| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Clarence Wasson (fresh) SG - Robert Matis (fresh) SF - Jeremy Bergstedt (fresh) PF - Robert Moore (fresh) C - Ricky Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Stanley Mayle (fresh) SG - John Ackermann (fresh) SF - Todd Smith (fresh) PF - Forrest Johnson (fresh) C - James Darnell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Missouri | Forrest Johnson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| 19:44 | Missouri | John Ackermann knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-3 |
| 19:17 | Gonzaga | Jeremy Bergstedt connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Clarence Wasson | 3-3 |
| 18:54 | Missouri | Todd Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-3 |
| 18:38 | Gonzaga | Stanley Mayle is called for the reach on Clarence Wasson - foul #1 on Stanley Mayle, team foul #1 | 3-3 |
| 18:20 | Gonzaga | Clarence Wasson is hacked by Stanley Mayle - foul #2 on Stanley Mayle, team foul #2 | 3-3 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Robert Taylor (PG) Stanley Mayle | |
| 17:58 | Gonzaga | Robert Moore misses the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Forrest Johnson - foul #1 on Forrest Johnson, team foul #3 | 3-3 |
| 17:58 | Gonzaga | Robert Moore misses the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 17:58 | Gonzaga | Robert Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 3-3 |
| 17:58 | Missouri | James Darnell pulls down the rebound | 3-3 |
| 17:33 | Missouri | John Ackermann can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 3-3 |
| 17:31 | Gonzaga | Clarence Wasson grabs the board | 3-3 |
| 17:15 | Gonzaga | Robert Matis misses the easy layup but the foul's on John Ackermann - foul #1 on John Ackermann, team foul #4 | 3-3 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Dan Williams (SG), Richard Nelsen (SF), Thomas Shelton (PF), Robert Rippy (C) John Ackermann, Todd Smith, Forrest Johnson, James Darnell | |
| 17:15 | Gonzaga | Robert Matis makes the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 17:15 | Gonzaga | Robert Matis makes the 2nd free throw | 5-3 |
| 16:51 | Missouri | Robert Rippy can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 5-3 |
| 16:50 | Gonzaga | Robert Matis snags the defensive board | 5-3 |
| 16:31 | Gonzaga | Ricky Smith scores on a jumper from the left block | 7-3 |
| 16:28 | Missouri | Jeremy Bergstedt is called for the reach on Richard Nelsen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeremy Bergstedt, team foul #1 | 7-3 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Bobby Gale (SG) Robert Matis | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 16:22 | Missouri | Robert Rippy knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Robert Taylor | 7-6 |
| 16:03 | Gonzaga | Clarence Wasson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jeremy Bergstedt | 9-6 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Clarence Wasson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bobby Gale (fresh) SF - Jeremy Bergstedt (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Moore (fresh) C - Ricky Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Robert Taylor (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dan Williams (fresh) SF - Richard Nelsen (fresh) PF - Thomas Shelton (fresh) C - Robert Rippy (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:50 | Missouri | Robert Rippy misses the 3 from the left corner | 9-6 |
| 15:48 | Gonzaga | Clarence Wasson grabs the defensive rebound | 9-6 |
| 15:27 | Gonzaga | Dan Williams steps in front of the Clarence Wasson pass | 9-6 |
| 15:20 | Missouri | Robert Rippy comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 9-6 |
| 15:19 | Gonzaga | Clarence Wasson grabs the board | 9-6 |
| 15:01 | Gonzaga | Jeremy Bergstedt blows the layup | 9-6 |
| 15:00 | Gonzaga | Ricky Smith hits the follow up shot | 11-6 |
| 14:57 | Missouri | Thomas Shelton is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Shelton, team foul #5 | 11-6 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jeff Norris (PG), Robert Matis (SG), Jack Brown (PF), Jacob Clark (C) Clarence Wasson, Jeremy Bergstedt, Robert Moore, Ricky Smith | |
| Subs | Missouri | John Ackermann (SG), Todd Smith (SF), Forrest Johnson (PF), James Darnell (C) Dan Williams, Richard Nelsen, Thomas Shelton, Robert Rippy | |
| 14:44 | Gonzaga | James Darnell blocks the short jumper by Robert Matis | 11-6 |
| 14:43 | Gonzaga | Jeff Norris hits the follow up shot | 13-6 |
| 14:41 | Missouri | Jeff Norris is called for the reach on Todd Smith in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeff Norris, team foul #2 | 13-6 |
| 14:28 | Missouri | James Darnell hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 13-6 |
| 14:26 | Missouri | James Darnell hits the follow up shot | 13-8 |
| 14:06 | Gonzaga | Robert Matis misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 13-8 |
| 14:05 | Missouri | Todd Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 13-8 |
| 14:02 | Missouri | Jack Brown takes the ball from Robert Taylor in the backcourt | 13-8 |
| 13:47 | Gonzaga | Bobby Gale is hacked by Todd Smith - foul #1 on Todd Smith, team foul #6 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Eric Jones (PG), Martin Hemmer (SF) Robert Matis, Bobby Gale | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 13:33 | Gonzaga | James Darnell picks off the pass by Martin Hemmer | 13-8 |
| 13:20 | Missouri | Jack Brown swats the layup by Todd Smith | 13-8 |
| 13:19 | Missouri | John Ackermann tips it back up and in | 13-10 |
| 13:07 | Gonzaga | Jeff Norris comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 13-10 |
| 13:05 | Gonzaga | Jacob Clark tips it back up and in | 15-10 |
| 12:50 | Missouri | James Darnell lays it in set up by Todd Smith and the foul's on Jeff Norris - foul #2 on Jeff Norris, team foul #3 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Clarence Wasson (PG), Jeremy Bergstedt (SF), Robert Moore (PF), Ricky Smith (C) Eric Jones, Jeff Norris, Jack Brown, Jacob Clark | |
| Subs | Missouri | Robert Rippy (SG), Richard Nelsen (SF), Thomas Shelton (PF) John Ackermann, Todd Smith, Forrest Johnson | |
| 12:50 | Missouri | James Darnell makes the free throw | 15-13 |
| 12:39 | Gonzaga | James Darnell steps in front of the Jeremy Bergstedt pass | 15-13 |
| 12:35 | Missouri | Clarence Wasson steals the ball from Robert Taylor in the backcourt | 15-13 |
| 12:34 | Gonzaga | Martin Hemmer misses the easy layup | 15-13 |
| 12:33 | Missouri | James Darnell pulls down the rebound | 15-13 |
| 12:14 | Missouri | Richard Nelsen connects on the runner from the left block and he's fouled by Ricky Smith - foul #1 on Ricky Smith, team foul #4 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Robert Matis (SG) Martin Hemmer | |
| Subs | Missouri | Dan Williams (SG) James Darnell | |
| 12:14 | Missouri | Richard Nelsen misses the free throw | 15-15 |
| 12:14 | Gonzaga | Ricky Smith pulls down the rebound | 15-15 |
| 12:02 | Gonzaga | Robert Matis buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Jeremy Bergstedt | 18-15 |
| 11:48 | Missouri | Robert Rippy buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Robert Taylor | 18-18 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Clarence Wasson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Matis (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jeremy Bergstedt (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Moore (fresh) C - Ricky Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Robert Taylor (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Dan Williams (fresh) SF - Richard Nelsen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Shelton (fresh) C - Robert Rippy (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:30 | Gonzaga | Jeremy Bergstedt hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Clarence Wasson | 21-18 |
| 11:26 | Missouri | Robert Matis steals it from Robert Rippy | 21-18 |
| 11:10 | Gonzaga | Robert Matis is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 21-18 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Eric Jones (PG), Bobby Gale (SF) Clarence Wasson, Jeremy Bergstedt | |
| Subs | Missouri | John Ackermann (SG), Forrest Johnson (PF), James Darnell (C) Dan Williams, Thomas Shelton, Robert Rippy | |
| 11:01 | Missouri | Forrest Johnson is hacked by Robert Matis - foul #1 on Robert Matis, team foul #5 | 21-18 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Martin Hemmer (SF), Jack Brown (PF), Jacob Clark (C) Robert Matis, Robert Moore, Ricky Smith | |
| Subs | Missouri | Todd Smith (SF) Richard Nelsen | |
| 10:41 | Missouri | James Darnell buries a turnaround in the paint | 21-20 |
| 10:26 | Gonzaga | Bobby Gale misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 21-20 |
| 10:24 | Missouri | Todd Smith grabs the board | 21-20 |
| 10:09 | Missouri | John Ackermann comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 21-20 |
| 10:08 | Missouri | James Darnell tips it in | 21-22 |
| 09:52 | Gonzaga | Bobby Gale is called for traveling | 21-22 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jeremy Bergstedt (SF), Robert Moore (PF), Ricky Smith (C) Martin Hemmer, Jack Brown, Jacob Clark | |
| Subs | Missouri | Robert Rippy (SG), Richard Nelsen (SF), Thomas Shelton (PF) Robert Taylor, Todd Smith, James Darnell | |
| 09:34 | Missouri | John Ackermann loses the dribble to Eric Jones | 21-22 |
| 09:30 | Gonzaga | Eric Jones banks in the layup | 23-22 |
| 09:06 | Missouri | Robert Rippy misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 23-22 |
| 09:04 | Gonzaga | Ricky Smith grabs the board | 23-22 |
| 08:46 | Gonzaga | Jeremy Bergstedt can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-22 |
| 08:45 | Gonzaga | Ricky Smith snags the offensive board | 23-22 |
| 08:40 | Gonzaga | Ricky Smith can't throw it down but he's hacked by Forrest Johnson - foul #2 on Forrest Johnson, team foul #7 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Clarence Wasson (PG), Robert Matis (SG), Jack Brown (PF) Eric Jones, Bobby Gale, Robert Moore | |
| Subs | Missouri | Robert Taylor (PG), Dan Williams (SG), Todd Smith (SF), Steven Robinson (PF), James Darnell (C) John Ackermann, Robert Rippy, Richard Nelsen, Thomas Shelton, Forrest Johnson | |
| 08:40 | Gonzaga | Ricky Smith makes the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 08:40 | Gonzaga | Ricky Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 24-22 |
| 08:40 | Missouri | Todd Smith snags the defensive board | 24-22 |
| 08:37 | Missouri | Robert Taylor is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Taylor, team foul #8 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Paul Rouse (C) Ricky Smith | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 08:15 | Gonzaga | Jeremy Bergstedt misses long on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Robert Taylor - foul #2 on Robert Taylor, team foul #9 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jacob Clark (C) Paul Rouse | |
| Subs | Missouri | John Ackermann (PG) Robert Taylor | |
| 08:15 | Gonzaga | Jeremy Bergstedt misses the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 08:15 | Gonzaga | Jeremy Bergstedt makes the 2nd free throw | 25-22 |
| 08:11 | Missouri | Todd Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-22 |
| 07:50 | Gonzaga | James Darnell takes the ball from Jacob Clark | 25-22 |
| 07:48 | Missouri | John Ackermann is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 25-22 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Martin Hemmer (SF), Robert Moore (PF), Ricky Smith (C) Jeremy Bergstedt, Jack Brown, Jacob Clark | |
| Subs | Missouri | Richard Nelsen (SF), Robert Rippy (PF) Todd Smith, Steven Robinson | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Clarence Wasson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Matis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Martin Hemmer (fresh) PF - Robert Moore (fresh) C - Ricky Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - John Ackermann (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Dan Williams (fresh) SF - Richard Nelsen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Rippy (fresh) 6 pts. C - James Darnell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 07:39 | Gonzaga | Robert Matis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-22 |
| 07:22 | Missouri | John Ackermann can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 25-22 |
| 07:20 | Gonzaga | Ricky Smith grabs the board | 25-22 |
| 07:01 | Gonzaga | Clarence Wasson hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 28-22 |
| 06:53 | Missouri | John Ackermann can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-22 |
| 06:52 | Missouri | Robert Rippy tips it but misses | 28-22 |
| 06:50 | Missouri | James Darnell can't tip it in | 28-22 |
| 06:48 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Robert Moore | 28-22 |
| 06:31 | Gonzaga | Ricky Smith can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 28-22 |
| 06:30 | Gonzaga | Robert Moore hits the follow up shot | 30-22 |
| 06:21 | Missouri | John Ackermann misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-22 |
| 06:20 | Gonzaga | Robert Matis pulls down the rebound | 30-22 |
| 06:14 | Gonzaga | Clarence Wasson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 30-22 |
| 06:12 | Missouri | Robert Rippy gets the rebound | 30-22 |
| 06:04 | Missouri | John Ackermann knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 30-25 |
| 05:40 | Gonzaga | Clarence Wasson misses badly on a runner in the lane | 30-25 |
| 05:39 | Gonzaga | The offensive rebound goes to Martin Hemmer | 30-25 |
| 05:33 | Gonzaga | Robert Moore misses the lay-in | 30-25 |
| 05:32 | Missouri | Robert Rippy gets the rebound | 30-25 |
| 05:23 | Missouri | Dan Williams is called for traveling | 30-25 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Eric Jones (PG), Bobby Gale (SG), Jeremy Bergstedt (SF), Jack Brown (PF), Jacob Clark (C) Clarence Wasson, Robert Matis, Martin Hemmer, Robert Moore, Ricky Smith | |
| Subs | Missouri | Stanley Mayle (PG), Todd Smith (SF), Thomas Shelton (PF), Forrest Johnson (C) Dan Williams, Richard Nelsen, Robert Rippy, James Darnell | |
| 05:06 | Gonzaga | Eric Jones scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Bobby Gale | 32-25 |
| 04:59 | Missouri | Stanley Mayle comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jacob Clark - foul #1 on Jacob Clark, team foul #6 | 32-25 |
| 04:59 | Missouri | Stanley Mayle makes the 1st free throw | 32-26 |
| 04:59 | Missouri | Stanley Mayle makes the 2nd free throw | 32-27 |
| 04:48 | Gonzaga | Bobby Gale is fouled on the floor by Forrest Johnson - foul #3 on Forrest Johnson, team foul #10 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | Missouri | James Darnell (C) Forrest Johnson | |
| 04:48 | Gonzaga | Bobby Gale makes the 1st free throw | 33-27 |
| 04:48 | Gonzaga | Bobby Gale misses the 2nd free throw | 33-27 |
| 04:48 | Missouri | Todd Smith gets the rebound | 33-27 |
| 04:38 | Missouri | John Ackermann comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-27 |
| 04:36 | Gonzaga | Jeremy Bergstedt gets the rebound | 33-27 |
| 04:15 | Gonzaga | Jeremy Bergstedt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-27 |
| 04:14 | Missouri | James Darnell gets the rebound | 33-27 |
| 04:08 | Missouri | John Ackermann can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-27 |
| 04:06 | Gonzaga | Jacob Clark pulls down the rebound | 33-27 |
| 03:42 | Gonzaga | Jeremy Bergstedt misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-27 |
| 03:40 | Gonzaga | Jack Brown tips it home | 35-27 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Eric Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Bobby Gale (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Bergstedt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jack Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Jacob Clark (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Stanley Mayle (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Ackermann (tired) 8 pts. SF - Todd Smith (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Thomas Shelton (fairly fresh) C - James Darnell (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 03:37 | Missouri | Todd Smith double dribbles in the backcourt | 35-27 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jeff Norris (PG), Paul Rouse (PF), Ricky Smith (C) Eric Jones, Jack Brown, Jacob Clark | |
| Subs | Missouri | Robert Rippy (SF), Steven Robinson (PF) John Ackermann, Thomas Shelton | |
| 03:31 | Gonzaga | Ricky Smith makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jeremy Bergstedt | 37-27 |
| 03:13 | Missouri | Todd Smith comes up short on the jumper from close range but he's fouled by Bobby Gale - foul #1 on Bobby Gale, team foul #7 | 37-27 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Robert Matis (SG), Robert Moore (PF) Bobby Gale, Ricky Smith | |
| Subs | Missouri | Robert Taylor (PG) Stanley Mayle | |
| 03:13 | Missouri | Todd Smith makes the 1st free throw | 37-28 |
| 03:13 | Missouri | Todd Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 37-29 |
| 02:53 | Gonzaga | Jeff Norris hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 37-29 |
| 02:51 | Missouri | Robert Rippy grabs the board | 37-29 |
| 02:29 | Missouri | James Darnell hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 37-29 |
| 02:27 | Gonzaga | Paul Rouse gets the rebound | 37-29 |
| 02:04 | Gonzaga | Robert Matis comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-29 |
| 02:02 | Missouri | Steven Robinson pulls down the rebound | 37-29 |
| 01:58 | Missouri | Robert Matis picks off the pass by Robert Taylor in the backcourt | 37-29 |
| 01:36 | Gonzaga | Jeremy Bergstedt misses short on a jumper from the right block | 37-29 |
| 01:34 | Missouri | Steven Robinson gets the rebound | 37-29 |
| 01:18 | Missouri | Robert Moore swats the dunk try by James Darnell | 37-29 |
| 01:16 | Gonzaga | Robert Matis grabs the defensive rebound | 37-29 |
| 00:51 | Gonzaga | Jeremy Bergstedt hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Jeff Norris | 40-29 |
| 00:44 | Missouri | Todd Smith is whistled for a carry | 40-29 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Clarence Wasson (PG), Bobby Gale (SG), Martin Hemmer (SF), Jack Brown (PF), Ricky Smith (C) Jeff Norris, Robert Matis, Jeremy Bergstedt, Robert Moore, Paul Rouse | |
| Subs | Missouri | Stanley Mayle (PG), Dan Williams (SG), Richard Nelsen (SF), Thomas Shelton (PF) Robert Taylor, Todd Smith, Robert Rippy, Steven Robinson | |
| 00:30 | Gonzaga | Bobby Gale connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Clarence Wasson | 43-29 |
| 00:25 | Missouri | Stanley Mayle misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 43-29 |
| 00:24 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Ricky Smith | 43-29 |
| 00:18 | Gonzaga | Clarence Wasson misses the driving attempt from close range | 43-29 |
| 00:17 | Gonzaga | Bobby Gale snags the offensive board | 43-29 |
| 00:02 | Gonzaga | Bobby Gale knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-29 |
| 00:00 | Missouri | Richard Nelsen misses the fullcourt shot | 46-29 |