| Lineup | Portland | PG - Kenneth Allison (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Chase (fresh) SF - James Betts (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Donald Manzella (fresh) 4 pts. C - Marshall Butts (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Mark Oldham (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willis Sugg (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Milton Conway (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Danny Lemmon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Brent Shafer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Washington State | Milton Conway inbounds the ball | 31-30 |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Washington State | Brent Shafer is alone and drills a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Mark Oldham | 31-32 |
| 19:34 | Portland | Marshall Butts hits the finger roll on a great pass from Kenneth Allison | 33-32 |
| 19:05 | Washington State | Danny Lemmon makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Mark Oldham | 33-34 |
| 18:46 | Portland | Donald Manzella blows the layup but he's fouled by Danny Lemmon - foul #3 on Danny Lemmon, team foul #1 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Portland | William Thompson (C) Marshall Butts | |
| Subs | Washington State | Arthur Akers (SF), Phillip Boswell (C) Danny Lemmon, Brent Shafer | |
| 18:46 | Portland | Donald Manzella misses the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 18:46 | Portland | Donald Manzella makes the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 18:17 | Washington State | Joshua Chase is called for the reach on Willis Sugg - foul #3 on Joshua Chase, team foul #1 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Portland | Lawrence Stevens (PG), John Herbert (SG), Dale Billups (SF), William Rosas (PF) Kenneth Allison, Joshua Chase, James Betts, Donald Manzella | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 18:02 | Washington State | Arthur Akers misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 34-34 |
| 18:00 | Portland | William Rosas grabs the board | 34-34 |
| 17:52 | Portland | William Rosas knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Lawrence Stevens and he's hacked by Arthur Akers - foul #2 on Arthur Akers, team foul #2 | 36-34 |
| 17:52 | Portland | William Rosas makes the free throw | 37-34 |
| 17:23 | Washington State | Milton Conway is open and scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Arthur Akers | 37-36 |
| 16:58 | Portland | Milton Conway steals it from John Herbert | 37-36 |
| 16:54 | Washington State | Mark Oldham is hacked by John Herbert in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Herbert, team foul #2 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Portland | Kenneth Allison (PG), James Betts (SF), Donald Manzella (PF), Marshall Butts (C) Lawrence Stevens, John Herbert, William Rosas, William Thompson | |
| Subs | Washington State | Brent Shafer (C) Phillip Boswell | |
| 16:30 | Washington State | Milton Conway misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Donald Manzella - foul #1 on Donald Manzella, team foul #3 | 37-36 |
| 16:30 | Washington State | Milton Conway misses the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 16:30 | Washington State | Milton Conway misses the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 16:30 | Portland | The rebound goes to Marshall Butts | 37-36 |
| 16:01 | Portland | Dale Billups's fadeaway is rejected by Brent Shafer | 37-36 |
| 15:59 | Washington State | Brent Shafer grabs the board | 37-36 |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Kenneth Allison (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dale Billups (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Betts (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Donald Manzella (fresh) 5 pts. C - Marshall Butts (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Mark Oldham (tiring) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Willis Sugg (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Arthur Akers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Milton Conway (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Brent Shafer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:56 | Washington State | Kenneth Allison is called for the reach on Mark Oldham in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kenneth Allison, team foul #4 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Portland | Joshua Chase (SG) Dale Billups | |
| Subs | Washington State | Danny Lemmon (PF) Milton Conway | |
| 15:29 | Washington State | Danny Lemmon is hacked by Marshall Butts - foul #1 on Marshall Butts, team foul #5 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Portland | Lawrence Stevens (PG), William Rosas (PF), William Thompson (C) Kenneth Allison, Donald Manzella, Marshall Butts | |
| Subs | Washington State | Phillip Boswell (C) Brent Shafer | |
| 15:06 | Washington State | Danny Lemmon hits a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Arthur Akers | 37-38 |
| 14:45 | Portland | William Thompson misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 37-38 |
| 14:43 | Washington State | Phillip Boswell grabs the defensive rebound | 37-38 |
| 14:41 | Washington State | William Rosas picks off the pass by Mark Oldham in the backcourt | 37-38 |
| 14:28 | Portland | William Rosas's fadeaway is rejected by Phillip Boswell | 37-38 |
| 14:26 | Washington State | Danny Lemmon pulls down the rebound | 37-38 |
| 14:24 | Washington State | Willis Sugg is fouled in the backcourt by Joshua Chase - foul #4 on Joshua Chase, team foul #6 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Portland | Kenneth Allison (PG), John Herbert (SG), Donald Manzella (PF), Marshall Butts (C) Lawrence Stevens, Joshua Chase, William Rosas, William Thompson | |
| Subs | Washington State | Milton Conway (SF), Brent Shafer (C) Arthur Akers, Phillip Boswell | |
| 14:07 | Washington State | Willis Sugg travels with the ball | 37-38 |
| Subs | Portland | Dale Billups (SF) James Betts | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 13:55 | Portland | Milton Conway is called for the reach on Dale Billups - foul #1 on Milton Conway, team foul #3 | 37-38 |
| 13:42 | Portland | John Herbert misses the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Willis Sugg - foul #3 on Willis Sugg, team foul #4 | 37-38 |
| 13:42 | Portland | John Herbert misses the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 13:42 | Portland | John Herbert makes the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 13:20 | Washington State | Milton Conway knocks in the shot from the left side | 38-40 |
| 12:58 | Portland | Danny Lemmon steals the ball from Dale Billups | 38-40 |
| 12:38 | Washington State | Milton Conway misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 38-40 |
| 12:37 | Portland | The rebound goes to Marshall Butts | 38-40 |
| 12:18 | Portland | Donald Manzella hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 38-40 |
| 12:17 | Washington State | Mark Oldham grabs the board | 38-40 |
| 11:52 | Washington State | Danny Lemmon clanks a runner from the left block | 38-40 |
| 11:50 | Portland | Dale Billups grabs the board | 38-40 |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Kenneth Allison (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Herbert (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dale Billups (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Manzella (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Marshall Butts (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Mark Oldham (tired) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Willis Sugg (tired) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Milton Conway (tiring) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Danny Lemmon (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Brent Shafer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:22 | Portland | John Herbert comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 38-40 |
| 11:20 | Washington State | Danny Lemmon pulls down the rebound | 38-40 |
| 11:03 | Washington State | Willis Sugg misses the 3 from the right wing | 38-40 |
| 11:02 | Washington State | Milton Conway gets the offensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 10:47 | Washington State | Danny Lemmon's fadeaway is rejected by Dale Billups | 38-40 |
| 10:46 | Portland | Marshall Butts snags the defensive board | 38-40 |
| 10:36 | Portland | John Herbert is fouled on the floor by Willis Sugg - foul #4 on Willis Sugg, team foul #5 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Portland | Ronnie Stewart (PG), Lawrence Stevens (SG), James Betts (SF), William Rosas (PF), William Thompson (C) Kenneth Allison, John Herbert, Dale Billups, Donald Manzella, Marshall Butts | |
| Subs | Washington State | Raymond Jandreau (SG), Arthur Akers (SF), Phillip Boswell (C) Willis Sugg, Milton Conway, Brent Shafer | |
| 10:19 | Portland | James Betts can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-40 |
| 10:18 | Portland | William Thompson tips it home | 40-40 |
| 10:06 | Washington State | Danny Lemmon clanks a floater from the left wing | 40-40 |
| 10:04 | Washington State | Mark Oldham gets the offensive rebound | 40-40 |
| 09:46 | Washington State | Raymond Jandreau is open but comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 40-40 |
| 09:44 | Washington State | Raymond Jandreau tips it back up and in | 40-42 |
| 09:32 | Portland | Lawrence Stevens misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 40-42 |
| 09:31 | Washington State | Phillip Boswell gets the rebound | 40-42 |
| 09:08 | Washington State | William Rosas steals it from Phillip Boswell | 40-42 |
| 08:52 | Portland | William Thompson makes the jump hook in the lane | 42-42 |
| 08:37 | Washington State | Arthur Akers misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 42-42 |
| 08:35 | Portland | James Betts snags the defensive board | 42-42 |
| 08:18 | Portland | Mark Oldham is called for the reach on Lawrence Stevens - foul #1 on Mark Oldham, team foul #6 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Portland | Kenneth Allison (PG), Dale Billups (SG), Curt Singley (PF) Ronnie Stewart, Lawrence Stevens, William Rosas | |
| Subs | Washington State | Milton Conway (PF), Brent Shafer (C) Danny Lemmon, Phillip Boswell | |
| 08:01 | Portland | Dale Billups throws it down on a great pass from Curt Singley and he's hacked by Raymond Jandreau - foul #1 on Raymond Jandreau, team foul #7 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Portland | Marshall Butts (C) William Thompson | |
| Subs | Washington State | Danny Lemmon (PF) Arthur Akers | |
| 08:01 | Portland | Dale Billups makes the free throw | 45-42 |
| 07:32 | Washington State | Milton Conway clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-42 |
| 07:30 | Portland | The rebound goes to Kenneth Allison | 45-42 |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Kenneth Allison (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dale Billups (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Betts (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Curt Singley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Marshall Butts (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Mark Oldham (very tired) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Raymond Jandreau (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Milton Conway (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Danny Lemmon (tired) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Brent Shafer (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:11 | Portland | Kenneth Allison knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Curt Singley | 47-42 |
| 06:53 | Washington State | Kenneth Allison picks off the pass by Danny Lemmon | 47-42 |
| 06:33 | Portland | Kenneth Allison misses the floater from the right wing | 47-42 |
| 06:31 | Portland | The offensive rebound goes to Dale Billups | 47-42 |
| 06:08 | Portland | Kenneth Allison buries a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Dale Billups | 49-42 |
| 05:44 | Washington State | Danny Lemmon is alone and drills a jumper from the left wing | 49-44 |
| 05:44 | Portland | Portland calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-44 |
| Subs | Portland | Lawrence Stevens (PG), Joshua Chase (SG), William Rosas (SF), Donald Manzella (PF), William Thompson (C) Kenneth Allison, Dale Billups, James Betts, Curt Singley, Marshall Butts | |
| Subs | Washington State | Willis Sugg (SG), Arthur Akers (SF), Phillip Boswell (C) Raymond Jandreau, Danny Lemmon, Brent Shafer | |
| 05:17 | Portland | William Thompson blows the layup but the foul's on Mark Oldham - foul #2 on Mark Oldham, team foul #8 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Portland | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Danny Lemmon (PF) Milton Conway | |
| 05:17 | Washington State | Washington State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 49-44 |
| 05:17 | Portland | William Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 05:17 | Portland | William Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 05:00 | Washington State | Phillip Boswell misses the runner from the left block | 50-44 |
| 04:58 | Portland | Lawrence Stevens gets the rebound | 50-44 |
| 04:34 | Portland | William Thompson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 50-44 |
| 04:32 | Portland | William Thompson snags the offensive board | 50-44 |
| 04:19 | Portland | Lawrence Stevens scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Joshua Chase | 53-44 |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 04:06 | Washington State | Arthur Akers is hacked by Lawrence Stevens - foul #2 on Lawrence Stevens, team foul #7 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Portland | Kenneth Allison (PG), James Betts (SF) Lawrence Stevens, William Rosas | |
| Subs | Washington State | Milton Conway (PF), Brent Shafer (C) Danny Lemmon, Phillip Boswell | |
| 04:06 | Washington State | Arthur Akers misses the 1st free throw | 53-44 |
| 04:06 | Portland | Joshua Chase snags the defensive board | 53-44 |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:41 | Portland | Kenneth Allison is fouled on the floor by Mark Oldham - foul #3 on Mark Oldham, team foul #9 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Portland | Dale Billups (SG), Curt Singley (PF), Marshall Butts (C) Joshua Chase, Donald Manzella, William Thompson | |
| Subs | Washington State | Phillip Boswell (C) Brent Shafer | |
| 03:41 | Portland | Kenneth Allison makes the 1st free throw | 54-44 |
| 03:41 | Portland | Kenneth Allison makes the 2nd free throw | 55-44 |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:27 | Washington State | Willis Sugg misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the right wing | 55-44 |
| 03:26 | Portland | James Betts grabs the defensive rebound | 55-44 |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Kenneth Allison (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dale Billups (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Betts (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Curt Singley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Marshall Butts (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Mark Oldham (very tired) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Willis Sugg (tired) 3 pts. 4 pf. SF - Arthur Akers (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Milton Conway (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Phillip Boswell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Portland | James Betts's fadeaway is rejected by Milton Conway | 55-44 |
| 03:00 | Portland | Kenneth Allison snags the offensive board | 55-44 |
| 02:48 | Portland | Marshall Butts banks in the layup | 57-44 |
| 02:24 | Washington State | Kenneth Allison takes the ball from Milton Conway | 57-44 |
| 02:21 | Portland | Dale Billups hits the finger roll set up by Kenneth Allison | 59-44 |
| 02:04 | Washington State | Arthur Akers connects on the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Milton Conway | 59-46 |
| 01:38 | Portland | Curt Singley is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Kenneth Allison | 62-46 |
| 01:29 | Washington State | James Betts is called for the reach on Milton Conway - foul #3 on James Betts, team foul #8 | 62-46 |
| Subs | Portland | Lawrence Stevens (PG), John Herbert (SG), William Rosas (PF), William Thompson (C) Kenneth Allison, James Betts, Curt Singley, Marshall Butts | |
| Subs | Washington State | Danny Lemmon (PF), Brent Shafer (C) Arthur Akers, Phillip Boswell | |
| 01:29 | Washington State | Milton Conway makes the 1st free throw | 62-47 |
| 01:29 | Washington State | Milton Conway makes the 2nd free throw | 62-48 |
| 01:02 | Portland | John Herbert double dribbles | 62-48 |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Washington State | Danny Lemmon misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 62-48 |
| 00:54 | Portland | William Thompson pulls down the rebound | 62-48 |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Portland | Brent Shafer is called for the reach on Lawrence Stevens in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brent Shafer, team foul #10 | 62-48 |
| 00:51 | Portland | Lawrence Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 63-48 |
| 00:51 | Portland | Lawrence Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 64-48 |
| 00:43 | Washington State | Milton Conway's fadeaway is rejected by William Thompson | 64-48 |
| 00:42 | Portland | Dale Billups grabs the defensive rebound | 64-48 |
| 00:20 | Portland | John Herbert is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 64-48 |
| 00:19 | Washington State | Mark Oldham snags the defensive board | 64-48 |
| 00:17 | Washington State | Milton Conway loses the dribble to Lawrence Stevens in the backcourt | 64-48 |
| 00:00 | Portland | Lawrence Stevens runs out the clock | 64-48 |