| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - David Steveson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Gilbert Gardea (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Carroll (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Justin Westhoff (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Barry (fresh) 3 pts. 4 stl. | |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Gary Toney (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Olson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Darrel Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Burchette (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Mikels (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Santa Clara | John Carroll inbounds the ball | 35-34 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:38 | Santa Clara | Justin Westhoff throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-34 |
| 19:11 | Portland | Paul Burchette makes the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from John Olson | 35-36 |
| 18:57 | Santa Clara | Gilbert Gardea hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 35-36 |
| 18:56 | Santa Clara | Justin Westhoff grabs the offensive board | 35-36 |
| 18:37 | Santa Clara | David Barry misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-36 |
| 18:35 | Portland | Paul Burchette gets the rebound | 35-36 |
| 18:33 | Portland | Gary Toney throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-36 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Daniel Reeder (PG), Anthony Nathanson (SG), Gregory Gaddis (SF), Norman Pasillas (PF), Mason Busick (C) David Steveson, Gilbert Gardea, John Carroll, Justin Westhoff, David Barry | |
| Subs | Portland | Nathan Murphy (PG), Justin Covington (SG), Michael Schwab (SF), William Sciortino (PF), Brandon Morris (C) Gary Toney, John Olson, Darrel Jones, Paul Burchette, Dennis Mikels | |
| 18:17 | Santa Clara | Michael Schwab swats the short shot by Norman Pasillas | 35-36 |
| 18:15 | Portland | Michael Schwab grabs the board | 35-36 |
| 18:12 | Portland | Gregory Gaddis is called for the reach on Michael Schwab in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gregory Gaddis, team foul #1 | 35-36 |
| 17:51 | Portland | William Sciortino is hacked by Norman Pasillas - foul #3 on Norman Pasillas, team foul #2 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Justin Westhoff (PF) Norman Pasillas | |
| Subs | Portland | | |
| 17:29 | Portland | Brandon Morris can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-36 |
| 17:27 | Santa Clara | Daniel Reeder grabs the defensive rebound | 35-36 |
| 17:08 | Santa Clara | Daniel Reeder clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-36 |
| 17:06 | Santa Clara | Mason Busick snags the offensive board | 35-36 |
| 16:55 | Santa Clara | Anthony Nathanson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner but he's fouled by Justin Covington - foul #1 on Justin Covington, team foul #1 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gilbert Gardea (SG), John Carroll (SF), Raymond Burger (C) Daniel Reeder, Gregory Gaddis, Mason Busick | |
| Subs | Portland | Gary Toney (PG), John Olson (SG), Darrel Jones (SF), Paul Burchette (PF), Dennis Mikels (C) Nathan Murphy, Justin Covington, Michael Schwab, William Sciortino, Brandon Morris | |
| 16:55 | Santa Clara | Anthony Nathanson misses the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 16:55 | Santa Clara | Anthony Nathanson misses the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 16:55 | Santa Clara | Anthony Nathanson makes the 3rd free throw | 36-36 |
| 16:34 | Portland | John Olson drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Gary Toney | 36-39 |
| 16:27 | Santa Clara | Gilbert Gardea clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 36-39 |
| 16:25 | Portland | Dennis Mikels pulls down the rebound | 36-39 |
| 16:20 | Portland | John Olson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Dennis Mikels | 36-42 |
| 16:06 | Santa Clara | Justin Westhoff is open and scores on a jumper from the left block set up by Gilbert Gardea | 38-42 |
| 15:59 | Portland | John Olson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-42 |
| 15:58 | Portland | Darrel Jones hits the follow up shot | 38-44 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Anthony Nathanson (tiring) 1 pts. SG - Gilbert Gardea (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Carroll (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Justin Westhoff (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Raymond Burger (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Gary Toney (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Olson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darrel Jones (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Burchette (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Mikels (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:56 | Santa Clara | Darrel Jones steals the ball from John Carroll in the backcourt | 38-44 |
| 15:49 | Portland | Darrel Jones misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-44 |
| 15:48 | Santa Clara | Justin Westhoff grabs the board | 38-44 |
| 15:40 | Santa Clara | Justin Westhoff connects on the open jump hook from the baseline | 40-44 |
| 15:28 | Portland | John Olson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing but he's fouled by Justin Westhoff - foul #3 on Justin Westhoff, team foul #3 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | David Steveson (PG), Norman Pasillas (PF), David Barry (C) Anthony Nathanson, Justin Westhoff, Raymond Burger | |
| Subs | Portland | Waylon Ginther (SF) Darrel Jones | |
| 15:28 | Portland | John Olson misses the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 15:28 | Portland | John Olson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-45 |
| 15:28 | Portland | John Olson makes the 3rd free throw | 40-46 |
| 15:03 | Santa Clara | Norman Pasillas misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Paul Burchette - foul #2 on Paul Burchette, team foul #2 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Portland | William Sciortino (PF) Paul Burchette | |
| 15:03 | Santa Clara | Norman Pasillas misses the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 15:03 | Santa Clara | Norman Pasillas makes the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| 14:35 | Portland | John Olson is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from William Sciortino | 41-49 |
| 14:19 | Santa Clara | Gilbert Gardea is fouled on the floor by Waylon Ginther - foul #4 on Waylon Ginther, team foul #3 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Portland | Darrel Jones (SF), Paul Burchette (PF) Waylon Ginther, Dennis Mikels | |
| 14:14 | Santa Clara | Gilbert Gardea makes the fadeaway from the left side set up by David Steveson | 43-49 |
| 13:58 | Portland | Darrel Jones comes up short on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on John Carroll - foul #2 on John Carroll, team foul #4 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gregory Gaddis (SG), Daniel Reeder (SF), Justin Westhoff (PF) Gilbert Gardea, John Carroll, Norman Pasillas | |
| Subs | Portland | Justin Covington (SF), Brandon Morris (C) John Olson, William Sciortino | |
| 13:58 | Portland | Darrel Jones makes the 1st free throw | 43-50 |
| 13:58 | Portland | Darrel Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 43-50 |
| 13:58 | Santa Clara | Gregory Gaddis grabs the defensive rebound | 43-50 |
| 13:38 | Santa Clara | Daniel Reeder drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 45-50 |
| 13:12 | Portland | Darrel Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-50 |
| 13:10 | Portland | Paul Burchette gets the offensive rebound | 45-50 |
| 12:57 | Portland | Brandon Morris is called for a backcourt violation | 45-50 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gilbert Gardea (SG), John Carroll (SF), Norman Pasillas (PF), Mason Busick (C) Gregory Gaddis, Daniel Reeder, Justin Westhoff, David Barry | |
| Subs | Portland | Nathan Murphy (PG), John Olson (SG), Michael Schwab (SF), William Sciortino (PF), Dennis Mikels (C) Gary Toney, Darrel Jones, Justin Covington, Paul Burchette, Brandon Morris | |
| 12:42 | Santa Clara | Gilbert Gardea hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by David Steveson | 48-50 |
| 12:25 | Portland | John Olson banks in the layup and the foul's on Gilbert Gardea - foul #3 on Gilbert Gardea, team foul #5 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Justin Westhoff (PF) Norman Pasillas | |
| Subs | Portland | | |
| 12:25 | Portland | John Olson misses the free throw | 48-52 |
| 12:25 | Santa Clara | Justin Westhoff grabs the board | 48-52 |
| 12:14 | Santa Clara | Gilbert Gardea is hacked by William Sciortino - foul #1 on William Sciortino, team foul #4 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Anthony Nathanson (PG), Raymond Burger (C) David Steveson, Mason Busick | |
| Subs | Portland | Darrel Jones (SF) Michael Schwab | |
| 12:02 | Santa Clara | Dennis Mikels is called for the reach on Justin Westhoff - foul #2 on Dennis Mikels, team foul #5 | 48-52 |
| 11:42 | Santa Clara | Justin Westhoff comes up short on the shot in the paint | 48-52 |
| 11:41 | Santa Clara | Raymond Burger hits the follow up shot | 50-52 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Anthony Nathanson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Gilbert Gardea (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Carroll (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Justin Westhoff (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Raymond Burger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Nathan Murphy (fairly fresh) SG - John Olson (tired) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darrel Jones (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Sciortino (tiring) 2 pts. C - Dennis Mikels (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Portland | John Carroll is called for the reach on Nathan Murphy in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Carroll, team foul #6 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | David Steveson (PG), Norman Pasillas (PF), Mason Busick (C) Gilbert Gardea, Justin Westhoff, Raymond Burger | |
| Subs | Portland | Justin Covington (SG), Paul Burchette (PF) John Olson, William Sciortino | |
| 11:23 | Portland | Mason Busick takes the ball from Dennis Mikels | 50-52 |
| 11:15 | Santa Clara | Mason Busick clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 50-52 |
| 11:13 | Portland | Nathan Murphy pulls down the rebound | 50-52 |
| 10:55 | Portland | Darrel Jones comes up short on the 3 from the left wing but he's fouled by John Carroll - foul #4 on John Carroll, team foul #7 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Daniel Reeder (PG), Gilbert Gardea (SG), Gregory Gaddis (SF), Justin Westhoff (PF) David Steveson, Anthony Nathanson, John Carroll, Norman Pasillas | |
| Subs | Portland | Gary Toney (PG), Michael Schwab (SF), Brandon Morris (C) Nathan Murphy, Paul Burchette, Dennis Mikels | |
| 10:55 | Portland | Darrel Jones makes the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 10:55 | Portland | Darrel Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| 10:55 | Portland | Darrel Jones makes the 3rd free throw | 50-55 |
| 10:35 | Santa Clara | Justin Westhoff is open and scores on a runner near the basket set up by Gilbert Gardea | 52-55 |
| 10:32 | Portland | Justin Covington throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-55 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | David Barry (C) Mason Busick | |
| Subs | Portland | John Olson (SG), William Sciortino (PF) Darrel Jones, Michael Schwab | |
| 10:16 | Santa Clara | Justin Covington is called for the reach on Gregory Gaddis - foul #2 on Justin Covington, team foul #6 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | David Steveson (PG) Daniel Reeder | |
| Subs | Portland | | |
| 10:11 | Santa Clara | Justin Westhoff misses badly on the uncontested floater from the free throw line | 52-55 |
| 10:09 | Portland | John Olson gets the rebound | 52-55 |
| 09:58 | Portland | Justin Covington hits a runner from the right block | 52-57 |
| 09:47 | Santa Clara | Gary Toney is called for the reach on David Steveson - foul #3 on Gary Toney, team foul #7 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Anthony Nathanson (SF), Norman Pasillas (PF), Raymond Burger (C) Gregory Gaddis, Justin Westhoff, David Barry | |
| Subs | Portland | Michael Schwab (SF), Paul Burchette (PF), Dennis Mikels (C) Justin Covington, William Sciortino, Brandon Morris | |
| 09:47 | Santa Clara | David Steveson makes the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 09:47 | Santa Clara | David Steveson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-57 |
| 09:23 | Portland | Gary Toney misses the floater from the left wing | 54-57 |
| 09:22 | Santa Clara | Gilbert Gardea pulls down the rebound | 54-57 |
| 09:16 | Santa Clara | Gary Toney is called for the reach on Anthony Nathanson - foul #4 on Gary Toney, team foul #8 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Mason Busick (C) Raymond Burger | |
| Subs | Portland | Nathan Murphy (PG), Darrel Jones (SG) Gary Toney, John Olson | |
| 09:16 | Santa Clara | Anthony Nathanson makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 09:16 | Santa Clara | Anthony Nathanson makes the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 09:04 | Portland | Darrel Jones misses the jumpshot from the right side | 56-57 |
| 09:03 | Portland | Nathan Murphy snags the offensive board | 56-57 |
| 08:55 | Portland | Darrel Jones misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-57 |
| 08:54 | Santa Clara | Norman Pasillas snags the defensive board | 56-57 |
| 08:35 | Santa Clara | David Steveson knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Norman Pasillas and he's hacked by Nathan Murphy - foul #2 on Nathan Murphy, team foul #9 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Daniel Reeder (SF), Justin Westhoff (PF), David Barry (C) Gilbert Gardea, Norman Pasillas, Mason Busick | |
| Subs | Portland | John Olson (SG), William Sciortino (PF), Brandon Morris (C) Michael Schwab, Paul Burchette, Dennis Mikels | |
| 08:35 | Santa Clara | David Steveson makes the free throw | 59-57 |
| 08:17 | Portland | John Olson double dribbles | 59-57 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gregory Gaddis (SF) David Steveson | |
| Subs | Portland | Justin Covington (SF) Darrel Jones | |
| 07:59 | Santa Clara | Anthony Nathanson hits a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Justin Westhoff | 61-57 |
| 07:34 | Portland | William Sciortino knocks in the floater near the basket on a great pass from Justin Covington | 61-59 |
| 07:34 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-59 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gilbert Gardea (SG), John Carroll (SF), Raymond Burger (C) Anthony Nathanson, Gregory Gaddis, David Barry | |
| Subs | Portland | Gary Toney (PG), Waylon Ginther (SF), Paul Burchette (PF), Dennis Mikels (C) Nathan Murphy, John Olson, William Sciortino, Brandon Morris | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Daniel Reeder (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gilbert Gardea (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Carroll (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Justin Westhoff (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Raymond Burger (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Gary Toney (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Justin Covington (tiring) 7 pts. SF - Waylon Ginther (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - Paul Burchette (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Dennis Mikels (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Santa Clara | Justin Covington takes the ball from Raymond Burger | 61-59 |
| 07:03 | Portland | Paul Burchette is fouled on the floor by Justin Westhoff - foul #4 on Justin Westhoff, team foul #8 | 61-59 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Mason Busick (PG), Norman Pasillas (PF) Daniel Reeder, Justin Westhoff | |
| Subs | Portland | Darrel Jones (SG) Justin Covington | |
| 07:03 | Portland | Paul Burchette misses the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 07:03 | Santa Clara | Norman Pasillas pulls down the rebound | 61-59 |
| 06:45 | Santa Clara | Raymond Burger is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Raymond Burger, team foul #9 | 61-59 |
| 06:45 | Portland | Portland calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 61-59 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gregory Gaddis (SG) Gilbert Gardea | |
| Subs | Portland | Michael Schwab (SG), William Sciortino (PF) Darrel Jones, Paul Burchette | |
| 06:43 | Portland | Waylon Ginther's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-59 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | David Steveson (PG) Mason Busick | |
| Subs | Portland | Brandon Morris (C) Dennis Mikels | |
| 06:31 | Santa Clara | William Sciortino is called for the reach on John Carroll - foul #2 on William Sciortino, team foul #10 | 61-59 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Daniel Reeder (PG), Justin Westhoff (PF) David Steveson, Norman Pasillas | |
| Subs | Portland | | |
| 06:31 | Santa Clara | John Carroll makes the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 06:31 | Santa Clara | John Carroll makes the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| 06:06 | Portland | Michael Schwab misses the dunk attempt | 63-59 |
| 06:04 | Santa Clara | John Carroll grabs the defensive rebound | 63-59 |
| 05:46 | Santa Clara | Daniel Reeder hits a runner in the lane | 65-59 |
| 05:25 | Portland | Waylon Ginther hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-59 |
| 05:24 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Raymond Burger | 65-59 |
| 05:19 | Santa Clara | John Carroll is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Schwab - foul #1 on Michael Schwab, team foul #11 | 65-59 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | David Steveson (PG), Gilbert Gardea (SG), Norman Pasillas (PF), Mason Busick (C) Daniel Reeder, Gregory Gaddis, Justin Westhoff, Raymond Burger | |
| Subs | Portland | Darrel Jones (PG), John Olson (SG), Paul Burchette (PF), Dennis Mikels (C) Gary Toney, Michael Schwab, William Sciortino, Brandon Morris | |
| 05:19 | Santa Clara | John Carroll makes the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 05:19 | Santa Clara | John Carroll makes the 2nd free throw | 67-59 |
| 04:58 | Portland | Darrel Jones is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 67-62 |
| 04:55 | Santa Clara | Dennis Mikels is called for the reach on Mason Busick in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dennis Mikels, team foul #12 | 67-62 |
| 04:55 | Santa Clara | Mason Busick makes the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 04:55 | Santa Clara | Mason Busick misses the 2nd free throw | 68-62 |
| 04:55 | Portland | Dennis Mikels pulls down the rebound | 68-62 |
| 04:33 | Portland | Paul Burchette comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 68-62 |
| 04:31 | Portland | The offensive rebound goes to John Olson | 68-62 |
| 04:17 | Portland | Waylon Ginther buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Darrel Jones | 68-65 |
| 04:02 | Santa Clara | Gilbert Gardea travels with the ball | 68-65 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Anthony Nathanson (PG), Justin Westhoff (PF), David Barry (C) David Steveson, Norman Pasillas, Mason Busick | |
| Subs | Portland | Nathan Murphy (PG), Justin Covington (PF) John Olson, Paul Burchette | |
| 03:49 | Portland | Anthony Nathanson is called for the reach on Nathan Murphy - foul #2 on Anthony Nathanson, team foul #10 | 68-65 |
| 03:49 | Portland | Nathan Murphy misses the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 03:49 | Portland | Nathan Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 68-66 |
| 03:42 | Santa Clara | John Carroll buries a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by David Barry | 70-66 |
| 03:27 | Portland | Nathan Murphy can't finish the layup but the foul's on Anthony Nathanson - foul #3 on Anthony Nathanson, team foul #11 | 70-66 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | David Steveson (PG) Gilbert Gardea | |
| Subs | Portland | William Sciortino (PF), Brandon Morris (C) Darrel Jones, Dennis Mikels | |
| 03:27 | Portland | Nathan Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 03:27 | Portland | Nathan Murphy misses the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| 03:27 | Santa Clara | Anthony Nathanson gets the rebound | 70-67 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - David Steveson (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Nathanson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Carroll (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Justin Westhoff (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - David Barry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 stl. | |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Nathan Murphy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SG - Justin Covington (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Waylon Ginther (tiring) 5 pts. 4 pf. PF - William Sciortino (tiring) 4 pts. C - Brandon Morris (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Santa Clara | David Barry misses the lay-in | 70-67 |
| 03:14 | Portland | Nathan Murphy snags the defensive board | 70-67 |
| 03:08 | Portland | Waylon Ginther is fouled in the backcourt by John Carroll - foul #5 on John Carroll, team foul #12 | 70-67 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gregory Gaddis (SF) John Carroll | |
| Subs | Portland | Gary Toney (PG) Nathan Murphy | |
| 03:08 | Portland | Waylon Ginther misses the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 03:08 | Portland | Waylon Ginther makes the 2nd free throw | 70-68 |
| 02:55 | Santa Clara | Anthony Nathanson misses the easy open layup but he's hacked by Justin Covington - foul #3 on Justin Covington, team foul #13 | 70-68 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Mason Busick (PF) Justin Westhoff | |
| Subs | Portland | John Olson (SG) Brandon Morris | |
| 02:55 | Santa Clara | Anthony Nathanson makes the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 02:55 | Santa Clara | Anthony Nathanson makes the 2nd free throw | 72-68 |
| 02:44 | Portland | Gregory Gaddis steals the ball from Gary Toney | 72-68 |
| 02:42 | Santa Clara | David Barry is hacked by Waylon Ginther in the backcourt - foul #5 on Waylon Ginther, team foul #14 | 72-68 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Daniel Reeder (PG) David Steveson | |
| Subs | Portland | Paul Burchette (PF) Waylon Ginther | |
| 02:42 | Portland | Portland calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 72-68 |
| 02:42 | Santa Clara | David Barry misses the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 02:42 | Santa Clara | David Barry makes the 2nd free throw | 73-68 |
| 02:24 | Portland | William Sciortino buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Olson | 73-70 |
| 02:20 | Santa Clara | Gary Toney is called for the reach on Daniel Reeder in the backcourt - foul #5 on Gary Toney, team foul #15 | 73-70 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gilbert Gardea (SG), Norman Pasillas (PF) Gregory Gaddis, David Barry | |
| Subs | Portland | Darrel Jones (PG), Michael Schwab (SF), Dennis Mikels (C) Gary Toney, Justin Covington, William Sciortino | |
| 02:20 | Santa Clara | Daniel Reeder makes the 1st free throw | 74-70 |
| 02:20 | Santa Clara | Daniel Reeder makes the 2nd free throw | 75-70 |
| 02:14 | Portland | John Olson is fouled in the backcourt by Gilbert Gardea - foul #4 on Gilbert Gardea, team foul #13 | 75-70 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Raymond Burger (C) Mason Busick | |
| Subs | Portland | | |
| 02:14 | Portland | John Olson makes the 1st free throw | 75-71 |
| 02:14 | Portland | John Olson makes the 2nd free throw | 75-72 |
| 02:09 | Santa Clara | Daniel Reeder throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 75-72 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Portland | Nathan Murphy (PG) John Olson | |
| 01:47 | Portland | Norman Pasillas is called for the reach on Darrel Jones - foul #4 on Norman Pasillas, team foul #14 | 75-72 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | David Steveson (PG), Justin Westhoff (PF), David Barry (C) Daniel Reeder, Norman Pasillas, Raymond Burger | |
| Subs | Portland | John Olson (SG), Justin Covington (SF) Nathan Murphy, Michael Schwab | |
| 01:47 | Portland | Darrel Jones makes the 1st free throw | 75-73 |
| 01:47 | Portland | Darrel Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 75-73 |
| 01:47 | Santa Clara | Justin Westhoff snags the defensive board | 75-73 |
| 01:23 | Santa Clara | Justin Covington picks off the pass by Justin Westhoff | 75-73 |
| 01:20 | Portland | Justin Covington lays it in | 75-75 |
| 01:00 | Santa Clara | David Steveson knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Justin Westhoff | 78-75 |
| 01:00 | Portland | Portland calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 78-75 |
| 00:54 | Portland | David Steveson steps in front of the Darrel Jones pass in the backcourt | 78-75 |
| 00:52 | Santa Clara | David Steveson throws it down | 80-75 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:49 | Portland | John Olson is hacked by Justin Westhoff in the backcourt - foul #5 on Justin Westhoff, team foul #15 | 80-75 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Norman Pasillas (PF) Justin Westhoff | |
| Subs | Portland | | |
| 00:49 | Portland | John Olson misses the 1st free throw | 80-75 |
| 00:49 | Portland | John Olson makes the 2nd free throw | 80-76 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:26 | Santa Clara | Norman Pasillas dunks the ball | 82-76 |
| 00:26 | Portland | Portland calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 82-76 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:19 | Portland | Darrel Jones connects on the open 3 from the left corner | 82-79 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:18 | Santa Clara | David Barry is hacked by Darrel Jones in the backcourt - foul #3 on Darrel Jones, team foul #16 | 82-79 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Mason Busick (PF) Norman Pasillas | |
| Subs | Portland | | |
| 00:18 | Santa Clara | David Barry misses the 1st free throw | 82-79 |
| 00:18 | Santa Clara | David Barry misses the 2nd free throw | 82-79 |
| 00:18 | Portland | Dennis Mikels grabs the defensive rebound | 82-79 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:14 | Portland | Anthony Nathanson is called for the reach on Darrel Jones in the backcourt - foul #4 on Anthony Nathanson, team foul #16 | 82-79 |
| 00:14 | Portland | Darrel Jones misses the 1st free throw | 82-79 |
| 00:14 | Portland | Darrel Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 82-80 |
| 00:13 | Santa Clara | Gilbert Gardea is hacked by John Olson in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Olson, team foul #17 | 82-80 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Norman Pasillas (PF) Mason Busick | |
| Subs | Portland | | |
| 00:13 | Santa Clara | Gilbert Gardea misses the 1st free throw | 82-80 |
| 00:13 | Santa Clara | Gilbert Gardea makes the 2nd free throw | 83-80 |
| 00:11 | Portland | Justin Covington is fouled in the backcourt by Anthony Nathanson - foul #5 on Anthony Nathanson, team foul #17 | 83-80 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gregory Gaddis (SF) Anthony Nathanson | |
| Subs | Portland | | |
| 00:11 | Portland | Justin Covington misses the 1st free throw | 83-80 |
| 00:11 | Portland | Justin Covington misses the 2nd free throw | 83-80 |
| 00:11 | Santa Clara | David Barry pulls down the rebound | 83-80 |
| 00:10 | Santa Clara | John Olson is called for the reach on David Barry in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Olson, team foul #18 | 83-80 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Mason Busick (PF) Norman Pasillas | |
| Subs | Portland | | |
| 00:10 | Santa Clara | David Barry misses the 1st free throw | 83-80 |
| 00:10 | Santa Clara | David Barry makes the 2nd free throw | 84-80 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:03 | Portland | John Olson misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 84-80 |
| 00:02 | Santa Clara | David Steveson grabs the board | 84-80 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:00 | Santa Clara | David Steveson runs out the clock | 84-80 |