| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Albert Appleton (fresh) SG - Edward Linney (fresh) SF - Kenneth Carrigan (fresh) PF - Harry McNair (fresh) C - Dale Moore (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Charles Brown (fresh) SG - Hubert Rose (fresh) SF - Marvin Polo (fresh) PF - Kirk Keene (fresh) C - Henry Wilson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Cal | Dale Moore wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Carrigan makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 3-0 |
| 19:15 | Cal | Marvin Polo misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 19:13 | Cal | Kirk Keene tips it back up and in | 3-2 |
| 19:06 | Southern Cal | Marvin Polo is called for the reach on Kenneth Carrigan - foul #1 on Marvin Polo, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:46 | Southern Cal | Albert Appleton buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Edward Linney | 6-2 |
| 18:35 | Cal | Harry McNair steps in front of the Marvin Polo pass | 6-2 |
| 18:22 | Southern Cal | Marvin Polo is called for the reach on Dale Moore - foul #2 on Marvin Polo, team foul #2 | 6-2 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Cal | Dikembe Amedee (SF) Marvin Polo | |
| 18:09 | Southern Cal | Henry Wilson picks off the pass by Dale Moore | 6-2 |
| 18:05 | Cal | Dikembe Amedee buries a jump hook in the lane set up by Charles Brown | 6-4 |
| 17:44 | Southern Cal | Harry McNair hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 6-4 |
| 17:42 | Cal | Dikembe Amedee grabs the defensive rebound | 6-4 |
| 17:17 | Cal | Henry Wilson lays it in on a great pass from Hubert Rose | 6-6 |
| 17:00 | Southern Cal | Dale Moore can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 6-6 |
| 16:58 | Southern Cal | Albert Appleton pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-6 |
| 16:41 | Southern Cal | Kirk Keene blocks the jumper by Harry McNair | 6-6 |
| 16:40 | Southern Cal | Harry McNair grabs the offensive board | 6-6 |
| 16:27 | Southern Cal | Dale Moore throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-6 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Joe Jastrzebski (PG), Melvin Brown (SF) Albert Appleton, Kenneth Carrigan | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 16:20 | Cal | Hubert Rose scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Henry Wilson and the foul's on Melvin Brown - foul #1 on Melvin Brown, team foul #1 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Robert Colclough (SF) Edward Linney | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 16:20 | Cal | Hubert Rose misses the free throw | 6-8 |
| 16:20 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Harry McNair | 6-8 |
| 16:13 | Southern Cal | Joe Jastrzebski clanks a 3 pointer from straight away but he's fouled by Charles Brown - foul #1 on Charles Brown, team foul #3 | 6-8 |
| 16:13 | Southern Cal | Joe Jastrzebski misses the 1st free throw | 6-8 |
| 16:13 | Southern Cal | Joe Jastrzebski makes the 2nd free throw | 7-8 |
| 16:13 | Southern Cal | Joe Jastrzebski makes the 3rd free throw | 8-8 |
| 15:52 | Cal | Kirk Keene drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Charles Brown | 8-11 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Joe Jastrzebski (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Melvin Brown (fresh) SF - Robert Colclough (fresh) PF - Harry McNair (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Dale Moore (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Charles Brown (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Hubert Rose (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Amedee (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kirk Keene (fresh) 5 pts. C - Henry Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Southern Cal | Dale Moore can't connect on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Kirk Keene - foul #1 on Kirk Keene, team foul #4 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Mark Sweetman (PF) Harry McNair | |
| Subs | Cal | Joseph Stepnoski (C) Henry Wilson | |
| 15:37 | Southern Cal | Dale Moore makes the 1st free throw | 9-11 |
| 15:37 | Southern Cal | Dale Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 9-11 |
| 15:37 | Cal | Joseph Stepnoski grabs the defensive rebound | 9-11 |
| 15:22 | Cal | Hubert Rose misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Melvin Brown - foul #2 on Melvin Brown, team foul #2 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Albert Appleton (PG), Edward Linney (SG), Aaron Leger (C) Joe Jastrzebski, Melvin Brown, Dale Moore | |
| Subs | Cal | James Schoolcraft (PG), Donald Gant (SF), Edek Studzinski (C) Charles Brown, Dikembe Amedee, Kirk Keene | |
| 15:22 | Cal | Hubert Rose misses the 1st free throw | 9-11 |
| 15:22 | Cal | Hubert Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 9-12 |
| 15:00 | Southern Cal | Mark Sweetman misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 9-12 |
| 14:58 | Southern Cal | Robert Colclough grabs the offensive board | 9-12 |
| 14:45 | Southern Cal | Robert Colclough can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 9-12 |
| 14:44 | Cal | Joseph Stepnoski gets the rebound | 9-12 |
| 14:26 | Cal | Hubert Rose misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 9-12 |
| 14:25 | Southern Cal | Aaron Leger grabs the board | 9-12 |
| 13:56 | Southern Cal | Aaron Leger slams it home set up by Albert Appleton | 11-12 |
| 13:31 | Cal | Hubert Rose clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 11-12 |
| 13:30 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Mark Sweetman | 11-12 |
| 13:23 | Southern Cal | Albert Appleton is whistled for traveling | 11-12 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Joe Jastrzebski (PG), Jason Torrence (SG), Kenneth Carrigan (SF), Harry McNair (PF), Dale Moore (C) Albert Appleton, Edward Linney, Robert Colclough, Mark Sweetman, Aaron Leger | |
| Subs | Cal | Charles Brown (PG), Dikembe Amedee (SF), Kirk Keene (PF), Henry Wilson (C) Hubert Rose, Donald Gant, Joseph Stepnoski, Edek Studzinski | |
| 13:21 | Cal | Charles Brown is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Brown, team foul #5 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Cal | Robert Whipple (PG) Charles Brown | |
| 13:05 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Carrigan clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 11-12 |
| 13:04 | Cal | Henry Wilson pulls down the rebound | 11-12 |
| 12:58 | Cal | Dikembe Amedee is denied on a layup by Kenneth Carrigan | 11-12 |
| 12:57 | Southern Cal | Harry McNair pulls down the rebound | 11-12 |
| 12:35 | Southern Cal | Dale Moore hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 11-12 |
| 12:34 | Cal | The rebound goes to Kirk Keene | 11-12 |
| 12:30 | Cal | James Schoolcraft misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 11-12 |
| 12:29 | Southern Cal | Joe Jastrzebski gets the rebound | 11-12 |
| 12:12 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Carrigan hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 11-12 |
| 12:10 | Cal | Dikembe Amedee grabs the defensive rebound | 11-12 |
| 11:50 | Cal | Robert Whipple misses the 3 from straight away | 11-12 |
| 11:48 | Cal | Dikembe Amedee gets the offensive rebound | 11-12 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Joe Jastrzebski (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jason Torrence (fresh) SF - Kenneth Carrigan (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Harry McNair (fresh) 3 reb. C - Dale Moore (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Robert Whipple (fresh) SG - James Schoolcraft (fairly fresh) SF - Dikembe Amedee (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kirk Keene (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Henry Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:33 | Cal | Robert Whipple clanks a jumper from the left wing | 11-12 |
| 11:31 | Cal | Henry Wilson gets the offensive rebound | 11-12 |
| 11:17 | Cal | Kirk Keene travels with the ball | 11-12 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Albert Appleton (PG), Edward Linney (SG) Joe Jastrzebski, Jason Torrence | |
| Subs | Cal | Hubert Rose (SG) James Schoolcraft | |
| 10:58 | Southern Cal | Kirk Keene steals the ball from Edward Linney | 11-12 |
| 10:40 | Cal | Hubert Rose drills a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Dikembe Amedee and he's fouled by Edward Linney - foul #1 on Edward Linney, team foul #3 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Robert Colclough (SF) Kenneth Carrigan | |
| Subs | Cal | James Schoolcraft (PG), Donald Gant (SF), Joseph Stepnoski (C) Robert Whipple, Dikembe Amedee, Henry Wilson | |
| 10:40 | Cal | Hubert Rose makes the free throw | 11-15 |
| 10:29 | Southern Cal | Dale Moore is hacked by Joseph Stepnoski - foul #1 on Joseph Stepnoski, team foul #6 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Mark Sweetman (C) Dale Moore | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 10:19 | Southern Cal | Robert Colclough connects on the floater from just outside the lane | 13-15 |
| 09:59 | Cal | Edward Linney picks off the pass by James Schoolcraft | 13-15 |
| 09:45 | Southern Cal | Albert Appleton misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 13-15 |
| 09:43 | Cal | Joseph Stepnoski grabs the board | 13-15 |
| 09:16 | Cal | Hubert Rose buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 13-18 |
| 09:06 | Southern Cal | Albert Appleton misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 13-18 |
| 09:05 | Cal | Donald Gant gets the rebound | 13-18 |
| 08:49 | Cal | Hubert Rose hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kirk Keene | 13-20 |
| 08:28 | Southern Cal | Albert Appleton makes the floater from just outside the lane | 15-20 |
| 08:04 | Cal | Kirk Keene comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 15-20 |
| 08:03 | Southern Cal | Robert Colclough pulls down the rebound | 15-20 |
| 07:56 | Southern Cal | Albert Appleton can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on James Schoolcraft - foul #1 on James Schoolcraft, team foul #7 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Joe Jastrzebski (SG), Kenneth Carrigan (SF), Aaron Leger (PF), Dale Moore (C) Edward Linney, Robert Colclough, Harry McNair, Mark Sweetman | |
| Subs | Cal | Robert Whipple (PG), Matthew Sherrer (SG), Dikembe Amedee (SF), Edek Studzinski (PF), Henry Wilson (C) James Schoolcraft, Hubert Rose, Donald Gant, Kirk Keene, Joseph Stepnoski | |
| 07:56 | Southern Cal | Albert Appleton makes the 1st free throw | 16-20 |
| 07:56 | Southern Cal | Albert Appleton misses the 2nd free throw | 16-20 |
| 07:56 | Cal | Dikembe Amedee grabs the defensive rebound | 16-20 |
| 07:44 | Cal | Robert Whipple clanks a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Aaron Leger - foul #1 on Aaron Leger, team foul #4 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Jason Torrence (SG) Albert Appleton | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 07:44 | Cal | Robert Whipple makes the 1st free throw | 16-21 |
| 07:44 | Cal | Robert Whipple makes the 2nd free throw | 16-22 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Joe Jastrzebski (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jason Torrence (fresh) SF - Kenneth Carrigan (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Aaron Leger (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dale Moore (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Robert Whipple (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Matthew Sherrer (fresh) SF - Dikembe Amedee (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Edek Studzinski (fresh) C - Henry Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Southern Cal | Joe Jastrzebski clanks a 3 from the left wing | 16-22 |
| 07:31 | Cal | Dikembe Amedee snags the defensive board | 16-22 |
| 07:20 | Cal | Edek Studzinski jams it | 16-24 |
| 06:59 | Southern Cal | Edek Studzinski steals it from Jason Torrence | 16-24 |
| 06:39 | Cal | Henry Wilson blows the layup | 16-24 |
| 06:37 | Southern Cal | Dale Moore snags the defensive board | 16-24 |
| 06:25 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Carrigan clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Dikembe Amedee - foul #1 on Dikembe Amedee, team foul #8 | 16-24 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Edward Linney (SG), Mark Sweetman (PF) Jason Torrence, Aaron Leger | |
| Subs | Cal | Hubert Rose (SG), Joseph Stepnoski (PF) Matthew Sherrer, Edek Studzinski | |
| 06:25 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Carrigan misses the 1st free throw | 16-24 |
| 06:25 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Carrigan makes the 2nd free throw | 17-24 |
| 06:20 | Cal | Robert Whipple loses the dribble to Edward Linney in the backcourt | 17-24 |
| 06:19 | Southern Cal | Edward Linney lays it up and in | 19-24 |
| 05:57 | Cal | Joe Jastrzebski is called for the reach on Dikembe Amedee - foul #1 on Joe Jastrzebski, team foul #5 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Albert Appleton (PG), Harry McNair (PF) Joe Jastrzebski, Mark Sweetman | |
| Subs | Cal | Kirk Keene (PF) Joseph Stepnoski | |
| 05:37 | Cal | Albert Appleton takes the ball from Robert Whipple | 19-24 |
| 05:34 | Southern Cal | Albert Appleton can't finish the layup | 19-24 |
| 05:32 | Southern Cal | Harry McNair can't tip it in | 19-24 |
| 05:30 | Cal | The rebound goes to Henry Wilson | 19-24 |
| 05:10 | Cal | Kirk Keene makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 19-26 |
| 04:52 | Southern Cal | Dale Moore drills a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Edward Linney | 21-26 |
| 04:39 | Cal | Henry Wilson is whistled for a carry | 21-26 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Robert Colclough (SF), Mark Sweetman (C) Kenneth Carrigan, Dale Moore | |
| Subs | Cal | James Schoolcraft (PG), Matthew Sherrer (SG), Donald Gant (SF), Joseph Stepnoski (C) Robert Whipple, Hubert Rose, Dikembe Amedee, Henry Wilson | |
| 04:12 | Southern Cal | Albert Appleton misses badly on a shot from the right side | 21-26 |
| 04:10 | Cal | The rebound goes to James Schoolcraft | 21-26 |
| 04:05 | Cal | James Schoolcraft buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Joseph Stepnoski | 21-29 |
| 03:53 | Southern Cal | Albert Appleton connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Mark Sweetman | 23-29 |
| 03:27 | Cal | Joseph Stepnoski hits a fadeaway from close range set up by Matthew Sherrer and the foul's on Robert Colclough - foul #1 on Robert Colclough, team foul #6 | 23-31 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Joe Jastrzebski (PG), Melvin Brown (SG), Dale Moore (C) Albert Appleton, Edward Linney, Harry McNair | |
| Subs | Cal | Charles Brown (PG), Hubert Rose (SG), Marvin Polo (SF), Edek Studzinski (C) James Schoolcraft, Matthew Sherrer, Donald Gant, Kirk Keene | |
| 03:27 | Cal | Joseph Stepnoski misses the free throw | 23-31 |
| 03:27 | Southern Cal | Dale Moore snags the defensive board | 23-31 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Joe Jastrzebski (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Melvin Brown (fresh) SF - Robert Colclough (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Sweetman (fresh) C - Dale Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Charles Brown (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Hubert Rose (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marvin Polo (fresh) PF - Joseph Stepnoski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Edek Studzinski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:13 | Southern Cal | Dale Moore is denied on a layup by Joseph Stepnoski | 23-31 |
| 03:12 | Southern Cal | Dale Moore pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-31 |
| 02:47 | Southern Cal | Dale Moore misses short on a 3 from straight away | 23-31 |
| 02:46 | Southern Cal | Joe Jastrzebski tips it back up and in | 25-31 |
| 02:34 | Cal | Marvin Polo buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Charles Brown | 25-34 |
| 02:15 | Southern Cal | Dale Moore misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Marvin Polo - foul #3 on Marvin Polo, team foul #9 | 25-34 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kenneth Carrigan (SF), Harry McNair (PF) Robert Colclough, Mark Sweetman | |
| Subs | Cal | Dikembe Amedee (SF), Henry Wilson (C) Marvin Polo, Joseph Stepnoski | |
| 02:15 | Southern Cal | Dale Moore makes the 1st free throw | 26-34 |
| 02:15 | Southern Cal | Dale Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 26-34 |
| 02:15 | Cal | The rebound goes to Edek Studzinski | 26-34 |
| 01:59 | Cal | Henry Wilson drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Charles Brown | 26-37 |
| 01:50 | Southern Cal | Melvin Brown is fouled on the floor by Hubert Rose - foul #1 on Hubert Rose, team foul #10 | 26-37 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Albert Appleton (PG), Edward Linney (SG) Joe Jastrzebski, Kenneth Carrigan | |
| Subs | Cal | Kirk Keene (PF) Edek Studzinski | |
| 01:50 | Southern Cal | Melvin Brown makes the 1st free throw | 27-37 |
| 01:50 | Southern Cal | Melvin Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 28-37 |
| 01:42 | Cal | Charles Brown is hacked by Dale Moore - foul #1 on Dale Moore, team foul #7 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kenneth Carrigan (SF) Melvin Brown | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 01:42 | Cal | Charles Brown makes the 1st free throw | 28-38 |
| 01:42 | Cal | Charles Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 28-39 |
| 01:21 | Southern Cal | Harry McNair's pass is intercepted by Hubert Rose | 28-39 |
| 01:17 | Cal | Hubert Rose misses the lay-in | 28-39 |
| 01:15 | Cal | Henry Wilson tips it home | 28-41 |
| 01:01 | Southern Cal | Dale Moore throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-41 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Mark Sweetman (C) Dale Moore | |
| Subs | Cal | James Schoolcraft (SG) Hubert Rose | |
| 00:41 | Cal | Charles Brown clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Albert Appleton - foul #1 on Albert Appleton, team foul #8 | 28-41 |
| 00:41 | Cal | Charles Brown makes the 1st free throw | 28-42 |
| 00:41 | Cal | Charles Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 28-43 |
| 00:33 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Carrigan misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-43 |
| 00:31 | Cal | Henry Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 28-43 |
| 00:17 | Cal | Dikembe Amedee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-43 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Joe Jastrzebski (PG), Aaron Leger (C) Albert Appleton, Harry McNair | |
| Subs | Cal | Robert Whipple (PG), Donald Gant (SF), Joseph Stepnoski (C) Charles Brown, Dikembe Amedee, Henry Wilson | |
| 00:04 | Southern Cal | Kenneth Carrigan misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-43 |
| 00:02 | Cal | Joseph Stepnoski grabs the defensive rebound | 28-43 |
| 00:00 | Cal | Joseph Stepnoski misses long on a fullcourt shot | 28-43 |