| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Denis Davis (fresh) SG - Jack Hults (fresh) SF - Robert Tewksbury (fresh) PF - John Espiritu (fresh) C - Albert Masters (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Tony Cisco (fresh) SG - Eric Boyle (fresh) SF - John Lazo (fresh) PF - Paul Reed (fresh) C - David Delancey (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Pepperdine | Albert Masters wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:45 | Pepperdine | Robert Tewksbury is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Santa Clara | Paul Reed pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Santa Clara | John Lazo knocks in the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Paul Reed | 0-2 |
| 19:37 | Pepperdine | Denis Davis is fouled in the backcourt by Tony Cisco - foul #1 on Tony Cisco, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:22 | Pepperdine | Denis Davis makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Jack Hults | 3-2 |
| 19:10 | Santa Clara | John Lazo knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 3-4 |
| 18:50 | Pepperdine | Jack Hults can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the right corner | 3-4 |
| 18:49 | Santa Clara | Paul Reed grabs the board | 3-4 |
| 18:30 | Santa Clara | John Lazo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-4 |
| 18:28 | Pepperdine | Robert Tewksbury throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 3-4 |
| 18:02 | Santa Clara | Eric Boyle makes the wide open 3pt jumper from straight away set up by John Lazo | 3-7 |
| 17:41 | Pepperdine | Robert Tewksbury throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-7 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Timothy Sorrell (PG), Antonio French (SG), Michael Hales (SF), Allen Gould (PF), Gregory Cannon (C) Denis Davis, Jack Hults, Robert Tewksbury, John Espiritu, Albert Masters | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Chad Whiteman (PG), Reuben Washington (SG), David Back (SF), Andrew Rosenfeld (PF), Greg Roach (C) Tony Cisco, Eric Boyle, John Lazo, Paul Reed, David Delancey | |
| 17:25 | Santa Clara | Chad Whiteman drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Reuben Washington | 3-10 |
| 17:11 | Pepperdine | Antonio French is hacked by Reuben Washington - foul #1 on Reuben Washington, team foul #2 | 3-10 |
| 16:54 | Pepperdine | Antonio French buries a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Michael Hales | 5-10 |
| 16:33 | Santa Clara | Chad Whiteman misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 5-10 |
| 16:32 | Pepperdine | Gregory Cannon snags the defensive board | 5-10 |
| 16:26 | Pepperdine | Michael Hales connects on the open 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Timothy Sorrell | 8-10 |
| 16:22 | Santa Clara | Michael Hales picks off the pass by Chad Whiteman in the backcourt | 8-10 |
| 16:05 | Pepperdine | Antonio French connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Michael Hales | 11-10 |
| 15:43 | Santa Clara | David Back is open but can't throw it down | 11-10 |
| 15:41 | Pepperdine | Gregory Cannon grabs the defensive rebound | 11-10 |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Timothy Sorrell (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Antonio French (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Michael Hales (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Allen Gould (fairly fresh) C - Gregory Cannon (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Chad Whiteman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Reuben Washington (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Back (fairly fresh) PF - Andrew Rosenfeld (fairly fresh) C - Greg Roach (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:26 | Pepperdine | Timothy Sorrell misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 11-10 |
| 15:25 | Pepperdine | Gregory Cannon tips it back up and in | 13-10 |
| 15:21 | Santa Clara | Antonio French is called for the reach on David Back in the backcourt - foul #1 on Antonio French, team foul #1 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Derrick Blanchard (PG), Michael Cox (SG), Robert Tewksbury (SF), John Espiritu (PF), Albert Masters (C) Timothy Sorrell, Antonio French, Michael Hales, Allen Gould, Gregory Cannon | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Tony Cisco (PG), Eric Boyle (SG), John Lazo (SF), Roger Rendon (PF), David Delancey (C) Chad Whiteman, Reuben Washington, David Back, Andrew Rosenfeld, Greg Roach | |
| 15:03 | Santa Clara | Eric Boyle drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by David Delancey | 13-12 |
| 14:41 | Pepperdine | Robert Tewksbury is whistled for a carry | 13-12 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Paul Reed (PF) David Delancey | |
| 14:17 | Santa Clara | Eric Boyle misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 13-12 |
| 14:16 | Pepperdine | Michael Cox grabs the board | 13-12 |
| 13:51 | Pepperdine | Albert Masters clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 13-12 |
| 13:49 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to John Lazo | 13-12 |
| 13:47 | Santa Clara | Tony Cisco is hacked by Derrick Blanchard in the backcourt - foul #1 on Derrick Blanchard, team foul #2 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Denis Davis (PG), Jack Hults (SG) Derrick Blanchard, Michael Cox | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | David Delancey (C) Roger Rendon | |
| 13:18 | Santa Clara | David Delancey drills a shot in the paint | 13-14 |
| 13:02 | Pepperdine | Robert Tewksbury comes up short on the floater from the right side | 13-14 |
| 13:00 | Pepperdine | Jack Hults hits the follow up shot | 15-14 |
| 12:31 | Santa Clara | John Lazo comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Tewksbury - foul #1 on Robert Tewksbury, team foul #3 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Antonio French (SF), Michael Hales (PF), Gregory Cannon (C) Robert Tewksbury, John Espiritu, Albert Masters | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Reuben Washington (SG), Andrew Rosenfeld (PF) Eric Boyle, Paul Reed | |
| 12:31 | Santa Clara | John Lazo misses the 1st free throw | 15-14 |
| 12:31 | Santa Clara | John Lazo makes the 2nd free throw | 15-15 |
| 12:21 | Pepperdine | Gregory Cannon is called for 10 seconds | 15-15 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Paul Reed (PF) John Lazo | |
| 12:15 | Santa Clara | Andrew Rosenfeld makes the floater from close range | 15-17 |
| 12:01 | Pepperdine | Gregory Cannon misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 15-17 |
| 12:00 | Pepperdine | Michael Hales tips it home | 17-17 |
| 11:51 | Santa Clara | Andrew Rosenfeld makes the jumper from the right block and he's fouled by Gregory Cannon - foul #1 on Gregory Cannon, team foul #4 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Derrick Blanchard (PG), Timothy Sorrell (C) Denis Davis, Michael Hales | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Roger Rendon (PF), Greg Roach (C) Paul Reed, David Delancey | |
| 11:51 | Santa Clara | Andrew Rosenfeld misses the free throw | 17-19 |
| 11:51 | Pepperdine | The rebound goes to Timothy Sorrell | 17-19 |
| 11:34 | Pepperdine | Jack Hults drills a jump hook in the paint | 19-19 |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Derrick Blanchard (fresh) SG - Jack Hults (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Antonio French (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Gregory Cannon (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Sorrell (fresh) 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Tony Cisco (tiring) SG - Reuben Washington (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Andrew Rosenfeld (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Roger Rendon (fresh) C - Greg Roach (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | Santa Clara | Andrew Rosenfeld's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-19 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Michael Hales (PF) Gregory Cannon | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Chad Whiteman (PG) Tony Cisco | |
| 11:13 | Pepperdine | Jack Hults is hacked by Reuben Washington - foul #2 on Reuben Washington, team foul #3 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Allen Gould (PF) Derrick Blanchard | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Eric Boyle (SG), John Lazo (SF) Reuben Washington, Roger Rendon | |
| 10:56 | Pepperdine | Jack Hults misses short on an open fadeaway in the paint | 19-19 |
| 10:55 | Santa Clara | John Lazo grabs the board | 19-19 |
| 10:53 | Santa Clara | Timothy Sorrell steps in front of the Chad Whiteman pass in the backcourt | 19-19 |
| 10:33 | Pepperdine | Jack Hults drills a jump hook from the baseline and he's fouled by Eric Boyle - foul #1 on Eric Boyle, team foul #4 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Denis Davis (PG), Robert Tewksbury (SF), John Espiritu (PF), Gregory Cannon (C) Timothy Sorrell, Antonio French, Allen Gould, Michael Hales | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Tony Cisco (PG), David Back (SF), David Delancey (C) Chad Whiteman, John Lazo, Greg Roach | |
| 10:33 | Pepperdine | Jack Hults makes the free throw | 22-19 |
| 10:08 | Santa Clara | Tony Cisco drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 22-22 |
| 10:02 | Pepperdine | John Espiritu comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 22-22 |
| 10:01 | Pepperdine | The offensive rebound goes to Gregory Cannon | 22-22 |
| 09:45 | Pepperdine | Jack Hults is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 25-22 |
| 09:25 | Santa Clara | David Back's layup is rejected by Gregory Cannon | 25-22 |
| 09:24 | Pepperdine | Gregory Cannon grabs the board | 25-22 |
| 09:09 | Pepperdine | Tony Cisco picks off the pass by Gregory Cannon | 25-22 |
| 09:06 | Santa Clara | David Back hits the finger roll set up by Tony Cisco | 25-24 |
| 09:06 | Pepperdine | Pepperdine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 25-24 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Derrick Blanchard (PG), Michael Cox (SG), Michael Hales (SF), Allen Gould (PF), Timothy Sorrell (C) Denis Davis, Jack Hults, Robert Tewksbury, John Espiritu, Gregory Cannon | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Chad Whiteman (PG), Roger Rendon (SF), Paul Reed (PF), Greg Roach (C) Tony Cisco, David Back, Andrew Rosenfeld, David Delancey | |
| 08:45 | Pepperdine | Timothy Sorrell's pass is intercepted by Paul Reed | 25-24 |
| 08:34 | Santa Clara | Roger Rendon can't connect on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Michael Hales - foul #1 on Michael Hales, team foul #5 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Albert Masters (C) Derrick Blanchard | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Andrew Rosenfeld (SG), John Lazo (SF) Eric Boyle, Greg Roach | |
| 08:34 | Santa Clara | Roger Rendon makes the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 08:34 | Santa Clara | Roger Rendon makes the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 08:32 | Pepperdine | Albert Masters is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 25-26 |
| 08:17 | Santa Clara | Paul Reed knocks in the jump hook in the paint and he's hacked by Albert Masters - foul #1 on Albert Masters, team foul #6 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Derrick Blanchard (PG) Michael Cox | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Tony Cisco (PG) Chad Whiteman | |
| 08:17 | Santa Clara | Paul Reed misses the free throw | 25-28 |
| 08:17 | Pepperdine | Albert Masters pulls down the rebound | 25-28 |
| 08:02 | Pepperdine | Albert Masters misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-28 |
| 08:00 | Santa Clara | Paul Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 25-28 |
| 07:41 | Santa Clara | Andrew Rosenfeld misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 25-28 |
| 07:39 | Santa Clara | The offensive rebound goes to Tony Cisco | 25-28 |
| 07:21 | Santa Clara | Andrew Rosenfeld comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Allen Gould - foul #1 on Allen Gould, team foul #7 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Denis Davis (PG), Jack Hults (SG), Antonio French (SF), John Espiritu (PF), Gregory Cannon (C) Derrick Blanchard, Timothy Sorrell, Michael Hales, Allen Gould, Albert Masters | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | David Back (SG), Greg Roach (C) Paul Reed, Roger Rendon | |
| 07:21 | Santa Clara | Andrew Rosenfeld makes the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 07:21 | Santa Clara | Andrew Rosenfeld makes the 2nd free throw | 25-30 |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Denis Davis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jack Hults (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Antonio French (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Espiritu (tiring) C - Gregory Cannon (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Tony Cisco (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Back (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Lazo (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Rosenfeld (tiring) 6 pts. C - Greg Roach (fresh) | |
| 07:03 | Pepperdine | Denis Davis makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Jack Hults | 28-30 |
| 06:44 | Santa Clara | David Back is fouled on the floor by Jack Hults - foul #1 on Jack Hults, team foul #8 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Michael Hales (C) Gregory Cannon | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Chad Whiteman (PG), Eric Boyle (SG), Paul Reed (PF), David Delancey (C) Tony Cisco, John Lazo, Andrew Rosenfeld, Greg Roach | |
| 06:44 | Santa Clara | David Back misses the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 06:44 | Pepperdine | The rebound goes to Jack Hults | 28-30 |
| 06:41 | Pepperdine | Eric Boyle is called for the reach on Denis Davis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eric Boyle, team foul #5 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Lazo (SF) Eric Boyle | |
| 06:33 | Pepperdine | Chad Whiteman takes the ball from John Espiritu | 28-30 |
| 06:07 | Santa Clara | John Lazo misses badly on the uncontested shot from the right wing | 28-30 |
| 06:06 | Santa Clara | Paul Reed tips it back up and in | 28-32 |
| 05:51 | Pepperdine | Jack Hults hits the front of the rim on the wide open driving attempt from the left block | 28-32 |
| 05:50 | Pepperdine | Jack Hults grabs the offensive board | 28-32 |
| 05:45 | Pepperdine | Antonio French is alone and drills a jumper from the left side | 30-32 |
| 05:26 | Santa Clara | Chad Whiteman misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Denis Davis - foul #1 on Denis Davis, team foul #9 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Derrick Blanchard (PG), Michael Cox (SG), Robert Tewksbury (SF), Gregory Cannon (PF), Albert Masters (C) Denis Davis, Jack Hults, Antonio French, John Espiritu, Michael Hales | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Andrew Rosenfeld (SG), Greg Roach (PF) David Back, Paul Reed | |
| 05:26 | Santa Clara | Chad Whiteman makes the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 05:26 | Santa Clara | Chad Whiteman makes the 2nd free throw | 30-34 |
| 04:59 | Pepperdine | Derrick Blanchard's layup is rejected by David Delancey | 30-34 |
| 04:58 | Santa Clara | Andrew Rosenfeld gets the rebound | 30-34 |
| 04:56 | Santa Clara | Michael Cox steals it from Chad Whiteman in the backcourt | 30-34 |
| 04:45 | Pepperdine | Albert Masters clanks a jumper from the right block | 30-34 |
| 04:43 | Pepperdine | The offensive rebound goes to Albert Masters | 30-34 |
| 04:27 | Pepperdine | Robert Tewksbury can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Lazo - foul #1 on John Lazo, team foul #6 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Timothy Sorrell (PG), Jack Hults (SG), Allen Gould (PF) Derrick Blanchard, Michael Cox, Gregory Cannon | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Tony Cisco (PG), Roger Rendon (SF), Paul Reed (PF) Chad Whiteman, John Lazo, David Delancey | |
| 04:27 | Pepperdine | Robert Tewksbury makes the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 04:27 | Pepperdine | Robert Tewksbury makes the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 04:05 | Santa Clara | Robert Tewksbury is called for the reach on Andrew Rosenfeld - foul #2 on Robert Tewksbury, team foul #10 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Antonio French (SF), Michael Hales (C) Robert Tewksbury, Albert Masters | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 04:05 | Santa Clara | Andrew Rosenfeld misses the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 04:05 | Santa Clara | Andrew Rosenfeld makes the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 03:46 | Pepperdine | Andrew Rosenfeld steals it from Antonio French | 32-35 |
| 03:43 | Santa Clara | Andrew Rosenfeld misses the dunk attempt | 32-35 |
| 03:42 | Pepperdine | Michael Hales snags the defensive board | 32-35 |
| 03:36 | Pepperdine | Allen Gould connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Jack Hults | 34-35 |
| 03:34 | Santa Clara | Tony Cisco is hacked by Timothy Sorrell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Timothy Sorrell, team foul #11 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Robert Tewksbury (SF), Gregory Cannon (C) Antonio French, Allen Gould | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Reuben Washington (SG), David Back (SF) Andrew Rosenfeld, Paul Reed | |
| 03:34 | Santa Clara | Tony Cisco misses the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 03:34 | Santa Clara | Tony Cisco misses the 2nd free throw | 34-35 |
| 03:34 | Pepperdine | Michael Hales snags the defensive board | 34-35 |
| 03:32 | Pepperdine | Timothy Sorrell is fouled in the backcourt by Tony Cisco - foul #2 on Tony Cisco, team foul #7 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Denis Davis (PG) Jack Hults | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Eric Boyle (SG) Tony Cisco | |
| 03:32 | Pepperdine | Timothy Sorrell makes the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 03:32 | Pepperdine | Timothy Sorrell makes the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 03:04 | Santa Clara | Roger Rendon connects on the floater in the lane set up by Reuben Washington | 36-37 |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Denis Davis (tiring) 6 pts. SG - Timothy Sorrell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Tewksbury (tired) 2 pts. PF - Gregory Cannon (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Hales (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Reuben Washington (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Eric Boyle (tiring) 5 pts. SF - David Back (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Roger Rendon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Greg Roach (tiring) | |
| 02:46 | Pepperdine | Timothy Sorrell knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 38-37 |
| 02:26 | Santa Clara | Roger Rendon is fouled on the floor by Denis Davis - foul #2 on Denis Davis, team foul #12 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Derrick Blanchard (PG), Antonio French (SF), John Espiritu (PF), Albert Masters (C) Denis Davis, Robert Tewksbury, Gregory Cannon, Michael Hales | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Tony Cisco (PG), John Lazo (SF), David Delancey (C) Eric Boyle, David Back, Greg Roach | |
| 02:26 | Santa Clara | Roger Rendon misses the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 02:26 | Santa Clara | Roger Rendon misses the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 02:26 | Pepperdine | John Espiritu grabs the board | 38-37 |
| 02:16 | Pepperdine | Antonio French misses the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Lazo - foul #2 on John Lazo, team foul #8 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Michael Cox (SG) Timothy Sorrell | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Paul Reed (PF) Roger Rendon | |
| 02:16 | Pepperdine | Antonio French makes the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 02:16 | Pepperdine | Antonio French misses the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 02:16 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to David Delancey | 39-37 |
| 01:53 | Santa Clara | David Delancey banks in the layup on a great pass from Reuben Washington | 39-39 |
| 01:25 | Pepperdine | Albert Masters misses long on a shot from the left block | 39-39 |
| 01:24 | Santa Clara | John Lazo grabs the defensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 01:24 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 39-39 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Jack Hults (SG), Robert Tewksbury (SF), Allen Gould (PF), Michael Hales (C) Michael Cox, Antonio French, John Espiritu, Albert Masters | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Chad Whiteman (PG), David Back (SF), Andrew Rosenfeld (PF) Tony Cisco, John Lazo, Paul Reed | |
| 01:07 | Santa Clara | David Back's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-39 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Eric Boyle (SG) Reuben Washington | |
| 00:46 | Pepperdine | Derrick Blanchard is hacked by Andrew Rosenfeld - foul #1 on Andrew Rosenfeld, team foul #9 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Timothy Sorrell (C) Michael Hales | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Tony Cisco (PG), Roger Rendon (SF), Greg Roach (C) Chad Whiteman, David Back, David Delancey | |
| 00:46 | Pepperdine | Derrick Blanchard makes the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 00:46 | Pepperdine | Derrick Blanchard makes the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 00:24 | Santa Clara | Roger Rendon loses the dribble to Timothy Sorrell | 41-39 |
| 00:01 | Pepperdine | Jack Hults is whistled for traveling | 41-39 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Denis Davis (PG), Antonio French (SF), John Espiritu (PF), Gregory Cannon (C) Derrick Blanchard, Jack Hults, Robert Tewksbury, Allen Gould | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Reuben Washington (SG), John Lazo (SF) Eric Boyle, Roger Rendon | |
| 00:00 | Santa Clara | Tony Cisco misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 41-39 |