| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Lowell Zaman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alonzo Town (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gregory Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Edward Sullivan (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - John Behne (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tommy Pascarella (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Farrell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Irving Smith (fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. C - Garland Nichols (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell inbounds the ball | 35-38 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:49 | Southern Cal | John Behne comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-38 |
| 19:47 | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell grabs the offensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 19:30 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith banks in the layup on a great pass from Tommy Pascarella | 35-40 |
| 19:13 | Cal State Northridge | Gregory Wilson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 35-40 |
| 19:11 | Southern Cal | Garland Nichols grabs the board | 35-40 |
| 18:54 | Southern Cal | Tommy Pascarella knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from John Behne | 35-43 |
| 18:39 | Cal State Northridge | Mark Johnson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 37-43 |
| 18:16 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 37-43 |
| 18:14 | Cal State Northridge | Edward Sullivan pulls down the rebound | 37-43 |
| 17:56 | Cal State Northridge | Alonzo Town hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Edward Sullivan | 39-43 |
| 17:36 | Southern Cal | John Behne is hacked by Mark Johnson - foul #2 on Mark Johnson, team foul #1 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Donald Zurheide (SF), Carlos Lopez (C) Thomas Farrell, Garland Nichols | |
| 17:16 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Irving Smith, team foul #1 | 39-43 |
| 16:59 | Cal State Northridge | Alonzo Town can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-43 |
| 16:58 | Southern Cal | Carlos Lopez snags the defensive board | 39-43 |
| 16:46 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 39-43 |
| 16:45 | Cal State Northridge | Edward Sullivan gets the rebound | 39-43 |
| 16:34 | Cal State Northridge | Gregory Wilson misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-43 |
| 16:32 | Southern Cal | Tommy Pascarella grabs the board | 39-43 |
| 16:10 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith knocks in the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by John Behne | 39-45 |
| 16:04 | Cal State Northridge | Mark Johnson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 39-45 |
| 16:02 | Southern Cal | Donald Zurheide grabs the defensive rebound | 39-45 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Lowell Zaman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alonzo Town (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gregory Wilson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Edward Sullivan (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - John Behne (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tommy Pascarella (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Zurheide (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Irving Smith (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 4 reb. C - Carlos Lopez (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:42 | Southern Cal | Tommy Pascarella scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by John Behne | 39-48 |
| 15:35 | Cal State Northridge | Lowell Zaman makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Alonzo Town | 42-48 |
| 15:13 | Southern Cal | John Behne misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 42-48 |
| 15:11 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith tips it back up and in | 42-50 |
| 14:54 | Cal State Northridge | Carlos Lopez is called for the reach on Mark Johnson - foul #1 on Carlos Lopez, team foul #2 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Gerald Castano (PG), Jeff Carbajal (SG), John Kirkpatrick (SF), Richard Soderlund (PF), Elbert Wilson (C) Lowell Zaman, Mark Johnson, Alonzo Town, Gregory Wilson, Edward Sullivan | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Sloss (PG), Thomas Farrell (SF), Thad Lueras (PF), Garland Nichols (C) John Behne, Donald Zurheide, Irving Smith, Carlos Lopez | |
| 14:32 | Cal State Northridge | Elbert Wilson misses the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Thad Lueras - foul #1 on Thad Lueras, team foul #3 | 42-50 |
| 14:32 | Cal State Northridge | Elbert Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 43-50 |
| 14:32 | Cal State Northridge | Elbert Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-50 |
| 14:08 | Southern Cal | Tommy Pascarella hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-50 |
| 14:07 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to Elbert Wilson | 44-50 |
| 13:47 | Cal State Northridge | John Kirkpatrick blows the layup | 44-50 |
| 13:46 | Southern Cal | Thad Lueras gets the rebound | 44-50 |
| 13:18 | Southern Cal | Garland Nichols steps out of bounds on the sideline | 44-50 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Lowell Zaman (PG), Mark Johnson (SG), Alonzo Town (SF), Gregory Wilson (PF), Edward Sullivan (C) Gerald Castano, Jeff Carbajal, John Kirkpatrick, Richard Soderlund, Elbert Wilson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Behne (PG), Irving Smith (PF), Carlos Lopez (C) James Sloss, Thad Lueras, Garland Nichols | |
| 13:00 | Cal State Northridge | Alonzo Town can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Thomas Farrell - foul #2 on Thomas Farrell, team foul #4 | 44-50 |
| 13:00 | Cal State Northridge | Alonzo Town misses the 1st free throw | 44-50 |
| 13:00 | Cal State Northridge | Alonzo Town makes the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| 12:38 | Southern Cal | John Behne throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-50 |
| 12:14 | Cal State Northridge | Gregory Wilson connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-50 |
| 11:53 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith is hacked by Gregory Wilson - foul #3 on Gregory Wilson, team foul #2 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Donald Zurheide (SF), Garland Nichols (C) Thomas Farrell, Carlos Lopez | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Lowell Zaman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alonzo Town (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gregory Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - Edward Sullivan (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - John Behne (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Tommy Pascarella (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Zurheide (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Irving Smith (fresh) 24 pts. 5 reb. C - Garland Nichols (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith is hacked by Lowell Zaman - foul #2 on Lowell Zaman, team foul #3 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell (SF) Donald Zurheide | |
| 11:21 | Southern Cal | Tommy Pascarella scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Behne | 48-53 |
| 11:09 | Cal State Northridge | Alonzo Town buries a fadeaway from the left side set up by Mark Johnson | 50-53 |
| 10:50 | Southern Cal | Tommy Pascarella comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 50-53 |
| 10:49 | Cal State Northridge | Gregory Wilson snags the defensive board | 50-53 |
| 10:33 | Cal State Northridge | Gregory Wilson is fouled on the floor by Irving Smith - foul #2 on Irving Smith, team foul #5 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Gerald Castano (PG), Elbert Wilson (PF) Lowell Zaman, Gregory Wilson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Donald Zurheide (SF), Carlos Lopez (C) Thomas Farrell, Garland Nichols | |
| 10:17 | Cal State Northridge | Edward Sullivan misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 50-53 |
| 10:15 | Southern Cal | John Behne gets the rebound | 50-53 |
| 09:55 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 50-55 |
| 09:44 | Cal State Northridge | Donald Zurheide steps in front of the Elbert Wilson pass | 50-55 |
| 09:40 | Southern Cal | Tommy Pascarella banks in the layup on a nice dish by Donald Zurheide | 50-57 |
| 09:20 | Cal State Northridge | Edward Sullivan misses short on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Carlos Lopez - foul #2 on Carlos Lopez, team foul #6 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Lowell Zaman (PG), John Kirkpatrick (SF), Gregory Wilson (PF) Mark Johnson, Alonzo Town, Elbert Wilson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Sloss (PG), Thomas Farrell (SF), Garland Nichols (C) John Behne, Donald Zurheide, Carlos Lopez | |
| 09:20 | Cal State Northridge | Edward Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 09:20 | Cal State Northridge | Edward Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 52-57 |
| 08:56 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith misses the floater near the basket | 52-57 |
| 08:55 | Cal State Northridge | Gregory Wilson gets the rebound | 52-57 |
| 08:35 | Cal State Northridge | Gerald Castano misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 52-57 |
| 08:34 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith snags the defensive board | 52-57 |
| 08:09 | Southern Cal | Tommy Pascarella can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-57 |
| 08:07 | Cal State Northridge | Edward Sullivan pulls down the rebound | 52-57 |
| 07:50 | Cal State Northridge | Edward Sullivan hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Gregory Wilson | 54-57 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Lowell Zaman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Castano (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Kirkpatrick (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Gregory Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Edward Sullivan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - James Sloss (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Tommy Pascarella (tiring) 20 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Farrell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Irving Smith (fairly fresh) 26 pts. 6 reb. C - Garland Nichols (fresh) | |
| 07:28 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Thomas Farrell | 54-60 |
| 07:16 | Cal State Northridge | Lowell Zaman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-60 |
| 07:14 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 54-60 |
| 06:52 | Southern Cal | Tommy Pascarella misses the 3 from the right wing | 54-60 |
| 06:51 | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell tips it in | 54-62 |
| 06:35 | Cal State Northridge | John Kirkpatrick misses the easy layup | 54-62 |
| 06:34 | Southern Cal | Garland Nichols gets the rebound | 54-62 |
| 06:12 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith buries a shot from the left wing | 54-64 |
| 05:48 | Cal State Northridge | Edward Sullivan makes the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Lowell Zaman | 56-64 |
| 05:29 | Southern Cal | Lowell Zaman steals it from Irving Smith | 56-64 |
| 05:26 | Cal State Northridge | Gerald Castano misses the dunk | 56-64 |
| 05:24 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Irving Smith | 56-64 |
| 05:09 | Southern Cal | John Kirkpatrick steps in front of the Tommy Pascarella pass | 56-64 |
| 05:09 | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-64 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Mark Johnson (SG), Alonzo Town (SF), Elbert Wilson (C) Gerald Castano, John Kirkpatrick, Edward Sullivan | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Behne (PG), William Lang (SG), Donald Zurheide (SF), Thad Lueras (PF), Carlos Lopez (C) James Sloss, Tommy Pascarella, Thomas Farrell, Irving Smith, Garland Nichols | |
| 04:52 | Cal State Northridge | Gregory Wilson misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 56-64 |
| 04:50 | Cal State Northridge | Mark Johnson hits the follow up shot | 58-64 |
| 04:29 | Southern Cal | John Behne knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by William Lang | 58-67 |
| 04:20 | Cal State Northridge | Gregory Wilson scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Mark Johnson | 61-67 |
| 04:00 | Southern Cal | John Behne hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-67 |
| 03:58 | Cal State Northridge | Mark Johnson grabs the board | 61-67 |
| 03:39 | Cal State Northridge | Gregory Wilson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 61-67 |
| 03:37 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Thad Lueras | 61-67 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Lowell Zaman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Alonzo Town (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gregory Wilson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Elbert Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - John Behne (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - William Lang (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Zurheide (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Thad Lueras (fresh) 2 reb. C - Carlos Lopez (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:10 | Southern Cal | William Lang hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-67 |
| 03:08 | Southern Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Zurheide | 61-67 |
| 02:44 | Southern Cal | John Behne drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Donald Zurheide | 61-70 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 02:32 | Cal State Northridge | Gregory Wilson knocks in the floater from close range on a great pass from Alonzo Town | 63-70 |
| 02:32 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-70 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Edward Sullivan (C) Elbert Wilson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Tommy Pascarella (SG), Thomas Farrell (SF), Irving Smith (PF) William Lang, Donald Zurheide, Thad Lueras | |
| 02:15 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith hits a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Carlos Lopez | 63-72 |
| 01:55 | Cal State Northridge | Mark Johnson buries a 3 from straight away set up by Lowell Zaman | 66-72 |
| 01:29 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-72 |
| 01:27 | Cal State Northridge | Mark Johnson gets the rebound | 66-72 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 01:11 | Cal State Northridge | Gregory Wilson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-72 |
| 01:10 | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell snags the defensive board | 66-72 |
| 01:06 | Southern Cal | John Behne comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 66-72 |
| 01:05 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith gets the offensive rebound | 66-72 |
| 00:46 | Southern Cal | Tommy Pascarella hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing but the foul's on Gregory Wilson - foul #4 on Gregory Wilson, team foul #4 | 66-72 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Garland Nichols (C) Carlos Lopez | |
| 00:46 | Southern Cal | Tommy Pascarella misses the 1st free throw | 66-72 |
| 00:46 | Southern Cal | Tommy Pascarella makes the 2nd free throw | 66-73 |
| 00:46 | Southern Cal | Tommy Pascarella makes the 3rd free throw | 66-74 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:41 | Cal State Northridge | Lowell Zaman knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Gregory Wilson | 69-74 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge 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 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:38 | Southern Cal | Lowell Zaman is called for the reach on Thomas Farrell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lowell Zaman, team foul #5 | 69-74 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Sloss (PG), William Lang (SG) John Behne, Tommy Pascarella | |
| 00:35 | Southern Cal | James Sloss is hacked by Lowell Zaman - foul #4 on Lowell Zaman, team foul #6 | 69-74 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Behne (PG) James Sloss | |
| 00:33 | Southern Cal | William Lang is hacked by Edward Sullivan - foul #2 on Edward Sullivan, team foul #7 | 69-74 |
| 00:33 | Southern Cal | William Lang makes the 1st free throw | 69-75 |
| 00:33 | Southern Cal | William Lang makes the 2nd free throw | 69-76 |
| 00:27 | Cal State Northridge | Alonzo Town loses the ball out of bounds | 69-76 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Sloss (PG) John Behne | |
| 00:25 | Southern Cal | Mark Johnson is called for the reach on William Lang in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mark Johnson, team foul #8 | 69-76 |
| 00:25 | Southern Cal | William Lang misses the 1st free throw | 69-76 |
| 00:25 | Cal State Northridge | Alonzo Town grabs the defensive rebound | 69-76 |
| 00:19 | Cal State Northridge | Gregory Wilson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 69-76 |
| 00:17 | Cal State Northridge | Edward Sullivan pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-76 |
| 00:14 | Cal State Northridge | Garland Nichols is called for the reach on Mark Johnson - foul #1 on Garland Nichols, team foul #7 | 69-76 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Behne (PG), Tommy Pascarella (SG) James Sloss, William Lang | |
| 00:14 | Cal State Northridge | Mark Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 70-76 |
| 00:14 | Cal State Northridge | Mark Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 71-76 |
| 00:12 | Southern Cal | Mark Johnson is called for the reach on Garland Nichols in the backcourt - foul #4 on Mark Johnson, team foul #9 | 71-76 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | William Lang (SG) Tommy Pascarella | |
| 00:12 | Southern Cal | Garland Nichols misses the 1st free throw | 71-76 |
| 00:12 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to Edward Sullivan | 71-76 |
| 00:06 | Cal State Northridge | Lowell Zaman misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 71-76 |
| 00:04 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith grabs the board | 71-76 |
| 00:01 | Southern Cal | Lowell Zaman is called for the reach on Irving Smith in the backcourt - foul #5 on Lowell Zaman, team foul #10 | 71-76 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Gerald Castano (PG) Lowell Zaman | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 00:01 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith makes the 1st free throw | 71-77 |
| 00:01 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 71-78 |
| 00:00 | Cal State Northridge | Alonzo Town misses the fullcourt shot | 71-78 |