| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Moen (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clifton Newlon (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Matthews (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Donaldson (fresh) C - Louis Holley (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Jason Olson (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Justin Stephen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Angeles (fresh) PF - Dennis Sanders (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Daniel Harrell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Gonzaga | Shawn Angeles inbounds the ball | 38-26 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Gonzaga | Shawn Angeles misses long on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Brian Matthews - foul #1 on Brian Matthews, team foul #1 | 38-26 |
| Subs | Auburn | Gary Napper (PG), Robert Morrison (SF), William Patel (PF) John Moen, Brian Matthews, Anthony Donaldson | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 19:37 | Gonzaga | Shawn Angeles makes the 1st free throw | 38-27 |
| 19:37 | Gonzaga | Shawn Angeles makes the 2nd free throw | 38-28 |
| 19:15 | Auburn | William Patel misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 38-28 |
| 19:13 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Justin Stephen | 38-28 |
| 18:44 | Gonzaga | Justin Stephen misses long on an open 3 from the left corner | 38-28 |
| 18:42 | Auburn | Louis Holley pulls down the rebound | 38-28 |
| 18:23 | Auburn | Louis Holley is fouled on the floor by Justin Stephen - foul #1 on Justin Stephen, team foul #1 | 38-28 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Moen (PG), Brian Matthews (SF) Clifton Newlon, Robert Morrison | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 18:00 | Auburn | Gary Napper makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from John Moen and he's hacked by Justin Stephen - foul #2 on Justin Stephen, team foul #2 | 41-28 |
| 18:00 | Auburn | Gary Napper makes the free throw | 42-28 |
| 17:33 | Gonzaga | Jason Olson works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jump hook from the right block | 42-30 |
| 17:19 | Auburn | Louis Holley misses long on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Daniel Harrell - foul #3 on Daniel Harrell, team foul #3 | 42-30 |
| Subs | Auburn | Clifton Newlon (SG), Anthony Donaldson (PF) Gary Napper, William Patel | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Fred Bissonette (C) Daniel Harrell | |
| 17:19 | Auburn | Louis Holley misses the 1st free throw | 42-30 |
| 17:19 | Auburn | Louis Holley makes the 2nd free throw | 43-30 |
| 17:00 | Gonzaga | Shawn Angeles misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 43-30 |
| 16:59 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Louis Holley | 43-30 |
| 16:37 | Auburn | Louis Holley can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 43-30 |
| 16:36 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Shawn Angeles | 43-30 |
| 16:09 | Gonzaga | Fred Bissonette is hacked by Anthony Donaldson - foul #1 on Anthony Donaldson, team foul #2 | 43-30 |
| Subs | Auburn | Gary Napper (SG), Robert Morrison (SF), William Patel (PF) Clifton Newlon, Brian Matthews, Anthony Donaldson | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 15:54 | Gonzaga | Shawn Angeles can't finish the layup | 43-30 |
| 15:53 | Auburn | John Moen snags the defensive board | 43-30 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Moen (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Napper (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Morrison (fresh) 6 pts. PF - William Patel (fresh) 5 pts. C - Louis Holley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Jason Olson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Justin Stephen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Angeles (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dennis Sanders (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Fred Bissonette (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Auburn | John Moen is hacked by Dennis Sanders - foul #3 on Dennis Sanders, team foul #4 | 43-30 |
| Subs | Auburn | Clifton Newlon (SG) John Moen | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Daniel Harrell (C) Fred Bissonette | |
| 15:12 | Auburn | Robert Morrison hits a turnaround near the basket set up by Louis Holley | 45-30 |
| 14:57 | Gonzaga | Shawn Angeles connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Justin Stephen and he's fouled by William Patel - foul #2 on William Patel, team foul #3 | 45-32 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Moen (PG), Brian Matthews (SF) Clifton Newlon, Robert Morrison | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 14:57 | Gonzaga | Shawn Angeles makes the free throw | 45-33 |
| 14:33 | Auburn | Louis Holley buries a floater from the right side on a great pass from John Moen | 47-33 |
| 14:20 | Gonzaga | Daniel Harrell works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 47-33 |
| 14:19 | Gonzaga | The offensive rebound goes to Dennis Sanders | 47-33 |
| 14:01 | Gonzaga | Daniel Harrell splits the doubleteam and buries a driving attempt in the paint set up by Justin Stephen | 47-35 |
| 13:46 | Auburn | William Patel is fouled on the floor by Jason Olson - foul #1 on Jason Olson, team foul #5 | 47-35 |
| Subs | Auburn | Marcus Ono (PG), Clifton Newlon (SG), Robert Morrison (SF), Anthony Donaldson (PF) John Moen, Gary Napper, Brian Matthews, William Patel | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Ralph Beauregard (PG), Ronald Morrow (SG), Fred Bissonette (PF) Jason Olson, Justin Stephen, Dennis Sanders | |
| 13:26 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon comes up short on the runner from the right block but he's hacked by Ronald Morrow - foul #2 on Ronald Morrow, team foul #6 | 47-35 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Moen (PG), William Patel (PF), Daniel Landry (C) Marcus Ono, Anthony Donaldson, Louis Holley | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 13:26 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon makes the 1st free throw | 48-35 |
| 13:26 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon makes the 2nd free throw | 49-35 |
| 12:59 | Gonzaga | Shawn Angeles misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 49-35 |
| 12:58 | Gonzaga | The offensive rebound goes to Fred Bissonette | 49-35 |
| 12:29 | Gonzaga | Daniel Harrell misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 49-35 |
| 12:27 | Auburn | William Patel grabs the board | 49-35 |
| 12:21 | Auburn | William Patel makes the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Daniel Landry | 51-35 |
| 11:59 | Gonzaga | John Moen steals the ball from Ralph Beauregard | 51-35 |
| 11:55 | Auburn | John Moen lays it in | 53-35 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Moen (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Clifton Newlon (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Morrison (fresh) 8 pts. PF - William Patel (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Daniel Landry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Ralph Beauregard (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Ronald Morrow (fresh) SF - Shawn Angeles (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Fred Bissonette (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Harrell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:33 | Gonzaga | Shawn Angeles drills a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Daniel Harrell | 53-37 |
| 11:19 | Auburn | Robert Morrison misses the easy layup | 53-37 |
| 11:17 | Gonzaga | Fred Bissonette snags the defensive board | 53-37 |
| 10:53 | Gonzaga | Fred Bissonette drills a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Ralph Beauregard | 53-39 |
| 10:51 | Auburn | Ralph Beauregard steps in front of the John Moen pass in the backcourt | 53-39 |
| 10:30 | Gonzaga | Fred Bissonette's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-39 |
| Subs | Auburn | Marcus Ono (PG), Gary Napper (SG), Brian Matthews (SF), Anthony Donaldson (PF), Louis Holley (C) John Moen, Clifton Newlon, Robert Morrison, William Patel, Daniel Landry | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jason Olson (PG), Justin Stephen (SG), Jonathan Samuel (SF), Dennis Sanders (PF) Ralph Beauregard, Ronald Morrow, Shawn Angeles, Fred Bissonette | |
| 10:13 | Auburn | Louis Holley knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Marcus Ono | 55-39 |
| 09:44 | Gonzaga | Jason Olson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 55-39 |
| 09:43 | Gonzaga | Jason Olson tips it but misses | 55-39 |
| 09:41 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Anthony Donaldson | 55-39 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:22 | Auburn | Gary Napper drills a jumper from the left wing | 57-39 |
| 09:07 | Gonzaga | Jason Olson works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Dennis Sanders | 57-41 |
| 08:51 | Auburn | Anthony Donaldson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-41 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Moen (PG), William Patel (PF) Marcus Ono, Anthony Donaldson | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Ralph Beauregard (SF) Jonathan Samuel | |
| 08:28 | Gonzaga | Jason Olson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 57-41 |
| 08:26 | Gonzaga | Ralph Beauregard hits the follow up shot | 57-43 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:02 | Auburn | Brian Matthews is hacked by Dennis Sanders - foul #4 on Dennis Sanders, team foul #7 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Auburn | Clifton Newlon (SG) John Moen | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Shawn Angeles (SF), Fred Bissonette (PF) Jason Olson, Dennis Sanders | |
| 08:02 | Auburn | Brian Matthews makes the 1st free throw | 58-43 |
| 08:02 | Auburn | Brian Matthews makes the 2nd free throw | 59-43 |
| 07:33 | Gonzaga | Fred Bissonette shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Shawn Angeles and he's hacked by William Patel - foul #3 on William Patel, team foul #4 | 59-45 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Moen (PG) Clifton Newlon | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Dennis Sanders (PF) Daniel Harrell | |
| 07:33 | Gonzaga | Fred Bissonette makes the free throw | 59-46 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Moen (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Napper (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brian Matthews (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Patel (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. C - Louis Holley (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Ralph Beauregard (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Justin Stephen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Shawn Angeles (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Dennis Sanders (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. C - Fred Bissonette (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Auburn | Gary Napper drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by William Patel | 62-46 |
| 06:51 | Gonzaga | Justin Stephen can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-46 |
| 06:49 | Gonzaga | Dennis Sanders snags the offensive board | 62-46 |
| 06:31 | Gonzaga | Justin Stephen is fouled on the floor by Gary Napper - foul #2 on Gary Napper, team foul #5 | 62-46 |
| Subs | Auburn | Clifton Newlon (SG), Robert Morrison (SF), Anthony Donaldson (PF) John Moen, Brian Matthews, William Patel | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jason Olson (PG), Ronald Morrow (SG), Daniel Harrell (C) Ralph Beauregard, Justin Stephen, Fred Bissonette | |
| 06:19 | Gonzaga | Daniel Harrell splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Anthony Donaldson - foul #2 on Anthony Donaldson, team foul #6 | 62-46 |
| Subs | Auburn | William Patel (PF) Anthony Donaldson | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 06:19 | Gonzaga | Daniel Harrell misses the 1st free throw | 62-46 |
| 06:19 | Gonzaga | Daniel Harrell makes the 2nd free throw | 62-47 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:53 | Auburn | William Patel clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 62-47 |
| 05:51 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon grabs the offensive board | 62-47 |
| 05:26 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-47 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Moen (PG), Brian Matthews (SF), Anthony Donaldson (PF) Gary Napper, Robert Morrison, William Patel | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jonathan Samuel (SF) Shawn Angeles | |
| 05:02 | Gonzaga | Daniel Harrell hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 62-47 |
| 05:00 | Auburn | Brian Matthews snags the defensive board | 62-47 |
| 04:34 | Auburn | John Moen is fouled on the floor by Ronald Morrow - foul #3 on Ronald Morrow, team foul #8 | 62-47 |
| Subs | Auburn | Gary Napper (SG), Robert Morrison (SF), William Patel (PF), Daniel Landry (C) Clifton Newlon, Brian Matthews, Anthony Donaldson, Louis Holley | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Ralph Beauregard (PG), Justin Stephen (SG), Fred Bissonette (C) Jason Olson, Ronald Morrow, Daniel Harrell | |
| 04:34 | Auburn | John Moen misses the 1st free throw | 62-47 |
| 04:34 | Gonzaga | Fred Bissonette snags the defensive board | 62-47 |
| 04:14 | Gonzaga | Justin Stephen scores on a floater from the free throw line and he's fouled by Daniel Landry - foul #2 on Daniel Landry, team foul #7 | 62-49 |
| Subs | Auburn | Louis Holley (C) Daniel Landry | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Shawn Angeles (SF) Jonathan Samuel | |
| 04:14 | Gonzaga | Justin Stephen makes the free throw | 62-50 |
| 03:53 | Auburn | William Patel can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 62-50 |
| 03:52 | Auburn | Robert Morrison tips it but misses | 62-50 |
| 03:50 | Gonzaga | Fred Bissonette grabs the defensive rebound | 62-50 |
| 03:30 | Gonzaga | Fred Bissonette makes the shot near the basket | 62-52 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Moen (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Napper (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Morrison (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Patel (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. C - Louis Holley (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Ralph Beauregard (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Justin Stephen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Shawn Angeles (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Dennis Sanders (tiring) 7 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. C - Fred Bissonette (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:09 | Auburn | William Patel misses the lay-in | 62-52 |
| 03:08 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Dennis Sanders | 62-52 |
| 02:39 | Gonzaga | Fred Bissonette is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #1 on Fred Bissonette, team foul #9 | 62-52 |
| Subs | Auburn | Clifton Newlon (SG), Brian Matthews (SF), Anthony Donaldson (PF), Daniel Landry (C) John Moen, Robert Morrison, William Patel, Louis Holley | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jason Olson (PG), Daniel Harrell (C) Ralph Beauregard, Fred Bissonette | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:11 | Auburn | Justin Stephen is called for the reach on Daniel Landry - foul #3 on Justin Stephen, team foul #10 | 62-52 |
| Subs | Auburn | Marcus Ono (PG), Robert Morrison (SF), William Patel (PF) Clifton Newlon, Brian Matthews, Anthony Donaldson | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Ronald Lowe (PG), Ronald Morrow (SG), Jonathan Samuel (SF), Fred Bissonette (PF) Jason Olson, Justin Stephen, Shawn Angeles, Dennis Sanders | |
| 02:11 | Auburn | Daniel Landry makes the 1st free throw | 63-52 |
| 02:11 | Auburn | Daniel Landry makes the 2nd free throw | 64-52 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:49 | Gonzaga | Daniel Harrell is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 64-52 |
| 01:48 | Auburn | Robert Morrison grabs the board | 64-52 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 01:20 | Auburn | Ronald Lowe is called for the reach on William Patel - foul #1 on Ronald Lowe, team foul #11 | 64-52 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Ralph Beauregard (PG) Ronald Lowe | |
| 01:20 | Auburn | William Patel misses the 1st free throw | 64-52 |
| 01:20 | Auburn | William Patel makes the 2nd free throw | 65-52 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 01:07 | Gonzaga | Ralph Beauregard misses the shot from the right wing | 65-52 |
| 01:06 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Robert Morrison | 65-52 |
| 00:37 | Auburn | William Patel clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 65-52 |
| 00:35 | Auburn | Robert Morrison tips it in | 67-52 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Gonzaga | Daniel Harrell can't finish the layup | 67-52 |
| 00:26 | Auburn | Robert Morrison gets the rebound | 67-52 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Marcus Ono runs out the clock | 67-52 |