| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Paul Davis (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Hung Xiong (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joe Meyer (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Daniel Tinnin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Charles McDiarmid (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Lee Easterling (fresh) 6 ast. SG - Dikembe Arambula (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Loyd Fairchild (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Antony Romano (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - James Baker (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Santa Clara | Joe Meyer inbounds the ball | 39-37 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:39 | Santa Clara | Antony Romano is called for the reach on Daniel Tinnin - foul #2 on Antony Romano, team foul #1 | 39-37 |
| 19:27 | Santa Clara | Paul Davis hits a wide open jumper from the right side set up by Hung Xiong | 41-37 |
| 19:25 | Pepperdine | Lee Easterling throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-37 |
| 19:14 | Santa Clara | Loyd Fairchild steals it from Joe Meyer | 41-37 |
| 18:55 | Pepperdine | James Baker connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Lee Easterling and he's fouled by Charles McDiarmid - foul #2 on Charles McDiarmid, team foul #1 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Eugene Wood (PG), Erik Turner (SF), Gerald Westover (PF), Carlos Blount (C) Paul Davis, Joe Meyer, Daniel Tinnin, Charles McDiarmid | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Charles Ordway (PG), Ryan Brandenberg (SG), Charles Arnold (SF), William Welsch (PF) Lee Easterling, Dikembe Arambula, Loyd Fairchild, Antony Romano | |
| 18:55 | Pepperdine | James Baker makes the free throw | 41-40 |
| 18:42 | Santa Clara | Gerald Westover hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Eugene Wood | 44-40 |
| 18:24 | Pepperdine | Charles Arnold can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 44-40 |
| 18:22 | Santa Clara | Gerald Westover pulls down the rebound | 44-40 |
| 18:06 | Santa Clara | Carlos Blount double dribbles | 44-40 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Paul Davis (PG) Hung Xiong | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Matthew Batchelor (SG), Antony Romano (PF) Charles Ordway, William Welsch | |
| 18:03 | Pepperdine | Ryan Brandenberg throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-40 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Elbert Foy (SF), Charles McDiarmid (C) Erik Turner, Carlos Blount | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Loyd Fairchild (SF) Charles Arnold | |
| 17:54 | Santa Clara | Paul Davis misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-40 |
| 17:53 | Santa Clara | Gerald Westover snags the offensive board | 44-40 |
| 17:34 | Santa Clara | Gerald Westover misses the lay-in | 44-40 |
| 17:32 | Pepperdine | Ryan Brandenberg snags the defensive board | 44-40 |
| 17:17 | Pepperdine | Antony Romano misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-40 |
| 17:15 | Pepperdine | The offensive rebound goes to Antony Romano | 44-40 |
| 16:59 | Pepperdine | Loyd Fairchild can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 44-40 |
| 16:58 | Pepperdine | James Baker tips it in | 44-42 |
| 16:56 | Santa Clara | Eugene Wood travels in the backcourt | 44-42 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Dorsey Barriga (PG), Erik Turner (SG), Joe Meyer (SF), Daniel Tinnin (PF), Carlos Blount (C) Paul Davis, Eugene Wood, Elbert Foy, Gerald Westover, Charles McDiarmid | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Lee Easterling (PG), Dikembe Arambula (SG), Charles Arnold (SF), William Welsch (C) Ryan Brandenberg, Matthew Batchelor, Loyd Fairchild, James Baker | |
| 16:43 | Pepperdine | Lee Easterling is hacked by Dorsey Barriga - foul #2 on Dorsey Barriga, team foul #2 | 44-42 |
| 16:30 | Pepperdine | Charles Arnold is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway near the basket set up by Lee Easterling | 44-44 |
| 16:17 | Santa Clara | Joe Meyer misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 44-44 |
| 16:15 | Pepperdine | Antony Romano snags the defensive board | 44-44 |
| 16:13 | Pepperdine | Lee Easterling is hacked by Erik Turner in the backcourt - foul #2 on Erik Turner, team foul #3 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Hung Xiong (SG), Charles McDiarmid (C) Erik Turner, Carlos Blount | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Charles Ordway (SF), James Baker (C) Charles Arnold, William Welsch | |
| 16:06 | Pepperdine | Lee Easterling misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-44 |
| 16:05 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Charles McDiarmid | 44-44 |
| 16:03 | Santa Clara | Joe Meyer throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-44 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Paul Davis (PG), Elbert Foy (SF) Dorsey Barriga, Joe Meyer | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Adam Larabee (PG) Lee Easterling | |
| 15:46 | Pepperdine | Charles Ordway hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-44 |
| 15:45 | Pepperdine | The offensive rebound goes to Dikembe Arambula | 44-44 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Paul Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Hung Xiong (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Elbert Foy (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Daniel Tinnin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Charles McDiarmid (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Adam Larabee (fresh) SG - Dikembe Arambula (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Ordway (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Antony Romano (tiring) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - James Baker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Pepperdine | The jump hook by Charles Ordway is blocked by Charles McDiarmid | 44-44 |
| 15:34 | Santa Clara | Charles McDiarmid pulls down the rebound | 44-44 |
| 15:21 | Santa Clara | Charles McDiarmid's pass is intercepted by Dikembe Arambula | 44-44 |
| 15:18 | Pepperdine | Dikembe Arambula slams it home | 44-46 |
| 14:59 | Santa Clara | Hung Xiong scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Paul Davis | 47-46 |
| 14:46 | Pepperdine | Dikembe Arambula can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-46 |
| 14:44 | Pepperdine | Antony Romano grabs the offensive rebound | 47-46 |
| 14:30 | Pepperdine | Paul Davis takes the ball from Charles Ordway | 47-46 |
| 14:10 | Santa Clara | Charles McDiarmid can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 47-46 |
| 14:09 | Santa Clara | Charles McDiarmid hits the follow up shot | 49-46 |
| 14:07 | Pepperdine | Charles Ordway is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Ordway, team foul #2 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Eugene Wood (PG), Erik Turner (SG), Joe Meyer (SF), Gerald Westover (PF), Carlos Blount (C) Paul Davis, Hung Xiong, Elbert Foy, Daniel Tinnin, Charles McDiarmid | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Lee Easterling (PG), Ryan Brandenberg (SG), Loyd Fairchild (SF), Dikembe Amezquita (PF), William Welsch (C) Adam Larabee, Dikembe Arambula, Charles Ordway, Antony Romano, James Baker | |
| 13:49 | Santa Clara | Ryan Brandenberg is called for the reach on Joe Meyer - foul #1 on Ryan Brandenberg, team foul #3 | 49-46 |
| 13:31 | Santa Clara | Eugene Wood misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-46 |
| 13:29 | Pepperdine | Dikembe Amezquita snags the defensive board | 49-46 |
| 13:08 | Pepperdine | Dikembe Amezquita can't connect on a floater from the left side | 49-46 |
| 13:06 | Pepperdine | William Welsch grabs the offensive board | 49-46 |
| 12:46 | Pepperdine | Loyd Fairchild is open but comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 49-46 |
| 12:44 | Pepperdine | Ryan Brandenberg tips it back up and in | 49-48 |
| 12:32 | Santa Clara | Gerald Westover comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 49-48 |
| 12:31 | Pepperdine | Loyd Fairchild snags the defensive board | 49-48 |
| 12:28 | Pepperdine | Lee Easterling is hacked by Joe Meyer in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joe Meyer, team foul #4 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Dorsey Barriga (PG), Hung Xiong (SG), Charles McDiarmid (C) Eugene Wood, Erik Turner, Carlos Blount | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Matthew Batchelor (SG), Charles Arnold (PF), James Baker (C) Ryan Brandenberg, Dikembe Amezquita, William Welsch | |
| 12:13 | Pepperdine | Matthew Batchelor is whistled for a carry | 49-48 |
| 11:58 | Santa Clara | Hung Xiong comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-48 |
| 11:57 | Pepperdine | Charles Arnold grabs the defensive rebound | 49-48 |
| 11:55 | Pepperdine | Dorsey Barriga is called for the reach on Lee Easterling in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dorsey Barriga, team foul #5 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Daniel Tinnin (PF) Gerald Westover | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 11:39 | Pepperdine | Loyd Fairchild misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 49-48 |
| 11:37 | Santa Clara | Hung Xiong snags the defensive board | 49-48 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Dorsey Barriga (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Hung Xiong (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joe Meyer (tiring) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Tinnin (tiring) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Charles McDiarmid (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Lee Easterling (tiring) 8 ast. SG - Matthew Batchelor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Loyd Fairchild (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charles Arnold (fresh) 5 pts. C - James Baker (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Santa Clara | Hung Xiong can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 49-48 |
| 11:31 | Pepperdine | Matthew Batchelor gets the rebound | 49-48 |
| 11:09 | Pepperdine | Loyd Fairchild blows the layup | 49-48 |
| 11:08 | Santa Clara | Hung Xiong grabs the defensive rebound | 49-48 |
| 10:48 | Santa Clara | Hung Xiong makes the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Daniel Tinnin | 51-48 |
| 10:42 | Pepperdine | Lee Easterling is alone and drills a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from James Baker | 51-50 |
| 10:22 | Santa Clara | Joe Meyer misses badly on a runner near the basket but the foul's on Loyd Fairchild - foul #1 on Loyd Fairchild, team foul #4 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Paul Davis (PG), Eugene Wood (SG), Gerald Westover (PF), Carlos Blount (C) Dorsey Barriga, Hung Xiong, Daniel Tinnin, Charles McDiarmid | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Adam Larabee (PG), Dikembe Arambula (SG), Charles Ordway (SF), Antony Romano (PF), Dikembe Amezquita (C) Lee Easterling, Matthew Batchelor, Loyd Fairchild, Charles Arnold, James Baker | |
| 10:22 | Santa Clara | Joe Meyer misses the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 10:22 | Santa Clara | Joe Meyer makes the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| 10:07 | Pepperdine | Charles Ordway clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-50 |
| 10:06 | Pepperdine | Dikembe Amezquita gets the offensive rebound | 52-50 |
| 10:00 | Pepperdine | Charles Ordway hits a fadeaway from the left block set up by Dikembe Amezquita | 52-52 |
| 09:55 | Santa Clara | Charles Ordway is called for the reach on Paul Davis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Ordway, team foul #5 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Elbert Foy (SF) Joe Meyer | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Ryan Brandenberg (SG) Dikembe Arambula | |
| 09:29 | Santa Clara | Eugene Wood steps out of bounds on the baseline | 52-52 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Erik Turner (C) Carlos Blount | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 09:14 | Pepperdine | Adam Larabee misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 52-52 |
| 09:12 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Gerald Westover | 52-52 |
| 09:07 | Santa Clara | Eugene Wood is hacked by Ryan Brandenberg in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ryan Brandenberg, team foul #6 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Daniel Tinnin (PF) Eugene Wood | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Dikembe Arambula (SG), Loyd Fairchild (SF), James Baker (C) Adam Larabee, Charles Ordway, Dikembe Amezquita | |
| 08:50 | Santa Clara | Paul Davis connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 54-52 |
| 08:29 | Pepperdine | Antony Romano lays it in uncontested set up by Dikembe Arambula | 54-54 |
| 08:24 | Santa Clara | Paul Davis is hacked by Loyd Fairchild in the backcourt - foul #2 on Loyd Fairchild, team foul #7 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Hung Xiong (SG), Charles McDiarmid (C) Elbert Foy, Daniel Tinnin | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Lee Easterling (PG), William Welsch (C) Ryan Brandenberg, James Baker | |
| 08:24 | Santa Clara | Paul Davis misses the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 08:24 | Pepperdine | Loyd Fairchild grabs the board | 54-54 |
| 08:00 | Pepperdine | Lee Easterling misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 54-54 |
| 07:58 | Santa Clara | Gerald Westover grabs the board | 54-54 |
| 07:44 | Santa Clara | Gerald Westover is fouled on the floor by Lee Easterling - foul #2 on Lee Easterling, team foul #8 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Eugene Wood (PG), Carlos Blount (C) Paul Davis, Charles McDiarmid | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Adam Larabee (PG), Charles Ordway (SF), Dikembe Amezquita (C) Lee Easterling, Loyd Fairchild, William Welsch | |
| 07:44 | Santa Clara | Gerald Westover misses the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 07:44 | Pepperdine | Dikembe Amezquita grabs the board | 54-54 |
| 07:41 | Pepperdine | Adam Larabee travels in the backcourt | 54-54 |
| 07:36 | Santa Clara | Carlos Blount hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 54-54 |
| 07:35 | Pepperdine | Dikembe Amezquita gets the rebound | 54-54 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Eugene Wood (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Hung Xiong (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Erik Turner (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Gerald Westover (tiring) 10 pts. 12 reb. C - Carlos Blount (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Adam Larabee (fresh) SG - Dikembe Arambula (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Ordway (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Antony Romano (tiring) 15 pts. 5 reb. C - Dikembe Amezquita (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:33 | Pepperdine | Eugene Wood steps in front of the Dikembe Arambula pass in the backcourt | 54-54 |
| 07:31 | Santa Clara | Erik Turner banks in the layup set up by Eugene Wood | 56-54 |
| 07:13 | Pepperdine | Dikembe Arambula's floater is tipped away by Gerald Westover | 56-54 |
| 07:11 | Santa Clara | Gerald Westover pulls down the rebound | 56-54 |
| 06:53 | Santa Clara | Hung Xiong banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Eugene Wood | 58-54 |
| 06:35 | Pepperdine | Dikembe Arambula double dribbles | 58-54 |
| 06:35 | Pepperdine | Pepperdine calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-54 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Dorsey Barriga (PG), Elbert Foy (SF), Daniel Tinnin (PF), Charles McDiarmid (C) Hung Xiong, Erik Turner, Gerald Westover, Carlos Blount | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Ryan Brandenberg (SG), Charles Arnold (SF), William Welsch (PF), James Baker (C) Dikembe Arambula, Charles Ordway, Antony Romano, Dikembe Amezquita | |
| 06:32 | Santa Clara | Dorsey Barriga is hacked by Adam Larabee in the backcourt - foul #2 on Adam Larabee, team foul #9 | 58-54 |
| 06:32 | Santa Clara | Dorsey Barriga makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 06:32 | Santa Clara | Dorsey Barriga makes the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 06:08 | Pepperdine | Ryan Brandenberg buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by William Welsch | 60-57 |
| 05:49 | Santa Clara | Daniel Tinnin can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 60-57 |
| 05:47 | Pepperdine | Ryan Brandenberg gets the rebound | 60-57 |
| 05:43 | Pepperdine | Charles Arnold hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 60-57 |
| 05:42 | Santa Clara | Daniel Tinnin grabs the defensive rebound | 60-57 |
| 05:39 | Santa Clara | Adam Larabee takes the ball from Elbert Foy in the backcourt | 60-57 |
| 05:23 | Pepperdine | William Welsch comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Daniel Tinnin - foul #1 on Daniel Tinnin, team foul #6 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Paul Davis (PG), Hung Xiong (SG), Joe Meyer (SF), Carlos Blount (PF) Dorsey Barriga, Eugene Wood, Elbert Foy, Daniel Tinnin | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Lee Easterling (PG), Matthew Batchelor (SG), Loyd Fairchild (SF) Adam Larabee, Ryan Brandenberg, Charles Arnold | |
| 05:23 | Pepperdine | William Welsch makes the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 05:23 | Pepperdine | William Welsch makes the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 05:21 | Santa Clara | Joe Meyer is fouled in the backcourt by Loyd Fairchild - foul #3 on Loyd Fairchild, team foul #10 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Antony Romano (PF) William Welsch | |
| 05:21 | Santa Clara | Joe Meyer makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 05:21 | Santa Clara | Joe Meyer misses the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 05:21 | Pepperdine | Loyd Fairchild grabs the defensive rebound | 61-59 |
| 05:02 | Pepperdine | Lee Easterling misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-59 |
| 05:00 | Pepperdine | The offensive rebound goes to James Baker | 61-59 |
| 04:51 | Pepperdine | Loyd Fairchild scores on a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Matthew Batchelor | 61-61 |
| 04:33 | Santa Clara | Paul Davis buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Hung Xiong | 64-61 |
| 04:28 | Pepperdine | Carlos Blount takes the ball from Lee Easterling in the backcourt | 64-61 |
| 04:15 | Santa Clara | Lee Easterling is called for the reach on Paul Davis - foul #3 on Lee Easterling, team foul #11 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Eugene Wood (SG), Elbert Foy (SF), Daniel Tinnin (PF), Gerald Westover (C) Hung Xiong, Joe Meyer, Carlos Blount, Charles McDiarmid | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Ryan Brandenberg (SG), Dikembe Amezquita (PF) Matthew Batchelor, Antony Romano | |
| 04:15 | Santa Clara | Paul Davis misses the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 04:15 | Santa Clara | Paul Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 04:12 | Pepperdine | Ryan Brandenberg is hacked by Eugene Wood in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eugene Wood, team foul #7 | 65-61 |
| 04:12 | Pepperdine | Ryan Brandenberg makes the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 04:12 | Pepperdine | Ryan Brandenberg misses the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| 04:12 | Santa Clara | Gerald Westover gets the rebound | 65-62 |
| 03:52 | Santa Clara | James Baker picks off the pass by Daniel Tinnin | 65-62 |
| 03:23 | Pepperdine | Loyd Fairchild comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 65-62 |
| 03:22 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Eugene Wood | 65-62 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Paul Davis (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eugene Wood (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - Elbert Foy (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Daniel Tinnin (tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Gerald Westover (tiring) 10 pts. 14 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Lee Easterling (tiring) 2 pts. 8 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ryan Brandenberg (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Loyd Fairchild (tired) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Dikembe Amezquita (tiring) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - James Baker (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:02 | Santa Clara | Daniel Tinnin misses the lay-in but he's fouled by James Baker - foul #1 on James Baker, team foul #12 | 65-62 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Hung Xiong (SG), Erik Turner (SF) Eugene Wood, Elbert Foy | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Adam Larabee (PG), Dikembe Arambula (SG), Charles Arnold (SF), Antony Romano (PF), William Welsch (C) Lee Easterling, Ryan Brandenberg, Loyd Fairchild, Dikembe Amezquita, James Baker | |
| 03:02 | Santa Clara | Daniel Tinnin makes the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 03:02 | Santa Clara | Daniel Tinnin makes the 2nd free throw | 67-62 |
| 02:39 | Pepperdine | Dikembe Arambula makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 67-65 |
| 02:35 | Santa Clara | Adam Larabee is called for the reach on Paul Davis in the backcourt - foul #3 on Adam Larabee, team foul #13 | 67-65 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Carlos Blount (PF) Daniel Tinnin | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 02:35 | Santa Clara | Paul Davis makes the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 02:35 | Santa Clara | Paul Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 69-65 |
| 02:19 | Pepperdine | Adam Larabee drills a floater from the right wing | 69-67 |
| 02:00 | Santa Clara | Paul Davis misses the wide open fadeaway from the free throw line | 69-67 |
| 01:59 | Pepperdine | Antony Romano pulls down the rebound | 69-67 |
| 01:36 | Pepperdine | Dikembe Arambula misses the 3 from the left wing | 69-67 |
| 01:34 | Santa Clara | Gerald Westover grabs the defensive rebound | 69-67 |
| 01:32 | Santa Clara | Paul Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 69-67 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joe Meyer (SF), Daniel Tinnin (PF), Charles McDiarmid (C) Erik Turner, Carlos Blount, Gerald Westover | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Lee Easterling (PG), Loyd Fairchild (SF), James Baker (C) Adam Larabee, Charles Arnold, William Welsch | |
| 01:10 | Pepperdine | Dikembe Arambula can't finish the uncontested layup | 69-67 |
| 01:08 | Pepperdine | Loyd Fairchild tips it in | 69-69 |
| 00:48 | Santa Clara | Paul Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 69-69 |
| 00:47 | Pepperdine | Antony Romano snags the defensive board | 69-69 |
| 00:47 | Pepperdine | Pepperdine calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 69-69 |
| 00:26 | Pepperdine | Dikembe Arambula misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the right corner | 69-69 |
| 00:24 | Pepperdine | James Baker grabs the offensive rebound | 69-69 |
| 00:24 | Pepperdine | Pepperdine calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 69-69 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:02 | Pepperdine | Dikembe Arambula misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 69-69 |
| 00:00 | Santa Clara | Hung Xiong pulls down the rebound | 69-69 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Paul Davis (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Hung Xiong (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SF - Joe Meyer (tiring) 10 pts. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Tinnin (tired) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles McDiarmid (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Lee Easterling (tiring) 2 pts. 8 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dikembe Arambula (tired) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Loyd Fairchild (tiring) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Antony Romano (tiring) 15 pts. 7 reb. C - James Baker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 05:00 | Pepperdine | Antony Romano wins the tip | 69-69 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:57 | Pepperdine | Loyd Fairchild is fouled in the backcourt by Joe Meyer - foul #4 on Joe Meyer, team foul #8 | 69-69 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Eugene Wood (PG), Erik Turner (SF), Gerald Westover (PF), Carlos Blount (C) Paul Davis, Joe Meyer, Daniel Tinnin, Charles McDiarmid | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Charles Ordway (PG), Ryan Brandenberg (SG), Dikembe Amezquita (PF), William Welsch (C) Lee Easterling, Dikembe Arambula, Antony Romano, James Baker | |
| 04:57 | Pepperdine | Loyd Fairchild misses the 1st free throw | 69-69 |
| 04:57 | Santa Clara | Gerald Westover grabs the defensive rebound | 69-69 |
| 04:37 | Santa Clara | Gerald Westover hits a turnaround from the right block set up by Carlos Blount and the foul's on Dikembe Amezquita - foul #4 on Dikembe Amezquita, team foul #14 | 71-69 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Charles Arnold (SF) Loyd Fairchild | |
| 04:37 | Santa Clara | Gerald Westover misses the free throw | 71-69 |
| 04:37 | Pepperdine | William Welsch gets the rebound | 71-69 |
| 04:26 | Pepperdine | Charles Ordway connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Ryan Brandenberg | 71-72 |
| 04:05 | Santa Clara | Carlos Blount clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 71-72 |
| 04:03 | Santa Clara | Erik Turner tips it in | 73-72 |
| 03:45 | Pepperdine | Erik Turner is called for the reach on Charles Arnold - foul #3 on Erik Turner, team foul #9 | 73-72 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Dorsey Barriga (PG), Elbert Foy (SF), Charles McDiarmid (C) Eugene Wood, Erik Turner, Carlos Blount | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Adam Larabee (PG), Matthew Batchelor (SG), Antony Romano (PF), James Baker (C) Charles Ordway, Ryan Brandenberg, Dikembe Amezquita, William Welsch | |
| 03:45 | Pepperdine | Charles Arnold makes the 1st free throw | 73-73 |
| 03:45 | Pepperdine | Charles Arnold misses the 2nd free throw | 73-73 |
| 03:45 | Santa Clara | Gerald Westover snags the defensive board | 73-73 |
| 03:33 | Santa Clara | Dorsey Barriga can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 73-73 |
| 03:32 | Pepperdine | James Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 73-73 |
| 03:03 | Pepperdine | Matthew Batchelor misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 73-73 |
| 03:02 | Santa Clara | Hung Xiong grabs the defensive rebound | 73-73 |
| 03:00 | Santa Clara | Adam Larabee steals it from Elbert Foy in the backcourt | 73-73 |
| 02:50 | Pepperdine | Matthew Batchelor makes the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Antony Romano | 73-75 |
| 02:50 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 73-75 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Eugene Wood (PG), Erik Turner (SF), Carlos Blount (PF) Dorsey Barriga, Hung Xiong, Charles McDiarmid | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Ryan Brandenberg (PG), Dikembe Amezquita (SF), William Welsch (PF) Adam Larabee, Charles Arnold, Antony Romano | |
| 02:35 | Santa Clara | Eugene Wood drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Gerald Westover | 76-75 |
| 02:35 | Pepperdine | Pepperdine calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 76-75 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Paul Davis (PG), Hung Xiong (SG), Joe Meyer (SF) Eugene Wood, Elbert Foy, Erik Turner | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Lee Easterling (PG), Charles Ordway (SF) Matthew Batchelor, William Welsch | |
| 02:08 | Pepperdine | Ryan Brandenberg buries a jumper from the right side | 76-77 |
| 01:48 | Santa Clara | Hung Xiong comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 76-77 |
| 01:46 | Santa Clara | Gerald Westover snags the offensive board | 76-77 |
| 01:33 | Santa Clara | The pull-up jumper by Hung Xiong is blocked by Charles Ordway | 76-77 |
| 01:31 | Pepperdine | Charles Ordway pulls down the rebound | 76-77 |
| 01:31 | Pepperdine | Pepperdine calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 76-77 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Daniel Tinnin (PF), Charles McDiarmid (C) Gerald Westover, Carlos Blount | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Dikembe Arambula (SG), Loyd Fairchild (SF), Antony Romano (PF) Ryan Brandenberg, Charles Ordway, Dikembe Amezquita | |
| 01:29 | Pepperdine | James Baker loses the dribble to Paul Davis in the backcourt | 76-77 |
| 01:12 | Santa Clara | James Baker takes the ball from Charles McDiarmid | 76-77 |
| 00:58 | Pepperdine | Loyd Fairchild loses the ball out of bounds | 76-77 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Paul Davis (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Hung Xiong (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SF - Joe Meyer (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 pf. PF - Daniel Tinnin (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles McDiarmid (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Lee Easterling (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dikembe Arambula (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Loyd Fairchild (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Antony Romano (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. C - James Baker (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 00:46 | Santa Clara | Paul Davis clanks a shot in the paint | 76-77 |
| 00:44 | Pepperdine | Loyd Fairchild grabs the defensive rebound | 76-77 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:16 | Pepperdine | Dikembe Arambula misses short on a jumper from the right side | 76-77 |
| 00:15 | Pepperdine | Antony Romano tips it back up and in | 76-79 |
| 00:12 | Santa Clara | Dikembe Arambula is called for the reach on Hung Xiong in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dikembe Arambula, team foul #15 | 76-79 |
| 00:12 | Santa Clara | Hung Xiong misses the 1st free throw | 76-79 |
| 00:12 | Santa Clara | Hung Xiong makes the 2nd free throw | 77-79 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:09 | Pepperdine | Antony Romano is hacked by Paul Davis in the backcourt - foul #3 on Paul Davis, team foul #10 | 77-79 |
| 00:09 | Pepperdine | Antony Romano makes the 1st free throw | 77-80 |
| 00:09 | Pepperdine | Antony Romano misses the 2nd free throw | 77-80 |
| 00:09 | Santa Clara | Daniel Tinnin gets the rebound | 77-80 |
| 00:09 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 77-80 |
| 00:05 | Santa Clara | Hung Xiong is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Joe Meyer | 80-80 |
| 00:05 | Pepperdine | Pepperdine calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 80-80 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 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 a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:00 | Pepperdine | Loyd Fairchild makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 80-82 |