| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Eric Ratcliff (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Qing-nan Xiang (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Clifton Meece (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. PF - Albert Chittum (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - George Little (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Henry Griffin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alfred Blair (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Goodman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frank Atkinson (fresh) 10 pts. C - Bryan Curran (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Santa Clara | Clifton Meece inbounds the ball | 35-36 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Santa Clara | Clifton Meece misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-36 |
| 19:39 | Nevada | Bryan Curran snags the defensive board | 35-36 |
| 19:22 | Nevada | Alfred Blair's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-36 |
| 18:59 | Santa Clara | George Little scores on a floater from the left side set up by Eric Ratcliff | 37-36 |
| 18:36 | Nevada | Frank Atkinson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-36 |
| 18:34 | Santa Clara | Albert Chittum pulls down the rebound | 37-36 |
| 18:28 | Santa Clara | George Little can't connect on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Bryan Curran - foul #1 on Bryan Curran, team foul #1 | 37-36 |
| 18:28 | Santa Clara | George Little misses the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 18:28 | Santa Clara | George Little makes the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 18:09 | Nevada | Alfred Blair connects on the floater from the left block on a great pass from John Goodman | 38-38 |
| 17:40 | Santa Clara | Clifton Meece buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Eric Ratcliff and he's fouled by Bryan Curran - foul #2 on Bryan Curran, team foul #2 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Darryl Williams (PG), Daniel Fabian (C) Eric Ratcliff, George Little | |
| Subs | Nevada | Anthony Mullenix (PG), Scott Duncan (SG), John Hoeppner (PF), Richard Brown (C) Henry Griffin, Alfred Blair, Frank Atkinson, Bryan Curran | |
| 17:40 | Santa Clara | Clifton Meece misses the free throw | 40-38 |
| 17:40 | Nevada | The rebound goes to John Goodman | 40-38 |
| 17:35 | Nevada | John Goodman comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-38 |
| 17:34 | Santa Clara | Albert Chittum snags the defensive board | 40-38 |
| 17:05 | Santa Clara | Albert Chittum's pass is intercepted by John Goodman | 40-38 |
| 17:02 | Nevada | John Goodman banks in the layup | 40-40 |
| 16:48 | Santa Clara | John Hoeppner steps in front of the Clifton Meece pass | 40-40 |
| 16:30 | Nevada | John Hoeppner scores on a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Scott Duncan | 40-42 |
| 16:07 | Santa Clara | Albert Chittum can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-42 |
| 16:06 | Nevada | Richard Brown snags the defensive board | 40-42 |
| 16:00 | Nevada | Richard Brown lays it up and in | 40-44 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Darryl Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Qing-nan Xiang (tiring) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Clifton Meece (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 reb. PF - Albert Chittum (tiring) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Daniel Fabian (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Anthony Mullenix (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Duncan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - John Goodman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Hoeppner (fresh) 5 pts. C - Richard Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Santa Clara | Darryl Williams misses long on a jumper from the right side | 40-44 |
| 15:37 | Nevada | John Hoeppner gets the rebound | 40-44 |
| 15:18 | Nevada | John Goodman drills a jump hook from close range set up by Scott Duncan | 40-46 |
| 14:55 | Santa Clara | Albert Chittum knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 43-46 |
| 14:41 | Nevada | Scott Duncan scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by John Hoeppner | 43-49 |
| 14:20 | Santa Clara | Darryl Williams connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 45-49 |
| 14:05 | Nevada | Daniel Fabian swats the shot by Anthony Mullenix | 45-49 |
| 14:04 | Santa Clara | Daniel Fabian gets the rebound | 45-49 |
| 13:49 | Santa Clara | Albert Chittum is hacked by John Hoeppner - foul #2 on John Hoeppner, team foul #3 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Eric Ratcliff (PG), Douglas Bolger (SG), George Little (C) Darryl Williams, Qing-nan Xiang, Daniel Fabian | |
| Subs | Nevada | Henry Griffin (PG), Alfred Blair (SG), George George (SF), Frank Atkinson (PF), Bryan Curran (C) Anthony Mullenix, Scott Duncan, John Goodman, John Hoeppner, Richard Brown | |
| 13:32 | Santa Clara | George Little knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Eric Ratcliff | 47-49 |
| 13:28 | Nevada | Henry Griffin hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Frank Atkinson | 47-52 |
| 13:03 | Santa Clara | Eric Ratcliff drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Clifton Meece | 50-52 |
| 12:43 | Nevada | George George hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-52 |
| 12:41 | Nevada | Alfred Blair misses the tip | 50-52 |
| 12:40 | Nevada | Bryan Curran grabs the offensive board | 50-52 |
| 12:32 | Nevada | Alfred Blair misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-52 |
| 12:31 | Nevada | Bryan Curran can't tip it in | 50-52 |
| 12:29 | Nevada | Frank Atkinson grabs the offensive board | 50-52 |
| 12:24 | Nevada | Alfred Blair comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-52 |
| 12:22 | Santa Clara | George Little grabs the board | 50-52 |
| 12:02 | Santa Clara | Clifton Meece hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Eric Ratcliff | 53-52 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Eric Ratcliff (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. SG - Douglas Bolger (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Clifton Meece (tiring) 21 pts. 2 reb. PF - Albert Chittum (tired) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - George Little (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Henry Griffin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alfred Blair (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - George George (fresh) PF - Frank Atkinson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Bryan Curran (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Nevada | Frank Atkinson misses the easy layup | 53-52 |
| 11:40 | Santa Clara | Albert Chittum snags the defensive board | 53-52 |
| 11:16 | Santa Clara | Albert Chittum's pass is intercepted by Alfred Blair | 53-52 |
| 11:13 | Nevada | Alfred Blair hits the finger roll | 53-54 |
| 10:44 | Santa Clara | Clifton Meece buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Douglas Bolger | 56-54 |
| 10:29 | Nevada | Clifton Meece denies the turnaround by Frank Atkinson | 56-54 |
| 10:27 | Nevada | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Atkinson | 56-54 |
| 10:21 | Nevada | Alfred Blair clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-54 |
| 10:19 | Santa Clara | Eric Ratcliff grabs the defensive rebound | 56-54 |
| 09:55 | Santa Clara | Clifton Meece misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-54 |
| 09:53 | Nevada | Bryan Curran gets the rebound | 56-54 |
| 09:44 | Nevada | George George scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Henry Griffin | 56-57 |
| 09:34 | Santa Clara | Clifton Meece loses the dribble to Henry Griffin | 56-57 |
| 09:31 | Nevada | George George banks in the layup set up by Henry Griffin | 56-59 |
| 09:02 | Santa Clara | Clifton Meece hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 56-59 |
| 09:00 | Santa Clara | George Little grabs the offensive rebound | 56-59 |
| 08:52 | Santa Clara | George Little can't connect on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by George George - foul #2 on George George, team foul #4 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Darryl Williams (PG), Qing-nan Xiang (SG), Steven Larosa (SF), James Rivers (PF) Eric Ratcliff, Douglas Bolger, Clifton Meece, Albert Chittum | |
| Subs | Nevada | Michael Erickson (PG), Scott Duncan (SG), John Goodman (SF), John Hoeppner (PF), Richard Brown (C) Henry Griffin, Alfred Blair, George George, Frank Atkinson, Bryan Curran | |
| 08:52 | Santa Clara | George Little makes the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 08:52 | Santa Clara | George Little misses the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 08:52 | Nevada | Richard Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 57-59 |
| 08:38 | Nevada | Richard Brown's floater is tipped away by James Rivers | 57-59 |
| 08:36 | Nevada | John Hoeppner misses the tip | 57-59 |
| 08:34 | Santa Clara | Darryl Williams grabs the board | 57-59 |
| 08:20 | Santa Clara | Steven Larosa misses the jumper from the right wing | 57-59 |
| 08:19 | Santa Clara | George Little snags the offensive board | 57-59 |
| 08:06 | Santa Clara | Qing-nan Xiang misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on John Goodman - foul #2 on John Goodman, team foul #5 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Daniel Fabian (C) George Little | |
| Subs | Nevada | Anthony Mullenix (PG) Michael Erickson | |
| 08:06 | Santa Clara | Qing-nan Xiang makes the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 08:06 | Santa Clara | Qing-nan Xiang makes the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Darryl Williams (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. SG - Qing-nan Xiang (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Steven Larosa (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Rivers (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Fabian (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Anthony Mullenix (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Duncan (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - John Goodman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Hoeppner (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:53 | Nevada | Richard Brown's pass is intercepted by Darryl Williams | 59-59 |
| 07:49 | Santa Clara | Steven Larosa lays it in on a great pass from Darryl Williams | 61-59 |
| 07:32 | Nevada | The jumper by John Goodman is denied by James Rivers | 61-59 |
| 07:31 | Santa Clara | James Rivers grabs the board | 61-59 |
| 07:05 | Santa Clara | Daniel Fabian misses the jumper from the right wing | 61-59 |
| 07:03 | Santa Clara | Daniel Fabian grabs the offensive rebound | 61-59 |
| 06:45 | Santa Clara | Steven Larosa misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 61-59 |
| 06:44 | Nevada | Scott Duncan grabs the defensive rebound | 61-59 |
| 06:41 | Nevada | John Goodman is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Larosa - foul #1 on Steven Larosa, team foul #1 | 61-59 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Eric Ratcliff (PG), John Hottinger (SG), Clifton Meece (SF), Marty Hunt (C) Darryl Williams, Qing-nan Xiang, Steven Larosa, James Rivers | |
| Subs | Nevada | Michael Erickson (PG), Alfred Blair (SG), Frank Atkinson (PF), Bryan Curran (C) Anthony Mullenix, Scott Duncan, John Hoeppner, Richard Brown | |
| 06:26 | Nevada | Alfred Blair lays it in | 61-61 |
| 06:08 | Santa Clara | Clifton Meece misses the easy layup | 61-61 |
| 06:07 | Nevada | John Goodman snags the defensive board | 61-61 |
| 05:58 | Nevada | Michael Erickson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-61 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Albert Chittum (PF) Daniel Fabian | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 05:47 | Santa Clara | Clifton Meece makes the 3 from the left corner | 64-61 |
| 05:21 | Nevada | Michael Erickson connects on the open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-64 |
| 04:56 | Santa Clara | John Hottinger is whistled for a carry | 64-64 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Qing-nan Xiang (SG), Steven Larosa (SF), George Little (C) John Hottinger, Albert Chittum, Marty Hunt | |
| Subs | Nevada | Henry Griffin (PG), Scott Duncan (SG), George George (SF), John Hoeppner (PF), Richard Brown (C) Michael Erickson, Alfred Blair, John Goodman, Frank Atkinson, Bryan Curran | |
| 04:41 | Nevada | Henry Griffin hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by George George | 64-67 |
| 04:19 | Santa Clara | Eric Ratcliff is hacked by Henry Griffin - foul #3 on Henry Griffin, team foul #6 | 64-67 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Darryl Williams (PG), Daniel Fabian (C) Eric Ratcliff, George Little | |
| Subs | Nevada | Anthony Mullenix (SG) George George | |
| 03:50 | Santa Clara | Clifton Meece comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 64-67 |
| 03:49 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Richard Brown | 64-67 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Darryl Williams (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SG - Qing-nan Xiang (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Steven Larosa (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clifton Meece (tired) 27 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Fabian (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Henry Griffin (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Anthony Mullenix (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Duncan (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Hoeppner (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:47 | Nevada | Daniel Fabian is called for the reach on Henry Griffin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Daniel Fabian, team foul #2 | 64-67 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Rivers (PF) Steven Larosa | |
| Subs | Nevada | John Goodman (SF) Richard Brown | |
| 03:37 | Nevada | Scott Duncan is hacked by James Rivers - foul #2 on James Rivers, team foul #3 | 64-67 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Nevada | Bryan Curran (C) Henry Griffin | |
| 03:14 | Nevada | John Hoeppner drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Anthony Mullenix | 64-70 |
| 02:45 | Santa Clara | Clifton Meece clanks a 3 from the right corner | 64-70 |
| 02:43 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Scott Duncan | 64-70 |
| 02:43 | Nevada | Nevada calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-70 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Eric Ratcliff (PG), Douglas Bolger (SG), George Little (C) Darryl Williams, Qing-nan Xiang, Daniel Fabian | |
| Subs | Nevada | Henry Griffin (PG), Alfred Blair (SG), Frank Atkinson (PF) Anthony Mullenix, Scott Duncan, John Hoeppner | |
| 02:31 | Nevada | Bryan Curran misses long on a jumper in the lane | 64-70 |
| 02:30 | Santa Clara | James Rivers snags the defensive board | 64-70 |
| 02:30 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-70 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Qing-nan Xiang (SG), Albert Chittum (PF) Douglas Bolger, James Rivers | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:17 | Santa Clara | Clifton Meece hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Eric Ratcliff | 67-70 |
| 02:02 | Nevada | John Goodman comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Clifton Meece - foul #2 on Clifton Meece, team foul #4 | 67-70 |
| 02:02 | Nevada | John Goodman makes the 1st free throw | 67-71 |
| 02:02 | Nevada | John Goodman makes the 2nd free throw | 67-72 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:36 | Santa Clara | Clifton Meece misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 67-72 |
| 01:34 | Nevada | Alfred Blair pulls down the rebound | 67-72 |
| 01:32 | Nevada | Henry Griffin is fouled in the backcourt by Qing-nan Xiang - foul #4 on Qing-nan Xiang, team foul #5 | 67-72 |
| 01:14 | Nevada | Eric Ratcliff is called for the reach on Bryan Curran - foul #2 on Eric Ratcliff, team foul #6 | 67-72 |
| 00:52 | Nevada | Alfred Blair misses the easy layup but the foul's on Clifton Meece - foul #3 on Clifton Meece, team foul #7 | 67-72 |
| 00:52 | Nevada | Alfred Blair makes the 1st free throw | 67-73 |
| 00:52 | Nevada | Alfred Blair misses the 2nd free throw | 67-73 |
| 00:52 | Santa Clara | George Little snags the defensive board | 67-73 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Santa Clara | Clifton Meece misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 67-73 |
| 00:44 | Santa Clara | Albert Chittum snags the offensive board | 67-73 |
| 00:40 | Santa Clara | Clifton Meece lays it up and in on a great pass from Qing-nan Xiang | 69-73 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Nevada | Henry Griffin is hacked by Eric Ratcliff in the backcourt - foul #3 on Eric Ratcliff, team foul #8 | 69-73 |
| 00:39 | Nevada | Henry Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 69-74 |
| 00:39 | Nevada | Henry Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 69-75 |
| 00:33 | Santa Clara | Eric Ratcliff clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 69-75 |
| 00:31 | Nevada | Frank Atkinson grabs the defensive rebound | 69-75 |
| 00:28 | Nevada | Frank Atkinson is hacked by Qing-nan Xiang in the backcourt - foul #5 on Qing-nan Xiang, team foul #9 | 69-75 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Douglas Bolger (SG) Qing-nan Xiang | |
| Subs | Nevada | Scott Duncan (SG) Alfred Blair | |
| 00:28 | Nevada | Frank Atkinson makes the 1st free throw | 69-76 |
| 00:28 | Nevada | Frank Atkinson makes the 2nd free throw | 69-77 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Santa Clara | Eric Ratcliff hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 72-77 |
| 00:21 | Nevada | Henry Griffin is fouled in the backcourt by Eric Ratcliff - foul #4 on Eric Ratcliff, team foul #10 | 72-77 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Nevada | Alfred Blair (SG) Bryan Curran | |
| 00:21 | Nevada | Henry Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 72-78 |
| 00:21 | Nevada | Henry Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 72-79 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:14 | Santa Clara | Eric Ratcliff comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 72-79 |
| 00:12 | Nevada | Frank Atkinson pulls down the rebound | 72-79 |
| 00:11 | Nevada | Frank Atkinson is fouled in the backcourt by Douglas Bolger - foul #2 on Douglas Bolger, team foul #11 | 72-79 |
| 00:11 | Nevada | Frank Atkinson makes the 1st free throw | 72-80 |
| 00:11 | Nevada | Frank Atkinson makes the 2nd free throw | 72-81 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:05 | Santa Clara | Eric Ratcliff misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 72-81 |
| 00:04 | Nevada | The rebound goes to John Goodman | 72-81 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Nevada | Henry Griffin runs out the clock | 72-81 |