| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - John Wilson (fresh) SG - Donald Chou (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frederick Stewart (fresh) 2 reb. PF - William Larabee (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Bain (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Douglas Adams (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Luis Loveless (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Rafael Rangel (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Ron Pals (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Ricky Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Gonzaga | Rafael Rangel inbounds the ball | 26-35 |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:46 | Gonzaga | Ron Pals throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-35 |
| 19:33 | Pepperdine | Frederick Stewart comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Rafael Rangel - foul #3 on Rafael Rangel, team foul #1 | 26-35 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jeremy Bergstedt (SF) Rafael Rangel | |
| 19:33 | Pepperdine | Frederick Stewart misses the 1st free throw | 26-35 |
| 19:33 | Pepperdine | Frederick Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 27-35 |
| 19:30 | Gonzaga | John Wilson is called for the reach on Luis Loveless in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Wilson, team foul #1 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | John Watson (PG) John Wilson | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 19:17 | Gonzaga | Douglas Adams travels with the ball | 27-35 |
| 19:03 | Pepperdine | Donald Chou's pass is intercepted by Ron Pals | 27-35 |
| 18:46 | Gonzaga | Ron Pals misses the runner near the basket | 27-35 |
| 18:45 | Pepperdine | Frederick Stewart grabs the board | 27-35 |
| 18:21 | Pepperdine | The pull-up jumper by William Larabee is blocked by Ricky Smith | 27-35 |
| 18:20 | Gonzaga | Ron Pals pulls down the rebound | 27-35 |
| 18:06 | Gonzaga | Ron Pals lays it in and the foul's on Joseph Bain - foul #1 on Joseph Bain, team foul #2 | 27-37 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Isaiah Batson (PG), Charles Price (SG), Robert Eichler (SF), David King (PF), Robert Binder (C) John Watson, Donald Chou, Frederick Stewart, William Larabee, Joseph Bain | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Dong Xiong (PG), Eric Jones (SG), John Hertzog (C) Douglas Adams, Luis Loveless, Ricky Smith | |
| 18:06 | Gonzaga | Ron Pals makes the free throw | 27-38 |
| 17:44 | Pepperdine | David King is whistled for a carry | 27-38 |
| 17:33 | Gonzaga | Ron Pals misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 27-38 |
| 17:31 | Pepperdine | Robert Binder grabs the board | 27-38 |
| 17:11 | Pepperdine | David King hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 27-38 |
| 17:09 | Pepperdine | Robert Eichler tips it in | 29-38 |
| 17:00 | Gonzaga | Ron Pals buries a runner in the paint | 29-40 |
| 16:33 | Pepperdine | David King misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 29-40 |
| 16:32 | Gonzaga | John Hertzog snags the defensive board | 29-40 |
| 16:18 | Gonzaga | Isaiah Batson is called for the reach on Dong Xiong - foul #1 on Isaiah Batson, team foul #3 | 29-40 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | John Watson (PG), Donald Chou (SG), Frederick Stewart (SF), William Larabee (PF), Joseph Bain (C) Isaiah Batson, Charles Price, Robert Eichler, David King, Robert Binder | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Douglas Adams (PG), Luis Loveless (SG), Ricky Smith (C) Dong Xiong, Eric Jones, John Hertzog | |
| 16:02 | Gonzaga | Luis Loveless connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Jeremy Bergstedt | 29-43 |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - John Watson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Donald Chou (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frederick Stewart (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Larabee (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Bain (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Douglas Adams (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Luis Loveless (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jeremy Bergstedt (tiring) PF - Ron Pals (tiring) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Ricky Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:43 | Pepperdine | Frederick Stewart makes the turnaround from the left block | 31-43 |
| 15:34 | Gonzaga | Luis Loveless is called for traveling | 31-43 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | John Wilson (PG), Buford Revell (SF) John Watson, Frederick Stewart | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Rafael Rangel (SF), Robert Moore (PF) Jeremy Bergstedt, Ron Pals | |
| 15:12 | Pepperdine | Joseph Bain can't connect on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Ricky Smith - foul #1 on Ricky Smith, team foul #2 | 31-43 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Dong Xiong (PG) Douglas Adams | |
| 15:12 | Pepperdine | Joseph Bain makes the 1st free throw | 32-43 |
| 15:12 | Pepperdine | Joseph Bain makes the 2nd free throw | 33-43 |
| 14:55 | Gonzaga | Ricky Smith loses the dribble to John Wilson | 33-43 |
| 14:52 | Pepperdine | William Larabee misses the lay-in | 33-43 |
| 14:50 | Pepperdine | William Larabee tips it in | 35-43 |
| 14:46 | Gonzaga | Luis Loveless is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Chou - foul #1 on Donald Chou, team foul #4 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Robert Binder (C) Joseph Bain | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | John Hertzog (C) Ricky Smith | |
| 14:38 | Gonzaga | John Hertzog hits a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Dong Xiong and he's fouled by Robert Binder - foul #2 on Robert Binder, team foul #5 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Robert Eichler (SG) Donald Chou | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Eric Jones (SG) Luis Loveless | |
| 14:38 | Gonzaga | John Hertzog misses the free throw | 35-45 |
| 14:38 | Pepperdine | William Larabee grabs the defensive rebound | 35-45 |
| 14:11 | Pepperdine | William Larabee lays it in set up by Buford Revell | 37-45 |
| 14:09 | Gonzaga | Eric Jones is hacked by Robert Binder in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Binder, team foul #6 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | David King (PF) William Larabee | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Douglas Adams (PG) Dong Xiong | |
| 13:52 | Gonzaga | John Hertzog hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 37-45 |
| 13:51 | Gonzaga | Rafael Rangel grabs the offensive rebound | 37-45 |
| 13:37 | Gonzaga | Douglas Adams drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-48 |
| 13:25 | Pepperdine | David King is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Binder | 40-48 |
| 13:07 | Gonzaga | John Hertzog is fouled on the floor by Robert Binder - foul #4 on Robert Binder, team foul #7 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | John Watson (PG), Charles Price (SG), Frederick Stewart (SF), Joseph Bain (C) John Wilson, Robert Eichler, Buford Revell, Robert Binder | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Dong Xiong (PG), Luis Loveless (SG) Douglas Adams, Eric Jones | |
| 13:07 | Gonzaga | John Hertzog makes the 1st free throw | 40-49 |
| 13:07 | Gonzaga | John Hertzog makes the 2nd free throw | 40-50 |
| 12:42 | Pepperdine | David King comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-50 |
| 12:41 | Pepperdine | David King grabs the offensive rebound | 40-50 |
| 12:22 | Pepperdine | John Watson misses long on a 3 from straight away | 40-50 |
| 12:20 | Gonzaga | Robert Moore snags the defensive board | 40-50 |
| 12:07 | Gonzaga | John Hertzog lays it in | 40-52 |
| 11:38 | Pepperdine | John Watson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-52 |
| 11:37 | Pepperdine | Frederick Stewart tips it home | 42-52 |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - John Watson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Charles Price (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Frederick Stewart (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - David King (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Bain (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Dong Xiong (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Luis Loveless (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Rafael Rangel (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Moore (tiring) 6 reb. 3 pf. C - John Hertzog (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Gonzaga | Frederick Stewart steps in front of the Luis Loveless pass | 42-52 |
| 11:10 | Pepperdine | Joseph Bain can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 42-52 |
| 11:08 | Pepperdine | Joseph Bain tips it home | 44-52 |
| 10:53 | Gonzaga | John Hertzog misses short on an open turnaround near the basket | 44-52 |
| 10:52 | Gonzaga | Rafael Rangel gets the offensive rebound | 44-52 |
| 10:41 | Gonzaga | John Hertzog is whistled for traveling | 44-52 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | John Wilson (PG), Donald Chou (SG), Buford Revell (SF), William Larabee (PF) John Watson, Charles Price, Frederick Stewart, David King | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Douglas Adams (PG), Eric Jones (SG), Jeremy Bergstedt (SF), Ron Pals (PF), Ricky Smith (C) Dong Xiong, Luis Loveless, Rafael Rangel, Robert Moore, John Hertzog | |
| 10:17 | Pepperdine | William Larabee misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 44-52 |
| 10:16 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Ron Pals | 44-52 |
| 09:53 | Gonzaga | Ron Pals is fouled on the floor by Donald Chou - foul #2 on Donald Chou, team foul #8 | 44-52 |
| 09:53 | Gonzaga | Ron Pals makes the 1st free throw | 44-53 |
| 09:53 | Gonzaga | Ron Pals makes the 2nd free throw | 44-54 |
| 09:28 | Pepperdine | John Wilson clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-54 |
| 09:27 | Gonzaga | Ron Pals gets the rebound | 44-54 |
| 09:23 | Gonzaga | Douglas Adams throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-54 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Robert Eichler (SF) Buford Revell | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Luis Loveless (SG), Robert Moore (PF) Eric Jones, Ron Pals | |
| 09:03 | Pepperdine | Robert Eichler makes the shot from the free throw line | 46-54 |
| 08:55 | Gonzaga | Douglas Adams misses badly on a floater from close range but the foul's on Donald Chou - foul #3 on Donald Chou, team foul #9 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Isaiah Batson (PG), Buford Revell (SF), David King (C) John Wilson, Donald Chou, Joseph Bain | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Rafael Rangel (SF) Jeremy Bergstedt | |
| 08:55 | Gonzaga | Douglas Adams makes the 1st free throw | 46-55 |
| 08:55 | Gonzaga | Douglas Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 46-56 |
| 08:34 | Pepperdine | William Larabee can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Rafael Rangel - foul #4 on Rafael Rangel, team foul #3 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Dong Xiong (PG), Jeremy Bergstedt (SF), Ron Pals (PF) Douglas Adams, Rafael Rangel, Robert Moore | |
| 08:34 | Pepperdine | William Larabee makes the 1st free throw | 47-56 |
| 08:34 | Pepperdine | William Larabee makes the 2nd free throw | 48-56 |
| 08:16 | Gonzaga | Luis Loveless misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-56 |
| 08:15 | Gonzaga | Ron Pals snags the offensive board | 48-56 |
| 08:10 | Gonzaga | Ron Pals misses the easy layup | 48-56 |
| 08:09 | Gonzaga | Ricky Smith tips it back up and in | 48-58 |
| 07:56 | Pepperdine | Buford Revell drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Isaiah Batson | 51-58 |
| 07:40 | Gonzaga | Ron Pals misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 51-58 |
| 07:39 | Gonzaga | Ron Pals snags the offensive board | 51-58 |
| 07:25 | Gonzaga | Dong Xiong misses badly on a floater from the left side | 51-58 |
| 07:24 | Pepperdine | Robert Eichler pulls down the rebound | 51-58 |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Isaiah Batson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Eichler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. SF - Buford Revell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - William Larabee (tiring) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - David King (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Dong Xiong (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Luis Loveless (tiring) 7 pts. SF - Jeremy Bergstedt (tiring) PF - Ron Pals (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. C - Ricky Smith (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:18 | Pepperdine | Buford Revell can't connect on a shot from close range | 51-58 |
| 07:16 | Gonzaga | Ricky Smith snags the defensive board | 51-58 |
| 07:03 | Gonzaga | Ron Pals scores on a runner in the lane set up by Dong Xiong and he's hacked by William Larabee - foul #2 on William Larabee, team foul #10 | 51-60 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | John Wilson (PG), Donald Chou (SG), Robert Binder (C) Isaiah Batson, Robert Eichler, David King | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Douglas Adams (PG), Eric Jones (SG), Rafael Rangel (SF), John Hertzog (C) Dong Xiong, Luis Loveless, Jeremy Bergstedt, Ricky Smith | |
| 07:03 | Gonzaga | Ron Pals misses the free throw | 51-60 |
| 07:03 | Pepperdine | The rebound goes to Robert Binder | 51-60 |
| 06:50 | Pepperdine | The pull-up jumper by John Wilson is blocked by Ron Pals | 51-60 |
| 06:48 | Pepperdine | Robert Binder hits the follow up shot | 53-60 |
| 06:36 | Gonzaga | Ron Pals misses short on a jumper in the paint | 53-60 |
| 06:34 | Pepperdine | Robert Binder pulls down the rebound | 53-60 |
| 06:15 | Pepperdine | John Wilson travels with the ball | 53-60 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Frederick Stewart (PF) William Larabee | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Robert Moore (PF) Ron Pals | |
| 06:13 | Gonzaga | John Wilson steals it from Douglas Adams in the backcourt | 53-60 |
| 06:11 | Pepperdine | John Wilson hits the finger roll | 55-60 |
| 05:55 | Gonzaga | Buford Revell steals it from Eric Jones | 55-60 |
| 05:32 | Pepperdine | Robert Binder is fouled on the floor by Rafael Rangel - foul #5 on Rafael Rangel, team foul #4 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Charles Price (SG), David King (PF), Joseph Bain (C) Donald Chou, Buford Revell, Robert Binder | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Dong Xiong (PG), Jeremy Bergstedt (SF), Ricky Smith (C) Douglas Adams, Rafael Rangel, John Hertzog | |
| 05:14 | Pepperdine | David King clanks a 3 from straight away | 55-60 |
| 05:13 | Gonzaga | Robert Moore snags the defensive board | 55-60 |
| 04:56 | Gonzaga | Dong Xiong drills a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Moore | 55-62 |
| 04:30 | Pepperdine | Joseph Bain misses the jumper from the right block | 55-62 |
| 04:28 | Gonzaga | Robert Moore gets the rebound | 55-62 |
| 04:20 | Gonzaga | Jeremy Bergstedt clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 55-62 |
| 04:18 | Pepperdine | David King snags the defensive board | 55-62 |
| 04:12 | Pepperdine | Charles Price comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-62 |
| 04:10 | Gonzaga | Ricky Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 55-62 |
| 04:06 | Gonzaga | Dong Xiong misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by David King - foul #1 on David King, team foul #11 | 55-62 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | John Watson (PG), Donald Chou (SG), Robert Eichler (SF), William Larabee (PF), Robert Binder (C) John Wilson, Charles Price, Frederick Stewart, David King, Joseph Bain | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Luis Loveless (SG), John Hertzog (C) Eric Jones, Ricky Smith | |
| 04:06 | Gonzaga | Dong Xiong makes the 1st free throw | 55-63 |
| 04:06 | Gonzaga | Dong Xiong makes the 2nd free throw | 55-64 |
| 03:46 | Pepperdine | Robert Eichler drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Watson | 57-64 |
| 03:26 | Gonzaga | Luis Loveless misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-64 |
| 03:24 | Pepperdine | The rebound goes to Robert Eichler | 57-64 |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - John Watson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Chou (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Eichler (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - William Larabee (tiring) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Binder (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Dong Xiong (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Luis Loveless (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jeremy Bergstedt (tiring) PF - Robert Moore (tiring) 8 reb. 3 pf. C - John Hertzog (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Pepperdine | Robert Binder makes the floater near the basket set up by William Larabee | 59-64 |
| 02:58 | Gonzaga | John Hertzog buries a runner from close range | 59-66 |
| 02:32 | Pepperdine | William Larabee makes the jumpshot from the right side set up by John Watson | 61-66 |
| 02:32 | Gonzaga | Gonzaga calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-66 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | John Wilson (PG), Joseph Bain (C) John Watson, William Larabee | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Douglas Adams (PG), Ron Pals (PF), Ricky Smith (C) Dong Xiong, Robert Moore, John Hertzog | |
| 02:16 | Gonzaga | Ron Pals can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 61-66 |
| 02:14 | Gonzaga | Ron Pals snags the offensive board | 61-66 |
| 01:58 | Gonzaga | Luis Loveless comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 61-66 |
| 01:56 | Pepperdine | The rebound goes to Joseph Bain | 61-66 |
| 01:42 | Pepperdine | John Wilson scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Donald Chou | 64-66 |
| 01:34 | Gonzaga | Douglas Adams makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Ron Pals | 64-69 |
| 01:17 | Pepperdine | Donald Chou hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from John Wilson | 67-69 |
| 01:00 | Gonzaga | Douglas Adams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 67-69 |
| 00:59 | Gonzaga | Jeremy Bergstedt misses the tip | 67-69 |
| 00:58 | Gonzaga | The offensive rebound goes to Ron Pals | 67-69 |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Gonzaga | Douglas Adams hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the left wing | 67-69 |
| 00:29 | Gonzaga | Ricky Smith misses the tip | 67-69 |
| 00:27 | Gonzaga | Ricky Smith grabs the offensive board | 67-69 |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Gonzaga | Ricky Smith is hacked by Donald Chou - foul #4 on Donald Chou, team foul #12 | 67-69 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Buford Revell (SF), William Larabee (PF) Robert Eichler, Robert Binder | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Robert Moore (PF) Ron Pals | |
| 00:24 | Gonzaga | Ricky Smith makes the 1st free throw | 67-70 |
| 00:24 | Gonzaga | Ricky Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 67-70 |
| 00:24 | Pepperdine | Joseph Bain grabs the board | 67-70 |
| 00:14 | Pepperdine | Joseph Bain makes the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Donald Chou | 69-70 |
| 00:11 | Gonzaga | John Wilson is called for the reach on Douglas Adams in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Wilson, team foul #13 | 69-70 |
| 00:11 | Gonzaga | Douglas Adams makes the 1st free throw | 69-71 |
| 00:11 | Gonzaga | Douglas Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 69-72 |
| 00:06 | Pepperdine | Buford Revell misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 69-72 |
| 00:05 | Gonzaga | Ricky Smith pulls down the rebound | 69-72 |
| 00:04 | Gonzaga | John Wilson is called for the reach on Ricky Smith in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Wilson, team foul #14 | 69-72 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | John Watson (PG) John Wilson | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 00:04 | Gonzaga | Ricky Smith makes the 1st free throw | 69-73 |
| 00:04 | Gonzaga | Ricky Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 69-74 |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Pepperdine | John Watson misses long on a halfcourt shot | 69-74 |