| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Terence Conger (fresh) SG - Daniel Segal (fresh) SF - Donald Sak (fresh) PF - William Schwarze (fresh) C - Buford Glass (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Charles Robinson (fresh) SG - Mack Sharp (fresh) SF - Charles McGann (fresh) PF - Chester Herbert (fresh) C - Paul Whitmore (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Fresno State | Paul Whitmore wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:50 | Fresno State | Chester Herbert misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | Southern Cal | Donald Sak pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Southern Cal | Paul Whitmore picks off the pass by Donald Sak | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | Fresno State | Mack Sharp hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Southern Cal | Terence Conger grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:41 | Southern Cal | William Schwarze loses the dribble to Charles Robinson | 0-0 |
| 18:21 | Fresno State | Paul Whitmore is fouled on the floor by Buford Glass - foul #1 on Buford Glass, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:13 | Fresno State | Mack Sharp hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 18:12 | Fresno State | Chester Herbert tips it in | 0-2 |
| 17:48 | Southern Cal | Buford Glass hits the finger roll | 2-2 |
| 17:31 | Fresno State | Chester Herbert misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 2-2 |
| 17:30 | Southern Cal | Daniel Segal grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:12 | Southern Cal | William Schwarze hits the finger roll on a great pass from Daniel Segal | 4-2 |
| 16:49 | Fresno State | Chester Herbert can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 4-2 |
| 16:48 | Southern Cal | William Schwarze grabs the board | 4-2 |
| 16:28 | Southern Cal | Buford Glass can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Paul Whitmore - foul #1 on Paul Whitmore, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders (PG), Randall Soule (SG), Dikembe Awada (SF), Timothy Purpura (PF) Terence Conger, Daniel Segal, Donald Sak, William Schwarze | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Walter Martz (SG), Donald Johnson (SF), Nelson Polisky (PF), Michael Coleman (C) Mack Sharp, Charles McGann, Chester Herbert, Paul Whitmore | |
| 16:28 | Southern Cal | Buford Glass misses the 1st free throw | 4-2 |
| 16:28 | Southern Cal | Buford Glass misses the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 16:28 | Fresno State | Michael Coleman grabs the defensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 16:06 | Fresno State | Charles Robinson is called for traveling | 4-2 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Reinaldo Medina (C) Buford Glass | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Vernon Croskey (SG) Charles Robinson | |
| 15:45 | Southern Cal | Randall Soule clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 4-2 |
| 15:43 | Southern Cal | Reinaldo Medina tips it but misses | 4-2 |
| 15:42 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Awada snags the offensive board | 4-2 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Charles Sanders (fresh) SG - Randall Soule (fresh) SF - Dikembe Awada (fresh) PF - Timothy Purpura (fresh) C - Reinaldo Medina (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Walter Martz (fresh) SG - Vernon Croskey (fresh) SF - Donald Johnson (fresh) PF - Nelson Polisky (fresh) C - Michael Coleman (fresh) | |
| 15:19 | Southern Cal | Randall Soule knocks in the turnaround from the right block and he's fouled by Vernon Croskey - foul #1 on Vernon Croskey, team foul #2 | 6-2 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Charles Robinson (PG), Charles McGann (SF) Vernon Croskey, Michael Coleman | |
| 15:19 | Southern Cal | Randall Soule misses the free throw | 6-2 |
| 15:19 | Fresno State | Nelson Polisky grabs the defensive rebound | 6-2 |
| 14:59 | Fresno State | Nelson Polisky can't finish the layup | 6-2 |
| 14:58 | Fresno State | Donald Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 6-2 |
| 14:43 | Fresno State | Nelson Polisky double dribbles | 6-2 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Daniel Segal (SG) Dikembe Awada | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Mack Sharp (SG), Chester Herbert (PF) Walter Martz, Donald Johnson | |
| 14:22 | Southern Cal | Reinaldo Medina banks in the layup set up by Charles Sanders and he's fouled by Mack Sharp - foul #1 on Mack Sharp, team foul #3 | 8-2 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Paul Whitmore (C) Nelson Polisky | |
| 14:22 | Southern Cal | Reinaldo Medina misses the free throw | 8-2 |
| 14:22 | Fresno State | Paul Whitmore snags the defensive board | 8-2 |
| 14:12 | Fresno State | Charles Robinson double dribbles | 8-2 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Buford Glass (C) Reinaldo Medina | |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| 13:54 | Southern Cal | Mack Sharp steals the ball from Charles Sanders | 8-2 |
| 13:49 | Fresno State | Mack Sharp makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Chester Herbert | 8-5 |
| 13:32 | Southern Cal | Chester Herbert denies the turnaround by Randall Soule | 8-5 |
| 13:30 | Fresno State | Charles Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 8-5 |
| 13:21 | Fresno State | Charles McGann banks in the layup set up by Charles Robinson | 8-7 |
| 12:52 | Southern Cal | Daniel Segal misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 8-7 |
| 12:50 | Fresno State | The rebound goes to Paul Whitmore | 8-7 |
| 12:45 | Fresno State | Charles Robinson misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 8-7 |
| 12:44 | Southern Cal | Randall Soule grabs the defensive rebound | 8-7 |
| 12:38 | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders misses short on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Charles Robinson - foul #1 on Charles Robinson, team foul #4 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Donald Sak (SF), William Schwarze (PF), Reinaldo Medina (C) Daniel Segal, Timothy Purpura, Buford Glass | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Walter Martz (PG), Donald Johnson (SF), Nelson Polisky (PF), Michael Coleman (C) Charles Robinson, Charles McGann, Chester Herbert, Paul Whitmore | |
| 12:38 | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 9-7 |
| 12:38 | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders misses the 2nd free throw | 9-7 |
| 12:38 | Fresno State | Nelson Polisky pulls down the rebound | 9-7 |
| 12:26 | Fresno State | The jumper by Walter Martz is denied by William Schwarze | 9-7 |
| 12:25 | Southern Cal | Reinaldo Medina pulls down the rebound | 9-7 |
| 11:56 | Southern Cal | Reinaldo Medina clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 9-7 |
| 11:55 | Fresno State | The rebound goes to Donald Johnson | 9-7 |
| 11:51 | Fresno State | Mack Sharp hits a floater from the left side and he's fouled by Randall Soule - foul #1 on Randall Soule, team foul #2 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Terence Conger (PG), Buford Glass (C) Randall Soule, Reinaldo Medina | |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| 11:51 | Fresno State | Mack Sharp makes the free throw | 9-10 |
| 11:25 | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-10 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Daniel Segal (SG) Charles Sanders | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Charles Robinson (PG), Chester Herbert (PF), Paul Whitmore (C) Mack Sharp, Nelson Polisky, Michael Coleman | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Terence Conger (fresh) SG - Daniel Segal (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donald Sak (fresh) PF - William Schwarze (fresh) 2 pts. C - Buford Glass (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Charles Robinson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Walter Martz (fresh) SF - Donald Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Chester Herbert (fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Whitmore (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:04 | Fresno State | Charles Robinson loses the dribble to Donald Sak | 9-10 |
| 10:37 | Southern Cal | Donald Sak misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 9-10 |
| 10:36 | Fresno State | Paul Whitmore snags the defensive board | 9-10 |
| 10:30 | Fresno State | Charles Robinson's fadeaway is rejected by Buford Glass | 9-10 |
| 10:28 | Southern Cal | William Schwarze grabs the board | 9-10 |
| 10:07 | Southern Cal | Daniel Segal misses the dunk but he's hacked by Donald Johnson - foul #1 on Donald Johnson, team foul #5 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Randall Soule (SF), Timothy Purpura (PF), Reinaldo Medina (C) Donald Sak, William Schwarze, Buford Glass | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Charles McGann (SF), Nelson Polisky (C) Donald Johnson, Paul Whitmore | |
| 10:07 | Southern Cal | Daniel Segal makes the 1st free throw | 10-10 |
| 10:07 | Southern Cal | Daniel Segal makes the 2nd free throw | 11-10 |
| 09:48 | Fresno State | Charles Robinson clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 11-10 |
| 09:46 | Southern Cal | Randall Soule gets the rebound | 11-10 |
| 09:18 | Southern Cal | Daniel Segal clanks a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Walter Martz - foul #1 on Walter Martz, team foul #6 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders (PG), William Schwarze (PF), Buford Glass (C) Terence Conger, Timothy Purpura, Reinaldo Medina | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Mack Sharp (SG), Donald Johnson (C) Walter Martz, Chester Herbert | |
| 09:18 | Southern Cal | Daniel Segal makes the 1st free throw | 12-10 |
| 09:18 | Southern Cal | Daniel Segal makes the 2nd free throw | 13-10 |
| 09:07 | Fresno State | Charles McGann clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 13-10 |
| 09:06 | Southern Cal | William Schwarze snags the defensive board | 13-10 |
| 08:51 | Southern Cal | William Schwarze misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Nelson Polisky - foul #1 on Nelson Polisky, team foul #7 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Donald Sak (SF), Timothy Purpura (C) Daniel Segal, Buford Glass | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Vernon Croskey (PG), Paul Whitmore (C) Charles Robinson, Donald Johnson | |
| 08:51 | Southern Cal | William Schwarze misses the 1st free throw | 13-10 |
| 08:51 | Southern Cal | William Schwarze misses the 2nd free throw | 13-10 |
| 08:51 | Fresno State | Nelson Polisky snags the defensive board | 13-10 |
| 08:36 | Fresno State | Mack Sharp's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-10 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Terence Conger (PG), Buford Glass (C) Charles Sanders, William Schwarze | |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| 08:07 | Southern Cal | Randall Soule throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-10 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders (PG), Daniel Segal (SG), Dikembe Awada (SF), William Schwarze (PF) Terence Conger, Randall Soule, Donald Sak, Timothy Purpura | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Walter Martz (PG) Vernon Croskey | |
| 07:50 | Fresno State | Charles McGann is called for traveling | 13-10 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Terence Conger (PG), Donald Sak (SF), Reinaldo Medina (PF) Daniel Segal, Dikembe Awada, William Schwarze | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Charles Robinson (PG), Chester Herbert (PF) Walter Martz, Nelson Polisky | |
| 07:25 | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 13-10 |
| 07:23 | Southern Cal | Buford Glass tips it back up and in | 15-10 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Terence Conger (fresh) SG - Charles Sanders (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Sak (fresh) PF - Reinaldo Medina (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Buford Glass (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Charles Robinson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mack Sharp (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Charles McGann (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Chester Herbert (fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Whitmore (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Fresno State | Mack Sharp is hacked by Reinaldo Medina - foul #1 on Reinaldo Medina, team foul #3 | 15-10 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Daniel Segal (SG), Randall Soule (SF), William Schwarze (PF), Timothy Purpura (C) Terence Conger, Donald Sak, Reinaldo Medina, Buford Glass | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Walter Martz (SG), Donald Johnson (SF), Nelson Polisky (C) Mack Sharp, Charles McGann, Paul Whitmore | |
| 07:00 | Fresno State | William Schwarze picks off the pass by Donald Johnson | 15-10 |
| 06:33 | Southern Cal | Randall Soule clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 15-10 |
| 06:32 | Fresno State | Chester Herbert gets the rebound | 15-10 |
| 06:26 | Fresno State | Randall Soule picks off the pass by Walter Martz | 15-10 |
| 06:02 | Southern Cal | Randall Soule misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Donald Johnson - foul #2 on Donald Johnson, team foul #8 | 15-10 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Terence Conger (PG), Donald Sak (SF), Reinaldo Medina (PF), Buford Glass (C) Charles Sanders, Daniel Segal, William Schwarze, Timothy Purpura | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Mack Sharp (SG), Charles McGann (SF), Michael Coleman (C) Walter Martz, Donald Johnson, Chester Herbert | |
| 06:02 | Southern Cal | Randall Soule makes the 1st free throw | 16-10 |
| 06:02 | Southern Cal | Randall Soule makes the 2nd free throw | 17-10 |
| 05:49 | Fresno State | Reinaldo Medina swats the short shot by Michael Coleman | 17-10 |
| 05:48 | Fresno State | Michael Coleman pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-10 |
| 05:43 | Fresno State | Nelson Polisky is fouled on the floor by Reinaldo Medina - foul #2 on Reinaldo Medina, team foul #4 | 17-10 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Daniel Segal (SG), Dikembe Awada (PF) Randall Soule, Reinaldo Medina | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Paul Whitmore (C) Michael Coleman | |
| 05:27 | Fresno State | Nelson Polisky clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 17-10 |
| 05:26 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Awada grabs the board | 17-10 |
| 05:22 | Southern Cal | Donald Sak comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 17-10 |
| 05:21 | Fresno State | Paul Whitmore gets the rebound | 17-10 |
| 05:16 | Fresno State | Charles McGann's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-10 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders (SG), William Schwarze (PF) Daniel Segal, Dikembe Awada | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Walter Martz (PG), Michael Coleman (PF) Charles Robinson, Nelson Polisky | |
| 04:57 | Southern Cal | Buford Glass buries a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Terence Conger | 19-10 |
| 04:41 | Fresno State | Paul Whitmore buries a shot from the left block | 19-12 |
| 04:28 | Southern Cal | Buford Glass knocks in the shot from the right side set up by Charles Sanders and the foul's on Paul Whitmore - foul #2 on Paul Whitmore, team foul #9 | 21-12 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Daniel Segal (SG), Randall Soule (SF), Timothy Purpura (PF) Terence Conger, Donald Sak, William Schwarze | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Chester Herbert (PF) Paul Whitmore | |
| 04:28 | Southern Cal | Buford Glass misses the free throw | 21-12 |
| 04:28 | Fresno State | Michael Coleman pulls down the rebound | 21-12 |
| 04:24 | Fresno State | Walter Martz is fouled on the floor by Charles Sanders - foul #1 on Charles Sanders, team foul #5 | 21-12 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Charles Robinson (PG), Nelson Polisky (C) Mack Sharp, Michael Coleman | |
| 04:07 | Fresno State | Nelson Polisky misses the lay-in | 21-12 |
| 04:06 | Southern Cal | Daniel Segal pulls down the rebound | 21-12 |
| 03:45 | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders is hacked by Charles McGann - foul #1 on Charles McGann, team foul #10 | 21-12 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Donald Sak (SF), William Schwarze (PF), Reinaldo Medina (C) Randall Soule, Timothy Purpura, Buford Glass | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Donald Johnson (SF) Charles McGann | |
| 03:45 | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 22-12 |
| 03:45 | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders misses the 2nd free throw | 22-12 |
| 03:45 | Fresno State | Nelson Polisky pulls down the rebound | 22-12 |
| 03:29 | Fresno State | Chester Herbert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-12 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Terence Conger (PG), Buford Glass (C) Charles Sanders, William Schwarze | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Mack Sharp (SG), Paul Whitmore (C) Walter Martz, Nelson Polisky | |
| 03:05 | Southern Cal | Donald Sak makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Terence Conger | 25-12 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Terence Conger (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Daniel Segal (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Sak (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Reinaldo Medina (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Buford Glass (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Charles Robinson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mack Sharp (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Donald Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Chester Herbert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Whitmore (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Fresno State | Charles Robinson is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 25-12 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Randall Soule (SG), Dikembe Awada (SF), William Schwarze (PF) Daniel Segal, Donald Sak, Reinaldo Medina | |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| 02:44 | Southern Cal | William Schwarze blows the layup | 25-12 |
| 02:42 | Fresno State | The rebound goes to Paul Whitmore | 25-12 |
| 02:36 | Fresno State | Paul Whitmore loses the ball out of bounds | 25-12 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders (PG), Daniel Segal (SG), Donald Sak (SF), Timothy Purpura (C) Terence Conger, Randall Soule, Dikembe Awada, Buford Glass | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Walter Martz (PG), Nelson Polisky (PF) Charles Robinson, Chester Herbert | |
| 02:15 | Southern Cal | William Schwarze lays it up and in on a nice dish by Charles Sanders | 27-12 |
| 01:51 | Fresno State | Nelson Polisky is whistled for a carry | 27-12 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Terence Conger (PG), Randall Soule (SF), Reinaldo Medina (PF), Buford Glass (C) Charles Sanders, Donald Sak, William Schwarze, Timothy Purpura | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Charles Robinson (PG), Charles McGann (SF) Mack Sharp, Paul Whitmore | |
| 01:30 | Southern Cal | Buford Glass misses badly on a floater from the right block | 27-12 |
| 01:29 | Southern Cal | Terence Conger grabs the offensive board | 27-12 |
| 01:19 | Southern Cal | Randall Soule buries a shot from the right wing | 29-12 |
| 01:12 | Fresno State | Terence Conger takes the ball from Donald Johnson | 29-12 |
| 00:51 | Southern Cal | Terence Conger is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Terence Conger, team foul #6 | 29-12 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Charles Sanders (PG), Donald Sak (SF), William Schwarze (PF) Terence Conger, Daniel Segal, Reinaldo Medina | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Chester Herbert (PF) Donald Johnson | |
| 00:38 | Fresno State | Charles Robinson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Randall Soule - foul #2 on Randall Soule, team foul #7 | 29-12 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Timothy Purpura (C) Buford Glass | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Mack Sharp (SG) Walter Martz | |
| 00:38 | Fresno State | Charles Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 29-13 |
| 00:38 | Fresno State | Charles Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 29-14 |
| 00:20 | Southern Cal | Randall Soule misses the dunk | 29-14 |
| 00:19 | Fresno State | Charles Robinson snags the defensive board | 29-14 |
| 00:14 | Fresno State | Charles McGann can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Timothy Purpura - foul #1 on Timothy Purpura, team foul #8 | 29-14 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Terence Conger (PG), Daniel Segal (SG), Buford Glass (C) Charles Sanders, Randall Soule, Timothy Purpura | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Paul Whitmore (C) Nelson Polisky | |
| 00:14 | Fresno State | Charles McGann makes the 1st free throw | 29-15 |
| 00:14 | Fresno State | Charles McGann misses the 2nd free throw | 29-15 |
| 00:14 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Buford Glass | 29-15 |
| 00:00 | Southern Cal | Mack Sharp is called for the reach on Terence Conger - foul #2 on Mack Sharp, team foul #11 | 29-15 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Dikembe Awada (SF), Timothy Purpura (PF) Donald Sak, William Schwarze | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Walter Martz (PG) Charles Robinson | |
| 00:00 | Southern Cal | Terence Conger makes the 1st free throw | 30-15 |
| 00:00 | Southern Cal | Terence Conger makes the 2nd free throw | 31-15 |