| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Donald Reason (fresh) SG - Kevin Arakaki (fresh) SF - Jesse Cory (fresh) PF - James Lucas (fresh) C - Charles Lew (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Richard Wilbanks (fresh) SG - Marcus Mullan (fresh) SF - Clarence Williamson (fresh) PF - Victor Jones (fresh) C - Russell Adkins (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Washington State | Russell Adkins wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Washington State | Victor Jones comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Gonzaga | Donald Reason snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Gonzaga | James Lucas buries a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Kevin Arakaki | 2-0 |
| 18:58 | Washington State | Marcus Mullan's pass is intercepted by Charles Lew | 2-0 |
| 18:37 | Gonzaga | James Lucas misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 18:36 | Washington State | Marcus Mullan snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:24 | Washington State | Marcus Mullan misses short on a shot from the right block | 2-0 |
| 18:23 | Gonzaga | James Lucas gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:17 | Gonzaga | Kevin Arakaki comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:16 | Gonzaga | James Lucas grabs the offensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:11 | Gonzaga | James Lucas misses the lay-in but the foul's on Russell Adkins - foul #1 on Russell Adkins, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:11 | Gonzaga | James Lucas makes the 1st free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:11 | Gonzaga | James Lucas makes the 2nd free throw | 4-0 |
| 17:52 | Washington State | Russell Adkins makes the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Clarence Williamson | 4-2 |
| 17:40 | Gonzaga | Victor Jones is called for the reach on Kevin Arakaki - foul #1 on Victor Jones, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| 17:19 | Gonzaga | Kevin Arakaki misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 4-2 |
| 17:18 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Victor Jones | 4-2 |
| 17:11 | Washington State | Victor Jones is fouled on the floor by James Lucas - foul #1 on James Lucas, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Thomas Banks (C) Russell Adkins | |
| 17:03 | Washington State | Richard Wilbanks misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 4-2 |
| 17:01 | Gonzaga | Jesse Cory snags the defensive board | 4-2 |
| 16:56 | Gonzaga | Kevin Arakaki buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Donald Reason | 7-2 |
| 16:43 | Washington State | Clarence Williamson hits a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Victor Jones | 7-4 |
| 16:32 | Gonzaga | James Lucas clanks a jump hook in the paint | 7-4 |
| 16:31 | Gonzaga | Charles Lew gets the offensive rebound | 7-4 |
| 16:26 | Gonzaga | Charles Lew misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 7-4 |
| 16:25 | Washington State | Thomas Banks gets the rebound | 7-4 |
| 16:05 | Washington State | Marcus Mullan connects on the driving attempt in the paint set up by Clarence Williamson | 7-6 |
| 15:52 | Gonzaga | Charles Lew misses the dunk attempt | 7-6 |
| 15:51 | Gonzaga | Charles Lew grabs the offensive board | 7-6 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Donald Reason (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin Arakaki (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jesse Cory (fairly fresh) PF - James Lucas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Lew (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Richard Wilbanks (fairly fresh) SG - Marcus Mullan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Clarence Williamson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Victor Jones (fairly fresh) C - Thomas Banks (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Gonzaga | James Lucas double dribbles | 7-6 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Rene Russo (PG), Ronald Yamamoto (SF), Thomas Petrick (C) Donald Reason, Jesse Cory, Charles Lew | |
| Subs | Washington State | Peter Brock (PG), Boris Zellmann (SG), Thomas Jennings (SF), Alex Deems (PF), Russell Adkins (C) Richard Wilbanks, Marcus Mullan, Clarence Williamson, Victor Jones, Thomas Banks | |
| 15:33 | Washington State | Boris Zellmann makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-9 |
| 15:20 | Gonzaga | Thomas Petrick makes the runner in the lane | 9-9 |
| 14:59 | Washington State | Alex Deems is fouled on the floor by James Lucas - foul #2 on James Lucas, team foul #2 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Dave Bish (SF) James Lucas | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 14:38 | Washington State | Peter Brock can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 9-9 |
| 14:36 | Gonzaga | Thomas Petrick grabs the board | 9-9 |
| 14:22 | Gonzaga | Kevin Arakaki misses badly on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Thomas Jennings - foul #1 on Thomas Jennings, team foul #3 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Donald Reason (PG), Charles Lew (C) Rene Russo, Dave Bish | |
| Subs | Washington State | Marcus Mullan (SG), Thomas Banks (C) Thomas Jennings, Russell Adkins | |
| 14:22 | Gonzaga | Kevin Arakaki misses the 1st free throw | 9-9 |
| 14:22 | Gonzaga | Kevin Arakaki makes the 2nd free throw | 10-9 |
| 14:05 | Washington State | Boris Zellmann can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 10-9 |
| 14:04 | Washington State | Boris Zellmann grabs the offensive board | 10-9 |
| 13:53 | Washington State | Peter Brock comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 10-9 |
| 13:52 | Washington State | Peter Brock can't tip it in | 10-9 |
| 13:51 | Gonzaga | Charles Lew snags the defensive board | 10-9 |
| 13:33 | Gonzaga | Peter Brock steals it from Kevin Arakaki | 10-9 |
| 13:25 | Washington State | Thomas Banks's layup is rejected by Thomas Petrick | 10-9 |
| 13:24 | Washington State | Peter Brock tips it back up and in | 10-11 |
| 13:16 | Gonzaga | Kevin Arakaki makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 13-11 |
| 13:01 | Washington State | Peter Brock loses the dribble to Thomas Petrick | 13-11 |
| 12:41 | Gonzaga | Charles Lew knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Thomas Petrick | 15-11 |
| 12:37 | Washington State | Peter Brock is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 15-11 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Glenn Jackson (SG), Jesse Cory (SF) Kevin Arakaki, Ronald Yamamoto | |
| Subs | Washington State | Richard Wilbanks (PG), Clarence Williamson (SF), Victor Jones (PF), Russell Adkins (C) Peter Brock, Boris Zellmann, Alex Deems, Thomas Banks | |
| 12:22 | Gonzaga | Victor Jones is called for the reach on Thomas Petrick - foul #2 on Victor Jones, team foul #4 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Rene Russo (PG) Donald Reason | |
| Subs | Washington State | James Goode (PF) Victor Jones | |
| 12:11 | Gonzaga | The short jumper by Thomas Petrick is denied by Russell Adkins | 15-11 |
| 12:09 | Washington State | Russell Adkins snags the defensive board | 15-11 |
| 11:45 | Washington State | Marcus Mullan misses short on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Glenn Jackson - foul #1 on Glenn Jackson, team foul #3 | 15-11 |
| 11:45 | Washington State | Marcus Mullan makes the 1st free throw | 15-12 |
| 11:45 | Washington State | Marcus Mullan makes the 2nd free throw | 15-13 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Rene Russo (fresh) SG - Glenn Jackson (fresh) SF - Jesse Cory (fresh) PF - Thomas Petrick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Lew (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Richard Wilbanks (fresh) SG - Marcus Mullan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Clarence Williamson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Goode (fresh) C - Russell Adkins (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:35 | Gonzaga | Jesse Cory is fouled on the floor by Marcus Mullan - foul #1 on Marcus Mullan, team foul #5 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Thomas Jennings (SG) Marcus Mullan | |
| 11:17 | Gonzaga | Thomas Petrick double dribbles | 15-13 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Donald Reason (PG), Kevin Arakaki (SG), Dave Bish (SF), Ronald Yamamoto (PF) Rene Russo, Glenn Jackson, Jesse Cory, Thomas Petrick | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 10:48 | Washington State | Russell Adkins clanks a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Charles Lew - foul #1 on Charles Lew, team foul #4 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Boris Zellmann (SG), Alex Deems (PF) Thomas Jennings, James Goode | |
| 10:48 | Washington State | Russell Adkins makes the 1st free throw | 15-14 |
| 10:48 | Washington State | Russell Adkins makes the 2nd free throw | 15-15 |
| 10:24 | Gonzaga | Charles Lew connects on the jump hook near the basket and the foul's on Clarence Williamson - foul #1 on Clarence Williamson, team foul #6 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Marcus Mullan (SG), Thomas Banks (C) Alex Deems, Russell Adkins | |
| 10:24 | Gonzaga | Charles Lew makes the free throw | 18-15 |
| 09:58 | Washington State | Richard Wilbanks misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Charles Lew - foul #2 on Charles Lew, team foul #5 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Thomas Petrick (C) Charles Lew | |
| Subs | Washington State | Alex Deems (PF) Clarence Williamson | |
| 09:58 | Washington State | Richard Wilbanks makes the 1st free throw | 18-16 |
| 09:58 | Washington State | Richard Wilbanks makes the 2nd free throw | 18-17 |
| 09:40 | Gonzaga | Thomas Petrick can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Thomas Banks - foul #1 on Thomas Banks, team foul #7 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Rene Russo (PG), Jesse Cory (SF) Donald Reason, Dave Bish | |
| Subs | Washington State | Peter Brock (PG) Richard Wilbanks | |
| 09:40 | Gonzaga | Thomas Petrick makes the 1st free throw | 19-17 |
| 09:40 | Gonzaga | Thomas Petrick misses the 2nd free throw | 19-17 |
| 09:40 | Washington State | Alex Deems snags the defensive board | 19-17 |
| 09:25 | Washington State | Boris Zellmann hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 19-17 |
| 09:23 | Gonzaga | Kevin Arakaki snags the defensive board | 19-17 |
| 09:18 | Gonzaga | Kevin Arakaki hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Rene Russo | 22-17 |
| 08:55 | Washington State | Boris Zellmann is hacked by Jesse Cory - foul #1 on Jesse Cory, team foul #6 | 22-17 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Glenn Jackson (SG) Kevin Arakaki | |
| Subs | Washington State | Thomas Jennings (SF), Russell Adkins (C) Boris Zellmann, Thomas Banks | |
| 08:30 | Washington State | Thomas Jennings misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 22-17 |
| 08:28 | Gonzaga | Ronald Yamamoto pulls down the rebound | 22-17 |
| 08:24 | Gonzaga | Glenn Jackson scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Rene Russo and the foul's on Russell Adkins - foul #2 on Russell Adkins, team foul #8 | 24-17 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Donald Reason (PG), Dave Bish (SF) Rene Russo, Jesse Cory | |
| Subs | Washington State | Richard Wilbanks (PG), Clarence Williamson (SF), James Goode (PF), Thomas Banks (C) Peter Brock, Marcus Mullan, Alex Deems, Russell Adkins | |
| 08:24 | Gonzaga | Glenn Jackson makes the free throw | 25-17 |
| 08:03 | Washington State | Ronald Yamamoto swats the layup by Thomas Banks | 25-17 |
| 08:01 | Gonzaga | Thomas Petrick pulls down the rebound | 25-17 |
| 07:41 | Gonzaga | Dave Bish throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-17 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Kevin Arakaki (SG) Glenn Jackson | |
| Subs | Washington State | Boris Zellmann (PF) James Goode | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Donald Reason (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin Arakaki (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dave Bish (fresh) PF - Ronald Yamamoto (fairly fresh) C - Thomas Petrick (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Richard Wilbanks (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Jennings (fresh) SF - Clarence Williamson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Boris Zellmann (fresh) 3 pts. C - Thomas Banks (fresh) | |
| 07:26 | Washington State | Thomas Banks banks in the layup set up by Clarence Williamson and he's fouled by Thomas Petrick - foul #1 on Thomas Petrick, team foul #7 | 25-19 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Marcus Mullan (SG) Thomas Jennings | |
| 07:26 | Washington State | Thomas Banks makes the free throw | 25-20 |
| 07:12 | Gonzaga | Kevin Arakaki hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 25-20 |
| 07:10 | Washington State | Boris Zellmann snags the defensive board | 25-20 |
| 06:53 | Washington State | Marcus Mullan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-20 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jesse Cory (SF) Dave Bish | |
| Subs | Washington State | Peter Brock (PG) Richard Wilbanks | |
| 06:38 | Gonzaga | Kevin Arakaki misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 25-20 |
| 06:37 | Gonzaga | Thomas Petrick tips it but misses | 25-20 |
| 06:36 | Washington State | Peter Brock grabs the board | 25-20 |
| 06:16 | Washington State | Boris Zellmann misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-20 |
| 06:14 | Gonzaga | Thomas Petrick pulls down the rebound | 25-20 |
| 06:04 | Gonzaga | Kevin Arakaki misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-20 |
| 06:03 | Gonzaga | Ronald Yamamoto tips it in | 27-20 |
| 05:39 | Washington State | Clarence Williamson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 27-20 |
| 05:37 | Washington State | Boris Zellmann hits the follow up shot | 27-22 |
| 05:30 | Gonzaga | Ronald Yamamoto can't finish the layup but the foul's on Thomas Banks - foul #2 on Thomas Banks, team foul #9 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Rene Russo (PG), Dave Bish (SF) Donald Reason, Jesse Cory | |
| Subs | Washington State | Richard Wilbanks (PG), Thomas Jennings (SF), Alex Deems (PF), James Goode (C) Marcus Mullan, Clarence Williamson, Boris Zellmann, Thomas Banks | |
| 05:30 | Gonzaga | Ronald Yamamoto makes the 1st free throw | 28-22 |
| 05:30 | Gonzaga | Ronald Yamamoto misses the 2nd free throw | 28-22 |
| 05:30 | Washington State | Alex Deems pulls down the rebound | 28-22 |
| 05:07 | Washington State | Alex Deems misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-22 |
| 05:06 | Gonzaga | Rene Russo snags the defensive board | 28-22 |
| 04:58 | Gonzaga | Ronald Yamamoto scores on a floater from the left wing | 30-22 |
| 04:36 | Washington State | James Goode is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on James Goode, team foul #10 | 30-22 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Marcus Mullan (SG) Peter Brock | |
| 04:24 | Gonzaga | Thomas Jennings takes the ball from Ronald Yamamoto | 30-22 |
| 04:12 | Washington State | Thomas Jennings makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Richard Wilbanks | 30-25 |
| 03:55 | Gonzaga | Ronald Yamamoto's layup is rejected by James Goode | 30-25 |
| 03:53 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Alex Deems | 30-25 |
| 03:28 | Washington State | Alex Deems misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Ronald Yamamoto - foul #1 on Ronald Yamamoto, team foul #8 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Donald Reason (PG), Glenn Jackson (SG), Jesse Cory (SF), James Lucas (PF), Charles Lew (C) Rene Russo, Kevin Arakaki, Dave Bish, Ronald Yamamoto, Thomas Petrick | |
| Subs | Washington State | Peter Brock (PG), Clarence Williamson (SF), Russell Adkins (C) Richard Wilbanks, Thomas Jennings, James Goode | |
| 03:28 | Washington State | Alex Deems makes the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 03:28 | Washington State | Alex Deems makes the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Donald Reason (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Glenn Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jesse Cory (fresh) PF - James Lucas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Lew (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Peter Brock (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Marcus Mullan (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Clarence Williamson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alex Deems (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Russell Adkins (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:13 | Gonzaga | Marcus Mullan steps in front of the James Lucas pass | 30-27 |
| 02:54 | Washington State | Marcus Mullan drills a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Peter Brock | 30-29 |
| 02:41 | Gonzaga | Jesse Cory is fouled on the floor by Russell Adkins - foul #3 on Russell Adkins, team foul #11 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Boris Zellmann (SG), Victor Jones (PF), Thomas Banks (C) Marcus Mullan, Alex Deems, Russell Adkins | |
| 02:41 | Gonzaga | Jesse Cory makes the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 02:41 | Gonzaga | Jesse Cory makes the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 02:27 | Washington State | Peter Brock misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-29 |
| 02:26 | Gonzaga | Jesse Cory pulls down the rebound | 32-29 |
| 01:57 | Gonzaga | Glenn Jackson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Victor Jones - foul #3 on Victor Jones, team foul #12 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Dave Bish (SF) Jesse Cory | |
| Subs | Washington State | Richard Wilbanks (PG), Thomas Jennings (SF), James Goode (PF) Peter Brock, Clarence Williamson, Victor Jones | |
| 01:57 | Gonzaga | Glenn Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 01:57 | Gonzaga | Glenn Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-29 |
| 01:45 | Washington State | Dave Bish steals the ball from Thomas Jennings | 34-29 |
| 01:25 | Gonzaga | Dave Bish is fouled on the floor by Thomas Jennings - foul #2 on Thomas Jennings, team foul #13 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Rene Russo (PG), Kevin Arakaki (SG) Donald Reason, Glenn Jackson | |
| Subs | Washington State | Marcus Mullan (SG) James Goode | |
| 01:25 | Gonzaga | Dave Bish misses the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 01:25 | Gonzaga | Dave Bish makes the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| 01:05 | Washington State | Boris Zellmann clanks a 3 from the left wing | 35-29 |
| 01:03 | Washington State | Thomas Banks tips it home | 35-31 |
| 00:54 | Gonzaga | James Lucas can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 35-31 |
| 00:52 | Gonzaga | Dave Bish pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-31 |
| 00:37 | Gonzaga | James Lucas lays it up and in on a nice dish by Rene Russo | 37-31 |
| 00:19 | Washington State | Boris Zellmann's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-31 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Donald Reason (PG) Rene Russo | |
| Subs | Washington State | Clarence Williamson (SF), Alex Deems (PF) Thomas Jennings, Boris Zellmann | |
| 00:05 | Gonzaga | Charles Lew can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Thomas Banks - foul #3 on Thomas Banks, team foul #14 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Peter Brock (PG), James Goode (C) Richard Wilbanks, Thomas Banks | |
| 00:05 | Gonzaga | Charles Lew makes the 1st free throw | 38-31 |
| 00:05 | Gonzaga | Charles Lew misses the 2nd free throw | 38-31 |
| 00:05 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Alex Deems | 38-31 |
| 00:01 | Washington State | Clarence Williamson misses the driving attempt from the left block | 38-31 |
| 00:00 | Gonzaga | Charles Lew snags the defensive board | 38-31 |