| Lineup | Houston | PG - Eric Larmon (fresh) SG - Kevin Noyes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Davis (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Wesley Kaplan (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Carter Collins (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Jimmy Pooler (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Schwantes (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - Ryan Wise (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dana Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Orlando (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Gonzaga | Ryan Wise inbounds the ball | 23-34 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:35 | Gonzaga | Ryan Wise double dribbles | 23-34 |
| 19:13 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 23-34 |
| 19:12 | Gonzaga | John Schwantes snags the defensive board | 23-34 |
| 18:52 | Gonzaga | John Schwantes misses long on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by John Davis - foul #2 on John Davis, team foul #1 | 23-34 |
| 18:52 | Gonzaga | John Schwantes makes the 1st free throw | 23-35 |
| 18:52 | Gonzaga | John Schwantes makes the 2nd free throw | 23-36 |
| 18:33 | Houston | Ryan Wise steals it from Kevin Noyes | 23-36 |
| 18:16 | Gonzaga | Jimmy Pooler misses long on a 3 from straight away | 23-36 |
| 18:15 | Houston | The rebound goes to Wesley Kaplan | 23-36 |
| 18:00 | Houston | Eric Larmon drills a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Kevin Noyes | 25-36 |
| 17:41 | Gonzaga | Dana Anderson can't finish the layup | 25-36 |
| 17:40 | Houston | Carter Collins grabs the board | 25-36 |
| 17:15 | Houston | Kevin Noyes can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 25-36 |
| 17:13 | Gonzaga | Jimmy Pooler pulls down the rebound | 25-36 |
| 17:07 | Gonzaga | Christopher Orlando hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-36 |
| 17:06 | Gonzaga | Ryan Wise tips it in | 25-38 |
| 16:37 | Houston | Kevin Noyes can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-38 |
| 16:36 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan grabs the offensive rebound | 25-38 |
| 16:11 | Houston | Kevin Noyes scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Eric Larmon | 28-38 |
| 15:49 | Gonzaga | Ryan Wise is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-41 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Eric Larmon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Noyes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Davis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Wesley Kaplan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Carter Collins (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Jimmy Pooler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Schwantes (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SF - Ryan Wise (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dana Anderson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Orlando (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:33 | Houston | Kevin Noyes misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-41 |
| 15:31 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan misses the tip | 28-41 |
| 15:29 | Gonzaga | John Schwantes grabs the defensive rebound | 28-41 |
| 15:23 | Gonzaga | Ryan Wise hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Christopher Orlando | 28-44 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 15:03 | Houston | John Davis comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-44 |
| 15:02 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-44 |
| 14:42 | Houston | Kevin Noyes makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-44 |
| 14:13 | Gonzaga | Wesley Kaplan steals the ball from Dana Anderson | 31-44 |
| 13:45 | Houston | Eric Larmon misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Dana Anderson - foul #1 on Dana Anderson, team foul #1 | 31-44 |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte (SG), Darryl Christmas (SF), Donald Meade (C) Kevin Noyes, John Davis, Carter Collins | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Mario Chestnut (PF), Charles Arnold (C) Dana Anderson, Christopher Orlando | |
| 13:45 | Houston | Eric Larmon makes the 1st free throw | 32-44 |
| 13:45 | Houston | Eric Larmon makes the 2nd free throw | 33-44 |
| 13:26 | Gonzaga | Darryl Christmas takes the ball from Mario Chestnut | 33-44 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 13:04 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Lawrence Turcotte | 35-44 |
| 12:35 | Gonzaga | John Schwantes can't connect on an uncontested floater from the right wing | 35-44 |
| 12:33 | Gonzaga | Jimmy Pooler grabs the offensive rebound | 35-44 |
| 12:21 | Gonzaga | Jimmy Pooler jams it set up by John Schwantes | 35-46 |
| 11:57 | Houston | Charles Arnold denies the turnaround by Donald Meade | 35-46 |
| 11:56 | Gonzaga | Charles Arnold snags the defensive board | 35-46 |
| 11:41 | Gonzaga | John Schwantes loses the dribble to Donald Meade | 35-46 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Eric Larmon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Turcotte (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darryl Christmas (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wesley Kaplan (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Donald Meade (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Jimmy Pooler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Schwantes (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SF - Ryan Wise (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mario Chestnut (fresh) 4 pts. C - Charles Arnold (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 11:24 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Darryl Christmas and he's hacked by Ryan Wise - foul #1 on Ryan Wise, team foul #2 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Houston | Gordon Ward (PG), Kevin Noyes (SG) Eric Larmon, Lawrence Turcotte | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Charles Shumway (PG) Jimmy Pooler | |
| 11:24 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan makes the free throw | 38-46 |
| 11:04 | Gonzaga | Mario Chestnut loses the dribble to Wesley Kaplan | 38-46 |
| 10:42 | Houston | Donald Meade misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 38-46 |
| 10:40 | Houston | Darryl Christmas tips it home | 40-46 |
| 10:13 | Gonzaga | Charles Shumway clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-46 |
| 10:11 | Houston | Donald Meade snags the defensive board | 40-46 |
| 09:42 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 40-46 |
| 09:41 | Gonzaga | Ryan Wise gets the rebound | 40-46 |
| 09:21 | Gonzaga | Charles Arnold lays it up and in set up by Charles Shumway | 40-48 |
| 08:57 | Houston | Donald Meade hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Charles Shumway - foul #2 on Charles Shumway, team foul #3 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Larmon (PG), Lawrence Turcotte (SG), Samuel Bier (SF), Jack Dawson (PF) Gordon Ward, Kevin Noyes, Darryl Christmas, Wesley Kaplan | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jimmy Pooler (PG), Michael Hastings (SG), George Bilski (SF), Dana Anderson (PF), Christopher Orlando (C) Charles Shumway, John Schwantes, Ryan Wise, Mario Chestnut, Charles Arnold | |
| 08:57 | Houston | Donald Meade makes the 1st free throw | 41-48 |
| 08:57 | Houston | Donald Meade misses the 2nd free throw | 41-48 |
| 08:57 | Gonzaga | Dana Anderson pulls down the rebound | 41-48 |
| 08:33 | Gonzaga | Christopher Orlando hits a wide open driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Jimmy Pooler | 41-50 |
| 08:05 | Houston | Eric Larmon misses the jumpshot from the left side | 41-50 |
| 08:03 | Gonzaga | George Bilski grabs the board | 41-50 |
| 07:37 | Gonzaga | Christopher Orlando misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-50 |
| 07:35 | Houston | Eric Larmon snags the defensive board | 41-50 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Eric Larmon (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Turcotte (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel Bier (fresh) PF - Jack Dawson (fresh) C - Donald Meade (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Jimmy Pooler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Hastings (fresh) SF - George Bilski (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dana Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Orlando (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 07:31 | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Michael Hastings - foul #1 on Michael Hastings, team foul #4 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Houston | John Davis (SF), Carter Collins (C) Samuel Bier, Donald Meade | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | John Schwantes (SG) Michael Hastings | |
| 07:31 | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte makes the 1st free throw | 42-50 |
| 07:31 | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte misses the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| 07:31 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Dana Anderson | 42-50 |
| 07:04 | Gonzaga | George Bilski hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jimmy Pooler | 42-52 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:44 | Houston | Carter Collins misses short on a 3 from straight away | 42-52 |
| 06:42 | Gonzaga | Dana Anderson snags the defensive board | 42-52 |
| 06:25 | Gonzaga | Christopher Orlando buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Jimmy Pooler | 42-54 |
| 06:05 | Houston | John Schwantes steals the ball from John Davis | 42-54 |
| 05:41 | Gonzaga | Jimmy Pooler is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 42-54 |
| 05:40 | Gonzaga | George Bilski hits the follow up shot | 42-56 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:20 | Houston | Jimmy Pooler steals the ball from Jack Dawson | 42-56 |
| 04:57 | Gonzaga | Lawrence Turcotte steals the ball from Dana Anderson | 42-56 |
| 04:57 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-56 |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Noyes (SG), Wesley Kaplan (PF) Lawrence Turcotte, Jack Dawson | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Ryan Wise (SF) George Bilski | |
| 04:45 | Houston | John Davis misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-56 |
| 04:43 | Houston | Eric Larmon misses the tip | 42-56 |
| 04:42 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Noyes | 42-56 |
| 04:28 | Houston | Kevin Noyes misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-56 |
| 04:26 | Gonzaga | Ryan Wise snags the defensive board | 42-56 |
| 04:01 | Gonzaga | John Schwantes misses long on a floater from the left side | 42-56 |
| 03:59 | Houston | Kevin Noyes pulls down the rebound | 42-56 |
| 03:49 | Houston | Kevin Noyes comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-56 |
| 03:47 | Houston | Eric Larmon hits the follow up shot | 44-56 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:20 | Gonzaga | Ryan Wise can't connect on an uncontested shot from the right block | 44-56 |
| 03:18 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan grabs the board | 44-56 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Eric Larmon (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Noyes (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Davis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Wesley Kaplan (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Carter Collins (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Jimmy Pooler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Schwantes (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SF - Ryan Wise (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dana Anderson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Christopher Orlando (fairly fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 03:04 | Houston | John Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-56 |
| 03:02 | Gonzaga | John Schwantes snags the defensive board | 44-56 |
| 02:39 | Gonzaga | Jimmy Pooler makes the contested 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by John Schwantes | 44-59 |
| 02:30 | Houston | Christopher Orlando picks off the pass by Kevin Noyes | 44-59 |
| 02:09 | Gonzaga | Eric Larmon steals the ball from Christopher Orlando | 44-59 |
| 01:56 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-59 |
| Subs | Houston | Gordon Ward (PG), Lawrence Turcotte (SG), Darryl Christmas (SF), Jack Dawson (PF), Donald Meade (C) Eric Larmon, Kevin Noyes, John Davis, Wesley Kaplan, Carter Collins | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Charles Shumway (PG), Michael Hastings (SG), George Bilski (SF), Mario Chestnut (PF), Charles Arnold (C) Jimmy Pooler, John Schwantes, Ryan Wise, Dana Anderson, Christopher Orlando | |
| 01:33 | Gonzaga | Mario Chestnut connects on the jump hook from the right block | 44-61 |
| 01:17 | Houston | Donald Meade scores on a floater from the left wing set up by Gordon Ward | 46-61 |
| 00:54 | Gonzaga | Michael Hastings throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-61 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:48 | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-61 |
| 00:46 | Gonzaga | George Bilski grabs the defensive rebound | 46-61 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:25 | Gonzaga | Michael Hastings loses the dribble to Donald Meade | 46-61 |
| 00:19 | Houston | Mario Chestnut steals it from Gordon Ward | 46-61 |
| 00:00 | Gonzaga | Charles Shumway runs out the clock | 46-61 |