| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - David Godby (fresh) SG - John Mead (fresh) SF - Dennis Samuels (fresh) PF - Willie Winters (fresh) C - Michael Carter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Jerry Lindsey (fresh) SG - William Workman (fresh) SF - Steven Downing (fresh) PF - Anthony Maddix (fresh) C - Adam McKew (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Wake Forest | Michael Carter wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 19:31 | Wake Forest | Willie Winters misses the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Steven Downing - foul #1 on Steven Downing, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Wake Forest | Willie Winters misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Wake Forest | Willie Winters makes the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:14 | Gonzaga | Steven Downing misses the lay-in | 1-0 |
| 19:13 | Gonzaga | The offensive rebound goes to Adam McKew | 1-0 |
| 19:04 | Gonzaga | Anthony Maddix's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 1-0 |
| 18:47 | Wake Forest | Willie Winters hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 1-0 |
| 18:45 | Gonzaga | Anthony Maddix snags the defensive board | 1-0 |
| 18:31 | Gonzaga | Anthony Maddix evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 1-0 |
| 18:29 | Wake Forest | Dennis Samuels gets the rebound | 1-0 |
| 18:26 | Wake Forest | David Godby's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 1-0 |
| 18:08 | Gonzaga | Steven Downing can't finish the uncontested layup | 1-0 |
| 18:06 | Gonzaga | William Workman tips it in | 1-2 |
| 17:37 | Wake Forest | Willie Winters can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 1-2 |
| 17:36 | Wake Forest | Michael Carter grabs the offensive rebound | 1-2 |
| 17:20 | Wake Forest | David Godby is wide open but clanks a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Jerry Lindsey - foul #1 on Jerry Lindsey, team foul #2 | 1-2 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Raymond Thompson (SG), Todd Ringo (SF), Paul Adams (PF), Kenneth Britton (C) John Mead, Dennis Samuels, Willie Winters, Michael Carter | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 17:20 | Wake Forest | David Godby makes the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 17:20 | Wake Forest | David Godby makes the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 17:03 | Gonzaga | Adam McKew makes the contested jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Anthony Maddix | 3-4 |
| 16:41 | Wake Forest | Todd Ringo makes the driving attempt near the basket and he's hacked by Steven Downing - foul #2 on Steven Downing, team foul #3 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Nicholas Farrell (PG) David Godby | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | John Yowell (SF) Steven Downing | |
| 16:41 | Wake Forest | Todd Ringo misses the free throw | 5-4 |
| 16:41 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Adam McKew | 5-4 |
| 16:28 | Gonzaga | John Yowell knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from William Workman | 5-7 |
| 16:05 | Wake Forest | Paul Adams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-7 |
| 15:46 | Gonzaga | Anthony Maddix comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 5-7 |
| 15:44 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Britton gets the rebound | 5-7 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Nicholas Farrell (fresh) SG - Raymond Thompson (fresh) SF - Todd Ringo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Adams (fresh) C - Kenneth Britton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Jerry Lindsey (fairly fresh) SG - William Workman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Yowell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Anthony Maddix (fairly fresh) C - Adam McKew (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Wake Forest | William Workman is called for the reach on Raymond Thompson in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Workman, team foul #4 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Mead (SG), Dennis Samuels (SF) Raymond Thompson, Todd Ringo | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 15:23 | Wake Forest | John Mead comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 5-7 |
| 15:21 | Gonzaga | Adam McKew grabs the board | 5-7 |
| 15:04 | Gonzaga | Adam McKew shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Kenneth Britton - foul #1 on Kenneth Britton, team foul #1 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Raymond Thompson (SG), Todd Ringo (SF), Richard Ternasky (C) John Mead, Dennis Samuels, Kenneth Britton | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 15:04 | Gonzaga | Adam McKew makes the 1st free throw | 5-8 |
| 15:04 | Gonzaga | Adam McKew makes the 2nd free throw | 5-9 |
| 14:42 | Wake Forest | Todd Ringo is by himself and knocks in the shot near the basket | 7-9 |
| 14:34 | Gonzaga | John Yowell misses the shot from just outside the lane | 7-9 |
| 14:32 | Wake Forest | Paul Adams snags the defensive board | 7-9 |
| 14:15 | Wake Forest | Nicholas Farrell misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Anthony Maddix - foul #1 on Anthony Maddix, team foul #5 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Mead (SG), Dennis Samuels (SF), Kenneth Britton (C) Raymond Thompson, Todd Ringo, Richard Ternasky | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 14:15 | Wake Forest | Nicholas Farrell makes the 1st free throw | 8-9 |
| 14:15 | Wake Forest | Nicholas Farrell makes the 2nd free throw | 9-9 |
| 13:54 | Gonzaga | William Workman buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Adam McKew | 9-12 |
| 13:26 | Wake Forest | Nicholas Farrell's pass is intercepted by Adam McKew | 9-12 |
| 13:00 | Gonzaga | John Yowell comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 9-12 |
| 12:59 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Britton gets the rebound | 9-12 |
| 12:57 | Wake Forest | John Mead is fouled in the backcourt by William Workman - foul #2 on William Workman, team foul #6 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | David Godby (PG), Richard Ternasky (PF), Michael Carter (C) Nicholas Farrell, Paul Adams, Kenneth Britton | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Aaron Davis (SG), David Lamb (C) William Workman, Adam McKew | |
| 12:32 | Wake Forest | David Godby is whistled for traveling | 9-12 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Raymond Thompson (SG), Todd Ringo (SF) John Mead, Dennis Samuels | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 12:13 | Gonzaga | David Lamb misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Michael Carter - foul #1 on Michael Carter, team foul #2 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Mead (SG), Dennis Samuels (SF) Raymond Thompson, Todd Ringo | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Adam McKew (C) Anthony Maddix | |
| 12:13 | Gonzaga | David Lamb misses the 1st free throw | 9-12 |
| 12:13 | Gonzaga | David Lamb makes the 2nd free throw | 9-13 |
| 11:52 | Wake Forest | David Godby misses the wide open fadeaway from the left side | 9-13 |
| 11:50 | Wake Forest | David Godby grabs the offensive rebound | 9-13 |
| 11:29 | Wake Forest | John Mead can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the left wing | 9-13 |
| 11:27 | Gonzaga | John Yowell pulls down the rebound | 9-13 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - David Godby (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Mead (fresh) SF - Dennis Samuels (fresh) PF - Richard Ternasky (fresh) C - Michael Carter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Jerry Lindsey (tiring) SG - Aaron Davis (fresh) SF - John Yowell (tiring) 3 pts. PF - David Lamb (fresh) 1 pts. C - Adam McKew (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Gonzaga | Jerry Lindsey is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 9-13 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Nicholas Farrell (PG), Raymond Thompson (SG), Todd Ringo (SF), Paul Adams (PF), Kenneth Britton (C) David Godby, John Mead, Dennis Samuels, Richard Ternasky, Michael Carter | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jody Simmons (SF) John Yowell | |
| 11:06 | Wake Forest | Adam McKew picks off the pass by Todd Ringo | 9-13 |
| 10:42 | Gonzaga | Aaron Davis can't finish the layup | 9-13 |
| 10:40 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Britton snags the defensive board | 9-13 |
| 10:22 | Wake Forest | Todd Ringo is fouled on the floor by Jody Simmons - foul #1 on Jody Simmons, team foul #7 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | David Godby (PG), John Mead (SG), Willie Winters (PF), Richard Ternasky (C) Nicholas Farrell, Raymond Thompson, Paul Adams, Kenneth Britton | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Anthony Maddix (PF) Adam McKew | |
| 10:22 | Wake Forest | Todd Ringo misses the 1st free throw | 9-13 |
| 10:22 | Wake Forest | Richard Ternasky gets the offensive rebound | 9-13 |
| 10:01 | Wake Forest | The short jumper by David Godby is denied by David Lamb | 9-13 |
| 10:00 | Gonzaga | David Lamb snags the defensive board | 9-13 |
| 09:39 | Gonzaga | Willie Winters swats the short shot by Aaron Davis | 9-13 |
| 09:38 | Wake Forest | Todd Ringo gets the rebound | 9-13 |
| 09:09 | Wake Forest | John Mead is whistled for traveling | 9-13 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Nicholas Farrell (PG), Dennis Samuels (SF), Paul Adams (PF), Michael Carter (C) David Godby, Todd Ringo, Willie Winters, Richard Ternasky | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | John Yowell (SG) Jerry Lindsey | |
| 08:47 | Gonzaga | John Yowell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-13 |
| 08:27 | Wake Forest | Dennis Samuels is fouled on the floor by Jody Simmons - foul #2 on Jody Simmons, team foul #8 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | David Godby (PG), Raymond Thompson (SG), Kenneth Britton (C) Nicholas Farrell, John Mead, Michael Carter | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jerry Lindsey (PG), Adam McKew (C) Jody Simmons, Anthony Maddix | |
| 08:27 | Wake Forest | Dennis Samuels makes the 1st free throw | 10-13 |
| 08:27 | Wake Forest | Dennis Samuels makes the 2nd free throw | 11-13 |
| 08:05 | Gonzaga | John Yowell misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 11-13 |
| 08:04 | Gonzaga | Adam McKew gets the offensive rebound | 11-13 |
| 07:44 | Gonzaga | Aaron Davis is hacked by Kenneth Britton - foul #2 on Kenneth Britton, team foul #3 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Nicholas Farrell (PG), John Mead (SG), Richard Ternasky (PF), Michael Carter (C) David Godby, Raymond Thompson, Paul Adams, Kenneth Britton | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 07:30 | Gonzaga | Dennis Samuels is called for the reach on Aaron Davis - foul #1 on Dennis Samuels, team foul #4 | 11-13 |
| 07:19 | Gonzaga | Adam McKew evades the doubleteam but misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 11-13 |
| 07:18 | Gonzaga | John Yowell pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-13 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Nicholas Farrell (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Mead (fresh) SF - Dennis Samuels (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Ternasky (fresh) C - Michael Carter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Jerry Lindsey (tired) SG - Aaron Davis (tiring) SF - John Yowell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Lamb (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Adam McKew (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 06:57 | Gonzaga | Adam McKew evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Dennis Samuels - foul #2 on Dennis Samuels, team foul #5 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | David Godby (PG), Todd Ringo (SF), Paul Adams (PF) Nicholas Farrell, Dennis Samuels, Michael Carter | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Anthony Maddix (PF) David Lamb | |
| 06:57 | Gonzaga | Adam McKew makes the 1st free throw | 11-14 |
| 06:57 | Gonzaga | Adam McKew misses the 2nd free throw | 11-14 |
| 06:57 | Gonzaga | Adam McKew snags the offensive board | 11-14 |
| 06:39 | Gonzaga | David Godby takes the ball from John Yowell | 11-14 |
| 06:18 | Wake Forest | Paul Adams is wide open but clanks a shot from the left side | 11-14 |
| 06:16 | Gonzaga | John Yowell grabs the board | 11-14 |
| 06:05 | Gonzaga | Aaron Davis loses the ball out of bounds | 11-14 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Nicholas Farrell (PG), Raymond Thompson (SG), Willie Winters (PF), Michael Carter (C) David Godby, John Mead, Paul Adams, Richard Ternasky | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | David Lamb (C) Adam McKew | |
| 06:03 | Wake Forest | David Lamb steals the ball from Nicholas Farrell in the backcourt | 11-14 |
| 05:47 | Gonzaga | Raymond Thompson steals it from David Lamb | 11-14 |
| 05:31 | Wake Forest | Willie Winters hits a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Todd Ringo | 13-14 |
| 05:20 | Gonzaga | Anthony Maddix misses the lay-in over the doubleteam but the foul's on Willie Winters - foul #1 on Willie Winters, team foul #6 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | David Godby (PG), John Mead (SG), Paul Adams (PF), Richard Ternasky (C) Nicholas Farrell, Todd Ringo, Willie Winters, Michael Carter | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 05:20 | Gonzaga | Anthony Maddix makes the 1st free throw | 13-15 |
| 05:20 | Gonzaga | Anthony Maddix makes the 2nd free throw | 13-16 |
| 05:15 | Wake Forest | David Godby is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry Lindsey - foul #2 on Jerry Lindsey, team foul #9 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | William Workman (SG) Jerry Lindsey | |
| 05:15 | Wake Forest | David Godby makes the 1st free throw | 14-16 |
| 05:15 | Wake Forest | David Godby makes the 2nd free throw | 15-16 |
| 05:06 | Gonzaga | Anthony Maddix's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Ternasky | 15-16 |
| 05:05 | Wake Forest | Paul Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 15-16 |
| 05:00 | Wake Forest | David Lamb is called for the reach on John Mead in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Lamb, team foul #10 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Michael Carter (C) Richard Ternasky | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 05:00 | Wake Forest | John Mead makes the 1st free throw | 16-16 |
| 05:00 | Wake Forest | John Mead makes the 2nd free throw | 17-16 |
| 04:58 | Gonzaga | Aaron Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 17-16 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Richard Ternasky (C) Michael Carter | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 04:39 | Wake Forest | John Mead drills a 3 from the left wing | 20-16 |
| 04:14 | Gonzaga | William Workman is hacked by Richard Ternasky - foul #1 on Richard Ternasky, team foul #7 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Nicholas Farrell (PG), Todd Ringo (SF), Willie Winters (PF), Michael Carter (C) David Godby, Raymond Thompson, Paul Adams, Richard Ternasky | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Adam McKew (C) Anthony Maddix | |
| 04:14 | Gonzaga | William Workman makes the 1st free throw | 20-17 |
| 04:14 | Gonzaga | William Workman misses the 2nd free throw | 20-17 |
| 04:14 | Wake Forest | Willie Winters pulls down the rebound | 20-17 |
| 03:51 | Wake Forest | John Mead connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Nicholas Farrell | 23-17 |
| 03:28 | Gonzaga | Adam McKew loses the dribble to John Mead | 23-17 |
| 03:23 | Wake Forest | Nicholas Farrell lays it up and in on a great pass from John Mead | 25-17 |
| 02:58 | Gonzaga | Adam McKew works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 25-17 |
| 02:57 | Wake Forest | Michael Carter pulls down the rebound | 25-17 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Nicholas Farrell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Mead (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Ringo (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Willie Winters (fresh) 3 pts. C - Michael Carter (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Aaron Davis (tiring) SG - William Workman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Yowell (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Lamb (tiring) 1 pts. C - Adam McKew (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 02:28 | Wake Forest | John Mead is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Willie Winters | 28-17 |
| 02:23 | Gonzaga | Aaron Davis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 28-17 |
| 02:22 | Gonzaga | David Lamb gets the offensive rebound | 28-17 |
| 02:06 | Gonzaga | David Lamb comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 28-17 |
| 02:05 | Wake Forest | Michael Carter gets the rebound | 28-17 |
| 02:02 | Wake Forest | Nicholas Farrell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-17 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | David Godby (PG), Raymond Thompson (SG), Dennis Samuels (SF), Paul Adams (PF), Kenneth Britton (C) Nicholas Farrell, John Mead, Todd Ringo, Willie Winters, Michael Carter | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jerry Lindsey (PG), Steven Downing (SF), Anthony Maddix (PF) Aaron Davis, John Yowell, David Lamb | |
| 01:45 | Gonzaga | Paul Adams blocks the short jumper by Adam McKew | 28-17 |
| 01:43 | Gonzaga | William Workman tips it back up and in | 28-19 |
| 01:17 | Wake Forest | David Godby misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 28-19 |
| 01:16 | Wake Forest | Dennis Samuels can't tip it in | 28-19 |
| 01:14 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Britton tips it in | 30-19 |
| 01:00 | Gonzaga | William Workman misses the jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Raymond Thompson - foul #1 on Raymond Thompson, team foul #8 | 30-19 |
| 01:00 | Gonzaga | William Workman makes the 1st free throw | 30-20 |
| 01:00 | Gonzaga | William Workman makes the 2nd free throw | 30-21 |
| 00:58 | Wake Forest | Steven Downing steps in front of the Raymond Thompson pass in the backcourt | 30-21 |
| 00:46 | Gonzaga | Anthony Maddix dunks the ball over the doubleteam on a great pass from Jerry Lindsey | 30-23 |
| 00:35 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Britton misses the lay-in | 30-23 |
| 00:33 | Gonzaga | William Workman pulls down the rebound | 30-23 |
| 00:15 | Gonzaga | Anthony Maddix's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-23 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Mead (SG) Raymond Thompson | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | David Lamb (C) Adam McKew | |
| 00:01 | Wake Forest | David Godby knocks in the jumper from the right block | 32-23 |
| 00:00 | Gonzaga | Steven Downing can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 32-23 |