| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Larry Willis (fresh) SG - Carl Kenyon (fresh) SF - Charles McCastle (fresh) PF - Lubomierz Kowalczyk (fresh) C - Samuel Wiberg (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Christopher Kenny (fresh) SG - Jeff McCandless (fresh) SF - Roger Failla (fresh) PF - Oliver Hightower (fresh) C - Rick Mitchell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Stanford | Lubomierz Kowalczyk wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:58 | Stanford | Christopher Kenny is called for the reach on Larry Willis in the backcourt - foul #1 on Christopher Kenny, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:50 | Stanford | Rick Mitchell blocks the short jumper by Charles McCastle | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | Southern Cal | Oliver Hightower grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Southern Cal | Rick Mitchell misses badly on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Samuel Wiberg - foul #1 on Samuel Wiberg, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Southern Cal | Rick Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:42 | Southern Cal | Rick Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:24 | Stanford | Charles McCastle misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 0-2 |
| 19:23 | Southern Cal | Jeff McCandless pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:59 | Southern Cal | Jeff McCandless scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Christopher Kenny | 0-4 |
| 18:43 | Stanford | Carl Kenyon misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 0-4 |
| 18:41 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Rick Mitchell | 0-4 |
| 18:20 | Southern Cal | Roger Failla can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-4 |
| 18:19 | Southern Cal | Christopher Kenny snags the offensive board | 0-4 |
| 18:04 | Southern Cal | Rick Mitchell misses short on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Samuel Wiberg - foul #2 on Samuel Wiberg, team foul #2 | 0-4 |
| Subs | Stanford | Allan Echols (C) Samuel Wiberg | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 18:04 | Southern Cal | Rick Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 0-5 |
| 18:04 | Southern Cal | Rick Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 0-6 |
| 17:53 | Stanford | Allan Echols misses badly on a floater from the left side | 0-6 |
| 17:51 | Stanford | Allan Echols tips it home | 2-6 |
| 17:22 | Southern Cal | Jeff McCandless is hacked by Larry Willis - foul #1 on Larry Willis, team foul #3 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Stanford | Grant Spence (SF), Lawrence Berens (C) Charles McCastle, Lubomierz Kowalczyk | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 17:12 | Southern Cal | Roger Failla clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 2-6 |
| 17:10 | Stanford | Lawrence Berens grabs the defensive rebound | 2-6 |
| 17:06 | Stanford | Larry Willis connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 5-6 |
| 17:00 | Southern Cal | Oliver Hightower misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Lawrence Berens - foul #1 on Lawrence Berens, team foul #4 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Stanford | Stephen Smith (PG) Larry Willis | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 17:00 | Southern Cal | Oliver Hightower misses the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 17:00 | Southern Cal | Oliver Hightower misses the 2nd free throw | 5-6 |
| 17:00 | Stanford | Allan Echols grabs the defensive rebound | 5-6 |
| 16:40 | Stanford | Lawrence Berens's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-6 |
| Subs | Stanford | Rafael Troyer (C) Carl Kenyon | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Joseph Silvia (SG), Gerald Witter (SF), Troy Burgess (PF) Jeff McCandless, Roger Failla, Oliver Hightower | |
| 16:16 | Southern Cal | Christopher Kenny knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Silvia | 5-9 |
| 15:57 | Stanford | Lawrence Berens drills a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Allan Echols | 7-9 |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Stephen Smith (fresh) SG - Grant Spence (fresh) SF - Allan Echols (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Berens (fresh) 2 pts. C - Rafael Troyer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Christopher Kenny (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Silvia (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gerald Witter (fresh) PF - Troy Burgess (fresh) C - Rick Mitchell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:45 | Southern Cal | Christopher Kenny misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 7-9 |
| 15:43 | Southern Cal | Rick Mitchell hits the follow up shot | 7-11 |
| 15:24 | Stanford | Grant Spence clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 7-11 |
| 15:22 | Southern Cal | Rick Mitchell grabs the board | 7-11 |
| 15:17 | Southern Cal | Christopher Kenny connects on the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Joseph Silvia | 7-13 |
| 15:07 | Stanford | Rafael Troyer clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 7-13 |
| 15:06 | Southern Cal | Troy Burgess gets the rebound | 7-13 |
| 14:56 | Southern Cal | Gerald Witter scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Joseph Silvia | 7-16 |
| 14:52 | Stanford | Stephen Smith can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 7-16 |
| 14:51 | Southern Cal | Rick Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 7-16 |
| 14:27 | Southern Cal | Christopher Kenny is fouled on the floor by Stephen Smith - foul #1 on Stephen Smith, team foul #5 | 7-16 |
| Subs | Stanford | Larry Willis (PG), Carl Kenyon (SG), Charles McCastle (SF), Lubomierz Kowalczyk (PF) Stephen Smith, Grant Spence, Allan Echols, Rafael Troyer | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Jeff McCandless (SG), Roger Failla (SF), Oliver Hightower (PF) Christopher Kenny, Gerald Witter, Rick Mitchell | |
| 14:01 | Southern Cal | Jeff McCandless misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 7-16 |
| 13:59 | Stanford | Lubomierz Kowalczyk grabs the defensive rebound | 7-16 |
| 13:47 | Stanford | Charles McCastle misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 7-16 |
| 13:46 | Southern Cal | Oliver Hightower pulls down the rebound | 7-16 |
| 13:28 | Southern Cal | Lubomierz Kowalczyk takes the ball from Oliver Hightower | 7-16 |
| 13:14 | Stanford | Roger Failla is called for the reach on Carl Kenyon - foul #1 on Roger Failla, team foul #2 | 7-16 |
| Subs | Stanford | Allan Echols (C) Lawrence Berens | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Brian Strand (PG), Gerald Witter (C) Joseph Silvia, Troy Burgess | |
| 13:00 | Stanford | Lubomierz Kowalczyk can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 7-16 |
| 12:58 | Southern Cal | Gerald Witter snags the defensive board | 7-16 |
| 12:52 | Southern Cal | Roger Failla misses the lay-in | 7-16 |
| 12:51 | Stanford | Allan Echols pulls down the rebound | 7-16 |
| 12:33 | Stanford | Charles McCastle makes the turnaround in the lane | 9-16 |
| 12:17 | Southern Cal | Oliver Hightower buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Roger Failla | 9-18 |
| 11:48 | Stanford | Larry Willis misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 9-18 |
| 11:47 | Southern Cal | Oliver Hightower snags the defensive board | 9-18 |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Larry Willis (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Carl Kenyon (fresh) SF - Charles McCastle (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lubomierz Kowalczyk (fairly fresh) C - Allan Echols (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Brian Strand (fresh) SG - Jeff McCandless (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Roger Failla (fairly fresh) PF - Oliver Hightower (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gerald Witter (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:25 | Southern Cal | Gerald Witter scores on a 3 from the left corner | 9-21 |
| 11:05 | Stanford | Lubomierz Kowalczyk hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 9-21 |
| 11:04 | Stanford | The offensive rebound goes to Allan Echols | 9-21 |
| 10:48 | Stanford | Larry Willis is called for traveling | 9-21 |
| Subs | Stanford | Stephen Smith (PG), Grant Spence (SG), Sadiki Masudi (SF), Lawrence Berens (PF), Rafael Troyer (C) Larry Willis, Carl Kenyon, Charles McCastle, Lubomierz Kowalczyk, Allan Echols | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Christopher Kenny (PG), Joseph Silvia (SG), Perry Ruckman (SF), Troy Burgess (PF), Rick Mitchell (C) Brian Strand, Jeff McCandless, Roger Failla, Oliver Hightower, Gerald Witter | |
| 10:37 | Southern Cal | Troy Burgess misses the easy layup | 9-21 |
| 10:35 | Southern Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Rick Mitchell | 9-21 |
| 10:28 | Southern Cal | Joseph Silvia is fouled on the floor by Sadiki Masudi - foul #1 on Sadiki Masudi, team foul #6 | 9-21 |
| 10:23 | Southern Cal | Christopher Kenny misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 9-21 |
| 10:22 | Southern Cal | Rick Mitchell hits the follow up shot | 9-23 |
| 10:07 | Stanford | Lawrence Berens can't connect on a shot near the basket | 9-23 |
| 10:05 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Troy Burgess | 9-23 |
| 09:49 | Southern Cal | Rick Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 9-23 |
| 09:47 | Stanford | Sadiki Masudi snags the defensive board | 9-23 |
| 09:27 | Stanford | Sadiki Masudi misses short on a 3 from straight away | 9-23 |
| 09:25 | Southern Cal | Christopher Kenny grabs the defensive rebound | 9-23 |
| 08:59 | Southern Cal | Lawrence Berens denies the turnaround by Troy Burgess | 9-23 |
| 08:58 | Southern Cal | Troy Burgess hits the follow up shot | 9-25 |
| 08:41 | Stanford | Christopher Kenny steals it from Grant Spence | 9-25 |
| 08:38 | Southern Cal | Christopher Kenny misses the lay-in | 9-25 |
| 08:36 | Stanford | Stephen Smith grabs the board | 9-25 |
| 08:31 | Stanford | Stephen Smith buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Grant Spence | 12-25 |
| 08:08 | Southern Cal | Christopher Kenny knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Silvia | 12-28 |
| 08:01 | Stanford | Sadiki Masudi comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 12-28 |
| 07:59 | Southern Cal | Troy Burgess snags the defensive board | 12-28 |
| 07:36 | Southern Cal | Grant Spence steals it from Rick Mitchell | 12-28 |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Stephen Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Grant Spence (fairly fresh) SF - Sadiki Masudi (fairly fresh) PF - Lawrence Berens (fresh) 2 pts. C - Rafael Troyer (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Christopher Kenny (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Silvia (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Perry Ruckman (fresh) PF - Troy Burgess (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Rick Mitchell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Stanford | Stephen Smith knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Grant Spence | 15-28 |
| 07:09 | Southern Cal | Joseph Silvia misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 15-28 |
| 07:07 | Stanford | Rafael Troyer gets the rebound | 15-28 |
| 07:01 | Stanford | Stephen Smith lays it up and in set up by Lawrence Berens | 17-28 |
| 06:43 | Southern Cal | Stephen Smith is called for the reach on Christopher Kenny - foul #2 on Stephen Smith, team foul #7 | 17-28 |
| Subs | Stanford | Larry Willis (PG), Carl Kenyon (SG), Charles McCastle (SF), Lubomierz Kowalczyk (PF), Allan Echols (C) Stephen Smith, Grant Spence, Sadiki Masudi, Lawrence Berens, Rafael Troyer | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Jeff McCandless (SG), Roger Failla (SF), Oliver Hightower (PF), Gerald Witter (C) Joseph Silvia, Perry Ruckman, Troy Burgess, Rick Mitchell | |
| 06:43 | Southern Cal | Christopher Kenny makes the 1st free throw | 17-29 |
| 06:43 | Southern Cal | Christopher Kenny makes the 2nd free throw | 17-30 |
| 06:24 | Stanford | Carl Kenyon is fouled on the floor by Oliver Hightower - foul #1 on Oliver Hightower, team foul #3 | 17-30 |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Brian Strand (PG) Christopher Kenny | |
| 06:19 | Stanford | Brian Strand steals the ball from Larry Willis | 17-30 |
| 06:08 | Southern Cal | Gerald Witter buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 17-32 |
| 05:55 | Stanford | Charles McCastle drills a runner near the basket and he's fouled by Roger Failla - foul #2 on Roger Failla, team foul #4 | 19-32 |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Michael Magnusson (C) Roger Failla | |
| 05:55 | Stanford | Charles McCastle makes the free throw | 20-32 |
| 05:38 | Southern Cal | Jeff McCandless is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Jeff McCandless, team foul #5 | 20-32 |
| 05:31 | Stanford | Larry Willis clanks a floater from the right side but the foul's on Brian Strand - foul #1 on Brian Strand, team foul #6 | 20-32 |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Joseph Silvia (PG), Troy Burgess (C) Brian Strand, Michael Magnusson | |
| 05:31 | Stanford | Larry Willis makes the 1st free throw | 21-32 |
| 05:31 | Stanford | Larry Willis makes the 2nd free throw | 22-32 |
| 05:12 | Southern Cal | Joseph Silvia comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 22-32 |
| 05:11 | Southern Cal | Troy Burgess tips it back up and in | 22-34 |
| 05:05 | Stanford | Carl Kenyon hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Larry Willis | 25-34 |
| 04:47 | Southern Cal | Troy Burgess misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 25-34 |
| 04:46 | Stanford | Charles McCastle grabs the board | 25-34 |
| 04:26 | Stanford | Lubomierz Kowalczyk is hacked by Troy Burgess - foul #1 on Troy Burgess, team foul #7 | 25-34 |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Christopher Kenny (PG), Rick Mitchell (C) Jeff McCandless, Troy Burgess | |
| 04:26 | Stanford | Lubomierz Kowalczyk makes the 1st free throw | 26-34 |
| 04:26 | Stanford | Lubomierz Kowalczyk makes the 2nd free throw | 27-34 |
| 04:02 | Southern Cal | Rick Mitchell misses the jumper from the right block | 27-34 |
| 04:01 | Stanford | Charles McCastle pulls down the rebound | 27-34 |
| 03:36 | Stanford | Lubomierz Kowalczyk is whistled for a carry | 27-34 |
| Subs | Stanford | Stephen Smith (PG), Grant Spence (SG), Sadiki Masudi (SF), Lawrence Berens (PF), Samuel Wiberg (C) Larry Willis, Carl Kenyon, Charles McCastle, Lubomierz Kowalczyk, Allan Echols | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Brian Strand (SG), Roger Failla (SF), Troy Burgess (PF) Joseph Silvia, Gerald Witter, Oliver Hightower | |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Stephen Smith (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Grant Spence (fresh) SF - Sadiki Masudi (fresh) PF - Lawrence Berens (fresh) 2 pts. C - Samuel Wiberg (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Christopher Kenny (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Strand (fresh) SF - Roger Failla (fresh) PF - Troy Burgess (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Rick Mitchell (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Southern Cal | Roger Failla's floater is tipped away by Lawrence Berens | 27-34 |
| 03:21 | Stanford | Grant Spence snags the defensive board | 27-34 |
| 02:57 | Stanford | Samuel Wiberg misses the jumper from the free throw line | 27-34 |
| 02:55 | Southern Cal | Rick Mitchell grabs the board | 27-34 |
| 02:40 | Southern Cal | Roger Failla misses the 3 from straight away | 27-34 |
| 02:39 | Stanford | Samuel Wiberg grabs the board | 27-34 |
| 02:13 | Stanford | Samuel Wiberg hits a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Stephen Smith | 29-34 |
| 01:51 | Southern Cal | Roger Failla is fouled on the floor by Stephen Smith - foul #3 on Stephen Smith, team foul #8 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Stanford | Larry Willis (PG), Carl Kenyon (SG), Charles McCastle (SF), Allan Echols (PF) Stephen Smith, Grant Spence, Sadiki Masudi, Lawrence Berens | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Joseph Silvia (PG), Jeff McCandless (SG), Oliver Hightower (PF) Christopher Kenny, Brian Strand, Rick Mitchell | |
| 01:51 | Southern Cal | Roger Failla makes the 1st free throw | 29-35 |
| 01:51 | Southern Cal | Roger Failla misses the 2nd free throw | 29-35 |
| 01:51 | Stanford | The rebound goes to Samuel Wiberg | 29-35 |
| 01:44 | Stanford | Joseph Silvia picks off the pass by Charles McCastle | 29-35 |
| 01:18 | Southern Cal | Roger Failla travels with the ball | 29-35 |
| Subs | Stanford | Lubomierz Kowalczyk (PF) Samuel Wiberg | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Gerald Witter (C) Troy Burgess | |
| 01:01 | Stanford | Carl Kenyon misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-35 |
| 01:00 | Stanford | Lubomierz Kowalczyk tips it home | 31-35 |
| 00:31 | Southern Cal | Jeff McCandless misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 31-35 |
| 00:30 | Stanford | Lubomierz Kowalczyk grabs the board | 31-35 |
| 00:02 | Stanford | Charles McCastle misses badly on a runner in the paint | 31-35 |
| 00:00 | Stanford | Lubomierz Kowalczyk snags the offensive board | 31-35 |