| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Jose Trevino (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Wallace (fresh) SF - Charles Mayeski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Mark Hopkins (fresh) 4 reb. C - Scott Hamlin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Jeffery Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Guyton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Christopher Walsh (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - James Gunn (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Santa Clara | John Johnson inbounds the ball | 37-31 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Santa Clara | Jeffery Lewis misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-31 |
| 19:41 | Santa Clara | Jeffery Lewis grabs the offensive rebound | 37-31 |
| 19:22 | Santa Clara | Jeffery Lewis lays it up and in on a great pass from James Gunn | 37-33 |
| 19:00 | Gonzaga | Christopher Guyton picks off the pass by Charles Mayeski | 37-33 |
| 18:37 | Santa Clara | Mark Hopkins steps in front of the Christopher Guyton pass | 37-33 |
| 18:17 | Gonzaga | A charge is called on Mark Hopkins - foul #1 on Mark Hopkins, team foul #1 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Samuel Lazenby (SG), Roy Novoa (SF), Coy Acuna (PF), Michael Primeaux (C) Gregory Wallace, Charles Mayeski, Mark Hopkins, Scott Hamlin | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Russell Soler (PG), Stephen Steen (SG), Jonathan Hawkins (SF), Charles Esterly (PF), Theodore Yoder (C) Jeffery Lewis, Christopher Guyton, John Johnson, Christopher Walsh, James Gunn | |
| 18:04 | Santa Clara | Stephen Steen connects on the fadeaway from the right side | 37-35 |
| 17:39 | Gonzaga | Jose Trevino blows the layup but he's fouled by Charles Esterly - foul #1 on Charles Esterly, team foul #1 | 37-35 |
| 17:39 | Gonzaga | Jose Trevino makes the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 17:39 | Gonzaga | Jose Trevino makes the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 17:27 | Santa Clara | Jonathan Hawkins misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-35 |
| 17:25 | Gonzaga | Jose Trevino pulls down the rebound | 39-35 |
| 17:23 | Gonzaga | Coy Acuna is hacked by Charles Esterly in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Esterly, team foul #2 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Gregory Wallace (SG) Jose Trevino | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 17:11 | Gonzaga | Coy Acuna misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the right side | 39-35 |
| 17:09 | Santa Clara | Russell Soler snags the defensive board | 39-35 |
| 16:42 | Santa Clara | Stephen Steen is called for a backcourt violation | 39-35 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Charles Mayeski (SF), Mark Hopkins (PF), Scott Hamlin (C) Samuel Lazenby, Roy Novoa, Michael Primeaux | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jeffery Lewis (PG), Christopher Guyton (SG), Daniel Kerlin (SF), Christopher Walsh (PF), James Gunn (C) Russell Soler, Stephen Steen, Jonathan Hawkins, Charles Esterly, Theodore Yoder | |
| 16:39 | Gonzaga | Christopher Walsh steps in front of the Gregory Wallace pass in the backcourt | 39-35 |
| 16:30 | Santa Clara | Christopher Walsh misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-35 |
| 16:28 | Gonzaga | Scott Hamlin snags the defensive board | 39-35 |
| 16:09 | Gonzaga | Christopher Walsh is called for the reach on Mark Hopkins - foul #1 on Christopher Walsh, team foul #3 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jose Trevino (PG), Samuel Lazenby (SG) Coy Acuna, Gregory Wallace | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Johnson (SF) Daniel Kerlin | |
| 15:57 | Gonzaga | Samuel Lazenby is hacked by Jeffery Lewis - foul #3 on Jeffery Lewis, team foul #4 | 39-35 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Jose Trevino (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Lazenby (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Mayeski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Mark Hopkins (fresh) 4 reb. C - Scott Hamlin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Jeffery Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Guyton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - John Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Christopher Walsh (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - James Gunn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Gonzaga | Jose Trevino scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Mayeski | 42-35 |
| 15:24 | Santa Clara | Christopher Guyton can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-35 |
| 15:22 | Santa Clara | James Gunn tips it in | 42-37 |
| 15:02 | Gonzaga | Jeffery Lewis steals the ball from Jose Trevino | 42-37 |
| 14:58 | Santa Clara | Christopher Walsh banks in the layup on a great pass from Jeffery Lewis | 42-39 |
| 14:41 | Gonzaga | Christopher Walsh steals the ball from Scott Hamlin | 42-39 |
| 14:15 | Santa Clara | John Johnson makes the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Jeffery Lewis | 42-41 |
| 13:57 | Gonzaga | Jose Trevino comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 42-41 |
| 13:56 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Christopher Walsh | 42-41 |
| 13:33 | Santa Clara | Mark Hopkins blocks the jumper by Christopher Guyton | 42-41 |
| 13:31 | Gonzaga | Scott Hamlin grabs the board | 42-41 |
| 13:26 | Gonzaga | Samuel Lazenby is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Guyton - foul #1 on Christopher Guyton, team foul #5 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Gregory Ford (PG), Gregory Wallace (SG), Roy Novoa (SF), Coy Acuna (PF), Michael Primeaux (C) Jose Trevino, Samuel Lazenby, Charles Mayeski, Mark Hopkins, Scott Hamlin | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Russell Soler (PG), James Riggs (SG), Stephen Steen (SF), Charles Esterly (PF), Theodore Yoder (C) Jeffery Lewis, Christopher Guyton, John Johnson, Christopher Walsh, James Gunn | |
| 13:07 | Gonzaga | Michael Primeaux is wide open but clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 42-41 |
| 13:06 | Santa Clara | James Riggs grabs the board | 42-41 |
| 12:41 | Santa Clara | James Riggs makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-44 |
| 12:22 | Gonzaga | Michael Primeaux lays it in set up by Gregory Wallace | 44-44 |
| 11:59 | Santa Clara | Theodore Yoder misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 44-44 |
| 11:57 | Santa Clara | Charles Esterly grabs the offensive board | 44-44 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Gregory Ford (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Gregory Wallace (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Roy Novoa (fresh) PF - Coy Acuna (fresh) 13 pts. C - Michael Primeaux (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Russell Soler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Riggs (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Stephen Steen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Charles Esterly (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Theodore Yoder (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Santa Clara | Charles Esterly's pass is intercepted by Gregory Ford | 44-44 |
| 11:36 | Gonzaga | Gregory Ford hits the finger roll | 46-44 |
| 11:21 | Santa Clara | James Riggs clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-44 |
| 11:20 | Santa Clara | Stephen Steen tips it back up and in | 46-46 |
| 11:06 | Gonzaga | Michael Primeaux can't connect on an uncontested shot from the free throw line | 46-46 |
| 11:04 | Santa Clara | Charles Esterly grabs the defensive rebound | 46-46 |
| 11:00 | Santa Clara | Russell Soler is fouled on the floor by Gregory Ford - foul #3 on Gregory Ford, team foul #2 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jose Trevino (PG), Samuel Lazenby (SG), Charles Mayeski (SF), Scott Hamlin (C) Gregory Ford, Gregory Wallace, Roy Novoa, Michael Primeaux | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jeffery Lewis (PG), Christopher Guyton (SG), Daniel Kerlin (SF), Jonathan Hawkins (PF), James Gunn (C) Russell Soler, James Riggs, Stephen Steen, Charles Esterly, Theodore Yoder | |
| 10:39 | Santa Clara | James Gunn misses the lay-in but the foul's on Samuel Lazenby - foul #2 on Samuel Lazenby, team foul #3 | 46-46 |
| 10:39 | Santa Clara | James Gunn makes the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 10:39 | Santa Clara | James Gunn makes the 2nd free throw | 46-48 |
| 10:24 | Gonzaga | Jose Trevino comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 46-48 |
| 10:23 | Gonzaga | Scott Hamlin snags the offensive board | 46-48 |
| 10:13 | Gonzaga | Jose Trevino connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 49-48 |
| 09:54 | Santa Clara | Jeffery Lewis hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but the foul's on Scott Hamlin - foul #1 on Scott Hamlin, team foul #4 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Michael Primeaux (C) Scott Hamlin | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Christopher Walsh (PF) James Gunn | |
| 09:54 | Santa Clara | Jeffery Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 09:54 | Santa Clara | Jeffery Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 09:52 | Gonzaga | Jeffery Lewis takes the ball from Samuel Lazenby in the backcourt | 49-50 |
| 09:51 | Santa Clara | Christopher Guyton lays it in on a nice dish by Jeffery Lewis | 49-52 |
| 09:47 | Gonzaga | Christopher Guyton is called for the reach on Jose Trevino in the backcourt - foul #2 on Christopher Guyton, team foul #6 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Johnson (SF) Daniel Kerlin | |
| 09:36 | Gonzaga | Coy Acuna clanks a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Christopher Walsh - foul #2 on Christopher Walsh, team foul #7 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Mark Hopkins (PF) Charles Mayeski | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Charles Esterly (C) Jonathan Hawkins | |
| 09:36 | Gonzaga | Coy Acuna misses the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 09:36 | Gonzaga | Coy Acuna misses the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| 09:36 | Santa Clara | Charles Esterly grabs the defensive rebound | 49-52 |
| 09:23 | Santa Clara | Christopher Guyton connects on the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Jeffery Lewis | 49-54 |
| 09:06 | Gonzaga | Michael Primeaux misses the shot from the right wing | 49-54 |
| 09:05 | Gonzaga | Coy Acuna gets the offensive rebound | 49-54 |
| 08:52 | Gonzaga | Jose Trevino misses the driving attempt in the lane | 49-54 |
| 08:50 | Gonzaga | Coy Acuna tips it in | 51-54 |
| 08:40 | Santa Clara | Christopher Walsh misses the runner from the baseline but the foul's on Mark Hopkins - foul #2 on Mark Hopkins, team foul #5 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Gregory Ford (PG), Gregory Wallace (SG), Roy Novoa (SF) Jose Trevino, Samuel Lazenby, Coy Acuna | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Daniel Kerlin (PG), James Riggs (SG), Stephen Steen (SF), Theodore Yoder (C) Jeffery Lewis, Christopher Guyton, John Johnson, Charles Esterly | |
| 08:40 | Santa Clara | Christopher Walsh makes the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 08:40 | Santa Clara | Christopher Walsh makes the 2nd free throw | 51-56 |
| 08:29 | Gonzaga | Michael Primeaux is denied on a layup by Theodore Yoder | 51-56 |
| 08:28 | Santa Clara | Daniel Kerlin snags the defensive board | 51-56 |
| 08:21 | Santa Clara | James Riggs misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-56 |
| 08:20 | Gonzaga | Michael Primeaux gets the rebound | 51-56 |
| 07:58 | Gonzaga | Michael Primeaux can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 51-56 |
| 07:56 | Gonzaga | Mark Hopkins grabs the offensive rebound | 51-56 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Gregory Ford (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Gregory Wallace (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Roy Novoa (fresh) PF - Mark Hopkins (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Michael Primeaux (fairly fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Daniel Kerlin (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - James Riggs (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Stephen Steen (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Christopher Walsh (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. C - Theodore Yoder (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:48 | Gonzaga | Michael Primeaux connects on the open jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Gregory Ford | 53-56 |
| 07:40 | Santa Clara | James Riggs misses the easy layup | 53-56 |
| 07:38 | Santa Clara | Stephen Steen tips it home | 53-58 |
| 07:35 | Gonzaga | Stephen Steen is called for the reach on Gregory Ford in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stephen Steen, team foul #8 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jose Trevino (PG), Coy Acuna (PF) Mark Hopkins, Michael Primeaux | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Russell Soler (PG), John Johnson (SF), Jonathan Hawkins (PF), James Gunn (C) Daniel Kerlin, Stephen Steen, Christopher Walsh, Theodore Yoder | |
| 07:35 | Gonzaga | Gregory Ford makes the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 07:35 | Gonzaga | Gregory Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 07:19 | Santa Clara | James Riggs is called for traveling | 55-58 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Scott Hamlin (C) Gregory Ford | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Christopher Guyton (SG) James Riggs | |
| 06:55 | Gonzaga | Christopher Guyton takes the ball from Coy Acuna | 55-58 |
| 06:51 | Santa Clara | Christopher Guyton blows the layup | 55-58 |
| 06:50 | Gonzaga | Jose Trevino grabs the defensive rebound | 55-58 |
| 06:46 | Gonzaga | Jose Trevino clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-58 |
| 06:44 | Santa Clara | Jonathan Hawkins snags the defensive board | 55-58 |
| 06:32 | Santa Clara | John Johnson misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Scott Hamlin - foul #2 on Scott Hamlin, team foul #6 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Samuel Lazenby (SG), Charles Mayeski (SF), Michael Primeaux (C) Gregory Wallace, Roy Novoa, Scott Hamlin | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 06:32 | Santa Clara | John Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 06:32 | Santa Clara | John Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| 06:13 | Gonzaga | Coy Acuna loses the ball out of bounds | 55-60 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Mark Hopkins (PF) Coy Acuna | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jeffery Lewis (PG), James Riggs (SG), Stephen Steen (SF), Christopher Walsh (PF), Charles Esterly (C) Russell Soler, Christopher Guyton, John Johnson, Jonathan Hawkins, James Gunn | |
| 05:55 | Santa Clara | Samuel Lazenby takes the ball from Christopher Walsh | 55-60 |
| 05:52 | Gonzaga | Samuel Lazenby banks in the layup | 57-60 |
| 05:28 | Santa Clara | Jeffery Lewis clanks a 3 from the right wing | 57-60 |
| 05:27 | Gonzaga | Mark Hopkins grabs the board | 57-60 |
| 05:07 | Gonzaga | The short jumper by Mark Hopkins is denied by Christopher Walsh | 57-60 |
| 05:06 | Santa Clara | James Riggs snags the defensive board | 57-60 |
| 04:46 | Santa Clara | Charles Esterly's pass is intercepted by Samuel Lazenby | 57-60 |
| 04:19 | Gonzaga | Michael Primeaux makes the wide open driving attempt from the baseline set up by Jose Trevino | 59-60 |
| 03:56 | Santa Clara | James Riggs's pass is intercepted by Jose Trevino | 59-60 |
| 03:53 | Gonzaga | Jose Trevino hits the finger roll | 61-60 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Jose Trevino (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 2 ast. SG - Samuel Lazenby (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SF - Charles Mayeski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. PF - Mark Hopkins (tiring) 6 reb. C - Michael Primeaux (fairly fresh) 13 pts. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Jeffery Lewis (tiring) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - James Riggs (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Stephen Steen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Walsh (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. C - Charles Esterly (tiring) 5 reb. | |
| 03:45 | Santa Clara | James Riggs misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 61-60 |
| 03:44 | Gonzaga | Michael Primeaux pulls down the rebound | 61-60 |
| 03:42 | Gonzaga | James Riggs picks off the pass by Michael Primeaux in the backcourt | 61-60 |
| 03:40 | Santa Clara | Stephen Steen lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Riggs | 61-62 |
| 03:27 | Gonzaga | Michael Primeaux is called for traveling | 61-62 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Gregory Ford (PG), Gregory Wallace (SG), Roy Novoa (SF), Coy Acuna (PF), Scott Hamlin (C) Jose Trevino, Samuel Lazenby, Charles Mayeski, Mark Hopkins, Michael Primeaux | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Russell Soler (PG), Christopher Guyton (SG), Daniel Kerlin (SF), Jonathan Hawkins (PF), Theodore Yoder (C) Jeffery Lewis, James Riggs, Stephen Steen, Christopher Walsh, Charles Esterly | |
| 03:14 | Santa Clara | Theodore Yoder comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 61-62 |
| 03:13 | Santa Clara | Jonathan Hawkins gets the offensive rebound | 61-62 |
| 03:04 | Santa Clara | Daniel Kerlin is whistled for traveling | 61-62 |
| 02:44 | Gonzaga | Coy Acuna hits a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Gregory Wallace | 63-62 |
| 02:44 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-62 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Samuel Lazenby (PG), Michael Primeaux (SF) Gregory Ford, Roy Novoa | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Johnson (SF) Daniel Kerlin | |
| 02:28 | Santa Clara | Russell Soler is hacked by Samuel Lazenby - foul #3 on Samuel Lazenby, team foul #7 | 63-62 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Gunn (C) Theodore Yoder | |
| 02:28 | Santa Clara | Russell Soler makes the 1st free throw | 63-63 |
| 02:28 | Santa Clara | Russell Soler makes the 2nd free throw | 63-64 |
| 02:23 | Gonzaga | Gonzaga calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-64 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jose Trevino (PG), Charles Mayeski (SF) Samuel Lazenby, Michael Primeaux | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Riggs (PG) Russell Soler | |
| 02:13 | Gonzaga | Jose Trevino is fouled on the floor by James Gunn - foul #3 on James Gunn, team foul #9 | 63-64 |
| 02:13 | Gonzaga | Jose Trevino makes the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 02:13 | Gonzaga | Jose Trevino makes the 2nd free throw | 65-64 |
| 01:59 | Santa Clara | John Johnson can't connect on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Charles Mayeski - foul #2 on Charles Mayeski, team foul #8 | 65-64 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Mark Hopkins (PF) Coy Acuna | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jeffery Lewis (PG), Christopher Walsh (PF) James Riggs, Jonathan Hawkins | |
| 01:59 | Santa Clara | John Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 65-65 |
| 01:59 | Santa Clara | John Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 65-65 |
| 01:59 | Gonzaga | Scott Hamlin pulls down the rebound | 65-65 |
| 01:41 | Gonzaga | Jose Trevino misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 65-65 |
| 01:39 | Santa Clara | Jeffery Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 65-65 |
| 01:33 | Santa Clara | Christopher Walsh knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Jeffery Lewis | 65-68 |
| 01:12 | Gonzaga | Jose Trevino hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Gregory Wallace | 67-68 |
| 00:51 | Santa Clara | Scott Hamlin picks off the pass by John Johnson | 67-68 |
| 00:31 | Gonzaga | Gregory Wallace misses short on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Christopher Guyton - foul #3 on Christopher Guyton, team foul #10 | 67-68 |
| 00:31 | Gonzaga | Gregory Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 68-68 |
| 00:31 | Gonzaga | Gregory Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 69-68 |
| 00:05 | Santa Clara | Jeffery Lewis misses long on a floater from the left side | 69-68 |
| 00:04 | Santa Clara | James Gunn grabs the offensive board | 69-68 |
| 00:01 | Santa Clara | Jeffery Lewis is whistled for traveling | 69-68 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Gonzaga | Jose Trevino runs out the clock | 69-68 |