| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Paul Gil (fresh) SG - Malik Battles (fresh) SF - Mark Buchholz (fresh) PF - Mason Quon (fresh) C - Gerald Milliman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - William Parramore (fresh) SG - Andrew Roper (fresh) SF - William Feldman (fresh) PF - Craig Roberts (fresh) C - Shannon Mitchell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Gerald Milliman wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:51 | Auburn | The jumper by Mark Buchholz is denied by Shannon Mitchell | 0-0 |
| 19:50 | Gonzaga | Craig Roberts pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Gonzaga | William Feldman comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Auburn | Mark Buchholz pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | Auburn | Gerald Milliman hits a runner from the right block on a great pass from Malik Battles | 2-0 |
| 18:43 | Gonzaga | William Feldman misses the jumper from the free throw line | 2-0 |
| 18:41 | Gonzaga | Craig Roberts tips it but misses | 2-0 |
| 18:40 | Auburn | Malik Battles snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:25 | Auburn | Gerald Milliman knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Mark Buchholz | 4-0 |
| 18:05 | Gonzaga | Shannon Mitchell lays it in on a nice dish by Craig Roberts | 4-2 |
| 17:51 | Auburn | Mason Quon comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 4-2 |
| 17:50 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Shannon Mitchell | 4-2 |
| 17:27 | Gonzaga | William Feldman buries a pull-up jumper from the left side and the foul's on Mark Buchholz - foul #1 on Mark Buchholz, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Auburn | Terry Fisher (C) Gerald Milliman | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 17:27 | Gonzaga | William Feldman makes the free throw | 4-5 |
| 17:11 | Auburn | Mason Quon's layup is rejected by Shannon Mitchell | 4-5 |
| 17:10 | Gonzaga | Andrew Roper gets the rebound | 4-5 |
| 17:05 | Gonzaga | Andrew Roper is fouled on the floor by Paul Gil - foul #1 on Paul Gil, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Diep (PG), Clifford Brubaker (SG), Alex Hutton (SF) Paul Gil, Malik Battles, Mark Buchholz | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 16:53 | Gonzaga | Craig Roberts jams it on a great pass from Andrew Roper | 4-7 |
| 16:44 | Auburn | Alex Hutton double dribbles | 4-7 |
| Subs | Auburn | Carl Payton (PF) Mason Quon | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 16:18 | Gonzaga | William Feldman banks in the layup set up by Craig Roberts | 4-9 |
| 16:09 | Auburn | Alex Hutton is whistled for traveling | 4-9 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Joshua Knopf (PG) William Parramore | |
| 15:53 | Gonzaga | Andrew Roper scores on a 3 from the right wing | 4-12 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Michael Diep (fresh) SG - Clifford Brubaker (fresh) SF - Alex Hutton (fresh) PF - Carl Payton (fresh) C - Terry Fisher (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Joshua Knopf (fresh) SG - Andrew Roper (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Feldman (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Craig Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Shannon Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 15:47 | Auburn | Carl Payton misses the easy layup | 4-12 |
| 15:46 | Gonzaga | William Feldman snags the defensive board | 4-12 |
| 15:38 | Gonzaga | Andrew Roper misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 4-12 |
| 15:36 | Gonzaga | Shannon Mitchell tips it back up and in | 4-14 |
| 15:27 | Auburn | Alex Hutton is whistled for a carry | 4-14 |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Gil (PG), Malik Battles (SG), Mark Buchholz (SF), Mason Quon (PF), Gerald Milliman (C) Michael Diep, Clifford Brubaker, Alex Hutton, Carl Payton, Terry Fisher | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Raymond Galicia (SF) William Feldman | |
| 15:14 | Gonzaga | Craig Roberts can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 4-14 |
| 15:13 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Gerald Milliman | 4-14 |
| 14:51 | Auburn | Mark Buchholz hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Malik Battles | 7-14 |
| 14:38 | Gonzaga | Andrew Roper's pass is intercepted by Gerald Milliman | 7-14 |
| 14:22 | Auburn | Paul Gil misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 7-14 |
| 14:20 | Auburn | Mason Quon tips it in | 9-14 |
| 14:04 | Gonzaga | Shannon Mitchell drills a jumpshot from the right side set up by Joshua Knopf | 9-16 |
| 13:51 | Auburn | Mason Quon hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Malik Battles | 11-16 |
| 13:44 | Gonzaga | Craig Roberts drills a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Raymond Galicia | 11-18 |
| 13:25 | Auburn | Craig Roberts steals the ball from Mason Quon | 11-18 |
| 13:12 | Gonzaga | Gerald Milliman is called for the reach on Shannon Mitchell - foul #1 on Gerald Milliman, team foul #3 | 11-18 |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Diep (PG), Clifford Brubaker (SG), Alex Hutton (SF), Carl Payton (PF), Terry Fisher (C) Paul Gil, Malik Battles, Mark Buchholz, Mason Quon, Gerald Milliman | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | William Parramore (PG), William Feldman (SF), James Newson (C) Joshua Knopf, Raymond Galicia, Shannon Mitchell | |
| 12:57 | Gonzaga | Andrew Roper comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 11-18 |
| 12:56 | Gonzaga | Craig Roberts grabs the offensive rebound | 11-18 |
| 12:37 | Gonzaga | Andrew Roper makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by William Parramore | 11-21 |
| 12:27 | Auburn | Carl Payton hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 11-21 |
| 12:25 | Auburn | Clifford Brubaker snags the offensive board | 11-21 |
| 12:18 | Auburn | Alex Hutton's pass is intercepted by Craig Roberts | 11-21 |
| 11:54 | Gonzaga | Andrew Roper drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by William Parramore | 11-24 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Michael Diep (fresh) SG - Clifford Brubaker (fresh) SF - Alex Hutton (fresh) PF - Carl Payton (fresh) C - Terry Fisher (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - William Parramore (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Andrew Roper (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Feldman (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Craig Roberts (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - James Newson (fresh) | |
| 11:47 | Auburn | Alex Hutton drills a fadeaway in the lane set up by Clifford Brubaker | 13-24 |
| 11:36 | Gonzaga | William Feldman scores on a jumpshot from the left side set up by William Parramore | 13-26 |
| 11:10 | Auburn | Carl Payton hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 13-26 |
| 11:08 | Auburn | Michael Diep tips it home | 15-26 |
| 10:51 | Gonzaga | Andrew Roper misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 15-26 |
| 10:50 | Gonzaga | James Newson tips it back up and in | 15-28 |
| 10:43 | Auburn | William Parramore is called for the reach on Clifford Brubaker - foul #1 on William Parramore, team foul #1 | 15-28 |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Gil (PG), Malik Battles (SG), Mark Buchholz (SF), Mason Quon (PF), Casey Nelson (C) Michael Diep, Clifford Brubaker, Alex Hutton, Carl Payton, Terry Fisher | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Joshua Knopf (PG), Jeremy Godfrey (SG), Lee Ramsey (PF), Shannon Mitchell (C) William Parramore, Andrew Roper, Craig Roberts, James Newson | |
| 10:26 | Auburn | Paul Gil hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 15-28 |
| 10:25 | Gonzaga | William Feldman grabs the board | 15-28 |
| 10:10 | Gonzaga | Lee Ramsey connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Joshua Knopf | 15-30 |
| 09:53 | Auburn | Casey Nelson hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 17-30 |
| 09:41 | Gonzaga | Shannon Mitchell drills a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Jeremy Godfrey | 17-32 |
| 09:37 | Auburn | Malik Battles throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-32 |
| Subs | Auburn | Gerald Milliman (C) Casey Nelson | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Raymond Galicia (SF) William Feldman | |
| 09:15 | Gonzaga | Lee Ramsey can't connect on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Malik Battles - foul #1 on Malik Battles, team foul #4 | 17-32 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | William Parramore (PG) Joshua Knopf | |
| 09:15 | Gonzaga | Lee Ramsey makes the 1st free throw | 17-33 |
| 09:15 | Gonzaga | Lee Ramsey makes the 2nd free throw | 17-34 |
| 09:07 | Auburn | Gerald Milliman clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Jeremy Godfrey - foul #1 on Jeremy Godfrey, team foul #2 | 17-34 |
| 09:07 | Auburn | Gerald Milliman makes the 1st free throw | 18-34 |
| 09:07 | Auburn | Gerald Milliman makes the 2nd free throw | 19-34 |
| 08:52 | Gonzaga | Mark Buchholz is called for the reach on Raymond Galicia - foul #2 on Mark Buchholz, team foul #5 | 19-34 |
| Subs | Auburn | Alex Hutton (SF) Mark Buchholz | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Andrew Roper (SG) Jeremy Godfrey | |
| 08:40 | Gonzaga | Lee Ramsey is called for traveling | 19-34 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Craig Roberts (PF) Lee Ramsey | |
| 08:23 | Auburn | Gerald Milliman misses the 3 from the right wing | 19-34 |
| 08:21 | Gonzaga | Andrew Roper grabs the defensive rebound | 19-34 |
| 08:13 | Gonzaga | Alex Hutton takes the ball from Shannon Mitchell | 19-34 |
| 08:07 | Auburn | Malik Battles is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Malik Battles, team foul #6 | 19-34 |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Diep (PG), Clifford Brubaker (SG), Terry Fisher (C) Paul Gil, Malik Battles, Gerald Milliman | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | William Feldman (SF) Raymond Galicia | |
| 07:43 | Gonzaga | William Feldman's fadeaway is rejected by Alex Hutton | 19-34 |
| 07:41 | Gonzaga | Craig Roberts tips it in | 19-36 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Michael Diep (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Clifford Brubaker (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Alex Hutton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mason Quon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Terry Fisher (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - William Parramore (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Andrew Roper (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Feldman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Craig Roberts (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Shannon Mitchell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:38 | Auburn | Andrew Roper takes the ball from Michael Diep in the backcourt | 19-36 |
| 07:22 | Gonzaga | Andrew Roper misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing but he's hacked by Terry Fisher - foul #1 on Terry Fisher, team foul #7 | 19-36 |
| Subs | Auburn | Carl Payton (PF) Mason Quon | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Joshua Knopf (PG) William Parramore | |
| 07:22 | Gonzaga | Andrew Roper misses the 1st free throw | 19-36 |
| 07:22 | Gonzaga | Andrew Roper makes the 2nd free throw | 19-37 |
| 07:22 | Gonzaga | Andrew Roper makes the 3rd free throw | 19-38 |
| 07:10 | Auburn | Clifford Brubaker comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Shannon Mitchell - foul #1 on Shannon Mitchell, team foul #3 | 19-38 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jeremy Godfrey (SG), Lee Ramsey (PF) Andrew Roper, Craig Roberts | |
| 07:10 | Auburn | Clifford Brubaker makes the 1st free throw | 20-38 |
| 07:10 | Auburn | Clifford Brubaker makes the 2nd free throw | 21-38 |
| 06:48 | Gonzaga | William Feldman is fouled on the floor by Carl Payton - foul #1 on Carl Payton, team foul #8 | 21-38 |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Gil (PG), Gerald Milliman (C) Michael Diep, Terry Fisher | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | James Newson (C) Shannon Mitchell | |
| 06:48 | Gonzaga | William Feldman misses the 1st free throw | 21-38 |
| 06:48 | Auburn | Carl Payton pulls down the rebound | 21-38 |
| 06:40 | Auburn | Carl Payton misses the dunk attempt | 21-38 |
| 06:38 | Auburn | Gerald Milliman gets the offensive rebound | 21-38 |
| 06:33 | Auburn | Clifford Brubaker knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Carl Payton | 23-38 |
| 06:16 | Gonzaga | Lee Ramsey hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Joshua Knopf | 23-40 |
| 06:11 | Auburn | Alex Hutton connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Clifford Brubaker | 26-40 |
| 05:47 | Gonzaga | Alex Hutton steps in front of the William Feldman pass | 26-40 |
| 05:32 | Auburn | Gerald Milliman misses the 3 from straight away | 26-40 |
| 05:31 | Gonzaga | James Newson gets the rebound | 26-40 |
| 05:14 | Gonzaga | Lee Ramsey clanks a turnaround from the right block | 26-40 |
| 05:13 | Auburn | Carl Payton gets the rebound | 26-40 |
| 04:58 | Auburn | Carl Payton scores on a driving attempt from the left block and the foul's on Lee Ramsey - foul #1 on Lee Ramsey, team foul #4 | 28-40 |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Diep (PG), Jose Silva (SG), Casey Nelson (SF), Terry Fisher (C) Paul Gil, Clifford Brubaker, Alex Hutton, Gerald Milliman | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | William Parramore (PG), Andrew Roper (SG), Raymond Galicia (SF), Craig Roberts (PF), Shannon Mitchell (C) Joshua Knopf, Jeremy Godfrey, William Feldman, Lee Ramsey, James Newson | |
| 04:58 | Auburn | Carl Payton makes the free throw | 29-40 |
| 04:44 | Gonzaga | Craig Roberts makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from William Parramore | 29-42 |
| 04:35 | Auburn | Casey Nelson connects on the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Jose Silva | 31-42 |
| 04:24 | Gonzaga | Andrew Roper misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 31-42 |
| 04:22 | Auburn | Casey Nelson gets the rebound | 31-42 |
| 04:10 | Auburn | Raymond Galicia picks off the pass by Jose Silva | 31-42 |
| 03:52 | Gonzaga | Shannon Mitchell is called for a backcourt violation | 31-42 |
| Subs | Auburn | Malik Battles (SG), Mark Buchholz (SF), Mason Quon (PF) Jose Silva, Casey Nelson, Carl Payton | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 03:38 | Auburn | Mason Quon can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-42 |
| 03:37 | Gonzaga | Shannon Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 31-42 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Michael Diep (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Malik Battles (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Mark Buchholz (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mason Quon (fresh) 4 pts. C - Terry Fisher (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - William Parramore (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Andrew Roper (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Galicia (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Craig Roberts (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Shannon Mitchell (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:32 | Gonzaga | Craig Roberts comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Michael Diep - foul #1 on Michael Diep, team foul #9 | 31-42 |
| Subs | Auburn | Paul Gil (PG) Michael Diep | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 03:32 | Gonzaga | Craig Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 31-43 |
| 03:32 | Gonzaga | Craig Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 31-43 |
| 03:32 | Auburn | Terry Fisher snags the defensive board | 31-43 |
| 03:17 | Auburn | Terry Fisher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-43 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | William Feldman (SF) Raymond Galicia | |
| 02:53 | Gonzaga | William Feldman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-43 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Joshua Knopf (PG) William Parramore | |
| 02:36 | Auburn | Terry Fisher misses the turnaround from the left block | 31-43 |
| 02:34 | Gonzaga | Craig Roberts gets the rebound | 31-43 |
| 02:25 | Gonzaga | Shannon Mitchell misses the easy layup | 31-43 |
| 02:24 | Gonzaga | Shannon Mitchell snags the offensive board | 31-43 |
| 02:05 | Gonzaga | William Feldman buries a fadeaway from the right side set up by Craig Roberts | 31-45 |
| 01:51 | Auburn | Mason Quon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-45 |
| 01:50 | Gonzaga | Shannon Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 31-45 |
| 01:37 | Gonzaga | Craig Roberts drills a floater near the basket on a great pass from Joshua Knopf and he's fouled by Mark Buchholz - foul #3 on Mark Buchholz, team foul #10 | 31-47 |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Diep (PG), Alex Hutton (SF), Gerald Milliman (C) Paul Gil, Mark Buchholz, Terry Fisher | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Raymond Galicia (SF) William Feldman | |
| 01:37 | Gonzaga | Craig Roberts makes the free throw | 31-48 |
| 01:23 | Auburn | Alex Hutton misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Joshua Knopf - foul #1 on Joshua Knopf, team foul #5 | 31-48 |
| Subs | Auburn | Clifford Brubaker (SG), Casey Nelson (PF) Malik Battles, Mason Quon | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | William Parramore (PG), Jeremy Godfrey (SG), Lee Ramsey (PF), James Newson (C) Joshua Knopf, Andrew Roper, Craig Roberts, Shannon Mitchell | |
| 01:23 | Auburn | Alex Hutton misses the 1st free throw | 31-48 |
| 01:23 | Auburn | Alex Hutton makes the 2nd free throw | 32-48 |
| 01:03 | Gonzaga | Lee Ramsey lays it in | 32-50 |
| 00:49 | Auburn | Gerald Milliman is hacked by William Parramore - foul #2 on William Parramore, team foul #6 | 32-50 |
| 00:38 | Auburn | James Newson is called for the reach on Casey Nelson - foul #1 on James Newson, team foul #7 | 32-50 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | William Feldman (SF), Shannon Mitchell (C) Raymond Galicia, James Newson | |
| 00:38 | Auburn | Casey Nelson misses the 1st free throw | 32-50 |
| 00:38 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Shannon Mitchell | 32-50 |
| 00:21 | Gonzaga | Lee Ramsey makes the runner in the lane and the foul's on Gerald Milliman - foul #2 on Gerald Milliman, team foul #11 | 32-52 |
| Subs | Auburn | Malik Battles (SG), Mason Quon (PF) Clifford Brubaker, Casey Nelson | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Andrew Roper (SG) Jeremy Godfrey | |
| 00:21 | Gonzaga | Lee Ramsey misses the free throw | 32-52 |
| 00:21 | Auburn | Mason Quon grabs the board | 32-52 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Malik Battles can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-52 |