| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Angel Bruno (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Coy Acuna (fresh) 16 pts. SF - Yuan Tao (fresh) PF - Mark Hopkins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Hamlin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Ronald Wilson (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Roy Mullins (fresh) 2 ast. SF - William Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ray Heasley (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Kenneth Engel (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Gonzaga | Yuan Tao inbounds the ball | 29-34 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:48 | Gonzaga | William Mitchell is called for the reach on Yuan Tao - foul #1 on William Mitchell, team foul #1 | 29-34 |
| 19:29 | Gonzaga | Coy Acuna connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-34 |
| 19:22 | San Diego State | William Mitchell knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Ray Heasley | 32-37 |
| 19:03 | Gonzaga | Coy Acuna misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-37 |
| 19:02 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to William Mitchell | 32-37 |
| 18:34 | San Diego State | Ray Heasley can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 32-37 |
| 18:33 | Gonzaga | Scott Hamlin gets the rebound | 32-37 |
| 18:09 | Gonzaga | Coy Acuna's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-37 |
| 17:46 | San Diego State | Roy Mullins scores on a driving attempt in the lane | 32-39 |
| 17:23 | Gonzaga | Kenneth Engel swats the shot by Coy Acuna | 32-39 |
| 17:22 | San Diego State | Ronald Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 32-39 |
| 17:03 | San Diego State | Mark Hopkins steals it from Ronald Wilson | 32-39 |
| 16:51 | Gonzaga | Angel Bruno is hacked by Roy Mullins - foul #3 on Roy Mullins, team foul #2 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Gregory Ford (PG), Charles Mayeski (SG), Roy Novoa (SF), Gregory Wallace (C) Angel Bruno, Yuan Tao, Mark Hopkins, Scott Hamlin | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Joseph O'Donoghue (PG), William Laurel (SG), Leonel Bentley (PF), Fred Reese (C) Ronald Wilson, Roy Mullins, Ray Heasley, Kenneth Engel | |
| 16:39 | Gonzaga | Roy Novoa comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 32-39 |
| 16:38 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Leonel Bentley | 32-39 |
| 16:14 | San Diego State | William Mitchell scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 32-41 |
| 15:58 | Gonzaga | Coy Acuna comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 32-41 |
| 15:57 | San Diego State | William Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 32-41 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Gregory Ford (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Mayeski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roy Novoa (fresh) PF - Coy Acuna (fairly fresh) 19 pts. C - Gregory Wallace (fresh) 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Joseph O'Donoghue (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SG - William Laurel (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Mitchell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leonel Bentley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Fred Reese (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | San Diego State | Charles Mayeski steals the ball from Joseph O'Donoghue | 32-41 |
| 15:34 | Gonzaga | Roy Novoa lays it up and in set up by Charles Mayeski | 34-41 |
| 15:14 | San Diego State | Joseph O'Donoghue misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-41 |
| 15:12 | San Diego State | William Mitchell misses the tip | 34-41 |
| 15:11 | San Diego State | Fred Reese grabs the offensive rebound | 34-41 |
| 15:00 | San Diego State | William Mitchell misses long on a jumper from the right side | 34-41 |
| 14:58 | San Diego State | Joseph O'Donoghue misses the tip | 34-41 |
| 14:56 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Charles Mayeski | 34-41 |
| 14:47 | Gonzaga | Coy Acuna misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-41 |
| 14:46 | Gonzaga | Charles Mayeski tips it in | 36-41 |
| 14:32 | San Diego State | Leonel Bentley is hacked by Gregory Wallace - foul #1 on Gregory Wallace, team foul #1 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Angel Bruno (PG), Yuan Tao (SF), Mark Hopkins (PF), Scott Hamlin (C) Gregory Ford, Roy Novoa, Coy Acuna, Gregory Wallace | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Ronald Wilson (PG), Roy Mullins (SF), Ray Heasley (PF), Kenneth Engel (C) Joseph O'Donoghue, William Mitchell, Leonel Bentley, Fred Reese | |
| 14:13 | San Diego State | Scott Hamlin steals the ball from William Laurel | 36-41 |
| 13:52 | Gonzaga | Mark Hopkins makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Mayeski | 38-41 |
| 13:34 | San Diego State | Roy Mullins blows the dunk | 38-41 |
| 13:33 | San Diego State | Ray Heasley can't tip it in | 38-41 |
| 13:31 | Gonzaga | Scott Hamlin snags the defensive board | 38-41 |
| 13:21 | Gonzaga | Charles Mayeski's fadeaway is rejected by Kenneth Engel | 38-41 |
| 13:19 | San Diego State | Ray Heasley grabs the defensive rebound | 38-41 |
| 12:54 | San Diego State | Ronald Wilson hits a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by William Laurel and the foul's on Scott Hamlin - foul #1 on Scott Hamlin, team foul #2 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Coy Acuna (SG) Charles Mayeski | |
| Subs | San Diego State | William Mitchell (SF) William Laurel | |
| 12:54 | San Diego State | Ronald Wilson makes the free throw | 38-44 |
| 12:37 | Gonzaga | Coy Acuna misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ronald Wilson - foul #1 on Ronald Wilson, team foul #3 | 38-44 |
| 12:37 | Gonzaga | Coy Acuna makes the 1st free throw | 39-44 |
| 12:37 | Gonzaga | Coy Acuna makes the 2nd free throw | 40-44 |
| 12:22 | San Diego State | Kenneth Engel makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-47 |
| 12:07 | Gonzaga | Coy Acuna drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Angel Bruno | 43-47 |
| 11:42 | San Diego State | Scott Hamlin takes the ball from Ray Heasley | 43-47 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Angel Bruno (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Coy Acuna (fresh) 24 pts. SF - Yuan Tao (fairly fresh) PF - Mark Hopkins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Hamlin (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Ronald Wilson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SG - Roy Mullins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Mitchell (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ray Heasley (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Kenneth Engel (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:26 | Gonzaga | Coy Acuna hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-47 |
| 11:01 | San Diego State | Ronald Wilson misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 46-47 |
| 11:00 | Gonzaga | Coy Acuna grabs the board | 46-47 |
| 10:47 | Gonzaga | Coy Acuna can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-47 |
| 10:45 | San Diego State | William Mitchell snags the defensive board | 46-47 |
| 10:28 | San Diego State | Ray Heasley misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 46-47 |
| 10:26 | Gonzaga | Scott Hamlin gets the rebound | 46-47 |
| 10:00 | Gonzaga | Scott Hamlin misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 46-47 |
| 09:59 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Ronald Wilson | 46-47 |
| 09:40 | San Diego State | Kenneth Engel clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 46-47 |
| 09:38 | Gonzaga | Mark Hopkins snags the defensive board | 46-47 |
| 09:11 | Gonzaga | Coy Acuna misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 46-47 |
| 09:10 | San Diego State | Kenneth Engel snags the defensive board | 46-47 |
| 09:05 | San Diego State | Roy Mullins misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-47 |
| 09:03 | Gonzaga | Scott Hamlin gets the rebound | 46-47 |
| 08:43 | Gonzaga | Scott Hamlin buries a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Angel Bruno and he's fouled by William Mitchell - foul #2 on William Mitchell, team foul #4 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Gregory Ford (PG), Charles Mayeski (SG), Roy Novoa (SF), Gregory Wallace (C) Angel Bruno, Coy Acuna, Yuan Tao, Mark Hopkins | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Terry Williamson (PG), William Laurel (SG), Joseph O'Donoghue (SF), Leonel Bentley (PF), Fred Reese (C) Ronald Wilson, Roy Mullins, William Mitchell, Ray Heasley, Kenneth Engel | |
| 08:43 | Gonzaga | Scott Hamlin makes the free throw | 49-47 |
| 08:22 | San Diego State | Terry Williamson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-47 |
| 08:20 | Gonzaga | Scott Hamlin snags the defensive board | 49-47 |
| 08:01 | Gonzaga | Gregory Ford is called for traveling | 49-47 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Mark Hopkins (PF) Scott Hamlin | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 07:50 | San Diego State | Leonel Bentley misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 49-47 |
| 07:48 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Roy Novoa | 49-47 |
| 07:43 | Gonzaga | Gregory Ford misses badly on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Joseph O'Donoghue - foul #2 on Joseph O'Donoghue, team foul #5 | 49-47 |
| 07:43 | Gonzaga | Gregory Ford makes the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 07:43 | Gonzaga | Gregory Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Gregory Ford (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Mayeski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Roy Novoa (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Hopkins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Gregory Wallace (fresh) 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Terry Williamson (fresh) SG - William Laurel (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph O'Donoghue (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leonel Bentley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Fred Reese (fresh) | |
| 07:34 | San Diego State | Terry Williamson knocks in the jumpshot from the right side | 51-49 |
| 07:16 | Gonzaga | Gregory Ford knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-49 |
| 06:54 | San Diego State | William Laurel clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 54-49 |
| 06:53 | San Diego State | William Laurel can't tip it in | 54-49 |
| 06:52 | San Diego State | Leonel Bentley tips it in | 54-51 |
| 06:42 | Gonzaga | Gregory Ford misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-51 |
| 06:40 | San Diego State | Leonel Bentley gets the rebound | 54-51 |
| 06:34 | San Diego State | Fred Reese makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Joseph O'Donoghue | 54-54 |
| 06:17 | Gonzaga | Roy Novoa connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Gregory Wallace and he's hacked by Joseph O'Donoghue - foul #3 on Joseph O'Donoghue, team foul #6 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Coy Acuna (PF) Mark Hopkins | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Roy Mullins (SG), William Mitchell (SF), Ray Heasley (PF) William Laurel, Joseph O'Donoghue, Fred Reese | |
| 06:17 | Gonzaga | Roy Novoa misses the free throw | 56-54 |
| 06:17 | San Diego State | Ray Heasley pulls down the rebound | 56-54 |
| 05:53 | San Diego State | Roy Mullins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-54 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Angel Bruno (PG) Gregory Ford | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Timothy Buettner (PG), Kenneth Engel (C) Terry Williamson, Leonel Bentley | |
| 05:34 | Gonzaga | Coy Acuna hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Charles Mayeski | 59-54 |
| 05:28 | San Diego State | Timothy Buettner travels with the ball | 59-54 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Gregory Ford (SG), Scott Hamlin (C) Charles Mayeski, Gregory Wallace | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 05:09 | Gonzaga | Coy Acuna double dribbles | 59-54 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | William Laurel (SG), Fred Reese (PF) Roy Mullins, Ray Heasley | |
| 04:48 | San Diego State | Timothy Buettner knocks in the floater in the lane on a great pass from William Laurel | 59-56 |
| 04:32 | Gonzaga | Angel Bruno's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-56 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Charles Mayeski (SG), Yuan Tao (SF) Gregory Ford, Roy Novoa | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Ronald Wilson (PG), Leonel Bentley (PF) Timothy Buettner, Kenneth Engel | |
| 04:19 | San Diego State | Coy Acuna picks off the pass by Leonel Bentley | 59-56 |
| 04:06 | Gonzaga | Coy Acuna misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-56 |
| 04:05 | San Diego State | Leonel Bentley pulls down the rebound | 59-56 |
| 03:53 | San Diego State | Ronald Wilson lays it in on a nice dish by William Laurel | 59-58 |
| 03:44 | Gonzaga | Coy Acuna misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 59-58 |
| 03:43 | San Diego State | William Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 59-58 |
| 03:17 | San Diego State | William Laurel knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-61 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Angel Bruno (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Charles Mayeski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Yuan Tao (fresh) PF - Coy Acuna (fresh) 30 pts. 2 stl. C - Scott Hamlin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Ronald Wilson (fresh) 15 pts. SG - William Laurel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Mitchell (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Leonel Bentley (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Fred Reese (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:09 | Gonzaga | Coy Acuna misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-61 |
| 03:08 | Gonzaga | Scott Hamlin pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-61 |
| 02:46 | Gonzaga | Scott Hamlin can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 59-61 |
| 02:44 | San Diego State | Ronald Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 59-61 |
| 02:44 | San Diego State | San Diego State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-61 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Mark Hopkins (PF) Charles Mayeski | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Roy Mullins (SG), Ray Heasley (PF), Kenneth Engel (C) William Laurel, Leonel Bentley, Fred Reese | |
| 02:22 | San Diego State | Ray Heasley misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 59-61 |
| 02:20 | San Diego State | William Mitchell pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-61 |
| 02:08 | San Diego State | Roy Mullins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-61 |
| 02:07 | San Diego State | Ray Heasley tips it home | 59-63 |
| 01:47 | Gonzaga | Coy Acuna connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Yuan Tao and the foul's on Roy Mullins - foul #4 on Roy Mullins, team foul #7 | 61-63 |
| 01:47 | Gonzaga | Coy Acuna makes the free throw | 62-63 |
| 01:26 | San Diego State | Kenneth Engel hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 62-63 |
| 01:25 | San Diego State | Ronald Wilson hits the follow up shot | 62-65 |
| 00:59 | Gonzaga | William Mitchell steals the ball from Angel Bruno | 62-65 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:33 | San Diego State | Roy Mullins misses short on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Coy Acuna - foul #1 on Coy Acuna, team foul #3 | 62-65 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Joseph O'Donoghue (SF) Ray Heasley | |
| 00:33 | San Diego State | Roy Mullins makes the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 00:33 | San Diego State | Roy Mullins makes the 2nd free throw | 62-67 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Gonzaga | Coy Acuna misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 62-67 |
| 00:25 | Gonzaga | Scott Hamlin grabs the offensive rebound | 62-67 |
| 00:21 | Gonzaga | Coy Acuna hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Angel Bruno | 65-67 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:18 | San Diego State | Joseph O'Donoghue is fouled in the backcourt by Angel Bruno - foul #3 on Angel Bruno, team foul #4 | 65-67 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Ray Heasley (PF) Joseph O'Donoghue | |
| 00:16 | San Diego State | Scott Hamlin is called for the reach on Roy Mullins - foul #2 on Scott Hamlin, team foul #5 | 65-67 |
| 00:14 | San Diego State | William Mitchell is hacked by Yuan Tao - foul #2 on Yuan Tao, team foul #6 | 65-67 |
| 00:13 | San Diego State | William Mitchell is fouled on the floor by Scott Hamlin - foul #3 on Scott Hamlin, team foul #7 | 65-67 |
| 00:13 | San Diego State | William Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 65-68 |
| 00:13 | San Diego State | William Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 65-69 |
| 00:05 | Gonzaga | Coy Acuna hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 65-69 |
| 00:03 | Gonzaga | Yuan Tao gets the offensive rebound | 65-69 |
| 00:00 | Gonzaga | Coy Acuna hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 65-69 |