| Lineup | UConn | PG - Tsalani Abdulkarim (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Don Garrett (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Rene Costa (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Shaun Beaird (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Theriot (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Jimmy Pooler (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Schwantes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Wise (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Christopher Orlando (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Mikey Craig (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Gonzaga | Ryan Wise inbounds the ball | 35-28 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:35 | Gonzaga | Christopher Orlando misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-28 |
| 19:33 | UConn | William Theriot snags the defensive board | 35-28 |
| 19:20 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-28 |
| 19:18 | Gonzaga | Mikey Craig grabs the defensive rebound | 35-28 |
| 19:15 | Gonzaga | John Schwantes is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 35-28 |
| 19:05 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-28 |
| 18:44 | Gonzaga | Ryan Wise is alone and drills a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Jimmy Pooler | 38-30 |
| 18:28 | UConn | Rene Costa is hacked by Jimmy Pooler - foul #3 on Jimmy Pooler, team foul #1 | 38-30 |
| Subs | UConn | Carlos Canchola (PG) Tsalani Abdulkarim | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Paul Kunze (PG), Dennis Calvin (PF), Charles Arnold (C) Jimmy Pooler, Christopher Orlando, Mikey Craig | |
| 18:23 | UConn | Carlos Canchola hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Paul Kunze - foul #1 on Paul Kunze, team foul #2 | 38-30 |
| 18:23 | UConn | Carlos Canchola makes the 1st free throw | 39-30 |
| 18:23 | UConn | Carlos Canchola makes the 2nd free throw | 40-30 |
| 17:54 | Gonzaga | Charles Arnold hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Schwantes | 40-32 |
| 17:47 | UConn | Shaun Beaird misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 40-32 |
| 17:45 | Gonzaga | Ryan Wise snags the defensive board | 40-32 |
| 17:30 | Gonzaga | Charles Arnold can't connect on an uncontested runner from close range | 40-32 |
| 17:28 | UConn | Shaun Beaird gets the rebound | 40-32 |
| 17:18 | UConn | Carlos Canchola misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 40-32 |
| 17:16 | Gonzaga | John Schwantes snags the defensive board | 40-32 |
| 17:10 | Gonzaga | Charles Arnold slams it home on a nice dish by Ryan Wise | 40-34 |
| 16:56 | UConn | Don Garrett misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-34 |
| 16:54 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Charles Arnold | 40-34 |
| 16:37 | Gonzaga | Ryan Wise clanks a 3 from the left corner | 40-34 |
| 16:36 | Gonzaga | Charles Arnold tips it back up and in | 40-36 |
| 16:30 | UConn | Shaun Beaird can't connect on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by John Schwantes - foul #1 on John Schwantes, team foul #3 | 40-36 |
| Subs | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim (PG), Charles Soltero (C) Carlos Canchola, William Theriot | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Bruce Andrews (PG), Christopher Orlando (PF), Mikey Craig (C) Paul Kunze, Dennis Calvin, Charles Arnold | |
| 16:30 | UConn | Shaun Beaird makes the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 16:30 | UConn | Shaun Beaird misses the 2nd free throw | 41-36 |
| 16:30 | Gonzaga | Christopher Orlando grabs the defensive rebound | 41-36 |
| 16:28 | Gonzaga | Christopher Orlando's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-36 |
| Subs | UConn | Stephen Riley (SG), Lee Free (PF) Don Garrett, Shaun Beaird | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 16:18 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Rene Costa | 44-36 |
| 15:55 | Gonzaga | John Schwantes is whistled for a carry | 44-36 |
| Subs | UConn | Manuel Snowden (SF) Rene Costa | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jimmy Pooler (PG) Bruce Andrews | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Tsalani Abdulkarim (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Stephen Riley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Manuel Snowden (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lee Free (fresh) 4 reb. C - Charles Soltero (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Jimmy Pooler (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - John Schwantes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ryan Wise (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Christopher Orlando (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Mikey Craig (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:46 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-36 |
| 15:44 | Gonzaga | Ryan Wise grabs the defensive rebound | 44-36 |
| 15:25 | Gonzaga | Lee Free is called for the reach on Ryan Wise - foul #2 on Lee Free, team foul #1 | 44-36 |
| Subs | UConn | Don Garrett (SG) Stephen Riley | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | George Bilski (SF), Charles Arnold (C) Ryan Wise, Mikey Craig | |
| 15:04 | Gonzaga | George Bilski scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Jimmy Pooler | 44-39 |
| 14:40 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Manuel Snowden | 47-39 |
| 14:11 | Gonzaga | Jimmy Pooler is hacked by Tsalani Abdulkarim - foul #2 on Tsalani Abdulkarim, team foul #2 | 47-39 |
| Subs | UConn | Carlos Canchola (PG), Stephen Riley (SG), Rene Costa (SF), Shaun Beaird (PF), William Theriot (C) Tsalani Abdulkarim, Don Garrett, Manuel Snowden, Lee Free, Charles Soltero | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Ryan Wise (SF), Dennis Calvin (PF), Mikey Craig (C) John Schwantes, Christopher Orlando, Charles Arnold | |
| 13:49 | Gonzaga | George Bilski misses short on a floater from the right wing | 47-39 |
| 13:48 | UConn | William Theriot gets the rebound | 47-39 |
| 13:39 | UConn | Dennis Calvin is called for the reach on Rene Costa - foul #1 on Dennis Calvin, team foul #4 | 47-39 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Paul Kunze (SG) George Bilski | |
| 13:31 | UConn | Stephen Riley misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-39 |
| 13:29 | Gonzaga | Dennis Calvin gets the rebound | 47-39 |
| 13:26 | Gonzaga | Dennis Calvin is hacked by Shaun Beaird in the backcourt - foul #2 on Shaun Beaird, team foul #3 | 47-39 |
| Subs | UConn | Wilbur Bruce (PF) Shaun Beaird | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 13:09 | Gonzaga | Mikey Craig buries a fadeaway from the left block | 47-41 |
| 12:59 | UConn | Stephen Riley misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Paul Kunze - foul #2 on Paul Kunze, team foul #5 | 47-41 |
| Subs | UConn | Earl Knapp (PG) Carlos Canchola | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | John Schwantes (SG), Charles Arnold (C) Paul Kunze, Mikey Craig | |
| 12:59 | UConn | Stephen Riley makes the 1st free throw | 48-41 |
| 12:59 | UConn | Stephen Riley misses the 2nd free throw | 48-41 |
| 12:59 | Gonzaga | Charles Arnold grabs the board | 48-41 |
| 12:35 | Gonzaga | Jimmy Pooler hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-44 |
| 12:28 | UConn | Stephen Riley hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 48-44 |
| 12:27 | UConn | Wilbur Bruce grabs the offensive board | 48-44 |
| 12:13 | UConn | Earl Knapp drills a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Rene Costa | 50-44 |
| 11:44 | Gonzaga | John Schwantes connects on the floater from the left wing | 50-46 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Earl Knapp (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Riley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rene Costa (tiring) 4 ast. 2 stl. PF - Wilbur Bruce (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Theriot (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Jimmy Pooler (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - John Schwantes (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ryan Wise (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Calvin (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Arnold (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:34 | UConn | Wilbur Bruce misses the easy layup but the foul's on Ryan Wise - foul #2 on Ryan Wise, team foul #6 | 50-46 |
| Subs | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim (PG), Don Garrett (SG), Manuel Snowden (SF), Shaun Beaird (PF) Earl Knapp, Stephen Riley, Rene Costa, William Theriot | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Bruce Andrews (PG), Paul Kunze (SG), George Bilski (SF), Christopher Orlando (PF), Mikey Craig (C) Jimmy Pooler, John Schwantes, Ryan Wise, Dennis Calvin, Charles Arnold | |
| 11:34 | UConn | Wilbur Bruce misses the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 11:34 | UConn | Wilbur Bruce misses the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 11:34 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Mikey Craig | 50-46 |
| 11:10 | Gonzaga | Christopher Orlando is open and buries a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by George Bilski | 50-48 |
| 11:03 | UConn | Christopher Orlando takes the ball from Tsalani Abdulkarim after a doubleteam | 50-48 |
| 11:01 | Gonzaga | George Bilski's pass is intercepted by Manuel Snowden in the backcourt | 50-48 |
| 10:49 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim blows the layup over the doubleteam | 50-48 |
| 10:48 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to George Bilski | 50-48 |
| 10:46 | Gonzaga | Bruce Andrews throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-48 |
| Subs | UConn | Charles Soltero (C) Wilbur Bruce | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 10:41 | UConn | Shaun Beaird misses the easy layup | 50-48 |
| 10:40 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Christopher Orlando | 50-48 |
| 10:35 | Gonzaga | Paul Kunze hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-48 |
| 10:34 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim snags the defensive board | 50-48 |
| 10:18 | UConn | Bruce Andrews is called for the reach on Manuel Snowden - foul #2 on Bruce Andrews, team foul #7 | 50-48 |
| Subs | UConn | Carlos Canchola (PG), Lee Free (PF) Tsalani Abdulkarim, Shaun Beaird | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jimmy Pooler (PG), John Schwantes (SG), Ryan Wise (SF), Charles Arnold (C) Bruce Andrews, Paul Kunze, George Bilski, Mikey Craig | |
| 10:18 | UConn | Manuel Snowden makes the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 10:18 | UConn | Manuel Snowden makes the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 09:49 | Gonzaga | Ryan Wise connects on the jumper from the right side on a great pass from John Schwantes | 52-50 |
| 09:28 | UConn | Manuel Snowden hits a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Carlos Canchola | 54-50 |
| 09:03 | Gonzaga | Charles Arnold's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-50 |
| Subs | UConn | Earl Knapp (PG), Stephen Riley (SG), Rene Costa (SF), William Theriot (C) Carlos Canchola, Don Garrett, Manuel Snowden, Charles Soltero | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Paul Kunze (PG), George Bilski (SF), Dennis Calvin (PF) Jimmy Pooler, Ryan Wise, Christopher Orlando | |
| 08:42 | UConn | Stephen Riley connects on the jumpshot from the right side | 56-50 |
| 08:40 | Gonzaga | Stephen Riley steps in front of the John Schwantes pass in the backcourt | 56-50 |
| 08:22 | UConn | Stephen Riley drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Lee Free | 59-50 |
| 07:57 | Gonzaga | Charles Arnold can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 59-50 |
| 07:56 | Gonzaga | Dennis Calvin pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-50 |
| 07:35 | Gonzaga | Paul Kunze knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 59-53 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Earl Knapp (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Riley (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rene Costa (tiring) 4 ast. 2 stl. PF - Lee Free (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - William Theriot (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Paul Kunze (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Schwantes (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - George Bilski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dennis Calvin (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Arnold (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:22 | UConn | Stephen Riley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-53 |
| 07:21 | Gonzaga | George Bilski pulls down the rebound | 59-53 |
| 07:11 | Gonzaga | John Schwantes is called for 10 seconds | 59-53 |
| Subs | UConn | Carlos Canchola (PG), Don Garrett (SG), Tsalani Abdulkarim (SF), Shaun Beaird (PF), Charles Soltero (C) Earl Knapp, Stephen Riley, Rene Costa, Lee Free, William Theriot | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jimmy Pooler (PG), Ryan Wise (SF), Christopher Orlando (PF), Mikey Craig (C) Paul Kunze, George Bilski, Dennis Calvin, Charles Arnold | |
| 07:02 | UConn | Charles Soltero misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 59-53 |
| 07:01 | Gonzaga | Ryan Wise grabs the defensive rebound | 59-53 |
| 06:57 | Gonzaga | Ryan Wise misses short on an open jumper from the right wing | 59-53 |
| 06:55 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim gets the rebound | 59-53 |
| 06:45 | UConn | Charles Soltero misses the driving attempt from close range | 59-53 |
| 06:44 | Gonzaga | Ryan Wise grabs the board | 59-53 |
| 06:16 | Gonzaga | John Schwantes is hacked by Don Garrett - foul #4 on Don Garrett, team foul #4 | 59-53 |
| Subs | UConn | Manuel Snowden (SF) Carlos Canchola | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 05:53 | Gonzaga | Ryan Wise misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-53 |
| 05:52 | Gonzaga | Mikey Craig tips it home | 59-55 |
| 05:35 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-55 |
| 05:33 | UConn | Charles Soltero pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-55 |
| 05:20 | UConn | Shaun Beaird's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-55 |
| Subs | UConn | Carlos Canchola (PG), Stephen Riley (SG), Rene Costa (SF), Wilbur Bruce (C) Tsalani Abdulkarim, Don Garrett, Manuel Snowden, Charles Soltero | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Bruce Andrews (PG), Paul Kunze (SG), Dennis Calvin (PF) Jimmy Pooler, John Schwantes, Christopher Orlando | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:18 | Gonzaga | Rene Costa picks off the pass by Paul Kunze in the backcourt | 59-55 |
| 05:10 | UConn | Stephen Riley drills a shot from close range | 61-55 |
| 05:00 | Gonzaga | Rene Costa steps in front of the Paul Kunze pass | 61-55 |
| 04:57 | UConn | Rene Costa lays it in | 63-55 |
| 04:55 | Gonzaga | Carlos Canchola is called for the reach on Bruce Andrews in the backcourt - foul #4 on Carlos Canchola, team foul #5 | 63-55 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Charles Arnold (C) Mikey Craig | |
| 04:36 | Gonzaga | Stephen Riley steals it from Charles Arnold | 63-55 |
| 04:30 | UConn | Paul Kunze takes the ball from Shaun Beaird | 63-55 |
| 04:16 | Gonzaga | Rene Costa steals it from Ryan Wise | 63-55 |
| 03:55 | UConn | Stephen Riley hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 63-55 |
| 03:53 | Gonzaga | Ryan Wise gets the rebound | 63-55 |
| 03:36 | Gonzaga | Dennis Calvin can't connect on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Shaun Beaird - foul #3 on Shaun Beaird, team foul #6 | 63-55 |
| Subs | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim (PG), Earl Knapp (SG), Manuel Snowden (SF), Lee Free (PF), William Theriot (C) Carlos Canchola, Stephen Riley, Rene Costa, Shaun Beaird, Wilbur Bruce | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jimmy Pooler (PG), John Schwantes (SG), George Bilski (SF), Mikey Craig (C) Bruce Andrews, Paul Kunze, Ryan Wise, Charles Arnold | |
| 03:36 | Gonzaga | Dennis Calvin misses the 1st free throw | 63-55 |
| 03:36 | Gonzaga | Dennis Calvin misses the 2nd free throw | 63-55 |
| 03:36 | UConn | William Theriot pulls down the rebound | 63-55 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Tsalani Abdulkarim (fresh) 15 pts. SG - Earl Knapp (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Manuel Snowden (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lee Free (fresh) 4 reb. C - William Theriot (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Jimmy Pooler (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - John Schwantes (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - George Bilski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dennis Calvin (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Mikey Craig (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:18 | UConn | Lee Free misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 63-55 |
| 03:16 | Gonzaga | Mikey Craig grabs the board | 63-55 |
| 02:52 | Gonzaga | Mikey Craig is open and scores on a turnaround in the lane | 63-57 |
| 02:52 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-57 |
| Subs | UConn | Don Garrett (SG) Earl Knapp | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Christopher Orlando (PF), Charles Arnold (C) Dennis Calvin, Mikey Craig | |
| 02:32 | UConn | Manuel Snowden is alone and drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Lee Free | 65-57 |
| 02:32 | Gonzaga | Gonzaga calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-57 |
| Subs | UConn | Rene Costa (SF) Manuel Snowden | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Mikey Craig (C) Charles Arnold | |
| 02:18 | Gonzaga | Mikey Craig misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 65-57 |
| 02:16 | UConn | Don Garrett gets the rebound | 65-57 |
| 02:11 | UConn | Christopher Orlando steps in front of the William Theriot pass | 65-57 |
| 02:09 | Gonzaga | Rene Costa steals the ball from John Schwantes in the backcourt | 65-57 |
| 01:48 | UConn | Lee Free loses the ball out of bounds | 65-57 |
| Subs | UConn | Shaun Beaird (PF) Lee Free | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Ryan Wise (SF) George Bilski | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:30 | Gonzaga | Ryan Wise's pass is intercepted by Don Garrett | 65-57 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:28 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 65-57 |
| 01:05 | Gonzaga | The 3pt attempt by Jimmy Pooler is denied by Shaun Beaird | 65-57 |
| 01:03 | UConn | The rebound goes to Shaun Beaird | 65-57 |
| 00:34 | UConn | Shaun Beaird is hacked by Christopher Orlando - foul #1 on Christopher Orlando, team foul #8 | 65-57 |
| 00:34 | UConn | Shaun Beaird makes the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 00:34 | UConn | Shaun Beaird makes the 2nd free throw | 67-57 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:27 | Gonzaga | John Schwantes double dribbles | 67-57 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Bruce Andrews (PG), Paul Kunze (SG), George Bilski (SF), Dennis Calvin (PF), Charles Arnold (C) Jimmy Pooler, John Schwantes, Ryan Wise, Christopher Orlando, Mikey Craig | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:00 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim runs out the clock | 67-57 |