| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Rodney Stewart (fresh) SG - Ronald Stark (fresh) SF - William Sankowski (fresh) PF - Jay George (fresh) C - Gary Stewart (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Michael Masson (fresh) SG - William Carr (fresh) SF - Robert Woodard (fresh) PF - Lionel Paul (fresh) C - David Rose (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Cal | Lionel Paul wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:34 | Southern Cal | Rodney Stewart steals it from Lionel Paul | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Arizona | Ronald Stark's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Southern Cal | Michael Masson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Southern Cal | David Rose tips it in | 0-2 |
| 18:55 | Arizona | Jay George can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by David Rose - foul #1 on David Rose, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:55 | Arizona | Jay George misses the 1st free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:55 | Arizona | Jay George makes the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:26 | Southern Cal | David Rose loses the ball out of bounds | 1-2 |
| 18:09 | Arizona | William Sankowski misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 1-2 |
| 18:07 | Southern Cal | Robert Woodard snags the defensive board | 1-2 |
| 17:43 | Southern Cal | Michael Masson misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 1-2 |
| 17:42 | Arizona | Gary Stewart grabs the board | 1-2 |
| 17:23 | Arizona | Ronald Stark misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 1-2 |
| 17:21 | Southern Cal | David Rose pulls down the rebound | 1-2 |
| 17:01 | Southern Cal | Lionel Paul comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 1-2 |
| 16:59 | Arizona | William Sankowski gets the rebound | 1-2 |
| 16:39 | Arizona | Jay George misses the lay-in | 1-2 |
| 16:38 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Robert Woodard | 1-2 |
| 16:15 | Southern Cal | William Carr comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on William Sankowski - foul #1 on William Sankowski, team foul #1 | 1-2 |
| Subs | Arizona | William Graves (PG), Michael Kohl (SG), Thomas O'Barr (SF), William Woods (PF), Albert Carlson (C) Rodney Stewart, Ronald Stark, William Sankowski, Jay George, Gary Stewart | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Lawrence Davis (SF) Robert Woodard | |
| 16:15 | Southern Cal | William Carr makes the 1st free throw | 1-3 |
| 16:15 | Southern Cal | William Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 1-4 |
| 15:54 | Arizona | Lawrence Davis takes the ball from Thomas O'Barr | 1-4 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - William Graves (fresh) SG - Michael Kohl (fresh) SF - Thomas O'Barr (fresh) PF - William Woods (fresh) C - Albert Carlson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Michael Masson (fairly fresh) SG - William Carr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lawrence Davis (fresh) PF - Lionel Paul (fairly fresh) C - David Rose (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Southern Cal | Albert Carlson is called for the reach on David Rose - foul #1 on Albert Carlson, team foul #2 | 1-4 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Manuel Jarrett (SG), Adam Brooks (C) William Carr, David Rose | |
| 15:07 | Southern Cal | Lawrence Davis misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 1-4 |
| 15:05 | Arizona | Michael Kohl pulls down the rebound | 1-4 |
| 14:52 | Arizona | Albert Carlson misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 1-4 |
| 14:50 | Southern Cal | Lionel Paul grabs the board | 1-4 |
| 14:21 | Southern Cal | Lawrence Davis banks in the layup on a nice dish by Manuel Jarrett and he's fouled by Thomas O'Barr - foul #1 on Thomas O'Barr, team foul #3 | 1-6 |
| Subs | Arizona | Rodney Stewart (PG), Jay George (PF), Gary Stewart (C) William Graves, William Woods, Albert Carlson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Wendell Manuel (PG), Stacey Broughton (PF), David Rose (C) Michael Masson, Lionel Paul, Adam Brooks | |
| 14:21 | Southern Cal | Lawrence Davis misses the free throw | 1-6 |
| 14:21 | Arizona | Jay George grabs the defensive rebound | 1-6 |
| 14:05 | Arizona | Thomas O'Barr clanks a shot from the left block | 1-6 |
| 14:04 | Arizona | Gary Stewart tips it but misses | 1-6 |
| 14:02 | Arizona | Thomas O'Barr tips it home | 3-6 |
| 13:55 | Southern Cal | David Rose hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 3-6 |
| 13:54 | Arizona | Michael Kohl grabs the board | 3-6 |
| 13:33 | Arizona | Jay George can't finish the uncontested layup | 3-6 |
| 13:32 | Arizona | Rodney Stewart hits the follow up shot | 5-6 |
| 13:09 | Southern Cal | David Rose comes up short on the shot from the right side | 5-6 |
| 13:07 | Southern Cal | Manuel Jarrett hits the follow up shot | 5-8 |
| 12:50 | Arizona | Rodney Stewart drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Michael Kohl | 8-8 |
| 12:39 | Southern Cal | Manuel Jarrett misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 8-8 |
| 12:37 | Southern Cal | David Rose tips it in | 8-10 |
| 12:21 | Arizona | Wendell Manuel steals it from Rodney Stewart | 8-10 |
| 12:19 | Southern Cal | Wendell Manuel throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-10 |
| Subs | Arizona | William Graves (PG), Ronald Stark (SG), William Sankowski (SF), Albert Carlson (C) Rodney Stewart, Michael Kohl, Thomas O'Barr, Gary Stewart | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Michael Masson (PG), William Carr (SG), Robert Woodard (SF), Lionel Paul (PF), Adam Brooks (C) Wendell Manuel, Manuel Jarrett, Lawrence Davis, Stacey Broughton, David Rose | |
| 12:04 | Arizona | Lionel Paul denies the turnaround by William Sankowski | 8-10 |
| 12:02 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Michael Masson | 8-10 |
| 11:37 | Southern Cal | Lionel Paul jams it | 8-12 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - William Graves (fresh) SG - Ronald Stark (fresh) SF - William Sankowski (fresh) PF - Jay George (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Albert Carlson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Michael Masson (fairly fresh) SG - William Carr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Woodard (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Lionel Paul (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Adam Brooks (fresh) | |
| 11:12 | Arizona | 3 seconds is called on William Sankowski | 8-12 |
| Subs | Arizona | Rodney Stewart (PG), William Woods (PF), Gary Stewart (C) William Graves, Jay George, Albert Carlson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 10:43 | Southern Cal | Robert Woodard misses badly on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by William Sankowski - foul #2 on William Sankowski, team foul #4 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Arizona | Thomas O'Barr (SF) William Sankowski | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Robert James (C) Adam Brooks | |
| 10:43 | Southern Cal | Robert Woodard makes the 1st free throw | 8-13 |
| 10:43 | Southern Cal | Robert Woodard makes the 2nd free throw | 8-14 |
| 10:24 | Arizona | Rodney Stewart blows the layup | 8-14 |
| 10:22 | Arizona | Gary Stewart gets the offensive rebound | 8-14 |
| 10:14 | Arizona | Rodney Stewart hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 8-14 |
| 10:13 | Southern Cal | Michael Masson gets the rebound | 8-14 |
| 09:53 | Southern Cal | Lionel Paul throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-14 |
| Subs | Arizona | William Graves (PG), Michael Kohl (SG), Albert Carlson (C) Rodney Stewart, Ronald Stark, Gary Stewart | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Manuel Jarrett (SG), Stacey Broughton (PF), David Rose (C) William Carr, Robert Woodard, Lionel Paul | |
| 09:34 | Arizona | Thomas O'Barr drills a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Albert Carlson | 10-14 |
| 09:21 | Southern Cal | David Rose makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Masson | 10-17 |
| 08:59 | Arizona | Michael Kohl connects on the open 3 pointer from the right corner | 13-17 |
| 08:51 | Southern Cal | Robert James is hacked by Thomas O'Barr - foul #2 on Thomas O'Barr, team foul #5 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Arizona | Rodney Stewart (PG), Jay George (SF), Gary Stewart (C) William Graves, Thomas O'Barr, Albert Carlson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Wendell Manuel (PG), William Carr (SG), Robert Woodard (SF), Lionel Paul (PF) Michael Masson, Manuel Jarrett, Robert James, Stacey Broughton | |
| 08:25 | Southern Cal | David Rose misses long on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Michael Kohl - foul #1 on Michael Kohl, team foul #6 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Arizona | Ronald Stark (SG), Albert Carlson (C) Michael Kohl, William Woods | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Lawrence Davis (SF) Robert Woodard | |
| 08:25 | Southern Cal | David Rose makes the 1st free throw | 13-18 |
| 08:25 | Southern Cal | David Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 13-19 |
| 08:13 | Arizona | Wendell Manuel is called for the reach on Ronald Stark - foul #1 on Wendell Manuel, team foul #2 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Adam Brooks (C) David Rose | |
| 07:54 | Arizona | Rodney Stewart can't connect on an uncontested turnaround near the basket | 13-19 |
| 07:52 | Southern Cal | Adam Brooks snags the defensive board | 13-19 |
| 07:39 | Southern Cal | Lionel Paul comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 13-19 |
| 07:37 | Arizona | Gary Stewart gets the rebound | 13-19 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Rodney Stewart (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Ronald Stark (fairly fresh) SF - Jay George (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Gary Stewart (fresh) 4 reb. C - Albert Carlson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Wendell Manuel (fresh) SG - William Carr (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Lawrence Davis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lionel Paul (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Adam Brooks (fresh) | |
| 07:35 | Arizona | Rodney Stewart is hacked by Wendell Manuel in the backcourt - foul #2 on Wendell Manuel, team foul #3 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Arizona | William Graves (PG), William Woods (PF) Rodney Stewart, Gary Stewart | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Michael Masson (PG), Manuel Jarrett (SG), Robert Woodard (SF) Wendell Manuel, William Carr, Lawrence Davis | |
| 07:19 | Arizona | Jay George connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by William Graves and he's hacked by Manuel Jarrett - foul #1 on Manuel Jarrett, team foul #4 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Arizona | Michael Kohl (SG), Gary Stewart (C) Ronald Stark, Albert Carlson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Stacey Broughton (PF) Lionel Paul | |
| 07:19 | Arizona | Jay George makes the free throw | 16-19 |
| 06:56 | Southern Cal | Michael Masson is fouled on the floor by William Graves - foul #1 on William Graves, team foul #7 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | David Rose (C) Adam Brooks | |
| 06:56 | Southern Cal | Michael Masson makes the 1st free throw | 16-20 |
| 06:56 | Southern Cal | Michael Masson makes the 2nd free throw | 16-21 |
| 06:37 | Arizona | Jay George hits the finger roll set up by William Graves | 18-21 |
| 06:08 | Southern Cal | Stacey Broughton misses the shot from the baseline | 18-21 |
| 06:06 | Arizona | William Woods pulls down the rebound | 18-21 |
| 05:48 | Arizona | Michael Kohl misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 18-21 |
| 05:46 | Southern Cal | Stacey Broughton gets the rebound | 18-21 |
| 05:24 | Southern Cal | Michael Masson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Woodard | 18-23 |
| 05:21 | Arizona | William Graves is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 18-23 |
| Subs | Arizona | Rodney Stewart (PG), Ronald Stark (SG), Albert Carlson (C) William Graves, William Woods, Gary Stewart | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | William Carr (SG), Lawrence Davis (SF), Lionel Paul (PF), Adam Brooks (C) Manuel Jarrett, Robert Woodard, Stacey Broughton, David Rose | |
| 05:08 | Southern Cal | Michael Masson connects on the 3 from the right wing | 18-26 |
| 04:50 | Arizona | Michael Kohl connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ronald Stark and he's hacked by Michael Masson - foul #1 on Michael Masson, team foul #5 | 20-26 |
| 04:50 | Arizona | Michael Kohl makes the free throw | 21-26 |
| 04:25 | Southern Cal | Lionel Paul misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Jay George - foul #1 on Jay George, team foul #8 | 21-26 |
| Subs | Arizona | William Woods (PF) Michael Kohl | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 04:25 | Southern Cal | Lionel Paul makes the 1st free throw | 21-27 |
| 04:25 | Southern Cal | Lionel Paul makes the 2nd free throw | 21-28 |
| 04:09 | Arizona | Rodney Stewart drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 24-28 |
| 03:45 | Southern Cal | Lionel Paul misses the dunk | 24-28 |
| 03:43 | Arizona | Albert Carlson grabs the board | 24-28 |
| 03:25 | Arizona | Jay George misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Lawrence Davis - foul #1 on Lawrence Davis, team foul #6 | 24-28 |
| Subs | Arizona | William Sankowski (SG), Thomas O'Barr (SF), Gary Stewart (C) Ronald Stark, William Woods, Albert Carlson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Wendell Manuel (PG), Manuel Jarrett (SG), Robert Woodard (SF), David Rose (C) Michael Masson, William Carr, Lawrence Davis, Adam Brooks | |
| 03:25 | Arizona | Jay George misses the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 03:25 | Arizona | Jay George misses the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| 03:25 | Southern Cal | David Rose grabs the defensive rebound | 24-28 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Rodney Stewart (fresh) 8 pts. SG - William Sankowski (fresh) SF - Thomas O'Barr (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jay George (tiring) 6 pts. C - Gary Stewart (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Wendell Manuel (fresh) SG - Manuel Jarrett (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Woodard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lionel Paul (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - David Rose (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Southern Cal | Lionel Paul scores on a driving attempt in the lane set up by Wendell Manuel | 24-30 |
| 02:59 | Arizona | Thomas O'Barr is hacked by Robert Woodard in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Woodard, team foul #7 | 24-30 |
| Subs | Arizona | William Graves (PG), Ronald Stark (SG) Rodney Stewart, Jay George | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 02:59 | Arizona | Thomas O'Barr makes the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 02:59 | Arizona | Thomas O'Barr misses the 2nd free throw | 25-30 |
| 02:59 | Southern Cal | David Rose grabs the board | 25-30 |
| 02:35 | Southern Cal | Gary Stewart swats the short shot by David Rose | 25-30 |
| 02:34 | Arizona | William Graves grabs the board | 25-30 |
| 02:29 | Arizona | Ronald Stark's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-30 |
| Subs | Arizona | William Woods (PF) Ronald Stark | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Robert James (SF), Stacey Broughton (PF) Robert Woodard, Lionel Paul | |
| 02:12 | Southern Cal | Manuel Jarrett double dribbles | 25-30 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | William Carr (SG) Manuel Jarrett | |
| 01:56 | Arizona | Robert James steps in front of the Gary Stewart pass | 25-30 |
| 01:29 | Southern Cal | David Rose's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-30 |
| Subs | Arizona | Rodney Stewart (PG), Michael Kohl (SG), Albert Carlson (C) William Graves, Thomas O'Barr, Gary Stewart | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Michael Masson (PG), Robert Woodard (SF), Lionel Paul (PF), Adam Brooks (C) Wendell Manuel, Robert James, Stacey Broughton, David Rose | |
| 01:25 | Arizona | William Sankowski is hacked by Michael Masson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Masson, team foul #8 | 25-30 |
| 01:25 | Arizona | William Sankowski makes the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 01:25 | Arizona | William Sankowski misses the 2nd free throw | 26-30 |
| 01:25 | Southern Cal | Adam Brooks grabs the board | 26-30 |
| 01:02 | Southern Cal | Michael Masson's pass is intercepted by Rodney Stewart | 26-30 |
| 00:58 | Arizona | Michael Kohl lays it in set up by Rodney Stewart | 28-30 |
| 00:34 | Southern Cal | Adam Brooks loses the ball out of bounds | 28-30 |
| Subs | Arizona | Jay George (PF) William Woods | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Manuel Jarrett (SG) William Carr | |
| 00:11 | Arizona | Adam Brooks denies the turnaround by Jay George | 28-30 |
| 00:10 | Arizona | William Sankowski tips it back up and in | 30-30 |
| 00:01 | Southern Cal | Michael Masson knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-33 |
| 00:00 | Arizona | William Sankowski comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 30-33 |