| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - William Steppe (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Donald Williams (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Ray Lawrence (fresh) PF - Billy Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - William Andersen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - John Benny (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Curry (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Strange (fresh) PF - Jake Thomas (fresh) 1 pts. C - Jason Whitesell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Gonzaga | Ray Lawrence inbounds the ball | 39-35 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Gonzaga | Ray Lawrence scores on a driving attempt near the basket | 41-35 |
| 19:31 | San Jose State | Jake Thomas misses the easy layup | 41-35 |
| 19:29 | Gonzaga | William Andersen grabs the board | 41-35 |
| 19:22 | Gonzaga | Ray Lawrence is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Ray Lawrence, team foul #1 | 41-35 |
| 19:04 | San Jose State | William Steppe takes the ball from Jerry Strange | 41-35 |
| 19:01 | Gonzaga | Donald Williams misses the lay-in | 41-35 |
| 19:00 | San Jose State | David Curry pulls down the rebound | 41-35 |
| 18:37 | San Jose State | Jake Thomas comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-35 |
| 18:35 | Gonzaga | William Andersen gets the rebound | 41-35 |
| 18:20 | Gonzaga | William Steppe misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-35 |
| 18:19 | San Jose State | David Curry grabs the defensive rebound | 41-35 |
| 18:01 | San Jose State | John Benny misses the shot from the left wing | 41-35 |
| 18:00 | San Jose State | Jerry Strange grabs the offensive rebound | 41-35 |
| 17:45 | San Jose State | The jump hook by Jason Whitesell is blocked by William Andersen | 41-35 |
| 17:44 | Gonzaga | Ray Lawrence grabs the defensive rebound | 41-35 |
| 17:27 | Gonzaga | Ray Lawrence makes the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by William Steppe | 43-35 |
| 17:14 | San Jose State | John Benny misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 43-35 |
| 17:13 | Gonzaga | Billy Johnson gets the rebound | 43-35 |
| 16:54 | Gonzaga | Ray Lawrence misses short on a runner in the lane | 43-35 |
| 16:53 | Gonzaga | Billy Johnson snags the offensive board | 43-35 |
| 16:38 | Gonzaga | Ray Lawrence scores on a jumper from the right wing set up by William Steppe | 45-35 |
| 16:26 | San Jose State | Jason Whitesell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-35 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Kevin Zoll (PG), James Ballew (SG), John Harris (SF), Stephen Alexander (PF), Craig Glasper (C) William Steppe, Donald Williams, Ray Lawrence, Billy Johnson, William Andersen | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Ken Whiten (PG), Manuel Morris (SG), Loren Yagi (SF), Harold Lucien (PF), Trenton Carr (C) John Benny, David Curry, Jerry Strange, Jake Thomas, Jason Whitesell | |
| 16:09 | Gonzaga | Kevin Zoll hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 45-35 |
| 16:07 | San Jose State | The rebound goes to Harold Lucien | 45-35 |
| 15:57 | San Jose State | Ken Whiten misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 45-35 |
| 15:55 | San Jose State | Manuel Morris snags the offensive board | 45-35 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Kevin Zoll (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Ballew (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Harris (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Stephen Alexander (fresh) 2 reb. C - Craig Glasper (fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Ken Whiten (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Manuel Morris (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Loren Yagi (fresh) PF - Harold Lucien (fresh) 6 pts. C - Trenton Carr (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:46 | San Jose State | Harold Lucien's pass is intercepted by Kevin Zoll | 45-35 |
| 15:42 | Gonzaga | Kevin Zoll throws it down | 47-35 |
| 15:13 | San Jose State | Ken Whiten is fouled on the floor by John Harris - foul #1 on John Harris, team foul #2 | 47-35 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | William Steppe (PG), Donald Williams (SG), Gerald Lane (C) Kevin Zoll, James Ballew, Craig Glasper | |
| Subs | San Jose State | John Benny (PG) Manuel Morris | |
| 14:59 | San Jose State | John Benny misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 47-35 |
| 14:57 | Gonzaga | Gerald Lane grabs the defensive rebound | 47-35 |
| 14:35 | Gonzaga | Donald Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-35 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Ray Lawrence (SF), Billy Johnson (PF) John Harris, Stephen Alexander | |
| Subs | San Jose State | David Curry (SG), Jerry Strange (SF), Jason Whitesell (C) Ken Whiten, Loren Yagi, Trenton Carr | |
| 14:17 | San Jose State | David Curry hits a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Benny | 47-37 |
| 13:58 | Gonzaga | Donald Williams is hacked by Harold Lucien - foul #1 on Harold Lucien, team foul #1 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Jake Thomas (PF) Harold Lucien | |
| 13:47 | Gonzaga | Billy Johnson clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 47-37 |
| 13:45 | Gonzaga | Donald Williams tips it home | 49-37 |
| 13:39 | San Jose State | William Steppe steps in front of the Jerry Strange pass | 49-37 |
| 13:35 | Gonzaga | William Steppe banks in the layup | 51-37 |
| 13:14 | San Jose State | Jason Whitesell hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 51-37 |
| 13:13 | Gonzaga | Billy Johnson grabs the board | 51-37 |
| 12:54 | Gonzaga | Billy Johnson misses the easy layup but the foul's on Jake Thomas - foul #1 on Jake Thomas, team foul #2 | 51-37 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | James Ballew (PG), John Harris (SF), William Andersen (C) William Steppe, Ray Lawrence, Gerald Lane | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Ken Whiten (PG), Manuel Morris (SG) John Benny, David Curry | |
| 12:54 | Gonzaga | Billy Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 52-37 |
| 12:54 | Gonzaga | Billy Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-37 |
| 12:35 | San Jose State | Ken Whiten is hacked by James Ballew - foul #1 on James Ballew, team foul #3 | 53-37 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Loren Yagi (SF), Harold Lucien (PF) Jerry Strange, Jake Thomas | |
| 12:24 | San Jose State | Ken Whiten connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-40 |
| 12:04 | Gonzaga | Donald Williams misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 53-40 |
| 12:03 | San Jose State | Jason Whitesell pulls down the rebound | 53-40 |
| 11:44 | San Jose State | Loren Yagi is hacked by John Harris - foul #2 on John Harris, team foul #4 | 53-40 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | William Steppe (PG), Ray Lawrence (SF), Stephen Alexander (PF), Gerald Lane (C) Donald Williams, John Harris, Billy Johnson, William Andersen | |
| Subs | San Jose State | John Benny (PG), David Curry (SG), Trenton Carr (C) Manuel Morris, Loren Yagi, Jason Whitesell | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - William Steppe (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Ballew (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ray Lawrence (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Stephen Alexander (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gerald Lane (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - John Benny (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Curry (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ken Whiten (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - Harold Lucien (fresh) 6 pts. C - Trenton Carr (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:29 | San Jose State | Ken Whiten hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-43 |
| 11:11 | Gonzaga | William Steppe loses the ball out of bounds | 53-43 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Jerry Strange (SF), Jake Thomas (PF) Ken Whiten, Harold Lucien | |
| 10:55 | San Jose State | Jerry Strange can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-43 |
| 10:53 | Gonzaga | Gerald Lane grabs the board | 53-43 |
| 10:38 | Gonzaga | Ray Lawrence hits the finger roll set up by William Steppe | 55-43 |
| 10:32 | San Jose State | Trenton Carr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-43 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Donald Williams (SG) James Ballew | |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| 10:13 | Gonzaga | Stephen Alexander is fouled on the floor by Jerry Strange - foul #3 on Jerry Strange, team foul #3 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | John Harris (SF), Billy Johnson (PF), William Andersen (C) Ray Lawrence, Stephen Alexander, Gerald Lane | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Ken Whiten (SG), Jason Whitesell (C) David Curry, Trenton Carr | |
| 10:00 | Gonzaga | Donald Williams misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 55-43 |
| 09:59 | San Jose State | Jerry Strange snags the defensive board | 55-43 |
| 09:54 | San Jose State | Ken Whiten is whistled for a carry | 55-43 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Manuel Morris (SG) John Benny | |
| 09:39 | Gonzaga | Ken Whiten steps in front of the John Harris pass | 55-43 |
| 09:15 | San Jose State | Jerry Strange lays it up and in set up by Ken Whiten and he's hacked by Billy Johnson - foul #3 on Billy Johnson, team foul #5 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Harold Lucien (PF) Jake Thomas | |
| 09:15 | San Jose State | Jerry Strange misses the free throw | 55-45 |
| 09:15 | Gonzaga | William Andersen grabs the defensive rebound | 55-45 |
| 08:47 | Gonzaga | Billy Johnson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 55-45 |
| 08:46 | Gonzaga | Billy Johnson hits the follow up shot | 57-45 |
| 08:25 | San Jose State | Ken Whiten misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 57-45 |
| 08:23 | Gonzaga | Billy Johnson snags the defensive board | 57-45 |
| 07:59 | Gonzaga | Manuel Morris is called for the reach on Donald Williams - foul #1 on Manuel Morris, team foul #4 | 57-45 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Kevin Zoll (PG), James Ballew (SG), Ray Lawrence (SF), Stephen Alexander (PF), Gerald Lane (C) William Steppe, Donald Williams, John Harris, Billy Johnson, William Andersen | |
| Subs | San Jose State | John Benny (PG), David Curry (SG), Trenton Carr (C) Manuel Morris, Jerry Strange, Jason Whitesell | |
| 07:48 | Gonzaga | James Ballew throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-45 |
| 07:26 | San Jose State | David Curry misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 57-45 |
| 07:25 | Gonzaga | Ray Lawrence snags the defensive board | 57-45 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Kevin Zoll (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Ballew (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ray Lawrence (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Alexander (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gerald Lane (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - John Benny (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Curry (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ken Whiten (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. PF - Harold Lucien (fresh) 6 pts. C - Trenton Carr (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:05 | Gonzaga | Ray Lawrence scores on a floater from the left side | 59-45 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:48 | San Jose State | David Curry misses the easy layup but he's hacked by James Ballew - foul #2 on James Ballew, team foul #6 | 59-45 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Donald Williams (SG), Billy Johnson (PF) Kevin Zoll, Stephen Alexander | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Loren Yagi (SF), Jake Thomas (PF) Ken Whiten, Harold Lucien | |
| 06:48 | San Jose State | David Curry misses the 1st free throw | 59-45 |
| 06:48 | San Jose State | David Curry makes the 2nd free throw | 59-46 |
| 06:36 | Gonzaga | Billy Johnson is fouled on the floor by Trenton Carr - foul #2 on Trenton Carr, team foul #5 | 59-46 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | William Steppe (PG) James Ballew | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Jason Whitesell (C) Trenton Carr | |
| 06:12 | Gonzaga | Gerald Lane hits a fadeaway from the right wing set up by William Steppe | 61-46 |
| 06:02 | San Jose State | Jake Thomas knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from John Benny | 61-48 |
| 05:43 | Gonzaga | Donald Williams knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by William Steppe | 63-48 |
| 05:34 | San Jose State | David Curry misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Donald Williams - foul #1 on Donald Williams, team foul #7 | 63-48 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | William Andersen (C) Gerald Lane | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Jerry Strange (SF) Loren Yagi | |
| 05:34 | San Jose State | David Curry makes the 1st free throw | 63-49 |
| 05:34 | San Jose State | David Curry makes the 2nd free throw | 63-50 |
| 05:18 | Gonzaga | John Benny steps in front of the Ray Lawrence pass | 63-50 |
| 05:15 | San Jose State | John Benny blows the layup | 63-50 |
| 05:13 | Gonzaga | William Steppe grabs the board | 63-50 |
| 05:01 | Gonzaga | Billy Johnson is whistled for traveling | 63-50 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | John Harris (SF), Stephen Alexander (PF) Ray Lawrence, Billy Johnson | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Ken Whiten (SG) David Curry | |
| 04:41 | San Jose State | Jake Thomas drills a jumper from the free throw line | 63-52 |
| 04:34 | Gonzaga | Donald Williams misses the lay-in | 63-52 |
| 04:33 | San Jose State | Ken Whiten gets the rebound | 63-52 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:10 | San Jose State | William Steppe picks off the pass by Jason Whitesell | 63-52 |
| 03:54 | Gonzaga | Jason Whitesell picks off the pass by Donald Williams | 63-52 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:32 | San Jose State | Ken Whiten makes the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by John Benny | 63-54 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:22 | Gonzaga | Donald Williams scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from William Steppe | 66-54 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - William Steppe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 ast. 3 stl. SG - Donald Williams (fairly fresh) 22 pts. SF - John Harris (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Stephen Alexander (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Andersen (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - John Benny (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ken Whiten (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jerry Strange (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jake Thomas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Jason Whitesell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:17 | San Jose State | Jerry Strange's dunk attempt is rejected by William Andersen | 66-54 |
| 03:15 | Gonzaga | John Harris pulls down the rebound | 66-54 |
| 03:11 | Gonzaga | Gonzaga calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-54 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Ray Lawrence (SF), Billy Johnson (PF), Gerald Lane (C) John Harris, Stephen Alexander, William Andersen | |
| Subs | San Jose State | David Curry (SG), Harold Lucien (PF) Ken Whiten, Jake Thomas | |
| 03:01 | Gonzaga | Ray Lawrence can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Harold Lucien - foul #2 on Harold Lucien, team foul #6 | 66-54 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Trenton Carr (C) Jason Whitesell | |
| 03:01 | Gonzaga | Ray Lawrence misses the 1st free throw | 66-54 |
| 03:01 | Gonzaga | Ray Lawrence makes the 2nd free throw | 67-54 |
| 02:42 | San Jose State | Harold Lucien dunks the ball | 67-56 |
| 02:27 | Gonzaga | Ray Lawrence is denied on a layup by Harold Lucien | 67-56 |
| 02:25 | San Jose State | Harold Lucien pulls down the rebound | 67-56 |
| 02:11 | San Jose State | Gerald Lane steals it from David Curry | 67-56 |
| 01:56 | Gonzaga | David Curry steals it from William Steppe | 67-56 |
| 01:40 | San Jose State | The jumper by Trenton Carr is denied by Ray Lawrence | 67-56 |
| 01:38 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Billy Johnson | 67-56 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:23 | Gonzaga | William Steppe buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Billy Johnson | 69-56 |
| 01:19 | San Jose State | David Curry is hacked by Gerald Lane - foul #4 on Gerald Lane, team foul #8 | 69-56 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Kevin Zoll (PG), James Ballew (SG), John Harris (SF), Stephen Alexander (PF), William Andersen (C) William Steppe, Donald Williams, Ray Lawrence, Billy Johnson, Gerald Lane | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Ken Whiten (PG), Loren Yagi (SF) John Benny, Jerry Strange | |
| 01:19 | San Jose State | David Curry makes the 1st free throw | 69-57 |
| 01:19 | San Jose State | David Curry makes the 2nd free throw | 69-58 |
| 01:00 | Gonzaga | Kevin Zoll misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 69-58 |
| 00:59 | San Jose State | David Curry grabs the board | 69-58 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:51 | San Jose State | David Curry hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 69-58 |
| 00:50 | Gonzaga | Kevin Zoll snags the defensive board | 69-58 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Gonzaga | John Harris misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 69-58 |
| 00:26 | Gonzaga | William Andersen gets the offensive rebound | 69-58 |
| 00:00 | Gonzaga | Kevin Zoll runs out the clock | 69-58 |