| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Erwin Kidd (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Carl Tyree (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Morton Wojcik (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Eric Lacefield (fresh) 4 pts. C - William Grainger (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - William Colvard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Lynch (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vlade Zimmerman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clifford Cato (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Leon Singleton (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | Vlade Zimmerman inbounds the ball | 34-50 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:46 | UNLV | Paul Lynch misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-50 |
| 19:44 | UNLV | William Colvard pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-50 |
| 19:27 | UNLV | Vlade Zimmerman scores on a floater from close range on a great pass from Leon Singleton | 34-52 |
| 19:23 | Santa Clara | Morton Wojcik is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Morton Wojcik, team foul #1 | 34-52 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Ronald Border (SF) William Grainger | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 19:13 | UNLV | Paul Lynch makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from William Colvard | 34-55 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:11 | Santa Clara | Erwin Kidd is fouled in the backcourt by William Colvard - foul #1 on William Colvard, team foul #1 | 34-55 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Aaron Mahar (SG), William Grainger (C) Carl Tyree, Morton Wojcik | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Aarons (PG), Thomas Hogan (C) William Colvard, Leon Singleton | |
| 19:02 | Santa Clara | Erwin Kidd loses the ball out of bounds | 34-55 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Timothy Seman (SG) Erwin Kidd | |
| Subs | UNLV | Allan Harding (C) Clifford Cato | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 18:39 | UNLV | Vlade Zimmerman misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 34-55 |
| 18:37 | Santa Clara | William Grainger snags the defensive board | 34-55 |
| 18:35 | Santa Clara | Ronald Border is hacked by Vlade Zimmerman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Vlade Zimmerman, team foul #2 | 34-55 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Bosque (SG), Bill Faul (C) Paul Lynch, Vlade Zimmerman | |
| 18:25 | Santa Clara | William Grainger banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Timothy Seman | 36-55 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 18:23 | UNLV | Aaron Mahar steals the ball from James Aarons in the backcourt | 36-55 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 18:13 | Santa Clara | Ronald Border misses short on a shot in the paint | 36-55 |
| 18:12 | UNLV | Thomas Hogan grabs the defensive rebound | 36-55 |
| 18:06 | UNLV | Bill Faul is hacked by Timothy Seman - foul #2 on Timothy Seman, team foul #2 | 36-55 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Erwin Kidd (PG), Carl Tyree (SG), Morton Wojcik (SF) Aaron Mahar, Timothy Seman, Ronald Border | |
| Subs | UNLV | William Colvard (PG), Anthony Derrickson (SF), Leon Singleton (C) James Aarons, Thomas Hogan, Allan Harding | |
| 17:51 | UNLV | Anthony Derrickson comes up short on the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Morton Wojcik - foul #2 on Morton Wojcik, team foul #3 | 36-55 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Paul Lynch (SG), Clifford Cato (PF) Robert Bosque, Bill Faul | |
| 17:51 | UNLV | Anthony Derrickson misses the 1st free throw | 36-55 |
| 17:51 | UNLV | Anthony Derrickson misses the 2nd free throw | 36-55 |
| 17:51 | Santa Clara | William Grainger gets the rebound | 36-55 |
| 17:29 | Santa Clara | Eric Lacefield throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-55 |
| 17:08 | UNLV | Leon Singleton misses the easy layup | 36-55 |
| 17:06 | Santa Clara | Carl Tyree grabs the board | 36-55 |
| 16:53 | Santa Clara | Erwin Kidd drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Eric Lacefield | 39-55 |
| 16:40 | UNLV | Paul Lynch clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 39-55 |
| 16:39 | Santa Clara | William Grainger gets the rebound | 39-55 |
| 16:36 | Santa Clara | Clifford Cato takes the ball from William Grainger in the backcourt | 39-55 |
| 16:23 | UNLV | Leon Singleton is open but misses the lay-in | 39-55 |
| 16:22 | UNLV | Clifford Cato can't tip it in | 39-55 |
| 16:21 | Santa Clara | Eric Lacefield gets the rebound | 39-55 |
| 16:08 | Santa Clara | Morton Wojcik knocks in the floater from the left block on a great pass from Erwin Kidd | 41-55 |
| 16:04 | UNLV | Anthony Derrickson's pass is intercepted by Carl Tyree in the backcourt | 41-55 |
| 15:43 | Santa Clara | Erwin Kidd can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-55 |
| 15:42 | UNLV | Leon Singleton grabs the board | 41-55 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Erwin Kidd (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Tyree (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Morton Wojcik (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Eric Lacefield (tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - William Grainger (very tired) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - William Colvard (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Lynch (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Derrickson (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Clifford Cato (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Leon Singleton (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:24 | UNLV | William Colvard hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 41-55 |
| 15:22 | UNLV | Anthony Derrickson tips it but misses | 41-55 |
| 15:21 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Morton Wojcik | 41-55 |
| 15:00 | Santa Clara | Morton Wojcik misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Anthony Derrickson - foul #1 on Anthony Derrickson, team foul #3 | 41-55 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Aaron Mahar (PG), Gregory Ferguson (SG), James Baker (SF), Peter Pascua (C) Erwin Kidd, Carl Tyree, Eric Lacefield, William Grainger | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Aarons (PG), Robert Bosque (SG), Vlade Zimmerman (SF), Thomas Hogan (PF), Allan Harding (C) William Colvard, Paul Lynch, Anthony Derrickson, Clifford Cato, Leon Singleton | |
| 15:00 | Santa Clara | Morton Wojcik makes the 1st free throw | 42-55 |
| 15:00 | Santa Clara | Morton Wojcik makes the 2nd free throw | 43-55 |
| 14:43 | UNLV | Thomas Hogan misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 43-55 |
| 14:42 | Santa Clara | Peter Pascua grabs the defensive rebound | 43-55 |
| 14:23 | Santa Clara | Peter Pascua misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 43-55 |
| 14:22 | Santa Clara | Aaron Mahar grabs the offensive rebound | 43-55 |
| 14:12 | Santa Clara | Peter Pascua connects on the fadeaway in the paint and he's hacked by Thomas Hogan - foul #2 on Thomas Hogan, team foul #4 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Timothy Seman (SG), Ronald Border (PF) Aaron Mahar, Morton Wojcik | |
| Subs | UNLV | Bill Faul (PF) Allan Harding | |
| 14:12 | Santa Clara | Peter Pascua makes the free throw | 46-55 |
| 13:50 | UNLV | Bill Faul blows the layup | 46-55 |
| 13:49 | Santa Clara | Gregory Ferguson grabs the defensive rebound | 46-55 |
| 13:33 | Santa Clara | Timothy Seman misses badly on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Thomas Hogan - foul #3 on Thomas Hogan, team foul #5 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Aaron Mahar (SG) Gregory Ferguson | |
| Subs | UNLV | Paul Lynch (SG), Clifford Cato (PF) Robert Bosque, Thomas Hogan | |
| 13:33 | Santa Clara | Timothy Seman makes the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 13:33 | Santa Clara | Timothy Seman makes the 2nd free throw | 48-55 |
| 13:25 | UNLV | James Aarons misses the fadeaway near the basket | 48-55 |
| 13:23 | UNLV | Clifford Cato grabs the offensive rebound | 48-55 |
| 13:18 | UNLV | Vlade Zimmerman lays it in on a great pass from Paul Lynch | 48-57 |
| 13:13 | Santa Clara | Timothy Seman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-57 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Erwin Kidd (PG) Timothy Seman | |
| Subs | UNLV | Thomas Hogan (C) Bill Faul | |
| 13:00 | UNLV | Paul Lynch hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 48-57 |
| 12:58 | Santa Clara | Ronald Border snags the defensive board | 48-57 |
| 12:55 | Santa Clara | Paul Lynch steals it from Aaron Mahar in the backcourt | 48-57 |
| 12:38 | UNLV | Clifford Cato can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 48-57 |
| 12:36 | UNLV | Vlade Zimmerman can't tip it in | 48-57 |
| 12:35 | Santa Clara | Aaron Mahar pulls down the rebound | 48-57 |
| 12:17 | Santa Clara | Thomas Hogan swats the layup by Peter Pascua | 48-57 |
| 12:15 | UNLV | Vlade Zimmerman grabs the board | 48-57 |
| 12:09 | UNLV | Clifford Cato is wide open but clanks a floater from the left block | 48-57 |
| 12:07 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Clifford Cato | 48-57 |
| 12:02 | UNLV | Clifford Cato drills a driving attempt in the paint and the foul's on James Baker - foul #4 on James Baker, team foul #4 | 48-59 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gregory Ferguson (PG), Eric Lacefield (PF) Erwin Kidd, James Baker | |
| Subs | UNLV | William Colvard (PG), Robert Bosque (SG), Allan Harding (C) James Aarons, Paul Lynch, Thomas Hogan | |
| 12:02 | UNLV | Clifford Cato makes the free throw | 48-60 |
| 12:00 | Santa Clara | Aaron Mahar's pass is intercepted by Robert Bosque in the backcourt | 48-60 |
| 11:40 | UNLV | Ronald Border steps in front of the Clifford Cato pass | 48-60 |
| 11:37 | Santa Clara | Gregory Ferguson can't finish the layup | 48-60 |
| 11:35 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Clifford Cato | 48-60 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Gregory Ferguson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Aaron Mahar (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Border (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Eric Lacefield (tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Peter Pascua (tiring) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - William Colvard (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Bosque (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Vlade Zimmerman (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Clifford Cato (tired) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Allan Harding (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:28 | UNLV | William Colvard double dribbles | 48-60 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Carl Tyree (SG), Timothy Seman (SF) Aaron Mahar, Ronald Border | |
| Subs | UNLV | Bill Faul (PF), Leon Singleton (C) Clifford Cato, Allan Harding | |
| 11:07 | Santa Clara | Peter Pascua knocks in the shot in the lane | 50-60 |
| 10:47 | UNLV | Leon Singleton hits a wide open turnaround in the paint set up by William Colvard | 50-62 |
| 10:47 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 50-62 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Erwin Kidd (PG) Carl Tyree | |
| Subs | UNLV | Paul Lynch (SG), Allan Harding (PF) Robert Bosque, Leon Singleton | |
| 10:30 | Santa Clara | Erwin Kidd makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Timothy Seman | 53-62 |
| 10:14 | UNLV | Paul Lynch can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-62 |
| 10:12 | UNLV | Vlade Zimmerman tips it home | 53-64 |
| 09:55 | Santa Clara | Vlade Zimmerman steals the ball from Timothy Seman | 53-64 |
| 09:41 | UNLV | William Colvard is open and buries a shot from the free throw line | 53-66 |
| 09:23 | Santa Clara | Eric Lacefield is denied on a layup by Bill Faul | 53-66 |
| 09:22 | UNLV | Vlade Zimmerman grabs the board | 53-66 |
| 09:02 | UNLV | Vlade Zimmerman is open and buries a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Paul Lynch | 53-68 |
| 08:51 | Santa Clara | Erwin Kidd misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-68 |
| 08:49 | UNLV | Allan Harding pulls down the rebound | 53-68 |
| 08:35 | UNLV | Bill Faul can't finish the layup | 53-68 |
| 08:34 | UNLV | Allan Harding can't tip it in | 53-68 |
| 08:33 | Santa Clara | Erwin Kidd pulls down the rebound | 53-68 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 08:26 | Santa Clara | Peter Pascua's fadeaway is rejected by Allan Harding | 53-68 |
| 08:24 | UNLV | Allan Harding gets the rebound | 53-68 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 08:03 | UNLV | Paul Lynch drills a driving attempt from the baseline | 53-70 |
| 07:45 | Santa Clara | Timothy Seman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-70 |
| 07:45 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-70 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Aaron Mahar (PG), Carl Tyree (SG), James Baker (SF), Ronald Border (PF), William Grainger (C) Erwin Kidd, Gregory Ferguson, Timothy Seman, Eric Lacefield, Peter Pascua | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Aarons (PG), Anthony Derrickson (SG), Thomas Hogan (SF), Clifford Cato (PF), Leon Singleton (C) William Colvard, Paul Lynch, Vlade Zimmerman, Allan Harding, Bill Faul | |
| 07:27 | UNLV | James Aarons misses long on a floater from the left wing | 53-70 |
| 07:25 | UNLV | Leon Singleton tips it but misses | 53-70 |
| 07:24 | Santa Clara | Ronald Border gets the rebound | 53-70 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Aaron Mahar (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Tyree (tiring) 1 ast. SF - James Baker (fresh) 4 pf. PF - Ronald Border (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - William Grainger (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James Aarons (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Anthony Derrickson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Thomas Hogan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Clifford Cato (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Leon Singleton (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Santa Clara | Aaron Mahar can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 53-70 |
| 07:16 | UNLV | Thomas Hogan gets the rebound | 53-70 |
| 06:48 | UNLV | Anthony Derrickson can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Ronald Border - foul #3 on Ronald Border, team foul #5 | 53-70 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Morton Wojcik (C) William Grainger | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Bosque (SG) James Aarons | |
| 06:48 | UNLV | Anthony Derrickson makes the 1st free throw | 53-71 |
| 06:48 | UNLV | Anthony Derrickson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-72 |
| 06:39 | Santa Clara | Morton Wojcik knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Aaron Mahar | 55-72 |
| 06:21 | UNLV | Aaron Mahar swats the layup by Anthony Derrickson | 55-72 |
| 06:20 | Santa Clara | Morton Wojcik gets the rebound | 55-72 |
| 06:16 | Santa Clara | James Baker connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Aaron Mahar | 58-72 |
| 05:47 | UNLV | Leon Singleton misses the driving attempt near the basket | 58-72 |
| 05:46 | Santa Clara | Aaron Mahar gets the rebound | 58-72 |
| 05:34 | Santa Clara | Carl Tyree hits a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Aaron Mahar and he's hacked by Thomas Hogan - foul #4 on Thomas Hogan, team foul #6 | 60-72 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | William Grainger (C) Morton Wojcik | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Aarons (PG), Paul Lynch (SG), Vlade Zimmerman (SF) Anthony Derrickson, Robert Bosque, Thomas Hogan | |
| 05:34 | Santa Clara | Carl Tyree misses the free throw | 60-72 |
| 05:34 | UNLV | Vlade Zimmerman grabs the defensive rebound | 60-72 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 05:16 | UNLV | Clifford Cato is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Lynch | 60-75 |
| 05:12 | Santa Clara | Paul Lynch steps in front of the Carl Tyree pass in the backcourt | 60-75 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 04:49 | UNLV | Clifford Cato misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 60-75 |
| 04:48 | Santa Clara | James Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 60-75 |
| 04:40 | Santa Clara | Carl Tyree can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-75 |
| 04:38 | Santa Clara | William Grainger hits the follow up shot | 62-75 |
| 04:35 | UNLV | James Baker is called for the reach on Vlade Zimmerman in the backcourt - foul #5 on James Baker, team foul #6 | 62-75 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Erwin Kidd (PG), Gregory Ferguson (SG), Morton Wojcik (SF), Eric Lacefield (PF) Aaron Mahar, Carl Tyree, James Baker, Ronald Border | |
| Subs | UNLV | Thomas Hogan (PF) Clifford Cato | |
| 04:21 | UNLV | Paul Lynch connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Aarons and he's fouled by Gregory Ferguson - foul #4 on Gregory Ferguson, team foul #7 | 62-77 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Peter Pascua (C) William Grainger | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 04:21 | UNLV | Paul Lynch misses the free throw | 62-77 |
| 04:21 | Santa Clara | Peter Pascua snags the defensive board | 62-77 |
| 04:05 | Santa Clara | Erwin Kidd misses the 3 from the right wing | 62-77 |
| 04:04 | UNLV | Paul Lynch grabs the board | 62-77 |
| 03:47 | UNLV | Vlade Zimmerman misses long on an open floater near the basket | 62-77 |
| 03:46 | UNLV | Vlade Zimmerman tips it in | 62-79 |
| 03:46 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 62-79 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Ronald Border (SF) Morton Wojcik | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Bosque (SG), Clifford Cato (PF) Paul Lynch, Leon Singleton | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:36 | Santa Clara | Vlade Zimmerman is called for the reach on Ronald Border - foul #4 on Vlade Zimmerman, team foul #7 | 62-79 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | William Grainger (C) Eric Lacefield | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 03:36 | Santa Clara | Ronald Border makes the 1st free throw | 63-79 |
| 03:36 | Santa Clara | Ronald Border misses the 2nd free throw | 63-79 |
| 03:36 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Clifford Cato | 63-79 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:11 | UNLV | Clifford Cato double dribbles | 63-79 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Aaron Mahar (PG) Erwin Kidd | |
| Subs | UNLV | Anthony Derrickson (PG), Paul Lynch (SG), Bill Faul (C) James Aarons, Robert Bosque, Thomas Hogan | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Aaron Mahar (tiring) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gregory Ferguson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Ronald Border (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Peter Pascua (tired) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - William Grainger (tired) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Anthony Derrickson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Paul Lynch (tiring) 18 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Vlade Zimmerman (tiring) 17 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. PF - Clifford Cato (tiring) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Bill Faul (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:58 | Santa Clara | Aaron Mahar scores on a jump hook in the lane | 65-79 |
| 02:44 | UNLV | Vlade Zimmerman misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway near the basket | 65-79 |
| 02:43 | UNLV | Vlade Zimmerman misses the tip | 65-79 |
| 02:42 | UNLV | Paul Lynch hits the follow up shot | 65-81 |
| 02:26 | Santa Clara | Ronald Border makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Gregory Ferguson | 67-81 |
| 02:24 | UNLV | Anthony Derrickson is fouled in the backcourt by Peter Pascua - foul #4 on Peter Pascua, team foul #8 | 67-81 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Timothy Seman (SF), Morton Wojcik (C) Peter Pascua, William Grainger | |
| Subs | UNLV | Allan Harding (PF), Leon Singleton (C) Clifford Cato, Bill Faul | |
| 02:24 | UNLV | Anthony Derrickson makes the 1st free throw | 67-82 |
| 02:24 | UNLV | Anthony Derrickson makes the 2nd free throw | 67-83 |
| 02:20 | Santa Clara | Gregory Ferguson is fouled in the backcourt by Leon Singleton - foul #1 on Leon Singleton, team foul #8 | 67-83 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | UNLV | William Colvard (PG), Robert Bosque (SG) Anthony Derrickson, Paul Lynch | |
| 02:20 | Santa Clara | Gregory Ferguson misses the 1st free throw | 67-83 |
| 02:20 | UNLV | Vlade Zimmerman grabs the board | 67-83 |
| 02:07 | UNLV | Allan Harding hits a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Vlade Zimmerman | 67-85 |
| 01:59 | Santa Clara | Ronald Border makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Morton Wojcik | 69-85 |
| 01:52 | UNLV | Robert Bosque is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Bosque, team foul #9 | 69-85 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Peter Pascua (C) Timothy Seman | |
| Subs | UNLV | Paul Lynch (SG), Clifford Cato (PF) Robert Bosque, Allan Harding | |
| 01:42 | Santa Clara | Clifford Cato steals it from Peter Pascua | 69-85 |
| 01:20 | UNLV | Paul Lynch misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 69-85 |
| 01:19 | Santa Clara | Aaron Mahar gets the rebound | 69-85 |
| 01:11 | Santa Clara | Ronald Border comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 69-85 |
| 01:10 | UNLV | Leon Singleton grabs the defensive rebound | 69-85 |
| 00:56 | UNLV | Morton Wojcik steals it from Clifford Cato | 69-85 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:48 | Santa Clara | Ronald Border can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 69-85 |
| 00:46 | Santa Clara | Aaron Mahar snags the offensive board | 69-85 |
| 00:43 | Santa Clara | Clifford Cato denies the turnaround by Peter Pascua | 69-85 |
| 00:42 | UNLV | Clifford Cato snags the defensive board | 69-85 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:16 | UNLV | Clifford Cato can't finish the layup | 69-85 |
| 00:14 | Santa Clara | Peter Pascua snags the defensive board | 69-85 |
| 00:12 | Santa Clara | Leon Singleton steals it from Gregory Ferguson in the backcourt | 69-85 |
| 00:00 | UNLV | William Colvard runs out the clock | 69-85 |