| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Samuel Kelly (fresh) SG - Kristopher Sherrod (fresh) SF - Wallace Dison (fresh) PF - Leslie Pauly (fresh) C - Kevin Bradley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Robert Bateman (fresh) SG - James Zito (fresh) SF - James Claybrooks (fresh) PF - Jesse Tremblay (fresh) C - Connie Davis (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Gonzaga | Jesse Tremblay wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Gonzaga | Robert Bateman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Pepperdine | The rebound goes to Leslie Pauly | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Pepperdine | Samuel Kelly's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Gonzaga | Kristopher Sherrod steals the ball from James Zito in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | Pepperdine | Kevin Bradley misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to James Claybrooks | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | Gonzaga | James Zito is hacked by Kristopher Sherrod in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kristopher Sherrod, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:53 | Gonzaga | Connie Davis is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Connie Davis, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:24 | Pepperdine | Kristopher Sherrod hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 18:22 | Pepperdine | Kevin Bradley tips it back up and in | 2-0 |
| 17:56 | Gonzaga | Robert Bateman knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by James Claybrooks | 2-3 |
| 17:39 | Pepperdine | Leslie Pauly buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Wallace Dison | 4-3 |
| 17:23 | Gonzaga | Jesse Tremblay blows the dunk but the foul's on Kevin Bradley - foul #1 on Kevin Bradley, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Alonso Williams (PG), Sal Barnard (SG), Gary Patton (SF), Robert Wright (PF), Joseph Lively (C) Samuel Kelly, Kristopher Sherrod, Wallace Dison, Leslie Pauly, Kevin Bradley | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Charles Turpin (PG), Monroe Carter (SG), Von Zacher (SF), Brian Maye (C) Robert Bateman, James Zito, James Claybrooks, Connie Davis | |
| 17:23 | Gonzaga | Jesse Tremblay makes the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 17:23 | Gonzaga | Jesse Tremblay makes the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 17:07 | Pepperdine | Joseph Lively lays it up and in | 6-5 |
| 16:56 | Gonzaga | Jesse Tremblay is open but misses the lay-in | 6-5 |
| 16:54 | Pepperdine | Sal Barnard gets the rebound | 6-5 |
| 16:45 | Pepperdine | Sal Barnard loses the dribble to Charles Turpin | 6-5 |
| 16:42 | Gonzaga | Monroe Carter is hacked by Alonso Williams in the backcourt - foul #1 on Alonso Williams, team foul #3 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Andrew Heim (PF) Jesse Tremblay | |
| 16:29 | Gonzaga | Monroe Carter hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 6-5 |
| 16:28 | Pepperdine | Robert Wright pulls down the rebound | 6-5 |
| 16:01 | Pepperdine | Sal Barnard knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 9-5 |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Alonso Williams (fresh) SG - Sal Barnard (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gary Patton (fresh) PF - Robert Wright (fresh) C - Joseph Lively (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Charles Turpin (fresh) SG - Monroe Carter (fresh) SF - Von Zacher (fresh) PF - Andrew Heim (fresh) C - Brian Maye (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Gonzaga | Monroe Carter drills a shot from the right block and he's hacked by Joseph Lively - foul #1 on Joseph Lively, team foul #4 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Samuel Kelly (PG), Kristopher Sherrod (SG), Wallace Dison (SF), Leslie Pauly (PF), Kevin Bradley (C) Alonso Williams, Sal Barnard, Gary Patton, Robert Wright, Joseph Lively | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Robert Bateman (PG), James Claybrooks (SF), Connie Davis (C) Charles Turpin, Von Zacher, Brian Maye | |
| 15:39 | Gonzaga | Monroe Carter makes the free throw | 9-8 |
| 15:26 | Pepperdine | Leslie Pauly throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-8 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | James Zito (SG) Monroe Carter | |
| 15:23 | Gonzaga | Samuel Kelly takes the ball from James Zito in the backcourt | 9-8 |
| 15:12 | Pepperdine | Kevin Bradley clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 9-8 |
| 15:11 | Gonzaga | James Claybrooks grabs the board | 9-8 |
| 14:56 | Gonzaga | Robert Bateman can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the left corner | 9-8 |
| 14:54 | Pepperdine | Kevin Bradley snags the defensive board | 9-8 |
| 14:39 | Pepperdine | Kristopher Sherrod misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 9-8 |
| 14:37 | Pepperdine | Kevin Bradley tips it in | 11-8 |
| 14:24 | Gonzaga | James Claybrooks clanks a jump hook from close range | 11-8 |
| 14:22 | Gonzaga | Andrew Heim can't tip it in | 11-8 |
| 14:21 | Gonzaga | James Zito tips it in | 11-10 |
| 14:16 | Pepperdine | Kristopher Sherrod misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 11-10 |
| 14:14 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to James Claybrooks | 11-10 |
| 14:10 | Gonzaga | James Zito is fouled on the floor by Wallace Dison - foul #1 on Wallace Dison, team foul #5 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Alonso Williams (PG), Gary Patton (SF), Robert Wright (PF), Joseph Lively (C) Samuel Kelly, Wallace Dison, Leslie Pauly, Kevin Bradley | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Charles Turpin (PG), Von Zacher (SF), Brian Maye (C) Robert Bateman, James Claybrooks, Connie Davis | |
| 14:00 | Gonzaga | James Zito misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 11-10 |
| 13:59 | Pepperdine | Robert Wright grabs the board | 11-10 |
| 13:38 | Pepperdine | Gary Patton misses the easy layup | 11-10 |
| 13:37 | Gonzaga | James Zito gets the rebound | 11-10 |
| 13:22 | Gonzaga | James Zito can't finish the uncontested layup | 11-10 |
| 13:21 | Pepperdine | The rebound goes to Kristopher Sherrod | 11-10 |
| 12:59 | Pepperdine | Gary Patton misses long on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Von Zacher - foul #1 on Von Zacher, team foul #2 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Sal Barnard (SG), Kevin Bradley (C) Kristopher Sherrod, Robert Wright | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Robert Bateman (PG), Monroe Carter (SG), James Claybrooks (SF), Jesse Tremblay (PF), Connie Davis (C) Charles Turpin, James Zito, Von Zacher, Andrew Heim, Brian Maye | |
| 12:59 | Pepperdine | Gary Patton makes the 1st free throw | 12-10 |
| 12:59 | Pepperdine | Gary Patton misses the 2nd free throw | 12-10 |
| 12:59 | Gonzaga | Jesse Tremblay gets the rebound | 12-10 |
| 12:43 | Gonzaga | Jesse Tremblay is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 12-10 |
| 12:41 | Gonzaga | Connie Davis hits the follow up shot | 12-12 |
| 12:37 | Pepperdine | Gary Patton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-12 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Gary Ludlum (PG), Wallace Dison (SF) Alonso Williams, Gary Patton | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 12:19 | Gonzaga | James Claybrooks clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 12-12 |
| 12:18 | Gonzaga | James Claybrooks tips it in | 12-14 |
| 12:04 | Pepperdine | Joseph Lively hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 12-14 |
| 12:02 | Pepperdine | Sal Barnard tips it in | 14-14 |
| 11:48 | Gonzaga | Robert Bateman drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Monroe Carter | 14-17 |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Gary Ludlum (fresh) SG - Sal Barnard (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Wallace Dison (fairly fresh) PF - Joseph Lively (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Kevin Bradley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Robert Bateman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Monroe Carter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Claybrooks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jesse Tremblay (fresh) 2 pts. C - Connie Davis (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 11:31 | Pepperdine | Joseph Lively banks in the layup set up by Wallace Dison | 16-17 |
| 11:12 | Gonzaga | Jesse Tremblay is hacked by Joseph Lively - foul #2 on Joseph Lively, team foul #6 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Samuel Kelly (PG), Alonso Williams (SG), Gary Patton (SF), Leslie Pauly (PF), Robert Wright (C) Gary Ludlum, Sal Barnard, Wallace Dison, Joseph Lively, Kevin Bradley | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Charles Turpin (PG), James Zito (SG), Von Zacher (SF), Andrew Heim (PF), Brian Maye (C) Robert Bateman, Monroe Carter, James Claybrooks, Jesse Tremblay, Connie Davis | |
| 10:59 | Gonzaga | James Zito makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Charles Turpin | 16-20 |
| 10:40 | Pepperdine | Gary Patton lays it in on a nice dish by Samuel Kelly | 18-20 |
| 10:28 | Gonzaga | James Zito can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the right corner | 18-20 |
| 10:26 | Pepperdine | Leslie Pauly snags the defensive board | 18-20 |
| 10:05 | Pepperdine | Leslie Pauly is called for a charge - foul #1 on Leslie Pauly, team foul #7 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Kristopher Sherrod (SG), Wallace Dison (SF), Kevin Bradley (C) Alonso Williams, Gary Patton, Robert Wright | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Robert Bateman (PG), James Claybrooks (SF), Jesse Tremblay (PF), Connie Davis (C) Charles Turpin, Von Zacher, Andrew Heim, Brian Maye | |
| 10:03 | Gonzaga | Robert Bateman is hacked by Samuel Kelly in the backcourt - foul #1 on Samuel Kelly, team foul #8 | 18-20 |
| 10:03 | Gonzaga | Robert Bateman makes the 1st free throw | 18-21 |
| 10:03 | Gonzaga | Robert Bateman makes the 2nd free throw | 18-22 |
| 09:44 | Pepperdine | Leslie Pauly scores on a runner from close range | 20-22 |
| 09:28 | Gonzaga | Robert Bateman connects on the shot from the right block on a nice dish by James Claybrooks | 20-24 |
| 09:24 | Pepperdine | Samuel Kelly's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-24 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Alonso Williams (PG) Samuel Kelly | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Andrew Heim (PF) Jesse Tremblay | |
| 09:01 | Gonzaga | James Zito hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Connie Davis | 20-26 |
| 08:52 | Pepperdine | Kristopher Sherrod knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Alonso Williams and the foul's on James Zito - foul #1 on James Zito, team foul #3 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Gary Patton (SF) Wallace Dison | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jesse Tremblay (PF) Andrew Heim | |
| 08:52 | Pepperdine | Kristopher Sherrod misses the free throw | 22-26 |
| 08:52 | Gonzaga | Connie Davis snags the defensive board | 22-26 |
| 08:49 | Gonzaga | Robert Bateman is fouled in the backcourt by Alonso Williams - foul #2 on Alonso Williams, team foul #9 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Gary Ludlum (PG) Alonso Williams | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 08:49 | Gonzaga | Robert Bateman makes the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 08:49 | Gonzaga | Robert Bateman makes the 2nd free throw | 22-28 |
| 08:32 | Pepperdine | Gary Ludlum misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 22-28 |
| 08:30 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to James Claybrooks | 22-28 |
| 08:24 | Gonzaga | James Zito is hacked by Leslie Pauly - foul #2 on Leslie Pauly, team foul #10 | 22-28 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Sal Barnard (SG), Robert Wright (PF) Kristopher Sherrod, Leslie Pauly | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 08:24 | Gonzaga | James Zito makes the 1st free throw | 22-29 |
| 08:24 | Gonzaga | James Zito makes the 2nd free throw | 22-30 |
| 08:02 | Pepperdine | Kevin Bradley loses the dribble to Robert Bateman | 22-30 |
| 07:59 | Gonzaga | James Zito is hacked by Gary Patton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gary Patton, team foul #11 | 22-30 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Wallace Dison (SF) Gary Patton | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Andrew Heim (PF) Jesse Tremblay | |
| 07:59 | Gonzaga | James Zito makes the 1st free throw | 22-31 |
| 07:59 | Gonzaga | James Zito misses the 2nd free throw | 22-31 |
| 07:59 | Pepperdine | Robert Wright pulls down the rebound | 22-31 |
| 07:55 | Pepperdine | Gary Ludlum loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-31 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Monroe Carter (SG) James Zito | |
| 07:41 | Gonzaga | James Claybrooks's floater is knocked away by Wallace Dison | 22-31 |
| 07:40 | Gonzaga | Andrew Heim hits the follow up shot | 22-33 |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Gary Ludlum (fresh) SG - Sal Barnard (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Wallace Dison (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Wright (fresh) 3 reb. C - Kevin Bradley (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Robert Bateman (tiring) 12 pts. SG - Monroe Carter (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Claybrooks (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Andrew Heim (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Connie Davis (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Pepperdine | Gary Ludlum hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 22-33 |
| 07:20 | Gonzaga | Monroe Carter grabs the board | 22-33 |
| 07:14 | Gonzaga | James Claybrooks makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Robert Bateman | 22-36 |
| 06:57 | Pepperdine | Wallace Dison makes the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Wright | 24-36 |
| 06:40 | Gonzaga | Robert Bateman can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 24-36 |
| 06:39 | Gonzaga | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Heim | 24-36 |
| 06:22 | Gonzaga | Robert Bateman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-36 |
| 06:20 | Pepperdine | Kevin Bradley gets the rebound | 24-36 |
| 06:15 | Pepperdine | Sal Barnard makes the 3 from the right corner | 27-36 |
| 06:15 | Gonzaga | Gonzaga calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 27-36 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Samuel Kelly (PG), Kristopher Sherrod (SG), Gary Patton (SF) Gary Ludlum, Sal Barnard, Wallace Dison | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Charles Turpin (PG), James Zito (SG), Von Zacher (SF), Jesse Tremblay (PF), Brian Maye (C) Robert Bateman, Monroe Carter, James Claybrooks, Andrew Heim, Connie Davis | |
| 06:00 | Gonzaga | Brian Maye is open and lays it up and in set up by Charles Turpin | 27-38 |
| 05:40 | Pepperdine | Kristopher Sherrod hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 29-38 |
| 05:25 | Gonzaga | Jesse Tremblay scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by James Zito | 29-40 |
| 05:08 | Pepperdine | Samuel Kelly hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 29-40 |
| 05:06 | Gonzaga | Jesse Tremblay grabs the board | 29-40 |
| 04:46 | Gonzaga | James Zito can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 29-40 |
| 04:45 | Pepperdine | Kevin Bradley pulls down the rebound | 29-40 |
| 04:31 | Pepperdine | Samuel Kelly misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 29-40 |
| 04:29 | Gonzaga | Jesse Tremblay gets the rebound | 29-40 |
| 04:14 | Gonzaga | Jesse Tremblay connects on the open jump hook from the baseline set up by Charles Turpin | 29-42 |
| 04:00 | Pepperdine | Kevin Bradley drills a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Kristopher Sherrod | 31-42 |
| 03:44 | Gonzaga | Jesse Tremblay drills a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by James Zito | 31-44 |
| 03:22 | Pepperdine | Robert Wright comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 31-44 |
| 03:20 | Pepperdine | Kevin Bradley grabs the offensive rebound | 31-44 |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Samuel Kelly (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Kristopher Sherrod (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Patton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Wright (tiring) 3 reb. C - Kevin Bradley (tired) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Charles Turpin (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - James Zito (tired) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Von Zacher (fairly fresh) PF - Jesse Tremblay (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Maye (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:03 | Pepperdine | Kristopher Sherrod is hacked by James Zito - foul #2 on James Zito, team foul #4 | 31-44 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Alonso Williams (PG), Sal Barnard (SG), Wallace Dison (SF), Leslie Pauly (PF), Joseph Lively (C) Samuel Kelly, Kristopher Sherrod, Gary Patton, Robert Wright, Kevin Bradley | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Robert Bateman (PG), Monroe Carter (SG), James Claybrooks (SF), Andrew Heim (PF), Connie Davis (C) Charles Turpin, James Zito, Von Zacher, Jesse Tremblay, Brian Maye | |
| 02:40 | Pepperdine | A charge is called on Sal Barnard - foul #1 on Sal Barnard, team foul #12 | 31-44 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | James Zito (SG) Monroe Carter | |
| 02:35 | Gonzaga | Robert Bateman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-44 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Monroe Carter (SG) James Zito | |
| 02:26 | Pepperdine | Leslie Pauly comes up short on the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Andrew Heim - foul #1 on Andrew Heim, team foul #5 | 31-44 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | James Zito (SG) Monroe Carter | |
| 02:26 | Pepperdine | Leslie Pauly misses the 1st free throw | 31-44 |
| 02:26 | Pepperdine | Leslie Pauly makes the 2nd free throw | 32-44 |
| 02:23 | Gonzaga | Andrew Heim is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 32-44 |
| 02:08 | Pepperdine | Joseph Lively's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-44 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Monroe Carter (SG) James Zito | |
| 01:51 | Gonzaga | Leslie Pauly steps in front of the Monroe Carter pass | 32-44 |
| 01:30 | Pepperdine | Alonso Williams is hacked by James Claybrooks - foul #1 on James Claybrooks, team foul #6 | 32-44 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Gary Ludlum (PG), Kristopher Sherrod (SG) Alonso Williams, Sal Barnard | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | James Zito (SG), Jesse Tremblay (PF) Monroe Carter, Andrew Heim | |
| 01:20 | Pepperdine | Jesse Tremblay denies the turnaround by Wallace Dison | 32-44 |
| 01:19 | Pepperdine | Leslie Pauly tips it back up and in | 34-44 |
| 01:05 | Gonzaga | James Claybrooks misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-44 |
| 01:04 | Gonzaga | Jesse Tremblay hits the follow up shot | 34-46 |
| 00:51 | Pepperdine | Joseph Lively is whistled for traveling | 34-46 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Andrew Heim (PF) Jesse Tremblay | |
| 00:35 | Gonzaga | Gary Ludlum picks off the pass by Connie Davis | 34-46 |
| 00:16 | Pepperdine | Joseph Lively misses the shot from just outside the lane | 34-46 |
| 00:15 | Gonzaga | Andrew Heim grabs the defensive rebound | 34-46 |
| 00:03 | Gonzaga | Connie Davis misses long on a shot from the right wing | 34-46 |
| 00:02 | Pepperdine | Leslie Pauly snags the defensive board | 34-46 |
| 00:00 | Pepperdine | Leslie Pauly comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 34-46 |