| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Richard Ray (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Fenske (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Carl Kimball (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Glenn Brito (fresh) 4 reb. C - Victor Huss (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - Justin Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Spector (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jackie Franklin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Henry Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - William Holloway (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | San Diego | Jackie Franklin inbounds the ball | 30-29 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:39 | San Diego | William Holloway's floater is tipped away by Glenn Brito | 30-29 |
| 19:37 | Gonzaga | David Fenske grabs the defensive rebound | 30-29 |
| 19:16 | Gonzaga | Victor Huss double dribbles | 30-29 |
| 18:59 | San Diego | Justin Thompson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-29 |
| 18:57 | Gonzaga | David Fenske grabs the defensive rebound | 30-29 |
| 18:31 | Gonzaga | Glenn Brito clanks a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Henry Thomas - foul #3 on Henry Thomas, team foul #1 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | San Diego | Phillip Pascal (PF) Henry Thomas | |
| 18:31 | Gonzaga | Glenn Brito makes the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 18:31 | Gonzaga | Glenn Brito makes the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 18:07 | San Diego | Brian Spector is fouled on the floor by David Fenske - foul #1 on David Fenske, team foul #1 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | San Diego | Mark Jones (C) William Holloway | |
| 17:59 | San Diego | Phillip Pascal's fadeaway is rejected by Victor Huss | 32-29 |
| 17:57 | Gonzaga | Carl Kimball grabs the board | 32-29 |
| 17:37 | Gonzaga | Carl Kimball's pass is intercepted by Brian Spector | 32-29 |
| 17:21 | San Diego | Phillip Pascal hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 32-29 |
| 17:20 | Gonzaga | Carl Kimball gets the rebound | 32-29 |
| 17:06 | Gonzaga | Victor Huss comes up short on the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Mark Jones - foul #3 on Mark Jones, team foul #2 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Fred Hubbard (PG), Thomas Alfaro (SG), Rodney Tatum (PF) Richard Ray, David Fenske, Glenn Brito | |
| Subs | San Diego | Hal Clark (PG), Johnny Womble (SF), Edward Ulibarri (PF) Justin Thompson, Jackie Franklin, Mark Jones | |
| 17:06 | Gonzaga | Victor Huss misses the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 17:06 | Gonzaga | Victor Huss makes the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 16:53 | San Diego | Brian Spector comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 33-29 |
| 16:52 | San Diego | Phillip Pascal hits the follow up shot | 33-31 |
| 16:32 | Gonzaga | Carl Kimball lays it up and in | 35-31 |
| 16:15 | San Diego | Hal Clark buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Johnny Womble | 35-33 |
| 15:53 | Gonzaga | Fred Hubbard drills a floater from the left wing set up by Victor Huss | 37-33 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Fred Hubbard (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Thomas Alfaro (fresh) SF - Carl Kimball (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Rodney Tatum (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Victor Huss (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - Hal Clark (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Spector (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Womble (fresh) PF - Edward Ulibarri (fresh) C - Phillip Pascal (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:33 | San Diego | Edward Ulibarri misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 37-33 |
| 15:32 | Gonzaga | Rodney Tatum gets the rebound | 37-33 |
| 15:12 | Gonzaga | Fred Hubbard comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 37-33 |
| 15:11 | San Diego | Brian Spector grabs the board | 37-33 |
| 15:07 | San Diego | Hal Clark misses the 3 from the left corner | 37-33 |
| 15:05 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Victor Huss | 37-33 |
| 14:49 | Gonzaga | Carl Kimball can't connect on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Johnny Womble - foul #1 on Johnny Womble, team foul #3 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Richard Ray (PG), Eddie Clark (SG), Glenn Brito (PF) Fred Hubbard, Thomas Alfaro, Victor Huss | |
| Subs | San Diego | Justin Thompson (PG), Jackie Franklin (SF), Henry Thomas (PF), William Holloway (C) Brian Spector, Johnny Womble, Edward Ulibarri, Phillip Pascal | |
| 14:49 | Gonzaga | Carl Kimball misses the 1st free throw | 37-33 |
| 14:49 | Gonzaga | Carl Kimball makes the 2nd free throw | 38-33 |
| 14:32 | San Diego | Justin Thompson clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-33 |
| 14:31 | San Diego | William Holloway hits the follow up shot | 38-35 |
| 14:12 | Gonzaga | Eddie Clark can't connect on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Jackie Franklin - foul #2 on Jackie Franklin, team foul #4 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | David Fenske (SF), Jim Danley (C) Carl Kimball, Rodney Tatum | |
| Subs | San Diego | Kenneth Barrett (SG) Hal Clark | |
| 14:12 | Gonzaga | Eddie Clark makes the 1st free throw | 39-35 |
| 14:12 | Gonzaga | Eddie Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 13:52 | San Diego | Henry Thomas comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-35 |
| 13:51 | Gonzaga | Eddie Clark gets the rebound | 40-35 |
| 13:43 | Gonzaga | William Holloway steals the ball from Richard Ray | 40-35 |
| 13:33 | San Diego | Kenneth Barrett makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Justin Thompson | 40-38 |
| 13:28 | Gonzaga | Kenneth Barrett is called for the reach on Richard Ray - foul #2 on Kenneth Barrett, team foul #5 | 40-38 |
| 13:11 | Gonzaga | Richard Ray misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 40-38 |
| 13:10 | Gonzaga | Jim Danley can't tip it in | 40-38 |
| 13:08 | Gonzaga | David Fenske pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-38 |
| 12:54 | Gonzaga | David Fenske misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 40-38 |
| 12:53 | San Diego | The rebound goes to Henry Thomas | 40-38 |
| 12:47 | San Diego | Kenneth Barrett double dribbles | 40-38 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Rodney Tatum (C) Jim Danley | |
| Subs | San Diego | Brian Spector (SG), Phillip Pascal (C) Kenneth Barrett, William Holloway | |
| 12:31 | Gonzaga | Glenn Brito can't finish the layup | 40-38 |
| 12:30 | San Diego | The rebound goes to Phillip Pascal | 40-38 |
| 12:26 | San Diego | Justin Thompson comes up short on the shot from the left side | 40-38 |
| 12:24 | San Diego | Justin Thompson tips it back up and in | 40-40 |
| 12:02 | Gonzaga | Rodney Tatum hits a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Eddie Clark and he's fouled by Phillip Pascal - foul #1 on Phillip Pascal, team foul #6 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Fred Hubbard (PG), Carl Kimball (SF), Jim Danley (C) Richard Ray, Eddie Clark, Glenn Brito | |
| Subs | San Diego | Hal Clark (PG), Johnny Womble (SF), Mark Jones (C) Justin Thompson, Jackie Franklin, Henry Thomas | |
| 12:02 | Gonzaga | Rodney Tatum misses the free throw | 42-40 |
| 12:02 | San Diego | Phillip Pascal grabs the defensive rebound | 42-40 |
| 11:46 | San Diego | Brian Spector is hacked by Jim Danley - foul #2 on Jim Danley, team foul #2 | 42-40 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Fred Hubbard (fresh) 4 pts. SG - David Fenske (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. SF - Carl Kimball (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Rodney Tatum (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Jim Danley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - Hal Clark (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Spector (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Womble (fresh) PF - Phillip Pascal (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Mark Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:28 | San Diego | Johnny Womble hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 42-40 |
| 11:27 | San Diego | Hal Clark tips it back up and in | 42-42 |
| 11:04 | Gonzaga | Rodney Tatum comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 42-42 |
| 11:02 | Gonzaga | Jim Danley tips it back up and in | 44-42 |
| 10:46 | San Diego | Phillip Pascal misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Rodney Tatum - foul #2 on Rodney Tatum, team foul #3 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Richard Ray (PG), Eddie Clark (SG), Glenn Brito (PF), Victor Huss (C) Fred Hubbard, David Fenske, Rodney Tatum, Jim Danley | |
| Subs | San Diego | Justin Thompson (PG), Jackie Franklin (SF), William Holloway (C) Hal Clark, Johnny Womble, Mark Jones | |
| 10:46 | San Diego | Phillip Pascal makes the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 10:46 | San Diego | Phillip Pascal makes the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 10:22 | Gonzaga | Eddie Clark throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-44 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | San Diego | Henry Thomas (PF) Phillip Pascal | |
| 10:01 | San Diego | Justin Thompson misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 44-44 |
| 10:00 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Eddie Clark | 44-44 |
| 09:42 | Gonzaga | Richard Ray's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-44 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Osvaldo Mendez (SF) Carl Kimball | |
| Subs | San Diego | Hal Clark (SG) Brian Spector | |
| 09:20 | San Diego | Justin Thompson drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Jackie Franklin | 44-47 |
| 08:59 | Gonzaga | Victor Huss clanks a floater from the free throw line | 44-47 |
| 08:57 | San Diego | Jackie Franklin pulls down the rebound | 44-47 |
| 08:50 | San Diego | Victor Huss swats the short shot by Henry Thomas | 44-47 |
| 08:48 | San Diego | Jackie Franklin pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-47 |
| 08:28 | San Diego | Justin Thompson misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 44-47 |
| 08:26 | Gonzaga | Richard Ray pulls down the rebound | 44-47 |
| 08:19 | Gonzaga | Eddie Clark hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Richard Ray | 46-47 |
| 07:59 | San Diego | Henry Thomas scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-50 |
| 07:32 | Gonzaga | Eddie Clark hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by William Holloway - foul #1 on William Holloway, team foul #7 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Fred Hubbard (PG), Carl Kimball (SF), Rodney Tatum (PF), Jim Danley (C) Richard Ray, Osvaldo Mendez, Glenn Brito, Victor Huss | |
| Subs | San Diego | Brian Spector (SG), Johnny Womble (SF), Phillip Pascal (PF), Mark Jones (C) Justin Thompson, Jackie Franklin, Henry Thomas, William Holloway | |
| 07:32 | Gonzaga | Eddie Clark makes the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 07:32 | Gonzaga | Eddie Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 48-50 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Fred Hubbard (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Eddie Clark (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Carl Kimball (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Rodney Tatum (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Jim Danley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - Hal Clark (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Spector (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Womble (fresh) PF - Phillip Pascal (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Mark Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:15 | San Diego | Brian Spector hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Hal Clark | 48-53 |
| 07:02 | Gonzaga | Carl Kimball hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 48-53 |
| 07:01 | San Diego | Hal Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 48-53 |
| 06:55 | San Diego | Rodney Tatum is called for the reach on Johnny Womble - foul #3 on Rodney Tatum, team foul #4 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | David Fenske (SG) Eddie Clark | |
| Subs | San Diego | Kenneth Barrett (PG) Hal Clark | |
| 06:38 | San Diego | Carl Kimball denies the turnaround by Kenneth Barrett | 48-53 |
| 06:36 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Jim Danley | 48-53 |
| 06:13 | Gonzaga | Carl Kimball clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-53 |
| 06:11 | San Diego | Brian Spector grabs the defensive rebound | 48-53 |
| 06:05 | San Diego | Phillip Pascal misses badly on a shot from close range | 48-53 |
| 06:03 | Gonzaga | Fred Hubbard pulls down the rebound | 48-53 |
| 05:47 | Gonzaga | Jim Danley misses the lay-in | 48-53 |
| 05:45 | Gonzaga | The offensive rebound goes to Carl Kimball | 48-53 |
| 05:36 | Gonzaga | Rodney Tatum hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-53 |
| 05:35 | San Diego | Brian Spector snags the defensive board | 48-53 |
| 05:31 | San Diego | Phillip Pascal is hacked by Rodney Tatum - foul #4 on Rodney Tatum, team foul #5 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Richard Ray (PG), Glenn Brito (PF) Fred Hubbard, Jim Danley | |
| Subs | San Diego | Justin Thompson (PG), Jackie Franklin (SF), Henry Thomas (PF) Kenneth Barrett, Johnny Womble, Mark Jones | |
| 05:06 | San Diego | Henry Thomas is hacked by Glenn Brito - foul #1 on Glenn Brito, team foul #6 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Eddie Clark (SG) Rodney Tatum | |
| Subs | San Diego | William Holloway (C) Phillip Pascal | |
| 04:37 | San Diego | William Holloway clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 48-53 |
| 04:36 | Gonzaga | Glenn Brito gets the rebound | 48-53 |
| 04:23 | Gonzaga | David Fenske connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-53 |
| 04:04 | San Diego | Henry Thomas misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-53 |
| 04:02 | Gonzaga | David Fenske grabs the board | 51-53 |
| 03:33 | Gonzaga | Justin Thompson is called for the reach on Richard Ray - foul #1 on Justin Thompson, team foul #8 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jim Danley (SF), Victor Huss (C) Carl Kimball, David Fenske | |
| Subs | San Diego | Hal Clark (SG), Johnny Womble (SF), Phillip Pascal (PF), Mark Jones (C) Brian Spector, Jackie Franklin, Henry Thomas, William Holloway | |
| 03:33 | Gonzaga | Richard Ray makes the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 03:33 | Gonzaga | Richard Ray makes the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Richard Ray (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eddie Clark (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Jim Danley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Glenn Brito (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Victor Huss (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - Justin Thompson (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Hal Clark (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Johnny Womble (fresh) PF - Phillip Pascal (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Mark Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 03:16 | San Diego | Richard Ray is called for the reach on Justin Thompson - foul #2 on Richard Ray, team foul #7 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Fred Hubbard (PG), Thomas Alfaro (SG) Richard Ray, Eddie Clark | |
| Subs | San Diego | | |
| 03:16 | San Diego | Justin Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 03:16 | Gonzaga | Glenn Brito grabs the board | 53-53 |
| 03:00 | Gonzaga | Fred Hubbard is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Fred Hubbard, team foul #8 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Rodney Tatum (PF) Glenn Brito | |
| Subs | San Diego | | |
| 02:55 | San Diego | San Diego calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-53 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Richard Ray (PG), Eddie Clark (SG), Carl Kimball (SF), Glenn Brito (PF) Fred Hubbard, Thomas Alfaro, Jim Danley, Rodney Tatum | |
| Subs | San Diego | Brian Spector (SG), Jackie Franklin (SF), Henry Thomas (PF) Hal Clark, Johnny Womble, Mark Jones | |
| 02:37 | San Diego | Phillip Pascal buries a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Jackie Franklin | 53-55 |
| 02:22 | Gonzaga | Eddie Clark knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Ray | 56-55 |
| 02:08 | San Diego | Jackie Franklin buries a shot in the paint set up by Justin Thompson | 56-57 |
| 01:53 | Gonzaga | Richard Ray misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 56-57 |
| 01:51 | San Diego | Jackie Franklin grabs the defensive rebound | 56-57 |
| 01:46 | San Diego | Justin Thompson connects on the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Henry Thomas | 56-59 |
| 01:20 | Gonzaga | Richard Ray hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Henry Thomas - foul #4 on Henry Thomas, team foul #9 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | San Diego | William Holloway (C) Phillip Pascal | |
| 01:20 | Gonzaga | Richard Ray makes the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 01:20 | Gonzaga | Richard Ray makes the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| 00:53 | San Diego | William Holloway is fouled on the floor by Victor Huss - foul #3 on Victor Huss, team foul #9 | 58-59 |
| 00:53 | San Diego | William Holloway makes the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 00:53 | San Diego | William Holloway makes the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| 00:42 | Gonzaga | Carl Kimball makes the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Eddie Clark | 60-61 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:36 | San Diego | Eddie Clark takes the ball from Henry Thomas | 60-61 |
| 00:20 | Gonzaga | Glenn Brito connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Carl Kimball | 62-61 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:08 | San Diego | Henry Thomas scores on a turnaround from close range | 62-63 |
| 00:08 | Gonzaga | Gonzaga calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 62-63 |
| 00:01 | Gonzaga | Glenn Brito comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 62-63 |
| 00:00 | San Diego | The rebound goes to Brian Spector | 62-63 |