| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Paul Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kenneth McCollum (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Wesley Carr (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Michael Journey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Wittig (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Neville Stewart (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Holahan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Sigman (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Daniel Harris (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Sowder (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Montana State | Wesley Carr inbounds the ball | 27-29 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | Montana State | Paul Smith is fouled on the floor by Neville Stewart - foul #1 on Neville Stewart, team foul #1 | 27-29 |
| 19:23 | Montana State | Kenneth McCollum is whistled for traveling | 27-29 |
| 19:07 | Gonzaga | Michael Sigman misses the lay-in | 27-29 |
| 19:06 | Montana State | Matthew Wittig pulls down the rebound | 27-29 |
| 18:48 | Montana State | Matthew Wittig hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 29-29 |
| 18:31 | Gonzaga | John Sowder hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Holahan | 29-31 |
| 18:15 | Montana State | Wesley Carr hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 29-31 |
| 18:13 | Montana State | The offensive rebound goes to Wesley Carr | 29-31 |
| 18:00 | Montana State | John Sowder steals it from Michael Journey | 29-31 |
| 17:38 | Gonzaga | Michael Sigman scores on a shot in the lane on a great pass from Neville Stewart | 29-33 |
| 17:27 | Montana State | Wesley Carr comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-33 |
| 17:26 | Montana State | Michael Journey hits the follow up shot | 31-33 |
| 17:08 | Gonzaga | Daniel Harris misses badly on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Paul Smith - foul #3 on Paul Smith, team foul #1 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeffrey Carbone (PG) Paul Smith | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Major Carter (SG) John Holahan | |
| 17:08 | Gonzaga | Daniel Harris makes the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 17:08 | Gonzaga | Daniel Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 17:08 | Montana State | Michael Journey gets the rebound | 31-34 |
| 16:40 | Montana State | Kenneth McCollum hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Carbone | 33-34 |
| 16:14 | Gonzaga | Michael Sigman knocks in the floater from the right block | 33-36 |
| 15:54 | Montana State | Kenneth McCollum makes the jumper from close range and the foul's on Neville Stewart - foul #2 on Neville Stewart, team foul #2 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Montana State | Paul Smith (PG), Jeffrey Chapman (PF), Richard Driskell (C) Wesley Carr, Michael Journey, Matthew Wittig | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | John Holahan (SG) Major Carter | |
| 15:54 | Montana State | Kenneth McCollum makes the free throw | 36-36 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Paul Smith (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth McCollum (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jeffrey Carbone (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Jeffrey Chapman (fresh) C - Richard Driskell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Neville Stewart (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Holahan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Sigman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Daniel Harris (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - John Sowder (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Gonzaga | John Sowder misses the jumpshot from the left side | 36-36 |
| 15:34 | Montana State | Jeffrey Carbone pulls down the rebound | 36-36 |
| 15:17 | Montana State | Paul Smith misses long on a 3 from straight away | 36-36 |
| 15:15 | Gonzaga | Michael Sigman grabs the board | 36-36 |
| 14:49 | Gonzaga | Richard Driskell blocks the short jumper by Michael Sigman | 36-36 |
| 14:47 | Gonzaga | Michael Sigman tips it home | 36-38 |
| 14:28 | Montana State | Kenneth McCollum is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 36-38 |
| Subs | Montana State | Michael Journey (PF), Matthew Wittig (C) Kenneth McCollum, Jeffrey Chapman | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 14:00 | Gonzaga | Michael Sigman hits a driving attempt in the lane and he's hacked by Richard Driskell - foul #2 on Richard Driskell, team foul #2 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Montana State | Scott Robinson (SG), Wesley Carr (SF) Jeffrey Carbone, Richard Driskell | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Major Carter (SG) John Holahan | |
| 14:00 | Gonzaga | Michael Sigman makes the free throw | 36-41 |
| 13:34 | Montana State | Scott Robinson's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Sigman | 36-41 |
| 13:33 | Gonzaga | Daniel Harris grabs the board | 36-41 |
| 13:07 | Gonzaga | John Sowder is hacked by Matthew Wittig - foul #3 on Matthew Wittig, team foul #3 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Peter Silvestri (SG), Willy Ropiski (C) Daniel Harris, John Sowder | |
| 12:49 | Gonzaga | Willy Ropiski comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Matthew Wittig - foul #4 on Matthew Wittig, team foul #4 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Montana State | Kenneth McCollum (SG), Jeffrey Chapman (C) Scott Robinson, Matthew Wittig | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | John Holahan (SG) Peter Silvestri | |
| 12:49 | Gonzaga | Willy Ropiski makes the 1st free throw | 36-42 |
| 12:49 | Gonzaga | Willy Ropiski makes the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| 12:27 | Montana State | Kenneth McCollum misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-43 |
| 12:26 | Gonzaga | Michael Sigman gets the rebound | 36-43 |
| 12:04 | Gonzaga | Michael Sigman blows the layup | 36-43 |
| 12:02 | Montana State | Jeffrey Chapman grabs the board | 36-43 |
| 11:56 | Montana State | Kenneth McCollum loses the ball out of bounds | 36-43 |
| Subs | Montana State | Scott Robinson (PG), Jeffrey Carbone (SF), Richard Driskell (C) Paul Smith, Wesley Carr, Michael Journey | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Peter Silvestri (PG), John Sowder (C) Neville Stewart, Michael Sigman | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Scott Robinson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth McCollum (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jeffrey Carbone (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Jeffrey Chapman (fresh) C - Richard Driskell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Peter Silvestri (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Holahan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Major Carter (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Willy Ropiski (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Sowder (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Gonzaga | John Sowder misses the lay-in | 36-43 |
| 11:32 | Montana State | Kenneth McCollum snags the defensive board | 36-43 |
| 11:18 | Montana State | Scott Robinson misses the 3 from straight away | 36-43 |
| 11:16 | Gonzaga | John Holahan grabs the defensive rebound | 36-43 |
| 10:52 | Gonzaga | Jeffrey Chapman is called for the reach on Major Carter - foul #2 on Jeffrey Chapman, team foul #5 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Montana State | Paul Smith (PG), Michael Journey (PF) Scott Robinson, Richard Driskell | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Neville Stewart (PG), Dennis McGrath (SF), Daniel Harris (PF) Peter Silvestri, John Holahan, Willy Ropiski | |
| 10:28 | Gonzaga | Major Carter is hacked by Michael Journey - foul #1 on Michael Journey, team foul #6 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Montana State | Wesley Carr (SF) Jeffrey Carbone | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Michael Sigman (SF) Dennis McGrath | |
| 10:11 | Gonzaga | Michael Sigman misses the jump hook from close range | 36-43 |
| 10:09 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Michael Journey | 36-43 |
| 09:59 | Montana State | Jeffrey Chapman misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 36-43 |
| 09:57 | Gonzaga | Daniel Harris gets the rebound | 36-43 |
| 09:50 | Gonzaga | Major Carter misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Paul Smith - foul #4 on Paul Smith, team foul #7 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeffrey Carbone (PG), Scott Robinson (SG), Richard Driskell (C) Paul Smith, Kenneth McCollum, Jeffrey Chapman | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Willy Ropiski (C) John Sowder | |
| 09:50 | Gonzaga | Major Carter makes the 1st free throw | 36-44 |
| 09:50 | Gonzaga | Major Carter misses the 2nd free throw | 36-44 |
| 09:50 | Montana State | Wesley Carr gets the rebound | 36-44 |
| 09:33 | Montana State | Wesley Carr misses the fadeaway from close range | 36-44 |
| 09:32 | Gonzaga | Daniel Harris pulls down the rebound | 36-44 |
| 09:08 | Gonzaga | Daniel Harris buries a shot in the lane | 36-46 |
| 08:52 | Montana State | Jeffrey Carbone makes the fadeaway from close range | 38-46 |
| 08:23 | Gonzaga | Major Carter makes the jumper in the paint | 38-48 |
| 08:03 | Montana State | Wesley Carr is fouled on the floor by Willy Ropiski - foul #1 on Willy Ropiski, team foul #3 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Montana State | Kenneth McCollum (SG), Jeffrey Chapman (PF) Wesley Carr, Michael Journey | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Peter Silvestri (PG), John Holahan (SG), John Sowder (C) Neville Stewart, Michael Sigman, Daniel Harris | |
| 07:48 | Montana State | Kenneth McCollum is hacked by Peter Silvestri - foul #2 on Peter Silvestri, team foul #4 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Montana State | Paul Smith (PG), Matthew Wittig (C) Scott Robinson, Richard Driskell | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Paul Smith (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Kenneth McCollum (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jeffrey Carbone (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jeffrey Chapman (fresh) C - Matthew Wittig (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Peter Silvestri (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Holahan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Major Carter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Willy Ropiski (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Sowder (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Montana State | Matthew Wittig is fouled on the floor by John Sowder - foul #1 on John Sowder, team foul #5 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Dennis McGrath (SF) Willy Ropiski | |
| 07:04 | Montana State | Kenneth McCollum comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-48 |
| 07:02 | Montana State | Jeffrey Chapman pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-48 |
| 06:54 | Montana State | Jeffrey Carbone connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Kenneth McCollum | 41-48 |
| 06:29 | Gonzaga | John Sowder lays it in | 41-50 |
| 06:11 | Montana State | Kenneth McCollum scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line and he's hacked by John Holahan - foul #2 on John Holahan, team foul #6 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Montana State | Wesley Carr (SF), Michael Journey (PF) Jeffrey Carbone, Jeffrey Chapman | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Neville Stewart (PG), Michael Sigman (SF), Daniel Harris (PF) Peter Silvestri, Dennis McGrath, Major Carter | |
| 06:11 | Montana State | Kenneth McCollum makes the free throw | 44-50 |
| 05:46 | Gonzaga | Michael Sigman drills a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Daniel Harris | 44-52 |
| 05:26 | Montana State | Paul Smith double dribbles | 44-52 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Willy Ropiski (C) John Sowder | |
| 05:03 | Gonzaga | Michael Sigman misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Wesley Carr - foul #2 on Wesley Carr, team foul #8 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Major Carter (SG) John Holahan | |
| 05:03 | Gonzaga | Michael Sigman misses the 1st free throw | 44-52 |
| 05:03 | Gonzaga | Michael Sigman makes the 2nd free throw | 44-53 |
| 04:49 | Montana State | Wesley Carr connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Paul Smith | 47-53 |
| 04:20 | Gonzaga | Michael Sigman is fouled on the floor by Wesley Carr - foul #3 on Wesley Carr, team foul #9 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeffrey Chapman (C) Matthew Wittig | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 04:20 | Gonzaga | Michael Sigman misses the 1st free throw | 47-53 |
| 04:20 | Montana State | Michael Journey pulls down the rebound | 47-53 |
| 04:07 | Montana State | Wesley Carr misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Neville Stewart - foul #3 on Neville Stewart, team foul #7 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeffrey Carbone (SG) Kenneth McCollum | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | John Sowder (C) Willy Ropiski | |
| 04:07 | Montana State | Wesley Carr makes the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 04:07 | Montana State | Wesley Carr misses the 2nd free throw | 48-53 |
| 04:07 | Gonzaga | John Sowder gets the rebound | 48-53 |
| 03:40 | Gonzaga | Daniel Harris's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Chapman | 48-53 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Paul Smith (fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jeffrey Carbone (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wesley Carr (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Journey (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Jeffrey Chapman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Neville Stewart (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Major Carter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. SF - Michael Sigman (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Harris (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - John Sowder (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Montana State | Jeffrey Carbone connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul Smith | 51-53 |
| 02:56 | Gonzaga | Michael Sigman is whistled for a carry | 51-53 |
| Subs | Montana State | Kenneth McCollum (SG), Richard Driskell (SF), Matthew Wittig (C) Paul Smith, Wesley Carr, Jeffrey Chapman | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Peter Silvestri (PG), John Holahan (SG), Willy Ropiski (PF) Neville Stewart, Michael Sigman, Daniel Harris | |
| 02:54 | Montana State | Montana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-53 |
| Subs | Montana State | Paul Smith (PG) Richard Driskell | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Neville Stewart (PG), Michael Sigman (SF) Peter Silvestri, Major Carter | |
| 02:41 | Montana State | Matthew Wittig's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-53 |
| Subs | Montana State | Wesley Carr (SF) Jeffrey Carbone | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 02:19 | Gonzaga | John Sowder connects on the floater in the paint and he's fouled by Matthew Wittig - foul #5 on Matthew Wittig, team foul #10 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeffrey Chapman (C) Matthew Wittig | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Daniel Harris (PF) Willy Ropiski | |
| 02:19 | Gonzaga | John Sowder makes the free throw | 51-56 |
| 02:03 | Montana State | Paul Smith knocks in the 3 from straight away | 54-56 |
| 01:34 | Gonzaga | John Sowder misses the easy layup | 54-56 |
| 01:32 | Gonzaga | John Sowder grabs the offensive rebound | 54-56 |
| 01:12 | Gonzaga | John Sowder misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 54-56 |
| 01:11 | Gonzaga | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Harris | 54-56 |
| 00:52 | Gonzaga | John Sowder clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Wesley Carr - foul #4 on Wesley Carr, team foul #11 | 54-56 |
| 00:52 | Gonzaga | John Sowder misses the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 00:52 | Gonzaga | John Sowder misses the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 00:52 | Montana State | Michael Journey grabs the defensive rebound | 54-56 |
| 00:44 | Montana State | Wesley Carr's 3 pointer is rejected by Michael Sigman | 54-56 |
| 00:43 | Montana State | Kenneth McCollum grabs the offensive board | 54-56 |
| 00:28 | Montana State | Paul Smith hits a runner from the right block | 56-56 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:05 | Gonzaga | John Sowder buries a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from John Holahan | 56-58 |
| 00:05 | Montana State | Montana State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-58 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Montana State | Paul Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 56-58 |