| Lineup | Utah | PG - William Zorns (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Dawson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Thomas (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Stone (fresh) 10 pts. C - David Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | San Francisco | PG - Bernard Cusumano (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Michael Kimpel (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Carl Liggins (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Bobby Erickson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Wagner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Utah | James Thomas inbounds the ball | 31-26 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | San Francisco | San Francisco is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:34 | Utah | David Smith jams it set up by William Zorns | 33-26 |
| 19:17 | San Francisco | Michael Kimpel makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Bernard Cusumano | 33-29 |
| 18:48 | Utah | William Zorns comes up short on the shot near the basket but the foul's on Carl Liggins - foul #3 on Carl Liggins, team foul #1 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Kal Faulkner (SF) Carl Liggins | |
| 18:48 | Utah | William Zorns makes the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 18:48 | Utah | William Zorns misses the 2nd free throw | 34-29 |
| 18:48 | San Francisco | Bobby Erickson pulls down the rebound | 34-29 |
| 18:31 | San Francisco | Thomas Wagner clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 34-29 |
| 18:29 | Utah | The rebound goes to David Smith | 34-29 |
| 18:26 | Utah | Michael Dawson is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Wagner - foul #2 on Thomas Wagner, team foul #2 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Ron Begay (SG), Carl Powell (SF) Bernard Cusumano, Michael Kimpel | |
| 18:04 | Utah | Kal Faulkner is called for the reach on Michael Stone - foul #2 on Kal Faulkner, team foul #3 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Utah | Michael Sampson (SF) James Thomas | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Charles Livermore (PG), Lawrence Estes (C) Bobby Erickson, Thomas Wagner | |
| 17:56 | Utah | David Smith is whistled for a carry | 34-29 |
| 17:42 | San Francisco | Kal Faulkner connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Charles Livermore | 34-32 |
| 17:21 | Utah | Michael Sampson is open and buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by David Smith | 36-32 |
| 17:03 | San Francisco | Lawrence Estes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-32 |
| Subs | Utah | Robert Bell (PG) William Zorns | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Bernard Cusumano (PG), Michael Kimpel (SG), Bobby Erickson (PF) Charles Livermore, Ron Begay, Lawrence Estes | |
| 16:44 | Utah | Michael Dawson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-32 |
| 16:43 | San Francisco | Bobby Erickson pulls down the rebound | 36-32 |
| 16:24 | San Francisco | Michael Kimpel hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 36-32 |
| 16:22 | Utah | Robert Bell gets the rebound | 36-32 |
| 15:53 | Utah | David Smith misses the lay-in | 36-32 |
| 15:52 | San Francisco | The rebound goes to Bobby Erickson | 36-32 |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Robert Bell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Dawson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Sampson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Stone (tiring) 10 pts. C - David Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | San Francisco | PG - Bernard Cusumano (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Kimpel (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kal Faulkner (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Bobby Erickson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Carl Powell (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:23 | San Francisco | Kal Faulkner is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-32 |
| Subs | Utah | William Zorns (PG), James Thomas (SF), Richard Murph (PF) Robert Bell, Michael Sampson, Michael Stone | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Charles Livermore (PG), Ron Begay (SG), Carl Liggins (SF), Vernon Harrell (PF), Thomas Wagner (C) Bernard Cusumano, Michael Kimpel, Kal Faulkner, Bobby Erickson, Carl Powell | |
| 15:01 | Utah | Michael Dawson connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Richard Murph | 39-32 |
| 14:48 | San Francisco | Ron Begay misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-32 |
| 14:46 | Utah | Richard Murph gets the rebound | 39-32 |
| 14:28 | Utah | Michael Dawson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-32 |
| 14:27 | Utah | James Thomas tips it home | 41-32 |
| 14:14 | San Francisco | James Thomas steals it from Ron Begay | 41-32 |
| 14:11 | Utah | James Thomas lays it up and in | 43-32 |
| 13:59 | San Francisco | Charles Livermore hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 43-32 |
| 13:57 | Utah | William Zorns grabs the board | 43-32 |
| 13:28 | Utah | James Thomas can't throw it down | 43-32 |
| 13:27 | Utah | Richard Murph pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-32 |
| 13:12 | Utah | David Smith misses the easy layup | 43-32 |
| 13:10 | Utah | Richard Murph hits the follow up shot | 45-32 |
| 12:59 | San Francisco | Richard Murph is called for the reach on Vernon Harrell - foul #3 on Richard Murph, team foul #1 | 45-32 |
| Subs | Utah | Robert Bell (SG), Michael Sampson (SF), Michael Stone (PF) Michael Dawson, James Thomas, Richard Murph | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Bernard Cusumano (PG), Michael Kimpel (SG), Kal Faulkner (SF), Bobby Erickson (PF), Carl Powell (C) Charles Livermore, Ron Begay, Carl Liggins, Vernon Harrell, Thomas Wagner | |
| 12:47 | San Francisco | Michael Kimpel misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-32 |
| 12:45 | Utah | David Smith snags the defensive board | 45-32 |
| 12:24 | Utah | Michael Sampson is fouled on the floor by Kal Faulkner - foul #3 on Kal Faulkner, team foul #4 | 45-32 |
| 12:04 | Utah | Robert Bell travels with the ball | 45-32 |
| Subs | Utah | James Thomas (SF), Richard Murph (C) Michael Sampson, David Smith | |
| Subs | San Francisco | | |
| 11:52 | San Francisco | Kal Faulkner works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-32 |
| 11:51 | Utah | Robert Bell grabs the board | 45-32 |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - William Zorns (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Bell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Stone (tiring) 10 pts. C - Richard Murph (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | San Francisco | PG - Bernard Cusumano (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Kimpel (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kal Faulkner (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. PF - Bobby Erickson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Carl Powell (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:27 | Utah | Carl Powell denies the turnaround by Robert Bell | 45-32 |
| 11:26 | San Francisco | Michael Kimpel grabs the defensive rebound | 45-32 |
| 11:17 | San Francisco | Bernard Cusumano can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 45-32 |
| 11:15 | San Francisco | Kal Faulkner misses the tip | 45-32 |
| 11:14 | San Francisco | Bobby Erickson tips it in | 45-34 |
| 10:49 | Utah | Robert Bell is called for traveling | 45-34 |
| Subs | Utah | Michael Dawson (SG), Michael Sampson (SF) Robert Bell, James Thomas | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Charles Livermore (PG), Ron Begay (SG), Carl Liggins (SF), Lawrence Estes (PF), Thomas Wagner (C) Bernard Cusumano, Michael Kimpel, Kal Faulkner, Bobby Erickson, Carl Powell | |
| 10:31 | San Francisco | Carl Liggins misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 45-34 |
| 10:29 | San Francisco | Lawrence Estes grabs the offensive board | 45-34 |
| 10:05 | San Francisco | Carl Liggins misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 45-34 |
| 10:04 | Utah | Michael Dawson grabs the board | 45-34 |
| 09:37 | Utah | William Zorns buries a pull-up jumper from the left side | 47-34 |
| 09:20 | San Francisco | Richard Murph swats the dunk try by Lawrence Estes | 47-34 |
| 09:19 | Utah | Michael Stone snags the defensive board | 47-34 |
| 08:55 | Utah | Richard Murph loses the dribble to Thomas Wagner | 47-34 |
| 08:38 | San Francisco | Carl Liggins misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-34 |
| 08:36 | San Francisco | Lawrence Estes grabs the offensive board | 47-34 |
| 08:27 | San Francisco | Carl Liggins buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Charles Livermore | 47-37 |
| 08:05 | Utah | Michael Dawson misses the wide open 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-37 |
| 08:03 | San Francisco | Lawrence Estes gets the rebound | 47-37 |
| 07:57 | San Francisco | Thomas Wagner misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 47-37 |
| 07:56 | Utah | The rebound goes to Michael Dawson | 47-37 |
| 07:35 | Utah | Michael Sampson travels with the ball | 47-37 |
| Subs | Utah | Robert Bell (PG), James Thomas (SF), David Smith (C) William Zorns, Michael Sampson, Richard Murph | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Bernard Cusumano (PG), Michael Kimpel (SG), Kal Faulkner (SF), Bobby Erickson (PF), Carl Powell (C) Charles Livermore, Ron Begay, Carl Liggins, Lawrence Estes, Thomas Wagner | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Robert Bell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Dawson (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Stone (tired) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - David Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | San Francisco | PG - Bernard Cusumano (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Kimpel (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kal Faulkner (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. PF - Bobby Erickson (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Carl Powell (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:19 | San Francisco | Michael Kimpel drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Bernard Cusumano | 47-40 |
| 06:58 | Utah | Michael Dawson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-40 |
| 06:57 | San Francisco | Kal Faulkner grabs the defensive rebound | 47-40 |
| 06:49 | San Francisco | Michael Kimpel can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-40 |
| 06:47 | Utah | David Smith snags the defensive board | 47-40 |
| 06:18 | Utah | Michael Stone's fadeaway is rejected by Bobby Erickson | 47-40 |
| 06:16 | San Francisco | Bobby Erickson grabs the defensive rebound | 47-40 |
| 06:12 | San Francisco | Kal Faulkner blows the layup over the doubleteam | 47-40 |
| 06:11 | Utah | David Smith gets the rebound | 47-40 |
| 06:07 | Utah | Robert Bell knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by James Thomas | 49-40 |
| 06:00 | San Francisco | Michael Kimpel scores on a fadeaway from the right block set up by Bobby Erickson | 49-42 |
| 05:33 | Utah | David Smith jams the wide open dunk on a nice dish by Robert Bell | 51-42 |
| 05:14 | San Francisco | Bernard Cusumano misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-42 |
| 05:12 | Utah | David Smith snags the defensive board | 51-42 |
| 05:09 | Utah | James Thomas loses the dribble to Bernard Cusumano in the backcourt | 51-42 |
| 05:08 | San Francisco | Bernard Cusumano banks in the layup | 51-44 |
| 05:03 | Utah | Kal Faulkner is called for the reach on Robert Bell in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kal Faulkner, team foul #5 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Utah | William Zorns (PG), Michael Sampson (PF) Robert Bell, Michael Stone | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Charles Livermore (PG), Carl Liggins (SF), Vernon Harrell (PF), Thomas Wagner (C) Bernard Cusumano, Kal Faulkner, Bobby Erickson, Carl Powell | |
| 04:43 | Utah | David Smith misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Thomas Wagner - foul #3 on Thomas Wagner, team foul #6 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Utah | Richard Murph (PF) Michael Sampson | |
| Subs | San Francisco | | |
| 04:43 | Utah | David Smith misses the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 04:43 | Utah | David Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 52-44 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | San Francisco | San Francisco is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:28 | San Francisco | Charles Livermore misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-44 |
| 04:27 | San Francisco | Thomas Wagner can't tip it in | 52-44 |
| 04:26 | Utah | Richard Murph snags the defensive board | 52-44 |
| 04:03 | Utah | Michael Dawson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-44 |
| 04:01 | San Francisco | Thomas Wagner gets the rebound | 52-44 |
| 03:59 | San Francisco | Charles Livermore double dribbles in the backcourt | 52-44 |
| Subs | Utah | Robert Bell (SG) Michael Dawson | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Lawrence Estes (C) Thomas Wagner | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | San Francisco | San Francisco is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:46 | Utah | Robert Bell makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Richard Murph | 54-44 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | San Francisco | San Francisco is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:33 | San Francisco | Vernon Harrell's pass is intercepted by James Thomas | 54-44 |
| 03:29 | Utah | William Zorns slams it home set up by James Thomas | 56-44 |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - William Zorns (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Bell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Thomas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Richard Murph (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - David Smith (tiring) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | San Francisco | PG - Charles Livermore (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Kimpel (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Carl Liggins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Vernon Harrell (fairly fresh) C - Lawrence Estes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:12 | San Francisco | Carl Liggins clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 56-44 |
| 03:11 | Utah | James Thomas gets the rebound | 56-44 |
| 03:05 | Utah | David Smith makes the shot from the right block on a nice dish by William Zorns | 58-44 |
| 02:55 | San Francisco | Michael Kimpel misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-44 |
| 02:53 | Utah | Richard Murph grabs the board | 58-44 |
| 02:38 | Utah | David Smith misses long on a floater from the left wing | 58-44 |
| 02:36 | San Francisco | Lawrence Estes grabs the board | 58-44 |
| 02:31 | San Francisco | Charles Livermore can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 58-44 |
| 02:29 | San Francisco | The offensive rebound goes to Vernon Harrell | 58-44 |
| 02:11 | San Francisco | Carl Liggins hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 58-44 |
| 02:10 | Utah | Richard Murph pulls down the rebound | 58-44 |
| 01:49 | Utah | David Smith hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 58-44 |
| 01:47 | San Francisco | Vernon Harrell grabs the defensive rebound | 58-44 |
| 01:37 | San Francisco | Michael Kimpel jams it against the doubleteam on a nice dish by Charles Livermore and the foul's on James Thomas - foul #2 on James Thomas, team foul #2 | 58-46 |
| Subs | Utah | Michael Dawson (SG), Michael Stone (PF) Robert Bell, Richard Murph | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Kal Faulkner (SF), Carl Powell (PF) Carl Liggins, Vernon Harrell | |
| 01:37 | San Francisco | Michael Kimpel makes the free throw | 58-47 |
| 01:34 | Utah | Michael Dawson is hacked by Michael Kimpel in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Kimpel, team foul #7 | 58-47 |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Ron Begay (SG) Michael Kimpel | |
| 01:34 | Utah | Michael Dawson makes the 1st free throw | 59-47 |
| 01:34 | Utah | Michael Dawson makes the 2nd free throw | 60-47 |
| 01:12 | San Francisco | Ron Begay is hacked by James Thomas - foul #3 on James Thomas, team foul #3 | 60-47 |
| 01:01 | San Francisco | Kal Faulkner connects on the 3 from the left wing | 60-50 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | San Francisco | San Francisco is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Utah | James Thomas is hacked by Kal Faulkner - foul #5 on Kal Faulkner, team foul #8 | 60-50 |
| Subs | Utah | Michael Sampson (PF) Michael Stone | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Vernon Harrell (PF) Kal Faulkner | |
| 00:57 | Utah | James Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 61-50 |
| 00:57 | Utah | James Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 61-50 |
| 00:57 | San Francisco | The rebound goes to Vernon Harrell | 61-50 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | San Francisco | San Francisco is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:51 | San Francisco | Ron Begay drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-53 |
| 00:50 | Utah | William Zorns is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Livermore - foul #2 on Charles Livermore, team foul #9 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Bernard Cusumano (PG), Michael Kimpel (SG), Carl Liggins (SF), Bobby Erickson (PF), Thomas Wagner (C) Charles Livermore, Ron Begay, Carl Powell, Vernon Harrell, Lawrence Estes | |
| 00:50 | Utah | William Zorns misses the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 00:50 | San Francisco | Thomas Wagner gets the rebound | 61-53 |
| 00:44 | San Francisco | Bernard Cusumano comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-53 |
| 00:43 | San Francisco | Thomas Wagner grabs the offensive board | 61-53 |
| 00:41 | San Francisco | Carl Liggins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-53 |
| 00:39 | Utah | Michael Sampson is hacked by Bernard Cusumano in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bernard Cusumano, team foul #10 | 61-53 |
| 00:39 | Utah | Michael Sampson makes the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 00:39 | Utah | Michael Sampson makes the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 00:33 | San Francisco | Carl Liggins is open and scores on a jumper from the left side | 63-55 |
| 00:32 | Utah | Bernard Cusumano is called for the reach on James Thomas in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bernard Cusumano, team foul #11 | 63-55 |
| 00:32 | Utah | James Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 63-55 |
| 00:32 | Utah | James Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 64-55 |
| 00:25 | San Francisco | Michael Kimpel misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 64-55 |
| 00:24 | Utah | Michael Dawson grabs the board | 64-55 |
| 00:21 | Utah | Michael Dawson is hacked by Bernard Cusumano in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bernard Cusumano, team foul #12 | 64-55 |
| 00:21 | Utah | Michael Dawson makes the 1st free throw | 65-55 |
| 00:21 | Utah | Michael Dawson misses the 2nd free throw | 65-55 |
| 00:21 | San Francisco | Thomas Wagner grabs the board | 65-55 |
| 00:16 | San Francisco | Bernard Cusumano misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 65-55 |
| 00:15 | Utah | Michael Sampson grabs the defensive rebound | 65-55 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | San Francisco | San Francisco is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Utah | William Zorns runs out the clock | 65-55 |