| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Kevin Gorman (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Lachowsky (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Larry Nellis (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Paul Linden (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Samuel Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kristopher Sherrod (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Wallace Dison (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Leslie Pauly (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Bradley (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Santa Clara | Larry Nellis inbounds the ball | 39-28 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:33 | Santa Clara | John Clark hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 39-28 |
| 19:31 | Pepperdine | Kristopher Sherrod gets the rebound | 39-28 |
| 19:24 | Pepperdine | Samuel Kelly is hacked by John Clark - foul #1 on John Clark, team foul #1 | 39-28 |
| 19:11 | Pepperdine | Leslie Pauly clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 39-28 |
| 19:10 | Pepperdine | Leslie Pauly pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-28 |
| 19:01 | Pepperdine | Samuel Kelly makes the floater near the basket on a great pass from Kevin Bradley | 39-30 |
| 18:59 | Santa Clara | James Lachowsky double dribbles in the backcourt | 39-30 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gregory Saulsbury (SF), Wilfred Neblett (PF), Randy Nelson (C) Larry Nellis, Paul Linden, John Clark | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Alonso Williams (PG), Sal Barnard (SG), Gary Patton (SF), Robert Wright (PF), Joseph Lively (C) Samuel Kelly, Kristopher Sherrod, Wallace Dison, Leslie Pauly, Kevin Bradley | |
| 18:44 | Pepperdine | Sal Barnard misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 39-30 |
| 18:42 | Santa Clara | Randy Nelson pulls down the rebound | 39-30 |
| 18:33 | Santa Clara | Randy Nelson banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Gregory Saulsbury | 41-30 |
| 18:21 | Pepperdine | Gregory Saulsbury is called for the reach on Gary Patton - foul #1 on Gregory Saulsbury, team foul #2 | 41-30 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jeffrey Petty (SG), Ken Croll (SF) Kevin Gorman, James Lachowsky | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 18:11 | Pepperdine | Sal Barnard can't finish the uncontested layup but he's hacked by Gregory Saulsbury - foul #2 on Gregory Saulsbury, team foul #3 | 41-30 |
| 18:11 | Pepperdine | Sal Barnard misses the 1st free throw | 41-30 |
| 18:11 | Pepperdine | Sal Barnard misses the 2nd free throw | 41-30 |
| 18:11 | Santa Clara | Randy Nelson grabs the board | 41-30 |
| 17:50 | Santa Clara | Ken Croll hits a wide open shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jeffrey Petty | 43-30 |
| 17:31 | Pepperdine | Robert Wright misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-30 |
| 17:29 | Santa Clara | Gregory Saulsbury grabs the board | 43-30 |
| 17:09 | Santa Clara | Gregory Saulsbury misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 43-30 |
| 17:07 | Santa Clara | Wilfred Neblett snags the offensive board | 43-30 |
| 16:49 | Santa Clara | Ken Croll misses the wide open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 43-30 |
| 16:48 | Santa Clara | Randy Nelson grabs the offensive board | 43-30 |
| 16:37 | Santa Clara | Gregory Saulsbury clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-30 |
| 16:36 | Pepperdine | Robert Wright snags the defensive board | 43-30 |
| 16:25 | Pepperdine | Joseph Lively comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-30 |
| 16:23 | Santa Clara | Wilfred Neblett grabs the defensive rebound | 43-30 |
| 16:16 | Santa Clara | Ken Croll throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-30 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kevin Gorman (PG), James Lachowsky (SG), Larry Nellis (SF), Paul Linden (PF), John Clark (C) Gregory Saulsbury, Jeffrey Petty, Ken Croll, Wilfred Neblett, Randy Nelson | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Samuel Kelly (PG), Kristopher Sherrod (SG), Wallace Dison (SF), Leslie Pauly (PF), Kevin Bradley (C) Alonso Williams, Sal Barnard, Gary Patton, Robert Wright, Joseph Lively | |
| 15:55 | Pepperdine | Samuel Kelly drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-33 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Kevin Gorman (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Lachowsky (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Larry Nellis (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Paul Linden (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Samuel Kelly (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Kristopher Sherrod (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Wallace Dison (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Leslie Pauly (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Kevin Bradley (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Santa Clara | James Lachowsky misses long on an open fadeaway from the baseline | 43-33 |
| 15:28 | Pepperdine | Wallace Dison snags the defensive board | 43-33 |
| 15:10 | Pepperdine | Larry Nellis picks off the pass by Samuel Kelly | 43-33 |
| 14:54 | Santa Clara | Kevin Bradley blocks the short jumper by John Clark | 43-33 |
| 14:52 | Pepperdine | Kevin Bradley gets the rebound | 43-33 |
| 14:50 | Pepperdine | Samuel Kelly is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Linden - foul #2 on Paul Linden, team foul #4 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Geoffrey Kahn (PG), Nicholas Mazzella (PF) Kevin Gorman, Paul Linden | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Gary Ludlum (PG) Samuel Kelly | |
| 14:37 | Pepperdine | Kristopher Sherrod misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-33 |
| 14:35 | Pepperdine | Leslie Pauly tips it in | 43-35 |
| 14:33 | Santa Clara | Wallace Dison is called for the reach on James Lachowsky in the backcourt - foul #1 on Wallace Dison, team foul #1 | 43-35 |
| 14:13 | Santa Clara | Larry Nellis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-35 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jeffrey Petty (SG) James Lachowsky | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 14:10 | Pepperdine | Gary Ludlum's pass is intercepted by Larry Nellis in the backcourt | 43-35 |
| 14:09 | Santa Clara | Geoffrey Kahn banks in the layup on a great pass from Larry Nellis | 45-35 |
| 13:52 | Pepperdine | Kevin Bradley misses short on an open 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-35 |
| 13:51 | Santa Clara | Nicholas Mazzella grabs the defensive rebound | 45-35 |
| 13:33 | Santa Clara | Geoffrey Kahn connects on the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Jeffrey Petty | 47-35 |
| 13:09 | Pepperdine | Kristopher Sherrod clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 47-35 |
| 13:07 | Santa Clara | Jeffrey Petty pulls down the rebound | 47-35 |
| 12:49 | Santa Clara | Nicholas Mazzella can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-35 |
| 12:47 | Pepperdine | Gary Ludlum snags the defensive board | 47-35 |
| 12:40 | Pepperdine | Leslie Pauly is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Mazzella - foul #2 on Nicholas Mazzella, team foul #5 | 47-35 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kevin Gorman (PG), James Lachowsky (SG), Ken Croll (SF), Paul Linden (PF), Wilfred Neblett (C) Geoffrey Kahn, Jeffrey Petty, Larry Nellis, Nicholas Mazzella, John Clark | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Samuel Kelly (PG), Alonso Williams (SG), Joseph Lively (SF), Robert Wright (PF) Gary Ludlum, Kristopher Sherrod, Wallace Dison, Leslie Pauly | |
| 12:32 | Pepperdine | Joseph Lively drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Samuel Kelly | 47-38 |
| 12:16 | Santa Clara | Kevin Gorman hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-38 |
| 12:15 | Santa Clara | Wilfred Neblett pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-38 |
| 12:02 | Santa Clara | Kevin Gorman misses long on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Samuel Kelly - foul #2 on Samuel Kelly, team foul #2 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gregory Saulsbury (SF) Ken Croll | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Sal Barnard (SG), Gary Patton (SF) Samuel Kelly, Kevin Bradley | |
| 12:02 | Santa Clara | Kevin Gorman misses the 1st free throw | 47-38 |
| 12:02 | Santa Clara | Kevin Gorman makes the 2nd free throw | 48-38 |
| 11:46 | Pepperdine | Wilfred Neblett steps in front of the Sal Barnard pass | 48-38 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Kevin Gorman (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Lachowsky (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Gregory Saulsbury (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Paul Linden (tiring) 2 reb. C - Wilfred Neblett (fairly fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Alonso Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sal Barnard (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gary Patton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Lively (fresh) 5 pts. C - Robert Wright (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Santa Clara | Paul Linden is hacked by Gary Patton - foul #2 on Gary Patton, team foul #3 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Randy Nelson (C) Wilfred Neblett | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Samuel Kelly (PG), Leslie Pauly (PF) Alonso Williams, Robert Wright | |
| 11:16 | Santa Clara | Gregory Saulsbury hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Kevin Gorman | 51-38 |
| 11:13 | Pepperdine | Samuel Kelly is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 51-38 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Larry Nellis (SF) Gregory Saulsbury | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Wallace Dison (SF) Gary Patton | |
| 11:08 | Santa Clara | James Lachowsky clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-38 |
| 11:07 | Pepperdine | Wallace Dison grabs the board | 51-38 |
| 10:42 | Pepperdine | Leslie Pauly is open and scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Joseph Lively | 51-41 |
| 10:18 | Santa Clara | Kevin Gorman is hacked by Sal Barnard - foul #1 on Sal Barnard, team foul #4 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jeffrey Petty (SG), Ken Croll (SF), Wilfred Neblett (PF), John Clark (C) James Lachowsky, Larry Nellis, Paul Linden, Randy Nelson | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Alonso Williams (PG), Kristopher Sherrod (SG), Robert Wright (PF), Kevin Bradley (C) Samuel Kelly, Sal Barnard, Leslie Pauly, Joseph Lively | |
| 10:10 | Santa Clara | John Clark is fouled on the floor by Kevin Bradley - foul #2 on Kevin Bradley, team foul #5 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Gary Patton (SF) Wallace Dison | |
| 09:56 | Santa Clara | Jeffrey Petty misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-41 |
| 09:54 | Pepperdine | Alonso Williams gets the rebound | 51-41 |
| 09:48 | Pepperdine | Alonso Williams scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Kristopher Sherrod | 51-44 |
| 09:23 | Santa Clara | Jeffrey Petty misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the right wing | 51-44 |
| 09:22 | Pepperdine | Gary Patton grabs the defensive rebound | 51-44 |
| 09:18 | Pepperdine | Alonso Williams misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-44 |
| 09:16 | Pepperdine | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Bradley | 51-44 |
| 09:05 | Pepperdine | Kevin Bradley hits the finger roll on a great pass from Gary Patton | 51-46 |
| 09:03 | Santa Clara | Kristopher Sherrod is called for the reach on Ken Croll in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kristopher Sherrod, team foul #6 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Geoffrey Kahn (PG), James Lachowsky (SG), Gregory Saulsbury (SF), Nicholas Mazzella (PF) Kevin Gorman, Jeffrey Petty, Ken Croll, John Clark | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Samuel Kelly (PG), Wallace Dison (SF), Joseph Lively (PF) Alonso Williams, Gary Patton, Robert Wright | |
| 08:57 | Santa Clara | James Lachowsky's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-46 |
| 08:55 | Pepperdine | Samuel Kelly's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-46 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Gary Ludlum (PG) Samuel Kelly | |
| 08:33 | Santa Clara | James Lachowsky makes the wide open floater near the basket on a nice dish by Geoffrey Kahn and he's hacked by Gary Ludlum - foul #1 on Gary Ludlum, team foul #7 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kevin Gorman (PG), Randy Nelson (C) Geoffrey Kahn, Wilfred Neblett | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Sal Barnard (SG), Leslie Pauly (PF) Kristopher Sherrod, Kevin Bradley | |
| 08:33 | Santa Clara | James Lachowsky makes the free throw | 54-46 |
| 08:30 | Pepperdine | Joseph Lively is fouled in the backcourt by Randy Nelson - foul #1 on Randy Nelson, team foul #6 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Larry Nellis (SF) Gregory Saulsbury | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 08:20 | Pepperdine | Wallace Dison misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 54-46 |
| 08:19 | Santa Clara | Larry Nellis pulls down the rebound | 54-46 |
| 08:17 | Santa Clara | Sal Barnard takes the ball from Larry Nellis in the backcourt | 54-46 |
| 08:15 | Pepperdine | Wallace Dison lays it in on a great pass from Sal Barnard | 54-48 |
| 08:00 | Santa Clara | James Lachowsky misses the wide open fadeaway from the right wing | 54-48 |
| 07:59 | Pepperdine | Wallace Dison grabs the defensive rebound | 54-48 |
| 07:31 | Pepperdine | Leslie Pauly misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 54-48 |
| 07:30 | Pepperdine | Joseph Lively grabs the offensive board | 54-48 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Kevin Gorman (tiring) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - James Lachowsky (tiring) 13 pts. SF - Larry Nellis (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Randy Nelson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Nicholas Mazzella (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Gary Ludlum (fairly fresh) SG - Sal Barnard (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wallace Dison (tired) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leslie Pauly (tired) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Joseph Lively (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:06 | Pepperdine | Sal Barnard connects on the fadeaway in the lane set up by Gary Ludlum | 54-50 |
| 06:48 | Santa Clara | James Lachowsky knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Kevin Gorman and he's hacked by Sal Barnard - foul #2 on Sal Barnard, team foul #8 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jeffrey Petty (PG), Ken Croll (SF), Paul Linden (PF), John Clark (C) Kevin Gorman, Larry Nellis, Randy Nelson, Nicholas Mazzella | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Samuel Kelly (PG), Alonso Williams (SG), Gary Patton (SF), Robert Wright (PF), Kevin Bradley (C) Gary Ludlum, Sal Barnard, Wallace Dison, Leslie Pauly, Joseph Lively | |
| 06:48 | Santa Clara | James Lachowsky makes the free throw | 57-50 |
| 06:35 | Pepperdine | Samuel Kelly misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-50 |
| 06:34 | Santa Clara | James Lachowsky grabs the defensive rebound | 57-50 |
| 06:16 | Santa Clara | John Clark misses short on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Robert Wright - foul #2 on Robert Wright, team foul #9 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Geoffrey Kahn (PG), Wilfred Neblett (PF) James Lachowsky, Paul Linden | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Kristopher Sherrod (SG) Samuel Kelly | |
| 06:16 | Santa Clara | John Clark makes the 1st free throw | 58-50 |
| 06:16 | Santa Clara | John Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| 05:56 | Pepperdine | Robert Wright misses the wide open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 59-50 |
| 05:55 | Santa Clara | John Clark grabs the board | 59-50 |
| 05:35 | Santa Clara | Geoffrey Kahn can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the right block | 59-50 |
| 05:34 | Pepperdine | Kristopher Sherrod pulls down the rebound | 59-50 |
| 05:31 | Pepperdine | Alonso Williams is hacked by Geoffrey Kahn in the backcourt - foul #2 on Geoffrey Kahn, team foul #7 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gregory Saulsbury (SG), Larry Nellis (SF), Paul Linden (PF) Jeffrey Petty, Ken Croll, John Clark | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Joseph Lively (PF) Gary Patton | |
| 05:31 | Pepperdine | Alonso Williams misses the 1st free throw | 59-50 |
| 05:31 | Santa Clara | Wilfred Neblett grabs the board | 59-50 |
| 05:19 | Santa Clara | Gregory Saulsbury hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Larry Nellis | 61-50 |
| 05:04 | Pepperdine | Kristopher Sherrod is whistled for a carry | 61-50 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kevin Gorman (PG) Geoffrey Kahn | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Samuel Kelly (PG), Leslie Pauly (PF) Alonso Williams, Robert Wright | |
| 04:55 | Santa Clara | Larry Nellis is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Gregory Saulsbury | 64-50 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:36 | Pepperdine | Joseph Lively misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-50 |
| 04:34 | Santa Clara | Kevin Gorman snags the defensive board | 64-50 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:14 | Santa Clara | Kevin Gorman can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the right corner | 64-50 |
| 04:12 | Santa Clara | Gregory Saulsbury grabs the offensive rebound | 64-50 |
| 03:56 | Santa Clara | Wilfred Neblett buries a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Gregory Saulsbury and he's hacked by Leslie Pauly - foul #2 on Leslie Pauly, team foul #10 | 66-50 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jeffrey Petty (PG), James Lachowsky (SG), John Clark (C) Kevin Gorman, Larry Nellis, Paul Linden | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Sal Barnard (SG), Wallace Dison (SF), Robert Wright (C) Kristopher Sherrod, Joseph Lively, Kevin Bradley | |
| 03:56 | Santa Clara | Wilfred Neblett makes the free throw | 67-50 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 03:40 | Pepperdine | Samuel Kelly scores on a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Sal Barnard | 67-52 |
| 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) | |
| 03:14 | Santa Clara | Gregory Saulsbury misses long on an open floater from the left wing | 67-52 |
| 03:13 | Pepperdine | Robert Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 67-52 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Jeffrey Petty (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Lachowsky (tiring) 16 pts. SF - Gregory Saulsbury (tiring) 7 pts. 4 ast. PF - Wilfred Neblett (tired) 3 pts. 8 reb. C - John Clark (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Samuel Kelly (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sal Barnard (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wallace Dison (tired) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leslie Pauly (very tired) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Wright (tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Pepperdine | Samuel Kelly loses the dribble to Gregory Saulsbury in the backcourt | 67-52 |
| 02:46 | Santa Clara | Gregory Saulsbury is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Gregory Saulsbury, team foul #8 | 67-52 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Geoffrey Kahn (PG), Ken Croll (SF), Randy Nelson (PF), Nicholas Mazzella (C) James Lachowsky, Gregory Saulsbury, Wilfred Neblett, John Clark | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Alonso Williams (PG), Gary Patton (SF), Joseph Lively (PF) Samuel Kelly, Wallace Dison, Leslie Pauly | |
| 02:33 | Pepperdine | Gary Patton misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 67-52 |
| 02:31 | Pepperdine | Robert Wright gets the offensive rebound | 67-52 |
| 02:25 | Pepperdine | Joseph Lively can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 67-52 |
| 02:23 | Pepperdine | Gary Patton gets the offensive rebound | 67-52 |
| 02:10 | Pepperdine | Randy Nelson steals it from Sal Barnard | 67-52 |
| 02:02 | Santa Clara | Geoffrey Kahn is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Geoffrey Kahn, team foul #9 | 67-52 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Gary Ludlum (SG) Sal Barnard | |
| 02:00 | Pepperdine | Gary Ludlum throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-52 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gregory Saulsbury (PG), Wilfred Neblett (PF) Geoffrey Kahn, Nicholas Mazzella | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Sal Barnard (SG) Gary Ludlum | |
| 01:43 | Santa Clara | Ken Croll hits the easy wide open finger roll | 69-52 |
| 01:24 | Pepperdine | Robert Wright scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Sal Barnard | 69-55 |
| 01:04 | Santa Clara | Wilfred Neblett is whistled for a carry | 69-55 |
| 00:55 | Pepperdine | Alonso Williams can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 69-55 |
| 00:53 | Santa Clara | Ken Croll grabs the board | 69-55 |
| 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 flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Santa Clara | Jeffrey Petty is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 69-55 |
| 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) | |
| 00:48 | Pepperdine | Joseph Lively's floater is tipped away by Ken Croll | 69-55 |
| 00:46 | Santa Clara | Randy Nelson grabs the board | 69-55 |
| 00:20 | Santa Clara | The short jumper by Wilfred Neblett is denied by Robert Wright | 69-55 |
| 00:19 | Santa Clara | Jeffrey Petty grabs the offensive rebound | 69-55 |
| 00:00 | Santa Clara | Gregory Saulsbury runs out the clock | 69-55 |