| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Angel Bruno (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Coy Acuna (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Yuan Tao (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Mark Hopkins (fresh) 4 reb. C - Scott Hamlin (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - David Nordman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Palmer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip Irvin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeremy Paz (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Warren Conboy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Gonzaga | Yuan Tao inbounds the ball | 34-28 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Gonzaga | Coy Acuna buries a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Angel Bruno and he's hacked by David Nordman - foul #2 on David Nordman, team foul #1 | 36-28 |
| 19:44 | Gonzaga | Coy Acuna makes the free throw | 37-28 |
| 19:29 | Nicholls State | David Nordman misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-28 |
| 19:27 | Gonzaga | Scott Hamlin snags the defensive board | 37-28 |
| 19:18 | Gonzaga | Warren Conboy picks off the pass by Angel Bruno | 37-28 |
| 19:05 | Nicholls State | Philip Irvin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-28 |
| 19:03 | Gonzaga | Mark Hopkins gets the rebound | 37-28 |
| 18:41 | Gonzaga | Coy Acuna misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 37-28 |
| 18:40 | Nicholls State | Warren Conboy gets the rebound | 37-28 |
| 18:29 | Nicholls State | Jeremy Paz drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-31 |
| 18:07 | Gonzaga | Coy Acuna buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-31 |
| 17:43 | Nicholls State | Philip Irvin clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-31 |
| 17:41 | Nicholls State | David Nordman tips it home | 40-33 |
| 17:15 | Gonzaga | Coy Acuna clanks a jumper from the right wing | 40-33 |
| 17:13 | Nicholls State | Warren Conboy pulls down the rebound | 40-33 |
| 16:51 | Nicholls State | David Nordman evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Angel Bruno - foul #1 on Angel Bruno, team foul #1 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Gregory Ford (PG), Charles Mayeski (SG), Roy Novoa (SF), Gregory Wallace (C) Angel Bruno, Coy Acuna, Yuan Tao, Scott Hamlin | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Antonio Butler (SG), James Lunde (SF), Billy Footman (PF), Eugene Gann (C) James Palmer, Philip Irvin, Jeremy Paz, Warren Conboy | |
| 16:51 | Nicholls State | David Nordman makes the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 16:51 | Nicholls State | David Nordman makes the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 16:34 | Gonzaga | Charles Mayeski is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Charles Mayeski, team foul #2 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Larry Shepardson (PF) David Nordman | |
| 16:05 | Nicholls State | Gregory Ford steals it from Billy Footman | 40-35 |
| 15:49 | Gonzaga | Gregory Ford knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Gregory Wallace | 43-35 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Gregory Ford (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Charles Mayeski (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Roy Novoa (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Mark Hopkins (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Gregory Wallace (fresh) 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - James Lunde (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SG - Antonio Butler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Billy Footman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Larry Shepardson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Eugene Gann (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Nicholls State | Mark Hopkins is called for the reach on Antonio Butler - foul #1 on Mark Hopkins, team foul #3 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Coy Acuna (PF), Scott Hamlin (C) Mark Hopkins, Gregory Wallace | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | James Palmer (SG), Jeremy Paz (PF) Larry Shepardson, Eugene Gann | |
| 15:21 | Nicholls State | James Lunde hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but he's fouled by Roy Novoa - foul #3 on Roy Novoa, team foul #4 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | David Nordman (PG) Antonio Butler | |
| 15:21 | Nicholls State | James Lunde misses the 1st free throw | 43-35 |
| 15:21 | Nicholls State | James Lunde makes the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 14:57 | Gonzaga | Coy Acuna knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Gregory Ford | 46-36 |
| 14:38 | Nicholls State | Billy Footman buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by David Nordman | 46-39 |
| 14:32 | Gonzaga | Coy Acuna misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-39 |
| 14:31 | Gonzaga | Scott Hamlin tips it back up and in | 48-39 |
| 14:12 | Nicholls State | Jeremy Paz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-39 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Angel Bruno (PG), Yuan Tao (SF), Gregory Wallace (C) Gregory Ford, Charles Mayeski, Roy Novoa | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Philip Irvin (SF), Warren Conboy (C) James Lunde, Billy Footman | |
| 13:55 | Gonzaga | Coy Acuna is fouled on the floor by Philip Irvin - foul #3 on Philip Irvin, team foul #2 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Antonio Butler (SG) James Palmer | |
| 13:34 | Gonzaga | Coy Acuna hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Angel Bruno | 51-39 |
| 13:26 | Nicholls State | Warren Conboy hits a jumper from the right side and he's fouled by Yuan Tao - foul #2 on Yuan Tao, team foul #5 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Gregory Ford (SG) Scott Hamlin | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jeffrey Lassiter (SG), Larry Shepardson (PF) David Nordman, Jeremy Paz | |
| 13:26 | Nicholls State | Warren Conboy misses the free throw | 51-41 |
| 13:26 | Gonzaga | Gregory Ford grabs the defensive rebound | 51-41 |
| 13:05 | Gonzaga | Jeffrey Lassiter picks off the pass by Gregory Ford | 51-41 |
| 12:57 | Nicholls State | Jeffrey Lassiter connects on the shot from the right block | 51-43 |
| 12:38 | Gonzaga | Gregory Ford hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 51-43 |
| 12:37 | Nicholls State | Warren Conboy gets the rebound | 51-43 |
| 12:16 | Nicholls State | Larry Shepardson is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Larry Shepardson, team foul #3 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Charles Mayeski (SG), Roy Novoa (SF), Mark Hopkins (PF), Scott Hamlin (C) Gregory Ford, Yuan Tao, Coy Acuna, Gregory Wallace | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | David Nordman (PG), James Palmer (SG), James Lunde (SF), Jeremy Paz (PF) Antonio Butler, Jeffrey Lassiter, Philip Irvin, Larry Shepardson | |
| 12:01 | Gonzaga | Roy Novoa clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-43 |
| 11:59 | Gonzaga | Mark Hopkins tips it in | 53-43 |
| 11:35 | Nicholls State | James Palmer misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-43 |
| 11:34 | Gonzaga | Roy Novoa gets the rebound | 53-43 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Angel Bruno (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Charles Mayeski (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Roy Novoa (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Mark Hopkins (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Scott Hamlin (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - David Nordman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Palmer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Lunde (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jeremy Paz (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Warren Conboy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Gonzaga | Roy Novoa scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Charles Mayeski | 56-43 |
| 11:20 | Nicholls State | David Nordman drills a jumpshot from the right wing set up by James Lunde | 56-45 |
| 11:05 | Gonzaga | Roy Novoa hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Mark Hopkins | 59-45 |
| 10:40 | Nicholls State | Warren Conboy makes the wide open runner in the paint set up by David Nordman | 59-47 |
| 10:15 | Gonzaga | Roy Novoa can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 59-47 |
| 10:13 | Nicholls State | Jeremy Paz grabs the board | 59-47 |
| 10:01 | Nicholls State | Scott Hamlin is called for the reach on Warren Conboy - foul #2 on Scott Hamlin, team foul #6 | 59-47 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Gregory Ford (PG), Yuan Tao (SF), Coy Acuna (PF), Gregory Wallace (C) Angel Bruno, Roy Novoa, Mark Hopkins, Scott Hamlin | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Philip Irvin (SF), Billy Footman (PF), Eugene Gann (C) David Nordman, Jeremy Paz, Warren Conboy | |
| 09:49 | Nicholls State | James Palmer buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-50 |
| 09:30 | Gonzaga | Coy Acuna misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-50 |
| 09:28 | Nicholls State | Philip Irvin pulls down the rebound | 59-50 |
| 09:06 | Nicholls State | James Palmer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-50 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Mark Hopkins (PF) Charles Mayeski | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Antonio Butler (PG), Jeffrey Lassiter (SG) James Lunde, James Palmer | |
| 08:47 | Gonzaga | Gregory Ford hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Eugene Gann - foul #1 on Eugene Gann, team foul #4 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | David Nordman (PG), Jeremy Paz (PF) Jeffrey Lassiter, Eugene Gann | |
| 08:47 | Gonzaga | Gregory Ford misses the 1st free throw | 59-50 |
| 08:47 | Gonzaga | Gregory Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 60-50 |
| 08:32 | Nicholls State | Philip Irvin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-50 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Scott Hamlin (C) Gregory Wallace | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 08:11 | Gonzaga | Coy Acuna can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 60-50 |
| 08:10 | Gonzaga | Gregory Ford tips it but misses | 60-50 |
| 08:09 | Nicholls State | Billy Footman grabs the defensive rebound | 60-50 |
| 08:04 | Nicholls State | David Nordman hits a 3 from straight away set up by Antonio Butler | 60-53 |
| 07:47 | Gonzaga | Coy Acuna misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-53 |
| 07:45 | Nicholls State | David Nordman snags the defensive board | 60-53 |
| 07:38 | Nicholls State | Philip Irvin connects on the jumpshot from the left side set up by David Nordman and he's hacked by Yuan Tao - foul #3 on Yuan Tao, team foul #7 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Angel Bruno (PG), Charles Mayeski (SG), Roy Novoa (SF) Gregory Ford, Yuan Tao, Mark Hopkins | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | James Palmer (SG), Eugene Gann (C) Antonio Butler, Billy Footman | |
| 07:38 | Nicholls State | Philip Irvin makes the free throw | 60-56 |
| 07:18 | Gonzaga | James Palmer steals it from Angel Bruno | 60-56 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Angel Bruno (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Charles Mayeski (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Roy Novoa (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Coy Acuna (fresh) 27 pts. 1 ast. C - Scott Hamlin (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - David Nordman (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Palmer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip Irvin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jeremy Paz (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Eugene Gann (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 06:58 | Nicholls State | Jeremy Paz clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 60-56 |
| 06:57 | Nicholls State | Philip Irvin tips it back up and in | 60-58 |
| 06:45 | Gonzaga | Roy Novoa hits a 3 from straight away | 63-58 |
| 06:28 | Nicholls State | Jeremy Paz connects on the jumper from the right block | 63-60 |
| 06:07 | Gonzaga | James Palmer picks off the pass by Coy Acuna | 63-60 |
| 05:47 | Nicholls State | David Nordman comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 63-60 |
| 05:46 | Gonzaga | Scott Hamlin grabs the board | 63-60 |
| 05:24 | Gonzaga | Coy Acuna connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 66-60 |
| 05:10 | Nicholls State | Eugene Gann steps out of bounds on the baseline | 66-60 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Gregory Ford (PG), Lincoln Sides (SG), Yuan Tao (SF), Mark Hopkins (PF), Gregory Wallace (C) Angel Bruno, Charles Mayeski, Roy Novoa, Coy Acuna, Scott Hamlin | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | James Lunde (PG), Antonio Butler (SG), Billy Footman (SF), Larry Shepardson (PF), Warren Conboy (C) David Nordman, James Palmer, Philip Irvin, Jeremy Paz, Eugene Gann | |
| 04:52 | Gonzaga | James Lunde picks off the pass by Yuan Tao | 66-60 |
| 04:47 | Nicholls State | Antonio Butler lays it in set up by James Lunde | 66-62 |
| 04:31 | Gonzaga | Gregory Ford knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 68-62 |
| 04:11 | Nicholls State | Larry Shepardson's fadeaway is rejected by Mark Hopkins | 68-62 |
| 04:10 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Gregory Ford | 68-62 |
| 03:53 | Gonzaga | Mark Hopkins is hacked by Larry Shepardson - foul #4 on Larry Shepardson, team foul #5 | 68-62 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Charles Mayeski (SG) Lincoln Sides | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jeffrey Lassiter (SG) Billy Footman | |
| 03:35 | Gonzaga | Gregory Ford comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 68-62 |
| 03:34 | Nicholls State | Warren Conboy grabs the board | 68-62 |
| 03:12 | Nicholls State | Jeffrey Lassiter buries a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Antonio Butler | 68-64 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Gregory Ford (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Mayeski (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Yuan Tao (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Mark Hopkins (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Gregory Wallace (fresh) 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Antonio Butler (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Lassiter (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Lunde (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. PF - Larry Shepardson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. C - Warren Conboy (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 02:43 | Gonzaga | Gregory Ford misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 68-64 |
| 02:42 | Gonzaga | Charles Mayeski tips it home | 70-64 |
| 02:42 | Nicholls State | Nicholls State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-64 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Angel Bruno (PG), Coy Acuna (SG), Scott Hamlin (C) Gregory Ford, Charles Mayeski, Gregory Wallace | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | David Nordman (PG), James Palmer (SG), Jeremy Paz (PF) Antonio Butler, Jeffrey Lassiter, Larry Shepardson | |
| 02:30 | Nicholls State | Scott Hamlin steps in front of the James Palmer pass | 70-64 |
| 02:12 | Gonzaga | Coy Acuna clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 70-64 |
| 02:10 | Gonzaga | Mark Hopkins hits the follow up shot | 72-64 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:56 | Nicholls State | Warren Conboy buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 72-67 |
| 01:32 | Gonzaga | Coy Acuna misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 72-67 |
| 01:31 | Nicholls State | David Nordman grabs the defensive rebound | 72-67 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:12 | Nicholls State | Angel Bruno steals it from James Lunde | 72-67 |
| 01:09 | Gonzaga | Coy Acuna hits the finger roll on a great pass from Angel Bruno | 74-67 |
| 00:47 | Nicholls State | James Palmer knocks in the jumper from the left wing | 74-69 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:44 | Gonzaga | David Nordman is called for the reach on Angel Bruno in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Nordman, team foul #6 | 74-69 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Gregory Wallace (C) Scott Hamlin | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Philip Irvin (SF) James Lunde | |
| 00:41 | Gonzaga | Gregory Wallace is hacked by Jeremy Paz - foul #1 on Jeremy Paz, team foul #7 | 74-69 |
| 00:41 | Gonzaga | Gregory Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 75-69 |
| 00:41 | Gonzaga | Gregory Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 76-69 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:33 | Nicholls State | James Palmer misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 76-69 |
| 00:32 | Nicholls State | Philip Irvin grabs the offensive board | 76-69 |
| 00:29 | Nicholls State | Philip Irvin misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 76-69 |
| 00:28 | Nicholls State | Jeremy Paz gets the offensive rebound | 76-69 |
| 00:25 | Nicholls State | David Nordman evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 76-69 |
| 00:24 | Gonzaga | Yuan Tao gets the rebound | 76-69 |
| 00:22 | Gonzaga | Yuan Tao is fouled in the backcourt by James Palmer - foul #1 on James Palmer, team foul #8 | 76-69 |
| 00:22 | Gonzaga | Yuan Tao makes the 1st free throw | 77-69 |
| 00:22 | Gonzaga | Yuan Tao misses the 2nd free throw | 77-69 |
| 00:22 | Nicholls State | Warren Conboy snags the defensive board | 77-69 |
| 00:17 | Nicholls State | David Nordman shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 77-69 |
| 00:16 | Nicholls State | Jeremy Paz snags the offensive board | 77-69 |
| 00:14 | Nicholls State | James Palmer connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by David Nordman | 77-72 |
| 00:12 | Gonzaga | Angel Bruno is fouled in the backcourt by David Nordman - foul #4 on David Nordman, team foul #9 | 77-72 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Roy Novoa (SF) Yuan Tao | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 00:12 | Gonzaga | Angel Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 78-72 |
| 00:12 | Gonzaga | Angel Bruno misses the 2nd free throw | 78-72 |
| 00:12 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Jeremy Paz | 78-72 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:07 | Nicholls State | James Palmer clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 78-72 |
| 00:06 | Nicholls State | Jeremy Paz gets the offensive rebound | 78-72 |
| 00:02 | Nicholls State | Philip Irvin connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 78-75 |
| 00:00 | Gonzaga | Angel Bruno runs out the clock | 78-75 |