| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Henry Madewell (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Victor Bennett (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Gibson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Deforest (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Gledhill (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Long Yen (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vladislav Kalinski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Lynn (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Paul Norton (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Carstensen (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Pepperdine | Scott Lynn inbounds the ball | 37-27 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:56 | Pepperdine | Long Yen is hacked by Henry Madewell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Henry Madewell, team foul #1 | 37-27 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Harris (PG) Henry Madewell | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 19:42 | Pepperdine | Vladislav Kalinski misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 37-27 |
| 19:41 | Pepperdine | Larry Carstensen tips it home | 37-29 |
| 19:39 | Santa Clara | Richard Gibson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-29 |
| 19:17 | Pepperdine | Michael Harris is called for the reach on Paul Norton - foul #1 on Michael Harris, team foul #2 | 37-29 |
| 19:06 | Pepperdine | Michael Harris is called for the reach on Long Yen - foul #2 on Michael Harris, team foul #3 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Kyle Nguyen (SG), Thomas Vito (SF), Martin Morman (PF) Vladislav Kalinski, Scott Lynn, Paul Norton | |
| 18:47 | Pepperdine | Kyle Nguyen misses short on a shot from the left wing | 37-29 |
| 18:46 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Richard Gibson | 37-29 |
| 18:42 | Santa Clara | Richard Gibson misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-29 |
| 18:41 | Pepperdine | Larry Carstensen pulls down the rebound | 37-29 |
| 18:36 | Pepperdine | Long Yen misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 37-29 |
| 18:34 | Santa Clara | Victor Bennett snags the defensive board | 37-29 |
| 18:32 | Santa Clara | Michael Harris is fouled in the backcourt by Long Yen - foul #1 on Long Yen, team foul #1 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | George Furr (PG), Robert Guinn (SG), Paul Peters (SF), Jason Clegg (PF), Daniel Sorenson (C) Michael Harris, Victor Bennett, Richard Gibson, James Deforest, Mark Gledhill | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Richard Mager (SG), Donald Hibbert (C) Long Yen, Larry Carstensen | |
| 18:12 | Santa Clara | Jason Clegg blows the layup but he's fouled by Martin Morman - foul #1 on Martin Morman, team foul #2 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Nathaniel Poindexter (PG), Vladislav Kalinski (SG), Paul Norton (PF) Kyle Nguyen, Thomas Vito, Martin Morman | |
| 18:12 | Santa Clara | Jason Clegg makes the 1st free throw | 38-29 |
| 18:12 | Santa Clara | Jason Clegg makes the 2nd free throw | 39-29 |
| 17:59 | Pepperdine | The short jumper by Nathaniel Poindexter is denied by Daniel Sorenson | 39-29 |
| 17:57 | Pepperdine | Donald Hibbert tips it back up and in | 39-31 |
| 17:43 | Santa Clara | Robert Guinn misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-31 |
| 17:41 | Pepperdine | Donald Hibbert grabs the defensive rebound | 39-31 |
| 17:37 | Pepperdine | Robert Guinn is called for the reach on Vladislav Kalinski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Guinn, team foul #4 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Harris (PG), Victor Bennett (SG), Roger Hall (SF), James Deforest (PF) George Furr, Robert Guinn, Jason Clegg, Daniel Sorenson | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Scott Lynn (SF), Larry Carstensen (C) Richard Mager, Donald Hibbert | |
| 17:22 | Pepperdine | Nathaniel Poindexter is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 39-31 |
| 17:20 | Santa Clara | James Deforest grabs the board | 39-31 |
| 16:58 | Santa Clara | James Deforest makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Victor Bennett | 42-31 |
| 16:42 | Pepperdine | Scott Lynn scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-34 |
| 16:27 | Santa Clara | Victor Bennett misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Nathaniel Poindexter - foul #2 on Nathaniel Poindexter, team foul #3 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Robert Guinn (PG), Richard Gibson (SF), Mark Gledhill (C) Michael Harris, Roger Hall, Paul Peters | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Long Yen (PG), Kyle Nguyen (SG), Thomas Vito (SF), Martin Morman (PF) Nathaniel Poindexter, Vladislav Kalinski, Scott Lynn, Paul Norton | |
| 16:27 | Santa Clara | Victor Bennett misses the 1st free throw | 42-34 |
| 16:27 | Santa Clara | Victor Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 43-34 |
| 16:10 | Pepperdine | Thomas Vito throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-34 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | George Furr (PG) Victor Bennett | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Richard Mager (SF) Larry Carstensen | |
| 15:57 | Santa Clara | Robert Guinn is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 43-34 |
| 15:56 | Santa Clara | James Deforest pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-34 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - George Furr (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Guinn (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Gibson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Deforest (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Mark Gledhill (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Long Yen (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kyle Nguyen (fresh) SF - Richard Mager (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Martin Morman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Vito (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Santa Clara | Mark Gledhill misses badly on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Thomas Vito - foul #3 on Thomas Vito, team foul #4 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Henry Madewell (PG), Jason Clegg (PF) Robert Guinn, James Deforest | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Vladislav Kalinski (SG), Donald Hibbert (PF), Larry Carstensen (C) Kyle Nguyen, Martin Morman, Thomas Vito | |
| 15:38 | Santa Clara | Mark Gledhill misses the 1st free throw | 43-34 |
| 15:38 | Santa Clara | Mark Gledhill makes the 2nd free throw | 44-34 |
| 15:35 | Pepperdine | Vladislav Kalinski throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-34 |
| 15:29 | Santa Clara | Jason Clegg double dribbles | 44-34 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Roger Hall (SF) Richard Gibson | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 15:15 | Pepperdine | Long Yen buries a fadeaway in the paint | 44-36 |
| 14:53 | Santa Clara | Mark Gledhill buries a runner in the paint on a great pass from Henry Madewell | 46-36 |
| 14:30 | Pepperdine | Larry Carstensen makes the shot from the right side on a great pass from Richard Mager | 46-38 |
| 14:26 | Santa Clara | Henry Madewell loses the dribble to Larry Carstensen in the backcourt | 46-38 |
| 14:14 | Pepperdine | Richard Mager is hacked by Roger Hall - foul #1 on Roger Hall, team foul #5 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Robert Guinn (SG), Richard Gibson (SF), James Deforest (PF), Daniel Sorenson (C) George Furr, Roger Hall, Jason Clegg, Mark Gledhill | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Nathaniel Poindexter (PG), Kyle Nguyen (SG), Thomas Vito (SF), Paul Norton (PF), Martin Morman (C) Long Yen, Vladislav Kalinski, Richard Mager, Donald Hibbert, Larry Carstensen | |
| 13:56 | Pepperdine | Martin Morman can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-38 |
| 13:54 | Santa Clara | James Deforest grabs the defensive rebound | 46-38 |
| 13:52 | Santa Clara | Henry Madewell throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-38 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Scott Lynn (SF) Martin Morman | |
| 13:47 | Pepperdine | Kyle Nguyen misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Richard Gibson - foul #2 on Richard Gibson, team foul #6 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Victor Bennett (SG), Paul Peters (PF) Henry Madewell, James Deforest | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 13:47 | Pepperdine | Kyle Nguyen makes the 1st free throw | 46-39 |
| 13:47 | Pepperdine | Kyle Nguyen makes the 2nd free throw | 46-40 |
| 13:45 | Santa Clara | Richard Gibson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-40 |
| 13:39 | Pepperdine | Paul Norton misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-40 |
| 13:37 | Pepperdine | Kyle Nguyen hits the follow up shot | 46-42 |
| 13:20 | Santa Clara | Victor Bennett loses the ball out of bounds | 46-42 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Henry Madewell (PG), James Deforest (PF) Robert Guinn, Daniel Sorenson | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Long Yen (PG), Vladislav Kalinski (SG), Martin Morman (C) Nathaniel Poindexter, Kyle Nguyen, Thomas Vito | |
| 13:18 | Pepperdine | Long Yen is fouled in the backcourt by Henry Madewell - foul #4 on Henry Madewell, team foul #7 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Harris (PG), Mark Gledhill (C) Henry Madewell, Paul Peters | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 13:18 | Pepperdine | Long Yen makes the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 13:18 | Pepperdine | Long Yen misses the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 13:18 | Santa Clara | James Deforest pulls down the rebound | 46-43 |
| 13:08 | Santa Clara | Michael Harris is denied on a layup by Paul Norton | 46-43 |
| 13:07 | Pepperdine | Scott Lynn pulls down the rebound | 46-43 |
| 13:02 | Pepperdine | Long Yen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-43 |
| 13:00 | Pepperdine | Scott Lynn tips it in | 46-45 |
| 12:58 | Santa Clara | Victor Bennett loses the dribble to Long Yen in the backcourt | 46-45 |
| 12:43 | Pepperdine | Long Yen scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-48 |
| 12:25 | Santa Clara | Mark Gledhill hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-48 |
| 12:23 | Santa Clara | Mark Gledhill snags the offensive board | 46-48 |
| 11:59 | Santa Clara | Richard Gibson is open and scores on a floater from close range on a great pass from Mark Gledhill | 48-48 |
| 11:38 | Pepperdine | Scott Lynn comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Mark Gledhill - foul #3 on Mark Gledhill, team foul #8 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Robert Guinn (PG), Roger Hall (SF), Paul Peters (C) Michael Harris, Richard Gibson, Mark Gledhill | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Nathaniel Poindexter (PG), Kyle Nguyen (SG), Thomas Vito (PF), Larry Carstensen (C) Long Yen, Vladislav Kalinski, Paul Norton, Martin Morman | |
| 11:38 | Pepperdine | Scott Lynn makes the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 11:38 | Pepperdine | Scott Lynn makes the 2nd free throw | 48-50 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Robert Guinn (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Victor Bennett (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roger Hall (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Deforest (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Paul Peters (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Nathaniel Poindexter (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kyle Nguyen (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Scott Lynn (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Thomas Vito (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Larry Carstensen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Santa Clara | Robert Guinn throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-50 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Donald Hibbert (PF) Scott Lynn | |
| 11:23 | Pepperdine | Donald Hibbert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-50 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Daniel Sorenson (C) James Deforest | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 11:16 | Santa Clara | Kyle Nguyen picks off the pass by Roger Hall | 48-50 |
| 11:01 | Pepperdine | The short jumper by Thomas Vito is denied by Daniel Sorenson | 48-50 |
| 10:59 | Santa Clara | Roger Hall snags the defensive board | 48-50 |
| 10:35 | Santa Clara | Robert Guinn drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Daniel Sorenson | 50-50 |
| 10:15 | Pepperdine | Larry Carstensen misses badly on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Daniel Sorenson - foul #2 on Daniel Sorenson, team foul #9 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | George Furr (PG), Richard Gibson (SF), James Deforest (PF), Jason Clegg (C) Victor Bennett, Roger Hall, Paul Peters, Daniel Sorenson | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Long Yen (PG), Richard Mager (SG), Scott Lynn (SF), Martin Morman (PF) Nathaniel Poindexter, Kyle Nguyen, Thomas Vito, Donald Hibbert | |
| 10:15 | Pepperdine | Larry Carstensen makes the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 10:15 | Pepperdine | Larry Carstensen makes the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| 10:01 | Santa Clara | Robert Guinn buries a jumpshot from the right wing | 52-52 |
| 09:36 | Pepperdine | Long Yen misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-52 |
| 09:35 | Pepperdine | Martin Morman misses the tip | 52-52 |
| 09:34 | Santa Clara | Jason Clegg grabs the board | 52-52 |
| 09:31 | Santa Clara | George Furr is hacked by Richard Mager in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Mager, team foul #5 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Harris (PG), Victor Bennett (SG), Paul Peters (SF), Mark Gledhill (C) George Furr, Robert Guinn, Richard Gibson, Jason Clegg | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Paul Norton (PF) Martin Morman | |
| 09:11 | Santa Clara | James Deforest hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Michael Harris | 54-52 |
| 08:47 | Pepperdine | Long Yen misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 54-52 |
| 08:45 | Santa Clara | Michael Harris grabs the board | 54-52 |
| 08:32 | Santa Clara | Mark Gledhill blows the wide open layup | 54-52 |
| 08:30 | Santa Clara | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Gledhill | 54-52 |
| 08:15 | Santa Clara | Mark Gledhill hits a wide open floater in the lane | 56-52 |
| 08:15 | Pepperdine | Pepperdine calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-52 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | George Furr (PG), Robert Guinn (SG), Roger Hall (SF), Jason Clegg (PF) Michael Harris, Victor Bennett, Paul Peters, James Deforest | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Nathaniel Poindexter (PG), Vladislav Kalinski (SG), Thomas Vito (SF), Martin Morman (PF), Donald Hibbert (C) Long Yen, Richard Mager, Scott Lynn, Paul Norton, Larry Carstensen | |
| 08:12 | Pepperdine | Nathaniel Poindexter is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Nathaniel Poindexter, team foul #6 | 56-52 |
| 07:56 | Santa Clara | Jason Clegg misses the easy layup | 56-52 |
| 07:54 | Santa Clara | Mark Gledhill hits the follow up shot | 58-52 |
| 07:39 | Pepperdine | Donald Hibbert misses long on a jumper in the paint | 58-52 |
| 07:37 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Jason Clegg | 58-52 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - George Furr (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Guinn (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Roger Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Clegg (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Gledhill (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Nathaniel Poindexter (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Vladislav Kalinski (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Vito (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Martin Morman (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Hibbert (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Santa Clara | Jason Clegg is hacked by Martin Morman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Martin Morman, team foul #7 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Henry Madewell (PG), Daniel Sorenson (C) Robert Guinn, Mark Gledhill | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Kyle Nguyen (SG) Vladislav Kalinski | |
| 07:35 | Santa Clara | Jason Clegg misses the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 07:35 | Pepperdine | Donald Hibbert gets the rebound | 58-52 |
| 07:27 | Pepperdine | Donald Hibbert is hacked by Daniel Sorenson - foul #3 on Daniel Sorenson, team foul #10 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Deforest (PF) Jason Clegg | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 07:27 | Pepperdine | Donald Hibbert makes the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 07:27 | Pepperdine | Donald Hibbert misses the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 07:27 | Santa Clara | James Deforest gets the rebound | 58-53 |
| 07:08 | Santa Clara | Henry Madewell is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from George Furr | 61-53 |
| 06:50 | Pepperdine | Thomas Vito clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 61-53 |
| 06:48 | Santa Clara | Daniel Sorenson grabs the board | 61-53 |
| 06:25 | Santa Clara | James Deforest drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Roger Hall | 64-53 |
| 05:57 | Pepperdine | Thomas Vito comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-53 |
| 05:56 | Santa Clara | George Furr snags the defensive board | 64-53 |
| 05:37 | Santa Clara | James Deforest comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 64-53 |
| 05:35 | Santa Clara | Henry Madewell gets the offensive rebound | 64-53 |
| 05:18 | Santa Clara | Henry Madewell is whistled for a charge - foul #5 on Henry Madewell, team foul #11 | 64-53 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Harris (PG), Victor Bennett (SG), Richard Gibson (SF), Paul Peters (PF), Jason Clegg (C) Henry Madewell, George Furr, Roger Hall, James Deforest, Daniel Sorenson | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Long Yen (PG), Vladislav Kalinski (SG), Richard Mager (SF), Paul Norton (PF), Larry Carstensen (C) Nathaniel Poindexter, Kyle Nguyen, Thomas Vito, Donald Hibbert, Martin Morman | |
| 05:15 | Pepperdine | Long Yen is called for traveling in the backcourt | 64-53 |
| 04:58 | Santa Clara | Michael Harris's pass is intercepted by Paul Norton | 64-53 |
| 04:43 | Pepperdine | Long Yen hits a floater from the left wing and the foul's on Michael Harris - foul #3 on Michael Harris, team foul #12 | 64-55 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Mark Gledhill (C) Jason Clegg | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 04:43 | Pepperdine | Long Yen makes the free throw | 64-56 |
| 04:33 | Santa Clara | Victor Bennett connects on the open 3 from the left corner set up by Mark Gledhill | 67-56 |
| 04:18 | Pepperdine | Paul Norton misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 67-56 |
| 04:16 | Pepperdine | Long Yen hits the follow up shot | 67-58 |
| 03:56 | Santa Clara | Paul Peters hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 67-58 |
| 03:54 | Pepperdine | Long Yen grabs the defensive rebound | 67-58 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:48 | Pepperdine | Richard Mager hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Richard Gibson - foul #3 on Richard Gibson, team foul #13 | 67-58 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Robert Guinn (SG), James Deforest (PF) Victor Bennett, Paul Peters | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Scott Lynn (SF) Vladislav Kalinski | |
| 03:48 | Pepperdine | Richard Mager makes the 1st free throw | 67-59 |
| 03:48 | Pepperdine | Richard Mager makes the 2nd free throw | 67-60 |
| 03:31 | Santa Clara | Robert Guinn is open and buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Mark Gledhill | 70-60 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Michael Harris (tiring) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Guinn (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Gibson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Deforest (tiring) 10 pts. 9 reb. C - Mark Gledhill (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Long Yen (tiring) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Mager (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Lynn (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Paul Norton (tired) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Larry Carstensen (tired) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Pepperdine | Paul Norton misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Richard Gibson - foul #4 on Richard Gibson, team foul #14 | 70-60 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Vladislav Kalinski (SG) Richard Mager | |
| 03:15 | Pepperdine | Paul Norton misses the 1st free throw | 70-60 |
| 03:15 | Pepperdine | Paul Norton makes the 2nd free throw | 70-61 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:13 | Santa Clara | Larry Carstensen is called for the reach on Richard Gibson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Larry Carstensen, team foul #8 | 70-61 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Victor Bennett (SG) Michael Harris | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 03:13 | Santa Clara | Richard Gibson misses the 1st free throw | 70-61 |
| 03:13 | Pepperdine | Paul Norton grabs the board | 70-61 |
| 02:52 | Pepperdine | Long Yen drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 70-63 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:47 | Santa Clara | Richard Gibson makes the jump hook near the basket and he's hacked by Scott Lynn - foul #3 on Scott Lynn, team foul #9 | 72-63 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jason Clegg (PF) James Deforest | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 02:47 | Pepperdine | Pepperdine calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 72-63 |
| 02:47 | Santa Clara | Richard Gibson misses the free throw | 72-63 |
| 02:47 | Pepperdine | Larry Carstensen pulls down the rebound | 72-63 |
| 02:33 | Pepperdine | Scott Lynn connects on the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Paul Norton | 72-65 |
| 02:31 | Santa Clara | Scott Lynn is called for the reach on Richard Gibson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Scott Lynn, team foul #10 | 72-65 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Paul Peters (PF) Mark Gledhill | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Kyle Nguyen (SG) Vladislav Kalinski | |
| 02:31 | Santa Clara | Richard Gibson misses the 1st free throw | 72-65 |
| 02:31 | Santa Clara | Richard Gibson makes the 2nd free throw | 73-65 |
| 02:21 | Pepperdine | Long Yen can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 73-65 |
| 02:20 | Santa Clara | Jason Clegg gets the rebound | 73-65 |
| 02:20 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-65 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | George Furr (PG), Roger Hall (SF) Victor Bennett, Richard Gibson | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Nathaniel Poindexter (PG), Richard Mager (SF), Thomas Vito (PF) Long Yen, Scott Lynn, Paul Norton | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:54 | Santa Clara | George Furr travels with the ball | 73-65 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Harris (PG), Victor Bennett (SG), Richard Gibson (SF), James Deforest (PF), Mark Gledhill (C) George Furr, Robert Guinn, Roger Hall, Paul Peters, Jason Clegg | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Long Yen (PG), Vladislav Kalinski (SG), Scott Lynn (SF), Paul Norton (PF) Nathaniel Poindexter, Kyle Nguyen, Richard Mager, Thomas Vito | |
| 01:37 | Pepperdine | Paul Norton misses the easy open layup | 73-65 |
| 01:36 | Pepperdine | Long Yen snags the offensive board | 73-65 |
| 01:36 | Pepperdine | Pepperdine calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 73-65 |
| 01:17 | Pepperdine | Paul Norton is called for traveling | 73-65 |
| 00:59 | Santa Clara | James Deforest makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Victor Bennett | 76-65 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Pepperdine | Larry Carstensen's layup is rejected by Mark Gledhill | 76-65 |
| 00:52 | Santa Clara | Richard Gibson grabs the defensive rebound | 76-65 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Santa Clara | Victor Bennett is open but misses the lay-in | 76-65 |
| 00:28 | Santa Clara | Mark Gledhill tips it home | 78-65 |
| 00:20 | Pepperdine | Long Yen misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 78-65 |
| 00:19 | Santa Clara | Mark Gledhill gets the rebound | 78-65 |
| 00:00 | Santa Clara | Michael Harris runs out the clock | 78-65 |