| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Allen Decker (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Xavier Montes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Givens (fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. PF - Douglas Day (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Toliver (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Kelvin Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Cockrell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mark West (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Fred Dubuc (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Ned Choate (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Santa Clara | Joshua Givens inbounds the ball | 41-41 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Santa Clara | Douglas Day connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Joshua Givens | 43-41 |
| 19:37 | Portland | Kelvin Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-41 |
| 19:23 | Santa Clara | Allen Decker can't connect on an uncontested jump hook from close range | 43-41 |
| 19:21 | Santa Clara | Douglas Day tips it home | 45-41 |
| 19:16 | Portland | Frank Cockrell is fouled in the backcourt by Xavier Montes - foul #2 on Xavier Montes, team foul #1 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Nicholas White (SF), Dylan Mattera (C) Joshua Givens, Daniel Toliver | |
| Subs | Portland | Dale Claunch (SG), Daniel Sullivan (C) Kelvin Williams, Ned Choate | |
| 19:06 | Portland | Daniel Sullivan scores on a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Mark West | 45-43 |
| 19:04 | Santa Clara | Allen Decker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-43 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Dennis Johnson (PG), Patrick Leedy (C) Allen Decker, Douglas Day | |
| Subs | Portland | Steven Brandon (SG), Joe Chase (SF), Steve Kleinberger (C) Frank Cockrell, Mark West, Fred Dubuc | |
| 18:54 | Portland | Daniel Sullivan's floater is tipped away by Nicholas White | 45-43 |
| 18:53 | Santa Clara | Dennis Johnson pulls down the rebound | 45-43 |
| 18:29 | Santa Clara | Nicholas White buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Dennis Johnson | 48-43 |
| 18:15 | Portland | Joe Chase scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-46 |
| 17:51 | Santa Clara | Nicholas White throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-46 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Allen Decker (PG), John Lucier (SG), Joshua Givens (SF), Douglas Day (PF), Daniel Toliver (C) Dennis Johnson, Xavier Montes, Nicholas White, Dylan Mattera, Patrick Leedy | |
| Subs | Portland | Kelvin Williams (PG), Frank Cockrell (SG), Mark West (SF), Fred Dubuc (PF), Ned Choate (C) Dale Claunch, Steven Brandon, Joe Chase, Daniel Sullivan, Steve Kleinberger | |
| 17:37 | Portland | Allen Decker takes the ball from Kelvin Williams | 48-46 |
| 17:16 | Santa Clara | Douglas Day clanks a shot from the left wing | 48-46 |
| 17:15 | Santa Clara | Daniel Toliver gets the offensive rebound | 48-46 |
| 17:06 | Santa Clara | Ned Choate is called for the reach on John Lucier - foul #3 on Ned Choate, team foul #1 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Xavier Montes (SG), Matthew Myers (SF) Allen Decker, Joshua Givens | |
| Subs | Portland | Thomas Hutchins (C) Ned Choate | |
| 16:56 | Santa Clara | Matthew Myers makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-46 |
| 16:37 | Portland | Kelvin Williams is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Kelvin Williams, team foul #2 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Perry (PG) John Lucier | |
| Subs | Portland | | |
| 16:35 | Santa Clara | Matthew Myers's pass is intercepted by Frank Cockrell in the backcourt | 51-46 |
| 16:22 | Portland | Michael Perry is called for the reach on Frank Cockrell - foul #1 on Michael Perry, team foul #2 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Dennis Johnson (SG) Xavier Montes | |
| Subs | Portland | Daniel Sullivan (C) Thomas Hutchins | |
| 16:11 | Portland | Mark West clanks a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Douglas Day - foul #1 on Douglas Day, team foul #3 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joshua Givens (SF), Dylan Mattera (C) Matthew Myers, Daniel Toliver | |
| Subs | Portland | Dale Claunch (SG) Frank Cockrell | |
| 16:11 | Portland | Mark West makes the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 16:11 | Portland | Mark West makes the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 16:02 | Santa Clara | Douglas Day misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Fred Dubuc - foul #3 on Fred Dubuc, team foul #3 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Portland | Steve Kleinberger (C) Fred Dubuc | |
| 16:02 | Santa Clara | Douglas Day makes the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 16:02 | Santa Clara | Douglas Day misses the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 16:02 | Portland | Steve Kleinberger snags the defensive board | 52-48 |
| 15:56 | Portland | Dennis Johnson is called for the reach on Dale Claunch in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dennis Johnson, team foul #4 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Nicholas White (SG) Michael Perry | |
| Subs | Portland | Steven Zlatkin (SG), Fred Dubuc (PF), Ned Choate (C) Kelvin Williams, Daniel Sullivan, Steve Kleinberger | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Dennis Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Nicholas White (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Joshua Givens (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. PF - Douglas Day (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Dylan Mattera (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Dale Claunch (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Steven Zlatkin (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mark West (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Fred Dubuc (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Ned Choate (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 15:38 | Portland | Mark West is open but can't throw it down | 52-48 |
| 15:36 | Portland | Fred Dubuc snags the offensive board | 52-48 |
| 15:23 | Portland | Mark West can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-48 |
| 15:22 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Nicholas White | 52-48 |
| 14:55 | Santa Clara | Douglas Day buries a jumpshot from the left side | 54-48 |
| 14:40 | Portland | Nicholas White is called for the reach on Steven Zlatkin - foul #1 on Nicholas White, team foul #5 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Allen Decker (PG), John Lucier (SG), Matthew Myers (SF), Patrick Leedy (PF), Daniel Toliver (C) Dennis Johnson, Nicholas White, Joshua Givens, Douglas Day, Dylan Mattera | |
| Subs | Portland | Steven Brandon (PG), Joe Chase (SF), Thomas Hutchins (PF), Daniel Sullivan (C) Dale Claunch, Mark West, Fred Dubuc, Ned Choate | |
| 14:23 | Portland | Steven Zlatkin connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Steven Brandon | 54-51 |
| 14:02 | Santa Clara | Allen Decker is fouled on the floor by Steven Zlatkin - foul #4 on Steven Zlatkin, team foul #4 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Xavier Montes (SG), Joshua Givens (SF) John Lucier, Matthew Myers | |
| Subs | Portland | Kelvin Williams (PG), Ned Choate (C) Steven Zlatkin, Thomas Hutchins | |
| 13:42 | Santa Clara | Joshua Givens can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 54-51 |
| 13:41 | Santa Clara | Patrick Leedy tips it but misses | 54-51 |
| 13:40 | Portland | Daniel Sullivan grabs the board | 54-51 |
| 13:38 | Portland | Allen Decker is called for the reach on Ned Choate in the backcourt - foul #2 on Allen Decker, team foul #6 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Perry (PG), Nicholas White (SF), Dylan Mattera (PF) Allen Decker, Joshua Givens, Patrick Leedy | |
| Subs | Portland | Frank Cockrell (SG), Mark West (SF), Fred Dubuc (PF), Steve Kleinberger (C) Steven Brandon, Joe Chase, Daniel Sullivan, Ned Choate | |
| 13:19 | Portland | Fred Dubuc comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-51 |
| 13:17 | Portland | Frank Cockrell grabs the offensive board | 54-51 |
| 13:01 | Portland | Steve Kleinberger misses long on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Michael Perry - foul #2 on Michael Perry, team foul #7 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Douglas Day (PF) Daniel Toliver | |
| Subs | Portland | | |
| 13:01 | Portland | Steve Kleinberger makes the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 13:01 | Portland | Steve Kleinberger misses the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 13:01 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Dylan Mattera | 54-52 |
| 12:51 | Santa Clara | Fred Dubuc swats the layup by Dylan Mattera | 54-52 |
| 12:50 | Portland | Fred Dubuc gets the rebound | 54-52 |
| 12:36 | Portland | Fred Dubuc is whistled for a carry | 54-52 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Lucier (PG), Matthew Myers (SF), Patrick Leedy (C) Michael Perry, Nicholas White, Douglas Day | |
| Subs | Portland | Dale Claunch (SG), Daniel Sullivan (PF), Ned Choate (C) Mark West, Fred Dubuc, Steve Kleinberger | |
| 12:19 | Santa Clara | Patrick Leedy can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 54-52 |
| 12:18 | Santa Clara | Patrick Leedy tips it back up and in | 56-52 |
| 12:14 | Portland | Kelvin Williams loses the dribble to Xavier Montes in the backcourt | 56-52 |
| 12:13 | Santa Clara | Xavier Montes can't finish the layup | 56-52 |
| 12:11 | Santa Clara | Dylan Mattera gets the offensive rebound | 56-52 |
| 11:47 | Santa Clara | John Lucier hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-52 |
| 11:45 | Portland | Frank Cockrell grabs the defensive rebound | 56-52 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - John Lucier (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Xavier Montes (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Matthew Myers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Dylan Mattera (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Patrick Leedy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Kelvin Williams (tired) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dale Claunch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Frank Cockrell (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Daniel Sullivan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Ned Choate (tiring) 6 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:31 | Portland | Kelvin Williams misses the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Patrick Leedy - foul #2 on Patrick Leedy, team foul #8 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Allen Decker (PG), Dennis Johnson (SG), Joshua Givens (SF), Douglas Day (PF), Daniel Toliver (C) John Lucier, Xavier Montes, Matthew Myers, Dylan Mattera, Patrick Leedy | |
| Subs | Portland | Steven Brandon (SG), Joe Chase (SF), Fred Dubuc (PF), Thomas Hutchins (C) Dale Claunch, Frank Cockrell, Daniel Sullivan, Ned Choate | |
| 11:31 | Portland | Kelvin Williams makes the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 11:31 | Portland | Kelvin Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 11:29 | Santa Clara | Allen Decker is hacked by Kelvin Williams in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kelvin Williams, team foul #5 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Portland | Dale Claunch (SG) Kelvin Williams | |
| 11:11 | Santa Clara | Douglas Day is by himself and knocks in the turnaround near the basket set up by Joshua Givens | 58-54 |
| 10:49 | Portland | Fred Dubuc connects on the turnaround from the left block set up by Dale Claunch | 58-56 |
| 10:47 | Santa Clara | Dennis Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Dale Claunch - foul #1 on Dale Claunch, team foul #6 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Nicholas White (SG) Dennis Johnson | |
| Subs | Portland | Frank Cockrell (PG), Mark West (SF), Daniel Sullivan (C) Dale Claunch, Joe Chase, Thomas Hutchins | |
| 10:40 | Santa Clara | Allen Decker hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but the foul's on Fred Dubuc - foul #4 on Fred Dubuc, team foul #7 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Xavier Montes (SG) Joshua Givens | |
| Subs | Portland | Kelvin Williams (PG), Ned Choate (C) Steven Brandon, Fred Dubuc | |
| 10:40 | Santa Clara | Allen Decker makes the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 10:40 | Santa Clara | Allen Decker makes the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 10:38 | Portland | Douglas Day takes the ball from Kelvin Williams in the backcourt | 60-56 |
| 10:31 | Santa Clara | Douglas Day connects on the open 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Xavier Montes | 63-56 |
| 10:11 | Portland | Frank Cockrell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-56 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Perry (PG), Patrick Leedy (PF), Dylan Mattera (C) Allen Decker, Douglas Day, Daniel Toliver | |
| Subs | Portland | Dale Claunch (PG), Steve Kleinberger (C) Kelvin Williams, Ned Choate | |
| 09:51 | Santa Clara | Nicholas White makes the wide open pull-up jumper from the right wing | 65-56 |
| 09:36 | Portland | Daniel Sullivan is hacked by Patrick Leedy - foul #3 on Patrick Leedy, team foul #9 | 65-56 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Dennis Johnson (PG), John Lucier (SG), Joshua Givens (SF) Michael Perry, Xavier Montes, Nicholas White | |
| Subs | Portland | Steven Brandon (PG), Ned Choate (C) Frank Cockrell, Steve Kleinberger | |
| 09:36 | Portland | Daniel Sullivan misses the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 09:36 | Santa Clara | Patrick Leedy grabs the defensive rebound | 65-56 |
| 09:18 | Santa Clara | Joshua Givens can't connect on an uncontested shot in the lane | 65-56 |
| 09:16 | Portland | Ned Choate grabs the defensive rebound | 65-56 |
| 08:56 | Portland | Mark West misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 65-56 |
| 08:55 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Patrick Leedy | 65-56 |
| 08:33 | Santa Clara | John Lucier is by himself and knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Dennis Johnson | 67-56 |
| 08:33 | Portland | Portland calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 67-56 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Allen Decker (PG), Matthew Myers (SF), Douglas Day (PF), Daniel Toliver (C) John Lucier, Joshua Givens, Patrick Leedy, Dylan Mattera | |
| Subs | Portland | Kelvin Williams (PG), Frank Cockrell (SG), Joe Chase (SF), Thomas Hutchins (PF), Steve Kleinberger (C) Steven Brandon, Dale Claunch, Mark West, Daniel Sullivan, Ned Choate | |
| 08:19 | Portland | Frank Cockrell can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 67-56 |
| 08:18 | Santa Clara | Douglas Day snags the defensive board | 67-56 |
| 07:58 | Santa Clara | Allen Decker misses short on an open jumper in the paint | 67-56 |
| 07:57 | Portland | Steve Kleinberger grabs the defensive rebound | 67-56 |
| 07:34 | Portland | Thomas Hutchins can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 67-56 |
| 07:32 | Santa Clara | Allen Decker gets the rebound | 67-56 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Allen Decker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dennis Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Matthew Myers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Douglas Day (tired) 16 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Toliver (tired) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Kelvin Williams (tired) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Frank Cockrell (tired) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Joe Chase (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Thomas Hutchins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Steve Kleinberger (tiring) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Santa Clara | Daniel Toliver is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 69-56 |
| 07:07 | Portland | Matthew Myers takes the ball from Steve Kleinberger | 69-56 |
| 07:03 | Santa Clara | Matthew Myers misses the dunk attempt | 69-56 |
| 07:01 | Santa Clara | Douglas Day grabs the offensive rebound | 69-56 |
| 06:40 | Santa Clara | Dennis Johnson loses the dribble to Thomas Hutchins | 69-56 |
| 06:23 | Portland | Kelvin Williams hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 69-56 |
| 06:22 | Portland | Kelvin Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-56 |
| 06:06 | Portland | Joe Chase misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 69-56 |
| 06:04 | Santa Clara | Douglas Day grabs the defensive rebound | 69-56 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 05:58 | Santa Clara | Kelvin Williams is called for the reach on Allen Decker in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kelvin Williams, team foul #8 | 69-56 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Xavier Montes (SG), Nicholas White (SF), Dylan Mattera (PF), Patrick Leedy (C) Dennis Johnson, Matthew Myers, Douglas Day, Daniel Toliver | |
| Subs | Portland | Steven Brandon (PG), Steven Zlatkin (SG), Mark West (SF), Fred Dubuc (PF), Ned Choate (C) Kelvin Williams, Frank Cockrell, Joe Chase, Thomas Hutchins, Steve Kleinberger | |
| 05:58 | Santa Clara | Allen Decker makes the 1st free throw | 70-56 |
| 05:58 | Santa Clara | Allen Decker misses the 2nd free throw | 70-56 |
| 05:58 | Portland | Fred Dubuc gets the rebound | 70-56 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 05:56 | Portland | Steven Zlatkin is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #5 on Steven Zlatkin, team foul #9 | 70-56 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Lucier (PG) Allen Decker | |
| Subs | Portland | Dale Claunch (SG) Steven Zlatkin | |
| 05:39 | Santa Clara | Patrick Leedy hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Nicholas White | 72-56 |
| 05:25 | Portland | Mark West can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 72-56 |
| 05:23 | Portland | Fred Dubuc hits the follow up shot | 72-58 |
| 05:04 | Santa Clara | Dylan Mattera hits the front of the rim on the wide open runner in the lane | 72-58 |
| 05:03 | Portland | Fred Dubuc grabs the defensive rebound | 72-58 |
| 04:59 | Portland | Nicholas White steals the ball from Steven Brandon in the backcourt | 72-58 |
| 04:57 | Santa Clara | Nicholas White hits the finger roll | 74-58 |
| 04:46 | Portland | Fred Dubuc's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 74-58 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Perry (PG), Joshua Givens (SF) John Lucier, Patrick Leedy | |
| Subs | Portland | Daniel Sullivan (C) Ned Choate | |
| 04:44 | Santa Clara | Dale Claunch steps in front of the Xavier Montes pass in the backcourt | 74-58 |
| 04:43 | Portland | Dale Claunch banks in the layup | 74-60 |
| 04:14 | Santa Clara | Dylan Mattera misses the easy dunk attempt | 74-60 |
| 04:12 | Portland | Mark West grabs the board | 74-60 |
| 03:54 | Portland | Fred Dubuc blows the layup | 74-60 |
| 03:53 | Santa Clara | Nicholas White grabs the defensive rebound | 74-60 |
| 03:33 | Santa Clara | Michael Perry connects on the fadeaway from the left wing and he's hacked by Dale Claunch - foul #2 on Dale Claunch, team foul #10 | 76-60 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Douglas Day (PF), Patrick Leedy (C) Dylan Mattera, Nicholas White | |
| Subs | Portland | Kelvin Williams (PG) Steven Brandon | |
| 03:33 | Santa Clara | Michael Perry makes the free throw | 77-60 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Michael Perry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Xavier Montes (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joshua Givens (tiring) 1 pts. 2 stl. PF - Douglas Day (tired) 16 pts. 6 reb. C - Patrick Leedy (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Kelvin Williams (tired) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Dale Claunch (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark West (tired) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Fred Dubuc (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Daniel Sullivan (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| 03:18 | Portland | Daniel Sullivan can't connect on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Patrick Leedy - foul #4 on Patrick Leedy, team foul #10 | 77-60 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Lucier (PG), Dennis Johnson (SG), Nicholas White (SF), Dylan Mattera (C) Michael Perry, Xavier Montes, Joshua Givens, Douglas Day | |
| Subs | Portland | Frank Cockrell (SG), Joe Chase (SF), Thomas Hutchins (PF) Kelvin Williams, Mark West, Fred Dubuc | |
| 03:18 | Portland | Daniel Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 77-61 |
| 03:18 | Portland | Daniel Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 77-62 |
| 03:16 | Santa Clara | Dale Claunch picks off the pass by Dennis Johnson in the backcourt | 77-62 |
| 03:01 | Portland | Joe Chase is open but misses the lay-in | 77-62 |
| 02:59 | Santa Clara | Patrick Leedy pulls down the rebound | 77-62 |
| 02:42 | Santa Clara | Patrick Leedy makes the wide open floater from the baseline set up by John Lucier | 79-62 |
| 02:24 | Portland | Joe Chase's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 79-62 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Matthew Myers (SF) John Lucier | |
| Subs | Portland | Steven Brandon (PG), Steve Kleinberger (C) Dale Claunch, Thomas Hutchins | |
| 02:22 | Santa Clara | Dylan Mattera is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dylan Mattera, team foul #11 | 79-62 |
| 02:06 | Portland | Daniel Sullivan knocks in the driving attempt in the paint | 79-64 |
| 01:50 | Santa Clara | Dylan Mattera buries a shot near the basket and he's fouled by Frank Cockrell - foul #2 on Frank Cockrell, team foul #11 | 81-64 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Portland | Dale Claunch (SG) Steven Brandon | |
| 01:50 | Santa Clara | Dylan Mattera makes the free throw | 82-64 |
| 01:48 | Portland | Dennis Johnson takes the ball from Frank Cockrell in the backcourt | 82-64 |
| 01:46 | Santa Clara | Dennis Johnson can't finish the layup | 82-64 |
| 01:45 | Portland | Steve Kleinberger grabs the defensive rebound | 82-64 |
| 01:40 | Portland | Dale Claunch misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the left wing | 82-64 |
| 01:38 | Portland | Steve Kleinberger tips it home | 82-66 |
| 01:15 | Santa Clara | Patrick Leedy misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 82-66 |
| 01:13 | Santa Clara | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Leedy | 82-66 |
| 00:49 | Santa Clara | Dennis Johnson scores on a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Patrick Leedy | 84-66 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Portland | Dale Claunch clanks a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Nicholas White - foul #2 on Nicholas White, team foul #12 | 84-66 |
| 00:45 | Portland | Dale Claunch misses the 1st free throw | 84-66 |
| 00:45 | Portland | Dale Claunch makes the 2nd free throw | 84-67 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Santa Clara | Patrick Leedy misses the lay-in | 84-67 |
| 00:22 | Santa Clara | Dennis Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 84-67 |
| 00:00 | Santa Clara | Dennis Johnson runs out the clock | 84-67 |