| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Shing Wang (fresh) SG - Michael Sullivan (fresh) SF - Adam Bernardini (fresh) PF - Charles Goodlett (fresh) C - Joseph Kinsey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Sam Roy (fresh) SG - Scott Keyes (fresh) SF - James Armenta (fresh) PF - Steven Yoder (fresh) C - Samuel Boone (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Gonzaga | Joseph Kinsey wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:49 | Gonzaga | Michael Sullivan misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | Santa Clara | Steven Yoder snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Santa Clara | Steven Yoder hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Adam Bernardini | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Gonzaga | Joseph Kinsey loses the dribble to Sam Roy | 0-0 |
| 18:46 | Santa Clara | The short jumper by Samuel Boone is denied by Joseph Kinsey | 0-0 |
| 18:44 | Gonzaga | Adam Bernardini grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:37 | Gonzaga | Shing Wang can't connect on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Sam Roy - foul #1 on Sam Roy, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:37 | Gonzaga | Shing Wang makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:37 | Gonzaga | Shing Wang misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:37 | Gonzaga | Joseph Kinsey gets the offensive rebound | 1-0 |
| 18:24 | Gonzaga | Shing Wang drills a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Michael Sullivan | 3-0 |
| 18:11 | Santa Clara | James Armenta is hacked by Adam Bernardini - foul #1 on Adam Bernardini, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:06 | Santa Clara | Samuel Boone buries a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Sam Roy | 3-2 |
| 17:53 | Gonzaga | Charles Goodlett can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 3-2 |
| 17:52 | Santa Clara | Steven Yoder snags the defensive board | 3-2 |
| 17:31 | Santa Clara | Sam Roy misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 17:30 | Gonzaga | Adam Bernardini grabs the board | 3-2 |
| 17:28 | Gonzaga | Michael Sullivan is fouled in the backcourt by Scott Keyes - foul #1 on Scott Keyes, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Gustavo Russo (PG), Ned Brackett (SG), Nathaniel Lofgren (SF), Sean Harrington (PF), Ray Howard (C) Shing Wang, Michael Sullivan, Adam Bernardini, Charles Goodlett, Joseph Kinsey | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Sol Green (PG), Roy Pugsley (SG), John Sullivan (PF), William Hartsfield (C) Sam Roy, Scott Keyes, Steven Yoder, Samuel Boone | |
| 17:11 | Gonzaga | Ned Brackett misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the right corner but he's fouled by Roy Pugsley - foul #1 on Roy Pugsley, team foul #3 | 3-2 |
| 17:11 | Gonzaga | Ned Brackett makes the 1st free throw | 4-2 |
| 17:11 | Gonzaga | Ned Brackett makes the 2nd free throw | 5-2 |
| 17:11 | Gonzaga | Ned Brackett makes the 3rd free throw | 6-2 |
| 16:42 | Santa Clara | John Sullivan's pass is intercepted by Ray Howard | 6-2 |
| 16:37 | Gonzaga | Gustavo Russo buries a jumper from the right side | 8-2 |
| 16:22 | Santa Clara | James Armenta makes the shot from the right block | 8-4 |
| 16:16 | Gonzaga | Nathaniel Lofgren is hacked by William Hartsfield in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Hartsfield, team foul #4 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Charles Goodlett (PF) Sean Harrington | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Sam Roy (PG), Steven Yoder (PF) Roy Pugsley, James Armenta | |
| 15:53 | Gonzaga | Gustavo Russo scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Ned Brackett and he's hacked by Sol Green - foul #1 on Sol Green, team foul #5 | 10-4 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Scott Keyes (SG), Samuel Boone (C) Sol Green, William Hartsfield | |
| 15:53 | Gonzaga | Gustavo Russo makes the free throw | 11-4 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Gustavo Russo (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Ned Brackett (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathaniel Lofgren (fresh) PF - Charles Goodlett (fresh) C - Ray Howard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Sam Roy (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Scott Keyes (fresh) SF - John Sullivan (fresh) PF - Steven Yoder (fresh) 2 reb. C - Samuel Boone (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:33 | Santa Clara | Samuel Boone can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 11-4 |
| 15:31 | Santa Clara | The offensive rebound goes to Scott Keyes | 11-4 |
| 15:08 | Santa Clara | Samuel Boone is hacked by Ray Howard - foul #1 on Ray Howard, team foul #2 | 11-4 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Shing Wang (PG), Michael Sullivan (SG), Adam Bernardini (SF), Sean Harrington (PF), Joseph Kinsey (C) Gustavo Russo, Ned Brackett, Nathaniel Lofgren, Charles Goodlett, Ray Howard | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Lawrence Erhardt (SF) John Sullivan | |
| 14:54 | Santa Clara | Steven Yoder drills a shot from close range | 11-6 |
| 14:36 | Gonzaga | Shing Wang scores on a floater from the right block | 13-6 |
| 14:20 | Santa Clara | Sam Roy is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Sam Roy, team foul #6 | 13-6 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Sol Green (PG), Roy Pugsley (SG), James Armenta (SF), William Hartsfield (PF), Christopher Lewellyn (C) Sam Roy, Scott Keyes, Lawrence Erhardt, Steven Yoder, Samuel Boone | |
| 14:03 | Gonzaga | Shing Wang is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 13-6 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Nathaniel Lofgren (SF), Charles Goodlett (PF) Adam Bernardini, Sean Harrington | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 13:39 | Santa Clara | James Armenta misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 13-6 |
| 13:37 | Santa Clara | Sol Green tips it home | 13-8 |
| 13:22 | Gonzaga | Joseph Kinsey misses the easy open layup | 13-8 |
| 13:20 | Santa Clara | Christopher Lewellyn pulls down the rebound | 13-8 |
| 13:15 | Santa Clara | Joseph Kinsey swats the layup by James Armenta | 13-8 |
| 13:13 | Gonzaga | Nathaniel Lofgren grabs the board | 13-8 |
| 12:54 | Gonzaga | Charles Goodlett connects on the open floater from the right wing | 15-8 |
| 12:36 | Santa Clara | William Hartsfield can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 15-8 |
| 12:34 | Gonzaga | Joseph Kinsey grabs the board | 15-8 |
| 12:11 | Gonzaga | Shing Wang connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Nathaniel Lofgren | 17-8 |
| 11:54 | Santa Clara | Sol Green can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 17-8 |
| 11:52 | Santa Clara | James Armenta grabs the offensive rebound | 17-8 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Shing Wang (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Michael Sullivan (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Nathaniel Lofgren (fairly fresh) PF - Charles Goodlett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Kinsey (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Sol Green (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Roy Pugsley (fairly fresh) SF - James Armenta (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Hartsfield (fairly fresh) C - Christopher Lewellyn (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:36 | Santa Clara | The jump hook by Christopher Lewellyn is blocked by Charles Goodlett | 17-8 |
| 11:34 | Santa Clara | James Armenta misses the tip | 17-8 |
| 11:33 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Joseph Kinsey | 17-8 |
| 11:31 | Gonzaga | Shing Wang's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 17-8 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Gustavo Russo (PG), Ned Brackett (SG), Adam Bernardini (SF), Sean Harrington (PF), Ray Howard (C) Shing Wang, Michael Sullivan, Nathaniel Lofgren, Charles Goodlett, Joseph Kinsey | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Lawrence Erhardt (PG), Scott Keyes (SG), John Sullivan (SF), Steven Yoder (PF), Samuel Boone (C) Sol Green, Roy Pugsley, James Armenta, William Hartsfield, Christopher Lewellyn | |
| 11:15 | Santa Clara | Lawrence Erhardt travels with the ball | 17-8 |
| 10:57 | Gonzaga | Ray Howard can't finish the layup | 17-8 |
| 10:55 | Santa Clara | Scott Keyes pulls down the rebound | 17-8 |
| 10:33 | Santa Clara | John Sullivan connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 17-10 |
| 10:16 | Gonzaga | Gustavo Russo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 17-10 |
| 10:15 | Gonzaga | The offensive rebound goes to Ray Howard | 17-10 |
| 10:01 | Gonzaga | Gustavo Russo misses short on an open 3 pointer from the left corner | 17-10 |
| 10:00 | Gonzaga | The offensive rebound goes to Gustavo Russo | 17-10 |
| 09:50 | Gonzaga | Ned Brackett double dribbles | 17-10 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Juan Acevedo (PF) Sean Harrington | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Sol Green (PG), James Armenta (SF) Lawrence Erhardt, John Sullivan | |
| 09:32 | Santa Clara | James Armenta misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 17-10 |
| 09:31 | Gonzaga | Gustavo Russo gets the rebound | 17-10 |
| 09:29 | Gonzaga | Adam Bernardini is hacked by Scott Keyes in the backcourt - foul #2 on Scott Keyes, team foul #7 | 17-10 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Shing Wang (PG), Michael Sullivan (SG), Charles Goodlett (PF) Gustavo Russo, Ned Brackett, Ray Howard | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Roy Pugsley (PG) Scott Keyes | |
| 09:29 | Gonzaga | Adam Bernardini makes the 1st free throw | 18-10 |
| 09:29 | Gonzaga | Adam Bernardini makes the 2nd free throw | 19-10 |
| 09:11 | Santa Clara | Roy Pugsley is hacked by Adam Bernardini - foul #2 on Adam Bernardini, team foul #3 | 19-10 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Nathaniel Lofgren (SF) Adam Bernardini | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 08:49 | Santa Clara | James Armenta misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Nathaniel Lofgren - foul #1 on Nathaniel Lofgren, team foul #4 | 19-10 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Lawrence Erhardt (SG), John Sullivan (C) Sol Green, Samuel Boone | |
| 08:49 | Santa Clara | James Armenta makes the 1st free throw | 19-11 |
| 08:49 | Santa Clara | James Armenta misses the 2nd free throw | 19-11 |
| 08:49 | Gonzaga | Charles Goodlett pulls down the rebound | 19-11 |
| 08:32 | Gonzaga | Nathaniel Lofgren banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Shing Wang | 21-11 |
| 08:21 | Santa Clara | James Armenta misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 21-11 |
| 08:19 | Santa Clara | Roy Pugsley hits the follow up shot | 21-13 |
| 08:04 | Gonzaga | Steven Yoder blocks the short jumper by Charles Goodlett | 21-13 |
| 08:03 | Santa Clara | John Sullivan pulls down the rebound | 21-13 |
| 07:51 | Santa Clara | A charge is called on John Sullivan - foul #1 on John Sullivan, team foul #8 | 21-13 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Gustavo Russo (PG), Ned Brackett (SG), Sean Harrington (PF), Joseph Kinsey (C) Shing Wang, Michael Sullivan, Charles Goodlett, Juan Acevedo | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Sol Green (PG), William Hartsfield (PF), Christopher Lewellyn (C) Lawrence Erhardt, Steven Yoder, John Sullivan | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Gustavo Russo (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Ned Brackett (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathaniel Lofgren (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sean Harrington (fresh) C - Joseph Kinsey (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Sol Green (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Roy Pugsley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Armenta (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Hartsfield (fresh) C - Christopher Lewellyn (fresh) | |
| 07:49 | Gonzaga | Christopher Lewellyn picks off the pass by Gustavo Russo in the backcourt | 21-13 |
| 07:36 | Santa Clara | William Hartsfield can't finish the layup but the foul's on Nathaniel Lofgren - foul #2 on Nathaniel Lofgren, team foul #5 | 21-13 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Shing Wang (PG) Nathaniel Lofgren | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 07:36 | Santa Clara | William Hartsfield makes the 1st free throw | 21-14 |
| 07:36 | Santa Clara | William Hartsfield makes the 2nd free throw | 21-15 |
| 07:34 | Gonzaga | Ned Brackett is fouled in the backcourt by James Armenta - foul #1 on James Armenta, team foul #9 | 21-15 |
| 07:34 | Gonzaga | Ned Brackett makes the 1st free throw | 22-15 |
| 07:34 | Gonzaga | Ned Brackett misses the 2nd free throw | 22-15 |
| 07:34 | Santa Clara | William Hartsfield pulls down the rebound | 22-15 |
| 07:28 | Santa Clara | Roy Pugsley hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 22-15 |
| 07:26 | Gonzaga | Ned Brackett grabs the defensive rebound | 22-15 |
| 07:23 | Gonzaga | Gustavo Russo's pass is intercepted by Roy Pugsley in the backcourt | 22-15 |
| 07:22 | Santa Clara | Roy Pugsley hits the finger roll | 22-17 |
| 07:08 | Gonzaga | Shing Wang hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the free throw line | 22-17 |
| 07:07 | Santa Clara | William Hartsfield pulls down the rebound | 22-17 |
| 06:47 | Santa Clara | Roy Pugsley misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 22-17 |
| 06:45 | Gonzaga | Shing Wang grabs the defensive rebound | 22-17 |
| 06:30 | Gonzaga | Joseph Kinsey scores on a shot in the lane set up by Shing Wang and he's fouled by Christopher Lewellyn - foul #1 on Christopher Lewellyn, team foul #10 | 24-17 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Michael Sullivan (SG), Charles Goodlett (PF) Shing Wang, Sean Harrington | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Lawrence Erhardt (PG), John Sullivan (SF), Steven Yoder (PF), Samuel Boone (C) Roy Pugsley, James Armenta, William Hartsfield, Christopher Lewellyn | |
| 06:30 | Gonzaga | Joseph Kinsey makes the free throw | 25-17 |
| 06:08 | Santa Clara | Samuel Boone hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 25-17 |
| 06:07 | Santa Clara | John Sullivan snags the offensive board | 25-17 |
| 05:55 | Santa Clara | Sol Green comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 25-17 |
| 05:53 | Gonzaga | Gustavo Russo grabs the defensive rebound | 25-17 |
| 05:26 | Gonzaga | Charles Goodlett scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Gustavo Russo | 27-17 |
| 05:10 | Santa Clara | John Sullivan misses the jumper from the right block but the foul's on Michael Sullivan - foul #1 on Michael Sullivan, team foul #6 | 27-17 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Shing Wang (PG), Ray Howard (C) Gustavo Russo, Joseph Kinsey | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Roy Pugsley (SG), James Armenta (SF) Lawrence Erhardt, Steven Yoder | |
| 05:10 | Santa Clara | John Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 27-18 |
| 05:10 | Santa Clara | John Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 27-19 |
| 04:50 | Gonzaga | Charles Goodlett hits a shot from close range set up by Shing Wang and he's fouled by John Sullivan - foul #2 on John Sullivan, team foul #11 | 29-19 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | William Hartsfield (PF) John Sullivan | |
| 04:50 | Gonzaga | Charles Goodlett misses the free throw | 29-19 |
| 04:50 | Santa Clara | Samuel Boone grabs the defensive rebound | 29-19 |
| 04:43 | Santa Clara | Sol Green loses the dribble to Charles Goodlett | 29-19 |
| 04:32 | Gonzaga | Roy Pugsley takes the ball from Charles Goodlett | 29-19 |
| 04:18 | Santa Clara | Sol Green is called for a charge - foul #2 on Sol Green, team foul #12 | 29-19 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Gustavo Russo (SG), Sean Harrington (PF) Michael Sullivan, Charles Goodlett | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Lawrence Erhardt (SG), Christopher Lewellyn (C) Sol Green, Samuel Boone | |
| 03:57 | Gonzaga | Gustavo Russo misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 29-19 |
| 03:56 | Santa Clara | Christopher Lewellyn snags the defensive board | 29-19 |
| 03:30 | Santa Clara | James Armenta connects on the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Lawrence Erhardt | 29-21 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Shing Wang (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gustavo Russo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ned Brackett (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Sean Harrington (fresh) C - Ray Howard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Roy Pugsley (tiring) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Lawrence Erhardt (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Armenta (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Hartsfield (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Lewellyn (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Gonzaga | Shing Wang comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 29-21 |
| 03:23 | Gonzaga | Gustavo Russo pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-21 |
| 03:09 | Gonzaga | Gustavo Russo hits a 3 from the right corner | 32-21 |
| 02:55 | Santa Clara | William Hartsfield comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 32-21 |
| 02:54 | Gonzaga | Ray Howard gets the rebound | 32-21 |
| 02:42 | Gonzaga | Shing Wang misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Roy Pugsley - foul #2 on Roy Pugsley, team foul #13 | 32-21 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Michael Sullivan (SG), Adam Bernardini (SF), Charles Goodlett (PF), Joseph Kinsey (C) Gustavo Russo, Ned Brackett, Sean Harrington, Ray Howard | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Sam Roy (PG), Scott Keyes (SG), Steven Yoder (PF), John Sullivan (C) Roy Pugsley, Lawrence Erhardt, William Hartsfield, Christopher Lewellyn | |
| 02:42 | Gonzaga | Shing Wang makes the 1st free throw | 33-21 |
| 02:42 | Gonzaga | Shing Wang misses the 2nd free throw | 33-21 |
| 02:42 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Scott Keyes | 33-21 |
| 02:24 | Santa Clara | Sam Roy misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-21 |
| 02:23 | Gonzaga | Shing Wang gets the rebound | 33-21 |
| 02:08 | Gonzaga | Shing Wang comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 33-21 |
| 02:07 | Gonzaga | Charles Goodlett grabs the offensive board | 33-21 |
| 01:46 | Gonzaga | Michael Sullivan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-21 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Gustavo Russo (PG) Shing Wang | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Samuel Boone (C) James Armenta | |
| 01:39 | Santa Clara | Scott Keyes can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 33-21 |
| 01:37 | Santa Clara | Steven Yoder pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-21 |
| 01:17 | Santa Clara | Scott Keyes scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Steven Yoder | 33-23 |
| 00:58 | Gonzaga | Charles Goodlett misses badly on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Steven Yoder - foul #1 on Steven Yoder, team foul #14 | 33-23 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Nathaniel Lofgren (SF), Ray Howard (C) Adam Bernardini, Joseph Kinsey | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Armenta (SF) John Sullivan | |
| 00:58 | Gonzaga | Charles Goodlett misses the 1st free throw | 33-23 |
| 00:58 | Gonzaga | Charles Goodlett makes the 2nd free throw | 34-23 |
| 00:42 | Santa Clara | Steven Yoder comes up short on the runner near the basket but he's fouled by Ray Howard - foul #2 on Ray Howard, team foul #7 | 34-23 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Juan Acevedo (PF) Charles Goodlett | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 00:42 | Santa Clara | Steven Yoder misses the 1st free throw | 34-23 |
| 00:42 | Santa Clara | Steven Yoder makes the 2nd free throw | 34-24 |
| 00:18 | Gonzaga | Ray Howard misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 34-24 |
| 00:17 | Santa Clara | Samuel Boone grabs the board | 34-24 |
| 00:03 | Santa Clara | Scott Keyes hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 34-24 |
| 00:02 | Santa Clara | James Armenta tips it home | 34-26 |
| 00:00 | Gonzaga | Michael Sullivan hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 34-26 |