| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Dean Coy (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Larry Maynard (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Archambault (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Wayne Breslin (fresh) 10 pts. C - Daniel Harrell (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Boris Pasinski (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Seabrook (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Griffin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tom Currey (fresh) 4 pts. C - Rick Ellison (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Gonzaga | James Archambault inbounds the ball | 35-38 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Gonzaga | Dean Coy is hacked by Matthew Griffin - foul #1 on Matthew Griffin, team foul #1 | 35-38 |
| 19:17 | Gonzaga | James Archambault misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 35-38 |
| 19:16 | Gonzaga | Wayne Breslin tips it home | 37-38 |
| 19:02 | Pepperdine | Matthew Griffin hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Gregory Seabrook | 37-41 |
| 18:48 | Gonzaga | Wayne Breslin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-41 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Lawrence Wilson (C) Rick Ellison | |
| 18:27 | Pepperdine | Tom Currey misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Daniel Harrell - foul #1 on Daniel Harrell, team foul #1 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Jeffery Winters (SG), Barry Schroeder (C) Gregory Seabrook, Matthew Griffin | |
| 18:27 | Pepperdine | Tom Currey misses the 1st free throw | 37-41 |
| 18:27 | Pepperdine | Tom Currey misses the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 18:27 | Gonzaga | Daniel Harrell grabs the board | 37-41 |
| 18:06 | Gonzaga | Daniel Harrell makes the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Dean Coy | 39-41 |
| 17:43 | Pepperdine | Barry Schroeder is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Barry Schroeder, team foul #2 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Fred Bissonette (C) Daniel Harrell | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Xing-Fu Chia (SG), Williams Johnson (C) Boris Pasinski, Tom Currey | |
| 17:17 | Gonzaga | Dean Coy misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 39-41 |
| 17:16 | Pepperdine | The rebound goes to Barry Schroeder | 39-41 |
| 17:12 | Pepperdine | Jeffery Winters hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but the foul's on Dean Coy - foul #2 on Dean Coy, team foul #2 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Gregory Seabrook (SG), Matthew Griffin (SF), Rick Ellison (C) Xing-Fu Chia, Lawrence Wilson, Williams Johnson | |
| 17:12 | Pepperdine | Jeffery Winters makes the 1st free throw | 39-42 |
| 17:12 | Pepperdine | Jeffery Winters makes the 2nd free throw | 39-43 |
| 17:10 | Gonzaga | Barry Schroeder is called for the reach on Larry Maynard in the backcourt - foul #2 on Barry Schroeder, team foul #3 | 39-43 |
| 16:54 | Gonzaga | Wayne Breslin misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Barry Schroeder - foul #3 on Barry Schroeder, team foul #4 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Xing-Fu Chia (PG), Brian Driscoll (PF) Jeffery Winters, Barry Schroeder | |
| 16:54 | Gonzaga | Wayne Breslin makes the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 16:54 | Gonzaga | Wayne Breslin makes the 2nd free throw | 41-43 |
| 16:36 | Pepperdine | Xing-Fu Chia throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-43 |
| 16:13 | Gonzaga | Dean Coy buries a 3 from the left wing | 44-43 |
| 15:57 | Pepperdine | Matthew Griffin misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 44-43 |
| 15:55 | Gonzaga | James Archambault snags the defensive board | 44-43 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Dean Coy (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Maynard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Archambault (tiring) 3 reb. PF - Wayne Breslin (tiring) 14 pts. 2 reb. C - Fred Bissonette (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Xing-Fu Chia (fresh) SG - Gregory Seabrook (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Matthew Griffin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Driscoll (fresh) 2 reb. C - Rick Ellison (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Gonzaga | Brian Driscoll blocks the short jumper by Wayne Breslin | 44-43 |
| 15:26 | Pepperdine | The rebound goes to Gregory Seabrook | 44-43 |
| 15:07 | Pepperdine | Xing-Fu Chia's 3 pointer is rejected by James Archambault | 44-43 |
| 15:06 | Gonzaga | Larry Maynard grabs the board | 44-43 |
| 14:43 | Gonzaga | Xing-Fu Chia takes the ball from James Archambault | 44-43 |
| 14:17 | Pepperdine | Brian Driscoll misses the fadeaway near the basket | 44-43 |
| 14:15 | Gonzaga | Wayne Breslin gets the rebound | 44-43 |
| 13:46 | Gonzaga | Brian Driscoll is called for the reach on Larry Maynard - foul #1 on Brian Driscoll, team foul #5 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Tim Hill (PG), Ronald Morrow (SG), Shawn Angeles (SF), Donald Moody (PF), Daniel Harrell (C) Dean Coy, Larry Maynard, James Archambault, Wayne Breslin, Fred Bissonette | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Boris Pasinski (PG), Jeffery Winters (SG), Lawrence Wilson (SF), Tom Currey (PF), Barry Schroeder (C) Xing-Fu Chia, Gregory Seabrook, Matthew Griffin, Brian Driscoll, Rick Ellison | |
| 13:17 | Gonzaga | Jeffery Winters is called for the reach on Ronald Morrow - foul #3 on Jeffery Winters, team foul #6 | 44-43 |
| 13:12 | Gonzaga | Barry Schroeder is called for the reach on Tim Hill - foul #4 on Barry Schroeder, team foul #7 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Williams Johnson (C) Barry Schroeder | |
| 13:12 | Gonzaga | Tim Hill misses the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 13:12 | Pepperdine | Tom Currey snags the defensive board | 44-43 |
| 12:53 | Pepperdine | Jeffery Winters double dribbles | 44-43 |
| 12:40 | Gonzaga | Tom Currey blocks the short jumper by Ronald Morrow | 44-43 |
| 12:38 | Pepperdine | Lawrence Wilson gets the rebound | 44-43 |
| 12:22 | Pepperdine | Tom Currey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 44-43 |
| 12:21 | Pepperdine | Lawrence Wilson tips it but misses | 44-43 |
| 12:20 | Gonzaga | Daniel Harrell pulls down the rebound | 44-43 |
| 11:57 | Gonzaga | Daniel Harrell throws it down on a nice dish by Tim Hill | 46-43 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Tim Hill (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Morrow (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Shawn Angeles (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Moody (fairly fresh) 2 blk. C - Daniel Harrell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Boris Pasinski (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffery Winters (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. SF - Lawrence Wilson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Tom Currey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Williams Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 11:37 | Pepperdine | Jeffery Winters hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-43 |
| 11:35 | Pepperdine | Tom Currey misses the tip | 46-43 |
| 11:33 | Gonzaga | Donald Moody gets the rebound | 46-43 |
| 11:05 | Gonzaga | Tim Hill clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 46-43 |
| 11:03 | Pepperdine | The rebound goes to Williams Johnson | 46-43 |
| 10:49 | Pepperdine | Boris Pasinski misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-43 |
| 10:47 | Gonzaga | Ronald Morrow grabs the board | 46-43 |
| 10:43 | Gonzaga | Jeffery Winters steps in front of the Ronald Morrow pass in the backcourt | 46-43 |
| 10:41 | Pepperdine | Jeffery Winters lays it up and in | 46-45 |
| 10:17 | Gonzaga | Tim Hill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-45 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Larry Maynard (SG), Dean Coy (SF), Wayne Breslin (PF) Ronald Morrow, Shawn Angeles, Donald Moody | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Xing-Fu Chia (SG), Matthew Griffin (SF), Brian Driscoll (PF), Rick Ellison (C) Jeffery Winters, Lawrence Wilson, Tom Currey, Williams Johnson | |
| 09:59 | Pepperdine | Rick Ellison misses long on a floater from the left wing | 46-45 |
| 09:57 | Gonzaga | Wayne Breslin pulls down the rebound | 46-45 |
| 09:43 | Gonzaga | Wayne Breslin misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Brian Driscoll - foul #2 on Brian Driscoll, team foul #8 | 46-45 |
| 09:43 | Gonzaga | Wayne Breslin makes the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 09:43 | Gonzaga | Wayne Breslin makes the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 09:27 | Pepperdine | Brian Driscoll is whistled for a carry | 48-45 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | James Archambault (SF) Tim Hill | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Gregory Seabrook (SG) Matthew Griffin | |
| 09:07 | Gonzaga | Wayne Breslin can't connect on a shot in the lane | 48-45 |
| 09:06 | Pepperdine | Brian Driscoll grabs the board | 48-45 |
| 08:44 | Pepperdine | Boris Pasinski drills a shot from the right wing set up by Gregory Seabrook | 48-47 |
| 08:42 | Gonzaga | Boris Pasinski picks off the pass by Dean Coy in the backcourt | 48-47 |
| 08:39 | Pepperdine | Xing-Fu Chia hits the finger roll set up by Boris Pasinski | 48-49 |
| 08:21 | Gonzaga | Dean Coy comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-49 |
| 08:20 | Gonzaga | James Archambault hits the follow up shot | 50-49 |
| 08:00 | Pepperdine | Brian Driscoll is fouled on the floor by Wayne Breslin - foul #1 on Wayne Breslin, team foul #3 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Tim Hill (PG), Fred Bissonette (C) James Archambault, Daniel Harrell | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Jeffery Winters (PG), Matthew Griffin (SF), Tom Currey (PF), Barry Schroeder (C) Boris Pasinski, Xing-Fu Chia, Brian Driscoll, Rick Ellison | |
| 07:40 | Pepperdine | Jeffery Winters can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-49 |
| 07:38 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Dean Coy | 50-49 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Tim Hill (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Maynard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dean Coy (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Wayne Breslin (tiring) 16 pts. 4 reb. C - Fred Bissonette (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Jeffery Winters (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Gregory Seabrook (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Matthew Griffin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tom Currey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Barry Schroeder (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 07:13 | Gonzaga | Dean Coy misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 50-49 |
| 07:12 | Gonzaga | Dean Coy tips it home | 52-49 |
| 06:59 | Pepperdine | Matthew Griffin's pass is intercepted by Larry Maynard | 52-49 |
| 06:35 | Gonzaga | Wayne Breslin makes the turnaround in the paint set up by Tim Hill | 54-49 |
| 06:23 | Pepperdine | Larry Maynard picks off the pass by Matthew Griffin | 54-49 |
| 06:20 | Gonzaga | Tim Hill misses the easy layup | 54-49 |
| 06:19 | Gonzaga | Dean Coy misses the tip | 54-49 |
| 06:18 | Pepperdine | Barry Schroeder grabs the defensive rebound | 54-49 |
| 06:12 | Pepperdine | Jeffery Winters clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 54-49 |
| 06:11 | Pepperdine | Tom Currey grabs the offensive board | 54-49 |
| 05:59 | Pepperdine | Matthew Griffin is called for 3 seconds | 54-49 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Ronald Morrow (SG), James Archambault (SF), Donald Moody (PF), Daniel Harrell (C) Tim Hill, Larry Maynard, Wayne Breslin, Fred Bissonette | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Boris Pasinski (PG), Xing-Fu Chia (SG), Lawrence Wilson (C) Jeffery Winters, Gregory Seabrook, Barry Schroeder | |
| 05:57 | Gonzaga | Xing-Fu Chia steals it from James Archambault in the backcourt | 54-49 |
| 05:50 | Pepperdine | Xing-Fu Chia hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 54-49 |
| 05:49 | Gonzaga | Daniel Harrell snags the defensive board | 54-49 |
| 05:21 | Gonzaga | Tom Currey denies the turnaround by James Archambault | 54-49 |
| 05:20 | Pepperdine | Matthew Griffin gets the rebound | 54-49 |
| 05:03 | Pepperdine | Matthew Griffin scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Xing-Fu Chia | 54-51 |
| 05:01 | Gonzaga | Matthew Griffin steals the ball from Daniel Harrell in the backcourt | 54-51 |
| 05:00 | Pepperdine | Xing-Fu Chia lays it in on a nice dish by Matthew Griffin | 54-53 |
| 04:41 | Gonzaga | Donald Moody is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Donald Moody, team foul #4 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Ralph Beauregard (PG), Shawn Angeles (SF), Wayne Breslin (PF) Dean Coy, James Archambault, Daniel Harrell | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Brian Driscoll (PF), Williams Johnson (C) Tom Currey, Lawrence Wilson | |
| 04:22 | Pepperdine | Ronald Morrow takes the ball from Brian Driscoll | 54-53 |
| 04:08 | Gonzaga | Shawn Angeles hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Williams Johnson - foul #1 on Williams Johnson, team foul #9 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Tim Hill (PG), Larry Maynard (SG), Fred Bissonette (C) Ralph Beauregard, Ronald Morrow, Donald Moody | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Gregory Seabrook (SG), Lawrence Wilson (SF) Xing-Fu Chia, Matthew Griffin | |
| 04:08 | Gonzaga | Shawn Angeles makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 04:08 | Gonzaga | Shawn Angeles makes the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 03:56 | Pepperdine | Boris Pasinski buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-56 |
| 03:35 | Gonzaga | Wayne Breslin hits the finger roll | 58-56 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Tim Hill (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Maynard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SF - Shawn Angeles (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wayne Breslin (tiring) 20 pts. 4 reb. C - Fred Bissonette (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Boris Pasinski (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gregory Seabrook (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Lawrence Wilson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Brian Driscoll (fresh) 3 reb. C - Williams Johnson (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 03:15 | Pepperdine | Gregory Seabrook misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 58-56 |
| 03:14 | Gonzaga | Wayne Breslin pulls down the rebound | 58-56 |
| 02:52 | Gonzaga | Wayne Breslin misses long on an open jumper from the right wing | 58-56 |
| 02:51 | Pepperdine | Lawrence Wilson snags the defensive board | 58-56 |
| 02:51 | Pepperdine | Pepperdine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-56 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Dean Coy (PG), James Archambault (SF), Donald Moody (PF), Daniel Harrell (C) Tim Hill, Shawn Angeles, Wayne Breslin, Fred Bissonette | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Jeffery Winters (PG), Xing-Fu Chia (SG), Matthew Griffin (SF), Barry Schroeder (C) Boris Pasinski, Gregory Seabrook, Lawrence Wilson, Williams Johnson | |
| 02:35 | Pepperdine | Jeffery Winters comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-56 |
| 02:34 | Pepperdine | Matthew Griffin grabs the offensive rebound | 58-56 |
| 02:14 | Pepperdine | Xing-Fu Chia's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-56 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Rick Ellison (C) Brian Driscoll | |
| 01:48 | Gonzaga | Dean Coy misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Rick Ellison - foul #3 on Rick Ellison, team foul #10 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Wayne Breslin (PF) Donald Moody | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Boris Pasinski (PG), Gregory Seabrook (SG), Tom Currey (PF) Jeffery Winters, Xing-Fu Chia, Barry Schroeder | |
| 01:48 | Gonzaga | Dean Coy misses the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 01:48 | Gonzaga | Dean Coy makes the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 01:27 | Pepperdine | Matthew Griffin is fouled on the floor by Larry Maynard - foul #2 on Larry Maynard, team foul #5 | 59-56 |
| 01:10 | Pepperdine | Gregory Seabrook is hacked by Dean Coy - foul #3 on Dean Coy, team foul #6 | 59-56 |
| 01:05 | Pepperdine | Matthew Griffin drills a floater from the baseline | 59-58 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:41 | Gonzaga | Larry Maynard hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 59-58 |
| 00:40 | Pepperdine | The rebound goes to Tom Currey | 59-58 |
| 00:35 | Pepperdine | Boris Pasinski hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 59-58 |
| 00:34 | Gonzaga | James Archambault grabs the board | 59-58 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:31 | Gonzaga | James Archambault is fouled in the backcourt by Boris Pasinski - foul #2 on Boris Pasinski, team foul #11 | 59-58 |
| 00:31 | Gonzaga | James Archambault makes the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 00:31 | Gonzaga | James Archambault makes the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| 00:22 | Pepperdine | Gregory Seabrook knocks in the floater from the free throw line | 61-60 |
| 00:21 | Gonzaga | James Archambault is fouled in the backcourt by Boris Pasinski - foul #3 on Boris Pasinski, team foul #12 | 61-60 |
| 00:21 | Gonzaga | James Archambault makes the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 00:21 | Gonzaga | James Archambault makes the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| 00:12 | Pepperdine | Gregory Seabrook misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 63-60 |
| 00:11 | Pepperdine | Rick Ellison pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-60 |
| 00:03 | Pepperdine | Gregory Seabrook travels with the ball | 63-60 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Tim Hill (PG) James Archambault | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 00:00 | Gonzaga | Tim Hill runs out the clock | 63-60 |