| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Jose Trevino (fresh) SG - Charles Mayeski (fresh) SF - Gregory Wallace (fresh) PF - Mark Hopkins (fresh) C - Scott Hamlin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Edward Arnold (fresh) SG - Caleb Slater (fresh) SF - Virgil Blakes (fresh) PF - Nicholas Clark (fresh) C - Seth Springer (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Gonzaga | Scott Hamlin wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:49 | Gonzaga | Jose Trevino buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Scott Hamlin | 3-0 |
| 19:30 | Montana | Edward Arnold is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 3-0 |
| 19:21 | Gonzaga | Jose Trevino knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Gregory Wallace | 6-0 |
| 18:57 | Montana | Seth Springer double dribbles | 6-0 |
| 18:36 | Gonzaga | A charge is called on Scott Hamlin - foul #1 on Scott Hamlin, team foul #1 | 6-0 |
| 18:14 | Montana | Edward Arnold evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Jose Trevino - foul #1 on Jose Trevino, team foul #2 | 6-0 |
| 18:14 | Montana | Edward Arnold makes the 1st free throw | 6-1 |
| 18:14 | Montana | Edward Arnold makes the 2nd free throw | 6-2 |
| 18:14 | Montana | Edward Arnold makes the 3rd free throw | 6-3 |
| 17:59 | Gonzaga | Jose Trevino misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Edward Arnold - foul #1 on Edward Arnold, team foul #1 | 6-3 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Michael Primeaux (C) Scott Hamlin | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 17:59 | Gonzaga | Jose Trevino makes the 1st free throw | 7-3 |
| 17:59 | Gonzaga | Jose Trevino makes the 2nd free throw | 8-3 |
| 17:33 | Montana | Edward Arnold shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 8-3 |
| 17:32 | Montana | Nicholas Clark snags the offensive board | 8-3 |
| 17:10 | Montana | Nicholas Clark is fouled on the floor by Mark Hopkins - foul #1 on Mark Hopkins, team foul #3 | 8-3 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Samuel Lazenby (SG), Roy Novoa (SF), Coy Acuna (PF) Charles Mayeski, Gregory Wallace, Mark Hopkins | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 16:44 | Montana | Seth Springer misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 8-3 |
| 16:42 | Montana | Nicholas Clark tips it in | 8-5 |
| 16:29 | Gonzaga | Edward Arnold is called for the reach on Jose Trevino - foul #2 on Edward Arnold, team foul #2 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Gregory Ford (SG), Scott Hamlin (C) Jose Trevino, Roy Novoa | |
| Subs | Montana | Leon Bianco (PG) Edward Arnold | |
| 16:24 | Gonzaga | Michael Primeaux drills a runner from the baseline set up by Samuel Lazenby and he's hacked by Virgil Blakes - foul #1 on Virgil Blakes, team foul #3 | 10-5 |
| 16:24 | Gonzaga | Michael Primeaux makes the free throw | 11-5 |
| 15:55 | Montana | Gregory Ford steals it from Nicholas Clark | 11-5 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Samuel Lazenby (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gregory Ford (fresh) SF - Michael Primeaux (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Coy Acuna (fresh) C - Scott Hamlin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Leon Bianco (fresh) SG - Caleb Slater (fresh) SF - Virgil Blakes (fresh) PF - Nicholas Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Seth Springer (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Gonzaga | Michael Primeaux connects on the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Samuel Lazenby and he's hacked by Virgil Blakes - foul #2 on Virgil Blakes, team foul #4 | 13-5 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Gregory Wallace (SF) Gregory Ford | |
| Subs | Montana | Mark Phillips (SG), Winston Turner (SF), Alvaro Russo (PF), Paul Wolfram (C) Caleb Slater, Virgil Blakes, Nicholas Clark, Seth Springer | |
| 15:46 | Gonzaga | Michael Primeaux makes the free throw | 14-5 |
| 15:25 | Montana | Mark Phillips clanks a jumper from the left side | 14-5 |
| 15:24 | Montana | Winston Turner tips it back up and in | 14-7 |
| 15:04 | Gonzaga | Michael Primeaux comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 14-7 |
| 15:02 | Gonzaga | Michael Primeaux grabs the offensive board | 14-7 |
| 14:51 | Gonzaga | Coy Acuna misses badly on a floater from the left side | 14-7 |
| 14:50 | Montana | Winston Turner pulls down the rebound | 14-7 |
| 14:48 | Montana | Leon Bianco is hacked by Coy Acuna in the backcourt - foul #1 on Coy Acuna, team foul #4 | 14-7 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jose Trevino (PG), Charles Mayeski (SG), Mark Hopkins (PF) Coy Acuna, Samuel Lazenby, Scott Hamlin | |
| Subs | Montana | Caleb Slater (SG), Nicholas Clark (PF), Seth Springer (C) Mark Phillips, Alvaro Russo, Paul Wolfram | |
| 14:27 | Montana | Seth Springer misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 14-7 |
| 14:25 | Gonzaga | Gregory Wallace grabs the board | 14-7 |
| 14:20 | Gonzaga | The pull-up jumper by Gregory Wallace is blocked by Winston Turner | 14-7 |
| 14:19 | Gonzaga | Mark Hopkins tips it but misses | 14-7 |
| 14:17 | Montana | Nicholas Clark gets the rebound | 14-7 |
| 13:59 | Montana | Seth Springer hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 14-7 |
| 13:58 | Gonzaga | Charles Mayeski grabs the defensive rebound | 14-7 |
| 13:35 | Gonzaga | Charles Mayeski double dribbles | 14-7 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Coy Acuna (SF), Scott Hamlin (C) Gregory Wallace, Michael Primeaux | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 13:17 | Montana | Winston Turner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-7 |
| 13:05 | Gonzaga | Coy Acuna drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Jose Trevino | 17-7 |
| 12:39 | Montana | Caleb Slater blows the layup | 17-7 |
| 12:38 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Mark Hopkins | 17-7 |
| 12:33 | Gonzaga | Jose Trevino shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 17-7 |
| 12:32 | Montana | Seth Springer gets the rebound | 17-7 |
| 12:27 | Montana | Coy Acuna steals it from Nicholas Clark | 17-7 |
| 12:23 | Gonzaga | Mark Hopkins banks in the layup on a nice dish by Coy Acuna | 19-7 |
| 12:02 | Montana | Seth Springer can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 19-7 |
| 12:01 | Gonzaga | Charles Mayeski gets the rebound | 19-7 |
| 11:43 | Gonzaga | Charles Mayeski's pass is intercepted by Winston Turner | 19-7 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Jose Trevino (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Mayeski (fairly fresh) SF - Coy Acuna (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Mark Hopkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Hamlin (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Leon Bianco (fairly fresh) SG - Caleb Slater (fairly fresh) SF - Winston Turner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nicholas Clark (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Seth Springer (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:28 | Montana | Coy Acuna denies the turnaround by Leon Bianco | 19-7 |
| 11:27 | Gonzaga | Scott Hamlin snags the defensive board | 19-7 |
| 11:12 | Gonzaga | Charles Mayeski is hacked by Caleb Slater - foul #1 on Caleb Slater, team foul #5 | 19-7 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Samuel Lazenby (PG), Gregory Ford (SG), Gregory Wallace (SF), Michael Primeaux (C) Jose Trevino, Charles Mayeski, Mark Hopkins, Scott Hamlin | |
| Subs | Montana | Mark Phillips (SG), Vincent Byers (SF), Alvaro Russo (PF), Paul Wolfram (C) Caleb Slater, Winston Turner, Nicholas Clark, Seth Springer | |
| 10:58 | Gonzaga | Michael Primeaux throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-7 |
| 10:36 | Montana | Mark Phillips hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 19-7 |
| 10:35 | Gonzaga | Samuel Lazenby grabs the board | 19-7 |
| 10:16 | Gonzaga | Michael Primeaux misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 19-7 |
| 10:15 | Montana | Paul Wolfram pulls down the rebound | 19-7 |
| 09:50 | Montana | Mark Phillips buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 19-10 |
| 09:36 | Gonzaga | Michael Primeaux comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 19-10 |
| 09:34 | Montana | Mark Phillips pulls down the rebound | 19-10 |
| 09:16 | Montana | Paul Wolfram can't connect on a floater from the left block | 19-10 |
| 09:14 | Montana | Paul Wolfram tips it home | 19-12 |
| 08:53 | Gonzaga | Gregory Wallace is fouled on the floor by Alvaro Russo - foul #1 on Alvaro Russo, team foul #6 | 19-12 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jose Trevino (PG), Charles Mayeski (SG), Mark Hopkins (PF) Samuel Lazenby, Gregory Ford, Coy Acuna | |
| Subs | Montana | Caleb Slater (SG), Winston Turner (SF), Nicholas Clark (PF), Seth Springer (C) Mark Phillips, Vincent Byers, Alvaro Russo, Paul Wolfram | |
| 08:38 | Gonzaga | Michael Primeaux hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 19-12 |
| 08:37 | Montana | Seth Springer pulls down the rebound | 19-12 |
| 08:12 | Montana | Seth Springer drills a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Leon Bianco and the foul's on Charles Mayeski - foul #1 on Charles Mayeski, team foul #5 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Scott Hamlin (C) Gregory Wallace | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 08:12 | Montana | Seth Springer makes the free throw | 19-15 |
| 07:55 | Gonzaga | Michael Primeaux comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 19-15 |
| 07:53 | Montana | Seth Springer snags the defensive board | 19-15 |
| 07:44 | Montana | Winston Turner misses the easy layup | 19-15 |
| 07:42 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Scott Hamlin | 19-15 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Jose Trevino (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Mayeski (fresh) SF - Michael Primeaux (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Mark Hopkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Hamlin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Leon Bianco (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Caleb Slater (fresh) SF - Winston Turner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nicholas Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Seth Springer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Gonzaga | Jose Trevino hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 19-15 |
| 07:19 | Gonzaga | Mark Hopkins tips it back up and in | 21-15 |
| 07:03 | Montana | Winston Turner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-15 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Samuel Lazenby (SG), Gregory Wallace (SF), Coy Acuna (PF) Charles Mayeski, Michael Primeaux, Mark Hopkins | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 06:50 | Gonzaga | Jose Trevino's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-15 |
| 06:29 | Montana | Winston Turner misses short on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Scott Hamlin - foul #2 on Scott Hamlin, team foul #6 | 21-15 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Michael Primeaux (C) Scott Hamlin | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 06:29 | Montana | Winston Turner makes the 1st free throw | 21-16 |
| 06:29 | Montana | Winston Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 21-17 |
| 06:09 | Gonzaga | Michael Primeaux hits a floater from the free throw line set up by Samuel Lazenby | 23-17 |
| 05:43 | Montana | Nicholas Clark scores on a floater from the right block set up by Leon Bianco | 23-19 |
| 05:36 | Gonzaga | Jose Trevino misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 23-19 |
| 05:35 | Montana | Seth Springer grabs the board | 23-19 |
| 05:21 | Montana | Seth Springer knocks in the shot in the lane on a great pass from Winston Turner | 23-21 |
| 05:06 | Gonzaga | Michael Primeaux makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Jose Trevino | 25-21 |
| 04:46 | Montana | Winston Turner loses the dribble to Michael Primeaux | 25-21 |
| 04:27 | Gonzaga | Jose Trevino clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 25-21 |
| 04:25 | Montana | Seth Springer pulls down the rebound | 25-21 |
| 04:07 | Montana | Winston Turner is called for a charge - foul #1 on Winston Turner, team foul #7 | 25-21 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Charles Mayeski (SG), Roy Novoa (SF), Mark Hopkins (PF) Jose Trevino, Samuel Lazenby, Gregory Wallace | |
| Subs | Montana | Mark Phillips (SG), Vincent Byers (SF), Alvaro Russo (PF), Paul Wolfram (C) Caleb Slater, Winston Turner, Nicholas Clark, Seth Springer | |
| 03:43 | Gonzaga | Coy Acuna misses short on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Leon Bianco - foul #1 on Leon Bianco, team foul #8 | 25-21 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Scott Hamlin (C) Michael Primeaux | |
| Subs | Montana | Edward Arnold (PG), Virgil Blakes (SF) Leon Bianco, Vincent Byers | |
| 03:43 | Gonzaga | Coy Acuna makes the 1st free throw | 26-21 |
| 03:43 | Gonzaga | Coy Acuna makes the 2nd free throw | 27-21 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Coy Acuna (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Mayeski (fresh) SF - Roy Novoa (fresh) PF - Mark Hopkins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Hamlin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Edward Arnold (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Mark Phillips (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Virgil Blakes (fresh) PF - Alvaro Russo (fresh) C - Paul Wolfram (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Montana | Edward Arnold clanks a 3 from the right wing | 27-21 |
| 03:12 | Montana | Alvaro Russo tips it home | 27-23 |
| 02:51 | Gonzaga | Charles Mayeski is whistled for traveling | 27-23 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jose Trevino (PG) Roy Novoa | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 02:23 | Montana | Mark Phillips comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 27-23 |
| 02:21 | Montana | Paul Wolfram misses the tip | 27-23 |
| 02:19 | Gonzaga | Mark Hopkins grabs the board | 27-23 |
| 02:05 | Gonzaga | Jose Trevino knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Charles Mayeski | 30-23 |
| 01:54 | Montana | Paul Wolfram can't finish the layup but the foul's on Coy Acuna - foul #2 on Coy Acuna, team foul #7 | 30-23 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Gregory Wallace (SF) Coy Acuna | |
| Subs | Montana | Caleb Slater (SG), Nicholas Clark (PF) Mark Phillips, Alvaro Russo | |
| 01:54 | Montana | Paul Wolfram misses the 1st free throw | 30-23 |
| 01:54 | Montana | Paul Wolfram makes the 2nd free throw | 30-24 |
| 01:36 | Gonzaga | Jose Trevino is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 30-24 |
| 01:34 | Gonzaga | Mark Hopkins tips it in | 32-24 |
| 01:13 | Montana | Paul Wolfram drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Edward Arnold | 32-26 |
| 00:51 | Gonzaga | Jose Trevino misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-26 |
| 00:50 | Montana | Virgil Blakes gets the rebound | 32-26 |
| 00:21 | Montana | Paul Wolfram is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 32-26 |
| 00:20 | Montana | Virgil Blakes can't tip it in | 32-26 |
| 00:18 | Montana | Paul Wolfram hits the follow up shot | 32-28 |
| 00:05 | Gonzaga | Jose Trevino works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Paul Wolfram - foul #1 on Paul Wolfram, team foul #9 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Samuel Lazenby (SG), Coy Acuna (PF), Michael Primeaux (C) Charles Mayeski, Mark Hopkins, Scott Hamlin | |
| Subs | Montana | Winston Turner (SF), Seth Springer (C) Virgil Blakes, Paul Wolfram | |
| 00:05 | Gonzaga | Jose Trevino makes the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 00:05 | Gonzaga | Jose Trevino makes the 2nd free throw | 34-28 |
| 00:00 | Montana | Nicholas Clark connects on the fadeaway from the baseline | 34-30 |