| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Warren Payton (fresh) 17 pts. SG - James Henderson (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Gary Skaggs (fresh) PF - Marco Anderson (fresh) C - Donald Bertram (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Luis Loveless (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Clarence Wasson (fresh) SF - Martin Hemmer (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Rafael Rangel (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ricky Smith (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Gonzaga | Martin Hemmer inbounds the ball | 32-26 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:54 | Gonzaga | Gary Skaggs is called for the reach on Martin Hemmer in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gary Skaggs, team foul #1 | 32-26 |
| 19:49 | Gonzaga | Clarence Wasson misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 32-26 |
| 19:47 | Gonzaga | Rafael Rangel tips it but misses | 32-26 |
| 19:45 | Wake Forest | Gary Skaggs grabs the defensive rebound | 32-26 |
| 19:40 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton misses the easy layup | 32-26 |
| 19:38 | Wake Forest | Marco Anderson grabs the offensive board | 32-26 |
| 19:22 | Wake Forest | Donald Bertram hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 32-26 |
| 19:20 | Gonzaga | Luis Loveless grabs the board | 32-26 |
| 19:08 | Gonzaga | Luis Loveless buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Martin Hemmer | 32-29 |
| 18:51 | Wake Forest | Marco Anderson connects on the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by James Henderson | 34-29 |
| 18:31 | Gonzaga | Luis Loveless buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-32 |
| 18:12 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton hits a wide open floater from the left wing set up by Gary Skaggs | 36-32 |
| 17:54 | Gonzaga | Rafael Rangel scores on a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Luis Loveless | 36-34 |
| 17:36 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton misses short on a runner from the baseline | 36-34 |
| 17:34 | Gonzaga | Martin Hemmer grabs the defensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 17:30 | Gonzaga | Clarence Wasson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-34 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Leopoldo Costa (PG), Russell Deitch (SG), Jarrett Simone (SF), Harold Haynes (PF), John Haas (C) Warren Payton, James Henderson, Gary Skaggs, Marco Anderson, Donald Bertram | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jeff Norris (PG), Bobby Gale (SG), Jeremy Bergstedt (SF), Robert Moore (PF), John Hertzog (C) Luis Loveless, Clarence Wasson, Martin Hemmer, Rafael Rangel, Ricky Smith | |
| 17:08 | Wake Forest | Leopoldo Costa scores on a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Jarrett Simone | 38-34 |
| 16:44 | Gonzaga | Jeremy Bergstedt blows the layup | 38-34 |
| 16:43 | Gonzaga | Robert Moore grabs the offensive board | 38-34 |
| 16:27 | Gonzaga | Jeremy Bergstedt drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 38-36 |
| 16:22 | Wake Forest | Leopoldo Costa connects on the turnaround in the paint | 40-36 |
| 16:20 | Gonzaga | Bobby Gale is hacked by Jarrett Simone in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jarrett Simone, team foul #2 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Bruce McCorkle (SF), Robert Corcoran (C) Leopoldo Costa, John Haas | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 16:05 | Gonzaga | John Hertzog misses long on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Robert Corcoran - foul #2 on Robert Corcoran, team foul #3 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Warren Payton (PG), Donald Bertram (C) Jarrett Simone, Harold Haynes | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Luis Loveless (PG), Clarence Wasson (SG), Martin Hemmer (SF), Rafael Rangel (PF) Jeff Norris, Bobby Gale, Jeremy Bergstedt, Robert Moore | |
| 16:05 | Gonzaga | John Hertzog makes the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 16:05 | Gonzaga | John Hertzog makes the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 15:49 | Wake Forest | Russell Deitch misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 40-38 |
| 15:47 | Gonzaga | Rafael Rangel gets the rebound | 40-38 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Warren Payton (fresh) 19 pts. SG - Russell Deitch (fairly fresh) SF - Bruce McCorkle (fresh) PF - Robert Corcoran (fresh) C - Donald Bertram (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Luis Loveless (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clarence Wasson (fairly fresh) SF - Martin Hemmer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Rafael Rangel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - John Hertzog (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Gonzaga | Bruce McCorkle steps in front of the Martin Hemmer pass in the backcourt | 40-38 |
| 15:28 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton misses the jumper from the right block | 40-38 |
| 15:27 | Wake Forest | Robert Corcoran gets the offensive rebound | 40-38 |
| 15:22 | Wake Forest | Russell Deitch's pass is intercepted by John Hertzog | 40-38 |
| 14:59 | Gonzaga | Rafael Rangel hits the finger roll | 40-40 |
| 14:42 | Wake Forest | Donald Bertram connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Warren Payton and the foul's on Martin Hemmer - foul #1 on Martin Hemmer, team foul #1 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Leopoldo Costa (PG), Jarrett Simone (SG), Gary Skaggs (SF), Harold Haynes (PF) Warren Payton, Russell Deitch, Bruce McCorkle, Robert Corcoran | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jeff Norris (PG), Bobby Gale (SG), Jeremy Bergstedt (SF), Robert Moore (PF), Ricky Smith (C) Luis Loveless, Clarence Wasson, Martin Hemmer, Rafael Rangel, John Hertzog | |
| 14:42 | Wake Forest | Donald Bertram makes the free throw | 43-40 |
| 14:34 | Gonzaga | Jeff Norris hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Bobby Gale | 43-43 |
| 14:17 | Wake Forest | Bobby Gale steps in front of the Donald Bertram pass | 43-43 |
| 14:12 | Gonzaga | Ricky Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-43 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | James Henderson (SG), Marco Anderson (PF) Gary Skaggs, Donald Bertram | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 13:58 | Wake Forest | Harold Haynes comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jeff Norris - foul #3 on Jeff Norris, team foul #2 | 43-43 |
| 13:58 | Wake Forest | Harold Haynes makes the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 13:58 | Wake Forest | Harold Haynes misses the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 13:58 | Gonzaga | Ricky Smith snags the defensive board | 44-43 |
| 13:54 | Gonzaga | James Henderson steps in front of the Bobby Gale pass in the backcourt | 44-43 |
| 13:53 | Wake Forest | James Henderson banks in the layup | 46-43 |
| 13:38 | Gonzaga | Harold Haynes is called for the reach on Robert Moore - foul #1 on Harold Haynes, team foul #4 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Gary Skaggs (SF), John Haas (C) Leopoldo Costa, Harold Haynes | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Luis Loveless (PG), Clarence Wasson (SG), Rafael Rangel (PF) Jeff Norris, Bobby Gale, Robert Moore | |
| 13:33 | Gonzaga | Luis Loveless can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-43 |
| 13:31 | Wake Forest | Jarrett Simone pulls down the rebound | 46-43 |
| 13:25 | Wake Forest | Gary Skaggs travels with the ball | 46-43 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Warren Payton (PG) Jarrett Simone | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Martin Hemmer (SF) Jeremy Bergstedt | |
| 13:23 | Gonzaga | Clarence Wasson is hacked by James Henderson in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Henderson, team foul #5 | 46-43 |
| 13:10 | Gonzaga | Rafael Rangel can't connect on a runner from close range but the foul's on James Henderson - foul #4 on James Henderson, team foul #6 | 46-43 |
| 13:10 | Gonzaga | Rafael Rangel misses the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 13:10 | Gonzaga | Rafael Rangel makes the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 12:45 | Wake Forest | John Haas scores on a jumper from close range set up by James Henderson | 48-44 |
| 12:43 | Gonzaga | Gary Skaggs is called for the reach on Martin Hemmer in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gary Skaggs, team foul #7 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Russell Deitch (SG), Robert Corcoran (C) James Henderson, Marco Anderson | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Bobby Gale (SG) Clarence Wasson | |
| 12:43 | Gonzaga | Martin Hemmer makes the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 12:43 | Gonzaga | Martin Hemmer misses the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 12:43 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Robert Corcoran | 48-45 |
| 12:22 | Wake Forest | Martin Hemmer is called for the reach on Russell Deitch - foul #2 on Martin Hemmer, team foul #3 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Leopoldo Costa (PG), Jarrett Simone (SF), Harold Haynes (PF) Warren Payton, Gary Skaggs, John Haas | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jeff Norris (PG), Jeremy Bergstedt (SF), Robert Moore (PF), John Hertzog (C) Luis Loveless, Martin Hemmer, Rafael Rangel, Ricky Smith | |
| 12:15 | Wake Forest | Russell Deitch double dribbles | 48-45 |
| 11:56 | Gonzaga | The short jumper by Robert Moore is denied by Robert Corcoran | 48-45 |
| 11:54 | Gonzaga | John Hertzog tips it in | 48-47 |
| 11:48 | Wake Forest | Leopoldo Costa can't finish the layup but the foul's on Jeff Norris - foul #4 on Jeff Norris, team foul #4 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Bruce McCorkle (SF), Donald Bertram (C) Russell Deitch, Robert Corcoran | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Luis Loveless (PG), Clarence Wasson (SG) Jeff Norris, Bobby Gale | |
| 11:48 | Wake Forest | Leopoldo Costa makes the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 11:48 | Wake Forest | Leopoldo Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Leopoldo Costa (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jarrett Simone (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bruce McCorkle (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Harold Haynes (fresh) 10 pts. C - Donald Bertram (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Luis Loveless (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clarence Wasson (fairly fresh) SF - Jeremy Bergstedt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Moore (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - John Hertzog (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:30 | Gonzaga | Jeremy Bergstedt banks in the layup set up by Luis Loveless | 50-49 |
| 11:14 | Wake Forest | Harold Haynes is hacked by Luis Loveless - foul #3 on Luis Loveless, team foul #5 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Warren Payton (PG), James Henderson (SG), Marco Anderson (PF) Leopoldo Costa, Jarrett Simone, Harold Haynes | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Martin Hemmer (SF), Rafael Rangel (PF), Ricky Smith (C) Jeremy Bergstedt, Robert Moore, John Hertzog | |
| 11:03 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton knocks in the shot in the paint | 52-49 |
| 11:01 | Gonzaga | Martin Hemmer is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 52-49 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Haas (C) Donald Bertram | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Bobby Gale (SG) Clarence Wasson | |
| 10:38 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton misses the floater from the right block | 52-49 |
| 10:37 | Gonzaga | Ricky Smith snags the defensive board | 52-49 |
| 10:35 | Gonzaga | Martin Hemmer throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-49 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Russell Deitch (SG), Gary Skaggs (SF), Donald Bertram (C) James Henderson, Bruce McCorkle, Marco Anderson | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 10:24 | Wake Forest | Martin Hemmer is called for the reach on Gary Skaggs - foul #3 on Martin Hemmer, team foul #6 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Marco Anderson (PF) John Haas | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 10:08 | Wake Forest | Russell Deitch is hacked by Luis Loveless - foul #4 on Luis Loveless, team foul #7 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jarrett Simone (PG), Robert Corcoran (PF) Warren Payton, Marco Anderson | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jeff Norris (PG), Clarence Wasson (SG), Jeremy Bergstedt (SF), John Hertzog (C) Luis Loveless, Bobby Gale, Martin Hemmer, Ricky Smith | |
| 10:08 | Wake Forest | Russell Deitch makes the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 10:08 | Wake Forest | Russell Deitch makes the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| 09:57 | Gonzaga | Rafael Rangel knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 54-51 |
| 09:40 | Wake Forest | Jeff Norris is called for the reach on Russell Deitch - foul #5 on Jeff Norris, team foul #8 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | James Henderson (SG), Harold Haynes (PF) Gary Skaggs, Donald Bertram | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Luis Loveless (PG), Robert Moore (PF) Jeff Norris, Rafael Rangel | |
| 09:40 | Wake Forest | Russell Deitch misses the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 09:40 | Gonzaga | Robert Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 54-51 |
| 09:19 | Gonzaga | Jarrett Simone is called for the reach on Luis Loveless - foul #4 on Jarrett Simone, team foul #8 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Leopoldo Costa (PG), Gary Skaggs (SF), John Haas (C) Jarrett Simone, Russell Deitch, Robert Corcoran | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Bobby Gale (SG) Clarence Wasson | |
| 09:19 | Gonzaga | Luis Loveless makes the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 09:19 | Gonzaga | Luis Loveless misses the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 09:19 | Wake Forest | John Haas grabs the defensive rebound | 54-52 |
| 09:13 | Wake Forest | Harold Haynes makes the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by James Henderson | 56-52 |
| 08:56 | Gonzaga | John Hertzog scores on a jumper from the right block | 56-54 |
| 08:37 | Wake Forest | Harold Haynes misses badly on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by John Hertzog - foul #2 on John Hertzog, team foul #9 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Warren Payton (PG), Bruce McCorkle (SF), Marco Anderson (PF) Leopoldo Costa, Gary Skaggs, John Haas | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Martin Hemmer (SF), Rafael Rangel (PF), Ricky Smith (C) Jeremy Bergstedt, Robert Moore, John Hertzog | |
| 08:37 | Wake Forest | Harold Haynes makes the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 08:37 | Wake Forest | Harold Haynes makes the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 08:19 | Gonzaga | Ricky Smith connects on the open runner near the basket on a great pass from Luis Loveless | 58-56 |
| 07:56 | Wake Forest | Marco Anderson buries a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Warren Payton | 60-56 |
| 07:45 | Gonzaga | Luis Loveless misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 60-56 |
| 07:44 | Gonzaga | Rafael Rangel grabs the offensive board | 60-56 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Warren Payton (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Henderson (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Bruce McCorkle (fairly fresh) 2 stl. PF - Marco Anderson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Harold Haynes (fairly fresh) 14 pts. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Luis Loveless (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Bobby Gale (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Martin Hemmer (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Rafael Rangel (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Ricky Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Gonzaga | Rafael Rangel can't finish the layup | 60-56 |
| 07:35 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Marco Anderson | 60-56 |
| 07:31 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton makes the shot from close range on a great pass from James Henderson and the foul's on Bobby Gale - foul #1 on Bobby Gale, team foul #10 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Russell Deitch (SG), Jarrett Simone (SF), Robert Corcoran (PF), Donald Bertram (C) James Henderson, Bruce McCorkle, Marco Anderson, Harold Haynes | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Clarence Wasson (SG), Robert Moore (PF) Bobby Gale, Rafael Rangel | |
| 07:31 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton makes the free throw | 63-56 |
| 07:27 | Gonzaga | Robert Corcoran is called for the reach on Luis Loveless in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Corcoran, team foul #9 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Haas (PF) Robert Corcoran | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 07:27 | Gonzaga | Luis Loveless makes the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 07:27 | Gonzaga | Luis Loveless misses the 2nd free throw | 63-57 |
| 07:27 | Wake Forest | Jarrett Simone gets the rebound | 63-57 |
| 07:07 | Wake Forest | John Haas is called for traveling | 63-57 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Leopoldo Costa (PG) Warren Payton | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jeremy Bergstedt (SF), John Hertzog (C) Martin Hemmer, Ricky Smith | |
| 06:58 | Gonzaga | Luis Loveless connects on the shot from the right wing | 63-59 |
| 06:45 | Wake Forest | Donald Bertram misses short on a shot in the paint | 63-59 |
| 06:43 | Gonzaga | Robert Moore snags the defensive board | 63-59 |
| 06:24 | Gonzaga | Jeremy Bergstedt misses badly on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Jarrett Simone - foul #5 on Jarrett Simone, team foul #10 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Warren Payton (PG), Gary Skaggs (SF), Robert Corcoran (PF) Leopoldo Costa, Jarrett Simone, John Haas | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Rafael Rangel (PF) Robert Moore | |
| 06:24 | Gonzaga | Jeremy Bergstedt makes the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 06:24 | Gonzaga | Jeremy Bergstedt makes the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 06:08 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 63-61 |
| 06:07 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton tips it in | 65-61 |
| 05:44 | Gonzaga | Jeremy Bergstedt throws it down | 65-63 |
| 05:21 | Wake Forest | Russell Deitch misses the lay-in but the foul's on Clarence Wasson - foul #2 on Clarence Wasson, team foul #11 | 65-63 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Leopoldo Costa (PG), Bruce McCorkle (SF), Marco Anderson (PF) Warren Payton, Gary Skaggs, Robert Corcoran | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Bobby Gale (SG), Martin Hemmer (SF), Robert Moore (PF), Ricky Smith (C) Clarence Wasson, Jeremy Bergstedt, Rafael Rangel, John Hertzog | |
| 05:21 | Wake Forest | Russell Deitch makes the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 05:21 | Wake Forest | Russell Deitch misses the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 05:21 | Gonzaga | Robert Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 66-63 |
| 04:59 | Gonzaga | Robert Moore is open and scores on a jump hook in the paint | 66-65 |
| 04:35 | Wake Forest | Luis Loveless is called for the reach on Leopoldo Costa - foul #5 on Luis Loveless, team foul #12 | 66-65 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | James Henderson (SG), Gary Skaggs (SF), Harold Haynes (C) Russell Deitch, Bruce McCorkle, Donald Bertram | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Clarence Wasson (PG) Luis Loveless | |
| 04:35 | Wake Forest | Leopoldo Costa makes the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 04:35 | Wake Forest | Leopoldo Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| 04:33 | Gonzaga | Martin Hemmer is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Skaggs - foul #4 on Gary Skaggs, team foul #11 | 68-65 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Warren Payton (PG) Leopoldo Costa | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jeremy Bergstedt (SF) Clarence Wasson | |
| 04:33 | Gonzaga | Martin Hemmer makes the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 04:33 | Gonzaga | Martin Hemmer makes the 2nd free throw | 68-67 |
| 04:21 | Wake Forest | Harold Haynes knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 70-67 |
| 04:19 | Gonzaga | Bobby Gale is hacked by James Henderson in the backcourt - foul #5 on James Henderson, team foul #12 | 70-67 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Russell Deitch (SG), John Haas (C) James Henderson, Marco Anderson | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Clarence Wasson (SG), Rafael Rangel (PF) Jeremy Bergstedt, Robert Moore | |
| 04:19 | Gonzaga | Bobby Gale makes the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 04:19 | Gonzaga | Bobby Gale makes the 2nd free throw | 70-69 |
| 03:59 | Wake Forest | Harold Haynes clanks a shot in the paint | 70-69 |
| 03:58 | Wake Forest | Gary Skaggs snags the offensive board | 70-69 |
| 03:39 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton hits a driving attempt in the lane | 72-69 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Warren Payton (fairly fresh) 28 pts. 2 ast. SG - Russell Deitch (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gary Skaggs (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Harold Haynes (fresh) 16 pts. C - John Haas (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Bobby Gale (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clarence Wasson (tiring) SF - Martin Hemmer (tired) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Rafael Rangel (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Ricky Smith (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Gonzaga | John Haas picks off the pass by Bobby Gale | 72-69 |
| 02:51 | Wake Forest | Martin Hemmer is called for the reach on Russell Deitch - foul #4 on Martin Hemmer, team foul #13 | 72-69 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Leopoldo Costa (PG), Bruce McCorkle (SF), Marco Anderson (PF), Robert Corcoran (C) Warren Payton, Gary Skaggs, Harold Haynes, John Haas | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jeremy Bergstedt (SF), Robert Moore (PF), John Hertzog (C) Martin Hemmer, Rafael Rangel, Ricky Smith | |
| 02:51 | Wake Forest | Russell Deitch makes the 1st free throw | 73-69 |
| 02:51 | Wake Forest | Russell Deitch makes the 2nd free throw | 74-69 |
| 02:49 | Gonzaga | Jeremy Bergstedt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 74-69 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Gary Skaggs (SF) Russell Deitch | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 02:29 | Wake Forest | Marco Anderson misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Clarence Wasson - foul #3 on Clarence Wasson, team foul #14 | 74-69 |
| 02:29 | Wake Forest | Marco Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 75-69 |
| 02:29 | Wake Forest | Marco Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 76-69 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 02:27 | Gonzaga | Bobby Gale is fouled in the backcourt by Leopoldo Costa - foul #1 on Leopoldo Costa, team foul #13 | 76-69 |
| 02:27 | Gonzaga | Bobby Gale makes the 1st free throw | 76-70 |
| 02:27 | Gonzaga | Bobby Gale misses the 2nd free throw | 76-70 |
| 02:27 | Gonzaga | John Hertzog gets the offensive rebound | 76-70 |
| 02:07 | Gonzaga | Bobby Gale is hacked by Bruce McCorkle - foul #1 on Bruce McCorkle, team foul #14 | 76-70 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Russell Deitch (SG), Donald Bertram (C) Bruce McCorkle, Robert Corcoran | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 02:07 | Gonzaga | Bobby Gale makes the 1st free throw | 76-71 |
| 02:07 | Gonzaga | Bobby Gale makes the 2nd free throw | 76-72 |
| 02:05 | Wake Forest | Wake Forest calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-72 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Bruce McCorkle (SG) Russell Deitch | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 01:48 | Wake Forest | Marco Anderson misses long on a shot from the right side | 76-72 |
| 01:47 | Gonzaga | John Hertzog grabs the defensive rebound | 76-72 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 01:29 | Gonzaga | Clarence Wasson can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 76-72 |
| 01:28 | Gonzaga | Bobby Gale snags the offensive board | 76-72 |
| 01:28 | Gonzaga | Gonzaga calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-72 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Warren Payton (PG), Russell Deitch (SG) Leopoldo Costa, Bruce McCorkle | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Martin Hemmer (SF), Rafael Rangel (PF), Ricky Smith (C) Jeremy Bergstedt, Robert Moore, John Hertzog | |
| 01:18 | Gonzaga | Rafael Rangel misses the dunk attempt | 76-72 |
| 01:16 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Marco Anderson | 76-72 |
| 01:10 | Wake Forest | Russell Deitch comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 76-72 |
| 01:08 | Gonzaga | Rafael Rangel grabs the board | 76-72 |
| 00:54 | Gonzaga | Ricky Smith is open and buries a driving attempt in the lane | 76-74 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:32 | Wake Forest | Martin Hemmer steals the ball from Warren Payton | 76-74 |
| 00:10 | Gonzaga | Rafael Rangel clanks a floater from the right wing | 76-74 |
| 00:08 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton grabs the defensive rebound | 76-74 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:06 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton is fouled in the backcourt by Clarence Wasson - foul #4 on Clarence Wasson, team foul #15 | 76-74 |
| 00:06 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton misses the 1st free throw | 76-74 |
| 00:06 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton makes the 2nd free throw | 77-74 |
| 00:06 | Gonzaga | Gonzaga calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-74 |
| 00:04 | Gonzaga | Gary Skaggs is called for the reach on Martin Hemmer in the backcourt - foul #5 on Gary Skaggs, team foul #15 | 77-74 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Bruce McCorkle (SF) Gary Skaggs | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jeremy Bergstedt (SF) Bobby Gale | |
| 00:04 | Gonzaga | Martin Hemmer makes the 1st free throw | 77-75 |
| 00:04 | Gonzaga | Martin Hemmer makes the 2nd free throw | 77-76 |
| 00:02 | Wake Forest | Clarence Wasson is called for the reach on Russell Deitch in the backcourt - foul #5 on Clarence Wasson, team foul #16 | 77-76 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Bobby Gale (SG) Clarence Wasson | |
| 00:02 | Wake Forest | Russell Deitch makes the 1st free throw | 78-76 |
| 00:02 | Wake Forest | Russell Deitch makes the 2nd free throw | 79-76 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Gonzaga | Jeremy Bergstedt comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 79-76 |