| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Philip Barragan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Darin Gunn (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Dennis Irvine (fresh) PF - Ronald Waite (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Yarbrough (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - John Bridges (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Peter Clark (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ernest Jackson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Richard Hammer (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Stephens (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Nevada | Dennis Irvine inbounds the ball | 37-28 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:53 | Nevada | Edward Yarbrough clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-28 |
| 19:52 | Santa Clara | Ernest Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 37-28 |
| 19:46 | Santa Clara | Dennis Irvine steals the ball from Richard Hammer | 37-28 |
| 19:43 | Nevada | Philip Barragan throws it down on a nice dish by Dennis Irvine | 39-28 |
| 19:25 | Santa Clara | Richard Hammer comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-28 |
| 19:23 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Dennis Irvine | 39-28 |
| 19:04 | Nevada | Darin Gunn scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-28 |
| 18:48 | Santa Clara | Philip Barragan steals the ball from Richard Hammer | 42-28 |
| 18:41 | Nevada | Philip Barragan is fouled in the backcourt by John Bridges - foul #2 on John Bridges, team foul #1 | 42-28 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Rogers (PF) Richard Hammer | |
| 18:36 | Nevada | Darin Gunn misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Bridges - foul #3 on John Bridges, team foul #2 | 42-28 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joshua Stiles (PG) John Bridges | |
| 18:36 | Nevada | Darin Gunn makes the 1st free throw | 43-28 |
| 18:36 | Nevada | Darin Gunn misses the 2nd free throw | 43-28 |
| 18:36 | Santa Clara | John Rogers grabs the board | 43-28 |
| 18:23 | Santa Clara | Edward Yarbrough is called for the reach on James Stephens - foul #3 on Edward Yarbrough, team foul #1 | 43-28 |
| Subs | Nevada | Brendan Huber (C) Edward Yarbrough | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Francis Davis (SG), Damien Cacho (C) Peter Clark, James Stephens | |
| 18:14 | Santa Clara | Ernest Jackson can't finish the layup | 43-28 |
| 18:12 | Nevada | Philip Barragan gets the rebound | 43-28 |
| 18:07 | Nevada | Joshua Stiles takes the ball from Dennis Irvine in the backcourt | 43-28 |
| 17:47 | Santa Clara | Damien Cacho hits the finger roll set up by Francis Davis | 43-30 |
| 17:42 | Nevada | Darin Gunn loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-30 |
| Subs | Nevada | Terence Carr (SG), Marcus Monette (SF), Ronald Phillips (C) Darin Gunn, Dennis Irvine, Ronald Waite | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Robert Romberg (SF) Ernest Jackson | |
| 17:35 | Santa Clara | Ronald Phillips denies the turnaround by Robert Romberg | 43-30 |
| 17:34 | Santa Clara | Robert Romberg tips it but misses | 43-30 |
| 17:33 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Brendan Huber | 43-30 |
| 17:29 | Nevada | Philip Barragan clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-30 |
| 17:28 | Nevada | Terence Carr grabs the offensive rebound | 43-30 |
| 17:16 | Nevada | Marcus Monette misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-30 |
| 17:14 | Santa Clara | Robert Romberg pulls down the rebound | 43-30 |
| 16:51 | Santa Clara | Joshua Stiles hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-30 |
| 16:49 | Nevada | Philip Barragan gets the rebound | 43-30 |
| 16:42 | Nevada | Philip Barragan's pass is intercepted by John Rogers in the backcourt | 43-30 |
| 16:28 | Santa Clara | Damien Cacho misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 43-30 |
| 16:26 | Santa Clara | Damien Cacho gets the offensive rebound | 43-30 |
| 16:02 | Santa Clara | Francis Davis makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 43-32 |
| 16:00 | Nevada | Philip Barragan is hacked by Joshua Stiles in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joshua Stiles, team foul #3 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Nevada | Darin Gunn (SG), Dennis Irvine (SF), Ronald Waite (PF), Edward Yarbrough (C) Philip Barragan, Marcus Monette, Brendan Huber, Ronald Phillips | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Bridges (PG), Peter Clark (SG), Ernest Jackson (SF), Richard Hammer (PF), James Stephens (C) Joshua Stiles, Francis Davis, Robert Romberg, John Rogers, Damien Cacho | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Terence Carr (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Darin Gunn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dennis Irvine (fresh) PF - Ronald Waite (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Yarbrough (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - John Bridges (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Peter Clark (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ernest Jackson (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Richard Hammer (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Stephens (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Nevada | Terence Carr misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 43-32 |
| 15:45 | Santa Clara | James Stephens pulls down the rebound | 43-32 |
| 15:24 | Santa Clara | Peter Clark loses the dribble to Darin Gunn | 43-32 |
| 15:21 | Nevada | Terence Carr blows the dunk | 43-32 |
| 15:20 | Nevada | Dennis Irvine tips it home | 45-32 |
| 15:05 | Santa Clara | Ernest Jackson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-32 |
| 15:03 | Nevada | Terence Carr gets the rebound | 45-32 |
| 15:01 | Nevada | Ronald Waite's pass is intercepted by Ernest Jackson in the backcourt | 45-32 |
| 14:37 | Santa Clara | John Bridges misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-32 |
| 14:36 | Nevada | Dennis Irvine snags the defensive board | 45-32 |
| 14:11 | Nevada | Darin Gunn clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-32 |
| 14:10 | Nevada | Edward Yarbrough grabs the offensive rebound | 45-32 |
| 13:54 | Nevada | Ronald Waite misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Richard Hammer - foul #2 on Richard Hammer, team foul #4 | 45-32 |
| Subs | Nevada | Philip Barragan (PG), Michael King (SG), Marcus Monette (SF), Brendan Huber (C) Terence Carr, Darin Gunn, Dennis Irvine, Edward Yarbrough | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Francis Davis (SG), Robert Romberg (SF) Peter Clark, Ernest Jackson | |
| 13:54 | Nevada | Ronald Waite makes the 1st free throw | 46-32 |
| 13:54 | Nevada | Ronald Waite makes the 2nd free throw | 47-32 |
| 13:40 | Santa Clara | Francis Davis is hacked by Michael King - foul #1 on Michael King, team foul #2 | 47-32 |
| Subs | Nevada | Ronald Phillips (C) Ronald Waite | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joshua Stiles (PG), Damien Cacho (C) John Bridges, James Stephens | |
| 13:21 | Santa Clara | Richard Hammer hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Romberg | 47-35 |
| 12:58 | Nevada | Michael King misses short on a shot from the left side | 47-35 |
| 12:57 | Santa Clara | Robert Romberg snags the defensive board | 47-35 |
| 12:37 | Santa Clara | Francis Davis makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Joshua Stiles | 47-38 |
| 12:14 | Nevada | Philip Barragan makes the wide open 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael King | 50-38 |
| 12:00 | Santa Clara | Joshua Stiles misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-38 |
| 11:59 | Nevada | Brendan Huber snags the defensive board | 50-38 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Philip Barragan (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael King (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Marcus Monette (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brendan Huber (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Joshua Stiles (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Francis Davis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Romberg (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Richard Hammer (tiring) 6 pts. C - Damien Cacho (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Nevada | Ronald Phillips comes up short on the jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Damien Cacho - foul #1 on Damien Cacho, team foul #5 | 50-38 |
| Subs | Nevada | Darin Gunn (SG), Dennis Irvine (SF), Edward Yarbrough (C) Michael King, Marcus Monette, Brendan Huber | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Bridges (PG), Peter Clark (SG), Ernest Jackson (SF), John Rogers (PF), James Stephens (C) Joshua Stiles, Francis Davis, Robert Romberg, Richard Hammer, Damien Cacho | |
| 11:37 | Nevada | Ronald Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 50-38 |
| 11:37 | Nevada | Ronald Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 50-38 |
| 11:37 | Santa Clara | Peter Clark snags the defensive board | 50-38 |
| 11:24 | Santa Clara | James Stephens hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 50-38 |
| 11:22 | Nevada | Dennis Irvine gets the rebound | 50-38 |
| 11:00 | Nevada | The jumper by Edward Yarbrough is denied by John Rogers | 50-38 |
| 10:58 | Nevada | Edward Yarbrough gets the offensive rebound | 50-38 |
| 10:46 | Nevada | Darin Gunn misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 50-38 |
| 10:44 | Santa Clara | Peter Clark grabs the board | 50-38 |
| 10:38 | Santa Clara | James Stephens knocks in the floater near the basket on a great pass from Peter Clark | 50-40 |
| 10:25 | Nevada | Philip Barragan makes the wide open fadeaway from the left side | 52-40 |
| 10:07 | Santa Clara | John Rogers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-40 |
| Subs | Nevada | Terence Carr (PG), Michael King (SF), Ronald Waite (PF) Philip Barragan, Dennis Irvine, Ronald Phillips | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Sloan (SG), Robert Romberg (PF) Peter Clark, John Rogers | |
| 09:42 | Nevada | Darin Gunn makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Terence Carr | 55-40 |
| 09:26 | Santa Clara | Terence Carr takes the ball from John Bridges | 55-40 |
| 09:21 | Nevada | Michael King lays it up and in set up by Terence Carr | 57-40 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 09:05 | Santa Clara | James Stephens blows the layup | 57-40 |
| 09:03 | Nevada | Ronald Waite pulls down the rebound | 57-40 |
| 09:03 | Santa Clara | The refs have stopped play. Robert Romberg is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. His finger is completely bent. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 57-40 |
| Subs | Nevada | Gregory Greene (SF), Brendan Huber (C) Darin Gunn, Edward Yarbrough | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joshua Stiles (PG), Francis Davis (SG), John Rogers (PF), Damien Cacho (C) John Bridges, Ernest Jackson, Robert Romberg, James Stephens | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 08:59 | Nevada | Gregory Greene's pass is intercepted by John Rogers in the backcourt | 57-40 |
| 08:39 | Santa Clara | John Sloan can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Michael King - foul #2 on Michael King, team foul #3 | 57-40 |
| Subs | Nevada | Philip Barragan (PG), Dennis Irvine (SF) Michael King, Gregory Greene | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Peter Clark (SG) Francis Davis | |
| 08:39 | Santa Clara | John Sloan makes the 1st free throw | 57-41 |
| 08:39 | Santa Clara | John Sloan makes the 2nd free throw | 57-42 |
| 08:15 | Nevada | Philip Barragan buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-42 |
| 08:01 | Santa Clara | Peter Clark is hacked by Terence Carr - foul #2 on Terence Carr, team foul #4 | 60-42 |
| Subs | Nevada | Michael King (SG), Marcus Monette (C) Terence Carr, Ronald Waite | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Bridges (PG), Ernest Jackson (SF), Richard Hammer (PF), James Stephens (C) Joshua Stiles, John Sloan, John Rogers, Damien Cacho | |
| 07:49 | Santa Clara | Richard Hammer misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 60-42 |
| 07:48 | Santa Clara | Ernest Jackson tips it home | 60-44 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Philip Barragan (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael King (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dennis Irvine (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brendan Huber (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Marcus Monette (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - John Bridges (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Peter Clark (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Ernest Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Hammer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - James Stephens (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:45 | Nevada | John Bridges is called for the reach on Marcus Monette in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Bridges, team foul #6 | 60-44 |
| Subs | Nevada | Gregory Greene (PF) Brendan Huber | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 07:24 | Nevada | John Bridges picks off the pass by Dennis Irvine | 60-44 |
| 07:07 | Santa Clara | John Bridges misses long on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Michael King - foul #3 on Michael King, team foul #5 | 60-44 |
| Subs | Nevada | Darin Gunn (SG), Ronald Phillips (PF), Edward Yarbrough (C) Michael King, Dennis Irvine, Gregory Greene | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Francis Davis (SG) Peter Clark | |
| 07:07 | Santa Clara | John Bridges makes the 1st free throw | 60-45 |
| 07:07 | Santa Clara | John Bridges makes the 2nd free throw | 60-46 |
| 06:54 | Nevada | Edward Yarbrough is fouled on the floor by Francis Davis - foul #2 on Francis Davis, team foul #7 | 60-46 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Robert Romberg (SF), John Rogers (PF) Ernest Jackson, Richard Hammer | |
| 06:54 | Nevada | Edward Yarbrough makes the 1st free throw | 61-46 |
| 06:54 | Nevada | Edward Yarbrough misses the 2nd free throw | 61-46 |
| 06:54 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Robert Romberg | 61-46 |
| 06:37 | Santa Clara | John Rogers is whistled for a carry | 61-46 |
| Subs | Nevada | Gregory Greene (SF), Ronald Waite (PF) Marcus Monette, Ronald Phillips | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Damien Cacho (C) James Stephens | |
| 06:16 | Nevada | Gregory Greene misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 61-46 |
| 06:14 | Santa Clara | John Rogers grabs the defensive rebound | 61-46 |
| 06:03 | Santa Clara | Robert Romberg connects on the shot from the baseline and he's hacked by Gregory Greene - foul #1 on Gregory Greene, team foul #6 | 61-48 |
| Subs | Nevada | Terence Carr (PG), Michael King (SF) Philip Barragan, Gregory Greene | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joshua Stiles (PG), John Sloan (SF) John Bridges, John Rogers | |
| 06:03 | Santa Clara | Robert Romberg makes the free throw | 61-49 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 05:41 | Nevada | Michael King comes up short on the runner from close range but he's hacked by Damien Cacho - foul #2 on Damien Cacho, team foul #8 | 61-49 |
| Subs | Nevada | Dennis Irvine (SF), Brendan Huber (PF) Terence Carr, Ronald Waite | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Peter Clark (SG), Richard Hammer (PF), James Stephens (C) Francis Davis, John Sloan, Damien Cacho | |
| 05:41 | Nevada | Michael King makes the 1st free throw | 62-49 |
| 05:41 | Nevada | Michael King misses the 2nd free throw | 62-49 |
| 05:41 | Santa Clara | James Stephens gets the rebound | 62-49 |
| 05:29 | Santa Clara | Peter Clark makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Robert Romberg | 62-51 |
| 05:16 | Nevada | Dennis Irvine blows the wide open layup | 62-51 |
| 05:14 | Nevada | Brendan Huber tips it back up and in | 64-51 |
| 04:58 | Santa Clara | Richard Hammer misses long on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Brendan Huber - foul #1 on Brendan Huber, team foul #7 | 64-51 |
| Subs | Nevada | Philip Barragan (PG), Terence Carr (SG), Ronald Phillips (C) Michael King, Darin Gunn, Edward Yarbrough | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Bridges (PG), Ernest Jackson (SF), John Rogers (C) Joshua Stiles, Robert Romberg, James Stephens | |
| 04:58 | Santa Clara | Richard Hammer makes the 1st free throw | 64-52 |
| 04:58 | Santa Clara | Richard Hammer makes the 2nd free throw | 64-53 |
| 04:39 | Nevada | Dennis Irvine makes the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Philip Barragan | 66-53 |
| 04:25 | Santa Clara | Peter Clark drills a floater from close range on a great pass from John Bridges | 66-55 |
| 04:14 | Nevada | Dennis Irvine banks in the wide open layup set up by Philip Barragan | 68-55 |
| 04:03 | Santa Clara | Peter Clark misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 68-55 |
| 04:02 | Santa Clara | Peter Clark grabs the offensive board | 68-55 |
| 03:53 | Santa Clara | John Bridges scores on a floater from the right side and he's fouled by Terence Carr - foul #3 on Terence Carr, team foul #8 | 68-57 |
| Subs | Nevada | Marcus Monette (SF), Ronald Waite (PF) Dennis Irvine, Brendan Huber | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Francis Davis (SG), Damien Cacho (C) Peter Clark, Richard Hammer | |
| 03:53 | Santa Clara | John Bridges makes the free throw | 68-58 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:51 | Nevada | John Bridges is called for the reach on Philip Barragan in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Bridges, team foul #9 | 68-58 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joshua Stiles (PG) John Bridges | |
| 03:51 | Nevada | Philip Barragan makes the 1st free throw | 69-58 |
| 03:51 | Nevada | Philip Barragan misses the 2nd free throw | 69-58 |
| 03:51 | Nevada | Ronald Waite grabs the offensive rebound | 69-58 |
| 03:39 | Nevada | Damien Cacho takes the ball from Marcus Monette | 69-58 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Philip Barragan (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SG - Terence Carr (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Marcus Monette (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Waite (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Joshua Stiles (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Francis Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernest Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Rogers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Damien Cacho (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:14 | Santa Clara | Joshua Stiles hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 69-58 |
| 03:12 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Ronald Phillips | 69-58 |
| 02:53 | Nevada | Ronald Phillips buries a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Marcus Monette | 71-58 |
| 02:53 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-58 |
| Subs | Nevada | Darin Gunn (SG), Dennis Irvine (SF), Edward Yarbrough (C) Terence Carr, Marcus Monette, Ronald Phillips | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Peter Clark (SG), Robert Romberg (PF) Francis Davis, John Rogers | |
| 02:33 | Santa Clara | Edward Yarbrough steals the ball from Damien Cacho | 71-58 |
| 02:30 | Nevada | Dennis Irvine's pass is intercepted by Joshua Stiles in the backcourt | 71-58 |
| 02:19 | Santa Clara | Robert Romberg lays it up and in | 71-60 |
| 02:01 | Nevada | Ronald Waite lays it in on a great pass from Edward Yarbrough and he's hacked by Joshua Stiles - foul #4 on Joshua Stiles, team foul #10 | 73-60 |
| Subs | Nevada | Terence Carr (PG), Michael King (SG), Marcus Monette (SF), Brendan Huber (C) Philip Barragan, Darin Gunn, Dennis Irvine, Edward Yarbrough | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Francis Davis (SG), John Sloan (SF) Peter Clark, Ernest Jackson | |
| 02:01 | Nevada | Ronald Waite makes the free throw | 74-60 |
| 01:48 | Santa Clara | The short jumper by John Sloan is denied by Ronald Waite | 74-60 |
| 01:46 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Brendan Huber | 74-60 |
| 01:39 | Nevada | Michael King is hacked by Francis Davis in the backcourt - foul #3 on Francis Davis, team foul #11 | 74-60 |
| Subs | Nevada | Ronald Phillips (C) Ronald Waite | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Rogers (PF) John Sloan | |
| 01:39 | Nevada | Michael King misses the 1st free throw | 74-60 |
| 01:39 | Nevada | Michael King misses the 2nd free throw | 74-60 |
| 01:39 | Santa Clara | John Rogers snags the defensive board | 74-60 |
| 01:10 | Santa Clara | Robert Romberg's dunk attempt is rejected by Brendan Huber | 74-60 |
| 01:08 | Santa Clara | John Rogers can't tip it in | 74-60 |
| 01:06 | Nevada | Brendan Huber pulls down the rebound | 74-60 |
| 01:00 | Nevada | The short jumper by Ronald Phillips is denied by Damien Cacho | 74-60 |
| 00:59 | Nevada | Brendan Huber misses the tip | 74-60 |
| 00:58 | Nevada | Ronald Phillips tips it back up and in | 76-60 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Santa Clara | Francis Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 76-60 |
| 00:52 | Santa Clara | The offensive rebound goes to Damien Cacho | 76-60 |
| 00:48 | Santa Clara | Damien Cacho misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 76-60 |
| 00:47 | Nevada | Terence Carr gets the rebound | 76-60 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Nevada | Marcus Monette connects on the jumper from the left wing set up by Michael King | 78-60 |
| 00:18 | Santa Clara | John Rogers drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Joshua Stiles | 78-63 |
| 00:00 | Nevada | Michael King runs out the clock | 78-63 |