| Lineup | Denver | PG - Michael Hughes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Hoard (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steve Dark (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Rogers (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Tommy Page (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Terence Conger (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Daniel Segal (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Donald Sak (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Schwarze (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Buford Glass (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Cal | Donald Sak inbounds the ball | 38-37 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Southern Cal | Donald Sak drills a driving attempt near the basket | 38-39 |
| 19:26 | Denver | Tommy Page clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-39 |
| 19:24 | Denver | Steve Dark grabs the offensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 19:15 | Denver | Michael Rogers is denied on a layup by William Schwarze | 38-39 |
| 19:13 | Southern Cal | Buford Glass grabs the board | 38-39 |
| 18:55 | Southern Cal | Michael Rogers steals the ball from William Schwarze | 38-39 |
| 18:30 | Denver | William Schwarze swats the short shot by Mark Hoard | 38-39 |
| 18:29 | Denver | Michael Hughes gets the offensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 18:12 | Denver | Mark Hoard can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 38-39 |
| 18:10 | Southern Cal | Buford Glass grabs the defensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 17:51 | Southern Cal | William Schwarze hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Buford Glass | 38-41 |
| 17:29 | Denver | Michael Rogers drills a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Mark Hoard | 40-41 |
| 17:16 | Southern Cal | Buford Glass hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 40-41 |
| 17:15 | Denver | Tommy Page pulls down the rebound | 40-41 |
| 16:52 | Denver | Michael Hughes loses the dribble to Daniel Segal | 40-41 |
| 16:48 | Southern Cal | Daniel Segal hits the finger roll | 40-43 |
| 16:29 | Denver | Steve Dark clanks a 3 from the left corner | 40-43 |
| 16:28 | Southern Cal | Buford Glass grabs the defensive rebound | 40-43 |
| 16:10 | Southern Cal | Donald Sak's fadeaway is rejected by Tommy Page | 40-43 |
| 16:09 | Southern Cal | Terence Conger snags the offensive board | 40-43 |
| 16:02 | Southern Cal | Buford Glass hits a driving attempt in the paint | 40-45 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Michael Hughes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Hoard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steve Dark (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Rogers (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Tommy Page (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Terence Conger (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Daniel Segal (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Donald Sak (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Schwarze (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Buford Glass (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Denver | A charge is called on Mark Hoard - foul #1 on Mark Hoard, team foul #1 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Denver | Lawrence Taylor (PG), Bertram Tennyson (SG), Steven Johnson (SF), Paul Reynolds (PF), Stanley Willey (C) Michael Hughes, Mark Hoard, Steve Dark, Michael Rogers, Tommy Page | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders (PG), Randall Soule (SG), Dikembe Awada (SF), Timothy Purpura (PF), Vasily Miecznikowski (C) Terence Conger, Daniel Segal, Donald Sak, William Schwarze, Buford Glass | |
| 15:42 | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders is hacked by Steven Johnson - foul #1 on Steven Johnson, team foul #2 | 40-45 |
| 15:26 | Southern Cal | Randall Soule buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Charles Sanders | 40-47 |
| 15:21 | Denver | Lawrence Taylor misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 40-47 |
| 15:20 | Southern Cal | Vasily Miecznikowski gets the rebound | 40-47 |
| 15:01 | Southern Cal | Timothy Purpura is fouled on the floor by Stanley Willey - foul #1 on Stanley Willey, team foul #3 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Daniel Segal (SG) Dikembe Awada | |
| 14:38 | Southern Cal | Randall Soule's dunk attempt is rejected by Paul Reynolds | 40-47 |
| 14:37 | Denver | The rebound goes to Stanley Willey | 40-47 |
| 14:20 | Denver | Bertram Tennyson's floater is knocked away by Vasily Miecznikowski | 40-47 |
| 14:19 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Vasily Miecznikowski | 40-47 |
| 14:03 | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Randall Soule | 40-49 |
| 13:40 | Denver | Charles Sanders is called for the reach on Lawrence Taylor - foul #1 on Charles Sanders, team foul #1 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Denver | Mark Hoard (SG), Tommy Page (C) Paul Reynolds, Stanley Willey | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Dikembe Awada (SF), Buford Glass (C) Daniel Segal, Vasily Miecznikowski | |
| 13:32 | Denver | Lawrence Taylor connects on the fadeaway from the right side set up by Steven Johnson | 42-49 |
| 13:16 | Southern Cal | Timothy Purpura hits a floater in the lane | 42-51 |
| 13:05 | Denver | Mark Hoard buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Lawrence Taylor | 45-51 |
| 12:40 | Southern Cal | Timothy Purpura can't connect on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Mark Hoard - foul #2 on Mark Hoard, team foul #4 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Denver | Michael Hughes (PG), Steve Dark (SF), Michael Rogers (PF) Lawrence Taylor, Bertram Tennyson, Steven Johnson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Terence Conger (PG), Donald Sak (SF), William Schwarze (PF) Charles Sanders, Dikembe Awada, Buford Glass | |
| 12:40 | Southern Cal | Timothy Purpura makes the 1st free throw | 45-52 |
| 12:40 | Southern Cal | Timothy Purpura misses the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| 12:40 | Denver | Michael Rogers snags the defensive board | 45-52 |
| 12:32 | Denver | Steve Dark is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Steve Dark, team foul #5 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders (PG), Buford Glass (C) Terence Conger, William Schwarze | |
| 12:05 | Southern Cal | Donald Sak is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Donald Sak, team foul #2 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Denver | Paul Reynolds (C) Tommy Page | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Terence Conger (PG), Daniel Segal (SG), William Schwarze (PF) Charles Sanders, Donald Sak, Buford Glass | |
| 11:51 | Denver | Michael Rogers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-52 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Donald Sak (SF), Buford Glass (C) Daniel Segal, Timothy Purpura | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Michael Hughes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Hoard (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steve Dark (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Rogers (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Paul Reynolds (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Terence Conger (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Randall Soule (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Donald Sak (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Schwarze (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Buford Glass (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Southern Cal | Terence Conger hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 45-52 |
| 11:29 | Southern Cal | Donald Sak hits the follow up shot | 45-54 |
| 11:27 | Denver | Michael Hughes travels in the backcourt | 45-54 |
| Subs | Denver | Bertram Tennyson (SG) Mark Hoard | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders (PG), Daniel Segal (SG), Timothy Purpura (PF) Terence Conger, Donald Sak, William Schwarze | |
| 11:11 | Southern Cal | Michael Hughes is called for the reach on Charles Sanders - foul #2 on Michael Hughes, team foul #6 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Denver | Lawrence Taylor (SF), Stanley Willey (C) Steve Dark, Michael Rogers | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Terence Conger (PG), William Schwarze (PF) Charles Sanders, Buford Glass | |
| 10:53 | Southern Cal | Timothy Purpura lays it up and in | 45-56 |
| 10:40 | Denver | William Schwarze is called for the reach on Lawrence Taylor - foul #2 on William Schwarze, team foul #3 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Denver | Steve Dark (SF), Steven Johnson (PF) Michael Hughes, Paul Reynolds | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders (PG), Donald Sak (SF), Buford Glass (C) Terence Conger, Daniel Segal, William Schwarze | |
| 10:32 | Denver | Buford Glass swats the layup by Steven Johnson | 45-56 |
| 10:30 | Denver | Stanley Willey snags the offensive board | 45-56 |
| 10:10 | Denver | Bertram Tennyson double dribbles | 45-56 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Terence Conger (PG), Daniel Segal (SG), William Schwarze (PF) Charles Sanders, Donald Sak, Buford Glass | |
| 09:53 | Southern Cal | William Schwarze lays it up and in set up by Terence Conger | 45-58 |
| 09:32 | Denver | Steven Johnson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-58 |
| 09:30 | Denver | Lawrence Taylor pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-58 |
| 09:25 | Denver | Lawrence Taylor hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-58 |
| 09:11 | Southern Cal | William Schwarze misses long on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Bertram Tennyson - foul #3 on Bertram Tennyson, team foul #7 | 48-58 |
| Subs | Denver | Michael Hughes (PG), Mark Hoard (SG), Michael Rogers (PF), Tommy Page (C) Lawrence Taylor, Bertram Tennyson, Steve Dark, Stanley Willey | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders (PG), Donald Sak (SF), Buford Glass (C) Terence Conger, Daniel Segal, Timothy Purpura | |
| 09:11 | Southern Cal | William Schwarze misses the 1st free throw | 48-58 |
| 09:11 | Southern Cal | William Schwarze misses the 2nd free throw | 48-58 |
| 09:11 | Denver | Tommy Page grabs the defensive rebound | 48-58 |
| 08:45 | Denver | William Schwarze blocks the short jumper by Michael Rogers | 48-58 |
| 08:44 | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders grabs the board | 48-58 |
| 08:29 | Southern Cal | William Schwarze is hacked by Michael Rogers - foul #3 on Michael Rogers, team foul #8 | 48-58 |
| Subs | Denver | Steve Dark (SF) Steven Johnson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Terence Conger (PG), Daniel Segal (SG) Charles Sanders, Randall Soule | |
| 08:29 | Southern Cal | William Schwarze makes the 1st free throw | 48-59 |
| 08:29 | Southern Cal | William Schwarze misses the 2nd free throw | 48-59 |
| 08:29 | Southern Cal | Buford Glass snags the offensive board | 48-59 |
| 08:08 | Southern Cal | Terence Conger comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 48-59 |
| 08:07 | Denver | Michael Rogers gets the rebound | 48-59 |
| 07:50 | Denver | Michael Rogers misses badly on a shot from the right block but the foul's on William Schwarze - foul #3 on William Schwarze, team foul #4 | 48-59 |
| Subs | Denver | Bertram Tennyson (SG), Lawrence Taylor (SF) Mark Hoard, Steve Dark | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders (PG), Randall Soule (SF), Timothy Purpura (PF) Terence Conger, Donald Sak, William Schwarze | |
| 07:50 | Denver | Michael Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 49-59 |
| 07:50 | Denver | Michael Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 50-59 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Michael Hughes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bertram Tennyson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Lawrence Taylor (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Michael Rogers (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Tommy Page (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Charles Sanders (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Segal (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Randall Soule (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Timothy Purpura (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Buford Glass (fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:31 | Southern Cal | Daniel Segal hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-59 |
| 07:29 | Denver | Michael Rogers snags the defensive board | 50-59 |
| 07:08 | Denver | Tommy Page double dribbles | 50-59 |
| Subs | Denver | Steven Johnson (SF), Paul Reynolds (PF), Stanley Willey (C) Michael Hughes, Michael Rogers, Tommy Page | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Terence Conger (PG), Donald Sak (SF) Charles Sanders, Daniel Segal | |
| 06:51 | Southern Cal | Timothy Purpura hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but he's hacked by Stanley Willey - foul #2 on Stanley Willey, team foul #9 | 50-59 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders (PG) Terence Conger | |
| 06:51 | Southern Cal | Timothy Purpura makes the 1st free throw | 50-60 |
| 06:51 | Southern Cal | Timothy Purpura makes the 2nd free throw | 50-61 |
| 06:34 | Denver | Lawrence Taylor misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-61 |
| 06:33 | Southern Cal | Buford Glass snags the defensive board | 50-61 |
| 06:11 | Southern Cal | Buford Glass buries a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Randall Soule and he's hacked by Paul Reynolds - foul #3 on Paul Reynolds, team foul #10 | 50-63 |
| Subs | Denver | Mark Hoard (SG) Bertram Tennyson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Terence Conger (PG), Daniel Segal (SG), William Schwarze (PF) Charles Sanders, Donald Sak, Timothy Purpura | |
| 06:11 | Southern Cal | Buford Glass makes the free throw | 50-64 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:56 | Denver | Mark Hoard hits a floater from the left wing set up by Steven Johnson | 52-64 |
| 05:31 | Southern Cal | Terence Conger is hacked by Paul Reynolds - foul #4 on Paul Reynolds, team foul #11 | 52-64 |
| Subs | Denver | Michael Hughes (PG), Steve Dark (SF), Michael Rogers (PF), Tommy Page (C) Lawrence Taylor, Steven Johnson, Paul Reynolds, Stanley Willey | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Donald Sak (SF), Timothy Purpura (C) Randall Soule, Buford Glass | |
| 05:31 | Southern Cal | Terence Conger makes the 1st free throw | 52-65 |
| 05:31 | Southern Cal | Terence Conger misses the 2nd free throw | 52-65 |
| 05:31 | Denver | Michael Rogers grabs the defensive rebound | 52-65 |
| 05:21 | Denver | Michael Hughes is called for 10 seconds | 52-65 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders (PG), Buford Glass (C) Terence Conger, William Schwarze | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:52 | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 52-65 |
| 04:50 | Southern Cal | Buford Glass tips it home | 52-67 |
| 04:42 | Denver | Michael Rogers misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 52-67 |
| 04:40 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Buford Glass | 52-67 |
| 04:36 | Southern Cal | Daniel Segal is fouled on the floor by Michael Hughes - foul #3 on Michael Hughes, team foul #12 | 52-67 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Terence Conger (PG), Randall Soule (SF), William Schwarze (PF) Charles Sanders, Donald Sak, Buford Glass | |
| 04:36 | Southern Cal | Daniel Segal makes the 1st free throw | 52-68 |
| 04:36 | Southern Cal | Daniel Segal makes the 2nd free throw | 52-69 |
| 04:23 | Denver | Steve Dark clanks a shot from the right side | 52-69 |
| 04:22 | Southern Cal | Timothy Purpura gets the rebound | 52-69 |
| 04:03 | Southern Cal | Daniel Segal blows the layup | 52-69 |
| 04:01 | Southern Cal | Daniel Segal gets the offensive rebound | 52-69 |
| 03:51 | Southern Cal | Daniel Segal is hacked by Steve Dark - foul #2 on Steve Dark, team foul #13 | 52-69 |
| Subs | Denver | Lawrence Taylor (PG), Bertram Tennyson (SG), Steven Johnson (SF), Paul Reynolds (PF), Stanley Willey (C) Michael Hughes, Mark Hoard, Steve Dark, Michael Rogers, Tommy Page | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Donald Sak (SF), Buford Glass (C) Randall Soule, Timothy Purpura | |
| 03:51 | Southern Cal | Daniel Segal makes the 1st free throw | 52-70 |
| 03:51 | Southern Cal | Daniel Segal makes the 2nd free throw | 52-71 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Lawrence Taylor (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bertram Tennyson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Steven Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Paul Reynolds (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Stanley Willey (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Terence Conger (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Segal (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SF - Donald Sak (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Schwarze (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Buford Glass (fresh) 10 pts. 13 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:38 | Denver | Bertram Tennyson scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Lawrence Taylor | 54-71 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:21 | Southern Cal | Daniel Segal scores on a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by William Schwarze | 54-73 |
| 02:59 | Denver | Stanley Willey hits a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Lawrence Taylor | 56-73 |
| 02:46 | Southern Cal | The jump hook by Buford Glass is blocked by Stanley Willey | 56-73 |
| 02:45 | Denver | Steven Johnson pulls down the rebound | 56-73 |
| 02:28 | Denver | Bertram Tennyson can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Buford Glass - foul #1 on Buford Glass, team foul #5 | 56-73 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders (PG), Randall Soule (SG), Timothy Purpura (PF), Vasily Miecznikowski (C) Terence Conger, Daniel Segal, William Schwarze, Buford Glass | |
| 02:28 | Denver | Bertram Tennyson makes the 1st free throw | 57-73 |
| 02:28 | Denver | Bertram Tennyson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-73 |
| 02:15 | Southern Cal | Vasily Miecznikowski drills a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Donald Sak | 58-75 |
| 02:09 | Denver | Bertram Tennyson hits a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Stanley Willey | 60-75 |
| 01:55 | Southern Cal | Vasily Miecznikowski can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Stanley Willey - foul #3 on Stanley Willey, team foul #14 | 60-75 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Terence Conger (PG), Daniel Segal (SG), William Schwarze (PF) Charles Sanders, Randall Soule, Timothy Purpura | |
| 01:55 | Southern Cal | Vasily Miecznikowski misses the 1st free throw | 60-75 |
| 01:55 | Southern Cal | Vasily Miecznikowski misses the 2nd free throw | 60-75 |
| 01:55 | Denver | Stanley Willey snags the defensive board | 60-75 |
| 01:38 | Denver | Bertram Tennyson is called for traveling | 60-75 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Buford Glass (C) Vasily Miecznikowski | |
| 01:16 | Southern Cal | Buford Glass makes the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by William Schwarze | 60-77 |
| 01:05 | Denver | Lawrence Taylor comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-77 |
| 01:04 | Southern Cal | Daniel Segal snags the defensive board | 60-77 |
| 00:49 | Southern Cal | William Schwarze banks in the layup | 60-79 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:44 | Denver | Stanley Willey misses the lay-in | 60-79 |
| 00:43 | Southern Cal | Buford Glass gets the rebound | 60-79 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Southern Cal | Terence Conger scores on a driving attempt in the paint set up by Donald Sak | 60-81 |
| 00:14 | Denver | Stanley Willey connects on the turnaround in the lane and the foul's on Terence Conger - foul #2 on Terence Conger, team foul #6 | 62-81 |
| 00:14 | Denver | Stanley Willey makes the free throw | 63-81 |
| 00:00 | Southern Cal | Terence Conger runs out the clock | 63-81 |