| Lineup | Houston | PG - Javier Gonzalez (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Ronald Clingerman (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Brian Spears (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Larry Williams (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Loren Schulte (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Kenneth Casady (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Hurley (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jim Goodwin (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ben Bennington (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Sherman Nava (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Portland | Jim Goodwin inbounds the ball | 31-54 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:35 | Portland | Kenneth Casady slams it home | 31-56 |
| 19:21 | Houston | Kenneth Casady steals it from Ronald Clingerman | 31-56 |
| 19:17 | Portland | Kenneth Casady banks in the layup | 31-58 |
| 19:01 | Houston | Brian Spears is fouled on the floor by Sherman Nava - foul #1 on Sherman Nava, team foul #1 | 31-58 |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Floyd (PG), Terry Henry (SG), Claude Friese (PF), Ira Lipsky (C) Javier Gonzalez, Ronald Clingerman, Larry Williams, Loren Schulte | |
| Subs | Portland | Herbert Arterburn (PG), Thomas Freeman (SG), Marco Collins (SF), Norman Doi (PF), Jin Ching (C) Kenneth Casady, Robert Hurley, Jim Goodwin, Ben Bennington, Sherman Nava | |
| 18:43 | Houston | Brian Spears comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Marco Collins - foul #1 on Marco Collins, team foul #2 | 31-58 |
| 18:43 | Houston | Brian Spears makes the 1st free throw | 32-58 |
| 18:43 | Houston | Brian Spears makes the 2nd free throw | 33-58 |
| 18:17 | Portland | Jin Ching misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-58 |
| 18:15 | Houston | Claude Friese grabs the board | 33-58 |
| 18:10 | Houston | Thomas Floyd buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Terry Henry | 36-58 |
| 17:41 | Portland | Norman Doi lays it in on a great pass from Herbert Arterburn | 36-60 |
| 17:23 | Houston | Brian Spears misses short on a jump hook from close range | 36-60 |
| 17:22 | Portland | Jin Ching snags the defensive board | 36-60 |
| 17:00 | Portland | Jin Ching blows the layup but the foul's on Ira Lipsky - foul #3 on Ira Lipsky, team foul #1 | 36-60 |
| Subs | Houston | Javier Gonzalez (PG), Ronald Clingerman (SG), Larry Williams (SF), Kevin Hardy (PF), Loren Schulte (C) Thomas Floyd, Terry Henry, Brian Spears, Claude Friese, Ira Lipsky | |
| Subs | Portland | Kenneth Casady (PG), Robert Hurley (SG), Jim Goodwin (SF), Lawrence McLean (PF) Herbert Arterburn, Thomas Freeman, Marco Collins, Norman Doi | |
| 17:00 | Portland | Jin Ching makes the 1st free throw | 36-61 |
| 17:00 | Portland | Jin Ching makes the 2nd free throw | 36-62 |
| 16:52 | Houston | Loren Schulte lays it up and in | 38-62 |
| 16:50 | Portland | Kenneth Casady is fouled in the backcourt by Javier Gonzalez - foul #3 on Javier Gonzalez, team foul #2 | 38-62 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Portland | Sherman Nava (C) Jin Ching | |
| 16:23 | Portland | Kenneth Casady's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-62 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Portland | William Race (SG), Ben Bennington (PF) Robert Hurley, Lawrence McLean | |
| 16:21 | Houston | Javier Gonzalez is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 38-62 |
| Subs | Houston | Brian Spears (SF) Kevin Hardy | |
| Subs | Portland | | |
| 15:56 | Portland | Ben Bennington is fouled on the floor by Loren Schulte - foul #2 on Loren Schulte, team foul #3 | 38-62 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Javier Gonzalez (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Clingerman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Brian Spears (tiring) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Larry Williams (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Loren Schulte (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Kenneth Casady (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - William Race (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jim Goodwin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ben Bennington (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Sherman Nava (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:37 | Portland | Jim Goodwin can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 38-62 |
| 15:35 | Houston | Larry Williams gets the rebound | 38-62 |
| 15:31 | Houston | Ronald Clingerman can't finish the layup | 38-62 |
| 15:29 | Houston | Larry Williams tips it but misses | 38-62 |
| 15:27 | Portland | The rebound goes to Kenneth Casady | 38-62 |
| 15:04 | Portland | William Race is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 38-62 |
| 15:03 | Portland | Jim Goodwin tips it home | 38-64 |
| 14:52 | Houston | Loren Schulte is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Loren Schulte, team foul #4 | 38-64 |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Floyd (PG), Kevin Hardy (PF), Ira Lipsky (C) Javier Gonzalez, Brian Spears, Loren Schulte | |
| Subs | Portland | Robert Hurley (SG), Lawrence McLean (C) William Race, Sherman Nava | |
| 14:49 | Portland | Larry Williams steps in front of the Kenneth Casady pass in the backcourt | 38-64 |
| 14:48 | Houston | Ronald Clingerman misses the lay-in | 38-64 |
| 14:47 | Houston | Kevin Hardy hits the follow up shot | 40-64 |
| 14:45 | Portland | Kenneth Casady's pass is intercepted by Thomas Floyd in the backcourt | 40-64 |
| 14:35 | Houston | Larry Williams is hacked by Jim Goodwin - foul #1 on Jim Goodwin, team foul #3 | 40-64 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Portland | Marco Collins (SF) Jim Goodwin | |
| 14:30 | Houston | Ira Lipsky is whistled for a carry | 40-64 |
| 14:27 | Portland | Ronald Clingerman steals the ball from Marco Collins in the backcourt | 40-64 |
| 14:14 | Houston | Ronald Clingerman misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert Hurley - foul #3 on Robert Hurley, team foul #4 | 40-64 |
| Subs | Houston | Terry Henry (SG) Kevin Hardy | |
| Subs | Portland | Herbert Arterburn (PG), Sherman Nava (C) Kenneth Casady, Lawrence McLean | |
| 14:14 | Houston | Ronald Clingerman makes the 1st free throw | 41-64 |
| 14:14 | Houston | Ronald Clingerman makes the 2nd free throw | 42-64 |
| 13:47 | Portland | Herbert Arterburn hits a shot from the right side on a great pass from Sherman Nava | 42-66 |
| 13:45 | Houston | Thomas Floyd is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Floyd, team foul #5 | 42-66 |
| Subs | Houston | Javier Gonzalez (PG), Brian Spears (SF) Thomas Floyd, Ronald Clingerman | |
| Subs | Portland | Jim Goodwin (SF), Norman Doi (PF) Marco Collins, Ben Bennington | |
| 13:28 | Portland | Norman Doi throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-66 |
| Subs | Houston | Loren Schulte (C) Ira Lipsky | |
| Subs | Portland | Kenneth Casady (PG), Jin Ching (C) Herbert Arterburn, Sherman Nava | |
| 13:25 | Houston | Javier Gonzalez throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-66 |
| Subs | Houston | Claude Friese (PF) Brian Spears | |
| Subs | Portland | | |
| 13:04 | Portland | Robert Hurley misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 42-66 |
| 13:03 | Portland | Robert Hurley gets the offensive rebound | 42-66 |
| 12:41 | Portland | Norman Doi drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Casady | 42-68 |
| 12:18 | Houston | Larry Williams can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 42-68 |
| 12:16 | Houston | Loren Schulte hits the follow up shot | 44-68 |
| 12:03 | Portland | Jim Goodwin misses short on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Larry Williams - foul #3 on Larry Williams, team foul #6 | 44-68 |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Floyd (PG), Ronald Clingerman (SG), Brian Spears (SF), Kevin Hardy (PF), Ira Lipsky (C) Javier Gonzalez, Terry Henry, Larry Williams, Claude Friese, Loren Schulte | |
| Subs | Portland | Herbert Arterburn (PG), Thomas Freeman (SG), Lawrence McLean (PF), Sherman Nava (C) Kenneth Casady, Robert Hurley, Norman Doi, Jin Ching | |
| 12:03 | Portland | Jim Goodwin makes the 1st free throw | 44-69 |
| 12:03 | Portland | Jim Goodwin misses the 2nd free throw | 44-69 |
| 12:03 | Houston | Kevin Hardy snags the defensive board | 44-69 |
| 12:00 | Houston | Thomas Floyd is fouled in the backcourt by Herbert Arterburn - foul #3 on Herbert Arterburn, team foul #5 | 44-69 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Portland | Marco Collins (SF) Jim Goodwin | |
| 11:52 | Houston | Kevin Hardy scores on a jump hook from the left block and he's hacked by Thomas Freeman - foul #2 on Thomas Freeman, team foul #6 | 46-69 |
| 11:52 | Houston | Kevin Hardy makes the free throw | 47-69 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Thomas Floyd (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Clingerman (tiring) 7 pts. SF - Brian Spears (tired) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Kevin Hardy (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Ira Lipsky (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Herbert Arterburn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Marco Collins (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Lawrence McLean (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Sherman Nava (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:43 | Portland | Marco Collins misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-69 |
| 11:41 | Houston | The rebound goes to Kevin Hardy | 47-69 |
| 11:36 | Houston | Ronald Clingerman scores on a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Ira Lipsky | 49-69 |
| 11:17 | Portland | Lawrence McLean throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-69 |
| Subs | Houston | Larry Williams (PF) Kevin Hardy | |
| Subs | Portland | William Race (PG), Ben Bennington (PF) Herbert Arterburn, Sherman Nava | |
| 11:13 | Houston | Brian Spears is called for traveling in the backcourt | 49-69 |
| 10:52 | Portland | William Race misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 49-69 |
| 10:51 | Houston | Ira Lipsky snags the defensive board | 49-69 |
| 10:45 | Houston | Larry Williams connects on the floater from the right wing | 51-69 |
| 10:40 | Portland | Brian Spears is called for the reach on Thomas Freeman in the backcourt - foul #4 on Brian Spears, team foul #7 | 51-69 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Portland | Herbert Arterburn (PG), Sherman Nava (C) William Race, Lawrence McLean | |
| 10:40 | Portland | Thomas Freeman misses the 1st free throw | 51-69 |
| 10:40 | Houston | Larry Williams pulls down the rebound | 51-69 |
| 10:34 | Houston | Thomas Floyd connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Brian Spears | 53-69 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 10:32 | Portland | Herbert Arterburn is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Floyd - foul #4 on Thomas Floyd, team foul #8 | 53-69 |
| Subs | Houston | Javier Gonzalez (PG), Loren Schulte (C) Thomas Floyd, Ira Lipsky | |
| Subs | Portland | | |
| 10:32 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 53-69 |
| 10:32 | Portland | Herbert Arterburn makes the 1st free throw | 53-70 |
| 10:32 | Portland | Herbert Arterburn makes the 2nd free throw | 53-71 |
| 10:30 | Houston | Javier Gonzalez is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 53-71 |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Hardy (PF) Brian Spears | |
| Subs | Portland | | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 10:10 | Portland | Ben Bennington misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 53-71 |
| 10:09 | Houston | Loren Schulte gets the rebound | 53-71 |
| 10:01 | Houston | Marco Collins picks off the pass by Ronald Clingerman | 53-71 |
| 09:56 | Portland | Marco Collins blows the layup | 53-71 |
| 09:55 | Houston | Kevin Hardy snags the defensive board | 53-71 |
| 09:49 | Houston | Loren Schulte comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Sherman Nava - foul #2 on Sherman Nava, team foul #7 | 53-71 |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Floyd (PG), Terry Henry (SG), Brian Spears (SF) Javier Gonzalez, Ronald Clingerman, Kevin Hardy | |
| Subs | Portland | Kenneth Casady (PG), Robert Hurley (SG), Jim Goodwin (SF), Lawrence McLean (PF), Jin Ching (C) Herbert Arterburn, Thomas Freeman, Marco Collins, Ben Bennington, Sherman Nava | |
| 09:49 | Houston | Loren Schulte misses the 1st free throw | 53-71 |
| 09:49 | Houston | Loren Schulte misses the 2nd free throw | 53-71 |
| 09:49 | Portland | Lawrence McLean gets the rebound | 53-71 |
| 09:20 | Portland | Kenneth Casady scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Jim Goodwin | 53-74 |
| 09:10 | Houston | Brian Spears comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 53-74 |
| 09:09 | Portland | Lawrence McLean snags the defensive board | 53-74 |
| 09:07 | Portland | Kenneth Casady is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 53-74 |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Clingerman (SG), Claude Friese (PF), Ira Lipsky (C) Terry Henry, Brian Spears, Loren Schulte | |
| Subs | Portland | William Race (SG), Norman Doi (PF) Robert Hurley, Lawrence McLean | |
| 08:56 | Houston | Ira Lipsky hits the finger roll on a great pass from Thomas Floyd and he's fouled by Jin Ching - foul #1 on Jin Ching, team foul #8 | 55-74 |
| Subs | Houston | Javier Gonzalez (PG) Thomas Floyd | |
| Subs | Portland | Sherman Nava (C) Jin Ching | |
| 08:56 | Houston | Ira Lipsky misses the free throw | 55-74 |
| 08:56 | Portland | Jim Goodwin gets the rebound | 55-74 |
| 08:27 | Portland | Jim Goodwin knocks in the fadeaway from the right side | 55-76 |
| 08:25 | Houston | William Race is called for the reach on Ronald Clingerman in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Race, team foul #9 | 55-76 |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Floyd (PG), Brian Spears (SF), Kevin Hardy (PF) Javier Gonzalez, Larry Williams, Claude Friese | |
| Subs | Portland | Herbert Arterburn (PG), Thomas Freeman (SG), Marco Collins (SF), Ben Bennington (PF), Jin Ching (C) Kenneth Casady, William Race, Jim Goodwin, Norman Doi, Sherman Nava | |
| 08:25 | Houston | Ronald Clingerman misses the 1st free throw | 55-76 |
| 08:25 | Portland | Jin Ching grabs the board | 55-76 |
| 08:06 | Portland | Thomas Floyd is called for the reach on Herbert Arterburn - foul #5 on Thomas Floyd, team foul #9 | 55-76 |
| Subs | Houston | Javier Gonzalez (PG), Terry Henry (SG) Thomas Floyd, Ronald Clingerman | |
| Subs | Portland | Robert Hurley (SG) Thomas Freeman | |
| 08:06 | Portland | Herbert Arterburn makes the 1st free throw | 55-77 |
| 08:06 | Portland | Herbert Arterburn makes the 2nd free throw | 55-78 |
| 07:55 | Houston | The jump hook by Javier Gonzalez is blocked by Jin Ching | 55-78 |
| 07:54 | Portland | The rebound goes to Jin Ching | 55-78 |
| 07:52 | Portland | Robert Hurley is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Hurley, team foul #10 | 55-78 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Portland | William Race (PG), Lawrence McLean (PF), Sherman Nava (C) Herbert Arterburn, Ben Bennington, Jin Ching | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Javier Gonzalez (tired) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Terry Henry (tiring) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Brian Spears (very tired) 6 pts. 4 pf. PF - Kevin Hardy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Ira Lipsky (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - William Race (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Hurley (tiring) 7 pts. 4 pf. SF - Marco Collins (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Lawrence McLean (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Sherman Nava (tired) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:32 | Houston | Terry Henry can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-78 |
| 07:31 | Portland | Sherman Nava grabs the board | 55-78 |
| 07:16 | Portland | Marco Collins misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-78 |
| 07:14 | Houston | Ira Lipsky pulls down the rebound | 55-78 |
| 07:08 | Houston | Ira Lipsky misses short on a floater from the baseline | 55-78 |
| 07:06 | Portland | Sherman Nava gets the rebound | 55-78 |
| 06:37 | Portland | Marco Collins scores on a shot from the left wing | 55-80 |
| 06:34 | Houston | Terry Henry travels in the backcourt | 55-80 |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Clingerman (SG), Larry Williams (SF), Claude Friese (PF), Loren Schulte (C) Javier Gonzalez, Brian Spears, Kevin Hardy, Ira Lipsky | |
| Subs | Portland | Kenneth Casady (PG), Thomas Freeman (SG), Jim Goodwin (SF), Ben Bennington (PF), Jin Ching (C) William Race, Robert Hurley, Marco Collins, Lawrence McLean, Sherman Nava | |
| 06:18 | Portland | Jim Goodwin misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-80 |
| 06:17 | Portland | Jin Ching gets the offensive rebound | 55-80 |
| 05:52 | Portland | Jin Ching's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-80 |
| Subs | Houston | Javier Gonzalez (PG) Terry Henry | |
| Subs | Portland | Herbert Arterburn (PG), Norman Doi (PF) Kenneth Casady, Ben Bennington | |
| 05:40 | Houston | Loren Schulte's floater is tipped away by Jim Goodwin | 55-80 |
| 05:39 | Portland | The rebound goes to Jin Ching | 55-80 |
| 05:13 | Portland | Norman Doi buries a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Herbert Arterburn and he's hacked by Ronald Clingerman - foul #3 on Ronald Clingerman, team foul #10 | 55-82 |
| Subs | Houston | Brian Spears (SF), Ira Lipsky (C) Claude Friese, Loren Schulte | |
| Subs | Portland | Marco Collins (SF), Lawrence McLean (C) Jim Goodwin, Jin Ching | |
| 05:13 | Portland | Norman Doi makes the free throw | 55-83 |
| 05:09 | Houston | Javier Gonzalez is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #4 on Javier Gonzalez, team foul #11 | 55-83 |
| 04:49 | Portland | Thomas Freeman banks in the layup set up by Herbert Arterburn and he's fouled by Ronald Clingerman - foul #4 on Ronald Clingerman, team foul #12 | 55-85 |
| 04:49 | Portland | Thomas Freeman makes the free throw | 55-86 |
| 04:33 | Houston | Brian Spears hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Norman Doi - foul #2 on Norman Doi, team foul #11 | 55-86 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Portland | William Race (SG), Jin Ching (C) Thomas Freeman, Lawrence McLean | |
| 04:33 | Houston | Brian Spears makes the 1st free throw | 56-86 |
| 04:33 | Houston | Brian Spears makes the 2nd free throw | 57-86 |
| 04:16 | Portland | Herbert Arterburn buries a floater from the right wing set up by William Race | 57-88 |
| 03:53 | Houston | Ronald Clingerman misses the 3 from the left wing | 57-88 |
| 03:52 | Houston | Ira Lipsky tips it in | 59-88 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Javier Gonzalez (very tired) 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Ronald Clingerman (very tired) 9 pts. 4 pf. SF - Brian Spears (very tired) 8 pts. 4 pf. PF - Larry Williams (very tired) 14 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - Ira Lipsky (tired) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Herbert Arterburn (tired) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Race (tiring) 3 ast. SF - Marco Collins (tired) 10 pts. PF - Norman Doi (tired) 10 pts. C - Jin Ching (tired) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:35 | Portland | Jin Ching hits the finger roll on a nice dish by William Race | 59-90 |
| 03:31 | Houston | Javier Gonzalez is fouled in the backcourt by Herbert Arterburn - foul #4 on Herbert Arterburn, team foul #12 | 59-90 |
| Subs | Houston | Terry Henry (SG), Kevin Hardy (PF), Loren Schulte (C) Ronald Clingerman, Larry Williams, Ira Lipsky | |
| Subs | Portland | Thomas Freeman (SG), Lawrence McLean (PF) William Race, Norman Doi | |
| 03:31 | Houston | Javier Gonzalez misses the 1st free throw | 59-90 |
| 03:31 | Houston | Javier Gonzalez makes the 2nd free throw | 60-90 |
| 03:11 | Portland | Lawrence McLean knocks in the shot from close range | 60-92 |
| 03:07 | Houston | Javier Gonzalez loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-92 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Portland | William Race (PG) Herbert Arterburn | |
| 02:57 | Portland | Marco Collins misses long on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Brian Spears - foul #5 on Brian Spears, team foul #13 | 60-92 |
| Subs | Houston | Larry Williams (SF) Brian Spears | |
| Subs | Portland | Norman Doi (PF) Jin Ching | |
| 02:57 | Portland | Marco Collins makes the 1st free throw | 60-93 |
| 02:57 | Portland | Marco Collins misses the 2nd free throw | 60-93 |
| 02:57 | Houston | Kevin Hardy pulls down the rebound | 60-93 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:45 | Houston | Loren Schulte comes up short on the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Lawrence McLean - foul #2 on Lawrence McLean, team foul #13 | 60-93 |
| Subs | Houston | Claude Friese (PF) Kevin Hardy | |
| Subs | Portland | | |
| 02:45 | Houston | Loren Schulte misses the 1st free throw | 60-93 |
| 02:45 | Houston | Loren Schulte makes the 2nd free throw | 61-93 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:43 | Portland | Larry Williams is called for the reach on William Race in the backcourt - foul #4 on Larry Williams, team foul #14 | 61-93 |
| 02:43 | Portland | William Race makes the 1st free throw | 61-94 |
| 02:43 | Portland | William Race misses the 2nd free throw | 61-94 |
| 02:43 | Houston | Loren Schulte gets the rebound | 61-94 |
| 02:15 | Houston | Terry Henry loses the dribble to Thomas Freeman | 61-94 |
| 02:04 | Portland | Norman Doi is fouled on the floor by Claude Friese - foul #3 on Claude Friese, team foul #15 | 61-94 |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Clingerman (SG), Kevin Hardy (PF), Ira Lipsky (C) Terry Henry, Claude Friese, Loren Schulte | |
| Subs | Portland | Herbert Arterburn (PG), Jin Ching (C) Marco Collins, Lawrence McLean | |
| 02:04 | Portland | Norman Doi misses the 1st free throw | 61-94 |
| 02:04 | Portland | Norman Doi makes the 2nd free throw | 61-95 |
| 01:46 | Houston | Ira Lipsky drills a floater from close range | 63-95 |
| 01:34 | Portland | Norman Doi hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on Ira Lipsky - foul #4 on Ira Lipsky, team foul #16 | 63-97 |
| Subs | Houston | Claude Friese (PF), Loren Schulte (C) Kevin Hardy, Ira Lipsky | |
| Subs | Portland | Marco Collins (SF) William Race | |
| 01:34 | Portland | Norman Doi makes the free throw | 63-98 |
| 01:22 | Houston | Ronald Clingerman knocks in the fadeaway from the left block | 65-98 |
| 01:10 | Portland | Larry Williams denies the turnaround by Jin Ching | 65-98 |
| 01:09 | Houston | Javier Gonzalez pulls down the rebound | 65-98 |
| 01:04 | Houston | Javier Gonzalez makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 67-98 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:42 | Portland | Herbert Arterburn lays it up and in | 67-100 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:37 | Houston | Larry Williams misses the driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Marco Collins - foul #2 on Marco Collins, team foul #14 | 67-100 |
| 00:37 | Houston | Larry Williams misses the 1st free throw | 67-100 |
| 00:37 | Houston | Larry Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 68-100 |
| 00:13 | Portland | Herbert Arterburn is called for a moving pick - foul #5 on Herbert Arterburn, team foul #15 | 68-100 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Portland | William Race (PG) Herbert Arterburn | |
| 00:06 | Houston | Larry Williams is hacked by Marco Collins - foul #3 on Marco Collins, team foul #16 | 68-100 |
| 00:06 | Houston | Larry Williams misses the 1st free throw | 68-100 |
| 00:06 | Houston | Larry Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 68-100 |
| 00:06 | Portland | Jin Ching grabs the defensive rebound | 68-100 |
| 00:00 | Portland | William Race runs out the clock | 68-100 |