| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - William Atkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Haas (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffry Ostrander (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Timothy Reynolds (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Weingartner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Vincent King (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Arsenault (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Johnny Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jimmy Frechette (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Ragan (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Gonzaga | Johnny Johnson inbounds the ball | 30-33 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Gonzaga | Vincent King drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-36 |
| 19:23 | The Citadel | Harold Weingartner makes the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Timothy Reynolds | 32-36 |
| 19:05 | Gonzaga | Vincent King drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-39 |
| 18:50 | The Citadel | William Atkins double dribbles | 32-39 |
| 18:39 | Gonzaga | James Arsenault can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 32-39 |
| 18:38 | Gonzaga | Jimmy Frechette hits the follow up shot | 32-41 |
| 18:19 | The Citadel | William Atkins hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 32-41 |
| 18:17 | Gonzaga | Vincent King gets the rebound | 32-41 |
| 17:58 | Gonzaga | James Arsenault misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 32-41 |
| 17:57 | The Citadel | The rebound goes to William Atkins | 32-41 |
| 17:37 | The Citadel | James Haas is fouled on the floor by Johnny Johnson - foul #2 on Johnny Johnson, team foul #1 | 32-41 |
| 17:23 | The Citadel | Vincent King takes the ball from Jeffry Ostrander | 32-41 |
| 17:20 | Gonzaga | Johnny Johnson banks in the layup set up by Vincent King | 32-43 |
| 17:18 | The Citadel | Vincent King takes the ball from William Atkins in the backcourt | 32-43 |
| 17:16 | Gonzaga | Vincent King banks in the layup | 32-45 |
| 16:54 | The Citadel | Harold Weingartner misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Jimmy Frechette - foul #1 on Jimmy Frechette, team foul #2 | 32-45 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Clyde Bowen (SG), Daniel Payne (SF), Lloyd Guidry (PF) James Haas, Jeffry Ostrander, Timothy Reynolds | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jason Bryan (PF), William Napoleon (C) Jimmy Frechette, James Ragan | |
| 16:54 | The Citadel | Harold Weingartner misses the 1st free throw | 32-45 |
| 16:54 | The Citadel | Harold Weingartner makes the 2nd free throw | 33-45 |
| 16:35 | Gonzaga | Vincent King clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-45 |
| 16:33 | Gonzaga | Jason Bryan tips it but misses | 33-45 |
| 16:31 | The Citadel | Daniel Payne grabs the board | 33-45 |
| 16:18 | The Citadel | William Atkins makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Harold Weingartner | 36-45 |
| 16:11 | Gonzaga | Vincent King comes up short on the shot from the left side but the foul's on William Atkins - foul #2 on William Atkins, team foul #1 | 36-45 |
| Subs | The Citadel | William Niewieroski (PG), Robert Huls (C) William Atkins, Harold Weingartner | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 16:11 | Gonzaga | Vincent King makes the 1st free throw | 36-46 |
| 16:11 | Gonzaga | Vincent King makes the 2nd free throw | 36-47 |
| 15:56 | The Citadel | Robert Huls misses short on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by James Arsenault - foul #2 on James Arsenault, team foul #3 | 36-47 |
| Subs | The Citadel | James Haas (SG) Clyde Bowen | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 15:56 | The Citadel | Robert Huls makes the 1st free throw | 37-47 |
| 15:56 | The Citadel | Robert Huls makes the 2nd free throw | 38-47 |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - William Niewieroski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Haas (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Payne (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Lloyd Guidry (fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Huls (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Vincent King (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Arsenault (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Johnny Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Jason Bryan (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Napoleon (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:39 | Gonzaga | William Napoleon misses the lay-in | 38-47 |
| 15:38 | The Citadel | Lloyd Guidry grabs the board | 38-47 |
| 15:28 | The Citadel | Daniel Payne hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Haas and he's fouled by Johnny Johnson - foul #3 on Johnny Johnson, team foul #4 | 40-47 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Timothy Reynolds (PF) Lloyd Guidry | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jimmy Frechette (PF), James Ragan (C) Jason Bryan, William Napoleon | |
| 15:28 | The Citadel | Daniel Payne makes the free throw | 41-47 |
| 15:08 | Gonzaga | Vincent King scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Johnny Johnson | 41-50 |
| 14:47 | The Citadel | James Haas loses the dribble to Vincent King | 41-50 |
| 14:44 | Gonzaga | Jimmy Frechette jams it on a nice dish by Vincent King | 41-52 |
| 14:31 | The Citadel | William Niewieroski makes the 3 from the left corner | 44-52 |
| 14:05 | Gonzaga | James Ragan double dribbles | 44-52 |
| Subs | The Citadel | William Atkins (PG), Clyde Bowen (SG), Jeffry Ostrander (SF), Lloyd Guidry (PF), Harold Weingartner (C) William Niewieroski, James Haas, Daniel Payne, Timothy Reynolds, Robert Huls | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Robert Turner (SF) Johnny Johnson | |
| 13:45 | The Citadel | Clyde Bowen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-52 |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | William Napoleon (PF) Jimmy Frechette | |
| 13:27 | Gonzaga | Vincent King misses the jumper from the left wing | 44-52 |
| 13:26 | The Citadel | Harold Weingartner gets the rebound | 44-52 |
| 13:09 | The Citadel | James Ragan is called for the reach on Jeffry Ostrander - foul #3 on James Ragan, team foul #5 | 44-52 |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jason Bryan (PF) James Ragan | |
| 12:48 | The Citadel | Jeffry Ostrander lays it in set up by William Atkins and the foul's on Robert Turner - foul #1 on Robert Turner, team foul #6 | 46-52 |
| Subs | The Citadel | James Haas (SG), Timothy Reynolds (PF) Clyde Bowen, Lloyd Guidry | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Johnny Johnson (SF) Robert Turner | |
| 12:48 | The Citadel | Jeffry Ostrander misses the free throw | 46-52 |
| 12:48 | Gonzaga | Jason Bryan gets the rebound | 46-52 |
| 12:28 | Gonzaga | William Napoleon connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Arsenault | 46-54 |
| 12:20 | The Citadel | Jeffry Ostrander makes the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Harold Weingartner | 48-54 |
| 12:00 | Gonzaga | Vincent King misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 48-54 |
| 11:59 | The Citadel | James Haas gets the rebound | 48-54 |
| 11:48 | The Citadel | Harold Weingartner misses the jumper from the left wing | 48-54 |
| 11:47 | The Citadel | James Haas snags the offensive board | 48-54 |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - William Atkins (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Haas (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeffry Ostrander (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Timothy Reynolds (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Weingartner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Vincent King (fairly fresh) 27 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - James Arsenault (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Johnny Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jason Bryan (fresh) 3 reb. C - William Napoleon (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:28 | The Citadel | Harold Weingartner comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 48-54 |
| 11:27 | Gonzaga | James Arsenault pulls down the rebound | 48-54 |
| 11:15 | Gonzaga | Vincent King loses the ball out of bounds | 48-54 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Daniel Payne (SF), Lloyd Guidry (PF), Robert Huls (C) Jeffry Ostrander, Timothy Reynolds, Harold Weingartner | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | James Harper (SG), Robert Turner (SF), Jimmy Frechette (PF), James Ragan (C) James Arsenault, Johnny Johnson, Jason Bryan, William Napoleon | |
| 10:53 | The Citadel | Lloyd Guidry misses short on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by James Ragan - foul #4 on James Ragan, team foul #7 | 48-54 |
| Subs | The Citadel | William Niewieroski (PG), Clyde Bowen (SG) William Atkins, James Haas | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | William Napoleon (C) James Ragan | |
| 10:53 | The Citadel | Lloyd Guidry makes the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 10:53 | The Citadel | Lloyd Guidry makes the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| 10:31 | Gonzaga | Robert Turner knocks in the shot from the left wing | 50-56 |
| 10:07 | The Citadel | Clyde Bowen is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Clyde Bowen, team foul #2 | 50-56 |
| Subs | The Citadel | William Atkins (PG), Timothy Reynolds (PF), Harold Weingartner (C) William Niewieroski, Lloyd Guidry, Robert Huls | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 09:52 | Gonzaga | Vincent King misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-56 |
| 09:50 | Gonzaga | The offensive rebound goes to Jimmy Frechette | 50-56 |
| 09:43 | Gonzaga | Harold Weingartner blocks the short jumper by William Napoleon | 50-56 |
| 09:41 | The Citadel | Harold Weingartner snags the defensive board | 50-56 |
| 09:22 | The Citadel | Clyde Bowen buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Daniel Payne | 52-56 |
| 09:05 | Gonzaga | William Napoleon misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Timothy Reynolds - foul #1 on Timothy Reynolds, team foul #3 | 52-56 |
| Subs | The Citadel | James Haas (SG), Jeffry Ostrander (SF) Clyde Bowen, Daniel Payne | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | James Arsenault (SG), Johnny Johnson (SF) James Harper, Robert Turner | |
| 09:05 | Gonzaga | William Napoleon makes the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 09:05 | Gonzaga | William Napoleon misses the 2nd free throw | 52-57 |
| 09:05 | The Citadel | Harold Weingartner snags the defensive board | 52-57 |
| 08:42 | The Citadel | Harold Weingartner lays it in on a nice dish by James Haas and the foul's on William Napoleon - foul #2 on William Napoleon, team foul #8 | 54-57 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Lloyd Guidry (PF) Timothy Reynolds | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 08:42 | The Citadel | Harold Weingartner makes the free throw | 55-57 |
| 08:19 | Gonzaga | Vincent King drills a 3 from the right corner | 55-60 |
| 08:02 | The Citadel | William Atkins can't connect on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by James Arsenault - foul #3 on James Arsenault, team foul #9 | 55-60 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Robert Huls (C) Harold Weingartner | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jason Bryan (PF) Jimmy Frechette | |
| 08:02 | The Citadel | William Atkins makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 08:02 | The Citadel | William Atkins misses the 2nd free throw | 56-60 |
| 08:02 | Gonzaga | Jason Bryan grabs the board | 56-60 |
| 07:48 | Gonzaga | Vincent King buries a jumper from the left side | 56-62 |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - William Atkins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Haas (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jeffry Ostrander (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lloyd Guidry (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Huls (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Vincent King (tiring) 32 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - James Arsenault (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Johnny Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jason Bryan (fresh) 4 reb. C - William Napoleon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 07:26 | The Citadel | Jeffry Ostrander buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from James Haas | 58-62 |
| 07:02 | Gonzaga | Vincent King misses badly on a floater from the left side | 58-62 |
| 07:00 | The Citadel | The rebound goes to Robert Huls | 58-62 |
| 06:31 | The Citadel | Lloyd Guidry is whistled for traveling | 58-62 |
| Subs | The Citadel | William Niewieroski (PG), Daniel Payne (SF), Timothy Reynolds (PF), Harold Weingartner (C) William Atkins, Jeffry Ostrander, Lloyd Guidry, Robert Huls | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Robert Turner (SF), Jimmy Frechette (PF), James Ragan (C) Johnny Johnson, Jason Bryan, William Napoleon | |
| 06:15 | Gonzaga | Vincent King misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-62 |
| 06:13 | The Citadel | Harold Weingartner grabs the board | 58-62 |
| 06:00 | The Citadel | James Haas connects on the jumpshot from the left side | 60-62 |
| 05:39 | Gonzaga | Vincent King misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-62 |
| 05:38 | The Citadel | James Haas snags the defensive board | 60-62 |
| 05:15 | The Citadel | Harold Weingartner clanks a floater near the basket | 60-62 |
| 05:13 | Gonzaga | James Ragan grabs the board | 60-62 |
| 05:07 | Gonzaga | William Niewieroski steals the ball from Vincent King | 60-62 |
| 04:44 | The Citadel | James Haas makes the runner in the lane on a great pass from Daniel Payne | 62-62 |
| 04:26 | Gonzaga | Jimmy Frechette's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-62 |
| Subs | The Citadel | William Atkins (PG), Clyde Bowen (SG), Jeffry Ostrander (SF) William Niewieroski, James Haas, Daniel Payne | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | James Harper (SG), Johnny Johnson (SF), Jason Bryan (PF) James Arsenault, Robert Turner, Jimmy Frechette | |
| 04:11 | The Citadel | James Ragan is called for the reach on Clyde Bowen - foul #5 on James Ragan, team foul #10 | 62-62 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Robert Huls (C) Harold Weingartner | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | William Napoleon (C) James Ragan | |
| 04:11 | The Citadel | Clyde Bowen makes the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 04:11 | The Citadel | Clyde Bowen makes the 2nd free throw | 64-62 |
| 03:53 | Gonzaga | Vincent King can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 64-62 |
| 03:52 | The Citadel | Jeffry Ostrander gets the rebound | 64-62 |
| 03:30 | The Citadel | Timothy Reynolds's pass is intercepted by Johnny Johnson | 64-62 |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - William Atkins (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Clyde Bowen (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jeffry Ostrander (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Timothy Reynolds (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Huls (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Vincent King (tiring) 32 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - James Harper (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Johnny Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jason Bryan (fresh) 4 reb. C - William Napoleon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 03:11 | Gonzaga | William Napoleon drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Jason Bryan | 64-64 |
| 02:49 | The Citadel | The short jumper by Timothy Reynolds is denied by Jason Bryan | 64-64 |
| 02:47 | The Citadel | Timothy Reynolds gets the offensive rebound | 64-64 |
| 02:47 | The Citadel | The Citadel calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-64 |
| Subs | The Citadel | James Haas (SG), Harold Weingartner (C) Clyde Bowen, Robert Huls | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | James Arsenault (SG), Jimmy Frechette (PF) James Harper, Jason Bryan | |
| 02:34 | The Citadel | James Arsenault steps in front of the Harold Weingartner pass | 64-64 |
| 02:30 | Gonzaga | The short jumper by Johnny Johnson is denied by Harold Weingartner | 64-64 |
| 02:29 | The Citadel | Jeffry Ostrander snags the defensive board | 64-64 |
| 02:12 | The Citadel | William Atkins is hacked by Jimmy Frechette - foul #2 on Jimmy Frechette, team foul #11 | 64-64 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Lloyd Guidry (PF) Timothy Reynolds | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 02:12 | The Citadel | William Atkins makes the 1st free throw | 65-64 |
| 02:12 | The Citadel | William Atkins makes the 2nd free throw | 66-64 |
| 01:49 | Gonzaga | Jimmy Frechette is fouled on the floor by Lloyd Guidry - foul #1 on Lloyd Guidry, team foul #4 | 66-64 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Timothy Reynolds (PF) Lloyd Guidry | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 01:27 | Gonzaga | Vincent King makes the floater from the right side on a great pass from Jimmy Frechette | 66-66 |
| 01:09 | The Citadel | James Haas buries a shot from the left block on a nice dish by William Atkins | 68-66 |
| 00:52 | Gonzaga | Jimmy Frechette misses badly on a floater from the left block | 68-66 |
| 00:51 | The Citadel | James Haas pulls down the rebound | 68-66 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:50 | The Citadel | James Haas is hacked by James Arsenault in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Arsenault, team foul #12 | 68-66 |
| 00:50 | The Citadel | James Haas misses the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 00:50 | The Citadel | James Haas misses the 2nd free throw | 68-66 |
| 00:50 | Gonzaga | Jimmy Frechette gets the rebound | 68-66 |
| 00:26 | Gonzaga | James Arsenault misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 68-66 |
| 00:25 | The Citadel | The rebound goes to James Haas | 68-66 |
| 00:24 | The Citadel | Vincent King is called for the reach on James Haas in the backcourt - foul #2 on Vincent King, team foul #13 | 68-66 |
| 00:24 | The Citadel | James Haas makes the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 00:24 | The Citadel | James Haas makes the 2nd free throw | 70-66 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:20 | Gonzaga | Timothy Reynolds steals the ball from Johnny Johnson | 70-66 |
| 00:18 | The Citadel | James Haas is hacked by Vincent King in the backcourt - foul #3 on Vincent King, team foul #14 | 70-66 |
| Subs | The Citadel | William Niewieroski (PG) William Atkins | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 00:18 | The Citadel | James Haas makes the 1st free throw | 71-66 |
| 00:18 | The Citadel | James Haas makes the 2nd free throw | 72-66 |
| 00:14 | Gonzaga | Johnny Johnson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 72-66 |
| 00:13 | The Citadel | Harold Weingartner grabs the defensive rebound | 72-66 |
| 00:10 | The Citadel | Harold Weingartner is hacked by Vincent King in the backcourt - foul #4 on Vincent King, team foul #15 | 72-66 |
| Subs | The Citadel | William Atkins (PG) William Niewieroski | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 00:10 | The Citadel | Harold Weingartner misses the 1st free throw | 72-66 |
| 00:10 | The Citadel | Harold Weingartner makes the 2nd free throw | 73-66 |
| 00:06 | Gonzaga | James Arsenault double dribbles | 73-66 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | The Citadel | William Atkins runs out the clock | 73-66 |