| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Mark Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rafael Young (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Herbert Pitts (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - Andrew Dempsey (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Burney (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Peter Ross (fresh) 8 pts. SG - William Meredith (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Carter (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Grimsley (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Rains (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Gonzaga | Herbert Pitts inbounds the ball | 48-52 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Gonzaga | Herbert Pitts is open and buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 50-52 |
| 19:19 | Pepperdine | Robert Carter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-52 |
| 19:17 | Gonzaga | Rafael Young gets the rebound | 50-52 |
| 19:05 | Gonzaga | Rafael Young hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 50-52 |
| 19:04 | Pepperdine | Richard Rains grabs the defensive rebound | 50-52 |
| 18:59 | Pepperdine | Peter Ross hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-52 |
| 18:58 | Gonzaga | Andrew Dempsey grabs the defensive rebound | 50-52 |
| 18:46 | Gonzaga | Andrew Dempsey comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 50-52 |
| 18:44 | Pepperdine | William Meredith grabs the board | 50-52 |
| 18:38 | Pepperdine | William Meredith misses the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Rafael Young - foul #3 on Rafael Young, team foul #1 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Brian Black (PG), Howard Boose (SG), Micah Puckett (SF), Jason Kittredge (PF), Paul Boatright (C) Mark Smith, Rafael Young, Herbert Pitts, Andrew Dempsey, Robert Burney | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Louis Templin (PF), Freddy McDaniel (C) Robert Grimsley, Richard Rains | |
| 18:38 | Pepperdine | William Meredith makes the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 18:38 | Pepperdine | William Meredith makes the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| 18:34 | Gonzaga | William Meredith picks off the pass by Howard Boose in the backcourt | 50-54 |
| 18:23 | Pepperdine | Peter Ross hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 50-54 |
| 18:22 | Gonzaga | Jason Kittredge gets the rebound | 50-54 |
| 18:14 | Gonzaga | Jason Kittredge drills a jump hook from the right block | 52-54 |
| 17:59 | Pepperdine | Freddy McDaniel can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-54 |
| 17:57 | Gonzaga | Jason Kittredge grabs the board | 52-54 |
| 17:50 | Gonzaga | Jason Kittredge misses the easy layup | 52-54 |
| 17:49 | Gonzaga | Jason Kittredge misses the tip | 52-54 |
| 17:47 | Pepperdine | The rebound goes to Freddy McDaniel | 52-54 |
| 17:41 | Pepperdine | William Meredith's floater is knocked away by Paul Boatright | 52-54 |
| 17:39 | Gonzaga | Paul Boatright grabs the defensive rebound | 52-54 |
| 17:37 | Gonzaga | Brian Black throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-54 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Andrew Dempsey (PF) Paul Boatright | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Gary McDonald (PG), William Washington (SG), Timothy Stevens (PF) Peter Ross, William Meredith, Robert Carter | |
| 17:28 | Pepperdine | William Washington clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-54 |
| 17:27 | Pepperdine | Gary McDonald can't tip it in | 52-54 |
| 17:26 | Gonzaga | Jason Kittredge gets the rebound | 52-54 |
| 17:13 | Gonzaga | Jason Kittredge knocks in the driving attempt from the left block | 54-54 |
| 17:00 | Pepperdine | Freddy McDaniel is whistled for a carry | 54-54 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Johnnie Lockett (SF), Robert Grimsley (PF) Louis Templin, Freddy McDaniel | |
| 16:41 | Gonzaga | William Washington is called for the reach on Brian Black - foul #1 on William Washington, team foul #1 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Herbert Pitts (SF) Micah Puckett | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Richard Rains (C) Timothy Stevens | |
| 16:34 | Gonzaga | Brian Black comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 54-54 |
| 16:33 | Gonzaga | Jason Kittredge hits the follow up shot | 56-54 |
| 16:18 | Pepperdine | William Washington can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 56-54 |
| 16:16 | Gonzaga | Howard Boose grabs the board | 56-54 |
| 15:57 | Gonzaga | Howard Boose misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-54 |
| 15:56 | Gonzaga | Herbert Pitts pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-54 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Brian Black (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Howard Boose (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Herbert Pitts (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. PF - Andrew Dempsey (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Kittredge (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Gary McDonald (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Washington (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Johnnie Lockett (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - Robert Grimsley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Rains (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Gonzaga | Herbert Pitts misses the fadeaway from the left side | 56-54 |
| 15:38 | Pepperdine | The rebound goes to Gary McDonald | 56-54 |
| 15:22 | Pepperdine | Robert Grimsley hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Howard Boose - foul #2 on Howard Boose, team foul #2 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Mark Smith (PG), Rafael Young (SG), Micah Puckett (SF), Robert Burney (C) Brian Black, Howard Boose, Herbert Pitts, Jason Kittredge | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Peter Ross (PG), Louis Templin (SG), Robert Carter (SF), Timothy Stevens (C) Gary McDonald, William Washington, Johnnie Lockett, Richard Rains | |
| 15:22 | Pepperdine | Robert Grimsley misses the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 15:22 | Pepperdine | Robert Grimsley makes the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| 15:08 | Gonzaga | Andrew Dempsey hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-55 |
| 15:06 | Gonzaga | Robert Burney tips it home | 58-55 |
| 14:49 | Pepperdine | Robert Carter is fouled on the floor by Micah Puckett - foul #1 on Micah Puckett, team foul #3 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Herbert Pitts (SF), Jason Kittredge (PF) Micah Puckett, Andrew Dempsey | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Freddy McDaniel (C) Robert Grimsley | |
| 14:29 | Pepperdine | Peter Ross misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 58-55 |
| 14:27 | Gonzaga | Mark Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 58-55 |
| 14:11 | Gonzaga | Herbert Pitts is open and buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 61-55 |
| 13:45 | Pepperdine | Peter Ross misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 61-55 |
| 13:43 | Pepperdine | Timothy Stevens grabs the offensive rebound | 61-55 |
| 13:37 | Pepperdine | Timothy Stevens hits a driving attempt from the left block | 61-57 |
| 13:31 | Gonzaga | Jason Kittredge blows the layup but he's hacked by Timothy Stevens - foul #3 on Timothy Stevens, team foul #2 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Brian Black (PG), Micah Puckett (SF), Andrew Dempsey (PF) Mark Smith, Herbert Pitts, Robert Burney | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Gary McDonald (PG), William Meredith (SG), Johnnie Lockett (SF), Robert Grimsley (PF), Richard Rains (C) Peter Ross, Louis Templin, Robert Carter, Timothy Stevens, Freddy McDaniel | |
| 13:31 | Gonzaga | Jason Kittredge makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 13:31 | Gonzaga | Jason Kittredge misses the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| 13:31 | Pepperdine | Richard Rains grabs the board | 62-57 |
| 13:05 | Pepperdine | William Meredith misses long on a floater from the left side | 62-57 |
| 13:04 | Gonzaga | Andrew Dempsey gets the rebound | 62-57 |
| 12:53 | Gonzaga | Micah Puckett hits a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Brian Black and he's fouled by William Meredith - foul #3 on William Meredith, team foul #3 | 64-57 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Mark Smith (PG), Robert Burney (C) Brian Black, Jason Kittredge | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | William Washington (PG) Gary McDonald | |
| 12:53 | Gonzaga | Micah Puckett makes the free throw | 65-57 |
| 12:51 | Pepperdine | William Washington is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 65-57 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Herbert Pitts (SF) Micah Puckett | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 12:46 | Gonzaga | Rafael Young is hacked by William Meredith - foul #4 on William Meredith, team foul #4 | 65-57 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Gary McDonald (PG) William Meredith | |
| 12:25 | Gonzaga | Mark Smith misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 65-57 |
| 12:23 | Pepperdine | Richard Rains grabs the defensive rebound | 65-57 |
| 12:04 | Pepperdine | Robert Grimsley comes up short on the floater from the left side | 65-57 |
| 12:03 | Gonzaga | Robert Burney grabs the board | 65-57 |
| 11:59 | Gonzaga | Gary McDonald is called for the reach on Andrew Dempsey in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gary McDonald, team foul #5 | 65-57 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Brian Black (PG), Micah Puckett (SF) Mark Smith, Herbert Pitts | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Peter Ross (PG), Robert Carter (SF), Louis Templin (PF) Gary McDonald, Johnnie Lockett, Robert Grimsley | |
| 11:37 | Gonzaga | Andrew Dempsey clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-57 |
| 11:36 | Pepperdine | Louis Templin pulls down the rebound | 65-57 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Brian Black (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Rafael Young (tiring) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Micah Puckett (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Andrew Dempsey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Burney (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Peter Ross (fresh) 8 pts. SG - William Washington (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Carter (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Louis Templin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Rains (tiring) 6 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Pepperdine | Robert Carter hits a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Peter Ross | 65-59 |
| 11:13 | Gonzaga | Brian Black is fouled in the backcourt by Peter Ross - foul #3 on Peter Ross, team foul #6 | 65-59 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Mark Smith (PG), Herbert Pitts (SF), Jason Kittredge (C) Brian Black, Micah Puckett, Robert Burney | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Freddy McDaniel (C) Richard Rains | |
| 11:04 | Gonzaga | Herbert Pitts clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 65-59 |
| 11:03 | Pepperdine | Peter Ross grabs the defensive rebound | 65-59 |
| 10:41 | Pepperdine | Jason Kittredge is called for the reach on Peter Ross - foul #2 on Jason Kittredge, team foul #4 | 65-59 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Robert Burney (C) Jason Kittredge | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Johnnie Lockett (SG), Timothy Stevens (PF) William Washington, Louis Templin | |
| 10:25 | Pepperdine | Freddy McDaniel misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 65-59 |
| 10:23 | Gonzaga | Mark Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 65-59 |
| 10:15 | Gonzaga | Mark Smith can't connect on a shot from the right block | 65-59 |
| 10:13 | Gonzaga | Mark Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 65-59 |
| 10:05 | Gonzaga | Herbert Pitts hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 65-59 |
| 10:04 | Pepperdine | Timothy Stevens gets the rebound | 65-59 |
| 09:39 | Pepperdine | Robert Carter misses short on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Herbert Pitts - foul #3 on Herbert Pitts, team foul #5 | 65-59 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Brian Black (PG), Micah Puckett (SF), Jason Kittredge (C) Mark Smith, Herbert Pitts, Robert Burney | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Gary McDonald (PG), William Washington (SG), Robert Grimsley (PF), Richard Rains (C) Peter Ross, Johnnie Lockett, Timothy Stevens, Freddy McDaniel | |
| 09:39 | Pepperdine | Robert Carter makes the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 09:39 | Pepperdine | Robert Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 09:35 | Gonzaga | Gary McDonald is called for the reach on Rafael Young in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gary McDonald, team foul #7 | 65-61 |
| 09:35 | Gonzaga | Rafael Young makes the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 09:35 | Gonzaga | Rafael Young makes the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 09:16 | Pepperdine | Robert Carter misses the lay-in | 67-61 |
| 09:15 | Pepperdine | Robert Grimsley gets the offensive rebound | 67-61 |
| 08:53 | Pepperdine | William Washington is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on William Washington, team foul #8 | 67-61 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Mark Smith (PG), Herbert Pitts (SF) Brian Black, Micah Puckett | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Louis Templin (PF) Robert Grimsley | |
| 08:40 | Gonzaga | Herbert Pitts hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 67-61 |
| 08:38 | Pepperdine | Louis Templin pulls down the rebound | 67-61 |
| 08:23 | Pepperdine | William Washington misses short on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jason Kittredge - foul #3 on Jason Kittredge, team foul #6 | 67-61 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Brian Black (PG), Howard Boose (SG), Robert Burney (C) Mark Smith, Rafael Young, Jason Kittredge | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Peter Ross (PG), Johnnie Lockett (SF), Timothy Stevens (C) Gary McDonald, Robert Carter, Richard Rains | |
| 08:23 | Pepperdine | William Washington makes the 1st free throw | 67-62 |
| 08:23 | Pepperdine | William Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 67-63 |
| 08:20 | Gonzaga | Herbert Pitts is hacked by Johnnie Lockett in the backcourt - foul #1 on Johnnie Lockett, team foul #9 | 67-63 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Robert Carter (SF) William Washington | |
| 08:20 | Gonzaga | Herbert Pitts makes the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 08:20 | Gonzaga | Herbert Pitts misses the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| 08:20 | Pepperdine | Louis Templin snags the defensive board | 68-63 |
| 07:56 | Pepperdine | Johnnie Lockett comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 68-63 |
| 07:55 | Gonzaga | Herbert Pitts snags the defensive board | 68-63 |
| 07:48 | Gonzaga | Herbert Pitts clanks a 3 from the right wing | 68-63 |
| 07:47 | Gonzaga | Robert Burney pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-63 |
| 07:27 | Gonzaga | Andrew Dempsey is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Andrew Dempsey, team foul #7 | 68-63 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Mark Smith (PG), Rafael Young (SG), Micah Puckett (SF), Jason Kittredge (C) Brian Black, Howard Boose, Herbert Pitts, Robert Burney | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Gary McDonald (PG), William Meredith (SG), Robert Grimsley (PF), Freddy McDaniel (C) Peter Ross, Robert Carter, Louis Templin, Timothy Stevens | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Mark Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rafael Young (tiring) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Micah Puckett (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Andrew Dempsey (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Kittredge (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Gary McDonald (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Meredith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Johnnie Lockett (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - Robert Grimsley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Freddy McDaniel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Pepperdine | Robert Grimsley misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 68-63 |
| 07:11 | Gonzaga | Andrew Dempsey grabs the board | 68-63 |
| 07:09 | Gonzaga | Mark Smith double dribbles in the backcourt | 68-63 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Herbert Pitts (SF), Robert Burney (C) Micah Puckett, Andrew Dempsey | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Robert Carter (SF) Johnnie Lockett | |
| 06:59 | Pepperdine | Mark Smith is called for the reach on Gary McDonald - foul #3 on Mark Smith, team foul #8 | 68-63 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Andrew Dempsey (PF) Robert Burney | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 06:59 | Pepperdine | Gary McDonald makes the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 06:59 | Pepperdine | Gary McDonald misses the 2nd free throw | 68-64 |
| 06:59 | Gonzaga | Andrew Dempsey snags the defensive board | 68-64 |
| 06:57 | Gonzaga | Jason Kittredge's pass is intercepted by William Meredith in the backcourt | 68-64 |
| 06:40 | Pepperdine | William Meredith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-64 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Micah Puckett (SF), Robert Burney (C) Herbert Pitts, Andrew Dempsey | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Peter Ross (PG) Gary McDonald | |
| 06:24 | Gonzaga | Peter Ross takes the ball from Rafael Young | 68-64 |
| 06:21 | Pepperdine | Peter Ross banks in the layup | 68-66 |
| 06:13 | Gonzaga | Mark Smith clanks a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Peter Ross - foul #4 on Peter Ross, team foul #10 | 68-66 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Howard Boose (SG), Herbert Pitts (SF), Andrew Dempsey (PF) Rafael Young, Micah Puckett, Jason Kittredge | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Louis Templin (SF), Richard Rains (C) Robert Carter, Freddy McDaniel | |
| 06:13 | Gonzaga | Mark Smith makes the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 06:13 | Gonzaga | Mark Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 69-66 |
| 06:13 | Pepperdine | The rebound goes to Robert Grimsley | 69-66 |
| 06:00 | Pepperdine | Robert Grimsley lays it up and in set up by Richard Rains | 69-68 |
| 05:45 | Gonzaga | Andrew Dempsey misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 69-68 |
| 05:43 | Pepperdine | Richard Rains grabs the defensive rebound | 69-68 |
| 05:24 | Pepperdine | Richard Rains can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 69-68 |
| 05:23 | Pepperdine | William Meredith pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-68 |
| 05:06 | Pepperdine | William Meredith makes the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Peter Ross | 69-70 |
| 04:51 | Gonzaga | Howard Boose misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the right wing | 69-70 |
| 04:50 | Pepperdine | Richard Rains grabs the board | 69-70 |
| 04:32 | Pepperdine | Louis Templin comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 69-70 |
| 04:30 | Gonzaga | Robert Burney grabs the defensive rebound | 69-70 |
| 04:28 | Gonzaga | Herbert Pitts is fouled in the backcourt by William Meredith - foul #5 on William Meredith, team foul #11 | 69-70 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Brian Black (PG), Rafael Young (SG), Jason Kittredge (C) Mark Smith, Howard Boose, Robert Burney | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Gary McDonald (PG), William Washington (SG), Johnnie Lockett (SF), Timothy Stevens (PF), Freddy McDaniel (C) Peter Ross, William Meredith, Louis Templin, Robert Grimsley, Richard Rains | |
| 04:28 | Gonzaga | Herbert Pitts misses the 1st free throw | 69-70 |
| 04:28 | Gonzaga | Herbert Pitts makes the 2nd free throw | 70-70 |
| 04:04 | Pepperdine | Gary McDonald hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 70-70 |
| 04:03 | Gonzaga | Jason Kittredge gets the rebound | 70-70 |
| 03:49 | Gonzaga | Herbert Pitts buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Brian Black | 73-70 |
| 03:20 | Pepperdine | Timothy Stevens makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Johnnie Lockett | 73-73 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Brian Black (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Rafael Young (tired) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Herbert Pitts (tiring) 16 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - Andrew Dempsey (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Jason Kittredge (tiring) 12 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Gary McDonald (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Washington (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Johnnie Lockett (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. PF - Timothy Stevens (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Freddy McDaniel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:00 | Gonzaga | Herbert Pitts is wide open but clanks a 3 from the right wing | 73-73 |
| 02:59 | Gonzaga | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Dempsey | 73-73 |
| 02:42 | Gonzaga | Freddy McDaniel is called for the reach on Rafael Young - foul #3 on Freddy McDaniel, team foul #12 | 73-73 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Mark Smith (PG), Micah Puckett (SF), Robert Burney (C) Brian Black, Herbert Pitts, Andrew Dempsey | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Peter Ross (PG), Robert Carter (SF), Louis Templin (PF), Richard Rains (C) Gary McDonald, Johnnie Lockett, Timothy Stevens, Freddy McDaniel | |
| 02:42 | Gonzaga | Rafael Young makes the 1st free throw | 74-73 |
| 02:42 | Gonzaga | Rafael Young makes the 2nd free throw | 75-73 |
| 02:24 | Pepperdine | Peter Ross can't connect on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Rafael Young - foul #4 on Rafael Young, team foul #9 | 75-73 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Howard Boose (SG), Andrew Dempsey (PF) Rafael Young, Jason Kittredge | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 02:24 | Pepperdine | Peter Ross makes the 1st free throw | 75-74 |
| 02:24 | Pepperdine | Peter Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 75-75 |
| 02:16 | Gonzaga | Andrew Dempsey misses the wide open 3pt jumper from straight away | 75-75 |
| 02:14 | Pepperdine | Richard Rains grabs the board | 75-75 |
| 01:53 | Pepperdine | Richard Rains is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Richard Rains, team foul #13 | 75-75 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Rafael Young (SG), Herbert Pitts (SF) Howard Boose, Micah Puckett | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Robert Grimsley (PF) Louis Templin | |
| 01:49 | Gonzaga | Mark Smith is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 75-75 |
| 01:49 | Gonzaga | Gonzaga calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-75 |
| 01:43 | Pepperdine | William Washington throws a bad pass out of bounds | 75-75 |
| 01:23 | Gonzaga | Andrew Dempsey is alone and drills a 3 from straight away set up by Mark Smith | 78-75 |
| 01:05 | Pepperdine | William Washington misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Rafael Young - foul #5 on Rafael Young, team foul #10 | 78-75 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Howard Boose (SG) Rafael Young | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 01:05 | Pepperdine | William Washington makes the 1st free throw | 78-76 |
| 01:05 | Pepperdine | William Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 78-77 |
| 00:55 | Gonzaga | Mark Smith knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Howard Boose | 80-77 |
| 00:41 | Pepperdine | Robert Carter lays it in set up by William Washington and the foul's on Robert Burney - foul #1 on Robert Burney, team foul #11 | 80-79 |
| 00:41 | Pepperdine | Robert Carter makes the free throw | 80-80 |
| 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) | |
| 00:16 | Gonzaga | Howard Boose knocks in the jumpshot from the right side | 82-80 |
| 00:07 | Pepperdine | William Washington buries a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Peter Ross | 82-82 |
| 00:07 | Gonzaga | Gonzaga calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 82-82 |
| 00:04 | Gonzaga | Howard Boose is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Carter - foul #3 on Robert Carter, team foul #14 | 82-82 |
| 00:04 | Gonzaga | Howard Boose makes the 1st free throw | 83-82 |
| 00:04 | Gonzaga | Howard Boose makes the 2nd free throw | 84-82 |
| 00:04 | Pepperdine | Pepperdine calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 84-82 |
| 00:00 | Pepperdine | Robert Carter misses the halfcourt shot | 84-82 |