| Lineup | Portland | PG - Elliot Rather (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Otis Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Miles Croker (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - Kenneth Burrough (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Karn (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - David Adkins (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Jeff Anton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Steven Hulse (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Chester Follett (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Clark (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Santa Clara | Steven Hulse inbounds the ball | 30-28 |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:58 | Santa Clara | Otis Lewis steals it from Jeff Anton in the backcourt | 30-28 |
| 19:56 | Portland | Elliot Rather dunks the ball set up by Otis Lewis | 32-28 |
| 19:54 | Santa Clara | Elliot Rather is called for the reach on David Adkins in the backcourt - foul #1 on Elliot Rather, team foul #1 | 32-28 |
| 19:38 | Santa Clara | David Adkins drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jeff Anton | 32-30 |
| 19:22 | Portland | Otis Lewis makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Elliot Rather | 35-30 |
| 19:07 | Santa Clara | Charles Clark is open but comes up short on the runner from the left block | 35-30 |
| 19:06 | Santa Clara | Jeff Anton hits the follow up shot | 35-32 |
| 18:42 | Portland | William Karn hits a turnaround from the baseline and he's hacked by Chester Follett - foul #1 on Chester Follett, team foul #1 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Portland | Steven Wilson (PG), Hugh Pender (SG), Sam Perry (SF), Timothy Red (PF) Elliot Rather, Otis Lewis, Miles Croker, Kenneth Burrough | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Troy Dawson (PG), Preston Sims (SG), Alan Parsons (PF), Jack Castleberry (C) David Adkins, Jeff Anton, Chester Follett, Charles Clark | |
| 18:42 | Portland | William Karn misses the free throw | 37-32 |
| 18:42 | Santa Clara | Jack Castleberry grabs the defensive rebound | 37-32 |
| 18:40 | Santa Clara | Hugh Pender picks off the pass by Steven Hulse in the backcourt | 37-32 |
| 18:38 | Portland | Timothy Red hits the finger roll on a great pass from Hugh Pender | 39-32 |
| 18:14 | Santa Clara | Alan Parsons is open and scores on a jumper from the left wing | 39-34 |
| 17:50 | Portland | Sam Perry misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-34 |
| 17:48 | Santa Clara | Troy Dawson grabs the defensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 17:45 | Santa Clara | Troy Dawson is fouled in the backcourt by Hugh Pender - foul #1 on Hugh Pender, team foul #2 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Portland | Frank Higby (SG), Miles Croker (SF), Kenneth Burrough (PF) Steven Wilson, Sam Perry, William Karn | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | David Adkins (PG), Jeff Anton (SG), Chester Follett (PF), Walter Duke (C) Troy Dawson, Preston Sims, Alan Parsons, Jack Castleberry | |
| 17:24 | Santa Clara | Chester Follett buries a runner near the basket set up by Jeff Anton | 39-36 |
| 17:06 | Portland | Frank Higby is open but comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 39-36 |
| 17:04 | Santa Clara | Walter Duke pulls down the rebound | 39-36 |
| 16:54 | Santa Clara | Chester Follett misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Kenneth Burrough - foul #2 on Kenneth Burrough, team foul #3 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Portland | Elliot Rather (PG), William Karn (C) Hugh Pender, Timothy Red | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Preston Sims (SF) Steven Hulse | |
| 16:54 | Santa Clara | Chester Follett makes the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 16:54 | Santa Clara | Chester Follett makes the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 16:35 | Portland | Frank Higby misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-38 |
| 16:34 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Chester Follett | 39-38 |
| 16:19 | Santa Clara | Preston Sims comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 39-38 |
| 16:18 | Portland | Miles Croker snags the defensive board | 39-38 |
| 16:02 | Portland | Miles Croker is open but comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 39-38 |
| 16:01 | Santa Clara | Walter Duke grabs the defensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 15:57 | Santa Clara | Elliot Rather takes the ball from David Adkins in the backcourt | 39-38 |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Elliot Rather (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Frank Higby (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Miles Croker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. PF - Kenneth Burrough (tiring) 2 pts. C - William Karn (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - David Adkins (tiring) 11 pts. SG - Jeff Anton (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Preston Sims (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Chester Follett (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Walter Duke (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Portland | Frank Higby knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-38 |
| 15:15 | Santa Clara | 3 seconds is called on David Adkins | 42-38 |
| Subs | Portland | Steven Wilson (PG), Otis Lewis (SG), Sam Perry (SF), Sam Thornton (PF), Timothy Red (C) Elliot Rather, Frank Higby, Miles Croker, Kenneth Burrough, William Karn | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Troy Dawson (PG), John Manley (SG), Steven Hulse (SF), Alan Parsons (PF), Charles Clark (C) David Adkins, Jeff Anton, Preston Sims, Chester Follett, Walter Duke | |
| 15:13 | Portland | John Manley is called for the reach on Otis Lewis in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Manley, team foul #2 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Portland | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jeff Anton (SG) John Manley | |
| 15:02 | Portland | Charles Clark swats the layup by Steven Wilson | 42-38 |
| 15:01 | Santa Clara | Steven Hulse gets the rebound | 42-38 |
| 14:42 | Santa Clara | Alan Parsons can't connect on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Sam Thornton - foul #4 on Sam Thornton, team foul #4 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Portland | Hugh Pender (SF) Sam Thornton | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Preston Sims (SG) Jeff Anton | |
| 14:42 | Santa Clara | Alan Parsons makes the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 14:42 | Santa Clara | Alan Parsons misses the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| 14:42 | Portland | Sam Perry snags the defensive board | 42-39 |
| 14:19 | Portland | Otis Lewis clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-39 |
| 14:17 | Santa Clara | Charles Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 14:02 | Santa Clara | Alan Parsons hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 42-39 |
| 14:01 | Santa Clara | Preston Sims tips it but misses | 42-39 |
| 13:59 | Portland | Steven Wilson grabs the board | 42-39 |
| 13:42 | Portland | Sam Perry knocks in the fadeaway from the right side set up by Hugh Pender | 44-39 |
| 13:28 | Santa Clara | Preston Sims travels with the ball | 44-39 |
| Subs | Portland | Elliot Rather (PG), Miles Croker (SF), William Karn (C) Steven Wilson, Hugh Pender, Sam Perry | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | David Adkins (PG), Jeff Anton (SG), Jack Castleberry (PF) Troy Dawson, Preston Sims, Alan Parsons | |
| 13:20 | Portland | Elliot Rather loses the dribble to Jack Castleberry | 44-39 |
| 12:57 | Santa Clara | William Karn is called for the reach on David Adkins - foul #2 on William Karn, team foul #5 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Portland | Kenneth Burrough (PF) Timothy Red | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 12:47 | Santa Clara | Jeff Anton buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Clark | 44-42 |
| 12:33 | Portland | Kenneth Burrough is hacked by Steven Hulse - foul #1 on Steven Hulse, team foul #3 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Portland | Brad Starkes (PG), Hugh Pender (SG) Elliot Rather, Otis Lewis | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Troy Dawson (SG), Chester Follett (PF) Jeff Anton, Charles Clark | |
| 12:14 | Portland | Jack Castleberry picks off the pass by William Karn | 44-42 |
| 12:01 | Santa Clara | David Adkins can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 44-42 |
| 11:59 | Portland | Brad Starkes gets the rebound | 44-42 |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Brad Starkes (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Hugh Pender (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Miles Croker (tiring) 7 pts. 8 reb. PF - Kenneth Burrough (tired) 2 pts. C - William Karn (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - David Adkins (tiring) 11 pts. SG - Troy Dawson (tiring) 3 reb. SF - Steven Hulse (tired) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chester Follett (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Jack Castleberry (fairly fresh) 3 stl. | |
| 11:40 | Portland | Miles Croker misses short on a floater near the basket | 44-42 |
| 11:39 | Santa Clara | Troy Dawson snags the defensive board | 44-42 |
| 11:35 | Santa Clara | Troy Dawson hits a fadeaway from the right wing and he's hacked by Brad Starkes - foul #1 on Brad Starkes, team foul #6 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Portland | Frank Higby (SG), Sam Perry (SF), Timothy Red (PF) Hugh Pender, Miles Croker, Kenneth Burrough | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jeff Anton (SG), Preston Sims (SF), Walter Duke (PF), Alan Parsons (C) David Adkins, Steven Hulse, Chester Follett, Jack Castleberry | |
| 11:35 | Santa Clara | Troy Dawson makes the free throw | 44-45 |
| 11:21 | Portland | William Karn buries a floater from close range set up by Sam Perry | 46-45 |
| 11:19 | Santa Clara | Jeff Anton's pass is intercepted by Sam Perry in the backcourt | 46-45 |
| 11:02 | Portland | Frank Higby hits the front of the rim on the wide open runner in the paint | 46-45 |
| 11:00 | Santa Clara | Walter Duke grabs the board | 46-45 |
| 10:58 | Santa Clara | Troy Dawson is hacked by Sam Perry in the backcourt - foul #1 on Sam Perry, team foul #7 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Portland | Elliot Rather (PG) Brad Starkes | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 10:58 | Santa Clara | Troy Dawson misses the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 10:58 | Portland | Frank Higby snags the defensive board | 46-45 |
| 10:46 | Portland | Sam Perry hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Elliot Rather | 49-45 |
| 10:29 | Santa Clara | Jeff Anton misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-45 |
| 10:28 | Santa Clara | Troy Dawson pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 10:14 | Santa Clara | Troy Dawson blows the layup but the foul's on William Karn - foul #3 on William Karn, team foul #8 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Portland | Otis Lewis (SG), Miles Croker (SF), Kenneth Burrough (PF) Frank Higby, Sam Perry, William Karn | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | David Adkins (PG), Steven Hulse (SF), Chester Follett (PF), Charles Clark (C) Jeff Anton, Preston Sims, Walter Duke, Alan Parsons | |
| 10:14 | Santa Clara | Troy Dawson makes the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 10:14 | Santa Clara | Troy Dawson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 10:04 | Portland | Timothy Red buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-47 |
| 09:46 | Santa Clara | Steven Hulse loses the dribble to Timothy Red | 52-47 |
| 09:27 | Portland | Miles Croker is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Elliot Rather | 54-47 |
| 09:16 | Santa Clara | David Adkins misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-47 |
| 09:15 | Portland | Timothy Red pulls down the rebound | 54-47 |
| 08:55 | Portland | Elliot Rather misses the 3 from the right wing | 54-47 |
| 08:53 | Santa Clara | Charles Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 54-47 |
| 08:53 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-47 |
| Subs | Portland | Steven Wilson (PG), Frank Higby (SG), Hugh Pender (SF), Sam Perry (PF), William Karn (C) Elliot Rather, Otis Lewis, Miles Croker, Kenneth Burrough, Timothy Red | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jeff Anton (SG), Preston Sims (SF), Jack Castleberry (PF), Walter Duke (C) Troy Dawson, Steven Hulse, Chester Follett, Charles Clark | |
| 08:39 | Santa Clara | Jeff Anton hits a shot from just outside the lane | 54-49 |
| 08:20 | Portland | Preston Sims is called for the reach on Steven Wilson - foul #3 on Preston Sims, team foul #4 | 54-49 |
| 07:53 | Portland | Frank Higby is fouled on the floor by Preston Sims - foul #4 on Preston Sims, team foul #5 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Portland | Brad Starkes (PG), Miles Croker (SF), Sam Thornton (PF), Timothy Red (C) Steven Wilson, Frank Higby, Sam Perry, William Karn | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Manley (SG), Steven Hulse (SF), Alan Parsons (PF), Charles Clark (C) Jeff Anton, Preston Sims, Jack Castleberry, Walter Duke | |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Brad Starkes (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Hugh Pender (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Miles Croker (tiring) 9 pts. 8 reb. PF - Sam Thornton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Timothy Red (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - David Adkins (tired) 11 pts. SG - John Manley (fresh) 4 pf. SF - Steven Hulse (tired) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alan Parsons (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Clark (tiring) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:43 | Portland | Sam Thornton misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 54-49 |
| 07:41 | Santa Clara | Alan Parsons snags the defensive board | 54-49 |
| 07:19 | Santa Clara | Steven Hulse double dribbles | 54-49 |
| Subs | Portland | Elliot Rather (PG), Otis Lewis (SG), Kenneth Burrough (PF) Brad Starkes, Hugh Pender, Timothy Red | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 06:54 | Portland | Miles Croker hits a runner in the paint on a great pass from Otis Lewis | 56-49 |
| 06:40 | Santa Clara | Steven Hulse misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 56-49 |
| 06:38 | Portland | Sam Thornton pulls down the rebound | 56-49 |
| 06:25 | Portland | Kenneth Burrough loses the dribble to Charles Clark | 56-49 |
| 06:13 | Santa Clara | Steven Hulse is whistled for a carry | 56-49 |
| Subs | Portland | Steven Wilson (PG), Frank Higby (SG), Sam Perry (SF), William Karn (C) Elliot Rather, Otis Lewis, Miles Croker, Kenneth Burrough | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jeff Anton (SG), Preston Sims (SF), Jack Castleberry (PF), Walter Duke (C) David Adkins, Steven Hulse, Alan Parsons, Charles Clark | |
| 05:53 | Portland | Jack Castleberry is called for the reach on Frank Higby - foul #2 on Jack Castleberry, team foul #6 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Portland | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Troy Dawson (PG) John Manley | |
| 05:42 | Portland | Sam Perry hits a wide open jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Frank Higby | 58-49 |
| 05:32 | Santa Clara | Jeff Anton misses long on a 3 from straight away | 58-49 |
| 05:30 | Santa Clara | Walter Duke snags the offensive board | 58-49 |
| 05:14 | Santa Clara | Jeff Anton loses the ball out of bounds | 58-49 |
| Subs | Portland | Brad Starkes (PG), Hugh Pender (SG), Timothy Red (C) Steven Wilson, Frank Higby, William Karn | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | David Adkins (PG), John Manley (SF), Chester Follett (PF) Troy Dawson, Jeff Anton, Jack Castleberry | |
| 04:53 | Portland | Brad Starkes travels with the ball | 58-49 |
| Subs | Portland | Miles Croker (SF) Sam Perry | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Alan Parsons (C) Walter Duke | |
| 04:32 | Santa Clara | John Manley misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 58-49 |
| 04:30 | Santa Clara | John Manley snags the offensive board | 58-49 |
| 04:18 | Santa Clara | Sam Thornton blocks the jumper by Preston Sims | 58-49 |
| 04:17 | Santa Clara | Alan Parsons tips it home | 58-51 |
| 04:15 | Portland | John Manley is called for the reach on Hugh Pender in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Manley, team foul #7 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Portland | Elliot Rather (PG), Frank Higby (SG), William Karn (C) Brad Starkes, Miles Croker, Sam Thornton | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Troy Dawson (PG), Jeff Anton (SG), Steven Hulse (SF) David Adkins, John Manley, Preston Sims | |
| 04:15 | Portland | Hugh Pender makes the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 04:15 | Portland | Hugh Pender makes the 2nd free throw | 60-51 |
| 03:56 | Santa Clara | Steven Hulse can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 60-51 |
| 03:54 | Santa Clara | Alan Parsons tips it in | 60-53 |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Elliot Rather (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Frank Higby (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Hugh Pender (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Timothy Red (tired) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - William Karn (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Troy Dawson (tired) 5 pts. 5 reb. SG - Jeff Anton (tired) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steven Hulse (tired) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chester Follett (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Alan Parsons (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:38 | Portland | Elliot Rather misses the wide open shot from the left block | 60-53 |
| 03:37 | Santa Clara | Troy Dawson gets the rebound | 60-53 |
| 03:35 | Santa Clara | Chester Follett loses the dribble to Hugh Pender in the backcourt | 60-53 |
| 03:33 | Portland | Elliot Rather misses the easy layup | 60-53 |
| 03:31 | Portland | The offensive rebound goes to Hugh Pender | 60-53 |
| 03:10 | Portland | Hugh Pender is open and buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Frank Higby | 63-53 |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:53 | Santa Clara | Chester Follett hits a wide open shot from the baseline | 63-55 |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:33 | Portland | Elliot Rather misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 63-55 |
| 02:32 | Portland | William Karn tips it back up and in | 65-55 |
| 02:32 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 65-55 |
| Subs | Portland | Otis Lewis (SG), Miles Croker (SF), Kenneth Burrough (PF), Sam Perry (C) Frank Higby, Hugh Pender, Timothy Red, William Karn | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | David Adkins (PG), Preston Sims (SG), Jack Castleberry (PF), Walter Duke (C) Troy Dawson, Jeff Anton, Chester Follett, Alan Parsons | |
| 02:18 | Santa Clara | Jack Castleberry hits a fadeaway near the basket | 65-57 |
| 02:16 | Portland | Otis Lewis is hacked by Steven Hulse in the backcourt - foul #2 on Steven Hulse, team foul #8 | 65-57 |
| Subs | Portland | Steven Wilson (PG) Elliot Rather | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 02:16 | Portland | Otis Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 02:16 | Portland | Otis Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 66-57 |
| 02:16 | Santa Clara | Jack Castleberry grabs the defensive rebound | 66-57 |
| 02:12 | Santa Clara | Kenneth Burrough is called for the reach on David Adkins in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kenneth Burrough, team foul #9 | 66-57 |
| 02:12 | Santa Clara | David Adkins makes the 1st free throw | 66-58 |
| 02:12 | Santa Clara | David Adkins makes the 2nd free throw | 66-59 |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:53 | Portland | Steven Wilson is open and scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Sam Perry | 68-59 |
| 01:53 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 68-59 |
| Subs | Portland | Elliot Rather (PG), William Karn (C) Steven Wilson, Sam Perry | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jeff Anton (SG), Chester Follett (PF), Charles Clark (C) Preston Sims, Jack Castleberry, Walter Duke | |
| 01:37 | Santa Clara | David Adkins hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 68-59 |
| 01:36 | Santa Clara | Charles Clark tips it but misses | 68-59 |
| 01:35 | Portland | The rebound goes to Miles Croker | 68-59 |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:08 | Portland | Otis Lewis can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 68-59 |
| 01:06 | Portland | Elliot Rather snags the offensive board | 68-59 |
| 00:46 | Portland | William Karn is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on William Karn, team foul #10 | 68-59 |
| 00:46 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 68-59 |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Santa Clara | Chester Follett misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 68-59 |
| 00:38 | Portland | Miles Croker gets the rebound | 68-59 |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Portland | Miles Croker is fouled in the backcourt by Jeff Anton - foul #3 on Jeff Anton, team foul #9 | 68-59 |
| Subs | Portland | Timothy Red (PF) Kenneth Burrough | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 00:37 | Portland | Miles Croker makes the 1st free throw | 69-59 |
| 00:37 | Portland | Miles Croker makes the 2nd free throw | 70-59 |
| 00:35 | Santa Clara | Jeff Anton throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 70-59 |
| Subs | Portland | Brad Starkes (PG), Hugh Pender (SG), Sam Perry (SF), Sam Thornton (C) Elliot Rather, Otis Lewis, Miles Croker, William Karn | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Troy Dawson (PG), Preston Sims (SG), Alan Parsons (PF), Jack Castleberry (C) David Adkins, Jeff Anton, Chester Follett, Charles Clark | |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Portland | Sam Thornton misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 70-59 |
| 00:11 | Portland | Sam Perry tips it home | 72-59 |
| 00:03 | Santa Clara | Steven Hulse misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 72-59 |
| 00:01 | Portland | Brad Starkes grabs the board | 72-59 |
| 00:00 | Portland | Brad Starkes runs out the clock | 72-59 |