| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Albert Chalker (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Edward Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Herod (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Steve Baltimore (fresh) 8 pts. C - Douglas Totten (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Bobby Wolfe (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter April (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Earnest Perry (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Charlie Piggott (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Tabor (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Santa Clara | George Herod inbounds the ball | 42-42 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Santa Clara | Douglas Totten's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Tabor | 42-42 |
| 19:39 | Pepperdine | Charlie Piggott grabs the board | 42-42 |
| 19:27 | Pepperdine | Charlie Piggott misses badly on the uncontested jumper from just outside the lane | 42-42 |
| 19:25 | Pepperdine | Earnest Perry grabs the offensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 19:20 | Pepperdine | Joseph Tabor blows the layup | 42-42 |
| 19:19 | Santa Clara | Douglas Totten gets the rebound | 42-42 |
| 19:07 | Santa Clara | Douglas Totten is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Douglas Totten, team foul #1 | 42-42 |
| 18:51 | Pepperdine | Joseph Tabor blows the layup but he's hacked by Douglas Totten - foul #3 on Douglas Totten, team foul #2 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Horace Davis (C) Douglas Totten | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 18:51 | Pepperdine | Joseph Tabor misses the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 18:51 | Pepperdine | Joseph Tabor misses the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| 18:51 | Pepperdine | Earnest Perry gets the offensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 18:45 | Pepperdine | Joseph Tabor banks in the layup set up by Walter April | 42-44 |
| 18:35 | Santa Clara | Steve Baltimore is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 42-44 |
| 18:34 | Santa Clara | George Herod tips it home | 44-44 |
| 18:14 | Pepperdine | Earnest Perry can't finish the layup | 44-44 |
| 18:12 | Santa Clara | Horace Davis gets the rebound | 44-44 |
| 17:57 | Santa Clara | Horace Davis hits the front of the rim on the wide open driving attempt from the baseline | 44-44 |
| 17:55 | Santa Clara | Steve Baltimore tips it back up and in | 46-44 |
| 17:51 | Pepperdine | Bobby Wolfe makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Walter April | 46-47 |
| 17:28 | Santa Clara | Horace Davis is called for traveling | 46-47 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Robert Brown (PG), Donald Mayorga (SG), Ronald Sorrells (SF), Carlos Cotton (PF) Albert Chalker, Edward Bryant, George Herod, Steve Baltimore | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 17:04 | Pepperdine | Charlie Piggott hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the left wing | 46-47 |
| 17:02 | Pepperdine | Charlie Piggott grabs the offensive board | 46-47 |
| 16:48 | Pepperdine | Walter April comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-47 |
| 16:47 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Robert Brown | 46-47 |
| 16:27 | Santa Clara | Carlos Cotton misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-47 |
| 16:26 | Pepperdine | Walter April snags the defensive board | 46-47 |
| 16:09 | Pepperdine | Bobby Wolfe misses the 3 from the right corner | 46-47 |
| 16:08 | Pepperdine | Joseph Tabor pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-47 |
| 15:45 | Pepperdine | Charlie Piggott misses the floater in the paint but he's hacked by Horace Davis - foul #3 on Horace Davis, team foul #3 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Hampton (PG), Edward Bryant (SG), George Herod (SF), Steve Baltimore (PF), Douglas Totten (C) Robert Brown, Donald Mayorga, Ronald Sorrells, Carlos Cotton, Horace Davis | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Brent Vavra (PG), Wallace Tennyson (SG), Boris Zorens (SF), John Smith (C) Bobby Wolfe, Walter April, Earnest Perry, Joseph Tabor | |
| 15:45 | Pepperdine | Charlie Piggott misses the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 15:45 | Pepperdine | Charlie Piggott makes the 2nd free throw | 46-48 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - James Hampton (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Edward Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Herod (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steve Baltimore (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Douglas Totten (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Brent Vavra (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Wallace Tennyson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Boris Zorens (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Charlie Piggott (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - John Smith (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Santa Clara | Edward Bryant works out of a doubleteam and scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Hampton | 48-48 |
| 15:14 | Pepperdine | John Smith misses the lay-in but the foul's on Steve Baltimore - foul #2 on Steve Baltimore, team foul #4 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Christopher Young (PF) Charlie Piggott | |
| 15:14 | Pepperdine | John Smith makes the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 15:14 | Pepperdine | John Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 15:14 | Santa Clara | Douglas Totten snags the defensive board | 48-49 |
| 14:56 | Santa Clara | Edward Bryant shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from James Hampton | 51-49 |
| 14:49 | Pepperdine | Wallace Tennyson misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 51-49 |
| 14:47 | Santa Clara | Douglas Totten pulls down the rebound | 51-49 |
| 14:30 | Santa Clara | James Hampton hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 51-49 |
| 14:29 | Pepperdine | Christopher Young pulls down the rebound | 51-49 |
| 14:27 | Pepperdine | James Hampton is called for the reach on Brent Vavra in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Hampton, team foul #5 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Albert Chalker (PG), Donald Mayorga (SG), Carlos Cotton (SF) James Hampton, Edward Bryant, George Herod | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 14:17 | Pepperdine | Christopher Young can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 51-49 |
| 14:15 | Santa Clara | Steve Baltimore gets the rebound | 51-49 |
| 14:04 | Santa Clara | Donald Mayorga's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-49 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Ronald Sorrells (SF), Nathaniel Montgomery (C) Steve Baltimore, Douglas Totten | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Joseph Tabor (C) Boris Zorens | |
| 13:42 | Pepperdine | Joseph Tabor is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Joseph Tabor, team foul #1 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Earnest Perry (SF) Christopher Young | |
| 13:20 | Santa Clara | Albert Chalker can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-49 |
| 13:18 | Pepperdine | Joseph Tabor gets the rebound | 51-49 |
| 13:15 | Pepperdine | Earnest Perry is fouled in the backcourt by Nathaniel Montgomery - foul #4 on Nathaniel Montgomery, team foul #6 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Steve Baltimore (PF), Horace Davis (C) Carlos Cotton, Nathaniel Montgomery | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Walter April (SG) Wallace Tennyson | |
| 13:10 | Pepperdine | Joseph Tabor lays it in on a nice dish by Brent Vavra | 51-51 |
| 12:54 | Santa Clara | Joseph Tabor takes the ball from Steve Baltimore after a doubleteam | 51-51 |
| 12:43 | Pepperdine | Brent Vavra misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-51 |
| 12:42 | Pepperdine | Joseph Tabor tips it in | 51-53 |
| 12:29 | Santa Clara | Donald Mayorga works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Albert Chalker | 53-53 |
| 12:18 | Pepperdine | Joseph Tabor is denied on a dunk by Steve Baltimore | 53-53 |
| 12:17 | Santa Clara | Steve Baltimore pulls down the rebound | 53-53 |
| 11:54 | Santa Clara | The jump hook by Ronald Sorrells is blocked by John Smith | 53-53 |
| 11:53 | Santa Clara | Steve Baltimore can't tip it in | 53-53 |
| 11:52 | Pepperdine | John Smith grabs the board | 53-53 |
| 11:47 | Pepperdine | Walter April drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by John Smith | 53-56 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Albert Chalker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Donald Mayorga (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Sorrells (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steve Baltimore (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Horace Davis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Brent Vavra (tiring) 3 ast. SG - Walter April (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Earnest Perry (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Smith (tiring) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Tabor (tiring) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Santa Clara | Steve Baltimore misses the lay-in | 53-56 |
| 11:29 | Pepperdine | Joseph Tabor gets the rebound | 53-56 |
| 11:26 | Pepperdine | Walter April is fouled in the backcourt by Albert Chalker - foul #1 on Albert Chalker, team foul #7 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Robert Brown (PG), Edward Bryant (SG), George Herod (SF), Carlos Cotton (PF), Douglas Totten (C) Albert Chalker, Donald Mayorga, Ronald Sorrells, Steve Baltimore, Horace Davis | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Bobby Wolfe (PG), Boris Zorens (SF), Charlie Piggott (PF), Christopher Young (C) Brent Vavra, Earnest Perry, John Smith, Joseph Tabor | |
| 11:26 | Pepperdine | Walter April misses the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 11:26 | Santa Clara | George Herod grabs the defensive rebound | 53-56 |
| 11:16 | Santa Clara | Edward Bryant is hacked by Walter April - foul #1 on Walter April, team foul #2 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Wallace Tennyson (SG) Walter April | |
| 11:05 | Santa Clara | Charlie Piggott picks off the pass by Robert Brown | 53-56 |
| 10:55 | Pepperdine | Wallace Tennyson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 53-56 |
| 10:53 | Pepperdine | Christopher Young grabs the offensive board | 53-56 |
| 10:38 | Pepperdine | Christopher Young misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 53-56 |
| 10:37 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Edward Bryant | 53-56 |
| 10:12 | Santa Clara | Edward Bryant can't connect on a 3 from the left wing but he's hacked by Wallace Tennyson - foul #1 on Wallace Tennyson, team foul #3 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Steve Baltimore (PF) Carlos Cotton | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 10:12 | Santa Clara | Edward Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 10:12 | Santa Clara | Edward Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 10:12 | Santa Clara | Edward Bryant makes the 3rd free throw | 56-56 |
| 09:57 | Pepperdine | Wallace Tennyson hits a floater from the left side set up by Christopher Young | 56-58 |
| 09:55 | Santa Clara | Bobby Wolfe takes the ball from Robert Brown in the backcourt | 56-58 |
| 09:50 | Pepperdine | Wallace Tennyson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-58 |
| 09:49 | Pepperdine | Boris Zorens grabs the offensive rebound | 56-58 |
| 09:44 | Pepperdine | Bobby Wolfe drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-61 |
| 09:31 | Santa Clara | George Herod can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-61 |
| 09:30 | Pepperdine | Charlie Piggott pulls down the rebound | 56-61 |
| 09:25 | Pepperdine | Wallace Tennyson is hacked by Edward Bryant - foul #1 on Edward Bryant, team foul #8 | 56-61 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Donald Mayorga (PG), Carlos Cotton (SG), Ronald Sorrells (SF), Horace Davis (C) Robert Brown, Edward Bryant, George Herod, Douglas Totten | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Kenneth Hall (PG), Earnest Perry (SF), Joseph Tabor (C) Bobby Wolfe, Boris Zorens, Christopher Young | |
| 09:25 | Pepperdine | Wallace Tennyson misses the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 09:25 | Santa Clara | Horace Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 56-61 |
| 09:09 | Santa Clara | Steve Baltimore is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Joseph Tabor - foul #3 on Joseph Tabor, team foul #4 | 56-61 |
| 09:09 | Santa Clara | Steve Baltimore makes the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 09:09 | Santa Clara | Steve Baltimore misses the 2nd free throw | 57-61 |
| 09:09 | Pepperdine | Joseph Tabor grabs the board | 57-61 |
| 09:05 | Pepperdine | Joseph Tabor's pass is intercepted by Steve Baltimore in the backcourt | 57-61 |
| 08:53 | Santa Clara | Steve Baltimore misses the lay-in | 57-61 |
| 08:51 | Santa Clara | Ronald Sorrells tips it home | 59-61 |
| 08:32 | Pepperdine | Kenneth Hall misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-61 |
| 08:31 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Steve Baltimore | 59-61 |
| 08:11 | Santa Clara | Steve Baltimore lays it in despite the doubleteam on a great pass from Ronald Sorrells | 61-61 |
| 07:53 | Pepperdine | Joseph Tabor drills a shot from the left block and he's hacked by Ronald Sorrells - foul #2 on Ronald Sorrells, team foul #9 | 61-63 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Albert Chalker (PG), James Hampton (SG), George Herod (SF), Nathaniel Montgomery (C) Donald Mayorga, Carlos Cotton, Ronald Sorrells, Horace Davis | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Brent Vavra (PG), Walter April (SG), Boris Zorens (SF), John Smith (PF) Kenneth Hall, Wallace Tennyson, Earnest Perry, Charlie Piggott | |
| 07:53 | Pepperdine | Joseph Tabor makes the free throw | 61-64 |
| 07:44 | Santa Clara | Steve Baltimore can't connect on a shot in the paint | 61-64 |
| 07:43 | Santa Clara | Steve Baltimore tips it home | 63-64 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Albert Chalker (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - James Hampton (fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - George Herod (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steve Baltimore (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Nathaniel Montgomery (fresh) 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Brent Vavra (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Walter April (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Boris Zorens (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Smith (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Tabor (tiring) 14 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:35 | Pepperdine | Brent Vavra misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-64 |
| 07:33 | Santa Clara | George Herod grabs the board | 63-64 |
| 07:24 | Santa Clara | George Herod buries a jumper from close range and the foul's on Boris Zorens - foul #2 on Boris Zorens, team foul #5 | 65-64 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Edward Bryant (SG), Douglas Totten (C) James Hampton, Steve Baltimore | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Bobby Wolfe (PG), Christopher Young (PF) Brent Vavra, Joseph Tabor | |
| 07:24 | Santa Clara | George Herod misses the free throw | 65-64 |
| 07:24 | Pepperdine | John Smith grabs the board | 65-64 |
| 07:15 | Pepperdine | Christopher Young knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Walter April | 65-66 |
| 07:02 | Santa Clara | Douglas Totten clanks a floater from close range but he's fouled by John Smith - foul #2 on John Smith, team foul #6 | 65-66 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Earnest Perry (SF) Boris Zorens | |
| 07:02 | Santa Clara | Douglas Totten makes the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 07:02 | Santa Clara | Douglas Totten makes the 2nd free throw | 67-66 |
| 06:50 | Pepperdine | Walter April loses the dribble to Albert Chalker | 67-66 |
| 06:45 | Santa Clara | Albert Chalker hits the finger roll | 69-66 |
| 06:37 | Pepperdine | Bobby Wolfe can't connect on an uncontested floater from the left wing | 69-66 |
| 06:35 | Santa Clara | Albert Chalker snags the defensive board | 69-66 |
| 06:29 | Santa Clara | Douglas Totten scores on a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Albert Chalker | 71-66 |
| 06:21 | Pepperdine | Bobby Wolfe hits a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Walter April and the foul's on Albert Chalker - foul #2 on Albert Chalker, team foul #10 | 71-68 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Hampton (PG), Donald Mayorga (SG), Ronald Sorrells (SF), Carlos Cotton (PF), Horace Davis (C) Albert Chalker, Edward Bryant, George Herod, Nathaniel Montgomery, Douglas Totten | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Kenneth Hall (SG), Charlie Piggott (PF), Joseph Tabor (C) Walter April, Christopher Young, John Smith | |
| 06:21 | Pepperdine | Bobby Wolfe makes the free throw | 71-69 |
| 06:02 | Santa Clara | Carlos Cotton can't connect on an uncontested driving attempt near the basket | 71-69 |
| 06:00 | Santa Clara | Donald Mayorga grabs the offensive rebound | 71-69 |
| 05:39 | Santa Clara | Ronald Sorrells scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Donald Mayorga | 74-69 |
| 05:37 | Pepperdine | Donald Mayorga is called for the reach on Kenneth Hall in the backcourt - foul #2 on Donald Mayorga, team foul #11 | 74-69 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Douglas Totten (C) Horace Davis | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Brent Vavra (PG), Boris Zorens (SF) Bobby Wolfe, Earnest Perry | |
| 05:37 | Pepperdine | Kenneth Hall makes the 1st free throw | 74-70 |
| 05:37 | Pepperdine | Kenneth Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 74-70 |
| 05:37 | Santa Clara | Douglas Totten grabs the defensive rebound | 74-70 |
| 05:17 | Santa Clara | Ronald Sorrells can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 74-70 |
| 05:15 | Pepperdine | Brent Vavra grabs the board | 74-70 |
| 05:11 | Pepperdine | Boris Zorens double dribbles | 74-70 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Albert Chalker (PG), Edward Bryant (SG), Steve Baltimore (PF) James Hampton, Donald Mayorga, Carlos Cotton | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Walter April (SG), Christopher Young (PF) Kenneth Hall, Charlie Piggott | |
| 04:58 | Santa Clara | Edward Bryant is hacked by Walter April - foul #2 on Walter April, team foul #7 | 74-70 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Wallace Tennyson (SG), John Smith (C) Boris Zorens, Joseph Tabor | |
| 04:58 | Santa Clara | Edward Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 75-70 |
| 04:58 | Santa Clara | Edward Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 76-70 |
| 04:39 | Pepperdine | Ronald Sorrells picks off the pass by Christopher Young | 76-70 |
| 04:13 | Santa Clara | A charge is called on Edward Bryant - foul #2 on Edward Bryant, team foul #12 | 76-70 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Donald Mayorga (PG), Carlos Cotton (SG), George Herod (SF), Horace Davis (C) Albert Chalker, Edward Bryant, Ronald Sorrells, Douglas Totten | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Boris Zorens (SF), Joseph Tabor (C) Walter April, John Smith | |
| 04:11 | Pepperdine | Wallace Tennyson is hacked by Horace Davis in the backcourt - foul #4 on Horace Davis, team foul #13 | 76-70 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Nathaniel Montgomery (C) Steve Baltimore | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 04:11 | Pepperdine | Wallace Tennyson makes the 1st free throw | 76-71 |
| 04:11 | Pepperdine | Wallace Tennyson makes the 2nd free throw | 76-72 |
| 04:02 | Santa Clara | George Herod hits a wide open pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Donald Mayorga | 78-72 |
| 03:49 | Pepperdine | Brent Vavra buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 78-74 |
| 03:24 | Santa Clara | Carlos Cotton buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Horace Davis | 80-74 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Donald Mayorga (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carlos Cotton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - George Herod (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Horace Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Nathaniel Montgomery (fresh) 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Brent Vavra (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Wallace Tennyson (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Boris Zorens (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Christopher Young (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Joseph Tabor (tiring) 14 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:03 | Pepperdine | Boris Zorens hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 80-76 |
| 02:47 | Santa Clara | George Herod clanks a fadeaway from close range | 80-76 |
| 02:45 | Pepperdine | Christopher Young gets the rebound | 80-76 |
| 02:45 | Pepperdine | Pepperdine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 80-76 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Albert Chalker (PG), Edward Bryant (SG), Steve Baltimore (PF), Douglas Totten (C) Donald Mayorga, Carlos Cotton, Horace Davis, Nathaniel Montgomery | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Bobby Wolfe (PG), Walter April (SG), Earnest Perry (SF), Charlie Piggott (PF), John Smith (C) Brent Vavra, Wallace Tennyson, Boris Zorens, Christopher Young, Joseph Tabor | |
| 02:34 | Pepperdine | Douglas Totten is called for the reach on Bobby Wolfe - foul #4 on Douglas Totten, team foul #14 | 80-76 |
| 02:34 | Pepperdine | Bobby Wolfe makes the 1st free throw | 80-77 |
| 02:34 | Pepperdine | Bobby Wolfe misses the 2nd free throw | 80-77 |
| 02:34 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Steve Baltimore | 80-77 |
| 02:15 | Santa Clara | Edward Bryant is fouled on the floor by Walter April - foul #3 on Walter April, team foul #8 | 80-77 |
| 02:15 | Santa Clara | Edward Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 81-77 |
| 02:15 | Santa Clara | Edward Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 82-77 |
| 02:11 | Pepperdine | Earnest Perry loses the dribble to Edward Bryant in the backcourt | 82-77 |
| 01:51 | Santa Clara | Albert Chalker connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 84-77 |
| 01:48 | Pepperdine | Bobby Wolfe is hacked by Albert Chalker in the backcourt - foul #3 on Albert Chalker, team foul #15 | 84-77 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Joseph Tabor (C) John Smith | |
| 01:48 | Pepperdine | Bobby Wolfe misses the 1st free throw | 84-77 |
| 01:48 | Pepperdine | Bobby Wolfe makes the 2nd free throw | 84-78 |
| 01:30 | Santa Clara | Edward Bryant clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 84-78 |
| 01:28 | Pepperdine | Joseph Tabor snags the defensive board | 84-78 |
| 01:24 | Pepperdine | George Herod takes the ball from Bobby Wolfe | 84-78 |
| 00:57 | Santa Clara | Steve Baltimore clanks a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Earnest Perry - foul #4 on Earnest Perry, team foul #9 | 84-78 |
| 00:57 | Santa Clara | Steve Baltimore makes the 1st free throw | 85-78 |
| 00:57 | Santa Clara | Steve Baltimore makes the 2nd free throw | 86-78 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:51 | Pepperdine | Walter April misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 86-78 |
| 00:49 | Santa Clara | Edward Bryant pulls down the rebound | 86-78 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Santa Clara | Bobby Wolfe is called for the reach on Edward Bryant in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bobby Wolfe, team foul #10 | 86-78 |
| 00:48 | Santa Clara | Edward Bryant misses the 1st free throw | 86-78 |
| 00:48 | Santa Clara | Edward Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 87-78 |
| 00:42 | Pepperdine | Walter April can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 87-78 |
| 00:40 | Santa Clara | George Herod pulls down the rebound | 87-78 |
| 00:39 | Santa Clara | George Herod is fouled in the backcourt by Walter April - foul #4 on Walter April, team foul #11 | 87-78 |
| 00:39 | Santa Clara | George Herod misses the 1st free throw | 87-78 |
| 00:39 | Santa Clara | George Herod misses the 2nd free throw | 87-78 |
| 00:39 | Pepperdine | Charlie Piggott grabs the board | 87-78 |
| 00:36 | Pepperdine | Earnest Perry travels in the backcourt | 87-78 |
| 00:33 | Santa Clara | Edward Bryant is hacked by Walter April - foul #5 on Walter April, team foul #12 | 87-78 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Wallace Tennyson (SG) Walter April | |
| 00:33 | Santa Clara | Edward Bryant misses the 1st free throw | 87-78 |
| 00:33 | Santa Clara | Edward Bryant misses the 2nd free throw | 87-78 |
| 00:33 | Pepperdine | Charlie Piggott snags the defensive board | 87-78 |
| 00:31 | Pepperdine | Steve Baltimore is called for the reach on Charlie Piggott in the backcourt - foul #3 on Steve Baltimore, team foul #16 | 87-78 |
| 00:31 | Pepperdine | Charlie Piggott misses the 1st free throw | 87-78 |
| 00:31 | Pepperdine | Charlie Piggott makes the 2nd free throw | 87-79 |
| 00:30 | Santa Clara | Steve Baltimore is fouled in the backcourt by Wallace Tennyson - foul #2 on Wallace Tennyson, team foul #13 | 87-79 |
| 00:30 | Santa Clara | Steve Baltimore makes the 1st free throw | 88-79 |
| 00:30 | Santa Clara | Steve Baltimore makes the 2nd free throw | 89-79 |
| 00:24 | Pepperdine | Bobby Wolfe drills a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Wallace Tennyson | 89-81 |
| 00:23 | Santa Clara | Albert Chalker is hacked by Bobby Wolfe in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bobby Wolfe, team foul #14 | 89-81 |
| 00:23 | Santa Clara | Albert Chalker makes the 1st free throw | 90-81 |
| 00:23 | Santa Clara | Albert Chalker makes the 2nd free throw | 91-81 |
| 00:18 | Pepperdine | Bobby Wolfe's pass is intercepted by George Herod | 91-81 |
| 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 man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Santa Clara | Albert Chalker runs out the clock | 91-81 |