| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Philip Barragan (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Darin Gunn (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dennis Irvine (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Waite (fresh) 2 pts. C - Edward Yarbrough (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Christopher Kenny (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeff McCandless (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Roger Failla (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Oliver Hightower (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Rick Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Cal | Roger Failla inbounds the ball | 29-28 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Southern Cal | Oliver Hightower can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-28 |
| 19:38 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Darin Gunn | 29-28 |
| 19:17 | Nevada | Edward Yarbrough misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 29-28 |
| 19:15 | Nevada | Philip Barragan tips it but misses | 29-28 |
| 19:14 | Southern Cal | Oliver Hightower gets the rebound | 29-28 |
| 18:58 | Southern Cal | Philip Barragan is called for the reach on Oliver Hightower - foul #2 on Philip Barragan, team foul #1 | 29-28 |
| 18:45 | Southern Cal | Rick Mitchell misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Ronald Waite - foul #1 on Ronald Waite, team foul #2 | 29-28 |
| 18:45 | Southern Cal | Rick Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 18:45 | Southern Cal | Rick Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 29-29 |
| 18:31 | Nevada | Philip Barragan scores on a 3 from the right wing | 32-29 |
| 18:03 | Southern Cal | Oliver Hightower hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 32-29 |
| 18:02 | Nevada | Dennis Irvine gets the rebound | 32-29 |
| 17:40 | Nevada | Edward Yarbrough misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 32-29 |
| 17:38 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Jeff McCandless | 32-29 |
| 17:20 | Southern Cal | Oliver Hightower clanks a turnaround in the paint | 32-29 |
| 17:19 | Nevada | Ronald Waite gets the rebound | 32-29 |
| 16:54 | Nevada | Ronald Waite scores on a 3 from the right corner | 35-29 |
| 16:43 | Southern Cal | Christopher Kenny misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-29 |
| 16:42 | Nevada | Dennis Irvine grabs the board | 35-29 |
| 16:30 | Nevada | Darin Gunn can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 35-29 |
| 16:28 | Southern Cal | Oliver Hightower gets the rebound | 35-29 |
| 16:18 | Southern Cal | Darin Gunn is called for the reach on Roger Failla - foul #1 on Darin Gunn, team foul #3 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Nevada | Terence Carr (SG), Marcus Monette (SF), Brendan Huber (PF), Ronald Phillips (C) Darin Gunn, Dennis Irvine, Ronald Waite, Edward Yarbrough | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Joseph Silvia (PG), Brian Strand (SG), Gerald Witter (SF), Troy Burgess (PF), Michael Magnusson (C) Christopher Kenny, Jeff McCandless, Roger Failla, Oliver Hightower, Rick Mitchell | |
| 15:51 | Southern Cal | Gerald Witter banks in the layup | 35-31 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Philip Barragan (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Terence Carr (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Marcus Monette (fresh) PF - Brendan Huber (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Phillips (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Joseph Silvia (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Brian Strand (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gerald Witter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Troy Burgess (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Magnusson (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Nevada | Terence Carr is fouled on the floor by Brian Strand - foul #1 on Brian Strand, team foul #1 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Nevada | Michael King (SG) Philip Barragan | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 15:23 | Nevada | Michael King is fouled on the floor by Joseph Silvia - foul #1 on Joseph Silvia, team foul #2 | 35-31 |
| 14:58 | Nevada | Terence Carr connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Marcus Monette | 38-31 |
| 14:44 | Southern Cal | Brian Strand connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Troy Burgess | 38-34 |
| 14:20 | Nevada | Brendan Huber misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-34 |
| 14:19 | Southern Cal | Gerald Witter grabs the defensive rebound | 38-34 |
| 14:16 | Southern Cal | Terence Carr steals the ball from Joseph Silvia in the backcourt | 38-34 |
| 14:03 | Nevada | Marcus Monette comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-34 |
| 14:02 | Southern Cal | Michael Magnusson snags the defensive board | 38-34 |
| 13:57 | Southern Cal | Brian Strand misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-34 |
| 13:56 | Nevada | Brendan Huber gets the rebound | 38-34 |
| 13:33 | Nevada | Marcus Monette is hacked by Joseph Silvia - foul #2 on Joseph Silvia, team foul #3 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Nevada | Philip Barragan (PG), Darin Gunn (SG), Dennis Irvine (SF), Ronald Waite (PF), Edward Yarbrough (C) Terence Carr, Michael King, Marcus Monette, Brendan Huber, Ronald Phillips | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Christopher Kenny (PG), Jeff McCandless (SG), Roger Failla (SF), Oliver Hightower (PF), Rick Mitchell (C) Joseph Silvia, Brian Strand, Gerald Witter, Troy Burgess, Michael Magnusson | |
| 13:18 | Nevada | Philip Barragan can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 38-34 |
| 13:17 | Nevada | Edward Yarbrough grabs the offensive rebound | 38-34 |
| 13:04 | Nevada | Dennis Irvine misses badly on a floater from the right side | 38-34 |
| 13:03 | Southern Cal | Roger Failla gets the rebound | 38-34 |
| 12:43 | Southern Cal | Jeff McCandless misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-34 |
| 12:42 | Nevada | Ronald Waite grabs the board | 38-34 |
| 12:18 | Nevada | Edward Yarbrough's floater is tipped away by Rick Mitchell | 38-34 |
| 12:17 | Nevada | Philip Barragan misses the tip | 38-34 |
| 12:15 | Southern Cal | Oliver Hightower pulls down the rebound | 38-34 |
| 12:11 | Southern Cal | Christopher Kenny buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Jeff McCandless | 38-37 |
| 11:52 | Nevada | Dennis Irvine misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-37 |
| 11:51 | Nevada | Ronald Waite tips it but misses | 38-37 |
| 11:50 | Nevada | Edward Yarbrough tips it home | 40-37 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Philip Barragan (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Darin Gunn (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dennis Irvine (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ronald Waite (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Yarbrough (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Christopher Kenny (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeff McCandless (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Failla (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Oliver Hightower (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Rick Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Southern Cal | Darin Gunn steps in front of the Jeff McCandless pass | 40-37 |
| 11:31 | Nevada | Dennis Irvine blows the layup | 40-37 |
| 11:29 | Southern Cal | Oliver Hightower grabs the defensive rebound | 40-37 |
| 11:09 | Southern Cal | Christopher Kenny hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-37 |
| 11:07 | Southern Cal | Oliver Hightower pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-37 |
| 10:54 | Southern Cal | Christopher Kenny makes the floater from the right wing set up by Roger Failla | 40-39 |
| 10:38 | Nevada | Dennis Irvine knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-39 |
| 10:21 | Southern Cal | Jeff McCandless misses the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Philip Barragan - foul #3 on Philip Barragan, team foul #4 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Nevada | Terence Carr (SG), Marcus Monette (SF), Brendan Huber (PF), Ronald Phillips (C) Darin Gunn, Dennis Irvine, Ronald Waite, Edward Yarbrough | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Joseph Silvia (PG), Gerald Witter (SF), Troy Burgess (PF), Michael Magnusson (C) Christopher Kenny, Roger Failla, Oliver Hightower, Rick Mitchell | |
| 10:21 | Southern Cal | Jeff McCandless makes the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 10:21 | Southern Cal | Jeff McCandless misses the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |
| 10:21 | Southern Cal | Michael Magnusson grabs the offensive rebound | 43-40 |
| 10:04 | Southern Cal | Jeff McCandless misses the easy layup | 43-40 |
| 10:02 | Nevada | Marcus Monette gets the rebound | 43-40 |
| 09:57 | Nevada | Philip Barragan drills a runner from the left block set up by Marcus Monette | 45-40 |
| 09:43 | Southern Cal | Brendan Huber is called for the reach on Gerald Witter - foul #3 on Brendan Huber, team foul #5 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Brian Strand (SG) Jeff McCandless | |
| 09:21 | Southern Cal | Michael Magnusson connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Gerald Witter | 45-43 |
| 08:59 | Nevada | Marcus Monette hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Philip Barragan | 47-43 |
| 08:43 | Southern Cal | Troy Burgess drills a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Joseph Silvia | 47-45 |
| 08:16 | Nevada | Marcus Monette's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-45 |
| Subs | Nevada | Darin Gunn (SG), Dennis Irvine (SF), Ronald Waite (PF), Edward Yarbrough (C) Philip Barragan, Marcus Monette, Brendan Huber, Ronald Phillips | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Christopher Kenny (PG), Roger Failla (SF), Rick Mitchell (C) Brian Strand, Gerald Witter, Michael Magnusson | |
| 07:54 | Southern Cal | Roger Failla misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 47-45 |
| 07:53 | Nevada | Dennis Irvine grabs the defensive rebound | 47-45 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Terence Carr (fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. SG - Darin Gunn (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Dennis Irvine (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ronald Waite (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Yarbrough (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Christopher Kenny (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Silvia (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Failla (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Troy Burgess (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Rick Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Nevada | Dennis Irvine is fouled on the floor by Troy Burgess - foul #2 on Troy Burgess, team foul #4 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Oliver Hightower (PF) Troy Burgess | |
| 07:12 | Nevada | Terence Carr is fouled on the floor by Oliver Hightower - foul #3 on Oliver Hightower, team foul #5 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Nevada | Philip Barragan (PG) Terence Carr | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 07:00 | Nevada | Dennis Irvine hits the finger roll on a great pass from Darin Gunn | 49-45 |
| 06:58 | Southern Cal | Philip Barragan steals the ball from Christopher Kenny in the backcourt | 49-45 |
| 06:56 | Nevada | Darin Gunn misses the easy layup | 49-45 |
| 06:55 | Southern Cal | Christopher Kenny grabs the board | 49-45 |
| 06:51 | Southern Cal | Christopher Kenny comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 49-45 |
| 06:50 | Nevada | Edward Yarbrough snags the defensive board | 49-45 |
| 06:43 | Nevada | Darin Gunn comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Joseph Silvia - foul #3 on Joseph Silvia, team foul #6 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Brian Strand (SG), Gerald Witter (SF) Joseph Silvia, Roger Failla | |
| 06:43 | Nevada | Darin Gunn makes the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 06:43 | Nevada | Darin Gunn makes the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| 06:33 | Southern Cal | Christopher Kenny is whistled for a carry | 51-45 |
| 06:31 | Nevada | Philip Barragan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-45 |
| 06:26 | Southern Cal | Oliver Hightower buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Christopher Kenny | 51-48 |
| 06:10 | Nevada | Edward Yarbrough drills a fadeaway from close range set up by Philip Barragan | 53-48 |
| 05:51 | Southern Cal | Brian Strand misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-48 |
| 05:49 | Nevada | Edward Yarbrough pulls down the rebound | 53-48 |
| 05:43 | Nevada | Philip Barragan is hacked by Brian Strand - foul #2 on Brian Strand, team foul #7 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Nevada | Brendan Huber (PF) Ronald Waite | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Jeff McCandless (SG), Troy Burgess (PF) Brian Strand, Oliver Hightower | |
| 05:43 | Nevada | Philip Barragan makes the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 05:43 | Nevada | Philip Barragan makes the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| 05:22 | Southern Cal | Rick Mitchell loses the ball out of bounds | 55-48 |
| Subs | Nevada | Marcus Monette (SF) Dennis Irvine | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Roger Failla (SF) Rick Mitchell | |
| 05:02 | Nevada | Darin Gunn buries a 3 from the right corner | 58-48 |
| 04:37 | Southern Cal | Gerald Witter can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 58-48 |
| 04:35 | Nevada | Brendan Huber snags the defensive board | 58-48 |
| 04:15 | Nevada | Brendan Huber comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Troy Burgess - foul #3 on Troy Burgess, team foul #8 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Nevada | Terence Carr (PG), Michael King (SG), Dennis Irvine (SF), Ronald Waite (PF) Philip Barragan, Darin Gunn, Marcus Monette, Edward Yarbrough | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Joseph Silvia (PG), Oliver Hightower (PF) Christopher Kenny, Gerald Witter | |
| 04:15 | Nevada | Brendan Huber makes the 1st free throw | 59-48 |
| 04:15 | Nevada | Brendan Huber makes the 2nd free throw | 60-48 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:51 | Southern Cal | Oliver Hightower banks in the layup on a great pass from Joseph Silvia | 60-50 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Terence Carr (fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. SG - Michael King (fresh) SF - Dennis Irvine (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ronald Waite (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Brendan Huber (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Joseph Silvia (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jeff McCandless (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Failla (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Oliver Hightower (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Troy Burgess (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:36 | Nevada | Roger Failla swats the short shot by Dennis Irvine | 60-50 |
| 03:34 | Southern Cal | Troy Burgess snags the defensive board | 60-50 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:27 | Southern Cal | Oliver Hightower is hacked by Brendan Huber - foul #4 on Brendan Huber, team foul #6 | 60-50 |
| Subs | Nevada | Philip Barragan (PG) Michael King | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Brian Strand (SG), Rick Mitchell (C) Jeff McCandless, Roger Failla | |
| 03:19 | Southern Cal | The short jumper by Rick Mitchell is denied by Ronald Waite | 60-50 |
| 03:18 | Southern Cal | Troy Burgess gets the offensive rebound | 60-50 |
| 03:07 | Southern Cal | Terence Carr steals it from Brian Strand | 60-50 |
| 02:49 | Nevada | Terence Carr misses the 3 from the right wing | 60-50 |
| 02:48 | Nevada | The offensive rebound goes to Dennis Irvine | 60-50 |
| 02:48 | Nevada | Nevada calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-50 |
| Subs | Nevada | Darin Gunn (SG), Edward Yarbrough (C) Terence Carr, Brendan Huber | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Christopher Kenny (PG), Jeff McCandless (SG), Roger Failla (SF) Joseph Silvia, Brian Strand, Troy Burgess | |
| 02:22 | Nevada | Darin Gunn is fouled on the floor by Rick Mitchell - foul #2 on Rick Mitchell, team foul #9 | 60-50 |
| Subs | Nevada | Terence Carr (PG), Marcus Monette (SF), Brendan Huber (PF), Ronald Phillips (C) Philip Barragan, Dennis Irvine, Ronald Waite, Edward Yarbrough | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Joseph Silvia (PG), Brian Strand (SG), Gerald Witter (SF), Troy Burgess (PF), Michael Magnusson (C) Christopher Kenny, Jeff McCandless, Roger Failla, Oliver Hightower, Rick Mitchell | |
| 02:22 | Nevada | Darin Gunn makes the 1st free throw | 61-50 |
| 02:22 | Nevada | Darin Gunn makes the 2nd free throw | 62-50 |
| 02:11 | Southern Cal | Darin Gunn steals it from Michael Magnusson | 62-50 |
| 02:08 | Nevada | Darin Gunn banks in the layup | 64-50 |
| 01:53 | Southern Cal | Troy Burgess's floater is tipped away by Brendan Huber | 64-50 |
| 01:52 | Nevada | Brendan Huber grabs the defensive rebound | 64-50 |
| 01:24 | Nevada | Terence Carr is called for 3 seconds | 64-50 |
| Subs | Nevada | Michael King (SG) Darin Gunn | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 01:10 | Southern Cal | Troy Burgess is hacked by Marcus Monette - foul #2 on Marcus Monette, team foul #7 | 64-50 |
| 01:10 | Southern Cal | Troy Burgess makes the 1st free throw | 64-51 |
| 01:10 | Southern Cal | Troy Burgess misses the 2nd free throw | 64-51 |
| 01:10 | Nevada | Ronald Phillips grabs the board | 64-51 |
| 00:53 | Nevada | Marcus Monette misses badly on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Joseph Silvia - foul #4 on Joseph Silvia, team foul #10 | 64-51 |
| 00:53 | Nevada | Marcus Monette makes the 1st free throw | 65-51 |
| 00:53 | Nevada | Marcus Monette makes the 2nd free throw | 66-51 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Southern Cal | Gerald Witter hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 66-51 |
| 00:44 | Nevada | Michael King grabs the defensive rebound | 66-51 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Nevada | Marcus Monette makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Terence Carr | 68-51 |
| 00:13 | Southern Cal | Brian Strand misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-51 |
| 00:12 | Southern Cal | Brian Strand grabs the offensive board | 68-51 |
| 00:09 | Southern Cal | Gerald Witter clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 68-51 |
| 00:07 | Southern Cal | Troy Burgess grabs the offensive rebound | 68-51 |
| 00:04 | Southern Cal | Troy Burgess is whistled for traveling | 68-51 |
| 00:00 | Nevada | Terence Carr runs out the clock | 68-51 |