| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Lawrence Holleman (fresh) SG - Billy Hartsell (fresh) SF - Frank Hay (fresh) PF - Carlos Foust (fresh) C - Roger Gardner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Gary Morgan (fresh) SG - David Long (fresh) SF - Robert Cardona (fresh) PF - Ivan Zauner (fresh) C - Terry Duong (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Santa Clara | Roger Gardner wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:46 | Santa Clara | Roger Gardner clanks a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Gary Morgan - foul #1 on Gary Morgan, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Santa Clara | Roger Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:46 | Santa Clara | Roger Gardner misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:46 | Portland | Robert Cardona grabs the board | 1-0 |
| 19:24 | Portland | Terry Duong lays it in | 1-2 |
| 19:22 | Santa Clara | Frank Hay throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 1-2 |
| 19:10 | Portland | Gary Morgan makes the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Terry Duong | 1-4 |
| 18:48 | Santa Clara | Billy Hartsell misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the right wing | 1-4 |
| 18:47 | Portland | Ivan Zauner pulls down the rebound | 1-4 |
| 18:21 | Portland | Frank Hay picks off the pass by Gary Morgan | 1-4 |
| 18:17 | Santa Clara | Frank Hay banks in the layup | 3-4 |
| 18:13 | Portland | Gary Morgan is fouled in the backcourt by Lawrence Holleman - foul #1 on Lawrence Holleman, team foul #1 | 3-4 |
| 17:58 | Portland | Terry Duong misses badly on the uncontested shot from the left block | 3-4 |
| 17:57 | Portland | Terry Duong tips it back up and in | 3-6 |
| 17:48 | Santa Clara | Lawrence Holleman drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Billy Hartsell | 6-6 |
| 17:28 | Portland | Robert Cardona travels with the ball | 6-6 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joseph Ross (PG), Kevin Brown (SG), Raymond Alba (SF), Ronald Smith (PF), Anthony Snipes (C) Lawrence Holleman, Billy Hartsell, Frank Hay, Carlos Foust, Roger Gardner | |
| Subs | Portland | Fred Parker (PG), Michael Rickard (SG), Donald Graham (SF), Pedro Zapata (PF), Frederick Wright (C) Gary Morgan, David Long, Robert Cardona, Ivan Zauner, Terry Duong | |
| 17:18 | Santa Clara | Donald Graham steps in front of the Anthony Snipes pass | 6-6 |
| 17:14 | Portland | Kevin Brown steals the ball from Fred Parker in the backcourt | 6-6 |
| 17:07 | Santa Clara | Raymond Alba scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 9-6 |
| 16:53 | Portland | Donald Graham comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 9-6 |
| 16:51 | Santa Clara | Anthony Snipes gets the rebound | 9-6 |
| 16:47 | Santa Clara | Donald Graham picks off the pass by Joseph Ross in the backcourt | 9-6 |
| 16:33 | Portland | Michael Rickard blows the layup | 9-6 |
| 16:31 | Portland | Michael Rickard tips it back up and in | 9-8 |
| 16:27 | Santa Clara | Kevin Brown is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Graham - foul #1 on Donald Graham, team foul #2 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Lawrence Holleman (PG), Wayne Altman (SG), Frank Hay (SF) Joseph Ross, Kevin Brown, Anthony Snipes | |
| Subs | Portland | Lewis Cain (PG), David Long (SG), Charles Mackey (SF), Ivan Zauner (PF), Terry Duong (C) Fred Parker, Michael Rickard, Donald Graham, Pedro Zapata, Frederick Wright | |
| 16:09 | Santa Clara | Lawrence Holleman hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Frank Hay | 12-8 |
| 15:46 | Portland | Lewis Cain throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-8 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joseph Ross (PG), Carlos Foust (PF), Roger Gardner (C) Lawrence Holleman, Raymond Alba, Ronald Smith | |
| Subs | Portland | Gary Morgan (PG) David Long | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Joseph Ross (fresh) SG - Wayne Altman (fresh) SF - Frank Hay (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Carlos Foust (fairly fresh) C - Roger Gardner (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Gary Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Lewis Cain (fresh) SF - Charles Mackey (fresh) PF - Ivan Zauner (fairly fresh) C - Terry Duong (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Santa Clara | Wayne Altman can't finish the layup but the foul's on Terry Duong - foul #1 on Terry Duong, team foul #3 | 12-8 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Portland | Robert Cardona (SF) Charles Mackey | |
| 15:36 | Santa Clara | Wayne Altman makes the 1st free throw | 13-8 |
| 15:36 | Santa Clara | Wayne Altman misses the 2nd free throw | 13-8 |
| 15:36 | Portland | The rebound goes to Terry Duong | 13-8 |
| 15:21 | Portland | Robert Cardona is fouled on the floor by Frank Hay - foul #1 on Frank Hay, team foul #2 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Billy Hartsell (SG) Wayne Altman | |
| Subs | Portland | Donald Graham (SG), Frederick Wright (C) Lewis Cain, Terry Duong | |
| 15:04 | Portland | Frederick Wright misses short on an open floater from the baseline | 13-8 |
| 15:03 | Santa Clara | Carlos Foust gets the rebound | 13-8 |
| 14:51 | Santa Clara | Joseph Ross misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 13-8 |
| 14:49 | Portland | The rebound goes to Ivan Zauner | 13-8 |
| 14:32 | Portland | Frederick Wright banks in the layup on a nice dish by Gary Morgan | 13-10 |
| 14:10 | Santa Clara | Carlos Foust misses short on a floater from the right wing | 13-10 |
| 14:09 | Santa Clara | Carlos Foust pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-10 |
| 13:59 | Santa Clara | Frank Hay is hacked by Ivan Zauner - foul #1 on Ivan Zauner, team foul #4 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Lawrence Holleman (PG), Kevin Brown (SG), Raymond Alba (PF), Anthony Snipes (C) Joseph Ross, Billy Hartsell, Carlos Foust, Roger Gardner | |
| Subs | Portland | Fred Parker (PG), Lewis Cain (SG), Charles Mackey (SF), Michael Rickard (PF), Pedro Zapata (C) Gary Morgan, Donald Graham, Robert Cardona, Ivan Zauner, Frederick Wright | |
| 13:48 | Santa Clara | Raymond Alba is called for a backcourt violation | 13-10 |
| 13:31 | Portland | Lewis Cain's floater is knocked away by Anthony Snipes | 13-10 |
| 13:29 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Raymond Alba | 13-10 |
| 13:19 | Santa Clara | Kevin Brown is called for 10 seconds | 13-10 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Wayne Altman (SG), Ronald Smith (C) Lawrence Holleman, Anthony Snipes | |
| Subs | Portland | | |
| 13:03 | Portland | Fred Parker misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 13-10 |
| 13:02 | Portland | Charles Mackey grabs the offensive board | 13-10 |
| 12:53 | Portland | Lewis Cain lays it in on a great pass from Fred Parker | 13-12 |
| 12:30 | Santa Clara | Wayne Altman blows the wide open layup | 13-12 |
| 12:28 | Santa Clara | Raymond Alba hits the follow up shot | 15-12 |
| 12:13 | Portland | Lewis Cain loses the dribble to Kevin Brown | 15-12 |
| 11:52 | Santa Clara | Raymond Alba comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 15-12 |
| 11:50 | Portland | Charles Mackey snags the defensive board | 15-12 |
| 11:26 | Portland | Lewis Cain misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 15-12 |
| 11:24 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Ronald Smith | 15-12 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Kevin Brown (tiring) 2 stl. SG - Wayne Altman (tiring) 1 pts. SF - Frank Hay (very tired) 2 pts. PF - Raymond Alba (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Smith (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Fred Parker (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Lewis Cain (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Charles Mackey (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Michael Rickard (tiring) 2 pts. C - Pedro Zapata (tiring) | |
| 11:20 | Santa Clara | Kevin Brown misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Fred Parker - foul #1 on Fred Parker, team foul #5 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Lawrence Holleman (PG), Carlos Foust (PF), Anthony Snipes (C) Wayne Altman, Frank Hay, Ronald Smith | |
| Subs | Portland | Gary Morgan (PG), David Long (SG), Robert Cardona (SF), Donald Graham (PF), Terry Duong (C) Fred Parker, Lewis Cain, Charles Mackey, Michael Rickard, Pedro Zapata | |
| 11:20 | Santa Clara | Kevin Brown misses the 1st free throw | 15-12 |
| 11:20 | Santa Clara | Kevin Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 15-12 |
| 11:20 | Portland | Terry Duong grabs the board | 15-12 |
| 10:58 | Portland | David Long makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Robert Cardona | 15-15 |
| 10:37 | Santa Clara | Lawrence Holleman can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 15-15 |
| 10:36 | Portland | Terry Duong snags the defensive board | 15-15 |
| 10:26 | Portland | David Long misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from the left wing | 15-15 |
| 10:24 | Santa Clara | Carlos Foust gets the rebound | 15-15 |
| 10:05 | Santa Clara | Kevin Brown can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 15-15 |
| 10:03 | Portland | Donald Graham grabs the defensive rebound | 15-15 |
| 10:00 | Portland | Robert Cardona is hacked by Raymond Alba in the backcourt - foul #1 on Raymond Alba, team foul #3 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joseph Ross (SG), Frank Hay (SF), Roger Gardner (C) Kevin Brown, Raymond Alba, Anthony Snipes | |
| Subs | Portland | Ivan Zauner (PF) Donald Graham | |
| 09:49 | Portland | Terry Duong hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint but he's fouled by Roger Gardner - foul #1 on Roger Gardner, team foul #4 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Billy Hartsell (SG) Lawrence Holleman | |
| Subs | Portland | | |
| 09:49 | Portland | Terry Duong makes the 1st free throw | 15-16 |
| 09:49 | Portland | Terry Duong makes the 2nd free throw | 15-17 |
| 09:29 | Santa Clara | Billy Hartsell misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 15-17 |
| 09:27 | Portland | The rebound goes to Robert Cardona | 15-17 |
| 09:20 | Portland | Gary Morgan misses the 3 from the right corner | 15-17 |
| 09:18 | Portland | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Cardona | 15-17 |
| 08:56 | Portland | Gary Morgan is hacked by Frank Hay - foul #2 on Frank Hay, team foul #5 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Lawrence Holleman (PG), Ronald Smith (SF) Billy Hartsell, Frank Hay | |
| Subs | Portland | Frederick Wright (C) Terry Duong | |
| 08:45 | Portland | Roger Gardner steals the ball from David Long | 15-17 |
| 08:22 | Santa Clara | Joseph Ross knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Lawrence Holleman | 17-17 |
| 08:20 | Portland | Gary Morgan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 17-17 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Raymond Alba (SF) Carlos Foust | |
| Subs | Portland | Donald Graham (SG) David Long | |
| 07:58 | Santa Clara | Lawrence Holleman is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 17-17 |
| 07:56 | Portland | The rebound goes to Gary Morgan | 17-17 |
| 07:40 | Portland | Donald Graham hits a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Frederick Wright | 17-19 |
| 07:11 | Santa Clara | Roger Gardner misses the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Cardona - foul #1 on Robert Cardona, team foul #6 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Wayne Altman (SG), Anthony Snipes (PF) Joseph Ross, Ronald Smith | |
| Subs | Portland | Fred Parker (PG), Lewis Cain (SG), Charles Mackey (SF), Michael Rickard (PF), Terry Duong (C) Gary Morgan, Donald Graham, Robert Cardona, Ivan Zauner, Frederick Wright | |
| 07:11 | Santa Clara | Roger Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 07:11 | Santa Clara | Roger Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 19-19 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Lawrence Holleman (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wayne Altman (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Raymond Alba (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Snipes (fresh) C - Roger Gardner (tired) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Fred Parker (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lewis Cain (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Mackey (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Rickard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Terry Duong (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 06:52 | Portland | Michael Rickard lays it up and in set up by Lewis Cain | 19-21 |
| 06:52 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 19-21 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joseph Ross (PG), Carlos Foust (PF) Lawrence Holleman, Roger Gardner | |
| Subs | Portland | Pedro Zapata (C) Terry Duong | |
| 06:30 | Santa Clara | Anthony Snipes's floater is tipped away by Michael Rickard | 19-21 |
| 06:29 | Portland | Charles Mackey snags the defensive board | 19-21 |
| 06:27 | Portland | Charles Mackey is hacked by Wayne Altman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Wayne Altman, team foul #6 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Portland | Donald Graham (PF) Michael Rickard | |
| 06:20 | Portland | Donald Graham misses badly on the uncontested shot from the free throw line | 19-21 |
| 06:18 | Portland | Pedro Zapata hits the follow up shot | 19-23 |
| 06:16 | Santa Clara | Wayne Altman is hacked by Lewis Cain in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lewis Cain, team foul #7 | 19-23 |
| 06:16 | Santa Clara | Wayne Altman makes the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 06:16 | Santa Clara | Wayne Altman misses the 2nd free throw | 20-23 |
| 06:16 | Portland | Donald Graham gets the rebound | 20-23 |
| 05:53 | Portland | Pedro Zapata can't connect on a runner from close range but he's fouled by Raymond Alba - foul #2 on Raymond Alba, team foul #7 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Lawrence Holleman (PG), Billy Hartsell (SG), Ronald Smith (SF) Joseph Ross, Wayne Altman, Raymond Alba | |
| Subs | Portland | David Long (SG) Fred Parker | |
| 05:53 | Portland | Pedro Zapata makes the 1st free throw | 20-24 |
| 05:53 | Portland | Pedro Zapata makes the 2nd free throw | 20-25 |
| 05:38 | Santa Clara | Anthony Snipes connects on the jumper from close range on a great pass from Billy Hartsell and the foul's on Pedro Zapata - foul #1 on Pedro Zapata, team foul #8 | 22-25 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Portland | Gary Morgan (PG), Michael Rickard (SF), Ivan Zauner (PF), Terry Duong (C) Lewis Cain, Charles Mackey, Donald Graham, Pedro Zapata | |
| 05:38 | Santa Clara | Anthony Snipes makes the free throw | 23-25 |
| 05:22 | Portland | Ivan Zauner clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 23-25 |
| 05:20 | Santa Clara | Billy Hartsell pulls down the rebound | 23-25 |
| 05:01 | Santa Clara | Anthony Snipes can't finish the uncontested layup | 23-25 |
| 05:00 | Portland | Terry Duong gets the rebound | 23-25 |
| 04:43 | Portland | Michael Rickard misses long on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Ronald Smith - foul #1 on Ronald Smith, team foul #8 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kevin Brown (PG), Wayne Altman (SG), Roger Gardner (C) Lawrence Holleman, Billy Hartsell, Anthony Snipes | |
| Subs | Portland | Fred Parker (PG), Donald Graham (SF) Gary Morgan, David Long | |
| 04:43 | Portland | Michael Rickard makes the 1st free throw | 23-26 |
| 04:43 | Portland | Michael Rickard makes the 2nd free throw | 23-27 |
| 04:20 | Santa Clara | Ronald Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-27 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Portland | Lewis Cain (SG), Charles Mackey (SF), Frederick Wright (C) Michael Rickard, Ivan Zauner, Terry Duong | |
| 04:06 | Portland | Frederick Wright misses short on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Carlos Foust - foul #1 on Carlos Foust, team foul #9 | 23-27 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joseph Ross (PG) Wayne Altman | |
| Subs | Portland | Ivan Zauner (PF) Donald Graham | |
| 04:06 | Portland | Frederick Wright makes the 1st free throw | 23-28 |
| 04:06 | Portland | Frederick Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 04:06 | Santa Clara | Ronald Smith snags the defensive board | 23-28 |
| 03:51 | Santa Clara | Carlos Foust throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-28 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Frank Hay (SF), Raymond Alba (PF) Ronald Smith, Carlos Foust | |
| Subs | Portland | David Long (SG), Pedro Zapata (C) Fred Parker, Frederick Wright | |
| 03:39 | Portland | Ivan Zauner is open but can't throw it down | 23-28 |
| 03:37 | Santa Clara | Kevin Brown gets the rebound | 23-28 |
| 03:31 | Santa Clara | Lewis Cain picks off the pass by Frank Hay in the backcourt | 23-28 |
| 03:16 | Portland | Raymond Alba takes the ball from Ivan Zauner | 23-28 |
| 03:11 | Santa Clara | Kevin Brown scores on a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Ross | 25-28 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Joseph Ross (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Frank Hay (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Raymond Alba (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Roger Gardner (tired) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Lewis Cain (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Long (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Charles Mackey (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Ivan Zauner (tiring) 2 reb. C - Pedro Zapata (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:09 | Portland | Lewis Cain's pass is intercepted by Joseph Ross in the backcourt | 25-28 |
| 03:03 | Santa Clara | Roger Gardner hits a wide open 3 from the right wing | 28-28 |
| 02:52 | Portland | Raymond Alba swats the short shot by Ivan Zauner | 28-28 |
| 02:50 | Santa Clara | Joseph Ross gets the rebound | 28-28 |
| 02:25 | Santa Clara | Roger Gardner is by himself and knocks in the runner from close range on a nice dish by Joseph Ross | 30-28 |
| 02:11 | Portland | Pedro Zapata misses badly on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Roger Gardner - foul #2 on Roger Gardner, team foul #10 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Lawrence Holleman (PG), Wayne Altman (SG), Anthony Snipes (C) Joseph Ross, Kevin Brown, Roger Gardner | |
| Subs | Portland | Fred Parker (PG), Donald Graham (SG), Robert Cardona (SF), Frederick Wright (C) Lewis Cain, David Long, Charles Mackey, Ivan Zauner | |
| 02:11 | Portland | Pedro Zapata makes the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 02:11 | Portland | Pedro Zapata misses the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 02:11 | Santa Clara | Raymond Alba grabs the board | 30-29 |
| 01:54 | Santa Clara | Frank Hay hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 30-29 |
| 01:52 | Santa Clara | Lawrence Holleman can't tip it in | 30-29 |
| 01:50 | Santa Clara | Raymond Alba tips it back up and in | 32-29 |
| 01:44 | Portland | Robert Cardona is hacked by Lawrence Holleman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lawrence Holleman, team foul #11 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Portland | Michael Rickard (PF) Pedro Zapata | |
| 01:44 | Portland | Robert Cardona makes the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 01:44 | Portland | Robert Cardona makes the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 01:29 | Santa Clara | Frank Hay hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 32-31 |
| 01:27 | Santa Clara | Anthony Snipes pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-31 |
| 01:09 | Santa Clara | Wayne Altman is hacked by Donald Graham - foul #2 on Donald Graham, team foul #9 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Carlos Foust (PF), Ronald Smith (C) Raymond Alba, Anthony Snipes | |
| Subs | Portland | Gary Morgan (PG), Terry Duong (C) Fred Parker, Frederick Wright | |
| 01:09 | Santa Clara | Wayne Altman makes the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 01:09 | Santa Clara | Wayne Altman makes the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 01:07 | Portland | Wayne Altman is called for the reach on Michael Rickard in the backcourt - foul #2 on Wayne Altman, team foul #12 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Billy Hartsell (SG) Wayne Altman | |
| Subs | Portland | | |
| 01:07 | Portland | Michael Rickard makes the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 01:07 | Portland | Michael Rickard misses the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 01:07 | Santa Clara | Ronald Smith pulls down the rebound | 34-32 |
| 00:53 | Santa Clara | Billy Hartsell misses the fadeaway from the left side | 34-32 |
| 00:51 | Portland | Terry Duong snags the defensive board | 34-32 |
| 00:47 | Portland | Gary Morgan misses the runner from the baseline | 34-32 |
| 00:46 | Santa Clara | Ronald Smith pulls down the rebound | 34-32 |
| 00:41 | Santa Clara | Billy Hartsell buries a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Lawrence Holleman | 36-32 |
| 00:33 | Portland | Gary Morgan misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Lawrence Holleman - foul #3 on Lawrence Holleman, team foul #13 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joseph Ross (PG) Lawrence Holleman | |
| Subs | Portland | Ivan Zauner (PF) Donald Graham | |
| 00:33 | Portland | Gary Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 00:33 | Portland | Gary Morgan misses the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 00:33 | Santa Clara | Ronald Smith pulls down the rebound | 36-33 |
| 00:21 | Santa Clara | Frank Hay scores on a floater in the lane and the foul's on Gary Morgan - foul #2 on Gary Morgan, team foul #10 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Portland | David Long (SG) Michael Rickard | |
| 00:21 | Santa Clara | Frank Hay makes the free throw | 39-33 |
| 00:02 | Portland | Gary Morgan lays it up and in | 39-35 |
| 00:00 | Santa Clara | Joseph Ross hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 39-35 |