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Trail Blazers president Chris McGowan directs EMTs in the Moda Center.

(Bruce Ely/The Oregonian)

A woman who collapsed at the Portland Trail Blazers game Thursday died at Legacy Emanuel Medical Center, the Multnomah Count Medical Examiner's Office said.

Lindsay Fitzsimmons, a deputy medical examiner, said the woman was 67 years old. The case was reported to the medical examiner's office because the woman died less than 24 hours after entering the hospital.

The woman's name was not immediately available.

The woman collapsed Thursday night during the Blazers-Mavericks game at the Moda Center. The game was delayed during the fourth quarter while fans and rescue personnel went to the woman's aid.

She was taken from the arena across the playing floor during the nationally televised game.

The incident happened in section 111. A witness who sat nearby said the woman's body appeared to go "totally limp." Emergency medical technicians quickly went into the stands and administered CPR after they laid her down over several seats.

"It happened really fast," the witness said. "It's amazing how quickly the EMTs got there."

As players and coaches from both teams watched, the woman was carried onto a stretcher on the court while an EMT continued to pump her heart with his hand.

She was wheeled to the back, then taken away from the arena by ambulance.

-- Stuart Tomlinson and staff reports