| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Warren Reeves (fresh) SG - Calvin Pryor (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Amado Bruno (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Carmelo Garcia (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Juan Garcia (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Holdren (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Walter Hurt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Lewis (fresh) C - Brian Stamper (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Gonzaga | James Williams inbounds the ball | 39-37 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:44 | Gonzaga | James Williams blows the layup but he's hacked by Walter Hurt - foul #3 on Walter Hurt, team foul #1 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | Colorado | Jamie Jones (SF) Walter Hurt | |
| 19:44 | Gonzaga | James Williams misses the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 19:44 | Gonzaga | James Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 40-37 |
| 19:31 | Colorado | Jamie Jones misses short on a 3 from straight away | 40-37 |
| 19:29 | Gonzaga | Warren Reeves grabs the board | 40-37 |
| 19:24 | Gonzaga | Dennis Holdren steps in front of the Amado Bruno pass | 40-37 |
| 19:21 | Colorado | Juan Garcia hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Dennis Holdren | 40-39 |
| 19:02 | Gonzaga | Warren Reeves loses the dribble to Dennis Holdren | 40-39 |
| 18:44 | Colorado | Carmelo Garcia swats the short shot by Brian Stamper | 40-39 |
| 18:42 | Colorado | Brian Stamper pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-39 |
| 18:28 | Colorado | Juan Garcia is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 40-39 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Joseph Howell (SG), Gerald Lasseter (PF), Antonio Reyes (C) Calvin Pryor, Amado Bruno, Carmelo Garcia | |
| Subs | Colorado | David Arndt (PF) Michael Lewis | |
| 18:09 | Gonzaga | Antonio Reyes clanks a floater in the paint | 40-39 |
| 18:07 | Colorado | David Arndt gets the rebound | 40-39 |
| 17:48 | Colorado | Warren Reeves picks off the pass by David Arndt | 40-39 |
| 17:35 | Gonzaga | James Williams clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 40-39 |
| 17:33 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Brian Stamper | 40-39 |
| 17:31 | Colorado | Dennis Holdren is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Howell - foul #2 on Joseph Howell, team foul #1 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jim Hurdle (PG), John Boshears (SF) Warren Reeves, James Williams | |
| Subs | Colorado | John Hiner (PG), John Thorpe (SF) Juan Garcia, Jamie Jones | |
| 17:14 | Colorado | John Hiner misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-39 |
| 17:13 | Gonzaga | Gerald Lasseter grabs the board | 40-39 |
| 17:09 | Gonzaga | Jim Hurdle misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-39 |
| 17:07 | Colorado | Brian Stamper grabs the defensive rebound | 40-39 |
| 17:05 | Colorado | John Hiner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-39 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Calvin Pryor (SG), Amado Bruno (PF), Carmelo Garcia (C) Joseph Howell, Gerald Lasseter, Antonio Reyes | |
| Subs | Colorado | Michael Lewis (PF) David Arndt | |
| 17:00 | Gonzaga | Carmelo Garcia clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Brian Stamper - foul #1 on Brian Stamper, team foul #2 | 40-39 |
| 17:00 | Gonzaga | Carmelo Garcia makes the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 17:00 | Gonzaga | Carmelo Garcia makes the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| 16:33 | Colorado | Brian Stamper misses badly on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Amado Bruno - foul #2 on Amado Bruno, team foul #2 | 42-39 |
| 16:33 | Colorado | Brian Stamper makes the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 16:33 | Colorado | Brian Stamper makes the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 16:13 | Gonzaga | Calvin Pryor misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 42-41 |
| 16:12 | Gonzaga | Amado Bruno tips it home | 44-41 |
| 16:07 | Colorado | Dennis Holdren clanks a 3 from the right corner | 44-41 |
| 16:05 | Colorado | Brian Stamper snags the offensive board | 44-41 |
| 15:44 | Colorado | Brian Stamper clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 44-41 |
| 15:43 | Colorado | Brian Stamper hits the follow up shot | 44-43 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Jim Hurdle (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Calvin Pryor (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Boshears (fairly fresh) PF - Amado Bruno (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Carmelo Garcia (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - John Hiner (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dennis Holdren (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Thorpe (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Lewis (fairly fresh) C - Brian Stamper (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Gonzaga | Amado Bruno clanks a floater from the left block | 44-43 |
| 15:34 | Colorado | Dennis Holdren gets the rebound | 44-43 |
| 15:30 | Colorado | Michael Lewis's pass is intercepted by Calvin Pryor in the backcourt | 44-43 |
| 15:29 | Gonzaga | Calvin Pryor lays it in | 46-43 |
| 15:04 | Colorado | Michael Lewis hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Carmelo Garcia - foul #2 on Carmelo Garcia, team foul #3 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Warren Reeves (PG), Joseph Howell (SG), James Williams (SF), Gerald Lasseter (PF), Antonio Reyes (C) Jim Hurdle, Calvin Pryor, John Boshears, Amado Bruno, Carmelo Garcia | |
| Subs | Colorado | Juan Garcia (PG), Jamie Jones (SG), Walter Hurt (SF), David Arndt (C) John Hiner, Dennis Holdren, John Thorpe, Brian Stamper | |
| 15:04 | Colorado | Michael Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 15:04 | Colorado | Michael Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 14:41 | Gonzaga | James Williams scores on a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Warren Reeves | 48-45 |
| 14:24 | Colorado | Walter Hurt misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-45 |
| 14:23 | Gonzaga | Antonio Reyes grabs the board | 48-45 |
| 14:12 | Gonzaga | Gerald Lasseter double dribbles | 48-45 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | Colorado | Dennis Holdren (SG), Brian Stamper (C) Jamie Jones, Michael Lewis | |
| 13:54 | Colorado | Juan Garcia misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Joseph Howell - foul #3 on Joseph Howell, team foul #4 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Richard Schlesinger (C) Antonio Reyes | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 13:54 | Colorado | Juan Garcia makes the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 13:54 | Colorado | Juan Garcia makes the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 13:41 | Gonzaga | David Arndt is called for the reach on Joseph Howell - foul #2 on David Arndt, team foul #3 | 48-47 |
| 13:32 | Gonzaga | James Williams clanks a floater from the free throw line | 48-47 |
| 13:31 | Colorado | Brian Stamper grabs the defensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 13:08 | Colorado | Juan Garcia makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from David Arndt | 48-49 |
| 12:53 | Gonzaga | Joseph Howell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-49 |
| 12:51 | Colorado | Juan Garcia pulls down the rebound | 48-49 |
| 12:49 | Colorado | Walter Hurt is hacked by James Williams in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Williams, team foul #5 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jim Hurdle (PG), Calvin Pryor (SG), John Boshears (SF), Amado Bruno (PF) Warren Reeves, Joseph Howell, James Williams, Gerald Lasseter | |
| Subs | Colorado | John Hiner (PG), Jamie Jones (SG), Michael Lewis (PF) Juan Garcia, Dennis Holdren, David Arndt | |
| 12:36 | Colorado | Calvin Pryor takes the ball from Walter Hurt | 48-49 |
| 12:33 | Gonzaga | John Boshears can't finish the layup | 48-49 |
| 12:32 | Colorado | Brian Stamper grabs the defensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 12:30 | Colorado | Walter Hurt is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Schlesinger - foul #1 on Richard Schlesinger, team foul #6 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Antonio Reyes (C) Richard Schlesinger | |
| Subs | Colorado | John Thorpe (SF) Walter Hurt | |
| 12:09 | Colorado | John Thorpe is alone and throws it down on a great pass from John Hiner | 48-51 |
| 12:00 | Gonzaga | Calvin Pryor can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 48-51 |
| 11:59 | Colorado | John Thorpe grabs the board | 48-51 |
| 11:32 | Colorado | Jamie Jones is hacked by Amado Bruno - foul #3 on Amado Bruno, team foul #7 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Arthur Adame (SG), Gerald Lasseter (PF), Carmelo Garcia (C) Calvin Pryor, Amado Bruno, Antonio Reyes | |
| Subs | Colorado | Juan Garcia (PG), Walter Hurt (SF) John Hiner, John Thorpe | |
| 11:32 | Colorado | Jamie Jones misses the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 11:32 | Gonzaga | Gerald Lasseter pulls down the rebound | 48-51 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Jim Hurdle (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Arthur Adame (fresh) SF - John Boshears (fresh) PF - Gerald Lasseter (fresh) 5 reb. C - Carmelo Garcia (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Juan Garcia (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jamie Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Walter Hurt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Lewis (tiring) 2 pts. C - Brian Stamper (tiring) 12 pts. 12 reb. | |
| 11:10 | Gonzaga | Carmelo Garcia misses the lay-in | 48-51 |
| 11:09 | Colorado | Michael Lewis snags the defensive board | 48-51 |
| 10:48 | Colorado | Michael Lewis lays it in | 48-53 |
| 10:38 | Gonzaga | Carmelo Garcia can't connect on a shot from the left side | 48-53 |
| 10:37 | Colorado | Jamie Jones grabs the board | 48-53 |
| 10:13 | Colorado | Brian Stamper connects on the fadeaway in the paint set up by Jamie Jones | 48-55 |
| 09:58 | Gonzaga | Carmelo Garcia's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-55 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Warren Reeves (PG), Joseph Howell (SG), James Williams (SF), Richard Schlesinger (C) Jim Hurdle, Arthur Adame, John Boshears, Carmelo Garcia | |
| Subs | Colorado | John Hiner (PG), Dennis Holdren (SG), John Thorpe (SF), David Arndt (C) Juan Garcia, Jamie Jones, Walter Hurt, Brian Stamper | |
| 09:45 | Colorado | John Thorpe can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from close range | 48-55 |
| 09:43 | Gonzaga | Joseph Howell gets the rebound | 48-55 |
| 09:34 | Gonzaga | Gerald Lasseter comes up short on the jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Michael Lewis - foul #1 on Michael Lewis, team foul #4 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Calvin Pryor (SG), Antonio Reyes (C) Joseph Howell, Richard Schlesinger | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 09:34 | Gonzaga | Gerald Lasseter makes the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 09:34 | Gonzaga | Gerald Lasseter makes the 2nd free throw | 50-55 |
| 09:18 | Colorado | John Thorpe misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 50-55 |
| 09:17 | Gonzaga | Warren Reeves pulls down the rebound | 50-55 |
| 09:06 | Gonzaga | Warren Reeves throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-55 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Amado Bruno (PF) Gerald Lasseter | |
| Subs | Colorado | Brian Stamper (C) Michael Lewis | |
| 08:47 | Colorado | John Thorpe drills a jumpshot from the right side | 50-57 |
| 08:37 | Gonzaga | Calvin Pryor makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 52-57 |
| 08:22 | Colorado | Dennis Holdren knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by John Hiner | 52-60 |
| 08:05 | Gonzaga | Amado Bruno lays it up and in | 54-60 |
| 08:01 | Colorado | Antonio Reyes is called for the reach on John Hiner in the backcourt - foul #1 on Antonio Reyes, team foul #8 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Joseph Howell (SG), Arthur Adame (SF), Carmelo Garcia (C) Calvin Pryor, James Williams, Antonio Reyes | |
| Subs | Colorado | Walter Hurt (SF) John Thorpe | |
| 08:01 | Colorado | John Hiner makes the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 08:01 | Colorado | John Hiner misses the 2nd free throw | 54-61 |
| 08:01 | Gonzaga | Arthur Adame grabs the board | 54-61 |
| 07:56 | Gonzaga | Joseph Howell comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-61 |
| 07:55 | Gonzaga | Amado Bruno can't tip it in | 54-61 |
| 07:54 | Colorado | John Hiner grabs the board | 54-61 |
| 07:25 | Colorado | Walter Hurt travels with the ball | 54-61 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jim Hurdle (PG), John Boshears (SF), Gerald Lasseter (PF) Warren Reeves, Arthur Adame, Amado Bruno | |
| Subs | Colorado | Juan Garcia (PG), Michael Lewis (PF) John Hiner, David Arndt | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Jim Hurdle (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Joseph Howell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Boshears (fresh) PF - Gerald Lasseter (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Carmelo Garcia (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Juan Garcia (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Holdren (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Walter Hurt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Lewis (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Stamper (tiring) 14 pts. 12 reb. | |
| 07:01 | Gonzaga | Gerald Lasseter hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 54-61 |
| 07:00 | Gonzaga | Jim Hurdle snags the offensive board | 54-61 |
| 06:46 | Gonzaga | Joseph Howell is hacked by Walter Hurt - foul #4 on Walter Hurt, team foul #5 | 54-61 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | James Williams (SF), Richard Schlesinger (C) John Boshears, Carmelo Garcia | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 06:32 | Gonzaga | Joseph Howell buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-61 |
| 06:28 | Colorado | Joseph Howell picks off the pass by Brian Stamper in the backcourt | 57-61 |
| 06:17 | Gonzaga | Joseph Howell connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Schlesinger | 60-61 |
| 05:48 | Colorado | Dennis Holdren misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-61 |
| 05:47 | Colorado | Brian Stamper hits the follow up shot | 60-63 |
| 05:30 | Gonzaga | Brian Stamper is called for the reach on Richard Schlesinger - foul #2 on Brian Stamper, team foul #6 | 60-63 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Warren Reeves (PG), Calvin Pryor (SG), John Boshears (SF), Amado Bruno (PF), Antonio Reyes (C) Jim Hurdle, Joseph Howell, James Williams, Gerald Lasseter, Richard Schlesinger | |
| Subs | Colorado | Jamie Jones (SF), John Thorpe (PF), David Arndt (C) Walter Hurt, Michael Lewis, Brian Stamper | |
| 05:12 | Gonzaga | Warren Reeves hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Boshears | 62-63 |
| 04:50 | Colorado | Dennis Holdren is whistled for a carry | 62-63 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Carmelo Garcia (C) Antonio Reyes | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 04:28 | Gonzaga | Calvin Pryor drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Amado Bruno | 64-63 |
| 04:25 | Colorado | Juan Garcia travels in the backcourt | 64-63 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | James Williams (SF), Gerald Lasseter (PF) John Boshears, Amado Bruno | |
| Subs | Colorado | John Hiner (PG) Juan Garcia | |
| 04:17 | Gonzaga | Jamie Jones steals the ball from James Williams | 64-63 |
| 03:55 | Colorado | John Hiner misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 64-63 |
| 03:53 | Gonzaga | Carmelo Garcia grabs the defensive rebound | 64-63 |
| 03:48 | Gonzaga | Calvin Pryor misses badly on a shot in the lane | 64-63 |
| 03:46 | Colorado | John Hiner snags the defensive board | 64-63 |
| 03:44 | Colorado | Dennis Holdren throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-63 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jim Hurdle (PG), Arthur Adame (SG), Antonio Reyes (C) Warren Reeves, Calvin Pryor, Carmelo Garcia | |
| Subs | Colorado | Walter Hurt (SF), Brian Stamper (C) Dennis Holdren, John Thorpe | |
| 03:29 | Gonzaga | Jim Hurdle drills a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from James Williams | 66-63 |
| 03:12 | Colorado | David Arndt misses long on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Antonio Reyes - foul #2 on Antonio Reyes, team foul #9 | 66-63 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Joseph Howell (SG), John Boshears (SF), Amado Bruno (PF) Arthur Adame, James Williams, Gerald Lasseter | |
| Subs | Colorado | Juan Garcia (PG) John Hiner | |
| 03:12 | Colorado | David Arndt makes the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 03:12 | Colorado | David Arndt misses the 2nd free throw | 66-64 |
| 03:12 | Colorado | David Arndt gets the offensive rebound | 66-64 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Jim Hurdle (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Joseph Howell (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - John Boshears (fresh) PF - Amado Bruno (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Antonio Reyes (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Juan Garcia (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jamie Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Walter Hurt (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - David Arndt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Brian Stamper (tiring) 16 pts. 13 reb. | |
| 02:48 | Colorado | David Arndt is wide open and slams it home on a great pass from Juan Garcia | 66-66 |
| 02:48 | Gonzaga | Gonzaga calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-66 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Warren Reeves (PG), Calvin Pryor (SG), James Williams (SF), Carmelo Garcia (C) Jim Hurdle, Joseph Howell, John Boshears, Antonio Reyes | |
| Subs | Colorado | John Hiner (PG), Dennis Holdren (SG), John Thorpe (SF), Michael Lewis (PF) Juan Garcia, Jamie Jones, Walter Hurt, David Arndt | |
| 02:37 | Gonzaga | James Williams is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on James Williams, team foul #10 | 66-66 |
| 02:11 | Colorado | John Hiner connects on the open fadeaway from the right side | 66-68 |
| 01:57 | Gonzaga | Amado Bruno misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 66-68 |
| 01:55 | Gonzaga | James Williams hits the follow up shot | 68-68 |
| 01:26 | Colorado | John Thorpe lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Dennis Holdren | 68-70 |
| 01:17 | Gonzaga | Carmelo Garcia clanks a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by John Thorpe - foul #2 on John Thorpe, team foul #7 | 68-70 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | Colorado | Juan Garcia (PG), Walter Hurt (SF) John Hiner, John Thorpe | |
| 01:17 | Gonzaga | Carmelo Garcia makes the 1st free throw | 69-70 |
| 01:17 | Gonzaga | Carmelo Garcia makes the 2nd free throw | 70-70 |
| 00:50 | Colorado | Juan Garcia is fouled on the floor by Warren Reeves - foul #3 on Warren Reeves, team foul #11 | 70-70 |
| 00:50 | Colorado | Juan Garcia makes the 1st free throw | 70-71 |
| 00:50 | Colorado | Juan Garcia misses the 2nd free throw | 70-71 |
| 00:50 | Gonzaga | Carmelo Garcia grabs the board | 70-71 |
| 00:45 | Gonzaga | Calvin Pryor is fouled on the floor by Dennis Holdren - foul #1 on Dennis Holdren, team foul #8 | 70-71 |
| 00:45 | Gonzaga | Calvin Pryor makes the 1st free throw | 71-71 |
| 00:45 | Gonzaga | Calvin Pryor makes the 2nd free throw | 72-71 |
| 00:23 | Colorado | Walter Hurt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 72-71 |
| 00:22 | Colorado | Juan Garcia snags the offensive board | 72-71 |
| 00:12 | Colorado | Michael Lewis misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 72-71 |
| 00:11 | Colorado | Brian Stamper grabs the offensive board | 72-71 |
| 00:06 | Colorado | Michael Lewis jams it | 72-73 |
| 00:06 | Gonzaga | Gonzaga calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-73 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Gonzaga | Michael Lewis takes the ball from James Williams | 72-73 |