| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - John Weems (fresh) SG - John Hugley (fresh) SF - Gary Vaughn (fresh) PF - Dustin Gibson (fresh) C - Dennis Voorhies (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Anthony Tomberlin (fresh) SG - Clarence Reinmiller (fresh) SF - Max Ponder (fresh) PF - Benjamin Adams (fresh) C - Clifton Coffey (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Santa Clara | Dustin Gibson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Santa Clara | Gary Vaughn is denied on a layup by Max Ponder | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Gonzaga | Max Ponder snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Gonzaga | Max Ponder misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Santa Clara | Dustin Gibson grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | Santa Clara | John Hugley comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | Santa Clara | John Weems gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:46 | Santa Clara | Dennis Voorhies hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 0-0 |
| 18:44 | Santa Clara | John Weems gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:16 | Santa Clara | Gary Vaughn misses badly on a shot from the right side | 0-0 |
| 18:14 | Gonzaga | Benjamin Adams snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:12 | Gonzaga | John Weems is called for the reach on Max Ponder in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Weems, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 17:48 | Gonzaga | Benjamin Adams misses the shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 17:46 | Santa Clara | John Weems grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 17:26 | Santa Clara | Dustin Gibson misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 17:25 | Gonzaga | Clarence Reinmiller gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 17:22 | Gonzaga | John Weems steps in front of the Anthony Tomberlin pass in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 17:11 | Santa Clara | Clifton Coffey takes the ball from John Hugley | 0-0 |
| 16:44 | Gonzaga | Clarence Reinmiller comes up short on the shot in the paint but he's hacked by John Hugley - foul #1 on John Hugley, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Harold Muldrow (PG), Tyler Pullum (SG), Joseph Young (SF), Richard Stafford (PF), Alexander Condroski (C) John Weems, John Hugley, Gary Vaughn, Dustin Gibson, Dennis Voorhies | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 16:44 | Gonzaga | Clarence Reinmiller misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 16:44 | Gonzaga | Clarence Reinmiller misses the 2nd free throw | 0-0 |
| 16:44 | Santa Clara | Alexander Condroski pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 16:27 | Santa Clara | Richard Stafford hits the finger roll on a great pass from Tyler Pullum | 2-0 |
| 16:22 | Gonzaga | Max Ponder buries a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Benjamin Adams | 2-2 |
| 16:11 | Santa Clara | Tyler Pullum misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 2-2 |
| 16:10 | Santa Clara | Richard Stafford hits the follow up shot | 4-2 |
| 15:52 | Gonzaga | Max Ponder misses the wide open driving attempt from the right block | 4-2 |
| 15:51 | Santa Clara | Richard Stafford pulls down the rebound | 4-2 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Harold Muldrow (fresh) SG - Tyler Pullum (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Young (fresh) PF - Richard Stafford (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Alexander Condroski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Anthony Tomberlin (fresh) SG - Clarence Reinmiller (fairly fresh) SF - Max Ponder (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Benjamin Adams (fairly fresh) C - Clifton Coffey (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Santa Clara | Joseph Young lays it up and in on a nice dish by Alexander Condroski | 6-2 |
| 15:05 | Gonzaga | Clarence Reinmiller is hacked by Alexander Condroski - foul #1 on Alexander Condroski, team foul #3 | 6-2 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Weems (PG), Jon Koenig (SF), Dennis Voorhies (C) Tyler Pullum, Joseph Young, Alexander Condroski | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jose Valdez (PG), Leon Laws (SG), Randolph Beadle (SF), Steven Redd (PF) Anthony Tomberlin, Clarence Reinmiller, Max Ponder, Benjamin Adams | |
| 14:46 | Gonzaga | Clifton Coffey misses the easy layup | 6-2 |
| 14:44 | Santa Clara | Dennis Voorhies gets the rebound | 6-2 |
| 14:33 | Santa Clara | John Weems scores on a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Richard Stafford | 8-2 |
| 14:14 | Gonzaga | Jose Valdez can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 8-2 |
| 14:12 | Gonzaga | The offensive rebound goes to Randolph Beadle | 8-2 |
| 13:58 | Gonzaga | Jose Valdez misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 8-2 |
| 13:57 | Gonzaga | Steven Redd tips it back up and in | 8-4 |
| 13:40 | Santa Clara | Dennis Voorhies connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Weems | 10-4 |
| 13:38 | Gonzaga | John Weems is called for the reach on Randolph Beadle in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Weems, team foul #4 | 10-4 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Tyler Pullum (PG), John Hugley (SG), Gary Vaughn (SF), Dustin Gibson (PF) John Weems, Harold Muldrow, Jon Koenig, Richard Stafford | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Anthony Tomberlin (PG) Clifton Coffey | |
| 13:22 | Gonzaga | Anthony Tomberlin drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jose Valdez | 10-6 |
| 13:15 | Santa Clara | John Hugley clanks a floater from the right wing | 10-6 |
| 13:14 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Anthony Tomberlin | 10-6 |
| 13:11 | Gonzaga | Anthony Tomberlin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 10-6 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Alexander Condroski (C) Dennis Voorhies | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 13:00 | Santa Clara | Dustin Gibson hits a driving attempt from close range | 12-6 |
| 12:31 | Gonzaga | Jose Valdez drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 12-9 |
| 12:16 | Santa Clara | Alexander Condroski knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Gary Vaughn | 15-9 |
| 11:51 | Gonzaga | Jose Valdez connects on the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Anthony Tomberlin | 15-11 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Tyler Pullum (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Hugley (fairly fresh) SF - Gary Vaughn (fairly fresh) PF - Dustin Gibson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Alexander Condroski (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Anthony Tomberlin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jose Valdez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leon Laws (fairly fresh) PF - Randolph Beadle (fairly fresh) C - Steven Redd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:33 | Santa Clara | Alexander Condroski comes up short on the jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Jose Valdez - foul #1 on Jose Valdez, team foul #1 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Harold Muldrow (PG), Joseph Young (SG), Richard Stafford (PF), Dennis Voorhies (C) Tyler Pullum, John Hugley, Gary Vaughn, Dustin Gibson | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Clarence Reinmiller (SG), Max Ponder (SF), Benjamin Adams (PF), Clifton Coffey (C) Jose Valdez, Leon Laws, Randolph Beadle, Steven Redd | |
| 11:33 | Santa Clara | Alexander Condroski misses the 1st free throw | 15-11 |
| 11:33 | Santa Clara | Alexander Condroski misses the 2nd free throw | 15-11 |
| 11:33 | Gonzaga | Benjamin Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 15-11 |
| 11:13 | Gonzaga | Clifton Coffey is hacked by Alexander Condroski - foul #2 on Alexander Condroski, team foul #5 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Hugley (SG) Alexander Condroski | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 10:48 | Gonzaga | Max Ponder hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 15-11 |
| 10:47 | Gonzaga | Clifton Coffey gets the offensive rebound | 15-11 |
| 10:36 | Gonzaga | Max Ponder misses long on an open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 15-11 |
| 10:34 | Santa Clara | Richard Stafford grabs the defensive rebound | 15-11 |
| 10:30 | Santa Clara | Joseph Young loses the dribble to Clifton Coffey | 15-11 |
| 10:28 | Gonzaga | Joseph Young is called for the reach on Clifton Coffey in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Young, team foul #6 | 15-11 |
| 10:15 | Gonzaga | Clifton Coffey hits a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Max Ponder | 15-13 |
| 09:59 | Santa Clara | Dennis Voorhies is wide open but clanks a shot from the right block | 15-13 |
| 09:58 | Gonzaga | Max Ponder grabs the board | 15-13 |
| 09:54 | Gonzaga | Anthony Tomberlin misses short on a floater from the left wing | 15-13 |
| 09:53 | Santa Clara | John Hugley snags the defensive board | 15-13 |
| 09:48 | Santa Clara | Richard Stafford double dribbles | 15-13 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gary Vaughn (SF), Dustin Gibson (PF) Joseph Young, Richard Stafford | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jose Valdez (PG), Randolph Beadle (SF) Anthony Tomberlin, Max Ponder | |
| 09:32 | Gonzaga | Gary Vaughn is called for the reach on Randolph Beadle - foul #1 on Gary Vaughn, team foul #7 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Tyler Pullum (PG) Harold Muldrow | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Leon Laws (SG) Clarence Reinmiller | |
| 09:32 | Gonzaga | Randolph Beadle misses the 1st free throw | 15-13 |
| 09:32 | Santa Clara | Dustin Gibson grabs the board | 15-13 |
| 09:15 | Santa Clara | Gary Vaughn makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 18-13 |
| 08:56 | Gonzaga | Clifton Coffey misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 18-13 |
| 08:55 | Gonzaga | Leon Laws gets the offensive rebound | 18-13 |
| 08:31 | Gonzaga | Clifton Coffey scores on a runner near the basket on a great pass from Benjamin Adams | 18-15 |
| 08:15 | Santa Clara | John Hugley's floater is tipped away by Benjamin Adams | 18-15 |
| 08:14 | Gonzaga | Benjamin Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 18-15 |
| 07:51 | Gonzaga | Clifton Coffey knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Leon Laws | 18-17 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Tyler Pullum (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Hugley (tiring) SF - Gary Vaughn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dustin Gibson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Voorhies (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Jose Valdez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leon Laws (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Randolph Beadle (fairly fresh) PF - Benjamin Adams (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Clifton Coffey (tiring) 6 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 07:34 | Santa Clara | Gary Vaughn misses short on a floater from close range but the foul's on Jose Valdez - foul #2 on Jose Valdez, team foul #2 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Harold Muldrow (PG), Joseph Young (SG), Jon Koenig (PF), Richard Stafford (C) Tyler Pullum, John Hugley, Dustin Gibson, Dennis Voorhies | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Anthony Tomberlin (PG), Clarence Reinmiller (SG), Max Ponder (SF), Steven Redd (C) Jose Valdez, Leon Laws, Randolph Beadle, Clifton Coffey | |
| 07:34 | Santa Clara | Gary Vaughn makes the 1st free throw | 19-17 |
| 07:34 | Santa Clara | Gary Vaughn misses the 2nd free throw | 19-17 |
| 07:34 | Gonzaga | Steven Redd gets the rebound | 19-17 |
| 07:15 | Gonzaga | Steven Redd is alone and drills a jumper in the lane | 19-19 |
| 07:02 | Santa Clara | Joseph Young travels with the ball | 19-19 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Hugley (SG) Gary Vaughn | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 06:42 | Gonzaga | Jon Koenig is called for the reach on Max Ponder - foul #1 on Jon Koenig, team foul #8 | 19-19 |
| 06:42 | Gonzaga | Max Ponder misses the 1st free throw | 19-19 |
| 06:42 | Santa Clara | Joseph Young pulls down the rebound | 19-19 |
| 06:32 | Santa Clara | Steven Redd steals the ball from John Hugley | 19-19 |
| 06:10 | Gonzaga | Clarence Reinmiller can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 19-19 |
| 06:09 | Gonzaga | Max Ponder hits the follow up shot | 19-21 |
| 05:56 | Santa Clara | John Hugley drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 22-21 |
| 05:28 | Gonzaga | Steven Redd can't connect on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by John Hugley - foul #2 on John Hugley, team foul #9 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Tyler Pullum (SG), Gary Vaughn (SF), Dustin Gibson (PF), Dennis Voorhies (C) John Hugley, Joseph Young, Jon Koenig, Richard Stafford | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Leon Laws (SG), Randolph Beadle (SF), Clifton Coffey (C) Clarence Reinmiller, Max Ponder, Benjamin Adams | |
| 05:28 | Gonzaga | Steven Redd misses the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 05:28 | Gonzaga | Steven Redd makes the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| 05:09 | Santa Clara | Dustin Gibson clanks a shot from close range | 22-22 |
| 05:07 | Santa Clara | Dennis Voorhies gets the offensive rebound | 22-22 |
| 04:47 | Santa Clara | Harold Muldrow is whistled for traveling | 22-22 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Clarence Reinmiller (SG) Anthony Tomberlin | |
| 04:26 | Gonzaga | Clifton Coffey misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Dennis Voorhies - foul #1 on Dennis Voorhies, team foul #10 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Max Ponder (SF) Steven Redd | |
| 04:26 | Gonzaga | Clifton Coffey makes the 1st free throw | 22-23 |
| 04:26 | Gonzaga | Clifton Coffey makes the 2nd free throw | 22-24 |
| 04:05 | Santa Clara | Dennis Voorhies is fouled on the floor by Clifton Coffey - foul #1 on Clifton Coffey, team foul #3 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Richard Stafford (C) Dennis Voorhies | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 03:52 | Santa Clara | Randolph Beadle takes the ball from Richard Stafford | 22-24 |
| 03:49 | Gonzaga | Leon Laws throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-24 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Weems (PG), Alexander Condroski (SF) Tyler Pullum, Gary Vaughn | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jose Valdez (PG), Benjamin Adams (PF) Clarence Reinmiller, Max Ponder | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - John Weems (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Muldrow (fairly fresh) SF - Alexander Condroski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dustin Gibson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Stafford (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Jose Valdez (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leon Laws (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Randolph Beadle (fresh) PF - Benjamin Adams (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Clifton Coffey (tiring) 8 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 03:35 | Santa Clara | Harold Muldrow is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 22-24 |
| 03:34 | Santa Clara | John Weems tips it in | 24-24 |
| 03:29 | Gonzaga | Leon Laws throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-24 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Dennis Voorhies (C) Dustin Gibson | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Anthony Tomberlin (PG), Max Ponder (SF) Leon Laws, Randolph Beadle | |
| 03:10 | Santa Clara | John Weems can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 24-24 |
| 03:09 | Gonzaga | Clifton Coffey snags the defensive board | 24-24 |
| 02:49 | Gonzaga | Jose Valdez's pass is intercepted by Harold Muldrow | 24-24 |
| 02:46 | Santa Clara | John Weems lays it up and in set up by Harold Muldrow | 26-24 |
| 02:44 | Gonzaga | Harold Muldrow is called for the reach on Jose Valdez in the backcourt - foul #1 on Harold Muldrow, team foul #11 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Hugley (SG), Joseph Young (SF), Jon Koenig (PF) Harold Muldrow, Richard Stafford, Dennis Voorhies | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Steven Redd (C) Clifton Coffey | |
| 02:44 | Gonzaga | Jose Valdez misses the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 02:44 | Gonzaga | Jose Valdez makes the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| 02:22 | Santa Clara | Alexander Condroski misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 26-25 |
| 02:21 | Gonzaga | Jose Valdez grabs the defensive rebound | 26-25 |
| 02:19 | Gonzaga | Anthony Tomberlin is fouled in the backcourt by Alexander Condroski - foul #3 on Alexander Condroski, team foul #12 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Dennis Voorhies (C) Alexander Condroski | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Leon Laws (SF), Randolph Beadle (PF) Max Ponder, Benjamin Adams | |
| 02:19 | Gonzaga | Anthony Tomberlin misses the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 02:19 | Gonzaga | Anthony Tomberlin makes the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| 02:05 | Santa Clara | Jon Koenig misses the easy layup | 26-26 |
| 02:04 | Santa Clara | John Weems gets the offensive rebound | 26-26 |
| 01:59 | Santa Clara | John Hugley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-26 |
| 01:58 | Gonzaga | Anthony Tomberlin snags the defensive board | 26-26 |
| 01:31 | Gonzaga | Randolph Beadle misses long on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Jon Koenig - foul #2 on Jon Koenig, team foul #13 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Tyler Pullum (SG), Gary Vaughn (SF), Dustin Gibson (PF), Richard Stafford (C) John Hugley, Joseph Young, Jon Koenig, Dennis Voorhies | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Clarence Reinmiller (SG), Clifton Coffey (C) Anthony Tomberlin, Jose Valdez | |
| 01:31 | Gonzaga | Randolph Beadle makes the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 01:31 | Gonzaga | Randolph Beadle makes the 2nd free throw | 26-28 |
| 01:20 | Santa Clara | Steven Redd is called for the reach on Tyler Pullum - foul #1 on Steven Redd, team foul #4 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Benjamin Adams (PF) Steven Redd | |
| 01:12 | Santa Clara | Richard Stafford misses short on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Randolph Beadle - foul #1 on Randolph Beadle, team foul #5 | 26-28 |
| 01:12 | Santa Clara | Richard Stafford misses the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 01:12 | Santa Clara | Richard Stafford makes the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| 00:50 | Gonzaga | Clifton Coffey misses the easy open layup | 27-28 |
| 00:48 | Santa Clara | Dustin Gibson snags the defensive board | 27-28 |
| 00:43 | Santa Clara | Dustin Gibson is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Dustin Gibson, team foul #14 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Anthony Tomberlin (PG), Max Ponder (SF) Leon Laws, Randolph Beadle | |
| 00:14 | Gonzaga | Clifton Coffey's floater is tipped away by Dustin Gibson | 27-28 |
| 00:13 | Gonzaga | Clifton Coffey tips it in | 27-30 |
| 00:03 | Santa Clara | Gary Vaughn's floater is tipped away by Clifton Coffey | 27-30 |
| 00:02 | Gonzaga | Clifton Coffey gets the rebound | 27-30 |
| 00:00 | Gonzaga | Clifton Coffey can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 27-30 |