ulative ▁stand ings ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁rem atch ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁first ▁round ▁finale , ▁San ▁Sebastian ▁pre va iled ▁over ▁Let ran ▁ 7 7 – 7 3 ▁prevent ing ▁a ▁com eb ack ▁from ▁the ▁Kn ights ▁which ▁cut ▁the ▁ 3 8 – 5 8 ▁SS C ▁lead ▁to ▁a ▁ 2 - point ▁ 7 1 – 7 3 ▁def ic it . ▁Paul ▁Al vare z ▁t ipped ▁on ▁a ▁miss ▁from ▁a ▁fellow ▁St ag , ▁but ▁Let ran ' s ▁Robert ▁Ru iz ▁split ▁his ▁two ▁free - th rows ▁to ▁keep ▁pace ▁with ▁SS C , ▁ 7 2 – 7 5 . ▁Mar lon ▁Bol ab ola ▁put ▁up ▁a ▁free - throw , ▁then ▁Mel chor ▁Te ves ▁gra bb ed ▁the ▁re bound , ▁that ▁led ▁to ▁C riz al de ▁B ade ▁converting ▁two ▁free - th rows ▁for ▁SS C ▁off ▁a ▁Jerry ▁Ru iz ▁f oul . to ▁put ▁San ▁Sebastian ▁up ▁for ▁good ▁ 7 7 – 7 3 . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁pen ult imate ▁second - round ▁game ▁for ▁both ▁teams , ▁San ▁Sebastian ▁defeated ▁Let ran ▁ 8 5 – 8 4 ▁as ▁Eug ene ▁Qu il ban ▁prevent ed ▁Jerry ▁Ru iz ▁from ▁catch ing ▁the ▁ball ▁in ▁a ▁pick - and - roll ▁attempt ▁with ▁ 2 . 7 ▁seconds ▁left . ▁With ▁the ▁Per pet ual ▁Alt as ▁need ing ▁to ▁win ▁to ▁force ▁a ▁three - way