| Lineup | Portland | PG - Joseph Findlay (fresh) SG - Kevin Owens (fresh) SF - James Williams (fresh) PF - Kelly Tevis (fresh) C - Robert Teel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Mark Long (fresh) SG - Gustavo Perez (fresh) SF - Kasey Pressman (fresh) PF - Charles Myers (fresh) C - Thomas Epps (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Portland | Robert Teel wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:48 | Portland | Robert Teel misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Pittsburgh | Kasey Pressman grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Pittsburgh | Charles Myers hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Mark Long | 0-2 |
| 19:12 | Portland | Kevin Owens clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 19:11 | Portland | Kelly Tevis tips it but misses | 0-2 |
| 19:10 | Pittsburgh | Thomas Epps grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:42 | Pittsburgh | Mark Long's floater is knocked away by Kelly Tevis | 0-2 |
| 18:41 | Portland | Joseph Findlay grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:14 | Portland | Kasey Pressman steps in front of the Kevin Owens pass | 0-2 |
| 18:09 | Pittsburgh | Mark Long banks in the layup set up by Kasey Pressman | 0-4 |
| 17:48 | Portland | Joseph Findlay hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Kelly Tevis | 3-4 |
| 17:26 | Pittsburgh | Gustavo Perez hits a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Kasey Pressman and he's hacked by Kevin Owens - foul #1 on Kevin Owens, team foul #1 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Portland | Harold Hagen (PG), Stephen Norris (SG), Thomas Pero (SF), Anthony Borne (PF), Paul Jensen (C) Joseph Findlay, Kevin Owens, James Williams, Kelly Tevis, Robert Teel | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| 17:26 | Pittsburgh | Gustavo Perez makes the free throw | 3-7 |
| 16:57 | Portland | Stephen Norris loses the dribble to Thomas Epps | 3-7 |
| 16:36 | Pittsburgh | Charles Myers is called for traveling | 3-7 |
| Subs | Portland | Joseph Findlay (PG), Kelly Tevis (PF) Harold Hagen, Anthony Borne | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Jonathon George (SG), Ray Fortune (SF) Gustavo Perez, Kasey Pressman | |
| 16:13 | Portland | Joseph Findlay misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 3-7 |
| 16:12 | Portland | Paul Jensen tips it in | 5-7 |
| 15:53 | Pittsburgh | Mark Long buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Ray Fortune | 5-10 |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Joseph Findlay (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Stephen Norris (fresh) SF - Thomas Pero (fresh) PF - Kelly Tevis (fresh) C - Paul Jensen (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Mark Long (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathon George (fresh) SF - Ray Fortune (fresh) PF - Charles Myers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Epps (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Portland | Joseph Findlay misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 5-10 |
| 15:31 | Portland | Kelly Tevis tips it back up and in | 7-10 |
| 15:13 | Pittsburgh | Mark Long hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 7-10 |
| 15:12 | Pittsburgh | Thomas Epps tips it home | 7-12 |
| 14:54 | Portland | Paul Jensen knocks in the jumper from the baseline | 9-12 |
| 14:42 | Pittsburgh | Jonathon George is fouled on the floor by Kelly Tevis - foul #1 on Kelly Tevis, team foul #2 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Portland | Harold Hagen (PG), James Williams (SF), Anthony Borne (PF), Robert Teel (C) Joseph Findlay, Thomas Pero, Kelly Tevis, Paul Jensen | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Gustavo Perez (SG), Kasey Pressman (SF), Thomas Mazon (PF) Mark Long, Charles Myers, Thomas Epps | |
| 14:21 | Pittsburgh | Jonathon George clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 9-12 |
| 14:19 | Portland | Anthony Borne grabs the board | 9-12 |
| 13:51 | Portland | The short jumper by Robert Teel is denied by Thomas Mazon | 9-12 |
| 13:50 | Pittsburgh | Gustavo Perez grabs the defensive rebound | 9-12 |
| 13:31 | Pittsburgh | Harold Hagen is called for the reach on Gustavo Perez - foul #1 on Harold Hagen, team foul #3 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Portland | Joseph Findlay (PG), Kevin Owens (SG), Kelly Tevis (PF), Paul Jensen (C) Harold Hagen, Stephen Norris, Anthony Borne, Robert Teel | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Thomas Epps (C) Ray Fortune | |
| 13:18 | Pittsburgh | Jonathon George buries a 3 from the left corner | 9-15 |
| 12:55 | Portland | Kelly Tevis drills a runner from the right block | 11-15 |
| 12:35 | Pittsburgh | Jonathon George scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Gustavo Perez and the foul's on Kelly Tevis - foul #2 on Kelly Tevis, team foul #4 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Portland | Stephen Norris (SG), Thomas Pero (PF), Robert Teel (C) Kevin Owens, Kelly Tevis, Paul Jensen | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Charles Myers (PF) Thomas Mazon | |
| 12:35 | Pittsburgh | Jonathon George makes the free throw | 11-18 |
| 12:13 | Portland | James Williams misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 11-18 |
| 12:12 | Pittsburgh | Thomas Epps pulls down the rebound | 11-18 |
| 12:05 | Pittsburgh | Charles Myers loses the ball out of bounds | 11-18 |
| Subs | Portland | | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Mark Long (PG) Jonathon George | |
| 11:49 | Portland | Joseph Findlay misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 11-18 |
| 11:48 | Pittsburgh | Charles Myers grabs the board | 11-18 |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Joseph Findlay (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Stephen Norris (fresh) SF - James Williams (fresh) PF - Thomas Pero (fresh) C - Robert Teel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Mark Long (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gustavo Perez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kasey Pressman (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Charles Myers (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Epps (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Pittsburgh | Mark Long misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 11-18 |
| 11:41 | Pittsburgh | Thomas Epps tips it back up and in | 11-20 |
| 11:23 | Portland | Joseph Findlay misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 11-20 |
| 11:21 | Pittsburgh | The rebound goes to Charles Myers | 11-20 |
| 11:05 | Pittsburgh | Mark Long misses the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Joseph Findlay - foul #1 on Joseph Findlay, team foul #5 | 11-20 |
| Subs | Portland | Kevin Owens (SG), Anthony Borne (PF), Paul Jensen (C) Stephen Norris, Thomas Pero, Robert Teel | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Harrison Cole (SG), Ray Fortune (SF), John Garvin (PF), Thomas Mazon (C) Gustavo Perez, Kasey Pressman, Charles Myers, Thomas Epps | |
| 11:05 | Pittsburgh | Mark Long makes the 1st free throw | 11-21 |
| 11:05 | Pittsburgh | Mark Long misses the 2nd free throw | 11-21 |
| 11:05 | Portland | Anthony Borne grabs the board | 11-21 |
| 10:48 | Portland | Anthony Borne loses the dribble to John Garvin | 11-21 |
| 10:36 | Pittsburgh | Ray Fortune throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-21 |
| Subs | Portland | Stephen Norris (SG), Robert Teel (C) Kevin Owens, James Williams | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Jonathon George (SG) Harrison Cole | |
| 10:22 | Portland | Paul Jensen hits a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Joseph Findlay and he's hacked by John Garvin - foul #1 on John Garvin, team foul #1 | 13-21 |
| Subs | Portland | Kevin Owens (SG) Stephen Norris | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| 10:22 | Portland | Paul Jensen misses the free throw | 13-21 |
| 10:22 | Pittsburgh | Thomas Mazon gets the rebound | 13-21 |
| 09:56 | Pittsburgh | Mark Long's pass is intercepted by Kevin Owens | 13-21 |
| 09:49 | Portland | Thomas Mazon blocks the short jumper by Robert Teel | 13-21 |
| 09:47 | Pittsburgh | Thomas Mazon snags the defensive board | 13-21 |
| 09:27 | Pittsburgh | Robert Teel steals the ball from Jonathon George | 13-21 |
| 09:09 | Portland | John Garvin steps in front of the Paul Jensen pass | 13-21 |
| 08:47 | Pittsburgh | John Garvin drills a runner in the lane and the foul's on Anthony Borne - foul #1 on Anthony Borne, team foul #6 | 13-23 |
| Subs | Portland | Stephen Norris (SG), James Williams (SF), Thomas Pero (C) Kevin Owens, Paul Jensen, Robert Teel | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Gustavo Perez (SG), Charles Myers (PF), Thomas Epps (C) Mark Long, Ray Fortune, Thomas Mazon | |
| 08:47 | Pittsburgh | John Garvin makes the free throw | 13-24 |
| 08:31 | Portland | James Williams is fouled on the floor by Charles Myers - foul #1 on Charles Myers, team foul #2 | 13-24 |
| Subs | Portland | | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Kasey Pressman (SF) John Garvin | |
| 08:02 | Portland | Thomas Pero connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Joseph Findlay | 15-24 |
| 07:48 | Pittsburgh | Thomas Epps can't finish the layup | 15-24 |
| 07:46 | Portland | James Williams gets the rebound | 15-24 |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Joseph Findlay (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Norris (fresh) SF - James Williams (fresh) PF - Anthony Borne (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Pero (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Jonathon George (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Gustavo Perez (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kasey Pressman (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Charles Myers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Epps (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Portland | Thomas Pero misses the lay-in | 15-24 |
| 07:20 | Portland | Thomas Pero grabs the offensive rebound | 15-24 |
| 07:04 | Portland | Joseph Findlay is hacked by Jonathon George - foul #1 on Jonathon George, team foul #3 | 15-24 |
| Subs | Portland | Kevin Owens (SG), Paul Jensen (PF), Robert Teel (C) Joseph Findlay, Anthony Borne, Thomas Pero | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Mark Long (PG) Jonathon George | |
| 06:44 | Portland | Paul Jensen misses the lay-in | 15-24 |
| 06:42 | Pittsburgh | Charles Myers grabs the defensive rebound | 15-24 |
| 06:25 | Pittsburgh | Thomas Epps misses badly on a floater from the right block | 15-24 |
| 06:23 | Portland | Paul Jensen pulls down the rebound | 15-24 |
| 06:17 | Portland | Paul Jensen double dribbles | 15-24 |
| Subs | Portland | Joseph Findlay (PG), Thomas Pero (PF) Kevin Owens, Paul Jensen | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Harrison Cole (SG) Gustavo Perez | |
| 06:00 | Pittsburgh | Joseph Findlay is called for the reach on Mark Long - foul #2 on Joseph Findlay, team foul #7 | 15-24 |
| Subs | Portland | Harold Hagen (PG) Joseph Findlay | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Ray Fortune (SF), Thomas Mazon (PF) Kasey Pressman, Charles Myers | |
| 06:00 | Pittsburgh | Mark Long makes the 1st free throw | 15-25 |
| 06:00 | Pittsburgh | Mark Long makes the 2nd free throw | 15-26 |
| 05:35 | Portland | Stephen Norris misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 15-26 |
| 05:34 | Pittsburgh | The rebound goes to Thomas Mazon | 15-26 |
| 05:17 | Pittsburgh | Thomas Mazon drills a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Harrison Cole | 15-28 |
| 05:02 | Portland | Robert Teel knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by James Williams and the foul's on Harrison Cole - foul #1 on Harrison Cole, team foul #4 | 17-28 |
| Subs | Portland | Kevin Owens (SG), Anthony Borne (PF) Harold Hagen, Thomas Pero | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Jonathon George (SG), John Garvin (PF) Harrison Cole, Thomas Epps | |
| 05:02 | Portland | Robert Teel makes the free throw | 18-28 |
| 04:40 | Pittsburgh | Jonathon George comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 18-28 |
| 04:39 | Portland | Robert Teel gets the rebound | 18-28 |
| 04:34 | Portland | James Williams is hacked by Ray Fortune - foul #1 on Ray Fortune, team foul #5 | 18-28 |
| Subs | Portland | Paul Jensen (C) Robert Teel | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Gustavo Perez (SG), Kasey Pressman (SF), Charles Myers (PF) Jonathon George, Ray Fortune, John Garvin | |
| 04:08 | Portland | James Williams makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 21-28 |
| 04:02 | Pittsburgh | Gustavo Perez is hacked by Stephen Norris - foul #1 on Stephen Norris, team foul #8 | 21-28 |
| Subs | Portland | Robert Teel (C) Anthony Borne | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Jonathon George (PG), Thomas Epps (C) Mark Long, Thomas Mazon | |
| 04:02 | Pittsburgh | Gustavo Perez makes the 1st free throw | 21-29 |
| 04:02 | Pittsburgh | Gustavo Perez makes the 2nd free throw | 21-30 |
| 03:45 | Portland | Stephen Norris is whistled for a carry | 21-30 |
| Subs | Portland | Joseph Findlay (PG), Thomas Pero (SF), Kelly Tevis (PF) Kevin Owens, James Williams, Paul Jensen | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Joseph Findlay (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Norris (fairly fresh) SF - Thomas Pero (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kelly Tevis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Teel (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Jonathon George (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Gustavo Perez (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kasey Pressman (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Charles Myers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Epps (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Pittsburgh | Charles Myers buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 21-32 |
| 02:53 | Portland | Joseph Findlay scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 24-32 |
| 02:48 | Pittsburgh | Kelly Tevis blocks the short jumper by Jonathon George | 24-32 |
| 02:47 | Pittsburgh | Thomas Epps misses the tip | 24-32 |
| 02:45 | Portland | Kelly Tevis snags the defensive board | 24-32 |
| 02:23 | Portland | Joseph Findlay is fouled on the floor by Thomas Epps - foul #1 on Thomas Epps, team foul #6 | 24-32 |
| Subs | Portland | Kevin Owens (SG), James Williams (SF), Paul Jensen (C) Stephen Norris, Thomas Pero, Robert Teel | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Mark Long (PG), Ray Fortune (SF), Thomas Mazon (PF) Gustavo Perez, Kasey Pressman, Charles Myers | |
| 01:56 | Portland | Mark Long takes the ball from Kevin Owens | 24-32 |
| 01:46 | Pittsburgh | Ray Fortune misses the shot from the left side | 24-32 |
| 01:45 | Pittsburgh | Thomas Mazon can't tip it in | 24-32 |
| 01:43 | Portland | Kelly Tevis snags the defensive board | 24-32 |
| 01:14 | Portland | Paul Jensen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 24-32 |
| 01:12 | Portland | Paul Jensen tips it home | 26-32 |
| 00:53 | Pittsburgh | Joseph Findlay steals the ball from Thomas Epps | 26-32 |
| 00:49 | Portland | Kelly Tevis hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Joseph Findlay | 28-32 |
| 00:39 | Pittsburgh | Jonathon George knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Ray Fortune | 28-35 |
| 00:17 | Portland | Joseph Findlay misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-35 |
| 00:16 | Pittsburgh | Thomas Mazon snags the defensive board | 28-35 |
| 00:04 | Pittsburgh | Jonathon George misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing but he's hacked by Kevin Owens - foul #2 on Kevin Owens, team foul #9 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Portland | Stephen Norris (SG), Anthony Borne (SF), Robert Teel (C) Kevin Owens, James Williams, Paul Jensen | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Gustavo Perez (SG), Kasey Pressman (SF), Charles Myers (PF) Mark Long, Thomas Mazon, Thomas Epps | |
| 00:04 | Pittsburgh | Jonathon George makes the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 00:04 | Pittsburgh | Jonathon George makes the 2nd free throw | 28-37 |
| 00:04 | Pittsburgh | Jonathon George makes the 3rd free throw | 28-38 |
| 00:00 | Portland | Joseph Findlay misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 28-38 |