| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Mark Hale (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frankie Herrington (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Brian Calabrese (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Oliver Fernald (fresh) C - Dikembe Suleiman (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Harry Brown (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Janski (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Benda (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel McClain (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Bess (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Gonzaga | Charles Benda inbounds the ball | 20-41 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:51 | Gonzaga | Charles Benda hits the easy wide open finger roll and he's fouled by Brian Calabrese - foul #1 on Brian Calabrese, team foul #1 | 20-43 |
| 19:51 | Gonzaga | Charles Benda makes the free throw | 20-44 |
| 19:30 | Penn State | Mark Hale misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Charles Benda - foul #1 on Charles Benda, team foul #1 | 20-44 |
| 19:30 | Penn State | Mark Hale makes the 1st free throw | 21-44 |
| 19:30 | Penn State | Mark Hale makes the 2nd free throw | 22-44 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:12 | Gonzaga | Daniel McClain is open but comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 22-44 |
| 19:10 | Gonzaga | The offensive rebound goes to William Janski | 22-44 |
| 19:03 | Gonzaga | Robert Bess can't finish the layup | 22-44 |
| 19:01 | Gonzaga | Robert Bess tips it back up and in | 22-46 |
| 18:41 | Penn State | Mark Hale clanks a jumper from the right side | 22-46 |
| 18:40 | Penn State | Dikembe Suleiman grabs the offensive board | 22-46 |
| 18:27 | Penn State | Charles Benda steps in front of the Frankie Herrington pass | 22-46 |
| 18:24 | Gonzaga | William Janski lays it up and in on a nice dish by Charles Benda | 22-48 |
| 18:04 | Penn State | Mark Hale connects on the floater in the lane on a great pass from Frankie Herrington | 24-48 |
| 17:42 | Gonzaga | Harry Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 24-48 |
| 17:40 | Penn State | Brian Calabrese grabs the board | 24-48 |
| 17:31 | Penn State | Mark Hale knocks in the floater from the left side set up by Frankie Herrington and the foul's on Robert Bess - foul #3 on Robert Bess, team foul #2 | 26-48 |
| Subs | Penn State | Christopher Cornwell (SG), Stephen Privett (SF), Larry Grogan (PF), Michael Hill (C) Frankie Herrington, Brian Calabrese, Oliver Fernald, Dikembe Suleiman | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Cameron Frazier (PG), Kevin Dingman (SG), Steven Stockard (SF), Manuel Nielsen (PF), Paul Fields (C) Harry Brown, William Janski, Charles Benda, Daniel McClain, Robert Bess | |
| 17:31 | Penn State | Mark Hale misses the free throw | 26-48 |
| 17:31 | Gonzaga | Paul Fields grabs the board | 26-48 |
| 17:06 | Gonzaga | Paul Fields is open but comes up short on the shot from the left block | 26-48 |
| 17:05 | Penn State | Larry Grogan grabs the defensive rebound | 26-48 |
| 16:57 | Penn State | Larry Grogan is called for traveling | 26-48 |
| Subs | Penn State | Nathan Wilbur (SF) Mark Hale | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 16:55 | Gonzaga | Steven Stockard is called for traveling in the backcourt | 26-48 |
| 16:45 | Penn State | Nathan Wilbur is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Nathan Wilbur, team foul #2 | 26-48 |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Boyer (SG) Nathan Wilbur | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 16:17 | Gonzaga | Manuel Nielsen comes up short on the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Larry Grogan - foul #1 on Larry Grogan, team foul #3 | 26-48 |
| Subs | Penn State | Frankie Herrington (SG), Brian Calabrese (SF), William Savarese (PF), Dikembe Suleiman (C) Christopher Cornwell, Stephen Privett, Larry Grogan, Michael Hill | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Harry Brown (PG) Cameron Frazier | |
| 16:17 | Gonzaga | Manuel Nielsen makes the 1st free throw | 26-49 |
| 16:17 | Gonzaga | Manuel Nielsen makes the 2nd free throw | 26-50 |
| 16:01 | Penn State | Paul Boyer can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-50 |
| 16:00 | Gonzaga | Kevin Dingman snags the defensive board | 26-50 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Paul Boyer (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Frankie Herrington (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Calabrese (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Savarese (fresh) C - Dikembe Suleiman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Harry Brown (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Dingman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Stockard (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Manuel Nielsen (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Fields (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Gonzaga | Manuel Nielsen hits a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Harry Brown | 26-52 |
| 15:33 | Penn State | Paul Boyer misses badly on a shot from the left side | 26-52 |
| 15:31 | Gonzaga | Manuel Nielsen gets the rebound | 26-52 |
| 15:02 | Gonzaga | Manuel Nielsen hits a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Kevin Dingman | 26-54 |
| 14:39 | Penn State | Kevin Dingman is called for the reach on Dikembe Suleiman - foul #2 on Kevin Dingman, team foul #3 | 26-54 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark Hale (PG), Christopher Cornwell (SG), Stephen Privett (SF), Larry Grogan (PF), Michael Hill (C) Paul Boyer, Frankie Herrington, Brian Calabrese, William Savarese, Dikembe Suleiman | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Cameron Frazier (PG), William Janski (SG), Charles Benda (SF), Daniel McClain (PF), Robert Bess (C) Harry Brown, Kevin Dingman, Steven Stockard, Manuel Nielsen, Paul Fields | |
| 14:25 | Penn State | Christopher Cornwell misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 26-54 |
| 14:24 | Penn State | Stephen Privett pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-54 |
| 14:12 | Penn State | Mark Hale can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 26-54 |
| 14:11 | Penn State | Michael Hill snags the offensive board | 26-54 |
| 13:54 | Penn State | Larry Grogan hits the finger roll on a great pass from Christopher Cornwell | 28-54 |
| 13:51 | Gonzaga | William Janski is hacked by Christopher Cornwell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Christopher Cornwell, team foul #4 | 28-54 |
| Subs | Penn State | Nathan Wilbur (SF), Oliver Fernald (PF) Stephen Privett, Michael Hill | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 13:33 | Gonzaga | Charles Benda is open and scores on a turnaround from the left block | 28-56 |
| 13:15 | Penn State | Larry Grogan banks in the layup | 30-56 |
| 12:58 | Gonzaga | Daniel McClain makes the wide open driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by William Janski | 30-58 |
| 12:45 | Penn State | Christopher Cornwell hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by William Janski - foul #1 on William Janski, team foul #4 | 30-58 |
| Subs | Penn State | Frankie Herrington (SG), Stephen Privett (SF), Dikembe Suleiman (C) Mark Hale, Nathan Wilbur, Larry Grogan | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Harry Brown (PG), Kevin Dingman (SG), Steven Stockard (SF), Manuel Nielsen (PF), Paul Fields (C) Cameron Frazier, William Janski, Charles Benda, Daniel McClain, Robert Bess | |
| 12:45 | Penn State | Christopher Cornwell makes the 1st free throw | 31-58 |
| 12:45 | Penn State | Christopher Cornwell makes the 2nd free throw | 32-58 |
| 12:26 | Gonzaga | Steven Stockard is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 32-58 |
| 12:25 | Gonzaga | Harry Brown hits the follow up shot | 32-60 |
| 12:09 | Penn State | Christopher Cornwell knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Frankie Herrington | 34-60 |
| 11:51 | Gonzaga | Steven Stockard connects on the open jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Harry Brown | 34-62 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Christopher Cornwell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frankie Herrington (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stephen Privett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Oliver Fernald (fairly fresh) C - Dikembe Suleiman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Harry Brown (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Dingman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Stockard (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Manuel Nielsen (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Fields (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Penn State | Steven Stockard steps in front of the Stephen Privett pass | 34-62 |
| 11:24 | Gonzaga | Steven Stockard misses the wide open shot from the free throw line | 34-62 |
| 11:23 | Penn State | Frankie Herrington pulls down the rebound | 34-62 |
| 11:00 | Penn State | The jump hook by Frankie Herrington is blocked by Steven Stockard | 34-62 |
| 10:59 | Gonzaga | Steven Stockard pulls down the rebound | 34-62 |
| 10:55 | Gonzaga | Harry Brown is hacked by Christopher Cornwell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Christopher Cornwell, team foul #5 | 34-62 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark Hale (PG), Paul Boyer (SG), Brian Calabrese (SF), Michael Hill (PF), William Savarese (C) Christopher Cornwell, Frankie Herrington, Stephen Privett, Oliver Fernald, Dikembe Suleiman | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | William Janski (SG), Charles Benda (SF), Robert Bess (C) Kevin Dingman, Steven Stockard, Paul Fields | |
| 10:33 | Gonzaga | Robert Bess can't connect on an uncontested jumper from close range | 34-62 |
| 10:31 | Penn State | William Savarese grabs the defensive rebound | 34-62 |
| 10:29 | Penn State | Harry Brown is called for the reach on Mark Hale in the backcourt - foul #3 on Harry Brown, team foul #5 | 34-62 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Cameron Frazier (PG), Daniel McClain (PF) Harry Brown, Manuel Nielsen | |
| 10:09 | Penn State | Mark Hale drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-62 |
| 09:48 | Gonzaga | Charles Benda is alone and drills a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Cameron Frazier | 37-64 |
| 09:35 | Penn State | Brian Calabrese knocks in the runner near the basket set up by Mark Hale and the foul's on Charles Benda - foul #2 on Charles Benda, team foul #6 | 39-64 |
| Subs | Penn State | Frankie Herrington (SG), Larry Grogan (PF), Dikembe Suleiman (C) Paul Boyer, Michael Hill, William Savarese | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Harry Brown (PG), Kevin Dingman (SG), Paul Fields (C) Cameron Frazier, William Janski, Robert Bess | |
| 09:35 | Penn State | Brian Calabrese makes the free throw | 40-64 |
| 09:09 | Gonzaga | Harry Brown misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the left side | 40-64 |
| 09:08 | Penn State | Larry Grogan grabs the board | 40-64 |
| 09:04 | Penn State | The jumper by Brian Calabrese is denied by Daniel McClain | 40-64 |
| 09:03 | Gonzaga | Charles Benda grabs the board | 40-64 |
| 08:39 | Gonzaga | Charles Benda misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the left side | 40-64 |
| 08:37 | Penn State | Dikembe Suleiman snags the defensive board | 40-64 |
| 08:21 | Penn State | Frankie Herrington scores on a 3 from the right corner | 43-64 |
| 08:19 | Gonzaga | Larry Grogan is called for the reach on Harry Brown in the backcourt - foul #2 on Larry Grogan, team foul #6 | 43-64 |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Boyer (PG), Nathan Wilbur (SF), Oliver Fernald (PF) Mark Hale, Brian Calabrese, Larry Grogan | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Cameron Frazier (PG), William Janski (SG), Steven Stockard (SF), Manuel Nielsen (PF), Robert Bess (C) Harry Brown, Kevin Dingman, Charles Benda, Daniel McClain, Paul Fields | |
| 08:00 | Gonzaga | Dikembe Suleiman takes the ball from Manuel Nielsen | 43-64 |
| 07:40 | Penn State | Nathan Wilbur misses the lay-in | 43-64 |
| 07:39 | Gonzaga | Steven Stockard grabs the board | 43-64 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Paul Boyer (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Frankie Herrington (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Nathan Wilbur (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Oliver Fernald (fairly fresh) C - Dikembe Suleiman (tiring) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Cameron Frazier (fresh) 3 ast. SG - William Janski (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steven Stockard (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Manuel Nielsen (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Bess (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:18 | Gonzaga | Cameron Frazier misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Oliver Fernald - foul #3 on Oliver Fernald, team foul #7 | 43-64 |
| Subs | Penn State | Stephen Privett (PG), Michael Hill (PF), William Savarese (C) Frankie Herrington, Oliver Fernald, Dikembe Suleiman | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 07:18 | Gonzaga | Cameron Frazier makes the 1st free throw | 43-65 |
| 07:18 | Gonzaga | Cameron Frazier makes the 2nd free throw | 43-66 |
| 07:01 | Penn State | Manuel Nielsen is called for the reach on Nathan Wilbur - foul #1 on Manuel Nielsen, team foul #7 | 43-66 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark Hale (PG) Paul Boyer | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Harry Brown (PG), Kevin Dingman (SG), Paul Fields (C) Cameron Frazier, William Janski, Robert Bess | |
| 07:01 | Penn State | Nathan Wilbur makes the 1st free throw | 44-66 |
| 07:01 | Penn State | Nathan Wilbur makes the 2nd free throw | 45-66 |
| 06:58 | Gonzaga | Harry Brown is hacked by Stephen Privett in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stephen Privett, team foul #8 | 45-66 |
| Subs | Penn State | Brian Calabrese (SF) Nathan Wilbur | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 06:58 | Gonzaga | Harry Brown makes the 1st free throw | 45-67 |
| 06:58 | Gonzaga | Harry Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 45-68 |
| 06:41 | Penn State | Brian Calabrese loses the dribble to Steven Stockard | 45-68 |
| 06:36 | Gonzaga | Kevin Dingman lays it up and in on a great pass from Steven Stockard | 45-70 |
| 06:18 | Penn State | Mark Hale misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-70 |
| 06:16 | Penn State | Stephen Privett misses the tip | 45-70 |
| 06:14 | Gonzaga | Harry Brown gets the rebound | 45-70 |
| 06:01 | Gonzaga | Harry Brown connects on the open 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Paul Fields | 45-73 |
| 05:46 | Penn State | Mark Hale scores on a turnaround from the right block | 47-73 |
| 05:28 | Gonzaga | Harry Brown clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-73 |
| 05:26 | Gonzaga | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Fields | 47-73 |
| 05:11 | Gonzaga | Paul Fields's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-73 |
| Subs | Penn State | Christopher Cornwell (PG), Paul Boyer (SG), Nathan Wilbur (SF), Larry Grogan (PF) Mark Hale, Stephen Privett, Brian Calabrese, William Savarese | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Cameron Frazier (PG), Johnathan Adams (SF) Harry Brown, Steven Stockard | |
| 04:51 | Penn State | Michael Hill clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-73 |
| 04:50 | Gonzaga | Cameron Frazier grabs the board | 47-73 |
| 04:31 | Gonzaga | Paul Fields is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the right block set up by Manuel Nielsen | 47-75 |
| 04:18 | Penn State | Michael Hill blows the layup | 47-75 |
| 04:17 | Penn State | Michael Hill tips it in | 49-75 |
| 03:55 | Gonzaga | Manuel Nielsen travels with the ball | 49-75 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Steven Stockard (SF) Kevin Dingman | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:39 | Penn State | Larry Grogan hits a jumpshot from the left side | 51-75 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Paul Boyer (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Christopher Cornwell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Nathan Wilbur (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Larry Grogan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Hill (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Cameron Frazier (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Johnathan Adams (fresh) SF - Steven Stockard (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Manuel Nielsen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Fields (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:10 | Gonzaga | Johnathan Adams makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Cameron Frazier | 51-78 |
| 02:53 | Penn State | Michael Hill misses the lay-in | 51-78 |
| 02:51 | Gonzaga | Manuel Nielsen snags the defensive board | 51-78 |
| 02:24 | Gonzaga | Steven Stockard is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-78 |
| 02:22 | Gonzaga | Paul Fields grabs the offensive board | 51-78 |
| 02:03 | Gonzaga | Steven Stockard is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Johnathan Adams | 51-80 |
| 01:48 | Penn State | Christopher Cornwell hits a jump hook from the left block | 53-80 |
| 01:28 | Gonzaga | Steven Stockard misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 53-80 |
| 01:27 | Gonzaga | Manuel Nielsen pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-80 |
| 01:13 | Gonzaga | Johnathan Adams hits a wide open shot from the right side on a great pass from Cameron Frazier | 53-82 |
| 00:53 | Penn State | Michael Hill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-82 |
| Subs | Penn State | Stephen Privett (SG) Paul Boyer | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Kevin Dingman (SG) Johnathan Adams | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Gonzaga | Christopher Cornwell takes the ball from Cameron Frazier in the backcourt | 53-82 |
| 00:48 | Penn State | Stephen Privett misses the lay-in | 53-82 |
| 00:47 | Gonzaga | Manuel Nielsen snags the defensive board | 53-82 |
| 00:19 | Gonzaga | Manuel Nielsen is fouled on the floor by Larry Grogan - foul #3 on Larry Grogan, team foul #9 | 53-82 |
| 00:19 | Gonzaga | Manuel Nielsen makes the 1st free throw | 53-83 |
| 00:19 | Gonzaga | Manuel Nielsen makes the 2nd free throw | 53-84 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:12 | Penn State | Michael Hill banks in the layup and he's fouled by Kevin Dingman - foul #3 on Kevin Dingman, team foul #8 | 55-84 |
| 00:12 | Penn State | Michael Hill misses the free throw | 55-84 |
| 00:12 | Gonzaga | Manuel Nielsen snags the defensive board | 55-84 |
| 00:00 | Gonzaga | Cameron Frazier runs out the clock | 55-84 |