| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Michael Espinal (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Carpenter (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Dobson (fresh) PF - Joe Oldenburg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gerard Zogby (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Bobbie King (fresh) SG - William Forand (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mark Havens (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Howard Killian (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Victor Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Gonzaga | Mark Havens inbounds the ball | 41-42 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | Gonzaga | Mark Havens hits a wide open jumper from the right wing | 41-44 |
| 19:25 | Santa Clara | Michael Espinal knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-44 |
| 19:07 | Gonzaga | Mark Havens hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Robert Dobson - foul #3 on Robert Dobson, team foul #1 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | David Barton (SF) Robert Dobson | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 19:07 | Gonzaga | Mark Havens makes the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 19:07 | Gonzaga | Mark Havens makes the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| 19:00 | Santa Clara | David Barton comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-46 |
| 18:58 | Santa Clara | Gerard Zogby tips it in | 46-46 |
| 18:56 | Gonzaga | Bobbie King's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-46 |
| 18:50 | Santa Clara | Gerard Zogby misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-46 |
| 18:49 | Santa Clara | David Barton tips it home | 48-46 |
| 18:33 | Gonzaga | Mark Havens is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Bobbie King | 48-48 |
| 18:21 | Santa Clara | Michael Carpenter drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Espinal | 51-48 |
| 18:05 | Gonzaga | Howard Killian clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 51-48 |
| 18:04 | Gonzaga | Victor Jackson tips it but misses | 51-48 |
| 18:03 | Santa Clara | Michael Espinal pulls down the rebound | 51-48 |
| 17:58 | Santa Clara | William Forand is called for the reach on Michael Carpenter - foul #1 on William Forand, team foul #1 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Henry Natoli (SG), Ernest Baze (SF) Michael Carpenter, David Barton | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Zoran Ziebol (PG), William White (SG), Nenad Pazderski (SF), Viktor Lenski (PF), Matt Sisler (C) Bobbie King, William Forand, Mark Havens, Howard Killian, Victor Jackson | |
| 17:50 | Santa Clara | Ernest Baze misses the floater from the free throw line | 51-48 |
| 17:49 | Santa Clara | The offensive rebound goes to Ernest Baze | 51-48 |
| 17:43 | Santa Clara | Michael Espinal is fouled on the floor by Matt Sisler - foul #1 on Matt Sisler, team foul #2 | 51-48 |
| 17:31 | Santa Clara | Ernest Baze comes up short on the shot in the paint but he's hacked by Matt Sisler - foul #2 on Matt Sisler, team foul #3 | 51-48 |
| 17:31 | Santa Clara | Ernest Baze misses the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 17:31 | Santa Clara | Ernest Baze makes the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 17:05 | Gonzaga | Matt Sisler knocks in the shot from the left block on a great pass from Zoran Ziebol | 52-50 |
| 16:45 | Santa Clara | Zoran Ziebol is called for the reach on Ernest Baze - foul #2 on Zoran Ziebol, team foul #4 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Bruce Vinci (PG), David Barton (SF) Michael Espinal, Ernest Baze | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Howard Killian (PF) Viktor Lenski | |
| 16:36 | Santa Clara | Joe Oldenburg clanks a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by William White - foul #2 on William White, team foul #5 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Carpenter (SG), Arnold Decker (C) Henry Natoli, Gerard Zogby | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Mark Havens (SF), Victor Jackson (C) Nenad Pazderski, Matt Sisler | |
| 16:36 | Santa Clara | Joe Oldenburg makes the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 16:36 | Santa Clara | Joe Oldenburg makes the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| 16:24 | Gonzaga | William White loses the ball out of bounds | 54-50 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Bobbie King (PG), William Forand (SG) Zoran Ziebol, William White | |
| 16:16 | Santa Clara | Bruce Vinci can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by William Forand - foul #2 on William Forand, team foul #6 | 54-50 |
| 16:16 | Santa Clara | Bruce Vinci makes the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 16:16 | Santa Clara | Bruce Vinci makes the 2nd free throw | 56-50 |
| 15:58 | Gonzaga | Mark Havens misses the lay-in but the foul's on Joe Oldenburg - foul #2 on Joe Oldenburg, team foul #2 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Robert Dobson (SG), Warren Denny (SF) Michael Carpenter, David Barton | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 15:58 | Gonzaga | Mark Havens misses the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 15:58 | Gonzaga | Mark Havens makes the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Bruce Vinci (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Dobson (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Warren Denny (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Joe Oldenburg (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Arnold Decker (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Bobbie King (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Forand (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mark Havens (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Howard Killian (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Victor Jackson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Santa Clara | Bruce Vinci clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 56-51 |
| 15:38 | Gonzaga | Bobbie King pulls down the rebound | 56-51 |
| 15:27 | Gonzaga | Arnold Decker swats the shot by Mark Havens | 56-51 |
| 15:26 | Santa Clara | Joe Oldenburg grabs the board | 56-51 |
| 15:16 | Santa Clara | Arnold Decker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-51 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Espinal (PG), Ernest Baze (PF), Gerard Zogby (C) Bruce Vinci, Joe Oldenburg, Arnold Decker | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Zoran Ziebol (PG), William White (SG), Nenad Pazderski (SF), Viktor Lenski (PF), Matt Sisler (C) Bobbie King, William Forand, Mark Havens, Howard Killian, Victor Jackson | |
| 14:49 | Gonzaga | Matt Sisler hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 56-51 |
| 14:48 | Gonzaga | Zoran Ziebol hits the follow up shot | 56-53 |
| 14:32 | Santa Clara | Michael Espinal hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 56-53 |
| 14:31 | Gonzaga | Viktor Lenski snags the defensive board | 56-53 |
| 14:07 | Gonzaga | Ernest Baze is called for the reach on William White - foul #1 on Ernest Baze, team foul #3 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Bruce Vinci (PG), Henry Natoli (SG), David Barton (PF), Arnold Decker (C) Michael Espinal, Robert Dobson, Ernest Baze, Gerard Zogby | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Bobbie King (PG), William Forand (SG), Mark Havens (SF), Howard Killian (PF), Victor Jackson (C) Zoran Ziebol, William White, Nenad Pazderski, Viktor Lenski, Matt Sisler | |
| 13:55 | Gonzaga | Victor Jackson hits a wide open floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Bobbie King | 56-55 |
| 13:50 | Santa Clara | Bruce Vinci is hacked by Bobbie King - foul #3 on Bobbie King, team foul #7 | 56-55 |
| 13:50 | Santa Clara | Bruce Vinci makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 13:50 | Santa Clara | Bruce Vinci makes the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| 13:33 | Gonzaga | Mark Havens double dribbles | 58-55 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Carpenter (SG) Henry Natoli | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 13:18 | Santa Clara | Victor Jackson steps in front of the Arnold Decker pass | 58-55 |
| 13:03 | Gonzaga | Howard Killian can't finish the uncontested layup | 58-55 |
| 13:02 | Santa Clara | Michael Carpenter grabs the defensive rebound | 58-55 |
| 12:52 | Santa Clara | Arnold Decker can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Victor Jackson - foul #2 on Victor Jackson, team foul #8 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Espinal (PG), Joe Oldenburg (PF) Bruce Vinci, David Barton | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Nenad Pazderski (SF), Matt Sisler (C) Mark Havens, Victor Jackson | |
| 12:52 | Santa Clara | Arnold Decker makes the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 12:52 | Santa Clara | Arnold Decker makes the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| 12:31 | Gonzaga | Nenad Pazderski drills a jump hook from the right block | 60-57 |
| 12:10 | Santa Clara | Michael Carpenter hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 60-57 |
| 12:08 | Gonzaga | Howard Killian gets the rebound | 60-57 |
| 12:04 | Gonzaga | Bobbie King slams it home and he's hacked by Michael Espinal - foul #3 on Michael Espinal, team foul #4 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Henry Natoli (SG), Ernest Baze (SF), Gerard Zogby (C) Michael Carpenter, Warren Denny, Arnold Decker | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Zoran Ziebol (PG), William White (SG), Viktor Lenski (PF), Victor Jackson (C) William Forand, Nenad Pazderski, Howard Killian, Matt Sisler | |
| 12:04 | Gonzaga | Bobbie King misses the free throw | 60-59 |
| 12:04 | Santa Clara | Gerard Zogby gets the rebound | 60-59 |
| 11:48 | Santa Clara | Viktor Lenski is called for the reach on Michael Espinal - foul #3 on Viktor Lenski, team foul #9 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Mark Havens (SF) Bobbie King | |
| 11:48 | Santa Clara | Michael Espinal makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 11:48 | Santa Clara | Michael Espinal misses the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 11:48 | Gonzaga | Viktor Lenski grabs the board | 61-59 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Michael Espinal (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Henry Natoli (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ernest Baze (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joe Oldenburg (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Gerard Zogby (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Zoran Ziebol (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - William White (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Mark Havens (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Viktor Lenski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Victor Jackson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Gonzaga | Victor Jackson can't connect on an uncontested turnaround from the baseline | 61-59 |
| 11:32 | Gonzaga | Viktor Lenski misses the tip | 61-59 |
| 11:30 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Michael Espinal | 61-59 |
| 11:25 | Santa Clara | Victor Jackson is called for the reach on Michael Espinal - foul #3 on Victor Jackson, team foul #10 | 61-59 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Robert Dobson (SG), David Barton (SF) Henry Natoli, Joe Oldenburg | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Howard Killian (PF) Viktor Lenski | |
| 11:25 | Santa Clara | Michael Espinal makes the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 11:25 | Santa Clara | Michael Espinal makes the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| 11:06 | Gonzaga | Victor Jackson hits a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by William White | 63-61 |
| 10:52 | Santa Clara | Michael Espinal knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by David Barton | 66-61 |
| 10:31 | Gonzaga | Robert Dobson is called for the reach on Howard Killian - foul #4 on Robert Dobson, team foul #5 | 66-61 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Bruce Vinci (PG), Henry Natoli (SG), Warren Denny (SF), Joe Oldenburg (PF) Michael Espinal, Robert Dobson, David Barton, Ernest Baze | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Bobbie King (PG), William Forand (SG), Nenad Pazderski (SF), Viktor Lenski (PF), Matt Sisler (C) Zoran Ziebol, William White, Mark Havens, Howard Killian, Victor Jackson | |
| 10:21 | Gonzaga | Viktor Lenski misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 66-61 |
| 10:20 | Santa Clara | Gerard Zogby grabs the defensive rebound | 66-61 |
| 10:04 | Santa Clara | Warren Denny is whistled for a carry | 66-61 |
| 10:02 | Gonzaga | William Forand loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-61 |
| 09:57 | Santa Clara | Bruce Vinci clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 66-61 |
| 09:56 | Santa Clara | Gerard Zogby tips it but misses | 66-61 |
| 09:54 | Gonzaga | Matt Sisler pulls down the rebound | 66-61 |
| 09:34 | Gonzaga | Nenad Pazderski is alone and drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from William Forand | 66-63 |
| 09:16 | Santa Clara | Joe Oldenburg buries a shot from the right block set up by Bruce Vinci | 68-63 |
| 08:58 | Gonzaga | Bobbie King is fouled on the floor by Henry Natoli - foul #2 on Henry Natoli, team foul #6 | 68-63 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Espinal (PG), Michael Carpenter (SG), David Barton (SF), Arnold Decker (C) Bruce Vinci, Henry Natoli, Warren Denny, Gerard Zogby | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Zoran Ziebol (PG), William White (SG), Mark Havens (SF), Howard Killian (PF), Victor Jackson (C) Bobbie King, William Forand, Nenad Pazderski, Viktor Lenski, Matt Sisler | |
| 08:39 | Gonzaga | William White misses long on a floater from the right side | 68-63 |
| 08:37 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Joe Oldenburg | 68-63 |
| 08:19 | Santa Clara | Michael Espinal clanks a 3 from the left wing | 68-63 |
| 08:18 | Gonzaga | William White grabs the defensive rebound | 68-63 |
| 08:15 | Gonzaga | Michael Carpenter is called for the reach on Zoran Ziebol in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Carpenter, team foul #7 | 68-63 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Ernest Baze (PF), Gerard Zogby (C) Joe Oldenburg, Arnold Decker | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 08:15 | Gonzaga | Zoran Ziebol misses the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 08:15 | Santa Clara | Gerard Zogby grabs the board | 68-63 |
| 07:59 | Santa Clara | Ernest Baze drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Carpenter | 70-63 |
| 07:48 | Gonzaga | Mark Havens drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from William White and he's fouled by David Barton - foul #2 on David Barton, team foul #8 | 70-65 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Robert Dobson (SF) David Barton | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | William Forand (SG), Matt Sisler (C) William White, Victor Jackson | |
| 07:48 | Gonzaga | Mark Havens makes the free throw | 70-66 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Michael Espinal (tiring) 18 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Carpenter (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Dobson (fresh) 4 pf. PF - Ernest Baze (fresh) 7 pts. C - Gerard Zogby (tiring) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Zoran Ziebol (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Forand (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mark Havens (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 reb. PF - Howard Killian (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Matt Sisler (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Santa Clara | Michael Espinal connects on the shot from the right wing | 72-66 |
| 07:24 | Gonzaga | Zoran Ziebol throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 72-66 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Bruce Vinci (PG), Henry Natoli (SG), Joe Oldenburg (PF) Michael Espinal, Michael Carpenter, Ernest Baze | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Nenad Pazderski (SF) Mark Havens | |
| 07:19 | Santa Clara | Bruce Vinci misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 72-66 |
| 07:17 | Gonzaga | Matt Sisler grabs the defensive rebound | 72-66 |
| 07:12 | Gonzaga | William Forand hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 72-68 |
| 06:46 | Santa Clara | Robert Dobson is hacked by Howard Killian - foul #2 on Howard Killian, team foul #11 | 72-68 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Warren Denny (SF), Arnold Decker (C) Henry Natoli, Gerard Zogby | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Bobbie King (PG), William White (SG), Viktor Lenski (PF), Victor Jackson (C) Zoran Ziebol, William Forand, Howard Killian, Matt Sisler | |
| 06:46 | Santa Clara | Robert Dobson makes the 1st free throw | 73-68 |
| 06:46 | Santa Clara | Robert Dobson makes the 2nd free throw | 74-68 |
| 06:25 | Gonzaga | Bobbie King clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 74-68 |
| 06:24 | Santa Clara | Joe Oldenburg grabs the board | 74-68 |
| 06:09 | Santa Clara | Arnold Decker can't throw it down | 74-68 |
| 06:08 | Gonzaga | Nenad Pazderski grabs the defensive rebound | 74-68 |
| 05:53 | Gonzaga | Victor Jackson lays it up and in on a nice dish by William White | 74-70 |
| 05:44 | Santa Clara | Arnold Decker misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 74-70 |
| 05:42 | Gonzaga | Victor Jackson pulls down the rebound | 74-70 |
| 05:20 | Gonzaga | William White is fouled on the floor by Robert Dobson - foul #5 on Robert Dobson, team foul #9 | 74-70 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Espinal (PG), Michael Carpenter (SG), David Barton (SF), Ernest Baze (PF), Gerard Zogby (C) Bruce Vinci, Robert Dobson, Warren Denny, Joe Oldenburg, Arnold Decker | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Zoran Ziebol (PG), Mark Havens (SF), Howard Killian (PF), Matt Sisler (C) Bobbie King, Nenad Pazderski, Viktor Lenski, Victor Jackson | |
| 05:20 | Gonzaga | William White makes the 1st free throw | 74-71 |
| 05:20 | Gonzaga | William White makes the 2nd free throw | 74-72 |
| 04:58 | Santa Clara | Michael Carpenter makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from David Barton | 77-72 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:54 | Gonzaga | William White is hacked by Michael Carpenter in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Carpenter, team foul #10 | 77-72 |
| 04:54 | Gonzaga | William White makes the 1st free throw | 77-73 |
| 04:54 | Gonzaga | William White makes the 2nd free throw | 77-74 |
| 04:41 | Santa Clara | Gerard Zogby can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Matt Sisler - foul #3 on Matt Sisler, team foul #12 | 77-74 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | William Forand (SG) William White | |
| 04:41 | Santa Clara | Gerard Zogby misses the 1st free throw | 77-74 |
| 04:41 | Santa Clara | Gerard Zogby misses the 2nd free throw | 77-74 |
| 04:41 | Gonzaga | Howard Killian gets the rebound | 77-74 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:39 | Gonzaga | William Forand is fouled in the backcourt by David Barton - foul #3 on David Barton, team foul #11 | 77-74 |
| 04:39 | Gonzaga | William Forand misses the 1st free throw | 77-74 |
| 04:39 | Gonzaga | William Forand misses the 2nd free throw | 77-74 |
| 04:39 | Santa Clara | Gerard Zogby grabs the board | 77-74 |
| 04:28 | Santa Clara | Ernest Baze is called for a charge - foul #2 on Ernest Baze, team foul #12 | 77-74 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Henry Natoli (SG) Michael Carpenter | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 04:02 | Gonzaga | Matt Sisler misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 77-74 |
| 04:00 | Santa Clara | Ernest Baze snags the defensive board | 77-74 |
| 03:45 | Santa Clara | Ernest Baze's fadeaway is rejected by Howard Killian | 77-74 |
| 03:43 | Gonzaga | Howard Killian grabs the board | 77-74 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Michael Espinal (tiring) 20 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Henry Natoli (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Barton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ernest Baze (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Gerard Zogby (tiring) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Zoran Ziebol (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Forand (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mark Havens (tiring) 18 pts. 2 reb. PF - Howard Killian (tiring) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Matt Sisler (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:40 | Gonzaga | Mark Havens loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 77-74 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Warren Denny (SF), Joe Oldenburg (PF), Arnold Decker (C) David Barton, Ernest Baze, Gerard Zogby | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Bobbie King (PG), Victor Jackson (C) Zoran Ziebol, Matt Sisler | |
| 03:29 | Santa Clara | Warren Denny misses long on a floater from the left side | 77-74 |
| 03:27 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Mark Havens | 77-74 |
| 03:21 | Gonzaga | Mark Havens throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 77-74 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Carpenter (PG) Michael Espinal | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Viktor Lenski (PF) Howard Killian | |
| 03:09 | Santa Clara | Joe Oldenburg misses short on a shot in the lane | 77-74 |
| 03:07 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Bobbie King | 77-74 |
| 02:49 | Gonzaga | William Forand comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 77-74 |
| 02:48 | Santa Clara | Henry Natoli grabs the board | 77-74 |
| 02:43 | Santa Clara | Mark Havens denies the turnaround by Michael Carpenter | 77-74 |
| 02:42 | Gonzaga | Victor Jackson grabs the board | 77-74 |
| 02:35 | Gonzaga | Bobbie King can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 77-74 |
| 02:33 | Gonzaga | Victor Jackson snags the offensive board | 77-74 |
| 02:20 | Gonzaga | Viktor Lenski hits a jumpshot from the right side | 77-76 |
| 02:09 | Santa Clara | William Forand steals it from Michael Carpenter | 77-76 |
| 01:56 | Gonzaga | Viktor Lenski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Warren Denny - foul #4 on Warren Denny, team foul #13 | 77-76 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Espinal (PG), Gerard Zogby (C) Henry Natoli, Arnold Decker | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 01:56 | Gonzaga | Viktor Lenski makes the 1st free throw | 77-77 |
| 01:56 | Gonzaga | Viktor Lenski makes the 2nd free throw | 77-78 |
| 01:34 | Santa Clara | Joe Oldenburg misses the floater from close range but the foul's on Victor Jackson - foul #4 on Victor Jackson, team foul #13 | 77-78 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Howard Killian (PF) Viktor Lenski | |
| 01:34 | Santa Clara | Joe Oldenburg misses the 1st free throw | 77-78 |
| 01:34 | Santa Clara | Joe Oldenburg makes the 2nd free throw | 78-78 |
| 01:25 | Gonzaga | Victor Jackson is hacked by Michael Carpenter - foul #5 on Michael Carpenter, team foul #14 | 78-78 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Henry Natoli (SG) Michael Carpenter | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 01:25 | Gonzaga | Victor Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 78-79 |
| 01:25 | Gonzaga | Victor Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 78-80 |
| 01:12 | Santa Clara | Victor Jackson steps in front of the Joe Oldenburg pass | 78-80 |
| 00:46 | Gonzaga | Victor Jackson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 78-80 |
| 00:44 | Gonzaga | Victor Jackson tips it in | 78-82 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:36 | Santa Clara | Gerard Zogby can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 78-82 |
| 00:35 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Mark Havens | 78-82 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Gonzaga | Mark Havens is hacked by Henry Natoli in the backcourt - foul #3 on Henry Natoli, team foul #15 | 78-82 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | William White (SG) William Forand | |
| 00:34 | Gonzaga | Mark Havens misses the 1st free throw | 78-82 |
| 00:34 | Gonzaga | Mark Havens makes the 2nd free throw | 78-83 |
| 00:30 | Santa Clara | Victor Jackson steals it from Gerard Zogby | 78-83 |
| 00:28 | Gonzaga | Howard Killian is hacked by Michael Espinal in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Espinal, team foul #16 | 78-83 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Nenad Pazderski (SF) Victor Jackson | |
| 00:28 | Gonzaga | Howard Killian makes the 1st free throw | 78-84 |
| 00:28 | Gonzaga | Howard Killian misses the 2nd free throw | 78-84 |
| 00:28 | Santa Clara | Gerard Zogby pulls down the rebound | 78-84 |
| 00:20 | Santa Clara | A charge is called on Michael Espinal - foul #5 on Michael Espinal, team foul #17 | 78-84 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Bruce Vinci (PG) Michael Espinal | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 00:17 | Gonzaga | William White is fouled in the backcourt by Henry Natoli - foul #4 on Henry Natoli, team foul #18 | 78-84 |
| 00:17 | Gonzaga | William White makes the 1st free throw | 78-85 |
| 00:17 | Gonzaga | William White misses the 2nd free throw | 78-85 |
| 00:17 | Santa Clara | Joe Oldenburg grabs the defensive rebound | 78-85 |
| 00:10 | Santa Clara | Bruce Vinci buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Gerard Zogby | 81-85 |
| 00:09 | Gonzaga | Bruce Vinci is called for the reach on Bobbie King in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bruce Vinci, team foul #19 | 81-85 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Victor Jackson (C) Mark Havens | |
| 00:09 | Gonzaga | Bobbie King makes the 1st free throw | 81-86 |
| 00:09 | Gonzaga | Bobbie King misses the 2nd free throw | 81-86 |
| 00:09 | Santa Clara | Joe Oldenburg snags the defensive board | 81-86 |
| 00:05 | Santa Clara | Bruce Vinci can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 81-86 |
| 00:03 | Gonzaga | Howard Killian gets the rebound | 81-86 |
| 00:01 | Gonzaga | Howard Killian is fouled in the backcourt by Henry Natoli - foul #5 on Henry Natoli, team foul #20 | 81-86 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | David Barton (SF) Henry Natoli | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Mark Havens (C) Victor Jackson | |
| 00:01 | Gonzaga | Howard Killian makes the 1st free throw | 81-87 |
| 00:01 | Gonzaga | Howard Killian misses the 2nd free throw | 81-87 |
| 00:01 | Santa Clara | David Barton grabs the board | 81-87 |
| 00:00 | Santa Clara | David Barton misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 81-87 |