| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Thomas Exley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Houchens (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Simpson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Cecil Townsend (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Steve Tibbitts (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - John Crenshaw (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kent Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Randall Heppner (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Russell Barrientes (fresh) 2 pts. C - Earle Mason (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Nevada | Randall Heppner inbounds the ball | 35-32 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:58 | Nevada | Russell Barrientes is hacked by Cecil Townsend in the backcourt - foul #1 on Cecil Townsend, team foul #1 | 35-32 |
| 19:50 | Nevada | Steve Tibbitts steals the ball from Randall Heppner | 35-32 |
| 19:30 | Santa Clara | Cecil Townsend misses badly on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Russell Barrientes - foul #2 on Russell Barrientes, team foul #1 | 35-32 |
| 19:30 | Santa Clara | Cecil Townsend misses the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 19:30 | Santa Clara | Cecil Townsend misses the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 19:30 | Nevada | Russell Barrientes grabs the defensive rebound | 35-32 |
| 19:12 | Nevada | Thomas Exley steps in front of the Russell Barrientes pass | 35-32 |
| 18:51 | Santa Clara | David Houchens is fouled on the floor by Randall Heppner - foul #1 on Randall Heppner, team foul #2 | 35-32 |
| 18:40 | Santa Clara | Robert Simpson misses the 3 from the left corner | 35-32 |
| 18:39 | Nevada | Kent Johnson grabs the board | 35-32 |
| 18:12 | Nevada | Randall Heppner is whistled for traveling | 35-32 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Daniel Helms (PG), Cris Young (SF), Alfred Ash (PF), Arnold Schneider (C) Thomas Exley, Robert Simpson, Cecil Townsend, Steve Tibbitts | |
| Subs | Nevada | John Bailey (C) Earle Mason | |
| 17:49 | Santa Clara | Cris Young scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Daniel Helms | 38-32 |
| 17:44 | Nevada | David Houchens picks off the pass by Kent Johnson in the backcourt | 38-32 |
| 17:37 | Santa Clara | Arnold Schneider is denied on a layup by Russell Barrientes | 38-32 |
| 17:36 | Santa Clara | David Houchens tips it home | 40-32 |
| 17:26 | Nevada | Randall Heppner lays it in set up by Russell Barrientes and he's fouled by Arnold Schneider - foul #1 on Arnold Schneider, team foul #2 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | David Knight (SF) David Houchens | |
| Subs | Nevada | Robert Klingbeil (PG), Jeremy Murphy (SG), Harold Brooks (C) John Crenshaw, Kent Johnson, Russell Barrientes | |
| 17:26 | Nevada | Randall Heppner makes the free throw | 40-35 |
| 17:10 | Santa Clara | John Bailey picks off the pass by Arnold Schneider | 40-35 |
| 17:07 | Nevada | Arnold Schneider steps in front of the Randall Heppner pass in the backcourt | 40-35 |
| 16:47 | Santa Clara | David Knight hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 40-35 |
| 16:46 | Santa Clara | Arnold Schneider snags the offensive board | 40-35 |
| 16:36 | Santa Clara | Cris Young scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Daniel Helms | 42-35 |
| 16:17 | Nevada | The jump hook by Randall Heppner is blocked by Alfred Ash | 42-35 |
| 16:15 | Nevada | Jeremy Murphy pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-35 |
| 16:02 | Nevada | Jeremy Murphy is fouled on the floor by Cris Young - foul #2 on Cris Young, team foul #3 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Thomas Exley (PG), David Houchens (SG), Robert Simpson (SF), Cecil Townsend (PF), Steve Tibbitts (C) Daniel Helms, Cris Young, David Knight, Alfred Ash, Arnold Schneider | |
| Subs | Nevada | Kent Johnson (SG), Earle Mason (PF) Randall Heppner, John Bailey | |
| 15:45 | Nevada | Kent Johnson is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jeremy Murphy | 42-37 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Thomas Exley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - David Houchens (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Simpson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Cecil Townsend (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Steve Tibbitts (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Robert Klingbeil (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Kent Johnson (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeremy Murphy (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Earle Mason (fresh) 2 pts. C - Harold Brooks (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Santa Clara | Thomas Exley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-37 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Nevada | John Crenshaw (PG), Russell Barrientes (PF) Robert Klingbeil, Harold Brooks | |
| 15:06 | Nevada | John Crenshaw hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 42-37 |
| 15:04 | Santa Clara | Thomas Exley pulls down the rebound | 42-37 |
| 14:52 | Santa Clara | Thomas Exley misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 42-37 |
| 14:51 | Santa Clara | Steve Tibbitts hits the follow up shot | 44-37 |
| 14:48 | Nevada | John Crenshaw is hacked by Thomas Exley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Exley, team foul #4 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Alfred Ash (C) Steve Tibbitts | |
| Subs | Nevada | David Voris (SF) Jeremy Murphy | |
| 14:39 | Nevada | John Crenshaw can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 44-37 |
| 14:38 | Santa Clara | Cecil Townsend gets the rebound | 44-37 |
| 14:31 | Santa Clara | Robert Simpson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-37 |
| 14:29 | Santa Clara | Cecil Townsend grabs the offensive board | 44-37 |
| 14:23 | Santa Clara | Alfred Ash comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 44-37 |
| 14:21 | Nevada | David Voris snags the defensive board | 44-37 |
| 14:06 | Nevada | Russell Barrientes lays it in uncontested | 44-39 |
| 13:50 | Santa Clara | Earle Mason swats the shot by Alfred Ash | 44-39 |
| 13:48 | Nevada | Russell Barrientes grabs the board | 44-39 |
| 13:33 | Nevada | A charge is called on Russell Barrientes - foul #3 on Russell Barrientes, team foul #3 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Daniel Helms (PG), Cris Young (SG), David Knight (SF), Arnold Schneider (C) Thomas Exley, David Houchens, Robert Simpson, Cecil Townsend | |
| Subs | Nevada | Jeremy Murphy (SG), Randall Heppner (SF), John Bailey (PF), Harold Brooks (C) John Crenshaw, Kent Johnson, Russell Barrientes, Earle Mason | |
| 13:19 | Santa Clara | Daniel Helms misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 44-39 |
| 13:18 | Santa Clara | Alfred Ash grabs the offensive board | 44-39 |
| 13:05 | Santa Clara | Cris Young buries a floater from the free throw line | 46-39 |
| 12:44 | Nevada | Jeremy Murphy knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by David Voris | 46-42 |
| 12:21 | Santa Clara | Alfred Ash can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-42 |
| 12:19 | Nevada | John Bailey gets the rebound | 46-42 |
| 12:05 | Nevada | Arnold Schneider blocks the short jumper by Randall Heppner | 46-42 |
| 12:03 | Santa Clara | Arnold Schneider grabs the defensive rebound | 46-42 |
| 11:51 | Santa Clara | Alfred Ash buries a turnaround in the lane set up by Daniel Helms | 48-42 |
| 11:34 | Nevada | Randall Heppner misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-42 |
| 11:33 | Nevada | John Bailey pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-42 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Daniel Helms (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Cris Young (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Knight (fairly fresh) PF - Alfred Ash (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Arnold Schneider (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - David Voris (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. SG - Jeremy Murphy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Randall Heppner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Bailey (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Harold Brooks (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Nevada | Jeremy Murphy buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Randall Heppner | 48-45 |
| 11:03 | Santa Clara | Arnold Schneider slams it home set up by Cris Young | 50-45 |
| 10:35 | Nevada | David Voris misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-45 |
| 10:34 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Cris Young | 50-45 |
| 10:20 | Santa Clara | John Bailey is called for the reach on Cris Young - foul #2 on John Bailey, team foul #4 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Thomas Exley (PG), David Houchens (SG), Robert Simpson (SF), Cecil Townsend (PF), Steve Tibbitts (C) Daniel Helms, Cris Young, David Knight, Alfred Ash, Arnold Schneider | |
| Subs | Nevada | John Crenshaw (PG), Kent Johnson (SG), Joseph Bourgault (SF), Russell Barrientes (PF), Earle Mason (C) David Voris, Jeremy Murphy, Randall Heppner, John Bailey, Harold Brooks | |
| 10:03 | Santa Clara | Robert Simpson hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Thomas Exley | 53-45 |
| 09:40 | Nevada | Kent Johnson banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Crenshaw and he's hacked by Thomas Exley - foul #3 on Thomas Exley, team foul #5 | 53-47 |
| 09:40 | Nevada | Kent Johnson makes the free throw | 53-48 |
| 09:28 | Santa Clara | David Houchens hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Thomas Exley | 55-48 |
| 09:05 | Nevada | Joseph Bourgault can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-48 |
| 09:03 | Santa Clara | Cecil Townsend gets the rebound | 55-48 |
| 08:36 | Santa Clara | David Houchens can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 55-48 |
| 08:35 | Nevada | John Crenshaw grabs the defensive rebound | 55-48 |
| 08:28 | Nevada | Kent Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Exley - foul #4 on Thomas Exley, team foul #6 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Daniel Helms (PG), David Mitchell (C) Thomas Exley, Steve Tibbitts | |
| Subs | Nevada | Robert Klingbeil (PG), Jeremy Murphy (SF), Harold Brooks (C) John Crenshaw, Joseph Bourgault, Earle Mason | |
| 08:09 | Nevada | Kent Johnson misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-48 |
| 08:07 | Nevada | Harold Brooks can't tip it in | 55-48 |
| 08:06 | Santa Clara | Robert Simpson pulls down the rebound | 55-48 |
| 08:01 | Santa Clara | Harold Brooks takes the ball from Robert Simpson | 55-48 |
| 07:41 | Nevada | David Houchens picks off the pass by Jeremy Murphy | 55-48 |
| 07:23 | Santa Clara | David Mitchell travels with the ball | 55-48 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Alfred Ash (PF) Cecil Townsend | |
| Subs | Nevada | John Crenshaw (PG), Randall Heppner (SF), John Bailey (PF) Robert Klingbeil, Kent Johnson, Russell Barrientes | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Daniel Helms (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Houchens (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Simpson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Alfred Ash (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - David Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - John Crenshaw (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeremy Murphy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Randall Heppner (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Bailey (fresh) 4 reb. C - Harold Brooks (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Nevada | Jeremy Murphy misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-48 |
| 07:07 | Nevada | Randall Heppner snags the offensive board | 55-48 |
| 06:54 | Nevada | Randall Heppner can't connect on a shot from the right side | 55-48 |
| 06:52 | Nevada | John Bailey gets the offensive rebound | 55-48 |
| 06:37 | Nevada | John Bailey can't connect on a shot from close range but the foul's on Alfred Ash - foul #1 on Alfred Ash, team foul #7 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Thomas Exley (PG), Cris Young (SF), Steve Tibbitts (C) David Houchens, Robert Simpson, David Mitchell | |
| Subs | Nevada | Earle Mason (C) Harold Brooks | |
| 06:37 | Nevada | John Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 06:37 | Nevada | John Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 06:09 | Santa Clara | Cris Young misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-50 |
| 06:07 | Nevada | John Bailey pulls down the rebound | 55-50 |
| 06:04 | Nevada | Thomas Exley steps in front of the John Crenshaw pass in the backcourt | 55-50 |
| 05:54 | Santa Clara | Alfred Ash drills a floater from the left block | 57-50 |
| 05:49 | Nevada | Randall Heppner clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 57-50 |
| 05:48 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Steve Tibbitts | 57-50 |
| 05:38 | Santa Clara | Alfred Ash makes the pull-up jumper from the left side and he's hacked by John Bailey - foul #3 on John Bailey, team foul #5 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | David Knight (SF), Arnold Schneider (C) Daniel Helms, Steve Tibbitts | |
| Subs | Nevada | Robert Klingbeil (PG), Kent Johnson (SG), Russell Barrientes (PF) John Crenshaw, Jeremy Murphy, John Bailey | |
| 05:38 | Santa Clara | Alfred Ash misses the free throw | 59-50 |
| 05:38 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Earle Mason | 59-50 |
| 05:11 | Nevada | Randall Heppner connects on the open floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Klingbeil | 59-52 |
| 04:54 | Santa Clara | Arnold Schneider clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-52 |
| 04:52 | Nevada | Robert Klingbeil snags the defensive board | 59-52 |
| 04:46 | Nevada | Arnold Schneider steps in front of the Earle Mason pass | 59-52 |
| 04:34 | Santa Clara | Thomas Exley knocks in the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Cris Young | 61-52 |
| 04:22 | Nevada | Kent Johnson is fouled on the floor by Cris Young - foul #3 on Cris Young, team foul #8 | 61-52 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Daniel Helms (PG), David Houchens (SG), Cecil Townsend (PF) Thomas Exley, Cris Young, Alfred Ash | |
| Subs | Nevada | Jeremy Murphy (SF), Harold Brooks (C) Randall Heppner, Earle Mason | |
| 04:22 | Nevada | Kent Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 04:22 | Nevada | Kent Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 04:12 | Santa Clara | Arnold Schneider misses long on a 3 from straight away | 61-54 |
| 04:10 | Santa Clara | Cecil Townsend pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-54 |
| 03:55 | Santa Clara | David Knight clanks a floater from the left side | 61-54 |
| 03:54 | Santa Clara | Arnold Schneider gets the offensive rebound | 61-54 |
| 03:36 | Santa Clara | David Knight misses short on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Jeremy Murphy - foul #2 on Jeremy Murphy, team foul #6 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Steve Tibbitts (C) Arnold Schneider | |
| Subs | Nevada | John Crenshaw (PG), David Voris (SF), John Bailey (PF) Robert Klingbeil, Kent Johnson, Russell Barrientes | |
| 03:36 | Santa Clara | David Knight misses the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 03:36 | Santa Clara | David Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 62-54 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:24 | Nevada | John Bailey is hacked by Cecil Townsend - foul #2 on Cecil Townsend, team foul #9 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Robert Simpson (SF), David Mitchell (PF) David Knight, Cecil Townsend | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 03:24 | Nevada | John Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 03:24 | Nevada | John Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Daniel Helms (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Houchens (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Simpson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Steve Tibbitts (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - John Crenshaw (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeremy Murphy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Voris (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Bailey (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Harold Brooks (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:55 | Santa Clara | Robert Simpson makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Daniel Helms | 65-56 |
| 02:55 | Nevada | Nevada calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-56 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Thomas Exley (PG), Cecil Townsend (PF) Daniel Helms, David Mitchell | |
| Subs | Nevada | Kent Johnson (SG), Randall Heppner (SF), Earle Mason (PF) Jeremy Murphy, David Voris, Harold Brooks | |
| 02:40 | Nevada | Randall Heppner scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-59 |
| 02:26 | Santa Clara | John Bailey steals it from David Houchens | 65-59 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:24 | Nevada | John Crenshaw's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-59 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Nevada | Russell Barrientes (PF) John Bailey | |
| 02:10 | Santa Clara | David Houchens connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Thomas Exley | 68-59 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:08 | Nevada | Thomas Exley takes the ball from Kent Johnson in the backcourt | 68-59 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:53 | Santa Clara | Steve Tibbitts can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 68-59 |
| 01:52 | Nevada | Russell Barrientes snags the defensive board | 68-59 |
| 01:40 | Nevada | Earle Mason clanks a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Thomas Exley - foul #5 on Thomas Exley, team foul #10 | 68-59 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Daniel Helms (PG) Thomas Exley | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 01:40 | Nevada | Earle Mason makes the 1st free throw | 68-60 |
| 01:40 | Nevada | Earle Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:24 | Santa Clara | Steve Tibbitts travels with the ball | 68-61 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:05 | Nevada | Kent Johnson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 68-61 |
| 01:04 | Nevada | Russell Barrientes hits the follow up shot | 68-63 |
| 00:44 | Santa Clara | David Houchens comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 68-63 |
| 00:42 | Nevada | Kent Johnson snags the defensive board | 68-63 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Nevada | Kent Johnson is fouled on the floor by Steve Tibbitts - foul #3 on Steve Tibbitts, team foul #11 | 68-63 |
| 00:34 | Nevada | Kent Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 00:34 | Nevada | Kent Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Santa Clara | John Crenshaw is called for the reach on Steve Tibbitts in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Crenshaw, team foul #7 | 68-65 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Cris Young (PG), Alfred Ash (PF) Daniel Helms, Cecil Townsend | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 00:33 | Santa Clara | Steve Tibbitts makes the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 00:33 | Santa Clara | Steve Tibbitts misses the 2nd free throw | 69-65 |
| 00:33 | Santa Clara | Alfred Ash grabs the offensive rebound | 69-65 |
| 00:33 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-65 |
| 00:30 | Santa Clara | Alfred Ash is fouled on the floor by Russell Barrientes - foul #4 on Russell Barrientes, team foul #8 | 69-65 |
| 00:30 | Santa Clara | Alfred Ash makes the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 00:30 | Santa Clara | Alfred Ash makes the 2nd free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:27 | Nevada | Earle Mason loses the dribble to Alfred Ash in the backcourt | 71-65 |
| 00:26 | Santa Clara | Cris Young is hacked by Earle Mason - foul #1 on Earle Mason, team foul #9 | 71-65 |
| 00:26 | Santa Clara | Cris Young misses the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:26 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Russell Barrientes | 71-65 |
| 00:22 | Nevada | Alfred Ash is called for the reach on Kent Johnson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Alfred Ash, team foul #12 | 71-65 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Daniel Helms (PG), Cecil Townsend (PF) Cris Young, Alfred Ash | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 00:22 | Nevada | Kent Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 71-66 |
| 00:22 | Nevada | Kent Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 71-67 |
| 00:20 | Santa Clara | John Crenshaw is called for the reach on Robert Simpson in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Crenshaw, team foul #10 | 71-67 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Cris Young (PG), Alfred Ash (PF) Daniel Helms, Cecil Townsend | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 00:20 | Santa Clara | Robert Simpson makes the 1st free throw | 72-67 |
| 00:20 | Santa Clara | Robert Simpson makes the 2nd free throw | 73-67 |
| 00:16 | Nevada | Robert Simpson takes the ball from John Crenshaw in the backcourt | 73-67 |
| 00:16 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-67 |
| 00:13 | Santa Clara | Cris Young is hacked by John Crenshaw - foul #5 on John Crenshaw, team foul #11 | 73-67 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Nevada | Robert Klingbeil (PG) John Crenshaw | |
| 00:13 | Santa Clara | Cris Young misses the 1st free throw | 73-67 |
| 00:13 | Santa Clara | Cris Young makes the 2nd free throw | 74-67 |
| 00:09 | Nevada | Robert Klingbeil's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 74-67 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Steven Dembinski (PG) David Houchens | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 00:08 | Santa Clara | Russell Barrientes is called for the reach on Alfred Ash - foul #5 on Russell Barrientes, team foul #12 | 74-67 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Nevada | John Bailey (C) Russell Barrientes | |
| 00:08 | Santa Clara | Alfred Ash makes the 1st free throw | 75-67 |
| 00:08 | Santa Clara | Alfred Ash makes the 2nd free throw | 76-67 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:06 | Nevada | Nevada calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 76-67 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Daniel Helms (PG), David Houchens (SG), Cecil Townsend (PF) Steven Dembinski, Cris Young, Alfred Ash | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 00:02 | Nevada | Robert Klingbeil hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 76-67 |
| 00:01 | Nevada | The offensive rebound goes to Randall Heppner | 76-67 |
| 00:00 | Nevada | The clock runs out | 76-67 |