| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Thomas Severino (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Terry Rucks (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Elder (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Lesh (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Noble (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Al Wimmer (fresh) 2 pts. SG - George Sandoz (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Bert Levesque (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Victor Fleming (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Underwood (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Santa Clara | Kevin Elder inbounds the ball | 32-22 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:58 | Santa Clara | Bert Levesque steps in front of the Terry Rucks pass in the backcourt | 32-22 |
| 19:44 | Portland | Terry Rucks steals it from Victor Fleming | 32-22 |
| 19:39 | Santa Clara | Victor Fleming is called for the reach on Michael Lesh - foul #1 on Victor Fleming, team foul #1 | 32-22 |
| 19:28 | Santa Clara | Kevin Elder hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 32-22 |
| 19:27 | Portland | Victor Fleming grabs the defensive rebound | 32-22 |
| 19:09 | Portland | George Sandoz misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-22 |
| 19:07 | Santa Clara | Michael Noble grabs the defensive rebound | 32-22 |
| 18:59 | Santa Clara | Terry Rucks misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by George Sandoz - foul #3 on George Sandoz, team foul #2 | 32-22 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Cory Ozuna (SF), Isaac Dyer (C) Kevin Elder, Michael Noble | |
| Subs | Portland | Lawrence Cramer (PG), Daniel Ybarra (SG), George Wright (SF), Jeremy Ziad (PF), Anthony Breton (C) Al Wimmer, George Sandoz, Bert Levesque, Victor Fleming, James Underwood | |
| 18:59 | Santa Clara | Terry Rucks makes the 1st free throw | 33-22 |
| 18:59 | Santa Clara | Terry Rucks misses the 2nd free throw | 33-22 |
| 18:59 | Portland | Jeremy Ziad grabs the board | 33-22 |
| 18:42 | Portland | George Wright is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Lawrence Cramer | 33-25 |
| 18:28 | Santa Clara | Thomas Severino can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-25 |
| 18:26 | Portland | Jeremy Ziad grabs the defensive rebound | 33-25 |
| 18:11 | Portland | Daniel Ybarra comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 33-25 |
| 18:09 | Portland | Jeremy Ziad tips it but misses | 33-25 |
| 18:07 | Santa Clara | Michael Lesh gets the rebound | 33-25 |
| 17:49 | Santa Clara | Isaac Dyer misses long on a floater from the left side | 33-25 |
| 17:48 | Portland | Anthony Breton pulls down the rebound | 33-25 |
| 17:32 | Portland | Isaac Dyer is called for the reach on Lawrence Cramer - foul #2 on Isaac Dyer, team foul #1 | 33-25 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Christopher Poirier (PG), Daniel Guillotte (SG), Kevin Elder (SF), Stephen Kimbrough (PF), Michael Noble (C) Thomas Severino, Terry Rucks, Cory Ozuna, Michael Lesh, Isaac Dyer | |
| Subs | Portland | Al Wimmer (PG), Bert Levesque (SF), Victor Fleming (PF), James Underwood (C) Lawrence Cramer, George Wright, Jeremy Ziad, Anthony Breton | |
| 17:15 | Portland | James Underwood is hacked by Stephen Kimbrough - foul #1 on Stephen Kimbrough, team foul #2 | 33-25 |
| 17:08 | Portland | Al Wimmer clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-25 |
| 17:07 | Portland | James Underwood misses the tip | 33-25 |
| 17:06 | Santa Clara | Stephen Kimbrough grabs the board | 33-25 |
| 16:52 | Santa Clara | Michael Noble blows the layup | 33-25 |
| 16:50 | Portland | Al Wimmer grabs the board | 33-25 |
| 16:44 | Portland | Al Wimmer hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 33-25 |
| 16:43 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Stephen Kimbrough | 33-25 |
| 16:39 | Santa Clara | Daniel Ybarra is called for the reach on Daniel Guillotte in the backcourt - foul #3 on Daniel Ybarra, team foul #3 | 33-25 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Thomas Smith (PG) Kevin Elder | |
| Subs | Portland | Lawrence Cramer (SG) Daniel Ybarra | |
| 16:34 | Santa Clara | Michael Noble's fadeaway is rejected by Bert Levesque | 33-25 |
| 16:33 | Portland | Bert Levesque grabs the board | 33-25 |
| 16:17 | Portland | Bert Levesque knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Lawrence Cramer | 33-28 |
| 16:00 | Santa Clara | Daniel Guillotte scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 35-28 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Thomas Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christopher Poirier (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Daniel Guillotte (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stephen Kimbrough (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Noble (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Al Wimmer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Lawrence Cramer (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bert Levesque (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Victor Fleming (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - James Underwood (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Portland | Lawrence Cramer misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Thomas Smith - foul #1 on Thomas Smith, team foul #3 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Terry Rucks (SG), Kevin Elder (SF), Michael Lesh (PF) Christopher Poirier, Daniel Guillotte, Stephen Kimbrough | |
| Subs | Portland | George Sandoz (SG), Jeremy Ziad (PF) Al Wimmer, Victor Fleming | |
| 15:49 | Portland | Lawrence Cramer misses the 1st free throw | 35-28 |
| 15:49 | Portland | Lawrence Cramer misses the 2nd free throw | 35-28 |
| 15:49 | Santa Clara | Kevin Elder gets the rebound | 35-28 |
| 15:47 | Santa Clara | Terry Rucks is fouled in the backcourt by Jeremy Ziad - foul #1 on Jeremy Ziad, team foul #4 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Portland | Al Wimmer (PG) Lawrence Cramer | |
| 15:39 | Santa Clara | Thomas Smith misses long on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Al Wimmer - foul #1 on Al Wimmer, team foul #5 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Thomas Severino (PG) Terry Rucks | |
| Subs | Portland | Anthony Breton (C) James Underwood | |
| 15:39 | Santa Clara | Thomas Smith makes the 1st free throw | 36-28 |
| 15:39 | Santa Clara | Thomas Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 36-28 |
| 15:39 | Portland | Jeremy Ziad grabs the board | 36-28 |
| 15:19 | Portland | Al Wimmer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-28 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Terry Rucks (SG), Cory Ozuna (C) Thomas Smith, Michael Noble | |
| Subs | Portland | Victor Fleming (PF) Bert Levesque | |
| 15:17 | Santa Clara | Terry Rucks travels in the backcourt | 36-28 |
| 15:06 | Portland | George Sandoz loses the dribble to Michael Lesh | 36-28 |
| 15:00 | Santa Clara | Thomas Severino's pass is intercepted by George Sandoz in the backcourt | 36-28 |
| 14:45 | Portland | Al Wimmer scores on a 3 from the left corner | 36-31 |
| 14:32 | Santa Clara | Thomas Severino misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-31 |
| 14:30 | Portland | Victor Fleming gets the rebound | 36-31 |
| 14:16 | Portland | Al Wimmer is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Al Wimmer, team foul #6 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jerry Stubbs (PG), Isaac Dyer (PF), Michael Noble (C) Thomas Severino, Michael Lesh, Cory Ozuna | |
| Subs | Portland | Lawrence Cramer (PG), George Wright (SF), James Underwood (C) Al Wimmer, Jeremy Ziad, Anthony Breton | |
| 14:12 | Santa Clara | George Sandoz steps in front of the Kevin Elder pass in the backcourt | 36-31 |
| 14:09 | Portland | George Sandoz hits the finger roll | 36-33 |
| 13:53 | Santa Clara | James Underwood picks off the pass by Jerry Stubbs | 36-33 |
| 13:38 | Portland | Victor Fleming connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-36 |
| 13:19 | Santa Clara | Kevin Elder misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-36 |
| 13:17 | Portland | The rebound goes to Lawrence Cramer | 36-36 |
| 13:15 | Portland | George Wright is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 36-36 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Thomas Smith (PG), Christopher Poirier (SG), Daniel Guillotte (SF), Michael Lesh (PF), Stephen Kimbrough (C) Jerry Stubbs, Terry Rucks, Kevin Elder, Isaac Dyer, Michael Noble | |
| Subs | Portland | Al Wimmer (PG), Daniel Ybarra (SG), Bert Levesque (SF), Jeremy Ziad (PF) Lawrence Cramer, George Sandoz, George Wright, Victor Fleming | |
| 13:01 | Santa Clara | Christopher Poirier's pass is intercepted by Jeremy Ziad | 36-36 |
| 12:37 | Portland | Jeremy Ziad loses the ball out of bounds | 36-36 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Thomas Severino (PG), Cory Ozuna (C) Daniel Guillotte, Stephen Kimbrough | |
| Subs | Portland | Anthony Breton (C) James Underwood | |
| 12:21 | Santa Clara | Michael Lesh misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-36 |
| 12:19 | Santa Clara | The offensive rebound goes to Cory Ozuna | 36-36 |
| 12:00 | Santa Clara | Christopher Poirier scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Severino | 39-36 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Thomas Severino (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Christopher Poirier (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Thomas Smith (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Lesh (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Cory Ozuna (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Al Wimmer (tired) 5 pts. SG - Daniel Ybarra (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Bert Levesque (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeremy Ziad (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Anthony Breton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:46 | Portland | Anthony Breton loses the ball out of bounds | 39-36 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Terry Rucks (SG), Kevin Elder (SF), Isaac Dyer (PF), Michael Noble (C) Christopher Poirier, Thomas Smith, Michael Lesh, Cory Ozuna | |
| Subs | Portland | Lawrence Cramer (PG), Victor Fleming (PF) Al Wimmer, Jeremy Ziad | |
| 11:18 | Santa Clara | Thomas Severino misses the wide open jumpshot from the right wing | 39-36 |
| 11:17 | Portland | Bert Levesque snags the defensive board | 39-36 |
| 11:15 | Portland | Michael Noble steals the ball from Bert Levesque in the backcourt | 39-36 |
| 11:01 | Santa Clara | Kevin Elder is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Severino | 41-36 |
| 10:50 | Portland | Bert Levesque comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 41-36 |
| 10:49 | Santa Clara | Terry Rucks gets the rebound | 41-36 |
| 10:46 | Santa Clara | Daniel Ybarra is called for the reach on Thomas Severino in the backcourt - foul #4 on Daniel Ybarra, team foul #7 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Daniel Guillotte (SF), Michael Lesh (PF), Stephen Kimbrough (C) Kevin Elder, Isaac Dyer, Michael Noble | |
| Subs | Portland | Al Wimmer (PG), George Sandoz (SG), George Wright (SF), Jeremy Ziad (PF), James Underwood (C) Lawrence Cramer, Daniel Ybarra, Bert Levesque, Victor Fleming, Anthony Breton | |
| 10:46 | Santa Clara | Thomas Severino misses the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 10:46 | Portland | The rebound goes to James Underwood | 41-36 |
| 10:27 | Portland | Jeremy Ziad can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-36 |
| 10:26 | Portland | The offensive rebound goes to George Wright | 41-36 |
| 10:08 | Portland | Jeremy Ziad connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Al Wimmer | 41-39 |
| 09:52 | Santa Clara | Daniel Guillotte is open and buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 43-39 |
| 09:31 | Portland | George Sandoz knocks in the jumper from the left block | 43-41 |
| 09:29 | Santa Clara | Terry Rucks is fouled in the backcourt by George Sandoz - foul #4 on George Sandoz, team foul #8 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Christopher Poirier (PG), Thomas Smith (SF), Cory Ozuna (C) Thomas Severino, Daniel Guillotte, Stephen Kimbrough | |
| Subs | Portland | Lawrence Cramer (PG), Bert Levesque (SF), Victor Fleming (PF) Al Wimmer, George Sandoz, Jeremy Ziad | |
| 09:29 | Santa Clara | Terry Rucks misses the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 09:29 | Portland | James Underwood grabs the board | 43-41 |
| 09:20 | Portland | George Wright buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Lawrence Cramer | 43-44 |
| 09:18 | Santa Clara | Michael Lesh's pass is intercepted by George Wright in the backcourt | 43-44 |
| 09:07 | Portland | Victor Fleming makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-47 |
| 08:47 | Santa Clara | Cory Ozuna hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 43-47 |
| 08:46 | Santa Clara | Thomas Smith snags the offensive board | 43-47 |
| 08:36 | Santa Clara | Cory Ozuna blows the layup | 43-47 |
| 08:35 | Santa Clara | Cory Ozuna can't tip it in | 43-47 |
| 08:33 | Portland | George Wright snags the defensive board | 43-47 |
| 08:31 | Portland | George Wright is hacked by Christopher Poirier in the backcourt - foul #3 on Christopher Poirier, team foul #4 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jerry Stubbs (PG), Kevin Elder (SF), Isaac Dyer (PF), Michael Noble (C) Terry Rucks, Thomas Smith, Michael Lesh, Cory Ozuna | |
| Subs | Portland | Al Wimmer (PG), Anthony Breton (C) George Wright, James Underwood | |
| 08:16 | Portland | Victor Fleming makes the jumper from the baseline set up by Bert Levesque and he's fouled by Isaac Dyer - foul #3 on Isaac Dyer, team foul #5 | 43-49 |
| 08:16 | Portland | Portland calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 43-49 |
| 08:16 | Portland | Victor Fleming makes the free throw | 43-50 |
| 07:58 | Santa Clara | Michael Noble hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Jerry Stubbs | 45-50 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Jerry Stubbs (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christopher Poirier (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Kevin Elder (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Isaac Dyer (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Noble (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Al Wimmer (tired) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Cramer (tiring) 1 pts. 4 ast. SF - Bert Levesque (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Victor Fleming (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Anthony Breton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:56 | Portland | Christopher Poirier picks off the pass by Lawrence Cramer in the backcourt | 45-50 |
| 07:45 | Santa Clara | Kevin Elder is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-50 |
| 07:43 | Portland | Al Wimmer pulls down the rebound | 45-50 |
| 07:39 | Portland | Victor Fleming drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Al Wimmer | 45-52 |
| 07:32 | Santa Clara | Jerry Stubbs is fouled in the backcourt by Al Wimmer - foul #3 on Al Wimmer, team foul #9 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Thomas Severino (PG), Daniel Guillotte (SG), Thomas Smith (SF), Stephen Kimbrough (C) Christopher Poirier, Kevin Elder, Isaac Dyer, Michael Noble | |
| Subs | Portland | Daniel Ybarra (PG), George Sandoz (SG), Jeremy Ziad (PF) Al Wimmer, Lawrence Cramer, Victor Fleming | |
| 07:32 | Santa Clara | Jerry Stubbs makes the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 07:32 | Santa Clara | Jerry Stubbs makes the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| 07:30 | Portland | Stephen Kimbrough steals the ball from Jeremy Ziad in the backcourt | 47-52 |
| 07:21 | Santa Clara | Daniel Guillotte is alone and drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Thomas Severino | 50-52 |
| 07:01 | Portland | Jeremy Ziad hits a wide open floater from the left side on a great pass from Bert Levesque | 50-54 |
| 06:40 | Santa Clara | Daniel Guillotte misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-54 |
| 06:38 | Portland | Anthony Breton gets the rebound | 50-54 |
| 06:25 | Portland | George Sandoz misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-54 |
| 06:24 | Portland | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Breton | 50-54 |
| 06:13 | Portland | George Sandoz buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-57 |
| 06:11 | Santa Clara | Daniel Guillotte is fouled in the backcourt by George Sandoz - foul #5 on George Sandoz, team foul #10 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Christopher Poirier (SG), Michael Lesh (PF), Cory Ozuna (C) Thomas Smith, Jerry Stubbs, Stephen Kimbrough | |
| Subs | Portland | Al Wimmer (PG), Victor Fleming (PF), James Underwood (C) George Sandoz, Bert Levesque, Anthony Breton | |
| 06:11 | Santa Clara | Daniel Guillotte makes the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 06:11 | Santa Clara | Daniel Guillotte makes the 2nd free throw | 52-57 |
| 06:04 | Portland | Daniel Ybarra misses long on a runner from the right block | 52-57 |
| 06:03 | Portland | Jeremy Ziad gets the offensive rebound | 52-57 |
| 05:48 | Portland | Jeremy Ziad hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 52-57 |
| 05:46 | Portland | The offensive rebound goes to James Underwood | 52-57 |
| 05:28 | Portland | Al Wimmer is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Al Wimmer, team foul #11 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Terry Rucks (SG), Kevin Elder (SF) Christopher Poirier, Daniel Guillotte | |
| Subs | Portland | Lawrence Cramer (PG), George Wright (SF) Al Wimmer, Jeremy Ziad | |
| 05:12 | Santa Clara | Michael Lesh throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-57 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Noble (C) Cory Ozuna | |
| Subs | Portland | | |
| 05:10 | Portland | Lawrence Cramer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-57 |
| 04:51 | Santa Clara | Thomas Severino lays it in set up by Michael Lesh and the foul's on James Underwood - foul #3 on James Underwood, team foul #12 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Isaac Dyer (PF) Michael Lesh | |
| Subs | Portland | Jeremy Ziad (PF) Victor Fleming | |
| 04:51 | Santa Clara | Thomas Severino makes the free throw | 55-57 |
| 04:28 | Portland | George Wright misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-57 |
| 04:26 | Santa Clara | Isaac Dyer gets the rebound | 55-57 |
| 03:59 | Santa Clara | Thomas Severino misses short on an open fadeaway in the lane | 55-57 |
| 03:58 | Portland | James Underwood snags the defensive board | 55-57 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Thomas Severino (tiring) 7 pts. 7 ast. SG - Terry Rucks (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Elder (tiring) 7 pts. PF - Isaac Dyer (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Noble (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Lawrence Cramer (tired) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Daniel Ybarra (tiring) 3 pts. 4 pf. SF - George Wright (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Jeremy Ziad (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - James Underwood (tired) 2 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:29 | Portland | George Wright drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-60 |
| 03:15 | Santa Clara | Isaac Dyer misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 55-60 |
| 03:14 | Portland | Jeremy Ziad gets the rebound | 55-60 |
| 02:57 | Portland | George Wright clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 55-60 |
| 02:56 | Santa Clara | Michael Noble grabs the defensive rebound | 55-60 |
| 02:52 | Santa Clara | Daniel Ybarra is called for the reach on Terry Rucks - foul #5 on Daniel Ybarra, team foul #13 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Christopher Poirier (PG), Thomas Smith (SF), Stephen Kimbrough (PF), Cory Ozuna (C) Thomas Severino, Kevin Elder, Isaac Dyer, Michael Noble | |
| Subs | Portland | Al Wimmer (PG), Bert Levesque (SF), Victor Fleming (PF), Anthony Breton (C) Lawrence Cramer, Daniel Ybarra, Jeremy Ziad, James Underwood | |
| 02:52 | Santa Clara | Terry Rucks makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 02:52 | Santa Clara | Terry Rucks misses the 2nd free throw | 56-60 |
| 02:52 | Portland | Victor Fleming snags the defensive board | 56-60 |
| 02:48 | Portland | George Wright is hacked by Terry Rucks in the backcourt - foul #2 on Terry Rucks, team foul #6 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Lesh (PF) Terry Rucks | |
| Subs | Portland | | |
| 02:37 | Portland | George Wright misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 56-60 |
| 02:36 | Santa Clara | Michael Lesh gets the rebound | 56-60 |
| 02:21 | Santa Clara | Cory Ozuna misses the dunk attempt | 56-60 |
| 02:20 | Portland | George Wright gets the rebound | 56-60 |
| 02:20 | Portland | Portland calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 56-60 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Daniel Guillotte (SF) Michael Lesh | |
| Subs | Portland | | |
| 01:59 | Portland | Victor Fleming comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-60 |
| 01:57 | Santa Clara | Daniel Guillotte gets the rebound | 56-60 |
| 01:33 | Santa Clara | Daniel Guillotte is open and buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Cory Ozuna | 59-60 |
| 01:33 | Portland | Portland calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 59-60 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Thomas Severino (PG), Terry Rucks (SG), Kevin Elder (SF), Michael Lesh (PF), Michael Noble (C) Thomas Smith, Christopher Poirier, Daniel Guillotte, Stephen Kimbrough, Cory Ozuna | |
| Subs | Portland | Lawrence Cramer (SG), James Underwood (C) George Wright, Anthony Breton | |
| 01:31 | Portland | Lawrence Cramer is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lawrence Cramer, team foul #14 | 59-60 |
| 01:11 | Santa Clara | Terry Rucks makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Severino | 62-60 |
| 00:52 | Portland | Bert Levesque is whistled for a carry | 62-60 |
| 00:52 | Portland | Portland calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 62-60 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:29 | Santa Clara | Michael Lesh is fouled on the floor by Bert Levesque - foul #2 on Bert Levesque, team foul #15 | 62-60 |
| 00:29 | Santa Clara | Michael Lesh misses the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 00:29 | Santa Clara | Michael Lesh misses the 2nd free throw | 62-60 |
| 00:29 | Portland | The rebound goes to James Underwood | 62-60 |
| 00:26 | Portland | Terry Rucks steals the ball from Lawrence Cramer in the backcourt | 62-60 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:25 | Santa Clara | Lawrence Cramer is called for the reach on Kevin Elder - foul #3 on Lawrence Cramer, team foul #16 | 62-60 |
| 00:25 | Santa Clara | Kevin Elder misses the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 00:25 | Santa Clara | Kevin Elder misses the 2nd free throw | 62-60 |
| 00:25 | Portland | The rebound goes to Victor Fleming | 62-60 |
| 00:15 | Portland | Lawrence Cramer is fouled on the floor by Terry Rucks - foul #3 on Terry Rucks, team foul #7 | 62-60 |
| 00:15 | Portland | Lawrence Cramer makes the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 00:15 | Portland | Lawrence Cramer misses the 2nd free throw | 62-61 |
| 00:15 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Michael Noble | 62-61 |
| 00:14 | Santa Clara | Michael Noble is fouled in the backcourt by Lawrence Cramer - foul #4 on Lawrence Cramer, team foul #17 | 62-61 |
| 00:14 | Santa Clara | Michael Noble makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 00:14 | Santa Clara | Michael Noble makes the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 00:08 | Portland | Terry Rucks picks off the pass by Lawrence Cramer in the backcourt | 64-61 |
| 00:05 | Santa Clara | James Underwood is called for the reach on Terry Rucks - foul #4 on James Underwood, team foul #18 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Christopher Poirier (PG), Cory Ozuna (SF) Thomas Severino, Kevin Elder | |
| Subs | Portland | | |
| 00:05 | Santa Clara | Terry Rucks misses the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 00:05 | Santa Clara | Terry Rucks makes the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:03 | Portland | Lawrence Cramer throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-61 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Thomas Severino (PG) Terry Rucks | |
| Subs | Portland | | |
| 00:01 | Santa Clara | James Underwood is called for the reach on Michael Noble - foul #5 on James Underwood, team foul #19 | 65-61 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Portland | Anthony Breton (C) James Underwood | |
| 00:01 | Santa Clara | Michael Noble misses the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 00:01 | Santa Clara | Michael Noble makes the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| 00:00 | Portland | Al Wimmer misses short on a halfcourt shot | 66-61 |