| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Brian Mosley (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Maurice Bishop (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Charlie Smith (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Victor Wethington (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Douglas Hillier (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Virgil Faria (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Russell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Glover (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Simoes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Wallace Ryberg (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Santa Clara | Thomas Glover inbounds the ball | 39-47 |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:35 | Santa Clara | Virgil Faria throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-47 |
| 19:22 | Pepperdine | Brian Mosley comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-47 |
| 19:21 | Santa Clara | William Simoes grabs the board | 39-47 |
| 19:03 | Santa Clara | Mark Russell misses the wide open 3 pointer from straight away | 39-47 |
| 19:02 | Pepperdine | Douglas Hillier grabs the board | 39-47 |
| 18:57 | Pepperdine | Maurice Bishop clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-47 |
| 18:56 | Pepperdine | Douglas Hillier hits the follow up shot | 41-47 |
| 18:51 | Santa Clara | Virgil Faria double dribbles in the backcourt | 41-47 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Joe Boyle (SG), Clayton Wardle (SF), Robert Gains (PF), Tracy Pedraza (C) Maurice Bishop, Charlie Smith, Victor Wethington, Douglas Hillier | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | David Duckworth (PG), John Lemaster (SG), Kermit Devlin (SF), Dana Rigby (C) Virgil Faria, Mark Russell, Thomas Glover, Wallace Ryberg | |
| 18:35 | Pepperdine | Kermit Devlin is called for the reach on Tracy Pedraza - foul #2 on Kermit Devlin, team foul #1 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Gregory Aiello (SG) Brian Mosley | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 18:17 | Pepperdine | Gregory Aiello hits a shot from the left block on a great pass from Tracy Pedraza | 43-47 |
| 18:04 | Santa Clara | William Simoes can't finish the layup | 43-47 |
| 18:02 | Santa Clara | David Duckworth pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-47 |
| 17:48 | Santa Clara | Kermit Devlin comes up short on the shot in the paint | 43-47 |
| 17:47 | Pepperdine | Gregory Aiello pulls down the rebound | 43-47 |
| 17:43 | Pepperdine | Gregory Aiello's pass is intercepted by David Duckworth in the backcourt | 43-47 |
| 17:30 | Santa Clara | William Simoes misses long on a jumper in the lane | 43-47 |
| 17:28 | Pepperdine | Tracy Pedraza snags the defensive board | 43-47 |
| 17:15 | Pepperdine | Gregory Aiello's pass is intercepted by Dana Rigby | 43-47 |
| 16:48 | Santa Clara | The pull-up jumper by John Lemaster is blocked by Tracy Pedraza | 43-47 |
| 16:46 | Pepperdine | Clayton Wardle grabs the defensive rebound | 43-47 |
| 16:27 | Pepperdine | Robert Gains clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-47 |
| 16:26 | Santa Clara | David Duckworth grabs the board | 43-47 |
| 16:03 | Santa Clara | William Simoes hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Clayton Wardle - foul #1 on Clayton Wardle, team foul #1 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Brian Mosley (PG), Maurice Bishop (SG), Charlie Smith (SF), Victor Wethington (PF), Douglas Hillier (C) Joe Boyle, Gregory Aiello, Clayton Wardle, Robert Gains, Tracy Pedraza | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Virgil Faria (PG), Mark Russell (SG), Thomas Glover (SF), Wallace Ryberg (C) David Duckworth, John Lemaster, Kermit Devlin, Dana Rigby | |
| 16:03 | Santa Clara | William Simoes makes the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 16:03 | Santa Clara | William Simoes misses the 2nd free throw | 43-48 |
| 16:03 | Pepperdine | Maurice Bishop gets the rebound | 43-48 |
| 15:54 | Pepperdine | Brian Mosley connects on the open 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Maurice Bishop | 46-48 |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Brian Mosley (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Maurice Bishop (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Charlie Smith (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Victor Wethington (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Douglas Hillier (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Virgil Faria (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Russell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Glover (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Simoes (tired) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Wallace Ryberg (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Santa Clara | Thomas Glover knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Virgil Faria | 46-51 |
| 15:23 | Pepperdine | Victor Wethington makes the runner from the baseline | 48-51 |
| 15:05 | Santa Clara | Douglas Hillier is called for the reach on Thomas Glover - foul #1 on Douglas Hillier, team foul #2 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Leroy Smith (C) Douglas Hillier | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Randy Stamps (SG), Gordon Willeford (SF) Mark Russell, William Simoes | |
| 15:00 | Santa Clara | Randy Stamps's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-51 |
| 14:57 | Pepperdine | Virgil Faria is called for the reach on Brian Mosley in the backcourt - foul #3 on Virgil Faria, team foul #2 | 48-51 |
| 14:49 | Pepperdine | Maurice Bishop misses long on an open fadeaway from the right wing | 48-51 |
| 14:47 | Santa Clara | Thomas Glover snags the defensive board | 48-51 |
| 14:32 | Santa Clara | Wallace Ryberg misses badly on the uncontested floater from close range | 48-51 |
| 14:31 | Pepperdine | Leroy Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 48-51 |
| 14:20 | Pepperdine | Leroy Smith hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Maurice Bishop | 50-51 |
| 13:55 | Santa Clara | Gordon Willeford is hacked by Charlie Smith - foul #3 on Charlie Smith, team foul #3 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Dennis Erskine (PG), Douglas Hillier (C) Brian Mosley, Leroy Smith | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Mark Russell (PG) Virgil Faria | |
| 13:47 | Santa Clara | Gordon Willeford can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 50-51 |
| 13:46 | Pepperdine | Dennis Erskine pulls down the rebound | 50-51 |
| 13:34 | Pepperdine | Maurice Bishop hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Charlie Smith | 53-51 |
| 13:16 | Santa Clara | Wallace Ryberg knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Mark Russell | 53-54 |
| 13:05 | Pepperdine | Maurice Bishop comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 53-54 |
| 13:04 | Pepperdine | Dennis Erskine grabs the offensive board | 53-54 |
| 12:43 | Pepperdine | Maurice Bishop is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Maurice Bishop, team foul #4 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Brian Mosley (PG), Gregory Aiello (SG), Clayton Wardle (PF) Dennis Erskine, Maurice Bishop, Victor Wethington | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Virgil Faria (PG), Dana Rigby (PF) Gordon Willeford, Thomas Glover | |
| 12:40 | Santa Clara | Gregory Aiello steps in front of the Virgil Faria pass in the backcourt | 53-54 |
| 12:31 | Pepperdine | Douglas Hillier misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-54 |
| 12:30 | Pepperdine | Clayton Wardle grabs the offensive rebound | 53-54 |
| 12:12 | Pepperdine | Clayton Wardle hits a floater from close range set up by Charlie Smith | 55-54 |
| 11:50 | Santa Clara | Randy Stamps buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-57 |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Brian Mosley (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gregory Aiello (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Charlie Smith (tiring) 10 pts. 3 pf. PF - Clayton Wardle (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Douglas Hillier (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Virgil Faria (tiring) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Randy Stamps (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mark Russell (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Dana Rigby (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Wallace Ryberg (tired) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Pepperdine | Charlie Smith misses long on a runner from the right block | 55-57 |
| 11:40 | Santa Clara | Wallace Ryberg grabs the board | 55-57 |
| 11:24 | Santa Clara | Randy Stamps clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 55-57 |
| 11:22 | Pepperdine | Clayton Wardle gets the rebound | 55-57 |
| 11:00 | Pepperdine | Charlie Smith misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 55-57 |
| 10:58 | Santa Clara | Dana Rigby pulls down the rebound | 55-57 |
| 10:58 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 55-57 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Joe Boyle (SG), Robert Gains (SF), Victor Wethington (PF), Leroy Smith (C) Gregory Aiello, Charlie Smith, Clayton Wardle, Douglas Hillier | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | David Duckworth (SG), Gordon Willeford (SF), Kermit Devlin (PF), Thomas Glover (C) Randy Stamps, Mark Russell, Dana Rigby, Wallace Ryberg | |
| 10:37 | Santa Clara | David Duckworth scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Virgil Faria | 55-60 |
| 10:35 | Pepperdine | Brian Mosley is hacked by Virgil Faria in the backcourt - foul #4 on Virgil Faria, team foul #3 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Dennis Erskine (PG) Brian Mosley | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Lemaster (SG) Virgil Faria | |
| 10:15 | Pepperdine | Dennis Erskine is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-60 |
| 10:13 | Pepperdine | Victor Wethington grabs the offensive board | 55-60 |
| 10:04 | Pepperdine | Leroy Smith misses the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Gordon Willeford - foul #4 on Gordon Willeford, team foul #4 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Maurice Bishop (SG), Gregory Aiello (SF) Joe Boyle, Robert Gains | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Randy Stamps (SG), Mark Russell (SF), William Simoes (PF) John Lemaster, Gordon Willeford, Kermit Devlin | |
| 10:04 | Pepperdine | Leroy Smith misses the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 10:04 | Pepperdine | Leroy Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| 10:04 | Santa Clara | Thomas Glover pulls down the rebound | 55-60 |
| 09:47 | Santa Clara | Randy Stamps misses short on an open fadeaway in the paint | 55-60 |
| 09:45 | Pepperdine | Maurice Bishop pulls down the rebound | 55-60 |
| 09:27 | Pepperdine | Victor Wethington misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Thomas Glover - foul #2 on Thomas Glover, team foul #5 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Brian Mosley (PG), Charlie Smith (SF), Tracy Pedraza (C) Dennis Erskine, Gregory Aiello, Leroy Smith | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 09:27 | Pepperdine | Victor Wethington makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 09:27 | Pepperdine | Victor Wethington misses the 2nd free throw | 56-60 |
| 09:27 | Santa Clara | Randy Stamps grabs the board | 56-60 |
| 08:58 | Santa Clara | Randy Stamps clanks a 3 from the right corner | 56-60 |
| 08:56 | Pepperdine | Tracy Pedraza grabs the defensive rebound | 56-60 |
| 08:54 | Pepperdine | Charlie Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Russell - foul #1 on Mark Russell, team foul #6 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Robert Gains (PF) Victor Wethington | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Lemaster (PG), Kermit Devlin (SF) David Duckworth, Mark Russell | |
| 08:42 | Pepperdine | Charlie Smith can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-60 |
| 08:40 | Pepperdine | Charlie Smith gets the offensive rebound | 56-60 |
| 08:30 | Pepperdine | Charlie Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 56-60 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Joe Boyle (SG), Clayton Wardle (SF) Maurice Bishop, Charlie Smith | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Mark Russell (SF), Wallace Ryberg (C) William Simoes, Thomas Glover | |
| 08:10 | Santa Clara | Randy Stamps connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Mark Russell | 56-62 |
| 07:58 | Pepperdine | Tracy Pedraza is called for traveling | 56-62 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Dennis Erskine (PG), Gregory Aiello (SF), Douglas Hillier (C) Brian Mosley, Robert Gains, Tracy Pedraza | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Virgil Faria (PG), Gordon Willeford (SF), William Simoes (PF), Dana Rigby (C) John Lemaster, Randy Stamps, Kermit Devlin, Wallace Ryberg | |
| 07:56 | Santa Clara | Virgil Faria is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 56-62 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | David Duckworth (SG) Mark Russell | |
| 07:45 | Pepperdine | Dennis Erskine connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Clayton Wardle and the foul's on Virgil Faria - foul #5 on Virgil Faria, team foul #7 | 58-62 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Victor Wethington (PF) Clayton Wardle | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Mark Russell (SG) Virgil Faria | |
| 07:45 | Pepperdine | Dennis Erskine misses the free throw | 58-62 |
| 07:45 | Santa Clara | Gordon Willeford gets the rebound | 58-62 |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Dennis Erskine (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joe Boyle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregory Aiello (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Victor Wethington (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Douglas Hillier (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - David Duckworth (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Mark Russell (tiring) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Gordon Willeford (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - William Simoes (tired) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Dana Rigby (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:30 | Santa Clara | Gordon Willeford clanks a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Gregory Aiello - foul #1 on Gregory Aiello, team foul #5 | 58-62 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Maurice Bishop (SG) Joe Boyle | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Thomas Glover (C) Dana Rigby | |
| 07:30 | Santa Clara | Gordon Willeford misses the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 07:30 | Santa Clara | Gordon Willeford makes the 2nd free throw | 58-63 |
| 07:12 | Pepperdine | Maurice Bishop connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Dennis Erskine | 61-63 |
| 07:10 | Santa Clara | Maurice Bishop is called for the reach on Mark Russell in the backcourt - foul #4 on Maurice Bishop, team foul #6 | 61-63 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Brian Mosley (PG), Charlie Smith (SF) Dennis Erskine, Gregory Aiello | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Randy Stamps (SG), Kermit Devlin (PF) Mark Russell, William Simoes | |
| 06:53 | Santa Clara | Maurice Bishop is called for the reach on David Duckworth - foul #5 on Maurice Bishop, team foul #7 | 61-63 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Joe Boyle (SG), Robert Gains (PF), Leroy Smith (C) Maurice Bishop, Victor Wethington, Douglas Hillier | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 06:53 | Santa Clara | David Duckworth makes the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 06:53 | Santa Clara | David Duckworth makes the 2nd free throw | 61-65 |
| 06:32 | Pepperdine | Joe Boyle connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Brian Mosley | 63-65 |
| 06:27 | Santa Clara | Randy Stamps misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-65 |
| 06:25 | Santa Clara | Randy Stamps grabs the offensive board | 63-65 |
| 06:19 | Santa Clara | Kermit Devlin misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 63-65 |
| 06:18 | Pepperdine | Leroy Smith gets the rebound | 63-65 |
| 06:04 | Pepperdine | Robert Gains misses the driving attempt in the paint | 63-65 |
| 06:03 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Randy Stamps | 63-65 |
| 05:45 | Santa Clara | Gordon Willeford misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-65 |
| 05:43 | Pepperdine | Brian Mosley gets the rebound | 63-65 |
| 05:22 | Pepperdine | Joe Boyle connects on the open 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Charlie Smith | 66-65 |
| 05:20 | Santa Clara | Thomas Glover loses the dribble to Joe Boyle in the backcourt | 66-65 |
| 05:18 | Pepperdine | Joe Boyle banks in the layup | 68-65 |
| 05:16 | Santa Clara | Randy Stamps is hacked by Brian Mosley in the backcourt - foul #3 on Brian Mosley, team foul #8 | 68-65 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Dennis Erskine (PG), Gregory Aiello (SG), Clayton Wardle (SF), Victor Wethington (PF), Tracy Pedraza (C) Brian Mosley, Joe Boyle, Charlie Smith, Robert Gains, Leroy Smith | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Lemaster (PG), Mark Russell (SF), William Simoes (PF), Wallace Ryberg (C) David Duckworth, Gordon Willeford, Kermit Devlin, Thomas Glover | |
| 05:16 | Santa Clara | Randy Stamps makes the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 05:16 | Santa Clara | Randy Stamps makes the 2nd free throw | 68-67 |
| 05:00 | Pepperdine | Victor Wethington's layup is rejected by Mark Russell | 68-67 |
| 04:58 | Pepperdine | Dennis Erskine grabs the offensive rebound | 68-67 |
| 04:49 | Pepperdine | Clayton Wardle is hacked by William Simoes - foul #3 on William Simoes, team foul #8 | 68-67 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Douglas Hillier (C) Tracy Pedraza | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gordon Willeford (SF), Dana Rigby (PF) Randy Stamps, William Simoes | |
| 04:49 | Pepperdine | Clayton Wardle misses the 1st free throw | 68-67 |
| 04:49 | Santa Clara | Dana Rigby pulls down the rebound | 68-67 |
| 04:39 | Santa Clara | Gordon Willeford is called for 10 seconds | 68-67 |
| 04:30 | Pepperdine | Dennis Erskine knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 71-67 |
| 04:28 | Santa Clara | Mark Russell is fouled in the backcourt by Clayton Wardle - foul #2 on Clayton Wardle, team foul #9 | 71-67 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | William Simoes (PF) Wallace Ryberg | |
| 04:28 | Santa Clara | Mark Russell makes the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 04:28 | Santa Clara | Mark Russell misses the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| 04:28 | Pepperdine | Victor Wethington grabs the board | 71-68 |
| 04:13 | Pepperdine | Douglas Hillier can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on William Simoes - foul #4 on William Simoes, team foul #9 | 71-68 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Brian Mosley (PG), Joe Boyle (SG) Dennis Erskine, Victor Wethington | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 04:13 | Pepperdine | Douglas Hillier misses the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 04:13 | Pepperdine | Douglas Hillier makes the 2nd free throw | 72-68 |
| 03:46 | Santa Clara | Dana Rigby comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 72-68 |
| 03:44 | Pepperdine | The rebound goes to Douglas Hillier | 72-68 |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Brian Mosley (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Joe Boyle (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gregory Aiello (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Clayton Wardle (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Douglas Hillier (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - John Lemaster (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Russell (tired) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Gordon Willeford (tired) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - William Simoes (tired) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Dana Rigby (tired) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:34 | Pepperdine | John Lemaster picks off the pass by Gregory Aiello | 72-68 |
| 03:31 | Santa Clara | Mark Russell banks in the layup on a great pass from John Lemaster | 72-70 |
| 03:10 | Pepperdine | Gordon Willeford steals it from Clayton Wardle | 72-70 |
| 03:07 | Santa Clara | Gordon Willeford hits the finger roll | 72-72 |
| 03:05 | Pepperdine | Brian Mosley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 72-72 |
| 03:05 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 72-72 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Dennis Erskine (PG), Charlie Smith (SF), Victor Wethington (PF), Tracy Pedraza (C) Brian Mosley, Joe Boyle, Clayton Wardle, Douglas Hillier | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | David Duckworth (SG), Thomas Glover (SF), Kermit Devlin (PF), Wallace Ryberg (C) John Lemaster, Gordon Willeford, William Simoes, Dana Rigby | |
| 02:49 | Santa Clara | Kermit Devlin travels with the ball | 72-72 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Randy Stamps (SG) Mark Russell | |
| 02:47 | Pepperdine | Dennis Erskine's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 72-72 |
| 02:29 | Santa Clara | Randy Stamps comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 72-72 |
| 02:27 | Pepperdine | Tracy Pedraza grabs the board | 72-72 |
| 02:27 | Pepperdine | Pepperdine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-72 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Brian Mosley (PG), Robert Gains (PF), Leroy Smith (C) Dennis Erskine, Victor Wethington, Tracy Pedraza | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Mark Russell (PG) David Duckworth | |
| 02:12 | Pepperdine | Robert Gains misses the shot from the left side but the foul's on Kermit Devlin - foul #3 on Kermit Devlin, team foul #10 | 72-72 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Joe Boyle (SG) Gregory Aiello | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 02:12 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 72-72 |
| 02:12 | Pepperdine | Robert Gains makes the 1st free throw | 73-72 |
| 02:12 | Pepperdine | Robert Gains makes the 2nd free throw | 74-72 |
| 02:10 | Santa Clara | Mark Russell is called for traveling in the backcourt | 74-72 |
| 02:02 | Pepperdine | Brian Mosley is open but comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 74-72 |
| 02:01 | Pepperdine | Leroy Smith tips it but misses | 74-72 |
| 02:00 | Santa Clara | Thomas Glover snags the defensive board | 74-72 |
| 01:44 | Santa Clara | Thomas Glover misses the floater from the left wing | 74-72 |
| 01:42 | Santa Clara | Mark Russell grabs the offensive board | 74-72 |
| 01:42 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 74-72 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Victor Wethington (PF), Douglas Hillier (C) Robert Gains, Leroy Smith | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gordon Willeford (SF), William Simoes (PF) Thomas Glover, Kermit Devlin | |
| 01:28 | Santa Clara | Randy Stamps is whistled for a carry | 74-72 |
| 01:08 | Pepperdine | Joe Boyle misses the 3 from the left wing | 74-72 |
| 01:07 | Pepperdine | Victor Wethington tips it home | 76-72 |
| 00:48 | Santa Clara | Mark Russell is whistled for traveling | 76-72 |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:46 | Pepperdine | Randy Stamps is called for the reach on Joe Boyle in the backcourt - foul #4 on Randy Stamps, team foul #11 | 76-72 |
| 00:46 | Pepperdine | Joe Boyle makes the 1st free throw | 77-72 |
| 00:46 | Pepperdine | Joe Boyle makes the 2nd free throw | 78-72 |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:42 | Santa Clara | Douglas Hillier picks off the pass by Randy Stamps in the backcourt | 78-72 |
| 00:41 | Pepperdine | Douglas Hillier is fouled on the floor by Mark Russell - foul #2 on Mark Russell, team foul #12 | 78-72 |
| 00:41 | Pepperdine | Douglas Hillier makes the 1st free throw | 79-72 |
| 00:41 | Pepperdine | Douglas Hillier makes the 2nd free throw | 80-72 |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:34 | Santa Clara | William Simoes clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 80-72 |
| 00:33 | Santa Clara | Mark Russell grabs the offensive rebound | 80-72 |
| 00:30 | Santa Clara | Wallace Ryberg comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 80-72 |
| 00:29 | Pepperdine | Victor Wethington grabs the board | 80-72 |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Pepperdine | Mark Russell is called for the reach on Victor Wethington in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mark Russell, team foul #13 | 80-72 |
| 00:26 | Pepperdine | Victor Wethington misses the 1st free throw | 80-72 |
| 00:26 | Pepperdine | Victor Wethington makes the 2nd free throw | 81-72 |
| 00:21 | Santa Clara | Wallace Ryberg misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 81-72 |
| 00:20 | Pepperdine | Charlie Smith grabs the board | 81-72 |
| 00:17 | Pepperdine | Charlie Smith is hacked by Mark Russell in the backcourt - foul #4 on Mark Russell, team foul #14 | 81-72 |
| 00:17 | Pepperdine | Charlie Smith misses the 1st free throw | 81-72 |
| 00:17 | Pepperdine | Charlie Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 81-72 |
| 00:17 | Santa Clara | Wallace Ryberg grabs the defensive rebound | 81-72 |
| 00:12 | Santa Clara | Mark Russell drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 81-75 |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:10 | Pepperdine | Brian Mosley is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Russell - foul #5 on Mark Russell, team foul #15 | 81-75 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Gregory Aiello (SG), Clayton Wardle (SF), Robert Gains (PF) Joe Boyle, Charlie Smith, Victor Wethington | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | David Duckworth (PG) Mark Russell | |
| 00:10 | Pepperdine | Brian Mosley makes the 1st free throw | 82-75 |
| 00:10 | Pepperdine | Brian Mosley makes the 2nd free throw | 83-75 |
| 00:04 | Santa Clara | David Duckworth misses the 3 from the left corner | 83-75 |
| 00:03 | Santa Clara | Gordon Willeford gets the offensive rebound | 83-75 |
| 00:00 | Santa Clara | David Duckworth misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 83-75 |