| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - John Behne (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tommy Pascarella (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Farrell (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - Thad Lueras (fresh) C - Garland Nichols (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Hugh Walton (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Burdette (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert Otto (fresh) PF - James Coke (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jerry Catron (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cal | Albert Otto inbounds the ball | 29-28 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:39 | Cal | Michael Burdette misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 29-28 |
| 19:37 | Cal | Jerry Catron pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-28 |
| 19:11 | Cal | Albert Otto can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 29-28 |
| 19:10 | Southern Cal | Tommy Pascarella pulls down the rebound | 29-28 |
| 18:45 | Southern Cal | Tommy Pascarella makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by John Behne | 32-28 |
| 18:28 | Cal | Jerry Catron hits a shot from just outside the lane | 32-30 |
| 18:05 | Southern Cal | Tommy Pascarella hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by John Behne | 35-30 |
| 17:36 | Cal | Jerry Catron hits the finger roll | 35-32 |
| 17:25 | Southern Cal | Garland Nichols drills a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Tommy Pascarella | 37-32 |
| 17:01 | Cal | Michael Burdette misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-32 |
| 16:59 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Garland Nichols | 37-32 |
| 16:35 | Southern Cal | Tommy Pascarella misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-32 |
| 16:34 | Southern Cal | Thad Lueras tips it but misses | 37-32 |
| 16:33 | Southern Cal | Garland Nichols tips it home | 39-32 |
| 16:18 | Cal | Jerry Catron hits the finger roll set up by Michael Burdette | 39-34 |
| 15:54 | Southern Cal | John Behne misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-34 |
| 15:53 | Cal | Jerry Catron snags the defensive board | 39-34 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - John Behne (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tommy Pascarella (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Farrell (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - Thad Lueras (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Garland Nichols (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Hugh Walton (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Burdette (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Albert Otto (fresh) PF - James Coke (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Jerry Catron (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Cal | Albert Otto is fouled on the floor by John Behne - foul #1 on John Behne, team foul #1 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | William Lang (SG), Donald Zurheide (SF), Irving Smith (PF), Carlos Lopez (C) Tommy Pascarella, Thomas Farrell, Thad Lueras, Garland Nichols | |
| Subs | Cal | Norman Black (PG), Eric Copeland (SG), James Wilmes (PF), Jonathan Garrett (C) Hugh Walton, Michael Burdette, James Coke, Jerry Catron | |
| 15:08 | Cal | Jonathan Garrett misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 39-34 |
| 15:06 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith snags the defensive board | 39-34 |
| 14:48 | Southern Cal | John Behne is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on John Behne, team foul #2 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Tommy Pascarella (SG) William Lang | |
| Subs | Cal | Toby Rideout (SF) Albert Otto | |
| 14:29 | Cal | Jonathan Garrett hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 39-34 |
| 14:28 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith snags the defensive board | 39-34 |
| 14:08 | Southern Cal | Tommy Pascarella misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 39-34 |
| 14:07 | Cal | Jonathan Garrett gets the rebound | 39-34 |
| 13:46 | Cal | James Wilmes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-34 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell (SF) Donald Zurheide | |
| Subs | Cal | Hugh Walton (PG), Michael Burdette (SG), Albert Otto (SF), Jerry Catron (C) Norman Black, Eric Copeland, Toby Rideout, Jonathan Garrett | |
| 13:23 | Southern Cal | James Wilmes steps in front of the Irving Smith pass | 39-34 |
| 12:57 | Cal | James Wilmes double dribbles | 39-34 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | William Lang (SG), Donald Zurheide (SF) Tommy Pascarella, Thomas Farrell | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 12:32 | Southern Cal | Hugh Walton picks off the pass by Donald Zurheide | 39-34 |
| 12:15 | Cal | Michael Burdette makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Hugh Walton | 39-37 |
| 11:47 | Southern Cal | William Lang drills a floater from the right wing set up by John Behne | 41-37 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - John Behne (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Lang (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Donald Zurheide (fresh) PF - Irving Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Carlos Lopez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Hugh Walton (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Michael Burdette (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Albert Otto (fresh) PF - James Wilmes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Jerry Catron (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Cal | Jerry Catron misses badly on a runner in the lane | 41-37 |
| 11:17 | Cal | James Wilmes can't tip it in | 41-37 |
| 11:15 | Cal | Jerry Catron hits the follow up shot | 41-39 |
| 10:46 | Southern Cal | William Lang makes the runner from the right block set up by John Behne | 43-39 |
| 10:22 | Cal | Michael Burdette misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-39 |
| 10:20 | Cal | Jerry Catron tips it in | 43-41 |
| 10:08 | Southern Cal | John Behne drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-41 |
| 09:49 | Cal | Hugh Walton loses the ball out of bounds | 46-41 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Sloss (PG), Tommy Pascarella (SG), Thomas Farrell (SF), Garland Nichols (C) John Behne, William Lang, Donald Zurheide, Carlos Lopez | |
| Subs | Cal | Norman Black (PG), Eric Copeland (SG), James Coke (PF), Jonathan Garrett (C) Hugh Walton, Michael Burdette, James Wilmes, Jerry Catron | |
| 09:29 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith makes the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Tommy Pascarella | 48-41 |
| 09:10 | Cal | Norman Black drills a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Eric Copeland | 48-43 |
| 08:42 | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell scores on a fadeaway from the left block set up by James Sloss | 50-43 |
| 08:21 | Cal | Norman Black connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Albert Otto | 50-45 |
| 07:52 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith can't connect on a floater from close range but he's hacked by James Coke - foul #2 on James Coke, team foul #1 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Behne (PG) James Sloss | |
| Subs | Cal | Hugh Walton (PG), Michael Burdette (SG), Toby Rideout (SF), Jerry Catron (C) Norman Black, Eric Copeland, Albert Otto, Jonathan Garrett | |
| 07:52 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith makes the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 07:52 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 52-45 |
| 07:30 | Cal | Toby Rideout hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Garland Nichols - foul #1 on Garland Nichols, team foul #3 | 52-45 |
| 07:30 | Cal | Toby Rideout makes the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 07:30 | Cal | Toby Rideout makes the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - John Behne (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Tommy Pascarella (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Farrell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Irving Smith (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Garland Nichols (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Hugh Walton (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Michael Burdette (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Toby Rideout (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Coke (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jerry Catron (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Southern Cal | Hugh Walton steals the ball from Tommy Pascarella | 52-47 |
| 07:08 | Cal | Hugh Walton lays it in | 52-49 |
| 06:45 | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell is fouled on the floor by Jerry Catron - foul #3 on Jerry Catron, team foul #2 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Carlos Lopez (C) Garland Nichols | |
| Subs | Cal | Albert Otto (SF), James Wilmes (PF) Toby Rideout, James Coke | |
| 06:25 | Southern Cal | Tommy Pascarella is fouled on the floor by Jerry Catron - foul #4 on Jerry Catron, team foul #3 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Garland Nichols (C) Carlos Lopez | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 06:01 | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell misses the lay-in | 52-49 |
| 06:00 | Southern Cal | John Behne grabs the offensive board | 52-49 |
| 05:31 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 54-49 |
| 05:16 | Cal | Albert Otto travels with the ball | 54-49 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Carlos Lopez (C) Garland Nichols | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 04:55 | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell connects on the jumper in the paint set up by Tommy Pascarella | 56-49 |
| 04:41 | Cal | James Wilmes's floater is tipped away by Carlos Lopez | 56-49 |
| 04:39 | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell snags the defensive board | 56-49 |
| 04:34 | Southern Cal | John Behne connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Thomas Farrell | 59-49 |
| 04:05 | Cal | Jerry Catron misses short on a floater in the lane | 59-49 |
| 04:04 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith snags the defensive board | 59-49 |
| 03:43 | Southern Cal | Carlos Lopez's floater is tipped away by Jerry Catron | 59-49 |
| 03:42 | Cal | Jerry Catron grabs the defensive rebound | 59-49 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:37 | Cal | Michael Burdette clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-49 |
| 03:36 | Cal | James Wilmes tips it home | 59-51 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:11 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith makes the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Behne | 61-51 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - John Behne (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. SG - Tommy Pascarella (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Farrell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - Irving Smith (tiring) 17 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Carlos Lopez (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Hugh Walton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Burdette (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Albert Otto (fairly fresh) PF - James Wilmes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerry Catron (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 02:51 | Cal | Hugh Walton is fouled on the floor by Carlos Lopez - foul #1 on Carlos Lopez, team foul #4 | 61-51 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Donald Zurheide (SF), Garland Nichols (C) Thomas Farrell, Carlos Lopez | |
| 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 | |
| 02:36 | Cal | Toby Rideout can't connect on a floater from the right side | 61-51 |
| 02:34 | Cal | Jonathan Garrett tips it but misses | 61-51 |
| 02:32 | Southern Cal | Tommy Pascarella snags the defensive board | 61-51 |
| 02:10 | Southern Cal | James Coke steps in front of the Tommy Pascarella pass | 61-51 |
| 01:54 | Cal | Eric Copeland knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Norman Black | 61-54 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:29 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith misses the dunk attempt | 61-54 |
| 01:27 | Cal | James Coke snags the defensive board | 61-54 |
| 01:27 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-54 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell (SF) Donald Zurheide | |
| Subs | Cal | Hugh Walton (PG), Michael Burdette (SG), Albert Otto (SF), Jerry Catron (C) Norman Black, Eric Copeland, Toby Rideout, Jonathan Garrett | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:58 | Cal | Jerry Catron blows the dunk | 61-54 |
| 00:57 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 61-54 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:54 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith is hacked by Hugh Walton in the backcourt - foul #3 on Hugh Walton, team foul #4 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Sloss (PG), William Lang (SG) John Behne, Tommy Pascarella | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 00:51 | Southern Cal | James Sloss is fouled on the floor by Hugh Walton - foul #4 on Hugh Walton, team foul #5 | 61-54 |
| 00:49 | Southern Cal | Michael Burdette is called for the reach on James Sloss - foul #1 on Michael Burdette, team foul #6 | 61-54 |
| 00:47 | Southern Cal | Michael Burdette is called for the reach on William Lang - foul #2 on Michael Burdette, team foul #7 | 61-54 |
| 00:47 | Southern Cal | William Lang makes the 1st free throw | 62-54 |
| 00:47 | Southern Cal | William Lang misses the 2nd free throw | 62-54 |
| 00:47 | Cal | James Coke snags the defensive board | 62-54 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:39 | Cal | Albert Otto connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-57 |
| 00:36 | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Burdette - foul #3 on Michael Burdette, team foul #8 | 62-57 |
| 00:36 | Southern Cal | Thomas Farrell misses the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 00:36 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith grabs the offensive board | 62-57 |
| 00:34 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith is hacked by James Coke - foul #3 on James Coke, team foul #9 | 62-57 |
| 00:34 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith makes the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 00:34 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 63-57 |
| 00:34 | Cal | Jerry Catron grabs the defensive rebound | 63-57 |
| 00:30 | Cal | Albert Otto comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-57 |
| 00:28 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith gets the rebound | 63-57 |
| 00:27 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith is hacked by Hugh Walton in the backcourt - foul #5 on Hugh Walton, team foul #10 | 63-57 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Cal | Norman Black (PG) Hugh Walton | |
| 00:27 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith misses the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 00:27 | Southern Cal | Irving Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 64-57 |
| 00:21 | Cal | Albert Otto is whistled for a carry | 64-57 |
| 00:18 | Southern Cal | James Sloss is fouled in the backcourt by Norman Black - foul #1 on Norman Black, team foul #11 | 64-57 |
| 00:18 | Southern Cal | James Sloss makes the 1st free throw | 65-57 |
| 00:18 | Southern Cal | James Sloss misses the 2nd free throw | 65-57 |
| 00:18 | Cal | Michael Burdette grabs the defensive rebound | 65-57 |
| 00:10 | Cal | Michael Burdette misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 65-57 |
| 00:08 | Southern Cal | Garland Nichols snags the defensive board | 65-57 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Southern Cal | James Sloss runs out the clock | 65-57 |