| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Dario Lazarski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Barry Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Matthew Zangger (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Alex Owens (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Vallee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Phillip Wiltz (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bobby Younger (fresh) SF - Robert Myers (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Eggenberg (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - James Osmanski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Fairfield | Robert Myers inbounds the ball | 34-30 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Fairfield | Robert Myers hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Phillip Wiltz | 34-32 |
| 19:21 | Gonzaga | Barry Smith can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 34-32 |
| 19:19 | Fairfield | James Osmanski snags the defensive board | 34-32 |
| 19:03 | Fairfield | Robert Myers is wide open but clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 34-32 |
| 19:01 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Dario Lazarski | 34-32 |
| 18:42 | Gonzaga | Alex Owens misses the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Phillip Wiltz - foul #3 on Phillip Wiltz, team foul #1 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jeffrey Woods (SG), William Davis (SF) Barry Smith, Matthew Zangger | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Harold Eastman (PG), James Morano (SG), Rudolph Gervin (SF), Henry Gross (PF), Willie Ebersole (C) Phillip Wiltz, Bobby Younger, Robert Myers, Daniel Eggenberg, James Osmanski | |
| 18:42 | Gonzaga | Alex Owens makes the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 18:42 | Gonzaga | Alex Owens makes the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 18:27 | Fairfield | Willie Ebersole is fouled on the floor by Michael Vallee - foul #1 on Michael Vallee, team foul #1 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Clarence Wren (PG) Dario Lazarski | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 18:12 | Fairfield | Rudolph Gervin is open and scores on a turnaround from the right block | 36-34 |
| 17:47 | Gonzaga | Alex Owens hits a jump hook from the right block set up by Jeffrey Woods | 38-34 |
| 17:32 | Fairfield | James Morano hits a fadeaway from the left side | 38-36 |
| 17:10 | Gonzaga | Alex Owens makes the jumper from the baseline set up by Jeffrey Woods | 40-36 |
| 16:59 | Fairfield | Jeffrey Woods is called for the reach on James Morano - foul #1 on Jeffrey Woods, team foul #2 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Dario Lazarski (PG), Barry Smith (SG), James Johnson (SF), Matthew Zangger (C) Clarence Wren, Jeffrey Woods, William Davis, Michael Vallee | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Bobby Younger (SG), Robert Myers (SF), Daniel Eggenberg (PF), Michael Moxley (C) James Morano, Rudolph Gervin, Henry Gross, Willie Ebersole | |
| 16:43 | Fairfield | Robert Myers knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Michael Moxley | 40-39 |
| 16:15 | Gonzaga | Matthew Zangger is open and buries a shot near the basket | 42-39 |
| 16:03 | Fairfield | Bobby Younger hits a wide open pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Daniel Eggenberg | 42-41 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Dario Lazarski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Barry Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Johnson (fairly fresh) PF - Alex Owens (tired) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Zangger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Harold Eastman (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bobby Younger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Myers (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Eggenberg (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Moxley (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Gonzaga | Barry Smith can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-41 |
| 15:34 | Fairfield | Robert Myers grabs the defensive rebound | 42-41 |
| 15:11 | Fairfield | Robert Myers clanks a runner near the basket but the foul's on Alex Owens - foul #3 on Alex Owens, team foul #3 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Clarence Wren (PG), Jeffrey Woods (SG), John Journey (SF), Michael Vallee (PF), Sam Cabell (C) Dario Lazarski, Barry Smith, James Johnson, Alex Owens, Matthew Zangger | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Phillip Wiltz (PG), James Osmanski (C) Harold Eastman, Michael Moxley | |
| 15:11 | Fairfield | Robert Myers makes the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 15:11 | Fairfield | Robert Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 15:09 | Gonzaga | Sam Cabell is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 42-43 |
| 14:59 | Fairfield | Bobby Younger misses the fadeaway from the left side | 42-43 |
| 14:58 | Gonzaga | Michael Vallee pulls down the rebound | 42-43 |
| 14:52 | Gonzaga | Jeffrey Woods is hacked by Bobby Younger in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bobby Younger, team foul #2 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | William Davis (SF) John Journey | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Rudolph Gervin (SG), Willie Ebersole (PF) Bobby Younger, Daniel Eggenberg | |
| 14:33 | Gonzaga | Clarence Wren travels with the ball | 42-43 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | James Morano (SG) Robert Myers | |
| 14:10 | Fairfield | Rudolph Gervin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 42-43 |
| 14:08 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Sam Cabell | 42-43 |
| 13:41 | Gonzaga | Sam Cabell makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Clarence Wren and he's fouled by Willie Ebersole - foul #1 on Willie Ebersole, team foul #3 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Dario Lazarski (PG), Barry Smith (SG), John Journey (SF) Clarence Wren, Jeffrey Woods, William Davis | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Bobby Younger (SG), Robert Myers (SF), Daniel Eggenberg (PF) James Morano, Willie Ebersole, Rudolph Gervin | |
| 13:41 | Gonzaga | Sam Cabell makes the free throw | 45-43 |
| 13:24 | Fairfield | Robert Myers misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-43 |
| 13:22 | Gonzaga | Sam Cabell gets the rebound | 45-43 |
| 13:02 | Gonzaga | Barry Smith knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Dario Lazarski | 48-43 |
| 12:51 | Fairfield | Dario Lazarski takes the ball from James Osmanski | 48-43 |
| 12:23 | Gonzaga | Michael Vallee makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Dario Lazarski | 50-43 |
| 12:19 | Fairfield | Robert Myers's pass is intercepted by Dario Lazarski in the backcourt | 50-43 |
| 12:00 | Gonzaga | Sam Cabell hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 50-43 |
| 11:58 | Fairfield | Daniel Eggenberg snags the defensive board | 50-43 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Dario Lazarski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Barry Smith (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Journey (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Vallee (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Sam Cabell (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Phillip Wiltz (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bobby Younger (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Robert Myers (tired) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Eggenberg (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - James Osmanski (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:38 | Fairfield | Dario Lazarski steals it from Robert Myers | 50-43 |
| 11:34 | Gonzaga | Dario Lazarski misses the lay-in | 50-43 |
| 11:32 | Gonzaga | Barry Smith snags the offensive board | 50-43 |
| 11:17 | Gonzaga | Dario Lazarski can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-43 |
| 11:16 | Fairfield | James Osmanski gets the rebound | 50-43 |
| 11:16 | Fairfield | Fairfield calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 50-43 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jeffrey Woods (SG), William Davis (SF), Matthew Zangger (PF) Barry Smith, John Journey, Michael Vallee | |
| Subs | Fairfield | James Morano (PG), Rudolph Gervin (SG), Willie Ebersole (SF), Henry Gross (PF), Michael Moxley (C) Phillip Wiltz, Bobby Younger, Robert Myers, Daniel Eggenberg, James Osmanski | |
| 11:03 | Fairfield | James Morano comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 50-43 |
| 11:01 | Fairfield | Michael Moxley grabs the offensive board | 50-43 |
| 10:48 | Fairfield | Rudolph Gervin hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 50-43 |
| 10:47 | Gonzaga | Matthew Zangger snags the defensive board | 50-43 |
| 10:23 | Gonzaga | Dario Lazarski lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Jeffrey Woods | 52-43 |
| 10:17 | Fairfield | Rudolph Gervin comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-43 |
| 10:16 | Gonzaga | Dario Lazarski grabs the board | 52-43 |
| 10:14 | Gonzaga | Dario Lazarski is fouled in the backcourt by Willie Ebersole - foul #2 on Willie Ebersole, team foul #4 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Clarence Wren (PG), James Johnson (SF), Alex Owens (PF) Dario Lazarski, William Davis, Matthew Zangger | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Phillip Wiltz (PG), Bobby Younger (SG), Harold Eastman (SF) James Morano, Willie Ebersole, Henry Gross | |
| 09:52 | Gonzaga | Clarence Wren drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Jeffrey Woods | 55-43 |
| 09:45 | Fairfield | Rudolph Gervin can't connect on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Alex Owens - foul #4 on Alex Owens, team foul #4 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Matthew Zangger (PF) Alex Owens | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Henry Gross (C) Michael Moxley | |
| 09:45 | Fairfield | Rudolph Gervin makes the 1st free throw | 55-44 |
| 09:45 | Fairfield | Rudolph Gervin makes the 2nd free throw | 55-45 |
| 09:26 | Gonzaga | James Johnson is hacked by Phillip Wiltz - foul #4 on Phillip Wiltz, team foul #5 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Dario Lazarski (PG) Jeffrey Woods | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Robert Myers (SF), Daniel Eggenberg (PF) Phillip Wiltz, Bobby Younger | |
| 09:04 | Gonzaga | Daniel Eggenberg is called for the reach on Matthew Zangger - foul #3 on Daniel Eggenberg, team foul #6 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Barry Smith (SG), William Davis (SF) Clarence Wren, James Johnson | |
| Subs | Fairfield | James Morano (PG), Willie Ebersole (C) Rudolph Gervin, Henry Gross | |
| 08:50 | Gonzaga | Barry Smith is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by William Davis | 58-45 |
| 08:34 | Fairfield | Daniel Eggenberg is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-45 |
| 08:33 | Gonzaga | William Davis snags the defensive board | 58-45 |
| 08:08 | Gonzaga | Dario Lazarski is hacked by Robert Myers - foul #3 on Robert Myers, team foul #7 | 58-45 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jeffrey Woods (SG), Michael Vallee (C) Barry Smith, Sam Cabell | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Bobby Younger (SG), Rudolph Gervin (SF), Michael Moxley (C) James Morano, Robert Myers, Willie Ebersole | |
| 08:08 | Gonzaga | Dario Lazarski makes the 1st free throw | 59-45 |
| 08:08 | Gonzaga | Dario Lazarski makes the 2nd free throw | 60-45 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 08:06 | Fairfield | Dario Lazarski steps in front of the Rudolph Gervin pass in the backcourt | 60-45 |
| 08:04 | Gonzaga | Dario Lazarski misses the lay-in | 60-45 |
| 08:02 | Fairfield | Rudolph Gervin gets the rebound | 60-45 |
| 08:00 | Fairfield | Harold Eastman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-45 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Clarence Wren (PG), Alex Owens (PF) Dario Lazarski, William Davis | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Phillip Wiltz (PG), Henry Gross (PF) Harold Eastman, Daniel Eggenberg | |
| 07:45 | Gonzaga | Alex Owens's fadeaway is rejected by Henry Gross | 60-45 |
| 07:44 | Fairfield | Bobby Younger pulls down the rebound | 60-45 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Clarence Wren (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Woods (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Matthew Zangger (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Alex Owens (tiring) 12 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Michael Vallee (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Phillip Wiltz (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Bobby Younger (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Rudolph Gervin (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Henry Gross (fairly fresh) C - Michael Moxley (fresh) | |
| 07:30 | Fairfield | Bobby Younger double dribbles | 60-45 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | William Davis (SF) Matthew Zangger | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 07:02 | Gonzaga | Alex Owens can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 60-45 |
| 07:00 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Henry Gross | 60-45 |
| 06:47 | Fairfield | Henry Gross blows the layup but he's fouled by Alex Owens - foul #5 on Alex Owens, team foul #5 | 60-45 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Dario Lazarski (PG), James Johnson (SF), Matthew Zangger (PF), Sam Cabell (C) Clarence Wren, William Davis, Alex Owens, Michael Vallee | |
| Subs | Fairfield | James Morano (SG), Willie Ebersole (SF), James Osmanski (C) Bobby Younger, Rudolph Gervin, Michael Moxley | |
| 06:47 | Fairfield | Henry Gross makes the 1st free throw | 60-46 |
| 06:47 | Fairfield | Henry Gross makes the 2nd free throw | 60-47 |
| 06:20 | Gonzaga | Sam Cabell's fadeaway is rejected by Henry Gross | 60-47 |
| 06:18 | Fairfield | James Morano grabs the board | 60-47 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:58 | Fairfield | Willie Ebersole is by himself and knocks in the floater from the right block on a great pass from Phillip Wiltz | 60-49 |
| 05:38 | Gonzaga | Sam Cabell's floater is tipped away by James Osmanski | 60-49 |
| 05:36 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to James Osmanski | 60-49 |
| 05:18 | Fairfield | James Osmanski comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Sam Cabell - foul #4 on Sam Cabell, team foul #6 | 60-49 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Barry Smith (SG), John Journey (SF), Michael Vallee (PF) Jeffrey Woods, James Johnson, Matthew Zangger | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Harold Eastman (SG), Robert Myers (SF), Daniel Eggenberg (PF) James Morano, Willie Ebersole, Henry Gross | |
| 05:18 | Fairfield | James Osmanski makes the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 05:18 | Fairfield | James Osmanski makes the 2nd free throw | 60-51 |
| 04:57 | Gonzaga | Sam Cabell misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 60-51 |
| 04:55 | Fairfield | James Osmanski gets the rebound | 60-51 |
| 04:49 | Fairfield | Phillip Wiltz scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Robert Myers and he's hacked by Dario Lazarski - foul #2 on Dario Lazarski, team foul #7 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | William Davis (SF) John Journey | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Michael Moxley (C) James Osmanski | |
| 04:49 | Fairfield | Phillip Wiltz makes the free throw | 60-54 |
| 04:30 | Gonzaga | Dario Lazarski lays it up and in set up by William Davis | 62-54 |
| 04:23 | Fairfield | Phillip Wiltz misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 62-54 |
| 04:22 | Gonzaga | William Davis grabs the board | 62-54 |
| 04:17 | Gonzaga | Barry Smith is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 62-54 |
| 04:15 | Gonzaga | Sam Cabell gets the offensive rebound | 62-54 |
| 03:56 | Gonzaga | Michael Moxley blocks the short jumper by Sam Cabell | 62-54 |
| 03:54 | Gonzaga | The offensive rebound goes to Sam Cabell | 62-54 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:43 | Gonzaga | Barry Smith is by himself and knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Dario Lazarski | 64-54 |
| 03:43 | Fairfield | Fairfield calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 64-54 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Clarence Wren (PG), Jeffrey Woods (SG), Matthew Zangger (PF) Dario Lazarski, Barry Smith, Michael Vallee | |
| Subs | Fairfield | James Morano (PG), Bobby Younger (SG), Willie Ebersole (SF), Rudolph Gervin (PF) Phillip Wiltz, Harold Eastman, Robert Myers, Daniel Eggenberg | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Clarence Wren (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Woods (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - William Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Matthew Zangger (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Sam Cabell (very tired) 11 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - James Morano (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bobby Younger (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Willie Ebersole (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Rudolph Gervin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Moxley (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:26 | Fairfield | Rudolph Gervin misses long on an open jump hook from the right block | 64-54 |
| 03:24 | Fairfield | Willie Ebersole tips it home | 64-56 |
| 03:04 | Gonzaga | Clarence Wren scores on a runner from the left block | 66-56 |
| 02:45 | Fairfield | Willie Ebersole's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Woods | 66-56 |
| 02:20 | Gonzaga | Sam Cabell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-56 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Dario Lazarski (PG), James Johnson (SF), Michael Vallee (PF) Clarence Wren, William Davis, Matthew Zangger | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Harold Eastman (PG), Robert Myers (SF), James Osmanski (C) James Morano, Willie Ebersole, Michael Moxley | |
| 02:11 | Fairfield | Jeffrey Woods picks off the pass by Bobby Younger | 66-56 |
| 01:42 | Gonzaga | James Osmanski swats the layup by Sam Cabell | 66-56 |
| 01:41 | Gonzaga | Jeffrey Woods grabs the offensive rebound | 66-56 |
| 01:21 | Gonzaga | Dario Lazarski misses long on an open floater from the baseline | 66-56 |
| 01:19 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Rudolph Gervin | 66-56 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:14 | Fairfield | Rudolph Gervin misses long on a jump hook from close range | 66-56 |
| 01:13 | Gonzaga | Dario Lazarski gets the rebound | 66-56 |
| 00:57 | Gonzaga | Dario Lazarski knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from James Johnson | 69-56 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Fairfield | Harold Eastman hits a shot from the left wing | 69-58 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Gonzaga | Jeffrey Woods hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Dario Lazarski | 71-58 |
| 00:25 | Fairfield | Rudolph Gervin drills a jumper from the left side | 71-60 |
| 00:00 | Gonzaga | Dario Lazarski runs out the clock | 71-60 |