| Lineup | Nevada | PG - James Sunderland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Vance (fresh) SF - James Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Stephen Harper (fresh) 6 pts. C - Steven Karl (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Kevin Gorman (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Lachowsky (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Larry Nellis (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Paul Linden (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Santa Clara | Larry Nellis inbounds the ball | 35-25 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:50 | Santa Clara | Paul Linden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-25 |
| 19:48 | Nevada | Paul Linden steps in front of the Stephen Harper pass in the backcourt | 35-25 |
| 19:29 | Santa Clara | Kevin Gorman connects on the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Larry Nellis | 35-27 |
| 19:04 | Nevada | James Sunderland clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 35-27 |
| 19:02 | Nevada | Steven Karl grabs the offensive rebound | 35-27 |
| 18:41 | Nevada | Richard Vance drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-27 |
| 18:19 | Santa Clara | Kevin Gorman scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-30 |
| 18:15 | Nevada | James Sunderland is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Gorman - foul #2 on Kevin Gorman, team foul #1 | 38-30 |
| Subs | Nevada | Nathan Hilson (SF) James Brown | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Wilfred Neblett (PF), Randy Nelson (C) Paul Linden, John Clark | |
| 17:57 | Nevada | Richard Vance can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-30 |
| 17:55 | Nevada | Steven Karl tips it home | 40-30 |
| 17:30 | Santa Clara | James Sunderland is called for the reach on Kevin Gorman - foul #1 on James Sunderland, team foul #1 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Nevada | William McThay (PG), Mark Moody (SG), William Talkington (PF), Walter Lock (C) James Sunderland, Richard Vance, Stephen Harper, Steven Karl | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gregory Saulsbury (PG), Jeffrey Petty (SG), Ken Croll (SF) Kevin Gorman, James Lachowsky, Larry Nellis | |
| 17:19 | Santa Clara | Gregory Saulsbury's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-30 |
| 16:57 | Nevada | The short jumper by William Talkington is denied by Randy Nelson | 40-30 |
| 16:56 | Santa Clara | Randy Nelson snags the defensive board | 40-30 |
| 16:42 | Santa Clara | Jeffrey Petty connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 40-32 |
| 16:23 | Nevada | Gregory Saulsbury is called for the reach on William McThay - foul #2 on Gregory Saulsbury, team foul #2 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Nevada | James Sunderland (PG), Richard Vance (SG), James Brown (SF), Steven Karl (C) William McThay, Mark Moody, Nathan Hilson, Walter Lock | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kevin Gorman (PG), James Lachowsky (SG), Nicholas Mazzella (PF), John Clark (C) Jeffrey Petty, Ken Croll, Wilfred Neblett, Randy Nelson | |
| 16:07 | Nevada | Steven Karl misses the floater from the left block | 40-32 |
| 16:05 | Nevada | Steven Karl pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-32 |
| 15:41 | Nevada | William Talkington comes up short on the runner from the left block | 40-32 |
| 15:39 | Santa Clara | Gregory Saulsbury grabs the board | 40-32 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - James Sunderland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Vance (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Talkington (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Karl (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Kevin Gorman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Lachowsky (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Gregory Saulsbury (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nicholas Mazzella (fresh) C - John Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:20 | Santa Clara | Richard Vance is called for the reach on James Lachowsky - foul #1 on Richard Vance, team foul #2 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Nevada | Stephen Harper (PF) William Talkington | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Larry Nellis (SF), Paul Linden (PF) Gregory Saulsbury, Nicholas Mazzella | |
| 15:08 | Santa Clara | James Sunderland picks off the pass by Larry Nellis | 40-32 |
| 15:05 | Nevada | Richard Vance banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Sunderland | 42-32 |
| 14:49 | Santa Clara | Richard Vance steals it from James Lachowsky | 42-32 |
| 14:26 | Nevada | Steven Karl misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 42-32 |
| 14:25 | Nevada | Richard Vance tips it back up and in | 44-32 |
| 14:07 | Santa Clara | James Lachowsky connects on the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Kevin Gorman | 44-34 |
| 13:49 | Nevada | Steven Karl scores on a driving attempt near the basket set up by James Sunderland and he's fouled by Kevin Gorman - foul #3 on Kevin Gorman, team foul #3 | 46-34 |
| Subs | Nevada | William McThay (PG), Mark Moody (SG), Nathan Hilson (SF), William Talkington (PF) James Sunderland, Richard Vance, James Brown, Stephen Harper | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jeffrey Petty (PG), Ken Croll (SG), Wilfred Neblett (PF), Randy Nelson (C) Kevin Gorman, James Lachowsky, Paul Linden, John Clark | |
| 13:49 | Nevada | Steven Karl makes the free throw | 47-34 |
| 13:21 | Santa Clara | Steven Karl denies the turnaround by Wilfred Neblett | 47-34 |
| 13:20 | Nevada | William Talkington grabs the board | 47-34 |
| 12:51 | Nevada | Steven Karl is called for 5 seconds | 47-34 |
| Subs | Nevada | Walter Lock (C) Steven Karl | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gregory Saulsbury (PG) Larry Nellis | |
| 12:31 | Santa Clara | Ken Croll misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 47-34 |
| 12:29 | Nevada | William McThay pulls down the rebound | 47-34 |
| 12:27 | Nevada | Gregory Saulsbury is called for the reach on William McThay in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gregory Saulsbury, team foul #4 | 47-34 |
| Subs | Nevada | Stephen Harper (PF) William Talkington | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kevin Gorman (PG) Jeffrey Petty | |
| 12:02 | Nevada | Walter Lock misses the lay-in | 47-34 |
| 12:01 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Gregory Saulsbury | 47-34 |
| 11:46 | Santa Clara | Kevin Gorman double dribbles | 47-34 |
| Subs | Nevada | James Sunderland (PG), Richard Vance (SG), James Brown (SF) William McThay, Mark Moody, Nathan Hilson | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Lachowsky (SG), Paul Linden (PF), John Clark (C) Ken Croll, Wilfred Neblett, Randy Nelson | |
| 11:24 | Nevada | Richard Vance misses the easy layup but the foul's on James Lachowsky - foul #1 on James Lachowsky, team foul #5 | 47-34 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Larry Nellis (SF) Gregory Saulsbury | |
| 11:24 | Nevada | Richard Vance misses the 1st free throw | 47-34 |
| 11:24 | Nevada | Richard Vance misses the 2nd free throw | 47-34 |
| 11:24 | Santa Clara | John Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 47-34 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - James Sunderland (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Vance (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - James Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Stephen Harper (fresh) 6 pts. C - Walter Lock (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Kevin Gorman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Lachowsky (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Nellis (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Paul Linden (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - John Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Santa Clara | James Lachowsky drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Kevin Gorman | 47-37 |
| 11:11 | Nevada | Richard Vance is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Vance, team foul #3 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Nevada | William Talkington (PF) Stephen Harper | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 10:48 | Santa Clara | Paul Linden blows the layup | 47-37 |
| 10:46 | Santa Clara | Larry Nellis grabs the offensive board | 47-37 |
| 10:34 | Santa Clara | John Clark can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-37 |
| 10:33 | Nevada | James Brown grabs the board | 47-37 |
| 10:26 | Nevada | James Sunderland is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Gorman - foul #4 on Kevin Gorman, team foul #6 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Nevada | Nathan Hilson (SF), Steven Karl (C) James Brown, Walter Lock | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jeffrey Petty (PG), Wilfred Neblett (PF), Randy Nelson (C) Kevin Gorman, Paul Linden, John Clark | |
| 10:09 | Nevada | James Sunderland misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-37 |
| 10:07 | Santa Clara | Wilfred Neblett grabs the board | 47-37 |
| 09:47 | Santa Clara | Wilfred Neblett's pass is intercepted by Nathan Hilson | 47-37 |
| 09:21 | Nevada | William Talkington lays it up and in set up by James Sunderland | 49-37 |
| 09:01 | Santa Clara | James Lachowsky is hacked by Nathan Hilson - foul #1 on Nathan Hilson, team foul #4 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Nevada | William McThay (PG), Paul Parrish (SG), Mark Moody (SF), Stephen Harper (PF) James Sunderland, Richard Vance, Nathan Hilson, William Talkington | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gregory Saulsbury (PG), Ken Croll (SF), Nicholas Mazzella (PF), John Clark (C) James Lachowsky, Larry Nellis, Wilfred Neblett, Randy Nelson | |
| 08:47 | Santa Clara | Nicholas Mazzella makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Gregory Saulsbury | 49-40 |
| 08:45 | Nevada | William McThay's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Petty in the backcourt | 49-40 |
| 08:44 | Santa Clara | Gregory Saulsbury banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jeffrey Petty | 49-42 |
| 08:22 | Nevada | Mark Moody hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 49-42 |
| 08:21 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Gregory Saulsbury | 49-42 |
| 08:09 | Santa Clara | Ken Croll can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-42 |
| 08:08 | Nevada | Steven Karl snags the defensive board | 49-42 |
| 07:43 | Nevada | Paul Parrish is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Mazzella - foul #2 on Nicholas Mazzella, team foul #7 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Nevada | James Sunderland (PG), James Brown (SF), Walter Lock (C) William McThay, Mark Moody, Steven Karl | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kevin Gorman (PG), Paul Linden (PF), Wilfred Neblett (C) Jeffrey Petty, Nicholas Mazzella, John Clark | |
| 07:43 | Nevada | Paul Parrish misses the 1st free throw | 49-42 |
| 07:43 | Santa Clara | Wilfred Neblett grabs the board | 49-42 |
| 07:30 | Santa Clara | Kevin Gorman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 49-42 |
| 07:28 | Santa Clara | Gregory Saulsbury misses the tip | 49-42 |
| 07:27 | Santa Clara | Ken Croll hits the follow up shot | 49-44 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - James Sunderland (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Paul Parrish (fresh) SF - James Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Stephen Harper (fresh) 6 pts. C - Walter Lock (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Kevin Gorman (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Gregory Saulsbury (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ken Croll (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Linden (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Wilfred Neblett (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:02 | Nevada | James Sunderland misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-44 |
| 07:01 | Santa Clara | Wilfred Neblett gets the rebound | 49-44 |
| 06:57 | Santa Clara | Kevin Gorman is fouled on the floor by Paul Parrish - foul #1 on Paul Parrish, team foul #5 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Nevada | Richard Vance (SG), William Talkington (PF) Paul Parrish, Stephen Harper | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Lachowsky (SG), Larry Nellis (SF) Gregory Saulsbury, Ken Croll | |
| 06:46 | Santa Clara | James Lachowsky makes the turnaround in the lane set up by Kevin Gorman | 49-46 |
| 06:42 | Nevada | James Sunderland is open and buries a floater from just outside the lane set up by Richard Vance | 51-46 |
| 06:28 | Santa Clara | Larry Nellis clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-46 |
| 06:27 | Nevada | Richard Vance pulls down the rebound | 51-46 |
| 06:23 | Nevada | James Sunderland scores on a jumper from the right wing set up by William Talkington | 53-46 |
| 06:12 | Santa Clara | Walter Lock steals the ball from Kevin Gorman | 53-46 |
| 05:57 | Nevada | James Sunderland knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Walter Lock | 56-46 |
| 05:31 | Santa Clara | Wilfred Neblett misses short on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Walter Lock - foul #1 on Walter Lock, team foul #6 | 56-46 |
| Subs | Nevada | William McThay (PG), Nathan Hilson (SF), Stephen Harper (PF), Steven Karl (C) James Sunderland, James Brown, William Talkington, Walter Lock | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Ken Croll (SF), John Clark (C) Larry Nellis, Paul Linden | |
| 05:31 | Santa Clara | Wilfred Neblett makes the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 05:31 | Santa Clara | Wilfred Neblett makes the 2nd free throw | 56-48 |
| 05:04 | Nevada | Richard Vance is called for a charge - foul #3 on Richard Vance, team foul #7 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Nevada | Mark Moody (SG) Richard Vance | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gregory Saulsbury (PG), Jeffrey Petty (SG), Randy Nelson (PF) Kevin Gorman, James Lachowsky, Wilfred Neblett | |
| 04:52 | Santa Clara | Ken Croll connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Gregory Saulsbury | 56-51 |
| 04:27 | Nevada | William McThay misses badly on a shot from the right side | 56-51 |
| 04:25 | Nevada | Stephen Harper misses the tip | 56-51 |
| 04:24 | Santa Clara | Gregory Saulsbury gets the rebound | 56-51 |
| 04:05 | Santa Clara | Randy Nelson misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 56-51 |
| 04:03 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Steven Karl | 56-51 |
| 04:01 | Nevada | William McThay's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-51 |
| Subs | Nevada | James Sunderland (PG), Richard Vance (SG), William Talkington (PF) William McThay, Mark Moody, Stephen Harper | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kevin Gorman (PG), James Lachowsky (SG), Larry Nellis (SF), Nicholas Mazzella (C) Gregory Saulsbury, Jeffrey Petty, Ken Croll, John Clark | |
| 03:42 | Santa Clara | William Talkington denies the turnaround by Randy Nelson | 56-51 |
| 03:41 | Nevada | The rebound goes to James Sunderland | 56-51 |
| 03:21 | Nevada | Steven Karl connects on the floater from the right block | 58-51 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - James Sunderland (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Richard Vance (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Nathan Hilson (fairly fresh) PF - William Talkington (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Karl (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Kevin Gorman (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Lachowsky (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Nellis (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Randy Nelson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Nicholas Mazzella (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:14 | Santa Clara | William Talkington blocks the jumper by Randy Nelson | 58-51 |
| 03:13 | Nevada | William Talkington gets the rebound | 58-51 |
| 02:53 | Nevada | Richard Vance hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-51 |
| 02:52 | Santa Clara | Randy Nelson pulls down the rebound | 58-51 |
| 02:52 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-51 |
| Subs | Nevada | James Brown (SF), Stephen Harper (PF) Nathan Hilson, William Talkington | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Paul Linden (PF), John Clark (C) Randy Nelson, Nicholas Mazzella | |
| 02:36 | Santa Clara | James Lachowsky is hacked by James Sunderland - foul #2 on James Sunderland, team foul #8 | 58-51 |
| 02:36 | Santa Clara | James Lachowsky makes the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 02:36 | Santa Clara | James Lachowsky makes the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 02:34 | Nevada | Richard Vance double dribbles in the backcourt | 58-53 |
| 02:21 | Santa Clara | Larry Nellis connects on the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Kevin Gorman | 58-55 |
| 02:00 | Nevada | Stephen Harper misses the easy layup | 58-55 |
| 01:58 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to James Lachowsky | 58-55 |
| 01:44 | Santa Clara | Larry Nellis's fadeaway is rejected by Stephen Harper | 58-55 |
| 01:42 | Nevada | Stephen Harper grabs the defensive rebound | 58-55 |
| 01:16 | Nevada | Stephen Harper scores on a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from James Brown | 60-55 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:02 | Santa Clara | John Clark clanks a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Richard Vance - foul #4 on Richard Vance, team foul #9 | 60-55 |
| 01:02 | Santa Clara | John Clark misses the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 01:02 | Santa Clara | John Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:38 | Nevada | Steven Karl misses long on an open fadeaway from the right side | 60-56 |
| 00:37 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Paul Linden | 60-56 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:33 | Santa Clara | John Clark loses the dribble to James Sunderland | 60-56 |
| 00:30 | Nevada | James Sunderland hits the finger roll | 62-56 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:24 | Santa Clara | James Lachowsky misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-56 |
| 00:23 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Stephen Harper | 62-56 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:20 | Nevada | Kevin Gorman is called for the reach on Stephen Harper in the backcourt - foul #5 on Kevin Gorman, team foul #8 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Nevada | Mark Moody (SF) James Brown | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gregory Saulsbury (PG) Kevin Gorman | |
| 00:20 | Nevada | Stephen Harper misses the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 00:20 | Santa Clara | Paul Linden pulls down the rebound | 62-56 |
| 00:13 | Santa Clara | Gregory Saulsbury misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-56 |
| 00:11 | Nevada | Mark Moody gets the rebound | 62-56 |
| 00:09 | Nevada | Gregory Saulsbury is called for the reach on Mark Moody in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gregory Saulsbury, team foul #9 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Nevada | Walter Lock (PF) Stephen Harper | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 00:09 | Nevada | Mark Moody makes the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 00:09 | Nevada | Mark Moody makes the 2nd free throw | 64-56 |
| 00:02 | Santa Clara | James Lachowsky connects on the 3 from the left wing | 64-59 |
| 00:02 | Nevada | Nevada calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-59 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Nevada | James Sunderland runs out the clock | 64-59 |