| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Gerald Abercrombie (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Arsenault (fresh) SF - Johnny Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jimmy Frechette (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - David Waters (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Kyle Blakney (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene McCornack (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clifton Cutler (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Briganti (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Bryan Berry (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Gonzaga | Johnny Johnson inbounds the ball | 28-33 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:50 | Gonzaga | David Waters comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 28-33 |
| 19:48 | Missouri | Clifton Cutler gets the rebound | 28-33 |
| 19:30 | Missouri | David Briganti drills a turnaround in the lane set up by Eugene McCornack | 28-35 |
| 19:08 | Gonzaga | Jimmy Frechette misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-35 |
| 19:07 | Missouri | Bryan Berry pulls down the rebound | 28-35 |
| 19:05 | Missouri | James Arsenault takes the ball from Kyle Blakney in the backcourt | 28-35 |
| 18:49 | Gonzaga | Bryan Berry steps in front of the David Waters pass | 28-35 |
| 18:23 | Missouri | Clifton Cutler misses long on a runner from close range | 28-35 |
| 18:21 | Gonzaga | David Waters pulls down the rebound | 28-35 |
| 18:00 | Gonzaga | Johnny Johnson shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 30-35 |
| 17:37 | Missouri | David Briganti misses long on a jumper from the right block | 30-35 |
| 17:35 | Missouri | Bryan Berry snags the offensive board | 30-35 |
| 17:15 | Missouri | Clifton Cutler hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Johnny Johnson - foul #1 on Johnny Johnson, team foul #1 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | James Harper (PG), Daniel Paradowski (SF), James Ragan (PF), William Napoleon (C) Gerald Abercrombie, Johnny Johnson, Jimmy Frechette, David Waters | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 17:15 | Missouri | Clifton Cutler misses the free throw | 30-37 |
| 17:15 | Gonzaga | James Ragan grabs the defensive rebound | 30-37 |
| 16:53 | Gonzaga | James Harper buries a 3 from the right wing | 33-37 |
| 16:34 | Missouri | Clifton Cutler misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-37 |
| 16:32 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to James Ragan | 33-37 |
| 16:03 | Gonzaga | James Ragan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-37 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Johnny Johnson (SF), Jimmy Frechette (PF) Daniel Paradowski, James Ragan | |
| Subs | Missouri | Chi Wang (C) David Briganti | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - James Harper (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - James Arsenault (fresh) SF - Johnny Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jimmy Frechette (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - William Napoleon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Kyle Blakney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene McCornack (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clifton Cutler (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bryan Berry (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Chi Wang (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Missouri | Clifton Cutler can't connect on a runner in the paint | 33-37 |
| 15:33 | Missouri | Eugene McCornack hits the follow up shot | 33-39 |
| 15:22 | Gonzaga | Jimmy Frechette misses short on an open jumper from the left block | 33-39 |
| 15:21 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Chi Wang | 33-39 |
| 15:07 | Missouri | Chi Wang lays it up and in set up by Kyle Blakney | 33-41 |
| 14:46 | Gonzaga | William Napoleon is hacked by Chi Wang - foul #1 on Chi Wang, team foul #1 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Robert Turner (SG), Daniel Paradowski (SF), James Ragan (PF), David Waters (C) James Arsenault, Johnny Johnson, Jimmy Frechette, William Napoleon | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 14:33 | Gonzaga | James Ragan scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Daniel Paradowski | 36-41 |
| 14:12 | Missouri | Clifton Cutler knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-44 |
| 13:54 | Gonzaga | James Harper misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-44 |
| 13:53 | Gonzaga | David Waters grabs the offensive board | 36-44 |
| 13:32 | Gonzaga | Robert Turner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-44 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | James Arsenault (SG), Johnny Johnson (SF), Jimmy Frechette (PF) Robert Turner, Daniel Paradowski, James Ragan | |
| Subs | Missouri | David Briganti (PF) Chi Wang | |
| 13:12 | Missouri | James Harper takes the ball from Clifton Cutler | 36-44 |
| 13:09 | Gonzaga | James Harper misses the lay-in | 36-44 |
| 13:07 | Missouri | Clifton Cutler grabs the board | 36-44 |
| 12:41 | Missouri | Bryan Berry can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 36-44 |
| 12:40 | Gonzaga | James Arsenault snags the defensive board | 36-44 |
| 12:29 | Gonzaga | James Harper buries a 3 from the right corner | 39-44 |
| 12:05 | Missouri | Eugene McCornack makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Clifton Cutler | 39-47 |
| 11:44 | Gonzaga | David Briganti swats the short shot by Johnny Johnson | 39-47 |
| 11:42 | Missouri | David Briganti grabs the board | 39-47 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - James Harper (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - James Arsenault (fresh) SF - Johnny Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jimmy Frechette (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - David Waters (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Kyle Blakney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eugene McCornack (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clifton Cutler (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Briganti (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Bryan Berry (tiring) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Missouri | Clifton Cutler misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-47 |
| 11:17 | Gonzaga | James Harper snags the defensive board | 39-47 |
| 10:54 | Gonzaga | Jimmy Frechette's pass is intercepted by Eugene McCornack | 39-47 |
| 10:51 | Missouri | Eugene McCornack misses the dunk | 39-47 |
| 10:49 | Gonzaga | Johnny Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 39-47 |
| 10:27 | Gonzaga | James Arsenault misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by David Briganti - foul #1 on David Briganti, team foul #2 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | James Ragan (PF), William Napoleon (C) Jimmy Frechette, David Waters | |
| Subs | Missouri | Darren Morse (SG), Chi Wang (C) Kyle Blakney, Bryan Berry | |
| 10:27 | Gonzaga | James Arsenault makes the 1st free throw | 40-47 |
| 10:27 | Gonzaga | James Arsenault makes the 2nd free throw | 41-47 |
| 10:04 | Missouri | Clifton Cutler hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Eugene McCornack | 41-49 |
| 09:55 | Gonzaga | Johnny Johnson makes the contested fadeaway from the left wing | 43-49 |
| 09:39 | Missouri | Chi Wang is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Chi Wang, team foul #3 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Robert Turner (SG), Jonathon Brumley (PF) James Arsenault, James Ragan | |
| Subs | Missouri | Kyle Blakney (PG), Robert Brown (SF) Eugene McCornack, Clifton Cutler | |
| 09:22 | Gonzaga | William Napoleon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-49 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Daniel Paradowski (SF), James Ragan (PF) Johnny Johnson, Jonathon Brumley | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 09:01 | Missouri | David Briganti loses the dribble to Daniel Paradowski | 43-49 |
| 08:58 | Gonzaga | James Ragan throws it down on a great pass from Daniel Paradowski | 45-49 |
| 08:32 | Missouri | Chi Wang hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Kyle Blakney and he's hacked by William Napoleon - foul #1 on William Napoleon, team foul #2 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Johnny Johnson (SF), Jimmy Frechette (PF) Daniel Paradowski, James Ragan | |
| Subs | Missouri | Eugene McCornack (SG), Clifton Cutler (SF), Bryan Berry (PF) Darren Morse, Robert Brown, David Briganti | |
| 08:32 | Missouri | Chi Wang makes the free throw | 45-52 |
| 08:23 | Gonzaga | Robert Turner connects on the floater from the left side on a nice dish by James Harper | 47-52 |
| 08:02 | Missouri | Chi Wang misses the jumper from the free throw line | 47-52 |
| 08:01 | Missouri | Clifton Cutler hits the follow up shot | 47-54 |
| 07:50 | Gonzaga | Clifton Cutler blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by James Harper | 47-54 |
| 07:48 | Gonzaga | Jimmy Frechette tips it back up and in | 49-54 |
| 07:22 | Missouri | Jimmy Frechette takes the ball from Eugene McCornack | 49-54 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - James Harper (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Turner (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jimmy Frechette (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - William Napoleon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Kyle Blakney (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eugene McCornack (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Clifton Cutler (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. PF - Bryan Berry (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Chi Wang (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:00 | Gonzaga | Johnny Johnson connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by James Harper | 52-54 |
| 06:34 | Missouri | Eugene McCornack travels with the ball | 52-54 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | James Arsenault (SG), James Ragan (PF), David Waters (C) Robert Turner, Jimmy Frechette, William Napoleon | |
| Subs | Missouri | Darren Morse (SG), David Briganti (PF) Kyle Blakney, Chi Wang | |
| 06:19 | Gonzaga | A charge is called on James Harper - foul #4 on James Harper, team foul #3 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jonathon Brumley (PF) James Ragan | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 05:56 | Missouri | Darren Morse's pass is intercepted by Johnny Johnson | 52-54 |
| 05:38 | Gonzaga | James Arsenault throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-54 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | James Ragan (PF) Jonathon Brumley | |
| Subs | Missouri | Kyle Blakney (PG), Robert Brown (SF) Eugene McCornack, Clifton Cutler | |
| 05:12 | Missouri | Bryan Berry drills a shot in the paint and he's hacked by James Ragan - foul #2 on James Ragan, team foul #4 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Daniel Paradowski (SF), Jonathon Brumley (PF) Johnny Johnson, James Ragan | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 05:12 | Missouri | Bryan Berry misses the free throw | 52-56 |
| 05:12 | Gonzaga | Jonathon Brumley snags the defensive board | 52-56 |
| 04:55 | Gonzaga | James Harper makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Daniel Paradowski | 55-56 |
| 04:28 | Missouri | David Briganti scores on a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Kyle Blakney and he's fouled by Jonathon Brumley - foul #2 on Jonathon Brumley, team foul #5 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Johnny Johnson (SF), Jimmy Frechette (PF), William Napoleon (C) Daniel Paradowski, Jonathon Brumley, David Waters | |
| Subs | Missouri | Eugene McCornack (PG), Clifton Cutler (SF), Chi Wang (C) Kyle Blakney, Robert Brown, Bryan Berry | |
| 04:28 | Missouri | David Briganti makes the free throw | 55-59 |
| 04:14 | Gonzaga | Jimmy Frechette connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from James Harper | 58-59 |
| 03:49 | Missouri | David Briganti hits the finger roll set up by Eugene McCornack | 58-61 |
| 03:27 | Gonzaga | Jimmy Frechette drills a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by James Harper | 60-61 |
| 03:14 | Missouri | Chi Wang can't connect on a jumper from close range | 60-61 |
| 03:12 | Missouri | Chi Wang pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-61 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - James Harper (tiring) 9 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Arsenault (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Johnny Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jimmy Frechette (fresh) 19 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - William Napoleon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Eugene McCornack (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Darren Morse (fresh) SF - Clifton Cutler (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Briganti (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Chi Wang (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:52 | Missouri | Eugene McCornack misses short on a jumper from the left side | 60-61 |
| 02:50 | Missouri | Chi Wang misses the tip | 60-61 |
| 02:49 | Gonzaga | Jimmy Frechette snags the defensive board | 60-61 |
| 02:33 | Gonzaga | James Harper misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-61 |
| 02:32 | Gonzaga | James Arsenault hits the follow up shot | 62-61 |
| 02:32 | Missouri | Missouri calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-61 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Robert Turner (SG), James Ragan (PF), David Waters (C) James Arsenault, Jimmy Frechette, William Napoleon | |
| Subs | Missouri | Kyle Blakney (PG), Bryan Berry (PF) Darren Morse, David Briganti | |
| 02:07 | Missouri | Clifton Cutler is whistled for traveling | 62-61 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | James Arsenault (SG) Robert Turner | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 01:54 | Gonzaga | Johnny Johnson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Clifton Cutler - foul #1 on Clifton Cutler, team foul #4 | 62-61 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jimmy Frechette (PF) James Ragan | |
| Subs | Missouri | David Briganti (PF) Chi Wang | |
| 01:54 | Gonzaga | Johnny Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 01:54 | Gonzaga | Johnny Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 01:54 | Gonzaga | Jimmy Frechette grabs the offensive rebound | 63-61 |
| 01:35 | Gonzaga | James Arsenault scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from James Harper | 66-61 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:16 | Missouri | Bryan Berry buries a fadeaway from the right side set up by Eugene McCornack and the foul's on James Harper - foul #5 on James Harper, team foul #6 | 66-63 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Gerald Abercrombie (PG) James Harper | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 01:16 | Missouri | Bryan Berry misses the free throw | 66-63 |
| 01:16 | Gonzaga | David Waters gets the rebound | 66-63 |
| 01:12 | Gonzaga | Johnny Johnson is fouled on the floor by Kyle Blakney - foul #3 on Kyle Blakney, team foul #5 | 66-63 |
| 00:56 | Gonzaga | James Arsenault comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-63 |
| 00:55 | Missouri | David Briganti grabs the board | 66-63 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Missouri | Clifton Cutler connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Kyle Blakney | 66-65 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Gonzaga | Eugene McCornack is called for the reach on James Arsenault in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eugene McCornack, team foul #6 | 66-65 |
| 00:26 | Gonzaga | Gerald Abercrombie is fouled on the floor by David Briganti - foul #2 on David Briganti, team foul #7 | 66-65 |
| 00:26 | Gonzaga | Gerald Abercrombie makes the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 00:26 | Gonzaga | Gerald Abercrombie makes the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| 00:06 | Missouri | Clifton Cutler comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 68-65 |
| 00:05 | Gonzaga | James Arsenault grabs the defensive rebound | 68-65 |
| 00:04 | Gonzaga | James Arsenault is hacked by Eugene McCornack in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eugene McCornack, team foul #8 | 68-65 |
| 00:04 | Gonzaga | James Arsenault makes the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 00:04 | Gonzaga | James Arsenault makes the 2nd free throw | 70-65 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Missouri | Eugene McCornack misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 70-65 |