| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - John Williams (fresh) SG - Terrance Unruh (fresh) SF - Quincy Powell (fresh) PF - Robert Bush (fresh) C - Larry Womac (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Christopher Mello (fresh) SG - William Prado (fresh) SF - Aaron Clark (fresh) PF - Robert Morgan (fresh) C - Randall Midgette (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Gonzaga | Randall Midgette 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 flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Gonzaga | Randall Midgette makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by William Prado | 0-2 |
| 19:18 | Pepperdine | Robert Morgan is called for the reach on Terrance Unruh - foul #1 on Robert Morgan, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:04 | Pepperdine | Quincy Powell comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 19:02 | Gonzaga | Robert Morgan grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:58 | Gonzaga | William Prado makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Christopher Mello | 0-5 |
| 18:50 | Pepperdine | Christopher Mello steals the ball from John Williams | 0-5 |
| 18:35 | Gonzaga | Christopher Mello drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Morgan | 0-8 |
| 18:24 | Pepperdine | John Williams clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-8 |
| 18:23 | Gonzaga | Aaron Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 0-8 |
| 18:17 | Gonzaga | Aaron Clark is fouled in the backcourt by Quincy Powell - foul #1 on Quincy Powell, team foul #1 | 0-8 |
| 17:53 | Gonzaga | Christopher Mello misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 0-8 |
| 17:52 | Pepperdine | Larry Womac gets the rebound | 0-8 |
| 17:47 | Pepperdine | John Williams clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 0-8 |
| 17:45 | Pepperdine | Robert Bush hits the follow up shot | 2-8 |
| 17:18 | Gonzaga | Quincy Powell picks off the pass by Robert Morgan | 2-8 |
| 17:01 | Pepperdine | John Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-8 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Nathan Fortenberry (PG), David Aaron (SG), William McPherson (SF), Leon Graham (PF) John Williams, Terrance Unruh, Quincy Powell, Robert Bush | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Dan McHaney (PG), Jim Scrivner (SG), Peter Johnson (SF), Willie Simmons (C) Christopher Mello, William Prado, Aaron Clark, Randall Midgette | |
| 16:57 | Gonzaga | David Aaron steals it from Dan McHaney in the backcourt | 2-8 |
| 16:42 | Pepperdine | William McPherson travels with the ball | 2-8 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Kevin Korte (C) Larry Womac | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 16:23 | Gonzaga | Dan McHaney is alone and drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Robert Morgan | 2-11 |
| 16:06 | Pepperdine | David Aaron comes up short on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Morgan - foul #2 on Robert Morgan, team foul #2 | 2-11 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | John Williams (PG), Robert Bush (PF) Nathan Fortenberry, Kevin Korte | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Danny Seim (PF) Robert Morgan | |
| 16:06 | Pepperdine | David Aaron makes the 1st free throw | 3-11 |
| 16:06 | Pepperdine | David Aaron makes the 2nd free throw | 4-11 |
| 16:02 | Gonzaga | Peter Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by William McPherson - foul #1 on William McPherson, team foul #2 | 4-11 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Christopher Mello (PG) Dan McHaney | |
| 15:43 | Gonzaga | Christopher Mello hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 4-11 |
| 15:42 | Gonzaga | Danny Seim hits the follow up shot | 4-13 |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - John Williams (fresh) SG - David Aaron (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William McPherson (fresh) PF - Robert Bush (fresh) 2 pts. C - Leon Graham (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Christopher Mello (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jim Scrivner (fresh) SF - Peter Johnson (fresh) PF - Danny Seim (fresh) 2 pts. C - Willie Simmons (fresh) | |
| 15:13 | Pepperdine | Robert Bush misses short on a shot from the right block | 4-13 |
| 15:11 | Pepperdine | Robert Bush misses the tip | 4-13 |
| 15:09 | Gonzaga | Danny Seim snags the defensive board | 4-13 |
| 14:57 | Gonzaga | Peter Johnson loses the dribble to David Aaron | 4-13 |
| 14:40 | Pepperdine | Robert Bush comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Willie Simmons - foul #1 on Willie Simmons, team foul #3 | 4-13 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Nathan Fortenberry (PG), Terrance Unruh (SG), Quincy Powell (SF), Larry Womac (C) John Williams, David Aaron, William McPherson, Leon Graham | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Dan McHaney (PG), William Prado (SG), Aaron Clark (SF), Randall Midgette (C) Christopher Mello, Jim Scrivner, Peter Johnson, Danny Seim | |
| 14:40 | Pepperdine | Robert Bush misses the 1st free throw | 4-13 |
| 14:40 | Pepperdine | Robert Bush misses the 2nd free throw | 4-13 |
| 14:40 | Gonzaga | Randall Midgette grabs the defensive rebound | 4-13 |
| 14:19 | Gonzaga | William Prado can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 4-13 |
| 14:18 | Pepperdine | Robert Bush gets the rebound | 4-13 |
| 14:12 | Pepperdine | Nathan Fortenberry misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Dan McHaney - foul #1 on Dan McHaney, team foul #4 | 4-13 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Kevin Korte (PF) Robert Bush | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 14:12 | Pepperdine | Nathan Fortenberry misses the 1st free throw | 4-13 |
| 14:12 | Pepperdine | Nathan Fortenberry makes the 2nd free throw | 5-13 |
| 13:48 | Gonzaga | Aaron Clark hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 5-13 |
| 13:46 | Gonzaga | Randall Midgette hits the follow up shot | 5-15 |
| 13:21 | Pepperdine | Larry Womac misses long on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Willie Simmons - foul #2 on Willie Simmons, team foul #5 | 5-15 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | John Williams (PG), Miles Senecal (SF) Nathan Fortenberry, Quincy Powell | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Christopher Mello (PG), Jim Scrivner (SG), Danny Seim (PF) Dan McHaney, William Prado, Willie Simmons | |
| 13:21 | Pepperdine | Larry Womac makes the 1st free throw | 6-15 |
| 13:21 | Pepperdine | Larry Womac makes the 2nd free throw | 7-15 |
| 12:57 | Gonzaga | Jim Scrivner hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 7-15 |
| 12:56 | Pepperdine | Miles Senecal gets the rebound | 7-15 |
| 12:36 | Pepperdine | Terrance Unruh comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 7-15 |
| 12:34 | Gonzaga | Danny Seim grabs the board | 7-15 |
| 12:20 | Gonzaga | Randall Midgette drills a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Christopher Mello | 7-17 |
| 12:01 | Pepperdine | Larry Womac hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 7-17 |
| 11:59 | Gonzaga | Christopher Mello snags the defensive board | 7-17 |
| 11:30 | Gonzaga | Jim Scrivner clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 7-17 |
| 11:29 | Gonzaga | Aaron Clark tips it in | 7-19 |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - John Williams (fairly fresh) SG - Terrance Unruh (fairly fresh) SF - Miles Senecal (fairly fresh) PF - Kevin Korte (fairly fresh) C - Larry Womac (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Christopher Mello (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jim Scrivner (fairly fresh) SF - Aaron Clark (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Danny Seim (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Randall Midgette (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:08 | Pepperdine | Terrance Unruh clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 7-19 |
| 11:07 | Gonzaga | Randall Midgette grabs the defensive rebound | 7-19 |
| 11:05 | Gonzaga | Christopher Mello is hacked by Terrance Unruh in the backcourt - foul #1 on Terrance Unruh, team foul #3 | 7-19 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Nathan Fortenberry (PG), David Aaron (SG), Quincy Powell (SF), Robert Bush (PF), Leon Graham (C) John Williams, Terrance Unruh, Miles Senecal, Kevin Korte, Larry Womac | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Dan McHaney (PG), William Prado (SG), Peter Johnson (SF) Christopher Mello, Jim Scrivner, Aaron Clark | |
| 10:48 | Gonzaga | Randall Midgette can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 7-19 |
| 10:47 | Pepperdine | The rebound goes to Robert Bush | 7-19 |
| 10:33 | Pepperdine | Leon Graham's fadeaway is rejected by Randall Midgette | 7-19 |
| 10:31 | Pepperdine | Nathan Fortenberry tips it in | 9-19 |
| 10:29 | Gonzaga | William Prado double dribbles in the backcourt | 9-19 |
| 10:20 | Pepperdine | Robert Bush drills a turnaround from the baseline | 11-19 |
| 09:54 | Gonzaga | William Prado is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 11-22 |
| 09:43 | Pepperdine | Quincy Powell misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 11-22 |
| 09:42 | Gonzaga | Danny Seim snags the defensive board | 11-22 |
| 09:21 | Gonzaga | William Prado can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 11-22 |
| 09:20 | Gonzaga | Peter Johnson grabs the offensive board | 11-22 |
| 08:51 | Gonzaga | Randall Midgette comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 11-22 |
| 08:50 | Pepperdine | Nathan Fortenberry grabs the defensive rebound | 11-22 |
| 08:45 | Pepperdine | Nathan Fortenberry connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Robert Bush | 14-22 |
| 08:20 | Gonzaga | Randall Midgette misses short on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Quincy Powell - foul #2 on Quincy Powell, team foul #4 | 14-22 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | John Williams (PG), Terrance Unruh (SG), William McPherson (SF), Larry Womac (C) Nathan Fortenberry, David Aaron, Quincy Powell, Leon Graham | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Christopher Mello (PG), Jim Scrivner (SG), Aaron Clark (SF) Dan McHaney, William Prado, Peter Johnson | |
| 08:20 | Gonzaga | Randall Midgette misses the 1st free throw | 14-22 |
| 08:20 | Gonzaga | Randall Midgette makes the 2nd free throw | 14-23 |
| 08:03 | Pepperdine | Robert Bush throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-23 |
| 08:00 | Gonzaga | Aaron Clark throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 14-23 |
| 07:38 | Pepperdine | Larry Womac banks in the layup on a great pass from John Williams and the foul's on Randall Midgette - foul #1 on Randall Midgette, team foul #6 | 16-23 |
| 07:38 | Pepperdine | Larry Womac makes the free throw | 17-23 |
| 07:36 | Gonzaga | Jim Scrivner is hacked by Terrance Unruh in the backcourt - foul #2 on Terrance Unruh, team foul #5 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | David Aaron (SG) Terrance Unruh | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 07:16 | Gonzaga | Randall Midgette hits a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Jim Scrivner | 17-25 |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - John Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Aaron (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - William McPherson (fresh) PF - Robert Bush (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Larry Womac (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Christopher Mello (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jim Scrivner (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Aaron Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Danny Seim (tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Randall Midgette (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 06:52 | Pepperdine | The jump hook by John Williams is blocked by Randall Midgette | 17-25 |
| 06:50 | Pepperdine | Robert Bush tips it back up and in | 19-25 |
| 06:29 | Gonzaga | Aaron Clark can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 19-25 |
| 06:27 | Gonzaga | Danny Seim misses the tip | 19-25 |
| 06:25 | Pepperdine | Larry Womac snags the defensive board | 19-25 |
| 06:04 | Pepperdine | Christopher Mello is called for the reach on David Aaron - foul #1 on Christopher Mello, team foul #7 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Miles Senecal (SF), Kevin Korte (PF) William McPherson, Robert Bush | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Dan McHaney (PG), William Prado (SG), Peter Johnson (SF) Christopher Mello, Jim Scrivner, Randall Midgette | |
| 06:04 | Pepperdine | David Aaron makes the 1st free throw | 20-25 |
| 06:04 | Pepperdine | David Aaron misses the 2nd free throw | 20-25 |
| 06:04 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Danny Seim | 20-25 |
| 05:45 | Gonzaga | William Prado hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 20-27 |
| 05:25 | Pepperdine | John Williams misses badly on a jumper from close range | 20-27 |
| 05:24 | Pepperdine | Kevin Korte tips it in | 22-27 |
| 05:05 | Gonzaga | John Williams is called for the reach on Dan McHaney - foul #1 on John Williams, team foul #6 | 22-27 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Nathan Fortenberry (SG) David Aaron | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Christopher Mello (PG), Jim Scrivner (SG), Randall Midgette (C) Dan McHaney, William Prado, Aaron Clark | |
| 04:50 | Gonzaga | Jim Scrivner scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Christopher Mello | 22-29 |
| 04:36 | Pepperdine | Miles Senecal connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 25-29 |
| 04:17 | Gonzaga | Randall Midgette hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Christopher Mello | 25-31 |
| 03:57 | Pepperdine | Nathan Fortenberry hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 25-31 |
| 03:55 | Pepperdine | Kevin Korte pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-31 |
| 03:47 | Pepperdine | Miles Senecal hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 25-31 |
| 03:45 | Gonzaga | Randall Midgette pulls down the rebound | 25-31 |
| 03:41 | Gonzaga | Larry Womac is called for the reach on Randall Midgette - foul #1 on Larry Womac, team foul #7 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Terrance Unruh (SG), Quincy Powell (SF), Leon Graham (PF), William McPherson (C) Nathan Fortenberry, Miles Senecal, Kevin Korte, Larry Womac | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Dan McHaney (PG), William Prado (SG), Aaron Clark (SF), Robert Morgan (PF) Christopher Mello, Jim Scrivner, Peter Johnson, Danny Seim | |
| 03:41 | Gonzaga | Randall Midgette misses the 1st free throw | 25-31 |
| 03:41 | Pepperdine | Leon Graham grabs the board | 25-31 |
| 03:19 | Pepperdine | Aaron Clark blocks the short jumper by Leon Graham | 25-31 |
| 03:18 | Gonzaga | William Prado grabs the defensive rebound | 25-31 |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - John Williams (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Terrance Unruh (fresh) SF - Quincy Powell (fresh) PF - Leon Graham (fresh) C - William McPherson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Dan McHaney (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Prado (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aaron Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Morgan (fresh) C - Randall Midgette (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:49 | Gonzaga | Robert Morgan can't connect on an uncontested jumpshot from the left side | 25-31 |
| 02:47 | Pepperdine | Terrance Unruh gets the rebound | 25-31 |
| 02:42 | Pepperdine | John Williams can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 25-31 |
| 02:40 | Gonzaga | Aaron Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 25-31 |
| 02:38 | Gonzaga | William Prado is hacked by Terrance Unruh in the backcourt - foul #3 on Terrance Unruh, team foul #8 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Nathan Fortenberry (PG), David Aaron (SG), Robert Bush (PF) John Williams, Terrance Unruh, William McPherson | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Christopher Mello (PG), Peter Johnson (SF), Willie Simmons (C) Dan McHaney, Aaron Clark, Randall Midgette | |
| 02:38 | Gonzaga | William Prado makes the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 02:38 | Gonzaga | William Prado misses the 2nd free throw | 25-32 |
| 02:38 | Pepperdine | Leon Graham gets the rebound | 25-32 |
| 02:28 | Pepperdine | Quincy Powell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-32 |
| 01:59 | Gonzaga | William Prado can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-32 |
| 01:58 | Pepperdine | Quincy Powell snags the defensive board | 25-32 |
| 01:39 | Pepperdine | Quincy Powell misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-32 |
| 01:37 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Robert Morgan | 25-32 |
| 01:34 | Gonzaga | Nathan Fortenberry steals it from Peter Johnson in the backcourt | 25-32 |
| 01:13 | Pepperdine | Christopher Mello is called for the reach on Nathan Fortenberry - foul #2 on Christopher Mello, team foul #8 | 25-32 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | William McPherson (SF), Larry Womac (C) Quincy Powell, Leon Graham | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jim Scrivner (SG), Aaron Clark (SF) William Prado, Peter Johnson | |
| 01:13 | Pepperdine | Nathan Fortenberry makes the 1st free throw | 26-32 |
| 01:13 | Pepperdine | Nathan Fortenberry misses the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| 01:13 | Gonzaga | Willie Simmons grabs the board | 26-32 |
| 00:50 | Gonzaga | Robert Morgan hits the finger roll on a great pass from Christopher Mello and the foul's on Robert Bush - foul #1 on Robert Bush, team foul #9 | 26-34 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | John Williams (PG) Nathan Fortenberry | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Dan McHaney (PG) Christopher Mello | |
| 00:50 | Gonzaga | Robert Morgan makes the free throw | 26-35 |
| 00:33 | Pepperdine | Robert Bush hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 26-35 |
| 00:31 | Pepperdine | Larry Womac grabs the offensive board | 26-35 |
| 00:20 | Pepperdine | John Williams is fouled on the floor by Robert Morgan - foul #3 on Robert Morgan, team foul #9 | 26-35 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Kevin Korte (PF) Robert Bush | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Randall Midgette (C) Robert Morgan | |
| 00:20 | Pepperdine | John Williams makes the 1st free throw | 27-35 |
| 00:20 | Pepperdine | John Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 28-35 |
| 00:03 | Gonzaga | Willie Simmons is hacked by Kevin Korte - foul #1 on Kevin Korte, team foul #10 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Miles Senecal (SF) William McPherson | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Peter Johnson (SF) Randall Midgette | |
| 00:03 | Gonzaga | Willie Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 00:03 | Gonzaga | Willie Simmons misses the 2nd free throw | 28-36 |
| 00:03 | Pepperdine | Larry Womac grabs the defensive rebound | 28-36 |
| 00:00 | Pepperdine | Larry Womac hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 28-36 |