| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Richard Samayoa (fresh) SG - Logan Crouse (fresh) SF - Robert Thibodaux (fresh) PF - John Davies (fresh) C - William Knox (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Richard Doyle (fresh) SG - Thomas Hurst (fresh) SF - William Feldman (fresh) PF - Craig Roberts (fresh) C - Shannon Mitchell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Gonzaga | Shannon Mitchell wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:36 | Gonzaga | Robert Thibodaux steals the ball from Richard Doyle | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Pepperdine | John Davies scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Samayoa | 3-0 |
| 19:00 | Gonzaga | Robert Thibodaux steals it from William Feldman | 3-0 |
| 18:45 | Pepperdine | Richard Samayoa misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 18:43 | Gonzaga | Shannon Mitchell grabs the board | 3-0 |
| 18:27 | Gonzaga | William Feldman hits a wide open floater from the baseline set up by Richard Doyle | 3-2 |
| 18:19 | Pepperdine | Robert Thibodaux throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-2 |
| 17:54 | Gonzaga | Thomas Hurst is wide open but clanks a 3 from straight away | 3-2 |
| 17:52 | Pepperdine | William Knox grabs the board | 3-2 |
| 17:38 | Pepperdine | Logan Crouse is fouled on the floor by Shannon Mitchell - foul #1 on Shannon Mitchell, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | William Rakes (SG), Scott Collins (PF) Logan Crouse, John Davies | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Timothy Quick (SG) Thomas Hurst | |
| 17:28 | Pepperdine | Scott Collins can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 3-2 |
| 17:27 | Gonzaga | Shannon Mitchell grabs the board | 3-2 |
| 17:23 | Gonzaga | Richard Doyle loses the dribble to Robert Thibodaux in the backcourt | 3-2 |
| 17:14 | Pepperdine | Scott Collins hits the finger roll set up by Richard Samayoa | 5-2 |
| 17:12 | Gonzaga | Richard Doyle is hacked by Richard Samayoa in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Samayoa, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Scott Walden (SG), William Vancamp (SF), Victor Smith (C) Richard Samayoa, Robert Thibodaux, William Knox | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Cameron Frazier (PG), Andrew Roper (SF), James Newson (C) Richard Doyle, William Feldman, Shannon Mitchell | |
| 16:45 | Gonzaga | Scott Walden is called for the reach on Cameron Frazier - foul #1 on Scott Walden, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Thomas Hurst (SG) Timothy Quick | |
| 16:28 | Gonzaga | Thomas Hurst clanks a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Scott Collins - foul #1 on Scott Collins, team foul #3 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | John Davies (PF) Victor Smith | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 16:28 | Gonzaga | Thomas Hurst misses the 1st free throw | 5-2 |
| 16:28 | Gonzaga | Thomas Hurst makes the 2nd free throw | 5-3 |
| 16:12 | Pepperdine | John Davies lays it in | 7-3 |
| 15:43 | Gonzaga | Thomas Hurst hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Cameron Frazier | 7-6 |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - William Rakes (fresh) SG - Scott Walden (fairly fresh) SF - William Vancamp (fresh) PF - John Davies (fresh) 5 pts. C - Scott Collins (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Cameron Frazier (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Hurst (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Andrew Roper (fresh) PF - Craig Roberts (fairly fresh) C - James Newson (fresh) | |
| 15:27 | Pepperdine | Scott Walden knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Scott Collins | 10-6 |
| 15:01 | Gonzaga | William Vancamp is called for the reach on Andrew Roper - foul #1 on William Vancamp, team foul #4 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Richard Samayoa (PG), Logan Crouse (SG), Robert Thibodaux (SF), Victor Smith (PF), William Knox (C) William Rakes, Scott Walden, William Vancamp, John Davies, Scott Collins | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Richard Doyle (PG), Timothy Quick (SG), William Feldman (SF), Lee Ramsey (PF), Shannon Mitchell (C) Cameron Frazier, Thomas Hurst, Andrew Roper, Craig Roberts, James Newson | |
| 14:41 | Gonzaga | Shannon Mitchell is hacked by Robert Thibodaux - foul #1 on Robert Thibodaux, team foul #5 | 10-6 |
| 14:17 | Gonzaga | Timothy Quick knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Doyle | 10-9 |
| 14:06 | Pepperdine | Logan Crouse comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 10-9 |
| 14:04 | Pepperdine | Victor Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-9 |
| 13:49 | Pepperdine | Victor Smith misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 10-9 |
| 13:47 | Gonzaga | William Feldman snags the defensive board | 10-9 |
| 13:43 | Gonzaga | Timothy Quick clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 10-9 |
| 13:42 | Gonzaga | Richard Doyle gets the offensive rebound | 10-9 |
| 13:22 | Gonzaga | Timothy Quick's pass is intercepted by Robert Thibodaux | 10-9 |
| 13:18 | Pepperdine | Robert Thibodaux lays it in | 12-9 |
| 12:52 | Gonzaga | William Feldman misses long on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Robert Thibodaux - foul #2 on Robert Thibodaux, team foul #6 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Carl Imhoff (PG), William Rakes (SG), William Vancamp (SF), John Davies (PF), Scott Collins (C) Richard Samayoa, Logan Crouse, Robert Thibodaux, Victor Smith, William Knox | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Thomas Hurst (SG), Craig Roberts (PF) Timothy Quick, Lee Ramsey | |
| 12:52 | Gonzaga | William Feldman makes the 1st free throw | 12-10 |
| 12:52 | Gonzaga | William Feldman misses the 2nd free throw | 12-10 |
| 12:52 | Pepperdine | John Davies snags the defensive board | 12-10 |
| 12:23 | Pepperdine | Scott Collins buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by William Rakes | 15-10 |
| 12:20 | Gonzaga | Craig Roberts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 15-10 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Scott Walden (SG) Carl Imhoff | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Cameron Frazier (PG), Andrew Roper (SF), James Newson (C) Richard Doyle, William Feldman, Shannon Mitchell | |
| 12:00 | Pepperdine | William Rakes clanks a shot from the free throw line | 15-10 |
| 11:58 | Pepperdine | John Davies pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-10 |
| 11:45 | Pepperdine | John Davies travels with the ball | 15-10 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Richard Samayoa (PG), William Knox (C) Scott Walden, Scott Collins | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Richard Samayoa (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Rakes (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Vancamp (fresh) PF - John Davies (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - William Knox (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Cameron Frazier (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Hurst (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Andrew Roper (fresh) PF - Craig Roberts (fairly fresh) C - James Newson (fresh) | |
| 11:19 | Gonzaga | Thomas Hurst misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 15-10 |
| 11:18 | Pepperdine | The rebound goes to John Davies | 15-10 |
| 10:57 | Pepperdine | The pull-up jumper by William Knox is blocked by Craig Roberts | 15-10 |
| 10:55 | Gonzaga | James Newson gets the rebound | 15-10 |
| 10:32 | Gonzaga | Thomas Hurst scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Cameron Frazier | 15-13 |
| 10:05 | Pepperdine | John Davies misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Craig Roberts - foul #1 on Craig Roberts, team foul #2 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Carl Imhoff (PG), Logan Crouse (SG), Victor Smith (SF), Scott Collins (C) Richard Samayoa, William Rakes, William Vancamp, William Knox | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Richard Doyle (PG), Timothy Quick (SG), William Feldman (SF), Lee Ramsey (PF), Shannon Mitchell (C) Cameron Frazier, Thomas Hurst, Andrew Roper, Craig Roberts, James Newson | |
| 10:05 | Pepperdine | John Davies makes the 1st free throw | 16-13 |
| 10:05 | Pepperdine | John Davies makes the 2nd free throw | 17-13 |
| 09:47 | Gonzaga | Shannon Mitchell misses the jump hook in the paint | 17-13 |
| 09:46 | Pepperdine | John Davies gets the rebound | 17-13 |
| 09:40 | Pepperdine | Carl Imhoff is hacked by William Feldman - foul #1 on William Feldman, team foul #3 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Scott Walden (SF) John Davies | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 09:31 | Pepperdine | Carl Imhoff is hacked by Lee Ramsey - foul #1 on Lee Ramsey, team foul #4 | 17-13 |
| 09:09 | Pepperdine | Scott Collins misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Shannon Mitchell - foul #2 on Shannon Mitchell, team foul #5 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | James Newson (C) Shannon Mitchell | |
| 09:09 | Pepperdine | Scott Collins makes the 1st free throw | 18-13 |
| 09:09 | Pepperdine | Scott Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 19-13 |
| 09:06 | Gonzaga | William Feldman is hacked by Scott Walden in the backcourt - foul #2 on Scott Walden, team foul #7 | 19-13 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | William Knox (C) Scott Walden | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 09:06 | Gonzaga | William Feldman misses the 1st free throw | 19-13 |
| 09:06 | Pepperdine | William Knox gets the rebound | 19-13 |
| 08:42 | Pepperdine | William Knox is whistled for a carry | 19-13 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Richard Samayoa (PG) Carl Imhoff | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Thomas Hurst (SG) Timothy Quick | |
| 08:40 | Gonzaga | Thomas Hurst is hacked by Richard Samayoa in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Samayoa, team foul #8 | 19-13 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | William Rakes (PG) Richard Samayoa | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 08:40 | Gonzaga | Thomas Hurst makes the 1st free throw | 19-14 |
| 08:40 | Gonzaga | Thomas Hurst makes the 2nd free throw | 19-15 |
| 08:27 | Pepperdine | William Rakes can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 19-15 |
| 08:25 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to James Newson | 19-15 |
| 08:12 | Gonzaga | William Feldman can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 19-15 |
| 08:11 | Gonzaga | Thomas Hurst grabs the offensive board | 19-15 |
| 07:47 | Gonzaga | Thomas Hurst is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Thomas Hurst, team foul #6 | 19-15 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Carl Imhoff (PG), William Vancamp (SF), John Davies (PF) Logan Crouse, Victor Smith, Scott Collins | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Andrew Roper (SF), Craig Roberts (PF) William Feldman, Lee Ramsey | |
| 07:27 | Pepperdine | William Vancamp misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 19-15 |
| 07:25 | Pepperdine | William Rakes tips it back up and in | 21-15 |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Carl Imhoff (fresh) SG - William Rakes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Vancamp (fresh) PF - John Davies (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - William Knox (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Richard Doyle (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Thomas Hurst (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Andrew Roper (fresh) PF - Craig Roberts (fairly fresh) C - James Newson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Gonzaga | Thomas Hurst is fouled in the backcourt by William Rakes - foul #1 on William Rakes, team foul #9 | 21-15 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Cameron Frazier (PG) Richard Doyle | |
| 07:21 | Gonzaga | Thomas Hurst makes the 1st free throw | 21-16 |
| 07:21 | Gonzaga | Thomas Hurst makes the 2nd free throw | 21-17 |
| 07:04 | Pepperdine | John Davies clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 21-17 |
| 07:02 | Gonzaga | Craig Roberts grabs the board | 21-17 |
| 06:40 | Gonzaga | Cameron Frazier is fouled on the floor by Carl Imhoff - foul #1 on Carl Imhoff, team foul #10 | 21-17 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Logan Crouse (SG), Scott Collins (C) Carl Imhoff, William Knox | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Timothy Quick (SG), William Feldman (SF), Shannon Mitchell (C) Thomas Hurst, Andrew Roper, James Newson | |
| 06:40 | Gonzaga | Cameron Frazier misses the 1st free throw | 21-17 |
| 06:40 | Gonzaga | Cameron Frazier makes the 2nd free throw | 21-18 |
| 06:24 | Pepperdine | William Rakes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-18 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Victor Smith (C) John Davies | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Richard Doyle (PG) Cameron Frazier | |
| 06:22 | Gonzaga | Richard Doyle is fouled in the backcourt by Logan Crouse - foul #1 on Logan Crouse, team foul #11 | 21-18 |
| 06:22 | Gonzaga | Richard Doyle makes the 1st free throw | 21-19 |
| 06:22 | Gonzaga | Richard Doyle misses the 2nd free throw | 21-19 |
| 06:22 | Pepperdine | Victor Smith gets the rebound | 21-19 |
| 05:56 | Pepperdine | William Vancamp hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 21-19 |
| 05:55 | Pepperdine | Scott Collins tips it but misses | 21-19 |
| 05:53 | Gonzaga | William Feldman grabs the defensive rebound | 21-19 |
| 05:37 | Gonzaga | Shannon Mitchell blows the layup but he's hacked by Victor Smith - foul #1 on Victor Smith, team foul #12 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Carl Imhoff (PG), William Knox (C) William Rakes, William Vancamp | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Lee Ramsey (PF) Craig Roberts | |
| 05:37 | Gonzaga | Shannon Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 21-19 |
| 05:37 | Gonzaga | Shannon Mitchell misses the 2nd free throw | 21-19 |
| 05:37 | Gonzaga | William Feldman grabs the offensive rebound | 21-19 |
| 05:26 | Gonzaga | Shannon Mitchell drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Timothy Quick | 21-21 |
| 05:16 | Pepperdine | Carl Imhoff is called for 10 seconds | 21-21 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | William Vancamp (SF), John Davies (PF) Victor Smith, Scott Collins | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Thomas Hurst (SG) Timothy Quick | |
| 05:01 | Gonzaga | William Feldman hits a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Richard Doyle | 21-23 |
| 04:46 | Pepperdine | John Davies misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 21-23 |
| 04:45 | Gonzaga | Shannon Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 21-23 |
| 04:35 | Gonzaga | Thomas Hurst is called for 10 seconds | 21-23 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | William Rakes (PG) Carl Imhoff | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Cameron Frazier (PG), Andrew Roper (SF), Craig Roberts (PF) Richard Doyle, William Feldman, Lee Ramsey | |
| 04:21 | Pepperdine | William Knox clanks a floater from close range | 21-23 |
| 04:19 | Pepperdine | John Davies grabs the offensive rebound | 21-23 |
| 04:04 | Pepperdine | William Knox misses the dunk but he's hacked by Craig Roberts - foul #2 on Craig Roberts, team foul #7 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Victor Smith (SF), Scott Collins (PF) William Vancamp, John Davies | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Timothy Quick (SG), James Newson (C) Thomas Hurst, Shannon Mitchell | |
| 04:04 | Pepperdine | William Knox makes the 1st free throw | 22-23 |
| 04:04 | Pepperdine | William Knox misses the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| 04:04 | Gonzaga | James Newson grabs the defensive rebound | 22-23 |
| 03:44 | Gonzaga | Timothy Quick misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 22-23 |
| 03:42 | Pepperdine | The rebound goes to Victor Smith | 22-23 |
| 03:22 | Pepperdine | William Knox misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 22-23 |
| 03:20 | Pepperdine | Victor Smith grabs the offensive board | 22-23 |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - William Rakes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Logan Crouse (tiring) SF - Victor Smith (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Scott Collins (fresh) 7 pts. C - William Knox (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Cameron Frazier (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Quick (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Roper (fresh) PF - Craig Roberts (tiring) C - James Newson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Pepperdine | William Rakes is fouled on the floor by James Newson - foul #1 on James Newson, team foul #8 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Richard Samayoa (PG), Robert Thibodaux (SF), John Davies (PF) Logan Crouse, Victor Smith, William Knox | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Richard Doyle (PG), Thomas Hurst (SG), William Feldman (SF), Lee Ramsey (PF), Shannon Mitchell (C) Cameron Frazier, Timothy Quick, Andrew Roper, Craig Roberts, James Newson | |
| 03:03 | Pepperdine | William Rakes misses the 1st free throw | 22-23 |
| 03:03 | Gonzaga | Lee Ramsey pulls down the rebound | 22-23 |
| 02:34 | Gonzaga | Thomas Hurst buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Doyle | 22-26 |
| 02:16 | Pepperdine | Richard Samayoa is fouled on the floor by William Feldman - foul #2 on William Feldman, team foul #9 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Scott Walden (SG), William Knox (C) William Rakes, Scott Collins | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 02:16 | Pepperdine | Richard Samayoa misses the 1st free throw | 22-26 |
| 02:16 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to William Feldman | 22-26 |
| 01:47 | Gonzaga | Shannon Mitchell hits a runner from close range | 22-28 |
| 01:42 | Pepperdine | Robert Thibodaux misses the dunk attempt | 22-28 |
| 01:40 | Gonzaga | William Feldman grabs the defensive rebound | 22-28 |
| 01:23 | Gonzaga | William Feldman's floater is tipped away by William Knox | 22-28 |
| 01:21 | Pepperdine | The rebound goes to Robert Thibodaux | 22-28 |
| 00:58 | Pepperdine | John Davies misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 22-28 |
| 00:56 | Pepperdine | William Knox grabs the offensive board | 22-28 |
| 00:36 | Pepperdine | John Davies misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 22-28 |
| 00:34 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to William Feldman | 22-28 |
| 00:08 | Gonzaga | William Feldman scores on a floater from the left side set up by Richard Doyle and he's hacked by Robert Thibodaux - foul #3 on Robert Thibodaux, team foul #13 | 22-30 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Carl Imhoff (PG), Logan Crouse (SG), William Vancamp (SF), Scott Collins (PF), Victor Smith (C) Richard Samayoa, Scott Walden, Robert Thibodaux, John Davies, William Knox | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Cameron Frazier (PG), Timothy Quick (SG), Craig Roberts (PF), James Newson (C) Richard Doyle, Thomas Hurst, Lee Ramsey, Shannon Mitchell | |
| 00:08 | Gonzaga | William Feldman makes the free throw | 22-31 |
| 00:02 | Pepperdine | Carl Imhoff scores on a floater from the free throw line | 24-31 |
| 00:00 | Gonzaga | Timothy Quick hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 24-31 |