| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Henry Yao (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Roger Spinney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Austin (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Edward Hacker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Roland Barnett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Vladislav Shilkuski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Tuttle (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Hill (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Gary Sherrill (fresh) 3 reb. C - Christopher Bauer (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Fresno State | Lawrence Austin inbounds the ball | 33-36 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:35 | Fresno State | Christopher Bauer is called for the reach on Edward Hacker - foul #1 on Christopher Bauer, team foul #1 | 33-36 |
| 19:26 | Fresno State | Roland Barnett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-36 |
| 19:05 | Southern Cal | Thomas Tuttle scores on a 3 from the right wing | 33-39 |
| 18:39 | Fresno State | Lawrence Austin hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 33-39 |
| 18:38 | Southern Cal | Christopher Bauer gets the rebound | 33-39 |
| 18:18 | Southern Cal | Thomas Tuttle misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-39 |
| 18:17 | Fresno State | Roland Barnett pulls down the rebound | 33-39 |
| 18:12 | Fresno State | Henry Yao misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-39 |
| 18:11 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Gary Sherrill | 33-39 |
| 17:57 | Southern Cal | Gary Sherrill is fouled on the floor by Edward Hacker - foul #1 on Edward Hacker, team foul #1 | 33-39 |
| 17:46 | Southern Cal | Henry Yao steals the ball from Vladislav Shilkuski | 33-39 |
| 17:41 | Fresno State | Henry Yao comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Vladislav Shilkuski - foul #1 on Vladislav Shilkuski, team foul #2 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Christopher Thomas (SG), Ronald Naumann (C) Roger Spinney, Roland Barnett | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Harold Underhill (PF) Gary Sherrill | |
| 17:41 | Fresno State | Henry Yao makes the 1st free throw | 34-39 |
| 17:41 | Fresno State | Henry Yao makes the 2nd free throw | 35-39 |
| 17:22 | Southern Cal | Vladislav Shilkuski clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-39 |
| 17:20 | Fresno State | Ronald Naumann pulls down the rebound | 35-39 |
| 17:16 | Fresno State | Henry Yao scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Christopher Thomas | 37-39 |
| 16:51 | Southern Cal | Ronald Naumann blocks the jumper by Thomas Tuttle | 37-39 |
| 16:49 | Southern Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Tuttle | 37-39 |
| 16:34 | Southern Cal | Thomas Hill can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Lawrence Austin - foul #1 on Lawrence Austin, team foul #2 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Roger Spinney (SG), Steven Jones (SF), Roland Barnett (C) Henry Yao, Lawrence Austin, Edward Hacker | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Leo Adrian (SG), Gary Sherrill (PF), Lester Drago (C) Vladislav Shilkuski, Thomas Tuttle, Christopher Bauer | |
| 16:34 | Southern Cal | Thomas Hill makes the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 16:34 | Southern Cal | Thomas Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 16:08 | Fresno State | The jump hook by Roland Barnett is blocked by Gary Sherrill | 37-41 |
| 16:06 | Southern Cal | Lester Drago grabs the board | 37-41 |
| 16:01 | Southern Cal | Thomas Hill misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 37-41 |
| 16:00 | Southern Cal | Harold Underhill tips it home | 37-43 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Christopher Thomas (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Roger Spinney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Jones (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Ronald Naumann (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Roland Barnett (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Harold Underhill (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. SG - Leo Adrian (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Hill (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Gary Sherrill (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Lester Drago (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Fresno State | Thomas Hill takes the ball from Ronald Naumann | 37-43 |
| 15:34 | Southern Cal | Roland Barnett steps in front of the Lester Drago pass | 37-43 |
| 15:17 | Fresno State | Roger Spinney drills a 3 from straight away set up by Christopher Thomas | 40-43 |
| 15:02 | Southern Cal | Harold Underhill misses badly on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Ronald Naumann - foul #1 on Ronald Naumann, team foul #3 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Henry Yao (PG), William Arellano (SF), Edward Hacker (PF), Timothy Fulghum (C) Christopher Thomas, Roger Spinney, Ronald Naumann, Roland Barnett | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Vladislav Shilkuski (PG), Thomas Tuttle (SG), Ricky Ziebold (SF), Christopher Bauer (C) Leo Adrian, Thomas Hill, Gary Sherrill, Lester Drago | |
| 15:02 | Southern Cal | Harold Underhill makes the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 15:02 | Southern Cal | Harold Underhill makes the 2nd free throw | 40-45 |
| 14:40 | Fresno State | Thomas Tuttle picks off the pass by Timothy Fulghum | 40-45 |
| 14:36 | Southern Cal | Thomas Tuttle hits the finger roll | 40-47 |
| 14:10 | Fresno State | Vladislav Shilkuski is called for the reach on Edward Hacker - foul #2 on Vladislav Shilkuski, team foul #3 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Christopher Thomas (SG), Lawrence Austin (SF) Steven Jones, William Arellano | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Lester Drago (PF) Harold Underhill | |
| 13:59 | Fresno State | Thomas Tuttle is called for the reach on Christopher Thomas - foul #2 on Thomas Tuttle, team foul #4 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Roger Spinney (SG) Christopher Thomas | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Gary Sherrill (PF) Lester Drago | |
| 13:44 | Fresno State | Lawrence Austin is fouled on the floor by Thomas Tuttle - foul #3 on Thomas Tuttle, team foul #5 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Roland Barnett (C) Timothy Fulghum | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 13:34 | Fresno State | Roland Barnett drills a driving attempt from close range | 42-47 |
| 13:27 | Southern Cal | Ricky Ziebold travels with the ball | 42-47 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Steven Jones (PF) Edward Hacker | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Thomas Hill (SF) Ricky Ziebold | |
| 13:05 | Fresno State | Roland Barnett hits a jumpshot from the right wing | 44-47 |
| 12:44 | Southern Cal | A charge is called on Thomas Hill - foul #2 on Thomas Hill, team foul #6 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Ronald Naumann (PF) Steven Jones | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ricky Ziebold (PG), Leo Adrian (SG), Lester Drago (C) Vladislav Shilkuski, Thomas Tuttle, Christopher Bauer | |
| 12:31 | Fresno State | Henry Yao misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 44-47 |
| 12:29 | Fresno State | Roland Barnett grabs the offensive board | 44-47 |
| 12:16 | Fresno State | Roger Spinney is called for 3 seconds | 44-47 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Christopher Thomas (SG), Edward Hacker (PF) Roger Spinney, Roland Barnett | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Harold Underhill (PF) Gary Sherrill | |
| 11:50 | Southern Cal | Lester Drago clanks a shot from the left side | 44-47 |
| 11:49 | Southern Cal | Harold Underhill misses the tip | 44-47 |
| 11:48 | Fresno State | Edward Hacker snags the defensive board | 44-47 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Henry Yao (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Christopher Thomas (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Lawrence Austin (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Edward Hacker (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Naumann (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Ricky Ziebold (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Leo Adrian (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Hill (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Harold Underhill (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Lester Drago (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Fresno State | Leo Adrian is called for the reach on Edward Hacker - foul #2 on Leo Adrian, team foul #7 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Steven Jones (SF) Lawrence Austin | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Glenn Wilkins (SF) Thomas Hill | |
| 11:44 | Fresno State | Edward Hacker makes the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 11:44 | Fresno State | Edward Hacker misses the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 11:44 | Fresno State | Ronald Naumann grabs the offensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 11:26 | Fresno State | Steven Jones clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-47 |
| 11:24 | Southern Cal | Ricky Ziebold pulls down the rebound | 45-47 |
| 11:15 | Southern Cal | Harold Underhill hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 45-47 |
| 11:13 | Southern Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Glenn Wilkins | 45-47 |
| 11:02 | Southern Cal | Harold Underhill misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-47 |
| 11:00 | Southern Cal | Lester Drago pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 10:53 | Southern Cal | Ricky Ziebold dunks the ball | 45-49 |
| 10:40 | Fresno State | Ronald Naumann misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 45-49 |
| 10:38 | Fresno State | Ronald Naumann grabs the offensive board | 45-49 |
| 10:17 | Fresno State | Ricky Ziebold steals the ball from Henry Yao | 45-49 |
| 10:03 | Southern Cal | Harold Underhill clanks a shot from the left block | 45-49 |
| 10:02 | Fresno State | Edward Hacker grabs the board | 45-49 |
| 09:58 | Fresno State | Steven Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-49 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Roger Spinney (SG), Lawrence Austin (SF), Roland Barnett (C) Henry Yao, Edward Hacker, Ronald Naumann | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Vladislav Shilkuski (PG), Thomas Tuttle (SG), Thomas Hill (SF), Gary Sherrill (PF), Christopher Bauer (C) Ricky Ziebold, Leo Adrian, Glenn Wilkins, Harold Underhill, Lester Drago | |
| 09:35 | Southern Cal | Thomas Tuttle knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Gary Sherrill | 45-52 |
| 09:07 | Fresno State | Lawrence Austin misses long on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Thomas Tuttle - foul #4 on Thomas Tuttle, team foul #8 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Herbert Wait (PG) Christopher Thomas | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Shelton (SG) Thomas Tuttle | |
| 09:07 | Fresno State | Lawrence Austin makes the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 09:07 | Fresno State | Lawrence Austin makes the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| 08:45 | Southern Cal | Roland Barnett steals it from Thomas Hill | 47-52 |
| 08:28 | Fresno State | Roger Spinney connects on the floater from close range on a great pass from Herbert Wait and he's hacked by John Shelton - foul #1 on John Shelton, team foul #9 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Henry Yao (PG), Edward Hacker (PF) Herbert Wait, Steven Jones | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Leo Adrian (SG) John Shelton | |
| 08:28 | Fresno State | Roger Spinney misses the free throw | 49-52 |
| 08:28 | Southern Cal | Christopher Bauer pulls down the rebound | 49-52 |
| 08:07 | Southern Cal | Christopher Bauer misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 49-52 |
| 08:05 | Fresno State | Roland Barnett snags the defensive board | 49-52 |
| 07:59 | Fresno State | Edward Hacker throws it down on a great pass from Roland Barnett | 51-52 |
| 07:43 | Southern Cal | Roger Spinney is called for the reach on Vladislav Shilkuski - foul #2 on Roger Spinney, team foul #4 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Timothy Fulghum (C) Roland Barnett | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Thomas Tuttle (SG) Leo Adrian | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Henry Yao (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Roger Spinney (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Austin (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Edward Hacker (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Timothy Fulghum (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Vladislav Shilkuski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Tuttle (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Thomas Hill (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Gary Sherrill (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Christopher Bauer (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Southern Cal | Thomas Tuttle is hacked by Roger Spinney - foul #3 on Roger Spinney, team foul #5 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Christopher Thomas (SG), Steven Jones (SF) Roger Spinney, Lawrence Austin | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Harold Underhill (PF) Gary Sherrill | |
| 07:17 | Southern Cal | Christopher Bauer clanks a 3 from the left wing | 51-52 |
| 07:15 | Fresno State | The rebound goes to Steven Jones | 51-52 |
| 07:12 | Fresno State | Henry Yao loses the dribble to Thomas Tuttle in the backcourt | 51-52 |
| 06:46 | Southern Cal | Harold Underhill misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 51-52 |
| 06:44 | Southern Cal | Thomas Hill grabs the offensive rebound | 51-52 |
| 06:19 | Southern Cal | Harold Underhill hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-55 |
| 06:01 | Fresno State | Edward Hacker misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 51-55 |
| 06:00 | Fresno State | Steven Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 51-55 |
| 05:44 | Fresno State | Steven Jones drills a 3 from the right corner | 54-55 |
| 05:24 | Southern Cal | Harold Underhill makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Vladislav Shilkuski | 54-58 |
| 05:24 | Fresno State | Fresno State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-58 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Roger Spinney (SG), Lawrence Austin (SF), Roland Barnett (C) Christopher Thomas, Steven Jones, Timothy Fulghum | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Gary Sherrill (PF) Harold Underhill | |
| 05:02 | Fresno State | Edward Hacker is fouled on the floor by Gary Sherrill - foul #1 on Gary Sherrill, team foul #10 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Harold Underhill (PG) Vladislav Shilkuski | |
| 05:02 | Fresno State | Edward Hacker makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 05:02 | Fresno State | Edward Hacker misses the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 05:02 | Southern Cal | Thomas Hill snags the defensive board | 55-58 |
| 04:55 | Southern Cal | Harold Underhill hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 55-58 |
| 04:53 | Southern Cal | Christopher Bauer pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-58 |
| 04:35 | Southern Cal | Harold Underhill buries a floater from the right side and the foul's on Lawrence Austin - foul #2 on Lawrence Austin, team foul #6 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Lester Drago (C) Christopher Bauer | |
| 04:35 | Southern Cal | Harold Underhill makes the free throw | 55-61 |
| 04:12 | Fresno State | Lawrence Austin misses short on a shot from the right wing | 55-61 |
| 04:10 | Southern Cal | Lester Drago snags the defensive board | 55-61 |
| 03:56 | Southern Cal | Thomas Hill misses long on a shot from the right side | 55-61 |
| 03:55 | Southern Cal | Lester Drago snags the offensive board | 55-61 |
| 03:49 | Southern Cal | Lester Drago misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 55-61 |
| 03:48 | Fresno State | Henry Yao grabs the defensive rebound | 55-61 |
| 03:46 | Fresno State | Harold Underhill is called for the reach on Henry Yao in the backcourt - foul #2 on Harold Underhill, team foul #11 | 55-61 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Ronald Naumann (PF) Edward Hacker | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Vladislav Shilkuski (PG), Ricky Ziebold (SF) Thomas Hill, Lester Drago | |
| 03:46 | Fresno State | Henry Yao makes the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 03:46 | Fresno State | Henry Yao misses the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| 03:46 | Southern Cal | Gary Sherrill snags the defensive board | 56-61 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Henry Yao (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Roger Spinney (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Lawrence Austin (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ronald Naumann (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Roland Barnett (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Vladislav Shilkuski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Tuttle (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Ricky Ziebold (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gary Sherrill (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Harold Underhill (fresh) 19 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Southern Cal | Harold Underhill can't connect on a floater from the right side | 56-61 |
| 03:24 | Fresno State | Lawrence Austin snags the defensive board | 56-61 |
| 03:19 | Fresno State | Roland Barnett's pass is intercepted by Vladislav Shilkuski | 56-61 |
| 03:15 | Southern Cal | Ricky Ziebold misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-61 |
| 03:13 | Fresno State | Henry Yao pulls down the rebound | 56-61 |
| 03:08 | Fresno State | Gary Sherrill swats the short shot by Lawrence Austin | 56-61 |
| 03:06 | Fresno State | Roland Barnett tips it back up and in | 58-61 |
| 02:47 | Southern Cal | Gary Sherrill misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-61 |
| 02:46 | Fresno State | Roland Barnett grabs the defensive rebound | 58-61 |
| 02:40 | Fresno State | Henry Yao knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Roger Spinney | 61-61 |
| 02:40 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-61 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Edward Hacker (PF) Ronald Naumann | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Thomas Hill (SF), Christopher Bauer (C) Ricky Ziebold, Harold Underhill | |
| 02:20 | Southern Cal | Christopher Bauer buries a turnaround near the basket set up by Vladislav Shilkuski | 61-63 |
| 01:56 | Fresno State | Roland Barnett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-63 |
| 01:32 | Southern Cal | Thomas Tuttle misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 61-63 |
| 01:31 | Fresno State | Roland Barnett gets the rebound | 61-63 |
| 01:19 | Fresno State | Henry Yao misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-63 |
| 01:17 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Gary Sherrill | 61-63 |
| 00:53 | Southern Cal | Thomas Tuttle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-63 |
| 00:52 | Southern Cal | Thomas Hill misses the tip | 61-63 |
| 00:50 | Fresno State | Roger Spinney gets the rebound | 61-63 |
| 00:43 | Fresno State | Roland Barnett can't connect on a shot from the right block | 61-63 |
| 00:41 | Southern Cal | Thomas Tuttle grabs the defensive rebound | 61-63 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:15 | Southern Cal | Thomas Hill travels with the ball | 61-63 |
| 00:02 | Fresno State | Edward Hacker clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-63 |
| 00:00 | Southern Cal | Thomas Hill snags the defensive board | 61-63 |