| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Robert Washington (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Bourdon (fresh) 16 pts. SF - Casimir Myslinski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clark Squires (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Loren McDuffie (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Michael Masson (fresh) 8 pts. SG - William Carr (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Woodard (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Stacey Broughton (fresh) C - David Rose (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Cal | Robert Woodard inbounds the ball | 34-23 |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 19:43 | Southern Cal | William Carr buries a pull-up jumper from the left side | 34-25 |
| 19:19 | Stanford | John Bourdon loses the ball out of bounds | 34-25 |
| 18:56 | Southern Cal | David Rose lays it up and in on a nice dish by Michael Masson | 34-27 |
| 18:44 | Stanford | Casimir Myslinski is open and buries a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Loren McDuffie | 36-27 |
| 18:28 | Southern Cal | Michael Masson misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 36-27 |
| 18:27 | Stanford | John Bourdon grabs the defensive rebound | 36-27 |
| 18:25 | Stanford | John Bourdon loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-27 |
| 18:05 | Southern Cal | John Bourdon is called for the reach on Michael Masson - foul #2 on John Bourdon, team foul #1 | 36-27 |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Lawrence Davis (SF) Robert Woodard | |
| 17:48 | Southern Cal | David Rose can't connect on a shot near the basket | 36-27 |
| 17:47 | Southern Cal | William Carr pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-27 |
| 17:32 | Southern Cal | William Carr misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-27 |
| 17:30 | Southern Cal | Stacey Broughton grabs the offensive board | 36-27 |
| 17:14 | Southern Cal | William Carr hits a jumper from the right block | 36-29 |
| 17:12 | Stanford | William Carr picks off the pass by Robert Washington in the backcourt | 36-29 |
| 17:01 | Southern Cal | David Rose misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 36-29 |
| 17:00 | Stanford | Clark Squires gets the rebound | 36-29 |
| 16:37 | Stanford | Casimir Myslinski clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 36-29 |
| 16:36 | Southern Cal | Lawrence Davis pulls down the rebound | 36-29 |
| 16:13 | Southern Cal | Michael Masson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 36-29 |
| 16:12 | Southern Cal | David Rose tips it in | 36-31 |
| 15:45 | Stanford | John Bourdon misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 36-31 |
| 15:43 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to David Rose | 36-31 |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Robert Washington (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Bourdon (fairly fresh) 16 pts. SF - Casimir Myslinski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clark Squires (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Loren McDuffie (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Michael Masson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Carr (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Lawrence Davis (fairly fresh) PF - Stacey Broughton (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - David Rose (tiring) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Southern Cal | William Carr throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-31 |
| Subs | Stanford | Greg Meier (PG), Wayne Evans (SF), Ronald Jones (C) Robert Washington, Casimir Myslinski, Loren McDuffie | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Manuel Jarrett (SG), Robert Woodard (SF), Lionel Paul (C) William Carr, Lawrence Davis, David Rose | |
| 15:27 | Stanford | Greg Meier's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-31 |
| 15:08 | Southern Cal | Greg Meier steals the ball from Lionel Paul | 36-31 |
| 14:44 | Stanford | John Bourdon comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 36-31 |
| 14:43 | Stanford | Ronald Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 36-31 |
| 14:27 | Stanford | John Bourdon can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-31 |
| 14:26 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Manuel Jarrett | 36-31 |
| 14:06 | Southern Cal | Robert Woodard throws it down set up by Michael Masson and he's fouled by Wayne Evans - foul #3 on Wayne Evans, team foul #2 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Stanford | Casimir Myslinski (SF), Loren McDuffie (C) John Bourdon, Clark Squires | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Wendell Manuel (PG), Adam Brooks (PF), David Rose (C) Michael Masson, Stacey Broughton, Lionel Paul | |
| 14:06 | Southern Cal | Robert Woodard makes the free throw | 36-34 |
| 14:04 | Stanford | Manuel Jarrett is called for the reach on Casimir Myslinski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Manuel Jarrett, team foul #1 | 36-34 |
| 13:45 | Stanford | Casimir Myslinski misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Adam Brooks - foul #1 on Adam Brooks, team foul #2 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | William Carr (SG) Manuel Jarrett | |
| 13:45 | Stanford | Casimir Myslinski makes the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 13:45 | Stanford | Casimir Myslinski makes the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 13:28 | Southern Cal | Adam Brooks makes the floater in the paint on a great pass from Robert Woodard and he's hacked by Ronald Jones - foul #2 on Ronald Jones, team foul #3 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Stanford | Robert Washington (PG), John Bourdon (SG) Greg Meier, Wayne Evans | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Robert James (SF) Robert Woodard | |
| 13:28 | Southern Cal | Adam Brooks misses the free throw | 38-36 |
| 13:28 | Stanford | Ronald Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 38-36 |
| 13:04 | Stanford | John Bourdon hits the front of the rim on the wide open turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Robert James - foul #1 on Robert James, team foul #3 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Lawrence Davis (SF) Robert James | |
| 13:04 | Stanford | John Bourdon makes the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 13:04 | Stanford | John Bourdon makes the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 12:47 | Southern Cal | Lawrence Davis loses the ball out of bounds | 40-36 |
| Subs | Stanford | Clark Squires (PF) Ronald Jones | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Manuel Jarrett (SG), Lionel Paul (C) William Carr, David Rose | |
| 12:22 | Stanford | John Bourdon lays it up and in | 42-36 |
| 12:14 | Southern Cal | Lawrence Davis is fouled on the floor by Clark Squires - foul #2 on Clark Squires, team foul #4 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Stanford | Greg Meier (PG), Wayne Evans (SG) Robert Washington, John Bourdon | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Michael Masson (PG), Robert Woodard (SF), Stacey Broughton (PF) Wendell Manuel, Lawrence Davis, Adam Brooks | |
| 11:50 | Southern Cal | Michael Masson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-36 |
| Subs | Stanford | Ronald Jones (C) Loren McDuffie | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 11:33 | Stanford | Wayne Evans misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-36 |
| 11:32 | Stanford | Ronald Jones tips it but misses | 42-36 |
| 11:30 | Southern Cal | Michael Masson snags the defensive board | 42-36 |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Greg Meier (fresh) 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Wayne Evans (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - Casimir Myslinski (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clark Squires (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Ronald Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Michael Masson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Manuel Jarrett (fairly fresh) SF - Robert Woodard (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Stacey Broughton (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Lionel Paul (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:25 | Southern Cal | Robert Woodard is hacked by Greg Meier - foul #2 on Greg Meier, team foul #5 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Stanford | John Bourdon (SG) Casimir Myslinski | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | William Carr (SG), David Rose (C) Manuel Jarrett, Lionel Paul | |
| 11:11 | Southern Cal | David Rose connects on the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Woodard | 42-38 |
| 10:53 | Stanford | Wayne Evans comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 42-38 |
| 10:51 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to David Rose | 42-38 |
| 10:43 | Southern Cal | Michael Masson connects on the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Stacey Broughton | 42-40 |
| 10:17 | Stanford | Wayne Evans misses long on an open jumper from the right wing | 42-40 |
| 10:16 | Stanford | Ronald Jones tips it back up and in | 44-40 |
| 10:11 | Southern Cal | William Carr knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by David Rose | 44-43 |
| 09:51 | Stanford | Greg Meier misses the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Michael Masson - foul #2 on Michael Masson, team foul #4 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Stanford | Robert Washington (PG), Casimir Myslinski (SF), Loren McDuffie (C) John Bourdon, Wayne Evans, Clark Squires | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Wendell Manuel (PG), Manuel Jarrett (SG), Lawrence Davis (SF), Adam Brooks (PF), Lionel Paul (C) Michael Masson, William Carr, Robert Woodard, Stacey Broughton, David Rose | |
| 09:51 | Stanford | Greg Meier makes the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 09:51 | Stanford | Greg Meier makes the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 09:32 | Southern Cal | Lionel Paul blows the layup but he's hacked by Casimir Myslinski - foul #3 on Casimir Myslinski, team foul #6 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Stanford | John Bourdon (SG) Greg Meier | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 09:32 | Southern Cal | Lionel Paul makes the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 09:32 | Southern Cal | Lionel Paul misses the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 09:32 | Stanford | The rebound goes to Loren McDuffie | 46-44 |
| 09:03 | Stanford | Wendell Manuel is called for the reach on Robert Washington - foul #1 on Wendell Manuel, team foul #5 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Stanford | Clark Squires (PF) Ronald Jones | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 08:41 | Stanford | John Bourdon misses the jumper from the free throw line | 46-44 |
| 08:40 | Southern Cal | Lionel Paul snags the defensive board | 46-44 |
| 08:20 | Southern Cal | Lionel Paul hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 46-44 |
| 08:19 | Stanford | Robert Washington grabs the board | 46-44 |
| 08:17 | Stanford | John Bourdon is hacked by Manuel Jarrett in the backcourt - foul #3 on Manuel Jarrett, team foul #6 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Michael Masson (PG), William Carr (SG), Robert Woodard (SF), Robert James (PF), David Rose (C) Wendell Manuel, Manuel Jarrett, Lawrence Davis, Adam Brooks, Lionel Paul | |
| 07:52 | Stanford | John Bourdon connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-44 |
| 07:26 | Southern Cal | Michael Masson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-44 |
| 07:25 | Southern Cal | David Rose tips it back up and in | 49-46 |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Robert Washington (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Bourdon (tiring) 23 pts. SF - Casimir Myslinski (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Clark Squires (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Loren McDuffie (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Michael Masson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Carr (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Robert Woodard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert James (fresh) C - David Rose (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Stanford | John Bourdon misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-46 |
| 07:09 | Southern Cal | David Rose grabs the defensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 07:03 | Southern Cal | Michael Masson makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Robert Woodard | 49-49 |
| 07:01 | Stanford | Robert Woodard steps in front of the Casimir Myslinski pass in the backcourt | 49-49 |
| 06:46 | Southern Cal | David Rose drills a driving attempt in the paint set up by Michael Masson and he's fouled by Casimir Myslinski - foul #4 on Casimir Myslinski, team foul #7 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Stanford | Wayne Evans (SG), Greg Meier (SF), Ronald Jones (PF) John Bourdon, Casimir Myslinski, Clark Squires | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Manuel Jarrett (SG), Lawrence Davis (SF), Stacey Broughton (PF) William Carr, Robert Woodard, Robert James | |
| 06:46 | Southern Cal | David Rose makes the free throw | 49-52 |
| 06:18 | Stanford | Wayne Evans is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 51-52 |
| 06:13 | Southern Cal | Lawrence Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-52 |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Wendell Manuel (PG), Lionel Paul (C) Michael Masson, David Rose | |
| 05:50 | Stanford | Wayne Evans misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 51-52 |
| 05:49 | Southern Cal | Lionel Paul gets the rebound | 51-52 |
| 05:36 | Southern Cal | Wendell Manuel buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Manuel Jarrett | 51-54 |
| 05:09 | Stanford | Wayne Evans knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Washington | 54-54 |
| 04:54 | Southern Cal | Lionel Paul drills a jumper near the basket set up by Stacey Broughton | 54-56 |
| 04:34 | Stanford | Loren McDuffie double dribbles | 54-56 |
| Subs | Stanford | John Bourdon (SG), Casimir Myslinski (SF), Clark Squires (PF) Wayne Evans, Greg Meier, Loren McDuffie | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Michael Masson (PG), William Carr (SG), Robert Woodard (SF), David Rose (C) Wendell Manuel, Manuel Jarrett, Lawrence Davis, Lionel Paul | |
| 04:21 | Southern Cal | Michael Masson is fouled on the floor by Ronald Jones - foul #3 on Ronald Jones, team foul #8 | 54-56 |
| 04:21 | Southern Cal | Michael Masson misses the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 04:21 | Stanford | The rebound goes to Clark Squires | 54-56 |
| 04:00 | Stanford | John Bourdon hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Robert Washington | 57-56 |
| 03:40 | Southern Cal | Robert Woodard hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 57-56 |
| 03:38 | Stanford | Clark Squires grabs the board | 57-56 |
| 03:36 | Stanford | Casimir Myslinski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-56 |
| Subs | Stanford | Greg Meier (PG) Robert Washington | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Adam Brooks (PF) Stacey Broughton | |
| 03:18 | Southern Cal | Robert Woodard can't finish the layup | 57-56 |
| 03:16 | Stanford | Casimir Myslinski snags the defensive board | 57-56 |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Greg Meier (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Bourdon (tiring) 26 pts. SF - Casimir Myslinski (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Clark Squires (tiring) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Ronald Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Michael Masson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Carr (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Robert Woodard (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Adam Brooks (fresh) 3 pts. C - David Rose (tiring) 17 pts. 12 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Stanford | Greg Meier is fouled in the backcourt by Adam Brooks - foul #2 on Adam Brooks, team foul #7 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Stanford | Wayne Evans (SF) Casimir Myslinski | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Lionel Paul (C) David Rose | |
| 03:12 | Stanford | Greg Meier misses the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 03:12 | Southern Cal | Adam Brooks grabs the board | 57-56 |
| 02:58 | Southern Cal | Robert Woodard hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Adam Brooks | 57-58 |
| 02:54 | Stanford | William Carr is called for the reach on John Bourdon in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Carr, team foul #8 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Stanford | Loren McDuffie (C) Ronald Jones | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 02:54 | Stanford | John Bourdon makes the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 02:54 | Stanford | John Bourdon makes the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| 02:52 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-58 |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Stacey Broughton (PF), David Rose (C) Adam Brooks, Lionel Paul | |
| 02:25 | Southern Cal | William Carr hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by John Bourdon - foul #3 on John Bourdon, team foul #9 | 59-58 |
| 02:25 | Southern Cal | William Carr makes the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 02:25 | Southern Cal | William Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 59-60 |
| 02:22 | Stanford | Stanford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-60 |
| Subs | Stanford | Robert Washington (PG), Ronald Jones (PF) John Bourdon, Clark Squires | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 02:01 | Stanford | Ronald Jones hits a driving attempt from the baseline | 61-60 |
| 01:57 | Southern Cal | Robert Woodard misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 61-60 |
| 01:56 | Stanford | Loren McDuffie gets the rebound | 61-60 |
| 01:43 | Stanford | Wayne Evans can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by William Carr - foul #3 on William Carr, team foul #9 | 61-60 |
| Subs | Stanford | Casimir Myslinski (SF), Clark Squires (PF) Greg Meier, Ronald Jones | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 01:43 | Stanford | Wayne Evans makes the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 01:43 | Stanford | Wayne Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| 01:22 | Southern Cal | Robert Woodard scores on a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Stacey Broughton | 63-62 |
| 00:55 | Stanford | Wayne Evans misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-62 |
| 00:54 | Southern Cal | Robert Woodard gets the rebound | 63-62 |
| 00:39 | Southern Cal | William Carr hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-62 |
| 00:37 | Southern Cal | Stacey Broughton tips it in | 63-64 |
| 00:11 | Stanford | Wayne Evans misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-64 |
| 00:09 | Stanford | Loren McDuffie grabs the offensive board | 63-64 |
| 00:06 | Stanford | Clark Squires loses the dribble to David Rose | 63-64 |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 00:04 | Southern Cal | William Carr is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Washington - foul #2 on Robert Washington, team foul #10 | 63-64 |
| Subs | Stanford | John Bourdon (SG) Wayne Evans | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 00:04 | Southern Cal | William Carr makes the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 00:04 | Southern Cal | William Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 63-66 |
| 00:04 | Stanford | Stanford calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-66 |
| 00:00 | Stanford | Casimir Myslinski misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 63-66 |