| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Huang-fu China (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Edgar Buch (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jeffery Simons (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gary Marple (fresh) 3 reb. C - Michael Parks (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - John Harris (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen Alexander (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Richard Haywood (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ray Lawrence (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - David Stanley (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Gonzaga | Richard Haywood inbounds the ball | 20-40 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Gonzaga | John Harris misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the left corner | 20-40 |
| 19:36 | Santa Clara | Gary Marple grabs the defensive rebound | 20-40 |
| 19:15 | Santa Clara | Edgar Buch misses the jumper from the right wing | 20-40 |
| 19:13 | Gonzaga | Richard Haywood pulls down the rebound | 20-40 |
| 19:11 | Gonzaga | Richard Haywood is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffery Simons - foul #2 on Jeffery Simons, team foul #1 | 20-40 |
| 18:42 | Gonzaga | Ray Lawrence lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Harris | 20-42 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 18:31 | Santa Clara | Gary Marple knocks in the driving attempt from the left block set up by Edgar Buch | 22-42 |
| 18:05 | Gonzaga | Richard Haywood comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 22-42 |
| 18:03 | Santa Clara | Gary Marple snags the defensive board | 22-42 |
| 17:50 | Santa Clara | Gary Marple lays it up and in | 24-42 |
| 17:24 | Gonzaga | John Harris hits a wide open jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Stephen Alexander and he's hacked by Michael Parks - foul #3 on Michael Parks, team foul #2 | 24-44 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Clayton Carpenter (PG), Alberto Romano (SG), Ronnie Glasgow (SF), Charles Grimes (PF), James Chen (C) Huang-fu China, Edgar Buch, Jeffery Simons, Gary Marple, Michael Parks | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Roy Millender (SG), Daniel Toll (SF), Lamar Almaguer (PF), William Andersen (C) Stephen Alexander, Richard Haywood, Ray Lawrence, David Stanley | |
| 17:24 | Gonzaga | John Harris makes the free throw | 24-45 |
| 17:15 | Santa Clara | Roy Millender picks off the pass by Alberto Romano | 24-45 |
| 17:02 | Gonzaga | Daniel Toll is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Daniel Toll, team foul #1 | 24-45 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Henry Kelley (SG) John Harris | |
| 16:37 | Santa Clara | Clayton Carpenter buries a shot from the left side | 26-45 |
| 16:35 | Gonzaga | James Chen is called for the reach on Roy Millender in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Chen, team foul #3 | 26-45 |
| 16:19 | Gonzaga | Roy Millender hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the right wing | 26-45 |
| 16:17 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Clayton Carpenter | 26-45 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 16:12 | Santa Clara | Roy Millender steals it from Clayton Carpenter | 26-45 |
| 15:56 | Gonzaga | Henry Kelley hits a wide open driving attempt from close range | 26-47 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Clayton Carpenter (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Alberto Romano (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronnie Glasgow (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Charles Grimes (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - James Chen (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Roy Millender (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SG - Henry Kelley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Toll (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Lamar Almaguer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Andersen (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 15:28 | Santa Clara | Charles Grimes comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-47 |
| 15:27 | Santa Clara | James Chen pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-47 |
| 15:14 | Santa Clara | Charles Grimes hits the finger roll on a great pass from Clayton Carpenter and he's fouled by Lamar Almaguer - foul #2 on Lamar Almaguer, team foul #2 | 28-47 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gary Sherwood (PG), Edgar Buch (SG), Ronald Wiley (SF), Gary Marple (PF) Clayton Carpenter, Alberto Romano, Ronnie Glasgow, James Chen | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | John Harris (PG), Stephen Alexander (SG), Richard Haywood (SF), Ray Lawrence (PF), David Stanley (C) Roy Millender, Henry Kelley, Daniel Toll, Lamar Almaguer, William Andersen | |
| 15:14 | Santa Clara | Charles Grimes makes the free throw | 29-47 |
| 14:54 | Gonzaga | Ray Lawrence is open and buries a fadeaway from the baseline | 29-49 |
| 14:31 | Santa Clara | Edgar Buch's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-49 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Huang-fu China (PG), Jeffery Simons (SF), Michael Parks (C) Gary Sherwood, Ronald Wiley, Charles Grimes | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 14:12 | Gonzaga | Ray Lawrence loses the dribble to Huang-fu China | 29-49 |
| 14:00 | Santa Clara | Edgar Buch misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-49 |
| 13:58 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to David Stanley | 29-49 |
| 13:38 | Gonzaga | John Harris misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-49 |
| 13:37 | Santa Clara | Michael Parks gets the rebound | 29-49 |
| 13:22 | Santa Clara | Ray Lawrence swats the layup by Gary Marple | 29-49 |
| 13:20 | Gonzaga | Stephen Alexander gets the rebound | 29-49 |
| 13:16 | Gonzaga | Stephen Alexander hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the right wing | 29-49 |
| 13:15 | Gonzaga | John Harris tips it home | 29-51 |
| 13:03 | Santa Clara | Michael Parks misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-51 |
| 13:01 | Gonzaga | David Stanley grabs the defensive rebound | 29-51 |
| 12:59 | Gonzaga | Jeffery Simons is called for the reach on John Harris in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jeffery Simons, team foul #4 | 29-51 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Clayton Carpenter (PG), Alberto Romano (SG), Ronnie Glasgow (SF), Ronald Wiley (PF) Huang-fu China, Edgar Buch, Jeffery Simons, Gary Marple | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Roy Millender (PG), Henry Kelley (SG), Daniel Toll (SF), Lamar Almaguer (PF), William Andersen (C) John Harris, Stephen Alexander, Richard Haywood, Ray Lawrence, David Stanley | |
| 12:49 | Gonzaga | Lamar Almaguer scores on a fadeaway in the lane and he's hacked by Ronnie Glasgow - foul #1 on Ronnie Glasgow, team foul #5 | 29-53 |
| 12:49 | Gonzaga | Lamar Almaguer misses the free throw | 29-53 |
| 12:49 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Alberto Romano | 29-53 |
| 12:37 | Santa Clara | Alberto Romano misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 29-53 |
| 12:35 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Lamar Almaguer | 29-53 |
| 12:32 | Gonzaga | Clayton Carpenter is called for the reach on Roy Millender in the backcourt - foul #3 on Clayton Carpenter, team foul #6 | 29-53 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Chen (C) Michael Parks | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 12:16 | Gonzaga | Lamar Almaguer hits a wide open fadeaway from close range set up by Daniel Toll | 29-55 |
| 11:53 | Santa Clara | James Chen misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 29-55 |
| 11:52 | Gonzaga | Henry Kelley pulls down the rebound | 29-55 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Clayton Carpenter (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Alberto Romano (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronnie Glasgow (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Ronald Wiley (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Chen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Roy Millender (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SG - Henry Kelley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Toll (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Lamar Almaguer (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - William Andersen (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:48 | Gonzaga | Roy Millender buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Daniel Toll | 29-58 |
| 11:32 | Santa Clara | Clayton Carpenter misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 29-58 |
| 11:31 | Gonzaga | William Andersen grabs the board | 29-58 |
| 11:27 | Gonzaga | Daniel Toll can't finish the layup | 29-58 |
| 11:26 | Gonzaga | William Andersen gets the offensive rebound | 29-58 |
| 11:11 | Gonzaga | Daniel Toll is whistled for traveling | 29-58 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gary Sherwood (PG), Edgar Buch (SG), Jeffery Simons (SF), Gary Marple (PF), Charles Grimes (C) Clayton Carpenter, Alberto Romano, Ronnie Glasgow, Ronald Wiley, James Chen | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | John Harris (PG), Stephen Alexander (SG), Richard Haywood (SF), Ray Lawrence (PF), David Stanley (C) Roy Millender, Henry Kelley, Daniel Toll, Lamar Almaguer, William Andersen | |
| 11:03 | Santa Clara | Edgar Buch hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-58 |
| 10:43 | Gonzaga | Richard Haywood is open and scores on a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Stephen Alexander | 32-60 |
| 10:36 | Santa Clara | Jeffery Simons clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-60 |
| 10:34 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Ray Lawrence | 32-60 |
| 10:26 | Gonzaga | John Harris is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 32-62 |
| 10:21 | Santa Clara | Jeffery Simons drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Edgar Buch | 35-62 |
| 10:02 | Gonzaga | Richard Haywood misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-62 |
| 10:01 | Gonzaga | John Harris misses the tip | 35-62 |
| 09:59 | Gonzaga | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Alexander | 35-62 |
| 09:50 | Gonzaga | David Stanley is fouled on the floor by Charles Grimes - foul #2 on Charles Grimes, team foul #7 | 35-62 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Huang-fu China (PG), Michael Parks (C) Gary Sherwood, Charles Grimes | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Daniel Toll (SF) Richard Haywood | |
| 09:50 | Gonzaga | David Stanley makes the 1st free throw | 35-63 |
| 09:50 | Gonzaga | David Stanley makes the 2nd free throw | 35-64 |
| 09:36 | Santa Clara | Michael Parks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-64 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Alberto Romano (SG) Edgar Buch | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Roy Millender (SG), William Andersen (C) Stephen Alexander, David Stanley | |
| 09:23 | Gonzaga | Roy Millender misses long on a 3 from straight away | 35-64 |
| 09:22 | Santa Clara | Alberto Romano grabs the defensive rebound | 35-64 |
| 09:07 | Santa Clara | Alberto Romano throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-64 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Ronald Wiley (PF) Gary Marple | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Henry Kelley (SG), Lamar Almaguer (PF) John Harris, Ray Lawrence | |
| 08:50 | Gonzaga | Henry Kelley buries a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Roy Millender and he's fouled by Ronald Wiley - foul #1 on Ronald Wiley, team foul #8 | 35-66 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Clayton Carpenter (PG), Ronnie Glasgow (SF), James Chen (C) Huang-fu China, Jeffery Simons, Michael Parks | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 08:50 | Gonzaga | Henry Kelley misses the free throw | 35-66 |
| 08:50 | Santa Clara | James Chen snags the defensive board | 35-66 |
| 08:39 | Santa Clara | James Chen double dribbles | 35-66 |
| 08:21 | Gonzaga | Henry Kelley misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 35-66 |
| 08:20 | Santa Clara | Ronnie Glasgow pulls down the rebound | 35-66 |
| 08:07 | Santa Clara | Henry Kelley steps in front of the Ronald Wiley pass | 35-66 |
| 07:51 | Gonzaga | Lamar Almaguer misses short on a shot near the basket | 35-66 |
| 07:50 | Gonzaga | The offensive rebound goes to William Andersen | 35-66 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Clayton Carpenter (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Alberto Romano (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronnie Glasgow (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Ronald Wiley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - James Chen (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Roy Millender (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Henry Kelley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Toll (fairly fresh) 3 ast. PF - Lamar Almaguer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - William Andersen (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Gonzaga | Roy Millender makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Henry Kelley | 35-69 |
| 07:23 | Santa Clara | Clayton Carpenter clanks a 3 from straight away | 35-69 |
| 07:22 | Gonzaga | Lamar Almaguer gets the rebound | 35-69 |
| 07:01 | Gonzaga | Lamar Almaguer is called for traveling | 35-69 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gary Sherwood (PG), Charles Grimes (PF) Clayton Carpenter, Ronald Wiley | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 06:50 | Santa Clara | Charles Grimes drills a fadeaway from the right wing | 37-69 |
| 06:48 | Gonzaga | Daniel Toll is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Daniel Toll, team foul #3 | 37-69 |
| 06:29 | Santa Clara | Charles Grimes slams it home | 39-69 |
| 06:10 | Gonzaga | Lamar Almaguer misses the jumper from close range | 39-69 |
| 06:09 | Santa Clara | Charles Grimes gets the rebound | 39-69 |
| 06:00 | Santa Clara | Ronnie Glasgow throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-69 |
| 05:56 | Gonzaga | William Andersen is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Andersen, team foul #4 | 39-69 |
| 05:51 | Santa Clara | James Chen misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 39-69 |
| 05:50 | Gonzaga | William Andersen snags the defensive board | 39-69 |
| 05:46 | Gonzaga | Henry Kelley misses short on a floater from the left side | 39-69 |
| 05:45 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Charles Grimes | 39-69 |
| 05:36 | Santa Clara | Charles Grimes hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 39-69 |
| 05:34 | Gonzaga | William Andersen grabs the board | 39-69 |
| 05:32 | Gonzaga | Lamar Almaguer's pass is intercepted by Gary Sherwood in the backcourt | 39-69 |
| 05:17 | Santa Clara | Charles Grimes drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-69 |
| 05:03 | Gonzaga | Roy Millender hits a wide open floater from the right side on a nice dish by Daniel Toll | 42-71 |
| 04:56 | Santa Clara | Gary Sherwood can't connect on a floater from the left side | 42-71 |
| 04:54 | Gonzaga | Lamar Almaguer grabs the board | 42-71 |
| 04:48 | Gonzaga | Lamar Almaguer misses long on a floater from the baseline | 42-71 |
| 04:46 | Santa Clara | Charles Grimes snags the defensive board | 42-71 |
| 04:35 | Santa Clara | Alberto Romano scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-71 |
| 04:20 | Gonzaga | Henry Kelley misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-71 |
| 04:19 | Gonzaga | Lamar Almaguer tips it back up and in | 45-73 |
| 03:57 | Santa Clara | Alberto Romano's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-73 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Clayton Carpenter (PG), Ronald Wiley (PF) Gary Sherwood, James Chen | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:44 | Gonzaga | Roy Millender is fouled on the floor by Clayton Carpenter - foul #4 on Clayton Carpenter, team foul #9 | 45-73 |
| 03:44 | Gonzaga | Roy Millender makes the 1st free throw | 45-74 |
| 03:44 | Gonzaga | Roy Millender makes the 2nd free throw | 45-75 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Clayton Carpenter (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Alberto Romano (tired) 5 pts. SF - Ronnie Glasgow (tiring) 1 pts. PF - Ronald Wiley (fresh) 4 pts. C - Charles Grimes (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Roy Millender (tiring) 15 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Henry Kelley (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Daniel Toll (tiring) 4 ast. PF - Lamar Almaguer (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - William Andersen (tiring) 8 reb. | |
| 03:35 | Santa Clara | Alberto Romano makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-75 |
| 03:26 | Gonzaga | Roy Millender misses long on an open 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-75 |
| 03:24 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Ronnie Glasgow | 48-75 |
| 03:02 | Santa Clara | Alberto Romano clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Daniel Toll - foul #3 on Daniel Toll, team foul #5 | 48-75 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Chen (C) Ronnie Glasgow | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 03:02 | Santa Clara | Alberto Romano makes the 1st free throw | 49-75 |
| 03:02 | Santa Clara | Alberto Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 50-75 |
| 02:33 | Gonzaga | Henry Kelley misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-75 |
| 02:31 | Gonzaga | William Andersen pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-75 |
| 02:11 | Gonzaga | Roy Millender misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 50-75 |
| 02:10 | Gonzaga | William Andersen tips it in | 50-77 |
| 01:50 | Santa Clara | Clayton Carpenter comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 50-77 |
| 01:49 | Gonzaga | Roy Millender pulls down the rebound | 50-77 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:22 | Gonzaga | Roy Millender connects on the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Daniel Toll and he's fouled by Charles Grimes - foul #3 on Charles Grimes, team foul #10 | 50-79 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Ronnie Glasgow (SF) Ronald Wiley | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 01:22 | Gonzaga | Roy Millender makes the free throw | 50-80 |
| 01:13 | Santa Clara | Clayton Carpenter comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-80 |
| 01:11 | Santa Clara | James Chen tips it home | 52-80 |
| 00:45 | Gonzaga | Alberto Romano is called for the reach on William Andersen - foul #3 on Alberto Romano, team foul #11 | 52-80 |
| 00:45 | Gonzaga | William Andersen misses the 1st free throw | 52-80 |
| 00:45 | Gonzaga | William Andersen makes the 2nd free throw | 52-81 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:39 | Santa Clara | James Chen drills a jump hook from the left block | 54-81 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara 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 (+3) | |
| 00:18 | Gonzaga | Lamar Almaguer lays it in | 54-83 |
| 00:12 | Santa Clara | Charles Grimes drills a shot from close range and he's fouled by Lamar Almaguer - foul #3 on Lamar Almaguer, team foul #6 | 56-83 |
| 00:12 | Santa Clara | Charles Grimes misses the free throw | 56-83 |
| 00:12 | Gonzaga | Lamar Almaguer grabs the board | 56-83 |
| 00:00 | Gonzaga | Roy Millender runs out the clock | 56-83 |