| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Herman Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willis Auman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Toler (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Kaczorowski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Scalabrine (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Joel Goldman (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Marvin Mitchell (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Cole (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Anthony Clubb (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jacob Long (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Santa Clara | Gregory Cole inbounds the ball | 34-29 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:33 | Santa Clara | Marvin Mitchell can't throw it down but he's hacked by Willis Auman - foul #1 on Willis Auman, team foul #1 | 34-29 |
| 19:33 | Santa Clara | Marvin Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 19:33 | Santa Clara | Marvin Mitchell misses the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 19:33 | Pepperdine | Jerry Kaczorowski grabs the defensive rebound | 34-30 |
| 19:18 | Pepperdine | Jerry Kaczorowski knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Willis Auman | 36-30 |
| 18:59 | Santa Clara | Joel Goldman can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Eric Toler - foul #2 on Eric Toler, team foul #2 | 36-30 |
| 18:59 | Santa Clara | Joel Goldman makes the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 18:59 | Santa Clara | Joel Goldman makes the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 18:46 | Pepperdine | Herman Robinson misses short on a shot from the left side | 36-32 |
| 18:45 | Pepperdine | The offensive rebound goes to Willis Auman | 36-32 |
| 18:30 | Pepperdine | Eric Toler knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 38-32 |
| 18:09 | Santa Clara | Marvin Mitchell misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 38-32 |
| 18:08 | Pepperdine | The rebound goes to Willis Auman | 38-32 |
| 18:04 | Pepperdine | Herman Robinson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-32 |
| 18:03 | Santa Clara | Anthony Clubb grabs the board | 38-32 |
| 17:48 | Santa Clara | Joel Goldman misses badly on a shot from the right side | 38-32 |
| 17:47 | Pepperdine | Donald Scalabrine pulls down the rebound | 38-32 |
| 17:41 | Pepperdine | Herman Robinson misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Joel Goldman - foul #2 on Joel Goldman, team foul #1 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Charles Folmar (SG), John Zuehlke (SF), Blake Millender (PF), Gavin Buchanan (C) Willis Auman, Eric Toler, Jerry Kaczorowski, Donald Scalabrine | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Benner (SG), Carl McPhetridge (PF), Korey Harrill (C) Gregory Cole, Anthony Clubb, Jacob Long | |
| 17:41 | Pepperdine | Herman Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 39-32 |
| 17:41 | Pepperdine | Herman Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-32 |
| 17:22 | Santa Clara | Marvin Mitchell misses short on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by John Zuehlke - foul #1 on John Zuehlke, team foul #3 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Stephen Strauss (SF) Herman Robinson | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 17:22 | Santa Clara | Marvin Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 40-32 |
| 17:22 | Santa Clara | Marvin Mitchell misses the 2nd free throw | 40-32 |
| 17:22 | Pepperdine | Gavin Buchanan grabs the defensive rebound | 40-32 |
| 17:11 | Pepperdine | Blake Millender misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-32 |
| 17:09 | Santa Clara | Korey Harrill pulls down the rebound | 40-32 |
| 17:03 | Santa Clara | Joel Goldman drills a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Marvin Mitchell | 40-34 |
| 16:56 | Pepperdine | Stephen Strauss comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 40-34 |
| 16:54 | Santa Clara | Marvin Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 40-34 |
| 16:29 | Santa Clara | Marvin Mitchell makes the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Michael Benner | 40-36 |
| 16:15 | Pepperdine | Stephen Strauss can't connect on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Michael Benner - foul #1 on Michael Benner, team foul #2 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Willis Auman (SG), Jerry Kaczorowski (PF), Donald Scalabrine (C) Charles Folmar, Blake Millender, Gavin Buchanan | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gregory Cole (SF), Anthony Clubb (PF) Marvin Mitchell, Carl McPhetridge | |
| 16:15 | Pepperdine | Stephen Strauss makes the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 16:15 | Pepperdine | Stephen Strauss misses the 2nd free throw | 41-36 |
| 16:15 | Santa Clara | Anthony Clubb grabs the board | 41-36 |
| 15:51 | Santa Clara | Joel Goldman is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 41-36 |
| 15:50 | Santa Clara | The offensive rebound goes to Gregory Cole | 41-36 |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Stephen Strauss (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willis Auman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Zuehlke (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jerry Kaczorowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Scalabrine (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Joel Goldman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Benner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregory Cole (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Anthony Clubb (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Korey Harrill (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Santa Clara | Korey Harrill misses the lay-in | 41-36 |
| 15:30 | Pepperdine | Donald Scalabrine grabs the defensive rebound | 41-36 |
| 15:06 | Pepperdine | Willis Auman makes the wide open 3pt shot from straight away set up by Jerry Kaczorowski | 44-36 |
| 14:46 | Santa Clara | Michael Benner is open but comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 44-36 |
| 14:44 | Pepperdine | The rebound goes to Stephen Strauss | 44-36 |
| 14:23 | Pepperdine | Jerry Kaczorowski makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 46-36 |
| 14:00 | Santa Clara | Gregory Cole makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-39 |
| 13:47 | Pepperdine | Donald Scalabrine is hacked by Korey Harrill - foul #3 on Korey Harrill, team foul #3 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Herman Robinson (PG), Charles Folmar (SG), Eric Toler (SF), Blake Millender (PF), Gavin Buchanan (C) Stephen Strauss, Willis Auman, John Zuehlke, Jerry Kaczorowski, Donald Scalabrine | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Marvin Mitchell (SG), Kitwana Azim (SF), Carl McPhetridge (PF), Jacob Long (C) Michael Benner, Gregory Cole, Anthony Clubb, Korey Harrill | |
| 13:30 | Pepperdine | Gavin Buchanan misses the lay-in | 46-39 |
| 13:28 | Santa Clara | Kitwana Azim gets the rebound | 46-39 |
| 13:03 | Santa Clara | Marvin Mitchell misses the easy layup | 46-39 |
| 13:01 | Santa Clara | Carl McPhetridge gets the offensive rebound | 46-39 |
| 12:41 | Santa Clara | Marvin Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 46-39 |
| 12:40 | Santa Clara | Jacob Long tips it back up and in | 46-41 |
| 12:27 | Pepperdine | Blake Millender double dribbles | 46-41 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Donald Scalabrine (C) Gavin Buchanan | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Benner (PG) Joel Goldman | |
| 12:02 | Santa Clara | Michael Benner's pass is intercepted by Herman Robinson | 46-41 |
| 11:57 | Pepperdine | Eric Toler lays it up and in on a great pass from Herman Robinson | 48-41 |
| 11:30 | Santa Clara | Carl McPhetridge hits the front of the rim on the wide open jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Eric Toler - foul #3 on Eric Toler, team foul #4 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Kenneth Murphy (PG), Willis Auman (SG), John Zuehlke (SF), Jerry Kaczorowski (PF) Herman Robinson, Charles Folmar, Eric Toler, Blake Millender | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 11:30 | Santa Clara | Carl McPhetridge makes the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 11:30 | Santa Clara | Carl McPhetridge makes the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Kenneth Murphy (fresh) SG - Willis Auman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Zuehlke (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jerry Kaczorowski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Scalabrine (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Michael Benner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marvin Mitchell (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kitwana Azim (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Carl McPhetridge (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Jacob Long (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Pepperdine | Donald Scalabrine misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-43 |
| 11:14 | Pepperdine | The offensive rebound goes to Willis Auman | 48-43 |
| 11:04 | Pepperdine | Michael Benner picks off the pass by John Zuehlke | 48-43 |
| 10:50 | Santa Clara | Michael Benner hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 48-45 |
| 10:26 | Pepperdine | Jerry Kaczorowski is fouled on the floor by Carl McPhetridge - foul #2 on Carl McPhetridge, team foul #4 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Stephen Strauss (PG), Eric Toler (SF), Gavin Buchanan (C) Kenneth Murphy, John Zuehlke, Donald Scalabrine | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joel Goldman (PG), Gregory Cole (SG), Anthony Clubb (PF) Michael Benner, Marvin Mitchell, Carl McPhetridge | |
| 10:07 | Pepperdine | Willis Auman lays it up and in and he's fouled by Gregory Cole - foul #2 on Gregory Cole, team foul #5 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Korey Harrill (C) Jacob Long | |
| 10:07 | Pepperdine | Willis Auman misses the free throw | 50-45 |
| 10:07 | Santa Clara | Korey Harrill snags the defensive board | 50-45 |
| 09:57 | Santa Clara | Joel Goldman clanks a floater from the right wing | 50-45 |
| 09:55 | Pepperdine | Jerry Kaczorowski snags the defensive board | 50-45 |
| 09:39 | Pepperdine | Jerry Kaczorowski can't throw it down but the foul's on Anthony Clubb - foul #2 on Anthony Clubb, team foul #6 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | John Zuehlke (SG), Blake Millender (SF) Willis Auman, Eric Toler | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Marvin Mitchell (SG) Kitwana Azim | |
| 09:39 | Pepperdine | Jerry Kaczorowski makes the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 09:39 | Pepperdine | Jerry Kaczorowski makes the 2nd free throw | 52-45 |
| 09:17 | Santa Clara | Marvin Mitchell hits a floater from the right wing set up by Joel Goldman | 52-47 |
| 09:05 | Pepperdine | John Zuehlke misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-47 |
| 09:03 | Santa Clara | Korey Harrill pulls down the rebound | 52-47 |
| 09:00 | Santa Clara | Gregory Cole travels in the backcourt | 52-47 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Herman Robinson (PG), Charles Folmar (SG), Donald Scalabrine (C) Stephen Strauss, Jerry Kaczorowski, Gavin Buchanan | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 08:46 | Pepperdine | Blake Millender makes the floater from close range on a great pass from Charles Folmar | 54-47 |
| 08:28 | Santa Clara | Anthony Clubb can't finish the layup but the foul's on Blake Millender - foul #2 on Blake Millender, team foul #5 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Stephen Strauss (SF) John Zuehlke | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Benner (SG), Kitwana Azim (SF), Jacob Long (C) Marvin Mitchell, Gregory Cole, Korey Harrill | |
| 08:28 | Santa Clara | Anthony Clubb makes the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 08:28 | Santa Clara | Anthony Clubb makes the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| 08:17 | Pepperdine | Jacob Long is called for the reach on Donald Scalabrine - foul #2 on Jacob Long, team foul #7 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Carl McPhetridge (PF) Anthony Clubb | |
| 08:17 | Pepperdine | Donald Scalabrine misses the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 08:17 | Santa Clara | Jacob Long pulls down the rebound | 54-49 |
| 07:52 | Santa Clara | Charles Folmar is called for the reach on Michael Benner - foul #1 on Charles Folmar, team foul #6 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Willis Auman (SG), Eric Toler (SF), Gavin Buchanan (C) Herman Robinson, Charles Folmar, Donald Scalabrine | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 07:27 | Santa Clara | Michael Benner comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 54-49 |
| 07:25 | Pepperdine | Gavin Buchanan grabs the board | 54-49 |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Stephen Strauss (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willis Auman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eric Toler (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Blake Millender (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Gavin Buchanan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Joel Goldman (tired) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Michael Benner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kitwana Azim (tiring) 3 pf. PF - Carl McPhetridge (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Jacob Long (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Pepperdine | Willis Auman misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 54-49 |
| 07:16 | Pepperdine | Eric Toler misses the tip | 54-49 |
| 07:14 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Michael Benner | 54-49 |
| 07:09 | Santa Clara | Joel Goldman can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 54-49 |
| 07:08 | Santa Clara | Kitwana Azim tips it in | 54-51 |
| 06:45 | Pepperdine | Willis Auman drills a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Blake Millender | 56-51 |
| 06:43 | Santa Clara | Michael Benner is hacked by Willis Auman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Willis Auman, team foul #7 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Herman Robinson (PG), John Zuehlke (SF), Jerry Kaczorowski (PF), Donald Scalabrine (C) Stephen Strauss, Eric Toler, Blake Millender, Gavin Buchanan | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Marvin Mitchell (SG), Gregory Cole (SF), Anthony Clubb (PF), Korey Harrill (C) Joel Goldman, Kitwana Azim, Carl McPhetridge, Jacob Long | |
| 06:43 | Santa Clara | Michael Benner misses the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 06:43 | Pepperdine | Jerry Kaczorowski grabs the defensive rebound | 56-51 |
| 06:33 | Pepperdine | Jerry Kaczorowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-51 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Charles Folmar (SG) Willis Auman | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 06:30 | Santa Clara | Marvin Mitchell throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-51 |
| 06:21 | Pepperdine | Donald Scalabrine misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-51 |
| 06:20 | Pepperdine | Jerry Kaczorowski tips it back up and in | 58-51 |
| 05:58 | Santa Clara | Korey Harrill misses the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Donald Scalabrine - foul #1 on Donald Scalabrine, team foul #8 | 58-51 |
| 05:58 | Santa Clara | Korey Harrill makes the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 05:58 | Santa Clara | Korey Harrill misses the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| 05:58 | Pepperdine | Donald Scalabrine grabs the board | 58-52 |
| 05:54 | Pepperdine | Marvin Mitchell is called for the reach on Charles Folmar - foul #1 on Marvin Mitchell, team foul #8 | 58-52 |
| 05:54 | Pepperdine | Charles Folmar makes the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 05:54 | Pepperdine | Charles Folmar makes the 2nd free throw | 60-52 |
| 05:38 | Santa Clara | Michael Benner connects on the floater from the right side on a great pass from Korey Harrill and he's hacked by Herman Robinson - foul #2 on Herman Robinson, team foul #9 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Kenneth Murphy (PG), Willis Auman (SG), Eric Toler (SF), Gavin Buchanan (C) Herman Robinson, Charles Folmar, Jerry Kaczorowski, Donald Scalabrine | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 05:38 | Santa Clara | Michael Benner makes the free throw | 60-55 |
| 05:19 | Pepperdine | John Zuehlke hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 60-55 |
| 05:17 | Pepperdine | Eric Toler tips it back up and in | 62-55 |
| 04:50 | Santa Clara | Marvin Mitchell drills a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Anthony Clubb | 62-57 |
| 04:36 | Pepperdine | Eric Toler is hacked by Korey Harrill - foul #4 on Korey Harrill, team foul #9 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Charles Folmar (PG), Stephen Strauss (SG), Jerry Kaczorowski (PF), Donald Scalabrine (C) Kenneth Murphy, Willis Auman, John Zuehlke, Gavin Buchanan | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joel Goldman (PG), Kitwana Azim (SF), Carl McPhetridge (PF), Jacob Long (C) Michael Benner, Gregory Cole, Anthony Clubb, Korey Harrill | |
| 04:36 | Pepperdine | Eric Toler makes the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 04:36 | Pepperdine | Eric Toler makes the 2nd free throw | 64-57 |
| 04:33 | Santa Clara | Kitwana Azim is hacked by Charles Folmar in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Folmar, team foul #10 | 64-57 |
| 04:33 | Santa Clara | Kitwana Azim makes the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 04:33 | Santa Clara | Kitwana Azim misses the 2nd free throw | 64-58 |
| 04:33 | Pepperdine | Stephen Strauss grabs the defensive rebound | 64-58 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 04:31 | Pepperdine | Kitwana Azim picks off the pass by Charles Folmar in the backcourt | 64-58 |
| 04:16 | Santa Clara | Marvin Mitchell makes the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Joel Goldman | 64-60 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 03:57 | Pepperdine | Donald Scalabrine hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 64-60 |
| 03:55 | Santa Clara | Carl McPhetridge snags the defensive board | 64-60 |
| 03:32 | Santa Clara | Carl McPhetridge misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 64-60 |
| 03:30 | Pepperdine | Stephen Strauss gets the rebound | 64-60 |
| 03:13 | Pepperdine | Jerry Kaczorowski comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 64-60 |
| 03:11 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Jacob Long | 64-60 |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Charles Folmar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Strauss (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Toler (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jerry Kaczorowski (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Scalabrine (tired) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Joel Goldman (tiring) 8 pts. 7 ast. SG - Marvin Mitchell (tired) 19 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kitwana Azim (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Carl McPhetridge (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Jacob Long (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Santa Clara | Stephen Strauss steals it from Joel Goldman in the backcourt | 64-60 |
| 03:04 | Pepperdine | Stephen Strauss lays it up and in | 66-60 |
| 02:47 | Santa Clara | Jacob Long's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-60 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Herman Robinson (PG), Willis Auman (SG), John Zuehlke (SF), Blake Millender (PF), Gavin Buchanan (C) Charles Folmar, Stephen Strauss, Eric Toler, Jerry Kaczorowski, Donald Scalabrine | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gregory Cole (SG), Korey Harrill (C) Marvin Mitchell, Jacob Long | |
| 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 (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 02:30 | Pepperdine | John Zuehlke can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Kitwana Azim - foul #4 on Kitwana Azim, team foul #10 | 66-60 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Benner (PG), Anthony Clubb (PF) Joel Goldman, Carl McPhetridge | |
| 02:30 | Pepperdine | John Zuehlke makes the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 02:30 | Pepperdine | John Zuehlke misses the 2nd free throw | 67-60 |
| 02:30 | Santa Clara | Kitwana Azim grabs the board | 67-60 |
| 02:08 | Santa Clara | Michael Benner clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 67-60 |
| 02:07 | Pepperdine | Blake Millender grabs the board | 67-60 |
| 01:56 | Pepperdine | John Zuehlke is fouled on the floor by Anthony Clubb - foul #3 on Anthony Clubb, team foul #11 | 67-60 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Eric Toler (SF), Jerry Kaczorowski (PF), Donald Scalabrine (C) Willis Auman, Blake Millender, Gavin Buchanan | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joel Goldman (PG), Marvin Mitchell (SG), Jacob Long (C) Michael Benner, Gregory Cole, Korey Harrill | |
| 01:56 | Pepperdine | John Zuehlke misses the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 01:56 | Pepperdine | John Zuehlke makes the 2nd free throw | 68-60 |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 01:34 | Santa Clara | Joel Goldman misses long on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Herman Robinson - foul #3 on Herman Robinson, team foul #11 | 68-60 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Willis Auman (SG) John Zuehlke | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 01:34 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-60 |
| 01:34 | Santa Clara | Joel Goldman makes the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 01:34 | Santa Clara | Joel Goldman makes the 2nd free throw | 68-62 |
| 01:14 | Pepperdine | Jerry Kaczorowski knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Willis Auman | 71-62 |
| 00:59 | Santa Clara | Kitwana Azim clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 71-62 |
| 00:57 | Pepperdine | The rebound goes to Willis Auman | 71-62 |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:55 | Pepperdine | Joel Goldman is called for the reach on Willis Auman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joel Goldman, team foul #12 | 71-62 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | John Zuehlke (SF), Blake Millender (C) Eric Toler, Donald Scalabrine | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 00:55 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 71-62 |
| 00:55 | Pepperdine | Willis Auman makes the 1st free throw | 72-62 |
| 00:55 | Pepperdine | Willis Auman makes the 2nd free throw | 73-62 |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:51 | Santa Clara | Joel Goldman hits a wide open jumper from the right side | 73-64 |
| 00:49 | Pepperdine | Jerry Kaczorowski is fouled in the backcourt by Marvin Mitchell - foul #2 on Marvin Mitchell, team foul #13 | 73-64 |
| 00:49 | Pepperdine | Jerry Kaczorowski makes the 1st free throw | 74-64 |
| 00:49 | Pepperdine | Jerry Kaczorowski makes the 2nd free throw | 75-64 |
| 00:47 | Santa Clara | Joel Goldman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 75-64 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Charles Folmar (PG), Stephen Strauss (SF), Gavin Buchanan (C) Herman Robinson, Willis Auman, Jerry Kaczorowski | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 00:23 | Pepperdine | John Zuehlke misses the shot from the left side | 75-64 |
| 00:21 | Pepperdine | Blake Millender gets the offensive rebound | 75-64 |
| 00:00 | Pepperdine | Charles Folmar runs out the clock | 75-64 |