| Lineup | San Francisco | PG - Charlie Bray (fresh) SG - John Wilson (fresh) SF - Terence Baker (fresh) PF - Wade Best (fresh) C - Max Metenosky (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Richard Ray (fresh) SG - Eddie Clark (fresh) SF - Carl Kimball (fresh) PF - Glenn Brito (fresh) C - Victor Huss (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | San Francisco | Max Metenosky wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | San Francisco | San Francisco is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | San Francisco | Glenn Brito swats the short shot by John Wilson | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | San Francisco | The offensive rebound goes to Terence Baker | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | San Francisco | Charlie Bray is fouled on the floor by Richard Ray - foul #1 on Richard Ray, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | San Francisco | John Wilson makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 3-0 |
| 18:57 | Gonzaga | Glenn Brito's floater is knocked away by Wade Best | 3-0 |
| 18:55 | San Francisco | Terence Baker grabs the board | 3-0 |
| 18:38 | San Francisco | Wade Best hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Eddie Clark - foul #1 on Eddie Clark, team foul #2 | 3-0 |
| 18:38 | San Francisco | Wade Best misses the 1st free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:38 | San Francisco | Wade Best makes the 2nd free throw | 4-0 |
| 18:25 | Gonzaga | Carl Kimball comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Charlie Bray - foul #1 on Charlie Bray, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 18:25 | Gonzaga | Carl Kimball makes the 1st free throw | 4-1 |
| 18:25 | Gonzaga | Carl Kimball makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:00 | San Francisco | Terence Baker misses short on a shot from the left wing | 4-2 |
| 17:58 | Gonzaga | Richard Ray grabs the board | 4-2 |
| 17:31 | Gonzaga | Terence Baker denies the turnaround by Victor Huss | 4-2 |
| 17:30 | San Francisco | Terence Baker pulls down the rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:03 | San Francisco | John Wilson buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 6-2 |
| 16:41 | Gonzaga | Victor Huss knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Richard Ray | 6-5 |
| 16:31 | San Francisco | Terence Baker is fouled on the floor by Richard Ray - foul #2 on Richard Ray, team foul #3 | 6-5 |
| Subs | San Francisco | Jerzy Brezinski (PG), Danny Lyons (SG), Michael Ahn (SF), Dan Oyola (PF), Anthony Meurer (C) Charlie Bray, John Wilson, Terence Baker, Wade Best, Max Metenosky | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Fred Hubbard (PG) Richard Ray | |
| 16:21 | San Francisco | Anthony Meurer misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 6-5 |
| 16:20 | San Francisco | Jerzy Brezinski tips it in | 8-5 |
| 16:01 | Gonzaga | Eddie Clark can't connect on a shot from the left side | 8-5 |
| 16:00 | Gonzaga | Fred Hubbard snags the offensive board | 8-5 |
| Lineup | San Francisco | PG - Jerzy Brezinski (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Danny Lyons (fresh) SF - Michael Ahn (fresh) PF - Dan Oyola (fresh) C - Anthony Meurer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Fred Hubbard (fresh) SG - Eddie Clark (fresh) SF - Carl Kimball (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Glenn Brito (fresh) C - Victor Huss (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:48 | Gonzaga | Eddie Clark loses the ball out of bounds | 8-5 |
| Subs | San Francisco | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Rodney Tatum (PF), Jim Danley (C) Glenn Brito, Victor Huss | |
| 15:35 | San Francisco | Michael Ahn hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 8-5 |
| 15:34 | Gonzaga | Jim Danley snags the defensive board | 8-5 |
| 15:15 | Gonzaga | Rodney Tatum blows the layup | 8-5 |
| 15:14 | San Francisco | The rebound goes to Anthony Meurer | 8-5 |
| 14:52 | San Francisco | Michael Ahn comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 8-5 |
| 14:51 | Gonzaga | Eddie Clark pulls down the rebound | 8-5 |
| 14:48 | Gonzaga | Eddie Clark is hacked by Danny Lyons in the backcourt - foul #1 on Danny Lyons, team foul #2 | 8-5 |
| Subs | San Francisco | Charlie Bray (PG), John Wilson (SG), Wade Best (PF) Jerzy Brezinski, Michael Ahn, Anthony Meurer | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | David Fenske (SG), Glenn Brito (PF) Eddie Clark, Carl Kimball | |
| 14:38 | Gonzaga | Glenn Brito misses long on an open jumper in the lane | 8-5 |
| 14:36 | Gonzaga | Fred Hubbard tips it home | 8-7 |
| 14:25 | San Francisco | Danny Lyons scores on a shot from the right block | 10-7 |
| 14:19 | Gonzaga | Glenn Brito can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 10-7 |
| 14:17 | San Francisco | Wade Best gets the rebound | 10-7 |
| 13:57 | San Francisco | Charlie Bray can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 10-7 |
| 13:55 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to David Fenske | 10-7 |
| 13:51 | Gonzaga | Fred Hubbard double dribbles in the backcourt | 10-7 |
| Subs | San Francisco | Terence Baker (SF), Max Metenosky (C) Danny Lyons, Dan Oyola | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Thomas Alfaro (PG), Osvaldo Mendez (SF), Victor Huss (C) Fred Hubbard, Jim Danley, Rodney Tatum | |
| 13:40 | San Francisco | Terence Baker hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Osvaldo Mendez - foul #1 on Osvaldo Mendez, team foul #4 | 10-7 |
| Subs | San Francisco | Jerzy Brezinski (PG) Charlie Bray | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Carl Kimball (SF) Osvaldo Mendez | |
| 13:40 | San Francisco | Terence Baker misses the 1st free throw | 10-7 |
| 13:40 | San Francisco | Terence Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 11-7 |
| 13:22 | Gonzaga | Carl Kimball comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Jerzy Brezinski - foul #1 on Jerzy Brezinski, team foul #3 | 11-7 |
| Subs | San Francisco | Anthony Meurer (PF) Wade Best | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Eddie Clark (SG) Glenn Brito | |
| 13:22 | Gonzaga | Carl Kimball makes the 1st free throw | 11-8 |
| 13:22 | Gonzaga | Carl Kimball makes the 2nd free throw | 11-9 |
| 12:58 | San Francisco | Max Metenosky misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 11-9 |
| 12:56 | San Francisco | Terence Baker can't tip it in | 11-9 |
| 12:54 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Victor Huss | 11-9 |
| 12:40 | Gonzaga | David Fenske scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Thomas Alfaro | 11-11 |
| 12:17 | San Francisco | John Wilson misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 11-11 |
| 12:15 | San Francisco | Jerzy Brezinski tips it in | 13-11 |
| 12:11 | Gonzaga | John Wilson is called for the reach on David Fenske in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Wilson, team foul #4 | 13-11 |
| Subs | San Francisco | Charlie Bray (PG), Michael Ahn (SF), Wade Best (PF), Dan Oyola (C) Jerzy Brezinski, Terence Baker, Anthony Meurer, Max Metenosky | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Fred Hubbard (PG), Jim Danley (SF), Glenn Brito (PF), Rodney Tatum (C) Thomas Alfaro, Carl Kimball, David Fenske, Victor Huss | |
| 12:03 | Gonzaga | Glenn Brito hits a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Fred Hubbard | 13-13 |
| Lineup | San Francisco | PG - Charlie Bray (fresh) SG - John Wilson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Ahn (fresh) PF - Wade Best (fresh) 1 pts. C - Dan Oyola (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Fred Hubbard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eddie Clark (fresh) SF - Jim Danley (fresh) PF - Glenn Brito (fresh) 2 pts. C - Rodney Tatum (fresh) | |
| 11:52 | San Francisco | John Wilson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Jim Danley - foul #1 on Jim Danley, team foul #5 | 13-13 |
| Subs | San Francisco | Danny Lyons (SF) Michael Ahn | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 11:52 | San Francisco | John Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 14-13 |
| 11:52 | San Francisco | John Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 15-13 |
| 11:39 | Gonzaga | Fred Hubbard misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 15-13 |
| 11:38 | Gonzaga | Rodney Tatum pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-13 |
| 11:23 | Gonzaga | Rodney Tatum makes the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Fred Hubbard | 15-15 |
| 11:01 | San Francisco | Dan Oyola comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Rodney Tatum - foul #1 on Rodney Tatum, team foul #6 | 15-15 |
| Subs | San Francisco | Michael Ahn (SF), Anthony Meurer (C) John Wilson, Wade Best | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Thomas Alfaro (SG), Carl Kimball (SF) Eddie Clark, Jim Danley | |
| 11:01 | San Francisco | Dan Oyola makes the 1st free throw | 16-15 |
| 11:01 | San Francisco | Dan Oyola makes the 2nd free throw | 17-15 |
| 10:59 | Gonzaga | Fred Hubbard is fouled in the backcourt by Anthony Meurer - foul #1 on Anthony Meurer, team foul #5 | 17-15 |
| Subs | San Francisco | Terence Baker (SF), Richard Weisman (C) Michael Ahn, Dan Oyola | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 10:43 | Gonzaga | Glenn Brito knocks in the floater in the lane | 17-17 |
| 10:30 | San Francisco | Danny Lyons comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 17-17 |
| 10:29 | Gonzaga | Fred Hubbard snags the defensive board | 17-17 |
| 10:08 | Gonzaga | Fred Hubbard comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 17-17 |
| 10:06 | San Francisco | The rebound goes to Charlie Bray | 17-17 |
| 09:51 | San Francisco | Terence Baker clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 17-17 |
| 09:49 | Gonzaga | Carl Kimball grabs the board | 17-17 |
| 09:31 | Gonzaga | The jump hook by Carl Kimball is blocked by Anthony Meurer | 17-17 |
| 09:29 | San Francisco | Terence Baker snags the defensive board | 17-17 |
| 09:10 | San Francisco | Richard Weisman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-17 |
| Subs | San Francisco | Jerzy Brezinski (PG), John Wilson (SG), Michael Ahn (SF), Wade Best (PF), Max Metenosky (C) Charlie Bray, Danny Lyons, Terence Baker, Anthony Meurer, Richard Weisman | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Eddie Clark (SG), David Fenske (PF), Victor Huss (C) Thomas Alfaro, Glenn Brito, Rodney Tatum | |
| 08:43 | Gonzaga | David Fenske's fadeaway is rejected by Wade Best | 17-17 |
| 08:42 | Gonzaga | Victor Huss gets the offensive rebound | 17-17 |
| 08:33 | Gonzaga | David Fenske makes the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Eddie Clark | 17-19 |
| 08:15 | San Francisco | Wade Best misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 17-19 |
| 08:14 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Victor Huss | 17-19 |
| 08:12 | Gonzaga | Fred Hubbard is called for traveling in the backcourt | 17-19 |
| Subs | San Francisco | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jim Danley (PF) Carl Kimball | |
| 07:54 | San Francisco | John Wilson is fouled on the floor by Eddie Clark - foul #2 on Eddie Clark, team foul #7 | 17-19 |
| Subs | San Francisco | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Glenn Brito (PF) Eddie Clark | |
| 07:54 | San Francisco | John Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 07:54 | Gonzaga | Glenn Brito grabs the defensive rebound | 17-19 |
| Lineup | San Francisco | PG - Jerzy Brezinski (fresh) 4 pts. SG - John Wilson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Michael Ahn (fresh) PF - Wade Best (fresh) 1 pts. 2 blk. C - Max Metenosky (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Fred Hubbard (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Fenske (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jim Danley (fresh) PF - Glenn Brito (fresh) 4 pts. C - Victor Huss (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Gonzaga | Jim Danley misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 17-19 |
| 07:35 | Gonzaga | Glenn Brito tips it but misses | 17-19 |
| 07:34 | San Francisco | Max Metenosky pulls down the rebound | 17-19 |
| 07:10 | San Francisco | Michael Ahn misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 17-19 |
| 07:08 | San Francisco | The offensive rebound goes to Wade Best | 17-19 |
| 06:55 | San Francisco | Victor Huss steals it from John Wilson | 17-19 |
| 06:39 | Gonzaga | David Fenske is wide open but clanks a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Michael Ahn - foul #1 on Michael Ahn, team foul #6 | 17-19 |
| Subs | San Francisco | Charlie Bray (PG), Terence Baker (SF), Dan Oyola (PF), Anthony Meurer (C) Jerzy Brezinski, Michael Ahn, Wade Best, Max Metenosky | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Thomas Alfaro (PG), Carl Kimball (SF), Rodney Tatum (C) Fred Hubbard, Jim Danley, Victor Huss | |
| 06:39 | Gonzaga | David Fenske makes the 1st free throw | 17-20 |
| 06:39 | Gonzaga | David Fenske misses the 2nd free throw | 17-20 |
| 06:39 | San Francisco | Anthony Meurer snags the defensive board | 17-20 |
| 06:17 | San Francisco | John Wilson hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Charlie Bray | 19-20 |
| 06:14 | Gonzaga | Charlie Bray steps in front of the Thomas Alfaro pass in the backcourt | 19-20 |
| 05:57 | San Francisco | Charlie Bray comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 19-20 |
| 05:56 | Gonzaga | Rodney Tatum snags the defensive board | 19-20 |
| 05:51 | Gonzaga | Glenn Brito misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 19-20 |
| 05:50 | San Francisco | John Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 19-20 |
| 05:28 | San Francisco | Charlie Bray's pass is intercepted by David Fenske | 19-20 |
| 05:26 | Gonzaga | John Wilson is called for the reach on Thomas Alfaro in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Wilson, team foul #7 | 19-20 |
| Subs | San Francisco | Danny Lyons (SG), John Townsend (SF), Richard Weisman (C) John Wilson, Terence Baker, Anthony Meurer | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Victor Huss (C) Rodney Tatum | |
| 05:26 | Gonzaga | Thomas Alfaro makes the 1st free throw | 19-21 |
| 05:26 | Gonzaga | Thomas Alfaro misses the 2nd free throw | 19-21 |
| 05:26 | San Francisco | Dan Oyola grabs the defensive rebound | 19-21 |
| 05:00 | San Francisco | Richard Weisman double dribbles | 19-21 |
| Subs | San Francisco | Wade Best (PF) Dan Oyola | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jim Danley (C) Victor Huss | |
| 04:39 | Gonzaga | David Fenske comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 19-21 |
| 04:37 | Gonzaga | David Fenske pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-21 |
| 04:22 | Gonzaga | Glenn Brito makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Carl Kimball | 19-24 |
| 04:04 | San Francisco | Richard Weisman connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Charlie Bray | 21-24 |
| 03:49 | Gonzaga | Jim Danley knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Thomas Alfaro | 21-27 |
| Lineup | San Francisco | PG - Charlie Bray (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Danny Lyons (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Townsend (fairly fresh) PF - Wade Best (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Weisman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Thomas Alfaro (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Fenske (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Carl Kimball (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Glenn Brito (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Jim Danley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:34 | San Francisco | Charlie Bray misses badly on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Thomas Alfaro - foul #1 on Thomas Alfaro, team foul #8 | 21-27 |
| Subs | San Francisco | Jerzy Brezinski (SG), Terence Baker (SF), Dan Oyola (PF), Max Metenosky (C) Danny Lyons, John Townsend, Wade Best, Richard Weisman | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Richard Ray (PG), Eddie Clark (SG), Osvaldo Mendez (SF), Rodney Tatum (PF), Victor Huss (C) Thomas Alfaro, David Fenske, Carl Kimball, Glenn Brito, Jim Danley | |
| 03:34 | San Francisco | Charlie Bray makes the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 03:34 | San Francisco | Charlie Bray makes the 2nd free throw | 23-27 |
| 03:32 | Gonzaga | Richard Ray is hacked by Charlie Bray in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charlie Bray, team foul #8 | 23-27 |
| Subs | San Francisco | Michael Ahn (SG) Charlie Bray | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 03:32 | Gonzaga | Richard Ray makes the 1st free throw | 23-28 |
| 03:32 | Gonzaga | Richard Ray misses the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 03:32 | San Francisco | Dan Oyola grabs the defensive rebound | 23-28 |
| 03:27 | San Francisco | Terence Baker can't finish the layup | 23-28 |
| 03:26 | San Francisco | Terence Baker misses the tip | 23-28 |
| 03:25 | Gonzaga | Rodney Tatum gets the rebound | 23-28 |
| 03:09 | Gonzaga | Victor Huss misses long on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Max Metenosky - foul #1 on Max Metenosky, team foul #9 | 23-28 |
| 03:09 | Gonzaga | Victor Huss misses the 1st free throw | 23-28 |
| 03:09 | Gonzaga | Victor Huss makes the 2nd free throw | 23-29 |
| 02:53 | San Francisco | Jerzy Brezinski can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 23-29 |
| 02:52 | San Francisco | The offensive rebound goes to Dan Oyola | 23-29 |
| 02:36 | San Francisco | Jerzy Brezinski buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Michael Ahn | 26-29 |
| 02:22 | Gonzaga | Osvaldo Mendez hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Richard Ray | 26-32 |
| 01:58 | San Francisco | Dan Oyola's pass is intercepted by Rodney Tatum | 26-32 |
| 01:43 | Gonzaga | Rodney Tatum misses badly on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Dan Oyola - foul #1 on Dan Oyola, team foul #10 | 26-32 |
| Subs | San Francisco | Charlie Bray (PG), John Wilson (SG), Danny Lyons (SF), Wade Best (PF), Anthony Meurer (C) Jerzy Brezinski, Michael Ahn, Terence Baker, Dan Oyola, Max Metenosky | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Fred Hubbard (PG), Carl Kimball (SF) Richard Ray, Osvaldo Mendez | |
| 01:43 | Gonzaga | Rodney Tatum makes the 1st free throw | 26-33 |
| 01:43 | Gonzaga | Rodney Tatum misses the 2nd free throw | 26-33 |
| 01:43 | San Francisco | John Wilson pulls down the rebound | 26-33 |
| 01:21 | San Francisco | John Wilson clanks a shot from the left wing | 26-33 |
| 01:19 | Gonzaga | Rodney Tatum grabs the board | 26-33 |
| 00:58 | Gonzaga | Eddie Clark misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-33 |
| 00:57 | San Francisco | Wade Best gets the rebound | 26-33 |
| 00:53 | San Francisco | Anthony Meurer is called for traveling | 26-33 |
| Subs | San Francisco | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Richard Ray (SG), Glenn Brito (PF), Jim Danley (C) Eddie Clark, Rodney Tatum, Victor Huss | |
| 00:40 | Gonzaga | Carl Kimball loses the ball out of bounds | 26-33 |
| Subs | San Francisco | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Eddie Clark (SG) Fred Hubbard | |
| 00:24 | San Francisco | Wade Best misses the floater from the free throw line | 26-33 |
| 00:23 | San Francisco | Danny Lyons hits the follow up shot | 28-33 |
| 00:03 | Gonzaga | Anthony Meurer is called for the reach on Glenn Brito - foul #2 on Anthony Meurer, team foul #11 | 28-33 |
| Subs | San Francisco | Michael Ahn (PG), John Townsend (SF), Dan Oyola (PF), Richard Weisman (C) Charlie Bray, Danny Lyons, Wade Best, Anthony Meurer | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Thomas Alfaro (SG), Osvaldo Mendez (SF) Eddie Clark, Carl Kimball | |
| 00:03 | Gonzaga | Glenn Brito makes the 1st free throw | 28-34 |
| 00:03 | Gonzaga | Glenn Brito makes the 2nd free throw | 28-35 |
| 00:00 | San Francisco | John Wilson can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 28-35 |