| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Michael Mack (fresh) SG - Billy Barr (fresh) SF - Thomas Michalec (fresh) PF - Darryl Colson (fresh) C - Brian Thies (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Dino Zeagler (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Trejo (fresh) SF - Keith Alexander (fresh) PF - James Hodge (fresh) C - Gregory Seelye (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Gonzaga | James Hodge wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Gonzaga | Dino Zeagler makes the jumpshot from the left wing set up by James Hodge | 0-2 |
| 19:23 | Penn State | Michael Mack throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 19:02 | Gonzaga | The jump hook by James Hodge is blocked by Darryl Colson | 0-2 |
| 19:01 | Penn State | Billy Barr grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:39 | Penn State | Thomas Michalec shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 0-2 |
| 18:38 | Gonzaga | Keith Alexander grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:09 | Gonzaga | James Hodge drills a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Keith Alexander | 0-4 |
| 17:52 | Penn State | Darryl Colson loses the ball out of bounds | 0-4 |
| 17:33 | Gonzaga | Gregory Seelye comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Thomas Michalec - foul #1 on Thomas Michalec, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 17:33 | Gonzaga | Gregory Seelye makes the 1st free throw | 0-5 |
| 17:33 | Gonzaga | Gregory Seelye makes the 2nd free throw | 0-6 |
| 17:20 | Penn State | Darryl Colson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 0-6 |
| 17:19 | Penn State | Thomas Michalec grabs the offensive board | 0-6 |
| 17:01 | Penn State | Brian Thies misses the fadeaway from the right side | 0-6 |
| 16:59 | Gonzaga | Keith Alexander grabs the board | 0-6 |
| 16:32 | Gonzaga | James Hodge is whistled for traveling | 0-6 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Mario Castellon (SF), Ryan Devine (PF), Benjamin Hart (C) Keith Alexander, James Hodge, Gregory Seelye | |
| 16:17 | Penn State | Michael Mack is called for traveling | 0-6 |
| 15:53 | Gonzaga | Jeffrey Trejo misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 0-6 |
| 15:51 | Penn State | Darryl Colson pulls down the rebound | 0-6 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Michael Mack (fresh) SG - Billy Barr (fresh) SF - Thomas Michalec (fresh) PF - Darryl Colson (fresh) C - Brian Thies (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Dino Zeagler (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jeffrey Trejo (fresh) SF - Mario Castellon (fresh) PF - Ryan Devine (fresh) C - Benjamin Hart (fresh) | |
| 15:49 | Penn State | Michael Mack is fouled in the backcourt by Dino Zeagler - foul #1 on Dino Zeagler, team foul #1 | 0-6 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Edmundo Giordano (SG) Jeffrey Trejo | |
| 15:33 | Penn State | Brian Thies is fouled on the floor by Benjamin Hart - foul #1 on Benjamin Hart, team foul #2 | 0-6 |
| 15:21 | Penn State | Thomas Michalec shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the shot near the basket and he's hacked by Dino Zeagler - foul #2 on Dino Zeagler, team foul #3 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Mark Norris (PG), Keith Alexander (SF), James Hodge (PF) Dino Zeagler, Mario Castellon, Benjamin Hart | |
| 15:21 | Penn State | Thomas Michalec makes the free throw | 3-6 |
| 14:53 | Gonzaga | Edmundo Giordano is fouled on the floor by Billy Barr - foul #1 on Billy Barr, team foul #2 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jeffrey Trejo (SG), Gregory Seelye (C) Edmundo Giordano, Ryan Devine | |
| 14:33 | Gonzaga | Gregory Seelye misses long on a jumper in the lane | 3-6 |
| 14:31 | Gonzaga | Keith Alexander hits the follow up shot | 3-8 |
| 14:05 | Penn State | Billy Barr hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 3-8 |
| 14:03 | Gonzaga | Keith Alexander grabs the board | 3-8 |
| 13:42 | Gonzaga | Darryl Colson steals the ball from James Hodge | 3-8 |
| 13:24 | Penn State | Billy Barr misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 3-8 |
| 13:22 | Penn State | Brian Thies tips it back up and in | 5-8 |
| 12:55 | Gonzaga | Brian Thies is called for the reach on James Hodge - foul #1 on Brian Thies, team foul #3 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Mario Castellon (SF), Ryan Devine (PF) Keith Alexander, James Hodge | |
| 12:30 | Gonzaga | Brian Thies steps in front of the Jeffrey Trejo pass | 5-8 |
| 12:06 | Penn State | Brian Thies comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Gregory Seelye - foul #1 on Gregory Seelye, team foul #4 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Edmundo Giordano (SG), Benjamin Hart (C) Jeffrey Trejo, Gregory Seelye | |
| 12:06 | Penn State | Brian Thies makes the 1st free throw | 6-8 |
| 12:06 | Penn State | Brian Thies misses the 2nd free throw | 6-8 |
| 12:06 | Gonzaga | Ryan Devine grabs the defensive rebound | 6-8 |
| 11:45 | Gonzaga | Mark Norris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-8 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Uros Frankowski (PG), James Hodge (PF) Mark Norris, Benjamin Hart | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Michael Mack (fairly fresh) SG - Billy Barr (fairly fresh) SF - Thomas Michalec (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Darryl Colson (fairly fresh) C - Brian Thies (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Uros Frankowski (fresh) SG - Edmundo Giordano (fresh) SF - Mario Castellon (fresh) PF - James Hodge (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ryan Devine (fresh) | |
| 11:38 | Penn State | Billy Barr misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 6-8 |
| 11:37 | Gonzaga | Mario Castellon pulls down the rebound | 6-8 |
| 11:19 | Gonzaga | Edmundo Giordano double dribbles | 6-8 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Perry (PG) Michael Mack | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Keith Alexander (SF) Mario Castellon | |
| 10:56 | Penn State | Brian Thies hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Billy Barr and he's hacked by Keith Alexander - foul #1 on Keith Alexander, team foul #5 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Penn State | Lionel Job (SG) Billy Barr | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jeffrey Trejo (SG) Edmundo Giordano | |
| 10:56 | Penn State | Brian Thies misses the free throw | 8-8 |
| 10:56 | Gonzaga | Ryan Devine pulls down the rebound | 8-8 |
| 10:32 | Gonzaga | Keith Alexander buries a jump hook from the right block | 8-10 |
| 10:17 | Penn State | James Hodge doubles Thomas Michalec and is called for the reach - foul #1 on James Hodge, team foul #6 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Penn State | Sergei Sosinski (SF), Donald Norman (PF) Thomas Michalec, Darryl Colson | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Mark Norris (PG), Gregory Seelye (C) Uros Frankowski, Ryan Devine | |
| 10:08 | Penn State | Sergei Sosinski clanks a jumper from close range but the foul's on Keith Alexander - foul #2 on Keith Alexander, team foul #7 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Mack (PG) John Perry | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Mario Castellon (SF), Benjamin Hart (PF) Keith Alexander, James Hodge | |
| 10:08 | Penn State | Sergei Sosinski makes the 1st free throw | 9-10 |
| 10:08 | Penn State | Sergei Sosinski makes the 2nd free throw | 10-10 |
| 09:42 | Gonzaga | Mark Norris misses the lay-in but the foul's on Donald Norman - foul #1 on Donald Norman, team foul #4 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Penn State | Billy Barr (SG) Brian Thies | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 09:42 | Gonzaga | Mark Norris makes the 1st free throw | 10-11 |
| 09:42 | Gonzaga | Mark Norris makes the 2nd free throw | 10-12 |
| 09:20 | Penn State | Benjamin Hart takes the ball from Billy Barr | 10-12 |
| 09:03 | Gonzaga | Gregory Seelye is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Gregory Seelye, team foul #8 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Penn State | Thomas Michalec (SF), Darryl Colson (PF) Lionel Job, Sergei Sosinski | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | James Hodge (PF), Ryan Devine (C) Benjamin Hart, Gregory Seelye | |
| 08:47 | Penn State | Darryl Colson hits the front of the rim on the wide open turnaround from the left block | 10-12 |
| 08:46 | Penn State | Thomas Michalec snags the offensive board | 10-12 |
| 08:34 | Penn State | Darryl Colson is called for traveling | 10-12 |
| Subs | Penn State | Brian Thies (C) Donald Norman | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 08:15 | Gonzaga | Ryan Devine's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-12 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Perry (PG) Michael Mack | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 07:56 | Penn State | Billy Barr scores on a shot from the right wing on a great pass from John Perry | 12-12 |
| 07:32 | Gonzaga | Mario Castellon can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 12-12 |
| 07:31 | Gonzaga | James Hodge misses the tip | 12-12 |
| 07:29 | Penn State | Darryl Colson pulls down the rebound | 12-12 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Perry (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Billy Barr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Michalec (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darryl Colson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Brian Thies (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Mark Norris (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jeffrey Trejo (fairly fresh) SF - Mario Castellon (fresh) PF - James Hodge (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ryan Devine (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Penn State | Brian Thies slams it home set up by John Perry | 14-12 |
| 06:54 | Gonzaga | Thomas Michalec steals the ball from Jeffrey Trejo | 14-12 |
| 06:50 | Penn State | Thomas Michalec lays it up and in | 16-12 |
| 06:33 | Gonzaga | Mark Norris connects on the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Trejo | 16-14 |
| 06:17 | Penn State | Billy Barr throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-14 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Mack (PG), Lionel Job (SG), Sergei Sosinski (SF), Donald Norman (PF) John Perry, Billy Barr, Thomas Michalec, Darryl Colson | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Uros Frankowski (PG), Edmundo Giordano (SG), Brian Hosler (SF), Benjamin Hart (C) Mark Norris, Jeffrey Trejo, Mario Castellon, Ryan Devine | |
| 06:00 | Gonzaga | James Hodge misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Michael Mack - foul #1 on Michael Mack, team foul #5 | 16-14 |
| 06:00 | Gonzaga | James Hodge misses the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 06:00 | Gonzaga | James Hodge makes the 2nd free throw | 16-15 |
| 05:50 | Penn State | Brian Thies misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 16-15 |
| 05:49 | Gonzaga | Edmundo Giordano grabs the board | 16-15 |
| 05:31 | Gonzaga | James Hodge clanks a jump hook near the basket | 16-15 |
| 05:29 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Donald Norman | 16-15 |
| 05:25 | Penn State | Lionel Job misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Hodge - foul #2 on James Hodge, team foul #9 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Penn State | Pavel Czapski (SG) Brian Thies | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Ryan Devine (C) James Hodge | |
| 05:25 | Penn State | Lionel Job makes the 1st free throw | 17-15 |
| 05:25 | Penn State | Lionel Job makes the 2nd free throw | 18-15 |
| 05:06 | Gonzaga | Edmundo Giordano can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 18-15 |
| 05:04 | Penn State | Donald Norman pulls down the rebound | 18-15 |
| 04:49 | Penn State | Pavel Czapski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 18-15 |
| 04:47 | Penn State | Donald Norman pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-15 |
| 04:31 | Penn State | Donald Norman scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Lionel Job | 20-15 |
| 04:02 | Gonzaga | Uros Frankowski makes the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Edmundo Giordano | 20-17 |
| 03:46 | Penn State | Donald Norman is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Donald Norman, team foul #6 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Penn State | Billy Barr (SG), Thomas Michalec (SF), Darryl Colson (PF), Brian Thies (C) Pavel Czapski, Lionel Job, Sergei Sosinski, Donald Norman | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Dino Zeagler (PG), Jeffrey Trejo (SG), Keith Alexander (SF), Gregory Seelye (C) Uros Frankowski, Edmundo Giordano, Brian Hosler, Ryan Devine | |
| 03:22 | Gonzaga | Brian Thies blocks the short jumper by Gregory Seelye | 20-17 |
| 03:21 | Gonzaga | Dino Zeagler grabs the offensive rebound | 20-17 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Michael Mack (tiring) SG - Billy Barr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Michalec (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darryl Colson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Brian Thies (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Dino Zeagler (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jeffrey Trejo (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Keith Alexander (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Benjamin Hart (fresh) C - Gregory Seelye (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 02:53 | Gonzaga | Dino Zeagler buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Benjamin Hart and he's fouled by Michael Mack - foul #2 on Michael Mack, team foul #7 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Perry (PG) Michael Mack | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | James Hodge (PF) Benjamin Hart | |
| 02:53 | Gonzaga | Dino Zeagler makes the free throw | 20-20 |
| 02:41 | Penn State | Darryl Colson hits a wide open floater in the lane | 22-20 |
| 02:26 | Gonzaga | Jeffrey Trejo is fouled on the floor by Billy Barr - foul #2 on Billy Barr, team foul #8 | 22-20 |
| 02:26 | Gonzaga | Jeffrey Trejo makes the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 02:26 | Gonzaga | Jeffrey Trejo makes the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| 02:19 | Penn State | Brian Thies is hacked by James Hodge - foul #3 on James Hodge, team foul #10 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Mario Castellon (SF) James Hodge | |
| 02:19 | Penn State | Brian Thies makes the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 02:19 | Penn State | Brian Thies misses the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 02:19 | Gonzaga | Keith Alexander snags the defensive board | 23-22 |
| 01:52 | Gonzaga | Mario Castellon misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 23-22 |
| 01:50 | Penn State | Thomas Michalec snags the defensive board | 23-22 |
| 01:31 | Penn State | Billy Barr clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Keith Alexander - foul #3 on Keith Alexander, team foul #11 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Ryan Devine (PF) Keith Alexander | |
| 01:31 | Penn State | Billy Barr makes the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 01:31 | Penn State | Billy Barr makes the 2nd free throw | 25-22 |
| 01:14 | Gonzaga | Gregory Seelye drills a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Mario Castellon | 25-24 |
| 00:54 | Penn State | Thomas Michalec is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 25-24 |
| 00:52 | Gonzaga | Gregory Seelye pulls down the rebound | 25-24 |
| 00:27 | Gonzaga | Gregory Seelye drills a turnaround from the left block | 25-26 |
| 00:02 | Penn State | Thomas Michalec lays it in despite the doubleteam | 27-26 |
| 00:00 | Gonzaga | Jeffrey Trejo comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 27-26 |