| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Anthony Slack (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Leandro Marino (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ronnie Steinbach (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Charles Kinnear (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Tony Seeley (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - John Welch (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Gilbert Gardea (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Carroll (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Justin Westhoff (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Oliver Keach (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Santa Clara | John Carroll inbounds the ball | 37-42 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:58 | Santa Clara | Leandro Marino steals it from John Welch in the backcourt | 37-42 |
| 19:41 | Nevada | Ronnie Steinbach connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Anthony Slack | 40-42 |
| 19:21 | Santa Clara | Tony Seeley takes the ball from Oliver Keach | 40-42 |
| 19:07 | Nevada | Leandro Marino comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Gilbert Gardea - foul #2 on Gilbert Gardea, team foul #1 | 40-42 |
| 19:07 | Nevada | Leandro Marino makes the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 19:07 | Nevada | Leandro Marino misses the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| 19:07 | Santa Clara | Oliver Keach gets the rebound | 41-42 |
| 18:43 | Santa Clara | Oliver Keach scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from John Welch and the foul's on Leandro Marino - foul #3 on Leandro Marino, team foul #1 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Nevada | Wilfred Wedgeworth (SG) Leandro Marino | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Anthony Nathanson (PF) Justin Westhoff | |
| 18:43 | Santa Clara | Oliver Keach makes the free throw | 41-45 |
| 18:29 | Nevada | Anthony Slack makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-45 |
| 18:25 | Santa Clara | John Carroll connects on the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Gilbert Gardea and the foul's on Anthony Slack - foul #2 on Anthony Slack, team foul #2 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Nevada | Richard Montgomery (PG) Anthony Slack | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Larry Vetter (PG), Roberto Martin (SG), Gregory Gaddis (C) John Welch, Gilbert Gardea, Oliver Keach | |
| 18:25 | Santa Clara | John Carroll makes the free throw | 44-48 |
| 18:04 | Nevada | Charles Kinnear hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 44-48 |
| 18:03 | Nevada | Ronnie Steinbach grabs the offensive board | 44-48 |
| 17:44 | Nevada | Charles Kinnear connects on the jumper from close range | 46-48 |
| 17:27 | Santa Clara | The jump hook by Gregory Gaddis is blocked by Ronnie Steinbach | 46-48 |
| 17:25 | Nevada | Tony Seeley grabs the defensive rebound | 46-48 |
| 17:08 | Nevada | Richard Montgomery misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-48 |
| 17:07 | Santa Clara | John Carroll pulls down the rebound | 46-48 |
| 17:00 | Santa Clara | Roberto Martin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-48 |
| Subs | Nevada | Anthony Slack (PG), Gary Wallace (PF) Ronnie Steinbach, Charles Kinnear | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Welch (PG), Gilbert Gardea (SG), David Steveson (SF), Justin Westhoff (PF), Oliver Keach (C) Larry Vetter, Roberto Martin, John Carroll, Anthony Nathanson, Gregory Gaddis | |
| 16:32 | Nevada | Tony Seeley can't finish the layup but the foul's on Gilbert Gardea - foul #3 on Gilbert Gardea, team foul #2 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Nevada | Paul Walsh (SG) Richard Montgomery | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Larry Vetter (SG) Gilbert Gardea | |
| 16:32 | Nevada | Tony Seeley makes the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 16:32 | Nevada | Tony Seeley misses the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 16:32 | Santa Clara | Justin Westhoff pulls down the rebound | 47-48 |
| 16:13 | Santa Clara | Oliver Keach misses the fadeaway near the basket | 47-48 |
| 16:11 | Santa Clara | John Welch tips it but misses | 47-48 |
| 16:09 | Nevada | Gary Wallace gets the rebound | 47-48 |
| 16:01 | Nevada | Wilfred Wedgeworth misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 47-48 |
| 15:59 | Santa Clara | Oliver Keach snags the defensive board | 47-48 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Anthony Slack (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Walsh (fresh) SF - Wilfred Wedgeworth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Wallace (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Tony Seeley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - John Welch (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Vetter (fresh) 10 pts. SF - David Steveson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Justin Westhoff (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Oliver Keach (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Santa Clara | Paul Walsh is called for the reach on Larry Vetter - foul #1 on Paul Walsh, team foul #3 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Nevada | Thomas Mann (PG), Leandro Marino (SG), Ronnie Steinbach (SF), Harold Wright (PF) Anthony Slack, Paul Walsh, Wilfred Wedgeworth, Tony Seeley | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Roberto Martin (PG), Gilbert Gardea (SG), John Carroll (SF), Kendrick Johnson (PF), Gregory Gaddis (C) John Welch, Larry Vetter, David Steveson, Justin Westhoff, Oliver Keach | |
| 15:30 | Santa Clara | Roberto Martin clanks a jump hook near the basket | 47-48 |
| 15:29 | Nevada | Ronnie Steinbach snags the defensive board | 47-48 |
| 15:15 | Nevada | Ronnie Steinbach misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 47-48 |
| 15:13 | Santa Clara | Gilbert Gardea snags the defensive board | 47-48 |
| 14:54 | Santa Clara | Gregory Gaddis steps out of bounds on the sideline | 47-48 |
| Subs | Nevada | Richard Montgomery (PG), Tony Seeley (C) Thomas Mann, Gary Wallace | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Anthony Nathanson (SF), Gerald Davidson (C) John Carroll, Gregory Gaddis | |
| 14:38 | Nevada | Harold Wright connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-48 |
| 14:17 | Santa Clara | Gilbert Gardea misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 50-48 |
| 14:15 | Nevada | Harold Wright gets the rebound | 50-48 |
| 13:59 | Nevada | Richard Montgomery connects on the runner in the lane on a great pass from Tony Seeley | 52-48 |
| 13:40 | Santa Clara | Roberto Martin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-48 |
| Subs | Nevada | Paul Walsh (SG), Wilfred Wedgeworth (SF), Charles Kinnear (C) Leandro Marino, Ronnie Steinbach, Tony Seeley | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Welch (PG), Larry Vetter (SG), David Steveson (SF), Justin Westhoff (PF), Oliver Keach (C) Roberto Martin, Gilbert Gardea, Anthony Nathanson, Kendrick Johnson, Gerald Davidson | |
| 13:31 | Nevada | Paul Walsh makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 54-48 |
| 13:15 | Santa Clara | Oliver Keach banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Welch | 54-50 |
| 13:12 | Nevada | Oliver Keach picks off the pass by Richard Montgomery in the backcourt | 54-50 |
| 13:02 | Santa Clara | David Steveson is whistled for a carry | 54-50 |
| Subs | Nevada | Anthony Slack (PG), Gary Wallace (C) Richard Montgomery, Harold Wright | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Carroll (SF) David Steveson | |
| 12:36 | Nevada | Charles Kinnear hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Justin Westhoff - foul #1 on Justin Westhoff, team foul #3 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Nevada | Leandro Marino (SG) Paul Walsh | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gregory Gaddis (PF) Justin Westhoff | |
| 12:36 | Nevada | Charles Kinnear makes the free throw | 57-50 |
| 12:15 | Santa Clara | John Welch hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-50 |
| 12:14 | Nevada | Leandro Marino gets the rebound | 57-50 |
| 12:12 | Nevada | Gary Wallace is hacked by Larry Vetter in the backcourt - foul #2 on Larry Vetter, team foul #4 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gilbert Gardea (SG), Kendrick Johnson (PF) Larry Vetter, Oliver Keach | |
| 11:57 | Nevada | Leandro Marino loses the ball out of bounds | 57-50 |
| Subs | Nevada | Thomas Mann (PG), Ronnie Steinbach (SF), Harold Wright (PF) Anthony Slack, Charles Kinnear, Gary Wallace | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Roberto Martin (PG) John Welch | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Thomas Mann (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Leandro Marino (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ronnie Steinbach (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold Wright (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Wilfred Wedgeworth (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Roberto Martin (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gilbert Gardea (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Carroll (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kendrick Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Gregory Gaddis (fresh) | |
| 11:36 | Santa Clara | Gregory Gaddis hits a turnaround near the basket set up by John Carroll and he's fouled by Harold Wright - foul #4 on Harold Wright, team foul #4 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Nevada | Charles Kinnear (PF), Tony Seeley (C) Leandro Marino, Harold Wright | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | David Steveson (SF) John Carroll | |
| 11:36 | Santa Clara | Gregory Gaddis misses the free throw | 57-52 |
| 11:36 | Nevada | Tony Seeley snags the defensive board | 57-52 |
| 11:14 | Nevada | Thomas Mann is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 57-52 |
| 11:12 | Nevada | Wilfred Wedgeworth snags the offensive board | 57-52 |
| 10:54 | Nevada | Ronnie Steinbach is fouled on the floor by David Steveson - foul #2 on David Steveson, team foul #5 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Nevada | Richard Montgomery (PG), Paul Walsh (SG), Gary Wallace (PF) Thomas Mann, Wilfred Wedgeworth, Charles Kinnear | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Welch (PG), Larry Vetter (SG), Justin Westhoff (PF), Oliver Keach (C) Roberto Martin, Gilbert Gardea, Kendrick Johnson, Gregory Gaddis | |
| 10:34 | Nevada | Tony Seeley misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-52 |
| 10:33 | Nevada | Gary Wallace grabs the offensive board | 57-52 |
| 10:15 | Nevada | Richard Montgomery misses long on a 3 from straight away | 57-52 |
| 10:14 | Santa Clara | Justin Westhoff grabs the board | 57-52 |
| 10:04 | Santa Clara | Tony Seeley blocks the short jumper by Oliver Keach | 57-52 |
| 10:03 | Nevada | Ronnie Steinbach snags the defensive board | 57-52 |
| 10:01 | Nevada | Ronnie Steinbach's pass is intercepted by Justin Westhoff in the backcourt | 57-52 |
| 09:54 | Santa Clara | Richard Montgomery is called for the reach on David Steveson - foul #1 on Richard Montgomery, team foul #5 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Nevada | Anthony Slack (PG), Leandro Marino (SG), Wilfred Wedgeworth (SF), Charles Kinnear (PF) Richard Montgomery, Paul Walsh, Ronnie Steinbach, Gary Wallace | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Carroll (SF), Anthony Nathanson (PF), Gerald Davidson (C) David Steveson, Justin Westhoff, Oliver Keach | |
| 09:41 | Santa Clara | Anthony Nathanson drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Larry Vetter | 57-55 |
| 09:21 | Nevada | Wilfred Wedgeworth buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Leandro Marino | 60-55 |
| 09:08 | Santa Clara | John Carroll travels with the ball | 60-55 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Roberto Martin (PG), Gilbert Gardea (SG), Kendrick Johnson (PF) John Welch, Larry Vetter, Anthony Nathanson | |
| 08:46 | Nevada | Tony Seeley can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 60-55 |
| 08:45 | Nevada | Charles Kinnear tips it home | 62-55 |
| 08:32 | Santa Clara | Roberto Martin clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-55 |
| 08:31 | Nevada | Charles Kinnear grabs the defensive rebound | 62-55 |
| 08:21 | Nevada | Charles Kinnear is called for traveling | 62-55 |
| Subs | Nevada | Richard Montgomery (PG), Ronnie Steinbach (SF), Gary Wallace (PF) Anthony Slack, Wilfred Wedgeworth, Charles Kinnear | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Anthony Nathanson (SF), Oliver Keach (C) John Carroll, Gerald Davidson | |
| 07:59 | Santa Clara | Anthony Nathanson loses the ball out of bounds | 62-55 |
| Subs | Nevada | Paul Walsh (SG), Harold Wright (PF) Leandro Marino, Tony Seeley | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Larry Vetter (PG), David Steveson (SF) Roberto Martin, Anthony Nathanson | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Richard Montgomery (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Paul Walsh (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronnie Steinbach (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harold Wright (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Gary Wallace (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Larry Vetter (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gilbert Gardea (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Steveson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kendrick Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Oliver Keach (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:50 | Nevada | Richard Montgomery misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 62-55 |
| 07:49 | Nevada | Harold Wright pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-55 |
| 07:29 | Nevada | Richard Montgomery makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronnie Steinbach | 65-55 |
| 07:15 | Santa Clara | David Steveson misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 65-55 |
| 07:14 | Santa Clara | Oliver Keach tips it in | 65-57 |
| 07:05 | Nevada | Ronnie Steinbach misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 65-57 |
| 07:04 | Santa Clara | Kendrick Johnson grabs the board | 65-57 |
| 06:46 | Santa Clara | Oliver Keach hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but he's hacked by Harold Wright - foul #5 on Harold Wright, team foul #6 | 65-57 |
| Subs | Nevada | Anthony Slack (PG), Leandro Marino (SG), Wilfred Wedgeworth (SF), Charles Kinnear (PF), Tony Seeley (C) Richard Montgomery, Paul Walsh, Ronnie Steinbach, Harold Wright, Gary Wallace | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Welch (PG), Roberto Martin (SG), John Carroll (SF), Justin Westhoff (PF) Larry Vetter, Gilbert Gardea, David Steveson, Kendrick Johnson | |
| 06:46 | Santa Clara | Oliver Keach misses the 1st free throw | 65-57 |
| 06:46 | Santa Clara | Oliver Keach misses the 2nd free throw | 65-57 |
| 06:46 | Nevada | Leandro Marino snags the defensive board | 65-57 |
| 06:38 | Nevada | Tony Seeley blows the layup | 65-57 |
| 06:37 | Nevada | Leandro Marino tips it but misses | 65-57 |
| 06:35 | Santa Clara | John Carroll snags the defensive board | 65-57 |
| 06:30 | Santa Clara | Roberto Martin buries a jumper from the right side on a great pass from John Welch | 65-59 |
| 06:18 | Nevada | Leandro Marino buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 68-59 |
| 06:05 | Santa Clara | John Welch is hacked by Tony Seeley - foul #1 on Tony Seeley, team foul #7 | 68-59 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gregory Gaddis (C) Oliver Keach | |
| 06:05 | Santa Clara | John Welch makes the 1st free throw | 68-60 |
| 06:05 | Santa Clara | John Welch makes the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| 05:42 | Nevada | Charles Kinnear is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Leandro Marino | 70-61 |
| 05:35 | Santa Clara | John Welch hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Justin Westhoff | 70-64 |
| 05:22 | Nevada | Tony Seeley can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Justin Westhoff - foul #2 on Justin Westhoff, team foul #6 | 70-64 |
| Subs | Nevada | Richard Montgomery (PG), Ronnie Steinbach (SF), Gary Wallace (PF) Anthony Slack, Leandro Marino, Charles Kinnear | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Larry Vetter (SG), Anthony Nathanson (PF) Roberto Martin, Justin Westhoff | |
| 05:22 | Nevada | Tony Seeley misses the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 05:22 | Nevada | Tony Seeley misses the 2nd free throw | 70-64 |
| 05:22 | Santa Clara | Gregory Gaddis gets the rebound | 70-64 |
| 05:04 | Santa Clara | Larry Vetter misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 70-64 |
| 05:03 | Nevada | Gary Wallace pulls down the rebound | 70-64 |
| 04:59 | Nevada | Ronnie Steinbach scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Richard Montgomery | 73-64 |
| 04:39 | Santa Clara | Ronnie Steinbach steps in front of the Anthony Nathanson pass | 73-64 |
| 04:23 | Nevada | Ronnie Steinbach drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Richard Montgomery | 76-64 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:05 | Santa Clara | John Welch buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Anthony Nathanson | 76-67 |
| 03:57 | Nevada | Ronnie Steinbach can't finish the layup | 76-67 |
| 03:55 | Santa Clara | Anthony Nathanson grabs the board | 76-67 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Richard Montgomery (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wilfred Wedgeworth (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Ronnie Steinbach (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gary Wallace (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Tony Seeley (tiring) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - John Welch (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Vetter (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Carroll (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Anthony Nathanson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregory Gaddis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:41 | Santa Clara | Larry Vetter can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 76-67 |
| 03:40 | Nevada | Wilfred Wedgeworth grabs the board | 76-67 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:35 | Nevada | John Welch steals it from Wilfred Wedgeworth | 76-67 |
| 03:30 | Santa Clara | John Welch banks in the layup | 76-69 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:25 | Nevada | Larry Vetter steals the ball from Tony Seeley in the backcourt | 76-69 |
| 03:25 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-69 |
| Subs | Nevada | Anthony Slack (PG), Leandro Marino (SG), Charles Kinnear (PF) Richard Montgomery, Gary Wallace, Tony Seeley | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gilbert Gardea (SG), David Steveson (SF), Kendrick Johnson (PF), Oliver Keach (C) John Welch, John Carroll, Anthony Nathanson, Gregory Gaddis | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:15 | Santa Clara | David Steveson misses the lay-in but the foul's on Ronnie Steinbach - foul #2 on Ronnie Steinbach, team foul #8 | 76-69 |
| 03:15 | Santa Clara | David Steveson makes the 1st free throw | 76-70 |
| 03:15 | Santa Clara | David Steveson makes the 2nd free throw | 76-71 |
| 03:13 | Nevada | Larry Vetter steals the ball from Ronnie Steinbach in the backcourt | 76-71 |
| 02:55 | Santa Clara | Kendrick Johnson buries a shot near the basket on a nice dish by David Steveson and he's fouled by Charles Kinnear - foul #1 on Charles Kinnear, team foul #9 | 76-73 |
| 02:55 | Santa Clara | Kendrick Johnson makes the free throw | 76-74 |
| 02:27 | Nevada | Anthony Slack is fouled on the floor by Larry Vetter - foul #3 on Larry Vetter, team foul #7 | 76-74 |
| Subs | Nevada | Tony Seeley (C) Wilfred Wedgeworth | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Roberto Martin (PG) Larry Vetter | |
| 02:27 | Nevada | Anthony Slack makes the 1st free throw | 77-74 |
| 02:27 | Nevada | Anthony Slack makes the 2nd free throw | 78-74 |
| 02:25 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 78-74 |
| Subs | Nevada | Gary Wallace (C) Tony Seeley | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Welch (PG), John Carroll (SF) Roberto Martin, David Steveson | |
| 02:19 | Santa Clara | Anthony Slack steals it from John Welch | 78-74 |
| 02:16 | Nevada | Ronnie Steinbach banks in the layup set up by Anthony Slack | 80-74 |
| 02:04 | Santa Clara | Kendrick Johnson misses the floater from the free throw line | 80-74 |
| 02:02 | Nevada | Anthony Slack snags the defensive board | 80-74 |
| 02:02 | Nevada | Nevada calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 80-74 |
| Subs | Nevada | Tony Seeley (C) Gary Wallace | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 01:51 | Nevada | Charles Kinnear hits the finger roll on a great pass from Leandro Marino | 82-74 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:35 | Santa Clara | Kendrick Johnson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 82-74 |
| 01:33 | Santa Clara | Oliver Keach tips it home | 82-76 |
| 01:13 | Nevada | Tony Seeley throws it down set up by Leandro Marino | 84-76 |
| 00:53 | Santa Clara | Gilbert Gardea comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 84-76 |
| 00:52 | Santa Clara | Oliver Keach pulls down the offensive rebound | 84-76 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:50 | Santa Clara | John Welch clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 84-76 |
| 00:48 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Charles Kinnear | 84-76 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Nevada | Charles Kinnear is hacked by John Welch in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Welch, team foul #8 | 84-76 |
| Subs | Nevada | Wilfred Wedgeworth (SG), Gary Wallace (C) Leandro Marino, Tony Seeley | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 00:47 | Nevada | Charles Kinnear makes the 1st free throw | 85-76 |
| 00:47 | Nevada | Charles Kinnear misses the 2nd free throw | 85-76 |
| 00:47 | Santa Clara | Kendrick Johnson pulls down the rebound | 85-76 |
| 00:39 | Santa Clara | John Welch misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 85-76 |
| 00:38 | Santa Clara | Oliver Keach grabs the offensive board | 85-76 |
| 00:34 | Santa Clara | Gilbert Gardea's pass is intercepted by Anthony Slack | 85-76 |
| 00:34 | Nevada | Nevada calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 85-76 |
| Subs | Nevada | Tony Seeley (C) Charles Kinnear | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 00:33 | Nevada | Ronnie Steinbach is hacked by Gilbert Gardea in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gilbert Gardea, team foul #9 | 85-76 |
| 00:33 | Nevada | Ronnie Steinbach makes the 1st free throw | 86-76 |
| 00:33 | Nevada | Ronnie Steinbach makes the 2nd free throw | 87-76 |
| 00:28 | Santa Clara | John Carroll is fouled on the floor by Gary Wallace - foul #1 on Gary Wallace, team foul #10 | 87-76 |
| Subs | Nevada | Richard Montgomery (PG), Paul Walsh (SG), Charles Kinnear (PF) Anthony Slack, Ronnie Steinbach, Tony Seeley | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Larry Vetter (PG), Roberto Martin (SG), Justin Westhoff (PF), Gregory Gaddis (C) John Welch, Gilbert Gardea, Kendrick Johnson, Oliver Keach | |
| 00:28 | Santa Clara | John Carroll makes the 1st free throw | 87-77 |
| 00:28 | Santa Clara | John Carroll makes the 2nd free throw | 87-78 |
| 00:26 | Nevada | Roberto Martin is called for the reach on Wilfred Wedgeworth in the backcourt - foul #3 on Roberto Martin, team foul #10 | 87-78 |
| Subs | Nevada | Anthony Slack (PG), Ronnie Steinbach (SF), Tony Seeley (C) Richard Montgomery, Paul Walsh, Charles Kinnear | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Welch (PG), Gilbert Gardea (SG), Kendrick Johnson (PF), Oliver Keach (C) Larry Vetter, Roberto Martin, Justin Westhoff, Gregory Gaddis | |
| 00:26 | Nevada | Wilfred Wedgeworth misses the 1st free throw | 87-78 |
| 00:26 | Nevada | Wilfred Wedgeworth misses the 2nd free throw | 87-78 |
| 00:26 | Nevada | Gary Wallace grabs the offensive board | 87-78 |
| 00:24 | Nevada | Gary Wallace is fouled on the floor by Gilbert Gardea - foul #5 on Gilbert Gardea, team foul #11 | 87-78 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Larry Vetter (SG) Gilbert Gardea | |
| 00:24 | Nevada | Gary Wallace misses the 1st free throw | 87-78 |
| 00:24 | Nevada | Gary Wallace misses the 2nd free throw | 87-78 |
| 00:24 | Santa Clara | Kendrick Johnson snags the defensive board | 87-78 |
| 00:17 | Santa Clara | John Welch hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by John Carroll | 87-81 |
| 00:17 | Nevada | Nevada calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 87-81 |
| Subs | Nevada | Richard Montgomery (SG) Tony Seeley | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:15 | Nevada | John Welch is called for the reach on Ronnie Steinbach in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Welch, team foul #12 | 87-81 |
| 00:15 | Nevada | Ronnie Steinbach makes the 1st free throw | 88-81 |
| 00:15 | Nevada | Ronnie Steinbach makes the 2nd free throw | 89-81 |
| 00:09 | Santa Clara | Oliver Keach buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by John Welch | 89-84 |
| 00:07 | Nevada | Wilfred Wedgeworth is hacked by John Welch in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Welch, team foul #13 | 89-84 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Roberto Martin (SG) John Welch | |
| 00:07 | Nevada | Wilfred Wedgeworth makes the 1st free throw | 90-84 |
| 00:07 | Nevada | Wilfred Wedgeworth misses the 2nd free throw | 90-84 |
| 00:07 | Santa Clara | Kendrick Johnson gets the rebound | 90-84 |
| 00:07 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 90-84 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:02 | Santa Clara | John Carroll misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 90-84 |
| 00:01 | Santa Clara | Kendrick Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 90-84 |
| 00:00 | Santa Clara | The clock runs out | 90-84 |