| Lineup | Purdue | PG - John Strickler (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Case (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Chadwick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joshua Bier (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Negele Adams (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Bobbie King (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - William White (fresh) SF - Mark Havens (fresh) PF - Ryan Hennig (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Victor Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Gonzaga | Mark Havens inbounds the ball | 20-19 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Gonzaga | Mark Havens misses badly on a runner near the basket | 20-19 |
| 19:39 | Gonzaga | Victor Jackson can't tip it in | 20-19 |
| 19:38 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Negele Adams | 20-19 |
| 19:09 | Purdue | John Case makes the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by John Strickler | 22-19 |
| 18:55 | Gonzaga | Bobbie King hits a 3 from the left corner | 22-22 |
| 18:37 | Purdue | Joshua Bier throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-22 |
| 18:19 | Gonzaga | Victor Jackson misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 22-22 |
| 18:18 | Purdue | Joshua Bier snags the defensive board | 22-22 |
| 17:49 | Purdue | Joshua Bier misses the driving attempt from the left block | 22-22 |
| 17:48 | Gonzaga | Ryan Hennig grabs the board | 22-22 |
| 17:28 | Gonzaga | Victor Jackson misses the easy layup | 22-22 |
| 17:27 | Gonzaga | Victor Jackson hits the follow up shot | 22-24 |
| 17:05 | Purdue | Joshua Bier's fadeaway is rejected by Ryan Hennig | 22-24 |
| 17:03 | Gonzaga | Bobbie King gets the rebound | 22-24 |
| 16:49 | Gonzaga | Mark Havens loses the dribble to Negele Adams | 22-24 |
| 16:27 | Purdue | John Case drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-24 |
| 16:15 | Gonzaga | Bobbie King comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-24 |
| 16:13 | Purdue | Robert Chadwick gets the rebound | 25-24 |
| 16:08 | Purdue | John Strickler misses short on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Bobbie King - foul #2 on Bobbie King, team foul #1 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jerry Yates (PF), Leonard Fairfax (C) Joshua Bier, Negele Adams | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | William Forand (PG), Jimmy Christensen (SF), Randy Dickey (PF), Matt Sisler (C) Bobbie King, Mark Havens, Ryan Hennig, Victor Jackson | |
| 16:08 | Purdue | John Strickler makes the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 16:08 | Purdue | John Strickler makes the 2nd free throw | 27-24 |
| 15:49 | Gonzaga | William Forand double dribbles | 27-24 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Zoran Ziebol (SG) William White | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - John Strickler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Case (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Chadwick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerry Yates (fresh) 2 reb. C - Leonard Fairfax (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - William Forand (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Zoran Ziebol (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jimmy Christensen (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Randy Dickey (fresh) 3 pts. C - Matt Sisler (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:22 | Purdue | John Case splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 27-24 |
| 15:21 | Gonzaga | William Forand pulls down the rebound | 27-24 |
| 14:59 | Gonzaga | William Forand makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Randy Dickey and he's fouled by John Strickler - foul #1 on John Strickler, team foul #1 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joshua Bier (PF) Jerry Yates | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | William White (SG) Zoran Ziebol | |
| 14:59 | Gonzaga | William Forand makes the free throw | 27-27 |
| 14:37 | Purdue | Leonard Fairfax's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-27 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Bobbie King (PG), Mark Havens (SF), Ryan Hennig (PF), Victor Jackson (C) William Forand, Jimmy Christensen, Randy Dickey, Matt Sisler | |
| 14:23 | Gonzaga | Mark Havens buries a driving attempt from the right block set up by Bobbie King and the foul's on John Case - foul #2 on John Case, team foul #2 | 27-29 |
| 14:23 | Gonzaga | Mark Havens makes the free throw | 27-30 |
| 14:03 | Purdue | John Strickler clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 27-30 |
| 14:02 | Purdue | Joshua Bier tips it in | 29-30 |
| 13:41 | Gonzaga | Bobbie King clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-30 |
| 13:40 | Purdue | John Case grabs the board | 29-30 |
| 13:24 | Purdue | John Strickler makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Joshua Bier | 31-30 |
| 13:07 | Gonzaga | Mark Havens misses the easy layup | 31-30 |
| 13:06 | Purdue | John Case grabs the defensive rebound | 31-30 |
| 12:39 | Purdue | John Strickler comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-30 |
| 12:38 | Purdue | Robert Chadwick misses the tip | 31-30 |
| 12:37 | Purdue | Joshua Bier tips it back up and in | 33-30 |
| 12:22 | Gonzaga | William White makes the jumpshot from the right side | 33-32 |
| 12:04 | Purdue | Joshua Bier knocks in the runner in the lane on a nice dish by John Strickler and he's hacked by Bobbie King - foul #3 on Bobbie King, team foul #2 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Genest (SF), Negele Adams (C) Robert Chadwick, Leonard Fairfax | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Zoran Ziebol (SG), Jimmy Christensen (SF), Randy Dickey (PF), Matt Sisler (C) William White, Mark Havens, Ryan Hennig, Victor Jackson | |
| 12:04 | Purdue | Joshua Bier makes the free throw | 36-32 |
| 11:50 | Gonzaga | John Genest is called for the reach on Jimmy Christensen - foul #1 on John Genest, team foul #3 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jerry Yates (PF) Joshua Bier | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | William Forand (PG) Bobbie King | |
| 11:45 | Gonzaga | Matt Sisler clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 36-32 |
| 11:44 | Gonzaga | Randy Dickey tips it but misses | 36-32 |
| 11:43 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Negele Adams | 36-32 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - John Strickler (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - John Case (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Genest (fresh) PF - Jerry Yates (fresh) 2 reb. C - Negele Adams (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - William Forand (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Zoran Ziebol (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jimmy Christensen (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Randy Dickey (fresh) 3 pts. C - Matt Sisler (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Purdue | Jerry Yates comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 36-32 |
| 11:22 | Gonzaga | Randy Dickey grabs the defensive rebound | 36-32 |
| 11:12 | Gonzaga | Randy Dickey hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Jerry Yates - foul #2 on Jerry Yates, team foul #4 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Purdue | Matthew Johnson (PG) John Strickler | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 11:12 | Gonzaga | Randy Dickey misses the 1st free throw | 36-32 |
| 11:12 | Gonzaga | Randy Dickey makes the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 10:45 | Purdue | Jerry Yates can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 36-33 |
| 10:44 | Gonzaga | William Forand gets the rebound | 36-33 |
| 10:28 | Gonzaga | Matt Sisler misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 36-33 |
| 10:27 | Purdue | Matthew Johnson pulls down the rebound | 36-33 |
| 10:09 | Purdue | John Case shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-33 |
| 10:07 | Gonzaga | Randy Dickey pulls down the rebound | 36-33 |
| 10:00 | Gonzaga | Zoran Ziebol drills a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jimmy Christensen | 36-35 |
| 09:31 | Purdue | John Case is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 36-35 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Strickler (PG), Robert Chadwick (SF), Joshua Bier (PF), Leonard Fairfax (C) John Case, John Genest, Jerry Yates, Negele Adams | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Bobbie King (PG), William White (SG), Mark Havens (SF), Ryan Hennig (PF), Victor Jackson (C) William Forand, Zoran Ziebol, Jimmy Christensen, Randy Dickey, Matt Sisler | |
| 09:10 | Gonzaga | Victor Jackson makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Bobbie King | 36-37 |
| 08:41 | Purdue | John Strickler misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 36-37 |
| 08:39 | Purdue | John Strickler gets the offensive rebound | 36-37 |
| 08:27 | Purdue | Robert Chadwick can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Ryan Hennig - foul #3 on Ryan Hennig, team foul #3 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Purdue | Negele Adams (C) Leonard Fairfax | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 08:27 | Purdue | Robert Chadwick misses the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 08:27 | Purdue | Robert Chadwick makes the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 08:09 | Gonzaga | Mark Havens knocks in the shot from the left block on a great pass from Bobbie King | 37-39 |
| 07:40 | Purdue | John Strickler makes the floater from close range | 39-39 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - John Strickler (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - Matthew Johnson (fairly fresh) SF - Robert Chadwick (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joshua Bier (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Negele Adams (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Bobbie King (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - William White (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mark Havens (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ryan Hennig (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Victor Jackson (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Gonzaga | Bobbie King connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by William White | 39-42 |
| 06:58 | Purdue | Robert Chadwick blows the layup | 39-42 |
| 06:56 | Gonzaga | Victor Jackson gets the rebound | 39-42 |
| 06:44 | Gonzaga | Victor Jackson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Bobbie King | 39-44 |
| 06:16 | Purdue | Victor Jackson swats the layup by Matthew Johnson | 39-44 |
| 06:15 | Gonzaga | Ryan Hennig pulls down the rebound | 39-44 |
| 06:10 | Gonzaga | William White buries a jumpshot from the right side set up by Bobbie King | 39-46 |
| 05:55 | Purdue | Joshua Bier makes the jump hook in the paint | 41-46 |
| 05:43 | Gonzaga | William White misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Joshua Bier - foul #2 on Joshua Bier, team foul #5 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Case (SG), John Genest (SF), Jerry Yates (PF), Leonard Fairfax (C) John Strickler, Robert Chadwick, Joshua Bier, Negele Adams | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | William Forand (PG), Jimmy Christensen (SF), Randy Dickey (PF), Matt Sisler (C) Bobbie King, Mark Havens, Ryan Hennig, Victor Jackson | |
| 05:43 | Gonzaga | William White misses the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 05:43 | Gonzaga | William White makes the 2nd free throw | 41-47 |
| 05:19 | Purdue | John Genest can't connect on an uncontested floater from the left wing but the foul's on William White - foul #3 on William White, team foul #4 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Zoran Ziebol (SG) William White | |
| 05:19 | Purdue | John Genest makes the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 05:19 | Purdue | John Genest makes the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 05:02 | Gonzaga | Matt Sisler connects on the runner in the lane on a great pass from William Forand | 43-49 |
| 04:43 | Purdue | John Case misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-49 |
| 04:41 | Purdue | John Genest tips it but misses | 43-49 |
| 04:40 | Gonzaga | Randy Dickey gets the rebound | 43-49 |
| 04:29 | Gonzaga | Matt Sisler clanks a jump hook from the right block | 43-49 |
| 04:27 | Purdue | Jerry Yates grabs the defensive rebound | 43-49 |
| 04:22 | Purdue | John Genest is wide open but clanks a floater from the right block | 43-49 |
| 04:20 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Matt Sisler | 43-49 |
| 03:55 | Gonzaga | Matt Sisler drills a turnaround from close range | 43-51 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:31 | Purdue | John Case works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-51 |
| 03:30 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to William Forand | 43-51 |
| 03:30 | Gonzaga | Gonzaga calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-51 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Strickler (PG), Robert Chadwick (SF), Joshua Bier (PF), Negele Adams (C) Matthew Johnson, John Genest, Jerry Yates, Leonard Fairfax | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Bobbie King (PG), William White (SG), Mark Havens (SF), Ryan Hennig (PF), Victor Jackson (C) William Forand, Zoran Ziebol, Jimmy Christensen, Randy Dickey, Matt Sisler | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - John Strickler (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - John Case (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Chadwick (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joshua Bier (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - Negele Adams (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Bobbie King (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - William White (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Mark Havens (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ryan Hennig (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Victor Jackson (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Gonzaga | Victor Jackson comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 43-51 |
| 03:13 | Gonzaga | Ryan Hennig grabs the offensive rebound | 43-51 |
| 02:58 | Gonzaga | Ryan Hennig is fouled on the floor by John Strickler - foul #2 on John Strickler, team foul #6 | 43-51 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:49 | Gonzaga | Mark Havens comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-51 |
| 02:47 | Purdue | John Case gets the rebound | 43-51 |
| 02:30 | Purdue | Ryan Hennig is called for the reach on Joshua Bier - foul #4 on Ryan Hennig, team foul #5 | 43-51 |
| 02:16 | Purdue | The jumper by Joshua Bier is denied by Ryan Hennig | 43-51 |
| 02:15 | Gonzaga | Victor Jackson pulls down the rebound | 43-51 |
| 02:01 | Gonzaga | Victor Jackson scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Bobbie King | 43-53 |
| 01:56 | Purdue | John Strickler buries a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Case | 45-53 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:33 | Gonzaga | Victor Jackson can't finish the layup | 45-53 |
| 01:32 | Purdue | John Case grabs the board | 45-53 |
| 01:27 | Purdue | Robert Chadwick misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by William White - foul #4 on William White, team foul #6 | 45-53 |
| 01:27 | Purdue | Robert Chadwick makes the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 01:27 | Purdue | Robert Chadwick makes the 2nd free throw | 47-53 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:10 | Gonzaga | William White is fouled on the floor by Robert Chadwick - foul #3 on Robert Chadwick, team foul #7 | 47-53 |
| 01:10 | Gonzaga | William White makes the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 01:10 | Gonzaga | William White makes the 2nd free throw | 47-55 |
| 01:07 | Purdue | John Strickler's pass is intercepted by Bobbie King in the backcourt | 47-55 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Gonzaga | Victor Jackson makes the shot from the right block and he's hacked by Negele Adams - foul #2 on Negele Adams, team foul #8 | 47-57 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | William Forand (PG), Zoran Ziebol (SG), Jimmy Christensen (SF), Randy Dickey (PF) Bobbie King, William White, Mark Havens, Ryan Hennig | |
| 00:50 | Gonzaga | Victor Jackson makes the free throw | 47-58 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:45 | Purdue | John Strickler is wide open but clanks a floater from the right wing | 47-58 |
| 00:44 | Gonzaga | Randy Dickey snags the defensive board | 47-58 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:19 | Gonzaga | Randy Dickey clanks a shot from the right wing | 47-58 |
| 00:17 | Gonzaga | Randy Dickey pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-58 |
| 00:00 | Gonzaga | William Forand runs out the clock | 47-58 |