| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Angel Bruno (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Coy Acuna (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Yuan Tao (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Hopkins (fresh) 3 reb. C - Scott Hamlin (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - James Riggs (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffery Lewis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Walsh (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Esterly (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Santa Clara | John Johnson inbounds the ball | 33-33 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:48 | Santa Clara | Charles Esterly makes the driving attempt from the left block | 33-35 |
| 19:25 | Gonzaga | Coy Acuna misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 33-35 |
| 19:24 | Gonzaga | Yuan Tao gets the offensive rebound | 33-35 |
| 19:08 | Gonzaga | Coy Acuna knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-35 |
| 18:55 | Santa Clara | John Johnson banks in the layup on a great pass from James Riggs | 36-37 |
| 18:33 | Gonzaga | Christopher Walsh steals the ball from Coy Acuna | 36-37 |
| 18:19 | Santa Clara | Christopher Walsh misses short on a shot from close range | 36-37 |
| 18:17 | Gonzaga | Coy Acuna grabs the defensive rebound | 36-37 |
| 17:48 | Gonzaga | Coy Acuna drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Angel Bruno | 39-37 |
| 17:23 | Santa Clara | John Johnson misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 39-37 |
| 17:22 | Gonzaga | Scott Hamlin gets the rebound | 39-37 |
| 17:03 | Gonzaga | Coy Acuna hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 39-37 |
| 17:01 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Christopher Walsh | 39-37 |
| 16:46 | Santa Clara | John Johnson misses long on a floater in the lane | 39-37 |
| 16:45 | Santa Clara | Charles Esterly tips it but misses | 39-37 |
| 16:44 | Santa Clara | Charles Esterly tips it home | 39-39 |
| 16:20 | Gonzaga | Scott Hamlin double dribbles | 39-39 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Gregory Ford (PG), Charles Mayeski (SG), Roy Novoa (SF), Gregory Wallace (C) Angel Bruno, Coy Acuna, Yuan Tao, Scott Hamlin | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Christopher Guyton (PG), Russell Soler (SG), Jonathan Hawkins (SF), Stephen Steen (PF), Theodore Yoder (C) James Riggs, Jeffery Lewis, John Johnson, Christopher Walsh, Charles Esterly | |
| 16:11 | Santa Clara | Stephen Steen is whistled for a carry | 39-39 |
| 15:48 | Gonzaga | Christopher Guyton is called for the reach on Gregory Ford - foul #3 on Christopher Guyton, team foul #1 | 39-39 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Gregory Ford (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Mayeski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roy Novoa (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Mark Hopkins (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Gregory Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Christopher Guyton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Russell Soler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jonathan Hawkins (fresh) PF - Stephen Steen (fresh) 5 pts. C - Theodore Yoder (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Gonzaga | Roy Novoa comes up short on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Jonathan Hawkins - foul #2 on Jonathan Hawkins, team foul #2 | 39-39 |
| 15:31 | Gonzaga | Roy Novoa makes the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 15:31 | Gonzaga | Roy Novoa misses the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| 15:31 | Santa Clara | Theodore Yoder pulls down the rebound | 40-39 |
| 15:13 | Santa Clara | Mark Hopkins denies the turnaround by Christopher Guyton | 40-39 |
| 15:12 | Gonzaga | Gregory Wallace grabs the board | 40-39 |
| 14:56 | Gonzaga | Gregory Ford clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-39 |
| 14:54 | Santa Clara | Theodore Yoder gets the rebound | 40-39 |
| 14:49 | Santa Clara | Russell Soler hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Christopher Guyton | 40-42 |
| 14:20 | Gonzaga | Roy Novoa loses the ball out of bounds | 40-42 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Coy Acuna (PF), Scott Hamlin (C) Mark Hopkins, Gregory Wallace | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Riggs (PG), Daniel Kerlin (SG), John Johnson (SF), Christopher Walsh (PF), Harold Fletcher (C) Christopher Guyton, Russell Soler, Jonathan Hawkins, Stephen Steen, Theodore Yoder | |
| 14:18 | Santa Clara | James Riggs is hacked by Gregory Ford in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gregory Ford, team foul #1 | 40-42 |
| 14:11 | Santa Clara | John Johnson clanks a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Charles Mayeski - foul #1 on Charles Mayeski, team foul #2 | 40-42 |
| 14:11 | Santa Clara | John Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 14:11 | Santa Clara | John Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 14:11 | Santa Clara | Harold Fletcher grabs the offensive board | 40-43 |
| 13:52 | Santa Clara | James Riggs misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-43 |
| 13:51 | Santa Clara | John Johnson tips it back up and in | 40-45 |
| 13:22 | Gonzaga | Coy Acuna hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-45 |
| 13:20 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to James Riggs | 40-45 |
| 12:56 | Santa Clara | Christopher Walsh misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 40-45 |
| 12:55 | Santa Clara | Christopher Walsh tips it back up and in | 40-47 |
| 12:33 | Gonzaga | John Johnson steals the ball from Gregory Ford | 40-47 |
| 12:30 | Santa Clara | James Riggs blows the layup | 40-47 |
| 12:29 | Santa Clara | Harold Fletcher gets the offensive rebound | 40-47 |
| 12:06 | Santa Clara | James Riggs drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Daniel Kerlin | 40-50 |
| 11:51 | Gonzaga | Gregory Ford misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-50 |
| 11:50 | Santa Clara | John Johnson gets the rebound | 40-50 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Gregory Ford (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Mayeski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roy Novoa (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Coy Acuna (fresh) 15 pts. C - Scott Hamlin (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - James Riggs (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Daniel Kerlin (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Johnson (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Christopher Walsh (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Harold Fletcher (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Santa Clara | James Riggs hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Roy Novoa - foul #1 on Roy Novoa, team foul #3 | 40-50 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Angel Bruno (PG), Yuan Tao (SF), Mark Hopkins (PF), Gregory Wallace (C) Charles Mayeski, Roy Novoa, Coy Acuna, Scott Hamlin | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jeffery Lewis (SG), Stephen Steen (SF), Theodore Yoder (PF), Charles Esterly (C) Daniel Kerlin, John Johnson, Christopher Walsh, Harold Fletcher | |
| 11:38 | Santa Clara | James Riggs makes the 1st free throw | 40-51 |
| 11:38 | Santa Clara | James Riggs misses the 2nd free throw | 40-51 |
| 11:38 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Mark Hopkins | 40-51 |
| 11:36 | Gonzaga | Gregory Ford is hacked by Jeffery Lewis in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeffery Lewis, team foul #3 | 40-51 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Russell Soler (SG) James Riggs | |
| 11:18 | Gonzaga | Gregory Ford is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 40-51 |
| 11:17 | Santa Clara | Jeffery Lewis snags the defensive board | 40-51 |
| 10:56 | Santa Clara | Russell Soler loses the ball out of bounds | 40-51 |
| 10:27 | Gonzaga | Gregory Ford scores on a 3 from the right corner | 43-51 |
| 10:22 | Santa Clara | Russell Soler is hacked by Gregory Ford - foul #2 on Gregory Ford, team foul #4 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Coy Acuna (SG) Gregory Ford | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Riggs (PG) Russell Soler | |
| 10:02 | Santa Clara | Charles Esterly hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 43-51 |
| 10:01 | Santa Clara | Theodore Yoder grabs the offensive rebound | 43-51 |
| 09:50 | Santa Clara | Coy Acuna steals the ball from Charles Esterly | 43-51 |
| 09:21 | Gonzaga | Coy Acuna is hacked by Charles Esterly - foul #1 on Charles Esterly, team foul #4 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Lincoln Sides (SG), Roy Novoa (SF), Scott Hamlin (C) Yuan Tao, Mark Hopkins, Gregory Wallace | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Russell Soler (SG), Jonathan Hawkins (SF), Christopher Walsh (PF), Harold Fletcher (C) Jeffery Lewis, Stephen Steen, Theodore Yoder, Charles Esterly | |
| 08:57 | Gonzaga | Roy Novoa misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-51 |
| 08:56 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Christopher Walsh | 43-51 |
| 08:39 | Santa Clara | Christopher Walsh misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Coy Acuna - foul #1 on Coy Acuna, team foul #5 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Gregory Ford (PG), Charles Mayeski (SG) Angel Bruno, Lincoln Sides | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Christopher Guyton (PG) James Riggs | |
| 08:39 | Santa Clara | Christopher Walsh misses the 1st free throw | 43-51 |
| 08:39 | Santa Clara | Christopher Walsh makes the 2nd free throw | 43-52 |
| 08:34 | Gonzaga | Charles Mayeski is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Guyton - foul #4 on Christopher Guyton, team foul #5 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Riggs (PG) Christopher Guyton | |
| 08:16 | Gonzaga | Coy Acuna hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Roy Novoa | 46-52 |
| 08:03 | Santa Clara | Russell Soler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-52 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Theodore Yoder (C) Harold Fletcher | |
| 07:37 | Gonzaga | Coy Acuna misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-52 |
| 07:36 | Gonzaga | Gregory Ford pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-52 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Gregory Ford (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Mayeski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roy Novoa (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Coy Acuna (fairly fresh) 18 pts. C - Scott Hamlin (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - James Riggs (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Russell Soler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jonathan Hawkins (fairly fresh) PF - Christopher Walsh (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Theodore Yoder (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Gonzaga | Charles Mayeski's pass is intercepted by Christopher Walsh | 46-52 |
| 06:54 | Santa Clara | James Riggs misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-52 |
| 06:53 | Santa Clara | Jonathan Hawkins tips it in | 46-54 |
| 06:24 | Gonzaga | Roy Novoa misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 46-54 |
| 06:23 | Santa Clara | Russell Soler grabs the board | 46-54 |
| 06:02 | Santa Clara | Jonathan Hawkins loses the dribble to Gregory Ford | 46-54 |
| 05:59 | Gonzaga | Gregory Ford misses the easy layup | 46-54 |
| 05:57 | Santa Clara | Theodore Yoder gets the rebound | 46-54 |
| 05:57 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-54 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Angel Bruno (PG), Yuan Tao (SF), Mark Hopkins (PF) Gregory Ford, Charles Mayeski, Roy Novoa | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Christopher Guyton (PG), Jeffery Lewis (SG), John Johnson (SF), Charles Esterly (C) James Riggs, Russell Soler, Jonathan Hawkins, Theodore Yoder | |
| 05:41 | Santa Clara | Christopher Walsh misses long on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Yuan Tao - foul #1 on Yuan Tao, team foul #6 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Gregory Wallace (C) Scott Hamlin | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 05:41 | Santa Clara | Christopher Walsh makes the 1st free throw | 46-55 |
| 05:41 | Santa Clara | Christopher Walsh makes the 2nd free throw | 46-56 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 05:39 | Gonzaga | Christopher Guyton is called for the reach on Yuan Tao in the backcourt - foul #5 on Christopher Guyton, team foul #6 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Riggs (PG), Stephen Steen (PF) Christopher Guyton, Christopher Walsh | |
| 05:22 | Gonzaga | Coy Acuna hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-56 |
| 05:21 | Santa Clara | James Riggs grabs the defensive rebound | 46-56 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 04:58 | Santa Clara | John Johnson makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from James Riggs | 46-58 |
| 04:39 | Gonzaga | Coy Acuna hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-58 |
| 04:38 | Santa Clara | Charles Esterly pulls down the rebound | 46-58 |
| 04:09 | Santa Clara | John Johnson makes the floater from the right side set up by Jeffery Lewis and he's hacked by Yuan Tao - foul #2 on Yuan Tao, team foul #7 | 46-60 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Charles Mayeski (SG), Roy Novoa (SF), Scott Hamlin (C) Coy Acuna, Yuan Tao, Gregory Wallace | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Russell Soler (SG), Christopher Walsh (PF), Theodore Yoder (C) Jeffery Lewis, Stephen Steen, Charles Esterly | |
| 04:09 | Santa Clara | John Johnson misses the free throw | 46-60 |
| 04:09 | Gonzaga | Mark Hopkins grabs the board | 46-60 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 04:07 | Gonzaga | Charles Mayeski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-60 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jonathan Hawkins (SF) John Johnson | |
| 03:43 | Santa Clara | Russell Soler scores on a jumper in the lane | 46-62 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:32 | Gonzaga | Roy Novoa can't finish the uncontested layup | 46-62 |
| 03:30 | Santa Clara | Theodore Yoder gets the rebound | 46-62 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Angel Bruno (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Charles Mayeski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roy Novoa (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Mark Hopkins (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Scott Hamlin (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - James Riggs (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Russell Soler (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jonathan Hawkins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Walsh (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Theodore Yoder (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Santa Clara | Russell Soler makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Jonathan Hawkins | 46-65 |
| 03:07 | Gonzaga | Scott Hamlin throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-65 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Gregory Ford (PG), Gregory Wallace (C) Angel Bruno, Mark Hopkins | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Daniel Kerlin (SG), Stephen Steen (PF) James Riggs, Christopher Walsh | |
| 02:45 | Santa Clara | Jonathan Hawkins misses long on a jumper from the right side | 46-65 |
| 02:44 | Santa Clara | Russell Soler pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-65 |
| 02:28 | Santa Clara | Stephen Steen's fadeaway is rejected by Scott Hamlin | 46-65 |
| 02:27 | Gonzaga | Scott Hamlin grabs the defensive rebound | 46-65 |
| 02:21 | Gonzaga | Gregory Ford misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-65 |
| 02:19 | Gonzaga | Gregory Wallace pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-65 |
| 02:08 | Gonzaga | Roy Novoa knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Gregory Ford | 48-65 |
| 01:46 | Santa Clara | The jump hook by Stephen Steen is blocked by Gregory Wallace | 48-65 |
| 01:44 | Gonzaga | Gregory Wallace grabs the defensive rebound | 48-65 |
| 01:42 | Gonzaga | Daniel Kerlin steps in front of the Gregory Ford pass in the backcourt | 48-65 |
| 01:41 | Santa Clara | Daniel Kerlin banks in the layup | 48-67 |
| 01:33 | Gonzaga | Roy Novoa hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Gregory Ford | 51-67 |
| 01:12 | Santa Clara | Russell Soler loses the dribble to Charles Mayeski | 51-67 |
| 01:08 | Gonzaga | Roy Novoa banks in the layup set up by Charles Mayeski | 53-67 |
| 00:39 | Santa Clara | Russell Soler clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-67 |
| 00:38 | Santa Clara | Jonathan Hawkins tips it in | 53-69 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Gonzaga | Russell Soler is called for the reach on Gregory Ford in the backcourt - foul #1 on Russell Soler, team foul #7 | 53-69 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Mark Hopkins (PF) Scott Hamlin | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 00:34 | Gonzaga | Gregory Ford makes the 1st free throw | 54-69 |
| 00:34 | Gonzaga | Gregory Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 55-69 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:05 | Santa Clara | Russell Soler is hacked by Gregory Ford - foul #3 on Gregory Ford, team foul #8 | 55-69 |
| 00:05 | Santa Clara | Russell Soler misses the 1st free throw | 55-69 |
| 00:05 | Gonzaga | Mark Hopkins snags the defensive board | 55-69 |
| 00:03 | Gonzaga | Gregory Ford is hacked by Russell Soler in the backcourt - foul #2 on Russell Soler, team foul #8 | 55-69 |
| 00:03 | Gonzaga | Gregory Ford makes the 1st free throw | 56-69 |
| 00:03 | Gonzaga | Gregory Ford misses the 2nd free throw | 56-69 |
| 00:03 | Gonzaga | Roy Novoa snags the offensive board | 56-69 |
| 00:00 | Gonzaga | Roy Novoa misses the wide open 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-69 |