| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Brian Strand (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jeff McCandless (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roger Failla (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Magnusson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Brandon Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Philip Richards (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bill Jhonson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bradley Latour (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Andrew Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Fred Kinley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Cal | Roger Failla inbounds the ball | 29-30 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Southern Cal | Roger Failla drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-30 |
| 19:30 | Cal | Philip Richards makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Bill Jhonson | 32-33 |
| 19:19 | Southern Cal | Brian Strand connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Roger Failla | 35-33 |
| 19:06 | Cal | Bill Jhonson loses the ball out of bounds | 35-33 |
| 18:47 | Southern Cal | Andrew Thomas is called for the reach on Michael Magnusson - foul #3 on Andrew Thomas, team foul #1 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Cal | Douglas George (PF) Andrew Thomas | |
| 18:30 | Southern Cal | Brian Strand misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-33 |
| 18:29 | Southern Cal | Michael Magnusson misses the tip | 35-33 |
| 18:27 | Cal | Fred Kinley grabs the defensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 18:07 | Cal | Bill Jhonson misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-33 |
| 18:05 | Southern Cal | Michael Magnusson gets the rebound | 35-33 |
| 17:41 | Southern Cal | Jeff McCandless misses the 3 from the left corner | 35-33 |
| 17:39 | Cal | Fred Kinley snags the defensive board | 35-33 |
| 17:27 | Cal | Douglas George knocks in the floater from the left block set up by Bradley Latour and he's fouled by Michael Magnusson - foul #3 on Michael Magnusson, team foul #1 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Joseph Silvia (PG), Charles Bogdan (SG), Perry Ruckman (SF), Louis Press (PF), Jerry Drake (C) Brian Strand, Jeff McCandless, Roger Failla, Michael Magnusson, Brandon Jackson | |
| Subs | Cal | David Wright (SF), Danny Guion (C) Bradley Latour, Fred Kinley | |
| 17:27 | Cal | Douglas George makes the free throw | 35-36 |
| 17:12 | Southern Cal | Jerry Drake clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 35-36 |
| 17:11 | Southern Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Bogdan | 35-36 |
| 16:55 | Southern Cal | Jerry Drake misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Bill Jhonson - foul #2 on Bill Jhonson, team foul #2 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Cal | Nathan Critchfield (PG), Frank Brown (SG) Philip Richards, Bill Jhonson | |
| 16:55 | Southern Cal | Jerry Drake makes the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 16:55 | Southern Cal | Jerry Drake makes the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 16:40 | Cal | Douglas George misses the easy layup | 37-36 |
| 16:39 | Southern Cal | Perry Ruckman snags the defensive board | 37-36 |
| 16:28 | Southern Cal | Frank Brown steals it from Perry Ruckman | 37-36 |
| 16:22 | Cal | Joseph Silvia is called for the reach on Frank Brown - foul #3 on Joseph Silvia, team foul #2 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Hall (SG), Brandon Jackson (C) Joseph Silvia, Jerry Drake | |
| Subs | Cal | Robert Brantley (SF), Fred Kinley (C) Douglas George, Danny Guion | |
| 16:04 | Cal | David Wright misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 37-36 |
| 16:02 | Southern Cal | Brandon Jackson gets the rebound | 37-36 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Charles Bogdan (fresh) 4 pts. SG - John Hall (fresh) SF - Perry Ruckman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Louis Press (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Brandon Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Nathan Critchfield (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Brown (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Robert Brantley (fresh) PF - David Wright (fresh) 2 pts. C - Fred Kinley (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Southern Cal | Charles Bogdan loses the ball out of bounds | 37-36 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Brian Strand (PG), Jeff McCandless (SG), Roger Failla (SF), Michael Magnusson (PF) Charles Bogdan, John Hall, Perry Ruckman, Louis Press | |
| Subs | Cal | Philip Richards (PG), Bill Jhonson (SG), Bradley Latour (SF), Andrew Thomas (PF) Nathan Critchfield, Frank Brown, Robert Brantley, David Wright | |
| 15:29 | Cal | Bradley Latour misses short on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Roger Failla - foul #1 on Roger Failla, team foul #3 | 37-36 |
| 15:29 | Cal | Bradley Latour misses the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 15:29 | Cal | Bradley Latour makes the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 15:22 | Southern Cal | Roger Failla scores on a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Michael Magnusson | 39-37 |
| 15:10 | Cal | Bill Jhonson misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-37 |
| 15:09 | Cal | Philip Richards tips it in | 39-39 |
| 14:50 | Southern Cal | Michael Magnusson comes up short on the jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Philip Richards - foul #1 on Philip Richards, team foul #3 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Louis Press (C) Brandon Jackson | |
| Subs | Cal | Douglas George (C) Fred Kinley | |
| 14:50 | Southern Cal | Michael Magnusson makes the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 14:50 | Southern Cal | Michael Magnusson misses the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| 14:50 | Southern Cal | Roger Failla grabs the offensive board | 40-39 |
| 14:30 | Southern Cal | Roger Failla makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Jeff McCandless | 42-39 |
| 14:05 | Cal | Andrew Thomas misses the floater near the basket | 42-39 |
| 14:03 | Cal | Bill Jhonson can't tip it in | 42-39 |
| 14:02 | Cal | Andrew Thomas snags the offensive board | 42-39 |
| 13:57 | Cal | Andrew Thomas's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Magnusson | 42-39 |
| 13:56 | Southern Cal | Michael Magnusson snags the defensive board | 42-39 |
| 13:34 | Southern Cal | Michael Magnusson misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-39 |
| 13:33 | Southern Cal | Jeff McCandless tips it in | 44-39 |
| 13:07 | Cal | Bradley Latour throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-39 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Joseph Silvia (PG), Charles Bogdan (SG), Perry Ruckman (SF), Jerry Drake (PF), Brandon Jackson (C) Brian Strand, Jeff McCandless, Roger Failla, Michael Magnusson, Louis Press | |
| Subs | Cal | Nathan Critchfield (PG), Frank Brown (SG), Kenneth Butler (SF), David Wright (PF), Fred Kinley (C) Philip Richards, Bill Jhonson, Bradley Latour, Andrew Thomas, Douglas George | |
| 12:47 | Southern Cal | Brandon Jackson clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-39 |
| 12:45 | Southern Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Brandon Jackson | 44-39 |
| 12:40 | Southern Cal | Jerry Drake's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-39 |
| 12:16 | Cal | Frank Brown hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 44-39 |
| 12:15 | Cal | Fred Kinley misses the tip | 44-39 |
| 12:13 | Cal | David Wright tips it in | 44-41 |
| 12:05 | Southern Cal | Charles Bogdan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 44-41 |
| 12:04 | Southern Cal | Charles Bogdan pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-41 |
| 11:45 | Southern Cal | Jerry Drake scores on a shot from the right side set up by Charles Bogdan | 46-41 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Joseph Silvia (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Charles Bogdan (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Perry Ruckman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Drake (fresh) 6 pts. C - Brandon Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Nathan Critchfield (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Brown (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Kenneth Butler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - David Wright (fresh) 4 pts. C - Fred Kinley (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Cal | David Wright comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Perry Ruckman - foul #1 on Perry Ruckman, team foul #4 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Roger Failla (SF), Michael Magnusson (PF) Perry Ruckman, Jerry Drake | |
| Subs | Cal | Philip Richards (PG), Andrew Thomas (PF) Frank Brown, Kenneth Butler | |
| 11:32 | Cal | David Wright makes the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 11:32 | Cal | David Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 11:13 | Southern Cal | Michael Magnusson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-43 |
| 11:11 | Cal | Andrew Thomas snags the defensive board | 46-43 |
| 10:43 | Cal | Andrew Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-43 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Brian Strand (PG), Jeff McCandless (SG), Louis Press (C) Joseph Silvia, Charles Bogdan, Brandon Jackson | |
| Subs | Cal | Bill Jhonson (SG), Bradley Latour (SF), Douglas George (C) Nathan Critchfield, David Wright, Fred Kinley | |
| 10:25 | Southern Cal | Roger Failla is fouled on the floor by Douglas George - foul #2 on Douglas George, team foul #4 | 46-43 |
| 10:11 | Southern Cal | Bill Jhonson is called for the reach on Jeff McCandless - foul #3 on Bill Jhonson, team foul #5 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Perry Ruckman (SF) Roger Failla | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 09:53 | Southern Cal | Michael Magnusson connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeff McCandless | 49-43 |
| 09:38 | Cal | Philip Richards makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Bill Jhonson | 49-46 |
| 09:21 | Southern Cal | Perry Ruckman's floater is tipped away by Douglas George | 49-46 |
| 09:20 | Southern Cal | Jeff McCandless pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 09:01 | Southern Cal | Brian Strand can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-46 |
| 09:00 | Southern Cal | Jeff McCandless grabs the offensive board | 49-46 |
| 08:52 | Southern Cal | Perry Ruckman is called for traveling | 49-46 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Joseph Silvia (PG), Charles Bogdan (SG), Roger Failla (SF), Brandon Jackson (C) Brian Strand, Jeff McCandless, Perry Ruckman, Michael Magnusson | |
| Subs | Cal | Kenneth Butler (SF), Fred Kinley (C) Bradley Latour, Andrew Thomas | |
| 08:35 | Cal | Fred Kinley drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-49 |
| 08:14 | Southern Cal | Brandon Jackson drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-49 |
| 08:02 | Cal | Kenneth Butler makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-52 |
| 07:44 | Southern Cal | Roger Failla misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-52 |
| 07:43 | Cal | Fred Kinley gets the rebound | 52-52 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Joseph Silvia (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Charles Bogdan (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Failla (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Louis Press (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Brandon Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Philip Richards (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bill Jhonson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kenneth Butler (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Douglas George (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Fred Kinley (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Cal | Brandon Jackson blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Philip Richards | 52-52 |
| 07:32 | Southern Cal | Louis Press grabs the defensive rebound | 52-52 |
| 07:19 | Southern Cal | Louis Press misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-52 |
| 07:17 | Cal | The rebound goes to Fred Kinley | 52-52 |
| 07:03 | Cal | Bill Jhonson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-52 |
| 07:01 | Southern Cal | Brandon Jackson gets the rebound | 52-52 |
| 06:59 | Southern Cal | Joseph Silvia is fouled in the backcourt by Philip Richards - foul #2 on Philip Richards, team foul #6 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Brian Strand (PG), Jeff McCandless (SG), Perry Ruckman (SF), Michael Magnusson (PF) Joseph Silvia, Charles Bogdan, Roger Failla, Louis Press | |
| Subs | Cal | Nathan Critchfield (PG), Frank Brown (SG), Bradley Latour (SF), Andrew Thomas (PF) Philip Richards, Bill Jhonson, Kenneth Butler, Douglas George | |
| 06:46 | Southern Cal | Jeff McCandless misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 52-52 |
| 06:45 | Cal | Bradley Latour gets the rebound | 52-52 |
| 06:28 | Cal | Fred Kinley comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 52-52 |
| 06:26 | Southern Cal | Jeff McCandless pulls down the rebound | 52-52 |
| 06:05 | Southern Cal | Jeff McCandless connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Brian Strand | 55-52 |
| 05:46 | Cal | Nathan Critchfield's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-52 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Roger Failla (SF), Jerry Drake (C) Perry Ruckman, Brandon Jackson | |
| Subs | Cal | Kenneth Butler (C) Fred Kinley | |
| 05:23 | Southern Cal | Nathan Critchfield steals it from Jeff McCandless | 55-52 |
| 05:08 | Cal | Andrew Thomas hits a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Kenneth Butler | 55-54 |
| 04:49 | Southern Cal | Jerry Drake knocks in the shot in the lane on a great pass from Brian Strand | 57-54 |
| 04:26 | Cal | Frank Brown comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 57-54 |
| 04:25 | Southern Cal | Michael Magnusson grabs the defensive rebound | 57-54 |
| 04:23 | Southern Cal | Nathan Critchfield takes the ball from Brian Strand in the backcourt | 57-54 |
| 04:23 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-54 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Brandon Jackson (C) Jerry Drake | |
| Subs | Cal | Philip Richards (PG), Bill Jhonson (SG), Fred Kinley (C) Nathan Critchfield, Frank Brown, Bradley Latour | |
| 04:12 | Cal | Philip Richards misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-54 |
| 04:10 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Jeff McCandless | 57-54 |
| 03:57 | Southern Cal | Brandon Jackson is fouled on the floor by Fred Kinley - foul #3 on Fred Kinley, team foul #7 | 57-54 |
| 03:57 | Southern Cal | Brandon Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 03:57 | Southern Cal | Brandon Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 03:41 | Cal | Bill Jhonson clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-54 |
| 03:40 | Cal | Bill Jhonson grabs the offensive rebound | 59-54 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Brian Strand (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeff McCandless (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Roger Failla (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Magnusson (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Brandon Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Philip Richards (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bill Jhonson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kenneth Butler (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Andrew Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Fred Kinley (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:16 | Cal | Bill Jhonson connects on the 3 from the right corner | 59-57 |
| 03:01 | Southern Cal | Michael Magnusson is denied on a layup by Fred Kinley | 59-57 |
| 02:59 | Cal | Kenneth Butler grabs the board | 59-57 |
| 02:40 | Cal | Bill Jhonson misses the 3 from the right corner | 59-57 |
| 02:38 | Southern Cal | Jeff McCandless pulls down the rebound | 59-57 |
| 02:19 | Southern Cal | Brandon Jackson steps out of bounds on the baseline | 59-57 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Joseph Silvia (PG), Charles Bogdan (SG), Perry Ruckman (SF), Louis Press (PF) Brian Strand, Jeff McCandless, Roger Failla, Michael Magnusson | |
| Subs | Cal | Bradley Latour (SF) Kenneth Butler | |
| 02:01 | Cal | Philip Richards throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-57 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Jerry Drake (C) Brandon Jackson | |
| Subs | Cal | Douglas George (PF) Andrew Thomas | |
| 01:58 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-57 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Brian Strand (PG), Jeff McCandless (SG), Roger Failla (SF), Michael Magnusson (PF), Brandon Jackson (C) Joseph Silvia, Charles Bogdan, Perry Ruckman, Louis Press, Jerry Drake | |
| Subs | Cal | Andrew Thomas (PF) Douglas George | |
| 01:43 | Southern Cal | Brian Strand clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-57 |
| 01:41 | Cal | Bradley Latour snags the defensive board | 59-57 |
| 01:35 | Cal | Philip Richards misses the floater from the right wing | 59-57 |
| 01:34 | Southern Cal | Brandon Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 59-57 |
| 01:20 | Southern Cal | Brandon Jackson blows the layup | 59-57 |
| 01:19 | Southern Cal | Jeff McCandless tips it in | 61-57 |
| 00:59 | Cal | Brian Strand steals it from Bradley Latour | 61-57 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:36 | Southern Cal | Brandon Jackson hits a floater from close range on a great pass from Brian Strand | 63-57 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Cal | Bill Jhonson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-57 |
| 00:28 | Southern Cal | Brandon Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 63-57 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Southern Cal | Bill Jhonson is called for the reach on Brandon Jackson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Bill Jhonson, team foul #8 | 63-57 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Joseph Silvia (PG) Brian Strand | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 00:27 | Southern Cal | Brandon Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 00:27 | Cal | The rebound goes to Bill Jhonson | 63-57 |
| 00:23 | Cal | Roger Failla is called for the reach on Bradley Latour - foul #2 on Roger Failla, team foul #5 | 63-57 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Brian Strand (PG) Joseph Silvia | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 00:21 | Cal | Bill Jhonson's pass is intercepted by Michael Magnusson | 63-57 |
| 00:19 | Southern Cal | Roger Failla is fouled in the backcourt by Philip Richards - foul #3 on Philip Richards, team foul #9 | 63-57 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Joseph Silvia (PG), Jerry Drake (C) Brian Strand, Brandon Jackson | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 00:19 | Southern Cal | Roger Failla misses the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 00:19 | Cal | Andrew Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 63-57 |
| 00:12 | Cal | Bill Jhonson connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Philip Richards | 63-60 |
| 00:12 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-60 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Brian Strand (PG), Brandon Jackson (C) Joseph Silvia, Jerry Drake | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 00:10 | Southern Cal | Roger Failla is hacked by Philip Richards in the backcourt - foul #4 on Philip Richards, team foul #10 | 63-60 |
| 00:10 | Southern Cal | Roger Failla misses the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 00:10 | Southern Cal | Roger Failla makes the 2nd free throw | 64-60 |
| 00:02 | Cal | Philip Richards is fouled on the floor by Brandon Jackson - foul #3 on Brandon Jackson, team foul #6 | 64-60 |
| 00:00 | Cal | Philip Richards can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 64-60 |