| Lineup | Cal | PG - William Scott (fresh) SG - James Scott (fresh) SF - Martin Nieves (fresh) PF - Mitch Maughan (fresh) C - Stanley Bryant (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Warren Reeves (fresh) SG - Calvin Pryor (fresh) SF - James Williams (fresh) PF - Amado Bruno (fresh) C - Carmelo Garcia (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cal | Stanley Bryant wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Cal | William Scott comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Gonzaga | Amado Bruno grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Gonzaga | Amado Bruno knocks in the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by James Williams | 0-2 |
| 19:08 | Cal | William Scott buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Stanley Bryant | 3-2 |
| 18:57 | Gonzaga | Calvin Pryor banks in the layup set up by Amado Bruno | 3-4 |
| 18:35 | Cal | Martin Nieves throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-4 |
| 18:20 | Gonzaga | Carmelo Garcia hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 3-4 |
| 18:18 | Cal | The rebound goes to Martin Nieves | 3-4 |
| 18:15 | Cal | William Scott throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 3-4 |
| 18:01 | Gonzaga | Carmelo Garcia works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 3-4 |
| 17:59 | Cal | The rebound goes to Stanley Bryant | 3-4 |
| 17:35 | Cal | William Scott is hacked by Calvin Pryor - foul #1 on Calvin Pryor, team foul #1 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Cal | Mladen Smitreski (SG), John Saine (SF), John Matsumura (C) James Scott, Martin Nieves, Stanley Bryant | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | David Weaver (PG), Joseph Howell (SF), Antonio Reyes (PF), Gerald Lasseter (C) Warren Reeves, James Williams, Amado Bruno, Carmelo Garcia | |
| 17:17 | Cal | John Saine misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 3-4 |
| 17:15 | Cal | The offensive rebound goes to John Matsumura | 3-4 |
| 16:46 | Cal | Mitch Maughan misses short on a runner from close range | 3-4 |
| 16:45 | Cal | John Matsumura tips it back up and in | 5-4 |
| 16:30 | Gonzaga | William Scott picks off the pass by Joseph Howell | 5-4 |
| 16:15 | Cal | William Scott throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-4 |
| Subs | Cal | James Scott (SG), Robert Eubanks (PF) John Saine, Mitch Maughan | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Warren Reeves (PG), Jim Hurdle (SG), James Williams (SF) David Weaver, Calvin Pryor, Joseph Howell | |
| 15:56 | Gonzaga | Warren Reeves clanks a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Eubanks - foul #1 on Robert Eubanks, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Amado Bruno (PF), Carmelo Garcia (C) Antonio Reyes, Gerald Lasseter | |
| 15:56 | Gonzaga | Warren Reeves makes the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 15:56 | Gonzaga | Warren Reeves misses the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 15:56 | Cal | Robert Eubanks snags the defensive board | 5-5 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - William Scott (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Scott (fresh) SF - Mladen Smitreski (fresh) PF - Robert Eubanks (fresh) C - John Matsumura (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Warren Reeves (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Jim Hurdle (fresh) SF - James Williams (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Amado Bruno (fresh) 2 pts. C - Carmelo Garcia (fresh) | |
| 15:54 | Cal | James Scott is hacked by Jim Hurdle in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jim Hurdle, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| 15:29 | Cal | Mladen Smitreski is hacked by Warren Reeves - foul #1 on Warren Reeves, team foul #3 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Cal | Ronald Moody (PG), John Saine (PF) William Scott, John Matsumura | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 15:15 | Cal | Mladen Smitreski buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 7-5 |
| 15:06 | Gonzaga | Carmelo Garcia shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the runner from the left block | 7-5 |
| 15:04 | Gonzaga | Carmelo Garcia hits the follow up shot | 7-7 |
| 14:46 | Cal | Mladen Smitreski hits a turnaround in the lane set up by Ronald Moody | 9-7 |
| 14:24 | Gonzaga | Warren Reeves misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the right wing | 9-7 |
| 14:23 | Cal | Mladen Smitreski grabs the defensive rebound | 9-7 |
| 13:59 | Cal | James Scott misses short on a jumper from the right block | 9-7 |
| 13:58 | Cal | John Saine tips it home | 11-7 |
| 13:42 | Gonzaga | Warren Reeves clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 11-7 |
| 13:40 | Cal | The rebound goes to John Saine | 11-7 |
| 13:15 | Cal | James Scott can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 11-7 |
| 13:14 | Gonzaga | James Williams gets the rebound | 11-7 |
| 13:02 | Gonzaga | James Williams evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 11-7 |
| 13:01 | Gonzaga | Jim Hurdle hits the follow up shot | 11-9 |
| 12:41 | Cal | Mladen Smitreski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-9 |
| Subs | Cal | William Scott (PG), Martin Nieves (SF), Mitch Maughan (PF), Stanley Bryant (C) Ronald Moody, Mladen Smitreski, John Saine, Robert Eubanks | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | David Weaver (PG), Calvin Pryor (SG), Joseph Howell (SF), Antonio Reyes (PF), Gerald Lasseter (C) Warren Reeves, Jim Hurdle, James Williams, Amado Bruno, Carmelo Garcia | |
| 12:32 | Gonzaga | David Weaver hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 11-9 |
| 12:31 | Gonzaga | Calvin Pryor pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-9 |
| 12:20 | Gonzaga | Gerald Lasseter comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 11-9 |
| 12:19 | Cal | James Scott gets the rebound | 11-9 |
| 11:57 | Cal | Martin Nieves makes the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from James Scott | 13-9 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - William Scott (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Scott (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Martin Nieves (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mitch Maughan (fairly fresh) C - Stanley Bryant (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - David Weaver (fresh) SG - Calvin Pryor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Howell (fresh) PF - Antonio Reyes (fresh) C - Gerald Lasseter (fresh) | |
| 11:51 | Gonzaga | David Weaver is fouled on the floor by Mitch Maughan - foul #1 on Mitch Maughan, team foul #2 | 13-9 |
| 11:43 | Gonzaga | Joseph Howell is fouled on the floor by James Scott - foul #1 on James Scott, team foul #3 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Cal | John Matsumura (C) Mitch Maughan | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 11:25 | Gonzaga | Gerald Lasseter knocks in the runner in the lane | 13-11 |
| 11:03 | Cal | Martin Nieves hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 13-11 |
| 11:02 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Antonio Reyes | 13-11 |
| 10:43 | Gonzaga | David Weaver misses the 3 from the left wing | 13-11 |
| 10:42 | Cal | John Matsumura grabs the board | 13-11 |
| 10:34 | Cal | William Scott hits a wide open floater from the free throw line on a great pass from James Scott | 15-11 |
| 10:17 | Gonzaga | Gerald Lasseter misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Martin Nieves - foul #1 on Martin Nieves, team foul #4 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Cal | Ronald Moody (SG), Mladen Smitreski (SF), Mitch Maughan (PF) James Scott, Martin Nieves, Stanley Bryant | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Steven Alcorn (PG), James Williams (SF), Richard Schlesinger (PF) David Weaver, Joseph Howell, Antonio Reyes | |
| 10:17 | Gonzaga | Gerald Lasseter makes the 1st free throw | 15-12 |
| 10:17 | Gonzaga | Gerald Lasseter makes the 2nd free throw | 15-13 |
| 09:48 | Cal | Steven Alcorn is called for the reach on Mladen Smitreski - foul #1 on Steven Alcorn, team foul #4 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Cal | Stanley Bryant (C) John Matsumura | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Warren Reeves (PG), Amado Bruno (PF) Calvin Pryor, Gerald Lasseter | |
| 09:30 | Cal | Richard Schlesinger denies the turnaround by Mitch Maughan | 15-13 |
| 09:29 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to James Williams | 15-13 |
| 09:22 | Gonzaga | Amado Bruno misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 15-13 |
| 09:21 | Gonzaga | Amado Bruno grabs the offensive board | 15-13 |
| 09:07 | Gonzaga | James Williams's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Mladen Smitreski | 15-13 |
| 08:51 | Cal | Mitch Maughan knocks in the fadeaway from close range set up by William Scott and he's hacked by Steven Alcorn - foul #2 on Steven Alcorn, team foul #5 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Cal | John Saine (SF), John Matsumura (C) Ronald Moody, Stanley Bryant | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jim Hurdle (SG), David Weaver (SF), Carmelo Garcia (C) Steven Alcorn, James Williams, Amado Bruno | |
| 08:51 | Cal | Mitch Maughan makes the free throw | 18-13 |
| 08:25 | Gonzaga | Warren Reeves is whistled for a carry | 18-13 |
| Subs | Cal | James Scott (SG), Robert Eubanks (PF) Mladen Smitreski, Mitch Maughan | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | James Williams (SF), Gerald Lasseter (PF) Warren Reeves, Richard Schlesinger | |
| 08:00 | Cal | William Scott misses long on an open 3pt shot from the right corner | 18-13 |
| 07:59 | Gonzaga | Gerald Lasseter grabs the board | 18-13 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - William Scott (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Scott (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Saine (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Eubanks (fresh) C - John Matsumura (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - David Weaver (fresh) SG - Jim Hurdle (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Williams (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Gerald Lasseter (fresh) 4 pts. C - Carmelo Garcia (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:37 | Gonzaga | David Weaver misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 18-13 |
| 07:36 | Cal | Robert Eubanks gets the rebound | 18-13 |
| 07:33 | Cal | John Matsumura is hacked by Jim Hurdle in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jim Hurdle, team foul #6 | 18-13 |
| Subs | Cal | Mladen Smitreski (PG), Martin Nieves (SF), Stanley Bryant (C) William Scott, John Saine, John Matsumura | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Calvin Pryor (SG), Joseph Howell (SF), Amado Bruno (PF) Jim Hurdle, James Williams, Carmelo Garcia | |
| 07:16 | Cal | James Scott misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 18-13 |
| 07:14 | Gonzaga | Gerald Lasseter grabs the defensive rebound | 18-13 |
| 06:51 | Gonzaga | David Weaver buries a 3 from straight away | 18-16 |
| 06:37 | Cal | Martin Nieves misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 18-16 |
| 06:36 | Gonzaga | Gerald Lasseter pulls down the rebound | 18-16 |
| 06:18 | Gonzaga | Amado Bruno can't connect on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Robert Eubanks - foul #2 on Robert Eubanks, team foul #5 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Cal | Ronald Moody (SG), John Saine (SF), Mitch Maughan (PF), John Matsumura (C) James Scott, Martin Nieves, Robert Eubanks, Stanley Bryant | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Warren Reeves (PG), James Williams (SF), Richard Schlesinger (C) David Weaver, Calvin Pryor, Gerald Lasseter | |
| 06:18 | Gonzaga | Amado Bruno misses the 1st free throw | 18-16 |
| 06:18 | Gonzaga | Amado Bruno makes the 2nd free throw | 18-17 |
| 05:57 | Cal | Joseph Howell is called for the reach on Mladen Smitreski - foul #1 on Joseph Howell, team foul #7 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Calvin Pryor (SG), Antonio Reyes (PF), Carmelo Garcia (C) Joseph Howell, Amado Bruno, Richard Schlesinger | |
| 05:57 | Cal | Mladen Smitreski makes the 1st free throw | 19-17 |
| 05:57 | Cal | Mladen Smitreski makes the 2nd free throw | 20-17 |
| 05:43 | Gonzaga | Calvin Pryor loses the dribble to Mladen Smitreski | 20-17 |
| 05:20 | Cal | John Matsumura lays it up and in set up by Mladen Smitreski | 22-17 |
| 05:06 | Gonzaga | James Williams misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 22-17 |
| 05:05 | Cal | John Matsumura gets the rebound | 22-17 |
| 04:40 | Cal | The short jumper by Mitch Maughan is denied by Carmelo Garcia | 22-17 |
| 04:39 | Cal | Mitch Maughan tips it in | 24-17 |
| 04:22 | Gonzaga | Antonio Reyes misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Mitch Maughan - foul #2 on Mitch Maughan, team foul #6 | 24-17 |
| Subs | Cal | William Scott (PG), James Scott (SG), Martin Nieves (SF), Stanley Bryant (PF) Mladen Smitreski, Ronald Moody, John Saine, Mitch Maughan | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | David Weaver (PG), Joseph Howell (SF), Gerald Lasseter (C) Warren Reeves, James Williams, Carmelo Garcia | |
| 04:22 | Gonzaga | Antonio Reyes misses the 1st free throw | 24-17 |
| 04:22 | Gonzaga | Antonio Reyes misses the 2nd free throw | 24-17 |
| 04:22 | Cal | The rebound goes to Martin Nieves | 24-17 |
| 04:04 | Cal | William Scott is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by James Scott | 27-17 |
| 03:42 | Gonzaga | David Weaver misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-17 |
| 03:40 | Cal | Martin Nieves pulls down the rebound | 27-17 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - William Scott (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Scott (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Martin Nieves (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stanley Bryant (fairly fresh) C - John Matsumura (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - David Weaver (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Calvin Pryor (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Howell (fresh) PF - Antonio Reyes (fairly fresh) C - Gerald Lasseter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Cal | David Weaver is called for the reach on Martin Nieves - foul #1 on David Weaver, team foul #8 | 27-17 |
| Subs | Cal | Robert Eubanks (PF) John Matsumura | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Warren Reeves (PG), Jim Hurdle (SG), Amado Bruno (PF) David Weaver, Calvin Pryor, Antonio Reyes | |
| 03:23 | Cal | Martin Nieves makes the 1st free throw | 28-17 |
| 03:23 | Cal | Martin Nieves misses the 2nd free throw | 28-17 |
| 03:23 | Gonzaga | Gerald Lasseter pulls down the rebound | 28-17 |
| 03:06 | Gonzaga | Warren Reeves connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Amado Bruno | 28-19 |
| 03:04 | Cal | Martin Nieves's pass is intercepted by Warren Reeves in the backcourt | 28-19 |
| 02:47 | Gonzaga | Robert Eubanks is called for the reach on Joseph Howell - foul #3 on Robert Eubanks, team foul #7 | 28-19 |
| Subs | Cal | Ronald Moody (SG), Mitch Maughan (PF) James Scott, Robert Eubanks | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | James Williams (SF) Jim Hurdle | |
| 02:47 | Gonzaga | Joseph Howell makes the 1st free throw | 28-20 |
| 02:47 | Gonzaga | Joseph Howell misses the 2nd free throw | 28-20 |
| 02:47 | Cal | Mitch Maughan snags the defensive board | 28-20 |
| 02:42 | Cal | Martin Nieves is hacked by James Williams in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Williams, team foul #9 | 28-20 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jim Hurdle (SG) Joseph Howell | |
| 02:42 | Cal | Martin Nieves misses the 1st free throw | 28-20 |
| 02:42 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Gerald Lasseter | 28-20 |
| 02:16 | Gonzaga | Amado Bruno can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Mitch Maughan - foul #3 on Mitch Maughan, team foul #8 | 28-20 |
| Subs | Cal | Mladen Smitreski (SF), John Matsumura (C) Martin Nieves, Mitch Maughan | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | David Weaver (PG), Carmelo Garcia (C) Warren Reeves, Gerald Lasseter | |
| 02:16 | Gonzaga | Amado Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 28-21 |
| 02:16 | Gonzaga | Amado Bruno makes the 2nd free throw | 28-22 |
| 01:56 | Cal | Amado Bruno denies the turnaround by Mladen Smitreski | 28-22 |
| 01:55 | Gonzaga | James Williams snags the defensive board | 28-22 |
| 01:39 | Gonzaga | Amado Bruno lays it in | 28-24 |
| 01:37 | Cal | William Scott throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-24 |
| Subs | Cal | James Scott (SG), John Saine (PF) Ronald Moody, John Matsumura | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Steven Alcorn (SG), Richard Schlesinger (PF) Jim Hurdle, Amado Bruno | |
| 01:10 | Gonzaga | Richard Schlesinger travels with the ball | 28-24 |
| Subs | Cal | John Matsumura (C) Stanley Bryant | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Warren Reeves (PG), Joseph Howell (SG), Gerald Lasseter (C) Steven Alcorn, James Williams, Carmelo Garcia | |
| 01:05 | Cal | William Scott's pass is intercepted by Warren Reeves in the backcourt | 28-24 |
| 01:04 | Gonzaga | Warren Reeves lays it up and in | 28-26 |
| 00:48 | Cal | William Scott comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 28-26 |
| 00:47 | Gonzaga | Gerald Lasseter pulls down the rebound | 28-26 |
| 00:27 | Gonzaga | Gerald Lasseter hits a shot from the left side on a nice dish by David Weaver | 28-28 |
| 00:24 | Cal | Mladen Smitreski is fouled in the backcourt by David Weaver - foul #2 on David Weaver, team foul #10 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Cal | Ronald Moody (PG), Stanley Bryant (PF) William Scott, John Saine | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jim Hurdle (SG) David Weaver | |
| 00:24 | Cal | Mladen Smitreski makes the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 00:24 | Cal | Mladen Smitreski makes the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 00:01 | Gonzaga | Warren Reeves can't finish the layup | 30-28 |
| 00:00 | Gonzaga | The clock runs out | 30-28 |