| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Dario Lazarski (fresh) SG - Barry Smith (fresh) SF - Matthew Zangger (fresh) PF - Alex Owens (fresh) C - Sam Cabell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Kurt Holder (fresh) SG - Eddie Lapointe (fresh) SF - Michael Leland (fresh) PF - George Smith (fresh) C - Michael Browne (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Gonzaga | Sam Cabell wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:35 | Gonzaga | Sam Cabell buries a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Dario Lazarski | 2-0 |
| 19:33 | Iowa | Barry Smith picks off the pass by Eddie Lapointe in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| 19:14 | Gonzaga | Barry Smith misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 19:12 | Gonzaga | Sam Cabell pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:47 | Gonzaga | Barry Smith makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 5-0 |
| 18:45 | Iowa | Alex Owens is called for the reach on Kurt Holder in the backcourt - foul #1 on Alex Owens, team foul #1 | 5-0 |
| 18:38 | Iowa | Eddie Lapointe comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 5-0 |
| 18:37 | Iowa | Michael Browne tips it but misses | 5-0 |
| 18:35 | Iowa | Kurt Holder tips it in | 5-2 |
| 18:09 | Gonzaga | Matthew Zangger is hacked by Michael Leland - foul #1 on Michael Leland, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| 17:51 | Gonzaga | Matthew Zangger misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 5-2 |
| 17:50 | Gonzaga | Barry Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 17:26 | Gonzaga | Alex Owens connects on the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Dario Lazarski | 7-2 |
| 17:10 | Iowa | Michael Leland can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 7-2 |
| 17:08 | Gonzaga | Sam Cabell grabs the board | 7-2 |
| 16:50 | Gonzaga | Sam Cabell lays it up and in | 9-2 |
| 16:37 | Iowa | George Smith is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on George Smith, team foul #2 | 9-2 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jeffrey Woods (SG), William Davis (SF), Michael Vallee (PF) Barry Smith, Matthew Zangger, Alex Owens | |
| Subs | Iowa | Wayne Walker (C) Michael Browne | |
| 16:12 | Gonzaga | Dario Lazarski banks in the layup and he's fouled by Michael Leland - foul #2 on Michael Leland, team foul #3 | 11-2 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Joseph Sanders (PG), Calvin Jernigan (SF), Daniel Hayden (C) Kurt Holder, Michael Leland, George Smith | |
| 16:12 | Gonzaga | Dario Lazarski makes the free throw | 12-2 |
| 15:43 | Iowa | Eddie Lapointe lays it up and in on a nice dish by Joseph Sanders | 12-4 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Dario Lazarski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Woods (fresh) SF - William Davis (fresh) PF - Michael Vallee (fresh) C - Sam Cabell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Joseph Sanders (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eddie Lapointe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Calvin Jernigan (fresh) PF - Wayne Walker (fresh) C - Daniel Hayden (fresh) | |
| 15:21 | Gonzaga | Sam Cabell misses badly on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Joseph Sanders - foul #1 on Joseph Sanders, team foul #4 | 12-4 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Clarence Wren (PG) Dario Lazarski | |
| Subs | Iowa | Donald Cardoso (SG), Michael Browne (C) Eddie Lapointe, Daniel Hayden | |
| 15:21 | Gonzaga | Sam Cabell misses the 1st free throw | 12-4 |
| 15:21 | Gonzaga | Sam Cabell makes the 2nd free throw | 13-4 |
| 15:07 | Iowa | Wayne Walker can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 13-4 |
| 15:06 | Gonzaga | William Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 13-4 |
| 15:02 | Gonzaga | Clarence Wren hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Jeffrey Woods | 15-4 |
| 14:44 | Iowa | Michael Browne buries a floater in the lane set up by Joseph Sanders and he's fouled by Sam Cabell - foul #1 on Sam Cabell, team foul #2 | 15-6 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Barry Smith (SG), Alex Owens (PF), Matthew Zangger (C) Jeffrey Woods, Michael Vallee, Sam Cabell | |
| Subs | Iowa | Kurt Holder (PG), George Smith (PF) Donald Cardoso, Wayne Walker | |
| 14:44 | Iowa | Michael Browne misses the free throw | 15-6 |
| 14:44 | Gonzaga | Matthew Zangger grabs the board | 15-6 |
| 14:27 | Gonzaga | Alex Owens is whistled for a carry | 15-6 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Dario Lazarski (PG), Michael Vallee (C) Clarence Wren, William Davis | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 14:09 | Iowa | Joseph Sanders misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 15-6 |
| 14:07 | Gonzaga | Michael Vallee pulls down the rebound | 15-6 |
| 13:43 | Gonzaga | Barry Smith clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 15-6 |
| 13:42 | Gonzaga | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Vallee | 15-6 |
| 13:23 | Gonzaga | Barry Smith misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 15-6 |
| 13:21 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Michael Browne | 15-6 |
| 13:18 | Iowa | Joseph Sanders double dribbles in the backcourt | 15-6 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jeffrey Woods (SG), William Davis (SF), Sam Cabell (C) Barry Smith, Matthew Zangger, Michael Vallee | |
| Subs | Iowa | Eddie Lapointe (SG), Wayne Walker (C) Joseph Sanders, Michael Browne | |
| 12:58 | Gonzaga | George Smith swats the layup by Sam Cabell | 15-6 |
| 12:56 | Iowa | Calvin Jernigan pulls down the rebound | 15-6 |
| 12:34 | Iowa | Kurt Holder buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Calvin Jernigan | 15-8 |
| 12:13 | Gonzaga | William Davis misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 15-8 |
| 12:11 | Iowa | Eddie Lapointe snags the defensive board | 15-8 |
| 12:06 | Iowa | Kurt Holder scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Calvin Jernigan | 15-10 |
| 12:04 | Gonzaga | Eddie Lapointe is called for the reach on Dario Lazarski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eddie Lapointe, team foul #5 | 15-10 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Clarence Wren (PG), Barry Smith (SG), Matthew Zangger (PF) Dario Lazarski, Jeffrey Woods, Alex Owens | |
| Subs | Iowa | Donald Cardoso (PG), James McCrossen (SF), Daniel Hayden (C) Kurt Holder, Calvin Jernigan, George Smith | |
| 11:51 | Gonzaga | Clarence Wren hits a 3 from straight away | 18-10 |
| 11:30 | Iowa | Donald Cardoso clanks a jumper from the left side | 18-10 |
| 11:28 | Gonzaga | Barry Smith grabs the board | 18-10 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Clarence Wren (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Barry Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Davis (fairly fresh) PF - Matthew Zangger (fresh) C - Sam Cabell (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Donald Cardoso (fresh) SG - Eddie Lapointe (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James McCrossen (fresh) PF - Wayne Walker (fresh) C - Daniel Hayden (fresh) | |
| 11:10 | Gonzaga | Matthew Zangger misses the 3 from the right wing | 18-10 |
| 11:09 | Gonzaga | Sam Cabell tips it home | 20-10 |
| 10:53 | Iowa | Daniel Hayden comes up short on the runner from the baseline but the foul's on Sam Cabell - foul #2 on Sam Cabell, team foul #3 | 20-10 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Dario Lazarski (PG), Jeffrey Woods (SG), James Johnson (SF), Alex Owens (PF), Michael Vallee (C) Clarence Wren, Barry Smith, William Davis, Matthew Zangger, Sam Cabell | |
| Subs | Iowa | Joseph Sanders (PG), Calvin Jernigan (SF), Michael Browne (C) Eddie Lapointe, James McCrossen, Wayne Walker | |
| 10:53 | Iowa | Daniel Hayden makes the 1st free throw | 20-11 |
| 10:53 | Iowa | Daniel Hayden misses the 2nd free throw | 20-11 |
| 10:53 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Michael Vallee | 20-11 |
| 10:30 | Gonzaga | Alex Owens scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Dario Lazarski and the foul's on Daniel Hayden - foul #1 on Daniel Hayden, team foul #6 | 22-11 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Kurt Holder (PG) Donald Cardoso | |
| 10:30 | Gonzaga | Alex Owens makes the free throw | 23-11 |
| 10:13 | Iowa | Daniel Hayden misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the right wing | 23-11 |
| 10:11 | Gonzaga | Dario Lazarski snags the defensive board | 23-11 |
| 10:08 | Gonzaga | Dario Lazarski is hacked by Kurt Holder in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kurt Holder, team foul #7 | 23-11 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | Iowa | George Smith (PF) Daniel Hayden | |
| 10:08 | Gonzaga | Dario Lazarski makes the 1st free throw | 24-11 |
| 10:08 | Gonzaga | Dario Lazarski misses the 2nd free throw | 24-11 |
| 10:08 | Iowa | Michael Browne grabs the defensive rebound | 24-11 |
| 09:53 | Iowa | Joseph Sanders misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 24-11 |
| 09:52 | Gonzaga | James Johnson snags the defensive board | 24-11 |
| 09:45 | Gonzaga | Dario Lazarski loses the dribble to Kurt Holder in the backcourt | 24-11 |
| 09:29 | Iowa | Michael Browne banks in the layup on a great pass from Kurt Holder and he's fouled by Michael Vallee - foul #1 on Michael Vallee, team foul #4 | 24-13 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Barry Smith (SG), Matthew Zangger (SF) Jeffrey Woods, James Johnson | |
| Subs | Iowa | Eddie Lapointe (SG) Joseph Sanders | |
| 09:29 | Iowa | Michael Browne misses the free throw | 24-13 |
| 09:29 | Gonzaga | Alex Owens pulls down the rebound | 24-13 |
| 09:14 | Gonzaga | Calvin Jernigan steals it from Michael Vallee | 24-13 |
| 09:11 | Iowa | Kurt Holder lays it up and in on a nice dish by Calvin Jernigan | 24-15 |
| 08:45 | Gonzaga | Barry Smith connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Dario Lazarski | 27-15 |
| 08:37 | Iowa | George Smith scores on a turnaround in the paint | 27-17 |
| 08:16 | Gonzaga | Barry Smith is hacked by Eddie Lapointe - foul #2 on Eddie Lapointe, team foul #8 | 27-17 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Clarence Wren (PG), William Davis (SF) Dario Lazarski, Matthew Zangger | |
| Subs | Iowa | Joseph Sanders (PG), Donald Cardoso (SG), James McCrossen (SF), Wayne Walker (PF), Daniel Hayden (C) Kurt Holder, Eddie Lapointe, Calvin Jernigan, George Smith, Michael Browne | |
| 08:16 | Gonzaga | Barry Smith makes the 1st free throw | 28-17 |
| 08:16 | Gonzaga | Barry Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 29-17 |
| 08:07 | Iowa | James McCrossen makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Sanders | 29-20 |
| 07:43 | Gonzaga | Barry Smith hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Clarence Wren | 32-20 |
| 07:24 | Iowa | James McCrossen misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 32-20 |
| 07:22 | Iowa | Wayne Walker tips it in | 32-22 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Clarence Wren (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Barry Smith (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - William Davis (fresh) PF - Alex Owens (tired) 5 pts. C - Michael Vallee (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Joseph Sanders (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Donald Cardoso (fresh) SF - James McCrossen (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Wayne Walker (fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Hayden (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 06:53 | Gonzaga | Barry Smith hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 32-22 |
| 06:52 | Iowa | Daniel Hayden grabs the board | 32-22 |
| 06:45 | Iowa | Barry Smith picks off the pass by Donald Cardoso in the backcourt | 32-22 |
| 06:29 | Gonzaga | Barry Smith double dribbles | 32-22 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Dario Lazarski (PG), Jeffrey Woods (SG), James Johnson (SF), Matthew Zangger (PF) Clarence Wren, Barry Smith, William Davis, Alex Owens | |
| Subs | Iowa | Kurt Holder (PG), Calvin Jernigan (SF), George Smith (PF) Joseph Sanders, James McCrossen, Wayne Walker | |
| 06:16 | Iowa | Daniel Hayden is whistled for a carry | 32-22 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Browne (C) Daniel Hayden | |
| 05:52 | Gonzaga | Dario Lazarski is hacked by Kurt Holder - foul #2 on Kurt Holder, team foul #9 | 32-22 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Terry Coaxum (PG), Joseph Sanders (SG) Kurt Holder, Donald Cardoso | |
| 05:52 | Gonzaga | Dario Lazarski makes the 1st free throw | 33-22 |
| 05:52 | Gonzaga | Dario Lazarski misses the 2nd free throw | 33-22 |
| 05:52 | Iowa | Michael Browne snags the defensive board | 33-22 |
| 05:46 | Iowa | George Smith travels with the ball | 33-22 |
| 05:25 | Gonzaga | 3 seconds is called on Matthew Zangger | 33-22 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | William Davis (SF) James Johnson | |
| Subs | Iowa | Wayne Walker (C) Michael Browne | |
| 05:06 | Iowa | George Smith misses the easy open layup but the foul's on Jeffrey Woods - foul #1 on Jeffrey Woods, team foul #5 | 33-22 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | Iowa | James McCrossen (SG) Joseph Sanders | |
| 05:06 | Iowa | George Smith misses the 1st free throw | 33-22 |
| 05:06 | Iowa | George Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 33-23 |
| 04:49 | Gonzaga | Jeffrey Woods clanks a floater from the left wing | 33-23 |
| 04:48 | Iowa | Wayne Walker grabs the board | 33-23 |
| 04:28 | Iowa | James McCrossen can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-23 |
| 04:27 | Gonzaga | Dario Lazarski grabs the board | 33-23 |
| 04:05 | Gonzaga | Matthew Zangger loses the ball out of bounds | 33-23 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Clarence Wren (PG), Barry Smith (SG), James Johnson (SF), Alex Owens (PF) Dario Lazarski, Jeffrey Woods, William Davis, Michael Vallee | |
| Subs | Iowa | Donald Cardoso (PG), Joseph Sanders (SG), Daniel Hayden (PF), Michael Browne (C) Terry Coaxum, James McCrossen, George Smith, Wayne Walker | |
| 03:41 | Iowa | Donald Cardoso is fouled on the floor by Clarence Wren - foul #1 on Clarence Wren, team foul #6 | 33-23 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Sam Cabell (C) Matthew Zangger | |
| Subs | Iowa | Kurt Holder (PG), Eddie Lapointe (SG), Michael Leland (SF) Donald Cardoso, Joseph Sanders, Calvin Jernigan | |
| 03:24 | Iowa | Daniel Hayden is fouled on the floor by Alex Owens - foul #2 on Alex Owens, team foul #7 | 33-23 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Dario Lazarski (PG), Jeffrey Woods (SG) Clarence Wren, Barry Smith | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 03:24 | Iowa | Daniel Hayden makes the 1st free throw | 33-24 |
| 03:24 | Iowa | Daniel Hayden makes the 2nd free throw | 33-25 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Dario Lazarski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeffrey Woods (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Johnson (fresh) PF - Alex Owens (tired) 5 pts. C - Sam Cabell (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Kurt Holder (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eddie Lapointe (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Leland (fresh) PF - Daniel Hayden (fresh) 3 pts. C - Michael Browne (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Gonzaga | Sam Cabell misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 33-25 |
| 03:01 | Iowa | Michael Leland snags the defensive board | 33-25 |
| 02:59 | Iowa | Dario Lazarski is called for the reach on Kurt Holder in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dario Lazarski, team foul #8 | 33-25 |
| 02:59 | Iowa | Kurt Holder makes the 1st free throw | 33-26 |
| 02:59 | Iowa | Kurt Holder makes the 2nd free throw | 33-27 |
| 02:32 | Gonzaga | Dario Lazarski can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 33-27 |
| 02:31 | Iowa | Daniel Hayden grabs the board | 33-27 |
| 02:27 | Iowa | Dario Lazarski picks off the pass by Kurt Holder in the backcourt | 33-27 |
| 02:06 | Gonzaga | Alex Owens's fadeaway is rejected by Daniel Hayden | 33-27 |
| 02:04 | Iowa | Michael Leland grabs the defensive rebound | 33-27 |
| 01:51 | Iowa | Daniel Hayden hits the finger roll set up by Michael Leland | 33-29 |
| 01:22 | Gonzaga | Kurt Holder takes the ball from Jeffrey Woods | 33-29 |
| 01:20 | Iowa | Kurt Holder's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Woods in the backcourt | 33-29 |
| 00:52 | Gonzaga | Sam Cabell buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Jeffrey Woods | 35-29 |
| 00:39 | Iowa | Dario Lazarski steals the ball from Michael Leland | 35-29 |
| 00:15 | Gonzaga | Sam Cabell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 35-29 |
| 00:13 | Iowa | Kurt Holder pulls down the rebound | 35-29 |
| 00:09 | Iowa | Kurt Holder misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 35-29 |
| 00:08 | Iowa | Daniel Hayden tips it back up and in | 35-31 |
| 00:03 | Gonzaga | Michael Browne denies the turnaround by Alex Owens | 35-31 |
| 00:01 | Iowa | Daniel Hayden snags the defensive board | 35-31 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Daniel Hayden clanks a fullcourt shot | 35-31 |