| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Robert Bateman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Zito (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Claybrooks (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jesse Tremblay (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Marcellus (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jerry Henry (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Self (fresh) SF - Richard Banks (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Duncan Lewis (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Henry (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Gonzaga | James Claybrooks inbounds the ball | 33-25 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Gonzaga | Robert Bateman hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from James Zito | 36-25 |
| 19:23 | Cincinnati | Richard Banks connects on the floater in the lane | 36-27 |
| 19:06 | Gonzaga | Richard Banks steals the ball from James Claybrooks | 36-27 |
| 18:52 | Cincinnati | Michael Henry comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 36-27 |
| 18:50 | Gonzaga | Jesse Tremblay grabs the defensive rebound | 36-27 |
| 18:28 | Gonzaga | Robert Bateman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 36-27 |
| 18:27 | Cincinnati | Thomas Self pulls down the rebound | 36-27 |
| 18:16 | Cincinnati | Jerry Henry hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-30 |
| 18:05 | Gonzaga | James Claybrooks is fouled on the floor by Richard Banks - foul #1 on Richard Banks, team foul #1 | 36-30 |
| 17:43 | Gonzaga | Robert Bateman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-30 |
| 17:42 | Gonzaga | James Claybrooks hits the follow up shot | 38-30 |
| 17:19 | Cincinnati | Jerry Henry clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-30 |
| 17:18 | Gonzaga | Robert Marcellus snags the defensive board | 38-30 |
| 17:09 | Gonzaga | Robert Bateman misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 38-30 |
| 17:08 | Cincinnati | Thomas Self snags the defensive board | 38-30 |
| 16:47 | Cincinnati | Michael Henry is hacked by Jesse Tremblay - foul #3 on Jesse Tremblay, team foul #1 | 38-30 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Christopher Zachary (PG), Monroe Carter (SF), Gary Jude (PF), Brian Maye (C) Robert Bateman, James Claybrooks, Jesse Tremblay, Robert Marcellus | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenneth Paik (PG), Eric Rotella (SG), Gene Foster (PF), Leonard Love (C) Jerry Henry, Thomas Self, Duncan Lewis, Michael Henry | |
| 16:32 | Cincinnati | Gene Foster misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 38-30 |
| 16:30 | Gonzaga | Christopher Zachary pulls down the rebound | 38-30 |
| 16:04 | Gonzaga | Gary Jude's pass is intercepted by Gene Foster | 38-30 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Christopher Zachary (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Zito (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Monroe Carter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gary Jude (fresh) 10 pts. C - Brian Maye (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Kenneth Paik (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Rotella (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Banks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gene Foster (fresh) 7 pts. C - Leonard Love (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 15:51 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Paik connects on the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Eric Rotella | 38-32 |
| 15:26 | Gonzaga | Christopher Zachary connects on the fadeaway from the left side | 40-32 |
| 15:08 | Cincinnati | Eric Rotella can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-32 |
| 15:07 | Cincinnati | Gene Foster gets the offensive rebound | 40-32 |
| 14:50 | Cincinnati | Eric Rotella misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-32 |
| 14:49 | Gonzaga | Christopher Zachary grabs the board | 40-32 |
| 14:26 | Gonzaga | Gary Jude clanks a turnaround in the lane | 40-32 |
| 14:25 | Gonzaga | Gary Jude hits the follow up shot | 42-32 |
| 14:18 | Cincinnati | Monroe Carter is called for the reach on Richard Banks - foul #2 on Monroe Carter, team foul #2 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Robert Bateman (PG), James Claybrooks (SF), Jesse Tremblay (PF), Robert Marcellus (C) James Zito, Monroe Carter, Gary Jude, Brian Maye | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jerry Henry (PG), Thomas Self (SG), Johnny Robinson (SF), Duncan Lewis (PF), Michael Henry (C) Kenneth Paik, Eric Rotella, Richard Banks, Gene Foster, Leonard Love | |
| 14:10 | Cincinnati | Jerry Henry misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-32 |
| 14:08 | Cincinnati | Michael Henry snags the offensive board | 42-32 |
| 14:02 | Cincinnati | James Claybrooks is called for the reach on Duncan Lewis - foul #2 on James Claybrooks, team foul #3 | 42-32 |
| 13:52 | Cincinnati | Jerry Henry makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 42-34 |
| 13:36 | Gonzaga | Robert Marcellus can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-34 |
| 13:34 | Gonzaga | Jesse Tremblay tips it back up and in | 44-34 |
| 13:13 | Cincinnati | Jerry Henry can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-34 |
| 13:12 | Gonzaga | Jesse Tremblay gets the rebound | 44-34 |
| 12:48 | Gonzaga | Robert Marcellus connects on the turnaround from the left block | 46-34 |
| 12:35 | Cincinnati | Michael Henry loses the dribble to James Claybrooks | 46-34 |
| 12:17 | Gonzaga | Thomas Self steps in front of the Jesse Tremblay pass | 46-34 |
| 12:14 | Cincinnati | Thomas Self lays it in | 46-36 |
| 11:58 | Gonzaga | Robert Marcellus scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Robert Bateman | 49-36 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Robert Bateman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Zachary (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Claybrooks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jesse Tremblay (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Marcellus (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jerry Henry (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Self (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Johnny Robinson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Duncan Lewis (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Henry (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Cincinnati | Jerry Henry can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-36 |
| 11:32 | Gonzaga | Jesse Tremblay grabs the board | 49-36 |
| 11:03 | Gonzaga | Robert Bateman misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 49-36 |
| 11:02 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Michael Henry | 49-36 |
| 10:58 | Cincinnati | Jerry Henry hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Self | 49-39 |
| 10:29 | Gonzaga | James Claybrooks comes up short on the floater near the basket | 49-39 |
| 10:28 | Cincinnati | Thomas Self snags the defensive board | 49-39 |
| 10:15 | Cincinnati | Michael Henry misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 49-39 |
| 10:14 | Gonzaga | James Claybrooks pulls down the rebound | 49-39 |
| 09:49 | Gonzaga | Robert Bateman hits a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Jesse Tremblay | 51-39 |
| 09:40 | Cincinnati | Johnny Robinson is whistled for traveling | 51-39 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | James Zito (SG), Monroe Carter (SF), Gary Jude (PF), Brian Maye (C) Christopher Zachary, James Claybrooks, Jesse Tremblay, Robert Marcellus | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenneth Paik (PG), Eric Rotella (SG), Richard Banks (SF), Gene Foster (PF), Leonard Love (C) Jerry Henry, Thomas Self, Johnny Robinson, Duncan Lewis, Michael Henry | |
| 09:20 | Gonzaga | Gary Jude drills a fadeaway from close range and the foul's on Kenneth Paik - foul #1 on Kenneth Paik, team foul #2 | 53-39 |
| 09:20 | Gonzaga | Gary Jude makes the free throw | 54-39 |
| 09:18 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Paik is hacked by Robert Bateman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Bateman, team foul #4 | 54-39 |
| 09:13 | Cincinnati | Eric Rotella's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-39 |
| 08:54 | Gonzaga | Gary Jude scores on a jumper from the left block | 56-39 |
| 08:38 | Cincinnati | Robert Bateman is called for the reach on Kenneth Paik - foul #3 on Robert Bateman, team foul #5 | 56-39 |
| 08:16 | Cincinnati | Gene Foster is fouled on the floor by Brian Maye - foul #2 on Brian Maye, team foul #6 | 56-39 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Christopher Zachary (PG) Robert Bateman | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 08:06 | Cincinnati | Gene Foster hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but the foul's on James Zito - foul #1 on James Zito, team foul #7 | 56-39 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Robert Marcellus (C) Monroe Carter | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Self (SG), Michael Henry (C) Eric Rotella, Leonard Love | |
| 08:06 | Cincinnati | Gene Foster misses the 1st free throw | 56-39 |
| 08:06 | Cincinnati | Gene Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 56-40 |
| 07:51 | Gonzaga | Gary Jude connects on the driving attempt in the paint and he's hacked by Richard Banks - foul #2 on Richard Banks, team foul #3 | 58-40 |
| 07:51 | Gonzaga | Gary Jude makes the free throw | 59-40 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Christopher Zachary (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Zito (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Gary Jude (fresh) 20 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Maye (fresh) C - Robert Marcellus (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Kenneth Paik (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Self (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Banks (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gene Foster (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Henry (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Paik misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 59-40 |
| 07:31 | Gonzaga | Brian Maye grabs the defensive rebound | 59-40 |
| 07:12 | Gonzaga | Michael Henry picks off the pass by Christopher Zachary | 59-40 |
| 06:56 | Cincinnati | Michael Henry misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Robert Marcellus - foul #2 on Robert Marcellus, team foul #8 | 59-40 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | James Claybrooks (SF), Jesse Tremblay (PF) Gary Jude, Brian Maye | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jerry Henry (PG) Kenneth Paik | |
| 06:56 | Cincinnati | Michael Henry makes the 1st free throw | 59-41 |
| 06:56 | Cincinnati | Michael Henry makes the 2nd free throw | 59-42 |
| 06:53 | Gonzaga | Christopher Zachary loses the dribble to Thomas Self in the backcourt | 59-42 |
| 06:40 | Cincinnati | Michael Henry comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 59-42 |
| 06:39 | Cincinnati | Richard Banks grabs the offensive rebound | 59-42 |
| 06:30 | Cincinnati | Michael Henry jams it on a nice dish by Gene Foster | 59-44 |
| 06:10 | Gonzaga | Christopher Zachary hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Michael Henry - foul #3 on Michael Henry, team foul #4 | 59-44 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Gary Jude (C) Robert Marcellus | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Eric Rotella (SG), Johnny Robinson (PF), Leonard Love (C) Thomas Self, Gene Foster, Michael Henry | |
| 06:10 | Gonzaga | Christopher Zachary makes the 1st free throw | 60-44 |
| 06:10 | Gonzaga | Christopher Zachary makes the 2nd free throw | 61-44 |
| 05:54 | Cincinnati | Jerry Henry drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Eric Rotella | 61-46 |
| 05:37 | Gonzaga | James Claybrooks jams it on a nice dish by James Zito and he's fouled by Richard Banks - foul #3 on Richard Banks, team foul #5 | 63-46 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Robert Bateman (PG) Christopher Zachary | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Duncan Lewis (PF) Richard Banks | |
| 05:37 | Gonzaga | James Claybrooks makes the free throw | 64-46 |
| 05:23 | Cincinnati | Eric Rotella hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-49 |
| 04:59 | Gonzaga | James Claybrooks misses long on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Leonard Love - foul #2 on Leonard Love, team foul #6 | 64-49 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Robert Marcellus (C) Robert Bateman | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Self (SG), Michael Henry (C) Eric Rotella, Duncan Lewis | |
| 04:59 | Gonzaga | James Claybrooks misses the 1st free throw | 64-49 |
| 04:59 | Gonzaga | James Claybrooks makes the 2nd free throw | 65-49 |
| 04:39 | Cincinnati | Michael Henry misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 65-49 |
| 04:37 | Cincinnati | Jerry Henry tips it in | 65-51 |
| 04:12 | Gonzaga | Gary Jude misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Johnny Robinson - foul #1 on Johnny Robinson, team foul #7 | 65-51 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Christopher Zachary (PG), Brian Maye (PF) James Claybrooks, Jesse Tremblay | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenneth Paik (PG), Richard Banks (SF), Gene Foster (PF) Jerry Henry, Johnny Robinson, Leonard Love | |
| 04:12 | Gonzaga | Gary Jude misses the 1st free throw | 65-51 |
| 04:12 | Gonzaga | Gary Jude makes the 2nd free throw | 66-51 |
| 04:03 | Cincinnati | Michael Henry connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Paik | 66-53 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:43 | Gonzaga | Brian Maye throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-53 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Robert Bateman (PG), Monroe Carter (SF) James Zito, Gary Jude | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Robert Bateman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Zachary (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Monroe Carter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brian Maye (fresh) C - Robert Marcellus (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Kenneth Paik (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Self (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Banks (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gene Foster (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Henry (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:26 | Cincinnati | Gene Foster can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 66-53 |
| 03:24 | Cincinnati | Michael Henry gets the offensive rebound | 66-53 |
| 03:05 | Cincinnati | The pull-up jumper by Michael Henry is blocked by Robert Marcellus | 66-53 |
| 03:04 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Monroe Carter | 66-53 |
| 02:35 | Gonzaga | Robert Marcellus comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-53 |
| 02:33 | Cincinnati | Gene Foster grabs the defensive rebound | 66-53 |
| 02:19 | Cincinnati | Michael Henry misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 66-53 |
| 02:17 | Cincinnati | Richard Banks hits the follow up shot | 66-55 |
| 01:52 | Gonzaga | Christopher Zachary misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 66-55 |
| 01:50 | Cincinnati | Richard Banks snags the defensive board | 66-55 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:39 | Cincinnati | Richard Banks buries a turnaround in the paint | 66-57 |
| 01:39 | Gonzaga | Gonzaga calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-57 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | James Zito (SG), James Claybrooks (SF), Jesse Tremblay (PF) Christopher Zachary, Monroe Carter, Brian Maye | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jerry Henry (PG), Duncan Lewis (PF) Kenneth Paik, Gene Foster | |
| 01:25 | Gonzaga | Robert Bateman clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 66-57 |
| 01:24 | Gonzaga | James Claybrooks tips it back up and in | 68-57 |
| 01:07 | Cincinnati | Richard Banks's floater is tipped away by Robert Marcellus | 68-57 |
| 01:06 | Gonzaga | Jesse Tremblay grabs the board | 68-57 |
| 00:42 | Gonzaga | Robert Marcellus can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Thomas Self - foul #1 on Thomas Self, team foul #8 | 68-57 |
| 00:42 | Gonzaga | Robert Marcellus makes the 1st free throw | 69-57 |
| 00:42 | Gonzaga | Robert Marcellus makes the 2nd free throw | 70-57 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Cincinnati | Jerry Henry misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 70-57 |
| 00:34 | Gonzaga | Jesse Tremblay pulls down the rebound | 70-57 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:08 | Gonzaga | Robert Marcellus connects on the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by James Zito | 72-57 |
| 00:04 | Cincinnati | Michael Henry is whistled for a carry | 72-57 |
| 00:00 | Gonzaga | Robert Bateman runs out the clock | 72-57 |