| Lineup | Samford | PG - Shawn Lang (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Stanley Hart (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Pitt (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Theodore Hitchcock (fresh) 8 pts. C - Brian Hyberger (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Leo Guthridge (fresh) SG - Derrick Sinegal (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley Wood (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Millard Ferrill (fresh) C - Carl Danaher (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Gonzaga | Stanley Wood inbounds the ball | 32-24 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Gonzaga | Stanley Wood misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-24 |
| 19:42 | Gonzaga | Derrick Sinegal tips it but misses | 32-24 |
| 19:41 | Gonzaga | Stanley Wood grabs the offensive rebound | 32-24 |
| 19:21 | Gonzaga | Stanley Wood connects on the floater from the baseline set up by Derrick Sinegal | 32-26 |
| 19:14 | Samford | John Pitt buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Shawn Lang | 34-26 |
| 19:08 | Gonzaga | Carl Danaher misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-26 |
| 19:07 | Gonzaga | Millard Ferrill pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-26 |
| 18:50 | Gonzaga | Leo Guthridge comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 34-26 |
| 18:49 | Samford | The rebound goes to Brian Hyberger | 34-26 |
| 18:32 | Samford | The jump hook by Shawn Lang is blocked by Millard Ferrill | 34-26 |
| 18:31 | Gonzaga | Stanley Wood pulls down the rebound | 34-26 |
| 18:17 | Gonzaga | Derrick Sinegal misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-26 |
| 18:16 | Gonzaga | The offensive rebound goes to Carl Danaher | 34-26 |
| 18:03 | Gonzaga | Derrick Sinegal misses the runner from close range but he's hacked by Stanley Hart - foul #1 on Stanley Hart, team foul #1 | 34-26 |
| 18:03 | Gonzaga | Derrick Sinegal makes the 1st free throw | 34-27 |
| 18:03 | Gonzaga | Derrick Sinegal makes the 2nd free throw | 34-28 |
| 17:47 | Samford | Carl Danaher swats the dunk try by Stanley Hart | 34-28 |
| 17:45 | Gonzaga | Carl Danaher grabs the defensive rebound | 34-28 |
| 17:40 | Gonzaga | Millard Ferrill misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 34-28 |
| 17:39 | Samford | Stanley Hart gets the rebound | 34-28 |
| 17:20 | Samford | John Pitt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-28 |
| Subs | Samford | Taylor Sayles (PF) Theodore Hitchcock | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Marlon McCaw (SG), Jimmy Gordon (PF) Derrick Sinegal, Millard Ferrill | |
| 17:03 | Gonzaga | Carl Danaher knocks in the jump hook near the basket | 34-30 |
| 16:49 | Samford | Stanley Wood is called for the reach on Taylor Sayles - foul #2 on Stanley Wood, team foul #1 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Samford | Rosendo Esquivel (PG) Shawn Lang | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Derrick Sinegal (SG), Mark Nova (SF) Leo Guthridge, Stanley Wood | |
| 16:30 | Samford | Marlon McCaw takes the ball from Brian Hyberger | 34-30 |
| 16:08 | Gonzaga | Derrick Sinegal makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Carl Danaher | 34-33 |
| 15:45 | Samford | Rosendo Esquivel is whistled for a carry | 34-33 |
| Subs | Samford | Christopher Moore (SG), Theodore Hitchcock (PF), Timothy Barras (C) Stanley Hart, John Pitt, Brian Hyberger | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Leo Guthridge (PG), Jeffrey Kennedy (SG), Millard Ferrill (PF) Marlon McCaw, Derrick Sinegal, Carl Danaher | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Rosendo Esquivel (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Moore (fresh) SF - Taylor Sayles (fresh) PF - Theodore Hitchcock (fresh) 8 pts. C - Timothy Barras (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Leo Guthridge (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Kennedy (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Mark Nova (fresh) PF - Millard Ferrill (fresh) 2 blk. C - Jimmy Gordon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:22 | Gonzaga | The pull-up jumper by Leo Guthridge is blocked by Timothy Barras | 34-33 |
| 15:20 | Samford | Christopher Moore gets the rebound | 34-33 |
| 15:11 | Samford | Rosendo Esquivel misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 34-33 |
| 15:09 | Samford | Timothy Barras tips it back up and in | 36-33 |
| 14:51 | Gonzaga | Leo Guthridge buries a floater from the left side | 36-35 |
| 14:36 | Samford | The jump hook by Taylor Sayles is blocked by Jimmy Gordon | 36-35 |
| 14:35 | Samford | Timothy Barras tips it but misses | 36-35 |
| 14:34 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Millard Ferrill | 36-35 |
| 14:20 | Gonzaga | Jimmy Gordon travels with the ball | 36-35 |
| Subs | Samford | Shawn Lang (PG), Stanley Hart (SG), John Pitt (SF), Brian Hyberger (C) Rosendo Esquivel, Christopher Moore, Taylor Sayles, Timothy Barras | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Derrick Sinegal (SG), Stanley Wood (SF), Carl Danaher (C) Jeffrey Kennedy, Mark Nova, Jimmy Gordon | |
| 13:59 | Samford | Theodore Hitchcock's floater is tipped away by Millard Ferrill | 36-35 |
| 13:58 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Hyberger | 36-35 |
| 13:36 | Samford | Shawn Lang misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 36-35 |
| 13:34 | Gonzaga | Carl Danaher grabs the board | 36-35 |
| 13:30 | Gonzaga | Derrick Sinegal loses the dribble to Theodore Hitchcock | 36-35 |
| 13:14 | Samford | Theodore Hitchcock misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-35 |
| 13:12 | Gonzaga | Leo Guthridge gets the rebound | 36-35 |
| 12:59 | Gonzaga | Stanley Wood is hacked by John Pitt - foul #1 on John Pitt, team foul #2 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Samford | Taylor Sayles (PF) Theodore Hitchcock | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Marlon McCaw (PG), Nelson Campbell (PF) Leo Guthridge, Millard Ferrill | |
| 12:45 | Gonzaga | Carl Danaher comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 36-35 |
| 12:44 | Gonzaga | Nelson Campbell hits the follow up shot | 36-37 |
| 12:20 | Samford | Taylor Sayles's pass is intercepted by Carl Danaher | 36-37 |
| 12:06 | Gonzaga | Marlon McCaw is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Marlon McCaw, team foul #2 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Samford | Timothy Barras (C) Brian Hyberger | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jeffrey Kennedy (SG), Jimmy Gordon (PF) Derrick Sinegal, Nelson Campbell | |
| 11:52 | Samford | Timothy Barras connects on the fadeaway in the paint | 38-37 |
| 11:31 | Gonzaga | Jeffrey Kennedy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-37 |
| Subs | Samford | Rosendo Esquivel (PG), Mojiesz Lebitski (SF) Shawn Lang, John Pitt | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Rosendo Esquivel (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stanley Hart (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mojiesz Lebitski (fresh) PF - Taylor Sayles (fresh) C - Timothy Barras (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Marlon McCaw (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey Kennedy (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Stanley Wood (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jimmy Gordon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Carl Danaher (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 11:13 | Samford | Stanley Hart hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-37 |
| 11:11 | Samford | Mojiesz Lebitski hits the follow up shot | 40-37 |
| 10:54 | Gonzaga | Jimmy Gordon misses the floater from the left wing | 40-37 |
| 10:52 | Samford | Taylor Sayles snags the defensive board | 40-37 |
| 10:33 | Samford | Taylor Sayles misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-37 |
| 10:31 | Gonzaga | Stanley Wood snags the defensive board | 40-37 |
| 10:21 | Gonzaga | Carl Danaher is hacked by Timothy Barras - foul #1 on Timothy Barras, team foul #3 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Samford | Shawn Lang (PG), John Pitt (SF), Theodore Hitchcock (PF), Brian Hyberger (C) Rosendo Esquivel, Mojiesz Lebitski, Taylor Sayles, Timothy Barras | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Leo Guthridge (PG), Derrick Sinegal (SG), Millard Ferrill (PF) Marlon McCaw, Stanley Wood, Carl Danaher | |
| 10:09 | Gonzaga | Jeffrey Kennedy misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-37 |
| 10:08 | Samford | The rebound goes to Brian Hyberger | 40-37 |
| 10:02 | Samford | Stanley Hart hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-37 |
| 10:01 | Samford | Theodore Hitchcock gets the offensive rebound | 40-37 |
| 09:38 | Samford | Shawn Lang hits a shot in the paint on a nice dish by John Pitt and he's fouled by Jeffrey Kennedy - foul #4 on Jeffrey Kennedy, team foul #3 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Samford | Rosendo Esquivel (SG) Stanley Hart | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Mark Nova (SF), Nelson Campbell (C) Jeffrey Kennedy, Jimmy Gordon | |
| 09:38 | Samford | Shawn Lang makes the free throw | 43-37 |
| 09:16 | Gonzaga | Nelson Campbell scores on a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Leo Guthridge | 43-39 |
| 08:54 | Samford | John Pitt can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 43-39 |
| 08:53 | Gonzaga | Millard Ferrill grabs the board | 43-39 |
| 08:31 | Gonzaga | Mark Nova hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 43-39 |
| 08:29 | Samford | Rosendo Esquivel grabs the defensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 08:25 | Samford | Shawn Lang connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by John Pitt | 45-39 |
| 07:59 | Gonzaga | Leo Guthridge scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-42 |
| 07:45 | Samford | Rosendo Esquivel hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket but the foul's on Millard Ferrill - foul #3 on Millard Ferrill, team foul #4 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Samford | Stanley Hart (SG), Taylor Sayles (PF) Shawn Lang, Theodore Hitchcock | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jeffrey Kennedy (SG), Stanley Wood (SF), Jimmy Gordon (PF), Carl Danaher (C) Derrick Sinegal, Mark Nova, Millard Ferrill, Nelson Campbell | |
| 07:45 | Samford | Rosendo Esquivel makes the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 07:45 | Samford | Rosendo Esquivel makes the 2nd free throw | 47-42 |
| 07:20 | Gonzaga | Jimmy Gordon is hacked by Taylor Sayles - foul #2 on Taylor Sayles, team foul #4 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Samford | Timothy Barras (PF) John Pitt | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Marlon McCaw (PG) Leo Guthridge | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Rosendo Esquivel (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stanley Hart (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Taylor Sayles (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Timothy Barras (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Brian Hyberger (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Marlon McCaw (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey Kennedy (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SF - Stanley Wood (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jimmy Gordon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Carl Danaher (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:07 | Gonzaga | Jeffrey Kennedy hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 47-42 |
| 07:05 | Samford | Timothy Barras grabs the defensive rebound | 47-42 |
| 07:01 | Samford | Jeffrey Kennedy picks off the pass by Rosendo Esquivel | 47-42 |
| 06:57 | Gonzaga | Stanley Wood lays it in on a great pass from Jeffrey Kennedy | 47-44 |
| 06:40 | Samford | Stanley Hart connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-44 |
| 06:26 | Gonzaga | Carl Danaher is called for traveling | 50-44 |
| Subs | Samford | Christopher Moore (PG), John Pitt (SF), Theodore Hitchcock (PF) Rosendo Esquivel, Timothy Barras, Brian Hyberger | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Millard Ferrill (PF) Jimmy Gordon | |
| 06:01 | Samford | Stanley Hart is hacked by Marlon McCaw - foul #2 on Marlon McCaw, team foul #5 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Samford | Shawn Lang (PG) Christopher Moore | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Leo Guthridge (PG), Derrick Sinegal (SG) Marlon McCaw, Jeffrey Kennedy | |
| 05:50 | Samford | Taylor Sayles hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Shawn Lang | 52-44 |
| 05:25 | Gonzaga | Leo Guthridge misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-44 |
| 05:23 | Samford | Shawn Lang grabs the board | 52-44 |
| 05:18 | Samford | Stanley Hart makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Shawn Lang | 55-44 |
| 05:14 | Gonzaga | Leo Guthridge misses the jumper from the right side | 55-44 |
| 05:12 | Samford | Theodore Hitchcock pulls down the rebound | 55-44 |
| 04:52 | Samford | John Pitt clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Carl Danaher - foul #1 on Carl Danaher, team foul #6 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Samford | Brian Hyberger (C) Taylor Sayles | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jeffrey Kennedy (SF) Stanley Wood | |
| 04:52 | Samford | John Pitt makes the 1st free throw | 56-44 |
| 04:52 | Samford | John Pitt makes the 2nd free throw | 57-44 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:36 | Gonzaga | Carl Danaher's pass is intercepted by Shawn Lang | 57-44 |
| 04:33 | Samford | Stanley Hart hits the finger roll set up by Shawn Lang | 59-44 |
| 04:23 | Gonzaga | Carl Danaher hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 59-44 |
| 04:21 | Samford | The rebound goes to Theodore Hitchcock | 59-44 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:55 | Samford | Brian Hyberger knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from John Pitt | 61-44 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:40 | Gonzaga | Jeffrey Kennedy's pass is intercepted by John Pitt | 61-44 |
| 03:35 | Samford | John Pitt banks in the layup | 63-44 |
| 03:24 | Gonzaga | Leo Guthridge makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Derrick Sinegal | 63-47 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:55 | Samford | Shawn Lang scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by John Pitt | 66-47 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Shawn Lang (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Stanley Hart (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Pitt (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Theodore Hitchcock (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Hyberger (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Leo Guthridge (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Derrick Sinegal (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeffrey Kennedy (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Millard Ferrill (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Carl Danaher (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 02:40 | Gonzaga | Derrick Sinegal misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-47 |
| 02:39 | Samford | Theodore Hitchcock grabs the board | 66-47 |
| 02:15 | Samford | Stanley Hart is hacked by Leo Guthridge - foul #2 on Leo Guthridge, team foul #7 | 66-47 |
| Subs | Samford | Rosendo Esquivel (PG), Mojiesz Lebitski (SF), Taylor Sayles (PF), Timothy Barras (C) Shawn Lang, John Pitt, Theodore Hitchcock, Brian Hyberger | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Marlon McCaw (PG), Mark Nova (SF), Jimmy Gordon (PF), Nelson Campbell (C) Leo Guthridge, Derrick Sinegal, Millard Ferrill, Carl Danaher | |
| 02:15 | Samford | Stanley Hart misses the 1st free throw | 66-47 |
| 02:15 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Jimmy Gordon | 66-47 |
| 01:59 | Gonzaga | Mark Nova misses long on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Mojiesz Lebitski - foul #1 on Mojiesz Lebitski, team foul #5 | 66-47 |
| Subs | Samford | Christopher Moore (SG) Stanley Hart | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 01:59 | Gonzaga | Mark Nova makes the 1st free throw | 66-48 |
| 01:59 | Gonzaga | Mark Nova misses the 2nd free throw | 66-48 |
| 01:59 | Samford | Timothy Barras pulls down the rebound | 66-48 |
| 01:36 | Samford | Taylor Sayles is fouled on the floor by Nelson Campbell - foul #3 on Nelson Campbell, team foul #8 | 66-48 |
| 01:36 | Samford | Taylor Sayles makes the 1st free throw | 67-48 |
| 01:36 | Samford | Taylor Sayles makes the 2nd free throw | 68-48 |
| 01:28 | Gonzaga | Nelson Campbell misses short on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Timothy Barras - foul #2 on Timothy Barras, team foul #6 | 68-48 |
| 01:28 | Gonzaga | Nelson Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 68-49 |
| 01:28 | Gonzaga | Nelson Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 68-50 |
| 01:07 | Samford | Marlon McCaw is called for the reach on Rosendo Esquivel - foul #3 on Marlon McCaw, team foul #9 | 68-50 |
| 01:07 | Samford | Rosendo Esquivel makes the 1st free throw | 69-50 |
| 01:07 | Samford | Rosendo Esquivel makes the 2nd free throw | 70-50 |
| 00:49 | Gonzaga | Marlon McCaw misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 70-50 |
| 00:48 | Gonzaga | Jimmy Gordon snags the offensive board | 70-50 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Gonzaga | Marlon McCaw throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-50 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Samford | Taylor Sayles is hacked by Nelson Campbell - foul #4 on Nelson Campbell, team foul #10 | 70-50 |
| 00:22 | Samford | Taylor Sayles makes the 1st free throw | 71-50 |
| 00:22 | Samford | Taylor Sayles makes the 2nd free throw | 72-50 |
| 00:17 | Gonzaga | Jeffrey Kennedy blows the layup | 72-50 |
| 00:16 | Samford | Timothy Barras pulls down the rebound | 72-50 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Rosendo Esquivel runs out the clock | 72-50 |