| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Howard Butler (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Claude Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Ray (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Austin Jones (fresh) 2 stl. C - James Redmond (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Rene Russo (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kevin Arakaki (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Juan Acevedo (fresh) 9 pts. PF - James Lucas (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Ralph Syverson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Gonzaga | Juan Acevedo inbounds the ball | 32-35 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:31 | Gonzaga | Austin Jones is called for the reach on Rene Russo - foul #1 on Austin Jones, team foul #1 | 32-35 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Mike Breault (PG), Michael Jay (SF) Howard Butler, Daniel Ray | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 19:04 | Gonzaga | Austin Jones denies the turnaround by James Lucas | 32-35 |
| 19:03 | San Diego State | Austin Jones pulls down the rebound | 32-35 |
| 18:59 | San Diego State | Rene Russo steals it from Austin Jones | 32-35 |
| 18:55 | Gonzaga | Kevin Arakaki hits the finger roll on a great pass from Rene Russo | 32-37 |
| 18:43 | San Diego State | Ralph Syverson is called for the reach on Michael Jay - foul #3 on Ralph Syverson, team foul #1 | 32-37 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Howard Butler (PG), Daniel Ray (SF), Santos Gonzalez (PF) Mike Breault, Claude Smith, Austin Jones | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Charles Lew (C) Ralph Syverson | |
| 18:30 | San Diego State | James Redmond makes the shot from the right wing | 34-37 |
| 18:16 | Gonzaga | Charles Lew connects on the jumper in the paint | 34-39 |
| 18:00 | San Diego State | Michael Jay is called for 3 seconds | 34-39 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Claude Smith (SG), Austin Jones (PF) Michael Jay, Santos Gonzalez | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 17:35 | Gonzaga | Kevin Arakaki comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 34-39 |
| 17:34 | Gonzaga | Juan Acevedo misses the tip | 34-39 |
| 17:32 | San Diego State | James Redmond grabs the defensive rebound | 34-39 |
| 17:23 | San Diego State | Howard Butler misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 34-39 |
| 17:22 | Gonzaga | Juan Acevedo grabs the defensive rebound | 34-39 |
| 17:18 | Gonzaga | Juan Acevedo comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 34-39 |
| 17:17 | San Diego State | Austin Jones gets the rebound | 34-39 |
| 17:13 | San Diego State | Daniel Ray clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Rene Russo - foul #1 on Rene Russo, team foul #2 | 34-39 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Mike Breault (PG), Santos Gonzalez (PF), Thomas Cranor (C) Howard Butler, Austin Jones, James Redmond | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Glenn Jackson (PG), Ronald Yamamoto (SF), Thomas Petrick (PF) Rene Russo, Juan Acevedo, James Lucas | |
| 17:13 | San Diego State | Daniel Ray makes the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 17:13 | San Diego State | Daniel Ray misses the 2nd free throw | 35-39 |
| 17:13 | San Diego State | Thomas Cranor pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-39 |
| 16:56 | San Diego State | Claude Smith scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Daniel Ray | 37-39 |
| 16:30 | Gonzaga | Ronald Yamamoto misses badly on a floater from the right side | 37-39 |
| 16:28 | Gonzaga | Thomas Petrick tips it back up and in | 37-41 |
| 16:09 | San Diego State | Claude Smith clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 37-41 |
| 16:07 | Gonzaga | Thomas Petrick gets the rebound | 37-41 |
| 15:49 | Gonzaga | Ronald Yamamoto's pass is intercepted by Santos Gonzalez | 37-41 |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Mike Breault (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Claude Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Ray (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Santos Gonzalez (fresh) 4 pts. C - Thomas Cranor (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Glenn Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Arakaki (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Ronald Yamamoto (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Petrick (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Lew (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:31 | San Diego State | Mike Breault hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Claude Smith | 40-41 |
| 15:05 | Gonzaga | Charles Lew misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Thomas Cranor - foul #1 on Thomas Cranor, team foul #2 | 40-41 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Howard Butler (PG), Michael Jay (SG), Joseph Hall (SF), Austin Jones (PF), James Redmond (C) Mike Breault, Claude Smith, Daniel Ray, Santos Gonzalez, Thomas Cranor | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Rene Russo (PG), Donald Reason (SG), Juan Acevedo (SF), James Lucas (PF) Glenn Jackson, Kevin Arakaki, Ronald Yamamoto, Thomas Petrick | |
| 15:05 | Gonzaga | Charles Lew makes the 1st free throw | 40-42 |
| 15:05 | Gonzaga | Charles Lew makes the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 14:46 | San Diego State | James Redmond is hacked by Charles Lew - foul #1 on Charles Lew, team foul #3 | 40-43 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Claude Smith (SG) Joseph Hall | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Ralph Syverson (C) Charles Lew | |
| 14:39 | San Diego State | James Redmond connects on the shot from the free throw line | 42-43 |
| 14:10 | Gonzaga | James Lucas hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 42-43 |
| 14:09 | San Diego State | Howard Butler gets the rebound | 42-43 |
| 14:04 | San Diego State | Michael Jay misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 42-43 |
| 14:03 | Gonzaga | Ralph Syverson pulls down the rebound | 42-43 |
| 14:00 | Gonzaga | Rene Russo travels in the backcourt | 42-43 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Daniel Ray (SF) Claude Smith | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 13:46 | San Diego State | Daniel Ray can't connect on a shot from the left side | 42-43 |
| 13:45 | San Diego State | Howard Butler tips it home | 44-43 |
| 13:25 | Gonzaga | Donald Reason makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-46 |
| 13:10 | San Diego State | James Redmond misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 44-46 |
| 13:09 | Gonzaga | James Lucas gets the rebound | 44-46 |
| 12:52 | Gonzaga | Howard Butler takes the ball from Rene Russo | 44-46 |
| 12:34 | San Diego State | Ralph Syverson swats the short shot by James Redmond | 44-46 |
| 12:32 | Gonzaga | James Lucas pulls down the rebound | 44-46 |
| 12:03 | Gonzaga | Donald Reason hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 44-46 |
| 12:01 | San Diego State | James Redmond snags the defensive board | 44-46 |
| 11:44 | San Diego State | Juan Acevedo is called for the reach on Howard Butler - foul #2 on Juan Acevedo, team foul #4 | 44-46 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Claude Smith (SG), Santos Gonzalez (PF) Daniel Ray, Austin Jones | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Glenn Jackson (PG), Kevin Arakaki (SG), Ronald Yamamoto (SF), Thomas Petrick (PF), Charles Lew (C) Rene Russo, Donald Reason, Juan Acevedo, James Lucas, Ralph Syverson | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Howard Butler (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Claude Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Jay (fresh) PF - Santos Gonzalez (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Redmond (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Glenn Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Arakaki (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Ronald Yamamoto (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Petrick (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Lew (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:26 | San Diego State | Howard Butler blows the dunk but he's fouled by Glenn Jackson - foul #1 on Glenn Jackson, team foul #5 | 44-46 |
| 11:26 | San Diego State | Howard Butler makes the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 11:26 | San Diego State | Howard Butler misses the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 11:26 | Gonzaga | Charles Lew gets the rebound | 45-46 |
| 11:15 | Gonzaga | Michael Jay swats the dunk try by Thomas Petrick | 45-46 |
| 11:13 | San Diego State | Michael Jay pulls down the rebound | 45-46 |
| 11:10 | San Diego State | Glenn Jackson steals the ball from Howard Butler in the backcourt | 45-46 |
| 11:08 | Gonzaga | Ronald Yamamoto can't finish the layup | 45-46 |
| 11:07 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Michael Jay | 45-46 |
| 11:00 | San Diego State | Howard Butler connects on the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Claude Smith | 47-46 |
| 10:35 | Gonzaga | Thomas Petrick scores on a jumper from the right block set up by Glenn Jackson | 47-48 |
| 10:17 | San Diego State | Michael Jay connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-48 |
| 10:01 | Gonzaga | Thomas Petrick hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Santos Gonzalez - foul #3 on Santos Gonzalez, team foul #3 | 50-48 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Mike Breault (PG), Daniel Ray (SF), Austin Jones (PF), Thomas Cranor (C) Howard Butler, Michael Jay, Santos Gonzalez, James Redmond | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Ralph Syverson (C) Charles Lew | |
| 10:01 | Gonzaga | Thomas Petrick makes the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 10:01 | Gonzaga | Thomas Petrick makes the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 09:50 | San Diego State | Claude Smith misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 50-50 |
| 09:48 | San Diego State | Thomas Cranor grabs the offensive rebound | 50-50 |
| 09:41 | San Diego State | Austin Jones is hacked by Thomas Petrick - foul #1 on Thomas Petrick, team foul #6 | 50-50 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Howard Butler (PG), James Redmond (C) Mike Breault, Thomas Cranor | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Rene Russo (PG), Juan Acevedo (SF), James Lucas (PF) Glenn Jackson, Ronald Yamamoto, Thomas Petrick | |
| 09:23 | San Diego State | Austin Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-50 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Thomas Cranor (C) James Redmond | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 09:03 | Gonzaga | Juan Acevedo misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 50-50 |
| 09:02 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Austin Jones | 50-50 |
| 08:47 | San Diego State | Howard Butler is hacked by Rene Russo - foul #2 on Rene Russo, team foul #7 | 50-50 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Michael Jay (SF), James Redmond (C) Daniel Ray, Thomas Cranor | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 08:47 | San Diego State | Howard Butler makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 08:47 | San Diego State | Howard Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| 08:21 | Gonzaga | Kevin Arakaki connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-53 |
| 08:08 | San Diego State | James Redmond misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 52-53 |
| 08:07 | Gonzaga | James Lucas grabs the board | 52-53 |
| 07:45 | Gonzaga | Juan Acevedo knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by James Lucas | 52-55 |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Howard Butler (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Claude Smith (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Jay (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Austin Jones (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - James Redmond (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Rene Russo (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Kevin Arakaki (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Juan Acevedo (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Lucas (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Ralph Syverson (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 07:31 | San Diego State | Howard Butler is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to James Lucas | 52-55 |
| 07:10 | Gonzaga | Juan Acevedo is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Juan Acevedo, team foul #8 | 52-55 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Mike Breault (PG), Daniel Ray (SF), Santos Gonzalez (PF), Thomas Cranor (C) Howard Butler, Claude Smith, Austin Jones, James Redmond | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Glenn Jackson (PG), Donald Reason (SG), Ronald Yamamoto (SF), Thomas Petrick (PF), Charles Lew (C) Rene Russo, Kevin Arakaki, Juan Acevedo, James Lucas, Ralph Syverson | |
| 06:54 | San Diego State | Mike Breault can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-55 |
| 06:53 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Charles Lew | 52-55 |
| 06:24 | Gonzaga | Donald Reason misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-55 |
| 06:23 | Gonzaga | Charles Lew snags the offensive board | 52-55 |
| 06:01 | Gonzaga | Ronald Yamamoto scores on a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Glenn Jackson | 52-57 |
| 05:41 | San Diego State | Mike Breault comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 52-57 |
| 05:40 | Gonzaga | Ronald Yamamoto pulls down the rebound | 52-57 |
| 05:22 | Gonzaga | Donald Reason connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Ronald Yamamoto | 52-60 |
| 05:22 | San Diego State | San Diego State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-60 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Howard Butler (PG), Claude Smith (SG), Austin Jones (PF), James Redmond (C) Mike Breault, Michael Jay, Santos Gonzalez, Thomas Cranor | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Rene Russo (PG), Kevin Arakaki (SG), Juan Acevedo (SF), James Lucas (PF), Ralph Syverson (C) Glenn Jackson, Donald Reason, Ronald Yamamoto, Thomas Petrick, Charles Lew | |
| 05:10 | San Diego State | James Redmond buries a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Claude Smith | 54-60 |
| 04:44 | Gonzaga | James Lucas scores on a floater from the right block | 54-62 |
| 04:36 | San Diego State | James Redmond connects on the runner in the lane | 56-62 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:12 | Gonzaga | James Lucas loses the dribble to James Redmond | 56-62 |
| 03:55 | San Diego State | Howard Butler shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Claude Smith | 59-62 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:37 | Gonzaga | Juan Acevedo can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 59-62 |
| 03:35 | San Diego State | Daniel Ray pulls down the rebound | 59-62 |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Howard Butler (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - Claude Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SF - Daniel Ray (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Austin Jones (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - James Redmond (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Rene Russo (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Kevin Arakaki (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Juan Acevedo (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Lucas (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Ralph Syverson (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 03:10 | San Diego State | Daniel Ray buries a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Howard Butler | 61-62 |
| 02:47 | Gonzaga | Kevin Arakaki hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-62 |
| 02:46 | San Diego State | Howard Butler pulls down the rebound | 61-62 |
| 02:37 | San Diego State | Daniel Ray misses short on an open jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Kevin Arakaki - foul #2 on Kevin Arakaki, team foul #9 | 61-62 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Mike Breault (PG), Michael Jay (SG), Santos Gonzalez (PF) Howard Butler, Claude Smith, Austin Jones | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Glenn Jackson (PG), Ronald Yamamoto (SF), Thomas Petrick (PF), Charles Lew (C) Rene Russo, Juan Acevedo, James Lucas, Ralph Syverson | |
| 02:37 | San Diego State | Daniel Ray makes the 1st free throw | 62-62 |
| 02:37 | San Diego State | Daniel Ray makes the 2nd free throw | 63-62 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:32 | Gonzaga | Gonzaga calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-62 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Claude Smith (SG) Daniel Ray | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Juan Acevedo (SF), James Lucas (PF), Ralph Syverson (C) Ronald Yamamoto, Thomas Petrick, Charles Lew | |
| 02:08 | Gonzaga | Juan Acevedo can't finish the layup | 63-62 |
| 02:07 | Gonzaga | Kevin Arakaki grabs the offensive board | 63-62 |
| 01:42 | Gonzaga | James Lucas connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Glenn Jackson | 63-64 |
| 01:31 | San Diego State | Claude Smith knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing | 65-64 |
| 01:08 | Gonzaga | Kevin Arakaki knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Glenn Jackson | 65-67 |
| 00:50 | San Diego State | Michael Jay misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-67 |
| 00:48 | San Diego State | James Redmond snags the offensive board | 65-67 |
| 00:26 | San Diego State | Kevin Arakaki steals it from James Redmond | 65-67 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Gonzaga | James Lucas is fouled in the backcourt by Mike Breault - foul #1 on Mike Breault, team foul #4 | 65-67 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Howard Butler (PG), Daniel Ray (SF), Austin Jones (PF) Mike Breault, Michael Jay, Santos Gonzalez | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Rene Russo (PG) Glenn Jackson | |
| 00:21 | Gonzaga | Howard Butler is called for the reach on Rene Russo - foul #1 on Howard Butler, team foul #5 | 65-67 |
| 00:19 | Gonzaga | Rene Russo is fouled on the floor by Austin Jones - foul #2 on Austin Jones, team foul #6 | 65-67 |
| 00:16 | Gonzaga | James Lucas is hacked by Austin Jones - foul #3 on Austin Jones, team foul #7 | 65-67 |
| 00:16 | Gonzaga | James Lucas makes the 1st free throw | 65-68 |
| 00:16 | Gonzaga | James Lucas misses the 2nd free throw | 65-68 |
| 00:16 | San Diego State | James Redmond grabs the board | 65-68 |
| 00:11 | San Diego State | Howard Butler shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 65-68 |
| 00:09 | Gonzaga | James Lucas pulls down the rebound | 65-68 |
| 00:08 | Gonzaga | James Lucas is fouled in the backcourt by Howard Butler - foul #2 on Howard Butler, team foul #8 | 65-68 |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Glenn Jackson (PG) Rene Russo | |
| 00:08 | Gonzaga | James Lucas misses the 1st free throw | 65-68 |
| 00:08 | San Diego State | James Redmond grabs the board | 65-68 |
| 00:08 | San Diego State | San Diego State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-68 |
| 00:01 | San Diego State | Claude Smith misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 65-68 |
| 00:00 | Gonzaga | James Lucas snags the defensive board | 65-68 |