| Lineup | Cal | PG - Don White (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ricky Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Howard Love (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gregory Stevens (fresh) 5 pts. C - Mark Greene (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Michael Lerch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Poulin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jay Denault (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronnie Kennedy (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Marvin Bailey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cal | Howard Love inbounds the ball | 33-19 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:48 | Cal | Howard Love is hacked by Jay Denault - foul #2 on Jay Denault, team foul #1 | 33-19 |
| 19:34 | Cal | Ricky Hicks is fouled on the floor by Jay Denault - foul #3 on Jay Denault, team foul #2 | 33-19 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Tyler Spooner (SF) Jay Denault | |
| 19:16 | Cal | Mark Greene is denied on a layup by Michael Lerch | 33-19 |
| 19:14 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Ronnie Kennedy | 33-19 |
| 18:45 | Southern Cal | Michael Lerch connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Marvin Bailey | 33-22 |
| 18:29 | Cal | Howard Love's dunk attempt is rejected by Marvin Bailey | 33-22 |
| 18:28 | Cal | Howard Love tips it back up and in | 35-22 |
| 18:02 | Southern Cal | Ronnie Kennedy is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Ronnie Kennedy, team foul #3 | 35-22 |
| 17:37 | Cal | Mark Greene's fadeaway is rejected by Ronnie Kennedy | 35-22 |
| 17:36 | Cal | Mark Greene hits the follow up shot | 37-22 |
| 17:08 | Southern Cal | Tyler Spooner misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-22 |
| 17:07 | Cal | Don White grabs the defensive rebound | 37-22 |
| 16:41 | Cal | Don White is hacked by Ronnie Kennedy - foul #2 on Ronnie Kennedy, team foul #4 | 37-22 |
| Subs | Cal | Lee Culver (SF) Howard Love | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 16:17 | Cal | Lee Culver comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 37-22 |
| 16:16 | Cal | Gregory Stevens hits the follow up shot | 39-22 |
| 16:09 | Southern Cal | Paul Poulin makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Lerch | 39-25 |
| 15:44 | Cal | Lee Culver throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-25 |
| Subs | Cal | Tracy Splawn (PF), Donald Hubbard (C) Gregory Stevens, Mark Greene | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Jay Denault (SF) Tyler Spooner | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Don White (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ricky Hicks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lee Culver (fresh) PF - Tracy Splawn (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Hubbard (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Michael Lerch (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Poulin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jay Denault (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Ronnie Kennedy (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Marvin Bailey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:24 | Southern Cal | Jay Denault can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 39-25 |
| 15:22 | Southern Cal | Marvin Bailey tips it home | 39-27 |
| 15:03 | Cal | Donald Hubbard hits a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Don White | 41-27 |
| 14:34 | Southern Cal | Michael Lerch comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 41-27 |
| 14:32 | Southern Cal | Ronnie Kennedy pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-27 |
| 14:13 | Southern Cal | Marvin Bailey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-27 |
| Subs | Cal | Howard Love (SF), Gregory Stevens (PF), Mark Greene (C) Lee Culver, Tracy Splawn, Donald Hubbard | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 13:45 | Cal | Don White can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Michael Lerch - foul #3 on Michael Lerch, team foul #5 | 41-27 |
| 13:45 | Cal | Don White misses the 1st free throw | 41-27 |
| 13:45 | Cal | Don White misses the 2nd free throw | 41-27 |
| 13:45 | Southern Cal | Jay Denault snags the defensive board | 41-27 |
| 13:33 | Southern Cal | Don White takes the ball from Jay Denault | 41-27 |
| 13:04 | Cal | Don White banks in the layup set up by Ricky Hicks | 43-27 |
| 12:44 | Southern Cal | Jay Denault hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 43-27 |
| 12:43 | Cal | Gregory Stevens snags the defensive board | 43-27 |
| 12:38 | Cal | Don White misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 43-27 |
| 12:36 | Southern Cal | Ronnie Kennedy pulls down the rebound | 43-27 |
| 12:18 | Southern Cal | Don White is called for the reach on Michael Lerch - foul #2 on Don White, team foul #1 | 43-27 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ognjen Dobrowski (PF), David Shaw (C) Ronnie Kennedy, Marvin Bailey | |
| 11:54 | Southern Cal | Jay Denault makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Paul Poulin | 43-30 |
| 11:47 | Cal | Gregory Stevens buries a floater from close range and he's fouled by Ognjen Dobrowski - foul #2 on Ognjen Dobrowski, team foul #6 | 45-30 |
| 11:47 | Cal | Gregory Stevens makes the free throw | 46-30 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Don White (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ricky Hicks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Howard Love (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gregory Stevens (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Greene (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Michael Lerch (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Paul Poulin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jay Denault (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Ognjen Dobrowski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - David Shaw (fresh) | |
| 11:25 | Southern Cal | Michael Lerch drills a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Paul Poulin | 46-32 |
| 11:08 | Cal | Jay Denault steals the ball from Ricky Hicks | 46-32 |
| 10:47 | Southern Cal | Michael Lerch makes the contested jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jay Denault | 46-34 |
| 10:36 | Cal | Howard Love throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-34 |
| Subs | Cal | Lee Culver (SF), Tracy Splawn (PF), Donald Hubbard (C) Howard Love, Gregory Stevens, Mark Greene | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ronnie Kennedy (PF), Marvin Bailey (C) Ognjen Dobrowski, David Shaw | |
| 10:26 | Southern Cal | Ronnie Kennedy loses the ball out of bounds | 46-34 |
| 10:12 | Cal | Michael Lerch steals it from Ricky Hicks | 46-34 |
| 09:52 | Southern Cal | Michael Lerch misses long on a jumper from the right side | 46-34 |
| 09:51 | Southern Cal | Marvin Bailey snags the offensive board | 46-34 |
| 09:31 | Southern Cal | Donald Hubbard is called for the reach on Michael Lerch - foul #2 on Donald Hubbard, team foul #2 | 46-34 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Tyler Spooner (PG) Michael Lerch | |
| 09:04 | Southern Cal | Paul Poulin misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 46-34 |
| 09:03 | Cal | Tracy Splawn snags the defensive board | 46-34 |
| 08:42 | Cal | Don White connects on the shot from the right side set up by Ricky Hicks | 48-34 |
| 08:19 | Southern Cal | Jay Denault clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 48-34 |
| 08:17 | Cal | Donald Hubbard pulls down the rebound | 48-34 |
| 08:02 | Cal | Don White clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 48-34 |
| 08:00 | Southern Cal | Paul Poulin pulls down the rebound | 48-34 |
| 07:33 | Southern Cal | Ronnie Kennedy makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Tyler Spooner | 48-36 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Don White (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ricky Hicks (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lee Culver (fairly fresh) PF - Tracy Splawn (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Hubbard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Tyler Spooner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Poulin (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jay Denault (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Ronnie Kennedy (tiring) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Marvin Bailey (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:09 | Cal | Tracy Splawn knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Don White | 50-36 |
| 06:53 | Southern Cal | Jay Denault misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-36 |
| 06:51 | Cal | Donald Hubbard grabs the board | 50-36 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 06:28 | Cal | Donald Hubbard is hacked by Jay Denault - foul #4 on Jay Denault, team foul #7 | 50-36 |
| Subs | Cal | Howard Love (SF), Gregory Stevens (PF) Lee Culver, Tracy Splawn | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Michael Lerch (PG), Jason Andrews (SF), Ognjen Dobrowski (PF), David Shaw (C) Paul Poulin, Jay Denault, Ronnie Kennedy, Marvin Bailey | |
| 06:28 | Cal | Donald Hubbard makes the 1st free throw | 51-36 |
| 06:28 | Cal | Donald Hubbard makes the 2nd free throw | 52-36 |
| 06:26 | Southern Cal | Don White is called for the reach on Michael Lerch in the backcourt - foul #3 on Don White, team foul #3 | 52-36 |
| Subs | Cal | Mark Greene (C) Donald Hubbard | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 06:15 | Southern Cal | Michael Lerch shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-36 |
| 06:13 | Cal | Gregory Stevens snags the defensive board | 52-36 |
| 05:54 | Cal | Gregory Stevens comes up short on the jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Ognjen Dobrowski - foul #3 on Ognjen Dobrowski, team foul #8 | 52-36 |
| 05:54 | Cal | Gregory Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 53-36 |
| 05:54 | Cal | Gregory Stevens misses the 2nd free throw | 53-36 |
| 05:54 | Southern Cal | David Shaw grabs the defensive rebound | 53-36 |
| 05:45 | Southern Cal | Tyler Spooner hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ognjen Dobrowski | 53-39 |
| 05:16 | Cal | Gregory Stevens hits a jump hook from the baseline set up by Don White | 55-39 |
| 05:00 | Southern Cal | Ognjen Dobrowski misses long on a shot from close range | 55-39 |
| 04:59 | Cal | Don White gets the rebound | 55-39 |
| 04:30 | Cal | Ognjen Dobrowski steps in front of the Don White pass | 55-39 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:13 | Southern Cal | Michael Lerch is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 55-39 |
| Subs | Cal | Ricky Grayson (PG) Don White | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Paul Poulin (SG), Jay Denault (SF) Tyler Spooner, Jason Andrews | |
| 03:58 | Cal | Gregory Stevens can't connect on a floater from the right block | 55-39 |
| 03:56 | Southern Cal | David Shaw grabs the board | 55-39 |
| 03:50 | Southern Cal | Michael Lerch misses the lay-in over the doubleteam but he's hacked by Ricky Hicks - foul #3 on Ricky Hicks, team foul #4 | 55-39 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ronnie Kennedy (PF) David Shaw | |
| 03:50 | Southern Cal | Michael Lerch makes the 1st free throw | 55-40 |
| 03:50 | Southern Cal | Michael Lerch makes the 2nd free throw | 55-41 |
| 03:29 | Cal | Howard Love can't connect on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Jay Denault - foul #5 on Jay Denault, team foul #9 | 55-41 |
| Subs | Cal | Mark May (SG) Ricky Hicks | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Tyler Spooner (SF), Marvin Bailey (C) Jay Denault, Ognjen Dobrowski | |
| 03:29 | Cal | Howard Love makes the 1st free throw | 56-41 |
| 03:29 | Cal | Howard Love makes the 2nd free throw | 57-41 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Ricky Grayson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Mark May (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Howard Love (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gregory Stevens (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Greene (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Michael Lerch (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Paul Poulin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Tyler Spooner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ronnie Kennedy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Marvin Bailey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:20 | Southern Cal | Michael Lerch evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 57-41 |
| 03:19 | Southern Cal | Marvin Bailey hits the follow up shot | 57-43 |
| 02:56 | Cal | Michael Lerch steals it from Ricky Grayson | 57-43 |
| 02:53 | Southern Cal | Paul Poulin banks in the layup on a great pass from Michael Lerch | 57-45 |
| 02:24 | Cal | Howard Love's layup is rejected by Ronnie Kennedy | 57-45 |
| 02:22 | Southern Cal | Ronnie Kennedy grabs the board | 57-45 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 02:16 | Southern Cal | Marvin Bailey misses long on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Mark Greene - foul #3 on Mark Greene, team foul #5 | 57-45 |
| Subs | Cal | Don White (PG), Ricky Hicks (SG), Lee Culver (SF), Tracy Splawn (PF), Donald Hubbard (C) Ricky Grayson, Mark May, Howard Love, Gregory Stevens, Mark Greene | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 02:16 | Southern Cal | Marvin Bailey misses the 1st free throw | 57-45 |
| 02:16 | Southern Cal | Marvin Bailey misses the 2nd free throw | 57-45 |
| 02:16 | Cal | Tracy Splawn grabs the defensive rebound | 57-45 |
| 01:55 | Cal | Lee Culver misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Ronnie Kennedy - foul #3 on Ronnie Kennedy, team foul #10 | 57-45 |
| Subs | Cal | Gregory Stevens (PF), Mark Greene (C) Tracy Splawn, Donald Hubbard | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 01:55 | Cal | Lee Culver misses the 1st free throw | 57-45 |
| 01:55 | Cal | Lee Culver misses the 2nd free throw | 57-45 |
| 01:55 | Southern Cal | Marvin Bailey grabs the board | 57-45 |
| 01:46 | Southern Cal | Michael Lerch evades the doubleteam but misses long on a runner from close range | 57-45 |
| 01:44 | Cal | The rebound goes to Gregory Stevens | 57-45 |
| 01:23 | Cal | Ricky Hicks connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Don White | 60-45 |
| 01:06 | Southern Cal | Paul Poulin misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 60-45 |
| 01:05 | Cal | Gregory Stevens snags the defensive board | 60-45 |
| 00:42 | Cal | Mark Greene hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Don White and the foul's on Marvin Bailey - foul #3 on Marvin Bailey, team foul #11 | 62-45 |
| Subs | Cal | Howard Love (SF) Lee Culver | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 00:42 | Cal | Mark Greene misses the free throw | 62-45 |
| 00:42 | Southern Cal | Ronnie Kennedy grabs the defensive rebound | 62-45 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:36 | Southern Cal | Marvin Bailey can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 62-45 |
| 00:34 | Cal | Gregory Stevens gets the rebound | 62-45 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:32 | Cal | Ricky Hicks throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-45 |
| 00:30 | Southern Cal | Ronnie Kennedy misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 62-45 |
| 00:29 | Cal | Howard Love gets the rebound | 62-45 |
| 00:00 | Cal | Don White runs out the clock | 62-45 |