| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Clarence Wasson (fresh) SG - Luis Loveless (fresh) SF - Jeremy Bergstedt (fresh) PF - Robert Moore (fresh) C - Ricky Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - John Wilson (fresh) SG - Kenneth Snodgrass (fresh) SF - Eugene Sayler (fresh) PF - Derek Keith (fresh) C - John Armenta (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Pepperdine | John Armenta wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:39 | Pepperdine | John Armenta hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Robert Moore - foul #1 on Robert Moore, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Pepperdine | John Armenta makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:39 | Pepperdine | John Armenta makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:18 | Gonzaga | John Wilson is called for the reach on Robert Moore - foul #1 on John Wilson, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:07 | Gonzaga | Eugene Sayler steps in front of the Jeremy Bergstedt pass | 0-2 |
| 19:04 | Pepperdine | Luis Loveless takes the ball from Eugene Sayler in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 19:02 | Gonzaga | Jeremy Bergstedt lays it in on a great pass from Luis Loveless | 2-2 |
| 18:50 | Pepperdine | Kenneth Snodgrass is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 2-4 |
| 18:40 | Gonzaga | Luis Loveless misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 2-4 |
| 18:38 | Pepperdine | The rebound goes to Eugene Sayler | 2-4 |
| 18:16 | Pepperdine | Kenneth Snodgrass misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 2-4 |
| 18:14 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Ricky Smith | 2-4 |
| 18:02 | Gonzaga | Robert Moore hits a fadeaway from close range set up by Jeremy Bergstedt and he's fouled by Derek Keith - foul #1 on Derek Keith, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| 18:02 | Gonzaga | Robert Moore makes the free throw | 5-4 |
| 17:46 | Pepperdine | Eugene Sayler is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by John Armenta | 5-6 |
| 17:43 | Gonzaga | Luis Loveless is hacked by Kenneth Snodgrass in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kenneth Snodgrass, team foul #3 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Eric Jones (PG), Jeff Norris (SG), Bobby Gale (SF), Jack Brown (PF), Jacob Clark (C) Clarence Wasson, Luis Loveless, Jeremy Bergstedt, Robert Moore, Ricky Smith | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Isaiah Batson (PG), John Watson (SG), Steve Danek (SF), Dwight Reeser (PF), Raymond Smith (C) John Wilson, Kenneth Snodgrass, Eugene Sayler, Derek Keith, John Armenta | |
| 17:20 | Gonzaga | Jacob Clark blows the wide open layup | 5-6 |
| 17:19 | Pepperdine | Steve Danek grabs the board | 5-6 |
| 16:58 | Pepperdine | Raymond Smith is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Raymond Smith, team foul #4 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Ricky Smith (C) Jacob Clark | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Charles Price (PG), James Williams (C) Isaiah Batson, Raymond Smith | |
| 16:50 | Gonzaga | Jeff Norris misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 5-6 |
| 16:49 | Pepperdine | The rebound goes to Charles Price | 5-6 |
| 16:30 | Pepperdine | Dwight Reeser is wide open but clanks a 3 from the right corner | 5-6 |
| 16:28 | Pepperdine | Steve Danek pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-6 |
| 16:16 | Pepperdine | John Watson is fouled on the floor by Jeff Norris - foul #1 on Jeff Norris, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Clarence Wasson (PG), Luis Loveless (SG), Martin Hemmer (SF), Robert Moore (PF) Eric Jones, Jeff Norris, Bobby Gale, Jack Brown | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | John Wilson (PG), Kenneth Snodgrass (SG), Derek Keith (PF) John Watson, Steve Danek, Dwight Reeser | |
| 16:06 | Pepperdine | Derek Keith is whistled for traveling | 5-6 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Eugene Sayler (SF), John Armenta (C) Charles Price, James Williams | |
| 15:51 | Gonzaga | Robert Moore misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 5-6 |
| 15:50 | Gonzaga | The offensive rebound goes to Clarence Wasson | 5-6 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Clarence Wasson (fairly fresh) SG - Luis Loveless (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Martin Hemmer (fresh) PF - Robert Moore (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ricky Smith (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - John Wilson (fresh) SG - Kenneth Snodgrass (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eugene Sayler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Derek Keith (fairly fresh) C - John Armenta (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:31 | Gonzaga | Robert Moore is open and lays it up and in set up by Clarence Wasson and he's fouled by Derek Keith - foul #2 on Derek Keith, team foul #5 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jeremy Bergstedt (SF), Jacob Clark (C) Luis Loveless, Ricky Smith | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Isaiah Batson (PG), Steve Danek (PF), Raymond Smith (C) John Wilson, Derek Keith, John Armenta | |
| 15:31 | Gonzaga | Robert Moore makes the free throw | 8-6 |
| 15:07 | Pepperdine | Raymond Smith is called for traveling | 8-6 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Luis Loveless (SG) Martin Hemmer | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Charles Price (SF) Eugene Sayler | |
| 14:53 | Gonzaga | Clarence Wasson hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the left side | 8-6 |
| 14:52 | Gonzaga | Robert Moore grabs the offensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 14:34 | Gonzaga | Luis Loveless connects on the shot from the right side set up by Jeremy Bergstedt | 10-6 |
| 14:15 | Pepperdine | Kenneth Snodgrass drills a fadeaway from the right block set up by Isaiah Batson | 10-8 |
| 13:54 | Gonzaga | Robert Moore is open but misses the lay-in | 10-8 |
| 13:53 | Pepperdine | Kenneth Snodgrass snags the defensive board | 10-8 |
| 13:30 | Pepperdine | Charles Price hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 10-8 |
| 13:29 | Pepperdine | Raymond Smith tips it back up and in | 10-10 |
| 13:08 | Gonzaga | Jeremy Bergstedt connects on the open 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Clarence Wasson | 13-10 |
| 13:03 | Pepperdine | Jeremy Bergstedt steals it from Kenneth Snodgrass in the backcourt | 13-10 |
| 12:51 | Gonzaga | Robert Moore misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 13-10 |
| 12:50 | Gonzaga | Robert Moore grabs the offensive board | 13-10 |
| 12:34 | Gonzaga | Isaiah Batson is called for the reach on Clarence Wasson - foul #1 on Isaiah Batson, team foul #6 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Eric Jones (PG), Jeff Norris (SG), Bobby Gale (SF), Jack Brown (PF), Ricky Smith (C) Clarence Wasson, Luis Loveless, Jeremy Bergstedt, Robert Moore, Jacob Clark | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | John Wilson (PG), John Watson (SG), Eugene Sayler (SF), Dwight Reeser (PF), John Armenta (C) Isaiah Batson, Kenneth Snodgrass, Charles Price, Steve Danek, Raymond Smith | |
| 12:13 | Gonzaga | Eric Jones is hacked by Dwight Reeser - foul #1 on Dwight Reeser, team foul #7 | 13-10 |
| 12:13 | Gonzaga | Eric Jones misses the 1st free throw | 13-10 |
| 12:13 | Pepperdine | John Watson grabs the defensive rebound | 13-10 |
| 12:07 | Pepperdine | John Armenta clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 13-10 |
| 12:06 | Gonzaga | Jack Brown snags the defensive board | 13-10 |
| 11:44 | Gonzaga | Bobby Gale is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 13-10 |
| 11:43 | Pepperdine | Dwight Reeser gets the rebound | 13-10 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Eric Jones (fresh) SG - Jeff Norris (fresh) SF - Bobby Gale (fresh) PF - Jack Brown (fresh) C - Ricky Smith (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - John Wilson (fresh) SG - John Watson (fresh) SF - Eugene Sayler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dwight Reeser (fresh) C - John Armenta (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:23 | Pepperdine | Ricky Smith blocks the short jumper by Dwight Reeser | 13-10 |
| 11:22 | Gonzaga | Jack Brown pulls down the rebound | 13-10 |
| 11:04 | Gonzaga | Bobby Gale comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 13-10 |
| 11:03 | Pepperdine | John Armenta snags the defensive board | 13-10 |
| 10:57 | Pepperdine | Dwight Reeser misses the floater from the free throw line | 13-10 |
| 10:55 | Gonzaga | Jeff Norris grabs the board | 13-10 |
| 10:53 | Gonzaga | John Watson picks off the pass by Jack Brown in the backcourt | 13-10 |
| 10:52 | Pepperdine | John Watson hits the finger roll | 13-12 |
| 10:30 | Gonzaga | Bobby Gale hits a floater from the right side | 15-12 |
| 10:28 | Pepperdine | Eric Jones is called for the reach on John Wilson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eric Jones, team foul #3 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Luis Loveless (SG), Martin Hemmer (SF), Robert Moore (PF) Eric Jones, Bobby Gale, Jack Brown | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | James Williams (PF) Dwight Reeser | |
| 10:12 | Pepperdine | John Watson is hacked by Martin Hemmer - foul #1 on Martin Hemmer, team foul #4 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Clarence Wasson (PG) Jeff Norris | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Kenneth Snodgrass (SG) John Watson | |
| 09:53 | Pepperdine | Kenneth Snodgrass comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 15-12 |
| 09:52 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Martin Hemmer | 15-12 |
| 09:30 | Gonzaga | Luis Loveless hits a wide open shot from the right side set up by Clarence Wasson | 17-12 |
| 09:08 | Pepperdine | James Williams misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 17-12 |
| 09:07 | Gonzaga | Luis Loveless grabs the board | 17-12 |
| 09:05 | Gonzaga | John Wilson is called for the reach on Clarence Wasson in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Wilson, team foul #8 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jeremy Bergstedt (SF), Jack Brown (PF) Martin Hemmer, Robert Moore | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Isaiah Batson (PG), John Watson (SG), Steve Danek (PF) John Wilson, Kenneth Snodgrass, James Williams | |
| 09:05 | Gonzaga | Clarence Wasson misses the 1st free throw | 17-12 |
| 09:05 | Pepperdine | The rebound goes to John Armenta | 17-12 |
| 08:46 | Pepperdine | John Armenta can't connect on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Ricky Smith - foul #1 on Ricky Smith, team foul #5 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jeff Norris (PG) Clarence Wasson | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 08:46 | Pepperdine | John Armenta makes the 1st free throw | 17-13 |
| 08:46 | Pepperdine | John Armenta misses the 2nd free throw | 17-13 |
| 08:46 | Gonzaga | Jeremy Bergstedt grabs the board | 17-13 |
| 08:32 | Gonzaga | Ricky Smith misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 17-13 |
| 08:31 | Gonzaga | Jeremy Bergstedt pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-13 |
| 08:15 | Gonzaga | Jeremy Bergstedt misses the easy open layup | 17-13 |
| 08:14 | Pepperdine | The rebound goes to Steve Danek | 17-13 |
| 07:55 | Pepperdine | A charge is called on John Watson - foul #1 on John Watson, team foul #9 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Eric Jones (PG), Bobby Gale (SF), Robert Moore (PF) Luis Loveless, Jeremy Bergstedt, Ricky Smith | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Kenneth Snodgrass (SG), Charles Price (SF), Dwight Reeser (PF), Raymond Smith (C) John Watson, Eugene Sayler, Steve Danek, John Armenta | |
| 07:42 | Gonzaga | Kenneth Snodgrass steps in front of the Robert Moore pass | 17-13 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Eric Jones (fresh) SG - Jeff Norris (fairly fresh) SF - Bobby Gale (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Moore (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jack Brown (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Isaiah Batson (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Snodgrass (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Charles Price (fresh) PF - Dwight Reeser (fresh) C - Raymond Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:30 | Pepperdine | Isaiah Batson drills a jumpshot from the free throw line | 17-15 |
| 07:27 | Gonzaga | Robert Moore is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 17-15 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Luis Loveless (SG) Jeff Norris | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 07:02 | Pepperdine | Robert Moore steals it from Kenneth Snodgrass | 17-15 |
| 06:47 | Gonzaga | Jack Brown makes the wide open floater from close range | 19-15 |
| 06:33 | Pepperdine | Kenneth Snodgrass is fouled on the floor by Jack Brown - foul #1 on Jack Brown, team foul #6 | 19-15 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Clarence Wasson (PG), Martin Hemmer (SG), Jeremy Bergstedt (SF), Jacob Clark (PF), Ricky Smith (C) Eric Jones, Luis Loveless, Bobby Gale, Robert Moore, Jack Brown | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | John Watson (PG), Eugene Sayler (SF), Steve Danek (PF), James Williams (C) Isaiah Batson, Charles Price, Dwight Reeser, Raymond Smith | |
| 06:20 | Pepperdine | John Watson misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 19-15 |
| 06:18 | Gonzaga | Ricky Smith snags the defensive board | 19-15 |
| 06:16 | Gonzaga | Kenneth Snodgrass is called for the reach on Clarence Wasson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kenneth Snodgrass, team foul #10 | 19-15 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Isaiah Batson (PG) Kenneth Snodgrass | |
| 06:16 | Gonzaga | Clarence Wasson makes the 1st free throw | 20-15 |
| 06:16 | Gonzaga | Clarence Wasson makes the 2nd free throw | 21-15 |
| 05:56 | Pepperdine | Steve Danek hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 21-15 |
| 05:54 | Gonzaga | Jacob Clark gets the rebound | 21-15 |
| 05:52 | Gonzaga | Isaiah Batson picks off the pass by Clarence Wasson in the backcourt | 21-15 |
| 05:51 | Pepperdine | Isaiah Batson dunks the ball | 21-17 |
| 05:33 | Gonzaga | Ricky Smith hits the easy wide open finger roll | 23-17 |
| 05:21 | Pepperdine | James Williams misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Jacob Clark - foul #1 on Jacob Clark, team foul #7 | 23-17 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jeff Norris (SG), Bobby Gale (SF), Robert Moore (PF) Martin Hemmer, Jeremy Bergstedt, Jacob Clark | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Charles Price (PG), Dwight Reeser (PF) Isaiah Batson, Eugene Sayler | |
| 05:21 | Pepperdine | James Williams misses the 1st free throw | 23-17 |
| 05:21 | Pepperdine | James Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 23-18 |
| 04:56 | Gonzaga | James Williams picks off the pass by Ricky Smith | 23-18 |
| 04:38 | Pepperdine | Steve Danek misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 23-18 |
| 04:37 | Gonzaga | Robert Moore grabs the board | 23-18 |
| 04:19 | Gonzaga | Jeff Norris connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Clarence Wasson | 26-18 |
| 03:57 | Pepperdine | Charles Price drills a shot in the lane set up by Dwight Reeser | 26-20 |
| 03:57 | Gonzaga | Gonzaga calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 26-20 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Eric Jones (PG), Luis Loveless (SG), Martin Hemmer (SF), Jack Brown (C) Clarence Wasson, Jeff Norris, Bobby Gale, Ricky Smith | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | John Wilson (PG), Kenneth Snodgrass (SG), Eugene Sayler (SF), Derek Keith (PF), John Armenta (C) Charles Price, John Watson, Steve Danek, Dwight Reeser, James Williams | |
| 03:39 | Gonzaga | Robert Moore jams it | 28-20 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Eric Jones (fresh) SG - Luis Loveless (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Martin Hemmer (fresh) PF - Robert Moore (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Jack Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - John Wilson (fresh) SG - Kenneth Snodgrass (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Eugene Sayler (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Derek Keith (fresh) C - John Armenta (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Pepperdine | John Wilson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-20 |
| 03:18 | Pepperdine | Eugene Sayler snags the offensive board | 28-20 |
| 03:09 | Pepperdine | Kenneth Snodgrass can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-20 |
| 03:07 | Gonzaga | Jack Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 28-20 |
| 02:41 | Gonzaga | Jack Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-20 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jeff Norris (PG), Jeremy Bergstedt (SF), Jacob Clark (PF) Eric Jones, Martin Hemmer, Robert Moore | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Raymond Smith (C) John Armenta | |
| 02:22 | Pepperdine | Kenneth Snodgrass connects on the open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-23 |
| 02:06 | Gonzaga | Jack Brown hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Eugene Sayler - foul #1 on Eugene Sayler, team foul #11 | 28-23 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Bobby Gale (SG) Luis Loveless | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | John Watson (SG), Dwight Reeser (SF), John Armenta (C) Kenneth Snodgrass, Eugene Sayler, Raymond Smith | |
| 02:06 | Gonzaga | Jack Brown misses the 1st free throw | 28-23 |
| 02:06 | Gonzaga | Jack Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 29-23 |
| 01:45 | Pepperdine | John Armenta misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jacob Clark - foul #2 on Jacob Clark, team foul #8 | 29-23 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Ricky Smith (C) Jack Brown | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 01:45 | Pepperdine | John Armenta makes the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 01:45 | Pepperdine | John Armenta misses the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 01:45 | Gonzaga | Ricky Smith grabs the board | 29-24 |
| 01:43 | Gonzaga | Jacob Clark's pass is intercepted by John Wilson in the backcourt | 29-24 |
| 01:41 | Pepperdine | John Wilson banks in the layup | 29-26 |
| 01:18 | Gonzaga | Jeremy Bergstedt can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-26 |
| 01:17 | Pepperdine | Derek Keith grabs the board | 29-26 |
| 01:13 | Pepperdine | John Watson misses the floater from the left wing | 29-26 |
| 01:12 | Gonzaga | Ricky Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 29-26 |
| 01:10 | Gonzaga | John Armenta is called for the reach on Jeff Norris in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Armenta, team foul #12 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Eric Jones (PG), Robert Moore (PF) Jeremy Bergstedt, Jacob Clark | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Kenneth Snodgrass (SG), Charles Price (SF), Raymond Smith (C) John Watson, Dwight Reeser, John Armenta | |
| 01:10 | Gonzaga | Jeff Norris makes the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 01:10 | Gonzaga | Jeff Norris makes the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 01:05 | Pepperdine | Kenneth Snodgrass loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-26 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Luis Loveless (SG) Jeff Norris | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 00:47 | Gonzaga | Derek Keith takes the ball from Luis Loveless | 31-26 |
| 00:45 | Pepperdine | Robert Moore is called for the reach on John Wilson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Moore, team foul #9 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jeremy Bergstedt (SF) Bobby Gale | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 00:45 | Pepperdine | John Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 00:45 | Pepperdine | John Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 00:24 | Gonzaga | Kenneth Snodgrass is called for the reach on Eric Jones - foul #3 on Kenneth Snodgrass, team foul #13 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | John Watson (SG), Steve Danek (SF), Dwight Reeser (PF), John Armenta (C) Kenneth Snodgrass, Charles Price, Derek Keith, Raymond Smith | |
| 00:24 | Gonzaga | Eric Jones makes the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 00:24 | Gonzaga | Eric Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 00:02 | Pepperdine | Steve Danek is denied on a layup by Ricky Smith | 33-28 |
| 00:00 | Pepperdine | Steve Danek grabs the offensive board | 33-28 |