| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Kent Brockett (fresh) SG - John Linn (fresh) SF - James Williams (fresh) PF - Carmelo Garcia (fresh) C - John Jacques (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Troy Dawson (fresh) SG - Paul Pope (fresh) SF - Harold Echols (fresh) PF - Walter Duke (fresh) C - Jack Castleberry (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Santa Clara | Jack Castleberry wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:44 | Santa Clara | Paul Pope clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Gonzaga | James Williams snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Gonzaga | John Linn is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 3-0 |
| 19:11 | Santa Clara | Paul Pope misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 3-0 |
| 19:10 | Santa Clara | Jack Castleberry tips it in | 3-2 |
| 18:47 | Gonzaga | James Williams is hacked by Harold Echols - foul #1 on Harold Echols, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:26 | Gonzaga | Walter Duke steals the ball from James Williams | 3-2 |
| 18:22 | Santa Clara | Kent Brockett steps in front of the Paul Pope pass in the backcourt | 3-2 |
| 18:21 | Gonzaga | John Linn hits the finger roll set up by Kent Brockett | 5-2 |
| 18:19 | Santa Clara | Troy Dawson is fouled in the backcourt by James Williams - foul #1 on James Williams, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| 18:11 | Santa Clara | Troy Dawson misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 5-2 |
| 18:09 | Santa Clara | The offensive rebound goes to Troy Dawson | 5-2 |
| 17:49 | Santa Clara | Paul Pope misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 5-2 |
| 17:47 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to John Jacques | 5-2 |
| 17:45 | Gonzaga | John Linn is hacked by Troy Dawson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Troy Dawson, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Warren Reeves (PG), David Weaver (SG), Grant Shafer (SF), Amado Bruno (PF), Gerald Lasseter (C) Kent Brockett, John Linn, James Williams, Carmelo Garcia, John Jacques | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Preston Sims (SF) Harold Echols | |
| 17:30 | Gonzaga | David Weaver clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 5-2 |
| 17:28 | Santa Clara | Preston Sims snags the defensive board | 5-2 |
| 17:24 | Santa Clara | Amado Bruno is called for the reach on Troy Dawson - foul #1 on Amado Bruno, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jarvis Ralph (SG) Paul Pope | |
| 17:07 | Santa Clara | Walter Duke can't finish the layup | 5-2 |
| 17:06 | Gonzaga | Gerald Lasseter grabs the defensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 16:40 | Gonzaga | David Weaver misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 5-2 |
| 16:39 | Gonzaga | Amado Bruno grabs the offensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 16:20 | Gonzaga | Amado Bruno banks in the wide open layup set up by Grant Shafer | 7-2 |
| 16:08 | Santa Clara | Preston Sims misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 7-2 |
| 16:06 | Gonzaga | Amado Bruno grabs the board | 7-2 |
| 15:37 | Gonzaga | Warren Reeves is fouled on the floor by Troy Dawson - foul #2 on Troy Dawson, team foul #3 | 7-2 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Ryan Smith (PG), Paul Pope (SG), Chester Follett (PF), Melvin Todd (C) Troy Dawson, Jarvis Ralph, Walter Duke, Jack Castleberry | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Kent Brockett (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Linn (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Williams (fresh) PF - Carmelo Garcia (fresh) C - John Jacques (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Ryan Smith (fresh) SG - Paul Pope (fairly fresh) SF - Preston Sims (fairly fresh) PF - Chester Follett (fresh) C - Melvin Todd (fresh) | |
| 15:21 | Gonzaga | Chester Follett steps in front of the Kent Brockett pass | 7-2 |
| 15:18 | Santa Clara | Chester Follett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-2 |
| 15:00 | Gonzaga | John Linn misses long on a 3 from straight away | 7-2 |
| 14:58 | Gonzaga | John Jacques can't tip it in | 7-2 |
| 14:57 | Santa Clara | Ryan Smith grabs the board | 7-2 |
| 14:34 | Santa Clara | Preston Sims misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 7-2 |
| 14:33 | Santa Clara | Ryan Smith tips it but misses | 7-2 |
| 14:31 | Gonzaga | Carmelo Garcia snags the defensive board | 7-2 |
| 14:02 | Gonzaga | Kent Brockett misses badly on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Ryan Smith - foul #1 on Ryan Smith, team foul #4 | 7-2 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Heriberto Castillo (SG), Grant Shafer (SF), Jeffrey Christensen (PF) John Linn, James Williams, Carmelo Garcia | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Harold Echols (SF), Alan Parsons (PF), Jack Castleberry (C) Preston Sims, Chester Follett, Melvin Todd | |
| 14:02 | Gonzaga | Kent Brockett makes the 1st free throw | 8-2 |
| 14:02 | Gonzaga | Kent Brockett misses the 2nd free throw | 8-2 |
| 14:02 | Santa Clara | Jack Castleberry grabs the board | 8-2 |
| 13:46 | Santa Clara | Paul Pope clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Heriberto Castillo - foul #1 on Heriberto Castillo, team foul #3 | 8-2 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Warren Reeves (PG), David Weaver (SG) Kent Brockett, Heriberto Castillo | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 13:46 | Santa Clara | Paul Pope makes the 1st free throw | 8-3 |
| 13:46 | Santa Clara | Paul Pope makes the 2nd free throw | 8-4 |
| 13:42 | Gonzaga | Grant Shafer is hacked by Ryan Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ryan Smith, team foul #5 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Preston Sims (PG) Ryan Smith | |
| 13:19 | Gonzaga | Harold Echols picks off the pass by Jeffrey Christensen | 8-4 |
| 13:01 | Santa Clara | Preston Sims is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 8-4 |
| 13:00 | Gonzaga | Warren Reeves grabs the defensive rebound | 8-4 |
| 12:55 | Gonzaga | David Weaver is called for traveling in the backcourt | 8-4 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Heriberto Castillo (PG), James Williams (SF), Amado Bruno (PF), Gerald Lasseter (C) Warren Reeves, Grant Shafer, Jeffrey Christensen, John Jacques | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jarvis Ralph (SG) Paul Pope | |
| 12:40 | Santa Clara | Harold Echols hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Jarvis Ralph | 8-7 |
| 12:30 | Gonzaga | David Weaver is called for 10 seconds | 8-7 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Kent Brockett (PG), John Linn (SG) Heriberto Castillo, David Weaver | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Manley (SF), Walter Duke (PF) Harold Echols, Alan Parsons | |
| 12:14 | Santa Clara | Jack Castleberry banks in the layup | 8-9 |
| 11:50 | Gonzaga | John Linn connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Kent Brockett | 11-9 |
| 11:27 | Santa Clara | Preston Sims scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 11-12 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Kent Brockett (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Linn (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - James Williams (fairly fresh) PF - Amado Bruno (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gerald Lasseter (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Preston Sims (tired) 3 pts. SG - Jarvis Ralph (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Manley (fresh) PF - Walter Duke (tiring) C - Jack Castleberry (tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Gonzaga | John Linn is fouled in the backcourt by Jarvis Ralph - foul #1 on Jarvis Ralph, team foul #6 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Warren Reeves (PG), Heriberto Castillo (SG), Grant Shafer (SF), Carmelo Garcia (PF), Jeffrey Christensen (C) Kent Brockett, John Linn, James Williams, Amado Bruno, Gerald Lasseter | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Paul Pope (SG), Chester Follett (PF), Melvin Todd (C) Jarvis Ralph, Walter Duke, Jack Castleberry | |
| 11:11 | Gonzaga | Heriberto Castillo misses the wide open jumper in the lane | 11-12 |
| 11:10 | Santa Clara | Preston Sims grabs the board | 11-12 |
| 10:48 | Santa Clara | Preston Sims clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 11-12 |
| 10:47 | Santa Clara | Chester Follett grabs the offensive board | 11-12 |
| 10:35 | Santa Clara | Carmelo Garcia steals the ball from Paul Pope | 11-12 |
| 10:18 | Gonzaga | Carmelo Garcia misses short on an open turnaround in the paint | 11-12 |
| 10:16 | Santa Clara | Melvin Todd pulls down the rebound | 11-12 |
| 10:06 | Santa Clara | Preston Sims is called for 10 seconds | 11-12 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Kent Brockett (PG), David Weaver (SG), James Williams (SF), John Jacques (C) Warren Reeves, Heriberto Castillo, Grant Shafer, Jeffrey Christensen | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jarvis Ralph (SG), Harold Echols (SF), Walter Duke (PF), Alan Parsons (C) Preston Sims, John Manley, Chester Follett, Melvin Todd | |
| 09:51 | Gonzaga | James Williams is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 11-12 |
| 09:50 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Harold Echols | 11-12 |
| 09:46 | Santa Clara | Paul Pope connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 11-14 |
| 09:21 | Gonzaga | Carmelo Garcia makes the wide open pull-up jumper from the right side set up by James Williams | 13-14 |
| 08:57 | Santa Clara | Harold Echols's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-14 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | John Linn (SG), Gerald Lasseter (PF) Kent Brockett, Carmelo Garcia | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Preston Sims (PG), Jack Castleberry (C) Jarvis Ralph, Alan Parsons | |
| 08:30 | Gonzaga | John Jacques misses the dunk attempt | 13-14 |
| 08:28 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Preston Sims | 13-14 |
| 08:19 | Santa Clara | James Williams denies the turnaround by Paul Pope | 13-14 |
| 08:18 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Gerald Lasseter | 13-14 |
| 08:13 | Gonzaga | John Linn misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 13-14 |
| 08:12 | Gonzaga | John Jacques snags the offensive board | 13-14 |
| 07:45 | Gonzaga | John Jacques is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 13-14 |
| 07:44 | Gonzaga | John Linn pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-14 |
| 07:31 | Gonzaga | John Linn is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Gerald Lasseter | 16-14 |
| 07:29 | Santa Clara | Jack Castleberry throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 16-14 |
| 07:29 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 16-14 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Kent Brockett (PG), Grant Shafer (SF), Amado Bruno (PF) David Weaver, James Williams, John Jacques | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jarvis Ralph (SG), John Manley (SF), Chester Follett (PF), Melvin Todd (C) Paul Pope, Harold Echols, Walter Duke, Jack Castleberry | |
| 07:06 | Gonzaga | Gerald Lasseter misses the lay-in but the foul's on Melvin Todd - foul #1 on Melvin Todd, team foul #7 | 16-14 |
| 07:06 | Gonzaga | Gerald Lasseter makes the 1st free throw | 17-14 |
| 07:06 | Gonzaga | Gerald Lasseter misses the 2nd free throw | 17-14 |
| 07:06 | Santa Clara | Melvin Todd gets the rebound | 17-14 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Kent Brockett (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Linn (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Grant Shafer (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Gerald Lasseter (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Amado Bruno (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Preston Sims (tired) 3 pts. 3 reb. SG - Jarvis Ralph (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Manley (fresh) PF - Chester Follett (fresh) C - Melvin Todd (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 06:56 | Santa Clara | Chester Follett hits a wide open floater from the left block set up by Preston Sims | 17-16 |
| 06:31 | Gonzaga | Amado Bruno loses the dribble to John Manley | 17-16 |
| 06:09 | Santa Clara | Preston Sims misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 17-16 |
| 06:08 | Gonzaga | Kent Brockett grabs the defensive rebound | 17-16 |
| 06:05 | Gonzaga | Kent Brockett is hacked by Preston Sims in the backcourt - foul #1 on Preston Sims, team foul #8 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | David Weaver (SG), Warren Reeves (SF), Carmelo Garcia (PF), Jeffrey Christensen (C) John Linn, Grant Shafer, Gerald Lasseter, Amado Bruno | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Harold Echols (SF), Alan Parsons (PF), Jack Castleberry (C) John Manley, Chester Follett, Melvin Todd | |
| 06:05 | Gonzaga | Kent Brockett makes the 1st free throw | 18-16 |
| 06:05 | Gonzaga | Kent Brockett makes the 2nd free throw | 19-16 |
| 05:36 | Santa Clara | Jeffrey Christensen steals the ball from Preston Sims | 19-16 |
| 05:17 | Gonzaga | Kent Brockett is open but comes up short on the floater from close range | 19-16 |
| 05:16 | Santa Clara | Alan Parsons grabs the defensive rebound | 19-16 |
| 04:58 | Santa Clara | Preston Sims throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-16 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Heriberto Castillo (PG), John Linn (SG), James Williams (SF), John Jacques (C) Kent Brockett, David Weaver, Warren Reeves, Jeffrey Christensen | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Paul Pope (PG), Walter Duke (PF) Preston Sims, Alan Parsons | |
| 04:32 | Gonzaga | James Williams hits the easy wide open finger roll | 21-16 |
| 04:13 | Santa Clara | Walter Duke misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 21-16 |
| 04:12 | Gonzaga | James Williams snags the defensive board | 21-16 |
| 04:10 | Gonzaga | John Linn is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Pope - foul #1 on Paul Pope, team foul #9 | 21-16 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Amado Bruno (PF) Carmelo Garcia | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Preston Sims (PG), John Manley (SF), Chester Follett (PF), Melvin Todd (C) Jarvis Ralph, Harold Echols, Walter Duke, Jack Castleberry | |
| 04:10 | Gonzaga | John Linn makes the 1st free throw | 22-16 |
| 04:10 | Gonzaga | John Linn makes the 2nd free throw | 23-16 |
| 03:51 | Santa Clara | Paul Pope comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-16 |
| 03:50 | Gonzaga | Heriberto Castillo grabs the board | 23-16 |
| 03:31 | Gonzaga | John Linn is fouled on the floor by John Manley - foul #1 on John Manley, team foul #10 | 23-16 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Warren Reeves (PG), Grant Shafer (SF), Jeffrey Christensen (PF) Heriberto Castillo, James Williams, Amado Bruno | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Troy Dawson (PG), Ryan Smith (SG), Alan Parsons (C) Preston Sims, Paul Pope, Melvin Todd | |
| 03:31 | Gonzaga | John Linn makes the 1st free throw | 24-16 |
| 03:31 | Gonzaga | John Linn misses the 2nd free throw | 24-16 |
| 03:31 | Santa Clara | Alan Parsons grabs the defensive rebound | 24-16 |
| 03:09 | Santa Clara | Troy Dawson misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-16 |
| 03:07 | Santa Clara | Alan Parsons gets the offensive rebound | 24-16 |
| 02:50 | Santa Clara | Troy Dawson is open and buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Ryan Smith | 24-19 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Warren Reeves (fresh) SG - John Linn (tiring) 14 pts. SF - Grant Shafer (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jeffrey Christensen (fresh) C - John Jacques (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Troy Dawson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ryan Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Manley (fairly fresh) PF - Chester Follett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Alan Parsons (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 02:29 | Gonzaga | John Linn can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the left corner | 24-19 |
| 02:27 | Santa Clara | Chester Follett snags the defensive board | 24-19 |
| 02:06 | Santa Clara | Ryan Smith's fadeaway is rejected by John Jacques | 24-19 |
| 02:05 | Santa Clara | Troy Dawson gets the offensive rebound | 24-19 |
| 01:46 | Santa Clara | Chester Follett connects on the jump hook near the basket set up by Ryan Smith and the foul's on Jeffrey Christensen - foul #1 on Jeffrey Christensen, team foul #4 | 24-21 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Kent Brockett (PG), David Weaver (SG), James Williams (SF), Amado Bruno (PF), Gerald Lasseter (C) Warren Reeves, John Linn, Grant Shafer, Jeffrey Christensen, John Jacques | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Paul Pope (SG), Walter Duke (PF), Melvin Todd (C) Ryan Smith, John Manley, Alan Parsons | |
| 01:46 | Santa Clara | Chester Follett makes the free throw | 24-22 |
| 01:39 | Gonzaga | Gerald Lasseter throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-22 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Harold Echols (SF) Chester Follett | |
| 01:23 | Santa Clara | Paul Pope scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 24-24 |
| 01:17 | Gonzaga | Amado Bruno connects on the jumper in the lane on a great pass from David Weaver | 26-24 |
| 01:15 | Santa Clara | Gerald Lasseter is called for the reach on Troy Dawson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gerald Lasseter, team foul #5 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Heriberto Castillo (SF) James Williams | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jack Castleberry (C) Melvin Todd | |
| 00:56 | Santa Clara | Troy Dawson scores on a shot from the free throw line | 26-26 |
| 00:52 | Gonzaga | Amado Bruno hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 26-26 |
| 00:51 | Santa Clara | Jack Castleberry snags the defensive board | 26-26 |
| 00:32 | Santa Clara | The jump hook by Paul Pope is blocked by Amado Bruno | 26-26 |
| 00:31 | Gonzaga | Gerald Lasseter grabs the defensive rebound | 26-26 |
| 00:29 | Gonzaga | Kent Brockett is hacked by Harold Echols in the backcourt - foul #2 on Harold Echols, team foul #11 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | James Williams (SF), Carmelo Garcia (PF) Heriberto Castillo, Gerald Lasseter | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jarvis Ralph (SG) Paul Pope | |
| 00:29 | Gonzaga | Kent Brockett makes the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 00:29 | Gonzaga | Kent Brockett makes the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 00:27 | Santa Clara | Kent Brockett steps in front of the Troy Dawson pass in the backcourt | 28-26 |
| 00:04 | Gonzaga | David Weaver hits a wide open 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Carmelo Garcia | 31-26 |
| 00:00 | Santa Clara | Troy Dawson hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 31-26 |