| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Jay Barrientos (fresh) SG - Gregory Bookman (fresh) SF - Troy Harris (fresh) PF - Antonio Sanders (fresh) C - Joel Jenkins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Kent Brockett (fresh) SG - Grant Shafer (fresh) SF - John Linn (fresh) PF - Carmelo Garcia (fresh) C - John Jacques (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Gonzaga | John Jacques wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:32 | Gonzaga | John Jacques misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Gregory Bookman - foul #1 on Gregory Bookman, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Gonzaga | John Jacques makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:32 | Gonzaga | John Jacques makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:16 | Boise State | Gregory Bookman makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Jay Barrientos | 3-2 |
| 18:54 | Gonzaga | John Linn misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 3-2 |
| 18:53 | Boise State | Antonio Sanders pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:49 | Boise State | Troy Harris hits a shot in the lane | 5-2 |
| 18:30 | Gonzaga | John Linn misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 5-2 |
| 18:29 | Boise State | Antonio Sanders grabs the defensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 18:25 | Boise State | Troy Harris makes the wide open shot from the right block on a great pass from Jay Barrientos | 7-2 |
| 18:01 | Gonzaga | Kent Brockett misses badly on a shot from the right side | 7-2 |
| 18:00 | Gonzaga | John Jacques tips it home | 7-4 |
| 17:54 | Boise State | Troy Harris misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 7-4 |
| 17:52 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to John Jacques | 7-4 |
| 17:26 | Gonzaga | Carmelo Garcia misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Jay Barrientos - foul #1 on Jay Barrientos, team foul #2 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Boise State | George Barnes (PG), Steven Janke (SF), Randy Fickes (C) Jay Barrientos, Troy Harris, Joel Jenkins | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Warren Reeves (PG), David Weaver (SF), Amado Bruno (C) Kent Brockett, John Linn, John Jacques | |
| 17:26 | Gonzaga | Carmelo Garcia makes the 1st free throw | 7-5 |
| 17:26 | Gonzaga | Carmelo Garcia misses the 2nd free throw | 7-5 |
| 17:26 | Boise State | Antonio Sanders pulls down the rebound | 7-5 |
| 17:22 | Boise State | George Barnes is fouled in the backcourt by Warren Reeves - foul #1 on Warren Reeves, team foul #1 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Gerald Lasseter (C) Carmelo Garcia | |
| 17:09 | Boise State | Steven Janke is fouled on the floor by David Weaver - foul #1 on David Weaver, team foul #2 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Boise State | David Sharpe (PF) Antonio Sanders | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 17:00 | Boise State | George Barnes drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 9-5 |
| 16:45 | Gonzaga | Warren Reeves dunks the ball set up by David Weaver | 9-7 |
| 16:31 | Boise State | Steven Janke misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 9-7 |
| 16:30 | Boise State | Randy Fickes grabs the offensive rebound | 9-7 |
| 16:11 | Boise State | Steven Janke is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Steven Janke, team foul #3 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Boise State | Jay Barrientos (PG), Troy Harris (SF), Antonio Sanders (PF) George Barnes, Gregory Bookman, Randy Fickes | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Kent Brockett (PG), James Williams (SG) Warren Reeves, Grant Shafer | |
| 15:43 | Gonzaga | David Weaver scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 9-10 |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Jay Barrientos (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Sharpe (fresh) SF - Troy Harris (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Antonio Sanders (fresh) 3 reb. C - Steven Janke (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Kent Brockett (fresh) SG - James Williams (fresh) SF - David Weaver (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Amado Bruno (fairly fresh) C - Gerald Lasseter (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Boise State | David Sharpe buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 12-10 |
| 15:09 | Gonzaga | Amado Bruno throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-10 |
| Subs | Boise State | George Barnes (PG), Phillip Moyer (SG), Joel Jenkins (C) Jay Barrientos, David Sharpe, Steven Janke | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | John Linn (SF), Carmelo Garcia (PF), John Jacques (C) David Weaver, Amado Bruno, Gerald Lasseter | |
| 14:51 | Boise State | Phillip Moyer travels with the ball | 12-10 |
| Subs | Boise State | Jerry Rondeau (PF) Antonio Sanders | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 14:22 | Gonzaga | Kent Brockett is fouled on the floor by Troy Harris - foul #1 on Troy Harris, team foul #4 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Boise State | Gregory Bookman (SG) Troy Harris | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Warren Reeves (PG), Grant Shafer (SG), Jeffrey Christensen (PF) Kent Brockett, James Williams, Carmelo Garcia | |
| 13:56 | Gonzaga | John Linn can't connect on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by George Barnes - foul #1 on George Barnes, team foul #5 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Boise State | Jay Barrientos (PG), David Sharpe (SF) George Barnes, Phillip Moyer | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 13:56 | Gonzaga | John Linn makes the 1st free throw | 12-11 |
| 13:56 | Gonzaga | John Linn makes the 2nd free throw | 12-12 |
| 13:54 | Boise State | Gregory Bookman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 12-12 |
| 13:43 | Gonzaga | John Jacques hits a jump hook near the basket set up by Grant Shafer and the foul's on Joel Jenkins - foul #1 on Joel Jenkins, team foul #6 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Boise State | Antonio Sanders (PF) Jerry Rondeau | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 13:43 | Gonzaga | John Jacques makes the free throw | 12-15 |
| 13:21 | Boise State | Joel Jenkins hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 12-15 |
| 13:20 | Gonzaga | John Linn grabs the defensive rebound | 12-15 |
| 12:55 | Gonzaga | John Jacques is denied on a layup by Antonio Sanders | 12-15 |
| 12:53 | Boise State | The rebound goes to Gregory Bookman | 12-15 |
| 12:32 | Boise State | Antonio Sanders makes the runner from the baseline set up by Gregory Bookman | 14-15 |
| 12:11 | Gonzaga | Jeffrey Christensen is fouled on the floor by Antonio Sanders - foul #1 on Antonio Sanders, team foul #7 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Boise State | George Barnes (PG), Phillip Moyer (SG), Troy Harris (SF), Steven Janke (PF), Randy Fickes (C) Jay Barrientos, Gregory Bookman, David Sharpe, Antonio Sanders, Joel Jenkins | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Kent Brockett (PG), James Williams (SG), David Weaver (SF), Carmelo Garcia (PF) Warren Reeves, Grant Shafer, John Linn, John Jacques | |
| 12:11 | Gonzaga | Jeffrey Christensen makes the 1st free throw | 14-16 |
| 12:11 | Gonzaga | Jeffrey Christensen misses the 2nd free throw | 14-16 |
| 12:11 | Boise State | Randy Fickes gets the rebound | 14-16 |
| 12:09 | Boise State | Troy Harris is hacked by David Weaver in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Weaver, team foul #3 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Heriberto Castillo (SF), Amado Bruno (C) David Weaver, Jeffrey Christensen | |
| 11:52 | Boise State | George Barnes hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Phillip Moyer | 17-16 |
| 11:27 | Gonzaga | Heriberto Castillo's floater is tipped away by Steven Janke | 17-16 |
| 11:25 | Boise State | Troy Harris gets the rebound | 17-16 |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - George Barnes (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Phillip Moyer (fresh) SF - Troy Harris (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Steven Janke (fresh) C - Randy Fickes (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Kent Brockett (fresh) SG - James Williams (fresh) SF - Heriberto Castillo (fresh) PF - Carmelo Garcia (fresh) 1 pts. C - Amado Bruno (fresh) | |
| 11:20 | Boise State | Phillip Moyer misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 17-16 |
| 11:18 | Boise State | Randy Fickes pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-16 |
| 11:08 | Boise State | Troy Harris comes up short on the floater in the paint but he's fouled by Heriberto Castillo - foul #1 on Heriberto Castillo, team foul #4 | 17-16 |
| 11:08 | Boise State | Troy Harris makes the 1st free throw | 18-16 |
| 11:08 | Boise State | Troy Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 19-16 |
| 10:45 | Gonzaga | James Williams is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on James Williams, team foul #5 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Boise State | Gregory Bookman (SG), Antonio Sanders (PF) Phillip Moyer, Troy Harris | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Gerald Lasseter (C) Amado Bruno | |
| 10:37 | Boise State | George Barnes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-16 |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Warren Reeves (SG) Heriberto Castillo | |
| 10:15 | Gonzaga | Carmelo Garcia is hacked by Gregory Bookman - foul #2 on Gregory Bookman, team foul #8 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Boise State | Jay Barrientos (PG), David Sharpe (SG), Phillip Moyer (SF), Jerry Rondeau (C) George Barnes, Gregory Bookman, Steven Janke, Randy Fickes | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Grant Shafer (SG), John Linn (SF) Kent Brockett, James Williams | |
| 10:15 | Gonzaga | Carmelo Garcia misses the 1st free throw | 19-16 |
| 10:15 | Boise State | The rebound goes to Antonio Sanders | 19-16 |
| 10:11 | Boise State | Antonio Sanders misses badly on a runner from the right block | 19-16 |
| 10:10 | Gonzaga | John Linn grabs the board | 19-16 |
| 09:44 | Gonzaga | John Linn connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Grant Shafer | 19-19 |
| 09:42 | Boise State | Jay Barrientos travels in the backcourt | 19-19 |
| Subs | Boise State | Troy Harris (SF) Phillip Moyer | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | John Jacques (C) Carmelo Garcia | |
| 09:18 | Gonzaga | Warren Reeves knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Grant Shafer | 19-22 |
| 09:14 | Boise State | Troy Harris's fadeaway is rejected by John Jacques | 19-22 |
| 09:12 | Boise State | David Sharpe tips it in | 21-22 |
| 08:52 | Gonzaga | Jay Barrientos steals it from Warren Reeves | 21-22 |
| 08:50 | Boise State | Grant Shafer steps in front of the Jay Barrientos pass in the backcourt | 21-22 |
| 08:49 | Gonzaga | John Linn lays it up and in on a nice dish by Grant Shafer | 21-24 |
| 08:28 | Boise State | Antonio Sanders makes the driving attempt from the left block and he's hacked by Gerald Lasseter - foul #1 on Gerald Lasseter, team foul #6 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Boise State | George Barnes (PG), Phillip Moyer (SG), Steven Janke (SF), Joel Jenkins (C) Jay Barrientos, David Sharpe, Troy Harris, Jerry Rondeau | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Kent Brockett (PG), James Williams (SG), Heriberto Castillo (SF), Amado Bruno (PF), Jeffrey Christensen (C) Warren Reeves, Grant Shafer, John Linn, Gerald Lasseter, John Jacques | |
| 08:28 | Boise State | Antonio Sanders makes the free throw | 24-24 |
| 08:06 | Gonzaga | Heriberto Castillo loses the dribble to Antonio Sanders | 24-24 |
| 08:02 | Boise State | Steven Janke loses the dribble to James Williams in the backcourt | 24-24 |
| 07:59 | Gonzaga | James Williams misses the easy layup | 24-24 |
| 07:57 | Gonzaga | Jeffrey Christensen grabs the offensive rebound | 24-24 |
| 07:42 | Gonzaga | George Barnes is called for the reach on James Williams - foul #2 on George Barnes, team foul #9 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Boise State | Alvin Brigman (PG), Troy Harris (SF) George Barnes, Antonio Sanders | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 07:42 | Gonzaga | James Williams makes the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 07:42 | Gonzaga | James Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 07:42 | Boise State | Joel Jenkins pulls down the rebound | 24-25 |
| 07:39 | Boise State | Kent Brockett takes the ball from Alvin Brigman in the backcourt | 24-25 |
| 07:17 | Gonzaga | Amado Bruno hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 24-25 |
| 07:16 | Boise State | Steven Janke grabs the board | 24-25 |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Alvin Brigman (fresh) SG - Phillip Moyer (fresh) SF - Troy Harris (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Steven Janke (fairly fresh) C - Joel Jenkins (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Kent Brockett (fresh) SG - James Williams (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Heriberto Castillo (fresh) PF - Amado Bruno (fresh) C - Jeffrey Christensen (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:12 | Boise State | Troy Harris misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 24-25 |
| 07:10 | Boise State | Steven Janke hits the follow up shot | 26-25 |
| 07:08 | Gonzaga | Kent Brockett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-25 |
| Subs | Boise State | David Sharpe (SG), Jerry Rondeau (PF), Randy Fickes (C) Troy Harris, Steven Janke, Joel Jenkins | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | John Linn (SF), Carmelo Garcia (PF), John Jacques (C) Heriberto Castillo, Amado Bruno, Jeffrey Christensen | |
| 06:54 | Boise State | Jerry Rondeau can't finish the layup | 26-25 |
| 06:52 | Gonzaga | Carmelo Garcia pulls down the rebound | 26-25 |
| 06:30 | Gonzaga | John Jacques scores on a runner from the baseline set up by James Williams | 26-27 |
| 06:11 | Boise State | Randy Fickes travels with the ball | 26-27 |
| Subs | Boise State | Jay Barrientos (PG), Troy Harris (SF), Antonio Sanders (PF) Alvin Brigman, Phillip Moyer, Jerry Rondeau | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Warren Reeves (PG), Grant Shafer (SG), Gerald Lasseter (PF), Jeffrey Christensen (C) Kent Brockett, James Williams, Carmelo Garcia, John Jacques | |
| 05:51 | Gonzaga | Warren Reeves misses the shot from the left block but he's fouled by Randy Fickes - foul #1 on Randy Fickes, team foul #10 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Boise State | Joel Jenkins (C) Randy Fickes | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Heriberto Castillo (SF), Amado Bruno (PF) John Linn, Jeffrey Christensen | |
| 05:51 | Gonzaga | Warren Reeves makes the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 05:51 | Gonzaga | Warren Reeves misses the 2nd free throw | 26-28 |
| 05:51 | Boise State | Joel Jenkins snags the defensive board | 26-28 |
| 05:47 | Boise State | Jay Barrientos is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jay Barrientos, team foul #11 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Boise State | Alvin Brigman (PG) Jay Barrientos | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 05:29 | Gonzaga | Amado Bruno makes the turnaround from the baseline | 26-30 |
| 05:12 | Boise State | David Sharpe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-30 |
| Subs | Boise State | Steven Janke (PF) Antonio Sanders | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | John Linn (SF), John Jacques (C) Grant Shafer, Gerald Lasseter | |
| 04:56 | Gonzaga | Heriberto Castillo is hacked by David Sharpe - foul #1 on David Sharpe, team foul #12 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Boise State | Jerry Rondeau (PF) Troy Harris | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Kent Brockett (PG), Jeffrey Christensen (PF) Warren Reeves, Amado Bruno | |
| 04:56 | Gonzaga | Heriberto Castillo misses the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 04:56 | Gonzaga | Heriberto Castillo makes the 2nd free throw | 26-31 |
| 04:44 | Boise State | Steven Janke is wide open and slams it home | 28-31 |
| 04:27 | Gonzaga | Kent Brockett misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 28-31 |
| 04:26 | Boise State | The rebound goes to Steven Janke | 28-31 |
| 04:08 | Boise State | Jerry Rondeau misses the easy layup | 28-31 |
| 04:07 | Gonzaga | John Jacques pulls down the rebound | 28-31 |
| 03:44 | Gonzaga | John Jacques's layup is rejected by Steven Janke | 28-31 |
| 03:42 | Gonzaga | The offensive rebound goes to John Linn | 28-31 |
| 03:29 | Gonzaga | Kent Brockett is hacked by David Sharpe - foul #2 on David Sharpe, team foul #13 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Boise State | Jay Barrientos (PG), Gregory Bookman (SG), Phillip Moyer (SF), Antonio Sanders (PF), Randy Fickes (C) Alvin Brigman, David Sharpe, Steven Janke, Jerry Rondeau, Joel Jenkins | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | James Williams (SG), David Weaver (SF), Carmelo Garcia (PF), Amado Bruno (C) Heriberto Castillo, John Linn, Jeffrey Christensen, John Jacques | |
| 03:29 | Gonzaga | Kent Brockett makes the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 03:29 | Gonzaga | Kent Brockett misses the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 03:29 | Boise State | Randy Fickes grabs the board | 28-32 |
| 03:11 | Boise State | Jay Barrientos misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 28-32 |
| 03:09 | Gonzaga | Carmelo Garcia grabs the board | 28-32 |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Jay Barrientos (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gregory Bookman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Phillip Moyer (fresh) PF - Antonio Sanders (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Randy Fickes (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Kent Brockett (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - James Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Weaver (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Carmelo Garcia (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Amado Bruno (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 02:44 | Gonzaga | Kent Brockett misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Jay Barrientos - foul #3 on Jay Barrientos, team foul #14 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Boise State | George Barnes (PG), Troy Harris (SF) Jay Barrientos, Phillip Moyer | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 02:44 | Gonzaga | Kent Brockett makes the 1st free throw | 28-33 |
| 02:44 | Gonzaga | Kent Brockett makes the 2nd free throw | 28-34 |
| 02:20 | Boise State | Troy Harris misses badly on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Carmelo Garcia - foul #1 on Carmelo Garcia, team foul #7 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Warren Reeves (PG), Gerald Lasseter (C) Kent Brockett, Amado Bruno | |
| 02:20 | Boise State | Troy Harris makes the 1st free throw | 29-34 |
| 02:20 | Boise State | Troy Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 30-34 |
| 01:56 | Gonzaga | James Williams knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing and he's hacked by Antonio Sanders - foul #2 on Antonio Sanders, team foul #15 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Boise State | Joel Jenkins (C) Randy Fickes | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | John Jacques (C) Carmelo Garcia | |
| 01:56 | Gonzaga | James Williams misses the free throw | 30-36 |
| 01:56 | Gonzaga | Gerald Lasseter snags the offensive board | 30-36 |
| 01:35 | Gonzaga | James Williams drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 30-38 |
| 01:33 | Boise State | Gregory Bookman is fouled in the backcourt by James Williams - foul #2 on James Williams, team foul #8 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Boise State | Phillip Moyer (SF), Jerry Rondeau (C) Troy Harris, Joel Jenkins | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Grant Shafer (SG), John Linn (SF), Jeffrey Christensen (C) James Williams, David Weaver, John Jacques | |
| 01:33 | Boise State | Gregory Bookman makes the 1st free throw | 31-38 |
| 01:33 | Boise State | Gregory Bookman makes the 2nd free throw | 32-38 |
| 01:04 | Gonzaga | Warren Reeves is fouled on the floor by George Barnes - foul #3 on George Barnes, team foul #16 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Boise State | Troy Harris (SF), Steven Janke (PF) George Barnes, Antonio Sanders | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 01:04 | Gonzaga | Warren Reeves makes the 1st free throw | 32-39 |
| 01:04 | Gonzaga | Warren Reeves makes the 2nd free throw | 32-40 |
| 00:50 | Boise State | Phillip Moyer hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Troy Harris | 34-40 |
| 00:34 | Gonzaga | John Linn connects on the 3 from the right wing | 34-43 |
| 00:14 | Boise State | Troy Harris hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Phillip Moyer | 36-43 |
| 00:00 | Gonzaga | Warren Reeves can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-43 |