| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - John Behne (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tommy Pascarella (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Farrell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Irving Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Garland Nichols (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Lewis Breit (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jay Drake (fresh) 7 pts. SF - William Bowen (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Joseph Lancaster (fresh) C - Walter Wood (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Santa Clara | William Bowen inbounds the ball | 33-25 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Santa Clara | William Bowen misses badly on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Thomas Farrell - foul #2 on Thomas Farrell, team foul #1 | 33-25 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Carlos Lopez (C) Garland Nichols | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 19:39 | Santa Clara | William Bowen makes the 1st free throw | 33-26 |
| 19:39 | Santa Clara | William Bowen misses the 2nd free throw | 33-26 |
| 19:39 | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell gets the rebound | 33-26 |
| 19:33 | Southern Cal | William Bowen is called for the reach on John Behne in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Bowen, team foul #1 | 33-26 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Henry Galeano (SF) William Bowen | |
| 19:15 | Southern Cal | Tommy Pascarella drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Thomas Farrell | 36-26 |
| 19:11 | Santa Clara | Henry Galeano hits a runner from close range | 36-28 |
| 18:42 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Lewis Breit - foul #2 on Lewis Breit, team foul #2 | 36-28 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Garland Nichols (C) Carlos Lopez | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kelvin Speaks (C) Walter Wood | |
| 18:42 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith makes the 1st free throw | 37-28 |
| 18:42 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 37-28 |
| 18:42 | Santa Clara | Joseph Lancaster pulls down the rebound | 37-28 |
| 18:20 | Santa Clara | Jay Drake is fouled on the floor by Tommy Pascarella - foul #1 on Tommy Pascarella, team foul #2 | 37-28 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Stewart Fagin (PG), Tracy Lloyd (C) Lewis Breit, Joseph Lancaster | |
| 18:06 | Santa Clara | Kelvin Speaks misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 37-28 |
| 18:04 | Santa Clara | Stewart Fagin gets the offensive rebound | 37-28 |
| 17:50 | Santa Clara | Kelvin Speaks can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Irving Smith - foul #2 on Irving Smith, team foul #3 | 37-28 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Carlos Lopez (C) Garland Nichols | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Emanuel Gandhi (SG), Chad Morris (SF) Jay Drake, Henry Galeano | |
| 17:50 | Santa Clara | Kelvin Speaks misses the 1st free throw | 37-28 |
| 17:50 | Santa Clara | Kelvin Speaks makes the 2nd free throw | 37-29 |
| 17:21 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 37-29 |
| 17:20 | Santa Clara | Chad Morris grabs the board | 37-29 |
| 17:05 | Santa Clara | Tommy Pascarella steps in front of the Stewart Fagin pass | 37-29 |
| 17:00 | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell hits the finger roll set up by Tommy Pascarella | 39-29 |
| 16:51 | Santa Clara | Carlos Lopez swats the short shot by Kelvin Speaks | 39-29 |
| 16:50 | Southern Cal | Tommy Pascarella snags the defensive board | 39-29 |
| 16:27 | Southern Cal | Stewart Fagin steals it from Thomas Farrell | 39-29 |
| 16:08 | Santa Clara | Stewart Fagin buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Emanuel Gandhi | 39-32 |
| 16:04 | Southern Cal | Stewart Fagin is called for the reach on John Behne in the backcourt - foul #2 on Stewart Fagin, team foul #3 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Garland Nichols (C) Carlos Lopez | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Lewis Breit (PG), Jay Drake (SG), Henry Galeano (SF), Joseph Lancaster (PF), Walter Wood (C) Stewart Fagin, Emanuel Gandhi, Chad Morris, Kelvin Speaks, Tracy Lloyd | |
| 15:47 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith is open and scores on a jumper near the basket on a great pass from John Behne | 41-32 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - John Behne (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tommy Pascarella (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Thomas Farrell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Irving Smith (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. C - Garland Nichols (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Lewis Breit (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jay Drake (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Henry Galeano (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Lancaster (fresh) C - Walter Wood (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:24 | Santa Clara | Henry Galeano misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-32 |
| 15:22 | Santa Clara | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Lancaster | 41-32 |
| 15:08 | Santa Clara | Joseph Lancaster knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Lewis Breit | 41-35 |
| 15:06 | Southern Cal | Tommy Pascarella's pass is intercepted by Jay Drake in the backcourt | 41-35 |
| 14:53 | Santa Clara | Lewis Breit misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-35 |
| 14:52 | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell grabs the defensive rebound | 41-35 |
| 14:34 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith misses short on an open 3 from the left wing | 41-35 |
| 14:32 | Santa Clara | Walter Wood grabs the board | 41-35 |
| 14:12 | Santa Clara | John Behne picks off the pass by Jay Drake | 41-35 |
| 13:56 | Southern Cal | John Behne can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Lewis Breit - foul #3 on Lewis Breit, team foul #4 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Donald Zurheide (SF), Thad Lueras (PF), Carlos Lopez (C) Thomas Farrell, Irving Smith, Garland Nichols | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Stewart Fagin (PG), Emanuel Gandhi (SG), William Bowen (SF), Kelvin Speaks (C) Lewis Breit, Jay Drake, Henry Galeano, Walter Wood | |
| 13:56 | Southern Cal | John Behne misses the 1st free throw | 41-35 |
| 13:56 | Southern Cal | John Behne makes the 2nd free throw | 42-35 |
| 13:29 | Santa Clara | Joseph Lancaster misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 42-35 |
| 13:27 | Santa Clara | Emanuel Gandhi tips it but misses | 42-35 |
| 13:25 | Southern Cal | Donald Zurheide grabs the defensive rebound | 42-35 |
| 13:01 | Southern Cal | Tommy Pascarella hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 42-35 |
| 13:00 | Santa Clara | Kelvin Speaks grabs the defensive rebound | 42-35 |
| 12:57 | Santa Clara | Stewart Fagin is hacked by John Behne in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Behne, team foul #4 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Sloss (PG), William Lang (SG), Irving Smith (PF), Garland Nichols (C) John Behne, Tommy Pascarella, Thad Lueras, Carlos Lopez | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Tracy Lloyd (C) Joseph Lancaster | |
| 12:38 | Santa Clara | Tracy Lloyd is called for traveling | 42-35 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Tommy Pascarella (SG), Thomas Farrell (SF) William Lang, Donald Zurheide | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Taylor (PG), Jay Drake (SG), Henry Galeano (C) Stewart Fagin, Emanuel Gandhi, Kelvin Speaks | |
| 12:33 | Southern Cal | James Sloss is hacked by Tracy Lloyd in the backcourt - foul #1 on Tracy Lloyd, team foul #5 | 42-35 |
| 12:15 | Southern Cal | Tommy Pascarella clanks a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Tracy Lloyd - foul #2 on Tracy Lloyd, team foul #6 | 42-35 |
| 12:15 | Southern Cal | Tommy Pascarella misses the 1st free throw | 42-35 |
| 12:15 | Southern Cal | Tommy Pascarella makes the 2nd free throw | 43-35 |
| 12:01 | Santa Clara | James Taylor hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from William Bowen | 43-38 |
| 11:32 | Southern Cal | Tommy Pascarella misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-38 |
| 11:30 | Southern Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Farrell | 43-38 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - James Sloss (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tommy Pascarella (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Thomas Farrell (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Irving Smith (tiring) 14 pts. 2 reb. C - Garland Nichols (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - James Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jay Drake (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - William Bowen (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Tracy Lloyd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Henry Galeano (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on James Taylor - foul #1 on James Taylor, team foul #7 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Behne (PG), William Lang (SG), Donald Zurheide (SF), Carlos Lopez (C) James Sloss, Tommy Pascarella, Thomas Farrell, Garland Nichols | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Lewis Breit (PG), Emanuel Gandhi (SF), Kelvin Speaks (PF), Walter Wood (C) James Taylor, William Bowen, Tracy Lloyd, Henry Galeano | |
| 11:20 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith misses the 1st free throw | 43-38 |
| 11:20 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 43-38 |
| 11:20 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Walter Wood | 43-38 |
| 11:14 | Santa Clara | Emanuel Gandhi misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 43-38 |
| 11:12 | Southern Cal | William Lang grabs the defensive rebound | 43-38 |
| 11:05 | Southern Cal | Walter Wood steals the ball from Irving Smith | 43-38 |
| 10:41 | Santa Clara | Kelvin Speaks dunks the ball on a nice dish by Walter Wood | 43-40 |
| 10:39 | Southern Cal | Emanuel Gandhi is called for the reach on Donald Zurheide in the backcourt - foul #2 on Emanuel Gandhi, team foul #8 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Tommy Pascarella (SG), Garland Nichols (C) William Lang, Carlos Lopez | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Chad Morris (SF) Jay Drake | |
| 10:39 | Southern Cal | Donald Zurheide makes the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 10:39 | Southern Cal | Donald Zurheide makes the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 10:17 | Santa Clara | Chad Morris buries a fadeaway from the right block set up by Lewis Breit | 45-42 |
| 09:58 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith misses the dunk attempt | 45-42 |
| 09:56 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Walter Wood | 45-42 |
| 09:37 | Santa Clara | Kelvin Speaks can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-42 |
| 09:35 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Tommy Pascarella | 45-42 |
| 09:11 | Southern Cal | Tommy Pascarella misses short on an open jumper from just outside the lane | 45-42 |
| 09:10 | Santa Clara | Walter Wood grabs the board | 45-42 |
| 08:48 | Santa Clara | Chad Morris is hacked by Donald Zurheide - foul #2 on Donald Zurheide, team foul #5 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell (SF), Thad Lueras (PF), Carlos Lopez (C) Donald Zurheide, Irving Smith, Garland Nichols | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Stewart Fagin (PG), Jay Drake (SG), William Bowen (SF), Joseph Lancaster (PF), Tracy Lloyd (C) Lewis Breit, Emanuel Gandhi, Chad Morris, Kelvin Speaks, Walter Wood | |
| 08:33 | Santa Clara | Jay Drake clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-42 |
| 08:31 | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell gets the rebound | 45-42 |
| 08:29 | Southern Cal | Tommy Pascarella's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-42 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Irving Smith (PF) Thad Lueras | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 08:11 | Santa Clara | Jay Drake's pass is intercepted by Thomas Farrell | 45-42 |
| 08:07 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith misses the easy layup | 45-42 |
| 08:06 | Southern Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Carlos Lopez | 45-42 |
| 07:44 | Southern Cal | Carlos Lopez connects on the driving attempt from the baseline | 47-42 |
| 07:36 | Santa Clara | Joseph Lancaster clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 47-42 |
| 07:34 | Santa Clara | Jay Drake snags the offensive board | 47-42 |
| 07:11 | Santa Clara | Jay Drake misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Tommy Pascarella - foul #2 on Tommy Pascarella, team foul #6 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Sloss (PG), William Lang (SG), Thad Lueras (PF), Garland Nichols (C) John Behne, Tommy Pascarella, Irving Smith, Carlos Lopez | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Taylor (PG), Henry Galeano (C) Stewart Fagin, Tracy Lloyd | |
| 07:11 | Santa Clara | Jay Drake misses the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 07:11 | Santa Clara | Jay Drake makes the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - James Sloss (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Lang (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Thomas Farrell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. PF - Thad Lueras (fresh) 3 reb. C - Garland Nichols (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - James Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jay Drake (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - William Bowen (fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Lancaster (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Henry Galeano (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 06:53 | Southern Cal | William Lang makes the wide open jumper from the left side | 49-43 |
| 06:40 | Santa Clara | Henry Galeano misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 49-43 |
| 06:39 | Santa Clara | Joseph Lancaster misses the tip | 49-43 |
| 06:38 | Santa Clara | Henry Galeano misses the tip | 49-43 |
| 06:36 | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell gets the rebound | 49-43 |
| 06:07 | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 49-43 |
| 06:05 | Santa Clara | Joseph Lancaster gets the rebound | 49-43 |
| 05:47 | Santa Clara | Jay Drake knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from James Taylor | 49-46 |
| 05:47 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-46 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Behne (PG), Tommy Pascarella (SG), Irving Smith (PF), Carlos Lopez (C) James Sloss, William Lang, Thad Lueras, Garland Nichols | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Lewis Breit (PG), Kelvin Speaks (PF), Walter Wood (C) James Taylor, Joseph Lancaster, Henry Galeano | |
| 05:27 | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-46 |
| 05:26 | Santa Clara | Kelvin Speaks grabs the board | 49-46 |
| 04:57 | Santa Clara | Jay Drake hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 49-46 |
| 04:56 | Santa Clara | Walter Wood can't tip it in | 49-46 |
| 04:55 | Santa Clara | Kelvin Speaks tips it back up and in | 49-48 |
| 04:41 | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Tommy Pascarella | 52-48 |
| 04:32 | Santa Clara | Kelvin Speaks clanks a 3 from the left corner | 52-48 |
| 04:30 | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell snags the defensive board | 52-48 |
| 04:04 | Southern Cal | Tommy Pascarella clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Jay Drake - foul #3 on Jay Drake, team foul #9 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Donald Zurheide (SF), Garland Nichols (C) Thomas Farrell, Carlos Lopez | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Stewart Fagin (PG), Henry Galeano (SG), Emanuel Gandhi (SF), Joseph Lancaster (PF), Tracy Lloyd (C) Lewis Breit, Jay Drake, William Bowen, Kelvin Speaks, Walter Wood | |
| 04:04 | Southern Cal | Tommy Pascarella makes the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 04:04 | Southern Cal | Tommy Pascarella misses the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 04:04 | Santa Clara | Joseph Lancaster snags the defensive board | 53-48 |
| 03:49 | Santa Clara | Emanuel Gandhi comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Garland Nichols - foul #2 on Garland Nichols, team foul #7 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell (SF) Donald Zurheide | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 03:49 | Santa Clara | Emanuel Gandhi makes the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 03:49 | Santa Clara | Emanuel Gandhi misses the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 03:49 | Southern Cal | Garland Nichols pulls down the rebound | 53-49 |
| 03:47 | Southern Cal | Joseph Lancaster picks off the pass by Irving Smith in the backcourt | 53-49 |
| 03:39 | Santa Clara | Tracy Lloyd misses the lay-in | 53-49 |
| 03:38 | Santa Clara | Tracy Lloyd tips it home | 53-51 |
| 03:23 | Southern Cal | Tommy Pascarella loses the ball out of bounds | 53-51 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Donald Zurheide (SF) Thomas Farrell | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 03:03 | Santa Clara | Stewart Fagin connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Henry Galeano | 53-54 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - John Behne (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tommy Pascarella (tiring) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Donald Zurheide (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Irving Smith (tired) 14 pts. 2 reb. C - Garland Nichols (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Stewart Fagin (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Henry Galeano (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. SF - Emanuel Gandhi (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Lancaster (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Tracy Lloyd (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:45 | Southern Cal | Donald Zurheide is hacked by Tracy Lloyd - foul #3 on Tracy Lloyd, team foul #10 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Carlos Lopez (C) Garland Nichols | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Lewis Breit (PG), Kelvin Speaks (C) Stewart Fagin, Tracy Lloyd | |
| 02:45 | Southern Cal | Donald Zurheide makes the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 02:45 | Southern Cal | Donald Zurheide makes the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 02:38 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-54 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell (SF) Donald Zurheide | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jay Drake (SG), William Bowen (SF), Walter Wood (C) Henry Galeano, Emanuel Gandhi, Kelvin Speaks | |
| 02:27 | Santa Clara | Jay Drake knocks in the jumper from the right side | 55-56 |
| 02:25 | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell is fouled in the backcourt by Lewis Breit - foul #4 on Lewis Breit, team foul #11 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Garland Nichols (C) Carlos Lopez | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 02:25 | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell makes the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 02:25 | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell makes the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| 02:13 | Santa Clara | Joseph Lancaster comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-56 |
| 02:12 | Southern Cal | Garland Nichols grabs the board | 57-56 |
| 01:51 | Southern Cal | Joseph Lancaster denies the turnaround by Irving Smith | 57-56 |
| 01:49 | Santa Clara | Joseph Lancaster snags the defensive board | 57-56 |
| 01:32 | Santa Clara | William Bowen misses the easy layup | 57-56 |
| 01:31 | Southern Cal | John Behne snags the defensive board | 57-56 |
| 01:15 | Southern Cal | John Behne knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-56 |
| 01:07 | Santa Clara | Walter Wood is fouled on the floor by Tommy Pascarella - foul #3 on Tommy Pascarella, team foul #8 | 60-56 |
| 01:07 | Santa Clara | Walter Wood makes the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 01:07 | Santa Clara | Walter Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| 00:40 | Southern Cal | John Behne hits a jumper from the free throw line | 62-58 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:35 | Santa Clara | Lewis Breit can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Tommy Pascarella - foul #4 on Tommy Pascarella, team foul #9 | 62-58 |
| 00:35 | Santa Clara | Lewis Breit makes the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 00:35 | Santa Clara | Lewis Breit misses the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 00:35 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Tommy Pascarella | 62-59 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:32 | Southern Cal | Tommy Pascarella is fouled in the backcourt by Jay Drake - foul #4 on Jay Drake, team foul #12 | 62-59 |
| 00:32 | Southern Cal | Tommy Pascarella makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 00:32 | Southern Cal | Tommy Pascarella makes the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| 00:28 | Santa Clara | Jay Drake hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Thomas Farrell - foul #3 on Thomas Farrell, team foul #10 | 64-59 |
| 00:28 | Santa Clara | Jay Drake makes the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 00:28 | Santa Clara | Jay Drake makes the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 00:27 | Southern Cal | Lewis Breit is called for the reach on Thomas Farrell in the backcourt - foul #5 on Lewis Breit, team foul #13 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | William Lang (SG) Tommy Pascarella | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Stewart Fagin (PG) Lewis Breit | |
| 00:27 | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell makes the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 00:27 | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell misses the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 00:27 | Santa Clara | William Bowen grabs the board | 65-61 |
| 00:22 | Santa Clara | Jay Drake hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 65-64 |
| 00:20 | Southern Cal | William Lang is hacked by Stewart Fagin in the backcourt - foul #3 on Stewart Fagin, team foul #14 | 65-64 |
| 00:20 | Southern Cal | William Lang makes the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 00:20 | Southern Cal | William Lang makes the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:09 | Santa Clara | Jay Drake misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 67-64 |
| 00:08 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Irving Smith | 67-64 |
| 00:05 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith is hacked by Stewart Fagin in the backcourt - foul #4 on Stewart Fagin, team foul #15 | 67-64 |
| 00:05 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith makes the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 00:05 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 68-64 |
| 00:05 | Santa Clara | Walter Wood grabs the defensive rebound | 68-64 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Santa Clara | Jay Drake buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 68-67 |