| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Nicholas Visnosky (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Alexander Moore (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Tom Berry (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Lee Baskerville (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Thomas Thoreson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Cruz O'Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dan Garrison (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Alan Shafer (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dave Ducksworth (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Matthew Eberhard (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Gonzaga | Alan Shafer inbounds the ball | 50-34 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 19:43 | Gonzaga | Alan Shafer misses the lay-in | 50-34 |
| 19:41 | Gonzaga | Matthew Eberhard can't tip it in | 50-34 |
| 19:40 | Northwestern | Tom Berry snags the defensive board | 50-34 |
| 19:36 | Northwestern | Dan Garrison picks off the pass by Tom Berry in the backcourt | 50-34 |
| 19:33 | Gonzaga | Dan Garrison lays it up and in | 50-36 |
| 19:07 | Northwestern | Thomas Thoreson connects on the shot in the paint and he's hacked by Dave Ducksworth - foul #2 on Dave Ducksworth, team foul #1 | 52-36 |
| 19:07 | Northwestern | Thomas Thoreson misses the free throw | 52-36 |
| 19:07 | Gonzaga | Dave Ducksworth pulls down the rebound | 52-36 |
| 19:01 | Gonzaga | Matthew Eberhard hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Thomas Thoreson - foul #3 on Thomas Thoreson, team foul #1 | 52-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Norman Turner (C) Thomas Thoreson | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 19:01 | Gonzaga | Matthew Eberhard makes the 1st free throw | 52-37 |
| 19:01 | Gonzaga | Matthew Eberhard makes the 2nd free throw | 52-38 |
| 18:54 | Northwestern | Alexander Moore comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-38 |
| 18:52 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Tom Berry | 52-38 |
| 18:39 | Northwestern | Tom Berry misses long on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Matthew Eberhard - foul #3 on Matthew Eberhard, team foul #2 | 52-38 |
| 18:39 | Northwestern | Tom Berry makes the 1st free throw | 53-38 |
| 18:39 | Northwestern | Tom Berry makes the 2nd free throw | 54-38 |
| 18:21 | Gonzaga | Dave Ducksworth connects on the fadeaway from the left wing | 54-40 |
| 18:02 | Northwestern | Alexander Moore buries a floater from the right wing | 56-40 |
| 17:52 | Gonzaga | Matthew Eberhard makes the jumper from the right block | 56-42 |
| 17:44 | Northwestern | Norman Turner misses badly on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Matthew Eberhard - foul #4 on Matthew Eberhard, team foul #3 | 56-42 |
| 17:44 | Northwestern | Norman Turner misses the 1st free throw | 56-42 |
| 17:44 | Northwestern | Norman Turner misses the 2nd free throw | 56-42 |
| 17:44 | Gonzaga | Dave Ducksworth gets the rebound | 56-42 |
| 17:37 | Gonzaga | Cruz O'Sullivan is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Cruz O'Sullivan, team foul #4 | 56-42 |
| 17:12 | Northwestern | Nicholas Visnosky hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Dave Ducksworth - foul #3 on Dave Ducksworth, team foul #5 | 56-42 |
| 17:12 | Northwestern | Nicholas Visnosky makes the 1st free throw | 57-42 |
| 17:12 | Northwestern | Nicholas Visnosky misses the 2nd free throw | 57-42 |
| 17:12 | Northwestern | Lee Baskerville snags the offensive board | 57-42 |
| 16:56 | Northwestern | Lee Baskerville is fouled on the floor by Alan Shafer - foul #2 on Alan Shafer, team foul #6 | 57-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Otto Iliff (PF) Dave Ducksworth | |
| 16:32 | Northwestern | Norman Turner blows the layup | 57-42 |
| 16:31 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Alan Shafer | 57-42 |
| 16:20 | Gonzaga | Otto Iliff can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Lee Baskerville - foul #3 on Lee Baskerville, team foul #2 | 57-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nathan Cowles (C) Lee Baskerville | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 16:20 | Gonzaga | Otto Iliff misses the 1st free throw | 57-42 |
| 16:20 | Gonzaga | Otto Iliff misses the 2nd free throw | 57-42 |
| 16:20 | Northwestern | Tom Berry grabs the defensive rebound | 57-42 |
| 15:55 | Northwestern | Norman Turner can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 57-42 |
| 15:54 | Northwestern | Tom Berry grabs the offensive board | 57-42 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Nicholas Visnosky (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Alexander Moore (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Tom Berry (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. PF - Norman Turner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Nathan Cowles (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Cruz O'Sullivan (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Otto Iliff (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Dan Garrison (tiring) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Alan Shafer (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Matthew Eberhard (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 15:42 | Northwestern | Nathan Cowles hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Otto Iliff - foul #4 on Otto Iliff, team foul #7 | 57-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alexander Howard (PG), Charles Ervin (SF), Thomas Thoreson (C) Nicholas Visnosky, Alexander Moore, Tom Berry | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Brian Copeland (PG), Dave Ducksworth (C) Otto Iliff, Matthew Eberhard | |
| 15:42 | Northwestern | Nathan Cowles makes the 1st free throw | 58-42 |
| 15:42 | Northwestern | Nathan Cowles makes the 2nd free throw | 59-42 |
| 15:30 | Gonzaga | Brian Copeland misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 59-42 |
| 15:29 | Northwestern | Thomas Thoreson snags the defensive board | 59-42 |
| 15:24 | Northwestern | Charles Ervin double dribbles in the backcourt | 59-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lee Baskerville (PF) Norman Turner | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 15:14 | Gonzaga | Alan Shafer can't finish the layup | 59-42 |
| 15:13 | Northwestern | Lee Baskerville snags the defensive board | 59-42 |
| 15:07 | Northwestern | Nathan Cowles double dribbles in the backcourt | 59-42 |
| 14:58 | Gonzaga | Dave Ducksworth's layup is rejected by Thomas Thoreson | 59-42 |
| 14:57 | Gonzaga | Brian Copeland grabs the offensive board | 59-42 |
| 14:46 | Gonzaga | Brian Copeland can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 59-42 |
| 14:45 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Charles Ervin | 59-42 |
| 14:27 | Northwestern | Thomas Thoreson is fouled on the floor by Brian Copeland - foul #4 on Brian Copeland, team foul #8 | 59-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicholas Visnosky (PG), Tom Berry (SF) Charles Ervin, Lee Baskerville | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Matthew Eberhard (C) Brian Copeland | |
| 14:27 | Northwestern | Thomas Thoreson makes the 1st free throw | 60-42 |
| 14:27 | Northwestern | Thomas Thoreson misses the 2nd free throw | 60-42 |
| 14:27 | Northwestern | Nathan Cowles snags the offensive board | 60-42 |
| 14:10 | Northwestern | Alan Shafer steals it from Nicholas Visnosky | 60-42 |
| 14:06 | Gonzaga | Alan Shafer banks in the layup | 60-44 |
| 13:51 | Northwestern | Nicholas Visnosky comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-44 |
| 13:49 | Gonzaga | Dave Ducksworth grabs the defensive rebound | 60-44 |
| 13:38 | Gonzaga | Matthew Eberhard is fouled on the floor by Thomas Thoreson - foul #4 on Thomas Thoreson, team foul #3 | 60-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alexander Moore (SG), Norman Turner (PF) Alexander Howard, Thomas Thoreson | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 13:22 | Gonzaga | Dave Ducksworth is hacked by Norman Turner - foul #2 on Norman Turner, team foul #4 | 60-44 |
| 13:08 | Gonzaga | Cruz O'Sullivan drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Dan Garrison | 60-47 |
| 12:48 | Northwestern | Norman Turner is open and scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Tom Berry | 62-47 |
| 12:48 | Gonzaga | Gonzaga calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 62-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lee Baskerville (PF) Nathan Cowles | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 12:39 | Gonzaga | Matthew Eberhard blows the dunk | 62-47 |
| 12:38 | Northwestern | Alexander Moore gets the rebound | 62-47 |
| 12:22 | Northwestern | Tom Berry misses badly on the uncontested shot from the right side | 62-47 |
| 12:21 | Gonzaga | Dave Ducksworth snags the defensive board | 62-47 |
| 12:09 | Gonzaga | Lee Baskerville swats the layup by Dave Ducksworth | 62-47 |
| 12:07 | Northwestern | Tom Berry grabs the board | 62-47 |
| 11:51 | Northwestern | Tom Berry comes up short on the shot from the baseline but the foul's on Dave Ducksworth - foul #4 on Dave Ducksworth, team foul #9 | 62-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Otto Iliff (PF) Dave Ducksworth | |
| 11:51 | Northwestern | Tom Berry makes the 1st free throw | 63-47 |
| 11:51 | Northwestern | Tom Berry makes the 2nd free throw | 64-47 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Nicholas Visnosky (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Alexander Moore (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Tom Berry (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. PF - Lee Baskerville (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. C - Norman Turner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Cruz O'Sullivan (tired) 5 pts. SG - Dan Garrison (very tired) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Alan Shafer (tired) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Otto Iliff (fresh) 4 pf. C - Matthew Eberhard (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 11:37 | Gonzaga | Dan Garrison's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alexander Howard (PG) Nicholas Visnosky | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 11:31 | Northwestern | Dan Garrison is called for the reach on Alexander Moore in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dan Garrison, team foul #10 | 64-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nathan Cowles (C) Lee Baskerville | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 11:31 | Northwestern | Alexander Moore misses the 1st free throw | 64-47 |
| 11:31 | Northwestern | Alexander Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 65-47 |
| 11:11 | Gonzaga | Alan Shafer misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 65-47 |
| 11:09 | Northwestern | Nathan Cowles gets the rebound | 65-47 |
| 11:07 | Northwestern | Tom Berry is hacked by Cruz O'Sullivan in the backcourt - foul #3 on Cruz O'Sullivan, team foul #11 | 65-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lee Baskerville (PF) Norman Turner | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 11:07 | Northwestern | Tom Berry makes the 1st free throw | 66-47 |
| 11:07 | Northwestern | Tom Berry makes the 2nd free throw | 67-47 |
| 10:58 | Gonzaga | Cruz O'Sullivan misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 67-47 |
| 10:57 | Northwestern | Nathan Cowles grabs the defensive rebound | 67-47 |
| 10:42 | Northwestern | Nathan Cowles is hacked by Dan Garrison - foul #4 on Dan Garrison, team foul #12 | 67-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicholas Visnosky (PG), Charles Ervin (SF) Alexander Moore, Tom Berry | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Brian Copeland (PG) Dan Garrison | |
| 10:42 | Northwestern | Nathan Cowles makes the 1st free throw | 68-47 |
| 10:42 | Northwestern | Nathan Cowles makes the 2nd free throw | 69-47 |
| 10:26 | Gonzaga | Otto Iliff can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Nathan Cowles - foul #2 on Nathan Cowles, team foul #5 | 69-47 |
| 10:26 | Gonzaga | Otto Iliff makes the 1st free throw | 69-48 |
| 10:26 | Gonzaga | Otto Iliff makes the 2nd free throw | 69-49 |
| 10:22 | Northwestern | Cruz O'Sullivan steps in front of the Charles Ervin pass in the backcourt | 69-49 |
| 10:16 | Gonzaga | Matthew Eberhard is fouled on the floor by Nathan Cowles - foul #3 on Nathan Cowles, team foul #6 | 69-49 |
| 09:59 | Gonzaga | Matthew Eberhard's pass is intercepted by Nathan Cowles | 69-49 |
| 09:51 | Northwestern | Lee Baskerville's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Norman Turner (PF) Lee Baskerville | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 09:33 | Gonzaga | Cruz O'Sullivan misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Alexander Howard - foul #1 on Alexander Howard, team foul #7 | 69-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alexander Moore (SG), Lee Baskerville (PF) Nicholas Visnosky, Nathan Cowles | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 09:33 | Gonzaga | Cruz O'Sullivan misses the 1st free throw | 69-49 |
| 09:33 | Gonzaga | Cruz O'Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 69-50 |
| 09:15 | Northwestern | Norman Turner misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 69-50 |
| 09:13 | Northwestern | Lee Baskerville grabs the offensive rebound | 69-50 |
| 09:01 | Northwestern | Alexander Moore clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 69-50 |
| 08:59 | Gonzaga | Alan Shafer gets the rebound | 69-50 |
| 08:52 | Gonzaga | Matthew Eberhard scores on a floater from the right block | 69-52 |
| 08:37 | Northwestern | Alexander Howard can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the left corner | 69-52 |
| 08:36 | Gonzaga | Matthew Eberhard grabs the defensive rebound | 69-52 |
| 08:30 | Gonzaga | Brian Copeland is hacked by Lee Baskerville - foul #4 on Lee Baskerville, team foul #8 | 69-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicholas Visnosky (PG), Tom Berry (SF), Nathan Cowles (C) Alexander Moore, Charles Ervin, Lee Baskerville | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 08:30 | Gonzaga | Brian Copeland misses the 1st free throw | 69-52 |
| 08:30 | Northwestern | Nathan Cowles pulls down the rebound | 69-52 |
| 08:25 | Northwestern | Alexander Howard hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Norman Turner | 72-52 |
| 08:13 | Gonzaga | Otto Iliff makes the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Matthew Eberhard | 72-54 |
| 07:57 | Northwestern | Nathan Cowles knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Alexander Howard | 74-54 |
| 07:39 | Gonzaga | Cruz O'Sullivan buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Brian Copeland | 74-57 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Nicholas Visnosky (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Alexander Howard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tom Berry (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. PF - Norman Turner (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Nathan Cowles (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Brian Copeland (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Cruz O'Sullivan (very tired) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - Otto Iliff (tiring) 4 pts. 4 pf. PF - Alan Shafer (very tired) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Matthew Eberhard (tiring) 20 pts. 10 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:17 | Northwestern | Nicholas Visnosky knocks in the driving attempt from close range set up by Tom Berry | 76-57 |
| 07:04 | Gonzaga | Cruz O'Sullivan hits a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Brian Copeland | 76-59 |
| 06:40 | Northwestern | Alexander Howard misses the jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Cruz O'Sullivan - foul #4 on Cruz O'Sullivan, team foul #13 | 76-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alexander Moore (SG), Lee Baskerville (PF), Thomas Thoreson (C) Nicholas Visnosky, Norman Turner, Nathan Cowles | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Dan Garrison (SF), Dave Ducksworth (PF) Cruz O'Sullivan, Alan Shafer | |
| 06:40 | Northwestern | Alexander Howard makes the 1st free throw | 77-59 |
| 06:40 | Northwestern | Alexander Howard misses the 2nd free throw | 77-59 |
| 06:40 | Gonzaga | Dave Ducksworth grabs the board | 77-59 |
| 06:27 | Gonzaga | Dave Ducksworth is called for the illegal screen - foul #5 on Dave Ducksworth, team foul #14 | 77-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Johnson (PG), Charles Ervin (SF) Alexander Howard, Tom Berry | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Alan Shafer (PF) Dave Ducksworth | |
| 06:02 | Northwestern | Alexander Moore hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Charles Ervin | 79-59 |
| 05:51 | Gonzaga | Alan Shafer scores on a jumpshot from the right side | 79-61 |
| 05:41 | Northwestern | Alexander Moore misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Matthew Eberhard - foul #5 on Matthew Eberhard, team foul #15 | 79-61 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Cruz O'Sullivan (SG) Matthew Eberhard | |
| 05:41 | Gonzaga | Gonzaga calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 79-61 |
| 05:41 | Northwestern | Alexander Moore makes the 1st free throw | 80-61 |
| 05:41 | Northwestern | Alexander Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 81-61 |
| 05:31 | Gonzaga | Brian Copeland connects on the shot from the left wing set up by Dan Garrison | 81-63 |
| 05:31 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 81-63 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicholas Visnosky (PG), Tom Berry (SF) George Johnson, Charles Ervin | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 05:29 | Northwestern | Nicholas Visnosky is fouled in the backcourt by Otto Iliff - foul #5 on Otto Iliff, team foul #16 | 81-63 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Gavin Burkart (C) Otto Iliff | |
| 05:29 | Northwestern | Nicholas Visnosky makes the 1st free throw | 82-63 |
| 05:29 | Northwestern | Nicholas Visnosky makes the 2nd free throw | 83-63 |
| 05:21 | Gonzaga | Cruz O'Sullivan can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 83-63 |
| 05:20 | Northwestern | Nicholas Visnosky pulls down the rebound | 83-63 |
| 05:15 | Northwestern | Nicholas Visnosky hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Gavin Burkart - foul #1 on Gavin Burkart, team foul #17 | 83-63 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Norman Turner (PF) Lee Baskerville | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 05:15 | Northwestern | Nicholas Visnosky makes the 1st free throw | 84-63 |
| 05:15 | Northwestern | Nicholas Visnosky makes the 2nd free throw | 85-63 |
| 04:59 | Gonzaga | Alexander Moore is called for the reach on Alan Shafer - foul #1 on Alexander Moore, team foul #9 | 85-63 |
| 04:59 | Gonzaga | Alan Shafer misses the 1st free throw | 85-63 |
| 04:59 | Gonzaga | Gavin Burkart grabs the offensive board | 85-63 |
| 04:38 | Gonzaga | Cruz O'Sullivan makes the jumpshot from the left side | 85-65 |
| 04:14 | Northwestern | Alexander Moore misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 85-65 |
| 04:12 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Nicholas Visnosky | 85-65 |
| 04:00 | Northwestern | Tom Berry is alone and drills a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Nicholas Visnosky | 87-65 |
| 03:55 | Gonzaga | Brian Copeland clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 87-65 |
| 03:54 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Thomas Thoreson | 87-65 |
| 03:44 | Northwestern | Nicholas Visnosky scores on a fadeaway from the right block set up by Alexander Moore | 89-65 |
| 03:34 | Gonzaga | The pull-up jumper by Cruz O'Sullivan is blocked by Tom Berry | 89-65 |
| 03:32 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Norman Turner | 89-65 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Nicholas Visnosky (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 6 ast. SG - Alexander Moore (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Tom Berry (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. PF - Norman Turner (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Thoreson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Brian Copeland (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Cruz O'Sullivan (very tired) 13 pts. 4 pf. SF - Dan Garrison (very tired) 6 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Alan Shafer (very tired) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Gavin Burkart (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:28 | Northwestern | Nicholas Visnosky is fouled in the backcourt by Dan Garrison - foul #5 on Dan Garrison, team foul #18 | 89-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alexander Howard (SG), Charles Ervin (SF), Nathan Cowles (PF) Alexander Moore, Tom Berry, Thomas Thoreson | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Stephen Bosarge (PG) Dan Garrison | |
| 03:28 | Northwestern | Nicholas Visnosky makes the 1st free throw | 90-65 |
| 03:28 | Northwestern | Nicholas Visnosky makes the 2nd free throw | 91-65 |
| 03:17 | Gonzaga | Brian Copeland connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 91-68 |
| 02:58 | Northwestern | Stephen Bosarge picks off the pass by Norman Turner | 91-68 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 02:42 | Gonzaga | Alan Shafer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 91-68 |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Johnson (PG) Nicholas Visnosky | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 02:16 | Northwestern | Alexander Howard hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 91-68 |
| 02:15 | Northwestern | Nathan Cowles gets the offensive rebound | 91-68 |
| 01:57 | Northwestern | George Johnson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 91-68 |
| 01:56 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Gavin Burkart | 91-68 |
| 01:49 | Gonzaga | Cruz O'Sullivan loses the dribble to Norman Turner | 91-68 |
| 01:23 | Northwestern | Alexander Howard makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Nathan Cowles | 94-68 |
| 01:04 | Gonzaga | Alan Shafer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 94-68 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 00:44 | Northwestern | George Johnson comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Cruz O'Sullivan - foul #5 on Cruz O'Sullivan, team foul #19 | 94-68 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Daniel Whitaker (PF) Cruz O'Sullivan | |
| 00:44 | Northwestern | George Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 95-68 |
| 00:44 | Northwestern | George Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 96-68 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 00:37 | Gonzaga | Alan Shafer's layup is rejected by Norman Turner | 96-68 |
| 00:36 | Northwestern | Charles Ervin snags the defensive board | 96-68 |
| 00:08 | Northwestern | Alexander Howard is hacked by Alan Shafer - foul #3 on Alan Shafer, team foul #20 | 96-68 |
| 00:08 | Northwestern | Alexander Howard makes the 1st free throw | 97-68 |
| 00:08 | Northwestern | Alexander Howard misses the 2nd free throw | 97-68 |
| 00:08 | Gonzaga | Gavin Burkart pulls down the rebound | 97-68 |
| 00:04 | Gonzaga | Alan Shafer misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 97-68 |
| 00:03 | Gonzaga | Alan Shafer snags the offensive board | 97-68 |
| 00:01 | Gonzaga | Brian Copeland misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 97-68 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Charles Ervin pulls down the rebound | 97-68 |