| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Tony Cisco (fresh) SG - Timothy Hopkins (fresh) SF - John Lazo (fresh) PF - Joseph Huntley (fresh) C - John Kaplan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Neville Stewart (fresh) SG - John Holahan (fresh) SF - Michael Sigman (fresh) PF - Daniel Harris (fresh) C - John Sowder (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Gonzaga | John Sowder wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:37 | Gonzaga | John Holahan is fouled on the floor by Timothy Hopkins - foul #1 on Timothy Hopkins, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Gonzaga | Daniel Harris is open and scores on a runner near the basket | 0-2 |
| 19:07 | Santa Clara | Joseph Huntley misses short on a shot from the right side | 0-2 |
| 19:05 | Santa Clara | Joseph Huntley pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:48 | Santa Clara | Joseph Huntley misses long on a shot from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 18:47 | Gonzaga | Daniel Harris snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:25 | Gonzaga | John Holahan is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 18:23 | Gonzaga | John Sowder grabs the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 17:58 | Gonzaga | John Holahan misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Timothy Hopkins - foul #2 on Timothy Hopkins, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Reuben Washington (SG) Timothy Hopkins | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 17:58 | Gonzaga | John Holahan makes the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 17:58 | Gonzaga | John Holahan makes the 2nd free throw | 0-4 |
| 17:38 | Santa Clara | John Holahan takes the ball from John Kaplan | 0-4 |
| 17:35 | Gonzaga | Michael Sigman hits the finger roll set up by John Holahan | 0-6 |
| 17:11 | Santa Clara | John Lazo scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Tony Cisco | 3-6 |
| 16:56 | Gonzaga | Daniel Harris is wide open but clanks a shot from the right block | 3-6 |
| 16:55 | Santa Clara | Joseph Huntley grabs the defensive rebound | 3-6 |
| 16:39 | Santa Clara | Reuben Washington hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 3-6 |
| 16:38 | Gonzaga | Daniel Harris gets the rebound | 3-6 |
| 16:27 | Gonzaga | Michael Sigman makes the wide open runner from the left block set up by John Holahan | 3-8 |
| 16:11 | Santa Clara | Tony Cisco is called for 3 seconds | 3-8 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Major Carter (SG) John Holahan | |
| 16:08 | Gonzaga | Major Carter throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 3-8 |
| 15:56 | Santa Clara | Tony Cisco is hacked by Neville Stewart - foul #1 on Neville Stewart, team foul #1 | 3-8 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Chad Whiteman (SG), Nicholas Nelson (SF), Peter Moody (PF) Reuben Washington, John Lazo, Joseph Huntley | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Tony Cisco (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Chad Whiteman (fresh) SF - Nicholas Nelson (fresh) PF - Peter Moody (fresh) C - John Kaplan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Neville Stewart (fairly fresh) SG - Major Carter (fresh) SF - Michael Sigman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Daniel Harris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Sowder (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Santa Clara | Nicholas Nelson makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Tony Cisco | 6-8 |
| 15:13 | Gonzaga | Major Carter is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 6-8 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Ronnie Guitierrez (C) John Kaplan | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 15:03 | Santa Clara | Chad Whiteman makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Tony Cisco | 8-8 |
| 14:38 | Gonzaga | Daniel Harris's floater is knocked away by Chad Whiteman | 8-8 |
| 14:37 | Gonzaga | Daniel Harris can't tip it in | 8-8 |
| 14:35 | Gonzaga | John Sowder can't tip it in | 8-8 |
| 14:33 | Santa Clara | Peter Moody snags the defensive board | 8-8 |
| 14:21 | Santa Clara | Peter Moody hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 8-8 |
| 14:20 | Gonzaga | Michael Sigman pulls down the rebound | 8-8 |
| 14:17 | Gonzaga | Neville Stewart is fouled in the backcourt by Tony Cisco - foul #1 on Tony Cisco, team foul #3 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Reuben Washington (PG), John Lazo (SF), Joseph Huntley (PF) Tony Cisco, Nicholas Nelson, Ronnie Guitierrez | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | John Holahan (SG), Willy Ropiski (PF) Major Carter, Daniel Harris | |
| 13:53 | Gonzaga | Michael Sigman hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the left side | 8-8 |
| 13:52 | Santa Clara | Chad Whiteman snags the defensive board | 8-8 |
| 13:47 | Santa Clara | Reuben Washington makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by John Lazo | 11-8 |
| 13:24 | Gonzaga | John Sowder can't finish the uncontested layup | 11-8 |
| 13:22 | Santa Clara | John Lazo pulls down the rebound | 11-8 |
| 13:09 | Santa Clara | Peter Moody misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 11-8 |
| 13:07 | Santa Clara | John Lazo misses the tip | 11-8 |
| 13:06 | Gonzaga | John Sowder gets the rebound | 11-8 |
| 12:49 | Gonzaga | Michael Sigman is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 11-8 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Tony Cisco (PG), Nicholas Nelson (SF), Ronnie Guitierrez (PF), John Kaplan (C) Chad Whiteman, John Lazo, Joseph Huntley, Peter Moody | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Peter Silvestri (PG), Major Carter (SF), Daniel Harris (PF) Neville Stewart, Michael Sigman, John Sowder | |
| 12:29 | Santa Clara | Reuben Washington misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 11-8 |
| 12:28 | Gonzaga | Major Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 11-8 |
| 12:05 | Gonzaga | Daniel Harris buries a turnaround near the basket set up by Peter Silvestri and he's hacked by Reuben Washington - foul #1 on Reuben Washington, team foul #4 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Dennis McGrath (SF), John Sowder (C) John Holahan, Willy Ropiski | |
| 12:05 | Gonzaga | Daniel Harris makes the free throw | 11-11 |
| 11:49 | Santa Clara | John Kaplan connects on the shot from close range on a nice dish by Tony Cisco | 13-11 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Tony Cisco (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Reuben Washington (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Nicholas Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ronnie Guitierrez (fresh) C - John Kaplan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Peter Silvestri (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Major Carter (fresh) SF - Dennis McGrath (fresh) PF - Daniel Harris (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - John Sowder (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| 11:47 | Gonzaga | Major Carter is hacked by Tony Cisco in the backcourt - foul #2 on Tony Cisco, team foul #5 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Lazo (SF), Joseph Huntley (PF) Tony Cisco, Ronnie Guitierrez | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 11:26 | Gonzaga | John Kaplan picks off the pass by John Sowder | 13-11 |
| 11:13 | Santa Clara | Nicholas Nelson's fadeaway is rejected by Daniel Harris | 13-11 |
| 11:12 | Santa Clara | John Kaplan pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-11 |
| 10:59 | Santa Clara | John Kaplan scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Reuben Washington | 15-11 |
| 10:30 | Gonzaga | Major Carter makes the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Dennis McGrath and he's hacked by Reuben Washington - foul #2 on Reuben Washington, team foul #6 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Chad Whiteman (SG), Ronnie Guitierrez (SF), Andrew Rosenfeld (PF), Peter Moody (C) Reuben Washington, John Lazo, Joseph Huntley, John Kaplan | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Neville Stewart (PG), Michael Sigman (SF), Willy Ropiski (C) Peter Silvestri, Dennis McGrath, John Sowder | |
| 10:30 | Gonzaga | Major Carter misses the free throw | 15-13 |
| 10:30 | Gonzaga | Willy Ropiski gets the offensive rebound | 15-13 |
| 10:19 | Gonzaga | Michael Sigman misses the dunk attempt | 15-13 |
| 10:18 | Gonzaga | Daniel Harris misses the tip | 15-13 |
| 10:16 | Santa Clara | Nicholas Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 15-13 |
| 09:55 | Santa Clara | Andrew Rosenfeld misses the easy layup but the foul's on Daniel Harris - foul #1 on Daniel Harris, team foul #2 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | John Holahan (SG) Daniel Harris | |
| 09:55 | Santa Clara | Andrew Rosenfeld makes the 1st free throw | 16-13 |
| 09:55 | Santa Clara | Andrew Rosenfeld makes the 2nd free throw | 17-13 |
| 09:39 | Gonzaga | Michael Sigman misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Andrew Rosenfeld - foul #1 on Andrew Rosenfeld, team foul #7 | 17-13 |
| 09:39 | Gonzaga | Michael Sigman makes the 1st free throw | 17-14 |
| 09:39 | Gonzaga | Michael Sigman misses the 2nd free throw | 17-14 |
| 09:39 | Santa Clara | Andrew Rosenfeld snags the defensive board | 17-14 |
| 09:22 | Santa Clara | Andrew Rosenfeld scores on a 3 from the left wing | 20-14 |
| 09:03 | Gonzaga | John Holahan is fouled on the floor by Ronnie Guitierrez - foul #1 on Ronnie Guitierrez, team foul #8 | 20-14 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Lazo (SF), John Kaplan (C) Ronnie Guitierrez, Andrew Rosenfeld | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | John Sowder (C) Willy Ropiski | |
| 09:03 | Gonzaga | John Holahan makes the 1st free throw | 20-15 |
| 09:03 | Gonzaga | John Holahan misses the 2nd free throw | 20-15 |
| 09:03 | Santa Clara | John Kaplan grabs the defensive rebound | 20-15 |
| 08:51 | Santa Clara | Chad Whiteman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-15 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joseph Huntley (PF) Peter Moody | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Dennis McGrath (SF) Michael Sigman | |
| 08:47 | Gonzaga | Dennis McGrath loses the dribble to Chad Whiteman in the backcourt | 20-15 |
| 08:34 | Santa Clara | John Lazo knocks in the jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by Dennis McGrath - foul #1 on Dennis McGrath, team foul #3 | 22-15 |
| 08:34 | Santa Clara | John Lazo misses the free throw | 22-15 |
| 08:34 | Gonzaga | Major Carter snags the defensive board | 22-15 |
| 08:12 | Gonzaga | Dennis McGrath drills a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Neville Stewart | 22-17 |
| 07:55 | Santa Clara | John Kaplan can't finish the layup | 22-17 |
| 07:53 | Gonzaga | John Holahan pulls down the rebound | 22-17 |
| 07:51 | Gonzaga | Joseph Huntley is called for the reach on Neville Stewart in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Huntley, team foul #9 | 22-17 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Ronnie Guitierrez (SF), Andrew Rosenfeld (PF), Peter Moody (C) John Lazo, Joseph Huntley, John Kaplan | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Peter Silvestri (SG), Michael Sigman (SF), Daniel Harris (PF) John Holahan, Dennis McGrath, Major Carter | |
| 07:51 | Gonzaga | Neville Stewart misses the 1st free throw | 22-17 |
| 07:51 | Santa Clara | Peter Moody gets the rebound | 22-17 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Nicholas Nelson (tiring) 3 pts. SG - Chad Whiteman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronnie Guitierrez (fresh) PF - Andrew Rosenfeld (fresh) 5 pts. C - Peter Moody (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Neville Stewart (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Peter Silvestri (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Sigman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Daniel Harris (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - John Sowder (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| 07:44 | Santa Clara | Peter Silvestri steals the ball from Peter Moody | 22-17 |
| 07:41 | Gonzaga | Peter Silvestri hits the finger roll | 22-19 |
| 07:17 | Santa Clara | John Sowder swats the shot by Chad Whiteman | 22-19 |
| 07:16 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Neville Stewart | 22-19 |
| 07:12 | Gonzaga | Michael Sigman is hacked by Ronnie Guitierrez in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronnie Guitierrez, team foul #10 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Kaplan (C) Ronnie Guitierrez | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Willy Ropiski (C) John Sowder | |
| 07:12 | Gonzaga | Michael Sigman makes the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 07:12 | Gonzaga | Michael Sigman makes the 2nd free throw | 22-21 |
| 06:50 | Santa Clara | Peter Silvestri is called for the reach on Peter Moody - foul #1 on Peter Silvestri, team foul #4 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joseph Huntley (PF) Peter Moody | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Major Carter (SG), Dennis McGrath (SF) Neville Stewart, Michael Sigman | |
| 06:28 | Santa Clara | The short jumper by Nicholas Nelson is denied by Willy Ropiski | 22-21 |
| 06:27 | Gonzaga | Peter Silvestri pulls down the rebound | 22-21 |
| 06:03 | Gonzaga | Daniel Harris loses the dribble to Nicholas Nelson | 22-21 |
| 05:39 | Santa Clara | Joseph Huntley misses long on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Daniel Harris - foul #2 on Daniel Harris, team foul #5 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Lazo (SF), Peter Moody (C) Andrew Rosenfeld, John Kaplan | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Neville Stewart (PG), John Holahan (SG), Michael Sigman (SF), John Sowder (C) Peter Silvestri, Dennis McGrath, Daniel Harris, Willy Ropiski | |
| 05:39 | Santa Clara | Joseph Huntley makes the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 05:39 | Santa Clara | Joseph Huntley makes the 2nd free throw | 24-21 |
| 05:10 | Gonzaga | Major Carter misses long on a jumper near the basket | 24-21 |
| 05:08 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Nicholas Nelson | 24-21 |
| 04:50 | Santa Clara | Joseph Huntley is hacked by John Sowder - foul #1 on John Sowder, team foul #6 | 24-21 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Kaplan (C) Joseph Huntley | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Willy Ropiski (PF) Major Carter | |
| 04:44 | Santa Clara | Peter Moody comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 24-21 |
| 04:43 | Gonzaga | Willy Ropiski grabs the defensive rebound | 24-21 |
| 04:17 | Gonzaga | John Sowder misses short on an open jumper from the baseline | 24-21 |
| 04:15 | Santa Clara | John Lazo gets the rebound | 24-21 |
| 03:59 | Santa Clara | John Lazo is hacked by Michael Sigman - foul #1 on Michael Sigman, team foul #7 | 24-21 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Tony Cisco (PG), Timothy Hopkins (SG), Andrew Rosenfeld (PF), Ronnie Guitierrez (C) Nicholas Nelson, Chad Whiteman, Peter Moody, John Kaplan | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Peter Silvestri (PG), Dennis McGrath (SF), Daniel Harris (PF) Neville Stewart, Michael Sigman, John Sowder | |
| 03:59 | Santa Clara | John Lazo misses the 1st free throw | 24-21 |
| 03:59 | Gonzaga | Willy Ropiski grabs the defensive rebound | 24-21 |
| 03:34 | Gonzaga | Peter Silvestri misses the 3 from straight away | 24-21 |
| 03:32 | Gonzaga | Willy Ropiski tips it back up and in | 24-23 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Tony Cisco (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Timothy Hopkins (fresh) SF - John Lazo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Rosenfeld (fresh) 5 pts. C - Ronnie Guitierrez (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Peter Silvestri (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Holahan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dennis McGrath (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Daniel Harris (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Willy Ropiski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Santa Clara | Timothy Hopkins steps out of bounds on the baseline | 24-23 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Peter Moody (C) John Lazo | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Major Carter (SG), John Sowder (C) John Holahan, Willy Ropiski | |
| 02:50 | Gonzaga | Daniel Harris can't connect on an uncontested runner from the left block | 24-23 |
| 02:49 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Ronnie Guitierrez | 24-23 |
| 02:40 | Santa Clara | Andrew Rosenfeld is hacked by Daniel Harris - foul #3 on Daniel Harris, team foul #8 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Neville Stewart (PG) Daniel Harris | |
| 02:40 | Santa Clara | Andrew Rosenfeld makes the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 02:40 | Santa Clara | Andrew Rosenfeld misses the 2nd free throw | 25-23 |
| 02:40 | Gonzaga | John Sowder gets the rebound | 25-23 |
| 02:35 | Gonzaga | Neville Stewart is hacked by Andrew Rosenfeld in the backcourt - foul #2 on Andrew Rosenfeld, team foul #11 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Lazo (SF), John Kaplan (C) Andrew Rosenfeld, Ronnie Guitierrez | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 02:35 | Gonzaga | Neville Stewart misses the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 02:35 | Gonzaga | Neville Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 25-24 |
| 02:26 | Santa Clara | Tony Cisco hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 25-24 |
| 02:24 | Gonzaga | Peter Silvestri grabs the board | 25-24 |
| 02:02 | Gonzaga | John Lazo is called for the reach on Dennis McGrath - foul #1 on John Lazo, team foul #12 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Reuben Washington (PG), Joseph Huntley (PF) Tony Cisco, Peter Moody | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Willy Ropiski (C) John Sowder | |
| 02:02 | Gonzaga | Dennis McGrath misses the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 02:02 | Gonzaga | Dennis McGrath makes the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| 01:49 | Santa Clara | John Kaplan can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Willy Ropiski - foul #1 on Willy Ropiski, team foul #9 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | John Holahan (SG), Michael Sigman (SF) Peter Silvestri, Dennis McGrath | |
| 01:49 | Santa Clara | John Kaplan makes the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 01:49 | Santa Clara | John Kaplan makes the 2nd free throw | 27-25 |
| 01:47 | Gonzaga | Timothy Hopkins steals the ball from John Holahan in the backcourt | 27-25 |
| 01:18 | Santa Clara | Joseph Huntley misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-25 |
| 01:17 | Gonzaga | Willy Ropiski grabs the board | 27-25 |
| 00:52 | Gonzaga | Michael Sigman makes the shot from the left block set up by Willy Ropiski | 27-27 |
| 00:30 | Santa Clara | John Lazo is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on John Lazo, team foul #13 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Tony Cisco (PG), Ronnie Guitierrez (SF), Andrew Rosenfeld (PF), Peter Moody (C) Reuben Washington, John Lazo, Joseph Huntley, John Kaplan | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Peter Silvestri (PG), John Sowder (C) Neville Stewart, Major Carter | |
| 00:05 | Gonzaga | Michael Sigman misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 27-27 |
| 00:04 | Gonzaga | John Holahan grabs the offensive board | 27-27 |
| 00:02 | Gonzaga | John Sowder banks in the wide open layup | 27-29 |
| 00:00 | Santa Clara | Ronnie Guitierrez hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 27-29 |