| Lineup | Cal | PG - Philip Richards (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Bill Jhonson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bradley Latour (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Fred Kinley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Brian Strand (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeff McCandless (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roger Failla (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Magnusson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Brandon Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Cal | Roger Failla inbounds the ball | 39-33 |
| 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 | Michael Magnusson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-33 |
| 19:31 | Cal | Philip Richards misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 39-33 |
| 19:29 | Cal | Andrew Thomas tips it in | 41-33 |
| 19:10 | Southern Cal | Fred Kinley denies the turnaround by Michael Magnusson | 41-33 |
| 19:09 | Cal | Andrew Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 41-33 |
| 18:49 | Cal | Bill Jhonson misses the jumper from the left side | 41-33 |
| 18:48 | Southern Cal | Michael Magnusson grabs the defensive rebound | 41-33 |
| 18:31 | Southern Cal | Fred Kinley steals the ball from Michael Magnusson | 41-33 |
| 18:11 | Cal | Brian Strand steps in front of the Bill Jhonson pass | 41-33 |
| 18:05 | Southern Cal | Bradley Latour steps in front of the Roger Failla pass | 41-33 |
| 17:36 | Cal | Bradley Latour buries a runner from close range on a nice dish by Bill Jhonson | 43-33 |
| 17:21 | Southern Cal | Brian Strand throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-33 |
| Subs | Cal | Nathan Critchfield (SG), Kenneth Butler (SF), Douglas George (PF), Danny Guion (C) Bill Jhonson, Bradley Latour, Andrew Thomas, Fred Kinley | |
| 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 | |
| 17:03 | Cal | Douglas George can't throw it down but the foul's on Jerry Drake - foul #2 on Jerry Drake, team foul #1 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Cal | Frank Brown (SG) Philip Richards | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 17:03 | Cal | Douglas George misses the 1st free throw | 43-33 |
| 17:03 | Cal | Douglas George misses the 2nd free throw | 43-33 |
| 17:03 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Louis Press | 43-33 |
| 16:50 | Southern Cal | Perry Ruckman misses the lay-in | 43-33 |
| 16:49 | Cal | Kenneth Butler grabs the board | 43-33 |
| 16:42 | Cal | Kenneth Butler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-33 |
| 16:19 | Southern Cal | Louis Press is hacked by Nathan Critchfield - foul #1 on Nathan Critchfield, team foul #1 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Cal | Bill Jhonson (SG), Andrew Thomas (PF) Frank Brown, Danny Guion | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 15:58 | Southern Cal | Louis Press knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Joseph Silvia | 43-36 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Nathan Critchfield (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bill Jhonson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kenneth Butler (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Andrew Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Douglas George (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Joseph Silvia (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Bogdan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Perry Ruckman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Louis Press (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Jerry Drake (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Cal | Kenneth Butler knocks in the jump hook in the lane | 45-36 |
| 15:18 | Southern Cal | Louis Press comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-36 |
| 15:16 | Southern Cal | Louis Press snags the offensive board | 45-36 |
| 14:53 | Southern Cal | Louis Press clanks a jump hook from the right block | 45-36 |
| 14:51 | Cal | Douglas George snags the defensive board | 45-36 |
| 14:45 | Cal | Andrew Thomas misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Perry Ruckman - foul #1 on Perry Ruckman, team foul #2 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Cal | Philip Richards (PG), Frank Brown (SG), Bradley Latour (SF), Fred Kinley (C) Nathan Critchfield, Bill Jhonson, Kenneth Butler, Douglas George | |
| 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 | |
| 14:45 | Cal | Andrew Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 46-36 |
| 14:45 | Cal | Andrew Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 46-36 |
| 14:45 | Cal | Bradley Latour pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-36 |
| 14:33 | Cal | Andrew Thomas misses short on a 3 from straight away | 46-36 |
| 14:31 | Southern Cal | Brandon Jackson pulls down the rebound | 46-36 |
| 14:02 | Southern Cal | Jeff McCandless misses the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Philip Richards - foul #2 on Philip Richards, team foul #2 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Cal | David Wright (PF) Andrew Thomas | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 14:02 | Southern Cal | Jeff McCandless misses the 1st free throw | 46-36 |
| 14:02 | Southern Cal | Jeff McCandless makes the 2nd free throw | 46-37 |
| 13:45 | Cal | Bradley Latour is fouled on the floor by Roger Failla - foul #3 on Roger Failla, team foul #3 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Cal | Bill Jhonson (SG), Kenneth Butler (PF) Frank Brown, David Wright | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 13:33 | Cal | Philip Richards is called for traveling | 46-37 |
| 13:19 | Southern Cal | Brian Strand loses the dribble to Philip Richards | 46-37 |
| 12:55 | Cal | Kenneth Butler clanks a 3 from the right wing | 46-37 |
| 12:53 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Jeff McCandless | 46-37 |
| 12:47 | Southern Cal | Jeff McCandless is fouled on the floor by Bill Jhonson - foul #2 on Bill Jhonson, team foul #3 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Cal | Douglas George (PF) Bradley Latour | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 12:28 | Southern Cal | Brian Strand knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Jeff McCandless and he's hacked by Philip Richards - foul #3 on Philip Richards, team foul #4 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Cal | Andrew Thomas (PF) Douglas George | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Joseph Silvia (SG), Perry Ruckman (SF) Jeff McCandless, Roger Failla | |
| 12:28 | Southern Cal | Brian Strand makes the free throw | 46-40 |
| 12:11 | Cal | Bill Jhonson buries a fadeaway from the left side and he's hacked by Perry Ruckman - foul #2 on Perry Ruckman, team foul #4 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Cal | David Wright (SF), Douglas George (C) Kenneth Butler, Fred Kinley | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Charles Bogdan (SG), Louis Press (PF), Jerry Drake (C) Brian Strand, Michael Magnusson, Brandon Jackson | |
| 12:11 | Cal | Bill Jhonson makes the free throw | 49-40 |
| 11:47 | Southern Cal | Jerry Drake misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 49-40 |
| 11:45 | Cal | Douglas George grabs the defensive rebound | 49-40 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Philip Richards (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Bill Jhonson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Wright (fresh) PF - Andrew Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Douglas George (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Joseph Silvia (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Bogdan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Perry Ruckman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Louis Press (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Jerry Drake (fresh) | |
| 11:31 | Cal | David Wright clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-40 |
| 11:30 | Cal | Douglas George snags the offensive board | 49-40 |
| 11:22 | Cal | Andrew Thomas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-40 |
| Subs | Cal | Nathan Critchfield (PG), Frank Brown (SG), Bradley Latour (SF) Philip Richards, Bill Jhonson, David Wright | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Roger Failla (SF) Perry Ruckman | |
| 11:00 | Southern Cal | Charles Bogdan knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joseph Silvia | 49-42 |
| 10:45 | Cal | Andrew Thomas misses the floater in the paint | 49-42 |
| 10:43 | Cal | Bradley Latour tips it in | 51-42 |
| 10:22 | Southern Cal | Charles Bogdan is hacked by Douglas George - foul #2 on Douglas George, team foul #5 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Cal | Philip Richards (PG), Fred Kinley (C) Frank Brown, Andrew Thomas | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Brian Strand (PG), Jeff McCandless (SG), Michael Magnusson (PF), Brandon Jackson (C) Joseph Silvia, Charles Bogdan, Louis Press, Jerry Drake | |
| 10:12 | Southern Cal | Michael Magnusson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-42 |
| 10:11 | Cal | Fred Kinley grabs the board | 51-42 |
| 09:45 | Cal | Roger Failla swats the shot by Fred Kinley | 51-42 |
| 09:43 | Cal | Douglas George gets the offensive rebound | 51-42 |
| 09:29 | Cal | Fred Kinley misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Michael Magnusson - foul #2 on Michael Magnusson, team foul #5 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Cal | Bill Jhonson (SG), Kenneth Butler (SF), David Wright (PF) Nathan Critchfield, Bradley Latour, Douglas George | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Perry Ruckman (SF) Roger Failla | |
| 09:29 | Cal | Fred Kinley makes the 1st free throw | 52-42 |
| 09:29 | Cal | Fred Kinley makes the 2nd free throw | 53-42 |
| 09:07 | Southern Cal | The jumper by Perry Ruckman is denied by David Wright | 53-42 |
| 09:06 | Southern Cal | Michael Magnusson grabs the offensive rebound | 53-42 |
| 08:52 | Southern Cal | Brian Strand hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but the foul's on Bill Jhonson - foul #3 on Bill Jhonson, team foul #6 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Cal | Andrew Thomas (PF) David Wright | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 08:52 | Southern Cal | Brian Strand misses the 1st free throw | 53-42 |
| 08:52 | Southern Cal | Brian Strand makes the 2nd free throw | 53-43 |
| 08:39 | Cal | Andrew Thomas is hacked by Michael Magnusson - foul #3 on Michael Magnusson, team foul #6 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Cal | Nathan Critchfield (PG) Philip Richards | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Joseph Silvia (PG) Brian Strand | |
| 08:23 | Cal | Bill Jhonson clanks a jumper from the left wing | 53-43 |
| 08:22 | Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Fred Kinley | 53-43 |
| 08:11 | Cal | Bill Jhonson's layup is rejected by Perry Ruckman | 53-43 |
| 08:10 | Southern Cal | Brandon Jackson snags the defensive board | 53-43 |
| 07:54 | Southern Cal | Perry Ruckman drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Joseph Silvia | 53-46 |
| 07:37 | Cal | Nathan Critchfield makes the pull-up jumper from the right side | 55-46 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Nathan Critchfield (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bill Jhonson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kenneth Butler (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Andrew Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Fred Kinley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Joseph Silvia (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeff McCandless (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Perry Ruckman (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Magnusson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Brandon Jackson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:21 | Southern Cal | Jeff McCandless drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-49 |
| 07:03 | Cal | Kenneth Butler is hacked by Michael Magnusson - foul #4 on Michael Magnusson, team foul #7 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Cal | Philip Richards (PG), Douglas George (C) Bill Jhonson, Fred Kinley | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Brian Strand (PG), Roger Failla (SF), Louis Press (PF), Jerry Drake (C) Jeff McCandless, Perry Ruckman, Michael Magnusson, Brandon Jackson | |
| 07:03 | Cal | Kenneth Butler makes the 1st free throw | 56-49 |
| 07:03 | Cal | Kenneth Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| 06:51 | Southern Cal | Roger Failla's pass is intercepted by Nathan Critchfield | 57-49 |
| 06:48 | Cal | Nathan Critchfield throws it down | 59-49 |
| 06:28 | Southern Cal | Brian Strand hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 59-49 |
| 06:26 | Cal | Kenneth Butler snags the defensive board | 59-49 |
| 06:04 | Cal | Nathan Critchfield misses long on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Brian Strand - foul #3 on Brian Strand, team foul #8 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Cal | Bradley Latour (SF), Danny Guion (C) Kenneth Butler, Andrew Thomas | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 06:04 | Cal | Nathan Critchfield makes the 1st free throw | 60-49 |
| 06:04 | Cal | Nathan Critchfield makes the 2nd free throw | 61-49 |
| 05:45 | Southern Cal | Nathan Critchfield is called for the reach on Joseph Silvia - foul #2 on Nathan Critchfield, team foul #7 | 61-49 |
| Subs | Cal | Bill Jhonson (SG) Nathan Critchfield | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 05:45 | Southern Cal | Joseph Silvia makes the 1st free throw | 61-50 |
| 05:45 | Southern Cal | Joseph Silvia makes the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| 05:23 | Cal | Douglas George blows the layup | 61-51 |
| 05:22 | Southern Cal | Roger Failla grabs the defensive rebound | 61-51 |
| 05:16 | Southern Cal | Brian Strand drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-54 |
| 04:58 | Cal | Bradley Latour misses the shot near the basket | 61-54 |
| 04:57 | Southern Cal | Jerry Drake gets the rebound | 61-54 |
| 04:40 | Southern Cal | Louis Press's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-54 |
| Subs | Cal | Andrew Thomas (PF), Fred Kinley (C) Douglas George, Danny Guion | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Charles Bogdan (PG), Jeff McCandless (SG), Perry Ruckman (SF), Michael Magnusson (PF), Brandon Jackson (C) Brian Strand, Joseph Silvia, Roger Failla, Louis Press, Jerry Drake | |
| 04:11 | Cal | Bill Jhonson misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Brandon Jackson - foul #2 on Brandon Jackson, team foul #9 | 61-54 |
| 04:11 | Cal | Bill Jhonson misses the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 04:11 | Cal | Bill Jhonson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-54 |
| 03:56 | Southern Cal | Michael Magnusson knocks in the shot near the basket set up by Charles Bogdan and he's fouled by Philip Richards - foul #4 on Philip Richards, team foul #8 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Cal | Nathan Critchfield (PG), Frank Brown (SG), Kenneth Butler (SF) Philip Richards, Bill Jhonson, Bradley Latour | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 03:56 | Southern Cal | Michael Magnusson makes the free throw | 62-57 |
| 03:44 | Cal | Andrew Thomas misses the dunk attempt | 62-57 |
| 03:42 | Southern Cal | Brandon Jackson snags the defensive board | 62-57 |
| 03:35 | Southern Cal | Andrew Thomas blocks the jumper by Charles Bogdan | 62-57 |
| 03:34 | Southern Cal | Brandon Jackson tips it back up and in | 62-59 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Nathan Critchfield (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frank Brown (fresh) SF - Kenneth Butler (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - Andrew Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Fred Kinley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Charles Bogdan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeff McCandless (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Perry Ruckman (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Magnusson (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Brandon Jackson (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:15 | Cal | Kenneth Butler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-59 |
| 03:13 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Jeff McCandless | 62-59 |
| 02:50 | Southern Cal | Jeff McCandless hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 62-59 |
| 02:48 | Cal | The rebound goes to Kenneth Butler | 62-59 |
| 02:48 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-59 |
| Subs | Cal | Philip Richards (PG), Bill Jhonson (SG), Bradley Latour (SF) Nathan Critchfield, Frank Brown, Kenneth Butler | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Brian Strand (PG), Roger Failla (SF) Charles Bogdan, Perry Ruckman | |
| 02:25 | Cal | Bill Jhonson is fouled on the floor by Roger Failla - foul #4 on Roger Failla, team foul #10 | 62-59 |
| 02:25 | Cal | Bill Jhonson misses the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 02:25 | Cal | Bill Jhonson makes the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| 02:03 | Southern Cal | Jeff McCandless is hacked by Bill Jhonson - foul #4 on Bill Jhonson, team foul #9 | 63-59 |
| 02:03 | Southern Cal | Jeff McCandless makes the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 02:03 | Southern Cal | Jeff McCandless misses the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| 02:03 | Southern Cal | Brandon Jackson grabs the offensive rebound | 63-60 |
| 01:50 | Southern Cal | Brandon Jackson lays it up and in set up by Jeff McCandless and the foul's on Fred Kinley - foul #1 on Fred Kinley, team foul #10 | 63-62 |
| 01:50 | Southern Cal | Brandon Jackson makes the free throw | 63-63 |
| 01:38 | Cal | Bill Jhonson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-63 |
| 01:14 | Southern Cal | Brandon Jackson misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 63-63 |
| 01:13 | Southern Cal | Brandon Jackson tips it but misses | 63-63 |
| 01:12 | Southern Cal | Jeff McCandless can't tip it in | 63-63 |
| 01:11 | Cal | Andrew Thomas gets the rebound | 63-63 |
| 00:58 | Cal | Philip Richards can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-63 |
| 00:56 | Cal | Fred Kinley tips it but misses | 63-63 |
| 00:55 | Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Thomas | 63-63 |
| 00:48 | Cal | Philip Richards comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 63-63 |
| 00:46 | Southern Cal | Jeff McCandless grabs the board | 63-63 |
| 00:27 | Southern Cal | Jeff McCandless makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Brandon Jackson | 63-65 |
| 00:15 | Cal | Bill Jhonson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-65 |
| 00:13 | Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Fred Kinley | 63-65 |
| 00:05 | Cal | Bill Jhonson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-65 |
| 00:03 | Southern Cal | Jeff McCandless grabs the defensive rebound | 63-65 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:02 | Southern Cal | Philip Richards is called for the reach on Jeff McCandless in the backcourt - foul #5 on Philip Richards, team foul #11 | 63-65 |
| Subs | Cal | Nathan Critchfield (PG) Philip Richards | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 00:02 | Southern Cal | Jeff McCandless makes the 1st free throw | 63-66 |
| 00:02 | Southern Cal | Jeff McCandless makes the 2nd free throw | 63-67 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Cal | Bradley Latour misses long on a halfcourt shot | 63-67 |