| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Frank Wann (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bradley Lombard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Craig Kruger (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Dowell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Jack Eppinger (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - David Purcell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Russell Poteete (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joe Diggs (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Irvin Regis (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Peckham (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico State | Craig Kruger inbounds the ball | 30-36 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:42 | New Mexico State | Bradley Lombard knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 32-36 |
| 19:20 | Southern Cal | Joe Diggs loses the ball out of bounds | 32-36 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour (PG), Richard Woods (SG), Melvin Gallman (SF), Phillip Ross (PF), Tomas Dietrich (C) David Purcell, Russell Poteete, Joe Diggs, Irvin Regis, John Peckham | |
| 19:02 | New Mexico State | Jack Eppinger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-36 |
| 18:49 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-36 |
| 18:47 | New Mexico State | William Dowell gets the rebound | 32-36 |
| 18:43 | New Mexico State | Frank Wann knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Craig Kruger | 35-36 |
| 18:25 | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour is fouled on the floor by William Dowell - foul #3 on William Dowell, team foul #1 | 35-36 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Eddie Hocker (PF) William Dowell | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | David Purcell (PG), Irvin Regis (PF) Frederick Seymour, Phillip Ross | |
| 18:01 | Southern Cal | David Purcell scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Woods | 35-39 |
| 17:34 | New Mexico State | Craig Kruger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-39 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete (SG), Phillip Ross (PF), John Peckham (C) Richard Woods, Irvin Regis, Tomas Dietrich | |
| 17:22 | Southern Cal | John Peckham scores on a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from David Purcell and he's fouled by Jack Eppinger - foul #2 on Jack Eppinger, team foul #2 | 35-41 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour (PG), Joe Diggs (SF) David Purcell, Melvin Gallman | |
| 17:22 | Southern Cal | John Peckham makes the free throw | 35-42 |
| 17:08 | New Mexico State | Bradley Lombard misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-42 |
| 17:06 | New Mexico State | Eddie Hocker can't tip it in | 35-42 |
| 17:04 | New Mexico State | Craig Kruger tips it but misses | 35-42 |
| 17:02 | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour snags the defensive board | 35-42 |
| 16:38 | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Frederick Seymour, team foul #1 | 35-42 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Steven Maglio (SG), Tommy Kern (C) Bradley Lombard, Jack Eppinger | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | David Purcell (PG), Richard Woods (SG), Melvin Gallman (SF), Irvin Regis (PF), Charles Mota (C) Frederick Seymour, Russell Poteete, Joe Diggs, Phillip Ross, John Peckham | |
| 16:13 | New Mexico State | Richard Woods takes the ball from Craig Kruger | 35-42 |
| 16:02 | Southern Cal | David Purcell loses the ball out of bounds | 35-42 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Christopher Reeves (C) Craig Kruger | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete (SG), Joe Diggs (SF), Phillip Ross (PF), John Peckham (C) Richard Woods, Melvin Gallman, Irvin Regis, Charles Mota | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Frank Wann (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Maglio (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eddie Hocker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tommy Kern (fresh) 2 reb. C - Christopher Reeves (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - David Purcell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Russell Poteete (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joe Diggs (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Phillip Ross (fresh) 1 pts. C - John Peckham (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:45 | New Mexico State | Steven Maglio can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-42 |
| 15:44 | Southern Cal | John Peckham grabs the board | 35-42 |
| 15:31 | Southern Cal | John Peckham scores on a turnaround from the right block set up by Russell Poteete | 35-44 |
| 15:16 | New Mexico State | Eddie Hocker clanks a 3 from the left corner | 35-44 |
| 15:14 | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete grabs the defensive rebound | 35-44 |
| 15:00 | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 35-44 |
| 14:58 | New Mexico State | Tommy Kern snags the defensive board | 35-44 |
| 14:45 | New Mexico State | Tommy Kern misses long on a shot from the right wing | 35-44 |
| 14:44 | New Mexico State | Christopher Reeves snags the offensive board | 35-44 |
| 14:36 | New Mexico State | Frank Wann knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-44 |
| 14:13 | Southern Cal | John Peckham misses badly on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Christopher Reeves - foul #3 on Christopher Reeves, team foul #3 | 38-44 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Bradley Lombard (SG), Craig Kruger (SF), William Dowell (PF), Jack Eppinger (C) Frank Wann, Eddie Hocker, Tommy Kern, Christopher Reeves | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour (PG), Richard Woods (SG), Melvin Gallman (SF), Irvin Regis (PF) David Purcell, Russell Poteete, Joe Diggs, Phillip Ross | |
| 14:13 | Southern Cal | John Peckham makes the 1st free throw | 38-45 |
| 14:13 | Southern Cal | John Peckham makes the 2nd free throw | 38-46 |
| 14:05 | New Mexico State | Irvin Regis steals the ball from Jack Eppinger | 38-46 |
| 13:46 | Southern Cal | Craig Kruger steals the ball from Irvin Regis | 38-46 |
| 13:43 | New Mexico State | Steven Maglio lays it up and in on a nice dish by Craig Kruger | 40-46 |
| 13:25 | Southern Cal | Richard Woods misses the easy layup | 40-46 |
| 13:24 | Southern Cal | Melvin Gallman pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-46 |
| 13:09 | Southern Cal | Craig Kruger steals it from John Peckham | 40-46 |
| 12:53 | New Mexico State | Bradley Lombard misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 40-46 |
| 12:52 | New Mexico State | Craig Kruger grabs the offensive board | 40-46 |
| 12:43 | New Mexico State | Bradley Lombard drills a jumper from the left side | 42-46 |
| 12:21 | Southern Cal | Irvin Regis hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 42-46 |
| 12:20 | Southern Cal | John Peckham tips it in | 42-48 |
| 12:11 | New Mexico State | Steven Maglio buries a floater from the left wing on a great pass from William Dowell | 44-48 |
| 11:57 | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 44-48 |
| 11:56 | Southern Cal | Melvin Gallman gets the offensive rebound | 44-48 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Steven Maglio (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Bradley Lombard (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Craig Kruger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Dowell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Jack Eppinger (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Frederick Seymour (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Woods (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Melvin Gallman (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Irvin Regis (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Peckham (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-48 |
| 11:44 | New Mexico State | Craig Kruger snags the defensive board | 44-48 |
| 11:21 | New Mexico State | Steven Maglio is hacked by Irvin Regis - foul #1 on Irvin Regis, team foul #2 | 44-48 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Frank Wann (PG) Steven Maglio | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | David Purcell (PG), Russell Poteete (SG), Joe Diggs (SF), Kevin Dorrough (PF), Tomas Dietrich (C) Frederick Seymour, Richard Woods, Melvin Gallman, Irvin Regis, John Peckham | |
| 11:10 | New Mexico State | Jack Eppinger travels with the ball | 44-48 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Eddie Hocker (PF), Tommy Kern (C) William Dowell, Jack Eppinger | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 11:02 | Southern Cal | David Purcell hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 44-48 |
| 11:00 | Southern Cal | Joe Diggs hits the follow up shot | 44-50 |
| 10:56 | New Mexico State | Frank Wann misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-50 |
| 10:55 | Southern Cal | Tomas Dietrich pulls down the rebound | 44-50 |
| 10:28 | Southern Cal | David Purcell can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-50 |
| 10:27 | New Mexico State | Tommy Kern pulls down the rebound | 44-50 |
| 10:21 | New Mexico State | Bradley Lombard loses the ball out of bounds | 44-50 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Brian Spears (SG), Christopher Reeves (C) Bradley Lombard, Craig Kruger | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Phillip Ross (PF) Kevin Dorrough | |
| 10:07 | Southern Cal | Joe Diggs is hacked by Tommy Kern - foul #2 on Tommy Kern, team foul #4 | 44-50 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | William Dowell (PF), Jack Eppinger (C) Tommy Kern, Christopher Reeves | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kevin Dorrough (PF) Phillip Ross | |
| 09:50 | Southern Cal | David Purcell is fouled on the floor by Frank Wann - foul #2 on Frank Wann, team foul #5 | 44-50 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Phillip Ross (PF) Kevin Dorrough | |
| 09:45 | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete misses the easy layup | 44-50 |
| 09:44 | New Mexico State | Eddie Hocker pulls down the rebound | 44-50 |
| 09:39 | New Mexico State | Eddie Hocker is hacked by Phillip Ross - foul #2 on Phillip Ross, team foul #3 | 44-50 |
| 09:23 | New Mexico State | Frank Wann misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-50 |
| 09:22 | Southern Cal | Tomas Dietrich pulls down the rebound | 44-50 |
| 09:01 | Southern Cal | David Purcell drills a shot from the baseline set up by Russell Poteete and he's fouled by Jack Eppinger - foul #3 on Jack Eppinger, team foul #6 | 44-52 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Bradley Lombard (SG), Craig Kruger (SF) Brian Spears, Eddie Hocker | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kevin Dorrough (PF), John Peckham (C) Phillip Ross, Tomas Dietrich | |
| 09:01 | Southern Cal | David Purcell misses the free throw | 44-52 |
| 09:01 | New Mexico State | Jack Eppinger pulls down the rebound | 44-52 |
| 08:48 | New Mexico State | Bradley Lombard knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 47-52 |
| 08:25 | Southern Cal | John Peckham can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 47-52 |
| 08:24 | Southern Cal | The offensive rebound goes to John Peckham | 47-52 |
| 08:12 | Southern Cal | David Purcell comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 47-52 |
| 08:11 | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete hits the follow up shot | 47-54 |
| 07:54 | New Mexico State | Craig Kruger comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-54 |
| 07:53 | Southern Cal | David Purcell grabs the board | 47-54 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Frank Wann (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bradley Lombard (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Craig Kruger (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Dowell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Jack Eppinger (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - David Purcell (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Russell Poteete (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SF - Joe Diggs (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kevin Dorrough (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Peckham (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Southern Cal | Kevin Dorrough drills a driving attempt from the baseline | 47-56 |
| 07:19 | New Mexico State | David Purcell picks off the pass by Frank Wann | 47-56 |
| 07:15 | Southern Cal | David Purcell hits the finger roll | 47-58 |
| 07:05 | New Mexico State | William Dowell misses the lay-in but the foul's on David Purcell - foul #3 on David Purcell, team foul #4 | 47-58 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Steven Maglio (PG), Brian Spears (SG), Eddie Hocker (C) Frank Wann, Bradley Lombard, Jack Eppinger | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Melvin Gallman (SF), Phillip Ross (PF), Tomas Dietrich (C) Joe Diggs, Kevin Dorrough, John Peckham | |
| 07:05 | New Mexico State | William Dowell misses the 1st free throw | 47-58 |
| 07:05 | New Mexico State | William Dowell misses the 2nd free throw | 47-58 |
| 07:05 | Southern Cal | Tomas Dietrich grabs the defensive rebound | 47-58 |
| 06:37 | Southern Cal | Brian Spears picks off the pass by Russell Poteete | 47-58 |
| 06:11 | New Mexico State | William Dowell shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Russell Poteete - foul #2 on Russell Poteete, team foul #5 | 47-58 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Frank Wann (PG), Tommy Kern (C) Brian Spears, Craig Kruger | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour (PG), Richard Woods (SG), Joe Diggs (SF), Irvin Regis (PF), John Peckham (C) David Purcell, Russell Poteete, Melvin Gallman, Phillip Ross, Tomas Dietrich | |
| 06:11 | New Mexico State | William Dowell makes the 1st free throw | 48-58 |
| 06:11 | New Mexico State | William Dowell misses the 2nd free throw | 48-58 |
| 06:11 | Southern Cal | Joe Diggs gets the rebound | 48-58 |
| 05:51 | Southern Cal | John Peckham can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 48-58 |
| 05:49 | New Mexico State | Eddie Hocker gets the rebound | 48-58 |
| 05:30 | New Mexico State | William Dowell double dribbles | 48-58 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Bradley Lombard (SG), Christopher Reeves (C) Steven Maglio, William Dowell | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | David Purcell (PG), Russell Poteete (SG) Frederick Seymour, Richard Woods | |
| 05:13 | Southern Cal | John Peckham hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 48-58 |
| 05:11 | New Mexico State | Tommy Kern pulls down the rebound | 48-58 |
| 05:05 | New Mexico State | Christopher Reeves is whistled for a carry | 48-58 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jack Eppinger (C) Christopher Reeves | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Melvin Gallman (SF), Phillip Ross (PF), Tomas Dietrich (C) Joe Diggs, Irvin Regis, John Peckham | |
| 04:49 | Southern Cal | David Purcell is whistled for traveling | 48-58 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Craig Kruger (SF) Tommy Kern | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Joe Diggs (SF), Irvin Regis (PF), John Peckham (C) Melvin Gallman, Phillip Ross, Tomas Dietrich | |
| 04:35 | New Mexico State | Frank Wann comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-58 |
| 04:34 | New Mexico State | Eddie Hocker snags the offensive board | 48-58 |
| 04:19 | New Mexico State | Jack Eppinger misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 48-58 |
| 04:18 | Southern Cal | Joe Diggs grabs the defensive rebound | 48-58 |
| 04:14 | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete scores on a driving attempt near the basket set up by Irvin Regis and he's fouled by Eddie Hocker - foul #1 on Eddie Hocker, team foul #7 | 48-60 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Tommy Kern (PF) Eddie Hocker | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Frederick Seymour (PG), Melvin Gallman (SF), Phillip Ross (PF), Tomas Dietrich (C) David Purcell, Joe Diggs, Irvin Regis, John Peckham | |
| 04:14 | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete makes the free throw | 48-61 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:56 | New Mexico State | Bradley Lombard misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-61 |
| 03:54 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Melvin Gallman | 48-61 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Frank Wann (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bradley Lombard (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Craig Kruger (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Tommy Kern (fresh) 5 reb. C - Jack Eppinger (fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Frederick Seymour (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Russell Poteete (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. SF - Melvin Gallman (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Phillip Ross (fresh) 1 pts. C - Tomas Dietrich (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:37 | Southern Cal | Melvin Gallman buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Frederick Seymour | 48-64 |
| 03:16 | New Mexico State | Melvin Gallman steals it from Tommy Kern | 48-64 |
| 03:05 | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete misses badly on a shot from the left side | 48-64 |
| 03:04 | Southern Cal | Tomas Dietrich gets the offensive rebound | 48-64 |
| 02:55 | Southern Cal | Tomas Dietrich is hacked by Bradley Lombard - foul #3 on Bradley Lombard, team foul #8 | 48-64 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Steven Maglio (PG), Brian Spears (SG), Eddie Hocker (SF), Christopher Reeves (C) Frank Wann, Bradley Lombard, Craig Kruger, Jack Eppinger | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | David Purcell (PG), Richard Woods (SG), Joe Diggs (SF), Kevin Dorrough (PF) Frederick Seymour, Russell Poteete, Melvin Gallman, Phillip Ross | |
| 02:55 | Southern Cal | Tomas Dietrich misses the 1st free throw | 48-64 |
| 02:55 | New Mexico State | Christopher Reeves grabs the board | 48-64 |
| 02:44 | New Mexico State | A charge is called on Brian Spears - foul #1 on Brian Spears, team foul #9 | 48-64 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Irvin Regis (PF), John Peckham (C) Kevin Dorrough, Tomas Dietrich | |
| 02:26 | Southern Cal | Eddie Hocker takes the ball from Richard Woods | 48-64 |
| 02:10 | New Mexico State | Brian Spears knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-64 |
| 01:54 | Southern Cal | David Purcell hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Peckham | 51-66 |
| 01:37 | New Mexico State | Tommy Kern buries a fadeaway from the left block set up by Steven Maglio | 53-66 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:16 | Southern Cal | Irvin Regis misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 53-66 |
| 01:14 | New Mexico State | Eddie Hocker snags the defensive board | 53-66 |
| 01:08 | New Mexico State | Christopher Reeves misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Peckham - foul #2 on John Peckham, team foul #6 | 53-66 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Russell Poteete (SG) Richard Woods | |
| 01:08 | New Mexico State | Christopher Reeves makes the 1st free throw | 54-66 |
| 01:08 | New Mexico State | Christopher Reeves makes the 2nd free throw | 55-66 |
| 00:51 | Southern Cal | Joe Diggs comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 55-66 |
| 00:49 | Southern Cal | Joe Diggs tips it in | 55-68 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:45 | New Mexico State | Christopher Reeves misses long on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Irvin Regis - foul #2 on Irvin Regis, team foul #7 | 55-68 |
| 00:45 | New Mexico State | Christopher Reeves makes the 1st free throw | 56-68 |
| 00:45 | New Mexico State | Christopher Reeves misses the 2nd free throw | 56-68 |
| 00:45 | Southern Cal | Irvin Regis grabs the defensive rebound | 56-68 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Southern Cal | David Purcell is fouled on the floor by Steven Maglio - foul #1 on Steven Maglio, team foul #10 | 56-68 |
| 00:24 | Southern Cal | David Purcell misses the 1st free throw | 56-68 |
| 00:24 | Southern Cal | David Purcell makes the 2nd free throw | 56-69 |
| 00:19 | New Mexico State | Christopher Reeves misses the jump hook from close range | 56-69 |
| 00:18 | Southern Cal | Irvin Regis gets the rebound | 56-69 |
| 00:00 | Southern Cal | David Purcell runs out the clock | 56-69 |