| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - David Aaron (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terrance Unruh (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Bice (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Womac (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Garf Zaremski (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Luther Swanson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clinton Heyer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clifton Meece (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Emilio Fernandez (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - George Little (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Santa Clara | Clifton Meece inbounds the ball | 39-37 |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 19:58 | Santa Clara | David Aaron picks off the pass by Luther Swanson in the backcourt | 39-37 |
| 19:44 | Pepperdine | Terrance Unruh is alone and drills a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Bice | 41-37 |
| 19:35 | Santa Clara | Michael Bice steps in front of the Clifton Meece pass | 41-37 |
| 19:32 | Pepperdine | Michael Bice banks in the layup | 43-37 |
| 19:16 | Santa Clara | Luther Swanson makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 43-39 |
| 19:01 | Pepperdine | The jumper by Terrance Unruh is denied by George Little | 43-39 |
| 19:00 | Santa Clara | Emilio Fernandez grabs the defensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 18:58 | Santa Clara | Garf Zaremski steals the ball from George Little in the backcourt | 43-39 |
| 18:36 | Pepperdine | Larry Womac misses the easy layup | 43-39 |
| 18:34 | Pepperdine | Garf Zaremski misses the tip | 43-39 |
| 18:32 | Pepperdine | Garf Zaremski tips it but misses | 43-39 |
| 18:31 | Santa Clara | George Little snags the defensive board | 43-39 |
| 18:19 | Santa Clara | Luther Swanson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-39 |
| 18:17 | Pepperdine | Garf Zaremski grabs the defensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 17:50 | Pepperdine | Terrance Unruh lays it in and the foul's on Clinton Heyer - foul #1 on Clinton Heyer, team foul #1 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | John Williams (PG), Raymond Allshouse (SF), Robert Bush (PF), Leon Graham (C) David Aaron, Michael Bice, Larry Womac, Garf Zaremski | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Darryl Williams (PG), Eric Ratcliff (SG), James Rivers (PF), Daniel Fabian (C) Luther Swanson, Clinton Heyer, Emilio Fernandez, George Little | |
| 17:50 | Pepperdine | Terrance Unruh makes the free throw | 46-39 |
| 17:36 | Santa Clara | Clifton Meece clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 46-39 |
| 17:35 | Pepperdine | The rebound goes to Raymond Allshouse | 46-39 |
| 17:30 | Pepperdine | Raymond Allshouse knocks in the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Terrance Unruh and he's hacked by Clifton Meece - foul #3 on Clifton Meece, team foul #2 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Nathan Fortenberry (SG) Terrance Unruh | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 17:30 | Pepperdine | Raymond Allshouse misses the free throw | 48-39 |
| 17:30 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Eric Ratcliff | 48-39 |
| 17:11 | Santa Clara | Eric Ratcliff buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Clifton Meece | 48-42 |
| 16:49 | Pepperdine | Raymond Allshouse clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-42 |
| 16:47 | Santa Clara | Eric Ratcliff grabs the board | 48-42 |
| 16:39 | Santa Clara | Clifton Meece connects on the open jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Darryl Williams | 48-44 |
| 16:36 | Pepperdine | John Williams loses the dribble to Eric Ratcliff in the backcourt | 48-44 |
| 16:27 | Santa Clara | Clifton Meece misses the jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Leon Graham - foul #1 on Leon Graham, team foul #1 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | David Aaron (PG), Terrance Unruh (SG), Michael Bice (SF), Larry Womac (PF), Kevin Korte (C) John Williams, Nathan Fortenberry, Raymond Allshouse, Robert Bush, Leon Graham | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Luther Swanson (PG), Clinton Heyer (SG), Emilio Fernandez (PF) Darryl Williams, Eric Ratcliff, James Rivers | |
| 16:27 | Santa Clara | Clifton Meece makes the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 16:27 | Santa Clara | Clifton Meece misses the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 16:27 | Pepperdine | Michael Bice gets the rebound | 48-45 |
| 16:06 | Pepperdine | Michael Bice drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 50-45 |
| 15:55 | Santa Clara | Larry Womac steals it from Clifton Meece | 50-45 |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - David Aaron (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terrance Unruh (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Bice (tiring) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Larry Womac (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Korte (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Luther Swanson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clinton Heyer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clifton Meece (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Emilio Fernandez (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Fabian (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Pepperdine | David Aaron is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on David Aaron, team foul #2 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Raymond Allshouse (SG), Shaiming Chiu (PF), Garf Zaremski (C) Terrance Unruh, Larry Womac, Kevin Korte | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Shilin Xayasith (SG), Albert Chittum (C) Clinton Heyer, Daniel Fabian | |
| 15:27 | Santa Clara | Raymond Allshouse is called for the reach on Shilin Xayasith - foul #1 on Raymond Allshouse, team foul #3 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | John Williams (PG) David Aaron | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 15:19 | Santa Clara | Shaiming Chiu picks off the pass by Clifton Meece | 50-45 |
| 15:15 | Pepperdine | Raymond Allshouse throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-45 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Terrance Unruh (SG) Michael Bice | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 14:54 | Santa Clara | Clifton Meece hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-45 |
| 14:53 | Santa Clara | Albert Chittum grabs the offensive rebound | 50-45 |
| 14:33 | Santa Clara | Shilin Xayasith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-45 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | David Aaron (PG), Robert Bush (SF) John Williams, Terrance Unruh | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 14:30 | Pepperdine | Shilin Xayasith takes the ball from David Aaron in the backcourt | 50-45 |
| 14:23 | Santa Clara | The jump hook by Albert Chittum is blocked by Garf Zaremski | 50-45 |
| 14:22 | Pepperdine | The rebound goes to Robert Bush | 50-45 |
| 13:58 | Pepperdine | Robert Bush hits a wide open fadeaway from the right block set up by Garf Zaremski | 52-45 |
| 13:48 | Santa Clara | Shilin Xayasith buries a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Luther Swanson | 52-47 |
| 13:46 | Pepperdine | David Aaron is hacked by Luther Swanson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Luther Swanson, team foul #3 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Nathan Fortenberry (PG), Terrance Unruh (SG), Michael Bice (SF), Kevin Korte (C) David Aaron, Raymond Allshouse, Robert Bush, Garf Zaremski | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Clinton Heyer (PG), Eric Ratcliff (SG), George Little (C) Luther Swanson, Shilin Xayasith, Clifton Meece | |
| 13:37 | Pepperdine | Nathan Fortenberry comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 52-47 |
| 13:36 | Santa Clara | Albert Chittum grabs the board | 52-47 |
| 13:32 | Santa Clara | Eric Ratcliff misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-47 |
| 13:30 | Pepperdine | Kevin Korte grabs the defensive rebound | 52-47 |
| 13:10 | Pepperdine | Nathan Fortenberry knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Kevin Korte | 55-47 |
| 13:08 | Santa Clara | George Little throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-47 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | John Williams (PG), Larry Womac (PF), Leon Graham (C) Nathan Fortenberry, Shaiming Chiu, Kevin Korte | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Shilin Xayasith (SG), Daniel Fabian (PF) Eric Ratcliff, George Little | |
| 12:55 | Pepperdine | Larry Womac connects on the open runner in the paint | 57-47 |
| 12:39 | Santa Clara | The jump hook by Emilio Fernandez is blocked by Larry Womac | 57-47 |
| 12:37 | Pepperdine | The rebound goes to Larry Womac | 57-47 |
| 12:16 | Pepperdine | Michael Bice clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 57-47 |
| 12:15 | Santa Clara | Emilio Fernandez gets the rebound | 57-47 |
| 11:58 | Santa Clara | Shilin Xayasith misses the runner near the basket | 57-47 |
| 11:57 | Pepperdine | Larry Womac gets the rebound | 57-47 |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - John Williams (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Terrance Unruh (tired) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Bice (tired) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Larry Womac (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Leon Graham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Clinton Heyer (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shilin Xayasith (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Emilio Fernandez (tired) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Daniel Fabian (tiring) 2 reb. C - Albert Chittum (tired) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:37 | Pepperdine | Michael Bice loses the dribble to Clinton Heyer | 57-47 |
| 11:20 | Santa Clara | Shilin Xayasith is wide open but clanks a shot in the paint but he's fouled by John Williams - foul #2 on John Williams, team foul #4 | 57-47 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Nathan Fortenberry (PG), Raymond Allshouse (SG), Robert Bush (SF), Shaiming Chiu (PF), Garf Zaremski (C) John Williams, Terrance Unruh, Michael Bice, Larry Womac, Leon Graham | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Darryl Williams (PG), Clifton Meece (SF), James Rivers (PF), George Little (C) Clinton Heyer, Emilio Fernandez, Daniel Fabian, Albert Chittum | |
| 11:20 | Santa Clara | Shilin Xayasith makes the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 11:20 | Santa Clara | Shilin Xayasith misses the 2nd free throw | 57-48 |
| 11:20 | Pepperdine | Shaiming Chiu grabs the defensive rebound | 57-48 |
| 11:16 | Pepperdine | Raymond Allshouse connects on the open 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Nathan Fortenberry | 60-48 |
| 11:06 | Santa Clara | Clifton Meece misses short on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Robert Bush - foul #2 on Robert Bush, team foul #5 | 60-48 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Eric Ratcliff (SG) Shilin Xayasith | |
| 11:06 | Santa Clara | Clifton Meece misses the 1st free throw | 60-48 |
| 11:06 | Santa Clara | Clifton Meece makes the 2nd free throw | 60-49 |
| 10:55 | Pepperdine | Garf Zaremski blows the layup | 60-49 |
| 10:54 | Santa Clara | George Little grabs the defensive rebound | 60-49 |
| 10:48 | Santa Clara | Clifton Meece hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 60-49 |
| 10:47 | Santa Clara | George Little pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-49 |
| 10:42 | Santa Clara | Clifton Meece knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-52 |
| 10:30 | Pepperdine | Robert Bush's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-52 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | David Aaron (PG), Kevin Korte (C) Nathan Fortenberry, Garf Zaremski | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Luther Swanson (PG), Shilin Xayasith (SG), Emilio Fernandez (PF) Darryl Williams, Eric Ratcliff, James Rivers | |
| 10:19 | Santa Clara | David Aaron is called for the reach on Emilio Fernandez - foul #2 on David Aaron, team foul #6 | 60-52 |
| 10:13 | Santa Clara | Emilio Fernandez lays it up and in on a great pass from George Little | 60-54 |
| 09:56 | Pepperdine | Shaiming Chiu connects on the jumpshot from the left side set up by David Aaron and the foul's on George Little - foul #2 on George Little, team foul #4 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Garf Zaremski (C) Kevin Korte | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Daniel Fabian (PF) Emilio Fernandez | |
| 09:56 | Pepperdine | Shaiming Chiu makes the free throw | 63-54 |
| 09:49 | Santa Clara | Clifton Meece makes the fadeaway from the right wing | 63-56 |
| 09:47 | Pepperdine | David Aaron is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 63-56 |
| 09:33 | Santa Clara | Luther Swanson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 63-56 |
| 09:32 | Pepperdine | Raymond Allshouse pulls down the rebound | 63-56 |
| 09:30 | Pepperdine | Shilin Xayasith is called for the reach on David Aaron in the backcourt - foul #4 on Shilin Xayasith, team foul #5 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Larry Womac (PF) Shaiming Chiu | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Eric Ratcliff (SG), Darryl Williams (SF) Shilin Xayasith, Clifton Meece | |
| 09:08 | Pepperdine | Garf Zaremski connects on the fadeaway from the left side set up by David Aaron | 65-56 |
| 08:57 | Santa Clara | George Little's pass is intercepted by Raymond Allshouse | 65-56 |
| 08:55 | Pepperdine | Eric Ratcliff steals it from David Aaron in the backcourt | 65-56 |
| 08:54 | Santa Clara | Darryl Williams throws it down on a nice dish by Eric Ratcliff | 65-58 |
| 08:37 | Pepperdine | Larry Womac buries a jumper from the right block on a great pass from David Aaron and he's hacked by Daniel Fabian - foul #1 on Daniel Fabian, team foul #6 | 67-58 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Nathan Fortenberry (PG), Terrance Unruh (SG), Michael Bice (SF), Shaiming Chiu (PF) David Aaron, Raymond Allshouse, Robert Bush, Garf Zaremski | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Clifton Meece (SF), Emilio Fernandez (PF), Albert Chittum (C) Darryl Williams, Daniel Fabian, George Little | |
| 08:37 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-58 |
| 08:37 | Pepperdine | Larry Womac makes the free throw | 68-58 |
| 08:26 | Santa Clara | Clifton Meece misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 68-58 |
| 08:25 | Pepperdine | Shaiming Chiu grabs the defensive rebound | 68-58 |
| 08:07 | Pepperdine | Shaiming Chiu hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 68-58 |
| 08:05 | Santa Clara | Emilio Fernandez pulls down the rebound | 68-58 |
| 07:54 | Santa Clara | Terrance Unruh is called for the reach on Eric Ratcliff - foul #3 on Terrance Unruh, team foul #7 | 68-58 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | John Williams (PG), Kevin Korte (C) Nathan Fortenberry, Larry Womac | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Clinton Heyer (PG), James Rivers (PF) Luther Swanson, Emilio Fernandez | |
| 07:54 | Santa Clara | Eric Ratcliff misses the 1st free throw | 68-58 |
| 07:54 | Pepperdine | Shaiming Chiu grabs the defensive rebound | 68-58 |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - John Williams (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Terrance Unruh (tired) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Bice (tired) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Shaiming Chiu (tiring) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Kevin Korte (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Clinton Heyer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Ratcliff (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Clifton Meece (tired) 14 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Rivers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Albert Chittum (tired) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:37 | Pepperdine | Shaiming Chiu misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 68-58 |
| 07:35 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Clinton Heyer | 68-58 |
| 07:33 | Santa Clara | Eric Ratcliff throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 68-58 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | David Aaron (PG), Robert Bush (SF) Terrance Unruh, Michael Bice | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Shilin Xayasith (SG), George Little (C) Eric Ratcliff, Albert Chittum | |
| 07:21 | Pepperdine | Shaiming Chiu is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Shaiming Chiu, team foul #8 | 68-58 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Emilio Fernandez (SF) Clifton Meece | |
| 07:03 | Santa Clara | Clinton Heyer knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from George Little | 68-60 |
| 06:56 | Pepperdine | John Williams is fouled in the backcourt by Shilin Xayasith - foul #5 on Shilin Xayasith, team foul #7 | 68-60 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Terrance Unruh (SG), Raymond Allshouse (SF), Larry Womac (PF), Leon Graham (C) David Aaron, Robert Bush, Shaiming Chiu, Kevin Korte | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Luther Swanson (SG), Darryl Williams (SF) Shilin Xayasith, James Rivers | |
| 06:56 | Pepperdine | John Williams makes the 1st free throw | 69-60 |
| 06:56 | Pepperdine | John Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 69-60 |
| 06:56 | Santa Clara | George Little grabs the defensive rebound | 69-60 |
| 06:35 | Santa Clara | Luther Swanson buries a 3 from the right corner | 69-63 |
| 06:24 | Pepperdine | Terrance Unruh misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 69-63 |
| 06:22 | Santa Clara | Emilio Fernandez snags the defensive board | 69-63 |
| 06:06 | Santa Clara | Emilio Fernandez travels with the ball | 69-63 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | David Aaron (PG), Nathan Fortenberry (SG), Michael Bice (SF), Garf Zaremski (C) John Williams, Terrance Unruh, Raymond Allshouse, Leon Graham | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Clifton Meece (SF), Albert Chittum (C) Darryl Williams, George Little | |
| 05:41 | Pepperdine | Emilio Fernandez is called for the reach on Michael Bice - foul #2 on Emilio Fernandez, team foul #8 | 69-63 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Shaiming Chiu (PF) Larry Womac | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Eric Ratcliff (SG), Daniel Fabian (PF) Clinton Heyer, Emilio Fernandez | |
| 05:41 | Pepperdine | Michael Bice misses the 1st free throw | 69-63 |
| 05:41 | Santa Clara | Albert Chittum grabs the board | 69-63 |
| 05:31 | Santa Clara | Albert Chittum comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 69-63 |
| 05:30 | Santa Clara | Albert Chittum gets the offensive rebound | 69-63 |
| 05:05 | Santa Clara | Albert Chittum's floater is knocked away by Garf Zaremski | 69-63 |
| 05:04 | Pepperdine | Shaiming Chiu pulls down the rebound | 69-63 |
| 05:04 | Pepperdine | Pepperdine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-63 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Raymond Allshouse (SG), Robert Bush (SF), Kevin Korte (C) Nathan Fortenberry, Michael Bice, Garf Zaremski | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Darryl Williams (PG), James Rivers (PF) Luther Swanson, Albert Chittum | |
| 04:51 | Pepperdine | Raymond Allshouse misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 69-63 |
| 04:50 | Santa Clara | James Rivers grabs the defensive rebound | 69-63 |
| 04:45 | Santa Clara | Clifton Meece misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 69-63 |
| 04:43 | Santa Clara | Darryl Williams misses the tip | 69-63 |
| 04:42 | Santa Clara | James Rivers hits the follow up shot | 69-65 |
| 04:29 | Pepperdine | Kevin Korte is fouled on the floor by Daniel Fabian - foul #2 on Daniel Fabian, team foul #9 | 69-65 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Nathan Fortenberry (PG), Terrance Unruh (SG), Larry Womac (PF) David Aaron, Raymond Allshouse, Shaiming Chiu | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Clinton Heyer (SG), Emilio Fernandez (PF), George Little (C) Eric Ratcliff, James Rivers, Daniel Fabian | |
| 04:29 | Pepperdine | Kevin Korte makes the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 04:29 | Pepperdine | Kevin Korte misses the 2nd free throw | 70-65 |
| 04:29 | Santa Clara | Emilio Fernandez grabs the defensive rebound | 70-65 |
| 04:18 | Santa Clara | Terrance Unruh steals the ball from Clifton Meece | 70-65 |
| 04:02 | Pepperdine | Robert Bush comes up short on the runner from close range but the foul's on Clifton Meece - foul #4 on Clifton Meece, team foul #10 | 70-65 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | John Williams (PG), Leon Graham (C) Nathan Fortenberry, Kevin Korte | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Luther Swanson (SG) Darryl Williams | |
| 04:02 | Pepperdine | Robert Bush makes the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 04:02 | Pepperdine | Robert Bush makes the 2nd free throw | 72-65 |
| 03:39 | Santa Clara | Clifton Meece is whistled for a charge - foul #5 on Clifton Meece, team foul #11 | 72-65 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Raymond Allshouse (SG) Terrance Unruh | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Daniel Fabian (PF), Albert Chittum (C) Clifton Meece, George Little | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - John Williams (tiring) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Allshouse (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. SF - Robert Bush (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Larry Womac (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Leon Graham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Luther Swanson (tired) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clinton Heyer (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Emilio Fernandez (tiring) 9 pts. 8 reb. PF - Daniel Fabian (tiring) 2 reb. C - Albert Chittum (tired) 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:25 | Pepperdine | Robert Bush hits the finger roll set up by John Williams | 74-65 |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 03:14 | Santa Clara | Emilio Fernandez misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from the right side | 74-65 |
| 03:12 | Pepperdine | Raymond Allshouse grabs the defensive rebound | 74-65 |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:09 | Pepperdine | Raymond Allshouse is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 74-65 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | David Aaron (PG), Michael Bice (SF), Shaiming Chiu (PF), Garf Zaremski (C) John Williams, Robert Bush, Larry Womac, Leon Graham | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Eric Ratcliff (SG), James Rivers (PF) Clinton Heyer, Daniel Fabian | |
| 03:01 | Santa Clara | David Aaron steps in front of the Luther Swanson pass | 74-65 |
| 02:47 | Pepperdine | Michael Bice misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Luther Swanson - foul #3 on Luther Swanson, team foul #12 | 74-65 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Nathan Fortenberry (PG), Terrance Unruh (SG) David Aaron, Raymond Allshouse | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Darryl Williams (PG), George Little (C) Luther Swanson, Albert Chittum | |
| 02:47 | Pepperdine | Michael Bice makes the 1st free throw | 75-65 |
| 02:47 | Pepperdine | Michael Bice makes the 2nd free throw | 76-65 |
| 02:28 | Santa Clara | George Little can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 76-65 |
| 02:26 | Pepperdine | The rebound goes to Garf Zaremski | 76-65 |
| 02:26 | Pepperdine | Pepperdine calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 76-65 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Clinton Heyer (PG), Daniel Fabian (PF) Darryl Williams, James Rivers | |
| 02:06 | Pepperdine | Shaiming Chiu's floater is knocked away by George Little | 76-65 |
| 02:05 | Pepperdine | The offensive rebound goes to Shaiming Chiu | 76-65 |
| 01:41 | Pepperdine | Eric Ratcliff steals the ball from Terrance Unruh | 76-65 |
| 01:38 | Santa Clara | Emilio Fernandez jams it on a great pass from Eric Ratcliff | 76-67 |
| 01:38 | Pepperdine | Pepperdine calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 76-67 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | David Aaron (PG) Nathan Fortenberry | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Luther Swanson (PG), Albert Chittum (PF) Eric Ratcliff, Daniel Fabian | |
| 01:09 | Pepperdine | Shaiming Chiu misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 76-67 |
| 01:08 | Santa Clara | George Little grabs the board | 76-67 |
| 01:00 | Santa Clara | Luther Swanson comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 76-67 |
| 00:58 | Pepperdine | The rebound goes to Garf Zaremski | 76-67 |
| 00:58 | Pepperdine | Pepperdine calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 76-67 |
| 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 motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Pepperdine | Clinton Heyer is called for the reach on Terrance Unruh in the backcourt - foul #2 on Clinton Heyer, team foul #13 | 76-67 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Leon Graham (C) Garf Zaremski | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 00:55 | Pepperdine | Terrance Unruh makes the 1st free throw | 77-67 |
| 00:55 | Pepperdine | Terrance Unruh makes the 2nd free throw | 78-67 |
| 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) | |
| 00:52 | Santa Clara | David Aaron is called for the reach on Luther Swanson in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Aaron, team foul #9 | 78-67 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | John Williams (PG), Raymond Allshouse (SG), Robert Bush (SF), Larry Womac (PF) David Aaron, Terrance Unruh, Michael Bice, Shaiming Chiu | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Darryl Williams (SF), Daniel Fabian (PF) Emilio Fernandez, Albert Chittum | |
| 00:52 | Santa Clara | Luther Swanson misses the 1st free throw | 78-67 |
| 00:52 | Pepperdine | Leon Graham grabs the defensive rebound | 78-67 |
| 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 a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Pepperdine | Raymond Allshouse misses the easy layup | 78-67 |
| 00:30 | Santa Clara | George Little snags the defensive board | 78-67 |
| 00:25 | Santa Clara | Clinton Heyer hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 78-67 |
| 00:24 | Pepperdine | The rebound goes to Robert Bush | 78-67 |
| 00:00 | Pepperdine | John Williams runs out the clock | 78-67 |