| Lineup | Cal | PG - Hugh Walton (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Burdette (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Albert Otto (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Coke (fresh) 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Jerry Catron (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - John Behne (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Tommy Pascarella (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Thomas Farrell (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Irving Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Garland Nichols (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cal | Albert Otto inbounds the ball | 27-30 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Cal | Jerry Catron hits a jumpshot from the free throw line | 29-30 |
| 19:38 | Southern Cal | John Behne is fouled in the backcourt by Hugh Walton - foul #1 on Hugh Walton, team foul #1 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Donald Zurheide (SF) Thomas Farrell | |
| 19:24 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 29-30 |
| 19:22 | Cal | Jerry Catron snags the defensive board | 29-30 |
| 18:53 | Cal | Michael Burdette makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Hugh Walton | 32-30 |
| 18:26 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-30 |
| 18:25 | Southern Cal | Garland Nichols tips it back up and in | 32-32 |
| 18:02 | Cal | Michael Burdette misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-32 |
| 18:00 | Cal | Jerry Catron grabs the offensive rebound | 32-32 |
| 17:47 | Cal | Jerry Catron misses long on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Garland Nichols - foul #1 on Garland Nichols, team foul #1 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell (SF), Carlos Lopez (C) Donald Zurheide, Garland Nichols | |
| 17:47 | Cal | Jerry Catron makes the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 17:47 | Cal | Jerry Catron makes the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 17:24 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-32 |
| Subs | Cal | James Wilmes (PF) James Coke | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 16:59 | Cal | Hugh Walton is hacked by Irving Smith - foul #2 on Irving Smith, team foul #2 | 34-32 |
| 16:40 | Cal | Jerry Catron banks in the layup on a nice dish by Albert Otto | 36-32 |
| 16:22 | Southern Cal | Tommy Pascarella misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-32 |
| 16:21 | Southern Cal | Carlos Lopez tips it back up and in | 36-34 |
| 15:53 | Cal | Jerry Catron misses short on a jumper from the left side | 36-34 |
| 15:52 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith gets the rebound | 36-34 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Hugh Walton (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Michael Burdette (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Albert Otto (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Wilmes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerry Catron (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - John Behne (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Tommy Pascarella (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Thomas Farrell (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Irving Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Carlos Lopez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Southern Cal | Jerry Catron is called for the reach on John Behne - foul #3 on Jerry Catron, team foul #2 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Cal | Norman Black (PG), Eric Copeland (SG), James Coke (PF), Jonathan Garrett (C) Hugh Walton, Michael Burdette, James Wilmes, Jerry Catron | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Sloss (PG), William Lang (SG), Garland Nichols (C) John Behne, Tommy Pascarella, Carlos Lopez | |
| 15:11 | Southern Cal | Albert Otto is called for the reach on Thomas Farrell - foul #1 on Albert Otto, team foul #3 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Cal | Toby Rideout (SF) Albert Otto | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Behne (PG), Tommy Pascarella (SG), Donald Zurheide (SF) James Sloss, William Lang, Thomas Farrell | |
| 14:53 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Tommy Pascarella | 36-37 |
| 14:38 | Cal | Garland Nichols takes the ball from Jonathan Garrett | 36-37 |
| 14:17 | Southern Cal | Garland Nichols clanks a runner from close range but he's hacked by Jonathan Garrett - foul #2 on Jonathan Garrett, team foul #4 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Cal | Albert Otto (SF) Toby Rideout | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell (SF), Thad Lueras (PF) Donald Zurheide, Irving Smith | |
| 14:17 | Southern Cal | Garland Nichols misses the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 14:17 | Southern Cal | Garland Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 13:50 | Cal | Jonathan Garrett hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 36-38 |
| 13:49 | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell pulls down the rebound | 36-38 |
| 13:30 | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell is fouled on the floor by Eric Copeland - foul #2 on Eric Copeland, team foul #5 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Cal | Hugh Walton (PG), Michael Burdette (SG), James Wilmes (PF), Jerry Catron (C) Norman Black, Eric Copeland, James Coke, Jonathan Garrett | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Sloss (PG), William Lang (SG), Irving Smith (PF), Carlos Lopez (C) John Behne, Tommy Pascarella, Thad Lueras, Garland Nichols | |
| 13:19 | Southern Cal | William Lang hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-38 |
| 13:17 | Cal | The rebound goes to Albert Otto | 36-38 |
| 12:56 | Cal | Jerry Catron misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Thomas Farrell - foul #1 on Thomas Farrell, team foul #3 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Behne (PG), Tommy Pascarella (SG) James Sloss, William Lang | |
| 12:56 | Cal | Jerry Catron makes the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 12:56 | Cal | Jerry Catron misses the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 12:56 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith pulls down the rebound | 37-38 |
| 12:33 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-38 |
| 12:31 | Southern Cal | John Behne tips it home | 37-40 |
| 12:09 | Cal | Hugh Walton drills a pull-up jumper from the left side | 39-40 |
| 11:44 | Southern Cal | Tommy Pascarella can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 39-40 |
| 11:43 | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell tips it but misses | 39-40 |
| 11:42 | Cal | Michael Burdette gets the rebound | 39-40 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Hugh Walton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Burdette (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Albert Otto (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Wilmes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerry Catron (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - John Behne (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Tommy Pascarella (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Farrell (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Irving Smith (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Carlos Lopez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Cal | James Wilmes loses the dribble to John Behne | 39-40 |
| 11:00 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith drills a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from John Behne | 39-42 |
| 10:31 | Cal | Jerry Catron knocks in the turnaround from the baseline set up by Michael Burdette | 41-42 |
| 10:08 | Southern Cal | John Behne scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Tommy Pascarella | 41-44 |
| 09:44 | Cal | Albert Otto hits a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from James Wilmes | 43-44 |
| 09:16 | Southern Cal | John Behne connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Carlos Lopez | 43-46 |
| 08:47 | Cal | Michael Burdette loses the dribble to John Behne | 43-46 |
| 08:44 | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell lays it in on a nice dish by John Behne | 43-48 |
| 08:25 | Cal | Hugh Walton misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 43-48 |
| 08:24 | Cal | James Wilmes grabs the offensive board | 43-48 |
| 07:57 | Cal | Michael Burdette knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-48 |
| 07:38 | Southern Cal | John Behne clanks a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Hugh Walton - foul #2 on Hugh Walton, team foul #6 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Cal | Norman Black (PG), Eric Copeland (SG), Toby Rideout (SF), James Coke (PF), Jonathan Garrett (C) Hugh Walton, Michael Burdette, Albert Otto, James Wilmes, Jerry Catron | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | William Lang (SG), Donald Zurheide (SF), Thad Lueras (PF), Garland Nichols (C) Tommy Pascarella, Thomas Farrell, Irving Smith, Carlos Lopez | |
| 07:38 | Southern Cal | John Behne makes the 1st free throw | 46-49 |
| 07:38 | Southern Cal | John Behne makes the 2nd free throw | 46-50 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Norman Black (fresh) SG - Eric Copeland (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Toby Rideout (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Coke (fresh) 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Jonathan Garrett (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - John Behne (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Lang (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Donald Zurheide (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Thad Lueras (fresh) 2 pts. C - Garland Nichols (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Cal | Toby Rideout misses the turnaround from the baseline | 46-50 |
| 07:17 | Southern Cal | Donald Zurheide gets the rebound | 46-50 |
| 06:55 | Southern Cal | William Lang's fadeaway is rejected by James Coke | 46-50 |
| 06:54 | Cal | Eric Copeland grabs the defensive rebound | 46-50 |
| 06:32 | Cal | Norman Black can't finish the layup | 46-50 |
| 06:30 | Cal | Eric Copeland gets the offensive rebound | 46-50 |
| 06:14 | Cal | Jonathan Garrett misses the easy layup | 46-50 |
| 06:12 | Cal | Jonathan Garrett tips it home | 48-50 |
| 05:49 | Southern Cal | John Behne misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing but he's hacked by James Coke - foul #2 on James Coke, team foul #7 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Cal | Albert Otto (SF) Toby Rideout | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Tommy Pascarella (SG), Irving Smith (PF) William Lang, Thad Lueras | |
| 05:49 | Southern Cal | John Behne makes the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 05:49 | Southern Cal | John Behne makes the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| 05:49 | Southern Cal | John Behne makes the 3rd free throw | 48-53 |
| 05:33 | Cal | Norman Black misses the fadeaway near the basket | 48-53 |
| 05:32 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Tommy Pascarella | 48-53 |
| 05:03 | Southern Cal | James Coke steps in front of the John Behne pass | 48-53 |
| 04:34 | Cal | Albert Otto is fouled on the floor by Donald Zurheide - foul #2 on Donald Zurheide, team foul #4 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Cal | Hugh Walton (PG), Michael Burdette (SG), James Wilmes (PF), Jerry Catron (C) Norman Black, Eric Copeland, James Coke, Jonathan Garrett | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Sloss (PG), Thomas Farrell (SF) John Behne, Donald Zurheide | |
| 04:08 | Cal | Michael Burdette misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Garland Nichols - foul #2 on Garland Nichols, team foul #5 | 48-53 |
| 04:08 | Cal | Michael Burdette makes the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 04:08 | Cal | Michael Burdette makes the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 03:49 | Southern Cal | Tommy Pascarella can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 50-53 |
| 03:47 | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell hits the follow up shot | 50-55 |
| 03:25 | Cal | Jerry Catron misses the easy layup | 50-55 |
| 03:23 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith snags the defensive board | 50-55 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Hugh Walton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Burdette (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Albert Otto (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Wilmes (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jerry Catron (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - James Sloss (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tommy Pascarella (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Farrell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Irving Smith (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Garland Nichols (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Southern Cal | Tommy Pascarella scores on a jumper from the right side set up by James Sloss | 50-57 |
| 02:46 | Cal | Michael Burdette can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-57 |
| 02:44 | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell snags the defensive board | 50-57 |
| 02:17 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by James Sloss | 50-59 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 02:08 | Cal | James Wilmes hits a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Hugh Walton | 52-59 |
| 01:39 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-59 |
| 01:37 | Southern Cal | Garland Nichols tips it back up and in | 52-61 |
| 01:21 | Cal | James Wilmes hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 52-61 |
| 01:19 | Cal | Hugh Walton grabs the offensive rebound | 52-61 |
| 01:13 | Cal | James Wilmes misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 52-61 |
| 01:11 | Cal | James Wilmes grabs the offensive board | 52-61 |
| 00:51 | Cal | Michael Burdette throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-61 |
| Subs | Cal | James Coke (PF) James Wilmes | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Behne (PG) James Sloss | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:49 | Southern Cal | Tommy Pascarella is hacked by Michael Burdette in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Burdette, team foul #8 | 52-61 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Sloss (PG) John Behne | |
| 00:49 | Southern Cal | Tommy Pascarella makes the 1st free throw | 52-62 |
| 00:49 | Southern Cal | Tommy Pascarella misses the 2nd free throw | 52-62 |
| 00:49 | Cal | Jerry Catron gets the rebound | 52-62 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:43 | Cal | Albert Otto throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-62 |
| Subs | Cal | Norman Black (PG), Eric Copeland (SG), Toby Rideout (SF), James Wilmes (PF), Jonathan Garrett (C) Hugh Walton, Michael Burdette, Albert Otto, James Coke, Jerry Catron | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | William Lang (SG), Donald Zurheide (SF), Thad Lueras (PF), Carlos Lopez (C) Tommy Pascarella, Thomas Farrell, Irving Smith, Garland Nichols | |
| 00:40 | Southern Cal | William Lang is fouled in the backcourt by Eric Copeland - foul #3 on Eric Copeland, team foul #9 | 52-62 |
| 00:40 | Southern Cal | William Lang makes the 1st free throw | 52-63 |
| 00:40 | Southern Cal | William Lang makes the 2nd free throw | 52-64 |
| 00:36 | Cal | William Lang steps in front of the Norman Black pass in the backcourt | 52-64 |
| 00:34 | Southern Cal | William Lang banks in the layup | 52-66 |
| 00:30 | Cal | Toby Rideout misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 52-66 |
| 00:28 | Southern Cal | Thad Lueras grabs the defensive rebound | 52-66 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal 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 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Southern Cal | James Sloss runs out the clock | 52-66 |