| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Mark Bolander (fresh) SG - Kevin Adamson (fresh) SF - David Patchell (fresh) PF - Edward Walker (fresh) C - Daniel Meadows (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Gregory Nelson (fresh) SG - Robert Warman (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Ross (fresh) PF - Alonzo Gonzalez (fresh) C - Trevor Hargis (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Gonzaga | David Patchell wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 19:37 | Gonzaga | Mark Bolander comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Jeffrey Ross - foul #1 on Jeffrey Ross, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Gonzaga | Mark Bolander makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:37 | Gonzaga | Mark Bolander makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:14 | Nevada | Jeffrey Ross hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 2-0 |
| 19:13 | Gonzaga | David Patchell gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:08 | Gonzaga | Mark Bolander clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 2-0 |
| 19:06 | Nevada | Alonzo Gonzalez snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 19:00 | Nevada | Kevin Adamson picks off the pass by Jeffrey Ross | 2-0 |
| 18:56 | Gonzaga | Mark Bolander hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Kevin Adamson | 4-0 |
| 18:39 | Nevada | Robert Warman misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Edward Walker - foul #1 on Edward Walker, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 18:39 | Nevada | Robert Warman makes the 1st free throw | 4-1 |
| 18:39 | Nevada | Robert Warman misses the 2nd free throw | 4-1 |
| 18:39 | Gonzaga | Daniel Meadows gets the rebound | 4-1 |
| 18:34 | Gonzaga | David Patchell's layup is rejected by Trevor Hargis | 4-1 |
| 18:32 | Gonzaga | David Patchell tips it home | 6-1 |
| 18:14 | Nevada | Gregory Nelson misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 6-1 |
| 18:13 | Nevada | Trevor Hargis misses the tip | 6-1 |
| 18:11 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Daniel Meadows | 6-1 |
| 17:48 | Gonzaga | David Patchell misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 6-1 |
| 17:47 | Nevada | Jeffrey Ross snags the defensive board | 6-1 |
| 17:27 | Nevada | The pull-up jumper by Jeffrey Ross is blocked by Edward Walker | 6-1 |
| 17:26 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Daniel Meadows | 6-1 |
| 17:08 | Gonzaga | David Patchell connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 9-1 |
| 16:48 | Nevada | Mark Bolander steps in front of the Gregory Nelson pass | 9-1 |
| 16:44 | Gonzaga | Kevin Adamson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Mark Bolander | 11-1 |
| 16:29 | Nevada | Gregory Nelson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 11-1 |
| 16:28 | Nevada | Robert Warman tips it back up and in | 11-3 |
| 15:59 | Gonzaga | David Patchell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 11-3 |
| 15:58 | Nevada | Alonzo Gonzalez snags the defensive board | 11-3 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Mark Bolander (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Adamson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Patchell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Walker (fairly fresh) C - Daniel Meadows (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Gregory Nelson (fairly fresh) SG - Robert Warman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jeffrey Ross (fairly fresh) PF - Alonzo Gonzalez (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Trevor Hargis (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Nevada | Trevor Hargis's fadeaway is rejected by Daniel Meadows | 11-3 |
| 15:38 | Nevada | Jeffrey Ross pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-3 |
| 15:26 | Nevada | Gregory Nelson misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 11-3 |
| 15:25 | Gonzaga | David Patchell snags the defensive board | 11-3 |
| 15:00 | Gonzaga | Edward Walker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-3 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Cecil Holmes (SG), William Ferguson (PF) Kevin Adamson, Edward Walker | |
| Subs | Nevada | Billy Nugent (PG), Raymond Urquhart (SG), James Moulder (SF), Jimmie Tilton (PF), David Clark (C) Gregory Nelson, Robert Warman, Jeffrey Ross, Alonzo Gonzalez, Trevor Hargis | |
| 14:42 | Nevada | Billy Nugent hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on William Ferguson - foul #1 on William Ferguson, team foul #2 | 11-3 |
| 14:42 | Nevada | Billy Nugent makes the 1st free throw | 11-4 |
| 14:42 | Nevada | Billy Nugent makes the 2nd free throw | 11-5 |
| 14:14 | Gonzaga | David Clark is called for the reach on William Ferguson - foul #1 on David Clark, team foul #2 | 11-5 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Stan Larson (PG), Beau Rasmussen (C) Mark Bolander, Daniel Meadows | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 13:50 | Gonzaga | William Ferguson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 11-5 |
| 13:48 | Gonzaga | Beau Rasmussen tips it but misses | 11-5 |
| 13:47 | Nevada | James Moulder grabs the defensive rebound | 11-5 |
| 13:25 | Nevada | Raymond Urquhart hits a jumper from the left side | 11-7 |
| 13:19 | Gonzaga | Beau Rasmussen knocks in the runner in the lane on a great pass from Cecil Holmes | 13-7 |
| 13:01 | Nevada | Raymond Urquhart misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Beau Rasmussen - foul #1 on Beau Rasmussen, team foul #3 | 13-7 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Mark Bolander (PG), James Janda (SF), Daniel Meadows (C) Stan Larson, David Patchell, Beau Rasmussen | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 13:01 | Nevada | Raymond Urquhart makes the 1st free throw | 13-8 |
| 13:01 | Nevada | Raymond Urquhart makes the 2nd free throw | 13-9 |
| 12:41 | Gonzaga | Daniel Meadows drills a jump hook from close range set up by Mark Bolander | 15-9 |
| 12:22 | Nevada | Raymond Urquhart is whistled for traveling | 15-9 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | Nevada | Gregory Nelson (PG), Joshua Savage (SF), Alonzo Gonzalez (PF), Trevor Hargis (C) Raymond Urquhart, James Moulder, Jimmie Tilton, David Clark | |
| 12:03 | Gonzaga | William Ferguson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on William Ferguson, team foul #4 | 15-9 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Edward Walker (PF) William Ferguson | |
| Subs | Nevada | Robert Warman (SG), Jeffrey Ross (SF) Billy Nugent, Joshua Savage | |
| 11:44 | Nevada | Jeffrey Ross drills a turnaround from the right block | 15-11 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Mark Bolander (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cecil Holmes (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Janda (fresh) PF - Edward Walker (fairly fresh) C - Daniel Meadows (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Gregory Nelson (fresh) SG - Robert Warman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jeffrey Ross (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alonzo Gonzalez (fresh) 2 reb. C - Trevor Hargis (fresh) | |
| 11:20 | Gonzaga | Edward Walker knocks in the driving attempt from the right block | 17-11 |
| 11:00 | Nevada | Jeffrey Ross comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Edward Walker - foul #2 on Edward Walker, team foul #5 | 17-11 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Stan Larson (PG), Kevin Adamson (SG), David Patchell (PF), Beau Rasmussen (C) Mark Bolander, Cecil Holmes, Edward Walker, Daniel Meadows | |
| Subs | Nevada | David Clark (C) Trevor Hargis | |
| 11:00 | Nevada | Jeffrey Ross makes the 1st free throw | 17-12 |
| 11:00 | Nevada | Jeffrey Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 17-13 |
| 10:34 | Gonzaga | David Patchell is fouled on the floor by Alonzo Gonzalez - foul #1 on Alonzo Gonzalez, team foul #3 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | Nevada | Billy Nugent (PG), James Moulder (SF), Jimmie Tilton (PF) Gregory Nelson, Jeffrey Ross, Alonzo Gonzalez | |
| 10:22 | Gonzaga | James Janda misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 17-13 |
| 10:20 | Nevada | Jimmie Tilton snags the defensive board | 17-13 |
| 10:05 | Nevada | Jimmie Tilton is hacked by James Janda - foul #1 on James Janda, team foul #6 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | Nevada | Raymond Urquhart (SG) Robert Warman | |
| 09:42 | Nevada | David Patchell picks off the pass by Raymond Urquhart | 17-13 |
| 09:39 | Gonzaga | Billy Nugent picks off the pass by Stan Larson in the backcourt | 17-13 |
| 09:19 | Nevada | David Clark misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Beau Rasmussen - foul #2 on Beau Rasmussen, team foul #7 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Mark Bolander (PG), Daniel Meadows (C) Stan Larson, Beau Rasmussen | |
| Subs | Nevada | Gregory Nelson (PG), Jeffrey Ross (SF), Alonzo Gonzalez (PF) Billy Nugent, James Moulder, Jimmie Tilton | |
| 09:19 | Nevada | David Clark makes the 1st free throw | 17-14 |
| 09:19 | Nevada | David Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 17-14 |
| 09:19 | Gonzaga | David Patchell snags the defensive board | 17-14 |
| 09:00 | Gonzaga | David Patchell lays it in on a great pass from James Janda | 19-14 |
| 08:34 | Nevada | Gregory Nelson is hacked by Mark Bolander - foul #1 on Mark Bolander, team foul #8 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Cecil Holmes (SG) Kevin Adamson | |
| Subs | Nevada | Robert Warman (SG), Trevor Hargis (C) Raymond Urquhart, David Clark | |
| 08:34 | Nevada | Gregory Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 19-15 |
| 08:34 | Nevada | Gregory Nelson misses the 2nd free throw | 19-15 |
| 08:34 | Gonzaga | David Patchell gets the rebound | 19-15 |
| 08:06 | Gonzaga | James Janda can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 19-15 |
| 08:04 | Nevada | Jeffrey Ross gets the rebound | 19-15 |
| 07:58 | Nevada | Jeffrey Ross can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Mark Bolander - foul #2 on Mark Bolander, team foul #9 | 19-15 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Stan Larson (PG) Mark Bolander | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 07:58 | Nevada | Jeffrey Ross makes the 1st free throw | 19-16 |
| 07:58 | Nevada | Jeffrey Ross misses the 2nd free throw | 19-16 |
| 07:58 | Gonzaga | James Janda grabs the defensive rebound | 19-16 |
| 07:29 | Gonzaga | Trevor Hargis takes the ball from Daniel Meadows | 19-16 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Stan Larson (fresh) SG - Cecil Holmes (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Janda (fairly fresh) PF - David Patchell (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Meadows (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Gregory Nelson (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Robert Warman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jeffrey Ross (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alonzo Gonzalez (fresh) 2 reb. C - Trevor Hargis (fresh) | |
| 07:16 | Nevada | Daniel Meadows blocks the short jumper by Robert Warman | 19-16 |
| 07:15 | Gonzaga | Daniel Meadows grabs the board | 19-16 |
| 06:46 | Gonzaga | Daniel Meadows makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Cecil Holmes | 22-16 |
| 06:26 | Nevada | Gregory Nelson is fouled on the floor by Stan Larson - foul #1 on Stan Larson, team foul #10 | 22-16 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Kevin Adamson (SG), William Ferguson (PF), Beau Rasmussen (C) Cecil Holmes, James Janda, Daniel Meadows | |
| Subs | Nevada | Raymond Urquhart (SG), James Moulder (SF), Jimmie Tilton (PF) Robert Warman, Jeffrey Ross, Alonzo Gonzalez | |
| 06:26 | Nevada | Gregory Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 22-17 |
| 06:26 | Nevada | Gregory Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 22-18 |
| 06:03 | Gonzaga | Kevin Adamson is fouled on the floor by Raymond Urquhart - foul #1 on Raymond Urquhart, team foul #4 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | Nevada | Billy Nugent (PG), David Clark (C) Gregory Nelson, Trevor Hargis | |
| 05:43 | Gonzaga | Kevin Adamson is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Stan Larson | 25-18 |
| 05:19 | Nevada | Billy Nugent connects on the shot from just outside the lane set up by James Moulder | 25-20 |
| 04:58 | Gonzaga | Beau Rasmussen comes up short on the runner in the lane | 25-20 |
| 04:56 | Nevada | David Clark grabs the board | 25-20 |
| 04:50 | Nevada | Jimmie Tilton is fouled on the floor by William Ferguson - foul #3 on William Ferguson, team foul #11 | 25-20 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | James Janda (SF), Daniel Meadows (PF) David Patchell, William Ferguson | |
| Subs | Nevada | Robert Warman (SG), Alonzo Gonzalez (PF) Raymond Urquhart, David Clark | |
| 04:50 | Nevada | Jimmie Tilton makes the 1st free throw | 25-21 |
| 04:50 | Nevada | Jimmie Tilton misses the 2nd free throw | 25-21 |
| 04:50 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Beau Rasmussen | 25-21 |
| 04:34 | Gonzaga | James Janda drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Stan Larson | 28-21 |
| 04:16 | Nevada | Robert Warman comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-21 |
| 04:15 | Nevada | Jimmie Tilton misses the tip | 28-21 |
| 04:14 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to James Janda | 28-21 |
| 03:47 | Gonzaga | Stan Larson misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 28-21 |
| 03:45 | Nevada | Jimmie Tilton snags the defensive board | 28-21 |
| 03:25 | Nevada | Beau Rasmussen steps in front of the Billy Nugent pass | 28-21 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Stan Larson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kevin Adamson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Janda (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Meadows (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Beau Rasmussen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Billy Nugent (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Robert Warman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Moulder (fairly fresh) PF - Alonzo Gonzalez (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jimmie Tilton (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:00 | Gonzaga | James Janda is hacked by James Moulder - foul #1 on James Moulder, team foul #5 | 28-21 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Mark Bolander (PG), Cecil Holmes (SG), Edward Walker (PF) Stan Larson, Kevin Adamson, Daniel Meadows | |
| Subs | Nevada | Gregory Nelson (PG), Jeffrey Ross (PF), Trevor Hargis (C) James Moulder, Alonzo Gonzalez, Jimmie Tilton | |
| 02:39 | Gonzaga | James Janda double dribbles | 28-21 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | David Patchell (SF) James Janda | |
| Subs | Nevada | Raymond Urquhart (SG) Robert Warman | |
| 02:28 | Nevada | Jeffrey Ross clanks a shot from the left side | 28-21 |
| 02:26 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Beau Rasmussen | 28-21 |
| 02:22 | Gonzaga | David Patchell comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 28-21 |
| 02:21 | Gonzaga | David Patchell grabs the offensive board | 28-21 |
| 02:05 | Gonzaga | Mark Bolander is called for a backcourt violation | 28-21 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | Nevada | Alonzo Gonzalez (PF) Billy Nugent | |
| 01:45 | Nevada | Alonzo Gonzalez is fouled on the floor by Beau Rasmussen - foul #3 on Beau Rasmussen, team foul #12 | 28-21 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Daniel Meadows (C) Beau Rasmussen | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 01:45 | Nevada | Alonzo Gonzalez misses the 1st free throw | 28-21 |
| 01:45 | Nevada | Alonzo Gonzalez makes the 2nd free throw | 28-22 |
| 01:20 | Gonzaga | Cecil Holmes scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Edward Walker | 30-22 |
| 00:59 | Nevada | Raymond Urquhart can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 30-22 |
| 00:57 | Nevada | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Ross | 30-22 |
| 00:46 | Nevada | Trevor Hargis makes the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Jeffrey Ross | 30-24 |
| 00:17 | Gonzaga | Cecil Holmes comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Gregory Nelson - foul #1 on Gregory Nelson, team foul #6 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | James Janda (SF) David Patchell | |
| Subs | Nevada | Billy Nugent (PG), Robert Warman (SG), James Moulder (SF), Jimmie Tilton (PF), David Clark (C) Gregory Nelson, Raymond Urquhart, Jeffrey Ross, Alonzo Gonzalez, Trevor Hargis | |
| 00:17 | Gonzaga | Cecil Holmes misses the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 00:17 | Gonzaga | Cecil Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 31-24 |
| 00:03 | Nevada | Robert Warman clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-24 |
| 00:01 | Nevada | James Moulder pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-24 |
| 00:00 | Nevada | The clock runs out | 31-24 |