| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Norman White (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Fleshman (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Gary Hickman (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Patrick (fresh) 2 pts. C - Barry Weatherly (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Mark Deaton (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Bolden (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Danny McIlhinney (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Meixelberger (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Stephen Guo (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Gonzaga | Danny McIlhinney inbounds the ball | 30-42 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Gonzaga | Michael Bolden misses short on a floater from the right side | 30-42 |
| 19:43 | Santa Clara | Dennis Fleshman gets the rebound | 30-42 |
| 19:33 | Santa Clara | Norman White misses the lay-in | 30-42 |
| 19:31 | Gonzaga | Mark Deaton gets the rebound | 30-42 |
| 19:11 | Gonzaga | Michael Bolden is open and scores on a shot from the left side on a great pass from Mark Deaton | 30-44 |
| 19:00 | Santa Clara | Norman White hits a fadeaway from the right side | 32-44 |
| 18:40 | Gonzaga | Danny McIlhinney is fouled on the floor by Gary Hickman - foul #2 on Gary Hickman, team foul #1 | 32-44 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gary Cranor (SG), Richard Brown (SF), Marc Nicholson (PF), William Watkins (C) Dennis Fleshman, Gary Hickman, Walter Patrick, Barry Weatherly | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 18:26 | Gonzaga | Mark Deaton misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-44 |
| 18:25 | Santa Clara | William Watkins gets the rebound | 32-44 |
| 18:09 | Santa Clara | Michael Bolden takes the ball from Marc Nicholson | 32-44 |
| 18:05 | Gonzaga | Michael Bolden drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Mark Deaton and the foul's on Gary Cranor - foul #2 on Gary Cranor, team foul #2 | 32-46 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Lawrence Holleman (SG) Norman White | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Vincent King (PG), Jason Bryan (SF), Paul Lighty (C) Mark Deaton, Danny McIlhinney, Stephen Guo | |
| 18:05 | Gonzaga | Michael Bolden misses the free throw | 32-46 |
| 18:05 | Santa Clara | Marc Nicholson snags the defensive board | 32-46 |
| 17:40 | Santa Clara | Lawrence Holleman is fouled on the floor by Michael Bolden - foul #1 on Michael Bolden, team foul #1 | 32-46 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gary Hickman (SF) Gary Cranor | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 17:33 | Santa Clara | Richard Brown buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Lawrence Holleman | 35-46 |
| 17:14 | Gonzaga | Michael Bolden is fouled on the floor by Richard Brown - foul #3 on Richard Brown, team foul #3 | 35-46 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Dennis Fleshman (SG), Raymond Alba (PF), Barry Weatherly (C) Richard Brown, Marc Nicholson, William Watkins | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 17:04 | Gonzaga | Michael Bolden can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-46 |
| 17:03 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Barry Weatherly | 35-46 |
| 16:50 | Santa Clara | Gary Hickman throws it down on a great pass from Lawrence Holleman and the foul's on Jason Bryan - foul #1 on Jason Bryan, team foul #2 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Norman White (PG), Walter Patrick (PF) Lawrence Holleman, Raymond Alba | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Mark Deaton (PG), Stephen Guo (C) Vincent King, Paul Lighty | |
| 16:50 | Santa Clara | Gary Hickman misses the free throw | 37-46 |
| 16:50 | Gonzaga | Michael Meixelberger gets the rebound | 37-46 |
| 16:35 | Gonzaga | Stephen Guo misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 37-46 |
| 16:33 | Santa Clara | Gary Hickman snags the defensive board | 37-46 |
| 16:28 | Santa Clara | Gary Hickman evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 37-46 |
| 16:27 | Santa Clara | Barry Weatherly grabs the offensive board | 37-46 |
| 16:14 | Santa Clara | Norman White can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 37-46 |
| 16:13 | Santa Clara | Walter Patrick misses the tip | 37-46 |
| 16:11 | Santa Clara | Gary Hickman pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-46 |
| 16:06 | Santa Clara | Walter Patrick is open but comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 37-46 |
| 16:04 | Gonzaga | Michael Meixelberger grabs the board | 37-46 |
| 16:02 | Gonzaga | Mark Deaton loses the dribble to Norman White in the backcourt | 37-46 |
| 16:00 | Santa Clara | Walter Patrick lays it in on a great pass from Norman White | 39-46 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Norman White (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dennis Fleshman (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Gary Hickman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Walter Patrick (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Barry Weatherly (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Mark Deaton (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Michael Bolden (tiring) 15 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jason Bryan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Meixelberger (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Stephen Guo (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Gonzaga | Michael Bolden misses the 3 from the right corner | 39-46 |
| 15:46 | Gonzaga | Stephen Guo snags the offensive board | 39-46 |
| 15:28 | Gonzaga | Michael Bolden can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 39-46 |
| 15:26 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Norman White | 39-46 |
| 15:12 | Santa Clara | Norman White comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 39-46 |
| 15:11 | Santa Clara | Gary Hickman misses the tip | 39-46 |
| 15:09 | Gonzaga | Stephen Guo grabs the board | 39-46 |
| 15:07 | Gonzaga | Jason Bryan is hacked by Gary Hickman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gary Hickman, team foul #4 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gary Cranor (PG), Lawrence Holleman (SG), Richard Brown (SF), Marc Nicholson (PF), William Watkins (C) Norman White, Dennis Fleshman, Gary Hickman, Walter Patrick, Barry Weatherly | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Vincent King (PG), Joshua Cameron (SG), Nicholas Jackson (SF), Danny McIlhinney (PF), Paul Lighty (C) Mark Deaton, Michael Bolden, Jason Bryan, Michael Meixelberger, Stephen Guo | |
| 14:56 | Gonzaga | Joshua Cameron misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 39-46 |
| 14:55 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to William Watkins | 39-46 |
| 14:45 | Santa Clara | Marc Nicholson connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Gary Cranor and he's fouled by Danny McIlhinney - foul #1 on Danny McIlhinney, team foul #3 | 41-46 |
| 14:45 | Santa Clara | Marc Nicholson misses the free throw | 41-46 |
| 14:45 | Gonzaga | Danny McIlhinney grabs the board | 41-46 |
| 14:30 | Gonzaga | Paul Lighty hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Danny McIlhinney | 41-48 |
| 14:07 | Santa Clara | Richard Brown makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Lawrence Holleman | 43-48 |
| 13:52 | Gonzaga | Nicholas Jackson clanks a shot from the left block | 43-48 |
| 13:50 | Santa Clara | William Watkins gets the rebound | 43-48 |
| 13:43 | Santa Clara | William Watkins is hacked by Danny McIlhinney - foul #2 on Danny McIlhinney, team foul #4 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Norman White (PG), Dennis Fleshman (SG), Raymond Alba (PF), Kevin Brown (C) Gary Cranor, Lawrence Holleman, Marc Nicholson, William Watkins | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Michael Meixelberger (PF) Danny McIlhinney | |
| 13:32 | Santa Clara | Richard Brown is called for traveling | 43-48 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Michael Bolden (SG), Stephen Guo (C) Joshua Cameron, Paul Lighty | |
| 13:30 | Gonzaga | Stephen Guo is fouled in the backcourt by Dennis Fleshman - foul #3 on Dennis Fleshman, team foul #5 | 43-48 |
| 13:12 | Gonzaga | Michael Meixelberger knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Michael Bolden | 43-51 |
| 12:54 | Santa Clara | Kevin Brown scores on a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Norman White | 45-51 |
| 12:43 | Gonzaga | Michael Meixelberger misses short on a floater from the left wing | 45-51 |
| 12:41 | Gonzaga | The offensive rebound goes to Nicholas Jackson | 45-51 |
| 12:22 | Gonzaga | Nicholas Jackson knocks in the turnaround from the right block set up by Michael Bolden and he's fouled by Kevin Brown - foul #1 on Kevin Brown, team foul #6 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Lawrence Holleman (SG), Marc Nicholson (SF), Walter Patrick (PF), William Watkins (C) Dennis Fleshman, Richard Brown, Raymond Alba, Kevin Brown | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Mark Deaton (PG), Joshua Cameron (SG), Danny McIlhinney (PF), Paul Lighty (C) Vincent King, Michael Bolden, Michael Meixelberger, Stephen Guo | |
| 12:22 | Gonzaga | Nicholas Jackson makes the free throw | 45-54 |
| 12:09 | Santa Clara | Lawrence Holleman drills a jumper from the left wing | 47-54 |
| 12:01 | Gonzaga | Joshua Cameron drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Nicholas Jackson | 47-57 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Norman White (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lawrence Holleman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Marc Nicholson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Walter Patrick (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - William Watkins (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Mark Deaton (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Joshua Cameron (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Jackson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Danny McIlhinney (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Lighty (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Santa Clara | Walter Patrick misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Paul Lighty - foul #1 on Paul Lighty, team foul #5 | 47-57 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gary Hickman (SF) Marc Nicholson | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 11:40 | Santa Clara | Walter Patrick makes the 1st free throw | 48-57 |
| 11:40 | Santa Clara | Walter Patrick misses the 2nd free throw | 48-57 |
| 11:40 | Gonzaga | Paul Lighty snags the defensive board | 48-57 |
| 11:34 | Gonzaga | Norman White takes the ball from Paul Lighty in the backcourt | 48-57 |
| 11:33 | Santa Clara | Gary Hickman lays it up and in on a nice dish by Norman White | 50-57 |
| 11:16 | Gonzaga | Joshua Cameron loses the ball out of bounds | 50-57 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gary Cranor (SG), Raymond Alba (PF), Barry Weatherly (C) Lawrence Holleman, Walter Patrick, William Watkins | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jason Bryan (SG), Michael Meixelberger (PF), Stephen Guo (C) Joshua Cameron, Danny McIlhinney, Paul Lighty | |
| 10:58 | Santa Clara | Gary Hickman shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the driving attempt from the right block | 52-57 |
| 10:46 | Gonzaga | Mark Deaton hits a wide open jumper from the left side and he's fouled by Raymond Alba - foul #1 on Raymond Alba, team foul #7 | 52-59 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kevin Brown (PG), Marc Nicholson (PF) Norman White, Raymond Alba | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Michael Bolden (SG) Jason Bryan | |
| 10:46 | Gonzaga | Mark Deaton makes the free throw | 52-60 |
| 10:31 | Santa Clara | Gary Hickman lays it up and in and he's fouled by Stephen Guo - foul #3 on Stephen Guo, team foul #6 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Richard Brown (SG) Gary Cranor | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Vincent King (PG), Jason Bryan (SF) Mark Deaton, Nicholas Jackson | |
| 10:31 | Santa Clara | Gary Hickman makes the free throw | 55-60 |
| 10:16 | Gonzaga | Michael Bolden drills a 3 from the left wing | 55-63 |
| 09:57 | Santa Clara | The jump hook by Gary Hickman is blocked by Michael Meixelberger | 55-63 |
| 09:55 | Santa Clara | Barry Weatherly grabs the offensive board | 55-63 |
| 09:42 | Santa Clara | Richard Brown clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-63 |
| 09:40 | Santa Clara | Barry Weatherly tips it but misses | 55-63 |
| 09:39 | Gonzaga | Michael Meixelberger snags the defensive board | 55-63 |
| 09:29 | Gonzaga | Michael Meixelberger misses the jump hook in the paint | 55-63 |
| 09:28 | Santa Clara | Kevin Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 55-63 |
| 08:59 | Santa Clara | Barry Weatherly clanks a 3 from the left wing | 55-63 |
| 08:57 | Gonzaga | Stephen Guo gets the rebound | 55-63 |
| 08:46 | Gonzaga | Stephen Guo drills a shot from the left wing | 55-65 |
| 08:27 | Santa Clara | Jason Bryan is called for the reach on Gary Hickman - foul #2 on Jason Bryan, team foul #7 | 55-65 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Norman White (PG), Dennis Fleshman (SG), Walter Patrick (PF), William Watkins (C) Kevin Brown, Richard Brown, Marc Nicholson, Barry Weatherly | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Mark Deaton (PG), Joshua Cameron (SG), Nicholas Jackson (SF), Danny McIlhinney (PF), Paul Lighty (C) Vincent King, Michael Bolden, Jason Bryan, Michael Meixelberger, Stephen Guo | |
| 08:27 | Santa Clara | Gary Hickman makes the 1st free throw | 56-65 |
| 08:27 | Santa Clara | Gary Hickman makes the 2nd free throw | 57-65 |
| 08:09 | Gonzaga | Nicholas Jackson makes the turnaround from the baseline | 57-67 |
| 07:55 | Santa Clara | Dennis Fleshman is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Jackson - foul #4 on Nicholas Jackson, team foul #8 | 57-67 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Raymond Alba (SF) Gary Hickman | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 07:55 | Santa Clara | Dennis Fleshman misses the 1st free throw | 57-67 |
| 07:55 | Gonzaga | Joshua Cameron pulls down the rebound | 57-67 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Norman White (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dennis Fleshman (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Raymond Alba (fresh) PF - Walter Patrick (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - William Watkins (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Mark Deaton (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - Joshua Cameron (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Jackson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Danny McIlhinney (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Lighty (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Gonzaga | Nicholas Jackson misses badly on a floater in the lane | 57-67 |
| 07:33 | Santa Clara | Raymond Alba grabs the board | 57-67 |
| 07:27 | Santa Clara | Walter Patrick misses the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Paul Lighty - foul #2 on Paul Lighty, team foul #9 | 57-67 |
| 07:27 | Santa Clara | Walter Patrick makes the 1st free throw | 58-67 |
| 07:27 | Santa Clara | Walter Patrick makes the 2nd free throw | 59-67 |
| 07:24 | Gonzaga | Dennis Fleshman takes the ball from Mark Deaton in the backcourt | 59-67 |
| 07:10 | Santa Clara | Walter Patrick is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 59-67 |
| 07:08 | Gonzaga | Danny McIlhinney snags the defensive board | 59-67 |
| 06:55 | Gonzaga | Nicholas Jackson connects on the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Mark Deaton | 59-69 |
| 06:30 | Santa Clara | Walter Patrick hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-69 |
| 06:29 | Gonzaga | Paul Lighty snags the defensive board | 59-69 |
| 06:03 | Gonzaga | Mark Deaton drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Danny McIlhinney | 59-71 |
| 06:01 | Santa Clara | Norman White's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-71 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gary Cranor (PG), Lawrence Holleman (SG), Richard Brown (SF), Barry Weatherly (C) Norman White, Dennis Fleshman, Raymond Alba, William Watkins | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Vincent King (PG), Michael Bolden (SG), Michael Meixelberger (PF), Stephen Guo (C) Mark Deaton, Joshua Cameron, Danny McIlhinney, Paul Lighty | |
| 05:49 | Gonzaga | Stephen Guo misses the turnaround from close range | 59-71 |
| 05:47 | Santa Clara | Barry Weatherly grabs the defensive rebound | 59-71 |
| 05:27 | Santa Clara | Walter Patrick hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Vincent King - foul #2 on Vincent King, team foul #10 | 61-71 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Marc Nicholson (C) Barry Weatherly | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jason Bryan (SF) Nicholas Jackson | |
| 05:27 | Santa Clara | Walter Patrick makes the free throw | 62-71 |
| 05:16 | Gonzaga | Michael Bolden hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-71 |
| 05:14 | Santa Clara | Marc Nicholson pulls down the rebound | 62-71 |
| 04:58 | Santa Clara | Marc Nicholson comes up short on the floater from the left side | 62-71 |
| 04:57 | Santa Clara | Walter Patrick grabs the offensive board | 62-71 |
| 04:51 | Santa Clara | Marc Nicholson knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Lawrence Holleman | 65-71 |
| 04:47 | Gonzaga | Vincent King is hacked by Lawrence Holleman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lawrence Holleman, team foul #8 | 65-71 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Norman White (PG), Kevin Brown (C) Gary Cranor, Walter Patrick | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Nicholas Jackson (SF) Michael Bolden | |
| 04:47 | Gonzaga | Vincent King makes the 1st free throw | 65-72 |
| 04:47 | Gonzaga | Vincent King misses the 2nd free throw | 65-72 |
| 04:47 | Gonzaga | Stephen Guo pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-72 |
| 04:32 | Gonzaga | Stephen Guo is by himself and knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Jason Bryan | 65-74 |
| 04:07 | Santa Clara | Vincent King steals it from Kevin Brown | 65-74 |
| 04:02 | Gonzaga | Jason Bryan is fouled in the backcourt by Lawrence Holleman - foul #2 on Lawrence Holleman, team foul #9 | 65-74 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Dennis Fleshman (SG), Gary Hickman (SF), Raymond Alba (PF) Lawrence Holleman, Richard Brown, Marc Nicholson | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Mark Deaton (PG), Paul Lighty (C) Vincent King, Stephen Guo | |
| 04:02 | Gonzaga | Jason Bryan misses the 1st free throw | 65-74 |
| 04:02 | Santa Clara | Gary Hickman grabs the defensive rebound | 65-74 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:40 | Santa Clara | Raymond Alba misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Michael Meixelberger - foul #4 on Michael Meixelberger, team foul #11 | 65-74 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | William Watkins (C) Kevin Brown | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Joshua Cameron (SG), Danny McIlhinney (SF) Jason Bryan, Nicholas Jackson | |
| 03:40 | Santa Clara | Raymond Alba makes the 1st free throw | 66-74 |
| 03:40 | Santa Clara | Raymond Alba makes the 2nd free throw | 67-74 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Norman White (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dennis Fleshman (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gary Hickman (fresh) 20 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Raymond Alba (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Watkins (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Mark Deaton (fresh) 12 pts. 7 ast. SG - Joshua Cameron (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny McIlhinney (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Michael Meixelberger (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Paul Lighty (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Gonzaga | Mark Deaton clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 67-74 |
| 03:24 | Santa Clara | Gary Hickman snags the defensive board | 67-74 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:10 | Santa Clara | William Watkins loses the ball out of bounds | 67-74 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Marc Nicholson (PF) Raymond Alba | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Michael Bolden (SG), Stephen Guo (C) Joshua Cameron, Paul Lighty | |
| 02:48 | Gonzaga | Mark Deaton can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 67-74 |
| 02:47 | Gonzaga | Danny McIlhinney grabs the offensive board | 67-74 |
| 02:27 | Gonzaga | Michael Bolden is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Stephen Guo | 67-76 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:11 | Santa Clara | Dennis Fleshman is open and lays it up and in set up by Norman White | 69-76 |
| 01:57 | Gonzaga | Stephen Guo is wide open and slams it home on a great pass from Mark Deaton | 69-78 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:46 | Santa Clara | Dennis Fleshman hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 69-78 |
| 01:44 | Gonzaga | Danny McIlhinney snags the defensive board | 69-78 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:27 | Gonzaga | Mark Deaton misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 69-78 |
| 01:25 | Gonzaga | Stephen Guo pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-78 |
| 01:07 | Gonzaga | Michael Meixelberger misses the easy layup | 69-78 |
| 01:06 | Santa Clara | William Watkins gets the rebound | 69-78 |
| 01:06 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-78 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Walter Patrick (PF), Barry Weatherly (C) Marc Nicholson, William Watkins | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Nicholas Jackson (SF) Danny McIlhinney | |
| 00:57 | Santa Clara | Walter Patrick is fouled on the floor by Michael Meixelberger - foul #5 on Michael Meixelberger, team foul #12 | 69-78 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Danny McIlhinney (PF) Michael Meixelberger | |
| 00:57 | Santa Clara | Walter Patrick makes the 1st free throw | 70-78 |
| 00:57 | Santa Clara | Walter Patrick misses the 2nd free throw | 70-78 |
| 00:57 | Gonzaga | Danny McIlhinney pulls down the rebound | 70-78 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:54 | Gonzaga | Norman White is called for the reach on Danny McIlhinney in the backcourt - foul #2 on Norman White, team foul #10 | 70-78 |
| 00:54 | Gonzaga | Danny McIlhinney makes the 1st free throw | 70-79 |
| 00:54 | Gonzaga | Danny McIlhinney makes the 2nd free throw | 70-80 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:50 | Santa Clara | Gary Hickman splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Mark Deaton - foul #2 on Mark Deaton, team foul #13 | 70-80 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gary Cranor (PG), Lawrence Holleman (SG), Marc Nicholson (PF), William Watkins (C) Norman White, Dennis Fleshman, Walter Patrick, Barry Weatherly | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 00:50 | Santa Clara | Gary Hickman makes the 1st free throw | 71-80 |
| 00:50 | Santa Clara | Gary Hickman misses the 2nd free throw | 71-80 |
| 00:50 | Gonzaga | Danny McIlhinney pulls down the rebound | 71-80 |
| 00:49 | Gonzaga | Danny McIlhinney is hacked by Gary Cranor in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gary Cranor, team foul #11 | 71-80 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Norman White (PG), Dennis Fleshman (SG), Walter Patrick (PF), Barry Weatherly (C) Gary Cranor, Lawrence Holleman, Marc Nicholson, William Watkins | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 00:49 | Gonzaga | Danny McIlhinney makes the 1st free throw | 71-81 |
| 00:49 | Gonzaga | Danny McIlhinney makes the 2nd free throw | 71-82 |
| 00:41 | Santa Clara | Gary Hickman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 71-82 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gary Cranor (PG), Lawrence Holleman (SG), Richard Brown (SF), Marc Nicholson (PF), William Watkins (C) Norman White, Dennis Fleshman, Gary Hickman, Walter Patrick, Barry Weatherly | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 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) | |
| 00:20 | Gonzaga | Michael Bolden hits a wide open turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Mark Deaton | 71-84 |
| 00:15 | Santa Clara | Marc Nicholson's floater is knocked away by Stephen Guo | 71-84 |
| 00:14 | Gonzaga | Nicholas Jackson gets the rebound | 71-84 |
| 00:00 | Gonzaga | Mark Deaton runs out the clock | 71-84 |