| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Lewis Breit (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Nelson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Henry Galeano (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joseph Huntley (fresh) 5 pts. C - Peter Moody (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Jason Olson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Justin Stephen (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Ralph Beauregard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Fred Bissonette (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Sanders (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Santa Clara | Henry Galeano inbounds the ball | 21-35 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Santa Clara | Joseph Huntley hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 21-35 |
| 19:35 | Gonzaga | Ralph Beauregard grabs the defensive rebound | 21-35 |
| 19:06 | Gonzaga | Jason Olson hits a shot from the left wing set up by Ralph Beauregard | 21-37 |
| 18:47 | Santa Clara | Joseph Huntley misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 21-37 |
| 18:46 | Gonzaga | Dennis Sanders gets the rebound | 21-37 |
| 18:17 | Gonzaga | Jason Olson scores on a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Fred Bissonette | 21-39 |
| 18:01 | Santa Clara | Nicholas Nelson is fouled on the floor by Justin Stephen - foul #2 on Justin Stephen, team foul #1 | 21-39 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Taylor (PG), Stewart Fagin (SG), Chad Morris (SF), Ronnie Guitierrez (C) Lewis Breit, Nicholas Nelson, Henry Galeano, Peter Moody | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 17:51 | Santa Clara | Chad Morris misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 21-39 |
| 17:49 | Santa Clara | Stewart Fagin grabs the offensive rebound | 21-39 |
| 17:38 | Santa Clara | Ronnie Guitierrez misses long on a floater from the left wing | 21-39 |
| 17:36 | Gonzaga | Dennis Sanders snags the defensive board | 21-39 |
| 17:07 | Gonzaga | Fred Bissonette blows the wide open layup | 21-39 |
| 17:05 | Santa Clara | Ronnie Guitierrez grabs the board | 21-39 |
| 16:52 | Santa Clara | Joseph Huntley misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 21-39 |
| 16:50 | Gonzaga | Dennis Sanders snags the defensive board | 21-39 |
| 16:47 | Gonzaga | Justin Stephen is fouled in the backcourt by Chad Morris - foul #1 on Chad Morris, team foul #1 | 21-39 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Lewis Breit (PG), Henry Galeano (SF), John Kaplan (C) James Taylor, Joseph Huntley, Ronnie Guitierrez | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 16:24 | Gonzaga | Jason Olson misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the free throw line | 21-39 |
| 16:22 | Santa Clara | Chad Morris pulls down the rebound | 21-39 |
| 16:15 | Santa Clara | Henry Galeano comes up short on the runner from close range but the foul's on Justin Stephen - foul #3 on Justin Stephen, team foul #2 | 21-39 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Nicholas Nelson (SG), Joseph Huntley (PF) Stewart Fagin, Chad Morris | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Ronald Morrow (SG) Justin Stephen | |
| 16:15 | Santa Clara | Henry Galeano misses the 1st free throw | 21-39 |
| 16:15 | Santa Clara | Henry Galeano makes the 2nd free throw | 22-39 |
| 16:12 | Gonzaga | Jason Olson is fouled in the backcourt by Nicholas Nelson - foul #2 on Nicholas Nelson, team foul #2 | 22-39 |
| 15:51 | Gonzaga | Jason Olson connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Ronald Morrow | 22-42 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Lewis Breit (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Nelson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Henry Galeano (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joseph Huntley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - John Kaplan (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Jason Olson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Morrow (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ralph Beauregard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Fred Bissonette (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Sanders (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 15:38 | Santa Clara | Nicholas Nelson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Lewis Breit | 25-42 |
| 15:23 | Gonzaga | Ronald Morrow is wide open but clanks a floater from the left block | 25-42 |
| 15:22 | Gonzaga | The offensive rebound goes to Fred Bissonette | 25-42 |
| 15:04 | Gonzaga | Ralph Beauregard makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Jason Olson | 25-44 |
| 14:55 | Santa Clara | Henry Galeano misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-44 |
| 14:54 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Dennis Sanders | 25-44 |
| 14:25 | Gonzaga | Fred Bissonette misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 25-44 |
| 14:24 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Henry Galeano | 25-44 |
| 14:22 | Santa Clara | Lewis Breit's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-44 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Taylor (PG), Stewart Fagin (SG), William Bowen (SF), Chad Morris (PF), Peter Moody (C) Lewis Breit, Nicholas Nelson, Henry Galeano, Joseph Huntley, John Kaplan | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jonathan Samuel (PG), Justin Stephen (SG), Major Carter (SF), Donald Moody (PF), John Sowder (C) Jason Olson, Ronald Morrow, Ralph Beauregard, Fred Bissonette, Dennis Sanders | |
| 13:59 | Gonzaga | Justin Stephen is hacked by Stewart Fagin - foul #1 on Stewart Fagin, team foul #3 | 25-44 |
| 13:39 | Gonzaga | Justin Stephen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 25-44 |
| 13:37 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Chad Morris | 25-44 |
| 13:23 | Santa Clara | Stewart Fagin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-44 |
| 13:05 | Gonzaga | The short jumper by Donald Moody is denied by Chad Morris | 25-44 |
| 13:03 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to William Bowen | 25-44 |
| 12:44 | Santa Clara | William Bowen comes up short on the jumper in the lane but the foul's on Justin Stephen - foul #4 on Justin Stephen, team foul #3 | 25-44 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Timothy Hopkins (PG), Nicholas Nelson (SG), Ronnie Guitierrez (C) James Taylor, Stewart Fagin, Peter Moody | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Ronald Morrow (SG), Dennis Sanders (C) Justin Stephen, John Sowder | |
| 12:44 | Santa Clara | William Bowen misses the 1st free throw | 25-44 |
| 12:44 | Santa Clara | William Bowen misses the 2nd free throw | 25-44 |
| 12:44 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Donald Moody | 25-44 |
| 12:17 | Gonzaga | Dennis Sanders misses short on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Ronnie Guitierrez - foul #2 on Ronnie Guitierrez, team foul #4 | 25-44 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Henry Galeano (PF) Chad Morris | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jason Olson (PG), Ralph Beauregard (SF), Fred Bissonette (PF) Jonathan Samuel, Major Carter, Donald Moody | |
| 12:17 | Gonzaga | Dennis Sanders misses the 1st free throw | 25-44 |
| 12:17 | Gonzaga | Dennis Sanders misses the 2nd free throw | 25-44 |
| 12:17 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Ronnie Guitierrez | 25-44 |
| 12:05 | Santa Clara | Ronald Morrow steals the ball from Ronnie Guitierrez | 25-44 |
| 12:02 | Gonzaga | Ralph Beauregard banks in the layup on a great pass from Ronald Morrow | 25-46 |
| 11:49 | Santa Clara | William Bowen makes the floater in the paint | 27-46 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Timothy Hopkins (fresh) SG - Nicholas Nelson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Bowen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Henry Galeano (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronnie Guitierrez (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Jason Olson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ronald Morrow (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ralph Beauregard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Fred Bissonette (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Dennis Sanders (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:47 | Gonzaga | Ronald Morrow is fouled in the backcourt by Nicholas Nelson - foul #3 on Nicholas Nelson, team foul #5 | 27-46 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Lewis Breit (PG) Nicholas Nelson | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 11:23 | Gonzaga | Dennis Sanders is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Ronald Morrow | 27-48 |
| 11:04 | Santa Clara | Ronnie Guitierrez loses the ball out of bounds | 27-48 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Stewart Fagin (SG), Chad Morris (PF), Peter Moody (C) Timothy Hopkins, William Bowen, Ronnie Guitierrez | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Ronald Lowe (PG), Jonathan Samuel (SF), Donald Moody (PF), John Sowder (C) Jason Olson, Ralph Beauregard, Fred Bissonette, Dennis Sanders | |
| 10:52 | Gonzaga | John Sowder scores on a runner from the right block | 27-50 |
| 10:38 | Santa Clara | Stewart Fagin scores on a floater from the left side | 29-50 |
| 10:12 | Gonzaga | John Sowder connects on the open driving attempt in the paint | 29-52 |
| 10:03 | Santa Clara | Chad Morris scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 31-52 |
| 10:01 | Gonzaga | Jonathan Samuel's pass is intercepted by Chad Morris in the backcourt | 31-52 |
| 09:49 | Santa Clara | Lewis Breit comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-52 |
| 09:47 | Santa Clara | Peter Moody tips it home | 33-52 |
| 09:45 | Gonzaga | Stewart Fagin picks off the pass by Ronald Morrow in the backcourt | 33-52 |
| 09:35 | Santa Clara | Henry Galeano misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-52 |
| 09:34 | Santa Clara | Stewart Fagin can't tip it in | 33-52 |
| 09:32 | Gonzaga | Ronald Lowe pulls down the rebound | 33-52 |
| 09:10 | Gonzaga | Donald Moody can't connect on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Chad Morris - foul #2 on Chad Morris, team foul #6 | 33-52 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Taylor (PG), Nicholas Nelson (SG), William Bowen (SF), Joseph Huntley (PF), John Kaplan (C) Lewis Breit, Stewart Fagin, Henry Galeano, Chad Morris, Peter Moody | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jason Olson (PG), Ralph Beauregard (SF), Dennis Sanders (C) Ronald Lowe, Jonathan Samuel, John Sowder | |
| 09:10 | Gonzaga | Donald Moody makes the 1st free throw | 33-53 |
| 09:10 | Gonzaga | Donald Moody makes the 2nd free throw | 33-54 |
| 08:53 | Santa Clara | John Kaplan knocks in the driving attempt from the right block | 35-54 |
| 08:40 | Gonzaga | Jason Olson connects on the fadeaway from the right side set up by Donald Moody | 35-56 |
| 08:21 | Santa Clara | James Taylor misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jason Olson - foul #1 on Jason Olson, team foul #4 | 35-56 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Ronnie Guitierrez (C) John Kaplan | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Fred Bissonette (PF) Donald Moody | |
| 08:21 | Santa Clara | James Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 36-56 |
| 08:21 | Santa Clara | James Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 36-56 |
| 08:21 | Gonzaga | Ralph Beauregard pulls down the rebound | 36-56 |
| 07:58 | Gonzaga | Fred Bissonette drills a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Ralph Beauregard | 36-58 |
| 07:41 | Santa Clara | Ronnie Guitierrez is hacked by Dennis Sanders - foul #1 on Dennis Sanders, team foul #5 | 36-58 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Timothy Hopkins (PG) James Taylor | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Justin Stephen (SG) Ronald Morrow | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Timothy Hopkins (fresh) SG - Nicholas Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Bowen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Huntley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Ronnie Guitierrez (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Jason Olson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Justin Stephen (fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. SF - Ralph Beauregard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - Fred Bissonette (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Dennis Sanders (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Santa Clara | William Bowen scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Nicholas Nelson | 39-58 |
| 07:08 | Gonzaga | Fred Bissonette misses short on a floater from the right side | 39-58 |
| 07:07 | Gonzaga | Dennis Sanders tips it but misses | 39-58 |
| 07:05 | Gonzaga | Dennis Sanders tips it home | 39-60 |
| 06:53 | Santa Clara | Nicholas Nelson can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 39-60 |
| 06:51 | Gonzaga | Dennis Sanders grabs the board | 39-60 |
| 06:49 | Gonzaga | Jason Olson is called for traveling in the backcourt | 39-60 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Lewis Breit (PG), Stewart Fagin (SG), Chad Morris (PF), John Kaplan (C) Timothy Hopkins, Nicholas Nelson, Joseph Huntley, Ronnie Guitierrez | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jonathan Samuel (PG), Major Carter (SF), John Sowder (C) Jason Olson, Ralph Beauregard, Dennis Sanders | |
| 06:41 | Santa Clara | John Sowder is called for the reach on Lewis Breit - foul #2 on John Sowder, team foul #6 | 39-60 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Henry Galeano (SF), Peter Moody (C) William Bowen, John Kaplan | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 06:35 | Santa Clara | Chad Morris can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-60 |
| 06:34 | Santa Clara | Lewis Breit misses the tip | 39-60 |
| 06:32 | Santa Clara | Peter Moody misses the tip | 39-60 |
| 06:31 | Gonzaga | Major Carter snags the defensive board | 39-60 |
| 06:07 | Gonzaga | Fred Bissonette drills a floater from the free throw line and he's hacked by Chad Morris - foul #3 on Chad Morris, team foul #7 | 39-62 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Taylor (PG), John Kaplan (C) Lewis Breit, Peter Moody | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Ronald Lowe (PG), Donald Moody (C) Justin Stephen, John Sowder | |
| 06:07 | Gonzaga | Fred Bissonette makes the free throw | 39-63 |
| 05:51 | Santa Clara | John Kaplan is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on John Kaplan, team foul #8 | 39-63 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | John Sowder (C) Fred Bissonette | |
| 05:31 | Gonzaga | Ronald Lowe clanks a floater from the left wing | 39-63 |
| 05:29 | Santa Clara | Stewart Fagin pulls down the rebound | 39-63 |
| 05:15 | Santa Clara | Henry Galeano scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by James Taylor | 42-63 |
| 04:46 | Gonzaga | Jonathan Samuel misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Stewart Fagin - foul #2 on Stewart Fagin, team foul #9 | 42-63 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Timothy Hopkins (SG), Ronnie Guitierrez (C) Stewart Fagin, John Kaplan | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 04:46 | Gonzaga | Jonathan Samuel misses the 1st free throw | 42-63 |
| 04:46 | Gonzaga | Jonathan Samuel makes the 2nd free throw | 42-64 |
| 04:28 | Santa Clara | Henry Galeano misses the easy layup but the foul's on Major Carter - foul #2 on Major Carter, team foul #7 | 42-64 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Ronald Morrow (SG) Jonathan Samuel | |
| 04:28 | Santa Clara | Henry Galeano makes the 1st free throw | 43-64 |
| 04:28 | Santa Clara | Henry Galeano makes the 2nd free throw | 44-64 |
| 04:08 | Gonzaga | James Taylor steps in front of the Major Carter pass | 44-64 |
| 04:04 | Santa Clara | Timothy Hopkins banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Taylor | 46-64 |
| 03:54 | Gonzaga | Donald Moody is fouled on the floor by Chad Morris - foul #4 on Chad Morris, team foul #10 | 46-64 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jonathan Samuel (PG) Ronald Lowe | |
| 03:54 | Gonzaga | Donald Moody misses the 1st free throw | 46-64 |
| 03:54 | Gonzaga | Donald Moody makes the 2nd free throw | 46-65 |
| 03:46 | Santa Clara | Chad Morris misses the shot from the left block | 46-65 |
| 03:45 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Donald Moody | 46-65 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:25 | Gonzaga | Donald Moody hits a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Jonathan Samuel | 46-67 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - James Taylor (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Timothy Hopkins (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Henry Galeano (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chad Morris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Ronnie Guitierrez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Jonathan Samuel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Morrow (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Major Carter (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Donald Moody (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - John Sowder (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:11 | Santa Clara | Timothy Hopkins scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Henry Galeano | 49-67 |
| 02:43 | Gonzaga | Ronald Morrow throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-67 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Stewart Fagin (SG), John Kaplan (C) Timothy Hopkins, Ronnie Guitierrez | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 02:23 | Santa Clara | Henry Galeano misses long on a 3 from straight away | 49-67 |
| 02:21 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Donald Moody | 49-67 |
| 02:05 | Gonzaga | John Sowder loses the dribble to Henry Galeano | 49-67 |
| 01:54 | Santa Clara | Henry Galeano misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 49-67 |
| 01:52 | Gonzaga | Donald Moody pulls down the rebound | 49-67 |
| 01:29 | Gonzaga | Ronald Morrow is open and buries a floater from the right wing | 49-69 |
| 01:09 | Santa Clara | Henry Galeano misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-69 |
| 01:07 | Gonzaga | John Sowder snags the defensive board | 49-69 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:46 | Gonzaga | Major Carter is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Major Carter, team foul #8 | 49-69 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Ronnie Guitierrez (C) John Kaplan | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Santa Clara | Major Carter is called for the reach on James Taylor - foul #4 on Major Carter, team foul #9 | 49-69 |
| 00:40 | Santa Clara | James Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 49-69 |
| 00:40 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Major Carter | 49-69 |
| 00:15 | Gonzaga | Ronald Morrow hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 49-69 |
| 00:13 | Santa Clara | Ronnie Guitierrez grabs the board | 49-69 |
| 00:07 | Santa Clara | Stewart Fagin buries a fadeaway from close range | 51-69 |
| 00:00 | Gonzaga | Jonathan Samuel runs out the clock | 51-69 |