| Lineup | Cal | PG - Fernando Rios (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Overton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Senger (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Mark Dozier (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. C - Thomas Emerson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Sydney Hamlin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Billie Burns (fresh) SF - John Orellana (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gary Delaney (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Aaron Leger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Cal | John Orellana inbounds the ball | 25-26 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Southern Cal | Gary Delaney can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 25-26 |
| 19:43 | Southern Cal | John Orellana tips it home | 25-28 |
| 19:25 | Cal | Jerry Senger misses short on a shot from the left wing | 25-28 |
| 19:23 | Southern Cal | Aaron Leger snags the defensive board | 25-28 |
| 19:19 | Southern Cal | Sydney Hamlin hits a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Aaron Leger | 25-30 |
| 19:08 | Cal | Mark Dozier buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Fernando Rios | 28-30 |
| 18:48 | Southern Cal | Sydney Hamlin scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Aaron Leger | 28-33 |
| 18:32 | Cal | Aaron Leger picks off the pass by Fernando Rios | 28-33 |
| 18:14 | Southern Cal | Sydney Hamlin hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-33 |
| 18:13 | Cal | George Overton gets the rebound | 28-33 |
| 17:57 | Cal | George Overton knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-33 |
| 17:38 | Southern Cal | Sydney Hamlin misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-33 |
| 17:36 | Cal | Thomas Emerson pulls down the rebound | 31-33 |
| 17:16 | Cal | George Overton knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Fernando Rios | 34-33 |
| 17:02 | Southern Cal | Sydney Hamlin scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Billie Burns | 34-36 |
| 16:41 | Cal | Jerry Senger misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 34-36 |
| 16:40 | Southern Cal | Sydney Hamlin pulls down the rebound | 34-36 |
| 16:20 | Southern Cal | Billie Burns misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 34-36 |
| 16:18 | Cal | Thomas Emerson pulls down the rebound | 34-36 |
| 16:01 | Cal | Mark Dozier dunks the ball set up by Fernando Rios and he's fouled by Gary Delaney - foul #1 on Gary Delaney, team foul #1 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Cal | Howard Rogers (PG), Gregory Skurski (SG), Kirk Keene (SF), Eric Williams (C) Fernando Rios, George Overton, Jerry Senger, Thomas Emerson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Frank Adams (PG), William Ross (SG), Brian Welch (SF), Alexander Aviles (PF), Mark Sweetman (C) Sydney Hamlin, Billie Burns, John Orellana, Gary Delaney, Aaron Leger | |
| 16:01 | Cal | Mark Dozier misses the free throw | 36-36 |
| 16:01 | Southern Cal | Mark Sweetman pulls down the rebound | 36-36 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Howard Rogers (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Skurski (fresh) SF - Kirk Keene (fresh) PF - Mark Dozier (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. C - Eric Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Frank Adams (fresh) 1 pts. SG - William Ross (fresh) SF - Brian Welch (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Alexander Aviles (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Sweetman (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Southern Cal | Mark Sweetman's layup is rejected by Eric Williams | 36-36 |
| 15:39 | Cal | The rebound goes to Kirk Keene | 36-36 |
| 15:16 | Cal | Gregory Skurski makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Howard Rogers | 39-36 |
| 14:59 | Southern Cal | William Ross's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-36 |
| Subs | Cal | Marvin Polo (SF) Mark Dozier | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 14:44 | Cal | Marvin Polo can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-36 |
| 14:42 | Southern Cal | William Ross gets the rebound | 39-36 |
| 14:37 | Southern Cal | Frank Adams hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-36 |
| 14:36 | Southern Cal | Alexander Aviles tips it back up and in | 39-38 |
| 14:24 | Cal | Kirk Keene is fouled on the floor by William Ross - foul #1 on William Ross, team foul #2 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Cal | Fernando Rios (PG), George Overton (SG) Gregory Skurski, Marvin Polo | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Sydney Hamlin (PG), John Orellana (SF) Frank Adams, William Ross | |
| 14:14 | Cal | Eric Williams is fouled on the floor by John Orellana - foul #1 on John Orellana, team foul #3 | 39-38 |
| 13:53 | Cal | Kirk Keene can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 39-38 |
| 13:52 | Southern Cal | Brian Welch snags the defensive board | 39-38 |
| 13:47 | Southern Cal | John Orellana is fouled on the floor by Fernando Rios - foul #3 on Fernando Rios, team foul #1 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Cal | Jerry Senger (SF), Thomas Emerson (C) Howard Rogers, Eric Williams | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Billie Burns (SG), Dale Moore (C) Brian Welch, Mark Sweetman | |
| 13:24 | Southern Cal | Alexander Aviles hits a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Sydney Hamlin and the foul's on Jerry Senger - foul #3 on Jerry Senger, team foul #2 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Cal | Marvin Polo (PF) Kirk Keene | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 13:24 | Southern Cal | Alexander Aviles misses the free throw | 39-40 |
| 13:24 | Southern Cal | The offensive rebound goes to John Orellana | 39-40 |
| 13:06 | Southern Cal | John Orellana misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Fernando Rios - foul #4 on Fernando Rios, team foul #3 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Cal | Howard Rogers (PG), Eric Williams (PF) Fernando Rios, Marvin Polo | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Gary Delaney (PF), Aaron Leger (C) Alexander Aviles, Dale Moore | |
| 13:06 | Southern Cal | John Orellana misses the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 13:06 | Southern Cal | John Orellana makes the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 12:48 | Cal | Howard Rogers connects on the 3 from the left wing | 42-41 |
| 12:46 | Southern Cal | Sydney Hamlin is fouled in the backcourt by Howard Rogers - foul #1 on Howard Rogers, team foul #4 | 42-41 |
| 12:23 | Southern Cal | Sydney Hamlin clanks a jumper from the left wing | 42-41 |
| 12:21 | Cal | Eric Williams snags the defensive board | 42-41 |
| 12:00 | Cal | Howard Rogers comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-41 |
| 11:58 | Cal | Jerry Senger misses the tip | 42-41 |
| 11:56 | Cal | Thomas Emerson hits the follow up shot | 44-41 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Howard Rogers (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Overton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Senger (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Eric Williams (fresh) C - Thomas Emerson (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Sydney Hamlin (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billie Burns (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Orellana (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Delaney (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Aaron Leger (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Southern Cal | Billie Burns banks in the layup on a great pass from Sydney Hamlin | 44-43 |
| 11:22 | Cal | Jerry Senger misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-43 |
| 11:20 | Cal | Thomas Emerson tips it home | 46-43 |
| 11:12 | Southern Cal | George Overton picks off the pass by Sydney Hamlin | 46-43 |
| 11:07 | Cal | Howard Rogers lays it in on a great pass from George Overton | 48-43 |
| 10:50 | Southern Cal | Sydney Hamlin blows the layup but he's fouled by Thomas Emerson - foul #1 on Thomas Emerson, team foul #5 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Cal | Charles Brown (PG), Gregory Skurski (SG), Marvin Polo (SF), Mark Dozier (PF), Kirk Keene (C) Howard Rogers, George Overton, Jerry Senger, Eric Williams, Thomas Emerson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Brian Welch (SG), Frank Adams (SF), Alexander Aviles (PF), Mark Sweetman (C) Billie Burns, John Orellana, Gary Delaney, Aaron Leger | |
| 10:50 | Southern Cal | Sydney Hamlin makes the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 10:50 | Southern Cal | Sydney Hamlin misses the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 10:50 | Cal | Kirk Keene grabs the defensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 10:27 | Cal | Charles Brown misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-44 |
| 10:26 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Sydney Hamlin | 48-44 |
| 10:17 | Southern Cal | Sydney Hamlin buries a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Frank Adams | 48-46 |
| 10:00 | Cal | Gregory Skurski is fouled on the floor by Frank Adams - foul #1 on Frank Adams, team foul #4 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | William Ross (SG) Sydney Hamlin | |
| 09:46 | Cal | Gregory Skurski clanks a 3 from the right corner | 48-46 |
| 09:45 | Cal | Mark Dozier tips it in | 50-46 |
| 09:33 | Southern Cal | William Ross misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 50-46 |
| 09:31 | Cal | Gregory Skurski gets the rebound | 50-46 |
| 09:19 | Cal | Kirk Keene hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Alexander Aviles - foul #1 on Alexander Aviles, team foul #5 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Cal | Howard Rogers (PG), Eric Williams (C) Charles Brown, Marvin Polo | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Orellana (SF) William Ross | |
| 09:19 | Cal | Kirk Keene makes the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 09:19 | Cal | Kirk Keene makes the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 09:02 | Southern Cal | Alexander Aviles knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Mark Sweetman | 52-49 |
| 08:46 | Cal | Kirk Keene misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-49 |
| 08:45 | Cal | Mark Dozier can't tip it in | 52-49 |
| 08:43 | Cal | Gregory Skurski tips it in | 54-49 |
| 08:31 | Southern Cal | Eric Williams is called for the reach on Brian Welch - foul #2 on Eric Williams, team foul #6 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Cal | George Overton (SG), Jerry Senger (SF), Thomas Emerson (C) Gregory Skurski, Kirk Keene, Eric Williams | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Sydney Hamlin (PG), Billie Burns (SG), Gary Delaney (PF), Aaron Leger (C) Frank Adams, Brian Welch, Alexander Aviles, Mark Sweetman | |
| 08:11 | Southern Cal | John Orellana lays it in | 54-51 |
| 07:53 | Cal | Jerry Senger misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-51 |
| 07:52 | Cal | Thomas Emerson pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-51 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Howard Rogers (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Overton (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jerry Senger (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Mark Dozier (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Thomas Emerson (fresh) 8 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Sydney Hamlin (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Billie Burns (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Orellana (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Delaney (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Aaron Leger (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Cal | Howard Rogers clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-51 |
| 07:36 | Southern Cal | John Orellana gets the rebound | 54-51 |
| 07:20 | Southern Cal | Billie Burns is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 54-51 |
| Subs | Cal | Fernando Rios (PG), Kirk Keene (PF) Howard Rogers, Mark Dozier | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Brian Welch (SF) John Orellana | |
| 07:07 | Cal | Jerry Senger knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 57-51 |
| 06:45 | Southern Cal | Brian Welch misses the fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Jerry Senger - foul #4 on Jerry Senger, team foul #7 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Cal | Eric Williams (PF) Jerry Senger | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Alexander Aviles (PF), Mark Sweetman (C) Gary Delaney, Aaron Leger | |
| 06:45 | Southern Cal | Brian Welch makes the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 06:45 | Southern Cal | Brian Welch makes the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 06:22 | Cal | Eric Williams misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 57-53 |
| 06:20 | Southern Cal | Billie Burns pulls down the rebound | 57-53 |
| 05:51 | Southern Cal | Billie Burns connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Sydney Hamlin | 57-55 |
| 05:28 | Cal | Fernando Rios is fouled on the floor by Mark Sweetman - foul #1 on Mark Sweetman, team foul #6 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Cal | Howard Rogers (SG), Jerry Senger (SF), Mark Dozier (PF) George Overton, Kirk Keene, Thomas Emerson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Frank Adams (PG), John Orellana (SF) Sydney Hamlin, Billie Burns | |
| 05:05 | Cal | Eric Williams comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 57-55 |
| 05:03 | Southern Cal | Alexander Aviles grabs the defensive rebound | 57-55 |
| 04:47 | Southern Cal | Brian Welch misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 57-55 |
| 04:45 | Southern Cal | Frank Adams misses the tip | 57-55 |
| 04:43 | Southern Cal | Mark Sweetman tips it back up and in | 57-57 |
| 04:20 | Cal | Jerry Senger is called for traveling | 57-57 |
| Subs | Cal | George Overton (SG) Howard Rogers | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Gary Delaney (PF), Aaron Leger (C) Alexander Aviles, Mark Sweetman | |
| 04:11 | Southern Cal | Aaron Leger comes up short on the runner in the paint | 57-57 |
| 04:10 | Cal | Jerry Senger grabs the defensive rebound | 57-57 |
| 03:47 | Cal | George Overton scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Jerry Senger and he's hacked by Brian Welch - foul #1 on Brian Welch, team foul #7 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Cal | Howard Rogers (PG), Kirk Keene (SF), Thomas Emerson (C) Fernando Rios, Jerry Senger, Eric Williams | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Sydney Hamlin (PG) Brian Welch | |
| 03:47 | Cal | George Overton misses the free throw | 59-57 |
| 03:47 | Southern Cal | Gary Delaney gets the rebound | 59-57 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Howard Rogers (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Overton (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kirk Keene (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Dozier (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Thomas Emerson (fresh) 8 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Sydney Hamlin (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frank Adams (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Orellana (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary Delaney (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Aaron Leger (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Southern Cal | Frank Adams connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Sydney Hamlin | 59-60 |
| 03:06 | Cal | Kirk Keene comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-60 |
| 03:04 | Southern Cal | Gary Delaney grabs the board | 59-60 |
| 02:49 | Southern Cal | Kirk Keene is called for the reach on John Orellana - foul #1 on Kirk Keene, team foul #8 | 59-60 |
| Subs | Cal | Fernando Rios (PG) Mark Dozier | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Billie Burns (SG) Frank Adams | |
| 02:49 | Southern Cal | John Orellana misses the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 02:49 | Cal | Thomas Emerson pulls down the rebound | 59-60 |
| 02:49 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-60 |
| 02:31 | Cal | Howard Rogers comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 59-60 |
| 02:29 | Cal | Kirk Keene grabs the offensive board | 59-60 |
| 02:18 | Cal | Thomas Emerson scores on a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Fernando Rios and he's hacked by Aaron Leger - foul #2 on Aaron Leger, team foul #8 | 61-60 |
| Subs | Cal | Jerry Senger (SF), Mark Dozier (PF) Howard Rogers, Kirk Keene | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 02:18 | Cal | Thomas Emerson makes the free throw | 62-60 |
| 02:08 | Southern Cal | John Orellana connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Billie Burns | 62-63 |
| 01:47 | Cal | George Overton hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Jerry Senger | 65-63 |
| 01:40 | Southern Cal | The jump hook by John Orellana is blocked by Jerry Senger | 65-63 |
| 01:38 | Southern Cal | Aaron Leger tips it in | 65-65 |
| 01:19 | Cal | George Overton misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-65 |
| 01:18 | Southern Cal | Sydney Hamlin snags the defensive board | 65-65 |
| 01:12 | Southern Cal | Aaron Leger double dribbles | 65-65 |
| 00:53 | Cal | Fernando Rios misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on John Orellana - foul #2 on John Orellana, team foul #9 | 65-65 |
| 00:53 | Cal | Fernando Rios makes the 1st free throw | 66-65 |
| 00:53 | Cal | Fernando Rios makes the 2nd free throw | 67-65 |
| 00:41 | Southern Cal | Billie Burns makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 67-68 |
| 00:26 | Cal | Mark Dozier misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 67-68 |
| 00:24 | Cal | Jerry Senger tips it back up and in | 69-68 |
| 00:19 | Southern Cal | George Overton is called for the reach on Sydney Hamlin - foul #2 on George Overton, team foul #9 | 69-68 |
| 00:19 | Southern Cal | Sydney Hamlin makes the 1st free throw | 69-69 |
| 00:19 | Southern Cal | Sydney Hamlin misses the 2nd free throw | 69-69 |
| 00:19 | Cal | Mark Dozier snags the defensive board | 69-69 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:03 | Cal | Mark Dozier knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Fernando Rios | 71-69 |
| 00:03 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 71-69 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Southern Cal | Billie Burns misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 71-69 |