| Lineup | Auburn | PG - William O'Neill (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mathew Shaw (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Stallworth (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Angel Moretti (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Brandon Montag (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Kent Brockett (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Linn (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Grant Shafer (fresh) PF - Carmelo Garcia (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - John Jacques (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Gonzaga | Grant Shafer inbounds the ball | 37-30 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:47 | Gonzaga | Carmelo Garcia is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Carmelo Garcia, team foul #1 | 37-30 |
| 19:30 | Auburn | Angel Moretti is called for traveling | 37-30 |
| 19:04 | Gonzaga | John Jacques misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Brandon Montag - foul #1 on Brandon Montag, team foul #1 | 37-30 |
| 19:04 | Gonzaga | John Jacques misses the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 19:04 | Gonzaga | John Jacques misses the 2nd free throw | 37-30 |
| 19:04 | Auburn | William Stallworth snags the defensive board | 37-30 |
| 19:02 | Auburn | John Linn steps in front of the Mathew Shaw pass in the backcourt | 37-30 |
| 18:46 | Gonzaga | John Linn connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Grant Shafer | 37-33 |
| 18:41 | Auburn | Angel Moretti is fouled in the backcourt by Grant Shafer - foul #2 on Grant Shafer, team foul #2 | 37-33 |
| 18:31 | Auburn | John Linn steps in front of the Brandon Montag pass | 37-33 |
| 18:28 | Gonzaga | John Linn banks in the layup | 37-35 |
| 18:26 | Auburn | Mathew Shaw is fouled in the backcourt by John Linn - foul #3 on John Linn, team foul #3 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Auburn | Pablo Los (SG) William Stallworth | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | David Weaver (SG), Amado Bruno (PF) John Linn, Carmelo Garcia | |
| 18:07 | Auburn | Pablo Los misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 37-35 |
| 18:05 | Auburn | Brandon Montag hits the follow up shot | 39-35 |
| 17:51 | Gonzaga | Kent Brockett can't finish the layup | 39-35 |
| 17:49 | Gonzaga | John Jacques hits the follow up shot | 39-37 |
| 17:45 | Auburn | Brandon Montag is called for traveling | 39-37 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Warren Reeves (PG), Gerald Lasseter (C) Kent Brockett, John Jacques | |
| 17:16 | Gonzaga | David Weaver misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 39-37 |
| 17:15 | Auburn | William O'Neill pulls down the rebound | 39-37 |
| 16:55 | Auburn | Pablo Los misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-37 |
| 16:54 | Auburn | Brandon Montag tips it home | 41-37 |
| 16:31 | Gonzaga | Amado Bruno clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 41-37 |
| 16:29 | Auburn | Mathew Shaw pulls down the rebound | 41-37 |
| 16:13 | Auburn | William O'Neill hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumpshot from the left side | 41-37 |
| 16:12 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to David Weaver | 41-37 |
| 15:54 | Gonzaga | Warren Reeves hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Amado Bruno | 41-40 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - William O'Neill (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Pablo Los (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mathew Shaw (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Angel Moretti (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Brandon Montag (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Warren Reeves (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - David Weaver (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Grant Shafer (tiring) 1 ast. PF - Amado Bruno (fairly fresh) C - Gerald Lasseter (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Auburn | Mathew Shaw hits a wide open 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-40 |
| 15:20 | Gonzaga | Mathew Shaw takes the ball from David Weaver | 44-40 |
| 14:57 | Auburn | William O'Neill blows the layup but he's fouled by Gerald Lasseter - foul #1 on Gerald Lasseter, team foul #4 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Auburn | William Stallworth (SF), Brian Eliason (PF), Dudley Gilbert (C) Pablo Los, Angel Moretti, Brandon Montag | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Kent Brockett (PG), John Linn (SG), James Williams (SF), Carmelo Garcia (PF), John Jacques (C) Warren Reeves, David Weaver, Grant Shafer, Amado Bruno, Gerald Lasseter | |
| 14:57 | Auburn | William O'Neill misses the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 14:57 | Auburn | William O'Neill makes the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 14:33 | Gonzaga | John Linn drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Kent Brockett | 45-43 |
| 14:15 | Auburn | William O'Neill misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 45-43 |
| 14:14 | Gonzaga | Carmelo Garcia snags the defensive board | 45-43 |
| 13:47 | Gonzaga | Kent Brockett misses badly on a runner in the paint | 45-43 |
| 13:46 | Auburn | Brian Eliason pulls down the rebound | 45-43 |
| 13:40 | Auburn | Brian Eliason throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-43 |
| Subs | Auburn | Pablo Los (PG), David Duncan (SG) William O'Neill, Mathew Shaw | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 13:20 | Gonzaga | Carmelo Garcia buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Jacques | 45-45 |
| 13:04 | Auburn | Brian Eliason's fadeaway is rejected by John Jacques | 45-45 |
| 13:03 | Auburn | David Duncan misses the tip | 45-45 |
| 13:01 | Auburn | William Stallworth gets the offensive rebound | 45-45 |
| 12:45 | Auburn | Pablo Los makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Dudley Gilbert | 48-45 |
| 12:26 | Gonzaga | Dudley Gilbert swats the layup by John Jacques | 48-45 |
| 12:24 | Auburn | Brian Eliason grabs the board | 48-45 |
| 11:58 | Auburn | Brian Eliason buries a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Pablo Los | 50-45 |
| 11:32 | Gonzaga | Kent Brockett is hacked by Pablo Los - foul #1 on Pablo Los, team foul #2 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Auburn | Mathew Shaw (SG), Angel Moretti (PF), Brandon Montag (C) David Duncan, Brian Eliason, Dudley Gilbert | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Warren Reeves (PG), David Weaver (SG), Heriberto Castillo (SF), Gerald Lasseter (PF), Jeffrey Christensen (C) Kent Brockett, John Linn, James Williams, Carmelo Garcia, John Jacques | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Pablo Los (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mathew Shaw (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - William Stallworth (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Angel Moretti (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Brandon Montag (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Warren Reeves (fresh) 6 pts. SG - David Weaver (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Heriberto Castillo (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Gerald Lasseter (fresh) C - Jeffrey Christensen (fresh) | |
| 11:09 | Gonzaga | David Weaver connects on the driving attempt from the baseline | 50-47 |
| 11:05 | Auburn | William Stallworth's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-47 |
| Subs | Auburn | William O'Neill (PG) William Stallworth | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Amado Bruno (PF) Jeffrey Christensen | |
| 10:54 | Gonzaga | The jumper by Warren Reeves is denied by Brandon Montag | 50-47 |
| 10:52 | Gonzaga | Amado Bruno pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-47 |
| 10:36 | Gonzaga | Amado Bruno drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Warren Reeves | 50-49 |
| 10:29 | Auburn | Angel Moretti hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Heriberto Castillo - foul #3 on Heriberto Castillo, team foul #5 | 50-49 |
| 10:29 | Auburn | Angel Moretti makes the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 10:29 | Auburn | Angel Moretti makes the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 10:07 | Gonzaga | Amado Bruno misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 52-49 |
| 10:05 | Gonzaga | Heriberto Castillo misses the tip | 52-49 |
| 10:03 | Auburn | Angel Moretti grabs the board | 52-49 |
| 10:01 | Auburn | William O'Neill is fouled in the backcourt by David Weaver - foul #1 on David Weaver, team foul #6 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Grant Shafer (SF), Jeffrey Christensen (PF), John Jacques (C) Heriberto Castillo, Amado Bruno, Gerald Lasseter | |
| 09:45 | Auburn | Mathew Shaw can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-49 |
| 09:43 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to David Weaver | 52-49 |
| 09:20 | Gonzaga | John Jacques splits the doubleteam and buries a shot from close range set up by David Weaver | 52-51 |
| 08:58 | Auburn | Warren Reeves picks off the pass by Mathew Shaw | 52-51 |
| 08:37 | Gonzaga | David Weaver can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-51 |
| 08:35 | Auburn | Angel Moretti gets the rebound | 52-51 |
| 08:29 | Auburn | Mathew Shaw hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Warren Reeves - foul #2 on Warren Reeves, team foul #7 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Auburn | William Stallworth (SF), Brian Eliason (PF), Dudley Gilbert (C) Pablo Los, Angel Moretti, Brandon Montag | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Kent Brockett (PG), John Linn (SG), James Williams (SF), Amado Bruno (PF), Gerald Lasseter (C) Warren Reeves, David Weaver, Grant Shafer, Jeffrey Christensen, John Jacques | |
| 08:29 | Auburn | Mathew Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 08:29 | Auburn | Mathew Shaw makes the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 08:08 | Gonzaga | James Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-51 |
| Subs | Auburn | David Duncan (SG) Mathew Shaw | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 07:49 | Auburn | David Duncan clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 54-51 |
| 07:47 | Auburn | Brian Eliason hits the follow up shot | 56-51 |
| 07:18 | Gonzaga | Kent Brockett misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 56-51 |
| 07:16 | Auburn | Brian Eliason grabs the board | 56-51 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - William O'Neill (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Duncan (fresh) SF - William Stallworth (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Eliason (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Dudley Gilbert (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Kent Brockett (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Linn (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - James Williams (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Amado Bruno (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Gerald Lasseter (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:03 | Auburn | William Stallworth clanks a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Gerald Lasseter - foul #2 on Gerald Lasseter, team foul #8 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Auburn | Pablo Los (PG) William O'Neill | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Heriberto Castillo (SG), Carmelo Garcia (PF), Jeffrey Christensen (C) John Linn, Amado Bruno, Gerald Lasseter | |
| 07:03 | Auburn | William Stallworth makes the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 07:03 | Auburn | William Stallworth makes the 2nd free throw | 58-51 |
| 06:46 | Gonzaga | Kent Brockett is fouled on the floor by Pablo Los - foul #2 on Pablo Los, team foul #3 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Auburn | Mathew Shaw (SG), Angel Moretti (SF), Brandon Montag (C) David Duncan, William Stallworth, Dudley Gilbert | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Grant Shafer (SF) James Williams | |
| 06:29 | Gonzaga | Grant Shafer misses the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Angel Moretti - foul #2 on Angel Moretti, team foul #4 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Auburn | William Stallworth (SF) Brian Eliason | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 06:29 | Gonzaga | Grant Shafer makes the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 06:29 | Gonzaga | Grant Shafer makes the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 06:21 | Auburn | Pablo Los misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 58-53 |
| 06:20 | Gonzaga | Kent Brockett snags the defensive board | 58-53 |
| 05:57 | Gonzaga | Pablo Los steals the ball from Grant Shafer | 58-53 |
| 05:33 | Auburn | Pablo Los is whistled for traveling | 58-53 |
| Subs | Auburn | William O'Neill (PG), David Duncan (SG), Brian Eliason (PF), Dudley Gilbert (C) Pablo Los, William Stallworth, Angel Moretti, Brandon Montag | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Warren Reeves (PG), David Weaver (SG), James Williams (SF), John Jacques (C) Kent Brockett, Heriberto Castillo, Grant Shafer, Jeffrey Christensen | |
| 05:04 | Gonzaga | Carmelo Garcia comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 58-53 |
| 05:02 | Auburn | Dudley Gilbert gets the rebound | 58-53 |
| 04:44 | Auburn | William O'Neill is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 58-53 |
| 04:42 | Gonzaga | John Jacques gets the rebound | 58-53 |
| 04:36 | Gonzaga | John Jacques comes up short on the floater from the right block but he's hacked by Dudley Gilbert - foul #2 on Dudley Gilbert, team foul #5 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Auburn | Pablo Los (PG), Angel Moretti (SF) William O'Neill, Mathew Shaw | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | John Linn (SG), Amado Bruno (PF) David Weaver, Carmelo Garcia | |
| 04:36 | Gonzaga | John Jacques misses the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 04:36 | Gonzaga | John Jacques makes the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 04:34 | Auburn | Pablo Los's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-54 |
| Subs | Auburn | William Stallworth (SF) Brian Eliason | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Gerald Lasseter (C) John Jacques | |
| 04:11 | Gonzaga | John Linn is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on John Linn, team foul #9 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Auburn | Mathew Shaw (SG), Brandon Montag (C) David Duncan, Dudley Gilbert | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Heriberto Castillo (SF) James Williams | |
| 03:47 | Auburn | Mathew Shaw hits the finger roll | 60-54 |
| 03:30 | Gonzaga | Brandon Montag steps in front of the Amado Bruno pass | 60-54 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:26 | Auburn | Mathew Shaw's pass is intercepted by John Linn in the backcourt | 60-54 |
| 03:00 | Gonzaga | Angel Moretti steals the ball from Amado Bruno | 60-54 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Pablo Los (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mathew Shaw (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - William Stallworth (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Angel Moretti (tiring) 15 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Brandon Montag (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Warren Reeves (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Linn (fresh) 10 pts. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Heriberto Castillo (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Amado Bruno (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Gerald Lasseter (fairly fresh) | |
| 02:47 | Auburn | Mathew Shaw clanks a runner in the lane | 60-54 |
| 02:45 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to William Stallworth | 60-54 |
| 02:35 | Auburn | Angel Moretti makes the floater from the right wing set up by Pablo Los | 62-54 |
| 02:35 | Gonzaga | Gonzaga calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-54 |
| Subs | Auburn | William O'Neill (PG), Brian Eliason (PF), Dudley Gilbert (C) William Stallworth, Angel Moretti, Brandon Montag | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Kent Brockett (PG), Grant Shafer (SF), Carmelo Garcia (PF), John Jacques (C) Warren Reeves, Heriberto Castillo, Amado Bruno, Gerald Lasseter | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:13 | Gonzaga | John Jacques makes the contested driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from John Linn | 62-56 |
| 02:13 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-56 |
| Subs | Auburn | Angel Moretti (SF) Pablo Los | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 01:56 | Auburn | Angel Moretti's pass is intercepted by John Jacques | 62-56 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:35 | Gonzaga | Kent Brockett makes the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Grant Shafer and he's hacked by Brian Eliason - foul #4 on Brian Eliason, team foul #6 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Auburn | William Stallworth (SF), Brandon Montag (C) Brian Eliason, Dudley Gilbert | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 01:35 | Gonzaga | Kent Brockett makes the free throw | 62-59 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:15 | Auburn | Angel Moretti misses long on a runner in the paint | 62-59 |
| 01:13 | Gonzaga | Kent Brockett gets the rebound | 62-59 |
| 00:57 | Gonzaga | Angel Moretti blocks the jumper by John Linn | 62-59 |
| 00:55 | Auburn | William Stallworth grabs the defensive rebound | 62-59 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Auburn | Angel Moretti drills a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Mathew Shaw | 64-59 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Gonzaga | John Jacques makes the shot from close range on a nice dish by Kent Brockett | 64-61 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Auburn | Mathew Shaw is hacked by John Linn in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Linn, team foul #10 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Auburn | Pablo Los (PG) William O'Neill | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | David Weaver (SG) John Linn | |
| 00:25 | Auburn | Mathew Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 00:25 | Auburn | Mathew Shaw misses the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 00:25 | Gonzaga | John Jacques gets the rebound | 65-61 |
| 00:19 | Gonzaga | David Weaver can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-61 |
| 00:18 | Gonzaga | Carmelo Garcia snags the offensive board | 65-61 |
| 00:15 | Gonzaga | David Weaver clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 65-61 |
| 00:14 | Auburn | Pablo Los grabs the defensive rebound | 65-61 |
| 00:11 | Auburn | Kent Brockett is called for the reach on Pablo Los in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kent Brockett, team foul #11 | 65-61 |
| 00:11 | Auburn | Pablo Los misses the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 00:11 | Auburn | Pablo Los makes the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| 00:05 | Gonzaga | David Weaver misses the 3pt shot from the right corner but he's hacked by Mathew Shaw - foul #3 on Mathew Shaw, team foul #7 | 66-61 |
| Subs | Auburn | William O'Neill (PG) Pablo Los | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 00:05 | Gonzaga | David Weaver makes the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 00:05 | Gonzaga | David Weaver makes the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 00:05 | Gonzaga | David Weaver misses the 3rd free throw | 66-63 |
| 00:05 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Angel Moretti | 66-63 |
| 00:02 | Auburn | Kent Brockett is called for the reach on Angel Moretti in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kent Brockett, team foul #12 | 66-63 |
| Subs | Auburn | Pablo Los (PG) William O'Neill | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 00:02 | Auburn | Angel Moretti misses the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 00:02 | Auburn | Angel Moretti makes the 2nd free throw | 67-63 |
| 00:00 | Gonzaga | David Weaver can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 67-63 |