| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Jason Olson (fresh) SG - Justin Stephen (fresh) SF - Shawn Angeles (fresh) PF - Dennis Sanders (fresh) C - Daniel Harrell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Boris Pasinski (fresh) SG - Daniel Johnson (fresh) SF - Xing-Fu Chia (fresh) PF - Tom Currey (fresh) C - Rick Ellison (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Gonzaga | Daniel Harrell wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:37 | Gonzaga | Shawn Angeles connects on the floater from close range set up by Justin Stephen | 2-0 |
| 19:23 | Pepperdine | Daniel Johnson buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Xing-Fu Chia | 2-3 |
| 19:02 | Gonzaga | Shawn Angeles misses badly on the uncontested floater from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 19:00 | Pepperdine | Daniel Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:31 | Pepperdine | Daniel Johnson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Justin Stephen - foul #1 on Justin Stephen, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 18:31 | Pepperdine | Daniel Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:31 | Pepperdine | Daniel Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 2-5 |
| 18:29 | Gonzaga | Boris Pasinski is called for the reach on Jason Olson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Boris Pasinski, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| 18:07 | Gonzaga | Dennis Sanders drills a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Shawn Angeles | 4-5 |
| 17:49 | Pepperdine | Rick Ellison scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Tom Currey | 4-7 |
| 17:24 | Gonzaga | Dennis Sanders misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 4-7 |
| 17:23 | Gonzaga | Jason Olson misses the tip | 4-7 |
| 17:21 | Gonzaga | Jason Olson tips it but misses | 4-7 |
| 17:19 | Pepperdine | Boris Pasinski grabs the board | 4-7 |
| 17:01 | Pepperdine | Rick Ellison knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Daniel Johnson | 4-9 |
| 16:41 | Gonzaga | Jason Olson hits a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Shawn Angeles | 6-9 |
| 16:36 | Pepperdine | The pull-up jumper by Boris Pasinski is blocked by Dennis Sanders | 6-9 |
| 16:34 | Gonzaga | Daniel Harrell snags the defensive board | 6-9 |
| 16:20 | Gonzaga | Dennis Sanders travels with the ball | 6-9 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Jeffery Winters (PG), Billy Johnson (SG), Barry Schroeder (SF), Brian Driscoll (PF), Williams Johnson (C) Boris Pasinski, Daniel Johnson, Xing-Fu Chia, Tom Currey, Rick Ellison | |
| 16:09 | Pepperdine | Jeffery Winters buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 6-12 |
| 15:53 | Gonzaga | Justin Stephen makes the wide open 3pt shot from straight away | 9-12 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Jason Olson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Justin Stephen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Angeles (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dennis Sanders (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Harrell (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Jeffery Winters (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Billy Johnson (fresh) SF - Barry Schroeder (fresh) PF - Brian Driscoll (fresh) C - Williams Johnson (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Pepperdine | Billy Johnson misses long on a jumper from the right side | 9-12 |
| 15:38 | Pepperdine | The offensive rebound goes to Williams Johnson | 9-12 |
| 15:23 | Pepperdine | Brian Driscoll banks in the layup | 9-14 |
| 15:16 | Gonzaga | Justin Stephen is fouled in the backcourt by Billy Johnson - foul #1 on Billy Johnson, team foul #2 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Ralph Beauregard (PG), Ronald Morrow (SG) Jason Olson, Justin Stephen | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Xing-Fu Chia (SF) Barry Schroeder | |
| 14:55 | Gonzaga | Daniel Harrell can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the left block | 9-14 |
| 14:54 | Pepperdine | Xing-Fu Chia grabs the board | 9-14 |
| 14:29 | Pepperdine | Jeffery Winters is hacked by Shawn Angeles - foul #1 on Shawn Angeles, team foul #2 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jonathan Samuel (SF), Fred Bissonette (PF) Shawn Angeles, Dennis Sanders | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Boris Pasinski (PG), Joseph Garland (SG), Tom Currey (PF), Barry Schroeder (C) Jeffery Winters, Billy Johnson, Brian Driscoll, Williams Johnson | |
| 14:11 | Pepperdine | Joseph Garland comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 9-14 |
| 14:09 | Gonzaga | Fred Bissonette gets the rebound | 9-14 |
| 13:50 | Gonzaga | Ronald Morrow scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Ralph Beauregard | 12-14 |
| 13:35 | Pepperdine | Jonathan Samuel steals it from Joseph Garland | 12-14 |
| 13:32 | Gonzaga | Jonathan Samuel banks in the layup | 14-14 |
| 13:21 | Pepperdine | Boris Pasinski hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Tom Currey | 14-17 |
| 13:19 | Gonzaga | Boris Pasinski steps in front of the Ralph Beauregard pass in the backcourt | 14-17 |
| 13:18 | Pepperdine | Boris Pasinski lays it up and in | 14-19 |
| 13:11 | Gonzaga | Ralph Beauregard throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 14-19 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jason Olson (PG), Justin Stephen (SG), Shawn Angeles (SF), Dennis Sanders (PF) Ralph Beauregard, Ronald Morrow, Jonathan Samuel, Daniel Harrell | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Daniel Johnson (SG), Brian Driscoll (SF), Rick Ellison (C) Joseph Garland, Xing-Fu Chia, Barry Schroeder | |
| 12:57 | Pepperdine | Daniel Johnson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 14-19 |
| 12:56 | Gonzaga | Dennis Sanders grabs the board | 14-19 |
| 12:27 | Gonzaga | Shawn Angeles scores on a shot in the paint set up by Jason Olson and the foul's on Brian Driscoll - foul #1 on Brian Driscoll, team foul #3 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Daniel Harrell (C) Fred Bissonette | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Jeffery Winters (PG), Williams Johnson (PF) Boris Pasinski, Tom Currey | |
| 12:27 | Gonzaga | Shawn Angeles makes the free throw | 17-19 |
| 12:10 | Pepperdine | Jeffery Winters comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Jason Olson - foul #1 on Jason Olson, team foul #3 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Ronald Lowe (PG) Jason Olson | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Billy Johnson (SF), Tom Currey (PF) Brian Driscoll, Rick Ellison | |
| 12:10 | Pepperdine | Jeffery Winters makes the 1st free throw | 17-20 |
| 12:10 | Pepperdine | Jeffery Winters makes the 2nd free throw | 17-21 |
| 11:49 | Gonzaga | Daniel Harrell connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Shawn Angeles | 19-21 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Ronald Lowe (fresh) SG - Justin Stephen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Angeles (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dennis Sanders (tiring) 2 pts. C - Daniel Harrell (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Jeffery Winters (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Daniel Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Billy Johnson (fresh) PF - Tom Currey (fairly fresh) C - Williams Johnson (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Pepperdine | Tom Currey hits the finger roll set up by Jeffery Winters and the foul's on Dennis Sanders - foul #1 on Dennis Sanders, team foul #4 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Ralph Beauregard (PG), Ronald Morrow (SG), Jonathan Samuel (SF) Ronald Lowe, Justin Stephen, Shawn Angeles | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Xing-Fu Chia (SF), Barry Schroeder (C) Daniel Johnson, Williams Johnson | |
| 11:35 | Pepperdine | Tom Currey misses the free throw | 19-23 |
| 11:35 | Gonzaga | Jonathan Samuel snags the defensive board | 19-23 |
| 11:13 | Gonzaga | Jonathan Samuel misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 19-23 |
| 11:11 | Pepperdine | Xing-Fu Chia pulls down the rebound | 19-23 |
| 10:48 | Pepperdine | Xing-Fu Chia is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Samuel - foul #1 on Jonathan Samuel, team foul #5 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jason Olson (PG) Ronald Morrow | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Boris Pasinski (PG), Joseph Garland (SG), Brian Driscoll (PF), Rick Ellison (C) Jeffery Winters, Billy Johnson, Tom Currey, Barry Schroeder | |
| 10:32 | Pepperdine | Xing-Fu Chia misses short on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Dennis Sanders - foul #2 on Dennis Sanders, team foul #6 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Fred Bissonette (PF) Dennis Sanders | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 10:32 | Pepperdine | Xing-Fu Chia misses the 1st free throw | 19-23 |
| 10:32 | Pepperdine | Xing-Fu Chia makes the 2nd free throw | 19-24 |
| 10:10 | Gonzaga | Jason Olson banks in the layup on a great pass from Jonathan Samuel | 21-24 |
| 09:49 | Pepperdine | Joseph Garland misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 21-24 |
| 09:48 | Pepperdine | Brian Driscoll misses the tip | 21-24 |
| 09:46 | Gonzaga | Daniel Harrell grabs the defensive rebound | 21-24 |
| 09:19 | Gonzaga | Fred Bissonette is wide open but clanks a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Brian Driscoll - foul #2 on Brian Driscoll, team foul #4 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Ronald Lowe (PG), Justin Stephen (SG), Shawn Angeles (SF) Jason Olson, Ralph Beauregard, Jonathan Samuel | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Daniel Johnson (SG), Barry Schroeder (SF), Tom Currey (PF), Williams Johnson (C) Joseph Garland, Xing-Fu Chia, Brian Driscoll, Rick Ellison | |
| 09:19 | Gonzaga | Fred Bissonette makes the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 09:19 | Gonzaga | Fred Bissonette misses the 2nd free throw | 22-24 |
| 09:19 | Pepperdine | Daniel Johnson pulls down the rebound | 22-24 |
| 08:54 | Pepperdine | Barry Schroeder is whistled for traveling | 22-24 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Jeffery Winters (PG) Boris Pasinski | |
| 08:41 | Gonzaga | Shawn Angeles misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 22-24 |
| 08:40 | Pepperdine | Jeffery Winters gets the rebound | 22-24 |
| 08:19 | Pepperdine | Williams Johnson scores on a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Tom Currey | 22-26 |
| 07:52 | Gonzaga | Justin Stephen clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 22-26 |
| 07:50 | Pepperdine | Williams Johnson pulls down the rebound | 22-26 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Ronald Lowe (fresh) SG - Justin Stephen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Angeles (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Fred Bissonette (tiring) 1 pts. C - Daniel Harrell (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Jeffery Winters (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Barry Schroeder (fairly fresh) PF - Tom Currey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Williams Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Pepperdine | Fred Bissonette is called for the reach on Barry Schroeder - foul #1 on Fred Bissonette, team foul #7 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jason Olson (PG), Ronald Morrow (SG) Ronald Lowe, Justin Stephen | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Boris Pasinski (PG), Billy Johnson (SG), Xing-Fu Chia (SF) Jeffery Winters, Daniel Johnson, Williams Johnson | |
| 07:23 | Pepperdine | Barry Schroeder misses the 1st free throw | 22-26 |
| 07:23 | Gonzaga | Daniel Harrell grabs the defensive rebound | 22-26 |
| 07:08 | Gonzaga | Shawn Angeles is fouled on the floor by Xing-Fu Chia - foul #1 on Xing-Fu Chia, team foul #5 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Rick Ellison (C) Barry Schroeder | |
| 06:45 | Gonzaga | Shawn Angeles comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Billy Johnson - foul #2 on Billy Johnson, team foul #6 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Ralph Beauregard (SG) Ronald Morrow | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Joseph Garland (SG) Billy Johnson | |
| 06:45 | Gonzaga | Shawn Angeles makes the 1st free throw | 23-26 |
| 06:45 | Gonzaga | Shawn Angeles makes the 2nd free throw | 24-26 |
| 06:26 | Pepperdine | Rick Ellison blows the layup but he's hacked by Daniel Harrell - foul #1 on Daniel Harrell, team foul #8 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Ronald Morrow (SG), Jonathan Samuel (SF) Jason Olson, Shawn Angeles | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 06:26 | Pepperdine | Rick Ellison makes the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 06:26 | Pepperdine | Rick Ellison makes the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| 06:10 | Gonzaga | Daniel Harrell misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Rick Ellison - foul #1 on Rick Ellison, team foul #7 | 24-28 |
| 06:10 | Gonzaga | Daniel Harrell misses the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 06:10 | Gonzaga | Daniel Harrell misses the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| 06:10 | Pepperdine | Rick Ellison grabs the board | 24-28 |
| 05:57 | Pepperdine | Tom Currey clanks a jumper from the baseline | 24-28 |
| 05:56 | Pepperdine | Joseph Garland pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-28 |
| 05:40 | Pepperdine | Joseph Garland knocks in the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Boris Pasinski | 24-30 |
| 05:37 | Gonzaga | Ronald Morrow is hacked by Joseph Garland in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Garland, team foul #8 | 24-30 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Justin Stephen (SG) Fred Bissonette | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 05:37 | Gonzaga | Ronald Morrow makes the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 05:37 | Gonzaga | Ronald Morrow makes the 2nd free throw | 26-30 |
| 05:16 | Pepperdine | Joseph Garland is fouled on the floor by Justin Stephen - foul #2 on Justin Stephen, team foul #9 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Ronald Lowe (PG), Fred Bissonette (PF) Ralph Beauregard, Justin Stephen | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Jeffery Winters (PG), Daniel Johnson (SG) Boris Pasinski, Tom Currey | |
| 05:16 | Pepperdine | Joseph Garland makes the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 05:16 | Pepperdine | Joseph Garland makes the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| 04:48 | Gonzaga | Daniel Harrell's pass is intercepted by Xing-Fu Chia | 26-32 |
| 04:41 | Pepperdine | Daniel Johnson makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Jeffery Winters | 26-34 |
| 04:13 | Gonzaga | Fred Bissonette clanks a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Joseph Garland - foul #2 on Joseph Garland, team foul #9 | 26-34 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jason Olson (PG), Ralph Beauregard (SG), Shawn Angeles (SF) Ronald Lowe, Ronald Morrow, Jonathan Samuel | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Boris Pasinski (PG), Barry Schroeder (SF), Tom Currey (PF), Williams Johnson (C) Jeffery Winters, Xing-Fu Chia, Joseph Garland, Rick Ellison | |
| 04:13 | Gonzaga | Fred Bissonette makes the 1st free throw | 27-34 |
| 04:13 | Gonzaga | Fred Bissonette makes the 2nd free throw | 28-34 |
| 03:50 | Pepperdine | Jason Olson takes the ball from Barry Schroeder | 28-34 |
| 03:23 | Gonzaga | Jason Olson misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Tom Currey - foul #1 on Tom Currey, team foul #10 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Justin Stephen (SG), Dennis Sanders (PF) Ralph Beauregard, Fred Bissonette | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Billy Johnson (SG), Brian Driscoll (PF) Daniel Johnson, Tom Currey | |
| 03:23 | Gonzaga | Jason Olson makes the 1st free throw | 29-34 |
| 03:23 | Gonzaga | Jason Olson misses the 2nd free throw | 29-34 |
| 03:23 | Pepperdine | Williams Johnson grabs the board | 29-34 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Jason Olson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Justin Stephen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Angeles (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Dennis Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Harrell (very tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Boris Pasinski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy Johnson (fresh) SF - Barry Schroeder (fresh) PF - Brian Driscoll (fresh) 2 pts. C - Williams Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Pepperdine | Williams Johnson makes the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Boris Pasinski | 29-36 |
| 03:08 | Gonzaga | Jason Olson is fouled in the backcourt by Boris Pasinski - foul #2 on Boris Pasinski, team foul #11 | 29-36 |
| 03:08 | Gonzaga | Jason Olson makes the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 03:08 | Gonzaga | Jason Olson misses the 2nd free throw | 30-36 |
| 03:08 | Gonzaga | Dennis Sanders gets the offensive rebound | 30-36 |
| 02:39 | Gonzaga | Shawn Angeles drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 32-36 |
| 02:27 | Pepperdine | Barry Schroeder misses the easy layup | 32-36 |
| 02:26 | Gonzaga | Justin Stephen grabs the board | 32-36 |
| 01:57 | Gonzaga | Jason Olson is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 32-36 |
| 01:56 | Pepperdine | The rebound goes to Boris Pasinski | 32-36 |
| 01:42 | Pepperdine | Williams Johnson comes up short on the shot from close range but he's hacked by Daniel Harrell - foul #2 on Daniel Harrell, team foul #10 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Ralph Beauregard (PG), Jonathan Samuel (SF), Fred Bissonette (C) Jason Olson, Shawn Angeles, Daniel Harrell | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Jeffery Winters (PG), Daniel Johnson (SG), Xing-Fu Chia (SF), Tom Currey (PF) Boris Pasinski, Billy Johnson, Barry Schroeder, Brian Driscoll | |
| 01:42 | Pepperdine | Williams Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 32-37 |
| 01:42 | Pepperdine | Williams Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 32-38 |
| 01:40 | Gonzaga | Justin Stephen's pass is intercepted by Jeffery Winters in the backcourt | 32-38 |
| 01:28 | Pepperdine | Jeffery Winters comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 32-38 |
| 01:27 | Gonzaga | Dennis Sanders grabs the board | 32-38 |
| 01:24 | Gonzaga | Justin Stephen is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Johnson - foul #1 on Daniel Johnson, team foul #12 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Rick Ellison (C) Williams Johnson | |
| 01:24 | Gonzaga | Justin Stephen makes the 1st free throw | 33-38 |
| 01:24 | Gonzaga | Justin Stephen misses the 2nd free throw | 33-38 |
| 01:24 | Pepperdine | Rick Ellison pulls down the rebound | 33-38 |
| 01:02 | Pepperdine | Jeffery Winters clanks a 3 from the right wing | 33-38 |
| 01:01 | Gonzaga | Dennis Sanders pulls down the rebound | 33-38 |
| 00:41 | Gonzaga | Justin Stephen knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Ralph Beauregard | 36-38 |
| 00:23 | Pepperdine | Fred Bissonette is called for the reach on Rick Ellison - foul #2 on Fred Bissonette, team foul #11 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Ronald Morrow (SG), Shawn Angeles (SF), Daniel Harrell (C) Justin Stephen, Jonathan Samuel, Fred Bissonette | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Joseph Garland (SG), Brian Driscoll (PF) Daniel Johnson, Tom Currey | |
| 00:23 | Pepperdine | Rick Ellison misses the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 00:23 | Pepperdine | Rick Ellison makes the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| 00:02 | Gonzaga | Xing-Fu Chia is called for the reach on Ronald Morrow - foul #2 on Xing-Fu Chia, team foul #13 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Ronald Lowe (PG) Ralph Beauregard | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Boris Pasinski (PG), Billy Johnson (SG) Jeffery Winters, Joseph Garland | |
| 00:02 | Gonzaga | Ronald Morrow misses the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 00:02 | Gonzaga | Ronald Morrow makes the 2nd free throw | 37-39 |
| 00:00 | Pepperdine | Billy Johnson misses long on a halfcourt shot | 37-39 |