse Sorrentino (fairly fresh) PF - Dennis Ross (fairly fresh) C - Matthew Richardson (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Santa Clara | Barry Weatherly throws it down on a great pass from Lawrence Holleman | 12-5 |
| 15:33 | Pepperdine | Michael Coughlin is denied on a layup by Walter Patrick | 12-5 |
| 15:31 | Pepperdine | Michael Coughlin gets the offensive rebound | 12-5 |
| 15:18 | Pepperdine | Henry Gregory is called for traveling | 12-5 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kevin Brown (PG), Marc Nicholson (SF), Raymond Alba (PF), William Watkins (C) Lawrence Holleman, Richard Brown, Walter Patrick, Barry Weatherly | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Mervin Harris (PG), Brian Bosserman (SG), Willard Davis (SF), Joe Schmitz (PF), Mitchell Harden (C) Henry Gregory, Michael Coughlin, Jesse Sorrentino, Dennis Ross, Matthew Richardson | |
| 15:05 | Santa Clara | William Watkins makes the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Kevin Brown | 14-5 |
| 15:01 | Pepperdine | Mervin Harris loses the dribble to Marc Nicholson | 14-5 |
| 14:50 | Santa Clara | Marc Nicholson's pass is intercepted by Joe Schmitz | 14-5 |
| 14:32 | Pepperdine | Brian Bosserman connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 14-8 |
| 14:18 | Santa Clara | Joe Schmitz steps in front of the Marc Nicholson pass | 14-8 |
| 14:13 | Pepperdine | Mitchell Harden's pass is intercepted by Kevin Brown in the backcourt | 14-8 |
| 14:11 | Santa Clara | Kevin Brown blows the dunk | 14-8 |
| 14:10 | Pepperdine | Joe Schmitz gets the rebound | 14-8 |
| 13:59 | Pepperdine | Brian Bosserman misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 14-8 |
| 13:57 | Pepperdine | Mitchell Harden gets the offensive rebound | 14-8 |
| 13:41 | Pepperdine | Joe Schmitz clanks a turnaround in the paint | 14-8 |
| 13:40 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to William Watkins | 14-8 |
| 13:36 | Santa Clara | Joe Schmitz is called for the reach on Kevin Brown in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joe Schmitz, team foul #5 | 14-8 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Norman White (PG), Gary Cranor (SG), Richard Brown (SF), Walter Patrick (PF), Barry Weatherly (C) Kevin Brown, Dennis Fleshman, Marc Nicholson, Raymond Alba, William Watkins | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Joshua Bullis (PG), Michael Coughlin (SG), Ralph Lay (SF), Dennis Ross (PF), Matthew Richardson (C) Mervin Harris, Brian Bosserman, Willard Davis, Joe Schmitz, Mitchell Harden | |
| 13:26 | Santa Clara | Norman White misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 14-8 |
| 13:25 | Santa Clara | Richard Brown hits the follow up shot | 16-8 |
| 13:23 | Pepperdine | Matthew Richardson is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Cranor - foul #1 on Gary Cranor, team foul #4 | 16-8 |
| 13:14 | Pepperdine | Dennis Ross can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 16-8 |
| 13:12 | Pepperdine | Dennis Ross pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-8 |
| 12:56 | Pepperdine | Ralph Lay lays it up and in | 16-10 |
| 12:49 | Santa Clara | Walter Patrick is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 16-10 |
| 12:48 | Pepperdine | Michael Coughlin pulls down the rebound | 16-10 |
| 12:24 | Pepperdine | Richard Brown steals it from Ralph Lay | 16-10 |
| 12:21 | Santa Clara | Gary Cranor lays it in set up by Richard Brown | 18-10 |
| 12:01 | Pepperdine | Michael Coughlin misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 18-10 |
| 12:00 | Santa Clara | Walter Patrick pulls down the rebound | 18-10 |
| 11:43 | Santa Clara | Barry Weatherly is open but comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 18-10 |
| 11:42 | Santa Clara | Gary Cranor misses the tip | 18-10 |
| 11:41 | Santa Clara | Walter Patrick gets the offensive rebound | 18-10 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Norman White (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Cranor (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Richard Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Walter Patrick (tiring) 2 reb. C - Barry Weatherly (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Joshua Bullis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Coughlin (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Ralph Lay (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dennis Ross (tiring) C - Matthew Richardson (tiring) | |
| 11:33 | Santa Clara | Richard Brown scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 21-10 |
| 11:28 | Pepperdine | Joshua Bullis misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Norman White - foul #2 on Norman White, team foul #5 | 21-10 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Lawrence Holleman (PG), Dennis Fleshman (SG), Marc Nicholson (SF), William Watkins (C) Norman White, Gary Cranor, Richard Brown, Barry Weatherly | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Brian Bosserman (SG), Willard Davis (SF) Michael Coughlin, Ralph Lay | |
| 11:28 | Pepperdine | Joshua Bullis makes the 1st free throw | 21-11 |
| 11:28 | Pepperdine | Joshua Bullis makes the 2nd free throw | 21-12 |
| 11:26 | Santa Clara | Marc Nicholson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-12 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Jesse Sorrentino (C) Matthew Richardson | |
| 11:16 | Pepperdine | Willard Davis knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Joshua Bullis | 21-14 |
| 11:06 | Santa Clara | Lawrence Holleman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 21-14 |
| 11:05 | Santa Clara | Walter Patrick can't tip it in | 21-14 |
| 11:03 | Pepperdine | Brian Bosserman gets the rebound | 21-14 |
| 11:01 | Pepperdine | Lawrence Holleman steals it from Joshua Bullis in the backcourt | 21-14 |
| 11:00 | Santa Clara | Walter Patrick blows the layup | 21-14 |
| 10:58 | Pepperdine | Jesse Sorrentino grabs the board | 21-14 |
| 10:56 | Pepperdine | Lawrence Holleman steals the ball from Joshua Bullis in the backcourt | 21-14 |
| 10:37 | Santa Clara | Dennis Fleshman is wide open but clanks a shot from the free throw line | 21-14 |
| 10:36 | Santa Clara | William Watkins tips it but misses | 21-14 |
| 10:35 | Santa Clara | Dennis Fleshman can't tip it in | 21-14 |
| 10:34 | Pepperdine | Jesse Sorrentino pulls down the rebound | 21-14 |
| 10:08 | Pepperdine | Dennis Ross misses the 3 from the left corner | 21-14 |
| 10:07 | Pepperdine | Willard Davis hits the follow up shot | 21-16 |
| 09:45 | Santa Clara | Walter Patrick blows the wide open layup | 21-16 |
| 09:43 | Santa Clara | Marc Nicholson grabs the offensive rebound | 21-16 |
| 09:27 | Santa Clara | Walter Patrick clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 21-16 |
| 09:26 | Pepperdine | Dennis Ross grabs the defensive rebound | 21-16 |
| 09:26 | Pepperdine | Pepperdine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 21-16 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kevin Brown (PG), Gary Cranor (SG), Richard Brown (SF), Raymond Alba (PF), Barry Weatherly (C) Lawrence Holleman, Dennis Fleshman, Marc Nicholson, Walter Patrick, William Watkins | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Mervin Harris (PG), Henry Gregory (SG), Ralph Lay (SF), Matthew Richardson (PF), Mitchell Harden (C) Joshua Bullis, Brian Bosserman, Willard Davis, Dennis Ross, Jesse Sorrentino | |
| 09:14 | Pepperdine | Ralph Lay can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 21-16 |
| 09:13 | Santa Clara | Barry Weatherly snags the defensive board | 21-16 |
| 09:09 | Santa Clara | Richard Brown misses long on an open fadeaway from the left side | 21-16 |
| 09:07 | Pepperdine | Ralph Lay grabs the defensive rebound | 21-16 |
| 09:01 | Pepperdine | Mitchell Harden can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Barry Weatherly - foul #1 on Barry Weatherly, team foul #6 | 21-16 |
| 09:01 | Pepperdine | Mitchell Harden misses the 1st free throw | 21-16 |
| 09:01 | Pepperdine | Mitchell Harden makes the 2nd free throw | 21-17 |
| 08:42 | Santa Clara | Barry Weatherly's fadeaway is rejected by Ralph Lay | 21-17 |
| 08:41 | Santa Clara | Gary Cranor grabs the offensive board | 21-17 |
| 08:22 | Santa Clara | Raymond Alba hits a wide open fadeaway from the left block | 23-17 |
| 08:06 | Pepperdine | Matthew Richardson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but the foul's on Barry Weatherly - foul #2 on Barry Weatherly, team foul #7 | 23-17 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Lawrence Holleman (PG), Dennis Fleshman (SG), Marc Nicholson (PF), William Watkins (C) Kevin Brown, Gary Cranor, Raymond Alba, Barry Weatherly | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Michael Coughlin (SG), Willard Davis (SF) Henry Gregory, Ralph Lay | |
| 08:06 | Pepperdine | Matthew Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 23-18 |
| 08:06 | Pepperdine | Matthew Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 23-19 |
| 07:52 | Santa Clara | The short jumper by William Watkins is denied by Matthew Richardson | 23-19 |
| 07:50 | Pepperdine | The rebound goes to Mitchell Harden | 23-19 |
| 07:43 | Pepperdine | Michael Coughlin can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the left wing | 23-19 |
| 07:41 | Santa Clara | Marc Nicholson gets the rebound | 23-19 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Lawrence Holleman (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dennis Fleshman (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Richard Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Marc Nicholson (tiring) 2 reb. C - William Watkins (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Mervin Harris (fairly fresh) SG - Michael Coughlin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Willard Davis (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Matthew Richardson (tiring) 2 pts. C - Mitchell Harden (tired) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Santa Clara | Mervin Harris takes the ball from Lawrence Holleman | 23-19 |
| 07:18 | Pepperdine | Mervin Harris hits the finger roll | 23-21 |
| 07:07 | Santa Clara | Lawrence Holleman misses the lay-in | 23-21 |
| 07:06 | Pepperdine | Matthew Richardson pulls down the rebound | 23-21 |
| 07:01 | Pepperdine | Willard Davis is open but misses the lay-in | 23-21 |
| 07:00 | Pepperdine | Matthew Richardson tips it in | 23-23 |
| 06:40 | Santa Clara | Richard Brown connects on the open 3 from straight away | 26-23 |
| 06:37 | Pepperdine | Michael Coughlin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-23 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gary Cranor (PG), Raymond Alba (PF) Lawrence Holleman, Richard Brown | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Joshua Bullis (PG), Ralph Lay (SF), Dennis Ross (PF) Mervin Harris, Willard Davis, Mitchell Harden | |
| 06:23 | Santa Clara | William Watkins misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-23 |
| 06:21 | Pepperdine | Joshua Bullis pulls down the rebound | 26-23 |
| 06:02 | Pepperdine | Joshua Bullis comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 26-23 |
| 06:01 | Pepperdine | Matthew Richardson tips it in | 26-25 |
| 06:01 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 26-25 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kevin Brown (PG), Lawrence Holleman (SG), Richard Brown (SF), Walter Patrick (PF) Gary Cranor, Dennis Fleshman, Marc Nicholson, Raymond Alba | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Brian Bosserman (SG), Jesse Sorrentino (C) Michael Coughlin, Matthew Richardson | |
| 05:46 | Santa Clara | Kevin Brown's pass is intercepted by Dennis Ross | 26-25 |
| 05:24 | Pepperdine | Ralph Lay misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-25 |
| 05:23 | Pepperdine | Jesse Sorrentino hits the follow up shot | 26-27 |
| 05:21 | Santa Clara | Lawrence Holleman is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Bosserman - foul #1 on Brian Bosserman, team foul #6 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gary Cranor (SG), Raymond Alba (PF) Walter Patrick, William Watkins | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Henry Gregory (PG), Matthew Richardson (C) Joshua Bullis, Jesse Sorrentino | |
| 05:00 | Santa Clara | Lawrence Holleman is hacked by Matthew Richardson - foul #1 on Matthew Richardson, team foul #7 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Dennis Fleshman (SG), Marc Nicholson (SF) Gary Cranor, Richard Brown | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Michael Coughlin (SG) Brian Bosserman | |
| 05:00 | Santa Clara | Lawrence Holleman makes the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 05:00 | Santa Clara | Lawrence Holleman makes the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 04:45 | Pepperdine | Dennis Ross misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Raymond Alba - foul #1 on Raymond Alba, team foul #8 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gary Cranor (PG) Lawrence Holleman | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Joshua Bullis (PG), Willard Davis (SF) Henry Gregory, Ralph Lay | |
| 04:45 | Pepperdine | Dennis Ross makes the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 04:45 | Pepperdine | Dennis Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 04:31 | Santa Clara | Marc Nicholson scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Gary Cranor and he's fouled by Joshua Bullis - foul #1 on Joshua Bullis, team foul #8 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Richard Brown (SF), William Watkins (C) Raymond Alba, Kevin Brown | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Jesse Sorrentino (PF), Mitchell Harden (C) Dennis Ross, Matthew Richardson | |
| 04:31 | Santa Clara | Marc Nicholson misses the free throw | 30-29 |
| 04:31 | Pepperdine | Michael Coughlin gets the rebound | 30-29 |
| 04:17 | Pepperdine | Mitchell Harden misses the driving attempt in the lane | 30-29 |
| 04:16 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to William Watkins | 30-29 |
| 04:14 | Santa Clara | Willard Davis steps in front of the Gary Cranor pass in the backcourt | 30-29 |
| 04:02 | Pepperdine | Michael Coughlin is wide open but clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 30-29 |
| 04:01 | Pepperdine | Jesse Sorrentino tips it back up and in | 30-31 |
| 03:50 | Santa Clara | William Watkins buries a turnaround from the baseline and the foul's on Joshua Bullis - foul #2 on Joshua Bullis, team foul #9 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Norman White (PG), Lawrence Holleman (SG), Gary Hickman (SF), Barry Weatherly (C) Gary Cranor, Dennis Fleshman, Richard Brown, Marc Nicholson | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Mervin Harris (PG), Brian Bosserman (SG), Ralph Lay (SF), Joe Schmitz (PF), Matthew Richardson (C) Joshua Bullis, Michael Coughlin, Willard Davis, Jesse Sorrentino, Mitchell Harden | |
| 03:50 | Santa Clara | William Watkins makes the free throw | 33-31 |
| 03:39 | Pepperdine | Barry Weatherly denies the turnaround by Matthew Richardson | 33-31 |
| 03:38 | Santa Clara | Gary Hickman gets the rebound | 33-31 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Norman White (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Holleman (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gary Hickman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Watkins (tired) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Barry Weatherly (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Mervin Harris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Brian Bosserman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ralph Lay (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Joe Schmitz (fresh) 2 stl. C - Matthew Richardson (tired) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:36 | Santa Clara | Mervin Harris is called for the reach on Lawrence Holleman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mervin Harris, team foul #10 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Walter Patrick (PF) William Watkins | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 03:36 | Santa Clara | Lawrence Holleman makes the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 03:36 | Santa Clara | Lawrence Holleman makes the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 03:17 | Pepperdine | Gary Hickman steals the ball from Mervin Harris | 35-31 |
| 02:55 | Santa Clara | Ralph Lay steals it from Walter Patrick | 35-31 |
| 02:37 | Pepperdine | Ralph Lay can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 35-31 |
| 02:36 | Santa Clara | Norman White snags the defensive board | 35-31 |
| 02:20 | Santa Clara | Walter Patrick drills a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Barry Weatherly | 37-31 |
| 02:03 | Pepperdine | Mervin Harris misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 37-31 |
| 02:01 | Santa Clara | Barry Weatherly gets the rebound | 37-31 |
| 01:43 | Santa Clara | Norman White is fouled on the floor by Ralph Lay - foul #1 on Ralph Lay, team foul #11 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Richard Brown (SG), Raymond Alba (PF) Lawrence Holleman, Walter Patrick | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Joshua Bullis (PG), Henry Gregory (SG), Willard Davis (SF), Dennis Ross (PF) Mervin Harris, Brian Bosserman, Ralph Lay, Matthew Richardson | |
| 01:43 | Santa Clara | Norman White makes the 1st free throw | 38-31 |
| 01:43 | Santa Clara | Norman White makes the 2nd free throw | 39-31 |
| 01:28 | Pepperdine | Joe Schmitz comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 39-31 |
| 01:27 | Santa Clara | Raymond Alba pulls down the rebound | 39-31 |
| 01:24 | Santa Clara | Norman White's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-31 |
| 01:04 | Pepperdine | Raymond Alba denies the turnaround by Dennis Ross | 39-31 |
| 01:03 | Pepperdine | Dennis Ross tips it in | 39-33 |
| 00:40 | Santa Clara | Gary Hickman misses badly on a shot near the basket | 39-33 |
| 00:38 | Pepperdine | Joe Schmitz grabs the board | 39-33 |
| 00:38 | Pepperdine | Pepperdine calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 39-33 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Dennis Fleshman (SG), Marc Nicholson (PF), Kevin Brown (C) Richard Brown, Raymond Alba, Barry Weatherly | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Michael Coughlin (SG), Jesse Sorrentino (SF), Mitchell Harden (C) Henry Gregory, Willard Davis, Joe Schmitz | |
| 00:24 | Pepperdine | Michael Coughlin is called for traveling | 39-33 |
| 00:01 | Santa Clara | Gary Hickman is denied on a layup by Dennis Ross | 39-33 |
| 00:00 | Pepperdine | Jesse Sorrentino gets the rebound | 39-33 |