| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - George Brower (fresh) SG - Anthony West (fresh) SF - Joseph Hughes (fresh) PF - Bruce Cole (fresh) C - Gene Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Joseph Walter (fresh) SG - Christopher Bess (fresh) SF - James Frasier (fresh) PF - Eric Foster (fresh) C - Lawrence Reynosa (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Arizona State | Bruce Cole wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:38 | Arizona State | George Brower hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Arizona State | Anthony West tips it home | 2-0 |
| 19:26 | Portland | Joseph Walter makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by James Frasier | 2-3 |
| 19:13 | Arizona State | George Brower hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 2-3 |
| 19:11 | Arizona State | Bruce Cole hits the follow up shot | 4-3 |
| 18:56 | Portland | Bruce Cole steps in front of the Lawrence Reynosa pass | 4-3 |
| 18:42 | Arizona State | Joseph Hughes misses long on a jumper from the right block | 4-3 |
| 18:41 | Arizona State | Bruce Cole can't tip it in | 4-3 |
| 18:39 | Arizona State | Bruce Cole snags the offensive board | 4-3 |
| 18:29 | Arizona State | Gene Johnson knocks in the jumper from the left side | 6-3 |
| 18:17 | Portland | James Frasier knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Eric Foster | 6-5 |
| 17:58 | Arizona State | Gene Johnson is by himself and knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Anthony West | 8-5 |
| 17:43 | Portland | Lawrence Reynosa makes the wide open driving attempt from the left block set up by Joseph Walter | 8-7 |
| 17:40 | Arizona State | Christopher Bess is called for the reach on Anthony West in the backcourt - foul #1 on Christopher Bess, team foul #1 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Okello Ake (PF), Christopher Roepke (C) Bruce Cole, Gene Johnson | |
| Subs | Portland | Wilfredo Marino (PF), Derek Rothermel (C) Eric Foster, Lawrence Reynosa | |
| 17:23 | Arizona State | George Brower buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Christopher Roepke and he's hacked by Wilfredo Marino - foul #1 on Wilfredo Marino, team foul #2 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| Subs | Portland | Marc Main (PG), Martin Weems (SG), David Jackson (SF) Joseph Walter, Christopher Bess, James Frasier | |
| 17:23 | Arizona State | George Brower makes the free throw | 11-7 |
| 17:04 | Portland | Wilfredo Marino is fouled on the floor by Okello Ake - foul #1 on Okello Ake, team foul #1 | 11-7 |
| 16:48 | Portland | Derek Rothermel travels with the ball | 11-7 |
| 16:27 | Arizona State | Joseph Hughes misses the turnaround from the left block | 11-7 |
| 16:26 | Portland | The rebound goes to David Jackson | 11-7 |
| 16:13 | Portland | David Jackson misses badly on a runner in the lane | 11-7 |
| 16:11 | Portland | Derek Rothermel pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-7 |
| 15:53 | Portland | David Jackson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 11-7 |
| 15:51 | Arizona State | The rebound goes to Anthony West | 11-7 |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - George Brower (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Anthony West (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Hughes (fairly fresh) PF - Okello Ake (fairly fresh) C - Christopher Roepke (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Marc Main (fairly fresh) SG - Martin Weems (fresh) SF - David Jackson (fresh) PF - Wilfredo Marino (fairly fresh) C - Derek Rothermel (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:49 | Arizona State | George Brower is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 11-7 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Jesse Depalma (SG), Bruce Cole (PF), Gene Johnson (C) Anthony West, Okello Ake, Christopher Roepke | |
| Subs | Portland | Joseph Walter (PG), Christopher Bess (SG), James Frasier (SF), Eric Foster (PF), Lawrence Reynosa (C) Marc Main, Martin Weems, David Jackson, Wilfredo Marino, Derek Rothermel | |
| 15:40 | Portland | Lawrence Reynosa misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 11-7 |
| 15:38 | Portland | Christopher Bess snags the offensive board | 11-7 |
| 15:33 | Portland | James Frasier is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Joseph Walter | 11-9 |
| 15:13 | Arizona State | Joseph Hughes drills a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by George Brower and the foul's on James Frasier - foul #1 on James Frasier, team foul #3 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Buck Davis (PG) George Brower | |
| Subs | Portland | | |
| 15:13 | Arizona State | Joseph Hughes misses the free throw | 13-9 |
| 15:13 | Portland | Lawrence Reynosa snags the defensive board | 13-9 |
| 14:52 | Portland | James Frasier scores on a shot near the basket set up by Joseph Walter | 13-11 |
| 14:41 | Arizona State | Jesse Depalma drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 16-11 |
| 14:23 | Portland | Christopher Bess banks in the layup over the doubleteam on a nice dish by Joseph Walter | 16-13 |
| 14:08 | Arizona State | Joseph Hughes connects on the fadeaway in the lane | 18-13 |
| 13:48 | Portland | Lawrence Reynosa misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Gene Johnson - foul #1 on Gene Johnson, team foul #2 | 18-13 |
| Subs | Arizona State | George Brower (PG), Anthony West (SG), Jerry Grundy (SF), Christopher Roepke (C) Buck Davis, Jesse Depalma, Joseph Hughes, Gene Johnson | |
| Subs | Portland | Marc Main (PG), Martin Weems (SG), David Jackson (SF), Wilfredo Marino (PF) Joseph Walter, Christopher Bess, James Frasier, Eric Foster | |
| 13:48 | Portland | Lawrence Reynosa misses the 1st free throw | 18-13 |
| 13:48 | Portland | Lawrence Reynosa misses the 2nd free throw | 18-13 |
| 13:48 | Arizona State | Christopher Roepke grabs the defensive rebound | 18-13 |
| 13:46 | Arizona State | Lawrence Reynosa steps in front of the Anthony West pass in the backcourt | 18-13 |
| 13:41 | Portland | Wilfredo Marino hits a jump hook from the baseline | 18-15 |
| 13:20 | Arizona State | Jerry Grundy misses short on an open shot from the free throw line | 18-15 |
| 13:19 | Portland | Lawrence Reynosa grabs the board | 18-15 |
| 12:50 | Portland | Marc Main misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 18-15 |
| 12:49 | Arizona State | The rebound goes to Bruce Cole | 18-15 |
| 12:38 | Arizona State | George Brower buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 20-15 |
| 12:32 | Portland | Christopher Roepke picks off the pass by Marc Main | 20-15 |
| 12:04 | Arizona State | Anthony West is whistled for a carry | 20-15 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Buck Davis (PG), Jesse Depalma (SG), Joseph Hughes (SF), Okello Ake (PF), Gene Johnson (C) George Brower, Anthony West, Jerry Grundy, Bruce Cole, Christopher Roepke | |
| Subs | Portland | Joseph Walter (PG), Christopher Bess (SG), James Frasier (SF), Eric Foster (PF), Derek Rothermel (C) Marc Main, Martin Weems, David Jackson, Wilfredo Marino, Lawrence Reynosa | |
| 11:46 | Portland | Christopher Bess hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from James Frasier | 20-18 |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Buck Davis (fresh) SG - Jesse Depalma (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joseph Hughes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Okello Ake (fresh) C - Gene Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Joseph Walter (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Christopher Bess (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Frasier (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Eric Foster (fresh) C - Derek Rothermel (fresh) | |
| 11:20 | Arizona State | Jesse Depalma is hacked by Christopher Bess - foul #2 on Christopher Bess, team foul #4 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Cary Vincent (SG) Jesse Depalma | |
| Subs | Portland | Martin Weems (SG) Christopher Bess | |
| 10:57 | Arizona State | Okello Ake misses the dunk | 20-18 |
| 10:55 | Portland | Joseph Walter gets the rebound | 20-18 |
| 10:36 | Portland | James Frasier double dribbles | 20-18 |
| Subs | Arizona State | George Brower (PG) Buck Davis | |
| Subs | Portland | David Jackson (PF), Jimmie Little (C) Eric Foster, Derek Rothermel | |
| 10:18 | Arizona State | Joseph Hughes is whistled for a carry | 20-18 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Jesse Depalma (SG), Jerry Grundy (SF) Cary Vincent, Joseph Hughes | |
| Subs | Portland | Ian Jonson (PG), Eric Foster (PF) Joseph Walter, James Frasier | |
| 09:59 | Portland | Martin Weems drills a floater from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Gene Johnson - foul #2 on Gene Johnson, team foul #3 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Christopher Roepke (C) Gene Johnson | |
| Subs | Portland | Wilfredo Marino (PF) Eric Foster | |
| 09:59 | Portland | Martin Weems makes the free throw | 20-21 |
| 09:45 | Arizona State | Jesse Depalma is called for a charge - foul #1 on Jesse Depalma, team foul #4 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Anthony West (SG) Jesse Depalma | |
| Subs | Portland | James Frasier (SF) David Jackson | |
| 09:31 | Portland | Wilfredo Marino hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 20-21 |
| 09:29 | Arizona State | Christopher Roepke grabs the board | 20-21 |
| 09:22 | Arizona State | Christopher Roepke clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 20-21 |
| 09:20 | Portland | James Frasier pulls down the rebound | 20-21 |
| 09:04 | Portland | Jimmie Little hits a driving attempt in the paint | 20-23 |
| 08:48 | Arizona State | George Brower misses long on a floater from the right wing | 20-23 |
| 08:46 | Portland | James Frasier pulls down the rebound | 20-23 |
| 08:42 | Portland | James Frasier is hacked by George Brower - foul #1 on George Brower, team foul #5 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Buck Davis (PG), Jesse Depalma (SG), Joseph Hughes (SF), Bruce Cole (PF) George Brower, Anthony West, Jerry Grundy, Okello Ake | |
| Subs | Portland | Joseph Walter (PG), Marc Main (SG), David Jackson (SF), Derek Rothermel (PF), Lawrence Reynosa (C) Ian Jonson, Martin Weems, James Frasier, Wilfredo Marino, Jimmie Little | |
| 08:23 | Portland | Lawrence Reynosa is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Lawrence Reynosa, team foul #5 | 20-23 |
| 08:10 | Arizona State | Joseph Hughes hits a runner from close range and he's fouled by David Jackson - foul #1 on David Jackson, team foul #6 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| Subs | Portland | Eric Foster (PF) Derek Rothermel | |
| 08:10 | Arizona State | Joseph Hughes makes the free throw | 23-23 |
| 07:46 | Portland | Lawrence Reynosa makes the floater from the left block set up by Marc Main and the foul's on Christopher Roepke - foul #1 on Christopher Roepke, team foul #6 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| Subs | Portland | Martin Weems (SG), Derek Rothermel (SF) Marc Main, David Jackson | |
| 07:46 | Portland | Lawrence Reynosa makes the free throw | 23-26 |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Buck Davis (fresh) SG - Jesse Depalma (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joseph Hughes (tiring) 7 pts. PF - Bruce Cole (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Roepke (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Joseph Walter (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Martin Weems (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Derek Rothermel (fresh) PF - Eric Foster (fresh) C - Lawrence Reynosa (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Arizona State | Joseph Hughes clanks a runner from close range | 23-26 |
| 07:34 | Portland | Martin Weems grabs the board | 23-26 |
| 07:16 | Portland | Martin Weems's floater is knocked away by Bruce Cole | 23-26 |
| 07:15 | Arizona State | Bruce Cole pulls down the rebound | 23-26 |
| 07:13 | Arizona State | Jesse Depalma is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Walter - foul #1 on Joseph Walter, team foul #7 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Arizona State | George Brower (PG) Buck Davis | |
| Subs | Portland | James Frasier (SF) Lawrence Reynosa | |
| 07:13 | Arizona State | Jesse Depalma makes the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 07:13 | Arizona State | Jesse Depalma misses the 2nd free throw | 24-26 |
| 07:13 | Portland | Eric Foster grabs the defensive rebound | 24-26 |
| 06:52 | Portland | Martin Weems travels with the ball | 24-26 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Anthony West (SG), Okello Ake (PF) Jesse Depalma, Bruce Cole | |
| Subs | Portland | Ian Jonson (PG), Lawrence Reynosa (C) Joseph Walter, Derek Rothermel | |
| 06:31 | Arizona State | Okello Ake hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 24-26 |
| 06:29 | Arizona State | Christopher Roepke grabs the offensive rebound | 24-26 |
| 06:22 | Arizona State | Christopher Roepke lays it up and in on a nice dish by George Brower | 26-26 |
| 06:06 | Portland | Eric Foster blows the layup | 26-26 |
| 06:05 | Arizona State | Okello Ake grabs the board | 26-26 |
| 06:01 | Arizona State | George Brower hits a runner from the right block set up by Anthony West and he's fouled by Ian Jonson - foul #1 on Ian Jonson, team foul #8 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Jerry Grundy (SF), Bruce Cole (PF) Joseph Hughes, Okello Ake | |
| Subs | Portland | Marc Main (PG), David Jackson (SG), Wilfredo Marino (PF) Ian Jonson, Martin Weems, Eric Foster | |
| 06:01 | Arizona State | George Brower makes the free throw | 29-26 |
| 05:53 | Portland | David Jackson connects on the runner near the basket set up by Marc Main | 29-28 |
| 05:46 | Arizona State | Anthony West misses the runner from the right block | 29-28 |
| 05:45 | Arizona State | George Brower grabs the offensive rebound | 29-28 |
| 05:27 | Arizona State | Jerry Grundy misses badly on a runner near the basket but the foul's on James Frasier - foul #2 on James Frasier, team foul #9 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Buck Davis (PG), Cary Vincent (SG) George Brower, Anthony West | |
| Subs | Portland | Joseph Walter (PG), Derek Rothermel (C) James Frasier, Lawrence Reynosa | |
| 05:27 | Arizona State | Jerry Grundy misses the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 05:27 | Arizona State | Jerry Grundy misses the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 05:27 | Arizona State | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Roepke | 29-28 |
| 05:15 | Arizona State | Jerry Grundy is hacked by David Jackson - foul #2 on David Jackson, team foul #10 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| Subs | Portland | Jimmie Little (C) David Jackson | |
| 05:15 | Arizona State | Jerry Grundy misses the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 05:15 | Arizona State | Jerry Grundy misses the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 05:15 | Portland | Jimmie Little snags the defensive board | 29-28 |
| 05:04 | Portland | Marc Main drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Derek Rothermel | 29-30 |
| 04:57 | Arizona State | Christopher Roepke makes the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Jerry Grundy | 31-30 |
| 04:34 | Portland | Jimmie Little banks in the layup on a nice dish by Marc Main | 31-32 |
| 04:18 | Arizona State | Christopher Roepke misses badly on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Marc Main - foul #1 on Marc Main, team foul #11 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Arizona State | George Brower (PG), Jesse Depalma (SG), Joseph Hughes (SF), Okello Ake (PF) Buck Davis, Cary Vincent, Jerry Grundy, Bruce Cole | |
| Subs | Portland | Ian Jonson (PG), Martin Weems (SG), Eric Foster (PF), Lawrence Reynosa (C) Joseph Walter, Marc Main, Wilfredo Marino, Jimmie Little | |
| 04:18 | Arizona State | Christopher Roepke makes the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 04:18 | Arizona State | Christopher Roepke misses the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 04:18 | Portland | Eric Foster pulls down the rebound | 32-32 |
| 04:00 | Portland | Martin Weems clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-32 |
| 03:58 | Arizona State | George Brower grabs the board | 32-32 |
| 03:55 | Arizona State | Martin Weems is called for the reach on Jesse Depalma in the backcourt - foul #1 on Martin Weems, team foul #12 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Gene Johnson (C) Christopher Roepke | |
| Subs | Portland | Christopher Bess (SG), James Frasier (SF), David Jackson (PF) Ian Jonson, Derek Rothermel, Eric Foster | |
| 03:55 | Arizona State | Jesse Depalma makes the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 03:55 | Arizona State | Jesse Depalma makes the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 03:44 | Portland | Christopher Bess splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-35 |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - George Brower (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jesse Depalma (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Joseph Hughes (tiring) 7 pts. PF - Okello Ake (fairly fresh) C - Gene Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Martin Weems (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Christopher Bess (fresh) 8 pts. SF - James Frasier (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lawrence Reynosa (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Arizona State | Gene Johnson connects on the fadeaway in the lane | 36-35 |
| 02:54 | Portland | Christopher Bess clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-35 |
| 02:52 | Portland | David Jackson grabs the offensive rebound | 36-35 |
| 02:46 | Portland | Martin Weems drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-38 |
| 02:44 | Arizona State | Joseph Hughes's pass is intercepted by Christopher Bess in the backcourt | 36-38 |
| 02:34 | Portland | Gene Johnson is called for the reach on James Frasier - foul #3 on Gene Johnson, team foul #7 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Buck Davis (PG), Anthony West (SG), Bruce Cole (PF), Christopher Roepke (C) George Brower, Jesse Depalma, Okello Ake, Gene Johnson | |
| Subs | Portland | Joseph Walter (PG), Eric Foster (PF), Jimmie Little (C) Martin Weems, David Jackson, Lawrence Reynosa | |
| 02:34 | Portland | James Frasier makes the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 02:34 | Portland | James Frasier misses the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| 02:34 | Arizona State | The rebound goes to Anthony West | 36-39 |
| 02:29 | Arizona State | Joseph Hughes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-39 |
| 02:10 | Portland | Joseph Walter drills a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Eric Foster | 36-41 |
| 01:59 | Arizona State | Bruce Cole double dribbles | 36-41 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Jerry Grundy (SF) Joseph Hughes | |
| Subs | Portland | Wilfredo Marino (C) Jimmie Little | |
| 01:30 | Portland | James Frasier throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-41 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Okello Ake (PF) Bruce Cole | |
| Subs | Portland | Martin Weems (SG), David Jackson (SF), Derek Rothermel (C) Christopher Bess, James Frasier, Eric Foster | |
| 01:16 | Arizona State | Jerry Grundy misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 36-41 |
| 01:14 | Arizona State | Buck Davis hits the follow up shot | 38-41 |
| 00:58 | Portland | David Jackson comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 38-41 |
| 00:56 | Portland | David Jackson grabs the offensive board | 38-41 |
| 00:43 | Portland | Martin Weems clanks a 3 from the right corner | 38-41 |
| 00:42 | Arizona State | Okello Ake pulls down the rebound | 38-41 |
| 00:28 | Arizona State | Anthony West clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 38-41 |
| 00:26 | Arizona State | Anthony West snags the offensive board | 38-41 |
| 00:03 | Arizona State | Jerry Grundy is hacked by Joseph Walter - foul #2 on Joseph Walter, team foul #13 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Arizona State | George Brower (PG), Jesse Depalma (SG), Bruce Cole (PF) Buck Davis, Anthony West, Okello Ake | |
| Subs | Portland | Marc Main (PG), Christopher Bess (SG), James Frasier (SF), Eric Foster (PF), Jimmie Little (C) Joseph Walter, Martin Weems, David Jackson, Wilfredo Marino, Derek Rothermel | |
| 00:03 | Arizona State | Jerry Grundy misses the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 00:03 | Arizona State | Jerry Grundy makes the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 00:00 | Portland | James Frasier misses short on a halfcourt shot | 39-41 |