| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Michael Benson (fresh) SG - Raymond Ennis (fresh) SF - Larry Lusk (fresh) PF - Russell Webb (fresh) C - Peter Springer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Jose Martin (fresh) SG - Jing-Sheng Wang (fresh) SF - Arthur Stebbins (fresh) PF - Emilio Martin (fresh) C - Eric Tanski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Gonzaga | Eric Tanski wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:57 | Gonzaga | Jose Martin is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Benson - foul #1 on Michael Benson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:52 | Gonzaga | Arthur Stebbins is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Jose Martin | 0-3 |
| 19:37 | Santa Clara | Raymond Ennis travels with the ball | 0-3 |
| 19:24 | Gonzaga | Eric Tanski hits a floater near the basket on a great pass from Jose Martin | 0-5 |
| 19:11 | Santa Clara | Peter Springer's layup is rejected by Emilio Martin | 0-5 |
| 19:10 | Gonzaga | Jose Martin snags the defensive board | 0-5 |
| 18:53 | Gonzaga | Jing-Sheng Wang is whistled for a carry | 0-5 |
| 18:51 | Santa Clara | Michael Benson is hacked by Jose Martin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jose Martin, team foul #1 | 0-5 |
| 18:45 | Santa Clara | Larry Lusk comes up short on the shot from the right side | 0-5 |
| 18:43 | Gonzaga | Arthur Stebbins snags the defensive board | 0-5 |
| 18:19 | Gonzaga | Jing-Sheng Wang comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Raymond Ennis - foul #1 on Raymond Ennis, team foul #2 | 0-5 |
| 18:19 | Gonzaga | Jing-Sheng Wang makes the 1st free throw | 0-6 |
| 18:19 | Gonzaga | Jing-Sheng Wang makes the 2nd free throw | 0-7 |
| 17:55 | Santa Clara | Jose Martin picks off the pass by Michael Benson | 0-7 |
| 17:44 | Gonzaga | Jose Martin is hacked by Michael Benson - foul #2 on Michael Benson, team foul #3 | 0-7 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gordon Spicer (PG), Gerald Haddad (SG), Gregory Askew (SF), Michael Cox (C) Michael Benson, Raymond Ennis, Larry Lusk, Peter Springer | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Travis Smith (PG), Gary Teter (SG), Alex Kilian (SF), Dustin Cedillo (PF), Eugene Korn (C) Jose Martin, Jing-Sheng Wang, Arthur Stebbins, Emilio Martin, Eric Tanski | |
| 17:30 | Gonzaga | Travis Smith hits a wide open shot in the lane on a nice dish by Alex Kilian | 0-9 |
| 17:26 | Santa Clara | Gordon Spicer throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-9 |
| 17:18 | Gonzaga | Travis Smith makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Gary Teter | 0-12 |
| 17:04 | Santa Clara | Michael Cox comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 0-12 |
| 17:02 | Gonzaga | Eugene Korn gets the rebound | 0-12 |
| 16:37 | Gonzaga | Travis Smith comes up short on the shot in the lane | 0-12 |
| 16:36 | Gonzaga | Dustin Cedillo grabs the offensive board | 0-12 |
| 16:22 | Gonzaga | Dustin Cedillo misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the baseline | 0-12 |
| 16:20 | Gonzaga | Travis Smith can't tip it in | 0-12 |
| 16:18 | Santa Clara | Michael Cox gets the rebound | 0-12 |
| 15:59 | Santa Clara | Gerald Haddad is fouled on the floor by Gary Teter - foul #1 on Gary Teter, team foul #2 | 0-12 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Sean Allen (PG), Raymond Ennis (SG), Bradley Champion (SF), Peter Springer (C) Gordon Spicer, Gerald Haddad, Gregory Askew, Michael Cox | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jose Martin (PG), Jing-Sheng Wang (SG), Arthur Stebbins (SF), Emilio Martin (PF), Eric Tanski (C) Travis Smith, Gary Teter, Alex Kilian, Dustin Cedillo, Eugene Korn | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Sean Allen (fresh) SG - Raymond Ennis (fresh) SF - Bradley Champion (fresh) PF - Russell Webb (tiring) C - Peter Springer (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Jose Martin (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jing-Sheng Wang (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Arthur Stebbins (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Emilio Martin (fairly fresh) C - Eric Tanski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:45 | Santa Clara | Peter Springer is hacked by Emilio Martin - foul #1 on Emilio Martin, team foul #3 | 0-12 |
| 15:29 | Gonzaga | The refs have stopped play. Jose Martin is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 0-12 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Travis Smith (PG) Jose Martin | |
| 15:17 | Santa Clara | Bradley Champion hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 0-12 |
| 15:16 | Gonzaga | Emilio Martin snags the defensive board | 0-12 |
| 14:52 | Gonzaga | Eric Tanski scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Travis Smith | 0-14 |
| 14:46 | Santa Clara | Russell Webb's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-14 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gordon Spicer (PG), Larry Lusk (SF) Sean Allen, Bradley Champion | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 14:22 | Gonzaga | Travis Smith is hacked by Raymond Ennis - foul #2 on Raymond Ennis, team foul #4 | 0-14 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gerald Haddad (SG), Michael Cox (PF) Raymond Ennis, Russell Webb | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Gary Teter (PG), Dustin Cedillo (PF), Eugene Korn (C) Travis Smith, Emilio Martin, Eric Tanski | |
| 14:16 | Gonzaga | Jing-Sheng Wang misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-14 |
| 14:15 | Santa Clara | Gordon Spicer grabs the board | 0-14 |
| 13:53 | Santa Clara | Gerald Haddad hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-14 |
| 13:51 | Santa Clara | Peter Springer misses the tip | 0-14 |
| 13:49 | Gonzaga | Arthur Stebbins grabs the board | 0-14 |
| 13:31 | Gonzaga | Arthur Stebbins hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Gordon Spicer - foul #1 on Gordon Spicer, team foul #5 | 0-14 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Russell Webb (PF) Michael Cox | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Travis Smith (PG), Emilio Martin (PF), Eric Tanski (C) Gary Teter, Dustin Cedillo, Eugene Korn | |
| 13:31 | Gonzaga | Arthur Stebbins makes the 1st free throw | 0-15 |
| 13:31 | Gonzaga | Arthur Stebbins makes the 2nd free throw | 0-16 |
| 13:29 | Santa Clara | Gordon Spicer loses the dribble to Jing-Sheng Wang in the backcourt | 0-16 |
| 13:17 | Gonzaga | Arthur Stebbins comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-16 |
| 13:16 | Santa Clara | Gerald Haddad grabs the defensive rebound | 0-16 |
| 13:02 | Santa Clara | Gordon Spicer comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 0-16 |
| 13:00 | Gonzaga | Eric Tanski grabs the board | 0-16 |
| 12:54 | Gonzaga | Travis Smith makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Arthur Stebbins | 0-19 |
| 12:41 | Santa Clara | Peter Springer buries a floater from the left block | 2-19 |
| 12:23 | Gonzaga | Gerald Haddad takes the ball from Travis Smith | 2-19 |
| 12:08 | Santa Clara | Larry Lusk drills a fadeaway from the right side | 4-19 |
| 12:08 | Gonzaga | Gonzaga calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 4-19 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Sean Allen (PG), Bradley Champion (SF), Gregory Askew (PF), Michael Cox (C) Gerald Haddad, Larry Lusk, Russell Webb, Peter Springer | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jose Martin (PG), Gary Teter (SG), Alex Kilian (SF), Dustin Cedillo (PF), Eugene Korn (C) Travis Smith, Jing-Sheng Wang, Arthur Stebbins, Emilio Martin, Eric Tanski | |
| 12:06 | Gonzaga | Jose Martin is fouled in the backcourt by Sean Allen - foul #1 on Sean Allen, team foul #6 | 4-19 |
| 11:55 | Gonzaga | Jose Martin hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Gary Teter | 4-21 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Sean Allen (fresh) SG - Gordon Spicer (tiring) SF - Bradley Champion (fresh) PF - Michael Cox (fairly fresh) C - Gregory Askew (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Jose Martin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Teter (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Alex Kilian (fresh) PF - Dustin Cedillo (fairly fresh) C - Eugene Korn (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:34 | Santa Clara | Jose Martin takes the ball from Michael Cox | 4-21 |
| 11:17 | Gonzaga | Jose Martin makes the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Alex Kilian | 4-23 |
| 11:08 | Santa Clara | Gregory Askew throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-23 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Larry Lusk (SF), Russell Webb (PF), Peter Springer (C) Bradley Champion, Michael Cox, Gregory Askew | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Arthur Stebbins (SF) Dustin Cedillo | |
| 10:58 | Gonzaga | Gary Teter is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 4-23 |
| 10:57 | Santa Clara | Peter Springer pulls down the rebound | 4-23 |
| 10:40 | Santa Clara | Russell Webb throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-23 |
| 10:40 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 4-23 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gerald Haddad (PG), Gregory Askew (C) Sean Allen, Peter Springer | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jing-Sheng Wang (SG), Emilio Martin (PF), Eric Tanski (C) Gary Teter, Alex Kilian, Eugene Korn | |
| 10:32 | Gonzaga | Emilio Martin lays it in uncontested set up by Jose Martin | 4-25 |
| 10:28 | Santa Clara | Gordon Spicer travels in the backcourt | 4-25 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Bradley Champion (SF) Larry Lusk | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 10:08 | Gonzaga | Jing-Sheng Wang is open and scores on a shot in the lane on a great pass from Jose Martin | 4-27 |
| 09:56 | Santa Clara | Gordon Spicer comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 4-27 |
| 09:55 | Gonzaga | Eric Tanski gets the rebound | 4-27 |
| 09:49 | Gonzaga | Jing-Sheng Wang misses the easy layup | 4-27 |
| 09:47 | Gonzaga | Eric Tanski pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-27 |
| 09:37 | Gonzaga | Emilio Martin clanks a floater from the left block | 4-27 |
| 09:35 | Gonzaga | The offensive rebound goes to Emilio Martin | 4-27 |
| 09:22 | Gonzaga | Jing-Sheng Wang hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 4-27 |
| 09:21 | Gonzaga | Eric Tanski pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-27 |
| 09:11 | Gonzaga | Jing-Sheng Wang buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 4-29 |
| 08:54 | Santa Clara | Gordon Spicer loses the dribble to Arthur Stebbins | 4-29 |
| 08:51 | Gonzaga | Arthur Stebbins misses the lay-in | 4-29 |
| 08:49 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Gordon Spicer | 4-29 |
| 08:27 | Santa Clara | Gerald Haddad can't connect on an uncontested floater from the free throw line | 4-29 |
| 08:25 | Santa Clara | Gregory Askew gets the offensive rebound | 4-29 |
| 08:06 | Santa Clara | Russell Webb comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Emilio Martin - foul #2 on Emilio Martin, team foul #4 | 4-29 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Sean Allen (PG), Larry Lusk (SF), Michael Cox (C) Gordon Spicer, Bradley Champion, Gregory Askew | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Gary Teter (PG), Travis Smith (SG), Alex Kilian (SF), Dustin Cedillo (PF), Eugene Korn (C) Jose Martin, Jing-Sheng Wang, Arthur Stebbins, Emilio Martin, Eric Tanski | |
| 08:06 | Santa Clara | Russell Webb makes the 1st free throw | 5-29 |
| 08:06 | Santa Clara | Russell Webb misses the 2nd free throw | 5-29 |
| 08:06 | Gonzaga | Eugene Korn gets the rebound | 5-29 |
| 07:45 | Gonzaga | Gary Teter misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the free throw line | 5-29 |
| 07:44 | Santa Clara | Michael Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 5-29 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Sean Allen (fresh) SG - Gerald Haddad (tired) SF - Larry Lusk (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Russell Webb (tired) 1 pts. C - Michael Cox (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Gary Teter (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Travis Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alex Kilian (fresh) PF - Dustin Cedillo (fairly fresh) C - Eugene Korn (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Santa Clara | Gary Teter steals it from Sean Allen | 5-29 |
| 07:21 | Gonzaga | Dustin Cedillo misses the dunk | 5-29 |
| 07:20 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Russell Webb | 5-29 |
| 07:00 | Santa Clara | Michael Cox hits a fadeaway from the left block | 7-29 |
| 06:57 | Gonzaga | Gary Teter is fouled in the backcourt by Russell Webb - foul #1 on Russell Webb, team foul #7 | 7-29 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gordon Spicer (SG), Peter Springer (C) Gerald Haddad, Russell Webb | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jose Martin (PG), Arthur Stebbins (SF) Travis Smith, Alex Kilian | |
| 06:57 | Gonzaga | Gary Teter makes the 1st free throw | 7-30 |
| 06:57 | Gonzaga | Gary Teter makes the 2nd free throw | 7-31 |
| 06:55 | Santa Clara | Sean Allen is fouled in the backcourt by Jose Martin - foul #2 on Jose Martin, team foul #5 | 7-31 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Travis Smith (SG) Jose Martin | |
| 06:41 | Santa Clara | Gordon Spicer clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 7-31 |
| 06:39 | Gonzaga | Dustin Cedillo gets the rebound | 7-31 |
| 06:26 | Gonzaga | Gary Teter hits a wide open jumper from just outside the lane | 7-33 |
| 06:16 | Santa Clara | Gordon Spicer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 7-33 |
| 06:14 | Gonzaga | Travis Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 7-33 |
| 06:12 | Gonzaga | Travis Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-33 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Alex Kilian (PF) Dustin Cedillo | |
| 06:02 | Santa Clara | The pull-up jumper by Larry Lusk is blocked by Eugene Korn | 7-33 |
| 06:00 | Gonzaga | Travis Smith pulls down the rebound | 7-33 |
| 05:46 | Gonzaga | Arthur Stebbins hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 7-33 |
| 05:44 | Santa Clara | Michael Cox gets the rebound | 7-33 |
| 05:29 | Santa Clara | Larry Lusk's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-33 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gerald Haddad (SG) Gordon Spicer | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jing-Sheng Wang (SG), Dustin Cedillo (PF), Eric Tanski (C) Gary Teter, Alex Kilian, Eugene Korn | |
| 05:08 | Gonzaga | Arthur Stebbins is hacked by Peter Springer - foul #1 on Peter Springer, team foul #8 | 7-33 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Gary Teter (PG) Travis Smith | |
| 05:08 | Gonzaga | Arthur Stebbins makes the 1st free throw | 7-34 |
| 05:08 | Gonzaga | Arthur Stebbins makes the 2nd free throw | 7-35 |
| 05:06 | Santa Clara | Arthur Stebbins takes the ball from Sean Allen in the backcourt | 7-35 |
| 04:57 | Gonzaga | Eric Tanski misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Peter Springer - foul #2 on Peter Springer, team foul #9 | 7-35 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Russell Webb (PF) Peter Springer | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Alex Kilian (PF) Dustin Cedillo | |
| 04:57 | Gonzaga | Eric Tanski makes the 1st free throw | 7-36 |
| 04:57 | Gonzaga | Eric Tanski makes the 2nd free throw | 7-37 |
| 04:32 | Santa Clara | Russell Webb can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 7-37 |
| 04:31 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Alex Kilian | 7-37 |
| 04:17 | Gonzaga | Arthur Stebbins misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-37 |
| 04:16 | Gonzaga | Alex Kilian grabs the offensive board | 7-37 |
| 04:11 | Gonzaga | Arthur Stebbins connects on the open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Gary Teter | 7-39 |
| 04:09 | Santa Clara | Sean Allen loses the dribble to Jing-Sheng Wang in the backcourt | 7-39 |
| 04:08 | Gonzaga | Jing-Sheng Wang dunks the ball | 7-41 |
| 03:49 | Santa Clara | Michael Cox lays it in | 9-41 |
| 03:49 | Gonzaga | Gonzaga calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 9-41 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Benson (PG), Raymond Ennis (SG), Bradley Champion (SF), Gregory Askew (PF), Peter Springer (C) Sean Allen, Gerald Haddad, Larry Lusk, Russell Webb, Michael Cox | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jose Martin (PG), Emilio Martin (PF), Eugene Korn (C) Gary Teter, Alex Kilian, Eric Tanski | |
| 03:47 | Gonzaga | Jing-Sheng Wang loses the dribble to Gregory Askew in the backcourt | 9-41 |
| 03:22 | Santa Clara | Bradley Champion hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 9-41 |
| 03:20 | Santa Clara | The offensive rebound goes to Peter Springer | 9-41 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Michael Benson (fresh) SG - Raymond Ennis (fresh) SF - Bradley Champion (fresh) PF - Gregory Askew (fairly fresh) C - Peter Springer (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Jose Martin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jing-Sheng Wang (tired) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Arthur Stebbins (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Emilio Martin (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Eugene Korn (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Santa Clara | The short jumper by Bradley Champion is denied by Emilio Martin | 9-41 |
| 03:05 | Gonzaga | Jose Martin grabs the defensive rebound | 9-41 |
| 02:53 | Gonzaga | Arthur Stebbins drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 9-44 |
| 02:34 | Santa Clara | Peter Springer comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 9-44 |
| 02:33 | Santa Clara | Peter Springer pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-44 |
| 02:13 | Santa Clara | Bradley Champion knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Michael Benson | 11-44 |
| 02:04 | Gonzaga | Emilio Martin makes the floater near the basket and he's fouled by Gregory Askew - foul #1 on Gregory Askew, team foul #10 | 11-46 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Larry Lusk (SF), Russell Webb (PF) Bradley Champion, Gregory Askew | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Travis Smith (SG), Alex Kilian (SF), Eric Tanski (C) Jing-Sheng Wang, Arthur Stebbins, Eugene Korn | |
| 02:04 | Gonzaga | Emilio Martin makes the free throw | 11-47 |
| 01:48 | Santa Clara | Russell Webb misses the jumper in the lane | 11-47 |
| 01:46 | Gonzaga | Travis Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 11-47 |
| 01:31 | Gonzaga | Travis Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 11-47 |
| 01:29 | Gonzaga | Jose Martin pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-47 |
| 01:19 | Gonzaga | Travis Smith hits a runner from the baseline and the foul's on Raymond Ennis - foul #3 on Raymond Ennis, team foul #11 | 11-49 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gordon Spicer (SG), Michael Cox (C) Raymond Ennis, Peter Springer | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Dustin Cedillo (PF) Emilio Martin | |
| 01:19 | Gonzaga | Travis Smith misses the free throw | 11-49 |
| 01:19 | Santa Clara | Michael Cox snags the defensive board | 11-49 |
| 01:17 | Santa Clara | Larry Lusk's pass is intercepted by Jose Martin in the backcourt | 11-49 |
| 00:59 | Gonzaga | Travis Smith misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 11-49 |
| 00:57 | Gonzaga | Eric Tanski tips it but misses | 11-49 |
| 00:56 | Gonzaga | Dustin Cedillo snags the offensive board | 11-49 |
| 00:43 | Gonzaga | Russell Webb steps in front of the Alex Kilian pass | 11-49 |
| 00:28 | Santa Clara | Gordon Spicer drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 14-49 |
| 00:05 | Gonzaga | Eric Tanski is open but misses the lay-in | 14-49 |
| 00:04 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Michael Cox | 14-49 |
| 00:04 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 14-49 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gregory Askew (SF), Peter Springer (C) Larry Lusk, Michael Cox | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Gary Teter (SG), Arthur Stebbins (SF), Eugene Korn (C) Travis Smith, Alex Kilian, Eric Tanski | |
| 00:00 | Santa Clara | Gordon Spicer misses the halfcourt shot | 14-49 |