| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Kevin Harmon (fresh) SG - Shawn Horne (fresh) SF - Otis Allen (fresh) PF - Edwin Mahoney (fresh) C - Bryan Wren (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Bruce Poff (fresh) SG - William Witzel (fresh) SF - Edwin Gordon (fresh) PF - Ronald Jackson (fresh) C - Hai Kung (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Portland | Hai Kung 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) | |
| 19:38 | Portland | Edwin Gordon drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Ronald Jackson | 0-3 |
| 19:25 | Santa Clara | Otis Allen hits a jumper from the left side set up by Shawn Horne | 2-3 |
| 19:22 | Portland | William Witzel loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-3 |
| 19:14 | Santa Clara | Shawn Horne misses the floater from the right side | 2-3 |
| 19:13 | Portland | Ronald Jackson gets the rebound | 2-3 |
| 19:07 | Portland | Edwin Mahoney steals it from Edwin Gordon | 2-3 |
| 18:45 | Santa Clara | Shawn Horne misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Hai Kung - foul #1 on Hai Kung, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 18:45 | Santa Clara | Shawn Horne makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:45 | Santa Clara | Shawn Horne makes the 2nd free throw | 4-3 |
| 18:28 | Portland | Bruce Poff misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 4-3 |
| 18:27 | Portland | Ronald Jackson grabs the offensive board | 4-3 |
| 18:20 | Portland | Bruce Poff scores on a 3 from the left corner | 4-6 |
| 18:17 | Santa Clara | Shawn Horne is hacked by Hai Kung in the backcourt - foul #2 on Hai Kung, team foul #2 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Portland | Fidel Perez (C) Hai Kung | |
| 17:57 | Santa Clara | Bryan Wren buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Kevin Harmon | 7-6 |
| 17:37 | Portland | Ronald Jackson hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Edwin Gordon | 7-8 |
| 17:13 | Santa Clara | Bryan Wren throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-8 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Richard Doolittle (PG), Rex Elliot (SG), Donald Newton (SF), Samuel John (PF), Edward Warnke (C) Kevin Harmon, Shawn Horne, Otis Allen, Edwin Mahoney, Bryan Wren | |
| Subs | Portland | Kenneth Wolfe (PG), William Henderson (SG), Stanley Dennis (SF), Tim Kropp (PF), Mark Walter (C) Bruce Poff, William Witzel, Edwin Gordon, Ronald Jackson, Fidel Perez | |
| 16:57 | Portland | Tim Kropp is fouled on the floor by Donald Newton - foul #1 on Donald Newton, team foul #1 | 7-8 |
| 16:50 | Portland | Tim Kropp misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 7-8 |
| 16:49 | Santa Clara | Edward Warnke grabs the board | 7-8 |
| 16:31 | Santa Clara | Richard Doolittle makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Newton | 10-8 |
| 16:28 | Portland | Rex Elliot steals the ball from William Henderson in the backcourt | 10-8 |
| 16:13 | Santa Clara | Rex Elliot's pass is intercepted by Tim Kropp | 10-8 |
| 16:00 | Portland | Kenneth Wolfe misses the wide open 3 pointer from the right corner | 10-8 |
| 15:59 | Portland | Stanley Dennis tips it back up and in | 10-10 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Richard Doolittle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Rex Elliot (fairly fresh) SF - Donald Newton (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Samuel John (fairly fresh) C - Edward Warnke (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Kenneth Wolfe (fairly fresh) SG - William Henderson (fairly fresh) SF - Stanley Dennis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tim Kropp (fairly fresh) C - Mark Walter (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Santa Clara | Rex Elliot misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 10-10 |
| 15:44 | Santa Clara | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Newton | 10-10 |
| 15:28 | Santa Clara | Richard Doolittle clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Stanley Dennis - foul #1 on Stanley Dennis, team foul #3 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Shawn Horne (SG), Otis Allen (SF), Jerry Stevens (PF), Bryan Wren (C) Rex Elliot, Donald Newton, Samuel John, Edward Warnke | |
| Subs | Portland | Bruce Poff (PG), William Witzel (SG), Edwin Gordon (SF), Ronald Jackson (PF), Fidel Perez (C) Kenneth Wolfe, William Henderson, Stanley Dennis, Tim Kropp, Mark Walter | |
| 15:28 | Santa Clara | Richard Doolittle misses the 1st free throw | 10-10 |
| 15:28 | Santa Clara | Richard Doolittle makes the 2nd free throw | 11-10 |
| 15:26 | Portland | Richard Doolittle is called for the reach on William Witzel in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Doolittle, team foul #2 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Willy Sharber (PG) Richard Doolittle | |
| Subs | Portland | | |
| 15:08 | Portland | Ronald Jackson can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the left corner | 11-10 |
| 15:06 | Portland | Bruce Poff misses the tip | 11-10 |
| 15:05 | Santa Clara | Willy Sharber grabs the defensive rebound | 11-10 |
| 14:42 | Santa Clara | Willy Sharber misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 11-10 |
| 14:40 | Portland | The rebound goes to William Witzel | 11-10 |
| 14:34 | Portland | Bruce Poff hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 11-10 |
| 14:33 | Santa Clara | Bryan Wren grabs the defensive rebound | 11-10 |
| 14:25 | Santa Clara | Otis Allen connects on the open fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Shawn Horne | 13-10 |
| 14:02 | Portland | William Witzel is fouled on the floor by Shawn Horne - foul #1 on Shawn Horne, team foul #3 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kevin Harmon (PG), Edwin Mahoney (PF), Samuel John (C) Willy Sharber, Jerry Stevens, Bryan Wren | |
| Subs | Portland | William Henderson (PG), Tim Kropp (PF) Bruce Poff, Ronald Jackson | |
| 13:51 | Portland | Tim Kropp is hacked by Edwin Mahoney - foul #1 on Edwin Mahoney, team foul #4 | 13-10 |
| 13:37 | Portland | William Henderson misses the easy open layup | 13-10 |
| 13:36 | Santa Clara | Edwin Mahoney pulls down the rebound | 13-10 |
| 13:30 | Santa Clara | Edwin Mahoney buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Kevin Harmon | 16-10 |
| 13:13 | Portland | Edwin Gordon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-10 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Richard Doolittle (PG), Donald Newton (SF) Kevin Harmon, Otis Allen | |
| Subs | Portland | Bruce Poff (PG), Ronald Jackson (PF), Mark Walter (C) William Witzel, Edwin Gordon, Fidel Perez | |
| 13:11 | Santa Clara | Richard Doolittle is fouled in the backcourt by William Henderson - foul #1 on William Henderson, team foul #4 | 16-10 |
| 12:54 | Santa Clara | Edwin Mahoney hits a jumper from close range set up by Richard Doolittle | 18-10 |
| 12:40 | Portland | William Henderson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 18-10 |
| 12:38 | Santa Clara | Samuel John gets the rebound | 18-10 |
| 12:28 | Santa Clara | Donald Newton is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 18-10 |
| 12:27 | Portland | Bruce Poff gets the rebound | 18-10 |
| 12:25 | Portland | Richard Doolittle is called for the reach on William Henderson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Doolittle, team foul #5 | 18-10 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Willy Sharber (PG), Rex Elliot (SG), Bryan Wren (C) Richard Doolittle, Shawn Horne, Samuel John | |
| Subs | Portland | William Witzel (SG), Stanley Dennis (SF) Bruce Poff, Ronald Jackson | |
| 12:02 | Portland | Mark Walter blows the layup but he's fouled by Bryan Wren - foul #1 on Bryan Wren, team foul #6 | 18-10 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Shawn Horne (SG), Jerry Stevens (PF) Donald Newton, Edwin Mahoney | |
| Subs | Portland | Kenneth Wolfe (PG) William Henderson | |
| 12:02 | Portland | Mark Walter makes the 1st free throw | 18-11 |
| 12:02 | Portland | Mark Walter makes the 2nd free throw | 18-12 |
| 11:48 | Santa Clara | Stanley Dennis is called for the reach on Willy Sharber - foul #2 on Stanley Dennis, team foul #5 | 18-12 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Portland | Edwin Gordon (SF), Ronald Jackson (PF), Fidel Perez (C) Stanley Dennis, Tim Kropp, Mark Walter | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Willy Sharber (fresh) SG - Shawn Horne (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rex Elliot (fairly fresh) PF - Jerry Stevens (fresh) C - Bryan Wren (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Kenneth Wolfe (fresh) SG - William Witzel (tiring) SF - Edwin Gordon (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Ronald Jackson (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Fidel Perez (tiring) | |
| 11:33 | Santa Clara | Bryan Wren can't finish the uncontested layup | 18-12 |
| 11:32 | Santa Clara | Bryan Wren gets the offensive rebound | 18-12 |
| 11:21 | Santa Clara | Jerry Stevens scores on a turnaround from close range set up by Rex Elliot and the foul's on Ronald Jackson - foul #1 on Ronald Jackson, team foul #6 | 20-12 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kevin Harmon (PG), Otis Allen (SF), Edward Warnke (C) Willy Sharber, Rex Elliot, Bryan Wren | |
| Subs | Portland | Bruce Poff (PG) Kenneth Wolfe | |
| 11:21 | Santa Clara | Jerry Stevens makes the free throw | 21-12 |
| 11:19 | Portland | Bruce Poff is fouled in the backcourt by Shawn Horne - foul #2 on Shawn Horne, team foul #7 | 21-12 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Rex Elliot (SG), Edwin Mahoney (PF) Shawn Horne, Jerry Stevens | |
| Subs | Portland | | |
| 11:19 | Portland | Bruce Poff misses the 1st free throw | 21-12 |
| 11:19 | Santa Clara | Edward Warnke grabs the board | 21-12 |
| 11:02 | Santa Clara | Edwin Mahoney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-12 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Portland | William Henderson (SG), Tim Kropp (PF) William Witzel, Ronald Jackson | |
| 10:50 | Portland | Bruce Poff's layup is rejected by Edward Warnke | 21-12 |
| 10:48 | Santa Clara | Otis Allen grabs the board | 21-12 |
| 10:26 | Santa Clara | Kevin Harmon blows the wide open layup | 21-12 |
| 10:25 | Santa Clara | Edward Warnke misses the tip | 21-12 |
| 10:23 | Portland | The rebound goes to Edwin Gordon | 21-12 |
| 10:03 | Portland | Edwin Gordon's pass is intercepted by Edwin Mahoney | 21-12 |
| 09:38 | Santa Clara | Fidel Perez is called for the reach on Kevin Harmon - foul #1 on Fidel Perez, team foul #7 | 21-12 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Donald Newton (SG), Jerry Stevens (SF), Samuel John (PF), Bryan Wren (C) Rex Elliot, Otis Allen, Edwin Mahoney, Edward Warnke | |
| Subs | Portland | Kenneth Wolfe (PG), William Witzel (SG), Ronald Jackson (PF), Mark Walter (C) Bruce Poff, William Henderson, Edwin Gordon, Fidel Perez | |
| 09:38 | Santa Clara | Kevin Harmon makes the 1st free throw | 22-12 |
| 09:38 | Santa Clara | Kevin Harmon makes the 2nd free throw | 23-12 |
| 09:10 | Portland | Ronald Jackson drills a jumpshot from the left wing | 23-14 |
| 09:08 | Santa Clara | Kenneth Wolfe picks off the pass by Kevin Harmon in the backcourt | 23-14 |
| 08:57 | Portland | Samuel John steals the ball from Ronald Jackson | 23-14 |
| 08:32 | Santa Clara | Bryan Wren misses short on an open 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-14 |
| 08:31 | Santa Clara | Samuel John grabs the offensive rebound | 23-14 |
| 08:15 | Santa Clara | Kevin Harmon misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 23-14 |
| 08:13 | Santa Clara | Samuel John can't tip it in | 23-14 |
| 08:11 | Portland | The rebound goes to William Witzel | 23-14 |
| 08:11 | Portland | Portland calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 23-14 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Willy Sharber (PG), Otis Allen (SF), Edwin Mahoney (PF) Kevin Harmon, Jerry Stevens, Bryan Wren | |
| Subs | Portland | Bruce Poff (PG), William Henderson (SG), Edwin Gordon (SF) Kenneth Wolfe, William Witzel, Tim Kropp | |
| 08:09 | Portland | Edwin Gordon loses the dribble to Willy Sharber in the backcourt | 23-14 |
| 07:53 | Santa Clara | Edwin Mahoney misses the lay-in | 23-14 |
| 07:51 | Portland | Ronald Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 23-14 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Willy Sharber (fresh) SG - Donald Newton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Otis Allen (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Edwin Mahoney (tiring) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Samuel John (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Bruce Poff (tiring) 3 pts. SG - William Henderson (tiring) SF - Edwin Gordon (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Ronald Jackson (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Walter (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 07:42 | Portland | Otis Allen picks off the pass by William Henderson | 23-14 |
| 07:39 | Santa Clara | Willy Sharber hits the finger roll on a great pass from Otis Allen | 25-14 |
| 07:34 | Portland | Edwin Gordon is wide open but clanks a 3 from the right corner | 25-14 |
| 07:32 | Santa Clara | Samuel John snags the defensive board | 25-14 |
| 07:30 | Santa Clara | Donald Newton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-14 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Rex Elliot (SG), Edward Warnke (C) Donald Newton, Samuel John | |
| Subs | Portland | Fidel Perez (C) Mark Walter | |
| 07:18 | Portland | The jump hook by Bruce Poff is blocked by Edward Warnke | 25-14 |
| 07:16 | Portland | Ronald Jackson grabs the offensive rebound | 25-14 |
| 07:04 | Portland | Edwin Gordon drills a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from William Henderson | 25-16 |
| 06:43 | Santa Clara | Rex Elliot is open and buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Willy Sharber | 28-16 |
| 06:16 | Portland | William Henderson is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-19 |
| 05:54 | Santa Clara | William Henderson steps in front of the Edwin Mahoney pass | 28-19 |
| 05:34 | Portland | Bruce Poff is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-19 |
| 05:33 | Santa Clara | Otis Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 28-19 |
| 05:23 | Santa Clara | Edwin Mahoney hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-19 |
| 05:22 | Santa Clara | The offensive rebound goes to Willy Sharber | 28-19 |
| 05:22 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 28-19 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kevin Harmon (PG), Donald Newton (SG), Jerry Stevens (SF), Samuel John (PF), Bryan Wren (C) Willy Sharber, Rex Elliot, Otis Allen, Edwin Mahoney, Edward Warnke | |
| Subs | Portland | Kenneth Wolfe (PG), William Witzel (SG), Tim Kropp (PF), Mark Walter (C) Bruce Poff, William Henderson, Ronald Jackson, Fidel Perez | |
| 05:17 | Santa Clara | Samuel John drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Kevin Harmon | 30-19 |
| 04:58 | Portland | Edwin Gordon misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-19 |
| 04:56 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Bryan Wren | 30-19 |
| 04:32 | Santa Clara | Donald Newton is fouled on the floor by Mark Walter - foul #1 on Mark Walter, team foul #8 | 30-19 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Portland | Ronald Jackson (PF) Edwin Gordon | |
| 04:32 | Santa Clara | Donald Newton makes the 1st free throw | 31-19 |
| 04:32 | Santa Clara | Donald Newton makes the 2nd free throw | 32-19 |
| 04:30 | Portland | Kenneth Wolfe is hacked by Kevin Harmon in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kevin Harmon, team foul #8 | 32-19 |
| 04:30 | Portland | Kenneth Wolfe misses the 1st free throw | 32-19 |
| 04:30 | Santa Clara | Bryan Wren grabs the defensive rebound | 32-19 |
| 04:28 | Santa Clara | Donald Newton loses the dribble to William Witzel in the backcourt | 32-19 |
| 04:27 | Portland | William Witzel banks in the layup | 32-21 |
| 04:25 | Santa Clara | Kevin Harmon is hacked by Mark Walter in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mark Walter, team foul #9 | 32-21 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Otis Allen (SF) Jerry Stevens | |
| Subs | Portland | Fidel Perez (C) Mark Walter | |
| 04:25 | Santa Clara | Kevin Harmon makes the 1st free throw | 33-21 |
| 04:25 | Santa Clara | Kevin Harmon makes the 2nd free throw | 34-21 |
| 04:09 | Portland | Bryan Wren steals it from Tim Kropp | 34-21 |
| 04:01 | Santa Clara | Otis Allen clanks a runner in the paint | 34-21 |
| 04:00 | Portland | Tim Kropp pulls down the rebound | 34-21 |
| 03:37 | Portland | Ronald Jackson misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Samuel John - foul #1 on Samuel John, team foul #9 | 34-21 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Richard Doolittle (PG), Shawn Horne (SG) Kevin Harmon, Otis Allen | |
| Subs | Portland | Stanley Dennis (SF), Hai Kung (C) Tim Kropp, Fidel Perez | |
| 03:37 | Portland | Ronald Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 34-21 |
| 03:37 | Portland | Ronald Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-22 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Richard Doolittle (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shawn Horne (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Newton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Samuel John (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Bryan Wren (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Kenneth Wolfe (fairly fresh) SG - William Witzel (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Stanley Dennis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Jackson (tired) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Hai Kung (fresh) | |
| 03:35 | Santa Clara | Shawn Horne is hacked by William Witzel in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Witzel, team foul #10 | 34-22 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Portland | Tim Kropp (PF) Ronald Jackson | |
| 03:35 | Santa Clara | Shawn Horne makes the 1st free throw | 35-22 |
| 03:35 | Santa Clara | Shawn Horne makes the 2nd free throw | 36-22 |
| 03:11 | Portland | William Witzel can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-22 |
| 03:09 | Santa Clara | Samuel John pulls down the rebound | 36-22 |
| 02:46 | Santa Clara | Donald Newton scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Shawn Horne | 38-22 |
| 02:44 | Portland | Hai Kung throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-22 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Rex Elliot (SF), Jerry Stevens (PF), Edward Warnke (C) Donald Newton, Samuel John, Bryan Wren | |
| Subs | Portland | William Henderson (PG) Kenneth Wolfe | |
| 02:19 | Santa Clara | Shawn Horne hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Rex Elliot | 41-22 |
| 01:59 | Portland | William Witzel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-22 |
| 01:58 | Santa Clara | Richard Doolittle grabs the defensive rebound | 41-22 |
| 01:51 | Santa Clara | Jerry Stevens hits a shot in the paint set up by Edward Warnke | 43-22 |
| 01:37 | Portland | Tim Kropp misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-22 |
| 01:36 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Jerry Stevens | 43-22 |
| 01:17 | Santa Clara | Richard Doolittle knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Edward Warnke | 45-22 |
| 01:03 | Portland | William Henderson misses long on a jumper from the left side | 45-22 |
| 01:02 | Portland | The offensive rebound goes to Hai Kung | 45-22 |
| 01:02 | Portland | Portland calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 45-22 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kevin Harmon (PG), Otis Allen (SF), Edwin Mahoney (PF), Samuel John (C) Richard Doolittle, Rex Elliot, Jerry Stevens, Edward Warnke | |
| Subs | Portland | Bruce Poff (PG), Edwin Gordon (SF), Ronald Jackson (PF), Mark Walter (C) William Witzel, Stanley Dennis, Tim Kropp, Hai Kung | |
| 00:38 | Portland | William Henderson can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-22 |
| 00:37 | Portland | Mark Walter snags the offensive board | 45-22 |
| 00:28 | Portland | William Henderson knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Bruce Poff and the foul's on Shawn Horne - foul #3 on Shawn Horne, team foul #10 | 45-24 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Donald Newton (SG), Bryan Wren (C) Shawn Horne, Samuel John | |
| Subs | Portland | Hai Kung (C) Mark Walter | |
| 00:28 | Portland | William Henderson makes the free throw | 45-25 |
| 00:03 | Santa Clara | Edwin Mahoney clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-25 |
| 00:01 | Santa Clara | Kevin Harmon hits the follow up shot | 47-25 |
| 00:00 | Portland | Edwin Gordon hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 47-25 |