| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Paul Britton (fresh) SG - Moshe Svoboda (fresh) SF - Harley Stewart (fresh) PF - Wayne Looney (fresh) C - Randy Ray (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Joshua Knopf (fresh) SG - Raymond Galicia (fresh) SF - Charles Rivero (fresh) PF - Gavin Decker (fresh) C - Ronald Winkler (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Clemson | Randy Ray wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:49 | Clemson | Wayne Looney hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | Clemson | Wayne Looney snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Clemson | Ronald Winkler takes the ball from Harley Stewart | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Gonzaga | Raymond Galicia evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-3 |
| 18:57 | Clemson | Harley Stewart hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Moshe Svoboda | 2-3 |
| 18:28 | Gonzaga | Ronald Winkler double dribbles | 2-3 |
| 18:12 | Clemson | Paul Britton hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 2-3 |
| 18:11 | Clemson | Wayne Looney hits the follow up shot | 4-3 |
| 17:57 | Gonzaga | Charles Rivero misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 4-3 |
| 17:56 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Harley Stewart | 4-3 |
| 17:42 | Clemson | Harley Stewart misses badly on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Ronald Winkler - foul #1 on Ronald Winkler, team foul #1 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Clemson | John Hunt (PG), Landon Brown (SG), Zachary Shultis (SF), Jessie Pompa (C) Paul Britton, Moshe Svoboda, Wayne Looney, Randy Ray | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 17:42 | Clemson | Harley Stewart misses the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 17:42 | Clemson | Harley Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 5-3 |
| 17:17 | Gonzaga | Charles Rivero is fouled on the floor by Landon Brown - foul #1 on Landon Brown, team foul #1 | 5-3 |
| Subs | Clemson | Wayne Looney (PF) Harley Stewart | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 16:57 | Gonzaga | Ronald Winkler comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 5-3 |
| 16:55 | Gonzaga | Joshua Knopf tips it but misses | 5-3 |
| 16:53 | Gonzaga | Charles Rivero misses the tip | 5-3 |
| 16:52 | Clemson | Jessie Pompa gets the rebound | 5-3 |
| 16:44 | Clemson | John Hunt misses the lay-in | 5-3 |
| 16:43 | Gonzaga | Ronald Winkler snags the defensive board | 5-3 |
| 16:27 | Gonzaga | Raymond Galicia splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 5-6 |
| 16:12 | Clemson | John Hunt knocks in the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Zachary Shultis | 7-6 |
| 16:10 | Gonzaga | Joshua Knopf is fouled in the backcourt by John Hunt - foul #1 on John Hunt, team foul #2 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Clemson | Harley Stewart (PF) Wayne Looney | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | William Parramore (PG), Rickie Mika (PF), Milton Love (C) Joshua Knopf, Gavin Decker, Ronald Winkler | |
| 15:59 | Gonzaga | Raymond Galicia splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from straight away | 7-6 |
| 15:58 | Clemson | Jessie Pompa gets the rebound | 7-6 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - John Hunt (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Landon Brown (fresh) SF - Zachary Shultis (fresh) PF - Harley Stewart (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jessie Pompa (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - William Parramore (fresh) SG - Raymond Galicia (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Charles Rivero (fresh) PF - Rickie Mika (fresh) C - Milton Love (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Clemson | Landon Brown misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 7-6 |
| 15:44 | Gonzaga | Milton Love grabs the defensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 15:15 | Gonzaga | Rickie Mika scores on a floater from the left block | 7-8 |
| 15:09 | Clemson | Landon Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 7-8 |
| 15:07 | Clemson | The offensive rebound goes to John Hunt | 7-8 |
| 14:49 | Clemson | John Hunt clanks a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on William Parramore - foul #1 on William Parramore, team foul #2 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Clemson | Moshe Svoboda (SG), Wayne Looney (PF), Randy Ray (C) Zachary Shultis, Harley Stewart, Jessie Pompa | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Joshua Knopf (PG), Samuel Cornett (SG), Jeremy Godfrey (SF), Gavin Decker (PF), Ronald Winkler (C) William Parramore, Raymond Galicia, Charles Rivero, Rickie Mika, Milton Love | |
| 14:49 | Clemson | John Hunt makes the 1st free throw | 8-8 |
| 14:49 | Clemson | John Hunt makes the 2nd free throw | 9-8 |
| 14:21 | Gonzaga | John Hunt steals the ball from Samuel Cornett | 9-8 |
| 14:08 | Clemson | John Hunt clanks a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Joshua Knopf - foul #1 on Joshua Knopf, team foul #3 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Clemson | Zachary Shultis (SF), Jessie Pompa (PF) Landon Brown, Wayne Looney | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 14:08 | Clemson | John Hunt makes the 1st free throw | 10-8 |
| 14:08 | Clemson | John Hunt makes the 2nd free throw | 11-8 |
| 13:51 | Gonzaga | Joshua Knopf can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on John Hunt - foul #2 on John Hunt, team foul #3 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Clemson | Paul Britton (PG), Harley Stewart (SF), Wayne Looney (PF) John Hunt, Zachary Shultis, Jessie Pompa | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 13:51 | Gonzaga | Joshua Knopf makes the 1st free throw | 11-9 |
| 13:51 | Gonzaga | Joshua Knopf makes the 2nd free throw | 11-10 |
| 13:33 | Clemson | Wayne Looney misses badly on a shot in the lane | 11-10 |
| 13:31 | Clemson | The offensive rebound goes to Moshe Svoboda | 11-10 |
| 13:20 | Clemson | Harley Stewart buries a jumper near the basket | 13-10 |
| 12:54 | Gonzaga | Gavin Decker is fouled on the floor by Paul Britton as he's doubleteamed - foul #1 on Paul Britton, team foul #4 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Clemson | Landon Brown (SG), Zachary Shultis (SF), Jessie Pompa (C) Moshe Svoboda, Harley Stewart, Randy Ray | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | William Parramore (PG), Raymond Galicia (SG), Rickie Mika (PF), Milton Love (C) Joshua Knopf, Samuel Cornett, Gavin Decker, Ronald Winkler | |
| 12:35 | Gonzaga | Jessie Pompa is called for the reach on Milton Love - foul #1 on Jessie Pompa, team foul #5 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Clemson | Harley Stewart (PF) Wayne Looney | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Charles Rivero (SF) Jeremy Godfrey | |
| 12:19 | Gonzaga | Milton Love's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-10 |
| Subs | Clemson | Randy Ray (C) Harley Stewart | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 12:05 | Clemson | Paul Britton can't connect on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Charles Rivero - foul #1 on Charles Rivero, team foul #4 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Clemson | Moshe Svoboda (SG), Wayne Looney (PF) Landon Brown, Randy Ray | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 12:05 | Clemson | Paul Britton makes the 1st free throw | 14-10 |
| 12:05 | Clemson | Paul Britton makes the 2nd free throw | 15-10 |
| 11:40 | Gonzaga | Milton Love misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Jessie Pompa - foul #2 on Jessie Pompa, team foul #6 | 15-10 |
| Subs | Clemson | Landon Brown (SG), Harley Stewart (PF), Randy Ray (C) Moshe Svoboda, Wayne Looney, Jessie Pompa | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 11:40 | Gonzaga | Milton Love makes the 1st free throw | 15-11 |
| 11:40 | Gonzaga | Milton Love misses the 2nd free throw | 15-11 |
| 11:40 | Clemson | Zachary Shultis gets the rebound | 15-11 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Paul Britton (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Landon Brown (fresh) SF - Zachary Shultis (fresh) PF - Harley Stewart (fresh) 5 pts. C - Randy Ray (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - William Parramore (fresh) SG - Raymond Galicia (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Charles Rivero (fresh) PF - Rickie Mika (fresh) 2 pts. C - Milton Love (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:24 | Clemson | Charles Rivero picks off the pass by Zachary Shultis | 15-11 |
| 11:07 | Gonzaga | Rickie Mika misses the shot from the right block | 15-11 |
| 11:06 | Clemson | Harley Stewart pulls down the rebound | 15-11 |
| 10:58 | Clemson | Zachary Shultis misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 15-11 |
| 10:56 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Milton Love | 15-11 |
| 10:40 | Gonzaga | Charles Rivero can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 15-11 |
| 10:39 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Landon Brown | 15-11 |
| 10:15 | Clemson | Zachary Shultis misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 15-11 |
| 10:13 | Gonzaga | Charles Rivero snags the defensive board | 15-11 |
| 10:09 | Gonzaga | Paul Britton picks off the pass by Raymond Galicia | 15-11 |
| 09:45 | Clemson | Harley Stewart misses long on a jumper from the right block | 15-11 |
| 09:43 | Gonzaga | Rickie Mika gets the rebound | 15-11 |
| 09:22 | Gonzaga | William Parramore shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Milton Love | 15-13 |
| 09:02 | Clemson | Landon Brown is hacked by Milton Love - foul #1 on Milton Love, team foul #5 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Clemson | John Hunt (PG), Moshe Svoboda (SG), Wayne Looney (PF) Paul Britton, Zachary Shultis, Harley Stewart | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Joshua Knopf (PG), Samuel Cornett (SG), Jeremy Godfrey (SF), Gavin Decker (PF), Ronald Winkler (C) William Parramore, Raymond Galicia, Charles Rivero, Rickie Mika, Milton Love | |
| 08:43 | Clemson | John Hunt hits a runner in the paint set up by Moshe Svoboda | 17-13 |
| 08:25 | Gonzaga | Joshua Knopf makes the jumper from the left side set up by Jeremy Godfrey | 17-15 |
| 08:06 | Clemson | Gavin Decker swats the layup by John Hunt | 17-15 |
| 08:04 | Gonzaga | Samuel Cornett gets the rebound | 17-15 |
| 07:35 | Gonzaga | Ronald Winkler lays it in on a nice dish by Samuel Cornett and the foul's on Wayne Looney - foul #1 on Wayne Looney, team foul #7 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Clemson | Paul Britton (PG), Zachary Shultis (SF), Harley Stewart (PF) John Hunt, Landon Brown, Randy Ray | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 07:35 | Gonzaga | Ronald Winkler misses the free throw | 17-17 |
| 07:35 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Zachary Shultis | 17-17 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Paul Britton (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Moshe Svoboda (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Zachary Shultis (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Harley Stewart (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Wayne Looney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Joshua Knopf (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Samuel Cornett (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Godfrey (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Gavin Decker (fresh) C - Ronald Winkler (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:18 | Clemson | The jump hook by Harley Stewart is blocked by Gavin Decker | 17-17 |
| 07:16 | Gonzaga | Ronald Winkler grabs the defensive rebound | 17-17 |
| 07:12 | Gonzaga | Jeremy Godfrey comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 17-17 |
| 07:11 | Gonzaga | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Winkler | 17-17 |
| 06:53 | Gonzaga | Samuel Cornett's layup is rejected by Wayne Looney | 17-17 |
| 06:51 | Clemson | Harley Stewart gets the rebound | 17-17 |
| 06:37 | Clemson | Paul Britton misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 17-17 |
| 06:35 | Clemson | The offensive rebound goes to Zachary Shultis | 17-17 |
| 06:28 | Clemson | Wayne Looney misses short on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Gavin Decker - foul #1 on Gavin Decker, team foul #6 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Clemson | John Hunt (PG), Jessie Pompa (C) Paul Britton, Zachary Shultis | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | William Parramore (PG), Raymond Galicia (SG), Charles Rivero (SF), Rickie Mika (PF), Milton Love (C) Joshua Knopf, Samuel Cornett, Jeremy Godfrey, Gavin Decker, Ronald Winkler | |
| 06:28 | Clemson | Wayne Looney makes the 1st free throw | 18-17 |
| 06:28 | Clemson | Wayne Looney misses the 2nd free throw | 18-17 |
| 06:28 | Gonzaga | Milton Love grabs the defensive rebound | 18-17 |
| 06:05 | Gonzaga | William Parramore hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Rivero | 18-20 |
| 05:59 | Clemson | John Hunt knocks in the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Jessie Pompa | 20-20 |
| 05:43 | Gonzaga | Rickie Mika comes up short on the shot from the right block but he's fouled by Moshe Svoboda - foul #1 on Moshe Svoboda, team foul #8 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Clemson | Landon Brown (SG) Moshe Svoboda | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 05:43 | Gonzaga | Rickie Mika makes the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 05:43 | Gonzaga | Rickie Mika makes the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| 05:17 | Clemson | Landon Brown comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 20-22 |
| 05:15 | Clemson | Jessie Pompa tips it home | 22-22 |
| 04:46 | Gonzaga | Raymond Galicia works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 22-22 |
| 04:44 | Clemson | Jessie Pompa grabs the board | 22-22 |
| 04:27 | Clemson | Harley Stewart knocks in the driving attempt in the lane set up by Landon Brown and he's hacked by Charles Rivero - foul #2 on Charles Rivero, team foul #7 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Clemson | Moshe Svoboda (SG) Landon Brown | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Joshua Knopf (PG), Jeremy Godfrey (SF), Gavin Decker (PF), Ronald Winkler (C) William Parramore, Charles Rivero, Rickie Mika, Milton Love | |
| 04:27 | Clemson | Harley Stewart makes the free throw | 25-22 |
| 04:02 | Gonzaga | Raymond Galicia works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 25-22 |
| 04:01 | Clemson | John Hunt gets the rebound | 25-22 |
| 03:56 | Clemson | Moshe Svoboda scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by John Hunt | 28-22 |
| 03:36 | Gonzaga | Gavin Decker is fouled on the floor by Moshe Svoboda - foul #2 on Moshe Svoboda, team foul #9 | 28-22 |
| Subs | Clemson | Zachary Shultis (SF), Randy Ray (C) Harley Stewart, Wayne Looney | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Samuel Cornett (SG) Raymond Galicia | |
| 03:36 | Gonzaga | Gavin Decker makes the 1st free throw | 28-23 |
| 03:36 | Gonzaga | Gavin Decker makes the 2nd free throw | 28-24 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - John Hunt (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Moshe Svoboda (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Zachary Shultis (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jessie Pompa (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Randy Ray (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Joshua Knopf (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Samuel Cornett (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Godfrey (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Gavin Decker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Ronald Winkler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Clemson | John Hunt is fouled on the floor by Gavin Decker - foul #2 on Gavin Decker, team foul #8 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Clemson | Landon Brown (SG), Wayne Looney (PF) Moshe Svoboda, Jessie Pompa | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 03:21 | Clemson | John Hunt makes the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 03:21 | Clemson | John Hunt makes the 2nd free throw | 30-24 |
| 02:59 | Gonzaga | Jeremy Godfrey hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 30-24 |
| 02:57 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Randy Ray | 30-24 |
| 02:38 | Clemson | Samuel Cornett is called for the reach on Landon Brown - foul #1 on Samuel Cornett, team foul #9 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Clemson | Jessie Pompa (C) Randy Ray | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Charles Rivero (SF) Jeremy Godfrey | |
| 02:38 | Clemson | Landon Brown makes the 1st free throw | 31-24 |
| 02:38 | Clemson | Landon Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 31-24 |
| 02:38 | Gonzaga | Gavin Decker gets the rebound | 31-24 |
| 02:25 | Gonzaga | Joshua Knopf can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 31-24 |
| 02:23 | Clemson | John Hunt grabs the board | 31-24 |
| 02:04 | Clemson | Jessie Pompa lays it in | 33-24 |
| 01:50 | Gonzaga | Charles Rivero's floater is tipped away by Jessie Pompa | 33-24 |
| 01:49 | Gonzaga | Ronald Winkler hits the follow up shot | 33-26 |
| 01:32 | Clemson | Jessie Pompa connects on the turnaround from the baseline | 35-26 |
| 01:15 | Gonzaga | Joshua Knopf misses short on a floater from the right side | 35-26 |
| 01:13 | Gonzaga | Ronald Winkler tips it back up and in | 35-28 |
| 00:57 | Clemson | Landon Brown knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-28 |
| 00:33 | Gonzaga | Ronald Winkler misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 38-28 |
| 00:32 | Clemson | Zachary Shultis gets the rebound | 38-28 |
| 00:17 | Clemson | Landon Brown connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-28 |
| 00:02 | Gonzaga | Joshua Knopf clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 41-28 |
| 00:01 | Clemson | John Hunt pulls down the rebound | 41-28 |
| 00:00 | Clemson | John Hunt misses short on a fullcourt shot | 41-28 |