| Lineup | Portland | PG - Bruce Poff (fresh) SG - William Witzel (fresh) SF - Stanley Dennis (fresh) PF - Ronald Jackson (fresh) C - Hai Kung (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Thomas Conner (fresh) SG - Todd Hardy (fresh) SF - Roger Jones (fresh) PF - David Devine (fresh) C - Richard Jung (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Portland | Hai Kung wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Portland | Stanley Dennis misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Portland | Ronald Jackson misses the tip | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Portland | Bruce Poff grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Portland | William Witzel clanks a shot from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Portland | Ronald Jackson grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Portland | Bruce Poff drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 18:49 | Denver | Thomas Conner clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 3-0 |
| 18:48 | Denver | David Devine tips it home | 3-2 |
| 18:29 | Portland | Bruce Poff's pass is intercepted by Roger Jones | 3-2 |
| 18:00 | Denver | Todd Hardy misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 3-2 |
| 17:58 | Portland | The rebound goes to Ronald Jackson | 3-2 |
| 17:51 | Portland | Thomas Conner is called for the reach on Bruce Poff in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Conner, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 17:39 | Portland | Stanley Dennis connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Bruce Poff | 6-2 |
| 17:25 | Denver | Todd Hardy clanks a shot from the free throw line | 6-2 |
| 17:24 | Denver | Todd Hardy tips it in | 6-4 |
| 17:04 | Portland | Bruce Poff is hacked by Thomas Conner - foul #2 on Thomas Conner, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Portland | Fidel Perez (C) Hai Kung | |
| Subs | Denver | Jason Meade (PG) Thomas Conner | |
| 16:54 | Portland | Fidel Perez travels with the ball | 6-4 |
| Subs | Portland | William Henderson (SF) Stanley Dennis | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 16:44 | Denver | David Devine misses the floater from the left block but he's hacked by William Witzel - foul #1 on William Witzel, team foul #1 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Portland | Brandon Romanowski (PG), Mark Walter (C) Bruce Poff, Ronald Jackson | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 16:44 | Denver | David Devine makes the 1st free throw | 6-5 |
| 16:44 | Denver | David Devine makes the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| 16:26 | Portland | William Henderson misses long on a shot from the baseline | 6-6 |
| 16:24 | Denver | Jason Meade snags the defensive board | 6-6 |
| 16:04 | Denver | Todd Hardy drills a fadeaway near the basket set up by Jason Meade | 6-8 |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Brandon Romanowski (fresh) SG - William Witzel (fairly fresh) SF - William Henderson (fresh) PF - Fidel Perez (fresh) C - Mark Walter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Jason Meade (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Todd Hardy (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Roger Jones (fresh) PF - David Devine (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Richard Jung (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Portland | William Henderson's floater is tipped away by Richard Jung | 6-8 |
| 15:43 | Denver | Roger Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 6-8 |
| 15:41 | Denver | Roger Jones's pass is intercepted by William Henderson in the backcourt | 6-8 |
| 15:40 | Portland | William Henderson can't finish the layup | 6-8 |
| 15:38 | Denver | Richard Jung pulls down the rebound | 6-8 |
| 15:35 | Denver | Jason Meade is hacked by Fidel Perez in the backcourt - foul #1 on Fidel Perez, team foul #2 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Portland | Bruce Poff (PG), Stanley Dennis (SF), Ronald Jackson (PF), Hai Kung (C) Brandon Romanowski, William Witzel, Fidel Perez, Mark Walter | |
| Subs | Denver | Matthew Flood (SF), James Urbanek (PF), Roger Sims (C) Roger Jones, David Devine, Richard Jung | |
| 15:25 | Denver | Todd Hardy's pass is intercepted by Bruce Poff | 6-8 |
| 15:06 | Portland | Bruce Poff misses the lay-in | 6-8 |
| 15:04 | Denver | Roger Sims snags the defensive board | 6-8 |
| 14:51 | Denver | Matthew Flood jams it | 6-10 |
| 14:38 | Portland | Bruce Poff double dribbles | 6-10 |
| Subs | Portland | Brandon Romanowski (PG), Kenneth Wolfe (SG), Fidel Perez (C) Bruce Poff, William Henderson, Hai Kung | |
| Subs | Denver | Benny Robidoux (PG), Matthew Nease (SG), Roger Jones (SF), Richard Jung (C) Jason Meade, Todd Hardy, Matthew Flood, Roger Sims | |
| 14:22 | Denver | Kenneth Wolfe denies the turnaround by Richard Jung | 6-10 |
| 14:20 | Denver | Roger Jones can't tip it in | 6-10 |
| 14:18 | Portland | Ronald Jackson pulls down the rebound | 6-10 |
| 13:59 | Portland | Fidel Perez connects on the shot in the paint set up by Brandon Romanowski and he's fouled by Benny Robidoux - foul #1 on Benny Robidoux, team foul #3 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Portland | William Witzel (SG), Edison Steffes (SF), Mark Walter (C) Kenneth Wolfe, Stanley Dennis, Ronald Jackson | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 13:59 | Portland | Fidel Perez makes the free throw | 9-10 |
| 13:35 | Denver | Richard Jung hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 9-10 |
| 13:34 | Denver | Richard Jung hits the follow up shot | 9-12 |
| 13:18 | Portland | Mark Walter travels with the ball | 9-12 |
| Subs | Portland | Bruce Poff (PG), William Henderson (SF), Hai Kung (C) Brandon Romanowski, Edison Steffes, Fidel Perez | |
| Subs | Denver | Jason Meade (PG), Todd Hardy (SG), Matthew Flood (SF), David Devine (PF), Roger Sims (C) Benny Robidoux, Matthew Nease, Roger Jones, James Urbanek, Richard Jung | |
| 13:02 | Denver | Roger Sims comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 9-12 |
| 13:00 | Portland | Bruce Poff grabs the board | 9-12 |
| 12:44 | Portland | Mark Walter clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 9-12 |
| 12:42 | Denver | Matthew Flood pulls down the rebound | 9-12 |
| 12:29 | Denver | Roger Sims misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 9-12 |
| 12:27 | Portland | William Henderson grabs the board | 9-12 |
| 12:22 | Portland | William Witzel lays it in on a nice dish by Hai Kung | 11-12 |
| 12:15 | Denver | William Henderson steps in front of the Matthew Flood pass in the backcourt | 11-12 |
| 12:01 | Portland | William Henderson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 11-12 |
| 11:59 | Denver | Matthew Flood snags the defensive board | 11-12 |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Bruce Poff (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Witzel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Henderson (fairly fresh) 2 stl. PF - Mark Walter (fairly fresh) C - Hai Kung (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Jason Meade (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Todd Hardy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Matthew Flood (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Devine (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Roger Sims (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:52 | Denver | Bruce Poff is called for the reach on Matthew Flood in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bruce Poff, team foul #3 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Portland | Brandon Romanowski (PG), Kenneth Wolfe (SG), Stanley Dennis (SF), Ronald Jackson (PF), Raymond Cline (C) Bruce Poff, William Witzel, William Henderson, Mark Walter, Hai Kung | |
| Subs | Denver | Benny Robidoux (PG), Matthew Nease (SG), Roger Jones (SF), Richard Jung (C) Jason Meade, Todd Hardy, David Devine, Roger Sims | |
| 11:32 | Denver | Roger Jones misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Stanley Dennis - foul #1 on Stanley Dennis, team foul #4 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Portland | | |
| Subs | Denver | James Urbanek (PF) Matthew Flood | |
| 11:32 | Denver | Roger Jones makes the 1st free throw | 11-13 |
| 11:32 | Denver | Roger Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 11-13 |
| 11:32 | Portland | Raymond Cline snags the defensive board | 11-13 |
| 11:13 | Portland | Roger Jones is called for the reach on Raymond Cline - foul #1 on Roger Jones, team foul #4 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Portland | Fidel Perez (C) Raymond Cline | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 10:52 | Portland | Brandon Romanowski is fouled on the floor by Roger Jones - foul #2 on Roger Jones, team foul #5 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Portland | Bruce Poff (PG) Brandon Romanowski | |
| Subs | Denver | Todd Hardy (SG) Roger Jones | |
| 10:32 | Portland | Bruce Poff misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 11-13 |
| 10:31 | Denver | Richard Jung grabs the defensive rebound | 11-13 |
| 10:29 | Denver | Benny Robidoux is hacked by Kenneth Wolfe in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kenneth Wolfe, team foul #5 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Portland | William Henderson (SG), Edison Steffes (SF), Raymond Cline (C) Kenneth Wolfe, Stanley Dennis, Fidel Perez | |
| Subs | Denver | David Devine (PF) James Urbanek | |
| 10:21 | Denver | David Devine is open but misses the lay-in | 11-13 |
| 10:20 | Portland | Ronald Jackson snags the defensive board | 11-13 |
| 10:00 | Portland | Ronald Jackson misses the driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Matthew Nease - foul #1 on Matthew Nease, team foul #6 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Portland | William Witzel (SG) Bruce Poff | |
| Subs | Denver | Jason Meade (SF), Matthew Flood (C) Matthew Nease, Richard Jung | |
| 10:00 | Portland | Ronald Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 12-13 |
| 10:00 | Portland | Ronald Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 13-13 |
| 09:56 | Denver | Jason Meade throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 13-13 |
| 09:46 | Portland | A charge is called on Edison Steffes - foul #1 on Edison Steffes, team foul #6 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Portland | Stanley Dennis (SF) Ronald Jackson | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 09:17 | Denver | Todd Hardy misses badly on a jumper from close range | 13-13 |
| 09:16 | Denver | David Devine grabs the offensive rebound | 13-13 |
| 09:07 | Denver | Jason Meade makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Benny Robidoux | 13-16 |
| 08:46 | Portland | William Witzel misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 13-16 |
| 08:44 | Portland | Stanley Dennis gets the offensive rebound | 13-16 |
| 08:33 | Portland | Edison Steffes misses short on a floater near the basket but the foul's on David Devine - foul #1 on David Devine, team foul #7 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Portland | Bruce Poff (PG), Brandon Romanowski (SG), Fidel Perez (PF), Hai Kung (C) William Henderson, William Witzel, Stanley Dennis, Raymond Cline | |
| Subs | Denver | Howard Nelson (PG), Matthew Nease (SF), James Urbanek (PF), Richard Jung (C) Benny Robidoux, Jason Meade, David Devine, Matthew Flood | |
| 08:33 | Portland | Edison Steffes makes the 1st free throw | 14-16 |
| 08:33 | Portland | Edison Steffes makes the 2nd free throw | 15-16 |
| 08:21 | Denver | Todd Hardy misses the easy layup but the foul's on Hai Kung - foul #1 on Hai Kung, team foul #7 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Portland | Ronald Jackson (PF) Edison Steffes | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 08:21 | Denver | Todd Hardy misses the 1st free throw | 15-16 |
| 08:21 | Denver | Todd Hardy makes the 2nd free throw | 15-17 |
| 08:06 | Portland | Bruce Poff hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 18-17 |
| 07:50 | Denver | Fidel Perez is called for the reach on Matthew Nease - foul #2 on Fidel Perez, team foul #8 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Portland | Stanley Dennis (SF) Fidel Perez | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 07:50 | Denver | Matthew Nease makes the 1st free throw | 18-18 |
| 07:50 | Denver | Matthew Nease misses the 2nd free throw | 18-18 |
| 07:50 | Portland | Ronald Jackson gets the rebound | 18-18 |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Bruce Poff (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brandon Romanowski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stanley Dennis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ronald Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Hai Kung (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Howard Nelson (fresh) SG - Todd Hardy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Matthew Nease (fresh) 1 pts. PF - James Urbanek (fresh) C - Richard Jung (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:43 | Portland | Brandon Romanowski misses the 3 from the right corner | 18-18 |
| 07:42 | Denver | Howard Nelson snags the defensive board | 18-18 |
| 07:40 | Denver | Howard Nelson is fouled in the backcourt by Bruce Poff - foul #2 on Bruce Poff, team foul #9 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Portland | Kenneth Wolfe (SG) Bruce Poff | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 07:40 | Denver | Howard Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 07:40 | Denver | Howard Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 18-20 |
| 07:18 | Portland | Hai Kung hits a fadeaway from the right block set up by Kenneth Wolfe and the foul's on Richard Jung - foul #1 on Richard Jung, team foul #8 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Portland | William Witzel (SG), Mark Walter (PF) Brandon Romanowski, Ronald Jackson | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 07:18 | Portland | Hai Kung misses the free throw | 20-20 |
| 07:18 | Denver | James Urbanek pulls down the rebound | 20-20 |
| 07:16 | Denver | Howard Nelson is hacked by Kenneth Wolfe in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kenneth Wolfe, team foul #10 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Portland | William Henderson (PG) Kenneth Wolfe | |
| Subs | Denver | Roger Sims (C) Richard Jung | |
| 07:16 | Denver | Howard Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 07:16 | Denver | Howard Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| 06:54 | Portland | Matthew Nease steals it from Stanley Dennis | 20-22 |
| 06:37 | Denver | Roger Sims scores on a floater from the right side on a great pass from Matthew Nease | 20-24 |
| 06:14 | Portland | Mark Walter's floater is tipped away by Roger Sims | 20-24 |
| 06:12 | Denver | Matthew Nease snags the defensive board | 20-24 |
| 05:51 | Denver | James Urbanek dunks the ball on a nice dish by Howard Nelson and he's fouled by Mark Walter - foul #1 on Mark Walter, team foul #11 | 20-26 |
| Subs | Portland | Brandon Romanowski (PG), Edison Steffes (SF), Ronald Jackson (PF) William Henderson, Stanley Dennis, Mark Walter | |
| Subs | Denver | Jason Meade (PG), Benny Robidoux (SG), Matthew Flood (SF), Richard Jung (C) Howard Nelson, Todd Hardy, Matthew Nease, Roger Sims | |
| 05:51 | Denver | James Urbanek misses the free throw | 20-26 |
| 05:51 | Portland | Ronald Jackson gets the rebound | 20-26 |
| 05:32 | Portland | William Witzel drills a jumpshot from the right wing | 22-26 |
| 05:17 | Denver | James Urbanek's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-26 |
| Subs | Portland | Raymond Cline (C) Hai Kung | |
| Subs | Denver | David Devine (PF) James Urbanek | |
| 04:59 | Portland | Richard Jung swats the short shot by Edison Steffes | 22-26 |
| 04:57 | Denver | Richard Jung snags the defensive board | 22-26 |
| 04:42 | Denver | Benny Robidoux's fadeaway is rejected by Ronald Jackson | 22-26 |
| 04:41 | Portland | Ronald Jackson pulls down the rebound | 22-26 |
| 04:37 | Portland | Brandon Romanowski throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-26 |
| Subs | Portland | William Henderson (PG), Stanley Dennis (SF), Mark Walter (PF) Brandon Romanowski, Edison Steffes, Ronald Jackson | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 04:24 | Denver | David Devine jams it on a great pass from Benny Robidoux | 22-28 |
| 04:01 | Portland | Stanley Dennis's pass is intercepted by Richard Jung | 22-28 |
| 03:58 | Denver | Jason Meade's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-28 |
| Subs | Portland | Bruce Poff (PG), Kenneth Wolfe (SG), Ronald Jackson (PF), Fidel Perez (C) William Witzel, Stanley Dennis, Mark Walter, Raymond Cline | |
| Subs | Denver | Thomas Conner (PG), Roger Jones (SF), Roger Sims (C) Jason Meade, Matthew Flood, Richard Jung | |
| 03:45 | Portland | Bruce Poff misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 22-28 |
| 03:43 | Denver | The rebound goes to David Devine | 22-28 |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Bruce Poff (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Wolfe (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Henderson (fairly fresh) 2 stl. PF - Ronald Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Fidel Perez (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Thomas Conner (fresh) SG - Benny Robidoux (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Roger Jones (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Devine (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Roger Sims (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:37 | Denver | Roger Jones can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 22-28 |
| 03:35 | Portland | Fidel Perez gets the rebound | 22-28 |
| 03:20 | Portland | Bruce Poff misses short on a 3 from straight away | 22-28 |
| 03:19 | Portland | Ronald Jackson tips it back up and in | 24-28 |
| 03:17 | Denver | Thomas Conner double dribbles in the backcourt | 24-28 |
| Subs | Portland | Stanley Dennis (SF) William Henderson | |
| Subs | Denver | Matthew Nease (SG), Richard Jung (C) Benny Robidoux, Roger Sims | |
| 03:00 | Portland | Stanley Dennis is denied on a layup by Richard Jung | 24-28 |
| 02:59 | Denver | Richard Jung grabs the board | 24-28 |
| 02:57 | Denver | Thomas Conner is hacked by Bruce Poff in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bruce Poff, team foul #12 | 24-28 |
| Subs | Portland | Brandon Romanowski (PG), Edison Steffes (SF), Mark Walter (C) Bruce Poff, Stanley Dennis, Ronald Jackson | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 02:57 | Denver | Thomas Conner makes the 1st free throw | 24-29 |
| 02:57 | Denver | Thomas Conner misses the 2nd free throw | 24-29 |
| 02:57 | Portland | Mark Walter grabs the board | 24-29 |
| 02:44 | Portland | Fidel Perez hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by David Devine - foul #2 on David Devine, team foul #9 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Portland | William Witzel (SG) Kenneth Wolfe | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 02:44 | Portland | Fidel Perez misses the 1st free throw | 24-29 |
| 02:44 | Portland | Fidel Perez misses the 2nd free throw | 24-29 |
| 02:44 | Denver | Richard Jung pulls down the rebound | 24-29 |
| 02:16 | Denver | Richard Jung misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 24-29 |
| 02:14 | Denver | Roger Jones grabs the offensive board | 24-29 |
| 01:55 | Denver | Matthew Nease misses long on an open shot near the basket | 24-29 |
| 01:54 | Portland | Mark Walter gets the rebound | 24-29 |
| 01:31 | Portland | William Witzel is hacked by Thomas Conner - foul #3 on Thomas Conner, team foul #10 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Portland | William Henderson (PG), Stanley Dennis (SF), Ronald Jackson (PF), Raymond Cline (C) Brandon Romanowski, Edison Steffes, Fidel Perez, Mark Walter | |
| Subs | Denver | Jason Meade (PG), Todd Hardy (SG), Matthew Flood (SF), James Urbanek (PF), Roger Sims (C) Thomas Conner, Matthew Nease, Roger Jones, David Devine, Richard Jung | |
| 01:31 | Portland | William Witzel misses the 1st free throw | 24-29 |
| 01:31 | Portland | William Witzel makes the 2nd free throw | 25-29 |
| 01:24 | Denver | Todd Hardy scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Jason Meade and he's fouled by William Witzel - foul #2 on William Witzel, team foul #13 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Portland | Kenneth Wolfe (SG) William Witzel | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 01:24 | Denver | Todd Hardy makes the free throw | 25-32 |
| 01:08 | Portland | William Henderson makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Stanley Dennis | 27-32 |
| 00:47 | Denver | The jumper by James Urbanek is denied by Ronald Jackson | 27-32 |
| 00:45 | Denver | Matthew Flood hits the follow up shot | 27-34 |
| 00:26 | Portland | William Henderson misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 27-34 |
| 00:24 | Denver | James Urbanek grabs the board | 27-34 |
| 00:05 | Denver | Jason Meade is hacked by William Henderson - foul #1 on William Henderson, team foul #14 | 27-34 |
| Subs | Portland | William Witzel (SG), Hai Kung (C) Kenneth Wolfe, Raymond Cline | |
| Subs | Denver | Benny Robidoux (PG), Richard Jung (C) Matthew Flood, Roger Sims | |
| 00:05 | Denver | Jason Meade makes the 1st free throw | 27-35 |
| 00:05 | Denver | Jason Meade makes the 2nd free throw | 27-36 |
| 00:00 | Portland | Ronald Jackson misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-36 |