| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Andrew Barth (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rufus Frankenberg (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Glenn Myers (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Johnathan Pugh (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Gregory Booker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - James Vine (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Frank Hay (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Anthony Snipes (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Carlos Foust (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Bernard Ippolito (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Santa Clara | Anthony Snipes inbounds the ball | 31-46 |
| 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 (+4) | |
| 19:56 | Santa Clara | Frank Hay throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-46 |
| 19:40 | Pepperdine | Rufus Frankenberg misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 31-46 |
| 19:38 | Santa Clara | Carlos Foust snags the defensive board | 31-46 |
| 19:17 | Santa Clara | Frank Hay misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Rufus Frankenberg - foul #3 on Rufus Frankenberg, team foul #1 | 31-46 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | John Richardson (SG), Richard Caudill (SF), Marshall Fitzwater (PF) Rufus Frankenberg, Glenn Myers, Johnathan Pugh | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Billy Hartsell (PG), Christopher Collins (PF), Ronald Smith (C) James Vine, Carlos Foust, Bernard Ippolito | |
| 19:17 | Santa Clara | Frank Hay misses the 1st free throw | 31-46 |
| 19:17 | Santa Clara | Frank Hay makes the 2nd free throw | 31-47 |
| 19:10 | Pepperdine | Marshall Fitzwater hits a 3 from straight away set up by John Richardson | 34-47 |
| 19:08 | Santa Clara | Marshall Fitzwater is called for the reach on Billy Hartsell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Marshall Fitzwater, team foul #2 | 34-47 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Nicholas Tanouye (SF) Gregory Booker | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Wayne Altman (SG), Richard Nelson (C) Frank Hay, Anthony Snipes | |
| 18:57 | Santa Clara | Billy Hartsell misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-47 |
| 18:56 | Pepperdine | Richard Caudill grabs the defensive rebound | 34-47 |
| 18:46 | Pepperdine | Nicholas Tanouye is called for 10 seconds | 34-47 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Mark Skillern (PG) Andrew Barth | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 18:34 | Santa Clara | Billy Hartsell makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-50 |
| 18:14 | Pepperdine | John Richardson knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Mark Skillern | 36-50 |
| 18:05 | Santa Clara | Billy Hartsell clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-50 |
| 18:03 | Pepperdine | Richard Caudill pulls down the rebound | 36-50 |
| 17:57 | Pepperdine | Mark Skillern knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Nicholas Tanouye | 39-50 |
| 17:39 | Santa Clara | Wayne Altman is hacked by Richard Caudill - foul #3 on Richard Caudill, team foul #3 | 39-50 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Andrew Barth (PG), Christopher Gravelle (SG), Glenn Myers (SF), Johnathan Pugh (PF), Gregory Booker (C) Mark Skillern, John Richardson, Nicholas Tanouye, Richard Caudill, Marshall Fitzwater | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Vine (PG), Frank Hay (SG), Anthony Snipes (SF), Carlos Foust (PF), Bernard Ippolito (C) Billy Hartsell, Wayne Altman, Christopher Collins, Ronald Smith, Richard Nelson | |
| 17:28 | Santa Clara | Andrew Barth steals the ball from James Vine | 39-50 |
| 17:23 | Pepperdine | Andrew Barth lays it in | 41-50 |
| 17:15 | Santa Clara | Carlos Foust is alone and drills a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by James Vine | 41-52 |
| 16:58 | Pepperdine | Carlos Foust is called for the reach on Christopher Gravelle - foul #2 on Carlos Foust, team foul #1 | 41-52 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | John Richardson (SG) Christopher Gravelle | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 16:44 | Pepperdine | Andrew Barth comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 41-52 |
| 16:42 | Santa Clara | Bernard Ippolito grabs the defensive rebound | 41-52 |
| 16:22 | Santa Clara | John Richardson steals it from Carlos Foust | 41-52 |
| 16:07 | Pepperdine | Johnathan Pugh knocks in the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Andrew Barth and he's hacked by Anthony Snipes - foul #1 on Anthony Snipes, team foul #2 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Mark Skillern (PG), Nicholas Tanouye (SG) Andrew Barth, John Richardson | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 16:07 | Pepperdine | Johnathan Pugh misses the free throw | 43-52 |
| 16:07 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Bernard Ippolito | 43-52 |
| 16:02 | Santa Clara | Anthony Snipes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-52 |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Mark Skillern (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nicholas Tanouye (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Glenn Myers (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Johnathan Pugh (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Gregory Booker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - James Vine (tiring) 3 ast. SG - Frank Hay (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Anthony Snipes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Carlos Foust (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Bernard Ippolito (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Pepperdine | Bernard Ippolito steps in front of the Nicholas Tanouye pass | 43-52 |
| 15:31 | Santa Clara | Glenn Myers is called for the reach on Frank Hay in the backcourt - foul #2 on Glenn Myers, team foul #4 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Rufus Frankenberg (SG), Shane Sutterfield (SF) Nicholas Tanouye, Glenn Myers | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Crossley (PG), Wayne Altman (SG), Christopher Collins (SF), Ronald Smith (C) James Vine, Frank Hay, Anthony Snipes, Bernard Ippolito | |
| 15:15 | Santa Clara | Michael Crossley scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-55 |
| 14:57 | Pepperdine | Shane Sutterfield hits the finger roll set up by Mark Skillern | 45-55 |
| 14:42 | Santa Clara | Carlos Foust misses short on a jump hook from close range | 45-55 |
| 14:41 | Santa Clara | Carlos Foust tips it but misses | 45-55 |
| 14:39 | Pepperdine | Mark Skillern grabs the board | 45-55 |
| 14:37 | Pepperdine | Rufus Frankenberg is fouled in the backcourt by Carlos Foust - foul #3 on Carlos Foust, team foul #3 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Andrew Barth (PG), Christopher Gravelle (SG), Richard Caudill (SF) Mark Skillern, Rufus Frankenberg, Johnathan Pugh | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Billy Hartsell (PG), Frank Hay (SG), Anthony Snipes (SF), Bernard Ippolito (C) Michael Crossley, Wayne Altman, Christopher Collins, Carlos Foust | |
| 14:10 | Pepperdine | Gregory Booker is fouled on the floor by Bernard Ippolito - foul #2 on Bernard Ippolito, team foul #4 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Marshall Fitzwater (C) Gregory Booker | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 13:44 | Pepperdine | Christopher Gravelle is fouled on the floor by Ronald Smith - foul #2 on Ronald Smith, team foul #5 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Rufus Frankenberg (SG) Christopher Gravelle | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Christopher Collins (SF), Carlos Foust (PF) Anthony Snipes, Ronald Smith | |
| 13:36 | Pepperdine | Rufus Frankenberg hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Richard Caudill and he's hacked by Frank Hay - foul #1 on Frank Hay, team foul #6 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Glenn Myers (SF) Shane Sutterfield | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Crossley (PG), Richard Nelson (C) Frank Hay, Bernard Ippolito | |
| 13:36 | Pepperdine | Rufus Frankenberg makes the free throw | 48-55 |
| 13:17 | Santa Clara | Billy Hartsell hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-55 |
| 13:16 | Santa Clara | Richard Nelson grabs the offensive board | 48-55 |
| 13:06 | Santa Clara | Carlos Foust can't connect on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Rufus Frankenberg - foul #4 on Rufus Frankenberg, team foul #5 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Nicholas Tanouye (SG), Johnathan Pugh (PF), Gregory Booker (C) Rufus Frankenberg, Richard Caudill, Marshall Fitzwater | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Vine (PG), Wayne Altman (SG), Bernard Ippolito (C) Michael Crossley, Billy Hartsell, Richard Nelson | |
| 13:06 | Santa Clara | Carlos Foust misses the 1st free throw | 48-55 |
| 13:06 | Santa Clara | Carlos Foust misses the 2nd free throw | 48-55 |
| 13:06 | Pepperdine | Nicholas Tanouye grabs the board | 48-55 |
| 12:49 | Pepperdine | Gregory Booker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 48-55 |
| 12:48 | Pepperdine | Andrew Barth snags the offensive board | 48-55 |
| 12:32 | Pepperdine | Carlos Foust steals the ball from Andrew Barth | 48-55 |
| 12:30 | Santa Clara | Wayne Altman is hacked by Nicholas Tanouye in the backcourt - foul #1 on Nicholas Tanouye, team foul #6 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | John Richardson (PG), Shane Sutterfield (SF) Andrew Barth, Glenn Myers | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Frank Hay (SG), Anthony Snipes (SF), Ronald Smith (PF) James Vine, Christopher Collins, Carlos Foust | |
| 12:13 | Santa Clara | Ronald Smith misses long on a jumper in the lane | 48-55 |
| 12:12 | Pepperdine | Shane Sutterfield grabs the defensive rebound | 48-55 |
| 11:55 | Pepperdine | Ronald Smith swats the layup by Johnathan Pugh | 48-55 |
| 11:53 | Santa Clara | Bernard Ippolito gets the rebound | 48-55 |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - John Richardson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nicholas Tanouye (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shane Sutterfield (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Johnathan Pugh (tired) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Gregory Booker (tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Wayne Altman (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Frank Hay (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Anthony Snipes (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ronald Smith (tiring) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Bernard Ippolito (tired) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:51 | Santa Clara | Wayne Altman loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-55 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Mark Skillern (PG), Richard Caudill (SF), Marshall Fitzwater (C) Nicholas Tanouye, Johnathan Pugh, Gregory Booker | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Crossley (PG), Christopher Collins (PF) Wayne Altman, Bernard Ippolito | |
| 11:24 | Pepperdine | Christopher Collins is called for the reach on Mark Skillern - foul #1 on Christopher Collins, team foul #7 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Christopher Gravelle (SG) John Richardson | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Billy Hartsell (SG), Richard Nelson (C) Frank Hay, Ronald Smith | |
| 11:24 | Pepperdine | Mark Skillern makes the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 11:24 | Pepperdine | Mark Skillern misses the 2nd free throw | 49-55 |
| 11:24 | Santa Clara | Richard Nelson grabs the board | 49-55 |
| 11:22 | Santa Clara | Richard Caudill steals the ball from Anthony Snipes in the backcourt | 49-55 |
| 11:19 | Pepperdine | Richard Caudill lays it up and in | 51-55 |
| 11:14 | Santa Clara | Michael Crossley misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-55 |
| 11:12 | Santa Clara | Christopher Collins gets the offensive rebound | 51-55 |
| 10:57 | Santa Clara | Anthony Snipes is open and buries a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Crossley | 51-57 |
| 10:35 | Pepperdine | Christopher Collins steps in front of the Richard Caudill pass | 51-57 |
| 10:24 | Santa Clara | Christopher Collins scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Richard Nelson | 51-59 |
| 10:22 | Pepperdine | Richard Caudill is fouled in the backcourt by Billy Hartsell - foul #2 on Billy Hartsell, team foul #8 | 51-59 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Andrew Barth (PG), John Richardson (SG), Glenn Myers (SF), Gregory Booker (C) Mark Skillern, Christopher Gravelle, Shane Sutterfield, Marshall Fitzwater | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Vine (PG), Frank Hay (SG), Carlos Foust (PF), Bernard Ippolito (C) Michael Crossley, Billy Hartsell, Christopher Collins, Richard Nelson | |
| 10:22 | Pepperdine | Richard Caudill makes the 1st free throw | 52-59 |
| 10:22 | Pepperdine | Richard Caudill misses the 2nd free throw | 52-59 |
| 10:22 | Pepperdine | Gregory Booker grabs the offensive board | 52-59 |
| 10:08 | Pepperdine | Gregory Booker is hacked by Frank Hay - foul #2 on Frank Hay, team foul #9 | 52-59 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Johnathan Pugh (PF) Richard Caudill | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 10:08 | Pepperdine | Gregory Booker makes the 1st free throw | 53-59 |
| 10:08 | Pepperdine | Gregory Booker makes the 2nd free throw | 54-59 |
| 09:48 | Santa Clara | John Richardson steals it from Carlos Foust | 54-59 |
| 09:44 | Pepperdine | John Richardson lays it up and in | 56-59 |
| 09:44 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 56-59 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Nicholas Tanouye (SG) John Richardson | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Wayne Altman (SG), Christopher Collins (SF), Ronald Smith (C) Frank Hay, Anthony Snipes, Bernard Ippolito | |
| 09:30 | Santa Clara | Gregory Booker takes the ball from Ronald Smith | 56-59 |
| 09:13 | Pepperdine | Glenn Myers misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 56-59 |
| 09:11 | Santa Clara | James Vine grabs the board | 56-59 |
| 08:45 | Santa Clara | Ronald Smith connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by James Vine | 56-62 |
| 08:45 | Pepperdine | Pepperdine calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 56-62 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Mark Skillern (PG), Christopher Gravelle (SG), Richard Caudill (PF) Andrew Barth, Glenn Myers, Johnathan Pugh | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Crossley (PG), Billy Hartsell (SF), Richard Nelson (C) James Vine, Christopher Collins, Carlos Foust | |
| 08:43 | Pepperdine | Christopher Gravelle is fouled in the backcourt by Billy Hartsell - foul #3 on Billy Hartsell, team foul #10 | 56-62 |
| 08:43 | Pepperdine | Christopher Gravelle makes the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 08:43 | Pepperdine | Christopher Gravelle misses the 2nd free throw | 57-62 |
| 08:43 | Santa Clara | Richard Nelson pulls down the rebound | 57-62 |
| 08:28 | Santa Clara | Michael Crossley misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-62 |
| 08:27 | Pepperdine | Christopher Gravelle snags the defensive board | 57-62 |
| 08:16 | Pepperdine | Richard Caudill hits a 3 from the left wing | 60-62 |
| 08:14 | Santa Clara | Nicholas Tanouye takes the ball from Michael Crossley in the backcourt | 60-62 |
| 07:56 | Pepperdine | Christopher Gravelle makes the turnaround from close range | 62-62 |
| 07:49 | Santa Clara | Ronald Smith is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Ronald Smith, team foul #11 | 62-62 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | John Richardson (PG), Rufus Frankenberg (SG), Shane Sutterfield (SF), Marshall Fitzwater (C) Mark Skillern, Christopher Gravelle, Nicholas Tanouye, Gregory Booker | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Frank Hay (SG), Anthony Snipes (SF), Christopher Collins (PF), Bernard Ippolito (C) Michael Crossley, Wayne Altman, Ronald Smith, Richard Nelson | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - John Richardson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rufus Frankenberg (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Shane Sutterfield (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Richard Caudill (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Marshall Fitzwater (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Billy Hartsell (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 pf. SG - Frank Hay (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Anthony Snipes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Christopher Collins (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Bernard Ippolito (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:45 | Pepperdine | John Richardson is hacked by Christopher Collins in the backcourt - foul #2 on Christopher Collins, team foul #12 | 62-62 |
| 07:45 | Pepperdine | John Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 07:45 | Pepperdine | John Richardson misses the 2nd free throw | 63-62 |
| 07:45 | Santa Clara | Bernard Ippolito grabs the defensive rebound | 63-62 |
| 07:34 | Santa Clara | Richard Caudill is called for the reach on Billy Hartsell - foul #4 on Richard Caudill, team foul #7 | 63-62 |
| 07:34 | Santa Clara | Billy Hartsell makes the 1st free throw | 63-63 |
| 07:34 | Santa Clara | Billy Hartsell makes the 2nd free throw | 63-64 |
| 07:11 | Pepperdine | Rufus Frankenberg knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Marshall Fitzwater | 65-64 |
| 07:08 | Santa Clara | Billy Hartsell's pass is intercepted by John Richardson in the backcourt | 65-64 |
| 06:55 | Pepperdine | John Richardson can't connect on a shot in the paint | 65-64 |
| 06:54 | Santa Clara | Frank Hay grabs the defensive rebound | 65-64 |
| 06:51 | Santa Clara | Billy Hartsell is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 65-64 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Andrew Barth (PG), Johnathan Pugh (PF) John Richardson, Richard Caudill | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Vine (PG), Carlos Foust (PF) Billy Hartsell, Christopher Collins | |
| 06:39 | Pepperdine | Bernard Ippolito takes the ball from Johnathan Pugh | 65-64 |
| 06:37 | Santa Clara | James Vine is hacked by Johnathan Pugh in the backcourt - foul #3 on Johnathan Pugh, team foul #8 | 65-64 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Glenn Myers (SF), Gregory Booker (C) Shane Sutterfield, Marshall Fitzwater | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Crossley (SG) Frank Hay | |
| 06:37 | Santa Clara | James Vine makes the 1st free throw | 65-65 |
| 06:37 | Santa Clara | James Vine makes the 2nd free throw | 65-66 |
| 06:20 | Pepperdine | Rufus Frankenberg misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-66 |
| 06:19 | Pepperdine | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Barth | 65-66 |
| 05:57 | Pepperdine | Rufus Frankenberg is hacked by Anthony Snipes - foul #2 on Anthony Snipes, team foul #13 | 65-66 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Nicholas Tanouye (SF), Marshall Fitzwater (C) Glenn Myers, Gregory Booker | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Wayne Altman (PG), Frank Hay (SG), Christopher Collins (SF), Ronald Smith (C) James Vine, Michael Crossley, Anthony Snipes, Bernard Ippolito | |
| 05:57 | Pepperdine | Rufus Frankenberg makes the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 05:57 | Pepperdine | Rufus Frankenberg misses the 2nd free throw | 66-66 |
| 05:57 | Santa Clara | Carlos Foust grabs the defensive rebound | 66-66 |
| 05:48 | Santa Clara | Marshall Fitzwater swats the shot by Carlos Foust | 66-66 |
| 05:46 | Pepperdine | The rebound goes to Marshall Fitzwater | 66-66 |
| 05:26 | Pepperdine | Andrew Barth misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-66 |
| 05:24 | Santa Clara | Christopher Collins snags the defensive board | 66-66 |
| 05:19 | Santa Clara | Christopher Collins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-66 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Mark Skillern (PG), Christopher Gravelle (SG), Richard Caudill (SF), Shane Sutterfield (PF), Gregory Booker (C) Andrew Barth, Rufus Frankenberg, Nicholas Tanouye, Johnathan Pugh, Marshall Fitzwater | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Richard Nelson (C) Carlos Foust | |
| 05:14 | Pepperdine | Mark Skillern's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-66 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | John Richardson (C) Gregory Booker | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 05:04 | Santa Clara | Ronald Smith clanks a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Christopher Gravelle - foul #3 on Christopher Gravelle, team foul #9 | 66-66 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Billy Hartsell (PG) Wayne Altman | |
| 05:04 | Santa Clara | Ronald Smith misses the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 05:04 | Santa Clara | Ronald Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 66-66 |
| 05:04 | Pepperdine | Shane Sutterfield grabs the board | 66-66 |
| 04:44 | Pepperdine | Christopher Gravelle is hacked by Richard Nelson - foul #1 on Richard Nelson, team foul #14 | 66-66 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Gregory Booker (C) John Richardson | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Crossley (PG), Anthony Snipes (SF) Billy Hartsell, Ronald Smith | |
| 04:44 | Pepperdine | Christopher Gravelle makes the 1st free throw | 67-66 |
| 04:44 | Pepperdine | Christopher Gravelle misses the 2nd free throw | 67-66 |
| 04:44 | Santa Clara | Anthony Snipes gets the rebound | 67-66 |
| 04:26 | Santa Clara | Michael Crossley knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Anthony Snipes | 67-69 |
| 04:24 | Pepperdine | Anthony Snipes picks off the pass by Richard Caudill in the backcourt | 67-69 |
| 04:23 | Santa Clara | Frank Hay lays it up and in on a nice dish by Anthony Snipes | 67-71 |
| 04:06 | Pepperdine | Richard Caudill misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Anthony Snipes - foul #3 on Anthony Snipes, team foul #15 | 67-71 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Andrew Barth (PG), Rufus Frankenberg (SG), Nicholas Tanouye (SF), Marshall Fitzwater (C) Mark Skillern, Christopher Gravelle, Shane Sutterfield, Gregory Booker | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Wayne Altman (PG), Billy Hartsell (SG), Carlos Foust (PF), Bernard Ippolito (C) Michael Crossley, Frank Hay, Christopher Collins, Richard Nelson | |
| 04:06 | Pepperdine | Richard Caudill makes the 1st free throw | 68-71 |
| 04:06 | Pepperdine | Richard Caudill makes the 2nd free throw | 69-71 |
| 03:55 | Santa Clara | Billy Hartsell buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 69-74 |
| 03:53 | Pepperdine | Rufus Frankenberg is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #5 on Rufus Frankenberg, team foul #10 | 69-74 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | John Richardson (SG), Johnathan Pugh (PF) Rufus Frankenberg, Richard Caudill | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 03:48 | Santa Clara | John Richardson is called for the reach on Anthony Snipes - foul #2 on John Richardson, team foul #11 | 69-74 |
| 03:48 | Santa Clara | Anthony Snipes makes the 1st free throw | 69-75 |
| 03:48 | Santa Clara | Anthony Snipes makes the 2nd free throw | 69-76 |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Andrew Barth (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Richardson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Nicholas Tanouye (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Johnathan Pugh (tired) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Marshall Fitzwater (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Wayne Altman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Billy Hartsell (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 3 pf. SF - Anthony Snipes (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Carlos Foust (tired) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Bernard Ippolito (tired) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 03:33 | Pepperdine | Andrew Barth can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 69-76 |
| 03:32 | Pepperdine | Marshall Fitzwater grabs the offensive rebound | 69-76 |
| 03:17 | Pepperdine | John Richardson misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the left side | 69-76 |
| 03:15 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Anthony Snipes | 69-76 |
| 03:12 | Santa Clara | Andrew Barth picks off the pass by Wayne Altman in the backcourt | 69-76 |
| 02:53 | Pepperdine | John Richardson banks in the layup set up by Marshall Fitzwater and he's hacked by Wayne Altman - foul #2 on Wayne Altman, team foul #16 | 71-76 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Glenn Myers (SF), Richard Caudill (PF), Gregory Booker (C) Nicholas Tanouye, Johnathan Pugh, Marshall Fitzwater | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Vine (PG), Michael Crossley (SG), Christopher Collins (SF), Ronald Smith (PF), Richard Nelson (C) Wayne Altman, Billy Hartsell, Anthony Snipes, Carlos Foust, Bernard Ippolito | |
| 02:53 | Pepperdine | John Richardson makes the free throw | 72-76 |
| 02:31 | Santa Clara | Richard Nelson makes the floater from the right block on a great pass from James Vine | 72-78 |
| 02:11 | Pepperdine | Richard Caudill makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 75-78 |
| 02:03 | Santa Clara | Ronald Smith misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 75-78 |
| 02:01 | Pepperdine | Gregory Booker pulls down the rebound | 75-78 |
| 01:54 | Pepperdine | Gregory Booker is wide open but clanks a turnaround near the basket | 75-78 |
| 01:52 | Santa Clara | Richard Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 75-78 |
| 01:49 | Santa Clara | James Vine is hacked by Andrew Barth in the backcourt - foul #1 on Andrew Barth, team foul #12 | 75-78 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Johnathan Pugh (PF) Richard Caudill | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Frank Hay (SG), Anthony Snipes (SF), Carlos Foust (PF), Bernard Ippolito (C) Michael Crossley, Christopher Collins, Ronald Smith, Richard Nelson | |
| 01:49 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 75-78 |
| 01:49 | Santa Clara | James Vine makes the 1st free throw | 75-79 |
| 01:49 | Santa Clara | James Vine makes the 2nd free throw | 75-80 |
| 01:46 | Pepperdine | Gregory Booker throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 75-80 |
| 01:38 | Santa Clara | Bernard Ippolito drills a shot from the right side | 75-82 |
| 01:38 | Pepperdine | Pepperdine calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 75-82 |
| 01:21 | Pepperdine | Johnathan Pugh misses the easy layup | 75-82 |
| 01:20 | Pepperdine | Andrew Barth can't tip it in | 75-82 |
| 01:18 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to James Vine | 75-82 |
| 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 (+4) | |
| 01:14 | Santa Clara | James Vine is fouled in the backcourt by Andrew Barth - foul #2 on Andrew Barth, team foul #13 | 75-82 |
| 01:14 | Santa Clara | James Vine makes the 1st free throw | 75-83 |
| 01:14 | Santa Clara | James Vine makes the 2nd free throw | 75-84 |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:58 | Pepperdine | John Richardson misses short on an open 3 from the left corner | 75-84 |
| 00:56 | Pepperdine | The offensive rebound goes to Johnathan Pugh | 75-84 |
| 00:56 | Pepperdine | Pepperdine calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 75-84 |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Pepperdine | Andrew Barth is hacked by Carlos Foust - foul #4 on Carlos Foust, team foul #17 | 75-84 |
| 00:52 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 75-84 |
| 00:52 | Pepperdine | Andrew Barth makes the 1st free throw | 76-84 |
| 00:52 | Pepperdine | Andrew Barth misses the 2nd free throw | 76-84 |
| 00:52 | Santa Clara | Carlos Foust snags the defensive board | 76-84 |
| 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) | |
| 00:51 | Santa Clara | Carlos Foust is hacked by Andrew Barth in the backcourt - foul #3 on Andrew Barth, team foul #14 | 76-84 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Billy Hartsell (SF) Anthony Snipes | |
| 00:51 | Santa Clara | Carlos Foust misses the 1st free throw | 76-84 |
| 00:51 | Santa Clara | Carlos Foust makes the 2nd free throw | 76-85 |
| 00:46 | Pepperdine | Andrew Barth is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 76-85 |
| 00:45 | Santa Clara | Frank Hay grabs the defensive rebound | 76-85 |
| 00:44 | Santa Clara | Frank Hay is hacked by John Richardson in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Richardson, team foul #15 | 76-85 |
| 00:44 | Santa Clara | Frank Hay misses the 1st free throw | 76-85 |
| 00:44 | Santa Clara | Frank Hay makes the 2nd free throw | 76-86 |
| 00:39 | Pepperdine | Gregory Booker knocks in the jump hook from the baseline | 78-86 |
| 00:36 | Santa Clara | Frank Hay is hacked by John Richardson in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Richardson, team foul #16 | 78-86 |
| 00:36 | Santa Clara | Frank Hay misses the 1st free throw | 78-86 |
| 00:36 | Santa Clara | Frank Hay makes the 2nd free throw | 78-87 |
| 00:32 | Pepperdine | John Richardson connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Andrew Barth | 81-87 |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Santa Clara | John Richardson is called for the reach on Billy Hartsell in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Richardson, team foul #17 | 81-87 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Nicholas Tanouye (SG) John Richardson | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Ronald Smith (PF) Carlos Foust | |
| 00:31 | Santa Clara | Billy Hartsell makes the 1st free throw | 81-88 |
| 00:31 | Santa Clara | Billy Hartsell makes the 2nd free throw | 81-89 |
| 00:28 | Pepperdine | Andrew Barth is hacked by James Vine in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Vine, team foul #18 | 81-89 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Anthony Snipes (SF), Carlos Foust (PF) Billy Hartsell, Ronald Smith | |
| 00:28 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 81-89 |
| 00:28 | Pepperdine | Andrew Barth makes the 1st free throw | 82-89 |
| 00:28 | Pepperdine | Andrew Barth makes the 2nd free throw | 83-89 |
| 00:26 | Santa Clara | Anthony Snipes is hacked by Nicholas Tanouye in the backcourt - foul #2 on Nicholas Tanouye, team foul #18 | 83-89 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Billy Hartsell (SF), Ronald Smith (PF) Carlos Foust, Bernard Ippolito | |
| 00:26 | Santa Clara | Anthony Snipes makes the 1st free throw | 83-90 |
| 00:26 | Santa Clara | Anthony Snipes misses the 2nd free throw | 83-90 |
| 00:26 | Pepperdine | Gregory Booker grabs the board | 83-90 |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 00:21 | Pepperdine | Andrew Barth knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Nicholas Tanouye | 86-90 |
| 00:20 | Santa Clara | Frank Hay is hacked by Nicholas Tanouye in the backcourt - foul #3 on Nicholas Tanouye, team foul #19 | 86-90 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Crossley (PG), Bernard Ippolito (C) James Vine, Anthony Snipes | |
| 00:20 | Santa Clara | Frank Hay misses the 1st free throw | 86-90 |
| 00:20 | Santa Clara | Frank Hay makes the 2nd free throw | 86-91 |
| 00:17 | Pepperdine | Michael Crossley is called for the reach on Andrew Barth in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Crossley, team foul #19 | 86-91 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Vine (PG), Anthony Snipes (SF), Carlos Foust (PF) Michael Crossley, Billy Hartsell, Ronald Smith | |
| 00:17 | Pepperdine | Andrew Barth makes the 1st free throw | 87-91 |
| 00:17 | Pepperdine | Andrew Barth makes the 2nd free throw | 88-91 |
| 00:14 | Santa Clara | James Vine is hacked by Andrew Barth in the backcourt - foul #4 on Andrew Barth, team foul #20 | 88-91 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Crossley (SG), Billy Hartsell (SF), Ronald Smith (PF) Frank Hay, Anthony Snipes, Carlos Foust | |
| 00:14 | Santa Clara | James Vine makes the 1st free throw | 88-92 |
| 00:14 | Santa Clara | James Vine makes the 2nd free throw | 88-93 |
| 00:07 | Pepperdine | Andrew Barth is wide open but clanks a 3 from the left wing | 88-93 |
| 00:06 | Santa Clara | Billy Hartsell pulls down the rebound | 88-93 |
| 00:04 | Santa Clara | Billy Hartsell is hacked by Andrew Barth in the backcourt - foul #5 on Andrew Barth, team foul #21 | 88-93 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Mark Skillern (PG) Andrew Barth | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Frank Hay (SG) Michael Crossley | |
| 00:04 | Santa Clara | Billy Hartsell makes the 1st free throw | 88-94 |
| 00:04 | Santa Clara | Billy Hartsell makes the 2nd free throw | 88-95 |
| 00:00 | Pepperdine | Glenn Myers clanks a halfcourt shot | 88-95 |