| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Nicholas Irick (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jeff Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dalton Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Cox (fresh) 3 pts. C - Nathan Bergeron (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Ernest Clark (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Janda (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Patchell (fresh) PF - Daniel Meadows (fresh) 14 pts. C - Michael Woods (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Santa Clara | Dalton Thomas inbounds the ball | 31-36 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Santa Clara | Nicholas Irick buries a shot from the right side | 33-36 |
| 19:22 | Gonzaga | Ernest Clark can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 33-36 |
| 19:20 | Gonzaga | James Janda snags the offensive board | 33-36 |
| 19:08 | Gonzaga | Daniel Meadows misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 33-36 |
| 19:06 | Gonzaga | Michael Woods hits the follow up shot | 33-38 |
| 18:44 | Santa Clara | Michael Woods steals the ball from Dalton Thomas | 33-38 |
| 18:17 | Gonzaga | Daniel Meadows misses the shot near the basket | 33-38 |
| 18:16 | Santa Clara | John Cox pulls down the rebound | 33-38 |
| 18:00 | Santa Clara | Jeff Smith misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-38 |
| 17:58 | Santa Clara | Dalton Thomas hits the follow up shot | 35-38 |
| 17:49 | Gonzaga | Daniel Meadows's pass is intercepted by Nicholas Irick | 35-38 |
| 17:33 | Santa Clara | Dalton Thomas hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-38 |
| 17:29 | Gonzaga | Ernest Clark comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 38-38 |
| 17:27 | Santa Clara | Dalton Thomas snags the defensive board | 38-38 |
| 17:04 | Santa Clara | Jeff Smith drills a 3 from the left corner | 41-38 |
| 16:41 | Gonzaga | Michael Woods blows the layup but the foul's on John Cox - foul #1 on John Cox, team foul #1 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Lin (PG), Gary Troche (SG), Michael Sawyer (SF), Roger Johnson (PF), Gary Avery (C) Nicholas Irick, Jeff Smith, Dalton Thomas, John Cox, Nathan Bergeron | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 16:41 | Gonzaga | Michael Woods makes the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 16:41 | Gonzaga | Michael Woods misses the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 16:41 | Santa Clara | Gary Avery snags the defensive board | 41-39 |
| 16:20 | Santa Clara | Gary Avery is fouled on the floor by Michael Woods - foul #3 on Michael Woods, team foul #1 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Kenneth Hemingway (SF), William Ferguson (C) David Patchell, Michael Woods | |
| 16:06 | Santa Clara | Gary Troche knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Michael Sawyer | 44-39 |
| 15:52 | Gonzaga | Kenneth Hemingway is hacked by Michael Sawyer - foul #3 on Michael Sawyer, team foul #2 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Eric Whiteley (C) Roger Johnson | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Stan Larson (SG), Peter Goldman (SF), Michael Woods (C) James Janda, Daniel Meadows, William Ferguson | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - James Lin (fresh) SG - Gary Troche (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Sawyer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Gary Avery (fresh) 4 reb. C - Eric Whiteley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Ernest Clark (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Stan Larson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Peter Goldman (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kenneth Hemingway (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Woods (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:32 | Gonzaga | Michael Woods misses badly on a runner from the left block | 44-39 |
| 15:31 | Santa Clara | Gary Troche gets the rebound | 44-39 |
| 15:18 | Santa Clara | James Lin misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 44-39 |
| 15:16 | Santa Clara | Gary Troche tips it home | 46-39 |
| 14:58 | Gonzaga | Michael Woods hits a wide open shot near the basket set up by Ernest Clark | 46-41 |
| 14:39 | Santa Clara | James Lin can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 46-41 |
| 14:38 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Stan Larson | 46-41 |
| 14:34 | Gonzaga | Ernest Clark loses the dribble to Gary Troche in the backcourt | 46-41 |
| 14:21 | Santa Clara | James Lin misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-41 |
| 14:20 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Stan Larson | 46-41 |
| 14:17 | Gonzaga | James Lin is called for the reach on Stan Larson in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Lin, team foul #3 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Dwight Royster (PG), Jeff Smith (SG), Dalton Thomas (SF), Roger Johnson (PF), Nathan Bergeron (C) James Lin, Gary Troche, Michael Sawyer, Gary Avery, Eric Whiteley | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Mark Bolander (PG), Daniel Meadows (PF), William Ferguson (C) Ernest Clark, Kenneth Hemingway, Michael Woods | |
| 13:53 | Gonzaga | Nathan Bergeron swats the short shot by Stan Larson | 46-41 |
| 13:51 | Santa Clara | Dalton Thomas pulls down the rebound | 46-41 |
| 13:39 | Santa Clara | Dalton Thomas lays it up and in set up by Dwight Royster | 48-41 |
| 13:30 | Gonzaga | Daniel Meadows misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Dalton Thomas - foul #1 on Dalton Thomas, team foul #4 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Cox (PF) Roger Johnson | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 13:30 | Gonzaga | Daniel Meadows misses the 1st free throw | 48-41 |
| 13:30 | Gonzaga | Daniel Meadows makes the 2nd free throw | 48-42 |
| 13:14 | Santa Clara | Dalton Thomas misses the dunk but he's hacked by Stan Larson - foul #4 on Stan Larson, team foul #2 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Eric Whiteley (C) Nathan Bergeron | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | James Janda (SG), Michael Woods (C) Stan Larson, William Ferguson | |
| 13:14 | Santa Clara | Dalton Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 49-42 |
| 13:14 | Santa Clara | Dalton Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 50-42 |
| 12:55 | Gonzaga | Daniel Meadows scores on a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Mark Bolander and he's fouled by John Cox - foul #2 on John Cox, team foul #5 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Nicholas Irick (PG) Dwight Royster | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Ernest Clark (PG) Mark Bolander | |
| 12:55 | Gonzaga | Daniel Meadows makes the free throw | 50-45 |
| 12:37 | Santa Clara | Dalton Thomas misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-45 |
| 12:35 | Santa Clara | Eric Whiteley hits the follow up shot | 52-45 |
| 12:33 | Gonzaga | Ernest Clark is fouled in the backcourt by Dalton Thomas - foul #2 on Dalton Thomas, team foul #6 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Roger Johnson (PF) John Cox | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Kenneth Hemingway (PF) Daniel Meadows | |
| 12:16 | Gonzaga | Kenneth Hemingway buries a shot from the left block on a great pass from Peter Goldman | 52-47 |
| 12:05 | Santa Clara | Dalton Thomas hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 54-47 |
| 11:48 | Gonzaga | Peter Goldman knocks in the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Michael Woods | 54-49 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Nicholas Irick (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jeff Smith (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dalton Thomas (tiring) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Roger Johnson (fresh) C - Eric Whiteley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Ernest Clark (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - James Janda (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Peter Goldman (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kenneth Hemingway (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Woods (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:44 | Santa Clara | Nicholas Irick is whistled for a carry | 54-49 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Lin (PG), Gary Troche (SG), Michael Sawyer (SF), Nathan Bergeron (C) Nicholas Irick, Jeff Smith, Dalton Thomas, Eric Whiteley | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Mark Bolander (PG), William Ferguson (C) Ernest Clark, Michael Woods | |
| 11:40 | Gonzaga | Peter Goldman throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-49 |
| 11:19 | Santa Clara | Nathan Bergeron's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Hemingway | 54-49 |
| 10:57 | Gonzaga | Mark Bolander misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Michael Sawyer - foul #4 on Michael Sawyer, team foul #7 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Dwight Royster (PG), John Cox (PF) Michael Sawyer, Roger Johnson | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Ernest Clark (PG), David Patchell (SF), Daniel Meadows (PF) James Janda, Peter Goldman, Kenneth Hemingway | |
| 10:57 | Gonzaga | Mark Bolander makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 10:57 | Gonzaga | Mark Bolander misses the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| 10:57 | Santa Clara | John Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 54-50 |
| 10:38 | Santa Clara | Nathan Bergeron's floater is tipped away by William Ferguson | 54-50 |
| 10:36 | Santa Clara | John Cox grabs the offensive rebound | 54-50 |
| 10:23 | Santa Clara | Gary Troche hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 56-50 |
| 10:08 | Gonzaga | Daniel Meadows throws it down set up by Mark Bolander | 56-52 |
| 09:54 | Santa Clara | James Lin scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 58-52 |
| 09:35 | Gonzaga | Daniel Meadows comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 58-52 |
| 09:33 | Santa Clara | James Lin grabs the board | 58-52 |
| 09:15 | Santa Clara | Mark Bolander steps in front of the Nathan Bergeron pass | 58-52 |
| 09:01 | Gonzaga | Daniel Meadows hits a wide open shot from close range | 58-54 |
| 08:45 | Santa Clara | Gary Troche knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 61-54 |
| 08:33 | Gonzaga | Daniel Meadows is open but misses the lay-in | 61-54 |
| 08:31 | Santa Clara | John Cox snags the defensive board | 61-54 |
| 08:26 | Santa Clara | James Lin knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Dwight Royster | 64-54 |
| 08:24 | Gonzaga | Mark Bolander is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 64-54 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Nicholas Irick (PG), Jeff Smith (SG), Dalton Thomas (SF), Gary Avery (PF), Eric Whiteley (C) Dwight Royster, Gary Troche, James Lin, John Cox, Nathan Bergeron | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | James Janda (SG), Peter Goldman (SF), Kenneth Hemingway (PF), Michael Woods (C) Ernest Clark, David Patchell, Daniel Meadows, William Ferguson | |
| 08:10 | Santa Clara | Gary Avery can't throw it down | 64-54 |
| 08:08 | Santa Clara | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Avery | 64-54 |
| 07:58 | Santa Clara | Dalton Thomas makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Jeff Smith | 67-54 |
| 07:56 | Gonzaga | Jeff Smith is called for the reach on James Janda in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jeff Smith, team foul #8 | 67-54 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Sawyer (SF) Dalton Thomas | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Stan Larson (SG) Mark Bolander | |
| 07:56 | Gonzaga | James Janda makes the 1st free throw | 67-55 |
| 07:56 | Gonzaga | James Janda makes the 2nd free throw | 67-56 |
| 07:39 | Santa Clara | Jeff Smith misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 67-56 |
| 07:38 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Michael Woods | 67-56 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Nicholas Irick (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jeff Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Sawyer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Gary Avery (fresh) 5 reb. C - Eric Whiteley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - James Janda (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stan Larson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Peter Goldman (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kenneth Hemingway (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Woods (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:36 | Gonzaga | Jeff Smith steals it from James Janda in the backcourt | 67-56 |
| 07:20 | Santa Clara | Gary Avery drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Nicholas Irick | 70-56 |
| 07:18 | Gonzaga | James Janda throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 70-56 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Dalton Thomas (SF), Roger Johnson (PF) Jeff Smith, Gary Avery | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:56 | Santa Clara | Nicholas Irick is fouled on the floor by James Janda - foul #1 on James Janda, team foul #3 | 70-56 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gary Avery (C) Eric Whiteley | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 06:35 | Santa Clara | James Janda picks off the pass by Gary Avery | 70-56 |
| 06:08 | Gonzaga | Stan Larson comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 70-56 |
| 06:06 | Gonzaga | Michael Woods misses the tip | 70-56 |
| 06:04 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Michael Sawyer | 70-56 |
| 05:35 | Santa Clara | Gary Avery clanks a jumper from the right side | 70-56 |
| 05:34 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Michael Woods | 70-56 |
| 05:34 | Gonzaga | Gonzaga calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-56 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Lin (PG), Jeff Smith (SG), John Cox (PF), Eric Whiteley (C) Nicholas Irick, Dalton Thomas, Roger Johnson, Gary Avery | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Ernest Clark (PG), Daniel Meadows (PF) James Janda, Kenneth Hemingway | |
| 05:20 | Gonzaga | Michael Woods hits a wide open runner in the lane on a nice dish by Stan Larson | 70-58 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:15 | Santa Clara | Jeff Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 70-58 |
| 05:13 | Gonzaga | Daniel Meadows grabs the defensive rebound | 70-58 |
| 04:58 | Gonzaga | Peter Goldman can't connect on an uncontested shot from the left side | 70-58 |
| 04:56 | Santa Clara | Eric Whiteley snags the defensive board | 70-58 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:30 | Santa Clara | Eric Whiteley is fouled on the floor by Peter Goldman - foul #4 on Peter Goldman, team foul #4 | 70-58 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Dwight Royster (PG) Michael Sawyer | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 04:15 | Santa Clara | James Lin double dribbles | 70-58 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Dalton Thomas (SF) James Lin | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | David Patchell (SF) Peter Goldman | |
| 03:57 | Gonzaga | David Patchell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-58 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gary Troche (SG), Roger Johnson (PF), Nathan Bergeron (C) Jeff Smith, John Cox, Eric Whiteley | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 03:31 | Santa Clara | Gary Troche misses long on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Daniel Meadows - foul #2 on Daniel Meadows, team foul #5 | 70-58 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | William Ferguson (C) Michael Woods | |
| 03:31 | Santa Clara | Gary Troche makes the 1st free throw | 71-58 |
| 03:31 | Santa Clara | Gary Troche makes the 2nd free throw | 72-58 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Dwight Royster (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gary Troche (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dalton Thomas (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. PF - Roger Johnson (fresh) C - Nathan Bergeron (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Ernest Clark (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Stan Larson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - David Patchell (fresh) PF - Daniel Meadows (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 2 reb. C - William Ferguson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:12 | Gonzaga | Stan Larson knocks in the floater from the right side on a nice dish by William Ferguson | 72-60 |
| 02:50 | Santa Clara | The jump hook by Nathan Bergeron is blocked by William Ferguson | 72-60 |
| 02:49 | Santa Clara | Nathan Bergeron snags the offensive board | 72-60 |
| 02:49 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-60 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Nicholas Irick (PG), Jeff Smith (SG), James Lin (SF), John Cox (PF), Gary Avery (C) Dwight Royster, Gary Troche, Dalton Thomas, Roger Johnson, Nathan Bergeron | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Peter Goldman (SF), Michael Woods (C) David Patchell, William Ferguson | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:20 | Santa Clara | The jump hook by Jeff Smith is blocked by Michael Woods | 72-60 |
| 02:18 | Gonzaga | Daniel Meadows grabs the board | 72-60 |
| 02:11 | Gonzaga | Peter Goldman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 72-60 |
| 02:10 | Gonzaga | Michael Woods tips it back up and in | 72-62 |
| 02:10 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-62 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Dalton Thomas (SF), Nathan Bergeron (C) James Lin, Gary Avery | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 01:45 | Santa Clara | John Cox is hacked by Daniel Meadows - foul #3 on Daniel Meadows, team foul #6 | 72-62 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Lin (PG), Gary Troche (SG), Michael Sawyer (SF), Gary Avery (PF), Eric Whiteley (C) Nicholas Irick, Jeff Smith, Dalton Thomas, John Cox, Nathan Bergeron | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Mark Bolander (PG), James Janda (SG), David Patchell (SF), Kenneth Hemingway (PF), William Ferguson (C) Ernest Clark, Stan Larson, Peter Goldman, Daniel Meadows, Michael Woods | |
| 01:34 | Santa Clara | Eric Whiteley can't connect on a runner in the lane | 72-62 |
| 01:33 | Santa Clara | Gary Avery tips it in | 74-62 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:29 | Gonzaga | Mark Bolander's pass is intercepted by James Lin in the backcourt | 74-62 |
| 01:28 | Santa Clara | Michael Sawyer misses the easy layup | 74-62 |
| 01:26 | Gonzaga | David Patchell snags the defensive board | 74-62 |
| 01:20 | Gonzaga | David Patchell misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 74-62 |
| 01:18 | Santa Clara | Eric Whiteley grabs the defensive rebound | 74-62 |
| 01:00 | Santa Clara | James Lin makes the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Sawyer | 76-62 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:53 | Gonzaga | William Ferguson is fouled on the floor by Gary Avery - foul #2 on Gary Avery, team foul #9 | 76-62 |
| 00:53 | Gonzaga | William Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 76-63 |
| 00:53 | Gonzaga | William Ferguson makes the 2nd free throw | 76-64 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:28 | Santa Clara | Gary Troche hits a floater in the paint | 78-64 |
| 00:25 | Gonzaga | James Lin steals it from James Janda in the backcourt | 78-64 |
| 00:00 | Santa Clara | James Lin runs out the clock | 78-64 |