| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Angel Bruno (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Coy Acuna (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Yuan Tao (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Hopkins (fresh) C - Scott Hamlin (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Curtis Drexler (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Craig Updegraff (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Troy Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Nicholas Raby (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Alan King (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Gonzaga | Yuan Tao inbounds the ball | 29-35 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| 19:44 | Gonzaga | Coy Acuna is whistled for traveling | 29-35 |
| 19:24 | Dayton | Curtis Drexler's pass is intercepted by Coy Acuna | 29-35 |
| 19:09 | Gonzaga | Mark Hopkins comes up short on the floater from the left side | 29-35 |
| 19:07 | Gonzaga | Scott Hamlin tips it back up and in | 31-35 |
| 18:51 | Dayton | Troy Wilson loses the dribble to Coy Acuna | 31-35 |
| 18:46 | Gonzaga | Coy Acuna throws it down | 33-35 |
| 18:24 | Dayton | Curtis Drexler is open and buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Craig Updegraff | 33-37 |
| 18:06 | Gonzaga | Mark Hopkins makes the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Yuan Tao | 35-37 |
| 17:37 | Dayton | The short jumper by Craig Updegraff is denied by Yuan Tao | 35-37 |
| 17:35 | Dayton | Nicholas Raby tips it back up and in | 35-39 |
| 17:14 | Gonzaga | Coy Acuna shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 35-39 |
| 17:13 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Nicholas Raby | 35-39 |
| 16:53 | Dayton | Curtis Drexler can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-39 |
| 16:52 | Dayton | Alan King hits the follow up shot | 35-41 |
| 16:36 | Gonzaga | Angel Bruno throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-41 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Gregory Ford (PG), Charles Mayeski (SG), Roy Novoa (SF) Angel Bruno, Yuan Tao, Mark Hopkins | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 16:09 | Dayton | Troy Wilson is fouled on the floor by Coy Acuna - foul #2 on Coy Acuna, team foul #1 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Gregory Wallace (C) Scott Hamlin | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 15:50 | Dayton | Craig Updegraff splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-41 |
| 15:49 | Gonzaga | Roy Novoa snags the defensive board | 35-41 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Gregory Ford (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Mayeski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Roy Novoa (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Coy Acuna (fresh) 15 pts. 2 stl. C - Gregory Wallace (fresh) 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Curtis Drexler (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Craig Updegraff (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Troy Wilson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Nicholas Raby (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Alan King (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Gonzaga | Roy Novoa buries a jumper from the free throw line set up by Coy Acuna | 37-41 |
| 15:17 | Dayton | Troy Wilson misses long on an open jumper from the left side | 37-41 |
| 15:15 | Gonzaga | Gregory Wallace pulls down the rebound | 37-41 |
| 15:00 | Gonzaga | Roy Novoa misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-41 |
| 14:58 | Dayton | Alan King pulls down the rebound | 37-41 |
| 14:39 | Dayton | Curtis Drexler misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 37-41 |
| 14:37 | Gonzaga | Gregory Ford grabs the board | 37-41 |
| 14:26 | Gonzaga | Roy Novoa connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-41 |
| 13:57 | Dayton | Troy Wilson throws it down | 40-43 |
| 13:39 | Gonzaga | Coy Acuna misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Troy Wilson - foul #1 on Troy Wilson, team foul #1 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Angel Bruno (PG), Yuan Tao (SF), Mark Hopkins (PF), Scott Hamlin (C) Gregory Ford, Charles Mayeski, Roy Novoa, Gregory Wallace | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 13:39 | Gonzaga | Coy Acuna makes the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 13:39 | Gonzaga | Coy Acuna makes the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 13:17 | Dayton | Craig Updegraff hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 42-43 |
| 13:15 | Dayton | Curtis Drexler pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 12:54 | Dayton | Craig Updegraff hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-43 |
| 12:52 | Dayton | Curtis Drexler pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 12:39 | Dayton | Curtis Drexler comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 42-43 |
| 12:38 | Dayton | Nicholas Raby grabs the offensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 12:09 | Dayton | Nicholas Raby misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 42-43 |
| 12:08 | Dayton | Alan King grabs the offensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 11:53 | Dayton | Craig Updegraff can't finish the layup against a doubleteam | 42-43 |
| 11:51 | Dayton | Curtis Drexler snags the offensive board | 42-43 |
| 11:22 | Dayton | Craig Updegraff is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-43 |
| 11:20 | Gonzaga | Angel Bruno grabs the board | 42-43 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Angel Bruno (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Coy Acuna (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Yuan Tao (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Hopkins (fresh) 2 pts. C - Scott Hamlin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Curtis Drexler (tiring) 7 pts. SG - Craig Updegraff (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Troy Wilson (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Nicholas Raby (tiring) 10 pts. 9 reb. C - Alan King (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:05 | Gonzaga | Yuan Tao misses short on an open fadeaway from the left block | 42-43 |
| 11:04 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Alan King | 42-43 |
| 10:35 | Dayton | Curtis Drexler is alone and drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Craig Updegraff | 42-46 |
| 10:12 | Gonzaga | Angel Bruno loses the ball out of bounds | 42-46 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Gregory Ford (PG), Charles Mayeski (SG), Roy Novoa (SF), Gregory Wallace (C) Angel Bruno, Coy Acuna, Yuan Tao, Mark Hopkins | |
| Subs | Dayton | Albert Dunning (PG), Sean Clary (SG), Jeff Wilson (C) Curtis Drexler, Craig Updegraff, Alan King | |
| 09:54 | Dayton | Nicholas Raby is denied on a layup by Roy Novoa | 42-46 |
| 09:52 | Gonzaga | Gregory Ford gets the rebound | 42-46 |
| 09:33 | Gonzaga | Jeff Wilson steals it from Gregory Ford | 42-46 |
| 09:13 | Dayton | Troy Wilson clanks a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Scott Hamlin - foul #1 on Scott Hamlin, team foul #2 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Mark Hopkins (PF) Scott Hamlin | |
| Subs | Dayton | Alan King (C) Jeff Wilson | |
| 09:13 | Dayton | Troy Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 09:13 | Dayton | Troy Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-48 |
| 09:02 | Gonzaga | Gregory Ford connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Roy Novoa out of the doubleteam | 45-48 |
| 08:41 | Dayton | Alan King can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 45-48 |
| 08:39 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Charles Mayeski | 45-48 |
| 08:35 | Gonzaga | Gregory Ford misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-48 |
| 08:33 | Gonzaga | Gregory Wallace snags the offensive board | 45-48 |
| 08:18 | Gonzaga | Gregory Wallace is hacked by Alan King - foul #2 on Alan King, team foul #2 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Angel Bruno (PG), Yuan Tao (SF) Gregory Ford, Roy Novoa | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jeff Wilson (SF) Troy Wilson | |
| 08:08 | Gonzaga | Alan King swats the short shot by Yuan Tao | 45-48 |
| 08:07 | Dayton | Alan King gets the rebound | 45-48 |
| 08:02 | Dayton | Nicholas Raby can't throw it down | 45-48 |
| 08:00 | Dayton | Nicholas Raby misses the tip | 45-48 |
| 07:59 | Dayton | Alan King tips it in | 45-50 |
| 07:34 | Gonzaga | Charles Mayeski clanks a shot from the left side | 45-50 |
| 07:32 | Gonzaga | Gregory Wallace pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-50 |
| 07:20 | Gonzaga | Angel Bruno hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 45-50 |
| 07:19 | Dayton | Alan King pulls down the rebound | 45-50 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Angel Bruno (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Charles Mayeski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Yuan Tao (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Hopkins (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gregory Wallace (fresh) 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Albert Dunning (fresh) SG - Sean Clary (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jeff Wilson (fresh) PF - Nicholas Raby (tiring) 10 pts. 10 reb. C - Alan King (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 06:54 | Dayton | Nicholas Raby connects on the turnaround from close range | 45-52 |
| 06:38 | Gonzaga | Charles Mayeski makes the contested driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Mark Hopkins | 47-52 |
| 06:09 | Dayton | Nicholas Raby is hacked by Mark Hopkins - foul #1 on Mark Hopkins, team foul #3 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Gregory Ford (SG), Roy Novoa (SF), Coy Acuna (PF), Scott Hamlin (C) Charles Mayeski, Yuan Tao, Mark Hopkins, Gregory Wallace | |
| Subs | Dayton | Curtis Drexler (PG), Craig Updegraff (SF) Albert Dunning, Alan King | |
| 05:55 | Dayton | Sean Clary can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-52 |
| 05:54 | Gonzaga | Gregory Ford grabs the defensive rebound | 47-52 |
| 05:43 | Gonzaga | Coy Acuna buries a fadeaway from the left side set up by Gregory Ford | 49-52 |
| 05:16 | Dayton | Curtis Drexler misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-52 |
| 05:14 | Gonzaga | Scott Hamlin snags the defensive board | 49-52 |
| 04:50 | Gonzaga | Coy Acuna evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Roy Novoa | 52-52 |
| 04:22 | Dayton | Craig Updegraff knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Curtis Drexler | 52-54 |
| 04:08 | Gonzaga | Coy Acuna evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Roy Novoa | 54-54 |
| 04:08 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-54 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Yuan Tao (SF), Mark Hopkins (PF) Gregory Ford, Roy Novoa | |
| Subs | Dayton | Troy Wilson (SF), Alan King (PF) Sean Clary, Nicholas Raby | |
| 03:46 | Dayton | A charge is called on Craig Updegraff - foul #2 on Craig Updegraff, team foul #3 | 54-54 |
| 03:31 | Gonzaga | Scott Hamlin hits a jump hook from close range | 56-54 |
| 03:12 | Dayton | Scott Hamlin is called for the reach on Jeff Wilson - foul #2 on Scott Hamlin, team foul #4 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Nicholas Raby (PF) Jeff Wilson | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Angel Bruno (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Coy Acuna (fresh) 24 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Yuan Tao (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Hopkins (fresh) 2 pts. C - Scott Hamlin (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Curtis Drexler (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Craig Updegraff (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Troy Wilson (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Nicholas Raby (tiring) 12 pts. 10 reb. C - Alan King (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 02:49 | Dayton | Nicholas Raby misses short on a jumper near the basket | 56-54 |
| 02:47 | Gonzaga | Mark Hopkins grabs the defensive rebound | 56-54 |
| 02:43 | Gonzaga | Coy Acuna is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-54 |
| 02:41 | Dayton | Alan King pulls down the rebound | 56-54 |
| 02:15 | Dayton | Nicholas Raby throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-54 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Gregory Ford (PG) Angel Bruno | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 02:01 | Gonzaga | Alan King takes the ball from Yuan Tao | 56-54 |
| 01:39 | Dayton | Nicholas Raby blows the dunk | 56-54 |
| 01:38 | Dayton | Craig Updegraff tips it back up and in | 56-56 |
| 01:23 | Gonzaga | Gregory Ford clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-56 |
| 01:22 | Dayton | Nicholas Raby pulls down the rebound | 56-56 |
| 00:53 | Dayton | Craig Updegraff loses the ball out of bounds | 56-56 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Angel Bruno (PG) Gregory Ford | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 00:42 | Gonzaga | Coy Acuna misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-56 |
| 00:40 | Dayton | Curtis Drexler grabs the board | 56-56 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| 00:19 | Dayton | Nicholas Raby clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 56-56 |
| 00:17 | Gonzaga | Mark Hopkins snags the defensive board | 56-56 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| 00:00 | Gonzaga | Scott Hamlin comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 56-56 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Angel Bruno (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Coy Acuna (fresh) 24 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Yuan Tao (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Hopkins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Hamlin (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Curtis Drexler (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Craig Updegraff (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Troy Wilson (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Nicholas Raby (tiring) 12 pts. 11 reb. C - Alan King (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Dayton | Nicholas Raby wins the tip | 56-56 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| 04:40 | Dayton | Scott Hamlin steals the ball from Curtis Drexler | 56-56 |
| 04:25 | Gonzaga | A charge is called on Coy Acuna - foul #3 on Coy Acuna, team foul #5 | 56-56 |
| 03:59 | Dayton | Craig Updegraff is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-56 |
| 03:57 | Gonzaga | Scott Hamlin grabs the board | 56-56 |
| 03:35 | Gonzaga | Coy Acuna evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Angel Bruno | 59-56 |
| 03:10 | Dayton | Nicholas Raby hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 59-56 |
| 03:09 | Dayton | Curtis Drexler gets the offensive rebound | 59-56 |
| 02:55 | Dayton | Curtis Drexler is whistled for traveling | 59-56 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Roy Novoa (SF) Yuan Tao | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 02:41 | Gonzaga | Coy Acuna makes the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Angel Bruno | 61-56 |
| 02:17 | Dayton | Nicholas Raby knocks in the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Troy Wilson | 61-58 |
| 01:55 | Gonzaga | Angel Bruno is called for traveling | 61-58 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Yuan Tao (SF) Roy Novoa | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 01:40 | Dayton | Craig Updegraff's pass is intercepted by Mark Hopkins | 61-58 |
| 01:26 | Gonzaga | Coy Acuna misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-58 |
| 01:25 | Gonzaga | Mark Hopkins grabs the offensive rebound | 61-58 |
| 01:09 | Gonzaga | Coy Acuna travels with the ball | 61-58 |
| 00:42 | Dayton | Curtis Drexler comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-58 |
| 00:40 | Gonzaga | Coy Acuna snags the defensive board | 61-58 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Angel Bruno (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - Coy Acuna (fresh) 29 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Yuan Tao (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Hopkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Scott Hamlin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Curtis Drexler (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Craig Updegraff (tiring) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Troy Wilson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Nicholas Raby (tiring) 14 pts. 11 reb. C - Alan King (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| 00:19 | Gonzaga | Coy Acuna misses the fadeaway from the left side | 61-58 |
| 00:17 | Dayton | Alan King gets the rebound | 61-58 |
| 00:12 | Dayton | Craig Updegraff lays it up and in on a great pass from Curtis Drexler | 61-60 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+5) | |
| 00:10 | Gonzaga | Coy Acuna is fouled in the backcourt by Curtis Drexler - foul #1 on Curtis Drexler, team foul #4 | 61-60 |
| 00:08 | Gonzaga | Coy Acuna is hacked by Curtis Drexler - foul #2 on Curtis Drexler, team foul #5 | 61-60 |
| 00:05 | Gonzaga | Coy Acuna is hacked by Troy Wilson - foul #2 on Troy Wilson, team foul #6 | 61-60 |
| 00:02 | Gonzaga | Craig Updegraff is called for the reach on Coy Acuna - foul #3 on Craig Updegraff, team foul #7 | 61-60 |
| 00:02 | Gonzaga | Coy Acuna makes the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 00:02 | Gonzaga | Coy Acuna makes the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| 00:02 | Dayton | Dayton calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 63-60 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+5) | |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Craig Updegraff hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 63-60 |