| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Kenneth Higbee (fresh) SG - Douglas Verde (fresh) SF - Gilbert Flynn (fresh) PF - Donald Hartley (fresh) C - Craig McQuary (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Leo Guthridge (fresh) SG - Derrick Sinegal (fresh) SF - Stanley Wood (fresh) PF - Millard Ferrill (fresh) C - Carl Danaher (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Gonzaga | Carl Danaher wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Gonzaga | Derrick Sinegal's pass is intercepted by Donald Hartley | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Evansville | Douglas Verde can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Gonzaga | Millard Ferrill grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:57 | Gonzaga | Millard Ferrill makes the jumper from the right block | 0-2 |
| 18:40 | Evansville | Leo Guthridge is called for the reach on Kenneth Higbee - foul #1 on Leo Guthridge, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:28 | Evansville | Carl Danaher denies the turnaround by Gilbert Flynn | 0-2 |
| 18:27 | Gonzaga | Derrick Sinegal grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:13 | Gonzaga | Carl Danaher misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 18:12 | Evansville | Donald Hartley snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:07 | Evansville | Gilbert Flynn can't finish the layup | 0-2 |
| 18:06 | Gonzaga | Millard Ferrill pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:00 | Gonzaga | Derrick Sinegal is fouled on the floor by Douglas Verde - foul #1 on Douglas Verde, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 17:46 | Gonzaga | Millard Ferrill double dribbles | 0-2 |
| 17:25 | Evansville | Kenneth Higbee knocks in the runner from close range | 2-2 |
| 17:12 | Gonzaga | Stanley Wood clanks a shot from the free throw line | 2-2 |
| 17:10 | Evansville | Kenneth Higbee pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 16:52 | Evansville | Douglas Verde drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Gilbert Flynn | 5-2 |
| 16:29 | Gonzaga | Carl Danaher can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 5-2 |
| 16:28 | Gonzaga | The offensive rebound goes to Stanley Wood | 5-2 |
| 16:10 | Gonzaga | Stanley Wood scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 5-4 |
| 16:04 | Evansville | Kenneth Higbee misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 5-4 |
| 16:02 | Evansville | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Hartley | 5-4 |
| 15:46 | Evansville | Douglas Verde connects on the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Gilbert Flynn | 7-4 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Kenneth Higbee (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Douglas Verde (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gilbert Flynn (fairly fresh) PF - Donald Hartley (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Craig McQuary (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Leo Guthridge (fairly fresh) SG - Derrick Sinegal (fairly fresh) SF - Stanley Wood (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Millard Ferrill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Danaher (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Gonzaga | The jump hook by Carl Danaher is blocked by Donald Hartley | 7-4 |
| 15:29 | Gonzaga | Derrick Sinegal grabs the offensive board | 7-4 |
| 15:19 | Gonzaga | Leo Guthridge scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Derrick Sinegal | 7-6 |
| 14:58 | Evansville | Kenneth Higbee comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Stanley Wood - foul #1 on Stanley Wood, team foul #2 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Evansville | Carlos Cherry (SG), Alfonso Ortiz (SF), William Burke (PF), Vito Costa (C) Douglas Verde, Gilbert Flynn, Donald Hartley, Craig McQuary | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Marlon McCaw (PG), Jeffrey Kennedy (SG), Mark Nova (SF), Jimmy Gordon (PF), Nelson Campbell (C) Leo Guthridge, Derrick Sinegal, Stanley Wood, Millard Ferrill, Carl Danaher | |
| 14:58 | Evansville | Kenneth Higbee makes the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 14:58 | Evansville | Kenneth Higbee misses the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| 14:58 | Gonzaga | Nelson Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 14:40 | Gonzaga | Jeffrey Kennedy hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Marlon McCaw | 8-9 |
| 14:27 | Evansville | Carlos Cherry misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 8-9 |
| 14:25 | Evansville | Carlos Cherry can't tip it in | 8-9 |
| 14:24 | Evansville | Kenneth Higbee gets the offensive rebound | 8-9 |
| 14:01 | Evansville | Vito Costa knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on Nelson Campbell - foul #1 on Nelson Campbell, team foul #3 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Evansville | Hubert Logue (SF) Kenneth Higbee | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 14:01 | Evansville | Vito Costa makes the free throw | 11-9 |
| 13:38 | Gonzaga | Marlon McCaw misses short on a floater from the left side | 11-9 |
| 13:36 | Gonzaga | Jimmy Gordon tips it but misses | 11-9 |
| 13:34 | Evansville | Hubert Logue grabs the board | 11-9 |
| 13:13 | Evansville | William Burke throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-9 |
| Subs | Evansville | Craig McQuary (C) Hubert Logue | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Carl Danaher (C) Nelson Campbell | |
| 12:51 | Gonzaga | Mark Nova knocks in the shot from the baseline set up by Carl Danaher | 11-11 |
| 12:34 | Evansville | Carlos Cherry clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 11-11 |
| 12:33 | Gonzaga | Marlon McCaw pulls down the rebound | 11-11 |
| 12:19 | Gonzaga | Carl Danaher hits a floater from the right block | 11-13 |
| 11:55 | Evansville | Vito Costa is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Vito Costa, team foul #2 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Evansville | Kenneth Higbee (PG), Douglas Verde (SG), Gilbert Flynn (SF), Donald Hartley (PF) Carlos Cherry, Vito Costa, Alfonso Ortiz, William Burke | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Leo Guthridge (PG), Derrick Sinegal (SG), Stanley Wood (SF), Millard Ferrill (PF) Marlon McCaw, Jeffrey Kennedy, Mark Nova, Jimmy Gordon | |
| 11:44 | Gonzaga | Stanley Wood can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Craig McQuary - foul #1 on Craig McQuary, team foul #3 | 11-13 |
| 11:44 | Gonzaga | Stanley Wood makes the 1st free throw | 11-14 |
| 11:44 | Gonzaga | Stanley Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 11-15 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Kenneth Higbee (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Douglas Verde (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gilbert Flynn (fresh) PF - Donald Hartley (fresh) 2 reb. C - Craig McQuary (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Leo Guthridge (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Derrick Sinegal (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stanley Wood (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Millard Ferrill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Danaher (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:42 | Evansville | Kenneth Higbee is fouled in the backcourt by Leo Guthridge - foul #2 on Leo Guthridge, team foul #4 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Marlon McCaw (PG) Leo Guthridge | |
| 11:32 | Evansville | Douglas Verde misses the 3 from the right corner | 11-15 |
| 11:31 | Gonzaga | Carl Danaher grabs the board | 11-15 |
| 11:15 | Gonzaga | Carl Danaher dunks the ball and he's fouled by Gilbert Flynn - foul #1 on Gilbert Flynn, team foul #4 | 11-17 |
| 11:15 | Gonzaga | Carl Danaher makes the free throw | 11-18 |
| 10:52 | Evansville | Kenneth Higbee is hacked by Stanley Wood - foul #2 on Stanley Wood, team foul #5 | 11-18 |
| Subs | Evansville | Vito Costa (C) Craig McQuary | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jeffrey Kennedy (PG), Mark Nova (SF) Marlon McCaw, Stanley Wood | |
| 10:36 | Evansville | Douglas Verde can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Millard Ferrill - foul #1 on Millard Ferrill, team foul #6 | 11-18 |
| Subs | Evansville | Alfonso Ortiz (C) Vito Costa | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 10:36 | Evansville | Douglas Verde misses the 1st free throw | 11-18 |
| 10:36 | Evansville | Douglas Verde makes the 2nd free throw | 12-18 |
| 10:15 | Gonzaga | Millard Ferrill can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 12-18 |
| 10:13 | Evansville | Gilbert Flynn snags the defensive board | 12-18 |
| 10:04 | Evansville | Alfonso Ortiz misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 12-18 |
| 10:03 | Evansville | Donald Hartley snags the offensive board | 12-18 |
| 09:57 | Evansville | Douglas Verde loses the dribble to Millard Ferrill | 12-18 |
| 09:54 | Gonzaga | Douglas Verde steals the ball from Jeffrey Kennedy in the backcourt | 12-18 |
| 09:53 | Evansville | Kenneth Higbee throws it down on a nice dish by Douglas Verde | 14-18 |
| 09:34 | Gonzaga | Carl Danaher clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 14-18 |
| 09:33 | Evansville | Donald Hartley snags the defensive board | 14-18 |
| 09:21 | Evansville | Alfonso Ortiz can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 14-18 |
| 09:19 | Gonzaga | Millard Ferrill pulls down the rebound | 14-18 |
| 09:00 | Gonzaga | Carl Danaher misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 14-18 |
| 08:59 | Gonzaga | Millard Ferrill snags the offensive board | 14-18 |
| 08:42 | Gonzaga | Alfonso Ortiz takes the ball from Millard Ferrill | 14-18 |
| 08:23 | Evansville | Alfonso Ortiz loses the ball out of bounds | 14-18 |
| Subs | Evansville | Carlos Cherry (SG), Hubert Logue (SF), William Burke (PF), Craig McQuary (C) Douglas Verde, Gilbert Flynn, Donald Hartley, Alfonso Ortiz | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Marlon McCaw (PG), Reuben Lagrone (SF), Jimmy Gordon (PF), Nelson Campbell (C) Jeffrey Kennedy, Mark Nova, Millard Ferrill, Carl Danaher | |
| 08:15 | Gonzaga | Marlon McCaw can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 14-18 |
| 08:13 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Craig McQuary | 14-18 |
| 08:07 | Evansville | Nelson Campbell is called for the reach on Craig McQuary - foul #2 on Nelson Campbell, team foul #7 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Evansville | Vito Costa (SG) Kenneth Higbee | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Wally Sorenson (C) Nelson Campbell | |
| 08:07 | Evansville | Craig McQuary makes the 1st free throw | 15-18 |
| 08:07 | Evansville | Craig McQuary makes the 2nd free throw | 16-18 |
| 07:58 | Gonzaga | Carlos Cherry is called for the reach on Marlon McCaw - foul #1 on Carlos Cherry, team foul #5 | 16-18 |
| 07:48 | Gonzaga | Reuben Lagrone's layup is rejected by William Burke | 16-18 |
| 07:47 | Evansville | Vito Costa grabs the defensive rebound | 16-18 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Carlos Cherry (fresh) SG - Vito Costa (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Hubert Logue (fresh) PF - William Burke (fresh) C - Craig McQuary (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Marlon McCaw (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Derrick Sinegal (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Reuben Lagrone (fresh) PF - Jimmy Gordon (fresh) C - Wally Sorenson (fresh) | |
| 07:42 | Evansville | Hubert Logue travels with the ball | 16-18 |
| 07:31 | Gonzaga | Hubert Logue is called for the reach on Reuben Lagrone - foul #1 on Hubert Logue, team foul #6 | 16-18 |
| 07:23 | Gonzaga | Marlon McCaw drills a floater from the left block | 16-20 |
| 07:01 | Evansville | Vito Costa buries a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Hubert Logue | 18-20 |
| 06:42 | Gonzaga | Derrick Sinegal misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 18-20 |
| 06:41 | Gonzaga | Reuben Lagrone pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-20 |
| 06:25 | Gonzaga | Jimmy Gordon misses long on a jumper from close range | 18-20 |
| 06:24 | Evansville | Craig McQuary snags the defensive board | 18-20 |
| 06:01 | Evansville | William Burke can't connect on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Jimmy Gordon - foul #1 on Jimmy Gordon, team foul #8 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Evansville | Kenneth Higbee (PG), Douglas Verde (SG), Gilbert Flynn (SF) Carlos Cherry, Vito Costa, Hubert Logue | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jeffrey Kennedy (SG), Mark Nova (SF), Millard Ferrill (PF), Carl Danaher (C) Derrick Sinegal, Reuben Lagrone, Jimmy Gordon, Wally Sorenson | |
| 06:01 | Evansville | William Burke makes the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 06:01 | Evansville | William Burke makes the 2nd free throw | 20-20 |
| 05:44 | Gonzaga | Marlon McCaw throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-20 |
| Subs | Evansville | Donald Hartley (PF), Alfonso Ortiz (C) William Burke, Craig McQuary | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 05:25 | Evansville | Gilbert Flynn makes the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Kenneth Higbee and he's fouled by Mark Nova - foul #1 on Mark Nova, team foul #9 | 22-20 |
| 05:25 | Evansville | Gilbert Flynn makes the free throw | 23-20 |
| 05:12 | Gonzaga | Millard Ferrill misses long on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Donald Hartley - foul #1 on Donald Hartley, team foul #7 | 23-20 |
| 05:12 | Gonzaga | Millard Ferrill makes the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 05:12 | Gonzaga | Millard Ferrill makes the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 04:55 | Evansville | Kenneth Higbee comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-22 |
| 04:54 | Gonzaga | Carl Danaher pulls down the rebound | 23-22 |
| 04:34 | Gonzaga | Millard Ferrill drills a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Kennedy | 23-24 |
| 04:13 | Evansville | Millard Ferrill picks off the pass by Gilbert Flynn | 23-24 |
| 03:55 | Gonzaga | Carl Danaher misses the dunk | 23-24 |
| 03:54 | Gonzaga | Jeffrey Kennedy grabs the offensive board | 23-24 |
| 03:41 | Gonzaga | Millard Ferrill blows the layup | 23-24 |
| 03:39 | Evansville | Gilbert Flynn grabs the defensive rebound | 23-24 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Kenneth Higbee (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Verde (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gilbert Flynn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Hartley (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Alfonso Ortiz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Marlon McCaw (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Kennedy (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Nova (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Millard Ferrill (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Carl Danaher (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Evansville | Millard Ferrill is called for the reach on Donald Hartley - foul #2 on Millard Ferrill, team foul #10 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Evansville | Carlos Cherry (SG), Hubert Logue (SF), Craig McQuary (C) Douglas Verde, Gilbert Flynn, Alfonso Ortiz | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Leo Guthridge (PG), Derrick Sinegal (SG), Stanley Wood (SF), Jimmy Gordon (PF) Marlon McCaw, Jeffrey Kennedy, Mark Nova, Millard Ferrill | |
| 03:15 | Evansville | Donald Hartley misses the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 03:15 | Evansville | Donald Hartley makes the 2nd free throw | 24-24 |
| 03:00 | Gonzaga | Derrick Sinegal hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner but he's fouled by Donald Hartley - foul #2 on Donald Hartley, team foul #8 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Evansville | William Burke (PF) Donald Hartley | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 03:00 | Gonzaga | Derrick Sinegal makes the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 03:00 | Gonzaga | Derrick Sinegal misses the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 03:00 | Gonzaga | Derrick Sinegal makes the 3rd free throw | 24-26 |
| 02:36 | Evansville | Carlos Cherry comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 24-26 |
| 02:34 | Evansville | Kenneth Higbee grabs the offensive rebound | 24-26 |
| 02:22 | Evansville | Craig McQuary hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 24-26 |
| 02:20 | Evansville | Craig McQuary tips it back up and in | 26-26 |
| 02:07 | Gonzaga | Derrick Sinegal connects on the runner from the baseline set up by Stanley Wood and he's hacked by Hubert Logue - foul #2 on Hubert Logue, team foul #9 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Evansville | Vito Costa (SG), Alfonso Ortiz (SF) Kenneth Higbee, Hubert Logue | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Nelson Campbell (C) Carl Danaher | |
| 02:07 | Gonzaga | Derrick Sinegal misses the free throw | 26-28 |
| 02:07 | Evansville | William Burke gets the rebound | 26-28 |
| 02:01 | Evansville | William Burke misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 26-28 |
| 01:59 | Gonzaga | Nelson Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 26-28 |
| 01:42 | Gonzaga | Stanley Wood's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-28 |
| Subs | Evansville | Gilbert Flynn (SF) Alfonso Ortiz | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jeffrey Kennedy (SG) Derrick Sinegal | |
| 01:19 | Evansville | William Burke hits a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Carlos Cherry | 28-28 |
| 01:11 | Gonzaga | Jeffrey Kennedy misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-28 |
| 01:09 | Gonzaga | Stanley Wood gets the offensive rebound | 28-28 |
| 00:56 | Gonzaga | Gilbert Flynn takes the ball from Stanley Wood | 28-28 |
| 00:39 | Evansville | Vito Costa buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by William Burke | 31-28 |
| 00:16 | Gonzaga | William Burke blocks the short jumper by Stanley Wood | 31-28 |
| 00:15 | Evansville | Craig McQuary snags the defensive board | 31-28 |
| 00:03 | Evansville | Craig McQuary comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 31-28 |
| 00:01 | Gonzaga | Jimmy Gordon snags the defensive board | 31-28 |
| 00:00 | Gonzaga | Jimmy Gordon misses the fullcourt shot | 31-28 |