| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Henry Lynch (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dave Heavner (fresh) SF - Marc Klarberg (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Melvin Kappel (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Patton (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Rickey Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kal Wallis (fresh) SF - Howard Howlett (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Craig Greer (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pepperdine | Marc Klarberg inbounds the ball | 37-23 |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| 19:34 | Pepperdine | Henry Lynch is by himself and knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Dave Heavner | 40-23 |
| 19:09 | Gonzaga | Carl Thompson is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from Rickey Jones | 40-25 |
| 18:47 | Pepperdine | Henry Lynch hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-25 |
| 18:45 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Carl Thompson | 40-25 |
| 18:43 | Gonzaga | Marc Klarberg is called for the reach on Howard Howlett in the backcourt - foul #1 on Marc Klarberg, team foul #1 | 40-25 |
| 18:31 | Gonzaga | Craig Greer drills a fadeaway in the lane | 40-27 |
| 18:09 | Pepperdine | Howard Howlett steals it from Marc Klarberg | 40-27 |
| 18:04 | Gonzaga | Howard Howlett throws it down | 40-29 |
| 17:46 | Pepperdine | Henry Lynch clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-29 |
| 17:45 | Gonzaga | Craig Greer gets the rebound | 40-29 |
| 17:39 | Gonzaga | Carl Thompson is fouled on the floor by James Patton - foul #2 on James Patton, team foul #2 | 40-29 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Robert Freeman (PG), Vladimir Zosel (SG), George Rhodes (SF), Brad Burks (PF), Kim Eugene (C) Henry Lynch, Dave Heavner, Marc Klarberg, Melvin Kappel, James Patton | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Joe Siciliano (PF) Craig Greer | |
| 17:17 | Gonzaga | Carl Thompson hits a wide open jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Joe Siciliano | 40-31 |
| 17:00 | Pepperdine | Vladimir Zosel is hacked by Kal Wallis - foul #2 on Kal Wallis, team foul #1 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | James Patton (C) Kim Eugene | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 16:45 | Pepperdine | Vladimir Zosel splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 40-31 |
| 16:44 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Carl Thompson | 40-31 |
| 16:28 | Gonzaga | Carl Thompson misses short on a 3 from straight away | 40-31 |
| 16:27 | Pepperdine | James Patton grabs the defensive rebound | 40-31 |
| 16:23 | Pepperdine | Robert Freeman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-31 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Kenneth Pew (PG), Ricky Marvin (SG), Craig Greer (PF) Rickey Jones, Kal Wallis, Howard Howlett | |
| 16:18 | Gonzaga | Robert Freeman is called for the reach on Craig Greer - foul #2 on Robert Freeman, team foul #3 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Steven Bedford (SF) George Rhodes | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 15:57 | Gonzaga | Craig Greer comes up short on the runner in the lane but he's hacked by Steven Bedford - foul #1 on Steven Bedford, team foul #4 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Henry Lynch (PG), Dave Heavner (SG), Marc Klarberg (SF), Melvin Kappel (PF) Robert Freeman, Vladimir Zosel, Steven Bedford, Brad Burks | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Louis Powell (SF), Clyde Breit (C) Joe Siciliano, Carl Thompson | |
| 15:57 | Gonzaga | Craig Greer makes the 1st free throw | 40-32 |
| 15:57 | Gonzaga | Craig Greer makes the 2nd free throw | 40-33 |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Henry Lynch (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dave Heavner (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Marc Klarberg (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Melvin Kappel (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Patton (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Kenneth Pew (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ricky Marvin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Louis Powell (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Craig Greer (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Clyde Breit (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Pepperdine | Melvin Kappel hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 40-33 |
| 15:29 | Pepperdine | Dave Heavner snags the offensive board | 40-33 |
| 15:08 | Pepperdine | Henry Lynch misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 40-33 |
| 15:06 | Pepperdine | James Patton grabs the offensive rebound | 40-33 |
| 14:52 | Pepperdine | James Patton's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Pew | 40-33 |
| 14:50 | Gonzaga | Ricky Marvin is hacked by James Patton in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Patton, team foul #5 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Vladimir Zosel (SG), George Rhodes (SF), Steven Bedford (PF), Kim Eugene (C) Dave Heavner, Marc Klarberg, Melvin Kappel, James Patton | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Rickey Jones (PG), Kal Wallis (SG), Joe Siciliano (SF), Richard Robinson (PF), Carl Thompson (C) Kenneth Pew, Ricky Marvin, Louis Powell, Craig Greer, Clyde Breit | |
| 14:33 | Gonzaga | Joe Siciliano blows the dunk but the foul's on Kim Eugene - foul #3 on Kim Eugene, team foul #6 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Robert Freeman (PG), Brad Burks (PF) Henry Lynch, Steven Bedford | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 14:33 | Gonzaga | Joe Siciliano misses the 1st free throw | 40-33 |
| 14:33 | Gonzaga | Joe Siciliano misses the 2nd free throw | 40-33 |
| 14:33 | Pepperdine | Kim Eugene snags the defensive board | 40-33 |
| 14:10 | Pepperdine | Rickey Jones steps in front of the Vladimir Zosel pass | 40-33 |
| 14:05 | Gonzaga | Joe Siciliano throws it down on a great pass from Rickey Jones | 40-35 |
| 13:43 | Pepperdine | Vladimir Zosel splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-35 |
| 13:41 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Carl Thompson | 40-35 |
| 13:22 | Gonzaga | Carl Thompson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-35 |
| 13:21 | Pepperdine | The rebound goes to George Rhodes | 40-35 |
| 12:57 | Pepperdine | Vladimir Zosel is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-35 |
| 12:55 | Gonzaga | Joe Siciliano grabs the board | 40-35 |
| 12:48 | Gonzaga | Joe Siciliano hits the easy wide open finger roll | 40-37 |
| 12:36 | Pepperdine | Brad Burks banks in the wide open layup set up by Vladimir Zosel | 42-37 |
| 12:23 | Gonzaga | Joe Siciliano connects on the shot in the paint set up by Rickey Jones | 42-39 |
| 12:05 | Pepperdine | Rickey Jones picks off the pass by Vladimir Zosel | 42-39 |
| 12:02 | Gonzaga | Rickey Jones can't throw it down | 42-39 |
| 12:01 | Pepperdine | Brad Burks gets the rebound | 42-39 |
| 11:37 | Pepperdine | Carl Thompson is called for the reach on Robert Freeman - foul #1 on Carl Thompson, team foul #2 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Henry Lynch (PG), Dave Heavner (SG), Marc Klarberg (SF), Melvin Kappel (PF), James Patton (C) Robert Freeman, Vladimir Zosel, George Rhodes, Brad Burks, Kim Eugene | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Kenneth Pew (PG), Ricky Marvin (SG), Howard Howlett (SF), Craig Greer (PF), Louis Powell (C) Rickey Jones, Kal Wallis, Joe Siciliano, Richard Robinson, Carl Thompson | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Henry Lynch (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dave Heavner (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Marc Klarberg (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Melvin Kappel (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Patton (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Kenneth Pew (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ricky Marvin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Howard Howlett (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Craig Greer (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Louis Powell (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:25 | Pepperdine | Henry Lynch misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-39 |
| 11:24 | Gonzaga | Howard Howlett grabs the board | 42-39 |
| 11:10 | Gonzaga | Louis Powell can't connect on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Dave Heavner - foul #1 on Dave Heavner, team foul #7 | 42-39 |
| 11:10 | Gonzaga | Louis Powell makes the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 11:10 | Gonzaga | Louis Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 10:47 | Pepperdine | James Patton's fadeaway is rejected by Louis Powell | 42-41 |
| 10:45 | Gonzaga | Howard Howlett grabs the defensive rebound | 42-41 |
| 10:35 | Gonzaga | Craig Greer blows the layup | 42-41 |
| 10:34 | Pepperdine | Marc Klarberg grabs the board | 42-41 |
| 10:07 | Pepperdine | Dave Heavner is hacked by Ricky Marvin - foul #1 on Ricky Marvin, team foul #3 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Clyde Breit (C) Louis Powell | |
| 09:45 | Pepperdine | Melvin Kappel comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-41 |
| 09:43 | Pepperdine | Melvin Kappel grabs the offensive rebound | 42-41 |
| 09:22 | Pepperdine | Melvin Kappel is fouled on the floor by Craig Greer - foul #1 on Craig Greer, team foul #4 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Robert Freeman (PG), Vladimir Zosel (SG), Steven Bedford (SF), Larry Washburn (PF) Henry Lynch, Dave Heavner, Marc Klarberg, Melvin Kappel | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Rickey Jones (PG), Kal Wallis (SG) Kenneth Pew, Ricky Marvin | |
| 09:00 | Pepperdine | Vladimir Zosel shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-41 |
| 08:59 | Pepperdine | James Patton grabs the offensive rebound | 42-41 |
| 08:38 | Pepperdine | Robert Freeman is whistled for a carry | 42-41 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Louis Powell (SF), Richard Robinson (PF), Carl Thompson (C) Howard Howlett, Craig Greer, Clyde Breit | |
| 08:22 | Gonzaga | The jump hook by Richard Robinson is blocked by Larry Washburn | 42-41 |
| 08:20 | Pepperdine | Robert Freeman pulls down the rebound | 42-41 |
| 07:57 | Pepperdine | Vladimir Zosel buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Robert Freeman | 45-41 |
| 07:33 | Gonzaga | Carl Thompson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-41 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Henry Lynch (PG), Dave Heavner (SG), Marc Klarberg (SF), Melvin Kappel (PF), Kim Eugene (C) Robert Freeman, Vladimir Zosel, Steven Bedford, Larry Washburn, James Patton | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Kenneth Pew (PG), Ricky Marvin (SG), Joe Siciliano (PF), Clyde Breit (C) Rickey Jones, Kal Wallis, Richard Robinson, Carl Thompson | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Henry Lynch (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dave Heavner (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Marc Klarberg (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Melvin Kappel (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Kim Eugene (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Kenneth Pew (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ricky Marvin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Louis Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joe Siciliano (fresh) 8 pts. C - Clyde Breit (fresh) | |
| 07:11 | Pepperdine | Melvin Kappel clanks a floater from close range | 45-41 |
| 07:09 | Gonzaga | Ricky Marvin pulls down the rebound | 45-41 |
| 06:50 | Gonzaga | Louis Powell hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the baseline | 45-41 |
| 06:49 | Gonzaga | Joe Siciliano gets the offensive rebound | 45-41 |
| 06:29 | Gonzaga | Melvin Kappel denies the turnaround by Joe Siciliano | 45-41 |
| 06:28 | Gonzaga | Ricky Marvin snags the offensive board | 45-41 |
| 06:05 | Gonzaga | Louis Powell hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Dave Heavner - foul #2 on Dave Heavner, team foul #8 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Vladimir Zosel (SG), George Rhodes (SF), Brad Burks (PF), Steven Bedford (C) Dave Heavner, Marc Klarberg, Melvin Kappel, Kim Eugene | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Kal Wallis (SG), Howard Howlett (SF), Craig Greer (PF) Ricky Marvin, Joe Siciliano, Clyde Breit | |
| 06:05 | Gonzaga | Louis Powell makes the 1st free throw | 45-42 |
| 06:05 | Gonzaga | Louis Powell misses the 2nd free throw | 45-42 |
| 06:05 | Pepperdine | Steven Bedford grabs the defensive rebound | 45-42 |
| 05:38 | Pepperdine | Kenneth Pew is called for the reach on Henry Lynch - foul #2 on Kenneth Pew, team foul #5 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Robert Freeman (PG), James Patton (C) Henry Lynch, Steven Bedford | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Rickey Jones (PG), Carl Thompson (C) Kenneth Pew, Louis Powell | |
| 05:22 | Pepperdine | Vladimir Zosel is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-42 |
| 05:21 | Gonzaga | Craig Greer pulls down the rebound | 45-42 |
| 05:06 | Gonzaga | Craig Greer's fadeaway is rejected by Brad Burks | 45-42 |
| 05:04 | Gonzaga | Carl Thompson grabs the offensive rebound | 45-42 |
| 04:53 | Gonzaga | Carl Thompson misses short on a shot from the right side | 45-42 |
| 04:52 | Pepperdine | Brad Burks snags the defensive board | 45-42 |
| 04:26 | Pepperdine | Brad Burks connects on the runner from the right block set up by Vladimir Zosel and he's fouled by Kal Wallis - foul #3 on Kal Wallis, team foul #6 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Henry Lynch (PG), Dave Heavner (SG), Marc Klarberg (SF) Robert Freeman, Vladimir Zosel, George Rhodes | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Kenneth Pew (PG), Ricky Marvin (SG), Joe Siciliano (SF) Rickey Jones, Kal Wallis, Howard Howlett | |
| 04:26 | Pepperdine | Brad Burks misses the free throw | 47-42 |
| 04:26 | Pepperdine | James Patton pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-42 |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:14 | Pepperdine | Brad Burks can't connect on a runner from the right block | 47-42 |
| 04:13 | Gonzaga | Joe Siciliano gets the rebound | 47-42 |
| 03:48 | Gonzaga | James Patton is called for the reach on Carl Thompson - foul #4 on James Patton, team foul #9 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Melvin Kappel (PF), Kim Eugene (C) Brad Burks, James Patton | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Richard Robinson (PF) Craig Greer | |
| 03:48 | Gonzaga | Carl Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 03:48 | Gonzaga | Carl Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 03:48 | Pepperdine | Kim Eugene gets the rebound | 47-43 |
| 03:22 | Pepperdine | Melvin Kappel hits a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Henry Lynch | 49-43 |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Henry Lynch (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dave Heavner (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Marc Klarberg (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Melvin Kappel (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Kim Eugene (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Kenneth Pew (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ricky Marvin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joe Siciliano (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Carl Thompson (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Gonzaga | Carl Thompson knocks in the runner from the right block | 49-45 |
| 02:41 | Pepperdine | Henry Lynch makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Marc Klarberg | 52-45 |
| 02:41 | Gonzaga | Gonzaga calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-45 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | James Patton (C) Kim Eugene | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Howard Howlett (SF), Craig Greer (PF), Louis Powell (C) Joe Siciliano, Richard Robinson, Carl Thompson | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:32 | Gonzaga | Howard Howlett misses the floater from close range | 52-45 |
| 02:30 | Gonzaga | Ricky Marvin tips it in | 52-47 |
| 02:05 | Pepperdine | Henry Lynch misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-47 |
| 02:04 | Pepperdine | The offensive rebound goes to James Patton | 52-47 |
| 01:45 | Pepperdine | Marc Klarberg scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Henry Lynch | 55-47 |
| 01:45 | Gonzaga | Gonzaga calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-47 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Rickey Jones (PG), Kal Wallis (SG), Carl Thompson (C) Kenneth Pew, Ricky Marvin, Louis Powell | |
| 01:31 | Gonzaga | Kal Wallis is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 55-47 |
| 01:07 | Pepperdine | Marc Klarberg misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 55-47 |
| 01:06 | Pepperdine | Melvin Kappel grabs the offensive board | 55-47 |
| 00:37 | Pepperdine | James Patton misses long on a floater from the left wing | 55-47 |
| 00:35 | Pepperdine | Marc Klarberg pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-47 |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:33 | Pepperdine | Marc Klarberg is fouled on the floor by Kal Wallis - foul #4 on Kal Wallis, team foul #7 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Vladimir Zosel (SG) Dave Heavner | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 00:33 | Pepperdine | Marc Klarberg makes the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 00:33 | Pepperdine | Marc Klarberg makes the 2nd free throw | 57-47 |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:27 | Gonzaga | Carl Thompson misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 57-47 |
| 00:26 | Gonzaga | The offensive rebound goes to Carl Thompson | 57-47 |
| 00:24 | Gonzaga | Carl Thompson misses the shot near the basket | 57-47 |
| 00:23 | Gonzaga | Rickey Jones grabs the offensive board | 57-47 |
| 00:21 | Gonzaga | Carl Thompson misses short on a jumper from close range | 57-47 |
| 00:19 | Pepperdine | Henry Lynch snags the defensive board | 57-47 |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:00 | Pepperdine | Henry Lynch runs out the clock | 57-47 |