| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Derrick Goldman (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Terry Gillespie (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Khang (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Douglas Burleson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - David Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Melvin Pangburn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Eichner (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ramiro Flores (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Moberly (fresh) C - Thomas Dodge (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Ramiro Flores inbounds the ball | 36-18 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Rutgers | Daniel Eichner misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-18 |
| 19:44 | Gonzaga | Derrick Goldman pulls down the rebound | 36-18 |
| 19:40 | Gonzaga | Douglas Burleson loses the dribble to Melvin Pangburn | 36-18 |
| 19:37 | Rutgers | Melvin Pangburn lays it up and in | 36-20 |
| 19:23 | Gonzaga | Terry Gillespie is called for a charge - foul #1 on Terry Gillespie, team foul #1 | 36-20 |
| 19:00 | Rutgers | Terry Gillespie is called for the reach on Ramiro Flores - foul #2 on Terry Gillespie, team foul #2 | 36-20 |
| 18:50 | Rutgers | Ramiro Flores hits a driving attempt in the paint | 36-22 |
| 18:28 | Gonzaga | David Morgan is denied on a layup by Thomas Dodge | 36-22 |
| 18:26 | Rutgers | Ramiro Flores snags the defensive board | 36-22 |
| 18:13 | Rutgers | Melvin Pangburn buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-25 |
| 18:06 | Gonzaga | Ramiro Flores steals the ball from William Khang | 36-25 |
| 17:44 | Rutgers | Terry Moberly hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Ramiro Flores | 36-28 |
| 17:27 | Gonzaga | William Khang's fadeaway is rejected by Daniel Eichner | 36-28 |
| 17:25 | Gonzaga | David Morgan grabs the offensive board | 36-28 |
| 17:15 | Gonzaga | Douglas Burleson's pass is intercepted by Ramiro Flores | 36-28 |
| 16:57 | Rutgers | Ramiro Flores is whistled for traveling | 36-28 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jessie Stewart (PG), Keith Korman (SG), Christopher Burditt (SF), Walter Zych (PF), Lyle Hinton (C) Derrick Goldman, Terry Gillespie, William Khang, Douglas Burleson, David Morgan | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Dampier (PG), Gilberto Ricci (SF), Shen Xiong (PF), Peter Kaiser (C) Melvin Pangburn, Ramiro Flores, Terry Moberly, Thomas Dodge | |
| 16:42 | Gonzaga | Lyle Hinton knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Jessie Stewart and he's fouled by John Dampier - foul #3 on John Dampier, team foul #1 | 38-28 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Melvin Pangburn (PG) John Dampier | |
| 16:42 | Gonzaga | Lyle Hinton makes the free throw | 39-28 |
| 16:19 | Rutgers | Shen Xiong makes the turnaround from the left block | 39-30 |
| 16:02 | Gonzaga | Walter Zych knocks in the fadeaway in the paint | 41-30 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Jessie Stewart (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Keith Korman (fresh) SF - Christopher Burditt (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Walter Zych (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Lyle Hinton (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Melvin Pangburn (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. SG - Daniel Eichner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gilberto Ricci (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Shen Xiong (fresh) 2 pts. C - Peter Kaiser (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:53 | Rutgers | Melvin Pangburn misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Jessie Stewart - foul #1 on Jessie Stewart, team foul #3 | 41-30 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Derrick Goldman (PG), William Khang (SF), Douglas Burleson (PF), David Morgan (C) Jessie Stewart, Christopher Burditt, Walter Zych, Lyle Hinton | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ramiro Flores (SF) Daniel Eichner | |
| 15:53 | Rutgers | Melvin Pangburn makes the 1st free throw | 41-31 |
| 15:53 | Rutgers | Melvin Pangburn makes the 2nd free throw | 41-32 |
| 15:38 | Gonzaga | David Morgan lays it up and in on a great pass from Derrick Goldman and he's hacked by Melvin Pangburn - foul #1 on Melvin Pangburn, team foul #2 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Dampier (PG), Terry Moberly (PF) Melvin Pangburn, Peter Kaiser | |
| 15:38 | Gonzaga | David Morgan makes the free throw | 44-32 |
| 15:20 | Rutgers | Terry Moberly makes the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from John Dampier and the foul's on Keith Korman - foul #1 on Keith Korman, team foul #4 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Terry Gillespie (SG) Keith Korman | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 15:20 | Rutgers | Terry Moberly misses the free throw | 44-34 |
| 15:20 | Gonzaga | Douglas Burleson grabs the defensive rebound | 44-34 |
| 15:09 | Gonzaga | Douglas Burleson hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-34 |
| 14:41 | Rutgers | Ramiro Flores clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 47-34 |
| 14:39 | Rutgers | Ramiro Flores grabs the offensive board | 47-34 |
| 14:17 | Rutgers | Ramiro Flores misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 47-34 |
| 14:16 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Shen Xiong | 47-34 |
| 14:00 | Rutgers | John Dampier's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-34 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jessie Stewart (PG), Christopher Burditt (SF), Walter Zych (PF), Lyle Hinton (C) Derrick Goldman, William Khang, Douglas Burleson, David Morgan | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Melvin Pangburn (PG), Daniel Eichner (SG), Peter Kaiser (SF), Thomas Dodge (C) John Dampier, Gilberto Ricci, Ramiro Flores, Shen Xiong | |
| 13:31 | Gonzaga | Christopher Burditt loses the dribble to Peter Kaiser | 47-34 |
| 13:13 | Rutgers | Christopher Burditt is called for the reach on Daniel Eichner - foul #2 on Christopher Burditt, team foul #5 | 47-34 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Keith Korman (SG) Terry Gillespie | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ramiro Flores (SF) Terry Moberly | |
| 12:57 | Rutgers | Melvin Pangburn hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 47-36 |
| 12:45 | Gonzaga | Daniel Eichner steals the ball from Keith Korman | 47-36 |
| 12:42 | Rutgers | Peter Kaiser misses the easy layup | 47-36 |
| 12:40 | Gonzaga | Lyle Hinton grabs the board | 47-36 |
| 12:23 | Gonzaga | Lyle Hinton comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Thomas Dodge - foul #2 on Thomas Dodge, team foul #3 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Derrick Goldman (PG), William Khang (SF), Douglas Burleson (PF) Jessie Stewart, Christopher Burditt, Walter Zych | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Shen Xiong (PF) Peter Kaiser | |
| 12:23 | Gonzaga | Lyle Hinton makes the 1st free throw | 48-36 |
| 12:23 | Gonzaga | Lyle Hinton makes the 2nd free throw | 49-36 |
| 12:08 | Rutgers | Melvin Pangburn comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 49-36 |
| 12:06 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to William Khang | 49-36 |
| 11:52 | Gonzaga | Douglas Burleson misses badly on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Shen Xiong - foul #3 on Shen Xiong, team foul #4 | 49-36 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | David Morgan (C) Lyle Hinton | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gilberto Ricci (SF) Ramiro Flores | |
| 11:52 | Gonzaga | Douglas Burleson makes the 1st free throw | 50-36 |
| 11:52 | Gonzaga | Douglas Burleson misses the 2nd free throw | 50-36 |
| 11:52 | Rutgers | Gilberto Ricci gets the rebound | 50-36 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Derrick Goldman (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Keith Korman (fresh) SF - William Khang (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - Douglas Burleson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - David Morgan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Melvin Pangburn (fresh) 11 pts. 3 stl. SG - Daniel Eichner (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gilberto Ricci (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Shen Xiong (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Thomas Dodge (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Rutgers | Melvin Pangburn makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-39 |
| 11:14 | Gonzaga | William Khang comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 50-39 |
| 11:12 | Gonzaga | The offensive rebound goes to David Morgan | 50-39 |
| 11:01 | Gonzaga | David Morgan is called for traveling | 50-39 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Terry Gillespie (SG) Keith Korman | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Dampier (PG), Terry Moberly (PF) Melvin Pangburn, Thomas Dodge | |
| 10:42 | Rutgers | Daniel Eichner comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-39 |
| 10:41 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Douglas Burleson | 50-39 |
| 10:37 | Gonzaga | Derrick Goldman is fouled on the floor by Shen Xiong - foul #4 on Shen Xiong, team foul #5 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ramiro Flores (SF), Peter Kaiser (C) Daniel Eichner, Shen Xiong | |
| 10:19 | Gonzaga | William Khang misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 50-39 |
| 10:18 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Gilberto Ricci | 50-39 |
| 09:59 | Rutgers | John Dampier misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 50-39 |
| 09:57 | Gonzaga | Douglas Burleson gets the rebound | 50-39 |
| 09:44 | Gonzaga | William Khang misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by John Dampier - foul #4 on John Dampier, team foul #6 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jessie Stewart (PG) Derrick Goldman | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Melvin Pangburn (PG), Daniel Eichner (SG) John Dampier, Gilberto Ricci | |
| 09:44 | Gonzaga | William Khang makes the 1st free throw | 51-39 |
| 09:44 | Gonzaga | William Khang makes the 2nd free throw | 52-39 |
| 09:23 | Rutgers | Terry Moberly's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-39 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Christopher Burditt (SF), Walter Zych (PF) William Khang, Douglas Burleson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 09:00 | Gonzaga | Terry Gillespie misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 52-39 |
| 08:58 | Gonzaga | David Morgan grabs the offensive board | 52-39 |
| 08:50 | Gonzaga | Jessie Stewart is fouled on the floor by Terry Moberly - foul #3 on Terry Moberly, team foul #7 | 52-39 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Keith Korman (SG), Lyle Hinton (C) Terry Gillespie, David Morgan | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Dodge (C) Peter Kaiser | |
| 08:50 | Gonzaga | Jessie Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 53-39 |
| 08:50 | Gonzaga | Jessie Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 54-39 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 08:29 | Rutgers | Terry Moberly lays it in on a great pass from Ramiro Flores | 54-41 |
| 08:11 | Gonzaga | Lyle Hinton comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 54-41 |
| 08:09 | Rutgers | Terry Moberly grabs the defensive rebound | 54-41 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 07:53 | Rutgers | Daniel Eichner knocks in the jumper in the paint and he's fouled by Jessie Stewart - foul #2 on Jessie Stewart, team foul #6 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Derrick Goldman (PG), William Khang (SF), Douglas Burleson (PF), David Morgan (C) Jessie Stewart, Christopher Burditt, Walter Zych, Lyle Hinton | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Dampier (PG), Gilberto Ricci (SF), Shen Xiong (PF) Melvin Pangburn, Ramiro Flores, Terry Moberly | |
| 07:53 | Rutgers | Daniel Eichner makes the free throw | 54-44 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Derrick Goldman (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Keith Korman (fresh) SF - William Khang (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. PF - Douglas Burleson (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - David Morgan (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Dampier (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Daniel Eichner (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gilberto Ricci (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Shen Xiong (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. C - Thomas Dodge (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:45 | Gonzaga | Derrick Goldman misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by John Dampier - foul #5 on John Dampier, team foul #8 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Terry Gillespie (SG) Keith Korman | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Melvin Pangburn (PG) John Dampier | |
| 07:45 | Gonzaga | Derrick Goldman makes the 1st free throw | 55-44 |
| 07:45 | Gonzaga | Derrick Goldman misses the 2nd free throw | 55-44 |
| 07:45 | Rutgers | Thomas Dodge gets the rebound | 55-44 |
| 07:24 | Rutgers | Gilberto Ricci knocks in the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Melvin Pangburn and he's hacked by Douglas Burleson - foul #1 on Douglas Burleson, team foul #7 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Peter Kaiser (SF) Daniel Eichner | |
| 07:24 | Rutgers | Gilberto Ricci makes the free throw | 55-47 |
| 07:01 | Gonzaga | William Khang can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Melvin Pangburn - foul #2 on Melvin Pangburn, team foul #9 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ramiro Flores (SF) Thomas Dodge | |
| 07:01 | Gonzaga | William Khang makes the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 07:01 | Gonzaga | William Khang makes the 2nd free throw | 57-47 |
| 06:49 | Rutgers | Peter Kaiser is fouled on the floor by David Morgan - foul #2 on David Morgan, team foul #8 | 57-47 |
| 06:49 | Rutgers | Peter Kaiser makes the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 06:49 | Rutgers | Peter Kaiser misses the 2nd free throw | 57-48 |
| 06:49 | Gonzaga | David Morgan grabs the board | 57-48 |
| 06:27 | Gonzaga | David Morgan comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 57-48 |
| 06:26 | Rutgers | Shen Xiong snags the defensive board | 57-48 |
| 06:06 | Rutgers | Ramiro Flores comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Douglas Burleson - foul #2 on Douglas Burleson, team foul #9 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Keith Korman (SG), Christopher Burditt (SF), Lyle Hinton (C) Terry Gillespie, William Khang, David Morgan | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Daniel Eichner (SG), Terry Moberly (PF) Melvin Pangburn, Peter Kaiser | |
| 06:06 | Rutgers | Ramiro Flores makes the 1st free throw | 57-49 |
| 06:06 | Rutgers | Ramiro Flores misses the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| 06:06 | Gonzaga | Douglas Burleson grabs the board | 57-49 |
| 05:49 | Gonzaga | Douglas Burleson is fouled on the floor by Shen Xiong - foul #5 on Shen Xiong, team foul #10 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Melvin Pangburn (PG), Peter Kaiser (C) Ramiro Flores, Shen Xiong | |
| 05:49 | Gonzaga | Douglas Burleson makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 05:49 | Gonzaga | Douglas Burleson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-49 |
| 05:28 | Rutgers | Terry Moberly makes the shot from the right block on a great pass from Peter Kaiser and he's hacked by Douglas Burleson - foul #3 on Douglas Burleson, team foul #10 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jessie Stewart (PG), Walter Zych (PF) Derrick Goldman, Douglas Burleson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Dodge (C) Peter Kaiser | |
| 05:28 | Rutgers | Terry Moberly makes the free throw | 59-52 |
| 05:13 | Gonzaga | Jessie Stewart can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-52 |
| 05:12 | Gonzaga | Jessie Stewart grabs the offensive board | 59-52 |
| 05:00 | Gonzaga | Walter Zych blows the layup but the foul's on Melvin Pangburn - foul #3 on Melvin Pangburn, team foul #11 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | William Khang (SF), David Morgan (C) Christopher Burditt, Lyle Hinton | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Peter Kaiser (SF) Gilberto Ricci | |
| 05:00 | Gonzaga | Walter Zych misses the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 05:00 | Gonzaga | Walter Zych makes the 2nd free throw | 60-52 |
| 04:38 | Rutgers | Terry Moberly hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 60-52 |
| 04:36 | Rutgers | Peter Kaiser misses the tip | 60-52 |
| 04:34 | Gonzaga | William Khang snags the defensive board | 60-52 |
| 04:26 | Gonzaga | David Morgan knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Keith Korman | 62-52 |
| 04:09 | Rutgers | Terry Moberly can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Jessie Stewart - foul #3 on Jessie Stewart, team foul #11 | 62-52 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Derrick Goldman (PG), Terry Gillespie (SG), Douglas Burleson (PF) Jessie Stewart, Keith Korman, Walter Zych | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ramiro Flores (SF) Peter Kaiser | |
| 04:09 | Rutgers | Terry Moberly makes the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 04:09 | Rutgers | Terry Moberly makes the 2nd free throw | 62-54 |
| 04:01 | Gonzaga | Terry Moberly is called for the reach on Terry Gillespie - foul #4 on Terry Moberly, team foul #12 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Peter Kaiser (C) Thomas Dodge | |
| 04:01 | Gonzaga | Terry Gillespie makes the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 04:01 | Gonzaga | Terry Gillespie makes the 2nd free throw | 64-54 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:35 | Rutgers | Peter Kaiser connects on the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Melvin Pangburn | 64-56 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Derrick Goldman (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Gillespie (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Khang (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. PF - Douglas Burleson (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - David Morgan (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Melvin Pangburn (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Daniel Eichner (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ramiro Flores (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Terry Moberly (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 pf. C - Peter Kaiser (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:11 | Gonzaga | Daniel Eichner steps in front of the Derrick Goldman pass | 64-56 |
| 03:08 | Rutgers | Daniel Eichner hits the finger roll | 64-58 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 02:54 | Gonzaga | Derrick Goldman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-58 |
| 02:52 | Rutgers | Peter Kaiser gets the rebound | 64-58 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 02:43 | Rutgers | Terry Moberly blows the layup | 64-58 |
| 02:42 | Rutgers | Daniel Eichner snags the offensive board | 64-58 |
| 02:26 | Rutgers | Daniel Eichner's floater is knocked away by David Morgan | 64-58 |
| 02:25 | Gonzaga | Douglas Burleson pulls down the rebound | 64-58 |
| 02:02 | Gonzaga | Derrick Goldman can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 64-58 |
| 02:00 | Rutgers | Terry Moberly grabs the board | 64-58 |
| 01:53 | Rutgers | Daniel Eichner is fouled on the floor by Douglas Burleson - foul #4 on Douglas Burleson, team foul #12 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Dodge (C) Peter Kaiser | |
| 01:53 | Rutgers | Daniel Eichner misses the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 01:53 | Rutgers | Daniel Eichner misses the 2nd free throw | 64-58 |
| 01:53 | Gonzaga | David Morgan snags the defensive board | 64-58 |
| 01:27 | Gonzaga | Douglas Burleson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-58 |
| 01:25 | Rutgers | Terry Moberly grabs the board | 64-58 |
| 01:05 | Rutgers | Daniel Eichner is called for a charge - foul #1 on Daniel Eichner, team foul #13 | 64-58 |
| 00:58 | Gonzaga | William Khang drills a shot from the free throw line set up by Terry Gillespie | 66-58 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:51 | Rutgers | Douglas Burleson is called for the reach on Melvin Pangburn - foul #5 on Douglas Burleson, team foul #13 | 66-58 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Walter Zych (PF) Douglas Burleson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:51 | Rutgers | Melvin Pangburn makes the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 00:51 | Rutgers | Melvin Pangburn makes the 2nd free throw | 66-60 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:48 | Gonzaga | Terry Gillespie is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Eichner - foul #2 on Daniel Eichner, team foul #14 | 66-60 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jessie Stewart (PG) Derrick Goldman | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:48 | Gonzaga | Terry Gillespie makes the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 00:48 | Gonzaga | Terry Gillespie makes the 2nd free throw | 68-60 |
| 00:43 | Rutgers | Daniel Eichner misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 68-60 |
| 00:42 | Rutgers | Terry Moberly grabs the offensive rebound | 68-60 |
| 00:39 | Rutgers | Daniel Eichner makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Ramiro Flores | 68-63 |
| 00:39 | Gonzaga | Gonzaga calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-63 |
| 00:38 | Gonzaga | William Khang is hacked by Melvin Pangburn in the backcourt - foul #4 on Melvin Pangburn, team foul #15 | 68-63 |
| 00:38 | Gonzaga | William Khang makes the 1st free throw | 69-63 |
| 00:38 | Gonzaga | William Khang makes the 2nd free throw | 70-63 |
| 00:31 | Rutgers | Daniel Eichner hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 70-63 |
| 00:29 | Gonzaga | William Khang snags the defensive board | 70-63 |
| 00:29 | Gonzaga | Gonzaga calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-63 |
| 00:26 | Gonzaga | William Khang is hacked by Melvin Pangburn in the backcourt - foul #5 on Melvin Pangburn, team foul #16 | 70-63 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gilberto Ricci (PG) Melvin Pangburn | |
| 00:26 | Gonzaga | William Khang makes the 1st free throw | 71-63 |
| 00:26 | Gonzaga | William Khang makes the 2nd free throw | 72-63 |
| 00:19 | Rutgers | Gilberto Ricci is fouled on the floor by Jessie Stewart - foul #4 on Jessie Stewart, team foul #14 | 72-63 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Derrick Goldman (PG) Jessie Stewart | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:19 | Rutgers | Gilberto Ricci makes the 1st free throw | 72-64 |
| 00:19 | Rutgers | Gilberto Ricci makes the 2nd free throw | 72-65 |
| 00:18 | Gonzaga | Daniel Eichner is called for the reach on William Khang in the backcourt - foul #3 on Daniel Eichner, team foul #17 | 72-65 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jessie Stewart (PG) Derrick Goldman | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:18 | Gonzaga | William Khang makes the 1st free throw | 73-65 |
| 00:18 | Gonzaga | William Khang misses the 2nd free throw | 73-65 |
| 00:18 | Rutgers | Terry Moberly gets the rebound | 73-65 |
| 00:14 | Rutgers | Daniel Eichner hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Terry Moberly | 73-68 |
| 00:14 | Gonzaga | Gonzaga calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 73-68 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Wendell Seay (PF) Walter Zych | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:11 | Gonzaga | Jessie Stewart is fouled in the backcourt by Gilberto Ricci - foul #1 on Gilberto Ricci, team foul #18 | 73-68 |
| 00:11 | Gonzaga | Jessie Stewart misses the 1st free throw | 73-68 |
| 00:11 | Gonzaga | Jessie Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 74-68 |
| 00:05 | Rutgers | Daniel Eichner misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 74-68 |
| 00:04 | Rutgers | Gilberto Ricci pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-68 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Thomas Dodge comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 74-68 |