| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Jason Olson (fresh) SG - Justin Stephen (fresh) SF - Shawn Angeles (fresh) PF - Dennis Sanders (fresh) C - Daniel Harrell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Garry Miller (fresh) SG - Jeremy Peck (fresh) SF - Steve Buchinski (fresh) PF - Rafael Rodriguez (fresh) C - Mark Jackson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Mark Jackson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:37 | Samford | Mark Jackson misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Daniel Harrell - foul #1 on Daniel Harrell, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Samford | Mark Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:37 | Samford | Mark Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:16 | Gonzaga | Shawn Angeles comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Rafael Rodriguez - foul #1 on Rafael Rodriguez, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:16 | Gonzaga | Shawn Angeles makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:16 | Gonzaga | Shawn Angeles misses the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:16 | Samford | Rafael Rodriguez grabs the defensive rebound | 1-2 |
| 19:10 | Samford | Garry Miller connects on the shot from the left side set up by Jeremy Peck | 1-4 |
| 18:50 | Gonzaga | The jump hook by Jason Olson is blocked by Mark Jackson | 1-4 |
| 18:49 | Gonzaga | Daniel Harrell snags the offensive board | 1-4 |
| 18:32 | Gonzaga | Dennis Sanders misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 1-4 |
| 18:31 | Samford | Jeremy Peck grabs the defensive rebound | 1-4 |
| 18:26 | Samford | Garry Miller knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Mark Jackson | 1-7 |
| 18:02 | Gonzaga | Shawn Angeles knocks in the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jason Olson | 3-7 |
| 17:55 | Samford | Jeremy Peck misses long on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Justin Stephen - foul #1 on Justin Stephen, team foul #2 | 3-7 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | Samford | Calvin Cline (PG), Lino Zarrineh (SF), Branko Lakowski (C) Garry Miller, Steve Buchinski, Mark Jackson | |
| 17:55 | Samford | Jeremy Peck makes the 1st free throw | 3-8 |
| 17:55 | Samford | Jeremy Peck makes the 2nd free throw | 3-9 |
| 17:47 | Gonzaga | Shawn Angeles loses the ball out of bounds | 3-9 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | Samford | Garry Miller (PG) Jeremy Peck | |
| 17:28 | Samford | Calvin Cline drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Garry Miller | 3-12 |
| 16:59 | Gonzaga | Dennis Sanders is fouled on the floor by Calvin Cline - foul #1 on Calvin Cline, team foul #2 | 3-12 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | Samford | Jeremy Peck (SG), Mark Jackson (C) Garry Miller, Rafael Rodriguez | |
| 16:39 | Gonzaga | Dennis Sanders is fouled on the floor by Calvin Cline - foul #2 on Calvin Cline, team foul #3 | 3-12 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | Samford | Garry Miller (PG), Steve Buchinski (SF) Calvin Cline, Mark Jackson | |
| 16:10 | Gonzaga | Daniel Harrell lays it up and in set up by Justin Stephen | 5-12 |
| 15:54 | Samford | Jeremy Peck is fouled on the floor by Justin Stephen - foul #2 on Justin Stephen, team foul #3 | 5-12 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Ralph Beauregard (SG) Justin Stephen | |
| Subs | Samford | Rafael Rodriguez (PF), Mark Jackson (C) Garry Miller, Branko Lakowski | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Jason Olson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ralph Beauregard (fresh) SF - Shawn Angeles (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dennis Sanders (fairly fresh) C - Daniel Harrell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jeremy Peck (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steve Buchinski (fresh) SF - Lino Zarrineh (fresh) PF - Rafael Rodriguez (fresh) C - Mark Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:38 | Samford | Mark Jackson misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Daniel Harrell - foul #2 on Daniel Harrell, team foul #4 | 5-12 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Fred Bissonette (C) Daniel Harrell | |
| Subs | Samford | Garry Miller (PG) Steve Buchinski | |
| 15:38 | Samford | Mark Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 5-13 |
| 15:38 | Samford | Mark Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 5-14 |
| 15:18 | Gonzaga | Jason Olson is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Jason Olson, team foul #5 | 5-14 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | Samford | Steve Buchinski (SF) Lino Zarrineh | |
| 15:03 | Samford | Rafael Rodriguez connects on the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Mark Jackson | 5-16 |
| 14:43 | Gonzaga | Shawn Angeles hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 5-16 |
| 14:42 | Gonzaga | Dennis Sanders tips it home | 7-16 |
| 14:33 | Samford | Rafael Rodriguez is hacked by Dennis Sanders - foul #1 on Dennis Sanders, team foul #6 | 7-16 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | Samford | Lino Zarrineh (SF), Branko Lakowski (PF) Jeremy Peck, Rafael Rodriguez | |
| 14:23 | Samford | Mark Jackson misses the jumper near the basket | 7-16 |
| 14:21 | Gonzaga | Ralph Beauregard grabs the defensive rebound | 7-16 |
| 14:14 | Gonzaga | Fred Bissonette throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-16 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | Samford | Jeremy Peck (SG), Rafael Rodriguez (PF) Steve Buchinski, Mark Jackson | |
| 14:00 | Samford | The jump hook by Rafael Rodriguez is blocked by Dennis Sanders | 7-16 |
| 13:58 | Samford | Branko Lakowski hits the follow up shot | 7-18 |
| 13:35 | Gonzaga | Jason Olson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 7-18 |
| 13:33 | Samford | Rafael Rodriguez pulls down the rebound | 7-18 |
| 13:19 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh connects on the floater from close range and the foul's on Shawn Angeles - foul #1 on Shawn Angeles, team foul #7 | 7-20 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | Samford | Steve Buchinski (SG), Mark Jackson (C) Garry Miller, Branko Lakowski | |
| 13:19 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh makes the free throw | 7-21 |
| 13:03 | Gonzaga | Jason Olson comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Mark Jackson - foul #1 on Mark Jackson, team foul #4 | 7-21 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Ronald Morrow (SG) Ralph Beauregard | |
| Subs | Samford | Garry Miller (PG) Lino Zarrineh | |
| 13:03 | Gonzaga | Jason Olson makes the 1st free throw | 8-21 |
| 13:03 | Gonzaga | Jason Olson misses the 2nd free throw | 8-21 |
| 13:03 | Samford | Rafael Rodriguez gets the rebound | 8-21 |
| 12:53 | Samford | Steve Buchinski is fouled on the floor by Fred Bissonette - foul #1 on Fred Bissonette, team foul #8 | 8-21 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Ronald Lowe (PG) Jason Olson | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 12:53 | Samford | Steve Buchinski makes the 1st free throw | 8-22 |
| 12:53 | Samford | Steve Buchinski makes the 2nd free throw | 8-23 |
| 12:27 | Gonzaga | Ronald Lowe connects on the floater from the left side on a great pass from Ronald Morrow | 10-23 |
| 12:17 | Samford | Steve Buchinski's pass is intercepted by Shawn Angeles | 10-23 |
| 12:14 | Gonzaga | Ronald Morrow hits the finger roll on a great pass from Shawn Angeles | 12-23 |
| 12:03 | Samford | Garry Miller is whistled for a carry | 12-23 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Ralph Beauregard (PG) Ronald Lowe | |
| Subs | Samford | Lino Zarrineh (SF), Branko Lakowski (PF) Jeremy Peck, Rafael Rodriguez | |
| 11:43 | Gonzaga | Fred Bissonette clanks a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Mark Jackson - foul #2 on Mark Jackson, team foul #5 | 12-23 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | Samford | Jeremy Peck (SG), Rafael Rodriguez (PF) Branko Lakowski, Mark Jackson | |
| 11:43 | Gonzaga | Fred Bissonette makes the 1st free throw | 13-23 |
| 11:43 | Gonzaga | Fred Bissonette misses the 2nd free throw | 13-23 |
| 11:43 | Samford | Rafael Rodriguez pulls down the rebound | 13-23 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Ralph Beauregard (fresh) SG - Ronald Morrow (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Angeles (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dennis Sanders (tiring) 2 pts. C - Fred Bissonette (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Garry Miller (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeremy Peck (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steve Buchinski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rafael Rodriguez (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Lino Zarrineh (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:33 | Samford | Rafael Rodriguez misses short on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Dennis Sanders - foul #2 on Dennis Sanders, team foul #9 | 13-23 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jonathan Samuel (SF), Daniel Harrell (C) Shawn Angeles, Dennis Sanders | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 11:33 | Samford | Rafael Rodriguez makes the 1st free throw | 13-24 |
| 11:33 | Samford | Rafael Rodriguez makes the 2nd free throw | 13-25 |
| 11:04 | Gonzaga | Daniel Harrell is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Daniel Harrell, team foul #10 | 13-25 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jason Olson (PG), Dennis Sanders (PF) Ronald Morrow, Daniel Harrell | |
| Subs | Samford | Branko Lakowski (SF) Steve Buchinski | |
| 10:57 | Samford | Garry Miller double dribbles | 13-25 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | Samford | Steve Buchinski (SF) Lino Zarrineh | |
| 10:30 | Gonzaga | Dennis Sanders's pass is intercepted by Branko Lakowski | 13-25 |
| 10:21 | Samford | Garry Miller connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Rafael Rodriguez | 13-28 |
| 10:00 | Gonzaga | Jason Olson comes up short on the shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Rafael Rodriguez - foul #2 on Rafael Rodriguez, team foul #6 | 13-28 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Ronald Lowe (PG), Ronald Morrow (SG), Shawn Angeles (SF) Ralph Beauregard, Jonathan Samuel, Dennis Sanders | |
| Subs | Samford | Calvin Cline (PG), Lino Zarrineh (C) Garry Miller, Rafael Rodriguez | |
| 10:00 | Gonzaga | Jason Olson makes the 1st free throw | 14-28 |
| 10:00 | Gonzaga | Jason Olson makes the 2nd free throw | 15-28 |
| 09:47 | Samford | Jeremy Peck is hacked by Shawn Angeles - foul #2 on Shawn Angeles, team foul #11 | 15-28 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Ralph Beauregard (SF), Dennis Sanders (PF) Shawn Angeles, Jason Olson | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 09:47 | Samford | Jeremy Peck makes the 1st free throw | 15-29 |
| 09:47 | Samford | Jeremy Peck makes the 2nd free throw | 15-30 |
| 09:34 | Gonzaga | Lino Zarrineh steps in front of the Ronald Lowe pass | 15-30 |
| 09:20 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh banks in the layup set up by Jeremy Peck and he's fouled by Ronald Lowe - foul #1 on Ronald Lowe, team foul #12 | 15-32 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jonathan Samuel (SF) Ralph Beauregard | |
| Subs | Samford | Garry Miller (PG), Mark Jackson (C) Calvin Cline, Branko Lakowski | |
| 09:20 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh misses the free throw | 15-32 |
| 09:20 | Gonzaga | Dennis Sanders pulls down the rebound | 15-32 |
| 09:04 | Gonzaga | Fred Bissonette scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 17-32 |
| 08:49 | Samford | Ronald Lowe is called for the reach on Garry Miller - foul #2 on Ronald Lowe, team foul #13 | 17-32 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jason Olson (PG), Daniel Harrell (C) Ronald Lowe, Dennis Sanders | |
| Subs | Samford | Branko Lakowski (PF) Steve Buchinski | |
| 08:49 | Samford | Garry Miller makes the 1st free throw | 17-33 |
| 08:49 | Samford | Garry Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 17-34 |
| 08:39 | Gonzaga | Daniel Harrell misses short on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Mark Jackson - foul #3 on Mark Jackson, team foul #7 | 17-34 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | Samford | Steve Buchinski (SF) Mark Jackson | |
| 08:39 | Gonzaga | Daniel Harrell makes the 1st free throw | 18-34 |
| 08:39 | Gonzaga | Daniel Harrell makes the 2nd free throw | 19-34 |
| 08:32 | Samford | Steve Buchinski is denied on a layup by Daniel Harrell | 19-34 |
| 08:30 | Gonzaga | Daniel Harrell snags the defensive board | 19-34 |
| 08:09 | Gonzaga | Fred Bissonette travels with the ball | 19-34 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Ralph Beauregard (SG) Ronald Morrow | |
| Subs | Samford | Rafael Rodriguez (PF) Branko Lakowski | |
| 07:55 | Samford | Steve Buchinski clanks a 3 from the right corner | 19-34 |
| 07:54 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Rafael Rodriguez | 19-34 |
| 07:48 | Samford | Rafael Rodriguez buries a jumper near the basket set up by Garry Miller | 19-36 |
| 07:27 | Gonzaga | Daniel Harrell can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 19-36 |
| 07:25 | Samford | Steve Buchinski grabs the board | 19-36 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Jason Olson (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ralph Beauregard (fairly fresh) SF - Jonathan Samuel (fairly fresh) PF - Fred Bissonette (tiring) 3 pts. C - Daniel Harrell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Garry Miller (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeremy Peck (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steve Buchinski (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Rafael Rodriguez (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Lino Zarrineh (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:11 | Samford | Rafael Rodriguez misses short on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Jason Olson - foul #2 on Jason Olson, team foul #14 | 19-36 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Ronald Morrow (SG) Jason Olson | |
| Subs | Samford | Calvin Cline (SG), Branko Lakowski (SF), Mark Jackson (C) Jeremy Peck, Steve Buchinski, Lino Zarrineh | |
| 07:11 | Samford | Rafael Rodriguez makes the 1st free throw | 19-37 |
| 07:11 | Samford | Rafael Rodriguez makes the 2nd free throw | 19-38 |
| 06:42 | Gonzaga | The jump hook by Ralph Beauregard is blocked by Mark Jackson | 19-38 |
| 06:41 | Gonzaga | Daniel Harrell pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-38 |
| 06:25 | Gonzaga | Ralph Beauregard hits a wide open pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Jonathan Samuel | 21-38 |
| 06:12 | Samford | Garry Miller misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 21-38 |
| 06:11 | Samford | Rafael Rodriguez tips it back up and in | 21-40 |
| 05:51 | Gonzaga | Daniel Harrell drills a turnaround from the right block | 23-40 |
| 05:44 | Samford | Rafael Rodriguez misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 23-40 |
| 05:43 | Gonzaga | Daniel Harrell snags the defensive board | 23-40 |
| 05:14 | Gonzaga | Daniel Harrell makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jonathan Samuel | 25-40 |
| 04:59 | Samford | Garry Miller can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-40 |
| 04:58 | Gonzaga | Jonathan Samuel snags the defensive board | 25-40 |
| 04:30 | Gonzaga | Daniel Harrell misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Branko Lakowski - foul #1 on Branko Lakowski, team foul #8 | 25-40 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | Samford | Jeremy Peck (SG), Steve Buchinski (SF), Lino Zarrineh (PF) Garry Miller, Branko Lakowski, Rafael Rodriguez | |
| 04:30 | Gonzaga | Daniel Harrell makes the 1st free throw | 26-40 |
| 04:30 | Gonzaga | Daniel Harrell makes the 2nd free throw | 27-40 |
| 04:15 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-40 |
| 04:13 | Gonzaga | Daniel Harrell grabs the board | 27-40 |
| 03:49 | Gonzaga | Daniel Harrell is called for a charge - foul #4 on Daniel Harrell, team foul #15 | 27-40 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jason Olson (PG), Justin Stephen (SG), Shawn Angeles (SF), Dennis Sanders (PF) Ralph Beauregard, Ronald Morrow, Jonathan Samuel, Daniel Harrell | |
| Subs | Samford | Rafael Rodriguez (PF) Mark Jackson | |
| 03:35 | Samford | Jeremy Peck drills a fadeaway in the paint | 27-42 |
| 03:22 | Gonzaga | Fred Bissonette's dunk attempt is rejected by Lino Zarrineh | 27-42 |
| 03:20 | Samford | Rafael Rodriguez gets the rebound | 27-42 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Jason Olson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Justin Stephen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Shawn Angeles (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dennis Sanders (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Fred Bissonette (tired) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Calvin Cline (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jeremy Peck (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steve Buchinski (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Rafael Rodriguez (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Lino Zarrineh (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:16 | Samford | Calvin Cline connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Jeremy Peck | 27-45 |
| 02:50 | Gonzaga | Jason Olson misses the easy layup | 27-45 |
| 02:49 | Gonzaga | Dennis Sanders snags the offensive board | 27-45 |
| 02:23 | Gonzaga | Dennis Sanders buries a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Jason Olson | 29-45 |
| 02:15 | Samford | Rafael Rodriguez blows the layup | 29-45 |
| 02:13 | Gonzaga | Fred Bissonette gets the rebound | 29-45 |
| 01:44 | Gonzaga | Justin Stephen connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Dennis Sanders and he's fouled by Jeremy Peck - foul #1 on Jeremy Peck, team foul #9 | 31-45 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Ronald Lowe (PG) Jason Olson | |
| Subs | Samford | Mark Jackson (C) Lino Zarrineh | |
| 01:44 | Gonzaga | Justin Stephen misses the free throw | 31-45 |
| 01:44 | Samford | Rafael Rodriguez grabs the board | 31-45 |
| 01:31 | Samford | Calvin Cline double dribbles | 31-45 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | Samford | Garry Miller (PG), Lino Zarrineh (C) Jeremy Peck, Mark Jackson | |
| 01:04 | Gonzaga | Justin Stephen can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-45 |
| 01:03 | Samford | Steve Buchinski grabs the board | 31-45 |
| 00:51 | Samford | Rafael Rodriguez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-45 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | Samford | Jeremy Peck (SG), Mark Jackson (C) Garry Miller, Lino Zarrineh | |
| 00:22 | Gonzaga | Justin Stephen is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 31-45 |
| 00:20 | Samford | The rebound goes to Steve Buchinski | 31-45 |
| 00:03 | Samford | Steve Buchinski throws it down on a great pass from Jeremy Peck | 31-47 |
| 00:00 | Gonzaga | Ronald Lowe hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 31-47 |