| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Donald Reason (fresh) SG - Kevin Arakaki (fresh) SF - Jesse Cory (fresh) PF - James Lucas (fresh) C - Charles Lew (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Gregory Jackson (fresh) SG - Perry Link (fresh) SF - Billy Kidd (fresh) PF - James Lewis (fresh) C - Robert Carroll (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Portland | James Lewis wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:37 | Portland | James Lewis comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Portland | Robert Carroll tips it back up and in | 0-2 |
| 19:34 | Gonzaga | Donald Reason travels in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 19:13 | Portland | Gregory Jackson clanks a 3 from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 19:11 | Portland | James Lewis snags the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:56 | Portland | Robert Carroll is hacked by Jesse Cory - foul #1 on Jesse Cory, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:39 | Portland | Billy Kidd misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by James Lucas - foul #1 on James Lucas, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 18:39 | Portland | Billy Kidd makes the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:39 | Portland | Billy Kidd makes the 2nd free throw | 0-4 |
| 18:12 | Gonzaga | James Lucas knocks in the shot near the basket on a great pass from Donald Reason | 2-4 |
| 17:54 | Portland | Billy Kidd's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-4 |
| 17:38 | Gonzaga | Kevin Arakaki is hacked by Gregory Jackson - foul #1 on Gregory Jackson, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | Portland | Chris Bush (PG), Charles Beatty (PF) Gregory Jackson, James Lewis | |
| 17:23 | Gonzaga | James Lucas clanks a jump hook near the basket | 2-4 |
| 17:21 | Portland | Robert Carroll pulls down the rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:16 | Portland | Perry Link clanks a 3 from the right wing | 2-4 |
| 17:14 | Gonzaga | James Lucas snags the defensive board | 2-4 |
| 16:52 | Gonzaga | Donald Reason is called for traveling | 2-4 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | Portland | Louis Biehl (SG), Elton Burns (SF), William Eagle (C) Perry Link, Billy Kidd, Robert Carroll | |
| 16:37 | Portland | Chris Bush buries a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Elton Burns | 2-6 |
| 16:13 | Gonzaga | Donald Reason is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by James Lucas | 5-6 |
| 15:49 | Portland | Louis Biehl comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Kevin Arakaki - foul #1 on Kevin Arakaki, team foul #3 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Rene Russo (PG), Ralph Syverson (PF), Thomas Petrick (C) Donald Reason, James Lucas, Charles Lew | |
| Subs | Portland | Gregory Jackson (PG), Billy Kidd (SF), James Lewis (PF) Chris Bush, Elton Burns, Charles Beatty | |
| 15:49 | Portland | Louis Biehl makes the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 15:49 | Portland | Louis Biehl makes the 2nd free throw | 5-8 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Rene Russo (fresh) SG - Kevin Arakaki (fresh) SF - Jesse Cory (fairly fresh) PF - Ralph Syverson (fresh) C - Thomas Petrick (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Gregory Jackson (fresh) SG - Louis Biehl (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Billy Kidd (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Lewis (fresh) C - William Eagle (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Gonzaga | Ralph Syverson is wide open but clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 5-8 |
| 15:28 | Gonzaga | Kevin Arakaki pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-8 |
| 15:11 | Gonzaga | Thomas Petrick clanks a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by William Eagle - foul #1 on William Eagle, team foul #2 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Glenn Jackson (SG) Kevin Arakaki | |
| Subs | Portland | Perry Link (SG), Robert Carroll (C) Louis Biehl, William Eagle | |
| 15:11 | Gonzaga | Thomas Petrick makes the 1st free throw | 6-8 |
| 15:11 | Gonzaga | Thomas Petrick makes the 2nd free throw | 7-8 |
| 14:52 | Portland | Robert Carroll misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 7-8 |
| 14:50 | Portland | Billy Kidd gets the offensive rebound | 7-8 |
| 14:34 | Portland | Robert Carroll misses long on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Thomas Petrick - foul #1 on Thomas Petrick, team foul #4 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Ronald Yamamoto (SF), James Lucas (PF) Jesse Cory, Ralph Syverson | |
| Subs | Portland | | |
| 14:34 | Portland | Robert Carroll misses the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 14:34 | Portland | Robert Carroll makes the 2nd free throw | 7-9 |
| 14:22 | Gonzaga | James Lucas is fouled on the floor by James Lewis - foul #1 on James Lewis, team foul #3 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Donald Reason (PG), Kevin Arakaki (SG) Rene Russo, Glenn Jackson | |
| Subs | Portland | | |
| 14:11 | Gonzaga | James Lewis picks off the pass by Kevin Arakaki | 7-9 |
| 13:53 | Portland | James Lewis misses long on a shot from the baseline | 7-9 |
| 13:52 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Thomas Petrick | 7-9 |
| 13:50 | Gonzaga | Gregory Jackson is called for the reach on Ronald Yamamoto in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gregory Jackson, team foul #4 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Charles Lew (C) Thomas Petrick | |
| Subs | Portland | Chris Bush (PG), Elton Burns (SF), Charles Beatty (PF), William Eagle (C) Gregory Jackson, Billy Kidd, James Lewis, Robert Carroll | |
| 13:32 | Gonzaga | Donald Reason clanks a turnaround from the right block | 7-9 |
| 13:31 | Gonzaga | Kevin Arakaki pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-9 |
| 13:16 | Gonzaga | Charles Lew hits a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Donald Reason and he's hacked by William Eagle - foul #2 on William Eagle, team foul #5 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | Portland | Louis Biehl (SG), Luis Ingram (PF) Perry Link, William Eagle | |
| 13:16 | Gonzaga | Charles Lew misses the free throw | 9-9 |
| 13:16 | Portland | Luis Ingram pulls down the rebound | 9-9 |
| 13:06 | Portland | Elton Burns knocks in the jumper from the right block | 9-11 |
| 12:56 | Gonzaga | Chris Bush steals it from James Lucas | 9-11 |
| 12:35 | Portland | Elton Burns misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 9-11 |
| 12:33 | Gonzaga | Kevin Arakaki gets the rebound | 9-11 |
| 12:31 | Gonzaga | Donald Reason is hacked by Louis Biehl in the backcourt - foul #1 on Louis Biehl, team foul #6 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Rene Russo (PG), Jesse Cory (SF), Ralph Syverson (PF) Donald Reason, Ronald Yamamoto, James Lucas | |
| Subs | Portland | Billy Kidd (SF), James Lewis (PF), Robert Carroll (C) Louis Biehl, Luis Ingram, Charles Beatty | |
| 12:19 | Gonzaga | Jesse Cory is hacked by Billy Kidd - foul #1 on Billy Kidd, team foul #7 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Glenn Jackson (SG), Thomas Petrick (C) Kevin Arakaki, Charles Lew | |
| Subs | Portland | Perry Link (SG) Elton Burns | |
| 12:19 | Gonzaga | Jesse Cory misses the 1st free throw | 9-11 |
| 12:19 | Portland | The rebound goes to Robert Carroll | 9-11 |
| 12:07 | Portland | Jesse Cory is called for the reach on James Lewis - foul #2 on Jesse Cory, team foul #5 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Dave Bish (SF) Jesse Cory | |
| Subs | Portland | | |
| 11:54 | Portland | Perry Link misses the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Dave Bish - foul #1 on Dave Bish, team foul #6 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Ronald Yamamoto (SF) Dave Bish | |
| Subs | Portland | | |
| 11:54 | Portland | Perry Link makes the 1st free throw | 9-12 |
| 11:54 | Portland | Perry Link misses the 2nd free throw | 9-12 |
| 11:54 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Thomas Petrick | 9-12 |
| 11:31 | Gonzaga | Thomas Petrick is alone and throws it down on a great pass from Ralph Syverson | 11-12 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Rene Russo (fresh) SG - Glenn Jackson (fresh) SF - Ronald Yamamoto (fresh) PF - Ralph Syverson (fresh) C - Thomas Petrick (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Chris Bush (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Perry Link (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Billy Kidd (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Lewis (fresh) C - Robert Carroll (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Portland | Chris Bush is fouled on the floor by Thomas Petrick - foul #2 on Thomas Petrick, team foul #7 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Donald Reason (PG), Kevin Arakaki (SG), Charles Lew (C) Rene Russo, Glenn Jackson, Thomas Petrick | |
| Subs | Portland | Charles Beatty (PF) James Lewis | |
| 11:17 | Portland | Chris Bush misses the 1st free throw | 11-12 |
| 11:17 | Gonzaga | Ronald Yamamoto gets the rebound | 11-12 |
| 10:55 | Gonzaga | Charles Lew is wide open but clanks a shot from the free throw line | 11-12 |
| 10:54 | Gonzaga | Charles Lew can't tip it in | 11-12 |
| 10:52 | Portland | The rebound goes to Billy Kidd | 11-12 |
| 10:28 | Portland | Billy Kidd throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-12 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Dave Bish (SF), James Lucas (PF) Ronald Yamamoto, Ralph Syverson | |
| Subs | Portland | Rodney Tipler (PG), Louis Biehl (SG), Elton Burns (SF), Luis Ingram (PF) Chris Bush, Perry Link, Billy Kidd, Robert Carroll | |
| 10:24 | Gonzaga | Kevin Arakaki is hacked by Louis Biehl in the backcourt - foul #2 on Louis Biehl, team foul #8 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | Portland | Perry Link (SG) Louis Biehl | |
| 10:24 | Gonzaga | Kevin Arakaki misses the 1st free throw | 11-12 |
| 10:24 | Portland | Luis Ingram grabs the board | 11-12 |
| 10:14 | Portland | Perry Link's fadeaway is rejected by James Lucas | 11-12 |
| 10:12 | Gonzaga | Kevin Arakaki pulls down the rebound | 11-12 |
| 09:45 | Gonzaga | Donald Reason can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 11-12 |
| 09:44 | Portland | Perry Link pulls down the rebound | 11-12 |
| 09:24 | Portland | Perry Link misses the fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by James Lucas - foul #2 on James Lucas, team foul #8 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Rene Russo (PG), Ronald Yamamoto (SF), Ralph Syverson (PF) Donald Reason, Dave Bish, James Lucas | |
| Subs | Portland | Billy Kidd (SF), James Lewis (PF) Rodney Tipler, Charles Beatty | |
| 09:24 | Portland | Perry Link makes the 1st free throw | 11-13 |
| 09:24 | Portland | Perry Link makes the 2nd free throw | 11-14 |
| 09:10 | Gonzaga | Ralph Syverson jams the wide open dunk on a great pass from Ronald Yamamoto | 13-14 |
| 08:53 | Portland | Perry Link misses long on a floater from the right wing | 13-14 |
| 08:51 | Portland | Perry Link grabs the offensive board | 13-14 |
| 08:42 | Portland | The jump hook by James Lewis is blocked by Charles Lew | 13-14 |
| 08:40 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Ronald Yamamoto | 13-14 |
| 08:38 | Gonzaga | Rene Russo is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 13-14 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Glenn Jackson (SG) Kevin Arakaki | |
| Subs | Portland | Rodney Tipler (PG), Chris Bush (SG), Robert Carroll (C) Elton Burns, Perry Link, Luis Ingram | |
| 08:23 | Portland | Chris Bush drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Billy Kidd | 13-17 |
| 08:09 | Gonzaga | Glenn Jackson scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Rene Russo | 16-17 |
| 07:46 | Portland | Billy Kidd misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 16-17 |
| 07:44 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Rene Russo | 16-17 |
| 07:33 | Gonzaga | Glenn Jackson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-17 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Donald Reason (PG), Kevin Arakaki (SG), Dave Bish (SF) Rene Russo, Glenn Jackson, Ronald Yamamoto | |
| Subs | Portland | Perry Link (SG), Elton Burns (SF), Charles Beatty (PF) Chris Bush, Billy Kidd, James Lewis | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Donald Reason (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Arakaki (fresh) SF - Dave Bish (fresh) PF - Ralph Syverson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Lew (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Rodney Tipler (fresh) SG - Perry Link (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Elton Burns (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Charles Beatty (fresh) C - Robert Carroll (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Portland | Dave Bish takes the ball from Rodney Tipler | 16-17 |
| 07:02 | Gonzaga | Ralph Syverson banks in the layup on a great pass from Kevin Arakaki and he's fouled by Charles Beatty - foul #1 on Charles Beatty, team foul #9 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | Portland | Billy Kidd (SF), Luis Ingram (PF) Rodney Tipler, Robert Carroll | |
| 07:02 | Gonzaga | Ralph Syverson misses the free throw | 18-17 |
| 07:02 | Portland | Charles Beatty gets the rebound | 18-17 |
| 06:36 | Portland | Luis Ingram comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 18-17 |
| 06:34 | Gonzaga | Ralph Syverson snags the defensive board | 18-17 |
| 06:14 | Gonzaga | Charles Lew misses long on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Charles Beatty - foul #2 on Charles Beatty, team foul #10 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | Portland | Chris Bush (PG), James Lewis (PF) Elton Burns, Charles Beatty | |
| 06:14 | Gonzaga | Charles Lew makes the 1st free throw | 19-17 |
| 06:14 | Gonzaga | Charles Lew misses the 2nd free throw | 19-17 |
| 06:14 | Portland | James Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 19-17 |
| 06:01 | Portland | Luis Ingram is denied on a layup by Charles Lew | 19-17 |
| 05:59 | Gonzaga | Dave Bish snags the defensive board | 19-17 |
| 05:49 | Gonzaga | Kevin Arakaki misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 19-17 |
| 05:47 | Portland | Billy Kidd grabs the defensive rebound | 19-17 |
| 05:22 | Portland | Billy Kidd makes the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Chris Bush | 19-19 |
| 05:02 | Gonzaga | Ralph Syverson clanks a shot in the paint | 19-19 |
| 05:01 | Portland | James Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 19-19 |
| 04:56 | Portland | James Lewis is hacked by Charles Lew - foul #1 on Charles Lew, team foul #9 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Rene Russo (PG), Glenn Jackson (SG), Ronald Yamamoto (SF) Donald Reason, Kevin Arakaki, Dave Bish | |
| Subs | Portland | Rodney Tipler (PG), Elton Burns (SF), Robert Carroll (C) Perry Link, Billy Kidd, Luis Ingram | |
| 04:56 | Portland | James Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 04:56 | Portland | James Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 19-21 |
| 04:36 | Gonzaga | Charles Lew knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Glenn Jackson | 21-21 |
| 04:31 | Portland | Chris Bush clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 21-21 |
| 04:29 | Portland | James Lewis grabs the offensive board | 21-21 |
| 04:18 | Portland | Elton Burns hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 21-21 |
| 04:16 | Gonzaga | Rene Russo grabs the board | 21-21 |
| 04:13 | Gonzaga | Rene Russo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-21 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Kevin Arakaki (SG) Glenn Jackson | |
| Subs | Portland | | |
| 04:01 | Portland | Chris Bush misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 21-21 |
| 03:59 | Gonzaga | Rene Russo grabs the defensive rebound | 21-21 |
| 03:30 | Gonzaga | Charles Lew misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 21-21 |
| 03:28 | Portland | Robert Carroll gets the rebound | 21-21 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Rene Russo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin Arakaki (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ronald Yamamoto (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ralph Syverson (tiring) 4 pts. C - Charles Lew (tired) 5 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Rodney Tipler (fresh) SG - Chris Bush (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Elton Burns (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Lewis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Carroll (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Portland | James Lewis is called for a charge - foul #2 on James Lewis, team foul #11 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jesse Cory (SF), James Lucas (PF), Thomas Petrick (C) Ronald Yamamoto, Ralph Syverson, Charles Lew | |
| Subs | Portland | Gregory Jackson (PG), Louis Biehl (SG), Billy Kidd (SF), Charles Beatty (PF), William Eagle (C) Rodney Tipler, Chris Bush, Elton Burns, James Lewis, Robert Carroll | |
| 02:58 | Gonzaga | James Lucas lays it in uncontested set up by Kevin Arakaki | 23-21 |
| 02:38 | Portland | Louis Biehl's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-21 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Donald Reason (PG), Glenn Jackson (SG) Rene Russo, Kevin Arakaki | |
| Subs | Portland | | |
| 02:24 | Gonzaga | Thomas Petrick can't finish the layup | 23-21 |
| 02:23 | Gonzaga | Thomas Petrick hits the follow up shot | 25-21 |
| 02:02 | Portland | William Eagle comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-21 |
| 02:01 | Gonzaga | Glenn Jackson grabs the board | 25-21 |
| 01:37 | Gonzaga | James Lucas is open and buries a jumper from the right side | 27-21 |
| 01:18 | Portland | Billy Kidd loses the dribble to Thomas Petrick | 27-21 |
| 01:03 | Gonzaga | Donald Reason hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Gregory Jackson - foul #3 on Gregory Jackson, team foul #12 | 27-21 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Kevin Arakaki (SG) Glenn Jackson | |
| Subs | Portland | Chris Bush (PG), Perry Link (SG), Elton Burns (SF), Luis Ingram (PF), Robert Carroll (C) Gregory Jackson, Louis Biehl, Billy Kidd, Charles Beatty, William Eagle | |
| 01:03 | Gonzaga | Donald Reason misses the 1st free throw | 27-21 |
| 01:03 | Gonzaga | Donald Reason makes the 2nd free throw | 28-21 |
| 00:52 | Portland | Perry Link clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 28-21 |
| 00:50 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to James Lucas | 28-21 |
| 00:28 | Gonzaga | Kevin Arakaki misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-21 |
| 00:26 | Portland | Robert Carroll gets the rebound | 28-21 |
| 00:02 | Portland | Elton Burns clanks a runner in the paint | 28-21 |
| 00:01 | Portland | Luis Ingram tips it home | 28-23 |
| 00:00 | Gonzaga | Donald Reason misses short on a fullcourt shot | 28-23 |