| Lineup | Montana | PG - Johnnie Burnett (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Herman Duplessis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeff Boston (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kenny Bordelon (fresh) 9 pts. C - George Stevenson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Dean Coy (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Maynard (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Archambault (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Wayne Breslin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Daniel Harrell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Montana | Jeff Boston inbounds the ball | 20-26 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana 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 (0) | |
| 19:41 | Montana | Jeff Boston is fouled on the floor by Dean Coy - foul #3 on Dean Coy, team foul #1 | 20-26 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Tim Hill (PG) Dean Coy | |
| 19:29 | Montana | Jeff Boston comes up short on the floater from the left side | 20-26 |
| 19:27 | Montana | George Stevenson can't tip it in | 20-26 |
| 19:25 | Montana | George Stevenson tips it but misses | 20-26 |
| 19:23 | Gonzaga | James Archambault gets the rebound | 20-26 |
| 19:19 | Gonzaga | James Archambault knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Tim Hill and he's hacked by Jeff Boston - foul #1 on Jeff Boston, team foul #1 | 20-28 |
| 19:19 | Gonzaga | James Archambault makes the free throw | 20-29 |
| 19:02 | Montana | Kenny Bordelon clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 20-29 |
| 19:01 | Montana | Herman Duplessis snags the offensive board | 20-29 |
| 18:45 | Montana | Daniel Harrell is called for the reach on Herman Duplessis - foul #1 on Daniel Harrell, team foul #2 | 20-29 |
| 18:40 | Montana | Jeff Boston makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 22-29 |
| 18:32 | Gonzaga | James Archambault misses long on a floater in the lane | 22-29 |
| 18:30 | Montana | Kenny Bordelon pulls down the rebound | 22-29 |
| 18:16 | Montana | Herman Duplessis can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 22-29 |
| 18:15 | Montana | Kenny Bordelon pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-29 |
| 18:02 | Montana | Herman Duplessis clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 22-29 |
| 18:00 | Gonzaga | James Archambault grabs the board | 22-29 |
| 17:39 | Gonzaga | Larry Maynard is whistled for a carry | 22-29 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Fred Bissonette (C) Daniel Harrell | |
| 17:17 | Montana | Fred Bissonette steals the ball from Johnnie Burnett | 22-29 |
| 16:59 | Gonzaga | Fred Bissonette misses the dunk attempt | 22-29 |
| 16:57 | Montana | The rebound goes to Johnnie Burnett | 22-29 |
| 16:44 | Montana | Johnnie Burnett misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 22-29 |
| 16:43 | Gonzaga | Wayne Breslin grabs the board | 22-29 |
| 16:23 | Gonzaga | Wayne Breslin is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Wayne Breslin, team foul #3 | 22-29 |
| Subs | Montana | Erik Kovac (PG), David Marenco (SG), William Prater (SF), Kenneth Lucy (PF), Boyce Montgomery (C) Johnnie Burnett, Herman Duplessis, Jeff Boston, Kenny Bordelon, George Stevenson | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 16:01 | Montana | Kenneth Lucy is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Kenneth Lucy, team foul #2 | 22-29 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Daniel Harrell (C) Fred Bissonette | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Erik Kovac (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Marenco (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Prater (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kenneth Lucy (fresh) C - Boyce Montgomery (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Tim Hill (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Larry Maynard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Archambault (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Wayne Breslin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Daniel Harrell (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Gonzaga | Tim Hill misses the floater from the right side but he's hacked by William Prater - foul #1 on William Prater, team foul #3 | 22-29 |
| 15:36 | Gonzaga | Tim Hill makes the 1st free throw | 22-30 |
| 15:36 | Gonzaga | Tim Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 22-30 |
| 15:36 | Montana | William Prater grabs the defensive rebound | 22-30 |
| 15:24 | Montana | Kenneth Lucy is whistled for traveling | 22-30 |
| Subs | Montana | Herman Duplessis (SG) David Marenco | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Dean Coy (PG) Tim Hill | |
| 14:55 | Gonzaga | Wayne Breslin misses the floater from the left block but the foul's on Erik Kovac - foul #2 on Erik Kovac, team foul #4 | 22-30 |
| Subs | Montana | Jeff Boston (SF), Kenny Bordelon (PF) William Prater, Kenneth Lucy | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 14:55 | Gonzaga | Wayne Breslin makes the 1st free throw | 22-31 |
| 14:55 | Gonzaga | Wayne Breslin misses the 2nd free throw | 22-31 |
| 14:55 | Gonzaga | James Archambault grabs the offensive rebound | 22-31 |
| 14:36 | Gonzaga | Larry Maynard misses the 3 from the right corner | 22-31 |
| 14:34 | Montana | Kenny Bordelon snags the defensive board | 22-31 |
| 14:27 | Montana | Herman Duplessis misses long on a runner in the paint | 22-31 |
| 14:25 | Gonzaga | James Archambault snags the defensive board | 22-31 |
| 14:09 | Gonzaga | Larry Maynard misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 22-31 |
| 14:07 | Gonzaga | Daniel Harrell tips it in | 22-33 |
| 13:50 | Montana | Kenny Bordelon is whistled for traveling | 22-33 |
| Subs | Montana | Johnnie Burnett (PG), George Stevenson (C) Erik Kovac, Boyce Montgomery | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Shawn Angeles (SF), Fred Bissonette (C) James Archambault, Daniel Harrell | |
| 13:40 | Gonzaga | Wayne Breslin buries a turnaround in the lane | 22-35 |
| 13:21 | Montana | Kenny Bordelon is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Kenny Bordelon, team foul #5 | 22-35 |
| 12:57 | Gonzaga | Fred Bissonette misses long on a jumper from close range | 22-35 |
| 12:55 | Montana | Jeff Boston gets the rebound | 22-35 |
| 12:49 | Montana | Larry Maynard steals the ball from George Stevenson | 22-35 |
| 12:33 | Gonzaga | Wayne Breslin hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 22-35 |
| 12:32 | Montana | George Stevenson pulls down the rebound | 22-35 |
| 12:27 | Montana | Jeff Boston misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Shawn Angeles - foul #1 on Shawn Angeles, team foul #4 | 22-35 |
| Subs | Montana | William Prater (SG), Kenneth Lucy (PF) Herman Duplessis, Kenny Bordelon | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | James Archambault (SF), Donald Moody (C) Shawn Angeles, Wayne Breslin | |
| 12:27 | Montana | Jeff Boston makes the 1st free throw | 23-35 |
| 12:27 | Montana | Jeff Boston misses the 2nd free throw | 23-35 |
| 12:27 | Montana | Kenneth Lucy grabs the offensive rebound | 23-35 |
| 12:14 | Montana | Kenneth Lucy hits the finger roll | 25-35 |
| 11:49 | Gonzaga | James Archambault misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 25-35 |
| 11:48 | Montana | The rebound goes to William Prater | 25-35 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Johnnie Burnett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Prater (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - Jeff Boston (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Lucy (fresh) 2 pts. C - George Stevenson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Dean Coy (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Larry Maynard (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Archambault (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Fred Bissonette (fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Moody (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Montana | William Prater throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-35 |
| Subs | Montana | Erik Kovac (PG), Boyce Montgomery (SF) Johnnie Burnett, Jeff Boston | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Tim Hill (SG), Daniel Harrell (C) Larry Maynard, Fred Bissonette | |
| 11:08 | Gonzaga | Tim Hill is denied on a layup by Kenneth Lucy | 25-35 |
| 11:06 | Montana | William Prater pulls down the rebound | 25-35 |
| 10:48 | Montana | Boyce Montgomery misses the jump hook from close range | 25-35 |
| 10:47 | Gonzaga | Daniel Harrell gets the rebound | 25-35 |
| 10:21 | Gonzaga | James Archambault hits a floater from the right block set up by Tim Hill | 25-37 |
| 10:17 | Montana | Boyce Montgomery misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 25-37 |
| 10:16 | Gonzaga | Tim Hill snags the defensive board | 25-37 |
| 09:54 | Gonzaga | Donald Moody loses the ball out of bounds | 25-37 |
| Subs | Montana | Johnnie Burnett (PG), Herman Duplessis (SG), Kenny Bordelon (PF) Erik Kovac, Kenneth Lucy, George Stevenson | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Larry Maynard (SG), Shawn Angeles (SF), Wayne Breslin (PF), Fred Bissonette (C) Tim Hill, James Archambault, Donald Moody, Daniel Harrell | |
| 09:52 | Montana | Johnnie Burnett throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-37 |
| 09:23 | Gonzaga | Dean Coy clanks a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by William Prater - foul #2 on William Prater, team foul #6 | 25-37 |
| Subs | Montana | Jeff Boston (SF) William Prater | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 09:23 | Gonzaga | Dean Coy makes the 1st free throw | 25-38 |
| 09:23 | Gonzaga | Dean Coy makes the 2nd free throw | 25-39 |
| 09:16 | Montana | Herman Duplessis hits the finger roll set up by Johnnie Burnett and the foul's on Larry Maynard - foul #2 on Larry Maynard, team foul #5 | 27-39 |
| 09:16 | Montana | Herman Duplessis makes the free throw | 28-39 |
| 08:57 | Gonzaga | Larry Maynard misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 28-39 |
| 08:55 | Gonzaga | Wayne Breslin tips it but misses | 28-39 |
| 08:53 | Gonzaga | The offensive rebound goes to Fred Bissonette | 28-39 |
| 08:32 | Gonzaga | Larry Maynard clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-39 |
| 08:31 | Montana | The rebound goes to Boyce Montgomery | 28-39 |
| 08:13 | Montana | Herman Duplessis makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Johnnie Burnett | 31-39 |
| 07:45 | Gonzaga | Fred Bissonette connects on the jumper from the right block set up by Wayne Breslin and the foul's on Boyce Montgomery - foul #2 on Boyce Montgomery, team foul #7 | 31-41 |
| Subs | Montana | Erik Kovac (PG), Kenneth Lucy (C) Johnnie Burnett, Boyce Montgomery | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | James Archambault (SF), Daniel Harrell (C) Shawn Angeles, Wayne Breslin | |
| 07:45 | Gonzaga | Fred Bissonette misses the free throw | 31-41 |
| 07:45 | Montana | Kenny Bordelon pulls down the rebound | 31-41 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Erik Kovac (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Herman Duplessis (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeff Boston (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenny Bordelon (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Lucy (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Dean Coy (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Larry Maynard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Archambault (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Fred Bissonette (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Harrell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Montana | Herman Duplessis scores on a floater from the left side | 33-41 |
| 07:08 | Gonzaga | Dean Coy makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by James Archambault | 33-43 |
| 07:01 | Montana | Erik Kovac's pass is intercepted by James Archambault | 33-43 |
| 06:46 | Gonzaga | Fred Bissonette comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 33-43 |
| 06:45 | Montana | Jeff Boston grabs the defensive rebound | 33-43 |
| 06:29 | Montana | Jeff Boston can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 33-43 |
| 06:27 | Gonzaga | Daniel Harrell pulls down the rebound | 33-43 |
| 06:10 | Gonzaga | Dean Coy can't finish the layup | 33-43 |
| 06:08 | Montana | Jeff Boston grabs the defensive rebound | 33-43 |
| 05:50 | Montana | Kenny Bordelon can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-43 |
| 05:48 | Gonzaga | James Archambault gets the rebound | 33-43 |
| 05:42 | Gonzaga | Dean Coy is hacked by Jeff Boston - foul #2 on Jeff Boston, team foul #8 | 33-43 |
| Subs | Montana | Johnnie Burnett (PG), William Prater (SG), Boyce Montgomery (SF), George Stevenson (C) Erik Kovac, Herman Duplessis, Jeff Boston, Kenny Bordelon | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Tim Hill (SG), Shawn Angeles (SF), Wayne Breslin (PF), Donald Moody (C) Larry Maynard, James Archambault, Fred Bissonette, Daniel Harrell | |
| 05:42 | Gonzaga | Dean Coy makes the 1st free throw | 33-44 |
| 05:42 | Gonzaga | Dean Coy makes the 2nd free throw | 33-45 |
| 05:30 | Montana | Johnnie Burnett misses the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Dean Coy - foul #4 on Dean Coy, team foul #6 | 33-45 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Ronald Morrow (SG) Dean Coy | |
| 05:30 | Montana | Johnnie Burnett makes the 1st free throw | 34-45 |
| 05:30 | Montana | Johnnie Burnett makes the 2nd free throw | 35-45 |
| 05:09 | Gonzaga | Wayne Breslin buries a driving attempt near the basket | 35-47 |
| 04:42 | Montana | Boyce Montgomery is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Boyce Montgomery, team foul #9 | 35-47 |
| Subs | Montana | Erik Kovac (SG) Kenneth Lucy | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 04:17 | Gonzaga | Johnnie Burnett is called for the reach on Tim Hill - foul #3 on Johnnie Burnett, team foul #10 | 35-47 |
| Subs | Montana | Herman Duplessis (SG) Erik Kovac | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | James Archambault (SF), Daniel Harrell (C) Shawn Angeles, Donald Moody | |
| 04:17 | Gonzaga | Tim Hill makes the 1st free throw | 35-48 |
| 04:17 | Gonzaga | Tim Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 35-49 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:55 | Montana | George Stevenson misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 35-49 |
| 03:54 | Montana | Boyce Montgomery tips it back up and in | 37-49 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:27 | Gonzaga | George Stevenson is called for the reach on Tim Hill - foul #2 on George Stevenson, team foul #11 | 37-49 |
| Subs | Montana | Erik Kovac (PG), David Marenco (SG), Kenneth Lucy (PF) Johnnie Burnett, Herman Duplessis, George Stevenson | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Shawn Angeles (SF), Donald Moody (PF), Fred Bissonette (C) James Archambault, Wayne Breslin, Daniel Harrell | |
| 03:27 | Gonzaga | Tim Hill makes the 1st free throw | 37-50 |
| 03:27 | Gonzaga | Tim Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 37-51 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Erik Kovac (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Marenco (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Prater (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kenneth Lucy (fresh) 2 pts. C - Boyce Montgomery (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Tim Hill (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Morrow (fresh) SF - Shawn Angeles (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Donald Moody (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Fred Bissonette (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Montana | Erik Kovac misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 37-51 |
| 03:16 | Montana | Boyce Montgomery can't tip it in | 37-51 |
| 03:15 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Donald Moody | 37-51 |
| 02:53 | Gonzaga | Fred Bissonette connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Tim Hill | 37-53 |
| 02:44 | Montana | Kenneth Lucy misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 37-53 |
| 02:42 | Gonzaga | Fred Bissonette grabs the board | 37-53 |
| 02:26 | Gonzaga | Tim Hill connects on the floater from the right side | 37-55 |
| 02:09 | Montana | Erik Kovac misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 37-55 |
| 02:07 | Gonzaga | Shawn Angeles gets the rebound | 37-55 |
| 01:49 | Gonzaga | Erik Kovac is called for the reach on Tim Hill - foul #3 on Erik Kovac, team foul #12 | 37-55 |
| 01:49 | Gonzaga | Tim Hill makes the 1st free throw | 37-56 |
| 01:49 | Gonzaga | Tim Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 37-56 |
| 01:49 | Montana | Kenneth Lucy grabs the defensive rebound | 37-56 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:37 | Montana | David Marenco knocks in the turnaround near the basket set up by Boyce Montgomery | 39-56 |
| 01:22 | Gonzaga | Donald Moody comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 39-56 |
| 01:21 | Gonzaga | Fred Bissonette hits the follow up shot | 39-58 |
| 01:04 | Montana | Fred Bissonette steals the ball from David Marenco | 39-58 |
| 00:46 | Gonzaga | William Prater picks off the pass by Fred Bissonette | 39-58 |
| 00:43 | Montana | David Marenco slams it home set up by William Prater | 41-58 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Gonzaga | Boyce Montgomery denies the turnaround by Tim Hill | 41-58 |
| 00:21 | Montana | Boyce Montgomery grabs the board | 41-58 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:16 | Montana | Boyce Montgomery misses the jumper from the left wing | 41-58 |
| 00:15 | Montana | Kenneth Lucy tips it back up and in | 43-58 |
| 00:00 | Gonzaga | Tim Hill runs out the clock | 43-58 |