| Lineup | Portland | PG - Rickey Kaiser (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Byron Browning (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jamey Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sean Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - John Micco (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Bradley Schreiner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Jensen (fresh) PF - Michael Prom (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric Hudson (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois-Chicago | James Jensen inbounds the ball | 33-32 |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Illinois-Chicago | David Thompson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-32 |
| 19:39 | Portland | Jamey Taylor pulls down the rebound | 33-32 |
| 19:19 | Portland | John Micco is open but comes up short on the floater from the left block but he's hacked by James Jensen - foul #3 on James Jensen, team foul #1 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Portland | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Dennis Wise (SF) James Jensen | |
| 19:19 | Portland | John Micco makes the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 19:19 | Portland | John Micco misses the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 19:19 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Prom grabs the defensive rebound | 34-32 |
| 18:58 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Prom hits a jump hook from the baseline | 34-34 |
| 18:41 | Portland | Byron Browning clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 34-34 |
| 18:40 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to David Thompson | 34-34 |
| 18:15 | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Schreiner loses the dribble to Byron Browning | 34-34 |
| 17:57 | Portland | Jamey Taylor loses the dribble to Eric Hudson | 34-34 |
| 17:40 | Illinois-Chicago | David Thompson scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Bradley Schreiner | 34-36 |
| 17:18 | Portland | Sean Moore misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 34-36 |
| 17:17 | Portland | Rickey Kaiser misses the tip | 34-36 |
| 17:15 | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Hudson pulls down the rebound | 34-36 |
| 17:10 | Illinois-Chicago | Sean Moore takes the ball from Bradley Schreiner | 34-36 |
| 16:50 | Portland | Byron Browning buries a jumpshot from the left side | 36-36 |
| 16:35 | Illinois-Chicago | John Micco is called for the reach on Michael Prom - foul #3 on John Micco, team foul #1 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Portland | John Saterfiel (PG), Fynn Apo (SG), Jeffery Pierce (SF), James Gholson (PF), Fred Kron (C) Rickey Kaiser, Byron Browning, Jamey Taylor, Sean Moore, John Micco | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Bobbie Potts (PG), William Ewing (SG), John Scurry (SF), Gordon McAdoo (PF), Robbie Conant (C) Bradley Schreiner, David Thompson, Dennis Wise, Michael Prom, Eric Hudson | |
| 16:20 | Illinois-Chicago | Robbie Conant misses the jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Fred Kron - foul #1 on Fred Kron, team foul #2 | 36-36 |
| 16:20 | Illinois-Chicago | Robbie Conant makes the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 16:20 | Illinois-Chicago | Robbie Conant misses the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 16:20 | Portland | Fred Kron pulls down the rebound | 36-37 |
| 15:59 | Portland | John Saterfiel misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-37 |
| 15:58 | Portland | James Gholson grabs the offensive board | 36-37 |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - John Saterfiel (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fynn Apo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jeffery Pierce (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Gholson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Fred Kron (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Bobbie Potts (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Ewing (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Scurry (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Robbie Conant (fresh) 6 pts. C - Gordon McAdoo (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:39 | Portland | Gordon McAdoo takes the ball from Jeffery Pierce | 36-37 |
| 15:11 | Illinois-Chicago | John Scurry misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 36-37 |
| 15:10 | Portland | James Gholson grabs the defensive rebound | 36-37 |
| 14:42 | Portland | James Gholson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Saterfiel | 38-37 |
| 14:23 | Illinois-Chicago | Bobbie Potts clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-37 |
| 14:22 | Illinois-Chicago | Gordon McAdoo snags the offensive board | 38-37 |
| 14:08 | Illinois-Chicago | Robbie Conant connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by William Ewing | 38-40 |
| 13:54 | Portland | James Gholson is fouled on the floor by John Scurry - foul #2 on John Scurry, team foul #2 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Portland | Rickey Kaiser (PG), Byron Browning (SG), Jamey Taylor (SF), Sean Moore (PF), John Micco (C) John Saterfiel, Fynn Apo, Jeffery Pierce, James Gholson, Fred Kron | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Dennis Wise (PG), David Thompson (SG), James Jensen (SF), Michael Prom (PF), Harold Hilton (C) Bobbie Potts, William Ewing, John Scurry, Robbie Conant, Gordon McAdoo | |
| 13:46 | Portland | Rickey Kaiser scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Byron Browning | 41-40 |
| 13:26 | Illinois-Chicago | Harold Hilton comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 41-40 |
| 13:24 | Portland | Sean Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 13:09 | Portland | Byron Browning hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Jamey Taylor | 43-40 |
| 12:47 | Illinois-Chicago | Dennis Wise misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-40 |
| 12:46 | Portland | The rebound goes to Jamey Taylor | 43-40 |
| 12:39 | Portland | Rickey Kaiser clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-40 |
| 12:37 | Illinois-Chicago | James Jensen grabs the board | 43-40 |
| 12:28 | Illinois-Chicago | Dennis Wise can't connect on a shot in the paint | 43-40 |
| 12:26 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Prom misses the tip | 43-40 |
| 12:24 | Portland | Sean Moore gets the rebound | 43-40 |
| 12:12 | Portland | Jamey Taylor hits a jumper from the right block | 45-40 |
| 11:59 | Illinois-Chicago | Dennis Wise scores on a runner near the basket | 45-42 |
| 11:55 | Portland | Rickey Kaiser's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-42 |
| Subs | Portland | John Saterfiel (PG), Fynn Apo (SG) Rickey Kaiser, Byron Browning | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Schreiner (PG), Bobbie Potts (SG), Eric Hudson (C) Dennis Wise, David Thompson, Harold Hilton | |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - John Saterfiel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fynn Apo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jamey Taylor (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Sean Moore (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - John Micco (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Bradley Schreiner (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Bobbie Potts (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Jensen (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Michael Prom (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Eric Hudson (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Schreiner scores on a turnaround near the basket set up by James Jensen and the foul's on Sean Moore - foul #2 on Sean Moore, team foul #3 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Portland | Jeffery Pierce (SF) Jamey Taylor | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 11:41 | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Schreiner makes the free throw | 45-45 |
| 11:26 | Portland | Eric Hudson steps in front of the Sean Moore pass | 45-45 |
| 11:07 | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Hudson connects on the jumper near the basket set up by Bradley Schreiner | 45-47 |
| 11:05 | Portland | Bobbie Potts picks off the pass by Jeffery Pierce in the backcourt | 45-47 |
| 11:04 | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Schreiner lays it up and in set up by Bobbie Potts | 45-49 |
| 10:59 | Portland | John Saterfiel is hacked by James Jensen in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Jensen, team foul #3 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Portland | James Gholson (C) John Micco | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | David Thompson (SG), Gordon McAdoo (PF) James Jensen, Michael Prom | |
| 10:45 | Portland | Fynn Apo can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Bradley Schreiner - foul #1 on Bradley Schreiner, team foul #4 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Portland | Rickey Kaiser (PG), Byron Browning (SG) John Saterfiel, Jeffery Pierce | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Dennis Wise (SF) Bobbie Potts | |
| 10:45 | Portland | Fynn Apo misses the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 10:45 | Portland | Fynn Apo makes the 2nd free throw | 46-49 |
| 10:30 | Illinois-Chicago | Dennis Wise double dribbles | 46-49 |
| Subs | Portland | Jamey Taylor (SF), Fred Kron (C) Fynn Apo, Sean Moore | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 10:27 | Portland | Rickey Kaiser is fouled in the backcourt by Bradley Schreiner - foul #2 on Bradley Schreiner, team foul #5 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Portland | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | William Ewing (PG) Bradley Schreiner | |
| 10:05 | Portland | Rickey Kaiser is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-49 |
| 10:04 | Portland | James Gholson snags the offensive board | 46-49 |
| 09:50 | Portland | James Gholson misses long on a floater in the lane | 46-49 |
| 09:48 | Portland | Jamey Taylor tips it in | 48-49 |
| 09:34 | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Hudson can't connect on a shot from the right block | 48-49 |
| 09:33 | Portland | Jamey Taylor grabs the board | 48-49 |
| 09:25 | Portland | Jamey Taylor drills a jumpshot from the free throw line | 50-49 |
| 09:12 | Illinois-Chicago | Byron Browning steals the ball from David Thompson | 50-49 |
| 08:54 | Portland | Byron Browning scores on a floater from the left side | 52-49 |
| 08:33 | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Hudson lays it in on a nice dish by David Thompson | 52-51 |
| 08:17 | Portland | Byron Browning knocks in the floater from the right block on a great pass from Jamey Taylor and he's fouled by William Ewing - foul #3 on William Ewing, team foul #6 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Portland | John Saterfiel (PG), Jeffery Pierce (SF), Sean Moore (PF), John Micco (C) Rickey Kaiser, Jamey Taylor, James Gholson, Fred Kron | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Schreiner (PG), Bobbie Potts (SG), John Scurry (SF), Robbie Conant (PF), Harold Hilton (C) William Ewing, David Thompson, Dennis Wise, Gordon McAdoo, Eric Hudson | |
| 08:17 | Portland | Byron Browning makes the free throw | 55-51 |
| 08:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Bobbie Potts loses the dribble to John Micco | 55-51 |
| 07:52 | Portland | Sean Moore loses the ball out of bounds | 55-51 |
| Subs | Portland | Fynn Apo (SG) Byron Browning | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - John Saterfiel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fynn Apo (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jeffery Pierce (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sean Moore (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - John Micco (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Bradley Schreiner (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bobbie Potts (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Scurry (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Robbie Conant (fresh) 9 pts. C - Harold Hilton (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Illinois-Chicago | John Scurry is fouled on the floor by Jeffery Pierce - foul #1 on Jeffery Pierce, team foul #4 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Portland | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | James Jensen (SF), Michael Prom (PF) John Scurry, Harold Hilton | |
| 07:23 | Illinois-Chicago | Bobbie Potts connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 55-53 |
| 07:04 | Portland | James Jensen swats the short shot by Jeffery Pierce | 55-53 |
| 07:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Prom gets the rebound | 55-53 |
| 06:46 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Prom connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 55-56 |
| 06:32 | Portland | Jeffery Pierce hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 55-56 |
| 06:30 | Portland | Fynn Apo pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-56 |
| 06:14 | Portland | Bradley Schreiner steals the ball from John Micco | 55-56 |
| 06:09 | Illinois-Chicago | Bobbie Potts banks in the layup on a great pass from Bradley Schreiner | 55-58 |
| 05:57 | Portland | Sean Moore slams it home set up by John Saterfiel | 57-58 |
| 05:36 | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Schreiner hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 57-58 |
| 05:34 | Illinois-Chicago | Robbie Conant tips it home | 57-60 |
| 05:32 | Portland | Fynn Apo is hacked by Bobbie Potts in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bobbie Potts, team foul #7 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Portland | Rickey Kaiser (PG), Byron Browning (SG), James Gholson (C) John Saterfiel, Jeffery Pierce, John Micco | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | William Ewing (PG), David Thompson (SG), John Scurry (SF), Harold Hilton (PF), Eric Hudson (C) Bradley Schreiner, Bobbie Potts, James Jensen, Michael Prom, Robbie Conant | |
| 05:32 | Portland | Fynn Apo misses the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 05:32 | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Hudson grabs the board | 57-60 |
| 05:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Hudson buries a jumper from the free throw line | 57-62 |
| 04:59 | Portland | Sean Moore makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Rickey Kaiser | 60-62 |
| 04:52 | Illinois-Chicago | John Scurry misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 60-62 |
| 04:51 | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Hudson tips it back up and in | 60-64 |
| 04:41 | Portland | Fynn Apo misses long on an open 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-64 |
| 04:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Harold Hilton gets the rebound | 60-64 |
| 04:22 | Illinois-Chicago | William Ewing steps out of bounds on the sideline | 60-64 |
| Subs | Portland | Jamey Taylor (SF), Fred Kron (C) Fynn Apo, Sean Moore | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Dennis Wise (SF), Gordon McAdoo (PF) John Scurry, Eric Hudson | |
| 04:08 | Portland | Byron Browning is open and buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Jamey Taylor | 63-64 |
| 03:56 | Illinois-Chicago | Harold Hilton hits the finger roll on a great pass from William Ewing | 63-66 |
| 03:32 | Portland | Dennis Wise blocks the short jumper by Byron Browning | 63-66 |
| 03:30 | Illinois-Chicago | Harold Hilton snags the defensive board | 63-66 |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Rickey Kaiser (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Byron Browning (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jamey Taylor (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Gholson (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Fred Kron (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - William Ewing (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Thompson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Wise (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Gordon McAdoo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Hilton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Illinois-Chicago | Gordon McAdoo buries a shot from the left side on a great pass from David Thompson | 63-68 |
| 02:49 | Portland | Jamey Taylor misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing but the foul's on Gordon McAdoo - foul #2 on Gordon McAdoo, team foul #8 | 63-68 |
| Subs | Portland | John Saterfiel (PG), Sean Moore (PF), John Micco (C) Rickey Kaiser, James Gholson, Fred Kron | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Schreiner (PG), Bobbie Potts (SG), John Scurry (SF), Michael Prom (PF), Eric Hudson (C) William Ewing, David Thompson, Dennis Wise, Gordon McAdoo, Harold Hilton | |
| 02:49 | Portland | Jamey Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 63-68 |
| 02:49 | Portland | Jamey Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 64-68 |
| 02:49 | Portland | Jamey Taylor misses the 3rd free throw | 64-68 |
| 02:49 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Prom pulls down the rebound | 64-68 |
| 02:49 | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-68 |
| 02:35 | Illinois-Chicago | John Scurry travels with the ball | 64-68 |
| Subs | Portland | Fynn Apo (SG), Jeffery Pierce (SF) Byron Browning, Jamey Taylor | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | James Jensen (SF) John Scurry | |
| 02:32 | Portland | Sean Moore is fouled in the backcourt by James Jensen - foul #5 on James Jensen, team foul #9 | 64-68 |
| Subs | Portland | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | David Thompson (SG), Dennis Wise (SF) Bobbie Potts, James Jensen | |
| 02:32 | Portland | Sean Moore misses the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 02:32 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Eric Hudson | 64-68 |
| 02:19 | Illinois-Chicago | Dennis Wise is fouled on the floor by John Saterfiel - foul #2 on John Saterfiel, team foul #5 | 64-68 |
| 01:58 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Prom hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-68 |
| 01:57 | Portland | John Saterfiel grabs the defensive rebound | 64-68 |
| 01:57 | Portland | Portland calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-68 |
| Subs | Portland | Rickey Kaiser (PG), Byron Browning (SG), Jamey Taylor (SF) John Saterfiel, Fynn Apo, Jeffery Pierce | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 01:47 | Portland | Jamey Taylor is called for 10 seconds | 64-68 |
| 01:30 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Prom misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 64-68 |
| 01:28 | Portland | Jamey Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 64-68 |
| 01:10 | Portland | Sean Moore scores on a floater from the right wing | 66-68 |
| 00:51 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Prom travels with the ball | 66-68 |
| 00:44 | Portland | John Micco connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Sean Moore | 68-68 |
| 00:30 | Illinois-Chicago | David Thompson misses the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Sean Moore - foul #3 on Sean Moore, team foul #6 | 68-68 |
| 00:30 | Illinois-Chicago | David Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 68-68 |
| 00:30 | Illinois-Chicago | David Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 68-69 |
| 00:11 | Portland | Sean Moore throws it down on a nice dish by Rickey Kaiser and he's hacked by Michael Prom - foul #2 on Michael Prom, team foul #10 | 70-69 |
| 00:11 | Portland | Sean Moore makes the free throw | 71-69 |
| 00:02 | Illinois-Chicago | John Micco blocks the jumper by Dennis Wise | 71-69 |
| 00:00 | Illinois-Chicago | The clock runs out | 71-69 |