| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Edwin Griffith (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Griffin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Alvin Edie (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Dick Porter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Dikembe Ahumada (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - John Garduno (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Herman Vale (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ray Olmsted (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Alvin Beller (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Eric Tanski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Michigan | Alvin Edie inbounds the ball | 39-42 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 19:58 | Western Michigan | Edwin Griffith is called for traveling in the backcourt | 39-42 |
| 19:50 | Gonzaga | Alvin Beller is hacked by Dick Porter - foul #3 on Dick Porter, team foul #1 | 39-42 |
| 19:45 | Gonzaga | John Garduno's pass is intercepted by Dikembe Ahumada | 39-42 |
| 19:31 | Western Michigan | Edward Griffin hits a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Dick Porter | 41-42 |
| 19:16 | Gonzaga | John Garduno drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Herman Vale | 41-45 |
| 19:14 | Western Michigan | Ray Olmsted picks off the pass by Dikembe Ahumada in the backcourt | 41-45 |
| 18:59 | Gonzaga | John Garduno can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-45 |
| 18:58 | Western Michigan | Dick Porter snags the defensive board | 41-45 |
| 18:56 | Western Michigan | Edward Griffin is fouled in the backcourt by Herman Vale - foul #1 on Herman Vale, team foul #1 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Douglass Marshall (PG), Rodney Littlejohn (SG), Dale Grado (SF), Raymond Dixon (PF), William Tseng (C) Edwin Griffith, Edward Griffin, Alvin Edie, Dick Porter, Dikembe Ahumada | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 18:41 | Western Michigan | Douglass Marshall misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 41-45 |
| 18:40 | Gonzaga | Alvin Beller gets the rebound | 41-45 |
| 18:37 | Gonzaga | Ray Olmsted is hacked by Dale Grado in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dale Grado, team foul #2 | 41-45 |
| 18:23 | Gonzaga | Ray Olmsted is open and buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from John Garduno | 41-48 |
| 18:19 | Western Michigan | Eric Tanski picks off the pass by Dale Grado in the backcourt | 41-48 |
| 18:09 | Gonzaga | Ray Olmsted is open and scores on a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Alvin Beller | 41-50 |
| 18:02 | Western Michigan | Herman Vale picks off the pass by Douglass Marshall | 41-50 |
| 17:52 | Gonzaga | John Garduno can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Dale Grado - foul #4 on Dale Grado, team foul #3 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Edwin Griffith (PG), Edward Griffin (SG), Michael Rosser (SF), Dick Porter (PF), John Alberto (C) Douglass Marshall, Rodney Littlejohn, Dale Grado, Raymond Dixon, William Tseng | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jing-Sheng Wang (SG), Arthur Stebbins (SF), David McManemy (PF), Augustus Orloski (C) Herman Vale, Ray Olmsted, Alvin Beller, Eric Tanski | |
| 17:52 | Gonzaga | John Garduno misses the 1st free throw | 41-50 |
| 17:52 | Gonzaga | John Garduno makes the 2nd free throw | 41-51 |
| 17:29 | Western Michigan | Edwin Griffith knocks in the floater from the right side on a great pass from Michael Rosser | 43-51 |
| 17:05 | Gonzaga | John Garduno hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 43-51 |
| 17:03 | Western Michigan | Dick Porter grabs the defensive rebound | 43-51 |
| 16:52 | Western Michigan | Dick Porter double dribbles | 43-51 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Alvin Edie (SF), Dikembe Ahumada (C) Michael Rosser, John Alberto | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Paul Smith (SF) Arthur Stebbins | |
| 16:36 | Gonzaga | Alvin Edie is called for the reach on John Garduno - foul #2 on Alvin Edie, team foul #4 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Douglass Marshall (PG), Rodney Littlejohn (SG) Edwin Griffith, Edward Griffin | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Herman Vale (SG) John Garduno | |
| 16:24 | Gonzaga | Herman Vale hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from just outside the lane | 43-51 |
| 16:23 | Western Michigan | Douglass Marshall grabs the defensive rebound | 43-51 |
| 16:04 | Western Michigan | Rodney Littlejohn hits a wide open jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Dick Porter and the foul's on Herman Vale - foul #2 on Herman Vale, team foul #2 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Raymond Dixon (PF) Dick Porter | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Ray Olmsted (SF), Eric Tanski (C) Paul Smith, David McManemy | |
| 16:04 | Western Michigan | Rodney Littlejohn makes the free throw | 46-51 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Douglass Marshall (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rodney Littlejohn (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Alvin Edie (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Raymond Dixon (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dikembe Ahumada (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Jing-Sheng Wang (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Herman Vale (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ray Olmsted (fairly fresh) 15 pts. PF - Augustus Orloski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Tanski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:55 | Gonzaga | Herman Vale clanks a floater from the left block | 46-51 |
| 15:53 | Gonzaga | Augustus Orloski can't tip it in | 46-51 |
| 15:51 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Ahumada pulls down the rebound | 46-51 |
| 15:32 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Ahumada misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 46-51 |
| 15:30 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Ahumada grabs the offensive rebound | 46-51 |
| 15:14 | Western Michigan | Alvin Edie hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 48-51 |
| 15:09 | Gonzaga | Ray Olmsted drills a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Jing-Sheng Wang | 48-53 |
| 15:07 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Ahumada is fouled in the backcourt by Augustus Orloski - foul #1 on Augustus Orloski, team foul #3 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Edwin Griffith (PG), Edward Griffin (SG), Michael Rosser (SF), John Alberto (PF), William Tseng (C) Douglass Marshall, Rodney Littlejohn, Alvin Edie, Raymond Dixon, Dikembe Ahumada | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Emil Cuthbertson (PG), Arthur Stebbins (SF), Alvin Beller (PF), Paul Smith (C) Jing-Sheng Wang, Ray Olmsted, Augustus Orloski, Eric Tanski | |
| 14:44 | Western Michigan | Edward Griffin misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Emil Cuthbertson - foul #4 on Emil Cuthbertson, team foul #4 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | John Garduno (PG), David McManemy (PF) Emil Cuthbertson, Alvin Beller | |
| 14:44 | Western Michigan | Edward Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 14:44 | Western Michigan | Edward Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 14:30 | Gonzaga | The jumper by John Garduno is denied by John Alberto | 50-53 |
| 14:29 | Gonzaga | Herman Vale hits the follow up shot | 50-55 |
| 14:11 | Western Michigan | Edward Griffin misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 50-55 |
| 14:09 | Gonzaga | David McManemy pulls down the rebound | 50-55 |
| 14:01 | Gonzaga | David McManemy misses short on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on John Alberto - foul #3 on John Alberto, team foul #5 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Alvin Edie (SF), Dick Porter (PF), Dikembe Ahumada (C) Michael Rosser, John Alberto, William Tseng | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jing-Sheng Wang (SG), Alvin Beller (PF) Herman Vale, Arthur Stebbins | |
| 14:01 | Gonzaga | David McManemy misses the 1st free throw | 50-55 |
| 14:01 | Gonzaga | David McManemy makes the 2nd free throw | 50-56 |
| 13:40 | Western Michigan | Edwin Griffith comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 50-56 |
| 13:39 | Gonzaga | Alvin Beller grabs the board | 50-56 |
| 13:34 | Gonzaga | John Garduno makes the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jing-Sheng Wang | 50-58 |
| 13:10 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Ahumada scores on a runner from the left block set up by Edwin Griffith | 52-58 |
| 13:08 | Gonzaga | Paul Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-58 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Douglass Marshall (PG), Rodney Littlejohn (SG), Dale Grado (SF) Edwin Griffith, Edward Griffin, Alvin Edie | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Herman Vale (SG), Augustus Orloski (PF), Eric Tanski (C) Jing-Sheng Wang, Alvin Beller, David McManemy | |
| 13:03 | Western Michigan | Dick Porter hits a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Douglass Marshall | 54-58 |
| 12:43 | Gonzaga | John Garduno knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 54-60 |
| 12:23 | Western Michigan | Douglass Marshall scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Rodney Littlejohn and the foul's on John Garduno - foul #3 on John Garduno, team foul #5 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Raymond Dixon (PF), William Tseng (C) Dick Porter, Dikembe Ahumada | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jing-Sheng Wang (SG), Ray Olmsted (SF) Herman Vale, Augustus Orloski | |
| 12:23 | Western Michigan | Douglass Marshall makes the free throw | 57-60 |
| 12:05 | Gonzaga | Ray Olmsted's pass is intercepted by Raymond Dixon | 57-60 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Douglass Marshall (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rodney Littlejohn (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Dale Grado (fairly fresh) 4 pf. PF - Raymond Dixon (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Tseng (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - John Garduno (tired) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jing-Sheng Wang (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ray Olmsted (fairly fresh) 17 pts. PF - Paul Smith (tired) C - Eric Tanski (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Western Michigan | Douglass Marshall hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Dale Grado | 59-60 |
| 11:37 | Gonzaga | John Garduno misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 59-60 |
| 11:36 | Western Michigan | Raymond Dixon snags the defensive board | 59-60 |
| 11:27 | Western Michigan | Douglass Marshall knocks in the runner from close range and he's fouled by John Garduno - foul #4 on John Garduno, team foul #6 | 61-60 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Edward Griffin (SG), Michael Rosser (SF), Dick Porter (PF), John Alberto (C) Rodney Littlejohn, Dale Grado, Raymond Dixon, William Tseng | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Herman Vale (SG), Alvin Beller (PF) John Garduno, Eric Tanski | |
| 11:27 | Western Michigan | Douglass Marshall misses the free throw | 61-60 |
| 11:27 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Ray Olmsted | 61-60 |
| 11:05 | Gonzaga | Herman Vale drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Alvin Beller | 61-63 |
| 10:44 | Western Michigan | Ray Olmsted steps in front of the Dick Porter pass | 61-63 |
| 10:44 | Gonzaga | Gonzaga calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 61-63 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Edwin Griffith (PG), Raymond Dixon (PF), William Tseng (C) Douglass Marshall, Dick Porter, John Alberto | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Arthur Stebbins (SF), Augustus Orloski (PF) Ray Olmsted, Alvin Beller | |
| 10:27 | Gonzaga | Arthur Stebbins is fouled on the floor by William Tseng - foul #2 on William Tseng, team foul #6 | 61-63 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Alvin Edie (SF) Edward Griffin | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 10:16 | Gonzaga | Arthur Stebbins is fouled on the floor by Edwin Griffith - foul #2 on Edwin Griffith, team foul #7 | 61-63 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | John Alberto (PF) Raymond Dixon | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 10:16 | Gonzaga | Arthur Stebbins makes the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 10:16 | Gonzaga | Arthur Stebbins misses the 2nd free throw | 61-64 |
| 10:16 | Western Michigan | William Tseng pulls down the rebound | 61-64 |
| 09:53 | Western Michigan | Edwin Griffith misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 61-64 |
| 09:52 | Western Michigan | Edwin Griffith grabs the offensive rebound | 61-64 |
| 09:44 | Western Michigan | Jing-Sheng Wang is called for the reach on Edwin Griffith - foul #2 on Jing-Sheng Wang, team foul #7 | 61-64 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Edward Griffin (SG), Dale Grado (SF), Dick Porter (PF) Michael Rosser, Alvin Edie, William Tseng | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | David McManemy (PF) Arthur Stebbins | |
| 09:44 | Western Michigan | Edwin Griffith makes the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 09:44 | Western Michigan | Edwin Griffith makes the 2nd free throw | 63-64 |
| 09:31 | Gonzaga | Herman Vale misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-64 |
| 09:29 | Gonzaga | Augustus Orloski gets the offensive rebound | 63-64 |
| 09:19 | Gonzaga | Dick Porter blocks the jumper by Jing-Sheng Wang | 63-64 |
| 09:18 | Western Michigan | Dick Porter grabs the defensive rebound | 63-64 |
| 09:16 | Western Michigan | Jing-Sheng Wang is called for the reach on Edwin Griffith in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jing-Sheng Wang, team foul #8 | 63-64 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dikembe Ahumada (C) John Alberto | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Eric Tanski (C) Augustus Orloski | |
| 09:16 | Western Michigan | Edwin Griffith makes the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 09:16 | Western Michigan | Edwin Griffith makes the 2nd free throw | 65-64 |
| 09:13 | Gonzaga | Dick Porter picks off the pass by Herman Vale in the backcourt | 65-64 |
| 08:50 | Western Michigan | Edwin Griffith connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Edward Griffin | 68-64 |
| 08:42 | Gonzaga | Herman Vale hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 68-64 |
| 08:41 | Gonzaga | David McManemy hits the follow up shot | 68-66 |
| 08:18 | Western Michigan | Dick Porter can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on David McManemy - foul #2 on David McManemy, team foul #9 | 68-66 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Douglass Marshall (PG), Rodney Littlejohn (SG), Alvin Edie (SF) Edwin Griffith, Edward Griffin, Dale Grado | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Ray Olmsted (SF), Augustus Orloski (PF) David McManemy, Eric Tanski | |
| 08:18 | Western Michigan | Dick Porter makes the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 08:18 | Western Michigan | Dick Porter misses the 2nd free throw | 69-66 |
| 08:18 | Gonzaga | Augustus Orloski grabs the defensive rebound | 69-66 |
| 08:08 | Gonzaga | Jing-Sheng Wang's floater is knocked away by Alvin Edie | 69-66 |
| 08:06 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Ahumada grabs the board | 69-66 |
| 08:04 | Western Michigan | Dick Porter throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 69-66 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Raymond Dixon (PF) Dick Porter | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Alvin Beller (PF) Paul Smith | |
| 07:52 | Gonzaga | Ray Olmsted makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 69-69 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Douglass Marshall (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rodney Littlejohn (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Alvin Edie (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Raymond Dixon (fresh) 3 reb. C - Dikembe Ahumada (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Jing-Sheng Wang (very tired) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Herman Vale (very tired) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ray Olmsted (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Alvin Beller (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Augustus Orloski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Ahumada is whistled for a carry | 69-69 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Michael Rosser (SF), William Tseng (C) Alvin Edie, Dikembe Ahumada | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | John Garduno (PG), Emil Cuthbertson (SG), Arthur Stebbins (SF), Paul Smith (C) Jing-Sheng Wang, Herman Vale, Ray Olmsted, Augustus Orloski | |
| 07:26 | Gonzaga | Arthur Stebbins throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 69-69 |
| 07:14 | Western Michigan | Alvin Beller denies the turnaround by Rodney Littlejohn | 69-69 |
| 07:12 | Gonzaga | Arthur Stebbins grabs the board | 69-69 |
| 06:48 | Gonzaga | Arthur Stebbins is hacked by William Tseng - foul #3 on William Tseng, team foul #8 | 69-69 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Edwin Griffith (PG), Edward Griffin (SG), Alvin Edie (SF), Dick Porter (PF), John Alberto (C) Douglass Marshall, Rodney Littlejohn, Michael Rosser, Raymond Dixon, William Tseng | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Eric Tanski (C) Alvin Beller | |
| 06:48 | Gonzaga | Arthur Stebbins misses the 1st free throw | 69-69 |
| 06:48 | Western Michigan | Dick Porter pulls down the rebound | 69-69 |
| 06:21 | Western Michigan | Edward Griffin connects on the driving attempt near the basket and he's hacked by Eric Tanski - foul #2 on Eric Tanski, team foul #10 | 71-69 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dale Grado (SF) Alvin Edie | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Ray Olmsted (SF) Arthur Stebbins | |
| 06:21 | Western Michigan | Edward Griffin makes the free throw | 72-69 |
| 06:18 | Gonzaga | Ray Olmsted is fouled in the backcourt by Dale Grado - foul #5 on Dale Grado, team foul #9 | 72-69 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Alvin Edie (SF) Dale Grado | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 06:18 | Gonzaga | Ray Olmsted misses the 1st free throw | 72-69 |
| 06:18 | Western Michigan | Dick Porter grabs the board | 72-69 |
| 06:16 | Western Michigan | Alvin Edie's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 72-69 |
| 06:01 | Gonzaga | Ray Olmsted knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by John Garduno | 72-71 |
| 05:38 | Western Michigan | Edwin Griffith misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 72-71 |
| 05:37 | Western Michigan | Dick Porter can't tip it in | 72-71 |
| 05:35 | Western Michigan | Edward Griffin tips it back up and in | 74-71 |
| 05:24 | Gonzaga | Ray Olmsted comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 74-71 |
| 05:23 | Western Michigan | Dick Porter grabs the board | 74-71 |
| 05:12 | Western Michigan | John Alberto banks in the wide open layup | 76-71 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 04:55 | Gonzaga | Ray Olmsted can't finish the layup but the foul's on Alvin Edie - foul #3 on Alvin Edie, team foul #10 | 76-71 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Douglass Marshall (PG), Rodney Littlejohn (SG), Michael Rosser (SF), Raymond Dixon (PF), William Tseng (C) Edwin Griffith, Edward Griffin, Alvin Edie, Dick Porter, John Alberto | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Herman Vale (SG), David McManemy (PF), Augustus Orloski (C) John Garduno, Paul Smith, Eric Tanski | |
| 04:55 | Gonzaga | Ray Olmsted makes the 1st free throw | 76-72 |
| 04:55 | Gonzaga | Ray Olmsted misses the 2nd free throw | 76-72 |
| 04:55 | Western Michigan | Raymond Dixon snags the defensive board | 76-72 |
| 04:44 | Western Michigan | Rodney Littlejohn makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Michael Rosser | 78-72 |
| 04:33 | Gonzaga | Herman Vale misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 78-72 |
| 04:32 | Gonzaga | The offensive rebound goes to David McManemy | 78-72 |
| 04:22 | Gonzaga | Ray Olmsted can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 78-72 |
| 04:20 | Western Michigan | Raymond Dixon grabs the board | 78-72 |
| 04:18 | Western Michigan | Douglass Marshall throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 78-72 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Paul Smith (SF), Alvin Beller (PF) Ray Olmsted, David McManemy | |
| 04:03 | Gonzaga | Alvin Beller misses the easy layup | 78-72 |
| 04:01 | Gonzaga | Augustus Orloski gets the offensive rebound | 78-72 |
| 03:54 | Gonzaga | Emil Cuthbertson hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 78-74 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Douglass Marshall (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rodney Littlejohn (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Michael Rosser (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Raymond Dixon (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - William Tseng (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Emil Cuthbertson (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Herman Vale (very tired) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Smith (very tired) PF - Alvin Beller (tiring) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Augustus Orloski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:36 | Western Michigan | William Tseng comes up short on the floater from the right block but he's hacked by Herman Vale - foul #3 on Herman Vale, team foul #11 | 78-74 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dick Porter (PF) Raymond Dixon | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | John Garduno (PG), Arthur Stebbins (SF) Herman Vale, Augustus Orloski | |
| 03:36 | Western Michigan | William Tseng makes the 1st free throw | 79-74 |
| 03:36 | Western Michigan | William Tseng makes the 2nd free throw | 80-74 |
| 03:17 | Gonzaga | John Garduno misses the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Dick Porter - foul #4 on Dick Porter, team foul #11 | 80-74 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Edwin Griffith (PG), Dikembe Ahumada (C) Douglass Marshall, William Tseng | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | David McManemy (C) Alvin Beller | |
| 03:17 | Gonzaga | Gonzaga calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 80-74 |
| 03:17 | Gonzaga | John Garduno misses the 1st free throw | 80-74 |
| 03:17 | Gonzaga | John Garduno makes the 2nd free throw | 80-75 |
| 03:06 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Ahumada hits a fadeaway in the paint | 82-75 |
| 03:02 | Gonzaga | David McManemy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 82-75 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Edward Griffin (SG), Alvin Edie (SF) Rodney Littlejohn, Michael Rosser | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jing-Sheng Wang (SG), Augustus Orloski (C) Emil Cuthbertson, Paul Smith | |
| 02:51 | Western Michigan | Edward Griffin loses the dribble to David McManemy | 82-75 |
| 02:47 | Gonzaga | Gonzaga calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 82-75 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | John Alberto (PF) Dick Porter | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 02:23 | Gonzaga | David McManemy misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 82-75 |
| 02:21 | Western Michigan | John Alberto grabs the board | 82-75 |
| 02:18 | Western Michigan | Alvin Edie is fouled in the backcourt by David McManemy - foul #3 on David McManemy, team foul #12 | 82-75 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Douglass Marshall (PG), Rodney Littlejohn (SG) Edwin Griffith, Edward Griffin | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Emil Cuthbertson (PG), Paul Smith (SF), Eric Tanski (C) John Garduno, Arthur Stebbins, David McManemy | |
| 02:18 | Western Michigan | Alvin Edie misses the 1st free throw | 82-75 |
| 02:18 | Western Michigan | Alvin Edie misses the 2nd free throw | 82-75 |
| 02:18 | Gonzaga | Augustus Orloski gets the rebound | 82-75 |
| 02:14 | Gonzaga | Gonzaga calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 82-75 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Michael Rosser (SF) Alvin Edie | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 02:07 | Gonzaga | Jing-Sheng Wang comes up short on the jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Dikembe Ahumada - foul #1 on Dikembe Ahumada, team foul #12 | 82-75 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Raymond Dixon (PF) John Alberto | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 02:07 | Gonzaga | Jing-Sheng Wang makes the 1st free throw | 82-76 |
| 02:07 | Gonzaga | Jing-Sheng Wang misses the 2nd free throw | 82-76 |
| 02:07 | Gonzaga | Augustus Orloski grabs the offensive board | 82-76 |
| 01:43 | Gonzaga | Raymond Dixon steals the ball from Emil Cuthbertson | 82-76 |
| 01:25 | Western Michigan | Douglass Marshall hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 82-76 |
| 01:23 | Gonzaga | Eric Tanski pulls down the rebound | 82-76 |
| 01:16 | Gonzaga | Eric Tanski buries a jump hook from close range set up by Emil Cuthbertson and the foul's on Dikembe Ahumada - foul #2 on Dikembe Ahumada, team foul #13 | 82-78 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Edwin Griffith (PG), Edward Griffin (SG), Alvin Edie (SF), Dick Porter (PF) Douglass Marshall, Rodney Littlejohn, Michael Rosser, Raymond Dixon | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | John Garduno (PG), Herman Vale (SG), Ray Olmsted (SF), Alvin Beller (PF) Emil Cuthbertson, Jing-Sheng Wang, Paul Smith, Augustus Orloski | |
| 01:16 | Gonzaga | Eric Tanski makes the free throw | 82-79 |
| 01:02 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Ahumada is open but comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 82-79 |
| 01:00 | Western Michigan | Dick Porter gets the offensive rebound | 82-79 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 00:31 | Western Michigan | Dick Porter drills a floater from the left block | 84-79 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 00:27 | Gonzaga | Ray Olmsted is fouled in the backcourt by Dick Porter - foul #5 on Dick Porter, team foul #14 | 84-79 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Raymond Dixon (PF) Dick Porter | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 00:27 | Gonzaga | Ray Olmsted makes the 1st free throw | 84-80 |
| 00:27 | Gonzaga | Ray Olmsted makes the 2nd free throw | 84-81 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:26 | Western Michigan | Edward Griffin is fouled in the backcourt by Herman Vale - foul #4 on Herman Vale, team foul #13 | 84-81 |
| 00:26 | Western Michigan | Edward Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 85-81 |
| 00:26 | Western Michigan | Edward Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 86-81 |
| 00:21 | Gonzaga | Ray Olmsted makes the 3 from the left corner | 86-84 |
| 00:19 | Western Michigan | Edward Griffin is hacked by Herman Vale in the backcourt - foul #5 on Herman Vale, team foul #14 | 86-84 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jing-Sheng Wang (SG) Herman Vale | |
| 00:19 | Western Michigan | Edward Griffin misses the 1st free throw | 86-84 |
| 00:19 | Western Michigan | Edward Griffin misses the 2nd free throw | 86-84 |
| 00:19 | Gonzaga | Eric Tanski snags the defensive board | 86-84 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:14 | Gonzaga | Ray Olmsted misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 86-84 |
| 00:13 | Western Michigan | Edward Griffin pulls down the rebound | 86-84 |
| 00:12 | Western Michigan | Jing-Sheng Wang is called for the reach on Edward Griffin in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jing-Sheng Wang, team foul #15 | 86-84 |
| 00:12 | Western Michigan | Edward Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 87-84 |
| 00:12 | Western Michigan | Edward Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 88-84 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:05 | Gonzaga | Ray Olmsted can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the right wing | 88-84 |
| 00:04 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Ahumada snags the defensive board | 88-84 |
| 00:01 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Ahumada is fouled in the backcourt by John Garduno - foul #5 on John Garduno, team foul #16 | 88-84 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Rodney Littlejohn (SG) Edward Griffin | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Emil Cuthbertson (PG) John Garduno | |
| 00:01 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Ahumada makes the 1st free throw | 89-84 |
| 00:01 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Ahumada makes the 2nd free throw | 90-84 |
| 00:00 | Gonzaga | Jing-Sheng Wang comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 90-84 |