| Lineup | Portland | PG - Al Wimmer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Jordan (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Alfred Richardson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Victor Fleming (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Emmanuel Greenly (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Darryl Allen (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Andrew Craft (fresh) 17 pts. SF - Marvin Valente (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Raphael (fresh) 3 reb. C - Huang-fu Huang (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Portland | Alfred Richardson inbounds the ball | 30-34 |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Portland | Emmanuel Greenly makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Al Wimmer | 33-34 |
| 19:16 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente misses short on a shot from the right block | 33-34 |
| 19:15 | Portland | Al Wimmer grabs the board | 33-34 |
| 19:02 | Portland | Alfred Richardson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 33-34 |
| 19:01 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael snags the defensive board | 33-34 |
| 18:33 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-34 |
| 18:32 | Portland | Emmanuel Greenly gets the rebound | 33-34 |
| 18:12 | Portland | Victor Fleming buries a jumper from the left wing set up by Al Wimmer | 35-34 |
| 17:54 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-34 |
| 17:52 | Portland | Emmanuel Greenly grabs the defensive rebound | 35-34 |
| 17:28 | Portland | Brian Jordan misses the jumper from the left wing | 35-34 |
| 17:27 | Portland | Emmanuel Greenly hits the follow up shot | 37-34 |
| 16:58 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang is open and scores on a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Ronald Raphael | 37-36 |
| 16:36 | Portland | Victor Fleming misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 37-36 |
| 16:35 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang grabs the defensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 16:17 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael drills a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Marvin Valente | 37-38 |
| 15:59 | Portland | Al Wimmer misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-38 |
| 15:58 | Portland | Emmanuel Greenly snags the offensive board | 37-38 |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Al Wimmer (tiring) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brian Jordan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Alfred Richardson (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Victor Fleming (tiring) 7 pts. 2 stl. C - Emmanuel Greenly (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Darryl Allen (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Andrew Craft (fairly fresh) 17 pts. SF - Marvin Valente (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Raphael (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Huang-fu Huang (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Portland | Brian Jordan misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-38 |
| 15:42 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael gets the rebound | 37-38 |
| 15:38 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft double dribbles in the backcourt | 37-38 |
| Subs | Portland | Phillip Busch (PG), Willy Armstrong (SG), Alfred Moore (SF), Bert Levesque (PF), Gerald Hicks (C) Al Wimmer, Brian Jordan, Alfred Richardson, Victor Fleming, Emmanuel Greenly | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson (PG), Mark Mills (SG), Johnnie Stone (SF), Kenneth Brown (PF), Thomas Good (C) Darryl Allen, Andrew Craft, Marvin Valente, Ronald Raphael, Huang-fu Huang | |
| 15:27 | Portland | Thomas Good steals it from Alfred Moore | 37-38 |
| 15:12 | Kentucky | Alfred Moore steals it from Kenneth Brown | 37-38 |
| 14:52 | Portland | Phillip Busch hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Willy Armstrong | 40-38 |
| 14:28 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from close range | 40-38 |
| 14:27 | Kentucky | Thomas Good tips it but misses | 40-38 |
| 14:25 | Kentucky | Thomas Good hits the follow up shot | 40-40 |
| 14:16 | Portland | Samuel Johnson is called for the reach on Bert Levesque - foul #1 on Samuel Johnson, team foul #1 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Portland | Jeremy Ziad (PF) Alfred Moore | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael (PF) Kenneth Brown | |
| 14:07 | Portland | Bert Levesque is whistled for traveling | 40-40 |
| Subs | Portland | Emmanuel Greenly (PG), Brian Jordan (SG), Alfred Richardson (SF) Phillip Busch, Willy Armstrong, Bert Levesque | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 14:05 | Kentucky | Mark Mills loses the dribble to Brian Jordan in the backcourt | 40-40 |
| 13:44 | Portland | Emmanuel Greenly makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-40 |
| 13:25 | Kentucky | Mark Mills comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-40 |
| 13:24 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael snags the offensive board | 43-40 |
| 13:06 | Kentucky | Mark Mills scores on a floater from the left block set up by Thomas Good | 43-42 |
| 12:50 | Portland | Jeremy Ziad is hacked by Ronald Raphael - foul #1 on Ronald Raphael, team foul #2 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Portland | Phillip Busch (PG), Willy Armstrong (SG), Alfred Moore (SF), Bert Levesque (PF) Brian Jordan, Alfred Richardson, Jeremy Ziad, Gerald Hicks | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darryl Allen (PG), Andrew Craft (SG), Marvin Valente (SF), Kenneth Brown (PF), Huang-fu Huang (C) Samuel Johnson, Mark Mills, Johnnie Stone, Ronald Raphael, Thomas Good | |
| 12:27 | Portland | Emmanuel Greenly misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Kenneth Brown - foul #2 on Kenneth Brown, team foul #3 | 43-42 |
| 12:27 | Portland | Emmanuel Greenly makes the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 12:27 | Portland | Emmanuel Greenly misses the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 12:27 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown pulls down the rebound | 44-42 |
| 12:04 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Andrew Craft, team foul #4 | 44-42 |
| 11:51 | Portland | Emmanuel Greenly knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Alfred Moore | 47-42 |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Phillip Busch (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willy Armstrong (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alfred Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Bert Levesque (fresh) 3 pf. C - Emmanuel Greenly (fairly fresh) 12 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Darryl Allen (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Andrew Craft (fresh) 17 pts. SF - Marvin Valente (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Brown (fresh) 2 reb. C - Huang-fu Huang (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown buries a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Darryl Allen | 47-44 |
| 11:08 | Portland | Bert Levesque misses the runner near the basket but he's fouled by Andrew Craft - foul #3 on Andrew Craft, team foul #5 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Portland | Al Wimmer (PG), Brian Jordan (SG), Victor Fleming (PF), Gerald Hicks (C) Phillip Busch, Willy Armstrong, Alfred Moore, Emmanuel Greenly | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael (PF) Kenneth Brown | |
| 11:08 | Portland | Bert Levesque makes the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 11:08 | Portland | Bert Levesque makes the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| 10:47 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-44 |
| 10:45 | Portland | Brian Jordan gets the rebound | 49-44 |
| 10:22 | Portland | Brian Jordan drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Al Wimmer | 52-44 |
| 09:56 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael is fouled on the floor by Victor Fleming - foul #2 on Victor Fleming, team foul #1 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Portland | Alfred Richardson (SF), Jeremy Ziad (PF), Emmanuel Greenly (C) Bert Levesque, Victor Fleming, Gerald Hicks | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson (PG), Mark Mills (SG), Johnnie Stone (SF), Thomas Good (C) Darryl Allen, Andrew Craft, Marvin Valente, Huang-fu Huang | |
| 09:36 | Kentucky | Mark Mills misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Emmanuel Greenly - foul #2 on Emmanuel Greenly, team foul #2 | 52-44 |
| 09:36 | Kentucky | Mark Mills makes the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 09:36 | Kentucky | Mark Mills makes the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 09:22 | Portland | Brian Jordan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-46 |
| Subs | Portland | Phillip Busch (PG), Willy Armstrong (SG) Al Wimmer, Brian Jordan | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 09:05 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 52-48 |
| 08:36 | Portland | Phillip Busch knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-48 |
| 08:14 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 55-48 |
| 08:13 | Portland | Alfred Richardson grabs the board | 55-48 |
| 07:53 | Portland | Emmanuel Greenly buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Alfred Richardson | 57-48 |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Phillip Busch (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willy Armstrong (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alfred Richardson (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jeremy Ziad (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Emmanuel Greenly (tiring) 14 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Samuel Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Mark Mills (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Johnnie Stone (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ronald Raphael (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Good (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael blows the layup but he's fouled by Phillip Busch - foul #2 on Phillip Busch, team foul #3 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Portland | Al Wimmer (PG), Brian Jordan (SG), Alfred Moore (SF), Victor Fleming (PF), Gerald Hicks (C) Phillip Busch, Willy Armstrong, Alfred Richardson, Jeremy Ziad, Emmanuel Greenly | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darryl Allen (PG), Andrew Craft (SG), Marvin Valente (SF), Kenneth Brown (C) Samuel Johnson, Mark Mills, Johnnie Stone, Thomas Good | |
| 07:30 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael makes the 1st free throw | 57-49 |
| 07:30 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael misses the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| 07:30 | Portland | Gerald Hicks grabs the defensive rebound | 57-49 |
| 07:16 | Portland | Victor Fleming misses the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Ronald Raphael - foul #2 on Ronald Raphael, team foul #6 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Portland | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang (C) Ronald Raphael | |
| 07:16 | Portland | Victor Fleming misses the 1st free throw | 57-49 |
| 07:16 | Portland | Victor Fleming makes the 2nd free throw | 58-49 |
| 07:04 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft is alone and throws it down set up by Marvin Valente | 58-51 |
| 06:52 | Portland | Victor Fleming's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-51 |
| 06:24 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-54 |
| 06:02 | Portland | Alfred Moore misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Darryl Allen - foul #2 on Darryl Allen, team foul #7 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Portland | Bert Levesque (SF) Al Wimmer | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 06:02 | Portland | Alfred Moore makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 06:02 | Portland | Alfred Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 05:59 | Kentucky | Bert Levesque steals it from Darryl Allen in the backcourt | 60-54 |
| 05:58 | Portland | Alfred Moore lays it in set up by Bert Levesque | 62-54 |
| 05:39 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft travels with the ball | 62-54 |
| Subs | Portland | Al Wimmer (PG), Alfred Richardson (SF), Emmanuel Greenly (C) Alfred Moore, Victor Fleming, Gerald Hicks | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone (SF), Thomas Good (C) Marvin Valente, Huang-fu Huang | |
| 05:23 | Portland | Al Wimmer misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Thomas Good - foul #2 on Thomas Good, team foul #8 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Portland | Willy Armstrong (SG) Brian Jordan | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 05:23 | Portland | Al Wimmer makes the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 05:23 | Portland | Al Wimmer misses the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| 05:23 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone grabs the board | 63-54 |
| 04:59 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-54 |
| 04:58 | Portland | Bert Levesque pulls down the rebound | 63-54 |
| 04:41 | Portland | Alfred Richardson makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 65-54 |
| 04:39 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown is called for traveling in the backcourt | 65-54 |
| Subs | Portland | Phillip Busch (PG), Jeremy Ziad (PF), Gerald Hicks (C) Al Wimmer, Bert Levesque, Emmanuel Greenly | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson (PG), Mark Mills (SG), Ronald Raphael (PF) Darryl Allen, Andrew Craft, Kenneth Brown | |
| 04:21 | Portland | Phillip Busch is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Phillip Busch, team foul #4 | 65-54 |
| Subs | Portland | Brian Jordan (SG), Victor Fleming (PF) Willy Armstrong, Jeremy Ziad | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Marvin Valente (SF), Huang-fu Huang (C) Johnnie Stone, Thomas Good | |
| 04:19 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Phillip Busch - foul #4 on Phillip Busch, team foul #5 | 65-54 |
| 04:07 | Kentucky | Phillip Busch steps in front of the Huang-fu Huang pass | 65-54 |
| 03:55 | Portland | Brian Jordan buries a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Victor Fleming | 67-54 |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:37 | Kentucky | Mark Mills connects on the open 3 from the left corner | 67-57 |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Phillip Busch (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Brian Jordan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Alfred Richardson (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Victor Fleming (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. C - Gerald Hicks (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Samuel Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Mark Mills (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Marvin Valente (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Raphael (tiring) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Huang-fu Huang (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:10 | Portland | Phillip Busch hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 67-57 |
| 03:08 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael snags the defensive board | 67-57 |
| 02:48 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 67-57 |
| 02:46 | Portland | The rebound goes to Brian Jordan | 67-57 |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:26 | Portland | Brian Jordan misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 67-57 |
| 02:25 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael grabs the board | 67-57 |
| 02:25 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-57 |
| Subs | Portland | Emmanuel Greenly (PG), Willy Armstrong (SG), Alfred Moore (SF), Bert Levesque (PF) Phillip Busch, Brian Jordan, Alfred Richardson, Victor Fleming | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Andrew Craft (PG), Johnnie Stone (SF), Kenneth Brown (PF), Thomas Good (C) Samuel Johnson, Marvin Valente, Ronald Raphael, Huang-fu Huang | |
| 01:56 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 67-57 |
| 01:55 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown snags the offensive board | 67-57 |
| 01:38 | Kentucky | Bert Levesque takes the ball from Mark Mills | 67-57 |
| 01:09 | Portland | Alfred Moore buries a jumper from the left wing set up by Emmanuel Greenly | 69-57 |
| 00:40 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Good | 69-60 |
| 00:40 | Portland | Portland calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-60 |
| Subs | Portland | Al Wimmer (PG), Brian Jordan (SG), Alfred Richardson (SF), Victor Fleming (PF) Willy Armstrong, Alfred Moore, Bert Levesque, Gerald Hicks | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darryl Allen (PG), Marvin Valente (SF), Ronald Raphael (PF), Huang-fu Huang (C) Mark Mills, Johnnie Stone, Kenneth Brown, Thomas Good | |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Portland | Al Wimmer is fouled in the backcourt by Darryl Allen - foul #3 on Darryl Allen, team foul #9 | 69-60 |
| Subs | Portland | Jeremy Ziad (PF) Victor Fleming | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 00:37 | Portland | Al Wimmer misses the 1st free throw | 69-60 |
| 00:37 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang grabs the defensive rebound | 69-60 |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 69-60 |
| 00:28 | Portland | Emmanuel Greenly grabs the defensive rebound | 69-60 |
| 00:27 | Portland | Darryl Allen is called for the reach on Emmanuel Greenly in the backcourt - foul #4 on Darryl Allen, team foul #10 | 69-60 |
| 00:27 | Portland | Emmanuel Greenly makes the 1st free throw | 70-60 |
| 00:27 | Portland | Emmanuel Greenly makes the 2nd free throw | 71-60 |
| 00:22 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 71-60 |
| 00:20 | Portland | The rebound goes to Al Wimmer | 71-60 |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Portland | Al Wimmer runs out the clock | 71-60 |