| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Steven Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Haddad (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bradley Champion (fresh) PF - Jacob Service (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Peter Springer (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Keith Stevenson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jason Posey (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Robert Jetton (fresh) PF - Alfred Fairchild (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dan Lemansky (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Portland | Robert Jetton inbounds the ball | 28-33 |
| 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) | |
| 19:38 | Portland | Keith Stevenson is fouled on the floor by Gerald Haddad - foul #3 on Gerald Haddad, team foul #1 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Inouye (SG) Gerald Haddad | |
| Subs | Portland | Dion Kincaid (SF) Alfred Fairchild | |
| 19:20 | Portland | Robert Jetton misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 28-33 |
| 19:18 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Jacob Service | 28-33 |
| 18:57 | Santa Clara | Steven Brown comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-33 |
| 18:55 | Santa Clara | Peter Springer tips it but misses | 28-33 |
| 18:53 | Portland | The rebound goes to Robert Jetton | 28-33 |
| 18:47 | Portland | Robert Jetton drills a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Jason Posey | 28-35 |
| 18:41 | Santa Clara | Jacob Service lays it in on a great pass from John Inouye and he's fouled by Robert Jetton - foul #1 on Robert Jetton, team foul #1 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Sean Allen (PG), Leo Ballance (SG), Gregory Askew (SF), Michael Cox (C) Steven Brown, John Inouye, Bradley Champion, Peter Springer | |
| Subs | Portland | Alfred Fairchild (PF) Dion Kincaid | |
| 18:41 | Santa Clara | Jacob Service makes the free throw | 31-35 |
| 18:31 | Portland | Dan Lemansky hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jason Posey | 31-37 |
| 18:06 | Santa Clara | Michael Cox misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-37 |
| 18:05 | Santa Clara | Sean Allen tips it in | 33-37 |
| 17:51 | Portland | Gregory Askew steals the ball from Robert Jetton | 33-37 |
| 17:38 | Santa Clara | Michael Cox drills a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Sean Allen | 35-37 |
| 17:19 | Portland | Robert Jetton knocks in the jumper from the left wing | 35-39 |
| 17:00 | Santa Clara | Jacob Service buries a turnaround in the lane | 37-39 |
| 16:47 | Portland | Robert Jetton hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range but the foul's on Leo Ballance - foul #2 on Leo Ballance, team foul #2 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Steven Brown (PG), John Inouye (SG), Bradley Champion (SF), Peter Springer (C) Sean Allen, Leo Ballance, Gregory Askew, Jacob Service | |
| Subs | Portland | Travis Holmes (SG), Dion Kincaid (SF) Jason Posey, Alfred Fairchild | |
| 16:47 | Portland | Robert Jetton makes the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 16:47 | Portland | Robert Jetton makes the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 16:25 | Santa Clara | John Inouye clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-41 |
| 16:24 | Portland | The rebound goes to Keith Stevenson | 37-41 |
| 15:56 | Portland | Robert Jetton misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-41 |
| 15:55 | Santa Clara | John Inouye snags the defensive board | 37-41 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Steven Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Inouye (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bradley Champion (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Cox (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Peter Springer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Keith Stevenson (tiring) 3 pts. SG - Travis Holmes (fairly fresh) SF - Dion Kincaid (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Robert Jetton (tired) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Dan Lemansky (tired) 5 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Santa Clara | Michael Cox buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Steven Brown | 39-41 |
| 15:24 | Portland | Travis Holmes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-41 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Manuel Sargent (PG), Gerald Haddad (SG), Russell Webb (PF) Steven Brown, John Inouye, Michael Cox | |
| Subs | Portland | Scott Novello (PG), Michael Harris (SG), Alfred Fairchild (PF), Gabriel Bruno (C) Keith Stevenson, Travis Holmes, Robert Jetton, Dan Lemansky | |
| 15:07 | Santa Clara | Peter Springer loses the ball out of bounds | 39-41 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Portland | Jason Posey (SG), Travis Alongi (SF) Michael Harris, Dion Kincaid | |
| 14:52 | Portland | Jason Posey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-41 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Portland | Travis Holmes (SG), Dion Kincaid (SF) Jason Posey, Travis Alongi | |
| 14:39 | Santa Clara | Bradley Champion is open and scores on a jump hook from the right block | 41-41 |
| 14:34 | Portland | Scott Novello scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-44 |
| 14:31 | Santa Clara | Manuel Sargent travels in the backcourt | 41-44 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Steven Brown (PG), Gregory Askew (SF) Manuel Sargent, Bradley Champion | |
| Subs | Portland | Jason Posey (SG), Travis Alongi (SF) Travis Holmes, Dion Kincaid | |
| 14:16 | Portland | Jason Posey connects on the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Scott Novello | 41-46 |
| 13:47 | Santa Clara | Gregory Askew misses short on a shot from the right block | 41-46 |
| 13:45 | Santa Clara | The offensive rebound goes to Peter Springer | 41-46 |
| 13:36 | Santa Clara | Gregory Askew clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 41-46 |
| 13:34 | Santa Clara | Gerald Haddad gets the offensive rebound | 41-46 |
| 13:25 | Santa Clara | Gerald Haddad misses the jumper from the right block but the foul's on Gabriel Bruno - foul #4 on Gabriel Bruno, team foul #2 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Sean Allen (PG), Leo Ballance (SF), Jacob Service (C) Steven Brown, Gregory Askew, Peter Springer | |
| Subs | Portland | Travis Holmes (SG), Dion Kincaid (SF), Dan Lemansky (PF), Steven Walsh (C) Jason Posey, Travis Alongi, Alfred Fairchild, Gabriel Bruno | |
| 13:25 | Santa Clara | Gerald Haddad makes the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 13:25 | Santa Clara | Gerald Haddad makes the 2nd free throw | 43-46 |
| 13:20 | Portland | Dion Kincaid's pass is intercepted by Leo Ballance in the backcourt | 43-46 |
| 13:17 | Santa Clara | Gerald Haddad lays it up and in on a nice dish by Leo Ballance | 45-46 |
| 13:09 | Portland | A charge is called on Scott Novello - foul #4 on Scott Novello, team foul #3 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Portland | Keith Stevenson (PG) Scott Novello | |
| 13:02 | Santa Clara | Sean Allen is fouled in the backcourt by Keith Stevenson - foul #2 on Keith Stevenson, team foul #4 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Manuel Sargent (PG) Gerald Haddad | |
| Subs | Portland | | |
| 12:56 | Santa Clara | Sean Allen knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Manuel Sargent | 47-46 |
| 12:38 | Portland | Dan Lemansky knocks in the shot from the left block set up by Keith Stevenson | 47-48 |
| 12:28 | Santa Clara | Sean Allen is hacked by Dan Lemansky - foul #3 on Dan Lemansky, team foul #5 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Steven Brown (PG), Bradley Champion (SF), Peter Springer (C) Manuel Sargent, Leo Ballance, Jacob Service | |
| Subs | Portland | Jason Posey (SG), Robert Jetton (SF), Alfred Fairchild (PF) Travis Holmes, Dion Kincaid, Steven Walsh | |
| 12:20 | Santa Clara | Alfred Fairchild steals it from Russell Webb | 47-48 |
| 12:18 | Portland | Jason Posey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-48 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Inouye (SG) Sean Allen | |
| Subs | Portland | Dion Kincaid (SF), Steven Walsh (C) Alfred Fairchild, Dan Lemansky | |
| 12:06 | Santa Clara | Steven Walsh steps in front of the Bradley Champion pass | 47-48 |
| 12:04 | Portland | Jason Posey is fouled in the backcourt by John Inouye - foul #2 on John Inouye, team foul #3 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Portland | Alfred Fairchild (PF), Dan Lemansky (C) Robert Jetton, Steven Walsh | |
| 11:58 | Portland | Dion Kincaid scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-51 |
| 11:56 | Santa Clara | Bradley Champion's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-51 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gerald Haddad (SG) John Inouye | |
| Subs | Portland | Robert Jetton (SF) Dion Kincaid | |
| 11:36 | Portland | Jason Posey hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-51 |
| 11:34 | Portland | Alfred Fairchild tips it home | 47-53 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Steven Brown (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerald Haddad (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bradley Champion (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Russell Webb (tiring) 3 pf. C - Peter Springer (tiring) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Keith Stevenson (tired) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Posey (tired) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Jetton (tired) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alfred Fairchild (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Dan Lemansky (tired) 7 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:05 | Santa Clara | Bradley Champion clanks a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Jason Posey - foul #2 on Jason Posey, team foul #6 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Sean Allen (PG), John Inouye (SG), Jacob Service (C) Steven Brown, Gerald Haddad, Peter Springer | |
| Subs | Portland | Travis Holmes (SG), Dion Kincaid (SF), Steven Walsh (C) Jason Posey, Robert Jetton, Dan Lemansky | |
| 11:05 | Santa Clara | Bradley Champion misses the 1st free throw | 47-53 |
| 11:05 | Santa Clara | Bradley Champion makes the 2nd free throw | 48-53 |
| 10:43 | Portland | Dion Kincaid misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 48-53 |
| 10:41 | Santa Clara | Bradley Champion grabs the board | 48-53 |
| 10:17 | Santa Clara | John Inouye clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-53 |
| 10:16 | Portland | The rebound goes to Dion Kincaid | 48-53 |
| 10:11 | Portland | Keith Stevenson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-53 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Manuel Sargent (PG), Leo Ballance (SG), Gregory Askew (SF), Michael Cox (PF) Sean Allen, John Inouye, Bradley Champion, Russell Webb | |
| Subs | Portland | Jason Posey (PG), Michael Harris (SG), Robert Jetton (PF), Dan Lemansky (C) Keith Stevenson, Travis Holmes, Alfred Fairchild, Steven Walsh | |
| 10:06 | Santa Clara | Michael Cox throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-53 |
| 10:06 | Portland | Portland calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 48-53 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gerald Haddad (SG) Jacob Service | |
| Subs | Portland | Travis Alongi (SF) Dion Kincaid | |
| 09:51 | Portland | Dan Lemansky is called for traveling | 48-53 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Sean Allen (SG) Gerald Haddad | |
| Subs | Portland | Keith Stevenson (PG), Dion Kincaid (SF) Michael Harris, Travis Alongi | |
| 09:26 | Santa Clara | Michael Cox hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-53 |
| 09:25 | Santa Clara | Sean Allen hits the follow up shot | 50-53 |
| 08:59 | Portland | Robert Jetton hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-56 |
| 08:34 | Santa Clara | Manuel Sargent connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Cox | 52-56 |
| 08:16 | Portland | Dion Kincaid buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jason Posey | 52-59 |
| 08:04 | Santa Clara | Manuel Sargent hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-59 |
| 08:02 | Santa Clara | Sean Allen snags the offensive board | 52-59 |
| 07:44 | Santa Clara | Sean Allen misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-59 |
| 07:42 | Portland | Dion Kincaid gets the rebound | 52-59 |
| 07:39 | Portland | Manuel Sargent steps in front of the Dion Kincaid pass in the backcourt | 52-59 |
| 07:28 | Santa Clara | Sean Allen is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Manuel Sargent | 54-59 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Manuel Sargent (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sean Allen (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leo Ballance (tiring) PF - Michael Cox (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Gregory Askew (tiring) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Keith Stevenson (very tired) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Posey (very tired) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dion Kincaid (tiring) 12 pts. 8 reb. PF - Robert Jetton (very tired) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Dan Lemansky (very tired) 7 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:26 | Portland | Sean Allen steals the ball from Dion Kincaid in the backcourt | 54-59 |
| 07:23 | Santa Clara | Michael Cox banks in the layup set up by Sean Allen | 56-59 |
| 07:20 | Portland | Michael Cox steps in front of the Keith Stevenson pass in the backcourt | 56-59 |
| 07:08 | Santa Clara | Michael Cox scores on a jump hook from close range set up by Manuel Sargent | 58-59 |
| 06:50 | Portland | Michael Cox swats the short shot by Dan Lemansky | 58-59 |
| 06:48 | Santa Clara | Leo Ballance grabs the defensive rebound | 58-59 |
| 06:41 | Santa Clara | Gregory Askew is fouled on the floor by Dan Lemansky - foul #4 on Dan Lemansky, team foul #7 | 58-59 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Steven Brown (PG), Gerald Haddad (SG), Jacob Service (PF), Peter Springer (C) Manuel Sargent, Sean Allen, Leo Ballance, Michael Cox | |
| Subs | Portland | Scott Novello (PG), Travis Holmes (SG), Travis Alongi (SF), Alfred Fairchild (PF), Steven Walsh (C) Keith Stevenson, Jason Posey, Dion Kincaid, Robert Jetton, Dan Lemansky | |
| 06:41 | Santa Clara | Gregory Askew makes the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 06:41 | Santa Clara | Gregory Askew makes the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 06:39 | Portland | Gregory Askew is called for the reach on Travis Alongi in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gregory Askew, team foul #4 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Bradley Champion (SF) Gregory Askew | |
| Subs | Portland | | |
| 06:24 | Portland | Scott Novello can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-59 |
| 06:23 | Santa Clara | Gerald Haddad grabs the defensive rebound | 60-59 |
| 06:05 | Santa Clara | Gerald Haddad is hacked by Travis Holmes - foul #1 on Travis Holmes, team foul #8 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Russell Webb (PF) Jacob Service | |
| Subs | Portland | Gabriel Bruno (C) Steven Walsh | |
| 06:05 | Santa Clara | Gerald Haddad makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 06:05 | Santa Clara | Gerald Haddad makes the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 05:50 | Portland | Travis Holmes knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-62 |
| 05:48 | Santa Clara | Travis Alongi is called for the reach on Gerald Haddad in the backcourt - foul #1 on Travis Alongi, team foul #9 | 62-62 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Inouye (PG) Steven Brown | |
| Subs | Portland | | |
| 05:48 | Santa Clara | Gerald Haddad makes the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 05:48 | Santa Clara | Gerald Haddad makes the 2nd free throw | 64-62 |
| 05:45 | Portland | Scott Novello is fouled in the backcourt by Gerald Haddad - foul #4 on Gerald Haddad, team foul #5 | 64-62 |
| 05:25 | Portland | Travis Holmes can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 64-62 |
| 05:24 | Portland | Scott Novello hits the follow up shot | 64-64 |
| 05:22 | Santa Clara | Gerald Haddad throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-64 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Steven Brown (PG), Jacob Service (C) Gerald Haddad, Peter Springer | |
| Subs | Portland | Michael Harris (SF) Travis Alongi | |
| 05:09 | Portland | Travis Holmes is hacked by Russell Webb - foul #4 on Russell Webb, team foul #6 | 64-64 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Portland | Robert Jetton (SF) Michael Harris | |
| 04:45 | Portland | Robert Jetton comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 64-64 |
| 04:44 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Russell Webb | 64-64 |
| 04:40 | Santa Clara | Bradley Champion slams it home | 66-64 |
| 04:34 | Portland | Gabriel Bruno's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-64 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gerald Haddad (SG), Gregory Askew (SF), Peter Springer (C) John Inouye, Bradley Champion, Jacob Service | |
| Subs | Portland | Dion Kincaid (SF), Steven Walsh (C) Robert Jetton, Gabriel Bruno | |
| 04:13 | Santa Clara | Gerald Haddad misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 66-64 |
| 04:12 | Santa Clara | Steven Brown hits the follow up shot | 68-64 |
| 04:08 | Portland | Steven Brown is called for the reach on Scott Novello in the backcourt - foul #1 on Steven Brown, team foul #7 | 68-64 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jacob Service (PF) Russell Webb | |
| Subs | Portland | Jason Posey (SG), Gabriel Bruno (C) Travis Holmes, Steven Walsh | |
| 04:08 | Portland | Scott Novello misses the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 04:08 | Santa Clara | Jacob Service snags the defensive board | 68-64 |
| 03:46 | Santa Clara | Gerald Haddad can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 68-64 |
| 03:45 | Santa Clara | Peter Springer tips it back up and in | 70-64 |
| 03:30 | Portland | Jason Posey can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 70-64 |
| 03:28 | Portland | Dion Kincaid hits the follow up shot | 70-66 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Steven Brown (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerald Haddad (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Gregory Askew (tiring) 7 pts. PF - Jacob Service (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Peter Springer (tiring) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Scott Novello (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jason Posey (very tired) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dion Kincaid (tired) 14 pts. 9 reb. PF - Alfred Fairchild (very tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Gabriel Bruno (tiring) 1 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 03:26 | Santa Clara | Gerald Haddad is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 70-66 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Inouye (PG), Bradley Champion (SF), Russell Webb (PF) Steven Brown, Gregory Askew, Peter Springer | |
| Subs | Portland | Travis Holmes (SG), Robert Jetton (SF), Dan Lemansky (PF), Steven Walsh (C) Jason Posey, Dion Kincaid, Alfred Fairchild, Gabriel Bruno | |
| 03:06 | Portland | Dan Lemansky connects on the turnaround from the baseline set up by Scott Novello | 70-68 |
| 02:48 | Santa Clara | John Inouye scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Jacob Service | 73-68 |
| 02:48 | Portland | Portland calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 73-68 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Steven Brown (PG), Leo Ballance (SF), Peter Springer (C) John Inouye, Bradley Champion, Jacob Service | |
| Subs | Portland | Jason Posey (SG), Travis Alongi (SF), Alfred Fairchild (PF), Gabriel Bruno (C) Travis Holmes, Robert Jetton, Dan Lemansky, Steven Walsh | |
| 02:20 | Portland | Peter Springer denies the turnaround by Alfred Fairchild | 73-68 |
| 02:18 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Leo Ballance | 73-68 |
| 02:13 | Santa Clara | Jason Posey is called for the reach on Gerald Haddad in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jason Posey, team foul #10 | 73-68 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Sean Allen (SF) Leo Ballance | |
| Subs | Portland | Michael Harris (SG), Dion Kincaid (SF), Dan Lemansky (PF) Jason Posey, Travis Alongi, Alfred Fairchild | |
| 02:13 | Santa Clara | Gerald Haddad misses the 1st free throw | 73-68 |
| 02:13 | Santa Clara | Gerald Haddad misses the 2nd free throw | 73-68 |
| 02:13 | Portland | Gabriel Bruno gets the rebound | 73-68 |
| 01:58 | Portland | Dan Lemansky is open but comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 73-68 |
| 01:57 | Santa Clara | Russell Webb grabs the board | 73-68 |
| 01:55 | Santa Clara | Steven Brown is hacked by Dion Kincaid in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dion Kincaid, team foul #11 | 73-68 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Bradley Champion (SF) Sean Allen | |
| Subs | Portland | Jason Posey (SG), Robert Jetton (SF), Alfred Fairchild (PF) Michael Harris, Dion Kincaid, Gabriel Bruno | |
| 01:55 | Portland | Portland calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 73-68 |
| 01:55 | Santa Clara | Steven Brown makes the 1st free throw | 74-68 |
| 01:55 | Santa Clara | Steven Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 75-68 |
| 01:41 | Portland | Alfred Fairchild's fadeaway is rejected by Peter Springer | 75-68 |
| 01:39 | Santa Clara | Peter Springer grabs the board | 75-68 |
| 01:35 | Santa Clara | Gerald Haddad is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Russell Webb | 77-68 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:28 | Portland | Scott Novello misses long on a floater from the right wing | 77-68 |
| 01:26 | Santa Clara | Peter Springer pulls down the rebound | 77-68 |
| 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) | |
| 01:02 | Santa Clara | Peter Springer double dribbles | 77-68 |
| 01:02 | Portland | Portland calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 77-68 |
| 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) | |
| 00:55 | Portland | Robert Jetton is called for traveling | 77-68 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Santa Clara | Steven Brown is fouled in the backcourt by Scott Novello - foul #5 on Scott Novello, team foul #12 | 77-68 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Leo Ballance (SF) Bradley Champion | |
| Subs | Portland | Keith Stevenson (PG) Scott Novello | |
| 00:52 | Santa Clara | Steven Brown makes the 1st free throw | 78-68 |
| 00:52 | Santa Clara | Steven Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 79-68 |
| 00:44 | Portland | Robert Jetton misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Leo Ballance - foul #3 on Leo Ballance, team foul #8 | 79-68 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Inouye (PG), Sean Allen (SG), Gregory Askew (SF), Jacob Service (PF), Michael Cox (C) Steven Brown, Gerald Haddad, Leo Ballance, Russell Webb, Peter Springer | |
| Subs | Portland | Travis Holmes (SG), Dion Kincaid (SF), Steven Walsh (C) Jason Posey, Alfred Fairchild, Dan Lemansky | |
| 00:44 | Portland | Robert Jetton makes the 1st free throw | 79-69 |
| 00:44 | Portland | Robert Jetton makes the 2nd free throw | 79-70 |
| 00:43 | Santa Clara | Travis Holmes is called for the reach on Sean Allen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Travis Holmes, team foul #13 | 79-70 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Steven Brown (PG), Gerald Haddad (SG), Russell Webb (PF), Peter Springer (C) John Inouye, Gregory Askew, Jacob Service, Michael Cox | |
| Subs | Portland | Jason Posey (SG), Alfred Fairchild (PF), Dan Lemansky (C) Travis Holmes, Dion Kincaid, Steven Walsh | |
| 00:43 | Santa Clara | Sean Allen makes the 1st free throw | 80-70 |
| 00:43 | Santa Clara | Sean Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 81-70 |
| 00:36 | Portland | Jason Posey loses the ball out of bounds | 81-70 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Inouye (PG), Leo Ballance (SF), Jacob Service (PF), Michael Cox (C) Steven Brown, Gerald Haddad, Russell Webb, Peter Springer | |
| Subs | Portland | Travis Holmes (SG), Dion Kincaid (SF), Steven Walsh (C) Jason Posey, Robert Jetton, Dan Lemansky | |
| 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) | |
| 00:09 | Santa Clara | Leo Ballance can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 81-70 |
| 00:08 | Portland | The rebound goes to Dion Kincaid | 81-70 |
| 00:02 | Portland | Dion Kincaid comes up short on the floater from the left side | 81-70 |
| 00:00 | Santa Clara | Leo Ballance snags the defensive board | 81-70 |