| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Bryan Svendsen (fresh) SG - William Nguyen (fresh) SF - Donald Duffin (fresh) PF - Pete Oberlin (fresh) C - David Perkins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Shing Wang (fresh) SG - Michael Sullivan (fresh) SF - Juan Acevedo (fresh) PF - Mark Crowe (fresh) C - Charles Lew (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Gonzaga | Juan Acevedo wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:53 | Gonzaga | Michael Sullivan scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Shing Wang | 0-3 |
| 19:35 | Montana State | Donald Duffin misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-3 |
| 19:34 | Gonzaga | Michael Sullivan grabs the defensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 19:10 | Gonzaga | Juan Acevedo can't finish the layup | 0-3 |
| 19:09 | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen gets the rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:49 | Montana State | Pete Oberlin connects on the jump hook near the basket | 2-3 |
| 18:42 | Gonzaga | Mark Crowe makes the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Michael Sullivan | 2-5 |
| 18:25 | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from William Nguyen | 5-5 |
| 18:08 | Gonzaga | Michael Sullivan makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Shing Wang | 5-8 |
| 17:49 | Montana State | William Nguyen buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Pete Oberlin | 8-8 |
| 17:35 | Gonzaga | Shing Wang loses the ball out of bounds | 8-8 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | James Lucas (SF), Robert Leone (C) Juan Acevedo, Charles Lew | |
| 17:21 | Montana State | William Nguyen travels with the ball | 8-8 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Gustavo Russo (PG), Kevin Arakaki (SG) Shing Wang, Michael Sullivan | |
| 17:14 | Gonzaga | Robert Leone loses the dribble to David Perkins | 8-8 |
| 17:09 | Montana State | William Nguyen can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 8-8 |
| 17:07 | Gonzaga | Mark Crowe grabs the board | 8-8 |
| 16:51 | Gonzaga | Robert Leone banks in the layup | 8-10 |
| 16:43 | Montana State | Donald Duffin is fouled on the floor by James Lucas - foul #1 on James Lucas, team foul #1 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Montana State | John Gray (PF) Pete Oberlin | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Charles Lew (C) Mark Crowe | |
| 16:37 | Montana State | William Nguyen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-10 |
| 16:17 | Gonzaga | The jumper by Gustavo Russo is denied by David Perkins | 8-10 |
| 16:15 | Gonzaga | James Lucas gets the offensive rebound | 8-10 |
| 16:02 | Gonzaga | Gustavo Russo hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Kevin Arakaki | 8-13 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Bryan Svendsen (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Nguyen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Duffin (fairly fresh) PF - John Gray (fresh) C - David Perkins (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Gustavo Russo (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kevin Arakaki (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Lucas (fresh) PF - Robert Leone (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Lew (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:49 | Montana State | Donald Duffin hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket but the foul's on James Lucas - foul #2 on James Lucas, team foul #2 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Montana State | Joel Morawski (SG), James Cox (C) William Nguyen, David Perkins | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Shing Wang (PG), Michael Sullivan (SG), Juan Acevedo (SF) Gustavo Russo, Kevin Arakaki, James Lucas | |
| 15:49 | Montana State | Donald Duffin makes the 1st free throw | 9-13 |
| 15:49 | Montana State | Donald Duffin makes the 2nd free throw | 10-13 |
| 15:27 | Gonzaga | Shing Wang blows the dunk but the foul's on Bryan Svendsen - foul #1 on Bryan Svendsen, team foul #1 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Montana State | Joe Pennock (SG), Bruce Chute (PF) Bryan Svendsen, Donald Duffin | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Mark Crowe (PF) Charles Lew | |
| 15:27 | Gonzaga | Shing Wang makes the 1st free throw | 10-14 |
| 15:27 | Gonzaga | Shing Wang makes the 2nd free throw | 10-15 |
| 15:02 | Montana State | Joel Morawski drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Bruce Chute | 13-15 |
| 14:45 | Gonzaga | Shing Wang misses the dunk | 13-15 |
| 14:43 | Gonzaga | Shing Wang misses the tip | 13-15 |
| 14:42 | Montana State | The rebound goes to James Cox | 13-15 |
| 14:30 | Montana State | John Gray comes up short on the shot from the right side | 13-15 |
| 14:29 | Gonzaga | Mark Crowe snags the defensive board | 13-15 |
| 14:11 | Gonzaga | Robert Leone blows the layup but he's fouled by James Cox - foul #1 on James Cox, team foul #2 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen (PG), William Nguyen (SG), Pete Oberlin (PF), David Perkins (C) Joe Pennock, John Gray, Bruce Chute, James Cox | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 14:11 | Gonzaga | Robert Leone misses the 1st free throw | 13-15 |
| 14:11 | Gonzaga | Robert Leone misses the 2nd free throw | 13-15 |
| 14:11 | Montana State | Joel Morawski gets the rebound | 13-15 |
| 13:53 | Montana State | David Perkins clanks a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Shing Wang - foul #1 on Shing Wang, team foul #3 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Montana State | Donald Duffin (SF) Joel Morawski | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Charles Lew (C) Robert Leone | |
| 13:53 | Montana State | David Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 14-15 |
| 13:53 | Montana State | David Perkins makes the 2nd free throw | 15-15 |
| 13:42 | Gonzaga | Mark Crowe lays it up and in | 15-17 |
| 13:26 | Montana State | William Nguyen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-17 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Kevin Arakaki (SG) Michael Sullivan | |
| 13:10 | Gonzaga | Mark Crowe can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 15-17 |
| 13:08 | Montana State | Donald Duffin pulls down the rebound | 15-17 |
| 12:52 | Montana State | Pete Oberlin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-17 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Gustavo Russo (PG) Shing Wang | |
| 12:38 | Gonzaga | Mark Crowe misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Bryan Svendsen - foul #2 on Bryan Svendsen, team foul #3 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Montana State | Joel Morawski (PG) Bryan Svendsen | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 12:38 | Gonzaga | Mark Crowe makes the 1st free throw | 15-18 |
| 12:38 | Gonzaga | Mark Crowe makes the 2nd free throw | 15-19 |
| 12:28 | Montana State | Pete Oberlin buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Duffin | 18-19 |
| 12:02 | Gonzaga | Mark Crowe misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 18-19 |
| 12:01 | Montana State | The rebound goes to William Nguyen | 18-19 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Joel Morawski (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Nguyen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Duffin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Pete Oberlin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - David Perkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Gustavo Russo (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kevin Arakaki (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Juan Acevedo (fairly fresh) PF - Mark Crowe (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Lew (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Montana State | David Perkins misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 18-19 |
| 11:34 | Montana State | William Nguyen tips it but misses | 18-19 |
| 11:32 | Gonzaga | Charles Lew grabs the defensive rebound | 18-19 |
| 11:19 | Gonzaga | David Perkins is called for the reach on Gustavo Russo - foul #1 on David Perkins, team foul #4 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Montana State | Joe Pennock (PG), John Gray (PF), James Cox (C) Donald Duffin, Pete Oberlin, David Perkins | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Shing Wang (PG), Michael Sullivan (SG), Robert Leone (PF) Gustavo Russo, Kevin Arakaki, Mark Crowe | |
| 11:01 | Gonzaga | William Nguyen picks off the pass by Michael Sullivan | 18-19 |
| 10:56 | Montana State | Michael Sullivan picks off the pass by William Nguyen | 18-19 |
| 10:44 | Gonzaga | Juan Acevedo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 18-19 |
| 10:42 | Montana State | Joe Pennock gets the rebound | 18-19 |
| 10:23 | Montana State | John Gray is fouled on the floor by Robert Leone - foul #1 on Robert Leone, team foul #4 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Montana State | Bruce Chute (PF) William Nguyen | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Mark Crowe (PF) Charles Lew | |
| 10:09 | Montana State | Joel Morawski clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 18-19 |
| 10:07 | Gonzaga | Robert Leone grabs the defensive rebound | 18-19 |
| 09:50 | Gonzaga | Mark Crowe misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 18-19 |
| 09:49 | Gonzaga | Robert Leone gets the offensive rebound | 18-19 |
| 09:39 | Gonzaga | Mark Crowe comes up short on the floater from the right side but he's hacked by John Gray - foul #1 on John Gray, team foul #5 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Montana State | Elmer Davis (SG), Donald Duffin (SF), David Perkins (C) Joel Morawski, Bruce Chute, James Cox | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 09:39 | Gonzaga | Mark Crowe makes the 1st free throw | 18-20 |
| 09:39 | Gonzaga | Mark Crowe misses the 2nd free throw | 18-20 |
| 09:39 | Montana State | John Gray grabs the board | 18-20 |
| 09:21 | Montana State | Joe Pennock misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 18-20 |
| 09:20 | Montana State | Donald Duffin snags the offensive board | 18-20 |
| 09:10 | Montana State | Donald Duffin is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Donald Duffin, team foul #6 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Montana State | William Nguyen (SG) Elmer Davis | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Charles Lew (C) Mark Crowe | |
| 08:54 | Gonzaga | Juan Acevedo misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 18-20 |
| 08:53 | Montana State | Joe Pennock gets the rebound | 18-20 |
| 08:37 | Montana State | Joe Pennock misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 18-20 |
| 08:35 | Montana State | The offensive rebound goes to John Gray | 18-20 |
| 08:21 | Montana State | William Nguyen clanks a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Juan Acevedo - foul #1 on Juan Acevedo, team foul #5 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Montana State | Joel Morawski (PG), Pete Oberlin (PF) Joe Pennock, John Gray | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Gustavo Russo (PG), Kevin Arakaki (SG), Mark Crowe (PF) Shing Wang, Michael Sullivan, Robert Leone | |
| 08:21 | Montana State | William Nguyen makes the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 08:21 | Montana State | William Nguyen makes the 2nd free throw | 20-20 |
| 08:02 | Gonzaga | Donald Duffin steals the ball from Charles Lew | 20-20 |
| 07:58 | Montana State | Donald Duffin hits the finger roll | 22-20 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Joel Morawski (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Nguyen (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Duffin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Pete Oberlin (fresh) 5 pts. C - David Perkins (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Gustavo Russo (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kevin Arakaki (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Juan Acevedo (tiring) PF - Mark Crowe (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Lew (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:54 | Gonzaga | Gustavo Russo hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 22-23 |
| 07:49 | Montana State | Joel Morawski loses the dribble to Gustavo Russo in the backcourt | 22-23 |
| 07:47 | Gonzaga | Kevin Arakaki lays it up and in on a nice dish by Gustavo Russo | 22-25 |
| 07:27 | Montana State | Joel Morawski connects on the floater from the free throw line set up by William Nguyen | 24-25 |
| 07:22 | Gonzaga | Gustavo Russo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 24-25 |
| 07:21 | Montana State | David Perkins gets the rebound | 24-25 |
| 07:08 | Montana State | David Perkins is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on David Perkins, team foul #7 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Montana State | Joe Pennock (SG), Matthew Billings (SF), James Cox (C) William Nguyen, Donald Duffin, David Perkins | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Shing Wang (PG), Michael Sullivan (SG), Robert Leone (C) Gustavo Russo, Kevin Arakaki, Charles Lew | |
| 06:50 | Gonzaga | Joe Pennock steps in front of the Mark Crowe pass | 24-25 |
| 06:48 | Montana State | Joel Morawski is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 24-25 |
| Subs | Montana State | John Gray (SF) Matthew Billings | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 06:34 | Gonzaga | Robert Leone blows the dunk | 24-25 |
| 06:33 | Montana State | Pete Oberlin pulls down the rebound | 24-25 |
| 06:20 | Montana State | Shing Wang steps in front of the Joel Morawski pass | 24-25 |
| 06:17 | Gonzaga | Shing Wang lays it in | 24-27 |
| 05:57 | Montana State | Pete Oberlin buries a jump hook in the lane set up by Joel Morawski and he's fouled by Robert Leone - foul #2 on Robert Leone, team foul #6 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Montana State | William Nguyen (SG) Joe Pennock | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Charles Lew (C) Robert Leone | |
| 05:57 | Montana State | Pete Oberlin misses the free throw | 26-27 |
| 05:57 | Gonzaga | Charles Lew pulls down the rebound | 26-27 |
| 05:32 | Gonzaga | Mark Crowe knocks in the jumper from the left wing | 26-29 |
| 05:16 | Montana State | John Gray comes up short on the runner from the left block | 26-29 |
| 05:15 | Gonzaga | Mark Crowe snags the defensive board | 26-29 |
| 05:10 | Gonzaga | Michael Sullivan is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Michael Sullivan, team foul #7 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Montana State | Joe Pennock (PG), Donald Duffin (SF), Bruce Chute (PF) Joel Morawski, John Gray, Pete Oberlin | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Gustavo Russo (PG), Kevin Arakaki (SG) Shing Wang, Michael Sullivan | |
| 05:02 | Montana State | James Cox lays it up and in | 28-29 |
| 04:53 | Gonzaga | Charles Lew misses short on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Donald Duffin - foul #2 on Donald Duffin, team foul #8 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Montana State | Matthew Billings (SF), Pete Oberlin (PF) Donald Duffin, James Cox | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 04:53 | Gonzaga | Charles Lew misses the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 04:53 | Gonzaga | Charles Lew misses the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 04:53 | Montana State | Bruce Chute gets the rebound | 28-29 |
| 04:34 | Montana State | William Nguyen misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 28-29 |
| 04:32 | Montana State | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Billings | 28-29 |
| 04:19 | Montana State | William Nguyen misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 28-29 |
| 04:18 | Montana State | Bruce Chute grabs the offensive rebound | 28-29 |
| 03:59 | Montana State | Bruce Chute hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-29 |
| 03:57 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Mark Crowe | 28-29 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Joe Pennock (fresh) SG - William Nguyen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Billings (fresh) PF - Pete Oberlin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Bruce Chute (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Gustavo Russo (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Arakaki (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Juan Acevedo (tired) PF - Mark Crowe (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Lew (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 03:51 | Gonzaga | Charles Lew makes the runner from the left block | 28-31 |
| 03:37 | Montana State | Bruce Chute throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-31 |
| Subs | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen (PG), Joel Morawski (SG), Donald Duffin (SF), John Gray (PF), David Perkins (C) Joe Pennock, William Nguyen, Matthew Billings, Pete Oberlin, Bruce Chute | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Shing Wang (PG), Michael Sullivan (SG), James Lucas (SF), Robert Leone (PF) Gustavo Russo, Kevin Arakaki, Juan Acevedo, Mark Crowe | |
| 03:16 | Gonzaga | Robert Leone connects on the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Sullivan | 28-33 |
| 03:03 | Montana State | Joel Morawski misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-33 |
| 03:01 | Gonzaga | Robert Leone gets the rebound | 28-33 |
| 02:46 | Gonzaga | Michael Sullivan can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-33 |
| 02:45 | Montana State | Donald Duffin pulls down the rebound | 28-33 |
| 02:29 | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-33 |
| 02:28 | Gonzaga | Michael Sullivan pulls down the rebound | 28-33 |
| 02:23 | Gonzaga | Michael Sullivan misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-33 |
| 02:21 | Gonzaga | Michael Sullivan gets the offensive rebound | 28-33 |
| 02:06 | Gonzaga | Shing Wang misses long on a shot from the right wing | 28-33 |
| 02:04 | Montana State | Donald Duffin grabs the board | 28-33 |
| 01:47 | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen travels with the ball | 28-33 |
| Subs | Montana State | William Nguyen (SG), Bruce Chute (PF) Joel Morawski, John Gray | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Mark Crowe (PF) Charles Lew | |
| 01:28 | Gonzaga | Mark Crowe connects on the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Shing Wang and the foul's on Bruce Chute - foul #1 on Bruce Chute, team foul #9 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Gustavo Russo (PG), Kevin Arakaki (SG) Shing Wang, Michael Sullivan | |
| 01:28 | Gonzaga | Mark Crowe makes the free throw | 28-36 |
| 01:16 | Montana State | Bryan Svendsen misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-36 |
| 01:15 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Kevin Arakaki | 28-36 |
| 00:48 | Gonzaga | Gustavo Russo clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-36 |
| 00:47 | Montana State | Donald Duffin gets the rebound | 28-36 |
| 00:33 | Montana State | Bruce Chute is hacked by Mark Crowe - foul #1 on Mark Crowe, team foul #8 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Montana State | Joel Morawski (SF), James Cox (C) Donald Duffin, David Perkins | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Shing Wang (PG) Gustavo Russo | |
| 00:33 | Montana State | Bruce Chute misses the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 00:33 | Gonzaga | Mark Crowe snags the defensive board | 28-36 |
| 00:16 | Gonzaga | Mark Crowe makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 28-38 |
| 00:05 | Montana State | Joel Morawski scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from William Nguyen | 31-38 |
| 00:00 | Gonzaga | Shing Wang misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 31-38 |